Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 2101 vania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Compaay, 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Office, 40 Potter Building. The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the city by carrters, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents gE month. Copies at the ecenter 2 cents each. By mail—spywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per nioath. Plies Roce nonlagp tet $1 per year, with ign posta . $3.00. ‘utered at the Post Oifice at Washington, D.C, Qs second. iss mail matter.) All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. B. & 0. VIADUCT Model Examined by Congressional Committees and Others. OFFICIAL TRIP 10 PHILADELPHIA Explanation by the Chief Engi- neer of the Road. — + OF THE —_+—__—_. DETAILS PLAN District Commissioners did not, as erday expected, leave the city for The pu: specting garbage crema- tories. were in Philadelphia examin- Ing the plans of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for the improved termi- in nal arrangements in this city, which are to abolish grade cro ngs south of Florida nue. A party of nine left the city at by the private car Annapolis, the direction of Mr. “ieorge H. Hamilton, local counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railread Company in this city Those present on the car were Senators MeMillan, Proctor and Faulkner, who will compose the subcommittee of the Senate District committee on the B. and O. viaduct bill; Commissioners Truesdell and Powell, Maj. Charles J. Allen, the engineer officer in charge of the local river and harbor work; Mr. John C. Duncklee, his a Mr. Charles Moore, clerk of the Se! eset committee, and a reporter for The Star. avi w un o'clock From Baltimore to Philadelphia. At Baltimore the party was j W. T. Manning, chief engineer of the imore and Ohio Railroad Company, Mr. W. H. Pratt, division engineer of the Philadelphia division. The officials on beard the Annapolis were greatly interest- €d in the proposed cut-off at Relay station, where. it was pointed out by Mr. Hamilton, at least a quarter of a mile is expected to be saved by a straightening of the track: This work was inaugurated some years ago and was abandoned when the hard times came upon the railroad company. It was announced yesterday upon the train and later in Philadelphia that the work was about to be resumed and will be actively pushed. Its estimated cost is $250,000, and it is expected that in the neighborhood of five minutes at least will be saved on rapid running trains. At Baltimore the new tunnel was examin- ed as the train rushed through on its way northward, and Mr. Manning pointed out ed by how this improvement, too, saved time on the through run to Philadelphia and New York. He called particular attention to tnese points to emphasize the importance to the railread company of securing an improvement for the Washington end that would give to the company the opportunity to make fast time. When the train reached Philadelphia, shortly before 1 o'clock, the guests from Washington were greeted by Mr. C. C. F. Bent. superintendent and general agent of the Philadelphia division, and Mr. W. H. Addicks, the local counsel in Philadelphia ef the Raltimore and Ohio road. Under the guidance of Mr. Addicks, the were escorted to the reet, where d ative Babeo isitors Art Club, on Broad served. Repre- rman of the House committee on I affairs, joined the party at this point, having just come from Chicago for this purpose. Dinner ever, the Washingionians and their hosts were driv- tn back to the Chestnut street station,where the central object of all this enterprise was located, namely, the model showing the €xact plan of the railroad company for the terminal improvement. ‘This plan was in one of the offices on the top floor tion building, where it was made . Egan, one of the assistants in the of the chief engineer. A Model Examined. first the committee were somewhat fused by the fact that there were four such models in the room, each showing a Proposed method of elevating the tracks at and near the present station. Mr. Man- ning, however, quickly explained that three of these sketch models had been abandoned and that but one of them, known as No. 4, represented the proposition of the com- pany, so that upon this model all attention was immediately centered. The model is about six feet long by five wide and repre- sents the north slope of Capitol Hill and the territory as far as midway between G and H streets on the north and to about Ist street on the east and west. It shows the area that {s to be taken by the railroad cor under the pending bill as gen- ally indicated in the accompanying de- sign, which was sketched from the model itself erday. company propos these plans, to take po: tire square bounded bh ts and New Je se At according to ssiop of the en- rth Capitol, C ‘Y avenue; al- most all of the sqvare bounded by North Capitol, D and E streets cnd New Jersey avenus; all of the square bounded by North Capitol, D and E streets and Delaware avenue: very nearly all of the square bounded by Nocth Capitol, E and F streets and Delaware avenue, and small portions of the two squares lying immediately west and seuth of the last named square. The total area this taken has not yet been computed. Proposed New Passenger Station. This area is to be covered by a practi- cally solid structure of masonry, twenty feet in height, and of sufficient width at the widest point to give room for twenty- five railroad tracks. Almost the entire front of New Jersey avenue between C and D streets is to be occupled with a new passenger station that fs to be erected after a@ beautiful design that is now in the hands of Vice President King. No sketches of this plan were -at hand yesterday. Mr. Manning assured the members of the com. iaittee that the building that is contem- plated will be a distinct improvement and will be one of the handsomest passenger houses in the country. The main entrance will remain at the southwest corner of the square, where the street railroad tracks now center, but there will be access to the train bed from all points on this frontage. diately In the rear of the passenger se and extending northeasterly for a distance of 0 feet will be a train shed 180 feet wide, accommodating ten tracks, separated by raised platforms. The en- gineers yesterday stated that according to the plans this will be cne of the most com- plete terminal stations in America. A little to the north of the passenger shed, and occupying the northwestern edge of the artificial plateau proposed, will be the it station, fronted by a handsome and nient office near the present inter- section of D and New Jersey avenue, and considerably larger than the present struc- ture. The Viaduct Proper. The elevated structure thus established for the terminal arrangements tapers grad- uelly to the corner of Delaware avenue and G street, where the viaduct proper begins with a width of about fifty-four feet and a height of twenty feet from the pavement. According to the model, this Viaduct will occupy the entire width of Delaware avenue, as at present laid out, but it was pointed out when this fact was called into notice, that the avenue Is cne of the widest in the city, and the parking along its entire width fs exceedingly broad, so that a new driveway can easily be planned and laid out on one or the other side of the viaduct, or perhaps on both sides. Mr. Manning explained that the plan was (Continued on Ninth Page.) Che Lvening Star. The Star advertising col- umns are business-bringers, every time. Whether you want to acquire or to dis- pose of anything, no mat- ter what, through their agency -you can attract the attention of everybody in Washington likely to be in- No. 13,471. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS THE A. P. A’S ACTION THE Action on the Eckington and Belt Line Extension Bill. House Committee Strikes Out Certain Streets—Several Other Measures: of Local Interest. The House District committee held a lengthy session this morning over the bill, Senate No. 2028, for the extension of the Belt line and Eckington routes. The bill proveked considerable discussion in com- mittee, and there was a division of senti- ment upon it. The Commtissicners were present, and gave their views upon the biL The outcome of the matter was a favor- able report on the Senate bill, with sev- eral important amendments. It was pro- ed that !f the compressed air motors shall not prove satisfactory the companies shall equip their roads with the underground electric system within eighteen months. Streets Struck Out. ‘The committee struck out of the bill the following streets over which it was pro- posed to extend the line: “Beginning at the junction of 8th and D streets northeast, thence south along 8th street to C street south, thence west on C street south to 7th street east, thence south on 7th street east to M street south, thence east on M street south to Georgia avenue, thence northeast on Georgia avenue to 9th street east. Also beginning at 11th street west and Florida avenue, thence east along Florida and Grant avenues to Sherman avenue, thence north on Sherman avenue to Wallach street, thence west on Waliach street and Kenesaw avenue to the street on the east bourffary of the Zoological Park, with the right to lay down and oper- ate such turn outs and cross-over tracks at the terminus of this line at the Zoo- logical Park as may be necessary to secure the expeditious handling of their cars.” It was provided that the extensions per- mitted by the bill shail be completed with- in one year. Against a Farmers’ Market. The committee reported adversely on House bill 6262, to establish a farmers’ market. It is thought no legislation upcer this subject will pass at this session. The committee favorably reported House bill 2, authorizing the sale of the title of the United States in lot 5, square The committee will hold another execu- tive meeting tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Labor and Street Railways. Senator Call today lald before the Senate a communication from James F. McHugh and Arthur Keep, president and secretary of the District Federation of Labor, saying: “It is the belief of the Federation of Labor that the rights and interests of working- men employed by corporations in the Dis- trict of Columbia, chartered by Congress, are entitled.to, and should receive, consid- eration and protection from Congress, and that the best assurance that these rights and interests will not be violated would be found in a plain and unmistakable com- mand of the law-givers. With this in mind, the Federation appeals to you and to Congress in making further grants to such corporations to impese on them conditions exacting simple justice from them in their treatment of employes. “The Federation of Labor therefore re- spectfully request that you oppose for them all franchises for new lines for street railways, or extensions of present lines, in the District of Columbia, unless the bill for such franchise or extension requires that in the construction, running and operating of such road the labor of American cfti- zens only shall be employed, and that it fix the wages to be paid drivers, motormen and conductors at not less than $2 per day of more than ten hours. “The Federation takes occasion to ex- tend to the honorable Senator its acknowl- edgment of his many favers in the. past, and to assure him that organized labor recognizes in him a stanch champion of the rights of labor to organize for their mutual protection, and that his untiring efforts to secure for workingmen fair wages have been particularly gratifying to organized labor in the District of Colum- ‘Sia, whose cause is pleaded in Congress only by men who, like the honorable Sen- ator, have been impelled by a sense of jus- tice and fair play to champion the cause of the unrepresente The letter was referred to the District committee. Northern Liberty Market Claims, Mr. Curtis of Iowa has introduced 2 bill in the House providing for the auditing of the old Northern Liberty Market claims by the Supreme Court of the District. In- terest on the claims may be computed at the rate of 3.65 per cent from September 4, 1872. To Extend City Limits. Senator Davis, by request, today intro- duced a bill to extend the limits of the city of Washington, to include the prop- erty bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Florida avenue and Brent- wood road, along that road to the inter- section of 7th street east extended: thence north along ith street to the intersection with the line of V street extended: thence west on V street to the line of 7th street west extended; thence south to Florida avenue, and thence along that avenue to Brentwood road. ‘To Incorpocate a Suburban Railway. Senator Gibson today introduced a bill to incorporate the Washington, Burnt Mills and Sandy Spring Railroad Company, similar in most respects to the bill for the same purpose now pending in the House. To Pay an Old Claim. Senator Gallinger today introduced an amendment to the deficlency bill appro- priating $14,548.22 to pay Emmert Dunbar & Co. for work done in the District in AIs71. A Sanitary Measure. Senator McMillan today introduced the bill prepared at the health office to pre- vent the spread of contagious diseases in the District of Columbia. No Billiards for Minors, The Senate passed the House bill to ii- cense billiard and pcol tables in the Dis- trict and for otker purposes just as it came from the District committee, with an amendment against allowirg a person un- der twenty-one years to play billiards, pool, ten-pins or other games in a place where Nquors are sold. —————~e-—_____ Personal Mention. Secretary Morton has gone to the Pacific coast as the guest of his son, Paul G. Mor- ton, third vice president of the Santa Fe road. He will be gone about a month. Mr. George X. McLanahan, Yale, '96, has been chosen delegate to the Psi Upsilon convention, now being held at Ann Harbor, Mich. Pai Upsilon is the largest of the Greek letter fraternities, and each chapter sends but one delegate. Col. E. F. Townsend, retired, is in the city on a visit. Col. O. H. Ernst, superintendent of the Military Academy, is in- the city on leave of absence. He is at 1515 L street. Col. A. W. Mordecai of the ordnance de- partment is at the Shoreham. Commander M. R. Mackenzie of the light house service is on a visit to this city. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 6 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS terested in your proposi- tion. What the Chairman of the Advisory Board Says. EXPECT KICKING, BUT NO “SQUALL” Decision Against McKinley Was Reached By Affidavits. REPORT TO BE APPROVED ee een Among the advance guard of the Supreme Council of the A. P. A are Judge J. H. D. Stevens and Col. W. O. Crosby, members of the executive committee of the advisory board. Judge Stevens is chairman of the board, and he will have his hands full at the meeting of the council next week. He is here to take a few days’ rest, having been ‘vorking in the south recently. A reporter for The Star saw Judge Ste- vens at the National Hotel this morning and asked him if there was any truth in the reports that the A. P. A. counc!l next week will have a stormy session on politi- cal matters. “I don't look for a ‘squall,’ as I see it stated In The Star,” said Judge Stevens. “There may be some kicking, as is to be expected in an order composed of so many men and where some of the members are partisans or followers of presidential can- didates. In an order of that kind we are Likely to get in men who cannot divest themselves of partisanship. Many of the stories of expected trouble next week orig- inate from statements of so-called A. P. A. papers. The fact is, there are no offictal A. P. A. papers. The order is responsible in no way for the utterances of these papers. To my knowledge the Supreme Council has at two different annual conventions refused to indorse any patriotic paper as its organ.” Did Not Exceed Its Authorit “Is It a fact that while your committee condemned McKinley it evlogized or in- dorsed other candidates?” “No, it Is not true that any candidate was eulogized. We simply went over the public records of each man as we found them and reported on the facts. As to the committee exceeding its authority, as is charged, that 1s a mistake. There is no question as to the authority possessed by the advisory board, and the executive com- mittee, which represented the board, has the same authority. The duties of the com- mittee were to receive reports from the order from each state and territory regard- irg the standing of the prominent pres!- dential aspirants in all parti The reason the democratic candidates were not consid- ered at our meeting here is because there were no candidates announced at that time. What Ita Duty Was. “After the beard had investigated the facts presented to it, its duty was to pre- sent Its findings to the order throughout the United States, by circular or otherwise. This the board has honestly and fairly done. Let the record speak for itself. No charges have been made against McKinley, either orally or by circular, by this commit- tee, but are based upon affidavits furnished us by prominent and trustworthy members of the order who are in good standing. In the findings against McKinley we did not arrive at conclusions from hearsay_ eyi- dence, but, as stated, on the affidavits of responsible men. These affidavits will be presented to the full advisory ®oard and to the Supreme Council next week. How the Board Acted. “Now, as to the stories that there are some profound secrets connected with the work of the committee when it met here. The facts are that an invitation was ex- tended to anybody and everybody who de- sired to furnish evidence against any of the presidential candidat We sought interviews with eech of the candidates themselves, and with their managers. We gave McKinley and his managers ample opportunity to inform the committee as to his standing relative to the principles of the order. Now, I want to say this: While here and in New Ycrk and elsewhere every. presidential candidate except McKinley volunteered to appear before us, and granted us cordial interviews when we called on them. They offered to do every- thing they could to facilitate our work. Now, what was the conduct of Gen. Gros- venor, the McKinley manager here? A committee, of which I was at the head, went to see Gen. Grosvenor at the Capitol. A Congressman, a friend of ours, went in the House and informed Gen. Grosvenor that we would like to see him. He abso- lutel refused to see or talk with us, even when informed that the majority of those in attendance were McKinley men. He said he would telegraph to McKinley about the matter. The statement that we did not give Gen. Grosvenor a chance to talk with us is false. Not All Republicans, “It is erroneous to say that the commit- tee which met here was composed wholly of republicans. The committee is as near non-partisan as it can be. Seven members of the board were here, and we telegraphed the others. They telegraphed that they would be satisfied with whatever action the committee took. The executive commit- tee, I may say right here, had full power to act, and did not have to report to the full board before its action became final, but we will report to the board and to the Su- preme Council. Not at All Worri “The evidence upon which the report against McKinley is based has not and will not be made public until it is given to the full board. We have no fear that our re- port will not be adopted by the council when laid before it. We have sworn affl- davits to substantiate every charge we have made. We did not go at this business like a lot of school boys. We did not make up a report on stories, but we made it up on sworn affidavits which will satisfy the Su- preme Council.” “Is it a fact that when the committee first met here you and other western mem- bers were for McKinley?’ “Yes; that is a fact, and I could not be convinced for a long time that the charges against him were true. I would not and did not submit to the conclusion reached by the other members of the board until a full investigation had produced such evi- dence as I considered sufficient to act upon. In connection with the matter of affidavits, I will say that we have one as to McKin- ley’s relations to the A. P. A. in Ohio from the Rev. Adam Fawcett, now a minister at Portage, Wis., and formerly in Columbus.” What the Charges Are. Of course, the full charges against Mc- Kinley will not be made public now, but it is learned that the majority of the accusa- tions are that while he was governor of Ohio he discriminated against A. P. A. men in appointments, and that he has pan- dered to Catholic influences. The A. P. A. committeemen say that the A. P. A. elect- ed McKinley governor of the state the last time, and that when they asked for some of the offices. he seemed to show fear of recognizing the order in any way. —-.-—.. Penalty for Firing Timber Lands. The House committee on public lands has ordered to be reported favorably a bill to impose penalties of from six months ‘to two years" imprisonment and $50 and $5,000 fing, for setting fire to timber on forest restrvations, Gen. Miles Has Practically Completed Ar- rangements for the Military Display, It Will Be as Imposing a Demonstra- tien as the Circumstances Will Admit. Gen. Milks, with the assistance of Col. Babcock, assistant adjutant general, has practically completed the arrargements for the military demonstration en the occa- sion of the unvelling of the statue of Maj. Gen. Hencock next Tuesday afternoon. The result will be officially announced in a general order, to be issued in a few days, as soon as the details shall have received the approval of Brig. Gen. Brooke, com- manding the Department of Dakota, who is the grand marshal of the occasion. Gen. Brooke is now in New York, but pected here tomorrow. An Imposing Parade. is ex- The parade will be as large and impos- ing as the conditions will permit, and no single detail that can add to the honor and dignity of the occasion will be omit- ted. Subject to future charges the main formation of the line will be as follows: Four companies of artillery from Wash- ington barracks, commanded by Major Rawles, fourth artillery, marching as in- fantry, Artillery Band. Four compantes, of marines from the navy yard barracks, commanded hy Cap- tain Murphy, U.S. M. C. Marine Band. Light battery C, third artillery, com- puedes by Captair® Lancaster, third artil- ery. : Squadron of cavalry from Fort Myer, commanded by Major Lebo, sixth cavairy, with regimental band. The above mentioned regular troops will form the first division and will be headed by General Brooke and his staff. District National Guard. ‘The second division will be in command of Brigadier General Ordway, command- ing the Nationgl Guard of the District. it will consist of the National Guard of the District and milltary societies and or- ganizations. The National Guard will be in brigade formation as follow: First regiment, Colonel W. G. Moore. Second regiment, Colonel Cecil Clay. A separate battalion, with Major F. C. Revels in command. Then will follow in order: The Third Army Corps, Loyal Legion Commandery ef the District, posts of G. A. R., Union Veteran Union, ‘Union Vetcran Legion, Regular Army and Navy Union. The memtbers ot the Second Army Corps, at the head of which Gen. Hancock achiev- ed his greatest victories, will be given a prominent place in the line and on the plat- form. That band of veterans will undoubt- edly be one of the most interesting fea- tures of the parade. ‘The first division, or regular troops, will assemble about’ 2 9’clock on the ellipse south of the President's House. The sec- ond division, includi.g the District Nation- al Guard and tke military and civil organ- izations, will assemble about the same time on New York avenue and F street, in the vicinity of 17th street, and on the drive- way south of the State Department. The Line of March. The route of march wtll be from the ellipse west to 17th street, thence north to Pennsylvania avenue and thence east to 7th street, the site of the statue. In order to avoid the street cars on 15th street the Procession will march around the Treasury Department or. the street between that building and the White House. The Scené of the Ceremonies. On arriving at the scene of the cere- monies—7th street and Pennsylvania ave- pue—the District National Guard will oc- cupy Pennsylvania avenue south of the Statue; the artillery troops and marines will form a line facing west on Market space east of the statue, and the military and civic erganizattons will take places on the rorth, east and south sides of the statue, so as to be within sound of the voices of the orator of the day and others taking pert in the ceremonies. The cavalry troops have been assigned a position on Pennsyl- vania avenue @gst of 7th street. When the President arrives at the statue the various societies will close up around the platform and the light battery, under Capt. Lancaster, will countermarch to the monument grounds and fire a major gen- eral's salute of thirteen guns, which will inark the opening of the “exercises. DICTED FOR CONSPIRACY. Prominent Contractors Charged With Trying to Defraud the Government. CHICAGO, May 6.—The federal grand jury has voted to indict the three men who were bidders for the material in the old pcst office building. The charge is con- spiracy to defraud the United States gov- ernment. The men indicted are: Patrick J. Sexton, president Chicago Brick Com- pany; Ezekiel Smith of Smith & Eastman, drainage canal contractors; Frank Jobin, a foreman for Smith & Eastman. It is al- leged that the lowest of the trio was to take the work, the other two forfeiting their deposits of about $500 each to give the third man an advantage of many thousand dol- lars. Mr. Sexton is one of the best known ccntractors in the west. He ts said to be worth over $2,000,000. Treasury Department Statement. The indictment by the federal grand jury at Chicago of Patrick J. Sexton, Ezekiel Smith and Frank Jobin, was the result of instructions recently gent the United States attorney there by Attorney General Har- mon. His action was based upon a state- ment of facts furnished him by the officials of the Treasury Department which tended to show thet these bidders submitted pro- posals with che understanding among them- selves that the two highest should drop out, forfeit their deposit of $500 each and so make the way clear for the third to receive the award at a comparatively low figure. On this statement the Attorney Generai advised the United States attorney to ask the grand jury to find a true bill against them under-sectfoms 6418 and 5440 of the Revised Statutes, which, it is believed here, cover the cafe. ‘Phere is no question that the government will push the prosecution to the end with a view to putting a stop to straw bidding in the future. HAMILTON TO ESCAPE. Others Captured on the Competitor to Be Shot. MADRID, May 6.—Dispatches received here from Havana say that the American newspaper man, Hamilton, who was cap- tured on board the filibustering schooner Competitor, will be released, but that the other pe: caytired at the same time will be shogp in oBte of the protests from wine sae NORTH'S DEATH. aiamalas ited-to Be Due to Natural Cause: LONDON, May 6.—As a result of the in- quest held upon the remains of the late Col. North a verdict of death from natural. causes was returned. A physician testified that he hag precvasiyi noticed symptoms of heart disease, w! asserted, was the cause of the colonel’s death, ee It Was Discussion as to the Meaning of His Appointment, MUCH DEPENDS ON IS INSTROCTIONS That Will Him in Havana. Influences Surround > THE NEGRO QUESTION As the day draws near for the departure of General Lee for Havana, discussion as to the full meaning of his appointment is renewed. That it has a meaning not ex- pressed in the commission he holds is firmly believed. In ordinary circum stances He would hardly have been selected for the post. While a man of education, and possessed of much personal popularit his training in affairs has not been in the line of such business as pertains to a con- sul general's office. He has nad no diplo- matic experience, and he does not read or speak Spanis It is held, therefore, that in addition to his regular duties he will as- sume those of a special commissioner, in- structed to inquire into the size and na- ture of the revolution now in progress in Cuba. * Well Fitted for the Task. For such an inquiry General Lee is well fitted. He knows what war is—how it should _» carried on, and wiat the legiti- mate penalties are. Coming as he does of a fine race, and fighting as he did under a great and humane commander, and against the superb soldier who granted the terms of Appomattox, his judgment about every honorable phase of the arbitra- ment of arms ought to be excellent. It doubtless is. So that, if left untrammeled by untoward instructions by his superiors and admitted upon his arrival on the scene to opportunities for a thorough and im- partial examination of the whole situation, his reports ought to contain matter of mo- ment. Mach Depends on His Instructions, But, as is pointed out, a very great deal depends on General Lee’s instructions, and on the effect on him of the environment of his post. He has his instructions, and, hav- ing accepted the office, he will, of course, obey them. What do they comprehen Are the President's latent sympathies with Cuba? Would he be glad te recognize the insurgents as belligerents? Does he hesitate because of a lack of convincing information about the contest? Some of his friends con- tend for this. Or, on the other hand, do he side in spirit, as in official action, with Spain. Does he agree with her that the re- volt in Cuba does not rise above the level of an insurrection, and should be treated as such? And if he can get an American sol- dier to take that view of matters, will he continue to keep hands off and let the bloody Weyler have his way as far as he can make it? Influences at Hn n Havana Gen. Lee will be surrounded wholly by Spanish influences. The Spanish side of the question will be presented to him at length and in strong lights. Gen. Weyler may be expected to welcome the new official with due ceremony, and with the intention of favorably impressing him. That will mean much. Soldiers know how to entertain soldiers, and reach each other's chummy side. but who will speak for the insurgents? Where and from whom is Gen. Lee to get his information about them? Is he tc go out and seek them? Will Gen. Weyler permit that? Will Gen. Lee dertake that? And, if he try such a course, what is likely to be the result? May Gen: Gomez and Maceo reasonably be expected to receive a stranger into camp direct from Hayara and from conference with Gen. Weyler, permit him to inspect the situation, and then see him safe on his return to the Spanish lines? The urgent leaders do not know Gen. Lee, d the fact that he represents Mr. Cleveland would not recom- mend him to them at all. They are well ad- vised about affairs in this country. They know that, so far,they have bad no counte- rance at the White House. Question of White Suprema. Sull another point is suggested. neral Lee is a southern man and an ex-slave holder. That, in the ordinary affairs of Life, insures a kindly feeling on his part for the black man. But how will he be af- fected by the denunciation which he will hear in Havana of General Maceo, who is @ mulatto, and of his men, the majority of whom are blacks? The Spanish will tell him in Havana that, if the insurgents win, Macco will post himself at the head of af- lairs and set up a second Hayti in Cuba. The island, they will assert, will no longer be a fit place for the whites, but all will be under the domination of the blacks. They will roll ther drums and their eyes and assure him that they are fighting for white supremacy. Will that sort of talk influence General Lee? Those familar with the tricks of the Spaniards are very certain that he will hear a great deal of it. All things considered, therefore, General Lee has an interesting journey before him, and a commission to exccute calculated to Keep him a very anxious and busy man. REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE. Candidates for Appointment as Cadets Now Being Examined. A beard of officers of the revenue cutter service, consisting of Lieutcnants P. H. Brereton, W. W. Joynes and A. L. Gamble, Is engaged in the examination of twenty- four candidates for appointment as cadets in the revenue cutter service. The examina- tion has been in progress at the Treasuty Department for several days, and will prob- ably be concluded by Saturday afternoon. So far three applicants have been rejected on account of physical deficiencies. Those now undergoing examination are as follows: Edward Graham, Selma, Ala.; Gilmore Mason, Baltimore; Benj. M. Vallat, Detroit; Clarence E. Wood, Fall River, Mass.; Her- man H. Wolf, Canton, Ohio; Robert Turn- bull, jr., Blacksburg, Va.; Jas. E. Wilson, Washington, D. C.; Wm. J. Wheeler, Blacks- burg, Va.; Frank W. Smith, Worcester, Mass.; Philip H. Scott, Smithfield, Va.; Carl Iverson, Beverly, Mass.; Frank B. Goudey, Boston, Mass.; Thos. J. McGlynn,Fall River, Mass.; Paul C. Prince, Washington, D. C. Jas. F. Hottel, Washington, D. C.; Eugene Blake, jr., Baltimore, Md.; Geo. E. Baldwin, Washington, D. C.; Moor M. Falls, Wash- ington, D. C.; Frank R. Breed, Rochester, N. Y.; H. Ross Hinton, Petersburg, Va.; W W. Holt, Manchester, Va.; Arthur J. Hen+ riques, Yonkers, N. Y.; C. R. Hillyer, Wash- ington, D. C., and Daniel C. Hillidge, Ralti- more, Md. A similar examination is in progress at San Francisco to determine the fitness for admission to the service of Geo. A. Camp- bell, W. W. Holling, D. C. McDougal, all of whom are residents of the Pacific coast. There are ten vacancies to be filled from this lst of twenty-seven candidates, o CECIL RHODES RETIRES, Has Resigned His Directorship in the South Africa Company. LONDON, May 6.—The report that Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Beit had resigned their position as directors in the British South Africa Chartered Company is confirmed. The board of directors of that organization is now considering the situation, HANCOCK = STATU GEN. LEE AND CUBA A RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN It Was Approved by the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Wheeler Aione Objected — The Date Changed at the Request of Speaker Reed. The resolution for an adjournment of Congress oa the 18th, with which Chair- man Dingley of the ways and means com- mittee surprised the House, was adopted by that committee at its meeting today ‘The question of an early adjournment was discussed briefly, and met the approval of the full committes. Representative Doll!- ver made the motion that the 20th be fixed as the date, and this was agreed to by a unanimous vote of the members present. The democratic leaders, Messrs. Crisp, Turner and Millin, declared that the: favored an early adjournment, and the onl: opposition came from Mr. Wheeler of Ala- bama. Messrs. D! that a resolution to ley, Tawney and Dalzell held ijourn at a date that plainly impracticable would not hay: t an influence upon the action cf the nate as one giving a reasonable time for the transaction of the most important business. Chairman Dingley proposed May 25 as the date to be fixed in the resolution, but the motion for the earlier day prevailed. After the committee had voted to the resolution for adjournment May 2}, was prevented to Speaker Reed, who a: that the date be changed to May 18. Dingley obtained conseni informally from a masority of the committeemen to make this change. It was said in committee that a resolution would be introduced in the Senate fixing a date for adjournment a fe: later than the House resolution, but there seemed to be little definite information re- garding the intentions of th te leade Members who have charge of important | > anxious to know if there was any understanding with the S about adjournment. Chair the committce on Pacific railroads said that if their resolution was carried into effect the Pacific ral'road bill might not be con- sidered by the House this sessi The delegates from Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma have been considering the advisability of letting the statehood bills go over until the next session, regardless of the t!me of adjournment, and do not think an early closing of the session will affect the interests of their bills. Speculation as to the Senate. The adoption of a resolution in the House this morning for a final adjournment of Congress on the sth of this month is a no- tice to the Senate and to the country that the House will be tnrough then with its work and ready to go home. The impres. sion on the Senate side seems to be that a later date‘ will have ty be fixed by that body. The very general expression of opin- ion among the leaders on both sides is that Congress will not be able to adjourn until near about the Ist of June. aid Before the Senate. Shortly before 3 o'clock the resolution passed by the House earlier in the day pro- viding for an adjournment of Congress May 18, war laid before the Senate by one of the clerks of the House. Mr. Hill was in the midst of his speech on the bond resolution, and when tne announcement was made that the House hal passed the adjournment resolution th nator from ew York sarcastically remarked that he was glad to learn when it was prop adjourn Congress, and he promise| to be through his remarks on the bond res by that time. e+ KIECKHOFER'S ACCOUNTS, An Alleged Shortage of $139,000 to Have Been Discovered. id It is possible that the United States at- torney for the District may be called upon to consider the case of Mr. F, J. Keick- hofer, late disbursing officer of the Depart- ment of State. Several months ago the auditing officers of the treasury reported a shortage of $12,000 in the general account of Mr. Keickhofer. Although it was not believed that he was guilty of criminality in the matter, the discovery resulted in his practical dismissal from the service. Result of Expert Examination. Since the change in the office an expert accountant of the department has made a thorough examination of the accounts of the trust funds of the department as kept by Mr. Keickhofer, with the result, it is said, that another shortage aggregating $127,000 has been discovered, thus making an alleged total discrepancy of $139,000 in the accounts of Mr. Keickhofer. The of- ficials of the State Department refuse to give out any information on the subject, and it is extremely difficult to ascertain the precise status of Mr. Keickhofer's ac- counts beyond the statement that they are in a badly tangled condition. Mr. Keickhofer was disbursing officer of the State Department for many years and has been always regarded as a competent and conscientious official. What His Friends Say. From the first intimation of trouble Mr. Keickhofer’s friends have insisted that he is entirely innocent of any criminal act, declaring that for many yeurs the accounts of the several funds, secret and otherwise, of the State Department have been kept with little or no system. Mr. Keickhofer's friends assert that his seeming shortage is not one in fact, but is traceable to the cha- otic condition of the department's accounts. ver since he was placed under suspicion and removed from his office he has remain- ed in the city, and is said to be as anxious as are the department oificials for a thor- ough and searching investigation. He was bonded in the suin of $30,000, and it is debatable whether this bond is liable for the protection of the trust funds, which were in the nature of a special charge out- side of the regular duties of the office. 7 Today's Presidential Nominations, The President teday sent to the Senate the following nomination: Postmasters—Edward H. Chase, Dexter, Me.; Fred. M. Noyes, Gardiner, Me.; Jacob H. Fank, Hackensack, N. J.; Giles M. Stod- dard, Groton, N. Y.; Benjamin A. Steward, Birdsboro’, Pa.; Henry Miller, Mountjoy. Pa.; Charles McCray, Ash Gro’ Mo. Mark A. Drane, Charleston, Mo.; Siyveste: H. Day, Carson Ci Nev.; Henry F. Shannon, Bedford, Ohio; John Q. Baker, Middletown, Ohio; Amos Kendall Jones, Union, Oreg.; William H. Chapman, Farm- ersville, Tex.; Lewis W. Christian, Weath- erford, Tex.; James Tiernan, Fort Howard, Wis. Also Assistant Engineer W. W. Bush, to be a passed assistant engineer. ——___ 2. AN AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT. Representatives Money and Hall Have Again Become Friends. Representative Money of Mississippi and Representative Hall of Missourl, who re- cently had a personal encounter in the naval committee room, have adjusted their differences and shaken hands. Mr. Moncey returned this week from Mississippi, where he had been for several days, and through the good offices of ex-Speaker Crisp ana Representative Catchings of Mississippi, the two gentlemen met in the naval com- mittee room. Explanations showed that the recent unpleasantness arose from a misunderstanding of the remarks of the two members over the personnel of the navy bill, and each one expressed his re- gret over the occurrence. | FOLLOWING A TRAIL Detectives Closc 01 the Track of Elsie Kreglo's Murderer. ———_ BELIEVED 10 BE IRVING FORD Montgomery County Being Scoure¢ For the Suspected Man. eee INQUEST ADJOURNED THE > s the police are mightily ave hit vpon a clue which is Mke- nish the solution of mystery surrounding poor Kisie Kreglo’s murder. As a resuli of th information wh they have Inspector Hollinber y mistaken h ret cr and the detectives who are working upon the case are satisfied that they know the name of ike murder Up t o'lock today the man was ctill at Ia but there is n to believe that he will be put before long, possibly be- fore evening. The key to the on, & he right solution, was furnished by the revolver which the murderer left belind hira beside the body of his victim when he started to escape throuzh t ushes. This revolver is a 44-caliber bulldog and a vicious looking w On the handle Is scratched the lett D. A.” They have been wentified as the leiters which sold N. Wal- at 4 nsylvania Walford che pistol exactly the description of the tives ering car the a couple the name of Irving or Irwin L. ing up the case from this point a number of facts have been unearthed which make it appear that they are not far wreng in the belief that Ford is the man who is wanted above all others just no’ Revolver Identified. Ford 1s described as a powerful negro about six feet in height. He has recently been employed as a laborer on a farm near Burnt Mills, Md. Of course, there was the chance that Ford had disp of the pistol long since, but the investigation which was set on foot by the authorities the fact that the revolver in qu in Ford's possession as recer night ago. About that tim have traded some which he had for som fit his weapon. A number of have been found in the = the farm where Ford was ¢ have identified the revolver as Ford owned. This fact takea tion with others almost equal; induced the detectives to make te Burnt Mills last evening. Evidence Founda. Ford is a married man with one child. Detectives Weedon and Horne reached the house at a late hour last evening in com- pany with some of the Montgomery county officials, The house surrounded and a thorough examination of the premises was deve ped is said t cartridges that would oloved men borhood of sloyed who in important € journey at once instituted. The man's fath: a8 in the house, and he informe the officers that his son not at nome and ae did not know where he was. He suid that on Monday last Ford himself had been off at work on a farm some distance away It was in the room of the suspected man, howe that the evidence which Is rm gard the most convincing was un- arthed. A pair of drawers was found on which were several large stains which were almost certainly bl stains, The largest was on the inside of the right icy and showed that the garment must have nm saturated with (he fuid. Ina tub in he yard was found a shirt which had iecen recently washed and whicn had been Jett to soak. There are several other fe:tures about the case which point decidedly toward Ford as being the guilty party. Aor who is employed In a bakery In the north- ern part of the ‘med the lice that Monday somewh about 6230 o'clock he saw a colors the Burnt Mills road who s the descript man on with his coat was rolled up in a bundle on his arm. He heading away from the city and was fering along like a man und e tnflu- ence of liquor. Once he tripped anc fell, and the baker asked him if th anything te matter with him. He that he was all right, excepting tired. the man Ford 5 eript that he Again, perfectly to the jd to a on which is the twelve-year-old sister Belva has told police since the murder that about 10 o’cigck Mc morning she and Elsie were walking through a strip of woods to a neighbor's house, when they were accosted by a ored r-an in a very did not know the 1 frightened. When the little later in the day rents of the occurren ment which followed t licular incident was lo time b Since 8 exami n has shown th the place where he told his been at werk Monday. It ts s as a suspicious circumstance impudent manner n and re They were badly ched home a told their pa- th t in the excite- ier of mu t sight this par- for the Ford should have been away from home night, for it is said that this was a very unusual performance on his part. . country. The Mar: I authorities are taking an active interest in the search for the pected man, 2n4 a deputy sheriff a have heen scouring the neighborho on the lookout for him. He is said to Wi come from this city originally, by employed for a couple of years in borhood of Burnt Mills, and is well k to many people in that section of th try. For this reason it is thought that there will be no him. at difficulty in apy All the police statiens in the c ok out for a ma jon, and wor st through t surro t Ford is wanted t been notified to | erip ing to the de: been sent broad ing country t for the crime. During the 1 police of the al precincts very active in m arrest of colored men have been lock: p:cion. Now that the definite clue to work up no let-up in the drag 4 twenty-four the cn nda number hours have ¥ oon s have s¢ has 1 of ope re so thor- man t “ll effec Wee way. r 1 that Ford is the e after that they are bending in his direction. De Horne drove away shortly posed, headed tow: ber of mounted men and potic zen's dress have also been de all possible hiding places adjacent city, and to ke=p up the hunt through the county. ay, and, Examining the Blood. A piece of the undergarment which found in Ford's room last nizht was to: sent to a microscopist at the Agricults Department for a minute examinat the stains, to determine whetner or not they were the marks of blood. Coroner Hammett directed that a drop of blood be taken from the cuts in the murdered giri’s iaroat, in the hope that a microscopic ex- amination might show whether the biood from the wound