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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

Sent From the White House to the
Post Ohice Department..

Miss Alice Sanger, who enjoys the dis
tirctiun of being the only woman ever en-
ployed in the Executive Mansion in cleri-
cal capacity, has been transferred to the
Pest Office Department. This was one Of
the last acts of the President just before
his departure for Gray Gables. Miss Sanger
is now away on leave of absence, and, at
last accounts, was at Colorado Springs,
Colo, in the Rocky mountains. Her leave
of absence will expire on the 10th proXimo.
The change, however, takes effect on the
lst proximo, so that she will not again re-
sumo duty at the White House, but will go
to her new office in the Post Office Depart
n,ent instead. 1t Involves a reduction of
500 a year in her annual salary, which will
be 81 400 year hereafter, instead of $l,GOO
as at present.
Miss Sanger has been employed at the
White House since the beginning of the
Harrison administration. Before that she
was one of the assistants at the Harrison
headquarters at Chicago when Gen. Har-
rison was nominated, and remained with
him constantly from that time until his re-
tirement from the presidency. She acted as
a stenographer to Maj. Halford when the
latter private secretary to the PreSl-
dent and has assisted Mr.. o Brien in steno-
81 aphic work for President Cleveland ami
Private Secretary Thurber. She is an eX-
cellent stenographer and typewriter and a
most efficient all-around clerk, and is a liv-
ing contradiction to the slander that a wo-
man cannot keep a secret. She never be-
tIayed trust of any kind. The only eN-
PLANTATION offered for her transfer is that
there is not enough work at the White
House TO justify a continuance of the pres
ent force, and it is said that the vacancy
thus created will not be filled-at any rate,
for the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
BURGLARS WORK.
Masked Robbers Beat the Occupants
of a House Insensible.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, August 30.-Mask-
ed robbers broke into the residence of DIR.
A. Mercer of this place about 3 o'clock this
morning, and, after beating the doctor and
his son into irsensibility, ransacked the
house. The robbers secured but Sl9 and a
few pieces of jewelry. The doctor is in a
critical condition and 1t is feared will die
His skull is fractured and his right side
paralyzed. His aged mother, who was kept
quiet at the point of a revolver. is also in
a serious condition from fright.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August 30.-One Of
the most daring robberies. and perhaps
the largest robbery of a private residence
ever committed in Knoxville came to light
this morning. The victim was Mrs. L. c.
Houk, willow of the late Judge Houk OF
this district and mother of Congressman
Jno. c. Houk. She had been out of the
city for the summer. and upon returning
home discovered that the residence had
been entered by burglars and relieved of
valuable silverware, silk dresses. laces, old
gold and coin to the amount of about 81 ,soo.
Lee Sharp. a boy fifteen years old, has
been arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
Filled With Firewater. They Fought
Among Themselves.
MADE WILD DEMONS BY WHISKY
Horrible Scenes Witnessed After
the Battle.
LATE TROUBLES IN ALASKA

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, August 30
The City Of Topeka. which arrived from
Juneau. gives details of a fierce battle
among the Chilcat Indians, which resulted
in six men being murdered and large
number wounded The Indians were drunk,
and, being armed, did great damage to
themselves. A few days previous to the
fight two Canadian sloops from British CO.
lumbia arrived at Chilcat laden with a vile
quality of liquor. Large quantities were
soon dispensed with in exchange for furs,
etc
Then began a scene of savage orgy. The
Indians are naturally savage and hostile,
and when affected by whisky become wild
demons Immense fires were started, and
several hundred Indians assembled to
drink liquor and dance
Toward morning a dispute arose over a
trivial matter, which resulted in the leader
of one faction being stabbed to death. The
Indians then divided into two parties. and
battle commenced The two whisky
smugglers, unobserved, slipped away from
the scene.
No white people knew the incidents of
the battle. Settlers living few miles dis
tant heard yelling, and, surmising the
origin Of the trouble, dared not venture to
the neighborhood until late in the after
noon of the next day.
I.
wounded Indians were lying all around the
village. Some were frightfully mutilated
and others were suffering agonies from
their treatment. small band of survi-
vors, elated with success and thrsting for
more blood had gone down the beach.
threatening to return and embark a crowd
or savages and annhilate the white set
tiers In the vicinity The white people be-
came alarmed and sent TO Juneau for as
sistance.
Just before the Topeka sailed Deputy
Collector of Customs Slater and a posse
had arrived on the steamer Wrestler and
started for Chilcat to arrest the SNUG
glers. seize the liquor and quiet the In
dians
The Chilcat Indians are hostile tribe.
Only during recent years have they per-
mitted the white traders to enter their
country. Frequently they interfere with
miners crossing the divide into the Yukon
country. On several occasions the gov
ernor has had to send a revenue cutter
there to suppress disturbances.
All this spring on different occasions
unknown white men coming down the coast
in open boats were robbed and murdered.
There are now two or three Indians in the
Sitka Jail charged with murders. The Chill
cats believe in witchcraft and several
women have been put to death in recent
years charged with being witches.
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Personal Mcmillan.

Messrs. w. o. Ison and H. A. Ison have
returned from an interesting trip to Canada
and the eastern states, visiting Quebec
Lake St. John, the Saguenay river, the
Bras dor lakes, Halifax Bar Harbor, Bos-
ton and other points of interest
Councilman r. T. Briggs, representative
knight of Richmond, Va, is stopping with
his sister, Mrs. f. c. Roper, of 14l9 Cor
coran street.
Rev. Charles c. Andrews, formerly pas
tor of Christ Church. is in the city on a
visit. On Sunday next he will deliver a
lecture at st. Matthew's Mission, corner
of NJ and Half street southwest.
William A. Hungerford left the city yes
terday to spend couple Of days in New
York.
S. H. White has gone to Parksburg, Va.
for the next two weeks.
DR.. n. Willis Pomeroy has returned from
Asbury Park. I z
Secretary Smith left Washington today
for Georgia. He will make a speech at
Atlanta. -
Postmaster General Bissell left here to-
day for Buffalo. He will remain away a
month on his vacation, leaving Second
a ssistant Nelson as acting postmaster
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
THE NEW CITY POST OFFICE
Contract for Drainage Along the Avenue
Front Awarded.
What the Supervising Architect in
tary of the Treasury Says.

Secretary Carlisle today awarded the con-
tract for drainage Of the Washington city
post Office along exterior walls of Penn
sylvania avenue front and connection with
11th street sewer, to John Pierce of New
York. the contractor fer the stone and
brick work Of the superstrueture, at his
lid Of 81 1,O3S, the work to be completed
within twenty days. In letter to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, recommending
this addition to the existing contract, Su-
pervising Architect O'Rourke says:
Acts of Congress authorizing the con-
struction Of this building limited the cost
OF the same to $2,OOO,OO0, and authorized
the Secretary Of the Treasury to contract
for work up to full amount Of limit ire
spective of the amount Of the appropria-
tion actually made Up to this date $780,.
600 has been appropriated, leaving a bal
ance yet to be appropriated Of 81, 300, OOO
The total expenditures and outstanding
liabilities to date are 81, ,423, 1S7. There re-
mains, however, in the treasury Of the
amount actually appropriated an unexpend-
ed balance of s24S, ,391, and 1t is proposed to
pay for the work Of the drainage recon-
mended out of this unexpended balance
There is no question as to the necessity
for the work. On June % the acting su-
perlntenQent OF the DullulnS cdlleC atte1-
tior to the fact that large volumes of water
had found it's way to pier No. 3 and was
washing out the bed joints. thereby doing
great damage to the pier. An inspector
was Immediately sent to the building and
directed to make full examination in the
matter. On June 30 his report was received
which shows that the water referred to come
from springs, which are numerous on both
sides of Pennsylvania avenue between the
Treasury Department and the Capitol
grounds, and in order to obviate the trou-
ble he recommended that the exterior of
the north wall be coated with cement and
that drain pipe be laid along the same and
be conected with the sewer on Nth street,
thus collecting the water and carrying the
same away from the building. Upon this
report drawings and specifications, show
ing the amount of work necessary, were
prepared in this office and sent to the su-
perintendent with directions to obtain pro-
Iosals by circular letter from three or more
parties il this city. Under this authority
the superintendent obtained four proposals.
the lowest of which was that of John
Peirce, in amount of S1,u3S, and ii is rec
commended that the same be accepted as
being reasonable unless this work is
performed great damage will be done to
the building and the stability of the pier
referred to endangered" ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Directors Meet Of the New Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic R.R.

Directors Meet of the New Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic R.R.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. August 30.-The board
of directors of the company which bought
the Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad
yesterday met here today and elected John
z. Searles Of New York. president. and
Winthrop NJ. Tuttle of the same place, sec
retary. The name of the company was
changed to the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railroad Company. The property
now owned by this corporation consists of
the Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad.
eighty-two miles in length. from Claiborn
to Ocean City, the Maryland Steamboat
Company, the Choptank Steamboat Com
pany and the Eastern Shore Steamboat
Company, consolidating the three principal
steamboat lines on the Chesapeake bay.
Mr.. Searles is the well-known sugar trust
man, and Mr.. w. o. Havemeyer. the presi-
dent of the sugar trust, IS one of the direc-
tors and the principal stockholder in the
new corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
TEXAS CATTLEMEN COMPLAIN.
They Say That the New Tariff VIII
Injurc Their Interests.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, August 3O-It is
claimed by the cattlemen of southw est
Texas that the new tariff will result in
serious injury to their interests in this
section. The duty is reduced from $40 per
head to 20 per cent ad vaorem, and now
that grass is good on this side it is expect
ed that at least 100000 cattle will be
brought into Texas from Mexico within the
next sixty days, and, after being fattened
marketed in this country, thus forcing down
the prices. Thousands of head of cows and
stock cattle will also be brought into Texas
from Mexico. There will also be large ex-
rortations of cheap horses from Mexico into
this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

Standardization for Ignoring Irreg-
ularitfcs by the VfRilant.

LONON, August 30.-The Times, In a re-
view of the seasons yachting, says: Brit
ish yachtsmen are well content to let the
question of supremacy for 1894 rest on the
record, the Britannia beating the Vigilant
twelve out of seventeen contests. The
events of the season have shown that Brit
ish designers and builders are not inferior
as to building big cutters. and that British
sailmakers and sailors are superior to their
American adversaries. We must not fail
to thank Mr.. Gould for his sportsman-like
visit. which has given such squirt to
yachting. Some of the purists on this side
have made complaints. which were strictly
right, against the Vigilant's irregular
tiles, and II the results of 'he racing had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
LIQUORS WE'RE SOLD,
New York Catholics Say That Mgr.
satOllrs Remarks Didn't Apply to

New York Catholics Say That Mgr.
satOllfs Remarks Didn't Apply to
Them.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-The first ex-
cursion from New York of an exclusively
Catholic society since Mgr. Satolli, Arch
bishop Corrigan and Bishop Watterson have
expressed themselves on the liquor traffic
was run out today by the United Branches
Of the Catholic knights of America. The
question whether the knights would sell
liquor was settled by sight of their barges
today. There was on board everything in
liquid form, from beer to champagne
When one of the managers was asked II
liquor was to be sold, he replied:
Certainly. The bar privilege has been
let, and we have as much right TO sell liquor
as any other excursion party. So long as
it is taken in moderation there can be no
objection. We do not think that the letter
Of Mgr. Satolli indorsing the stand taken by
Bishop Watterson had any reference what
ever to this diocese. We think II was con-
fined only to the diocese of Ohio. The news
paper comment on this matter has been un-
called for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Meeting of Stockholders to BE Held
mt Richmond October 2.

NEW YORK, August 30.-The stockhold-
ers of the new Southern Railway Company
have been called to meet at Richmond, Va,
October =, to consider for app oval and rati-
fication a proposition TO execute a mortgage
or deed of trust to the Central Trust Com
pany of New York covering the property of
the company, including franchises and lines
of railroad, TO secure an issue of Sl2o.Ooo,ooO
per cent gold bonds. payable July j, 1894
The directors will also ask for authority
to mortgage the railroad and other property
OF the late East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia Railway Company for S4JpO,UuO at
per cent interest, the mortgage TO become
due September /, 1890. and to be payable in
gold. these latter bonds to be in lieu of the
equipment and income bonds on which the
me rtgage has been foreclosed
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Mgr. SatOlli's Return.
A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
N NEnDISA VI "NlLAh.
John j. Leonard Will Probably BE
Sentenced Tomorrow.

John ]. Leonard the South Washington
grocer and dry goods dealer whose place
was raided by Sergt. Daley and two om-
GERS about three weeks ago, published
Ia The Star at the time, was tried IN the
Police Court yesterday. When the raid was
made barrels of whisky and wine were
found in the place, and the alleged retail
stock, two cups of whisky and a bottle of
gin, was found in an iron safe behind the
counter.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty and
sentence Will probably be imposed tomor-
row. The charge was second onense. which
provides a Jail sentence in addition 10 a
fine.
Leonard has been convicted a number of
times of violating the liquor law, and ac-
Cording to the evidence in the case yester-
day he told two policemen that the Com
missioners had driven him to keep a Speak
easy by refusing him license
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
FOUGHT OVER BRECKENRIDGE.
A Fatal Duel With knives in Clark
County, ky.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. August 3O-The
Times-Star Lexington, KY, special says:
"A duel to the death with knives occurred
in Clark county, near Boonesboro'. yester-
day. over the scandal feature of the Ash
land congressional contest. John King, a
Breckenridge man. living In Fayette county,
met on the highway his old friend, George
Cook, who lives in Clark county Cook said
any woman who went to hear Breckinrldse
King dismounted from his horse, saying his
wife and daughters had heard Breckin-
ridge. Cook insisted 1t was a shame. He
also dismounted. Both drew knives and
blood flowed freely until Cook dropped
having three stabs in the breast. King has
escaped" 4"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

The following is the program at the Ma
rine Band concert at the barracks this af-
ternoon at 5:15 o'clock:
l. March, L. S. S. Chicago. ......... .Fanciulli
2 Overture, Raymond. d...............Th Thomas
g. Grand Concert Waltz, Brilliant. E. Chopin
4. Grand Fantasie, Cavalleria Rusticana,
Mascagn
> Largo from the opera Xerxes. -. Handel
g. Medley, A night in Bohemia. -. .Fanciulli
Introducing old and new songs.
:. March, Mecca. Liberati
8. Hail Colupot'" -........................Fy .Fyles
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FRENCH CANADIANS ANGRY.
They DenOunce What They Term nm
Insult to the Tri-Colar

NEW YORK, August 3O.-A Montreal dis
patch to the Evening Post says: A section
OF the French Canadian press are indignant
at what they call an outrage on the part of
the authorities who have charge of the
provincial exhibition at Quebec The diff
Guilty lies in the fact that the French flag
Is not given official recognition.
The Patrie says: I'VE ask all the exhib-
itors TO exact that the tri-color flag be made
to float over the exhibition buildings and
to withdraw rather than to abide by the
dictates of a pedantic castor who is asham-
ed Of being French. Let there be no exhi-
bition rather than allow France TO be in
the people Of Quebec will know whom TO
blame"
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AIMED TO KILL SATOLLI,
Arrest of IL Man Who Belonged to an
Anti-Priests' Club.

NEW YORK, August 3O.-Edward Stolz
who proposes to kill Mgr. Satolli, the papal
delegate, was arraigned in the Harlem
man and appears to be suffering from alco-
holic mania. He is well dressed and fairly
Intelligent.
policeman arrested him on the Kings
bridge road last night, where he was shout
ingng, xiii him, kill him." and making
lunges at some imaginary object. At the
police station the prisoner, who wore no
shoes, said that he formerly kept a saloon
at Meadville, Pa. He sold out and came
here. God having called upon him to kill
Mgr. Satolli. He had no hatred of Satolli,
but wanted to kill all priests. A club of
ganiZed to kill all priests. He had been
selected by the club TO strike the first
blow.
In court today, while composed and talk
ing otherwise nationally, he still adhered to
his story that his mission was to Kill Satoili
He was sent to Bellevue Hospital, where
he will undergo examination to his
sanity.
Mgr. SatOllrs Return.
LONDON, August 3O.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Rome says that the report
that Mgr Satolli will return to Rome at
the end of the year is confirmed. Accord
ing to this dispatch, after the return of the
papal delegate from the United States the
Vatican will publish the result of his mis-
sion, which will show, as already frequently
stated, that the pope is entirely satisfied
with the work OF Mgr Satolli, and that
lions in the United States are almost Set
tied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
MAY REVOLT AGAIN,
Mysterious Movements of Nicaraguau
Refugees.

NEW YORK, August 30.-A special dis
patch to the World from Colon, August
-. says: A strange schooner has been seen
off Bocas Del Tore, and several prominent
Nicaraguan refugees there have simultane-
ously disappeared, giving rise to the report
that another movement against Zelaya will
begin at Mosquito. Another noteworthy
fact is that the Nicaraguans and Indians
here, who have been reduced to beggary
are now well supplied with funds, and have
been purchasing arms in shops to such an
extent that the dealers have cleared out
their entire stock of pistols, rifles and am
munition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

One of the cases left unacted on by the
President is that of Recorder Taylor. whose
removal has been urged because Of alleged
fragrant violations Of the civil service law
The President may have taken the papers
In the case TO Gray Gables. but even in
that event IL is not likely that speedy ac-
ton will follow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

Federal officials Resign From the
Democratic State Committee.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Md, August 3O.-Collector
of Customs Frank 7. Shaw. Deputy Col
lector James A. Diffenbaugh, Appraiser
Lloyd Wilkinson and several other federal
officials in Baltimore have decided to resign
at once as members of the democratic state
central committee, in accordance with the
request of President Cleveland made some
time ago. Senator German desired the gen.
tlemen named to remain on the committee
and defy the Presidents order. but the
officials have evidently considered il the
best plan to resign at once, and they made
public their intentions of doing SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
A NEW DEPUTY CORONER.
DIR. Larkin GlazebrOOl< Was Today APP
pointed to That Position.

DR.. Larkin GlazebIook was today ap-
pointed deputy coroner for the District. his
appointment to take effect the 1st of Sep
tember. DIR. Glazebrook is a young ply
sician of this city, and was highly recon-
mended for the position which for several
years past has been held by DIR. Edward
NJ. Schaeffer Heretofore the deputy coroner
has been without authority to act in the
absence of the coroner, and under the re-
cent act of Congress a deputy coroner is
authorized to assume all the duties of the
coroner in his absence. The compensa ii On
of the deputy coroner was fixed at s.
per day while SO employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
New York and New Jersey Bridge.

No action will be taken on the report of
the board of engineers upon the New York
and New Jersey bridge until the return
of Secretary Lamont. The report, 1t is
understood. approves a plan for a bridge
upon the lines OF the bill passed by Con-
gress. The total length of the span will be
3. $50 feet from pierhead to pierhead. Some
discussion has arisen as to the practicable
ity of constructing a bridge with span OF
that length. but II is understood the board
has found II entirely feasible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
Miners Cut the Shaft ROpes,

A ChattanC oga, Tenn, special dispatch to
The Star. dated August %, says: Striking
miners at the Whitwell Mines near South
Pittsburg, cut the ropes in the main shafts
this morning, necessitating a delay of a
month before the work can resume The
mines have been Idle for three months and
were to have resumed September /. Great
excitement there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

The civil service commission will hold an
examination on October 2 TO secure eli
gihles to fll two vacancies in the position
Of assistant I'm the division of agricultural
soils. Department of Agriculture each at
salary of $1,000 per annum. Residents
of the District OF Columbia will not be ad-
mitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

been different these Irregularities, though
possibly due to ignorance, would have caus-
ed soreness in this country, but the sailing
committees have ignored them. We may
congratulate ourselves that in the circum-
stances they can afford to ignore them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

Cadet appointments to the United tSates
Military Academy have been issued during
the past week to Frederick Lewis. Comings,
W. Va. George Horner (alternate), Dayton,
W. Va. and John j. Staunton, Bayonne
City n j.
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Foreman of the Record.

Mr. George A. Tracy. president of the
Typographical Union. has been appointed
foreman Of the Congressional Record. He
assumed his duties today.
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DID NOT START.
The VigiIant Did Not Participate in
TOday's Regatta.

DARTMOUTH, Eng. August 30-The
Vigilant, contrary to expectations, did not
take part in the regatta of the Royal Dart
Yacht Club today. She will, however in all
probability. meet the Satanita in a race
here tomorrow.