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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-15
CAPITOL TOPICS.

PROPOSED BUREAU OF HARBoRs AND WATER WAYS.
Senator Cullom today introduced bill, which
was placed before the House a month ago by
Representative Breckinridge of Arkansas,
providing for the establishment of
bureau of the War department
to be known as the bureau of harbors
and water ways, to be officered by corps
to be known as the corps
of United States civil engineers. The bureau
is to be charged with tho construction, exc
cution. conduct and preservation of the
harbor and waterway works in aid of naviga-
ton now being operated by the United States.
The chief of this corps and four associate
chiefs shall be located in this city in the War
department building. comprehensive state
ment Of the number of subordinates, their du-
ties and Salaries follows.
TO PAY WAR CLAIM.
When the United States troops were making
things interesting for the gentlemen in
gray who were disturbing the peace Of
boys in blue-took and used
supplies from the premises of VIM. Hance.
The supplies have not yet been paid for. VIM.
Hance died a creditor of the government,
but Isabella Hance, his Administrative, took
up the fight and the court of claims has de-
cided that she is entitled to receive 1885. 30.
Senator Wilson today introduced bill which
appropriates the cash.
THE BILL FOR ADMISSION OF IDAHO
The Senate committee on territories gave
another hearing yesterday on the bill for ad-
mission of Idaho. Bishop Bulge, the head of
the Mormon church in Idaho made an attack
on the constitution adopted by the territory.
He was supported by Delegate Caine of Utah,
while ex-Gov. Stevenson and Gov. Shupe Of
Idaho defended the bill before the committee.
No decision was reached and the bill probably
will not be reported before Monday next
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WILL COURT AN INVESTIGATION.
What Civil Service Commissioner Roose.
welt Says of the Proposed Inquiry.


Commissioner Roosevelt of the civil service
commission said in response to q STAR re-
porter's inquiry today:
II have finished my investigation with the
affairs of the New York custom house. ex-
pect to have my report ready by the latter part
Of this week, but, of course, cannot outline
for you now what my report will be-"
"How about the resolution in the House Of
Representatives calling for an investigation
into the civil service commission?" said The
STAR reporter.
II welcome such an investigation" said Mr..
Roosevelt. Indeed, am extremely anxious
it should take place. want all possible pub
licity given to all acts of the commission. Al
most all the hostility that has been aroused
against the commission is due simply to
ignorance, and / court the fullest
investigation of all that has been done since
took Office. AS for the charges on which the
Investigation is based, in 80 far they refer to
Thompson and myself took office they are sim
ply silly falsehoods. AS far as know there has
not been any irregularity OF any kind during
our term of service. Gov. Thompson and
promptly proceeded to look into each and every
charge SO far as it affected the present COM
mission when 1t came out, and in
no case was there need Of more
than five minutes investigation to show
the utter baselessness and usually the
wild absurdity of the accusations. OF course
the first duty of the commission was to keep its
tended to that with absolute success. OF course
l can only speak for the commission of which
l am member, but for that commission can
speak absolutely"
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THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE BELT LINE RAILROAD.
Senator Ingalls, today introduced bill to
amend the act incorporating the Capitol, North
O-street and South Washington railway com:
pany. The bill authorizes the company to ex-
tend its tracks from the intersection OF
r street north with 11th street west; thence
westwardly along R street and street ex-
tended to Sheridan circle Kalorama Heights,
and continuing in a direct line west of said
circle into Massachusetts avenue ex-
tended tended thence northwardly along
oath street to Prescott place, along the circular
street west of block %, westwardly to Belmont
road, and thence along Belmont road
eastwardy and enthusiastically to the
Intersection with Woodley Lane road.
The company is authorized to increases
its capital stock in an amount not to
exceed $780, for the purpose Of enabling it
to so extend and equip its line. The extension
must be completed within eighteen months
after the passage OF the act.
THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.
bill having for its object the incorporation
of the trustees Of the National industrial insti-
tute Of this city was today introduced by
Senator Cameron. The incorporators named
are Arthur Macarthur, A. L. Woodbury.. ]. r.
W.tt West J.: IL u sypRsr; M A. '. Wnggaman' NJ w w.
Eaton, H. B. Bancroft, ]. W. Ashford, NJ G.
Emery, b. F. Flanders, Charles Pelham and
Charles Worthington. The object, purposes
and powers of said corporation shall be
limited to preparing teachers Of industrial
branches of education for the common schools
throughout the United States, including the
District of Columbia and the territories, by the
establishment i'll this city of a central normal
school Real estate held by the institute is to
be free from taxation, provided the trustees re-
frain from speculation Herewith.
TO MAKE THE SMITHSONIAN BUILDING FIRE
PROOF.
Forty-ive thousand dollars is the sum asked
for by the bill introduced this morning by
Senator Morrill, and the application he pro-
poses to make of that sum WILL he
believes make fire proof the roof of the main
hall of the Smithsonian building and that Of
the so-called chapel i'll the west wing of that
structure.
TO vENTILATE THE CITY HALL.
Senator Stanford thinks the city hall needs
ventilation and other hygienic reforms, SO he
has introduced bill to supply the want. The
appropriation is $1,000.
BOUNTY FOR DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS.
Representative Thomas introduced bill this
afternoon for the payment of bounty to Dis
trict volunteers, which provides that out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated there shall be paid bounty of S125
for equipments to each officer or soldier, or his
heirs or legal representatives, who volunteered
and enlisted in April and May, 1861,
in the District of Columbia, was duly mustered
into the United States service prior to and un-
der President Lincoln's call for troops of April,
1861, for $4,000 men, and was honorably dis
charged therefrom; provided, that no person
shall receive the benefit of this act who has
been paid any bounty heretofore for said ser
vice,
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"NOT OVER YET.o
The CrOnin Convicts at Joliet and Pretty
Badly Broken Up.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Jan. I5.-when the Cronin
prisoners, Coughlin, Burke and O'Sullivan, ar
rived at the penitentiary last night they all
tried to brace up and make strong effort to
keep from showing any signs of weakness
They managed to succeed very well, except
Coughin, who when spoken to could not reply,
but finally managed to stammer out: Boys,
don't talk to me; am all broke up.''
Deputy Speers said he never saw a man SO
affected as Coughlin.
When the Chicago officers bade them good
bye Burke and O'Sullivan managed to stammer
out an almost inaudible reply, but Coughlin
was silent.
but Coughlin said, please do not talk to me. 4"
OSullivan said. Il cannot speak tonight" and
Burke said, without any visible signs of emo
ton. ''Well, we are in for it and must take our
medicine, that's all; but it is not over with yet"
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AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE SILCOTT AFFAIR
Still Under Consideration in the
House.
HE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC.
Senator Turpie on the Subject of
Recognition.
The Senate.

Mr.. Plumb, In presenting petition in the
Senate today from farmers of Kansas against
trusts, expressed his belief that Congress
could, by wise legislation, remove many of the
ills complained of and the hope that the finance
committee would report such legislation. The
petition was referred to the finance committee
Mr. Mcpherson introduced joint resolution
for the removal OF the naval magazine from
Ellis Island, New York harbor, and for the pur-
chase of site for and the erection of naval
magazine at some other point.
The joint resolution, he said, was accom-
panied by petition from the boards of trade
OF New York and Jersey City. The resolution
and petition were referred to the committee on
naval affairs.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to provide
for a permanent national bank circulation.
Referred.
ARBITRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee ON for
eign relations, reported the following concurrent
resolution, which was placed ON the calendar:
Resolved, That the President be and hereby
Is requested to invite, from time to time as fit
occasions may arise, negotiations with any
government with which the United States has
or may have diplomatic relations, to the end
that any differences or disputes between the
two governments that can be adjusted by diplo-
matte agencies may be referred to arbitration
THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution (which was
referred to the committee on contingent eH
pensesO instructing the committee on immi-
grafton to investigate the various laws of the
United States and of the several states relative
to immigration; also to investigate the work
ing OF the contracts made by the Secretary of
the Treasury, with power to send for persons
and papers,
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
MIR. Blair, in presenting petition in favor of
an eight-hour law and having it referred to the
committee on education and labor, took the
opportunity to say that it had his hearty ap-
proval.
TO RECOGNIZE THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Morgan's reso-
luton recognizing the United States Of Brazil
as free, independent and sovereign state, and
Mr.. Turpie proceeded to make speech in sup
port of it.
He had voted, he said against the reference of
the resolution because he thought that the de-
lay occasioned by the reference was wholly I'M
necessary. He favored the immediate recogni-
ton of the republic of Brazil and was quite
willing that Congress should declare today
(as part OF the international common law of
the three Americas) that no European
power shall interfere in any part of this hemis-
phereIto restore the representative of monarchy
or empire, Or to prevent the establishment of a
republic; but that any such interference would
be regarded as an act unfriehdy tc the United
States, and would be resisted by all the means
necessary to effect its Illustration.
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RALLY OF OFFICE SEEKERS.
Raid on Census Ofiice-No Appointments
of Supervisors Announced Yet.

The census Office is overrun with office seek
ers. The superintendent's room, the chief
clerks room and the corridors are filled with
people waiting to say word for themselves or
for some one else who wants an Office. good
working quorum Of the members of both
houses Of Congress can be found there almost
any day. People come from all parts of the
country to see Mr.. Porter. He receives BUSH
els of letters and inquiries of all kinds. While
the census otiice has been the center of inter-
est to office seekers for some months it is es-
pecially 30 just at present. as the
appointment OF census supervisors are being
considered and these offices are regarded as OF
Importance. The District Of Columbia forms q
census district by itself and there will be q
supervisor appointed to have charge Of the
enumerators who will be designated to ring the
door bells of the citizens of the District. So
far there has been no great interest manifested
In this appointment. A number of applications
are on file, but the capdidates seem to be con-
Quoting their canvass on the still-hunt plan.
THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
will not be sent to the President for some weeks
yet. Ten years ago the late Col. Boyd, the
publisher of the city directory, was the super
visor Of the census for the District
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MATTER OF FORM,
Election Of Two United States Senators
in Joint Convention of the Legislatures.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. 15.-The house and
senate met in joint session today at noon and
formally declared Calvin s. Brice elected to
the United States Senate Brice made brief
speech of acknowledgment and was presented
to the members in person. The result was de-
clared amid much enthusiasm. The hall was
crowded, many ladies being present, among
them Mrs. Brice.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 15-At noon today the two
houses Of the Maryland legislature met in Joint
session. Hon. John Hubner, speaker of
the house, presided. After roll
call of the two bodies the vote for
United States Senator, cast yesterday, was an
Ephraim King Wilson elected United States
Senator from March 4, 1891, for q term of six
years, to succeed himself
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SOME HOPE FOR GOFF.
The West Virginia Legislature Meets
With Democratic Majority.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 15.-The legisla-
ture convened at noon today TO decide the
gubernatorial contest. Judge Fleming and
Gen. Goff are both here and politely but
firmly decline TO be interviewed, although
both seem to be hopeful Three republican
senators are absent on account of sickness as is
also one member of the house, and two demo-
cratic members have not yet arrived. leaving a
democratic majority of three on joint ballot
the matter stands, but il Is understood that the
democrats are not disposed 10 push matters at
this time. No democratic conference was held
last night, and it is understood that no definite
plan OF action has yet been decided upon by
either side. The general impression is that
the session will be long and interesting. re-
sulting IN the seating of Fleming. but this is
not considered absolutely certain by his
friends.
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He Is Preparing Another Attempt to Get
On the Spanish Throne.

PARIS. Jan. 15.-Intelligence has been re-
ceived her that Don Carlos the Spanish pre-
tender, who is now at Gratz, Austria, is plotting
a rising in Spain.
GRArz, Jan. 15.-Don Carlos has had an in
terview with his brother Don Alfonso in this
city for the purpose of settling upon policy
to be followed Ill the event of the death of the
king Of Spain.
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Wall Street Today.

New YORK, JAN 15.-In the stock market there
was a renewed attempt to break prices all
along the line this morning, but it was met by
good support throughout the list, and the re-
suit was an active market with a well distributed
business and considerable irregularity of prices
within comparatively narrow limits. Opening
prices, owing to the pressure, were generally
slight fractions lower than last evenings fig
ures, and the pressure of stocks for sale re-
suited in further declines of small fractions,
the extreme Losses being IS in Chicago gas and
losses werel generally recovered. however,
when the pressure was abated somewhat, and
many stocks were carried above the opening
prices Sugar was the only strong feature,
however, and it rose to 53H against 52ss last
evening. At IL o'clock the market was dull
and steady at about opening figures in most of
the list.
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SNOW AND FLOOD.
An Illinois Village Ten Feet Under
Water-Other Weather Mishaps

CAIRO, Ill, JAN l5.-Reports received hero
last night state that the eastern portion OF the
village Of Carmi is ten feet under water, driv-
ing out twenty-five families, who are being
cared for by citizens The waters are higher
than ever known. The river is now stationary
and is expected TO fall from now on.
DENVER. Col, Jan. l5.-The snow blockade
on the Canejo ranges continues, and indica-
uons are that the Rio Grandes south branch
will not be open for a week. A passenger tram
Is snow bound and three engines of the track
near Coumbres. Supt Lydon left Alamosa with
three engines and a large force OF men and
plenty of provisions on Sunday, but the relief
train is stalled and there is no telling when it
VIII be able 20 reach the wreck.
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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
A Federal Election Law Embodying the
Plan May Be Reported to the House.

The House committee on election of Presi-
dent and Vice President is to get to work on
the proposed federal election law tomorrow.
Mr.. Lodge, who is in charge of this particular
measure, has been waiting for all the bills on
the subject to come to his committee before
formulating his general plan. The general i'm
preston has been all along that he proposed
to press to its passage some radical measure
practice, to the south only.
The plan he now proposes is to make the
Australian system general in its application to
all congressional elections. He does not think
that measure that would be narrow in its APP
phcation and aim merely at the south could be
carried through the House or wouldreceive the
sanction of public opinion. On the other hand
THE NECESSITY FOR SOME GENERAL REFORM
of election methods is felt in all sections of the
country, and the Australian system is appar-
emily meeting with the approval Of popular
sentiment. Such a reform, it is held. would
apply as well IN any other section as in the
south, and would be non-partisan. The
Australian system has met with the approval of
many of the most prominent democrats in
the country, and In Its application in
Massachusetts, it was approved by both parties.
Ex-President Cleveland has spoken in favor of
1t. Gov. Campbell of Ohio recommended in
his inaugural address the application of the
system to elections in Ohio. Gov. Green of
New Jersey, another democratic state executive,
strongly recommended the system in his mes
sage to the legislature yesterday.
Governor Hill and Senator German are the
only prominent democrats who have come out
against the system, and there is a general sus-
picion in the public mind that both these men
are more or less Interested in machine politics.
PROMINENT MEN OF BOTH PARTIES IN ITS FAVOR.
1t is believed by MIR. Lodge and other repub-
licans who have been interesting themselves in
this question that with the strong Endorsement
this system has had from prominent men of
both parties, in its local application, that it
will not be difficult to pass a national law max
ing it general in its application to congressional
elections.
They think there will be no strong opposition
to the proposition to conduct all congressional
elections the last election in Boston was
conducted. The adoption of such q national
law they think will cure the evils now exist
ing at the polls and will be sanctioned by pub
lie sentiment.
The strong public sentiment that has already
developed in favor of the system, they believe,
will disarm opposition. The principal grounds
of attack when the bill comes into the House
will be that Congress has no right to interfere
with the elections in the states Mr. Lodge
will be prepared to meet this objection with a
demonstration Of the right OF Congress to
regulate congressional elections.
An Illinois chapter of the Society Of the Sons
OF the Revolution was established ct Chicago
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He Is Afraid of His Life and is Becom-
ing Morbid on the Subject.

LONDON, Jan. 15-It is said in certain circles
here that the czar of Russia is insane, owing to
the chronic state of fear in which he lives. His
bodily condition is known to be weak. He
exhibits the deepest feeling of despondency
and insists that his death is drawing near 1t is
known that he is trying to alleviate his misery
by the use of morphine.
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Chickamauga Fought Over Again.

BosroS, Jan l5.-Gen. Il. V. Boynton Of
Washington, d. c., read paper last night on
the battle Of Chickamauga before the Military
historical society of Massachusetts,. He said
that there had been a great many misrepre-
sentations in regard to the battle ever since il
was fought. He showed that the supposition
that the Union army was badly defeated and its
artillery captured was erroneous for it lost only
80 guns and captured SO. He stated that the
object Of the campaign was gained in the TAX
ing of Chattanooga, and that the battle was
clearly a victory for the federal arms Consid-
ering the number of men engaged and the time
consumed il was the bloodiest battle in history.
Brig. Gen. j. s. Fullerton of ST. Louis made
some informal remarks on the same subiecS
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THE INFLUENZA TODAY.
IL ID Sweeping Newspaper Men I'm Along
With Other Victims.

OMAHA, NEB., Jan. l5.-Robert W. Peattie,
formerly Of Chicago. but now managing editor
Of the Word-H,rald lies very low with an at
tack Of pneumonia and there is but little hone
of his recovery. Ten days ago he was pros
trated with grip and has gradually grown
worse. The crisis was passed yesterday and
last night he was unconscious and was thought
to be dying
BosroS, Jan. l5.-Charles B. Danforth. for
over twenty five years CITY editor of the Boston
Herald, died Of pneumonia this morning, aged
forty-seyen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-15

PERsoNAL.-M. d. Hensey has returned from
business trip to Ocean Grove.-Mr.
Chas. p. Taft editor-in-chief of the Times
Star Of Cincinnati, is in the city on
business. Mr.. Taft is the eldest son Of ex-
Attorney General Taft and the proprietor
of one of the most prosperous evening news
papers of Ohio.-Mr. Maurice Joyce is con-
fined to the house, suffering from an injury to
his foot which occurred on Thursday
VIM. G. Hill Of Seattle, who has been spending
holidays with his family at Dresden, Germany,
is now in Washington on business for week at
the Riggs house. Mr.. W. c. Sharp formerly
of this city, has been elected vice president Of
the Colorado mutual investment company Of
Denver.-S. NJ. Hamill of Cleveland, Fred
erick P. Fish of Boston, Edward Lauterback
and Andrew Carnegie of New York are at the
NOmandie. Com. w. P. Mccain. U.S.N., H.
H. Burgess of Cleveland, G. G.. Fisher and ].
w. Watson of New York are at the Arno.-J.
Brown of Lancaster, Pa, and G. Parker Of ST.
Louis are at Willard's.-E. Starke Of Cleve-
land r. R. Bentley Of Pittsburg. V. Eaton Of
Memphis and A. d. Brown of Schuyler, Ne
braska are at the Ebbitt.-W LeHer and D.
Mckee of Pittsburg, NJ. G. Hill of Seattle and
Miss Laura Lester Of Savannah Ga, are at the
Riggs.-Geo. Stroud and wife and Miss
Stroud of New Orleans, T. H. Armstrong and
wife of Montana and ]. II. Butman of Boston
are at the st. James.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, S196, ,953; customs, $500, ,918.

SECRETARY WINDOWS SILVER B1LL.-The
House committee on coinage, weights and
measures called upon Secretary Window at the
Treasury department this morning and dis
cussed Ill lnformally y the question OF silver coin
age. The Secretary informed the committee
that he was preparing a bill on that subject
embodying the features of the plan outlined in
his annual report, which he expected to have
ready for submission to Congress by next Mon
day. tits understood that Mr.. Conger of Iowa
will introduce the bill in the House.
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Shot HirnselK9

CINCINNATI, Jan. l6.-John Mass Of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, shot himself yesterday accidentally
in his bedroom in the presence of his wife, but
while her back was toward him The ball
entered his right temple.
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Cold Wave COmins.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16-The local signal service
bureau gives notice of the approach of q cold
wave from the northwest, which, it is said, will
reach here tomorrow or at the latest Friday
morning. The thermometer will then register
about twelve degrees above zero. It now
marks thirfy-eight above.
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VIM. McEdwards, prominent business man
of Rock Springs. Wyo., was frozen to death
in snow storm in the mountains near that
place.