Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1894, Page 1

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SUGAR THE KEY 10 THE SITUATION Mr. Brice Makes Another Spi Speech to His Associates. —__o—__. REPUBLICANS CONTENTED Into one immense finance committee the entire democratic membership of the Senate behind closed doors this morning resolved itself. The democratic caucus, which be- San yesterday morning, is no longer a caucus proper; it is a substitute for the committee in charge of the tariff bill. The Wilson measure is now being considered by the caucus schedule by schedule, item by item, under the same program which governs the work of the finance committee. Quite all of the session this morning was confined to the sugar schedule. There was no definite agreement upon anything. Had an effort been miade sugar would have been disposed of, for, according to what appears to be the unanimous opinion of those present, the preponderance of expres- sion was in favor of a uniform duty of three-quarters of a cent per pound upon all grades of sugar. A Vigorous Combination. There was a very vigorous combination, comprising probably one-third of those present, decidedly opposed to any duty whatever upon sugar. A small number, Probably a half dozen, favored a duty dis- criminating upon refined sugar, intended to protect the refiners; but there appears little if any doubt that a vote levying a duty would have been overwhelmiag in opposition to anything for the refiners. It is not likely that the tariff bill will be completed by the caucus this week. It is Possible that agreements may upon the principal items in dispute, but it ig not the intention to attempt to make pub- Me the contents of the measure before next week. Sugar is the key to the situation. As goes the decision upon sugar will go that upon coal, iron ore. lead and possibly Wool, although the demand for a duty upon wool is not as great as that upon either of the other articles named. Senator Brice Asks Some Questions. ‘The caucus the scene of another spirited speech by Senator Brice made in reply to speeches by members of the finance committee. in which one of them, presum- ably Senator Vest, had said that what con- cessions “had been made had been point of the bayonet. that apparently they to catch two Senators ions on a few other articles. If these additions were to be made to an other- wise ideal bill, made to fit the interests of the region west of the Mississippi, to catch these votes, Mr. Brice wanted to know what was to be done to hold the support of the Senators from the latitude represented by himself and the Senators from New York and New Jersey, and he added that if the many interests of those great siates could not be given consideration he saw no course open to those Senators but to arm themselves with bayonets and pursue the course of their more successful colleagues. Only Definite Action. The only definite action of the forenoon session consisted in a decision to place ma- chinery for cotton manufacturing upon the free list. This concession was granted at the request of the Mississippi Senators, who urged it because of the fact that they rep- resented the cotton manufacturing industry, which was rapidly growing in importance the south. The proposition caused consider- able debate and more or less reference to favoritism because of sectional lines, but it carried. The Senate finance committee met this morning pursuant to yesterday's agree- ment, but transacted no business on ac- count of the necessity of the Jemocratic members attending that caucus and because now that the caucus has taken the bill in hand it will not be in shape to be presented to the committee until the caucus can pass upon it. Only Senators Voorhees and Jones of the democratic members of the committee were present, and they left and went into the caucus after remaining a few minutes, Mr. Voorhees explaining that some things had occurred to occasion delay. He did not an- Rounce any meeting of the committee for tomorrow, from which fact it is inferred that he does not expect the caucus to reach @ speedy agreement. Republicans ke It Philosephically. The republican members of the commit- | tee, all of whom except Senator Jones of Nevada were present, remained in the finance committee room for some time after the democrats had left, discussing the situ- ation and comparing notes upon the feat- ures of the bill. The republican members of the committee, as well as other republit- can Senators, are inclired to regard the sit- uation philosophically. They do not expect democratic caucus to reach an early agreement because of the conflicting inter- ests represented by the Senators constitut- ing the caucus. and are not displeased at the delay. They are well satisfied to have it occur if it causes dissension in the ranks of their opponents, ————-2--—____ THE GEORGETOWN COLLECTORSHIP. Mr. Edgar P. Watkin Recommended by the Maryland Delegation. ‘The entire Maryland congressional dele- gation waited on Secretary Carlisle yester- day and asked that Mr. Edgar P. Watkins be appointed collector of customs at Georgetown. fle is the present deputy col- lector and has been in the office for many Years, having risen from one of the lower grades. Secretary Carlisle informed the delegation that the office of collector is not vacant, inasmuch as Mr. Johnson, the Incumbent, has not yet complied with the Tequest for his resignation. He sald, more- over, that the matter would not be settled until after the President's return to the city. From another source it is learned that Secretary Carlisle has determined that the appointment be given to a resident of the District. It should be ‘stated, however, that not- ithstan. the interest taken by Mary- land Congressmen in his advancement Mr. Watkins claims to be a resident of Georgetown. eo ee eran Army Orders. By direction of the President, Second (Lieut. Edward R.Chrisman, second Infantry, as professor of military science s at the University of Idaho, Mos- w, Idaho. eave of absence granted First Lieut. Ss HI. Wilson, second infantry, is ex- ad ten days. Heyl, assistant ed from duty at Fort on the arrival there of ‘. Bratton, assistant ort at Columbus bar- re juty nee for one year is granted nes L. Druien, seventeenth Imon L. V: ce _depart- the Mor- lance, Ohio, the inspec- Stuart, ordnance i to the Sandy Hook Hook, J., on offi- tiaining to the inspection of ited | PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS Col George Truesdell to Be District Commissioner. Other Important Nominations by th. President Sent to the Senate. The President today sent the following | mominations to the Senate: Treasury—Winslow Warren of Massachu- | setts, to be collector of customs for the dis- | trict of Boston and Charlestown, Mass.; A. Augustus Healey of New York, to be col- lector of internal revenue for the first dis- trict of New York. Justice—Fletcher C. Peck of New York, marshal of the United States for the north- ern district of New York; Henry I. Hayden of New York, to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of New York; | James L. Bennett of New York, to be at- | terney of the United States for the eastern Gistrict of New York; Anson S. Taylor of | the District of Columbia, to be justice of | the peace in the District of Columbia. | State—Charles Jonas of Wisconsin, to be consul general of the United States at St. Petersburg; Albert Fowler of Maryland, to be consul of the United States at Stratford, Ontario; George Truesdell of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the District of Columbia, vice Myron M. | Parker, resigned. | Postmasters—James R. Crowe, Sheffield, jAla.; W. K. Sims, Brinkley, Ark.; John G. Lewis, Chico, Cal.; Hugh G. Gwyn, Coro- nado, Cal.; James F. Kyle, Montrose, Col las K. Montgomery, Bristol, Conn.; John |D. Northcutt, Marietta, Ga.; Daniel W. | Maple, Canton, Ill; John Beard, Danville, |IlL; Charles Scheerer, Galena, Iil.; Robert | W.’ Wade, Danville, Ind.; George E. Young, | Angola, Ind.; Thomas McNulty, Stockton, |Kan.; J. W. Stewart, Smith Center, Kan. | Bernard J. Sheridan, Paola, Kan.;'Martin | N. Sinnott, Arkansas City, Kan.; Matthew Thomson, Alma, Kan.; George A. Aldrich, Homer, Mich.; Levi J. Law, Cadillac, Mich.: | Alfred Young, Leslie, Mich.; James M. Bab- |cock, Niles, Mich.; Frank’ T. Meriwether, | Louisiana, Mo.; Theodore F. Priest, Mober- ly, Mo.; Thomas J. Lowry, Mount Airy, N. C.; Samuel A. Laning, Bridgeton, N.’ J. |Samuel B. Mutchler, Phillipsburg. N. J Patrick Briordy, South Bethiehem, Pa. | Mary B. Thomas, Deadwood, S. D.; Andrew | Simonson, Racine, Wis. More Expressions of Approval. Continued expressions of approval con- tinue to come in concerning the selection of Col. Truesdell as Commissioner. NAVAL CHANGES Some Important Ones to Be Made in April. TWO ADMIRALS 10 THEN RETIRE Plans to Induce Two Other Volun- tary Retirements. TO BENEFIT COMMODORES A great many changes in the naval ser- vice will occur during the ensuing spring and summer, and speculztion is being freely indulged in already in regard to them. Ad- miral A. E. K. Benham, commanding the South Atlantic station, will retire April 10, and Admiral John Irwin, commanding the Pacific station, will retire on the 17th of the same month. Their retirement will re- sult in the promotion of Commodore F. M. Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, and Commodore Joseph S. Skerrett, com- cent loss of the United States ship Kear- sarge on the cay of Roncador causes a change in pzesent plans, Commodore O. F. Stanton, now commanding the North At- lantic station, will succeed Admiral Benham in command of the naval forces at Rio. When Admiral Stanton was given his pres- ent assignment it was with the understand- ing that he would be restored to the com- mand of the South Atlantic station upon the relief of Admiral Benham. The South Atlantic Squadron. It is possible that such understanding was based on the belief that the civil troubles in Brazil would be over before the change in the command became necessary. The progress of events of late does not, how- eve>, justify belief of a speedy adjustment of the Brazilian troubles, and it is barely possible that the Secretary of the Navy will Commodore Stanton again in command of that station, inasmuch as his summary de- | tachment from that command for repudiat- ed courtesies to the insurgent leader might | Possibly affect his relations with the Bra- zilian government. At any rate it will be necessary to relieve Admiral Benham be- Mr. Frank P. Madigan, the representative of the National Capital Brewing Company, said: “I have known Col. Truesdell for |many years, and while representing the Bradstreet Commercial Agency had con- siderable dealings with him. He is a man of high character, honest and correct in all his dealings. As a business man he always was and is today foremost in the ranks. | Our citizens will have no cause to complain of his selection.” Mr. H. L Gregory said: “The appoint- ment will be a popular one. Col. Truesdell is a thorough business man, conscientiou: | careful and considerate. | bination that makes a good Commissioner. |, “Great. I tell you, sir, the republicans, | both white and colored, have reagon to feel Proud of the choice. Col. Truesdell is a good friend of the negro and we all hail his appointment.” So spoke Col. Perry Carson. Andrew Gleeson sald he was thoroughly satisfied with the nomination. Col. Trues- dell was a practical business man, and that's what the business men of Washing- ton wanted. Lawyers were necessary and Commissioner Ross filled his position ad- mirably. So with the combination he had nothing to fear from the administration of the new board. Mr. J. B. Wimer said the appointment of Col. Truesdell was very gratifying. He did not believe there was a man in the | District of Columbia who would render | better service to the people than Col.Trues- dell. Boston's New Collector. Mr. Winslow Warren, who was today nominated as collector of customs at Bos- | ton, is a well-known resident of that city, | prominently identified with the civil serv- ice and tariff reform organizations. He comes from ap old Massachusetts family, | the Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill, be- ing one of the ancestors. He had the sup- jport of Attorney General Olney, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin, and Representative O'Neil of Boston. Why Col. Truesdell Was Selected. In order to avoid a repetition of yester- day’s experience when the nominations | Teached the Senate too late to be received, | Assistant Secretary Pruden had them at |the Capitol today ready for delivery | promptly on the stroke of 12. Private Secretary Thurber, when ques- | tioned about the matter today, said that | the President, in selecting Col. Truesdell |as a Commissioner for the District, was | actuated solely by a sincere desire to serve | the best interests of the District. “The consensus of opinion that reached the | President,” said Mr. Thurber, “indicated | clearly that Col. Truesdell would make an | excellent Commissioner, and that his ap- | pointment would be most acceptable to the | people. From the representations made to | Him on the subject he regarded Mr. Trues- | dell as the most available man for the of- |tice. He is a good business man, and will undoubtedly prove an efficient Commission- er. He is appointed as a republican to suc- ceed a republican. - ———— NOT BEER, BUT BEARD. Representative Pence Explains His Remark to Mr. Hainer. Representative Pence, populist, of Colo- rado, who was the central figure in the stirring personal debate which closed the proceedings of the House yesterday, has written a letter to Representative Hainer (Neb.) correcting an erroneous report of the words addressed to Mr. Hainer. The |latter has a full black beard, and in re- ferring to him Mr. Pence said that the gen- |tleman from Nebraska is “fuller of beard | than he is of ideas.” This was translated into the expression “fuller of beer” by the | United Press, and published in a few pa- | pers. To correct the error Mr. Pence wrote the following: To Hon. E. J. Hainer: Dear Sir: I have just read with amaze- ment the headlines and article in this morn- |ing’s Post respecting the closing scenes in the House yesterday. I sincerely hope that the Congressional Record will be free from such error as to my language. When I al- luded to your full beard I did myself no credit and you no harm, but now to find that the reporters understood and reported | me as saying “full of beer” causes me deep chagrin and pain. If the members of the House understood me to use such language it is no wonder they refused to permit me to proceed. The wonder 1s, if they so un- derstood mé, that I was not forthwith cen- sured by the Speaker of the House. Such language would have been not only un- | parliementary, but unjust to you. I sincerely regret the misunderstanding and false report in the papers of my words, ana hasten to so express myself to you, and | say that I shall, of course, try and set the matter right in the press by public state- ment when the House meets today. Yours, very truly, (Signed) LAFE PENCE. P. S.—1 have just received the Congres- sional Record, and am glad to find that the | stenographer properly understood my | words. LAFE PENCE. | eos | Brazt News. | Acting Secretary of State Uh! has re- | ceived a cablegram from United States Min- ister Thompson at Rio, saying that it is re- ported there that the insurgents have cap- tured Lapa. This is supposed to mean the town of Sapo, which lies on the coast about eight miles below Desterro. The minister also cables that the government has ex- tended the state of siege at Rio until the “-~ | 28th instant. |fore the date of his retirement, and in case it is thought to be bad policy to send | Commodore Stanton to Rio under the exist- }ing state of affairs, the assignment will most likely fall to either Commodore R. W. Meade, president of the naval examining | board,or to Commodore C. C. Carpenter,late |in command of the Portsmouth navy yard, | each of whom is said to be booked for sea | duty. | The question of the succession of Admiral |Irwin in command of the Pacific station ; has been already settled by the assignment |of Commodore Wm. A. Kirkland, late in {command of the League Island navy yard. | He will sail from San Francisco for Hono- lulu on the 17th proximo, | Plans for Two Voluntary Retirements. Commodore Joseph Fyffe, commanding the Boston navy yard, will retire July 26, and Commodore Henry Erben, commanding the European station, will retire September 6, and an effort is now being made to df= range affairs so that they both can be re- tired with the rank of admiral. As there will be no vacancies in the latter grade, in the ordinary course of events, other than those already indicated, the plan 18 to in- duce two admirals to advance their own re- tirement, so that the two commodores named may be advanced a peg before they are put on the shelf. This can be done by the voluntary retirement of two admirals under the forty years’ service law. Ad- miral Bancroft Gherardi, the ranking officer in the navy, is willing to enter into an ar- rangement of this kind for the benefit of Commodore Erben. Admiral Gherardi will regularly retire November 10 next, but in orde: to make a place for his friend, Com- | modore Erben, he is willing to be retired |about the same date so as to permit the | Promotion of Commodore Fyffe before the | date of Commodore Erben’s retirement. Commodore Fyffe ranks Commodore Erben and is entitled to the first vacancy in the higher grade. Admiral Gherardi’s Position. Admiral Gherardi will not advance his cwn retirement unless it will benefit his friend Commodore Erben, and the retirement of two admirals before September is nezessary to secure the retirement of Erben with the grade of admiral. Gherardi’s retirement in July would promote Fyffe, and Fyffe’s re- tirement, July 26, would promote Commo- dore Stanton to the grade of admiral and | place Erben at the head of the list of com- | modores. As the last named officer retires September 6 next the only way he can reach the grade of admiral is by the voluntary retirement of an officer in that grade. The | only two possibilities are Admiral Greer,who will regularly retire February 28, 1895, and Admiral Skerrett, who will retire January 18, 1895. The friends of Fyffe and Erben have made strong overtures to these two officers to assist Admiral Gherardi in secur- ing their promotion before retirement, but so far without success. The plan therefore is likely to fall through. According to pres- ent indications Admiral Gherardi will serve out his full term, and Commodores Fyffe and Erben will both go on the retired list in their present grade. Three Vacancies to Be Made. ‘The approaching retirement of the three officers named will leave vacent respectively the command of the New York navy yard, the command of the Boston navy yard and the command of the Eurcpean squadron. These are all desirable assignments and will be eagerly sought for by officers eligible for the duty. Commodore C. C. Carpenter is sure of one, and Commodore L. A. Beardslee and Capt. Thos. O. Selfridge may be as- signed to the other two, the latter most likely to the European station. Another important assignment in the near future is that of chief of the bureau of yards end docks, which will become vacant on the 6th proximo by the transfer of Capt. N. H. Farquhar, the incumbent, to the command of the League Island navy yard. Capt. B. O. Matthews, at present a member of the board of inspection and survey, is mentioned as Capt. Farquhar’s most probable suc- cessor. The term of Capt. R. L. Phythian, as superintendent of the Naval Acadecny, will expire in June next, and there is al. ready considerable speculation as to his succession. The general impression is that he will be given sea duty and that an officer of much lower rank, possibly Commander Goodrich, may succed him at Annapolis, In the event that Admirai Stanton is trans- ferred to the command of the South Atlantic station, it is practically settled that Com- modore R. W. Meade will be placed in com- mand of the North Atlantic or home station. ———-~-____ The Payment of Pensions. The Secretary of the Interior has re- voked so much of his recent instructions to pension agents in regard to the execution of pension vouchers as prohibited the agent or his clerks from acting as witnesses in either the vouchers or duplicate receipts. The effect of this action will be to enable the personal payments to be made under the same regulations as have heretofore prevail- ed during the quarterly payments. Widows and guardians must furnish the usual iden- tifying witnesses. —_—__—_—_+-e+___ Treasury Balance. ‘The available cash balance in the treas- ury today is $138,909,975; national bank notes received for redemption, $281,409. Government receipts: Internal revenue, $134,119; 1,121, customs, $530,075; miscellaneous, manding the Asiatic station. Unless the re-| have to reconsider his purpose of placing | | July 1, provided another admiral will retire | |THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP News Received at the White House of the Violet. She Weathered the Blizzard in Fine Shape—May Not Go Out of Chesa- peake Waters. News has reached here to the effect that the good ship Violet weathered the bliz- zard Sunday night in fine shape in a cove a short distance below Alexandria, and that her distinguished passengers decided to continue their cruise, despite wind and weather. The President, Secretary Gres- ham and Capt. Evans of the navy left here in the Violet Sunday afternoon in a wild and tempestuous snow storm, and as théy passed the night on the river in a comparatively small steamer there was | Naturally some apprehension yesterday as | to their safety, which was increased as the day wore on with no tidings of them. No Alarm Felt at the White House. It was said at tne White House and State Department for publication that there was not the least cause for uneasi- ness in regard to the safety and comfort of the distinguished party. Capt. Evans, who is in general charge of the expedition, | ts one of the most capable and efficient navi- gators connected with the government, and he would, it is said, take no chances of ger on account of the personnel of the Party. The Violet is considered by Capt. Mahan, the secretary of the light house board, as one of the stanchest vessels in the service. She has experienced the rough- est kind of weather, and Capt. Mahan says that the storm of Sunday would not bother her in the least. The fact that no tele- gram has been received from the President means nothing, as Mr. Cleveland informed communication until he forwarded notice of the time when the party might be ex- pected to reach this city again. Secretary | Gresham left similar word with his private | secret . Mr. Thurber said last evening that the idea of alarm had not entered the | minds of any one at the Executive Man- | sion. “There is not a particle of apprehen- sion,” said he, “nor has there been. We do not expect to hear from the party until the return is made.” News Received This Morning. Nothwithstanding these cheering assur- ances there is every reason to believe that | @ great load of fear and anxiety was lifted from the mind of Mrs. Cleveland when she was informed this morning that the party was all right, the Violet having passed In- dian Head, Md., on her way down the river {at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The | Steamer was sighted as she passed there, and the fact was communicated to officials in this city. The sto>m was over by that tme, and it will probably be smooth sailing | the rest of the cruise. It is expected the | Nolet will touch at Fortress Monroe or Norfolk during the day for fresh provisions. | The impression is growing that the Presi- | dent will soon tire of traveling under exist- ;!ng unpleasant conditions, and that the | cruise will not extend much beyond the waters of Chesapeake bay. There is good | Sport in those waters, and no special occa- pet for going as far south as North Caro- —_—-e—________ DISTRICT LEGISLATION. The House ; Considers Some Important Measures. The House District committee met this morning to take up the problem of the Metropolitan railway charter, but District Commissioners Ross and Powell appeared and begged a continuance of the case until next Saturday morning, which was agreed to. The Commissioners will be present upon that day and make an argument for the protection of the interests of the District. The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon railway bill was referred to the War Department for report. The Washington and Georgetown ter- minal railway bill was then taken up, and ex-Commissioner Hines appeared in its be- half. He explained that the purpose of the | bill 1s to give freight track facilities to all railways entering the city. In answer to a question he said he had no knowledge of the Pennsylvania railway being behind the bill. Mr. Bernard Leonard appeared in behalf of himself and other property owners on K street southwest to protest against the com- pany using that street to lay the tracks. The committee adjourned without taking action upon the bill. This bill names E. Kurtz Johnson, E. Southard Parker, Samuel Ross, L. G. Hine, William A. Wimsatt, J. B. Rank and An- drew B. Duvall as incorporators of the com- pany and authorizes the company to oper- ate a single or double track railroad in the District from a point at or near the north end of the Long bridge over the Potomac river eastwardly and southwardly along | Water street to K street, and thence along K street to a connection with the Baltimore and Potomac railroad near 3d street south- east to a point on the Eastern branch of the Potomac river, with power to make contracts, connections and arrangements with other railroad companies in said Dis- trict for the transportation of property ard passengers over their roads. The corporation shall also have authority to build and maintain a dock on the Poto- | mac river between New Hampshire avenue and the Aqueduct bridge and at other points on the Potomac river adjacent to the line of its road and to receive and send barges, vessels, cargoes and railway cars from and to any point on the line of the railroad and from and to points on the Potomac river; and the company shall have the power to build warehouses near the docks aforesaid, west of 27th street and south of K street northwest and at points along the line of its road and to con- struct sidings, turnouts, turntables and switches necessary for the delivery of cars to the warehouses and depots and to con- nect the same with other railroads in West Washington, or Georgetown, and to cross any streets or alleys necessary for that pu: pose and to operate the road by steam, horse or electric power. Tomorrow the committee will take up the testimony of the gas investigation for con- sideration and next Friday at 10 o'clock the = and O. railroad bill will be given a hear- Ing. ————— A CASE OF WHISKERS. Representatives Who Wear Beards In- dignant at Mr. Pence. The Congressmen with whiskers are in- dignant today. They say that the remarks jot Mr. Pence about one of their number, Mr. Hainer, who is ornately adorned with a lusty growth of glossy, sable-hued whis- kers, constitutes e reflection upon the class | Which should be resented. The fact that Mr. Perce is beardless, they say, seems to lend additional sting to the inference to be drawh, that because a man is bewhiskered he is lacking in ideas. They say tkat Mr. Pence was not modest, being beardless himself, to intimate that because | a bearded man is not full of ideas a beard- = man must logically be overflowing with them. | As to Mr. Hainer having whiskers, that charge can certainly be sustained. At first glance at Mr. Hainer, if there is one thing which immediately suggests itself, it is that Mr. Hainer has whiskers. Of’ course his other possessions and attributes appear upon further acquaintance with him, but as a primary proposition the fact of pos- sessing whiskers remains undisputed in Mr. Hainer's case. There are many men in the House, who are “bearded like the Pard,” and it is said to be an open question with them today whether they shall make Mr. Pence retract his reflection upon whiskers or increase the fcrce of barbers in the cloak room and re- Neve themselves of their handicap so they can trot in the same class with Mr. Pence. | Secretary Thurber that he would send no | and depots at any points | THE PET INA RAGE A Newfoundland Dog Suddenly Be- comes Ferocious, FRIGHTFUL MANGLING OF A CHILD His Mother and Brother Also At- tacked. AN UNFORTUNATE GIFT CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—Lieut. O'Hara lives at 918 Fulton street and is in command of the West Lake street police station. Two weeks ago a neighbor presented the officer with a massive Newfoundland dog. The noble looking brute, from the tip of his nose to the end of the tail, measured nearly six feet. His ponderous black shaggy trunk stood four feet from the ground, and though never scaled, he weighed over 155 pounds. The animal became a pet of the children and part of the family, and, being docile, | gentle and pliable, the children took all sorts of Ifberties with the animal. Never did he give an evidence of the demon within him until last evening, when goaded by the efforts of the children to mount and ride him. Then “Tiger” became violently ferocious. Before he was finally killed he set upon and frightfully mangled Johnny, the four-year- old son of Lieutenant of Police O'Hara, Mrs. O'Hara, Owen O'Hara, another son, | and an unknown man. Johnny O'Hara, the baby of the Meuten- jant’s home, lies dying upon a bed of tor- | ture, with the back of his skull completely | gnawed away, left arm lacerated and badly splintered and his right ear eaten off. Owen O'Hara, eldest son of the leutenant, has a big piece of his right arm missing, and Mrs. O'Hara suffers from a gash in the left hand. The family had arisen from the evening meal, and the Heutenant had started for the station, when Mrs. O’Hara heard: the cries of Johnny in the rear of the house. She ran to the window and saw her boy prostrate on the ground, with Tiger astride of his body and biting viciously at the head of the boy. She sprang out of the rear door and to the side of the boy. Tiger was still biting away at the head of the now uncon- scious infant, and the back of his head had been almost depleted of hair and flesh. She tried to beat the dog off, and in turn was set upon by the brute. She was bitten on the hand and again the dog returned to the boy. This time he went at the child's arm and lacerated it in a frightful fashion, tearing away the flesh in huge chunks. Owen, the elder son, came to the rescue, and, finding the jaws of the dog set firmly into the skull of his brother, was forced to drag by main force the teeth of the animal out of Johnny’s head. He, too, was bitten and then Michael Kennedy rushed up and beat the dog off with a club. Tiger was chased into the kitchen and there fourteen shots were fired into his body by Kennedy and the lieutenant, who had been called back. The chiid Johnny was mangled in an awful fashion, his skull being broken, ne- cessitating the transplanting of bone and the use of over seventy-five silken stitches. 4 |of Massachusetts introduced a bill to in- The others are badly bitten, but will soon recover stoul@ hydrophobia not set in, it being feared that the animal was rabid. —_— GEN. MILES’ TRANSFER. CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—The report from Washington that Gen.Nelson A.Miles will be transferred to New York early in the sum- mer is believed at army headquarters here, although no official information has been received on the subject. Gen. Miles is now in New York, where he went last week on private business, but his aid, Capt. Hug- gins, said last night that the retirement of Gen. O. O. Heward in June will very likely bring about the removal of the present commander of the department of Missouri to New York. The command here will probably remain vacant from June to No- vember, when one of the brigadier generals, either Ruger, Merritt, McCook, Wheaton. Brooke or Otis, will be made general, and appointed in Gen. Miles’ place here. ———>__ CHIEF ARTHUR’S PROPERTY, Head of the Locomotive Engineers’ Brotherhood Worth About $90,000. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 27.—The agita- tion of the Des Moines, Iowa, Knights of Labor regarding the property upon which Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur pays iaxes in Cleveland, and the statement that they would investigate the matter, has given rise to the inquiry as to how much property is owned by Mr. Arthur in this city. An investigation of the tax duplicate for 1883 at the county court house shows that last year Mr. Arthur paid taxes upon real estate upon a listed valuation of $45,450, The taxable valuation of property is about fifty per cent of its value. Thi would make Mr. Arthur's estate worth about $85,040. Mr. Arthur's personal estate was assessed at $3,150, which includes, of course, his household effects and whatever else per- sonal property he has listed. ae UNFAVORABLY REPORTED. The Richmond and Ma Bill Before the Virgin: Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 27.—In the senate this morning an adverse report was made upon the Richmond and Manassas 2ill by the committee on roads. This determination was reached at the meeting of the commit- tee late yesterday afternoon after a long discussion of the merits of the measure. | Both friends and opponents of. the bill made their final effort before the commit- tee and when the vote was taken it result- ed in a tie vote—5 to 5. Ordinarily, this would have killed the measure in commit- tee, but its friends submitted to an adverse report, in order to get the bill before the senate. ‘Thus the seat of war has been transferred to the floor of the senate. The indications point to a warm contest. The house committee made a favorable report several days ago. > A Once Prominent Ohioan Dead. MARIETTA, Ohio, Feb. 27.—Mr. W, F. Curtis died this morning of paralysis, aged seventy-eight years. He was a prominent citizen and served in the Ohio senate in the fifties and in the general assembly. His wife, a sister of Gen. Don Carlos Buell, survives him. — They Used a Madstone. MOUNT VERNON, IIL, Feb. 27.—The | eleven-year-old daughter of Dr.Davenport of Spring Garden, a short distance south of here, was bitten by a rabid dog. A mad- stone was procured and applied and ad- hered thirty times to the poisoned part. The wounds may prove fatal. Sees Arrest of n Lottery Agent. DENVER, Col., Feb. 27.—E. L. Welles of St. Louis, secretary of the Guarantee In- vestment Company of Nevada, was arrest- ed in this city last night by a deputy Unit- ed States marshal on a charge of violating the United States lottery laws. He admits having sent through the mails the circu- | lars of the company. ——— The suit of Mrs. John Biddulph Martin (Victoria Woodhull) against the trustees of the British Museum was continued yester- day in London. A number of officials testi- fled in behalf of the mncenm TO SAVE THE KEARSARGE Action of the House Committee on Naval Affairs. The Attempt to Raise Her Believed to Be Feasible—Mr. Bland Ob- jects to a Bill, The remains of the historic Kearsarge will be raised from Roncador reef if the House committee on naval affairs has its way. Today the committee voted to report favorably the bill of Representative Blair of New Hampshire. It was more generous than Mr. Blair proposed. While his bill would appropriate $30,000 for the undertaking, the committee decided to raise the sum to $45,000. A proviso was added that not more than $10,000 shall be used if the attempt is a failure. Several proposals for raising the Kear- sarge have been made to the government by wrecking companies, and it is represent- ed that the attempt would be a perfectly feasible one. The wreck lies well out of the water, and there are four months of generally calm weather in which the work can be done. The Kearsarge Veterans. This morning Representative McEttrick Am index to advertise- ments will be found om Page 3. _ THESE ARE WIZARDS Like Mr. Jove Jupiter Zeus They Play With Lightning, NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION Large Attendance at the Seven- teenth Annual Convention Today. THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS The seventeenth convention of tional Electric Light Association this city this morning to last The sessions of the convention in Grand Army Hall, and vention was called to order filled with as fine a looking body as has gathered in Washington day. There were in attendance number of ladies, though they main long after the formal opening convention. gle iiiey age iE corporate an organization formed by the veterans who served on the Kearsarge dur- ing the war. It is called the Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans. The sur- vivors Intend to collect mementos of the old vessel and when the organization comes to an end they will be given to the Smith- sonian Institution. The incorporators are Martin L. White, Roxbury, Mass.; Daniel Shea of Boston, Chas. W. Wilson of Boston, Francis H. Hi ton of Washington, D. C., Andrew Houghton of Boston, James of Roxbury, Mass., Wm. E. Clark of Charlestown, N. H., Joseph A. Dudgeon of Nebraska, Michael Rougan of Charies- town, Mass., Philip H. Irving of New York, Horatio Little of Junction City, Kaun., Christopher O’Brien of Boston, James O. Smith of Pawtucket, R. 1, and Wm. Jones of Boston, Mass. Secretary of the Navy Herbert today sent to Representative Cummings of the House committee on naval affairs informa- tion as to the proposed rescue of the wrecked warship Kearsarge. What Secretary Herbert Says. The Secretary says: “The department fully sympathizes with the patriotic public sentiment, of which we see daily so many manifestations, in regard to saving to the country, if possible, this historic old ship.” The Secretary says he has an offer from a responsible wrecking company to attempt the rescue on a guaranty of $10,000 and $35,000 additional if the ship is reclaimed. The Secretary incloses a report from Rear Admiral Stanton as to the chances of saving the ship. He says that on February 8 Ensign Gates and Paymaster Ring and part of a boat’s crew made the last trip to the by hauling themselves through the breakers on a catamaran. They found the holds and berth decks full of wa- ter. The bow was in about nine feet of water and her stern in thirteen feet. Some of the timbers of the ship had already started and the displaced boilers had pretty well crushed the port bilge. Admiral Stanton as — the rs, sails, guns and equipments are not ist cacexia ths eae Se toric period. Admiral Stanton’s Opinion. He adds: “As the frames were diagonally braced and strapped with iron, she will not, in my judgment, break up during the next four months, and I think a well-equipped wrecking company could, by working in favorable times, move the ship to the lee side of the reef, keeping their powerful pumps going to keep her afloat during the chaiaze of position. Her bottom could then be patched by divers, and I believe she could be towed by way of Cuba to Key West and thence to any point desired.” Mr. Bland Objects. Secretary Herbert urged that any action toward a rescue should be taken at once. The naval committee therefore sought to secure immediate consideration for a bill framed according to the Secretary's sugges- tions. Mr. Bland demanded that the silver debate should proceed, adding that the Kearsarge rescue and other projects would have to wait until the silver bill was dis- posed of. —_—____+.—_ CAPITOL TOPICS. To Make Pe: m Files Accessible. There was a warm discussion in the House committee on invalid pensions this morning over the proposition of Representative Pick- ler of South Dakota that the files of the pension bureau should be open to pensioners and their attorneys for examination. The vote of the committee was against the bill, and an unfavorable report will be made to the House on the ground of the labor the bill would impose on the pension bureau. Mr. Pickler intends to make a minority re- port to the House, and republican members undoubtedly will make a strong fight in favor of the rule. To Permit Railroad Pooling. The interstate commerce committee of the Senate this morning heard arguments in be- half of a proposed amendment to the inter- state commerce laws to allow railroad pool- ing,reasonable rates to be fixed by the inter- state commerce commission, with the right of appeal to a federal court for final adjudi- cation. J.K.Counselman of Chicago, a large grain shipper, made the argument and Geo. R. Blanchard, commissioner of the Central lc Association, and J. K. Cowen, coun- sel of the B. and O. railroad, also were More Clerks for the Library. A joint resolution was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr. Kyle reciting that the passage of the copyright law imposed | additional labor on the librarian of Con- gress, and in consequence of insufficient clerical force the work of furnishing copy- rights is several months in arrears. It therefore appropriates the sum of $10,000 to be used to employ the necessary clerks. +2 Confirmations. Geo. W. Nichols of New York, toe consul of the United States at Clifton, Ont.; Daniel C. Kennedy of Missouri, to be con- sul of the United States at M&lta; Charles M. English, to be receiver of public moneys at Grand Forks, N. Dak. Postmasters: New Jersey—R. Horace Cur- ls, at Long Branch City. Nebraska—John M. Harley, at Lincoln. Michigan—Arthur S. Putnam, at Manistique; James H. Gee, at Norway; Wm. M. Baron, at St. Clair: John G. Parkhurst, at Cold Water; Cari Schuldes, at Iron Mountain; Michael R. Redmond, at Hancock; Richard Mertz, at Gladstone; Ernest J. Dube, at Houghton; Wm. J. Daunt, at Bay City: “hristopher ©. mer 4 ae: Arie pT nage son, at New Berry. 'Kansas— m H. L. Fepperell, at Concordia. lowa—Parley Sheldon, es. Kentucky—James I. Hamilton, at Lancaster; James R. Graham, at Clinton; Joseph E. Claunch, at Somerset. California—Garland W. Dungan, at Fern- dale. Arizona—William: E. Thomas, at Phoenix. ——————-—_e—____ Eskimo Callers. Ex-Superintendent Miner W. Bruce of the Alaskan reindeer station and his party of eleven Eskimos were among the visitors at the Interior Department today. They made formal calls on Acting Secretary Sims and Dr. Harris, the commissioner of education. —_—_—__+69.+—— a Confirmed by the Khedive. The consul general at Cairo has informed the State Department that the Khedive of Egypt has confirmed President Cleveland's nominations as members of the court of first instance of the international tribunal of Egypt. These are Somerville P. Tuck of Maryland and Walker Fearn of Illinois. The headquarters of the associat at the Ebbitt House, and the coi parlors there presented a lively morning, as they were crowded prominently identified with all that is and most advanced in the world of electri- cal work. The badges of the association following distinguishing insienla”'ier ts following inguishing insignia for G‘fferent elements in the association: Offi- al é exhibits of electrical appliances. These are studied carefully by the various representatives, who are working elec- tricians, not theorists. They are on the lookout all the time for new inventions that wMl be of service to them, and are ready at any time to receive hints, no mat- ter where they come from. The various periodicals, papers and magazines devoted to the electrical business all have repre- sentatives at the convention, and a most creditable show. The Electrical World is printing a little convention bulletin con- taining the program of the convention, news of interest, and a list of members of the association in attendance. A noticeable feature of this convention ts the preponderance of young men who stand high in the business, and are recognized as experts and authorities. Dr. Gatling, the president of the American Association of Inventors and Manufacturers,made a pleas- ing little address to the convention this morning, in which he referred to this Armstrong is « lawyer and not a electrician, but he is the tion. The other officers of the association are as follows: First vice president, M. J. Francisco, Rutland, Vt.; second vice H. OH. F; The President's Talk. In opening the morning session the presi- dent of the association, Mr. B.-A. Arm- strong of Camden, N. J., read his annual address. In the course of his remarks,ufter congratulating the association on its prog- ress and he said: “Your meeting here in Washington means that henceforth what has been such a delightful and en- |Joyable portion of our sojourn, the social | side, at various places, must be curbed and limited, and we must restrain the social and entertaining part for fear that it will after awhile interfere with the sober and | serious, and we must save more of our time jand energy for the especial business and fairs of our association. The unanimity of our membership in fevor of the national |city for our meeting place spoke well for |@ successful convention, which from our attendance and our program will be fully realized.” After expressing his regret that the as- | sociation had not met in Phil fa, the jcity of Benjamin Franklin, and itself so |near to New Jersey, Mr. Armstrong went {on to speak thus of Washington: “You and | Lown this city. It is with pardonable pride |that every American enters it, not alone for what it is, but for what it represents, It is not a typical American city, but it is | typically American. Beauty and embellish- ment have nowhere been sacrificed to util- lity. It is as broad, as generous and as comprehensive as our country. The mag- |nificent Capitol, and the other government. | buildings, the monuments, statues and _parks, the avenues and boulevards, are all | as generous as we could ask. Growth of a Science. “The past year has been a very trying one in electrical enterprises. As we are among the settled businesses of the country the | youngest, and, therefore, the most elastic, | We have felt the financial stringency, the | oppression of the times, worse than many | others, but we have not been without cheer and encouragement during it all. If my figures are correct, and I have tried to obs | tain them from the most reliable source,there are now upward of 2,300 central stations ig. this country, representing at least $200,000,- 000 of capital. Involved in electrical manu- factures and supplies of various kinds ere as many millions more; this, employing, as | it naturally does, hundreds of thousands of |men, supporting hundreds of thousands of | homes, adding to the material wealth, pros- perity and happiness of our people, mak | us as representative trustees of a great responsible trust. This is a growth practi- cally of the last decade. He would be @ | brave man indeed who would dare even to | Suggest the limits of the possibilities of the | use of electricity for great and important | works. Night has been turned into day and | the industry of man is applied for the full twenty-four hours of time, and the days, therefore, are multiplied by just that much; | distance is gg dyn hs — ra I, while being a thousand mi! 7 = joying the beauties of that wonderful white city and drinking in the lessons there taught, was still within speaking distance of my office. Electrical Benefactors. “These wonders and marvels, for won- 'ders and marvels they are, are only valu- able in so far as they add to the comfort and happiness of the world;§that they do none of us will deny, and therefore as I call your attention to the business that has brcught us here together, do not accuse me of making use of hyperbole when I say to you that you do not treet merely as repre- sentetives of so many millions of dollars in- vested in dividend-producing concerns, but as representatives of an industry, a science that neans benefit to the race, that means more health, more happiness, more encour- agement, more comfort to fellow-man. In the highest, truest, best sense we are rep- | Fesentative benefactors. Municipal Ownership. “Bhe history of the past year has not ¢ | been varied, except for the rocks and aifi- | culties to which I referred, from the history of those that have preceded us. There hat \been'“a tendency in the last few montha