Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1201 Pesasvivania Avenue, comer 11th St., br The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. HO KAUFFMANN, Pres’ —_+ Few York Ofice, 88 Potter Building. pschuoaie bout Tue Evexrec Stan js served to subscribers in the gity by carriers, on their own scconnt, at 10cants Dre week, oF 44c. per month. Copies at the counter. © ggatseach. By mail —aaywhore in the United States or Clana postaxe prepaid 30 coats por month. SATURDAY Qu epRUPLE SHERTSTAR SL. OOper year; With foretam postag: added, $3.00. [Entered at the Fost Office at Washington, D. C.. as vecond-class mail matter. | £27 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance Rates of advertising made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. Che Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.6614. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNE DAY, AUGUST 30, 1893. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. © B NicHOLs « « Other Int of bls Hned, finely trimmed, which they $6). 113 B st. e., Capitol AM WPRIETORS OF CAF itt HAVE RECEIVED A) kk cloth caskets, full sill re finishing f« it t w York and other large cities? If you have you must have no- ticed the beamtiful tile work that is so liher- ally used. It is a modern way of finishing an interior and if you want to make YOUR busi- hess boom let me give yon am estimate on TILED WALLS and FLOORS. M. ROCHE, Tile Worker, 716 13th #t, au30 Weather tomorrow is likely to be generally fair. °° * * If youread it in our Ad, it’s so. WHY WE WANT CASH “"So-and-s0’s good for it, why don't you mve him credit,” people ask ussometimes. Sim- ply because his being good for it don't pay our bills or buy our lumber— ‘we want cash. Another reason why we want cash is because we want to quote the lowest prices ever heard of in Washington city and it is simply impossible to do so on credit basts. ‘We propose to get the public in the habit of paying cash for their lumber supplies by quot- ing them such low prices for cash that other's cradit prices will in comparison seem like imposition. As a sample—Molding at $0¢. per 100 ft. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Mill-work and Builders’ Hardware,” au30 Cor. 6th and N. ¥. MINUTE MEN OF isat. z ‘The annual convention of, the National Asso- ¢tation of Minute Meu of "61 will be held at Odd Fellows’ Hail Mapleton, Indianapolis, WED- NESDAY, at 10 a.m., September 6, 1800. All comrades who answered the first call of Gen. Scott and President Lincolu, April, 161, are in- Vited to. be at. By order of C. K. PTET, See. Nat. Asso. GEO. BROWN. Pres. D.C. Asso. Au29.308sI* THEO. PRIERCS, See. D.C. Asso. ES SALE OF ENTE ‘OCK OF F. i. QUAST & 0. 629 D st. Fine line of imported cloths, cassimeres and tailors’ trimmings. Stock mat De sold. You can save half, the cost it by purchasing cloth bere ai Tmade wpe rein IF YoU WANT ANYTHI IN THE STATIONERY LINE Go TO EASTON & RUPP'S, 421 11TH STREET. Gust abore the avenue.) LOWEST PRICES. au fHE BEST SUMMER BEVERAGE. Tor ever vintted ome of Dennett's Cates | SPIRITUALISM. MES. B.S. COWING, WaSH- ington's te text medium, will give addi- Uoual evideaces of the coutinuity of tite at the meeting of THE SEEKERS APTER SPIRITUA TRUTH WEDNESDAY EVENING, ut THE TI PLE. 423 6 SPON.W. Mire. J.D. Comp spirational speaker, will assist In the services, Troors open 7-30. Admission FREE. ire WM. IBNER, Chairman Bus. Com, ACACIA LODGE, No. 18, FL ALA. M.A SPEK communication will be held THURSDAY MOL ING, Ang. 31, INK, at 9:30 o'clock, for the pur- me of attending the funeral of itey. Bi Floridus Steele. Members of sister lodges fraternally invited to attend. By ‘of W. J. J. LITELE, Secretary. tS OF KIT CARSON Post, NO. 2 are invited to attend the funeral ser: George Luskey on THURSDAY, ust 31, 18K3, at 4 o'clock p.m., from his late It THE x A residen E st. se. A. HART, C.F. KEEFER, Commander. Adjutant. It MOUNT VERNON ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, 3.—The members of this chapter are invited to Assemble at the Sanctuary of the Scottish Rite, 7 G st. n.w., on THURSDAY, 3ist ins .. to atiend, in compatfy with Acac ik, the funeral of our late companion, ele. M joridias St w JOHN H. PICKEL retary SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL.—THE FUNERAL services over the cemains of our late brother, the Reverend Sir A. Floridus Steele, 324 degree, will be held at Saint Mark's Chureh, corner of A anf 3d of whi THURSDAY, August Members of the Rite ROBERT BALL, 32d deg-, "Ven. Registrar. MASONIC—A_SPECLAL COMMUNICATION — OF Washington Centenntal Lodge, No. 14, F.A.A.M. will be held at Masonic Temple, THURSDAY, Bist instant, at 2:30 p.m. sharp, for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late brother, Ernest F. Thomas, Members of others lodges are fraternally invited to participate. By order of the W. M. E. C. ELMORE, Secs. It EAGLESTON LODGE, NO. 8, GOOD TEX “Members will please attend importan: meeting to be beld in hall cor. 4 1-2 and Pennsylvania ave. By order of OSCAR ROOME, E. H. P. ter Kadosh. Tt on TOMORROW (Thursday night), 7:30. Come, _Save your membership in the order. _1t* LABOR DAY CELEBRATION AND EXCURSION of Plasterers Assembly to BUENA VISTA on MONDAY, September 4. Steamer leaves wharf opposite power house at 9,10, 11 a.m. and 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 p.m. Tickets, 25 cents. au30-st MASONIC.—A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF LX Farette Vodae. Xo. 19, FA. A. MM will be be THURSDAY EVENING, August 31, "at 7 o'clock, to confer the E. A. and M. M. degrees. By order of the W. M. au3)-2t H. 8. MERRILL, Secretary. T WISH TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS TO the Prudential ‘Ineurance Company of “Amertca and to thelr superintendent, W. Grafton Bat man of this city. for, their Kindness and prompt- ness in paying the claim due me on the policy of my deceased husband, John Bakeramith, late of 3566 7th st. nw. T’ remain gratefully and s Bethy ine Sorpt:| truly sours," "ROSINA BARERSMITH, fant 'p. for spurious com- a bh a wan 7 au3o-2t shington, D.C. $ £ = ice| AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO. D PAID CAPITAL...... 50,000 af 90 ¢ SURPLUS... 150,000. Pune Pays interes: upon deposits: which are een PAs, uma SEPANY subject to check without notice. G14 14th st. (au2] Telephone 998. You NEVER saw —so mach stout cutting quality fn a tool as js contained in our famous “dollar” saw. The way it divides a board is a caution. You couldn't invest $i in anything you need as much or as often about the house. All steel and will almost bend double, Absolutely wuaranteed. #1. BARBER & ROSS, cor. VthandG sts. mw. a0 FIRST GUN FOR FALL. Deterniued that our first gum of the Fall campaign shall make a strong and d. lnyresion. we will make 3ua 8 Black, Di- agonal Coat and Vest to order for $22.50. J. PRED GATCHELL. 418 12th st. mw. au22-3m . HAVE RECEIVED aN- cloth caskets, full silk lined, finely trlumed, which they are finishing for $00." 113 B st. se., Capitel Hi as: ES. SCHMID, THE BIRD DEALER, HAS J received a fine young pair of Australian kang: os, which cam be seen at dis bind store for a w days before sending them to thelr new home the “Zoo. auzy-5t THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CoM ich pay 6 per payable semi-an- Meney invested In these securi- ually. ties Is as safely placed as in government bonds, ‘while paying 50 per ‘ceat' more tnrome. = ae ‘auzs-$t NOTICE _APTER THIS DATE THE t the steamer Georze Leary to Colonial ard Piney Point will be discontinued for the season, JOHN CALLAHAN, at General Superintendent. To THE PUBLIC. ‘The photographie business of the late ©. M. Bell’ will be continued in the future as tn the Bast ar the same places, viz: 403-403 Pa. ave, End TOL 15eh at. A.W. "The superior grade of work for which the gallertes are noted will be equalled If not ex celled. Mrs. C. M. BELL. auzeie = UNITED STATES «5 © DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS, : 08 11th st. ow. “Boston House." Garments Cleaned and Dyed to Look New. aul ARE YOU A “HEAVY-WEIGHT.” Ted And afraid to trust yourself on the popalar light ‘wheels? If so call im and take a look at our latest tern, Rambler No.6. 30-inch wheele; rigid ume of extra length and depth: handle bars, bat not too low for an erect position: strong gnouigh to. carry any Welght rider over any roads, and weighing complete. with tools, 38 We think it'll suit you. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. €O., 1825 14th st. nw. _anté am a 83 1.3 PER CENT DIScoUNT ALTERATION SALE.— Suits without reserve. an Men's, Boys” and Children’ reserve. Excepting Black Clay, Worsteds and Black Cloths. EISEMAN BROS., ants CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY bie G CORNPE STONE. C. 8. CAPITOL. LAY For equipments of Hate-Masons, Odd Feliows and ‘ail other organizations zo to BRODT'S, 419 Tith “st. Reoairine dona at short notice, styles now ready. ‘ant2-1m G. 1. REE: MERCHANT Ta 1312 F ST. MILVER GOOD ENOUGH For ME. Every lescription of printing. Best of work.” Lowest prices for same quality T Tocaish, “purctusiity enforced: BYRON S ADAMS, PRINTER, Telephone 0 fang) S12 1th at. Hot WEATHER CowFoRT. = SUMMER’ SHIRTS to onder. Come - es they are ine ray rae, NOTHING BETTER ‘Ava Sumner beverage thas PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Equal to imported. Agk for tt at your Grocer’s, Drugsist’s or Restaurant <order from the masiufactaron. SAMUEL C. PALMER Devote: {ee sea Mam, ot RUPTURF CURED Without lows of time from business. Pain- Jess and entirely safe Names of parties have been cured can be furnished our’ parlors, 0 32 Matzerott ailing, 10-20 am. to p.m. WASH INGTON HERNIA INSTITUTE. Send us th name of some friend who is Rupture’. Send for pamphlet retin BRIGHT Woop KAILWAY COMPANY ELEC CARS leave terminis of 7th st cable road and. MM trepolitan rafiroad every” ten minutes for Bright wood, Battle c Park every Jen minutes for the city Denshtful evenine ride thess hot atehts sul-im THOS. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. H. L. sleQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. Fie book and job p tery. ~iiver Springs and Takoma Telephone ce MANTELS, TRONS, FE Wrought Fixtures, & sneer rs leave Silver Springs and Takoma Park | \ } | Sells “net” Sand 6 per cent investments, DIRECTORS: Hatehinson, John N. aT. Jenks, John 8. i. Kasson, John A. Louchtiem, Henry 8. Burdets. 3. 8. Mebsan Jona R. as fc a Beveridire, M. W. Noves, Grosby 3. Coates. Wiliam it mpeanson, Chas, Dornan, Robert Daniet E Matthew G. ery “J Fitch, Janes E Wise Garnett, Henr, Herrell. John F. Banking House, 1405 G st Storage Warehouse, 1140 Lith st. oS * * thy louie setions.© PYTHAGORAS. If you LET REASON guide you in selecting a typewriter it will tell you that a typewriter which combines all the good points of all other standsrd typewriters and a great many good oves peculiar to itself is the BEST. The BEST is also the CHEAPEST. Then the="*DENSMORE” is both the bert and ‘the cheapest. We are sole D. C. agents for the “Densmore.” Write or call for literature. reason guide t 1e} HOW BEN BUTLER BECAME RICH. Benjamin Butler said he commenced when young to buy improved property on the install- ‘ment plan as fast as his limited means would allow. The rent received therefor helped him to meet his payments and as he expressed it “before he knew it he owned a house.” ‘His is but the experience of many of our rich men. At Chariton Heights you can secure valu- able little house on terms of $100 down and $25 monthly, or you can secure » beautiful building lot on terms of 85 down and 85 monthly. For full particulars apply to JAS, EL WAUGH, “Owner.” 610 Fat.nw. — au30 FINANCIAL MEASURES. Opposition to the Johnson Bill—Bold Silver Men in the Senate. ‘There appears to have developed consid- erable opposition to the Johnson bill pro- viding for interconvertible bonds, or bonds on which the government will issue cur- rency up to the par value. It is understood that a member of the banking and currency committee who is in entire sympathy with the administration's financial policy had a conversation with Secretary Carlisle on the subject, from which he discovered that the administration does not look favorably upon this bill. Mr. Carlisle is quoted as saying that he does not believe it wise to pass that or any other measure at this time which will in- crease the volume of notes which must be redeemed in gold. He is said to have ex- pressed the opinion that matters will adjust themselves very speedily after the repeal of the Sherman law, and urged it as wisdom in Congress that no other financial legislation save that permitting banks to issue cur- rency up to the par value of their bonds should be enacted by Congress until some time after the repeal of the Sherman law. ‘The silver men in the Senate have been calling the roll and assembling their forces after the shock of defeat in the House, and this morning they come forth with more boldness and confidence than they have shown for some time. It Is asserted by those who are in command of the silver forces that no vote on the repeal! bill can be had in the Senate before the ist of Jan- uary. They count now forty men who will stand shoulder to shoulder for a prolonged fight and say thirty-six of this number will not yield until the demand comes to them to do so from those people whom they represent, and that on the Ist of January these thirty-six Senators will be found fighting against the repeal. On the other hand the repeal men be- lieve they have practically won the fight. Senator Voorhees is of the opinion that the Senate will reach a vote on the repeal bill in ten days or two weeks. The silver men will be given full and free swing and he be- Neves that it will take about this time for them to say all they desire on that subject. He does not expect any prolonged filibus- tering and says that those who favor the passage of the bill will probably content | themselves with making short speeches so that they will not occupy the time of the Senate or delay a vote on the bill. —_—__-=—__ Applied for Appointme: Lindley S. Anderson of this city has ap- plied to the Secretary of the Treasury for appointment as chief of a division in the ‘Treasury Department. ————+-e+___ A Bark Wrecked. General Superintendent Kimball of the life saving service this morning received | word from Keeper Rhodes of the station at | Point Lookout, L. 1, ng that the bark | Martha P. Tucker of New York, from Port Tampa for Cataract, N. J., laden with phos- phate, stranded on the Long Island coast ‘one mile west Sf the station. Eleven of the | crew were saved and one lost. He was! thrown from the upper rigging and washed out to sea. ee Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourth-class post- ters appointed today is ninety-eight. Of these changes thirty-six were due to deaths | and resignations and sixty-two to removals, EB. & Em Dav! Akers was appointed postmaster at y. Washigston county, Va, vice J. M. resigned. G.N. Davis was made post- ter at Cecilton, Cecil county, Md., vice M. Black, removed, and at Keedysville, on county, same state, S. P. Steele succeeds L. E. Suman, removed. R. Washin: | to the number of about two hundred, which Citizens and Congressmen Meet and Confer This Morning. CAPITOL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION —_+—_—__ Chairman Gardner's Report, Show- ing What Has Been Done, UNANIMOUSLY INDORSED. —— The first meeting of the joint committee of the Senate and House appointed in con- nection with the celebration of the anniver- sary of the laying of the corner stone of the Capitol and the general citizens’ committee was held this morning in the committee room of Senator Voorhees. The meeting was thoroughly harmonious, the members of Congress showing every disposition to aid with all their means to make the occa- sion one of note and distinction. The congressional committee adopted without dissent the report of the general committee, which gave an outline of the work so far accomplished and a detailed statement of the intended plans of the com- mittee. Those who were presnt were Sen- ator Vorhees, who is chairman of the joint committee, Representatives Bynum, Black, Henderson, Coggswell, Houk of Ohio and Messrs. Lawrence Gardner, John W. Ross, J. M. Toner, B. H. Warner, John Joy Ed- son, H. L. Biscoe, A. R. Spofford, Duncan 8. Walker, M. 1, Weller and Marshall D, Wines. When Senator Voorhees called the meet- ing together he asked from Mr. Gardner some explanation of what was to be accom- plished, saying that he wished to aid in every way the success of the project. Mr. Gardner then submitted the report, which is given herewith, and upon the conclusion of its reading upon motion of Mr. Hender- son the joint committee gave it the indorse- ment and approval of the committee. It was also upon the motion of Mr. Hender- son that Senator Voorhees and Mr. Bynum Were requested to secure the passage in their respective branches of Congress the resolution mentioned in the report. Mr. Bynum suggested and placed in the form of a motion, which was carried after Mr. Gardner had explained the purpose of the committee to do so, that the citizens’ committee be authorized to issue invitatio to the members of the Senate and House, the Supreme Court, the heads of the depart: ments and ex-cabinet officers and the courts of the District to be present at the celebra- ton. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. The Full Report. The full text of the report submitted by Mr. Gardner is as follows: At the request of the citizens’ committee on centennial ceremonies of the laying of the corner stone of the United States Capitol, the following report has been prepared for the information of the committee appointed from the Senate and House of Representa- | tives, explaining the origin of the move- ment, what has beerf done, and what yet remains undone: Being requested by numerous citizens, the District Commissioners issued a call through the daily papers, and a meeting was held accordingly at Willard’s Hall, June the 7th, at which meeting the Hon. John W. Ross, president of the board ‘of Commission- ers of the District of Columbia, presided. It was determined then to have an ap- propriate celebration, and Chairman Ross was delegated by the meeting to appoint a committee of fifty to conduct the affair. Mr. Ross appointed a committee, which subsequently met at Willard’s Hall and se- lected its officers. It further empowered the chairman to appoint such committees as were necessary to carry the celebration to a success. The committees were all ap- pointed and their duties defined. It {s un- necessary to state the details worked out by each committee. The result of the work done by and approved by the gengral committee is as follows: It might be well to state here that at the time when the citizens’ committee was ap- pointed, and after it had completed the ar- rangements for a great part of its program, it was not anticipated that the Congress of the ited States would be in session, and authority was therefor procured from the Honorable the President of the Senate (there being no Speaker of the House of Representatives) under the act of Congress, approved July 1, 18%, for the suspension of the prohibitions for the use of the grounds, &c., so as to enable the celebra- tion to be conducted as proposed. As soon as Congress met the matter was brought to its attention by the citizens’ committee and the joint committee appointed at its request. Under these circumstances we trust that it may not be regarded as presumptuous on our part to have already almost com- pleted the arrangements, and that what has been done will meet with your approval. A committee on ceremonies at the Capi- tol, under the direction of Mr. B. H. War- ner, have in part completed their program. The portion that is absolutely concluded is as follows: Prayer, by William Paret, bishop of Maryland; introduction of the President; address by the President of the United States, introducing the orator, Mr. W. Wirt Henry of Richmond, Va. The following portion of the program is respectfully sug- gested for action and approval: An address on behalf of the United States Senate by its president; an address on be- half of the House of Representatives by its Speaker; an address by a member of the Supreme Court; an address for the District of Columbia by one of the Commissioners of the District. In presenting this program the commit- tee found it necessary to arrange for music, and their music committee has undertaken the task of securing and drilling one of the largest choruses ever brought together in the District of Columbia, consisting of over 1,000 trained adult voices. At proper places during the program the chorus will render patriotic music, including a grand Te Deum. ‘The committee has had placed at Its dis- posal a fine chime of twelve bells which will be rung at stated intervals during the day and in conjunction with the chorus. The committee has also secured the services of the United States Marine Band, and at the cost of the committee have arranged to increase its numbers. In preparing for the accommodation of this large number of musicians, the committee has entered into a contract for the building of a stand at the sides of the central steps at the east front of the Capitol that will accommodate twelve to thirteen hundred. They also ar- ranged for a stand directly in front of the steps for the accommodation of the Presi- dent, speakers, and invited guests, perhaps leaves the steps back of that stand free, to be used for other invited guests. If the Senate and House of Representatives should honor the occasion by thelr presence In a body it will be necessary to erect another stand on the opposite side of the center steps for their accommodation. To decorate the stands the committee would request that permission be secured from Congress for the War and Navy Departments to loan such flags and decorations as they may have. It is proposed further that the event be celebrated by a parade, to be marched over the same route traveled by the procession in 178%. From sucl# old records as we have been able to find we learn that the proces- sion assembled at the President's Square and marched from thence to the Capitol grounds. A printed advertisement was published in the daily papers of the city, inviting all civic and military organizations and associations in the District of Columbia and neighboring cities to participate in the parade and be present at the ceremonies. ‘An additional written invitation was sent to such civic and military organizations whose addresses we could secure. In nearly all instances the invitations have been re- sponded to, expressing a desire to partici- pate in the parade, and only in one or two cases have we received declinations. Up to the present time the following organizations have been assigned to positions in the line: (Continued on Sixth page.) A PROGRAM ADOPTED|#OusE DISTRICT DAYS. The Rule Has Been Amended in Regard to Them. ‘Bhe House Can, by the New Rules, Set a the District Aside — Effect of the Change. ‘The proposed new rules of the House pro- vide. for a change in the rule setting apart a day for the consideration of District bust- ness. The old rule providing for District day was as follows: “The second and fourth Mondays in each month shall, when claimed by the com- mittee of the District of Columbia, be set apart for the consideration of such business as may be presented by said committee.” The committee on rules now propose to substitute for that provision the following: “The second and fourth Mondays in each month shall be set apart for the considera- tion of such business as shall have been previously reported from the committee on the District of Columbia, unless otherwise determined by the House.” In the House late yesterday afternoon Mr. Catchings of Mississippi explained the proposed change as follows: “The amendment, if adopted, will have the effect of placing what are known as District days upon the same footing pre- cisely with the Fridays of each of week, which are known as private calendar days, I will explain to members who have not had an opportunity of witnessing the operation of the old rule that it was not within the power of the House to determine, as a gen- eral proposition, on District days whether it would consider business reported from the committee on the District of Columbia or not; whereas it has always been within the power of the House,when Friday comes, to say by a vote that it will dispense with the private calendar and proceed to general business. “The only method by which the House on District day could refuse to consider business reported from the committee on the District of Columbia was by having the question of consideration raised against each bill presented by that committee; and the effect was, so far as my observation goes, that the day was generally lost both to the committee on the District of Co- lumbia and the House. When this House desires to consider business reported from the committee on the District of Columbia it will do so, and when it does not desire to do so no rules you can adopt can compel it to do so. “The effect, therefore, was that hour after hour was spent in having a bill presented by the cémmittee on the District of Colum- bia, having the question of consideration raised against it and sustained; then ha ing another bill called up by that commit- tee, the question of consideration again | raised and again sustained; and so on until the whole day was wasted in the struggle between the House trying on the one hand to rid Itself of that business, and the com- mittee on the other hand trying to compel the House to consider its business. “The committee on rules would suggest to the House whether it would not be wise to put these District days upon the same footing with Friday, which is private cal- endar day; so that if, from any cause satis- factory to itself, the House should not de- sire to enter Upon the consideration of measures reported from the committee on the District of Columbia, it could by a single vote so decide and pass on to the consideration of general business.” How Will It Workt Mr. Richardson of ‘Tennessee asked “whether the effect of the new rule as Proposed, if adopted, will not be to make it much more difficult for the committee on the District of Columbia to have its bust- ness attended to on District days? In other words, will it not be easier to dis- pense with District business under the new rule than {t was under the old? Mr. Catchings replied “that is a matter of speculation, Mr. Speaker, and the gentle- man's question is one to which, of course, no definite or conclusive answer can be given. My own opinion, however, is that the effect of this rule will be to expedite the consideration of bona fide measures, or those of at least a quast public nature, which may come from that committee.”” Mr. Richardson then asked Mr. Catchings “whether, in view of the great and grow- ing im ice of the business pertainini to the District of Columbia, he thinks th two days in each month is more time than it ought to be allowed for the transaction of that business?” “Mr. Speaker, I might admit the truth of what the gentleman implies in that ques- tion, and still contend that this would be a wise ruk answeded Mr. Catchings. “I may also suggest that one day in the week for the consideration of private bil!s is ut- terly insufficient to give any sort of consid- eration to measures of that kind which Congress has to pass upon; but, in the very nature of things, we cannot give as many days to the consideration of either private bills or the business of the District as perhaps they should have.” “Is the object of this new rule to make it easier to do away with District business on District days?” asked Mr. Richardson. “The object is to enable this Hou it Is determined not to consider business reported from the District committee, to say so by a single vote, and pass on to gen- eral business, instead of wasting the whole day in voting down one bill after anotner presented from that committee,” replied Mr. Catchings. Invite Opposition. Chairman Heard of the District commit- tee then said: “1 will ask ‘the gentleman whether it Is not the object of this rule, and whether the effect of it will not be to invite the very opposition to the consideration of Dis- trict business which is relied upon to ret that business aside in the interest of other business?” “I do not think this amendment can be regarded as an invitation to obstructior sald Mr. Catchings, “because, as I have said, there are times when this House will not ‘consider business reported from the committee on the District of Columbia—" “Or from any other,” interposed Mr. Heard. “Old members have seen that repeated- ly,” continued Mr. Catchings. "They have seen the efforts of that committee to ob- tain consideration for its business, and have seen them fail repeatedly. If the House wishes to consider the business re- ported from that committee it will do so, and if it does not I think it ought to have a right to say so, to put it aside, and pro- ceed the consideration of other busi- ness, Mr, Hopkins of Lilinois asked if the pro- poscd rule would have a tendency to cause the committee on the District of Columbia to bring forward only meritorious meas- ures—such as they can satisfy the House have merit in them, to which Mr. Catch- ings replied that he had no doubt that this rule would have the effect at all events of causing that committee to put at least In the front rank those measures of the great- est general importance to the District of Columbia. This closed the discussion upon the pro- posed amendment for the present. ——+ e+____. Army Orders. The following transfers in the fifth artil- lery are ordered: Second Lieut. Edmund M. Blake, from light battery F to battery L. Second Lieut. Willam G. Haan from bat- tery M to light battery F. Second Lieut. Sidney 8. Jordan from bat- | tery L to battery M. Leave of absence for two months is granted Second Lieut. Joseph L. Donovan, seventeenth infantry. ‘Leave of absence for seven days is grant- ed First Lieut. Daniel E. McCarthy, twelfth infantry. The leave of absence granted Major George B. Russell, fifth infantry, is extend- ed one month. First Lieut. John A. Lockwood, fourth cavalry, will report to the commanding officer ‘Jefferson barracks, Missouri, for duty at th.’ lepot. First Lieut. James D. Nickerson, seven- teenth infantry, will proceed to New York city for assignment to duty at Davids Is- land, New York harbor. ‘The leave of absence granted Capt. Paul Shillock, assistant sur“~-= is extended fif- teen days. A Big Delegation to Leave Sun- day for Indianapolis. _ THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT Representatives From the Depart ment of the Potomac. COL. LINCOLN’S CANDIDACY. ‘These are busy days around Grand Army headquarters. Final preparations are being made for the departure Sunday of the rep- resentatives of the department to attend the national encampment at Indianapolis. It is estimated that the biggest delegation of Grand Army men that ever left Wash- ington for a national encampment will go this year to Indianapolis. Aside from the interest in the encampment the fact that an arrangement has been made so that the railroad tickets will be good to Chicago and good for thirty days has attracted a good many comrades, as well as people who do not wear Grand Army buttons. The de- partment commander, Col. S. E. Faunce, and his staff, and the representatives of the department will leave on a special train Sunday morning. This train will make a brief stay at Cumberland and also at Oak- land, so as to give those veterans who have legs an opportunity to stretch them, and also to get thetr lungs full of mountain air. The representatives of the Department of the Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps, will also go on this train. Representatives of the Department. It is expected that all the mem- bers of the department commande: staff will accompany him. They are Ni than Bickford, 8.V. commander; Bernard TT. Janney, J.V. commander; Robert Tey- burn, M.D., medical director; Rev. Henry 8. Stevens, chaplain; Gilbert M. Husted, as- sistant adjutant general; Newton’ Ferree, assistant quartermaster ‘general; John 8. Stodder, inspector; Ellis Spear, judge advo- cate; Henry 1. Johnson, chief mustering officer; John M. Keogh, senior aid-de-camp. ‘The ‘representatives ‘elected by the de- partment to the national encampment are A. M. Thompson, A. 8. Taber, G. C. Ross, E. J. Russell and W. A. Moore. It is ex- pected that all will go to Indianapolis. The alternates elected at the department en- campment were J. H. Jenks, Michael Ma- haney, W. H. Hoover. C. G. ‘Bollinger and J. B. Randolph. All of ‘the alternates are going except Mr. Randolph, who has re- signed. The vacancy will ‘be filled next Saturday night. Under the laws of the Grand Army, the department commander andthe past department commanders are entitled to seats in the national encamp- ment. ‘So the Department of the Potomac will have a large representation, as all of the living past department commanders will probably go. There are sixteen of them, as follows: Frank H. Sprague, Benj." F. Hawkes, A. H. G. Richarson, Geo. E. Cor- son, Harrison Dingman, Charles C. Royce, William Gibson, Samuel 8. Burdett, D. 5. Alexander, Newton M. Brooks, Jerome B. Burke, Charles P. Lincoln, ‘Wiliam 8. Odell, M. Emmet Urell, J. M. Pipes and A. F. Dinsmore. John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, and Kit Carson “Post, No. 2, are going as posts. Other members of the department are go- ing as individuals, but will join one or the other of these posts in the parade at In- dianapolis. The Legion of Loyal Women have arranged to go by way of the Chesa- peake and Ohio road. Many of the Grand Army men going will be accompanied by their wives or other members of their fam- ites. Col. Lincoln's Candidacy. ‘The Indianapolis encampment has more than ordinary interest for the Washington men, because the Department of the Poto- mac is to present a candidate for the office of commander-in-chief. The candi- date is Col. Lincoln, who fot various rea- sons has been constrained to withdraw from the contest at the two last national encampments. His friends think now tha’ he will get strong support, especially as the’embarrassments which have heretofore been in the way of his aspirations no longer exist. ‘Assistant Adjutant General Husted to- day, by directiqn of Department Com- mander Faunce, prepared final orders re- specting the representation of the Depart- ment of the Potomac at Indianapolis. ‘The Final Orders. ‘The orders are as follows I. All arrangements have been completed for the transportation of the department, representatives, delerates and for such other comrades as may desire to accom- pany them to the 27th national encamp- ment. ‘The committee in charge of transporta- tion, have designated the Baltimore and Ohi6 railroad as the official route. A spec- fal train of day coaches and Pullman sleep- ing cars will leave Washington at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, September 3, arriving at Indian- apolis, Ind., at 9:15 a.m. September 4. ‘The department headquarters will be at the Denison House, room 12, white parlor, where the delegates and alternates will re- port upon thelr arrival. All comrades of the department are cordially invited to visit these headquarters. II. At the last session of the department encampment the following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, That we recognize in Post Department Commander Chas. P. Lincoln a comrade eminently qualified for the office of commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and we earnestly recommend him to the favorable consideration of the next national encampment for that position, and hereby request the officers, past officers and representatives of this department, who are members of said encampment, to use all honorable means to secure his election.” ‘Comrades visiting the National Encamp- ment are earnestly requested to use all h grable means to secure the election of Past Department Commander Lincoln. III. The headquarters will be closed from September 3 to the 9th, after which date the department will be in command of Junior Vice Department Commander B. T. Janney, during the absence of the depart- ment commander. Comredes John M. Keogh and F. W. Paige will perform the duties of assistant adjutant general and assistant quartermaster general, respective- ly, during the absence of these officers. IV. The invitation to participate in the centennial ceremonies of the laying of the corner stone of the Capitol on the 18th proximo has been accepted by the depart- ment commander. Post commanders are requested to urge the attendance of every member of their respective posts on that occasion. Full details of the parade will be given in fu- ture orders. — Small Arm Rifle tor the Navy. It is generally expected that the small arm board, now in session at Newport, will report in ‘favor of the 30-caliber rifle as best for the service. When the board's re- port is received the department will issue a circular to inventors of the country, call- ing upon them to submit specimens of thelr designs for consideration by the ordnance bureau, with a view to adopting one for the navy. ‘The ordnance bureau will manufac- ture the barrel and will only require inven- tors to submit their designs for breech mechanism and shoulder plece. Fully 5,00) rifles are necessary to arm the navy. —_——_+o.—____ Death of Mrs. Malville. Mrs. Nancy Malville, aunt to C. W. Davis of the patent office, died Sunday at the rest- dence of Mrs. J. C. Early. The funeral took place yesterday from the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. See RTE nee sos Pension Cases. ‘The board of pension appeals reports that for last week elghty-seven cases were set- ted. G. A. R. MEN GOING |THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH. The Statement of Dr. Hasbrouch, Who As- sisted in the Operation. He Says the we Wi One in Dental Practice an Ordi 4 That ry There Were no Signs of Cancer. From the New York Tribune today. Dr. Ferdinand Hasbrouck, who ranks as an expert in the use and administration of anaesthetic gas, and who administered the anaesthetic to Mr. Cleveland, and assisted Dr. Bryant and Dr. Keen in the operation performed on the President aboard the yacht Oneida on July 1, does not consider the President's trouble in any degree seri- ous. Dr. Hasbrouck refrained from making any statement in regard to the operation because, as he says, he was not the attend- ing physician, and he thinks such a state- ment, if apy’is to be made, should come from’ Dr. Bryant. To a Tribune reporter, who found him at his home, No. 147 west 126th street, last evening, he spoke of Mr. Cleveland's recent operation guardedly. “I really ought not to say anything in re- gard to the matter,” he said. “A state- ment of just what was done and what it was done for was made out at the time of the operation, and if the attending physi- clans had wanted the matter made public they would have given out that official statement. The article in the Philadelphia paper to me reads very much as if it had been written by some one who had seen that official statement, but whoever wrote the story has exaggerated the matter and aroused the people's anxiety needlessly. “The operation performed on Mr. Cleve- land was similar to cases we meet with every day in the course of our regular den- tal practice. It was neither more nor less than that, and on any less a person than the President it would not have been no- ticed. It consisted of the extraction of two of the upper teeth and the removal of a slight portion of the diseased tissue and bone back of the nose. The disease causing the operation was not at all in the nature of that for which the operation was-made on General Grant; nor were there any signs indicating sarcoma. The President had been suffering from ulcerated teeth, and as is often the case, the ulceration had ex- tended up and back to the antrem. Because of that it became necessary to remove some of the bone and diseased tissue. “The operation was performed on E. C. Benedict's yacht Oneida, the day after leav- ing New York. Dr. J.D. Bryant, whom President Cleveland appointed surgeon gen- eral of the state when he was governor, and Dr. W. W. Keen of Philadelphia had charge of the operation. I administered the anaesthetic, extracted the teeth and as- sisted Dr. Bryant and Dr. Keen. I can’t mention any other names of those who were present. Dr. Bryant is the one to give any statement-for publication. “I remained at Buzzard's Bay three days with the President. By that time he was out of all danger. The great anxiety on the part of the physicians’ over the Presi- dent's trip to Washington. and their de- mand that he return to Gray Gables as early after the opening of the extra session as possible, is all very much overstated in the story. “I have not seen the President since I left him at Gray Gables just after the oper- ation, though I have heard from him. What 1 hear is that everything is progressing nicely. So far as I can see, there is no reason for alarm. The President has simply had what any one is liable to have, and what is not considered at all dangerous. As I said, I saw nothing that would indi- cate disease of a cancerous nature, and I don’t think there will have to be another operation performed. “Grover Cleveland is a Well Man.” Concerning the revived stories about Presifent ‘Cleveland's health, St. Clair Mc- Kelway says in the Brooklyn Eagle that he has “best reasons for believing that Grover Cleveland is a well man. Persistent reports to the contrary are thrust upon the public constantly. Mr. Cleveland had the rheu- matism in the early summer. Its presence in his right foot and leg was acute at about the time he summoned Congress in extra session. The attack resembled those he had in the winter of 188-4 as governor, and in the winter of 188-7, when, as President, he issued his tariff reform message. As before, so last summer, the attack yielded to change of scene, cessation from absorbing labor and a period of recourse to nature, whose sea and mountains have health in them for him He returned to Washington | too soon. The attack returned also. After he had shaped the repeal fight as it should be he again went to his summer home—() to gain entire recovery; (2) to leave Congress free to discuss repeal with- out interference fromm or with the execu- tive; @) to separate the performance by Congress of its duty in an emergency from any relation to the distribution of patron- age which the executive is constantly im- | portuned to make, and (4) to be with his wife, the condition of whose health at this time justifies the Interest and expectation of the people, and renders the constant companionship of her husband grateful and helpful. The President expects to be in Washington this week. Mrs. Cleve- land will soon join him in that city. The family will remain in the Executive Man- sion for several weeks. Every clear day since his return to Buzzard’s Bay the Pres- ident has been fishing and every day he has been well. His absolute freedom from kidney or other organic disease has quite lately been demonstrated by conclusive tests. His rheumatism has departed and his strength and spirits were never better. His physicians and friends have been cused of mystery concerning his health ab- solutely because it is generally so good that the fact is a commonplace. They have no story to tell. Those for whom the truth is insufficient are busily venting substitutes for it. That is all. Discussed at the Capitol ‘The reports concerning the health of the President have been read with great con- cern in Congress, and the subject is one cf most universal discussion at the Capitol today. There are a number of men In Con- gress who have been anxious about the President's health for some time. Yet the intimation that the disease from which ke is suffering is of an extremely serious char- acter comes as a shock, and, while the most sensational turn given’ to the publications on the subject is not credited, there is a feeling of deep concern. As far as can be learned, not any of Mr. Cleveland's warm- est friends in Congress have been informed that the President is in a critical condi- tion, and they will be reluctant to believe that this is true. They have thought here- tofore that he was merely run down from overwork, and they hardly know whether to credit the other report. No Signs of Any Surgical Operation About His Face. If the President has submitted to the serious surgical operation which has been stated, there are no external signs of the work of the knife about his face. A Wash- ington lady, who called upon Mrs. Cleve- land at Gray Gables no longer ago than last Friday, saw the President and talked with him. She say dry he aaa remarkably ill health or surgical ‘Operation, He aneent to be in good spirits and apparently there was nothing to cast a gloom over the Cleve- an excellent frame of mind. Sige —— THE PRESIDENT’S DISPATCH. He Congratulates Mr. W: Associates on Thei The following telegram from President Cleveland respecting the action of the House Monday on the silver question was received this morning by Chairman Wilson, who in- troduced the repeal bill: BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., Aug. 28, To Hon. Wm. L. Wilson, Washington: Please accept for yourself and your as- sociates in today’s achievement my hearty congratulations and sincere thanks. GROVER CLEVELAND. ——————_+ e+ ____ Post Office Callers. Postmaster General Bissell had a large number of official callers today. Senator Berry had a long interview with him, and so did Congressman Henderson. All the visits, it is presumed, had a political reason. A CYCLONE’S VICTIMS a eientionins, Additional Reports of Loss of Life at Port Royal. DAMAGE CAUSED BY A TIDAL WAVE ieee The Place is Cut Off From the World. STORIES OF LOSS ELSEWHERE. AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 30.—News was re- ceived direct from Port Royal, 8. C., last night that 100 lives were lost in the cyclone | that burst upon that town, at the ~ate of 100 miles an hour, Monday, followed by a tidal wave that almost swept the town away. The information is reliable. It is fur- nished by Mr. E. M. Averill, general freight and passenger agent of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern railroad, who came up from Port Royal last night. He says Port Royal is completely cut off from the outside world. All telegraph wires are down and the railroads are washed xway. Mr. Averill was unable to state the exact number of lives lost, but, without overest mating, he says he is certain they will num- ber over 100. The unfortunates were killed and drowned. He saw himself thirty-two dead bodies. Nearly all the drowned were negroes. So far as reported, when Mr. Averill came away. only six white persons had lost their ives. Over on Svilivan's Island, a pleasure re- scrt near Charleston, the ruin is well nigh complete. By midnight Sunday the gale was blowing seventy-five miles an hour. The furious waves completely submerged the island. The water last night was seven feet deep. The three lives lost here were: Mrs. E. Pollard, Andrew Bryan, Sylvia Ryan, ali colored. A great many islanders sought refuge from the pitiless winds and rising waters in Fort Moultrie. THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. Havoc Caused Among the Boats and the Boat Houses. NEW YORK, Aug. 90.—The Hudson river | valley was right in the path of yesterday's storm. There w: great havoc among ee | boats and boat club houses of the lower | Hudson, and the losses will rim into the| hundreds of thousands of dollars. | The brick laden schooner Robert Bair, | Capt. Cosgrove, is aground and full of water al. Tompkins Cove, Rockland county. A barge loaded with stone is sunk at the same place,and the track of the W-st Shore railroad is badly washed out. The south | {rack could only be used at thet point to- A steam canal boat with its tow of three boats is ashore at Stony Point and the schooner Katrina Van Kortlandt of New York, brick laden, Capt. Albert Coe, sank at 7 am. yesterday and will prove a total | There were eight cana! boats ashore be- Fiver shores were filed with wreckage’ of wer si were e of Depken up bonta and thelr cargoes. ere was a cabin sloop yacht sunk the island. The Hudson river railroad tracks were badly washed out at this point, and the south-bound trains were switched at Croton and Montrose to the north-bound track. At DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The House Committee Opposes the New Rule. Speaker Crip and the Other Members of the Committee on Rules Asked Not to Hamper District Interests. The House District committee held Its first session this morning, the meeting be- ing mainly for the purpose of organization, but subsequent events proved that it was held at a timely moment. After organi#ing by authorizing the chairman to appoint bis clerk, to select the subcommittees and fix- ing Wednesday as the day upon which the committee shall hold its weekly meetings, the committee proceeded to discuss the pro- posed amendment to the rules of the House affecting District day in the House, an ex- planation of which is found in another column. The proposition of the coramittee on fules met with disfavor from every member of the committee and the unanimous opinion was that the new rule would operate w the great detriment of the interests of the District in the House. A resolution was adopted directing the chairman to request the committee on rules to withdraw its proposed amendment and to adopt the rule Which prevailed in the Fifty-second Gonu- gress. Upon the suggestion of Chairman Heard it was agreed that the committee should go in a body and urge the commit- tee on rules not to hamper the District’ Interest by the enactment of the proposed rule. After adjourning the committee progeed- ed in a body to Speaker Crisp's room, where they were granted an audience by the Speaker. Chairman Heard made an earnest appeal to the Speaker in behalf of the Dis- trict’s interest to consent to a modification of the proposed rule. He said that if it is adopted as now formed it will place Dis- trict day entirely at the mercy of opponents of District legislation. The Speaker sald that he would be glad to do anything pos- sible for the District's welfare and would favor a modification. Then each member of the committee on rules was visited by the members of the District committee and the same appeal made, the efforts meeting with encouragement. Last Congress’ Rule It is thought that when a final vote i taken upon the rules this afternoon the Proposed amendment affecting District day will be withdrawn and the provisions of the rules of the last Congress inserted. Bt the Senate. Mr. Harris today introduced In the Senate the bill to open North Capitol street from 7 to the Soldiers’ Home. It provides for the condemnation of that portion of the prop- erty of the Prospect Hill cemetery and An- nie E. Barbour through which the propesed extension passes, The sum necessary for this purpose is appropriated, and it is te be immediately available. The Senate today, on motion of Mr. Mar ris, passed without debate the bill authorize ing the Commissioners to appoint two addi- tional clerks in the health office at a salary of $1,200 each, — ee NO FEARS FELT An to the Safety of the Kearsarge on@ the Nantucket. Despite the fact that the U. 8 S. Kear sarge and the old monttor Nantucket are @ trifle late in arriving at Wilmington, N.C., from New York, naval officers on duty tm Washington are not at all alarmed for their safety. The vessels left New York Friday forenoon, the Kearserge towing the Nantucket, and under favorable circum- stances they could not have arrived in Wil- mington before yesterday afternoon; end it is believed that they heaved to and faced the storm with engines going. The Kear- sarge is wel able to weather the heaviest sort of a blow, and the Nantucket was fitted with all appliances for looking out for herself, should it become necessary to cast off the tow lines. Her coal bunkers were filled, her engines made ready for service, a full ‘crew placed ‘on board, and competent «fficers to manage navigation and engines. H. H. Hosley commands che Nan’ the Nantucket 5 suwlecenan ie usa toms. the Nan 's ent is ‘The“slow rate at which the vessels were obliged to proceed, owing to the tow, en- abled them to proceed at about five Auote an hour only. It is confidently asserted at the Department that the iwo vessels will Croton the bay was filled with and every boat of the Croton Boat Club is either swamped or, broken up. At Croton int five canal boats were sunk and their deckloads scattered. IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Crops, Fruit Trees « Poles Prostrated by the Storm. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 30.—Reports from surrounding towns indicate that great dam- age was done by Monday's storm. Crops and fruit trees were destroyed, telegraph lines prostrated and heavy washouts are reported along the various railroads lead- ing into the city. At Newcastle a huge landslide in_ the Pittsburg and Western tracks near New- castle Junction caused an engine and 14 freight cars to be derailed. Two negroes who were seen on the cars are missing and it is thought that they have been killed and are buried underneath the wrecked cars. They got on the train at Youngs- town. The engineer, fireman and train hands saved their lives by jumping, sev- eral of the latter being injured. The rain was received with delight by the river men, who hoped for a rise in the river sufficient ‘to allow the shipment of the 21.- 000,000 bushels of coal now lying along the shores. They will be disappointed, how- ever, as it will not exceed five feet, and as much more would be necessary :0 Moat the barges. Train Service Suspended. BORDENTOWN, N.J., Aug. 30—Supt. | Wilson Brown of the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company inas given official notice that all train service on the Long Branch roa@ between Barnegat City junction and Barnegat City ill be discon- tinued until further notice. This action is taken in consequence of the damage done by the storm. Hop Crops Dameged. UTICA, N.¥., Aug. 30.—The high winds of yesterday and the recent heavy rains have cccasioned damage to the extent of thousands of dollars to the hop crops in Oneida and Madison counties. In some yards nearly every pole is prostrated, and the hops can only be saved by immediate picking. Much of the fruit has been blown from the trees, and the corn and buckwheat crops have suffered severely. Virginia Crops Damaged. Special Dispatch to the Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va., Aug. 30.—From ell accounts the storm has done great damage to the crops in almost every county in the | state, and especially is this true of corn, which has been beaten flat to the ground. | Great destruction is also reported to_to-| bacco, which was bruised and broken. Evi- | i ph dences of the damage done to the growing crops can be seen for hundreds sf miles | along the different railroads in the state. During the cyclone at Kernersville, near | Winston, N. C., a child of Monroe Phillips was killed and he himself was so badly in- jured that he can’t retover. Amstety at Raleigh. A special dispatch to The Star from Raleigh says: There is great anxiety for news of the man-of-war Kearsarge and monitor Nan- tucket, which was in tow. Adjutant Gen- eral Cameron and Quartermaster General Harrel went to Wilmington on Saturday to | meet these vessels, which were to be used j in instructing North Carolina's naval rej serve. Gen. Harrel returned last night, saying that nothing had been heard of either and that it was feared that both had foundered in the great storm on Monday. No news of either is as yet received. ‘Telegrams this morning from Southport and Beaufort state that neither has put in at those ports. —_—_—— American Securities Rise in London. LONDON, Aug. 39.—12:30 p.m.—On the stock exchange today American ‘securities have risen in sympathy with the advance in New York yesterday. eee Banker Day Will Sarrender. INDIANAPOLIS, Aag. 30.--Frederick T. Day, the president of the Plankinton Bank of Milwaukee. left for that city last even- ing, and witl give bond for his appearaace their destination all right today or tomam® row. + TARIFF HEARINGS. They Will Begin Before the Ways an@ Means Committee Next Monday. ‘The committee on ways and means @e- cided to take up the tariff question on next Monday, giving hearings on the subject from Monday, which is the th of Septem- ber, until the 20th of September. These | hearings will be before the full committee, republicans and democrats. After the hear- ings are over the democrats in the commilt- tee will proceed at once with the formal preparation of a tariff bill. It is mot ex- pected that there will be much, if any, @if- ference of opinion among the democrats of the committee as to the general character of the bill to be framed nor any objection to the policy of speedy action. The fill Prepared will be one providing as near as ible a tariff for revenue only, and, a@ e Star has stated before, the expectia- tion is it will be ready to be reported @ the House by the Ist of November. oo STORM EFFECTS. Broken Wires Being Repaired an@ Communication Established. Monday night's storm, despite the #s- surances of the weather bureau that ft ‘was not So very severe after all, will not soon be forgotten, nor will the debris fe sulting from it be soon cleared away. While every section of the District suffered con- the river front and the soufh- greatest fury of the wind. In tions houses were wnreoted. ings torn away and trees Very, considerable “xtent, and the ing damages sand. dollars. ‘The damage, however, widely distributed, so that no one person suffered to any great extent. Alexandr Laurel, Md., Hyattsville, Anacostia a other suburban places suffered in about Ube t Colonial Beach, wrecking eee and cottages. ‘This morning communication sad heen established between fire alarm headquarturt and all engine and truck houses, both ty gong and telephone, and hence the ofticiale breathed considerably easier than on yes- terday, when matters were in a very bad state. Numediately upon the receipt at ease yi iy upon ai Quarters of an alarm of fire. The great majority of fire alarm boxes are in per- fect working order today, but in many cases no alarm could be communicated from boxes. But as headquarters could be notified through the police precincts and by the telephone company’s phones, the de- tin such instances could be nofl- fied with comparatively little loss of in the event of a fire in districts covered by such boxes. ‘Tonight it is believed every box in the Ditrict will be in perfect working onder. about perfect Was maintained between headquarters aj all the precincts and most of the disabled patrol box wires had been repaired. Ail will have been put to rights by night talltt is thought. It is believed that the damage done by the storm to the District telegraph and telephone lines will amount to not lea than $1,000, ——— Ex-Members and the Floor. in ‘answer to the grand jury indictment. Day disappeared from Milwaukee “lmmedi- ately after the failures and sould not be found. It has since developed that he was at Spercer, but when the chase became too hot he was taken to Flint, Mich., where he remained until the last of last week, when he came to his brother's home in this city. Department Commander Faunce, Depart ment of the Potomac, G. A. R., has ap pointed the following assistant inspectors ‘Theophilus Geo, E. Davis, B. F. Chase, Fi gerald and J. H. Howlett