Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PCBLIS| TRE EXENING STAR is served (0 subseribers city by carriers, on at TO cents Preamts. ache By ma ay Soe ee BENE States "or Canada—postare ‘repsid—40 ‘conte per SaTURDAT : with foreicn ‘postame ‘ae ne (Entered at the : ce. a Post Oe Washington, D. mail *@-4)1 mail subscriptions mnst be paid in advance. Eates of alvertisine made known on application Che Evening Star. Vox 83, No. 20,788. WASHINGTON, D. O., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 18983-TWELVE PAGES TWO OENTS. TARIFF TACTICS, [DETAILING wsteuctoRs.TAKOMA SCOURGED,|THE OHO SPEAKERSHIP MR. CLEVELAND BACK. What Democrats Who Do Not Like the Bill Propose, AN EFFORT 10 RECOMMIT IT. Populists to Meet in Caucus Tonight. DIVIDED IN SENTIMENT. There is a scheme on foot now to at- tempt to recommit the Wilson tariff bill to the ways and means committee. Those democrats who are greatly dissatisfied with the Wilson bill and have been endeavoring to get together strength enough to amend it im the House find that their efforts in that direction are Hable to be unavailing for the reason that republicans will not vote with them for amendments to restore protection in special cases. The democratic kickers, therefore, have been trying to de- vise some other means of accomplishing what they want, and their plan now is if they can get a sufficient number of their colleagues to Join with them to vote to re- commit the bill, The republicans, it is be- lieved, would vote solidly for this proposi- Uon and a serious effort to bring about the recommuitment of the measure is being made. It does not seem probable that the effort will succeed, but if it should it would be disastrous to the measure. Populists to Caacus. The populists of the House and Senate | are to hold a caucus tonight at the rooms | of Senator Peffer to determine upon the course they will pursue with relation to the tariff fight. Most of the populists are free traders, though, as the populists are free say, there is still a little of the “poison of protection” in the blood of -Peffer and Stew- art. The populists of the House, under the leadership of Jerry Simpson, are in favor o¢ voting for the Wilson bill or for any other measure which makes a reduction of duties under the present law and can be gonstrued to be a step toward free trade. Th> Senators, however, advocate a different policy, holding that it would be very much better to permit the present law to stand than to have in its place a measure which would be regarded probably as initiative toward free trade, but which would be es- sentially unsatisfactory to the free traders themselves. The Senators propose, there- fore, that all the populists in Cot should join in an effort to obstruct the passage of the Wilson bill and to defeat it if possible. The question will be gone over thoroughly at the caucus at Senator Pef- fer’s tonight with a view of securing har- monious action. It is not improbable that the upshot of this will be that they will agree to offer a substitute for the Wilson bill and, voting for that, antagonize the bill. They may introduce a measure which wili provide for the gradual extinction of all customs duties, with a cut of 5 or 10 per cgnt @ Year until all the duties are a ———+o+______ THEY WILL REGISTER. Thought the Chinese Will Comply With the New Law. Commissioner Miller, of the internal reve- nue bureau, said to a Star reporter that he did not anticipate any further trouble in the execution of the registration provision of the Chinese exclusion law. The time al- lowed for registration will expire May 3. The commissioner is of opinion that nearly all Chinese entitled to that privilege will tuke advantage of it in ample time to per- mit their continifed residence in the United States without further interference from the authorities. Mr. Miller said that reports re- ceived from collectors of internal revenue indicated a brisk business in the registra- tion of Chinese, and showed clearly to his mind that the Chinese had abandoned their original purpose of evading the law. That berpose was based on the theory that the Geary law was unconstitutional. This theory was upset by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in a test law fully sustaining the legality of the law. The subsequent amendment of the law extended the time for registration under the terms of the law to May 3. Commissioner Miller Says that the Chinese now show a general willingness to comply with the terms of the law, and he predicts that all Chinamen en- Utled to that privilege will be registered within the time allowed by law. ——_e-——____. SAN DOMINGO OUTRAGE. No Official News of the Shooting of Sailors Received. Complaint of the shooting of sailors of the American schooner Henry Crosby by San Domingan soldiers has not reached the State Department, and it is learned that the cable message telling Secretary Gres- hom of the likelihood of a revolution on that Mand, which caused the Navy De- partment to send the Kearsarge there, con- tained no mention of the occurrence. A Vigorous investigation of the outrage will undoubtedly be made by the diplomatic representative of the United States and the commander of the Kéarsarge. The Kear- sarge is due in San Domingan waters today or tomorrow. Acting Rear Admiral Stan- ton will sail from New York on January 3 to join the Kearsarge as commander of the North Atlantic station. He will carry an en eeaee tee his guidance in the affairs in San Domin; executive consideration.” Se ee ————+e—_ To Inspect the Plants. The Secretary of the Navy has appointed @ board, consisting of Commander Wash- burn Maynard, Lieut. J. D. Murdoch and Prof. O. G. Dodge, the latter an expert electrician of Chicago. to inspect the elec-| tric plants at the New York and Norfolk | navy yards. There are three separate elec-| tric plants at the New York yard—one in the construction department, one in the en- gineering department and the third used to supply the electric lights for the yard. | There are also two plants in operation ai the Norfolk yard. The department is of opinion that the same results could be ac- complished at a much reduced expense if there were but one electric power house at each yard. Commander Maynard's board is to report on the feasibility and desirability of making the-suggested changes at both yards. It is defired to simplify the system | and reduce the expense of operating the electric appliances, if it can be done without terfering seriously with the naval work, now in progress at the two yards. eee i Work on a Cruiser. | on the new cruiser Cincinnati is ng so favorably that it is probabie| she will be ready for a dock trial of her en-| gines by the Ist of April. Great expecta-| tions are indulged in for the speed of the| tl, for the reason that her engines | when turned on the blocks several months | eighty revolutions a minute. The Cincinnati is at the Brooklyn navy yard. | penis £ Apples New Torpedo Boats, The bureau of naval chiefs have practi- cally completed designs for the new swift torpedo boat authorized by the act of 1890, but not built because the appropriation was | The plans contemplate aj la of about 750 tons three knots speed, ed engines and machin- »ping about 6,000 horse The department le to build the ves- i nm of $350,000. Sty from Internal revenue today ; from customs, 522,683, and miscellaneous, $100,608. i navy yard, The Regulations in Regard to Army Officers at Schools. The Appointment of Officers to Col- leges According to Population by States—Courses of Instruction. The War Department has iasued a series of regulations for the enforcement of the laws relating to the detail of officers of the army at established colleges, universi- ties, ete. Applications for details of officers should be addressed to the Secretary of War, and should be accompanied by the last printed catalogue and a certificate as to the num- ber of male students the institution has,the capacity in buildings, apparatus, and in- Structors to educate at one and the same time; the number of such students in actual attendance at the time of application, or, if the application be made during vacation, the number actually in attendance during the session immediately preceding it; and the number over fifteen years of age. ‘The certificate should also show the grade of the institution, the degrees it confers and whether or not it is a land grant school. Officers of the army desiring to be de- tailed at colleges, universities, etc, may make application for such detail to the ad- jutant general, through the usual military channels. All details from the retired list will, un- der the provisions of the act of November 3, 1898, be included in the limited number of details authorized by that act. Where a state has more than one school endowed by the national land grant, under the act approved July 2, 1862, the schvol which is reported by the governor of the state as most nearly meeting the require- ments of existing law will be held to have the first claim to the officer allotted to the State for detail at a land grant college. Assigned by Groups. The apportionment of officers to colleges, etc., is based on the population of states arranged in groups. Under this apportion- ment eleven officers are assigned to the New England states, ten to New Jersey and New York, eight to Pennsylvania and Deiaware, seven to Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia, five to the two Carolinas, three to Georgia, four to Alabama and Florida, two each to Mis- sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Nebraska, 3 each to Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa, five each to Ohio and Illinois, six to Michigan and Wisconsin, four to Missouri, five to Minnesota and the two Dakotas, six to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, five to Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona and six to Wi m, Oregon, California and Neva- ashingto1 = making 110 in all, the full limit of the we As the appropriations for the supply of ordnance and ordnance stores to the army are very limited, and as the language of the law restricts the issues that can be made to colleges to such as “can be spared for that purpose,” issues of ordnance and ordnance stores to colleges will be limited to arms and. the equipments and imple- ments necessery to enable them to be used by the students Yor the purposes of drill, ee le and similar exercises, but not for and encampment purposes. The colleges to which issues of ordnance and érdnance stores are made, under bonds givent as required by law, will be required to keep said property in like good und serviceable condition as when issued by the government, and for this purpose the spare parts, implements and appendages necessary for this purpose will be sold to them at cost price on application to the chief of ordnance. Duties of the Detail. The professor of military science and tactics shall reside at or near the institu- tion to which assigred, and when in the performance of his military duties shall appear in proper uniform. He shall, in his relations to the institution, observe the general usages and regulations therein es- tablished affecting the duties and obliga- tions of other members of the faculty. For the benefit of the officer and the military service he may perform other duties at the college in addition to those pertaining to military science and tactics, and may re- ceive such compensation therefor as may be upon. The course of instruction shall be both Practical and theoretical. The practical course in infantry shall embrace small-arm target practice and, as far as possible, all the movements pre- scribed by the drill regulations of the United States army applicable to a bat- talion. Instructions in artillery shall em- brace, as far as practicable, such portions of the United States drill regulations as pertain to the formation of detachments, manual of the piece, mechanical maneu- vers, aiming drill, saber exercises and tar- get ‘practice. Instruction should also in- clude the duty of sentinels and, where practicable, castrametation. Theoretical instruction shall include, as far as practicable, a systematic and pro: gressive course in the following subjec' The drill regulations of the United States army, the preparation of the usual reports and returns pertaining to a company, the organization and administration of the United States army and the elementary principles governing the art of war. ———————-e+____ Secretary Smith's Dinner. Secretary Smith gave a dinner at his res- idence last evening. The guests wei Dr. Harris, commissioner of education; Col. Browning, commissioner of Indian affairs; Mr. Seymour, commissioner of patents: Maj. Powell, Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions; Judge Lamoreux, commissioner of the general land office; Gen. Armstrong, Mr. Claud N. Bennett and Mr. M. C. Pope. ————_-e-___ The French Embassy. M. Patenotre, the French ambassador, has returned to this city, after a long visit to his home in France. Chevalier Clement de Granprey, the military attache to the French embassy, has received the rank of commandant of battalion in the French army, and will probably leave Washington shortly to report for duty at his new post. ——————_+-0+_____ Naval Orders. Ensign C. B. Morgan has been ordered to duty in the hydrographic office; Ensign bk. E. Carpenter, to examination for promo- tion; Ensign W. W. Gilmer, to temporary duty at Pittsburg, Pa.; Ensign M. H. Sig- nor, detached from e Monongahela an ordered to the Franklin; Civil lngineer F. C. Prindle, granted six months’ sick leave. ————__+-e. Has Returned. Assistant Secretary McAdoo and his aide, Lieut. Sutherland, returned to Washington this morning from a visit of inspection to the navy yard at Norfolk. a Sanitary Proposals. Gen. Schofield has amended paragraph G72 of the army regulations so as to pro- | vide as follows: “When the emergency is such that there is not time for inviting Proposals, or when no bids have been re- ceived in answer to invitations therefor, or when the bids are above the market price or otherwise unreasonable, purchases may be made or services engaged in open market in the manner usual among busi- ness men. Recourse will again be had to advertising for proposals when similar sup- plies or services are again required.” aes -e—___ a An Electrician Wanted. A board, composed of Commander T. F. Jewell, Lieutenant Commander Arthur Dun- lap and Lieut. Stokely Morgan, has been appointed to examine applicants for ap- pointment as electrician at the Washington A Devasting Fire Does Great Dam- age This Morning. BUILDINGS ENTIRELY DESTROYED. The Park Absolutely Unprotected, Without Engines or Water, THE DAMAGE DONE. Shortly after 5 o'clock this morning the village of Takoma Park was visited by the most destructive fire in its history. Two stores, a hotel, two dwellings and several other buildings were completely swept away, and several families rendered homeless. Only the untiring labor of every available man and boy in the village and the fact that there was little, if any, wind blowing at the time, prevented greater damage. ‘While several persons had barely time to es- cape with their lives, fortunately no one was hurt. One result of the fire was to em- phuasize the utter helplessness of the people of the village in the event of a fire there, neither fire apparatus or water being avail- able. As nearly as can be ascertained, the fire was first discovered about 5:15 this morn- ing, when Station Master J. 8. Norris of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was aroused by the odor of burning wood. Norris lodged at the Hotel Watkins, on Carroll avenue, just northeast of the railroad station, and within a few hundred feet of it. He slept on the third floor front, and, upon looking out of his window, observed flames shoot- ing out from the second floor of the grocery store of Jos. F. Birch, nearly opposite on Carroll avenue, and just across the railroad track from the station. Mr. Norris hastily pulled on his clothes, arousing him and the folks there. Telling ran down to the store of C. H. Robb, ad- joining, and just north of Birch’s store, aroused him and the folks there. Telling Mr. Robb to telephone to town for an en- gine, Mr. Norris ran across to the railroad station and aroused Gatekeeper Sam Mount- joy. By that time the fire had awakened many others in the village, and had crept across the street to Robb’s store, setting fire to it, getting across the street in about ten minutes’ time from its first discovery. ‘The Flames at Work. As the flames advanced nearly every one in the vilmge ran to the scene, and within an incredibly short time the fire had spread to two dwellings on Carroll avenue adjoining Birch’s store, and from Robb’s store to the Hotel Watkins, and from there to the tin shop of Tinsmith Freezer. The inhabitants of the village performed heroic work in endeavoring to stay the flames, but without engines and with little water they could do very little, and the stores of Messrs. Birch and Robb, the outbuildings adjoining them, the two dwellings next to Birch’s store, the hotel/and tinghop were burned to the ground;, nothing, ining standing an hour after the fire ‘wan discov. ered bu chimneys, the brick Houses ia Danger. At one time it was believed that the rail- Toad station and Kloczewski’s drug store, to the west of the fire, would go, but Sta- tion Master Nortis and Gatekeeper Mount- joy kept the station well dampened, and Drug Clerk J. B. McCrystal prevented the drug store from burning by squirting soda water on it from three cases of syphons. In answer to Mr. Robb's telephone message engine company No. 7 reached the village after considerable trouble, but too late to be of service. But as no water was avail- able it is doubtful if the apparatus could have rendered any aid, even had it reached the scene in time. The Fire’s Origin. Just how the fire originated could not be ascertained. No business had been done at Birch’s store for some days, and it con- tained no stock. Over the store was a room used by the Odd Fellows of the vil- lage as a lodge room. They held a meeting there last night, It is said, and it was stated that when the meeting adjourned a fire was left burning in the stove in the room. As the fire was first discovered in that room, it is thought that the fire in some way orig- inated from the stove. The Damage. The village postoffice was located in Robb’s store, and so rapidly did the flames spread that all the mail and other effects in the office were destroyed. Some little of the furniture in the destroyed houses was saved, but very little, and their occupants were soon without both household effects and clothing. Mr. Cox, the clerk of Mr. Robb, lost about everything he had in the world, his little baby being carried out wrapped in only a blanket. Mr.Birch’s loss, it was said, would reach about $10,000,which amount, it was thought, would be the loss of Messrs. W. L. Follmer and Wm. Wat- kins of the Hotel Watkins. Mr. C.H.Robb’s loss was put at $11,000, he having an in- surance of about $3,000. Tinsmith Freezer, it was said, would lose about $400. The rail- road company lost their station platform on the north and the telephone company poles and wires. The only telephone in the vil- — was destroyed, as was the police patrol x. Heroie Work. Not only did the people of the village do heroic work in endeavoring to stay the flames, but they also opened their homes to the families burned out. While the village could do little, for want of proper facilities, to prevent the burning of the destroyed buildings, they did do great work in con- fining the flames to that immediate locality. Considerable indignation was expressed to- day, because of the neglected condition of the village, due, it was claimed, to the nig- gardly policy of Congress toward the Dis- trict, and at a meeting of the citizens of the village, called to meet in the Presbyterian Chapel at 7:30, this evening, to devise means for affording relief to the sufferers from this morning's fire, it is probable that the neg- lected condition of the village will be dis- cussed. Citizens’ Work. Everyone seems to unite in praise of the good work of the citizens of the perk, who turned out at once and seemed to vie with each other in their almost superhuman efforts to stay the destroying element—tighting fire every minute in every direction. And the ladies did their part in providing hot coffee, etc. Young girls could be seen carrying and distributing water to quench the flames. Old men and young men were out in force, knowing too well that all depended upon their efforts to stop what seemed an almost impossible thing, but at last they were rewarded, and they went to their homes knowing that they had done a good work. To Rebuild. It is understood that immediate steps will be taken for the reconstruction of the bulld- ings. The Watkins, which was recently erected, contained about thirty rocms, and its close proximity to the station was of great accommodation to city residents de- siring country air during the summer months. The destruction of the stores and dwelling, as well as the loss of telephone service and post office, will inconvenience the residents of Takoma and the surround- ing neighborhood. It seems that disasters do not come singly, as it is but a few days ago that the daughter of one of the promi- nent citizens of this place was mangled by a passing train, within a few steps of the burned district. About noon today the chemical engine company was sent out to the village to ex- tinguish the smoldering embers from the fire. An Interesting Oampaign About to Open. How It is Connected With Gov. Me- Kinley’s Presidential Aspirations— Seeking Harmony in the Party. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2).—Unmistakable evidence is at hand showing that move- ments are on foot, directed by persons who are candidates for the republican presi- dential nomination in 18¥6, to divide Ohio against Gov. McKinley, who has been made, by the enormous majority he secured in this state last month, and by the favorable ex- pression of the people everywhere upon the tariff views that he represents, the most prominent candidate for that nomination. The relations between ex-President Harrt- son and Gov. McKinley have been strained since the national republican convention at Minneapolis, where the conduct of the Uhio delegation was generally blamed by Mr. Harrison's friends upon Gov. McKinley. At the governor’s oftice here it has been a sub- ject of general remark for several months that ex-President Harrison desired to do what President Cleveland did, 1. e., to be nominated four years after his defeat for a second term, and then to secure re-election. But Gov. McKinley, they claim, owes Mr. Harrison nothing, having discharged all his obligations to him in declining to be a can- didate against him in 1svz “It will not do for Gov. McKinley to stand aside for Harrison now,” said the governor's executive clerk, Wm. B. Galtree, to ‘The Star correspondent a few days ago. “ro do so would jeopardize his popularity. ‘rhe people would not take Kindly to it, and, be- sides, the governor is under no obligations to do so.” How far this declaration represents the feeling of Gov. McKinley the reader must be left to judge, but it is not probable that the person quoted has fatled to catch the spirit of the office upon this important mat- ter. That ex-President Harrison looks upon Gov. McKinley as a formidable opponent tor the presidential nomination in 1806, is in- dicated by the fact that one of his appo'nt- ees, one who was in many of his contidences during his administration, and a most astute politician, has been set at work in Unio manufacturing a Harrison sentiment for ‘The person referred to is Maj. Estes G. Rathbone. When Senator Sherman was in danger of being defeated in his effort to be returned to the Senate two years ago by ex-Governor Foraker, and President Har- rison wished: to throw the influence of nis administration to his friend, Senator sher- man, it was Rathbone who was selected to come here and direct that influence. And the Sherman men of that campaign are tree to admit now that when Rathbone arrived in Ohio, Foraker had Sherman defeated, as the contest then stood, and would have suc- ceeeded him in the Senate had the caucus been held immediately. Governor McKinley then joined hands with the national administration, and help- - rt pre it ce, worthy of note at these two now opposing each other.” ~ As soon as the result of the recent elec- tion made it certain that Governo! ley would be # candidate in 1896, he set about trying to harmonize his party, with a view chiefly to witining over to his sup- port ‘the Foraker faction, so that this ele- ment of his party might ‘not spring up in the national convention to prevent his se- curing the solid delegation from his state. It was given out that the governor propased to re-unite his party. He would not op- pose Mr. Griffin, the Foraker candidate for Speaker of the house of representatives, and later on it was reliably reported that the governor, rather favored the election of Mr. Griffin as a peace offering to the Foraker faction. But as a peacemaker the governor soon came to an insurmountable obstacle and trouble was met in an unexpected quarter. The chief lieutenant of ex-Governor Fo! aker, and the manager of his political in- terests, is George B. Cox of Cincinnati. When Governor McKinley's friends went to Cox to negotiate for peace on terms favorable to Governor McKinley's interests in the national republican convention of 1896, it was brought out that ex-Speaker Thos. B. Reed, when he was here Speaking in the campaign,had held a conference with the Foraker element, and secured its pledge of support for the presidential nomination three years hence. Since then the governor’s support seems to have turned toward Mr. Boxwell of War- ren, and he seems likely to secure the cau- cus nomination for speaker of the house. This gives the speakership contest, which is the most important one in the organiza- tion of the two houses of the general as- sembly very much the same aspect as the Sherman-Foraker contest of two years ago. Mr. Boxwell has for headquarters the same room that was the Sherman head- quarters in that contest, No. 2, at the Neal House, and Mr. Griffin the room known then as Foraker headquarters, room No. 39, in the same hotel. The caucuses will probably be held Sat urday afternoon, possibly earlier. In the senate the principal contest is between Senators Dudley Phillips of Adams county, and Thos. H. McConica of Findlay for speaker pro tem. Th? democrats, who are hopelessly in the minority in both branches will probably nominate for speaker pro tem. of the sen- e J. J. McMaken of Hamilton, and for speaker of the house either John W. Winn - Defiance or N. H. Harshborger of Shel- YY. —_—->—— HE IS DANGEROU: A Renowned and Sharp Thief Breaks Jail and is Wanted. Postmaster General Bissell has author- ized the offer of $500 aS a reward for the capture of Prentice Tiller, alias Charles H. Price, a convict who escaped from the pen- itentiary at Jackson, Mich., on or about May 15. Tiller was serving a sentence of seven years for forgery. His legitimate oc- cupation was that of a clerk. His criminal record is that of a letter-box robber, forger and all-round thief. He is white and was born and reared in Louisville, Ky. He is about thirty-three years old. Tiller began his career as a professional criminal about twelve years ago, when he was a trusted employe of the United States Express Com- pany at St. Louis, Mo. He stole $100,000 from that company, was arrested at De- troit, Mich., and all but $12,000 was reco: ered. He was sentenced to the penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo., for a term of seven years. All paying tellers of banks should be on the lookout for this man, and should carefully scrutinize any checks presented which have the words “or bearer” written on the face. The plan of Tiller is to steal genuine checks from letter boxes and then add the words quoted. He also raises the sum by using erasive fluids. ———_—_+ e+ —___ Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today w forty-nine. Of this number twenty-nine were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removal. The Vir- ginia appointments were as follows: Alvah, B. F. Barrow, vice Alvah Stone, resign: Hague, B. F.’ Brown, vice Ellen J. Mays, resigned; Monmouth, Addie E. Agner, vice Wm. H. Harrison, removed; Quolt, George W. Cox, vice C. H. Puckett, jr., resigned. I. E. Fowler was appointed itmaster at Melitota, Md., vice J. W. Kelly, removed. Se ES, aes An Examining Board. Secretary Herbert has appointed a board, composed of Capt. Louls Kempff, Lieuten- ant Commander Gilmore, Lieut. Thomas F. Phelps and Ensign W. B. Shoomaker, to meet at the Mare Island navy yard to re- examine Ensign Louis J. Clarke for pro- motion. The Light House Tender Reaches the Wharf This Afternoon. NOT A SINGLE DUCK CAPTURED. The Trip, However, Was Not a Ducking Excursion. EVERYBOBY ENJOYED IT. Today’s cabinet meeting did not take place at the White House. It was held on board the light house tender Violet on the Potomac river, in the vicinity of the classic town of Alexandria. The attendance was small, but very select. It included only the President, Secretary Gresham and Sec- retary Carlisle, with Capt. Robley D. Ev- ans of the navy as sergeant-at-arms. The proceedings are known only by those named, and the “wild waves,” which in this particular instance are “not saying a word.” Returned This Afternoon. The Violet arrived at her wharf in this city at 1:20 o'clock this afternoon. Car- riages were in waiting for the President and his guests, and they were at once whisked away to their respective domi- ciles, Their mcvements were untrammeied by the public. There was a striking absence of a crowd at the wharf to welcome the distinguished excursionists, and the President alighted from his carriage at the White House and of a crowd of sightseers in the East room. Reticence as to the Trip. Owing to the reticence of those who went on the trip, very little can be told about it. The party left here Tuesday morning at 10:80 o'clock, and proceeded down. the Poto- mac into Chesapeake bay, anchoring over night, and not touching at any towns or villages en route. Tuesday night a visit was made to the Lower Cedar Point light heuse, about fifty miles down the river. This house had been destroyed by fire the night before, and the services of tie Violet were utilized in placing a temporary light on the wreck. Not a Duck Captured. It is learned this afternoon that not a single duck was captured during the entire trip, and in explanation of this fact, it is stated that it was in no sense a ducking expedition, being intended solely as an out- ing for the President. The weather was beautiful throughout and everybody had a very pleasant time. Capt. - the special suggestion of the Presiden —____-o._____ NUMBERS, NOT AREA, To Be Considered im Permit for Al- baugh’s Proposed Theater. A very important opinion was rendered today by District Attorney Thomas bearing directly upon and of especial interest to all concerned interested in the Albaugh Opera House controversy, It touches on various points and reads as follows: “By your letter of thé 27th instant you submit two questions for my opinion: ‘First—Whether a majority of the resi- dents and owners of property referred to in h 26, section 19, of the building regulations of the District of Columbia, means a majority in number as distinct owners of property or a majority of owner- ship as to area, or a majority of ownership to value. “Second—Whether lots running through from New York avenue to H street in square 251, on which there are buildings whose main front is on New York avenue, are confronting property with reference to square 250, under paragraph 26 of section 19 of the building regulations. “I have carefully considered these ques- tions and in answer to the first one have the honor to state that the phrase ‘a ma- jority of the owners of property,’ contained in paragraph 26, section 19, of the building regulations, means a majority of the per- sons owning property and not a majority in ownership as to area or a majority of such ownership as to value. “In answer to your second question, 1 have the honor to say my opinion is that lots in square 251 which extend through from New York avenue to M street con- stitute confronting property under the reg- ulation, with reference to the south side of square 250, but 1 doubt whether residents in square 251 whose houses front on New York avenue can be said to be residents of the square confronting the south side of square 250 within the true meaning and intent of the regulation. “In reference to your first question, the regulation requires the consent of residents and owners of property. A similar pro- vision is contained in the present liquor law, which was repealed March 1. Under both the old and the new liquor law it was only necessary for an applicant for a license to get the majority of persons owning real estate and residents keeping house, when whereas in the statute in regard to opening alleys and making other public improves ments where consent is required, it is speci- fied in the law that the persons consenting or requesting the alley, &c., in order to give the municipal authorities jurisdiction to act, must represent at least one-half of the area of the square, &c.; but it is un- necessary to discuss the question further, since the meaning of the regulation 1s plain, and the language employed exciudes the idea that area or value is to be considered in making up the required majority.” aaa cues IN MR. MARTIN’S HONOR. A Banquet at Charlottesville, Which He May Not Attend, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, V Dec. 2¥.—The demo- crats of Albemarle county, the home of United States Senator-elect Thos. S. Mar- tin, have arranged an elaborate reception to be tendered in honor of that gentleman tonight at Charlottesville. The joilitication, as it is called, will consist of a parade, mu- sic and speaking. A speech will be made by Senator John W. Daniel, and senator Hunton and several Virginia Hepresenta- tives are also expected to be presenz. The committee appointed by the general assembly to formally notify Mr. Martin of | his election had decided to take this occa- sion to perform the duty, but the indica- tions now are that Mr. Martin himself can- | not be present, owing to the illness of his | mother and sister. The former, it is said, is in a critical condition. The people of Albemarle have prepared an elaborate program, and even if the prin- cipal is absent it will be carried out. The democrats of the city are endeavor- ing to make the inauguration of Governor- elect O'Ferrall on Monday next one of the most imposing ceremonies of the kind ever held in the state. An elaborate program has been prepared, and several men of na- tienal reputation have been invited to at- tend, among them Vice President Steven- son and Speaker Crisp. Both of these gen- tlemen are expected to be present. —_—_.__ Uni je to Sleep for Thirty Days. FRANKFORT, Ind., Dec. 29.—Geo. Wooa- ruff, a wealthy farmer of this county, has | been unable to sleep for the past thirty \aays. Mr. Woodruff was afMictea with the same strange malady a year ago, when ne went sixty-five days without sleep. He 1s to all appearances healthy and works every day. His case is attracting great interest among the medical fraternity. His phy- siclans have utterly failed to produce even a stupor with decoctions. — Program of the Northern Pacific. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—It is announced that the Northern Pacific receivers will pay January interest on the first mortgage bonds and default on ail other issues. entered the mansion without the knowledge | has accom: panied the party in an official capacity, at | it. OFFICERS INJURED. Several Policemen Hurt in a Runaway Accident Today. Patrol Wagon Horse Bolts—The Injur- ed Oficers—Policeman Siater Sticks to the Reins, The police patrol wagon of the eighth precinct went to the scene of the fire at Takoma Park this morning, carrying a number of police officers, who did gil in their power about the burned buildings. On the return trip, some distance this side of Brightwood, the horse became frightened at the ringing of a bell on one of the elec- tric cars and ran away. Policeman Slater was driving at the time, but he was un- able to manage the flery animal. Three ¢T the officers who jumped from the wagon, Messrs. J. F. Bruce, F, B. Kelly and R. E. Lee. sustained slight injuries, although Officer Kelly sustained an injury to tite skull which may cause trouble for him. Officer Slater, who had charge of the wagon, held the reins and did not leave his post until he was from his seat. Then he was dr: a distance long by the runaway animal and the result is that he is now confined to his bed. Both legs were badly injured by being dragged and he m9 also injured about the head and The Injared, The four officers were taken to the Emer- gency Hospital, where the physicians at- tended them. Officers Bruce and Lee, who were only slightly injured, were able to re- turn to the station and Officer Kelly was sent home. Ofticer Slater was too badly in- jured to be removed and so he was kept at the hospital. He has figured in many bat- ues per) Shy me ca Bn he ag connect, department. been beaten by roughs. several times and also shot. Notwithstanding his many ni serious encoszaters he is still an active member of the force. f —_ THE COLUMBIAN STAMPs. The Last Order for the Falfliment of the Contract Given. Postmaster General Bissell has given his postage stamps, knowh in the deparcment for’ 165,000,000, und it completes the two Wanamaker. The following circular has been sent to postmasters in this connec- tien: Attention is invited to the foliowing facts |felative to Columbian stamps and envel- opes: First. They will be good for postage with- “gecond. “ieeas win be furnished to None post- | masters after December 30, 1883. ‘Third. These stamps have purposely been sent to postmasters without requisitions from them, and all requisitions have been filled with these given to return them or the Columbian en- velopes for credit on the pretext that there is fo sale for that particular issue. It is only by depleting their stock by sale that other stamps will’ An Indian Decision Held Up. ter of a white man, a citizen of States and an Indian @ citizen of the United States ieseeant ‘of Sane anaae tp - cision involves many important! among them being the validity of Sioux it as well as the integrity | | last order for the printing of the Columbian | jas the “big Columbiads." This order was| | | thousand million contracted for by Mr., Indian, and hence is not entitled to an al) Am index to aévertise. & ments will be found om Page 3. “FIGHTING ATYRANT” Admiral da Gama’s Declaration of SHORTNESS OF AMMUNITION Copyrighted 1893 by the United Press. RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 29.—The representa- tive in this city of the United Press learned from an unimpeachable authority that miral Saldanha De Gama, who is in mand of the insurgent fleet in the Rio Janeiro during the absence of De Mello, when asked on what : ranny. tyranny that we are fighting to overthrow. At the election in the Amazon district one seMator and three members of the chamber of deputies were to be elected. The Peixoto government took an active part in the elec- tion, throwing all its influence in favor of the four military candidates, with the re- sult that the civilian candidates were badly defeated. A colonel was elected senator and three army captains were chosen to fill the Seats for the district in the chamber of deputies,” and as Admiral Da Gama mag: this statement he trembled with indigna- tion, Continuing, the admiral said that if the movement he is fighting in support of is successful the question of monarchy or of continuing the republic will a Sneee to the electors for final de- ion. bg a. be Lan ed out, a that some of the sympsthizers wit cause admit ‘hat @ plebiscite will ne eee cical proceeding, as the monarchists, ported by the military power of Admiral who is an open su of mon- & will be certain to follow. belief of American naval officers here while discussing the question of the probable oute cme of the present insurrection. Cannonading Kept Up. Cannonading between the government forts and the forts held by insurgents is of @aily occurrence, and the civilians in the city have become so used to the booming of the guns that the fighting in the bay ex- the city last week by the forces: im Fort Cobraz, which lies a distance: north of the custom house, one innocent Person was killed and twelve others wounded. The government forces briskly to the firing, but what loss, if eny, — inflicted upon the insurgents is not nown. On December 21, several insurgent launch- es cruised the shore of the Saude dis- trict, and directed a hot fire against the spectators, who had gathered there agreement of annuity rolls and rights under avpro- priations for the support of Indian schools. ' Owing to these vast interests the Secretary matter. 2+ FOR THE PRESIDENT. Am Infernal Machine Found on the Street at Leadville. LEADVILLE, Col., Dec. 29.—An infernal machine was picked up in an alley yester- day by a six-year-old boy, who took it home. It was a wood box about 4 inches Square, neatly wrapped and addressed “to the President, Executive Mansion, Wash- ington, D. C.” On the lid was written: “Compliments of a Colorado miner.” The box contained some chemical mixed with gun powder and a detonating cap so arranged that when the lid was removed it would expléde. << nr BILLIONS OF POSTAL CARDS. Expirati of the Cohtract With Dag- gett and Close of the Works. ANSONIA, Conn., Dec. 29.—The shipment of postal cards from the postal card factory at Shelton which was sent out yesterday uses up the stock of 126,000,000 which has been printed since Al. Daggett’s contract expired two months ago. During the four years the factory has been located in Shel- ton an average of fifty hands have been employed. Sometimes factory has been kept running day and night to meet the orders. It is estimated that within the four years between 2,000,000,000 and 2,51000,000,- 000 cards have been issued. The amount of paper used was about 15,000,000 pounds. Yesterday's shipment closed the works. SHOT DOWN IN CHURCH. A Kentucky Woman Wounded by a Former Sweetheart. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 29.—Mrs. Robert Darlington, a first cousin of Madeline Pol- lard, was shot in church Wednesday night by Robert Coggswell, a former sweetheart. Coggswell went to the Methodist Church at Grafenburg, where Mrs. Darlington was attending a prayer meeting. He walked down the aisle, pistol in hand, and going up to her shot her in the shoulder. The members of the church disarmed Coggswell, and, in the excitement which prevailed, he escaped ana went to his fath- er’s home, where he pretended to attempt suicide. Later he went to Sheriff Arm- strong and gave himself up. He was brought to Frankfort and committed to ail. . ‘ Mr. Darlington, husband of the wounded | woman, and Dr. Horine, her father, were in Frankfort an hour or two later looking for Coggswell. Had they found him it is un- derstood his lynching would have resulted. The only reason Coggswell had for the as- sault was a quarrel with Darlington. ———— POISONED THE CAKES. Then, Fearful of Detection,Adele Egge Killed Herself. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 29.—Adele Egge, daughter of a widow, died from the effects of strychnine poisoning yesterday morning, and it appears that the girl medi- tated poisoning the whole family. While mixing the batter, preparatory to making cakes, Adele emptied the cortents of a phial into it. The first batch of cakes were done and the family of mother, sister and brother, sat down to partake of the morn- ing meal. Adele's sister Maggie spoke of a bitter taste in the cakes. Adele, appar- ently realizing what she had done, rose and ran from the house. This aroused suspicion and the rest did not eat the cakes and a physician was summoned. Shortly after the doctor arrived Adele died in awful agony. Powerful emetics were administered to Maggie and it is thought that she will re- cover, haus determined to look further into the} dead. Another Engagement Expected. Jwiging from the outlook it is safe to say that another engagement between the gov- ernment forces and the insurgent’ vessels is imminent. The American warships are under orders to be ready to move out of the range of fire at an hour's notice. So far as can be learned no answer has yet been received from the protest sent Lord Rosebery, the British foreign tary, by a number of British captains against the action of Capt. senior Brazilian naval officer here, and Mr. G. H. Wyndham, the British minister, the captains claim, refuse to protect them in discharging their cargoes. The prop- erty represented by the signers of the pro- test is estimated to be werth $15,000,000, Whereabouts of the Nictheroy. An apparently open dispatch in Portu- I t It is asserted in some quarters that A@- miral De Mello, on board his flagship Aqui- daban, has also gone there, but from the best informed sources it is jearned that she is still far to the south of Rio Janeiro, most likely at Desterro, the capital of the state of Santa Catharina, which city fell into the hands of the insurgents some time ago. The insurgent troops who, it was promis- ea, were to come from Rio Grande do Sul to invest the capital have not appeared, and if the news from that state can be de- pended upon it is more than likely that their services are required‘ there. The de- fense of Bage, in Rio Grande do Sul,against the insurgent attacks is meeting with scant sympathy from the military authorities here. The swift Brazilian coasting steamer laoco,which was lying at Mocangue Island, in the northern part of the bay, where the insurgents were repairing her, has been burned. The government is slowly, but apparent- ly surely, depriving the insurgents of thelr sources of supplies. It is reported that the government has ne- gotiated a loan based upon deposits amount. ing to over $12,500,000 held by the Bank of Emission, to secure its circulation. ‘The damage done to the city buildings by the insurgent fire does not amount to more than $7,500. During twenty days of December the Bra- zillan firms shipped 129,262 bags of coffee. During the corresponding twenty days last year the coffee shipments amounted to 218,- 680 bags. These figures show one of the effects of the insurrection. American naval officers here say that the insurgents’ ships are not half manned and that the forts on the Brazilian islands held by the insurgents are shorthanded. In North Brasil Ports. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Capt. McFarlane of the steamer Basil, from north Brazil ports, which arrived at the bar at 6 last night, reports that there was but little ex- citement of news of the war at the ports at which he touched. He left Ceara No- vember 25, and all was quiet there, and there had been no conflict between civilians and soldiers. At Maranhem the soldiers were practic- ing with the guns almost daily. There were no warships there or at Para, which port he left December 16. People at Para were afraid to talk openly on account of fear of the government. The town was quiet and the people apparently very apa- thetic. American newspapers were sought after, in the hope of hearing news from Rio, which the government super- vision of dispatches prevented reaching Pare.