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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-29

PERsONAL.-Senator and Mrs. Logan are ex-
pected to return to Washington from the Thou
sand Islands in q few days.-Senator Sewell
Will be rendered q reception and banquet in
Camden on his arrival from Europe on Friday
neXt-W. Seary, United States minister to
post Of duty-.Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Boyd aud
their little son are at Virginia Beach.-Col.
and Mrs. MARYLAND will spend the month Of
september In Ohio, and the month of October
and Fro ca be sWssS
ington are in Newport. MIR. Patter-
son Sprigg is confined to his residence
s with an Am at attack s OF typhoid fsrey-
son; OF Washington. were in New York last
scription ball at the Newport Casino last even
Ing Were ex-President Arthur, the Hon. Lionel
sackvilie West, the British Minister; n. Rous-
ian, .ne french Minister; Senator Aldrich. and
commissioner Edmonds, now at Cresson
spring, Pa, says ~ am In good health again"
~, -. w m l.. Bramhall has returned to the
CITY alter months visit with friends In New
Io,n state-Mr. w. D. Blackburn, Of the ixth
IN Pennsylvania and New York.-Mr. Theo-
core =. Swayze, late chief clerk Of the Treasury,
ana wiie, who have been visiting In Massachu-
ses., VIII return TO the city about Sep
katie =. Scott and r. II. Scott,
Warrington, are ct Atlantic City
r.. Clay stewart is at Orkney Springs, va
Josepn N. w hitney, chief clerk OF the bureau Of
John l. Davis Is ct Narraeansett Pier.-Gen.
ingalls, - at the Virginia Hot Springs.-F. A.
Lut1 has returned frOm Rehoboth Beech--F,
- = Goode has left Roam mountain, Tsnn., for
q nafnss he s : v,r 1eis
Hasbor. Nj Desert
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Affairs I'm Alexandra.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD-The city school board
met last night, and there were present Messrs
Moore, Marbury, Mankin, Leadbeater, Carne
and Strauss, and the superintendent of schools
The clerk called the roll, and announced that
six members only were present, and the board
was without quorum. The superintendent
read the resignation of g. w. Pipe as q teacher
in the cOlored schools, and said that as, without
agreeable to the members present, appoint W.
B. Pinn as a teacher in Snowden school until
the next meeting of the board.
POLITICAL MATTERs.-The state democratic
committee will meet here next Tuesday. The
city democratic committee has added j. A.
Marshall and X. Kemper to the committee, vice
p. B. Hoe and John M. johnson, resigned, so
that the committee now cosists of Messrs.
Brent, Norton, Price, Marbnry, Knox, Ballen-
that Attorney General Blair would speak here
on Friday night was cancelled some day ago.
The democratic congressional committee has
terday until next week. The city committee
has announced Judge Charles E. Stuart as the
democratic candidate for the house of delegates,
there being no opposing candidate for the
NoTEsSThe teachers of the public schools
instructions as to the opening Of the public
schools next week.-The base ball game at
the Washington-streetg grounds here, yesterday,
Washingtons, The work Of unloading the
schooner J: II. MARVEL, which has brought coal
here for Hewes Aitcherson, was disturbed
ployed TO unload and the mate OF the vessel,
but, after some excitement, work was resumed
In the afternoon, and has been completed to
Sarepta hall last night, but made no converts.
The opera house is being rcarranged, and
He hs
law; John King and Ella Murray, for disorderiy
conduct and Jane Lyles, colored, has been sent
20 Ct Of
an "odOriess machine" In Washington.
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Affairs i'm West Washiuetor.

THE RETREAT AT GEORGETOWN UNIyER.
of the diocese of Richmond, Va, was completed
this morning. The session commenced last
Monday at the Georgetown university, and was
Owing to the absence of the bishop, the vicar
general presided. The visiting clergy, VINO left
for their homes this morning We're; Ravs. A.
Wander Vyveo, (vicar generall; E. NJ. Tierney,
]. w. Lynch, John Doherty, j. McVerry, ]. s.
Tiernan, Charles Donohoe, NJ. OKeefe, J. r.
Il Brady Soseph Fro @
rell, F. v. Mccarthy. ''''O = -
Miss Christiana Beau Mackall, daughter of DR..
Louis MackaH, died yesterday morning, in the
21th year OF her age, from catarrh OF the stom-
ach, from which She has been q long sufferer.
She leaves wide circle Of friends, who mourn
her death. The funeral will take place to-mor.
row afternoon, at o'clock, from her late resi-
terment at Oak Hill cemetery.
FOUND IN PossEssIoN.-A horse and wagon
near Seneca, Md, was stolen Yesterday alter,
noon while standing on NJ street, near sod
street. "A young man named Simmons was
while driving the missing horse and wagon.
NOTES.-The visitors parlors at the George.
town university are undergoing renovation.
relatives in southern Maryland for several
weeks, returned home last night-William
Hickman returned home yesterday morning,
after few weeks sojourn at Ocean View.
APPLIED FOR TRANSPORTATION. - Mrs.
America A. Kemp, who says she is the niece
Of Gen. Andrew Jackson, and lately from
to the thifd precinct police station for trans
portation this morning. She was referred to
the sanitary Office.
GRAIN RECEIPTs.-Canal boat Maryland ar
rived yesterday with 200 bushels Of corn for
Hartley Bros. Corn sold on Change at 81 cents
q bushel.
1EMPERArURE AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature. ~; con-
dition, 8. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
A. -
connection, IL. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, rs; condition at infiuent gatehouse,
a: condition at eff1uent gatehouse, 8. High
tides in the river to-day at 9:23 a. m. and
9:37 d. m.
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Special Civil Service Examinations.

a CHANCE FOR PHYSICIANS AND oTENOGhA.
Pliers TO GET OFFICES.
The civil service commission will hold COM
petitive examination Saturday, September 9Th,
at a. m, at its rooms at Washington for med
ical reviewers, at a salary OF $1,000, in the
Pension office. They must be physicians of
skill and experience. Applications must be
made upon the special application blank fur
nished by the commission. 1t is the duty of
medical reviewers to determine medical ques-
tiOns, including the degree of the disability Of
claimants, as the basis of the rate of pension.
The examination of applicants will include, be-
sides the questions in medicine, surgery, medi-
cal Jurisprudence and hygiene, an examination
in photography, penmanship and letter writing,
arithmetic, to include fractions, interest and
discount, geography and history Of the United
States and its wars, and the principal provis-
ions OF the pension laws.
The commission will hold competitive ex-
animation Wednesday, September 9th, at a.
m, at its rooms in this city, for stenOgraphers
who are also type writer's. Female applicants
are especially desired. This examination will
be supplementary to the general or limited ex-
animation, either of which must be taken as a
part OF it. Every applicant must file general
application blank furnished by the commission.
All applicants will be summoned whose prox-
unity to Washington will allow them to attend.
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From wall street To-day.

NEW YORK, August 29.-The stock market
was decidedly weak at the opening this morn
ing. first prices showing a decline ~ Il 60 " per
cent, except Northwestern, which was I'M
changed, aud Union facinc, which was \.
higher. The prominently weak stocks were
all OF which were IA per cent lower. The mar
ket continued weak and moderately active
decline was checked. and renewed dullness
again set in ana SO continued during the re-
muinder OF the morning At the same time
prices slowly crept up, most OF the early losses
being recovered. while Western Union Il l. and
Lackawanna and Northwestern IA higher than
they opened. At IL O'Clock the market n very
duu and firm. Total sales first hour 81 100
shares.
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Ex.COnsul Van BOkelen's Story.


CONFINED FOR OVER YEAR IN A LOATHSOME
HAYTIEN DUNGEON.
G. A. Van Bokelen, eX-United States consul
general at Portau-Prince, Hayti, arrived in
Philadelphia yesterday. While consul general,
Van Bokelen married a Haytien woman, and
at the end Of his term became q dealer in the
money of the native government. Having &C
quired considerable wealth, he wished to buy
real estate, but found it illegal for an alien to
do So He evaded the law, however, and bought
property in Port-au-Prince. When President
Soloman discovered this he had Van Bokelen
arrested and thrown into prison with murder
ers and desperadOes of the worst kind, all of
them negroes. The prison was in swamp, the
wall constantly drpped water, and Van BOke-
lens cell was of stone, feet by 4. There the
ex-consul was forced to live from March, 1884,
until the 9th Of June, 1885, the place being
infested with rats and loathsOme vermin. His
health, which was robust when he was first i'm
prisoned, is now entirely broken down, and he
has become a victim to both consumption and
chronic catarrh. Mr.. Van Bokelen says no at
tention was paid by President SOloman to let
tiers from Secretary Frelinghuysen, and he was
not released until Secretary Bayard wrote the
Haytien president demanding his instant re-
lease, stating at the same time that if he was
not released a United States man-Of-war would
be dispatched to Port-au-Prince, with instruc-
lions to adopt severe measures If necessary.
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The republicans of Gen. g. III. Newberry's dis
trict, In Virginia, met yesterday In Wytheville
and by acclamati0n nominated ]. Gordon Reg
ley for the senate.
A British man-ofwar has gone to occupy
Ambo, on Tajourah bay, east Africa The OBJ
tect is to anticipate the occupation OF the place
by France.
The English boundary commissioners are irri-
tated at the governor OF Herat having discov-
cred him tAmpering with letters Addressed to
members Of the commission.
A Canadian Indian chief on the st. Lawrence
whose tribe numbers 5000 Indians, says II Riei
Gov. Ireland, Of Texas, has refused 70 honor .
reputation nom Gov. McNein, OF Georgia On
account OF legal inaccuracies =
Chas. Townsend, oolOred, was hung yesterday
at Huntev1uQ, Ala, for the mrder q an old mnn
named 1teeul1An, Deoosmhoe q 1854.
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''sse.ltns the Livery or He.ve..-
KANSAS HORSE THIEF ARRESTED WHILE
CONDUCTING A CANE MEErINa-

CONDUCTING CAMP MEErINo.
LAWRENCE, KAN, august 29.-The sheriff
LaIoot, who was placed In the county Jail Tor
morse stealing committed over year ago Tai
oott was found In Galloway county, conduct
acircuit OF two or three surrounding countIes
In which work be has been engaged Tor the past
nine months. lie Is a mulatto, - years OF
age; isvery intelligent and attended the Metho-
dist Episcopal university at Baldwin CITY this
county, for two years up 20 June 1ssI when
he stole a team OF horses and sold them I'm
Warrensburg. Mo. He stole two horses there
and returning sold them i'm this county. The
sheriff found Talbot holding forth I'm a colored
church at Boydville and was obliged 10 tear
him from his congregation I'm a fainting condi-
ton, the brothers anu sisters tearfully beseech-
ing the officer mot TO take the brother away"
Talbot will plead guilty..
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Senator Edmunlls ON the Administers
ton.

ton.
HE FEARS THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
MOVEMENT WILL GRADUALLY PETER OUT.
Senator Eemunds talked at unusual length
with q reporter of the Boston Record at Camp
Pingree, VT, on Thursday, mostly in regard to
the administration and civil service reform.
The Senator declared himself q firm advocate
of civil service reform. He thinks the Presi-
dents Intentions are good in the premises, but
fears the men about him are not in sympathy
with him In this matter. Mr.. Edmunds con-
tinued: "The majority Of his cabinet are un-
favorable to it: Now, it is impossible for one
each appointment. The President cannot
know himself the circumstances of per cent of
the appointments he makes" The Senator then
alluded to republicans being removed from
in their places, and resumed: II think there is
no doubt that gradually these changes will con-
tinue until the policy and practice Of the adj
ministration have degenerated into simply a
spoils system. There is no doubt that If the
Senate had not been republican the change
would have come already. II the Senate had
been democratic 1t would not have adjourned
when it did, but would have stayed over u
month or more, and there would have been a
clean sweep"
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Germany's Action Regarding the Car.
Olfne Islands Worrying the Dutch.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, August 29.-Germany's action with
regard to the Caroline islands has created an
uneasy feeling among the smaller nations OF
Europe. Holland, especially, sees in this step a
dangerous precedent, for while Spain, by her
geographical position, is comparatively indie
pendent If Germany should tall afoul of some
eastern island now under the nominal sover-
eighty of Holland, the latter would be ALSO
lutely powerless TO oppose her.
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HoBBERIEs REPoRTED-Ella Smallwood, OF
OeaaWaEe avenue, between G and d streets
n n0ssaaeast, reports stolen from her house last
me-. OF NO. street northwest reports stolen
aro.n nas pageon-house last night 80 pigeons,
MoIsn y1.-Alexander Peterson, Of 1120 18th
os.6o, rePorS stolen from his house on the 2lst
% "a vases, tides, plates, silverwaEe, &c,
s ssSso .o o. .$SLs5-August Miller, Of 12s
had stolen IRON, MIN about = 20 In MONEY!
49,. Margaret Jones, zoe East Capitol street.
,t sp stolen nom her house last week cloth
1nS; 50, valued at $28.--Mary Brien, OF 72S
tSsn street north west, reports that gold hunt
1921 v1tcn, valued at 476, was stolen Lass
A0ooay nom her bureau drawer.
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The Washington Aqueduct Extension

PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE TUNNELS.
The following figures show the progress OF
work done on the Washington Aqueduct tun-
mel from the several shafts: Howard Univer-
sity shaft, $3.50 feet west; Champlain avenue
shaft, 1,766 east, 1920 west; Rock Creek shaft,
2,574 east, 2, S35 west Foundry Branch shaft,
2.1S1 east, 2,41S west; making a total of {, $50
feet completed. The number Of feet yet to be
driven is 5,64S The average number OF feet
bored per month in the heading of Champlain
and Rock Creek shaft is $40 feet. The work on
the heading of Champlain avenue and Rock
Creek shaft is very dangerous, and will have to
be timbered and lined.
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CHICAGO, August 20.-RAgArding the IexAG
fever In the Goodwin herd q Kankakoe, III, .
special dispatch says that Mr.. Goodwin PM.
chased the 400 head Of steen q the Chicneo
Michigan cattle, though ft = now ea1d that gen-
uine Texas ticks are Round on them I'm great
numbers. SIX head have died, and ten more
fhe saaie voterinsfian hes discovered the pres
ence Of Texas fever In . herd at The pr1oon,
wsss psrehsssd s ne EASt St Louis ssock
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kilograms to The Star
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA AGREE.
THE AFGHAN QUESTION SETTLED.
THE KISSING BOUT AT KREMSIER
THE wILKEsBARRE STORY ABOUT PRELLER
sHAKEsPEARE AT KREMsIER.

q IT'S Time to Fear when Tyrants Seem
to Kiss'-The Political Significance Of
the Meeting Still undiscovered.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 29.-The opinion is general
that the imperial meeting at kremsier had no
special political significance. At least not one
OF the tfurty correspondents who were
on the spot knows any thing about it. The &C
counts OF the meeting are filled with details OF
the personal appearance of the imperial per-
sonages, their dress, ornaments and the menus,
who killed the most stags which empress was
the more beautiful and how often the expresses
exchanged kisses. 1t is strange that nobody
thinks to quote shakespeare 'Tis time to fear
when tyrants seem 70 kiss" The police pre-
cautions were more extraordinary than ever
before known. During the preparations an in
spector was stationed I'm every room and there
were police huts every few yards in the park. A
week was spent beforehand i'm what the police
called expurgating the place. A good story is
told of the czarewitz walking with an Austrian
grand duke. They met in a crowd. The care
witt hcsstated but seeing the duke begin push
ing his way through, he followed, saying: "Ah,
one is in Austria and not in Russia"
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Gave His bishop a Beating.
"A CRoATiAN PRIEST RESENIS INTERFEREFCE
WITH HIS POLITICAL AMBITIONS.

WITH HIS POLITICAL AMBITIONS.
vienna, August 29.-The people of Polski, in
ustro-Hungarian Crotia are busy with cleri-
cal scandal. The bishop OF that diocese felt
himself compelled 10 call on one OF his priests
who was n candidate for election 10 a public
Office, and rebuke him for oyersieppi ng the
boundary OF clerical propriety. The priest re-
sente6 this as an unnecessary Interference with
his personal rights, and quarrel resulted. The
priest became frenzied, put the bishop out OF
the parsonage, chased him through the STREETS
to his residence, aud there fell upon him and
gave him an unmerciful beating.
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THEY MAY RESIGN RATHER THAN GO TO
THEIR REGIMENTs.-Three Of the army officers
affected by Secretary Endicott's recent order,
sending men on long detached duty back to
their regiments who have complied with the
Secretary's instructions are: Capt. WI. Wherry,
OF General Schofield's staff, who has been on
Schofield. Of General Schofeld's staff, who has
been detached for six years, and Captain J. s.
Wharton, OF General HancOcks staff, who has
been on detached duty for seventeen years.
Several OF the officers affected by the order
have telegraphed to friends here to try and
have exceptions made in their cases to the
order. They have been informed that no
exception can be made, and it is intimated
that they may resign sooner than 60 to their
regimentS.
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INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, August 29.-John
Brooks, aged 50 years, was sentenced to two
years in the penltentiary in the criminal court
yesterday. Brooks pleaded guilty to stealing a
horse in Kansas City, and said that he had
fallen in with gang OF horse-thieyes, which
infests this state, Iowa, and Indian Territory
and under their direction did the work for
which he now suffers. He Is q native OF
Cayuga, N. Y.
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Quarrel Over the Offices I'm New
Orleans.

The squabble over federal offices in New Or
leans has produced very ugly. quarrel. in
which Senator Gibson and Col. Charles Bailey.
q candidate for the appraisership, contradict
each other as to Gibson's alleged promise to
support Bailey for the office. The contradic-
lions are point blank and emphatic. Both of
the gentlemen print long cards on the subject,
put the matter remains unsolved, the only wit
ness OF the Interview, Judge Walter Rogers, re-
the truth.
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NOTES FROM LONDON.
Political, Personal aud General Gossip
from the British Metropolis.

Special Cable Dispatch to the EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 29.-William Gordon, q son
of Robert Gordon, late of Phelps, Maitland &
Co., has abandoned his profession for the stage,
and makes his debut to-day at Hastings as the
first player in Hamlet"
Next Saturday the positivists will common
crate the death of Auguste Comte by q pilgra-
mage to Westminster Abbey.
MIR. Pearse, the Daily NeWs correspondent I'm
the Soudan, is preparing complete history Of
the campaign.
Gounods oratorio, "Mors Et Vita" produced
this week at the Birmingham festival, is family
praised by the English press, which pronounce
ii much inferior to the Redemption"
A society was formed yesterday to suppress
gutter literature. The Strand was cleared OF
such stuff last night by the police A curious
commentary on this is the hardness of the
prosecutions and filming in Paris for selling re-
prints Of this same literature.
Mr.. Gladstone Is hourly expected at Shet-
land.
There is a momentary lull in Irish matters
before the storm.
Ruskin's convalescence continues without
any relapse.
A meeting will be held in London to-day OF
the International Arbitration association to in
quire: into the Olivier Pain matter. NJ. Des-
monlins, the vice president of the Paris NUM-
cipal council and several Soudan correspond
entS will attend.
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DEATH OF RETIRED ARMY OFFICER.-Lieut,
Col. Carl G. Freudenberg, u. 8. A, died yester-
day morning at the Portland flats, after three
years illness: He served during the war, and
appointed an officer in the United States infan-
try, and was retired by act of Congress as lieu
tenant colonel. He leaves a wife, but no chill
dren. The funeral will take place Monday, and
the remains be placed temporarily in the vault
at Oak Hill, but will later be taken to Column
terment
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~ iWQtnWA FAr1er Rtfe0 H& HOVE
and simmer I'm she Moose Of the Ylsaes.
CINCINNATI, o., August 2e-Josrn Rosen-
meyer. well-to-do farmer, living near weis
burg, Dearborn county, Ind, while In . condi-
tion bordering on delirium trcmens. yesterday
piled the bedding and furniture on the fioor In
ms room. set IRE 90 II and then moun<inE .
arming himself with a shotgun. bade defiance
70 ms Imaginary tormentors. When the neigh
oors rescued him his eyes were burned and he
was otherwise SO badly burned that he cannot
were destroyed.
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MARRIAGE MISUNDERSTANDING licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to W.
Butler, of Fairfax county, Va, and Martha J.
Warfield, of Alexandria, Va; John /. Cook of
Lynchburg, Va, and Dora Campbell; Henry
Smith and Lucy J. jackson
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ASKING THE REMOVAL OF JUDGE AND COURT
OFFICERS. - The removal Of the judge and
omctais of the q. 8. court at Sitka, Alaska, has
5een asked for upon the grounds that the court
the protest OF u Presbyterian minister that
claimed control over it,
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THE CENSUS OF 1SS5.-Under the law all
states and territories that will avail them
selves of the law passed by the last Congress,
which provided for the payment of a certain
proportion OF the expenses in taking the census
In such states as may elect to do so in 1885.
must be returned by Tuesday next, or the
states and territories receive no compensation
from the government. The returns for Colorado
and Dakota only have been received at the
Interior department..
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WTLKESRARRE, Pa, August 29.-The report
that Preller, the supposed victim m the st.
Louis hotel murder case, had been seen I'm this
city and had written . letter from here to Max
well, the alleged murderer, created q sensation
this morning. While little reliance is placed
on the story the police and the reporters Of local
papers are much exercised and are pushing iu-
veettgattons in all parts Of the city In an effort
to trace the author OF the letter. A yet NO clue
has been found.
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