Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres't. New York Orios, 49 Potter Building, setboacsndbobaacarein ‘The Eveniug Star is served to subscribers in the elty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Week, oF 44 cents per month. | Coples at the to y mail—anrwhere in the counter 2 cents each. United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 with foreign posta added, | (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. | as second-class ma‘l um: er.) EAI! mall subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. per year; SPEAKER CRISP He Fears There Will Be No Financial Legislation This Winter. THE BOND ISSUE 70 BE DISCUSSED pt snes moe Es Appropriation to Be Made to Carry - Qut the Income Tax. eg ee THE NICARAGUA CANAL gi penta Speaker Crisp regards it as desirable that something should be done at the coming session of Congress for the per- manent adjustment of our financial sys- tem. Whether such a thing can be ac- complished is another question. Speaking with a representative of The Star today Judge Crisp said: “I don't know what can be done in the way of legislation at this session, but I fear not as much as we should like. It is very important that there should be some Vor 85, No. 21,056. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. BURNED TO DEATH Mrs. Thomas Russell’s Sad Fate at the Garfield Hospital. Her Clothing Takes Fire and She Was Burned so Badly That She Died is Morning. Mrs. Thomas Russell, a patient at Gar- field Hospital, died at half-past 6 o'clock this morning from the effects of burns re- ceived at 7:30 last evening, due to her nightclothes igniting from a gas jet. Mrs. Russell, who is tRe mother of Dr. H. C. Russell cf No. 819 17th street, had been under treatment at the hospital for about eight weeks for spinal and other troubles. Physically she had recovered, but her mind was very weak. At times it was stated that the lady was not rational. Last night at half-past 7 the attendant who had been on duty during the day left, to be relleved by the attendant who was to be on duty during the night. The sick patient was left in bed. For weeks she had rested quietly at night, and no trouble had ever been caused by her in disregard- ing the instructions of the nurse. There was not the slightest suspicion of risk in leaving her alone. She had never been legislation on finance. I am not prepared to predict what, if anything, may be done at this session, but it must be apparent to every one that the present situation should not be permitted to remain long. What- ever suggestions the administration has to make will be awaited with great interest. Whether or not Mr. Carlisle will present a proposition which will meet with general approval no one can say until the message comes in. A financial system which puts it In the power of any one to deplete the treasury of gold and to compel the govern- ment to increase its interest-bearing obli- gations by the issue of bonds is vicious, and should be corrected as speedily as pos- sible.” The Recent Bond “Do you think that the recent Issue of bonds is likely to lead to any action or to provoke discussion by Congress?” “The matter is very apt to be discussed, but whether it will lead to any action I am unable to say. I have not talked on the subject with members of the House. ‘There is a difference of construction of the law between the Secretary of the Treasury and the judiciary committee as to the purpose for which bonds may be issued. The judiciary committee, report- ing on the subject, have declared that there ts no authority for a bond issue ex- cept for redemption purposes. Mr. Car- lisle has held that the money derived from the sale of bonds may be used for other purposes. It may be that this recent is- sue of bonds will excite a controversy over that question. A resolution on the subject was reported by the judiciary committee at the last session, and it is not improb- able that the committee will call it up for action, but I do not know what their pur- poses are. But, regardless of what justifi- eation theré may be for the issue of bonds under the present conditions, there is an urgent need for a correction of a system which renders such conditions possible.” A» to Tariff Legisiation. “Do you think there will be any further tariff legislation at this session?” “I cannot say as to that. It fs a mat- ter for the Senate to deal with, and action there is a very uncertain thing to specu- late upon. The public impression seems to be that they may not do more than pass the alcohol bill.” "Do you think there fs any chance of free sugar?” “It seems to me that the-same influences which during the long session put the duty on sugar will be able to prevent a repeal during the short time there ts left for this Congress to legislate.” “Do you think there will be any measure adopted to provide additional revenue?" ‘No, I don’t think any measure of that sort will be necessary. The present law, 1 think, will produce abundant revenue when it gets fully into operation. It must be given some little time.” The Inceme Tax. “Is there anything in this talk about withholding the appropriation to put in operation the income tax?” “I think that is all nonsense. I can see no reason to anticipate any trouble of that sort. The majority who passed the law will provide the means for it to be carried out. I do not believe there will be any serious effort to defeat the appropriation. Men who oppose the income tax feature cf the tariff bill will doubtless have something to say about the matter, but that will be probably all it will araount to.” “What other measures besides the ap- propriation bills do ycu think will probably acted on this session?” “It seems to me that there will probably be an effort made to do something with tre Nicaragua canal. I am not familiar with all the details of the bill reported by the committee, but think that that or come other measure dealing with this subject is very apt to be acted on. Then there are the bankruptcy bill and the antl-option bill, which the Senate should dispose of be- fore the close of the session. A number of things may be attempted, but there is no program arranged, and everything depends upon what the general feeling is when we all get together. ec. OFFICERS, THE NEXT HOUSE Already the Matter is Canvassed and Candidates Are Suggested. There are already several candidates in the field for the principal offices In the House of Representatives of the next Con- gress. The clerkship so far appears to be the most attractive of the places to be filled, but candidates are not wanting for both sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper. Sec- retary Humphrey of the Republican League Clubs is the latest aspirant for the clerk- ship; his competitors so far suggested being Secretary McKee of the republican congressional campaign committee, Repre- sentative-at-large McDowell of Pennsyl- vania and Representative Henderson of Jowe. Gen. Henderson's name has been also mentioned in connection with the office of sergeant-at-arms, and he does not appear to have yet decided which of the places to make an effort for. It ts un- derstood that Col. H. L. Swords, sergeant- at-arms of the rational republican com- mittee, would like to be made sergeant-at- arms of the House. He, as well as Gen. Henderson, 1s from Iowa, and it is proba- ble that one or the other will withdraw before the contest reaches a climax. For doorkeeper, the name of Congressman Houk of Tennessee ts being canvassed, and it is stated that the Kentucky republican Representatives will probably have a man for the office, though no name is men- toned. In the clerkship contest it Is considered probable that McDowell will have the sup- ort of the Pennsyivania delegation. Mr. Humphrey's home has heretofore been in Ohio, but his work for the league has taken him from the state. Capt. McKee will make his fight largely on the strength of the work he has done as clerk of the campaign committee, in which he has proved an important factor, but he also hopes to have the support of the Indiana delegation, as he claims rest- dence in that state. $$ A College Detail. First Lieut. James O. Green, twenty- fifth infantry, has been detailed as pro- fessor of military science and tactics st Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis. known, during her residence at the hos- pital, to leave her couch without the au- thority of her nurse. The attendant, be- fore leaving, lighted the gas in the sick room and turned it low. The jet was about six feet from the floor. A Cry of Fire. About five minutes after the attendant had left her charge the cry of fire rang out from that part of the ward in which Mrs. Russell lay. It was a wild, frantic 8! and sounded throughout the building. ‘he nurses and physicians rushed in the direction whence it came, and found the victim cut of bed and enveloped in fiames.. One source of in- formation stated that the victim was writhing on the floor in anguish, and another that she was beating her nixht dress and heroically endeavoring to ex- tinguish the flames. The attendants suc- ceeded, after some difficulty, in smothering the blazes, but it was too late. All meth- thods of relief known, were resorted to, but it was apparent that she was too bad- ly burned to recover. Peculiar as it seems, it must have been the bottom of her gown which caught first, as she was burned from the feet up. Her feet and legs were wretch- edly burned, her trunk was quite badly scorched, while her face and head, it is said, were hardly singed. Her hands were blackened and disfigured. Her son was notified by telephone, and hastened to the side of the doomed She remained unconscious to the las! Despite ood treatment, she died at 6:30 this morning. The remains were remo" early in the day to the residence of her son, on 17th street, and although the funeral arrangements have not been perfected, it will probably take place on Sunday. What Her Brother Says. The dead woman was the sister of Mr. John L. Sergeant. He told a Star reporter the pitiful story of how his sister had been taken to the hospital that she might have the benefit of scientific treatment. He thought that perhaps the nurse may have believed that the patient was under the influence of morphine, as she was kept in that condition most of the time. In her delirium he thought that she had left the bed, and that her clothes had then caught in some mysterious way from the gas Jet. He said that it was a great plece of care- lessness that his sister had been left alone. He said that the people at the hospital were well aware of her condition, and it seemed to be a case of carelessness that should receive investigation by the proper authorities. ——— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Filed a Protest. Messrs. Benj. Durfee and Christiana Strauss have filed a protest with the Com- missioners against the assessment of their property, located on Bladensburg road and 12th street, for laying water main. They have notified the Commissioners that the water main does not supply them with water, as there is no pressure, and that they have never ask-d for the laying of the main. The matter has been réferred to the engineer department for investiga- tion. Reason for Resigning. T. V. Noonan has tendered his resigna- tion as a member of the plumbing board of the District of Columbia. In his letter to the Commissioners today he states that his reason for resigning lies in the fact that at a meeting of the Master Plumbers’ Association, held on the 27th instant, reso- lutions condemning the honorable Com- missioners for their action in appointing Mr. C. B. Bail as inspector of plumbing was passed, with but one dissenting vote, that one being his. Wants a Fire Alarm. Samuel Ross, president of the Washing- ton Brick and Terra Cotta Company, has written to the Commissioners, requesting that a fire alarm box be placed tn the brick yard at Delaware avenue and O street southwest. Doing a Special Policeman. The Commissioners todey appointed Cras. H. Doing an additional private of the po- lice force, vice Charles Everett, for a term ef three years, for duty at the Washing- ton Loan and Trust Company building, to serve without compensation from the Dis- trict. Officer Doing Capt. Henry W. ig the man from whom Howgate is said to have escaped twelve years ago, and ts the man whose appointment by Warden Leonard recently as a jail guard was revoked by the District Supreme Court. Reform School Trustees to Be Heard. President Falls of the Boys’ Reform School today requested the District Com- misstoners to grant the board of truszees of the school a hearing in reference to certain iatters pertaining to the school. The hearing will probably be set for Mon- day next. Petition for a Police Appointmen A petition signed by a number cf citl- zens was received by the District Com- missioners today recommending the ap- pointment as a member of the police force of Charles E. Wright. es OUT THE GAs. BLEW And Luke O'Connor Was Found Dead at the American House. Luke O'Connor was found dead in the American House today. He registered there two days ago, and last night he blew out the gas and died. There was nothing found in the room to indicate that he committed sutclde. Although he is said to have been a man cf means 50 cents was all that was found in his pockets. Coroner Hammett and Deputy Coroner Glazebrook viewed the body this afternoon and an autopsy will be made tomorrow in the morgue at Undertaker Lee’s establish- mert. The deceased was about fifty-five yeara old. en Lost His Moneys. Mr. ©. W. Duncan of No. 931 New York avenue went to Alexander Tsland to see he races yesterday. When he returned jome he found that he had lost or been robbed of about $50) and a railroad ticket to New York. FOR A COMMISSION Representative Coombs Gives His Views on the Financial Situation. THE GOLD RESERVE PURELY ARTIFICIAL His Plan to Obviate the Present Difficulty. CURRENCY, TARIFF PROBLEMS Representative Coombs of Brooklyn is one of the best financiers and most cx- perierced business men in the House. A representative of The Star asked him this morning what he thought of the proposition for the creation of a currency commission, “I think very highly of it,” he said, “and only regret that one was not appointed at the last session of Congress, so that the coming session might take some action upon it. There are, however, some things that seem to me to call for immediate action. Itshas become apparent that our gold reserve for the maintenance of the parity of gold and silver ts a purely arti- ficial affair, having no natural source of supply. Nothing comes into it from cus- toms or internal revenue veceipts. “Twice in four months it has had to be replenished by the sale of bonds. Tfis will, of course, be necessary from time to time so long as the treasury is open to the de- mands for gold for the redemption of the following classes of demand obligations, payable in gold on presentation: Treasury notes, under act of July 14, 1800, $151,140,- 508; United States notes (old greenbacks), $346,681,016; currency certificates, act June 18, 1872, $54,325,000, Total, $552,146,584. These are ail, of course, a part of the na- tional debt, a legacy of the past, and in my estimation constitute the main point of peril in our financial system. No pru- dent merchant would have so large a per- centage of his indebtedness in the shape of demand obligations.” How to Fund the Demand Obligations “How would you dispose of them?" “By funding them into consolidated bonds, drawing a very low rate of interest, redeemable after twenty-five years at the pleasure of the government.” “Would not that withdraw all currency in ciroulation, excepting silver certificates and the notes of national banks?" “That would be true if nothing further were done, but you must remember that the issue of these bonds would furnish a basis for the issue of further bank-note circulation. To provide it, I would sug- gest that the present law imposing a tax of 10 per cent on the issue of notes of state banks, or so much of it as would bring them to an equulity with the na- tional banks, be remitted in all cases where they would secure their issue by deposit —with the treasury—of government bond as is now done by national banks, and a range for redemption 'n the same manner as they do, leaving, if insisted upon, all the other details of the banks to Le govern- ed by state regulations, although I am thoroughly in favor of the national banking system. This would give a more general circulation of currency throughout the country, and throw upon the banks the necessity of providing gold for the redemp- tion of their own notes. All such notes could be received, seeing that the govern- ment held the securities, us payment for all debts, public and private, the same provisiot that exist in relation to the size of the notes to be issued as now in re- lation to the national banks.” The Silver Certificates to Stand. “What would you do with the silver certificates?” “I would leave them to circulate as they do now; they will supply the demand for small bills. The total coinage of silver dollars is $426,776,408, against whjch the amount of certificates issued November 1 Was $337,712,504, with 27,620,234 silver dol- lars in the treasury not held as pledge for silver certidicates. Of these, however, about $26,000,000 cannot be circulated, as they are held, together with the silver bullion, as guarantee for the treasury rotes. If the treasury notes were retired and funded into bonds, it would leave them and the bullion at the disposal of the gov- ernment. The amount of one and two dol- lar bills of all kinds in circulation Novem- ber 1 was $70,216,351. Silver dollars in ctr- culation, $56,448,670. Total, $126,660,021. These would always be required for the use of the people, leaving only about $295,000,000 of larger denomination to be considered as a possible burden upon the government in its efforts to maintain the parity of gold and silver. There were, No- vember 1, in circulation $248,403,634 in value of $5 bills. If the circulation of all banks was limited to bills above that de- nomination and replaced by silver certifi- cates it would remove almost the last pos- sibility of trouble in connection with them. I am not, however, prepared to recommend this, as I do not beiieve that it is neces- sary, and might be embarrassing for the banks. It would be a proper subject for the proposed currency commission to con- wider.” “Would not such a sudden withdrawal of currency convulse the market while the change was being made?” “Of course, if it was all done at once, which I should not advise. Let it he spread out, say $25,000,000 a month, until the whole was changed. Every month the peril would grow less. I think the change could be made so as not to cause any per- ceptible difficulty.” The Qnestion of Silver Dollars. “Why not refuse to issue small notes at all and force the silver dollars into cir- culation?” “Simply because our experience shows that the people insist upon notes. It is true that France and England can cir- culate among the people an enormous amount of silver and gold coin; w cannot do it, and in devising & ow rency for the people we must coi sult what we know to be their demands, and not try to force upon them what they do not want. With all our efforts, even paying freight on the coin, we find that the amount in circulation decreases year after year. We had an experience of it in New York state along in the forties. Sew- ard was elected governor upon the cam- paign cry of demand for small notes which the other party tried to withdraw in favor of coin. Years have not changed that preference, and I don’t know that it makes any difference if we give them notes for their dollars. Legally, and so far practical- ly, government has not held itself bound to pay silver certificates in gold. I do not think that there is any probability of that question arising to disturb us so long as we limit thes amount of silver certificates to anything like their present proportions. If it did arise it would not be a serious matter, seeing that the other classes of notes upon which gold can be demanded are out of the way.” js contended that we have not enough currency; your plan does not pro- vide for its extension.” The Work of the Commission. “That 1s true, and there the work of the commission would come in. By the time that the twenty-six millions of new silver certificates and the twenty-three million new national bank notes which could be provided for by the removal of the 10 per cent limit were absorbed it is probable that some plan for its further ex- tension could be devised. By that time, also, we should be able to judge whether or not the country could with safety ab- sorb more eilver based on the coinage of the bullion o¥ é%, the gov- ernment. There is, however, ry proba- bility that by that time the effect of new conditions will begin to be felt and it may not be necessary. England, with her large increase of commerce, has not found it necessary to make any permanent increase in her paper issues for many years. 1 am half inclined to belfeve that much of our dearth of currency has been the result of the hoarding of that portion of it that was gold-bearing. I believe that we are now the lowest ebb of the tide in the matter of our gold supply in this country, and that from this time on we must inev- itably draw gold from foreign countries, always provided we stop experimenting with silver. With our excess of exports over of about two hundred millions @ year, it will not take Jong for us to be- come the most {mportant holders of the world’s gold. That difference must al- ways be paid to us in gold or its equiva- lent. Heretofore the problem has been complicated by the dealing in our cor- porate securities abroad. I think that we can fairly assume that at no time since foreigners began to deal In them have they held a smaller amount than at present. We have bought back and paid for an im- mense amount of them. Whatever goes road now or hereafter will add to our stcck of gold. So I look for a large in- crease of our holdings of that metal, which will help to settle the currency question. The currency commission could with pro- priety look into the proposition to stop the interest on bonds against which notes were issued, and resume it again when the notes or any portion of them were turned into the treasury by the banks to which they are issued. It is claimed that this would give elasticity to the currency, and I am quite sure that it would have that tendency. It would certainly have the ef- fect of reconciling some of our people to the issue of the new bonds, seeing that it would lessen the incregse of the fixed for interest, catsed by the new Against Doing Away With Bank De- posits, “What do you think of the plan for doing away with bond deposits and giving circu- lating notes of the banks a first Men upon its assets?” “There seems to me to be an element of injustice in it, for you virtually make the depositors in a bank the guarantors of its circulation. I have always held that every creditor who has contributed to an estate that becomes bankrupt has an equitable interest in that estate in proportion to the amount of his contributions, all other things being equal. I, however, ve not thought much over the proposition, and am ready to be convinced. There is no doubt that it would injure the general business of the banks issuing circulation and cause a discrimination on the part of depositors in favor of trust companies or banks with- out circulation.” “What do you think of the plan of a guarantee fund, contributed to by all the banks, based on an ascertained percent- age of losses in a given number of years? “I think that you refer to the Knox plan; I remember his reading @ paper before the Commonwealth Club, of which I am prest- dent, in which he elaborated it. It was discussed by. many of our leading bank presidents, who were present, and gener- ally condemned as impracticable. Of course, if bankers become insurers of one another they must have a voice in saying who shall be admitted to the combination. That might of itself limit the currency, or give them greater power than they now possess, or create a currency trust. The Deficiency of Revenue. “Of course, the above are all rough sug- gestions, but may bear thinking over, and are only made for the purpose of provoking discussion. There is ®fother important question that must be in’ con- nection with this, and ¢ftx' our revenue. We should not have had #0 much trouble with our gold reserve if we had had a sufficient revenue, I don't believe that the ues of bonds have more than pro- vided for the deficiency of revenue caused by the McKinley bill, and, so far as it is in operation, continued by the Wilson bill. “In closing, 1 want to say in the way of warning that we must, no matter whether the tariff be high or low,’ look for a con- stant decrease of revenue from that source. We are supplying our own wants from our own resources, and every year there will be less for us to tax on its way through the custom house. The best and most patriotic statesman will be the man who can devise a plan to raise revenue which will be sure, no more ang no less than is required, and which will commend itself to the people. I am not only in fa- vor of a currency commission, but also of @ tariff commission, which will take into careful consideration the whole question of the revenues of the government.’* rq —_—. THE GRANT STATUE. It is Now Awaiting Acceptance by the Library Committee. In addition to the statues of Daniel Web- ster and Gen. Stark, which are to be put in place in statuary hall at the Capitol soon after the convening of Congress, it is expected that the Grand Army statue of Gen. Grant will be raised into position at an early day. This work of art, prepared in Rome, has remained in the Capitol ro- tunda, inclosed in the same box in which it was shipped from Italy, ever since the adjournment of ,Congress last summer. The resolution under which the Grand Army was authorized to erect such a statue provided that it should be accepta- ble to the congressional committee on H- brary. It has so far been impossible to get the library committee together. It is presumed that there will be a committee |.meeting soon after the convening of Con- gress, and in that event, and in case the work be satisfactory, it will take its place among the other statues of statuary ball. —_—_—___+- 2 ___—_. RECOGNIZING HAWAII. Queen Victoria's Letter Congratulat- ing the President of the Republic. Since the establishment of the republic in Hawaii, on July 4 last, the official recog- nition of the following governments has been received: United States, Great Brit- ain, France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Mext- co, Guatemala and also notice of intent from Germany, Japan and Peru. On November 15, the day after Prosident Dole’s return from a visit to the Island of Hawail, the British comnfissioner at Hono- lulu called at the executive building and presented an autograph! letter -from her majesty Queen Victoria. announcing the recognition of her government. The tono of the letter was most cordial,~ Following the usual form of such letters, it closed as follows: “We thank you for this communication and we request you to accept our congrat- ulations on this distinguished mark of con- fidence of your fellow citizens, and we offer yoy our best wishes for your health and welfare, and for the prosperity of the republic over which you preside, and so we recommend you to the protection of Almighty God.” pala ake oO Treasury Deficiency. The regular monthly treasury debt state- ment to be issued tomorrow will show an excess of expenditures over receipts for the month of November of $8,156,367, which makes the deficiency for the five months of the present fiscal year $22,510,226. The receipts from customs during November are $10,250,602; from Internal revenue, $7,- 774,074; from miscellaneous sources, $1,376,- 637, making the total for the month, $1v,- 411,403, and for the last five months, $186,- 398, ‘The disbursements for the month amount to $27,567,770, of which $12,087,805 is on account of pensions, making the dis- bursements for the five months, $158,900,- 043, Interest on Bonds. For the interest due December 1, 1894, on bonds of the funded loan at two per cent, Treasurer Morgan will today mail 1,105 checks, aggregating $126,822. . Che Lvening Star. TWO OENTS. She proof of the pudding is tn the eating. Yesterdar’s SHtar contained 44 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 71) separate announce: ments. These advertisers fought pubficite—not merefp Space, ELECTION CONTESTS|N° CA8INET MEETING) ARRESTED IN TEXAS Many Will Probably Be Made From the State of Virginia. COL. LAMBS SAMPLE PROTEST He Claims Fraud in Many of the Precincts. COL. WALKER’S WARNING as TE REE ‘The republicans of the next Congress will not seek to pass a force bill. Nothing is clearer than that. But they will, un- doubtedly, make very thorough investiga- tion of the contested electton cases which may be presented. It is inevitable that there will be many contests from Virginia. ‘The republicans of that state claim that there was nothing in the general or local conditions which tended to make Virginia an exception from all other states which surround it, and which were visited by the tidal wave. Yet only one republican Congressman has been returned from Virginia. He is Col. Walker, one of the most noted of the ex-confeder- ates, who has a reputation throughout the state for his porsonal courage. He is raid to have gone about in his district, and to have given all election officers notice that any election officer who should commit frauds affecting him would do so at his personal peril. .Col. Lamb, another ex-con- federate of prominence, who has for many years been a republican and a protection- ist, has taken charge of the republican con- test in the Norfolk district of T. R. Bor- land against G. D. Tyler, and has already outlined the points in the contest which he will make before the committee on elec- tions of the rext House. Col. Lamb as- serts that he will be able absolutely to prove the truth of all of the charges which he makes. In the text of the case which he has prepared he leads off with the state- ment: “I protest in the narue of the hon- est electors of the second congressional dis- trict of Virginia, without regard to party differences, against the issuing of the cer- tificate of election to G. D. Tyler, as against T, R. Borland, because the greater portion of the return is fraudulent, and if the returns\were purged of these frauds, a majority of the votes cast would be —— to have been in favor of T. R. Bor- Colonel Lamb then asserts that the pro- visions of the election laws were corruptly violated in nearly all of the precincts of the district; that Judges known to belong to different political parties were appoint- ed in only a comparatively few precincts, and that in some precincts judges were chosen not able to read or write. In many precincts, he claims, the polls were not opened at sunrise, and in some they were closed before sunset, while in others before proclamation was made of the open- ing of the polls the ballot boxes were not opened and turned upside down, so as to empty them of everything th was in them. Colonel Lamb further asserts his ability to prove that at some of the pre- cincts the ballots remaining unused at the close of the polls were not destroyed before the box was opened; that at otner recincts the judges opehed the folded Hot so as to be able to see how the elector voted; that parties not election offi- cers were allowed in the voting places; that Tyler tickets were substituted for Korland tickets after the latter were handed in by voters; that parties were counted for Tyler who did not go to the polls, ballots being corruptly put in the box to represent their votes; that at one precinct the name of an illiterate judge, who could not read or write, was forged in two places on the poll book; that one member on an elec- toral board had more tickets printed than the number allowed by law, and that this was done fcr corrupt purposes; that Clare- mont precinct was thrown out for irreg- ularities purposely committed by the elec- tion officers; that at one precinct a judge was blindfolded to draw cut the surplus ballots from the box which had been put in by a dishonest judge; that nearly all of the special constables refused to as- ist illiterate voters, while many did cor- ruptly mislead them, and that representa- tives of the republican party were not allowed to the counting of the votes in most of the precincts. SAVING LIVES, Statistics of the Work of an Import- ant Service. The annual report of Superintendent Kimball of the life saving service shows the following results of all disasters with- in the scope of the service during the year ending June 30, 1894: Number of disasters, 594; value of prop- erty involved, $10,000,420; value of prop- erty saved, $7,763,215; value of property Jost,$2,237,205; number of persons involved, 4,521; number of persons lost, 68; number of shipwrecked persons succored at sta- tions, 858; number of days’ succor afford- = 1,501; number of vessels totally lost, Superintendent Kimball says: “During the past year the telephone lines of the service have prcved more emphatically than ever before their indispensable value as an aid to prompt and efficient life-sav- ing operations. The system continues to attract foreign attention, and during the past year the details of its operation have been examined in person by the represen- tative of a royal commission of Great Britain, who treats of it in his report with warm commendation and recommends its adoption in his own country.” ee Two Courts-Martial, A general court-martial, has been appoint- ed to meet at Madison barracks, N. Y., on the 6th of December, for the trial of such persons as may be brought before it. The detail for the court ts: Lieut. Col. Jacob Kline, ninth infantry; Maj. Ezra P. Ewers, ninth infantry; Capt. Stephen P. Jocelyn, twenty-first infantry; Capt. Wil- Mam H. Boyle, twenty-first infantry; Capt. Alfred Morton, ninth infantry; Capt. Ehe- nezer W. Stone, twenty-first infantry; Capt. Alpheus H. Bowman, ninth infantry: Capt. Morris C.Foote, ninth infantr; ‘apt. Frederick H. BH. Ebstein, twenty-first in- fantry; Capt. Daniel Cornman, twenty- first infantry; Capt. Joseph W. Duncan, twenty-first infantry; Capt. Charles M. Rockefeller, ninth infantry; Capt. Edgar B. Robertson, ninth infantry; Capt. James Regan, ninth infantry, judge advocate. Another court-martial has been ordered to meet at Fort McHenry, Md., on Mon- day next, the detail for which is Capt. Richard P. Strong, fourth artillery; Capt. Peter Leary, jr., fourth artillery; Firs Lieut. John ‘A, Lundeen, fourth artillery; First Lieut. James L. Wilson, fourth ar- tillery; First Lieut. Clarence Deems, fourth artillery; First Lieut. Adelbert Cronkhite, fourth artillery; Second Lieut. Robertson Honey, fourth artillery: Second Lieut. Clarence C. Williams, fourth artillery; First Lieut. William Everett, fourth artillery, judge advocate. Personal Mention. Secretary Lamont has returned from a brief visit to New York. Adjutant General Ruggles has resumed his duties at the War Department after a short absence from the city. Mr. Eugene Moxley will arrive home from Europe tomorrow after several months spent in visiting friends in Eng- land, Scotland and France. The President Did Not Oome In on Account of the Inclement Weather. Besides He Has Not Quite Completed Mis Message, but It Will B Finished in Time. The President sent woré to Private Secre- tary Thurber at the White House early this morning that owing to the inclemency of the weather he would not come into the city today. Thereupon all the members of the cabinet were promptly notified that the meeting which was proposed for today would rot take place. The President's fail- ure to come into the city, while partly due to the disagreeable stute of the weather, was mainly due to the fact that he has not yet completed the writing of his message to Congress, and needs all his time today for that* work. The document will un- doubtedly be finished this evening, and will be ready for transcribing into official form tomorrow. The probabilities are that the mersege will be finally considered by the cabine” at a meeting tomorrow. There 1s said to be nothing in the physical condition of the President to prevent his making the trip from Woodley to the White House. 1p weather is hard on rheumatism, however, and if it prevails tomorrow it is payee that the cabinet meeting proposed for that day may be again postponed. Private Secretary Thurber said today that the President continues to improve, and will certainly complete his message in ample time for transmission to Congress on Monday next. It is said that the mes- sage will contain about 12,500 words, which is about the length of the regular prem ad of last year. Unusual precau- tions have been taken to guard against a premature publication of the state paper. ———o+__—_. ENDED WITH A SHOT. Perhaps a Fatal Quarrel Over a Foot Ball Game. BAN MHANCISCO, November 80.—The culmination of*the foot ball excitement resultant upon the victory of the Stanford over the California University was a shoot- ing affair in San Francisco soon after mid- night, in°-which a foot ball player was wounded, perhaps fatally. The victim is “Brick” Whitehouse, one of the most promi- nent foot hall players on the Pacific coast, who played tackle with Stanford last year, and with the Reliance Club this season. During the past few weeks he has been assistant coach to Walter Camp at Palo Alto. His assailant is Alexander Lough- borough, son of A. L. Loughborough, a leading attorney, whose family moved in the most fashionable society of the city. The s®oon was crowded with college students feverishly discussing the game. Loughborough, who is a law student, has University of California affiliations, and after some offensive remarks by White- house, the men clinched. Glasses were ed and chairs were used before they could be separated. Loughborough’s nose was bleeding, and he drew his revolver, firing three shots at Whitehouse, one bul- let lodging in his abdomen. Loughborough and Whitehouse had been companions for their friends believe a woman was at the bottom of the trouble, which Loughborough sought to pick. Whitehouse was removed to a hospital. Loughborough escaped from the saloon after the shooting, but at 2:20 a.m. ac- companied by his father, he. surrendered himself at the city prison, where he was locked up. Barlier in the evening Loughborough had @ quarrel with another soclety young man Named Rosentield, whom he shot after a few words, slightly wounding Rosenfield in the thigh. Loughborough ‘become very unpopular because of his frequent altercations and brawls. es ‘WILL NOT ALLOW BRUTALITY. Policemen to Attend Tomorrow‘s Foot Ball Game in New York. NEW YORK, November 80.—Police Su- perintendent Byrnes announced today that no exhibition of brutality will be permitted at the Yale-Princeton foot ball game at Manhattan tomorrow. Mr. Byrnes in- structed Inspector Conlin to stop the game if it proved to be anything but a purely scientific contest. The superintendent said he would not allow the players to act like @ lot of prize fight and possibly maim each other for lifé™ The me will be stopped at the first exhibition of brutality. The members of the foot ball teama will get no official notification from the superin- tendent of his intention. The superintend- ent argues that if the players are brutal they are lawbreakers and therefore amena- blo to arrest. If action is taken by the Police and resistance is offered the en- thusiasts at Manhattan field may witness scme wholesale arres! A police official, who said that he ex- pressed his opinion only as a citizen, said it was his belief that there were but slight chances of the game being interrupted and the superintendent was making a “grand stand play.” The foot balt enthusiasts in the vicinity of Wall street did not take much stock in Superintendent Byrnes’ alleged intention of stopping the game between Yale and Princeton elevens tomorrow in the event of brutal play. They talked the matter over during the luncheon hour and the general opinion was that there would be no necessity for police interference. A good many experts of the game said that if the police were to be judges as to the roughness of the players they would not be c: ble to determine and likely as not make serious errcrs of judgment. Geo. A. Adee of 45 Pine street, when told of the orders given to Inspector Conlin, said: “I think it is an outrage, and there must be some*conspiracy against the Yale team, the members of which are all square players. When this is unearthed it will not reflect any credit on the hatchers. There will be no brutal plays and consequently no necessity for police interference.” a FOUR PLAYERS NOW DEAD. Victim: of the Grade Crossing Di aster in Massachusetts. SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., November 30.— Two more of the foot ball players injured in yesterday's accident are dead, making four in all. Shortly after midnight John Street, twenty-two years old, who was the half back of Williams’ freshmen eleven, died. His skull was fractured and he re- ceived internal injuries. He was to have refereed the game yesterday between the Worcester Institute eleven and the South- bridge team. This morning Victor Nelson, aged twen- ty-three, died at his home. His skull had been fractured, his leg broken and other severe internal injuries sustained. The re- mainder of the Injured are being care- fully tended, but there is little hope for the recovery of Andrew Taylor of South- bridge, high school student, skull fractured, both eyes lost and internal injuries; Alfred E. Hughes, aged nineteen, of Southbridge, skull fractured and internal injuries; Chi Simpson, student, aged seventeen, Southbridge, leg broken in two places and internal injuries. The other injured members of the party will recover. ——_—_—_— Treasury Receipts. National bank note received today for redemption, $258,008. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $002,214; customg, $678,867; miscellaneous, $44,478. Judge A. B, East in a Predicas ment in the Far South. DENIES HE-IS MARRIED Family Here, However, Havé Something to Say. MISS RYAN’S STORY Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ‘ FORT WORTH, Tex., November 80.~< Judge A. B, East, said to be from Washe ington, D, C., is the name of a much-eme barrassed old gentleman with very good credentials who spent his Thanksgiving in Jail pere in consequence of his relations with, one lady and apparently serious complicas tions with another, who claims to be his wife. He came here six weeks &£g0, ace companied by Miss Belle Meek and her mother, from Washington. ‘They rented rooms with a private family. Mrs. Meek became very ill, and they say she is sub- Jevt to fainting spells, and for that reason requested Judge East to occupy the same apartment with herself and daughter. In order that he might be at hand to render necessary assistance, he occupied the same room with them. If he was justified in so doing the part did not appear fully to the satisfaction of the entire jury which has just tried Mrs. Meek on the charge of im- Proper relations, for It was a disayrecing jury. There will be another trial of the case today probably. Judge East will be tried for his partnership in the alleged crime, but probably not before January, as this is the last day of the term of the county court which has Jurisdiction of the matter. While the judge is thus pilloried in a disagreeable plight before the communit; he is trying to get tond to get out of jail and reviewing his antecedents, evidenuy much to his own eatisfaction and that of his counsel. They say that as far as they can see the judge is a much persecuted man. A letter recently reached here from Washington, signed by a lady who claimed to be Judge East's wife. This letter was taken before the grand jury. So was Mrs. Meek, and upon her testiinony and the eviderice contained in the letter indict- ments were found against her daughter and Judge East. They claim that the weman who wrote the letter is not Mrs. East, but one Amanda E. Kirke, who has been persecuting the judge with her unde- sirable attentions for years. They say she demanded money of him in Washington and threatened to make trouble if he didn’t get it for her. This, they say, happened at No. 530 3d street northwest, Washing- ton, where Miss Meek was renting rooms, Judge East being a roomer. ‘The couple claim they are engaged to he married. Miss Meek and her mother moved to henmcrgiectoee from Sidney, Shelby county, 0. Judge East has letters of recommenda- tion from Gov. Campbell of Ohio and R, Hough, a patent attorney at Washington, The latter gentleman certifies that he is a democrat and has done valuable work for the party. The judge says hi has been assisting the national democratis committee in ¢heir campaign work. He has also a number of other credentials sufficient to satisfy any one that he num- bers among his friends and associates some distinguished men. According to his account, the Kirke woman has been making things disagreea- ble for him in Washington for about five years, and Miss Meeks says that she has received a large number of letters from her, who, she says, is doing all in her wer . a 3 off the match between judge it and herself. They expect her to follow them down here in a day or two, Well-Known Here. Judge A. B. East ts particularly well known in Washington. His tall and portly, figure, his venerabie white beard, his mas- sive forehead and broad bald pate is fa- millar to the habitues of hotels and to politiclans and men around town, while his methods of doing business are equally well known. East posed as a lawyer and coun: sellor, and had an office at 615 F street? There are also rumors of financial obligas tions and a peculiar forgetfulness regard« ing their satisfaction. In the Police Court. On December 12, 1898, East was arrested for assaulting and threatening his steps daughter, Miss Lena B. Ryan. It was shown on tho trial in the’ Police Court that he had visited the business place of Mrs, Hast and her daughter, Miss Ryan, at 527 llth street, and indulged in profane lan- guage. Miss Ryan ordersd him out of the house, when he attacked her and would have beaten her badly if her mother had not interfered. In his defense East dented the chai had with his wife. He claimed that Misa Ryan and his wife, Mrs. Mast, wera always conspiriug azainst him and doing all in their power to ruin him. On cross-exam- ination he admitted he had been sent to jail in Richmond, Va., and also in Cali- fornia for working confidence games. Judg¢ Miller fined him $10 and took his personal bonds to keep the peace. Miss Ryan Talks. A reporter for The Star called at Mrs, East’s place of business, at 527 11th street, this afternoon. He was met by her son, Mr. Ryai nd shortly afterward Miss Leng Ryan came in. Miss Ryan is very pretty, attractive and intelligent. She was nat- urally disinclined to speak about the case, but when the reporter managed to acquaint her with the assertion made by Judge East and Miss Meek at Fort Worth that her mother was not the man’s wife and wad merely pursuing him because of a mad in- fatuation, the filial spirit within her was aroused. Her handsome black eyes snap- ped and she was finely indignant. “I certainly shall not keep silent in such a case,” she exclaimed, with a look of in¢ quiry at her brother, who nodded his ap- proval. “My mother married East in Kan+ sas nine years ago. Bince that time he has been supported by her efforts and my own. He has always been bad, and the source of continual trouble and mortification to my mother. “He thinks because he has destroyed all documentary proof of his marriage to her that his skirts may become clear, but the marriage will be abundantly proven if his case it not heard until January, which I sincerely hope. His relations with the Meek girl began a year ago, in June, 1803, Poor old Mrs. Meek is eighty years old and irresponsible. The Meeks had $1,300 in cash when he met them. The Meeks rent- ed the house of Mrs. Hannay at No. 530 8d street, and took boarders in order to support East. My mother warned Mrs. Hannay of the character of Judge Ea: and his unlawful relations with Mts Meek, and also went to Miss Meek and told her the true facts about East, but Mrs. Hannay would not listen to her, and Miss Meek ordered her out of the house. His claim that my mother 8 not married to him I can easily disprove now over signature. See here, if you please.’ Proof of Marriage. Miss Ryan produced two life insurance policies upon the life of Abyrom B. East. They were for $2,500 each, and one clause in each policy read as follows: “And the said company doth hereby promise and agree to pay the amount of