Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1897, Page 1

~ SSS ~ : THE EVENING STAR. —_+ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8, by we Ae ee ee Kew York Gfice, 49 Fetter 3 - The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the elty by carrie: on their own account. at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Cunada—postage prepaid—50 cents per mont. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with * foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Wash'ngton, D. C., #8 second-class mail matter.) AU wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che Hv enti No. 13,779. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1897-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. ot “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring answers. HEIRS ARE AT PEACE The Contest Over the Van Riswick - Estate Comes to an End. A SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT Terms of the Agreement That Closes an Unfortunate Controversy. THE INTERESTS INVOLVED ‘The argument will be concluded today or tomorrow by which the contest over the state of the late May Van Riswick, who died February 24, 1896, leaving an estate valued at about $200,000, will be compro- mised. This compromise was exclusively foretold in The Star several weeks ego. 6 Mrs. Van Riswick, the widow of John Van Riswick, well-known in local busi- ness circles, died, leaving but two children surviving her, Mrs. Tallmadge A. Lam- bert and Mrs. Martin Carr. By her will, dated February 17, 1894, she gave her only grandson, Wilton J. Lambert, “Van View,” @ suburban place, valued at about $25,000, and to his sisters, Maud and Mildred, she ave three houses, 1411-13 V street and one on T street between 14th and 15th. To Mrs. Carr, who is childless, she gave prem- ises 1413 K street for life, the profits from the residue of the estate ta be equally divided between her and Mrs. Lambert, with remainder to their issue, Mrs. Carr, Who received only a life estate, and Mr. Wilton J. Lambert being appointed execu- - tors of the estate, and the latter being also made trustee. Mrs. Carr contested the will, charging that it had been procured through the al- leged undue influence of Mrs. Van Ris- > wick’s grandson. After a trial before Judge McComas, in Circuit Court No. 2, of several weeks the jury sustained Mrs. Carr's contention in a verdict rendered the 2a of last month. Judge McComas over- Tuled a motion for a new trial, and then, as reported in The Star, negotiations hav- ing in view a settlement of the controversy out of court were commenced, with the result that an agreement was practically reached tuday between the respective coun- sel. Perry and A. 8. agton, ting Mrs. Carr, and Jere Henry E. Davis and Wm. F. Mattingly, on behalf of the Lambert family. It is expected that the necessary deeds of conveyance will be filed in a few days. By the terms of the compromise, as stated afternoon, Wilton J. Lambert will re- “,”" @ very handsome place, will receive the V street said to be worth from $9,000 to 0 each, in fee, and Mrs. Carr wilt receive the K street house, valued at about $20,000, in fee, together with its contents. The residue of the estate will, it is under- stood, be equally divided between Mrs. Lambert and Mrs. Carr in fee. Each side, ft is said, will bear its own share of the expenses of the controversy. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Many Changes Made in the Different Bureaus. Many changes in important positions are still being made in the departments. In the pensicn office the following assignments were made today: Acting assistant medical referee, Dr. C. F. Whitney; acting ass anf chief of the board of reviw, J. 5. Roy acting assistant chief of the middle di- vision, E. M. Yount; acting assistant chiefs of the western division, J. E. Hart and E. M. Finch; acting assistant chief of th southern division, J. W. Watson; acting as- ‘sistant chiefs of the eastern division, F. E. Camp and W. P. Seville; acting assistant chiefs of the O. W. and N. division, W. L. Chamberlin and Lous Reinburg; acting law cierk, Stephen A. Cuddy; assistants to the law clerk, Geo. C. Stewart and J. O. C Roberts. the Interior Department the appoint- ment of Edward M. Dawson of Maryland to be chiet clerk, at a salary of $2,700 a year, has been announced. Mr. Dawson was chief clerk of the department under Secre- tary Noble. It is said that Mr. Dawson has at no time been a candidate for reappoint- ment, but that his name was called to the ention of Secretary Bliss without his owledge, and that he was appointed as result of the previous good record he had male in the office. Since retiring from the > chief clerkship Mr. Dawson has been prac- ticins law fn this city, where he has lived, Ithough legally a citizen of Maryland. Mr. 1s a strong republican and has an able war record. P. H. Bristow is among the ex-Union sol- @iers who were dismissed by the last ad- gnistration and who have been returned to positions under the government. He was appointed chief clerk in the office of the feurth assistant postmaster general at a salary of $2,000 a year. Mr. Bristow was with the fifth of Woodward & Lothrop for some time after his retirement from office, but for the last two years he has devoted his entire time to his duties as superinten- Gent of the Calvary Baptist Sunday school, whic: has been an important position, in volving a large amount of work on account of ths enormous membership that Is ene \ there. Mr. Bristow was formerly of and was an ex-Union soldier. He is relative of the fourth assistant post- ¥ general. rles A. Stone of Illinois has been ap- lan inspector of customs at Chicago. L. Armstrong of Indiana has been 6 inspector in the Agricultural De- Dartment at $1,400 per annum, and Chas. W. Green of Iowa, inspector in the general lend office. Se THE RECENT SHANGHAI RIOT. Marines From the Warships and Volunteers Dispersed the Coolies. TACOMA, Wash., April 30.—The following Chinese advices have been received: At Shanghai, on April 5, 1,000 striking coolies precipitated a riot and started in to . burn the city ang assault the local militia. & ‘The civic authorities called out the volun- teer soldiers to the number of 5,000 and . signaled several warships in the harbor to y Send the marines ashore. Very promptly parties were landed from the United States warship Monocacy and the British war- ships Linnit and Plover. Heavy guards were posted at the British and American consulates, the central po- Ice ation and other important posts, while the volunteers hurried to their as- sembly posts fully armed. Three com- panies of infantry were assigned to guard the bridges. The Light Horse Cavalry Com- pany rendered valuable aid in patrolling, @nd the Artillery Company drew up its uns on the Cathedral campus. This prompt action of the authorities glarmed the rioting coolies, who made one gttemp: to form tn line and face the ma- _ ¥Yimes and volunteers. One volley directed at the:r shins caused them to flee, leaving geveral wounded in the streets. ‘That evening a gathering of rioters began stoning a company of troops on duty at the bridge across Yong King Pang Fiver. Reinforcements were brought up and @ charge made, resulting in driving the rioters into the French town. They took refuge in isolated houses, and the leaders were arrested. The fire cor nies were kept busy ajl night extinguishing fires set by the rioters. ‘The Strike was occasioned by an increase of local taxes imposed on the laborers by the Shanghai municipal council. The coolies ‘were urged to resist by several Chinese agi- tators, who declared they could win by Bolding out. What the Opposition Say About the Tariff Bill. Hope to Dispose of the Whole Matter by July 1—Expectations for Next Week. Contrary to the general impression, it is not the intention of the opposition to delay the passage of the tariff bill. A few men are advocating a policy ef delay, but they are so greatly in the minority that they are not apt to accomplish anything. There does not appear to be any warrant for the prediction freely indulged in that the bill cannot be got out of the Senate before Au- gust or September. The impression among those familiar with the situation is that this idea is started by some who are not satisfieq with what their sections are get- ting in the bill, but who are not in a posi- tion to fight the bill and are trying to en- courage the democrats and silver republi- cans to meke a fight in their interest. Not a Long Fight. There is the very best authority for the statement that the opposition do not intend to make a long fight. The leaders of all the elements of the opposition have nad repeat- ed discussions of the question, and their calculations all look to the disposal of tie whole matter by the Ist of July. They say that if there was nothing to take into con- sideration except their opposition, the bill could be disposed of before that. ‘They ex- press themselves as quite as anxious to have the bill disposed of speedily as are the republican managers. One of the lead- ing opposition senators declared today that he had no doubt that the friends of the bill ‘culd consume a third more time in di cussing it than would the opposition. “We want them to finish it up as speedily as possible,” he sald, “and we have a general understanding that we are not going to de- lay things.” Expectations for Next Week. It is expected that next week the vacan- cies on the Senate committees will be filled, and that the sundry civil appropriation bill will be disposed of. If the tariff bill is reported to the full committee on Mon- day, as is anticipated, it will probably be repcrted to the Senate before the close of the week. It will then be allowed to lie over long enough to permit the opposition to examine it thorougnly, and meanwhile the left-over appropriation bills will be got out of the way. ——-o+__. A NEW DIFFICULTY. How to Store Records if the Post Office Department Moves. A new difficulty has arisen over the pros- pective removal of the Post Office Depart- ment into the new post office building. When the Postmaster General, accompa- nied by a number of the higher officials in his department, lately visited the new city post office building in order to look over the ground and see how the floor space would be utilized in accommodating his force, it was determined, in case the de- partmetit actually moves into the new building, to use the top floor for the stor- age of documents. As the city post office will occupy the basement and ground floor of the building, there was no other avail- able place in which to store the vast quan- tty of records except the top floor. After having determined upon this course the officials of the department began con- sidering the enormous weight of the vast quantity of records in the possession of the department, and they now have serious doubt about the safety of the building should the hundreds of tons of documents he placed on the ninth floor, as that is a use for which the top floor of a high structure is seldom contemplated. The question has arisen whether ft will not be advisable for the department to rent one or more buildings near the city post office and use them solely for the storage heavy material that will be taken out of the old post office building when the de- partment moves. This hes given rise to a discussion in the department of the advisability of having the new hall of records, which Congress has long contemplated building, placed on a square adjoining or very near to the city post office building, in order that the rec- ords may be safe from fire and near at hand if the department is actually forced into the new building. The space that would be taken up by the records would be equal to one entire floor of the present building, ali of which will be needed for the accommodation of the clerical force of the department. ——_-e+_______ POSTAL CONGRESS DELEGATES. A Plan to Give Them a Trip to San Francisco. When the universal postal congress as- sembles in this city, one of the plans of the committee on arrangements repre- senting the Post Office Department ts to give the delegates an extensive trip through the United States. It is the hope of the committee to arrange to have the delegates go as far west as San Fran- cisco over one of the great trans-conti- nertal railway lines, and to return east over the other. Whether or not this will be done will devend to some extent upon the action that may be taken by the peo- ple of San Francisco and other cities in the far west. ‘The committee hope that the people of the Pacific coast will be so public spirited as to provide special en- tertairment for the delegates to the con- gress, who will represent every nation on the face of the globe. If this is done there is little doubt that the committee will be able to arrange to extend the western trip of the members of the congress to San Francisco, and perhaps to some other of the larger cities on the Pacific coast. But much will depend upon the action of these cities in preparing to receive the distin- guished delegates. et WILL NOT INTERFERE. Joseph Dunlop Will Have to Serve Out His Term. ‘The President has decided not to inter- fere in the case of Juseph Dunlop, pro- prietor of the Chicago Despatch, who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for sending obscene matter through the mails. A strong effort was made to secure his pardon on the ground that his Kfe would be placed In jeopardy by his imprisonment, but the President decided that Dunlop must serve out his term. Attorney General McKenna made this statement of the President’s decision as he left the cabinet meeting at noon: “The President,” said he, “has resolved net to interfere in the Dunlop case. He 80 announced as I left him a minute ago.” Attorney General McKenna, in his report on the case to the President, said that the only ground for executive clemency was the condition of Dunlop's health. ge VIRGINIA FOREST FIRES. ‘They Have Been Burning for Several Days in Buckingham County. RICHMOND, Va., April 30.—Forest. fires have been raging for several days in Buck- ingham county. Timber on thousands of acres of land and much valuable gold min- ing machinery and milis have been de- stroyed. ——= Queen Victoria Returns. LONDON, April 30.—Queen Victoria reached Portsmouth today from Cherbourg, on her return from the south of France. NOT A LONG FIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE Those Who Saw the President To- day. FOR THE RUSSIAN MISSION Many Invitations for the Summer Season. SOME OF THE DELEGATIONS gen “Cabinet day; visitors not received,” was the sign, in big letters, hanging on the dcor of Secretary Porter’s room at the White House this morning. 1: was par- tially successful in turning away a small stream of callers. The callers who were received reached the White House shortly after 10 o'clock, before cabinet members arrived. The sign remained up all day, although the cabinet was not in session longer than usual. President McKinley was in his office early, ready to take up sn overflow of work. The chief work of the day was in the cabinet meeting. No very important matters were considered, it was stated. Secretary Sherman said he had no late dis- patches from Minister Terrell at Constanti- rople. The Greece-Turkey complication has apparently come ‘to be considered as no longer of deep official concern by this ccuntry. Postmaster General Gary remained with the President a good while after the other members of the cabinet had departed. They went over a number of post offices to be filled by the President. The probability is that a big batch of new postmasters will go to the Senate Monday. It is learned that the President is not hurrying himself as to any other class of offices. He did not take up the papers in any particular case today. A Busy Day Tomorrow. Tomorrow an enormous crowd of visitors and a busy day for the President are ex- pected. Numerous appointments for visits have been made. The new Chinese min- ister, Mr. Wu, will be received during the day. The ceremony of presentation to the President will be picturesque. The min- ister will be accompanied by his suite, Yang Yu, the retiring minister, and Secre tary Sherman. The President will also touch the button which will start the Nashville exposition This will be done at noon. Superintendent Marean of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was at the White House today, and will’ have the proper connection in shape when the time arrives. The Presi- dent will perform the act with much plea- sure. The Russian Mission. The President, it is understood, has given little thought to who shall succeed Clifton R. Breckinridge as minister to Rus- sia. A peculiar fact is that no names have so far heen mentioned for the position. A candidate has now appeared in National Committeeman James Wilson of Delaware. Two or ce cthers have had their names submitted to the President. Calhoun to Come On. W. J. Calhoun, the Illinois lawyer select- ed to make the Ruiz investigation in Cuba, is expected to return to Washington in a few days. He has given the President to understand that he will accept the appoint- nt if his wife’s health will permit. Mrs. Calhoun has been in ill-health for some time, but her condition is thought to ¥e improving. Mr. Calhoun is now arranging Fis business affairs to make the trip, and will continue all arrangements unless Mrs. Galhoun’s health compels him to stop. Invited to Philadelphia. Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania, representing George G. Meade Post, No. 1, G. A. R., today invited the President to attend the exercises of that post in Phila- delphia on Memorial day. The President said that he would consider the invitation. The next trip which the President will take will be to Philadelphia on May 14 to attend the Washington monument exer- cises. The Memorial day invitation prob- ably follows too close on the Philadelphia trip to be accepted. Minister to Ecuador. Representative Sprague of Massachusetts talked with the President this morning in the interest of Edward O. Achorn of Brookline, Mass., an applicant for the mis- sion to Ecuador or a good place in southern Europe. Mr. Achorn ts largely indorsed by New England men, who praise his work in the last campaign, when he stirred the Scandinavians of New England to vote for the republican ticket. Pennsylvania Applicants. Representative Wanger of Pennsylvania submitted additional papers in the appli- cation of Henry D. Saylor for the mission to Peru. A large number of Pennsylvanians are in search of consulates. Henry J. Hancock of Philadelphia has just made application for the consulship at Prague. Hilary S. Brunot of Greensburg wants the consuiship at St. Etienne, France. H. Clay Campbell of Punxsutawney is looking after the con- sulship to Kingston, Jamaica. These are in addition to a host of consular applicants from the same state already mentioned. For immigration commissioner there are three Pennsylvania candidates—T. V. Pow- derly of Scranton, H. J. Deiley of Phila- delphia and C. A. Sherin of Pittsburg. Sen- ator Quay has indorsed the paper of Mr. Detley, but expresses the belief that if a Pennsylvanian gets the place Powderly will be the man. There are two Ohio candidates for the commissionership. They are C. H. Rickey and W. T. Lewis, Men for Other Places. Senators Gear and Allison and Repre- sentative Hepburn of Iowa have a candi- date for the Honolulu consulship, and spoke in his interests when they saw the Pres- ident this morning. Senator McBride of Oregon submitted strong indorsements of Ule P. Hoff, who wants the Copenhagen coasulship. Senator McBride was accompanted by his brother, Dr. J. H. McBride of Wisconsin, who is not an applicant for office. Ex-Representative J. D. Taylor of Ohio, now president of the Ohio Wational Bank of this city, saw the President about some friends from his former state who want office. Geo. M. Fiske of Ohio, recently appoint- ed secord secretary of the legation at Ber- lin, was a caller at the White House. Senator Wilson of Washington called with Judge J. M. Scott of his state. Judge Gcott is an applicant for a treasury au- ditorship. Maj. Butterworth and Representative Southard - Ohio, Benatce Burrows and Representative Berry of Kentucky were (as the other callers during the morn- e- No Summer R: lence. — A report that the lent had rented, and would occupy as‘a summer residence, @ famous and Ristorical house in Bright- wood was declared at the White House to- day to be untrue. It fs stated on good au- thority that the President will not rent or occupy @ summer house in or near Wash- ington this summer. Unless he changes his plans he will remain at the White House until Congress adjourns and the tariff bill is signed and is in operation. Them the chief executive will probably go to the seashore for a rest. He is not even con- sidering where he will go or what he will do. He is daily receiving invitations from all parts of the country to spend the sum- mer, or whatever time he ean spare, with friends or admirers. These invitations are frequently accompanied by pictures of the homes and surroundings. Frequently these invitations are extended with the diplo- matic object of getting advertising for a locality. The houses are offered free ani other inducements are put forth. It was said some time ago that the President had accepted an invitation to use Ambassador Hay’s summer home in the Adirondacks, but this is denied. It is not improbable that Mrs. McKinley, if the heated season Brows too oppressive, will go from the city. She would probably go to Atlantic City and be the guest of the family of Abner McKinley. May Be St. Louis’ Postmaster. There is a good deal of talk about the Probable appointment of Civil Service Com- missioner Harlow as postmaster of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Harlow has had rather a remarkable experience as an office holder. After he came out of the war, a young Man twenty-two years of age, he went into the railway mail service, and worked himself during a period of seventeen years into the responsible position of superin- tendent of the post office at St. Louis. When President Harrison wanted to place a republican in that office he found him- self in the midst of a trying dilemma be- cause of the factional fight in the party, which made it impossible to make a selec- tion. It was at this point of the contest that the business people of St. ouls came forward and asked the President to ap- point Mr. Harlow to the important office, which pays $6,000 per annum. ‘They told the President that Mr. Harlow had become thoroughly familiar with all the duties of the office, was known to everybody in St. Louis who had ever had occasion to deal with the post office, and would make a most successful administration of its bus- iness. The result was that Mr. Harlow Was appointed, and one of the important improvements in the service that grew out of that appointment was the introduction of a street railroad postal system, which was suggested by Postmaster Harlow, and later on became popular in all the large cities of the country. Mr. Harlow was dis- placed by a democrat, and accepted an ex- ceedingly promising business offer in pri- vate life. He had not pursued his new du- ties for more than a year when it was de- sirable to have a republican member of the civil service commission, and some one was wanted who was thoroughly familiar with the civil service laws and regulations and its practical operation. The name of Mr. Harlow was suggested to Presi- Gent Cleveland by persons with whom he was not even acquainted. One day Mr. Harlow received a telegram ask- ing him if he would accept the “place, and his frietids advised him to do so. Two days after that he had been nominated and his nomination confirmed. Lately there has* been a very decided movement in St. Louis looking toward again securing Mr. Harlow as postmaster of that city. Business men of that place in large numbers have indorsed this suggestion, whereus the civil service commissioner had not even been communicated with by any of those seeking to take him back to his home. The term of the postmaster at St. Louis will not expire for nearly a year, but the people of that city are looking ahead. Mr. Harlow is regarded as a thor- ough civil service reformer, whose long service under the government-has espe- cially fitted him for that work. White House Guests, _ Mrs. Spencer Borden and’ C¥arles G. Dawes came to Washingtop with the presi- dential party yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Berden is an old friend of/Mrs. McKinley and will be her guest for some time. Mr. Dawes Js the national committeeman from Illinois, and is booked to suceeed Mr. Eckels as controller of the currency. He will also be a guest at the White House. Mr. Dawes will not receive the appoint- ment of controller of the currency until the term of Mr. Eckels expires next year. There is no disposition on the part of Mr. Dawes or the administration to hurry Mr. Eckels out of office. It is said that the report that Secretary Gage would. probably ask another term for Mr. Eckels is untrue, Mrs. McKinley, Charles G. Dawes, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Borden, Mrs. Saxton and the latter’s son, Sumuel Saxton, are at the matinee at the Lafayette Opera House this afternoon. ——____-e. A Brief Cabinet Meeting. The cabinet meeting today was short and unimportant. The members were together a little over an hour, and, having no weighty business to discuss, devoted most of the time to reminiscences and stories of the trip to New York. It js stated on au- thority that nothing was said or done in connection with the Graeco-Turkish war, the Cuban troubles cr the Hawaiian mat- ter. All the members were present, and with the exception of Secretary Alger, none the worse for -their experienees in the metropolis. The War Secretary caught a severe cold and is under the care cf a physician. It is expected that he will be all right in a day or two. He was only out for a short time today. oe Has Not Its Full Quota. Representative Heatwole of Minnesota, speaking to a Star reporter today regard- ing the representation of his state in the government departments here, sald: “The Minnesota delegation has discovered that our state has not its full quota of employes in the departments here. In the post office, for instance, our state has not over a dozen or fifteen ‘employes, while in the State Department it is not now en- joying over ten. In the other departments the proportion appears to be about the same. We do rot know just what can be done to correct this condition, but we feel that it ought to be corrected. z — Local Pensiovs Granted. Pensions have been granted as follow: District of Columbia—Restoration and re- issue, Eustace Collett, dead, Washington. Original widows, &c., Elizabeth B. Heeb- ner, Washington;. Mary Fitzgerald, Wash- ington; Mary J. Collett, Washi Maryland—increase, Benjamin Griffin, St. Margarets, Anne Arundel. a minors Virginia—Original . widoy of William Nimmer, Norfoi.* ————---___+- Will Accompany Gen-"Miles. Mr. N. E. Dawson, confidential seéretary to General Miles, will accompany fat of- cer and his ald-de-camp, Capt#in Maus, on their tour of observation ove the*battle- fields of Greece and Turkey amd aftérward to the military strongholds ofuroge. Mr. Dawson is an expert steer and was in the confidential servise of General Grete for a long time just’ prioP*to his ea i Supreme Court Aaj The Supreme Court adjourn@@ today until May 10, when it will aysemBle to Weliver opinions, but not to hear arguments. The application for a writ of error in the case of John Gibson agaiust the state of Mis- sissippi was denicd today. Gibsea is under sentence of death. 3 eno ‘ National ban! redemption, $88§292 ‘43gver: —From internal Mage 3357, $2,279,476; mit iy for meio ORDERS REVOKED Important Action Taken by the Commissioner of Pensions. TO FACILIFATE THE OFFICE WORK Much Money Expected to Be Saved to the Government. FEWER LETTERS TO WRITE el The commissioner of pensions today is- sued an order revoking orders 206 and 220. This action will greatly interest every sen- ator and representative and every attorney practicing before the pension office, while at the same time it is believed it will con- tribute largely to the efficiency of the of- fice by simplifying work. Order 206 was issued by Acting Commis- ‘Sioner Murphy April 26, 1893, and order 229 by Commissioner Loughren June 19, 1893. These orders follow: Order No. 206. The Secretary’s order of April 19, 1892, touching congressional calls for status, having been revoked, it is ordered that hereafter all congressional calls for status in cases where the claimant is a bona fide resident in the district in which the repre- sentative resides, or, if a senator, resident of the state represented by him, shall be promptly answered: Provided, That status shall not be furnished oftener than once in every ninety days. These answers shall be, as far as practicable, by letter, and not by card or circular, and in all cases a du- plicate of the answer shall be filed in the case, with proper indorsement on said du- plicate, showing the name of the congress- man to whom status is given and the date of the same. The senator or representative, in order to receive the benefits of this privilege, will be required to state in the cali-slip that the claimant is a bona fide resident of his congressional district (or state, if a sena- tor), and that the call is not made at the instigation or request of any pension at- torney or claim agent. Order No. 229: In the preparation of testimony in sup- port of claims in pension cases all state- ments affecting the particular case, and not merely formal, must he written, or pre- pared to be typewritten, in the presence of the witness, and from his oral declarations then made to the person who tien reduces the testimony to writing, or then prepares the same to be typewritten. And such tes- timony must embody a statement by the witness that such testimony was al! writ- ten, or prepared for typewriting (as the case may be), In his presence. and only trom his oral statements then made; stat- ing 2lso the time, place and person, when, where and to whom he made such oral statements, and that in making the same he did not use and was not aided or Prompted by any written or printed state- ment or recital, prepared or dictated by any other person; and not attached as an exhibit to his testimony. Any needless delay in the preparation of such testimony after such oral statement by the witness, or in forwarding the same to this bureau, and any material a!teration or erasure will be cause for rejecting such testimony. The first of these orders, it is said, has not been regarded by senators or repre- sentatives. It was issued in order to r strict members of Congress from too fr quent calls for the status of pension claims, but members of Congress have continued to call for such information as regularly as they did before. The order is now re- voked so that senators and representativ may understand that they are to have the widest scope in their dealings with th bureau and in return for this concession it is propesed at the bureau to inaugurate a new system of giving them information. which, it ts believed, will save to that branch of the government many thousands of dollars per annum and by simplifying work permit the more rapid adjudication of just pensicn claims. In the past every inquiry received by the bureau from a senator or representative asking for the status of a certain case has received a special reply, either written in longhand or by the typewriter. The enormous work that this has entailed is seen when it is known that almost half of the force of the office is cerstantly engaged in giving the status of claims to congressmen and oth- ers. It frequently happens that a soldier who wishes to advance his pension claim will apply not only to the two senators and all the representatives in his state, but will write to other members of Con- gress who are especially prominent in Grand Army pnt ne asking them to in- quire of the pension bureau regarding his case. Their idea_is that such inquirles will show the interest taken In the matter by influential men, and that the result will be that his case will be advance. Every one of these letters requires that a clerk should look up the status of the case, and that a personal reply should be ‘sent. Three-fourths of these personal replies are in effect that no new evidence of the origin of the disability claim2d has been filed, and that without it the bureau can do nothing more in the case. Now the pension office will have printed circulars to indicate the work of a typewriter informing those who make ir:quiry regarding the status of cases about which they ask, and in this way, it is thought that three-fourths of all the letters received by the bureau may be an- swered satisfactorily, and in <hat way will come an immense saving of labor. In mary cases congressmen have lists of pen- son cases and ask their status every sixty ys. Oréer No. 222), it 1s said, is regardel as extremely annoying to attorneys prosecut- ing claims, as well as to the claimants, while it is not bellevel that it results in correcting any wrong-doing. _—— ‘THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN IT. Over Four Thousand Putting Last Touches on the Tennessee Exposition. NASHVILLE, Tenn., April. 30.—Four thousand two hundred men are at work to- day putting the finishing touches on the ‘Tennessee centennial exposition, which will be open for the reception of visitors tomor- row morning at 8 o'clock. A heavy rain fell last night, and the skies are overcast today, but the officials are working with undampened ardor, for the weather bureau predicts fair weather for tomorrow. ‘The city is gaily decorated, and every in- coming train adds to the throng of visitors. Director General Lewis says the first day's crowds will find more exhibits in perfect readiness than they can see in twelve hours. The inaugural attendance, the con- ditions being fair, is variously estimated at from 35,000 to 50,000. will be simple. A civic parade will occupy the early morning hours in the city, end- at the grounds, where brief addresses opening than any other ever. was. Sead Se. ae. Business Block Burned. : MINDEN CITY, Mich., April 30.—A. bus- fness block was burned last night; loss about $20,000, with little insurance. Prin- Spel Sonete axe Aah MeMair, Erol Velie, Peter eee, Isaac ulman, ~ Darley TWO ARMY EVENTS TODAY! THE CABINET CHOSEN Colonel Bainbridge Retired and Colonel Horace Jewett Dies, Changes in Both the Artillery and Infantry Resulting From These Incidents, Two important events in the army oc- curred today. The President today di- rected the retirement of Col. E. C. Bain- bridge, commanding the 3d Artillery at Angel Island, San Francisco, under the statute allowing such action in the case of officers who have reached the age of sixty- two years. There were no specific charges against Col. Bainbridge, but it is openly asserted at the War Department that he has outlived his usefulness as an officer of the army. Adjutant General Ruggles received a tel- egram this morning saying that Col. Hor- ace Jewett of the 2ist Infantry died at Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., at an early hour this morning from inflammation of the brain. Col. Jewett had been physically in- capacitated for some time, and had he lived until tomorrow he would have been put on the retired list, under the sixty-two years age clause. The following promotions in the artillery branch result from the retirement of Coil. Bainbridge of the 3d: Lieut. Col. Marcus P. Miller of the Ist to colonel of the 3d; Maj. Jacob B. Rawles of the 4th to lieuten- ant colonel of the Ist; Capt. Lewis Smith of the 3d to major of the 4th; First Lieut. Chas. W. Hobbs of the 3d to captain of the 3d; Second Lieut. Delamere Skerrett of the 3th to first lieutenant of the 3d; Additional Second Lieut. Clarence A, Mc! 1st_to second lieutenant of the 3t The death of Col. Jewett of the 21st In- fantry results in the following promotions in the infantry: Lieut. Col. Jacob Kline of the 9th to colonel of the 2Ist: Maj. E. P. Ewers of the 9th to leutenant colonel of the 9th; Capt. E. C. Gilbreath of the 11th to major of the 9th; First Lieut. P. M. B. Travis of the 1th to be captain of the 11th; Second Lieut. Willis Uline of the 12th to first lieutenant of the ilth; Sergt. A. T. Smith of Company H of the 6th io second lieutenant of the 12th. Col. Chas. ‘fT. Alexander, assistant surgeon general, will retire Monday by operation of law, on account of age, and the following promotions will result in the medic: de- partment: Lieutenant Colonel Wm. H. Forwood to be colonel, Major Chas. Smart to be lieutenant colonel, Capt. Aaron H. Ap- pel to be major, leaving a vacancy in the list of captain to be filled by appointment from civil life. There are now four of these vacancies. Colonel Alexander is a native of Arkansas, and is now stationel in New York city. ———— THE FREEDMEN’S HOSPITAL. Secretary Bliss Requested to Make No Change of Surgeon-tn-Chief. Senator McMillan, chairman of the con- gressional joint committee which is en- gaged in investigating local charities, has written a letter to Secretary Bliss of the Interior Department requesting that no change be made in the office of surgeon-in- chief of the Freedmen’s Hospital pending the investigation which the committee is now making of that institution, together with others. This action was taken as a result of the committee learning that active efforts are now being made to displace Dr. Williams, the present surgeon-in-chief, for political reasons. These efforts are being made, as heretofore stated in The Star, by Senator Mason of Illinois, who has a constituent who wants the place, and whose appl tion Is based, it is’ said, upon poli grounds, no charges of inefficiency having been made against Dr. Williams. It is said at the Capitol that the commit- tee is satisfied that Dr. Williams’ admit tration of the hospital has been a good one, and that many improvements and changes for the better have been made since he tock hold of the management. This is par- ticularly the case, it is said, with regard to the training school for nurses, which he has brought up to a high grade of effi- ciency, and there are other instances. of his management of the hospital with which the committee is pleased. The committee feels, therefore, it is said, that it would be unwise to make a change at this time upon pelitical grounds alone, as the office is in no way a political one, and the committee hopes to remove it from political influence. Another reason for the committee asking” the Secretary of the Interior to stay his hand in this matter fs sald to be that the committee is considering the proposition to place the hospital under the control of the District. While this policy has not been agreed upon, it is being talked over. The committee spent several hours at the last meeting investigating Freedmen’s Hospital, and manifested a great deal of interest in this institution. The committee regards the Lospital, it is said, as a very worthy insti- tution, and is inclined to take any steps that may be found necessary or advisable to imrro-e it, = ——— THE PATENT OFFICE. Maj. Butterworth Has Not Taken Up the Reinstatement Cases. Commissioner of Patents Butterworth to- day stated to a Star reporter that he had not yet had an opportunity to take up those cases of republican employes in his bureau who had been dismissed during the Cleveland administration, and who have since March 4 made application for rein- stdtement on the ground that their reduc- tion was purely the result of political Mas. A large number of these cases have been filed with the commissioner, but he has determined to go over and act upon all of them at the same time, and for that reason he has waited. Maj. Butterworth stated that he had not informed himself of the details of these cases, but that in many instances it had appeared that great in- Justice had been done to some of the peo- ple in bis office. Maj. Butterworth has as yet made no important change in the manner of con- ducting the patent office. What time he has had to look into the manner of ccn- ducting the office has been devoted chiefly to acquainting himself with the system in vogue and to hear all persons who had any suggestions to make for its improvement. He does not even know as yet whether he will make any changes in the manner of doing the business of his bureau, but that matter, too,will be considered carefully later on. Mej. Butterworth has heen in the posi- tion of rearly all the administrative officers A large part of his time has been taken up receiving callers who have had business incident to the in- troduction of a new administration. ——<—$_—_.——____ Proud of His Record. Mr. Samuel Blackwell, the retiring thfrd auditor of the treasury, is very proud of the record for work which his office has made in the past four years. When he took the office, May 27, 1893, he found un- Selection of the Associates of the New Greek Premier. HEADQUARTERS STAFF REORGANIZED Graphic Story of the Turkish En. trance Into Larissa. VOLO REPORTED CAPTURED as ATHENS, Greece, April 30.—The cabinet bas been finally and definit y formed, as fellows: President of the council of ministers and minister of marine, M. Ralli. Minister of the interior, M. Theotkis. Minister of foreign affairs, M. Skouloudis Minister of public instructiun, M. Autax- jas. Minister of justice, M. Triautafilaca. Mtnister of finance, M. Simpoulos. Mirister of war, Col. Tosmados. Demetrivs Ralli, the new premier and the minister of marine, was the leader of the opposition. He has been minister of jus- tice and minister of interior, and is well known throughout the country as an able lawyer and orator. He is fifty years oM, and studied at the universities of Athens and Paris. The new minister of finance is a deputy from Parnessis, and, like the other moem- bers of the cabinet, has peen a prominent member of the opposition. Several times he has been minister of jastic M. Theotokis is a deputy from Corfu, and was minister of the interior under Prime Minister Tricoupia. Col. Tosmados has long been associa with M. Ralli in his campaign royalty On the whole, the new ministry received by the newspapers. The J serves that the cabinet has a formid: task and hopes it will do its duiy, heeding the inconsiderate clamors street.” The Acropolis expresses the opinion that King George ought to Invoke the mediation of Europe in person. 5 ‘The more advanced newspay rm the ministry the “royal sefense eainet.” Headquarters ‘Staff! Reorganized. is well ob- the The headquarter: e Greek army at Pharsalos has tely changed. General Macris and Colonels Saponutzakis, Mastropas and Antonlades have resigned and started for Athens. “Eleven more Greek cannon,” the cor- respondent of the Associated Press contin- ues, “were found along the road south of Larissa. A man who has just arrived at Larissa from Volo says that place is de- serted and that the garrison also has left. The troops have gone to Pharsalos “All is quiet here. Two battalions of Turkish infantry are guarding the railroad station of Larissa, where are found the remains of the hospital stores which were left by the Greeks at the last moment. “The inhabitants of Larissa say the Greeks seized all the horses and carriages. The newspaper men fied on foot “Many amusing scenes were witnessed in Larissa this morning. I met an ugly Turk- ish soldier, sunburned and dusty, solemnly parading the streets under a fine lady's parasol, which he had picked up on the road. Looting is strictly forbidden. The Turkish authorities in this matter are even too severe. “Some of the Evzones still remain hidden, and the same fs the case with some of the Greek officers. All of the latter who made priscners are parole: Arrival of the Tarks at Larinxsn, A correspondent of the Associated Pr who was at Larissa with the Turks W nesday, says that on the arrival of th Turkish troops there they found all the guns of the fortress intact, and obtained Possession of immense quantities of am- munition of all kinds. The abandonment of such a strong position is incomprehensi- ble. The news of the occupation of Volo by the Turkish forces is momentarily expected here. “Yesterday morning (Tuesday), con- tinues the correspondent, “witnessed the entrance of Edhem Pasha into Larissa. He looked grave and showed no elation over his success. He was met by Gen. Grumb- koff (the German officer who reorganized the Turkish artillery) at the bridge en- trance to the town, where they exchanged congratulations. A procession of the Mus- sulman population received Edhem Pasha and saluted him with respect. There was no shouting or noisy manifestations. “Edhem Pasha dismounted at the konak, on the principal square, formerly occu- pied by Prince Constantine, the crown prince of Greece, and commander-in-chief of the Greek army. Edhem Pasha entered the place without any ceremony. “Sefulah Bey has been promoted to the rank of pasha. He has well deserved the promotion by hard work and bold fighting. Dramatic Entrance of the Tarks. “The story of the entrance of the Turk- ish troops into Larissa is dramatic. When the cavalry and artillery approached the town, the artillery opened fire upon the place, in order to ascertain if the Greek garrison remained there. There being no reply to the Turkish fire, two squadrons of Turkish cavalry advanced and a third re- mained, dismounted, firing on the crim- inals who had been released from prison when Larissa became panic stricken. These criminals had succeeded in arming themselves and replied to the fire of the Turks. “Sefulah Bey and Gen. Grumbkoff led the first Turkish squadron to Larissa. The cavalry advanced at @ gallop and at the bridge at the entrance of the town Sefulah Bey spurred forward at full speed. Some of the Mussulman inhabitants shouted: “The bridge is mined!’ “But the two officers did not pause, and were the first to enter the town, and put up at the Olympus, the principal hotel, which was soon guarded by the Turkish troops. “The crown prince's konak was luxur- fous and had a splendid table service, bed- ding, furniture, etc. The Turkish soldiers, who are mostly simple, good natured rus- thes, were astonished at sights in the city. Two Circassian cavalrymen, finding a store of Greek uniforms, donned two of them and paraded the streets, only keeping their Turkish arms. The telegraph line was found intact. - | Turkish Occupation of 1 am=—A dispatch just received from Pharsalos, dated yesterday (Thursday) at 4 Larissa has occupied Trikkala unresisted. The Greeks have fallen back on Pharsalos. Railway communication between Velo and