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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
CHARGES AGAINST DIVER.
Some of the Effects of Tammany's
Overthrow.

NEW YORK, November 23.-Patrick Div
yer, police justice of the city of New York,
may be compelled to show cause why he
should not be deprived of his judicial
functions. petition with that end in
view has been lodged with Joseph F. Daily,
chief Judge of the court of common pleas
The petition alleges on information and
belief that Diver is habitually careless,
negligent and inefficient in the discharge Of
the duties of his office; that he has been
guilty of malfeasances in office; that he
has scandalously and disgracefully offered
bribes to secure the Justification Of cleo
ton returns: that he has been In conspir-
acy and collusfon with green goods
swindlers, and that he has engaged in pub
lie brawls to the degradation of his office
and his own personal Disagreement.
The petition is signed by five tax payers
of this city, of whom one Is Isaac X. Funk,
the publisher, and another. Charles E.
Sprague, president Of the Union Dime
Savings Bank. The petitioners do not
represent any organization, but are act
ing in their individual capacity. The law
provides that charges against a police Jus
tice may be tried publicly before the judges
of the court of common pleas. Diver was
appointed a police justice by Mayor Hugh
j. Grant. 1t is not of record that he had
practiced or read law, being at the time
of his appointment the keeper of saloon
on Park Row. The pay of a police justice
Is 5000 year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
They Demand Bounties on Sugar
Raised During the Present Year.
CASES IN TIE COURT OF CLAIMS
The Government Charged With
Breaking an Explicit Contract.
A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION

rhe controversy between the sugar grow
ers Of the country and the United States
government. growing out of the repeal Of
the act granting a bounty of one-half cent
a pound upon all sugers grown in the
states and territories by the German tariff
bill, and the subsequent refusal of the
Treasury Department to pay bounties upon
the sugar grown in the present year,
reached the first stage in progress to defin-
lite legal settlement today.
Mr.. ]. Archibald Murray. an attorney Of
New York, filed this morning in the Court
of Claims three suits, Identical in charac-
ter, and all seeking to recover from the
government sums of money! alleged to be
legally due the complainants as bounty
upon sugar raised by them in the year
1894. The Chino Valley Beet Sugar Com
pany of New Jersey sues for $43 l2l.34; the
Norfolk Beet Sugar Company of New Jer-
sey for S,G3.56, and the OXnard Beet
Sugar Company for S1l, $3.50.
Grounds OF the Complaints.
The complaints are tased upon the ale
CATION that the Unite.l States, by the act
of Congress granting a bounty of one-half
cent a pound upon all sugar grown I'm the
United States and territories entered into
a solemn, legal contract with the complain
ants, as we'll as all other sugar growers
and led them by fits terms to undertake the
culture of beets and other plants from
which sugar is obtained, but which could
rot have been profitably pursued without
the benefits of such a contract. The clairI
is further made that the crops of the
ccmplainants were growing and the sugar
resulting from them was in process of
manufacture long before the passage by
Congress of the measure repeating the pro-
Visions of the act granting the bounty,
and that the government has no right to
withhold the payment OF the bounties al
legged to be due.
Early Hearing Expected.
The cases will probably be pushed to an
early hearing In THE Court of Claims, and
will then be taken to tie United States
court for final settlement. 1t is under
stocd that the suits are brought as test
cases, and will be vigorously contested, as
an amount reaching some S11,OOO,OO9 is at
stake in the controversy, the government
having withheld that much money from
sugar growers by reason of the recent
ruling of Secretary Carlisle that the re-
peal of the bounty act by the Gor::an bill
relieved the treasury fl ON the necessity Of
paying the bounty for the present year.
Government Defense Outlined.
1t is also said that the Attorney General
has prepared himself in anticipation of
such suits being brought. and that the
government will meet the issue raised by
the complainants by making the point that
the granting of bounties or the making Of
bargains by Congress with individual rer-
sons for any sucn purpose is unconstitu-
tional Much interest, therefore, will at
tach to the hearing, both in the lower and
the higher court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
Practically Prisoner mt WoOdley
From Rheumatic Cont.

Owing to the continued indisposition of
met meeting was omitted today. The Pres
ident is suffering from a recurrence of his
old enemy, rheumatic gout, and is pract
cally prisoner at his country retreat
His malady was aggravated last Monday,
when he slipped on a pebble in his garden
and strained the tendons of his already
swollen ankle. He is reported to be i'm
proving steadily and as being much better
today. His physician has enjoined perfect
rest and quiet, and has advised him not to
use his affected limb more than is absO-
lutely necessary. Consequently, he passes
most of the day and all of the night in
recumbent position and is obliged to deny
himself to all callers, except the members
of his family and the members of his cab
met. He is making good progress in the
preparation of his annual message to Con-
gress, and holds almost daily conferenc es
with the members Of his official family.
All other business except such as requires
immediate attention has been laid aside
for the present, and the probabilities are
that no important appointments will lie
made until after the assembling of Con-
gress.
Although the President Is better, there is
no likelihood that he will resume his resi-
dence at the White House for several
weeks and certainly not before the meet
ing of Congress. In case he shall not be
able to come into the city next week 1t is
probable that a meeting of the cabinet will
be convened at Woodley, In order to give
final consideration to the executive mes
sages to Congress, including the annual
reports of all the government departments.
The misunderstanding that occurred on
Tuesday, when all the cabinet officers as
sembled at the White House In expecta-
ton of meeting the President was not re-
peated today. They were all notified in
good season that the meeting was off, and
that ample notice would be given Of the
time of the next meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
WATTS "LOVE AND LIFE,.o
1t Will Probably BE Hung I'm the
Smithsonian Institution.

Watts beautiful allegorical painting Of
Love and Life" will most probably grace
the walls OF the museum attached to the
Smithsonian Institution. AS is we'll known
the work is an artistic representation of
the nude, and was presented to the United
States by It's distinguished author. 1t was
one Of the most attractive features of the
British art exhibit at the worlds fair, and
at its close 1t was brought to this city.
1t was stored in the Georgetown custom
house for several months, and finally for
greater care and security 1t was removed
to the White House, where it now re-
mains. Pending the selection of a place
for its exhibition 1t has not been unpack-
ed. 1t Is kept in d dry place on the base
ment floor, and nothing has been left un-
done to contribute TO its preservation in all
its perfection.
TIE President, to whom the settlement of
the question as to the disposition of the
painting has been left, has not yet finally
decided what is best 10 be done in the
matter. There is no good place for it in
the White House, and there is serious
question of the propriety Of hanging 1t
there even IL there was such place. The
only paintings now on the walls are por-
traits of Presidents and their wives. These
oil belong to the govern :nent, and occupy
nearly all the available wall space.
Prof. Ianxlcy's Suggestion.
Prof. Langley, secretary Of the Smith
sonan Institution, has suggested to the
President that the painting be added to the
collection of works of art at the Institution
He informed him that there were several
valuable paintings belonging to the institu-
ton, which were exhibition in other
public places, and that If 1T should meet
with the Presidents approval they would be
placed in a suitable hall of the Smith
sonan. He explained that the collection,
preservation and public display of works Of
art of all descriptions was the main object
Of the institution, and gave 1t as his opin-
ion that Watts Love and Life" would
prove a valuable addition to their present
collection.
The donor of the painting suggested the
exhibition of his gift in - national gallery
of art, and the Smithsonian Institution is
the nearest approach to ,uch gallery in
this country The PrS rSsident therefore
views Prof. Langley's suggestion with great
favor, and has practically concluded to act
in accordance Herewith. 1t may be several
weeks yet, however, before the matter Is
finally disposed of, inasmnch as the Presi-
dent is at present engrcsSed with much
more important business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
THE POP G UN BILL S
There Will Probably Be No Effort to Pass
Them This Winter.
Pledges Made by Senators as to Free
Sugar Now Returning to
Plague Them.

The difference of opinion among demo-
Gratis as to the advisability of trying to
pass the pop-gun tariff bills during this
session is made evident as members of the
party arrive in Washington and discuss
the question. 1t is believed that when
they all get here and come to talk the
matter over among themselves 1t will be
decided that this effort Will make but use
less agitation, and that they cannot secure
sufficient unity of action to make 1t worth
while. Some Of the Senators who are
standing over for reelection may deem it
to their interest to make great show of
earnestness. but II SO, this will all be
spectacular for the benefit of their people
at home and will give no promise of ee-
suits.
Can't DO without the Sugar Duty.
Members and Senators of the democratic
faith went home at the close of last ses-
sion with many solemn oaths that on the
reassembling of Congress the sugar duty
should be repealed. These will probably
return to repent their promises. When the
free sugar pop-gun bill was passed by the
House after the German bill had become
a law 1t was held up very promptly in the
Senate by Mr.. Carlsle's letter declaring
that the government would have to have
the revenue derived from this duty. At
tnat time IL was anticipated tnat a1ter tEe
German bill had got into operation the
deficiency in revenue would be more than
met, and that then the sugar duty might
be repealed. In this there has been a COM
plete disappointment and 1t has been DEM
onstrated more convincingly than ever that
this revenue from sugar cannot be done
without. From time to time there have
been utterances emanating from the Treas
ury Department calculated to impress
upon the public mind that no present
source of revenue can be dispensed with.
Whether this was intended to have any
bearing upon the question of free sugar or
not, 1t has served as d warning to the adj
vocates of free sugar mat They are at this
time helpless. The shortage in revenue, ac
companied by the falling off in the gold re-
serve and the consequent issue of bonds
practically disposes of sIy proposition for
free sugar.
May BE an Increase.
If the bond issue had been delayed until
authority could be obtained from Congress
for 1t the measure giving his authority
might have been coupled with an agreement
to pass free sugar bill I'm order to placate
the free-sugar men, who are chiefly the op-
ponents to any bond issue. One of the state
ments made to these men when the ques-
ton of free sugar was agitated last winter
was that the repeal of the sugar duty
would have to be followed at once by an
issue of bonds. Now they have the issue of
bonds and are at the same time confronted
with the condition which will necessarily
defeat all their theories about free sugar
to increase the sugar duty as there is one
to abolish il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
AN OLD CASE STILL ON.
A Good Illustration Of the Usual
Progress of Railroad Litigation.

Interest in case which has had an ex-
ceptionally long career In the courts was
revived in the Supreme Court of the United
States by its argument. 1t is the case of
George A. Cunningham and John p.
Branch against the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad Company. Cunningham and
Branch, who were the owners of bonds in
the Macon and Brunswick road, began
their suit as far back as 1877. These bonds
were indorsed by the state Of Georgia by
all act of the legislature of the state, and
accordingly, being unable to sue the state
without its consent, the bopdholders made
the state officers parties to the suit. The
United States circuit court for the southern
district of Georgia sustained demurrer
that the suit against the state officers was
virtually suit against the state itself.
Upon appeal to the Supreme Court this de-
cision was sustained and the case dismiss
ed as to the state and it's officers. The case
against the railroad company having gone
the rounds Of the lower courts comes back
to the Supreme Court on an appeal from a
second decision of the southern Georgia
circuit court dismissing the bill of Cum
ningham and Branch. In the. meantime the
Macon and Brunswick Company had gone
out of existence through foreclosure, and
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Company Is now the defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23

TOR eight or nine years. 1t was originally
the Fidelity Building, Loan ard Invest
ment Association. Then We formed the
Fidelity Building and Loan Associat tion.
Owing to the similarity of titles there
was some confusion and two years ago the
investment company was renamed the
Columbia Building. Loan and Investment
Association.
The main offices Of the company are at
eOS-914 G street northwest, Washington,
Dnd the trustees are the American Sc
cj.rity and Trust Company.
One of the prisoners is w. M. Henry,
employed as a clerk. He was formerly a
clerk In the Indian bureau In Washington,
where he first met the president and vice
president of the association. They were
then Indian claim agents doing a business
that he knew of to the extent Of $4,000
a week. He is merely an employe here.
The Officers of the two allied companies
are the same and are as follows: Harri-
son Dlngman, president; Andrew WALL
vice president and manager; Alonzo Twee-
dale, secretary; George Gibson, treasurer;
Benjamin Wall, general superintendent;
Ed. s. York. manager of the loan depart
ment, and Charles j. James, supervisor.
At the COmpany's Office.
At the office Of the Fidelity Building.
Loan and Investment Company. In the Nc
Gill building, this afternoon no one could
be found who placed credence in the report
of the arrest of President Dingman and
Vice President Wall. Mr.. Charles James,
who was in charge of the offices, did not
seem TO regard the action of the Pitts
burg authorities serious and said the
result of the affair would show that there
was nothing I'm 1t which would affect the
personal or business characters of either
Mr.. Dingman or Mr.. Wall
The other employees of the company
spoken to were assured, like Mr.. James,
that the arrest was the result of some
misunderstanding, and expressed conf
dence that future developments would re-
lieve their superior officers of every taint
OF suspicion of wrong doing.
No kilograms had been received at the
office from Pittsburg informing those in
charge of the difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
No Official List.

An erroneous impression has gone ou,
that the clerk of the House of Representa-.
tives has prepared an official list of mem.
bers of the Fffty-foUrth Congress. This
he has not done and would not be able to
do. if so disposed. for the reason that the
official returns have so far oeen received
from only two districts of the 500, those
being the two Oregon districts. 1t is not
expected that certificates of election will
in any large number bc placed with the
clerk before the CouvauiEs Of the short
session, and the probabilities are that al
the certificates will not he on file Tor some
time after that date. But even If certifi-
Gates should he iiled representing all the
districts of the entire country the clerk
would not in this Instance probably be dis
posed to issue an. official roll call of the
next Congress before the expiration of the
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
C0Otufn of the Watch.

1t is understood at the Department OF
the Interior that Captain of the Watch
Caruth is to be succeeded in that posi-
ton by Walter T. Halleck, captain Of the
census office watch. Cept. Caruth is now
on leave AID under the rules Of the de-
partment may take a civil service examin.
alton for copyist in which event he will
most likely be appointed to a position in
the pension office. Capt IIalleck Is In
charge Of his new post today. The new
officer halls from Jamestown, N Y, and
served during the war in company l.
eleventh Michigan infantry. and after the
war in the eighteenth and twenty-seventb
United States infantry regiments. He lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
Inspection Officers.

The Secretary of War has amended gen.
eral orders, recently issued. so as to pro-
vide that the Department Of the East shall
be allowed three officers for inspection
duty and the Departments Of the Missouri
and California shall lie allowed two each.
All the other departments are allowed but
one officer each for this service All regi-
mental officers now on inspection duty in
excess Of the number above specified Will
ba rolieyeS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
PLEADED GUILTY.

Sentences Imposed on EichelberEer
Brothers for ManslauEhter.
AS stated In yesterdays Star would be
the case, William and Albert Eichelberger
this morning entered a plea of guilty of
manslaughter to the indictment charging
them with the murder of Henry Breitner,
the 14th of last July
District Attorney Birney explained to
Judge Cole that he had agreed to accept
a plea for the reason that he had found
the elerlent OF murder wanting. He there
fore suggested sentence of five years and
six months in the Albany penitentiary for
William, and one of seven years for AL
bert. which sentences were imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
SUCCESSOR TO sATOLLI.
Vatican Authorities Say Nothing Has
Been Decided.

ROME, November 23.-In regard to the
statement circulated by a news agency
that the belief is expressed here that Mgr.
Lorenzelll, the papal nuncio to the Neither
lands, will be appointed apostolic delegate
to the United States to succeed Mgr. Sa-
toln. the Vatican authorities inform the
Associated Press that nothing has yet been
decided concerning any successor to Mgr.
6atolli. The matter is simple conjecture.
1t is stated upon good authority that the
Rev Father Rocker. vice rector Of the
United States College at Rome, will sue
ceed the Rev. Father Papi as secretary to
the apostolic delegation at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
Claims Refused.

The acting controller of the treasury has
refused the application for reconsideration
of the adjudicated claims Of Charles H.
Armstrong and 15S Others for reimburse
ment Of money expended in 1863 for the
defense of Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pa
These claims a2graeata S73.OO0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
Pensions Granted.

the following:
Distric. of CoIumbia-Increase, Geo. w.
Fisher, Anacostia.
Acknowledgement widows. minor of
James b. Valiant, BalV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES.
Those Submitted by the COmmissi N
Have Been Approved.

Secretary Carlisle has epproved the esti-
mates for the expenses of the District for
the next fiscal year. just as they were pre-
pared and submitted by the District Com
missioners, without reductions or elimina-
tiCns. They will, therefore, 20 to Congress
The sh: pc d sired Ey the commissioners
without having undergone the usual sal
ing process.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was thirty-two
OF this number twenty-three were to fill
vacancies caused by death and resigna-
ton and the remainder by removals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23

t8e proof Of f8e puootns is
in f6e eating. Tesferoap's
Star contained ~ columns
Of aoperfisements, snaoe up
Of 752 separate announce
menfs. t8ese advertisers
8ousW pu8fieifp-nof merefp
spaee.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-17

LINCOLN, March l7.-Charles Hardt.
leben. a grocer. was found dead in the
street several blocks from his home
with his neck broken. it is thought he
was the victim of foul play, although
his watch and money We're still on his
person. He told his family that he had
been followed by two men, who at
tempted to assassinate him. There
were evidences of struggle in the
street and several bruises about the
head. He was well-to-do and in the
Labit of carrying considerable sums
with him.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-17
The House.

WASHINGTON. March I'm the
house, after the passage of resolu-
ton calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for information as to meas
ures taken by him for local supervision
and inspection of public buildings, the
house went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill. The pending amend
ment was that of Mr.. Enloe of Ten
nessee, authorizing an investigation of
the coast and geodetic survey to deter
mine the ACCESSIBILITY of the transfer of
this bureau to the navy department.
There We're several speeches made
and some amendments agreed to.
At the night session which held until
after 10 o'clock only about 80 members
were present. a bill to relieve w. H.
Coborn from the charge of desertion
was reported favorable after some hot
words between Mckeighan of Nebraska
and Talbot of North Carolina.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-17
Desperate Humphrey still Alive.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. March John
Humphrey, the desperate who was
shot at his home by his stepson, John
Tombs. still lives. although the doctors
declare that an ordinary man would
have died instantly The ball entered
Pumphrey's left side. and is believed
To be imbedded near his heart. He re-
fused to allow the physicians to probe.
Young Tombs. the stepson, who did
the shooting To protect his mother
from abuse is still at large. He is be
lieyed to be iii the vicinity OF Cover
with relatives.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-17
Got Four Year In the PEN.

NEW YORK, March =. Lewis j.
Hill, ex-paying teller of the defunct St
Nicholas bank. VINO was indicted fol-
the grand larceny of S76s of the bank:
money, appeared before Recorder
Smythe in general sessions, withdrew
his plea of not guilty, pleaded guilty
of grand larceny in the first degree
and was sentenced 10 four years i'll the
penitentiary. The total defalcations
discovered by State Bank Examiner
Judson aggregated over $42, 000
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-17
Ended Her Unhappy Life.

ATLANTA. March l7.--Cora Plunkett,
an Atlanta girl, 10 years old, and quite
pretty, ran away from Mrs. Wolfe's
house of correction for girls and killed
herself with some deadly drug. The
suicide was the last act in the tragedy
of young girls downfall. She put All
end to her life to escape the develop
ment of "a terrible shame. A month ago
she ran away from her home and was
located in Decatur street boarding
house a few hours later 10y detective.
The detective carried the shame faced
Young woman to Chief Connell's office
where her father was waiting for her.