Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1895, Page 1

foreign postage a THE EVENING STAR. ee ee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, iy The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ge ‘The Evening St served (o subscribers In the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 ¢ Der week. cr 44 ceuts per month. Copies at feunter 2 cents each. By muall—unywhere in the nites States or Canada—postage prepald—30 cen:s © month. Saturday Quintupls Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ded, $3.00, ¥ (Entered at the Post Office at Wasbinzton, D. c., as second-class mall matter.) {7 All mall subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made kncwn on application. ie SSS” Che Zvening Star. No. 13,333. THEIR THANKSGIVING The President Has His Choice of Two Big Turkeys. eee gene ee WILL SPEND. THE DAY AT WOODLEY How WellKnown Public Men Will Keep the Occasion. AT HOME DINNERS The President and Mrs. Cleveland and their three little girls will spend Thanks- giving day in the privacy of their conntry home on the Woodley roa¢. The Presideat and Mrs. Cleveland went out to dinner last Thanksgiving day, but with that exception they have always spent the day at home. So far as known they will have no guests tomorrow. Two larg? prize turkeys have been sent to the President for tomorrow's dinner. One is a wild turkey, and came from Mr. Harrison of Leesburg, Va., the President's host on several fishiug trips. It errived at the White House several days ago, and is a fine specimen of its tribe. The other turkey is the gift of Mr. H. Vose of Westerly, R. I., who has supplied Pres dents with Thanksgiving turkeys for great many years past. The turkey for President Cleveland's family arrived this morning by express. It weighs thirty-four peunds, ard is a magnificent bird. One or the other of these two gobdlers will grace the presidential dinner table tomorrow. It is possible that the President and Mrs. Cleveland will atter@ divine service ut the First Presbyterian Church. The Cabinet. The members of the cabinet, as a rule, will Gine at home tomorrow. Secretary and Mrs. Olney will have as their guests Mrs. Minet ana her son at their residence, 1640 Rhode Island avenue. Secretary and Mrs. Lamont and children will dine at home at No. 1607 H street. Secretary Herbert will eat his Thanksgiv- ing dinner at his home, corner 20th and G streets, with Mr. and Mrs. Micov and young Mr. Herbert. Miss Herbert is at Rome and is not expected home until the middle of December. Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle and Mr. Logan Carlisle will dine quietly tomorrow at their residence, on K street between 15th and 16th streets. The Secretary will probably spend most of the day at work on his report. Postmaster Gereral Wilson will eat his turkey In Washington. Secretary Smith will enjoy his Thanksgiv- ing with his family. The annual report, which has absorbed his energies for the past three weeks, will receive a complete and thorough rest tomorrow. Secretary Morton went to Chicago yester- day. where Le will eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his son and grandchildren. Attorney General Harmon's residence, 1329 K street, will be the scene of a large family gathering tomorrow. In addition to the Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon and their two daughters who live at home, there will be present another daughter, Mrs, Edmund Wright, jr., of Philadelphia, and a son, Mr. Eugene Harmon, and sev- eral relatives of Mrs. Harmon from Hamil- ton, Ohio. Other Officials. It is singular, but true, nevertheless, that all three of the assistant secretaries of the treasury are bachelors. Mr. Wike, the senior, will eat turkey tomorrow at his boarding place, 910 15th street. Mr. Curtis, the second in years, will dine with his mother and sisters at their residence, S Conrecticut avenue. Mr. Hamlin, the junior of Secretary Carlisle's assistants, who has returned from an official visit to New York and Boston, will dine tomorrow with his sisters at 1400 Massachusetts avenue. Private Secretary Thurber believes that Thanksgiving day is purely a family day. He will dine at home, at 1718 I street, with Mrs. Thurber and the children, They will discuss a wild turkey. Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the In- terior Department has gcne to his home at Bedford, Pa., to spend Thanksgiving. ssistant Secretary McAdoo, wife and daughter will dine quietly at home, 1707 Q street. Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Doe and ee children will have their dinner at the Cairo. Adjutant General Ruggles will dine quiet- ly athome. Mrs. Ruggles is in mourning. Paymaster General Stanton says that Gen. Drum has sent him a fine turkey, and he proposes to stay home tomorrow to eat it with his family. Admiral and Mrs. Ramsay and family will dine at 1921 U street. Treasurer and Mrs. Morgan, with their daughter and son, will dine at the Norman- fe. Commissioner Miller of the internal rev- enue bureau will dine with his family at 1218 New Hampshire avenue. Mr.Eckels, controller of the currency, and Mrs. Eckels and their daughters will enter- tain a few relatives tomorrow at their resi- | dence, No. 1468 Rhode Island avenue. Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury, will dine with Mrs. Bowler and the children at 1730 K street. Chief Clerk Womack of the Interior De- partment, who has been in Madison, Wi for a month, engaged in the criminal pros cution of several prominent badger state lumbermen for the fraudulent acquisition of public timber lands, returned to Washington last night and will spend his Thanksgiving in the bosom of his boarding house tomor- row. Nathan Smith of the Post Office Depart- ment, who has the making of 400 or 500 presidential postmasters in charge (with a little assistance from the Postmaster Gen- eral aud the President), will spend Thanks- giving in Baltimore. Commissioners Powell and Truesdell will eat thelr respective Thanksgiving dinne at home, while Commissioner Ross will par- take of Thanksgiving turkey with his father-in-law, Mr. Tenney, at the National Hotel. Assistant Secretary Uhl of the State De- partment will dine at home, UW : fomorrow with his wife and two daugh- ter: Gen, and Mrs. Miles and their daughter end son will dine quietly at thelr new new home, at the corner of th and G streets ors —_—___+ 2+_____ Meeting of Correspondents. A meeting of the Washington correspond- ents has been called by the chairman of the standing committee to assemble in Gen. Boynton's office, 511 14th street, next Sat- vrday at 1 o'clock to elect a standing com- mittee to govern the press gallery of the House and Senate for the coming Con- gre: Important action will also be taken at that meeting upon the rules of the gal- n amendment will be proposed to + existing code of rules, to be submitted to the proper authorities, to exclude from allery clerks to members who mak yspaper work subordinate to their cle: cal pos'tions. ee An Engineer Wanted. The United States civil service commis- sior will hold an examination on December @ in Washington only to fill a vacancy in the position of engineer in the government printing office. The salary of the positio is $4 per day of eight hours. Th of the vill be letter writing, elemert etic and practical ques- tions questions will be Weighted at 14 points out of 2 THE GUNNERY CLASS Tnvestigating the Charres of Hazing on Account of Color, 2 Testimony Taken Today by the Court ef Inquiry at the Navy Yard. The court of inquiry that Is in session at the navy yard to imvestigate charges of hazing and the maltreatment of the.colored seamen in the gunnery class was continued tcday, and some interesting testimony was brought ont. The most Important witness examined up to this morning was Gunner Gilmartin, who Was on the stand for more than two hours yesterday. He is the instructor of the class in gunnery. Speaking of the feeling that is evident in the class, he said that one of the white members refused to take the examinations, preferring to go back as in- competent rather than graduate from a clsss which had colored men in it. The man was one of the most promising mem- bers of the class, all of whom are selected cn account of their brightness, and the general opinion was that he would pass the examitiations with credit. He said that he rather drop back as mentally dis- ified and buy his discharge from the How far race feeling went in this par- ticular case will be understood when onc Knows that the salary of a gunner is $1,2(”) working up gradually to 31,s0), irement at three-foruths full pay. The position is generally regarded as a most desirable one in the modern navy, and Is not particularly onerous. = Action of the Captain. With reference to the charges that the name plate of one of the colored men in his the class was wantonly destroyed by white associates, Gunner Gilmartin te: fied that the colored man, Thompson, came to him and showed him his name plate ail battered and bent. Gilmartin told him to make a new one, but he sald he could not, as the mold or model had been destroyed. He called up one of the captains of the class and told him about it, and shortly terward the captain came back and gave him the model intact. While he was not absolutely certain of it, he had every rea- son to believe that it was in the possession of the captain all the time. The first witness today was Chief Master- at-Arms Henry W. Alver, who was for three years on the receiving ship Dale, but is now on duty at the seamen's quarters in the yard. He also does his trick as officer of the day with the class under instruction. He said that his official position preven him from being on terms of intimacy the members of the class, but he believed that they regard him generally in a friendly manner. He said that he did not know it as a matter of common rumor that some of the members are being hazed. During his hours of duty he would be likely to know of any acts of hazing, if any were commit- ted, but he is not in the building all the time. Colored Men at Table. The colored men, he said, do not eat at a separate table, but occupy one end of the big table in the dining hall, where all mem- bers of the class sit. When Johnson entered the class there were some of his old ship- mates present, and they gave him a warm welcome. The witness said he had never heard any of the members hooted or jeered at, although at times the young men get rather noisy and boisterous from sheer ani- mal spirits, but this is never at the expense of the colored men. On one occasion Thomp- son reported that the mattress and bedding had been removed from his bed. am unable to si ued the wi ness, ‘“‘what white men are ieast friendly toward the colored men, nor am I aware of any conspiracy on foot to drive out the col- ored members cf the class. “I have served in connection with the class under ordnance irstruction since Oc- tober 2S, 1891. Once there were three col- ored mei ss, and at another time there was one, but no cases of hazing were ever reported to me. About the same fee ing has been evident in the present as other classes and about the same as is throughout the service general. ‘ate what this fe ie. is? This was uestion asked by the court. eeling of dislike for the colored mem- er some other testim veloped nothing new, the court took a re- cess until later in the afternoon. TURKEYS BY THE DOZEN. Troops of Them Required for the Re- form School Diaaecr. Thanksgiving day is always a memorable feast at the boys’ reform school, and to- morrow will be no exception to the rule. The boys are hoarding up their appetites in expectation of a royal spread, and there is every reason to think they will get all they are looking for. Dinner will be served at noon, as usual, but it will be ro ordi- nary dinner. In the afternocn there will be a big game of base ball, and in the evening cake, fruits and nuts will be served in abundance. Superintendent Shallenberger of the re- form school said to a Star reporter this af- ternoo! “You may be sure we ne’ forget the holl but Thanksgiving is one of the finest and best of them all. We have 220 boys in the school, and the general health was never better; so you can im- agine the amount of turkey aad cranberry it will take to supply their need vy? Well, rather. Plenty of it, too. and of the very best, with all the trim- mings that make the feast dear to small boys and big one as well. Sp provision was made for the Thanksgiving dinner at @ recent meeting of the trustees of the in- stitution. I always ask them for extra treat on Thanksgiving day, and they al- ways give it generously. Oh, it will be a gieat day. Just think, there’ are 220 hoys in the school, and not’ one of them will be unable to put in an appearance at the din- ner table. Turkeys? By the dozen.” es A GOOD DAY FOR TURKEY. The Weather Burenu Thinks It Will Be a Model Thanksgiving. The weather bureau is evidently standing in with the foot ball -nthusiasts, who look upon Thanksgiving day as belonging espe- cially to them. The foreca Cflicer told a Star reporier today that if tomorrow should prove to be a cloudy and disagreeable day he would lose his guess. On the other hand, the weather sharps promise that Thanksgiving day, 1895, will be a clear day, just sharp enough to be pleasant and reonable, but not cold enough to be uncom- fortable. A turkey on a warm day wouid not roast at its best, and plum pudding wovld be a little hea less there were a Httle chill in the air. while foot ball would he altogether out of piace. According to the forecast it will be somewhat cooler to- but will be followed by warmer tomorrow afterroon. i Reward Offered for Murderers. The Attorney General has received a tele- gram from United States Marshal Williams at Paris, Texas, stating that three inen and an eleven-year-old boy had been found mur- dered on the Indian territory side of the Red river. All were strangers in the country. Instructions are asked as to their burial, and request Is made that the government offer vat 2 reward for the apprehension of the mur- derers. The Attorney General has offered $iu0 reward. WASHINGTON, D.C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | Look on page 8 for the sixteenth installment of the new mystery story, “Before They Were Married.” $250 for the correct solution of the mystery by a woman reader. CASES WILL GO ON Condemnation for Street Extension Not to Be Delayed. a JURY 10 WAIT FOR PAY Judge Bingham Listens to Argu- ments This Morning. JUDGE COX TO PRESIDE —_+-—_ When the street extension cases were called up before Chief Justice Bingham in the District Court this morning the court laid before the counsel a communica- tion from Controller Bowler in reply to an inquiry of Marshal Wilson as to whether the jurcrs in the condemnation proceedings could-be paid out of the general appropria- tion for the expenses of the United States courts. As was foreshadowed in The Star yesterday, the controller holds that they cannot be. A general discussion as to the power of the court to appoint a jury in the prepared case, 419, followed, counsel for the owners interested contending that the matter was one in the discretion of the court. Chief Justice Bingham, however, doubted his power to appoint a jury, in view of the controller's decision, and, with- out finally deciding the matter, directed that the case go over until 1 o'clock th afternoon, that he might meantime consult his brethren of the bench in the matter. The opinion rendered by the controller was as follows: Controller's Ruling. “I am in receipt of yours of the 2sth, asking whether the regular annual ap- propriatioa @fees of jurors, U. S. courts, 1896," is available for paying the juries of condemnation for their services in accord- ance with sections 10 and 14 vf ‘An act to provide a permanent system of high- ays in that part of the District of Colum- lying outside of cities,” approved March Section 10 of said act provides for a special jury of seven persons, and section 14 prevides thai ch of said jurors shall receive 2 compen S services dui tion of $ per day for be ng the time he shall iaily engaged in such ser’ “Section 3 of the sundry ppropri tion act of Aug: 1S% te provided a special method of condemnation for property required for the enlargement of the government printng office, provided for by section 2 of said ‘The last clause of said section 3 is as follows: ‘And hereafter, in all cases of the taking of property in the District of Columbia for public use, whether herein, heretofore, or hereafter authorized, the foregoing provis- s it respects the apnlication by the officer to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and the proceedings therein shall be as in the foregoing provis- ions declared.’ € “Some doubt was raised whether this clause did not impliedly repeal the method authorized by law for the condemnation of property for the District of Columbia, including that required for highways, reads and bridges. Apparently to remove that doubt the following c! was enacted as part of the act making appropriations for the District of Columbia of Avgust 7, 1894 (28 Stat., ‘That section 3 of the act, August 30, 1890, entitled appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the goverrment for the year ending June 30, 1S01,,and for other purposes, shall not be construed te apply to the condemnation of land for public highways nor to repeal chapter 11 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, in regard to public highways, roads and bridges. “From this lezislation it appears entirely elear that the provisions of chapter 11 of the Revised Statutes of e United States relating to the Di jet of Colr apply to the condemnation proceedings required the ac S03, above cited, ons of said special approved An act making ith. Not Available. » Revised Statutes, D. C. teing a part of chapter II thereof, pro- vides for the cost cf a second jury of con- demnation when such second jury Is re- quired, and further provides ‘all expenses up to the second jury shail pe paid by the District,” and section 263 provides a table of fees, including jurors’ fees in such « I am informed that it has been the uniform practice to pay all the ex- penses of such condemnations from the special appropriations for the highway: or bridges fer which the prope: -mned under the provisions of these 5 was used, and such practice seems been rly proper, if not spe- ired by the provisions of said The regular annual appro- Bi nd j although 1p 3 in the » Court of the District of Columbia, in my opinion was intended for the payment of the regu- lar juries of the United States courts and not to such special ju $ the jury pro- vided for in the act of March 2, 1898, and the practice has been to limit that ap- propriation to regular juries and io pro- vide fcr the payment of special condemna- tion juries in cases in which the United States are a party either frem the appro- priations for the work tor which the prop- to erty sought to be condemned w: used or from the appropriation loneous U.S. courts.” The ap- propriation Janeous expenses, courts,’ Is net available In the pre: because section Siac, D. C., pro- vides that the ia condemnation pr edings for in the District shall be paid by iet; therefore, in he izhways he Di District cases the expense would neces- sarily be chargeable to the appropriation for the particular wor “For the reasons ahove given iy reply to your question is that the appropriation ‘fees of jurors, U. S. courts, ISM," is not available for paying the juries ‘of con- demnation in: arising under the act of March 2, 1803, ‘to provide a permanent system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying “outside of cities.’ ” Arguing the Matter. } As has been stated in the early discussion, Chief Justice Bingham thought that he should not appoint the jury, and called at- tention to the fact-that the street extension act also failed to appropriate for the other expenses, such as witness’ fees, fees of the marshal, et:. Mr. Nathaniel Wilson, on behalf of some of the owners, called attention to section 9 of the act, which directs the Disiriet Com- missicners to annually submit estimates for the necessary expen under the act. Two small appropriations Haws made. Hence, he argued, t Sea such a position as warranted the court in ordering the proce Ings to go on. It seem- ed to him, remarked Mr. Wilson, that not until just now had Commissioners dis- covered that they re prevented from fur- ther proceeding becuse of a lack of funds. In view of the law, and of the fact that a small sum ($11) still remained unexpended, Mr. Wilson held that It was entirely compe. tent for the court to appoint a jury in the case now ready. Besides, he stated, jurors frequently served here and elsewhere when no funds were available for their pay. It was too late to now urge delay, for the case having been once instituted, and a case be- ing ready. the street extension act express- ly provided that the court should immedi- ately and without delay appoint a jury. To stop the proceedings now, remarked Mr. Wilson, would cause great sinancial suffer- je to the thousands ef people interested, _a crew of five, stranded las$ night one and would result in a feeling of dire appre- hension. While he would not urge any vio- laticn, Mr. Wilson thought that the whole matter was in the diseretion pf the court, and that the court was fully authorized and justified in appointing the jury in the case now ready. Chief Justice Bingham remarked that it was thought Congress would act during the rext month, and he therefore thought that there would be but a slight and not un- reasonable delay. Bul, Mr. Wilson stated, it is very difficult to obtain congressional action in any mat- ter, and he believed that Congress would ardly act in the matter one way or the cther, unless some tangible, settled case was presented to it. Therefore, it was ex- ceedingly desirable that a completed case should be presented to Congress at the very earliest day. 4 Effect of Dela Mr. W. L. Cole supplemented the re- marks of Mr. Wilson, and read an affidavit of John B. Sleman, a regident of Mt. Pleas- ant. Mr. Sleman’s affidavit recited that in section 1 of the proposed plan of street ex- tension the street on which he resides is to be abandoned, and because of the proposed abandorment of the street the District Commissioners have, and still refuse to im- prove it. He has been refused connection with sewers and the water main because of that, and the result is that his property has been ‘rendered practically valueless. He cannot dispose of it and must, if the con- demnation proceedings be prolonged, aban- Gon his property. Mr. Cole said the situa- tion of Mr. Sleman was that of hundreds of others, and that it was a great mistake to imagine that owners would be benefited by the extension of streets. One of the owrers in case 420, Mr. Smith, gave notice that unless the proceedings went on, he would at the expiration of thirty days move the court to dismiss the whole matter. Finally, Chief Justice Bingham directed that the case go over until 1 o'clock this afternoon. While it was true that jurors had served in the face of a lack of appro- priations, it was in cases in the regular order of United States court business. But the present case, he remarked, was a dif- ferent one, and he therefore would do noth- ing until after he had consulted the other members of the court, especially as, if the cases go on, it will be necessary to make a new assignment of the members of the court. He therefore adjourned the hearing until 1 o'clock. To Go Ahead. The case was again taken up at 1:30, when Chief Justice Bingham staied that after p consu on with the other mem- bers of the court, he had coneluded to or- der the marshal to summon a jury of seven appraisers or commissioners to meet the court Monday morning next. There had been during recess, explainel the chief justice, a meeting of the court in General Term, and that court had assigned Mr. Justice Cox to the District court after De- ember 1, and to that court the jury would be directed to report. — ae MR. BENEDICT’S CONVICTION Believes That Mr. Oleveland Wouldn't Ac- cept a Nomivation. That the’ President Doesn't Want a Third Term, but Desires Feels to Return to Private Life.” NEW YORK, November 27.—E. C. Bene- dict, the close personal frlefid of President Cleveland, intimated in an interview to- day that he had been misquoted in the newspaper articles which represented him as saying that Mr. Cleveland will not be a candidate for a third term. “Now,” said Mr. Benédict, scanning a printed copy of the statement attributed to him, “I did not say that. What I did say was that I felt Mr. Cleveland would not ac- cept a third term under any circumstances. I believe that, you know. I don't state it as a certainty. Mr. Cleveland does not make me his confidant. T ¢an't speak for him with authority, and I don't like to be placed in the position of acting as his mouthpiece. It is not a pleasant position fo y one to be in, by any means. “What I did say was that I felt positive that Mr. Cleveland does not want to serve as President for a third term. He feels that he has done enough fer his country, and no longer res for the successes or defeats of politics. I feel certain—mind, I don't say I am certain—he could not be per- suaded to accept a renomination. It has not been offered yet. “1 feel certain, and there are little social matters into which it is not necessary to go, that Mr. Cleveland is anxious to get out of politics. He wishes to enjoy the sov- ereignty of th n rather than the ser- vitude of the stat He counting the days and the hours until né can return to private life.” “There are must accept gested. “I feel that he will not.” Then he will have to male a declaration to that effect.” “I think,” was the reply, made slowly, “that he will either refute or confirm what I have said at an early day over his own signature.” e who say, Mr. Cleveland a renominatibn,” was sug- a COLORADO'S GOLD CURE. Representative Bell. Reports Boom imes in the Centenntfal State. “We have almost a boom on In Colorado,” said Representative Bell of that state to a Star reporter today. “I doubt if Colorado was ever more prosperous than now, or had a better prospect open before her. The discovery of gold in large quantities has beomed every line of business. There is not an idle man in the state. If we had no regard for any other part of the country, Colorado could get along very well with a combination of free trade and the gold standard, but we do not want either the one or the other, because the people of Col- orado are patriotic. The state might have a wall put around it as high as a moun- tain, and we would live well, having every- thing within our own domaig necessary to comfort. We are producing silver as well as gold at profit, and our manufacturers, orchards, vineyards and fagms are pros- perous. Our people are as earnest as ever in support of the free coinage of silver, but in the end it will be the eastern people more than ourselves who will suffer from the contraction of the currency. The fact is that the east- has been hurt more than any one expected, and we have not suf- fered as much as we expected to. Our miners are finding that they can make money producing silver at the present low rate almost as well as they. could at the higher rate, because the effect of the de- monctization of silver has been to lowey the rate of wages, the cost of machinery and all sorts of supplies which we get from the east for mining purposes. So, after all, a great proportion of the loss in the demon- | etization of silver falls upon the eastern manufacturers, and, unfortunately, upon the laborers throughout the country. The mine owner, probably, feels It least of all.” — The Crew Saved. A telegram received at the life saving bureau states thatthe schooner Ellie of St. Johns, New Brungtvick, from Boston, with fle ye Beach, N. H. faved with the ‘with the vessel's southwest of cable station Two of the crew were breeches buoy and three boat. ° Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $176,703. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $344,863; customs, $460,006; miscellaneous, $5s,226. CANVASS OF MEMBERS |4¥7°° Candidates for House Offices Busily at Work LOOKING AFTER THE NEW ARRIVALS Ohio’s Nine Candidates for the Office of Postmaster. CAUCUSES TO BE HELD Members of the House are coming in by the sccre, and the candidates for the elec- uve positions are having their hands fpll in lkeoking after the new arrivals. Each caididate has-a staff of workers who cover the hotels and visit the incoming Representatives at their residences, losing no time in impressing upon them the fact Henry Sherwood. that there is a very lively campaign pro- gressing. Main interest, of course, still cen- ters in the clerkship contest, for upon that also hirges, in a measure, it is currently alleged, the Cecision in the case of the sergea t-at-arms. Of the candidates for the doorkeepership, Mr. Glenn and Mr. Tipton continue to ex- press (onfidence in their respective chances of victory. The caucus of the southern members tomorrow night wil! have considerable effect upon the outcome in the case of this contest, as it will deter- mine the position of the southern republi- cans toward the candidates. The Ohio delegation is having a lively time over the postmastership. There are nine candidates from the buckeye state for this place, and the nineteen members of the delegation have their hands full of trouble in trying to reconcile the conflicting interests. A caucus of the delegation will be held tonight and the matter fctght to a finish, the delegation to stand by the can- didate thus selected, it is understood, and insist upon his election to the postmaster- ship. It is also reported that the caucus will determine the advisability of making adyentageous affiliations In behalf of their candidate. = The Indiana delegation will hold a cau- cus late this afternoon to determine their position in the contest for the sergeant-at- arms. Capt. McKee is the candidate from Indiara, and has rested his case in the hands of the delegation and will abide by their decision. If the Ohio delegation fail to ccme to an agreement upon the postmastership the contest for that office will narrow, it is claimed, to a strugysle between Mr. Goff of W. HH. Fairless. Mr. Fairless of Virginia and Capt. Harry Sherwood of Michigan. Capt. Sherwood has been making a vigorous campaign and feels very hopeful of victor Mr. Fairless also has frierds at work in his behalf, while the West Virginians are busy for Mr. Goff. The contest for the chaplaincy has not abated in Intensity during the last few days, although it has sunk out of sight, but is now being conducted in channels where still waters rur deep. The two out- side candidates remain in evidence, but it is the general opinion that the tinal strug- gle will narrow to a choice between the Iccal contestants. Some of the colored peo- ple of the city wil! hold a mass meeting ut the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church next Friday evening to take action in be- half of the candidacy of the Rev. Dr. Walter H. Brooks for the chaplaincy. Ex- Senator B. K. Bruce will b2 asked to pre- side, and some of the most prominent di- vines of the city will be present. A com- mittee will be appcinted to present to the republican caucus Dr. Brooks’ name. Mr. W. H. Foley of New Jersey, who had charge of the west door of the House in the Fifty-first Congress, is a candidate for his old place. —___+-e.__. NEW YORK IN EARNEST. West Virgin! The Canvass for the Doorkeeper of the House. Chairman Hackett of the New York state committee arrived in Washington this morning to aid in the canvass of Glenn for the doorkeepership of the House. He was at Glenn’s headquarters during most of the day, and his work added new activity to the Glenn-McDowell canvass. He ‘said that looking over the field he was satisfied that Glenn had a sure thing of the election. Speaking of New York politics Mr. Hackett said that New York had entered perma- nently into the column of republican states. “A fact which the democrats do not seem to realize,” he said, “is that a large num- ber of people who have heretofore been classified as democrats have come over to the republican party to stay. They are as good republicans as I am, and having recognized where they belong they will re- main in the republican party and keep the state republic. “The republican candidate for the presi- dency will carry New York by a hundred thousand majority.” “Who do you think will be the presiden- tial candidate?” was asked. “New York is for Morton, and we expect him to be nominated. We have no second choice. We do not expect to need any. We intend to nominate Morton.” Speaking of the Tammany success in New York city this fall, he said that it did not amount to anything; that it-was won only because the republicans were divided in the city and did not put forth a great effort. He declared that Tammany would not be restored to power. As to Congress, he said that the New York people wanted as little disturbance as possible, since the conditions were such as to render it certain that no results could be obtained. He did not think much legis- lation was expected of this Congress, |. The marks put in the grave to tell wheth- SY AT LAST Officials Begin Examination of Miss Hur- ley’s Body. ‘Taken From the Cemetery to the Morgue, Today—Eanily Recognized Through the Gla Undertaker Wright's assistant went to Mount Olivet cemetery about noon today and got the body of Miss Annie Hurley, whose death is now to be determined in an official way. There has been considerable trouble in getting this official investigation held, as Coroner Hammett was satisfied that the young woman’s death resulted from natural causes, a congestive chill, as Was mentioned in the death certificate of Dr. J. F. King, who was her attending phy- sician, as well as having been engaged to be married to her. Soon after Miss Hurley’s death, and be- fore her body was taken to the cemetery, complaint was made to the coroner through the police, but from the statements made the coroner did not feel justified in taking any action. But those who had complained were so persistent in their efforts to have the case investigated that Inspector Hollin- berger detalled Detective Boyd to see if there was any reason why the body should be exhumed. This officer soon reported the result of his inquiries to his superior officer, and, as both officers were satisfied that the cuse was one which should be further inqu:red into, a letter was addressed to District At- torney Birney, with a request that an order for the disinterment of the body and an autopsy be given. Detective Boyd. consulted with Mr. RBir- ney ard the result was that last Friday an order was given for the disinterment of the body. The taking up of the body today Was the result of this order given five days ago. 5 Body Taken Up. When the undertaker reached the ceme- tery he found on the grave of the poor wo- man whose body was not finally at rest, several floral offerings. These were re- moved and then the work of the cemetery men was star.ed. er or not the spot had been visited by ghouls were overlooked, and there was some speculation indulged in as to whether or not the body had been removed, for at this season of the year, when medical stu- dents, are at work, bodies do sometimes disappear from their supposed last resting places. But when the box inclosing the casket was reached it was found to be in- tact, and soon the coffin containing the mortal remains of the ycung woman was placed on the ground. Easily Identified. The lid over the glass covering was re- moved. and the face of Miss Hurley was ex- posed to view. While her face was badly discolored, it was not black, and there was not enough change in the features to inter- fere with her identification. A few minutes later the casket was placed in the wagon and taken to the morgue. Everybody at the morgue was anxious to get a glimpse of the corpse, but Superin- tendent Schoenberger, acting under instruc- uons from the coroner, refuscd to remove any part of the covering, and there were several badly disappointec nersons. The telephones at police headquarters, the coroner's office and the morgue have been Kept unusually busy during the past two days by perscns who wanted to hear something of the investigation of the case, but until the tody actually reached the morgue there was but little information to be obtained. Many Interested. It now transpires that the dead woman had more friends and relatives here than was at first expected, and they are show- ing considerable interest in the investiga- tion. Miss Hurley came to this country when quite young, and, it is said, lived at the hcuse of the late Darby Hayden, who is said to have been her cousin, and she was buried in a lot next to Mr. Hayden's grave. Mr. Hayden was a well-known merchant here and had a large circle of friends, who are now interesting themselves in the pre: ent investigation. Miss Hurley, as her: tofcre published in The Star, was employed in the government printing office bindery for a long time, and Jately had boarded at the house of Mrs, Farnsworth, No. 415 K street northwest, where site died. Corerer Hammett ard Depu Coroner Glazebrook conferred about the case soon after the body reached the morgue and at 3 o'clock this afternoon the autopsy was commenced. SECRETARY OLNEY’S STATEMENT. ‘The Government Doing All It Can to Protect Americans. The Rev. Edward T. Root, chairman ot the committee on resolutions of the Wash- ington conference of Congregational churches, recently held in Baltimore, has received the following letter from Secre- tary of State Olney: “I have received your letter of the 20th Instant respecting the resolution of the Washington conference of Congregational churches, adopted at its quarterly meeting the 19th instant, concerning the recent Turkish troubles. “It gives me great pleasure to say that this government is taking every possible measure through the earnest demands of the United States minister at Constantino- ple, Mr. Alex. W. Terrell, and through the presence of our vessels of war in Turkish waters, to insure the fulfillment by the porte of the repeated guarantees it has made respecting the personal security of American citizens residing in Asia Minor and in every other quarter of the empire yee disturbance is or may be apprehend- ed.” soe An Explanation From Mexico. Advices have reached the Mexican lega- tion in regard to the case of Rohinson and Pinol, the American citizens who claim to have been arrested at Acapul:o, Mexico, without reason, fined $20 each and forced to sign a paper expressing satisfaction with their treatment. Accordinz to official Mex- ican advices, the men arrived at Acapulco on a steamer from a fever-infected port, in view of which fact they were refused per- mission to land. It appears, however, that they disregarded the warning of the Mc can authorities and went ashore, wher up- on they were arrested for violation of Mex- ican laws, but were subsequently re on the payment of a small tine. The Me ican minister says it will be easy to tix tie responsibility for what has happened, but that it may be extremely difficult to show that any wrong was done. zs = oe To Be Physician at White Earth. Dr. Walter Kirker Beatty of this city has been appointed agency physician at the Wnite Earth Indian reservation, iff nor: ern Minnesota. He leaves tomorrow for bis post. Dr. Beatty was for a time médical officer of the steamship Olympia of the Anchor line, but resigned to take the caami- nation for his present place. He has served as interne of the Washington Emergency Hospital and as resident physician of the Astoria General Hospital of New York. He is a graduate from the Washington High School and the Columbian Coliege. —_——_--« Patents Issued. A patent has been issued to Frederick W. Feldman, assignor of nine-twentieths to C. E. Davis, Washington, for a composing stick. Pase TURKEY GIVES WAY Powers May Have More Ships: at Constantinople, SATISFACTORY END OF A CRISIS Fuller Details Regarding the Khar. put Outrages. MINISTER TERRELL’S ACTION Se (Coprrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, November 26, via Sofia, Bulgaria, November 27.—The Turkish minister for fcreign affairs, Tewfik Pasha, called upon Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, today and announced that the porte had decided to issue the firmans pro- viding for the passage through the Darda- nelles of the extra guard ships demanded by Great Britain, Rusgia, Italy and Aus- tria, as additional protection needed for the safety of the foreign population here, in view of the recent rioting in the streets of Constantinople. Th's puts an end toa very dangerous situation, for there is no doubt that the powers would have insisted upon having the extra gunboats here. The representatives of the powers have had their attention drawn to the sad condi- tion of the homeless inhabitants of certain parts of Asiatic Turkey, and zteps are to be taken to do everything possible in the mat- ter, They are now discussing a project for the distr-bution of relief in Anatolia) ren- dered meliately necessary by the recent events in that district. Unconfirmed rumors reached here today that fresh troubles of a most serious nature have broken out at Marass, where the mus- tering of Turkish troops for the advance on Ze‘toun has been in pregress for some time past. One report has it that part of the town at Marass has been burned by the ricters. There is no news from Ze‘toun, and this, with the absence of d’rect news from Ma- rass, is causing more anxiety every da: Thanks to the firmness of the powers, the complete accord existing and the fear of European intervention in Turkey, a better dispos:tion to execute the reforms insisted upon by the powers is now apparent at the palace. The palace officials are making constant efforts to convince the representa- tives of the powers and the powers them- selves, through the Turkish ambassadors at the different capitgls, that the situation is not so alarming as represented. From the porte each day a-report of the situation as viewed by the Turks sent to the Turkish ambassadors and ministers for the information of the governments to which they are accrecited. The sum and substance of the “news” furnished by the porte is that with the exception of the Ar- menians, all the Christians are content with the paternal reg'me of the sultan. THE OUTRAGES AT KHARPUT. — Faller Details. Regarding the Sack of the American Mission. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 26.— More emple details have just been received here of the burrirg of the American mis- sion buildings at Kharput. They show that the Turkish government officials, in spite of the abundarce of promises of protection for the American missionaries and their property, made by the porte to the United States mintster, Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, ard to the Americans themselves by the authorities of Kharpvt, utterly failed to gvard the Americans. There was no pro- tection offered or given :hem until after the massacre had ,actuaily occurred, oF after the American’ mission buildings had been burned. It is estimated that the value of the American property destroyed is about $100,= (00. It consisted of te Giris’ College, the Theological Seminary, the chapel and five residences. All the burned buildings were Icoted by the mob before being set on fire, and all the personal effects of the American missicnaries, the libraries, scientific h ments, etc., were stolen. So far on: small portion of the property has been re- ecvered. The lady missionaries naturally were in a great terror while the rioting wes going on, and Mrs. Gates, the wife of one of the mis- sioraries, was so prostrated with alarm that she gave premature birth to a child, which Gid not live. The authorities of Kharput, however, protected the missionaries after the latter fled from their residences to the official quarters. From that time on the Americans were kept under guard, and those who so desired were furnished with escorts to the Black sea coast. The failure of the ‘Turkish authorities to afford the promised protection to the American missionaries is considered all the more remarkable because it was not upon one or two occasions that Mr. Terrell applied to the porte in their be- half. The government's promises were re- iterated upon quite a number of occasions, when the United States minister thought it advisabie to make representations on behalf of his ccmpatriots. Some of th American missionaries, in= cluding Dr. and Mrs. Crosby Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Boydjian and her children, have arrived. The other members of the eastern ‘Turkey mission at Kharput elected to re- main there for the present. All reports agree in establishing the fact that the ricting was of a most horrible description, that several hundreds of Ar- menians, men, women and children, were butchered; that the massacre se=med to be premeditated, an that the Turkish troops, if they did not take part in the slaughter, as the Armenians claim, certainly made no effort to put a stop to it. Mr. Terrell when informed of the de- struction of the mission buildings at Khar- put made a strong formal protest to the porte, and as soon as the work of collects ing all the data necessary is completed he will make a claim for immediate payment of an indemnity. In fact, Mr. Terreli,when he Intimated that this would be done, was assured that the Turkish governmen: would pay the indemnity required as soon as all the facts in the case were established and the blame placed where It belonged. But it is beileved Mr. Terrell will have some diii- culty in obtaining the immediate payment of any considerable sum of money from the porte, if only from the wretched con- dition of the Turkish finances. Mr. Terrell, in addition, has demanded of the porte that there be no interference with his letters to und from the American missionaries In Asiatic Turkey, and ha insisted upon the prompt transmission an €elivery of his telegrams. The porte has promised that there will be no interference with the United Siates minister's mall or telegraphic messages. ———— Personal Mention. Representative Taft of Cincinnati, Ohio, has taken up his residence at 1311 K streets Representative William F. Stroud is stops ping at the Metropelitan. Representative Lucien J. Fenton of Ohio and Jas. McLachlin of California are guests at the Ebbitt House. Two Congcessmen have arrived at the are H. C. Van Voorhis of Grosvenor of Kansas. Representative R. W. Biue of Pleasanton, Kan., has arrived at the Normandie. Pap Inspector A. S. Kenny is in the city cn waiting orders. Lieut. J. A. H. Nickels, who was Ad- miral Kirkland’s flag Heutenant, reported his return home to the Navy Department this morning. ——___-e Gov. Cleaves of Maine, on behalf of the state, presented to the new battle ship of that name yesterday an elaborate silver service.