Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1897, Page 1

EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101] Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th St, by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres't. Few York Gtice, 49 Fetter Building. The Frening Star is served to subscribers fn t ety bh tera, om their own account, at 10 cents 44 cents per month. Copies at the ch. Ty mail—anywhere tm the "saada— stage prepaid—50 cents Saturday Quintupie Sheet Star, $1 pes year, with forsicn postage added, $8.00. et at the Post Office at Washington, D.C. ; Jase wail matter.) ec riptions 1 t he pald in advance, Ising made 1 ye Fvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. EXODUS FROM CARSON a The Little Nevada City Being Desert- | ed by the Crowds. ee WHITE EXPLAINS CORBETT'S DEFEAT Muldoon Ascribes It to His Care- lessness. — + — GRIEF AT JIM’S HOME - March 18—All the ast night. taking hom and most of t they made con- train for Den- regular trains north = took away the from Nevada resumed their thi oF with this morning's a. Th where ri Omat ith th « visitors—t 1» have morniy Car: onditt of the Saat Most people a held here. 3 glad that the the visitors left The hotels, livery were amour houses, mone ng restaurants, sta- Champion Fitzsimmons. Dies and gambling houses got about all of it. put the st fition to = from they had. nately receive a large portion of f them are pleased. The min- he are the only and speak ot ongregatio: el any brought upen Carson. The Hsappeared, having gone away hell men and the wheel of bling houses are open opped back to their s The “sport from ober m night and day t home Sik mt. Ww p fight: | I advised ¢ t a generalship m Fitzsimmons, but nt could whip Fitz- simr he would mix Even up t « reund he went down he was confi- is much th man. The be | | ha | Ty t tators an : was * if hit ir ies_and breakaways « p n” would be t ‘and that five He roun had F rth and fifth I was forced go in between to make break away Fitzsimmons’ own game and that is won. is where he Fitz Little the Worse. Fitzsimmons did not leave for San Fran- cisco last night, as he had intended, and spent the night at his old training quar- ters at Cook neh. He will leave for San Francisco today. He showed very lit- ue marks today of the punishment he re- ceived in the ring. His lower lip was split, and was slightly swollen, but there were no other marks about him to indicate he had just gone through a hard battle. are very thin,” said Fitz, ‘and without heing hurt. I’ know that I lost some blood yesterday, but it did not weaken me at all, and things looked much worse with me than they really were. ‘There was not « time in the fight that I was not sure of winning, after the sixth round.” told my man when T had returned to ner that I was going to lick Corbett 4 certainty. I saw that he was able to keep his head out of my way, and then began to lay for the body, and I finished him just as I Sharkey. There is no ser se aving that it was a chance blow all that sort of thing. It was just the i of a blow that I was waiting for a chance to deliver, and when my chance came I sent it home and won the fight. That was all the chance that there was.” om at Corbett's Home. FRA? ‘O, March 18.—There was Pp gloom at the Corbett home on Ha t yesterda ientleman Jim,” who is the son of a livery stable keeper, former- ly lived with the family over his father’s stable a street. That was be- fore he became famous. Yesterday all his sisters and cousins and his ants gathered in their home and anx- iously waited news which came over a special wire from Corbett’s room. At first they were hopeful and full of expectation afterward no group of mourners was £0 stre melancholy as they. In an upper room were gathered Jim's wife, mother and sis- te! rs. Charles King, Mrs. John Boyd, M orbett. Miss Kate Corbett and Miss and Master Corbett and Jim's sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Cerbett. About 2 o'clock there was not one of them who had dry eyes. Their faces were swollen with weeping, and Mrs. Jim, who is pretty, was almost unrecognizable. Not had their hero fallen, bui Uie fortunes well, for it is said that Cor- put iis litde all on his son and ven the livery stable, which has afforded the family sustenance for many years. It was hard to see any member of the family hey had never prepared for this contingency, and the catastrophe fell on them as from the sky. It never occur- red to them that Jim could lose. Mrs. Jim Corbett, who has been taken into the fam- ily cirele, and is known as Vera, saik through a flood of tears: “He is the same old Jim to me. Nothing can change thai,” which proves that the fallen champion is still the undefeated conqueror of her heart. Jim's mother had loving explanations to shield the boy from any criticism. “If Jim had trained longer it would have been all right.” she said. “He thought he was in fine condition, but he had a very hard man to fight, and I think his theatrical life unfitted him for his work. While we feel very badly over it we are getting recon- clled to it now, and are feeling better.” Over $100,000 Bet. conservative estimate $125,000 was bet on the three fights in the local pool rocms. The money was won principally b © small betters, the talent, as a rule, being on the wrong side. ‘The larger part money wagered was placed at Cor- tt’s pool rooms Among the big winners was Major Frank McLaughlin, who is said to have cleared up something like $20.00) off the victory of Fitzsimmons. He has been an ardent supporter of the Cornishman ever since he came to America. and has on several occasions furnished the bac#iag for the red tighte The second tiggest winner on the fight in San Franciseo is Adolph Spreckels. — It is reported that he won over $12,000, Riley Grannan made a good clean up, as he went to Carson especially to back Fitz Tearser, the horse- by going to the fight. He while his colt Rey Del unbacked, won at the at Ta to 1 Enger for Another Fight. up bright and early this g little the worse for wear He slept under the influence of opiates. He was in good spirits, and said to the Asso- ciated Press that he was feeling tine no pain exce ght dis- vken tooth, which } to meet Fitzsim- nd would flght would meet him. rved to him in his He says he expects to spead the day resticg quietly, except for an encounter with a dentist Fitzsimmons has not yet arrived, and is tee intil tomorron He has en- ers at the Baldwin Hotel, wir- he would ve here tomorrow me Wilt bate to Begi t the full meeting of the ways and means comm Uils afternoon it was de- termined to the new tariff bill to the House morrow. The committee was in session from 10 o'clock this morning and the ti + veting down all the amend- fered by the democratic members, « n moved to tormally adopt 1 as the action of the committee and it he House, When this motion was adopted it was lecided ty the majority of the comimit- that chairman should make the jon House to lay the bill over il n nday. when it will be taken and the debate begun. Chairman Di ated after the n [ing that the vote on the 3 y ) have an order reported to the from the committee on rules to s at day for the vote upon the biff. debate on the meusure the will hold night sessions. tepresentative McMillin of | Tennessee, | who will probably lead the democratic mi- | noriiy on the floor during the tariff de- hate, said this afternoon that the haste with which the bill is to be rushed through the House is deplorable, but he will make an attempt on the fleor of the House next Whites Training Methods. Monday to the debate extended. urley White Ie ‘The tee on rules, however, will feist oes | undo: prevent the success of this sca | plan orting a special order and the b s other tra republican majority in the House wilt his man, Wi was adopt it. s work a YS CASE. Removed From His Position = x ston. reis’s mu aily is the weakest or of work in which m. As the time re hour at 1 great be whic are the roud work to prevent wind. In tratuing Corbet Ss face, arms and breast every & a pow- repara ed the skin. would beaten Titz- had practiced his usual rirg yed away. The in-fighting The Turkish minister has declared v office of consul of the Ottoman at Boston, Mass., held by Joseph Lasigl, who i under arrest some weeks ago ‘Kes of embezzlement of trust funds ore has yet been selec or of Lasixt. of lasigi has reached the United Supreme Court on appeal trom the of the circuit court of appeals second circuit, and the Supreme for | Court today advanced the hearing. setting the ft for next Monda: —— Personal Mention. Capt. Charles J. Barelay of the Raleigh is at the St. James on leave of absence. Lieut. W. KB. Caperton of the Brooklyn s at 1614 Rhode Island avenue. Director Caspar Schenck is at Army and Navy Club. Rev. David Mills, D. D., pastor of the Disston Memorial Church, Philadelphia, is in the city, stopping at 2805 Q strect north- west. the CUBAN POLICY = | THE ee New Administration Will Differ From Its Predecessor. - NEUTRALITY LAWS T0 BE ENFORCED American Citizens, However, Must Be Protected. A WARNING + RESULT OF The attitude of the new administration tcward the Cuban question has not yet he- come thoroughly understocd. The impres- sion has got abroad in certain quarters that there is to be a continuation of the policy of the Cleveland administration. The ac- tion of the cabinet yesterday with respect to the clearance of the Dauntless is likely to be interpreted by those who do not un- derstand the situation as confirming this impression. The fact is that Mr. Cleve- land@’s course will be avoided. There may be little d‘fference in the “declaration of policy,” for the policy of maintaining neu- trality declared by Mr. Cleveland was all right, except that in its application he actually favored the Spznish and place this country in the attitude of passive sub- missiveness while outrages were perp trated upon American citizens. Under this administration the declaration will be prac- tically the same, but the interpretation and application will be different. A Different Iden. Mr. McKinley and Mr. Sherman have a different idea from that held by Mr. Cleve- land as to what neutrality, under condi- tions which obtain in Cuba, means. If those persons who looked for the im- Mediate adoption of a vigorous policy by the new administration find any reason for disappointment it is due to a change of attitude on the part of the Spanish au- thorities. The Spanish have had notice served on them that the course which they followed freely during the Cleveland ad- ministration will not he tolerated by the McKinley administration. They are there- fore not proceeding with such a high hand. There is a thoreugh understanding on their part that their license has ex- pired. Much surprise was expressed when Mr. Sherman, knowing that Sanguilly was about to be given his lbe reported from the Senate foreign. relations committee the resolution demanding Sanguilly’s releas But now the fruits of this are beginning to develop. This action by Mr. Sherman just before taking up the responsibilities of the State Department has heen received by the Spanish government as a warning such as it was intended to be. and it prom- ises to save the new administration con- siderable trouble. To avoid trouble it was desirable that the Spanish government should be warned in advance and that {t should be understood that unjust inter- ference with American citizens would not be tolerated. Result of the Warning. The result of this warning is seen in the release of a number of American prisoners in Cuba without a direct threat of force having to be made, and it Is unnecessary for the new administration to engage in any bluster in order to make its position known. It Is not necessary for the new administration to assume a threatening a titude. It is well understood that the » itary laws will be enforced in the usual among nations, but that be no extraordinary steps taken to a Spain in maintaining her sovereignty over Cuba. Mr. Cleveland's course of dir antagonism to the Cubans will not be ac- cepted as an example to be followed. The United States navy will not the disposal of the Spanish the purposes of blockading commerce tween the United States and Cuba. Viola- tions of the neutrality law will be prese- ted and usual and proper precautions will be taken to enforce the law, but ic pot understood that an embargo ts to put on trade. The P The policy, 1 nanner there will be placed at r for minis he to Be Persued. understood, will be not to interfere in the Cuban rebellion unless a situation developes which renders ob- vious the necessity for so doing, put Amer- ican citizens and American interests will’ have to be protected, and if Spain is un- willing or unable to furnish this protec- tion it will be provided by the United States. This will not be done in the spirit of taking sides in the Cuban struggle, but it ts purely from the standpoint of our own rights. The action with relation to the Dauntiess 1s understood to be simply pre- cautionary, to avoid being open on the start to the criticism of being lax In the’ enforcement of the law. An evidence of laxity at this ume would be taken as an encouragement to filibustering and might lead to many actual violations of neutrali- ty which would keep the administration in hot water, This is to be avoided by draw- ing the ine sharply between the enforce- ment of the law and interference with commerce. gee NO MORE COMMITTEES, Said to Have Definitely Decided That. Speaker Reed has definitely decided that for the present at least he will not appoint any of the regular committees of the Hous beyond the three already announced. In this way all miscellaneous legislation will be blocked and the entire attention of the Speaker Re house focused on the tariff bill. The bills which are being introduced by the hun- dreds will have to wait unnl the commit- tees to which they would go under the nat- ural order of things are appointed. It 1s not even likely that the appropria- tion committee will be appointed. As soon as the tariff bill has been sent to the Sen- ate the three appropriation bills as they Were sent to the President and the defi- ciency as far as it was agreed to in confer- ence will be put through under special or- ders, which the rules committee will bring in for that purpose. By avoiding complications which might arise if the legislative mill should be thrown open to an indiscriminate grind the House leaders believe they can materially expedite firal action in the Senate by rendering de- lay in the upper branch of Congress on the tariff all the more conspicuous by the inac- tion of the House. +e A SUPERINTENDENT DISMISSED. Abuse of a W an Summarily Pun- inhed. Edward Cullen, superintendent of the mail bag repair shop of the Post Office Department, has been dismissed from serv- ice by Postmaster General Gary for im- proper conduct toward a female employe, and the use of abusive and profane lan- guage to employes. Inspector McMurray has been temporarily placed in charge of the shop. The charges were made by Mrs. Eliza Young, whose husband, a printer in the government printing office, deserted her. She claimed that Cullen took advan- E of her and then deserted her. She also showed that Dr. Purdy sued Cullen for medica} attendance on Mrs. Young and se- cured judgment. Acting on these facts, Mr. Gary dismissed Cullen, who has gone to his home in Detroit. “At the Post Office Department it is stated that others are in- volved in the scandal, and several dismiss- als may be expected. MORE NOMINATIONS TODAY | THE WHITE HOUSE Gen. Clayton as Minister to Mexico Heads the List. Perry Heath, W. M. Osborne and Chairman Gowdy Are Placed us Already Sitnte The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: State—Powell Clayton of Arkansas, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to Mexico; Wm. M. Osborne of Massachusetts, consul general of the United States at London; Jctn K. Gowdy of Indiana, consul general of the United States at Paris; Joseph H. Brigham of Ohio, to be assistant secretary of agriculture; Per Heath of Indiana, to be first assistant postmaster general. War—Capt. Chas. Shaler, ordnance de- partment, to be major; Henry L. Marindin (an assistant in the United States coast and geodetic survey), to be a member of the Mississippi river commission. Interior—Sylvester Peterson of Minre- sota, to be register of the land office at Crookston, Minn. Perry Heath. Perry Heath is known to all newspaper men in Washington, and quite generally to public men and newspaper writers in ail parts of the country. He Hved in Marion, Ind., for some years before coming to Washington as a correspondent for several western papers. After some years of news- Paper service here he went to Cincinnati as editor of the Commercial Gazette, since consolidated with the Cincinnatl Tribune. On resigning this position he entered ac- tively int> Mr. McKinley's canvass, and was one of his lieutenants before and after the convention. During the campaign he was chief of the republican literary bu- reau. He ix fairly well-to-do as the result of fortunate real estate investments in towns in the Indiana natural gas belt. well Clayton, Powell Clayton is the leager of the re- publicans of Arkansas. He Has been a del- esate in republican ratlorad conventions almost since the war, and tor mémy years has been a member of the national com- mittee for Arkansas. He is sixty-three years old, and is a native of Pennsyivania. He entered the Union army from Kansas as captain in 1861, and was successively promoted until he reached the rank of brigadier general. At the close of the war he settled in Arkansas and became a plant- er. In 186% he was elected governc: of the state. In 1871 he was elected United States senator, and served until 1 Mr. Clayton has been very active in pol- itics. He is one of the old stalwart repub- licans, and one of the most aggressive. He has had fierce contests in his state, and one of his brothers was killed in Arkansas during a political campaign. Mr. Clayton was one of the early advocates of McKin- ley’s nomination, and as a member of the national committee and a delegate to the convention was @ hard worker for the suc- cesstul nominee. The new assistant secretary of agricul- ture is a farmer living near Delta, Ohio, in the western part of the state. He nas an excellent war record as an officer in the Union army. and is well known in Ohio political circles, having been bis party’s nominee in several hot fights. Among the agricultur! he is wid@y known as master of the National Grange, which of- fice he held for some time. He has lectur- ed to granges in all parts of the country, and was warmly indorsed by granges in all parts of the country for Seeretary of Agriculture. He probably will be the tall- est man in departmental lite, towering six feet five inches in height. In the Harrison administration he was one of the commis- sioners to negotiate with the Shoshone and Araphahoe Indians for a’ cession of a part of the Wind river reservation in Wyoming. John K. John K. Gowdy is chairman of the In- diana republican committee. He was an original McKinley man jn that state and managed the preliminary campaign, which gave the Ohio candidate the solid Indiana delegation. Mr. Gowdy was a captain in the late war. He has never held any large office, but has held a number of county offices. He lives at Rushville, Ind. He is about fifty years old, and has been more identified with farming interests than any- thing else. o vdy. Mr. Onborne. Mr. Osborne, appointed consul general to London, is a cousin of President McKinley. They were boys together, and men close to the President say it was a personal ap- pointment. Mr. Osborne was very active during the preliminary campaign, before the nomination: last summer, and traveled through many states in the McKinley in- terest. He was secretary of the national committee during the campaign, with head- quarters in New York. Mr. Osborne is probably near sixty years old. He has been a member of the board gf police com- missioners of Boston. 3s CAPT. -e- KAUTS He is a Prominent Candidate for Chief of the Navigation Bureau. Captain A. Kautz has been reliev command of the recetying ship W: at Boston and placed on waiting orders. He will be succeeded in command of the Wabash by Captain H. F. Pickimg, now a member of the board of inspection and survey in this city. Capt. Kautz is head of the Jist of captains and will be promoted to the grade of commodore on the retire- ment of Admiral Walker on the 20th inst. He is the most prominent candidate for the office of chief of the bureau of naviga- tion, Navy Department, which will be- come vacant on the retirement of the in- cumbent, Admiral Ramsay, on the 5th prox. Although a native of Ohio his principal backing for the prospective vacancy is from: Massachusetts; the native state of Secretary Long. by whom the assignment will be made. The chief,/of the bureau of navigation occupies a position somewhy similar to that of the adjutant general of the army. The powers of the office are much greater, however, than his military prototype. The nayal chief. virtually con- trols the duties and stations of all officers of the navy, subject only tovthe approval of the civilian head of the Navy Depart- ment. Captain Kautz’s selection 1s believed to be rgore than probable. No one other of- ficer of equal or greater rank desires the billet. RELIEV Talking Over the Question of the Chicago Postmastership. ————— THOSE WHO CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT The Matter of the District Com- missioners Brought Up. STATE DELEGATIONS The first man to talk with President Mc- Kinley this morning was Senator Mason of Illinois. The conference was by appoint- ment, and was in regard to the postmaster- ship at Chicago. The resignation of Post- master Wash. Hesing necessitates an carly appointment to fill the vacancy. All the papers in the case are in the hands of the President, and in all probability he will go over them this afternoon. It is Ikely that the appointment will go to C. U. Gordon, ex-president of the Marquette Clue, and chairman of Mr. Foss’ congressional dis- trict. Mr. Gordon was mentioned some time ago in The Star as having been agreed upon for the place. He is the candidate of Senator Mason and of Chicago representa- tives in the House. Representative Hitt saw the President, presumably on the same errand, but he was not with Senator Mason when he called. Representative Cannon was a caller, but did not remain to see the President. He was pleased that he had ro interest in the Chicago case. He said his “respects would keep” and he would call again. Appointments Anticipated. All of the nominations sent te the Senate today by the: President have been anticipat- ed in The Star. It is now thought that ihe nomination mill will grind regularly, and that appointments will be turned out near- ly every day. 3 Dr. Thomas Goes to Sweden. A probable appointment tomorrow, or within a few days, is that of Dr. W. W. Thomas of Maine as minister to Norway and Sweden. He is the most heavily backed man who has papers before the President, und there is little doubt that he will ve a winner. The President has laughingly told some of Dr. Thomas’ friends that he would have no danger of confirmation. ‘This is because the Maine man has twenty-seven republican senators behind him. Notwith- standing the practical certainty of Thomas’ appcintment, the friends of ex-State Sen- ter Erricson of Iowa are pressing his claims for this place. Representative Dol- liver of Towa saw the President today in Vehalf of Mr. Erricson, presenting a peti- tion signed by 2,000 Swedes of Iowa. Rep- resentative. W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania also urged the appointment of Mr. Ez sgn. North Carolina People Call. The North Carolina people are having a warm time over the positions in their state. ‘The repubiicans of the delegation were to have held a meeting yesterday to select between the large number of candidates and make 1ecommendations to the Presi- dent, Lut were unable to come to decisions and will meet again. The failure to do something is due to the large number of North. Carolina men here pushing their claims before the delegation. Senator Pritchard was at the White House this morning with fifteen or twenty North Caro- linjans who wanted to meet the President Among these were Representative Chapin of the state legislature, F. J. Axley of Statesville, J. W. C. Long of the state ommittee and John C. Dancy, colored, who a candidate for recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia. Dancy said to a Star rcporter that he has the backing of the sclid delegation of his state and of other southern republican: He is quite confident of receiving the appointment. Dancy is the editor of a religious paper. He was collector of customs at Wilming- ton under President Harrison. Representatives Linney and Pierson of North Carolina were visitors to the Presi- dent, being accompanied by ex-Representa- tive Settle of the same state. Messr: ney and Pierson earnestly urged the dent to appoint Mr. Settle as judge of the astern district of North Carolina. Mr. Settle will, in all probability, secure the appointment. He was defeated for Con- gress in the last election. Pennsylvania Aspirants. Representatives Olmstead of the Harris- burg, Pa., district and Hicks of the Al- toona district called upon the President with Dr. Hugh Pitcairn, a prominent appli- cant for the consul generalship at Berlin. Dr. Pitcairn lives at Harrisburg, but has great influence at Altoona. Representative Hicks told the President that he was en- lirely willing to have the appointment of Dr. “Pitcairn charged to his district, and both representatives urged upon the Pres! vent immediate favorable action, If possi- ‘ator Penrose and Representative Bing- n followed their usual custom of seeing the President early each morning. They are pressing the claims of Pennsylvania men to various positions. They are chiefly Interested in the appointment of Charle- magne Tower to an ambassadorship. It is urged against Mr. Tower that he is too in- experienced for an ambassadorship, but the Pennsylvania people deny tnis and say that he has as much experience as the sual appointees to such places. Senator Penrose, like all new senators, is a worker and believes in keeping the President's mind refreshed on cases in which Penn- sylvanians are interested. Applications From Massachusetts. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who does not belleve in hovering around the White House, was a caller today for the first time in an office-seeking capacity. He saw the President in behalf of N. L. Frothingham of Boston. Mr. Frothingham is a candidate for commissioner of patents. He has the indorsements of the senators from Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Mr. Frothingham was deputy com- missioner of patents under President Har- rison. These backing Mr. Frothingham do not know what there is in the talk that the position has been offered to ex-Representa- tive Butterworth. Senator Hoar ard Representatives Moody ani Gillett of Massachusetts were callers in matters pertaining to their state. Mr. Moody presented the name of Boyd B. Jones of Haverhill for district attorney of the’ state, and Mr. Gillett presented the name of James D. Gill of Springfield for marshal of the state. The applicants for these positions were agreed upon by the Massachusetts delegation, and there will be no doubt of their appointment within a few days. The men who have been holding the positions have sent in their resigna- tions. The New Jersey Delegation. Senator Sewall and all the republican members of the New Jersey delegation paid a friendly call. The delegation, it is stated, has not yet agreed upon appointments for that state, but will hold a meeting in a short time for the purpose. Want Mr. Cox for Commissioner. A committee of citizens of the District of Columbia, consisting of Thomas Blag- den, Benjamin P. Snyder, Major H. L. Bis- coe, Col. Thos. Wilson and Dr. C. G. Stone, accompanied by Representative Van Voor- his of Ohio, appeared before President Mc- Kinley this mcrning to suggest and urge the appointment ef W. V. Cox for Com- missioner of the District of Columbia. They represented no particular section nor any society or orga om, but belonged to Doth political parties, though represent- ing neither. They spoke simply as citi- zens and business men, interested solely in good government and economic administra- tion, they stated. They did not antagonize Mr. Ross in the or is io be, and slightest degre reappointed, make dent. Mr. Cox has been a resident of the Di trict for eighteen years. He is the son-! . but if he was they would be satisfied no opposition, they told the Py law of Matthew G. Emery, ex-mayor of the city, aad now president of the Second National Rank Mr. Cox is the chief clerk of the United States National Museum; is a good busi- ness man, accu 1 ‘to dealing with public affairs and public men. it was statcd to the Presiden: only a few da ago, without his solicitation, unanimously chesen as secretary and e! ofticer of the United States government board for the Tennessee centennial exposition. He i of good character and of untarnished‘rep- ion. His administration of the affairs District would be wise and just, s possible for any man, would tisfaction to the citizens, it is urged by the committee. Mr. Cox is an Ohio man, born in Zanes- ville. He is a son of Brevet Colonel T. J. Cox, who the served during the war, and is a member of the Loyal Legion. That_his democracy ts of the more honorable ‘and conservative sort {s vouched for by the fact of his being the nephew of the late ex- Representative S. 8. Cox. The Pre after hearing the foregoing represen of the committee, promised to give matter consideration. Some Other Callers. Ex-Representative Noonan of Texas pre sented the papers of Samuel L. Hain, to bh cellector cf customs for the port of Gal- veston. Senator Nelson was a caller, with 0. H. Myram of Ada, Minn. Ex. son and son of Missouri were visitors. Rep- resentative Catchings paid his respe Senators Platt and Fairbanks were callers. Ex-Representative “Charlie” Woodman of Illinois chatted again with the 1 dent today about his application su- pervising inspector general. of shipping. Mr. Woodmen prefers to go as consul gen- to Cuba, being a great sympathizer with the Cubans, but does not stand much chance for that, and is willing to take the other place or any other. Won't Go to St, Louis. The President decided today that he would be unable to attend the Grand Army celebration on Memorial day at St. Louis. Representatives Joy end Bartholdt extend- ed him the invitation of the Grand Army pests of that city. He imformed them that as Congress would probably be in session May 30, the time for the celebration, he did not feel that he could properly leave the White House. He expressed his re- grets at his inability to go to St. Louis. For Mr. Donat! The officers of the United German Ameri- can Socteties of the District of Columbla— Mr. R. Saur, president; Mr. W. L. Elterich, vice president; Mr. B. F. Schubert, secre- tary: Mr. Geo, Bessler, treasurer; Mr. Loui Rosenan, member of the executive commit- tee, together with @ number of. prominent German-American citizens—by appointment called on President Wm. McKinley to urge the appointment of Mr. August Donath for the position of District Commissioner. Mr. W. L. Elterich acted as spokesman of the delegation, and presented in a neat litth speech the reasons why the German- Americans should be recognized in the par- ticipation of the District government. Ex-Representative Mandell of W: had a short talk with the ch The terms of the federal offi ing have not expired, and no will be made for some time. sition which will sonable time is ident tion: the Senator Hender- for int The only po- be vacant within a rea- that of surveyor general. The Wyoming senators will agree upon appointments to be made. Colored Men Call Thos. W. Chase, Wm. C. Martin, C. A. Lemar, W. Bishop Johnson, A. McIntosh and mas Clark, colored business and professional men of tae District, saw Pres- ident McKinley for a few minutes and urged the reappointment of Commissioner Ross. hey presented a short memorial in favor of Mr. Re Rey. James L. White, colore the aged and infirm colored people United States,” saw the President to ask his aid for the bill intr the Senate Tuesday by Senator Thurston, proyidin; for a home for aged and infirm colored people, to be erected in the District of Co- lumbi: “agent for of the Evans Will Accept. A letter received here today from Clay Evans of Tennessee, stated that would accept the proffer of commissioner of pensions. He has written the Presideat to this effect, and his nomination will svon go to the Senate. The Others of the Committee. Dr. W. A. Croffut and the two other trembers of the committee who refused to indorse the memorial submitted by General Birney and the members of the joint com- mittee yesterday in regard to the appoint- rent of Messrs. Ross and Dodge as D) trict Commissioners, saw the Presiden: for a few minutes this afternoon and laid their side of the matter before him. The con- ference was exceedingly brief. Like all other cases of the Kind, the President prom- ised to give the matter consideration. Other C red Delegations, The memorial adopted by a mass-meeting of colored citizens of Northeast Washing- ton on March 11, in favor-of the appoint- ment of L. M. Saunders as District Com> missioner, was presented by a committee, which called to see the President late this afternoon. The committee was composed of Rev. E. P. Moore, Rev. W. Robinson, J. W. Wood, J. W. Crow, J. Monroe and Robert C. Scoot. A delegation of Virginia colored people, headed by Kev. J. Anderson Taylor and John M. Langston, called this afternoon to urge the appointment of George W. Bowden as second assistant postmaster general. Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon S. W. Woodward, A. S. Worthington, Charles Glover and John Joy Edsor called to see the President, it 1s believed in the interest of Mr. Truesdell’s reappointment. eee LAUNCHED TODA’ H. he Two Gunboats Take the Water at San Francisco. ‘Two more raval vessels are to be launche 1 at San Francisco today. They are the gus- boats Marietta and Wheeling, twin screw beats of 1,000 tons each, whose keels were laid last April. They are full steam-pow ed boats, with only pole masts for signal- ing, and are to be of twelve knots’ specd. The hulls are 174 feet long on the water line, thirty-four feet broad and twelve feet draft. The feature of the little craft is the large coal supply they will be able to carry, insuring 2 capacity for long voyages for suck little steamers. The Wheeling will be lavnched under the eye of Mr. McFeely, the Washington correspondent ot the Wheeling Post, who has been specially delegated by the governor of West Virginia to repre- sent the state at the functien, in recogni- tion of his efforts to secure the naming of the boat after a West Virginia city. So Capt. Blocksom’s Detail. Captain Augustus P. Blocksom, 6th Cav- alry, has been detailed as a member and recorder of the board of officers appointed by general orders, No. 1, vice Captain Louis A. Craig, 6th Cavalry, relieved. “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring answers. GREEK VESSEL SUNK = Transport Fired on Near Candia by an Austrian Gunboat. PROVOKED BY CRETAN INSURGENTS May Hasten the Crisisgthe Powers Are Trying to Avert. ssi Riad ORDERS TO COLONEL VASSOS - - CANEA, Island of Crete, March S— The Austrian gunboat Sebenico has fired upon and sunk, near Candia, a ok vessel loaded with provisions and munitions of war intended for the Greek forces In Crete It appears that the Sebenico, while watch- ing the Gre > Was fired on by # party of insurgents. To this the Austrian war- ship replied by sinking the Greek craft and driving off the ir urgents It is feared that when this news becomes generally known in Athens it will serve to greatly irritate the populace and may have influence in precipitating the crisis which the powers are striving in every way pos- sivle to avert. Orders to Col, Vasson, ATHENS, March IS —According to per- sistent rumors circulating here, Col. Vassom, the commander of the Greek army of oceu- pation, has been ordered to of the land- ing of the foreign troops now on their way to Crete. Ss, however, may mean only @ formal opposition, as protest against the action of the w :. Advices from Arta, on the Greek frontier, show that the privations of the Turks there are so sev that some of them are de- serting to the Greek camps. The Turks at Prevesa, Epirus, are arming in consequences of a conflict provoked by @ Greek soldier belonging to the garrison of Actium. The Turkish iroops are now several posts on the Servian frontier, The batteries ai Arta are being con- Structed under the Gir and from the plans of the Germa It is reported in military circles that sia is about to land oops on the coast of Macedonia. The news that the Servian are being mobilized is caus! jety to the Turkish mitlita Salonica reserves cal anx- witles at Rassia’s Contingent for Crete. CONSTANTINOPLE cials of the Russian embaxsy here Ufied the Turkish government of that a Russian transport wz on board troops intended to f tne contingent of Russia for the occupation of the Island of Cre © the program drawn up by th ly pass through the Darden The embassies of the other powers have not raised any objections to this proceeding, although, by treaty. the straits are closed to the war ships of for- eign nation Large numbers of G army reserve men and other volunteers are leaving for Athens. A More Hopeful View. LONDON, March 18.—After a dull open= ing on the stock exchange today the ten- dency was decidedly toward improvement, on a more hopeful view of the political situs ation and the report that the Greek troops have been recalled m the Island of Crete. BRIT H MINISTRY DEFIANT. Mr. Balfour Says " a Vote of Censure. LONDON, March Mr. Balfour, lord of the treasury: and government er in the house of comm » Are Ready for as. house today to Sir Charles Dilke, advance radical, 1 that the notification of the oxckade of the Island of Crete had been sent to Mr. Balfour added that it was incorrect to say that Germany had de chned to employ a land force to operate in the interior of the island. He did not know, however, whether Germany had dis- patched any troops to Cr Mr. John Morlay, liberal, asked if it was true, as stated by M. Hanoiaux, the French minister for foreign affairs, in the chamber of deputies, that Greece had again been invited to comply with the decision of the powers, and that, in the event of her refusal. the threat of coercion would carried out? An exiting scene followed. Mr. Balfour, firing up amid tremendous cheermg from them inisterial benches, said, in substance, that the leaders of the opposition were con- stantly trying to embarrass the govern- ment by questions and speeches in and out of the hou Thereupon Sir William V the liberal leader in the non Harcourt, house, reminded Mr. Balfour that the Marquis of Salisbury had refe the house to the speeches on the Cretan questions made by M. ne and Hanotaux in the French enamber of deputies, and hed not given the house any information for themseives. (Opposition cheers). . Sir William Harcourt reiterated Mr. y’s question, which brought further cheers from the oppcsition benches. Mr. Balfour in reply told William Harcourt to get his friends in the other house (the house of lords) to ask th: mier for an explanation. — (Minis cheers.) Conti Balfour said “If the oppor to move a vote of censure let them name the day. We are quite ready for the debate.” (Tremendous cheering from the government supporters). closed. cR The incident was t ADE OF It ix Announced That It Wi Sunday. IS—A dispatch here today from Canea axnounces the blockade of the Isiund of Crete by the fleets of the powers will begia Sunday morning, aml that a notification to this effect will be addressed today to the gov- ernments st Athens and Constantinople. It is further stated that the powers will 0 communicate the steps taken to the governments of the neutral states. Tae limit of the blockade will be between longitudes 23.24 and 26.30 east and latitudes 48 and 34.25 north. ‘The blockade will be gencral against deck vessels, but other ships will be allowed to land goods, provided they are not destined for the Greek troops or for the interior of the island. Finally, the admirals have caused a request to be addressed to Greece to recall her warships from Cretan waters. If she does not comply force will be used on Sunday morning to compel them to withdraw. BLOC Begin received that ROME, March ae The Country’s Oldest Inhebii LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 18.—Ignacio Francisco de La Cruz Garcia, who is said to be the oldest man in the United States, died here yesterday, aged 117. He was @ native of Sinaloa, Mexico, but came bere when he was twenty-five years of age. His age has been questioned, but he had docu- ments which sustained his claim. > Shipwrecked Crew Rescued. NEW YORK, March 18.—The Allan State Line steamer Carthagenian, which arriy- Captain Blocksom will proceed to Fort| eq this morning from Glasgow, rescued the Columbus, N. ¥Y., and upon completion of | crew of the Wilson Line steamer Rialto, the duty herein assigned to him will return | which took fire and was abandoned Marclt to his proper station—Fort Myer, Va. 5 in latitude 31.23 and longitude 22.45.