Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, es Pennsylvania i Cor. 1ith Bt, by ing Star Company, 8. H. Kaus ANN, Pres't. Hew York Office, 49 Potter Building. The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at-10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. counter 2 cents each. 'y mail—anywhere in United States or Cansda—postage prepaid—60 cents r mont! aaterday Quint: Sheet, Star, $1 per year, with Pate at Washington, D. 6. lass 7 All mail eudscriptions must be paid tn advance. Retes of advertising made known on application. jes at the 4 ° ay w ~] pany = WASHINGTON, D. ©. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. A RACE WITH DEATH Eagerness of a Father to See His Son Alive. SPECIAL TRAIN RUN AT TOP SPEED Remarkable Feat in Railroading Accomplished in Vain. ee EFFORTS WERE USELESS DENVER, Col., February 16.—The special train from Chicago over the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy and the Burlington and Missouri railroads, chartered by Henry J. Mayham, a Denver mining investment broker, reached this city at 3:52 a.m. today, havi 026 miles in eighteen hours and fifty-two minutes. ‘This journey goes into history as the greatest railroad feat ever accomplished. The best previous railroad’ long-distance record was nineteen hours and fifty-seven minutes for 964 miles, over the New York Central and Lake Shore railroads, from New York to Chicago. Mr. Mayham, who left New York Sunday on the Pennsylvania limited, chartered a special train at Chicago in order to reach the bedside of his dying son, Wm. B. May- ham, as quickly as possible. The Burling- ton officials agreed to take him to Denver in twenty-‘our hours. It was at first thought the trip might be made in twenty- tne hou Every resource of the Bur- lington system was brought into play and Byer two hours clipped off from the best running time was thought to be pos- sible. On straight stretches of track the train covered more than sixty miles an hour. The mountain climb from Akron, ‘ol, to Denver, 118 miles, was fhade in 124 minutes, the train running an even mile a minute much of the distance. At Lincoln, Neb., Traveling Engincer Dixon of the Burlington entered the cab of the engine and remained with each en- zineer as he came on until the train reaca- ed Denver. No special train bearing high officials of the nation ever attracted more careful at- tention from the officers of the railway. ‘Telegrams from all parts of the United States inquired concerning the progress of the train and the possibility of Mr. May- ham reaching the side of his son in time at least to grasp his hand before he was beckoned across the dark river. At the Burlington passenger office in this city the representatives were kept busy answering questions from friends and well-wishers of the family. But, in spite of the Burling- ton’s splendid record, Mr. Mayham arrived Denver too late to see his son alive. The mg man died shortly after midnight. Mir. Mayham was constantly sending his sen telegrams as he neared Denver. Be- 2 reaching Colorado he sent three mes- sages in succession, each of which was to the effect that when Will got well they would go to California to hasten the son's recovery. As he neared this city the mes- sages became more frequent, and at the moment when the son was lying dead the father, half-crazed with fear, was still sending messages. Mrs. Mayham, mother of Will, and her daughter were in New Orleans when ap- prised of his illness, and they also hurried homeward. Will Mayham was twenty-one years of ase, and was married but a few months ago. Friday morning he appeared in the best of health, but later in the day he be- came ill, and appendicitis in the most vio- lent form quickly developed. The deceased was one of the most promising young busi- ness men in Denver. —__ RETAINED THE RECORDS. Invaders of Fulton, Ill, Were V: auished by the Fire Department. FULTON, IL, February 16—A sensa- tional encounter resulted today from a de- cision by the appellate court in the in- junction case as to the removal of the office of the head clerk of the Modern Wood- men of America from tuais place to Rock Island, IL, the court deciding adversely to Fulton. Before daylight today a mob of over sixty Rock Islanders, with Mayor Knox, W. J. Egan, John Rinck and others, arrived on a special train and went direct to the Woodmen office, seized the records and g#tarted to board the train for Rock Islan. Citizens discovered it and remonstrated without avail. The visitors also disre- garded the police. Then the fire depart- megt turned out, closed the rear entrance to the building with a stream of water and locked the front entrance, trapping the Rock Islanders. The latter chopped the door down, but firemen drove them back. They were prisoners for two hours, and were finally forced to restore the records to the building. Meanwhile an injunction had Leen secured and the train was held. The unwelcome visitors were at length allowed to depart crestfalien. The board of directors of the Woodmen are In session here, and it is alleged, with the head clerk, are implicated in the affair. Several hand-to-hand encounters occurred. Fulton will appeal tht case to the su- preme court and will fight to the end. The entire town and vicinity is in a state of excitement. A receivership may be asked for the whole order. The Rock Islanders’ train consisted of two coaches and four freight cars. Those board were equipped with baskets, and many of the men were armed. PEP SEES TWO BOYS EXECUTED They “Held nd Mardered a Man enr Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 16--At Clay- ton, a suburb of this city, and the county seat of St. Louis county, Peter, better known as “Cotton Head” Schmidt, and Sam Foster, colored, were hanged today. Peter Schmidt, who is only sixteen years old, was swung off first. He died at 7:05 a.m. with a sullen look on his face and without any sign of repentance. Sam Foster, the big brutal negro who followed him to death fifteen minutes later, was so weak that he had almost to be carried to the scaffold. His lps quiver- ed and his eyes filled with tears as the black cap was drawn over his head. Both cied almost instantly. The two men, or rather boys, held up ram E. Atwater, a young Chicago art- at Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis on the night of January 23, 1896 Mr. Atwater, who was on his way to pay a visit to his fiancee, resisted and was shot dead within a stone's ihrow of the door of her house. John Schmidt, who has also been convicted of complicity in the murder, bas been sentenced to hang March 18. is a cousin of Peter Schmidt, who w hanged today. ——__ Utah Investigation Dropped. SALT LAKE, Utah, February 16—In the " resolution for in- vestigation of the recent senatorial elec- state senate the Rideo: tion Was put upop its passage, and was lost by a vote of 5 to 11. a Se Chief Justice Bea: TRENTON, >» y HL phia. Justice Beasley has been or less indisposed since his recent attack of grip. He is now suffering from pneumonia. J., February 16—Chief Justice Beasley is again ill and in a very serious condition. Fears are entertained that he will not recover. Dr. J. M. Da- costa has been summoned from Philadel- Some Points of Interest Gathered From a Well- m the Sitwation. informed Source The news from Ohio respecting the prob- able action of Governor Bushnell in the matter of the coming Sherman vacancy in the Senate continues of a conflicting na- ture. Visitors from the buckeye state are reluctant to be quoted by, name, but in pri- vate conversation give the different points of the situation very freely. In this way a representative of The Star gathered today from a well-informed source the following points of interest: (1) Governor Bushnell has not as yet an- nounced, or authorized anybody else to an- nounce, what he will do. There !s as yet no vacancy. (2) The feeling in Ohio is that the gov- ernor should meet the emergency, and not call the legislature together in extra ses- sion. The party leaders in the state,. in- cluding Mr. Foraker’s principal lieutenants, are against an extra session. (8) Governor Bushnell’s friends complain that he was not consulted, as he should have been, by Mr. McKinley about the Sherman appointment. Mr. McKinley, they contend, knowing as he did how in the matter of the appointment of Mr. Sherman to.the cabinet Governor Bushnell would be placed respecting the vacancy in the Sen- ate, ought to have called the governor in and in the interests of party harmony in the state talked the whole thing over. In- stead of that he selected Mr. Sherman without a word to the governor, and the friends of Mr. Hanna at once demanded his appointment to the Senate. Governor Bushnell does not want to appear as being coerced in the premises. @) Pressure m Ohio for Mr. Hanna is strong; ovtside of Ohio it is exceedingly strong. Shall the governor decide the ques- tion according to its national or its local bearing? If according to the national bear- ing, he will appoint Mr. Hanna; if accord- ing to his own individual feelings and those of many of his friends, he will appoint somebody else. There is no attempted dis- guise of the fact that Mr. Hanna is not the governor's own choice. ) Gov. Bushnell is not blind to what 1s involved in the case. He sees the neces- sity of harmony in the state. If faction- alism arises now it may show Itself in the municipal elections, which take place in April, and if they should go against the licans the effect would almost cer- y be felt in next fall’s state. elections, he governor will he in the field as a cangidate. A mistake on his part, there- fore, at this time might not only inspire his party, but bring his own political carcer to an early and untimely end. (6) There is no sympathy in Ohio with the abuse of Mr. Hanna because he is a rich man. His candidacy for the Senate is not bred upon his wealth, but upon his proven capacity for politics on a national scale. Moreover, it is widely known that Mr. McKinley desires his presence in the Senate, to assist in carrying forward the party policies. @ Lieut. Gov. Jones and Chairman Kurtz are mentioned in connection with the appointment. Mr. Jones, while person- ally an excellent man, is not recognized as a perty leader in the state at all, and therefore not regarded as of the senatoriai size. Mr. Kurtz holds the office of coal oil inspector, which pays from ten to feur- teen thousand dollars a year, and it 1s not thought jikely that he would care to resign that to accept an appointment to the Sen- ate, which would last only about ten months. (8) Democratic leaders in the state are all against the appointment of Mr. Han and cappers for their game are dealing in high-flowr eulogies of Gov. Bushneli’s backbone. They are trying to advance their own interests. They hope to see him turn Mr. Hanna down—an act which they believe would contribute to democratic suc- cess next fall, and then to the election to the Serate of Mr. John R. McLean. —— LIEUT. SEWELL IN CHARGE. Temporarily at the Head of the Public Buildings and Grounds Office. On the recommendation of Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, the President issued an order today placing First Lieut. John 8. Sewell, Corps of Engineers, in temporary charge of the office of superintendent of public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, under the immediate super- vision of the chief of engineers. This action is taken in order to leave the appointment open for the incoming President, and was necessitated by the appointment of Gen. Wilson, the incumbent, to the more exalted office of chief of engineers. Although thé latter will continue in general charge of the affairs of the office of superintendent of public buildings and grounds, until a per- manent appointment shall have been made by President-elect McKinley, its duiles will be performed by Lieut. Sewell, under his Present designation, until that is done. Lieut. Sewell has been Gen. Wilson's as- sistant for many months past, and, under his direction, superintended the rebuilding of Ford's Theater building, and the cnlarge- ment and repair of the government print- ing office buildings. As has becn already stated in The Star, the general impression in army circles is that Capt. H. O. 8S. Hei- stand of the lith Infantry, who has been acting as one of Major McKinley's secre- taries since the election, will succeed Gen. Wilson in all the duties, social and official, pertaining to the office of superintendent of public buildings and grounds. + 2+___- GOING TO PRINCETON. md and the Children to Mrs. Cieveland and her three children will leave here in a few days for their future home in Princeton, and when the family is established there she will re- iurn to this city to await the inauguration of President-elect McKinley and accom- pany Mr. Cleveland to their New Jersey home. Many of the household and personal effects of the family have been already transferred to the Princeton house, and it is reported to be nearly ready for occu- pancy. Everything will be in compiete or- der, however, for the reception of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland when they leave Washing- ton on the afternoon of the 4th of March. Mrs. Thurber and children will leave here tomorrow for their home in Detroit, and Mr. Thurber will follow them early in March. ————-+e+ ___—__ Personal Mention. Medical Inspector J. B. Parker of the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard is at the Hamilton House on leave of absence. Col. G. M. Brayton, retired, js at the Arno. Lieut. W. B. Hogarty, retired, Is at 1203 G street northeast. * Col. H. M. Robert, corps of engineers, is in this city in attendance on the meeting of the Brazos river commission. Lieut. W. E. Purviance of the medical department has reported at the War De- partment for examination for promotion. Mr. L. D. Marcellus of the sixth audi- tor’s office has accepted a position as treas- turer of a shoe manufactory in North Adams, Mass. He will leave at once to assume his new duties. ————__e-____. ‘To Attend Mr. Tucker's Funeral. Secretary Carlisle and Postmaster Gen- eral Wilson have gone to Winchester, Va; “Representative to attend the funeral of ex-] sent John Randolph Tucker, and they-were the ouly_spaatenr we today’s meeting of the cabinet. : - THE OHIO SENATORSHIP|QRDER IS RESTORED |suzser"orsessmshens, Que, xit Crete, possibly under sonte restrictions. ‘The announcement that Prince Nichol: will start for Larissa, Thessaly, with. hi regiment tomorrow created the greatest en- thusiasm in military cireles. King George, the royal family and the government, are now in the highest possible favor with the People, and Prince George is certain of receiving a grand welcome when he returns to the Piraeus with the torpedo flotilla. The Greek troops ‘in Crete, it 1s an- nounced, are advancing»on Ganea. The Proclamation of Colonel’ Vassos, the com- mander of the Grecian forces at Platonics, nae dated from the Convent of \Gonfa and read: “Cretans: You are suffering from the present state of anarchy and are exposed to the excesses of a fanatical populace— excesses which have awakened the na- tional sentiment aid have deeply stirred the Hellenie : . “This lamentable situation of a people of the same ‘race and same réligion, haying common destinies with eursdlves, could ‘not any longer be allowed to exist. “The king of the Hellenés, my august master, has resolved.to end this state of things by a milftary occupation of Crete. “In proclaiming this occupation to the inhabitants, without distinction of religion or nattonality, I promise in the name of his majesty to fretect honor, life and property and to respect the religious con- victions ot the inhabitants while bringing them peace and law.” Conference at Constantinople. (Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, February 16—The cornell of ministers has been sitting at the Yildiz Kiosk all day long. As a state of war between Greece and Turkey practical- ly exists, although it-hag not been officially Geclared, it is believed that the council will decide to recall the ‘Turkish minister at Athens, Ashim Bey, and give the Greek minister here, Prince Maurocordato, his passports. : GREEKS AT CHICAGO VOLUNTEER. Foreign Flags Are Floating Today Over Canea. HUNDREDS OF MARINES HAVE LANDED Greek Military Commander Refused to Withdraw His Troops. A SUCCESSFUL DEFIANCE (Copyrighted, 1897, by the Associated Press.) TANEA, Island of Crete, February 16.— The Russian, French, British, Italian and Austrian flags are floating over Canea to-, day, and the fact causes general satisfac- tion here. The state of uncertainty which has so long prevailed is now at an end, and the Christians believe themselves to be rid, for all time, of Mussulman rule. There are 450 foreign marines ashore, and they occupy the best positions in the town, the British being quartered in a large building adjoining the telegraph office: The Rus- sian, French, British and Italian warships each furnished one hundred marines to the landing party, and the Austrian warship contributed fifty men to the foreign gar- rison. The utmost order is maintained, guards are regularly mounted and the out- skirts of the town are patrolled. Shortly after landing yesterday afternoon, the Italian officer, who ts in command’ of the foreign force, by agreement betweert the naval commanders, issued a summons, addressed to Col. Vassos, the commander of the Greek army corps at Platonics, to with- draw his troops, and the insurgent§ were cafled upon to cease hostilities, pending the decision of the powers as to the future of Crete. Half the Colony Ready to Join in a War on Terkey. CHICAGO, February 16.—Spokesmen for the Greck colony of Chicago declare that one-half of their number have alreaiy enrolled their names for enlistment in the expected war with Turkey at the head quarters, No. 11 Dearborn street. The presidents of the six local Greek societies will hold a gonference today to call a mass meetirg for the purpose of raising money to prosecuie the war of freedom and to aid the widows and chil- dren of slain Cretan soldiers. Speeches will be delivered in Greek and English. Friends of liberty of every race are in- vited to be present. J. C. Palamaris seemed to be the spokes- man of the majority of the Greeks who gathered at headquarters. He was cheer- ed repeatedly as he declared the willingness of himself and ninety-nine out of every hun- dred men of Greek birth or parentage in Chicago to return to their native land and fight for Greece. Mr. Palamaris detailed the operations cf @ great pan-Hellenic secret society under the name of the “National League,” which 1s collecting money to te used in the war against the Mussulman” This society, ac- cording to Mr, Palamaris, is supposed to be composed of the Yeading Greeks in King George’s kingdom and throughout the world, though fhe naraes of the guiding spir spirits are not knewn. It is said that 120,000,000 francs already have been ‘col- lected and partly used in supplying arms to the Greek subjects of sAbdul Hamid for use when the National League or King George shallyproglaim a general insurree- tion: “This organization has been ¢o.. cing money for six or eight months,” said Mr. Palamaris. “Funds are sent ‘to. George Gousion, manager of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank at Alexandria; also No. 31 Rue La- fayette, Paris, and’ 1027 Clenient’s lane, Lombard street, London, E. C. They will be used to free Macedonia, Epirus, Thos- saly, Albania and Thrace and the islands Greck Defiance. To this the Greek commander replied: “I have come here with four battalions of Greek troops, with orders to occupy the country, and I must carry out my orders, pending further instructions The orders of the foreign admirals being confined to preventing the landing of Greek forces at Canea, Ratimo and Heraklion, they could not interfere with the Greeks, under Col. Vassos. Later an officer of gendarmes was sent to Akrotiri to notify the insurgents of the joint occupation of Canea by the forces of the powers, and calling upon them to lay down their arms and cease hostilitie: The insurgent leaders promised to consid the matter, and, it is understood, will send a delegation for the purpose to Canea. The occupation of Canea was carried out by the foreign fleets with the consent of the Turkish officials and is not in any way likely to add to the complications at Con- stantinople. The commander of the Greek fizet was also formally notified of the joint occupation of this place. The Turkish authorities are demoralized and are simply following out the recom- mendations they receive from foreign ad- mirals, why are acting in accord and con- sult upon every step to be taken. A Provistonal Government. It is thought that the next departure will be the establishment of a provisional Chris- tian government of Crete, pending consent of the powers being given to the annexation of the island to Greece, although it does not seem as if that country was willing to wait any longer for the necessary permis- sion and intends to administer all parts of the island not occupled by the foreign marines. If Turkey is willing to accept the situation and submit to the annexation of | Of the Aegean sea. Crete to Greece the foreign marines will be “We are kept informed of the action of promptly withdrawn and Greece, in turn, | the Nationai League by a paper published will withdraw her fleet from Cretan wa- ters. Ismail Bey, the Turkish official who has succeeded Georgi Berovitch Pasha as gov- ernor of Crete, has been in communication with the foreign admirals and {s understood to have entered a formal protest against the landing of the Greek force at Platonics. A great massacre is reported to hav occurred at Sitit, and the Italian warship Daria has been hastily dispatched to that place. Halepa and its vicinity are now tranquil. It is reported that strong reinforcements of Greeks will be landed on the island to- day. in New York called the Atlantis. In the last issue there was an extensive call to the Greeks to contribute of their means as liberally as they are able. “We have trusted the po to right cur wrongs long enough, and now feel it is time to strike for ourselves. The most immediate need for funds is for the succor oi the widovs and children of the Cretan soldiers who have fallen in battle or have been murdered. Many of them are suf- fering and some starving.” — aS DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP. The Question of the Successorship to Mr. Birney. The District Supreme Court is awaiting the President's approval of the act author- izing the court to fill a vacancy in the of- fice of the attorney of the United States for the District, and immediately upon the measure becoming law the court will make the appointment. The cop#t held a meet- ing this morning, but Judgd Hagner stated tc a Star reporter that as no action can be taken by the court until the President signs the act, there was nothipg done by the court today. In anticipatign of the meas- ure becoming a law some tfme today, Chief Justice Bingham remained at the city hall during the day, prepared to act at once. There is little, if any, doubt of the deter- mination of the court to reappoint Mr. A. A. Birney, when the act is approved; pro- vided, of course, the nomination of Mr. Henry E. Davis shall not have been con- firmed. Speaking today to a Star,reporter of the charge made in the Senate yesterday to the effect that he had interested himself in se- curing the dismissal of gilvér men from the government service, Mr. Davis sald that there is not the slightest truth in the charge. Nor is there, he remarked, the siighiest truth in the tharge that he had been guilty during the late-¢ampaign or at any other time of usiag improper language in referring to any politic: ponent, Mr. Davis said he courts the fifest investiga- tion of the charges, and, If given the op- portunity, will show the charges to.be ab- solutely groundless. me, Greece's Firm Decision. (Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.) ATHENS, February 16.—It is generally believed here that the Cretan feature of the eastern question is now almost a thing of the past, and that the landing of Greek troops on the Island of Crete, as exclusiv. ly announced by the Associated Press yes- terday afternoon, is not likely to turn out a casus belli between Turkey and Greece. The decision of Greece to persist in the occupation of Crete and the protection of the Christians of that island, in spite of the attitude of the powers, is foun { on the declaration of the Cretans that they are prepared to shed the last drop of their blood in order to attain their national as- pirations, which, they add, cannot be sat- isfied with anything short of complete union with Greece. These circumstances were communicated by Greece to the powers, and the policy of the Greek government has béen carried out in every point. Orders to Col. Vassos. An order of the minister of war, M. Smolenitz, has been gazetted, appointing Col. Vassos, ald-de-camp of King George, commander of the Greek army corps land- ed yesterday at Platonics, a short distance from Canea. After explaining that the action of Greece is due to the fact that she is un- able to tolerate any longer the “lamentable situation of the Christians in Crete, to whom we are united by the sacred ties of religion,” the order proceeds: “The government, consequently, has de- cided to occupy the island in the name of King George and raise his flag over the fortresses, of which you will take posses- sion. “All your actions shall be accomplished in conformity with the Greek laws, in the Pame of King George and on the respons bility of his government. “So soon as you have landed you will publish a proclamation announcing the oc- cupation of the island by the Greek troops.”” S This has been done. Colonel Vassos, after landing at Platonics, issued a proclamation to the Cretan people, announcing the oc- cupation of the island in the name of King George of Greece and calling upon the Turks to surrender to the Greek forces. ‘The reservists who have been called to the colors are rapidly registering at the Gifferent military centers. It is hoped, hcwever, that the most serious difficulty to be anticipated is a possible severance of diplomatic relations between Greece and Turkey. ———— A NEW: COMMISSIONER. F. P. B. Sands Nominated ¢0 Succeed Mr. Romm The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Francis P. B. Sands. of the: District of Columbia, to be a Commissianer of the District of Columbia, viee John W. Ross, whose term has expired; War—Col. G. H. Weeks, assistant quar- termaster general, to be briga@ier general and quartermaster general; Edeut. Col. J. G. C. Lee, deputy quarternjaater general, to be colonel and assistant quartermaster general; Maj. Jas. M. Marshal, quarter- master general, to be Metitemant colonet and deputy quartermaster ‘gemeral; Capt. John W. Pullman, assistant “quartermaster, to be major and quartermaster; Lieut. A. M. Palmer, assistant quartermaster, to be captain and assistant quartermaster. Also some minor tieng in the = enue cutter service oe What Greece Expects. ‘The annexation of Crete by Greece, a re- sult foreshadowed in these dispatches at the commencement of the disturbances, is now a fait accompli, and it is not thought ——————-o+____—_—_ FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES. ‘The Spanish Again Report That They Are Victerio A were Killed, and. that the pamiarde Tost twenty-six men idiled and sixty. wounded. Jorators are getting ready to take pos PARADE A ND BALL [eomssonene NOT ASKED Senate Appropriations Committee Ignores the District's Rulers, The Features of Both Will Be At- tractive to a High Degree. PEOPLE ON K STREET ARE LUCKY The Procession Wiil Pass Down That Broad Thoroughfare. GENERAL INAUGURAL NEWS The residents of K street from Washing- ton Circle to Mount Vernon Square will have fine opportunities for seeing the in- augural parade without taking the trouble 10 go down and mix up with the crowds on the avenue. The decision has been reached by Gen. Porter to disband the procession at Mount Vernon Square, as indicated in The Evening Star several days ago, and consequently K street will get the pageant in all its proportions. Gen. Porter has also decided to review the parade at 13th and K streets from the north side of the latter street, and his staff will gather behind him on 13th stieet. Confident Cadets Will Come. The feéling of confidence in favorabie action by Congress on the resolution pro- viding for the coming of the cadets from West Point and Annapolis is increasing, as those who have been opposed to the idea are becgming more and more convinced of the universal popular desire for the appear- ance of the cadets. A great many persons in favor of their coming very sensibly point out that the feature will be a great object lesson in ac- quainting the public with the kind of young men upon whom the country must depend in the future for the command of its ships at sea and its forces on land, and believe that this, if no other reason, should assure their participation in the parade. Some Facts Sinted, Those objectors who fear the embryo offi- cers of the army and navy might “catch cola” can be «esily relieved of all appre- hension of this sort when the true story of the second inauguration of Grant is told. The 4th of March, 1873, was bitterly cold and a vicious wind was blowing. Tae naval cadets appeared at the format the parade in ught-fitting pea jacket West Pointers had on big overcoats. The natty appearance of the middies was dis- tasteful to the army youngsters by com- parison with themsel this ime by an order directing the kind of clothing they shall wear. Yhe Ball and Ball Tickets. ‘The arrangements for the inaugura! ball are being rapidly completed, and the d session of the pensicn buildiag next Saiur- day week, aud transform it into a perfect bower of beauty. The labor on the chaille drapery is far advanced by the New Jer- sey contractors, and Smali’s Sons are at work selecting the floral adornments that will be such an exquisite feature of the function. Galloway is getting in shape to make the electric attractions memorable ta every one who enjoys their effects, and the ball and supper tickets are being rap- idly disposed of. It should be borne in mind by those who intend to attend the ball that the ball tickets will be limited in number, and the supper tickets as well, and consequently it will be wise to secure the necessary tickets in good time in order to escape possible disappointment in getting them at all. The Columbian Club of Baltimore is mak- ing great preparations for its inauguration visit, although, unfortunately, it will not march in the parade. Grand Army Hall, on Pennsylvania avenue, has been secured, and a stand will be built up in front of it for the accommodation of the 400 members, their ladies and friends. The club will come by two special trains of solid Pullman cars, one over the Pennsylvania and the other over the Baltimore and Ohio, arriv- ing here at 10 o'clock March 4. The Lincoln Club of Bloomfield, N. J., an- nounces that it will bring 50 or 55 men to Washington March 4, under command of President William Biggart. They will be quartered in special cars on the B. and O. side tracks. The club says {t will wear no uniform, and will be informed that its members must wear some distinctive and harmonious dress, if it desires to. partici- pate in the parade. Appointing His Aids. Chairman B. H. Warner of the civic com- mittee, who is also grand marshal of the civic grand division in the parade, is busi- ly engaged sending out invitations to the gentlemen he has selected to act as aids. He has not yet appointed his chief of staff, but this morning tendered the position of adjutant general to Mr. Tom C. Noyes, who accepted. The preparations for the coming of the Zist New York Regiment are progressing apace. There has been a change in the plans for the subsistence of the command while in Washington, and a contract has been entered into with a Washington man to provide for the bodily comfort of the soldiers while here. Comfortable cots will be arranged in the Washington Light In- fantry Armory for their accommodation. Massachusetts will be represented in the military part of the inaugural parade by Company B of the Ist Regiment, Company E of the 5th, Company C of the 6th and the ambulance corps of Boston. There will be 225 officers and men in all, headed by a band, and under command of Capt. W. E. Lombard of Company B, ist Regiment. —s DENIED BY CURZON. British Admiral Did Not Threaten Prince George, as Published. LONDON, February 16.—The parliamen- tary secretary for the foreign officc, Mr. George N. Curzon, replying to a question in the house of commons today, said that the British admiral in Cretan waters could not have used the threats to Prirce George of Greece which were attributed to him in_press dispatches from Canea yesterday. The British commander was said to have threatened to use force against Prince George of Greece in the event of the latter executing the orders he had received from the Greek government. —— German Editor Punished. BERLIN, February 16.—Herr Wegner, editor of the Deutsche Tages-Zeitung, has been sentenced to two months’ imoprison- PS TEE | Reforms im Executions. Result of the Controversy Over the Electric Lighting Contracts—Sena- ters Who Feel Affronted. The friction between the Senate appropri- ation committee and the District Commis- sioners over the local electric lighting ques- tion has resulted in the ignoring of the Commissioners by the committee in the hearings upon the District appropriation When the subcommittee on the District of Columbia of the Senate committee on appropriations took up the District appro- priation bill Friday it was promised that they would follow the custom which has prevailed since time immemorial and call upon the District Commissioners for in- fcrmation regarding changes they should which has passed the House of Representatives. But the Com- missioners got no request to appear before the committce. Saturday the committee sent out notices to all the people who had requested hearings, notifying them that the ccmmittee would be ready to hear them Mcnday, and, as related in The Star yester- day, there was a considerable attendance in the committee room by people with re- quests for appropriations. missioners were not called. The District Yet the Com- of Columbia appropriation bill is now about complete and ready to be the full committee for final action, wich is genera'ly of a perfunctory nature. The committee apparently has no intention of asking advice from the Com- reported to This state of affairs has grown out of the electric lighting controversy and the Commissioners’ actions in granting permits to the Potomac Electric Power Company to open streets of this city to lay its con- duits. Members of the committee -on ap- propriations held that they had an iron-ciad agreement in effect that the Potomac com- jould stay west of Rock creek and that the territory east of that water course ied exclusively by the Unit- tlectric Lighting Company. bers of the committee claimed that not only had the president of the Po- tomac company agreed to such a division of the electric lighting territory, but that the Commissioners understood it very well. They regarded the letting of permits to the Poton.ac Power Company to extend its conduits over seven miles of the city as a violation of an agreement. Much indigna- ticn was shown by members of the com- mittee over this matter. discussions which took place on the Cock- which had as its purpose should be occu It was shown in reil resolation, stepping of the es and the laying of conduits. bers of the committee seemed Pcomne a law, but when 2. breach and showed plainly was ready to talk it to death Mr. ed not to press it to ihe of other business. wes regarded as a victory for the Poto- e Commissioners, rushed into the rell cetermins ny and for th Commissioner garded as an ardent advocate cn Potomee company. ropriations was then ron- ut its ignoring of the Com- time is regarded as mittee has deci mac compai committee on app: missioners a notice that the com: get along for a time without advice gestions of these officials. the committee has been moi committee has had before it ials of the District of Columpia ‘ubordinates to the Commission- ‘or Petty was before the day yesterday and m register of wills has also been . Practically Mr. Petty was th he District gover ommittee, and its mem- about many things that missioners are asked to The aciion cf re marked be- representative of t consulted by the ec: bers talked to him erdinarily the Com give opinions on. And this is said committee’s wrath. people concerned in controversy are lookii priation for electric trict of Columbia. are deeply interested mittee may take in tl be within, the powe: so frame the appr Potomac Power Co: a penny of the What the action subject may be i: The subcommittee { ators Teller, Cockrell and Gorman. tee consists of Senators Hale, Cullom, Teller, Qua: Kins, Cockrell, Cali,- Brice and Faulkner, zaid a word in the far as is known, company in its contro to be not the end of the The next thing that the electric lighting ing to is the appro- Senne 2 the Dis- lany of these le in the action the’: r of the committee to ‘opriation bill that the mpany could not secure money to be expended. of the committee on this is still a secret. composed of Sen- Allison, Cullom, The full commit: Allison, chairman; y, Pettigrew, Per- Gorman, Blackburn, not one of whom has Senate or elsewhere, so vor of the Potomac versy over the elec- if of the District of Colui ia ave stood together solidly lation of that company for jolation of good ‘oward the Com- rmitted the Po- pany to have a contract for i and to dig up the streets. ate pene ty, ae appropriations ni ignity and sen: courtesy have played an im Eamets When the Cockrell resolutio1 the Senate co. These senators hi in their denunct; regarded as a vi faith and in their attitude t missioners because they pei tomac com, electric High In this fight, portant part. was before mmittee on the Dis Columbia it seemed to have little o} ity to pass that committee, but w! bers of the Senate comm! tions showed that t! a matter of perso: ittee on pria- hey had taken It up a3 nal affront the resolution was promptly reported favorably. FAVORABLY REPORTED. The Bill to Send New Jersey Troops to the Inauguration. TRENTON, N. J., February 16.—The sen- ate appropriations committee today decided to report favorably Senator Voorhees’ bill appropriating $7,000 for sending the 2d Regiment of Paterson, the Essex Troop and ing gun squad to partici- parade at Washing- the Camden Gatli oaks in the inaugural n. —— MR. GAGES COMING. May Not Arrive Here for a Week or ‘Ten Days. CHICAGO, Februery 16—Lyman J. Gage, the Secretary of the Treasury in the com- ing McKinley administration, will leave this city this afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Gage. He says he has not fully made up his mind as to where he will spend the time prior to the inauguration, March 4, ry wished to peruse at his now, however, that he may not get to the national capital for a week or ten ss ‘Woman Rights Bill Killed. TOPEKA, Kan., February 16—The lower es, so they took off their overcoats and marched with their full dress coats shining in effulgent brassiness. That is the reason so many of them suec- cumbed to the weather and suffered iung troubles. They merely felt the bad effecis of thoughtless pride by not dressing warm- ly erovgh. Such a step could be prevented MR. SANDS NAMED psa heen ae eames Mr. Cleveland’s Choice for a Dis- trict Commissioner. —-— > SURPRISE IN BUSINESS CIRCLES epee Regret Expressed Because Mr. Ross Was Not Reappointed. OPINIONSOFCITIZENS annie The President this afternoon sent to the Senate the nomination of Mr. F. P. B. Sands to be District Commissioner, tn place of Mr. Ross, whose term has expired. The appcintment of Mr. Sands as Com- missioner Ross’ successor was a good deal of a surprise to business men and local politicians, for his mame has never been prominently mentioned in connection with the office. There is one thing to be said of the ap- pointment, and that {s that it is a recogni- tion of a local man, for Mr. Sands is a na- tive of Washington, and has made this city his home always. He is a son of the late Admiral Sands, and ts about forty-five or forty-eight years of age. Mr. Sands is a graduate of Georgetown University, and is au active member of the alumni association of that institution. He took his degree in law at Columbian Ual- versity, and has been a practicing lawyer for about twenty-five years. He has al- ways stood well at the bar, though he has never been so véry prominent about the courts. While he has been a@ life-long dem- ocrat, he has never taken an active part in the affairs of the party, and has never identified himself to any great extent either with politics or local affairs. He 1s what is usually called a “kid-glove” poli- tician. Mr. Sands married a daughter of Judge McCue of Brooklyn, who was soticitor gen- eral during Mr. Cleveland's first adminis- tration. He is a man of means, and lives in a handsome house on Connecticut ave- nue. Feeling at District Building. The news of Mr. Sands’ nomination reached the District building shortly before 2 o'clock, and was soon the general topic of conversation throughout the offices. Universal regret was manifested that Commissioner Ross’ name had not been sent in. Some of the older clerks we mcved to tears when the: di of the change, for everyone y expected that Commissi succeed himself. Wh nds is net generally known among the clerks, he is well known to many of t officials in the building. Before the Commissioners’ office was moved from Ist street Mr. Sands was a ccnstant He has not been a frequent at the offices however. igh he appeared last as the legal representative of a new gas ccmpany that sought @ franchise in the District. also appeared before th ime ago, opposing the location of a garbage crematory. Commissioner Powell's Kegret. Commissioner Powell said he was indesd sorry to learu of the fact that Mr. Ross had not been renominated, and regretted very much the apparent necessiiy for a change. The District, he thought, would suffer materially frcm the change. Some Opposition to Confirma: At the Capitol it was freely suggested this afternoon that Mr. Sands will not be readily coniirmed. He appeared before the District committees two years ago in ad- vecacy of the proposition to incorporate the National Heat, Light and Power Com- pany. He not only indulged, it is said, in severe comment on the course of the committee at the hearings on his bill and others re- lating to the same subject, but when the bill incorporating the company he repre- sented was reported adversely he prepared a memorial to the Senate which was pre- sented by Mr. Call, in which he bitterly arraigned the Disirict committee for course in the premises, and made a vig- orous criticism of the individual members of that body. Immeciately after the nomination was arnounced today those connected with the District business at the Senate end brought back to mind this memorial, which was printed as a document at tke time of its presentation, and copies of it were soon in circulation amcng the present members of the District committee, which body will consider the nomination and report upon it to the Serate. In view of this criticism of the commitiee, und of the recollection of the many bitter scenes at hearings in which Mr. Sands was a prominent. par- ticipator, it was freely predicted this after- neun about the Senate that the nomination would be severely dealt with by the com- mittee, ard that there would certainly be no haste developed in the consideration of the matter Surprise in Business Circles. Many men of prominence in business ctr- cles and who have large interests at stake in the District decline to express them- selves on the subject of Mr. Sands’ nomina- tion for public: tion. They contented them- selves when approached by Star reporte-s with expressions of surprise at the selec- tion of Mr. Sands, and nine out of ten of them spoke of their regret at the failure of President Cleveland to reappoint Mr. Ross Indeed. this sentiment over the re- tirement of Mr. Ross was weil nigh uni- versal. Tt opinion seemed to prevail that the nominetion of Mr. Sands had been brought alcut by social influences ex- clusively, as the nominee has never been prominently identified with ice in the District, nor to any substantial degree in its business affairs. it was the general impression in many quarters that a vig- orous fight would be made against Mr. Sands’ confirmation in the Senate, and it is known that opposition of this sort was to a certain extent organized when Ms name was first mentioned in connection with a possible nomination some time ago. Mr. James L. Norris Pleased. James L. Norris—“The nomination is a splendid one. 1t could not have been bei- ter. Mr. Sands: is fully equipped to dis- charge the duties of that office. He is an excellent, able lawyer and a man posses- sing great executive ability. Further, he is a Washingtonian and stands A-1 in this community. I believe that the nomination will be approved by everybody in the Dis- trict. His nomination ought to be con- firmed at once, and will be. If he had been nominated for district attorney he would have been confirmed long ago. I don’t think there will be any opposition from any democrat in the District. All will be de- lighted—I mean by that, all regular demo- crats.” Se in Mr. uipscomb. Andrew Lipscomb: “I personally am very much pleased and politically, too. I be- lieve Mr. Sands is with the administration, but he has not been offensive. He has not spoken of ‘the regular democrats as on- archists, socialists, etc. I think he is I-minded to hat broad- u the six and a halt ion ee voted for Bryan were not half-witted patriotic hope he be con-