Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1895, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Turkey's Reply to the Powers Not REFUSES THE REFORMS DEMANDED May Be Forced to Yield Con- sent. MANY SHIPS AT BEYROUT CONSTANTINOPLE, June 4.—The reply of the Turkish government to the notes of the representatives of Great Britain, France and Russiayin regard to the pro- posed reforms in Armenia has been de- livered to the envoys. The porte’s answe is not satisfactory. The Turkish govern- ment does not agree to the principle of the control of the proposed reforms by the powers. Alter receiving the reply the en- voys of the three powers held a meeting, at which they decided to refer the whole matter to their respective governments. ‘The position is serious, as last week the British embassy informed the Perte that Great Britain had resolved not to accept any modifications of the proposition affect- ing reforms in Armenia, and the repre- sentatives of the other powers interested have made the same declaration to the Porte. The reply of the Turkish government causes surprise, and it is thorght that such an answer would not nave been given without encouragement from some Eu- repean power. But the presence of the British Mediterranean squadron, consisting of seventeen ships, at Beyrout, points to an agreement between Great Britain, France and Russ‘a to force Turkey to comply with tha demands of the power Consequently Interesting news may shortly be flashed from Beyrout, Syria, where it is belicved the British fleet Il be called upon to support the demands of the three powers. The Reforms Demanded. ‘The measures which Great Britain, France and Russia insist upon as preli inary to reform in Armenia include the appointment of a high commissioner for |- Armenia, general amnesty for and release of alf political prisoners, the revision of certain judgments and the appointment of a commission to sit at Constantinople charged with the application of the reforms and working in concert with the high com- misstoner. It is also demanded by the powers that the governors and vice governors of Van, Er.eroum, Sivas, Bitlis, Khartut and Trebi- zonde be Christiri or Musselman, accofd- ing as the population of these places is inclined. In any case, however, either the governor or the vice governor of the places named is to be a Christian, and the ap- pointment of these officials is to be approv- ed by the powers. ’ ‘Taxes’are to be collected by local and not by state officials, and enough is to be re- tained before the money is forwarded to Constantinople to provide for the cost of local administration, as, under the present system, all tax money is first sent te Con- stantinople, from which city but little of it returns to Armenia, The powers also propose to compel the Porte to make radica! changes in the ju- dicial system in order to insure fair trials, the surveillance of prisons and the aboli- tion of torture and the police is to be com- posed of Turks and Christians equally. Finally, the Turkish government is to be campelled to strictly enforce the laws against compulsory conversions of Islam- ism. As already cabled exclusively to the As- sociated Press, when the sultan read the note of the representatives of the powers outlining the proposed reforms he was not unfavorably. impressed. He had several conferences with the foreign ambassadors, and the Austrian ambassador urged him to accede to the demands of the powers. But, it was added, at the time the sultan appeared to be counting upon the moral support of Emperor William of Germany, to whom he is known to have sent an autograph letter on the subject. ——_—_ SWINDLE THE STATE. Report of 2 New Jerscy Senate Com- mittee. TRENTON, N. J., June 4.—The report of the select committee of the senate ap- Pointed February 13, 1895, to inquire into charges of extravagance in furnishing the state house, and certain other charges touching the conduct of public officials, was | Dhead to the senate soon after ncon to- Pigures and facts are given to show that, under very meager authority, large sums of money have been expended an- nually without appropriation. eg ee COUNT FERRARA ATTACKED. Reported to Be Mortally Wounded by Socialists. LONDON, June 4.—A special dispatch received here from Rome announces that Count Ferrara, formerly under secretary of state for foreign affairs, has been mor- tally wounded by socialists at Ramini. Later.—Additional dispatches from-Rome show that the shooting of Count Ferrera was not the work of socialists, as at first supposed. The count, it appears, was in- sulted at the door of his residence at Rimini by two men, and during the alter- cation which followed he was shot with a revolver. Several arrests have been made in consequeice of the affair. 7 ACADEMY WEEK. NAVAL Exercises at Annapolis Viewed by the Board of Visitors. ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 4.—The board of visi‘ors to the’ Naval Academy spent this merning on the water. The cruiser Ban- eroft went out at 9 o’clock for a battle ll afloat. A detachment of cadets was landed at the old proving grounds, and the Bancroft approached under fire with a number of steam lawiches and cutters to leeward. The Bancroft kept up her firing, which was returned from the shore, until she got as close to shore as was possible, and then the small boats under cover of the great gun smoke made into land. When within a few yards of shore the crews jumped overboard and succeeded in cap- turing the fort. At 1045 the Bancroft went out into the bay for target practice, and some very go0d shooting was dg at a distance of 1,000 yards. The target was pretty badly tern up. The Standish carried out a party of ladies, friends of the visitors and cadets. ‘The board visited the machine shops at noon and watched the cadets as they manipulated a compound engine and per- formed other shop work. SOS SES EVE IN A THIRD TERM. Southerners Said to Favor Cleveland's It BE yannah cotton exchange, quartered at the who, with Mr Fifth Av din an interv: last night that the sentiment among south- was for Grover Cleveland to suc- as Pre: hern business men,” generally sound mone ly that reason, among oth nirers of M aid he, “ar tes, and fi e are all ve land, nd ap- prove thoroughly of his views and of- ficial acts in regard to finance and eco- nomics.” a «MORE WARSHIPS FOR JIDDAN. Frarce Will Support the Demands of England. TOULON, June 4.—Two French cruisers have been dispatched to Jiddah to support the three British cruisers sent to that port to enforce the prompt punishment of those who were engaged in the murderous as- sault upon the foreign consular officials there. resulting mm the killing of the Brit- ish vice consul and in the serious wound:ng of the British consul, Mr. Richardson; the Russian consul, Mr, Brandt, and the se retary of the French consulate, M. D’Or- THE EVEN. r aac MEE BS G STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1895-TWELVE PAGES., WASHINGTON CONVOCATION Its Semi-Annual Meeting Held Today in Trinity Church. An Interesting Paper on Church En- dowment Rend by Dr. Howell—Some Business Transacted. The semi-annual meeting of the convoca- tion cf Washington was held today in Trin- ity P. E. Church, corner of 3d and C streets. The sessions began this morning at 10 o'clock, and a final adjournment will prob- ally be reached late this afternoon. The convecation of Washington covers the identical territory that is to be in- cluded in the diocese of Washington which was provided for at the meeting of the diccesan convention last week, namely: the District of Columbia and four of the lower counties of Maryland. There was but lit- tle business of any importance before the meeting today, and this, together with the unpleasantly warm weather, had its effect in keeping the attendance down to very small proportions. The meeting this morning was opened with a religious service, which consisted of the reading of morning prayer and the administration of the holy communion. ‘The service was conducted by Archdeacon T. S. Childs, assisted by Dr. Addison, rec- tor of Trinity Church, and Dr. R. Howell. * The Treasurer's Report. The secretary of the convocation, Rev. Mr. Johns, read the minutes of the last meeting, which, after some corrections, were adopted. The next order of business was the report of the treasurer of the con- voeation, Mr. Seymour Tuiloch of this city. is report showed that the general fund aine Pnvocation amounted to but $18.04, which, With the expenditures, left a bal- ance of $15.42. The total on hand to the credit of the puiiding fund ts $443.09. On account of the proposed division of the diocese Mr. Tulloch recommended that the accounts of the conyocation be closed up and he asked for the appointment of a com- mittee of audit. The report was received and Gen. Duncan S. Walker and Mr. Brady were appointed on the committee asked Yor. A letter was read by the secretary from Bishop Paret addressed to the convocation. It was for the most part élrected to a con- sideration of the business interests of St. Luke’s Church of this city, According to the bishop's 'ett2r the church is hedged around with such restrictions that it can- not borrow mo! without the consent of the standing committee on work among colored people. There used to be such a committee, but of late there has been none and Bishop Paret recommended the ap- tment of a committee, if only for the purpose of enab'ing the church in ques- tion to raise the amount it ueeds. The recommendation of the bishop was adopted and a committee appoin: to consist of the bishop, Dr. Addison and Mr. Henry E. Pel- lew. The report of the archdeacon was down for the morning session, but, as Dr. How- ell, who was tq deliver an essay during the afternoon was obliged to leaye town, a motion was made to suspend the order of business to allow Dr. Howell to read his faper during the morning. The subject of his address was the endowment of church- es and the need for a better system. Dr. Howcll’s Interesting Pauper. Dr. Howell, who is a young man of broad and generous views, prefaced his paper with the generally accepted view that the wealth of the many, in moderate proportions, conduces to the welfare of the community more than does the unlim- ited wealth of the few. He was in favor of an. endowment for all churches, though he- took the ground that endpwments which are too much localized and central- ized may be harmful, while a-generous distribution is decidedly advantageous. In his opinion all churches should be en- dowed to a reasonable extent, in order to render them independent and to place them in a position to do the most with the op- portunities at hand. Dr. Howell took a firm and determined stand in oppesition to one evil, which, he says, is singularly prevalert in the west. Churches which are not as well provided with funds as they might be, he said, often engage the services of a new rector, hold- ing out as an inducement a salary of $1,000 and the use of a rectory. The newly chosen minister accepts the call, and moves him- self and family to his new field of useful- ress at considerable expense to himself. ‘Then he finds that it is not all easy sailing. In the first place, he says that the minister frequently finds that his salary is not forth- coming. After misunderstandings and dis- agreements of one sort and anether the church finally comes to the conclusion that the man they have chosen Is not the man for the place, and the result is that the rec- tor has to borrow enough from his re¢- tives and friends to move away to sc#e ether field. This usually happens about Easter, after a long winter of hard work, for which the minister gets no credit. Dur- Ing the summer services are held by lay preachers, who volunteer for the purpose, and thereby a considerable amount is saved. In the fall a new rector is secured, with the same bait that was held out as before —a salary of $1,000 and the use of @ rec- tory. It goes without saying that a min- ister is not going to use his very best en- ergies to advance the interests of a parish frpm which he feels that he is scon to be divorced, and the English system, Dr. How- ell thought, with all its faults, has a great advantage in the permanence of office which it holds forth to ministers. This permanence may best be secured through some system of church endowment. ‘As to the question of what is a reason- able endowment for a church, Dr. Howell suggested that in his opinion it should be equal to the presumable value of the church property ten years hence, with an addition of 530) per cent in the case of rural churebes. Dowh-town churches should be the most heavily endowed and should grad- ually be made into free churches. It is time, ke said, that we should begin to build for the future, and the best way to ac- complish this is by means of the endow- ment system. The Matter Discussed. The address was discussed at some length by Rev. Mr. Williams, Rev. Dr. Buck, Rev. Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smih and Rev. Dr. R. H. McKim, the latter two expressing themselves as opposed to any- thing ‘more than the limited or small en- dowment, maintainiag that a surplus of wealth in churches often results in a mini- mum of spiritual advancement. This closed the session of the morning, and after luncheon, which was served to the delegates by the la the business of the c cation is or sumed. This consisted, for the most par of an election of officers, an archdeac secretary and treasurer, and an address by Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith on the sub. of co-operation of city and rural church: in afvancing the work of the new diocese of Washington. — OSCAR WILDE INSANE. The Noted Writer Reported to Be Crazy. LONDON, June 4.—It {s reported here uhis evening that Oscar Wilde, who was re- cently sentenced to two years’ imprison- ment in Pentonville prison, at hard labor, after having been convicted of gross cency, has become insane, and is confined in a padded room of the prison. re at Prederickshurs. FREDERICKS Va., June 4.—The worst fire ever known here occurred this merning at 4 o'clock. King’s ice factory Fatal F) and Face mill and six dweiling houses were burned. William Deshazo, engineer at the Exe: r » Was burned to death. The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. CF But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. OLNEY IS THE MAN He Will Be Transferred to the State : Department. WHY ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT MADE Waiting to Name the New At- torney General. TODAY’S CABINET MEETING It-is good as settled that Attorney Gen- -eral Olney will be made Secretary of State. It was currently rumored today that the appointment had been made. The rumor is premature, but may be verified by oc- currences in the near future. For reasons known only to himself, the President has concluded to defer making the appointment for a few days. Why Announcements Are Not Made. The Star has the authority of a member of the cabinet for the statement that the matter Is still unsettled and that the Pres- ident has not tendered the appointment to any one. Notwithstanding this positive statement by a gentleman who should know the facts, there is the best of reason for the general belief that the transfer of Mr. Olney from the Department of Justice to the Department of State is much more than a mere probability. That it has not already been made Is probably due to the unfinished condition cf several important matters in the Attor- ney General's office. One thing reliably established today is that the cabinet vacancy will be filled be- fore the President’s departure for Gray Gables within the next two weeks. An- other thing reasonably well established is that Postmaster General Wilson is not likely to be transferred to either the State or the Justice Department, and that an out- sider will be made Attorney General to succeed Mr. Olney. Senator Gray’s Visit. Senator Gray of Delaware spent several hours with the President at the White House today, before and after the cabinet meeting, but it is known beyond a doubt that his business had no relation whatever to the State Department vacancy. In the words of a cabinet officer, Mr. Gray is de- cidedly too useful in the Senate to serious- ly consider his transfer to another field of oficial action. One of the gentlemen in attendance is authority for the statement that the President didnot announce the appointment of Secretary Gresham's successor to the cabinet at its meeting to- day. All the members were present except Postmaster General Wilson. Acting Sec- retary Uhl occupied his usual place at the President’s right. The session lasted only a little over an hour, and by 12:30 o'clock all the cabinct officers had left the White House for their respective depariments. Secretary Herbert left before the meet- ing was over and went direct aboard the Dolphin and sailed for Annapolis, where he will attend the Naval Academy gradu- ating exercises. To soiae members of his cabinet it is learned thet the President bas stated in substance that he should ask Mr. Olney to accept the place, and that he was delaying the public announcement in order that Le might at the same time name a sueccesor to Mr. Olney as Attorney Gen- eral. Persons in position to know what the President's purposes are anticipate an early announcement of Mr. Olney’s appointment, and prebably that of his successor. ——__—_—e MARKETS MEN MEET. Measures Under Way to Provide a Produce Market. There was a meeting at the American House this afternoon of a number of farm- ers who raise produce on a large scale and dispose of it at wholesale in the Center and other Washington markets. Their ob- ject was to take measures to sgeur2 the use of the present hay market, situated be- tween B street and Little B street and 1th and 12th streets northwest, for a whole- sale produce market, under suitable pro- visions to be made by the District Com- miss:oners. Col. Wright Rives presided, with Mr. J. C. Reeves as secretary. A com- mittee consisting of Secretary Reeves, Mr. S. Howison and Mr. R. Crozier, appointed at a fermer meeting to select a committee to represent the farmers with the Commis- sioners, reported the following gentlemen as having signified their willingness to serve: B. F. Joy, J. Beyer, J. Beech, 8S. Wright and R. B. Howison of the District of Columbia; Michael Smith, H. Kirby and A. Miller of Prince George’s county, Md.; F. Brewer, L. Duvadi and J. Kelley of Montgomery county, Md.; C. Churchman, S. Puliman and Joseph Herdelbower of Fairfax county, Va., and Edward Crain, B. Baggett and R. Johnson of Alexandria county, Va. To Go Ahead. ‘The committee report was adopted, and Mr. S. Howison made a motion, which was agreed to, instructing the secretary to tall the new committee together as soon as possible. It was provided that five mem- bers should constitute a quorum, and that a subcommittee of three should be appoint- ed to confer upon the question with the District Commissioners. ‘The plan favored by the large majority of those who regularly bring produce to market, and which will probably be sub- mitted to ard approved by the Commis- sioners, is to provide sheds along the street fronts cf the present open space known as the hay market, which will serve as shelter for the produce as well as the sellers and purchasers. Places will be provided into which teams may be backed, and accom- modations for 300 wagons and teams will be thus provided. One half of this number of stands will be rented by the year to produce dealers who come in from the country regularly, while those remaining will be rented by the day to the occasional The parties interested agree that this system will best suit the convenfence of all The use of the hay market in manner indicated would relieve B street from its present overcrowded condi- tion on market days and greatly add to the safety of the purchasing public. Addresses in favor of this plan were made by Mr. §. Howison; Mr. B. F. Joy, Mr. George G. Curtis and others. Mr. George M. Henault presented contrary ideas in the shape of various resolutions and amendments, all of which were promptly voted down. ‘Among those present were Samuel How!- son, B. F. Joy, R. B. Howison, S. H. Wright, Andrew Green, F. J. Morris, Thos. Murphy, A. W. Brown, Charles Vincent, 8. Pullman, George M. Henault and George G. Curtis. BEATEN BY STRIKERS, West Virginia Miners Attack in Force Non-Union Men. BALTIMORE, Md., June 4.—A special to the News from Wheeling, W. Va., says: Five hundred striking miners from Dillon- ville attacked non-union’ men of the Gay- Jord Coal Company's works, which re- sumed this morning, and beat twenty of them in a terrible manner. One man will die. ae If a paper. receives credit for having a larger circulation than it really enjoys, a reason exists for: withholding from the advertiser the actual cir- culation figures and mystify- ing customers with “about” and “approximately.”. The Star, however, has a circula- tion that it is proud of and each Saturday prints a detailed sworn statement of its actual circulation, -giving the adver- tiser what by business ethics he is plzinly entitled to--a guarantee of that which he is buying. The advertiser in The Star is not asked to “trade jackknives, sight unseen.”” He knows exactly what he is pay- ing for. The Star is alone among Washington newspa- pers in making public an- nouncement of its circulation figures. Last week the daily average was 32,493 copies. GOING INTO CAMP Orders for the Outing of the Distric Guard. To Be Known as Camp Washington— Routine of Duty to Be Observed —Plans for Subsisting. General orders and circulars will be is- sued tomorrow from headquarters, giving full particulars and instructions to cover the encampment of the District of Colum- bia National Guard at Camp Washington, Fort Washington, from Thursday, June 13, to Saturday, June 22. The orders will say among other things: The troops of the National Guard will assemble in heavy marching order, at the foot of 7th street southwest, on Thursday, June 13, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., to embark for the camp. The universally common faults of the volunteer militia are ignorance of guard duty and a total lack of observance of the forms of military courtesy. The greatest attention will therefore be paid by officers to instruction in these Important duties. Ccurtesy among military men and respect to superiors are indispensable to good dis- cipline. ‘The object of the camp is instruction in military duty, to which all else must be subordinate; but in their hours off duty the men will be permitted to enjoy themselves in every reasonable manner. Mock parades, disorderly conduct and shouting will not be permitted. , i It has requfted “four years of persistent eXort to induce Congress to appropriate the money for the expenses of the cainp of instruction.,, Seyenty-tive per cent of th: aggregate strength of the brigade is the least attendanceathat can justify the ex- penditure. Any company that has less than this average‘attendance in camp will be disbanded unless it can be saown, on thorough investtgation, that special and Proper reasons prevented it. Routine for Ench Day. The following routine of duty will be ob- served each fay during the encampment of the National Guard: Reveille, 5:45 a.m.; fatigue call, ; Sick call, 620; mess call (breakfast), 7:00;, guard mounting, 8:00; drill call, 9:00; regall, 11:00; drill call, 11:30; mess call (dinner), 1:00; 3 drill call, 4:15: 45; dress parade, 6:00; retreat Gf there be no dress parade), ; mess call (supper), 7:00; tattoo, 10:00; taps, 10:30, 2 On Saturday, 22d instant, all guards will be withdra: at 8 am, at the call for “Assembly.” ‘The General” will be sound- ed at 9:00 a.m., instead of the drill call, and the “Assembly” to embark will be sounded at The Mess Arrangements. During the encampment the brigade will be subsisted by means of battalion messes. A large mess tent and a kitchen will be erected for each battalion and provided with the necessary number of Buzzacott’s field cooking outfits and necessary amount of mess furniture and kitchen utensils. Fresh meats, vegetables, bread, milk and ice will be issued daily by the post com- missary. Other subsistence stores will be issued in bulk twice during the encamp- ment. Each battalion will be allowed two cooks at the rate of $250 a day and two assist- ants st the rate of $1.50 a day. Their names will be reported to the post com- missary, and will be borne on his roll for payment. Waiters, servants and addi- ticnal or higher-priced cooks may be em- ployed, if desired, at the expense of the mess employing them. Quartermasters or other officers detailed for commissary duty, with cooks and em- ployes, must be sent to camp on the 12th instant to draw and arrange subsistence stores, mess furniture and cooking uten- sils, and be ready to serve meals on arrival of their commands. Quartermaster’s Department. On arrival in camp the commanding offi- cer of each company will procure from the quartermaster of his battalion the tools al- lotted to his company, and will direct the Pitching of the tents of his company. As soon as this duty is completed companies will be marched by their first sergeants to the office of the post quartermaster, who will issue to each man a bed sack, and thence to the straw pile to fill their sacks. All employes and officers’ servants must be reported to the post quartermaster on the morning of the lith instant for regis- try. They will then be furnished with a badge or ticket to prevent their arrest by guards. Permission has been granted for estab- lishing a barber shop and a restaurant near the camp grounds. ——>_—__ CORRECTED AT THE VATICAN. The Report That Archbishop Kenrick Had Been Deposed. ROME, Italy, June 4.—It is stated at the Vatican that the brief cable from St Lonis announcing the pope’s deposition of Archbishop Kenrick, and the nomination in his stead of ‘Archbishop Kain as successor, is due to an unfortunate misapprehension of a cable from Rome, which summarized the action taker’ by the congregation of the propaganda. The written decree was mailed to the Uhited States several days ago and gives in full the contemplated changes. It: doe# not depose Archbishop Kenrick his present title or position, nor does it appoint Archbishop Kain as his successor. (Suck action could have been taken only through a papal bull. The preserit action is a decree of the con- gregation made for the purpose of assist- ing in the management and administration of the churth pfoperty of the archdiocese. Had the archbishop been relieved, he would have been. given’a new title as archbishop of a suppressed diocese in the far east, in order that the change would entail no sacrifice of dignity or station. But the decree es no change in his title, and leaves him in possession of his present title as archbishop of St. Louis. It defines exactly and clearly the position of Archbishop Kain as coadjutor, making more definite ‘he powers conferred upon him a year ago. It does not, however, make him the suc- cessor of Archbishop Kenrick, but gives him such strong powers as coadjutor that he will be able to Set on the laborious work of managing the church property and affairs as though he were archbishop in name or in fact. This will bring no depo- sition or removal of the venerable head of the archdiocese. It is regretted that the few words sent by cable summarizing the full decree should have been misconstrued. The 4 was mailed to Archbishop Kain, and would not have reached him until jounce- ment made last Sunday based gable. END OF THE YEAR Arrangements for High School Com- mencement on the 20th. LIST OF THE GRADUATES Preparations for the Cadets’ An- nual Parade and Drill. WESTERN GRADUATES The annual joint commencement exer- cises of the Central, Eastern ard Western High Schools will take place in Conven- tion Hail Thursday evening, June 20, be- ginning at 8 o’clock. The program for the occasion is as follows: 1, Overture, “Barber of Seville,” Ros- sini. 2. Mazurka, ‘La Mousona,” Ganne. 3. Selection, Tabasco, Chadwick, 4. March, “The High School Cadets,” Sousa. Ipvocation, Rev. Dr. Stakeley. Inter- N-€2Z0, ‘avalleria Rusticana,” Mascagni. Introductory address, Commissioner Joan W. Koss. 6. Patrol, “Glorious South,” Fanciulli. Address, Postmaster General William L. Wilson. 7. Selection, “Ten Minutes With the Minstrels,” Bowran. Presentation of diplomas, Commissioner George Truesdell. 8. March, ‘Marine Band,” Fanciulli. Music will be fyrnished by the Marine Pard under the direction of Prof. F. Fan- civlli, The commencement exercises are in the hands of the following committees of pupils of the several schools: Central High School, third-year class: P. Tindall, president; Miss E. L. Maddren, vice president; Miss R. Rt. Hessler, vice president; Miss Adams, secretary; J. F. Hottell, treasurer; J. W. Butts, L. D. Lewis, C. B. Thompson, R. Kimball, H. W. Avis, Miss E. H. Baier, Miss A. M. Fletcher, Miss M. A. Baker, Miss M. E. Clark, Miss J. M. Mickle, Miss A. B. Murphy, Miss D. P. Peetry. Bastern High School, third-year class: C. J. Brock, president; Miss I. C. Byrn, vice president; Miss H, A. Richmond, vice pres- ident; Miss M. S. Sanderson, secretary; F. H. Yount, treasurer; Miss B. A. Yoder, Miss E. E. Steward, Miss M. D. Swingle, H. W. Hurst, A. W. Shilling and J. T. Graff. Executive committee—Central High School,’ fourth-year class: R. S. Warileld, president; Miss M. Brown, vice president; Miss H. S. Etchison, secretary; B. U. Gra- ham, treasurer; V. B. Fay, Miss I. L. Jor- dan, Miss E. L. Burden, Miss H. R. Evans, Miss E. Morrison and C. G. Storm. Eastern High Schooi, fourth-year class: Cc. Hart, president; Miss B. Erly, vice pres- ident; J. Steward, secretary; H. Leonard, treasurer; D. C. Croissant, J. W. Murphy and S. M. Bouton. Western High School, fourth and third year- classes: J. H, Wilson, presiden M. L. McGowan, first vice presiden' L. Blackford, second vice president; A. Lynch, secretary; Miss E. G. Cheyney, treasurer; Miss M. R. Phillips, Miss M. L. Trunnell, Miss E. Graves and W. R. Coyle. Subcommittees—Printing: R. Kimball, chairman, Ceatral; Mr. Altschu, Central; Miss Graves, Western; Mr. Croissant, Eastern, and Mr. Hurst, Eastern. Invitations: Mr. Storm, chairman, Cen- tral; Miss Maddren, Central; Miss Black- ford, Western; Mr. Murphy, Eastern, and Miss Yoder, Eastern. Mr. BenKert, chairman, West- Mickle, Central; Miss Burden, Steward, Eastern, and Mr. Eastern. Church, chairman, Eastern; outon, Eastern; Miss Peetrey, Cen- Mason, Central, and Miss Phil- lips, Western. Decoration: Mr, W. P. McKee, chairman, Western; Miss Fietcher, Central; Mr. Avis, Central; Miss Jordan, Central; Miss Mor- rison, Central; Miss Erly, Eastern, and Miss Swingle, Eastern. Comfort: Mr. Leonard, chairman, East- ern; Miss Steward, Eastern; Mr. Thomp- son, Central; Miss Evans, Central; Miss Brown, Centrai; Miss Trunnell, Western, and Mr. Coyle, Western. od Hall: Mr. Graff, chairman, Eastern; Mr. Parson, Eastern; Mr. Lewis, Central; Mr. Fay, Central, and Mr. Cheyney, Western. Annual Drill. The annual parade and exhibition drill of the regiment of the High School Cadets is scheduled to take place Wednesday after- noon, June 12, on the White lot, when it is Proposed to maneuver in extended order. Becaus2 of the excessive heat this after- boon, the Central High School was closed at 1:30 o’ciock and the regular drill of the cadets omitted. Should the present hot spell continue, so Principal Lane stated to a Star reporter, the annual parade of the cadets will be declared off, because at least two practice drilis on the White lot are necessary, and such will be impossible with the temperature at the high point it now maintains. Western Graduates. The graduating class of the Western High School, to whem diplomas will be presented at the joint commencement ex- ercises, is as follows: Fourth year—Lillie May Bremerman, Alice Jane Crowley, Gertrude Margarite Janney, Lulu Elizabeth Agnes Lanman, Alice Jane Lyneh, Mary Loyola McGowan, Mary Roselie Phillips, Elsie Ida Roche, Mary Louise Trunneil, Maud White. Third year—George Felix Beukert, Lucy Landon Carter Blackford, Alice Mary Ber- ry, Edna Norris Calhoun, William Deakins Cassin, Edward Gheen Cheyney, Alice Kearny Coyle, William Radford Coyle, Josephine Miller Davis, William Cummings Fisher, Emily Graves, Amelia Annie Hutch- ins, William Pinkney McKee, Edna Rose Wescott, Jesse Henry Wilson. ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Building Permits. 2 Building permits were issued today as follows: Justice White, to erect a two- story brick private stable and make altera- tions to main houre, to ccst $22,500; Will- iam Harvey, to erect a two-story and attic frame building on lot 20, block 21, Lang- don, D. C., to cost $3,000; T. A. Hopkins, to erect a two-story brick stable at No. 219 E street northwest, to cost $375. Bids Opened. Bids were opened today for cleaning the improved alleys, the urimprcved alleys and streets and Pennsylvania avenue. The bid- ders were: For sweeping Pennsylvania ave- nue—Albert Daggett, $2 per day; R. V. Rusk, $23 per day; Lewis Jefferson, $22.74 (@nformal); James O’Day, $22.50; William Ryan, $24; Richard Horn & Son, $27. Clean- ing paved alleys—Albert Daggett, $42.40 per thousand square yards. Cleaning un- paved streets and alleys—Rickard Horn & Son, $59.50 per thousand squaro yards, ‘Today’s Orders. The Commissioners this morning issued the following orders: That D. B. Haines be permitted to re- move sand from the Anacostia sewer, sub- ject to inspection and direction of the sewer department. The order to lay cement sidewalk in I street between 9th and 10th streets north- west, in front of squares 373 and 374, un- der the assessment law, is hereby can- celed. The permit clerk is authorized to issue permits to use terra cotta ee in buildi on northwest corner of North Capitol an D streets. The proposal of William Lamahan to build wall in alley in square 112, George- town, for $414.60, ig hereby accepted. ‘That about one hundred and forty rail- road and tubular lanterns, the property of the sewer department, be repaired, at a cost of 15 cents each, ‘That the gas lamp on the south side of Spruce near 3d gtreet be moved east about fifteen feet. ‘That a cement sidewalk be laid in front of No.,1327 16th street, under the provision of the permit system, at an estimated cost $79.88, ° o The Distinguished Sick. Miss Mary A, Dodge is very weak this morning and unconscious a large part of The hot weather affects her con 7 paterorsny ep live Witt continues to improve NEE ee TEENS EES IE SETS ASAD ET oT ITSO SD ee i nme et er ee ot RRS Tes erent» SS fee ERNE tae Noe ASS SRS VE a WBE APS vero OS PATENT OFFICE GAZETTE Work to Be Done by Andrew B. Graham of This City. Decision Reached Today by Commis- sioner Seymour and Sec- retary Smith. The long-drawn-out controversy over the Patent Office Gazette was settled today by the action of Commissioner Seymour ani Secretary Smith in awarding the contract for illustrating and printing that very necessary periodical during the official year beginning July 1 to Andrew B. Graham of this city. This result practically continues the old method of publishing the Gazette by vse of the process of photo-lithography, and at a cost considerably in excess of all necessary expense for producing good work. , In order to make a saving to the govern- ment by means of later processes, Cor- missioner Seymour desired to have Con- gress so amend the appropriation law last winter as to-permit him to let the work out by contract to concerns that would make use of the later and more improved process of photo-engraving on zinc. To this the printers’ union made objection, because it would take the typesetting away from the government printing office, and it was supposed the law was left in its usual form. ‘ But, on the contrary, it was found that it was confused and blind in its phraseol- ogy, so that the commissioner was able to maintain that the construction of the law should be left to him and he therefore ad- vertised for bids for producing the Gazette by contract work. Mr. Gorman’s Letter. , At this- point the printers’ union again interfered and secured from Senator Gor- man, who, by a strange conjunction of circumstances, seems to be at this time himself alone the joint committee of Sen- ate and House on printing, a letter direct- ing the commissioner to adhere to the old method of printing the Gazette, on the ground that the law would not permit his awarding the contract to the concerns which would make use of the new processes and print the Gazette directly from type. The matter was referred to the Assistant Attorney General, Judge Hall, and several exhaustive hearings were held, at which all bidders were represented. His decision was that in view of the fact that Congress had uniformly desired to retain this print- ing im the hands of the public printer, the Commissioner sheuld continue during the next year to print the Gagette as it has heretofore been printed. Accordingly the commissioner after mak- ing inquiry into the ability of Mr. Gra- ham’s establishment to do the work re- quired gave him the contract, as his bid was $11,000 lower than that of the Norris Peters Company, the competing photolith- ographic bidder. For producing copies for the current is- sue of patents Mr. Graham's bid was $54,- 901.90; for producing the Official Gazette, $37,128; the Norris Peters Company made a bid of $4,917.20 for the first part of this work and of $38,22) for producing the Offi- cial Gazette. That part of the Gazette done by the | public printer costs, in ition to the con- tract work, $71 41. These bids are en- tirely upon the basis of using the process of photolithographing. The following bids were made upon the theory of using the zinc process of photo- engraving, so as to print the Gazette di- rectly from type: For producing the Official Gazette entire, including the indexes and all the work done on the Gazette by the public printer, the Capital Press Company made a bid of $76,031.38; the Friedewald Company of Baltimore, for precisely the same work, made a bid of $85,534.32. Rufus H. Darby of this city for doing the same work, without the indexes, made a bid of $102,648, and M. D. Helm, for the same work, including the indexes, made a bid of $109,200, + 2 + _______ APPEAL DENIED. Tolman Refused Permission to Go to the Supreme Conrt. The Court of Appeals today denied the application of George Russell Tolman for the allowance of an approval to the United States Supreme Court. As stated in yes- terday’s Star, Tolman was committed to jail last winter by Judge Hagner for fail- ing to pay his wife, Eva Frances Tolman, alimony granted her by the court. Judge McComas dismissed his petition for release by writ of habeas corpus, and the Court of Appeals sustained Judge McComas. It was from this judgment that Tolman desired to appeal to the United States upreme Court. it is vrebaple that Tolman will not apply to Judge McComas or to one of the justices of the Supreme Court for an al- lowance of an appeal. Meantime, he is out on bail. - es Charged With Perjury. When John S. Kennack, a marine, called at the pension agency this morning to get his pension money he was surprised by De- teetife Weedon, who had a warrant for his arrest, charging him with perjury. Kennack had been given his check for $18.72, and had signed it when the officer notified him that he was under arrest and relieyed him of the check. The warrant was sworn out by Alvah H. Thompson, an examiner in the pension office, and charges that the marine falsely swore that during @ certain period he was not in the gov- ernment service. This affidavit was made, it is charged, in suppcrt of an application for an increase of pension. He was lock- ed up at the first precinct for a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow. —_s— Fireman Martin’s Funeral. The funeral of the late Thomas J. Martin, engineer of Company No. 6, who was over- come by the heat while serving a fire from tox 62 on the afternoon of June 3, 1805, and died shortly after beimg removed to his home, will take place from his late residence, $21 4th str2et northwest, on Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 1895, at 4 p.m. Rev. George O. Little of Assembly Church will officiate. A detail of about twenty firemen, in charge of Assistant Chief Engineer William T. Belt, will Le in attendance. —_—»__. Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibts, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. GRAIN, | High. Low, irs % 16% R, BS 5 bly 52°52 OL 30 2% 2 12.60 12.78 12.50 1285 13.02 12.77 667 6.87 60 685 690 6.85 635 6.35 6.80 + 6.52 657 (647 Corron Month. Open. High. Low. July. + Lor 7ie Zor ‘Augus - 710 718 7:10 September, + 012 722 712 October. + TIS Te 715 —$_+—__ Baltimorg Markets. BALTIMORE, June 4.—Fiour steady, unchanged— receipts, 20,327 barrels; shipments, 11,452 barrels; sales, 1,125 barrels. Wheat unsettled—spot _ ani month, ‘78%a79; July, 79%990; August, Soa801; September, ; Steamer No. 2 red, 75%aT6— receipts, 1,100. bushels; stock, 518,250 bushels; sales, 122,000 bushels: southern’ wheat by sample, Soasi; do. on grade, 76480. Corn easr—spot, 03a 85%; ‘month, 55% asked; July, 5514 asked—receipts, 19,403 bushels; stipments, 16,956 bushels; stock, 295,846 bushels; sales, 6,000 bushels; southern white corn, 55a56; da. yellow, 56. Oats quiet and steady—No. 2 white western, 87a38; No. 2 mixed, i4—recelpts, 8,208 ‘stock, 138,920 bushels. eau '712—stock, 13/456 bushel lay steady—chol timothy, — $13.00. Grain frelghts slow, unchanged. Sugar’ firm, ‘un- changed. iter steady—fancy creamery, 18a18'4; Se — 5 do, al, 12a1. if } Store packed, Eggs firm—fresh, 14. Cheese quiet, unchanged. ‘Washington Grain Market. Reported by the Grain Exchange. Spring ‘tent flour, per barrel, 4.75a5.00; apri straight dour, per Darrel. $-2504.50; winter Patent flour, per barrel, 4.50a4.75; winter straight flour, pir Serre), S.s00i 35; winter extra fom 5083.75; clipped white oats, No. 2 white oats, per bushel, oats, per bushel, 34 ‘No. bushel, 0261 USE Pail tate rs Pas Bit ar f 3 rye straw, P50; wheat straw, per. tom, 60D. ites above quotations for car lots delivered on track, ‘Washington. FINANCE AND TRADE London Buyers Are Cautious About Acting. DEALERS DISPOSED 0 BE CAREFUL Little Movement in the Price of Sugar. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 4.—After a common- place and disappointing opening, in which fractional gains were reflected, today’s stock market yielded to professional opera- tions for substantial declines. London was disposed to regard last night's high closing as a device to attract business from that side and consequently proceeded cautiously in the execution cf such small urders as had accumulated during the holiday season. The dectine in wheat inspired some buy- ing of the Granger shares, but the stock came easily and prices shaded off after exhausting the demand. The unsettled and hesitating character of the market had a tendency to decrease the volume of gen- eral business, as conservative traders re- fused to participate in a market so thor- oughly lacking in definite purpose. The street had confidently relied upon London to supply the necessary incentive to activ- ity and being disappointed in this is tem- porarliy at sea, A reaction would be most destrable at this time, as it wculd undoubtedly be brief and would remove the constant fear of ore, which now prevails. While there is , considerable difference of opinion among financiers faith in ultimately higher prices predom:inates, but the immediate cause of speculation is so involved in doubt as to precluce an accurate forecast. Careful trading will therefore he abso- lutely essential to successful results, and profits should not be permitted to accu- mulate on paper. Atchison shaded off 1 per cent as the re- sult of an effort among certain classes of holders to avoid the assessments now com- ing due. Realizing sales in Pacific Mail re- sulted in a decline of 1 per cent, and the specialty list generally was similarly af- fected. Nxtional Lead, common, sold down 11-4 fer cent from the best price of the morning, and General Electric held well around first prices. Sugar was only moderately active, ma- nipulation by prominent traders keeping the price steady around 117 1-4 throughout the morning. The Eurepean trip by the President of ‘his company was regarded in some quarters as an xrgument agains: any material improvement in the present mar- ket value of the stock. A The afternoon's trading in sugar at- tracted some attention, the purchase of 10,- 000 shares of stock by the broker interested in maintaining the equilibrium mentioned forced the price up to 118, and bids far a similar amount at % per cent ‘under this price were traceable to the same source. The room construed this action w indi- cate the initial proceedings in the forma- tion of a small bull pocl Th market for foreign exchange was @ull and steady with rates holding firm under a good demard and a small supply of commercial offerings. Prices rallied somewhat during closing hour on moderate trading, but the general situation was unchanged. ceca te WINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices cf the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S0 Broadway: American Topacco. Americah Cotton Oi] . and Pay Del.. Lack. and W. Delaware 2nd Hudson. Den. and R. Northern Pacin Northern Pacific Norta American Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan aap Sat Wh. U. S. Electric Light, 6 at Government Ronds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 111% bid, 11244 asked. U. S. 4s, coupon, 113 bid, 113- . 123% bid, 123% asked. U. 8. asked. U.S. Fe ion ba. ~~ District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 106 hid. | S0-vear fund Gs gold, 112 bid. Water stock is, 1, currency, 116 bid! Water stock 7s, 11 currency, bid. 8.658, ing, ‘correney, it Did, 117% asked. Bigs, registered, 3-108, 100. bid. Miscellaneous Bonds,—Washington and Georze- town Railroad conv. Gs, Ist, 130 bid, 135 asked, Washiagton and Georgetown Ttailread conv. 6s, 2d, 130 bid. Metropolitan Ratlroad conv. Gs, 109% Wid, 103% asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 86% bid, 87% asked. Eckington Railroad 6, 100 bid, 103 ‘asked. Co- Raflroad Ws, 110 id. 11135 asked. Washing- Company @s, series A, 14 bid) Washing- Company Gs, series B, 115 bid. Washing- ci . 6s, 135 bid. U. S. Electrie Security and Trust Ss, A. ington Market Company Ist Gs, "110 bid. ington Market Company imp. 66, 110 bid. | Wash- ington Market Company ext. Gs, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid. ' Washineton Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100'bid. Washington Light Infan- try 2d 7s, 100 bid, 101 asked. National 1 cks.—Bank of Washington, 280 bid. Bank of the Republic, 250 bid, asked. 73 bid. Farn 137 bid. and M, ms’, 18 % a, 135 bid, 142 asked. Capital, 117% ‘bid. West” End, 108% bid, 104 asked. “ ‘Traders’. (108 bid. Lincoln, 99 bid, 11 nies.—Natlonal Safe 24 bid, 127% asked. Washin, , 123 bid, 124 asked. American 5 jy 3 WH, 189 asked. Washing ton Safe Deposit, 90 a: Tiaflrad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 260 bid. Metropolitan, 76 bid, Columbia, *62 bid? Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, 22 bid. od Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Ga Gas, 00 bid. I 89 Did, 45 asked. i Feunklin, 44 bid asked fetropolitan, 70 bid. Potomac, 69 bid. Arlington, 140" bid. Germune American, 170 bid, 200 aske ‘ational Union, 18 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 18% bid, 16 asked. Rigs: Tia Did, Bi asked. People’s, bid, 6 aske Lincoln, 8% bid, 8¥2 asked. Commercial, 4% bid) Big asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 1 Did, 118 asked, Columbia Title, 7% bid. Distri Tithe, 1S elstocks.—PenneyIvanta, 87 bid, 60 asked, —t . 87 bid, apeake and Potomac, 57% bid, 61 asked. Amer |, 4% asked. Pneumatic xe, .25 vid, .27 ‘asked. cous, Stocks.—Washington Market, 14 Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, Bull Run Pan bid. iat Xorfolk and. Washington Steamboat, 00 Pia incota Hall, 7 bid. Mergentualer Linotype, 1197 bid. ‘*Ex diy. tex - —— 7 Given Ten Days. The Commissioners have notified the Mt.. Vernon Steamboat Company to remove, within ten days, the obstruction maintained by it within the limits of Water street be. tween N and O streets, as foliows: Steamer River Queen’s wharf and office.