Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1894, Page 1

_—————— THE EVENING STARK ate Ss PUBLIFHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvanis Avenue, Cor. Lith Street, by 01 Ibe tvening Star N t Company, is i KAUPFMANN, Pr Pres’t. ‘The Evening star eity by carriers, om tp we yer week, ¢ or Roonter f cents ea. By seit anywhere im the uke postaxe jwepald—30 cents Ste fi $1 per year; tage mile, $0 ice at Washinzton, D. C. ust be paid tn advance. mude known va application. DOUBT AS TO HILL Many Democrats Fear He Will Not Puli Through as Governor. od TROUBLE CN HAND IN SEVERAL STATES No Definite Statement Made by the Cougressional Committee. >—— THE WHEELER LETTER —— Chairman Babecek has turned over his work in the congressional committee er bards wit ression uf confi- ly accomplished all 4 mere than there dence of having Ghat ce aire tld be desired, y reasen to ne campaign uncertain to eal tulate, but the republicans are consc having been wonderfully success line of work whieh they laid « wlativns are that this should give ry in the con nai cam yo may be mistaken im their at they express the w t conn- n their ability to elect a ef the next Hot n of 1 represen mber of st Virginia, Ala- in and the hopes Gardner's Return. iner, the secretary of the Lawrence Lawre G @emocratic committee, who remained in Sew York after Senator Faulkner's return, ned to W bingtun, aud is ex- pas ret remely rits t reckent concerning the situation. there was the same which Senator Faulkner, local his de- t confidence quite s yet been settled Gardner's letting go for the bellef are 2 kner and 5 Norfolk and ed by dem- le in both the all tricts or them. It is, how- ever, suffie for their putting forth extra efforts and for anxiety at signs weakness anywhere. It also giv air of boastfulness to the repul Mo Sutement F The democratic mth congressic Democrats. al committce statement as tions for the next House. jon that the infe tion yarag- have not yet given out any to the ir expe 1 a dec » control of the trying to be on ~— Ghe Evening that they wil but they ki not to be hi hat they cannd st where th can be thy t work, and they reai- glect any at any- effort. » be disposed to take thing ace They do not appe anything for granted. Grave Doubts as to Hill's Succe: A great many democrats are expressing grave doubts about the ability of Hill to pull through as governor of New York. The ardent Hill men will not listen to the sug- gestion of a probability that their idol may be defeated, but their contid seems to be based upon the idea that “David B." 1s invulnerable, no matter what are the con- ditions to be cortended against. The en- thusiasm with which Hill is being received on bis cempaign tour increases their con- fidence. r letter of acceptance Is not me to straight democrats. It ctiens to Hil too directly Inst the isloyalty Cleveland to his n, and his own party in Congress. This fs de- signed to be an appeal to the admIinistra- the radical tariff reformers, reccl ection in the minds of of the trouble Hill gave ¢ Sepate, and of the Intense at the time by nearly all the party in resentment te the denier its. Calls tor Something From Cleveland. It fs thought that this letter calls for tomething from Mr. Cleveland. The letter yoke as {f for the frierds of the edm'nistra- tion. If Mr. Clevelend permits it to pass without notice, or without saying something to counteract it, that will be regarded by many as tantamount to testimony of sym- pathy with the sentiments. The fact of Mr. Hill's wanting his name to go on local ticket opposed to Tam- many, as well as on the Tammany indicates a lack of confidence in the vote- getting power of Straus and an unwilling- nees to permit that to measure the limits congressio! tricts and to see Straus defeated for mayor by Strong. Vit. 85, No. 21,020. WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. COXEYITES AND STRIKERS Both Olasses Bothered the Department of Dakota. Gen, Merritt Describes the State of Affairs That Confronted His Command Last S$: Serious In his annual report, just published, Brig. Gen, Wesley Merritt, commanding the De- partment of Dakota, says that the move- ments of troops in his department during the last summmer was occasioned by two re- markable outbreaks, which it has been nec- essary to control by the use of the army. One, in April, was the organization and movement of the so-called army of com- monwealers or Coxeyites; the other the strike commencing in June on the Northern Pacific railroad, precipitated in sympathy with the strike at Pullman, Ill. “The first of these developed to the great- est extent in the farther northwestern por- tion of the department, in the state of Montana, being augmented and aggravated by causes like those which made the strike occurring subsequently of considerable pro- —— and more or less difficult to con- trol. Causes of the Trouble. “These causes are a large, floating, min- ing and at times unemployed population, which, being more or less free from the restraint of law, is always ready to join any movement in which idleness, vicious- hess and lawlessness are found. Another cause Is an affected sympathy extended to the lawless by both high and low tn office, who depend on the suffrage of the less law abiding for their positions. This prinicpie of dependence is apparent among all classes of the community. The merchant, the gro- cer, the tre gan and all who live by the patronage others are constrained to ympathy with the violent, “3 with the lawless, be- of openly express and in many c cause of the principle of boycotting, which nas been reducet to a science in_ this newly and meageriy populated state. While many in these communities of the classes of which I speak privately condemn law- less conduct, fear that their means of pro- curing a livelihood will be taken from then by the boycott places them, so far as their pubile expressions of opinion go, among the worst element. No Resistance to the Military. “It is not wonderful under these circum- stances that lawlessness was in the ascend- ent in Montana during both of the abnor- mal outbreaks referred to. It is perhaps only necessary to add that although resist- ance was made to the civil authorities, in no instance did the people included in this cutbreak resist the military when it ap- ured on the scene of disturbance, The Woops Were used with complete discretion vy the officers in command, and the law Was enforced without violence. In treating of the great surike which stop- ped “ev wheel on the Northern Pacitic railroad and imtlicted great loss and untwid inconvenience upon the public, Gen. Mer- ritt says: Appalling Condition of Affairs. “It is difficult to conceive a worse state irs than existed on this road. There < pail communication with any point west of Fargo. The posts situated on this road could hold no communication with de- partment headquarters save by telegraph. ckade had been continued com- living and troups stationed at dif- t points on the road were in danger of starvauion resuiting from the stoppage of supply trains. Gen. Merrit tells In detatl how he dis- posed his forces to meet the emergency and open up communication and say: Compliments for the Command. “It is especially gratifying to note that all these movements, which involved, in many instances considerable marching, under the teast pleasant conditions, were performed promptly and im the most cred- stable manner. Ihe dispatch with which troops moved, Without peing cautioned to that eftect, the ceerity with which they recnel Weir several destinations and toe clearness witn Wnich orders were under- stood and reports were made, rellect creait on the soldierly insuncts of the responsivie officers at the posts and in the field. Possible Danger Averted. “L have au doubt that If ampie measures had not been taken im time to prevent it that a grea destruction of railroad prop- erty, even to the effacement of the road for a considerable length of time, would wrought by the lawless ele t scter has been hinted at in the conclusion Gen. Merritt returns his to the officers or his staff, and to waine and burt especially, fur their nt of the theater of re. In connection with the labor troubles he also calls attention to the necessity of a system of tactics for machine guns. - GORMAN AND HILL. Work for the Maryland Senator in the Empire State, There are many democrats who believe Mr. Gormans talents as a compromiser may be most usefully employed in New York, and will be pleased if the Maryland nator makes his appearance in that state. Never before, even in the history of the empire state, where grave party complica- tions have been the rule, has a situation presented itself quite so confusing and ditti- cult as the present one. And it grows worse every day. The local democratic leaders are all at war, or at sea. No one of them, however, conservative or sincerely disposed tcward harmony, has as yet come forward with a proposition covering the whole case. So it ic small wonder that the suggestion of Mr. Gorman as an adviser in the premises is hailed with pleasure. Mr. Gorman, it is said, is not desired so much for the stump as for the committee room. He knows the democratic leaders of New York intimately. There is not one of the numerous f@etions of the party there developed by the present contest, it fs sald, that he cannot reach and confer with through its prominent members. Tammany was for a time miffed with Mr. Gorman, as the result of the Hib upset at Chicag: but that has been explained and expunged, and Richard Croker and Mayor Gilroy are now very chtmmy with the Maryland Sena- tor. Mr, Gorman and Senator Murphy are also sald to be the closest friends. ————————-2-—_____ A COMMISSION To Adj it the Ch s of Arkansas the Government, Secretary Carlisle, Secretary Smith and Gov. Fishback of Arkansas had a confer- ence at the Treasury Department today for the purpose of agreeing upon a plan for the settlement of the long-standing account be- tween the government and the state of Arkansas. Each has claims against the ther, involving the ownership of large tracts of land in Arkansas. SORRY FOR HIS “PAL” Searcey Affected by the Accident to Morganfield. ARREST QF ANOTHER SUSPECT The Habeas Corpus Hearing at Cumberland Postponed. TO BE HELD TOMORROW Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, M4., October 19.—Sear- cey, fhe man in jail under suspicion of be- ing connected with the train robbery at Aquia creek, Va., on the night of October 12, was brought before Judge Hoffman yes- terday afternoon under a writ of habeas corpus, applied for through his counsel, B. A. Richmond and J. E. McBeth. The case is down on the docket as “No. 27, criminal appearances,” and when Judge Hoffman took his seat the court room was well filled by a curious crowd, all anxious to obtain a look at the man suspected of being Im- plicated in one of the most thrilling crim- inal enterprises that has ever excited pub- lic interest in the locality. At the request of Gov. Brown, State's At- torney Sloan appeared for the state. In response to a dispatch from Gov. O'Ferrall of Virginia, Mayor Humbird se- cvred the services of Col. Geo. A. Pearce to represent that commonwealth. ‘The Adams Express Company was represented by W. S. Thomas cf Baltimore. As soon 2s the court ennounced that the case was ready for hearing Mr. Thomas arose, and in beha!f of the express com- pany esked for a continuance for forty- eight hours. Mr. Thomas raid there were several very important witnesses whom the company deeired to have present. Their testimony would be found material in making a case suMctently strong to warrant holding the prisoner. Besides, a requisition upon the goverror of Maryland had been made for the prisoner and jt would require that much time at least for the papers to reach this city. Mr. Sioan said that an interval of forty- eight hours would bring the case up again at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. He did not think it possible to obtain the nec- essary papers by that time and asked that the hearing be continued till Monday. Col. Pearce, in behalf of Governor O'Fer- rall of Virginia, seconded the request: for a continuance. Mr. Richmond, for the prisoner, said that he had had a consultation with Mr. Thomas upon the subject, and was not averse to a stponement of the hearing for a reason- able time. He had no desire to take ony advantage of the prosecution, and would agree to a continuance until Baturday af- ternoon. The prisoner had already been in jail several days, and he tiHought the other side ought to be ready by Saturday. The court thought a postponement until Saturday afternoon would give both sides ime in which to perfect their case. n agreed with the court that tinuance of forty-eight hours would be nt, provided the papers were received time. jae Hoffman said that if on Saturday afternoon the papers had not been received counsel could make the fact the basis of an application for a further continuance, and he would order the hearing adjourned till 4 o'clock on Satur next. As scon as the decision was announced there was a rapid dispersal of the audience, and the prisover was returned to jail in custody of Deputy Sheriff McDonald. Dur- ing the time which the prisoner was in the court house he seemed very nervous, end sat with bowed ‘head, his face hidden by a handkerchi which’ he held in his left hend, sarcey was seen today, and when told by The Star correspondent’ that his partner had been captured m Cincinnati, been taken to a hospital, so as to have his leg amputated, he seemed greatly affected, and was about to ask a question, when he checked himself. ince his knowledge of his “pal's” capture he has become very restless, and waiks the corridor at a ter- ritle rate. He sends for his counsel every few hours, and is in consultation with them for some tin Mr. Geo. C. will return for tomorrow. MORGA) lat left this city today, and {he habeas corpus hearing FIELD TALKS. Says He's a Gambler and Denies Huy- ing Been at Cumberland. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 19.—Charles Morganfield, the suspected Quantico rob- ber, now under arrest here, was notified at the hospital today that it was not ne sary to amputate his broken leg. This gave him the greatest satisfaction, and he consented to talk. He said he was a gam- bler and spent his summers in the north and his winters in the south. Being asked how he came to break his leg boarding a freight train he satd he had come from Pittsburg on a freight and had got off at Winton place. He then tried to board an- other and was hurt. He denied having been recently in Cum- berjand, Md., but on being asked how he sot @ pill box with the name of a Cumber- Jand druggist, he said he might have passed through Cumberland, He is still under the charge of the police. Suspect at Cincinnatt. The Cincinnati police received word yes- terday afternoon that a stranger was be- ing held on suspicion at Chester Park. The man, in attempting to get on a train at that station, slipped and broke his leg. He acted suspiciously in refusing to go to a hospital or receive medical attention. 1t was found that he had a large sum of money on his person. it was then suspected that he was one of the Virginia express robbers, Last night it was learned his name is Chas. Augustus Morgantield, and it was believed he belongs to the Aquia gang, although he made no confession. Twelve hundred dollars was recovered from him, $150 being in his hat, other amounts in his clothing, boots and satchel. He wore a faise truss full of mon- ey. He had a satchel similar to that car- ried by Searcey and is believed to be bis companion. DETECTIVE QUINLAN’S RETURN. What He Says About the Man Searcey, Now Under Arrest, Detective Quinlan, who went #0 Cumber- land Wednesday night to make an investi- gation of the train robber suspects’ move- ments in this city, returned home last night. He fs not fully satisfied that the prisoner is one of the train robbers, although the of- ficers In Cumberland feel confident that they will be able to make a good showing in court when the case comes to trial. While in Cumberland Detective Quinlan was un- able to get a private interview with the prisoner. He found a number of persons hanging about the county jail, and the of- remained about tember, and he pawned the articles of jew- elry because he wag short’ of’cash. ‘This the officer considers a suspicious cir- cumstance in the case. The man was in this city on the 27th of last month almost penniless, and tw days later he was in whe ted he of money on him, but that is explained by so-called sporting gore sn Cumberland who played cards w! man, One of hem admits having won $400 from him and another man is known to have won $200 from him. ‘Where he got this money is a matter that has not ‘been explained. Another ques- tion which will have le bearing on the case is the identification of the lot- tery tickets, and this, Detective Quinlan thinks, will virtually determine the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, Express Officials 8till Reticent. At the Adams express office In this city the usual reticence was observed today re- garding the case of Searcey, the suspected robber under arrest at Cumberland, and the prosecuticn of the search for the remainder of the gang in other directions. Manager J. . A. Herrt said this afternoon, in re- moans toa ‘Star reporter’s inquiry, that he had nothing to communicate to the pubile ey, reports are coming in from the Adams express employes engaged in detec- tive work on the care, and the professional sleuths who are engaged in a similar man- ner, but so far nothing definite has resulted from their labors, as the Cumberland arrest was made on information received from the Virginia authorities and no detective em- ployed by the company had anything what- ever to do with it, So far, the Maryland and Virginia officials have been prosecuting their part of the work in hunting down the thieves without aid from the company or its agents, and {t is thought that probably this is the reason why the express officials are as much In the dark now as they have been from the outset regarding the vital conditions of the cas Maj. Moore's Advices. Major Moore has received a number of let- ters from various places concerning the Aquia creek train robbery and the sus- pect under arrest at Cumberland. Last night a dispatch was received from Chief Deitsch of Cincinnati as follows: “We have under arrest one who gives his name as CharlesAugustus Morgenfield,about five feet eight inches tall. Wore black wooly chevict suit; had a tan-colored hat in an eighteen-inch canvas telescope; wore No. 7 shoes, and had silver money—$110 rolled up in striped shirt; is twenty-eight; speaks like a Virginian; had a box of aque nine bought from H. Laferer, 60 Baltimore street, Cumberland. He is now at hospital, and will lose his leg by jumping from train.” Inspector Hollinberger said -today that he was certain the Cincinnati man is the one who was with Searcey in Cumberland. The advertisement on the quinine bottle shows that he was in Cumberland, and his de- scription tallies with that given by the man who was seen in Cumberland with Searcey, “blowing’’ his money, as the police put it. — MILITARY COLLEGES Adjutant General Ruggles Makes Some Re- marks on the Subject. mber of Siudemta Receiving Mill- tary Instruction—The Washing- ton High Schoo Adjutant General Georze D. Ruggles, in his annual repor: to the Secretary of War, makes the following remarks on the sut of military colleges, which have a ep: local application: “The tabuisted statemert submitted here- is compiled from the reports of the s professors of tactics and , at the ninety-five univers ties and culieges nained. 11 shows that of a total average attendat.ce of 20,088 male students capable of military duty, 12,569 sired by the collegiate authorities to euroll themselves as military students; that the total number that received military instruction during the last quarter of the scholastic year was 13,070; and that 530 students attended artillery drills, and 1 infantry aris. The aptitude of the stude! for military Instruction, and the interest manifested theron by them, is generally satisfactory, and it is noted that the in- terest taken by the several faculties in the military course is steadily increasing. Disparity in the Namber of Pa “Ilsparity exists in the average number of pupils’ at these institutions receiving the benefit of military Instruction, as shown by the following statement: “Schools instructing more than 600 stu- dents, 1; schools instruct ng between Sa) and schools instructing between 400 and schools instructing between 300 and schools instracting between 200 and schools instructing b v nools instructing between 50 and Is instructing less than 50, 8 “Thus there are nineteen officers detailed at institutions where less than seventy-five students are instructed; and at elght of these schools the military professor devotes his time to the Instruction of less than fifty students. It seems unadvisable to continue details at small institutions. “To secure the largest benefit obtainable under the assignment of officers of the army 88 professors of tactics and military science at colleges and universities, I am of opinion that the law should be amend- ed to require not only that institutions shall have capacity to educate at the same time rot less than 160 male students, but that there shall be actually present that number for instruction to recelye a detail. “From the table submitted herewith of the forty-six high schools having the largest attendance it will be scen that twenty of them have betwe2a 20u and 300 pupils; eleven have between $00 and 400; nine have between 400 and 500, and at six of them the number of pupils ranges from 600 to over 800, The Washington High ‘Schools. “The high schools of Washington, D. C.-- a city of 230,000 inhabitastsfurnish an- nually a battalion of about 400 cadets, which receives military instruction from an officer of the National @uastl of the Dis- trict of Columbia. This mstruction is far reaching, as the cadets belong to families of all classes. During the latter portion of the past school year an officer*of the army stationed at Fort Omaha, Neb., gave military instruction, voluntarily, to the high schools of ~acity of 140,- 000 inhabitante—and enrollment of more than 200, ‘These youths were organized into a battalion of four companies before the schools closed, With- out the incentives of either arms, equip- ments or uniforms, as these had not yet been obtained, the interest aroused was such as to secure an average attendance of 180 pupils. Z “The greater number of students in- structed is a benefit to the community, and it is, besides, a benefit to the instructor, and, consequently, to the government, for it familiarizes him with the bandling of a larger body of men—a bat! nee phen he aunt ee ee , and fits him for regimental in case of emergency. : i ja voluntary | Star. TWO CENTS. THE CZAR IS DYING|#!S LIFE CRUSHED OUT| THOUSANDS STOLEN Little Doubt That He is Nearing His End. ALARMING ADVICES FROM LIVADIA An Imperial Edict to Establish a Regency. : CONCERN FELT IN PARIS ST. PETERSBURG, October 19.—It 1s an- nounced here this evening that the condi- tion of the czar is desperate. There seems to be no longer any reasonable doubt that the czar is rapidly approaching his end. A dispatch received here from Livadta to- day announces that the condition of the czar has changed for the worse since yester- day, and the imperial family is described as being alarmed at the present condition of the sick man. A special dispatch received Bubsequently from Livadia says that the czar last even- ing suffered from a sudden spasm of the heart, which compelled him to lie down. His condition became so critical that his confessor, Father Yanischew, was hastily summoned. It is reported here this evening that an imperial edict will be published on Monday next, intrusting the regency to the czare- witch, General Count Voerontsoff-Dachoff, aid-de-camp of the emperor, and minister of imperial house; K.P.Pobiebonotseff, the pro- curator general of the holy synod; Actual Privy Councillor Witte, minister of finance; Actual Privy Councillor Durnevo, minister of the interior, and Gen. Vannovski, the minister of war. Prayers for the recovery of the czar were offered up today at a special service held im _the Cathedral of St. Isaac, Prof. Mershejewski, the distinguished spe- cialist in nervous diseases, has been sum- moned to Livadia in order to take part in the treatment of the czar. Deep Concern at Paris, PARIS, October 10.—The rews received from Livadia this morning, showing that the conditivn of the czar Las again changed for the worse, is causing deep concern in political circles here. All the newspapers express the hope that the ezar will recover, allude to his official marks o1 friendship for France and express the belief that this policy will not be changed by iis successor. iia Lantern asserts tbat Grand Duke Viadimir, the eldest brother of the czar, in an interview with President Casimir-Per- rier, previous to the grand duke’s departure from this city, declered that Russia's friend- ly potcy toward France would not be changed. A special xervice, at which prayers were offered for the recovery of the czar, this mocning at the Russian church in the Rue Daru. “The president and M, Hanotaux, the minister of foreign affairs, were repre- sented at this service. ‘The archbishop ot Paris,Cardiual Richard, also held a epecial service to pray for we czar, ut the Cathedral of Notre LDame Uus rrorning. The ltussian embassy announced for the first time tcday that it was in receipt of tel.scains which conirm the Associated Press dispatches, telling of the gravity of the ezar's condition, —__ THE AMEER WAS BETTER. Latest Reports Contradict News of His Death. SIMLA, India, October i?.—The latest in- telligence received here from Cahool is dated October 13. Upon that date the Ameer er Af- gbanistan had trproted in health. ST. PETERSBURG, October 19.—The Novoe Vremya declares that in the event of the miliciry intervention of Great Pritcin in Afghanistan, Kussia will be compeiied to take similar ection. The Novve Vremya adds that this joint Action upon the part of Great Britain and Russia will necessarily lead to the parti- tion of Afghanistan between - tnese two —_——_ THE FIFTH VICTIM. Another Death as a Rew Rioting. WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio, October 19.—Theodore Ammerman, wounded by the militia during the riot Wednesday night, died at 8:45 this morning, making a total up to this hour of five killed. CLEVELAND, Obio, October 19.—A spe- ciaf from Springfield, Ohio, to the Evening Post says: The father of Smith Welsh, cne of the men killed outright at Washington Court House, is haying atidavits prepared charging Sheriff Cook and Colonel Coit with murdei of the Ohio . ——~—-—_ DAMAGES FROM PERU. An American en Made I by Im- prisonment Unjustly. CHICAGO, ML, October 19.—Peter Mac- Manus is in Chicago on his way to Wash- ington, D. C., where he will present a com- plaint against the Peruvian government for false imprisonment, damage to his health and violation of his rights as an American citizen and ask that the Peruvian govern- ment pay him $10,000, He was detained early in the present year with a companion, in a filthy prison, as a foreign spy. Mr. MacManus was taken tli, owing to the hardship he endured, and is still suffering from the effects of that ill- ness, —__—~— DETROIT'’S OF FICIAL SCANDAL. School Inspector Walsh Not Guilty of Bribe Taking. DETROIT, Mich., October 19.—The jury in the case of School Inspector Joseph A. Walsh, on trial on the charge of having accepted a bribe, brought in a verdict of not guilty this morning. —_—- McKINLEY AND HARRISON. Western Republican Leaders Working for Their Party. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 19.—Gov. McKinley and party left here at 11:15 for New Orleans. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 19.—Ex- President Benjamin. Harrison started on his second end last speechmaking tour of the present campaign over the Lake Erie and Western railroad at 9:0¢—six minutes late. —_~_—_ HITCH AT THE HANGING. The Trap Falled to Work When the Signal Was Given. ST. PAUL; October 19.—Charles Ermisch Peter Nelson Killed at New City Post Office. A Huge Stone Falls Through a Break im the Engine—A Terrible Sight. About 1:10 o'clock this afternoon there was an accidént at the new city post office building which resulted tn the almost in- stant death of one of the men employed on the work, Peter Nelson, a derrick man. A large stone, which was being lifted into place on a level of about the second story, dropped and struck Nelson, pinning him between the stone and one of the iron gir- ders of the first floor. He was alive when the stone was moved and he was lifted out, but he died at the Emergency Hospital be- fore the physicians were able to do anything at all. It was shortly after the dinner hour ard the work on the new building was going on leisurely and quietly. Several derricks are in use In various portions of the struc- ture, and cne of them was being used to raise a massive piece of granite. The stone was tied up in a heavy wir eable from the derrick that fs stationed at the northwest corner of the building. The stone was just Inside of the front wall and above what wilh eventually be the main corridor of the building. The accident oc- curred just inside of the main entrance on Pennsylvania avenue. The stone had been raised to a height of three or four feet above the lintel of the front door, and vas to have been placed in the wall inside the doorway. Notwithstand- ing the fact that the workmen about the building have been warned against standing under one of these swinging stones, Nelson, who was standing at work just below the level of the main floor, did not move when the block of granite swung above him. All of a sudden and without the slightest shadow of warning this great piece of stone dropped @ distance of about twenty feet, as if the wire cable itself had snapped. Nelson was standing on one of the stones of the foundation, so that his shoulder was just above one of the tron girders of the main floor. The stone struck him almost squarely, and when it finally found a rest- ing place on the foundation, Nelson was eng tightly between the stone and the mn. Immediately there was great excitement and people rushed to the scene of the ac- cident. Nelson was still alive, and, though he was groaning pitifully, it was imposs!- ble to tell whether or not he was con- scious. In all probability he was not. His right arm was practically severed at the wrist, so that nothing was left but a bloody stump, and the iron beam beside him was covered with blood. There were cuts about his head and it was evident that he had also suffered frightful internal injurtes. When help came in a few seconds it was found that the man was so tightly wedged between the stone an] the girder that he cculd not be lifted out. Levers were placed beneath the block of granite and in a few moments the man was lifted out from be- low and then carried out into the bright sunlight, a mashed and bruised body. The ambulance was summoned and he was sent to the Emergency Hospital, but dial just as he was being laid out on the operating table. A cursory examination disclosed. the fact that one at least of his arms was broken and both legs. The coroner was summoned and viewed the remains later in the afternoon. Ali the witnesses to the sad occurrence were noted and an inquest Will probably be deemed necessary. The stone which tell upon the unfor- tunate man was one of the larse biocks of granite used in the main walis of the new building. It was six {eet long by four feet wide, and about three feet thick, and prob- ably weighed something over three tons. The accident was not the result of a break in the wire cable, as was at first supposed, or in the big wooden arm of the derrick. It occurred in the engine itself. The wire cable runs around the big “drum” of the donkey engine, and this drum is held in place by the “dog,” a piece of iron an inch and a half thick, which catches In the ratchets of the wheel and prevents it from sipping back. This heavy piece of tron, for some unknown reason, snapped off hke a match stem, and as all hold on the ecble ceased Instantly, the stone fell as though It had no support whatever. Nelson Was a white man about thirty yeare of age. He was urmarried, and was regarded by the stone cor-tractor as one of the best men in his employ. He was en- gaged about the derrick, ard was supposed to have been familiar with its workings. He was from Chicago, ard was brought on only a few days ago by Mr. Bell, to work about the new building. Comparatively little is known of him here, as he had only been connected with this job since last Monday, end he boarded with the fa his fellow work: —— ADDRESSED TO APPLICANTS. Important Cireular Service Commins! Persons desiring’ to be employed in the regular departments of the government or in the railway mail and Indian service, and who have applied for civil service examina- tions in order to prove thelr qualifications for such places, have been sent by the civil service commission a circular containing in- formation of much value to them. It is announced that no special examinations will be held on any account whatever and that all applicants must appear for examination on the regular dates to be hereafter an- nounced. In case it is decided to hold ex- aminations next spring the schedule will not be prepared until January, when a pamphiet containing all requisite information will be mailed to applicants. All unused applications will be hereafter canceled after they have been on file six months, and applications filed for past ex- aminations which were not taken by the applicant will be canceled before any other examinations will be held, so that all appli- cants who have failed to attend examina- tions for which they applied will have to file new applications before they can be ex- amined. It 1s not desirable to file applica- tions more than three months before the date of the examination for which they are filed, nor should the filing of applications be especially in view of the fact that a very large per cent of the applications have to be returned for cor- rection. Hereafter an applicant will not be per- mitted to take more than one kind of ex- amination at the same time and place, as each examination will require the best part of a day for its completion. Blanks Details of the Stamp Robbery Com- ing Out Today. Evidence Showing the Robberies Not All Recent. SOME WITNESSESB There was a large attendance of specta- tors in the Police Court this morning when the case involving the alleged wholesale robbery of postage stamps from the bureau of engraving and printing was called. But the case of John Shea was also te be called, and it was not certain which case attracted the must attention. In the Shea case some of the females from Louse alley were ex- pected as witnesses, and three women from the “Division” were known to be called tn the stamp case. Willlam B. Smith and George W. Long- street, the men charged with the stamp robbery, were in the dock during some pre- Uiminary skirmishing concerning the right of the court to hear the case. This question was raised by counsel for the defendant, Smith, who interposed a plea to the juris- diction of the court Chief Hazen of the secret serv! of the Treasury Department oc beside Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney.The witnesses were all called and sworn. One of them was Detective Weedon, but Dr. Wes- ley R. Davis, the United States stamp agent, whom Detective Weedon wanted examined, 414 not respond when his name was called, and {t was ascertained that he had not been summoned. Judge Miller overruled the motion of counsel, temporarily, and proceeded to hear the evidence, T. J. Sullivan Testifies. The first witness called was Thomas J. Sullivan, assistant chief of the bureau of engraving and printing. Mr, Mullowney examined him concerning the work of the bureau, and he said that among other things postage stamps of all denominations are printed there. He said when ques- toned that a shortage of 50,000 2-cent post~ age stamps was discovered about the 6th of this month. Showing witness a number of stamps Mr. Mullowney asked witness if he could say where they were printed. “I can,” was his answer. “A portion of them were printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York and the others Were printed in the bureau.” Witeess knew Longstreet. He first knew him as a packer of postage stamps at the bureau. Smith's duues there were to assist in removing stamps from the vault to the packing room. “What is the value of the 50,000 stamps?” Witness was asked. “One thousand dollars,” was his reply. On cross-examination witness said he was able to tell the stamps printed in the bu- reau because of a triangular ornament in one corner. “Are you able to say that these part! lar stamps were printed in the bureau “Yes, sit.” ‘May they not be counterfeit No, sir. None of these stamps had been issued and the counterfeiters had not had an opportunity to get them.” The stortage, he said, was discovered by the postmaster at lona, Mich., who failed to get the stamps he ordered, When questioned by the court, witness said that stamps sent out from the bureau were last handled by the defendant, _ street, who packed them in manilla paper and put them in the registered mail. Continuing, witness explained more fully Smith’s connection with che work In the bureau, and id that when the work of printing stamps was transferréd to the bureau the Columbia Bank Note Company turned over between 500,000,000 and 60,00U,- cv stamps. Witness said he had been tn the bureau for twenty-live years. The records show @ shortage of 52,100 stamps. The jona pa: Was returned and wit- ness said he bad the wrapper at the bureau. He judged, from the size of the that only 4,000 stamps had been in it. These stamps September 25, and there were four packers at work at that De Smith sometimes assisted the pack ce division upled a seat he did not know that Smith was packing at that time. The stamps missing from the bureau were bank note stamps. Counsel thereupon asked tat the bureau stamps, 2,54 of them in court, be stricken from the case, but the Judge said he would not do so at this stage of the hearing. The Jona package was delivered for shipping on the 26th of September. Big Orders. On that particular day there were more than 3,000,000 stamps shipped, the lowa order calling for 10,003 2-cent postage stamps. The bureau had sent out as many as 22,000,000 stamps in a day, and had sent @8 Many as DOAN or GAM to one post office. He could not tell which one of the several packers had put up the lowa pack- age. Since the bureau took charge of the work of printing the stamps eight or ten complaints have been received of alleged shoriage of stamps. In such cases taid the facts were reported to the States stamp egent by a circular letter. Witness had not brought a copy of this letter with him, but as Lawyer Gulon Mil- ler, Longstreet’s counsel, Was anxious to have it in court, witness sent to the bureau for it. Witness said that in answer to these circular letters te had received re- sponses that some of the packages had been sent wrong, and had been recovered. Following this, witness was questioned at length concerning the manner of shipping the various packages of stamps and of the manner in which they are counted, a rep- resentative of the Post Office Department counting the sealed packages. Defendant Longrtreet drove to the reg- istry division of the city post office with the stamps. The pac were in @ wagon, and the defendant did pot have ac- cess to them. Lawyer Miller asked what the defendant would or could have dope with a package of stamps had he taken them in the bu- reau. Witness c.uld not tell, for he said there are about ten other persons in the room. The first issue of these stamps, wit- ness sald, was sent to New York. “What is Smith's official vosition in the bureau?" the court asked. “He's a “What is bis salary?” “He capent of these s rep witness, “and as an induce- t E z : Ht baie h i