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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
Opposition to the johnson Biil-BOltl
Silver Men I'm the Senate.

There appears to have developed consid-
erable opposition to the Johnson bill pro-
viding for interconvertible bonds, or bonds
on which the government will issue cur
rency up to the par value. 1t is understood
that a member of the banking and currency
committee who is in entire sympathy with
the administrators financial policy had a
conversation with Secretary Carlisle on the
subject, from which he discovered that the
administration does not look favorab,y
upon this bill.
does not believe it wise to pass that or any
other measure at this time which will in
crease the volume of notes which must be
redeemed in gold. He is said to have ex-
pressed the opinion that matters will adjust
themselves very speedily after the repeal of
the Sherman law, and urged ii as wisdom in
Congress that no other financial legislation
save that permitting banks to issue cur
rency up to the par value of their bonds
should be enacted by Congress until some
time after the repeal of the Sherman law.
The silver men in the Senate have been
calling the roll and assembling their forces
after the shock of defeat in the House. and
this morning they come forth with more
bOldness and confidence than they have
shown for some time. 1t is asserted by
those who are in command of the silver
forces that no vote on the repeal bill can
be had in the Senate before the 1st of jan
uary. They count now forty men who will
stand shoulder to shoulder for a prolonged
fight and say thirty-six of this number
will not yield until the demand comes to
them to do SO from those people whom they
represent. and that on the 1st of January
these thirty-six Senators will be found
fighting against the repeal
On the other hand the repeal men be-
lieve they have practically won the fight.
Senator Voorhees, is of the opinion that the
Senate will reach vote on the repeal bill
in ten days or two weeks. The silver men
Will be given full and free swing and he be-
lieves that it will take about this time for
them to say all they desire on that subject.
lie does not expect any prolonged filibus-
tering and says that those who favor the
passage of the bill will probably content
themselves with making short speeches so
that they will not occupy the time of the
Senate or delay a vote on the BILL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
DISTRICT I'M CONGRESS.
The House Committee Opposes the sev
Rule.
Speaker Crisp and the Other Members
of the Committee On Rules ASKED
Not 10 Hamper District Interests.

The House District committee held its
first session this morning, the meeting be
ing mainly for the purpose Of organization,
but subsequent events proved that 1t was
held at a timely moment After organizing
by authorizing the chairman TO appoint his
clerk, to select the subcommittees and fiN-
ing Wednesday the day upon which The
committee shall hold its weekly meetings,
the committee proceeded to discuss the pro-
posed amendment to the rules of the House
affecting District day in the House. an ex-
PLANTATION Of which is found in another
column.
The proposition of the committee on rules
met with disfavor from every member OF
the committee and the unanimous opinion
was that the new rule would operate 10
the great detriment Of the interests OF the
District i'm the House. A resolution was
adopted directing the chairman to request
the committee ON rules TO withdraw it's
proposed amendment and TO adopt the rule
which prevailed in the Fifty-second Con-
gress. Upon the suggestion of Chairman
Heard it was agreed that the COMMITTEES
should go in a body and urge the commit
tee on rules not to hamper the Districts
interest by the enactment Of the proposed
rule.
After adjourning the committee proceed
ed In body TO Speaker Crisps room, where
they were granted an audience by the
speaker. Chairman Heard made an earnest
trict S interest to consent TO a modihcatio
OF the proposed rule. He said that If u is
adopted as now formed IL will place Dis
trict day entirely at the mercy of opponents
OF District legislation. The Speaker said
that he would be glad to Go anything pos
sible for the Districts welfare and would
faver modification. Then each member Of
the committee on rules was visited by TIE
members of the District committee and the
same appeal made, the efforts meeting with
encouragement.
Last Congress- Rule
IL is thought that when a final vote "a
taken upon the rules this afternoon the
proposed amendment affecting District
day viii be withdrawn and the provisions
OF the rules Of the last Congress inserted
Bills I'm the senate.
Mr.. Harris today introduced IN the Senate
the bill to open North Capitol street from I
to the Soldiers Home. IL provides for the
condemnation Of that portion Of the prop
erty of the Prospect Hill cemetery and An
ME E. Barbour through which the proposed
extension passes. The sum necessary for
his purpose is appropriated. and IL is 20 be
Immediately available
The Senate today. on motion of Mr. Har-
ris passed without debate the bill authorfz-
ing the Commissioners 10 appoint two add
tional clerks in the health Office at a salary
of 81, 200 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
Army Orders.

The following transfers in the fifth artil-
lery are ordered:
Second Lieut. Edmund NJ. Blake, from
light battery F to battery l..
Second Lieut. William G. Ham from bat
terry NJ to light battery F.
Second Lieut. Sidney S. Jordan from bat
terry l. to battery NJ.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Second Lieut.. Joseph l.. Donovan
seventeenth infantry.
Leave of absence for seven days is grant
ed First Lieut. Daniel e. Mccarthy, twelfth
infantry.
The leave of absence granted Major
George 3. Russell, fifth infantry, is extend
ed one month.
First Lieut.. John A. Lockwood, fourth
cavalry, will report to the commanding
officer Jefferson barracks, Missouri, fol
duty at th..t 1epot.
First Lieut.. James d. Nickerson. seven.
teenth infantry, will proceed to New York
city for assignment to duty at Davids Is
land, New York harbor
The leave of absence granted Capt. Paul
Shillock, assistant sur">"n Is extended fif-
teen days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

As To the safety of the kearsarwe enc
the Nantucket.


Despite the fact that the L. s. s. Kesr-
sarge and the old monitor Nantucket are q
trifie late in arriving at Wilmington. n C.,
from New York. naval officers on duty IN
Washington are not at all alarmed for
their safety. The vessels left New York
Friday forenoon. the Kearsarge towing the
Nantucket, and under favorable circum-
stances they could not have arrived I'm VIII
mington before yesterday afternoon: ana IL
is believed that they heaved to and faced
the storm with engines going. The kssr-
sarge is wen able to weather the heaviest
sort of a blow. and the Nantucket was
fitted with all appliances for looking out
for herself. should IL become necessary 20
cast OF the tow lines.
Her coal bunkers were filed. her engines
made ready for service. a fun crew placed
on board, and competent 's.icsrs assigned
TO manage navigation ami engines. Lieut..
II. III. Hosley commands the Nantucket
The kearsarge lis vessel of $50 tons. and
the Nantucket's displacement is 1.s7s tons.
The slow rate at which tine vessels were
Obliged TO proceed. owing 10 the tow. en-
abled them TO proceed AT about five Knots
an hour only.
II is confidently asserted at the Navy
Department that the Two vessels viii reach
their destination all right today or tonoes
row.
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A CYCLONES VICTIMS
Additional Reports of Loss of Life
at Port Royal.
DAMAGE CAUSED BY A TIDAL WAVE
The Place is Cut OF From the
Word.
STORIES OF LOSS ELSEWHERE

AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 30.-News was re-
ceived direct from Port Royal S. c., last
night that 100 lives were lost in the cyclone
that burst upon that town. at the ate of
loo miles an hour, Monday, followed by a
tidal wave that almost swept the town
away.
The Information is reliable 1t is fur
nished by Mr.. Z. NJ. Averill, general freight
and passenger agent of the Charleston.
Sumter and Northern railroad. who came
up from Port Royal last night. He says
Port Royal is completely cut off from the
outside world. All telegraph wires are
down and the railroads are washed away.
Mr.. Averill was unable to state the exact
number of lives lost, but, without overesti-
mating. he says he is certain they will num-
ber over 100. The unfortunates We're killed
and drowned. He saw himself thirty-two
dead bodies. Nearly all the drowned were
negroes.
So far as reported. when Mr.. Averill came
away. only six white persons had lost their
lives
Over on Sullivans Island. a pleasure re-
scrt near Charleston, the ruin is well nigh
complete. BY midnight Sunday the gale
was blowing seventy-five miles an hour.
The furious waves completely submerged
the island. The water last night was seven
feet deep.
The three lives lost here We're: Mrs. +.
Pollard. Andrew Bryan, Sylvia Ryan, all
colored.
A great many islanders sought refuge
from the pitiless winds and rising waters In
Fort Moultrie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

1t is generally expected that the small
arm board, now in session at Newport will
report in favor of the 30-caliber rifle as
best for the service. When the boards re-
port is received the department will issue
circular to inventors of the country, cali
ing upon them to submit specimens Of their
designs for consideration by the ordnance
bureau with a view to adopting one for the
navy. The ordnance bureau will manufac-
ture the barrel and will only require inven-
tors to submit their designs for breech
mechanism and shoulder piece. Fully 5000
rifles are necessary to arm the navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
POstmasters Appointed.

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today is ninety eight OF
these changes thrty-six were due to deaths
and designations and sixty-two to removals.
e. E. Akers was appointed postmaster at
Emory, Washington county, Va, vice j. NJ,
Davis resigned. G.N. Davis was made post
master at Cecilton. Cecil county, Md. vice
X. NJ. Black. removed. and a KeedysvilIe
Washington county. same state, $. p Steele
succeeds l.. f. Suman. removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
TARIFF HEARINGS.
They VIII Begin Before the Ways sa0
Means Committee Next Monday.

They Will Begin Before the Ways sa0
Means Committee Next Monday.
The committee on ways and means ae-
cided to take up the tariff question on next
Monday. giving hearings on the subject
from Monday. which is the 4th OF Septem-
ber until the Goth Of September. These
hearings will be before the fun committee.
republicans and democrats. After the hear
ings are over the democrats in the commit
tee will proceed at once with the formal
preparation of a tariff bill IL is not ex-
pected that there will be much. II any. cif-
ference of opinion among the democrats OF
the committee as to the general charaotR
of the bill to be framed nor any objection
TO the policy of speedy action. The hiil
prepared will be one providing as near as
possible a tariff for revenue only. and. 10
The Star has stated before. the expecta-
ton is IL will be ready TO be reported -
the House by the LIST Of November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

Broken Wires Being Repaired asA
Comm ntcatton Esta blfshed.


Monday nights storm. despite the as
surances OF the weather bureau that n
was not so very severe after all. will NC,
soon be forgotten. nor will the debris re
sulting from il be soon cleared away. While
every section of the District suffered CON-
siderably. the river front and the south
western and northern sections of the CITY
and suburbs appear TO have witnessed the
greatest fury of the wind. In these sec
tions houses were unroofed, signs ano
awnings torn away and trees felled 20 .
very considerable extent, and the result
ing damages will amount to several thou
sand dollars The damage. however. Aaf
widely distributed. 50 that no one perssn
suffered to any great extent Alexandlts q.
Laurel Md. Hyattsville. Anacostia ahd
other suburban places suffered In about tbs
The wind and high water did much
damage at Colonial Beach, wrecking bosts'
sweeping away tents and flooding the notel
and cottages.
This morning communication .iad t-een
established between fire alarm headQuartau
and all engine and truck houses. both ~
gong and telephone, and hence the officials
breathed considerably easier than on yes
terday when matters were I'm very bad
state.
Today it is possible to notify every CON-
pany Immediately upon the receipt at head
quarters of an alarm OF fire. The great
majority of fire alarm boxes are In per-
feet working order today. but I'm mahy
cases no alarm could be communicates
from boxes. But as headquarters could he
notified through the police precincts and by
the telephone companys phones. the de-
partment In such instances could be Don-
fied with comparatively little loss of time
i'm the event of a fire in districts covered
by such boxes.
Tonight IL Is believed every box In the
Ditrict will be in perfect working order.
The police wires this afternoon Were IN
about perfect condition. communication
was maint ntained between headquarters and
all the precincts and most Of the disabled
patrol box wires had been repaired. Al
will have been put to rights by night falllit
is thought IL is believed that the damage
done by the storm 10 the District telegraph
and telephone lines will amount to not les
than 81 ,O00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

General Superintendent Kimball of the
life saving service this morning received
word from Keeper Rhodes of the station at
Point Lookout, l.. L., saying that the bark
Martha P.Tucker of New York. from Port
Tampa Tor cataract, n j., laden with phos-
phate, stranded on the Long Island coast
one mile west Of the station. Eleven of the
crew were saved and one lost He was
thrown from the upper rigging and washed
out TO sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
Ex-Members and the Floor.

One of the provisions Of the new rules
offered to the House for adoption is the
prohibition against the admission TO the
fioor Of the House of ex-members of Con
eress who are interested In pending legis-
lation as attorneys. Ex-members Of Con-
gress have always been admitted to the
floor during the session Of the House. but u
is said that a great many ex-members have
located i'm Washington and become interest
ed in legislation as attorneys. The numbst
is considerable enough to render their pres
ence upon the floor Of the House In Their
capacity OF attorneys obnoxious to menr
bers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
THE PRESIDENTS DISPATCH.

He COnEratulntes MIR. Wilson and His
Associates on Their Success.
The following telegram from President
Cleveland respecting the action of the House
Monday on the silver question was received
this morning by Chairman Wilson, who in
troduced the repeal BILL
BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass, Aug q.
To Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, Washington:
Please accept for yourself and your as
sociates in today's achievement my hearty
congratulations and sincere thanks
GROVER CLEVELAND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Crops. Fruit Trees and Telegraph
Poles Frustrated by the storm.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 3O.-Reports from
surrounding towns indicate that great dam
age was done by Mondays storm. Crops
and fruit trees were destroyed. telegraph
lines prostrated and heavy washouts are
reported along the various railroads lead
ing into the city.
At Newcastle a huge landslide in the
Pittsburg and Western tracks near New
castle Junction caused an engine and Il
freight cars to be derailed. Two negroes
who were seen on the cars are missing and
II is thought that they have been killed
and are buried underneath the wrecked
cars. They got on the train at Youngs-
town. The engineer, fireman and train
hands saved their lives by jumping sey-
eral of the latter being injured.
The rain was received with delight by the
river men, who hoped for a rise in he river
sufficient to allow the shipment Of the %
shores. They will be disappointed, how
ever, as it will not exceed five feet, and as
much more would be necessary 20 fioat the
barSes.
Train Service Suspended.
BoRDENTOWN. N j., Aug. 3O.-Supt
Wilson Brown of the Amboy division Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company mas given
official notice that all train service on the
Long Branch road between Barnegat City
junction and Barnegat City will be discon-
tfnued until further notice. This action is
taken in consequence of the damage done
by the storm.
Hop Crops Damaged.
UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 30.-The high winds
of yesterday and the recent heavy rains
have occasioned damage to the extent of
thousands of dollars TO the hop crops in
Oneida and Madison counties. In some
yards nearly every pole is prostrated. and
the hops can only be saved by immediate
picking. Much of the fruit has been blown
from the trees, and the corn and buckwheai
crops have suffered severely.
Virginia Crops Damaged.
Special Dispatch TO the Evening Star.
PETERSBURG. Va, Aug. 3o.-From ell
accounts the storm has done great damage
to the crops in almost every county in the
state, and especially is this true OF corn,
which has been beaten fiat to the ground.
Great destruction is also reported to to-
bacco, which was bruised and broken. Evi-
dences of the damage done to the growing
crops can be seen for hundreds If miles
along the different railroads In the state
During the cyclone at Kernersville. near
Winston. n. c., a child of Monroe Phillips
was killed and he himself was so badly in
jured that he can't recover.
Anxiety mt Raleigh.
A special dispatch TO The Star from
Raleigh says:
There is great anxiety for news OF the
man-of-war Kearsarge and monitor Nam
/ tucket which was i'm tow. Adjutant Gen.
eral Cameron and Quartermaster General
| Harrel went to Wilmington on Saturday TO
meet these vessels. which were to be used
| I'm instructing North Carolina's naval re-
serve Gen. Harrel returned last night.
saying that nothing had been heard of
either and that IL was feared that both had
foundered in the great storm on Monday.
No news of either is as Yet received
kilograms this morning from Southport
and Beaufort state that neither has put I'm
at those ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
Banker Day Will Surrender.

INDIANAPOLIS, Als. 3O.--Frederick T.
Day, the president of the Piankintun Bank
of Milwaukee. left for that city last even
ing, and will give bond for his appearance
in answer to the grand jury Indictment.
Day disappeared from Milwaukee -immedi-
ately after the failures and could not be
found. Ii has since developed that he was
at Spercer, but when the chase became too
hot he was taken to Flint, Mich, where he
remained until the last of last week, when
he came to his brothers home in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
HOW BEN BUTLER BECAME RICH.

HOW BEN BUTLER BECAME RICH.
Benjamin Butler said he commenced when
young to buy improved property on the INSTALL
ment plan as fast as his limited means would
allow. The rent received therefor helped him
to meet his payments and as he expressed II
before he knew it he owned a house."
His is but the experience of many of our rich
men.
At Charlton Heights you secure q valu-
able little house on terms of S100 down and
$25 monthly. you can secure u beautiful
building lot terms of &o down and a5
monthly. For full particulars apply to
JAS. E WAUGH. Owner" 6lO + 81. au3O
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Applied for AppOfntment.

Lindley S. Anderson of this city has an
piled to the Secretary of the Treasury fol
appointment as chief of a division in the
Treasury Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
Post Office Callers,

Postmaster General Bissel had a large
number of official callers today Senator
Berry had a long interview with him. and
so did Congressman Henderson. All the
visits 1t is presumed. had political reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

Mrs. Nancy Malville. aunt to c. w. Davis
of the patent office, died Sunday at the rest
dence of Mrs. j. c. Early. The funeral took
place yesterday from the Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY.
Havoc Caused Among the Boats and
the Boat Houses.

no0t HOUSES.
NEW YORK. Aug so-The HUDSON river
valley was right in the path of Yesterday s
storm. There was great havoc among the
boats and boat club houses of the lower
Hudson. and the losses Will run into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The brick laden schooner Robert Blair,
Capt. Cosgrove, is aground and full Of water
at Tompkins Cove, Rockland county. A
barge loaded with stone is SINK al the
same place. and the track of the West Shore
railroad is badly washed out The south
track could only be used at thai point to-
day.
A steam canal boat with its tow of three
boats is ashore at Stony Point and the
schooner Katrina Van Kortlandt of New
York. brick laden, Capt. Albert Coe sank
at am. yesterday and will prove a total
loss.
There were eight canal boats ashore be-
tween Osoawana Island and Croton and the
river shores were filled with wreckage OF
broken up boats and their cargoes.
There was cabin sloop yacht sunk of
the island
The Hudson river railroad tracks were
badly washed out at this point and the
south-bound trains were switched at Croton
and Montrose to the north bound track Al
Croton the bay was filled with wreckage
and every boat of the Croton Boat Club T.
either swamped or broken up At Croton
Point five canal boats were sunk and their
deckloads scattered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

Department Commander Faunce, Depars
ment of the Potomac, @. A. r., has an
pointed the following assistant inspectors;
Geo 4. Davis. b. f. Chase Theophilus Flts
gerald and J. H. Howletf