Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1895, Page 1

— — THE EVENING STAR. ee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor, 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Botter Building, peti et The Evening Siai is served to subscribers in the city by carters, on thelr own account, at 10 cent rr Wek, or 44 cents © wonth. Copies at e rter 2 cents each. matl—anywhere in the ted States or Canuda—postage prepald—O0 cenis month. ¥ Quintapl > portage py He tered at the heet Star, $1 per year, with $3.00. at Washington, D. c., No.13,329. WASHINGTON, D.C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | Look on page 11 for the twelfth installment of the new mystery story, “Before They Were Married.” $250 for the correct solution of the mystery by a woman reader. PUT TO THE SWORD Reports of Fresh Massacres in Ar- menia. TWENTY VILLAGES HAVE BEEN BURNED - American Missionaries Reported to Be in Peril. Ss ORDER TO THE SOLDIERS PARIS. ovember A dispatch to the Matin from Constantinopie published to- day says Uiat twenty villages have been burned in the northwestern portion of the district of Aleppo, and that the inhabitants ve been ma ‘ed. dispateh adds that the Kurds are Kathering on the borders of the Euphrat pr wy to march into Syria for the pur- pore of massacring the Christians. ns in Peril. NTINOPLE, November 22.—The situation in this country continues e the gravest fears. ed here from Marass late yesterday, apparently considerably delayed rkish officials, say that the Amer- or missionaries there are again In view of the the United der Terrell, has porte on his insisting guarded, this has 29 the a they be caused much vices re t as soon re from Sivas assert s reinforcements of the pops arrive there the Turkish of- notify the Armenians that they ender all the arms and ammuai- tion in their pos n. The Armenians object to this, as it places them entirely at the mercy of the Turks Armenians of this city who can be prevailed upon to talk on the subject inti- mat> that a surprise for the Turk: is being dat Zeitoun, and that a battle which » history and show the Armenians ure entitled to freedom or a least self-gov: ernment will be fought there. As, how- ever, the Armenians are deficient in artil- lery, it cannot reasonably be expected that they can offer an effective resistance to a regularly organized expedition. Rumors of fresh troubles at Samsoon, a seaport of Asia Miner, on the Black sea, ve also reached here. The population of on is almost entirely composed of «s, and the few Armenians there are certain to fare badly if an uprising has oc- curred, Mission Loss at Kharput. CHICAGO, November 3. M. Moore of this city has just received a message from Phillipepolis, saying that the mission loss at Kharput will reach $100,000, The trouble began at Marsovan and Antiak. The raiding Moslems were protected by soldiers, who fired on the mission houses and joined in the plunder. Special malice s shown the missionaries. A shell was thrown into Dr. Barnum’s house. The missionaries are now protected. ‘This message is signed by Dr. Dwight. The complete text of the recent instruc- tions of the sultan to military command- ers and the provincial authorities has just been published. These instructions are in- tend to prevent troubles and quell dis- turbers. According to the published text of the instructions, the valis are held re- BDO: ble for the outbreaks, and they are exhorted to use the utmost vigilance for the protection of foreign subjects and the foreign consulates. It is further announc- ed that they must telegraph a report of the state of affairs in their respective dis- tricts to the government at Constantinople every twenty-four hours, _ SARLY ANOTHER DISASTER. N lectric Car Started While the Draw Was Open, CLEVELAND, Ohio, November A arrow escape from another frightful bridge disaster occu ed at 2:50 o'clock this morn- ing on the Superior street viaduct. Three street cars were waiting for the draw to be closed. In front was a car from the Se: avenue Ine. It was on the west side of the viaduct next to the draw, anid back of it a few feet was a Wade Park avenue car. About fifty feet farther back was a Woodland avenue car. While the Motcrmen Were waiting for the draw to swing they deserted their posts of duty and were goss:p:ng among themselves, when the rear ¢ arted up at a lively rate of a the motorman left his car cut-off had shut off the current, mtn did not turn the lever so that 2. 103 » safe! and the the car would not start up. Suddenly the Qurrent rted again and the street car forward. Voodian’ peed. car dashed forward at a The full power of the cur- upon it, and eye witnesses say that in the few feet it went before striking the Wade Park ¢ t have attained ed of fi an hour, bridge yelled to irs to jump, The I filled and the wildest panic fdminediately followed. With a te: * upon the dashboard. Ss were sh the Woodland car Wade Park car, smashing on both cars, But the Wood- rd not stop here. No one had yet if the current, and the Woodland car d the Wade Park car forward agat! Scoville 1 it happened that was set tightly. n forward fully a finally came to a e closed gates, triecken people vas fearful. Mrs. of the assistant » Was badly in- removed to her home in an ambulance. Other women faint- ed and had to be taken away in carriages or_ambul The Superior street viaduct drawbridge Is ninety feet above the rver, and had the runaway car not been stopped just when it Was @ catastrophe rivaling that of last Saturday night on the Central y would undoubtedly have occurred. L w CASE, He Has Resi Be t No Action Has ken, SAN FRA », November 22.—Second Lieut. Chester M. White of .the revenue resigned from the revenue His action is connected with the u features of the Bear's cruise to Ebring sea, of which so much has sald. Whit s the officer who made upon Capt, Healy. He for- s against his superior ried a docu- natures of emed Capt. Healy eul- city last Friday and is shington now. He tele- con while én route. esignation has been re- Department, but 1 upon by the Secre- © San F t been ac eid thi aying that Lic n ington ust be an error, inasmuch as he would hardly dare leave’ his ship without permission, and no such permission has been given. In case the officer-has done as desaribed, Instead of being allowed to re- sizn he is more likely to be court-martialed and dismiss@y the service. THE CASE OF WALLER Some Published Statements Denied at the State Department. From Those e is in Wash- | Impressions Gathered Who Have Talked With Mr. Olncy on the Subject. The assertion made in dispatches pub- lished this morning that a decision that Waller has no case has been reached is denied at the State Department. The statement that the court-martial record has been received is also incorrect. On the contrary, the French government has re- fused to furnish this record. The state- ment that Mr. Eustis has informed the de- partment of this refusal comes with author- ity and is correct unless the State Depart- ment is trying to deceive parties who are interesting themselves in Waller's behalf. There is little doubt that the department is disposed to the opinion that Waller was properly convicted, but this conclusion was based upon representations of the French government and Mr. Waller’s statement, made to the American representative who saw him in prison. Translating the French Code. ‘The department has been making a trans- lation of the French military code, and this is probably what has led to the erroneous Suess that the records had been received. The reading of this code has probably added to the impression that Waller's case is a desperate one, for it is held that if no flaw can be found in the code a conviction war- ranted under it could not be set aside except as a matter of clemency on the part of the French government. The impression that the department deems the case a weak one on Weller’s side is warranted by what has been said to some of the republican Sena- ters and Representatives, who have talked of the case with Mr. Olney. Looks Bad for Waller. One republican Senator, with whom Mr. Olney went over the case, says that from the presencation made it looks bad for Waller. The attorney on the Walier side, too, places chief reliance in finding a flaw in the military code under which the trial was had and that the trial did not con- form to the code. 2+____. ‘THE DEAD MI TER. Due Honor to Be Puid to Senor The- dim’s Memory. The United States government will pay due honor to the memory of Senor Thedim, the Portuguese minister, who died here yes- terday morning. He will be given a mili- tary funeral, and the cabinet ministers and probably the President, will attend the ob- sequies at St. Matthew’s Church tomorrow morning. Two troops of the sixth cavalry ‘at Fort Myer, under Capt. Craig, will es- cort the remains of the diplomat to and from the church. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, dean of the diplo- matic corps, has charge of the funeral ar- rangements. Members of the corps will act as pallbearers and ushers. The official notice of the demise of the minister came to the State Department yesterday afternoon in a note from the Pcrtuguese consul general at New York, who added that in the absence of a secre- tary of legation the duties of minister would devolve upon himself until a perma- nent appointment is made to fill the va- caney Sccretary Olney replied in suitable terms, expressing regret at the untimely death cf Senhor Thedim, and stating that he had caused United States Minister Caruth at Liston to be instructed to con- vey to her majesty an expression of the profound grief felt by the President at the sad occurrenze. ———+ e+______ AMPOS’ ACTION APPROVED. His Deportation of Cuban Suspects In- dorsed by Spain. HAVANA, Cuba, November —It was officially announced today that the Spanish governmeat approves of all the deporta- tions which have taken place by order of Gen. Campos, without distinction or regard for the social positions of the persons sent to the African colonies or elsewhere for taking part in the insurrection or for con- spiring against the government. An insurgent force of 1,500 men has burn- ed the villages of Guinea and Miranda,near Trifidad, south of Santi Spiritus, in the province of Santa Clara, from which vicin- ity Gen. Maximo Gomez, the insurgent leader, was recently reported to have been driven across the river Zaza. An insurgent detachment, under the lead- ership of Biamonte, has attacked Fort Fluriach, in the Santa Cruz district of the province of Puerto Principe. After an hour's firing the insurgents were compelled to retreat. Biamonte and many of his fol- lowers 4 reported to have been badly wounded. A dispatch from Pinar del Rio, capital of the province of that name, announces that twenty-one political prisoners were arrested yesterday at Guane, not far from Pinar del Rio, and were convéyed under escort to the latter place. a SHOT HER HUSBAND DEAD. An Alabama Planter Attacks His Wife During a Spree. CENTER, Ala., November 22.-W. H. Walker, a prominent planter, fifty years old, while on a Violent spree, went home and threatened to kill his wife and child. The woman snatched up her child and her husband's pistol ard fled to her sister's home, about a mile away. As Mrs. Walker entered the door of her sister's home her husband attempted to seize her, when she shot him dead. BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED. Borrowed $70,000 o His Own Notes— ‘ook 2 Deposit Wrongtully. DENVER, Col., November 22.—Peter W. Breene, president of the defunt savings and deposit bank of Leedville, has been arrest- ed here, charged with having received a de- posit of $100 from Mr. N. H. Cunningham after the Lank had failed. It ts said that several other criminal complaints will Le lodged against Breene. Joseph A. Tamping, assignee of the bank, has made a statement 370,000 from the bank on his notes, secured principally by mining stocks. TWENTIETH COMET SEEN, HIS Prof. Brooks Finds It in the Constel- Intion Hydra. GENEVA, N. Y., November Brooks, director of Smith Observatory, covered a new comet this morning In con- stellation Hydra, position right ascension nine hours fifty-one minutes fifty seconds; declination, south seventeen degrees forty minutes. The comet is large, round and brightish, with a northerly motion. This fs the twentieth comet discovered by Prof. Brocks. 22, eee Iowa Delegation Coming. dD MOINES, Iowa, November n- ator Allison and the Iowa congressional delegation left for Washington last even- irg. TWO DELEGATIONS Farmers and Commission Merchants at the District Building. ORDERS OF ‘THE COMMISSIONERS Use of B Street and the Louisiana Avenue Sidewalk. ———— REFERRED TO CONGRESS ~~ Two orders of the Commissioners, or a majority of them, were the subject maiter of two public hearings this afternoon. Upward of a hundred farmers and com- mission merchants appeared, and it was evident from the interest they took in the subjects how keenly they felt the situa- tion. The first hearing called was that of the farmers who have for years stood on the north side of B street between 7th and 9th and sold their fresh country produce to the housekeepers of Washington. The recent order of the Commissioners direct- ing them to get out was the reason they advanced for being present. Headed by Representative Meredith, the following committee appeared before the Commissioners: Wells A. Sherman of Vi- enna, Va., Joseph F. Bailston of Fairfax county, Va., A. W. Smith of Montgomery county, Md., George G. Curtis of Prince George's county, Md., and J. W. Davis, also of Prince George's county, Va. Representative Meredith opened the dis- cussicn. He believed the order of the Com- missioners was unwise and unjust. The re- moval of the farmers would benefit no one, but on the contrary would work a serious inconvenience to the citizens generally. The Farmers’ Petition. He hoped the Commissioners would re- scind thelr unpopular order. He then in- troduced Mr. Wells A. Sherman, who read a petition from the farmers which recited that the petitioners appeared on behalf of the farmers who have enjoyed this privilege for almost a century,authorized and permit- ted by the legislature or the order of the au- thorities. The petition urged that the far- mers have acquired a conscription right to the reasonable occupancy of that portion of B street for the specified purpose. The belief was asserted that the business of the farmers on the sidewalk and that of the dealers in the market constituted a vested interest, which will be broken up if they are separated, for each, the petition- ers stated, derive great benefit from the nearness of the other. The petition fur- ther referred to the variety of people from whom they derived their patronage, and said that they had been notified by some of their best customers that they cannot follow the farmers away from the market building. The petitioners express the opin- jon that the present crowded and almost impassable cor.dition of the street on mar- ket days would be corrected if the parking of the wagons and teams on B street were fcrbidden. In conclusion the petitioners state that they wished It to be understood that this petition originates entirely with the retailcrs, and that they speak for no business interest other than their own, and respectfully suggest a remedy for the evil which the Commissioners seek to remove, and plead tkeir right to the reasonable use of B street for retail market purposes. Commissioner Truesdell's Reply. Commissioner Truesdell speaking for the Commissioners said:Perhaps it is proper to state that whatever the Commissioners have dcne in this matter has been done at the urgent request of the farmers and whole- salers. They sent delegation after delega- ticn to us, urging the fitting up of the whole- sale market square. At first we declined, but they were so persistent, and the exi- gencies of the case become so apparent that we concluded to fit up the square and have it made as comfortable as the amount of money at our command would permit. These same gentlemen are now protest- Ing against what they themselves wanted. The wholesalers*have told us that unless we compel the retail farmers to move from B street they will not go to the Wholesale Market square, because to let them remain. would injure their business.” ‘Then it was upon their unjust statement that you seek to compel the farmers to move?” inquired Mr. Meredith. he retail farmers I submit, gentlemen of the board,” continued Mr. Meredith, “have as much right to consideration as the wholesalers. Why should there be any discrimination? These farmers have been coming to the market for years and standing on the north side of B street.” Commissioner Truesdell interrupted by gesting that the gentlemen yo to Con- and get remedial legislation. Commission Merchants Heard. A delegation of commission merchants from Louisiana avenue was announced, and as the Commissioners had made a pre- vious engagement to hear them, the farm- ers were excused by Commissioner Ross, who said the beard would give the matter further c$nsideration. Capt. J. S. Miller headed the delegation, which consisted of representatives of every commission house on Louisiana avenue. The object of their visit was to protest against the recent order of the Commis- sioners which compelled them to move their shipments from the sidewalks within one hour after they were received. If the Commissioners insisted upon enforcing the order, Capt. Miller said, it would preclude them from doing business. The section cf the city occupied by them was not a well patronized boulevard for pedestrians, being frequented by that class of purchasers who supplied the city with food. The street was ample in width, be- ing ferty-four feet wide, and there was al- weys enough room for pedestrians to get throvgh. For ferty years Louisiana avenue has been used by the commission mer- chants. The commission merchants, he said, feel that the present case is one where the Commissioners should exercise their discretion. He invited the Commis- sioners to examine the situation and they would see for themselves the absolute im- practicability of the order. He urged at least that the Commissioners call off the ‘e until the matter has been thoroughly stigated. Next w » he said, was Thanksgiving week, during which time the merchants reccived their largest ship- meni Mr. J. B. Saum also spoke. Commissioner Truesdell said the trouble about the whole matter was the law. The Commissioners do not make laws, they only enforce them. It would not be within their province to say the public should use one street and the merchants another. People had been pitching into the Com- missioners for not enforcing the law, and the newspapers had been attacking the Commissioners upon the obstructions that existed along Louisiana avenue. Capt. Miller's Reply. Capt. Miller replicd that he thought the Commissioner was mistaken. ‘The news- uprs had fought, and very properly, those men who rented a store and afterward sublet the space in front, which the ten- ants covered with permanent awrings and stands. But the commission merchants, he meant the legitimate ones, this. They used the space in front of their respective stores for the receipt and shipment of goods, leaving ample space at all times for the pedestrians to pass. Commissioner Truesdell sugested the commission merchants appeal to Con- gress, and he was certain that, with Capt. gr did not co, Miller’s eloquence, Iegislatioa covering the subject could be obtained) After thanking the Commissioners for the compliment, Captain er said he did not think that Congres§ would hearken to any- thing they might say. ‘But if the Commis- sioners would call off their dogs he would premise them the earnest support of every ccmmission merchant Im an endeavor to pass a bill settling the matter. Commis- sioner Ross, after po one else evinced a de- sire to speak, promised to take the matter under his careful consideration. Those present included Messrs.J. S.Miller. J. F. Saum, W. S. Hoge, W. E. Clark, Wm. Hollis, Chapin & Sacks, G. K. Andrews & Co., R. A. Wheeler & Co., Joseph Ferraro, N. Wallerstein, Willis Wooster, F. G. Swain, Bullin & McKeever, Hendrickson & Co., Bellan & Co., R. W. Andrews & Co,, A. Y. Gray, Albin Price, M. M. Marmaduke, T. H. Pickford, Compton Bres., J. S. Redman and T. H. Pickford. THE CURRENCY QUESTION How Representative Kiefer Believes a Bond Issue Could Be Floated. Why He Objects to an Additional Tax Upon Beer—Early Action for Revenue Needed. A. R. Kiefer, Representative from the St. Paul, Minn., district, is of the opin- ion that Congress should take early action in proviiing sufficient revenue to pay the running expenses of the government. If a bill is sent to the President within a rea- sor able time adding sufficlent duty to bar- ley, wool and other commodities to rai: the needed revenue the executive must ap- prcve it or make another issue of bonds on lines similar to the last loan. The Currency Question. “The business men of the country are very anxiovsly swaiting some action that will settle the currency question,” said Col. Kiefer tocay. “It will not be sufficient to simply provide for additional revenue with which to pay expenses. There can be no permanent improvemént Jn business affairs until the uncertainty which now hangs over the currency question ts cieared up. If the treasury notes which menace the gcld reserve continually, and which are again -tepleting the treasury, are to be re- tired, I should like to see a bill passed au- therizing the issue of [000,000 of bond: none of which shall be ble for fif' years, and at the expiration of that time the government to have®the option to ex- tend the time twenty years longer. Let the bill contain a provision that the bonds shail be placed on sale for & given period at every presidential post offfee4n the countr: in denominations of $25 and ap, drawing 2%. per cent interest, ard payabte in gold. Would Be Taken by Gur Own People. “I believe the entire issue would be taken by our own people. I kriew that in my lo- cality gold has been hoarded ever since the 1893 panic, and it will contfnue to be kept out of the channels of tradeuntil some lez- islation is adopted providing for a safe and substantial currency, I ‘should favor let- ting any firm, person or association desir- ing to go into the banking fusiness, and who owns $25,000 of this po; issue of gold bonds, come to the United States treasury and exchange the bends Yor bank notes in denominations of not ‘less ‘than ten dollars. Then every dollar would.be backed by a gold dollar, and pledged by the eredit of the gov- ernment. An immense sum would be saved in exchange alone each year.” “And how would you supply the currency in sums less than ten dollars?” A Chance for Silver. ‘Well, there is the greatest chance in the world to do something for our silver friends. Let silver and silver certificates supply the wants of trade in all sums less than ten dollars. We would then get out all of the white metal that is necessary or that could be used in trade channels. “I do not think the republicans should adopt the suggestion of placing an addi- tional tax upon beer,’’ added Col. Kiefer. “That would be a direct tax upon an article entering into the daily use of many poor families, for in this country beer has be- come an article of food. The increased tax would be paid by the man who gets his can of beer for his dinne: THE PRIZE WINNERS. Committee's Report om the Mystery Story Will Be Printed Tomorrow. Tomorrow's Star will contain an an- nouncement of great interest to thousands of its women readers and thelr friends. This will be the report of the committee to make the award of the prizes for the best answers to the conundrum presented by the recently published mystery story, “When the War Was Over.” The task of examining the vast bulk of answers has been enormous, and the committee has hastened its work as rapidly as possible, in view of the import- ance of the results. This report will an- nounce the names of those who have been awarded honor places in the competition, and will constitute the final notitication of the result of this unique contest. —_—__— Personal Mention. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has gone to Boston on official business. Maj. E. H. Ruffner, corgs of engineers, is In the city on business before the light house board. Secretary and Mrs. Lamont have returned from New York, where, they attended the Rockefeller-Stillman wedding. Among the arrivals at Willard’s this morn- ing were Representatives-elect J. D. Leighty of St. Joe, Ind., and Henry C. Loudenslager of Paulsboro, N. J. Ex-Representative John L. guest at the Riggs House. Ex-6ov. A. B. Fleming of West Virginia arrived at Page's this morning. Assistant Engineer Walter Ball of the New York navy yard Is vistting friends at 1744 Corcoran street. Lieut. J. H. Gibbons of the Raleigh is at the Army and Navy Club. Ensign C. P. Plunkett has reported at the Navy Department for examination for pro- motion. Mr. Oscar W. Underwood of Birmingham, Ala., one of the new members of Congres: is at the Grafton. 1 Mr. W. R. Brown, who for the past five weeks has been very fll, ib now improving. i J Mr. Eckels’ Birthday. Today is the thirty-seventh birthday of Mr. Eckels, controller oMfhe currency, and the event was marked by the presentation to lim by a few admirers’ of a massive basket of chrsanthemums, roges, lilies of the val- ley, carnations, ete. Vance is a Notice to Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any Irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any failure on the part of the carrier to ring the door bet. A proper service can only be main- tained throvgh the courtesy of sub- scribers in reporting shorteomings. THE SENTRY BOXES Those in the White House Grounds Again in Position. oe FORCE A STRONG OF POLICEMEN The President Never So Well Guarded as Now. NO OPPORTUNITY FOR CRANKS — The presidential sentry boxes, which were stored away at the opening of spring, have been again placed in position in the grounds at the north front of the White House. They have been well cleaned and repainted, and look as “good as new.” Their re-establish- ment is due to the recent cold speli, and fur- thermore Indicates that it is proposed to continue through the coming winter the po- lice patrol cf the White House grounds in- avgurated by Private Secretary Thurber early in President Cleveland's present term. A slight change has been made, however, in the location of one of the watch boxes. Last year it occupied a conspicuous place on the lawn directly in front of the main entrance to the mansion. Now it is established on the east side of the north entrance, at the junc- tion of the east driveway from Pennsyl- vania avenue and the asphalt pathway from t Treasury Department, thus holding a position corresponding with the sentry box on the northwest front, opposite the State, War aad Navy building. These boxes are square, with glass windows on each side, and their occupants command a view of all the approacnes to the Executive Mansion on the norta, east and west sides. A similar, but larger, sentry box is located at a con- venient point in the grounds south, of the mcnsion. These miniature houses are in- tended as places of refuge for the policemen detailed ta the duty of guarding the presi- dential family during the stormy nights of winter. A Well-Guarded Mansion. The FE: ecutive Mansion is well guarded by trusty men. A large force of watch- men, including police officers, is on duty in- side the mansion at all hours, night and day, and a continuous patrol is maintained by the tocal police of the grounds imme- diately surrounding the mansion. The out- side watches are so arranged that there is never less than six policemen on duty at any time, day or night. This force is dis- tributed so as to command every avenue of approach to the building, north, south, east and west, and it is hardly possible for any one to approach the building at any time, | from any direction, without detection. The | patrol of the grounds entails special hard- ships in the bitter cold nights of winte and it was to lessen these that the sentry boxes Were erected. The policemen are not expeated to occupy them unless the weather makes such action essential. though the boxes ere not heated, they will serve to protect the occupant from the chilling rala and snow and the biting blasts of the ice king. Constant Police Surveillance. _ During the past two years this police surveillance has been maintained continu- ovsly regardless of the long and frequent absences of the President and family. As an additional safeguard automatic alarm gnals are fixed in convenient places in Cifferent parts of the house, and a strong force of police could be secured almost at a moment's notice. The mansion is also in direct telegraphic and telephonic communi- cation with police headquarters, the mili- tary posts at Washington barracks and at Fort Myer, Va., and the Marine barracks, and tt would not take very long to secure a strong detachmeat of men from each of the places named. The White House is better guarded now than it has ever been before, except during the war, and ro precaution has been neglected to insure the security of the resident and his family from molest: Cranks are a constant source of anne ce at the White House, but under the presen| excellent system of espionage it is well- righ impossible for even the mildest spec- imen of that genus to get nearer the Presidential presence than the outer portal of the building. It ts also unlikely that there will ever be a recurrence of the ex- perience of a few years ago when-.a man, aelirious with drink, forced an entrance througn a back door into the blue parlor ard made a desperate effort w inflict per- sonal violerce on President Harrison. Un- der the present system, a visitation of that kind, even unde? the’ cover of darkness, would now be attended by‘extreme danger to the individual who should attempt it. CELEBRATED THE FOURTH. A British Warship’s Salute in Honor of the Day. Representative Mercer of Nebraska spent a portion of his vacation in Japan last sum- mer, and has many interesting remin- iscences of the trip with which he regales the visitors at Maj. McDowell’s headquar- ters. “I was in Yokohama last Fourth of Jul: said Mr. Mercer to a Star man today, “and witnessed the unusual sight of a British fleet firing a salute in honor of the Declara- tion of Independence. It had been the cu: tom for years previous to that time for the British fleet to have business up the c when American ships were anchored in Yokohama. They probably felt a disincli- nation to assist at memorial services com memorative of their own funeral. Ear the summer, however, while the Ameri and British fleets were at Nagasaki, Admiral Carpenter and Admiral Buller, who are great personal friends, met one day. The British commander asked Admiral Carpen- ter where he would spend Fourth of July, and was told that the Americans would be in Yokohania. “Well, VH Admiral Buller, the usual or brate the da: be there, too,’ responded ‘and I'm going to change of things. I propose to cele- with you, and if your fl makes more noise than mine it will be b cause you have got better powder, for my guns are just as big.’ Sure enough, when the day came the British ships cut loose «14 made things pretty lively in saluting the American flag. I took this incident as an indication that some of the old feelins is dying out and welcomed it as a happy inno- vation.” THE TRUTH. ONLY WROTE What Senator Sherman Gen. Alge ys Abo 's Letter, “| ote only the naked truth in my book, and they cannot weaken it though they coms by the hundreds,” sa'd Senator Sherman today, when his attention w called to Gn. Alger’ iB excep- tion to the Senator's reflections upon his conduct in the national republiean conven- tion of 188%, “I wrote only the facts of history in that record. It was," he con- tinued, “as disagreeable to me to write them as it can possibly be to others to have them published, but the facts cannot be altered by objections on the part of those who feel hurt. I do not, however, wish to add to what I have already said. If Gov. Alger wants to keep the matter stirred up he can do so; I have nothing to add to what I have already said.” With this Senator Sherman dism‘ssed the interviewer, declining to consider Gen. Alger’s assertions seriatim. THE HOUSE CHAPLAINCY Several Ministers Willing to Offer the Opening Prayers. Washington Pastors in the Field— Two Outsiders Who Have Open- ed Their Campaign. The contest for the office of chaplain of the House is beginning to occupy the at- tention of Representatives almest as much as the fight for the large offices. The list, of candidaies for the chaplaincy grows with each day, agitation of the subject seeming to simulate the desire of local ministers to enter the race. The candidates visit the headquarters of the several as- Firants for the larger offices to make the acquaintance of the Representatives as- sembled there, but up to this time none of them Lave established headquarters of their own, The Rev. Mr. Fisher of Kansas and the Rev. Mr. Couden of Michigan, the only two outsides in the field, have arrived in the city. They both profess to be regard- less of the low salary of the office, and de- sire the election for the honor of the place and the gocd which they may do the cause of religion by their labors with the mem- bers of the House. Of course these same aspirations are en- tertained by the local ministers, but they do not hesitate to admit that the $900 a year enters into the question also with them. ‘The declared candidates for this of- fice from this city are the Revs. Ramsdell and Easton, pastors of the Presbyterian de- nomination; the Revs. Parson and Gott- wold, representatives of the Lutheran faith; the Rev. Mr. Brown, a Methodist, and Rev. Mr. Smith, a Baptist. The Rev. Mr. Ramsdell is pastor of the Northern. Presbyterian Church. He _re- celved the caucus nomination in the last republican Congress for the chaplaincy, but when it came to a vote several republicans bolted the caucus and elected another man, The Rev. Mr. Easton is pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, and whose recent public announcement of his depar- ture from the ranks of the A. P. A. and his intention to take part in the organiza- tion of a rival soc'ety created a sensation. The Rev. Mr. Parsun, pastor of the Church of the Reformation, and the Rev. Mr. Gott- wold of St. Mark’s are two of the most prominent Lutheran clergymen in the city and are widely esteemed. Rev. Mr. Brown is pastor of the old Foundry M. E. Church, and has a wide acquaintance from his ser- vice in numerous cities. The Rev. M Smith, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, is department chaplain of the G. A. R., and is prominent among Baptists of this c To the list of candidates for the chaplainc should be added the name of Rev. Dr. Wai- ter H. Brooks, pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, one of the most distinguished colored divines of the city. There were no developments today in the contest for the larger elective offices of the House. The several candidates were at their respective headquarters, receiving visitors and keeping their henchmen on a hunt for the incoming Representatives. There is very little disposition on the part of any candidate to claim everything in sight, and this unusual modesty may be taken as an indication that the fight is ad- mitted to be a close one. a AT THE WHITE HOUSE. The President and Mrs. Cleveland Drive in From Woodley. The President and Mrs. Cleveland drove into the city from their country home about 10 o'clock this morning, the fair mistress of the White House handling the reins. She left the President at the White House ard without even alighting returned to Woodley alone. The President suspended werk on his annual message today in order to meet the members of his c: at the White House for the consideration of gen- eral public busimess connected with the assembling of Congress ten days from date. AH Present but Secretary Morton, All the members were present except the Secretary of Agriculture. who has gi west for a few weeks. He finished his a nual report to the President several d. ago, and there is nothing to require hi’ presence at the capital at the present time. All the other members of the cabinet are still at work on their reports and will be kept very busy until they dispose of that important branch of their duties. The general character of the recommen- gations to be made to Congress fs under- stood to have engaged the lion’s share of attention at today’s conference. The Sec- retary, of State reported the sudden death of Senor Thedim, the Portuguese minister resident at this capital, and the President and the members of the cabinet were for- mally invited to attend his funeral from St. Matthew's Church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The President will come into town, if possible. Most of the cabinet officers will attend. Reduction of the Gold Reserve. One of the most important questions con- sidered at today’s meeting was the recent heavy withdrawals of gold for export and the consequent reduction in the government gold reserve. Although it is impossible to obtain an official admission to that effect it is understood that the cabinet decided that it would be inexpedient to take any action looking to an immediate issue cf bonds, and to leave the matter open at least until Congress shall have had full opportunity to consider the situation. ea ee GEN. COPPINGER'S REPORT. Reference Made to the Indian Dis- turbances at Jackson Hole. In his annual report Brigadier General John J, Coppinger, commanding the Depart- ment of the Platte, says that the only dis- turbance during the last year necessitatirg the use of troops occurred last July in the Jackson Hole country. As he made this the subject of a special report to the Sec- retary of War he gives but a brief of the facts in this report. He says that the re- fusal of the India to desist from hunt- ing, a right conferred by treaty, paramount to state law, and the pe: nt action of the state and local authorities in arresting and punishing Indians for violating the Wyoming game laws, aggravated by the wholly unwarranted shooting by.a consta- Ie and nis deputies of Indian prisoners attempting to escape, produced a feeling of mutual resentment beiween Indians and whites which gave rise to reports of bloody conflicts not afterward verified. Troops in Good Condition. After thorough inspection General Cop- pinger found that all of the troops were well instructed and in good condition for service. The new battle exercises have stimulated interest in drill. It is believed that better results are now attained by confining all drills military and gymnastic exercises to the forenoon, leaving the after- noon free for administrative duties, hunt- ing and sport General Coppinger be- lieves that in sobriety, intelligence portment at least the enlisted pe has greatly improved in the past ten yea A further elevation is feasible, however, and may be attained by forming the art ns into a separate corps, dividing the vates and rearranging the pay. ‘There an increase in the number of trials during the year, and the general believes that it would he well to empow com- pany commanders to punish offhand slight breaches of discipline and to authorize garrison courts to dishonorably discharge men. He feels that the knapsack in any form should be dropped in favor of a rcll, consisting of shelter tent, blanket and un- derclothing. In conclusion he praises the post exchange system, saying it has ac- complished a great reform in the interest of sobriety and good conduct. MR. CRISP’S CAREER Opposition in His Party Has Aided His Advancement. HIS FIGHT FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP How He Won Over More Expe- rienced Men. THE GEORGIA SENATORSHIP —_+—___ Will opposition to Judge Crisp as leader of the minority in the Fifty-fourth House improve his chances for the Georgia sena- torship? This question grows out of a bit of his- tory which tells the rise of the popular Georgian in Congress, and, as related, shows how profitable in the past fll-directed oppo- sition has been to him. In fact, as his friends believe, he reached the Speakership as well through the blunders of his oppo- tents as throvgh his undoubted talents and attractive personality. Hix Entry Into Congress. Judge Crisp first entered national politics as a member of the Forty-eight Con- gress. He took good rank in that bod: and in the next Congress, and still in the next. He showed the qualities of a trained lawyer and all-eround debater, and his name appeared on the list of promising men. Old members predicted that he would make his mark on affairs is he stayed long enough. His committee assignments, while well enough, were not what his warmer friends thought he was entitled to. They wanted to see him a member of the ways and means committee, and Judge Crisp him- self had a longing in that d:rection. Am- bitious young men all keep an eye on that committee. But Judge Crisp did not re- pine because he failed to make that port, but trimmed his sails and made the best progress possible in the circumstinces that surrounded him. Had he left the House at the close of the Fiftieth Congress his record would have been that of a capable man, who had done everything well that had been intrusted to him, but who had not enjoyed full opportunity for the exercise of all his powers. His Opportunity Came. This opportunity came with the Fifty. first Congress. The democratic minority was then put on its mettle. Who was to tackle the strong man who, with a very clear head and a will of iron, began revolu- Uonizing business procedure from the chair? Somebody must do so. The leader of the minority was Mr. Carlisle, and when he went over to the Senate, which hap- pened at that session, the mantle of the leadership fell cn the shoulders of Mr. Mills. After Mr. ills on ways and means came Mr. MeMillin, Mr. Breckinridge of Arkansas and Mr. Flower, in the order ramed. Judge Crisp stood at the head of the minority of the committee on elections —not a post favorable to the grasping of leadership, but which, in his hands, as mat- ters turned out—served that purpos>. As the parliamentary revolution progress- ed the difficulties of the democrats increas- ed. Mr. Reed, with a firm hand and an imperturbable temper, kept straight ahead, and met and vanquished all comers. Every member on che democratic side, at one time or another and in one way or another, ad- vanced to the encounter, but all failed. It Was agreed, however, when all was over that in some particulars Judge Crisp had cairied himself in his contests with the Speaker with more success than his fellows, and this brought kim much distinction He had gone down like the others, but he had fenced well, had kept his temper well and his feet a little longer than the others. The republicans themselves complimented him on his skill, and wished him returns from it if his party should return to power. His Election as Spenker. The democracy, it so happened, carried the next House, and as Judge Crisp's suc- cess was fresh in the public mind the an- nour cement of his candidacy for the speak- ership teck nobody by surprise. The tariff issue was, of course, still uppermost, but another issue was now to he considered. The party had just had a taste of Mr. Reed’s quality in the chair. It had now to meet his leadership on the floor. The same aggressiveness and even temper that had marked his course in the one place would mark his course in the other. This, it was contended, called for the election as Speak- er by the democracy of a coo! as well as clesr-headed man, who could lied on to withstand in like spirit the ol and clecr-headed attacks of the leader of the other side on the floor. Judge Crisp's fricnds insisted that he was pre-eminently this man, and despite the fact that he had never been a member of the principal com- mittee of the House, and that the man who had been the chairman of that committee was also a candidate, the Georgian, after a spirited contest, w Here, then, after opposition in his own party to his aspiré tions for a committee assignment that might open the way to him to leadership, he had achieved leadership through the banishment to a subordinate committee which that opposition had tnflicted on him. Will he be able to realize as nandsomely on the present opposition in his race for the senatorship? Where Mr. Reed Will Pat Him, It is remarked as a strange feature of political fortune that Judge Crisp should be on the eve of finally reaching the ways and means committee through che agency of @ republican Speaker, and the msn in con- flict with whom in the arena of the House he won his spurs, and the right to the as- sigrment awaiting him. NATOR HILL TO KEEP HOUSE. Ss He Haw Lensed the Rathbone Resi- dence on Lafayette Square. Senator David B. Hill has leased, through R. O. Holtzman, real estate broker, the rest- dence No. 8 Lafayette square, which he will oceupy as his home at the opening of the coming session of Congress, It is the Sena- tor’s intention to bring the personnel of hig Albany house to this city, and enjoy the comforts of home while attending to his congressional duties. During his term of service in Congress Mr. Hill has occupled apartments at a hotel, but this fall, for the first time, he wiil set up as a hou The residence which he has sec cated a short distance north of I vania avenue, on the west side of thi It contains some twenty room many more than will be needed 1; ator. It is expected that he will ¢ first two floors, as his family consists only of his private secretary and his servants. The residence which he has secured is well known to the older residents of the city, 2nd has been the scene of many social gather- ings. It was built by Major Rathbone, who, with his fiancee, occupied the theater box with President Lincoln on the fatal Good Friday night. Maj. Rathbone was woun-led at that time, but recovered and subsequent- ly married Miss Harris. She is now dead, but the property is still owned by the major, zithough his mind has been unsettled for some time. It was the home of the late Gen. N. L. Anderson for a number of years, and later was occupied by Senator Dolph. Se gee Declined to Attend a Banquet. Secretary Herbert ‘has been compelled te decline an invitation to attend the annua banquet of the Philadelphia chamber o * commerce, Tuesday evening next.