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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10

SECRETARY MANNING AND TREASURER JoR-
DAN SEND LETTERS TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The Secretary of the Treasury did not appear
before the House banking and currency COM
mittee to-day in response to the committees
invitation, nor was Mr.. Jordan present. Both
gentlemen addressed letters to the committee.
making excuses on account OF press OF depart
mental duties. The Secretary acknowledged
the receipt of copies of the various bills to pre-
sent him, and says: "In reply beg most re-
spectfully to say that my time is SO fully occu-
pied by the current business of the department
1t is impossible for me to make such study of
these proposed measures now as their import
ance calls for" and begs the Indulgence OF the
committee for not being present. He added also
that he would be glad to furnish the committee
any information he possessed and they sought
Mr.. Jordan asked the committee to come to
see him at his office, and they decided to do so
on Wednesday evening.
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nations: Henry White, of Maryland, to be sec
rotary of the legation at London. Charles p.
Phelps. of Vermont, to be second secretary OF
the legation at London. Samuel H. Brooks, Of
California, to be assistant treasurer at San Fran
cisco. Timothy p. Murphy, of Iowa, to be
United states attorney for the northern district
OF i3Wa; i; freeman Rasin to be naval officer
Holly springs, Miss, to be agent for the In
dams of the Crow agency in Montana. John ID.
eral at Shanghai. Jacob I. Child, of Missouri
to be minister to Siam. A number of postmas-
tiers were also confirmed. The nomination of
Conn.,, has been withdrawn.
The Hurd-Romeis contested election case was
yesterday, and then postponed until Friday.
THE TELEGRAPH INVESTIGATION.
Mr. d. H. Bates, president and general man.
ager OF the B. and o. telegraph, made an argu-
ment before the House post office committee yes
terday asking for some legislation to require the
other telegraph companies the same privileges
granted to the Western Union. He claimed
that the Northern Pacific Disseminated in
favor OF the Western Union, in violation of the
express provisions of the land grant.
VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President to-day sent to the Senate q
veto of the bill for the promotion of John H.
McBlair, of the army.
CHAPLAIN HUNTLEY RESIGNS.
Rev. DR.. Huntiey to-day resigned his position
Monday.
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER'S CHARGES TO BE
INVESTIGATED.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr.. Rid
dleberger submitted q resolution reciting that
In reponse to a Senate resolution directing the
publication of the names of private secretaries
of Senators, only seventeen had responded, and
directing the secretary and sergeant-at-arms
to procure the names of all who were private
secretaries on the 4th of March and print them
In the Record. The resolution was adopted.
MIR. Logan then presented and had read a
letter from Capt. Eads, denying the charge
made by Mr. Riddleberger that he (Eads) had
''three henchmen" on the floor Capt. Eads
asked for an investigation of the charge.
On motion of Mr.. Logan the letter was re-
1erred TO the committee on rules, with instruc-
lions to Investigate the matter. Mr.. Riddle
berger. with some warmth, said he cared not
what committee the matter was referred TO, he
would not appear before any. He said that as
soon as he could procure certain papers, and
especially some from st. Louis, Mo-, he would
be ready and would, before the Senate, sustain
with documentary proof, all he had said.
THE PROPOSED UNION PACIFIC INvESTIGA-
TON.
Mr.. Henley, of California, made an argument
before the House committee on Pacific railroads
to-day in favor of his resolution authorizing the
appointment of q committee to make an inves-
tlgation tor the purpose OF aScertaining whether
or not Union Pacific road had diverted any of
the earnings of the road for the purpose of de-
frauding the government by the evasion of the
provisions of the Thurman sinking fund act.
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General Foreign News.

TO CELEBRATE THE EMPERoR's BIRTHDAY.
BERLIN, March 1o.-A notable performance
OF LISTS oratorio Elizabeth" will be given at
the Royal theater on the 22d instant, on the
anniversary OF Emperor Williams birth. Aris-
tocrats and diplomats, including the Prince
and Princess OF RaoziwIll and Ross will take
part I'm the performance, representing tableaux
yivants.
MANY WOMEN BURNED To DEATH.
BERLIN, March 10.-A disastrous fire has oc-
CURED in a flax drying house at Gels, town OF
Prussan Silesia. Several women were burned
10 death and many Others were injured. The
total number OF casualties II thirty-five.
THE GERMAN LINE To AUSTRALIA
LONDON, March 10-The first vessel OF the
North German subsidies line TO Australia will
leave Bremerhaven on June 30. The shipown-
erS of Hamburg complain because the preferences
is given 10 Bremerhaven.
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INVESTIGATING THE PENSION
BUREAU.
Commissioner Black Before q Senate
Committee.

The Senate committee on public expenditures
to-day began the investigation into the pension
bureau and its administration ordered by the
resolution of Mr.. voorhees, and the amendment
of Mr.. Harrison. Pension Commissioner Black
was before the committee, and in response to
questions explained the routine through which
applications go from the time of their receipt
until final action. He also explained certain
changes he had made in the machinery OF the
bureau, with the view of instituting more
rigid system of examination. The committee
adjourned until next Wednesday. Gen. Black
was requested to bring on that day all papers
and documents on file bearing upon the charge
cumbency the politics of applicants for PEN
sions had determined the disposition Of their
claims.
During the examination Mr. Harrison asked:
snow, Mr.. Commissioner, If you have any
knowledge of any instance in which an appli-
review or the commissioned on account of the
politics of the applicant of the person applying,
Will viii you please give the names and the num-
Al shall be pleased to furnish the informa-
ton from the files of the Office.
.,Q--Are you able 10 give to the committee
the name or the number of any case?
cases.
Q.-Are you able to do it nowe
Al have no memoranda with me now,
Mr.. Beck-You will furnish them?
Al will furnish such cases.
THE REVIEWING BOARDS.
In reply to a series of inquiries by Mr.. Plumb
the commissioner said that the board of review
continued practically unchanged in its per
sonnet for three or four months after he came
into Office, but it had not the same power it had
before. 1t was a physical lmpossibility for the
commissioner to examine the testimony of
more than a small fraction of the number of
cases. The acts, therefore, of the board of re-
view substantially remained the acts of the
office. He was willing to sign his name to the
judgments rendered by the board of review
and the ''board of re-review.' The former con-
sisted of about forty or fifty members. The
latter board, OF about twenty members was a
creation of the witness. He selected this board
from men whom he found in the office. Many
of them had been in the board of review. Their
places were filled by selections from among eX-
perienced men who were in the office when the
commissioner took charge. The members
of the board acL as individuals on
the cases assigned to them, SO
that one member with, or even
without the cOnnivance of his chief might get
a case through. The board of re-review was q
duplication of the board of review, but it was
more. The members of the first were brought
more closely into contact with the commission
er and acquired his opinions with regard to
the law. Referring to the divisions of the office
he said that when he came into the office he
found the western division filled with western
and the eastern division with eastern men. 1t
was impossible to exclude their local knowl-
edge from their operations.
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A TUG BLOWN TO PIECES.
Her Crew of Five Men Instantly Killed
by the ExDlOSiOn

BOSTON, March 10.-The tug John Markell
left her wharf at $50 o'clock this morning and
started down the harbor. A large number of
persons watched her steam away. Off Long
Island an explosion occurred on board, the
noise OF which wSs plainly audible i'm this city,
The boat was blown TO atoms and her crew of
hve men were instantly killed. The crew con-
sisted of Capt. Cyrus A. Nickerson, Engineer
Geo. K. Croker, Frank Croker, fireman: Al
bert ID. Smith, cook, and James Hodgkins, deck
hand. The bodies OF the captain and engineer
were recovered bV tugs.
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Naturn, G.s and pucumowts.
AN EPIDEMIC OF LUNG DISEASE IN PTrTsBU re
ATTRIBUTED To THE NEW FUEL


PTrTsBUBG. March lo.-Pneumonia has
become epidemic at Mckeesport. Within the
last few days more than a dozen residents OF
the borough have fallen victims to its ravages.
and physicians attribute It To natural gas. One
OF them said: II have no doubt that natural gas
is responsible not only for pneumonia. but also
for many other diseases OF the respiratory
organs. IL il a greater convenience. but rs IL 10
burned now the CRATES are almost closed up and
no provision made Tor ventilation. The rusult
is the atmosphere OF the entire house not only
becomes very dry, but IL Is Initiated by the pro-
ducts OF the combustion" Considerable sick
ness in this city has been traced to the same
source, and quite a number OF people are talk
ing OF disseminating the use OF gas as fuel.
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The Private Secretaries.
THE LIST CALLED FOR BY Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER
READ TO THE SENATE.

READ TO THE SENATE.
In obedience to the resolution of Mr.. Riddle
berger. adopted by the Senate yesterday, the
names of Senators private secretaries that did
not appear in last Mondays Record were to-day
read in the Senate. The list is as follows:
John Irwin, for Senator ]. H. Mitchell; E. B.
Wight, for Senator Aldrich; p. S. George for
Senator George; r. NJ. Call for Senator Call; r.
NJ. Larner, for Senator German: Geo. Gilliland,
for Senator VOORHEES,; r. B. Green, for Senator
Coke; =; 2; Martin, for senator Wilson, OF
NJ. s. Quay, for Senator Don Cameron; s. B.
Long, for Senator Maxey; F. p. Ferris, for Sen
ator Van Wyck; S. Hutchins, for Senator Ran
som; r. b. Cooke, for Senator Blackburn. The
names of the others were printed in Mondays
STAR.
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AMERICAN-BoUND VESSELS DELAYED.
QUEENSTOWN, March 10-The wind is blow.
ing with hurricane force on the Atlantic
steamers bound for America are unable 10 pro-
coed owing To the violence OF the gale. Ships
both outward and inward bound are entering
this harbor under bare poles.
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TFs- TO MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS:
t>.A am very thankful for the kind patronage
yon have given me in the past. and that you
VIII avor me with the same IN the future 1t has be-
come necessary to reduce the price Bottle Beer TO
compete with the low price firm who saw fit in the
dead OF winter 70 lower the prices when they were
down then to bottom prices TO the injury of all
Bottlers and their hands The facts plain. Drive
the object to drive all Bottlers business
but the time has not to throw up the sponge
will sell the Louis Bergdo Brewing Co.'S Beer for
10 cents per case of two dozen to the trade where
ever the bottles and boxes are promptly returned and
should there be another cut III prices my customers
shall have the benefit of the same, am ready to
make he sacrifice whenever the time comes TO do So
VIII not be driven from the market by One-man rule
who seems determined to drive the less fortunate
out OF the market and deny men an honest living
Brewers and Bottlers come the 'front.' and let the
public see that our business Is not to be ruled by one
man power. The sacrifice must be made. If we are
TO continue In business The time is not far distant
when we Will be able to get fair price for goods
and pay our men fair price their labor, which we
will not be able to do if one rules. Does the cap
tai OF our nation live on one man or the many? If
has always been live and let live
NJ. T. BRIDWELL,
351 NJ street southwest.
Ieiepoone can 73l-lZ mhS-6t
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The Archers Taken fro0 Jail ai
shoals. Ind, and Hanged.

SHOALS, IND, March 1o.-The notorious
Archers, confined In the county jail under
charges OF murder, expiated their horrible
crime at the hands of a mob at 1890 a r. morn
ing. The mob marched quietly into town, and
when the Jail was reached the keys were de-
manded and refused. Then the 'front.' door was
battered down and the iron cell doors treated
likewise After gaining entrance and spending
a short time with the doomed men they were
led out and taken 20 the court yard. The
Archers selected the trees on which they were
TO be hanged, the nooses were placed on their
necks, the word was given TO haul up and In q
few moments the lfeless bodies OF John, Martin
aud Thomas Archer could be seen suspended In
mtdair on the maple trees fronting the court
house. The mob then quietly disbanded.
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A Conference at Constantinopue.


WORKING HARD ON HIS IRISH SCHEME.
Special Cable Dispatch TO THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, March 10.-Mr. Gladstone is all
right, and hard at work on his Irish scheme
He had only slight cold, combining him to his
house. The alleged details of his bill pub
llshed yesterday are quite inaccurate.
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DID INNOCENT MEN SUFFER-
Neal. Craft and Ellis Said % Have Died
for Grimes They Did Not Commit.

ASHLAND, KY, March 1O.-On Christmas
eve, 1881, three children were murdered here.
A triple lynching followed. Developments
about to be made, it is now said, will demon
strate that Neal, Graft and Ellis were innocent
of the crime for which they suffered. For some
time detectives have been laboriously investi-
eating every clew, and 1t is claimed the arrest
of the real criminals will soon follow. The evil
dence against them is said to be conclusive, and
will show that the triple murder was committed
early in the evening; that the perpetrators went
to the house by appointment with one OF the
girls, who had previously been on intimate
terms with one of them, and that the triple
murder followed the unintentional killing OF
the boy for resisting assaults on the girls.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ES CENTRAL AUXILIARY WOMAN'S
Parlors TOMORROW (TRURsDAYl. March 18th,
q. I:30 p. m Presence of all members Woman's
TT~ l. o. o. F.
DA A special meeting of the GRAND EN-
CAMPMENT will be held on THURSDAY 9th
instantly at 13O pm to receive and consider report
sovereign Grand Lodge. the report of Special Com
mittee on report OF Grand Representative, and to
make arrangements for the of the order
BY order JOS. BURROUGHS. Grand Scribe. mh1O-2t
O~@A rist, has removed his offices to Sl2 1lth
NV. Hours to ~ and to 8. Sundays, 10 to II
and to g. mlO-6t*
CF~ OFFICE OF JAMES III. MCGILI,
Supplies, 9Os, 910. 912 and GA st. nw-To Owners
Building in this City: To have building work done
good and done at the lowest market price owners
should allow mechanics to buy in the open market
They should not allow their architec take adyar-
tage of his professional position ecif and require
mechanics who take contracts under nim to
special brand OF any article sold e1cu vely by his
When an architect favors his friend in this way he
does 1t at the expense of his client.
An architect that engages in this STYLE of practice
cannot build as cheap or get good material as those
who specify only the quality and not the brand
AS owners are the only persons having the power to
tect in this city this statement made with the ex
pectation that as 1t affects them pecunarily they win
An owner can easily ascertain whether is injured
by this style of doing business by reading his specca
ton and making inquiry from his sub-contracIors
several OF my customers have called nv attention
to this matter Those having work under this archi-
tect com plain that they have pay higher for mate
rial not as good as mne and others on account of
dealer at price higher than the market price, that
when bidding they had to put in a higher estimate
than they otherwise would and lost the job
mh1O-3t
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THE BLOCKADE ON THE GOULD SYSTEM
st. Louis Business Men Greatly Alarmed.
TRIPLE LYNCHING In INDIANA
Fears That Turkey Will Attack Greece
FIVE MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
We're Three Innocent Men Hanged for the Ashland
Murders
THE SITUATION IN THE EAST.

A Belief that Turkey Is About TO At
tack Greece.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, March 10.-The Times Athens cor
respondent alone takes hopeful view OF the
situation there. All the rest OF the correspond
ents believe that Turkey is about TO attack the
Greeks unless Greece disarms A solution OF
some kind Is evidently at hand.
BY Associated Press.
conference at COnstantinOpIe.
LONDON, March 1O.-A conference OF the repre-
sentatiVes OF the powers will be held at Con-
stantlnople next saturday 10 consider the
Greek question, which is growing troublesome.
The Turks continue to reinforce their military
strength along the Greek frontier
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Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
To-day contains an account of the proposed con-
solidation Of government scientific bureaus, a
report of the proceedings of the school trustees
the action of the BARRIERS on the Sunday ques,,
ton, proceedings of the Baltimore NJ. E. confer
ence, Dr.. Buckley's remarks on thelabor problem,
something about Jackson's private correspon-
oence, and other matters of local interest. The
advertisements are classified as follows: Auction
Sales, Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing Machines,
House-fprnishings, Books, Ladies' Goods, Pianos
and Organs, Educational, Dry Goods, Family
supplies, Financial, Wood and Coai, Dentistry,
Specialties, Professional, Medical, Undertakes,
Potomac River Boats, Steamers, Railroads.
The Trades
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Eighty Days without Food.

ITHACA, N. Y, March 1O.-Miss Belle Finch,
of Covert, has been for two years suffering from
nervous disorder. For more than eighty days
past she has been in q semi-conscious state and
has taken no nourishment whatever.
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E~ FOR FINE AND INSIDE FINISHING
LUMBER,
such as Mahogany, Walnut, Poplar Cherry, Ash. Oak
and Prize White Pine, you will find q large well as
sorted and seasoned Stock, Lowest Market Prices
and cash prices at yard of
mS VIM. r MCLEAN.
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Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, March 1O.-The extremely close
vote i'm the house of commons last night on the
question of ESTABLISHMENT of the church i'm
Wales has made profound impression as
showing how advanced public opinion is on
this matter
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LECTURES.

EcTURE ,n.,,s,
RELIEF FUND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
POTOMAC, GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC,
By Hon. GEO. s. BOUTWELL,, Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury. at the Church Of Our Father, corner
of l. and 18th streets northwest
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH TO- 1886
Subject: Life and Services O Gen. Grant
Music by the Church Male Quartette.
Doors open al Z. Lecture at 7:45 Admission Csc
Tickets to &c had Ellis NJ Store: Helphen-
shines, Ebbitt House and the Portland Drug Stores;
Ihompsons Drug Store. 18th ST.; Masonic Temple
Drug store. mhGrdt
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Io0 R0oebO4 - ex-De0oooe Coo1eos
PURpYA, n. Y, March 1O.-The funeral Of
Hon. Jerome b. Cha1oe win take place in
Adrian, Mich. His remains Win leave here To-
morrow morning for that plaza.
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WILKEsBARRK, Pa. March 10.-Another
large meeting of miners was held At Nanticoke
last night for the purpose Of compelling the
SusQuehanna coal company % proceed with
the work Of recovering the bodies Of the en-
tombed miners.
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Commodore TruXtOn's Retirement.
QUESTION WHETHER HE WILL RETIRE AS
CONMODORE OR REAR ADMIRAL

Commodore TruxtOn's Retirement.
A QUESTION WHETHER HE WILL RETIRE AS
COMMODORE OR REAR ADMIRAL
Commodore Truxton, commandant of the
navy yard at Norfolk, will be placed upon
the retired list of the navy tomorrow, and
Capt. George Brown has been ordered
to succeed him. Commodore Truxton
was to succeed Rear Admiral English
upon his retirement February 18th as
rear admiral and was promptly nominated
for the position, but he has not yet been con-
nrmed. There is question whether he will be
retired as an admiral or as commodore. If he
is not confirmed to-day or tomorrow il will re-
Quire special enactment by Congress to give
him the advancement to the rank of rear ad-
miral with the increased pay: Under any cir
Jouett, commanding the north Atlantic squad
ron, will be entitled to the promotion to the
grade of rear admiral after tomorrow.
THE DEATH OF MRS. BREwsTER.-The death
III. Brewster, ex-Attorney General, was an
nounced in yesterdays STAR Mrs. Brewster's
death which occurred at her home, on south
10Th street, Philadelphia, was caused by pneu-
The deceased was daughter OF Hon. Robert j.
Walker, Secretary of the Treasury from 1S45
to 1S49. Most of her early life was spent in
Washington. She married wealthy French
union unto was three children. Didicnity finally
resulted In separation and the wife received an
appointment In the Treasury department.
She became the second wife OF Mr.. Brewster in
years. who bears his fathers name. Ars.
Brewster, who was most accomplished wo-
man, had many friendg In this city. Her
brothers Gen Duncan s. Waiker and NJ Root
ennounced, viii be held In Philadelphia Satux-
ur1oY morning