Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1894—~TWELVE PAGES. would be hopeless no sane person for a moment doubted. His Treatment im Jail. But to the story of the actual oceurrence. JWhen Captain Howgate was sent to the and confined there his serv- He spent some time chatting with his Gaughter, and then asked for a change of underelothes to take to the bath room. Howgate by this time had two hours the =. of pursuit, if it had been instituted E Rp & 5 ® F i 3 i eut into the blind alley in the rear, turned into the exit running out to G street, whére ®@ carriage containing Nettie Burrill was Howgate’s Embessiement. Howgate, it will be remembered, was charged with the embezzlement of large sums of the public moneys which passed through his hands as disbursing officer of ment Howgate was not in the city, but was located in Michigan, and brought here by A. B. Newcombe, a special agent of the Department of Justice. He was at once arraigned before United States Commissioner Bundy, on a charge Others for forgery. When Howgate Jeft here the first time it was at first supposed he had gone for good, but he sud- denly appeared, whereupon he was rear- rested and committed to jail. Where Howgate Has Been. ‘It was generally believed that Capt. How- gate went down the river immediately upon hhis_eseape, and took up his residence in St. Mary's, as it was well known in Wash- there a copy of the last mdictment returned against Howgate—that of Novem- ber 21, 1881, charging him with forgery. A bench warrant for his arrest was also sent Nothing further was heard from Mr. Drummond til a few minutes before 2 A. L. DRUMMOND.” Will Soon Be in Washington. Mr. Birney stated that there would now be no trouble In having Howgate here to answer the several indi¢tments against him either tomorrow or next day. When he did reach here bail would be asked for in such ap amount as to make his appearance amply secure, and no time whatever would be lost im pushing the cases pending against im There are just eleven indictments pending against the captured man, seven of them charging embezzlement, and the others eharging forgery. The first was returned October 21, 1881, alleging embezzlement, and five days later three more were returned, charging forgery. November 21, 1851, the remaining ones were returned. Howgate bad been arrested several days before that, and on a writ of habeas corpus was released on his personal recognizance, in the sum of $10,000, October 8, 1881. When the indictments were returned he was again arrested, and committed to jail. There he remained until April 12, iss, when he was permitted to visit his house in the company of Deputy Marshal Dewing. He was allowed to go upstairs while at his home, and it was then that he made his escape. w. ved Examination. NEW YORK, September 27. On being arraigned before Commissioner Alexander this afternoon Howgate said he Would waive examination and go back to Washington without trouble. He was not in a position, he said, to furnish bail, which was fixed by the commissioner at $10,000, —_—~—>__. CORNELL STUDENTS DROWNED. Went Boating on Cayuga Lake and ITHACA, N. Y., September —Andrew J. Johnson, whose residence given as Chicago, and C. Dewitt Goodrew of Brook- lyn, N. Y., students at Cornell University, are supposed to have been drowned in Cay- uga lake. They went boating yesterday afternoon and did not return. Today their boat was found overturned two miles down the lake. Search is being made for the bod- tes of the youths. Johnson's father is Levi A. Johnson, secretary of the Davis Sewing Machine Company of Dayton, Ohio, whese home fs at Watertown, N. Y. on Turning Their Faces Homeward. SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., September 27.— Among the passengers who are booked to sail for New York on Saturday next by the American line steamship New York, are: Mr. and Mrs. George Gould, Mr.H. H. Kohl- saat of Chicago, Congressman W. L. Wil- gon of West Virginta, Congressman Isidor Strauss of New York, Lord Sholto Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. Henry BE. Abbey, Mmes. Mel- ba, Scalchf and Bevegnant, J. L. Cadwalla- der, Smith M, Weed, W. S. Cramp and Nor- man Cramp. ener ae founded Keport of Disaster. OWENSBORO, Ky., September 27.—A tele- Phone message states that there was nothing in the rumor current last night of @ ming dicastar, SUING FOR A MILLION. ‘Tacoma Claims to Have Been Swindled by a Light a: Water Company. TACOMA, Wash., September 27.—The city of, Tacoma ‘has. begun suit.in the superior LATE NEWS BY WIRE The West Indian Hurricane Sweep- NEGRO “DEMOCRATS Mr. Still is Ansious to Seo a Show of : " court against the Tacoma Light and Water d sad ing the Coast. Company for $1,000,000 damages tor alleged a eR aeliaiiipantiedipag false and frauduleat representations in the “s ‘What the Coldré@Potiticians Have te at Say of the Administration ana of Mr. ‘Anttood’s Bolt. wo. 5a a 94 Astwood’s finaf*restgnation from the ex- ecutive committee “ef the Negro National Democratic Leagueand the severance of iis connection with’ the democratic party have set the cblored politic'ans of beth partiés -all agog. The places which are frequented by them were more largely filled last night, and the sole theme of discus- sion was the Astwood letter and what bear~ ing it would have upon the future of negro democracy throughout the country. One of the Wiseacres said that Astwood was the originator of the Negro Democratic League and that it was through him that Taylor was eventually made recorder of decds. This man thought that Astwood was the very life of the league, and that with sale of its-light and power to the city for $1,750,000. It is alleged that the plant. ts found to be not as represented, and the complaint mentions the persons who made the false representations as T. Hosmer, president of the company; C. B. Wright, the Philadelphia millionaire and its chief stockholder; G. H. Sellers of Philadelphia, the company’s engineer, and I. W. Ander- son, Mr. Wright's agent, who is a Northern Pacific director. It is set forth that the company falsely represented that the Thomas and Patterson springs, when extended, would furnish the city with a valuable and sufficient water supply by gravity, to the amount of ten milion gallons per day; that the springs do not furnish more than 2,500,000 gallons per day, and are utterly worthless to the city; that the plant is not now, and was not at the time {t was sold to the city, of greater value than $750,000, and that this was well known to the company and its agents; that relying. upon VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AT SAVANNAH No Loss of Life Reported on the Sea Islands. PROGRESS OF THE STORM NEW YORK, September 27.--The West Indian hurricane is making its way steadily im this direction. Early in the day it was off the coast of South Carolina. It is trav- eling slowly in a northeasterly direction, with a-rotary motion, describing a circle of about 2,000 miles in diameter. Speaking of the storm, Weather Fore- caster Dunn sald: “We shall begin to feel | and that it in effect, swindled out of | his resignation the backbone of the organt- the storm by tonight or tomorrow. The | $1.000,000, in which amount the city was | zation had been broken. ‘There were those rainfall attending the storm is the heaviest now beeks to recover. who held differently, and seid that: negro democracy would survive, in spite of the ap into the r party. i tally there were brought nepiacro attorney. has been collecting: evidence in the case, and it is expected that it will be the hardest battle ever fought by any state. —_————_. Drowning of a Hunter. Spectal Dispatch to The Eventug Star. PETERSBURG, Va., September 27.--'This morning John Hennessy of this place at- tempted to. go from the wharf here across the Appomattox in 2 skiff, and when about midway the craft capsized. Hennessy was thrown overboard, and, being unabie to swim, was drowned. His body was subse- quently recovered. At the time of the ac- cident the unfortunate man was about to start for one of the marshes down the river to shcot sore. — Bids the Democracy Farewel CHEYENNE, Wyo., September 27.—The Cheyenne Daily Leader, the oldest demo- cratic daily newspaper in Wyoming, has taken. down the democratic state ticket from the. head of its editorial page and an- thon was a success during. its deliberations he (the President) would send to the Senate the name of A. E. Manning of Indiana Tl the number of twenty-five met, and they lauded the President .skyhigh in anticipa- tion that hourly the news would be flashed across the wirés that the plums had dropped. . The leaders were disappointed and the story goes that they returned to Washing- ton and called upon the President to ascer- tain the cause of the failure to make the appointments. It is here that those who relate the story differ, one faction main- taining that the President told the leaders that instead of the two or three hundred Little Damage at Savannah. SAVANNAH, Ga., September 27.—The storm has blown over, very little damage being done here. A few houses were un- roofed and trees blown down. No injury was done to quarantine. station. Probably a few miles of railroad were washed up near ‘Tyhee. nounced Its independence. of all polittes..It | delegates that they had promise® only No fears are felt for Baltimore or New has indorsed the Carey arid land bill, and | ebout «twenty-five met, and that as the York tonight or tomorrew, ‘as | M@ny believe its defection at this stage of | goods were not delivered the appointments the campaign is intended to defeat the democratic legislative ticket and aid in the election of James M. Carey to the United States Senate. —. —. Negroes Going to Liberta. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 27.—Jasper Layman, an Alabama negro, passed through the city today. He is on the way to New York to arrange for the exodus of 500 negroes from the neighborhood of Mobile, Ala., to Liberia. Hard times in the south and the glittering stories told of Africa have caused great excitement among the negroes ot Alabama, who are nearly all talking emi- gration. were withheld. The other side say that the President asstgned as his reason, that as the Senate was at that time so much wrought up over the tariff, that he was fearful that the nominees would not be confirmed, but as soon as the tariff bill was of the names would be sent in. But as the names were not sent in the first reason seems to be the most plausible one. Then some of the wise ones say that the President had agreed upon a negro for a prominent place, and the appointment was about to be mailed from Gray Gables, when the newspapers arrived containing the in- formation of Astwoog’s resignation and his arraignment of Mr.’Cleveland and the ad- ministration. The appointment was ac- cordingly withheld. None of the‘ oeratic leaders would ve been received, although the crops are damaged. Course of Storm Defiected. NORFOLK, Va. September 27.—The weather bureau here at noon today states that owing to the area of the high pressure to northeast of Hatteras the storm center will be forced to the west of Norfolk and that the mountain range will head it off and start it on a more direct course for the New England coast. It will pass just east of Washington and over New York. At 12 o'clock here the wind was thirty-two miles from the east and still increasing. At Cape Henry at 8 a.m. the wind was 38 miles from the northeast, with a heavy sea. es Ed. Smith’s Fight Next Week. v DENVER, Col. September 27—The fight | talk today upoli ‘the Astwocd eveer” Me The coast wires have been down since 8 | roe which Denver Ed. Smith and Lawrence Taylor had not ‘arrived at his office at a an Farrell are training will take place October e hour. tative of The Star PRESIDENT CORBIN'S REPORT. -|3 at some place near Denver, which wilt | Glled at his on R_street between 12th and 13th, but fhe door bell had been removed and be gad responded to the re- beated raps whith Were made at the door. R. G. Still has called a meeting of all of the democrats in ‘Washington to be held at his office on Priay’ evening. This meeting is called regardli of the organizations to which the co! democrats belong. Any who profess the! selves “dems” will be ad- mitted to the meting. When asked what was the object of the meeting, Mr. Still said that there‘had been so much talk of oe ane he pmerg to see what @ negro democracy really amounted to. He wanted the fellows to show their hands. He was tired of the bluff game, and wanted to see something tangible done Astwood did npt leave for New York until this morning, He paidthe republican ‘head- ava 2 visit yeaterday evening late, and submitted to Chairman Babcock the pros- pectus of the Negro National Defender, and it has been arranged to tssue the first edi- tion on the 6th of October from this city. It is said that the day before Astwood gave out his final decision that a member of the New York tie committee on campaign speeches of the last campaign in that state called on Mr. Astwood and told him that if he would withold his letter— that, as it was more than probable that Rev. Mr. Plummer would be removed as ‘the chaplain of the army, that there would be pressure brought to bear upon Secretary Lamont to have him (Astwood) appointed. “The place pays $2,000 per annum, with all expenses. not be made public. Bat Masterson and Ri Gallagher are in charge of the affair. The train will leave Denver at 1 p.m. for the scene of battle. The fight is for a purse of $5,000. It Caused Considerable Discussion in the Virginia Board of Agriculture. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 27.—The state board of agriculture resumed its ses- sion here this morning and the report of the president of the board, Mr. 8. Wellford Corbin, which was read yesterday, provoked considerable discussion. Maj. Gaines and Senator Hurt were both opposed to the re- port being submitted to the governor at present. They argued that it should first be published so as to allow public sentiment to express itself in regard to it. After some further argument {t was de- cided to take up the report at the next meeting, October 16, and in the meantime to have copies of it sent to every member of the board, as there was not a full at- tendance at the meeting. iw MIDDLESBOROUGH, Ky., September 27. The order of Judge Jones of the Adair cir- cuit court restraining the election officers from holding a republican primary in the eleventh congressional district Saturday will be disregarded in Bell county. The primary will be held as though no order pa a sen Be Stricken Down. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 27.—F. W. Porter, auditor of the-Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway, was stricken with apoplexy at the Grand Hotel here, just as he was starting for the train to Chicago today. He is not expected to live. ——.s SIX WERE DROWNED. pc sathas relia MAY BE STRONG AND GOFF. Wreek of 2 Sehooner in Tuesday Night’s Gale. MANISTIQUE, Mich., September 27.—The schooner William Home, consort of the steamer F. R. Buell, sank off Seul Choix point Tuesday night during the heavy south- east gale. All of the crew of seven, ex- cept one man, were drowned. There was one woman drowned. The only survivor, Antonio Mingo, floated ashore unconscious om a piece of boat. The dead are: C. H. Henderson, captain, resides in Mexico, N. ¥.; Annie Cook, nineteen years old elder, a sailor; ——— Walter, mai sailors. Possible Reform Candidates in New York for Mayor and Reeorder. The executive committee of the commit- tee of seventy of New York met yesterday afternoon, and, after a two hours’ session, Chairman Charles Stewart Smith announced that the committee had its municipal ticket almost ready. “Our work is almost done,” sald Mr. Smith to a Herald reporter, “and the greater number of our candidates has been decided upon. I cannot give out the names of the persons we have agreed upon for the pro- posed combination ticket, but the names will be duly announced. I am confident the ticket will meet with the approval of all the anti-Tammany organizations. The ticket which the committee of seventy has decided upon will be, in the committee's opinion, the ideal combination ticket. “The idea is for the committee of sev- enty to confer with aif the organizations separatély, and then hold a general con- ference, at which all the organtzattons will be represented. This ideal ticket is almost certain to be changed in several respects. The republicans, the good government clubs and the rman-American Reform Union have had the advantage of represen- tation on the committee of seventy, and it may be assumed that the ticket, as it now stands, is agreeable to the representatives of these organizations. It is a fact, how- ever, that the independent county organiza- tion and the anti-Tammany democracy are not represented on the committee of seventy. The leaders of these organizations, if their interests have suffered in the ar- rengement of the ticket, say they will not submit tamely to be ignored, and when the conferences are held the present ticket is certain to be changed.” ‘The rumor was diligently circulated last night, says the Herald, that William L. Strong is the committee of seventy’s candi- date for mayor. Col. Strong was one of the committee of thirty which reorganized the local republican party. As it stands, he is sure to have the support of the republican erganization, the Good Government Club and the antl-Tammany democracy. The romination for recorder is understood to have been given to John W. Goff. The members present at yesterday's meet- ing were Chairman Smith, Gustav HH. Schwab, W. Travers Jerome, Frederic Taylor, James P. Archibald, W. Harris Roome, C. C. Beaman, L. J. Callanan. Wm. B. Hornblower, Simon Sterne, Gen, Horace Porter, Richard M. Galtoway- and J. Kennedy Toa, way, John Claflin —reo— z LI HUNG CHANG SUPERSEDED. —_—~—— Bridge Bill Plans Approved. ‘The War Department has given its final approval to the plans submitted by the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bridge Com- pany for the great raflroad bridge over the Delaware river, connecting Philadelphia, on the Pennsylvania side, with Camden, in New Jersey. The plans were drawn by Chief Engineer Brown of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,.and the only change re- quired by the War Department was in the location of the draw. The bridge will be high enough to permit of the passage under it of ferry boats, while full-rigged shipping may pass through the draw. It will afford direct all-rail cottnection between the in- terior and the seacoast via the Pennsyl- vania railroad, which company will under- take the work of construction within a year. +2 Personal Mention. Secretary Lamont returned to the city last night and was at.the War Department today. Assistant Secretary Hamlin of the Treas- ury Department has returned to Wash- ington. Willoughby Lane Webb left for Cam- bridge, Mass., this morning, where he will resume his duties in the Harvard Law School. Geo. Rubenacker and Prof. Jas. Anderson have returned from their trip abroad. Rev. Dr. Hamlin, the pastor of the Church | of the Covenant, returned today from his summer's vacation. William Ridgely Stone of the class of ‘9, Princeton, returned to college last Wednes- day, Herman Rakemann has returned from a three months’, European trip. . Secretary Carlisle returned to Washing- ton last night m his visit to Gray Gables. a The Ward Boundaries at Newark. TRENTON, N. J., September 27.—Justice Dixon of the supreme. court today filed an opinion upholding the constitutionality of the law under which a commission ap- Pointed by Mayor Lebkuchen revised the ward lines of Newark. This does not de- cide the Jersey City case,because the demo- crats attack the work of the commission of that city as not being equitable as pro- vided by the law. —_——_~__ The Proposed San Janquin Line. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 27.— The project for a railroad down the San Joaquin in competition with the Southern Pacific rallway has been entered into by the traffic association and five trustees elected, in whose hands the stock shall be placed for ten years. Isaac Upham, F. W. VanSyckle, B. F. Dunham, Thomas Magee and Alvins A. Hayward were the trustees elected. —_<- —_. Cinctunatt Congressional Nomination: CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 27.—The republicans of the first congressional dis- trict today nominated Chas. P. Taft to suc- ceed Bellamy Storer, and of the second district Jacob N. Bromwell, to succeed Mayor Caldwell. Mr. Taft has been state senator and congressman, but has devoted his life mostly to journalism. He is pro- prieter of the Cincinnati Times-Star, and was for years vice president of the Asso- ciated Press. Ex-Governor Foraker pre- sided over the convention that was held after the district convention. ——_s__—_ WUI Net Raine the Col. Cook. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 27.— Messrs. L. P. & S. J. Smith, owners of the schooner Colonel Cook, which was abandon- ed and beached near Lorain a few days ago, say that the report that the wrecking tug has been sent to raise the boat is erroneous, and that no attempt will prob- ably be made to save her. She lies in eleven feet of water completely broken in two. The Cook was the schoener that col- Hded with and sank the Lady Elgin thirty- one years ago, and which resulted in the loss of about 100 people. — A Bix C Aguimst Mexico. FRANCISCO, September 27.—Special United States Attorney Links of Washing- ton, D. C., representing the Department of Justice, has arrived here to take evidence in a suit of long standing of the L’Abra Mining Company of Durango, Mex., against the government of Mexico for $683,000, on which $300,000 has been paid. It will re- quire about two weeks to examine the wit- nesses. - Merrick Sent to Jail. Judge Cole today committed Wm. H. Merrick to jail in efault of $2,000 bonds to answer a charge of false pretenses. On the 13th of last January, it is charged, Merrick gave Daniel .E,.élemiley a check «* $5 on the Lincoln Natjgna} Bank of this «. y, and five days later gaye, Marx Kaufman a sim- ilar check. “tafe received the amount Ki named from and Kaufman, and when the checks W¢re~presented for pay- ment it was disgoyercd that the man had no account with the bank. Merrick left for Norfolk, Va.,’wiHtré"he was arrested a few days ago and was' this morning brought on here. . { He WII Be Succeeded as Vv leeroy of Chi-Li by Wa Ta Cheng. The apparently authoritative announce- ment is made in today's New York Herald that Li Hung Chang will be shortly super- seded es viceroy of Chi-Li, the highest of- fice in China, next to the emperor, by Wu Ta Cheng, late governor of Hu Peh. It is also announced that Yu Lu, military gov- ernor of Moukdea, will succeed Li Hung Chang as superintendent of northern trade, and that Lord Li, late Chinese minister to Japan, has been degraded. He is Li Hung Chang's adopted son. The Herald's Shang- hal correspondent states that four imper- ial princes are watching events in the em- peror’s behalf at Tien-Tsin, and declares that the legations at Pekin have asked the commanders of the vessels of their na- tions to land bluejackets to protect them from-a massacre of foreigners that ts be- lieved to be imminent. At Moukden an fil- assorted. army of rearly :200,000 Chinese have assembled for its defense, and a.bat- tle is expected within two weeks. The cor- respendent coneludes. by stating that the Japanese warships are seouting the Guif of Pechili, and that naval experts declare that Chinese war vessels will never appear on the scene again. ——_+ e+ _____ Exeeutive Clemency. The President has pardoned, to restore his citizenship, W. S. Hansen, sentenced in Utah in 1888 to four months’ imprison- ment and fine for adultery. 4 bo |, ea Puneral of PMiay Jennie Clements, The funeral sexyigps over the remains of Miss Jennie E.,{laments took place this morning at.10 o’glogy,from her parents’ resi- dence on Q street.nRev. A, W. Pitzer, D. D.,. im whose charéd Miss Clements spent her girlhood years,tind to whom she was greatly attached, ‘conducted the services. Her death is peculiarly a sad one, as life was just opening before her its most attrac- tive path. She was a member: of the class of 91, Washington High School, and endeared ner- self to her many friends by the sweetness and purity of --hey, gentle character. Her death came suddenly Sunday evening, after many days of sickness, which she bore with vemarkable courage. . a Rallying Day at St. Pauls. On Sunday fext’ dt St. Paul's English Lutheran Sunday school, of which Lucius D. Alden fs superintendent,in addition to the review of the third quarter's lessons, will be c2lebrated what is known in that school as “rallying” day, A year ago on “rally- ing” day there were present 317 enrolled scholars of the school, with class offerings of $26.57. An effort is being made to sur- pass this good record. : é oe Glassmakers Threaten a Strike. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 27.—The “mixers” and “teasers” trouble is spread- ing throughout the Pittsburg ‘district. The men at the Newcastle, Pa., window glass factories now threaten to strike against a proposed-reduction- of 12£-2-per cent, new seale. * % i : _—_— Ran Away With an Opera Company. PITTSBURG, September 37.—Frances Smith, the pretty fifteen-year-old daughter of Ctarles Smith, an Allegheny City man- ufacturer, slipped away with an opera company’ which had. been. playing here. The girl was located in Cub-, N.Y., toda; and wilt be brought home. : A FAIR ESTIMATE. The Populists May Hold the Balance of Power in the Next House. With 80 many congressional districts as there are in the doubtful column, there is Toom-to figure out in an estimate on the next House most arything desired. Of about forty-two districts which no one can classify with certainty, the populiste will probably have from eleven to thirteen, and the rest bid fair to be pretty evenly divided between the two great parties. Present indications give a very uncertain bests for judgment. © or three weeks y bout tire im the — an en! change populist balance of power, ppears the following table: a ey = Democrat—Al: New York, 18; North Carolina, Pennsylvania, 6; Rhode Island, 1; South Carolina, 5; Tennessee, 8; Texas, 11; Vir- oct a Virginia, 8; Wisconsin, 4. Republican—Arkanses, 1; Californie, Sisma, T: lowe, 10; Keneaa, 6: Keneuck na, 7; Lowa, 10; a Loutpiat 1; A Populist—Colorado, 2; Kansas, sota, 1; Nebraska, 2; Nevada, 1; South Car- clina, 2; Texas, 2. Total, 13. 3; Minne- STRIKE REMEDIES. Comminsioner Kernan is Making = . Synopsis of These Proposed. Commissioner’ Jom D. Kernan of New York, one of those appointed by the Presi- dent to investigate the Pullman-Debs strike, has been mainly engaged in making a synopsis of the remedies that had beer Proposed to the commission. Mr. Kernan says: ‘There were many remedies suggest- ed during the testimony, but the main ones were the government ownership of rail- roads, the licensing of ratiroad employes, similar to the system of Mcensing steam- boat engineers and pilots, arbitration, and the restriction of immigration. Mr. Pull- position that no outside remedy can be brought in between employer and employed. The commission ts free to deal with the questions of remedies outside of those sug- gested at the hearings, but the testimony brought out every conceivable plaa and it is ne to go beyond those sug- ges “It will be for the public to say whether the inquiry results in benefit,” added Mr. Kernan, “but it will certainly be benefictal in giving the public exbaustive informa- tion on the causes and incidents of the great strike, and intelligent information is the first step toward remedial legislation.” ——_—_+-2+_____ PRESIDENTIAL POST OFFICES. Thirty-Three Additional Offices Will Be Placed on That List. Thirty-three poat offices which have been in the fourth-class Ist will become presi- dertial offices October 1. The offices will then he filled by President Cleveland. When @ post office shows receipts sufficient to entitle the postmaster to $1,000 or more as salary, it becomes presider-tial. The follow- ing are the new presidential offices, with the salaries that will be paid after Oc- tober 1: California—Angels Camp, $1,300; Long Beach, $1,100. Illinois—El Dorado,$1,000; Fairmont,$1,100; Staunton, $1,100; Neoga, $1,000. lowa—Adair, $1,000; Hall, $1,000; Mystic, $1,000. Michigan — Birmingham, $1,000; Friar Point, $1,100. Mississippi—Summit, $1,000. Missouri —Greenfield, $1,000; Sarcoxie, $1,000, Ohio—Mount Sterling, $1,100; Sabina,$1,000. Oklahoma—Perry, $2,000. Texas—Groesbeck, $1,100. West Virginia—Shepherdstown, $1,000. Wisconsin—Lodf, $1,000; New Lisbon, $1,000; South Milwaukee, $1,200. town, $1,100; Pine Plains, $1,100; Sacketts Harbor, $1,100; Spring Valley, $1,000. Pennsylvan! ,000; Pan Ar- syle, $1,000. ———_-e-____ THEY DONT BELIEVE IT. Mexican Diplomatists Doubt the Cen- tral Am Federation Rumors. The reported plan of Mexico to uniie all the Central American states in one great republic is doubted at the Mexican lega- tion here. The reports state that Gen. Eseta’s visit to Mexico is part of a plan for the comprehensive scheme for the ex- tension of the new repablic from Texas to the Isthmus of Panama, end it is added that all the states save Guatemala favor the union. It is said, however, by the Mexican authorities here that they have never heard such a plan suggested in Mex- {co and that no negotiations to that end have ever been made among the Central American states. On the contrary, Mexico has, they say, quite enough territory al- ready. Gen, Ezeta’s visit to Mexico is be- lMeved to be due to the fact that he is a Mexican by birth. Afterward, when he became president of Salvador, he maintain- ed close personal relations with his native country. It is believed that his visit has no political significance, either as to the re- ported union or Mexico's alleged purpose of furnishing him an army with which to re-enter Salvador. ——__+ e+ — ORDERED FOR EXAMINATION. Engineer Commissioacr Powell to Be Promoted to a Majority, By orders issued from the War Depart- ment, Capt. Powell, Engineer Commissioner of the District, has been directed to appear before a board to be examined for pro- motion. If no vacancy occurs in the mean- time, Capt. Powell will become a major February 3, 1895. On that date Col. Com- stock will retire, and by the promotion of Lieut. Col. Robert and Major McKenzie Capt. Powell will fill the latter vacancy. ——_-e-—___—_—- Monetagy Conference Postponed. The proposat of Mexico to hold a mone- tary conference of the countries of North and South America has mot as yet ad- vanced so that the meeting can be held in October, as was contemplated. The invita- tions were issued last March. Since then some of the South American countries have accepted. The United States has as yet neither aecepted nor declined, but it ts hardly likely to accept at this late day. It is felt now that the time set for the con- ference was too soon after the invitations, and this may lead to an extension of the date, so that the United States and other countries may have time to accept if-they so desire and send delegates. ——-o.______ Speed Trial of the Maine. The Navy Department ts endeavoring to hurry along the final speed trial of the ar- mored cruiser Maine at New York. Advices received at the department today indicate that this trial will take place early next week. While the vessel did very well on her unofficial trial Tuesday last, it was shown that some readjustment of the bear- ings und mactmery is advisable In order *o secure the best results on the official trial, and, besides, some time is necessary to se- cure the special grade of coal which will b2 used. ——_—___ 2+ —___—___ ‘The Rassell Case Postponed. The case against Alexander -A. Russell, charged ‘with forgery, came up: in Judge Miller’s court today. Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney said, owing to the intricacies of the case, he desired to have more time to prepare the facts as already discovered and look further into the matter. Campbell Car- rington, counsel for the defendant, was absent, and upon mutual agreement the case was deferre@ until tomorrow morning. Maj. Russell was at the court this morn- ing, and gives his personal efforts to the vindication of his character. FINANCE AND TRADE| Manhattan the Feature Among Rail- ways in Wall Street Today. MOVED BY RAPID TRANSIT RUMORS Sugar Led the List in Point of Special Dispatch to The Evening ‘star. NEW YORK, September at the opening of today’s stock market pointed to a continuation of the profession- al monotony that has of late been substi- tuted for actual business. Later develop- ments proved the correctness of the original forecast. The covering of shorts ga 27.—Indications rumors of this character are to be expected, and it is no proof of their accuracy that the stock to which they are applied momenta- rily conforms to them. Good of the property incline to the belief that Manhattan is simply serving t ed to it on the bear pro- gram and will make up all of its losses in the very near future. point of activity and extent of fluctua- common, sold down 1 per Tae ae ae —_~— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the and the lowest and price. lew York stock market today, as re ee lew York stock Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8 Broadway: Open. High. Low. 8 ii jt Washington Stock Exchange. Rales— - : Light Te egal A? o'clock m.—U. 8. Electric Government Bonds.—U. Wid, 114% asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 30-year fund Ga, as, bid. Water Water stock 7s, and . 135 and Trust’ 18i%g bd, That Skea and Trust, 131% bid, 1334 State“ Warblng Gas and Flectric Light Stocks.- ssh bide soe Washington Gas, town Gas, 51 bid, insurance Storks.—Firemen’s, 45 asked. 3h asked. Metropolitan. 60 lington, 148 bid, 1 aked. | G le Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 asked. Columbia Title, *T% bid, Si, Stocks —Peunylvanta, 35 bid, peake and Potomac, 51 bid, 54 ask matic Gun Carriage, .25 bid, .82 asked. Did. 15 asked. Great Ball Run Panorama, 20 asked. ion Market, 140 bid, 150 asked Lincoin . Baltimore Markets. September 27, Flour unchanged. or prices. good 2.60. Grain freights barely Sagar, butter, eggs and cheese firm, i fia Sse Peterman oo, MUsSSSEST =. + , pr Plekelsts $s 7 saaseetesuyesggzef? Court this morning on an affidavit prepared by Leon Tobriner, counsel for the brewing company, and eworn to Secretary Meyer. The affidavit contains twenty-two counts. Fire Escapes and the Seaton Building. The Commissioners have received a com- munitation from Rose V. Bacon of 1002 6th street northwest calling attention to the fact thet the Seaton school building is without fire escapes. She has requested the Commissioners to have the matter tavesti- ted. Building Inspector Been notified to give this case his prompt attention. A Park Suggested. Mrs. M. Chase Lohr of 579 Lith street southeast has written to the Commissioners calling attention to a humane project in | E i | L t § H Ht Hil | | A communication was received by the Commissioners today from L. M. Simpson, SALT 9th street, Brightwood Park, which calls attention to the urgent necessity of grading and regulating the following streets Farewell to the Troops. Last night the members and friends of Mr. Miller's class of Wesley M. E. Church gave an interesting and memorable enter- tainment to the troops stationed at Fort Myer, but who by recent order of the de- car line in Georgetown by members of the troop and escorted in wagons to the fort. The program consisted of scenes from “Romeo and Juliet,” by the Misses Bremer- man and Dowling; original song by Hodes; recitations by Miss Lottie Belle Ray, comic songs by Ross Wise, stump and Messrs. McWhorter, Fisher, Woodward, Mahoney, Wise, Gilbert, Fariee, Young, Mil- ler, Mr. and Mrs. Ray and others. Mrs. Fuller, who has charge of the tem- perance work at that station, under whose auspices these entertainments are given, made a touching farewell talk to the men, bidding thera God-speed to their new fields of duty. —_——— A Lively Election Contest. One of the most unique elections yet heard of is that mow being conducted by Mr. Wilson for the four most popular babies in Washington. Over sixty litle youngsters have entered the lists, and, as Mr, Wilson states, all have a good prospect for election. As the prizes are to be awarded October 1, the electioneering is very lively, and a tremendous number of votes have alrea been polled for the respective candidates. The prizes are as follows: First prize, 55 in gold; second prize, $25 in gold; third prize, $10 in gold; fourth prize, a pair of shoes each to baby and its mother. The photographs of the little ones are displayed in Mr. Wilson's store, handsomely mounted in large fram: —_———_ Walking Across the Continent, J. M. Ropert, who is walking from New York city to San Francisco for a wager of $5,000 and the side bets, arrived in Jules- burg, Col., Monday. He left New York city on May 1 and is due in San Francisco De- cember 1. enapantere in —= ‘Expergatitig Horse Race News. ‘The Birmingham and Aston, England free library committees have decided to obliter- ate all racing and betting news from the newspapers on file In the libraries under their control. With this object in view the committees are causing white slips of paper to be pasted over ail such news so soon as the papers are received for filing. —=— Range of the Thermometer. The- following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: S am., 62; 2 p.m. 64; maximum, 67; mind mum, 50.