Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1897, Page 1

Z t THE EVENING &TAR. See PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, nei F fas or. as Bt, by Te Beg Raurmenne pret Few York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subsecthers fn the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 ecnis per week, or 4 cents per month. Copies at the ccunter 2 cents each. By nail—anywhere In the Vaited States or Crnada—postage prepatd-—-50 ecnts er month. tvrday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with i ‘added. TF All mail subscriptions must be paid fn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. The Fo ¥ x a No. 13,882. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, AUGUST 38, 1897—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star ) is more than double that of any. other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the aftefnoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands uncqualed and un- approachable. MILBURN REPROVED London Globe Criticises the Chaplain’s Remarks on American Oratory. RAILWAY THIEVES ON THE CONTINENT ee Senator Cullom and the Effect of Tariff on Trade. ne ARKWRIGHT’S BODY ——— FOUND wright, 1807, by Associated Press.) NDON, Abgust 28.The rain, cold ther and violent thunder storms which have prevailed throughout Great Britain and the continent during the week have greatly interfered with pleasure at all the side resorts, from many of which the tors are returning in large numbers. Rev. W. H. Milburn, chaplain of the se: ¥ United States Senate, delivered a lecture at in Aberystwith, Wales, on Monday last, which he contrasted the “aristocratic he: tancy” of the English public speaker with the “spread-eagle buncombe oratory” of the American politician. The Globe thereupon says: “This is just the kind of thing we wish our American friends not to say. It may be true, and Mr. Bayard said something like it; but we our American friends to have influ- on the other side, and if they say things they lose it altogether.” Senator Cullom of Illinois, Mrs. Cullom and their daughter, Mrs. Ridgele: and or Gray of Delaware and the latter's have been traveling in England this ys sail for home Thurs- next from Southampton on board the American line steamer New York. The Culloms have gone to the continent. Both senators declare there is a surprising lack of interest in American questions in Great Britain, except in the case of the tariff. Senator Cullom's Impressions. Senator Cullom said:: “There appears to be great rejoicing amongethe British over the prospect that the tariff bill may not yield sufficient reve- nue to support the government. They do not realize that the law has not been in effect long enough for judgment to be pronounced in its effectiveness as a reve- nue producer. “I have heard no opposition to the an- nexation of Hawaii expressed by the Brit- ish, for they realize that American rights there are paramount; but, there is general jealousy because the United States sees fit to increase its territory.” : Senator Gray, referring to the tariff, re- marked: “It is most mortifying for Americans trave.ing abroad to find that we have erect- ed a barrier against trade with foreign na- ticns which provokes the ill-will of nations which would otherwise be most friendly.’ Continental traveling this summer has been the worst for many seasons past, and there has been quite a panic among the traveling public of Austria in consequence of the frequent railroad disasters and the continuous robbing of passengers on through express<s. During the past five weeks there have been fifteen accidents on Austrian railroads. Infested by Railroad Thieves. Belgium, Sweden and Denmark have been infested by a large gang of expert railroad thieves, who have been robbing trunks in transit. The losses which travelers have suffered in this manner recently have &reatly increased over the amounts of any previous year. Capt. Obertin M. Carter, the recently ap- pointed military attache of the United Stetes embassy In London, is representing the United States government at the na- ticnal engineering congress in Stockholm, whither he went soon after his arrival at his post. Capt. Carter will return to the United States in September to enter upon his duties as a member of the Nicaragua canal ion, as he is holding two special ons from the government, and does not expect to settle in London within @ year. He says that the commission will charter a small vessel, probably the dis- patch boat Dolphin, and proceed to Nica- Tagua to examine the works. “We will en- ter upon our duties with our minds a blank so far as the approval or disapproval of the sof the existing company are concern- he.said. nimetallic commissioners who remain pe are enjoying a holiday while « for the reply of the British govern- Is. Senater and Mrs. Wolcott are in Carlsbad, and ex-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson and Miss Stevenson are sojourning in Paris. « Charlie son Paine of Massachu- s is on his way home, but will return here in September. News Comes lowly From Egypt. News from the Anglo-Egyptian expe lition up the Nile comes slow d unsatisfac- torily, largely owing to the absurdly strin- ting regulations of the commander, Sir Herbert Kitchener. wspapef correspondents are not al- 1 to mess with the officers of the © and are forced to take with them nths’ supplies. They are not allowed © the front, but are kept well to the nd are furnished with just wivat in- please. Henry Arkwright, who was aid-de- the lord lieutenant of Ireland; a med Michel Simond and two . Francois and Joseph Tournies, were by an avalanche on the grand plateau at Blane in December, 186% The = of the guide and the porters were d after a week, but Capt. Arkwright’s body was only recovered from the ice on Sunday last, 1,000 feet below where he died. All except the feet and head were recov ered. The right hand was marvelously life- like. The ice had preserved in it the red tint of blood. Frem the pocket of his gray waistcoat was drawn a white, blue-border- ed handkerchief, as good as new, with his name on it. The dec gold stud, and in his shirt front larger one set with a diamgnd star. debris of a silver cigarette his pocket, and his gold w: ed officer's collar had in it a was a The or POISONING. ting Stoten Melons. LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 28—A special to the Courier Journal from Paducah, Ky., Themeager particulars of a wholesale case of poisoning have reached the city from Calloway county. Eight persons are reported to have been poisoned by eating a meion stolen from a neighboring patch. Seven of the number are dead and the eighth is in-a critical condition. The names of the victims have not been secured. es PRESIDENT ENJOYS A QUIET Dar. at His Home dent McKinley spent a very quiet morning at Windemere, Senator Hanna's summer home. He said it was one of the quietest which he has had since his vacation be- gan. He did not leave the house at all, and only a few of the neighbors called. SUFFERING AMONG STRIKERS Food Scarce at the Camps and Men Are Barefooted. Strike Continues to Spread in Pitts-" barg District—West Virginia Oper- ators Get Lake Contracts. PITTSBURG, Pa., August 28.—The canp- ers at Plum Creek executed a flank move- ment upon the deputies on guard there shortly before daylight, and before they were discovered they had marched 1 around the company’s houses and induced eight men to stay at home. When the deputies arrived they attempted to stop,| the marchers, but the strikers paid no at- tention to the orders, and when they had finished their work marched back to camp. There is much suffering at Camp Isola- tion en account of the lack of clothing and shoes. Many cf the mea are bare- footed, having worn their shoes out march- ing and doing missionary work. Superin- tendent De Armitt visited a number of the striking miners at their houses e: this morning, but failed to induce any of them to return to work. 3 One of tne effects of the coal miners sirike in this district appears to be that West Virginia operators are rapidly sup- planting those in this district in the way of contracts for lake shipment: It is an- nounced that the West Virginia operators ve advanced the price to operators here and that the Pittsburg mea can- not fill their contracts at this rate. ‘The agent of one prominent Cleveland firm operating in this district was notified that Ww Virginia coal could be bought Cleveland cheaper, plus freight, than offered to the agent here. The repr tives of the West Virginia firms who are here say their companies have more orders than they can fill, and it is stated that atson Company, operating the Mon- mine in the Fairmount district, has juded a contract for 200,000 tons of » lake trade, which formerly was supplied from here. The first mines in the Pittsburg district to be started in the attempt to break the big coal strike will be those of the Pitts- ourg and Chicago Gas Coal Company, on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. All the arrangements have been completed for putting the mines in operation, but the company prefers to have the old men return, and for that reason has decided to defer action for ten days. More Miners Join the Strike. DUBOIS, Pa., Avgust 24—The Eleanor miners joined the strikers this morning, and with the Reynoldsville miners are marching 660 strong to Walston and Adrian. The Eleanor miners were origi- nally much opposed to striking, but such strong pressure was breught to bear that they quit work. The Reynoldsville miners camped at Eleanor last night, and the marchers left that place at 4 o'clock this morning. ‘The Walston and Adrian miners will pro)- ably strike today, and this will preclude the possibility of the miners here holding a meeting Monday to reconsider the question of returning to work. Gen. Manager Rob- inson is in New York city consulting with the owners of the mines, but is expected home today. nn LABOR DAY AT WHEELING. Striking Mincrs Given the Head of the Column in Parade. WHEELING, W. Va., August 28.—Today is Labor day in Wheeling, and it is being made in reality a demonstration in favor ef the striking coal miners. In the parade, which moved at 10 o'clock, the miners were given the head of the column, and there were over a thousand of them in line, with representatives from all the mining districts of the upper Panhandle and eastern Ohio. Their banners and de- vices were picturesque and unique, both in make and sentiment, the chief burden of their declaration being against the “pluck- me stores” and government by injunction. Throughout the parade, which included all the trades unions m the middie Ohio valiey, the same sentiments were found on the banners. At the picnic on the state fair grounds are booths where help for the miners can be given, and many a dollar erdinarily spent for good cheer at Labor day picnics is going into the miners’ fund. It is all needed, too, fer destitution 1s staring the strikers in the face, and at Wheeling creek and Dillonvale many are hungry. In this city there has been ample relief, but in small places, where nearly all the inhabitants are miners, there is much destitution and suffering. ——.+ —— OUR SAMOAN POLICY. Instructions Issued to the Consul General at Apia, The instructions to Luther W. Osborn, the newly appointed consul general at Apia, Samoa, have been completed by the State Department. it is said that the policy of the last alministration toward Samoa-is to be reversed, and that the in- terests of the United States in the isiands ure to be more safely guarded in the fu- ture. The new consul general has been instructed to report the political conditicn ef the islands and the manner in which the provisions of the agreement of Great Eritain, Germany anc the United States for the protection of the Samoan govern- 3 being carried out. is also instructed to formulate a plan for a rearrangement of the tripartite agree- ment in certain particulars in order to rem- edy certain alleged evils in the present system end at the same time insure better protection for the interests of the United States. Great Britain and Germany each maintain warships at Apia, but the United States has practically neglected its inter- ests there for several years past. It is not improbable that an American warship will be ordered there within the next few months in order to show the natives that this government has not entirely forgotten them. ——~-—r-___ TO ACCOMMODATE TRAVELERS. Postmasters Directed to Forward Mail for “Transicnts.” First Assistant Postmaster General Heath has issued special instructions to postmasters throughout the country pro- viding {<r the expedition of trarsient mails in cities, the instructions being intended especially to benefit commercial travelers and theatrical companies. The instructions say in part: “Letters indorsed ‘transient’ should not be delivered to a revident patron of the office, although he have the same name ‘and initials as the addressed. Letters addressed to traveling men and to members of theater companies ox show troupes, which are known to have departed from a particular place should be immediately forwarded to such place by the postmaster, indorsed ‘Address cor- rected Ly postmaster at —,’ although no order to forward be on file. * * * ~ masters should always bear In mind -that their most important duty is the delivery of mail, and wherever discretion is con- ferred upon them by the reguiati: department, to facilitate such delivery and avoid failures, which results in disappoint- ment to the public and discredit ta_the postal service.” ae a: Arrested for Coining. Chief Hazen of the secret Sérvice today received inforthation of the arrest of Jas Baker Lisle and Simon Buttoh for | coins... ng and manufacturing 50-cent ions of the, LIBRARY OFCONGRESS|ON 4 GRAVE« CHARGE ANXIOUS TO ATTACK Plans of the Custodian for Its Future ~ Management. DISTRIBUTION OF ————— APPOINTMENTS Every Section of the Country to Be Equitably Represented. TRANSFER OF THE BOOKS John Russell Young, librarian of Con- gress, has determined that the library un- der his control shall be strictly up to the times in every particular, and that it shall be national not only in its gencral charac- ter, but in the matter of the appointments which he will make. Each section of the country, so far as practicable, in the line of fitness which he has prescribed as the chief requisite, will be represented by the persons holding positions there. No mat- ter if there is a full complement of em- ployes from one particular section, and an applicant from the same one seems better suited to a vacancy, he will be given it without regard to such a matter. “Fit- ness for service” is Mr. Young’s motto in regard to his selecting his men. number of appointments have been practically decided upon, and they will probably be announced by the first of the month. The most important of these, prob- ably the most important place in the whole library, is that of superintendent of the catalogue department. It will in all like’i- hood go to a western man. Another place to be filled is that of the superintendent of maps and charts, who will receive a salary of $2,000 a year. The Law Department. The superintendency of the law library is yet to be filled, and it is thought a south- ern man will get the position, which pays $2,000 a year. The appointment of supé intendeut of the music cepartment will very probably be awarded to a southerner. Another place to be filled is that of super- intendent of the manuscript department, which place pays an annual salary of $1,590 a year. There are several minor positions to be filled. Mr. Young is determined to recognize the Pacific northwest in his ap- pointments, and will see that no part of the country is neglected. ‘The number of colored persons in the library at present averages about 10 per cent of the whole number employed, and it {s most likely that others will be given places by Mr. Young. It is Mr. Young’s plan to have a inan of methodical business and executive ability at the head of exch department, rather than one who is theoretically well versed in the subject to which each department is devoted. However, there will be per- sens in each who are thoroughly familiar with every detail and whose services will be brought into requisition when occasion demands. It has been practically decided that the blind section will be located in what is kncwn as the Pompeiian room, in the northwest pavilion onthe first floor. Since the publication of the fact that such a de- partment was to be established in the ii- brary Mr. Young has received many let- ters of a congratulatory nature, saying that the writers considered the idea an excellent one. Letters have also been received from per- sons at present in charge of libraries for the blind in regard to securing a similar place in the proposed department. Nothing detinite hes heen decided in regard to mak- ing such an appointment, but it is probable the place may be given to a competent per- son alreaay in the library’s employ. Department of Music. The music department will be most care- fully arranged, in regard to both the legal side and that of persons who visit to glance over the scores. The copyright part will be detailed most rigidly, so that immediate refcrence to any copyright wanted can be made when there is any question of in- fringement. The art department, naturally, will be ore of the most attractive of the whole Ebrary. It will be located in the special site Erepared for it, in what is known as the “south curtain,” on the first floor. The cases for the exhibits have been about completed. They are of most handsome design, and have been made in New York and Chicago. Inspectors have been nt to those cities to examine the ses and pass upon them before they are prought here. They will occupy places on the floor end the They will contain all the prints, engravings, photographs of art sub- jects and all other such matter which comes into the Corngresstonal Library. Every effort will be made, and is being made, to have the work of removal accom- plished by the first of October, as it is ie- sirable that everything should be safely housed before the equinoctial season, as the transferring of the books in rainy weather is regurded as hazardous. The maps and charts were being removed to- day, and this work will be completed prob- ably today or Monday, when the moving of the classified books ‘will begin again, as it is the intention of having tgem gotten into place as soon as possible. It is neces- sary that there should be some delay, as the volumes have to be ticketed carefully so that they may fill, without the chance of a mistake, the places which have been prepared for them. The books for which there is the greatest popular demand will be arranged first, so that the public will have its wants attended to in every way. ‘Twenty Thousand Maps. There are about 20,000 of the maps and charts, which are being today taken from the crypts of the Capitol, where they have reposed so long, to the new library, and great care has to be exercised so that they shall not be injured. They will find resting places in the hall of maps and charts, lo- cated in the north gallery of:the building. This is a large gallery, 217 feet in length and 35 in width. Mary of the charts and maps are on roll- ers, though there are a large number in sheet form. Among these are a great num- ber of original maps and plans of the revo- lutionary period, embracing drawings by American, British and French engineers of battlefields, camps, marches and sieges in all parts of the colonies, from 1775 to the close of the war in 1782. These have a great military and historical value, and will be eagerly consulted in the future, as they have been in the past, by. historical stu- dents and writers on American historical subjects. ‘ Besides these the Mbrary has an im- mense collection of engraved maps of all parts of the American continent, together with the mcst celebrated atlases, publish- ed from 1600 to the present time. Famous in History. There are reproductions of mans, the most famous in the history of the world. Among the early maps of America are copies of the originals by Capt. John Smith of Virginia end New England. The originals are in London, of the period of 1612. There are atlases of Blaeuw, Popple, Jefferys, De Lisle, Senex, Faden, and oth- ers, are especially rich in early American maps of the greatest interest to the car- tographer. It is intended to have a wall exhibit of some of these, and to display under glass many of the rarer and mere valuable maps. showing all parts of the globe at various” periods. i~? After being divested of the dust of many years, which has. accumulated on them in the crrpts where they ha¥Ve been locked, ‘the sheet" maps are care! Wrapped “in sections, duly numbered to preserve them in order, while the mounted’ maps are re- moved by the wagons in bulky ----:. 0 x ¢ Thomas M, Arrington Acdused of Embez- sling Government Fands, Investigation Shows AHeged Shortage of $3,000—The _ Accuneg . Given Balt—Denie& of Charse Thos. M. Arrirgten, until] reéently a post _ office insnector, was arrested this morning on the charge of embezzling near- ly $3,009 of government funds.: This after- noon he was taken before United States Commissioner Mills, when he was released on bail in the sum of $2,100 to appear for hearing next Friday, Rebert ¥. Slater qualifying as his bondsman, The accused” Was appointed an inspector in the Post Office Department June 24, 1885, frcm North Carolina, and during the past four years has been in charge of the Wash- ington division. Last Monday the Post- master General notified him in writing that his services would be no longer required, and he decided to practice law, engaging an office in the Atlantic building. ‘There he was arrested today by Deputy Marshal Cook, on a warrant [issued by Commissioner Mills, upon the oath of Post Office Inspector Wm. B..Smith. ‘The warrant charges the embezzlement of five separate sums—$2.115, $350, $1541, $70 and $140, respectively—but at the prelimi- nary hearing before Commissioner Mills this afternoon, when the amount of bail was: sought to be fixed, Assistant District Attorney Shillington acknowledged that a great part of the alleged embezzled amount had been paid in by the. defendant. Claims of Counsel. Mr. Arrington’s counsel, Attorneys A. A. Lipscomb and Chas. H. Turner, explained that instead of the government having lost anything, a settlement of their client’s ac- counts will show a balance due him of nearly $200. Indeed, they quoted Inspector Smith to the effect that a settlement show- ed a difference against Mr. Arrington of jut $40, while there is due him as salary $181. ‘The friends-of the accused man say that there is absolutely nothing in the charge, and declare that the gcvernment will be unable to make out a case even strong enough to warrant Mr.) Arrington being held next Friday for any {urther hearing cr proceedings. Mr. Arrington declined to say anything more than thatihe is entirely innocent, and will be abumdantly able to so cemonstrate at the proper time. “Had I been guilty, I would hardly have heen fool enough to remaim here. Et-iooks to me as if the whole matter is a political scheme to get me out of. office.” Result of Investigation. The errest of Mr. Arringtor. is the result of an investigation which hasbeen in rrogress in the inspectiom divisien of the Post Office Department. for nearly two months. Shortly. efter the ,begimnins- of the present, adiministsation, it is said, the Postmister Generai, in Jeoking ever the accounts of the inspection division, ex- pressed the opinion that they were not as clear and satisfactory ,ag.they sheuld he. The result of this dissatisfagtionwvith the way of doing businéss fr the various in- spection, divisions was ‘that, instructions were given Geo. B. Hamigt, tp make a thor- ough investigation. , After -tltts_ worls_w: completed Mr. Hamlet. was Appointed An- spector, im charge of the Washington’ di- vision, vice Mr. Arrington, ‘who Was r moved. A thorough check of the aceounts that had been kept under Mr. Arrington’s supervision was then begum-and it soon became manifest tothe officials that he was in default several thousand dollars. The Record« Loosely Kept. The accourts were kept in what is re- garded as a very unbusiness-like way, and this fact, complicating the work of check- ing them, made the investigation a very slow one. It has now been completed, how- ever, and indicates a shortage of over $3,000. ‘The examinaticn of the books shows that the alleged embezzlement has been in progress for over one year," and the facz that. it. was. not discovered’ sooner is re- garded as reflecting seriously upon the management of the inspector's division. The Postmaster General, ;fourth assist- ant’ and. chiefinspector naw have under consideration the ordering ‘of a complete cverbauling of the whole system used in the management of that division, so that some method may be adopted which will prevent a repetition of the present experi- ence. It is probable that this will be done. Mr. Arrington is quite popular at the Post Office Department, and much sympathy is expressed for his family,: which is now in mourning for the death of a member of Mr. Arrington’s family, which took place yesterday. : i] Advices of the Shortage. : The first intimation Mr, Afrington receiv- ed that his accounts were, heing’ investi- gated and that there was aishortage was about two months ago. Phen,the, first item of his shortage was discovered, an‘. when confronted with it he expressed no con- cern about it, saying it was. case of delay in making the. return of the money, and declaring his-confidence that no other ir- regularity would be discoyered. It Is understood the money he ts accused of taking was cash which had been turned over to him. The safe of an inspector al- ways contains mcre or lees cash which has been taken from accused persons, and this money is turned over to the governm-nt or returned to the suspected man in’ case he is proven to be innocent. This is the #money- which Mr. Arrington failed to ac- count for. y —_—__ EXEMPTION FROM, EXAMINATION. An Explanatory Circular Issued by the Internal Revénee Bureau. Acting Commjssioner Wilson of ‘the in- ternal revenue bureau has {ssued the fol- lowing circular to all collectors of internal revenue? a 3 “In view of the fact that it isyapparent that.some misapprehension prevails as to the scope of so much of civil semvice rule VI, as amended by execative-order of July 27, 1897, as excepts ‘one deputy@collector im each stamp (or branchf offiee’” from the requirements of examinationsand reg- istration before the commission, itis deem- ed advisable.to inform colléetors’ thatthe excepted. place referred: to,in thé “para- graph above: quoted. relates’ exclusively to deputy collectors. outside of the ebllector’s office who are intrusted with the sale of stamps, and pot to what are classified ‘division: deputies.” ” The Money Appropriated fex Enter- taining the Postsl Delegmtes, The committee which had charge of the entertainment.of the universal SOR gress in this copntry will final r is under- meeting “in-a' week or Spoilsmen in Congress Will Fight the Merit System. ——— THE SPEAKER'S ATTITUDE A QUESTION Matter May Become a Feature of the Session. NO HOSTILE LEGISLATION Whether Speaker Reed is going to keep down the agitation of the civil service question in Congress this winter is an in- teresting matter of speculation. If given free rein, men in the House who are dis- satisfied with the way the civil service was turned over to the new administration by- Mr. Cleveland are going to make a great deal of disturbance when Congress meets. If they once get a start, they will make an attack upon civil service reform the con- spleuous feature of the next session of Congress. So many changes have occurred in Congress during the past few years that there are few men in the House who have had that experience which excited a dread of the spoils system. Men who were in Congress at a time when the bars were all down and everything, from the smallest office to the largest, went by favor and po- litical pull have no wish for the return of those times. But there are few men now in the House who have had that exper- jence, and there are many who, being pressed by their party workers for reward, really believe that it would be a relief to them if the civil service reform law were repealed. A Vigorous Attack. From present indications it appears that the Houze will be deluged in December with bills providing for the modification of the law or for its total repeal. A considerable number of representa- tives are determined to make a vigorous fight against the lew, and behind them will be the clamorous herd of office seekers, whose hunger and thirst has been a tax upon the pockets of “statesmen” upon whom they have scme sort of political claims. Starting with the extra session, seme cf the most active enemies of civil service reform in Congress have been working with great energy to arouse senti- ment in favor of doing away with all or a &reater part of the system. During the re- cess several men Fave been very active in this direction, and they are confidently claiming that when Congress meets they are going to pulverizesthe law. An important question is whether they will be given the opportunity. Disposition of the Speaker. ‘This will-depend chiefly upon the disposi- tion of Speaker Reed. He has demonstrat- ed that he can control the House so far as to prevent legislation, when it is his policy todo so. The rules of the House are such as to enable him, with the assistance of his Neutenants, to prevent any subject from conting up’ for consideration if he considers it the part of wisdom to stifle it. Prac- cally everything depends upon his recogni. tion and the action-of the committee on* rules, unless there is an absolute revolt on the patt of a yery considerable number of the members of the majority. * No Such revolt occurred during the extra session ‘when he determined that there should be no general-legislation save on the tariff, though there was a very strong de- sire on the part of men in all parties to procee@ with the consideration of matters in which they were interested. There is no reason to believe that the spirit of revolt will be any stronger during the rest of the Congress than it then was. Therefore he will probably have it in his power to keep down the agitation if he wants to. At first blush it seems as if there could be no doubt of his desire to prevent legisla- tion on the civil service question. He is not a spoilsman. Yet, on second thought, oc- curs the possibility that circumstances may influence him not to interpose his own in- diyidual power to prevent the considera- tion of the question if there is a strong demand for it on the part of republicans in the House. If there is other legislation to be prevented, and other agitation to be avoided, it may be thought wise to yield to the demand for this, if the demand appears strong enough, especially if it is thought that the agitation will not end in actual legislation. Many of the portfolios of mem- bers of the House are bulging with the manuscript of speeches denouncing the civil service system in general and attack- ing Mr. Cleveland's application of it in par- ticular. The writers of these speeches are going to demand a hearing, and ever if they cannot get the legislation which some of them want, ard which others pretend to want, they will insist that they be given a chante to put themselves straight with the office-seeking class, which is the most active political class of their constitu- ents. Grosvenor of Ohio, who is a sworn enemy of the present system, is loaded al- Most to the bursting point and intends to make a fight, and there are others who are with him, either because they do not like the law or because they feel it to be necessary to their political welfare that they should pretend to be. Antagonism to the President. If the Speaker should yield to the clamor there is likely to be a political issue raised which will overshadow everything else during the session. Both parties will di- vide on it, but the demecrats will, for the snost part, be lookirg for political capjtal. Republicans who fight the law will place themselves to a greater or less degree in antagonism to the administration. Men like Grosvenor, who are devoted to the present administration, will avold this by directing their attack upon the law itself and Mr. Cleveland. There are others, how- ever, who wesent upon the present admin- istraticn the adhetence to the spirit of the law, crd who, if they continue in their present state of mind, will place them- selves directly {1 antagonism to Mr. Mc- Kinley and his advisors. The agitation would cause a political disturbance such as could be raised by almost no other question. ; .No Probability of Hostile Legisiation. The law cannot be repealed,.nor is there any probability of its being sericusly modi- fied. In the first place, the experienced men in the House and Senate will stand ‘in the way; and in the second place, Presi- dent McKinley would certainly not approve any measure, if sent to him, which in any way disturbed the efficiency of the civil service reform system. pre is, however, material for a great deal of mischief in WESTERN OUTLOOK BRIGHT What Two Minnesota Officials Say of Busi- ness Prospects, What They. Have Seen and Heard in of the Most Encouraging Nature— Contrast With Last Year. August T. Koerner, treasurer of the state cf Mitnesota, and R. C. Dunn, auditor of the state, who are in Washington on busi- ness with the Interior Department with relation to the state school funds, bring very interesting rcports of prosperity in the west. Mr. Koerner says: “The outlook in Min- nesota ts vefy bright, and information ficm other. parts of the west show that the revival of prosperity ie gene Those who handle statistics say that there have been more mortgages paid off in Minnesoia this year than in any two years before. Our farmers are getting gooi prices for their products, the crop prospects are good and in every line of business there is a marked improvement. Our peopte are ac- tive and full of encouragement and conti- dence. There is nothing to indicate that this is a merely transient condition. It has developed in a manner to indicate per- Tanence, the improvement extending to every line of business. There is, 1 think, very little populism left in the state.” Mr. Dunn, who is a silver man, though a republican, says about the same thing as to the development of prosperity. “Wh: he said, “we are all right in Minnesota. We are in fine condition. Prices have ad- vanced all along the line and business is active. Not only has wheat advanced, but other things have followed in the train. Potatoes, which last year sold as low as 8 cents a bushel, are now selling for 50 and 55 cents. Cattle are from $45 to $i. There is a similar advance in the price of dairy products, and our people are getting a re- turn for all the products of their toil. Last year considerable attention was at- tracted by an incident connected with the price of potatoes in St. Paul. A farmer of- fered a load of potatoes for sale, and could get but eight cents a bushel for them. This so disgusted him that he took them down to the river and dumped them overboard. The city authorities then fined him $15 for dumping refuse into the river. He went home with the declaration that there was nething left in the world for a farmer. since no one would buy his produce and he had to pay for the privilege of throwing it away. If this same farmer raised potatoes this year he may take a more cheerful view of life. 2 —___ WILL BE RECALLED. Corea’s Ruler Dissatisfied With His Minister Here. Information has been received in this city from Corea to the effect that Minister Chin Pom Ye will be recalled and that the King of Corea is much displeased by the minister's failure to attend the funeral of Pom Kwang Soh, which is said to be one of the reasons influencing him in deciding upon the recall of the diplomat. It is understood here that Chin Pom Ye is intensely disliked in Corea, and that a return to that country will endanger his life. The fact that his name has been con- nected with the assassination of the minis- ter of agriculture and the prime minister of that country has caused an intense hatred, it is said, toward him on the. part | of the people, the king having been won over to his side by being made to believe that he saved his life in a moment of dan- ger. Over a year ago, when an effort was made to assassinate the king, Chin Pom Ye rushed into the presence of the former and escorted him to the Russian legation, where he was cared for. It is also. said that the father of Ye, when governor of Seoul, had fifty French Catholic -mission- aries put to death in the most barbarous manner, their bodies being thrown on the roads without the city gates. It is said that Ye feels confident that he can overcome the unfriendliness of the King of Corea if he returns to his coun- try, and that he expects to do so. Others, however, regard his return as attended with great danger. —————— GOVERNMENT CADETS’ FOOT BALL. An Effort Being Made to Revive the Annual Games. _ An effort is being made to revive the an- nual foot ball contests between the cadets at the Military and Naval academies. The opposition to the plan comes entirely from the superintendents of the two institutions, both of whom contend that the games be- tween the cadets interfere with the suc- cessful prosecution of their studies. There is no objection to the sport itself, but only to matches between the two academies. Neither of the superintendents desires to prevent a continuation of the games, ex- cept in so far as contests might necessitate the absence of the participants from thetr studies, which, of course, is necessary for a meeting between the representative teams. Under the old scheme the matches were played alternately at West Point and Annapolis. The trips between the®two cities usually occupied from two to three days, and this absence was the principal seat of objection. There are reasons for the belief that both Secretary Alger and Secretary Long take a more favorable view of the proposition. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt favors the scheme, and will use his influence for its success. GEN. RUGGLES TO RETIRE. Will Leave the Active Service in the Army September 11. Adjutant General Ruggles will retire for age on the 1ith proximo. He is now away on leave of absence, and Assistant Adju- tant General Breck is performing the du- ties of the office. Gen. Ruggles will re- turn here on the 6th proximo and spend a week in settling up his affairs preparatory to severing his active connection with the army. It is accepted asa foregone conclusion that Gen. Breck will succeed to the adju- tant generalship on the retirement of Gen. Ruggles. He will hold the office for a short time only, however, inasmuch as he will also retire for age in February next. There. is considerable doubt as to the identity of his successor. It will be either one of the three colonels of the adjutant general's department, viz.:Colonel Corbin at New York, Colonel Burber at Chicago and Colonel Sheridan at St. Faul. The names are given in the crder of seniority, and the chance3 are generally believed to run in the same way. ~ ————— o -_. Personal Mention. — Senator - Penrose. and Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania were at the Treasury Department today. Clarence Baker of the treasury has gone ‘to Atiantic City to spend his vacation. Messrs. J. H. Ballinger and I. Gregg left ‘this afternoon for a two weeks’ stay at At- [ City. ‘Messrs. Robert E. Morris, Bishop C. Per- THE WAR IN INDIA Daulatzais Capture the Police Post at Mahomedzai. POST AP LAKKA ALSO. ATRACKED News From the Front Generally Un- favorable to the British. KYHBER RIFLES * DISARMED ey SIMLA, August 2s. received here of cess, —News has just been wether urgent suc- The Daulatzais, on Thursday Jast, captured the police post at Mahomedzai, which was garrisoned by a de achment of the border police. The garrison re- treeted to 2 new post held by a detach- ment of the 2d Punjab infantry, reaching there the next morning. As the flying column, commanded by Col- onel Richardson, which te Hangu on Thursday to reinforce the post on the Samane range, which was attacked by in- surgents, Was returaing after repulsing the enemy, the enemy rallied and attacked the British force on the plain. The tribes- men, however, although in great strength, “ere again driven off with heavy loss. On the British side Capiain Baird-Smith and Lieuterant North of the Scots fusiliers and eight men of the Panjab infaatry were wounded. The British post at Lakka was attacked yesterday. The 13th Sikhs, with two guns, Were sent to reinforce the garrison, but their advance was sStubboraly opposed, Heavy Firing Heard, There were heavy firing all last night in the direction of the Sunnawari post on the Samana range. Colonel | Vaughan, commanding at Fort Lockh=rt, heariag of the large and threatening ga: heriag of the Orakzais above Fort Gulistan, on the Sam- ana range, started to the assistance of the Sarrison with 150 rifles. The colonel re- ports that shortly before his arrival at Fort Gulistan yesterday morning a recon- noitering party, under Major Dosvoouxs, who corzmands at Fort Guiistan, was com. pelled to retire under fire.” In addition, Lieut. Blair was severely wounded while cutting off the enemy's | weter. But the British force succeeded in driving back the enemy's pickets. The latest news fror: the front is not of a more hopeful character than that re- ceived during the last few days, though ft is true that the attempted raid on the Kehat district hes been repciled, and that the Orakzais have taken to the hills. But agsinst the temporary successes of the British arms must be set the very serious state of affairs prevailing at Quetia, Be- luchistan. There is little doubt that #f the fort there is attacked the chances of the garrison’s safety are slight. The fortifica- tions are prsctically worthless and the Place is suid to be inadequately manned. Tne commander-in-chief cannot too speed- ily dispatch a relief force to Quetta, tor that place is almost entirely isolated. Kyhber Rifies Disarmed. Another note of alarm, and a rather in- comprehersible one in view of the gallant defense made in the cases of Forts Ali- Musjid «nd Lundi Kotal, comes this morn- ing from Jamrud, from which place a dis- patch announc:s that the British military authorities yesterday deemed it wise to disarm the Kyhber Rifles, forming part of the garrison of that place. The situation of the outlying garrisons on the Samana range is, next to Quetta, the center of interest, in view of the urgent need for reinforcements, and Col. Gordon tomorrow will lead a column of troops through the Kohat pass into the Samana district. On the other band, there is a hopeful sign in the well-authenticated report that dis- sensions have broken out among the Afridis. Telegraph Lines Cut. A dispatch from Quetta, Baluchistan, says: The anxiety experienced here over the rumors that the uprising of the tribes- men of the frontier will extend to this dis- trict was increased today by the discovery that the telegraph line through the Bolan pass has been cut. The Bolan pass is a defile in the moun- tains cf Baluchistan, consisting of a suc- cession of ravines, about fifty-five miles in length, on the route from the Lower Indus to the tavleland of Afghanistan. The area of Baluchistan is about 122,600 square niles, and its population is esti- mated at 450,000. All the Baluchees are excellent marksmen and are fond of field sport. The Bombay Gazette on Tuesday last announced that three of the principal chiefs of Baluchistan, Sirdars Mehrattawhan, Ghomesbakhis and Yarmahomed were ar- rested on the arrival of the Mushkaf-Bolan mail train, upon which they were induced to go to Quetta in order to meet an agent of the governor general of Inc the Earl of Elgin. The arrests caused a great sensation among the Mohammedans, and further im- portant developments, the Bombay Ga- zctte said at the time, were expected. The prophecy, apparently, has been fulfilled by the cutting of the telegraph line in the Bolan pass, which may be a prelude to a rising of the tribesmen in that vicinity and an attempt to capture that pass, thereby possibly repeating the successes of the Afridis in capturing the Khybeer pass. Bubonic Plague Increasing. A special cable to the New York Herald from Bombay says: Advices from Poona are to the effect that the ravages of the bubonic plague are in- creasing seriously, and the Kirkee bazaar has been closed entirely. Professor Haff- kine, who some time ago contracted the disease in a mild form while conducting experiments for the discovery of a pre- ventive for it, is inoculating the people at Kirkee with the preventive virus. A de- tail of officers and men is conducting a house to house visitation in the city. The segregation camp is full and the can- tonment camp has been reopened. —_.>—_—_ DEVOURED BY MOUNTAIN LION, Twe-Year-Old Chil @arried Of by Casper Mountain Beast. CASPER, Wyo., August 28.—A two-year- ola child was carried away by a moun- tain lion on Casper mountain Thursday. A fruitless search has been made by herd- ers of flocks and miners day and night to find the baby. The little one is an or- phan, whose mother diced last year and whcse father had put it into the care and keeping of a family by the name of Hen- i z a i ® i i i i a i Ey Hd i : H tf rit iid i . 3 i H i i i 4 $ & i H :