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2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. leries of the siderable excitement in the ga great hai!, which we crow utmost with notabilities repr profession. ‘Taking the First Ballot. M. Aveyron Labarthe, moderate republi- can, was the first co deposit a ballot in the urn. When the mmme of M. Leon Mirman, rad- ical eocialist, who is cbliged to serve in the army, although he represents one of the districts of Rheims in the chember of de uties, was called, in a low voice, the ng to their feet and loudl; his absence, crying “Shame f their protests, however, rolt call was continued. When t ne of M. Edmond Tow it. SO ist, was called he shouted, “Citoyens et citoyennes. I refuse to vote. I shail deposit a blank in the urn. Vive la revolution sociale!” The official declaration of the result of the first ballot, after revision of the list, w ft M M. M. M. Henri son Felix Faure. Waldeck-Rousseau 3 Cavaignac M. Motne M. Dupuy Admiral € Meenas LATE NEWS BY WIRE Death of a Leading Canadian States- man. —_+—__—_ MOLLER, MEYER WITNESS, RELEASED ——— Capture of ‘*Kid” O’Brien, the Safe Burglar. CHIC O ATHLETES GO EAST MONTREAL, January 17.—Scnator Tasse, Canadian commissicrer to the Chicagu world’s fair, died teday efter a long ill- ress. Joseph Tasze was born in Mcntreal Oc- tober 23, 1818. He was from 1867 to 15:2 engaged in jourralism, and since that t!me has written extensively, particularly on subjects connected with the early settle- er, ho » the fo! ing were said = thes the figures for the three leading can- ida te M. H i Brisson. BH M. x Faur 6 M. Waldeck-Rousseau Confusion Prevails. The greatest confusion prevailed when the figures for the first ballot were announced, as they differed greatly from those current in the lobby. Many of the members of the national assembly demand- ed an adjournment, but M. Challemel- Lacour ordered that a second ballot be taken. Soon after this it was announced that M. Waideck-Rousseau had retired in favor of M. Felix Faure. During the balloting, when the name of Avez was called, an’ Allemanist deputy shouted. “Down with the presidenc: let us have a dissolution! Stop voting! ‘This was regarded as an indication that the Allemanist group, contrary to general ainst M. Brisson. ‘There en uproar also when the name of M. Dejeante, socialist, was called. He shouted, “Down with the presidenc While the voting was in progress the friends of M. Felix Faure were actively canvassing for votes and with apparent success until a rumor was started that he | was a Protestant. This had a bad eff upon his candidacy, a deputation stantly approached and questioned Faure upon this subject. ‘The latter, who was greatly excited, said: I am a Catholic. ‘This denial reassured his supporters. The Second Eallot. ‘The casting of the second ballot began at 4:19 p.m. After depositing their first ballots the deputies assembled in the gal- Terie des bustes, which was very crowded. M. Peiletan, editor of La Justice, was the center of an excited throng who were vehemently protesting against the absence of M. Mirman, who, as already noted, is in the army. shard shouted: “This election is Megat.’ ™M es, the soctalist lead was als> the cent of a group of excited deputies. He explained to them that he had voted for M. Brisson as the socialists wanted an | armistice and were desirous of proving that their party was one of orga end work. Faure Elected ‘The following was the result of second ballot, so far as the leading can dates are concerned: M. Felix Faure ari Bris: were violent when the result was announce Fa subsequentiy dec Assembly in an Uproar. On the name of M. Faberot, advanced so- ¢lalist, teing called during the balloting ne declared that he waz opposed to the pres- | fdency, and demanded that the ministers be held responsible for the crimes they committed. the cs socialist 1. red elected. protests a ed further dis t uproar occurred when the ust the name of M. Geraul-F ment for is undergoing imprisor {mg an article insulting to M. Casimir- ists rose en masse, and M. shouted, “All the deputies ought to bed on the list of members of this You are robbing the country of rsal suffrage!” Jaure: be inse congress! univ: M. Challemel-Lacour tried to say some- thing in reply, but his voice was inaudible emid the sociali umult. The ushers, ertheless, continied the roll call. ne work of casting the second hallot 1 with less turbulence, and fe was called without soci: allemanists, It became known dt ing the progress of tho second balloting, come to a decision to vote for sson and this determination was Jed as being an important move in favor and one which greatly increased chances of electicn. ROYALISTS IV his his A FERMENT. Tbe Duke of Orleans and His Paris Agent Corresponding. LONDO? y 17—A dispatch to the Mall Gazette from Paris says that M. Casimir-Perier heard of the pro- ceelings in the chamber of deputies yes- terlay he was completely overcome. di patch adds that the socialists are icated with their victory and that the royalists are in a ferment. The Duke of «nd Count de Haussonville, the alist agent in Parls, are in active tele- graphic correspondence. Manifestoes from the I of Orleans and from Prince Vic- tor Napoleon are expected today. ‘The Pall Mall Gazette dispatch also says that orders have bee Fe m at the fron- tiers to suppress anything like attempts t ereate demonstrations against the repub! & which, it is added, ts not likely to ve sha! by the political developments. a HIGH REGARD FOR FAURE. Ambassador Patenotre Snys That He is a Safe Man. M. Patenotre, the French ambassador, fpent the dzy at the embassy, on H street mear 17th street, considering the latest press roturns from the Frenck capital. He was kept promptly advised of the devel>p- ments by »3 of the Associated Press bulletins, and naturally evinced consider- able inter in the result of the balloting. When a Star reporter visited the em- bassy this afternoon the latest bulletin announced the election of M. Faure. The ambessaior has a high regard for that an, and said that the affairs of rnment would be perfectly safe in me very e : y tuation to his mind ability of the republic regardless Of the choice of the assembly. The Chief Executive of the Argentine Republic May Resign. LONDON, January 17.—A dispatch s from Bueno 3 that t has resigned on account of t to grant am- aA é t= | forming a} » Which desires | TWO UNAVAILING BALLOTS. The Deadlock Over the Delaware Senatorship Continues. DOVER, Del., Jaruary 17.—Two ballots were | lay by the Delaware legisla- ture for United States Senator, with the game rs r There seems to burt litt w of breaking the deadlock at present a Witiam David Welter and John A. Hen- @ersho't have been committed to stand trial at St. Thomas, Ont., for the murder of William Hendershott, near there. ment ef North America. He was twice elected to the Canadian parliament, first in 1878 and again in 1882. “Kid” O'Brien Caught. WESTCHESTER, N.Y., January 17. ward Dillon, who was caught yesterday while attempting to burglarize the safe of the Crescent mills, this morning acknowl- edged his identity as “Kid’’ O’Brien. He waived examination and was held by Po- lice Justice Ernst to await the action of the grand jury. Carl Muller Released. NEW YORK, January 17.—Carl Muller, the witness against Mrs. Dr. Meyer, the alleged accomplice of her husband in the peisoning of Ludwig Brad or Baur, was today released from the house of detention. Muller has been In the custody of the city since he testified against br.Meyer. Chicago Boxers Go East. CHICAGO, January 17.—Eight Amateur boxers of Chicago left for Boston today over the Lake Shore railroad. The athletes go to hold up the colors of Chicago against those of the Hub in the annuai tournament, which wi'l be held at the gymnasium of the Boston Athletic Association on Satur- day night. The boxers who will represent Chicago are W. J. Kendall, 105 pounds; Jack Lewis and Ed. Dwy: 115; Fred. A. Britten, 150; A. Gehrke, W. J. Knepp and BE. H. Wood, 143, and Arthur W, Crane, 158. ———— A SENSITIVE PRESIDENT. The Paris Correspondent of the Lon- don Times on Casimir-Perier. LONDON, January 17.—The Paris cor- respondent of the Times telegraphs: Since M. Casimir-Perier became president L learned through M. Burdeau that the for- mer had a horror of all journalists, with- out an & ption. M. Burdeau advised me not to attempt to see the president. From this I concluded that M. Casimir-Perier pos- | sessed dangerous sensitiveness to news- paper attacks. From information and ob- servation I acquired the conviction that he meditated retirement ‘Throughout life he has been a spoiled child of fortune. He possessed unquestion- able physieal bravery, but was unprepared for political struggles, which lacked both dignity and grandeur. A week after his election he said in a tone of kind reproach to one of his friends who had forced him. into office: “You are all wretches. You have pushed me into this position, where 1 have already lost the illusions which I had been cherishing, and where I shall lose my tranquility. j Continually harassed, he finally found In | | the list of those who voted against M Dupuy in the railways affair a large pro- portion of the names of those who had forced him into power and promised him their support. sned, not on account of his bitter adversaries, but on account of his professed friends, who openly thwarted him. I am aware that it will be said that he ought to have displayed courageous re- tance, but it would have been futile. Arnolds of Winkelried are rare who bury their enemies’ pikes in their breasts In or- der to break their ranks. ‘They are especially rare when there 1s nothing to shew that thos who would Zol- low would enter the breach made by them at ths price of their lives. Generals have been seen to fight to the last at the head of a handful of brave men, but not te fight single handed against a compact army. This would not be heroism, but suicide. It has been said that M. Casimir-Pecier ought to have formed a ministry to appear before the chamber with a liberal, reas- suring program, and to have dissolved the chamber if the cabinet should have been defeated. This, however, was impractica- ble. Only two months’ supplies had been voted, and failing a coup d'etat, of which he was incapable, he could not have gone cn with these supplies till the election. Besides, if he tried dissolution, his adver- saries would have charged him with de- signs against the republic and its liberty, and in the present state of public mind the new chamber would have been worse than the old. Such is the real history of M. Casimir-Perler’s position. However much it may be deplored, he cannot fairiy be blamed for the step he has taken. ‘There is no indication that either M. Brissen, Waldeck-Rousseau or Faure can muster the 450 votes necessary for election. It may be hoped that some neutral man will be agreed upon. Otherwise, with fruit- less ballots, there might be a fear that con- gress would declare itself permanent, and the convention,an object of terror for many be suddenly constituted. It may be that France will be preserved from such a misfortune. INTERESTING POINTS INVOLVED. Sult Against the B. and 0. Railway Company for Damages. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREERICK, Md, January 17.—The Chambers case against the Baltimore and Onlo Railrcad was given’ to the jury here todzy. The case has been in progress here since Monday and has attracted much at- tenticn. James W. Chambers, husband of Mary J. Chambers, was killed at Brunswick, this couaty, last April by an express train as he was stepping off another train at the station. Suit was brought to recover damages for his death. The defense proved that Mrs. Chambers had not lived with her husband for twelve years, that she had not seen him for two years, and when she passed him on the street did not speak to him, and that she had left him because his duties kept him away from home so much, and he drank and did not properly support her. ‘The court, in giving the case to the jury, instructed it that the plaintiffs were enti- tled to recover. because of the railroad | now that nearly company's running a train by the station as it did. A. AT CUMBERLAND. Annual Convention Begins This After- noon. Y¥. M. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 17.—The annval convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of Maryland, West Delaware and the District of Co- semble in this city this af- 115 o'clock in the ass hundred dele; sent, most of whom will 4 o'clock. ‘The convention n until the 20th. ee A Consultation. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas- lor, was closeted with Secretary Carlisle at the Treasury Department this forenoon, and considerable speculation was indulged in as to the business under consideration. ae Denth of Wm. H. Gaines. William H. Gaines, a clerk in the Treas- ury Department, died suddenly of heart trouble this morning, at his home in Rock- ville. He was ag2d about sixty years. He had ‘been confined to his bed for several jays. el THE DOCKERY COMMISSION Mr. Stallings Wants Information as to Its Expenses and Expenditures. He Wants to Know if There Was Any Saving Made by the Investigation. Now it is Mr. Dockery who is to be in- vestigated. Mr. Dockery has been having lets of fun in the past year investigating the departments, turning the govern-nental bureaus inside out and putting the clerks in terror for their places. He has just been going through things at a lively rate to the great enjoyment of himself and an applauding Missouri constituency. He has been enabled to do all this with the ald of several high-priced experts, paid by the government. Now the tables are turned, and Mr. Dock- ery’s experts and his joint departmental commission are to be investigated. Mr. Stallings of Alabama has introduced a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the ‘Treasury for information as to the x- penditures of the experts and the com- mission. Mr. Stallings Gives His Views. “There is an impression that the ex- penditures of this joint commission have been very heavy,” said Mr. Stallings to- day to a Star reporter, “and that big sal- aries and big expense accounts are being paid by the government. If this commis- sion is spendirg more money in extrava- gant salaries and expenses than it saves by the reforms recommended, we want to know it. If not, and if it is a good thing, all right. “Government money is used in this way, and yet when it comes to a question of the District of Columbia spending some of its $000,000 surplus, a great cry of economy is raised, while thousands of children are denied schcol facilities. “lL ccnfess I used to have a prejudice against District of Columbia expenditures,” cortinned Mr. Stallings, “until I read up the subject, when 1 changed my mind. F am convinced that Congress does not do its duty toward the District. If the gov- ernment had paid its share of taxes in the first place the District would never have owed a cent of debt.” What Mr. Dockery Says. Mr. Dockery said there will be no trouble in obtaining information as to the expendi- tures of the commission. “The only expenses,” he said, “are the salaries of the experts and $30 a month room rent. One of the experts is paid $750 a month and the other one $500 a month. There are no allo ces for expenses and no member of the jeint commission has received a cent. The salaries are paid, not out of any regular appropriation provided for the purpose, but on the warrant of the chairmen of the House and Senate com- mittees forming the joint commission.” —___+ @ INDIAN SCHOOLS. What'‘is Considered the Daty of the Federal Government. The committee appointed at the confer- ence between the board of Indian commis- sioners and the secretaries of various re- ligious societies to present the resolutions passed at the conference fulfilled its func- tions today. The resolutions presented set forth that it is the duty of the federal government to maintain at federal cost, under federal control, schools adequate for the secular. education of all Indian chil- dren of school age not otherwise provided for; that the government ought not to throw this burden on the churches nor to subsidize schools under church control, and all the churches have ceased to accept subsidies from the gov- ernment, all such subsidies should cease as soon as the present contracts expire; that the conference heartily Indorses the position taken by the administration that the educational work of the United States government should be carried on as to expedite the day when the work of public education shall be remitted to the several} states and territories; that while for the secular education of all Indian children local schools are irdispensable, non-reser- vation schools should be maintained and developed as the most efficient educational factor in assimilating the Indian with our 5 ife. That in view of the disclo- ures of the commission to the five civil- ized tribes concerning qorruption in the Indian territory the conference affirms the paramount duty of the government to protect the rights of every resident within its domain. The resolutions also urged the employ- ment of field matrons, as suggested by tke Secretary of the Interior. —___-e-+__ CAPITOL TOPICS. Navigation Laws. Commissioner of Navigation Chamberlain was before the commerce committee today making an effort to secure immediate ac- tion on the bili to amend the present laws governing navigation. He stated that the act of 18% providing a code of signals, which goes into effect March 1 next, had had the effect, on account of an inad- vertence of repealing important navigation laws, and urged action in time to correct the mistake by the time the new legisla- tion shall take effect. The committee did not reach a decision. Confirmed by the Senate. ‘The Senate, in executive session, has con- firmed the following nomination: Postmasters: Maine—Elmer E. Harris at ringvale, Henry L. Kilgore at Belfast, Frank P. Bennett at Bridgton. South Da- keta—John Pusey at Miller. New Hamp- shire—Samuel Welch at Somerworth, Al- bion T. Clark at Lebanon, Leander C. Pres- cott at Penacook, Frank EB. Randall at Pittsficld, Freda Barker at Keene, John H. Foster at Hanover. Wyoming—Isaac C. Winslow at Evanston, South Carolina— Robert S. Link at Abbeville. Nebraska— Joseph V. Harrison at Indianola. Michi- gan—Cornelius De Keyser at Holland. In- diana—Edward Tuhey at Muncie. Colo- rado—W. Ray Simpson at Delta, Horace Bullock ‘at Georgetown. Tilinois—Charles T, Madden at Mendota. Also Zephaniah W. Pease of Massachusetts to be collector of customs for the district of New Bed- ford, Mass.; also John W. Beckman of New Jersey to be attorney of the United States, district of New Jersey. Chicago Post Oftice Committee. The Chicago post office delegation leaves Washington today. Its members declare that body are encouraged by the result of their visit and expect the House will soon consider the bill. Mayor Hopkins goes to Philadelphia to consult a specialist on dis- easés of the throat. Venczuela and Guiana Boundary Dis- pute. Willlam L. Scruggs, ex-minister to Venezuela, spoke to the House committee on foreign affairs today as a representa- tive to that government, urging that Con- gress suggest to Great Britain by resolu- tion the advisability of submitting to ar- bitration the boundary dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela. Indian Territory Government. Representatives of the five civilized tribes of Indians were given a hearing by the Senate committee on Indian affairs today. They opposed any arbitrary change by the national government in the method of con- trolling affairs in Indian territory, arguing that the Indians held their possessions through treaty rights, and that they were competent to attend to their own affairs. Nominations by the President. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—Herman Arwood, Stoning- ton, Conn.; W. H. Chamberlin, Independ- ence, Iowa; Timothy F. Hagerty, Woburn, Mass.; Wm. G. Huu, Plymouth, N. H. David M. Aldrich, Whitefield, N. H. Charles Clark, Jamestown, Chio; Henson M. Tussing, New Lexington, Ohio; Jacob F. Leidy, Spring City, Pa.; George W. Esser, Mauch Chunk,’ Pa.; George W. Wright, Marion, Va. —__—_-e. Will Filed. ‘The will of the late Thomas B. Turner, dated February 25, 1803, and filed today, appoints Maria A‘ Jordan, wife of Wm. W. Jcrdan, executrix, and makes her sole beneficiary. FINANCIAL’ MEASURES Two Bills Are Introduced in the Senaié Today. MESSRS, PUGH AND:SHERMAN SPONSORS The Provisions ‘ii the Two Are Quite’ Different. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE —— Mr. Pugh (Ala.) secured recognition soon after the Senate met today to present what he regarded eas a solution to the present lack of government revenue. The Senator varied the usual custom of introducing bills by reading the full text of his measure with great deliberateness and then com- menting upon it. The bill provides for the immediate issue of $100,000,000 of treasury notes to meet the deficiencies, these notes to be redeemable in coin and to be con- stantly reissued. It further directed the coinage of the seigniorage and the deposit of silver bullion from American mints. Mr. Hill (N. Y.) asked if the Senator asked the immediate passage of this bill. “That question,” said Mr. Pugh, “is in line with the New York Senator's treatment of all great public questions, and I decline to answer it.” Gravity of the Situation. Mr. Pugh proceeded to urge the gravity of the present situation. It was such that he was ready to surrender long convic- ticns in order to secure a remedy. “Thus far,” sald Mr. Payne, “Senators have stood here and torn down. It is easy to tear down, but ft fs hard to build up. We have torn down until we have pretty nearly torn down this country." Mr. Pugh dcclared that it would not do for Senators t> go home with the humiliating confession that they could not enact laws to give r Nef to the country. The people would as! “Did. you try? Did you sit idly tearing dewn instead of building up?” Mr. Pugh begged that the finance committee, in which he had great confidence, should do setmething at once. He did not believe the Senators were a lot of Muscovite drakes, bowing and stooping stupidly. He believed the Senate was still able to mect a grave emergency, and he besought Senators not to make the humiliating and mortitying admission of their. inability to act. Attitude of the Administration. Mr. Allen (Ne».) interjected a query as to the attitude ot the administration on this bill. “Mr. Cleveland has sent a message to Congress calling attention to present con- ditions,” resporded Mr. Pugh, with great earnestness. ‘The President and his Sec- retary of the Treasury had offered a scheme of currency ¥evision designed to meet present evils. If this was not ac- cepted, let both houses’ propose something else. irre “The President hhs discharged his duty, now let us discharge ours,” proceeded Mr. Pugh, each word comiag explosively. “It was no time for Congress to confess its in- ability. Senators, wese being publicly characteriz2d as idiots, There would be seme proof of this If the Senate adjourned without acting. a : u continued the Senator. he President has placed the responsi- bility upon us, and we cannot shirk it.” The Senate floors’and ‘galleries had filled rapidly as Mr. Pugh proceeded with his earnest statement,’ and: Mr. Allison svg: gested that the mensure was of an impor ance desirable to have it read again trom the desk. ‘his was done, and the bill was then referred to tha findnce committee. Mr. Sherman'd Mensure. Mr. Sherman (Ohio) spose as soon as Mr. ugh had closed with atiother important financial measure, Its reading received the closest attention from Senators on both sides owing to the recognized position of Mr. Sherman on financial questions.* The Sherman bill provides for the issue and sale of bonds under the provisions of the resumption act from time to time, as the deficiencies of the treasury require, the proceeds to be used wholly for deficiencies and the bonds to run five years and not to exceed 3 per cent interest. The second se’ tion prcvides that in lieu of the foregoin bonds the Secretary of the Treasury may issue coin certificates in denominations of from $% t» $109, bearing 3 per cent interest, and put the certifitates in circulation through the treasuries and post offices. The third section deals with the deposit of bonds in national bank Mr. Sher: s bill v referred, without comment, to the finance committee. The’ President and Pensions. In presenting a report on a pension Dill Mr. Gallinger took @ccasion to criticise severely the past utterances of Mr. Cleve- land as to the frauds existing in the pen- sion system. The Senator said pension ex- aminers were roaming around the country seeking frauds which did not exist. This plan of prying and detective work should be stopped at once. THE HOUSE. At the opening of the session of the House today a bill was passed on motion of Mr. Henderson (Ill.) to grant Mrs. Sarah A. Clapp the pay and allowances of a sur- geon for services as such in the seventh Jilinois infantry. In the morning hour Mr. Geissenhainer (N. J), from the committee on naval af- fairs, called up and passed several bills to amend the articles for the government of the navy. The Senate amendmemts to the urgent deficiency bill were disagreed to, and the bill sent to conference, Mr. Richardson (Zenn.), chairman of ‘the committte on printing, then as a matter of privilege, had read a paragraph printed in a local paper relative to the incorporation in the printing bil passed at the last session of a clause extending the franking privilege to mem- bers of Congress for correspondence with officials and private ind uals on official cr departmental business. The paragraph indicated that the clause had been incor- porated in the bill surreptitiously. Mr. Richardson read from the Record showing that the clause had been debated and adopted by a vote of 42—40. The House then went into committee of the whole for the further consideration of the Indian appropriation Dill. General debate was closed and the Dill was considered under tie- five-minute rule for amendment. 5 Mr. Caruth (Ky.)sat this point took oc- casion to supplemert hig remarks cf some days ago against the ;national postage movement looking qo a reduction of letter postage. He retraqted ,awhat he said on the previous occasiqn concerning Lyman J. Gage of Chicago, who,.along with other reputable gentlemen, withdrew from any connection with the movement last Octo- ber. 2 —_—__+e+—__ Acts Approved. The President ha’ approved the act to provide American registers for the barks Linda and Archer; the a¢t for the relief of Zimri Elliot of Kansas,!the Military Aca- demy appropriation bill,“the act for a light house at the entrante of Galveston harbor, the act to provide registers for the steam- ers Claribel, Athos and Empress, the act repealing section 4145 Revised Statutes, providing for bonds for registry of vessels, the joint resolution authorizing Admiral 8. B. Luce, U. S. N., to accept a decoration from the King of Spain. ae Indictments Returned. The grand jury this afternoon returned the following indictments: Thos. J. Taylor (to cover clerical error in former indict- ment), murder; Arthur W. Jackson, false pretenses; Wm. Stanton, second offense of petit larceny; John H. Cole, do.; Augustus Cheshire, alias Skinner, assault with intent to kill; Joseph Lee, do.; George Roth, do.; Andrew Beckett, Charles Madden, Wm. Thomas, Patrick Bolden, Frank Stint, Wal- ter Hurdle, George Malley, Benjamin Scriv- ner, Benjamin Hughes, Wm. Gordon, Chas. ‘Wood and Joseph Lee, housebreaking. The charge against Annie Heiter, of receiving a female under eighteen for purposes of pros- titution, was ignored. FOR CARRIERS AND CLERKS. The Examination for Local Positions Next Month. . An unusual amount of interest is being taken in the examination to be held by the civil service commission in the rooms at 8th and E streets northwest beginning February 7 of candidates for appointment as clerks and carriers in the city post office. These examinations are held semi- annually, one in February and one in Au- gust. The names of those who pass are recorded in order of merit, and when a vacancy occurs the person at the head of the list receives an appointment. Applications are received until twenty days prior to the date announced for hold- ing the examinations. In the present in- stance the limit expired at noon yesterday, and up to that time 280 persons had filed papers. Of these 118 desire to be clerks and the remaining 162 carriers. As only about 100 persons can be exam- ined daily, the commission will undoubted- ly be emplcyed three days in ascertaining the extent of knowledge possessed by the 280 candidates. *The subjects touched upon are arithmetic, geography, orthography, letter writing, local delivery and reading addresses. More attention is paid to the subjects last mentioned than to the others. ees: DISTRICT GOVER) Engineer Changes. A number of {important changes were niade in the engineer department yester- day by the Commissioners, as follows: A. Y. Lakeman, clerk at $1,600 per an- num, premeted to chief cleric, at $1,900 per anrum, vice John Walker, deceased. F. M. Guy, elerk at $1,200 per annum, promoted to clerk at $1,400 per annum. T. J. C. Bailey, draftsman at $4 per diem, promoted to cierk at H,200 per annum, Moncure Burke. clerk at $1,400 per an- rum, promoted to clerk at $1,600 per an- num. W. H. O'Connor, clerk at $909 per an- num, transferred to temporary roll in en- gineer department at § per diem. John Bippus, messenger clerk at $600 per annum, promoted to clerk at $900 per an- num. MENT. A Notification. ‘The Commissioners have notified Messrs. Hussey Hrown that unless they sign within three @2ys from the 16th instant the contract awarded them for paving cer- tain alleys, of which they have heen twice notified, the award will be annulled, their guarantce deposit of $100 will be forfeited and they will be declared failing bidders. Adverse Report. The Commissioners yesterday made ad- verse report on Senate bill 2550, providing for the remission of penalties for unpaid taxes in all cases where the tax shall be paid on or Lefore the first semi-annual payment, as provided by } Fruit Stands. The attorney fox the District has decided that the Commissioners have no legal right to permit the occupation of any portion of the streets of Georgetown for private busi- ress purposes. The cpinion was the result of a request on the part of a citizen to locate a fruit stand within the lines of 3tth street south of M. Mr. Thomas, In his opinion, szys it is the duty of the Commissioners to keep the strects, avenues and alleys in the cit- fes of Washington and Georgetown free and unobstructed. Although for all prac- tical purposes the public would not be in- convenienced by the location of this fruit stand, still it would be in the lines of a public street, for which no legal right exists. _it will be seen that this cpinion has a direct bearing upon the fruit stands of Washington as well as Georgetown, and there is little doubt that the Commission- ers will in the future refuse all applica- tions for sidewalk fruit stands. Defective Grading. The Commissioners have received from the health officer a report concerning the unsanitary condition of affairs in the neighborhocd of the National Home for Colored Women and Children, on Sth street extended neaiv Shermen avenue. The re- port states that the nitary condition is the resuit of defective grading. Recommend Payment. Upon the recommendation of Capt. Burr the Commissioners have recommended to Congress the payment of certain moneys due the engincers at the pumping station for work done in excess of eight hours. Dumping to Be Stopped. The Commissioners have directed the chief of police to have the dumping of ashes and refuse on 15th street between C and D southwest stopped at once. as The Ricks Case. Efforts in behalf of Judge Ricks are be- ing made very quietly behind the scenes in the House. Two prominent Ohio law- yers, Virgil P. Cline of Cleveland and W. J. Lynch of Canton, arrived today and are making a canv: of members. Both of them are democrats, and they are devoting most of their attention to democratic mem- bers. Many of the members interviewed declared that they did not know enough about the case to vote upon it intelligently yet. —_—_+ e+ Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $393,124. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $: customs, $880,071; miscellaneous, $170,; Russinn Petroleum Dutiable. The Treasury Department has received information through the Secretary of State that the governments of Russia and Peru imposed a duty upon imported pe- troleum and its products. So petroleum imported into the United States from those countries will be subject to a duty of 40 per cent. Indian Agents’ Salaries. The Secretary of the Interior sent to Congress yesterday a communication which he had received from the commissioner of Indian affairs, recommending that the In- dian appropriation bili be so amended that army officers detailed to act as Indian agents shall receive one-half the amount of salary which would be paid to a civilian nt at the same place. This would be me inducement for an army officer to leave his military pest for the more ardu- ous duties of an Indian agent. Proposed Arbitration Treaty. Mr. Creamer of England, who is here to present to the President a memorial from the British parliament in favor of the con- clusion of a treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain, had an interview with Secretary Gresham at the State Department yesterday afternoon with a view of securing an audience with the President. Secretary Gresham said he would lay the matter before the President at once and arrange for an interview. In- asmuch as tomorrow is cabinet day it is regarded as probable that the President will make an engagement to receive Mr. Creamer on Saturday or Monday next. oo West Point Cadets Appointed. ‘The following cadet eppointments to the Military Academy have been made: Chas. Cc. Fermer, Mount Carroll, Ill.; Bruce Brun- dage, Rochelle, Ii.; Willie P. Wade (alter- nate), Kenton, Tenn.; Wilks Bowen, Mt. Wastington, Md.; Arthur W. Penniman (al- ternate), Mt. Washington, Md.; James P. Robinson, Ottawa, Kansas; Albert N. M Clure, Humphrey, Ky.; Frank W. Cooley {altert ate), Williamsburg, Ky. SS An Assignment. Adolph Mattern, cigars, &c., 489 Pennsyl- vania avenue, today made assignment for the benefit of his creditors to Harry J. Mattern. The liabilities are placed at $2,200.91. The assets are stated to com- prise the stock and fixtures at the assign- or’s place of business, th> value of which is not given. ———— Caused by a Pistol Shot. Some excitement was created in the vicin- ity of 6th and C streets northwest shortly after 1 o’clock today by the discharge of a pistol in the hands of Police Officer Bauer. In company with Officer Knupfer, the for- mer attempted to arrest a colored man named William Woody. The latter at- tempted to run away and the officer used his pistol. No damage was done, the shot not being aimed at the fleeing man, who was finally arrested. FINANCE AND TRADE Bankers Criticise the Subtreasury Gold Payment Policy. SAID ~T0 ACT LIKE A BOOMERANG Granger Stocks Higher, but Chicago Gas the Attraction. GENERAL MARKET REPORLS ————— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 17.—The covering ef room shorts and the absence of outside interest were again the distinguishing feat- ures of speculation ‘n railway shares. The strength of the market, in view of the ex- treme dullness, encourages a belief in the willingness of the prcfessional element to co-operate with any well-organized effort to improve values. Over $1,000,000 in gold was engaged for shipment this morning, and this sum may be doubled before Sat- urday’s steamers sail. The policy of the subtreasury in paying out gold of an in- ferlor quality ts adversely criticised by Lankers, and is directly respansible for the early withdrawals. Most of the gold paid out is light weight, and consequently cannot be used for ship- ping purpcees. Bankers are carefully weighing all coin received, but instead of returning the light weight pieces are de- positing them in bank and making further demands on the subtreastry. In this way the treasury is experiencing the reaction of a policy devised for an oppcsite pur- pose. The granger stocks were all fractionally higher, a reported decrease of $40,550) in St. Paul’s earnings tor the second week this month not presenting a 3-8 per cent ad- vance in price. ‘The favorable showing made by Erie and Western res:ited in some buying of the preferred stock by the trading clement, the price improving 1 1-4 per cent in consequence. The coal stocks were dull, Jersey Central manifesting less strength than its neighbors. Chicago Gas continues to absorb the bulk of the trading, the legal coraplications surrounding the company furnishing the incentive. The real owners of the prop- erty are still in Joubt as to the best course to pursue in order to dissolve the injunction, which, though founded on a technicality, is working a hardship under the guise of justice. It is not to be doubted thut the injunction will be dissolved, the question of time being the only uncertain element in the situation. Sugar was ‘steady throughout the morn- ing, fluctuations being confined within the limits of 5-8 per cent. The much-talked-of decisicn in the anti-trust case, now in the Supreme Court, is expected shortly, and it is believed that the decision of the lower court in favor of the trust will be sustained. The street is but little concerned by the movement to strike out the one-tenth dif- ferential duty on imported sugars, as the Senate is in no mood to pass such a bill, even should the House do so. The market for sterling and continental bills opened strong, with rates fractionally above those quoted yesterday. The sup- ply of bills is limited, and a gocd demand is reported from all classes of remitters. Settlements against the purchase of dry goods and general merchandise are re- sponsible for the increased demand noted today. ‘There was little in the character of the last hour's trading to distinguish it from the narrow operations recorded earlier in the day. Prices were irregular, and the yelume of business small. Some demand for Manhattan during this period caused a sharp advance of 1 1-4 per cent on open- ing figures. Further engagements of gold were reported, but were not refiected in stock values. Chicago Gas was liberally bought by traders on the belief that pres- ent legal inconveniences will shortly be dis- posed of, and the'election of the new board be proceeded with on original lines. Sess ‘CIAL AND COMMERCIAL. FIN. ‘The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices ef the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broudway: Stocks Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar........ 8955 8874 SOX 8925 American Sugar P - Americap Tobacco. American Cotton 03 Atchison. Canada Southern Canada Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio. .. C.. Cand St. Chicago, B. and Q: Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago G C., M. and St. Paul. C., M. and St. Paul Pfd. and Pacifi dW Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Minois Central etropolitan, nhattan Eleva igan_ Central. issourl Paciti Cordage Co. U.S. Cordage Co. Pid 8 ON New Jersey Central. My 9g S913 x 293 100%, 99% 100 B24, 8B BRI BEAL "BN Northern Pac! North America: Ont. and Western Pacific Mail. Phila. and Reading Pullman P Southern Railway. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacii Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific Watash, Wabash Pfd! Wheeling and L. Wheeling and L. Western Union Tel. Wisconsia Central. Silver Sav Railro: regular call-12 o'clock couy. 6s, $1,000 at 991 Government Bonds. U.S. 48, coupon, 11 116 bid, District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 107 r fund és, gold, 110 bid. Water stock rrenc Wid! Water stock 7s, 201 funding, currency, 4 Re as ed, 2-108, 100 bid. Miseclancous Bonds.—Washington and George town Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 133 bid, 138 asked. Washington and Georzetown Railroad conv. 133 bid, asked. Metropo! i 98 bid, asked, Belt Railroad 5s, 77_bid, $0 asked. Eckington Railroad Gs, 101 bid. Columbia Ratiroad 6s, 108 bid, 110 asked. Washington Gas Company 68, series ‘A, 112 bid. shington Gas Company 6s, series B. 113 bid. Washington Gas Company conv, 68, 130 bid. U.S. Electric Light cony. 5s, 125 bid.’ Chesapeake and Potomac T phone 5s, 99 bid, 102% asked. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American curity and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washinz- ton Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company” inp. Man 6s, 110 bid. |W Company ext. 6s, '106 bid. fon & Masonic Hall Assoc . 104 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 101 bid, 108 asked. Washington Light In- fantry’ 2d 7s, 160 bid, 103 asked. National Bank Stoc ank of Washin; 310 asked. Bank of iu sked. Metropolitan, Farn . U.S, Electric Light, 127% bid, 1284 rance Stocks. iremen’s, 38 bid, 43 a 4. Franklin, 47 bid, 60 2sked. Metropolitan, 70 bid, fo asked, Corcoran, 57 bid. Potomac, GS bid. AT. lington, 154 bid, 159 asked. German-American, 164 bid, National Union, 13 bid, 17 asked. Columb 13% bid, 15 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, ple's, 514 bid, 5% asked. ‘Lincoln, Esked. Commercial, 5 bid. Title Insurance "Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 106 pid. Columbia Title, 7% bid, Sty nsked. Washing- ton Title, 54. asked. District Title, 15 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 6 asked, Chesa- ke and Potomac, 51 bid, 54 asked. American Uraphophone, 4% bid, 514 asked. Poeumatie Guo Gartiage, 23 bid, ,33' asked Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 15 bid. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 145 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 12% bid, 25 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 90 bid, 100 asked. Lincola Hall, §5 bid. Inter-Ocean Building, 95 asked Mergenthaler Linotype, 135 bid, 150 asked. *Ex div. —— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, January 17.—Flour dull, unchanged —receipts, 6,169 harréls; shipments, 637 barrels; sales, 150 barrels. Wheat steady—epot and month, 5 3 February, 60% i, March, May, 2 56: 63. bushels; stock, bushels; “ southera ao. yellow, 48a4 ite western, BSig bid] No. 2 mixed, 5, 13,528 bushels; stock, 112,071 bus little demand—No. 2, 57—stock, #1, ._ Hay quiet and steady—good to choice tim» othy, $12.503$13.00. Grain freights dull, unchangs ed. ‘Sugar firm, unchanzed. Butter and eggs steady, unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged. —s Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, 1421 F'st., representing Hubbard, Price & Cc ew York. High. Low. Close. Wheat—May. DShy STH 57% Sst BS S$ 47% 47 2 aig 30) LIQUOR LICENSES. A Number Granted and Refused To- day by the Board. The excise board today acted upon the following applications for retail liquor licenses: Granted. M. B. Scanlon, 408 9th nortkwest;_C. J. Schaefer, 139 B scutkeast; Eiward Ken- redy, 206 9th northwest; Heary E. Klotz, 1706 G northwest; Hugo Ziemann, corner 10th and F northwest; Wm. L, Mahoney, 600 K southeast; Eugene Kernan, 1014 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Wm. J. O'Leary, 700 North Capitol northwest; Geo. W. Driver, 695 Pennsylvania avenue north- west; Andrew Beach,202 L northwest; Wm. E. Grieb, 920 Sth southeast; M. J. Farring- t 1001 3d northeast; Anthony Schneider, 123’ Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Danl O'Brien, 249 New Jersey avenue northwest George. Schafer, 3605 M northwest; Tov Bush, $17 7th northwest; Catherine Glea- son, 714 Ist northeast; J. J. Murahan, 24 Q northwest; Martin Holohan,1225 E north west; Patrick Dugan, 3285 M northwest; Adolf Laupp, 475 L northwest; George F. Kozel, 1825 14th northwes' Frink Kast, 737 North Capitol northwest; James Mc- Denala, 807 North Capitol northeast; Chas. ‘A. Sautter, 502 8th northwest; F. R. Mil- ler, Sth northwest; Charles Mades, 300 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Louts Kulle, jr., 1423 G northwest; C. A. Sense- 4 14th northwest; Christian Schlag, 2328 H northwest; Martin Becker, 312 ¢ih northeast; Samuel Solomon, 659 D south- west; P. J. Collins, 1300 5th northwest; Emile Wagner, 210 %th northwest; J. J. Meehan, 244 I northwest; W. Hense, 1031 isth northwest; J. A. Ruppert, 709 O n.w.; Henry Sheehy, 1425 H northeast; Chas. McCarthy, 3401 M northwest; F. W. Whit- 616 K southeast; W. H. Fugitt, 515 southwest; Mary A. Collins, 3015 K northwest; H. P. Childs, sth Sebastian Aman, 316 9th north- “hristian Bucheler, Bladensburg road; Magdalena Beuchgt, 727 H_north- Geneva Walker, 1492 H northeasts Christopher Hager, I3us 32d northwests R. M. Whitesell, 237 New Jersey avenue northwest; Geo. Miller, jr., 987 4th north- west; Herman Daiker, ‘1101 7th northwests J. A. Ballenger, 1009 ith southeast; Ernst Dahie, 1429 North Capitol northeast; Danl. Hennessey, 935 2d southwest; F. M. Hermann, 522 Sth southeast; Theo. Plitt, 521 Q northwest; J. P. Stinzing, 511 7th northwest; Jno. Davis,-900 27th northwest; E. A. Hatch, 1000 E northwest; F. P. Re- gan, 627 H northeast; F. Atzel, 1219 New York avenue northwest; J. I. Beuchert, 623 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; John T. Devine, Shoreham; D. A. Duffy, 1235 7th rorthwest; M. C. Cannon, 3400°M north- west. Rejected. Frederick Holmes, 1229 C northwest; R. E. Lanham, Good Hope, Bowen road; J. S. Randall, 700 H northeast; J. M. Hale, 1219 7th northwest; Henry Senay, 230 E south- west; -Maurice F. Rooney, 1128 Maryland avenue northeast. License Clerk Williams also had a nu ber of cases that were held up ani appl cants ordered to show caase why their applications should not be rejected. For some unaccountable reason these nameg were given to the liqaor attorneys, but withheld from the press. > FOUND GUILTY. Asked for Wm. A. Bench in = Stamp Rebbery Cas-. The trial of Wm. A. Beach, charged with having received nearly 4,000 two-cent post- age stamps, alleged to have been stolen from the bureau of engraving and print- ing by Wm. B. Smith last summer, was Tre- sumed in Criminal Court No. 1 this morn- ing. After a brief testimony on behalf of the prosecution, the defendant and Smith, who was convicted last week of stealing 70,000 2-cent stamps from the bureau, took the witness stand. Smith denied stealing the stamps, declaring that he received them in what he believed was 4 legitimate manner. ‘He denied, too, that Beach had any knowledge that the stamps were the stolen property of the United States. Beach ad- mitted receiving the stamps from Smith, and acmitted that he assisted him in dis- posing of them. In selling them, he de- clared he did so openly and-under the be- lief that Smith had become honestly pos- sessed of them. In charging the jury, Judge McComas re- ferred to the system employed at the b reau in the matter of counting, packing and transferring the stamps, remarking that the system not only provided Smity an opportunity for their theft, but also im vited robbery by offering great temptation to dishonest employes. ‘The jury at 1z:00 retired to deliberate up- on their verdict. ‘At 1:05 the jury returned, stating that they found Beach guilty as indicted, but recommended him to the mercy of the court. Mr. 'f. ©. ‘Taylor, counsel for the defend- ant, gave notice of a motion for a new trial, arrest of judgment, and the prisoner was remanded to jail. —_—.__ Smallpox Sitantion. ‘There was ore smallpox victim taken to the hospital yesterday. He is Howard ‘Turner, a four-year-old colored boy, whose brother was taken from 1810 Valley street northwest about two weeks ago. Mrs. ‘Turner is in the hospital nursing her chil- dren. ‘this morning there were two sus- pected cases investigated by Inspector Walls, who found the patients suffering attacks of the chickenpox. ‘The patients in the hospital are all im- proving. Sarah ‘Thomas, who was reported critically il for several days, was able ta sit up yesterday. Ss— Juror Detied the Judge. A jury of twelve men in the United States court at Chicago yesterday braved the command of Judge Seaman and re- fused to bring in a verdict in accordance with the court’s dictation. The case at is- sue was the damage suit of Marie Capill, a young girl, who was crippled by an en- gine of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad at the stock yards. The judge held that willful carelessness on t part of the railway workmen had not been proven and that therefore a verdict should be brought in for the defendant. The jurors refused to do this and were angrily dis- miss<d Into the jury room. Subsequently, at the court's dire>tion, they agreed, with one exception, to find for the defendant, under protest. The nting juror was com- mitted to jail for contempt. soe Runge of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8a. m., 32; 2 p. m., 43; maximum, 4%; minl- mum, 29. Merey ————— Wintfred Smith, who stabbed Western B. Thomas, secretary of the American Wire Nail Company of Anderson, Ind. at Brighton Beach, a road house in a suburb of Indiar-apolis, was yesterday found guilty of murder in ‘the second degree and his punishment was fixed at eightcen years’ imprisonment.