Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-26
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
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eA-oenaCOr GORDON, Representatives kaSSOn, Brewer
New York; Bingham, Caldwell, Burleigh, Ray,
HolCOn, Och1ltree, Parker and Skinner, with E NJ.
eiates, s. Cooper and r Macy, OF New York.
THE CLAIM OF Peter p Little, administrator,
was argued in the Court of Claims to-day. This Is
claim against the District arising under con-
tract with the board OF public works. This COM
pleteu the docket for February, and the court ad-
]Ourned until next Monday
COMMISSIONS have been issued to Elizabeth Sin
clair. postmaster at Dover, Loudoun county, Va,
ana JACOB Masemer, Browntown, Va
MAIL MISUNDERSTANDING H. Sheffield has
D 6een designated as mail messenger at Carsley,
Surry county, Va, and Thomas Engart at Buch-
anan, Botetourt county, Va
THE GREELY RELIEF ExPEDIT1oN.-Capt Schley
last evening submitted to Secretary Chandler the
names OF the officers selected by him to accompany
him on the Greedy relief expedition 1t is thought
mat the selections will be approved to-day and the
orders for the officers will be issued Immediately
afterwards.
MELVILLE TO GO INTO THE POLAR SEA AaA1N.-It
has been arranged that Chief Engineer George Mel
Vile will accompany the Greedy relief expedition
as chlef engineer OF the Thets.
DID Ex-M1N1srER PARTRIDGE COMMIT SU1c1DE?-
Relatives and friends in Baltimore of Minister Par
fridge, whose death by suicide was announced in
Yesterdays STAR, are firm In the belief that his
death was caused by heart troubles and not by
suicide and they think that in transmission by tel
egraph seaside was mistaken for ''suicide," as
Alicante, where his death occurred, is seaside re-
sort In Spain Upon inquiry at the State depart
ment 1t is learned that no information has been re-
ceved, except what was stated yesterday, that his
death occurred by suicide at Alicante.
THE REPORT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
The President still has in his possession the report
OF the civil service commission. 1t is understood
that the delay In transmitting it to Congress is due
to the fact that the President intends to send with
1t a special message, which he has not yet found
time to prepare
PROPOSED NEW LIFE SAVING STAT1oN.-N. E.
Gould, the keeper OF the life saving station near
Chatham, Mass, mas written to the Treasury de-
partment setting forth the necessity OF esta abshing
another station ut Chatham, as the coast In that
vicinity Is considered the most dangerous in New
England. superintendent kimball Will take steps
10 secure the necessary appropriation
SPECIAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. - The
civil service commissioners have, stated In THE
STAR, ordered special examinations for appoint
ments in the Patent Office to be held at the civil
service commission rooms March 8th. These ex-
aminationS will be for appointments as assistant
examiners. assistants in the scientific library,
chancal draughtSman and cOpyiStS OF drawings
The examinations Will embrace questions in algebra
and geometry, physics, chemistry and the princi-
pies OF science applied to arts, and will be different
fOr the different positions, each examination in
Guiding only such branches are considered neces-
sary to test the fitness OF the applicant for the
been received, and other applications will still be
received Preparations are In progress for special
examination for clerkships in the State depart
ment. This examination will include one or more
OF the modern languages. the general geography
and history, and the principles OF constitutional
and and International law. Persons whose names are
already on the general register or eligible, whose
application papers claim the special knowledge re-
CURED may be examined In these special eXalntna-
tiOnS without losing their standing on the general
list.
PERsoNA1--sir Randall and Lady Roberts, of
London, England, have apartments at the Dunbar
ton.-Eugene Field, of the Chicago Nears, is in the
city.-It is Mr. McElroy, the Presidents brother
1n-law, who Is visiting at the White House-nOt
"Mrs Elroy, the Presidents mother-in-law," as
States Senator FAIR, Of Nevada. is Educating % his
youngest son at Quincy. Mass. where he is prepar-
ing for the scientific department of Harvard College
mining and civil engineer.-Hon. E. BarksdaIe, OF
Mississippi, is at the Metropolitan.--H J. Altman,
Of th England and Geo Meddek Of soeorro are at
phia Press, is at the Arlington.-W. NJ. Calender,
OF London, England, is at Wormley's-J. +. Cor
Of Tennessee, are at the Rlsgs.-Geo W. Melville,
ps;N p.s:s - OF Jelnnette fame is at the Ebbtt
Ancona 81 Is Sansyass a5
Geo H. W1tner, Hon. Isaac McHose, j. X. Fighter
anu AM, WE. i. Z: Merritt, j. H. Chatham and wife,
all OF Reading, Pa, were at the Capitol today.
Department of Justice Agents.
MR. TURNER AGAIN BEFORE MR. sPRINGER's CON-
MITTEE-HE CLAIMS THAT THE AGENTS SENT TO
ALABAMA WERE INFLUENCED BY IMPROPER
MOTIVES.
The examination Of Mr.. George Turner was con-
tnued before Mr.. Springers committee this morn
Ing. Before entering upon the examination Mr..
Springer announced to the committee that he had
TWO LETTERS FROM MR.. WAYNE M'vEIGH,
saying that owing to death In his family he would
not be able to appear before the committee on Mon
day He said that, with the committees consent,
ne would request Mr.. Macveigh to appear on We'd
nesday. and Mr James: who would appear on
Tuesday, would be examined first.
MR.. TURNER CoRRHcTs HIS TESTIMONY AND MAKES A
REQUEST.
Mr. Turner, on taking the stand, said that he
wanted 70 make correction In his testimony OF
yesterday. In which he said that Deputies Franklin
and Barbour had acknowledged their guilt. He did
not want TO be understood 10 have said that these
men had made confessions. He then explained
how he conceived them to have acknowledged their
guilt. He then said that he wanted to submit tes-
tmony such as the special agents had been allowed
70 submit He wanted to show by documents in
his possession that these agents OF the Department
OF Justice had been Influenced in their fnyestfpa-
lions by improper motives and had used irregular
means OF securing indictments He said further
that these agents had squandered the public
money In trying to secure Indictments to satisfy
their own personal ends.
Mr.. Springer ruled that no evidence could be re-
persona! knowledge.
The witness then claimed that he should be al
lowed TO submit the same class of evidence as had
been received from the witnesses against him. He
complained that the agents OF the Department of
Justice had conducted their investigations at the
government expense, and were allowed to present
ex parte evidence while he, who was not rich, and
could not afford to bring witnesses to Washington.
was not allowed to present documentary evidence
He was Informed by the committee that he would
be permitted to present all proper testimony and
all proper witnesses whose testimony was neces-
sary would be secured by the committee.
He said that the position he took was that the
general agent OF the Department OF Justice and his
agents had been guided by improper motives in
office in Alabama He submitted some .humorous
statistics" and some further unimportant tesUI-
mOny.
BOWEN
In his testimony, to the effect that Mr. Strobach
had been appointed to the position OF deputy mar
shal Of Alabama in order that he might make all
the money he could and work up q congressional
campaign, he said that Mr.. StrObach applied to
him for the appointment, and offered to furnish
money for the expenses OF the Office. The Ofbce
was then in need OF money and 1t was necessary to
have deputies who could for the time being nav
their own expenses.
The witness made further endeavors to bring
under rdicule the agents of the Department of JUS
tice, but presented but little evidence which the
committee would allow.
THE NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN CONvENT1oN,-The
republican state committee Of New jersey met at
Trenton laStnight, thirteen members being present
and ex-senator Hobart presiding A call was issued
fOt.f hal hold NJ cfofn