Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1896, Page 15

AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. THOMAS DOWL: & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 6i st. DLW. TRUSTEE: LE_OF A FRAME DWELLING ON ALES STI: T NORTHEAST. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 234 day of July, Ise and recorded in Liber No. 1720, folio 20 et sexy., one ef the land records of the District of Celumbla, and at the request of the party secured thereby, we will pablic auction on SATUR- Day, ¥ NTH, 2b O'CLOCK P. tke following described real esta ted in the county of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: Lot numbered oue ‘hundred and Binety, in Guy BL izett's sulxiivision of lots in block numbered twent, subdivision of Long Meadow orded In Liber county No. 8, folio rds of the office of the sur- x of £ Columbia, together with ments thereon. ld subject to a trust of $500, balance ) deposit required at time of sale. All ‘yancing and recording at irchaser’s cost, e to be complied with in fifteen days ale, of the property resold at the the defaulting purchaser. BRAINAKD H. WARNER, Trustee, 916'F st. nw. WILLIS C. HALDEMAN, Trustee, my9-dts G17’ Lith st. ‘nw. E>THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY TWENTIETH, 1596, same hour and place. By order of the trustees.” 1t D7THE ABOVE SALE IS FURTHER POST- poned until MONDAY, MAY TWENTY-FIFTH, same By order of the my21-3t AUCTS.,, 1407 G ST. hour and "place. trustee c &C TO WHOM IT MAY CONCER: COLLATERAL NOTH AT AUCTT tion ef ‘the holder of the nete we will sell, at public euction, within our rooms, 1407 : northwest, on SATURDAY, MAY TWEN- TY-THIRD, 1996, AT ELE O'CLOCK AM. a Rote of John Addisen, dated June 11, 1: for $3,100, ured by deed of trust on lots nine (9) and ten (10), receivers’ subdivision of Friendship, county of Washingtcn, D. C., said lots subject to & Incumbrance of $4,500. Terms of sale cash. © 6. SLOAN & CO., Ancts. LIF SUTTON & CO., AUCTS. Guceessors’ to Rateliffe, Darr & Co.) Entire nearly new household ef- fects contained in residence No. 942 E street northwest, by auction. TUESDAY, TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF MAY, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M., we will sell; ‘above Lumbered residence, the entire corsisting in part of Parlor and Red . Dining Room, Table and Chairs, Side- ces, Carpets, Rags, Mirrors, Kitchen to which we call general SUTTON & CO., Aucts. UTTON & CO., AUCTIC ‘essors to Rateliffe, Darr & EXECUTOR'S S. FIXTURES, ICB OX AIRS, HOUSENOLD ITES, CAR- Suce OF SALE DINING T. (ue of an order of the Supreme Court of et of Columbia, holding a speclal term for Orpl fgned executor will sell, by p above premises, on MONDAY, AY OF MAY, A.D. 1806, AT \CK A.M., the entire contents of above and dwelling. Terms cesh. JOHN M. BECKER, Exeentor, THOMAS M. FIELDS, Proctor. minyl9-d&dbds “DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES” SAL OF VALUABLE IMPROVED L SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AND THIRD STREET, ~ EAST. 2024, Dis- ; and at the request of the party the undersigned trustees, wiil of the premises, on THURSDAY HTH DAY ‘OF MAY, A. D. AT SIX O'CLOCK P.M., the fol- lowin ribed land and premises, situate in the eit, ngton, in the District of Columbia, a sisnated as and being lot 21, In Gessford’s ion of part of ). in square 768, 2 office of the . in book 17, consisting sell, at pub the improv dwelling. One-third of the purchase money and the balance in two equal in one and two centum per ann: of sale, secured’ by deed ty sold, or all cash, A deposit of $200’ will be rat the time of sale. All ptarial fees at the of sale to be com- m day of sale, other- the right to resell the st of the defaulting WILLIAM BE. EDMONSTON, CONSTANTINE H. 5-dkeds rick DUNCANSON BROS. OF VALUABLE IPRovED ee AND 202 TWELFTH Bs v April 10, No. de-d of trust to us, dated and duly recorded on that date in . at follo 444 -. of the land tof C party secured thereby, the under- . at public auction, In tr P s. ¢a THURSDAY, GHTH DAY of MAY, A.D. 1890, ‘at FIVE O'CLOCK P.3L, the following deseribed land and premises, situate 12 the city of Washington, in District’ of Colm. aud d nated as and being all of lots lettered nd * in Verlinda Smith and others’ eub- n of part of squire num red y-five (205), as per plat recorded in Liber 2 in the office of the surr oxet c isting of a thre ‘Terms of sale: One. to be pale and ti ipstallments, payable In oa3, two and three years, with interest at six (6) per centum per allpuim, parable, semi-annually, from day of sale, secared F deed of trust upon the property sold, or all A deposit of ¢ksh, at the option of the purchase $£00' grill be required of the purchaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing, recording apd notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of sels. otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defauling purchaser. MAHLON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROW: mylt-d&ds Trustees. ‘ANSON EROS., AUCTIONEERS. ALE OF THE TWO-STORY AND BRICK DWELLE 0. “1625 WEST WASHINGTON. ee of the Supreme Court of » passed April 24, 1896, In 17146, wi n the Washington Equity Cause No, Lown and Trust Company, administrator of the es- tate of Albert Miller, is complainant, and Harry H. Diller et al. are defendants, we, the under- wig: rustees, appointed by said decree, will of- fer sale, at public auction, in_ front of the oo WEDNESDAY, the THIRTEENTH OF MAY, A. at FIVE O'CLOCK followin 4 real estate, sit- y of hing- m, to wit: Part yar in square num- undr nd eighty (1280), part of lot num! twenty- tty and Hawkins’ addition beginning for the same on the east a street (now S2d street), at the end of bat ya beied one f ly 2 thousand two bu known » Be town, Hi; twenty four (24) feet measured northwesterly from the fouthwest corner of said lot, and running t north sixty-seven (67) degrees, east one '¥ (130) feet; thence northwesterly e of sald ‘lot sixteen (16) feet; n (67) degrees west one hun- irty (120) feet to said High street, and southeasterly with said High street to the b ; also known as premises num- h said real e@ato ts m- ved by @ two-story and basement brick dwell- ns of sale, as required by sald decree: One- (1-3) of the purchase money In cash on the day sale, or within ten (10) days thereafter, and the sidue in one (1) and two ears from the day . per cent per an- ‘erred payments to m, payable seml-onnvaliy, de rep ted by the promissory notes of the urchaser, secured by deed of trust gn the proper- sold, in the usual form, or all cash, at the op- tion of the pure posit of one hundred ($100) dollars wil lat the time of sale. Terms to be com Within ten (10) days ¢ate of sale, in default of which the trustees re- Serve the right to resell at the risk and cost of the defauiting purchaser. All conveyancing, recording end notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser. JOHN B. LARNER, Trustee, 1335 F st. nw. CHAS. COWLES TUCK’ . ‘Trust ap20-d&ds 900 F st. nw. s IS POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY, MAY TWENTY-THIRD, 1896, at the same hour 1 LARNER, Trustee, CHAS. COWLES TUCKER, Trustee. PIANOS AND ORGANS. = VOSE ==-PIANOS. Known the world crer as an old, reliable make of first-class instru- ments. ¥ Invite your critical examina- tion of these superb planos. SOLD ON $10 PAYMENTS. D.G. Pfeiffer & Co., 417 uth St. N. W. my16-tf.20 XN ELEGANT SQUARE PIANO, CARVED LEGS, nice tone and touch, guaranteed for 5 years; $150; $5 cas and $3 per mouth, Upright planos sold at $5 moult 924 7th st. STEINWAY, Gabler, Hallet & Davis, Chase, Mathushek, Briggs, Marshall & Wendell, Somner, Poole and other High-grade Pianos for sale or rent on easy tel zB. DROOP & SONS, New Wareroyaas 338 Penna. ave, THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 91, 1896—-SIXTEEN PAGES. 15 Science comes to the aid of woman with FELS-HAPTHA Soap. —— FELS-NAPTHA SOAP (CtGrocers.) _* _ FELS a CO., Phila. PIANOS AND ORGANS. Bradbury Piano Ware Rooms, 1225 Pa. Avenue. Looking for a piano bargain? Here it is—a $400 Upright Grand for $190. Been in use but a short while and In perfect condition, Silk Scarf and Hardwood Stool with it. Sacrificed to close an account. Bradbury Factory Ware Rooms, 1225 Pa. Avenue N. W. FREEBORN G. SMITH, Manufacturer, W. P. VAN WICKLE, Manager. It WM. KNABE & CO. 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Special rates given ou application. — Inquire a office 8.W. corner 224 and P sts, n.w. myli-2w' FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS STORED; F5e. per loa at lghbt and clean; best location in the elty. or address CHARLES BAUM, ‘B14 9th st. nw. apis-tt Highland Mary. From the Scottish American. Mrs. D. W. Stevenson, R. 8. A., of Edin- burgh, has just -ompleted in clay the co- lossal statue of Highland Mary, which, when cast In bronze, is to be erected on the shore at Dunoon. Readers of Burns ere familiar with the name of Mary Campbell, whe was born in 1761 or 1762 at the farm house »f Auchnamore, which is cn the high road behind the arcient strong- hold, known as Dunoon castle. She was nursery maid at Mauchline castle, where Burns mads her acquaintance and became enamored of her. Their romentic pledging of troth and parting by the side of Fall water in 1786 is one of the mest touching episodes in the life of the poet, and her untimely death five months later called forth what is gererally regarded as the purest and tenderest of bis lyrics, “To Mary in Heaven.” The admirers of Burns have sought to do honor to him by com- memorating one who was so dear to him. The statue fs ten feet six inches in height. It is intended that it shall be unveiled on the 2ist of July next, the centenary of the poet's death. ——— +00 Dr. Billings Honored. From tha Philadelphia North American. The honor of the degree of doctor of medicine has just been conferred upon Dr. John Shaw Billings, one of our fellow townsmen, by the University of Budapest, under the authorization of Emperor Fran- cis Joseph, and this rare distinction will be none the less pleasing to the people of Philadelphia than it is to Dr. Billings him- self. For an American physician to be singled out by a foreign ruler for decora- tion is an honor indeed, not only to the recipient, but to his country and the pro- fession which he represents. The regents of Budapest have chosen wisely, for Dr. Billings is a representative American, and one of its foremost medical men, and the university honors itself in honoring him. Dr. Billings is entitled to and will receive the kearty congratulations of his fellow countrymen, without distinction. THE FORTIFICATIONS BILL. It Was Passed by the Senate, All Amendments Being Rejected. The Senate passed the fortifications bill yesterday after about three hours’ debate, after rejecting Mr. Gorman’s amendment providing for the issuance of $100,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness to ald in pay- ing the sums appropriated by the bill. There was a brisk discussion between Sen- ators Gorman, Sherman and Stewart, and the vote resulted as foHows on the motion to table the amendment: + Yeas—Allen, Allison, Baker, Bate, Berry, Burrows, Butler, Caffery, Cameron, Can- non, Carter, Chandler, Chilton, Clark, Cul- lom, Dubols, Faulkner, Gallinger, Hawley, Jones (Ark.), Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, Mo- Bride, Mills, Nelson, Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Pugh, Quay, Sewell, Sher- man, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Vest, Walthall, Wetmore—42. Nays—Cockrell, Daniel, Frye, Gorman, Gray, Hill, Mitchell (Wis.), Smith, Vilas—9. Mr. Peffer immediately offered an amend- ment providing “That all appropriations made in this bill shall be payable in treas- ury notes to be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time as they shall be required.” This was lost, yeas 12, nays 48. The affirmative votes were cast by Senators Allen, Butler, Cameron, Daniel, George, Kyle, Mills, Peffer, Pettigrew, Roach, Stewart, Vest. Mr. Lodge offered an amendment for a test and the purchase if successful of the Halpine torpedo, and this was lost, yeas 24, nays 27. The republicans, as a rule, voted affirmatively, the amendment being defeated by the negative votes of Senators Carter, Clark, Cullom and Nelson, republi- cans. Mr. Squire offered an amendment appro- priating $#,000 for the purchase of the Lewis range and position finder, but it was ruled out of order, and the bill was then passed. CAPITAL RAILWAY COMPANY, The Bill for Rapid Transit to Ana- costia Has Passed Both Houses, The conference report on the bill to ex- tend the charter time of the Capital Rail- way Company having been approved by both houses yesterday the bill now goes to the President for approval. The Senate took this action yesterday afternoon and the matter is now settied, so far as Con- Sress is concerned. The substance of the conference agreement was published last evening in The Star. The Dill, if followed by construction, will give e@ people of Anacostia rapid transit to every part of the city for a single fare, for it requires the construction of an electric line from Congress Heights and another from the junction of Good Hope road with the Dis- trict line to and across the Eastern Branch or Navy Yard bridge, and thence by an underground system to connsct with the Capital Traction Company's tracks at the avy Yard and with those of the Metropol- itan line at Lincoln Square. Prevision 13 made that these roads 1 give reciprocal transfers with the Capital railway, so that a citizen of Anacostia may, under the sys- tem thus created, ride from any point on the two lines in the suburb across the branch to any point within the District on either the Capital Traction or Metro- rolitan ling for a single fare. ——_-e-___ MINISTER TERRELL. No Official Charges Against Him Have Been Filed. United States Minister Terrell ts still tn Washington, in daily consultation with the officials of the State Department respecting the condition of affairs in Turkey. Just when he will return to his post at Constan- tinople, and whether or not it will be necessary for him to do so without availing himself of the remainder of his leave of absence, has not yet been determined. His movements in a measure are dependent upon developments at Constantinople. There has for some time past been more or less talk here, which is always traceable to a few disgruntled individuals, to the effect that Mr. Terrell has given ground for dissatisfaction by his conduct at Constan- tinople, but it is stated authoritatively to- day that no charges have been formulated and lodged with Mr. Terrell’s superiors, and consequently that no official notice will be taken of this kind of talk. On the contrary, it is said that the forth- coming volume of foreign relations, in that portion devoted to a recital of events in Turkey last year, will include a mass of unsolicited testimonials by the American missionaries stationed in Turkey, extolling the minister for his energetic effurts in the assertion of their rights and in cases de- claring that all of them owe their very lives to his good judgment and earnest representations to the porte during the stormy events growing out of the Armenian massacres, ——____-e THE METHODISTS, Election of Book Concern Agents at Cleveland. Bishop Foster presided yesterday at the Methodist conference in Cleveland, and the first half hour was devoted to an attempt to prevent such scenes of confusion as at- tended the nomination Tuesday. It was finally decided to permit but one nomina- tion and one second to be made. The first ballot for book agent in the western book concern at Cincinnati was announced. The whole number of votes cast was 496. Of these Louis Curts re- ceived 301, thus re-electing him. A second ballot was ordered to elect the second agent. Resolutions denouncing as disgraceful the sale of intoxicating liquor in the Capitol at Washington, and commending the bill reported by the House committee prohib- iting it, were adopted. The resolutions closed with a strong appeal to both the Senate and House to pass the bill. The committee on state of the church re- ported in favor of no change in the rule prohibiting the use and encouragement of liquor, dancing, games of chance, theater- going, circuses and horse races. After a lively discussion the rule was then voted on, and remains the same by an overwhelming majority. Only about forty voted in favor of striking out restric- tions. On the fourth ballot Dr. Manis received 389 votes for book concern agent, making the New York agents Dr. Eaton and Dr. Manis. On the fourth ballot for agent for the Cincinnati book concern Dr. H. 0. Jennings received 344 votes, electing him, and making the Cincinnati agents Louis Curts and H. C. Jennings. ‘s ——__+e+___ Balloting for Senator. The ballot in the Louisiana legislature yesterday for United States Senator fol- lows: Blanchard, 51; Denegre, 81; Pharr, 30; Price 11; Blackman, 3; McEnery, 3. CHEERS FOR; BOIES ‘ Presidential th CONVENTION DECLARES ‘FOR SILVER Starting the Lowan’s Boom. South Carolina Democrats Stand by Tillman, CURRENT POLITICAL NOTES B. M. Carr was made permanent chain man of the Iowa democratic convention at Dubuque yesterday after The Star’s report closed. He made a free silver speech,which was well received. ‘To restore free coinage safely, wisely and justly, 18 the mission of the democratic party,” sald he, in conclu- sion, “and I rejoice to know that Iowa's voice in the great national council will be for the nomination of Horace Boies, a man who, with God’s help, will be the efficient instrument of the people's will in this great werk.” Nearly every sentence of Mr.Carr’s sveech was applauded, and many of its sentiments brought out approving cheers. Suddenly the name of Horace Boles was mentioned by the speaker. An instant’s hesitation, and then the convention broke into wild cheering, and calls for Boies were frequent. The convention scarcely walted for the conclusion of the chairman’s speech when cheers and calls for Boles were re- newed, nor could order be maintained for fully fifteen minutes, but the ex-governor was not in the convention hall. J. Shea of Pottawattomie, in an eulo- ie speech that tested the enthusiasm of the convention, nomina Horace Boies as first delegate and chairman of the Iowa delegation, Boles was clected by a unani- mous vote. S. D. Evans of Wapello, W. A. Wells, Sioux City, and L. T. Genung, Fre- mont, were then elected delegates in turn. he platferm adopted says, regarding free silver: n the judgment of this convention the explicit pledge of the national democratic party, If fairly and honorably kept, requires the constant effort of every loyal democrat to accomplish the repeal of all laws here fore enacted through the instrumentality of the republican party, which do, in letter and spirit, discriminate against silver and in favor of gold, a the substitution there- of of affirmative legislation which shall, upon some terms or other, restore silver to equal rights with gold in the mints and coinage of the country. “We hereby affirm as a deliberate convi tion of this convention thai the act of 1 In so far as it demonetized silver and estab- shed gold as the single unit of value, is a flagrant violation of one of the most in- portant provisions of the Constitution of the United States, a violation which every political party ought to condemn and every citizen should assist in expunging from the statutes of the republic. We, therefore, favor the immediaie repeal of all laws by which silver was demonetized, and demand its unqualified restoration to’ the right of free and unlimited coinage in the mints of the United States a3 money of final redemp- tion at the old ratio of 16 to 1." South Carolina Democrats, The democratic state convention of South Carolina last night at Columbia was con- trolled by Senator Tillman. He-was chair- iman of the committees on resolutions and reported the platform, which was worded along the lin-s of Senator ‘Tillman's ut- terances. It denounced the administration of Pres- ident Cleveland as undemocratic and tyran- nical; repudiated the construction placed on the financial plank of the last democratic national convention by President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle; dencunced the issue of bonds; expressed the belief that the “power and usurpations of the federal courts as now organized to be dangerous to the republio;” said “‘we demand tho calling of a constitutioral convention to form an organic law suitable to the chang- ed conditicns and growth of the country;” a@ more econcmical administration of na- tonal affairs; demanded the free and un- limited coirage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of the action of any and all other natici.s; the enlargement of the pow- ers of the interstate commerce commission. A minority report, signed by two mem- bers, was presented asking elimination of the condemnation of President Cleveland and demarding a pledge to abide the action of the national convention. Senator Irby supported the anti-bolting declareticn, charging tnat Tillman’s ambi- tion to be President, which cculd not be gratified In the democracy, was at the bot- tom of the bolting preposition. Senator Tillman replied in a bitter speech, and the platform as presented by him was adopted. Ex-Governor Boise prepared the follow- ing plank of the platform, but it was re- jected by the committee, aud not reported to the convention: “in making this declaration we do not ignore or underestimate the importance of the democratic doctrine that the parity of coins made from the two metals of which a double standard is composed should be faithfully and honorably maintained. And while we believe a ratio which has been substantially continued for three-quarters of a century in the most prosp#rous period of our country’s history will prove equally efficient and equally ‘satisfactory if re- adopted now, still, if, when silver and gold are restored to absolute equality before the law with equal rights in the mints of the nation and as money of tinal redemp- tion, reasonable experience shall demon- strate that parity at the ratio aforesaid cannot be maintained, we pledge the de- mocracy of Iowa to aid by every means within its power in the establishment of a new ratio just to all classes of our citi- zens alike, by which such parity shall be maintained.” COWEN WANTED AS DELEGATE. Maryland Democrats Couple His Name With Gorman’s. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 21.—Tke circula- tion of a letter addressed to Mr. John K. Cowen calling upon him to consent to go to Chicago as a dclegate-at-large to the national democratic convention is meeting with warm approval from democrats of all factions, and a speedy acquiescence 1s eagerly awaited. Conservative democrats hope that the Maryland delegation may be headed by Senator Gorman and Mr. Cowen, as they bellove such a union will heal the wounds in the party organization and re- store harmony among the hostile factions. Senator Gorman is now expected to attend the convention, and Mr. Cowen's friends are confident of inducing him to consent to go also. Mr. I, Freeman Rasin, the leader of the “regulars” in Baltimore, is said to heartily approve of the movement to insure Mr. Cowen’s election as a delegate by the state cenvention, which meets here on June 10, It is now believed that eight delegate: at-large will be elected with half vote each, as was done four years ago, and that in addition to Messrs. Gorman and Cowen, the three candidates on the state ticket last fall, Messrs. Hurst, Crothers and Smith, will be elected. The other three places will go to the several party fac- tions, the intention being to represent all as far as possible South Dakota Democrats. ABERDEEN, 8. D., May 21.—The demo- cratic state convention last night selected the following delegates to‘Chicago: First district, E. M. Stover of Centerville; sec- ond, Judge J. E. Garland of Sioux Falls: third, Edmund Cook of Wilmot; fourth, 8. A. Ramsey of Woonsocket; fifth, George Culver of Britton; sixth, 8. V. Arnold of Ipswich; seventh, James M. Woods of Rapid City; eighth, W. R. Stecle of Dead- wood. All are known to be gold standard men. The state committee voted for a sonnd money chairman by one tajority, and when the fight was carried into the con- vention the committee was sustained by a vote of 240 to 152. MR. MUDD’S AMBITION. What is Said of His Aim at Mr. Gor- man’s Seat in the Senate. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, May 21.—Local republicans were considerably surprised this morning by the disclosure of Mr. Sydney E. Mudd’s ambition to succeed Senator Gorman, and this aspiration of the speaker's is the pre- vailing, tople among politicians today. While Mr. Mudd’s intimate friends have known for some time of his desire to rep- resent Maryland in the United States Sen- ate, this fact has been carefully concealed from the rank and file of the party, for the speaker's immediate goal is a seat in the next Congress, and his friends have feared that the knowledge of this higher ambition might handicap him seriously in his con- greesional fight. It is said on excellent authority that one of the reasons which induced the speaker to come out so strongly for Mr. Wellington during the recent senator fight was the promise of the latter’s friends that, should he aspire to sueceed Mr. Gorman, he might depend on the support of Mr. Wellington. It is understood that this promise was made without Mr. Wellington’s knowledge, and whether he will support Mr. Mudd is questionable; but there is no doubt that the latter is anxious to go to the Senate, as he himself has admitted both here and in Washington. A prominent republican from Mr. Wel- lington’s county told The Star correspond- ent today that the Senator-elect was in no wise bound by any promises of support made by unauthorized persons at Annap- olis, and said, furthermore, that he doubted if he (Wellington) would feel disposed to assist Mudd. Governor Lowndes hax been heretofore the only republican in the state who has been at all generally considered as a suc- cessor to the senior Senator, in case the re- publicans capture the next’ general assem- bly, and in such an event ke will probably come forward as a candidate. The gov- ernor, who was in town this morning, whe. asked by The Star's correspondent what he thought of Mr. Mudd’s ambition, smiled, but refused to make any comment. But it is generally believed that in the event of his not entering a possible senatorial race himself, his preference will not lean to- ward the speaker. GONE TO SEE MORTON. Mr. Platt and Other Republican Lenders at Albany. Ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt, State Sen- ator Joseph Mullin, Sneaker Hamilton Fish and James M. E. O'Grady of Rochester ar- rived at Albany, N. Y., yesterday for a conference with Gov. Morton. Nominated for Congress. The republicans at Hartford City, Ind., yesterday nominated Charles H. Henry for Congress by acclamation and pledged their support to McKinley. Mr. Henry now rep- resents the seventh district, but by the last apportionment was placed in the eighth. The republican congr the twenty-fifth Pennsylvania district met yesterday to nominate a candidate. for Congress. T. W. Phillips, the present Con- gressman, declined to be a candidate, and J. J. Davidson of Beaver county was nom- inated on the first ballot, securing 34 out of W votes, sional conferees of Gov. Hastings’ Dental. Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania de- nies the story that he consented to become a candidate for Vice President at St. Louis t a recent conference in Washington with Senator Quay. To use the executive's words, “there 1s nothing in it.” He says he is not a candidate for anything, ‘and that he is so well pleased with the office ke row fills that he does not care to change. 20+ - ' STATISTICS PRESENTED. Exhaustive Treatment of the Tawney Bill by One Who Favors It. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Probably no other measure of local in- terest introduced in the present Congress has evoked so much criticism, adverse and favorable, as the bill introduced by Mr. Tawney for the retirement of clerks in the fied government service. This bill. H, $320, covers the leading features of a number of bills on the same subject intro- duced in both the House and the Senate. Mr. Tawney’s bill provides in substance that in the case of all executive civil em- ployes, whether at Washington or else- where, coming under the civil service act, three per cent of thelr monthly salary shall be retained to provide a retirement fund. The money thus paid in is to bear interest at four per cent until July 1, 1900, when the scheme of retirement is to become oper- ative. There are four classes of employes eligible for retirement under the bill. For those fifty years of age, with a length of service of twenty years, if disabled, retire- ment is optional; for those aged fifty-five, with a length of service of twenty-fiv years, if disabled,retirement is compulsory for those aged sixty, with a service of thir- ty years, retirement is optional, and for those aged seventy, service thirty years, retirement is compulsory. The amount paid at retirement Is to be sixty-five per cent of the average annual salary, except that in no case is it to be more than $1,500 per annum. There are provisions regarding the refunding of amounts paid in to employes who leave the service before becoming eligible to retire- ment, etc. No statistics have ever been gathered as to the age and length of service of em- ployes in the government servi The near- est information is contained in Senate report 47,Fifty-third Congress, which gives the ages and length of service of employes in the “executive departments and other govern- ment establishments at the national cap- ital.” This document, however, does not connect the age with the length of service, and, moreover, was compiled in 1893, so that estimates based on it can only be taken as approximate. It shows the fol- lowing facts respecting the employes at Washington? Age of employes in 1883: 48 to 48 years 49 to 53-year: 54 to 62 years 2,194 1,865, 60 and over. 814 Total. Seas 7,199 Lengt' of service in 1883 13 to 17 years. 1,564 1§ to 22 years. 990 25 to 27 years. S44 28 and over.. By oF} ‘Total. 3,910 It will be observed that the age and ser- vice limits given are such as will come within the provisions of the bill in 1900. There is no connection between these two statements, nothing to show the age of the men who will be eligible for retirement under the service limit, and vice versa. Therefore, in estimating the cost of retir- ing those eligible on the first of July, 1900, the total, 3,910, is the only possible basis for comparison. This 3,910 is the whole number of persons who, if they continue in the service until July 1, 1900, will have been in the service twenty years or more. Although there are no actual figures on the subject, it is probable that the 3,910 are mostly ihe men of advanced age; and it is certain that a large proportion of them are veterans of the late war, the death rate for whom will be far above the average. It seems safe to say that not more than 1,200 of the 8,910 persons who in 1893 had been in the service thirteen years or over will be in the government service in 1900, and it will be a liberal caluculation to say that half of these, or 600, will be eligible for retirement under one or other of the several limits. Now let us see how much the monthly assessment of three per cent will yield. The salaries paid in these departments amount to $1,311, monthly, giving $39,- $50. By July 1, 1900, this will amount to a fund of over $2,000,000, yielding, at four per cent, $6,687 a month, with which to pay superannuated employes. This added to the monthly assessment of $39,350 (as- suming the amount of salary to be the same) will give a total of $45,017 available monthly for retiring allowances. ‘The average salary paid in the service at Washington is about $80 per month. Seo- ticn 3 of the bill provides that three per cent of the annuity of those who retire prior to July 1, 1906, shall be retained for washed. Suppose you're the labor; the absence of rubbing ; work made easier and pleasanter. Mistress and Maid both have their part in the great savings that come from Pearline, Suppose you're the mistress, There’s the economy of it—the saving of time, etc., and the actual money that's saved by doing away with that steady , Wear and tear on everything maid. There's the saving of the hardest part of the house- But suppose you are mistress and maid, both in one, doing your own work. Then there is certain! y twice as much reason why you should do every bit of your washing and cleaning ce with Pearline. the benefit of the fund. Under this the annuitant would receive sixty-two per cent of his average annual salary only for the first six years. The chief drain on the fund will be during the first six years, and it is this drain which section 3 is apparent- ly designed to partially relieve. Few of the employes appointed under the civil ~ervice act of 1883 will be eligible “for retirement in 1900. the service Kmit not having been fulfilled. Sixty-two per cent of $80 is $19.60, and with $45,017 available 908 employes could be retired. This will leave an ample margin for all withdrawals from the fund under clauses two and four. The above figures are necessarily approx!- mate, but if there is any lack of accuracy the error is on the side of conservatism. They refer only to “the executive depart- ments and other government establish- ments at the national eapital,” but are equally applicable to the service at larg It may be interesting to mention the sys- tems which prevail in two of the principal Evropean countries, Germany and Great Britain. All the civilized countries of the world have some sort of a provision for superannuating civil employes, but in those two countries the system 1s especially wothy of note, because of the high state of perfection to which they have brought it. In Great Britain, In the home service, a system of pensions !s used, proportioned to the length of service. Sixty-five years 1s the age for retiring, subject to certain limitations. The salary is calculated by sixtieths. For ten years’ service ten-six- Ueths of the average salary, and for each additional year one-sixtieth of the salary 4s added until forty-sixtieths, the maxi- mum, ts reached. ployes injured in the Une of duty and compelled to leave the ser- vice by Yeason thereof, before having served a sufficient length of time to be en- Utled to superannuation, are given a lump sum, and thers are other allowances which may be made in the discretion of the heads of departments. In the colonial service there are similar systems. In New Zealand compulsory insurance obtains. The system in Germany is practically the same, with a few ditfer s in calculating the retir- ing allowance. It should be remembered that the government in both these coun- pays the annulty, and therein the system diffe: ally from that proposed under the Tawney bill. Under this bill the clerks pay for everything; the government itself merely borrows the mo! and acts as the disbursing officer for a fund which by getting rid of the “dead wood” saves many times its whole amount. Let us consider some of the objections to this measure. It is said that the compul- ory feature is unfair, and that the bill will give birth to an istocracy of gov- ernm. loners.” The “otlice-holding aristocr * has been the war cry of the s of all reforms in the civil service, not only in the United States, but in Great Britain and to provide for their employes, through compulsory insurance or other- Wise, when age or disability renders them unfit for further service. There have been many speeches in Congress on the subject of cmployes retained in the departments at Washington long after their servic had ceased to be of value. Why are these employes retained? Merely because the head of the department is perfectly well aware that dismissal means distress to a worthy servant. The feeling also prevails that the employe has, eth of service, earned the right to a provision for old age. This is true, but how much better for the servant and the government to allow him to retire, to relieve him from reporting to the department, and to relieve the depart- ment from the drag which an employe not capable of active service becomes. Of course, it is natural for the old employes to object to retirement. They are usually in the higher grades, and will prefer an easy Verth at the department at $1,900 per annum to doing nothing at home for sixty-two per cent of their average annual salary. The objection is raised that the govern- ment fs not a “wet nurse;” that the provi- dent clerk will save from his salary, and that it is nobody’s business to provide for the spenthrift. This is true. The bill, however, is not designed to guard the spendthrift, but to guard the government service against him. He forms but a small proportion of the force, but ft is that very proportion which stays in the government service, and becomes eligible for superan- nuation. The provident clerk receiving $1,200 a year will scarcely miss the $36 an- nually deducted from his salary. Admit- ting that the assessment is compulsory, the The book of woman's life is di- vided into three chapters: Girl- hood, womanhood, motherhood. At the time when a young girl passes into womanhood— turning the leaf as we may say bet- ween the first and second chapters of her existence —a little care and thoughtfulness will double her chances of future happiness and save many hours of suffering. 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He receives what he has paid in, upon his retirement, with interest com- pounded at four per cent. Surely he could rot make a better safe investment. The statement that the three per cent re- tained will not be sufficient to provide for the retirement of those who will be eligible arises probably from a misconception of the terms of the bill. T conditions of retiroment are severe. No one in good health can be retired until he has reached sixty years of age and rendered thirty years’ service. Occupants of the higher places have been so uniformly changed with each change of administration that very few will have fulfilled the require- ments as to service, and the same is true of laborers. Thus the retirements will ratually occur in the clerical force, draw- ing from $720 to $1,800 per annum. The estimate here made is extremely high as to the number eligible for retirement, and there can be no doubt that three per cent will Ibe ample. 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