Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1896, Page 13

—————— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Capp tee Sr me Cor. 11th ase by The Eveni tar Newspaper Jom 5. H KAUFMANN, Prost. |" a New York Office. 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents ee eek, or 44 cents per month. Coples at the nter 2 cents each. By mail—onywhere in the Valted States or Canada—postage prepald—S0 cents month. "Saturday Quintcple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. G, as second-class mall matter.) TF All wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,407. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 MORE MONEY NEEDED Nearly $500,000 Asked For to Com- plete the New Post Office. BETTERMENTS MADE IN THE BUILDING Many Wise Changes of the Original. Pians. MR. CARLISLE’S LETTER ved a communi- Carlisle asking an of $470,000 for the completion of the Washington city post office. ‘This Increase, he says, is necessitat- ed by charges in plars to better the build- ing and to furnish accommodations for nu- merous severnment offices now occupying vented quurters. Secretary Carlisle’s Jet- ler states that the limit of the cost of the building as fixed by the act of Congress of Mar ISM, is $2,000,000. The cost of the contracts and contingent expenses to date is about $1,621,270.66, leaving a balance for the completion of the building of $3 aH peaker Reed teday cation from additional ap “The work necessary to complete the building,” he continues, “consists of the rick and terra cotta floor, arches and partitions, plastering, plumbing, iron stairs, Joining and marble work, vault doors, ating apparatus, elevators and approac! and from estimates made in the office of supervising architect of this depart- ears that $355,000 will be neces- to complete the building as now de- signed. the ment it ap Rvom for Many Offices Provided. “Besides this amount the sum of 365 will be required to provide the building with independent light end power plant, and for 1,000 carrying out a contemplated n of the six upper stories. ‘Htionat room will be made ble for the railway mail service, the f of statistics, the Department of he offices of education, Indian af- the United civil seryice commission, the bureau y and the various othe ment offices now occupying rented in the « it being the desire of the fairs and the geological su States ‘y Departmeni to afford office jations in the new building for branches of the government service. The two last mentioned items, aggregating 33 oop, were not included in the original e: mate. The Secretary says that from this it ap- pears “that an ad nal appropriation of willbe necessary to complete the lig. and recommends that the amount be appropriated for that purpose. Betterments of the Building. “The continues, that certain bette builling which wer original of dee:1e] necessary by visingarchttects of t proper adaptation of intended. T for the light and sed thor area, nlents were made in the not contemplated in the te, but which were the different super- 's department for the ce for the pur- betterments, bs power plant, and in- briefly enumerated the design of ihe 1 so as to pro- vide a in a of bas nd stone dormers In Meu of iron; thi incident- ally necessitated the hefshtening of the 5 hove the main roof, pt of the building Otter Improvementn. the month- of October, 1898, areas we: net criginally intended were ‘gned along each front of the building sing the size of jasement openings and thereby muking availabie for post office purposes a porsion of said base- ment, which betterment cost the sum of $60,006. The entire stone facing above the second story was changed July 12, 1994, from quarry-faced work to fine dress work ata cost of $0,000. The supervising are’ “fn which a to permit incr tect then in office strongly recommended in_his this betterment, and stated that, opinion, it could be one “and the compléted within the lim appropriation, but furth tary Carlisle's communication was referred to the committee on appropria- tio: the money for this building is ‘pr vided {a the sundry civil appropriation Dill. —--e-_____ POSTAL MUSEUM. THE An Interesting Exhibit Opened Today in the Department. ‘The Postal Museum, which has been slowly organizing during the past two or three years under the fostering care cf many the old officials ‘of the Post Office Department, was opened today in its spa- cious and pleasant quarters on the ground floor of the F street side of the d ment building. A large part of the museum was shown in the Atlanta exposition, and has Lut recently been returned to Washi in charge of F. R. Sla stantly on the lookout for appropriate additions to it. The aim has heen, ‘th gathering this col- lection’ of postal exhibits, to make it in- structive as well as entertaining, and it} embraces a representative collect'on of pos- tal devices from all parts of the world, so that all postmasters and railway mail offt- en a visit to the deprtment may. by a hours’ study t the nmuseum, acquire a krowledge of how things are done by postal authorities elsewhere. ‘The museum is reached from the east en- trance on the F street wing, and is a large rcom weil light -d on the cast and west sides from an ex the display of tions of postage stamps of this 1 others iu the postal union, to- h many photographs of mail ; coaches, and various postal devices. An important meeting of the board of trade will be held next Tuesday evening at 7:3) in the hall of the Builders’ Ex- change, the subject for consideration to be the publie health and sanitation of the city. “Addresses will be delivered by gen- tlemen who have made exhaustive study of the causes of disease and the means of preveation. The meeting will be in charge of the committee dn public health of the e. which is composed of Dr. s. Busey. chairman; Thomas P. Wood- ward, Dr. W Dr. G. Lloyd Magruder, Thomps Shedd, Dr. H. L. Pe Hazen. The program is now being ar- ranged, amb will be armounced in the near future. —— Agricultaral Exhibit at Vienna. The Department of State has been offl- cially notifled” that an international exhi- bition of agricultural machinery will be held at Vienna, Austria, from the 9th to the 14th of May, 1896. This country is in- vited to participate in the exhibition. Exhibits sent from the United States will be readmitted duty free, under the provis- ions of the tariff act now in force. | man _ beings—near neighbors and friends HELP FOR CUBAITHE WATER SUPPLY|C“*!™S HIS WIFE/PREPARING TO FIGHT. Congress Uncertain as to the Most Ef- fective Action. A Word of Encouragement From the President Would Be Valuable. Never since hostilities first kegan have the administratign’s real inclinations. in this Cuban business be2n of so much mo- ment as at this present hour. Congress is face to face with the question of action, and will take action friendly to Cuba, but is divided in the. circumstances that exist as to what means may be made the most effective. It is not known that the President fs not in sympathy with the insurgents, but there is a fear that he is not, and hence the effort of the Senate committee on for- eign relations to go as ‘ar as Congress may go to help the Cubaas without the President's assistance. Hence the major- ity report from that committee of a con- current resolution according belligerent rights to the insurgents as an act independ- ent of the President's sanction.” But that will be but little more than an expression of sympathy. It will not accomplish what the insurgents expect, or what Congress really desires that they shall receive. The question has even been raised respecting the power of Congress to proceed in that way. The Thing That Should Be Done. Mr. Cameron's minority proposition is re- garded as ‘being the: proper caper. That requests the .President to interpose his friendly offices—that is, the friendly off-ces of this government—toward securing the independence of Cuba. The Senaie desires that, and would pass the t‘ameron resolu- tion speedily with any assurance of co- operation at the White House. Itut such assurance is lacking. The President might, as in other cases—in the case of the Armenian resolutions for conspictous in- stance—refuse to co-operate with Congress, and balk the designs of k that He might simply pocket the deliverance, ad- ministering to Congress as well as io the Cubans a distinct snub. Mr. Cameron, for his own part, ‘seéms to be indifferent on this point. He would have Congress act up to the full measure of its faith and con- victions, leaving the President to take the responsibility of antagonizing >ubiie sen- ument in the United States, if ine chooses to de so. ‘3 President's Course Regretted. The President's course—hostile in effect, though not in open expregsion—is very much regretted by some of the warmest of his admirers. He has received some pointed suggestions on the subject from men who have differed from him on no oter proposition. And these men have deen hoping for a ‘change on his part. Is there not the fullest justification for change in the situation itself? If, through abundant caution, the President. at the eutset and for long time. could not see his way clear to use friendly offices for Cuba, Guaht he. to hesitate: moment. when Spain discards “her “policy of conciliation and adopts that of. extermination?—when she recalls Campos and commissions Weyler? Ata time when the administration is con- sidering the question of protecting the seal h of the Pacific ocean, cannot consid- eration be given to the protec n of ha- on the island of Cuba? Is the cruel and indiscriminate slaughter of swimming ant- mals so much more reprehensible than the indiscriminate slaughter of human beings? is the Canadian or the Russian poacher on the preserves of the open sea so much worse than the Spanish poacher on the pre- Serves of humanity? A Word of, Encouragement. A word of encouragement from the Pres- ideat at this time, or from somebody au- thorized to speak for him, would serve a very valuable purpose. But nobody seems to feel hopeful of such help for Cuba. WAS DESERTED. Woman and Child Sent Back to Ba’ more. “I belong in Baltimore, my husband has deserted me and I want to be sent home.” ‘This is what a woman sald as she entered police headquarters today. She carried in her arms en infant, which she says 1s only five weeks old. “I can’t work with this baby in my arms,” she said, “‘and the only hope I have ts to get back to Baltimore, where my sister Ives." The distressed woman, who appears to be about forty years old, gave her name as Elizabeth Glidden, and zaid she came here yesterday with her husband, George Glid- dcn, who fs a music teacher. When they left their home, on*Cedar avenue, she said, they came here with the intention of re- maining. Her husband intended to teach music, because he was not doing so well in Baltimore. “I had 6) cents.of my. own-money when I came here,"' she said, “but he nas that now, and I am without a cent. He left me and returned to Paltimore.” Mrs. GHdden ‘satd°that“she had stopped at a house near ihe Baltimore and Ohio depot, and when she wanted to tind police headquarters to ask for assistance, she did not even have car fare, but had to walk through the cold wind until she was fai blown into headquarters. She was fai: well clad, and ha‘l the little child wrapped in a blanket. The child seemed to give her much more uneasiness than did the loss of her husband, for was afraid the in- fant could not star the cold winds with- out contracting a severe cold and proably the pneutaunia. . Detective Sergeant Robert Johnson, who listened to the sad tale of woe, showed the woman to Sanitary Officer Frank's of- where she repeated what she had dy said. itary Officer Frank heard what she to say and put her cu the first train for Baltimore. — FOR YEARS. Walter S. Hawk Disappeared and in Found Again. ‘Thirteen years ago a young man named Walter Scott Hawk, whose mother lives in Missodri and whos» brother is deputy ser- geant-at-arms of the House of Representa- tives, left his home and went to sea. It was known that he sailed .ou the ship Catherine in 18%, which was wrecked off Cape Verde Islands. He was saved from the wreck and carried to St. Johns, Porto Rico, and left in charge of the English consul as a ship- wrecked mariner. Just'what became of him after this thrilling experience his relatives did not know, and as he failed.to communi- cate with them they @ared the worst had happened and had about £oncluded that he was dead. - Indirectly his mother and brother heard of him, but ashe did not write to them they became alarmed and finally conclud to have Inspector Hollinberger send out a Gescriptive circular. This was done two months ago. = Copies of this circular were sent all over the country, and now Mrs. Hawk is perhaps: the happiest woman in the United States, for her boy, whom she supposed was dead, is alive and doing well. He is located at a place called Miami, Dade county, Fla., and he seemed very much surprised to learn of the anxious inquiries that were made for him, Information of the finding of the missing man has also been received by the police department, and it is likely tliat the raother and son will soon be maunited.—“ MISSING Se Proposed Completion of the New Reservoir, GEN, CRAIGHILL —— WRITES A LETTER Commissioners in Favor of Finish- ing the Tunnel. eet CAPT. BURRIS’ REPORT The prespects for increasing the water supply of Washington are very good if the Senate committee on the District of Co- lumbia succeeds in carrying out its plan for this purpose. A few days ago Mr. Me- Millan introduced in the Senate a-bill to provide for the completion of the Wash- ington aqueduct tunnel. Gen. W. P. Craig- hill, chief of engineers, has, in response to a communication sent to him by Senator McMillan, made reply in regard to the cost of completing the Howard University res- ervoir, which will be added to Mr. McMil- lan’s bill, as it is a necessary part of the system for increasing the water supply of Washington, and should proceed in con- nection with the work of perfecting the reservoir. Gen. Craighill submitted the following, which will be added -to Mr. Mc- Millan’s bill as an amendment: “Provided, that the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to resume work on the Washington aqueduct tunnel and its accessories at the Howard Univer- sity reservoir, authorized by sectton 2 of the act of Congress, approved July 15, 18s entitled ‘An act to increase the water sup- ply of the city of Washington and for other purposes,’ and to prosecute and complete the same. “The work on the said tunnel and acces- sories will be carried on in accordance with the plans of the board of experts, asset forth in its report dated January 17, 1806, vhich plans nave been approved by the chief of engineers and the Secretary of War, and tc this ‘resolution the balance remaining un+ expended made by July 15, 1882, and by subsequent acts for said purpose, amount- ing to $260 , is hereby made immedi- ately available for expenditure, to be ap- pliel to such parts of the works aud in such order as to time as the Secretary of War may deem necessary to promote as soon as practicable the completion of the entire system of said works; and the fur- ther sui of $831,267.30 is hereby appro- priated, 10 be paid out of any money in the treasury not. otherwise appropriated, and to be immediately available (of this sum $5 to be applied to thes comple- tion of the tunnel and its accessories and $198,013.30 to be applied to the completion of the reservoir). Provided, that the sums herein set apart and appropriated shall be expended after the direction of the Secre- tary of War and the supervision of the chief of engineers, and the work shall be carried on by contract or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may deem best for the public interests. At a meeting of the Senateecommittae this morning Mr. McMilan was authorized to report favorably his bill No. vide for the comp'etion of the W aqueduct tunnel, and thig willbe done with the above provision as aff amenament. This gives a complete ‘plan for “increasing the water suppiy of the city and it receives the hearty “approval of all the members of the committee. It is believed that the measure will receive the support of the House com- mittee on the District of Columbia. ‘ Favored hy the Commissioners. The Commissioners today returned to Senator McMillan with their approval the bill which has for its object the completion of the Washington aqueduct. They inclose the following report of Capt. Burr, the en- gineer officer in charge of the water de- partment, upon the subject: “Fhe object of this bill is to authorize and require the completion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel in accordance with the re- port of the plans of the board of experts as set forth in its report dated January 17, 1895, and to make appropriation of the amount estimated by that board as neces- sary for the completion of that work- about $900,000. “The Washington aqueduct tunnel is one portion of a general plan for increasing the water supply of the city of Washington. The plan f6r this increase in the water sup- ply, authorized by act of Congress of July 15, 1882, Includes the.construction of «adi- tional reservoir facilities (the Howard Uni- versity reservoir), the connection of the new reservoir with the existing reservoir and with the Washington aqueduct, the laying ef mains from the new reservoir to the city, the extension and raising of the dam at Great Falis, &c. “Of these, the two last have been com- pleted or are now provided for. To com- plete the system there remain the new ; reservoir and the link connecting it with the present supply; that is, the Washington aqueduct tunnel. “The completion of this tunnel alone, as provided in the present ri would still leave the system incompl ane. unserviceable. The completion of the n reservoir should be provided for at the same time. It in Feasible. “The act of March 2, 18%, provided for an examination and report upon the com- pletion cf both tunnel and reservoir. In hee cordance therewith a report was made pb: Major J. G. D. Knight, corps of ensineers, upon both the tunnel and reservoir, ard by a board of experts upon the tunnel alone. These reports are to be found in House of Representatives Doc. 166, Fifty-fourth Con- gress, first session, of which a copy is in- closed herewith. The board of experts unanimously reports that it is feasible to carry out the provisions of } ES. 1896—TWELVE PAG Private Bowles An:wars His Father-in- sEaw, Mrs. Anderson Appreves the Marriage —The Little Bride Followed Her Parent’! @xample. a Joseph -T. Bowlésy éne of Uncle Sam's soldiers, stationed’ at the Washington ar- senal, and whose marfiage to.Maggie An- derson the girl's father, Joseph ¥. Ander- son, prays be annulled, today filed his an- Swer through Atforney Campbell Carring- ton. The father ¢laimved that the girl but reached the age of fourteen years last No- vember, and that Bowles imposed upon her youth by taking her over to Baltimore the 23d of last month and there marrying her. In order to marry the child, her fether charged that Bowles represented her age to be eighteen ycars.to the officiating minis- ter, and, to further carry out’ the deception, Mr. Anderson alleged that his child was dressed in.a long dress, whereas her ord- inary dress -reaches just below. her knees. He therefore prayed the court to annul the marriage, and also’ prayed .the court to re- strain Bowles from, in any way visiting or | interfering with the youthful bride. Judge Hagner. made the girl a ward of the court and-temporarity restrained her husband, as her father prayed be done. Hix Explanation. Bowles says he is a private in battery M, fourth United States artillery, and that his term cf service will expire the 2ist of next month, He deniés that he practiced any artifice, deception or fraud upon the girl, “save that of telling her of his true love for her and his wish to make her his wife.” He is twenty-two years of age, he explains, of gcod family, Nis parents residing near Atlanta, Ga., being persons of ineans. They will, he says, be pleased to recelve both him and his wife when no longer a soldier in Uncle Samuel's army is he. His love for his wife, declares Private Bowles, is equaled only by her love for him, and he disposes of a populdr impression by asserting that his mother-in-law highly regards him, and is extremely anxious that he and Magyle shall live together asshdsoand and wife. Indeed, Private Bowles says that not only is he and always has becn an honest, industrious young man, but also says that there can be but one objection to. him, and that is that ne wears the uniform of a soldier in the United States army, which, he declares, is a matter of pride to him, and should be to his wife and her family. Thet--he has always been a good, true soldier, Mr. Bowles shows by annexing a letter-from the captain of his battery, in which he {ts given an unquestfonably good character and éommended to all with whom he may be brought in contact. ‘The mother of his wife, say oly desires that they shall but, he states, his wife has ed her father not to'venarate two fond, lov- Bowles, not ing be!ngs, the alleged cruel parent excus- ing himself by explaining that his daugh- ter is under the control of the court, he being, therefore,.powerless to effect the re- union’ = The Mother Approves. Accompanying Private Bowles’ answer, which h® concludes by askmmg. the court to giye him back his wife, is the affidayit of his mother-in-law, Mary FE. Anderson. Unlike the traditfonal wife's maternal parent, Mrs. Anderzon speaks in no -un- certain terms volumes in praise of her son-in-law, who, she declares, is a manly | young man, of a most excellent, reputa- tion for industry, honesty, morality and honor. He has treated his wife, she says with the greatest: comsideratiow and affe tion. 5 * “Mrs. Bowles declares, too, that whe has the interest, of her dapghter more at he than has any other human being, and that it is her wish that the young couple shall live together as Husband and wife imme- diately upon the. young man’s discharge from the army. ‘The girl's mother plays a trump ¢ard, however, wien she explains that she hut fourteen years of age when she married Maggie's father, a mar- riage which she ,has never regretted. Therefore, she does not propose to_ find favig’ with her daughter for following mares extmipie, especially as Mr. An- derson djd not,ask the consent ef her (M Aiiderson’s) parents, to their marriage. So, declaring that the girl's parents should not condemn or seek to interfere with the young people after having set them the . Bowles also prays the court ess you, my children, may you ever he happy. ‘ — WALLER RELEASED TODA He WiN Be Proyided. With Transpor- tation to America. Secretary: Olney rere!ved a cablegram to- day frém Ambassador Eust!s announcing that Water, the ex-consul to Madagascar, was released from jail today. It is ex- pected that WaHer will join his fam:ly in he United States, Waller is entirely destitute of means, gador Eustis *has been authorized by .Olney to provide him with trans- pertaticn to the United States. He has been in prison for nearly a year, having been arrested by the French authorities on the 5th of March last, in Madagascar, and afterward-being kept in confinement in thé m‘litary prison in France. ‘rhe authorities kere feel that they have reason to be gratified at the outcome tf the case, which, as revealed by the coi respondence on the subject, came nearer than the public was aware at one time of leading to an actual severance of diplo- complete the tunnel, with its appurten-| matic relations between the two great anc ready for service, for the sum of| republics. The point at issue was not $897,837, and that it knows of no more economical method for bringing an incre: ed water supply from the reservoir yeorgetown to Washington. This esti in imate includes the completion only of tiie tunnel and its special appurtenances. It does not include the completion of the new reser- voir. = Both Needed. “The judgment of the chief of engineers, United States army, in which the Secretary of War concurs, is ‘that the tunnel should be completed as soon as possible,’ and that the new reservoir should be completed cs speedily as possible. Major Knight, in his report, estimates the cost of compieting the reservoir at $111,955 (H. R. Doc. 166, p. 37), and to provide for this work the amount appropriated in this bill should be in- creased by say $112,000. “The importance to tke city of Wash- ington of the completion of this system for increasing the water supply cannot be overestimated. At the time wark was stop- ped on this improvemert temporary relief was afforded by the laying of one 48-inch main, which in 1889 was expected, with the other mains, to furnish a supply sufficient for fifteen years. But in six years the con- sumption of water has increased to such an extent, due to the rapid growth of the city and the increasing demand for water facilities, that the supply mains are large- ly overtaxed. The condition of the water supply {s little or no better than before the 48-inch main was laid, and the supply at some points, notably on Capitol Hill, is more deficient than at that time. No re- lief can be expected until the supply is in- creased. If prompt action is taken, about two years must elapse before an increase can be had through the Completion of the tunnel, and both discomfort and danger must be experienced at times by’ residents in the higher localities, even if this work is undertaken at once. The completion of the tunnel and the new reservoir should be commenced without delay, and pushed with all practicable speed. The passage of a bill making appropriation for this work is most urgently recommended.” whether Waller was guilty of the offense charged” against him, but resolved itself into a question as to whether our govern- ment had the right to insist upon satisfy- ing itself that the American citizen had had justice. As the evidence upon which he was convicted was finally exhibited to Ambassador Eustis, cur government was enurely satisfied, though it was incidentally rhown that there could be no reasonable Goubt of the guilt of the prisoner, as was conceded by President Cleveland himself. DELAYED BY THE ICE. A Washington Monument on Barges at the Navy Yard. The granite monument which is to mark the birthplace of Washington at Wakefield, Westmoreland county, Va., has arrived in this city from Buffalo, and wil not be sent forward to its destination for a month yet. The granite base and column are on barges at the navy yard waiting for the ice to get cut of the river before starting on the eighty-mile journey to Wakefield. The transportation and erection of the monu- ment are in charge of Mr. Wm. J. Craw- ford of Buffalo, the designer, subject to the approval of Col. J. M. Wilson, corps of en- gineers. It is expected that the monument will be in position and ready for dedication about the Ist of April. ‘ en Received by Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland today received, by appoint- ment, tho members of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, now in annual session in this city. The recep- tion took place In the blue parlor, and there were several hundred tallers. The delegates were preceded by about one hundred chil- ‘dren, wearing es, members of the juvenile branch of: the society, in which Mrs. Cleveland is:dreply interested, and of which the twa older leveland children are embers. Fitzsimmons and Maher on the Way to the Battle Ground, RING 10 BE PICHED IN MEYICO! Place Almost Inaccessible for ' Troops. RECORDS OF THE MEN EL PASO,Texas, February 21.—The South- ern Pacific train, carrying the prize fight party, reached Sanderson, Texas, two and enec-half hours’ run from Langley, at 112 a.m., central time. SANDERSON, Texas, February 21.—The train on the Southern Pacific road whic left El Paso at 10 o'clock last night with t} prize fighters and their followers, will reach Langley, on the Mexican border, at 10 today, and the present expectation is that the cars containing the prize fighters will be set out either at that station or at Saum- la or Viaduct, two stations within fifteen miles of there; that the party will cross the Rio Grande river into the Mexican state of Coahuila, and that the ring will be pitched at the foot of Mosquito mountain. The region is very inaccessible to Mexican troops, the mountains dropping close to the edge of the river, and it is expected that the fight will take place in one of the valleys on the river bank. EL PASO, Texas., February 21.—The fight train on the Southern Pacific railroad is re- Ported te be two hours late. It is within 100 miles cf Langley and 1s expected to arrive here at 2.30 central time. TABER, Texas, February 21.—The train of the Southern Pacific, carrying the prize fight party, has just passed this station. It is two hours late. It fs duc on the present schedule to reach Langley, 110 miles east of here, the supposed battle ground, about It is thougit exseedia: doubtful whether the arraagements can be perfected | £0 as to pull the fight off before dark, in which case it will be postponed until early tomorrow merning. The party was all well und in good spirits when the train passed h Departure From El Pano. The departure from El Paso last night Was attended with mystery..A notice had been posted on the door and on the iron railing surrounding the office of Stuart, reading as follows: “Those intending to witness the fight will have to be at this office at 1:30 o'clock to- \ The railway tickets will not cost over $12 for the round trip. The sale of tickets was fairly brisk. +: buyer was told that if he would keep } eat, pay his fare and but a curb upon his patience until he was instructed to disem- bark he would surely see the battle. ‘The directions were given to the admirers of pugilism at Stuart's office at 9:45 o'clock, as_ promised. Each person was told simply to take the W:15 o’elock train going south and usk no questions. Not another piece of informa- lon was given to anybody. Stuart absolutely refused to tell his closest friends, and even E. J. Rector and the men who are to build the ring are tn the dark. Rush for the Train. There were 1.500 persons packed insile the post office and on the sidewalk and across the street, until the high steps lead- ing to the post office became crowded by the overffiowing. When the definite nouncement was made there was a rush for the depot and wild endeavo: secure berths in sleepers, for it al: came known that the trip would last all night and that no move would be made wpon the baitle ground until daylight at the earliest. At 10:15 o'clock the train rolled out of the depot and started on its way toward the battle ground. The Battlefie! The Mexican frontier opposite Lang is a barren desert in the state of Couhuii: There is no Mexican town within fifty miles and no military post within a two days’ march. For Mexican troops to reach the place by rail they would be compeiled to run_over a branch of the Mexican Central to Spofford, Tex., and thence over a hun- dred miles’ on -the Southern Pacific. The place selected by Dan Stuart appears to be so far from civilization that even the spec- tators need two nights and a day to get there and back. an- antic to 0 be- THE TWO PU Ring Record of Peter Maher and Robert Fitzsimmons, Peter Maher was born in Galway, Ire- land, March 16, 1859, and is five feet ele ™ and threc-quarters inchés tall. His firs’ public encounter was with Martin O'Hara, whom he defeated in tw» rounds in IS&S. He Leat Tim O'Dougherty in three rounds and boxed a four-round draw with Robert Hair, teur champion of England, and knocked our John Soonan in five rounds. He woa John L. Sullivan's competition Dublin, defeating Jack Wallis, Tow Wal- ters and Larry Drew in three-round bouts. He met Peter Jackson in Dubiin in 15 ‘They were to have boxed four rounds, Maher boxed only tw He knocked out Alf. Bowman in six rounds and Gus Lam- hart in one round. He arrived in New York October 7, 181, and defeated Davis in four rounds, Tim Daily in one, Jack Fallon in two and Jack Smith and Sailor Brown ir one round each on the same evening. Beat Joe Godfrey in one round in 1892, and scored a victory over Val Flood. "Maher was beaven by Fitzsimmons at New Orleans, but since then has knock- ed cut ‘offee Coole: Craig and Steve O'Donnell. He has never whipped a really first-class man. One of his worst exhibi- tions was with Jce Goddard before the Concy Island Athletic Club, December BS 1892, Joe knocking him out in three rounds, Robert Fitzsimmons. GILISTS. Robert Fitzsimmens was born in Corn- wall, England, June 4, 1862. His height is 5 feet 11 3-4 inches. His first fighting was done in New Zealar.d in 1880, when he won the amateur championship by defeating five men in a tournament managed by Jem Mace. One of his opponents on this occa- sion was Herbert Slade. His more noted fights were as follows: With Jim Hall, at Sydney, February 20, 1890, four rounds, lost; with Jack Dempsey, at New Orleans, Jantary 14, 18), thirteen rounds, won with Peter Maher, at New Orleans, March 2, 1892, twelve rounds, won; with Joe God- fry, at Philadelphia, May 7, 1802, one round, won; with Jim Hall, at New Or- leans, March 8 1898, four rounds, won; with Joe Choynski, Boston, June 17, 1894, five rounds, draw; with Dan Creedon, at New Orleans, September 26, 1894, won. =e Ex-Gov. Robinson Better. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., February 21.—Ex- Gov. Robinson's physicifns teport a change for the better in his condition this morn- ing. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. FITZ ‘WINNER ——— Fistie Encounter on Mexican Border, TRIP TO LANGTRY, TEX. Men Were in Readiness When the Train Arrived. TEXAS RANGERS DRAWN UP IN LINE Prepared to Prevent a Fight in the State. FL PASO, Texas, February 21.—A tele- gram from Alpine, Tex., says two engines hauling ten coaches loaded with sports and principals of the prize fight have passed there two hours late. Weather is threatening. The crowd is evidently going to Langtry, the nearest point to the Mexican side, one-half mile distant from the Rio Grande river and the Mexican boundary. SANDERSON, Texas, February 21.—Fitz- simmons and Maher passed a comfortable night on the train, and both of them today are in good conditien and confident of vic- tory. Maher's eyes are much improved, and le will be able to fight withewt any difficulty whatever. The fight will be brought off late this afternoon if it is a possible thing, but the train which is due at Langtry at 1:32 cen- tral time is rearly two hours late. It will be nearly 3 o'clock before the men are at the ringside, and probably an hour later than that before preparations for the mill are made. If preparations take too long the fight will go over until tomorrow morning. MARATHON, Texas, February train will not reach Langtry before 2 o'clock central time.. This may make it too late for the fight this afternoon. The day is cloudy and the chance of op- erating the kinetescope is poor. also help to put off the fight. If it does not come off today the crowd will camp in the sage brush all night and the fight will come off in the morning. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, February 21.—The prize figat train will not reach Langtry un- til 4 p.m. at the earliest. The last heard of the train it was two hours and a half late and running slow. It is stated that it will require éne hour and a half and possibly two hours for the kinetoscope people to arrange their appa tus. The general impression is that the fight Will not come of until carly morning. DENVER, February 21.—A special reports that the fighters’ train has just arrived at This may tomorrow Langtr; 3 p.m). Arrival at Langtry. LANGTRY, Texas, February 21.—The train arrived at this place at ) «cen- tra! time) and the five car: crowd and Pullman cars, with the pugilists from EF] Paso, were at once switched on to a side track. Fitz and Maher were instructed an hour before the arrival here to be ready to en- ter the ring at a momeni’s notice after Langtry was reached. Both were stripped and rubbed and were prepared for the fight. When the train stopped twenty-six Texas Rangers, under command of n. Mabr were drawn up on one side of the train prepared to stop a fight on Texas soil. The weather is cold and a drizzling rain is falling. The working of the kinetoscope, which is to take a record of the fight, must ne- cessarily be done under great difficulties. 4:25 p.m.—The crowd has started - from Langtry afoot to cross the river. Maher Knocked Out. containing the Fitz knocked out Maher in th with right hand lick on the jaw. imal aig first round Grand Jury Indictments. The following indictments were returned by the grand jury this afternoon: Arthur H. Harris, false pretenses: William Miller, alias Fields, larceny; Abraham Banks, do.; James H. Dickinson, adultery; Walter Ses- co, larceny from the person; James Willis, second offense of petty larceny; Samuel Jones, setting up a gaming tgbie: Samuel R. Beach, false pretenses. The charge of grand larceny against William Hunt was ignored. —_——_ For Divorce. James Beverly today petitioned for a di- vorce from Sophia Beverly, to whom he was married here July 8, 1891, her maiden name being Burnbry. They lived together until March, 1893, when, he charge his wife deserted and abandoned him. No children of theirs live, he states. The peti- tioner is represented by Attorney J. A. Johnson. MILLIONS DIVIDED The Central Pacific Railroad and the | Big Four. 8 INTERESTING STORY a “HR, HUNTINGTON ' Shares Received by Stanford, Hop- kins, Crocker and Himself. > ;PROUD OF HIS ENEMIES | i The Senate committee on Pacific rai was in session today, with Mr. Huntington still on the stand and Senator Morgan act- ing as interrogator-in-chief. The inquiry Was continued on the lines of the report made by the Pattison commission. Mr. Huntington asserted that many of the statements made in the report.were the re- sult of mere street talk in San Francisco. | He was asked if it was true@p was siat in the late Senator Stanford's text before that commission, tha Huntinet Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker had | received $13,000,000 In stock after the em j pletion of the Central Pacific, and that this statement did not accord with recollection. The four had received $45, 0),0% in stock in the aggregaie, and it had been divided equally. : Senator Morgan pressed the ir in j regard to the destruction of the = of the Contract and Finanse Comm: and quoted the statements of wi who had told the Pa’ i at the | books were then in existence. Mr. Hunt- ington Jeclared they were not, and said the witnesses who had given this iesti- mony were not reliable. “Are you,” asked Senator Morgan, “in- different to public cpinion.” “i am satisfied,” Mr. Huntingion replied, “if-one man thinks well of me, and that is c. P. Huntingto: Larxe Dividends Declared. Mr. Huntington said in reply to quese tions that the Central Pacific had paid div- idends to its stockholders for several after its completion, and that. a dings to his recollection the four vrin- cipal stockholders, himself, Stanford, Crocker and Hopkins, had each received about $2,000,000 as dividends. These divi- dends were, he declared, legitimate, and in no way forced. Speaking of the San Francisco mars meeting on January 18 lest, at which « strong memorial .o Congress against the Huntington management was adic at which it was said there were 1 people, Mr, Huntington declared that there were only ffty-two persons there. The committ: adjourned until » day to give Mr. Huntington an opporiun- ity to examine the Patterson revort, with the view of making his statement on the points developed in this document Proud of His Enemies. Senator Morgan remarked that he want- ed to give Huntington an opportunity to answer the aspersions cust wpon him, but Mr. Huntington replied that it would take ene hundred years to reply to aj! that his enemies had said of him. “I have a great many enemies.” he said, Vend I prgproud ef them, for i have ways hew# to the line, and where Were fingers in the w: sure to be cut.” He said that while he was satisfed th the Pattison commission had done the heat it could, he still regarded it as so many words thrown into the air, and he was sut- isfied that the public at large would jud: him by the work he had done rather than by the reports put out against hir Sena- tor Morgan teld Mr. Huntington, In r to tris, that he felt confident that Congr ss would accept the statements made he commission unless he could refute m_. Mr. Huntington prom'sed to read the vee pcrt and make his reply at the next <(: ees — A DIRECTOR-IN-CHIEF. 1 A Head of the Scientific Bureaus De- sired by Secretary Morton. It appears that Secretary Morton of the Agricultural Department desires greatly to have Congress authorize the appointment of a director-in-chief of scientific bureaus and investigations, to sc™@® uring good behavior, to have the authority to act us stant secretary, to perform such otier as the Secretary may direct anu to have a salary of $6,000. An amendment to the appropriation bill for the Agricultural Depariment will be proposed in the above form by Mr. Proctor. It is understood that Secretary desires to have Dr. Dabne: an important position | ment, appointed to this position, and is « ing all he can to secure the adoption of ihe amendment. Secretary Morton has sent out, it is said, to many scientific men @ cir- cular, asking indorsements of his project, which he believes is greatly in the inzerest of the work of the department. It ix un- derstood that considerable opposition will be shown to this amendment, because it provides a life position of a very imporiant character, and because it will place the ap- pointee of a democratic Secretary in a po- sition from which it might be difficult to re- move him. Morton 7 NEW JUDGE ADVOCATE. Remain on Duty at the War Departmen - N. Morrison, recently n@minated advocate, with the rank of ma- . hus been confirmed by the Sens spite the alleged opposition on the part of army officers. He will remain on duty the War Department as principal to the judge advocate general, a detail not received with much favor by the older ofti- cers of the law department, who feel, it is said, that they are more entitled to the al- vantages attending a residence in Wash- ington. Maj. Morrison will become « lie tenazt in five years, and until thea his pay will be $3,076 a year, or $1,009 more than he received as chief clerk of the. office. In the natural course of events he is likels to become judge advocate general of th with the rank and pay and allow- of a brigadier general. The ac’ Senate in his case is accepted as ce for the appointment ant In the AN the republican Represe: Pennsylvania, except Dalzel!, Stahie and Huff, have signed a letter to Senator Quay, urging him to be a candidate for the re. publican president!al nomination. Mr. Quay responded, In substance, that he was in the hands of his friends. -.-— A Fall Cabinet Meetin, The cabinet meeting today was by all the members, including Carlisle, who was in Trenton, N. J. day as a witness in the Brockway terfeiling case, and Secretary Lamdnt, who went to New York to attend the hear tended cretary ester- - Siv Charles Tapper’ WINNIPEG, Man. Charles Tupper 1s understood to be on his way here to arsist in msking some scttle- ment of the school question.