Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1897-16 PAGES. SCENE OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. Delayed in transmisston.—The fight at Kri- tirt continues in a desultory way. The Greek position, defended by earthworks and forts, is the last position on the heights, but not important, because a large Greek army is now massed on the plain at @ good distance. To understand the rositicn it is neces- sary to compare the line of mountains to the letter A. The Greeks hold the extreme Foint inside, while the Turks on the two Enes dangerously menace the Greek posi- tien, which will become untenable as soon as the Turks advance. Nechat Pasha still withholds the order to take Kritiri by assault, though the Turkish troops ure begging his permission to do so. Everywhere among the Turkish troops there is the same enthusiasm. Yesterday two Albanian regiments, having driven the Greeks from their position, pursued them to a little spur of mountain overlooking the plains. The pursuit was against the orders of the officers. It was impossible to restrain them. They still hold the spur, declaring that it is impossible for a Turk- ish soldier to retreat. Nechat's division has now been fighting for five days, but the more his soldiers fight the more they want to fight. Necha® Pasha is a commander of great skill. He knows this country perfectly, having done service on the frontier in 1886, when he surrounded and captured a whole Greek battalion. Military reasons prevent the correspond- ent of the Associated Press from describ- ing the Turkish plan of attack upon the plain until the attack begins, but it is evi- dent that the Greeks will be ata great disadvantage. Edhem Pasha and his staff on the heights are able to see every little movement of the Greeks, while the Greek general In the plain can see the Turks only when they are attacking. The Turks are well furnished with cavalry, scouts and artillery horses, as well as forage. EDHEM SENDS FOR PONTOONS. mexpected Rise of the Salambria River at Larissa. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22 (delayed in trarsmission.)—It is stated here that one of the Turkish brigades which had been pushed forward on the plain of Larissa has been unable to advance further owing to floods, caused by rains and the conse- quent rise of the river Salambria. Edhem Pasha has telegraphed asking for the immediate dispatch of pontoons to enable the troops to cross the river, the Greeks having blown up the bridge. « These reports have had a very depressing effect here, when taken in conjunciion with the formidable resistance which the Turks have met with around Tyrnavo. It is stated that Osman Pasha, the kero of Plevna, is to be sent to the seat of war in order to direct the military «perations against the Greeks. The report has since apparently been con- firmed by the statement that Osman Pasha, who for some time past has had the honor of being selected to taste all the dishes served to the sultan and to see that they are safely conveyed untounches from the kitchen to his majesty, has actually been ordered to the front. In addition, the Turkish military author!- ties are considering the dispatch of con- siderable reinforcements to the frontier. In spite of the difficulties encountered, Bo doubt is felt among the Turkish military wen here that the Turke will ultimately oc- | cupy Larissa, though it is admitted the task will be harder than at first imagined, the government having confidently expect- ed to capture the Greek headquarters by Tuesday morning last. A dispatch from Salonica admits that the Greek forces have been successful in thelr operations against a Turkish division near Louros, Epirus, and another message from the same place announces that a squadron of Greek warships is bombarding Fort Karaburun, on the Gulf of Salonica. OPERATIONS IN THE WEST. Bombardment of Prevesa Has Been Suspected. CORFU, April 23—The western Greek squadron of warships has suspended the bombardment of Prevesa, the Turkish po- sition north of the entrance of the Guif of Arta, and left this morning for Sant! Quar- anta. On arrival there the war vessels be- gan bomberding the Turkish blockhouse. The western squadron has bombarded Mourio, north of Prevesa and captured a Turkish steamer. LONDON, April 23.—According to & spe- cial dispatch from Athens fighting has oc- curred in the Olive Groves, near Prevesa, between the Turks and native Christians. The Greek forces, it is added, while on their way to Fillipada, passed a number of charred <orpses. The i-uabitants of Lakka and Samarina have risen against the Turks and have welcomed the Greeks with enthusiasm. ARTA, April 22 (delayed in transmisston), 6 p.m.—The Turks have abandoned Kiafa ard Kosnitzadescn, on the left bank of the Arakphos. The inhabitants left pre- cipitately, abandoning their belongings. All along the route to Fort Imaret (cap- | tured by the Greeks )there were evidences of the hasty flight of the Turkish house- holds. The belongings of the Turks were |, plade. He was received with acclamation oy the population. A number of Greek wounded have been brought to Fillipiada. The dead were left unburied along the route. | The headquarters of Col. Manos, the | commander of the Greek forces in Epirus, | Greeks and Turkish outposts around Arta. In the villages abandoned by the Turks the Greeks found a considerable quantity of _ammunttion. BERLIN, April 23.—A telegram received from Corstantinople says that while {t {s true that the town of Prevasa has been Greeks erected, the citadal of Prevasa is not damaged and is still held by the Turks. How the Greeks Held the Bridge. ARTA, April 23—During the fighting on ‘Tuesday the Turks, at daybreak, attempted te rush the bridge and capture Arta by as- sault. Their artillery had been secretly the town. Under cover of a furious can- nonade the Turks advanced upon the bridge | and were received with a murderous rifle fire from the Greeks. The | made several atter.pts to cross the » but in spite of their desperate efforts they never succeeded in bridge. everywhere scattered about. are at Stina. partly destroyed by the guns of the Greek brought up during the night and placed in getting further than the center of the . _ There The prefect of Arta has reached Filli- A lively fusillade continues between the warships and those of a battery which the position on commanding elevations opposite the Turkish com- Some time afterward the Turkish guns | were silenced. In apite of this reverse the Turks renew- | j Oner should have the benefit of the change ed the assault during the afternoon, and further desperate fighting followed. The Greeks, sheltered in their trenches, fought gallartly und held their own, al- though since the outbreak of hostilities on Sunday the Greeks had not for a moment quitted their posts in the trenches. Stories of Turkish atrocities are current here. A Greek officer, who says he was an eye-witness of the affair, asserts that in the attsck which the Turks made upon the Greek positions west of Arta a number of captured Christian women were marched i front of the Turkish lines in expecta- tion that the Greeks would refrain from returning the fire of the Turks for fear of wounding the women. WILLING TO MAKE PEACE. — meement of the Agreement of the Powers. BRUSSELS, April 23.—Le Nord today an- nounces that all the powers have given their adhesion to the note of the Russian minister for foreign affairs, Count Moura- vieff, assuring the Greeks and Turks of the friendly interference of the powers in the Present struggle so soon as asked for by either side. OSMAN PASHA CALLED UPON. An The Hero of Plevna Dispatched to the Front. BERLIN, April 23.—The Frankfort Zei- tung publishes a dispatch from Constanti- nople, dated midnight, Thursday, saying that the news of the Turkish defest in Greece has just reached that city. The dispatch adds that Syman Pasha, the hero of Plevna, has been <lispatched to the front. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23, afternoon. —An additional force of Redifs. or army re- serves, has been called out to reinforce the Turkish troops operating against the Greeks. They consis: of the Koniah bri- gade from Cesarea, a division from Smyrna, belonging to the third army corps; three brigades from the fourth army corps, and a division of the fifth army corps. These men will amount to seventy-two additional battalions of troops, numbering 50,400 men. Osman Pasha has been appointed com- mandor-in-chief of the Turkish army. hav- ing its headquarters at Elassona. Edhem Pasha has been recalled. In addition, Saad Edin Pasha has been appointed to com- mand the Turkish army having its head- ovarters at Janina, replacing Ahmed Hifzi Pasha, who Is also recalled. The new Turkish commanders start for their posts this evening. GREEK MINISTRY IN CONFERENCE. An Important Decision Said to H: Been Reached. ATHENS, April 23.—1 a.m.—The mints- ters held a prolonged conference at the war office today and then went to the royal palace for a council, at which King George presided. It is said that very im- portant decisions were taken. The eastern squadron has bombarded Katrina and destroyed the custom house and other public buildings. THE GULF CAMPAIGN. Valtable Stores Captured by the Greek Squadron. ATHENS, April a.m.—After the bombardment of Katrina, on the Gulf of Salonica, by the Greck squadron had put to filght two battalions of Turks and the inhabitants of that place, the Greek fleet landed a detachment, and found the Turks had left behind them immense stores of provisions, destined for the armies of Ed- hem Pasha. These valuable stores had been left almost unprotected, in the belief by the Turks that a blockade of Greece by the fleets of the powers would prevent the Greek fleet from attacking the Turkish towns on the Gulf of Salonica, which are near the railroad to Salonica, and which have been used as points to land stores for the Turkish army and forward them to the front. The capture of these towns, not to men- tion the loss of the stores, places a serious difficulty in the path of Edhem Pasha, and stated here soon as the Tur- kish commander-ti heard the news of the capture of Platamona and Katrina he dispatched 10,000 men toward the coast of Macedonia, fearing a flank attack from the Gulf of Salonica. The Greek fleet in returning from the capture of Katrina bombarded the port of Litchoron. —_— —__ LEWIS CASE POSTPONED. The Trial Goes Over With the Consent of the Prosccution. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. FAIRFAX C. H., Va., April 23.—There were about 150 people at the court house this morning when the case of James Lewis, the assailant of Mrs. Reidel was called for trial. Mr. Curnonford, one of counsel for Lewis, asked for a postponement of the case on the grounds that material witnesses for the defense, who had been summoned and were not here, and asked that an attachment be issued against them to bring them to court. Commonwealth's Attorney Love, in reply- ing to the motion for a continuance, said that he recognized that the prisoner was entitled to have witnesses, although the offense is a heineous one. I am willing to have the case set for Monday. Neither side seemed anxious for delay in disposition of the case, but it was agreed that the pris- im_the date of trial. Commonwealth's Attorney Love said that he would prepare the trial of the case for Monday. The court ordered attachments to. be issued against the witnesses, and they will be brought to Fairfax Monday. ———— s In a Collision. Dennis Harrison, a colored man, who has lived more thar: four-score years, and who lives in Schott’s alley, met with an acci- dent about 10 o’clock this morning wiile driving a horse near Penusylvania avenue and 8th street southeast. His wagon was struck by grip car 234 of the Capital Trac- tion Company. The wagon was upset and the old man was slightly injured. He was taken to his home in the fifth precinct pa- trol wagon. _-—_-— Wounded by a Burglar. STAMFORD, Conn., April 23.—Samuel Scoville, jr., formerly a well-known ath- lete at Yale, and now a lawyer in New York, was wounded early this morning by @ burglar whom he detected at work in the house early this morning. Mr. Scoville, who is a grandson of the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, lives with his father, the Rev. Samuel Scoville. a Insigi Relessed of Bail. BOSTON, April 23.—Joseph Andrew Iasigi ‘was arraigned today charged with embez- ziing $135,000 from Pierre Charles Deyieux and Chas. A. A. B. Dela Villadiere. He ores not guilty and was released on —_>+—_—_ Ocean leamship Arrivals. At Genoa—Ems, New York. — oe ‘The Dolphin at New York. NEW YORK, April 23—The Deiphin ar- rived today to take part in the Grant tomb ceremonies, | a a a a ea Ne ee SO eet ee Po LATE NEWS BY WIRE B. and 0. Directors Pass the Wash- ington Branch Dividend. 3-CENT FARE LAW UNCONSTITUTIO! The Chinese Minister Has Left Chicago for Washington. MURDER AND A _ SUICIDE ——_>__—_ BALTIMORE, Md., April 23.—The direc- ters of the Baltimore and Ohio raliway to- day decided to pass the semi-annual divi- dend or the Washington branch of the sys- tem. A semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent was declared in November last, and the Teason assigned for the failure to declare another at present is ascribed to heavy ex- penditures for improvements to road bed and rolling stock. S The Washington branch, from Washing- ton to. Baltimore, is the oldest-and mest profitable portion of the Baltimore and Ohio system. Half a million dollars of the stock is held by the state of Maryland, and the Baltimore and Ohio Company guaran- tee an annual dividend of 10 per cent on all the stock. It is thought that the dividend will be resumed in November next. John K. Cower, president and Te- ceiver of the road, made the following statement concerning the action .of the directors: “The earnings of the Washington branch for the six months ended March 31, 1807, the regular semi-annual dividend period, were $301,621.56, being an Increase of $9,- 033.99 over the corresponding period of last year. The expens2s wer $320,261. being an increase of $79,946.58, making a deficit of $24,640.06. “Taxes amounting to $307.89, construction account of $2,972.29, and an annnity of $500 add to this deficit $3,740.18, making a total deficit for the six months ended March 31, 1807, $28.420.24. “There was, therefore, no sum applica- ble to a dividend, it having all been ex- pended in the road. The increase in ex- perses for maintenance of way alone amounted to $56,426, and for maintenance of equipment, $2,200, while the cost of con- ducting transportation decreased $11,355.” gehen eas AGAINST THREE-CENT FARES. The Indiana Law Declared to Be Un- constitational. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 23.—Judge Showalter of the United States court has granted the injunction asked by the Citl- zens’ street railroad against the enforce- ment of the three-cent fare law. The ef- fect will be a return to five-cent fares. The law is declared to be unconstitu- tional, because It is special legislation, ap- plying only to the city of Indianapolis. It is the opinion of the court that where proceedings in effect destructive of a vest- ed property right are threatened by a de- fendant in official position under color of @ void statute, the preliminary injunction ovght to issue. President Mason of the Citizens’ Street Rallroad Company says the old five-cent fare law will be enforced tomorrow. He says that no passengers will be ejected from the cars today for failure to pay full fare, as they may not have heard of the decision of the court. Mr. Mason says the injunctions granted are against the Citi- zens’ Strect Railroad Company, forbidding the company to receive a 3-cent fare; against State Prosecutor Wiltsie, to pro- hibit him from trying to enforce the 3-cent law, and against the city, to prevent its ollicers from doing aught to enforce the S-cent fare law. rs ON HIS WAY TO WASHINGTON. Wu Ting Fang, the New Chinese Minister, Speaks English W: CHICAGO, April 23.—Accompanied by fifty or sixty Chinamen of high and low degree, Wu Ting Fang, envoy extraordi- nary and minister plenipotentiary from China to the United States, Spain and Peru, reached Chicago today on his way tc Washington. The party was met by a number of Chinese merchants, who accom- panied them on a drive through the prin- cipal streets of the city. The party left at 11 o'clock over the Pan Handle for Wash- ington. < Wu Ting Fang was also accompanied by his wife and eleven-year-old son, Wu Chu. ‘The new Chinese minister speaks English fluently, and talked freely of his journey across the country, not, however, before the reporter had gone through the same volley of questions which characterized Li Hung Chang’s “interviews.” He said that China is making many improvements in transportation, and rafiroads in his native land compared favorably in point of equip- ment with the best American and English systems. Wu Ting Fang bullt the first rati- road constructed in the Chinese empire, and for a number of years was in charge of railway construction and maintenance. SHOT HIS OLD EMPLOYER. Former Clerk Breunschweig Had Been Charged With Embeaslement. CHICAGO, April 23—John H. Rapp, a wholesale dealer, was shot and killed to- day by his former secretary and confiden- tial clerk, J. W. Breunschwelg, who after- ward put the revolver to his own temple and killed himself. The tragedy occurred in Rapp’s private offices, at 572 Milwaukee avenue, in the presence of Philip Solomon, @ deputy sheriff, who had a capias for Breunschweig’s arrest on a charge by Rapp of etabezziement. ——— JAPANESE LABORERS COMING. Trying to Gain Entrance Into the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23.—The Japanese, having been turned away from Hawail, are trying to gain an entrance in. to the United States. Fifty japanese laborers have arrived from British Co- lumbia to work in California orchards and fields. The immigration commissioner 19 investigating the report that the Japan- ese are coming hither under contract. ——+_—___ THE FIGHT AGAINST THE WATERS. A Great Deal Will Be Learned About Levee Buildin; NEW ORLEANS, La., April 23.—New Orleans and her over-the-river protege, Algiers, have several weak levees to look after. Just below in St. Bernard are two, just above, taking both sides of the river together, between here and Baton Rouge, are half a dozen. New Orleans had 2,000 men at work this morning, und the other places have many more. Lumber in car loads and mud by the train load are ‘g used, and the rally before the last days of the flood is magnificent. Now the state experiment ctation at Audobon Park announces a number of in- terest-ng tests in progress. Various kinds th are being submitted to outer pres- to its penetrability, and when the experlments are completed the science of levee building will be much more exact. —_——__ Grent Day and the Department Clerks To the Editor of The Evening Star: I feel certain that President McKinley, like every one else in Washington, regu- larly reads The Star, and so I take the liberty of calling his attention through your columns to the fact that hundreds of employes in the fedcral service here aro anx:ous to visit New York upon the occa- sion of the Grant mcuument ceremontes, and only await an executive order direct- ig the departments tu be closed cn that day to do so. «et the clerks and minor employes join with the higher officials in doing honor to the memory of the tllus- trious soldier and statesman. CLERK. —_———— Four Land Office Clerks Dismissed. and their places will hanges are is understood other discharges in division will shortly follow for reason. WHAT NEWSPAPERS SAY Comment on Charles A. Dana's Retraction When the New York Sun printed a bitter attack in which it; assailed the personal character of Mr. Frank B. Noyes of The Washington Star, the American, speaking from personal knewledge, declared that the statements were without foundation. We added that of all the men we knew none was more upright, more honorable and careful in his personal conduct and busi- Ress experiences than Mr. Noyes. We are glad that the action that Mr. Noyes in- stituted has ended in a full and complete apology on the part of the Sun, which ac- knowledges that it did ‘grave injustice to a gentleman whose character is above re- proach.” From the St. Loais Republic. When the New York Sun published under compulsion e retraction of its unprovoked and wholly unfounded-attack on Mr. Frank B. Noyes of The Washington Star, it missed the opportunity to. appear graceful and good-tempered. It might have avolded the appearance of unwillingness by including, without compulsion, other members of the Aveogiated Press directorship who had been with Mr. Noyes grossly maligned in the same article. | Let Us Hnve Peace. From the Scranton Tribune, In consequence of a manly retraction and apology printed in the Sun on Saturday last, the prosecution by Frank B. Noyes of Charles A. Dana for criminal libel has been discontinued, Mr.. Dana paying the costs. The libel and the prosecution were the Joint products of the animated struggle for supremacy between the United and the Agcociated Press which lately ended in a complete victory for the latter. Mr. Dana, during that fight, being president of the United Press, printed charges against Mr. Noyes, who was active on the other side, that not only were unfounded and unjust, but, as the Tribune said at the time, were out of place in an open business rivalry. ‘The retraction of them being all that Mr. Noyes sought through litigation, with that he expresses thorough satisfaction. This episode is interesting to the gen- eral public as showing how even the dean of American journalism—for that Mr. Dana admittedly is—may be betrayed upon occa- sions into indefensible positions. It is quite probable that Mr. Dana, when he printed the attack upon Mr. Noyes, believed in its truthfulness, but, if so, it was a belief formed not in coolness nor upon delibera- tion, but in passion. The hallucination ex- tended to no person acquainted with Mr. Noyes, and instead of it doing the latter injury we think he himself will now admit that it did him good. It certainly was the turning point in the war of the press asso- ciation, for from that moment the organiza- tion of which Mr. Noyes was and is a prominent and valued director began to forge ahead until ultimately it swept the e do not write this in disparagement Dana. fhe: newspaper writer or reader who should permit one, two or a dozen mistakes by the editor of the Sun to shut out a just appreciation of Mr. Dana’s incalculable services to American journal- ‘sm would confess to his own weakness of judgment and poverty of understanding. To say that Charles A. Dana has faults is to remark simpiy that he is not a dream. But with all his: faults. where else under the dome of heaven is his equal? You will look for such an‘one in vain. WOUND FATAL. 9 Thomas Chisley Dies From a Blow From a Bat. Thomas Chisley’s dead body rested on a slab in the Emergerticy Hospital dead room this morning, art@ the members of his fam- ily at No. 124 Ball's court mourned his loss. On the other hand, ‘Thcmas Scanlon was a fugitive from’ justice, ard the members of his family were probably afraid he would be arrested and put in jail to await the outcome of the investigation. The colored man’s death resulted from a blow with a base ball bat, inflicted Tuesday afternoon on the base ball grounds at North Capitol and G streets, the old Capitol Park, as pub- lished in Wednesday’s Star. The blow on the colored man’s head had caused a se- vere depression, and yesterday the doctors at the hospital performed an operation, hoping they would be able to save his life: but the operation was unsuccessful, for last night about 9 o'clock he died. Soon after Chisley Gied the police and coroner were notified, and the former went out to renew their efforts in the direction of apprehending Scanion. This morning Precinct Detective Hartigan and Policemen Lynch and Creagh went out on another in- eee tour. ere was a row on the ball grounds be- tween whites and blacks, so it is alleged, both ‘sides wanting to use the diamond. Just who made the first attack will have to be told by witnesses, for the police have heard different versions of the affair. Friends of Scanlon claim that he used the bat in self-defense, while the colored man’s friends think otherwise. Coroner Ham- mett viewed the body this morning and will Probably hold the inquest tomorrow. ————— Why They Went to Delagoa Bay, LONDON, April 23.—It is learned that a visit of a squadron of eight British war; ships to Delagoa Bay was intended to frus- trate the intrigues of Germany, Portugal and the Transvaal to change the status quo to the disadvantage of Great Britain, ——__ Wills Filed. The will of the late Charles H. Kummell, dated February 14, 1884, and naming his widow, Anna Kummell as executrix, was filed today. The sum of $% is given to each of the testator’s children, Matilda and Fritz, Mi }} of the tate Trecelving the residue he will of the late pointing her daughter, Eliza Gardner, as executrix, was also filed today. To Law- rence Gardner, a son, premises 609 10th street and 305 9th street southeast are given. The residue of the estate is given to the sald daughter, Eliza rdner, > Cat His Arm. While William Wright, agea fifteen years, living at No. 613 234 street north- west. was playing this afternoon in the ceHar of the house adjoining hé fel cut his left arm:in-w. shocking paenee with @ piece of giash®’' He Emergency Hospital, where the wounds mare attended t by Drs. Lawrence and love. nee SE Another Prizoner Released. A cable message was received at the State Department’ today from Consul Gen- eral Lee sayt t John J. Kelley of Philadelphia, who has been a prisoner in @ Spanich prisof fi Cuba for come time on suspicion of,-cpmplicity with the in- surgents, ins Feleased fro: stody, General Lee aver ho particulars in regard to his case. a ot Omcers. The following | result of the election at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels; Gen,.G’ son, senior warden; Com- modore Matthews, junior warden; Messrs. Longstreet, Mesing, McKim, Morse, Chase, Singleton, Finney and Gawler, vestrymen. si juertl, vestry organize? by the @8 treasurer and Mr. ly the Mr, McKim Mesing as registrar. Department. ‘The following changes tn’ the Depart- ment of Agriculture were made today: Mrs. G. G. Kennon, Mrs. Mary Ella Schmidt, Mra. Annie Kirby, Mrs. Nettie Lou Pennell, Miss Carrie Lancaster, Ella D. Moore, and Miss Emma R. Polton, in the seed division, from $1.75 per day to per month. Mrs. Cathyrin Freeman, sheng Caen get ate lbenno son, . appointed laborers-in the seed division, at #0 per month, TO REPRESENT GEORGETOWN. The Relay Team to Ran at Philadel- phia Tomorrow. Georgetown University will be resent- ed mm the relay races tomorrow oon on Franklin field, Philadelphia, Pa. This team will leave the city tomorrow morning. The party will consist of Trainer Wm. Fo- Jey, Capt. Julius Walsh, G. V. Lyons, M. BE. Fox-and Louis Prince. ‘The university had a team entered in the four-mile race, consisting of Thco@ore Mc- Girr, Joseph Daly, J. L. Nagle and J. Brod- erick, but the men were not in the best condition, and it was decided not to risk the expense. Bernard Wefers, the star of the team, will not run. His mother is extremely ill, and Wefers is at her bedside at the home at Lawrence, Mass. Louis Prince has been substituted, and, as his time is four or five seconds slower than that of Wefers, the Georgetown team will lose forty or fifty’ yards in the race. For the university Prince will run the first quarter, Lyon the second, Fox the third and Walsh, who will captain the team, will make the finish. TODAY'S .CABINET MEETING Jadge Day Will Bot Go as Commissioner to Ouba. The Application of Gen. Miles to Stedy the Grecian War im Un- der Consideration. The cabinet meeting today was attended by all the members except Secretary Long, who is in Boston. The session was some- what longer than usual, and it was after 1 o'clock when the cabinet ministers took their departure from the White House. While the meeting was in progress, Seo- retary Porter announced the prospective appointments of Judge Day and Mr. Bell- amy Storer, so it fs a fair assumption that those appointments were considered dur- Seareea eae agra ing the meeting. NAVY YARD FIRE. In The Damage Increased by the Lack of Water. The exact amoun: of dz:mage done hy the fire at the navy yard will probably never be known, for there was no record kept of the gcods stored in the building. A great many personal effects were stored in the building, and ft is said that some of the goods were placed there before the war. Many officers who were ordered away to sea stored their effects in the building, and, of course, there was no record kept of them. The building Itself, it is seid, was nearly’ ninety years old. In the report of the fire made by the police the damage is estimated at $25,000. Hed it not been for the trouble experienced by the firemen in getting water the flames would not have gained so great a headway. Until yester- day Chief Parris thought that the navy yard had as. good a water supply as any place in the city. ‘The pipes were put there by the naval authorities, he says, and he thinks the connections must be only about two fiiches when they shovid be six. Speaking of the condition of the water supply this morning the chief said he thought the pipes need a thorough over- hauling, and the work, he thinks, should be done under the supervision of the city water department. —— FAST TRACK AND GOOD CARD. his original purpose of sending Judge Day to Cuba as a special commissioner to assist Consul General Lee in the proposed inter- nattonal investigation of the case of Dr. Ruiz, the American citizen, who met an untimely death in a Spanish ‘The reason for this change of plan is not stated, but the inference is plausible that the administration has concluded that the Preposed mission was not at all likely to Produce any tangible results that could not be more easily accomplished through the regular channels of communication be- tween the consul general and the Spanish authorities. Either this or the President has concluded to send some one else there in place of Judge Day. It ts agreed on all sides that his official Position as assistant secretary of state precludes hie visiting Cuba for the pur- pose irdicated, and also that there would be ne object in his appointment to the State Department at this time if it were intended that he should not assume the duties of the office until after he per- formed the mission to Cuba, which would take at least three weeks’ time under the most favorable conditions. Assistant Bec- retary Rockhill is now in New York, where he went to meet his wife on her return from a trip to Europe. His resignation has been at the disposal of the Presidert ev2r since the change of administratioa, but its acceptance was not looked for just at this time. Just before the adjournment of the meet- ing, Secretary Alger brcught to the atten- tion of the President the application of Maj. Gen. Miles for permission to visit Iur- key for the purpose ef observing the mili- tary operations of the-armies now in open confitct on the Grecian frontier. Gen. Miles desired to be near the scene of acticn, with a view of studying the movements of the two armies from a mili- tary standpoint. In the case of favorable action, it is Gen. Miles’ Intention to start for Constantinole, with one or two aids, by onc of the steamers leaving New York next week. The President is disposed to accommo- Gate Gen.-Miles, but wishes time to con- sider the matter in all its aspects before siving his consent to what some of his ad- visers consider a dangerous proceeding, in that the presence of the commander of the military forces of the United States army cn the scene of action in a foreign country in his official capacity might possibly lead to international complications. Two officers of the United States army, namely Captain Scriven and Captain Dorst, attached to the Rome and Berlin embas- sies, respectively, are now on their way to Constantinople and Athens to observe the operations of the contesting armies, and it is not at all certain that similar per- the Weather They Draw a Large Number to Bennin; ‘The attendance at the Benning track was again large this afternoon, the weather being reinforced by a fast track and good card. The meeting will close tomorrow, when six races, including a steeplechase, will be run, the first race being called at 3 o'clock. Tomorrow’s Benning Entries. First race—Selling; three-quarters of a mile. Harrington, 109; Hi Daddy, 107; Ray 106; Louise N, Atlantas, 09; *Flames, ; ‘Bessie E., Minnle Alphonse, 91; *Russler, *Mahoney, 85. *Five pounds apprentice allowance. Second race, congressional stakes, half mile—Torstenson, 108; Delicate, 106; Chair Boy, 101; Mr. Stoffel, 95; Grenoine (five pour.ds apprentice allowance), 90. Third race, five furlongs—Mistral, 102, Billali, 91; Maud Adams, Miss Lillian, Belle, Dick, 89. Fourth race, Washington handicap, one mile—Deerslayer, 126; Premier, 119; Volley, Arabian, 110; Buddha, 107. Fifth race, selling, five and one-half fur- longs—Brentwood, 107; Tantris, Judge With Wardell, 102; Blanchard, Greenhorn, 400, | Mission would be extended to others. ‘i 3 ‘wed). | _ France refused to allow Gen. Sheridan to Laura May (© pounds, apprentice allowed); | ,ccompany its army im the war with Pras~ Cliftondale, 97; Eileen D., Verna J., 92. Sixth race, steeplechase, selling, two and one-half miles—The Peer, Decapod, Erte, 154; Thackeray, 144. oe eS Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the folicwing: White—Wm. T. Tyser and Mar- garet R. Magle; Chas. P. Yarbrough and Sallie V. Gayle, both of Richmond, Va. Colored—Walter Jones and Charlotte L. Daudridge; Thos. A. Mason and Lottie Smith; Richard Butler and Mary Queen; Wm. H. Hamiltcn and Bessie Wood. gas eas See For Divorce. Annie L, Zimmerman today applied for divorce from William Zimmerman. They were married in Georgetown, July 1, 1880, and Mrs. Zimmerman charges her husband with cruelty and abuse, with drunkenness, desertion and adultery. She prays that she be allowed to resume her maiden name of Dennison. She is represented by Attorney S. A. Cox. sia, and it is possible that the same ob- jection might be made by Turkey or Greece in the case of Gen. Miles. His high rank and official position are the main difficul- ties in his case. The questicn of expense is also a hard one to solve. At the con- clusion of the meeting Secretary Alger told a Star reporter that the President had the matter under advisement, and was looking up the question of precedents. ‘The impression is that owing to the rapid progress of the war and the likelihood that it will be brought to an end before Gen, Miles could reach the scene, the project may have to be abandoned. Should the order be made by the President, however, it will be the first time in our history that the general commanding the army has gone abroad during actual war as a military at- tache. It is true that General Sherman made a tour of the world in time of peace in com- pary with Fred. Grant, and that Sheri- dan accompanied the German army as an attache in the war with France, but in the first case there was no war in progress and in the second the officer was not at the time of such high rank as is General x Miles. Filters in Schools. The committee appointed to investigate the subject of filters for public schools, conzisting of Superintendent Powell of the public schools, the superintendent of the water department and the health officer, today made a report upon the subject. The report recommends that proposals be invited for furnishing filters for the schools under certain conditions. ——__ The Anti-Cartoon Bill Killed. In the New York assembly yesterday the Ellsworth anti-cartoon bill was practically killed by the adoption of the amendment, by a vote of 104 to 14, that there should be malice proven. The adoption of the amend- ment renders it impossible for the bill to get through at this session, which ends to- morrow. —_____-o-—___—_ BUYING HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS. He Knew How to Do It on Business Principles and Needed No Advice. From the Detroit Free Press. “Now, let me talk to that agent,” said the owner of a fine residence just off Wood- ward avenue to his wife. “The trouble with you women is that you're too easily persuaded. I'll use the fellow well, for he’s striving to make a living, but I'll get rid of him in short order.” The others left to give the head of the household a clear deck, and soon he was Ustening to the smoothly flowing talk of the agent. Here were pans that retained all the juices of the meat or fowl while baking it. This sad tron put a polish on starched linen and cut off the expenses of a laundry. Here was a glue that would make broken furniture stronger than the original wood. This preparation would make old carpets like new and reduce the work ard annoyance of house cleaning to aminimum. The latest thing in coffee pots insured just the desired strength and clear- ed the brown fluid without the aid of any foreign substance. There were these and several other articles that impressed the householder as being essential to domestic comfort at its best, and he wondered why they had not been provided long ago. When the oily agent départed he left his patron surrounded by wares that he had bought at a high price. He at once called in the family, and, with something of the enthusiasm of the agent, told what each thing was for, how much better it was than anything here! fortunate it was for him to have been at Treasury Application: Applications continue to be filed at the Treasury Department for presidential offi- ces, Today’s list is as follows: J. M. North of Boulder, Col., to be audi- tor for the War Department; John R. Lynch of Washington, D. C., to be auditor for the Navy Department (his old place); W. G. Webster of Chicago, to be deputy auditor for the Navy Department; J. L. Tucker of Oneota, N. Y., to be deputy audi- tor for the State Department; F. B. Tomb of Wilkinsburg, Pa., to be deputy auditor for the Post Office Department. Cutler Smith of Florence, Ala., to be reg- ister of the treasury; Albert Ball of San Francisco, to be superintendent of the mint at that pI ; C. B. Wilson of Denver, Col., to be melter in the Denver mint; G. N. Sh_l- ten of Brooklyn, N. Y., to be superinten- dent of the assay office, New York. M. A. Dejan of New Orleans, to be col- lector of customs at New Orleans; Dell Dickson of Denver, to be surveyor of cus- toms at Denver; J. M. Jenkins of New Or- leans, to be assistant appraiser at New Or- leans; Wm. K. Cornish of Birmingham, Ala., to be collector of internal revenue at Ingham, Ala. ————__e-—______ Naval Orders. Capt. C. M. Chester has been ordered to the command of the Monadnock. Com- home to make ti he nad bought, when he>wen into something that closely” resembleg-2 ‘at ——_o-—__— Stolen Wheels, wheels were reported to the police, as fol lows: os Jones & Burr, 513 9th street northwes! st, Envoy bicycle, No. 18761, rented to a white man who failed to return it. sees! R. W. Taylor, 1363 street marder W. H. Whiting to examination for | west, ‘Tribune’ bicycle, No Istsi, mean promotion, Passed Assistant Engineer F. | from in front of the Ebbitt House. H. Eldridge to examination for promotion, iameon, 1816 I street, Lieut. Hugh Rodman, from the coast sur- vey, to the Raleigh; Commander C. C. ‘Tcdd, from the Norfolk yard, to the WII- mington; Commander R. P. Leary Passed Assistant Engineer W. 8. Burke, ordered before retiring board; Lieut. J. P. Collirs, from duty at New Orteans, to the Wilmington; Commander G. M. Book, or- dered to command the Marion, relieving Commander J. G. Green, who is placed on waiting orders; Commander C. H. West, from New York navy yard, -to the New York as chief of staff; Lieut. C. H. Her- low, the bureau of equipment, to the New York; Lieut. B. Tappan, from the Amphitrite, to the Raleigh. front ithern railroad, 13th street nd Pennsylvania avenue. & Divorce Granted. Sadge Hagner fias granted Louise Ethel Wallach a €ivorce from Selig C. Wallach, on the ground of desertion, granting her Permission to resume@her maiden name of Lraby. z ‘Too New. From the Cleveland Leader. Mildred—“Why did you spurn the atten- tions of Charley Middleton?” Alice—“Because he doesn’t conie of an old‘enough family to suit my folks.” Mildred—“Indeed! Why, I supposed that great: bad fought in the SRRRS oe Roaay SShGGSeR his ‘Alice—“That may all be, but his father a ee ee ae During the’ week the thefts of three |' FINANCE AND TRADE Advices From Abroad Less Buoyant Than Yesterday. EFFECT OF CONFLICTING RUMORS Confident Predictions of an Early Settlement of Difficulties. ’ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 23.—Opening prices this morning were about on a parity with last night's closing level and were general- ly well supported during the subsequent trading. The foreign markets were less buoyant than yesterday, government se- curities reflecting fractional concessions as well as the miscellaneous tssues. Conflict- ing advices from the scene of hostilities in the east k22p the security market in a state of continual apprehension. Turkish victories continue to Inspire con- fidence in financial circles, but a signal triumph of the opposing forces would force a sharp reaction in all departments. The successes of the Turkish forces are favor- ably construed only because of the convic- tion that the peace of Europe would not be disturbed thereby. Once the latter con- dition was threatened it is difficult to de- termine which country would attract the strongest support. While confident predictions of an early settlement of the difficulties are made on all sides, there is unquestionable evidence of a fear that some trifling incident will force other nations into the controversy. While war gossip has a direct bearing on the foreign markets, it serves only to empha- size the narrowness of the local specu- lative situation. Commission houses are practically doing nothing, and traders find few inducements to activity in either ac- count. The covering of outstanding short con- tracts in the coal shares was continued un- der the influence of vague rumors relative to improved conditions of the trade. A premum, thought by some to be wholly artificial, was quoted on borrowed stocks and served to present significant new sell- ing. Rumors of a refunding scheme for a branch of New Jersey Central were cir- culated to aid in the strengthening process. The public approval of Vanderbilt re- funding plans will inspire rumors of sim!lar actions in impossible cases in which a short interest is in process of elimination. Liqu!- dation and some professional selling of American spirits securities was one of the most conspicuous features of the day's trad- ing. This decline {s ditlicult to explain in view of the recent advance in the company’s prospects. Rumora of a general seiling of pool holdings accompanied the movem: Covering in Western Union served to m. tain prices in that property, but che p vailing sentiment is still opposed to a per- manent advance from the present level. The market as a whole was one of the most uninteresting in several weeks. Prices moved listlessly within fractional limits, and no pronounced purpose was reflected in any of the day’s operations. Disquieting rumors from abroad resulted in fractional declines during the first hour, but the volume of business was reduced to a minimum. ee rs FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. Oi og oy YOR a eee 1ig35 118; Washington Stock Exchange. tan Railroad Se, tan Ratlroad conv.