Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1895, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE: Landing of the British Blue Jackets : at Pera. NOT REGARDED SERIOUSLY IN LONDON A Change in the Situation Expected Speedily. —— NO CONSTANTINOPLE ADVICES —_>—_——_ LONDON, December 7.—A semi-offictal rote was issued this afternoon, stating that nothing is known at the foreign office of the report that the sultan had deter- ined to issue the firmans asked for by the powers for the passage of extra guard- ships through the straits of the Darda- nelles, although, It is added, the issuing of the necessary permits is possible at any moment. The report that British blue jackets had been landed to protect the British embassy rear Constantinople is not regarded seri- ously, and, if they were landed, the action of the British naval commander cannot be regarded as having been taken in connec- tion with the political situation. A severe storm Is raging across the conti- nent, and to this ts attributed the fact that no dispatches have been received to- Gay up to the hour of filing this message, from Sofia, Bulgaria or from Constant nople direct. It is belleved, however, that a change In the situation will shortly be announced. A dispatch seat last night from London seys: Special dispatches from Constant!- rcple allege that H.M.S. Imogene and Cock- atrice have landed blue-jackets at Pera to protect the Epglish embassy. if ‘A dispatch to the Chronicle from Vienna ys: ‘It is stated that the ex-Sultan trad has not fled from Constantinople, but has been secretly killed by the sultan’s ertourage on account of his liberal ten- dencies.” ————— ASPIRANTS APPEAR. Interest Caused In the Mary- lund Senatorship Contest. Special Dispateh to The Evenin BALTIMORE, Md., Decembe> trance today of three ¥ candidates in the republican senatorial struggle has aroused the interest in the fight to a still higher pitch. The latest aspirants are Mr. Stephenson A. Williams of Harford county, who recently refused Goy.-elect Lowndes’ offer of the secretary of stateship. Con- troller-ciect Robert P. Gorman of Wicomico county, and ex-Congressman Henry Sto bridge of Baltimore. Senator-elect George Day of Howard ccunty, who defeated Senator Gorman's candidate for the upper house of the gen- eral assembly, In commenting on the situ- ation confronting his party, said to The Star correspondent today: “I have been !n town for about a week, during which time I have discussed the fight for the senator- ship with nearly every member of the sen- ate and house, and in my opinion Mr. Wel- lirgton’s chances are by ro means «2s bright as they are generally believed to be. “I believe that Mr. James A. Gary has an excellent chance of winning the fight should it be decided to !gnore the eastern shore law. No man in the party deserves the honor more than Mr. Gary, and I be- lieve he will give Wellington a hot race for the plac “In regard to the legislation during the session of the general embly, while I recognize the good work done during the campaign by the Reform League and inde- pendent democrats, and believe that their wishes should be to a certain extent re- ected, still I don’s think they should be allowed to dominate. The first duty of the republicans now they are in power is fo themselves, and all legislation should be undertaken with that end in view. The claims of the reform league, and our independent democratic al- lies should be subordinated to the interest of the regular republicans.” = In speaking of the presidency of the Sen- ate Mr. Day said: “In my opinion, neither Senator Bruce nor Senator J. Wirt Randall will be elected. I am confident that we skall win the election in Carroll county on the 2ist, and that Dr. Weaver, our candi- re, will be chosen president of the THREE Rene Congressman Wellington left for his home, in Cumberland, this morning. In speaking of his candidacy to The Star correspondent he said: “I am not in the least alarmed at the statements of those who oppose my candidacy, they are rear- ing a lot of scare crows that I can afford to laugh at. I am in this fight to stay, and am convinced that I shall win. My can- didacy is growing stronger daily, and I be- lieve the efforts to oppose are mere bluffs, undertaken with a view to exact promises from me.” — TERRITORIAL DELEGATES. ‘Their Committee Places Said to Have Been Determined On. The committee places which will be assign- ed to the territorial delegates in this House have been decided upon by the Speaker after a conference with the three delegates who ar in the city. It ts not likely that Cannon of Utah will serve as a delegate in this Congress, since the territory Is to achieve statehood and the other delegates expect three or four commit- tee places each. Catron and Murphy, who have asked for places on coinage, are free silver men. : ———— Need for a Contagious § spital. Health Officer Woodward today sent to the Commissicners a letter that shows the necessity of providing a hospital for the care and treatmem of persons sufferin,, from contagious diseases. Wm. H. Henson, colored, laborer, applie1 for treatment at the Emergency Hospital yesterday morning. An examination of the case at once revealed symptoms of diph- theria, not sufficient, however, for a_posi- tive diagnosis. There being no place in the istrict of Columbia for the accommodation of such cases, pending the result of an ex- amination, the patient was allowed to leav the hospital. He had no home. When the true nature of the disease w determined at the hospital the physician in charge of the case at once began a sea! for his patient, without success, however, until he returned to his office, when he found him waiting there for his return. He was taken at once to the Emergency Hos- pital to walt until arrangements could be made for his accommodation elsewhere. Later in the evening, through the courtesy of Dr. J. W. Bovee, attending physician, Washington Asylum, the case was tran ferred to the one-room building maintained at the institution for the accommodation of contagious disease cases. The transfer was Made last night, but according to Dr. Wood- ward's letter the patient had, since leaving the Emergency Hospital in the forenoon, walked the streets for hours and ridden Zor some distance In a street car. ———_—__ Dend Love Was Revived. John Cowling, aged seventy-five, and Martha Cowling, aged seventy-four, have been married at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Rev. Mr. Hutchiscn. The couple were di- vorced several years ago, ard Cowling mar- tied again. His second wife died four months ago. He and his first wife met, the old love was rekindled between the aged couple, and they were remarrie a Judge Baker Was Wrongly Reported. The report that Judge A. C. Baker of Arizona had ruled that Pima Indians are by treaty cliizens of the United States has proved erroneous. The error was caused by confusing the Instructions prof- fered by the defendant's counsel with the instructions to the Jury really given by the judge. ——— Death of Rev. Wm. J. Stevenson. Rey. William J. Stevenson, who was stricken with paralysis In the pulpit of Christ Methodist Episcopal Church, Phila- delphia, Sunday, December 1, died yester- day at his home in that city. He did not regain consciousness from the time of his attack. Dr. Stevenson was admitted to the Philadelphia conference in 1859, and has since filled important appointments in Wil- mington, Baltimore and other large cities. JTRE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER .7, 1895-TWENTY-*OUR SAagus, BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. .A reference to the statement be- Tow will show that the oirculation sworn to is a bona fide one. It 1s easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don't give them. The circulation of The Star is many thousands In excess of any other Washington paper and is be- Neved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Nov. 80, 1895. MONDAY, Dec. 2, 1895 TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 1895. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 1895. THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 1895.. FRIDAY, Dee. 6, 1895... ‘Total.... Daily average.. 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of coplea of THe EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, December 6, 1895—that Is, the num- ver of copies actually wold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valnable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so couuted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this seventh day of December, A. D. 1895. E. E. RAMEY, Notary Public, D. C. SAID PASHA’S: CUNNING, Why He Kept Far Away- From the Sultan. When the Sultan of Turkey was urged by his advisers to secure Said Pasha’s person he was much impressed with the Idea. But Sald Pasha was too important ‘a per- sonege to be dragged from his residence by the police or soldiers. Somebody hit upon the {dea of tempting Said Pasha once more within the gates of the Yildiz Kiosk by the offer of the vizierate, Rifat Pasha, the present grand vizier, being supposed to have fallen into disrepute with his royal master. Said Pasha, however, is too well versed in the traditions of the Yildiz Kiosk to be caught with such a bait. He sent a polite refusal when formally offered the vizierate, and this led to the Jess subtle offer of ac- commodation in the famous Midhat Passa- chalet of the Yildiz park. The pasha also refused this @mpting effer unless the “present conditions of government were changed,” and when he heard that the sultan, netved to despera- tion b$ the intimations of the palace c tiers, had determined upon his arrest, lost no time in placing himself under the protection of Sir Philip Currie. Then it became known that, during the progress of these negotiations, Said Pasha, upon one cccaston, was detained at the palace so long that his friends, who had been fearing his arrest for weeks past, went to the ambassadors for advice. Nobody dcubts that Sald Pasha had good reason to seek the protection of the British ambassador, and the situation. Is recognized on all sides us being extremely critical. The Sultan Incensed. When the sultan was informed of the course taken by Said Pasha he was greatly incensed and made several futile attempts to induce the fugitive to return to his house. He sent Tewfik Pasha and other ministers to the British embassy, where they had a long interview with Said Pasha and held out all kinds of promises to him on the sultan’s behalf. But all their efforts to persuade the pasha to leave the embassy came to noth- ing, Satd firmly refusing to trust himself outside of his asylum. Later in the day, Tewfik Pasha visited Sir Philip Currie and begged the ambas- sador to do his utmost to induce Said Pasha to return to his home, making use of the argument that the flight of the pres- ident of the council of state was certain to have a very bad effect upon the popula- tion of Constantinople and might cause trouble of a most serious nature. But all these arguments were thrown away upon Sir Philip, who, after listening quietly to all that his caller had to say on the subject, politely told him that he could not interfere in the matter. He added that Said Pasha had asked for an asylum, and that his request had been granted. There the matter ended, so far as the British ambassador was concerned. The Pasha Refuses to Return. The failure of Tewfik Pasha's errand in- creased the anger of Abdul Hamid, who sent his secretary to interview the fugitive president of the council of state. The sec- retary spent two hours with Said Pasha at the embassy, doing his utmost to per- suade him to return to his residence. But no amount of argument would change the mind of the Pasha and the secretary went away as unsuccessful at Tewfik Pasha. ‘The Constantinople correspondent of the London Times says: n declining the! appdintment of grand vizier, Said Pasha asked the sultan’s per- misnion, on the ground of bad health, to re- tire and liv? quietly abroad. This rankled in the saltan’g raind, and induced a great deal of anger, and Said .Pasha, who is not a coward, is persuaded that the sultan would have killed him had he entered the Yilidiz palace. The secret of the whole business is that Said is so popular and so highly es that it is feared he might join the malcontent party. He has always been regarded as the most anu-English of all of the oMcial pashas. Munuir, the new ambassador to Paris, was formerly the head political spy “The story is current here that the sul- tan has returned to his youthful habit of dram drinking.” The London Standard has a dispatch from Constantinople which says that after Said’s first refusal of the: office of grand vizier he was imprisoned for a week. The London Daily News Constantinople correspondent say “Said Pasha’s proclivities are Russian, and surprise is expressed that he did not take refuge at the Russian embassy, in- stead of at the British embassy. It is stated that the sultan questioned him as to the origin of certain seditious placards, and, on his professing ignorance, the sul- tan reproached him with being at the head of the revolutionary movement. He has the reputation of being a most upright and single-minded minister. at The American Comminston Nearing the End of Its Journey. Reports received here from China indi- cate that the American commission charg- ed with an investigation of the Chengtu mission riots are near the end of their Journey. The commission started from Tientsin, October 6, with a fine escort @ twenty ‘well-mounted cavalrymen and a numerous retinue. a ees Denth of Maj. Roche. ‘The War Department Is Informed of the death of Major J. C. Roche, retired, at Los Angeles, Cal. Major Roche is well known in this city, having been for many years disbursing officer of the War Department. —_——_-e—_____ Found Dead on the Track. The body of Abner Bitting, a wealt mine timber dealer, was found on the Catawalssa railroad near Quakake, Pa., yesterday morning. It ts belleved that Mr. Bitting was murdered for his money, and his body placed or the railroad to avoid suspicion. LIQUOR LICENSES Applications Acted On by the Ex- cise Board. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE TREASURY Result of an Examination Made by the Health Officer. OTHER DISFRICT AFFAIRS The sanitary eondition -of the Treasury Department has been the-subject quite re- cently of a thorough . investigation by Health Officer Woodward and his assist- ants. The large number of cases of typhoid fever in the building that were reported caused ro little uneasiness on the part of those in control, and they were led to the belief that there must be something radical- ly wrong in the sanitary conditions of the building. Accordingly Mr. Logan Carlisle communicated with the health offic and the latter has caused a careful Investiga- tion to be made. Nothing, however, was found that led the health officials to be- lieve thet the sickness was due to any local conditions. The plumbing was care- fully inspected and tests made of all sup- ply, discharge and vent pipes to discover any cause for contamination. Health Officer Woodward bas written a letter to Mr. Carlisle setting forig the re- sult of his investigation. Will Make an Inspection, Concerning complaint of the Colum- bia Heights Citizens’ Association that the cars of the Capitol Traction Company ob- structed 14th street unnecessarily at the ccmpany's stable, it is understood the Com- missioners will send an inspector to in- vestigate the subject, and if unnecessary obstruction is found the company will be proceeded against for maintaining a nuisance. The Company's Linbility. An interesting question has arisen in the engineer department concerning the lia- bility of the defunct Rock Creek Railroad Company for the payment of its portion of the bill for painting the Rock Creek bridge. The law provides that ono-half the cost of maintenance of all bridges cressing Rock creek shall be borne by the railroad company using the bridge. the bridge was painted the Rock Cr ek Railroad Company has been merged Into the Capital Traction. Company. The pa- pers In the case have been sent to the attorney for the District for an opinion as to the liability of the latter company for the bill, and there is little doubt that he will hold that the bill should be paid by the Capital Traction Company. i No Overhead Wires. It is understood that the Commissioners have decided not to permit the Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railway Com: pany to erect overhead wires and poles on lth street, until after it has secured the necessary ground for the construction of a sip for its ferry. This action on the part of the Commissioners will be taken because the latter in their interpretation of (he act chartering the road believe that they have no power to xrant the permit for this road, until after the slip has been constructed. , Such action on the part of the author- ilies will seriously inconvenience the rail- road. It has already been decided that the ground abutting the Potomac river at the foot of 14th street, where the company seeks to construct a slip, is the property of the United States. For some time it has been known that in the event of any difti- culty in obtaining slip privileges, the com- pany proposed to utilize the Long bridge, and run its cars over it. Already the road bed of the company has been laid on the south side of the bridge, anticipating such a condition, and the company has made all arrangements, it is said, to come into the District over’ the Long’ bridge. The new obstacle, however, that has beep enconter- ed, will, it is: believed, necessitate congres- sional actior before the company can build its road within the city limits. Liquor Licenses Granted. The excise board met last night and for three hours considered applications for re- tail liquor licenses. The first two boxes of applications were gone over, and 165 cases examined. Only three cases were finally rejected. They are as follows: James Ray, 308 D street northwest; Wm. R. Campbell, Harrison street, Anacostia; James Doyle, 1st street southwest. A large number were held up. A list of these, however, has already been printed in The Star. Retail App de Those approved are as follows: Morris Barnett, 1110 E street northwest; George W. Bauer, 1148 7th street southwest; Thos. A.Babbington, $0 H street, corner Ist north- east; William Barber, 333 Virginia avenue southwest; Henry Bloss,0S lat street north- east; John J. Brosnan, 50 412 street south- st; Charles C.Bradley, $43 B street north- west; Louis Brandt, 400 New Jersey avenue northwest; Bernard Corroy, 283 Virginia ayenue southwest; Mary A. Collins, 3015 K street rorthwest; Stephen R.| Col- wig 7th street northwest; John Cooper, 1106 Water street ' south- ; Patrick Carr, 101 G street north- John Creaven, 950 26th street north- tin C. Cannon, 3400 M_ street Henry Conrad! 301 7th street John Connor, New Jers 100 G street northwes! Sth street southeast; Devine, the Shoreham, northwest 5th and H streets northwest; John Dai d street southwest; John Danhakl, avenue and F. Coxen, 71! 70 Thomas A. Donoghue, street northwest; Wm. J. str: 3; George > Pennsylvania a je north- west; Matthew E. Dona street northwest; Michael Dousheriy, 3388 M street northwest; Abraham David, 1202 7th strest rporthwest; Jacob Del Pennsyl- ania avi M rhael Fah» ; Charles Fox, it avenue ‘northwest; Mary $40 14th street northw: it; Ter- 34th street northwest; Anna = Indiana avenue northwest John A. Gleeson, 325 I street northeast: Catharine Griffl ) 4% street southwest: Carl M_ street northwest: F E d street northwes| Jchn Herbel, F street northe: erick M. Herrmann, james A. outhwest; Cornell Jersey avenue northwe 20th Street northwest; James Hayes, treet northwest; Herman Jacobson, Mth street northwest; Thomas Joyce. Sth street northwest; Thomas Keliher, ) New Jersey avenue northwest; Jacob Kreis, 12 412 street southwest; ‘George Lautner, 1300 H street northea: Michael Leech, 1847 L street northwe John Loft- MX) Sth street-southeast; John C.Meyer, 4th street northeast; Mary Marti h street southwest; Wm., Morris, 1eet southwest; Michael Morris, ¢ reet northwest; Eugene L. Morgan, M street northwest; George Miller, Ben- ning road, county; Richard W. Morgan, 1218 32d reet northwest; Michael Mc- Irerney, § Tth street northwest; Patrick F, Nelligan, 2024 14th street northwest; William Neu id, 483 Pennsylvania avenue nerthwest; Wm. J. O'Leary, 700 North Capitol street; Patrick O'Donoghue, 908 4th street northwest, Florence P. Regan, H street northeast; Michael J. Rafferty, 10) F street northwest; James E. Roche, 1000 11th street southeast; William M. Reagan, 945 B_ street northwest; James J. Roche, 202 N street northwest Ernest Ree. Ist street southwest John C. Se’ L_ street northeast; John P. 1 7th street northwest Samuel G. S 141 reet north- west; Christi ichlag, H_ street northwest; Frank C. . 802 Sth street southw Lorenzo S$) avenue south Patrick Smith, 101 D street southwest; John Stack, 630 24 st northwest; Christian Seitz, 1300 6th st south Lucius W. Snook, Penn: vania avenue northwest; Anthony Schnei- der, 12% Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Daniel F. Sullivan, 304 Q street northwest: Mary Su’ street souiheast; Julius Thurm, Hill, county; John ‘Toense, 17 nerthwi James Tharp, 812 FP street northwest; Reuben Taylor, 332 M.\street southwest; ‘Theobald J. Talty, manager of the Raleigh, 1117 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Emile Wagner, 210 9th street northwest; Ran- dolph T. Warwick, 415 18th street north- west; John Weil, 477 H street northwest; Bertha Young, 456 Louisiana avenue north- west. % Reducing the Fee. The Commissioners have iasued an order reducing the fee for exposing hay, straw or corn in the hay market square. Hereafter @ charge of 15 cents for each load exhibited will be charged! Cards bearing a copy of the order were posted yesterday at the mar- ket. Considéring an Answer. A special session of the board of Com- missioners was“held yesterday afternoon to consider the anawer to be made to the joint resolution of Congress, in relation. to the Commisstoners'zaction in clearing the north side of B street between 7th and 9th streets. They will recite the laws of the District bearing upog thi\case, which it was their duty to enfotce ,,The claims of the market company are setyforth briefly and the an- ewer made theretd. _ —_t——__ WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM The New Blue, Book's Long Roll of « «Employes. nr 3 Upward of Twenty Thousand People Employed th Government Ser- vieé in Washington. irae The first volume of the Official Register, or Blue Book, for 1895 has just been pub- lished by the Department of the Interior. This volume gives the names of all persons employed in the service of the government, except those belonging to the general pos- tal service. The state or country where born, the state, county and congressional district whence appointed to office, the place where employed and the salary of each are also given. The work forms a large quarto volume of 1,228 pages, and contains about 73,000 names, a carefully prepared index of which is given at the end of the volume. An analysis of the ork shows that 1 persons are em- ployed in the government service in Wash- ington (exclusite of the employes of the District goverament and in charitable in- stitutions), of whom: 3,752 are females. The second volume of the Register con- tains the postal service, and will probably be issued in February next. With the pos- ice and the District government there are fully 20,000 persons in Washington who are in government em- AWAITING ACTION The Testimony and Arguments the Slack Case Closed ATTORNEY © WILSONS ARGUMENT Merciless in His Arraignment of Mrs. Slack’s Conduct. EARLY DECISION PROMISED When Mr. A. 5. Worthington concluded his argument before Judge Hagner yester- day afternoon in the contest over the chil- dren of the late Wm. H. Slack, who be- queathed the custody of them to his sister, Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine of Trenton, N. J., the hearing was adjourned until 10:30 this morning. Mr. Worthington spoke on be- half of the mother of the children, Mrs. Mary Kemble Slack, and this morning Mr. Jere M. Wilson, on behalf of -Mrs. Perrine, made the closing argument in the case, be- ing attentively followed by the great throng which crowded the court room. _ Mr. Worthington occupied somewhat more than an hour in his argument yester- day afternoon, being particularly severe in his denunciation of Mrs..Perrine for mak- ing against Mrs. Slack charges which he characterized as being as false as they were shameless. He taunted Mr. Calderon Carlisle with being so poor an actor that in his argument he disclosed the fact that he reaily appeared in the case not as the ccunsel of the next friend of the children, but, as he (Worthington) believed, as the attorney of Mrs. Perrine. Mr. Carlisle ex- plained that he had been the attorney of the father of the children, but Mr. Worth- ington retorted: “He is dead now, so he cannot have employed you in this case.” The action of Mrs. Perrine in removing the children from out of the jurisdiction of the New Jersey ‘courts to this city, while the habeas corpus proceedings instituted thera by their mother werestill pending, was also severely condemned by Mr. Worthing- ton. “If, your honor,” he exciaimed, “this woman so treated the New Jersey court, is it not fair to presume that she vill so treat the courts here, should she fear an unfavorable decision? She and her jus- band, for they were made parties to the New Jersey proceedings, ran away from there, placing thelr counsel there in the unpleasant position of prying the gpurt to release them from further connection with the case. And yet, your hon 3 it 13 such ploye. By the usual rule of five persons to | tn i . z the family, it would appear that ‘100,000 | People whe dare Rere to come into a court people in ‘the Distriet—or one-third our | they hot fugitives fram we ey jmeulne population—depend on Uncle Sam's coffers | at this very moment? Have not orders for for support. their arrest and con mitment to jail been Where They Are. issued there? And should they not be Following:!s a’ statement showing the total numbey of employes of the government in Washington. This does not include the employes of the District government, nor those under charitable, reformatory or edu- cational institutions: Congressional employes (not Including members) Executiv State Department, Treasury Departn War Departinent. . Department. t OiNce Department, Interior Department Department of Justice rtment of Agriculture Department of Labo United States commissions. Under the Smithsonian Institution. Government printing. office. Library of Congress building, State, War and Navy building. Botanie Garde | such a ch | selve turned over to the officer who holds the warrants for their arrest? Against Their Own Mother. One of the very worst features in the whole case, declared Mr. Worthington, was the fact that the two little girls had been placed in the position of filing in a court of record the most®shameful of charges against their own mother. Every one knew he remarked, that the children could mot, because of their tender age, understand the nature of those charges, and all the world should know that it was really their aunt, Mrs. Perrine, who added to their misfor- tunes by giving to the world through the newspapers the widest publicity of those Infameus accusations. The charges were in substance, said Mr. Worthington, of cter as to cast a doubt, if true, paternity of the little ones them- . for their mother was charged with being not only a woman of general un- chasteness, but also as being one with even less shame in her desires than the upon the Officers and employes of courts In the brutes. “And yet," remarked Mr. Worth- District, exclusive of U. 8. commis- ington, “the people who make these hor- sloners, notaries public, justices of ribly false charges against a mother, and the peace, ete Totals.... Of this number yre femal Their Salaries. A further analysis shows the number of female employes in the yartous depar' ments receivmg a salary of $1,000 or mor per annum.’ Only three women have a salary of $1,800, and of this number two are employed in the Treasury and one in the Post Ottice Department. A compensa- tion of $1,600"is paid to forty-three women, twenty*one of whom ure employed in the Tre: Department, ten in the Interior Department, ‘six in the Post Office Depar; ment and the balance scattered through the other departmnents. There are two wo- men who receive a salary of $1,500 and even who are paid $1,400, is latter class the Treasury Depar' employs the largest number, viz: the Pest Office Department comes. ment Sixty; next With fourteen, and then the Depart- ment of Agriculture, with eight. A salar grade of $1 exists in the treasury, and three female employes receive this amount. Twelve hundred dollars is the compensation paid to the largest number of women, and of this class of employes, numbering four hundred and fifty-two, the Treasury Depart ment’s roll contains the largest numbe namely, one hundred and ninety The Interior Department stands next with 136, then comes the Post Office De- rrtment with 42, the War Department with 34 and the Department 6f Agricultur with 20. Dhe salary of $1,100 is paid to only one woman, and she is on the Tre: ury Departmert rolls. With the exceptio: of the $1,200 dexs, the largest number of women in the employ of the government receive $1,000 per annum. There are 207 in this class, and of this number 120 are in the Treasury Depat 1 are in the Interior Department, ‘e in the Depart- ment of Agriculture, 34 in the Post Office Department and 25 In the War Department. Monday's St. Asaph Entries. First race, four and a half furlongs, sell- irg—Chillon, Intinidad, Pathway, 110; The Moor, Little Joe, Criterion, Lady May, Bris- coe, Lucille, Tartar, Westover, Surprise, 07 Second race, six and a quarter furlongs, selling—Tommy Brophy, Kerry Gow, Dart, Lilipute, 108; Gaiety, Pink H., Gorman, Cuckoo, Ponoma Belle, Matile Chun, Dr. Reed, Nemo, 105. Third race, half a mile, maidens, selling—Austins, 102; Torresdale, Mullaghmora, Vincent, 100; M. D. R., Miss Rlareh R., Hands Off, Dr.’ Ashe, The Kite, Genesee Ii, Gasconge, Iouquita, 97. Fourth race, mile, selling—Avon, Lento, Fox Glove, Jim Donlen, Tartuffe, Hammie, Reform. Ilectro, 110; Irish Pat, Luke Rich- ards Fitth race, six and one-half furlongs, selling—Walcott, Tribute, 107; Juanita, Elizabeth, 105; Balmoral,’ Bronston, Clau- rece, Valkyrie, 102; Lady Richmond, 100, Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling—Leigh, Doc Birch, Top Gallant, “Dr. Helmuth, Cheddar, Devisee, Mote,’ Van Dyke, Red Star, Geo. Hakes, Fassett, Busirus, 105. ——.—__ Pensions Allowed. Marylard — Original widow, Sloan, Denton, Caroline. District of Columbia—Original, Albert H. Ckace, Washit.gton; Jokn Duncan, United States Soldiers’ Home, Washington. Virginia—Original, Isauc Allen, National Military Home, Elizabeth City; John Hol- lend, National Military Home, Elizabeth City. Original widow, Mary A Hodges, Portsmouth, Norfolk. -—___ Capt. Bassett’s Hiness. At 2:30 this afternoon Capt. Bassett was reported as stJlf.In a critical condition. At 11 o'clock thig morning he had a slight rally end seemed isomewhat better during the day, but no hope is entertained. SSS Death of Mrs, Dancls. Mrs. Julia Wraser Danels, wife of Mr. Joseph D. Danels, died last night at her residence, No. #t2 M street northwest, after an illness of-elght weeks, Mrs. Danels had a distinguished ancestry. She was a niece of the wife of-Prince Lucien Murat and grand niece of ;Gen. Thomas Fraser, who was in the army of Burgoyne. She leaves a husband, but no children. The funeral will take place Moriday morning at 11 o'clock and the interment will be made in Rock Creek cemeter: two-ye@r-old Sarah C. j connect her little ones’ names with them, calmly ask your honor to let the little In- rocents remain in their custody! Why, yeur henor, such beings are not fit to have the custody of kittens. Can It be possible that a court of equity will permit little children to remain in the custody of such beings a day longer than may be required to pass upon the question? Surely not, for, even on their own testimony, the rights of this mother to her children are 1,000 to 1 against Mrs. Perrine. Does not your honor know that at this very moment the woman in charge of these little ones, and having the care of them, is the negro woman who made charges against thelr mother so mon- strously infamous and indecent that I re- frain from mentioning them in the presence of women?” The Servants’ Testimony. Mr. Worthington remarked that it was a rather significant fact that the negro servants, including the one whose dep- osition the court refused to consider, had been retained in the employ of the Perrines Their testimony out of the case, he said, there remained nothing in it, and against such testimony and that of Mrs. Perrine and her father had been submitted on be- half of Mrs. Slack the testimony of Mrs. Gen, Sheridan, Miss Alice Kiggs and other well-known people of the highest charac- Is the testimony of the four phy siclans who had attended the family dur- ing every day of Mrs. Slack'’s married life. and covering her innermost life, as only the physician does. The testimony of these witnesses portrayed Mrs. Slack not as a vile creature, but as a loving, devoted mother, highly esteemed by all who knew her, and guilty at no time of any of the infamous charges so cruelly made against her. An Inhuman Law. Referring to the contention of the other side that the old English statute of twelfth rarles IL is in fall force and effect In the District cf Columbia today, authorizing and empowering a father to dispose of the custody of his children by will, even against their mother, Mr. Worthington ‘acterized the law as an inhuman one. He also denied that it is the law here to- day, rting that no court in Christen- dem would today enforce such a law, tear- ing from a mother’s arms to place in the arms of others the children her agony brought into the world. “If that be the law here today,” remark- el Mr. Worthington, “then a mother, fit or unfit, morally, can be robbed of her chil- dren’ by their father’s will, only the poor privilege remaining to her of secing them wand then in court or at the home of another. But I proclaim to the thousands of mothers in this District that such is not the law in force here today, and I chal- lenge the cther side to cite a single case to disprove my assertion. ‘The law in force here today, as I understand it, is one of humanity, while the law the other side contends for is inhuman. Which will you enforce, your honor? Isut the real ques- tion at issue is not the alleged right of Mrs. Perrine to the custody of the children under their father’s will. It is, what is best for these innccent little ones? And I say, your honor, that when you find these horrible charges to be false, you will give these lit- tle children to the woman who bore them, will or no will, and will allow Mrs. Perrin: to seck the children of some other woman.” In conclusion, Mr. Worthington asked that the injunction prayed for on the other side be refused, for if it should be granted Mre. Slack would be denied the right, guar- anteed by the Constitution, of the great and humane writ of habeas corpus. All she asked was that she he allowed to pros- ecute the habeas corpus proceedings insti- tuted by her here for the recovery of her children. The writ is one of right, and an equity court might as well be asked, re- marked Mr. Worthington, to enjoin crim- inal proceedings as to enjoin habeas cor- pus proceedings. Questions by the Judge. When Mr. Worthington had concluded Judge Hagner inquired if the statute of Charles II is in force in New Jersey, and was told that it is, in effect, by re-enact ment. The judge also asked Mr._Worth ington how, if the New Jersey habeas cor- pus proceedings were final and conclusive cn the parties here, could Mrs. Slack insti- tute hat corpus proceedings here for the recovery of her children? Mr. Worth- ington replied that those instituted here were in aid of those in New Jersey. That is, he explained, they were filed here to enforce the finding of the New Jersey court. Mr. Wilson's Argument. In addressing the court this morning, Mr. Jere M. Wilson, on behalf of Mrs. Perrine, in that of their parents was here, and, there- said the habeas eorpus proceedings insti« tuted -here by Mrs. Slack were instituted not only not on Behalf of the children, but also without respect to their right. The domicile of not only the children, but also fore, the New Jersey courts had no juris- iction In the matter of their custody. Hence, the children hac a perfect right to leave New Jersey for this, their home, and for that reason those who brought them here could “have done nothing to make themselves fugitives from New Jersey jus- ice. Referring to the unpleasant features in the case, Mr. Wilson remarked that not- withstanding Mrs. Slack had stoutly denied using. tmproper language, yet if one thing was developed in the case, it was that Mra. Slack was shown to be a woman capable and apt to use such language. The testi- mony developed the fact, too, sald Mr. Wilson, that Mrs. Slack neglected her chil- dren, leaving them for a long time for a pleasure trip to Boston. The deposition of Mr. Robert Neville, he stated, clearly showed that Mr. Neville en- Geavored as much as possible to put Mrs. Slack im the-teast objectionable light when she went to the stag dinner at the Shore- kam, and where she became sick and was taken home at a late hour by Mr. Neville. “I donot say that Mrs. Slack was guilty of infidelity on that occasion,” said Mr. Wilson. “I simply cite the incidents for your hon- cr’s benef Attacking Mrs. Slack’s Character. ‘The famous dinner at Harvey's was al- luded to by Mr. Wilson, who remarked that even takirg Mrs. Slack’s explanation and those of her friends, that affair was 4 most disgraceful Incident in the life of a woman who is claimed to be a proper. person to have the control of little children. The: testimony of the colored nurse had, said Mr. Wilson, been loudly denounced by the other .side as unworthy of belief, but what she said had been confirmed and corrobo- rated by what was developed in the state- ments of Mr. Barry Bulkley and of Mr. E. 8. McCalmont. And it was a remarkably significant fact that Miss Morrison, one of the dinner .perty, had evaded a subpoena issued on behalf of Mrs. Perrine. The scene at Mrs. Perrine'’s home in Trenton was also referred to by Mr. Wilson, who inslsted that the language attributed to Mrs, Black there by Mrs. Perrine and by Maj. Slack could not be doubted in_the light of other testimony respecting Mrs. Slack's character. The Judge Takes the Cane. Mr. Wilson concluded shortly after noon, when Judge Hagner took the papers, stat ing that he would render his decision at the very earliest day possible. Mr. Worthington, on behalf of Mrs. Slack, explained to the court that Judge McComas, before. whom the habeas corpus proceed- ings were instituted here by Mrs. Slack last week for the recovery of her children, this morning Girected that hereafter Mrs. Slack. be allowed to see her children Gaily at the residence of Miss Alice Riggs. And he also informed Judge Hagner that until the injunction proceedings shall have been disposed of Judge McComas will do noth- ing in the habeas corpus proceedings, ha ing postponed the latter case indefinitely. So, until Judge Hagner shail have disposed oy the injunction proceedings, the children witl remain in the custody of their aunt, Mrs. Perrine, to whom their custody was bequeathed by their father, the late Wm. H. Siack. eee HUFF WAS THE SUICIDE. A Veteran of the Navy Went Over Magara. The mystery surrounding the disappear- ance of John Huff from the United States Naval Home at Philadelphia appears to bave been cleared up, and his identity with the man who some weeks ago jumped from the Goat Island bridge at Niagara Falls is established. A letter from John A. Fisher of the home says the description of the suicide fits that of the missing inmate. Huff was despondent. He had served forty years in the United States navy, and has sisters abba! in Cansda. No more is known about im, ———_+e+_____ ROMERO'S SCHEME REJECTED. The Argentine Senate Refused to Ac- cept His Unification Mensure. ‘The Argentine senate has rejected by a vote of 15 to ) Senot Romero's unification hill, and passed Senor Pelligrini’s bill. Senor Romero will not resign in conse- quence of the defeat of his bill. Owing to the heavy deficit in the funds of the republic, Senor Romero, the finance minister, proposed a large issue of bonds. ‘The principle of the scheme is unification of the public debt, bonds to be floated to the amotnt of $400,000,000 in gold, $00,000,000 to satisfy claims under the unification pro- gram and $100,000,000 to guarantee the pres- ent reper issue of the repubilc. Se DANGEROUS FOR FIREMEN. Flames in a Butlding Containing a Lurge Amount of Powder. Fire broke out yesterday in the sixth story brick warehouse building 271-274 South and i343 Water streets, New York, occupied by E. F. Driggs and others. On the fourth floor of the building fully $75,000 worth of firecrackers were stored. These exploded and made the work of the firemen danger- ous. In the building there was stored over $1,000,000 worth of merchandise in bond from the East India and China trade. It is fully covered by insurance. The only way to reach the blaze with effect was through the roof, and the work of cut- ting that away, while underneath were gun- powder and other explosives, was extremely dangerous, This did not deter the firemen, twelve of whom were set to work there. In a very short time a large hole was made and a great pillar of smoke rushed out. Into this hole streams of water were directed, and the gunpowder was saved from the flames. ‘The windows on the South street side were also opened and streams from the water towers played in on them. It is believed that the goods stored in the building have suffered much damage. The loss on the building and its contents Is imated |¢14%0,000, much of which was aused by water. BT ——_—__+e+_____ Raising the Level of Lake Erle. Col. Jared A. Smith, the United States en- sineer stationed at Cleveland, said yesterday concerning the proposition of Senator Brice that the level of Lake Erle be raised by means cf a dam at Buffalo: “The scheme is entirely practicable, and I have thought for some time that it ought to be carried into effect. I have not studied the matter, but there are no engineering difficulties in the way. This country and Canada would have to reach an agreement in the matter. The expense would be very small as compared with the widespread results and the level could be raised three feet or fifteen feet, as desired.” The amount.of loss this season owing to vessels running aground at the head of the lake and to the necessarily decreased car- goes is very heavy. oo _____ Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. High, Low. Wheat —Dec. os Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, December _ 7. changed. 12,131 barrel barrels; sa barrels. and month, stock, ard— choice unchanged. firm —fanc do. ladl Bgus steady—fresh, 2 lined,” 16. Cheese steady. west tendency ups fr m, Butter activ Imitation, 20: ktore packe Sugar ‘firm, 1 nged. FINANCE AND TRADF A. Big Drop tu Tobacco Trust This Morning, PASSING DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK Other Industrial Shares Sympa thized in the Decline. GENERAL MARKET REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 7.—The unprece- dented action of the American tohaceo man- agement In not!fying shareholders that the regular February disbursem2nt on the eom- mon stock will be omitted and that the preferred stock alone will participate in the next division of earnings, resulted in & sensational decline of nearly twelve points In the price of the former this morn- ing. This declaration of policy in advance, only one-tisird of the dividend period having elapsed, is most unusual, and will tend to perpetrate public mistrust of industrial stock issues, The street was uniformly indignant at what on the surface appeared to be a stock-jobbing process, in which those au- thorizing the action had exclusive advan- tages. ‘Ene most significant fact incident to this action is that the trust has openly declared its inability to further withstand the at- tacks of the powerful independent manu» facturers and continue dividends. Ths money usually applied to dividends on the common stock Is to be used in defraying the expenses of a fight for corporate exlat~ ence and to force @ culmination of un- profitable hostilities. It is estimated that one and & quarter millions will be added to the surplus by the proposed procene, and that future results will justify its being withheld temporarily from stockholders. Should the future fulfill the present ex- pectations of the management, yescarday’ action will be considered the most politie device rec-ntly introduced into speculatlony but should disappointment result, the origt- Fal estimates of the action will serve as & warring against the investment of a sin- gle dollar in such industrial combinations, The remaining industrial shares were Raturally sympathetic, with the course of the active member of the group, but all things considered, were well supported. Su- gar sold up 2 1-4 per cent on good buying, @n advance in the refined product assisting the movement. The closing of the books for the dividend next Friday is relied upon, in scme quarters, as an event likely to re# verse the present upward tendency. ‘The railroad list was dull, es has been the case throughout the week, an advance of fifty cents per ton in anthracite coal rates to the west being the one important news item of the day. The bank statement reflects no signifi- cant changes, the loans being practically statiorary, and the recent loss in specie resulting from the gold movement having been made up by receipts from the inte- rior. A moderate improvement in the sup- ply of commercial bills is relied upon to re- duce next week’s specie exports, but the season for paying semi-annual dividends is close at hand, and a brisk demand for for- eign accommedations is therefore likely to hold rates up to a firm level. Should the Fpeculation in the industrials become moro conservative, stagnation can be little more than averted during tHe balance of the year. Se FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. S0 Broadway. Hige. Low. American Sugar.. 106 105s 10575 American Sugar, Pid... 100 160° 100 an Tobacco. 75 American Cotton Ol Atchison, Canada Southern. 18%¢ ‘Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cfa C.M. & St. Paul. x C. M. & St. Pant, Pid: Chic., R. I. & Pacite. Del., Lack. & W. Delaware & Hu Den. & K. Grande, P Dis. & Cattle Feeding General Electric. Miinols Central. Lake Shore. Long Metropolitan Tract‘on Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pact National Lead Co. ational Lead Co., Pid. 8. Leather... New Jersey Central new York Centra). Northern Pacific, North American’ Ont. & Western. . Pacific Mail Fhila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Gos. Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. ‘Traction. ‘Texas Pacific. ‘Tenn. Coal & iron. Union Pacitc. Wabash. Wabash, £fa Wheeling & L. Erie. Wheeling & I. Erie, Pfa. Western Unton Tel! Wisconsin Central Bilver.... Washington Stock Exchange. les—regular call ington, 4 at 284. ULS. Blectric Light, Bonds. rnnent bid, 12 o'clock m,—Rank of yee apital ‘Tract at 125%, . 8. 48, registered, 8. 48, coupon, 11 S. 4s, 1 30' bid, 121 asked." U. LL" bh District of Columbla Bonds.—20-year fund Ss, 104 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. Water stocl currency, 115 bid. Water stock 7s, Th 116 bid, 8.468, funding, currency, lL . Bids, registered, 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bunds.— Metropolitan Railroad conv, 6s, 116% bid, 118 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Ss, 107 bid. Belt Railroad 5s, bid, 87 asked. Kck- ington Railroad 63, 100. bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 111% bid, 114 aaked. Washington pany 6s, series A, 112 bid. Washington € pany Gs, serles B, 112 bid. Pas, conve Ge, 135 id, 18, asked, ion, 88% at 111 aske bid. “Chesapeake sind Potomae ‘Telephone vTy American Security Trust 58, F. ‘and A., 105 asked. Amert- can Security 101 bid, 105, asked. Ist ds, 110 bid.” Was imp. 6s, 110 bid) Was Company ext. 68, 110 Dif. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 103 bid. Wash- IN) bid. Second, 134 bid, Citlzens’, 124 bid. Columbia, 139 bid, . Capital, 115 bid. West End, 106 pid) *, 105 bid, 107 asked. Lincoln, 98 bid. SS’ nd. Deposit and Trust Companles.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 122 bid, 130 asked. Washing Laan and Trost, 119 bid. 122 asked. “American ‘arity and Trost, 140 bid, 142 asked. ate Deposit, 75 ‘asked. Railroad Stocka.—Capital Traction Company, bid, 78 asked. Metropolttan, 101 bid, 103 asked. Columbia, 45 Belt, 35 asked. Eckington, 35 asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 35 asked. sand Blectrle Light Stocks.— Washington Gas, +5ly bid, 47 asked. rasa re] 4 bid. UL 8. lectric Light, 125 bid, 1. asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 36 bid, 42 asked, Klin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 68 bid. Corcoran, *) bid. Potomac, 6 bid, 75 asked. Ariincton, 140 bid. German-American, 160 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 12% asked. Columbia, 12 bid, 13% 1 Washington eked. Riggs, 8 bid 8% asked. People’s, 512 bid, a Miked. “hincola, 744 bid, 8 asked.” Commercial, 44 Did. Title Ts nee Stocke.—Real Estate Title, 107 Md. 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, © asked. Washington Title, 7 asked. District Title, 8 bid, 10 naked. = ‘Telephone _Stocks.—Pennsylwat 7 bid. Chesa- cake und. Potomac, 50 bid, BZ asked. American Eiantonbons, so “Pinko.” Pocumatic: Gum Cartage ineue ‘Siorks,-Washington Market, 14 ianeous ‘Stocks. Palle Tee, 135 asked. "Bull 60 bide 125 bid, Lincoln Hall, Woold Russia Take a Hand? A special despatch from St. Petersburg says it Is reported that the Chinese govern- ment has asked the government of Russia if, In the event of being requested to do so, it would send an army corps to suppress the rebellion of the Oungans. The rebels are re- ported to have captured Lanchufu, 2,040) men, thirty guns and large quantities of stores and ammunition.