Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1894, Page 1

— THE EVENING ‘STAR PUBL'SHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, ~ yoy AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 01 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. Lith Street, by lhe Evening Star N. per Company, 8. H. KAUFF Pres't. peewee ee Fow York Office, 49 Potter Puilding ing Star's served to. subscribers in the riers, on their owm-geeount. at 10 rents per \. ¥ or 44 cents " Rinnth Coples at the SyaRtST E, cemts, gece By mall— anywhere, in the United Statew or Cantda— — postage }"pald 50 cent per ‘Saturda: iutuple Sheet Star, $1 ear; with siya nme stick, $3.06. vay he £Lve Watered at the Lost Office at Washington, D. C.; as _ see mail matier.) ond-clags ‘All mail subserfptions must be paid in advance. tes of advertising made Kuown on application. MORTON AND HILL Only One Gan Be Governor of New York, ee BOTH CAN STAND DAPPER = How They Bore Themselves When Beaten Two ‘Years “Ago. > AN INTERESTING PARALLEL ‘There i: but one thing to be stated with certainty about the New York campaign. Senator Hill and Mr. Morton cannot both win. A chotce must be made between them. All else is uncertain, and much of it is giving seasoied and skillful politicians hours of intense anxiety. But that, how- ever the day may go, the two leaders will bear themselves well—the one as the win- ner and the other as the loser—nobody in Washington for a moment questions. It was here, indeed, that both men show- ed themselves, in that memorable month of June in 1892, possessed of the fiber that makes political leaders. Each suffered then @ keen disappointment, but both bore their misfortunes, with dignity and composure. Neither of them whined or shrank from the public view. Mr. Morton had confidently, and with every reason, expected to be re- nominated for Vice President, and Senator Hill, with or without reason, nad enter- tained lively hopes of being made his par- ty’s candidate for President. Forzuae went against both of them, and overwhelmingly. Mr. Morton was not even put in nomina- tion at Minneapolis, and Mr. Cleveland chosen on the first ballot Chic Mr. Morton and Senator Hill receiv2d the | news df their defeat in Washing? Mr. Merton's Disappo' The cup of bitterness was first presented to Mr. Morton. The nominations at Min- neapolis were made on Friday, June 10. Gen. Harrison was renominated a little af- ter 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the con- vention then took a recess until 8 o'clock in the evening, when the ticket was to be completed. Whatever the private confer- ences may have been showing at Minneap- olis, there was no serious thought in Wash- ington that Mr. Morton would be turned down. Other names, it is true, had been canvassed in the newspapers, but this had been accepted here principally as good- natured chaff. ‘The best opinion was, and particularly after Harrison s triumph, that Mr. Morton would be fat up again by ac- clamation. Mr. Morton had taken no steps to secure an indorsement by the convention. He was standing upon his record in office, which was an excellent one. He had spent the day presiding over the Senate, and had watched w't interest the progress of the convention prvceedings, as revealed in the press bullecus, which had been promptly laid on his desk. When he reached home for dinner he found an invitation awaiting him to come over that evening to the private office of a prominent gentleman—a personal friend, though a political ep- ponent—and receive bulletins of the ccn- vention’s evening business there. Whitelaw’s Reid's Nomination. ‘This gentleman had a private wire con- nected with bis office,,and had made ar- rangements for the services of a telegrapher for the evening. The invitation, of course, included Mrs. Morton, and after dinntr the Vice President and his wife made the call. ‘The host was accompanied by his wife and several other ladies, and the occasion was in every way perfectly appointed. The only thought was of having Mr. Morton placed almost in direct communication with a scene which, it was believed, would so svon witness a signal triumph for nim. ‘The conversation was animated, though the subject was not personal or political. ‘The bulletins began arriving a little before 8 The convention was to reconvene at that hour. The talk about Whitelaw Reid, ‘thomas B. Reed, Warner Miller and others, which first came over the wire, attracted Uttle attention. That was in keeping with talk that had been heard during the day, but which had made no impression. There was no idea that it would go beyond the domain of talk. But upon the sudden the real situation was revealed. When New York was called in the convention, and State Senator O'Connor took the floor, he pamed Whitelaw Reld as New York’s choice for Vice President, and Gen. Horace Por ter at once arose and seconded the nomina- tion. This, of course, settled the matter. ‘There were scattering votes for Warner Miller and Thomas B. Reed, but these were withdrawn, and New York's choice was ap- proved. How He Received the News. Mr. Morton's reception of the news bore very high testimony to his self-command. He was both surprised and disappointed, but he betrayed neither feeling by his man- ner or conversation. It was a painful and embarrassing moment for his host, himself @ gentleman of finished address, and for the rest of the company; but Mr. Morton, in the most natural way, relieved his feel- ing without appearing to be trying to do so. He had not discussed his own candidacy, and hence, when Mr. Reid's nomination was announced he was able to take it up at ence and Giscuss it. He did so with fine tact and hearty party loyalty. He spoke highly of Mr. Reid as a man and journal- ist, and said that the ticket nominated was a strong one. The party then broke up, Mr. Morton taking leave of his host and the ladies with a cheerful good-night, the least embarrassed person present. ‘The next day Mr. Morton met all expres- sions of personal regret at his defeat with the same unvarying composure and good cheer. These expressions were numerous, and not a few of the republican leaders in Washington thought that the party had blundered. But Mr. Morton, in the pleasant- est way, put this suggestion aside. He de- clared to every one, and with every sign of sincerity, that his personal feelings would not contre! him in the slightest in estimat- ing his duty to the ticket, aud that he hoped all of his friends would follow his example. The thing for all to do, as he saw it, was to go to work for the ticket with a will, and help elect the nominees of the party. And that “he did his full duty that year everybody is thoroughly con- vinced. He never showed ‘to better ad- vantage, indeed, than as a loser in a game where, for the time being, he had had every- thing at stake, and, as was thought, had lost everything. MIs Cup of Bitterness. It was just two weeks after this, lacking a day, that this cup of bitterness was pre- sented to Senator Hill. The Senator at the time was a guest at the Arlington, and occupied the suite of rooms at the north- east room on the third floor, overlooking McPherson Square. Here he met his friends after the day's session of the Sen- ate Was over, received the numerous dele- gations constantly running over from New York to consult him, and here, as was and fs his custom when in town, he kept two secretaries thumping typewriters early and late. He was very snug. His parlor was large and well lighted, and he was removed from all the stir and excitement of the crowd in the office lobby. Still, he was within a moment's reach of a telegraph wire, and on this occasion in particular espe {al pains had been taken to put him in communication with his friends and man- agers, both at home and in Chicago. A telegrapher was at the key day and night, and a messenger boy stood at hand ready to climb the stairs and race along the cor- ridors, with bulletins smoking hot from the convention hall as fast as received. Tho Vor. 85, No. 21,033. WASHINGTON, D. ©C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 38, 1894—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS. The proof of Be pudding ts n fhe eating. Yesterdar’s Star contained 57 columns of advertisements, made up £ 789 Geparate announce: fougS$t pubficify—net m> -fp space. arrangements, indeed, were all that the Senator could have desired, and except for the character of the news received, they worked like a charm. "i The Convention at Work. The convertion got down to real business on Wednesday, June 23. Senator Hill had spent the day at the Capitol attending to routine business, but keeping an eye, as other Senators were doirg, on the conven- tion bulletins. He dined at the usual hour, and then settled himself in his parlor ‘to await the momentous result. He declined a number of cards, preferring to read the bulletins and discuss them with only a few peopie. His lieutenants_were all on the scene of action and fully advised of his lew There was no telegraphing back and forth between--them. The consulta- tions had been thorough beforehand,and the Senator had put his case without reserve into the hands of those who had gone to the convention in his interests. What he awaited therefore was oniy the regular re- port of the proeeedings, and this he shared and examined with those whom he had ad- mitted to his chambers. Some correspondent has recently describ- ed Senator Hill as being deficient in the quality of humor. This gentleman's esti- mate must be upon the Senator's stump speeches. It is a matter of choice whether a man tells stories in public or not. Senator Hill clects not to do it; but all the same he has a keen sense of humor, and in private conversaticn tells a story, and-many good ones, admirably. He was at his best on this night, and enlivened his company in the best style cf his art. He was not posing or assuming the bravado of ease and Indifference while the storm was raging. He was all alive to what was going on at Chicago, and he read every bulictin pre- sented with ah eagerness bordering on hunger. But between bulletins the tension would relax and the stories go round. P Stripped for the Fray. The Senater was stripped for the fray. He had laid aside his coat and vest, and, with a handkerchief run through and caught under a suspender at his waist, he was a picture of comfort. The night was a little close, although in the carly evening the stars were out. The windows were up, and pcw and then Serator, Hill would take a turn up and down the foom, and pause and look out on the brilliantly lighted square before him. ‘The bulletias came in a shower until the long wrangle over the tariff plank in the platform was reached. Then there was a temporary let-up. Senetor Hill said noth- ing about this wrangle, but when it was ard the time for nominations had ar- rived one of the compery suggested that {here might be an adjournment until morn- "" replied the Senator, “they'll finish the job before they quit.” ‘The result showed how accurately he was reading the situation, even at so great a distance. Being a gcod fighter himself, he could see the best move for the Cleveland | men to make; for, strong as the Cleveland forces were,’ adjournment at that time would have been periious to their cause. The Senator knew that his cpponents would undertake to do unto him what in like cir- cumstances he would undertake to do unto them. The politicians kave a way of ap- ply! the golden rule that puzzles pious peopl? everywhere. And so, as Senator Hill Predicted, the convention named the candi- date before adjourning. The Knockout Blow. All night long the bulletins kept up, and the Senator sat up to receive them, But his company dispersed a little after midnight. He was alone, therefore, when, broad day- light streaming through his windows, the knockout blow was administered. The little messenger boy—trotting along a little slowly, probably from fatigue, and probably partly through sympathy —came in with the “flimsy” that announced that Grover Cleve- jand had been nominated. A couple of hours later the representative of an out-of-town newspaper received a dis- patch to call on Senator Hill and try and obtain an interview for the afternoon edi- tion. 1t was an unpleasant mission, but the correspondent executed it. He found the Senator stifl up, and now fully dressed and reading the morning paper. He read the dispatch, smiled, and asked to be excused. “They must have had a stirring night of it at Chicago,” was his only remark on the subject. At the regular hour that day Senator Hill went to the Capitol, as usual, met his as- sociates without embarrassment, and dis- cussed the situation without ‘bitterness. Some people pretended to wonder whether or not he would support the ticket, but his friends never had a moment's doubt on that subject. A visitor to the Capitol that day asked a Saad employe: “How does Hill stand are “Stand it?’ the Tammany man repeated. “Why, like a man, of course. Step in the Senate gallery and have a look at ‘im. Why, me boy, Davie is a man all over.’ And Tammany is still of that opinion. —_—__- e+ _____ THE POST OFFICE TOILERS, The Average of Men at Work During the Past Five Weeks. In order to test the accuracy of the esti- mates as to the number of men at work on the post office building that have been made by The Star for two days past, a reporter climbed, at great risk to life and limb and haberdashery, upon the walls this morning ard made a very careful count of the men in sight. He cid this four or five times, averaged the results, and then added a cer- tain nember for possible errors, caused, perhaps, by the intricacy of the iron frames and the growing chances for the force to get lost to view. The result was that there appeared, under this generous method, to be about sixty-two men at work. It is not likely that this number is far from the ac- tual force on duty during Thursday and Friday, which was, however, stated to be eighty and eighty-two. But there may have been a sudden fall, and so the figures will not be revised. The average is low enough as it is, witnout being mean about the mat- ter. ‘These sixty-two men might, perhaps, be able to finish the building on or about the 2ist of January, 1807, working without let or hindrance from the circumlocution office of the Treasury Department, or the ele- ments ot climate. Today's number brings the average for the present week up to sixty-four and-five- sixths men per day. This ts probably too high, as the figures for Thursday and Fri- day have not been amended. ‘The: week's average was made as fotows: Monday, 56; T > 56; Wadnesday, 53; Thursday, Friday, 82; Saturday, G2; a total for the week of 38% men, still less than the number employed on the HBrary building in a single day. Five weeks have now elapsed since The Star began to draw attention daily to the actual number of men employed on the post office work. Since then the averages of the daily force have steadily increased with the exception of the second week, when there was a slight decrease, T! weekly rages so far have been as follows: First ; second week, 36 3-6; third fourth week, 59 1-3; fifth This gives ‘a general average for the five weeks of 48 2-5 per day. The almost incredible Ae fortune of the contractors in point of good weather was realized again this morning, when, af- ter a night of the fiercest rain, the skies cleared brightly and the conditions be- came such us to permit a full day's work on the building. With the single exception of one day, when there was a partial force employed during a light rain, there has not beeu a single day lost during these five we;ks. The rain has come almost invar- iably at night and on Sundays. Most accommodating weather, Isn't it? Pe aeeenee ea Chaplain Plummer. Dismissed. The President has declined ‘to interfere in the case of Chaplain H. V. Plummer, colored, attached to the ninth cavalry, at Fort Robinson, Neb., who was convicted of drunkenness on duty. and-sentenced to dis- missal. He ceased to be ah officer in the army today. PEACE FOR THE CZAR Nihilists Abandon the Campaign of Terrorism. NEW PORCE WORKING NOW IN RUSSIA Difficulties With: Which : Nicholas Must Grapple. ACCESSION SERVICES HELD LONDON, November 3.—A representative of the Associated Press had an interview today with Volkowsky, the Nihilist leader, who agreed with the pacific statement made by Stepniak last evening. Volkowsky sald: “I don’t regard the personality of the czar as of great importance at the present mo- ment. I am convinced that the upheaval of political spirit in Russian society is. such that no czar will be able to stop coming events. If the czar wants to show a new policy the first thing he has to do is to grant amnesty to the political prisoners now in Siberia and elsewhere. The present form of opposition in Russia 1s essentially different from that which prevailed during the second half of the reign of Alexander Il. Today all parties are revolutionists, including the extremists. They have one common conviction—Russia must have a representative government. I expect that some government officials and officers of high rank who are among the revolutionists will use their personal influence with the young czar, and show nim that if he wants tu enjoy immunity from attacks and go through the streets like Queen Victoria he has only to become a constitutional mon- arch. That is all we ask. Why should the new czar die of worry,like his father?” What the Czar Must Face. A dispatch to the Times from Berlin says that the most discordant press note has been sounded by the Vorwaerts, the social- ist organ, which refuses to see In the czar anything but the head of a vast system of ruthless oppression, The dispatch adds that the remarks of the Cologne Gazette deserve attention because they represent the views of the official circles regarding Czar Nicho- las. The paper speaks of the vice known in relation to his character, education and disposition. No cloudless sky, it adds,greets him. The Corean difficulty or Afghanistan may at any moment demand the adopti immediate decisions. rashness might produce fatal consequences. For- tunately, the political isolation of England and the lack of courage and resolution of her ministers, together with Russia's pru- dent reserve, are a guarantee of peace. Ger- many anticipates a future of quiet confi- dence. She wants nothing from Russia but the maintenance of good political and eco- nomic relations. A Vienna dispatch to the Times says that the Official Gazette expresses the grief of the country at the loss of the peace-loving monarch, ‘The press generally extolls the dead czar's foreign policy. The Neue Freie Presse and other papers severely criticise the late czar’s domestic policy. The Polish. papers are naturally discreet in their comments. The dispatch adds that no question of etiquette will prevent the early marriage of Czar Nicholas and Princess Alix. The correspondent of the Times at Mad- rid says that the queen regent hus tele- graphed her condolences to the czarira. The court has been ordered to go into mourning for two weeks. pecial Services at Livadin. LIVADIA, November ‘A special ser- vice to celebrate the accession uf Nicholas II to the throne of Russia was held today in the Palace Church. It was attended by the czar, the czarina, the Queen of Greece, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt, the grand dukes and grand duchesses now at Livadia, and by the chief oificials of the district. Ceremonies at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, November 3.—The Russian Cathedral of St. Jasil the Great in this city is draped in mourning for the death of the czar. The emblems of sorrow will be displayed for a period of six months, with occasional religious ceremonies and masses for the soul of the dead emperor. As soon as official information of the ezar’s death was received by the consistory here prepa- rations for proper religious ceremonies were made by the authorities of the orthodox church. At 9 o'clock in the morning a solemn mass was celebrated, with prayer for the soul of the czar. This was followed by a memorial ceremony and sermon and a requiem, in the same manner as in all the Catholic churches of Russia. Eapression of Polish Symp WARSAW, November 3. leading Poles waited upon the governor of Warsaw today to express sympathy with the imperial family in the loss they have sustained in the death of the czar. Probable Action Buda Pesth, BUDA P H, November 3.—Several Ttungarian newspapers suggest that oppo- sition should be raised to the proposed vote of condolence with the Russian na- tion which It is proposed to pass in par- liament. The ground for this opposition is that Russia has no parliament to which such a message of sympathy could be ad- dressed. The liberals, however, intend to support the motion of condolence, which will be proposed by Dr. Wekerle, the pre- mier, and so it is expected ihat the mo- tion will be adopted. The Royal Betrothal, BERLIN, November 3.—A dispatch to the Tageblatt from St. Petersburg says that rings were exchanged yesterday between the Czar Nicholas and Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt. The same dispatch adds that the funeral of the late czar bas been fixed to occur between November 16 ani November 2), and that the wedding of the czar and Prin- cess Alix will take place.a few days after- ward. It is expected that the czar wiil upon this occasion grant an extensive polit- ical amnesty. thy. A deputation of — ANACOSTIA’S POSTMASTER. Julius W. Tolson Was Today Appoint- ed to Succeed Mr. Pyles. Jalius W. Tolson, demecrat, was today appointed postmaster at Anacostia, vice George F. Pyles. republican, whose term expired several months ago. ‘The fight over this appointment has been a hot one; so warm, in fact, that the department was forced to drop it till the partisan heat cocl- ed down. ‘The office of postmaster at Ara- costia is loéked on by the people of that metropelis of the District frontier as a luscious plum, and nearly everybody in the village who could get anybedy else to sign his or ber petition has beer. siretching out an anx‘ous hand. Strong friends have lost their love for each other, and relentless enmities have been engendered by the scramble. Mr. Tolson was aided in his con- test, it is understood, by the Norris ele- ment, and Mr. H. C. Eno, one of the lead- ing contestants for the post, brought some New York leverage to bear on the situa- tion. It is intimated at the department that a number of casuaities in.connection with the fight were narrowly ayerted. Mr. Max- well, the fourth assistant postmaster gen- eral, sigheda deep-seated ‘sigh of relief when he said to The Star ren; “I have appointed Mr. Tolson.” MR. MORTON'S COACHMAN The Case Finally Dispostd of by Secretary Carttsle. — He Considers t Man“o Be a Domes- Ley Servant ané*Hé is Ordered to Be Released. Secretary Carlisle Wispbsed of the cele- brated Howard case today. Howard was arrestéd; @harged with land- here in violation ‘f the alien contract labor laws. Mr. HoWard®was employed as un@er-coachman by Mr.*Levi P. Morton, who, it was alleged, ‘had’ brought Howard to this country undef eoftract previous to his arrival, in violation’ of the acts of 1885 and 1887, Secretary: Carlisle today wrote to’ Mr. Stump, superintendent of immigra- tion, in regard to this-ease, as follows: “I have carefully examined the evidence taken before the board of special inquiry in the case of John J, Howard, and the reports of the board and the commissioner of immi- gration at Eilis Island, New York, and have reached the conclusign that the said How- ard comes within the-first proviso of section 5 of the act approved February 26, 1885, and, therefore, ought not to be deported. “The decisions of Secretary Windom March 12, 1890 (S. 9019), and Assistant Sec- retary Spaulding April 30, 1891 (S. 11015), that immigrants who come here under em- ployment ‘strictly aa domestic or personal servants’ cannot be lawfully admitted into the country, or permitted to remain here, unless they actually come with thelr em- ployers, are not sporevet and will not be hereafter regarded precedents by the immigration officials ‘Sktachea to this de- tment. ‘ou are directed’ to make the proper order for the release of Howard and for his return to the ‘place from which he was taken, if he desires to go there.” Upon receipt of this letter, Mr. Stump telegraphed to the commissioner of immigra- tion, Ellis Island, New. York, instructions to release Howard and to furnish him with transportation to the place from which he Was taken, if he £o desires. PROGRESS OF THE JAPANESE. News Not Received of Port Arthur's Capture. The Japanese legation has received the following cable from. the Japanese govern- ment: “The first army, under Marshal Yamagata, has taken possession of Fong-Fang-Tcheng. The Chinese fied toward Matie-Nung. The second army, under Marshal Oyama, is now attacking Kinchow, and len-wan and Port Arthur will soon be take This information, coming on the anniver- sary of the emperor's birthday, is giving much satisfaction at, the Jegation. “The fast sentence, to the effect that Port Arthur will soon be taken, seems to {ndjcate that the dispatches last night that Port Arthur had been captured were premature. .As the press dispatches bo gry precede the official ad- vices, however, it is arded as possibile Port Arthur has tn reality fallen and that the above dispatch was written before the event occurred. Kin Chow and Ta-len-wan are outworks of, Port Arthur, and thefr investment is a pre- requisite to taking the main works, Fong-Fang-Tcheng, stated in the dispatch to have been taken Japanese, is said at the legation to be a stronghold on the line of march to Mouk@en. Its occupa- tion shows how close the Japanése are draw- ing to the Manchurian ea: SOMMER IT atts A MAN IS" MIBSING. Police Anxtous About Isaac Locker and Fear Poul Play. The police are mvestigating a case that may develop into oné“in* which foul play has figured. Nothing’ damaging against any particular person“hag as yet been dis- covered, but the facts presented are suspicious. John Locker,’ colored, of 714 St. Mary's court, between*23d, 2ith, G and H, appeared at the station last“hight and reported that his brothe# Isaac had been missing since Sunday tast.! He had as com- panions on that day Griffin Burke and two others. They drank considerably in the District, and then went over in Virginia. More liquor was there taken in. As far as can be learned, it seems that the intoxieant affected Isaac more than the others. He became almost powerless, and sank into a stupgr. After some time, according to the story, his companions, desiring to go home, attempted to take. the almost senseless man with them. They say with the ex- tremest difficulty they half dragged him across the Aquedugt bridge. Finally the Georgetown end was reached, and the men, thinking they would attract less attention, teok their burden down the side steps of the bridge leading to the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company's collector's office, on the south bank of the canal. From there, the story runs, they took him over the coal trestle works to the east side of Tenny’s mill, where an Inclined path leads to Water street. By the time they reached Water street the drunken man had become so unwieldy, and they in such an unnavi- gable condition, that it. was like the blind leading the blind, and they decided to leave him there. This wag done, it is said. None of the police, however, saw the men on Sunday, and none believe that the drunken fellow was left on Water street. That sec- tion is thoroughly patroled daily. At any rate, Isaac Locker has not been heard of since Sunday last. All his old haunts have been visited, and inquiries made at all the police stations. No one has seen him—no one hgs heard of or from him as far as can be learned, It has developed, too, that Isaac and Griffin Burke have not been on good terms of late. Burke has an- tagonized the missing man, it seems, at ‘every opportunity, and hangers-on at Ross- lyn, where the most liquor was obtained, say that the two had quarrels while there. — EFFECTS OF VACCINATION. jelous Cases Proved to Be Upon Ingestigntion. Two suspicious cases of smallpox were re- ported to the health today, and Health Officer Woodward extremely anxious about them. They been reported by physicians, and Dr. ward felt as if one’ of them would preye a genugne case of the Wiisease, but pr, Beall’s examination proved that they Were ;only suffering from the effects of vaecination. Several other suspicious cases resulted in the same way. Dr. Benjamin Beall, who was «ppointed smallpox Inspectot several days igo, has resigned. His resignation resulted from his diagnosis of the ggse of James Brown, who was sent to the hospital yesterday. Dr. Beall said today that he never claimed ‘to be an expert on smallpox. He nad seen and treated patients in the hospital, bat had never seen @ patient before the erup- tions had appeared. His reaignation has not yet been aceepted, but a change will probably be made Monday. A man who said he ‘was a canvasser for some business house caused a scare at the ninth precinct police station this afternoon when he walked to the elerk’s desk and made the quiet sneeuigearent that he had the smalipox. There was "no outward ap- peatance of the 4@,,but the man com- plained of a se hea@@ache and pain in the back. And to ad@ to his fright, he remembered that he haf tailed at the house of the Mundel family just about the time ot the death of the Céstom child. He was he} to go home, for fear*he would spread the disease. When the man arrived v7: beg yd sta- tion he gave his name a: . D. Mahony. Dr. Beall found the ay ‘suftering an at- tack of malaria, with not/a single sign of smallpox, and advised Rith ‘to go home. MORE AFFIDAVITS Heiskell and His Wife Deny Intendjng to Influence Jurors. THE COURT WITHOUT JURISDICTION But Judge Bingham Sends the Case |; to the District Attorney. A LIVELY TIME IN COURT Chief Justice Bingham today dismissed, for want of jurisdiction, the rule issued against Mr. P, H. Heiskell, jr, Monday last for contempt of court for alleged tam- pering with jurors, and directed the trict attorney to take such action as he might deem proper and necessary. Mr. Helskell was cited for contempt for an alleged attempt to influence Jurors Hale and O'Bryon in the trial of the suit brought against him by the administrator of the estate of the late James L.. Barbour, which resulted in a disagreement last Saturday. AMdavits were filed in court on Monday. The court room was crowded by mém- bers of the bar and the public when the case was called up this morning. Mr. Perry stated that Mr. Heiskell was in court ready to answer fully, and Mr. Perry then handed the court affidavits made by Mr. and Mrs, Heliskell, and asked that they be read. The Judge's Decision. Chief Justice Bingham, hqwever, declined to allow them to be read, and then went on to explain that sinee granting the rule he had reached the conclusion that his court was without jurisdiction in the matter. Therefore, he said, the sconer the proceed- ings were stopped in court the better. It seemed that until 1%%1 it had been com- petent for the court to proceed in such a case, but in that year a law was passed which provided that no attachment for con- tempt should issue unless the act was com- mitted in the presence of the court, or so near to it as to obstruct the administra- tion of justice. The second section of the act provided that an attempt to obstruct or impede the course of justice should be an indictable matter, and provided a punish- ment of a fine not exceeding $300 or im- prisonment for not more than three months, or both. The question in the pres- ent, said the court, was, therefore, wha' was meant by the term “near to the court. Courts, in construing the term, had differed, and it seemed that Congress had, in pass- ing the law of 1831, endeavored to draw the line, that it might clearly appear just where and how far the jurisdiction of the court to punish for contempt extended, and in what cases indictments should be had. He had, said Chief Justice Bingham, ex- amined the authorities in such cases and had concluded that the affidavits made by Jurors O'Bryon and Hale disclosed mat- ters which it was proper to certify to the district attorney for action by the grand jury. onl Bogry’s Statement. “I make no point of jurisdiction,” exclaim- ed Mr. Perry, “and I wish it understood that my client expressly waives any point of jurisdiction.” Mr. Tracy L. Jeffords, representing the district attorney, announced to the court that Mr. Birney had directed him to say that he wished Mr. Garnett to speak for him on the question of Jurisdiction. “I ask,” said Mr. Perry, “that that be entered on record in the case of Barbour vs, Heiskell.”” ‘hat case is not before the court now, Mr, Perry,” “replied Chief Justice Bingham. Mr. Perry then remarked that Mr. Hels- kell had made answer by filing affidavits made by. himself and wife, and he hoped that the public press would give them the same extended publicity it had given the affidavits of Jurors O’Bryon and Hale. To that the court replied that it had no power over the press, and could not dictate what it should or should not do. Mr. Perry then stated that Mr. Heiskell had, by his advice, refused to open his lips, but now made against him. Mr. Heiskell, Mr. Perry, was entirely innocent of any wrongdoing, as was Mrs. Heiskell, and he hoped that fact would be made known. He then went on to severely criticise the ac- tions of Jurors O’Bryon and Hale in sub- mitting their charges, when he was inter- rupted by Mr. Garnett, who explained that he alone was responsible for the matter being brougut to the attention of the court. e@The Jurors Criticised. Mr. Perry disclaimed any purpose to re- flect upon Mr. Garrett's course in the mat- ter, but remarked that neither Mr. Heiskell nor his wife could have known who would be called as jurors in the case at the time they were alleged to have acted improp- erly. Mr. Perry was proceeding to discuss that question when the court remarked that his discussion related not to the question of the court's jurisdiction, but as to the effect of the affidavits filed by the two jurors upon public opinion The only question before the court, explained Chief Justice Bing- ham, was that of jurisdiction. The acts of the two jurors were not proper to be now discussed, he said, nor was it now neces- sary to act on any matter but the one be- fore the court. Mr. Perry went on to say that when Juror O’Bryon recognized Mr. Heiskell in court and Juror Hale recognized Mrs. Heis- kell, they must have realized that they were incompetent to sit in the case, if they honestly believed that Mr. Heiskell and his wife had been base enough to really at- tempt to tamper with them. So, said Mr. Perry, when those jurors remained silent, he might as well have addressed men of stone, so far as the interests of his client were concerned, and he had no doubt that when the jury retired they informed their brother jurymen of everything, and in that way improperly influenced them. Prefer Charges in Writing. While proceeding in that line Mr. Perry was again interrupted by the court, who held that his remarks were improper, “I hope, your honor,” pleaded Mr. Perry, “that you will appreciate my position. I am only doing what I feel ts right and proper.”” “I do, Mr. Perry,” replied the court, “but you can bring the matter properly before the court without a speech. Any sugges- tion which you wish to make the court will promptly consider.” Mr. Perry then stated that, believing that Jurors O'Bryon and Hale had acted im- properly in sitting in the case, he would place the matter before the court in writ- ing at the earliest practicable moment. Chief Jugtice Bingham then officially called the “attention of Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Jeffords to the law in con- nection with the affidavits filed by Jurors O’Bryon and Hale for such action as the district attorney might consider necessary and proper. ‘The proceedings under the rule were then formally ordered dismissed by the court for want of jurisdiction. Mr Jeffords stated that District Attorney Birney was absent from the city, but would return in.a few days, when the matter would be laid before him, The Affidavits. In his affidavit filed today Mr. Heiskell states that he neither did nor attempted to improperly influence . Juror , O'Bryon. Not until he saw. him-in the jury box did he rec- | ognize him as a man. on. whom -he had -| previously called. That call, he states, was | purely accidental, and made at a time when he could not have known, and did not know, that Mr. O’Bryon would be a juror in the case. He admits remarking that he would have a case in court, but made the remark without knowing t court it would be called in, or when it would be called. Mrs. Heiskell’s affilavit is an emphatic denial of any intention or attempt to influence Juror Hale, and states that while waiting for a car she stepped into his place of business for but a moment or twa, She did not even know, she says,Mr. Hale's name, and had no idea that he would be a juror in her husband's case, She explains that she always carries g number of her husband’s business cards with her, and had one with her the day she st into Mr. “Hale's store.’ She says the handed him‘one, but says that she did so that he might re- call her name, should she subsequertly de- cide io purchase the paims she priced. —_—— PRESIDENTS OFFICE BUILDING. Gen. Casey and the Erection of a Separate Structure. Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, in his an- nual report to Congress refers to the public buildings and grounds in the District in charge of Col. J. M, Wilson, as follows: “Careful and accurate calculations have been made to determine the strength of the floors of the various buildings occupied as offices by the War Department, except the State, War and Navy building, and monthly inspections haye been made in connection with the care, repair:and safety of these buildings. “The officer in charge inyites attention to the propriety of erecting a separate build- ing for office purposes for the President of the United States, He also recommends the extension of the electric light system to in- clude the monument grounds, Lafayette and lin parks; the Improvement of several reservations; the construction ef an asphalt walk on the border of an ellipse south of the Executive Mansjou, and the overhaul- ing of the pipe line which supplies the Capi- tol with pure water from the spring locat- ed within the new reservoir. Attention is invited to the detailed report of the officer in charge and to his estimates for the fis- cal year ending June 30, 1896, as follow: “For improvement and care of public buildings and grounds in charge of the chief of engineers, $245,621.40; for compen- sation of persons employed on public build- ings and grounds, $61,420; for replacing the overhead system of ‘ielegraph wires with duplicate six-conduyctor underground cable, and for care and repair of existing lines, $28,100; for contingent and incidental ex- penses of public buildings and grounds, $500; for care of Washington monument and maintenance of elevator, ries of em- ployes, $9,060; fuel, oe contingencies, &c., $3,000. Total, $34 a o-+—____— MORE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. The Interior Department and Censu: Office Again Pumignted. All the employes of the Department of the Interior housed im the department building proper, and the cersus office were released at noon today that the work of fumigation might be carried on. This will continue till Monday morning. Twenty barrels of sulphur, piled in bread pans, fry- ing pans, skillets, cuspidors and’ similar vessels, have been @istributed throughout the building. Every room, corner, corridor and cranny has been given its share of the yellow metalloid. All this was set off at 2 o'clock and the doors and windows closeq, A tent has eer pitehed at the F street na two watch 7 mentee the — men, and two contin on duty on Raa jetail of firemen has bea assigned for service at the bullding in case the fumigation should re- sult in firing any of the rooms. All the file cases have Seen opened and official papers spread out go that the fumes may get in their best work. The disinfection is under the supervision of Dr. Gibbs of the pen- sion office, and will be thorough. This is not done because of any fresh alarm over the smallpox scare, but simply as an ad- ditional precautionary measure. * —__+ o+_____ CAPT. BURR ARRIVES, The Departments That Have Been Assigned Especially to His Care. Captain Edward Burr, the new assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, reported for’ duty tcday,. and at ‘once entered upon his new duties. Captain Burr came direct from Norfolk. He spent a large portion of the forenoon discussing District affairs with Captain Powell, and left“to“investigate some mat- ters con: ‘with his department. It hi finitely determined to place ‘Burr in charge of the followings departments: Water department, including the revenue branch; street lighting, elec- trical conduits, and inspection of gas and mneters. Captain L. H. Beach, who, it is expected, will report before the 15th, will have the important subject of sewers under his care, with the duties of the Inspector of plumb- ing, permit office, and other minor duties connected with that branch of the service. Soy pee PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX. ‘The Total Amount to Be Collected Under the Assessment. Assessor Trimble today submitted to the Commissioners a statement showing the total amount of the assessment of personal property and the total amount of taxes to be collected under said assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. The state- ment is as follows: Washington city, $10,942,006; Georgetown, $502,117; county, $76,385. Total, $11,520,568. Gross receipts of street railways (taxable), $198,740.08, Grand total, $11,719,308.08. Tax levy on $8,583,500, at $1.00, $128,752.50; tax levy on $2,937,068 street railway capital stock, less reality, at $1.50, $44,006.02; (ax levy on $139,224.19 street railways at 4 per cent, $6,568.00; tax levy on $5¥,515.24 street railways at 2 per cent, $1,190.40, Total tax levy, $179,567.81. —_—-— POLICY HOLDER: SUIT. Case Aguinst: the Washington: Endowment Association. ‘The suit in equity asking for an account- ing, the appointment of a receiver and for an injunction, filed on August 30 last by Robert Ball, Hannibal D. Norton and Solo- mon J, Fague against the Washington Ben- eficial Endowment Association and the Commercial Alfance Life Insurance Com- pany of New York, was argued today be- fore Judge Cox in Equity Court No. 1. Ex- Solicitor General Phillips opened for the complainants and he was followed by Mr. Andrew A, Lipscomb for the defendants, Attorneys McKinney, Hay and Walker also spoke. The court took the matter under consideration. The —_—— Treasury Depart it Promotions. ‘The following promotions have been made in the classified service, Treasury Depart- ment, office of internal revenue: P. C. Hyam, New York, $1,600 to $1,800; Wm. E. Todd, Louisiand, $1,200 to $1,400; 8. B. Mercter, South Dakota, $1,000 to $1,400; B. F. Edwards, Missouri, $900 to $1, = H. C. Jones, Indiana, $900 to $1,400; J. Harley, Kansas, $00) to $1,200; 8. G. Davis, Maine, $900 to $1,200; Miss T. J. Gallagher, Pennsylvania, $1,000 to $1,200, Office of auditor for Post Office Depart- ment—H. J. Nevitt, Virginia, $1,600 to $1,800; Henry Ferris, New. York, $1,400 to $1,000; D, B. Constantine, Georgia, $1,200 W. B. Randall, Louisiana, G. N. Clark, Pennsylvania, $900 to $1,000; Miss I. B. Highleigh, New York, $840 to ‘$900. A - Treasurer's office—Frank Hain: Ilinots, $1,200 to $1,400. Light house board—A. C. McDonald, Indiana, $900 to $1,200. WITHIN THE LAW The President Makes an Important. Extension of the Classified Service. MESSENGERS AND WATCHMEN The Various Branches Which Are. Affected by the Order. MORE OF THE SAME SOKT Civil service reform received substantial impetus yesterday at the hards of Pres- ideat Cleveland. With a few strokes of his pen he signed orders extending the pro- visions of the classified service to offices not heretofore embraced within it, and re- vising existing classifications in branches of the service already classified, so as to bring within the classification many places here- tofore excluded. Probably the most im- portant of these, so far as Washington is concerned, was the order relating to mes- sengers, assistant messengers and watch- men in the various departments of the gov= ernment in this city. The President has for a long time hed under consideration the subject of further improving the methods by which the bus- iness of the government is transacted. Dure ing the press: of legislative matter, and especially of the tariff, upon him He as- sured the members of the civil service com- mission that as scon as he could find the time he would give close attention to the varlous suggestions which the a placed before him. Consequently, be- fore his return frorg Gray Gables he notified the commission that immediately upon his arrival in Washington he would consult with them in reference thereto. On Wednes- day the members of the commission were closeted with him for two hours, and yes- terdsy they were again in conference with him for as long a time. The result was that President Cleveland signed orders which go into effect immediately, a synop= sis of which follows: The Customs Service. 1. A revision of the customs classification, 80 as to bring within that service all em- ployes not serving merely as workmen on saborers, without regard to compensation, Heretofore this service has been classified on the basis of compensation, all employes receiving a compensation of less than or a rate of compensation less than per annum, have been excluded from the classification, and therefore not subject to the civil service rules. This action of the President brings the classification of the customs service into harmony with those of the other branches of the service, and is & very important one in connection with that service. 2. An amendment to customs rule I, exe tending the classification to include all cus- toms districts in which there are as many, as twenty employes. The present limit is fifty employes, and under that limit eleven customs districts haye been extension of the districts in which theré are as many twenty employes will bring into the fled service certainly eleven addi! dis- tricts, and probably several more, goes as far in the direction of classifying the customs service as it is wise to go at this time, or, perhaps, at any time. 8. An amendment to the classification of the departmental service at Wai 30 as to includy in the classified service, and subject to the civil service rules, in all the departments, messengers, assistant messen- gers and watchmen. Within the Law. 4. An amendment to the civil service rules abolishing the right of transfer upon non-competitivé éxamination of persons ap- pointed to” eXcepted places after one year’s serv) such places to classified non-ex- -septed places. Hereafter persons appointed from the outside to excepted places in branch of the classified service cannot transferred at the end of one year into the places covered examination, This amendment, in the judment of the com! sion, is distinctly in the interest of administration of the service. 6. An order extending the classification of the Post Ottice Department so as to inch in the classified service of that department! the clerks employed in the offices of the post office inspectors. There are compara- tively few of these persons. 6. Amendments to the postal rules with- drawing from the excepted class a large proportion of the places now excep’ from examination. This amendment transfer from the excepted class in the classified post offices to the non-exi class probably not less than 1,500 pla the whole number of excepted places in the classified post offices“ now being in the neighborhood of 2,800. Hereafter it will not include more than 700 or 80), 7. An amendment to the departmental rules withdrawing from the excepted class in the Department of Agriculture the chiefs of the divisions of entomology, economic ornithology and mammalogy and pomo! and the assistant chiefs of these divist 8. An amendment to the Indian —_ yee viding for the appointment teachers in the Iridian school sorvionn, withe out civil service examination, the graduates of the normal classes at ‘Salem, ee Santa Fe, N. § ell Inst rence, Kan.; Carlisle School, Carlisle, Pa.; Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., their certificates of graduation, but before they can be advanced to full teacherships they shall be required to pass the regular civil service examination, A Farther: Exte: Prob 9, Allowing appointment without examing- tion for not exceeding thirty days to the places which may be filled by non-com: petitive examination in the department Washington in cases of emergency, pending an examination by the commission. No ap- pointment made under this authority can continue longer than thirty days. ‘At the office of the commission today President Proctor and Commissioner Ly= man were particularly happy over the ex- ecutive action. “You may expect more of the same sort,’* said Mr. Proctor, significantly, to a re- porter of The Star. “There are further extensions in contemplation that only await the arrangement of minor details, be will be perfected at approaching ences between this commission and the heads of the several departments. Ee ——————_ The Afro-American Bureau. The Afro-American bureau of the demo- cratic congressional committee, which hag been working tor the last six months the colored veters throughout the pore | in the interest of the democracy, has com- pleted its lab The headquarters, which were in room 5 of the Corcoran poe charge of Chief R. G, Still, have been until after the election, ‘and those who have rge are raaking their way home n to vote next Tucsday. The bureau has sued an address to the colored voters of th country appealing to them to vote the dem- cratic ticket Tuesday. Chief Still left the city today to person- ally aid in the fight in the thitd congres- sional district of Pennsylvania, where he resides. ‘ Ee Mrs. Cleveland Accepts. Mrs. Cleveland has accepted the invita- tion to christen the American passenger, steamship St. Louis at Philadelphia on the 12th instant. A large party of ladies an@ gentlemen will accompany her on the which will be made in a special train, the President will probably-not’be able g0.