Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —_—_.———__ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by . 7. 8. H. KaureManw. Pree’t. Kew York Offce, 49 Fotter Euilding. ——— ‘The Evening Star’ is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thefr own account. at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. es at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere fu the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents ber montir. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postuge added, $3.00. (Bntered at the Post’ Office at Washington, D. C., ‘as second-cinss mail matter.) E7-All wail subscriptions mast be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring answers. No. 13,765 WASHINGTON,. D. C.,. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1897—-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. WARNED BY TURKEY|THE PUBLIC PRINTERIMADE A FINE FIGHT Greece Told That Further Raids Will Be Regarded as Hostile. a ACCEPTED AS A DESIRE FOR WAR Invaders Have Advanced as Far as Grevena. RALLYING THE PEOPLE LONDON, April 14—The Evening News this afternoon publishes a dispatch from its special correspondent at Athens, say- ing that the Turkish government has formally informed the Greek government that any further raid of irregulars into Turkish territory will be regarded by Tur- key as a declaration of war upon the part of Greece. A special dispatch from Salonica, the Turkish base of operations, says that the Greek “irregulars” have succeeded in ad- vancing as far as Gre rallying the population to their cause, and threatening communications between Turkish armies at Elassona and Janina. LARISSA, Thessaly, April 14.—Trust- worthy reports cc 1firm the statement that the Greek irregulars have captured Bal- tino, in Macedonia. The Turks lost forty kille insurgent chief, Davelis, occupied a in the mountains near force was later attacked by a Turkish battalion from Velimisti, but the by were repulsed with severe loss. The Greeks then assumed the offensive, cut up the Turkish detachment, captured eighteen mules, a convoy of provisions, and a large quantity of ammunition, and made pris- oners of fifteen Turks. After this success the Greeks advanced to Kipuri, on the road to Grevena, threaten- ing the ccmmunications of the Turkish central force at Elassona, with Jaina, the Turkish headquarters in Albania. In all the skirmishes ard fighting since crossing the frontier the Greeks lost only five killed and had fifteen men wounded. ‘a troops continue to arrive here from outh. A third brigade was formed y in order to assist in the defense of the fron The enthusiasm of the troops is unabated. Macedonia but e weather is wet and in Thessaly fine weather pre- ting the military authorities to ll preparations for an advance territory or a defense of the jer in the event of the Turks assum- he offersive, which is looked upon as being more probable. niches received today from the Greek expeditionary force say that the irregulars have pa Kipuri, driving the Turks be- fore them, and are pushing on for Grevena, where a strong Turkish force, some reports say an army corps, is stationed. The: re rumors here of ministeral ut there are no signs of relaxa- tion in preparing for var, and there will be a feeling of relief when hostilities com- mene>. In i here Di: ee RESULTS IN NEW JERSEY. Latest Returns From the Elections. NEWARK, N. J., April 14.—Returns from the municipal elections of yesterday gave the following results: Jersey City—Edward Hooe, democrat, elected mayor by 3,246 majority. Board of aldermen, 9 democrats and 3 republicans. The new street and water board, 4 dem- ccrats and 1 republican. Hoboken—Lawrence Fagan, democrat, re- elected mayor. Democrats control common council. Rahway—Republicans elected the mayor, water commissioner, school commissioner- Tee, councilmen-at-large, and two free- They lost one alderman in the and gain one in the fourth. The r and school boards remain under the Manicipal Dover—George Pierson, democrat, elected mwayor; councilmen, 2 demecrats and 3 re- publicans. Bayonne—Seymour, democrat, re-elected mayor; councilmen, 8 democrats and 3 re- publicans. Passaic — Andrew McLean, ed by 6 majority. Brunswick—Dr. M. Williamson, re- ‘an, elected mayor by 400 majority. bury Park—Frank L. Tenbroeck, re- publican, re-elected mayor without oppo- sition. The republicans elected all their councilmen, including fcunder James Brad- ley. It is said that the democrats will make a contest claiming ke was not legally rominated. Paterson—Ex-Senator republican, John Hinchcliff, democrat, elected mayor by about 1,000 majority. ew common council will stand nine republicans, six democrats and one socialist. Newark—Charles Herr, democrat, for commissiorer of public works, was elected. Harrison Van Dyne, republican, was also elected commissioner. Nine democratic al- germen were chosen and six republicans. The democrats control the board. Pr senos Newark—Mayor Kenny, democrat, e-electes Vailsburg—Mayor Maybaum, dem re-elected. erate —-_.>-___ TRIED TO BURN HIM ALIVE. A Mysterious Affair About Which the Victim is Silent. Y., April 14.—A special to Courier from Kane, Pa., says that ‘t night as a Philadelphia and Erie rail- i train was passing out from Johnson- burg the trainmen were horrified to see the body of a man lying on 2 pile of burn- ing ties near the railroad track. The trein was stopped and a brakeman Succeeded in pulling the man from his awful position. His clothing was in flames and almost the entire body was badly burned. The man is very reticent concern- ing the affair, but says that a number cf men with whom he was tramping bound him hand and foot and threw him upoi ed fire for the purpose of getting rid of ‘The injured man will not divulge the names of his enemies. —— GREATER NEW YORK’S CHARTER. BUFFALO, the Governor Black Will Hear Those Op- posed to the Measure. ALBANY, N. Y., April 14.—Gov. Black to- day announced that he will give a hearing Monday on the Greater New York charter bill, which is now pending before him. It is understood that a large and powerful delegation will appear in opposition to the measure. The governor will give a hearing tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock to those inter- ested in the bill taking the New York Law School from the jurisdiction of the state board of regents and giving it independent, degree-conferring powers. ——— Ambassador Hay Sails. NEW YORE, April 14.—John Hay, Unitea States ambassador to the court of 8&t. James, sailed for England today on the American Line steamship St. Paul. He was ter. Ex-Representative Perry Belmont als> among the He is going abroad for a stay of several months. He Has Not Yet Had Time to Examine the Office System. A Belief That There Will Be Changes in the Methods Pursued by His Predecessor. Public Printer Palmer has not yet given much attention to the system of work followed in his office, his time having been taken up by recetving callers and attend- ing to a reorganization of the personnel of the big printing establishment. Every day the public printer receives hundreds of callers, a large number of whom are members of Congress. The office being un- der civil service law, about the only thing that can be done in the reorganization of the personnel fs to reinstate or promote ex- Union soldiers who were dismissed or de- moted under Mr. Benedict's administra- tion. The cases of scores of such soldiers have been brought to the attention of Mr. Palmer and upon investigation of their merits he has reauested the civil service commission to certify them for reinstate- ment wherever it can be shown that their records in the office were good. The law requ’ that all such reinstatements shall be upon the certification of the civil serv- ice comm and there are now with the commission a large number of requests for the certification of such ex-Union sol- Giers. It is understood that Mr. Palmer will make a number of changes of the system as established by Mr. Benedict. One of these changes that is desired by many cf the men in the office is the method now Bursued to keep a record of the work cf each man. Under the present, system a man at the case is obliged to fil outa slip showing the time he receives a “take” and the time he finishes it, the number of ems it contains and the character of the mat- ter. These slips have to be transferred io a record, and the system involves « large amount of labor that those wno oppuse it believe 1s useless. It is believed by many that this system will be abolished, and in its place will be substituted a method formerly in use in the office. by which the work of each man is measured at the end of each day, as 1s done in private offices in which work ts done by the piece. The public printer has promoted John H. Carr, assistant doorkeeper, from #2 to $2.50 per diem. Carr is an ex-Union sol- dier who has an empty sleeve to testify to the character of service he rendered the government. —___+e.____ IMPORTANT NAVAL CHANGES, ‘Transfer of Officers of High Rank by Seeretary Long. Secretary Long made a number of im- portant naval changes today involving sev- eral of the principal commands in the serv- ice. Rear Admiral George Brown, the ranking officer of the navy, will be de- tached from command of the navy 3ard, Norfolk, June 1 and await retirement on the 15th of that month. He be succeeded in command of that yard by Capt. N. H. Farquhar, now serving as president of the examining board in this city. Rear Admiral J.°N. Miller will be de- tached from command of the navy yard at Boston June 5 and assume command of the Pacific squadron, relieving Rear Admiral L. A. Beardslee, who is ordered to duty at Washington as president of the examining board June 15. Commodore H. L. Howison, now on waiting orders, will take command of the Boston yard May 5, Another order involves the exchange of cemmands of Commodore Bunce, com- Manding the North Atlantic squadron, and ar Aamiral M. Sicard, commanding the Navy yard at New York. Other orders irsued today were as follows: Chief Engineer R. Potts, placed on the re- tired list; Lieut. Commander C. 0. Alli- bone, detached from the Columbia when she goes out of commission; Lieut. Com- mander Db. Delehanty and Surgeon M. H. Simons’ orders to the Cclumbia are revuk- ed; Passed Assistant Engineer R. R. Hig- gins, from the Texas to the Amphitrite, ard Passed Assistant Engineer F. M. Ben- nett, from the Amphitrite to the Texas; Chaplain C. Q. Wright, to the Franklin; Lieut. N. Sargent, to the inspection board; Lieut. K. Rohrer, from the Katahdin to ordnance duty at Washington navy yard. ———_-+___—_. PARIS EXPOSITION. The President Sends a2 Message to Congress on the Subject. The President sent a message to Congress today in regard to ihe Paris expositiun, in which he said: “I transmit herewith for the eonsidera- tion of the respective houses of the Con- gress a report of the Secretary of State representing the appropriateness of early action in order that the government of the United States may be enabled to accept the {invitation of that of the French republic to participate in the universal exposition to be held in Paris in 1900. “The recommendations of this report have met my most cordial approval, and I urge upon the Congress such timely provision for this great international en- terprise as will fittingly respond to the widely testified wish and expectation of our inventors cnd producers that they may have adequate opportunity again, as in the past, to fortify the important positions they bave won in the world’s conipetitive fields of discovery and industry. Nor are the traditional friendsnips of the United States and France and the mutual advant- rue from their enlarged com- intercourse less important factors than the individval interests to be fostered by renewed participation in a great French exposition, especially when it is remem- bered that the present display is projected with a degree of completeness and on a scale of magnificence beyond any of the European exhibitions that have marked the close of the century. “It is proper that I should emphasize the need of early action, for if the present session pass without suitable provision be- ing made, the postponement of the matter for nearly a year longer could not but oper- ate greatly to the disadvantage of the United States, in view of the elaborate preparations already making by other gov- ernments and of the danger that. further Gelay may result in an inadequate allot- ment of space to this country as well as an incomplete organization of the American exhibit. “WILLIAM McKINLEY.” — (Signed) Personal Mention. Col. P. C. Hains, corps of engineers; Maj. F. H. Phipps and J. C. Ayres, ordnance de- partment, are in the city in attendance on the meeting of the board of fortifications. Lieut. H. A. Reed, 2d Artillery, is on a visit to this city. Mr. Peirce Crosby, jr. is visiting his father, Admiral Crosby. = Mr. Tobias Swayne of Cleveland, 0} son of the late Supreme Court Justi Swayne, is spending the, week here on by iness, and has received many. attentions from his old friends. Col. Arthur E. Clarke of Manchester, N. HL, editor and proprietor of the Mirror and American, ts at the Arlington. » Mr. Walter Paris is in. the city for a- short stay, on his way to New*¥ork from Florida, where he addéd to his portfolio a number of actractive water optor sketches, mostly of sceses in and St. Augus- York unfil Soe: Mr.. Paris = be in N latter part next goes to Engiand for the summery, Ye" ee * Gallant Struggle With the Waters by the Louisiana Planters, TE HAS BEEN WITHOUT PARALLEL Four Scoundrels Attempted to Cut the Levee. SHORT SHRIFT IF CAUGHT NEW ORLEANS, La., April 14.—‘“‘Louisi- | ana has meade a fine fight and deserves success,” said Chairman Morrison of the interstate commerce commission during a trip along the harbor yesterday. “If she escapes without a crevasse it will have a beneficial effect upon the country.” ‘The sentiment was justified oy the facts, for the struggle 1s probably unparalleied in any section. The Bayou la Wourche line was given up two weeks ago, but the plant- ers are still holding it. The engineers ce- clared that nothing short of a miracle cculd hold the Tensas line, but work has never ceased for an instant. Yesterday ccme word that Ravenwood, on the Atcha- falaya river, was about to go. The plant- ers at once organized and declared that the ficod should not conquer, no matter what it cost. The Texas and Pacific road runs alongside the levee there, and General Manager Thorne joined the defenders by telegraph. A leader was elected, forces thoroughly organized, a saw inill in the vicinity set to work, and now 500 men are engaged in the measure of protection. This ix but a sample of the work going on all along the river in this state. The city wharves are found too low for the rising river, which is covering many of them. There is no danger here, for barri- cades can easily be built and managed, but it will result in the old levels being aban- doned, and new and higher wharves being constructed within the next year. The Queen and Crescent has already given orders for a higher wharf, as plat- forms had to be built so as to unload the fruit ships. There came near being a sensation last night. Four men in a skiff tried to cut the levee at Davis, on the opposite side of the river, eighteen miles above the city, where the great crevasse of 1884 occurred. Armed men pursued them in a boat, but the dar- ing miscreants escaped. Now twenty-five armed men patrol that one levee each night, and tampering with the bank will mean death. ~ Supplies for the Sufferers, MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 14.—A large lot of supplies has been shipped to the flood sufferers at points above Osceola on the steamer Chickasaw. The supplies were pur- chased by Capt. Davis, who was located here by Secretary Alger for that purpose. Lieut. Whitney is on board the Chickasaw and will make an inspection of the a tion above Ashport. He has already in- vestigated the conditions betwecn Memphis and Ashport. Government supplies have also been sent to Cincent and Marked Tree. In the future supplies will be sent out rapidly, as soon as the relief stations along the river are es- tablished. ‘The government officials and the citizens’ relief committee are working together in this matter and hope within a short time to have the relief work within such systematic shape that it will not be very laborious. ‘The Christian Herald, which is edited by the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, will send a relief boat down the river from Memphis. George A. Seaman, a representative of the Christian Heraid, has come to this city in order to conduct this expedition. Yes- terday Mr. Seaman chartered the tug Wel- come and bought two tons of provisions for her cargo. Thursday morning the Wel- come will start down the river, and she will be gone about a week. Mr. Seaman will Gistribute the supplies to the overtiowed people in need of them. This relief expedition is entirely inde- pendent of the local relief committee. The Christian Herald expects to give uid to many people before they are reached by the government agents. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 14.—Mr. R. W. Brown, managing editor of the Louis- ville Times, yesterday delivered to Go: Jones $1,259 in cash for relief of flood suf- ferers. The governor will send his private secretary on a tour through the flooded district to distribute the funds where need- ed. Drowning of a Family. HELENA, Ark., April 14.—A distressing accident has occurred ten miles west of this city, resulting in the drowning of a family of seven negroes. Sylvester Sanders, a terant on the Joel Higgins farm, where the current has been so swift as to threat- en the destruction of the houses, left with his family, wife and five children, for high ground. Unfortunately, he took into his flat boat a large buil, which he valued very highly. When near the Calicott place, and within a mile of the hills, the bull, which was almost famished, attempi- ed to eat the small limbs of the willow trees through which the boat was being laboriously pushed. The animal's action tipped the boat and frightened the in- mates, who made frantic efforts to right it. In the excltement the animal kicked the side of the boat to pieces and the entire} family was drowned. Some negroes saw them, but were unable to render any as- sistance. On the Upper Mississippi. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 14.—The river reg- istered a decline of 0.7 during the past twenty-four hours, and is still falling. As far north as Keokuk the Mississippi is falling, but above that point a rise ts shown. Booneville, Mo., is the point far- thest west on the Missouri at which a fall is shown, while at Kansas City that river shows a rise. Today’s prediction by the local weather bureau follows: The river at St. Louis will continue to fall, reaching 26.8 feet by Fri- day. ‘The Missouri will continue to fall for another day, tut will commence to rise on ‘Thursday as far east.as Booneville. The upper Mississippi will rise slowly frcm Hannibal north, and continue to fall to the south. MOLINE, Ill, April 14.—The river is still rising here, and the danger of the Moline water power fall is so imminent that ihe government has taken emergency action to protect it. A slanting bulkhead is being built so as to take care of a possible rise of two feet or more above the present fall. The water now stands 20.5 feet, or within two feet of the top. The wall, which was built many years ago, has been weakened, and the water is now sweeping through ali along its length. The coffer dam, which protects the new wall in course of con- struction, is also being» strengthened by temporary store buttresses and bags of sand. Several factory basements ure al- ready under water, and considerable appre- hension exists regarding the flood. Moving Goods From Cellars. DAVENPORT, Iowa, April 14.—The Mis- sissipp! is within two feet of the danger gf several inches daily. Merchants® are moving goods from cellars in the hetsiness Mme at this point and ts rising at-the rate and districts below the city and in Hock river end Iowa river valleys a area of lowland ts under ‘water, while ies are moving back‘ from Tiver to eseape the advancing floe = At Burlington, Iowa, the river is again rapidly rising, and is mow ten feet six inches above normal. e-residents --of Huron Island have moved to: mainland, as that island is nearly under water. DUBUQUE, Iowa, April’l4.—The stage of the Mississippi is now 17:7 feet. Water is in cellars of several warehouses on the river front, and geods haye been removed to upper floors. It-is believed the river has reached its height, as it fs falling at all points north of the city. WEATHER. BUREAU REPORTS. Levees Kept Intact Only by the Hard- est Kind of Work. ‘The following reports have been received today from the weather bureau officials in charge of river districts: | St. Louis, Mo.—There will be a continued fall at St. Louis to’ about 26.8 feet by Friday. The rise in the Missouri will be- gin again Thursday as far east as Boon- ville. The upper Mississippi will rise slow- ly from Hannibal north, and fall to the south. Cairo, Ill.—River stage this morning, 49.3 feet, a rise of 0.1 foot since Tuesday. Memphis, Tenn.—River ‘at Memphis and Helena stationary; heavy rains in east Tennessee and in Arkansas last night and still raining, which will probably cause slight rise in the river. Vicksburg, Miss.—Hise at Vicksburg de- creasing. Private levees at Palmyra below here on island broke yesterday. . Main line still intact. Over an inch of rainfall at Batesville. Weather threatening. New Orleans, La.—General rise of 0.2 to 0.3 contirue below Vicksburg, and it has only been by hardest kind of work along the line that levees continue intact. Sit- uation decidedly critical and cverybody alive to the danger. = SOME FAVORABLE ADVICES. . Information Respecting the Flood Sent the War Department. Such information as-reached the War De- partment today respeeting the floods in the ississippi valley was generally favorable. There was some correspgndence by tel- egraph between the government inspecting officers and Commissary General Sullivan here as to the ‘chartering of steamboats for the transportation of supplies and for the conveyance of the inspecting officers in the pursuit of their investigataions, but very little news as to the situation on the river, save that obtained in one dispatch from Col. Gillespie, president of the Mississippi river commission, to Gen. Wilson, chief of enginecrs. Co!. Gillespie transmits the fol- lowing telegram from Lieut. Newcomer, one of the engineer officers now at Green- ville, Miss., under date of last night: “Flave just passed along the Louisiana levees in my district. Found the situation favorable on the whole, though some un- certainty as to the amount of rise coming from the Yazvo cause@ considerable anx- jety on several long reaches of low levees, now being topped up. There are favorable reports from the rest of the district.” Report Sent to_ tlie-House. The Secretary of War today sent to the House a report from the chief of engineers of the army to the effect that the govern- ment works in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Ark., have not so infured the Arkansas river that the governmast should take any steps to repair damages. The fixing of the harbor at Van Buren an@ the caving of the Lanks there and at Littte Rock are said to be due to natural causéa —_—————- ONE WORKMAN MAY DIE. Jumped Thrangh a Pinte Glass Win- dow in 2 Burnieg: Bailding. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 14—An ex- plosion of gasblitie Sct fire t8 the new Brad- ley block, No. 270 St. Clair stréet, this morning. Three workmen, Wm. Mullen, Samuel Wilson and Fred. Prenchant, were badly burned, and the occupants were panic stricken. Prenchant, in his endeavor to escape, Jumped through a large glass window, and Was seriously cut. He may die. ——— BREAKFAST TABLE TRAGEDY. A Man Shot by His Father-in-Law, Who Kills Himself. CHICAGO, April 14.—While seated at the breakfast table this. morning, Matthias Duster, twenty-two years old, was shot and instantly killed by John Formiller, his father-in-law. Before the body had fallen from the chair Formiller placed the weap- on to his own temple and fired. He was removed to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, but died five minutes after hfs arrival there. The shooting was the result of a quarrel which arose during the morning meal, $$ CRUISER BROOKLYN FLOATED. Damaged Plgtes Repaired at League Island Navy Yard. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.; April 14.—The United States cruiser Brooklyn was suc- cessfully floated out ofthe dry dock at League Island navy yar@ at 11:30 o'clock this morning, her damaged plates having been repaired. She now Hes at anchor in the Delaware river. * eee eS FREEDMAN WOULDN'T ENTER. Her Will Not Participate fm Any Confer- ence About Compromise on Rusle. NEW YORK, Aprif 14—The National Board of Arbitration of Professicnal Base Ball Associations will try to wind ua iis business today. Mr. Freedman, the owner of the New York club, announced today that he would not go into the meeting and that he would not cquntenance any com- promise of the difficulty between him and Rusie. 3 ‘| The members of ‘the board are consid- ering whether they ‘should permit Mr. Freedman to dictate to the other eleven clubs, and what they would do about it if they should decide to fight. pied aa Se oe A Pennsylyania Editor's Death. HARRISBURG, April 14:—Will F. Jor- dan, a_well-known newspaper man, former- ly a big oil operatar, died this morning of heart failure at his resiagnce in this city, after an illness of three. weeks. During the past seven years he (wes publisher of the: isburg Telegram.' _— Blown om the Isle of Wight. LONDON, April 14\—Dufing a gale in the channel teday the British ‘steamer Moyune, 3,016 tons, outward~boudd for India and the east, was driven ashore off-8t.Catherine's point, Isle of Wight... There-was a scene of athang the greatest excitement the passen- gers and crew, who were rescued by the rocket apparatus, f —— Against Women: Delegates. NEW YORK, <Aprild4—The motion to admit women as lay délegates to the gen- eral Methodist Episcopal conference was lost today at the New’ York east conference in Brooklyn by a vote of 15149 67, Se ‘The Star im the Western Suburbn. ~ Arrangementg have been made with the agent for “The Star,” whereby the regular subscribers residing in the outlying districts of Georgetown, incla@ing Tenley- OFFICES FILLED[EASTER EGG ROLLING The Nominations Sent to the Senate This Afternoon, PRESIDENT MPRINLEY'S - SELECTION A New Minister to Turkey and an Assistant Secretary of War. MINOR APPOINTMENTS The President today sent quite a number of nominations to the Senate, several im- portant ones being amcng them. They were as follows: James B. Angell of Michigan, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Turkey. George N. West of the District of Co- lumbia, consul of the United States at Pic- tou, Nova Scotia. To be Commissioners of the District of Columbia—John B. Wight and John W. Ross. Treasury—Wm. R. Williams of New Jer- sey, collector of customs for the district of Newark, N. J.; John W. Cunningham of Idaho, to be assayer of the United States assay office at Boise City, Idaho; Erastus Hopkins of Massachusetts, to be special examiner of drugs, medicines and chemi- eals in the district of Boston and Charies- town, Mass. War—George D. Meiklejohn of Nebraska, to be assistant secretary of war. First Lieutenant Edward H. Browne, 4th Infantry, to be captain; Second Lieu- tenant Paul A. Wolf, 3d Infantry, to be first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant John W. Joyes, 5th Artillery, to be first lieuten- ant; Corporal Geo. L. Byroade, first lieu- tenant, to be second lieutenant. Justice—Jasper P. Grady of Indian terri- tory, to be marshal of the United States court of the central district in the Indian territory. Navy—Seligman Brothers, to be special fiscal agents of the Navy Department at London, England. President Jas. B. Angell. President Jantes-B. Argell of the Michi- gan State University, ‘was born in Scituate, R. L, January 7, 1829, graduated from Brown University in 1845, taught school for several years until called to the chair of modern language and Mterature of Brown University in 1851. Shortly befére the war he resignéd the professorship to become editor of the Providence Journal, and his writings during the war period made the paper famous. In 1866 he was elected presi- dent of the University of Vermont, and five years later accepted the presidency of the Michigan University. In 1879 he was appointed by. President Hayes minister plenipotentiary to China to secure a re- vision of the Burlingame treaty. and was eminently successful in his undertaking. In 1888 he was appointed a member of the commission which undertook to settle the fisheries dispute between the United States and Canada, and is now a member of the deep waterways commission. He is at the head of one of the greatest educational in- stitutions in the world, and is known wherever the Michigan University has graduates. He is deeply learned, polished, an effective speaker and has a rare tact in his dealings with men. Geo. D. Meiklejohn, George D. Meiklejohn is a Wisconsin man by birth. He was born in 1857, and spent the-early years of his life on a farm. He received hic education at the normal school at Oshkosh and the Michigan University at Ann Arbor. In 1880 he graduated from the law school and went west, bringing up at Fullerton, Neb., where he engaged in the practice of law. He was county attorney for three years, and was elected to the senate of the Nebraska legislature in 1884, being re-elected in 1886, when he was elect- ed president of the senate. Mr. Meiklejohn took an active part in re- publican politics, and was chairman of the republican state central committee in 1887 and 1888. In 1888 he was elected lieutenant governor of the state,-and by virtue of his position was presiding officer of the con- vention to canvass the election returns of 1891, when there was a question of the out- come of the election. : Mr. Meiklejohn came to Congress in the Fifty-third Congress, and was re-elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He has a wide acquaintance among public men, and was very popular with his colleagues in the House. i Senator Wellington’s Selections. Drs. Graham and White of Baltimore have been selected by Senator Wellington as members of the Baltimore pension ex- amining board. The appointees are both ex-soldiers and ex-pension examiners. State Senator George Day of Howard county will be given an Indian agency. Mr. Day was an Indian agent under Harrison. SR RL EPS PE ES A Fifteen-Dellar Conscience. A conscience contribution of $15 was re- WIGHT AND ROSS Two District Conimissioners Selected by the President, NAMES SENT Boys and Girls to Have the White House Grounds, Result of a Conference Between the President and Col. Bingham— The Question of Music. TO THE SENATE General Satisfaction Expressed by the Citizens, As a result of a conference between the President and Col. Bingham, the engineer officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, it has been decided to open the grounds south of the Executive Mansion to the children of the District of Columbia Easter Monday, the 19th instant, from 9 o'clock am. until sunset. This action is in accordance with a happy custom that runs back to war times. In the olden days the terraces in the Capitol grounds were used by the children for their egg rolling and other Easter gambols. Late in the ‘70's, however, the scene of action was trans- ferred to the grounds back of the White House, and they have been sacredly de- voted to the exclusive use of the children Easter Monday ever since. During President Harrison’s administra- tion the annual festivals were made mer- rier and more inspiring by the presence of the ever-popular Marine Band. The children danced and played games to the music of the band and the day came to be looked forward to by them as the “glad- dest, merriest day” of the year. No act of President Cleveland was so unpopular with the juvenile portion of the community as his order prohibiting the presence of the band on these festive occasions during his lence in the White House. The only explanation offered for this action was that the attendance of the band served to in- crease the crowd to dangerous proportions and to include in it too many children of older growth. It is officially announced that there will be no music at next Monday's festivitie: Although it is not so stated, it is a natura! inference that this decision was made by President McKinley. It is kncwn that the matter was brought to his attention, but it is not believed that the desires of the children were presented in their full strength. It is, therefore, pos- sible that Major McKinley may be induced to reconsider the decision and allow the band to play for the children a short time during the afternoon as was done in the happy days of yore. Colonel Bingham has informed Major Moore, chief of police, that the grouncs will be open next Monday, and has request- ed the detail of the usual force of police for duty in the grounds “to protect the little ones from any one who may endeavor to annoy them or to interfere with their pleasure.” HARMONY IN LOUISIANA, A Large Delegation Announce Pence Estnblished. A large delegation of prominent Louis- jana republicans, led by Col. A. T. Wiim- berly cf New Orleans, and State Senator Demas, are in the city and have called on the President and the heads of the various departments and bureaus. They were at the Post Office Department today, and an- nounced that the three factions of the party ia the state had reached an agree- ment, aid that hereafter they, the regular organization, and the other :wo, the “Lily Whites” and the Kellozg wings, would work together for the party's interests, and had harmonized on the disposal of pat- ronage. This corroborates the announce- ments stated to have been made to the administration by both of the other fac- tions. Col. Wh ly expects the collec- torship of customs at New Orleans. Mr. Keating will be pushed for superintendent ef the United States mint there, and Chas. Cohen for surveyor of the port of New Orleans. Ex-Senator Kellogg called with the Louisianians. —_—_—--o+_____ WANT BETTER MAILS. SOME OPINIONS > GIVEN The President today sent to the Senate the nominations of John B. Wight and John W. Ross to be Commissioners of the District of Columbia, thus settling a con- test which has been active for some weeks and during which the names of many Prominent citizens have been mentioned in connection with the positions. Mr. John B. Wight. Mr. John B. Wight was born in this city March 2, 1853, and has resided here all his life. His father, O. C. Wight, was for many years one of the leading educators in Washington, and many of its most prom- inent and successful citizens received the fcundations of their education at his acad- emy. Mr. O. C. Wight was a repr tive of an old and highly respected ckusetts family, which had been identified with its history from the earliest colonial days. He married Miss Buchanan of Bal- timore, a member of one of the old families of Maryland, and consequently the new Commissioner combines in himself the stock of both the Puritans and the liers. He was educated at his father’s academy, and in 1867 entered business with Leo. C. Campbell, hardware merchant, whose establishment was on the south side. of Penrsylvania avenue near 6th sireet. He remained with Mr. Campbell nine years, leaving his ermploy at the request of Dr. Gallaudet to take charge of the business affairs of the deaf and dumb institution at Kendali Green. In this capacity he developed the qualifi- cations which had been already shown in his former duties, and under his manage- ment the affairs of the institution steadily improved. He occupied this position until February, 1800, having been with the in- ‘stitution for thirteen years and resigned to enter business for himself as @ real estate and insurance agent. Success attended him in bota these lines, and he is at present the agent of the Aetna and Hartford Fire In- surance Companies, Hartford, Conn., and of the Franklin of Philadelphia. Desoite the demands of his private busi- ness Mr. Wight has devoted himself with 1auch energy to various public institutions. He was one of the original members of the Washington board of trade, and in Decem- ber, 1893, was made its first secretary. He has been re-elected to the position each }ear since, and still holds that responsible Place. When the board was organized and he became secretary there were 187 mem- bers, which number has been increased to over 500 at present. A couple of years ago Mr. Wight compiled for the organization a handbook of Washington, of which 20,000 copies were printed and distributed to visi- tors from all parts of the country. The lit- tle volume was particularly valuable in that it set forth concisely the relations which exist between the general govern- ment and the government of the District of Columbia. In addition to being secretary of the board of trade he is the secretary and a member of the board of directors of the Columbia Hospital, the secretary and a member of the board of directors of the deaf and dumb institution at Kendall Green, the treasurer of the Newsboys and Children’s Aid Society, and is a member of the board of managers of the Sons of the American Revolution, and also of the board of managers of the National Geographic Society. Mr. Wight was married in October, 1883, A Maryland Delegation Call on Post- master General G: A large delegation from Maryland, head- ed by Senator Wellington, had an inter- view with Postmastér Genéral Gary today, in which they urged provision for better mail facilities along the Western Maryland road. —_—_-—_!__ THE TRIAL TRIPS. Naval Board Reports on the Wilminz- ton and Helena. The naval trial board has just submitted to the Navy Department the report of the trial trip of the two gunboats Wilmington and Helena, built by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company. The vessels being designed for thirteen kno:s will pay a bonus for excess of speed amounting in the «ase of the Wilmington to $41,500 and in the case of the Helena to 449,910. od DISTRICT IN CONG iS. to Miss Anna Kumler of Cincinnati, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. J. P. E. Kumler, a To Alter Health Ordi cen. well-known western minister. President Tne Speaker of the House ved a let- | Harrison was for four years an elder in Dr. Kumler’s church, when he was stationed in Indianapolis. Mr. Wight represents to a superlative degree the spirit of enterprise and progress that has aided so much in the advancement of the national capital. He is careful and conservative and thoroughly acquainted with all the interests in the District. He is broad in his ideas and has a wide reputation for the unswerving loy- alty with which he devotes his best en- ergiés to any duty that may be confided to him. Mr. Wight was first spoken of as an admirable man to be appointed District Commissioner about a year ago, and men- tion was exclusively made in The Evening Star at the time of the favorable manner in which he was being spoken of in that connection. The impression had prevailed in well-informed circles for the past eight or ten days that Mr. Wight would be se- lected, and the wider this impression grew the more complimentary were the opinions expressed upon his qualifications for the Place. Today these opinions took definite shape and are given below in interviews ~ wea by the reporters of The Evening ter today from the District COgmissioners requesting Congress to give them authority to alter, amend or repeal certain ordinances of the late board of health whenever the public interest requires it. steceiver’s Report. The report for the year ending December 31 last of the receiver of the Maryland and Washington railroad was submitted to the House today. It shows the total cost of the road to the date mentioned to have heen $197,080.64. The length of the roac is two and one-fourth miles. The funded debt in five per cent gold bonds is $430,000. — To Amend the Anti-Trust Law. Representative Shannon of New York today introduced in the House a bill to amend the anti-trust law so that it will not prevent railroad traffic agreements. Mr.- Shannon's bill is much less complex than Senator Foraker’s. The amendment which he proposes follows: “Nothing in this act, however, shall be deemed or taken to prohibit railroad or other transportation companies in United States owning and operating com- mission, and a copy of all ments filed with the sald commission.” ———__e-_____ 5 Army Orders. . Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Capt. E. C. Carter, assistant sur- geon, for two months; Capt. G. F. 3d Cavalry, for one month; Capt. John M.