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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
THE OLD DOMINION CIRCULAR
Is 1t q Violation of the Law in Relation
to Political Assessments?

No further action has been taken by the
civil service commission in the matter of the
circular issued by the Old Dominion league to
government employees. They have not as yet
secured all the evidence they wish to have. 1t
Is their intention to refer the case when they
have completed it to the legal authorities
"They will determine" said Commissioners
Thompson this morning to a STAR reporter,
whether the law has been violated. In
the same way the liability of the officers of
the association will be determined. The COM
mission does not undertake to pass upon
questions of law. Their duty ends when they
report to the proper authorities what in their
opinion is q violation of the law"
TWO VIEWS OF THE LAW.
The members Of the league hold that as no
oficeholder signed the circular that the law has
not been violated.
The members Of the commission maintain
that the law applies to any person, whether an
officeholder or not, who enters a government
building or property and solicits money for
political purposes. They claim that sending
the circular to employees in the department is
solicitation within the meaning of the law.
The commission has not yet communicated
with the Secretary of the Interior or the dis
trict attorney, but they propose to do 80 if the
facts presented to them justify such a course
and they believe that they will
Secretary Noble has taken no action in re-
gard to the statements of the two land Office
employees who are officers of the league and
who made an explanation of their connection
with the league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
THE CITY POST OFFICE.
1t Will Remain Where It Is Until Con.
gress Takes Action.

The city post Office commission held a meet
ing yesterday and considered proposition
from the owners of the building now occupied
by the Office in regard to the future terms of
rental. The commission have practically
reached the conclusion not to make any change
in the location OF the post office. They have
decided to continue the lease of the present
building until Congress has an opportunity to
take some action.
THE REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The commission directed Gen. Whitfield, the
second assistant Postmaster General, and Mr..
Ross. the city postmaster, to prepare the re-
port Of the work Of the commission, which will
be sent to Congress. This report will be an
important contribution to the history of the
efforts made to secure for the city suitable
post office building. 1t Is hoped
that it will be the last report made
on this subject and that Congress will
take some decided action before the close Of
the coming session. The report will be q
strong presentation OF the needs OF this city
for better postal facilities, and will, 1t Is be-
lieved. receive the hearty support of the Post
master General While no action has been
taken by the commission it is understood that
the report will recommend no particular loca-
ton for a new building, but win urge merely
that authority De given for the erection OF q
suitable building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29

Another Rising Excitement In West Viz.
giuia and Another Skirmish Likely.

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct 2s.-Lincoln county
is excited over the fearful tragedies enacted
Thursday night last week. There is great in
terest to get details OF the double killing at
Green Shoals. Intelligence is meager, but 10 10
known that Green Mccoy and Milt Haley were
riddled with bullets by an organized force num-
bering sixty determined men. The latest re-
liable report Is that Mccoy and Haley impli-
Gated other prominent parties in the Bumfeld
tragedy, alleging that they. McCov and Haley,
we're hired 10 kali little Al Biumheld, his wife
anu Paris Blumhe.d. and that they received
$500 or were to when the job completed.
The attempt on little Al aud his wife Is we'll
known, aud that the program was not fully
carried out was because the BlunIfelds were
too hot on the tracks of the assassins. The
port says that the result of these disclosures
has brought about open hostilIties and tina. the
entire district Is arrayed either ON one side or
the other and that they are congregated. well
armed. and the aspect is most threatening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
Important Naval Orders.

Capt. H. F. Picking on being relieved of the
command of the Michigan will 60 on duty in
the bureau of navigation as photographer.
Com. ]. R. Bartlett will take command of the
Kearsarge November s. Lieut.. H. T. Mayo has
been ordered to the training ship jamestown.
Passed Assistant Paymaster John N. Speed has
been ordered to the Petrol. Capt. r. l.. Ply
THAN has been detailed as member of the
light house board. continuing his present
duties as superintendent of the naval observa-
tory. Com. W. II. Whitney will be detached
from command Of the Kearsarge November s
and authorized to avail himself of the leave Of
absence granted October l. Com. c. F. Chad
wick will be detached from charge of the
naval station and war college, Newport. r. I.
November Is. and given leave OF absence for
year with permission to go abroad. Lieut. Rob-
ert Henderson will be relieved from duty az as
sistant to the inspector fifth light house dis
tret November 30 and placed on waiting
been detached from the naval war
college and ordered to the training
ship jamestown as watch and division officer
Ensigns Edwin NJ. Tiilman and James C. Swift
have been detached from the coast survey Office
and ordered to the Petrol as watch and division
officers. Ensign Franklin has been detached
from the New Hampshire and ordered to the
Petrol as watch and division officer, Ensign p.
w. Hourigan has been detached from the
jamestown and placed ON waiting orders.
Naval Cadet w. h. Harrison has been trans
ferred from the Kearsarge to the Atlanta. Passed
Assistant Surgeon Francis s. Nash has been or
dered from the bureau of medicine and surgery
to duty on the Petrol November Il Passed AS
sistant Engineer VIM. H. Nauman has been or
dered from the bureau OF steam engineering
November IA to duty on the Petrel Sailmaker
John ]. Byrne OF the jamestown has been
placed on waiting orders. Sailmaker Geo. T.
Douglass has been transferred from the New
York navy yard to the jamestown. The order
detailing Capt. w. H. Farquhar to duty as hy-
drOgrapher to the bureau of navigation is re-
voked and he Is ordered as q member Of the
light house board November /. The order plac-
ing Commander s. W. Ferry on duty ct the naval
home, Philadelphia, is revoked.
TIE STEAMER MoH1cAN, which arrived at
Honolulu from Callao q few weeks ago, 10 under
orders to proceed to Samoa to reinforce the
Adams, which is there now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Presidents POsition-COngress More
Likely to Extend Than Nullify the Law.

Notwithstanding the attacks that are being
made on the civil service law in certain direc-
tions there does not seem to be any great
danger that the law will be repealed this winter
or that the commission will fail OF sufficient
appropriation to enable them to look to its en-
forcement On the contrary, it is quite likely
that if the question is reached at all the law
will be further extended SO as to prohibit the
removal of department employees for partisan
reasons. It is entirely probable that Senator
Edmunds' proposition to make the tenure of
Office fixed for the period of appointment, ex-
cept where the official is convicted of some
maladministration Of Office or proven to be
unfit to be continued in the service,
will, will be r,.,p pressed vigorously i,.lnn this
when this proposition was made by Mr. Ed
munds to treat it as il merely aimed at the
democratic administration to embarrass Mr..
Cleveland In making removals. 1t is quite
probable that the Senator from Vermont will
dispel this idea by pressing the matter with as
much earnestness during this as under the
former administration. 1t has been claimed
by some that the restriction Of the power Of
the President to make removals. wns not consti-
tutional, but that point has already been met
with sound reasoning and 1t will not hold.
Some very able republicans in Congress are in
favor OF 80 extending the provisions of the law,
the administration and the entire party are
pledged to sustain it, and the chances are
that the men who think they are the particular
victors to whom belong the spoils will find
themselves in small minority if they attack
the law in Congress this winter. 1t is held by
some of the wiser spoilsmen who have no love
for the law that, a mere matter Of politics,
they would be unwise to make public avOwal
OF insncerity in the party pledges one of their
first acts after coming into power.
1t is understood that the President will have
something to say about this matter in quiet
way that will place the antagonists of civil SER
vice reform in position where they will have
to keep still on that subject or assume an an
tagOnism to the administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
PHILADELPHIA'S POSTMASTER.
John Field Appointed To-day, Ending
the Wanamaker-Qu Contest.

The President today appointed John Field
postmaster at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Field is a leading merchant of the Quaker
City. His appointment has been expected for
some time. Many weeks ago it was stated on
good authority that the appointment would be
made. At that time Senator Quay was urging
the appointment of William Leeds, an
active political worker, and there was
pretty sharp contest between the
Postmaster General and the Senator.
The President sustained Mr. wanamaker, how
ever, and MIR. Quay had nothing to do but to
accept the situation as gracefully as he could.
Since then it has been known that Mr.. Field
would be appointed, but it was supposed, after
there had been so much delay, that the
appointment was not to be made until after
the expiration of the term of the present
postmaster. Mr.. Harrity. The only surprise in
the case is that Mr.. Harrity was not allowed to
serve out his term. This would hardly be q
surprise but for the fact that the impression
had got out that such a course would be fol-
lowed.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF IT
is that 1t is another appointment in opposition
to the wishes of Senator Quay, as was the re-
cent appointment of the superintendent Of the
mint at Philadelphia and as the appointment of
the naval officers is expected to be- The manner
in which the Senator's slate has been shattered
is not quite in accordance with the theory held
by many when this administration came into
power that Chairman" Quay would run things.
The appointment of Cooper, upon which all
were agreed, is the only one Of the original
slate that has been made, and that of Thomas
]. Powers to be surveyor of the port is the
only ono that is expected to be made in
accordance with Mr.. Quays wishes. To the
annoyance of some of Mr. Quays friends this
last one is still delayed. Mr.. Quay is credited
with insisting upon the appointment Of Leland
as naval officer, but it is conceded to be as good
as sure that L. D. Waters, 1.-The original Harri-
son man" at Chicago. and friend Of Mr..
Russell Harrison, will be appointed to that
place.
1t seems that the Postmaster General and Sem
ator Quay have reached an understanding and
their relations are said to be friendly; at any
rate Mr.. Wanamaker. in the appointment Of
MIR. Field, has "a man after his own heart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
STILL LOOKING TO NORFOLK.
MIR. Brown Yet Hopes He May Get News
Of His Missing Daughter from There.

Belle Brown is still an enigma to the detect
ives. As far as can be learned the situation is
exactly as it was yesterday. The knowledge
that the young lady registering as B. Brooks on
the Norfolk boat was not his daughter
has not shaken Mr. Browns confidence III the
Norfolk theory, as it turns out that Miss
Brooks was not stranger in Norfolk and did
not sit up all night on the boat. Her
name was picked from the passenger
list as the most likely for
Belle to assume and now among the other
names on the list there is one representing
young lady who stated to the stew
ardess that she was stranger in
Norfolk, sat up all night and
applied at two boarding houses In Norfolk aud
was refused admittance. Until the identity Of
this person is discovered Mr.. Brown will con-
tinue to have hopes Of receiving good news
from Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
Talk Of Coming Changes-Some Which
Will Not Occur Before December.

A great deal of pressure has been brought to
bear upon the Commissioners to secure the
appointment Of new sealer Of weights and
measures. Today delegation composed of
Judge Fisher and Messrs Murtagh, Chamber
lain, Browning and Newman called upon the
Commissioners to urge the appointment of
Walter Burton for the place. Mr.. Burton Is
recommended by prominent politicians and
has the immediate support Of Senator Higgins
Of Delaware, who is on the District committee.
1t is stated by those who know that when the
change does occur the vacancy will be filed by
a prominent Grand Army man, who is strongly
backed for the position by Senator Allison.
There is talk also at the District buildings of
O change in the office OF the collector Of taxes,
as well as of health officer but is certain that
these changes will not occur before December
The assessOrship is being sought after and it is
understood that change in that Office will also
occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29

Commissioner Raum called at the Interior
department today for the purpose of having a
conference with Secretary Noble. The Secre-
tary was not at the department. He remained
at home today for the purpose of working on
his annual report. He will probably be en-
gagged in the same way tomorrow. and in the
meantime the cases of the rerated pension
Office employees will probably not be acted
upon. One of the objects of Gen. Raum's visit
to the department today was to talk with the
Secretary about the disposition of these cases.
He has reached point in his study of the pen
sion Office where he can devote with profit
some attention to the personnel of the Office.
He has received good many applications for
places in the Office, and large part of his time
each day is occupied with hearing applicants
for positions and their friends. In case all tho
remova ais are made whc the Secretary evidently
contemplates their will be an opportunity for
providing for larger proportion of applicants
than Is at present possible.
STATEMENTS IN BEHALF OF "THE RERATEp."
The attention Of STAR reporter was called
today to the defense offered by some of the re-
rated employees that their cases we're Just and
the increases granted were merltorious. The
reporter was told that the criticism made in
the report OF the commission on many of these
cases did not attack their justice. but MAIN
tanned that there was no sufficient reason
shown why such cases should have
been given preference over all
others and taken up and adjudicated in forty
eight hours. 1t is argued that in many of these
cases the medical judgment is not criticised nor
the justice of the decision questioned The
point made against manv Of the cases in the re-
port is the undue preference and haste dis
played and the disregard of the regular modes
of procedure.
DEFENDING THE ACTION OF THE PENSION OFFICE
1t is maintained by the rerated employees and
their friends that manifest injustice was shown
in their cases. The nature Of their injuries
demonstrated corclusively that larger pension
was due to them and the taking up Of their
cases by the pension Office when attention was
called to the fact that an error had been made
was only right and just. They claim that when
1t can be shown that the Office has made a mis-
take it is plain duty to rectify that mistake as
soon az practicable. This they say is the his
tory of the rerated cases in nutshell.
WANT ALL SERVED WITH THE SAME SAUCE.
The opinion is advanced by some that if the
employees whose pensions we're rerated under
the Tanner administration are dismissed from
the service on that account that the same pun
ishment ought to be inflicted upon the
rerated employees of the Black regime
1t is stated, however. that number
OF those mentioned in the report of the
commissioner were rerated under Gen. Black
1t is said that the list of thirty names given in
the report, together with some dozen others
whose name have not been published, comprise
nearly all the rerated pensioners now en-
ployed In the pension Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
The Case Of Mary j. Mcbride.

The case of the United States against Mary
]. Mcbride was before the Court in General
Term, Chief Justice Bingham and Justices
Hagner and James. today, District Attorney
Hoge for the government and W. S. Flippin
and W. P. Williamson for the defendant. Miss
Mcbride occupied in the year 1887 house No.
5l5 llth street northwest, and June 80 of that
year tho building was partially destroyed by
fire. Owing to evidences Of incendiarism Miss
Mcbride and John w. Mcfarland. colored
man, we're arrested as the guilty parties and
were convicted. Mcfarland was sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years and Miss Nc
Bride for four years. The latter has been kept
in Jail pending the hearing of the case on ap
peal on number of exceptions as to the man
ner of impanneling the jury, the admission of
evidence and the refusal of certain instructions
to the jury.
Miss Nc Bride was brought up from jail and
was present during the arguments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
THE ELEVATED ROADS.
Jay Gould Will Rebuild Them I'm Time
for the Worlds Fair.

NEW YORK, Oct 2s.-Jay Gould intends 10
reconstruct all the elevated roads IL has been
decided to rebuild rather than repair them.
MIR. Gould has borrowed 100000 from
prexei Morgan for the purpose. Important
terminal facilities are TO be acquired in an,ici-
patton OF the worlds fair traffic and arrange
ments are contemplated TOR a faster and less
crowded tram service. The track will be SO
built Ms 20 allow New York aud New England
railroad trains 10 come into the city over IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29

PRIVATE SECRETARY HALFoRD ON DUrY.-
Mr.. E. W. Halford, the Presidents private Sec
retary, returned to the White House this morn
ing from Norfolk. where he has been spending
the last few days. He b much stronger and
says that he will endeavor to 20 on with his
work, picking it up as rapidly as he can. He
will be careful, however, not to overtax him.
self, and it will probably be some time before
he has regularly returnsd to the tull discharge
of his duties -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29

SUDDEN DEATH OF LIEUT.. HUMPHREY.-First
Lieut.. Ballard Humphrey of the ninth cavalry,
United States army, dropped dead in Omaha,
Neb., yesterday of apoplexy. He had been in
service since 1856, appointed from Virginia,
and was soon to have been promoted to a cap
taincy. He was given the brevet rank of cap
tain for good conduct and gallant services dur
ing the war; also breveted for gallant and
meritorious services in an assault on Port Hud-
a0n Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
GEN. BLACK.


CHICAGO. Oct. 2s.-The Ecenins Necs Gays
that at todsy's city democratic convention
Gen. John C. Black. ex-commissioner OF PEN
sions, will be nominated for recorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
The Star Out of Town,

The EVENING STAR will be sent BY mail to
any address in the United States or Canada
for such period as may be desired, at the
rate of fifty cents per month G. But al
such orders must be accompanied by the money,
or the dper cannot be Sent, as no accounts are
kept ,oah mail Subscriptions. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
A PATENT has been issued to John L. Mohuu
of this city for drawing board.

The IRRIGATION SURvEY.-Major Powell, the
director of the geological survey, reports to
the Secretary Of the Interior that during the
month of September the irrigation branch of
the survey surveyed an area of 963 square miles
i'll the California Nevada section; 2,Y35 square
miles in Colorado; 450 square miles in the
Idaho section; $50 square miles In the Montana
section, and S25 square miles in New Mexico.
PERsoNALs.-Gen. Wesley Merritt, Enulio C.
Varas, Chilian minister, Senator Morrill,. Mrs.
Melville W. Fuller, Gen. F. E. Spinner, Senator
Henderson, ex-Congressman Morse and Gen.
Patrick A. Collins are in New York.-Mr
Achille OlIvieri has gone to Boston to attend
the maritime exhibition.-W. H. Bridgman
of Stamford, Conn, is at the NOrmandie.
James y. Erwin of Milwaukee. Wis, E. L..
Stewet of Scranton Pa. H. l.. Young of Omaha,
Neb.. are at the Hotel Johnson. H. Frost
of London, E. A. Cook of Ohio and s. w. Hoyer
of Philadelphia are at Wlllard's.-J. Warren
of Philadelphia, b. Carr OF Oregon, E. E. Jones
Of Helena, Mont, and H. Griswold of New
York are at the Riggs.--A. s. Niles of Balti-
more, Ii. Boyer of Philadelphia and Z. An
drews of ennsylvania are at the Arlington
W. Burdick, U.S.N., A. Taylor of Wes;feld NJ
Smith OF Buffalo, l.. Anderson OF Georgia, j.
L. Hamilton. U.S.A., w. W. Boynton of Cleve-
land, r. C. March, U.S.A., j. W. Bell of Vir-
ginia, II. Whitman Of Philadelphia, Hon. H.
l.. Morey of Hamilton, Ohio, E. Harper Of
Eng land, j. W. Carlin, U.S.N., c. Hoops of
Arkansas and ]. T. Young Of Cumberland, Nd,
are at the Ebbitt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29
STILL ABOUT THE WHITE HORSE.
The Prosecution Getting Every Shred
of Proof to Identify Coughlin's Man.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-1he FIRST witness called by
the state ia the GronIn trial Was Mrs. r. Dinan,
the wife of the livery man from whom Cough
lin hired the white horse. Mrs. Dinan saw the
stranger call tor the horse in the
evening and heard part OF bis
conversation with the hostler. Her testimony
and description OF the stranger corroboratcd
llnan and the no tier. Mrs. Oman also saw
the horse r, turned IL was just $50 O'Clock.
The man came from the north-from toward
Lincoln park.
John +. 0'Connor. a member OF the famous
camp 20 oI the Clan na-tiael Of VIII en- Beggs
Burke. Coughlin. aud other defendauts were
mt mbers, was next placed on the stand. 0'Con-
nor was recording secretary Of the camp when
BeSgs was senior guardian. After a number
details as TO tneir meetings and methods Of
transacting business the witness testified
February last. at a meeting OF the camp,
Thomas L. O'Connor asked II we had ever
heard the report of this trial committee that
tried what Is known az the triangle.
Mr.. Beggs sad he had not"
Il said II was strange that our camp never
got the report when heard il read IA another
camp in the city; that heard a man read il
and would state the name of the camp and the
man who read II If we demanded it"
Then somebody asked who il was. did
not hear who he said read 1t. but there was
some member there who did hear me ask him.
What did you sayT"
Il understood him to say DR. Cronin.'"
The states attorney evidently OF the
opinion that the witness was an unwilling one
and sought to have him detail at greater
length the proceedings of the camp at that
time, but without success
The witness said he had no recollection that
man uamed Fay had made a speech in which
he said the camp had better investigate the
triangle, because he had heard report charg-
ing Its members with wasting the funds Of the
order.
THEY SHOULD PLow WITH rHrs HEFFER
dispatch from Winnipeg, Man., says Bob
Heffer the fellow prisoner of Burke who claims
the latter confessed to him. is indignant at the
doubts of authenticity of his story Of Burke's
confession entertained by some. He vigor-
ously asserts that every statement he has made
Is true. He says Burke used to, despite his
protests that he did not want to hear them
persist in telling him the details Of the plot
with Its murderous outcome. Burke would
sometimes burst out crying in the cell in speak
ing OF the crime. Heffer says he can give the
names OF every one who was present when Dr.
Cronin was murdered.