Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1897, Page 1

8. No. 13,789. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY," MAY 12, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MATE. . 1y~ Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed tb them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering ft at this office, in person or by letter ‘Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 60 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their eddress from one Post-office to another should sive the last address as well as the new one, CHANGES IN THE MAP Commissiore> Black Authorizes Al- terations in Third Section. EXTENSIONS UNDER HIGHWAY ACT Conform to Subdivisions Laid Out Under Law of 1888. PLANS ARE PREPARED It was decided today to materially change the plans of the third section of the street extension plans, and the engineer de- partment was put immediately to work making the desired changes. This section will be hailed with delight by a large uvm- ber of property owners in the section in- volved, whe protested vigorously against the plens as laid down and adopted by the former Engineer Commissioner. In the extension of the streets under the Righway act there is no section of greater importance than the third. It embraces all that territory north of Massachusetts ave- nue and west of Rock creek to about 34th street, and west of Connecticit avenue north of its intersection with 34th street. It was over the preparation of this sec- tion that the authorities experienced the greatest trouble. The topography of the country is not well adapted to the straight extension of streets, and where and how they should be curved stirred up the prop- erty holders not a little. The engineer de- partment at that time was not in sympathy with the plans of the landscape engineer, Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted, whom Con- gress had designated to assist in the prepa- ration of the plans. This section is one of the most beautiful in the District, and includes the subdi- visions of Oak View, Cleveland Park, Cleve- land Heights, Fairview, Wesley Heights, Dumbiane and others. Most of these sub- divisions were laid out under the law of 1888, and have a symmetrical relation and |- are in conformity with the general plan of the city of Washington. A plan for these parts was prepared under the direction of Engineer Commissioner Powell during bis term, the rectangular system of streets be- ing carried, with a few exceptions, over the whole tract. The topography of the coun- try in this section, as stated above, is bad for straight extensions, and although a number of curved highways were laid down, the amount of grading involved would reach into several millions of dollars. Then, also, several beautiful drives, like Woodley road, Tunlaw road and others, were proposed to be abandoned, their places being supplied by straight stree:s, which would require deep cuts and several years to be put in proper order. Engineer Commissioner Black has given this section his immediate attention. He does not believe in the plans of his prede- cessor, and already has received several communications upon the subject. He be- lieves that many now in favor of a grid- iron. system have not given the subject sufficient study, and are entirely ignorant of the amount of expense necessary, of the great delay likely to oceffr, and the con- sequent slowness of development for the entire section. Those in favor of the direct plan have argued that this plan is for the future, a hundred or more years hence, and that when the proper time arrives to develop these rough sections. land will have increased so enormously that the expense in grading will be small in com; n. Those in favor of a curved system point to the fact that enough land is in the county to accommodate about five cities of Washington’s size, and that such a radical growth is not likely to occur. That sec- tions located on the flat ridges plateaus around the city are able to absorb all the close building, and that the rougher parts can be retained as villa sites, which will form a fitting border to the Rock Creek Park and Conduit road. In order to show the different effects on the land made by the two systems En- gineer Commissioner Black has had maps prepared which picture in a simple way the results of grades upon the very rough sec- ns. “These tracts, as is generally known, Ie elong Connecticut avenue ex- tended’ and border the Conduit road. The section around Tenleytown and the Ameri- can University will easily admit of a rec- tangular system, and as it is the first likely to be built up, the plan already proposed will be likely to remain unchanged. Woodley road, Ridge road and the other beautiful drives leading to this section are too well established, it is believed, to be changed, and will be woven into the final plans. The avenues, like Connecticut, Mas- sachusetts, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Ari- zona, will be retained on their present lines. The subdivisions laid out under the law of 1888 will be conformed to, and a ial feature in the preservation of the beautiful ravines and the establishment of parks on the sides of the streams which pass through these hollows will be laid down as previous- ly planned. In laying out the streets over the rough sections attention will be paid to the easiest grades with the smallest amount of cut and fill, and a due regard to the sub- iviston of land into lots suitable for build- ing. ° ‘The whole force of the street extension engineers is now at work on this section, and it is not anticipated that any great length of time will pass before the maps are completed for approval. Se MASSACHUSETTS REPRESENTATIVES They Discuss the Question of Com- mittee Appointments. The Massachusetts delegation in the Howse held a caucus today to discuss the questions of patronage and committee ap- pointments, particularly the latter. There are several good places on committees made vacant by Massachusetts men who were members of the last Congress, but who were not re-elected, to which the dele- gates think that Massachusetts is entitled. Mr. Draper held two desirable places, the caairmanship of the committee on patents and a place on foreign affairs, and Mr. 4#psley and Mr. Morse were chairmen of manufactures and alcoholic Mquor traffte, respectively. The Massachusetts representattves think Massachusetts entitled to these chairman- ships or others as gvod in the distribu- on. The piace on foreign affairs is much sought after, and there are four vacan- cies on the committee on appropriations to be filled by republicans, one of which Mas- suchusetts would like. The deiegation will support Mr. Walker's claims to continue as chairman of the banking and currency committee, although there has been some opposition to his re- eppointment by those who oppose his views, not in the Massughrsetts delega- tion, however. Mr. McCali ts not particularly desirous of another term as chairman of a commit- tee on elections, but would dike something equally as g20d. ‘Mr.. Wright has already been appointed chairnfan of the mileage committee. —————2-—____ “ THE CHAPMAN PETITION. THE POSTAL CONGRESS Its Committee Organization Said to Be Ob- jectionable to Many of the Delegates. Interesting Developments Are Ex- pected When Reports Are Sub- mitted to the Full Body. The only committee of the postal con- gress in session today was the committee on ways and means, which ts considering the general treaty to be adopted by the Present congress. Many propositions were considered regarding immatertal verbal changes in the present regulations govern- ing international postal affairs, but nothing of vital moment was discussed. There does not appear to be any possi- bility for the congress to adopt any form of a universal postal stamp. Well-informed postal authorities attending the congress declare that the introduction of such an in- novation would lead to the necessity of the various nations opening accounts with each other, and lead to complications which would bea source of constant annoyance. It has developed within the past day or two that there are very strong propabil- ities that the postal congress will reject all the majority reports of the three commit- tees appointed to consider the propositions pending for settlement by the body, and that the minority recommendations will be followed. It is said on very high authority that the organization of the committees and their subcommittees was directly at variance with the sentiment of the major number of delegates, and as one delegate put it today: “Their organization is vcry much the same as if your Speaker, Mr. Reed, had appvinted a committee on ways and reans entirely from democratic and populist members of Congress and then expected it to frame a tariff bill to meet the protec- tion views of the republican mejority.” “Then, am I to understand that the con- gress will reject the recommendations of the committees?” inquired the gentleman to whom the illustration was addressed. undoubtedly,” was the where the reports are presumed to have material effect in changing existing regula- tions contrary to the opiniors of the greater number of delegates.” In view of this condition the future pro- ceedings of the congress will possess addi- tlonal-interest to its members and the gen- eral public and will be awaited with much expectation. . The delegates from Svuth and Central American countries, who number eighteen gentlemen, feel very keenly, it is said, the way in which they were ignored in the for- mation of the committees. It has been hinted that the eighteen votes controlled by the South Americans will be thrown solidly in the congress against the major- ity reports of the committees on all vital questions. There has been some talk among dele- gates of removing the session place of che congress to some point on the Atlantic sea coast when the weather here gets hot, but it is not believed that the idea will be car- ried out. The delegates will be taken down to the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon next Friday afternoon on the steamer River Queen, and it is understood that President McKinley will tender them a re- ception Wednesday of next week. —_-e+____. PROMISED REFORMS. Mr. Wight Invites Suggestions From the Board of Trade. Reforms are promised in the police and fire departments by Commissioner Wight. Desiroys of working in harmony with the citizens for the common good, Commission- er Wight today wrote a letter to Chairman Harries of the committee on public order of the board of trade, requesting sugges- tions from that body as to improvements in the poiice and fire der ar:m:nts* which wou.d increase their efficiency. The letter of Commissioner Wight is as follows: “In assuming my duties as Commissioner, I have had assigned to me among other duties the management of the police de- pertment and the fire department. I am desirous of increasing in every possible way the efficiency of public order in the District of Columbia. It will be a pleasure to me, as well as an assistance, to have sugges- tions from those who are interested with me in this matter, and who, from their ex- perience and study inte such affairs, are ccmpetent to give advice. I take the liberty therefcre of asking your committee for an expression of opinion, as representing the Washington board of trade, on the follow- ing points: “Ig the public order of the District of Columbia satisfactorily administered, as it relates to the police department, fire de- Pertment, the National Guard, &c.? If not, what, in the opinion of your committee, is defective, and what remedy can you sug- gest?” ———_ BANCROFT AT LATTAKIEH. News Received of Other Vessels of the Navy. A cable mess:ge was received at the Navy Department teday announcing the arrivat of ‘the gunboat Bancroft at Lattakieh, a Turkish port in Syria, seventy miles north of Tripoli. The message contained nothing beyond the bare announcement of the ship's arrival and was silent as to the situation in the eastern Mediterranean. The cruiser Yantic sailed from Bahia, Brazil, today, for St. Lucia, W. L,-on her way to New York. The Bennington is. at San Francisco. The training ship Essex sailed from Key West this morning for Gardiner’s bay, near Newport. —___o—___. CAPT. RICE’S NEW POST. Will Be Military Attache at the Lega- tion at Tokio. Mr. Buck of Georgia, new minister to promise that Captain Edmund Rice: of the Sth Infantry, now stationed at Fort Mc- Pherson, near Atlanta, should be detailed as United States military attache at the United States legation at Tckio, Japan. The order was made out later in the day. ‘This was the post formerly held by Lieutenant O’Brien, also of the Sth Infantry, during the war between China and Japan. ——_-o-—___—_ APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS. Modification of the Six Months’ Order of Commissioner Seymour. Commissioner of Patents Butterworth has modified the six mouths’ order as to pat- ents issued under the last administration. Commissioncr Seymou:’s rule positively prevented the admission of an amendment to an pplication if presented mure than six months after apy action in the case. The rew, order, repeziing the former, pro- vides that if an amendment to an applica- than six ithe tion be presented more mont any action, of which notice must he AT THE WHITE HOUSE Important Conference With the President. CUBA SUPPOSED 70 BE THE TOPIC Resignation of the Solicitor of the Internal Revenue Bureau. ESTIMATES FOR ELEVATOR — The President is considering the ad- visibility of going to the Nashville expo- sition about the middle of June. He may go earlier if arramgements can be com- pleted. He has no idea of waiting until Congress adjourns. The President has come to the conclusion that Congress is in no hurry to get through with the tariff bill, and is discounting the probability of an early adjournment. The President is really anxious to go to Utah about the 20th of July, and has assured the Utah people of his wishes. He has even gone so far as to verbally make a promise to attend the Jubilee exercises at Salt Lake if Congress adjourns by the 10th of July. He is, how- ever, afraid that the tariff bill will still be in Congress when August rolls around. The purpose is to make the trip to Nashville before the hottest weather is reached. Unless he finds it more convenient than the outlook now indicates, the President will not go to New York city or West Point Memorial day. His trip to Phila- delphia this week will probably be the last he will make before going to Nashville. In Conference With the President. Secretary of State Sherman had a con- ference with President McKinley this morning, and between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon Senators Davis, Foraker. and Morgan of the foreign relations committee of the Senate were closeted with the Presi- dent. It was the lunch hour of the Presi- dent, but he gave this up to talk with the senators, thus giving the conference an importance which will be of interest. The conference no doubt relates to the Cuban policy of the administration, which has practically shaped itself. This is the first visit to the President of this committee, and, following yesterday's debate in the Senate on the Cuban question, the confer- ence may be looked upon as meaning some- thing. The senators were with the Presi- deut fully haif an hour. Marshal of Kentucky. Kentucky people are looking for the’nom- ination of State Senator A. D. James as marshal for that state to succeed James Bleckburn, brother cf ex-Senator Black- burn, whose term hes expired. It is not stated that Senator Deboe has indorsed Dr. James, but this is expected. Dr. James was one of the Hunter leaders in the legis- lature, ind is @ strcng man. * Dr. Hunter and Representative’ Colson celled at the White House today to present Jchn Langley, a candidate for deputy au- ditor for the Interior Department. Representative Evans of Kentucky duced Theopholus Sterne, a candidate for surveyor of customs at Louisville. Solicitor Hough Resigns. Robert T. Hough, solicitor of the internal revenue department, has sent his resigna- tion to President McKinley, to take effect upon the appointment of his successor. ‘The resignation is understood to have been voluntary, although the President has been ready for some time to name a suczessor. Attorney General McKenna had a confer- ence with the President today, but whether about the appointment of a man to succeed Mr. Hough is not known. It is said that a man has not been picked out. Senator Lodge and Representative Moody of Massachusetts today urged the Presi- dent to appoint George A. Woodbury of Beverly, Muass., as consul to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Representative Odell of New York talk- ed with the President about J. M. Dickey, the New York man, indorsed by his state delegation for commissioner of navigation. Senator Platt of Connecticut called, with John H. Leeds, who has large business interests in Turkey.and southern Russia. Senator Wellington was a visitor, with Gen. Duffield, chief of the coast survey. Ex-Representative Snowden of Allentown, Pa., and State Senator Raines of New York, author of the Raines law, were call- ers. Estimates for an Elevator. By request of a large number of Con- gressmen, Col. Bingham, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, has furnished to Chairman Cannon of the appropriations committee of the House estimates ‘or the building of an elevator near the east eide of the White House and almost at the entrance to the east room. Col. Bingham received estimates from several elevator concerns. A responsible firm offered to put in a modern elevator for about $4,000, and this egtimate was the one sent to Chair- man Cannon. If the appropriation is ever made and the new elevator put in it will probably go no higher than the second floor. The difficulty of taking it to the attic is that a large trues would have to be removed at considerable cost. Colonel Bingham estimates that it will cost about $1,000 to improve and change the locomotive power of the elevator in the residence part of the White House. Colonel Bingham may he able to make this change without a direct appropriation. Territorial Offices. Up to date the only appointment to a territorial office made by the Hresident is that of Mr. Barnes as governor of Okla- homa. A peculiar condition cxists in New Mexico. The governor of that territory re- "signed over a month a; and there being no lieutenant governor ‘his duties have de- volved upon the secretary of the 5 The ip of the territory seems to rest Mr. Collier, who formerly between lived in Ohio, and has a # backing from that state; Hugh H. Price of Graham, Secorro county, who has a strong backing from New sin, l~ Mexico, » _ Pennsy] vania, Illinois, New York and Maryland, and who is said to be the second choice of most of the other candidates, and L. Brad- ford Prince, ex-governor and ex-chief jus- tice of the territory. Besides strong politi- cal indorsement Mr. Prince has the hack- ing of big br interests. C. P. Hunt- ington, Chauncey M. Depew, George Gould, and many other thy men are bekind Mr. Prince. M. A. Otero of Las Vegas, New Mexico, is prominently mentioned in connection with the office of secretary of the territory. He is a native of the territory, and a very ular man. OW, 8. Field of Oklahoma Ss an applicant affairs, f mich place b is oe int. dian or wi e is especial- well fitted, having been connected with indian affairs for many years. M. H. MeCord of Arizona is a strong can- for the governorsutp of that terri- the of his indorse- not like the failure of ex-Dejegate Flynn to become governor that'a fight is to be-made on the confirmation of Mr, Clayton as judge of the Indian territory. Some of the Okla- homa people are in for the fight because they say it will test the question of home rule, which they want. to see applied to both Oklahoma and the Indian territory. Utah Appointments. ‘The appointment of a marshal and dis- trict attorney for Utah will soon be made. George W. E. Dorsey a®d George Q. Can- non talked with the Président this morn- ing about Utah affairs. The race for mar- shal is said to be between Glenn Miller and Hoyt Sherman, with the chances favoring Miller. For district attorney the leading cazrdidates are Lindley Rodgers, Charles Whittemore and Judge Einstein. - CHOICE TREASURY PLACES A Number of Changes Said to Be. Immi- es Assistant Secretary, Register, Audi- tors, Treasurer, Controller and Three Commisstoners. A number of changes aye imminent in the Treasury Department,: Which will include the registership and a nwmber of account- ing officers, such as apditors and their deputies. Out of the six auditorships and their six deputies but two appointments have been. made by this administration. These are the auditors “or the State and Interior Departments. 2 One of the next appointments of this character to be made is that of auditor for the Treasury Department, an office now filled by Mr. Baldwin of Maryland. It was reported that Mr. Baldwin was to be dis- miesed on account of irregularities in his administration, but this is dented hy Sec- retaty Gage, who says ‘that Mr. Baldwin has resigned, and that hig resignation will be accepted when his successor is ap- pointed. : Mr. Gage added tl if there were any scandals in Mr. Baldwin's office they must have occurred during the last adminis- tration, as nothing of; te kind had been brought to his attention. There are several-important bureau places in the Treasury ido Sivas filled by demo- crats, notably that of: istant Secretary Wike, Controller of the ry Bowler, Commissioner of Interna} Revenue Forman and Treasurer Morgan. In none of” these, with the exception of the aasistant sec- retaryship, is any change looked for in the near future. : The place held by Mr. Wike is that of assistant sectetary in: of financial business, and it -is sald the Secretary is having. difficulty in finding the man he wants forit, unless it is his private secre- tary, Mr. Vanderlip of Jiinois, who ig said to’ have wll the desi sgualificatios in- cae eg confidehicn eft respect the retary.- Although no immediate change in this office is looked for, ft improbable that Mr. Vanderitp may get = hi i | pen - pa Oe eee ae widt iit rellpautet tty engaged now that, Mr. Scott jof is not‘af all certain to reged Y st ment, = mm Treasurer Morgan’ is also Wkely to Bald on for several’ weeks. It ay r a hat be will be succeeded by, Mr. H. rts Of New York. ies oor Other offices for which fights are being made aré that of commigsioner of naviga~ tion, held. by. Mr. Chayiberlain of New: York, and that of commissioncr general of immigration, held by Mr. Stump of Maryland. a ¥ TO BE CALLED UP MAY 18. Senator Aldrich Says the Progrant on the Tariff is Ugchanged. ~* Benator Aldrich returned to Washington today, and sald that nothing ligd ocourred to change his determination to call up the tariff bill May 18, the date which had“been set. by. him when he reported ~the bill. Speaking of the claim of the democrats that they had not sufficient time to exam- ine the ¢omparative stetement, said that it had been furnished. thei 4n time, he thought, to answer every. purpose. ——_—_-+e TARIFF BILL AMENDMENTS. Senator Gallinger Proposes to Keep Out Convict Labor Goods, Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire to- day presented an amest?ment which he Proposes. to offer to the®tariff bill against goods which are the product of convict la~ bor. The amendment is gs follows:" “That whenever compigint is made to the Secretary of the Treasuty that any manu- factured goods imported=into this country are the product of prison or convict labor, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to formulate the necessaty rules and regulations to prohibit the further im- Fortation of such gvods; except upon the sworn statement of the foreign manufac- turer or his agent, made before a consul of the United States, that said goods are not being produced by the labor of prisoners or convicts.” Senator: Pettigrew einfroduced his anti- , chahging the phraseology trust amendm« f oni x as to-make its 5 case s certain and ef- should become a law, more fective. ~~ a: § ———_—___+e-+-—____ FOR ENGLAND'S CAVALRY. A Commission Going te-South-Asierica for Horaes. - The bures: of the American Republics hes. received. reliable: Infgrmation. that {n the latter part of April com- posed of fifteen cavalry: @Mficers and Fix veterinary surgeons; left: Bngland for the City of Buenos Ayres for tthe purpose of buying @ large. number ‘of horses in the Argentine Republic to:be} used in the cav- alry service of the En ‘The circumstences seé. nificant only in the of development in that part iof Senator Butler today Apteodu - lution“ requesting:.the Prgetient to‘inform is not-at all] that. date, APNE a ; Cc loner Forman will not “be dis: tur] for, some time’ ste eome, prefers” {0 g0"into otlionsbumtheba. i SHE USED A COWHIDE Exciting Scene-on the Streets at , Alexandria. MRS. KIRBY LASHES MR. STEERS A Pistol Was Drawn and All Par- ties Arrested. WHAT WAS SAID Evening Star Bureau, No. 529 King st. : Bell telephone No. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12, 1897. There was quite a great deal of excite- ment at the corner of King and Pitt streets shortly before noon today, caused by Mrs. L. G. Kirby, wife of the city electrician, publicly cowhiding Daniel M. Steers, man- ager of the Home Telephone Company. The story in connection with the affair, as told by the parties mixed up in it, is inter- esting. Some days ago, according to Mr. Kirby, he heard that Mr. Steers had been talking in an improper manner about Mrs. Kirby, and he called Steers.to account for it when they met yesterday. Steers, it is alleged, reiterated to Kirby what he kad said. Kirby was so incensed that he at once tried to attack Steers, but was pre-. vented from doing so by friends. Kirby gt once Consulted his attorney, Mr. S. G. Brent, in regard to the matter, and was ad- vised that the only legal remedy was a civil suit. This Kirby, it is said, decided upon, but when he told his wife what Steers had charged, she was so indignant that she at ace said she would fix Steers herself, and she at once started to look for him, arming herself with a cowhide. She was unable to find him last night. This morning as she and her husband were coming up King street together she spled Steers coming down, and she made for him with her cowhide uplifted. As soon as she was ncar enough she commenced to ply blows thick and fast over Steers’ head and face, only reststing when Steers, it is alleged, struck her in the face with his fist, knocking her to the ground. At this juncture Mr. Kir- by went for Steers, but he had hardly done 80 before the latter drew a 38-caliber re- volver and snapped it at Kirby. The pistol was grabbed from Steers by a bystander and the two went at it with nature's weap- ons. During this time Mrs. Kirby had re- gained her feet and was trying to reach Steers with her cowhide again. By this time Officer Knight and Deputy Sergt. B. B. Smtth had arrived, and all hands were placed under arrest and taken to i headquarters. — What Was Said. At headquarters The Star reporter talked with Steers, who did not seem in the least affec ted by the occuggence. “Wasn’t that ® beaut I tanded in his eye?’ remarked Steers. “J could hear it track.” “What is it, Mr. Steers, that you are hafged* With haying about Mrs. SSRs so perenne “Oh, well, I don’t want to say, but I can Brove anything Isay.” At headquarters the pistol and cowhide Were put away for safe keeping. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby and Mr. Steers were admitted to bail, their personal bonds being taken for their appearance before the mayor's court tomorrow. morning at 8:45 o'clock. “There was a great crowd gathered around police headquarters for some time after the arrest was made and excitement reigned supreme. Some of the bystanders say that Steers struck Kirby in the eye with the butt of the revolver, thus doing great damage. Steers claims-that he struck him with his fist. Prominent citizens say. that Steers must leave town and at once, else there will be serious harmdone him. . —-—— CONSUL ALGER’S REPORTED DEATH. No Information Received by the State Department. The State Department has received no information whatever regarding the re- ported killing of Mr. Alger, the United States consul at Puerto Cortez, Honduras, during ‘a fight between the government forces and the revolutionists, nor of the alleged insult to the American flag by the Nicaraguan steam tug Lucy B. In the absence of official’ information the Jepart- ment is disposed to discredit the reports. The story does not meet with credence, In the first place, there is no United States consul at the place named, but only a con- sular agent, named William Alger. He was heard from by the State directly last week in a cablegram announc- ing the closing of the port, owing to the rebellion. Yesterday Consul Little at Te- gucigalpa, the capital of the country, re- ported to the department that the rebel- lion wes ended, and as his advices un- doubtedly were much later in date than those of the steamer’s people, the officials feel sure that the consular agent has not teen killed, else his death would certainly have been reported by Mr. Little. ———_—_—_-e.____ INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGES. Appointments, Reinstatements and Promotions. The following official changes have been made in the.Department of the Interior: Patent office—Appointment: Karl P. Mc- Elroy of Ohio, fourth assistant examiner, $1,200, by transfer from Department of Ag- riculture., General land office—Reinstatement: Jas. D. McBride of Pennsylvania, clerk, $1,400. Pension office—Reinstatements: T.° Man- nell Hermann of Oregon, principal exam- a GENERAL FORSYTH CHOSEN Nominated by the President to Be Major General. Bliss and Brooke, It is Said, Will Be Quickly Promoted in Tarn— The Nominee’s Record. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: War—Brig. Gen. James W. Forsyth to be ™major general. Postmasters: Massachusetts—James C. Cooper, Chester; Dexter Grose, North Ab- ington. New York—Wm. A. Smyth, Os- wego. Pennsylvania—E. R. Allen, Colum- bus. llinois—Dantel Gunn, Kinmundy. Indiana—L. V. Buskirk, Bloonington; Fletcher W. Boyd, Covington. Ilowa—Mar- fon Bruce, Rolfe. Louisiana—James M. Mason, Lake Charies. Michigan—Henry R. Huntington, Benton Harbor; Ramsey Ar- thur, Schoolcraft. Texas—Mre. Mary W. Morrow, Abilene. Wisconsin—George D. Breed, Chilton. Gen. Forsyth’s Selection. The contest in the army over the vacant major generalship, caused by the retire- ment of Major General. Wheaton last Sat- urday, was settled today by the appoint- ment of Maj. Gen. James W. Forsyth, who made such a brilliant record during the war 48 a cavalry commander. He is in command of the military department of the California end stood number three in the list of brigadier ger.erals, being junior to Brig. Gen. John R. Brooke, commanding the Department of Missouri, at Chicago, and Brig. Gen. E. S. Otis, commanding t) Department of the Colorado, at Denver. General Brooke was next in line of promo- tion, and it was generally expected that he would be selected, especially as he was jumped about a month ego in order that General Wheaton might be retired with the rank of major general. Other Promotions. ° The appointment of General Forsyth is coupled with the understanding that he is to be retired immediately after his confir- mation to the higher rank. It is understood that Brig. Gen. Z. R. Bliss, commanding the Department of Texas, who also has a gallant war record, is then to be promoted to the vacant major geteralship and sim- ilarly retired, immediately after which Gen- eral Brooke is to be made a major general and continued in that rank and grade until his retiremert for age, in 1901. U; Generals Forsyth and Bliss are promoted in this way ahead of General Brooke, they will be unable to reach the higher grade of major general, for the reason that they both retire for age before another vacancy in the list is likely to occur. ‘The successful execution of this plan will give the President an opportunity to pro- mote three colonels to the grade of brig: der general and will result in the promo- tion of the three senior officers in each of the grades of the line below colonel, as well as permitting the appointment of the three second Heutenants from the ranks. Gen. Forsyth’s Career. General Forsyth was born August 26, 1833, in Ohio, and was appointed to the Military Acadéniy’‘froni’ that state. He graduated from thé academy in 1856, and was made ® second Meutenant of the 9th Infantry. During the war he earned brevets in every grade up to and including brigadier gen- eral. He was brevetted major for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Chickamauga, Meutenant colonel for 1i! services at Cedar Creek, colonel for ga lantry at Five Porks, and brigadier gen- eral for general meritorious services in the field during the war. He also received a special brevet as brigadier general for gal- \ant and meritorious services at the battles 3 Opequan, Fisher's Hill and Middletown, a During his service in the war of the re- vellion he was on the staff of Gen. McClel- lan during the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns, and was chief of staff of Major General Sheridan during the Richmond campaign. He participated in the famous ride from Winchester to Petersburg in pur- suit of Lee’s forces. Later in the war he wasin command of the cavalry brigade in the military division of the gulf, and took part in the movements from Alexandria to Hempstead, » He was aide-de- camp to General Sheridan at the head- quarters of the division of the Missouri, accompanied him to Europe as en aid during the Franco-Prussian war. Since 1873 he has been stationed mainly in the west, and has rendered conspicuous service in the cam dians, having been expedition of 1875, in the Bannock cam- paign and at Fort Walla Walla, Wash.; in command of the cavairy engaged in the Sioux campaign in South Dakota in 1891, besides ting in the actions with Indians at Wounded Knee Creek and Cath- olic Mission, South Dakota. He became a brigadier general November 98, 1804, and was assigned to the department of Call- fornia, where he has since remained. EXAMINATION DISPENSED WITH. Senator Quay Wants Certain Classes of Employes Beyond Tests. Senator Quay offered in the Senate this afterncon two amendments to be proposed to the deficiency appropriation bill which affect the civil service law. One amend- trent provides that deputy collectors of in- ternal revenue, storekeepers and gaugers in the internal revenue service and exam- ining surgeons shall hereafter be excluded frcm the classified executive civil service ‘and shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with or without examination, as he may. determine. ‘The other amendment provides that spe- ex. cial Indian agents shall hereafter be ex- cluded from the classified executive ¢ivil service and shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate. The service and ment, which is now engaged in an investigation of this subject. —_—_-o-—____ NEWS OF THE ARMY. Assignment of Officers, Details a Leaves. Capt. C. H. Murray, 4th Cavairy, has been relieved from duty at Brown Untiver- sity, Providence, R. L, and detailed to duty at the Storrs Agricultural College, Storrs, Conn. * Capt. Daniel T. Wells, 8th Infantry, hav- retrench- conducting —_—_— GREEKS GET A PRIZE Their Gunboats Capture a Turkish Steamer Near Tenedos, FIGHTING EXPECTED AT PHARSALOS Declaration of an Armistice is Anxiously Awaited. THE SITUATION IS STRAINED ATHENS, May 12.—Advices received here today from the island of Skiathos, off the east coast of the Volo peninsula, say that the Greek gunboat Penus and the Greek torpedo boat No. 14 captured yesterday off the island of Tenedos, on the west coast of Asia Minor a Turkish steamer, having on board one hundred Turkish soldiers, six officers, three hundred Martini rifles, sev- eral thousand cartridges, six rapid-fire guns, various military stores and £4,000 in cash. The money was found upon a Tur- kish major, who was one of the oficers captured. The Greek warship took the prize to the island of Skiathos. Fighting Expected at Pharsalos. PHARSALOS, May 12.—Important fight- ing is expected here between the Turks and Greeks, uniess an armistice is imme diately agreed upon at Constantinople, Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander- in-chief, has established his headquarters on a hill opposite Pharsalos. The Greek irregulars are raiding parts of Thessaly, and irregular Greek bands have attempted to cut the Turkish line of communication with Elassonaa. - Gendarmes for Larinaa. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12.—A decree issued today by the council of ministers orders a battalion of gendarmes to be dis- patched to Larissa, and also appoints the former Ottoman consuls at Volo, Larissa and Trikhaia to be ketmakams or admin- istvators of those distric:s, with powers to organize Turkish admunistration in these parts of Greeco. The sultan will personally defray the cost of the war medals which are to be presented to the Turkish troops who heve taken part in the campaign against the Greeks. Armistice Proposed. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12.—The am- bassadors of the powers held another meet- ing this morning, after which they present- ed at the palace and to the Turkish gov- ernment a collective note proposing an armistice, pending the negotiations for peace between Turkey and Greece, which are now in progress. Agree on Mediation. PARIS, May 12.—According to a dispatch received here from Constantinople, all the ambassadors of the powers there have agreed upon the question of mediation be- tween Turkey and Greece, and only a few details as to its form remain to be settled. Greeks Flee From Epirus, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12.—The Turk- ish military commander at Janina tele- graphs that all the Greek forces in Epirus have fled to Arta, abendoning 3,000 riftes, 300 cases of ammunition and a mountain etn. Seventy-nine Greeks were killed in the recent fighting. The fourth batch of wounded Turkish soldiers has arrived here. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 11—(Delayed in transmission.)—The ambassadors met this morning for an exchange of views on thé subject of mediation. In the mean- while the Turks are advancing in Greece, Edhem Pasha’s original orders being to march upon Athens. Uncasiness Over the Situation. Uneasiness prevails here on the subject of peace negotiations, It is feared that the reported conditions will render an agreement difficult and cause further com- plications. It is expected Russia may pro- Pose concesstons to the Macedonians. The director of the Deutsche Bank of Berlin is expected here shortly with pro- posals to reorganize the Turkish finances, conclude a loan and secure railway con- cessions. Greeks, to Leave Crete. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12.—The ad-. mirals in command of the foreign fleets in Cretan waters have been notified of the mediation of the powers between Turkey and Greece, and have been instructed to permit the departure of the Greek troops from the Island of Crete. Bonapartist for Crete. VIENNA, May 12.—The Neue Frie Presse says that ex-Empress Eugenie is urging the appointment of a Boaapartist prince rul of the Island of Crete Snder the edtonomous regime proposed Dy the powers. -_—_— DEFIANT IN TONE. Reply of the Transvaal Government to Mr. Chamberiain’s Strong Note. LONDON, May 12.—A special dispatch from Cape Town says that the reply of the Transvaal government to the strong note, said to amount to an ultimatum, from the the London convention, is defiant in tone. It insists, the dispatch says, upon the right f the Transvaal to demand arbitration of rent cond oa immigration bow, it to A and asserts that if this right is disputed arbitration is the best means of arriving at @ settlement of the question. i