Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1895, Page 1

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TO GUIDE THE PARTY |A2MIRAL MEADE'SSQUADRON/ THE ALLIANCA (ASE|AFTER SECRETARY SMITHITHE DOUGLASS WILL|PATENT OFFICE CHANGES|BFATEN AND ROBBED Mr. Cleveland Said to Be Looking to the Future. WEANING OF RECENT APPCINTHENTS Trying to Win Over Moderate Si'ver Men. THE NEXT CONVENTION There has been much comment on the gratitude shown by Mr. Cleveland in the matter of appointment for men who stood by him in the last Congress and who fell behind the breastworks. He has given fat Places to several, and other appointments are understood to be on the way. This ts cited as an evidence of his gratitude. Some politicians take a different view of it, be- lieving that it is something more than gratitude. They think that it has reference to future services expected rather than to the memory of those already performed. Hav- ing during his career, heretofore, made himself solid with a certain element out- side professional politics by an exhibition of firmness and independence of “practical politicians” and place hunters, they believe that he is now trying a little practical poli- tics himself. They argue that he would not lese much sleep trying to find places for ftatesmen out of a job, merely because they had formerly stood by him, if he in- terded to himself retire entirely from poli- tics at the end of his term. They believe that he deserves to be the architect of the democratic party of the future, and that he is bending his energies entirely in that di- rection. Mr. Cleveland's Ambition. It may or may not be, they say, that he is ambitious to again get the nomination for the presidency, but they are satisfled that he aims at naming the next demo- cratic candidate and forming the party policy. Some think he wants to hold to the office. Others think that it is the policy of the party only that he wishes to influence, and that he feels that he will be more in- fluential to accomplish this by standing be- fore the people as one about to retire with- the possibility of further personal am- mn. The men he has selected as the recipients of his favors are not those who may be expected to be content to retire into the seclusion of bureau offices, but men who will be amb:tious to come to the front in politics again and will seek to re- tain their influence at home. It is known that In discussing the merits of men he has had this mind and has referred to it. Moreover these men whom he hoids at- tached to himself come from sections whose influence may be felt in the next national convention in aid of the east in holding con- trol against the silver men of the south and west. The eastern delegates cannot alone prevent the nomination of a free coinage man on a rad’cal silver platform, but with a little assistance here and there in the south and west they may hope to get the platform and the candidates to suit them as heretofore. Mr. Cleveland, as does every one else, realizes that for the next two years there is going to be a mighty fight to fix the character of the party, and he is credited with preparing himself for the fight so as to figure as the champion and victor for “sound money.” The ap- pointments he has made and will make may figure in this, and more than this, even, the recognition by him of the policy of “taking care of your friends’ may strengthen him where he is now weak. Trying to Win Over the Silver Men. There are evidences, too, that he is not only trying to hold the firm “sound money” men of his party together, and to encour- age them to work actively for the cause which he has made his, and which he is devoted to above all other causes, but he is trying to win over the less radical silver men and strengthen that partisanship which holds men to their old party ties even when the men and policies put to the front are not quite acceptable to them. In this he is trying to combat the idea which the most radical silver men now hold and advocate—that the issue is one greater than party, To this end he is cred- {ted with adopting some diplomacy quite new to his disposition. There are.few men in Washington or anywhere in the east who think that Mr. Cleveland has nny disposition friendly, even to the smallest degree, toward silver as a standard money; yet his friends in the west insist that he is misunderstood, and is, in fact, a bi- metallist. They insist that there is no rea- son in the world why a silver man who is not a crank on the subject should object to Mr. Cleveland’s policy. In support of this declaration of his friends, Mr. Cleveland has several times recently taken occasion in speaking with men from the so-called silver states to say that he wished to see silver restored to its proper place as a money metal, and that he expected to see this. He is even quoted as saying that he favored and would have signed the Jones bill, which was formulated just before the close of the session, if Congress had adopt- ed it. He is represented as endeavoring to make it appear that it is only the most radical silver men who have any reason to com- plain of his attitude toward the white metal. =e SS eee MR. VAN REET'S CASE. A Capitalist and Not a Contract La- borer, He Claims. Assistant Secretary Hamlin, sitting with Superintendent Stump of the immigration bureau, gave a hearing today to Francis B. James of Cincinrat!, on behalf of Franz Van Reet of Antwerp, one of the diamond cutters refused a landing some days ago- by Dr. Senner, the immigration commls- sioner at New York. Mr. Van Reet, it was represented, In addition to being a wealthy citizen of Antwerp, is one of the finest diamond cutters in the world. He came to this country to confer with Mr. Herm Keck of Cincinnati, with a v lishing, in connection with M large diamond cutting estab Cincinnati or some other He was not under contrac t the ‘United States as a capitalist, in the ex- pectation of investing his capital here. For the first few days after his arrival, it is said, Mr. Van Reet was treated as a common immigrant, but ly _pa- roled and placed in the custody of the B gian minister, who was present at today hearing. os ——>-<9-<________ SENATOR STEWART'S VIEW. Me Thinks the Prexpect for a Mone- t Conference Not Bright. Senator Stewart of Nevada is among those who do not consider the prospects for an international monetary conference as v bright. He does not believe that ene will be called. Referring to the mat- ter, he said: “The main dependence of those who count upon an International con- pears to rest upon the supposi- erm will take the initiative. ve in that emember that may resolve, action nd I do not w is not favorable It Will Go to Oarthagena for a Coal Supply. It Will Then Reach Greytown, Will Not Be There for Any Dip- but lomatic Purpose. It is expected at the Navy Department that Admiral Meade will sail with his squadron tomorrow from Kingston, Ja- maica, for Carthagena, Colombia. This is in pursuance of the itinerary arranged be- fore the squadron ieft the United States. The purpose of the visit to Carthagena is to replenish the coal supply of the ships, so as to avoid the high charges at Colon, which will be the next port of call after leaving Carthagena. It will require two days at least to coal the ships, and it will be April 3 before they saii for Colon. After a few days’ stop at Colon Admiral Meade will work along up the east coast of Central America. ~ A Ship on Guard at Colon. Whether or not he will take with him the Atlanta and the Raleigh, now sta- tioned at Colon, will depend on the outcome of the Colombian revolution, but it is prob- able that one of these ships will be left on guard there for 1 few weeks longer. Con- tinuing northwerd, the squadron will touch at Port Limon, Costa Rica, and then at Greytown, the nearest harbor to Bluefields suitable for large ships. The fact that Admiral Meade is due at that place on April 14, which is just about the date when the time allowed by Great Britain for a compliance with the terms of her uitimatum to Nicaragua expires, has been taken in some qnarters to mean-that the United States is about to make a dem- enstration in force to restrain alleged pro- posed British encroachments. Only a Coincidence. It is sald positively at the Navy Depart- ment, however, that no orders in any way bearing on this diplomatic question have been sent to Admiral Meade. The assertion that his visit to Nicaragua at that time is nothing more than a_ coincidence is borne out completely by the itinerary ar- ranged months ago. After leaving Grey- town the squadron will visit Little Corn Island, upon which both Great Britain and the United States have looked with covet- ovs eyes as an excellent site for a naval cealing station, in view of the expected construction of the Nicaragua canal. Then the sauadron will visit Old Providence, where the Kearsarge relics were collected. Havana is the next point set down on the itinerary, but it may be that this stop will be omitted, for the same reason that caused the abandonment of the plan of touching at Santiago de Cuba, namely, a desire to avoid any show of a naval demon- stration in Cupan waters while conditions are disturbed, and the squadron may g0 directly from Old Providence to Key West, and so on to Hampton Roads. EEE PUNISHMED TS OF SOLDIERS. Amendments Made to the Army Regu- lations. The executive order of February 26, 1801, establishing limits of punishment for en- listed men of the army has been amended so as to prescribe that in all cases of de- sertion the sentence may include dishon- erable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances, with graded limits of contine- ment at hard labor. The punishment for desertion when joined in by two or more soldiers in the execution of a conspiracy, or for desertion in the presence of an outbreak of Indians or of any unlawful assemblage which the troops may be opposing, shall not exceed dishon- erable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for five years. It is also provided that when a soldier shall be convicted of an offense the ‘usual Punishment for which does not exceed that which an inferior court-martial may award; the punishment so authorized may be in- creased by one-half for every previous conviction of one or more offenses within eighteen months preceding the trial and during the current enlistment. When the conviction is of an offense usualiy punishable with a greater punish- ment than an inferior court-martial can award, but not punishable with dishonor- able discharge, the sentence may, on proof of five or more previous convictions within eighteen months and during the current enlistment, impose dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all pay and allowances in addition to the authorized confinement, and when this confinement is less than three months it may be increased to three months. ~. The new regulations prescribe the maxi- mum limit of punishment for the offenses named, and this limit is extended for those cases ‘In which the severest puplshment should be awarded. In other cases the punishments are graded down according to the extenuating circumstances. Non-commissioned officers above the rank of corporal shall not, if they object thereto, be brought to trial before regimental, gar- rison or summary courts-martial, without the authority of the officer competent to order their trial by general court-martial; nor shall serg2ants of the post non-com- missioned staff or hospital stewards be re- duced, but they may be dishonorably dis- charged whenever reduction is included in the limit of punishment. STRUCK BY A TRAIN. Jockey Boyle Killed While Crossing the Long Bridge. A fatal accident happened about 11 o'clock this morning on the Washington end of the Long bridge, when “Chick” Boyle, a white man, twenty-two years of age, was struck by a train and killed. Boyle was employed by a Mr. McMahon at the Old Dominion race track as a jockey, but his home was in New York. The accident took place on the trestlework of the bridge, about 200 feet from the north end of the structure. In spite of the warning sign at the entrance forbidding persons to walk on the portion of the bridge supporting the railroad tracks, Boyle was proceeding toward the Virginia shore between the tracks. So far as is known, none of the persons in the vicinity at the time saw him enter the bridge. When midway of the trestlework, and sep- arated from the roadway by a high fenc Boyle was approached by a freight tra’ moving north and a passenger train pro- ceeding so The latter, which had just left the de on Virginia avenue, was running with considerable momentum, and the engineer did not see the man on the track until within a very skort distance of him. He sounded the whistle of the en- gine as hurriedly as he could, and en- deavored to stop the train, but almost bh fore the lever could be reversed Boyle w struck. He fell through the trestlewor into the river below. The train was soon brought to a stance Harry Arnold, a ‘oad flagman, jump- ter for the purpose of res- cuing Boyle. ore he could reach him, however, Capt. Miller, the owner of a near- by sand machine, and Joseph Faunce, a watchman employed on the flats, drarged Boyle into a boat and took him ashore. Life found to be extinct, and the body disfigured with a frightful gash in the forehead and bi ) Capt. Miller notified Harbor Master Sutton, who ordered the body removed to the morgue, where an inquest will be held. b; roner Hammett. The sad accidénts occasioned siderable excitement in the vicinity of the Long bridge. T 3 sugges by several persons that possibly Boyle was drowned, but judging from the extent of his injuries such vy apparently not the case. The hody wa identified by a number of employes: of-t race tra ed the spot soon after the accident occurred. Spain Expected to Do the -Proper Thing About It. INSTRUCTIONS [0 SPANISH OFFICERS The Commander of the Ship That Fired on Her Relieved. WHAT NAVAL OFFICERS SAY Unofficial advices from Havana indicate that, although the Spanish government is not disposed to apologize for the Allianc:. affair, it is preparing to make amends in other ways for the alleged insult to the American flag in the Windward pass. Lieut. Ybarra, the officer who commanded the Spanish gunboat Conde de Venadito, which fired upon the Allianca because she refused to stop, has been relieved of his command and will probably be reprimand- ed. The United States government will be informed of this action with an accompany- ing statement that the naval officer's action was entirely unauthorized by his instruc- tions and that suitable punishment will be meted out to him for a gratuitous insult to a friendly nation. Orders to Spanish Commanders. It is also understood that orders have been sent to the other Spanish command- ers in Cuban waters to observe the require- ments of international law, and refrain from improper interference with the ships of the United States or other foreign na- ticns. Although the State Department officials decline to admit the fact, there is reason to believe that these matters have been communicated to them, either through United States Minister Taylor at Madrid or through Senor Muruaga, the resident Spenish minister here. These assurances are satisfactory as far as they go, and it is believed that the incident has now reached a phase where it will yield to ad- justment by the ordinary methods of diplomacy. The instructions reported have been sent to the Spanish naval com renders, as they are received by cable, in- dicate that the Spanish government has rot yet accepted the doctrine laid down in the United States note as to their lack of jurisdiction within the shore waters in cases of foreign vessels plying on their established routes, but it is believed that this may be safely left for further dis- cussion, and that in the meantime neither gevernment will do anything calculated to force a decision on the main issue. Shipments of Arms. Senor Muruaga, the Spanish minister, has recently advised the State Depart- ment of several shipments of arms and ammuniticn from this country to the in- surgents in Cuba. These shipments are said to have been made from Philadel- phia, Perth Amboy, N. J., and Savannah. Instructions were given to have suspected points watched and for the prosecution of parties engaged in the business. The sus- pects, however, have managed to elude de- tection, and the prosecuting officers have been unable thus far to secure sufficient evidence to make cases. A Step Toward Reparation. Among diplomats here the relief of the Spanish commander is taken to be an ac- knowledgment that the Spanish com- mander was in error, and as a step toward the reparation Spain is to make. There is little doubt that the new Spanish minister, Senor de Lome, will go to Cuba before coming here. The effect of this will be to leave Spain without a minister in the United States after the next two weeks. Senor Muruaga has determined to leave about April 10 or 12, as he has important private business demanding his attention. The new minister could not reach here by that time if he came direct, and as he will wait to go with a troop ship to Cuba, it will take considerable time for him to reach the United States The Spanish legation will be under the direction of a charge @affaires after the 10th or 12th proximo. It is said, however, that no significance will attach to these conditions, as they are necessary under the circumstances, al- though it comes at an unfortunate time, when grave questions are pending between the United States and Spain. Condition of the Revolt. The Spanish legation denies the Florida reports that an expedition of 14,000 revolu- tionists is about to leave Florida: for Cuba. It is said, however, that actual enlistments are now being made in New Orleans. From the Spanish standpoint the insurrection has been reccgnized as existing, and reports concerning it have been made to the State Department. But the Spanish government, it is declared, does not intend to carry this recognition to the point of proclaiming a rebellion to be in existence, as this would be a step teward recognizing the insurgent cause for Cuba's independence. It is claim- ed, also, that the State Department has in effect recognized the existence of the in- surrection, as it has inveked the operation of the protocol of the Spanish treaty,which protects American citizens in Cuba charg- ed with sedition, treascn or conspiracy, against trial by martial law. It is rumored that the Cuban vevolution- ists have made indirect efforts to have the United States reccgnize them under the jaws of nations as belligerents. The report is based on the statemert that a prominent revolutionary sympathizer is now in Wash- ington, and cne of the most noted leaders of the revolt is said to have been here not long ago. It is not known, however, that they have done more than urge the justice of their cause on Senators and Representa- tives in Congress, and certainly there is no present prospect of the grant of any such recognition. What Naval Officers Say. Naval officers do not attaeh much sig- nificance to the detachment of the com- mander of the Spanish gunboat, inasmuch as several European countries, notably Great Britain, usually pursue that course to appease an offended neighbor and after- ward reward the officer with a more im- portant ignmnent. In doing this they disavow act and subsequently advance him for it. As one officer put it: “It is a cheap sop to an insulted nation, and in a cuse like that of the Allianca helps rather than hurts the officer who is apparently disciplined and who undoubtedly acted in strict accord with the real wishes of his government In the absence, however, of specific instructions.” . — To Witness Armor Tests. Capt. Sampso. chief of the ordnance bureau of the Navy Department, accom- panied by Lieut. Ackerman and Prof. Al- ger, leave for Bethlehem tonight, and to- morrow will witness armor tests. The tests will be made of twelve-inch. diagonal armor of the Iowa and the turret plates of the Oregon. —— No Imecrezse in Mexican Pensions. ‘There appears to be a general impression that Congress at its last session amended the pension laws so as to provide for an increase of all Mexican pensions, but it is erroneous. A bill passed the House fixing the rate of $12 per month for all pensions granted on account of service in the Mexi- can war, but it failed in the Senate. —__—_e.—__— Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $366,331. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $310,012; customs, $354,887; miscellaneous, $10,777. A Cabinet Officer Violates the Commis- sioners’ Order. Dr. Tindall Said to Be Hunting for an Opportunity to Re- taliate. Great disvatisfaction fs felt by some of the carriage drivers and other employes at ities for gossip at Seerctary Smith's flag- rant violation of the Commissioners’ rule, which in the letter forbids the premature, or almost any other, publication of news. Of course it is not claimed that the Secre- tary of the Interior was strictly bound to abide by the rule, but there are those who insist that the ccmity which should pre- vail among heads of departments has been entirely disregarded in this instance. The present trouble arises from the action of Secretary Smith in giving out for publica- tion, before it was received by the Commis- stoners, kis letter declining to permit the location of any sort of a contagious disease hespital—no matter how small it might be— in the grounds now occupied by the Freed- men's flcspital. According to the District regulations as they now exist, that epistle ought to have been conveyed to the District building by a rubber-shod messenger and delivered to the Leard in an appropriately-mysterious fash- ion; it was, however, made public at the Interior Department, and long before the Commissioners got it; some of them se- cured their first information about it in The Star. Present retaliation by the Commis- sicners for this violent disregard of their rule seems impossible, but Secretary Tin- dall is said to be looking up a regulation promulgated by the Secretary of the In- terior which the Commissioners may frac- ture with impunity, and when that has been found the entire board will meet in the most darkly-secret sort of a session and smash it into smithereens. None of the Commissioners care to make any comment upon the early publication of the letter in question and personally they appear to hold Secretary Smith in the highest esteem; offi- cially, however, the situation—according to several carriage drivers—is a trifle strained. ——-—__—_ ALL AT SEA. Commissioners Disnppoimted Again Over the Contagious Hospital. The Commissioners are yery much upset, and, presumably, disappointed, by the de- cision of the Secretary of the Interior not to allow the establishment of a contagious ward in connection with the Freedmen’s Hospital. This act on his part was some- thing of a surprise, but as the Commis- stoners have no jurisdiction over the in- stitution beyond a supervision of its ex- penditures they are compelled to accept the Secretary’s decision In’the matter as final. All that is now left for them to do is to look about in an effort to secure some oth- er place for a hospital for the treatment of minor contagions, and tg continue their efforts to have such wards established in connection with existing hospitals. Provi- dence Hospital some time peo notified the Commissioners that it wou'é accede to their request in the ratteh, and, would equip a ward without delay. The Commissioners also hope for favorable consideration from the Children’s Hospital, which has always had a ward for the treatment of such dis- eases. ‘The Commissioners had at their disposal for the site and buildimg for such a hospital as is needed only the sum of $15,000, of which about $9,500 was gpent in the pur- chase of the Mount Pleasant site, was rendered ineligible by the law forbid- ig the erection of such a hospital within 300 feet of a dwelling. The Commissioners might dispose of that site at an increase over the sum paid, and with that and the balance remaining and what they might receive from the Daisy Chain Guild a sum sufficient might be raised. The question of a site is now the one that is giving the greatest amount of trouble and will place considerable care and worry upon the shoulders of the Commissioners. Mr. Ross, the president of the board, told a Star re- porter this afternoon fhat they have no particular site under consideration, and the whole matter will all have to be gone over again. ey © WOMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES. Whe Color Question Entered Into the Matte Women school trustees have been dis- cussed today by the District Commission- ers, but nothing like a definite conclusion has been reached as to a rather important consideration, which is as to whether the two woman trustees for whose appoint- ment there is legal authority should be white or whether one should be white and one colored. On this matter there is a dif- ference of opinion among the Commission- ers, it being held, on the one side, tha: the colored schools have enough representa- tion on the ‘present board of school trus- tees, and, furthermore, there would he considerable difficulty in getting a suitable white woman who would act in company and harmony with a colored woman. The whole situation is being canvassed quite thoroughly, and although there is now no authority for stating that one of the new trustees will be white and the other colored, it may, nevertheless, be said that the probabilities point in that direc- tion. Everything hinges just now on a decision to be rendered by the white nomi- nee upori whom Commissioner Ross has de- cided; if she is willing to work in harness with a colored sister the appointments will probably be made tomorrow; if she decides not to then her name will almost surely be dropped and some other more complacent person’s substituted. —.__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Deposit Wanted. The Commissioners have notified the president of the Metropolitan railroad that he must make an additional,deposit of $5,- 000 with the collector of taxes on account of the expenses attending the work of lay- ing the six-inch water main on 9th street from B street to Q street and on Florida avenue, a portion being chargeable to the Metropolitan company, Extra Compensation. Under the act of Congress recommended by the District Commissioners, which passed at the last session, six employes of the District have been paid for the over time made at the Georgetown and U street pump stations under the eight-hour law. The extra compensation for the additional four hours’ service per day was appor- tioned as follows: M. F. Doyle and Dennis Brane, each $457.34; James R. Nash and James T. Greaves, each “33.04; Andrew J. Johnson, $18.55; Henry Speake, $58.55. This was for the time employed between August 1, 1892, and June 20, 1893. Each man aiso receives $13.45 for the time made between the Ist and 9th of July, 1893, Right of Way. 4 Mr. Joseph Forrest, 1003 F,.street, has been advised that premises Nés. 1303 and 1305 15th street extended are entirely with- in the lines of 16th street extended, which will necessitate the removal of the property to afford right of way. : —— A Little Unfortunate. A small child named Edith Dean was turned over to the board of children’s guar- dians by Judge Miller today. Her father is dead and her mother is unable to care for her because of sickness. A Long-Looked-For Document Filed Today. THERE WERE ONLY TWO WITNESSES Real Estate and $20,000 Left to the Wi‘ow. THE CHILDREN’S SHARE Probably as one of the results of the petition filed Tuesday last by Mrs. Rosetta D. Sprague, a daughter of the late Fred- erick Douglass, for letters of collection and testamentary, and to require the widow and son, Lewis H. Douglass, to dis- clcse the extent and location of the estate, the widow and son today filed the will of the deceased for probate. They also ask that letters of administration of the goods, chattels and personal estate may be grant- ed them. In their petition for the probating of the will and for letters of administration Mrs. and Mr. Douglass state that the deceased died possessed of about $6,000 in bank, seven $500 bonds of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, and one certificate for ten shares of stock in said company of $0) each. Other securities, con- sisting of trust notes, are estimated to be valued at about $36,000, and there are about $1,000 worth of books,pictures and household furniture. The debts of the deceased are stated to be less than $100. As the heirs and next of kin of Mr. Douglass the fol- lowing are named: The widow. Helen Douglass; Rosetta D. Sprague, a daughter; Lewis H. and Charles R. Douglass, sons; and Charles Paul and Robert Douglass, minor children of the late Frederick Doug- lass, jr., a son of the deceased. The Douglass Will. The will, which is dated August 30, 1886, provides for the following bequests: ‘First, I give and bequeath to my dear, devoted wife, Helen Douglass, my house and fifteen acres of land, situated in Anacostia, D. C., with all outbuildings and appurtenances thereunto pertaining. Second, I give and bequeath to the said Helen Douglass all my writings, books, papers, pictures, paint- ings, horses, carriages, harness and each and every description of property in and about my house in Anacostia, except a cer- tain portrait of myself, painted more than forty years ago by Mr. Hammond of Flor- ence, Mass., which portrait I give and be- queath to my daughter, Rosetta D.Sprague. Third, I give and bequeath to the said Helen Douglass $10,000 in registered United States bonds and $10,000 in lawful money, the latter to be derived from my other Property not mentioned in the foregoing. Fourth, I give and bequeath to my daugh- ter, Rosetta D. Sprague, and to my three sons, Lewis, Frederick and Charles, the re- mainder of all property of which I shall be-posscased at my death; that is to say, to each of them one equal share,which will amount to about $15,000 to each.” Some Criticisms. The will was witnessed by B. E. Messer -and D. L. Pitcher, but two witnesses, and fails to appoint an executor. The law of the District, it Is said, requires a will to be witnessed by three persons to pass real estate, and the will is, therefore, de- clared to be invalid so far as the transfer of ‘real estate is concerned. As to per- sonal property, however, it is said to be valid and binding, and it is also stated by some that the bequest of $10,000 “to be derived from my other property” may be held to be a charge on the real estate, if there is not sufficient personal property to pay it. In any event, Mrs. Douglass will, it Is said, take her dower interest, which is one-third of the personal prop- erty, and one-third of the profits from the unmortgaged real estate for life. In answering the petition of Mrs. Sprague for letters of collection and letters testa- mentary and for a disclosure of the extent and location of the estate, the widow and Mr. Lewis H. Douglass, a son, state that a large portion of the estate was committed to their custody by the deceased. They say that the assets have been carefully preserved, and assert that there has been no waste, denying that the rights of Mrs. Sprague have been prejudiced in any way by the delay in filing the will. They say that after the funeral of Mr. Douglass the parties interested met the widow at her heme, when, after an examination of the will, it was agreed that the will should not be filed until some time in April. They de- ny that Mrs. Sprague is entitled to letters of admiristration, claiming that the widow and two sons are entitled thereto. They also deny that they have refused to give Mrs. Sprague any statement concerning the estate, stating that she made no re- quest for a statement. They, therefore, claim that the appointment of collectors for the estate is unnecessary. The extent of the real estate is not given. Judge Hagner, presiding in the Probate Court, set the matter down for a hearing on Friday next. ———— MR. TAYLOR’S CANDIDATE. ~ The Recorder Wants Mr. Astwood Made an Army Chaplain. Recorder Taylor of Kansas evidently believes that he is not without influence with the administration, notwithstanding the violations of the civil service law of which the civil service commis- sion has found him guilty. He has written a letter to the Secretary of War, advocating the appointment of Mr. H. C. C. Astwood as a regimental chaplain, to fill the vacancy caused by the recent dismissal of the Rev. H. P. Plum- mer, a colored man. There are now three colored chaplains, and it is generally un- derstood that Mr. Plummer’s successor will be of the same complexion. There is said to be some question as to Mr. Astwood’s qualificgtions for such an office, and it is not believed that Mr. Taylor's epinion on that point will carry much weight. His letter, however, has been referred to the President, together with numerous others on the same general subject, for the Presi- dent's consideration when he takes up the question of filling this vacancy. Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Win- field Scott Lee, Allen Middleton, Edmund J. Duvall, Samuel C. Mills, Emma Wil- liams and Elizabeth Gatton. Maryland— Jno. C. Dickey, Keep Tryst; Henson T. Rip- jpeon, Bartholows; John T. Constant, Em- mettsburg; Nathaniel Z. Seitz, Baltimore; Darious Phillips, Baltimore; Margaret G. Garrell, Baltimore, and Starritt Tracey, Hereford. Virginia—Heinrich Meyer, Eliz- abeth City; Humphrey Brooks, Yorktown; Owen McAlear, Elizabeth City, and Mary J. Owen, Norfolk. —— Personal Mention, Assistant Secretary Hamlin, who has been indisposéd for several days, has re- sumed his duties, and in the absence of Secretary Carlisle will act as Secretary. Capt. J. W. Duncan, twenty-first infantry, is spenaing his leave of absence in this city, and is a guest at 1216 14th street. Capt. N. P. Maus, first infantry, of Gen. Miles’ staff, is in the city on his way back to New York. A New Ohief Clerk Named—Several Pro- motions Made. Something of Those Who Are Now Placed in the Higher Grades of the Examining Corps. The following promotions in the patent office have been made, to take effect on the Ist proximo, based on the vacancies among the principal examiners, caused by the death of Franklin A. Seely and the promotions of John H. Brickenstein and Arthur P. Greeley to be examiners in chief: James T. Newton of Thomaston, Ga., from chief clerk at $2,250 to principal examiner at $2,500, vice Seely. Mr. Newton was edu- cated at the University of Georgia, ap- pointed clerk in the War Department in 1888 on clerk’s examination, fourth as- sistant examiner in patent office on civil service examination, promoted to third as- sistant examiner on competitive examina- tion, afterward to law clerk and later to chief clerk. Levin H. Campbell of Warrensburg, Mo., from law clerk at $2,000 to principal ex- aminer at $2,500, vice Brickenstein. Mr. Campbell was educated at Easton, Md., High School and one year at the United States Military Academy, West Point;taught school and read law; moved to Missouri and practiced law five years; appointed clerk in Treasury Department from civil service law register; transferred to patent office in 1887, and promoted from grade to grade on competitive examinations. He has been law clerk for two years,and has accom- plished an unprecedented amount of work, managing some yery important cases and never losing one of them. Thomas A. Witherspoon of Gallatin, Tenn., from first assistant examiner at $1,800 to principal examiner at $2,540, vice Greeley. Mr. Witherspoon was educated at the United States Naval Academy. tak- ing six-year course; appointed in the pat- ent office in 1886 through the civil service commission, and promoted from grade to grade through the examining corps on ccmpetitive examinations. George L. Morton of Cleveland, Ohio, from first assistant examiner at $1,800 to chief clerk at $2,250, vice Newton, pro- moted. Mr. Morton was educated at the Chio State University, graduated in me- chanical engineering, engaged in engineer- ing work in the offices of the Erie rail- road et Buffalo; appointed in patent office in 1886 through the civil service commis- sion, and promoted through the several grades of assistant examiners on com- petitive examinations; has studied law and keen admitted to bar of United States Supreme Court. Wiliiam A. Megarth of Macon, Ga., from second assistant examiner at $1,600 to law clerk at $2,000, vice Campbell, promoted. Mr. Megarth was a student at the United States Naval Academy for four years; worked in Philadelphia shipyard two years; ay-pointed clerk in Treasury Department in 1885; was transferred to patent office and promoted through successive grades on competitive examinations. Also the following promotions in the ex- amining corps: Edwin S. Henry of Kansas and Arthur F. pot ‘Second to first assistant examiners, $1,600 to $1,800; Charles F. Chisholm of New York, Arthur W. Cowles of Connecticut and Elida C. Hough of New York, third to second as- sistant examiners, $1,400 to $1,600; William E. Schoenborn of New Jersey, John H. McElroy of Illinois and Edward H. Eakle of Colorado, fourth to third assistant ex- aminers, $1,200 to $1,400. Appointments—Wallace W. Hite of New Mexico, chief of draughting division, at $2,000, vice James B. Bocock, deceased. Mr. Hite is a graduate of Yale College, taught school several years in Ohio, ard edited a newspaper in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Appointed through the civil service com- mission—William F. Burleigh of Massachu- setts, Emerson F. Newell of Connecticut and Jesse M Woodward of Kentucky, fourth assistant examiners, at $1,200; Mark Randles of New York, Ellsworth Hibbs of Ohio, Scudday J. Richardson of Wisconsin and Montford M. Mendenhall of Oregon, copyists, at $720. SSS NO TRANSFERS OF TROOPS. A Lack of Funds Will Prevent the Usual Changes. It has for many years been customary for the commanding general of the army each spring and summer to make a con- siderable rearrangement of the military forces-at the various army posts, shifting around companies, troops, batteries and sometimes whole regiments. The purpose Mas been to relieve the men who had seen hard service in the Indian country or in the southwestern deserts, to transfer the troops who had become debilitated at southern posts to the north, and to send to the south the men who had experienced the rigors of the cold northwestern winters. For the first time in years this scheme will not be carried out this spring, or, at least, whatever movements are made will be confined to a very small number of men. The change in policy is not caused by any disposition not to afford the soldiers all preper indulgence, but primarily by a lack of money to pay for their transportation. Owing to the extensive movements of the troops made necessary last summer to check the interference with commerce and the workings of the law as a result of the great railroad strike, the appropriation for transportation of troops was very much depleted, and it has been only by the ex- ercise of the closest economy that the War Department has managed to effect the few individual movements of men and officers absolutely necessary from time to time. At present the fund is so far reduced as to make it impossible to engage in anything like a general transfer of troops during the present fiscal year. Lieut. Gen. Schofield Said to a Star reporter today that the hard- ship worked will not be so great as might appear, for in the execution of the very movements made necessary by the strike campaign there resulted a considerable transfer that will do much to relieve the situation. He also said that owing to the abandonment of many of the small army posts located at remote points far from railroads, the situation of the troops has been made much more comfortable and less monotonous, and, consequently, they will not miss so much the usual transfer. —___--+ e+ NAVAL MOVEMENTS. Changes Contemplated at the Depart- inent in Warships. Future movements of ships are under contemplation in the Navy Department. Within a few months a number of vessels will go out of commission and some of the new vessels will receive the men who have been doing duty on the older ships. One of the important changes to be’made is the sending of the Olympia from Mare Island navy station to Honolulu to relieve the Philadelphia. The Philadelphia probably will be docked and scraped at Mare Island and will then go to the Asiatic station, re- lieving the flagship Baltimore. It has been reported that the Philadelphia was not in good condition, but it is now known that nothing is the matter except that she needs to be frecd from barnacles, &c. Minister Willis, it is possible, may conclude to re- turn to the United States on the Philadel- a. Pit is expected that within a short time the Chicago, now at New York, will go out of commission, and her men will be trans- ferred to the Amphitrite, now at the Nor- folk navy yard, This will be the second of the double-turreted monitors that has been put in commission. It is not expected that she will be ordered on any duty abroad, | but will remain in the North Atlantic squadron. | Experience of a Young Brooklyn Man in Philadelphia, CONSIDERABLE MYSTERY IN THE CASE Found Bleeding in Logan Square This Morning. A MILE FROM THE HOTEL PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March 20.—B. Kahn, aged seventeen years, of Brooklyn, was murderously assaulted and robbed last night in Logan Square, in the tenter of this eity. Kahn came to Philadelphia on Monday last and registered at the Key- stcne Hotel as “B. Raber, New York.” He paid for his room in advance and left last night, saying he was going to New York. He carried a grip and seemed to have con- siderable money. Early this morning Kahn was found ly- ing in a pool of blood at the corner of 19th and Vine streets. An officer, after having the boy removed to a hospital, followed the trace of biood through Logan Square. In the center of the park he found another pool of blood and a revolver with two empty chauwbers. When Kahn's body was removed to the hospital, it was thought to be a case of at- tempted suicide, but upon investigation It was found that the boy had suffered from hemorrhages of the nose, caused by being hit with a sandbag or some blunt instru- ment. The grip which he carried when he left the hotel was missing, as was also all of his money. In the room occupied by Kahn in the Keystone Hotel was found a few scraps of paper, which, put together, read as follows: “March 28, 1805.—My dear 3 I was very sorry I could not see you. I left Monday and will be in New York Sun- day, and I will be on 23d street and sth avenue at 4:30. Now be sure and be there. I should not e to walt very long for you. Take this picture and send back to this address at B. Kahn, 616 Flushing ave- nue, Brooklyn I have something nicer for you.” The letter was not signed. An envelope addressed to Miss L. Raimond, 420 West 26th street, New York, was als> found in the room. . The proprietor of the hotel at which Kghn was stopping said the boy appeared to have considerable money when he paid for his room. The Keystone Hotel is just across the street from the Pennsylvania railroad sta~ tion, and the police officials are at a loss to know how the boy could have gotten into Logan Square, which is a mile from the depot. Kahn’s condition remains unchanged. The physicians at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital say that he will probably recover, although he has not regained since he was admitted to the hospital. ———— SHOT AT DAYBREAK. Andrew J. Campbell Victim of a Burgiar’s Visit. LEXINGTON, Ky., March 29.—Andrew J. Campbell, secretary of the chamber of commerce, president of the Humane So- ciety and a leading insurance man, les dead at his home in this city from a pistol shot, fired under mysterious circumstances at daybreak today. He occupied a room with his thirteen-year-old son on the first floor, opening on a rear porch. About 5 o'clock the little fellow was awakened by the crashing of glass in the door and the fall of a brickbat on the floor. A moment later he heard a pistol shot, then a quick scuffle and another pistol shot. This was followed by a heavy fall on the floor of the porch and hurrying footsteps in the yard. Rushing out he found his father with a gaping wound in his cheek and blood streaming out. The family was quickly aroused and neighbors who heard the shooting rushed in.» Physicians were sum- moned, but life was extinct. The porch bore evidences of a severe struggle. The floor was scratched by shoe naiis and tracked with ashes. Campbell's own pistol was near him, with two cham- bers empty, and his face is badly powde burned, proving that the shot must have been fired at short range. . ‘The theory of the family and neighbors is that Campbell heard some one at the re- frigerator on the back porch, and went out to investigate. The prowler threw the brick that crashed through the glass door. Campbell pulled his pistol and fired, the men grappled, and in the struggie over the pstol Campbell was shot in the face from his own pistol. - Campbell intended going to the near-by town of Versailles this morning and pur- chesed yesterday a two-day accident policy for $5,000 in an accident company of Detroit. He had been in bad health for several years, having suffered partial paralysis, as a result of wounds in the civil war, and it is said he never went on even a short jovrney without taking out an accident policy. His wife died eight years ago, and he leaves four children. Bloodhounds were taken to the yard of Cempbell’s residence this morning. They struck a trail on the brick walk and fol- lcwed it through an open rear gate, but lost it in the confusion of tracks of the throng gathered in the alley. ——— AFTER THE YANKTONS’ LAND. Son of a Chief Coming to Make a Protest. ARMOUR, S. D., March 29.—The attempt of the state of South Dakota to file on 50,000 acres of the best land in the Yankton res- ervation is arousing bitter opposition. School Commissioner Lockhart has tender- ed the register of the land office at Mitchell, 8." D., the fees, amounting to about $500. The register declined to receive them, hold- ing that the proposed action was expressly forbidden in the treaty. The ¥Yanktoas themselves are determired to prevent the proposed action and have signed a vigorous protest to the President. This has been put in the hands of W. L. Selwyn, son of the head chief, who will personally take it to President Cleveland, ae ees HAS NOT RESIGNED. It is Asserted That Minister Tupper Retnins His Portfollo. TORONTO, Ont., March 29.—The Toronto World says today that it has good reasons for believing that Sir Charles Tupper will retain his portfolio as minister of justice. If this be so, and the World is generally well informed politically, it shows that the premier has succeeded in patching up truce for the present, at least, The Mail, the government organ, gives strong denial to the whole resignation story. It says: “Charles Tupper is still adininis- tering the affairs of hts department. He has not tendered his resignation, and the statements sent broadcast over the world that ie has are untrue. This contradiction is given not only on the authority of the mitisier of justice, but with the emphatic confirmation of Sir McKenzie Bowell. > Brewery at Cumberland Burned. BALTIMORE, Md., March 29,—A special to the News from Cumberland, Md., says: The Washington brewery, owned by Paul Ritter, was destroyed by fire this morning. Mr. Ritter’s dwelling, adjoiming the brew- ery, was also burned. The entire loss is about $25,000, partly covered by insurance,