Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H, KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Ofice, 40 Potter Building, =< The Evening Star ts served to subscribers In the ty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. fen at the counter 2 cents each. By matl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage cents “lena Quintople Sheet Star, $1 wit! int le Sheet ‘. ear, ib a ‘dled, $8.00. verte foreign singe A x ‘Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as peenrcnee — wee) Seated mail sulscriptions must advance. Fiates of ‘Mivertising made known om application. The Evening Star. No. 13,186. WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of the pudding is in 62 eating. Yesterday's Star confained 53 cofumns of adverfisements, made up of 769 separate announce: ments. hese advertisers fought pubficite—nof merefp Space. CARLISLE’S SPEECHES | THENEW ATTORNEYGENERAL| DELAY THE WORD A Claim That They Have Turned the Tide in Kentucky. PROGRESS MADE FOR SOUND. MONEY Its Advocates Think They Will Control the Convention. SILVER MEN HOPEFUL ae Secretary Carlisle expects to leave for Kentucky on Tuesday next to deliver at Louisville the sound money speech he was obliged to postpone qn account of the death of Secretary Gresham. Beyond that he at present has no definite plans. But if it is possible he will speak at one or two other places in the state before returning here. There is the liveliest desire to hear him at Henderson, at Lexington, at Pa- ducah, and, indeed, at many other points, and his mail is heavy with letters urging him to give all the time he can spare at home to the cause of which he is the rec- ognized leader. He has the matter under consideration. The demand, it is to he noted, is for him to carry the war right into the enemy's country. Henderson is the home of Gov. Brown, who has d red for free silver, and Lexi on ts within an hour's ride by turnpike of Mr. Blackburn's home. So that, at either place, Mr. Car- lisle would be addressing the neighbors of a prominent champion of silver. The Tide Has Turned. Unless the friends of the Secretary are greatly misinformed, the silver tide hi turned in Kentucky. The change fs largely peeches, and the belief effect of one or two =m, opportunely delivered as to and location, would he to prevent the ng out of the silver program in the tie state conv That pro- ram, as outlined by the urn people, mmit the democracy of the state . Free coing : and Mr. Blackburn has ali along sisted that he would carry that point. zound money men now deny his ability to control the convention, and assert that, in- ead of indorsing that proposition, the zonvention will reaffirm the financlal plank of the last national platform and supple- ment that with an indorsement of Mr. Cleveland’s course as President and Mr. Carlisle’s course as Secretary of the Treas- ary. This, in their judgment, will put Mr. Blackburn and Lis friends out of count and pitch the democratic campaign in the key of international bimetallism instead of sn that of free coinage. Sound Money Men’s Claim. The sound money men are claiming con- trolling strength in the first, third, fifth, uxth, seventh and eighth congressional dis- tricts, and if tnis claim can be sustained, they will shape the deliverance of the con- vention, The. fifth is the Louisville dis- trict. and the convehtion will meet at Loulsyiile. This, It 1s believed, will count for a good deal in the fight. The business men of the city are very much aroused, and will probably exert themselves to the full- est to make converts among country dele- gates. The sixth is Mr. Carlisle's old dis- trict, all alive now, it is claimed, In sup- port of his position on the finunces. A large delegation will attend from there. The seventh is Mr. Blackburn's old district, but & combination !s expected to down the Senator right under his own vine and fig tree. The eighth ts Mr. McCreary’s ¢cis- trict, and the fact that that gentleman is a sound money candidate to succeed Mr. Blackburn in the Senate is relied upon to inflvence his constituents to rally around him in what is considered a preliminary skirmish in the senatorial contest. The territory described contains, with but two exceptigns, every city of any size or consequence in the state, and the condi- tion of affairs ere, if it is accurately stated by the sound money men, shows how much work has been accomplished in & comparatively short time. When the campaign began silver was the only cry. Mr. Blackburn took the stump with the utmost confidence, and scouted the bare suggestion of defeat. Then Mr. Carlisle entered the lists on the other side, and ever since his first speech the sound money cause has been strengthening. Silver Men Still Hopeful. The eflver men do not concede these claims. They still assert their ablilty to write a platform favorable to free coinage, and to nominate a ticket on it. The pro- nunciamento at Springfield on Wednesd«: and the one expected from the silver con- vention soon to be held at Memphis, are relled upon to infiuence the blue grass situ- ation. But meanwhile silver is to be de- prived of Mr. Blackburn's oratory. . His voice has become so much impaired he has becn obliged to quit the stump. ——_—---__ SILVER IN ALABAMA, Oates Doesn't Think a Fusion With Populists Likely. While Governor Oztes of Alabama was in the city he expressed himeelf forcibly upon the silver movement in Illinois. Perhaps nobody in the United States has given more thought to the populisiie move- ment then Governor Gates, whose en- counters with Kolb in the gubernato-ial race In his own state are familiar to ev one. Governor Oates is not a populist, 7 he is not one of those democrats who think that the party of Jefferson should receive reinforcements from populistic quarters. “T do not think,” said Governor Oates, “that the silver movement in Mlinois Important as has generally been believed. ‘To my mind, the democrats who took part in this movement showed their weakiless in their alliance with popnlists. ve. no {dea that the Altgeld faction Illinois demoer: In past years or Oates was reg ly to silver, bi administration democrat, who shares Gov. arded as extremely friend- t he is now classed as an in the views of Mr. Cleveland on th of money. While In conversation w: ends here, Governor Oates declared that he thought there was no danger of a fusion of democrats and populists In Alaba: i an extremely radical sentim: ect of free cofnage entertaine; a wing of the democratic party in bama, but that is not the wing to vernor Oates belongs, and he does rot any £ ard it as the democrac, way repres state, eel Seerctary Herbert's Return. Seeretary Herbert returned here from Annapolis on the Dolphin at 10 o'clock this merning, and spent the entire day at the Navy Department, hard at work. He will leave bere tomorrow for a short trip to his heme in Alabama. and will deiiver en address at the Aubur University on the 8th Insta The Dolphin wil! leave here in a few days for New London, where wi ain until Secretary ‘Herbert is realy to m northern navy yards the middle of July. ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 8--Supt. Cooper of tl Naygl Academy received a pigeon message this mi ing from Secretary Her- bert, announcing the arrival In W ngton of the Dolphin. The bird was sent by water and came back in three hours. ongahela will drop into the st ternoon ané start early Monday morning on her cruise. His Appointment Considered a Good One by the Politicians. It is Looking After the Middle States in the Sound Money Cause—What Gov. Campbell's Friends Say. The politicians compliment the President in the. matter of the attorney generalship. They take the legal attainments of Judge Harmcn for granted, and for the rest speak approvingly of the decision which calls a an from over the Alleghenies to the va- cancy. The appointment is, in their judg- ment, the. best of politics at this time, and they believe that the President in his fight for sound money will realize handsomely for the cause from it. The prevailing idea was that the Presi- dent would go to New York for the man. His knowledge of New York lawyers and the fine field from which he had to choose would, it was thought, turn him there. It is even reported that he offered the place to both Mr. James C. Carter and Pre@erick R. Coudert. But, however that may be, the appointment made is regarded as wise and as meeting in a greater degree than any New York appointment could have done the most important exigency of the hour. Taking Care of the Middle States. New York, so far as the sound money cause is concerned, is certainly safe. Dem- ocrais and republicans alike are in accord with the administration’s policy of resi tance to free coinage, and patronage counts for nothing in the premises. But the situ- ation in the middie states is perilous, and is giving the administration and {ts friends the gravest concern. Illinois has just de- elared for silver, Kentucky is ali but dis- rupted cn the subject, while the democrats of Ohio are being appealed to in the great name of Thurman to put a free silver plank in their state platform. The Pre den: therefore selects Ohio as the where the next and the most effective stand possible is to be made agains‘ the silver forces. He compliments the state through Judge Harmon,and at the same time places at the head of the De ent of Ju a good lawyer and an altozether excellent man, t least is the view the poli- ticians take of the matter. How Par Will It Justify? To what extent will the appointment, on Political grounds, justify itself? Judge Harmon is the friend of ex-Gov. Campbell, and, it {s presumed, of Senator Brice also. Campbell and Brice are at the head of the anti-silver forces in Ohio, and are preparing to fight the battles of sound money in the state convention. They have not been in close agresment of late on minor matters, and at one time the opinion prevailed that Mr. Brice, because of his attitude in the contests over the tariff bill, was persona non grata at the White House. But ihis appointment, it is believed, will set all things to rights again, and insure not only co-operation on the part of the two leaders in matters of party policy, but increased enthusiasm on the part of their followers in the silver fight It is regarded as a tall feather In any man’s cap to have assisied in naming a cabinet officer. The rank and file conclude at once that he is a man of weight at court, and, as a rule, they fall in behind him and help to lengthen the line of his adherents. They argue that having made himself so cOmspicuously felt, he is good for very much more, and they try and recommend themselves to him in the mat- ter of the bestowal of future favors. Possibilities for Mr. Campbell. Some of Mr. Campbell's admirers see something more than this in Judge Har- mon’'s appointment. They assert that it suggests 1896 as much as it does the pres- ent fight of 1895. The President, they as- cert, has alweys regarded Mr. Campbell with marked favor. A cabinet office was effered him, and, although he declined it, he has been permitted to name nearly all cf the men who have fallen heir to the more lucrative Ohio places. If sound money wins in the Ohio democratic convention, and a national convention to consider the silver question this year is refused by the national committee, Mr. Campbell’s ad- mirers claim that he will fill a conspicuous place on the naticnal stage. His advantage over Mr. Carlisle will be that he lives on the north side of the Ohio river. Would Mr. Cleveland be pleased to see Mr. Camp- bell the next democratic candidate for President? And may the Harmon appoint- ment be accepted as in part a manifesta- tion of such feeling? —————o—___ KENTUCKY AND MAINE. tate Two Candidates for an Assistant Com- missionership. ‘The friends of W. H. Anderson, chief of the lands and railroad division of the In- terior Department, are urging his appoint- ment as assistant commissioner of the gen- eral land office, which place has become vacant by reason of the transfer o1 Mr. Bowers to the assistant contrellership of the Treasury Department. Mr. Anderson is a Kentuckian, a native of Shelby coun- ty. He has been in the Intecior Depart- ment almost two years, and is thoroughly familiar with the work of that office. He has not filed a formal application, but the Kentucky delegation has indorsed him, and a number of telegrams have been received here from prominent Kentuckians pressing his case. It is believed that an appoint- ment to the office will soon be made But democrats m the state of Maine think that the assistant commissionership of the general land office should be filled by a man from their state, as ihey claim that since the removal of Mr. Morton m the office of auditor of the treasury for the Navy Department the state of Maine is not represented in any important place un- der the administration in this city. It is understood that H. D. Hall of Bangor, Me., is warmly indorsed for this appointment by members of the Maine democracy. it is said that Mr. Hall has always been a Cleveland man, and his friends want him to receive recognition. DEMOCRACY’S ONLY CHANCE. Senator Harris Thinks Free Silver Principles Will Win. Senator Harris of Tennessce will leave fcr Memphis this afterncon to attend the silver convention, which meets there on the 12th and 13th instants. Senator Harris declares that he belleves the only chance for the democratic party to win in 1800 is in its adoption of free silver principles. At the convention at Memphis ho will take a leading part, and will probably deliver ono of the most importent speeches on the free silver question that will take place there. Senator Harris has about recovered fro: the attack of grip which 7 shortly after the adjournment of Congres and from which he was suffering when 1 came here to attend th commission to inquire into the condition of Ferd’s Theater victims. Sesiiae a Treasury Department Changes, The following promotions have been made in the classified service in the Treas- ury Departmert: Oifice of auditor for the Post Office De- partment—S. B, Bain, Texas, from $720 to rterfield, Iili- nois, fro Wm. V. Lewi: Pennsylv » from $1,000 to $1,200; M. A. Wertz, Ohio, from $200 te $1,000. What Senator Brice is Trying to Do in Ohio. STOP THE CONVENTION TWO MONTHS Higher Prices of Staples Lessen- ing the Silver Fever. MR. WILSON’S LETTERS ee Therc ts but ore auesiion before the de- mocracy of Ohio today. That question is silver. Senator Brice is now at his home busily engaged with leaders of his party in en- deavoring to delay the calling of a conven- tion to nominate a governor. The key to the situation, in his opinion, lies in the date when the convention is held. Ordi- narily this convention would have been call- ed to meet in the latter part of June, but if it Is possible for Mr. Brice to hold it off until the Ist of September he will do so. Detay the Word. In fact, the byword of every sound money and administration democrat today Is “delay.” ‘The object to be gained by de- lay ic perhaps showr as well by numer- ous letters thut have been received by Postmaster General Wilson as in any other way. Mr, Wilson today received a score of ietters from his friends in West Vir- Binia and the following may be given as an example of ail of them While the free silver sentiment is every- where shown, and while a vote taken today would undoubtedly show an enormous ta- vor for the white metal, yet the advance in the price of w. ,» corm und cattie is bringing the people to believe that the real trouble with the country exists outside of money question. They see that w has reached eighty-five cents a bushel and there-is a very hopeful feeling that the up- ward tendency wil Lot sto: il $1 is reached. This view of the c hav an enormous effect om voters everywhere. It-is contidentiy believed that couple of months the present upy Gency in the price of siaple products will be so decided that the pzople will no longer believe that low prices are the result of a scarcity of money Pestmaster General Wilson has in his possession great numbers of letters similar in general tone to tne above. ‘those letters indicate why Senator Brice is endeavoring to put off the date for holding a guberna- terial convention. What Brice is Trying to Do. The nomination of any silver man in Ohio is apt to cause as great a factional ficht as was developed in the recent republican convention. Senator Brice and his friends will contend that the proper thing for his party to do is to simply adopt the plank of the platform of the national convention of 1892 on the subject of money. That is prac- tically what the republican convention did, and Mr. Brice thinks that the success of bis party can be gained in no other way. He believes that a man nominated for go ernor by the democrats on a free silver platform will mean the loss to that party of an enormous vote. He does not enter- tain much hope of making any considerable show of fight with a free silver candidate. This idea he is constantly communicating to his followers. He firmly believes that the upward tendency of prices and an edu- cational campaign on the money question will result in securing a sound money plat- form, and that is why he is trying to de- lay the assembling of*the convention until as near September as possible. —- e.____ CAPT. HOWELL'S PROMOTION. It is Recommended Despite the An- tagonism of Admiral Walker. Capt J. C. Howell, commandant of the Washington navy yard, has been recom- mended for promotion to the grade of com- modore by the naval examining board which conducted his examination. T! recommendation was made despite the ‘re- flections cast upon Capt. Howell’s profes- sional ability by Admiral Walker as a re- sult of their misunderstanding in the har- bor of Toulon a few years ago. The mat- ter is now in the hands of the President, and will probably be acted upon in a short time. The favorable report of the-examin- ing board is accepted by Capt. Howell's friends as a complete vindication of that officer. ©. COST OF A CARRIAGE. One of the Causes of the Removal of Auditor Morton, . = A story was circulated today in regard to an action of Auditor Morton which, tt is said, figured in his removal. While the re- moval was undoubtedly made because of Mr. Morton's very objectivnable letters re- garding the President and the Secretary of the Treasury, it is said that the auditor had offended Secretary Herbert, and that the latter teok a hand in the removal. It is stated that some time ago Secretary Herbert purchased a carriage for his use, and that the vehicle cost $700. It is fur- ther stated that Mr. Morton refused to ap- prove this account, claiming that it wa unduly extravagant, whereupon there fol- lowed a very lively conference between the auditor and the Secretary ef the Navy. It is said that in order to induce Mr. Morton to approve the bill it was President Cl was all right, and that he should not hesi- tate to give it his sanction. But resulting from this altercation the relations of Mr. Morton and Sccretary Herbert are sald to have been extremely cool. POSSIBLY A COLORED CHAPLAIN. ky Representatives Holding hat te Their Constituents, It may be that the next House of Rev- resentatives will have a colored man for its chaplain. At least Representative-elect Walter Evans of the fifth Kentucky dis- trict is holding out that promise to the colored people who were very instrumental in his-election. Mr. Evans is now working up the republicans of Kentucky for the support of the republican nominee for the governorship. He has among the people there a good many followers who are min- Isters of colored churches, and while it is not known that he has promised of them his support, he has de belief that, the Fifty-fourth Gongress be- ing republican in politics, should recognize the colored race by having a colored man from the south as its chaplain. It is un- derstood that all of the five republican Rep- resentatives elected to the next Congress from Kentucky concur with Mr. Evans in this view, and that this movement among the colored people is solidifying them in the support of the republican nominee. oe DEPARTURE. A NEW A Jury Trial Demanded by Parties Cherged Under the Edmunds Act. John Harris and Nellie Carroll, a young colored couple,appeared before Judge Miller today to answer a charge of violating the Edmunds act. Lawyer Martin, who repre- sented them, demanded a jury trial, and the case went over. This is the first case of its kind in which a jury trial: has been demanded. . MR. DORSEY CLAGETT CLERKS MUST STAY TRYING TO GET EVEN Selected by the President to Be George- town’s Collector. - Scme Hitch in the Though It May Be Made Late Appointment, This Afternoon. Mr. Dorsey Clagett is the person or! inally selected by the President to succeed Mr. W. H Manegue as collector of cus- tems at Georgetown. His appointment weuld have been made today but for some fresh developments, the precise nature of which are not known. It is stated by some that the President has changed his mind in favor of Mr. Clagett’s appoint- ment as register-of wills, an office for which Mr. Clagett is said to have ex- pressed a decided preference: Visitors at the White House. Marshal Wilson, who is known as a close personal friend of Mr, Clagett, was an early caller at the White House this morning, and it is said that his visit is responsible fer the withholding of the col- lectorship appointment toc Judge Morris of the District~Court of Appeals also visited the White House dur- ing the morning, but the nature of his ness there was not disclosed. It may have related to proposed changes in the district attorney's office, or in the office cf register of wills, but, then again, it may not. Mr, Tharber's Statement. Private Sceretary Thurber was very dip- lomatic in his answers to questions con- cerning local appointments. He stated, however, in the most positive and unquali- fied language tnat no Appointment as co lector of customs at Georgetown would be made today. He said he was willing to be quoted to that effect, but no furth Mr. Clagett was at the White House early this morning and had an interview with the President, soon gfter which orders were given for his appointment as collector of customs at reetown, notwithstanding which fact the offi announcement of the appointm s and at % o'clock Mr. Thurb. no prospects of An Cld Resident, # Lending Merchant an& a Respected Citizen, Mr. Henry Semken, an old and respected resident of this city, died this morning at his home, 1407 K_ street northwest. This announcement will bring ge: e re- gret to a large circle of friends and ac- quaintanees who knew and respected the deceased. To those who had an intimate acquaintance with Mr. Semken the news is not unexpected, as his death was the end of a long sicknesss. ‘In fact Mr. Semken has not been a well man for the past two years. He experienced quite a shock to his nervous system as well as an injury to his spine in am accident which happened ‘to him while’ endeavoring to board a cable car. Mr. Semken was born sixty-nine years ago in Hanover, Germany. He learned the trade of jeweler in Bremen and in other places, and in 1850 he came to this country with the expectatign of embark- ing in business for himself. His first resi- derce in, this country wes in Baltimore, where he was employed as a clerk in a jewelry store. In 182 he came to thi city and established a business here, whic! he carried on with much success for nearly forty years. He had a store on the north side of Pennsylvania avenne between 9th and 10th streets, and when the Vernon building was erected at the corner of the avenuc arf th street he removed his business to that place, where he carried it on until about five years ago, when he retired. While in Baltimore he married, and his wife survives him. The deceased was one of the Teading business men of the city, and was actively identified with many of the institutions here. He was a director in the National Metropolitan Bank, in the Riggs Fire In- surance.Company and in the Children’s Hospital. The funeral services over the remains will be held at the late residence on Mon- day afternoon at 8 o’elock. Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith, the rector of St. John’s P. E. Church, of which ‘the deceased was an attendant, will officiate. The interment will be in Baltimore. ——_—— -— A RECEIVER APPOINTED. The Commercial Investment Company Admitted to Be Insolvent. Upon the petition of William Muirhead Judge Cox today appointed James F. Hood receiver of the Commercial Investment Company, incorporated in Virginia, but doing business here, where all its property and assets are situated, and whereof all its officers, directors and the great body of its stockholders are resident. Mr. llood's bond was fixed at $20,000. Mr. Muirhead stated that the company had been engaged in receiving money on deposit, loaning money and buying ind selling stocks, &c., the capital stock being $100,000, About $10,009 of the stock was paid in, and there were about 200) indi- vidual stockholders, whose deposits aggre- gate about $6,000. The complainant, being a depositor and creditor, claiming that the company is insolvent, filed the petition to secure himself and the other creditors. The company's ass he placed at about $15,000, consisting mainly of promissory notes. 2 William Mayse, as president of the com- pany, admitted the insolvency of the con- cern, and consented to the appointment of the receiver, 2 al WHO CAN THEY BE? Interesting Probabilities of the F: ture Gperation of the Edmunds Act. A large number of poor persons, both white and colored, have been hauled before the Police Court for violating the Edmunds law, and now the police and prosecuting at- torney are investigating cases under the Jaw involving persons wno do not live in alleys and figure in police circles. Detective Proctor has three such cases on hand just now, and in one case two de- partment clerks are involved. The parties are employed in different departments, so it is said, and the man who made the com- plaint against them has been notified to have his witnesses in the Histrict attorney's oflice rext week, as the prosecuting officer to hear their statemepts before a t is issued. Shovld the evidence presented satisfy the prosecutor that a ease can be made against them, a warrant will be issued and the case taken into court. The same course will probably be adopted in the other cases. eS Must Answer for Perjury. John S. Kannack, the marine arrested on a charge of perjury, alleged to have been committed in an effort to get a penSign, was arraigned in the Police Court today and pleaded not guilty. Lawyer Wood- worth appeared for him and waived an examination. The case Iwas sent to the grand jury, and bond was fixed at 3500. —— Johnson Held for the Grand Jury. Edward Johnson, the colored man who borrowed a camera from’ F. J. Cullen and then pawned it, was held in $300 bonds for the action of the grand jury by Judge“Mil- ler today. No Closing of the Departments Early Saturdays. A CABINET DECISION ON IT A Prohibitory Law Against Short- ening the Hours of Work. > MORTON’S MR. DISCOVERY One of the questions settled at yester- day's meeting cf the cabinet was that there is no authority of law for the closing of the executive departments at 3 o'clock on Saturdays, nutwithstanding it has been the practice for the past twenty years dur- ing the heated term. Secretary Morton of the Agricultural Department is cntitled to all the credit of the discovery. He called attention to the fact that while the other partments were closed at 3 o'clock last Saturday, he refused to close the Agricul- tural Department before the usual hcur because he found there was no warrant cf law for it. He contended, moreover, that it was expressly prohibited by law, and quoted from the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation act approved March 3, 1898, to sustain his position. The Attorney General's Opinion. Attorney General Olney was reques:ed to investigate the subject. He id so and re- ported verbally that the Secretary of Agri- culture was right, inasmuch as he could find no statute authorizing a reduction of the hours of labor in the department on Saturday on account of the heat. He was also of opinion that the provision of the act of March 3, 1803, practically precluded the early closing of the departmen: The Law in the Case. This provision reads as follow: “That on aad after July 1, 1898, it shall be the duty of the heads of the several executive departments, In the interests of the public service, to require of all clerks and c-her employes, of whatever grade or class, in their respective departments, not less than seven hours of labor each day, except Sundays and days deslared public holidays by law or executive order; pro- vided that the heads of the departments may, by special order, stating the reason, further extend or limit the hours of ser- vice of any clerk or efnpioye in their de- partments respectively; but in case of ex- tension it snali be without additional com- pensation.” No More Early Closing. Acting on this provision, it was decided by the cabinet to keep ail the departments open as usual on Saturdays throughout the year. Heretofore it was supposed that the seven-hour-a-day provision did not pro- hibit the early closing movement. The statute became a law March 3, 18%. On the 15th of the following June an order was issued by President Cleveland for the closing of the departments at 3 o'clock on Saturdays during the summer, Last Year's Order. The same rule was followed last year, but the order was made to read differently, as follows: “Commencing on Saturday, June 30, and continuing until otherwise ordered, the clerks and employes may be permitted to leave the department at 3 o'clock every Saturday afternoon, except those whom the chicfs of bureaus may find it necessary to detain after that hour for the discharge of the pbblic business.” e+ DEPARTMENT CHANGES, There Will Be a Good Many in the ‘Treasury. Numerous changes will occur in nearly all the executive departments on the Ist preximo as a result of the legislation of the last Congress. In the ‘Treasury Department more of- fices are created than have been abolished. The office of assistant and chief clerk in the supervising architect’s office is abol- ished, and Mr, Kemper, its former incum- bent, has been appointed chief executive officer cf that bureau. In the office of the controller of the treasury .the force is re- duced by the dismissal of one law clerk at $2,100, two law clerks at $2,000 and one clerk at $1,200. In the office of the auditor for the Interior Department four clerks at $1,600 and one clerk at $840 are dropped. @* reductions are made in the office of the theasurer—one clerk at $1,800, two clerks at $1,400, two clerks at $900 and one book- keeper at $2,500. One clerk at $1,200 in the bureau of immigration ts dropped, and the office of microscopist in the internal rev- ente bureau is abolished. To offset these reductions the following new offices were provided for: Customs division—One clerk at $1,800; one cleric at $000. Concroller of the treasury—Two clerks at $1,600, Avditor for the Interior Department— Four clerks at $1,800. Auditor for the State Department—One Ik at $1,800. Treasurcr's office-Two clerks at $1,200, one clerk at $1,000. Bureau of immigration—One statistician at $1,800, one messenger at $40 and one as- istabt messenger at $720. uditor for tke treasury—One clerk at $1,800, two cierks at $1,600, three at $1,400, three at $1,200, fifteen ‘at $1,000 and three at $900, In making these appointments provision will be made, so far as possible, for the persons who have beer legislated out of cflice. It is expected that all the neces- saty changs will have been made before the expiration of next week. The cierica! force of the War Depart- ment sustained a loss of about seventy-five clerks, but by allowing vacancies to remain unfillel the Secretary finds that he had but to dismiss forty-two clerks in all. Of these seventeen were in the record and persion office, twelve in the war records office and eleven in the surgeon gereral’s office. They have all been given leave of absence to the Ist of July. The only change in the State Depart- ment is the discontinuance of the serv of two clerks at $00. No change was made in the clerical force of the Navy Department. SSS WEST POINTERS ALON: Only the Graduates Will Get Vuenncies im the Army. This year there will be no appointments to the line of the army either from the ranks or civil life, for the reason that there are not even sufficient places for the entire class which completes its four years’ course at the Military Academy next Wed- nesday. Several non-commissioned officers have passed examinations for promotions, but they will have to wait at least another year before vacancies will exist for them. The total number of vacancies at present is thirty-two. Two more will occur on the Sth of August by reason of the retirement of two cavalry officers, and five others will result from the transfer of line officers to existing staff vacancies. Three of this year's class will be detailed to the corps of ineers, and the others will be comm: sioned to the cavalry and infantry. the The Gate Receipts of the Coming St. Louis Games Ordered to Be Attached. The Action Due to the Club With- holding Over $2,000 From the Washington Club in 1893-"94. During 1893 and 1804, and upon the oc- easion of the Washington Base Bail Club’s late visit to St. Lou the St. E agement withheld $2,134.71 of the gate re- ceipts due the Washington club. Now, local team proposes to return the compli- ment. Hence, this afternoon the man- agement of the Washington club instructed their attorneys, Messrs. Cook and Suth- erland, to attach the St. ‘Lovis club's share of the gate receipts today, Monday and Tuesday. A forma] suit at law was filed, therefore, by President J. Earl Wagner, charging that the St. Louis club is just indebted to the Washington club above stated amount, and stating that the St. Louis aggregation is a non-resident concern, A supperting affidavit was filed by Manager Schmelz, whereupon a writ was issued directing the marshal to at- tach the gate receipts in satisfaction of the Washington club's claim. « Original Canse of the Trouble. Mr. Sutherland stated to a Star reporter that In 1892, when the American Associa- tion was swallowed up by the National League, Chris Von der Ahe, the owner of the St. Louis club, advanced a certain amount to carry the Cincinnati club through, and he claimed that the other league clubs became responsible therefor. Hence, said Mr. Sutherland, the Washing- ton club's share of the St. Louis gate re- ceipis was thereafter summarily withheld and turned over to Von der Ahe, although the Washington club had never become re- sponsible for his claim. ies SHORT COMMON SERVICE. Not a Voice Agninst It at Hagers- town. HAGERSTOWN, Ma., June 8.—Immedi- after the devotional service this morning the general Lutheran synod took up again the question of adopting an abridged common service for use by con- gregations not desiring to use full serv which theme has caused Uvely discuss in the last and present synov: A propositicn was submitted to have the abridged service printed in leaflet form and adopted, and this was carried. There was not a dissenting vote. The committee pre- paring the same were granted an exten- sien of time cn orders of ministerial acts. A long discussion occurred in deciding what disposition to make of the question of the new translation of Luther’s catechism, in the hands of a joint committee of Luth- eran bodies, and the synod aecided to refer it back to their committee to be again sub- mitted to the general synod. The same course was taken with the German hymn book, undergoing revision by a committee. The translated Augsburg confession was ordered published. Rev. L. E. Albert, D.D., Germantown, treasurer of the pastors’ tund board, re- ported $10,001.66 received from synod dur- ing the biennium; $8,775 paid beneficlarie: and a sum of $11,100 invested. Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn appealed to laymen to help this work, and a number of lay delegates responded with ind rse- ment, while Mr. J. Walter Hack of Alle- sheny, Pa., subscribed $0. It was decided to double the apportionment fof the pas- tors’ fund, making it 10 cents per capita. WOULDN'T CONSIDER IT. Debs Not a Candidate for the Presi- dential Nomination. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 8—An officer’ of the local. A. R. U. organization has re- ceived a letter from Eugene V. Debs, who, among other things, says, regarding the populist nominatioi ‘ “I cannot be considered a candidate for the presidency. I would not permit myself to harbor such an aspiration for an instant. I have littie enough liberty as it is, and what little theye is I do nof want to sacri- fice on the political altar. Not that I would fear to face the whirlwind of denunciation which such an ambition would arouse, but I wish to remain untrammeled and do what little I can in my own way to free the American people. “Yours faithfully, E. V. DEBS.” ee TURKEY GROWS UNEASY. Apprehensive of the Decision of the Powers. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 8—The de- cision of the powers respecting the unsatis- factory answer of the Turkish government to the note presented to the porte by the representatives of the powers regarding the reforms proposed for Armenia is ex- pected next week. There are indications that the Turkish government is uneasy at the silence of the powers, and a high offi- cial has been sent to three embassies, those of Great Britain, France and Russia, to confer with the ambassadors regarding Armenia, and representing to them that tke porte’s reply was only a semi-official communication. The ambassadors of the powers men- tcred, however, refused to discuss the question, declaring that they regarded the reply received as official and final. SUDDENLY ROLLED OVER. Unusual Sert of a Marine Disaster. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 8—The Cana- dian steamer St. Magnus, while taking on a deck ioad of pig iron and wire at her dock last night, about 2,000 feet from the entrance of the harbor, suddenly rolled over and sank. There were no passengers aboard, and the crew escaped. Capt. Clif- ford is unable to explain the accident. The 14,000 bushels of corn in the hold will be a total loss. The cabins also will be ruined. The wreck will be raised as soon as pos- sible. eo WAGES TO GO UP. A Second 10 Per Cent Advance in Two Mon YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 8.—The blast furnace operators of the Mahoning and ileys have decided to advance the wages of their employes 10 per cent, to take effect June 15. This is the second 10 per cent advance made in two months, or a restoration of the wages paid before Au- gust 15, 1893. About 2,000 men will be af- fected. Hawall Gives Concessions. OTTAWA, Ont., June S.--The department cf trade and commerce Is advised that im- portant concessions have been made io Huddart’s Australian Steamship Line by the Hawaiian government. The mpany is given freedom from all charges at the port of Honolulu, except pilotage and water, and is also granted free use of land in Honolulu for the storage of coal for its vessels. On its part, the comp: oes the term of two years to carry all waiian mails without charge to the gover ment, and to hold to the present sched of passenger and freight rat ae Ocenn Steamships Arrived. NEW YORK, June rrive tia; Stettin. Arrived—Steamer New York; South- ampton, A NEW LABOR MOVE Proposed Military Organization in Chicago, EXPLANATION BY ONE OF THE LEADERS Property to Be Properly Protected in Time &Froubie. COMMENT AT THE CALL CHICAGO, June 8.—Trade unionists have been called to attend a meeting, to be held Thursday evening, June 13, to form a military organization, to be composed ex- clusively of union men. The call, which was signed by “The Committee,” is said to have had its origin with some of the leaders of the trade union movement. This open effort to connect the trade union movement with the militia of the State fs a radical innovation. It occasions a good deal of excitement among the rank and file of the organizations, and every- where the coming meeting was being talk- ed about. “We have come to the conclusion that we owe it to ourselves and our families to see that the laws of the state are properly ad- ministered, and that property is protected in time of trouble,” said the secretary of one of the leading organization: “This can be dove in no better w: by having our members in a pos enforce the law themselves. Dur: railroad strike of a year ago ) Debs issued a card, in which he distin said that any one who destroyed property or interfered with the new men must be considered the en2my of organized labor. Yet, In the face of this e: were over- turned and burned, men were assaulted and the peace generally broken. W intend to do is to stand guard and we will then he in a position to tell the law. I shall be h diseppointed if the new military ation does not have 1,00) members from labor when it is proposed to have it make its first public appearance.” ee INCAPABLE AND INHUMAN. Serious Charges Made by a Survivor of the Coiima. SAN FRANCISCO, June 8.—Gustav Rowen, one of the survivors of the Colima, has sent communication to the Call, in which he @ ys: “I want to make a statement now if you will allow me to do so. You can find out what I say is true if you will see the other men picked up. Some of them will not dare to tell the truth, as they have been pron:ised money to keep still. he Colima was lost because she was badly handled by officers without capacity and bad men when the gale struck us. When I saw that the ship was going to sink, I weat aft to the life preservers and commenced to give them out to the sengers. The steward told me to let t Blone and ordered me forward. “I was saved because I got a life pre- server, and if the others had been allowed to get them, too, many would have been saved with me. The passengers were kept penned up until the last moment and then made to go down in the ocean like a pack of dogs. If some of the passengers had Killed the steward, who kept ‘them from getting to safety, it would have been a mercy to the others. In spite of what he told me I kept on giving out life preservers, Ss this saved some of the people from Rowan, who was badly injured in the wreck, also says that he did not receive proper care on the San Juan, and charges the surgeon of that ship with gross negli- gence. McLAUGHLE His Friends Believe That He Will Not Endure a Prison. NEW YORK, June 8.—William W. Mc- Laughlin, late inspector of police and chief of the detective force of the metropolis, spent the night in the Tombs, a convict. The wardens and keepers felt keenly for the man they had known and looked up to in the days before dishonor came upon him, and they treated him with all the kindness and courtesy possible in the cir- cumstance He was pale and nervous, appeared in a state of collapse. He was assigned to cell 67, on the second tier in the old building. Although the hour was late and he must have been terribly fatigued he showed no inclination either to rest or go to hed. He walked up and down tn his cell through the small hours. At intervals he would sit for a few moments and then start up agzin. But no sleep came to his relief. Today he declined to see reporters or to make any statement. It is believed by his friends and those who have watched the course of the trial that he will never serve a day in a penal prison, —_—.—__ REFUSED A $10,000 OFFER. Von der Ahe Says $20,000 Would Not Buy Breltenstein, DELFHIA, June 8&8 —Secretary- ‘Tre rer John I. Rogers of the Philadel- phia 3B: Ball Club today received a dis- tch from President Von der Ahe of the St. Louis team declining the former's offer of $10,000 for Pitcher Breitenstein. It was further stated by St. Louts president that Breitenstein'’s release could not be PHIL. ‘ser sald It would be the entire St. Louis club as to dispose of Breitenstein. ALDERMAN BURNED IN EPFiGy. indignation in Chicago Over a Local Ordinance. CHICAGO, June S.—Over 2,000 residents of South Chicago assembled In an open-air mass meeting last night to denounce “boodle aldermen” znd protest against the action of the Chicago city council in passing an ordi- nance granting the Calumet and Blue Island railway a right of way through the resi- de portion of that part of the town K s the “East Side.” Alderman Shepherd of the thirty-third ward was de- nounced as a traitor and burned in cffigy Resolutions urging Mayor Swift to yeto the ordinance and to aid the civic federation in gelting at the root of tkis great evil” ve adopted. w rd THE PRESIDENT. TO INVITE A Committee of Leading Citizens of Atinata Ceming. ATLANTA, Ga., June 8.—A committee of twelve leading citizens of Atlanta, headed by H. H. Cabaniss, business mamger of the Atlanta Journal, left at noon today In on the Southern railroad for gton, where they go to Invite Pres- nt Cleveland and his cabinet to be pres- cotton exchanges ion on September miitee will tender to the Pres- andsomely executed steel-engraved . ‘They will be received by the on Tuesday morning and will be by Secretary Smith,