Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR ———+—___. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STak BUILDINGS SY by iy Star Newspaper Compan; & HO KAUPSMANN, Prew'e, — Tew Tork Office, 88 Potter Building, Seeger my br curren on tholt ow eetns a lO coats per week. or 44c. per month. Copias at ba ae month. aa Mae 7 a ($1.00 per year; [Entered at the Post Office a: Ws Rates of advertising made known on application. or, jvshere in the United States or Vor. 83, No 20,648. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON. SPECIAL NOTICES. —— SPECIAL NOTIC SPECIAL NOTICES. > T. KEEN, MERCHANT TATLOR, 1312 F ST. ¥.W. FA. «of the of communication of the Grand special ‘M.. of the Pistrict of Covumbia, will ‘of the Colema: Mineral 8; ‘Company will iebetcariamt aad ea Serene Ee ING. August 11, 3t740 p. m.. for the purpose of sending s delegate to the ‘All stockholders are requested to be present, as this is a m of xreat Importance. Respectfully, 8. H. LOMAX, Chmn. anl0-2t MASONIC_—A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF Hiram Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. 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While the waters and cll- matic conditions of the Pacific do not af- ford so many interesting features as are usually shown on the pilot chart of the At- lantic, Commander Sigsbee belleves that there ‘ts enough material in the way of ob- servation of the movements of the seals, icebergs and storms, in the Northern Pa- eifle especially, to provide a monthly chart, which will be of great value to the ship- ping interest of the west coast. —— Resigned. Jas. E. Waterbury of California, class $2,000, record and pension office, has re- A Bag of Cl. ‘= Foand. The United States consul at Melbourne has reported to the State jent_ the finding on the coast near Fremantle, west Australia, of a bag of clothing, supposed to have belonged to Wm. White,’ a citizen of the United States, who has been missing since May, 1890. White was a seaman in the navy, and is supposed to have been drowned in a squall. Through the Canal. A cable message was received at the Navy Department today announcing the arrival of the gunboat Concord at Suez, on her way to China. *_-2+—_____ Leaves New York. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius left the New York navy yard this morning to join Las ae Auntie squadron at "Gardiner ——— — The Long Bridge Application. ‘The Secretary of War has referred the ap- plication of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Company to strengthen the Long bridge with additional piles to the chief of engineers, who, in turn, referred it to Maj. Davis, who has especial charge of the Long bridge, for “examination and report. ——__-e Brooklyn Will Buy the Land. Mayor Boody of Brooklyn today notified the Secretary of the Navy that the city has decided to purchase the navy yard lands in Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn, recently offered for sale by authority of Congress. The government will realize $1,250,000 by this transaction, and $300,000 of this amount will be at the disposal of the Navy De- partment for use in improving the plant of the Brooklyn navy yard. —— Appointed a Gunner. ‘The President has appointed Joseph R. Ward a gunner in the navy, to take effect March 11, 1892. —_———_-2—____. A Revenue Collector Resigns. Frank E. Orcutt, collector of internal revenue for the third district of Massa- chusetts, has resigned. —_—_—_—_—_-o-_____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. ‘The total number of fourth-class post- ters appointed today was 88, of which Fwere to fill vacancies caused by resig- nations and death. ——— Government Receipts Today. The recelpts from internal revenue to- day were $537,545; from customs, $456,974 THE SILVER FIGHT.|4 PLEA IN BARJVELLOW FEVER An Agreement Reached by Both Parties in the House. TIS PROVISIONS FOLLY SE? FORTH. Probabilities of the Result of the Long Debate. THE SENATE SITUATION. The brief proceedings in the Senate yes- after the action the day be- fore indicate that the parties in the Scnate are beginning to line up. There is a slight republican side on the part of a few silver men, but generally they have adopted the policy of annoying their opponents in the majority by insisting upon an immediate disposition of the silver ques- ton, and therefore resisting every motion to adjourn and calling for the yeas and nays to put the Senators on record. One of the republican leaders in financial matters said that they would keep up this Une of action until the majority was oblig- ed to proceed to business. He insisted that the democrats could not ther nae ubbiy Tate ir eamrtits ere simply ve imm: effect to the President's suggestions as con- tained in his message. On the other hand, the democratic Senators resent the attempt of the republicans to control the business of the Senate and dictate the character of the legislation that shall be attempted. They have resolved that they will not per- mit action until they have | themselves upon a line of policy, and the con- duct of the republicans has ‘had the effect to consolidate all of the elements on the democratic side upon this resolution. Mean- while the democratic caucus committee is in almost constant session, trying to ar- Tange a plan of action, and the keenest par- Mamentarians on the republican side are quietly conferring ‘themselves to de- vise means to carry out their ideas, so that the situation in the Senate promises to be interesting. Gorman’s Work. Sem: Yesterday afternoon Senator Gorman was closeted until 5 o'clock with Senators Cock- rell, Blackburn, Ransom, Vilas, Gray, Wal- thall and White of Loulsiana, discussing the financial question with a view to arriv- ing at some party policy to be submitted to gpother caucus to be held probably on Monday. At the conclusion of the confer- ence, Mr. Gorman, the chairman of the committee, announced the names of the Senators here given as those composing the committee appointed by the democratic caucus to act in the capacity of a steering ecmmittee. None of the Senators were Willing to’ make any announcement as to what the committee accomplished. This morning at 10:30 o'clock the same Senators again met in the room of the com- mittee on appropriations, and were in ses- sion almost all day. The composition of the committee, as nearly as can be learned from the expressions of opinions given by its members, is a very fair one, and repre- ts the various factions in the flnancial rcorman has thus far avoided x: “views, and his position is not , but it is believed that he ion, whenever it may be, us and concert- y party. Senators Gray and White are unconditional men, while Senator Walthall is prob- ‘a free silver man. Senators Cockrell, and Ransom have heretofore been silver members, but it is thought that gach of. them would support a compromise. If the committee can arrive at some con- clusion that is satisfactory to all it is not unlikely that the democratic caucus will adopt the result of thelr deliberations as the party policy. The Republicans’ Position. It ts known that the republicans have decided that on the silver question there shall be no party policy which will bind every member, but that it shall be every man for himself. Among some of the mem- bers on that side of the chamber there is dissatisfaction over the efforts of the minority to call a roll on matters that it is apparent they must lose, as the majority is so great against them. It is said that a plan of compromise which meets with favor among the free silver men ts for Congress to declare a Umit for the amount of silver that will be allowed to circulate and that when that Unit is reached the mints shall be closed to silver. The difficulty with this plan is the task of fixing the limit of the amount of sliver circulation. $800,000,000 would con- tent some, while others demand that the Mmit shall not be less than $1,000,000,000, There is evidently no desire on the part of even the unconditional repeal members of the democratic side to try to force matters, as they are willing that there should be a free and full discussion of the problem. The Situation in the House. Some degree of order has at length re- sulted from the chaotic situation which has existed in the House since Congress assem- bled. In a measure the rivalries between the would-be leaders who want the credit for the repeal of the Sherman law have modified and the angry claimants mollified. These jealousies have been the petty irritations on the outside, which have threatened to delay the final settlement of the question. Underneath all the dicker- ings, there has been this one fact apparent that whatever was accomplished must be brought about through the agency of the conservative men who are willing to ignore for the time thelr silver theories and meet the present situation as they find {t. Some unseen influence ended the squab- ble between the would-be leaders last night and it was then decided that the matter should be taken out of their hands; that an outside party, in the person of Mr. Wil- son of West Virginia, should have the hon- or of introducing the repeal bill and that there should be @ fair and square vote on both sides of the question, the silver men being given an opportunity to vote on amendments for the various propositions for the coinage of silver. This restored harmony among the anti-sllver men and from 10 o'clock this morning until the hour of the meeting of the House the two com- mittees representing the silver men and the anti-silver men were in conference. An Agreement Reached. They had little difficulty in coming to an agreement, and when the House met they were ready to present their proposi- tion, which is in the form of a special order from the committee on rules, providing for the immediate consideration of the question in the following order: The bill to be taken up to be one for repeal of the Sherman law, subject to amendments, which will comé in form of propositions for free coin- age of silver at various ratios up to 20 to 1, and for the substitution of the Bland law, the debate on the whole proposition to last for fourteen days. ‘There was some ap- rehension of trouble over the matter when it should reach the House, and it was de- cided that if there was any difficulty by way of obstruction in the House to carry- ing out this plan and the adoption of the order of business reported to the commit. tee on rules, @ proposition should be brought tn at once for the adoption of the Fuleg of the last House, including cloture, so that the order of business could be en- forced. Senator Jones’ Strong Language. Speaking of the change in the Sherman bill frora its original provision requiring the purchase of four and a half million dol- lars’ worth of silver to four and a half mil- Mon ounces, Senator Jones of Nevada is quoted as saying: “When the bill was before the Senate committee on finance, I favored the chase of @ definite quantity meas by chicanery over a dol- ht to avoid an: weig! iil came over from the hu lar’s worth. The House in the other form, and I was one of several in the committee to suggest the change.” “But it seems that this change did not accomplish the desired result,” was sug- ested. Sccrhat ts true,” replied the Senator. “Lit- tle Preston sits up there and nullifies the law. Why should we be called here to re- eal it when he is allowed that power? F%had' always ‘supposed that the market rice of a product was what it could be Bougnt for. "Yet he takes the London quo- tations with some other factors and de- (Continued on Sizth page.) An Important Decision by the Secretary of the Navy. ‘The Case of Carpenter Sheppard Care- fully Reviewed and the Findings of the Court Martial Approved. Secretary Herbert hes made a decision in the court-martial case of Carpenter Frank 8. Sheppard that will be read with interest by all officers of the navy, regardless of rank, because of the importance of the principles involved. The entire story is told in the decision, which is as follows: ‘From an examination of the record of the general court-martial in the case cf Carpenter Frank 8. Sheppard, U. 8. N., it appears that the accused being called upon to plead to the charge preferred against him, to wit, ‘drunkenness on duty,’ plead in the bar of trial that he had already been punished for the alleged offense, in that he was, by order of his commanding officer, restricted to the ship to which he was at- tached, the U. S. S. Philadelphia, from the 2th to the 27th day of May, 1898, on which latter day he was placed in arrest by order of the Navy Department and furnished with charge and specification preferred against him for trial by general court-martte, What the Evidence Showed. From the evidence adduced, and from the statement of Carpenter Sheppard, before the court in relation to his plea in bar of trial, above mentioned, it appears that on the morning of the 18th of May last, being then at quarters, Mr. Sheppard was sent to his room by the executive officer of the Philadelphia, for being under the influence of Mquor; that he was very soon after placed on the sick list, and that he re- mained on the sick list until the 20th day of May, when he was discharged therefrom, ordered to duty, and told to take account oat ein that Mr. Sheppard it further appears that Mr. She} was again placed on the sick list on May 21, and that he was discharged therefrom on’ May 24, and informed that he was to continue his duties on board, but was advised not to ask, or informed that he ‘ust not ask Permission to go ashore. This information was given by the acting executive officer of the Philadelphia, under direction of the commanding officer of that, vessel, and in response to an Inquiry made by Sheppard in regard to his tus. Not an Analgous Case. In support of his plea in bar of trinl Mr. Sheppard cites the case of Capt. Edward P. Meeker, U. S. M. C., vide Navy Depart- ment general court-martial, order No. 9, ated January 31, 18%. In this case the ac- cused plead in bar of trial’ that he had already been punished for the offense for which he was on trial, in that he had been Publicly reprimanded therefor by the com- mander-in-chiet of the squadron in whjch he was serving, and the court sustaifed sald plea in bar, but was ordered by the commander-in-chief, the convening author- ity, to proceed with the trial of Capt. Meeker, which order it obeyed without re- voking its finding in support of the plea in bar, and the court proceeded to finding upon the merits of the case and to sentence of Capt. Meeker, thus placing upon the record, as stated in the general court- martial order, above referred to, two judg- ments, one for the accused and the other against him; and it w: for the reason, as held by the Secretary of the Navy, that “the canyening authority has no power to ta ‘court to disregard the judgment which it has rendered and proceed to render & different one,” that the sentence in Capt. Meeker's case’ was set aside, It is more- over distinctly stated in the comments of the Secretary of the Navy upon the case referred to that it was not deemed neces- sary to decide, and therefore was not de- cided, that Capt. Meeker's plea of previ- ous punishment in bar of trial was valid. ‘The case of Capt. Meeker is not, there- fore, deamed to be analogous to that under consideration, and the action of the de- Partment thereon furnishes no precedent which ts appUcable in the case of Car- penter Sheppard. Not Restricted as a Panishment. Recurring now to the case of Carpenter Sheppard, it 1s proper to remark that that officer did not ask permission to go on shore during the period from the 24th to the 2th of May, inclusive, and, consequently, that he was never explicitly refused such Permission; and that, therefore, though virtually restricted to the ship, he was not actually so restricted as a.’punishment, any entry of such restriction made upon’ the ship's lod, as is required by ‘the 2th article of the articles for the govern- Pent of the navy with regard to. all pun ishments inflicted by the commander or by his order, except reprimand. Article 24 of the articles for the govern- ment of the navy provides as follows: “No commander of a vessel shall infitct upon a commissioned or warrant officer any other punishment than private reprimand, suspension from duty, arrest or confine- ment, and such suspension, arrest or con- finement shall not continue i than ten days, unless a further period is necessary to bring the offender to trial by @ court- martial.” Acted Wi His Authority. It 1s submitted that in his action in the case of Carpenter Sheppard the command- ing officer of the Philadelphia acted in ac- cordance with the provisions of the above article, and within the proper scope of his authority, even if it be admitted that the Practical effect of such action was to re- strict Mr. Sheppard to the ship pending the decision of the Navy Department upon a report of his misconduct, which report had been forwarded, with recommendation that he be tried by general court-martial Article 1056 of the United State Regulations, 1898, provides as follows: “Whenever any person in the navy who shall have been placed under suspension, arrest or confinement, or otherwise pun- hed for misconduct, shall be released and entirely discharged by competent author- ity, such discharge shall be a bar to further disciplinary proceedings in the case“by any naval thority.” ‘The Plea Not a Valid One. It does not appear that Carpenter Shep- pard was ever released and entirely dis- charged by competent authority, and therefore, he cannot plead the immunity which would be given by such release or discharge as a bar to further disciplinary roceedings. For the reasons abaye stated, Pan of the opinion that Carpenter Shey pard’s plea in bar of trial was not a val one, and that the court rightly overruled such plea and proceeded to trial upon the merits of the case. From an examination of the evi- dence in the case of Carpen‘er Sheppard it appears that an affidavit igned by W. R. Ireland, M. witness for the defense, who had fall to appear, was introduced’ and accepted by the court as evidence. The forty-first article of the articles for the government of the navy Te- quire that “an oath or affirmation * * * shall be administered to all witnesses before any court-martial, by the president thereo! ‘There 1s no authority of law for the ac- ceptance by naval courts martial of an ex parte affidavit as evidence, and the court erred, therefore, in admittin; ich affidavit. The introduction of an vit of this character by the prosecution would have been fatal to the validity of the pro- ceedings, but inasmuch as the matters con- tained in said affidavit were favorable to the accused, its introduction by the de- fense cannot have that effect. Subject to the above remarks, the proceedings, finding and sentence of the court-martial in the foregoing case of Carpenter Frank S. Shep- pard, U. 8. N., are approved. o New York and Brooklyn Post Offices. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones has returned from a brief visit to New York and Brooklyn. He found the New York post office in a better condition than he expected. There was insufficient room to be sure, but Mr. Jones thought that by rearranging space, renovating the building, and by making the most of what they had it would be found that the situation was not as desperate as has from time to time been represented. The Brooklyn office Mr. Jones found in a very satisfactory condi- tion. The Inter-station system of collect- ing and delivering local mail without tak- ing {t to the general post office would soon be, he thought, in successful operation. Resignation of a Chap! The President has accepted the resigna- tion of Post Chaplain Wm. K. Tully, U- 8. A., to take effect November 17 next D. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1893. TWO CENTS. The Latest Reports From the Sus- pects at Pensacola. SURGEIN GENERAL WYMAN'S WORK. Prompt Orders to Isolate a Gov- ernment Reservation. NO NEW CASES REPORTED. * Surgeon General Wyman of the United States marine hospital service is taking Prompt and vigorous steps in the matter of the yellow fever outbreak at Pensacola, Fila. At present his action is confined to co-operation with the state board of health to prevent the spread of the disease and to a rigid survey of the situation by officers of the marine hospital service. In the case of @ state like Florida, possessing a regularly organized and active board of health, the government does not assert paramount au- thority until the contagion seems to be be- yond the efforts of the local authorities to suppress and when the safety of neighbor- ing states renders interposition necessary upon the part of the government. The First Notification. Surgeon General Wyman received his first notification of the presence of yellow fever in Florida in a telegram Wednesday night from Dr. R. W. Hargis, president of the Pensacola board of health, stating that there had been two deaths from the fever in that town. Dr. Wyman immediately telegraphed Dr. Hargis that the marine hospital service would co-operate with the ‘and state authorities in every way. As a practical method of co-operation to begin with Dr. Wyman suggested that if the board of health nesds money to begin rations immediately the mal Bureau will furnish it. ‘That's the kin of co-operator Dr. Wyman is. “Dr. Wyman then ordered three marine hospital ‘surgeons to proceed to the scene with all haste. Surgeon Magruder at New Orleans was the nearest at hand, and he Teached Pensacola this morning. Surgeon Murray at Key West, having arrived from the Dry ‘Tortugas, left immediately, and will be in Pensacola today. Surgeon H. R. Carter, who had just returned to Washing- ton yesterday from the establishment of @ national quarantine at Brunswick, Ga, where yellow fever had landed, was to Pensacola, and left last night. An Expert Wanted. A telegram was received from the pres- {dent of a committee of public safety, or- ganized at Pensacola last night, stating that there was some dispute as to whether the cases were really yellow fever and ask- ing that a yellow fever expert from the marine hospital service be sent to make an investigation. Dr. Wyman replied that the surgeons he had ordered there would make a thorough examination. All of these surgeons have had previous experi- ence in yellow fever epidemics. The health authorities of Tennessee and Georgia hat made anxious inquiries of the bureau to what steps are being taken those states from contagion and 4 been advised of the action to date. . J. Y. Porter, the state health officer of Florida. ta now in Pensacola. and is ia charge of matters. The yellow fever sus- ts will be isolated and the neighborhood Wsinfected. The local policy, in fact, for the present will be isolation and’ de- population, for recommendations will be made that all those who are able to leave the city of Pensacola should do so. In the meantime the government surgeons are to keep close watch upon the situation and notify headquarters of all developments. ‘This is the extent of the action of the bu- Teau as far as Pensacola is concerned. A Reservation Isolated. There is another Interest at stake, how- ever, in that locality and Dr. Wyman has taken vigorous measures to protect it. Ad- Joining Pensacola is the naval reservation, government property, whereon are located about 1,500 people. By orders issued last night the reservation has been entirely isolated from Pensacola and a military cordon has been thrown around the whole Feservation to prevent communication be- tween the city and residents of the tract. Supplies will be landed at a float anchored an the waterway and then carried on the steam launch to the landing. These meas- ures of precaution were decided upon yes- terday afternoon at a conference held in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. Twice before has a similar cordon sur- rounded the reservation, once when the fever appeared on the reservation and the city protected itself and another time when the reservation defended itself against the city. No new cases had oe in Pensacola up to last night, but Dr. Wyman said this morning to a Star reporter that this fact should not be taken to mean that all dan- ger is past. Yellow fever epidemics are always preceded by just such doubt and uncertainty as at present exists and the authorities are not deluded into a feeling of_security by such a temporary lull. peurgeon WW. HH. utton, who was in charge of the famous Camp Perry dur- ing the great epidemic of 18% has volun. teered his services and has been ordered to Washi self in ington from Detroit to hold him- liness for duty if necessary. ‘Troops Transferred. In consequence of the appearance of yellow fever at Pensacola, Fla., Gen. Scho- field yesterday directed the transfer of the troops at Fort Barrancas, Fla., to Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga. These troops in- clude two batteries of the third artillery and an Indian company of the ninth in- fantry. The artillery troops were formerly stationed at the Washington barracks. A guard will be left gt Fort Barrancas sufi flent for, the protection of public property. {n case of a spread of the epidemle it will Necessary to transfer the troops sta- tioned at New Orleans, Key West ad other posts along the southern coast. ——_—_—___.-___—_ NO UNCERTAINTY FELT. The President Will Not Raise the Rank of Our Present Italian Minister. Surprise is expressed in democratic circles that there should be any doubt as to the President's intention in regard to the Ital- jan mission, for the reason that persons at all familiar with the situation know that he has never contemplated raising the presenc minister to the rank of ambassador, and that the only reason why a democrat has not yet been appointed to that office is simply because the President has not yet hod time to choose from cnege ae many names suggested for the place. ‘he United States will reciprocate the compliment paid by the Italian government in raising the rank of its representative at Washington, but there is no special occasion for haste, and it is settled that the present Ameri diplomatic agent at Rome will serve in his capacity as minister plenipotentiary and en- voy extraordinary until some one Is ap- pointed to succeed him. That gentleman will have the distinction’ of being the first American ambassador to Italy, and it is be- heved that he will be nominated during the Present session of Congress. Mr. Potter, the present minister to Italy, is a resident of Pennsvivania and was ‘appointed by President Harrison early in November last. His resignation has been at President Cleve- land's disposal since March, and the delay in its acceptance is a high’ compliment to Mr. Potter. Cruise of the Naval Reserves. Arrangements have been made for the naval reserves of Philadelphia and Roches- ter to have a four days’ cruise at sea on .,8.,Philadelphia next week. ‘The start from New York on the 15th id the reserves will be put through the routine work of sailors on a modern ‘man-of-war. The government will provide hammocks and cooking utensils, ut the states are supposed to foot all mess bills and other expenses. More than a hundred blue jackets from the San Fran. cisco will be left in New York to make room for the reserves and to give them every facility for working the ship and her big guns. The privates are to be treated lke sailors of the navy, but the officers will find better treatment in the ward room with the other officers of the ship. Complicated Schemes Worked Down in South Oarolina to Get Money. 4 Man Well Krown in Washington Said to Be at the Bead of the Frauds Spartanburg district, South Carolina, 1s just now the most attractive section of the ‘American continent to the inspectors of the Post Office Department. A shrewd scheme and great frauds have been un- earthed. Already one of the most promi- nent attorneys in Spartanburg, and until this trouble one of the most esteemed men in that part of the state, is in jail in deault of $4,500 bonds. His name ts C. P. Barrett. About one dozen of his alleged conspirators are also behind the bars. How many more arrests in this connection are to follow the inspectors cannot say, but the trail they are now on is redolent with the scent of game. The sharpest inspectors of the department have been working on the case for two years. During all that time they have been morally certain that Barrett was the head and front and the moving spirit of the swindlers, but could not touch him because of lack of legal evidence. It was during the Harrison administra- tion that Barrett was made referee in the matter of federal appointments. To him the department referred all applications for postmasterships in that district. His tenure of office was remarkable for the crea- tion of new fourth-class post offices. It pparent to the department that the methods of the referee were crock- ed. Work was at once begun. Inspectors I and Baird were at different times detailed on the case and although they pretty deeply into the frauds they not get sufficient evidence to warrant arrests. “They might perhaps have. taken several of the fourth-class postmasters, but they were after he whom they believed be the leader, Mr. Barrett. When sus- Picton, was directed so strongly against tt, he was removed. is spring Inspector John P. Clum was put on the hunt, and he soon caused the arrest of several parties alleged to be implicated in the steal. A short time ago Inspector Fred. D. Peer went to work and the arrest of Barrett and half a dozen others re- sulted. More arrests will follow. The end is not in sight. The methods of the alleged swindlers were complicated and devious. One of the counts on which several of the fourth-class post- masters have been arrested is defrauding the government by means of false reports of stamp cancellations. Forty or fifty of- fices were established. A fourth-class post- master gets no salary, but is allowed a percentage on, stamps’ canceled by | him. m the first $0 w of stamps he ts al- lowed 100 per cent. Then the percentage is scaled down as the sales exceed the amount stated, until the line dividing the fourth from the third clars is crossed. These postmasters would report the can- cellation of say $0 in stamps. Perhaps they may not have canceled one-fifticth of ‘that amount. They would then draw their commission. ‘The stamps left on hand would, it is charged, be turned over to Bar- Fett, who would dispose of them and whack up ‘the proceeds. The department was aware that Barrett was selling stamps at less than cost, but could not till lately locate the source of his supply. As an in- stance of the way things were worked, one Owens, now under arrest, was appointed Postmaster at Owens, Sparian county. The was only a hut in the beckwoods. is friend Mr. McElrath was made er at McElrath, another hut in is, two miles up'the road. Owens Fesigned and was succeeded by his wife. Then Owens was made special mail car- rier between these two offices and the rail- foad station of Inman, five miles from the senior post office. A ‘special mail carrier ig allowed as compensation one-third of the cancellation on his route. Mrs. Owens would report to the department $0 in can- gellations, and make a good bit on the lie; Mr. McElrath would do likewise, and then Mr. Owens would receive from the treasury one-third of the combined amount of the reported cancellations. Then, it is said, there would be a general divvy. The men are also charged with using the mail to defraud. Many of these postmasters had flaming letter heads printed setting forth that they were the postmaster of the town, and it is said that Barrett managed to have them well rated by commercial agencies. They would order sates, pianos, organs, type-writers, desks, furniture and other valuable articles, get possession of them, transfer them to a third party by mortgage, and the rightful owner, in many cases, had to whistle. A $350 piano was or- dered from an Augusta dealer, and in or- der to recover his property he was compell- ed to take a long hunt, give an indemnity bond of $700, an: y freight and drayage on the instrument both ways. Another part of the scheme was to order stuff eent through the mails as first-class matter. The postal regulations read that first-class matter shall be sent sealed b: the putting on of one postage stamp and the residue of the postage may be collected at the office of destination. The schemers would instruct the mailers to put on only gone stamp, and leave the rest to them. They would report to the department thai these stamps been canceied, whereas the stamps had never been put ‘on. It is | also thought that these wily postmasters | instructed some of their mailers to remit to them the postage which might be due fter Prepayment to the extent of one stamp. course this amount would be pocketed. At present the storm center is Spartan county, but it is confidently ex- ted that it will extend to the neighbor- ing counties of Pickens, Greenville and York. Barrett was to have had a prelimi- nary hearing yesterday in the commission- er’s court, but his attorneys, it is said, failed to show up. A short time before his arrest on these ee Barrett was in ‘ashington seeking appointment as rail- road commissioner for South Carolina: THE LOCAL NATIONAL BANKS. They Stand Among the First in Re- gard to Condition. The national banks of Washington city are in better condition than those in any other city in the country, with the excep- tion of Baltimore and Milwaukee. The aver- age percentage of reserve carried by the banks in the principal cities, as shown in the official reports to the controller of the currency of their condition on the 12th of July last, 1s as follow: 1. Baltimore . 2: Milwaukee 3, Washington, D. ¢. 4. Albany 5. Cincinnati £ Philadiph . Philadelphia £ Gmahe Oe 9. Boston 10. San Francisco U1. Des Moines 12. Cleveland . 18. St. Paul . 14. New Orleai 15. Minneapolis 16. Brooklyn 17. St. Joseph’. 18. New York 18. Loutsville and ‘sentenced October 12, 1877, to be hanged January 18, 1878, which sentence, on January $, 1878, was commuted to im n- ment for life. "The President explained his action by saying that this convict has been imprisoned sixteen years, and his conduct has been good during ‘his incarceration. He is in failing health, and the judge who sentenced him recommends his pardon, as does also the United States attorney in’ the district in which he was tried. ‘The President has denied the application for ‘pardon in the cose of x. Moore, convicted in South Carolina of perjury, an A. L. Dempsey, convicted in Sdissiaalppt of violating the postal laws. —_—_-e. The House Committees. qThe committee on rules having been ap- Polnted. the next committee to be selected yy the Speaker will be on accounts and mileage and enrolled bills. No political im- portance attaches to these committees, but their appointment is necessary before the ordinary routine business of the session can be commenced. Speaker Crisp reiterates his announcement that it will probably be two weeks before he is ready to announce the other committees, — OFFICE FRAUDS.|CQILIDED IN A FOG. Accident in the Narrows Below New York City. A SANDY HOOK STEAMER RUN DOWN. Panic on Board Both the Steam- boats. SIGNALS MISUNDERSTOOD. NEW YO! Aug. IL—The steamboat fishing banks ran into the Sandy Hook steamboat Monmouth, belonging to the Cen- tral railway of New Jersey, just below the Narrows, about 9 o'clock this morning. A dense fog which obscured all objects on the water at that time was one of the causes of the collision. ‘The Waterbury was crowded with several hundred excursionists from this city and Williamsburg, and the Monmouth was — with the usual morning crowd of usiness men on their way to the city from the New Jersey coast resorts. There was a panic on board both boats. Four men jumped from the upper deck of the Waterbury to the deck of the Mon- mouth and sustained slight bruises. There ‘was a general rush for life preservers, apd only the coolness of the officers of the Waterbury aided by some of the passen- gers kept dozens from jumping from the boat to the Monmouth or into the water. ‘The Monmouth left the railroad pier at Sandy Hook at 8:5 o'clock. The fog at that time was so dense that the pilot could hardly see beyond the bow of the vessel. The boat ran et half speed and blew her whistle at short intervals. The trip up the lower bay was made without incident until the whistles of the Waterbury were heard right ahead, blowing in answer to the sig- nals from the Monmouth. The Monmouth signaled that she would keep to the right, allowing the Waterbury to pass on the port side. It is by the Monmouth’'s officers that the Water- bury misunderstood the signals. At all events, they say, she paid no attention to them. The Waterbury kept straight on to- ithe catein of the letter, Sulging from e captain of e itter, the sound of the Wat ‘s whistles through the fog that the boats would pass each other very closely, signaled to the en- gineer to the Monmouth. The wheels were revi and the boat had just oeen ie to a standstill, when the bow of the Waterbury crashed into her port side, Just aft the paddle boxes. The force of the blow caused both vessels to careen Sige oe and many persons were thrown from their feet. Great excitement prevailed on board the Monmouth. the ee a = oe the ‘Walerberr ere was a panic on : Women shricked and fainted, children cried and men struggled for the life SS. ‘The boats drifted ‘and it of each other in the fc fore either as- certain the extent of each other's es a yo! the Monmouth =. along Port aide, was ripped up for nearly forty feet. The sides half a dozen of the cabins were also torn out. No one was in- jured beyond a few slight bruises and the Rervous shock caused by the crash. It w thought on board the Monmouth that the Waterbury had sustained more serious injuries. Part of her deck was peared” to be waenched foots above. the wi above water line. as FOG IN NEW YORK HARBOR, A Passenger Injured in a Collision of Ferry Boats. NEW YORK, Aug. 11—Since early this morning the bay and rivers have been en- veloped in a dense fog, greatly hindering navigation and resulting in many collisions and close escapes for them. No vessels bave arrived or departed since early this morning. The Erie railway ferry boat Par [on her 6:20 a.m. trip to this city, colliged with a boat of the same line lying in her slip at the foot of Chambers street, caus- ing great excitement —— Ppassen- gers and the bruising and injury of sev- gyal, Josep, C. Henry of le! 8, 4 a lecraph operator em- joyed in the ‘main office of the Western Snion Company in this city, bad his arm fractured and was taken to ‘the Chambers Street Hospital, where it was dressed and he was sent go bis home. —_—_—_— EARLY MORNING FIRES. A_Five-Year-Old Perishes at Cleve- Innd—Narrow Escapes at Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Fire broke out early this morning in the second-hand clothing house of Julius Simons, 297 Clatk street. Before the occupants of the building could be rescued by the firemen several of them were burned or otherwise injured. The most serious injured are Carrie ‘Wolf, employed by Simons, severely burned on the right and left Knee, removed to the County Hospital, and Abe Citron, a lodger, severely cut on the head while at ing to escape from a rear window. origin is unknown. Loss to building and contents about $5,000, CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 11.—Fire start- ed soon after 1 o'clock this in the dwelling occupied by Jacob No 242 Colfax street. When the awakened the house was @ mass of ‘The father made superhuman efforts to res- cue all the members of his family, but to his intense agony his five-year-old son missing. ‘After the fire was extinguished the charred remains of the boy were found in the ruins. Meantime the flames had spread to adjoining dwellings and before e fire was subdued five houses ‘been consumed. Loss and insurance unknown. —_—_ SQUARE FIGHT ON THE TARIFF. Gov. McKinley Says There Will Be no Straddling the Question. CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 11.—While on a Columbus, Akron & Cleveland train last evening, Governor McKinley was asked his ews of the democratic state convention nd its nominee for governor. The gov- rnor said that Lawrence T. was 8 gentleman, and that promi- nent part he took in the Chicago convention it was but right and logical that he should recelve the nomination. “Mr. Neal's nomination,” he continued, “means that there will be no straddling of the tariff question. The battle will be « square, open, clearly defined one between the party that has declared for « stand by &@ protective tariff and the party that ée- mands a tariff for revenue only. > BOTTLE MAKERS MEET. Manufacturers and Blowers Unable te Reach an Agreement. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11—Special com- mittees of the Green Glass Bottle Manu- facturers’ Association and the Green Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association met here yes- terday to arrange a schedule of wages for the coming “blast,” but arrived at no con- clusion. ‘The manufacturers’ committee ‘iliam Baker of Baltimore, Wm. E. mn, ; Jas. W. Joch, Streator, Il dell of Baltimore. The blowers’ committee ised Loule Harrington, Macelon, Ohte 5. W. Troth, Milleville, N. J; Louis; Edward Gtiro} pas Ind. St. 5 v, 4 ‘Wm. Loune, sr., Salem, N. 5.; Wm. Dowdy, Milleville, N. and Wm. Dunlap, Scran- The manufacturers asked for reduction of 15 per cent, but the blowers de- clined to accept it. Louis Arrington, president of the Blow- ers’ Association, ‘voted that the blowers would not wait for another They will make terms with individual man- ufacturers, he said, and ignore any action unless they concede last year’s schedule. ‘The next meeting ittsburg. | probably be held in Pi ——.—_ First Connecticut Woman te NEW YORK, Aug. 1L—A New Haven saya: Mra iG. Newton, Hike it i He 8 a ‘2 ae » Fis Hl : i Efforts of Welch an@ Haywoos tq Shoot Of « Tic. ish al He was; wes a partner with him here and in his factories! other places in the state. it is thought that the heat affected hig Another Unaccountable Suicide. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—A special from Suffern, N. ¥., says: Richard Muser, head of the firm of Muser Bros., lace import< ers, whose store is at the corner of Greene and Broome streets, New York, was found, on, nis, farm yesterday morning with a bullet hole in his head. He was uneon. scious. Physicians worked over him. alll day until o'clock in the afternoon, whem he died without having recovered, eora t cannot be ascertained’ now whether or not a weapon was found him. Mr. Muser was supposed to be & Wealthy min, and was one of the best« known men in Rockland county. His home Was on @ large farm one mile cast of Buf= fern. Mr. Muser was one of the directors: of the New York Life Insurance He was in Belgium, Muser, special partner for $400,000. Club, the Union ‘League Cie tee ul n Ww Club and the late Manhattan A! Ciup. Another Suicide. A special frcm Chicago says that C. Eddy, the Philadelphia railroad man, was found dead in Washington Park evening with a bullet hole in his head. wound was self-inflicted. N three months ago Mr. Eddy nis went to Chi from taking rooms at the Aetropoli Treeks ago Mrs. Eady left the city, Seed otitis Ge cl Mae ap ently no cares. No one can tell why be? —_-—_ - TRIAL OF MRS. SHANK, = | the ‘ (tan. County Physician Cantwell Testifie® Regarding Shann'’s Body. j TRENTON, N.J., Aug. 0.—County Phys sician Cantwell of Trenton was the first witness today in the trial of Mrs. Maftie’ Shann for the murder by poison of her gon! in order to obtain the insurance on his life. He gave his testimony as soon as Prot. Wormley, the toxicologist, who had recalled for a moment, left the chair. Dr. Cantwell testified that he saw Shann’s body on the day after it was) mutilated, and he made the post-mortem! examination which resuited in ordering? @ coroner's inquest. It was he, alto, who furnished the parts of the body which were GxeR, fo the experts, for, chemical enalysis. had had the body disinterred in to secure certain parts of it. The body, se said, could have been disemboweled tn tem minutes, and it did not need an expert sa do it. MICHIGAN FOREST FIRES. ALPENA, Mich. Aug. 11—No rain bas fallen yet and the forest fires are raging worse than ever. Yesterday and last night the air was filled witty ashes and cinders and the skies were clouded with smoke and! it was impossible to see across the streets. ‘The fires were close to the city all day and at night the fire department was ki in continuous duty and men were sent the woods to fight the fire back. The shifted and the city is safe for the present. on the glake roud the fires were farm buildings, growing crops amount of hay were destroyed. Near Ossineke 10,00 feet of logs ing to Alger, Smith & Co. were destroy Aug. 11.—Mann= i i i i i upon the Eee in