Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1893, Page 1

‘THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘1101 Penvayivacis Avente, corner 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Companr. © S, Pres't. 8S. H. KAUFFMA: EVENtec STAR is serv [bers tn the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cent= PET Week, or ste. per wosth. Copien ‘at the, eux 2 cents each. a 50 cents per UINTUPLY SuereT STAR $1.00 per year added. $2.00. t Odice at Washingtoa, D.C.. class mall matter.) mail subscriptions must be paid in ad wieatt vance. Mates af adrecticing fo Emeen on y mail—aeywhere in the United | age pret Che Lvening Star. Vor. 83, No. 20,715. Y Jey D. SATURDAY OCTOBER 28, 1893—TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. Am index to advertise- me: will be found on Page 3. THE OFFICIAL AX. It Falls With Crushing Effect in the Patent Office. MANY EMPLOTES DISCHARGED. Three Examiners Asked to Send Their Resignations. SOME OF THE VICTIMS. There was a crash in the patent office this morning. From sixteen to twenty employes were discharged. Nine of these were within the classified service. Details of the disaster are meager, nobody will say a word, and those who are discharged ¢annot be found, and when they are found refuse to tell anything they know. The resignations of two third assistant exam- fmers and of one fourth assistant exam- iner were also called for. This knock-down has long been expected. When the fatali- ties of last September took place it was Prophesied that the trouble was not ended. ‘The prophecy is fulfilled. Commissioner of Patents Seymour told a reporter for The Star this afternoon that the changes were made with a view to the improvement of the service. ‘The Unfortunate Examiners, The examiners whose resignations were asked for are Mrs. Virginia C. K. Neagle, appointed from the District of Columbia on July 1, 1870, and to her late position on June 8, 1883. Her compensation was $1,400. The other unfortunate was E. B. H. Tower, third assistant, appointed from New York October 21, 1880, and appointed to his present Position October 23, 188. His compensa- tion was $1,400. The third victim was Mont- ford C. Steven, fourth assistant, appointed from New York on October 21, 1875, and to morning in room 217 on the top floor. was the division at one time presided over by William Burk of Wisconsin, who resigned, and presumably by request, some time ago. Some of the Other Victims. None of the parties mentioned could be seen by The Star man. The gentleman in charge told him that they were on leave. He also told the reporter that ke did not know whether they were democrats or re- publicans. He would not discuss politics. He knew only how to talk patents. Charles Rhodes, better known as Capt. Rhodes, also went out. He was appointed from Ohio in 18%, and to his present posi. tion In the attorney's room in 1388. He is crippled, and is a republican. He worked = a long time in the government printing ice. Thomas W. Hay, clerk in the draughts- man’s division, and employed in room No. 2, was also discharged. He was appointed from the District of Columbia in 1872, and attained his present rank in 1891. He re- cetved $1,400. William A. Orr, clerk in the same divis- ton, was also dismissed. He was appointed from Ohio in 1875, and to his $90 clerkship in 1884. James Lewier of Iiinois, employed in the ees berg was — dis- charged. le was appointed in 1866 and was paid at the rate of $1,000 per annum. Watch- man Lockrum Blue, appointed from the District in 1870, and who has held forth in the F street corridor for many years, went with the rest. Watchman Oscar C. Thomas of Maryland, appointed in 1879, was a vic- tim. A messenger named Perry and a clerk mamed O’Conner were on the biack list. ‘The initials cannot be given. because the name is borne by several employes and no one of them will say Semele | ta ciees These are all the names that can iver now, but the entire list will be obtained in tim ‘There is an air of mourning in the patent office today. ——_——__ WEDDED AT NOON. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAVERHILL, Mass., Oct. 28—The ultra- fashionable event of the twelvemonth in this section was the wedding of Miss Annie Elizabeth Russell of Boston and Mr. John Jameson Chickering of Washington, D. C. which took place this morning at Lake- view farm, the delightful summer home of the bride’s parents, ex-Congressman and Mrs. William A. Russell, on the shore of Lake Chochicewick, in North Andover. Invitations had been limited to 250 and Were sent only to the most intimate friends of the family. Nevertheless the company Was a most distinguished one, and included Mrs. Lucretia Garfield and Mr. Harry Gar- field, Prof. and Mrs. Gallaudet of Wash- ington, Mr. and Mrs. Kennard of Wash- ington, Harriet Prescott Spofford of New- buryport, Prof. Brewer of Yale College, Congressman Moses L. Stevens and family, whose home is directly across the lake frcm the Russells, besides a distinguished group from Washington, New York, Bos- ton, Brooklyn and a large representation of noted people from Lawrence, North An- dover, Haverhill and elsewhere he guests were hospitably the host and his family and Spent in social intercourse a: welcomed by an hour was nd in admira- tion of the magnificent landscape view ob- | tained from the windows of the vilia, the hills covered with brilliant autumn foliage, the crystal spring fed lake, four miles in extent, the picturesque cottages nestling in distant groves and the 250 broad acres — farm dotted with browsing blood At the noon hour the guests assembled in the large parior of tne mansion and await- ed th bridal party, which entered to the strains of “Lohengrin” by the Columbian Orchestra. Florally speaking it was a chrysanthemum wedding and the room was tastefully trim- med with the white variety of that flower. ‘The bride, a charming brunette of full figure and lustrous, expressive eye, and ‘resses, bore herself regaliy in an attire of white satin trimmed with point ce. She wore a veil and orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white roses. She was assisted by Miss Elizabeth Russell, who wore @ white gown and carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums. The groom's best man was Laurence Abbott of New York. The ushers were G. H. Corning of Wash- ington, Walter Lawson of Newton, ©. A. Hilton of Boston, and Wm. A. Russell, } The simple marriage ceremony was per- formed by Rev. G. A. Gordon of the Ol South Church, Boston. After the imp: sive formalities of the unton. congratul: tions were received and the guests present- ed to the happy pair. A magnificent wedding breakfast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Chickering will make an extended wedding trip and will be at home in Washington, D.C., their future residence, after December 13,on Wednesday at 3 Iowa circle. The bride is well kn among young people in Washington society, as she lived there while her father was in Congress. Mr. Chickering, who has a large circle of friends, is principal of the preparatory de- partment of the Columbian University and is the son of Prof. J. W. Chickering of the National Deaf Mute College. This is the first marriage in the family of ex-Congress- man Russell. —_ Naval Orders. Lieut. Wm. H. Everett has been ordered to Washington for ordnance instruction at the navy yard. Carpenter A. W. Massey has been order- @4 to duty in the department of constriic- tion and at the New York navy yard. A VIGOROUS PROTEST Against Another Garbage Factory in South Washington Citizens Call on the Commissioners— Patrick Mann’s Request —Com- missioner Powell Thanked. There was blood in the eye of the delega- tion from the South Washington Citizens’ Association this morning when it called to protest against the grantiug of a permit to Patrick Mann to erect a reduction plant similar to the one used by the sanitary com- pany on ground opposite the latter at the foot of South Capitol street. The delegation was headed by Mr. W. W. Flemming, the legal representative of the association, and President W. A. Richards, Thos. Martin, Henry Story and E. C. Gatchell. Mr. Flem- ming stated generally the object of the visit. He said it was preposterous to think of further burdening the people of South Washington by the creation of another nuisance. He stated further that at the last meeting of the association the present committee was selected to get an answer from the Commissioners as to what they proposed to do in the matter of abating the nuisance caused by the sanitary company. Commissioner Ross said, in reply, that the citizens of South Washington were certainly entitled to a full hearing, and it was the Commissioners’ desire to give their request careful consideration and action. He would try and bring the matter up at a special meeting of the board today and finally set- tle the question. Mr. W. A. Richards of the delegation also spoke. He said he thought South Washington had its share of nuisances al- ready, and trusted the Commissioners would peremptorily refuse the application of Pat- rick Mann to build another monument de- Yoted to nuisances. “But,” he continued, “the people of South Washington want to know what the Commissioners are going to do with their urgent appeal for relief from the noxious odors created by the Na- tional Sanitary Company. For months they have endured the horrible odors, and they think it about time that some action was taken in the matter.” Messrs. Thomas Martin and Henry Story —- C. Gatchell also spoke in the same strain. After the hearing had concluded the dele- gation paid its respects to Capt. Powell and tendered the thanks of the South Wash- ington Citizens’ Association for his suc- cessfu! efforts of cleaning James creek canal. It was one of the greatest improve- ments, they all stated, that had taken place in South Washington for a number of years and they thought that he deserved the greatest credit for the interest he had taken in that section and his successful effort in ridding South Washington of one of its most dangerous nuisances. They hoped that he would be equally successful in cleaning out the National Sanitary Com- pany. —— THE TRIP OF THE DETROIT. She is Expected to Arrive at Rio on Monday. Tomorrow or next day, if all goes well, the U. 8. naval force in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro will be augmented by another vessel, the new cruiser Detroit, Commander Brownson. A cable message received at the Navy De- artment this morning from the commander reported the arrival of the Detroit at Ba- hia, Brazil, yesterday, 710 miles from Rio. ‘The Detroit was due in Rio today. If she ‘{s not obliged to stop for coal at Bahia her arrival at Rio may be expected on Monday. Ever since it was decided to send the De- troit to the scene of the Brazilian troubles accidents, omissions and delays have pre- vented her from furpishing speedy protec- tion to American interests at Rio, and in- stead of being the first United States war ship to arrive there, as was intended by the Navy Department, she will be the last of the fleet assigned to that duty to reach the scene of the revolution. She-gtarted for Rio from Fort Monroe and “vas called back in order that certain tests in conformity with the contract for her construction might be complied with. Again after a longer delay for this pur- pose than was intended, she encountered gales in the South Atlantic and put into Barbadces for coal, several days overdue. Her arrival at Rio today was confidently looked for by Secretary Herbert, but again the department has been disappointed. ‘There is no great necessity for haste in getting the Detroit to Rio at the present time as American interests have sufficient protection in the cruisers Charleston and Newark, but this government is anxious to make as great a display of force while affairs in Brazil remain in such a critical condition. + e+—_____ NEW REGULATIONS. Ambassadors to Be Received With Ruffles d@ Flourishes. ‘The Navy Department has issued a new regulation as to the manner in which an ambassador shall be received hereafter when he visits a United States ship. The regulation is as follows: “When an ambassador of the United | States visits officially a ship of the navy, | within the waters of the nation to which he is accredited, he shall be received by the flag officer and captain and such other officers as may be designated, in dress uni- form, with a guard of marines, four ruffles and flourishes, and the band to play a march. Upon his departure a salute of nineteen guns shall be fired with the na- tional ensign displayed at the fore during | the salute. “When an envoy extraordinary and minis- ister plenipotentiary of the United States visits officially a ship of the navy, within the waters of the nation to which he is ac- credited, he shall be received by the flag | officer and captain, and such other officers as may be designated, in dress uniform, | with a guard of marines, three ruffies and | flourishes, and the band to play a march. | Upon his departure a salute of fifteen guns shall be fired with the national ensign dis- | played at the fore during the salute. | The reception to be granted an ambassa- dor is the same received by the Secretary of | the Navy. a Presidential Nomination The President yesterday sent to the Senate the following nominations: United States consuls—Charies Belmont Davis of Pennsylvania, at Florence, Ital Jacob E. Dart of Georgia, at Guadeloupe, W. L; John R. Mead of Connecticut, at Santo Domingo; Henry C. Morris of Illi- nois, at Ghent, Belgium; Dr. H. Smer, jr., of Pennsylvania, at Bombay. Col. George H. Mendell, Lieut. Col. Will- jam H. H. Benyaurd and . William H. Heue rps of engineers,to be members of | the California debris commission. William W. Quinton of New York, Thom- as S. Bratton of South Carolina, Dean Howard of Massachusetts, Alexander S. Porter of Maryland and William H. Wilson ot Missouri, to be assistant surgeons in the army with rank of first Heutenants. Also a long list of postmasters. e+ Continued Decline in Silver. Silver continues to decline, the London price, as reported to the Treasury Depart- rth of a penny with the tendency lower than’ yesterday downward. The quoted price is 33 1-8 pence per ounce, or about 71 1-2 cents in our money. ee Be ver Purchases. The Treasury Department yesterday pur- chased 516.00) ounces of silver at its counter offer of 30.72 an ounce. The purchases thus far this month ag- gregate 1,874,000 ounces and the offers amount to 3,915,000 ounces. ARLINGTON — BRIDGE. ae Quartermaster General Batchelder Recommends One in His Report. FORT MYERS WATER SUPPLY. Urgent Necessity for a Building Here for Army Files. EQUIPMENT OF SOLDIERS. ‘The quartermaster general of the army, Brig. Gen. R. N. Batchelder, has submitted his annual report to the Secretary of War. The report shows that during the year there was expended by his department the sum of 37,462,732, leaving a balance of $1,221,161 from the appropriation. Of the amount expended, $6,565 was expended for clothing and equipage for the National Guard of the District of Columbia. Preliminary steps have been taken, says the report, to change the present style of footwear for enlisted men. There has been @ general dissatisfaction expressed with the boots and shoes now issued, and after a careful study of the matter it is belleved that the new article will be thoroughly sat- isfactory. No considerable number of rubber blankets have been purchased by the government for the army since the close of the civil war. The stock on hand then has lasted up to the Dresent time, but having now become ex- hausted, arrangements are being made to secure a new supply. The new waterproof will be a cape, or “talma,” which will answer the purposes of both blanket and coat. ‘The horses purchased for the use of the cavalry and artillery during the year have been of unusually good quality. From all information that can be obtained the opinion is deduced that in the matter of its mounts our army is now better off than the army of any other nation. Fort Myer’s Water. The ostimates submitted for last year contained an item appropriating thé funds necessary for carrying a’ suitable water | supply to Fort Myer by making connections at Georgetown with the large main of the Washington aqueduct. Congress, however, failed to give the project its approval and the necessity for an increase in the water | Supply at the garrison being imperative, the Secretary of War directed that water be taken from the Potomac river at the south end of the Aqueduct bridge, whence it is forced through six-inch iron pipes into tauks at the post. This arrangement is Rot entirely satisfactory, and it is hoped that Congress will authorize a connection with the irge main of the aque- duct, im accordance with the orig- inal plan. This) met the full ap- proval of the chief of engineers and was strongly urged by the surgeon general of the army. The daily consumption of water by the two hundred and fifty officers and soldiers of the garrison, probably within 40,000 gallons, would be relatively so small as to be insignificant so far as regards the demands it would make upon the aqueduct. Owing to the situation of: the post, it has been practically impossible to re a sup- ply of pure water in any other manner, every other known method, after trial, hav- ing been exhausted. Bridge to Arlington, Very large sums have been appropriated by Congress, says the report, for the con- struction of roads to cemeteries, more or less unimportant, in various parts of the country, but a like generous care has not been bestowed upon Arlington, the most important of all. The Arlington Heights grounds cover 1,100 acres, with a frontage of about one mile on the Potomac. They constitute one of the grandest and most beautiful parks in the country, the national cemetery oc- cupying about one-fifth of the inclosure. In addition to its historical associations the park abounds in rare natural beauty and has been most carefully kept up and improved. Few cities have so fine a park contiguous to their borders. Arlington cem- etery, where so many heroes lie buried, has, in a large measure, become, like Great Britain's Westminster Abbey, the nation's “Walhalla.” Consecrated as it {s to our illustrious dead, with its stately and expressive monu- ments commemorative of the deeds of patriots, its hallowed associations and its lessons appeal strongly to all visitors to the nation's capital. But the journey thither, by a rounds- bout way over roads controlled by local authorities, which are rough at all times and sometimes well nigh impassable, is not only tedious and uncomfortable, but in- volves an expenditure of time and money which deters great numbers from under- taking, it. A b#dge over the Potomac at or about the terminus of New York avenue, near Observatory Hill, would furnish a short and direct route to the park and cemetery and would in fact bring them to our very doors. But the park and cemetery are not alone to be considered. As a means of rapid and direct communication between the capital and the important military post of Fort Myer, which adjoins the park on the north, the value, in a military sense, of a bridge at_thjs point cannot he overestimated. Such a bridge would also practically join this grand park to the large area of re- claimed lands on the river, all of which is to form one grand park. . Plans for such a bridge have been pre- pared by the engineer department, and its construction is urged as a necessity. It is respectfully recommended that Congress be requested to make an appropriation there- for. Gettysburg Monuments, Under the acts of Congress approved March 3, 1887, October 2, 1888, and March 2, 1889, authorizing and directing the acquire- ment of land for sites for monuments or tablets to mark the positions occupied by organization of the regular army on the Gettysburg battlefield, a survey of the field has been made, the positions of the various organtzations designated on the ground and the title papers for the purchase of the sites are now nearly perfected. These sites are generally about twenty-five feet square, with an approach thereto from the nearest public highway. Contracts have been made for furnishing and putting in place forty cast Iron tablets, with suitable inscriptions, and twenty-five iron gun carriages to mark these positions. The work is now in pro- gress. A Building for Files. In conclusion the report says that for many years several of the heads of de- partments have made earnest recommenda- tions to Congress to provide for the erec- tion of a suitable fire-proof building in this city, wherein could be filed the greater portion of the vast accumulation of vouch- ers and other valuable papers. These files, aggregating an enormous mass of papess, encumber the department build- ings, occupying valuable space costing mil- lions of dollars that ought to be available for office purposes, and besides, in several of the buildings where stored, their great weight is a constant menace to the safety of the structures and to the lives of the em- ployes. In 1880 Gen. Meigs, then quartermaster general. urgently presented the necessity for such a building. and submitted a com- plete plan for a suitable structure to cost | $200,000. The plan is on file in this depart- ment. ‘The crowded condition of the executive departments, espectally of the War Depart- ment, where a large number of costly rooms are choked with vouchers and other valu- able papers from floor to ceiling, and the constant increase in rented premises nec- essary to accommodate the business of the government, would seem to point to the present as a suitable time for the considera- tion of this important matter. CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY In Session at Beaver Creek, Washing- ton County, Md. The sixteenth annual convention of the Christian Missionary Society of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia is being held at Beaver Creek Church, Wash- ington county, Md. The convention opened on October 24 with an address by Rev. Pres- ton A. Cave of Hagerstown. The following is a list of delegates from this city: From Vermont Avenue Christian Church— Rev. F. D. Power and wife, Benj. Summy and wife, C. W. Shelton and wife, J. G. Thompson and wife, Wm. H. Schell and wife, Henry F. Schell, Mrs. L. Knowles, H. Clay. Stier and L. J. Piper, Miss Nettie Piper, Mr. Asa W. Piper, Misses Mamie Clabaugh, Emma De Vaughn, Mary Folks, Ella Hoge and Lou 8S. Weightman, Mrs. Elsie Tingle, Alice I. Miles, H. N. Whit- comb and Mr. J. S. Van Arsdale. From Ninth Street Christian Church— Rev. E. B. Bagby and wife, J. A. Scott and wife, Mrs. H. P. Maxwell, ‘isses Maud Maxwell and Sadie Emmons, Mrs. Effie Davies, Misses Katie Lewis, Lida Billups, Edith Page, Bertha McKnaught and W. W. Winfree. ‘The convention of the auxiliaries of the Christian woman’s board of missions. and other societies of the Christian churches of Maryland and the District of Columbia met in the church at Beaver Creek on the after- noon and evening of Thursday, October 26, Mrs. Emma F. Shelton of Washington city presiding. —————_ TWO MYSTERIOUS, MURDERS. No Clew to the Two Tragedies Near Elkton, Md. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ELKTON, Md., October ~ soe} ‘The Maryland and Delaware authorities have set themselves to thinking since the two strange supposed murder cases found between Elkton and Wilmington. The con- clusion reached is that both bodies were those of two men murdered by the same gang, and the fact that both bodies were divested of clothing leads them to believe that the sole purpose of the fiendish crimes was robbery, and in order to escape de- tection the victims were first killed and then everything, including their clothing, was taken. Detective Jones of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company has been working on the case and in a day or two will hold a con- ference with the authorities of this state. The supposition is that the fiendish crimes were the work either of some parties who have started out to work the territory be- tween Wilmington and this town or Ital- jans who live in the vicinity of where the bodies were discovered. It is known that there are several clans of these people who live along the railroad and in the vicinity and since the finding of the bodies their actions have been closely watched. The condition of both bodies when found leads the officials to believe that whoever committed the crimes was in abject want from the fact that the clothing was taken. This heightens the suspicion that the work must have been committed by some one in the neighborhood. It will be remembered that the body found near Stanton, Del., on September 25, had no clothing on except an undergarment and a blue jumper, and that the one found near Iron Hill, ‘Cecil county, only eight miles apart, had nothing on at all. The garments in both cases had evidently been removed after the men were dead, and the locations tn which the bodies Were found proves conclusively that there had been an attempt to conceal them. The one found at Stanton was concealed close to the railroad and, as it had been hidden in the bushes in an unsuspected spot on a place that 1s seldom traversed at all, the chances are that it would have remained there until the last vestige of a human form had disappeared had not some rail- road men happened to be repairing a fence and detected its presence by the odor. The Iron Hill case was also conclusively the work of fiends who had tried to cover up their tracks. The body had been put out of the way and was only found through an unusual circumstance. It will also be re- membered that the body of an unknown white man was found near Bacon Hill, three miles south of Elkton, on the P. W. and B. railroad last winter, which till this day remains unidentified. —_— Changes of Special Agents. The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Office of Indian affairs—Appointment: Miss Alice M. Apple of Pa., copyist, $900. Promotions: Walter M. Wooster of Va. clerk, $1,00 to $1,200; Francis C. Huebner of Ohio, copyist, $900 to clerk, $1,000, Pension office—Appointments: John D. Bloodgood of ew York, John F, McMahon of Illinois, Frederick H. Austin of Missouri, McHenry Owen of Indiana and Wm. H. Proctor of Vermont, special examiners, $1,300; Samuel I. Irvine of Iowa, Henry Do- nan of Kentucky, Forrest E. McLaughlin of Vermont, Clarence M. Butler of Minnesota, and Rodney Gary of Texas, copyists, $900. oe —_______ I. 0. O. F. Visitation. The officers of the Grand Lodge of this jurisdiction during the week paid official visits to Beacon, Mt. Pleasant and Eastern Lodges, and at each visitation a large at- tendance was present. The examination of the officers of Beacon Lodge developed a new candidate for higher honors in the person of Vice Grand Mc- Bride, and his knowledge and conception of the work was highly complimented by the Grand Master and other officers present. Mt. Pleasant presented a degree for the inspection of the grand officers, which was put on the floor in a creditable manner, At this visitation addresses were delivered by Past Grands Irwin and Risner, and were the equal of any address of the pres- ent series. ‘The condition of affairs at Eastern Lodge Was not found to be as good as at the other two lodges, and some good and wholesome advice was given by Grand Master Wood, Grand Representative Stler and Graad Conductor Davidson. Grard Master Wood announced that on Tuesday evening next the grand officers would visit Golden Rule Lodge and witness the conferring of the second degree, also that a visitation would be made to Friend- ship Lodge on Thursday evening. ee Changes of Special Agents. Secretary Carlisle has appointed John C. Gallen of Philadelphia, Pa., a special agent. T. R. Simonton of Maine, a special treas- ury agent, has resigned. ———_-e Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $569,170; from customs, $414,745. ——— os No Further Danger. The Treasury Department semi-officially declared yesterday that there was no fur- ther fear of cholera being introduced from Europe by immigration by deciding to re- call nearly all the surgeons of the marine hospital service now stationed at the prin- cipal European ports. +. Removed and Appointed. Mr. Milton C. Foss, the assistant’ fore- man of the treasury branch of the gov- ernment printing office, has been removed and Mr. Kehoe of Kentucky, appointed in his place. The new appointee is a brother of the former private secretary of Secre- tary Carlisle. He is a well-equipped print- er, and formerly resided in Covington, Mr. Carlisle's home. a An Unavoidable D iter. The coroner and county physician have | investigated the collision between the Chi- cago limited and a freight train at Bears swamp near Trenton Wednesday evening |and came to the conclusion that it was an unavoidable accident; that nobody was to blame for the accident, and that an in- quest was not necessary. The injured tramps at St. Francis Hospital will atl recover. None of the dead tramps have been identified. THE MATABELE WAR. New Light on the South Africa Com- pany’s Methods. ALLEGED CRUELTY TOWARD NATIVES. London Daily Papers Make Sharp Comments. STORIES TOLD BY SETTLERS. ‘Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. LONDON, Oct. 28.—The Matabele troubles have assumed a dual importance inasmuch as not only the future of Matabeleland but the future of the South African Company itself is now involved therein, owing to the light thrown upon the company’s proceedings and history by an influential section of the Eng- lish press. The Daily Chronicle leads the attack on the company and is ably seconded by Henry Labouchere in Truth, while the Daily News does not spare it. The company is described as bankrupt and its attempt to acquire Matabeleland is said to be the last card of desperate men. The Chronicle says that the company has only one definite mining con- cession and a few vague agreements as the basis of their attempt to seize the country at the expense of the British taxpayer. It dwells upon the manner in which the com- Pany was first boomed and describes Lord Randolph Churchill as its “‘tout-in-chief.” ‘The floating of the company, it adds, was arranged privately with the aid of a few dukes and other aristocrats, and when the | shares went to enormous premium as the re- sult of Churchill's expedition to Mashona- land, the profits went into the pockets of the allottees. The company itself gained no Profit thereby and eventually exhausted its million of capital with practically no return. The story of the atrocities which the com- pany’s forces are declared to have commit- ted in order to force the Matabeles into war excites, however, even more attention than the review of. the seamy side of the com- Pany’s promotion and its present financial position. Stories Told by Colonists. The settler Davis’ version of the so-call- ed Matabele raid, although officially de- clared to be incorrect, is supported by a colonist’s letters to Mr. Labouchere. The writer maintains that the Matabele were simply massacred. Between twenty-five and thirty were killed, and in his own words: “It was like buck shooting, for the Poor devils took to their heels and we gal- loped up and shot them down point blank.” If the statement of another settler can be relied upon, such a slaughter would create little surprise as the writer describes the company’s men as having been recruit- ed at Johannesburg, and as the sweepings of the town and the police courts. A more degraded lot could scarcely be imagined. The Chronicle, in its comments, that Cecil Rhodes made a great point wi he recently asserted that the civil population was going to the front without pay, but the class of recruits just described will be un- \kely to fight for nothing, and tt Bp-; bears that it was stipulated ta yo should be equally divided between the 2 pany and the men, the latter each recely- ing also a Matabele farm of 6,000 acres, pioneer rights, and twenty gold claims in Matabele land. The staying of Matabele’s envoys in Col. Gould Adams’ camp is severely com- mented upon, as the official explanations are decidedly unsatisfactory. The Dally News today says that Sir Hen- ry Loch’s account is a wretchedly unsatis- factory story. It may wear another aspect when the details arrive, but it seems a sickening business as it stands. It does not stand alone. Where is the dark story of the wholesale destruction of the helpless creatures forming the tail-end of the impi? We want more daylight on the whole busi- ness. Justice to Lobengula. An interview is published today with Charles Rudd, the originator of the famous Rudd mining concessions obtained from Lobengula five years ago, and since acquir- ed by the chartered company. He declares that Lobengula is not so black as he has been painted. He himself found Lobengula genuinely friendly,and he was a just magis- trate among his own people. His cruelty is only a national trait. His feelings toward whites were evidenced when three ments danced before him, demanding to be allowed to kill Rudd and his friends. Lobengula refused, saying, “They are my guest: The Chronicle today promises early reve- lations regarding Rhodes’ financial schemes. it says that the dissolving panorama of Rhodes’ companies, with Rhodes and his confederates behind, has reached a point where it is necessary to concentrate serious attention. Regarding the inquiry which Sir Henry Loch promises to make into, the staying of Lobengula’s envoys, the Chronicle says it would have more confidence in the inquiry if Rhodes’ creatures were kept at arm's length. In the meantime the war should be stopped. Other newspapers comment in a similar !strain, and when pazliament reassembles it is understood that it will be asked to appoint a commission to investigate the whole affair. —_> BURNING PHOTOGRAPHS. Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand to Be Destroyed Today. Two hundred and fifty thousand photo- graphs will be destroyed by the Post Of- fice Department this afternoon. They con- stitute a collection which has been accu- mulating since 1874. They were sent to dis- tant friends, and because of faulty ad- dresses drifted to the dead letter office, Here efforts were made to find their send- ers. Each photograph destroyed repre- pata on ing bart of the department earnest Work and failure. The pict everything that a camera could be finusct on. The people represented seem to be thostly rural, but the minority of city folks 1s quite a respectable one. There are several cabinets and Danels by Washington photographers, There are counterfeit presentments of famous men and women by the hundred, There is scarcely a celebrity of Poetry, Mterature, music, art, science, war or government whose features are not on exhibition in this great gallery. Thousands of the pic- tures were taken in the far west, and sent back by roving sons and brothers to sisters and mothers in the effete east. They are principally common little tintypes or vague and imperfect photos. Buckskin and beads and Winchesters occupy a prominent po- sition in them. Many indecent pictures are also in the condemned lot. When these things burn many stories full of fun and sorrow, laughter and tears, humor and pathos will go up in smoke. ———_—_—_+ 2+ —_____ Trial of the Columbia Postponed. The trial of the cruiser Cclumbia, which was to have been given on November 2, has been indefinitely postponed. Secretary Her- bert took this action at the request of the builders, who state that they wish to re- move the pistons for an investigation before she is tried. It is not known now when she will be given her run, as telegraphic in- structions have been sent to the members of the board rescinding their orders to meet in Boston on the Ist of November. —-—— +e. To Pay Pensions. Acting Secretary Sims has signed a requi- sition on the treasury for $12,000,000 to be disbursed in the payment of pensions. STANTON'S EXPLANATION, His Telegram Given Out by the War Department. Mello Was Flying the Brazilian Flag —The Only Admiral Afloat—Has Hauled Down His Flag. There was one new development in the case of Acting Rear Admiral Stanton ‘oday when Secretary Herbert decided to make Public the telegram which he had from Stanton with reference to the Rio incident. According to this telegram Admiral Stan- ton saluted Mello because he was the senior admiral of the Brazilian ravy afloat and was flying the Brazilian flag. This expla- nation was suggested in The Star last even- ing and tends to throw a better light on the matter, although it is still considered to have been at least a grave error of judg- ment on the part of the deposed officer. The official statement given out at the Navy Department this afternoon was as follows: Inesmuch as there seems to be an im- pression that the President acted in the matter of removing Admiral Stanton with- out hearing from him it is fair to state that before the order was issued Secretary Herbert had sent a telegram of inquiry and had received the following reply: (Translation,) Po on Oct. 25, 1893. avy, ington: ioring saluted flag of Brazil, twenty-one guns. Salute was returned by government fort. After anchoring received visit from aid-de-camp of Admiral Mello, lying Brazilian flag. Returned said visit. Saluted Brazilian admiral afloat. Salute was returned by same. No call received from any Brazilian officer from the shore. Next day called upon Brazilian STANTON. Hauled Down His Flag. The navy department yesterday received the following telegram from Admiral Stan- ton in answer to the order recalling him: “I have hauled down my flag, and will proceed home by the next steamer.” Admiral Stanton’s action still continues to be the subject of general comment among naval officers. No one excuses him for the remarkable performance of saluting the insurgent admiral, yet all pity him for the unfortunate and inexplicable blunder. Many still hope that he will be able @ ex- plain away at least a portion of the -rious reflection which has been cast yn an honorable career; yet with the facts at — no one is able to suggest even a pos- ‘explanation. It is said that none would be more pleas- ed than Secretary Herbert, who issued the order of detachment, to find when all the details are known that there are extenuat- ing circumstances to justify the course pur- sued by Admiral Stanton. ———————_+-2+____— THAT GARBAGE FACTORY. Mr. Patrick Mann’s Proposal as Seen by the Health Officer. Speaking of the proposal of Mr. Patrick mett said he saw no reason why the Com- missioners should refuse a permit to Pat- " Mann to put up a plant, as he requests. been set for trial on any particular day. The was brought under section 21 of the ices. To Proceed Against the Sanitary Co. Under this same section a charge is to be brought against the National Sanitary Company, and it is the intention of Prose- cuting Attorney Pugh to have the cases heard about the same time, as the same law is involved. Mr. Pugh said to a Star reporter this afternoon that citizens of South Washington had applied for a war- rant against the Sanitary Company, and he said he would issue the warrant within a few days. In Mr. Mann’s case it is likely the matter will be taken from the Police Court on a writ of certiorari. ——_—— TOOK SOME TONIC. And Afterwards Lost His Watch and Other Valuables. Rev. Benjamin Gaston, a colored divine who claims that he-does missionary work in Liberia as well as being interested in a colonization scheme, appeared on the wit- ness stand in Judge Miller’s court today and told a story of how he had been robbed of his gold watch and chain, $40 and a check for $100. Mrs. Minnie Lewis, a good looking young mulatto, who had done cler- ical work for the divine from the heathen country, was accused of the theft. Addi- son Lewis, the woman's husband, was also a defendant. The Rev. Gaston occupies a room in a house at 4th and Q streets, and he told the judge that he kept a bottle of tonic there. “Do they have tonic in your country?” the court asked. “Judge, your honor,” said the minister, “can you tell me any country on the face of the earth where they don’t have tonic?” Minnie, he said, took a big dose of the tonic and retired. He retired soon after- ward, and in the morning he discovered that he had been robbed. Minnie had not left the room. Policeman Flathers gave evidence of the arrest and recovery of the property. Mrs. Lewis saf@€ she had not lived with her husband since April and she did not want. him to know what she was doing. She denied that she unlocked the door to let her husband in the room. Both prisoners were held for the grand jury and Judge Miller committed them to jail in default of $1,000 each. —__. Don’t Want Inform: \. In the House yesterday afternoon a long discussion ensued upon the presentation by Mr. Springer of a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for cer- tain information touching state banks. The resolution was opposed by the friends of the state bank system, as they claimed that the information which would be fur- nished would be an ex-parte and partisan statement prepared by the late republican administration to injure the cause of state 8. Representative Dingley of Maine spoke earnesly in favor of the resolution. After some further discussion a vote was taken on the passage, but no quorum hav- ing appeared the House adjourned. SBA EE OE aE Daty Free. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has instructed |the collector of customs at Baltimore, Md., | to admit free of duty the statue of William Wallace, presented to the city of Baltimore by admirers of the Scottish chieftain. It will be placed in Druid Hill Park. Special Pension Examiners. John D. Bloodgood of New York, John E. McMahon of Illinois, Frederick H. Aus- tin of Missouri, McHenry Owen of Indiana and William H. Proctor of Vermont have been appointed special examiners in the pension office. his objection, admiral. Visit | ami: j | told that it was not | bugaboo of the silver purchase law. NEARING THE END. Closing Incidents of the Great Sil- ver Debate in the Senate, fore the hour of meeting this morning. There was alro a fair attendance of Senators at the opening, a roll call showing the pres- ence of fifty-two Senatcrs. and The it resolution offered Mr. Cullom (ill.) for state of illinois, for litia of that state, the lnois, was reported from the committee naval affairs and was put upon its passage. Mr. Harris (Tenn.) thought it not be Passed until he saw it in a a brick model. The joint passed. F ; They are only good in that they than unconditional repeal; and it idle to go through the form them. I am indifferent whi that or not. Some of ; Li fs id if is iil ee eee ceived, however, as to who of bimetallism. tors across the chamber have leaped into sudden reputation by advocating it, have posed as if they were each a Columbus discovering some new land, or an ingeni- ous and adventurous spirit who had found a clue to the Senate maze; they are lauded by metropolitan press as men who were to be Caesars of their country, and un- savory criticism and bitter denunciation own part, I enacted. We have from the a vote upon its adoption. will see it later. It will not by this side of the winter months, when the tion law and tariff revision passage. When that time shall silver Senators will no longer be While we may not be able to emul subserviency recently displayed side toward the administration, hope to exhibit our earnest desire gress in legislation by taking to heart the lesson which has been taught us, and by lending our presence at all hours for a quo- rum and vote. The open and avowed sentiment of a large majority of this body is against the introduction here cf the previous question or of any other form of closure. That ma- jority believes that the privilege of free discussion is a safeguard that should not be removed, and that while delay may arise because of the right of unlimited de- bate, yet the sum of the gain it brings is infinitely greater than any inconvenience that may be occasioned. Nor does the dig- nity of the Senate suffer by this right of debate. The Mouthpiece of the Executive. The Senate loses its dignity, Mr. Presi- dent, whenever it becomes the simple mouthpiece of the executive, and when it yields to influences which should have no share in shaping legislation. Mr. Wolcott continued for some time, his speech breath- ing defiance to the east and justifying the course pursued by the friends of silver, Senator Sherman’s Remarks. Senator Sherman followed Senator Wol- cott. He expressed the deep sympathy which he felt tor the Senators and people of the silver-producing states. He would do anything at all to help them. He believed that after the suspension of silver pur- chases silver would rise in price. There was now six hundred and seventy-seven million of dollars of silver in sight, and he thought that much of it might be used in Subsidiary coin. After all the Jeremiads which the Senate had heard the silver mi- ners of Colorado and of the other silver- producing states would go up. The good people of Colorado who were now it~ ened out of their wits because one of ir interests was to be injured would find am- ple employment in the development of their soil and of their mines. The government, he said, otght to encour- age every industry in every part of the country, but it ought not to encourage those industries at the expense of the whole people of the United States. He believed in the protection of American industry and if he had his way he would build up by a reasonable tariff duty every industry that could be carried down with safety and profit. If the silver mining industry could be carried on without endangering the standards of value on which all values rested he would be very willing to see it done. He did aot want his friends from the silver producing states or the populists to feel hurt because he had not been con- ver.@! by their long speeches. He did not complain of their length because he had always left the chamber when he felt tired (Laughter). But he could not indulge in any fantasies when the general interests of the people of the United States were in- volved. Other Measures Necessary. Addressing the democratic side of the chamber, Mr. Sherman said that he doubted very much whether the repeal of the bill in its present shape would meet the expec- tations of many people who had made a He believed that it was necessary to superadd other measures even more vitally important than repeal, but it was not desired that they should be offered as amendments to the pending bill, and after thinking of ft fully and carefully he believed that it was not wise to introduce new propositions or to raise other questions on the pending bill. But it was absolutely necessary to have (Continued on second page). 3 gies ; es 5 a ae