Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. amas PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 110] Pennsylvania Avvaue, Cor. llth St, by jz Company, Few York Offce, 49 Futter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers tn the eity by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents Ber week, or 44 cents per mo Copies at the gounter J cents each. By anywhere In the United States or Canada—postage prepald—6O cents Der month. Saturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $2 per year, with rn postage added. $3.00. Futered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., (EF All mail sudseriptions siust be paid tn advance. Reics of advertising made known on applicatton. = So Che Evening Star. | es= No. 13,702. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. CABINET GOSSIP|4 SEVERE REPRIMANO|VOLUNTEER SERVICE What is Said to Have Influenced Gen- eral Alger’s Selection. -— — HANNA'S WAY 10 THE SENATE CLEAR Representative Hunter of Kentucky Now a Possibility. ———»__—_. MARYLAND HAS —— HOPE The selection of General Alger as Secre- tary of War is regarded as insuring the ointment of Mr. Hanna to the Senate. General Alger’s selection is attributed to Foraker-Bushnell influence, and it is said that the appointment of Mr. Hanna was held to be contingent upon this se- lection. General Alger is a friend of For- aker’s, and the unfriendliness that has existed between Senator Sherman and Gen- eral Alger up to a recent date was the out- growth ef General Alger’s antagonism to Sherman's presidential ambition. General er entered into a combination at the national convention in Chicago when Har- rison was first nominated to defeat Sher- man, and used the name of Foraker for Vice President. It is understood now that hoth Foraker and bushnell insisted on Gen. Alger being made Secretary of War, anu that it was to force this selection upon Mr. McKinley that the show of opposition to Mr. Hann: suc ng Sherman in the Senate wa made by the Foraker people. The selec- tion of Gen. Alger therefore, thought te insure Mr. Hanna ate. going into the Sen- ff". Declination. t that Judge Goff has de- elined the atterney generaiship ts credited, and there is a great scramble among south- ern republicans for the southern represen- tation in the cabinet. it is said that M MeKinley would prefer to have Mr. Hai son of Georgia in his cabinet, but political policy uggests the selection of a man from one of the border southern states which the republicans may have some hope of carrying in the future. It is urged for political reasons that the southern member of the cabinet should come from Maryland, West Virginia or Kentucky. The Maryland people hav> had a beitet that Judge Goff was the only one who stood in the way of Judge Gary of Mary- land going into the cabinet, and they think now that Gary will be appointed. There is, however, t opposition to this se- jection which may be sufficient to defeat it. Mr. Hunter May Be Selected. It is being urged in hehalf of the selec- m of a man from Kentucky that a solu- n of the senatorial problem in that state found through the appointment sentative Hunter, the candidate Senate whom Governor Bradley bit- . to a place in the cabine. It t Governor Bradley would not Hunter's going into the cabinet, and that if the appointment were made he would call an extra session of the legisla- t to elect a republican to succeed Blackburn In the Senate. MF. Hunter is to go to Canton on Monday, and it is claimed that he has been sent for by Mr. McKinley in this connection; but it is not certain whether this is true or whether Mr. Hunter has sousht the inter- view for the purpose of nimself urging the selection of a Kentucky man. The declination of Judge Goff may result in the transfer of ex-Governor Long from the navy to the Department of Justice. If this is done, Pennsylvania may get a cahi- net place. If Gary of Maryland goes into the cabinet it will probably be as Post- mzster General. ———e-_ JUDGE TURNER ELECTED. He Bolted the Republican Party When Senator Teller Left. OLYMPIA, Wash., January 30—In the joint assembly Judge George F. Turner received #8 of the 57 votes of the fustonists, or 11 more than a majority of the entire legislature. Of the 19 fusionists who re- fused to vote for him, all were populists except Williams, a silver republican. The result of the first ballot was as follows: Turner, 68; Denny, 25; Westcott, 14; Squire, 1; Kreitz, 1; absent, 3. The election of Turner retires to private life after the 4th of March Senator Squire, who has represented Washington in the Senate since it became a state in 1889. Senator-elect Turner has been one of the most frominent politiclans in Washington for the past ten yea: Until the adop- tion of the St. Louis platform he was a Inember of the republican party, but at that time he left the party and supported Bryan. He enjoys the distinction of having been one of the 206 delegates to the national republican convention 1380 who voted for Gen. Grant. He has for many years been en advocate of the free coinage of sliver. He advocates the government own- ership of railroads. Though always himself a strong believer in a protective tariff, he now comes out for a modified tariff.’ He will stand h the stiver republieans, demoer populists in the organiza- tion of nate. He has been a candi- dat nator r times, and in 1sv3 held a deadlock against Senator Allen for the entire session. He was born in Missourl, and enlisted in the Union army at the age of fifteen. After the war he located in Mobile, Ala. ‘There he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a delegate to the national convention in 1 and afterward prest- dential electot ard a candidate of his party for Attorney General. President Grant ap- pointed him United States marshal for Alabama. At the convention In 188) he was a dele- eate-at-large from Alabama and chairman his delegation. President Arthur ap- pointed him to a federal judgeship in Wash- ington territory in 1884. — The President Retur: The President and Secretary Lamont re turned to this city at 7:40 o'clock this merning from a brief visit to New York, where the President made an address on the occasion of the semi-centenntal celebra- tion cf the New York Medical Association at Carnegie Hall last evening! Following the exercises at Carnegie Hall, the President held a brief reception at the Academy of Medicine. It was 10:40 o'clock when he arrived at the academy In a car- riage, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Bry- ant and Secretary Lamont. The President had been preceded by many members of the academy and their wives. After a few minutes of handshaking the President, ac- companied by Col. Lamont and the recep- tien committee, proceeded to the Debrosses street ferry, crossing which they took the midnight train for Washington. —— — Appointed Administrator. Judge Hagner today appointed Joseph E. Willard administrator of the estate of his father, the late Joseph C. Willard, his bond being fixed in the nominal sum of $50, there being no debts or obligations of the dece- dent remaining unpaid. In an amended petition, Willard, the sole heir, placed the value of his ‘father’s personal estate at about $500,000. The personalty, he stated, con- sists of eccurti ities and cash here and in New York city. The value of the real estate was not given. filed today, Mr. Secretary Herbert's Letter to Oaptain Waller of the Marine Corps, Tke Offense Was a Criticism of the Navy Department Before a Court of Inqeiry. Secretary Herbert has administered a scathing rebuke to Capi. L. W. T. Waller of the Marine Corps for his criticism of the action of the Navy Department made in an argument before the court of inquiry, or- dered to investigate charges preferred against Lieutenant Commander C. O. Alli- bone and Lieut. E. A. Anderson of the Co- lumbia, of which court Captain Waller was the judge advocate. In his address Cap- tain Waller used the following language: Capt. Waller's Criticism. “I would rather have selected anything than that one incident, because we have to believe the evidence that Is given here un- der oath by the officers who were im- mediately concerned with that case, and we see a reprimand administered—I say this with respect to the department, I don’t criticise it, and I say it with all due respect to my superiors—to an officer of high rank in the service, and he is not only repri- manded, but that reprimand is published broadcast through the land without any investigation whatever. You cannot call that an investigation. That again is one of the most repugnant things to our Con- stitution that, I suppose, could possibly be done. It is a thing that we could ex- pect in an atsolite monarchy, and as I have had occasion to refer to Charles Stu- art once before, he lost his head for just that sort of thing; that was one of the causes, of course. There was no investiga- tion into this thing at all.” It appears that the reprimand referred to by Capt. Waller was issued by the acting secretary of the navy, end the officer was called upon for an explanaticn, which evi- dently was not satisfactory to the depart- ment, as shown by a leiter written to him on the subject by Secretary Herbert. Secretary Herbert's Reprimand. “They (the words used by Capt. Waller) would be meaningless,” said Secretary Her- bert, “unless applied to some one in an- thority who had used his power in a tyran- nical manner. It is clear that the person, and the only person to whom those words were referable, was the acting head of the Navy Department, who issued the repri- mand which you were denouncing. “That an officer of your age and standing should allow himself to use language so directly tending to sedition as this, is a matter much to be deplored. * * * “It would not be improper for you, acting as Judge advocate of the court, when a ruling of the department was cited whi in your opinion, had proceeded without ¢ ficient investigation, to allude in a ful manner to the fact ceived, the case was not or as thoronghly investigated as it might have been. A_ respectful criticism of a precedent, made by the actioa of the de- partment, intended to lessen its weight by calling attention to facts and cireum- stances which, in the opinion of th» officer ertticlsing, had escaped tne atten of the department, would always be allowable. No head of a department can claim to he infallible; but for an officer of the naval service to use the violent language above set forth, and to denounce the Navy De- partment by comparing its conduct with that of Charles Stuart, which had caused him to lose his head, and, evidently, in your opinion, justly, cannot for a mo- ment be tolerated. Your conduct on this occasion meets with the severest con- demnation. “The court was remiss in not calling you to order for this violent and unseemly outburst, the meaning of which could not be misunderstood. You will not be per- mitted, for twelve months from this date, to appear as judge advocate, recorder or counsel before any naval court or board, and it is hoped that reflection will bring you to a realizing sense of your indiscre- tion.” —— THE GRIDIRON DINNER TONIGHT. It Will Be a Brilliant Affair—Array of Distinguished Guests. Memorable as have been the dinners of the Gridiron Club, the twelfth annual din- rer, which takes place tonight, will prob- ably surpass all the previous efforts of this famous organization, both in the prom- inence and widely distributed character of its guests and the elaborate nature of the decorations and electrical and other scenic effects. The list of guests who have ac- cepted includes the Vice President of the United States, Senators Hill, Gorman, Mc- and others, Speaker Reed, Chauncey ¢ (who never misses a Gridiron din- ner if he can get an invitation), ex-sena- ters, representatives of the clergy and of the leading railroads in the country, the crairman of the late democratic national committee, Senator Jones of Arkansas; also the former chairman of the republican rational committee, Senator Carter; As- sistant Secretary McAdoo, Controller Eck- els, ex-Minister John Russell Young, Harry Furniss, the caricaturist of “Punch;" Logan Carl'sle, Dr. Talmage and other guests that will make the num- ber seated around the beautifully decorated tables nearly 150. In every respect the ar- rengements indicate probably the most suc- cessful gathering that the Gridiron Club has ever had. ———-—~___. HENRY WINTER DAVIS. Representative McCormick’s Experi- ence With the Maryland Statesman. Referring to the reprint by the Senate of @ report made in the House in 1864 by Henry Winter Davis of Maryland, Repre- sentative McCormick of New York said: “My acquaintance with Henry Winter Davis began in a singular way. In 1852 a mass meeting of the friends of Scott and Gra- ham, the whig candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, was held at Niagara Falls, the nearest Ameri- can village to Lundy’s Lane, the battlefield where Scott had distinguished himself in 1814. As a young man, ardent in the politi- cal faith held by my father, who tdolized Henry Clay, I determined to attend the meeting and to visit Lundy’s Lane. Arriv- ing at Niagara early in the day, I secured a room at the International Hotel, then cpened, although hardly completed. Going to the open-air meeting, which was a great gathering of pecple from Buffalo and, in- ceed, from all parts ot the state, I was much impressed with an eloquent and tell- ing speech from a polisked orator, whose meme was not heard by the crowd, and whom no one seemed to know. “Late in the evening, at the hotel, the crator, whom I at once recognized, was telling a clerk that, while he had come all the way from Maryland by invitation, no room had been engaged for him and he could not find a place to sleep. I told him that I had a « Marine Band and Haley’s Band for the Concert. AID FOR. THE SUFFERING POOR Work of the Police and the Charitable Organizations. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED Arrangements are rapidly being pushed for the big charity concert, which is to be held at the National Theater next Friday afternoon, under the direction of Mrs. Tom C. Noyes. The entire proceeds will be de- voted to the relief of suffering among the unemployed and needy, for according to the present outlook there will be practically no expenses. A number of talented people have already volunteered their services, and an unusually attractive program is being arranged. The theater has been given free of charge, Haley's Band has volunteered its services, Rroop & Sons will furnish a magnificent concert piano and Judd & Detweiler have offered to print the tckets. A committee, consisting of a rep- resentative from each of the local papers, together with Chief Clerk Richard Syl- vester of the police department, has been appointed to assist in the work of prepara- ton. The following letter was received today from Col. Charles Heywood, commandant of the Marine Corps: . “Learning from The Star of yesterday that Mrs. Noyes is making arrangements for a charity concert to raise money for the poor of the District, i beg leave to tender to any committee that may be ap- pointed for the purpose, the servic2s of the band of the United Sta:es Marine Corps, the members of which at this time will be glad, as they have always been in the past, to render any assistance that may be de- sired.” . The Relief Fund. The Star continues to receive, for the central relief committee, humbers of con- tributions in money, and the list given be- low will show that the people are being aroused to the needs of the poor, and re- sponding gallantly to the requirements of the situation. The dollar fund is growing, and it is evident that it will prove a very serviceable method of awakening interest among those who cannot afford to give heavily, but who nevertheless wish to add their mites to the fund. Need for further efforts in this line continues, and the suc- cess of the appeals thus far mace, It is hoped, will encourage others to give as their purses will permit. Contributions have been made, through The Star, to the “dollar fund” as follows: Dollar Fund. M. F.E., A. B. B., L. H., E. R., M. J. R., G. P. W.. Cash, A. C., McD., Cash, A. F. F., Cash, S. J. Dewey, Thos. W. Glimer, L. W. S., Dorothy Dashiell, Mrs. C. B. B., Mrs. S. J. H., Lawrence, Richard T., Lilian R. Har- Mrs. Green, Rev. Geo. O. Little, D.D., Chas. L. Bliss, Cash, G. N. W. Nath’l Freeman, E. R. M., M. J. P., and Alma Prince, A. Parker, A. . G. Dudley and Donald, Miss F, H. Ingersoll Cash, H. G., J. F. N., Cash, A. S., J. Miss L. O. Friebus, D. A. V n, A Friend, A Lady, W. A. Kinnon, A. B., C. D., Cash, C. C. North, Z., Luckett, B. P. Watrous, Mrs. Wm. Windom, Miss Win- com, Miss Hatch, W. E. Collier, Rev. Dr. T. S. Childs. Total up to date for the “Dollar fund,” $142. Central Relief Fund. Heretofore acknowledged.. Dollar fund acknowledged today 68.00 K. E. Cropper. 300 Cas 5 00 Mrs. ¢ 10 00 7 2 4 2 5 4 2 2 J. E. D. 10 “A Friend” L. G. H. K. Fulton. Admiral Hughes, U. Mrs. A., H street Miss M., H street F.C. H.. Rosenberg & Co. errs epmitet wat ast eens SSSSSSASSSESSESSSESSSS 00 10 00 200 3 00 300 3 7 00 Male Employes, St. Elizabeth's...... 4 Penny subscription, Brightwood School, W. E. Nalley, principal 3B a 5 From office of chief clerk, Depart- ment of Agriculture. + 1525 Special agents’ division, Treasury Department ............ 400 Office judge advocate general, N: Department ee 900 Office supervising inspector ge of steam vessels. = WT ion of botany, Department of loulture .......0--0sse-sssesneeees . 650 Division of chemistry, Department “8 of Agriculture.......... we 7 00 ‘Washington aqueduct sees = 950 Signal office, War Department...... 800 Office of controller of the currency, Treasury Department. 35 00 Department of labor 88 80 General land office... ass 3750 Census division, Department of the Interior .. = 8 40 Revenue cu partment .. - 800 Division of stationery, printing and blanks, Secretary's office, = 2 ury Department.........00c006 see 1075 Grand total........ $2,029 87 The Police at Work. The outlook for the poor was no brighter this morring than it was the day after the heavy snowfall, so the police Neutenants reported at headquarters this morning. Maj. Moore said this morning that it was gratifying to see so many people interested in the cherity work. At the morning meeting of the lieutenants the charity affairs were fully discussed,and, as slready stated, the situation seemed serio “There is more suffering in this clty at present than there has been at any ‘time years,” said one of the licuten- ant: nd unless the weather grows mild- er and work opens up, the suffering will continue for some to come.” cinect reported that a number of cases of persons actually, starving had been re- ported and relief had been given. | Mr. 0. G. Staples’ Generosity. Mr. O. G. Staples, proprietor of the Riggs. House and the National Hotel, has an- Police and the management_of the Central Union Mission to those who are in eed of food, and will be served at the 6th street entrance of the National Hotel at 11 o'clock seach day beginning Monday. The police will be given 400 of the tickets to distribute each day and the Central Union Mission 100. i Yesterday members of the bicycle squad Were used in the work of making charity investigations, and this rew departure re- sulted in quickening the work In some ex- tremely sad cases. -Policeman Dodge, who Was sent out in the afternoon, found two cases which were unusuasly distressing. In one of them a woman and her two children were sick in bed, and Were without food /and-had but little fuel Bo urgent was the case that the policeman ¢id a lively piece of scorching in his effort to see that the sufferers were promptly relieved. Chief Clerk Sylvester received more than the usual number of-appeals this morning. . Donations to Police. Today's donations recdived py the police were headed by a $100 gift from Mr. A. Lisner of the Palais Heyal, who followed the example of the Rey Dr. Talmage yes- terday. Mrs. J. E. Willérd contributed $50, and a similar amount was given by Gen. Alfred Pleasanton. The’police of the third precinct collected $2.60, Other donations acknowledged by the @ are as follows: : $20.00 20.00 A Convention for the Definition of the Line Signed. ee 70 LOCATE A MERIDIAN OF LONGITUDE This Will Remove a Long-Existing Cause of Friction. . FURTHER ACTION EXPECTED Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am- bassador, and Secretary Olney, as the duly accredited representatives of Great Britain and the United States, signed the conyen- tion for the definition of the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia, in the Secretary's office at the State Depari- ment, at 11 o'clock this morning. The formal name of the convention is “A convention between the United States and Great Britain for the demarkation of so much of the 41st meridian, west longi- tude, as may be uocessary for the deter- mination of the boundary between their Tespective possessions in North America.” Its purpose js to settle beyond doubt the exact location of the meridian, and thus prevent the clashing hetween the miners who have been atiracted in lerge numbers to the vicinity of the boundary and the local officials of the two countries. ‘The meridian named, the 14st west longi- tude, was not selected as the boundary line by Secretary Ob and Sir Julian Pauncefote, but was laid down as the line of division in the treaty of cession by which Alaska was passed by Russia to the United States. The difficulty has been to tell just where the meridian actually runs, by no means an easy task in such a rough, rugged and snowbound country as central Alaska. Even in more hospitable climes the task of defining physically such an abstract line as a meridian is beset with difficulties, so that it was a matter of no surprise that in the present case the claims of the two ceuntries should clash often. Particularly Supreme Council, 33d Deg., Masons. Ches. G. Thorn.. Ton of coal and groceries Clark. Friend of the E. Breuningeo, Ehrmantraut, loaves of vread; E. H. Droop, clothing; Mrs. 8, H. Scheuck, pro- visions; C. H., 25 loaves of bread; cash, 60 cents; Mr. Jacobson, $3 Mr. Gheen, vege- tables; the Needlework Guild, 92 garments; Lieut. Ray, clothing; R, 1., $10; Emma E. Hunter, clothing and 5 cents; Mr. Fletch- er, $; Mrs. J. M. Wfison, clothing; anony- mous, clothing; a friend, 1 ton of coal; Mrs. Holmes, $1; A. S., 25 loaves of bread; enonymous, 50 loaves of bread and bis- cuits; a friend, clothing;| Mrs. Johnson, clothing; C. L. Woods, 10 loaves of bread: J. Odenwald, rubber shaés; J. W. Hech- inger, clothing; Mrs. Crawford, bedding; Le Droit Park, clothing; Mrs. Audrenreid, 50 loaves ‘of bread; S. H. Murray, bread: Henry Eagan, groceries; Capt. Smith, 122 hats and clothing; patent office employes, groceries; Mrs. F. Greenapple, meat; C., 25 loaves of bread; Mrs. Gen. Ruggles, clothing; Schneider's Bakery, 50 loaves of bread and barrel of biscults: J. S. Craw- ford, bedding and clothing; Elizabeth Hoff- man, vegetables; Mrs. M. F. Halderman, are such collisions to be areaded when the territory includes exte ive and valuable gold depesits, and it happens that as laid down on the charts, the mouth of Forty Mile creek, that Mecca of the gold hunters, debouches into the great Yukon river, just near enough to the meritian to cause each side, American and British, to set up the claim that it lies in their territory. As at present marked, the northern limit ¢f the meridian which forms the boundary is at Demarkation Point, about 300 miles west of | Mackenzie ba ad the southern extremi- ty close to. Mt. Elias. It is sald at the tate Department that clothing; Julius W. Tolson, food; H. 8.| there is no reasonable chance fer friction Moliner, elothing; | Maggie Vanzant, 25] or a radical difference’ among the scien- leaves of bread; Mrs. C, Leecke, cloth-| tists who are to undertake the work of ing; Anonymous, clothing; C. H., 25 loaves | laying down the meridian, as this Is main- of bread; Lady, $2. arkl clothing: Anony- | ly an astronomical calculation. At set dis- mous, _clothin, fr. Raeburn, clothing: | tances points will be established by astro- Mrs. Hopkins, ton of coal.and groceries: C. C. W., $50; District’ clerk, $2; A. Loeffler, js of sausage; Post Office Depart- general land-offige, $44,438; J. L. oes No Money, 7° ¥ Chief Clerk Sytvester safd this afternoon that the money contributed to the police for the poor had ali been expended, and the calls for assistance ar¢ as numerous as ever. The demands on all the precincts have been heavy today, anil the Neutenants have expended about $250, in additem to food, fuel and colthing. ; Additional contri- butions are needed in order to continue the work Monday. Dr. Rogers to Lecture. Dr. A. G. Rogers has donated his fllus- trated recital of the “Hoosier Sciioolmas- ter,” an abridgment of Edward Eggle- ston’s popular story of western life, to the poor, and will give it at the Church of Our Father, corner 13th and L streets, Tuesday evening next. Yesterday Miss L. S. Weightman’s sub- scription of one dollar war incorrectly credited to Miss Emma F. Shelton, Mr. A. F. Fox's contribution was acknowledged as $2 instead of $10. Among the contributions recetved by The Star today was a cigar hex full of money. It represented a collection taken among the employes of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The amount was $17. The Associated Charities. This being Saturday there is a larger crowd of applicants at the Associated Charities office than ordinarily in order to provide for Sunday. The demand for fuel keeps up, and the distribution of food sup- plies is, if any, very little less than it was yesterday or the day befgre. The Schnei- der’s bakery employes sent in another large donation of bread today, and several nomical observations, and these will be connected by lnes run by surveyors in the usual manner. Monuments will ihen be erected and the boundary will be definitely fixed. The work of the commission will be final, for ng-appeal will lie from their de- cision. : Does Not Settle the Whole Question. >. The convention just signed does not, how- ever, settle the whole Alaskan boundary question, which has been pending for many years between the United States and Great Britain. It does not provide for the set- Uement of that part relating to the north- ern boundary, about half of the actual line between Alaska and the British posses- sions, and, fortunately, the portion which demanded instant treatment to remove the possibility of dangerous friction. The southern portion of the line, however, re- mains to be fixed, for it was not only very insufficiently described in the Russian treaty of cession as a line running along the tops of a mountain range skirting the coast from the southern edge of Alaska to a point where it connected with the 141 meridian, but investigation is said to have developed the fact that there is actually no such mountain range, which thus appears to have been but a figmerit in the brain of the early Russian geographer, For several years efforts have been made to secure a settlement of this portion of the boundary. Finally, Superintendent Duf- field of our coast survey and Mr. King, one of the British crown surveyors, under a special treaty made a careful survey of the territory in the vicinity of the supposed boundary with a view to the sathering of information upon which couid be based negotiations for the drawing of a new boundary line, for it had become apparent that the Russian defisition was worthless and that the subject must be treated de novo. The reports of these surveyors are expected to be made very soon, and then negotiations will be prompily set on foot $5. \ for the creation of a commixsion to locate hundred loaves came from Mrs. ueiter. | the southern section of the boundary line. There was left at the central cffice for the | 79 get. this important subject. removed relief committee’s fund the following con- i from the field of contention Is the earnest desire of Sir Julian Pauncefote, for with that out of the way he will rest satistied with the knowledge that he has Leen in- strumental in settling all of the issues of importance that have threatened to dis- turb the relations of the iwo great English- tributions: Grace Denia. Litchfield, $30; Helen L. Henry, $10; Mré. Thomas Nelson Page, $100. Serious complaint of duplication is made from the Capitol Hill division, where in numerous instances today the police have duplicated relief applications within an SMe Ge VA ee assistance mad been epeeing nations during his ambassudor- given by the Associated Charities agent. 3 a & The following subscriptions for the Asso- | 2B treaty will be sent to tire Senate ciated Charities have been received by The | Monday. Star: Heretofore acknowledged. + $97.00 10.00 Mrs. Robert Anderson POPULISTS DISAGREE. Not All in Line on the Expediency of Pu @ Silver to the Front. LINCOLN, Neb., January 30.—Joseph A. Edgerton, secretary of the national com- mittee of the peonle’s independent party, has issued an address in reply to the one recently made public by Nauonal Com- mitteeman G. F. Washburn of Massachu- setts. Mr. Washburn recommends that the populists drop the fight for silver and take up the government issue of Paper money and government owner: Edgerton says no chan; needed, as these questions are identical in the populists’ general plan; that the silver issue must not be abandoned; McKinley's election was not the deliberate verdict of the American people; that the reform sent!- ment of the country is turning to the popu- ist program in it; entirety, and that the fight must be made ever, and the next time it will win, —_~—_—_ AFTER FORTY-FOUR YEARS. Craighil Clones : Career in the Army. “Gen. William P. Craighill, chief of engi- neers, closed “his active eareer in the army today. He will-be piaged on the retired list Monday on his~own' application un- der the statute authorizin, an officer of the army to take such action after forty years’ service. Gen. has already seen 44 years’. service, would not be subject to compulsory rétirement on ac- count of-agé until July f next. It is ex- pected that his successor will be appointed next week, and the genefal impression in army circles is that Col. Jgin M. Wilson, in charge of publie buildings $nd grounds, will receive the appointment, Gen. Craighill went ®, his home in Charlestown, W. Va., last@pening, and left the following autograph fetter addressed “to all the clerks and employes in the office of the chief of eers:’" “It had been-.my, intent to say good- bye in person io each oné of you, but cir- cumstances beyond my control prevent. So I must do it in this way. “T desire to thank-you for the respect and courtesy uniformly shown me during the short time I have been chief of engi- neers, and for the efficient and willing service you have rendered. These things have been a great help in the of very exactly duties, 1 thai most heartily. |, “with Dee waahe: for every one, ee very respect! an 7, Our os P,. CRAIGHILL,” His Active 2 in policy is > Buried at Arlington. Col. Thomas A. McParlin, retired, who died at Annapolis, Md., Thursday, was buried in Arlington cemetery this after- noon with simple military honors. . His re- mains arrived here at 2:15 o'clock this af- ternoon, and were escorted from the Aque- duct bridge to the grave by a troop of cavalry from Fort Myer. ——_———_-e+—____ The Crusade on Foot Ball, BISMARCK, N. D., January 30.—A bill has been introduced in the legislative as- sembly declaring it a misdemeanor for any every one Death of Gen. Jno. E. Smith. The adjutant general is informed of the TWO CENTS. | it only in The Star. ALASKA'S BOUNDARY | IVEN A CHANCE Judge Miller Lectures Annie Neuhaus and Sets Her Free. Queer Case Tried in the Police Court —The Charge Against the Girl. Judge Miller, in the Police Court this af- ternoon, disposed of the case of larceny that has been pending for the past three weeks against Annie Neuhaus, a young, attractive and educated German girl. It will be remembered that the girl was left in charge of the residence of Mr. St. Clair Fechner, on D street, during the recent ab- sence of Mr. Fechner and his wife from the city. It was discovered that the girl had removed a large amount of jewelry and other effects from the house and pawned them. The arrest followed. At the time of her first appearance in court much sym- pathy was aroused in favor of Miss Neu- haus by her declaration that it was neces- sary for her to pawn the goods to prevent her from starving. Saturday last Mrs. Fechner was in court and threw a decided- ly different light on the situation. Several German residents of the city interested themselves in the welfare of the girl, and the case was continued until today, in order to afford them an cpportunity to compromise the case, if possible. Mr. Fechner this afternoon took the stand and recounted his losses. Since Sat- urday last, he said, about $200 worth of goods had been returned to him, in addi- tion to those for which Miss Neahaus de- livered over pawn tickets. “Miss Neuhaus is one of the smoothest confidence women that ever operated in this city,” stated Mr. Fechner. “She was audacious enough to tell me that she had visitcd Mrs. President Cleveland and ex- pected to receive the position of tutor to the Cleveland children.” Mr. Fechner then went on to describe the condition of his house as he found it upon his return from Pennsylvania. “The fur- niture was broken, showing signs of mad revelry,” he said, “and there was sufficient proof to convince me that men had been visiting the house.” “Mr. Fechner, you know that is not cor- rec interrupted Attorney Alexander Wolf, counsel for the defendant. , it is,” retorted Mr. Fechner. “Their names were written in books and on cards.” The defendant was examined at length by Judge Miller as to her disposition of Fechner’s property. yho is the man who visited yow at that house asked Judge Miller curiously. “It was a gentleman,” replied the girl, “for whom I was working a pair of slip- pers.” “Ah, ha,” commented the court, how about that man who went to see after you were arrested?” “Oh, he was an insurance agent,” re- ned the girl, demurely. “I had no gen- Uemen eequaintances who visited the jouse.”” Judge Miller made some remarks as to a number of female friends of Miss Neuhaus Who have interested themselves in the al “If this sympathy is gathered around h . said his honor, “for the purpose of making her a heroine, it is the most mistaken sym- pathy in the world. Sympathy for her downfall is the sympathy she needs. I must either send her to jail or hold her ‘for further hearing.” At the mention of “jail” Miss Neuhaus leaned her head on the shoulder of @ lady yess beside her and sobbed unrestrained- y. After further comment Judge Miller si “I understand that she is to be placed with very estimable people, who will watch her constanuy, and if reformation can be accomplished 1 certainly shall not imprison her. I donot wart to institute any philan- thropy here, however, at the public ex- pense, If I thought that she had the missing goods in her possession I would make her pay for them.” 4 the young woman a lecture, and closed by saying: “I shall not dismiss the case, but will continue it indefinitely and accept your personal bonds for yuvr appearance, if such should ever be necessary.” Afier the decision of the court the friends embraced Miss Neuhaus and kissed her in turn. One of them, a handsome woman in a sealskin coat, practically carried the young woman from the room in her «n- thusiasm. nd you —— A MONETARY CONFERENCE. he Bill Providing for It Passed by the Senate. By the decisive vote of 46 to 4 the Senate yesterday passed the bill for the appoint- ment of commissioners to an international monetary conference. The closing of the debate brought out several notable speeches, including those of Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, Mr. Vilas of Wisconsin, Mr. Jones of Arkansas and Mr. Gorman of Maryland, Mr. Allison of lowa and Mr. Carter of Montana. It disclosed that litle opposition existed against the WH, the only division being as to the ex- pediency of seeking b!metallism through in- ternational agreement. ———_—__- e+ ___ Trensury Department Changes. The following changes have been made in the classified service in the Treasury Department: = Appoiatments: Secretary's office—J. P. Wightman, Maryland, $1,200 per annum: Geo. C. Tanner, Virginia, $720 per annum. Office of the auditor for the State and other departments—B. W. Andrews, South Carolina, $9) per annum, Office of internal revenue—C. A. Day, Pennsylvanta, $1,600 per annum; D. G. Cheesman, Ohio, $1,200 per annum. Office of light house board—Miss C. M. Lash, Ohio, $900 per annum. Promotions: Office of auditor for the War Department—Miss M. E. Beck, Pean- sylvania, from $660 to $1,000. Office of auditor for the Interior Depart- ment—Miss I. E. Crawford, Indiana, from #900 to $1,000; Geo. McLaurin, Florida, from $840 to $909. ‘ Office of auditor for State and other de- partments—J. L. Chase, Minnesota, from $1,200 to $1,400; Mrs. M. L. Ross, Kentucky, from $1,000 to $1,200. Office of auditor for the Post Office De- partment—M.E. Ruddy, Pennsylyania, from $840 to $900; P. B. Kemp, Tennessee, from $720 to $840. Life saving service—Victor Mindeieff, Maryland, from $1,200 to $1,300. ‘Treasurer's office—J. R. Croggon, District of Columbia, from $720 to $840; A. G. King, District of Columbia, from $720 to $840; John Hugnson, Virginia, from 9680 to £720. ———-e-+______ Commissioner Ross’ Term. Commissioner Ross’ term as District Commissioner expires Sunday. It is generally believed that he will be Te- appointed, and the clerks in the District building are anxiously awaiting the Presi- dent’s action. It has been suggested that owing to the fact that his administration would so shortly close, and the further fact that there were his band for many yeai it in every wa ing his concert programs will make the one’ Friday night of especial interest, and h some time in April. ARTISTIC BEAUTY = ———__+—_ The Design of the Inaugural Ball In- vitations Has Been Executed, DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUVENIRS —_—_.—___ The Official Program Will Be Ready Washington's Birthday. a See =e GENERAL INAUGURAL NEWS ———_ The first copy of the souvenir that will accompany the Invitation to the Inaugura! ball was received this morning from Ch": man George Gibson of the committee on in vitations and tickets by Chairman © J. Bell, and was the object of admiration and complimen: on the part of callers at as Inaugural headquarters today. The front page of the cover contains a clear striking engraving of the pension | as it will look on the night of the ball to observers outside. The windows show th brilliant illumination within and a stiver moon sails in the heavens over it. At the lower left-hand corner of the cover is an engraved view of the interior of the pen sion office court while the jyall is in prog- ress, showing the columns that support the massive roof and the crowds on the floor In the lower right-hand corner, in gold et- ters, are the words, “Inaugural ball March 4, 1897 ign was submitted and execuiet y, Banks & Biddle of Philadelpi:ia The back of the cover contains a striking effect, a dazzling American flag emerging to view from the midst of a cloudburst inside pages of the souvenir were designed and executed at the bureau of engray and printing. The first page is de: portraits which are particularly stron characte! 1 McKinley and V. Pre: The portraits .are arran don either s of an erect figure of Liberty, holding in her right hand the national standard, whose staff rests upon the ground. Her left arm is raised with a graceful gesture of atten- tion. The face is particularly beautiful and strong, and the pose of the figure is exquisite. On the lower part of the are engrav he White House an the United States Capitol building. The second page is devoted to a bea fully executed engraving of a large tablet, printed in terra cotta tints, which conta the names of the officers and members of the inaugural executive committee. On the right-hand lower corner of the page is beautiful woman representing the allegory of music, and on the left-hand side is a vase, from which spring a palm and lau- rel_ boughs. The last page is particularly appropriate its design for the occasion it will com morate. In the center is a coat of arms of the United States, flanked on either side by the coats of arms of Ohio and New J sey. Altogether, the production is by fa the most artistic and striking souvenir of an inauguration ball yet designed. The scuvenir has been copyrighted, and copies are being rapidly made by the Phi! adelphia firm and the bureau of engraving and printing. The Official Program. Chairman Bell has also received a dummy 02 the official program, which will be ready for issuance February 22. The cover of this work is exceedingly artistic, the center- piece of the front being a well-executed figure of the Goddess of Liberty, draped in the American flag. An American eagle with outstretched wings is poised at the top of the cover, holding in its beak a scroll containing the inseription, “Progrs Taugural Ceremonies, Washington, D.C March 4,. 1897." The froni of the cove also contains pictures of the Washington monument and the White House. The back of the cover is devoted to a centerpiect that represents the United States shield The book will contain eighty pages, and will be filled with sketches of former in avgurations and considerable fresh | tcrical data, tcgether with the official pre gram of the ceremonies. The engravings will be half-tone illustrations. Chief Marshal Grenville M. Dodge of the first division, which will be composed of ihe military organizations of the inaugural parade, has appointed Gen. Andrew J. Hickenlooper chief of staff, and Maj. John P, r, inspector general of the army, nt general. Mr. Victor Herbert Here. Mr. Victor Herbert, the leader of the band formerly controlled by the late P. S. Gilmore, to whom has heen awarded thc contract for furnishing the band music at the inauguration ball, and at the concerts that will follow on Friday and Satur . arrived in Washington last evening. He was accompanied by his manager, Mr. John Mahnken, and both were met at the Shorekam by Dr. Frank T. Howe, vice c rman of the music committee, and Messrs. Dudiey and Droop of that com- mittee, and the details of the ball and « cert music were discussed, Mr. Herbert said he proposed to furnish the best band music that had ever been heard at an inauguration ball. a that the programs for the concerts would be up to the high standard that had been set by . “The men com- posing my band,” said Mr. Herbert, re among the best players in the countr a receive the highest salaries. In fact, I think I have a better force now than did Mr. Gilmore, for I have aimed to improve Mr. Herbert in arrarg- Sa adju e will arrange for a rehearsal with the chorus fer the vocal numbers to be given Saturday night. New York on the miduight train. Mr. Herbert returned to Will Be Seea on New York Tracks. SAN FRANCISCO, January 30.—Col. Dan Burns and Clarence Waterhouse will be strongly represented on the big tracks in New York state the coming season. They will ship twenty horses to Morris Park Both will visit Ken- tucky before the regular season opens and purchase fifteen or twenty-five yearlings by the most noted stres in that state. Sey- eral of the biggest breeders in the state a! anxious to give the California firm the pi of the yearlings, as they recognize the fact that Burns and Waterhouse will have one of the biggest racing stables ever gathered together in America. In addition to the yearlings to be purchased for 1898, Burns and Waterhouse will have fifteen horses of their own breeding. It is the firm is $50,000 ahead of the game in purses and betting since the season opened in California in the latter part of October. estimated that ‘The Invalid Senators. Senator George passed a fairly comfort-