Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-09

Mr. RAZIAAN's TESTIMONY coHcLrpEp-y srArtxY
BROWN on THE STAND.

Aecsohc tue SOuTt 81 kmo
CURRY To-day.
Mr. BAzIAAN's TESTIMONY coHcLupEp-y. srAntxY
BROWN on THE STAND.
When the record OF yesterdays proceedings OF
the Swain court OF inquiry were read in the court
this morning Mr.. Bateman stated that Il was a
Senator nom Minnesota and not Wisconsin who
was 70 be president OF one OF the Columbia COPPER
mining companieA
Mr. Batemans examination was continued He
gave further details OF his business relations with
Gen SWAIN The witness said that his experience
with army pay accounts was BRIEF About the sane
time he made the advance 10 Morrow he invested
Sauu ana out OF all there was only one good &C
After he left the stand orders were issued TO SIM
mon Paymaster Cary and the paymaster general
OF the army 10 ascertain what action was taken re-
ialing 70 the pecuniary disabilities OF Col MORROW.
J. STANLEY BRowN,
who was private secretary OF President Carried
and subsequently for time O member OF the firm
OF Bateman Co., was then examined. He testi-
ned that the pAutrey claim for 5000 was pur-
chased by the rm for Gen. Swain. by direction OF
the latter he never heard Gen. swain complain
about II. AS 10 the loan made him by Gen Swain
20 enable him he wtness) TO increase his capital.
the witness said Gen. Swain gave him &S.op In
politan National bank, and check for
1000 on the firm OF Bateman Co This
latter check was never paid PRACTICALLY the loan
that witness was 10 pay per cent interest besides
10 per cent OF the profits he might make during the
ton of any arrangement in which the due bin ig-
ured. When a settlement was made witness simply
deposited the money due Gen. swain TO Gen.
swain credit subject, OF course, TO the unpaid
Nj. George B. Cr1ttenden. the secretary and engi-
neef Oh tne Columbia copper company, testified as
TO the method - subscriptions
MI Ropert T. Humphrey was next called, and
destined to circumstances leading TO the suit
against A. E Bateman-
What Secretary Lincoln Says.
HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE BROKERS CoMPRo-
A!sE WITH COL MORROW.
Secretary Lincoln says in regard TO the testi-
mony In the Swain court OF inquiry yesterday
that the arrangement by the brokers TO pool their
claims to the pay OF Colonel MORROW, thereby pre-
venting court martial, was made with the sane
ton OF the War department; that ne knew OF no
such arrangement; that no charges were preferred
against Colonel Morrow for duplicating his pay
accounts, and the only action he took In the mat
ter was not 10 prevent the payment OF Colonel
Morrows salary 70 De restricted 10 Washington To
be made by single paymaster. This was done at
the request OF Colonel Morrow, through the pay
master general, TO allow him TO uquida,e some
supposed honest debts he had contracted To show
that Colonel Morrow was not treated with favori-
tsm the Secretary cites the instance OF his speedy
court martial subsequently, when charges Of
drunkenness were preferred against him.
Failures OF the Electric Light I'm Paris.
From Courier DIES Etsts Unis. April g. 1894
The municipality Of Paris has made great efforts
to introduce the electric light on the boulevards
and the public places, and also in the government
buildings OF the city, but IT is positive fact now
that all these attempts are failures
Since 1870 to this time several trials have been
made The experiments OF Forcau,t I'm 1874. upon
the Place de Ia Concorde, are still In the memory OF
many. One remembers also TO have seen an cleo
trio lamp in 1861. above the entrance OF the Paais
ROYAL, This lalnD took the nlapa N ftrr,a NJ
the gaslights OF this square, but certain day the
light went out, and since then IL was never lighted
In 1878 the electric light made its appearance
again IN more complete state and grandeur,
which seemed TO be defntlve. Eight electric lights
We're put Ia operation on the Place de rOpera. The
"Society Generate d'ElectZiute" was willing TO en-
gage itself TO light by eectzute the entire Avenue
de fOpera, the "Place du Theatre Francaisn and
during the Universal Exposition the elevations of
the Paais Bourbon, OF the Madeline and OF the Arc
de Trfumphe de fEtoile. The municipal council
was not willing TO accept all these propositions,
the expenses OF which would have amounted TO an
Immense sum. But the centennial OF Voltaire was
% be celebrated the 3Oth OF May OF that year. 1878
10 do honor TO vOltaire, and also for the expert
lhent Itself, the avenue derOpera" and the "Pace
du Theatre Francois" were, with solemnity lighted
the 30th OF May by thirty-two electric lamps This
number was, some weeks later, increased to forty
SIX lamps. and the city lamps which In the BEGIN
ming had been used for the purpose were replaced
by white translucid globes, which produced a
charming effect Nevertheless, the lights remained
undulating and treacherous, and many nights the
electric lights OF the "Avenue de rOperaS PLAYED
some bad tricks on the Inhabitants and the passen-
gers OF that street. The municipality extended the
experiment from trimertre quarter TO trimertre
until April, 1882 The "Place du Chateau d'Eaun
and the "Place de la Castillo" had also received
similar apparatus; but no well-indicated improve
ment during the four years experiments had been
accomplished. and the municipality refused to 60
any further with the expenses, and the company
admitting their inability TO push the experiments
Rp EloagJ he1st-of Anrt. 1892 the gas refOok It's
before May 30, 1873 The electric lights OF the
"Place du Carousel" have resisted longer. These
belonged to another system worked by another
company. Here, also, the municipality Is disguised
having spent large sums OF money, and is still en-
gagged by contract until December, 1884, and IL is
almost certain now that at that time the gas will
retake the 'Place du CarouSel," as Ii has retaken
the "Avenue de pOpera" and the rest"