Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —S PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. poate Sassari New York Office, 49 Potter Building, sboma Eateionani ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per wesk. cr 44 cents per month. ies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywi in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cenis Der month. Sheet Star, $1 per year, with Saturday Quinta fereign postage ai » $3.00. (Ent Post Office at Washington, D. C., fs second-class mail matter.) Lid tered at the €7 Ali mail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made kncwn on application. Che £ve ng Star. No. 13,297. WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Look on page 8 for the ninth installment of “When. the War Was Over.” $500 for the correct solu- tion of the mystery by a ‘woman reader. AT THE WHITE HOUSE|M®. AyaRD's DENIAL/MRS LOCKWOOD HELD|!U°ce The President and Family Resume Their Residence There. A CABINET MEETING HELD TODAY The Coming Visit to the Atlanta . Expositien. WILL MOVE TO -WOODLEY ‘The President and family have resumed their residence at the White House, after an absence of nearly five months, spent at their cottage at Gray Gables, on the shores of Buzzard’s bay. The President made the trip to Washington entirely by water, on Mr. Benedict’s fine yacht Onelda. He reached this city about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoor. and proceeded direct to the White House. His companions on the voyage were Mr. Benedict and Private Secretary Thurber. The trip from the lower New York bay, which the Oneida left Monday morning, was accomplished just about on scheduled time. The weather was rather rough until the Delaware capes were passed, but all the party stood the voyage well and reported promptly at every meal. A brief stop on the way up the Potomac river was made at Indian Head, where a telephone message was sent to the White House officials, notifying them to have car- riages on hand to meet the party. The trip Was an enjoyable one, and the faces of the members of the party bear evidence to their exposure to the sea air. In Good Health and Spirits. The President is said to be in th> best.of health and spirits, and those who have seen him say he looks remarkably strong and vigorous. His long vacation has un- doubtedly done him a world of good, and he is in excellent condition to consider the great mass of public business that has ac- cumulated during his absence, as well as to take up the fresh business incident to the near approach of Congress. Mrs. Cleveland and the children made the trip from Gray Gables by rail. ‘They left on an early train yesterday morning, and arrived here shortly after 11 o'clock last evening. They are all in good health, and, like the President, seem to have derived great benefit from their summer outing. Affairs at the White House were very quiet today. The presence of the chief ex- ecutive was indicated by the American flag displayed from the roof, and the num- ber.of distinguished visitors. Policemen were stationed at all the approaches to the building, back and front, and it is safe to say that no suspicious characters will ke able to gain an entrance to the house. The President spent the early hours of the day Iccking over his correspondence, which Was quite large. He had the assistance of Mr. Thurber in his work. There were very few callers. Representative Coombs was the only one outside of the cabinet circle, and he transacted his business with Mr. ‘Thurber. A Cabinet Meeting Today. All the members of the cabinet called uring the day. Secretary Olney was the first to claim the President's attention, and the two distinguished officials were to- gether over an hour discussing important affairs of state. Secretary Lamont came soon after, but did not remain long. About hoon an informal meeting of the cabinet was held. All the members were present, including Secretaries Olney and Lamont, Who were called back for the purpose. There was no special significance in the meeting. It is the first time that the Prest- dent and his ministers have assembled around the council board together since May last, and the President naturally de- sired to get a general idea of ihe state of public business, with special reference to the meeting cf Congress. Going to Atlnnta Monday. One of the things talked over was the Proposed visit to the Atlanta exposition, and a general understanding was reached that the President and all the members of his cabinet will leave for Atlanta on Mon- day next. The following Wednesday is Pres- ident’s day at the exposition, and elaborate Preparations for its observance are being made by those in charge. AS soon as the President's cottage on Woodley road can be got ready Mrs, Clever land and the children will move out there, to remain until the winter sets in. It is be- lieved that the President will defer action on the more important questions demand- ing his attention until after nis return. Later it was learned that today’s meeting of the cabinet was mainly for the purpose of arranging for the trip to Atlanta. 1t was decided that all the members of the cabinet and the ladies of their families shall accompany the President and Mrs. Cleveland. The party will leave here in a Special train Monday afternovh, and will Start back from Atlanta immediately after idential reception Wednesday even- iving here early Friday moruing. pee Ss ALCOHOL IN THE ARTS. Test Suits to Recover Taxes Paid to Come Up Next Week. The suits brought in the Court of Claims to recover the taxes imposed by the Rov- ernment om alcohol used in medicinal coin- pounds and in the arts will brobably come up at the session of the court which be- gins next week. Under the present tarift law alcohol used in medicinal compounds ard In the arts was to be free from taxa- tion under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Owing to the difficulty of carrying out the law, how- ever, and upon the representation that it cculd open the way for wholesale fraud, the Secretery declined to make regulations: and despite the protests of manufacturing pi armacists and others using alcohol ex- cmpt from taxation by the terms of the tariff law, the tax was collected. In this way it Is estimated that during the fifteen menths the law has been in operation be- tween $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 have been collected on alcohol that would have been exempt had the Secretary issued regula- Druggists and others have fixed the but have carefully retained evidence © amounts paid, and two test suits, one by a firm of manufacturing druggists of Baltimore, and the other by a New York hat firm, have been brought in the Court Claims to recover. The briefs of the mplainants have been filed, and Assist- ant Attorney General Dodge is preparing the case of the government. o—- Army Orders. Capt. Oscar F. Long, assistant quarter- master, has been ordered to Fort McPher- son, Ga., to select a site for a rifle range. ‘The following transfers in the fourteenth infantry are made: Capt. Leon A. Matile, from company B to company K; Capt. Richard T. Yeatman, from company K to company B. The following transfers in the elghth cavalry are made: Second Lieut. Herbert B. Crosby, from troop I to troop C; Second Lieut. Albert E. Saxton, from troop C to troop I. ———_+e+_ Patents Issued. Two patents were Issued yesterday to Henry H. Bliss, Washington, D. C., as- sigaor to J. A. Jeffrey, Columbus, Ohlo, ing machine, and one to Elijah nor of one-half to M. Riley, Washingion D. C. = There is No Occasion for an Ulti matum. Too Reckless a Use of That Word— Momrve Doctrine Un- harmed. The interview with Ambassador Bayard telegraphed from London, in which he is quoted as denying that an ultimatum has been communicated to England with rela- tion to the Venezuelan affatr, Is in no wey inconsistent with the understanding here among those who have any information en the subject. The use of the term ulti- matum has been reckless and without meaning. There has been no occasion for an vitimatum. There is nothing in the situation as yet warranting such action. The fact is, as has before been stated, and is implied in the Bayard interview, that Mr. Bayard has been instructed ta make very clear to Great Britain what our position is with re- lation to foreign encroachment upon Amer- ican territory; that the Monroe doctrine is to be maintained, and that the United States would be glad to sea, the boundary dispute between Great Britain and Ven- eguela speedily settled by arbitration. The meaning of this was not tobe mis- understood, but it was not as specific and direct as an ultimatum. It was not in the nature of an imperative demand that some- thing be done within a certain time in a particular way. A similar declaration if made in a merely perfunctory way would mean very little. The importance of this communication lies in the fact that it is un- derstood to mean all that is said, and a lit- tle more. ——— oe WRECKED AT A Y. Fatal Collision Near Altoona, Pa., This Morning. ALTOONA, Pa., October 16.—Two men were killed, one fatally and several slightly injured this morning in a wreck on the Martinsburg branch of the Pennsylvania railroad. W. F. Good of Henrietta, fire- man of the Martinsburg train, was killed instantly. J. Q. Woodring of Tyrone, front brakeman of the water train, had both legs cut off and his head crushed. The collision occurred between the Mar- tinsburg mixed train, hauling milk and Al- toona shop workmen, and a water train, a mile west of this city. The water train, consisting of several tank cars, had been ordered to proceed_to the “Y” switch near Hollidaysburg to get water for the Altoona shops, and was just pulling from a siding to the main track when the Martinsburg train came around the curve at full speed. The collision demolished both locomotives and derailed several of the tank cars. The passenger cars kent the track. Besides those already mentioned the fol- lowing were injured: David Arthur of Al- toona, engineer of the Martinsburg train, badly scalded and injured internally; can- not recover. Henry Blackourn, engineer of the’ water train, seriously but not fatally hurt. William Jones of Burket Station, a passenger, was thrown through a door and painfully injured. Benjamin Weyandt of Roaring Spring, a passenger, badly cut about arms. Conductor Davis of the pas- senger train escaped with slight injuries. A number of others were more or less cut by flying glass. A confusion of orders is responsible for the accident, which is the most serious that ever occurred on the Altoona division. —— OPENED BY BOIES. The Democratic Campaign in Iowa Under Way. CHEROKEE, Iowa, October 16.—Ex-Gov. Boles opened the democratic state cam- paign in this section of the state yester- day. He reiterated his views on free sil- ver, saying in part: “In the next national campaign the greatest of all questions to be settled by the American people will be the question of whether or not silver is to ke demonetized ahd restored to its original place of standard money in the financial system of our country. I do not fear to predict that the republican party will never remonetize silver. It alone is responsible for the wrong. It reeds no Moses to lead the demccratic party in Iowa to victory on this subject. If it will inscribe upon its banners an unequivocal demand for a restoration of silver to the place assigned it by the Constitution of our country, and honestly and conscientiously stand by its own declaration, its success is assured. If it fails to do this, it will re- quire a dispensation of Providence to pre- serve the present status of even Its organi- zation in this and many other states.” ees SEA MARSHES SINKING. Result of Major Quinn’s Examination of the Mississippi Delta. NEW ORLEANS, October 16.—Maj. Quinn, United States engineer in charge of the light houses of this district, just re- turned from Port Eads and the jetties. He insists, after a most careful examina- tion, that the lower delta and the sea marshes along the Gulf of Mexico are slow- ly sinking. For more than a year experi- ments with tide gauges have been in pro- gress at the mouth of the Mississippi river, and as a result, Maj. Quinn has reached the conclusion that the level of the gulf has been raised one foot since 1877. This the major attributes to a gradual though irregular subsidence of the land along the ecast, and, he believes, throughout the Mis- sissippi delta, New Orleans and the south- ern portion of Louisiana. —— ST. LOUIS RAN AGROUND. Touched Bottom Near the Point of Sandy Hook. NEW YORK, October 16.—-The American line steamer St. Louis, which left her pier at 11 o'clock this morning for Southamp- ton, touched bottom near the point of Sandy Hook on her way out to sea. She remained there about fifteen minutes and got off on the rising tide and proceeded on her voy- age. —_>—___ BUILDING INSPECTORS MEET. They Visited the Baltimore Parks in the Afternoon. BALTIMORE, Md., October 16.—The Na- tional Association of Building Inspectors resumed its deliberations thls morning af- ter first listening to an address of wel- come by Mayor Latrobe, to which Presi- dent Damsell responded. Papers were then read as follows: “Strains on Floors,” by J. J. Barry of Boston; “Qualifications of Building Inspectors,” by John M. Hazen, Minneapolis; “Fire Proofing,” by M. W. Fitzsimmons, Boston; “Electricity,” E. S. Brophy, Boston. The convention will con- tinue tts work tomorrow. The delegates spent the afternoon in visiting the parks and other places of interest in the city. aS Rev. Mr. Smith Gives Bonds. DENVER, Col., October 16.—Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith of Cambridge, Mass., appeared before United States Commissioner Capron today and geve bonds for his appeatance at Boston to answer the charge of sending defamatory letters through the mails to members of his congregation. Mr. Smith says the charge Is unfounded. He will re- turn to Boston next week to face his ac- cusers. Preliminary Hearing in the Criminal Libel Suit Against Her. SHE DENIES ALL THE ALLEGATIONS Testimony Given Before Judge Miller in the Case. THE JUDGE’S DECISION Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, attorney-at-law, defeated candidate for the presidency and the first female rider of a tricycle, against whom Lawyer and Real Estate Dealer Robert E. L. White, who was her sub- tenant, made complaint for alleged crim- inal libel, appeared in the Police Court to- day, an the case had been set for a pre- liminary hearing this morning. ‘There was a large audience in court when the case was called, as it was sup- posed that the trial would prove lively and interesting, but Mrs. Lockwood made an effort to have the case again go over. Ex-Congressman Turner and Lawyer Lipscorab, who wants to become a member of the Virgima state legislature, had been retained by Mrs. Lockwood as her counsel, and the former made the application. “I have just been retained in the case,” said the ex-Congressman, “and have not yet had an opportunity to make an investi- gation of the case. Another reason for a continuance is that Mrs. Lockwood has an important matter in the Equity Court to- a. “And,” added Mrs. Lockwood, “I have a sick person in my house.” Mr. Mullowny, for the prosecution, said he would object to a further continuance. The case had been in court last week and was set,for today. It is a case for a pre- liminary hearing, he said, and certainly he thought the case should be heard today. Mrs. Lockwood said that she had not summoned any of her witnesses, and there- fore she was not prepared for trial. Judge Miller said that as the case was only called for a prelit ary hearing he thought it had better ahead. Mr. White’s Testimony. Mr. White, the prosecuting witness, was first called, and he gave evidence concern- ing the posters found on his office door, which is on the front street. He told the event of the trouble he had with Mrs. Lockwood about the rent of the rooms and said that one Sunday morning he found on the door this poster: This firm suspended— Couldn't pay rent. Rats!! Later he found this one: 4 prity mori! men, Formily ocopied this den; Beet there Landlady, Out of hur rent Then got up, skipt and went. Reel estate. Witness said he knew of no one other than Mrs. Lockwood who had any spite against him. He employed W. L. Johnson and Andrew L. Conway to watch the place, and they brought to him the poster, which contained: “You beet won woman outen hur rent, and now tryin’ to heet the Loan an’ truss’ Com- pany.” What Conway and Johnson Saw. The witnesses Conway and Johnson were called and they told the court that they watched the place for M?. White, and they saw Mrs. Lockwood put up the poster charged in the warrant. She wore a dark dress, and they said she afterward went to the mail box and posted a letter. Mr. White paid them $1 a night and $5 when they detected Mrs. Lockwood in the act of putting up the poster. Mr. Muliowny called the court’s atten- tion to the discoloration of the mucilage used on the poster, and Russell Brown tes- tified that mucilage in a bottle on Mrs. Lockwood's desk was discolored the same way. This closed the case for the prosecution, and counsel argued that the government had failed to make out a case. Denial of the Defense. “What's the line of the defense?” Judge Miller asked. “I would like to know in or- der to tefl whether or not I shall entertain the defendant's side of the case.” “A full and complete denial,” answered counsel. ‘Mrs. Lockwood denies that she is guilty of such a dirty and contemptible trick as this.” 'm giad to hear that,” said the court. ‘As a matter of fact,” said the defend- ant, when she had been sworti, “I did not write this sign, nor did I post it on the door.” She sald that there are about eighteen or twenty persons in her house, among them about eleven women. Defendant said she had asked all of them about the signs, and none of them knew anything of the sign. “The first thing I knew of this sign,” she said, ‘“‘was when it was sprung on me at Justice Strider’s, when I had a suit for $300 rent against bim.” Mrs. Lockwood said it was her usual cus- tom to sweep the front steps and pavement when the servant failed to do it, and the servant usvally failed. Mrs. Lockwood Saw No Poster. On the Sunday morning that Mr. White says he found one of the posters, she swept the steps and pavement, and she was posi- tive that there was no poster on the door. If there was a poster on the door, she said, it was taken from there before & o'clock in the morning, or after nocn. She told the,court more about the trou- ble, involving the suit against Mr. White for rent, and repeated the denial. “What about the mucilage being discol- ored?” asked Mr. Mullowny. “The mucilage in my office is not dis- colored, su far as I know,” Mrs. Lockwood answered. : On the evening charged, she said, she did not post any letters after dark, although she sometimes does post them after dark. Witness denied that she wore a dark dress about that time, as the witnesses stated, and said she wore a light waist. The witnesses Conway and Johnson were recalled and questioned, and Mr. White said that Mrs. Lockwood had made the statement that she would “fix him. “I never made such a statement,” said the defendant. Held for the Grand Jury. Counsel argued the case, and Judge Mil- ler finally held Mrs. Lockwood for the ac- tion of the grand jury. Mis. Lockwood Gives Bond. This afternoon Mrs. Lockwood gave se- curity in the sum of $300 fer her appear- ance to answer a ckarge, should the grand see fit to return an indictment. Ex- Peyctive Sigmund J. Block qualified as her bondsman. Ss The Six Light Draft Gunbonts. Secretary Herbert has taken under con- sideration the report of the board of naval bureau chiefs on the proposal submitted for building six light draft gunboats. The board recommends the award of two twin screw boats to the Detroit Dry Dock Com- pany, and of one single screw boat to the Union Iron Works of San Francisco. The remaining three single screw boats are to be awarded, one to the Bath Iron Works of Maine, one to Lewis Nixon of Elizabeth, N. J., and one to Dialogue of Camden, pro- vided they amend their plans to comply with the départment’s requirements. LONG'S The Attorney General’s Motion to Advance the Case, Its Wording -Indieates the Position the Government Will Take in ~ the Matter. In his motion for the advancement of the Judge Long pension case in the docket of the United States Supreme Court the Attorney General indicates briefly the po- sition his oftice will take in the case. He says:- “There are, as we have seen, very strong reasons for holding that where a title has passed, or the rights of innocent third persons have supervened, or there has been @ very great lapse of time without ques- tion, the decisions of the head of an ex- ecutive department should be considered as beyond the power cf his successors to disturb. “The reasons are quite strong also why, as to transactions wholly ended, where credit has been given or money paid over, there should be no recognized right of re- view save for fraud or manifest illegality. But where the matter is one that involves future recurring payments of money there seems no gdod reason why succeeding in- cumbents of the office, charged with a Present responsibility, should ‘be concluded by the decisions of ‘heir predecessors. They should not lightly overrule their pré decessors; but when satisfied and con- vinced that crror has been committed, and that there is no legal warrant for the pay- ment demanded, it would seem to be their duty, as well as their right to rectify the error. The recognition of the power in such cases involves no destruction of vested rights, no impairment cf the obli- gations of contracts, and no abridgment of the equities of third persons.” —_____+«+— MRS. WALLER COMING. She and Her Children Expected in This City Today. The wife and children of ex-Consul Wal- ler of Madagascar, now in prison in France, are expected to arrive in this city toda; They made the long journey from Mads gascar at the expense of the governmeni. But for this aid they could not have coine home; because they were poor and friend- less in a strange country. On arriving at New York they were met by United States Dispatch Agent Rosser and Mr. Paul Bray, Mr. Waller's stepson, who was with him in Madagascar, and whe was banished by the French authoritied. Mrs. Waller and children will probably, make their home with Mr. Bray at 316 A street northeast, at least until the diplomatic questions con- nected with Mr. Waller's arrest are set- tled. —+o+—_____ Pensions Allowed. District of Columbia—Inerease—William Kingsbury, Washington; John Naaf, Wash- ington; Frank Martin, U. 8. Soldiers’ Home, Washington. Original widow, &c.—Minor of Samuel Levy, Washington; Marla J. Harms, Washington. Original—Chirles Davis, Wash- ington; Joseph A. Williams, Washingtoi Robert Harleston, Tenjeytown, Washington. Reissue—Calvin Maguet, Washington; Vir- ginius S. Moulton, Wa: ton; Frederick A. S. Mechlin,. Washington. Maryland—Original—Benjamin T. Mere- dith, alias Benjamin J. Merrit, Baltimore. Renewal and increase—John H. England, Baltimore. Reissue—Isaae H. Smith, Hut. ton, Garrett; Frederick Heiner, Baltimore; Jacob Boston, Baltimore; Charles F. Leitz, Baltimore. Original widow, &c.—Lavinia Hartley, Oldtown, Allegany; Laura V. Cor- nish, Baltimore; Henrietta Coats, Balti- more. Reissue—Ann C. Cromwell, Balti- more; Mary Klemm, Baltimore. Virginia—Reissue—Willlam Monigan, Nor- folk; Gustave Roettger, Petersburg, Din- widdie; Marlbry Todd, Ivor, Southampton; Peter Epps, Foneswood, Westmoreland; Dempsey Johnson, Norfolk; Robert Kay, Oak Grove, Westmoreland; Andrew T. Hop- kins, Portsmouth, Norfolk. . Original—Caleb S. Miller,- Portsmouth, ‘Norfolk. EERE Personal Mention. Assistant Secretary Uhl of the State De- pertment has returned to the city from a short visit to his home in Michigan. Gen. Miles has returned to the city from a short visit to New York. Capt. C. W. Mason, fourth infantry; Capt. W. H. Clapp, sixteenth infantry; Col. W. R. Lundberg, retired, and Capt. D. A. Burn- ham, retired, are registered at the War Department today. Lieut. John A. Lockwood, fourth cavalry, is vistting this city on his way to his sta- tion at San Francisco. Mr. Howell, private secretary to Assist- ant Secretary McAdoo, has returned to the city frem a hunting and fishing trip in West Virginia. . Chief Clerk Womack of the Interior De- partmert left Washington today for a fertnight at the Atlanta exposition. Rev. Stephen Merritt of New York, who 1s to address the convention at Foundry Church, ts the guest of Mrs. A. P. Lacey of Clifton’ street. Mr. George H. Harries of Phe Evening Star's editorial staff, whose serious illness has recently caused his friends much anx- jety, was considered better today, and it is now hoped that he will soon recover. © The Plant of Dynamite Guns. The War Department has appointed a board, consisting of Lieut. Col. L. S. Bab- bitt and First Lieut: 0. M. Lissak, ord- nance department, end Maj. W. H. Heuer, corps of engineers, to meet at San Fran- cisco about Novembef 20 next, to roport whether the plant of dynamite guns just completed at the Presidio fulfill the con- tract stipulations. S SS Repairs to the Alert. The cruiser Alert has sailed from Guay- aquil for Callao, to receive repairs for the injuries recently received by a collision with an English merchant steamer: The merchantman acknowledged responsibility for the accident, and will: bear the expense cf the repairs. ———__-e.—_____ Hlness of Coungellog Stevens. Mr. Durham White Stevens, counsellor of the Japanese legation, has been con- fined to his bed for about a week with an attack of intermittent fever. He is slowly improving, but is not yet able to leave his ed. ——_—_—_---______ Cavulry-Drill at Fart Myer, The cavalry exhibiticn drill at Fort Myer, which usually fakes place on Fri- day afternoon, will this week be given to- morrow, Thursday, at 2 o'clock p m. ——-~+ Army Transfers. The following transfers in the second cavalry have been ordered: First Lieut Henry T. Allen, from troop M to troop A; First Lieut. Francis G. Irwin, jr., from trcop A to troop M. Notice to Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly, requested ~ to report-any irregularity;in “he de- - livery of. ‘The Star and also any failure on the part of the carrier to ring the door bell. A proper service can only be main- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers {n reporting shortcomings. Meeting of the Trustees of the American University. TWO BUILDINGS 10 BE SOON ERECTED The Generosity of Gen. De Peyster - Recognized. THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT A-special meeting of the board vf trus- tees of the American University was held today at the Arlington. There was a large attendance, and the session was a lengthy one. It was one of the most important held by the board since its organization, as the subject under consideration was the adop- tion of plans of the first buildings, namely, the hall of history and tanguages. Of course it was understood that the style adopted for this building would govern that of all the others which it is proposed to erect on the site on the Loughbcrough road just west of the Tenleytown road. At the last meeting of the board a committee was ap- pointed to have plans prepared in readiness to be submitted for aclior, and that com- inittee met yesterday and considered tne designs which had been submitted by six architects. After considerable deliberation the committee finally concluded that of the plans two were best adapted for the pur. pcees, but the committee were unable to decide which of the two should be called to the attention of the board. Finally’ it was determined to place them both before the board, and this was done at the mect- Ing today. Those Present. Tkose present were John E. Andrus, Rev. Dr. C. H. Payne and Rey. Dr. A. J. Palmer, New York; Rev. Dr. C. W. Buoy of Philadelphia; Rev. Dr. D. H. Carroll of Bal- timore, President W. W. Smith of Ran- dolph, Macon College; Jacob Tome, Port Deposit, Md.; Rev. Richard Wheatley, Irv- ington-on-the-Hudson; Dr. C, B. Stemen, Fert Wayne, Ind.; Rev. A. M. Griffin, Tivoli, Washington—Bishop Hurst, B. H. War- rer, C. C. Glover, S. W. Woodward, A. B. Duyall, A. B. Browne, B. F. Leighton, John E. Herrel, Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. E. J. Somers, Vice Chancellor Beiler, Secretary Rev. Dr. Cc. W. Baldwin, Register Albert Osborne. Réports Submitted. Before entering upon the main business, the board listened to reports from the chancellor and vic chancellor detailing the progress that had been made in prometing the new enterprise since the last meeting in May. A statement was also presented from the treasurer, Matthew G. Emery, who is out of the city, and was unable to be present, to the effect that the receipts: in cash since the May meeting amounted to $26,000, while donations in real estate were received to the value of $12,000. Gen, De Peyster’s Generosity. A resolution was adopted expressing ap- preciation for the generosity of Gen, De Peyster of Tivoli, N. ¥., which has assured the erection of a building for the college of larguages. The gift is in the form of real estate located in New York city. ‘A resolution was also adopted accepting the bronze statue of General De Peyster, which is to be erected in front of the build- ing of the college of languages that will bear his name. About the room where the board met were displayed the plans of Mr. Eugene Flagg of New York, who is the architect of the Episcopal cathedral ard of the Corcoran Art Gallery, ‘and of Mr. William M. Poindexter of this city, who designed the Columbian University ‘build- ing. The Two Plans Discussed. Mr. Flagg appeared before the board and made a speech in_explanation cf his plans, which showed a somewhat different arrangement than had been contemplated. According to Mr. Flagg’s plans, there will be a main building, or rather a group of buildings, and near it will be a few smaller buildings, such as the two which it is now proposed to erect. The general style of ‘architecture followed by Mr. Flagg was that of the modern renaissance. Finally, after the board had considered the matter for some time, it was decided to authorize the building committee, which consists of John E. Andrus, chairman; Bishop Hurst, Vice Chancellor Beiler, A. B. Duvall, M. G. Emery, John E. Herrel and Anderson Fowler,to consult with the proper engineering and architectural authorities and to adopt plans for the Hall of History and Languag2s and to proceed to the erec- tion of the same, as well as the choice ot an architect. It is understood that the com- mittee will, as soon as possible, discharge the duty which has been imposed upon them so that the work of building can be enter- ed into at once. The two buildings will cost about $150,000 each. Chaplain McCabe, who came in before the meeting adjourned, spoke of the great interest. which is being taken in the en- terprise thrcughout the country and pre- dicted that the efforts heing made to estab- lish a university would be crowned with success. Shortly before 3 o'clock the board finally adjourned. — THE LOYAL LEGION. Gen. Gibbon Elected Commander-in- Chief at Tyday’s Seusion. The commandery-in-chief of the Loyal Legion of the United States met in bien- nial session at the Arlington Hotel today Gen. Lucius Fairchild, grand commander, presiding. There were seventy-seven dele- gates present, representing every state of the Union except Oregon. There were three aspirants for election to the office of grand commander, and the first ballot re- sulted as follows: Gen. Miles, 27 votes; Gen. John Gibbon, 15, and Gen. Wager Swayne, 11. Gen. Swayne’s same being cropped, Gen. Gibbon was elected on the second ballot, receiving 30 votes to 20 for Gen. Miles. Gen. Miles lacked only one vote of election on the first ballot, and it is believed would have succeeded on the sec- ond but for the superior age of Gen. Gib- bon, which influenced many -of the dele- ggtes, who otherwise would have cast their bAllots for Miles, to vote for Gibbon. A committee, consisting of Generals Hub- bard and Varney, Major Hayden and Col- onels Woodward and Davis, was appointed to pass upon the eligibility of applicants for membership. SS Fourth-Class Postmasters. The following postmasters were appoint- ed in Virginia today: Auburn Mills, Han- over county, 8. W. Terrell, vice J. P. Ter- rell, dead; Dryburg, Halifax county, Mrs. M. M. Dortch, vice J. B. Dortch, resigned: Eastville Station, Northampton county, J O. Chapman, vice J. K. Kellam, resigned; Nickelsville, Scott county, J. P.’ Lay, vice Mrs. J. F. Hartsock, resigned; Wirtz, Franklin county, A. J. McNeil, vice W. O. Smith, resigned. The whole number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was 85, of wiom 34 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations. ee Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $179,931. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $366,935; customs, $540,201; miscellaneous, $28,065. Secretary Carlisle's Position on an Addi- tional Bear Tax. What He Probably Will Recommend to Congress and What He is Likely to Get. It is asserted again that Secretary Car- lisle intends to recommend an increase of the tax on beer. If this is so, it is a change of intention, or a newly-formed in- tention. It has been generally undcrstood that Mr. Carlisle regarded beer a suitable subject for additional taxation, but it has been understood, also, that he regarded it as impolitic to attempt to impcse the ad- ditional tax. Both parties are a little afraid of being charged with putting too much tax on the “poor man’s’ drink. It is not believed that a beer tax could be passed through Congress, and by mak- ing the recommendation Mr. Carlisle would antagonize a quite large element and yet accomplish nothing by it. What he will probably recommend is a tax on checks, mortgages, conveyances, ete., on proprietary medicines and com- pounds and on.domestic wines. What he is likely to get from this Con- gress in the way of increasing revenue is a duty on wool, which the President cannot approve. ’ | ——_____-2-_____ REPUBLICAN CONVENTION CITY. Senator Thurston Dixcusses the Prob- abilities. SAN FRANCISCO, October 16.—“The lo- cation of the next republican national con- vention lies between three cities—San Fran- cisco, Pittsburg and Chicago,” said Nation- al Committeeman John M. Thurston of Ne- braska. Mr. Thurston is at present on the coast in the irterest of the Union Pacific railroad, r lative to the receivership on two appeals from orders made from the state of Oregon. Mr. Thurston was inclined to be communicative on matters pertaining to Politics, and stated that Joseph Manley, the national committeeman of Maine, ex- pressed the wish to him that San Fran- cisco might be the next convention place of the republican party, and that many of the other members of the party from the east- ern states had expressed the same desire. “As for myself,” continued the Senator, “I have not made up my mind. It is sure to go to either Chicage, Pittsburg or San Francisco, and any one of the three places rmed will suit me. ‘What do I think of the probable nomi- nee of the party? Weil, my state is rather inclined toward McKinley, but I hear Alli- scn or Reed of Maine frequently referred to as available and safe for the party. Har- rison, did you say? Never. He is entirely out of the question. I believe there was an attempt to work him in the fight, but it has been given up. Don't you recall *hat old line, ‘Thou dost protest teo much.’ 1 applies to Harrison. He will never do.” “Will the republican party give the west a free col.age plank?” “Yes, I think so; one similar to the plank of the last campaign, but I do not think the republicans, of the democrats either, will ever declare for the free and unlimited coinage of silyer without regard to any other country. I think the money question will Mave to be settled in such a way that there will never be any great disturbance in money values.” ————__ ARMENIANS KILLED. MORE Continuation of the Massacres in the Orien: LONDON,- October 16.—A dispatch to the Daily News from Constantinople says: Re- liable news has been received here that fif- ty Armenians were killed and a number wounded at Akhissar, in the Villayet of Adin, on tke Anatolian railway, by a Mos- lem mob. The slaughter cecurred on Octo- ber 9, which was market day, when many Armeniars had gathered from adjacent vil- lages. Early in the morning a Turkish rough, finding that the Armenians were not armed, picked a quarrel and shot one of them. There was then raisei on all sides the cry, ‘“‘Why hesitate to massacre the in- fidels?” A mob of Turks, armed with revolvers and knives, then looted the market and massacred the helpless Armenians. Their Lodies were thrown into the wells. It is stated that the mudir was responsi- ble for the attack. No women or children were injured, probably cn account of the arrival of Kaimaikan from the village of Gieve, three miles distant, who made val- iant efforts, at the risk of his own life, to sav2 the Christians. Otherwise the slaugh- ter would have been complete. The panic is reviving in Constantinople and the Armenians are again flocking into the churches. The police disregard the safe-conduct cards given to the Armenians by the foreign embassics, and they insult and maltreat the holders of them. 7 The Constantinople correspondent of the Standard blames the Armenian revolution- ary committees for forcing the Armenians to close their shops and to maintain the appearance of a panic when the Armenians themselves are ready to resume business. “I visited the prison,” the corr2spondent says, “and questioned the prisoners, and found that there were no serious com- plaints against the police. The inspecting co:nmission sent a list of fifty-six prisoners for liberation while I was there. The revo- lutionary leaders are responsible for the continuance of the deadlock.” es RELIGIOUS CONGRESSES CONDEMNED Pope Levo’s Letter to the Catholic Hierarchy. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 16.—Pope Leo has written an important letter to the Catholic hierarchy of America, condemning the assemblage of congresses of religion. The letter has been delivered to Archbishop Ryan of this city, and to all other arch- bishops. It was the main subject consid- ered at the recent assembling of the arch- bishops at Washington, but the efforts at secrecy were successful in keeping the pope’s letter from publicity. What steps the archbishops took cannot be learned, but with the views of the pope thus clearly expressed, it is doubtless that the American ckurch will anathematize congresses of religion in the same way that an Interdic- tion was placed on Catholic participation in the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and other secret societies. The congresses of religions held at Chi- cago as a feature of the world’s fair was the most notable gathering of that charac- ter in recent years, bringing together not only the many sects of Christianity, but also Hindoos, Brahmins, Buddhists and Tkeosophists. The gathering was so notable that its projectors have expected it would lead to further congresses merging all sects and creeds. Whether Pope Leo’s disapproval is par- ticularly in reference to the Chicago con- gress cannot be learned, but as that was the last and by far the most conspicuous* gathering of the kind, the letter will be vigwed with special reference to It. ‘ ———— Smuggling Rum by Wholesale. ST. JOHNS, N.S., October 16.—Wholesale smuggling “has been practiced here for years, as proven by the confessions of the smugglers now in custody, almost in the very presence of the custom officials. Enor- mous quantities of rum have been brought in, and the revenue been defrauded to the extent of thousands of dollars. One schooner owner during the past twelve months has brought from St. Pierre 4,200 gailons of rum, depriving the colony of about $10,000 in duty, and he is only one of many engaged in the same business. PENSION) PLANS DISCUSSED/'NCREASED | REVENUE|EFI LIS WAS TORTURED Awful Treatment of a Negro by a Mob. EARS AND PINGERS CUT OFF He Was Otherwise Badly Mu- tilated. . HAD CONFESSED HIS CRIME Se MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 16.—Jeffer- son Ellis was hanged to a telegraph pole at 1:40 this morning by 350 men, within two hundred yards of the »cene of his crime. Before hanging the negro the mob cut off both his ears and all of his fingers and mutilated him in a horrible manner. The mob, with their prisoner, reached the home of his victim, Miss Prater, soon after midnight. The young woman iden- - tified him as her assailant. As soon as this was done, an armed squad of men took Ellis from Constable Farrow and started with him for the pike, where the public road crosses the Louisville and Nashville. A big fire had been built at the place, and around it the mob gathered in a circle. The leaders of the mob told Ellis to pray, but he only looked at them in a stu- pid manner. Being told that he was about to die, he raised his voice in a negro hymn. By the time he finished the fiercer element were in complete controk of the mob. Cries of “Burn him” were heard on all sides. Even this fearful fate would pro»ably have been mercy to the negro, as subse- quent events proved. The Torture. Amid the shouts of the mob, a man jumped to the negro’s side with a drawn knife in his hand. “Cut off his ears,” they cried. ‘Give me a finger,” shouted one man, “I want a thumb,” cried another. The better element in the crowd drew off at this time, and said they were not in favor of doing anything but hanging the negro. Their protests were not noticed. Being urged on by the fiercest in the crowd, the man with the knife cut off the negro’s right ear, and held up the bleed- ing trophy in full view of the crowd. The negro screamed, but his otfer ear was cut off a few moments later. The mob became madder at the sight of this work, and those who were mutilating the negro found ample encouragement. They next cut off all his fingers, and, tearing away part of his clothing, they mutilated him in_a horrible manenr. ‘The negro was covered with blood and his head looked as if it had been scalped. The mob was not even then willing to end the negro’s agony. They made him stand up 80 all the crowd could see him. Finally, fully thirty-five minutes after the torture of the negro began, the rope was put around his neck. Tae telegraph pole was 75 feet away. The rope was a very long one. The free er.d was taken by a man, who quickly climbed the telegraph pole and threw it over the cross arm. The crowd jerked the negro to the foot of the pole, ang while the inob shouted the bleeding and mutilated form of the negro was swung to the cross arm. The negro was lowered to the ground and his head wes cut from his body with pocket knives. The noose was then put over the feet and the headless body was again swung up. It is intended to send the head to the family of the little girl the negro attempted to assault last Saturday in Mississippl. A placard was put on the negro’s body, bearing these words: “Death to the man who cuts him dowa before 6:30 this evening.” A Horrible Sight. No doubt the injunction of the mob will be obeyed to the letter, and the passengers on the Louisville and Nashville trains to- day may see the horrible sight. The point where the lynching occurred is a crossroad called Clifton Summit. The mob dispersed after doing its work. Jefferson Ellis on the afternoon of Oo- tober 5 criminally essaulted Miss Bettie Prater in the presence of the latter's two little sisters. He escaped from a mob which had gathered to lynch him that night, but he was pursued unremittingly until he was captured Monday near Moun- tain Pleasant, Mies. He confessed to the assault upon Miss Prater, to the outrage and murder of a Mrs. Wilcox of the same reigtborhood two years ago and to an tempted assault upon a little girl in Missis- sippi while he was trying to escape from the mob. Another Lynching. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., October 16.—Eu- gene Vannoy, colored, was taken from his cabin at Manchester last night by 100 white men and lynched. He was charged with keeping Daisy Copeland, a fourteen-year- oki white girl of weak mind, a prisoner for three days and assaulting her. He was made to confess the deed, and his body was riddled with bullets. A report has just reached the city to the effect that the re- mains were chopped to pieces this morning and burned on a pile of cross ties. This is the second negro to be lynched near here for a similar crime in two weeks. The girl is in a precarious condition, and great ex-- citement prevails. ———— EXCLUSIVE FOREIGN ITEMS, Recent Cable Dispatches Sent by thi Associnted Press. > NEW YORK, October 16.—In the cable service of the Associated Press yesterday there was the usual large number of ex- clusive items, including, for its afternoon papers, the denial of the British foreign office that British troops were marching through Brezilian territory into the dis- puted territory of Venezuela, an*interview with Ambassador Bayard, in which he set st rest the rumors circulated to the effect that the United States had sent an ulti- matum to Great Britain regarding the Venezuelan question; arrival of the em- peror and empress of Germany in Lor- raine and the visit to Metz, &c.; a London dispatch telling of the completion of the revision of the Bible; all the news avall- able from the Island of Cuba; the imperial Japanese ordinance issued at Yokohama prohibiting Japanese from visiting Corea without special permission; the Paris Scliel and Figaro on the new troubies in Corea; first news of the resignation of the Roumanian cabinet and the forming of the new ministry, é&c. 5 ONLY A PRELIMINARY RUN, ‘The Indiana Preparing for Her Trial Friday. GLOUCESTER, Mass., October 16,—The Indlana passed down by Thatchers Light at 10:40 a.m. for a preliminary run to her” trial, which will take place Friday: To- day’s run is an unofficial one, and no mark boats are stationed to designate the course. The new vessel appéared to set low in the water, and makes a very perceptible “pone,” the white crest of which is plainly visible seven or eight miles aw: There was a thick fog until 9 o'clock, but soon after that hour it became perfectly clear. The sea is smooth and the wind east.