Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1897, Page 2

a THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1897-12 PAGES. [ATE NEWS BY WIRE] o™ serene He Will Be Taken to La Plata This Afternoon. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LA PLATA, Md., March 10.—Sheriff Vade of Charles county left for Baltimore this morning, and he will bring down on the afternoon train George Matthews, the con- victed murderer of James J. Irwin, who will be executed in the jail yard at La Plata Friday. The jatl has been surround- jd by a sixteen-foot board fence, and in- side this inclosure the scaffold, a modern contrivance, similar to the one used for executions in Washington city, has been erected. It has been thoroughly tested by the sheriff with sand bags. Sheriff Wade having been informed that FOR FIRST ASSISTANT Colonel Perry Heath Slated for the Post Office Department. GEN. LONGSTREGT CALLS ON MR. GARY Wreck on the Evansville and Terre Haute Railr TRAIN WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT Ground Hogs Had Burrowed in the Earth. No Policy Yet Decided On as to Fourth-Class Offices. => est threats were being made = mob in- = eee ae cere tended to tear down the boerd fence sur- TWO TRAINMEN KILLED | younding the jail, and thus prevent the | MANY CALLERS TODAY hanging to be done in private, according ema to the law, has made a requisition on the governor for arms ‘and ammunition, and EVANSVILLE, Ind. March 10.—The | he has summoned twenty-five deputies, wno | There were many callers on Postmaster most disastrous wreck that has ever oc- | will surround the jail, and should an at- | General Gary today. The arte room was curred on the Evansville and Terre Haute | femot at lawlessness be made i at one time well filled. The most consptcu- rallroad occurred this morning between 12 | Tet with such determined opposition as to | |. sito, was Gen. Longstreet, whose tall ard 1 o'clock as the train known as the Matthews will leave the Baltimore jail | form and snow-white hair and whiskers “midnight cannon ball” from Chicago was coming south over the road. The recent rairs have had a terrible effect on the road- bed, and the entire se ice of the road has been directed since last Friday in get- ting the road in shape for travel. It was pronounced safe last night, anl in serv was resumed. All trains had orders to proceed cautiously on slow time train that was wrecked was coming on under these orders. At a point three-quarters of a mile north of Hazelton, where the road bed is built on an embankment, the embankment suddenly gave way, and the engine, baggage car and a part of the smoker went down. The engine turned over, but the baggage car remained upright. The smeker hung over the abyss. Engineer Tom McCutch- in custody of the sheriff and the death watch, who have been with him day and night since the reading of the death war- rant. over a month ago. He will also be accompanted to Charles county by Fathers Wade and Broderick, Catholic priests. ‘The condemned man has since his con- viction become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, and was recently baptized im jail. He has become greatly attached to Father Wade. pastor of the Newport Church, in this county, and it is at the re- quest of the doomed man that that gentle- man will go to Baltimore and accompany him to La Plata today. The scaffold and rope to be used in the hanging of Matthews was loaned by the Prince George's county authorities, and was the same used at Marlboro’ in the ex- ecution of Smith, the murderer of Miss Margaret Drown. The number of persons who will witness the execution will be limited to about forty made an easy mark for sightseers who happened that way. The two rusty, well- worn, anxious seats that have given mo- mentary comfort to many thousands of office seekers were occupied today chiefly by people who want to rent Mr. Gary a house. Competing with them for access to the silver-whiskered Postmaster General were perhaps a dozen gentlemen who will be unhappy unless they become post- masters in the near future. Among those who called were John M. Farcukar, the veteran representative in Congress from the Buffalo, N. Y., district; Edward H. R. Green, son of Hetty Green, the multi-millionairess, and chairman of the renublican state committee of Texas; Delegate Murphy of Arizona, Judson W. Lyons, national committeeman from Geor- gia; B. W. Waiker, a_wel}-known republi- eon escaped death, but his fireman, Joe | or fifty. and they will be admitted by card : nown republt- Boleman, was killed. Conductor George | from the sheriff. SEN oeoti ro ee Pa Re Goan See ee erate Shortly after the | SPeelal Dispatch to The Evening Star. Cohen, president of the Charleston Repub train went down the crevasse spread, and{ ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 10.—Governor | lean Club: Kev. J- Te. Schultz of the Hal- sours tie acckient Lowndes received another petition thie | taential republican in Indian territory; here the xecklent occurred there bien | Berning signed by Jesse F. Hail and sev-|‘Themas H. Soriukle of North Carolina; ee ete Oe En Te arsbendad by | 2fal hundred other citizens of Baltimore | Representative Chester Long of Kansas, asking a commutation of the sentence of George Matthews. —_—_ FACTIOUS CHI Representative James A. Hemenway of In- diana, D. D. Dickson of Baltimore, and ex-Represeniative Dorsey of Nebraska. The New First Assistant. Perhaps the most interesting caller was 2 tall, spare, rosy-cheeked young man, who sent in to Mr. Gary a neat and smail card, on which was engraved: “Mr. Perry San- ford Heath.” Mr. Heath, after having been heralded all over the land as the choice of President McKinley for private secretary, was slated in the general exp2c- tation of things likely to happen as consul general to Paris. This, however, by seme mysterious slipping of the political cogs, proved erroneous, and for a fortnight now Mr. Heath has been regarded as a possibie essistant secretary cf the treasury. This, too, is wrong. Mr. Heath is to be first as- sistant postmaster general. He suc Mr. Frank Jones of Ilinois, a most popular and efficient official. The piace was formally tendered to Mr. Heath yesterday afternoon and he ac- cepted without hesitation or delay. The position hes always been considered equat to a cabinet appointment, because the first assistant has many duties to perform, and he takes much of the work off the Post- master General's shoulders. The place has always been filled by a prominent party man, such as James 8. Clarkson, H. Clay Evans and Adlai E. Stevenson. Colonel Heath is too well known to need further introduction, for his reputation as a Wash- ington correspondent and later as pro- prietor of the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga- zette has made him prominent ail over the country. He was closely connected with the preliminary campaign before the St. Louis nomination, and during the campaign was chief of the literary and publication bureau at the Chicago headquarters. It is not the first assistant nowadays who wields the ax on fourth-class postmasters. backwater from White riv: posed that ground hogs hed der the embankment to get away from the flood, and t the woter followed, making the accident of this morning possible. The sleeper and ladies’ coach were taken back to Vincennes. Many Evansville peo- ple were in the sleeper, including State Senator Leich and wife, returning from In- dianapolis, and Sheriff Covert and wife and Miss Ada Ragon, returning from the inau- guration of President McKinley. They sent reassuring telegrams of their safety. CHICAGO, March 10.—At 1 p.m. the gen- eral offices of the road in Chicago gave out the statement that the company’s offi- cial dispatches showed no_ loss of life among passengers. Two of five trainmen Was stated as the total number. The officials deny that the smoker was submerged, as has been reported. Mr. Eliot Durand of the firm of Heath & eived a telegram from Mrs. M ath, dated Decker Station. Mrs. AMEN. Representatives Coming Frem San Francisco to Gain Support. SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.—It has transpired that Funz Yung Hand, Chinese consul general, secretly depart2d for Wash- ington six days ago to forestall the delega- tion of See Yup highbinders. - Attorney C. J. Campbell, with ten promi- nent members of the See Yup Society, left the city for Washington Monday night. Their purpose is to interest this govern- ment in an effort to secure the release of relatives of See Yups now imprisoned in China Their mission was to have been kept a secret, but the consul general learned of it and left for the east in advance of the at- torney and his clients last Friday, in com- pany with Vice Consul Ouyang King and the secretary of the consulate. It ts supposed that Mr. Campbell, in or- der to win the sympathy and support of the Chinese minister at Washington, in- tended charging the local authorities with favoring the Sam Yups in the recent trou- bles. ‘The consul general will gain the minis- terial ear first, however, and will have three days in which to convince him that the local fight is a “highbinder” affair, sup- ported by willing See Yup contributions and money extorted from peaceable Sam Yup merchants by highbinders. ee L. AND N. TRAIN HELD UP. ion H. Heath was on the train. According to the telegram, only the engine and the next two Mrs. ears were plunged in the river. Heath telegraphs that the engineer, man and several passengers wno 0 LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 10.—A special to the Times from Wickiffe, K says: At 1:29 o'clock this mornir.g the St. Louis ex- on the [Hinots Central northboun: ed with a freight train at East Cair Fireman Walters Rogers of the ex- press sus ed fatal injuries, both legs being crushed off. The mail car and en- gine of the express train were demolished. The engine left the track and ran into the depot, the telegraph operator, Godwin Booz, having a narrow escape from death. > COLLIDED IN A FOG. The Express Messenger Foreed to Open the Safe. Come Togethe: LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 10.—A special | By the law creating the office of fourth as- t of Cornfield Light. frcm Birmingham, Ala., says: The north- | 8tant that duty was given to the incum- NEW LONDON, Corn., March 10.—The | hound express train No. 4 on the Louis. | Peat of that office. ; seeleet steatier Mohawk of the (Central Ciena: o eter e oneee tbe Cee Ne es Vermont line collided with the freighter Mchegan of the same line in the sound just east uf Cornfield light, at about mid- night last night, during a dense fog. Th Mohawk was making her usual trip from New York and the Mohegan left her slip in this city for New York at her usual hour. At the time of the collision both boats were proceeding slowly. ‘The fog was so dense that pessible to see any distance ahead, and the seemed to prevent sound from carrying. The steamcrs sighted each other bearing down too late. Both reversed their engines, but the collision came. The port Postmaster General Gary has not yet aa- nounced his policy regarding either presi- dential or fourth-class postmasters. He has been so overwhelmed with callers and with familiarizing himself with the scope and methods of the department that he has had little opportunity to give the question of appointments consideration. Before he comes to a definite decision as to whether postmasters will be allowed to serve out their terms, he will have a consultation with the President. ‘As all presidential postmasters are com- missioned for four years, little doubt ts, entertained at the department that they ville at 25 noon today, was held up by six masked men near Calera yesterdcy morning. The ‘train had stopped at a water tank in the woods, when two men boarded the engine and covcred the engi- neer and firemen with pistols and forced them to uncouple the locomotive and cx- press car from the remainder of the train and run forward half a mile with it. Here four more men were in waiting. The messenger refused to open the safe, when the door was broken open, the mes- senger covered with pistols and forced to open the safe. A number of packages of money was secured. The total amount is it was im- ide ~ aie ». | Rot known, but it is said to have been | will be allowed to serve out their terms, eat as es 2 peace large. fave in exceptional cases where circum- starboard gangway. A few planks were A Bosse is in pursuit of the robbers, hav- | Stances may warrant early changes. ing gone from Birmingham on a special train at 2 o'clock this morning: BIRMINGHAY, Ala., March 10. Fourth-class postmasters are not comr sioned for fcur years, but are appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Postmaster torn from the Mohawk, but her damage is net serious. A hole was torn in the upper works of ‘Nothing the Mohegan, but her huil was uninjured, | has yet been heard from Sheriff ("Brien | General. Some of them have teen allow -d vessels proceeded to their des- | and deputies who have gone with blood- | (2,,5enve for twenty xears without Dein steamer City of | hounds to the scene of the hold-up on the | Usturbed. emeras Drecuce of<secent orwich line passed the | Louisville and Nashville. peciaite or etiurieenOwerchs ues pec 10 ap. point their successors approximately the end of four-year periods. The changes in these small offices, once begun, are rapidly made. Begianing with Vice President Stevenson, who was first assistant under Mr. Cleveland's mers at the time, but her offers of oF tance were not needed. No one was ed, and the damage to the boats is not The number of men in the affair is es- timated at four to six, and the amount secured all the way from $1,100 to $10,000. ‘The robbers had dynamite, and would have blown open the express car had the mes- >- =e os Mower . first ad- KANSAS CITY POLICE. See eecd aa heat ae door. All were | Tinistration, the assistant postmasters gen- co Goes eral, who have been the official “heads- Severe Arraignment by the Missouri! wo Known om the Pacific Coast, |™en" of the fourth-class postmasters, have Legisintive Committee. : , - | prosecuted the work of changing these offi- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. March 10—The| OS GATOS, Cal., March 10.—Rev. John | cials with great vigor. It is not probable | committe= appointed to investigate | Pipasse. S. J., died of pneumonia at the | that the changes will begin until a new Sacred Heart novitiate, where he has been stationed for some time. Father Pinasse was cne of the best known priests in the Pacific coast, and his name is intimately connected with the history of ‘the Jesuit the p has made its report to the senate. port is a severe arraignment of the police fourth assistant is appointed. The general expectation is that the appointment of the successor of Mr. Maxwell, the present in- cumbent, will be made at an early day. ice administration of Kansas City The re- of Kansas City. The charges that gamblers were in connivance with officers of the] order since its introduction in Califgrnia. Se police department and that their games| He has for many years been president of ee S ally under police protection | St. Ignatius’ College in this city. Banking Houses Put to Inconvenience hea Flames in a Seaside Hotel. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 10.—The Seabright Hotel, located at Pacific and Rhode Island avenues, was damaged by fire this morning to the extent of $10,000. The hotel had recently been enlarged and refurnished. The fire originated in the basement, and is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. There is but little insur- in Consequence. NEW YORK, March 10.—The Cunard Line steamship Aurania, from Liverpool and Queenstown, which was due here Sunday, has not yet arrived. Wall street was particularly interested in the delay of the Aurania because the steamer has on board a large amount of American securities. The statement was tained by the report. It is recom- mended steps should be taken for a com- plete overhauling of the police administra- tion of Kansas City. After reviewing the condition of affairs under the administra- . the report finds that Police Commis- ss Johnson and Fyke are not fit men - in cortrol of the department. srs. Fyke and Johnson were ap- tees of Governor Stone, and the ap- pointer were ae before the sen-} ance on the property. ee aoe ane — se os pak CG ne ate for confirmation. ter hearing the eee ct s e rtnightly report of the committee the senate voted Sana eee omen settlement in the London stock exchange. almd < unanimously against confirmation. —— Walling’s Mother Pleads for Mercy. GREENCASTLE, Ind., March 10.—Mrs. Walling, mother of Alonzo Walling, arrived in the city yesterday accompanied by a friend. They immediately drove to the residence of A. S. Bryan, father of Pearl Bryan, on their mission of mercy in behalf of Mrs. Walling’s son. Mrs. Walling was received at the Bryan home with general hospitality by the family, but when she made @ plea for a word from the family to Gov. Bradley, it was declined by the yj, chough there was no expression of pindictiveness. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 10.—Governor Bradley this inorning began reading a 3.000-page record in Scott Jackson's case. Jackson’s attorney, L. J. Crawford, came into town last night and saw the governor about filing a brief today. and requesied him to read the whole record in the Jack- son case. This will require several day; No papers In Alonzo Walling’s case have yet arrived. There is an intimation of Jackson’s brief containing something that In consequence of delayed receipt of these securities, several foreign banking houses have been obliged to borrow quite extensively in the local security market in order to make good their deliveries. eet GEN. WEYLER’S LATEST ORDER. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 10.—The Mcnon railroad was sold this morning in this city. It was bought in by H. H. Joline’ of New York, who bid for the reorganiza- tion committee, consisting of Frederick P. Olcott, H. C. Rouse and Henry W. Poor, all of New York. The price was $3,001,000. There was no other bid. The road will be Teorganized about May 1, and will be known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville railroad. Furnish Troops. HAVANA, March 10.—Captain General Weyler has ordered ali the regular Spanish troops to abandon the towns in which the merchants and landed proprietors do not previde, free of cost to the government, three volunteers for every government sol- dier of the garrison. He has been in communication on this subject with the proprietors, merchants and prominent people who are most interested in preserving their fortunes. Gen. Gonzalez Munoz, chief of the gen- eral staff, sails today for Puerto Hio with his family. From thence he will sail for Spain during the month of April. ape Am Overdue Steamer Safe. QUEENSTOWN, March 10.—The long- overdue Beaver Line steamer Lake Winni- peg, Capt. Taylor, twenty-four days out from St. John, N. B., which port she left on February 14, for Liverpool, passed = sale today, making good passage. ‘She was reimsured yesterday in Liverpool at 85 guineas premium. —— Tribute to Ericsson’s Memory. CHICAGO, March 10.—Tribute was paid to the memory of John Erricsson, inventor ‘Tomas Armas Carrillo, Edi = Will result in a respite for Walling. of the monitor, by the Swedish-American | dez Falcon, Victor Miranda, ‘Tulle ‘Carbo —_—>—_ Republican League by a banquet at the|and Miguel Hatuey Cepesdros, all well Death of Gen. Frederick Solomon. | 42¢#ortum Hotel last night. Patriotic | known in jconnection with the Insurgent SALT LAKE, Utah, March 10Gen. American toasts were the order of the oc-jcavse, with seven other prisoners, were casion, and the inventor was giorified by his countrymen. = —_——_—_ .. The Greater New York Charter. ALBANY, N.Y., March 10.—The repub- Ican majority has decided that the Greater New York charter bill shall be reported favorably in both houses on Friday morn- ing, and its paseage asked. No emend- ments will be allowed, but if any changes are a they must be made by supple- — bendteeer due of the estate is given to her daughters, The Saturday Star _| ste chsrtes miner, dated Teneo te oe By Mail We One Year One Dollar. went to the Chafferine Islands today, and ninety-eight members of the Nanigo Socie- ty from Matanzas were sent to the island of Fernando Po. eens Two Wills Filed. ‘The will of the late Mary M. Frick, dated ‘May 21, 1904, and appointing her daughter, Mary E. Wadsworth, executrix, was filed Frederick Solomon, late United States vol- unteers, died in this city last evening. At the outbreak of the rebellion he was a resident of St. Louis, and was mustered in as captain of the 5th Missouri Cavalry, was afterward appointed colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteers, and was pro- moted brigadier general in July, 1862. He ¥as brevetted major general in 1864. Gen. Solomon was surveyor general of Utah un- der three administrations. _———— Ex-Senator Doiph’s Condition. PORTLAND, Oreg., March 10.—The con- dition of ex-Senaior Dolph, whose leg was ampyYtated Monday, is still very critical, and his recovery seems improbable. PO “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS A Formal Ogll on the Secretary of State Both at the State De- and‘ at the White The Céremd Interesting. *éf the diplomatic-corps met ley and Secretary of State Sherman for th-first time offictally today. It is custo: “for the representatives of foreign countries to make a visit of cer- emony to the President and the head of the foreign office whenever there is a change in those offices. In accordance with arrangemtnts made since the change of admintstration this ceremony -took place today. The members of the diplomatic corps were first presented to Secretary Sherman at the State Departn.ent, and next to Pres- ident McKinley’at the White House. They assembled at ‘the State*Department at 11 o'clock, and, after a short walt, were ushered into the diplomatic room, where’ they were joined almost immediately by the venerable Secretary of State. There was a full representation of the corps, in- cluding many secretaries and attaches of legation, A large crowd of curious people, mostly old ladies, were gathered in the cor- ridors to see the distinguished foreigners as they passed by on their way to and from the reception. While strictly formal, there was nothing ostentatious about the reception. In fact, it was extremely simple and democratic. ‘The foreign ministers and their suites, with few exceptions, wore plain morning dress, frock coats and silk hats, and there was a noticeable lack of gold iace and decora- tiors. The exceptions were the Chinese and Corean ministers and suites, who wore their usual native costumes of silk. The members of the Turkish legation wore red fezzes, but were otherwiee attired in plain European dress. Assistant Secretary Rockhill acted as master of ceremonies, and was assisted by Assistant Secretary Adee. The foreign ministers took positions alorg the walls in the form of an oblong circle, and Sec- retary Sherman walked arourd the room and was introduced to each by name and title by Mr. Rockhill, The ceremony was purely perfunctory, for the reason that Secretary Sherman lias been personally ac- quainted with nearly all the members of the corps for a long time. Never before, hewever, had he ever met them in his present official capacity. With those he knew best, including the four ambassadors, he held a brief conversation, but in most ceses he merely shook hands and expressed pieasure at the meeting. Being strictly an official function, there were no ladies in attendance. The only spectators were General Miles and his aid, Captain Michler, who were present by spe- cial invitation. As is usuai on such occasions, everything went by precedence. Ccnsequently, the members of the British embassy, headed by Sir Juliaa Pauncefote, the dean of the cerps, were presented first, fcllowed in order by Ambassador Patenotre of France d suite; Baron Fava, the Italian am- bassador, and Baron Max von Thielman, the German ambassador, and suite. The ministers plenipotentiary were pre- sented next in the order cf precedence ¢ tablished by seniority of service at this i Most of them were accomparied The mem! President Mi Minister arse of Mexico was the head of this line, and ‘was followed in order by Minister Weektrerlin of the Netherlands, vr. Grip, minister cf Sweden and Norwiy; enhor Mendonce of Brazil, Sener Ar- riaga of Guatema@la, Senor Gana of Chile, Mr. Yang Yu of-China, Senor Andrade ¢ Venezuela, Mr. Hengelmuller von Henge var of Austriq-Hungary, Mr. Picda of Switzerland, Senar De Lome cf Spatn, Mr. Brun cf Denmark, Minister F. by M. Hate Hastings of Haw. Mr. de Kotzebi o-Thyreo of Po: and Secretary F, Senor Carbo ¢ of Russia, Visc@unt « tugal, Dr. Merou of Argentine Republi Mr. Torn Hoshi of Japan, Mr. J. N. Leg cf Haiti, Mr. Chin Pom Ye of Corea, Mou! tapna Bey vf Turkey, Senor, Redriguez of the Greater Republic of Central America, Count de Jichteryelde of Prlzium, Senor Calvo of Gbsta Rica and Senor Gil of the Dominican Republic. Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secre- taries Rockhill and Adee acccmpanied the distinguished party to the White House and presented the members to the Pres dent. At e¢ White House. The President's reception of the ambas- sadors and ministers at 12 o'clock waa one of the notable events of the day. ‘The for- eign representatives who had met by ap- pointment at the’ State Department at 11 o'clock and been introduced to Secretary Sherman, arrived at the White House in a body shortly before noon and were shown to the blue room. They were in morning dress, and were unaccompanied by the ladies. of the diplomatic circle. Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Rockiill me with them to make the presentation. There were no formalities. The ambassa- dors and ministers grouped themselves easily in-a circle about the room. To the right stood Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassador and dean of the corps, and the ambassadors of France, Germany Italy with their numerous suites. Turkish minister and secretaries wore their fez caps, and the Chinese 4nd Corean ministers were in robes of brilliant color. The President advanced within the cir- cle and greeted each foreign representa- tive in turn with a cordial grasp of the hand. Mr. Rockhill presented most of them, but in’ several cases the President recalled old friends and needed no intro- duction. With this the reception closed, the President returning to his desk and the members of the corps separating. —— ee Miners’ Rescucd. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 10. Later—All the entombed miners were res- cued this afternoon. John Graham, ‘Go- mer Hopkins, Peter Foreman, Hugh Rey- nolds were burned about the hands and face, but their injuries are not serious. a Lieut. Kennon’s Detal The Secretary. of War today detailed Lieut. Li. W. V. Kennon of the 6th Infantry tc duty in Central American, under au- trority of an act of the last Congress au- thorizing an officer of the United States army to accept from the government of the Greater Republic of Central America the position of military instructor in a mil- itary school in that country. © — How Appointments Are Made. Ex-President “Harrison, in an article on “a Day ‘With tht President at His Desk,” , Bives the methcd by Whicti appointments to public office are mide ty the President. “One of the cabinet! offiders,” he writes, “appears by appointnient, ‘accompanied by a messen- ger with an armead or a basketful of pa- pers—chiefly-maile up of petitions and let- ters. relating'to” appointments. Each case has been briefed ‘and jacketed, and one by one they arepresénted, the Secretary add- ing such jnformaition as. he has, outside the papers. onnjusions reached are noted —to appoint @ particular person, or to pros- ecute a further inquiry. The Postmaster General wWiarge clothes basketful of papers, and ‘an<adjournment to the long cabinet tgbiei is mecessary in order to dis- play them. »He:tekes up vhe papers relat- ing te a post office and brisfly states the case. If the-casetés decided he fills In the blank on the jaeket, ‘Appoint ——," the President affixes his, initials and :the pack- age. is thrown.back into the basket. A whole afternoon 1s: often consymed in this way.” ‘ % 8 ‘The Officer’ Wan Considerate. -.“Well,.why didn‘t-you arrest the man?’ _ "II asdn't like, fo, 46 {ton account of his family,” said the. officer, standing. on: one foot, with the other. crossed over it. “What! ..You ane.getting a little too con- siderate for this business,” : PUSHING THE WORK|SUBURBAN NEWS|FINANCE AND TRADE Renewed Activity at the New City Post Office. PROVISION FOR SECRET SURVEILLANCE Lookouts From Which Detectives Can See but Not Be Seen. APPORTIONMENT OF ROOMS aa There was considerable activity at the new city post office today, and there has been since the beginning of the week. Some of the results of the resumption of active work are apparent to pedestrians on the avenue, who have doubtless noticed the window framing which has been placed in nearly all the windows in the several rcunded corners of the big building. But there really is life and bustle inside the big court, as any one who steps under the arched doorways will at once discover. This is because three of the largest con- tracts necessary in the completion of the building have been awarded, and the con- tractors are beginning operations under the terms of their specifications. Many of the rooms en the first story have been partitioned eff and the walls and ceilings are nearly ready to be plastered. Carpenters were at work building a ‘deck reof” around the large interior court, where ventilators will be placed, and after tals work is done the skylights in the roof that is to span the court can be put in. Brick- layers were engaged in the basement doin: some necessary work there, and laborers were employed today in excavating on the 12th street front for a coal shute, which Is tc be built directiy in front of ihe entrance just at the foot of the steps. The plans contemplate a series of tracks in the vas ment, which will run from the coal shute to the several furnaces. As the coal is dumped it can be received into cars spe- cially prepared for the purpose and these wheeled away to the bins or to the boilers, as occasion may require. Plumbers were on nand in the big struc- ture making preparations to begin in earn- €st the work called for under their con- tract, and the same may be said of the workmen engaged by the contractor for the heating apparatus. The heating contract is probably the largest that has been or will be given out in the course of construction at the post office. In carrying out its spe- cifications, miles and miles of steam pipe: will be used, besides larger pipes and ilues. Six immense tubular boilers will be re- quired, with furnaces capable of converting the water in them rapidly into steam. The Postmaster's Room. When the building is occupied for post office purposes the room of the city post- master will be iocated at the northeast corner of the building on the first ftoor. This 1s an especially desirable situation, and the offices will be cheery and pleasant, with large windows on both the llth street and Pennsylvania avenue fronts. The office of the assistant postmaster will be on the 11th street side, between the postmaster’s room and the lth street entrance. Directly south of the east entrance are to be situated the offices of the cashier. Vhese have been already partitioned off, and are large and commodious. In the cashier’s room is located a large steel vault, in which will be placed the safe that ‘will be utilized for keeping safely the amount of money on hand and the stock of stamps, postal cards, postal orders and other valuable papers. In the cashier's own room and in those adjoining, in which the clerks of his office will have their desks, one may now notice high up in the wall near the ceiling small openings ebout two feet square. openings will remain in the walls even after the building is completed and occu- They are connected with a secret passageway from the basement, and it is sald that they are interded for the use of members of the secret service or other spotters who may be requested to look in upon the clerks who handle the money in the post office ac times of which they are From these lookouts a view in which it is said, the clerks will be entirely ignorant that they pied. not aware. can be had of the entire room they are located, though, are under surveillance. Lookouts for Detectives. Provision has also been made in the court of the first Noor for similar lookouts or esptonage windows. The distribution of mail will all be done in the court, it is aid, and the working rooms of the letter carriers will also be located there There are to be three winding staircases from the cellar through the floor up to the roof of the mezzanine stery, where an unob- structed view can be had of the work rcoms below. There are now three open- ings left in the floor of the court, sections of the court that have not yet been arched over as the rest of the floor has been, and these opcnings, it is said, are to be utilized for the pu! is directly the pose mentioned. One of them the center of the court, and other two are midway toward the th and south fronts of the building, Whether the building will be in such a stage of completion by the Ist of next July as will permit the occupancy of the base- ment, first floor and mezzanine story by the city post office is still an undetermined question. Those who are in charge of the work of construction say that there would seem to be no good reason why the interior finishing of the part of the building to be occupied and used by the local postmaster and his force of clerks and carriers cannot be completed by summer time. It is not expected, however, that the entire build- ing will be finished by that time. But it is thought that the plumbers can at least finish their work in the lower part of the building by July, leaving the re- mainder to be completed after that date, and as for the heating, there is no expa. tation that artificial heat will be required in any porticn ef the big structure at the time the local post office hopes to take possession of its new quarters. It is thought that if a sufficient force is kept employed the work of finishing the interior otnine lower story can be completed by july 1. ee Senator Mitchell and the Judgeship. Senator McBride of Oregon, in referring today to the report connecting the name of Senator Mitchell with the appointment to the vacancy on the bench of the second cir- cuit, occasioned by the retirement of Judge McKenna, said that he had no knowledge of Senator Mitchell’s candidacy if he was a candidate. “If Senator Mitchell wants this place he has not so informed me,” sald the senator. He then added that he felt con- fident Mr. Mitchell would not be a. candi- date without notifying him. —___—__~ oe. __— Not Long in Suspense. From the Chicago Tribune. ‘The boy who was toiling up the long and devious hill turned out hurriedly when near the top to make way for a fat and frantic wheelman who had lost control of his ma- chine. “Say, bub,” yelled the bicyclist, “how far is it to the bottom of this hill?” “I don’t know exactly what the distance is," the boy called out after him, “but you'll be there in about four seconds, and there's a crick at the bottom of it.” -_—___-+e4e —____ ' Too Much Service on Our Trains. From Scribner's. - There is tco much service in our sleeping and parlor cars, or perhaps one should say, too many servants for the amount of service performed. THither the porter or the conductor might be abolished, and the These BROOKLAND. Mrs. whe bas been visiting her aunt, Mr B. E haw returned to her home in Baltimore, Md. Mr. C. Hernandes, who has been quite ill, ex- pects to retura to his home in Cuba shortly. Rev. James McComber of Matteawan, N. ¥., bas been the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Carmick. Miss Sara Tice of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Wm. Quinn. At a pleasant gathering given recently at the home of Miss Mamte Eichman those present were: Miss Lena Ockershausen of Brooklyn, N. Y.. Miss Katie Seipp and Mr. W. Sanford of Baltimore, . Mr. Ernest Schmidt of Philadelphia, and Miss Katte Newman, Miss Annie Ochershausen, Mr. W. Thomas Frank, Mr. Ei. Ockershausen, Mr. Newman and Mr. John Ockershausen of Washington. Among the many guests that filled the it home of Mrs. J. H. Small for the wee Mrs. Rumel and Miss Bissett of Philadelphia. the Misses Ware of Fortress Monroe and the Misses Crowe of Baltimore, Md. . J.T. Crowe, rector of the Church of Our Savior, will "be o-dained to the of the Episcopal Charch Sanday, March 14. The cere- mony Will take place at’ St. Church, in the city, at 11 o'clock, by the Right Rev. HL ¥. Satterlee, bishop of Washington. The Miases Carrie and Amelia Otterbein of Marl- etta, who have been visiting Miss Anetta Btz. have returned home. rege pipes are Veing laid along the Busiber Hil! — FALLS CHURCH. le were There was a very pleasant party at the residence of Mr. Geo, A. L. Mefrifield Momlay night, given by Miss Edith ©. Merrifield to a number of hy friends. ‘The evening was spent in dancing and soclal Intercourse. Refreshments were served. Amoug those present were Mist Nellie Clarke N. Y.; Miss Daisy Nason of Hartford. iss Sallie Yeatman, Miss Rena Bates, Proudfit, Miss Rena Bliss, Dr. A.W. and Charles Wood of Washington, Miss Mary McCulloch of Point Pleasant. W. Va.: Misses Jessie England, Nellie E. Hawxhurst, Eva Birch, Brunner, Anita Phillips, Clandle Curtis, ore, “Mosers. Geo. T.” Mankin, W. W EM. Talbot, Lynn S. Abbott, Philip, Elmer Jacobs, C. W. "Parker, Mr. and Mrs am Ntranahan, Mr. ~ It. Phillips. Sutter and Mr. psstaan of Fans Ts., who have vist have : ven with Mr. Isaae Crossman, returned Hartford, Coan., and Miss N. Y., are the guests of es H. Crossman and Mr. Frank Case of Tenn., aro visiting Mr. Isaac Crose- former is a son of Mr. Crosaman. council y cil rooms, and ia th climan J.C. 1 absence of the mayor Cou Putron was elected pro tem. Ti: tn : 2 Messrs. iy routine "business DeMoss of ag transacted Raltimere, who has been int Pleasant, W. Va.. Hawshurst, Society will be held Saturday night at the home of Miss Maud Rathbun. Miss Bertha Quick of Ashburn, Loudoun county, Va. i visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, J rte Mr. E. F. Crocker has taken charge of the post % as the deputy of Mr. 8. R. Newton, and has nppoiated Miss Lily Crocker os assistant. ere are four appl Ledge of Good To pay a fraternal town nest Tuceday night. Miss Porsis Proudfit of Washington is the guest of Mrs, Wim. Stranaban — ROCKVILLE. Washington, The executive committee, composed of the off- cers of the Anti-Saloon League of this county, heit a business meeting here on Tuesday, and, in ad tion to various matters considered, made arran: ments for tie April meeting of the league at jaitbersburg. Mr. David H. Boule of this place, who was elected teasurer of the organization ai initial meeting, sent in bis resignatioa, which was accepted, and Mr. Warren Choate was se ed to fl the vacancy. The reason given by Bouic for resigning was that he lad devoted ars to active support of the cause of tem- and wished the active work of the leazue to be placed in the hands of thoae who bad more tue and opportunity to forward its interests. The M. 1. Club beld a very interesting meeting at the residence . Win. Hempstons, at Sen- . on the evening of Tacaday last. President Mrs. E. H. Darby occupied the chair, and the minutes of ‘the preceding merting were read by secretary, Mrs. H. i. i Marion Crawford and Tan Maclarea was read *. WH. Nourse, followed by Mra. Wm. Hemp who read a very clear and well-written ar on Stephen Crane.) Wm. Nelson fur nisked a paper on Rudyard Kipling, and an essay ‘opalar Authors’ was read by’ Mrs. Hugh ©. Mrs, Ke H. Darby read a wketch. of Vitkins and gave zn outline of her latest ‘This natoral and ainus- er an animated discussion of books and authors dainty refreshments were served. The club ad- journed to meet at the residence of Mrs. Alexan- der Broome on the 10th instant, when the same Subject will be cousidered. At a mecting of the county commissioners held Purdison, I. Granville Mul- lintx and Wm. A. Waters of R.” were appointed examiners to ascertain whether public convenience requires the opening of a public ruad petitioned for Join F. Boyer and others. They will meet_on rlay, April 17, to consider the matter. The following bills were passed and ordered to ve patd First district, Charles H. Brooke, row! and pik 4.40: second district, J. R. Mount, piking, $ third district, Thos. A. Hickman, piking, $34.23 b district, E. . $30.20; “‘Afth dis” trict, B. H. Kelley, piking, $132; Good Rond Ma- chine Company, road scrapers, $439 The com- missioners will’ meet on Monday next and remain in seasion one week for the purpose of noting transfers of real estate. Work on the plant for supply’ Water and electric Mght has coi excavation for a foundation Mary story, “One Good Time. ing story was then read by Mrs. Darby, and Rockville with © quan truction of the same ound. A qeantity of mat f the power house has ivered. The poles for strinzing wires lighting purposes are rapidly benz along the principal streets. It is calculated he works will be in fall operation inside of sopticon entertaimnent, under the auspices. of the Junior Society of the Iaptist Church, will be given at the Opera House on the night of Tues- day, 16th instant. “Ben Mur" will be presented hy Mr. Joun P. Clum of California. > Simply Paid Their Respects. Senators Pettigrew and Cannon today contradicted in most vigorous terms a re- port published in a New York paper 10 the effect that they had calied upon President McKinley yesterday to assure him of their intention to support the tariff bill now be- ing prepared in the Hous: of Representa- tives. “We called in company with Senator Tel- ler,” they said in unison today, “for the purpose of paying our personal respects to the President and for no other reason whatever. Nothing was said whatever on tariff, finances or patronage.” ‘They requested that the report be cor- rected. ——_+o-+_____. Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. ow. C1 ‘Open. yw. Close. Wheat—May te a Toe Tax July 72 T4141 2m aa Bye - ark ie ie Be, ie Ba 8a 830 Aa, 850 852 8M 845 415 417 410 4.10 425 425 420 420 442 445 440 4.40 450 455 450 450 ar Low. Ci . Close. Te wr os oe 69 698 695 6.98 700 7.05 7.00 7.08 7105 709 705 1.08 —_——-.—. Baltimore Markets. i ge eS insta. 4 per cents, Pee Conte, Sephora ‘per cents, ot. Saieese per cents of Values Almost Stationary During Most of the Day. ——_-+__-__ CONFIDENCE OF PEACE IN THE EAST Deciaration of Dividends of Various Properties. aS es GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK,’ March 10.—Stock values were almost stationary during a greater part of the’ day, specuiative incentive hav- ing dwindled to minimum proportions. The fereign markets were generally steady, a the result of continued confidence in a pa- clfic settlement of the Cretan controversy. The local eituation has undoubtedly been improved by the settlement of all’ doubt as to the future management of Manhat- tan. The continuation of divid rate might have been sanctioned had not recent experiences demonstrated the ne cessity of fair dealing. As a matter off 00d policy the declaration of only such ds at the old jividends as have been earned must ap- peal to the shrewd observer of existing conditions. Suspicion having justly centered about certain properties, the financial and in vestment community is in no mood to ac cept without a protest official actions which do not conform to unofficial facts. Inv tigation, public and private, has assumed proportions which insure only temporary otton. The futility of assuming prosperous ap pearances, in defiance of bank balances, oecoming recognized to an extent which practically insures conscientious manage- ment. The public interest in speculation may be expected to increase in exact portion to the restoration of old-fashi business methods. Manhattan having de- clared for such methods, the weight of its exampte is likely to hav an inflaen the general good. Known quantitt: particularly desirable in tras. volving the exchange of money sured 4 per cent is, the opinion, more desirable than a posstl per cent at the expense of maint: The regular dividends on New York © tral, Western Union and American Sugar were declared during the day at the old rates. With the exception of the second property earnings are not questioned, »: even in that case comparison is favor- able with one year ago. The tariff news from Washington was confined largely to the new sugar schedul and was, in the main, unfavorable. The specific duties provided for will reduce the present profits of the refiner materially. The bill as it now stands is said to tavor the importer at the expense of the finer. As the American compuny occupies both positions the net result of the schudule is adverse to its best interests. Confiden is freely expressed in probabie favorabl> changes when the bill reaches the Senat This, however, is a point gravely dis- puted. No legislation directly favorable to this corporation is likely, and no special pains are required to verify this view. Dictorial interference at the time of the last tar! bill called forth much campaign abuse ending in special anti-trust clauses in the platforms of beth parties. Home producers must be protec! new industries encouraged ard beet growing fostered. Cuba is no longer to be depended upon, and the present company with all its capital must accept the same legisia- tion which will encourage small refineries in all parts of the country. It will always have the advantage of improved machinery, experience and a thorough covering of the eastern field. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, membcrs New York stcck exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Mcore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. 13% 18% 13S 115% 1087, By Ainerican Cotton Oil. 12 Atchison sees Baltimore & Unio i Bay State Gas... Wy Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. e & Ohio. . C, & St. Louls. cago, B&Q. ... Chicago& Northwestern. Chicago Gas... .. Consolidated Gas Del.. Lack. & W.. Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Kio Grande, pfa. Erie...... General Electric. Iiinois Central. Lake Shore. Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pac National Lead Co. National Lead Co., pfd.. New Jersey Central... New York Central. Northern Paciti Northern Pacific, pf Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail... Phila. & Reading. . Polman F. C.Co - Southern Ky., pfd. Phita. Trac in Texas Paciuc. Tenn. Coal & iron: Union Pacific... na 5 Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock = m.—Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, $1,000 at 1144. West Ead Na- tional Bank, 5 at 106. Capital ction, + at St 2 at 54. American Graphophone, 25 at 5%. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, 100 at 78 cents; 100 at 80 cents; 100 at 80 cents; 100 at NO cents. riet of Columbia Bonds.— 20-year fund Sa, Js, 1901, currency, 111 . ‘ater st a, . cur , 111% bid. 3.65s, funding, currency, 109 id, 11 ‘asked Miscelianesus Bonds.—Metropolyitan Railroad Sa, 111% bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 114 bid, 115 ‘asked. M: tan Railroad certificates of 130 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, Railroad Ge, 80 bid, 95 asked. bid.” Warhington Gas ‘200 asked. of the Republic, 200 bid, 210) asked. Metropolitan, 285, Wid. #10 asked. Central, 262 euked. Farmers and Me- chanics’, “175 199 asked. 133 bie. Citizens’, 145 126 bid: Capital, 120 Did, 128 asked. West End, 106 TRS ed eee z Safe Deposit and Trust —National Safe Deposit and Trust, 112 bid, 115 asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust. “110% tid, 122 asked Au tan Sele Dep toma a q Taflread ‘Atoka. tal ot i ; slumb, 60 bid. Gas Electric Light Stocks.- Washington Gas, 3. , 85 bid, asked. 36 bid. Metropalitan, G8 bid. Corcoran, 38 Ud, Fovomec, 6s bia. Aitington. 128 "bid. German. 186 bid. “Na Union, 10% bid, 14 sated, Coloma 1 baiaha coke Dip aaked Go ona, 8 “thitte Tasarance —Reai ‘Tite, 97 bid, 107 asked. Columbia Title. 5 bid, i