Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1897-14 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. eT'S, REV. RICHARD LEWIS HOW- y_ week, holy commanion daily, Friday, 8:00 a.m.; Good Friday, ee hours’ devotion (12 m. to 3 p.m.); daily evening prayer, 4:30. p.m.; Easter evening, holy baptism, 4:30 pam. SIiRITUALISM. SEANCE TON o Holl. 1 Gth st. mw. by Rev. A. Wiggtn. Voeal selec . Maxham, ate THE ELECTION ¢ .F OFFICERS & thern Liberty Germat tion, No. 6, Will be corner of 7th an’ N sts. Aprit 14, 1807, at 7 o'clock p.t. Stockii requested to atte. HUGO KUERSCHNE aplo-3t Secretary. SPIRITUALISM. MRS. EPFIE MeNEIL, CLATR- ant, business and test medium, pet ap OUR PRICES ON LUMBER AND WooD¥ appeal strongly to your pocket book; the itles to soar good Judgment—which accounts for the afr of activity prevailing around our new Navy Yard Mill hether you require a f quantity of Lumber or Wood- work let ux give you an estimate on the eos, fear of pasing tov much when you buy here SMITH, Ist ind. ave. "Phose 217. ‘uarves, foot.4th st. se. ‘Phone 551. 0 large or sm: THOS. W. Mill and W 3m. 1 HIBBETS, THE GREAT INDEPEN- or trumpet medium of Muncie, Ind.. will be at766 Lith st. n.w. after pext MONDAY, the 12th instant. : —~ COAL. REDUCED FRICES. JOHN MILLER & CO. Office, 10th ant F nw. Coal damp and storage yard, Sth and K ne. apo-Im For A_LISt for the BOB OF RESERVED SEAT FITZSIMMONS EXHIBITION at CENTER MARKET oa MONDAY, APRIL 12, see Amusement column. aps-4t GO TO KEEN’S FOR THE LATEST STYLES OF Spring Goods. ‘«KBEN, 1310 F st. ap8-3m DISTRIRUTION POLICIES, ENDOWMENTS ANI) TS NTE UG Mt INVESTMENT. Sree ee . D. HADDAWAY, -W., OR BOX 503, ‘kholdes f mpany will be held at the Exchang Ballari Hotel. Alexendria, Va., at 1:30 o'clock .m. on THURSDAY. ‘the 'ISt# day of April, A. Bi" isot, for the purpose of electing a toard of directors to serve for the > enaving yes transacting such other business as may prop come before it. Polls open at 2 p.m. Transfer Book will be closed April 9, 1897, at 6 p.m. ap5-ot B. F. COLE, Secretary. ELAND PARK— Weil “worth seeing, its picturesque plays in making the veasou a success. culars, Fgotets und Literature of all kints must be rut, attractive jd artistically ¢c- signed ‘od printed to be printing ‘makes x : EF We po ALL NG. Easton & Rupp, 421 11thSt. POPULAR-PRICED STATIONERS. ay ‘a “T never disuppoint."’ ‘They are the only kind you shonkt deem worthy of-sour lesal standing. We pride oarselves upon our promptness in deliv- erinz them—too. Always ou time, Our charge is + page for 50 copies. Send us a ‘trial MS, We print high-grade BRIEFS. only 0c. order. BYHON . ADA + aplo-t ad Bu .inessllen Need Berkeley Whisky to help them withstand f ‘prompt printer,” 512 11%h st. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS ATTORNEY AUCTIC RENT (Miscellineo FOR RENT (Ofices)... FOR RENT (Rooms). POR RENT _cstor: fw BET FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALI HORSES 4ND VEHICLES. LADIES N TRAVEL. OFFICIAL NOTIG INAL .... AND ORC FOTOMAC RIVER ROATS PROPOSALS . RAILROADS SUMMER RESORTS. NDERTAKERS . WANTED (Help). WANTED (Hoxses) WANTED (fiscelianeous). WANTED (Rooms). Lieutenant Vernon of the fourth precinct complained to the street department today of two broken pavements tn South Wash- ington. One ts at the corney of 41-2 anf N streets and the other in front of 827 7th street. fie we ts ———_—_ “Hotel Arriva’ Raleigh—W. R. Andrews,~ Philadelphia; H. B. Tompkins, Atlanta, Ga.; G. Marrey, Nashville, Tenn-; E. A. Bliss and Charles H. Hopper, New York; J. A. Thompson and H. Saxby and wife, Cincinnati, Ohio; W. €. White, Baltimore, Md.; E. J. Lawless, Newark, N. J.; J. W..Avirett, Cumberland, Md.; C. C. Buckley, Chicago, IL; E. C. Smith, Raleigh;-N.C- » ? Willard’s—J. J. Brenholdt, Alton, IL; W. A. Barrow, Boston, Mass.; C. C. Philadelphia, Pa.;) W. Witkerson Stay York; Capt. B. F. Harrington and wife, Providence, RL; G. A.Knight, San Frau. cisco, Cal. Riegs—S. B. Richard, Salem, Ohio; J. Swank, Philadelphia, Pa.; O. Bangs ‘and wife, Boston, Mass.; W. F. Wyman, Kan- sas City, Mo; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bates, Baltimore, Md. Wellington—R. Beit, C. J. Collins, H. J. Truesdell, New York, P. B. Meare and R. F. Barton, Chicago, Iil.; G. Dougall and wife, Minneapolis, Minn.; B. F. Jenkins and wife, Columbus, Ohio. Arlington—L. 'P. Graves, Buffalo, 3 H. Howard, Mobile, Ala; B.'B. Fielden, New York; J. Miller, Black River, Mich.: W. 8. Churchill, Alpena, Mich. St. James—C. 8. Fowler, New York; C. R. Rothschild, Cincinnati, Ohio; W. W. Jones, Madison, Wi: F. H. Howard, Boston, Mass. National—J. R. Smith, Goldsboro’, N.C. R. W. Baland, Birmingham, Ala; A. A. Kellogg and wife, New Haven, Conn.: T. H. Bich, Burlington, N.J.; W. G. Fergu- Hastings, Mich.; Ls F. OM. sén, Richmond, V: c. G. Perkins, He: y. - . Crafts, Brooklyn, N. 0. Waymtire, D. A. Dangler, Cleveland, Ohio: J. N. Hus. . AL 5 lO; 5 us- ton, Indianapgiis, Ind.; Gen. W.°N. Shaf- ter and Capt. : -= Ebbitt—_R. T. Colgro Dayton, Ohio; G. J. Corey, Chi » U.S.A, ood impression.” ips OF coop rravr. | NEW COMMISSIONER Mr, Butterworth Mecta the Employes of the Patent Office. CONTINUE HS OLD FIRM 10 The Major and His Long, Business and Political Careers. i PROPOSED DEPARTMENT oats Mr. Ben. Butterworth, who today made his first visit to the patent office since his appointment as commissioner, and, in ac- ccrdance with the ueual custom, received an introduction to the examining corps and othe: employes, had very little need of such introductions on account of his long equaintance with the pérsonnel of the office. f The reception was held in the commis- sioner's rcom, Mr. Seymour being present and bidding farewell to the. clerks after they had been introduced to Maj. Butter- worth by Mr. Megrath, the law clerk of the patent office. Maj. Butterworth greeted all his callers pleasanily, the principal ex- aminers of the office remaining after the general reception. Maj. Butterworth made a brief address to them, telling them he hoped they would all get along together pleasantly, that he would do his best to do so, and he knew they would do their part to that end. He also took occasion to wish the retiring commissioner a prosperous fu- ture. Probably never before in the history of the patent office has there been such a gen- eral expression of approval of an appoint- ment of commissioner of patents by the patent bar and inventors and manufac- turers throughout the country as in the case of Maj. Butterworth. Mr. Buiterworth’s acceptance of the po- sition ‘was made at a great personal sacri- fice, and is in its truest sense a case where the office seeks the man. The request of tne President, seconded by pressure by the bar of the country, regardless of politics, and prominent inventors and manufacturers, v-kose interests are so vitally affected by the administration of the affairs of the pat- ent office, finally induced Mr. Butterworth to accept the position he had a number of times declined, though by so doing he reiin- quishes during his incumbency of the of- fice of commiastoner of patents his interest in the emoluments of the large and lucra- tive practice of the law firm of Butter- worth & Dowell, which wilt pass exclu- sively to his law partner, who will contin- ue the business. Mr._Butterworth’s political career began in 1874 as a member of the Ohio senate, at which time he was’a prominent membe the Cincinnati bar. He was elected io Congress from’ thé fitst distriet of Ohio in 1578, being the Cincinnati district. He was re-elected, and ‘served stitcessively un- til 188%, when he was appointed commis- sioner of patents by “President Arthur, which position he resigned:to take seat in the Forty-ninth Congress, and was re- elected for the Fiftieth and Fifty gre During the Fifty-tirst C he was chairman of the committee on pat- NETES ents. He declined a renomination for the Fifty-second -Congress, and formed a co- partnership for the practice of the law in all its branches with Benton J. Hall, laie comr saer of patents and member of! Congress from Yowa:and Julian ©. Dowell, who resigned the position of examiner of interferences in the patent office’ and spe- celal counsel for the government, to ac a partnership with Messrs. Butterworth and Hall. ‘This law firm established offices at Washington and Chicago, and a rapid growth of business ensued, Mr. Hall re- cently died. Butterworth & Dowell contin- ued the practice until Mr. Butterworth's recent appointmept- with offees at Wash- ington and correspondents in other cities and the princi capitals of Europe. Whiic in Congress Mr. Butterworth made an enviable reputation as one of the ablest and readiest debaters on the floor of the ous . New Department. The talk about a department o merce has been:stimulated by the ap ment of Mr. Butterworth as commissioner of patents. Such a department is one of the strong prehabiltties of: President Mc- Kinley’s administration, and the principal bureau of this proposed new branch of‘the government wil] be the patent. office. It is said that President McKinley and Mr. Butterworth have spoken of this new Gepartment of industries end commerce: which the President4s known ‘to favor, and that in the near future this subject will be brought up, and in all probability the new department created, and that Mr, Butter- worth, if he desires it, may receive the appointment of secretary. By reason of. the peculiar technical and legal training required in discharging cuties of an examiner in the patent offic that bureau is necessarily non-political in Most of its appointments and promotions, and for this reason it is. thought it has not received full recognition from Congress, it the way of affording ample room and prop- er facilities for the important work of thi , although seyeral millions of dol- ilected from inventors have accumu- lated in the vaults of the treasury to the credit of the patent office. Mr. Butterworth’s ripened experience in the practice of the law, as commissioner of patents and as chairmaa of the committee on patents of the House, and his extensive acquaintance are regarded as especialiy sit- ting him to bring about such reforms cs may be needed in the practice of the patent office, and to secure for that office proper facilities and room fer the transaction of its usiness, and these considerations have probably largely contributed in again piac- ing him at the head of the bureau. Was Also Mentioned. While commissioner of patents. Mr. Bul- terworth kad full opportunity to, observe the methods of the men composing the corps of examiners of the pat- ent office, and after resigning the com- missionership and resuming the practice of his profession, desiring an experienced associate, he paid Mr. Dowell the hich compHment of tendering him an equal partnership in the firm, knowing him to be of spotless integrity and exceptionally well qualified for the practice of patent law, by reason of his long experience In the exam- ining corps of the patent office and as ex- aminer of interferences and special coun- sel for the government in conducting in- vestigations to determine the public use of inventions. Since the formation of the partnership, Mr. Dowell being a thorough expert In the technique of patent practice, has had immediate charge of the patent department of the firm, while Mr..Butter- worth, in addition to the patent lew, has engaged in the general practice. Mr. Dowell was prominently mentioned for Commissioner, and the impression ob- tained that he would receive. the. appoint- ment if his partner declined it, as Mr. Dowell was strongly backed for ‘the posi- tion by the entire republican delegation from Maryland end.many influential sena- ters and representatives from other states. Secretary BHss is being congratulated on the able staff he has called about him. Mr. Ryan. Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Hermann are all men of ~ell recognized ability and integrity, and each has had large experi- ence in public affairs. ed in the selectian of ‘The Secretary appears his staff to exhil ange 2% business eaaltites he brings to bear in his private affairs. irae ad gt hear omer Pillosophy. | Of making many pills there is Bo end. Every. pill, maker saya: “Try my pill,” as if he were offering you bon-bons! The wise man finde avqnod-splil. rand sticks to It. Also, the wise magn... who has enee™ tried them never _ sere forsakce AVER'S CATHANTIC PILLS. | THE OFFICIAL TA uit, cea || ts EXPLANATORY NOTE: AWW dares! Ni i] Hl ( ‘ oye at WEATHER MAP, Observations taken at 8 a.mi., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are 10: bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees.’ ' ‘Shaded arens are regidus Where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. high and tow barometer. Small arrows fy with The words “High” and ‘ ‘Low”’ show location of arcas. of. the wind. THREATENING WEATHER. Probably Showers Tomorrow After- noon and Night. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuescay—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, partly cloudy weather tonight; Tuesday threatening weather and probably showers ‘Tuesday afternoon or 1:ight; rising temper- aturé; rortheast to east winds. For Virginia and North Carolina, fair to- night, increasing cloudiness, with showers in western portions Tuesda, warine! northeast to southeast winds. Weather conditions and general forecast— An area of high pressure is central over the lower lake region and covers all the dis- tricts east of the Mississippi river. A sec- ond area of high pressure is central on tie perth Pacific coast and covers the Rocky mountain plateau. A storm of some energy is central in northern Kansas and is now moving north- easterly, causing moderate rains in t middie Mississippi and Missouri valleys. ‘The pressure has falien on the southern Rocky mountain sicpe and risen decidedly in ail other districts. ‘The temperature has fallen on the Rocky mountain plateau; it has risen in the Mis- sissippi valley and generally eastward to the AUiantic coast For the twenty-four hours ending Sunday morning occasional showers were reporicd in the gulf states, the Missouri and 0’ valleys. During the past twenty-four hours showers have occurred on the New Eng- land coast and in the Ohio valiey, and rain has failen generally in the middle Missis- sipp! and Missouri valle: ‘The weather will be generally fair in the Atlantic and guif states, but rain is likely te occur in the Obio and middle Mississip- pi valieys tonight and Tuesday. The temperature will rise siowly east of the Mississippi river and fall in the west gulf state: The following heavy precipitation, inches, was reported during the pi ty-four hours: North P 4.00. in COMING OF FITZSIMMONS He Will Be Met With a Band and Escorted to His Hotel. Julian, His Manager, Decinres That Corbett Doesn't Really Want to Fight Bob Again. Martin Julian, known to the world as the brother-in-law and manager of Bob Fitz- simmons, “the champion of champions” of the prize ring, arrived in this city this morning five minutes before noon, and registered at the Arlington. At 4 o'clock the train is due which wiil bring the pugi- listic champion to the city, together with tke rest of the company, which is now tour- the country fulfilling contracts and ing to admiring crowds just how the knock-out was delivered. The party con- sists of Mrs. Fitzsimmons, Ernest Roeber, heavy-weight champion Graeco-Roman wrestler of America; Daniel Hickey, the ‘parring partner of Lanky Bob, who acts the role of the defeated boxer, and-J. H. Shoemaker, advance agent. Fitzsimmons will be met at the Baltimore and Ohio railway station by Manager Whitesell, who has arranged for the per- formance at Center Market Hall tonight. Headed by a brass band of eighteen piec the party will be eescorted to the Arlington, by way of Pennsylvania avenue. Bob and Mrs. Fitzsimmons and Bob, jr., fifteen months old, will occupy the first carriage, drawn by four horses. Preparations for the exhibition this even- ng in the large hall over Center market are fully completed. Of course, the princi- pal attraction will be the man whose name burdened the telegraph wires of the entire country St. Patrick's day, and whose every movement in the arena at Carson was graphically reproduced in every American city and town, and even in those in the other hemisphere. Manager Whitesell has decided to sel] general admission tickets at 50 ceats each. Another Corbett Match. A rumor has been current that Corbett would endeavor to complete arrangements with Fitzsimmons for another meeting, when he would endeavor to retrieve his fortunes. The rumor has gained the more credence because of the fact that the ex- champion is traveling eastward directly on the trail of his rival, and has actually met him two or three times in the course of their transcontinental journeying. Mar- tin Julian was asked his opinion of this report this morning, and replied that he believed there was nothing in it. He did not think Corbett was at all anxious to stand up agair before Fitzsimmons. Julian said the Pompadour acknowledged after the fight that Fitz was the best fighter he had ever met. All talk of a chance blow, said- Julian, was foolishness. He de- clared that from the very start Corbett was on the defensive, and that -he after- ward acknowledged to his successful op- ponent that he had been deceived as to the latter's abilities. Julian stated that Fitz would not meet Corbett again, any- way until the latter had done some fight- ing with other aspirants for the cham- Pion's belt and title. A telegram received by The Star this afternoon from Corbett at Philadelphia says: “Please state that I never contem- plated a visit to Washington just now and will not be there.” Ovations to Fitzsimmons. According to Manager Julian, immense crowds have everywhere thronged to catch @ glimpse of Fitzsimmons, and in every city where exhibitions have been given the halls have been unable to hold the people. In Chicago, he said, the people were s eager to see him that the police were kept busy handling the surging crowds that lined the streets when the parade passed. Eager admirers thronged into the railroad train wherever it stopped, and the cham- pion received repeated ovations in his jurney eastward. 1 Manager Julian was asked spout the re- port that the’ kinetoscopic pictures of the fight had turned out failures, and that Fitzsimmons was the only person who had made any money out of the en! He characterized the statement as utterly false. He said he had just received advices direct- ly contradicting it, and was assui that the pictures would be perfectly suc- cessful. He added that Fitzsimmons had enty-five. tho lars, Julian aid, foe semapt Bem to perp: hh ae, Rivers—The following changes in ti ers, in feet and. tenths, have occurred Risen—Parkersburg, 20; Cincinnatl, ~ Cairo, Omah ;’ Davenpori, Vicksburg. 0.4; Little Rock, 2.7. Fallen—Nash Kansas City, Ss ul, 0. 0.2:.St, Louis, 0.1; Memphis, 0.2, : They are above the ganger line and ris- riv- ing at Cairo, 9.0; Vicksburg, 9.0; Dubuque, 1.9. Above the danger line and falling at Nashville, 0.4; Helena, Ark., 11.2; St. Paul, 3.1; La Crosse, 3.4; Memphi: New Or- leans, 2.0, stationary. Tide Table. ‘Today—Low tide, 9:19 a.m. and 10:09 p.m.; high tide, 3:01 a.m. and 3:37 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:21 a.m. and 11:00 Pm,; high tide, 3:59 a.m. and 4: The Sun and Moon, Today—Sun rises, 5:27 a.m.; sun sets, 6:34 m. “Moon sets, 3:14 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Stn rises, 5:26 a.m. v City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 7:43 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:34 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time ramed. Are lamps lighted at 7:28 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:49. a.m. Condition of the Water. _ Teraperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls. temperature, 48; condi- tion, 3. Receiving reservoir, temp2rature, 54; condition at north connection, 3; condi. tion at south connection, 16. Dis: ibuiing: reservoir, temperature, 55; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, ‘Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau durlig the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoo: = ia ee 11—4 p.m. ; § p.m. i. April 12—4 a.m., 44; 8@.m., 45; 12 m.,-47, id 2 p.m., 50 4 Maximum, 57, at 2 p.my.April 11; mini- mum, 42, at 6am. Apa : ; midnight, A SINGULAR tad KAXGURSION, of Convigts From Prison to Another. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 12.—Prob- ably the largest transfer gf prison conyicts that ever took ‘place in’ this country was successfully carried out ‘téday. Two hun- dred and ninety-one pfisoners from the Michigan Clty prison weré put on a special Monon train and_ taken, 49 Jeffersonville, hile from the latter plate..454: prisoners were sent here:s-The Wumidst secrecy was observdd as to the time dfSdeparture, even the guards selécted. to agcompany the pris= oners from. here. being Heape-in ignorance. Yesterday at neon the gates of the prison were locked and the tedious job Of select- ing the prisone?s to be transferred’ was be- ts ‘This consumed most of. the afternoon. © men were then given an extra aud locked in their ceils for the mght At 4 ociock th:s morning the real work of the transter began. ‘1he prisohers were routed out, and ten selected guards assisted the blacksmiths in mveung tne saackies on the prisoners. ‘Two ata time they were laxen from their celis and th legs shackled. . About two hours’ unfe was con- sumed in this, and then the prisoners were taken to the dining room tor the last ume. where breakfast was served them, : While this was going on the train which Was to convey the prisoners to Jetferson- ville was backed into the north gate. It consisted of nine cars, the bospital car, the next six for the convicts, one car for the militia, Company A 2 dianapolis, who were to-assist’ in gua the prisoners, and one for the press, s00n a@s breakfast was finished the were | First came the invalids, eight of th were conveyed to their car in cots rest of the motley crowd, stumbling from the unaccustomed leg’ shackles, were bundled on board. Three guards and two trusties were locked in each car. very precaution had been ob: ve against an outbreak, ‘The windows wee not barred, but everything that might be used as a weapon had beea removed, even. the doors removed from the water closets, and the air brake apparatus taken away. The guards had no weapons except their heavy canes, but the prisoners were not allowed to leaye their seats, anything they might require being brought to them, and orders had been given to shaot at the first head that was poked out of a window. At 9 o'clock ail was in readiness, and one of the most remarkable excursions ever undertaken started onthe journey south. The Monon officials had taken every pre- caution to insure the safety. of the trains. Every foot of track between here and Jef- fersonville was inspected fifteen minutes before the trains passed, and every bridge was carefully examined five minutes before it went over. Even the switches were spiked, and the trains were given the right of way over everything. No stops were made for crossings, Gov. Mount having given permission for this violation of the state law, and no stops were made except for the purpose of changing engines or taking water. The train was in personal charge of F. W. Qutmby,, trainmaster of the Monon, and the crew was composed of picked_men, veterans in, the service, -who could be refied upon in an emergency. “The Monon_ wrecking train was. under orders all day, ready to start at a moment’s notice in case of accident. . Scenes at Jeffersonville. JEFFERSONVILLE, Spy April 12-—The first step toward putting into effect-the prison reform- law,~ passed by the last genoral assembly of- Indiana, having for its purpose the «reformation: of’ ‘tie penal system, ..was taken. tliaj morning when a train londed with ‘convists serving sen- tenes in. the JeffersonwiHe prison started on its journey to ity. The north- Michigen,Cl ern and southern dist ‘pe are to here- Transfers One men ined up and marched to the train. sm, Who ; then the after serye two disth yurposes. The institution rie Seite ae ‘cage the indianareformatery, . thy Mis) in ae SI AR ite prison. separate the hardened and coriffmed criminals, among whom are- the murderers, from the first-term .priserers under thirty years of age. The latter class remainsin the southern institution, While the former are transferred tiorth. “A ‘transfer:e¢.crim- inals, such as occurredstoday, between the extreme-northern.and ithern of gqul t fe lace ft ‘There. were, 876. piteon t _Jefferson- ville on aie ing, the rae df tae on’s 5 ere_on the train which left here’at 9-o'clock for the north. The train carfyiag these men was made up of one baggege.car, used for hos- pital purposes; eight cpaches, containing an average of fifty 2 tach; one par- lor car, for usé of se railrcaad Tw ty-eight- men belonging to" Company ren C. of New: Albany<-etate militia: accom- panied the train, poten 2 = Massowah advices announee: plod of gold quartz at Asmara, Abys- i TROUBLES OF CRETE S Causes for the Revolt Against the Sultan. —— NINTH OUTBREAK ON THE ISLAND | Turkey's Double Dealing Displeased Both Sides. PART TAKEN BY ee GREECE The present insurrection of the Cretan Christians is the ninth since that island came into the pcssession of the Turks in 1669,says the New York Sun in a narra- tion of the troubles in Crete and the dis- pute between Greece and Turkey. In 1821 Crete, with the other Greek islands, re- volted agairst the rule of the sultan; but when by the treaty of London in 1830 Greece became an independent kingdom the island was handed back to Turkey. Since that time rebellions have been periodi- cal for the reason that Greece has been always one of the worst governed of the Ottoman provinces. In 1840 the island was handed over to Mehemet Ali of Egypt. but shortly afterward the Turks regained it, and exercised such oppressiun as to provoke, in 1866, a formidable uprising, which lasted over two years. Had it not been for the mutual distrust of the Eure- pean powers, the islanders would have then attained their end, which was union with Greece. The suppression of that insur- rection imposed upon the Turkish treas- ury an outlay of over thirty million doHars, or more than the cost to the Ottoman em- pire of the Crimean war. Toward the close of 1868 a new organic law for the island was published, which promised. some liberal concessions to the Cretan Christians. These concessions were never carried out, and the result was a: re- currence of the old discontent and an- archy. ‘ The Rerlin Congress. At the Berlin congress, an earnest appeal having been made by the Cretans through the Greek delegate, the following article was inserted in the Berlin treaty ne sublime porte undertakes to apply scrupu- lously to the istand of Crete the organic law of 1868, while introducing into it the moditications which may be considered ad- visable.” The Turks signed the treaty, but, as they took no steps to execute the clause quoted, a fresh insurrection broke out. Thereupon. the porte sent Mukhtar Pasha to Crete, with power to grant certain privi- leges in pursuance of the law of 1868. Ne- gotiations took place between the Turkish commissiorer and delegates of the Chris- tians, and the outcome was the socalled treaty of Halepa, signed October 15, 1878. The Treaty of Halepa. By the terms of this agreement the gov- ernor of the island was to be a Christian, and a limited measure of autonomy was granted. The new regime, however. would not work, for it was not intended by the ‘Turks to work. A Christian governor, in- deed, was appointed, but, simultaneously, a military governor was sent who had the command of the troops and could act tn- dependently. The position of the former thus became untenable, and, after the ap- pointment of one or two more Christian governors, a Mohammedan took their place. The concessions of the Halepa treaty were all withdrawn, one after an- other, until the instrument became a dead letter. The resultant insurrection of 1889 caused the sultan even to abolish formally the Halepa pact. In July. . however, when hostilities again broke between Mo- hammedans and Christians, the perte, pressed by the ambassadors of the powers, promulgated a new irade, providing that the governor general of the isiand should be a Christian appointed by the suitan, with the approval of the powers; that taxes should be levied by a national as- sembly, and that public offices should be distributed in the proportion of two-thirds to Christians and one-third to Mohamme- dans. An organic law embodying these concessions was accepted by the delegates of the Cretan Christians on September 3, 1896. Insurrection of 1896. ‘The porte, nevertheless, put all sorts of impediments in the way of the fulfillment of the reforms; the Mohammedans of Crete were enraged at the privileges granted to the Christians; the foreign consuls, who had acted as intermediaries in the nego- tiations, looked on passively, and took no measures to assure the execution of the agreement. Hence the renewal of the scenes of pillage, massacre and incendiar- ism, culminating in the slaughter of Chris- tians at Canea, which forced the European powers to take cognizance of the Cretan question. Greece Dixcournged Insurgents. With regard to the charge that Greece fomented the insurrection of July, 1896, and secretly gave help to the insurgents, Consul Botassi of New York declares, in an article in the April North American Review, that nothing is further from the truth. Had the Athens government then encouraged the Cretan revolutionists, things would not have come to the danger- ous point they have now reached. As a matter of fact, Greece, through her consuls at Canea and Heraklion, urged the In- surgents to stop the aggressive war, prom- ising to use her influence with the great powers to obtain from the suttan the re- forms desired. It was the butchery of the ‘Christians at Canea which rendered the position of King George and his cabinet well night untenable. The whole Greek na- tion had risen like one man, clamoring for armed intervention in Crete; no human power could stem the current of opinion. or. Transfers of Real Estate. Sixteenth street northwest between S and T strects.—Caroline Heron to Wim. E. Lewis, pert lots 29 and 30, 8g. 191; $10. Rhode Island avenue northwest between 14th and 15th streets.—Richard S. Hill et ux. to Raymond A. Heiskell, lot A, sq. 210; $10. Sixteenth and Q streets northwest.—Fredk. H. Lawrence et ux. to Edw. C. White, lot 1, sq. 179; $2. ‘ 2 Kentucky avenue southeast between A and B D. Hoover et al., trustees, to Ira ‘eq. 1013; $10. northeast between G and H streeta.—Nelson H-Davall et ux, to Jno; G. Holdea, north if origina! ut 11, sq. G a ‘New York sven ani North Ca 01 and O erecta. —Augustus Burgdort et ux. to Jno. H. Walter, a! street southeast between 1st and 24 streets.— Wm. J. Miller et al., trustees, to L. Eugene and Catharine A. Norbeck, lot 119, sq. 736; $10. Corcoran street between 27th and 18th streets.— Miles Faller et al. trustees. to James 0. Clephane, 155; $6,250. —Milton Strayer, lot 88, sq. 736; $160. Place.—Mary Cox to Agnes C. Sullivan, part lot 16,-bik. 17; D street northwest 310. etween 2ist and 224 streets. —Jno. Wy, Pi 3 trustees, to Jas. B. Nichol- Meadows.—Judson TT. Cull et al part lots 26 and 27; $5. street southwest between 11th and 12th streets. V. Yates to Annie M. Wrenn, Ada B: Qooksey, ieatelle, BL Yates, Naoml Francis and teen completed, the -question of opening been deferred for-a long time, owing to w seeems to. be conceded to be a ve error in ‘the 107th meridian of fongi- einer 10, pshieved b u FINANOGAL. FINANCIAL, Burglar = proof STORAGE FOR .. a Silver Ware, Jewelry, VALUABLES. MOTH-PROOF STORAGE FOR” Furs, Rugs, Garments, DRAPERIES. American Security and Trust Company. Fire-proof Warehouse. 1140 15th St. "Phone 463. ALBERT M. READ. .Geveral. Manager. 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LOCALS The election of officers of the Govern- ment Printing Office Athletic Club yester- day resulted as follows: President, J. . Lynch; first vice presiden, T. B. Hoagland; second vice president, H. B. Goodrell: sec- retary-treasurer, T. A. Bynum; recording secretary, W. H. Singleton, and sergeant- at-arms, B, Rowlett, Board of governors— J. W. Lynch, T. A. Bynum, E. W. Patton, W. H. Bailey, Christ Schweitzer, John L. Dwyer, Ernest Homburg, Herbert H. Steele and. Frank Hatley. The regular monthly meeting of the Iowa Republican Association will be held at the hall at 923 E street northwest to- merrow eveéni; Dominick Norton, nine years old, got in the way of James Waugh’s vehicle near Connecticut aventte“and 17th Street yester- day abvut 4 o'clock, and was knocked down. The injured boy was cared for at a physician's office in the neighborhood. and was afterward able to go home. He lives at S05 F street southw. William Dodson has petitioned for di- vorce from Cinderella Dodson. The parties were married here September, I865, and the wife was accused of déserting her hus- band July 15, 1885, and with committing adultery with ovic Tompkins. "The _peti- tioner represeuted by Attorney E. M. Hewlett. | * : Frederick Andersen, coloréd, twenty-two years old, met with a painful accident Sat- urday night, because of the reprehensible practice of throwing glass in the public highways. e was walking through Queen's alley'when he stepped on a broken bottle and painfully cut his left foot. The patrol wagon was called, and he was re- moved to the Emergency Hospital. Samuel Robinson and William Robinson, young colored:men, are brothers, but they live in Glick’s alley, where it seems to be second nature with the-residents to figure in fights. Saturday night, when these brothers had a fight, William threw a lamp which found its way to Samuel's face. It was foita necessary to send him to the hospital for treatment. An alarm of fire was sounded from box 413 about 7:30 o'clock Saturday night for fire in the house of Mrs. Lydia Thomas, Porksteak alley southwest,where $125 dain- age was done. An overheated stove caused the fire. = wed A leak in the water main on L strect northwest between 4th and 5th streets and a disabled hydrant at. Pennsylvania avenue and 3d street southeast were re- ported by the police yesterday. Henry Ellis, forty-five years old, who lives at 925 224 street, feli from a cab in front of 1912 BE street northwest yesterday morning and was injured about the head. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. Charles Anderson, charged with the lar- ceny of a diamond stud, valued at $75, from the person of Robert Harvey, was held in $500 bail for the action of the grand jury by Judge Miller. Howard T. Rotheny’ and Geo. A. Plant, charged with the laceny of two bottles of cologne, valued at % cents, ‘from Ogram’s drug store, pleaded guilty before Judge Miller and were each fined $5. In default they went down. James Hawkins, jr., charged with “carry- ing a razor concealed on his person, plead- ed guilty, but after explaining the circum- stances Judge Miller released him on his personal bonds. Benjamin Anderson, charged with as- saulting and striking Jeseph Duckett, was _. $8 or nine days in jail by Judge Mil- jer. Dangerous holes in sidewalks were re- ported today by the police in front of 3258 P street, Georgetown; 528 10th street north- east and in the carriageway at Lamar und Eslin avenues. This morning’s casualty reports of the police lieutenants informed the water de- partment of a broken hydrant corner of New Jersey avenue and P street, while the sewer department was told of an obstruct- ed sewer trap in front of the hydrant at “Sth and: O- streets. About three years ago a watch was stolen in a barber shop’6n 7th street and William Bankett, one of the colored barbers, was suspected of having’ committed the theft. He left the city soon after the robbery was committed and Sat Detective Boyd learned that he had returned. To- day he arrested Will and locked him up. “Fomeorrow the case may be heard in court. Merve and fiannce | In the whole realm of coms | there ia The nothing in the way of an in- Very Yestment to equal the AN Be NUITIBS we feene. Every- st thing which necemitates the expending of money to secure il aay nmIGRORS To ‘« Invest ninety-nine neces! some risk, some uncertain some speculative clement. The $1 ,000 one solitary exception to the is our ANNUITIES. Or Backed ivy $230,000,000 of cap. ital and. by a firm whose More. pa of success amd fal (ARES runs back to 1842, Thos. P. Morgan, Tel 1126. s z 1333 F St. ¥ on the Fight side gf stocks, MONEY MADE ON STOCKS Put your surplus cash in stocks. 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Loans may be obtelned ou easy erie with lenst possible expense, the additional tmou-tly pay- meut therefor being $1.00 per month per oh Interest is allowed at @ per cout wn js mede on stock withdrawn or canceled sents fe serch mt loaned per share at last mect- Loans can be settled more shares, at the pleasure of the borrower, TH S DOWLING... Préwident, 612 Bost! now, esidont, 1213 F OR. View Ps Ww WESCOrT. 1 Es. LEVI J. BRYANT, JAMES H. BYI SAM’L A. COOMRS, JOHN B. GILFILLAN, TINS ae, 8 Bd wt. uw. apse Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFIC 9TH AND F STS PAIDUP PITAL E MILLION, Interest raw ox perosis Loans aes Adm'nistentor, Trustee, G on Estates, Acts as Registrar, Transfer and Fis- 1 AgeMt of Corporations Takes full charge of Keal x sonal Estates. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent Stora: containing valuatdes, silver, bric brac, &e. Incorporated under act of Congress supervinion of tw “i John Joy Eason John ALS Hu Tremtident Preasurer Secretary eral Counsel President, Pres Advisory Counsel Hamil Larner Jon A, Batebelder, Baum, Charles, Carmody, Joun R., Clapp, Jonn M., Crane, Augustus, jr, Cummings, Horace 8., Darlington, J. J., Du Bois, Jas. T., Edson, John Joy, Fox, Albert Fraser, James, William B., 64tt The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Com pany, Of the Dist: t of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND 3 EW YORK AVE. Clartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb,, 1893, Capital: One [lillion Dollars SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside vurglar-proof vaults at $5 per anrum. upward, Securities, jewelry, silverware and valuables of all Kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deporit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, ‘and toterest allowed on $5 and above, Loans money ‘on r¢al ‘estate and collateral security. Seg first-clays real estate and other securities in sums of $500 amd upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. - ‘This compans 49 a legal depository for court and trust funds, apd acts as administrator, executor, ‘receiver, assignee and executes trusts of ali kinds. Wills prepared by competert attortiey in daily attendance. “OFFICERS: BENJAMIN P. SNYDER. Se Sn —