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Interior Department Changes.

The following charges have occurred in
the Depart Inent Of the Interior:
Sscretary's office. - Promotion - Hiram
Buckingham of Connecticut, clerk at $1,000
to clerk at $500 for duty as custodian, as
provided by act Of Congress approved
July 81, 1894.
General land office.-Promotions- nthony
F. Rice % New York, clerk at 81 100 to
clerk at S1.6Do; Albert d. Simms of the
District of Columbia, clerk at S12OO to
clerk at S1.4G0. ..--
Pension NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ
Haynes Of Texas, clerk at 81, go to medical
examiner at. 81, $40; Edwin H. Brown of
Illinois. clerk at 81 go to clerk at 81 200:
James W. Tuthfn of iiwa. clerk at 81 800 to
clerk at 81 No: James F. Hanna of Indiana
and George ]. HesselmaR Of Illinois. clerks
at $1,000 from copyists at 5000 Resigna ton
William J. Henderson of Mississippi, copy
list. at $40.
Geological survey.-Resignation- May
3. Clark OF Colorado. clerk at 500
Patent Oftice--Appointmen r.
Benson of Illinois. Eugene G. Mason OF New
York. Arthur n Buck of Massachusetts,
Harry c. Armstrong of Massachusetts
Frank Keifer of Indiana, Theodore T. Dor
man of New Jersey. John F. Bartlett of
Massachusetts, Elmer 5. Farwen of Illinois,
Michael ]. Lyden of Massachusetts. Edwin
s. JohOnnOtt. jr., of Illinois, Nathan Heard
of Massachusetts and Herbert Lewis of
Massachusetts. fourth assistant examin-
ers at 81 200.
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PHELPS WOMEN TESTIFY
Remarkable Exhibition Of Ignorance by a
Witness
ReaumptiOn Of the Trial Of Capt, r.
a. Goodman for killing Cod. II.
q. Parsons on June 20.
Special Dispatch to Tho Evening Star,

Special Dispatch to Tho Evening Star
COV1NGTON. Va, August 1.-THE tes-
timony attacking Goodman's moral conduct
as conductor on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad was continued this morning, the
fourth day Of the trial Of T. A. Goodman
for killing Col. H. c. Parsons on June %
Goodman and his wife occupied their ac-
customed seats just in the rear of their
counsel. Mrs. Goodman, a most dignified
lady, has borne the trying ordeal of the
past two days with fortitude
Mr.. j. A. Staples, the husband of the wo-
man Who testified yesterday that Goodman
had made proposition to her to elope with
MIN, was recalled and questioned as to his
marriage, 1t being the intention of the pros
ecutlon to show that Mrs. Staples had no
illegitimate children. They established this
and the defense simply said: stand aside
The next witness was Mrs. Kate Peggins
Dee Phelps, who has figured most promi-
pently in the case as the objectionable
woman, whom Goodman said in a letter
he threatened to put off the train for not
having her fare. She denied this saying
that she always paid her fare. She admit
ted that she had written one letter to Capt
Goodman for Mrs. Staples. She did not re-
caIi, however, its contents. She received
one note from Goodman. When she started
TO tell its contents she was interrupted by
opposing counsel, who objected. Question
nnally Withdrawn and witness admitted
that she did not know Goodman's hand
writing
The next witness was Carrie Phelps, a
young sister of Mrs. Peggins who made
the grandest exhibition Of ignorance that
has yet been displayed. She did not know
her age did not know what year and month
II was and did not know winter from summer
MT CruI.Ips examination of witness
aused great merriment and came very near
being The cause of clearing the court room
BCth or the witnesses admitted that the
prisoner had always treated them cour-
tt ously.
The next witness was Mrs. Signora Phelps
the mother II all the young Phelpses. She
did not seem mJch better informed about
the Tour seasons than her daughter and
when Mr.. Crump asked her what kind Of
clothing she had on she replied that she had
en- the best she could afford"
AT the conclusion of the witness testi-
muny Q2;3O PM recess was taken until
pm.
The trial will probably continue far into
next week.
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addition which Senator Hill placed upon his
resolution today. precipitating contro-
yerSy over the possession of the bill, and,
TO some extent, complicating its parlia-
tner tary status, has made the democrats
1f the House uneasy. ard II may have had
ard creating the impression that something
should be speedily done to prevent the
actual defeat OF the bill
. All of the House democratic conferees
signed the caucus call
8 Representative Dockery seemed to voice
the general feeling Of democrats when he
said. 1T il always darkest rust before
dawn. This seems to be the darkest hour
for tariff reform, but we hope II is the hour
before dawn" -.-....
Zeal With Louisiana Senator'S.
The rumor gained currency about the
Senate early In the day that the Louisiana
Senators had been brought into line suf-
hciently to insure their standing with the
present crisis. The report cannot be veri-
fed. but 1t proves true IT will help to
save the bill from the fate which 1t has
been thought possible to mete out to II II
II could be gotten back to the Senate. The
fumor also goes so far as to say that the
louisiana men have been promised that
there should be provision in the bill for
the continuation of the bounty in some
shape for the present year
Consulting the Steering COnsmfttee.
Speaker Crisp was in the room of the
Ser ate committee on appropriations a few
moments before the m otion was made to
60 into executive session. He saw some
m enbers OF the senatorial steering commit
tee The visit OF the Speaker Is regarded as
significant by Senators.
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4 PRESIDENTIA VETO.
Mr. Cleveland Fails TO Approve the
Dill to Retire Paymnster York.

The Vice President laid before the Senate
message from the President returning
without his signature the Senate bill for
the promotion and retirement of Louis A.
York, late an assistant paymaster in the
navy.
The President reviews the history of the
claim upon which the bill is founded. In
1886 York WAS a past assistant paymas-
ter IN the navy, and sought to secure pro-
motion to the grade of paymaster, appear
iEg before a naval board The President
says the investigation of the board was
conducted fairly and that the decision
reached was that the candidate had neither
the professional knowledge of the duties
of the rank to which he aspired or moral
fitness for it, When given an opportunity
TO refute the evidence upon which this
finding was based he failed to produce any
testimony of other witnesses and contented
himself with making a statement OF his
own. The finding of the board was APP
proyed by the President, and YORK was
dismissed from the navy with one year
pay. -. I'm ,,.,;oh
The President here quotes The bill Whch
provides that the action OF the eNamlnlhs
hoard be set aside and declared null and
,,,id and authorizes the President to APP
point the beneficiary to the office to when
he would have been promotes but for this
action and to retire him in that grade
The President says the authority attempt
Cd bV the bill to be given 10 the tTeSlueit
TO thus make an appointment to the office
Of paymaster in the navy without the in
terpositon of the Senate appears to be in
admissible under the Constitution. He also
calls attention tC and takes exception TO
The provision of the bill for the immediate
retirement of York, Notwithstanding his
age is only forty-seven years. He says
there Is no suggestion that York is phySi-
cally incapacitated. He therefore thinks
that If York is 10 be restored he should
be put on the active list.
Concluding he says: "A careful investi-
CATION of the facts submitted to the ex-
amining board and a consideration of all
the statements made on behalf Of the bene-
fciary, utterly failing, in my opinion, to
Justify the Impeachment Of the findings and
determination of the board, 1 have no
doubt malicious feeling growing out of the
domestic difficulties entered into the affair
and gave impetus to the search after in
cupating evidence; but facts were never
theless established beyond any reasonable
doubt which abundantly uphold the find
ing"
on motion of Mr.. Butler. the bill and the
accompanying message were referred TO the
committee on naval affairs.
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How to Get Information.

AS though there was not enough red tape
In the Treasury Department already. Secre-
tary Carlisle has felt called upon to close
the avenues OF Information still tighter. by
the issue OF the following circular:
"Herea fter, except as otherwise provided
BY law. when Congress or any committee
OF the Senate or House or Representatives
or any officer of the government of the
United States, or any state or municipality,
Or any person. shall request Information of
any kind or Oh lracter of the depart nlsnt or
Copies Of its record or files, or the attend
ttnce of any officer, clerk. or emplOye Of the
department for the purpose of explaining OF
living IL formation upon any matter pending
before Congress. or any committee thereof.
81 before the department., such request shall
Be Immediately submitted to the secretary
b the assistant secretary having charge Of
DE tier to which the inquiry or infOTma-
Ron relates, who Will determine and issue
he necessary instructions In the premises.
fithOut which action shall not be taken in
my case.
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Southern Fruit Men Protest Agains
Alleged Discrfm inatfon.

Ser ators Blanchard and Caffery of Lou
star a, accompanied by DIR. Oliphant pres
dent of the Louisiana state board of health;
Representative Meyer. Col Hill and Mr.
pxnard of New Orleans. called on Secretary
Carlisle today and protested against the en-
torcement Of the n&tioral quarantine regu-
iaticns. which require vessels from infected
ports arriving at ports south of Maryland to
remain at quarantine five days after disin-
lection. The state regulations require three
days detention. and it is contended that
This difference Of two days gives shippers of
fruit to northern ports an unfair advantage
As an Illustration. 1T Is stared that IL two
fruit-laden vessels leave Havana at the
same time. one bound for New York and
the other for New Orleans. the New York
vessel. after being out five days, is permit
ted to enter harbor without any detention
whatever. while the New Orleans vessel
after having been two days at sea, is COM
pelled to lie five days at quarantine. This
is regarded as a discrimination. and an eff
fort is making to have the regulations SO
modified as to make them uniform at all
ports. The Secretary took the question I'M
Der consideration, and will today confer
with DR.. Wyman of the marine hospital
service ON. the subject.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
The Question of IN Site Being Debated
I'm the House.

Whel the House resumed consideration of
the conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill today. some time was
CONSUMED in the discussion of the proposed
grant OF public lands to western states for
Irrigation purposes, after which the item
relating to the government printing Office
was taken up. 1t was 2:3O O'Clock before
the item was reached. The Senate amend
nent was read directing the purchase of the
Malone site at = cost of <2.O.O0O and then
Ar. Sayer5 asked unanimous consent to
limit debate to 4:30 o'clock, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Wise OF Virginia then moved to agree
TO the Malone site, as proposed by the Sem
ate amendment, and proceeded to make a
speech in favor of IL. He spoke of the ne
cessity for immediate action upon the Sc
lection of a site, arising from the dangerous
condition Of the present building. and said
the Senate amendment furnishes an oppor-
unity to come to an agreement
Mr.. Wise explained the advantages claim
Cd for the Malone site, and said IL was the
best and most available for the purpose of
all these proposed.
The Wall Site Proposed rs a Sub
5..f--... -stitute.
Mr.. Bretz Of Indiana offered as a substi-
tute for the Malone site the bill recently
reported by the committee on public build
tngs and grounds. providing for the cree
ton Of a building on the mall. facing
street between 9Th and eth streets
He advocated the adoption of the substi-
tute and recalled the action of the House
last May directing the selection of a site on
4 public reservation.
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Business In Wall Street Has Been
of the Narrowest Kind.
AWAITING ACTION ON THE TARIFF BILL
Increase in Loans Shown by the
Bank Statement.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August 11.-London prices
came fractlonally lower than our close
The crop rerort. as published in our morn
ing papers, so far has had little effect. The
business of the day has simply been of the
narrowest kind. and there has been more
evening up Of contracts than anything
else. The re ON traders are all waiting for
some final action to be taken at Washing
ten. Should tariff bill be passed the opin-
ion is that quite squirt will follow all
through the list, as there is a large short
Interest outstanding in all the Granger
stocks. bit after that is covered unless
scme new buying power should appear the
nal ket Will start for a lower level again.
The activity and advance in r. T. securi-
ties is attracting attention. The securities
CT the Southern Co., when issued, sold to-
day 81 IL for the per cent bonds; pre-
ferred stock, IS; common stock, no sales;
quoted, 12al2 IL. 1t looks as though there
would be good speculation in this line.
Sugar acted on the same lines as yester-
day, and was comparatively neglected.
Distillers was more active and stronger on
covering of shorts by room traders, owing
to the possibility that the House might ac-
cept the Senate bill over the heads of the
ccnferees, thus increasing the tax to 81. 10
as against 81 in House bill.
The bank statement is follows: Re-
serve decrease, S20J0. so; loans increase,
s2,3lS2O0; specie decrease, s2es3.J0 de-
posits decrease, s519.4Oo, circulation de-
crease, 81. 2O0.
The decrease in reserve reflects the gold
shipments of early last week, and the en-
ccuraging feature is the large increase I'm
loans. The exchange market has undo -gone
quite a change during the current week. 1t
was dull and grew gradually weaker, with
a light demand and some offerings of bills
against cotton futures and a few purchases
Of stocks for arbitrage accounts. There
were a few commercial bills from the south
and west but these were quickly absorbed.
Later In the week the effect of the offerings
of bills against purchases of stocks for
European account was felt, and the demand
not being stimulated by the fractionally
lower figures for actual business, the mar
ket became weak, and some of the leading
houses reduced their posted rates.
Although the market has grown weak
there seems to be little disposition on the
part of holders of cotton futures to reduce
their prices, and consequently dealings in
them are somewhat limited. At the same
time, the scarcity of commercial bills
causes them to be firmly held.
The only gold taken for export and ship
ped to Europe tFis week is the lot of $3.50
oD drawn from the subtreasury on Monday
last and held in bank since then. When the
gold was ordered. sight sterling sold at
4sS Ia. Today 49, IL Is the best bid.
The week closes with a less hopeful feel
ing in the street than on last Saturday
owing to the western drouth and the un-
certainty of the situation at Washington
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zIMMERMAN's FINE WORK.
The English auarter-MiIe Bicycle
Record Broken.

LONDON. August 11.-At the Hern Hill
grounds today Arthur A Zimmerman, the
champion bicyclist, rode against the En-
glish quarter-mile record OF 81 80 seconds.
He succeeded in breaking 1t, doing the dis
lance in 80 10 seconds. SchOfield and
Banker also tried to lower the time for
this distance, but could not get under it,
their times being 81 A. and 81 1-5 seconds
respectively.
In the five-milc International race Ed
wards first; time. 12:l9. Wheeler was
second and Louvet third. During the last
lap Champion Zimmerman and Verheyen
collided- The latter was thrown from his
wheel and seriously hurt Zimmerman was
not injured to any extent
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PRES. REMNANTS RESIGNATION.
Ii is Accepted by the Directors of the
AtchiSon.

NEW YORK, August 11.--At a meeting of
the directors of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe road today the resignation of Mr..
Remnant, as president and director. was
accepted, to take effect September 1. or at
such an earlier date as he may have COM
pleted the details of business requiring his
attention. Upon Mr.. Reinhart'S retirement
First Vice President ID. ID. Robinson is
thorized and directed to perform the duties
of president until a president is elected.
ID. H. Cheney, Jr., of Boston, representing
a large bond and stock interest in the sys-
tenn, was elected director and member OF
the executive and finance committee TO fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Robert
Norris
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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.
A Strong Desire for Some Sort O
Tariff LeEislation.

Secretary Carlisle spent two hours in con-
ference with the President at the White
House this morning, considering the best
means of untangling the tariff knot and in
Surfing the passage of remedial tariff legisla-
ton at the present session of Congress.
Secretary Gresham, who is taking an
active interest in bringing about an agree
ment on the lines of the Presidents sug-
gestiOns to Representative Wilson, was
present during good part of the confer
ence- Commissioner Morrison, who Is also
deeply interested in tariff reforms, but who
IS not en- rapport at the White House just
1T present, had a consultation with Secre-
tary Gresham and Secretary Carlisle at
different times during the morning.
II Is said that the entire strength of ex-
ecutive influence will be exerted to bring
about an agreement on the bill on the most
harmonious lines possible, rather than that
Congress should adjourn without action.
Treasury officials predict, with an air of
confidence, that Congress will not be per-
mitted to adjourn without some kind of
tariff legislation.
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DRIVEN FROM CAMP
Continued From First Page.1

with q piece Of canvas thrown over them.
A soldier prodded him gently with a bayo-
net. and he awoke to q realization Of the
powers Of Virginia. He uttered no word OF
complaint, however, but merely rubbed his
eyes and tumbled out and Joined the crowd
slowly going ahead. Many Of the men were
taking farewell bath in the river and were
given sufficient time to finish their ablu-
tons, and no haste was observed in fore
ing others who were shaving and engaged
in other necessary occupations in Joining
the throng of their companions. In a short
time the camp was depopulated, with the
exception Of one man who was left to take
care Of the two horses belonging to the
army and three men who were too sick to
be moved. Gen. Anderson sent the hos
pital surgeon of the Virginia troops to at
tend to the cases of these men and promised
that they should be removed to some hos
pital.
On the Bridge.
The men climbed up the hill to the Aque-
duct bridge. and, finding their pathway
southwark cut off by the determined pick
cts, went out on the bridge and there they
STOPPED. The Virginia militia could make
them go no further because the authority
of the state ceased at the entrance to the
bridge. and the men themselves were afraid
to come over into the District because of
the vagrancy laws in force on this side of
the river. They stood together in groups,
filling the footway of the bridge, as well as
the roadway, and laughed and gossiped
about their experience as if it was the best
fun imaginable.
Burning the Camp.
Then a peculiar thing occurred. Suddenly
from one of the huts which had sheltered
many of the industrials during the long
vigil they had kept shot tongues of flame.
Quickly fire sprang forth from another and
then another of the rude shelters. and it
soon became evident that the Virginia
troops were destroying by the torch every
vestige of the camp save the shelter Oc-
cupied by the sick men and the property
guardian. What made the scene peculiar
was the fact that among all those men on
the bridge none Of them uttered word of
complaint criticism. The only homes
that many of them knew were going up in
smoke, and still there was no ejaculation OF
anger or expression OF sorrow. They yelled
and cheered the flames blotte5 out the
humble habitations they had occupied, On
a severely limited scale each man initiated
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UNION OF ENGLISH METHODlSTS.
Possible Result of n Conference IL,
Switzerland.

GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, August IL.
1t is probable that d departure in favor of
the reunion of all the Methodist bodies in
Great Britain will be the result Of the con-
ference in session here under the auspices
of III. 5. Lunn, NJ. D.. editor of the Review
of Reviews, and head of the Chautauqua
work in Europe. The question of reunion
was discussed in the conference, the Rev.
T. b. Nicely of the Philadelphia conference
participating
Later, at a private meeting of the presi-
Price Hughes said that Rev. j. s. Pope,
d. D., president of the Wesleyan Methodist
conference of last year, and now about to
leave for Canada to preside in the confer
eEce there. was in sympathy with the views
of the meeting.
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ATTACKING THE PULLMAN co.
illinois, Attorney General Asks for
the Forfeiture of Its Charter.

CHICAGO, August 1.-THE Pullman Com
rany's charte, is apparently in peril. The
attorney general of Illinois at noon today
filed a petition asking that the charter be
declared void. on the ground that it's pro
visions had been violated.
The petition sets forth that the charter as
granted allowed the company to purchase
control and convey such property rs was
necessary 10 the successful pres ervatlon OF
their business. TIE corporation has far eX-
ceeded it's privil6 ges, the document declares
owning vast amount OF property in the
town of Pullman and vicinity which is in
no wise nee assary - the business. The pc
tItion declares that the company owns
numerous business blocks, residences and
factory sites, controlling stock in other cor
pCratio1s and furnishing power to other
manufactures. ... ..-,...-
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE August IL. - Flour steady nm
changed receipts, ltg6i barrels; Shipments 80
barrels Wheat easy-spot 56ISa56i.: August
56.saJol4: september. 5G4.aJc3.: December t;1I.a
bushels; shipments, 10000 bushels: stock ss205I
bushels; sales 5000 bushels milling wheat a.,
% asked shipments. 3l.362 bushels: stock. ia
1o' bushels; sales. 1000 bushels: southern white
corn. 6laS2: do. yellow. 6la62. Oats st.adv--No
: white western. .ba43; No. mixed western
36i2a3I-receipts, l3, 40 bushels: stock - S47
bushels. Rye dull-No >. 46-receptS, l. sT3 h,sh
els stosk. l0.siS bushels. Hay active demand
good to choice timothy. SI4.0lasi5OO Grain
freghts steGdicr, unchanged. Sugar buffer rs
and cheese, firm. unchanged. ee'
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BANANA MEN RAuDED.
An Exciting scene on the Avenue
This Afternoon.

There was an exciting scene at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 7th street this afternoon,
few minutes before 3 o'clock. when the
Italian banana. fruit and candy men We're
raided. The push-cart merchants started
of in every direction. hut the officers cap
tured six OF them and took item TO The
station for obstructirg the street. One man
ESCAPED.