Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. eS SEES PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3101 Fernsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Bren Sp as ey ———— New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star fs served to suimeribers fa the eity by carriers on thelr own account, at 10 ccnts per week, or a4 cents per month. jes at the ¢cunter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Cenada—postage prepaid-80 cents Per month. Saterday Quintuple Steet Star. $1 per year, with foreign postage adiied, $9.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., @s_secend-class mail matter. ©All wail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made Known on application. Che Evening Star. No. 13,972. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897—-TWENTY-SIX PAGES, TWO CENTS. Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly, by everybody ‘worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med- ium. : BROUGHT TO A CLOSE The Celebrated Contest Over David Moore’s Will Settled Out of Court. ae OVER HALF A MILLION INVOLVED Title to Valuable Real Estate Joint- ly Vested in All the Heirs. —_—_>—__—_ HISTORY OF THE C ASE The celebrated case of the heirs of the Jate James F. Moqre against Annie Bar bour, which has been so long and so bitter- Jy contested in the District courts, has been settled out of court by the parties to the cause, and the title to the realty involved, which amounts to over $500,000 In value, has been vested joinuy in Mrs. Barbour, who is the widow of the late grocery mer- chant, James L. Barbour, and David Moore, Francis M. Moore, Sarah M. Davidson and Josephine Bridget, the children and heirs of the late James F. Moore. The real es- tate includes a tract of thirty acres of land adjoining Le Droit Park, premises No. 602 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and other valuable pieces of property. David Moore’s Will. David Moore, the father of Mrs. Barbour and of the late James F. Moore, died in October, 1883, possessed of large realty holdings. When what was purported to be his will was opened it was found that he had left everything to hi r Annie, to the exclusion of h The n Jan heirs of the latter, who subsequently dicd, took no action toward asserting their rights of untii Mr. David Moore became a . when he, on behalf of him: . filed a suit in ejectment, claiming one- interest in the estate. suit t forth the question for eme validity of I will, I tried in 1893, Brad- r lasted th Moore’ plaintiffs above named. An Interesting Decision. Mrs. Barbour took an appeal to the Court of Appeals, where the decision of the lower court was reversed on the technical ques tien rel. ng to a will being pri due execution. The decision of the Court Appeals, however, pr: affirmed e decision of the lower court on the q of the evic once. Another Verdict for the Plaintiffs. Th of Appeals in its decision state t there y evide the question of to be preser on that poi quently the was retried before Worthington the heirs per which health Ross Perry t ck found a verdict which wa Mrs to the Court of ion of the lower She then appealed United Stat An Amicable Agreement. case pending there for final when a settlement was reached agreeable to all the parties concerned, and action the sult was thereupon dismissed, and the title to the valuable real estate vested joint- ty in all the parties interested, as before B.ated. INVESTIGATIN: ATTORNEYS, Patent Office Au Into Certain Nisin opposes ma in regard to the F nexation. of the product Several important ¢ of the paiert office who use questionz now being missioner ies on the part of patent attorneys business methods are investigated by Acting Com- ey, und will no doubt end in the disbarment of half a dozen attor- SESE charges are sased upon the prac- tice of c2: torneys who keep them- selves al inted with the names of all Fatentees and urge the inventors to take out s. Golden oppor lites are held out, and instarces are cited where foreign have sold to great adva a hod of drumming is condemned by the depa cially in view of the laws which in foreign eS relative to It well that in most | ign countries the jeation t in this f There are some other cases that « being investigated, but these are mo: serious. Acting Commissioner Gree said to a reporter of The Star today t he would make his report in the matter within a few s. EX-Gov, —— HOADLEY HERE. Has a Long interview With the At- torney General. Ex-Governcor Headley, special govern- ment counsel in the Pacific railroad cases, arrived here today, on Lis way to St. Loul: where he will make an argument next Monday before Juége Sanborn in support ef the government's m ‘or a postpo: nt of the Kansas F sale. time the reorganization cemm submitted no preposition sia or the governme known wheather they will ion for pastponem exports (about er cent of the for thé month 6f November, tssued from the bureau of statistics of the T: Department today, shows a total of 6, an’ increase over October of more 100,090, and over the same month last , $6,000,000. The increase over November, 10, i& $22,000,000, and No- vember, 184, $21,000,000. ‘The ases are mainly in ex of cofn, oats, oatmeal, rye and wheat. There fs a large increase of shipments of corn from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and of wheat from Baltimore and New Orleans. ~ JAPAN JEALOUS OF RUSSIA|TQ KILL THE SEALS|NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS Latter's Influence in Corea Cause of the Mikado's Envy. Baron Nishi Will Not Press Objections to the Annexation of Hawail— Chinese Newspaper. TACOMA, Wash., December 11.—The Northern Pacific's steamer Tacoma brings but litle news of late happenings in the orient. Japan is exercised over recent Corean events which indicate the strength- ening of Russia's hold upon that country, and is losir licose attitude on the Hawaiian annexation question. A committee of the Shanghai chamber of commerce has recently recommended the adoption of the gold standard by the Straits community. The sovereign is recommend- ed as the unit, and silver is relegated to the position of a token coin. Japan papers state that there Is little doubt concerning the adoption of the recommendation by the Straits community. In Hong Kong and other cities it has been found necessary to increase wages owing to the depreciation of silver and the rise of commodities. Dynamiters wrecked the Huttari station and adjoining buildings on the Hokutsu, Japan, railway on November 9. According to the Japanese papers Baron the policy of Count of Oku- awaiian treaty of an- The baron will not press any ob- treaty, merely insisting that the privileges now enjoyed by Japan sub- all not be > made s this ster t would noi he, van is importi rice in order to relieve of the poor which has grown out “ppre and that any pan Mail dis- s that Japan's xation is in- purely Chinese newsr: blished at Chung King. e used for type, and the > day: It is said that at t the opposition to the thr impeachi ler to compete Yckohama capit ablish saw mi Jar Americ: propose to VES LETTERS FOR PORK. Young Nelson Morris Will Je Father i iness. CHICAGO, Decem’ 11. Iva Merris, son of the millionaire » Morris, i letter, pu wi a His Ne pac! on of He els. West Indies.” is the Mr and only beck. men rite title of hook, few to ber nave A book ial or ma well conducted is a Id at 1 ——— ANXIOUS FOR AN INVESTIGATION. Charles Zanoli Wants His Wife's Remains Exhune YORK, December 11.—C the barber who has collected Insur- upon the lives of four wi n-law, a daughter and an employ und who has pleaded guilty of defraudi insuran was again ar- raigned in court teday, and remanded for further examination. noli's counsel stated that the prisoner was anxious that the police should have every opportunity to assure themselves that the curious se- quence of deaths were from natural causes. The prisoner expressed himself perfectly willing that the body of Jennie Suhmer, his fourth and last wife, should be ex- humed and examined for traces of poison. The body, which is interred in Astoria, L. L, will be exhumed today > CHINA YIELDS TO GERMANY. Last aries noli, ance mothe an company, Cedex Permanently All the Country Around Kino Chou Bay. PEKIN, December 11.—The German-Chi- nese difficulty is practically settled. ‘The Germans refuse to discuss the occupation of Kiao Chou bay; the governor of Shan- Tung province has been removed from of- fice, but will not be any further degr no monopoly of mines and railroads is led to Germa but that country is given preferenc ally the area im- mediately surrounding Klao Chou bay 1s part usively for Germany. on all other points. yiel Report of Evacuation Unfounde SRLI December 11.—It was semi- the report Kino Chou ation in the Sam-Sah MRS. McKINLEY A LITTLE BETTER, or Holds Out Hope She May Sur- vive the Day. CANTON, ©., December 11—After a night of the greatest anxiety, culminating in a sinking spel! at 6 o'clock this morning, the children and other watching friends at the bedside of Mother MeKinley are bid- den by the attending physician this morn- ing to hope that the patient will survive the day and possibly longer. This hope grows out of a rally from the sinking spell and the ability to take a little nourish- ment this morning. The doctor was with the patient much later than usual last night and made his morning call consider- ably later. After his examtnation at 5 he said Mrs. McKinley was in much the same condition as yesterday morning and he felt that there were strong reasons for hoping that she would survive the day. she is somewhat weaker than but that the wearing away by Do heretofore weakness Is by very slow degrees. T dent rema! almost constant- the bedside. He is furnished with apers, and while his mother rests peacefully reads the telegrap umns to keep in touch with public and at intervals, as occasion deman communicates with the White House con: cern’ ffairs of state. He is also in munication with tke Capitol ‘by teie- grapn, a direct wire being constantly ed for his use. He shows no physical eviderce of the great strain un- der which he is laboring, and to all out- dea; ] Representative Johnson Preparing a Bill for Their Extermination. FOR ECONOMY AND GENERAL PEACE Current Notes Regarding the Com- mittees. DISTRICT LEGISLATION a Representative Johnson of North Dakota is preparing a bill providing for the com- plete extermination of the seal herd of Bering sea. It is on the lines of the bill proposed last year by Representative Ding- ley, but is much more brief, and makes the extermination unconditional, whereas Mr. Dingley’s measure provided extermination as an alternative if pelagic sealing was not stopped. Mr. Johnscn says the receut Bering sea negotiations have further demonstrated the impossibility of stopping seal poaching. ‘The seals are yielding the government nothing, he says, as the exclusive privilege of tak- ing als, granted by the government, has yielded only a few thousand dollars since isM), In the meantime, Mr. Johnson points out, the government has spent hundreds of thousands ef dollars in comm and in maintaining a patrol of ships in Bering ra. He says it has been amply ¢ rated that the seals are a worthle set, d that ir exterminatl vi the interest of peace among nations for the United Stat economy mmittees, pcommitteemen cn military affairs In the The following Hevse committee been appointed organi ion, and appropri miscellaneous, Mr. Hull of Iowa; Military Aca battlefielés, etc., Mr. Marsh of Heme, national cemeter- #rithn of Wisconsin; volun. unty and pay, Mr. Fi rserals, barracks and mili- ations, Mr. M tirement McDonald of restoration Maryland; Brownlow cf Mlinvi House comm hs { favorably bill to aid in the nent of homes in states and terri- ching articulate specch and to des 1} age. f chiluren before they Leeal Legislatio K dof Alal House authorizing the t property al Globe build avenue between id used as a warehous: The for lo: nw is documents. ad § 10 be paid. ham has int ng the hington td of Mi House the Congresse the District to pi a bill in the post- um. Juced in the in previous or their Increase the Navy At the req mitter fe of the Senate naval com- Secretary Long has prepared a Dill ease of the on the lines of the recommendations contained in his an- nval report to the President. The Dill provides for one seagoing coast line battle s n inc ship, primarily for service on the Pacific ecast, designed to carry the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance upon a dis- in 11,5 toms, to ed, and to xclusive of armament, not exceeding 1,000, The bill also provides for six seagoing tor- pedo boats of about 175 tons displacement, to cost, including armament, not exceeding 31,1 nd three torpedo boat destr about 300 tons dis ment, 1 maximum speed of thirty knots, » cost, including armament, not more n $900,000, retary Long bas also asked for thority to make a contract with the iron works for the construction. of the Academy, Tae au- The ay. ves ule an additi 1 ap- order that he act to the Batn OF DUT Refused by Assistant ry Davis. assistant secretary of the In- handed down a large number of among them being two ton account of the ded in them. One h on the qit to what may be re ed as an injur in line of duty, and the other regarding the Importan the report of the medical referee in per core points dec st case was that of the claim of Anton Karrall, late Company K, 5th Unit- ed States Artillery. The facts in this case are that the appellant claimed pension on account of a gunshot wound of left foot re- ceived July 14, 189. The records of the War Department state that the appellant was discharged September 1, 1895, on ac- count of the injury. The battery captain states in the certificate of disability for discharge that claimant was on a flat car cleaning his gun. The muzzle was resting cn his instep and he pulled the trigger to see if it was all right and the bullet passed through his foot. And the post surgeon also stated in his certificate the cause of the disability is as described in the bat- tery commander's certificate, and the injury was evidently due to carelessness. Assist- ant Secretary Davis in his decision says “that the claimant has filed no evidence in rebuttal of the aforesaid record, therefore the injury in this case was manifestly due to claimant's gross carelessness in the use of his gun, and the disability therefrom is, therefore, not pensionable, and his claim is rejected. The other case is that of the claim of Samuel Lashbrook, late Company F, 13th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry. In this case etary Davis makes an im- portant ruling, as follows: “That where the ises of disability for which additional pension is claimed ‘are obscure diseases, re- quiring medical knowledge to determine their Character and extent, the opinion of the medical referee when ‘based upon re- ard appe ¥ ems to be in his usual —_>—_—_ ARIZONA INDIANS ON WARPATH. Three Troops of Cavalry Ordered to Capture Mafauders. ~ DENVER, C December 1L—Prigadior Gencral Otis received a telegram from Col, Sumner, the commanding officer of Fort Grant, Arizona, notifying Bim taat a basd of Indians went on the warpath day before yesterday and attempte@ to capture -a number of cowboys. Three troops of .cav- alry have been ordered out’ to investigate the matter and to arrest the Indians if there is any truth in the story. sults of examination is generally accepted 4s conclusiv we Prof. Alger’s Conditio: Prof. Philip R. Alger of the bureau of ordnance, who was painfully injured by the accidental discharge of a magazine rifle yesterday afternoon, passed a very restless night and pad a high fever this morning. Later in the day, however, he managed to get some sleep and was resting quietly this afternoon. ——_—___+ e+_____ Government Receipts. Government receipts from internal reve- nue today, $701,464; customs, $446,106; mis- cellaneous, $20,228. Report of the Supetvising Architect of the Treasury. Twenty-Ome Structures Completed During the Year—The Tarsucy Act —Cost of City Post Office. The report of the supervising architect of the treasury of operations in connection with public buildings under the Treasury Department is signed by Mr. Charies 5. Kemper, as acting supervising architect. It shows generally that at tne commence- ment of the year forty-two buildings were in course of construction, and during the year twelve were begun. The completion has been secured during the year of twen- ty-one buildings, leaving thirty-three under construction. The total expenditures dur- ing the year from appropriations for pubr le buildings were $3,905,795, and there are existing contract Mabilities amounting to 5,583,352, Attention is especially invited to the large number of completed and occupled build- ings, entailing much expense for repair and preservation, and also for such renovation as may be necessary. As far as practicable, in all cases, the policy has been maintained of embracing in one contract as many of the building branches as possible. This has resulted, Mr. Kemper sz in the saving of both time and money, and made the work of ad- ministration easier. “For years the necessity for a hall of records has been recognized in the various executive departments,” says the acting supervising architect, “and much attention has been given to the subject. The neces- sity becomes daily more pressing for the construction of such a building, in order to prevent further encroachments upon valuable space and the increasing danger of fires m the various departmental build- Congress, by act approved June 11, ently took this view of the mat- but as the act referred to carried no the efforts of the depart- ter: appropriation, ment were hampered, and the whole que tion has remained in al e since the 1eport made to Congress on Janui 1 Secretary € Tentative pla ar in course of preparation, and will be transmitted to Congress at’ its next session, quired by law. Competidon Among Architects, In regard to the enforcement of the act’ the report, which 1 to the Secretary of the Tr “Your determination to enforce the so- cated rsney act’ marks a new era in federal constructicn, and ft is sincerely its will vindicate the jud © who cl that compet rchitectural profession better buildings, both 1 ud at less ‘¢ tem. in the premi hoped that ri ment of the among the cure “Your Instruction have ithfully carried out, although at- d hy many difficulties in preparing the itions necessary to enforce the jay rposc of thts office to © 8 vay the practical enfor ent of the law “It is apprehended that supplemental leg- islation may become nebessary to strength- en and simplify the admiatstrative features of the n construction of and bring them h the act of Feb- aracter of such termined after ate has had fur- laws rel : buile ruary 2), 1893, but the legislation can best be « the law in its present ther practical test.” The New City Post Office. In a financial statement regarding the Washington clty post offies, it is shown that the total amount appropriated is $3,085,- 491; the total expenditure 61,004, leav ing a bal: ptembe 1897, of $505, S87. Contract liabilities against thi ance reduce it to an actual balance of $: The principal expenditures were as ows: Amount expended for site and in- cidental _exnenses, $655,490.77; amount ex- ded for builling prior to September 10, $1 4.1%; amount expended for building during the year ending September $ bal- TWE NE DAY! Report on the Distr for According to Capt. officer in cl ct Water Supply ember. aillard, the engineer ‘ge of the Washington aque- duct, the water served to the residents of the District was clear twenty-nine days of November and turbid one day. At the re- quest of the District Commissioners the high service reservoir in Georgetown was put out of service November 17 and the reservoir was emptied. The section form- erly supplied by this reservoir is now sup- plied by the District of Columbia pumping service. Capt. Gaillard says the reservoir will be kept ready for use should any emergency again require it to be put into service. Last month leak in the joint of the thirty t 25th street and Penn- 5; » Was repaired. The leak- so great that it was necessa to empty that portion of the main between 13th and 26th streets before repairs could ve made. The telephone line between the offic the Washington aqueduct has been completed at about 6% per cent of the original estimate, and there will remain surplus of about $1,850 when all out- standing liabilities have been settled. The old telephone wires were taken down and the poles removed. As a protection against lightning ground wires. were fastened along every eighth pole, and the instru- ments at each station were udjusted to conform to the change in the line. By numerous ‘transpositions’ the inductive effect of adjacent wires carrying electric currents has been almost entirely over- come, and since completion the new line has afforded excellent service. Work on both types of proposed bridge across Rock creek on the Hine of Massachu- setts avenue extended westward has pro- gressed far enaugh to warrant the belief that the report and plans may be submit- ted to the War Department during the present month. Estimates for a steel bridge and a stone bridge have been called for by Congress. —_—-e. MANY CLERI of L CHABGES. Appointments and Premotiens in the interior Department. The following changes im the Department of the Interior have been officially an- nounced; i Pension office—Appointment by transfer trom Treasury - Department: George “H. Wood of Massachusetts, clerk, 31,200. Re- instatement: George W. Bonnell of the Dis- trict of Columbia, copyist, $00. Promo- tion: Cyrus L. Hall of Idaho, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400. Resignation: Charles A. Stevens of Minnesota, clerk, $1 Indian office—Promotion: Miss Emilie R. Smedes of Penifisylvania, copyist, "$900; to clerk, $1,000. Resignation: H. Leroy Brown- ing o£; Mlinois,,clerk, 331,000. cos Geological sttvey—Bromotions of certifi- cate of clvil he epee Louis G. Freeman ot land, messenger; $720, to copyist, $720; @eorge T. Sabourin of. Louisi- a. laborer (classified), $720, to copyist, 720. Miscellaneous—Appointment: W.P. Robin- son of Texas, custodian of the Fort Han- cock abandoned military reservation in Texas. Promotion: Charles 8. Newhall of New Jersey, assistant special forest agent, $ per diem, te $2,000. per annum, RICE’S MIND IS GONE Bicyclist Has Become Stark Crazy From His Effort. IS URGED ON BY HIS TRAINER Some of the Other Riders in Little Better Condition. TERRIFIC PACE KEEPS UP _——— ee NEW YORK, December 11.—When the last day of the six days’ bicycle race at Madison Square Garden opened Miller ap- peared a sure winner. Try as they might Miller's relentless pursuers were unable to cut down his lead. Now, when the finish was almost in sight, they could only pedal away, hoping that chance would accom- plish for them what energy and endurance had failed to achieve. A hard struggle was in progress through the night and the early morning for sec- ond place. Rice, the Wilkesbarre boy, de- spite the fact that he has been in great pain and by no means himself the last twenty-four hours, rode on, Schinneer pur- suing him like a shadow. Every now and again sleep overcame their determination and they stopped. Between 4 and 5 a.m. Rice and Schinneer collided. Both fell from their wheels, but neither was scriously hurt. Looked Like They Must Quit. About an hour later the two men stopped once more, and Kked as if neither of them could continue. The trainers and the crowd rushed toward the rail where the two men lay half dead. The trainers had to fight their way through to get to their men. They placed the riders on their thetr ed them on later Rice s A few wheel down the ng into F wheel. was thrown h Rice bent and broken, but another ma- ckly procured and the Wilk h an idiotic stare in his vobbled around the track once inneer and Rice had had were dragged from the short rest. mor one more fall the *k and given who has been gradually gaining hinneer, was in good snape. The of last ‘year's contest showed few of the strain which he had under- gore. It was confidendy prophesied that he would finish fourth cr better. will probably fifth place. gocd chance ion, while Pierce and Gann used up. Johnson and Bezcom will probably just scrape into a share of the prize money. Vixttors 5) ay AML Night. About 3,000) pe Ss sti ed all through the night at the Garden and watched the fifteen mem in their remarkable exhibition cf human endurance. Beyond the frequent falls, there were no exciting incidents, for the few of those who still had a sprint left in them refused to wasie their energy in this way. As the hours dragged slowly on, and the geard riders neared their goal, their mental condition became worse. Rice was raving nearly all the time. He thought he had lost his eyes, and he grew angry with his trainers because they would not give lim ‘issue paper to fill up the eye sockets. A little later Rice was convinced that Ted- ay Hale was the only friend he had in the world. His pleading with Hale not to leave him was piteous. Millor on his wheel seemed as strong as ever, and his mental condition was not pearly so bad as many of those who fol- lowed a hundred mil behind him. But off his wheel ne was as weak as a little child. He had to be lifted from his sad@ie and could rot stand without support. The transformation wh’ch always accompanied his remounting was marvelous. Wailer exhibited the spasmodic energy which characterized his riding when he in the lead. He was evidently making. erate effort to overhaul Hale, and red to be in excellent condition. ‘Hale kept up tis steady pace and took things quite cool. ing a Rice's Head Breaking Up. About 11 o'clock Rice confided to his trainer that one side of his head was com- ing off. He insisted that he would lose it, so a large bandage was tied around ais head, and he was satisfied. The report that Rivierre’s leg was brok- The unlucky Frenchman was ing quietly at a hotel today and mak- needed oppor- en is untrue. res ing the most of the much tunity to sleep. ‘The scot Rice 1 den, 1,594 lius, Vi The best previous record for one hundred end thirty hours was 1,761 mi Hale. Score at 11: Schinneer, terman, 1, Julius, 1; h Johnson, 1,189; Gray, 1,126.5. The best previous record for 131 hours was 1,779 miles, made by Hale. Rice and Miller were off from 10:25 to 11 o'clock. Score at 1:15 p.m.: Miller, °2,039.4; Rice, 1,054.4; Schinneer, 1,034.1; "Hale, 1,873.8; Waller, 1,828.1; Pierce, 1,761 1,676.4; Enterman, _ 1,640. 1,503; Gannon, 1,650.5; ' Kinz, 1536.3; ' Julius, 1,410.5; Beacom, 1,243.6; Johnson, 1,206, Gray, 1,143.8. The best previous record for 133 hours was 1,805 miles, made by Hale. The 2:15 p.m. score: Miller, 2,047 miles, 2 laps; Rice, 1.96% miles, 3 laps; Schinneer, 1,940 miles, 3 laps; Hale, 1,884 miles, 3 laps Waller, 1,835 miles; Pierce, 1,113 miles, laps; Golden, 1,691 ‘miles, 2 laps; Gannon, 1,48 miles; Enterman, 1,635 miles, 2 laps: Elkes, 1,600 miles; Kinz, 1,542 miles, 2 laps: Julius) 1,419 miles, 7 laps; Beacom, 1,200 miles, 4 laps; Johnson, 1,224 miles; Gray, 1,143 miles; 8 laps. ‘The best’ previous record for 134 hours was 1,819 miles, made by Hale. ae ee NOT IN THE FIELD. Tostmester General Gary Not a Can- didate for the Senate. Postmaster General Gary is not a candi- date for the senatorship to succeed Sena- tor Gorman. Te a reporter of The Star General Gary said that he had never for a moment considered his candidacy for the Senate and wouid not under any circum- stances. He said further that he was satis- fied and proud of his position, and had no thought of relinquishing it for anything else. The work of the Post Offtee Depart- ment was pleasant, and it was his ambition to make it a success. While he was out of the race for the Senate himself he express- ed the greatest interest in the successor of Mr. Gorman and said it was his earnest hope that a good man would ’be selected who would reflect credit upon the state. ‘There was simply nothing to add, he said, although he wished to impress the fact that he was not, never had been and would not under any circumstances become a can- @idate for the senatorship, DISPLACING THE CABLES Capital Traction Company Rapidly Pushing its Improvements, New System to Be in Operation Febroary 1—Drivers Practicing on Chevy Chase Line. The work of replacing the cable power of the Capital Traction Company on the Penn- tylvania avenue and Mth street Ines, abandoned when the power house burned, with an improved and u electric system, is progressing as rapidly as possible, a large force of men being em- ployed. All of the conduits for carrying the feed wires from 15th street and New York ave- nue to the Georgetown terminus, from ith street and New York avenue to the Mount Pieasant terminus, and from the Peace monument to the Navy Yard termi- nus have been laid, and the streets which were torn up are now being repaved with asphalt. ‘The work of laying the conduits for the feed wires along Pennsylvania avenue from the Peace monument to I5th street and New York avenue will be conimenced the first thing Mon morning and pushed rapidly to completion. Over this portion of the line new rails are to be laid to 1eplace the ones now in use. In order to facihtate this work a temporary track will he laid and the rails ca but one track at a ume replaced. The Co} Cable, It is expected that the copper cable from which the motor cars receive their current will commence to arrive between Christ- mus and New Year day, and the work of putting it into position will be commenced immediately upon its receipt, beginning at the Mount Pleasant end of the line. The work of putting the cable into posi- tion will not require much time. The de- lay in laying the conduits for the feed wires Pennsylvania avenue from the Peace monument to 15th street and New York venue is due to the fact that two car loads of pipe which were shipped some days ago went astray, and, in fact, have not as yet been located. Enough additional pip: has been received, however, to start thi work Mon¢ as stated. ‘At the power house in G the work is at an advanced stage. ion for the stack will be completed this evening, and it is expected the stack itself will arrive and be put in position during next week. The electric: pliances are arriving daily In conversation with a Star reporter this morning, General S: tendent Carll wes unable to give inite op when the firs: car would start over line with the new power, but it is believed it will be not later than the first of Feb- ruary. Drivers Are Anxious, The one-time gripmen of the cable cai but now drivers of the ho! rs, a to be as anxious as the traveling public for the early resumption of rapid transit. They say that while the work of driving a team of. herses and handling the brake Coes not appear to be as hard as handling the grip, they prefer the gmp. They find that in standing still on the front platform of a car they feel the effects of the cold more than when they are actively ergaged in handling a grip. The cable wheels which were in use in front of the Peace monument for the loop that runs around to the Baltimore and Ohio depot are being taken out and the place put in shape for the electric system. Incs- much as this machinery cannot again be used, it is being cut to pieces and taken out through the manhole, which does away with the necessity of tearing up the street at that point. as was done when it was put in. ‘The ex-gripmen will not be novices when trey are put in charge of the new motor cars, for it 1s said that they are now com- pelled by the officers of the Capital Trac- tion Company to take lessons, both prac- tical and theoretical, on the Chevy Chase line of the company, s0 that when the elec- tric s/stem is put in operation on the ave- nue and 14th street they will be practi- cally old hands at the business. Difficulties Experienced. Great difficulty has been experienced in moving the horse cars on Pennsylvania avenue and 14th street lines again today. owing to the slippery condition of the asphalt pavement, and, in consequenc>, ar slow time is made. ‘The horses have been sipping and sliding all over the pave- ment. All of this has, of course, got to be put up wit is lie til the d transit line ed, and the traveling pub- ppears to take {t good-naturediy. ARMY AND NAVY. Movements of the Warships—Notes of the United Service. The battle ship Maine left Norfolk yes- terday for Key West, Fla., where she will await the arrival of the other ve is of the North Atlantic fleet, which has been erdered to rendezvous there later in the month. The gunboat Anna; lis also started from Norfolk for a cruise in the West Indies with naval apprentices on board. The monitor Puritan, which h rived at Norfolk, will be put * at that port. The gunboat Helena wiM sail from New York next Wednesday for China, by way of the Mediterranean and the Su Word has been received at the pertment that the gunboat Newport, veying the Nicaragua canal commi: and surveying party, passed Jupiter's Inlet, Fia., this morning, on her way to Grey- town. Lieut. B. O. Scott has been ordered to the Boston. Passed Assistant Engineer W. B. Day has been detached from the Adams and ordered home with six months’ sick Icave. Capt. George F. Chase, 3d Cavalry, is granted two months’ leave on account of disability. The following assignments of officers to regiments are announced: Capt. George H. Sands, to the 6th Cavalry, Troop B; Capt. John 8. Mallory, to the 2d Infantry, Com- pany E; First Lieut. John B. Bennet, to the 2d Infantry, Company I; Additional Second Licut. Henry M. Dichmann, 22d In- fantry, to a vacancy of second licutenant, 7th Infantry. Company D. Capt. Colville P. Terrett, 8th Infantry, granted two months and fifteen days’ leave. Second Lieut. Kenneth Morton, 3d Ar- tillery, is granted a month and fifteen days’ leave. Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired, regis- tered at the Navy Department today. He is stopping with friends at 1435 K street. Lieut. W. D. Rose ef the naval proving grounds is at the Ebbitt. Lieut. Commander Richard Rush of the Michigan is here for examination for pro- motion. Me is at the Metropolitan Club Lieut. Col. E. B. Atwood of the quarter- master’s department is here on leave of absence. He 15 at the Raleigh. Capt. Henry Romeyn, retired, is at the Ebbitt for the winter. ———_--2+—______ Canceled the Permit. The closing chapter in the case of John Wedderburn & Company was enacted by the Post Office Department today when the Postmaster Genera] issued an order can- céling the permit which allowed the use of mails to the National Recorder @s second- class matter. ———— Ser ior Hanna Better. NEW YORK, December 11.—Senator Mark Hanna, who has been suffering from an attack of influenza, was reported to be much better today. n reserve” _—_—_—_—_—____C WARLIKE IN TONE Madrid Newspaper Urges Spain te Prepare for Eventualities, CITES GERMANY'S ACTION IN BAITS Right of United States to Intervene Vigorously Denied, —-__—_ FIGHTING IN CUBA eee MADRID, December 11.—The Imparctat publishes a strong article today, in which it declares Spain wiil not accept the right of President MeKin} intervene in Cuba in case the war is prolonged, and de- mands that the government a “the same energetic attitude toward the United States as Germany adopted toward Haiti, because President: McKinley's equivalent to questioning the Spain's sovereignty tn Cub Ready. Imparcial insists that prepare. for all eventualities her navy organizing a in which the whole nation, queen to the most humble sube hould participate. Battles With ¢ HAVANA, right Spain must and augment ject, e Insurgents, December 11.—G: accompanied by ex-minis o after leaving Balabano in ¢ H ducted the combired oper columns of Spanish tro. man, or south coust, of the province of Ha ,. Gen. Marrotos, in ef a column of troops, has been engaged with a vand of about fifzeen insu the offt- clal report seys, he dete with a of severai men, and d i their Perol, the report continued, nd of another column, has cap- Caiman in’ 4 camp, was defen urgent The Otumba ba ‘it drove the insurgents lines of trenches and dis The troops er d lost Lie! z Morentin and five soldier oficer and oe EUGENE CASHMAN ARREST Accused of Big Embesriement in State of Nebras NEW YORK, December 11.—Kugene F. shman, a foreman in the st cleaning lepartment of this city, wa 1 t0- day on the charge of embe 000 from persons i a. The urrest was made on ar braska. icn from the governor of ty treasurer of G jey county, Neb. three years ago. It alleged that he sucdenly disappeared ris accounts and $30,000, 1 is the cause of his shortage ing of low out of the county funds » farmers at a high rate of interest. The year Cashman fs allege » have disay peared the crops failed 1 the farmers were unable to repay the loans. Cash- bondsmen were cbliged to make the shortage good, and it is on the procedure of the bondsmen that he has been arrested, Cashman has beea in this city ever since he left Nebraska. c —- > “TELL MOTHER PLL BE THERE.” ng Writer Gers ¢ dent Meki Special Dispatch to The ‘ing ur. COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 11.—W. W. McCallip, song writer of this city, and Chas. K. Harris, author of “After the Ball,” have just had a race for copyright on songs ed on President McKinley's words on ring of the fatal illness of his mother, ‘Tell Mother I'll Be There.” ch used these words as the name of song. McCallip got his application in so Harris changed the name of his song to “Just Tell Mother I'll Be There.” — NATOR WALKINGSTICK COMING, izht on Prest- Brings Cherokee Delegation to Pre- went Claims Congress, ST. LOUIS, M December 11.—Tne Cherokee Indian a tion on the © Washington to appear » the joint In- dian committee of ¢ has arrived kere and will stop a Cay or two before going to Washington. Mr. S. Rt. Walking- ator, sal We go to shington to use every honorable effort prevent the proposed abolishment of our tribal courts and to head off the unpend- ing change by which the President of the United States will have the power to sane- tien or «4 s of the Cherokee become laws. propos hai Indians are at some f the United States state. I believe his idea is & —— NO INCRIMINATING EVIDENC! Investigation cf the Silver Heels StH in Progress. The Treasury Department is not meeting with much succcss in its investigation of the case of the Silver Heels, the vessel which sailed from New York several weeks ago under suspicion of being engaged in a filibustering expedition to Cuba. The ves- sel arrived at Wilmington, N.C., a few days ago, and, according to her officers, kas not been anywhere near Cuba. When she left New York she was laden with coal, and when she arrived at the southern port she still carricd a cargo of coal, Although there is a strong suspicion that there wes something irregular about her cruise, the officers of the department have t found no evidence that she landed an expedition in Cuba or even that she visited that coun- try. The investigation is still in progress, oo ae REAR ADMIRAL GRE! DEAD. A Veteran of the Mexican and. the Civil War. A telegram received at the Navy Depart- ment today states that Rear- Admiral Jo- sepa F, Green, retired, died at okline, Mass., on the 9th instent. He was bdfn in Maine tn 1811, and entered the navy_as a midshipman in 1827. During the Mexican war he was attached to the ship-of-the-line Ohio ot the Pacific squadron and took part in all of the impcriant actions on the Pa- cific coast. From 1850 to IS38 he serred at the Boston navy yard on ordnance duty and at the Naval Academy. After he had reached the grade of captain in 1862, he commanded the sicam sloop CananJaigua of the South Atlantic blockading squadron and participated in the bombardment of Fort Wagner in July, 1868. After the war he served on ordna) duty at the Boston navy yard for several years, and in 1870 he commanded the southern squadron of the Atlantic fleet. He reached the grade of rear admiral In that yeer, and was retired | for age November 5, i872.