Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR pas ea PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘1101 Peansyivania Avenue, corer Lith 3t, by The Evening Star N Company, Me HOKAUEFMANS, Prev’a. Few York Odes, 88 Potter Suildiag Tae Evewrec STAn is sacved to sthecribers in the fir prearriers. on tunis own sceyane ae l0ceats DAE Rocks ortiz poe mouth.” Copies at the counter S BracieSpostdee propel 0 sant por "Roath SaTCRDat QU: DRCPLE Jazet S TaN 61.00 per year with foreien joviagy wild, $3.00. i [Entered at the Post Oice as Washington. D. C.. second-class mail matter. £27 All mail snbscri,tions must be patdin atvance Rates of advertising inale known on application. Che Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20,673. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. — = SPECIAL NOTICES. YE MERRY SKATIN <is upon us. The girls and bor IMB MUST HAVE Koller Skates. Why, we heard of one little fellow skating in his bare feet the other day with one foot tied up tton as if it were evidently Eon skating It _gors to show that they after all what healtbier could they engaze in? Your doctor Will tell you NONE HEALTH A good Extension Roller Skate for T3e. sngrmoos Celetrated Extension Roller Skates, th. Black set of Wheels, 2c. BARBER & ROSS, 1:th and G sts. ow. & MESSAGE “AckOss THE LINE, —the District line we mean—to residents of seo Alexandria, Hyattaville, Rockville and Other suburban towns—“Yoa cam have your wines ‘and liquors shi you safely either by express or In strong cases bearing no mark to indicate their contents.” Write for our price list of fine wines and quors. TO-KALON WINE CO., G14 Lith st. mw. Telephone 998. se ________ TEMPERANCE. GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MEETING UNDER AUS- ices of Woman's Christian Temperance Union at lent cor. 12th and H rt Miss Jenale Smith, K. _Speak. Come and bring HE MEMBERS OF mige, No. 21, K. of P., are requested fo meet at thelr castle hail, 425'12th st. n.w. TONIGHT at 8 o'clock, to arrange for funeral of our late brother, Emanuel Massari, by order of J. K. MANGUM, C. ©. Attest: B. cyUaY, K. of R. und 8) It ATTENTION, MEMBERS ITALIAN BENEFICIAL Society. A’ meeting will be held TOMORROW (Sunday), at 5 p.m., to arrange to attend the funerai ‘of our ‘deceased wember, Emanuele Massari. P,P. RALLO, Secy. ite OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. EISEMAN BROS, It 7TH AND E STS. N.W. oF 3 PYTHIAS_1 Harmony La 2 ALC CATHLIC SOCIETIES. WHITE AND COL- cored, are eariestiy requested to send Tepresenta- tives to the meeting to be held at Carroll Insti- tute, 10th st. ow. near K. on SUNDAY, i0th, for the purpose of ‘making the final ar- rangements for the laying of the corner stone of St. Benedict's Chureh. CHAS. GULENTZ, Secretary. FALL NOVELTIES IN SHIRTS Now ou exhibition at HALLS SHIRT Factory, ‘908 F st. mw. Don'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OP TRYING TO get your clothes too cheap. Let them be tailor- made (that is, made by a tailor who knows tallor- ing). We have struck the happy mediuer be tween the exorbitant prices of the aristocratic fallors and the ridiculous prices of the “Cheep hos," who bave their tailoring done in 3 ork” and Philadelphia “sweat shops."" stuffs" are in. J. FRED GATCHELL, late Keen's, 418 12th st. nw. se of $ LOVERS OF FINE TAILORING WILL BE “CaR- ried away" with the elegant line of English ‘Trouserings that came im the duy before yester- day. If you want a pair of dressy Trousers (such as New York tailors ask $12 for) see these. Just such nest, fine stripe-effects ay are usually so scarce. You won't find these pat- terns elsewhere—all “exclusive.” Excellent line of $25 Fall Suitings. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Tailor, cor. 12th and F. _ es THE D MORE TYPEWRITER. Whea the Densmore Typewriter first made its debut. there wane who xamined it out of “MERE CURIOS. ITY.” The great majority of these have since it “Densmores”™ out of “MERE CONVICTION” that ‘they Were the best ‘Typewriters they had ever seen. And Bere It may be well to state that the More you examine other typewriters che More you will like the Densmore it {m- Proves upon comparison—grows upon as it were. = We are sole D. C. Agents. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO.. 627 E st. n.w. E_D. EASTON, Pres. BR. F. CROMELIN, Sec. SOME NEW BILLS/THE SOLDIERS’ HOME.!IN CONGRESS TODAY. That Have Been Introduced in the House UPON PENSIONS, TARIFF AND FINANCE, Projects toChange the Laws Upon These Subjects. SOME FINANCIAL SCHEMES. OFFICE OF THE EXCISE BOARD OF THE DIS. trict of Columbia. Weshington, Sept. 9, 18%3.— Applications for licenses Lave’ been received as lows: Bar room—Roach & Graham, 23 H st. ne. Wholesale—Wu. Harding, rear of 825 Mo. ave. mw. KOGER WILLIAMS, Clerk Excise Board. it DO YOU DRINK CLARET? Why not the pure vintage? THE PARKER VINEYARD CO. OF CALIFORNIA, Order by mail. av 1109 7th st. PFLEGING & CO., LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN'S tailors, will reopew business on MONDAY, Sept. U1, at’ 1821 G st. REDUCTION UNTU, SEPT. 15.—VERY OLD CALT- fornia Brandy reduced to $3.20 per gal. Port, Sherry or Angelica, $1.20 per gal. HA. SELIGSOY 1200 and 1202 Pa. |,, FIRST SOCIETY OF SPIRITUAL ‘sth st. se, will have # lecture lar trance speaker, followed by tests, AY at S p.m. Also test circles eves EVENINGS. Publ ou SUN MONDAY and SATURDAY invited. nvited. ite Lost_ow F ST. PET. STH AND ISTH STS, N.We & note for $150 drawn by Gibson & Louthan in favor of Childes & Sons and indorsed by. Caildes & Sone, pavable one month from Sept.” 8, 188, T8008 are hereby warn inst negotiat= ing Suime. GIBSON & LOUTHAN. ite 7 918 F st. nw. TYPEWRITERS FOR RENT WITH INSTRUC- tion book: first month's rent allowed toward chase: competent operators assisted. to’ positions _Segge ee SEWN 2°08 os Fa aN INDISPUTABL TRUTH. Buying house ts taking money out of one pocket and putting {t in another. For the ‘mount you are paying in rent every month we can sell you a comfortable home. Call, or write us to call. AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO. Casurpassed storage facilities. Fire and burgisr proot warehouse. “Expert” packers and handlers of china, and glass ware, pottery, &e. gl Household effects packed for shipping. Pianos stored, $1.50 per month. ‘Trunks stored, 25e. per month. Rooms $5 per month and ap. American Security and Trust Co.'s ¢ Warehouse, 1140 15th st. mw. ©. J. BELL, President. Albert M. Read, Manager of Warciouse. sess PRINCIPAL OFrice OF THE AMERICAN WASHINGTON. DiC. § VASHINGTON, Di Te, snanal on muericau Graphophone Girectors, to teceive the aimual report, and. for the transaction of such other business ws tay be rly Drwight before it. will be held wt the Miotatatn View Hotel, Harper's ‘Ferey W. on MONDAY. Octoher 9. 1808 at 1-30 Stock transfer books will be closed. froin’ Octor ber I to October 10, 1883, inclusive. ty order of the husrd of ditertors. E!D. EASTON, See. MI. BRYAN, Pres. $02.9,28,00T-t * election of THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST ©0., PAID-UP CAPITAL AND SURPLUS PROFITS, $1,158,000. Executes Trusts, Furnishes Investments, Pays Interest on Deposits, Loans Money, Provides Safe Deposit Boxes, Rents Office Rooms in its Fire-proof Building. se BRAINARD H. WARNER, President. EIGHTH STREET SYNAGOGUESEATS FOR the coming holidays «an be had of the secretars, $22 Tth st. mw. of at the synagogue Sunday morning between 10 and 11 o'clock. se7-3t 1 BEG TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC GENERALLY that I will not hereafter be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife. Elizabeth J. man. WALTER E. NEWMA! September 7, 1893. SPECIAL OF FER—ONE-THIRD OFF a limited number of Brand New No. 2 NEUMATIC RAMBLERS. These are late pat- terns, with either smooth or corruguted G. LJ. tires, 28 of 26-inch front wheels, and guaranteed for one year from date of sale. Former price, $150. Now cut to ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS! Lamps and Bells extra. Will sell ou time pay- ments to the right Kind of customers. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co. DR. J. WESLEY BOVEE Has removed to 1404 HST. NW. Office hours—8 to 10; 3 to 5 and 7 p.m._se6-lin® All $3.50 Pants $2.90. All $5.00 Pants $3.60. All $7.00 Pants $5.00. All $9.00 Pants $6.00. - EISEMAN BROS., 7th and E sts. ow. OPEN ALL NIGHT. F. M. CRISWELL, PHARMACIST, 1901-1903 7th st., cor. T aw. In the future Store will be all) oe! my Drug open ‘My aim is to furnish medicine without delay When needed in a hurry at night. So often per fous are made to suffer because they cannut get Medicines after the usual closing hours. Competent registered pharmacists will be im charge. Physicians’ preseriptions solicited. As this ts done as a ulatter of business no extra age will be, made. as All goods sold night or day at same price, that the lowest. net F. M. CRISWELL, _setot __ Gor. 7th and T sts. ‘tw. DRC. Ww. Mt BHTON, DENTIST, HAS RE- turned and has reopened her office at 20" eS 13th st. ow. SILVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. Exery description of printing. Best of eng penne ae eee Pametualicy entor BYRON = ADAMS, PRINTER, Telephone Xk. [auO} SIZ Lith st. ew. NOTHING BETTER Ae Sammer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, ‘Equal to imported. Ask for tt at your Grocer’s, Druggist’s or Restaurant (Gorder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER (B15. nt. ww. ‘ae Devote: {T0e0 Sa stom HL MeQuEr’ PRINTPR AND PUBLISHER. Fine boos an] job printing Telephone 7k Ue] “T1OS-16 E st. nw. MANTELS, ANDIRONS, FENDERS, GRA Groaehe inn Gay Fixtures, “Ke. Thies, Stsined la@. Megaics. Marbles. suder JH CORNING, Tile Shop,520 Lith st. JAS. E. WauGH, 0 F at. aw se Good clothes command respect. Why? Because they intleate that the wearer is a man of Te- fined taste, neat and careful: for another thing that he has money—is fairly successful—aod everybody Knows that nothing commands as much respect as success—Americaus fairly wor- ship the Word. We will make you clothes that by making you look successful will make you successful. Try it. Fall fashions and fall pat- terms now ready. J. Fred. Gatchell, Late of Keen's, 418 12th st. n.w. seo qavesther tomorrow xenerally fair, followed by show- If you read it in vur ad. it's so. LUMBER FOR GRAND STANDS. CAPITOL CELEBRATION. ‘You won't need expensive lumber for these stands and you'll be foolish to Pay the high prices asked elsewhere. We have just exactly what you will need. Good stout boards, which we will sell you at the ridiculously low price of 90c. 100 FEET. ‘You won't find this price elsewhere. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Millwork and Builders’ Hardware,” Cor. 6th and N.Y. ave. ow. se WE HEAR IT NEARLY EVERY DAY. IN WALKS # gentleman ‘and says: I want a decent taflor- made suit. Look at this sult I have on! I had It looked splendid the first Now look “at its shape and hang. T gould have gotten a better suit ready-made” for 50. Lam done with cheap tailoring. We bare sympathized with him, took bis order and will give him a suit of which he will be Work will be our advertisement 1 more than ever before. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Tailor 12th apd F. se9 |. Our winter GO TO BRODT'S FOR HATS. HATS. HATS. All the leading styles. Repatring done at short Rotice. Orders by mati will receive immediate attention. Hats called for and returned. Don't forget. the _Bumber. 419 11th st. im SAVE TIME AND MONEY —by coming directly to us for anything you may want in PAPER, STATIONERY and BLANK BOOK lire. Our supply is the completest in the city and our prices are invariably right. Also full stock STA- ‘TIONERS’ SUNDRIES at lowest prices. EASTON & RUPP, Popular-priced Stationers, 421 11TH STREET (Just above the avenue). se QUEER REASON FOR DISMISSAL. One of Mr. Mansfield’s Company Pro- nounced Words Differently. Miss Agnes Lane, a pretty little actress, has thrown up her part and her engagement with Richard Mansfield’s company, and for a rather curious reason, says a New York special. It was all about the pronunciation of a phrase, and Mr. Mansfield’s determina- tion to eliminate all the Americanisms from the rehearsal. Miss Lane, never having vis- ited London, was unable to correctly imitate the English method of pronouncing the phrase “not at all.” She pronounced the phrase as she had been taught to do so at school, but this didn’t please Mr. Mansfield have noted down,” said he, at rehearsal, “that you pronounced the word ‘martyr’ ‘as ‘marter,’ which 1s villainous. It should be ‘mater.’ In the word hundred you recognize the letter r. You should say ‘hunded.” Do not let this occur again. After Mr. Mansfield had imparted a little more advice of the same kind, Miss Lane threw up her engagement. When the actor found himself unable to get an actress to play the part he threw up his hands and shouted: “Ladies and gentlemen, I sail for Europe Saturday. Consider that'I have dis- missed you all.” ‘Those who knew Mr. Mansfield’s peculiar- ities of temper appeared, of course, promptly at the next rehearsal, and nothing more was said to them about their resignations. Miss Lane did not return. Mr. Mansfield is the author of a new word for a theatrical company. Other bodies of professional people may be companies, but Mr. Mansfield’s is an “association of artists.” Here is one of the actor's notices to his artists: “I implore every member of the company to refrain, as we have hitherto done, from | commenting in any manner or form, in the theater or outside of the theater, upon the personal conduct of an associate. Any mem- ber proven guilty of one word of slander or backbiting will be instantly requested to resign from the association of artists who attend to their own busines: other people to do the same.” se SS The Financial Situation Improving. Treasury officials are very much encour- aged at the improvement in the financial situation during the last few 4: ‘The re- ceipts of the government yesterday were $1,800,000, making the total receipts for the month %,640,00, the expenses for the same od being %, her with other evidences of returning rity, are believed to show that the ancial cloud has broken and will gradu- ally disappear. —— A Bank Resames. The Naticnal k of Sturgis, Mich., which suspended payment August 7, 18%, having complied with the conditions im- posed by the controller of the currency, and its capital stock being unimpaired, has ‘been permitted to reopen its doors for business. and expect | 8,000. ‘These large receipts, | one Among, the bills introduced in the House of Representatives quite a number are de- voted to pensions and the tariff. On the former subject are the following: By Mr. Houke of Tennessee.—Awarding Pensions to residents of insurrectionary ites who enlisted in the United States army, but were prevented from joining their command by arrest or imprisonment, and who suffer from wounds received or disease contracted while thus under ar- Test or imprisonment; and to those persons, who, because they remained loyal to the United States, were arrested and imprison- ed and incurred disease therefrom which permanently disabled them. By Mr. Hermann.—To pension soldiers of the Indian wars as Mexican war soldiers are pensioned. by slr. Mallory.—To restore to the pen- sion rolls of the United States the names of all persons who were drawing pensions at the beginning of the late rebellion by rea- son of their services in the Indian wars of Florida, and whose names were stricken from the pension rolls by reason of their participation in, or sympathy with said rebellion. By Mr. McKaig.—To increase to $0 a month the pension for total deafness. By Mr. Martin, chairman of the commit- tee on invalid pensions.—To enable appli- cants for pensions under the general disability act of 189 to prosecute the same in the absence of an honorable discharge; also to abolish distinction as to weight of evidence be- tween privates and officers. By Mr. Wheeler of Alabama.—To fix the pension of a soldier who did not engage in battle, nor incur disability while in the ser- vice, and who served less than three years, at three-fourths the rate fixed by law; to the soldier who served less than two years, one-half, and to the soldier who served less than one year, one-fourth. By Mr. Curtis of New York.—To make the Pension for total blindness $100 a month. By Mr. Pickler—To prohibit che suspen- sion or stoppage of payment of any pen- sion until after a full hearing and examina- | tion and final determination by the Secre- tary of the Interior of charges filed ir: con- nection therewith. By Mr. Grout—To increase the pension for total disability from $72 to $100 a month, the increase to take effect from February 12, 1889; also to increase the pensions of $50 a month, granted under the act of June 18, 1874, to $72 a month, the increase to take ef- fect from that date; also to give to pen- sioners who were confined in confederate prisons $2 a month additional for every thirty days of such confinement. Tart@® Measures. ‘The tariff bills are: By Mr. Tracey—To put coal tar and its products on the free list. By Mr. Martin of Indiana—To repeal the reciprocity clause of the McKinley law. By Mr. Tucker—To place binding twine on the free list. By Mr. Houk of Ohlo—To place any filter- ing medium manufactured from earth pro- ducts, the formula for the compoynding of which is protected by letters pateni, grant- ed to a citizen of a foreign country upon the free list. By Mr. Wheeler of Alabama—To place cotton bagging on the free list. By Mr. Geary—Fixing the tariff on im- Ported wines. By Mr. Tucker—To place sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol on the free list. , Some Additional Fi Schemes. Among the latest additions to the tinan- cial projects before the House are these: Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina proposes, in a bill introduced by him, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to add $125,- | 000,000 of greenbacks to the treasury cash balance, and to credit the redemption ac- count with $25, 00,000 of greenbacks declared to be lost or destroyed. Representative Metklejohn of Nebraska has a plan for free coinage of standard sil- ver dollars which he thinks ought to settle the present controversy. He has introduced a bill which, in addition to repealing the purchase clause of the Sherman law, con- tains the following provisions as to the sil- ver dollars coined under its terms: “When the market price or value of pure silver shall be less than the coin value thereof, as herein provided, there shall be levied a seigniorage for converting said stl- ver bullion into standard silver dollars in value equal to the difference between the coin value of three hundred seventy-one and a quarter grains troy of pure silver and the market value or price thereof, which shall be paid by the depositor. “The seigniorage for the coinage of such silver bullion into standard silver dollars shall be credited to a special fund. to be de- nominated ‘the silver seigniorage fund.” “Tt shall be the duty of the director of the United States mint to proclaim each day the price of silver bullion, which shall be the valuation of silver bullion upon which the superintendent of each mint shall make the computation of the coinage seigniorage herein provided. “When the market price of silver bullion shall equal the coin value of three hundred seventy-one and one-half grains troy of Pure silver, all silver bullion now owned by the government of the United States which is uncoined and against which no certifi- cates have been issued, and all silver bul- lon in the silver seigniorage fund, shall be coined Into standard silver dollars as herein provided.” — Is HE A DEMOCRAT? The Virginia Association Thinks Mr. Colonna in Not. At a meeting of the Virginia Democratic Association at its hall, 910 Pennsylvania | avenue, last evening a resolution introduced by Mr. Joseph Settle was adopted after quite a spirited discussion requesiing the Secretary of the Treasury to remove from office Mr. B. A. Colonna, the assistant in charge of the coast and geodetic survey office. The resolution recites that Mr. Colonna was appointed about 1870 to a po- sition in the office through republican republican until 18%, when upon the re- moval of Superintendent Hilgard he pro- | claimed himself a democrat, and was ap- | pointed assistant in charge of the ofice at a salary of $3,600 per year. It ia further alleged that when Mr. Harrison was elect- ed Mr. Colonna began to hedge and take the part of the repubiicans and to aid in | the removal of democrats. In view of | these facts the resolution requested the Secretary to remove Mr. Colonna and cp- point a good democrat. ‘The resolution oceasioned considerable debate. Mr. B. Wyatt and Mr. R. N. Harper supported ‘the resolution in speeches, while Mr. W. C. Maupon de- \fended Maj. Colonna, Youching for his democracy. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 47 to 3, and a committee - pointed to present the resolution to Secre- tary Carlisle. ‘The association then elected officers as follows: President, H. L. Biscoe; first vice president, J. A. Jones; ‘second vice prest- dent, R. C. Glasscock; secretary, Ht. N. | Harper; treasurer, W.'H. Monroe; corre: sponding secretary, F. D. Syrich; financial | secretary, R. P. Riddick; sergeant-at-arms, A. L. Fant; executive committee—Clarence | Thomas, J. K. Edmonds, W. 8. Chapman, M. Wallace and J. A. Settle. Maj. Colonna’s Statement. Maj. Colonna said today that he would pay no attention whatever to the resolu- tion, and would not even make an answer to anything contained therein. His posi- tion, he said, in the survey Is not a polit- ical one. The duties of it are scientific, and he does not consider that the tenure of office is dependent upon politics. fluence; that he declared himself to be aj; Gen. Stanley's Selection as Governor Gen- eral Approved. Brief Sketch of His Distinguished Services in the Army—He is Well Known in This City. The Star has all along predicted that Brig. Gen. David 8. Stanley would succeed the late Gen. Kelton as governor of the Soldiers’ Home, and the announcement made exclus- ively in yesterday's Star of his appointment to that office consequently caused no spe- cial surprise. There was considerable com- petition among army officers for this detail, regarded as one of the most desirable in the service, and the difficulty of making @ selection caused much delay in the settle- ment of the question. Now that the ap- pointment has been made, no one will ques- {ion its wisdom and propriety. Gen. Stanley has an excellent record and to that fact, as well as to his personal acquaintance with e President and the Secretary of War, may his preferment be properly ascribed. He was a prominent candidate for the office at the time of Gen. Kelton’s selection, and would then have received the appointment but for the fact that certain personal con- siderations swayed the scales in Gen. Kelton's favor. Gen. Stanley's Record. ‘The new governor graduated from the Military Academy in 1%2, and was pro- moted to a captaincy in 1861. He particl- pated in several Indian engagements, no- tably that with the Cheyennes at Solo- mon's Fork, and that with the Comanches near Fort Arbuckle. At the outbreak of the civil war he was offered an important com- mand in the copfederate army, but he would not take it and loyally cast his lot with the Union, in whose cause he ren- dered good service in the engagements at Independence, Forsyth, Dug Springs, Wilson's Creek, Rolla and other places. In September, 1861, he was made a brigadier general of volunteers, and participated in the skirmishes near Corinth and at Farm- ington. He had an active part in the At- Janta’ campaign, and commanded the fourth army corps at the battle of Jones- boro’. In the fall of 1862 Gen. Stanley muc- ceeded to the command of the Army of the Cumberland. He took a leading part in the defense of Nashville, and was severely wounded at Franklin, where he was en- gaged in a desperate hand-to-hand con- filet. Notwithstanding the severity of his wounds, he continued on the field until Jong after dark, and succeeded in regaining the part of his line which the enemy had broken. After the War. After lying in the hospital for some months the general rejoined his command, and at the close of the war took it to Texas, He was then appointed colonel of the twenty- second infantry, and a greater part of the time prior to 1874 he spent in Dakota. In/ 1882 he was ordered to Santa Fe, N. Mex., and placed in command of the district of New Mexico. While stationed there he suc- cessfully quelled disturbances among the Navajos, Utes and Jicarillas without blood- shed. In March, 1884, he received his commis- sion as a brigadier general in the regular army and was placed in command of the department of Texas, which he retained | up to the time of his retirement a few years ago. Gen. Stanley is well known in this city and his return here to permanent duty is a subject of general congratulation, —_—__—_-e-—____ COMMISSIONER Koss’ ‘TERM. It Expires Today, Till His Successor is Appointe Commissioner Ross’ term of office as Dis- trict Commissioner expires at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He will, however, continue in his office until his successor is appointed. Mr. Ross was appointed to the office Sep- ember 9, 1890. He did not enter upon the discharge of the duties, however, until Ooctober 30 of that year. The Commission- ers are appointed for a term of three years. His conduct of the office has been highly satisfactory in every particular, and he has proved himself fully qualified for the posi- tion. He is exceedingly popular among the officials of the District building, who, one and all express the hope that he will be re- appointed to succeed himself. There are several candidates in the field for the posi- tion, Commissioner Ross is also a candidate for reappointment. ee ors MR. DAVENPORT’S CA‘ Postmaster Dayton Confers With Sec- retary Carlisle About It. The removal of Mr. John I. Davenport, chief supervisor of elections in New York city, from the quarters occupied by him for many years in the New York city post office bullding, bids fair to become a ni tional issue. The order for him to vacate the quarters was issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, who has charge of the building and was executed under the direc- tion of Postmaster Dayton of New York. Mr. Davenport has instituted legal proceed- ings against the postmaster for his action and the matter is now pending in the courts. Postmaster Dayton was at the Treasury Department today in conference with Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Sec- retary Hamlin as to his future course in the matter, and it is understood he was instructed to hold the fort to the bitter end. Mr. Dayton called at the White House, but failed to see the President. a eee THE JAPANESE PRINCE. Makes an Informal Call om the Pre: A dent Today. Prince Yorihito Komatsu, grand nephew of the Mikado of Japan, was presented to the President today by the Japanese min- {ster at this capital. He was received in the blue parlor. As the prince is traveling incognite the ocasion was entirely informal and devoid of ceremony. The two gentle men shook hands, exchanged a few plea: antries and separated with professions of mutual good will and esteem. The prince visited the various executive departments and paid his respects to the cabinet offi- cers. ——__—_+o+____ Personal Mention, Mr, Frank Hume, who has been quite I for the past six weeks at his residence near Alexandria, is better, and slowly conval- escing. Dr. and Mrs. Reynolds have returned to the city after spending some time at their cottage, Arundel on the Bay. J. Pfleging has returned to 13% G street from his summer vacation at Lilly Dale, N.Y. Mr. H. W. Coffin of this city, who left here for Chicago just prior to the opening of the world’s fair, has become one of the managers and part owner in the Ferris wheel. M. Willson Offutt, president Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Company, left today for a trip to Chicago, to attend the world’s fair. From there he will join his wife in Lexington, Mo., returning about the Ist of October. Mr. R. P. Capps, of the document room, Interior Department, has returned from Chicago. Miss Ruby D. Crowell, stenographer to Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions, has returned from Cape May. —o-< Treasury Changes. The following changes have occurred in the classified service of the Treasury De- partment: Appointed—Barney A. P. Poole, Kentucky, cierk, $1,200, first controller's office. Promotions—First auditor's office: S. W. Railey, $1,400 to $1,600; C. C, Tyler, $1,200 to $1,400; Joy’ Hill, $720 to $900. Coast_and geodetic survey—Miss Ida M. Peck, $720 to $1,000; Miss Sophie S. Hein, $220 to. $1,000. Light house board—Miss M. C. Letterman, $840 to $900. Sixth auditor's office—W. H. McNtel, $1,400 to $1,600; Miss M. E. Moran, $1,200 to $1,400; Frank Trenholm, $1,000 to $1,200; Israel J. Smith, $995 to $1,000; H. C. Crouch, $840 to $900; Milas L. M. Ferguson, $720 to $840. His Ideas as to the Causes of the Stringency. A BRIEF HOUSE SESSION. THE SENATE. ‘There was a very slim attendance when the Senate met this morning, about twelve Senators on each side of the chamber. Mr. Voorhees (Ind.) was in his seat, however, and carrying on a conversation with Mr. Faulkner (W. Va.) Mr. Hale (Me.) was also in his seat, as if to disprove the statements made yes- terday in relation to his frequent absences from the chamber. ‘The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Peffer (Kans.) in relation to national banks of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, their reserves, their refusal to pay checks in currency, &c., was laid before the Senate. An inquiry was made by Mr. McPherson . J.) as to how the resolution had been taken from the calendar—he assuming that it was the resolution offered by Mr. Peffer on the same subject a week ago. Having been set right on that point he moved to refer the resolution to the committee on finance. He was informed, however, by the Vice President, that the Senator from Kansas had the floor. Mr. Peffer’s Remarks. Mr. Peffer then proceeded to explain and advocate his resolution, which he said he had offered, not out of hostility to the banks, but in the public interest. He expected to show that the national banks of the country were the pets of the government, and had been over wince their institution in 1873. He desired the informa- tion which his resolution called for, so that if there was to be any improvement, a modification of the system, ‘t could be had with a full knowledge of the facts. He as- serted that the national banks of those three cities had compelled their depositors to accept, under the most distressing cir- cumstances, securities in the place of Jaw- ful currency, and the business of the whole country had thus been placed at their mercy. It was time, high time, that the should understand all about that matter. It was the business of the controller of the currency to know every month, every week and every day the condition of every national bank, and if any of their reserves fell below the legal Imit and its reserve was not made good after due notice it was. his duty to close up that bank and appoint @ receiver to wind up its affairs. He ac- cused the national banks of the country with having withdrawn from circulation in the six years between 1884 and 1890 $191,- 000,000 of currency—wrongfully and without any reasonable excuse, either in morals or in “law—nothing except what was some- times called organized avarice, and he sald that during that period new banks were being established, so that if all the banks had issued the notes which they were au- thorized to issue the aggregate amount of circulation would have been nearly $600,- 000,000. ‘He did not know how to character- ize a proceeding of that kind with sufficient force to show its enormity. He could only refer to what had taken place in the de- preciation of property as one of the results of that nefarious proceeding on the part of the national banks. The small national banks throughout the country were not re- sponsible for the evils that he complained of any more than the small railroads were responsible for the railroad management of the country. At the clese of Mr. Peffer's remarks Mr McPherson (dem. N. J.) moved to refer the resolution to the finance committee. Mr. George (dem. Miss.) said that the finance committee had not yet reported on the resolution heretofore offered by the Senator from Kansas on the same subject, and the Senate had no information that ft would report it. If the Senate and the country had to wait until the finance com- mittee had time to report the information would be unduly delayed. He therefore op- posed the motion. : Mr. McPherson, who is a member of the finance committee, said that that commit- tee would proceed to investigate the matter as fast as it could; and he was sure that the chairman of the’ committee would ‘report promptly. He did not undertake to say that the national banks of those three cities, and elsewhere, had not at some particular period of time allowed their reserves to fall below the lawful limit. But he did believe that the y had done everything in their pow- er to grant accomodation to their depost- tors and to the business interests of the country, and had done it in a perfectly safe and legal manner. Mr. Teller’s Question. Mr. Teller (Col.)—Does the Senator under- stand that these banks have now the neces- sary reserve under the statute? Mr. McPherson—I think they have. If they have not, I want to say that at this particular time—believing as I do, and the whole country does, in the soundness of the banks of these three great cities, which came to the aid of the banks of the country when ald was needed—i do not think that the Senator from Colorado or any other Senator should undertake by resolution to produce more consternation than exists Mr ‘Teller—I have no such idea, Mr. McPherson—In a time of great inter- national peril I think that every Senator and every member of the body politic ought to do everything in his power to aid in the passing of these difficulties. THE HOUSE. A holiday of three days did not feem to inculcate any great desire to transact busi- ness in the breasts of members. The at- tendance this morning was a very slim one when the Speaker's gavel calle] the House to order. A number of communications from the court of claims was laid before the House by the Speaker, and appropriutely referred, and several leaves of absence were granted. The Speaker informed the House that (as authorized by the rules) he had made an order regulating admission of newspaper men to the lobby of the hall. On motion of Mr. Bankheat (Ala) Senate joint resolution was passed appropriating $7,500 from the contingent fund of the Sen- ate for the erection of a building for the! storage of the documents for the use of the Senate. ‘The Ford's Theater Disaster. Mr. Coombs (N. Y.) offered a concurrent resolution reciting the deplorable accident at the Ford’s Theater butlding, and pro- viding for the appointment of « joint com- mittee of three Senators and thre Repre- sentatives to investigate the condition of other public buildings in Washington. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) objected. Mr. Meiklejohn (Neb.) asked consent for the immediate consideration of a resolu- tion calling on the Secretary of the In- terior for information as to the number of claims allowed, disallowed or suspended, for pensions under the disability act. Mr. Martin (Ind.) objected and the reso- lution was referred. Not His Own Views. Mr. Coombs (N. Y.) rising to a question of privilege said that he had been reported as having introduced a ware-housing bill in relation to the banking law. He had done so, but as he had no opportunity to ex- amine it, it having been sent to him by one of his constituents, he had marked it “by request.” The reporter must have fafled to see those words, and the bill had gone out to the country as embodying his views, hich it very certainly did not. He had e then withdrawn the bill and it was not now on the files of the House. Mr. Paynter (Ky.), from the committee ‘on election, reported’ a resolution granting the right to Mr. Belknap, claiming a seat from the fifth Michigan district, to file no- tice of contest against Mr. Richardson, the sitting member. Reports of Trouble in That Country Con- firmed Today, American Interests to Be Protected by Gunboats—Rio Threatened With Bombardment—v. 8. Minister. The reports of a political crisis in Brazil were confirmed at the State Department to- day gy the receipt of a cable message from Mr. Thompson, the new United States min- ister to Brazil, saying that preparations have been made for the bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, and in anticipation of such an event martial law has been declared in the Brazilian capital. As stated in yester- day's Star, arrangements have been made for a prompt increase of our naval strength in Brazilian waters. Orders have been sent to Capt Ferry, commanding the cruiser Newark, now fitting out at Norfolk for service as flagship of the Sonth Atlantic station, to expedite his preparations for departure, and to set sail for Rio with us little delay as possible. The Newark was scheduled to sal about the °0th instant, but under the new orders she will probably leave Norfolk on her long eouthern cruise early next week. Owing to the it distance to be tra- versed and the usual brevity of revolutions sn southern countries, it is almost certain that the present troubles will be settled one way or the other long before the Newark reaches the scene. She will get there in time, however, to render good ser- vice in the protection of American interests and to secure reparation for damages that may have been caused in the interval. She will be ordered to co-operate with other navies in protecting foreign interests in Brazil. It is believed at the Navy Department that the cruiser Charleston, the vessel made prominent by her long chase of the Chilean transport Itata, arrived at Rio today. She is due tn Brazilian waters from Barbadoes, and while it is not unlikely that she may have continued on to Montevideo, the chances and probabilities are that she will first touch at Rio for coal. In that event orders will be sent to her to remain at the Brazilian capital until the present troubles are over, or until she is relieved by the Newark. There is more use for the Charles- ton at Brazil than on the Pacific station to which she is bound. 2+ THE REPEAL PROGRAM. Debate in the Senate Will Be Kept Up Without Intermission. It is quite evident that the Senators who represent the administration in the fight for the repeal of the Sherman law will not listen to anything looking to a compromise. Af one is brought about it will be without their consent. The course Mr. Voorhees is pursuing in not attempting to restrict Sen- ators in their right to discuss the measure to their full satisfaction, but insisting that there shall be no gaps in the discussion to waste time, is approved of by all the best parliamentarians and tacticians in Con- bill to a vote. The friends of repeal believe that the dis- cussion will soon exhaust itself if it is not given a new turn and a diversion from the question itself by an attempt to force the matter in an unusual way. They can make no calculation as to how long the silver Senators can talk, and some of them think that it may be not until the last week of this month that a vote can be reached. With the improvement of conditions in the country which has followed the passage of the bill by the House and the perfect confidence that it will pass the Senate sooner or later, it will not cause any lack of confidence in business circles to have the discussion go on for a considerable time yet. Still the administration forces a a ag the discussion is ‘suddenly some time and vote be Teached when not e ea. ae e other ind the radical sil are speaking with more confidence than they have shown for some time. While ready to accept most any terms that can be regarded as a compromise, they insist that they are going to keep up the fight until some such terms are offered by the repeal men. One Senator told a Star reporter that the silver men had a list of twenty demo. rats and seven republicans who would never yield to let a vote be taken until some compromise was agreed to by the repeal men Presidential Nom! mations. general of the United States at Tangier, Barbary States, N. W. McIver of Towa, to be consul gen- eral of the United Stat Kanagay Japan. ites at wa, ‘0 be consuls of the United States: thur M. Clark of Michigan, at Port Sarnia, Canada; Isaac M. Elliott of New York city, at Manila, Phillippine Islands: J. Court. ney, Hixson of Alabama, at Fuchan, China: C. B. Hurst of the District of Columbia, ai Crefeld, Germany; Thomas Keefe of Ver mont, at St. Johns, Quebec; John Maguire of Alabama, at Tampico, Mexico; George 8. Tate of Massachusetts, at Barhadves, West Indies; Edward T. Wet Georgia, at_Tamatave, ie George W. Hull of internal revenue for Ohio. Capt. Daniel D. Wheeler, assistant - termaster, to be major and quartermany prnomes, Smith of Virginia to be chief ice of the supreme court - tory, of pNew Mexico. eek ee ee john B. Hemingway of New Mexico to be attorney of the United States fi s Hitory of New Mexico. he ee iso twenty-four recess appoint Se itments of Capt. Hassler’s Farewe' Capt. Hassler, chief clerk of the Depart- ment of the Interior, who resign - day, made the islet this morning bidding adieu to ‘hi mr ‘There was a vast amount of ‘hamienae ing, pleasant words and farewell salutes. ———__-e.__ ets Navy Yard Appointments, retary Herbert has made an fj a ant change in the matter of navy send appointments by the tssue of regulations providing that the term of eligibility for certification to the head of a department for work shall be one year from the date r. Ohio to be collector of of .which the eligibl { igible is entered upon {Re Vigilant, 1:08; Pilgrim, 1:08:30; Jubilee, 1:09; register by the labor board. Th of it 1s to drop from the register the names of all persons who registered prior to September 1, 1892, and on the first of each succeeding month to drop the names | also of all who have been on the one year. The result will be to clese the dockets of navy yards of all persons kept gn the eligible list under Mr. Tracy's ore der, and to necessitate new examinations for applications for places in the yards. +--+ The Atlanta Repnirs. It has been reported to the Ni partment that it will require vat’ leet $100,000 to put the cruiser Atlanta in serv- {ceable condition, including repairs to the water-tight compartment, doors, were allowed to rust so as to’ prevent them closing, and for which no one seem- ingly can be held responsible. o-—___ Fourth-ch Postmansters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was seventy-four, of which thirty-six were to fill vacancies caused by resignations and death. socials a The Tarif! Hearing. The tariff hearings were continued be- fore the ways and means committee: A. R. Turner, jr., vice president of the Barber Bros. Flax’ Spinning Company of Paterson, N. J., spoke on flax threads. He urged that in the contemplated revision of the tariff any reduction which may. be made may be so adjusted that munufac- turers and those in their employ will suffer no injury. —_____+@__ Government Receipts Today. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today ware $422,4%; from customs $606,206 the tenth district of | which | rounds of the department | jin readiness for the second trial race of Second Trial of America’s Cup Defenders. ALL POOR YACHTS TAKING PART. Fine Weather and a Very Good Wind. SIGHTS FROM THE HIGHLANDS a SANDY HOOK, Sept. 9, 10:10a.m—All the yachts have passed out to the starting point, the cup defenders. 11 a.m.—The sloops are now bunched off Scotland light waiting for the starting gun. All four will start. ‘The yachts are ready to start. The course of the first stretch will be E. S. E.; second stretch, southwest by west; third stretch, north half west. 11:32 a.m.—The starting gun was fired at 22 am. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J., Sept. 9. TO RESTORE LILIVOKALANL All Sorts of Reports Circulated by thé Hawai Royalists. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 9.—The steam ship Warimoo arrived yesterday afternogn from Honolulu, and brought the followivg advices, dated August 31. On the Sth Walker and Sinclair, who were arrested June 28 for conspiracy, were acquitted of ‘the charge, the fury ry] 9 to 3. The evidence was weak as to of meetings or organizations of conspira- tors. A number of the jury were known royalists, The line of defense was mainiy that the accused were in liquor, and mere- ly boasting when making the disclosures brought in evidence against them. The government claims to have gained its chief object in the arrests by exposing and checking the conspiracy. John E. Bush's daily paper Kalco me ports positive advices from Washington that Cleveland and his cabinet are only waiting to complete from Mr. Plount’s 1 port the evidence of the queen's overthrow by Stevens, when orders are to Le issued for her immediate restoration. These or ders are to arrive by the mail of September 6. Kalco is published in the native lom- guage. Bush's correspondent is known to be his former colleague, Celso Caesar Mo- reno. The objects of these reports is fo keep together the queen's adherents, amd by fear of her restoration to prevent the natives from joining the annexation clube, Since Admiral Skerret's demonstration #f his readiness to maintain order nothing more has been heard of dynamiting the city or of overthrowing the government by force. Great preparations have been made at the queen's residence, Washington place, fer the observance of her bi y. The Ke- hilist, or feather banners ff state, have been got ready. A great feast fs prepared at her Waikike residence. That day will be made the most of by her party. It is mo longer a public holiday. The Hawaiian Star, voicing a majority of the annexation clubs, is demanding the removal of royalists from the public offi- ces, and has published a list of such who are drawing government salaries. The Ad- vertiser counsels moderation, and a few changes, probably, will be soon made. ‘The volcano was in splendid activity last week. There were two days of violent ebullition, and fountains with constant overflows of the ten-acre Inke. Rowell, chief of public works, had a nar Tow escape from being caught in an over- flow on the 27th. The lake rose in a huge tide of fire, and carried away the whole of its parapet wall, and filled the entire cir- cult of Halemualan pit with an tabroken sheet of surging lava of 10) acres in ex- —The yachts crossed the starting line as follows: Pilerim.. Sevitee 1 26 Viwilant.. agpenreaes | ET 1 11:4 a.m.—The Pilgrim is leading, with the Jubilee second. The Colonia and Vigilant are following in close order. HIGHLAND, 12:15.—Vigilant is now work- ing up to the windward of Colonia and is ahead of her. Pilgrim is still about a mile to the windward and is sailing by herself, the excursion boats following the Jubilee, | Vigilant and Colonia, all three of which are weil bunched. It looks from this point as if the yachts were paying off more to the eastward. The wind is flawy and they are evidently taking every advantage of the breeze. The wind is now south, south- east. At this time the position of the sloops is as follows: Pilgrim first, Jubilee second, Vigilant third, Colonia in the rear. The yachts are standing 1..S.E, the stake boat is anchored E.8.E., from here. The sloops will probably make another tack around the buoy. 2:40 p. m.—The Colonia has passed the Pilgrim and is now third boat. ‘The Story of the Race. SANDY HOOK, Sept. $.—The clerk of the weather arranged another fine day and a fair wind for the second of the trial races. The wind was not so strong nor so rough as on Thursday, but there was plenty of wind from the southeast for a pretty race. ‘The air was clear and the day a better one for the spectators. They could see distinctly and there was less danger of seasickness. The prospect of a race between the four big sloops lent additional interest to the occasion, and the | excursion steamers, steam yachts and tugs carried thousands of enthusiastic yachts- men and other kinds who did not know much about yacht races, but were anxious to see the boats from which a chosen one was to sail against the Britons’ best boat. ‘The four boats were ready this morning to show their best points and each skipper was anxious for a chance to demonstrate that his boat was the best sailer. ‘The Pilerim’s gaff was ready for any wind and the Jubilee had her halyard block made fast. The Vigilant and Colonia. had no repairs to make, but their rigging was given a careful overhauling. The four sloops left their anchorage at Bay Ridge at 9 o'clock in tow of four tugs. The Course. The course was a triangular one, ten miles to a side, starting from Sandy Hook light- ship. The first one was east of south near- ly dead to the windward. It was down the Jersey shore toward Long Branch. ‘The sec- ond leg was a reach and the third leg a run home with the wind on the beam. ‘The Start. The preliminary signal was hoisted on board the flagship at 11:21 and the prelim- inary gun was fired. The boats immedi- ately got in position and at 11:30 the start- ing gun was fired. They got off in a bunch on the starboard tack. The Pilgrim and Jubilee took the port tack at 11: with main sail, stay sail, forestay sail, jib and club topsail. _ Pilgrim and Colonia were leading at ‘The following is the correct starting time of the contesting yachts: M.S. Vigilant. 11 30 13 Colonia. u 34 Jubilee. 1 2 2% Pilgrim. u 2 2 ‘The First Tarn. Nearing the first turning point it was a pretty race between the Jubilee and Vigi- lant. Colonia still held her position astern and to leeward. Both the Jubilee and Vigi- lant were ahead of the Pilgrim as to dis- tance, but the Pilgrim had the best posi- tion, being well down to windward. At 1 o'clock the Pilgrim began to sag off to leeward, while at the same time the Jubilee and Vigilant crept closer up to the Pilgrim. The Jubilee and Vigilant were having a luffing match, in which the Jubi- Jee had the better of it. The Jubilee came about for the mark on the port tack at 1:07; Vigilant came about at 1:07:45, and Colonia at 1:07:55. The Pitgrim luffed up and bore away for the mark about the same time as the Jubilee. The yachts turned the buoys as follows: Colonia, 1:10:80, ‘The yachts were timed as they passed a given line, as follows: Vigilant, 1:3; Jubi- lee, 1:37; Pilgrim, 1:38; Colonia, 1:41. After rounding the first mark the yachts stood off on the second leg, their course being about southwest by west. The Pil- grim showed on the first leg that she can- not point any way as near as well as the other boats. At 145 the Vigilant was well in the lead, Jubilee and Pilgrim were sail- ing well together, but Pilgrim was in the lead. Unless the Colonia does phenomenal work on the run home, which will be almost directly before the wind she will stand no possible chance of winning. At 2 o'clock the Vigilant was 2 minutes and 15 seconds ahead of the Jubilee and holding her owr without trouble. On the Homestretch. ‘The Vigilant rounded the second mark at 2:14:20. Her mainsail was boomed out on the starboard side and her spinnaker was set to port. The Jubilee rounded at 2:16:40. She was slow in breaking out her spinnaker to port. Pilgrim rounded the second buoy at 2:20::09 and the Colonia at 2:21:21. The Pil-| stim broke out her spinnaker in better shape than the others, but had trouble in sheeting it home. The racers were now booming home- ward with the Vigilant still holding her own. It looked, however, as though the Jubilee would win, as om corrected time the Jubilee was four seconds ahead tent. This was the finest show for two yoare. A smart shock of earthquake wes elt. H. M. Whitney, the leading and oldest Journalist of Honolulu, arrived on the Wor- Fimoo, and leaves for Chicago in a few Gays. —_— NOW TO FIGHT THE LORDs. Next Move im the Home Rulers’ Fight LONDON, Sept. ‘The Daily News, come ‘menting on the fate of the home rule bill fn jority smaller and we should have Worse.” The Daily Chronicle says: “Our extremely simple. The abolition of the house of lords now becomes a plank of the radical platform, and the clauses of the home rule bill providing fcr a second chaim- ber in Ireland must he modiled. Down with the house of lords. It is useless mincing wor a ‘The Standard: “When a government tames ly submits to such a rebuff everybody will draw the conclusion that it is afraid to faee the country.” ‘The Times believes that the decision in the house of lords will be sutained by an over whelming majority of the English people. ———nnaleenionee RAN INTO A FREIGHT. Wreck of the Lehigh Valley Fire Near Mumford, N. Y. BUFFALO, N. ¥., Sept. 8—The Lehigh Failroad’s fiyer, which left here at § a. mi, Was wrecked this morning near Mumford, N. ¥., on the line of the Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. The fiyer train ran @ local freight train belonging to the snd. F mhich stood on the track. "Tie engineer, Jesse Randall, man Lawrence Houlihan were jured, and it is reported that several sengers are hurt, although not seriously. ——__. CHOLERA IN ENGLAND. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. LONDON, Sept. $.—The tedious discus sion of the supply bill in the house mons, owing to the obstruction led Chamberlain, is likely to be curtailed by the ever, is hardly been long subject to diarrhoea, and Sunday she ate heartily of indigestible food. e case was more probably acute English cholera. The other cases in London ae declared to be choleraic diarrhoea, and ne connection, direct or indirect, with the cholera infected district has been traced. In Grimsby and Hull, too, while numerous cases of diarrhoea have occurred, | have been no further cases of true cholera, and the indica¥ons Europe are that the epidemic ts sul under the influence of the approaching weather, and the adoption of stringent pre- cautionary measures. At Mecca and Jeddah the @isease has raged with frightful virulence and the grimages are returning to countries decimated by the plague. A grimage just returned to Algeria lost twe thousand out of seven thousand members. A telegram from Odessa announces outbreak of influenza of a deadly type South Russia. LONDON, Sept. 9.—The medical sion, who have exam! i : ned the buildings since the death of the with cholera symptoms, reported today the parliamentary committee on at Westminster that both houses are in unsanitary condition and require a rough overhauling. ———__ (Contis « inued on Sixsh page.) WILL BE FIRM. . The Pope Not to Be Moved From His American Policy. ROME, Sept. §—Dr. Maher of Hartford, who was among the Americans received by the pope yesterday, said today that he found his holiness and many high prelates at the Vatican thoroughly informed om American chugch affairs. Reports from the best sources agree that, however much the pope may regret the ‘opposition to Mgr, to hand deenty to his present ‘Polley. to hol the Catholic Church in the United States, CAPITOL TOPICS. ington. It is proposed to utilize for this purpose a fund now lying idle and un« claimed in the treasury arising from pay and bounty due colored soldiers during the late war, the owners having disappeared oF failed to claim their own. A representative of the projectors has appeared before the Senate committee on pensions in favor of the proposition. It was decided to refer matter to a sub-committee to ascertain the pension committee has jurisdiction iP the premises. ee ———————— Two Banks Resume. The following national banks, which re cently suspended payment, having fully complied with the conditions imposed. by the controller of the currency, and capital stock being unimpaired, have to- day been permitted to reopen ‘their for business: The First National Rank 3 Cheyenne, Wyo.; the Oregon Nat Bank of Portland, Oreg. ———2 hinamen Coming In From Mexico. Col. R. A. Moore, special agent of the United States Treasury Department af San Antonio, has received mformation trom the border that the exodus of Chinese from Mexico into the United States continues r= abated, and the frontier of Mexico throngs h celestiats, who are waiting only for @ favorable opportunity to cross the Rie The smuggling of the unwelcome preigners into the country is worked #0 smoothly that comparatively few of th are captured. Thousands have undoubtedly reached Texas soil. During the past three months only about forty have been appre hended and are in jail at San Antonio.