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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
ARMY JUSTICE.
Annual Report of the Acting Judge
Advocate General.

nSpoEt hctInk Ju0Re
Advocate General.
Col G. N. Lieber acting Judge advocate
general of. the army, has made a report to
the Secretary of War of the operations OF
the department of military justice for the
fiscal year 1893. from which IT appears that
there were 2.lSS trials by general court
martial. or IS less than the previous year
There were, in addition, s56 cases brought
before general courts-martial with a view
to discharge on proof of prior conviction,
and there were GA cases of trials for fraud
ulent enlistment. The principal ofrenses
were desertion, absence without leave, fall
ure to attend drill, drunkenness and diso-
bedience. There were two cases of dupli-
cation of pay accounts. six of forgery and
six OF embezzlement. The trials for deser-
ton were 51, an increase of 46 over the
previous year. The number of trials by in
ferior courts-martial for the eleven months
ended August 81, 1882, was l6. go, as against
14,9SS for the year covered by the present
report. Col Lieber makes no comments or
recommendations, confining himself to a
bare statement OF the business of his office
and inviting attention to the accompanying
reports of the judge advocates of the yarf-
GUS departments.
Increase of Desertfous
Maj. Groerbeck of the department Of the
Missouri says that ''the increase in deser-
tions is. with little doubt due to the in
fuence of the ten-year-service law. The
older soldiers have resented the spirit of
that law and their increased discomfort has
been communicated to the younger men.
1t is doubtful IL the ten-year law
is in line with good public policy. There are
not wanting those who, while not quick or
persistent in expressing their opinions, are
yet growing fearful that some recent
methods of organization and discipline are
hurtful and not helpful. A pause in legts-
lation seems advisable until the actual
meaning of the many recent changes can
be more carefully measured"
Capt. Mcclure of the department of tbe
Columbia also attributes the increase in
desertions to the same cause
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
BREvETTING OFFICERS.
Gen. SchOfeld Has Been Misrepre-
scented I'm Regard to His Actions.

Gen. Schofield has been criticised because
OF his alleged opposition to the brevetting
OF a number of officers entitled to that
honor because of gallant conduct in the
campaigns against the Indians. An in
quiry shows that Gen. Schofield has been
woefully misrepresented in this matetr 1t
appears that the official records bearing on
this subject were carefully examined with
much labor by the major general COM
manding the army, Under the act of Con-.
gress Of February q, $780, authorizing
brevets for Indian service, and as a result
146 officers were recommended by him for
nomination to the Senate for brevet ap-
pointments. But in the further attempt to
execute the law much embarrassment was
caused by the language of section 2, that
the brevet commissions shall bear
date from the passage of this act: Pro-
vided, however, that the date of the par
ticular heroic act for which the officer is
promoted shall appear in his commission"
And. accordingly, in January. 1891, by
letter from the major general to the Sec
retary or War, the subject was placed be-,
fore Congress, with view to an amend
ment, as indicated by House bill 1882,
t1fty-hrst Congress, and a similar Senate
Dill The bills were favorably reported, but
furtner action was not had by that Con-
greSS.
The attention of the Fifty-second Con-
gress was then called to the matter and
copies of the recommen dations were sent
by the Secretary of War May q, 1897 but
action by Congress was not had and the
subject was thus rested where it was In
1891. The proposed amendment to section 2
was: That such brevet commissions as
may be issued under the provisions of this
act February q, ls90,) shall bear date from
the particular heroic act for which the Of
fcer is promoted" The purpose of the law
was doubtless to enable the President to
QO,at Its late date, precisely ha milo ho,
been done had such d law been in force at
the time the gallant service was rendered.
and with that in view the amendment IN
section was recommended.
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HE LOSES HIS CASE
Ex-Journal Clerk Smiths Suit Against
His Successor.
The Digest and Manual Of the Rules
of the House Of Representatives
Not COpyrightable.

In Equity Court, Division i, today Chief
Justice Bingham delivered his opinion in
the case of H. II. Smith, former journal
clerk OF the House of Representatives,
against N. p. Crutchfield, his successor.
dismissing the bill which sought to enJoin
the respondent from violating the COM
plainants copyright, the Digest and Man.
ual of the Rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives
The chief justice. after reciting the claims
and reading from Drone on copyrights,
pages 49S and 499, said the first question
was whether the book was the subject of
copyright.
The Publication i'm Question.
1t was conceded that for many years IT
had been the practice of the House to pub
lish such book, to designate the journal
clerk to compile and edit the publication.
The general proposition is that the author
of a work is entitled to the copyright, but
that right depends on the nature of The
contract. In some cases IL had been de-
cided that the employer owns the right.
Drone says that property in a public doc
thus the statutes and reports become pub
lie property and canot be copyrighted by
anybody.
An Omcer of the House.
The journal clerk was an officer Of the
House. recognized by the rules of the House
and in addition to receiving his salary re-
ceives additional compensation for his du-
ties in connection with editing and compil-
ing the work. 1t was prepared annually
and the number of copies ordered by the
House printed. 1t appears that the COM
plainant after knowing that he would no,
be the journal clerk of the succeeding
House copyrighted the manual 1t seemed
to him that the House could not have in
tended that this publication should prevent
the succeeding officer preparing the suc-
ceeding edition, for the nature of the work
was such that there was necessity to use
much of the preceding work and the indus
try, wisdom, &c. displayed in the preceding
work would be lost. 1t could not have been
the intent of Congress that the journal
clerk could not exercise the right to the
former edition of the manuel.
Not a Subject of COpyrfght.
His conclusion was that the book is not
subject to copyright and after it was pub
lished the government lost all right and
II became public. The bill is dismissed.
There were but few present other than
Mr.. Christy, who appeared for Smith, and
Mr.. c. b. Hallam, for the respondent and
the former gave notice Of an appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
TOP HEAVY NAVY VESSELS.
A Plan to Remedy the Difficulty De
cided Upon.

n 10 Nt"cuy tne DImCuIVy DE.
cided Upon.
The board of bureau chiefs Of the Navy
Department has decided on a plan for the
removal of the top-heaviness and instability
of certain gunboats whose condition have
been a source of much worry and concern
to Secretary Herbert and naval officers gen.
orally
This plan will be submitted to Secretary
Herbert for action and will undoubtedly be
approved by him. 1t contemplates a num-
ber of alterations. but the board estimates
that little money will be necessary to make
them, and 1t is stated that the United
States has learned a very valuable lesson in
naval construction and equipment, the ex-
pense attending which may be considered
cheap compared with the likelihood that
terrible loss of life would have resulted had
the defects not been discovered sooner
The plan of the board OF bureau chiefs con-
templates a tightening of the armament Of
the ships concerned, the Detroit, the
Machias, the Montgomery and the Marble
head, and an addition of weight in the hull
of each.
The Machias now has eight 4-inch guns
in her main battery, and these will be
changed to six 4-inch guns. In addition to
this the masts of the vessel will be short
ened all the top spars being dismounted
and made into pole masts. There will be
no curtailment Of sail power. To make the
MdcnlaS set well IN tne water ana TO re-
lieve her "crankiness.' twenty tons of ce-
rent will be distributed along the keel be-
meath the boilers and engines.
The alterations in the Detroit are also
to be applied to the Montgomery and the
Marblehead, which are sister ships of SINH
lar arrangement, but as these last named
vessels are not yet completed in all respects,
the alterations can be made with little
trouble and expense.
The Detroit's battery of eight five-inch
guns should be reduced according to the
plan of the bureau chiefs, to two six-inch
guns and ten four-inch guns, In addition,
a distribution of cement along the keel will.
1t is believed, overcome her disposition to
roll and pitch in heavy seas. The Detroit
is now due in Rio Janeiro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01

The total number of fourrh-class post
masters appointed today was sixty. OF this
number sixteen were to fill vacancies caused
by death and resignation and the remainder
oy removals. The Virginia appointments
were as follows: Catron. H. NJ Painter, vice
Il Il. Catron, resigned; Ferrum j. w
Haynes, vice F. y. Manafee, removed; Or
plt' H. B. Farham, vice E. B. Ferguson
removed. The Maryland appointments were
as follows: Graceham. W. NJ. Armycost,
wee H A. Weller, removed: SabillasviIIe
L. f. tiyler, vice G. W. Manahan removed
Iwenty-one states and three territories were
represented NS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
THE FIFTH AUDITOR.
His Report of the Operations of His
ONCE Last Year.

ONCE Last Year.
Fifth Auditor Holcomb in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury sho xs
included In the operations of the office dur.
ing the past fiscal year was the examina-
ton of 332.547 vouchers involving the sum
of $6s0. 1898. The appropriations made for
salaries, charges d'affaires ad interim. so0
600. and contingent expenses foreign mis-.
sions, $4,000, were again found TO be in
sufficient to cover the expenditures for the
year.
In the consular service an excess of ex.
penditures over receipts is shown of sS6
o42.9O. This is larger than occurred last
year. 1t then amounted to S40,5261O
The amount paid for salaries while receiv.
ing instructions and in transit of consular
officers to and from their posts exceeds tha,
paid last year by s205lS12
The amount paid for contingent expeuses
United states consulates. as adjusted, while
In excess of the appropriation in the sum
Of $S7,23O.60, Is less than was reported las,
year by $30,S423 Consular fees amounted
to over 81. 100000.
In round numbers. the government has
paid for relief and protection of destitute
American seamen, for the last five wears
the following sums, viz: 1889 S37 300. lS90
S3S S00 1884, $S3 900 1892 $36 500; 1899 s24 7es 10
1t Will thus be seen that the expenditure
for the fiscal year just ended is less than
the average for that period by more than
$4,000; and yet the number of seamen re-
lieved is not greatly different from the aver.
age number for the said period. making a
net saving of about 50 on each seaman re-
heved during the fiscal year 1S9S as COM
pared with the other years above set forth
In the adjusted accounts of the disburs-
Ing clerk of the State Department are the
following items: Tribunal of arbitra ton al
Paris, 81, ,359; international monetary con-
ference at Brussels, s1,7f1; contingent ex-
penses, foreign missions, s21 .346 contingent
expenses, United States consulates N5Z7s:
emergencies arising in the diplomatic and
consular service, SIS, ,4e6; expenses under the
neutrality act, s4.027; rescuing shipwrecked
American seamen, H.494; continental rail-
way commission, 81, ,635; International union
OF American republics, s22,549: protecting the
interests of the United States in the Sa-
moan Islands, 1855: commission on the es-
tablishment of international coin, sl,5Oo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
MAI. LUDLOW,S DETAIL.
He VIII Go as Military Attache to
London.

Maj. VIM. Ludlow Of the engineer corps
will succeed Maj. J. c. Post of the same
corps as military attache of the United
States embassy at London. The orders to
that effect have already been issued and
will take effect about the middle of the
month. Maj. Ludlow was formerly En-
gineer Commissioner of the District, and
later was engineer Of the light house dis
trict including st. Mary's river. He was
removed from this latter detail because Of
disobedience of orders and narrowly escaped
court-martial. The present action of the
War Department in giving him a most de-
strable assignment is regarded, however, in
some quarters as in the nature of a vindi-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
n WashingtOnian in Afrfca.

Inc following paragraph in the New
1ork Herald about Washington boy will
De read with interest by his friends in this
city:
dispatch from Bona, October %. saws
that United States Consul Mohun has lust
returned from voyage of exploration
ABOARD the steamer Katanga He has
brought back many valuable maps of the
Lomami and Lukenie rivers 1t is ex-
pected that the Congo state government
will reward him for his work Consul Mo-
nun mas Deen conspicuous in the anti-slav-
cry movement. He directed the artillery in
the battle of Rebariba, - May, when the
Arabs were totally rouf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
me Late Maj. Harrison,s Request,

AcIInS Secretary Curtis has authortzed
ene free entry Of a group of statuary rep
-. esehtlnS America" now on exhibition at
.ne worlds fair. which has been presented
tor - ohe city of Chicago by Sir Henry Doul-
fei- 6rltish commissioner to the worlds
with TN ms action is taken in accordance
~. LIS anls letter on that subject was his
Den. U.lrotai communication to the Treasury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
Shooting of Can't. Hedberp

Ihe War Department has received full
of the death of Capt Hedberg,
Ia Ia i'eenth infantry, at the hands of Lieut..
. .,ohey OF the same regiment at Fort Sher-
,uan .9 Monday afternoon. but will defer ac-
posed Of the matter. can't, Hedbereg WSs
I KNOWN In this city through his long
sa. sa,u successful efforts to have Congress
"a aslue sue the action of a court-martial which
service. i0PP -'iii 'ie
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Naval Orders.

Naval Cadet J. II. Russell has been or
dered to the New York; Passed Assistant
Engineer A NJ. Hunt, from the Albatross
and granted three months leave; Passed
Assistant Engineer Howard Gage. from the
Monterey to the Albatross; Passed Assist
ant Engineer G. 3. Willitts, from the Inde-
pendence to the Monterey; Assistant En-
gineer r. E. Carney. from the Independence
to the Olympia
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Another Arrest.

The Post Office Department is notified by
wire of the arrest of w. w. Scrutchfield,
at Topeka Kan, on the charge of en-
bezzling letters The arrest was made by
P. o. Inspector Cochran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01

oeEet Major Gen. John p Hatch of Nav
iork mas been awarded a medal of bonor
Ssuar, .ne Secretary of War for distinguished
Nd. September Il, 1se2'' 'iouii'ain'
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Mr.. Murphy's Lecture.

Mr.. d. I. Murphy. deputy commissioner
of pensions, is billed for an address at
Dayton. Ohio. on Saturday evening next.
His subject will be THE Pension Policy Of
the Administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
FORGED n SIGNATURE.

Lizzie Mosely has been arrested at Dali
las, Tex. by Post Office Inspector Fisher,
on the charge of forging a signature to a
money order. She was held in $3.50 bail for
trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01

Government Receipts Today.
The receipts from internal revenue today
were 1855. .Si6: from customs, $462, ,275
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Mr.. Ye Sung 500, charge d'affaires of the
Corean legation in this city, has recently
been made Sung che" position Of high
rank and distinction in Corea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01

Mrs. Edward Parker Deacon's friends in
Paris deny the reports that she intends to
marry again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01

An index to advertise
nents Will be found On
Page 8.
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No Error shown.

am therefore. compelled to reach the
same conclusion in this case as in Shea's
case, that there is no error shown by the
petition which goes to the Jurisdiction of
the Police Court to try the case. or to its
power to pass the sentence complained OF
and that the prayer of the petition for the
WITT OF habeas corpus must be denied
Counsel for Sayres stated that an anna.,
70 the Court of Appeals would be taken in
the case and also in the case of Shea.
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Continued on Second Pags)
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Ambrose Tincher. who gave his occupa-
ton as a conductor and his residence N
Ills 9Th street southwest. was next called.
He was about thirty years old.
do you know Estelle E. Beach?" asked
the coroner
"Yes. sir" was his response
How long have you known her7"
about a year, guess"
when did you see her lastT'
zone day last week"
Did you pay her any money at that
timer
II loaned her so to pay a friend. She
said She had borrowed SO Of a certain
young man and said she would like to pay
him back"
did she say she wanted Il to pay the
young man or for some other purposer'
The herald., 1893-05-31
THREATENED MURDER.
OTTO BENoHEUTZ Is ARRESTED ON
THE SERIOUS CHARGE.
The elimination of Prolonged Domestic
Tronble Over q Bakery Business.
Captain Roberts Speaks His
Mind Plainly.

Otto D. Benscheutz Was arrested yes
terday on charge of threatening to kill
his wife. Benseheutz was conveyed to
the county Jail, and soon afterwards re-
leased on giving bonds in the sum of
$1,000.
The trouble arose over the proprietor
ship of bakery on Fifth street where
the parties live.
Some days ago young man came to
the police station and reported to Cap.
tain Roberts that drunken women was
raising cain in his bakery. He demanded
che should be straightaway not only
elected but arrested. Captain Roberts
went to the place with the man and en-
tering the bakery found Mrs. Otto Bens-
cheutz behind the counter with her
dress badly torn, and in a great state Of
excitement, but without the least .ap-
pearance OF intoxicRtion. When called
to account by Captain Roberts, young
Benscheutz declared that his father
had given him bill OF
sale to the place, and that
he didn't want his mother there.
Mrs. Benscheutz denied this, and stated
that she had put her own money into
the business and that she had right
to stay there; moreover, she intended
to stay. She said that her husband and
con had attempted to put her out by
force, and had hurt her and torn her
clothing. Captain Roberts informed
them that the police could not inter
fere, and after telling the younger man
what be thought of him, left. Since
then the police have been called upon
several times to interfere between the
parties.
The affair eliminated Monday night
in Otto Benscheutz threatening to kill
Mrs. Benscheutz unless she at once gave
up all claim to the business. The lady
then went to the district attorneys Office
and swore out complaint, accusing
Otto Benscheutz OF threatening to kill
her.
The herald., 1893-05-31
SOME FALSE VIEWS.

Mondays San Francisco Call pub
lished an article under the heading
"Small Farms vs. Big Farms" which
contains great deal of truth mixed up
with half truths and with other state
menta that are entirely misleading. 1t
is perfectly right when it says that the
large farms ought to be cut up and
aubdivided and that the ultimate future
of California will eventuate in five, ten
and twenty acre farms. The HERALD
has often made this statement with
respect to Southern California. But our
contemporary then goes on to say that
land in Southern California, even with
good irrigating facilities, is dear at 500
per acre, and that it is not safe to take
the income from land as criterion of
it's value. 1t adds that very few people
in the east know anything about this
state. On all these propositions the Call
is surely wrong. While extravsgant
statements of the incomes realized from
orchards and alfalfa fields are to be
deprecated, the real value of property
ChH Oull bp ptppClAY o9bblt ltuAAbO ny YAK
ing into the count the profits that may
be realized from it by an industrious
man. How can man become properly
acquainted with land unless he knows
what it will yield, and what
better standard of its value can be had
than q truthful statement of the amount
OF money il can be made to earn? In
Orange county, New York, or Chester
county, Pennsylvania, or in the Blue
Grass region of Kentucky, the farmers
can make one crop and an aftermath ol
timothy hay. For such lands he is
obliged to pay from 500 to 5000 an acre,
and where they are in the neighborhood
of considerable town, frequently much
more. When he learns he can come tC
Los Angeles and raise from ak TO eight
crops of alfalfa yearly, why should not
/ that very peculiar circumstance enter
into his estimate of the value of oul
lands? When he also learns that wt
can raise from three to four times the
amount of hay that those counties can
The herald., 1893-05-31
AVAILABLE CITIZEN GONE.

In the death of Prddent Beaudry Los
Angeles loses one of her Oldest and most
energetic citizens. No enterprise started
with view to advance and benefit the
city was without his substantial assist
ance and active encouragement. For
forty years he had impressed his earnest
and energetic character upon every
movement designed to develop and
build up the interests of this city and
county. He clearly appreciated at an
early day all the great advantages of this
section, and knew that they would in
the not remote future attract numer-
GUS population, whos3 business and
financial center would be in this city.
Over thirty years ago he gave earnest of
his faith by buying large tracts of land
within the city limits and undertaking
stupendous works of street improvement
He laid out the hills adjoining our
business streets into blocks and
lots, and opened up thorough
fares to bring them into access
ibility. When he first commenced to
improve Temple street, it was pre-
cipitous gulch. But with his wonted
energy he soon changed it into an easy
avenue to his hill property, which he in
turn intersected with improved streets
and supplied with water. Indeed he
possessed in very remarkable degree
all the elements OF great city builder.
His friends used to say. that had he,
! hO 1ofk ha Go1a
located in San Francisco instead of Los
! Angeles, he would have been a multi
millionaire twenty years before. He
was not 8 man to secure extensive tracts
of realty, and then wait for the tide of
population to come to them to increase
their value. He threw all his great
energy into the work OF their improve
ment and made them valuable at once.
Los Angeles would have reached the
stage OF advanced development decade
sooner than she did had she had more
Beaudrys. Although ne had reached q
ripe age when the dread aummoner
came, yet he was active and energetic
up to nearly the last. He was man
who lived greatly within himself; yet
the few close friends he had he held
with hooks of steel. As man of bust
ness he was exact and straightforward ;
as a promoter of all the substantial in
terests of the city of his adoption he
was aingularly cleaI-sighted and ac-
tive; as a public official he was
true to his trusts, wise in his acts and
honest in the discharge of all his duties.
Indeed, be was one Of those solid and
reliable men who 30 deeply imprese
their individuality upon the community
they have 40 largely helped to build up
} that their death always creates void
, and leaves a circle OF tried friends to
| sincerely regret their final departure.