Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1894, Page 2

=" THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. —_— — Chormush ineesticction irs! che conden | Wrens’ keep toting Ment ot axes” "| TATE NEWS BY WIRE|BONDS TO: BE ISSUED! CHINESE REVOLUTION | timrete%. resort, 7 ,mencot-war the difh- ced home to fa: mains are, y overtaxed. of the local distribu culty has ger the large su; ra in my opinion, al I would recommend that these facts be brought to the atieution ef the United States authorities, who have charge of the water supply, and that every effort be made to secure the at the earliest pos project which will upon some city an ample supply of good waicr. In my jrtigment, even if this work were started now, it could hardly be completed in time to avoid s ous distress and nost unsanitary state of affairs. Public Welis. An appropriation is made annuaily for the care of the public wells in the District. There were 216 of these wells in use at the close of the fiscal year; 39 having been illed up and abansioned during the year. 1 consider these wells # positive menace to public health at aii times, and the, prob- able cause of the excessive death raté from typhoid fever which prevails in the Dis- trict. I believe that eve a few feet of a forthwith. Estimates for the Water Department. Estimates for the water department for the fiscal year 1806. For revenue and in- spection branch: well located within ewer should be closed One chief clerk, $1,800; two clerks, at $1,400 each, $2,800; two clerks, at $1,000 each, $2.00, che (chief) inspector, ix inspectors, at qUU each, $5,400; one mes- senger, $600. For disivibution h—One = s*iperin- tendent, $2,400 ($400 submitted), $2,000; one assistant engineer (submitted), $1,500; one draftsman, $1,500, one foreman, $1,407 G20 submitted), $1,400; $1,400; two clerks, ene Umekeeper, 3 assistant fore- man, $0; one tanper and machinist, $000; one assistant tapver, $#%; three steam engineers, at $1,144 each, ¥3,300; one biac smith, $190; two plumbers, at ) each, $1,500; two assistant machinists, at $504 each, $1,725; Tr, $600; three firemen, 3 190; two flushers, at $540 each, $1,080; one driver, H80; two watchmen, at $44) each, 3060; one hostler, $:50; one caiker tor tingent expeises (500) $5,000 for pumping expeses maintenance cf distribution system, $00,- 00; for interest and sinking fund, water- stock bonds, $4,610; for interest on ac- count of increasing water su for sinking fu oun water supply, 2;"for fourth year’s interest on account of 4-inch and iith street mains,#7,8i2.; for fourth annual im- staliment on aco iS-inch and Lith street mains, $11, Yxtension of the high-service system of Water distribution to include all necessary land, machinery, buildings, mains and ap- pertenan: so much as may be available the water fund during the fiscal year 1896, after providing for the expenditures recommended above ‘The additions proposed to the permayent force are made necessary by the extension of the system of mains; i s salary presented have all been submit in preceding reports for a number of years past. Estimates. The following estimates are submitted for the sewer department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1506: One superintendent of sewers, $2,400; one assistant superintendent of sewers (sub- mitted), $1,800; one general inspector of sewers, $1,300; une Inspector of se 200; two assistant engineers at $1, $3,000; one draughtsman, $1,200; one lev $1,200; three rodmen at $780 ‘each, three chainmen, $4) each, $1,950; one clerk ($200 submitted), $1,400; two clerks at $1,000 two inspectors of property, $036 two sewer tappers each, $2,000; one permit clerk, $1,500 @i0u Bubmitted), $1,c4W); assistant pe@rmit clerks, $800 each (1 bmitted), $1,600; for cleaning and repal swers and basins, 5 $50,000; for relief sewers obstructed sewers, $65,000; d for replacing for permit sew- ers, $100,000; for main and pi; wers, $86,- 300; for suburban sewers, $149,300; for’ com- pleting the construction of the Rock creek intercepting sewer, $0,000; for condemna- tion of rights of way for construction, maintenance and repairs of public sewers, $1,000, or so much thereof as may be neces- ; for appliances fOr flushing sew- ; for contmuing and compl--ting em of sewage disposal and protec- the sy tion against floods,project of board of sani- tary engineers, IS), $4,000,000; for extead- ing system of trunk sewers in city and sub- urbs, $1,000,000, Sewer Bonds Recommended. In submitting these estimates for the sewer department for the ng year I am aware that it is manifestly not practi- cable to supply these ds from the an- nual revenue of the District; nor in my Judgment is it desirable to do so. I be- Heve that the District should , vide its half of the necessary funds for the last two items by borrowing the y on sewer bonds. The board of sanits ineers of 1890 made a most exhausti ly of the re- quirements of the i rv sewage dis- pesal and flood prot . and submitted an admirable report recommending a project estimated to cost ono, which must be increased to about $1,000,000, on account of the eight-hour law, passed since the estimate was made, and to pro- vide for certain sewers which form part of the project, but were not i the estimates. Congress has expressed its approval of this plan by appropriatin oo in three years to begin the work, and this is proba- bly about as much as can li be spared from the annual revent luded in But at the rate of $80,000 a year it will take fifty years to complete the work. Now I submit that this is absolutely impossible; we may stave off the con- struction of this ne: y one year, two years or five years, at the risk of an epidemic and of having ail the low district of the city flooded in, as it was in 1889, but it requires argument than a single visit ames Creek canal (corner of aud G streets, or to the head of 17th street cut- let canal (17th street and Virginia avenue) to convince the mest skeptical that it is absolutely impossible to cc ze to main- tain these open cesspools, in extent, in the heart of this growing city, for any such period as fifty years, nd we must bear in mind that in all the long chain of works which the project of the board of sanitary engineers provides for the closure of these tw en ins is, by force of circumstances, the very last Unk. finally, as an economic question, it should observed that the work ginnot be con- Structed piecemeal fur the same amount of money that woull build it if made available so as to admit of the work being undertaken in the most advantageous man- ner, and the circumstances of the problem such that the required works con- one vast plant that cannot be put tion till ail its parts are ready; all the money invested in it must lie idle until the whole has been completed. No corporation could afford to invest four and a half millions in annual install- ments and get no return on the invest- ment for fifty years. Street Lighting. At the close of the fiscal year the streets were being lighted with 1,000-candle- power electire lights, a decrease of five; gas lamps, an increase of 292, and 747 ofl lamps, an increase of 47. The re- port of the superintendent of lamps gives a detailed account of the operations of this department for the year. The service has been about the same as heretofore. The streets of this city are most difficult to light, owing to the great number of trees planted on tha curb line. The heavy shade makes the use of largé electric lights at wide intervals generally unsuitable, and the high price charged by the electric company makes it impossible to even extend this system to all the streets where the trees will permit. The trees are generally located so near the curb that the lamp posts have to be set on practically the same line as the trunks of the trees, so that even In winter, when the trees are bare of leaves, the streets look gloomy at night as compared with the Streets of most large capitals. Some ex- periments have been made duriag the year looking to a change in the type of lamp post and lantern to obviate this difficulty as far as possible, but so far without de- veloping anything that could be consid- ered a souution of the problem. In many cases I am inclined to think that the best results would be obtained by locating the lamp posts in the center of the street, as is done, to some extent, in many foreign cities. A curbing around the foot of the post serves the purpose of protecting the post, and furnishes a place of safety, where women and children can take refuge in crossing crowded streets. These small refuges, placed at intervals of 100 or 125 feet. verve alao the us~ful purra=a af S=I-- tion of work | For continuing the | at $1,000 | Some steps have been taken during the year to improv> the method of marking the ames of the streets at street corners. The existing method is not altogether satisfac- tory, as the glass signs used are con- stantly getting broken, are expensive to replace, aad with the small number of in- spectors in the street lighting department are liable to rerain broken for weeks be- fore they are discovered and replaced. On streets lighted by electricity lamp posts are maintained at street corners for | the sole purpose of carrying the street designations, forming unnecessary obstru: tions on the sidewalks and detracting from the beauty of the streets. The hest marked city of which I have knowledge at home or abroad is Paris, where the streets are all marked with absolute uni- formity by means of a blue enameled sign placed on corner houses at the level of the second floor, and bearing the name of the streets in white block letters. In Paris all corner houses bear these signs, be they palaces or shanties. A specimen of these signs has recently been obtained from Paris, arrangements have been made for duplicating them, and signatures of the owners of a number of corner houses have been obtained permitting the placing ef these signs on their property. A very advantageous contract has been entered into for the substitution of gaso- line for the old ofl lamps heretofore used where gas mains have not been laid. The lamps are to be lighted from forty minutes after sunset until forty minutes before sunrise every night of the year for $17 per lamp per annum. Estimates for Next Year. The following estimates are respectfully submitted for the next fiscal year: One superintendent of lamps ($800 submitted). ++ $1,800.00 Three inspectors of gas and elec- tric lighting, $000 each.......... + 2,700.00 For operating and extending the street lighting system ($129,856 submitted) + 271,856.00 ‘The reasons posed increase in the salary of the superintendent of lamps are given in the report of that official, herewith; I heartily concur with him. i am able to add, also, that I am absolutely certain that no man competent to fill the position of superintendent of lamps can be found who would hold it for any length of time at the salary of $1,000 per annum. ‘The position ir a difficult ‘one to fill, aud frequent changes in it are most disad- vantageous to the work. A marked increase is asked in the ap- propriation for street lighting, because it ty not believed that the existing service is satisfactory, or in keeping with the high standard set in the other branches of the city government. Nearly all of the streets are but dimly lighted, many of them are not lighted at all; there are many thickly inhabited alleys ‘entirely without lights, and it is very generally believed that it is high time the city ceased to depend upon the moon for any portion of its street lighting. Permit Office. ‘This office issues all permits to plumbers and others for all connections with water mains, sewers, gas mains, electric conduits, and for all exce vations in the streets for repairs or other purposes. A fee ot $1 is collected for each of these permits, and heretofore the amounts so collected hue beer. credited to the revenues of the Dis- trict. ° Under the acz of April 23, 1892, however, the fees authorized are “to be paid to the collector of taxes of the District of Colum- bia, and by him deposited in the treasury of the United States, one-haif to the credit of the United States and one-half to the eredit of the District of Columbia.” There appears to be no reason why one- half of these revenues should be paid to the United States; no more reason than that the District ‘should pay the United States one-haif of its other revenues. It is particularly inequitable in this case, as the water fund, which ig managed separate from the other reverues of the Jistrict, now loses its entire share of the revenue of the permit oflice in spite of the fact that most of the fees collected are for water department permits, It is believed that this provision of the act of April 23, 1802, was Inserted through some misunderstaud- ing of the facts, and 1 weuld recommend to permit the crediting of the revenue of the permit office to the general revenue of the District of Columbia, and to the water fund, as Peretofore. The revenue of the ne for the last fiscal year amounted to $7 stimates for 1596. Salary of one permit clerk (ss0u submitted) ' For two asisstant permit clerks (one submitted)...... s+ 1,090 For contingent expenses...... ~ 500 The above increase in the salu:y of the permit clerk and the addition of one as- sistant are made necessary for teasons sel forth belew. During the last fiscal year the work of the permit office has been greatly incre. ed. New brauches of work have been to the office, aud it is believed that immediate future sull further addiuons must ve made to the duues and resvousi- biliues of the permit clerk. Whe greatest dilficully that the assistant in charge of the subst! e department has to contend with in Uying lo secure prompt, thorough and eilicient work in all branches of his department, les in the La possibility of finding Ume fo attend to the Jegiuimate admcisirative dudes of lis po- siuon, to give the proper amount of thought abd study to the tecii al ques- tions always before the vilice, and at Wwe same to receive and attend to the Steady Stream of persons who come in to ask simple questions Lhat could as weil be answered by any weii-lnformed cierk, to complain that somethig is wrong about a sewer or water matin, or lo advocate im- provements that aily require no argu- ment beyond the mere statement of the ap- plicant that he would like We improvement made. No case of this kind should by rights ever go above the ground floor of the wis- trict building eAcept on appeal; whe sit is of almost daly Occurrence that appil- cants of Us class Teach Lhe office of ti Subsurtace department only after havir consumed the time of ene or more of tne Commissioners, and then oniy to be re- ferred to some head of a division, or told tuat their signatures to an appilcation was all that was lecessary to secure the re- sult desired, Some more direct metiud of transacting this class of business would hut only make it possible for heads uf de- partments to devote their time to more dutficuit, work, but would also be a great c enience to the pubile. fo meet this diticulty as far as possible it has been made the duty of the permit rk to receive anu forward to the proper division all complaints with regard to sewers, Water service, street lamps, pave- ments or any other work under the En- gineer Commissioner. A suitable system of checks makes it easy for le assistant in charge to salisty himself that every such complaint has reached the proper ottice and received prompt attention. With a view to making it possible for the permit clerk to arswer all the ordinary questions that are being asked every day with regard to the status of improvements proposed, in prog- ress and completed, a very large amount ef work has been done toward equipping his oftice with records giving the desired information in convenient shape for refer- ence, and a system has been adopted to insure these records being kept posted to date. This work is rot yet completed. It is also proposed to suyply the permit office with a completed set of blank applications for sewers, water mains, street lamps, etc so that applicants reed only step into th office, conveniently located at the entra: to the building, where their applications will be received and at once forwaruca Ww the appropriate division for investigation and report. In conclusion, in submitting this report, just as 1 am about to be transferred to other duty, 1 beg to bear testimony to the faithful, conscientious and zealous work which I find to be the rule rather than the exception among the employes of your office, and the pleasure 1 have taken in serving with them and under your orders, pamela THE TRACK WAS Goop. 1,500 Large Fields Ran at St. Asaph’s To- day. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ST. ASAPH’S JUNCTION, Va., November 13.—First race, four and a half furlongs— Roaman B., first; Nineveh, second; Elise Morrison filly, third. ‘Time, .59 3-4. Second race, six furlongs—Indra (R. Dog- gett), 15 to 1, first; lola, second; Little Mat, third. Time, 1.17. —_—.___ Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 39; 2 p.m, 48; maximum, 49; min- imum, 34. | Moscow, Arrival of the Czar’s Remains at St. Petersburg. THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL IN MOURNING ——_+—-— Making Preparations to Outvie Moscow. FOGGY WEATHER es ST. PETERSBURG, November 13.—The inhabitants of this city awoke this morn- ing in a state of feverish expectancy. The face of the Anitchkoff palace, in which Alexander III lived, was draped with black, and the Hotel Deville and the Newsky prospect were shrouded in mourn- ing emblems of the most elaborate descrip- tion. The high tower of the Hotel Deville was mantled with black, not a stone show- ing, and the building itself was a mass of black streamers. Throughout the city emblems of mourn- ing were profusely displayed. The weather was dull and foggy, but this did not pre- vent masses of people from turning out into the streets as early as possible. The pontoon bridge across the river Neva, which was originally intended for the passage of the funeral procession, was removed, and the cortege, therefore, was compelled to make a long detour and ‘cross over the Nicholas bridge at the English embankment. The United States embassy, though not situated on the line of march, was decked with black, and the flags of the United States, which were displayed on its two balconies, were heavily draped with crape. ‘The procession was arranged so as to be divided up into three sections and thirteen DULL, divisions, the hearse leading the second section. ON TO ST. PETERSBURG. The Remains of Alexander HI Leave Moscow. LONDON, November 13.—A Moscow dls- patch to the Times says that Sunday morn- ing’s snow was changed by night into a drizzle; but the night was made as busy as the day by hurrying people driving and walking to the Cathedral of the Archangel to see the last of their beloved czar. Bon- fires and flaring gas jets cast immense shadows of the public buildings. Twenty thousand people of all classes filed through the cathedral during the night. At 8 o'clock, Monday morning, the court officials, nobles, officers and notables assembled in the pal- ace within the Kremlin to hear an address by the czar. With his mother leaning on his arm, his majesty addressed the brilliant assemblage, expressing, in a firm voice, his grief at visiting Moscow on such a sad o2- casion. He said his father had entrusted to him a message of thanks for the loyalty that Moscow had displayed. He conciuded by stating that it would be his aim to walk in his father’s footsteps. ‘The czar then proceeded to the cathedral, where he and ail the imperial and royal personages again joined in a reqniem. ‘The procession airived at the railway sta- tion at 1145, Here generals bore the coifin to a dais that had been erected in the cen- ter of the station. The Metropolitan of Grand Duke Sergius, and the clergy bearing tapere colored green, the ec- clesiastical mourning color, performed a servive in the station. At the czarine’s re- quest the priests did not wear mourning, but were attired im their usual festival robes of silver brocade. The coffin was then borne to the train which was draped with black, decorated with eagles. A large cross was on the door of the funeral car. that the necessary legisiation be secured | The imperial party entered the train and at noon started for St. Petersburg to the rausic of the band of the guard of honor, the singing of the choir and volleys of musketry from two infantry regiments that were drawn up outside the station. During Sunday and Monday free dinners re given in the Moscow monastery to 00 Poor, St. Petersburg is making enormous pr arations to outvie Moscow's funeral d rations. — ‘THE CHICAGO POLICE. Investigating the Election Day Out- rages in That City CHICAGO, — November policemen were suspended by Inspector Schaack last night. Their indi:ference to the numerous outrages committed at the polls, culminating in the murder of Gus Collander election night, is alleged to be the direct cause. ‘The formal charges are neglect of duty and disobedience of ordsrs. Inspector Schaack has also revised his force of detectives on the Coliander murder case. The men who have been looking for those suspected of the murder of Gus Collander are now in fear for their official heads. It has been strongly intimated that any of them will be suspendea within a day or two. It is understood that Inspector Schaack has obtained authentic informa- tion that some of his detectives not only did not attempt to find the murderers, but furnished them with information regarding the movements of the police. Three hundred and forty members of the Union League Club sat at dinner last night. Having dined, they taiked about election day outrages, and within ten minutes or fess made up a purse of $4,000 to help pay for the capture of election law violators. A committee of twenty-five was appointed to carry on the fight. It was an exceedingly business-like dinner party. ‘The occasion was a special meeting of the club, called to consider the crimes and scandals of November 6. 15.—Seventeen The Octogenarian Weds the Girl of His Choice. ST, LOUIS, November 13.—A spectal te the Post Dispatch from Lexington, Ky., says Gen, Cassius M, Cley, this morning, des- pite the efforts of his children, succeeded in marrying pretty fifte-n-year-oll Dora Richardson. The ceremony took place at “White Hall,” the elegant home of the groom, in the presence of only the farm hands’ and the girl's relatives. Squire Douglass performed the ceremony. —_—_—_> SCHWAB'S AFFLICTION. DR. Poisoned in the Eye by Diphtheria Mucus. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 13.—Dr. Emanuel Schwab of Walnut Hills is suf- fering with an affection of the eyes result- ing from a pecullar cause. The physician has among his patients one who Is suffer- ing from diphtheria. As Dr. Schwab was in the act of examining the patient's throat the sufferer suddenly coughed, eject- ing a piece uf mucus from the throat which struck the physician in the eye. In a few hours the eye began to burn. He realized at once that the poisoned mucus had af- fected the tender lining of the eye, nagh when it refused to yield to simple treatmeni Dr. Schwab called in an occulist. An ex- amination showed that the poison had im- pregnated the mucus membranes of the eye and that it is a serious case. ——_—___ HARRY BUCKINGHAM’S DEATH. Costume Caught Fire While Dressing to Go on the Stage. Harry Buckingham, a member of the “Take a Light’ company, died at tho Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore this morning. In the play he takes a ballet part. Mr. Buckingham was in a dressing room last evening, getting ready for his part, when his costume caught fire at a stove, and he was fatally injured before his burning clothing could be torn from him. Mr. Buckingham was the son of Mr. John E. Buckingham of this city, the vet- an doorkeeper, and his wife and child live in this city. He was born in Wash- ington and was forty years of age. He went on the stage when fourteen years old, and had been connected with it ever since. He was formerly known as Harry Mortime= His ” a Circulars Calling for Subscriptions May Be Out Today. sates Sb Thought the Issue Will Be the Same 7 That of Febrnary—Rate of Interest. There is to be another issue of bonds. There is no longer, any doubt on that point. The only questions not finally de- termined up to the tissembling of the cab- inet today were the aniount of the issue and the date of opening books for sub- scription to the loan at the Treasury De- partment. These and other important de- tails were finally considered at the cabinet meeting, and the result will be made known in a treasury circular inviting pro- posals for the purchase of bonds, which will be issued either this afternoon or to- morrow. It is fully realized that the gold reserve has now reached 1 point where it could be completely wiped out by a few heavy ship- ments, ana it is thenght to be the part of wisdom not t> wait until the gold in the treasury is practically exhausted before making an effort to recoup it. On Wednesday last. Mr. Carlisle, after sev>ral consultations with the President, wrote to President Stewart of the United States Loan and Trust Company of New York, reciting the law as to the issue of bonds, and asking his opinion as to which class of bonds could be placed at\this time to the greatest advantage to the govern- ment The result of this correspondence was that the President and Mr. Carlisle de- cided tc make the forthcoming issue the same in amount and rate and in nearly all other important particulars the same as the February ‘issue. Jn view of these facts, it 1s regarded as somewhat singular that Sec-etary “arlisle on Saturday should have made tne statere2nt attributed to him, that no immediate issue of bonds was in contemplation. From the best information obtainable at this writing it is believed that the pro- posed circular will give notice that the Secretary of the Treasury offers for public subscription an issue of bonds to the amount of $50,000,000, in either registered or coupon form in denominations as fol- lows: Coupon bonds, $50, $100 and $1,000; registered bonds, $50, $100, $1,000 and $10,- 000, These bonds, like those issued in Feb- ruary last, will be “redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the government, after ten years from the date of their issue,” and will bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent on a 3 per cent basis, payable quarterly in coin, As with the former issue, gold certifi- cates will be received the same as gold coin in payment of subscriptions. In order to insure against interference on the part of Congress it has been deemed advisable to fix a day prior to the day of meeting of Congress, December 3, for opening the preposals and muking the allotments to the successful subscribers. The last week in the month will probabiy be fixed upon for that business, with the chances strong- ly favoring the selection of Saturday, De- cember 1, because of the marifold advan- tages of that day in keeping the interest accounts of the subscribers. The Secre- tary of the Treasury, will, as usual, re- serve the right to reject any and all’ pro- posals not perfectly stiefactory A Conference ta New York. NEW YORK, November 13.—Assistant Secretary of the Treasury W. F. Curtis has been in conferenoa today with Presi- dent John H. Stewart of the United States Trust Company, probvably on thé new loan, After the conference Mr. Stewart was asked if he coula say when the call for fonds would be issued, “I cannot 3ay anything,” he replied. “The Rewspspers will get the information before shall.” “You mean the ‘mews will be received from Washington?" 5 “Yen.” eg a ae LOCAL CIVIL, SERVIC i Commissioner Procter Rep! Fardon's Obje Considerable comment ts to be heard to- day on all sides in regard’ to the action of the board of trade Jast evening in refusing to take action upon a resolution submitted favoring the extension of the civil service to the District offices. As will be seen by references to the report of the meeting of the board in another part of today’s Star, objection to this report was first urged by Dr. A. P. Pardon, who based his protest mainly upon the argument that In case of such an extension the District. would get only a very minor share of the appoint- ments, calculated on the basis of the pres- ent ratio of the District in the departments. It is thought somewhat remarkable that not a voice was raised at the meeting in favor of the resolution. At the civil serv- ice commission's office it is thought that perhaps this action was taken as a result of the misapprehension of the circum- stances. Said Commissioner Procter to a Star reporter: “Dr. Kardon was wholly misinformed as to the premises. It would not be true, as he alleged, that the people of the District would not get their share of the places under the extension. That will be governed by the simplest cf automati> influences. In the tirst place the examination for such positions must neces- be held in this city. That would sitate the presence of the epplicants hington, and It is out of the questt se that more than a very small fraction of the candidaves would coine here from other ciules. The expense of such at- tendance upon an examining board fom a eistance is considerable, and, iu addition, the cardidate must maintain ‘himseif while waiting for his position, presuming that he might pass the examination. I doubt very much if there would be 1 per cent of the cardidates come from outside of the Dis- trict of Columbia. In tke case of the de- partmental positions, this is entirely differ- ent. The quota of the District being full in the departments, there are now no ex- aminations for such positions held in this city, but they are scattered throughout the country at large centers, so that candi- dates are put to the minimum of expense in their efforts to secure appointment, for they can easily reach the place of exam- ination and after -he trial return to their homes and so live at much less cost than if they had come to Washington. So it is more than probable that the seeker after 8 government positien, confronted by a choice between the District offices and the general departmental service, would choose th» former if he live here—as indeed, he must—end the latter if he be a resident of some other city. Then another fact will tend to insure the selection of a great majority of District people whenever the municipal offices shall have been placed under the operations of the law. he same rules that govern ap- pointments in the departments would pre- vail in such an eyent, and upon the appli- cation of the Commissioners of the District for additional hefp ‘to fill a vacancy we should certify to tHem as we do to the heads of other depattments three names of eligibles from “who they might choose one. It is practically a mathematical im- possibility that ‘al! these three names should be those of ‘foreigners.’ Presuming that but one of the three should be a Dis- trict man, it stands to reason that the Commissioners would. select that one for the position, pres ing all other matters were equal. f “The power of Temova! for cause or in- efficiency would, .of couse, rest with the Commissi: s of, the District, just as it does today, and jt/Is inevitable that in time the d2ad-wood, would be weeded out and the places thus made filled by efficient people. “To thoroughly controvert the argument of Dr. Fardcn—with, whom, by tne way, I have no acquaintance—it is only neces- sary to point to the case of the city post office, which is under the cperation of the law. The examinations for these places are held in Washingtor and are open to Washington people. I believe I am perfect- ly safe in saying that a great majority of the incumbents are residents of the Dis- trict. Of course many may be credited to the Distrist who come from elsewhere, but still the great preponderance is In favor of the actual citizens of Washington. No one need fear, however, that any halt on Dis- trict appointments will be called because of an excess of such in the case of Dis- trict offices. There will be no such thing as a ‘quota.’ The matter will regulate itself intervening a without the necessity of ruk —— Congressman Wright Dend. SUSQUBHANNA, Pa., November 13.— Myron B. Wright, Representative in Con- gress for the fifteenth Pennsylvania dis- trist. dieé last night at Trenton, Canada. The Present Dynasty Likely to Be Completely Overthrown. THE EMPRESS DOWAGER CONTROLS Chinamen Mad With Shame Over Their Reverses. AN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY es Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. SHANGHAI, October 9, 184. Rev. J. C. Ferguson, Nanking, writes me under date of October 5 as follow “Everything quiet here. The J«panese spies are here in the city, and have been subjected to no torture. They will prob- ably be confined till the end of the war.” Mr. Fergusen’s statement is worthy of all belicf. He is well known to the offt- cials in the viceregal city, and consequent- ly in a position to know the truth about the matter. By this it will be seen that from the time these two unfortunate men were delivered up to the Chinese authori- ties by order of our government they have been subjected to no ill treatment. In a private letter from Peking 1 learn that the foreigners in that city are truly alarmed, not so much from the idea of the capture of the place by Japs, as the dis- turbed political situation. The empress dowager, whose rule in connection with ua Hung Chang has been working the ruin of this country for the last two decades, has once more put the emperor aside and taken the reins of goverument in hand. Prince Kung, who was conveniently sheiv- ed many years ago, because he stood in the way of this ambitious woman,has been recalled, in this extreme hour of need po- jilical differences must be laid aside. But the prin . Teappearance was the signal for others to come forward; others who had been Jong kept in the background. Li Hiung Ctang was stripped of his yellow jacket and peacock feather, and was be- winning to be dictated to in a way that showed plainly that a new element had made its appearance at court. Li Hung ‘Chang's removal was spoken of, and even she young emperor himself was to give place to Prince Kung’s son, ‘This was too much for the empress dowager, who svon rectified matters by assuming supreme command herselt. It is doubtful whetaer she will be strong enough to hold it,, per- haps when the Japs appreach the capital —if they are able to do so within 150 miles, and it’s very doubtful about their being able to get much nearer than that—the whole dynasty will col- lapse. This is what the foreigners in Peking tear and is what is causing them to send their women and children away to Tien-Tsin and Shanghal. Upon the receipt of a telegram on the 3vth September stat- ing that 45,000 Japanese were approaching the coast of China and would probably land somewhere in the Gulf of Pechili, Charles Denby, American charge d’affairg at Peking, called a meeting of Americans residing in the capital. At this meeting he strongly advised all women and children to leave at once for Tien-Tsin. Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of imperial cus- toms, who certainly knows more about Chinese government affairs than any other man living, has ordered all marrie1 people employed in the service at the capital to leave at once. There is a general exodus taking place, but many laugh at the whele idea and say the piace is the safest in China, The trouble is that there are no carts or boats to be had, the soldiers hav- ing impressed them all, so that those leav- ing have to pay exorbitant prices if they are lucky enough to get any at ull. The absence of the navy is marked by ull. So far the Monocacy has been the sole repre- sentative of our navy in this country since the war broke out. She is now at Tien- Tsin, where she will remain for the winter. With this one exception there has not been an American man-of-war in Chinese waters since the war broke out. Never has their presence been required so much; never has their absence been so marked. Japan, that “sailors’ heaven,” has always had nine- tenths of our flagships’ time. It has been known for the whole fleet to be away from China for over a year, enjoying itself in Japan, and yet there has been no political reason offered by that country demanding the presence of a foreign man-of-war for the last twenty-five years. Culy the Old Monocacy. Yet now, with thousands of rabble half- drilled soldiers passirg through the treaty ports, wita the river perts guarded by one litle British gunboat, the Eek,with threat- ened outbreaks at every port, from Ich- ang to Sranghai—while the country is being invaded by an ever victorious army, and the dynasty tottering ready to fall, while confusion has seized the minds of the rulers of this empire, and anarchy preparing to begin its sway—our navy is represented by the Monocacy, an old pad- dle-wheel, flat-bottomed vessel, condemned by a naval court a few years ago to be sold at auction as worthless! She was saved from the auctioneer's hammer by Admiral Chandler and placed on duty at Shanghai and the Yangtse river ports. When the war broke cut this vessel and the Baltimore were the sole representa- tives of our much-talked-of navy. The un- seaworthy old Monocacy was once more ordered to get on her sea legs. She was ordered to Chemulpo to allow the Balti- more to go back to Japan—to change ad- mirals! Since then the old paddle-whegler has carried the only American naval flug to be seen in these waters. The Concord and Petrel have returned from seal watch- ing and are now in Japan, They may, perhaps, get over here next year. At the commencement of this war there were over 2,000 Japanese scattered throughout the seacoast provinces and twenty-four ports open to trade. With no other backing than this old war vessel our government called upon our minister and consuls to protect the interests of these people. The amount of dependence they put into this offer of protection was shown by the rapidity with which they got back to their own country. If the United States wants to be hereafter known as a first-class power in this part of the world let our government wake «p, send some ships and take an interest in the settlement of the political problem now about to be solved in the far east. You may depend that those who are absent at the solution will be left out in the cold. Nothing to Prevent a Riot. The excitement at Hankow Is increasing. It arose out of a Chinese policeman in the Hankow municipal police striking a rtu- dent, a stranger who had been attending the examinations at Wuchang, and had crossed the river to have a look at the foreign houses in Hankow. The student died from the effects of the blow. The native authorities demanded that the policeman be delivered up. This was at first refused by the community, who well knew what would be the result—torture— death. The British consul, however, gave way, and turned the poor man over to yamen runners. Popular feeling, native and foreign, has been much excited over the event, and, as there are no men-of-war up the river but the almost useless Esk (H. M. 8.), a riot could easily be started on the slightest provocation. ‘The British steamer Pathan from New York bas been subjected to a severe over- belonging to the southern squadron of the Chinese navy. The information seems to have been laid against the wrong steamer. The Pathan had $48 worth of revolvers among her cargo, but another steamer due about the same time had a large shipment of arms. Most of the Pathan’s cargo pe- longed to Americans, and our consul gen- eral 1s likely to have his hands full for some weeks getting the claims adjusted. The Chinese Are Dismayed. ‘The Chinese all over the country are los- ing heart. Blank dismay best expresses the condition of the minds of the rulers of this country. It is true that 45,000 Japs have landed at Ta-lien-wan, a bay made historical from being the rendezvous of the allied fleets of the French and English 1860, ‘The near proximity of this bay to Port Arthur shows clearly the object of this expedition—the capture of Port Arthur, the naval magazine—and dock yard of the empire—and with it the ships now in it being repaired, after the naval engagement off Yaloo. This morning brought letters from Peking stating that another meeting of Americans had been called by the minister at which they were told that he could offer them no protec- tion and strongly advised their leaving at once. Mr. O’Conor, the British minister, had given the same advice to British sub- jects, and that the customs people. were following Mr. Robert Hart's advice and were getting away as fast as they could. It is the general feeling among all the foreigners out here that there will be a new emperor or a new dynasty in a few weeks. The Chinese themselves, mad with shame as they are over the way matters have gon», speak openly of the change as one desirable to bring about. Feochow is to be blocked against the Japanese—the river Nim is now being clos- ed. Hard Fighting Probable. The Japanese will have some hard fight- ing to do before they reach Peking, com- pared to which Ping Yang will be but a skirmish. The Mongolian outbreak was expected. It may be a very serious matter taken with the Jap war. From the number of Japanese who have been traveling through that country and the adjoining territory of Manchuria during the last two or three years, and the fact that a map giving the most minute details of these countries was found on one of the Japanese spies arrest- ed here in Shanghai, shows the Japanese were well acquainted with both land and people before the declaration of war. In fact, some foreigners believed that they in- tended invading China through Marchuria, where their army would have been strengthened by thousands of the disaffect- ed population, willing and eager to join anything that would rid them of the de- tested Chinese rule. The Japanese are talking about an in- demnity of 500,000,000 taels, about $357,- 000,000 United States gold, and are to re- main in Peking until they get paid. This Country's Opportunity. Now is the time for the foreign powers to send in an ultimatum—stop all further bloodshed. Let the United States take the matter up, England, France and Russia will all fall in line. To complete China’s humiliation the court must be brought to Nanking. Once there settle with Japan, make new treaties, and, after selecting an emperor and a cabinet, hold them on the throne and make them rule with justice and honesty and every Chinaman in this empire will bless the stars and stripes, The thing is easy, China is helpless. If this is not done she will fall into the hands of the three other powers named. The United States alone can save her. —— AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Pleasant Fraternal Meeting of Geo. U. Morris Post. In the meeting halls of Geo. U. Morris Post, G. A. R., last night there was a big time, the most entertaining the veterans have had since the organization of the local body. The principal features of the night were the annual visitation of Depart- ment Commander Bickford and his staff and the fraternal visit of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, under Commander Doolittle. The en- tertainment exercises were begun at 8 o'clock. They were opened by an address of welcome delivered by Past Post Com- mander B, T. Janney. Speakers of excel- lence were interspersed throughout the program. Some of them were Department Commander Bickford, S. P. Departinent Commander Anderson, J. V. Department Commander Hawlett, Department Chaplain Smith and the chief mustering officer. M aury Society. At 2 o'clock this afternoon a Home and Foreign Missionary Society was organized at the Peck Memorial Chapel. The ad- dress of the evening was delivered by Mrs. Teunis Hamlin. The Missionary Society members will contribute 2 cents a month to the cause, in addition to one garment a year, etther new or still serviceable. The interest manifested was considerable, and the society no doubt will become one of the strongest of the many connected with the church. The Thanksgiving event at Peck will be the Rev. Alvin Smith's sermon be- fore the Commandery of American Mechan- fes and four Mechanic Lodges, two of Georgetown and two of the western section of Washington proper. ———_- THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Chief Ju: Justices Morris and No. 813, Block agt. Ryon; motion for re- hearing overruled. No. McDaniel agt. Parish; do. Patent appeal’ No. 14, Dailey agt. Jones; order dismissing appeal. Ad- mission, James A. D. Richard. Patent ap- peal No. 16, Calhoun agt. Hodgson; argu- ment concluded. No. Hopkins agt. Dis- trict of Columbla; mandate ordered to issue ferthwith. Patent appeal No. 17; argument commenced by Edgar M. Marble for ap- pellant. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. In re Geo. W. Rice, Eveline Lanham, August Janman, Lewis Garrett and Wm. 7. Richardson, ‘alleged lunatice; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Cole agt. Boyd et al.; order placing cause on December calendar. ice Alvey and pard. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 13.—Flour, firmer—west- ern super, 00; do. ‘extra, 2.1042.45;_ do. family, 2.500 Winter wheat patent, 2:80a3 spring ‘do., 3.4543 05; spring wheat stratght, 3.254 3.45—receipts, barrels; shipment . 1,525 barrels.” Wheat au STuASTY: December, 57%a58; Jan- ;_May, 62% } steamer No. 2, 785. bus stock, 1,063,484 bush= Batson: ¥, mixed, Si asked—receipts, 14,161 bushels: stock, 89,189 bush- els sales, 13,000 bushels; southern white corn, 4845349; southern yellow corn, 46054. Oats firmer white western, 35a35'9; No. 2 mixed west |, 324%4a32% — receipts, 066 bushels; stock, 18’ bughels. Rye dull, det per quarter, Sugar firm and uw inged. strong—fancy creamery, 26; do. imitation, 21a! do. ladle, 18a17; good iadie, 14015. Eggs ‘strong. fresh, 21; cold storage and timed, i7. Cheese very firm and active and unchanged. oe ‘Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silshy 4 Co., Bankers and Brokers. HICAGO, November 13, 1504. High. Low. Close. ‘BAN 54% rat verge 2 3: 12) 32: Ts z 6: 6. BSS, EI FINANCE AND [RADE Prices Opened Higher in Sympathy With London, THE PUBLIC NOT SPECULATING MUCH Banks Ready to Take the New Bond Issue. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YCRK, November 13.—In sympathy with higher Londoa prices, today’s mar- ket opened at advances varying from 1-4 to 8-4 per cent, The higher level was but temporary, however, traders putting out a libera! amount of short stock in anticipa- tion of a reaction lster in the day. In the general list this action was substantially rewarded before the noon hour. The short interest is again sufficiently large to war- rant a rally oa the shorts at the first sign of any important improvement in business conditions. The amount of assistance from the non-professional element has not equal- €d expectations, and a sustained advance therefore 1s not snmediately probable. The sentiment of the street is inclined to favor purchases on all concessions, rather than f@ advise selling on rallies. The new bond issue is believed to be as- sured, and bank oificials have been con- sidering the advisability of making a bid for the bulk of the issue in advance of the general subscription. ‘The refusal of the banks to make time loans, even at substantial advances over quoted interest rates, indicates that officials intend to secure a liberal amount of the new bonds when issued. Probably $4 000,000 Will be taken by the banks in change for surplus gold. The bond issue Will restore coniidence both at home and abroad, and is expected to make money lending a more profitable business than it has been during the past year. The Grangers sold off from 1-2 to 1 per | cent on room operations, Northwest lead- | ing the decline on sales for both accounts. | Manhattan sold down, on bad earnings, for | a loss of 3-4 per cent from opening higures. The belief in lower prices for this stock | has become pretty general among traders and any liquidation of long holdings would lead to a general uttack by the profe: sional element. New England was strong at al per cent advance on a somewhat yetter volume of business than is usually accorded this specialty. Rumors of a fur- ther advance are circulated by interests closely identifed with the management. Sugar resumed its ole position as a leader this morning, opening at a fractional ad- vence, but yielding easily under the pressure of selling orders fcr a decline of 2 per cent. Buying at the decline soon restored the bulk of the loss and gave rise to the belief that inside interests were taking the stock preparatory to another upward move- ment before Congress resumes its sessions, The trading was for large amounts and of a very confident nature. The balance of the industrial group was steady around opening figures and without sigaificant feature. The market for sterling and continental bills opened steady on a small volume of business. Bankers were not willing to pay full rates for commercial bills, but on small offerings bills of this class were quickly taken. The demand is still sufficiently brisk to keep rates steady near prevailing quo- tations. ‘The last hour's trading was dull and un- changed in character. Final figures in most instances reflected fractional conces- sions for the day. ———_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. By OY Mk 9% American Sugar, pt oS 8 9 5 American Tobacco. 102 102 101 101 American Cotton OU wy 28% Atchison. Cis OS Canada Sonthern Be BUg Canada Pacific. eure. ene © Chesapeake and On| Wy 19g Cinkcago'B ant Q “ie Tay care eek a a0 2 rosy 103% T6ig 16% c., M. and St. Paul. 685 6855 C., M.and St. Pant, pfd, .... 0. C., RL. and Pacitte. Del.. Lack. and W Delaware and Hudson. Denver and Rio Grande. Dis and Cattle Feeding General Electric. Minois Central Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction . Mannattan Elevated. New York Cent N. 1. and New England. N. Y., Cand St. Louls.; Northern Pacific, Northern Paeitic, pfd. Norii American. Ont. and Western. Pacific Mai! Phila, and Keading. Pullman P. Car Ce Richmond ‘ erminal. Phila. Traction. Texas Pact ‘Teun. Coal an D: Pacitic, r3 a Wheeling & L. E., pfd. Vestern Union Tel... Wisconsin Central. dilver.. “e Washington Stock Exchange. Rales—regular call—12 o'clock = m.—Amerioan Graphophone, 100 at 5. Government Bonds.—U. 8. 48, registered, 1141 bid, 115% asked. U. S. "4s, coupon, 114% bid. U. S. bs, 118% bid, 119% asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 100 bid. 20-year fund @8, gold, 410 bid. Water stock currency, 118 bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, 120 bid. 8.658, funding, currency, 114% a 1 sked. Sigs, registered, 2-10s, 100 bid. iscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- town Railroad conv. 63, Ist, 130 bid, 140 asked. Washington and Georgetown Raflroad conv. 6s, 2d, 130 bid, 140 asked. — Metropolitan Railroad <ony. Gs, 1U1%y bid. elt Ratlroad Sa, 80 bid, 83 asked. Eckington Ratlroad 6s, 102 bid, lumbia Railroad 6s, 108 bid, 110 asked. more ite ase pany Gs, series . ng Company conv. 68, Tyo! thay, ‘Se Ble: felephone fa, 100% bid, 102 - ty Trost 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. tomac can Security and American Security and Trust Bs, A. and 0. 109 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, bid. Washington Market Company, imp. $. 168 bid. Washington Market Cony ¥ bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 108 bid. Wash- Angton Light Infantry Ist & tats bid. Wasbing- Light Infantry 2 i tN atanal Bank Stocks "Bank of Washington, 800 bid, 320 asked. Bank of the Republic, 280° bi 200 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Cen- 260 bid, 300 asked.’ Farmers and Mechanics’, 5 bid. West Bud, 110 bid) 115 asked. Ps 105 bid. Lincoln, 100 bid, 104% asked. bid. oeke Deposit and ‘Trust Compantes.—Natlonal’ Safe Deposit and ‘Trust 127 bi 132 ak Vs 4 a 187% asked. Wash- 100 asked. Washington and Georgetown, Metropolitan, 80 bid, 90 asked, ington Safe Deposit, iroad Stocks. 280 bid, 310 asked. 57 bid, 65 asked. ‘Belt, 30 bid, 80 |. Eckington, 80 bid, 40 asked. Georgetown nnallytown, 35 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wasbington Ga 48 bid, 48% asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, asked.’ U. &. Electric Light, 1284 bid, 180 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firems 39 bid. Franklin, 44 bid, 55 asked, Metropolitan, 68 bid. Cor 57 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 150 asked. man-American, 175 bid. National Union, 12% bid, 15 asked. ' Columbia, 12% bid, 15 asked. Riggs,’ 7 bid, 714 asked. ‘People’s, 5% bid, 6 asked. “Lincoln, 7 bid, 8 asked. Commer- celal, 6 asked. Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 118 asked. Coluyghia Title, 7% bid, 84 sakes. Washington Title, asked." District Title, 15 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 35 bid. Chesa- e's , Big bid, G0 asked. American . bid, 5% asked. Pneumatic Gua 80" asked, ‘Title Insurance 81 ’ neous ‘Stocks.—Wasbington Market, 15 » ed. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 145 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 17 bid, "30 asked. Norfolk and Washington Stenmboat, 94 bid. Lincoln Hall, $5 bia. 100 asked. Inter-Ocean Building, 00 asked Merventhaler Linotype, 122 bia