Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. ae by The Evening Star Yew: mpany. 8. H. AUFYMANS. Pres't. Few York Cf'ce, 49 Petter Buildicg. Evet ve pt he: bs catitce on thelr ow sccoust, at 10. cents jes at the re in the — United States or Canada “Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with postage added, $3.00. the Post Office at Washington, D. C., | ail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Avertising made known on application. She Fvening Star. 4 —— “ No. 13769. WASHINGTON, D. ©., MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. | TWO CENTS “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring answers. Secretary Wilson Giving Special At- | tention to the Subject. YIMBER WILL LAST FORTY YEARS What Prof. Fernow Says Upon the Subject. = ge FORESTRY AN INDUSTRY z - —_ AS Special attention is now being given by the Department of Agriculture to the sub- ject of forestry. Secretary Wilson pro- poses to do all in his power during his administration t> inaugurate a system of tree-planting and care for the forests, which will prevent the present tendency to destroy the timber of the country and to leave it fifty years hence practically without material of this kind. It is not generally realized, although scientists who have studied the question are well aware of the fact, that the carnif- erous woods now available for timber in the United States, and this is about the enly timber that is useful for building pur- poses. will not last at the present rate of consumption more than forty years. It taken from 100 to 200 years to grow this and it may well be seen why spe- are very much concerred over the country adopt the policy which e future generations building ma- terial. Secretary Wilson, speaking to a Star re- porter today, said that he had already in- structed an agent of the department fo investigate the character of trees that grow suc ully in tne arid portions of Australia and Russia, and to forward to this country seed for planting the same. There are millions of acres now lying waste in the United States that Mr. Wilson hopes can be utilized for growing wood, and he propeses to endeavor to introduce upon this land trees that are shown to thrive under exactly similar conditions in foreign countries. He has not had time to look into the subject very thoroughly yet, but he has made a beginn‘ng and soon Proposes to. pursue it further. Up to the present time ne has been occup‘ed largely with the reorganization of the personnel of his department, with the work of dis- tributing beet seed in all parts of the United States, where, it is believed, it will grow successfully, for the purpose of sugar manufacturing, and in outliring a plan of investigation which will give to the farm- ers of the country information which will permit them to sell their butter in. foreign countries. The stamping out of hog chol- era has also been given some attention by him. The next subject to which he pro- Foses to devote the energies of the for- estry division of his department is that of preserving and increasing the wood supply of the courtry. Bernard E. Ferncw, chief of the division of forestry in the Department of Agricul- ture, has made a life study of his work, and it will be through him that Secretary Wilson will operate in the rehabilitation of the forests of the country. Speaking of the great consumption of timber in this coun- try. Mr. Fernow said to a Star reporter today: Mr. Fernow's Statement. “The United States consumes about 400 feet of board measure per capita of car- niferous timber, which includes pine, spruce, hemlock, cypress, cedar, tamarack. This consumption is against about 120 feet of board measure consumed per capita in Great Britain and 150 feet in Germany, the latter figures including all classes of woods. In the United States about 550 feet per capita of all kinds of woods are consumed. “We must depend upon the carniferous woods for our timber, and at the present rate of consumption the supply in sight in this country will not last more than forty years. At present lumbermen do not cut wood of this kind under about 150 years old, and when we take into consideration that it requires at least 100 years to xrow such timber to a size suitable for cutting, we can see readily that the situation that faces the country is a more grave one than is generally suppo. When this subject is broached it is common for people to say, “Oh, but when our timber is gone other timber will have grown in its place.’ The facts in the case show how greatly mis- taken are people who take this view of the subject. The southern pine that we are now using Is, as a rule, over 200 years old. As we come to cut smaller trees we ex- perience a greater waste than occurs when large ones are hewn. Now one-half of the contents of the large logs are lest in waste by the time they are put on the market in the form of manufactured articles, and as smaller trees are used this waste increases. “Tt is one thing to grow trees and quite another to grow trees that will be good for tim There are weeds among trees just as there are weeds in the garden. Very frequently people refer to the planting of trees in some parts of the west as a basis for their belief that we -can grow timber as we want it. It is well enough to plant shade trees, and they may some time be available for firewood, but we must grow our timber (I speak of carniferous timber, which is the bulk of all timber used) only where nature has shown that such timber has been successfully grown in the past. In order to use our timber and at the same time to permit its growth, so that the sup- not give out, we must go into Our lumber trade amounts to $1,000,000,000 a year and, next to agricul- ture, is the largest industry in this country. All the mines of metals of all kinds and th juarries all over the earth produce but 100,000 per year. ‘The first thing we must do is to protect the forests against fire. This can be dune by proper organization, and a start in that direction has already been made by the states of Minnesota and Maine. Forestry is an industry requiring such large capital, making it necessary for these who follow it to reap their profits frequently after a pe- riod greater than the average lifetime and for these reasons individuals will naturally be slow to embark upon such ent: It is more properly the function of the gov- ernment than of individvals. The govern- ment of Austria is now spending $1,000,000 per annum in the increase of its forest property, having realized the necessity for timber culture, as well as the fact that proper restrictions against the destruction of such wealth could only be fully realized when the forests belong to the govern- ment.” As an Individual Investment. “Would it be possible,” Mr. Fernow was asked, “for an individual to enter upon forestry in this country and to secure at ence and continuously a return of 6 per cent?” t only could a return of 6 per cent be secured, but a much larger return would result if the business were entered upon im the right way. In the first place, in order to make forestry pay, it must be pur- sued cn a very extensive scale. Let me take ps acres of southern pine lands and I I show you an industry that will pay 12 or 15 per cent, and will become more and more profitable as the years go by. But it is not all forest land that will ytel immediate returns, and, whatever the re- turns may be, it can only be successfully parsued by the investment of an enormous capital. “The importance of forestry to the farm- ers In the west is not realized by them to- day. There ts an idea im that section of the country that timber suitable for house- building can be supplied by the planting of trees there. You may plant trees there, +* they will not yield timber in that sec- 4 tion of the country. As I have said, tim- ber must be grown where nature has shown that timber has grown. We have got our timber from the east and from the far west, and that vast section of the coun- try lying between the two, mountain ranges desirable for agricultural purposes has and will continue to depend upop the. country to the east and west of it. For these reas- ons, the farmer of the west 1s. theroughly interested in forestry. because he has no other building material than wood...te is without stone, and it would be a very costly thing for him to supply-himself-with brick. It seems strange that those portions of the country which have abundance ‘of of timber are the portions which could best get along without timber for“buflding’ pur- poses, for they have plenty of stone. When the farmers of the west begin to realize this condition I think they will take a deep interest in forestry.” es JAPANESE GO TO MEXICO. It in Believed 40,600 W: Go There in the Next Two Years. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.—The steainer City of Para, which sails this morning for South American ports, carries with her a party of forty Japanese, who arrived here last week on the steamer Gaelic. Those men form the first large lot of emigrants ound for the big Mexican free grant that have yet left Japan, and their leader, Okena Egato, an army officer, who has been thoroughly educated in European colleges, is on his way to Mexico to make a com- piete investigation of the advantages of- fered. ‘Our countrymen get this land for 10 cents an acre, with freedom from all kinds of taxation for the first ten years,” he said last night. “I think the proposition is one that will bring a population of 40,0 Japa- nese into Mexico inside of the next two years. Several agents are now canvassing the interier districts of Japan and are mak- ing announcements about the project to all the people, especially the small farmers, and thousands of applications have been received already at Nagasaki and Kobe. Steamers are now being ckartered for this4 traffic alone. Our colony, which borders en San Benito, below Acapulco, is just now in process of formation. These men I have with me now will bring the number of those on the ground up to about 300; but there will be 5,000 more by July. “We think that our people will like the country down there, and, with their careful habi will be able to amass considerable wealth as soon as they get accustomed to the seasors and the way. to grow a few cereals that are new to them. Our govern- ment looks with great favor on the scheme, hecause it will relieve our own congested districts, and by and by send our outside monev into circulation into Japan, besides cpening up new freight business and traffic routes that may become permanent.” The next lot of Japanese will arrive in the first week of May and wi!l consist of young men. ABSENTEE LEADERSHIP The President Refusing to Recognize It in Distributing Patronage. The Mississippi Case Pointed to as an Example—Simflar State of Things in Ohio. The President's higbly meritorious stand on the subject of home rule for the terri- tories is matched, “It is said? by a stand of equal firmness on another matter of a somewhat similar nature. In several of the southern states warm factional contests have arisen over federal patronage, and in more than one case out- side influence has been invoked by the war- ring local leaders. This, however, as the story goes, has been discouraged, and the local leaders have been informed that they must settle their own differences. In the Mississippi case, in particular, the Presi- dent is thought to have thrown out a pretty broad hint as to his general policy. There are two republican factions in Mi: sissippi—one under the leadership of James Hill, and the other under the leadership of John R. Lynch and ex-Senator Bruce. Hill is not so eminent as are his two rivals, but is more closely identified with the politics of his state. He has always resided in Mis- sissipp!. Both Mr. Lynch and Mr. Bruce, while property holders in the state, have. by reason of holding federal office, been geod deal absent from the state. Mr. Bruce, in fact, has for some years made Washington his home. Mr. HII! Was on the Ground. It so happened, therefore, that when Mr. Hanna was canvassing the south for dele- gates for Mr. McKinley last year, he found Mr. Hill of service in Mississippi. Mr. Hill was on the scene, in daily touch with the party organization, and, so far as Mr. Hanna could see, was the recognized leader of the party there. He supported Mr. Mc- Kinley for the nomination, and thereby made himself favorably known to Mr. Mc- Kinley's friends. It is for this reason, it is sald, that Mr. Hill has so far had the call in whatever patronage has been given to his state. His friends have been recogniz- ed, to the exclusion of the members of the Lynch-Bruce faction. Absentee Leadership. This stand against what is called “ab- sentee leadership” is applauded by the President's friends, and is thought to have a bearing outside of Mississippi. Not un- likely, it is suggested, the President is also aiming at affairs in his own state, where the democratic leadership for some years has been in the hands of men living out- side of the state. While: Mr. Brice was leader and in the Senate, he spent more of his time in New York than in Ohio, and Mr. McLean, who has succeeded him as. leader, resides in this’ town. He has large property interests in Ohio, but he manages them through others. who reside on the ground. Mr. McLean’s Residence. Mr. McLean, it is gérférally believed, is @ candidate for = seat in.the Senate. He will oppose Mr. Hanna. He is @ strong man. The legislature which is to elect will be chosen next fall. Mr. Hanna: realizes, it is said, that there is some brisk cam- paigning ahead, and his friends are already alive and about. One of the pointg. te, be urged against Mr. McLean is that he is not a resident of Ohio. The. republicans, will: insist that the state should be represented in the Senate by a man, who-resides within: its borders, and is therefore thoroughly identified with the commonwealth in every particular. Their argument is that “ab- sentee leadership” in the United States is not in accord with the spirit of the gov- ernment, and should be defeated whenever opportunity offers. And the lent starts the ball rolling by defeating it in Mississippi. axis ——_-e—__ Rates for the Nashville Exposition. NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 19.—Maj. Danley telegraphs the centennial exposi- tlon executive committee from New York that he has secured from the trunk line committee passenger rates tothe JEASTER MONDAY Sa {Thousands of Children Enjoy the Pleasant Day. Se GATHERED NEAR WAHITE HOUSE Egg Rolling Down the Grassy } Slopes. THE PRESIDENT WATCHED ee Several thousand young hearts beat faster this morning when the rays of a bright April sun peered between the cur- tains of countless nurseries from the Navy Yard to Tenleytown, for it meant the con- summation of childish hopes for a clear and favoring Easter Monday. Easter Monday? Why, Easter Monday is an event in the lives of the little ones of Washington, a day that is better than every other day *cepting Christmas and the Fourth of July. Egg rolling! Don't you know what fun it is to roll eggs in the White House grounds when the sky is blue, the air balmy and the turf warm and smooth? If you don’t then it's evident you are a native of some other city and have not become familiar with all the traditions of Washington. And such an Easter Monday as it has been, to be sure. It has been several years since the children have seen such another, and in that time almost a new generation of egg-rollers has grown up. But the little ones for whom this was the first occasion of the sort did not need to be told what to do when they reached the Mecca of their dreams today. They knew by instinct how to roll eggs down a grassy slope and how to invent the most amusing games to be play- ed with eggs, games that were never in- vented before and will probably never be played again, but they were full of infinite Possibilities for infantile enjoyment today. The news that the White House grounds would be thrown open to the children to- day brought joy to rich and poor alike, and when to this was added the splendid news that the Marine Band would be there in all its glory of red coats to play for tneir amusement the joy of the little ones knew no bounds. The band did not appear until about 3 o'clock this afternoon, but some- thing like 4,000,000 children’ did not wait for that hour, but were on hand soon after 9 o'clock this morning laden with little wicker baskets full of vart-colored eggs and baskets full of lunch. Perhaps there were not’ quite 4,000,000 children in the grounds at any one time, but to a casual visitor to the scene it really did seem as though a smaller number than that could’ not possibly have as much fun as those same children were having. There were all sorts and conditions of chiléren there, though most of them were small and all were bent on having 2 good time. There were children in silks and laces with French nurses to take care of them and carry their eggs for them. Then there were other ilttle children whose gar- ments were thin at the elbows and whose shoes were out at the toes. They could carry their eggs in one hand, and their eggs were not covered with gilt and pretty pictures, but they had no elegant nurse to interfere with their pleasure. They could soil their frocks or their little knicker- bockers to their hearts’ content. Usually their mother was with them, often a tired- faced woman who looked as though she en- jJoyed the outing quite as much as the children. She entered heartily into the spirit of the day and sometimes a far-away look would cross her face, as if she re- membered the time when she too thoughi there was no joy in life to eompare with rolling eggs through thick soft grass. Often one could see little groups of mothers or older sisters sitting together, chatting pleasantly, but with watchful eyes out to see that the youngsters did not stray too far away or get into mischief. Good Nature. It was a good-natured crowd. Of course. there were policemen standing about, but where was there ever a small boy or girl who ever stood in the slightest fear of a bluecoat on Easter Monday? The children knew that the policemen were only there to see that big people didn’t interfere with little people’s enjoyment. And !f they got lost, why, the policemen were ‘here to tell them not to cry and to take good care of them until their mothers or their nurses found them again. “It's a beautiful day for the kids,” said the big sergeant to The Star reporter, “and it’s glad I am of it, I can tell you.” Last year, if I remember right, it rained, and the year before that, but today the little ones, God bless every one of them, can sit out on the grass and have a good time, and they won’t catch cold, and they can run about until they are tired and cover the grass out of sight with their blue and their purple and their green egg shells and it dcn’t make any difference, and there's only one thing that’s happened today that has made me a bit irritated, and that wus the sight of a little boy I know by name, and his name is Dugan, and he was rolling a lot of yellow eggs like a little Dutchman, and I saw his mother about it, and she got him to trade them all off with a little Con- necticut avenue girl for her bright green ones, and I have a feeling somehow that I have given that little lad a bit of a leseon in patriotism. Hi, there, you little fellow in a Fa’ntleroy suit, stop trying to pick that china egg against the genuine article; don’t you know that’s not fair? Play fair, me lad, even when you're picking eggs, and when you grow up maybe they'll make a policeman of you. These children will be the death of me yet, but excuse me while I run over and put a stop to that finish fight between them little shavers that aln’t out of dresses yet, the rascals. Viewed by the President. It was cne of the biggest crowds that ever thronged the grounds. Hundreds who came early in the morning brought their lurches and came prepared to stay all day. ‘There were two or three fresh arrivals for ev one who had to leave before the band playea, and the peanut men and other fakirs who stood about the gates did a thriving business all day. Long before the average Washington business man had ‘started for his office this morning there were a dozen or more pushcart men gath- ered around the east gates back of the treasury. They knew it was going to be a@ great day in their line of trade, and they were on hand early in order to se- cure desirable positions. * President McKinley seemed to enjoy the spectacle of the many happy children at play, for he looked out the south window of_his office room every once in a while ana his face lighted up with a smile as he witnessed their evident delight. Mrs. McKinley also enjoyed the spectacle immensely, or so it would seem from her ‘[expression. Two others who watched the circumstances sport under different than ever before were two of ex-President Har- rison’s grandchildren, Benjamin and little Mary McKee. The former has a very distinct recollection of egg-rolling as he saw it from the rear portico of the White House, but to little Mary egg was something that she did not re: er at ail, and she enjoyed the sport today to an unlimited extent. ——— Dr. Brookes of St. Louis Dead. $ ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 19.—Rev.. Dr. CHAPMAN'S. CASE = Supreme Court Has Refused His Applin-| tion for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Decision of the District Court Affirm- ed—Chieft Justice Fuller De- livered the Opinion, ‘The Supreme Court today: refused the ap- PHcation for a writ of certiorari and habeas corpus asked for by Elverton R. Chapman, the breker who refused to testify in the sugar speculation investigation whether senators had speculated in sugar stocks while the Wilson tariff bill was before thai body. E Chief Justice Fuller, who delivered the opinion, held that the Senat¢, under its constitutional right to censure and expel members, had the right to investigate any alleged improper conduct: of senators, and could compel witnesses sto give testimony. The sentence of the supreme court of the District of Columbia to thirty days in jail and $100 fine was affirmed, and Chapman's application for writs of eertiorari and ha- beas corpus were denied. Brokers McCartney and Seymour, Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles of the sugar trust, Correspondents E. J. Edwards of the Phil- adelphia Press and John S. Shriver of the New York Mail and Express, all refused to give testimony before the investigating committe, and are affected by the decision. Mr. Chapman js the only recalcitrant witness who has been tried. by the courts, his being a test case. Different From the Kilbourn Case. The chief justice saiqd the case was en- trely different from the Kilbourn case. “The subject matter as affecting the Sen- ate,” he said, “was within the jurisdiction of the Senate. The questions were not in- trusions into the affairs of the citizen; they did not seek to ascertain any facts as to the conduct, methods, extent or detaiis of the firm in question, bu’ only whether that firm confessed they engaged in buying and selling stocks and as to the particular stock named, was employed by atty senator to buy or sell for him any of that stock whose market price might be affected by the Sen- ate’s action. We cannot regard these ques- tions as amounting te~an unreasonable search into the private affairs of the wit- ness simply because he-thay; have been in some degree connected ‘with the alleged transactions, and as investigations of this sort are within the power of the two houses they cannot be defeated on purely sentimental grounds.” Continuing, he said the girestions were entirely pertinent, and thgt the question of what the Senate might do as a result of the inquiry was not involyed’ It was plain that negative answers woulil have cleared the Senate of what wer ‘regarded as of- fensive Imputations, whilé Rmmstive an- swers might have led to further action on the part of the Senate withih its constitu- tional powers. Within the Settate's Pewern. was en- The court’ held that the tirely witHin, the constitittional powers of the Senate. The right to empél extends ro all cases where the offerise is such as in the judgment of the Senate ts inconsistent wita the trust and duty ef @,membely.said the chief justice, and the.nesglution~ usder which the inquiry was cpnddeted inuicated that. the transactions, referred to were deened by the Senate feprehensible and de- serving of condemnation and put.ishment. The court held also tha¥ the refusal to answer questions was not enly 2 contempt of that body, but that i¢ was also an of- fense against the United States. Congress Possessed the constitutional! power to enact a statute to compe: the attendance of wit- nesses and to compel them'to make dis- closures of evidence to enable the respect- ive bodies to discharge their legitimate functions; and it was to effect this that the law of 1857 was passed, but this uct did not constitute a delegation.of the power to punish for contempt. ' But while it was true that the offenses might be involved,it was improbable that in any case accumulat!ye penalties would be imposed, whether by imposing penalties merely or of eliciting the answers desired, but it was quite clear that the contumacious witness is not subjected to! feopardy tw: for the same offense, since the same act may be an offense against+ohe jurisdiction and also against another; and indictable statutory offenses may be puhished as such while the offenders may Hkewise be sub- jected to punishment for the same acts as contempts, the two being capabie of stana- ing together. Effect of the Decision. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Chapman case will have very important bearing on investigaticns ‘by. Congress in the future. Heretofore there has heen recognized no power in & congressional committee to compel witnesSes to testify. Many investigations have: failed through the unwillingness of witnestes to testify and the inability of Congress to compel them to. This decision gupplics a rem- edy, and hereafter {t will not be a trifling matter to refuse to answer questions put by a properly authorized committee. For years’ a congressional inyestigation has been regarded as largely a’ thing to be disregarded and laughed at. This will no longer be the case. The only way in which testimony may be avofded is by not appearing in Washington. | ¥n the investi- gation of the sale of bonds by Mr. Cleve- lard to a syndicate the gommittee went to New York to examine witnesses. The most important witnesses ‘réfusel to tes- tify in response to certain questions, and the committee had no power to compel them. No report was made: by the com- mittee. 3+ GREEKS IN CHICAGO. Aetion to Be Taken Tows#¥d Sending Mem Home. _ CHICAGO, April 19.—Peace:and war were strangely: mingled. in the services of the little Greek church in Kinzie treet yester- day. It was Palm Sunday ty .the Greek calendar, and the priest: told Ais people of the entry of the Lord imto Jerusalem, not by violence and force, but with love, and how the people met Him, .agt-with the sword, but with waving:palm branches and singing. < The priest told of other ti@ings—tidings that had come during the night and that told, not of peace, but of-war-” He told his people their country was thre ed with the gravest danger; that ing calied to them and they must: according to their circumstances. Thome ‘who were young and strong and had ies de- pending on them might go bati-and fight in the ranks against their coumtry’s ene- mies, but to those who. cafmot go” back there was as important a work ‘to do. It was for them to show by-dee@ and by word that the love they» bore the land of their birth still burned AT THE WHITE HOUSE The Great Pressure Being Made for Consulships. KEEPS A QUORUM OF THE HOUSE Those Who Saw the President on This Subject. NO NOMINATIONS TODAY a Se The information received by. the hundreds of applicants for consular positions is not encouraging. Secretary of State Sherman has given the friends of the applicants to understand that he will not take up these cases. before the 15th of May. President McKinley has conveyed the same informa- tfon. The pressure, however, is very strong and may result in something beirg done farlier. The intimation is conveyed that the administration, by holding up these ap- pointments, will be able to hold a quorum in Congress. Nearly every congressman has from one to three consular candidatés and feels in duty bound to stay here until something is done. One prominent senator is harassed by twenty men from one city in kis state who are here to get his influ- ence for consular appointments. All of them want to go to the White House with him, and become offended when he telis them that there is no use in visiting the Executive Mansion. It is not unlikely that there are two hundred men in this city waiting for tie consular mill to begin grinding. The majority of the visiting con- gressmen at the White House these days have friends they are pushing for consular service. Two of these congressmen met at the White House this morning. “Up to see the egg-rolling?” asked one. “No, I am up to the log-rolling,” sali the other, and they went in to the Presi- ident together to try to gather in a little consulate somewhere. Some of the Applicants. Reprecentative Brosius of Pennsylvania spoke to the President in the interests of three men from his district. They are Rev. E. Meister of Lancaster, for consul to Ber- Ln; A. G. Siefrit of the ‘same city, for con- sul to Hamilton, and Dr. Brenneman, who wants the consulship at Sydney, Australia Representative Bartholdt of Missouri had @ general talk with the President in the interests of German-Americans who are applicants for consulships and other places. Mr. Bartholdt spoke kindly of Prof. H. W. Diederick, now of this city, who wants the censulship at Leipsic. Prof. Diederick is backed by the Lutherans of the country. Mr. Bartholdt pressed the appointment of «x-Representative Kiefer for immigration commissioner, but doubt is expressed as to this place going to Mr. Kiefer. Senator Wellington introduced two Mary- land men who are consular aspirants. They are Tajbert J. Albert, for Dresden, and Charles Negley of Hagerstown, for Bor- decux. -Two North Carolina men are struggling for the consulate at Victoria, British-€o- luinbia.” J. B. Res: @ populist, and is being urged by resentative Skinner;pop- ulist. Captain J. P. Leach is a republican who is indorsed for this place by Senator Pritchard, Representative White and o:h- era. Representative Mitchell of New York in urging the appointment of Charles B. Swift to a consular piace was accompanied by Tom Ronan, the “Chauncey Depew” of the Bowery, and a noted character. Ronan wants no office, and was consequently greeted with great cordiality by the Presi- lent. William Haywoed of this city filed his application today for appointment as sec- retary of the legation at Honolulu. . De- spite the fight which gold democrats made on Harold Sewall when he was first men- tioned for minister to Hawali, his friends believe that he will get this mission. His case is being quietly looked after by in- fluential friends. . The Consulship to Belfast. John James Piatt, the Ohio poet, at one time well known in Washington, is a can- didate for the consulship at Belfast, Ire- jand. He is understood to be supported by nearly every leading republican of national reputation in his own state, and by many of other states, together with a large num- ber of emineat literary men of the country at large. Mr. Piatt was appointed consul at Cork by President Arthur in April, 1882, and made a record in the consular service which reflected great credit upon himself and his country. He was retained at Cork by President Cleveland at the earnest re- quest of a great many prominent Irishmen, including the late Charles Stewart Parnell. The memorial in his behalf was a strong one ard could not be ignored. The same kind of a memorial was submitted in his behalf when President Harrison went into office, and Mr. Piatt was again retained. In January, 1893, he was transferred to the consulate at Dublin. He remained there until April of the same year, wn another man was appointed. Subsequeni y, a me- morial signed by the lord maycr of Dublin and forty-seven members of parliament was sent to President Clevelan 1 asxing that Mr. Piatt be allowed to represent this coun- try at the Irish capital. New York Senator Platt was an cer’ ~ ‘sitor at the White House, but, as be ..3 unable to get immediate audience with the Presi- dent, he left to attend a party caucus. He will call again.. He will have something to say about the New York subtreasury- ship, which has caused so much comment. ‘The latest story is that an attempt will be made to appease Senator Platt by offering his friend, Ellis H. Roberts, the place of treasurer of the United States, leaving Conrad N. Jordan the subtreasuryship. Numerous papers ce~'inue to be filed with the President in i. _ fight for the col- lectorship of internal revenue of Brooklyn. Representative Fischer today filed further Papers in behalf of Robert Sharkey, and talked with the President about’ Mr. Goldsmidt to Berlin. The President has decided to give the consul generalship at Berlin to Julius Gold- smidt, of Wisconsin, and the appointment will soon be made. This is one of the best. places abroad. Mr. Goldsmidt was the consul general at Berlin under President Harrison. His appointment urged by the entire Wisconsin dclegurion, No Nominations Today. No nominations were sent to the Senate today because of the belief that the Senate would adjourn on receiving news of the death of Representative Milliken. A good many nominations were ready, and will go in tomorrow morning. 7 seekers waiting to see°the President were ‘informed that the President would be un- ssc elaelbapens preg eugem eaeinds It was learned that President desired to Pa : i retary Long, Secretary Alger and Admiral Brown about the movements at the exer- cises In New York next week. The confer- ence was solely about points of etiquette which -need to be looked after before the President goes to New York. Judge Day is Here. Judge W. R. Day, who is to go as spe- cial emissary to Cuba, is here. He arrived last night and js stopping at the Ebbitt. He is accompanied by George B. Frease, who will, it is sata, accompany him to Cuba. Judge Day had a-long talk with the President yesterday,“wnd was at the White House for a short time.today. He will be here a week or ten days before leaving for Cuba, and will see the President often during that time. * ~ _ North Carolina Judgeship, It is probable that the judgeship of the eastern district of North Carotina Will be settled in a few days. The nomination will probably go to T. R: Purnell, who is backed by Senator Pritchard. Representa- tive Linney of North Carolina, "who was at first backing Representative Settle, was at the White House this morning and in- troduced Mr. Purnell to the President. When Mr. Linney found that Mr. Settle could not be appointed because he lived in the westerr district he transferred his in- fluence to Mr. Purnell, and belleves the lat- ter will be appointed. Chentham and Dancy. The North Carolina deal announced in The Star Saturday is confirmed from vari- ous sources. John C. Dancy will be nomi- nated as collector of customs at Wilming- ton and Cheatham expects to be recorder of deeds. : It is whispered around among the colored cftice seekers that the President has pro ised the position of register of the treasur; to ex-State Senator John P. Green of Ohio, whom he has known for several years. Credence is given the story in many qua ters. Various Mattern. The Yale Glee Club will give a concert at the White House at 6 o'clock this after- roon. There will be present besides the President and Mrs. McKinley several mem- bers of the cabinet and a number of ladies. Representative Pierce of Missouri went t. the White House with ex-Representative Broadhead, former minister to Switzerland. Representatives Daizell and Payne had a leng conference with the President this morning. Representative Dovener of West Virginia introduced A. T. Taylor and A. R. Camp- teli_ to the President. The former wants to be indian inspector and the latter desires a treasury auditorship. Senators Clay and Bacon and Represent- atives Brantley and-Griffin called on the President today to request that Thomas Cabaniss be kept on the Dawes commission. Mr. Cabaniss will be succeeded by Thomas Needles. MR. THEODORE ROOSEVELT He Has Entered on His Duties as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Presented to the Bureau Officers by Mr. MeAdeo—To Investigate the New York Navy Yard. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt of New York en* tered actively upon the-@ieeharge of his du- ties as assistant secretary of the navy to- day. He subscribed to the usual Oath of office before Notary Hanna of the judge ad- vocate general's office, had a short confer- ence with Secretary Long with respect to the general duties of his office, and was then presented by Mr. McAdoo, his prede- cessor, to the bureau officers of the depart- ment. Mr. McAdoo availed himself of the opportunity to take official leave of his as- sociates for the past four years. The new assistant secretary has been as- signed the room formerly occupied by the judge advocate general of the navy. While not large in size,it is regarded as one of the most desirable rooms in the department. It has a southern and eastern exposure and its windows overlook the White House and grounds. Although it communi- cates with Secretary Long's private office there are three large rooms between. Mr. William Howell, Mr. McAdoo’s private sec- retary, has been requested by Mr. Roose- velit to remain with him in the same ca- pacity. Nearly the entire day was occupied by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt in answer- ing the private mail that has been ac- cumulating at the department in alarming prcportions ever since his nominaticn. A Star reporter managed to gain his at- tention for a moment as he passed through the corridor. The reporter remarked: “Well, I see you have taken hold already, Mr. Rooseveit.”” “Not exactly that yet,” replied Mr. more correct to Roosevelt. “It would be say I am taking hold.” In answer to a question as to what he proposed to do, Mr. Roosevelt said in his usual emphatic way: “There's nothing for me to do but to carry out Secretary Long's policy. That's all.” Notwithstanding his disinclination to speak on the subject, it is gererally un- derstood in naval circles that the first im- portant duty that will devolve upun the new assistant sec:etary will be to muke a thorough investigation of the administra- tion of the navy yard at New York, with a view to a correction of the abuses said to exist in the matter of appointments and ir the purchase of supplies. The Proper execution of this duty will un- doubtedly necessitate an early appoint- ment to the head of the division of ap- pointments, where the records of all changes in the labor force are kept. This office is a most important one. It is in the classified civil service and can be filled only by promotion or reinstatement. It has been vacant for over six weeks. ~~ PENSION AGENCIES, Movement to Take the Clerical Force Out of the Civil Service. A movement is understood to be in pro- gress having for-its-object-¢he revocation ed that this is an injustice to the agents, as well as depriving the administration of much ‘patronage. The objectors contend that the-agents who are heavily bonded in mounts from $75,000 THE GREEKS ADVANCE Crossing of the River Arakphos by a Large Body. PREVESA'S BOMBARDMENT RESUMED Powers May Let Col. Vassos Leave Crete. MINISTER TERRELL’S ADVIC ISLAND OF CORFU, April 19, noon.— ‘The Greek trcops, as this dispatch is sent, are advancing on Fillipiada, northwest of Arta. A detachment of 800 Greck troops is in readiness todand at Prevesa, the Turkish fertified position nerth af the entrance of the Gulf of Arta. The Turkish forts at that place have been almost completely de- Stroyed by the bombardment of the Greek ficet. Many of the forts have been reduced to ashes. ROME, April 19.—A dispatch ‘to the Mes- sagero from Arta says that the remaining Turkish fort at Prevesa has been destroyed by the fire of the Greek warships, and that the position of the Turks is untenable. Four thousand Greeks, the dispatch adds, have been landed for the purpose of occupying Prevesa. Agecond dispatch to the same paper an- nounces tnat 2,000 Albanians, who started into Greece with the expressed intention of reaching Larissa, have recrossed the fron- ter, and are now ravaging Epirus. ATHENS, April 19.—Dispatches from Tyr- ravo, northwest of Larissa, say that the fighting in the vicinity of Reven! and Boughazi lasted throughout yesterda, The Greeks captured two Turkish posts, one of which was retaken later by the Turks. The fighting was of a des- perate character, hand-to-hand, and the Greeks are reported to have advanced into the Damazi plain and to have occupied Viglia, which commands it, after capturing a battery of Turkish artillery. A second engagement occurred at Gritzovali, where the Turks, according to the last reports re- ceived, were attempting to recapture that post from the Greeks. At the second sitting of the legislative as- sembly last evening the house voted the various measures proposed by the govern- ment, and then adjourned sine die. The sitting lasted until 2 o'clock this morning. Greeks Cross the River Arakphos. Firing recommenced this morning be- tween the Greeks and Turks at several points along the frontier. Col. Manos, at the head of 25,000 Greek troops, has crossed the river Arakphos, on the frontier of Epirus, and is now entering that part of South Albania, aftér having driven back the Turkish advance posts. The bombardment of Prevesa was re- sumed at daybreak. The landing force has not yet attacked the place. A dispatch from the Greek headquarters at Larissa this afternoon says that three important positions were occupied near Menexa today by the Greek troops. Prince Nicholas of Greece, the third son of King George, has been ordered to the front in commend of a battery of artillery. Later in the day confirmation was re- ceived of the report that a large Greek force had crossed the river Arakphos. The Greek battle ship Spetzai has been taking part in the bombardment of Pre vesa. Firing recommenced at 5:30 a.m. to- da: A body of 700 Greek irregulars has landed at Syrako, Epirus, and ig now marching on Fillipiada. Numerous other bands of irregulars have entered Epirus. Greece Disclaims Responsibility. M. Skouses, the Greek minister for for- eign «ffairs, has sent a reply to the noie ch Assim Bey, the retuing Turkish ter handed to him, anacuncing that “In consequence of the aggre attitude of Greece, diplomatic relations between the Ling of the Hellenes, the Sultan of Turkey, and their respective governments,” were broken off. M. Skouses, in his answer, says: “In wishing to make Greece responsible for the rupture of diplomatic relations, the imperial government appears to lose sight of the fact that Greece, far from proceed- ing to acts of hcstility against Turkey, has had to suffer during the last few days from repeated acis of aggression upon the part of the Turkish army at several points on tbe frontier. Owing to the conflict at the Propket Elias, on March 28, the royal gov- errment drew the attention of the imperial government to the attitude of the ish troops; but, instead of yielding to the spirit of moderation dictating this step, the im- perial government appeared disposed to precipitate events. Thus, on Friday, the Turkish army, with- out provocation, attempted to obtain posses- sion of Analipsis, which was mutually to be neutral territory. It was only owing to the resistance of the Greeks that this attempt to violate neutral :erritory fs “The royal government cannot let pass in silence the fact that before it was offi- cially notified of the rupture of dipiomatic relations, and while the king’s minister at Constantinople was only notified at an ad- vanced hour of the night, the forts at Pre- vesa opened fire at 5 o'clock in the moraing on the Hellenic position at Actium and sunk the Greek steamer jonia. “in face of these facts, showing there is little foundation for the assertion of the sublime porte, to the effect that Greece committed acts of hostility, the responsibil- ity for the consequences can in no way rest with the king’s government.’ Im the Milouna Pass. (Copyrighted, 1807, by the Associated Press.) HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH being forwarded, are hold- ing thet paren mohegan rome ‘Greeks Turks alike ‘