Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1900, Page 1

SSS = THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Temporary Business Mice, 110? Pezasylvaaia Aveau: The Eveaing Star Newspaper Company. SH. KAUPFMANN, Pres't New York Office: 126 Trib: Londen Office: Tratalzar Buildings, Tralalzar Seuare. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers Io the eity by carriers. cn their own account Ser week. or 44 certe per month. | Cop counter. 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere In the United States or Canada—postage prepaid— cents ber month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year; with foreten postage added, $3.08. Entered at the Post Office at Wasbington, D. O.. d-claes nail matter.) SS All mall subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates cf advertis'ng made known on application. OLIVIER IN RETREAT Abandons His Position Fronting British at Burghersdorp. ae RUMORED RELIEF OF MAFEKING Gen. Gatacre’s Scouts at Spring- fontein—Boers Clear Out. PACIFICATION OF FREE STATE ——— BURGHERSDORP. March 17.—Command- ant Olivier evacuated his position en a hill fn front of the British during the night. Several B force have surrendered. Dr. Dewe of the Cape par- “ther have been arrested. I7.—It fs persiste feking has been re’ irmation of re- iterated that but the war off the rumor LADYSMITH, 's cavalry 1 State border of Mareh 1 Dunden- the Fre y onnoite toland to Debe where a h occurred, in which two Brit rounded. The Boers were rength at an Reen- Tintwa’s pass. ing here report that the very vindictive t many kraals . burned. ched to the der Spruit, 1e Boers, be- p pace with were brought into camp, ared for, Trans- upplied and the Gatacre nts have oceupied Springfontein. The untry is clear of the enemy. The main column is following the scout PACIFICATION OF FREE STATE. Lord Roberts Making Satiafactory Progress at Bloemfontein. LONDO! The peaceful con- quest of the Orange Free State progresses so evenly that ft is now believed there will be little or no fighting until Lord Roberts reach How soon he ends to start out’ with this objective is Yet hinted at, but the pacification of lers seems now engaging ail bis When the move comes it will be a With the secre nd swift ¢ erized all the B since Lord E umed c nw hile nknown. ms is like Sp No Rest for the Engineers. hy lat lets the British treeps In the Free St no rest to ihe engines vice. Girourd, the idiain officer who rules st the railrc new putting em to the most s i from Brus. special,ne is bell Lendon, but nothing is known here It seems hat he would i th, and the e pres fs more likel be soon heard of at one of the other pean capitals, Departure of Lady Roberts. departure of Lady Roberts from Lon- uth 4 Among her Teck, who has gone to join her hus- derick Carrington and y Chesham and Miss Rhodes. the low Cecil Rhode er. A large gather- Lady Roberts farewell, , the parliamen ffice; Mr. Wynk seerctary of th » the lord ma he Duke of Abercorn. 13 accomp “toby h two the dee mourning. Shortly after they ent: loon carriage the lord mayor pres ladies with bunches of sham parture of th in was the signal for a at outburst of enthusi cheering and waving of flags und handkerchiefs Road Open to Norval's Pont. March 16.—The ratl- ened from Bloemfontein eral Pole ew and the Grenadiers have just arrive: rval’s Pont. ——_ soo CHAIR OF FORESTRY AT YALE. Corporation Accepts the Gift of the Pinchot Family. HAVE March SEW Cenn., W—At a meeting yes © Yale corporation vot- ed to acces ft and announced the donors of the fund to establish and endow the department of forests. The donors are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pinchot, and their sons, fford Pinchot and Amos R. Pinchot, The sum donated is $156,000. Gifford Pinchot fs at present head of the depart- ment of forestry In the Agricultural De- with headquarters in Washing- srporation ap- s professor nt to corpo- pmmendation of r school be con- y of forestry. It will be forestry. fford Pinch EDITOR ERE HALL DEAD. Veteran of Civil War; Ex-Member of Massachusetts Legisiature. SREENFIELD, Mass., March A tele- gram received from New Orleans today an- Mounced the death at that place of Eben A. Hall, editor of the Gazette of Green- field, from malarial fever. Mr. Hall was sixty years old. With his wife Mr. Hall went south in February to attend the con- vention of the National Press Association. About two weeks ago he became {ll He was born in Taunton, served three years with Company F. 0th Massachusetts; was elected to the legisiature for two terms as a republican, and was a member of the councils of Governor Butler and Governor Robinson. —_»<--___ GRECIAN WARSHIP COMING. It Will Be the First to Come to the United States. CHICAGO, March 17—The Chronicle holas Sala for Grezce in announced today that the first varship to cross the Atlantic in the history of his nation would leave Ath- ens for New York in a few days. The ves- sel picked for the journey is a cruiser of HINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1900—TW ENTY-FOUR PAGES. THE FORTUNE BRINGER, Frequent and constant advertising brought me all T own.—A. T. Stewart. = Y the pnd Th= consul said that word was sent recently to all the Grecian consuls and agents in the United States to be prepared to go to New ‘York to greet the erviser when it arrives. The captain and crew of the war vessel will spend a month visiting points on the Atlantic coast and will inspect the warships and navy yards of the United States. The cruiser, said the consul, will bring 1) of Greece's most >xperienced naval rep- . tives. With propitious weather it is expected the warship will drop anchor in New York harbor early in April. —__~+<. —_ ENCREASE CIRCULATIO! To York National Banks Take Ac- tion Under New Law. NEW YORK, March A majority of the national banks in New York have already made applications to increase their ctreula- tion te the par value of the bonds dep ed by them at Washington, and the nee sary papers have in most cases been for- rded to the Secretary of the Treasu js estimated that the increase of cireula- amount to at least $2,500,000. ex, of the circulation that may out on the deposit of additi New It tion will siv ———_2+-___ A MILITARY E with ‘ORT. Goy. Tayler of Kentucky Protected While Traveling About. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 17.—Governor Taylor left the state ital Louisville. An escort of twenty s accompanied him to the train. It he is preparing to buy a house near L ville out of the fund which is being made up by republicans in this a s and which has reached COUNTERFEITING DEN RAIDED. Four Alleged English Thieves Caught by Secret Service Men. NEW YORK, March 17.—Operator Hazen of the ¢ at ret service has un- der arrest four alleged well-known Eng- lish thieves, who are charged with making and running a counterfeit coin mill in a tenement house in East 24th street. The place was raided last night by the secret service men, and in it were found twel sets of molds, plating apparatus and 203 Pieces of coin in process of manufacture. Counterfeit coins were also found on the prisoners at the time of their arrest. SEER el VICTIM OF A COAL OIL STOVE. Mrs. Shaw of Frederick, Md. Fatally Burne Sper is ch to The Evening Star. FREDERICK,Md., March 1 : of Mr. Breckenridge jousig if not fat lurned yesterday afiernoon by the acei- dental upsetting 0: a coal oil stove in her Wed room by one of her children. The second son, Robert, aged three years, while playing with some other children, walked backward and upset the stove. Mrs. Shaw grabbed some bed clothing tempted to put out the fire. Finding that ceuld not subdue the flames, she grabbed the stove and carried it balcony and then threw it into t By this time her cloth which Mrs. Shaw }d not put out. She an into the kitchen ud rolled over on the wv, trying te smother the flames. Some hbors hearing the cries of the children » the hou 1 her in s s torn from the windows. y buried, and h Mrs. Sh: nchester, an of ex- w of that county Perbapn LATORS. Citizens of Neeses, S. C., Axk Governor for Protection. ATLANTA, Ga., March J the ConstMution from Columbia, S. station agent and other citizens es, Orangeburg county, telegraphed the vernor at midnight begging for troo, protect them from white regulators, who had twice visited the town, beaten people, white and Black, and promised to return tomorrow «nd kill them. Work on the sur- rounding farms had ben stopped and peo- driven from their be The governot aphed the sheriff to ride across the try with a posse and give protection till troops could be sent tomorrow if need=d, The cause of the lawle: s is unknown. —_—_~<+__ COLLEGE GLEE CLUB DISBANDED. cou President Harper of the Chicago Uni- versity Acts Summarily. CHICAGO, March The Record says: sident Harper of the University of Chi- ago, impelled by the frequ*nt reports of poor class work on the part of the members of the giee, mandolin and banjo clubs, y terday declared the clubs disbanded for the rest of the The immediate result of the action of President Harper was the dissolution of the clubs and cancellation of es wheré the clubs had arranged con- certs for their annual spring vacation trip. The edict of the president will also put an end to the plans of the musical organiza- tion to make a tour of the south In May, as contemplated. —~eoo THREE CONVENTIONS MEET. Py Republicans Nominate Julius Flein mann for Mayor of Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Ohfo, March 17.—Three city conventions were hld today at the me time in this city. The republican con- vention at noon had nominated Julius Fleischmann for mayor by acclamation, Colonel Paul Millikin for city auditor, Sid Holder for police court clerk, W. H. Lue- ders for police court judge and J. R. Kins- ley for city treasur2r. The democratic and. the Independent fepublican conventions ap- pointed conference committees to select a fusion ticket and took a recess till 2 ++. Aid of Widows of Boers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 17.—The Boer hos- pital and ambulance corps finance com- mittee has abandoned the original idea of the organization, which was to send a hos- and ambulance corps to South Africa. been decided to send on the $2,000 they have already collected to the national mmittee of Boer sympathizers at New York, for the assistance of the widows and orphans of deceased Boer soldiers. —__++<___ To Abolish Payment for Desert Lands. The House committee on public lands to- day favorably reported a bill abolishing the payment of $1.25 an acre on lands taken ups by settlers under the desert land act. The other requirements under the desert dnd laws are so onerous that {t was deem- ed but just that these payments should be abolished. The committee also reported favorably a bill to refund $1.25 per acre to persons who have located under the pro- emption or homestead laws, and who have commuted their entries by cash payments at $250 per acre where the lands located were within a railroad grant and the rail- road was never puilt. + e+ _____ More Anti-Trust Resolutions. Representative Richardson of Tennessee today introduced two more anti-trust resolu- tions, one against the American Steel and Wire Company and the other against the Federal Steel Company. ‘ G. W.—*THIS IS WORSE THAN CROSSING THE DELAWARE* TROOPS AND THE MINERS Testimony Fefore ths House Military Affairs Committee. Allan F. Gill Complains of the Con- duct of the Soldiers at Burke on the Day of the Great Explosion. The Co tinued bi stigation was con- e committee on mili- tary aff: ay. The cross-examination of Mr. Forney, which was in progress when the committee adjourned yesterd not resumed today, on account of the lin of the witn Allan F, Gill of Spokane, Wash., a me- chanical engineer, was placed on the stand by Mr. Lentz. He held various public posi- tions in Spokane, and was master mechanic for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company before he beeame master me- chanic of the Tiger and Boorman Mining In that position, among as charged with the em- ployment a: arge of men in the mine. No Need for the Troops at Burke. He testified that he was at Burke April 20, 1800, the day the Bunker Hill mine was blown up. The town was unvsually quiet. 1 the men were at work except ntinued at work until the 3 of May, when numbers of them, including himself, were arrested by the military. H tified that he hed attempted to continue at work. He had explained to the oflicer in charg of the troops that the manager of the mir s absent and that great property inter- s depended upon him. The officer, Maj. Morten. replicd that martial law had been Company of Bark: other duties, he w red, and that he would have to go to Wardner. He testified that he heard Ma). Morten order seme of his troops to break into his (Gill's) house. The soldiers broke in the door. He cha other instances of a similar er. He testified to general rude and treatment suffered by the arrested miners at the hands of the troops. later in the day he was released and went back to the mine with eight miners and worked all night with them to get the water, which had accumulated, out of the mine.’ The only disturbance made in Burke that day was the disturbance creat- ed by the soldiery. There was no necessity for the soldiers, he said, as civil processes could have been served. In his opinion the advent of military defeated the ends . The guilty parties escaped into Had the military not been there se would have returned and been arrested. testified that he had been could have Mr. Gill formed that no release from the “bull pen” in- would be made except on the order of Bartlett Sinclair. -He had had an Interview with Sinclair and had presented affidavits regarding men who had been at work at Burke when the mine Wardner was blown up, but he (Sinclair) refused to release them, saying that he took no stock in affidavits. Sin- clair had informed him that it was the duty of reputable citizens to bring affidavits to convict and not acquit. The witness de- scribed conditions in the “bull pen.” His testimony was similar to that of other wit- ne Trouble With the Firemen, He testified that the deputies had had seme trouble with the firemen under his control, and the former had informed Lieut. Lyons that the firemen iad applied op- probious epithets to them. Lieut. Lyons had complained of this to him (GM) and had said that if such epithets had been applied to him he (Lyons) would have shot the offender. Lieut. Lyons threatefied to send the firemen to the “‘bull pen” unless the firemen apologized. The dignity of the state officers, Lieut. Lyons said, must be upheld. Later the firemen apologized and the trouble was amicably settled. Mr. Gill said that the men in the Coeur d'Alene district were law-abiding. They were not, as a class, inferior to those in any other mining community. There were some bad men among them, but as a class they were ex- eceptionally good men. These bad men were not permanent residents of the district. So tar as the Tiger and Poorman mine was concerned the relations between the miners and Mr. Culberson, the active manager, were very cordial. Without disposing of the witness the com- mittee then adjourned until Monda: To Buy More Gettysburg Land. ‘The Secretary of War has submitted to the House an estimate of an appropriation of $75,000 for the purchase of additional Jand_ on the Gettysburg battlefield lying @outh of the Gettysburg road, COLDEST MARCH WEATHER Temperature Last Night Broke the Record at Many Points, ‘outh Suffered More Than in the Extreme Sorth- west. HICAGO, March 17.—The cemperature this morning beat all records for this late date in March since 1888. At 2 o'clock this morning the thermometer registered 1 de- gree below zero. Ther at deal cf spffering among the poor families. In the northwest the temperature 4s much higher than in this districty The thermom- eter in the Dakotas showed between 16 and 18 deg bove, and the temperature was rising. freezing weather reaches as far south us Macon, Ga., while in northern Texas, Oklahoma and Indian territory snow storms have prevailed. CLE ND, Ohio, March 17.—The low- est Ma temperature experienced in fif- teen years in this city was recorded at the local weather bureau offieg early today. The government thermometer, logated on the roof of a tali building, felf to zefo, while on the street the mercury Indicated trom 1 to 3 below. , : COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 47.—All records for March were brokép for «old here last night and this morning, the thermometer touching zero. The weather bureau records cover twenty-two years and no equal is shown, : PITTSBURG, Pa., March $7.—The mer- cury dropped to 2 degrees above zero about daylight. This is the coldest weather ex- perienced in March in this section for twen- ty-three years. Relief for Ice-Boand Steamers. ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 17.—The smoke of the Icebound steamer Louisville is occa- sionally sighted where she has lain ice- bound five miles out on the Chicago course the past twenty-four hours. The harbor tug, with President Grahanwof the Graham & Morton Company aboard, started to plow through the ice at 7 a.m. A force of men had worked all night preparing provisions for the twenty-two passengers and crew aboard the Louisville. The tug Andy car- ries twenty tons of, 1 to-replenish the empty bins on the L@uisville. Today the steamer was sighted m here. She is be- Heved to be all right.=> A FATAL GASO EXPLOSION. — Five Killed and Two Seriously In- Jured at Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March #—Four dead, two fatally and one: seriously injured, re- sulted from an attempt to start a fire with gasoline here last night. George White used the fluid at James Weafer’s residence and an explosion followed,; the building was on fire and the inmates: were covered with the burning fluié@. The dead: Philip Weaver, aged forty-nine; Roy Weaver, aged fourteen; Loray Weaver, aged three; Tully Weaver, aged three; George, White, aged thirty-five. Fatally burned—Alice Weaver. Seriously burned—James, Weaver. —— > DR. A. B. STRONG DEAD. 7 : He Was a Prominegt Writer.on Medi- cal er CHICAGO, March 37.Dr. A» B. Strong, widely known as a qeyiter om: suggical and medical matters, in the state asy- lum fer the insane; ‘at Kankakee. Death was due to exhaustion, brought about by maniacal excitement, the attack being an acute recurrence of three similar afflic- tions. His mental eollapse xesulted from losses involyed in the failure of the Na- tional Bank of Illinois. j Dr. Strong was bern at Gafesburg, Ohio, and was a graduate of Kenyon College. He served during the civil war in the Sith Volunteer Infantry, and was a member of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. During his career as a phy: he was an active member of the Chicago Medical Society, Iilinols State Medieal Society and Ameri- can Medical Asscelation. — ———2-2___ Steamship Arrivals. At New York—Campania, from Liverpool. At Liverpool—Lueania, from ‘New York. At Naples—Auguste Victoria, from Con- stantinople for New York, —_2-s— ‘The Glenwood tun Burns. KENOVA, W. Va., March 27.—Glenwood Inn, one of the finest hotels én southern Bo eo. Virginia, burnéd early today. Loss, THE WAR IN LUZON Gen. Otis Wants to Enlist Filipinos in Regimental Bands. Purchase of Another Army Transport —Departure of the Sumner—Small- pox on the Newark. The adjutant general received a telegram this morning from General Otis, asking au- thority to enlist Filipinos as members of the regimental! bands in the Philippines. They are a music loving people and their enlistment in the army js considered good policy. Consequently General Otis will be authorized to enlist as many as are needed for the regimental bands. General Otis has issued an order rescind- ing instructions heretofore issued from the headquarters of the Department of the Pa- cific, permitting the employment of Chi- nese as litter or burden bearers for troops in the field or on the march. All Chinese employed in that capacity will be dis- charged from the service. General Otis has also revoked the order allowing the expenditure of a specific amount of money from the public civil fund for the purchaseeof special diet for the regimental sick, no advantage having been taken of the allo nee. The War Department has purchased from the North American Mail Steamship Com- pany the steamship Columbia for use a transport in the Pacific. The Columbia had been chartered by the army transport service from |. August up to a short time ago, when she was released. She is now in San Francisco harbor. Departure of the Sumner. Captain Davis of the quartermaster’s de- partment, in charge of the transport Sum- near, has telegraphed the quartermaster general that the Sumner will leave the Norfolk navy yard today for the purpose of adjusting her compass in Hampton Roads, and will arrive in New York Monday morn- ing. Colonial Bellinger, in charge of the transport branch of the quartermaster gen- eral’s office, has gone to New York city for the ‘purpose of inspecting the Sumner and expediting her preparation for the trip to Manila. In case it is found posstble <h vessel will start on her long voyage be- fore the close of next week. She will carry about 1,100 recruits now assembled at Fort Sloe ura ae foe who are needed to fill vacancies dp the regular regiments {1 Philippines. 2 = eisai ine Smallpox on the Newark. The Navy Department has been advised that ten cases of smallpox have been dis- covered on board the cruiser Newark among the crew of that vessel. The ship arrived at Cavite on January 31, after a cruise through the Philippine Islands. The discovery was made by the surgeons, who were prompt in taking effective measures against the spread of the dread disease. ‘The gunboat Mindanao was converted into a floating hospital, and the patients re- moved to her. Latest accounts from Ad- miral Watson indicate that the surgeons have the situation well in hand. Surgeons Going to Manila. Maj. Baward T. Comegys, surgeon, U. S. A., has been ordered, upon the completion of his duties relative to the medical supply depot at Savannah, Ga., to proceed to San Francisco for temporary duty. Upon com- pleting the same he will take passage for Manila for duty in the Philippines. Capt. Charles E. B. Flagg, assistant sur- geon, U. S. A., has been relieved from fur- ther duty at San Francisco, Cal., and or- dered to Fort Grant, Arizona, to relieve Maj. Bdwin P, Gardner, surgeon, U.S. A. Maj. Gardiner will then proceed to San Francisco for temporary duty, upon the completion of which he will take passage for Manila for duty in the Philippines. ————e-_____ MINISTER MERRY’S MISSION. Going to Managua to Investigate Status of Canal Concessions. By direction trom the State Department, United States Minister Merry is now on his way from Costa Rica to Managua, the capi- tal of Nicaragua. His mission is not, as has been surmised, connected with the re- ported issue between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but relates entirely to canal matters. Up to this time there has been no satis- factory outcome of the controversy between Nicaragua and the Maritime Canal Com- Pany respecting the status of the latter's concession. The Nicaraguan government claimed thai the concession had expired by failure of the Maritime company to perforn the amount of work required by the con- cession, in which case the Cragin-Eyre con- cession would su time Canal Co: however, contended t avoidable delay in the ersede that of the Mari- The latter compaay, At there had been no pre work, and appealed 1 ion by arbi- tration on that point, advantage of a clause in the origi: mcessinn —pro- viding means for sett disputes, Next there was a quarrel between the company and the Nicaraguan government over the nationality of the arbitrat » and finally matters have become so ir od that Min- ister Merry has been ordered to Mar to make a personal investigation what is proper protect the iniere the Maritime Canal Comp ag ae A REMARKABLE RECORD. Great Increase in Eaportn Shown by the February Reports. The month of February made the most re- markable record of “ebruary in the history of our fereign commerce. ‘The ex- ports during that month averaged $5,000,000 for every business day tn the month, and the total exports were $11: or more than 25 per cent greater than those of any preceding February. Not only are the ex- ports larger than those of any preceding February, but the exce-s of exports over imports is also much larger than in any preceding February, surpassing those of : and being mor < of that of ar a month of he: importations, and it frequently happens that the imports exceed the exports, so that an excess of $1,901,612 in exports over imports in Februar: ecord of the month a remark: fact that the importati to $68,774,150, were slix! those of any preceding The relative importar 1900, record will be more ¢ it is stated that the ave ports during the 1 000,000 a month, w February, 1900, as February is earlier year, ports over imports <n), while that 1.G12. This maki The eight mont 090,000) ne corresponeing r IS, and makes al exports in the 40 will exceed those xportation f: ending with February greater than that ‘of months of the fiscal x it apparent that our tot fiscal year ending June of any preceding year by probably $100,- 000,000 and carry ‘the total commerce Gt the year considerably beyond the $2,0:0,000.~ 009 line. —_——__++ SAMOAN CHIEF NOTIFIED, Informed That the Istands Are Under American Sovereignty. — The Navy Department has received a re- port from Commander Tilley of the Aba- Fenda, who is temperarily looking after the interests of the United States in Tu- tuila. The officer reports that satisfactory progress 1s being made in the construction of the steel pier and buildings for the coal- ing station in Pago Pago harbor. He has little to say touching political conditions, but transmits a copy of a formal notifica- tion issued by him to the principat chief in Tutuila notifying him that in the di of the Samoan &roup. that island, wi the three adjacent a smaller islands of the group, had fallen to the share of the United States, and the inhabitants would be protected and assisted. ————__ INDEMNITY F PEARS’ DEATH. Minister Hunter Will Press Upon Hon- duras a Request for Settlement. United States Minister Hunter is return- ing to his post with to renew his request upon the g nt of Hon- duras for a settlement « im of indem- nity on account of the kil of the young Pittsburg m over a year ago. The De has had no official inf. tempt on the part of « ars, a little of State mation of any at- the dead man’s brothers to withdraw the claim 3: consid- eration of a large timber concession. Through unofficial channels, however, it has been gathered that some such negotia- tions were afoot, one af the = brothers being a party to them, but his ac tions are said lo have been without the . proval of the remainder of ihe fam certainly the Department of state not be influenced in its action by negotiations. ———_—_+-e + TRIBUTE TO HAYWARD. Eulogics Delivered in the House and Resolutions Adopted. Members of the House today pronounced eulogies upon the late Monroe L. Haywant, a senator from Nebras other busi- ness of importance: acted. Mr. Kahn (Cal.) called up a biN to pro- vide for the purchase by the Keeluk Pack- of land in Alaska ing Company of a stri used by the company for the past twenty years. The bill was passed. Mr. Brick (ind.) called up a bill to relieve the superintendent of the milltary academy at Mexico, Mo., from loss on account of the destruction of government rifles by fire. This bill was also p: 1. Mr. Burkett (Neb.) then presented resolu- ce in memory of the late Monroe L. Hay- ward. Tributes were paid to Mr. Hayward’ memory by Messrs. Burkett, Mercer, Stark, Sutherland and Neville of Nebraska and Mr. Hull of Iowa. The resolitions were adopted and the Hou: a8 an additional mark of respect, at 1:25, adjourned. —_-e-______ Personal Mention, > B. D. Caldwell, traffic manager; T. W. Lee, general passenger agent, and Guy H. Adams, traveling passenger agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western rail- road, are at the Raleigh. They are consult- ing with the traffic managers and other railway officials of the city. The gentlemen are all westerners, and represent the new management of the D., L. and W. Rev. W. E. Parson, D.D., pastor of the Church of the Reformation, has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual address to the literary societies of Newberry Col- lege, Newberry, S. C., June 19, 1900. J. Edward Mitchell, jr., of this city sailea for Paris March & Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson of Chicago have taken Justice Nott’s house, &26 Con- necticut avenue, for the remainder of the season. ———+- + ______ Seeretary to Gen. Corbin. Mr. Walter H. Allensworth of Ohio has been appointed private secretary to the ad- jutent general of the army, at @ salary of $1,800 a year. Mr. Allensworth entered the government service as a stenographer and typewriter on the temporary rolls of the adjutant general's office in May, 1898, and was appointed a regular clerk at $1,000 un- der civil service laws and rules in August, 1899. In January last he was promoted to a $1,200 clerkship, and since the transfer of Private Secretary Coursey from the adju- tant general's office to the office of the Sec- retary, a few months ago, Mr. Allensworth has been performing most of the duties of private secretary to Adjutant"General Cor- bin. He is an expert stenographer and tyepwriter and has made a good record in the War Department. —_—_—__+ e+ -____ Designated as Depet Squadrons, By direction of the acting secretary of war, the squadron of-the 34 Cavairy sta- tioned in the department of the east, the squadron of the 8th Cavalry stationed in the department of the Missouri and the squadron of the 10th Cavalry, stationed in the department of Texas, have been desig- nated as depot squadrons of their respec- tive regiments, AT THE WHITE HOUSE Conferenc2s With the President on Porto Rico, OPPONENTS OF A ‘TARIFF CALL The Chief Executive Enjoys a Novel Raid. AL, MILITIA COMM od Loc. The contrasts In the datly duties President, whose positfon requires h turn from the consideration ef que: grave and momentous to matte 2nd social nature, were never more illustrated than today. The President spent more than an hour 4 a conference with Senators Elkins and Proctor as to the Porto Rican tariff bill pending in the Senate. Both of th tors believe that the republican p: commit a serious blunder if st goes ord as favoring a Porto Rican tariff. are men-of strong convictions, whe woul’ not hesitate to point out to the President the grave mistake be! and it is be- lieved they did so. The President himvelf considers the question (he most important Matter now before the country. An Invas of Children. Immediately after this conference there were ushered into the President lady and her six bright litth youngest five and the were the little sons : ughters T. Rice, the president of the Hollax marine Boat Compan: ad were panied by their mother.” Without oF the dignity of the chief executive they crowded cl and impetuously around the President, gnd chatted without rest One of the little fellows asked for the § dent's autograph. Ths chief executive down at his desk and ixgan to write, Every other little one then made a similer request. ‘They crowded around th Presi- dent, climbed on the back of his chair 2n6 actually shook his elbow while he was writ-> irg. The President appeared hugely the novelty of the occas Wro! seven autographs in su something he has never done before. rarely writes autographs, and thi jor them which daily go to* the House are courteously refused by officials without the President being aware of them. Further Porto Rican Talk. After the reception of the children ana the reception of three Ottawa Indians who wanted to shake the hands of the “Great White Father” the President agai sumed more serious matters, entering a conference wit r Beveridge as ta the Porto Ri: ator Beveridge # position is not known, but it is thought he will vote for the bill in the Senate. The President continues to hold to the belief that if the qu ion ts thoroughly ex- plained to the country the republicans will have nothing to fear, but many republicans urge that the republican party does not care to begin a defensive campaign. It 1s pointed out that the party has never had good luck conducting such campaigns of those who talk with the Pre ave argued that it will be wis Senate to defeat the bill as it That would le ng before Congress, and the muld go over until the next se cont wing t responsibility in the Pre = hands, Senator Warren of Wyoming was in con- ference with the President some tinie. He - said_he is confident the ate will pass the Porto Rican bill at sit was passed by the House. He was not sure how soun a vote would be reache Jationa’ ard Commissions. President McKinley has issued commis- f to the following off ers of the mi- litia of the District: Pinkney William Smith, first Heutenant. Company D, 34 Bat~ talion; Arthur Louis E first Heute t. D. 4th Battalion; James Edwin Leeman, second lieutenant, Company D, 4th Battalion. J. Morgan Jennison of Philadelphia was at the White Ho With his son, E. B. Jennison, who ts an applicant for a lieuten- ancy in the regular army. A Counterfeiter Pardoned. President McKinley has granted a pari Ci A. Pachin, convicted y 2), 189 in his pos _ and rs in prison at Rochester pardon is granted on account of fll health, ees For Contagious Diseases Hospital. The trustees of Garfield Memorial tal have sent to Senator McMillan an esti- mate for additional improvements to the annex of that institution, which was fixe.l for the care of minor contagious diseases by means of an appropriation of Conzress. ‘The estimates aggregate $6,150, which is made up of the following items: Driveway from the entrance to the rear or kitchep Goor, $500; finishing basement, $1,000 reg- ulating terraces of the grounds, $1,000: put- ting lawns of groun mndition, $700; additional water U.; chere on east side of the hospit pavilions for diphtheria and scarl: patients, $1,000; filter, $350; supplying fire- places with grates, $100. a Navi Surgeon J. D. Gatewood has been de- tacked from the Lancaster and ordered to the bureau of medicine and surgery. Paymaster Z. W. Reynolds, when charged from the hospital, will aw: ders at San Diego, Cal. Naval Cadet W. T. Cronan, lewa to the Marblehead. Naval Cadet J. B. Gilmer, from the Mar- blehead to the Jowa. Naval Cadet R. D. White, from the Ma blehead to the Ranger. ‘Assistant Paymaster R. Spear, to tempo- rary duty on the Independence and to the Asiatic station. Sis Warrant Machinists L. Arne, W. G from the ¥ and G. C. Ellerton, from the Nero to the Vermont y Boatswain William Johnson, from thé Caesar to the Franklin. —_—_—_—__-.- —___— Local Pei Pensions were issued today to the follow- ing residents of the District of Columbia: Annie D. Wood, $30; Mary V. Walker, $45 J. T. Collins, $6; Minor Coleman, $12; Ber- nerd Rucge, $12; Chas. F. Mansfield, $14; D. S. Lundrum %; Thomas ornelius 86; Grace S Brown, $8; John Sheehen, $6; Francis A. Weaver, $6; A. F. Kingsley, #6. —_—_—_—_-2-____— Movements of Naval Vessels. The Scorpion, which is being used as a transport ship for the Isthmian canal come mission, has sailed from Colon for San Bias bay further north on the isthmus. The Alliance has arrived at St. Croix. oo The Topeka to Be Overhauicd. The Cruiser Topeka is to be added to thi list of training vessels, She will be overd hauled and fitted out for that purpose at the Boston navy yard, at an estimated cost of $25,000. Naval Constructor Baxter of the Boston yard recently reported that thé - Topeka was no longer of any material use as war vessel, and recommended that she be used for a transport. The Oks navigation, however, decided to add to" the list of training ships.