Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1893, Page 1

—————= “THE EVENING sTAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, corner 11th St., by The Evening Star Ni pee ve. & H KAUPFMANN { Sow York Office, 38 Potter B ! ‘ 7 aoe Building, Evewixo Stan is ee STAR in sncvad to eubscetbers tn the iy | Canada—postae | SatuepaY QuaDEUPLE SHEET STAR 81.| ‘year; wie Q ERE Stan €1.00per year: intered at the Post at Wi i sored at mice at Washington, D. C., as 527 All mail subscriptions must be patdin advance Rates of advertising made known on application. vening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.633. WASHINGTON, D. C TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1893. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. aS FOR RENT—1 PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY: ‘entire upper portion of the double building S294 491 Fu ave. nw. : occupied by the late Mr. pe ¥ or lsrwe alk) rk ms, Em Loic oS a W. JESSE EDWARDS [5 NOT ms employ asa driver. and { hereby cau: pe gig ay od or min or Yeundey. F. ¥- KILLIAN, eietor. J¥2aa" —q=>DRINK THOMPSON'S HYGEIA WILD — CHERRY PHOSPHAT THE GREAT Bi CrP LOOD PUIFIER. _ For sale by ail Grocers. OUR, SPECIAL. | PIANO . BARGAINS are fast taken up. Now w to exchange Four old plano and xet fail Valitse for 5a top in and see the bargains $5 and 910 monthly. or cash. THE PIANO EXCHANGE, O13 Pa. ave. ‘The Leading Plano House. e 320-3 BEAUTIFUL HOMES AT CHARLTON HEIGHTS. Here's An Opportunity! Av Sroom house, with hot and cold water. bath. range, furnace, "ke. in Eharlion “Hoights eich” cost $5,000. for caly Sed 000-parable “$200 dows Pe Dever “know the desirability of CHARLTOX “HEIGHTS ‘ts areal Gence ‘sito unl you visit it. Call at fhe office, and. get. free transportation: 30" mulnutes riae—22" trains daly -Oge. fare each trip. JAMES F. WAUGH, “Owner.” 0 F ST. NW. Sgt VE EAE YOUR oFrice: '¢ HOTEL RANDOLPH is situated withina y 4 the ay a os —— rue. cool. well wentllate ——*wrnaed.” Service and mens Prices ——‘moderat BS w. 25-tt W. 0. T. U—THE BEGULAR PRAYER ‘ervice Cage auziilery, will be held ~ ‘mat No 151 H st. n, fuvitel’ “Mrs Wi. 2 COHEN, President. 1t* =>SPIRITUA! SPEAKING. “Testa,” written : ‘EVENING, by Mrs. ¥ HU! | ee tt ediction of | Rite #0 satura bat Jy24-2t 0 DAYS FESTIVAL AND 74 | a a Ee ‘Fea . Lk First. for the benetit € the nowel ured. ati 26. tnatch July 27, ton i. Good: and The weather ia likely to be @nd warmer ‘We have FOUR @) CARGOES or PIECE STUFF —Joat and Studding.— We will deliver any one of these cargoes to any part of the city for $11 PER 1,000 FEET. One cargo contains 30,000 feet. One coatains 33,000 feet. One contains 50.000 fect. And one contains 75,000 feet. Ir vou read tt in our ad. ite 90. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Mill-work and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ava nw. 92. HOTEL RANDOLPH, 1304 G ST. Be OU CAN MaKe of lose friends by the attention or inattention which you bestow upom your correspondence. When a man can talk off fifty letters in half an hour to the Edison Phonograph, and more if he is s rapid speaker, no man can say he “hasn't time” to attend to hia corre- Srondence. Draw your friends closer to you by answering their letters promptiy. The Phonograph ‘Will make it an easy task. Sold or rented. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., @27Est.n.w. FE. D. EASTON, Pres. [iy24] R. F. CROMELIN, Sec. —_ WORTH KNOWIS Not every one Knows just where, if they ‘2 BLANE BOOR, “ay pias, any kind of ine, any quality. it san be obtarned. WO are not ouly ‘Blank Book Makers, but Paper Dealers tn every sense. We cat and block Paper when desired, ia any size required. We are alco heuiquarcers for Stationers’ Sun- Gries, af lowest prices: ZASTON & RUPP, Popular-priced Stationers, (Just above the a ‘i . 'S DEEP. <8 Twororted Neglize Shirts now $1.60. 50 Lanpo-tet Nowlge Shiris now $2 $3 Imported Neglige Siurts now $5.90. cenue.) <—— JRABB’S IMPERIAL fine sparkling wine, made from selected rapes. good things that have been said about this ‘wine would fill s large book— fm love with it from the first everyvody falls “975 of ata, ; 750. single at. 7 ver case of ata. ; 75c. 35 per case of pinta; 45c. single bint. TO-KALON WINE CcO., 614 Lath st. nw. by25) Televhona 998. THE UV. 8. 8. PHILADELPHIA. Nothing Has Been Heard From That Cruiser Since the 9th Instant. ‘The United States steamship Philadelphia, flagship of the Pacific station, arrived at Rio de Janeiro from New York on the 9th instant, since which date nothing has been heard from her. The only word expected was that she had left there for the Pacific, as in the absence of instructions to do so, it is not considered likely that she would delay her cruise to the Pacific, where she is greatly needed, even in consequence of the troubles in Brazil. The Philadelphia is bound for Samoa and Secretary Gresham desires to have her there as soon as possi- for the next few days. And don't think you can @o as well elsewhere. You cannot. Every Shirt desirable. Pay others $1.50 and 81.75 for a Bathing Suit ‘ot pleas. Just as cord a Suit here for 81.25. EEL (“Men's Belongings”), 085 Pa. ave. i726 a ee ee: er fwsen Mcintosh’ © Hove, Piumbers and Tinners, ts this day dissolved. “Mr.” Rose, the plumber of ihe Agra, will heroaiter be found with Albinsom & Chase, 1733 4th st. n.w., where he hopes to meet ail bis old customers; SAM B. ROSE. ~ July 22. 1808." ___Sy26-2t° Re TeRBIBLY “TesBLED* Paces. —Four last “whaek!— If you want one of those Tennis Rackets at reduced prices you had better hurry. They are going like “cha before the wind.” There ian’t much wonder when you can buy: All $3 to 4.50 Rackets for......81.50 All $5 to 87.00 Rackets for......82.50 Remember how the Gas Stoves are THE GARDEN AND LAWN NEED WATER, % fect Garden Hose, it nozzle and couplings complete, 81.75. CLIP THE LAWN —with one of our $325 Fully Guar- anteed Lawn Mowers. BARBER & ROSS, COR 11TH ANDG STS = FOR $12 AND $15 FLANNEL SUITS. 3B. H. STINEMETZ & SO? —q=>FOR LEASE. 1114 AND Bove tates Weick balding ‘el bie. Her sailing orders permitted her to stop at Rio for coal it is estimated that she could fill her bunkers in at least five days, The impression at the depart- ment ts that sailed from Rio about the 1gth instant and is now nearing the port of Valparaiso, Chile, which is her next stop- ping place. The distance between the two ports is about 2,750 miles ard can be cuv- ered by the Philadelphia easily in fifteen days. The lack of this subject is attributed to the fact that the cable service 1s seriously interrupted at presen: PENSION APPROPRIATIONS, How the Amount Appropriated Has Been Apportioned Inte Payments. ‘The pension bureau has prepared an esti- mate of the division of the appropriation provided by Congress at the last session for the support of the pension service dur- ing the fiscal year just begun and ending June 3, 184. The amount of the appro- priation was $166,180,565. Whether this will cover the expenses of the service remains to be seen. It is thought likely, however, that a deficiency appropriation may be re- quired. ‘The appropriation of $166,190,565 has been atvided into’ the following payments: For army pensions, $161,000,000; for navy pen- examining sur- of $1, for salaries of geons, “$1.0 for pension cles, $400, 00 for clerk hire, pension ~ 000; rents, pension agencies, $22,850; fuel and lights, ‘pension ggntingent expenses, pension agencies, $1:500; agencies, $5, Of course this appropriation does not in- clade the cost of maintaini pension g the enor- bureau in this city and paying the expenses of runn: ureau. is gE by the lesislative ‘appro- Prat priation Se DK. W. A LYON HAS eta nite from It Gee st baw. be TIEUL PLACE FOR SUBURBAN ot REMOVED HIS to 732 1th Home, Sactes; 2 small houses; young or- hardot pear and eppln trees lare shade trees. min- Tes’ walk to Georzetown and Tenaliytown. Bethesda nd Glen Echo railroad Fn 10 minutes’ walk to heny Chasecars. Apply toOWNER, me. oof: Sd and'S sts is qe THE COPARTNERSHIP ‘HERETOFORE i J existing between R. B. Donaldson and ck im the prosecntion of Pensions and other ‘under the firm nameof R. B. Dew * is hts day dissolved. by mutual Consent, fe, B Donatdnon’ Raving franeferred all hie interest in sald business fo Me J. hank. who will o sane ns ouccees said arm. shu seek B. DON ALDSON, 1.1808. Use1-8}]_ HS LAUR Bee 0 DOLLARS AND costs Ts the penalty when cyclists are arrested for ridt na a night without alantemn Aswe are making « reduc- {Hom ef 80 per cent on four styles of our well-known patterns of Lamps (former prices being from $4.50 to 2) there is no longer any reason for being without one. Good for the next thirty days. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co. yi 1325, mw KOT verren Asa Summor beverage thaa PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Equal to imported. Ask for it at your Grocer's, Druzgist’s or Restaurant crorder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER, (O15 Dat. aw. Depots: {oes Sea sta. w. US OFFER. ‘Our whole stuck of Men's Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot and Worsted Suits and Pants, and all Children’s Suits Without reserve, to Be sold this week at @ discount of ‘bs per cent of regular marked prices. EISEMAN BROS., Eand 7th st nw. aan EISEMAN BROS’. STU! _ v3 S13 TO GIVE NOTICE TO MY removed my office from 1008 F st. n.w. to 70$ 14th st. n.w. WALTER H. AC Jy! HOT WEATAE COMFORT. |< Hal's SOMMER SHIRTS to order. Come SaueR ag they ate oI FAP og a TAMOND = SETTING A specialty of our Factory. R HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, Cor, 7th and Daw. YOU DONT KNOW 3 Dw you wan! » printing job “‘set up” ‘allon us. We'll Bx it and you'll be proud of the result. Our typesctters are all experte. We fuarantes satisfuction at moderate prices, too. MeGILL. & WALLACE. Printers, my lt FST BUST SHE I can give you better service than in the past ecions Took over’ pour stationery BD oe OS ADAMS, PRIS TEA, 107 EST. N.W. Phone #00. (e201 312 Lithet. aw. eS TAILOR, msm 3912 F STREET. Bee © OCR See anv pesrisHer, Fine book and Job. rinting. 108-1116 jase, Mowat £ ANENG, Tile Shop-520 thst, fee, Stained wae H.CORN. — SHERMAN HOAR APPOINTED. Chosen to Succeed District Attorney Allen of Massachusetts. ‘Though Solicitor General Maxwell today Tefused to corroborate the statement that ex-Representative Sherman Hoar of Massa- chusetts had been appointed district attor- ney of Massachusetts, there is every rea- son to believe that such is the case. It is understood that F. D. Allem has been re- moved and that Mr. Hoar has been chosen to fill the vacancy. The announcement of the appointment will probably be made from the White House in a short time, but the change in office will be made at once. A letter has been forwarded to Mr. Allen informing him of the appointment of his successor, but the Department of Justice re- fuses to make it public. It is not improb- able that Attorney General Olney personal- ly arranged for the chan during bis re- cent visit to Mr. Cleveland at Gray Gables. It is said that it was made for the Improve- ment of the service. plbvaediensibanian tet National Bank Matters. The First National Bank of Cisco, Tex., having met the conditions imposed by the controller, permission was today given that bank to resume Dusiness. ‘The controller of currency was today in- formed that Cashier Lomax of the First National Bank of Vernon, Tex., committed Suicide this morning at 6 o'clock by shoot- Ing himself. No further details were re- celv ‘The controller of currency has been ad- vised that the following national banks have ciosed their doors to business: The First National Bank of Orlando, Fla., the Merchants’ National Bank of Great Falls Mont., the Indianapolis National Bank of Indianapolis, Ind. er Ford has been directed to as- sume charge of the failed Louisville City National Bank of Loutsville, Ky.; Examiner Escott, of the failed Kentucky National Bank of Louisville, Ky.; Examiner Young. of the failed Indianapolis National Ban! of Indianapolis. Ind.; Examiner McDonald, of the failed First National Bank of Or- lardo, Fla.. and Examiner Wilson of the failed Merchants’ National Bank of Great Fails, Mont. controller of the currency is advised that the Hutchinson National Bank of Hutchinson, Kan., which failed some time ago, is preparing to resume business. A Statistician Wanted. It is learned that the U. S. fish commis- sion “Is desirous of securing a statistical expert with a more or less practical knowl- edge of the fisheries of the country. The position {s worth $1,800 a year. This will afford clerks already in the government service and possessing the necessary quali- fications an opportunity to secure a trans- fer, under civil service rules, to the fish commission. A Private Secretary Appointed. Assistant Secretary Curtis has ap- pointed Lawrence O. Murray of New York city his private secretary. Mr. Murray is @ young man, a lawyer, stenographer and, typewriter. Trial of the Columbia. It is anticipated now by the Cramps that the 21,000 horse-power engines of the new crujser Columbia will be given a dock trial in about ten days instead of this week, as originally intended and so an- nounced in yesterday’s Star. If the trial should be satisfactory it 1s expected that the unofficial or builders’ trial trip of the cruiser will take place some time between August 15 and 2. A Naval Payment. ‘The Secretary of the Navy has made the twenty-second payment of $90,000 to Cramn& Sons on account of the construction of the cruiser Minneapolis. TROLLEY LOGIC, |°O% ANSwortt's staTus.|1N A POSTAL CAR. It is Not in the Direction of the Public Interests, BUT THE CHEAPEST MOTIVE POWER. The Metropolitan Railroad Has Been Trifling With Congress. THE PRESENT SITUATION Solicitor General Maxwell, who is Act- ing Attorney General during the absence of Mr. Oiney, said at 1 o'clock today that the communication of the District Comtssioners calling his attention to the failure of the Metropolitan Railroad Company to comply with the law compelling them to change thelr motive power before last Saturday, had not at that time reached him. The only knowledge that he had on the subject was what he obtained from the daily press, and until the official papers reached him he could not say what action the department would take in the matter. It 1s probable that the Departm tice will instruct United States District At torney Birney to bring action in the su- Reainst the Metropolitan Halload wow jetro} lation of the law. Fecnunee Interest inthe Matter. Judging from the current of conversation on the street and where men meet who take an interest in public affairs, there is no question that ts attracting as much atten e future of the Metro: allroad. ‘This is perfectly ‘naturel for if the area of interest on the part of the pub- lc Was confined to that section that is dependent on the transportation offered by the road to reach their business each morning and to return to their homes in the evening, the number of citigens who are individually’ affected would be 5. In Its relation to the larger question that applies to the whole city the present situa- ion of the road ig of vital importance to the entire community. It need not be sur , therefore, that the affairs of the company are being very generally dis- cussed. Perhaps it may be news to the and to those who, knowingly, have contrib. ufed to bring about the present condition of affairs, that there is a wide opposition to the conclusion, which, ‘it is ingeniously claimed, is the'only logical outcome of the present’ complications, namely, that Con- gress will have no alternative but to grant rolley. “There sa very ‘aria ecutngent 2 ve rge contingent not swallow the statements the’ first the "road could, Rot’ be : system, and, second that the underground trolley ts not a prac- are acl hein idl alta whist n the structure w! the railroad advocates have erected fal] to ground, and the situation Is reduced to ft the simply this, that the road in attem: to make a change in its motive power a selection of the storage battery car. I ey claim that this system is a failure then their judgment was at fault in choos- ing It to make such an it experi- ment. It was the mistake of the com LY; and the consequences should be shouldered by that corporation in the same way that a business firm meets the consequences of an error made in carrying out an enterprise. ta not tight for the compiey Cena oes at for the company come at aponaibie for tial Sw eiseaten eee Te, wn mi it u public have suffered and will dontinns to suffer, for while those Ii the Ine of the Washi and railroad are in the ent of ray e sit, the victims of the Metropolitan railroad are compelled to er lure each day a waste of valuable e,the result of being compelled to ride in Tse cars. It has 1s been the subject of re- mark among the patrons of this road that since the experiments with the new mottve wer have nm C=? on the service given the road bas actually degenerated. It is not surprising titat the suspicion has been e@ that the company was endeavor- to get public sentiment in such a state of desperat as that > even the trelley, will be welco! as an escape from the conditions which this road has ‘on its patrons. An Inquiry by Congress. No doubt when Congress convenes a rigid iuquiry will be made into the character of the experiments made by the company with the storage battery cars. It is be- Meved that this will open up a field of rich and rere interest, and a Uses deal of infor- mation will be ‘obtained as to the real reasons why the company ed to hit upon the storage battery system and es- pecially how it happens t the plant which they built fs adapted for either the gable or the underground trolley system. There are some facts which will greatly interest the congressional mind in regard to the first motor that was experimented with and who owned it and who wovld have been benefited if the motor had proved to be @ success. The exact amount of money that has been expended in these experiments will, it 1s said, bring out some facts that will rather astonish le. It is a common error that these exper iments have cost the road practically the entire sum of money realized from the sale of the bonds, which amounts up to date to $400,000 Thi, however, is a great migtake, as has been stated in The Star. Probably not more than five or six per cent of this sum can be properly credited to the experiments with this motive power. ‘The plan is now, it is stated, to go before Conj laying stress on the efforts made by the company to change its motive power, and if possible induce that body to allow the use of the trolley. In| this, particular the company will have, it is , the un- animous backing of the railroad com- nd in addition the ‘of the country. In this connection it is singular that near- ly all the street rail advocate the overhead trolley, which is the cheapest motive power, as the best system. This fact teaches its own lesson and needs no comment. What May Be Done. In the event that {t ts found that the sen- timent of the people is stronger in Con- gress than that of the trolley combination, then the road will ask for a continuance of time in order that they may go on with experiments. It is probable, however, that the facts before Congress ‘will not be of such @ character as to enlist sympathy to such a degree as to obtain such an import- ant concession, and then Congress will be called on to take action. ‘The situation will be a comparatively simple one. Congress can direct the com- pang to put down the cable, for it is known that it can be done, and a map has been prepared showing how the road can be straightened and some of the curves taken out, which will give the road not only a su- perior route to its present one, but will make the cable a practical success beyond estion. There are two more alternatives. Either the company can be required to ‘adopt the underground troltey, which Is in operation not only in this city, but else- where in this country and in Europe, or else it can be compelled to so improve the service by horses that a faster schedule will be in force and more cars will be in use. No Stock Issued. As has been stated in The Star, neither the Washington and Georgetown nor the Metropolitan Company availed itself of the privilege conferred by the law of !s% to is- gue stock, in order to secure the money needed to make the chan; in the motive wer of the roads as required by that act. Bie former company raised $5,500,000 by the sale of bonds based on a blanket mortgage covering the entire property of the com- ny. Pomme Metropolitan has an authorized cap- ftal of one million of dollars and up to two years ago only three quarters of a milion had been issued. There remained in the treasury of the or thee there- fore, five thousand shares of the par value of $0 which had never been sold. Bonds were issued based on this stock and also convertible In the stock, not however at its par value, but at $10) Der share. At this Valuation the stock in the company’s treas- Me was and is valued at half a million of dollars. Tf elther of the companies had availed themselves of the privilege given in the law, and had issued stock, then it could not have been sold at its par value or any oth- er value fixed by the company but at its market. value, If the bonds of the Metropolitan road could be converted into stock at tts par value then the bond- holders would receive for every hond of (Continued on Sixth page.) He is Not Likely to Be Suspenced From Duty Unless the President Himself So Directs— ‘The Only Similar Case in the Army Records, In the absence of the President and Sec- retary Lamont it is possible only ta con- jJecture how Col. Ainsworth’s status in the army, and as chief of the record and pension office, will be affected by his in- dictment by the grand jury for criminal responsibility for the terrible loss of life at the Ford's Theater calamity. Offictals of the War Department now in the city, including Gen. Grant, who 1s acting as Sec- retary, do not hesitate to say, however, that in the absence of specific instructions to the contrary no official notice will be taken of the action of the grand jury. This means especially that Col. Ainsworth will not “be suspended or relieved from duty ling hjs trial by the civil courts, w The ‘President so directs, i Courts unless » Secretary Lamont’s Position. Col. Ainsworth holds his office by virtue of appointment by the President and con- mation by the Senate, and cannot be de- rived of his military rights Without the concurrence of the President, As Secretary Lamont’s position in the matter, it may be stated that when the coroner's jury rendered its verdict against Col. sworth, and it was sug- gested to him that the officer ought to suspended from duty, he said that it was @ matter entirely in the hands of the Pres- ident, and that he did not propose to tn- terfere with it in any respect. He meant by this, it ts understood, that Col. Ains- worth would not be suspended unless the President himself issued the order to that effect, It thus appears to be settled that Col. Ainsworth will not be disturbed in hi Present position, notwithstanding his crimi- nal indictment, ‘unless the President takes a deep personal interest in the case and acts without promptings from his official subordinates. ‘What the President May Do. The impression among army officers is that the case has not reached a point call- ing for action on the part of the President or the military authorities, as the princi- ple that a man is innocent until he is prov- ed guilty applies to “an army officer as well as to a civilian, and that it would be unfair to Col. Ainsworth, in sdvance of ‘his trial, to take any action that would in any way tend to cast a doubt on his in- nocence. President, however, may take an entirely different view of the caso and may suspend Col. Ainsworth on the broad ground that his criminal indictment fapaire his official usefulness na rend relief necessary to the best eres of the service, at least untfl he shall have received complete exoneration at the hands of his fellow citizens. When an officer is ordered before a 1 for a purely m court martial for tri tary offense he ts nically under arres and is relieved from dut; pending the action of the court. In the case Col. Ainsworth, however, military proceed- ings have been entirely suspended pendin, the adjudieation of tile ‘case, by the civil courts. ‘The Only Similar Case. ‘There are no precedents for action in this case, where an officer of the army is indicted by a civil tribunal for an offense clearly cognisable by a mill court mar- tial, and in advance of action thereby. The Caly spss, recated ip any ‘way, similar te M. 8. e of the cavalry, civil courts of back in 1840, for cruelty to a is command, resulting in hi ted of the charge and his military status be- Guring his trial by the civil courts, now on the books of the War Department. is that he was “in the hands of the ctvii authorities.” The probable. explanation of this entry is that the officer was in jail from the time of his arrest up to the time of his acquittal, either because he could not furnish bafl er because he was not allowed to do so on account of the gravity of the charge against him. MAY GET COMMISSIONS. Six Enlisted Men te Be Examined for Pro- motion. Six enlisted men, all non-commissioned of- ficers, except one, who is a private, will have an opportunity to pass from the ranks and receive commissions as second lieuten- ants in the army. They are Serg. Maj. Joseph R. Binns, company D, seventh infan- ge Eg SEE RS 01 B k company, F. fourteenth infantry; Private v1 |. Mul A iret ca’ a sad First, Sere. Bedi 12 Knudsen, com: pany F. thirteen antry. a boa of Officers has been appointed to meet at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Friday, September 1, for the final examination of these men. “The detall for the board Is: Lieut. Col, John N. Andrews, twenty-fftl infantry; Maj. Camillo C. C.’ Carr, eightl cavalry; Capt. John M. Banister, assistant surgeon; Capt. Charles Richard, assistant suggeon: Capt. James Fornance, thirteenth infant: irst Lieut. Michael J. O'Brien, fifth infantry, ler. severities GEN. PALMER HERE. But His Visit Had No Political Significance, It ts Sai Some speculation has been caused by the presence in the city at this time of Gen. Palmer,’ ex-commander-in-chlef of the G. A. R., and by the fact that he had a long conference with Commissioner Lochren yesterday afternoon. It was thought that Gen. Palmer's visit may have had some- thing to do with the action of the pension bureau under the new course of action in total disability cases. + ‘Commissioner Lochren said to a Star re- Porter today, however, ‘that Gen. Palmer's visit had no. significance whatever. He had made a friendly call upon the com- Roc together talking “upen various. supe together talicin, n jects, but the conference had nd political vor. ee THE ARMY REGULATIONS. They Are Now Belng Revised by a Board of Officers. Assistant Adjutant General Breck and Lieut. Col. Hall, sixth infantry, compose @ board now engaged in the revision of army regulations. They are now at work in New York and are expected to accom- plish beneficial results. The latest edition was in 1889, since which date there have been many ‘amendments, until _a corrected copy of these rules bears very little r semblance to the original work. Accord- ing to the New York Times there is scarce- ly @ paragraph that has not been changed fn some particular. Most of them have been changed entirely. The orders an- nouneing the amendments sometimes aj pear as often as six times in a single | month. The amendments are made neces- | sary sometimes by changes in the law: at other times Incidents of the service sug- gest alterations. There are frequent instances where a paragraph has been changed two or three mes since its original publication. These changes involve all the conditions of the service, and affect the private as well as the major general. The two volumes com- | rising the compendium of general orders amending the army regulations are as bulky as the original volume. It is a mat- ter of research to ascertain just what the army regulations provide today. z -e- a3 Foreign Quarantine Stations. After a tour of inspection of the various foreign quarantine stations maintained by the United States, Surgeon W. A. Wheeler | has returned to this city, and has made a | verbal report to Surgeon General Wyman. ‘The report verifies the belief that the for- eign quarantine stations are accomplishing Spica resuits. Not only are the agents doing good work, but the fact that the United States has those agents abroad is having a good effect on steamship com. panies in the way of cleanliness and im- proved sanitary conditions. A_ foreign quarantine was never attempted before, and its results are the indorsement it needs. Secretary Gresham Gone Away. Secretary Gresham left Washington yes- terday afternoon for Glen Summit, Pa. where he will spend a few days. Mr. Car- isle ts now the sole representative of the cabinet in Washington. Distributing Letters While on a Fast Railroad Train. A LONG AND BUSY TOUR OF DUTY. But After It's Over the Clerks Have a Rest. A STAR REPORTER'S STORY. In order to ascertain what actual basis there may be for the alleged complaints of certain rallway mail clerks of thelr hardships on the run between Washington and Charleston, S. C., a Star reporter has made the trip in the postal car with the clerks, staying with them throughout the entire trip, keeping awake with them, and endeavoring to share as far as possible thetr experiences. In this manner it was expected that the reporter could gam actual knowledge of many of the conditions surrounding the life of the clerks by experiencing them himself, and could observe the amgunt and charac- ter of the labor juts of them. The trip was ‘undertaken ‘for the. sole py uurpose of getting at the truth in the matter of the published charges and that The Star resent to the public an unpreju- diced statement of the Condition of abtairs, Through the courtesy of the Post’ Office Department and the Atlantic Coast Line officials, the object was accomplished. Bogi ing at 2 O'Clock A. M. At 2 o'clock last Saturday morning the reporter entered the postal car lying on & side track outside the B. and P. depot on 6th street. The clerks, five in number, had just arrived, and a van from the city, post office was’ unloading a number of Sacks and pouches of mail Intended for dis- tribution “throughout the south ‘The tacks and pouches were labeled, showing sats general destination of the was the duty of the clerks to assoi the mall for distribution at the respecties towns and railway junctions on the route. Tho Virginia mail was handled first, as ft Fowd be the frst dispatched, of course. es and the mails for North and Soath Con oling, Georgia and Florida taken up in suc- cession, and the clerks busied themselves with this until 4:15 am,, when the train from New York came in, bringing malls from the north for points’ along the route and for Havana. At 4:80 am. the train started. From this time until ‘about 2 o'clock in the afternoon the clerks worked steadily at distribution. They had a great eal to do and there was a time limit on their work which compelled them to keep at it. They not only the immense porthern mail to prepare for distribution, but they recelved small quantities of mati at Richmond, Petersburg and other junc- tions and smiall pouches at the way sta- tions for local distribution. ‘This work was Rot altogether a hard physical strain, but was more of a mental tax. It required Rood eyeright to decipher addresses and ie exercise of memory in locating the dif- ferent star routes and the distributing point thereof. ‘The Work Slackens, Later in the afternoon the work slack- ened and the crew could have divided the duties and performed them in relays, one set reeting while the other worked. It was necessary for some one to be on duty all the time to transact the local business along the line, but two men could do ft ex- cept upon nearing Charleston, when all hands would be required to pouch the dis- tributed mail for points south. ‘The train was due at Charleston at 2:30 .. but Was late in arriving and it was 4 giclock a.m. when the clerks left the car. ‘They were not expected to return to the car until 2 In the afternoon, giving them ten hours of rest before beginning the re- turn trip. ‘They could sleep until 1 o'clock, get their dinners and return to the car. The northbound trip occuples ten hours less than the southbound. This is due to the fact that the return is made on a through train, doing uo local business to 5 ‘of and going over what is known as the short line. When the train started at p.m. the clerks had completed the dis- on post office. They then bu themselves with the distribution of, the mails pol er sout iving on the connecting train from Tampa. Two or three hours’ work cleaned this up and there was no rush between that time and the arrival at Washington. Mails were taken on only at large towns and not in considerable quantities, The run between towns was long and afforded some oppor- tunity for rest. The train arrived at Wash- ington at 7:10, consuming fourteen hours in the northbound trip. ‘A Four Days’ Rest. ‘When the clerks left the car at Washing- ton they were not to return untfl four days later. They could “lay off” from Monday morning at 7:45 until Friday morning at 2 O'clock. The intermediate time was theirs to do what they should choose wt Ani fs the principal part of a postal cl duty to me thoroughly acquainted with the offices along his route he would prob- ably, if he wan to make a asa clerk, put in considerable time each lay studying the schedule. Tt is not the purpose here to say that these clerks have an easy time. That could not be said of any railway mail clerks. It is a hard life at the very best, constant care and ended at all times is Not commensurate with danger. The pay with the duties and responsibilities. ‘The run from Washington to Charleston is a long one and the duties severe, but it must be remembered that four days are given in which to recuperate from the . ‘The clerks work ten days out of thirty in the month. The only alternative from the present situation 1s one which it is believed that a majority of the clerks on the run would vote against. That al- ternative would be to divide the run in half. ‘Then a man would work two days and lay off one day. As the day of lay off would have to be devoted to sleep ani rest the clerk would never have any time to himself at all, whereas now he can get a good ion of two days to himself. Tt is stated at the Post Office Depart- ment that if a majority of the clerks de- sire to cut the run in half the department will take the matter under favorable con- sideration. If The Star reporter who made the trip were a clerk on this run he would refer the long run with the four days’ ay off. and thie preference was exprensed every member of the crew 0! Bron which ‘The Star ‘reporter made the trip. ‘p to date the complaining clerks have made no complaint to the department, and in the absence of such complaint attested by a considerable number of clerks the de- partment will probably conclude that they will accept the lesser of two necessary hardships. — CHOLERA AT NAPLES. Stringent Regulations to Be Enforced in Re- gard to Emigrants. Surgeon General Wyman has received the following cable dispatch from Assistant Surgeon G. B, Young of the marine hospital service, stationed at Naples: “Cholera pre- vails. Condition is worse. A large number of emigrants are preparing for America. Isolation on shore is impossible. Authori- ties refuse to permit detention on board. Passengers are transferred from train to ship and Isolation on the way Imperfect. ‘0 this dispatch ¥ {eae all Feguiatio ‘complied with. all regulations are é form companles full fine will be imposed without the bill.” ‘So Jong as cholera or other contagious or infections epidemic disease prevails in Naples or its vicinity the marine hospiial service will not permit emigrants from that port to land in this country unless steamship companies comply with the regu- lations for safety issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. As these regulations re- quire the erection of barracks or houses In which intending emigrants must be main- tained for five days prior to sailing and the disinfection of clothing and effects of emi ts, it is not probable that the United States wil have any. immigrants from Naples for some time to come. Speaking of the matter today Dr. Wyman “The facilities for carrying out the treas- UFy Fegulations do not exist at Naples, and the bills of health, therefore, cannot be granted and ships cannot bring immi- grants. ASENATECLOTURE. Some Method of Preventing Continuous Filibustering Very Likely. Mr. Cleveland Said te Favor Such a Pro- ceeding—In Such an Attempt Senator Gorman Would Be in the Opposition, It is reported that President Cleveland is very strongly urging upon democratic Senators who agree with him on the finan- clal question the necessity of adopting some cloture rule which will enable the ma- Jority in the Senate to reach a vote on ques- tions within @ reasonable time. Mr. Cleve- land realizes that the greatest danger in the way of a speedy repeal of the Sherman law lies in the possibility of indefinite fll- buster in the Senate. This, it is said, leads him into a state of anxiety that some Umit to the possibilities of filtbuster should be secured. Out of this position on the of Mr. Cleveland is said to grow con- Pierabie conflict between him and the ic Senators. It was due to the absence of any cloture rule and the inabil- ity of the republican majority to adopt one, that the democrats were enabled to defeat the force bill during the Fifty-first Con- gress. Cleveland and the Force Bill. At that time it was sala that Mr. Cleve- land had very Uttle sympathy with the fright and anxiety of the southern Sena- tors, and the fact that he gave utterance to no opinion on the subject, and gave no evidence of sympathy was ote of the argu- ments used Inst his nomination amon; the southern delegates at Chicago, an thor it was uti ly ineffectual, the south- ern men retained the belief that Cleve- land did not care very much whether the force bill was adopt The south; Senators, however, retain a very vivid recollection’ of the force bill fight and the dangers that jed them and there ts no term in parliamentary usage more distasteful to them than that of cloture. Mr. Gorman was the leader in the fight against the adoption of the cloture rule at that time, and of course not consistently fevor one now. He is lieved to be in full sympathy with Mr. Cleveland on the financial question, but it im understood that th are ut! at odds on the question of cloture, and there is said to be considerable friction between them on that question. Gorman’s Position on Cloture. It Is believed that, feeling it to be im- portant to the fulfillment of his purposes that a vote should be forced on the repeal of the Sherman silver law, Mr. Cleveland will adhere to the proposition of the adoption of cloture, and will do what he can to get democrats and republicans who represent his general ideas as to finance to unite in yore any attempt at fili- bustering. If this be true and a serious attempt ‘is made to modify the Senate Tule to that end, it ts sald that Mr. Gorman will be found actively in the ition, and that while willing to do all be can to secure the repeal of the Sherman law by other means, he will make an active and determined ‘ight against any restric- tion to the tme-hon 9 the southern Senetors who talk un muck, as deliberately on any subject as they de- sire. THE TEOUBLE SETTLED Growing Out of the Exs™Instion of Certain Goods in the Russtan Exhibit. Secretary Carlisle has received from Col- lector Clark at Chicago a detailed report of the trouble growing out of the exami- nation of certain goods on exhibition in the Russian section. He fully sustains Collector Clark, who lays down the prin- ciple that the “customs custody of these goods (foreign goods on exhibit as here provided (section 16 d& the world's fair act), is not theoretical, but actual and complete. Until duty has been fp Farmiodst s/setinit tt Settee ex! foreign. commineto ot mer oF the officers of the exposition. Neither one of them, nor all combined, can ee with that cus- iy oF See eta o' in is Mirhe trouble. tse a rded as full: sass e le is regarded as fully settled by the d nt and it is nothing further wil have to be gone, ™t THE PATENT OFFICE GAZETTE. It Did Not Issue Today, Making the Fourth Intermission in the Publication. The Patent Office Gazette did not issue today,making the fourth intermission in the Dublieation since the change of contractors. Proofs of the issues of July 4 and 11 have been submitted to the office, however, and it fe expected that those issues will be out in a few days. There has been no material delay in the issue of patents, and it is thought that the trouble with the Gazette oH soon cease and that its publication run along smoothly hereafter. Patents were issued today to local invent- ors as follows: F. J. Carman, refini phurous petroleum; A.W. Herr, curtain fix- NEW NICKEL STEEL GUN. Its Coming Test Awaited With a Good Deal of Interest. ‘The coming test of the new nickel steel gun, which ts building, by way of experi- ment, at the Washington gun founiry, is awaited with interest by all persons inter- ested in the development of ordnance. ‘The nickel steel forgings have been on hand for gome time, and everything is in readiness for the assembling of the gun, except the construction of the new patent furnace. This furnace wiil creste a Separture in the assembling of guns, and is si to be much simpler and more economical than meet method, which is, as well, a one. Under the new plan it is Proposed to assemble the gun in a hori- zontal position, and by the simultaneous ee of intense heat to the jacket and a cold stream of water to the tube the operation is expected to be attended by less of the uficertain elements of cun as- sembling than has been the case hitherto. After it is constructed the will be test- ed with different charges of powder to as- certain if it bears the strain better than all-steel_ gti It is believed by some of the authori! that the same benefits which have followed the adoption of nickel ‘m armor plates will be extended to ord- mance by the use of the alloy. After the ordnance peoj have thoroughly tested the capacity of the gun it will be used for ex- ons tal purposes, mainly in powder THE TARIFF QUESTION SUPREME. Ex-Representative Forney’s View of the Po- litical Situation. Ex-Representative Forney of Alabama, who served many years in Congress and re- tired voluntarily at the close of the last Congress, is always well informed on public affairs. To a Star reporter who saw him at the Metropolitan today he said: “You know that I have always been a silver man I have never been afraid of it and I am not afraid of it now, but I am satisfied that something must be done. We cannot do everything by wares) and there is no use resisting any longer. The agitation has been long and steady. The action in India came as a knockout blow, and now the 412 1-2 grain dollar has got to go. We can- not heip ourselves. I do not pretend to know just what ought to be done, but we must do something and the present silver dollar is bound to go. Speaking of the tariff, he said that that westion could never be subordinated to the silver or any other qu must revise the tariff speedil way to tell—a way that can readily be seen—or the party will be defeated. It was on that issue that Mr. Cleveland was elect- ed, and if the party retains power it will be on the same issue. If we do not have a revision of the tariff, a substantial re- vision, which can be felt by the country and un ood, and have it in operation before August,’a year from next month, we shall be defeated at the fall election. 1 do not mean to say that the republicans will beat us, but we will be beaten by a combination ‘of republicans with the dis- satisfied classes. We cannot afford to Waste any time, but must get at the tariff at once.” Fire at the Pabst Brewing Cor plant, Milwaukee. Saturday caused a dame si ft Ji wie of Jacob father of Mita. ery. The damage is covered by of the Pabst brew- insurance. EXCURSIONISTS HURT Derailment of a B, and 0, Train Near Akron, Ohio. WASHINGTONIANS AMONG THE INJURED Spreading of the Track Caused the Disaster. LIST OF THE INJURED. CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, July %.— ‘The second section of the Baltimore and Ohio express, west bound, was wrecked one mile east of Monroe Falls about 4:30 this morning. Spreading of rails caused the wreck at a point where there is a short curve in the track of the Pittsburg and Western. Five of the coaches, loaded with passen- gers, most of whom were on their way to Chicago, were thrown down a ten-foot em- bankment. _ Nobody was killed outright, but thirty were injured, five of them, it is thought, seriously. All of the maimed were taken to Akron by special train and sent to the city hospital. About a dozen doctors from Akron went down with them. ‘The special train bearing the injured from Munroe Falls reached Akron about 8:30 e'clock. All the ambulances in the city were at the depot, and the injured were ————————_—_—_—_—— RALLY OF SILVER MEN. Preparing for the Convention to Be Heid ts * Chicago. CHICAGO, July %.—The preliminary meeting of the silver convention wus held yesterday afternoon in this city. Warner, president of the Bimetallic was in the chair. It was decided vention should be held for three ; H g i i 4 H cll HE ce i eli gEoR Se isfeie i nignt Guards bt the Weir City Mines Attacked by a Mob. WEIR CITY, KAN. July %.— The guards at shaft No. 3:7 bed a pitched bet- quietly and fired into the shaft. Deputy Sheriff Grant, who was on patrol returned the fire and ailing the guards defended the mine ‘mob. were Over a hundred shots of the deputies were thelr "ground they how many, if any, of the PUEBLO, COL. J from here in'@ War ci Kan... for the Sef Ss cane tion by the railroad people the men themselves, but the families of the the crowd ay and stated that ‘eir City. Many of these men acters and if they fine E tn 4 Ta & striking. i if Fs iz Fe 4 8? i i i conveyed as speedily as possible to the city hospital, where they received the attention of @ score of physicians. It is impossible at this time to state how many of those hurt will die or how serious all their in- Juries are. List of the Injured. The following is a list of those now at the hospital: Henry F. Heile, Philadelphia; back sprained. N. P. Boyer, Coatesville, Pa.; serious’ cut on head. William M. Morrow, Philadelphia; head cut and back hurt. Louis Steinback, Baltimore, Md.; left leg cut and bruised. James E. Muse, Baltimore, sprained. Frank W. White, Lafayette, Pa.; slightly cut, not serious. Mrs. Eliza White, Lafayette, shoulder dislocated. 1. H. Moredick, Washington, D.C.; severe scalp wound. F. O. Staats, Vienna, Fairfax county, Va.; injured internally. Dr. J. R. Allen, Baltimore; arm and.ribs broken. W. A. Mode, Washington, D.C.; back in- jured. H. C. Mode, Washington, D.C.; woundcin head. Mrs. Maggie Core, Washington, D.C.; in- ternal injuries and arm broken. Mrs. Mary N. Smith, Washington, D.C.; severe cuts about head and neck. Mrs. Lela Hunt, Baltimore, Md.; cut. Anna Miller, Washington, D. C.; hurt -about head. arms and side. Lillian Cramer, Camden, 3 tured. Isabel Forbes, Camden, N.J.: head cut. H. M. Mice, Camden, N. J.; cuts on head and back. L. Stuart, Baltimore, Md.; injuries about! breast and head. Mrs. Lena Sturgeon, cut about head. With Mrs. Sturgeon were three chiMren; all escaped. Details of the Disasters. ‘When the cars left the track many of the passengers were asleep. The last conch was the one most seriously wrecked. It jumped the rails where the curve was the sharpest and plunged along the ties about fifty yards before tumbling down the em- bankment. Seats and timbers were piled Promiscuously on the imprisoned passen- gers. Fortunately for them there was no*fire to ignite the old coaches or there would have been a repetition of the horrible Ravenna Gisaster of July 8, 1891. It is impossible to tell exactly what scaus- ed the spreading of the rails, probably heavy trains which the Baltimore and Ohio has been running to handle the world’s fair traffic. It is generally agreed that the tender of the second engine (train consisted of ten coaches drawn by two engines) was first to leave the track. One theory is that it loosened the rail bolts, which then allowed the rails to spread as the heavy cars came along. B. & 0. Officials Disavow Responsibility. AKRON, OHIO, July %.—Baltimore and’) Ohio officials object to the unqualified state- ment that this morning's wreck was on their line. The track used by the Baltimore and. Ohio from Pittsburg to Akron is owned by the Pittsburg and Western company, with whom a traffic agreemen| by the Baltimore and Ohio. While it was 2 Teguiar Baltimore and Ohio train officials of that road claim that the Pittsburg and defect in rail or ties. an Sadat The cars which were wrecked to a Ge for at o'clock yest .. The train consisted of ap a ey Sates ene en as double end myie. that is, wit at each end. rear and carried with it the last cars. When the various sections of the excur- sion train left Washington pe it contained 400 passengers. ers were Picked up at one or two places as the train moved westward. were, however, only forty from this city on the ey FE a My : See or sees le cars wrecked. Baltimore and Ohio officals in this city are disinclined to discuss the accident unul further details have been received. The fact that the accident happened on the ring ee ee | Would throw any blame on timt road. Mrs. Maggie Core. Mrs. Core, one of those from this city reported injured, is employed in the bind- ery of the government printing office and is a widow, living with her mother at No. 16 I street northwest. A Star reporter who called was informed that the unfor- tunate Woman was off on her Beave. ‘The others from Washi an as injured could not be loca te y, their Bames not appearing in the directory. — Commander Lyons Exomerated. NEW YORK, July %.—The court of in- quiry which has been in session at the Brooklyn navy yard investigating the col- Md.; back Pa.; N. J.; arm frac~| it has been made | tad Vi undoubtedly ea hs ens to en ae teal. wen sn SECRETARY HEKBERT'S TRIP, He Lands at Portsmouth, N. H., and Ine spects the Navy Yard. ‘Special Dispatch to The Eveming Star. BOSTON, July 25.-Secretary Herbert fine ished his inspection of the Charlestown navy yard at 4:20 p.m. yesterday and carly this morning sailed away on the Dolphin for Portsmouth, N. H. Commodore Fyffe says that he never knew so thorough end in © = ve if Ff s #3 4 i ii TURNERS AT MILWAUKEE. They Are Enjoying Themselves in Exeare sions and Sight Seeing. MILWAUKEE, WIS., July %.—The visit. Home were the favorite resorts. also went to Wauwatora. ‘Within the city groups were seen where end while Some way have toh See Chicago last night and this morning, Enos, SEs San appeeanen, ‘The rallied again at the campus of the prepared grote arent Re remainder of fe y the set fat oueen atone cises by "the to be a first prize; y winnere in.‘ hecte ries | INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 25.—Indien« apolis was in a fever of excitement morning. At nearly all the banks there were depositors drawing out their money ‘The doors of the Bank of Commerce were not open this morning. This was not wn~ expected, as the bank was owned by the Depauwes, and the Depauw estate, and be- cause of the failure of C. W. Depauw Bet= urday a run was made on the bank yester- @ay. The dank is the oldest in the city and one of the oldest in the state. Vice President John W. Ray says thet nervousness about the Depauws was the cause of the Fun, ‘Assistante. he was but was not ‘When it was found that the Rational had closed ite Goors thie mc Of the resources of the bank will be at able. He says that the suspension will only, temporary. LOUISVILLE, KY. July %—The Mets Ni Bank ‘suspended payment closed its doors, MEDFORD, WIS. July 2.—The County Bank, owned by & cashier, absconded. MILWAUKEE, July 2%.—The W' Fire and Marine Insurance Comj closed its doors this morn: ator Mitchell's bank, and been com= sidered the strongest bank in the city. a jiston betwoun the United Guten sie jonongahela and a bark harbor*of Madeira, ‘has efomeratal Come mander Lyons, U. 8. N., the late of the American warship. The e court have heen approved retary of the Navy. ee Maximum Rate Law in Nebraska. OMAHA, NEB., July 25.—Last night no- tice was served on the state board of arbi- tration by the Chicago, Burlington and of the Sec- Peary Will Have No Trouble. % Chase says that i Ziear sof tor om the side, the stores the way ts open to McCor=