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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE FUNERAL JUNKET.
Senator PETER Proposes That II Shall
No Longer De Possible.

Senator PETER is after even more fame
than that which accrues to him as the
owner of the most luxuriant beard in Con-
gress, or the author Of the most radical
financial bills that have ever been present
ed to the national Legislature. He seeks to
become known as the man who smashed
the unsral junket. Should he accomplish
his aim he would be more famous than the
world-renowned man who broke the bank
at Monte Carlo.
For many years it has been the custom
for Congress to furnish n formal escort of
Representatives and Senators on the oc-
casioa of the funeral of q member of either
house, ard there has grown a suspicion,
based somewhat upon the size of the bills
that have followed each event of this
kind, that these funeral parties are not
such :nournful episodes as they might be.
Stories have become current OF empty
champagne cases and other relics Of joviai
embellishments. They may be libels upon
the congress Sional character or they may
be true. OF that Mr. PETER is not now
on record, although he may be later.
But Mr.. PETER who is nothing if not an
economist, thinks that the prevailing mortu-
airy customs of Congress are too costly, not
to mention other objections that he may
have against the more ethical features and
SO he has prepared a bill, which, If ii
should become law, will surely make Mr.
PETER noted as the Demolisher of the
Funeral Junket
This bill, unlike many other products of
the bill-mill of the Kansas statesman, Is
brief and quite to the point. 1t provides
simply that whenever, during a session of
Congress, a Senator or Representative shall
die within the District of Columbia the
house of which he is a member shall ap-
point a special committee of it's members
Ito properly prepare and encase the body
of the deceased and forward it, in charge
of sergeant-a t-arms, specially appointed
to the home Of the deceased and deliver it
to his family" or to relatives or friends A
second section provides that no action re-
quiring the expenditure of public money
other than thus provided for shall be taken
This would be a most radical restriction
upon the funeral privileges of Congress
men. In the first place, there would be no
escort furnished if the member or Senator
should die when Congress is not in ses-
sion, or at any time outside of the District
This is a very narrow limit to place upon
the matter Congressman are not always
so accommodating In the times and places
of their deaths.
stances, the oid-time funeral party of ten
or dozen Senators and Representatives is
10 be made impossible by Mr. PETERS bill
leagues OF the departed statesmen are TO
he merely those of pallbearers in the city
and the junket of q dozen is to be cut
down to junket of one, a mere hired man
The bill goes to the committee on appro-
priations. The oid-faGhioned funeral sys-
TEN has many, many friends in Congress-
and ii is the general opinion that MIR. Pef-
feTS reform measure will pasS--unno-
ticpd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
A NEW PRINTING OFFICE.
MIR. Bankhcad Thinks the House is
Ready to Pass a Bill.

Chairman Bankhead of the House COM
mttee on public buildings and grounds has
already commenced efforts to obtain legis-
lation to provide for a new government
printing office. Mr.. Bankhead does not
lCok for very much legislation at this ses-
sion upon public buildings bills, but he
thinks that the House is ready and willing
to pass the printing office bill as soon as
the disagreement with the Senate upon the
matter of a site can be compromised.
Il shall endeavor to have a conference
with the Senate members of the public
building committee this week." said Mr.
Bankhead, to a Star reporter today. Il
shall do everything in my power to bring
about the passage of the bill. think that
every one in the House realizes the abso-
lutte necessity of providing new printing
office, and that they appreciate the danger
of permitting another year to pass with
out furnishing means for the commence
ment of the work. / don't know about the
terms we will be able to make with the
Senate, but / hope we can reach some
kind of an understanding which will put
an end TO further delay in the matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
MIR. DETRiNG's MISSION.
How China's Envoy Was Received I'm
Japan.

A dispatch from official Japanese
sources. giving an sccount of Commission
er behring's peace mission, has been re-
ceiVed here by gentleman in the diplo-
matte service. 1t follows:
'Mr. Detring, commissioner in the Chi
nese customs service at Tien Tsin, arrived
at that place on the 2Gth of November and
expressed the wish to personally deliver to
Count Ito a letter frCm the Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang. AS, under the circumstances,
this proc oceedinS was considered anomalous
and contrary to usage, Count Ito refused to
meet Mr.. Detring. At the same time Mr..
Detring received telegraphic orders from
Prince Kung, president OF the Tsung ii
Yamen, recalling him to China. According
ly, he left Kobe On the 18th Cf November,
but before going he sent the Viceroys let
ter to Count Ito by post. The object of the
letter was to ascertain the conditions upon
which peace may be restored. 1t also stat
ed tnat Ii Hung Chang had obtained the
sanction of the Emperor of China to the
mission OF Mr.. DetrirE, which had fer its
object the purpose of eCnfdentially ascer
taring the views of the Jananese govern
nrent, but Mr.. behring's sudden return to
China under orders from the president of
the Tsung Ii Yamen appears to throw some
doubt upon the ACCURACY of this state
Ecnt."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
WILL FIGHT IF THEY MUST
Kolb's Followers Want a Republican
Form of Government
The POpuIist Leader In the Alabama
Legislature Says Unless 1t Comes
There VIII BE n Revolt.
Special Dispatch to Ths Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to Th1 Evening Star.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 5.-The
populist leader in the legislature, Mr.. j. C..
Manning who has heretofore served as the
counselor of peace in the Kolb movement.
is now of the opinion that trouble will en-
sue in this state IL the democrats continue
to ignore the appeals of the Kolbites for
justice.
THE people of Alabama, the opposition
even, have given me credit for being a
conservative and peace-loving Citizen
said Mr.. Manning. IL am for law and or
der. But If the present legislature does
not provide for fair elections and a contest
law to decide who is entitled to the office
of governor, now in dispute, am ready to
cease advising against a popular uprising
to overthrow existing conditions. The peo-
pie are ripe for revolution, and in case the
opposition further treats the popular will
with contempt we will have it.
1T is already threatened by the Oates
administration that they will make the
county officers in the populist counties op-
position and take the election machinery
out of the hands of the people and place 1t
in the hands of partisan board, to be ap-
pointed by the present usurping governor.
This policy of the opposition, If attempted
to be carried out, will result in being over
thrown by an uprising of a now outraged
people. They will prefer revolution to such
q damnable olgarchy. One who wouldn't
is IN anarchist and a scoundrel."
'If the legislature refuses a contest law,
an honest election law and If Oates carries
out the policy outlined by his friends the
people will have no hope outside of a forci-
BILE revolt. Kolb supporters will sustain
him in any great step he shall take, and
Kolb means business. He nor his followers
boast or make threats. 1t is the ballot
m ~ In hot a lnfF fhn
pomp act and the blowing and bulldoZing.
We counsel peace. We want peace. But,
If they force us to before we can get
our rights. l am for war. If this is trea-
son, let these 'fraudocrats' make the most
of it, If the country thinks Kolb means
child's play or that the people who.are in
this movement are not prepared for the
fight to the bitter end, then q wrong view
is taken of the situation. I speak advised-
ly, and / say we will have a republican
form of government in Alabama"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Senator Bcrry's Bill to Provide n
Temporary GOvernmeDt.

Temporary GOvernmeDt.
The bill introduced in the Senate today
by Senator Berry to provide a temporary
government for the portion of the Indian
territory occupied by the five civilized
tribes provides that a territory shall be
formed to be known as the territory of
Indianola. Among the first provisions
made is one to the effect that at any time
in the future the boundaries may be
changed or any portion attached to any
other state or territory by the action of
Congress without securing the consent of
the inhabitants of the new territory. The
bill provides for a governor and a secre-
tary for the territory, a delegate to Con-
gress and legislative assembly, the lat
ter to be composed of a council and house
of representatives, the council to consist
of twenty-one members and the house of
forty-two, the sessions to be held biennialy
and to Continue for sixty days. The terri
tory is to be divided into twenty-one coun-
ties.
All male citizens of the United States
who are actual residents and over twenty
one years of age are to have the right to
vote are also male Indians who are cit
liens of any tribe in the territory.
1t is provided that no law shall be passed
by the legislature interfering with the pri-
mary disposal of the soil or with the titles
of the Indians of the various tribes or
their manner of holding the same. Indian
homesteads are made inalienable and are
exempted from taxation
The bill provides for a complete judiciary
system and adopts a large number of the
laws of the state of Arkansas.
All provisions of treaties heretofore made
by the United States with the civilized
tribes, except so far as the treaties relate
to land titles, are abrogated and repealed
and all governments established by the
tribes are abolished
The lands now held in common by the
several tribes are to be divided in severalty
among the members of the tribes, each to
have homestead of 100 acres, and after
this division the residue is to be sold and
the proceeds divided among the Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
COTTON IN GERMANY.
Commission Appointed to Investf-
gate American Cotton.

1t is not impossible that in the pursuit
of its recently adopted policy toward Amer
lea the German government may take
some action hostile TO our cotton interests.
In a report to the Department of State,
coming from the roundabout way of Vi
emma, United States Consul General Max
Judd states that the German government
has recently sent a commission to study
the cultivation and manufacture of cotton
in the United States. 1t is to inquire into
First. Methods of cultivation and imple-
r1ents used therefor. Second. Improve
ments In machinery for preparing cotton
for markets Third. Difference of condi-
tions and cost of production Of cotton be-
fore and after the war. Fourth. The quail
ity of cotton before and after the war.
Fifth. The success Of the cotton-seed oil
industry and the cost of the production
of cotton and the advantages possessed by
the southern states over England New
England and Germany in the manufacture
of cotton.
The prime object in view, according to
the official report, is to determine whether
the cotton produced in the United States
meets the needs OF the German manufactu-
Ter or whether 1t would be better to buy
all or part of the raw cotton used in Ger
many elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE B. AND o. TRACKS,
MeSsrs. FrizZeIl ana Tucker Confer
with Members of the Committee.

Messrs. Frizzell and Tucker of the North
east Washington Citizens Association were
at the Capitol today in conference with
the members of the House District COM
mittee relative to possible action upon the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad bill at this
session. 1aey say they propose to hold the
railroad company to it's promise given at
the last session to present the draft of a
bill early this session which will be ac-
ceptabIe to the railroad company. Mr..
Frizzell said to a Star reporter today that
he is anxious to get the company before
the committee in some manner, and to
have the bill taken ur for action. He will
continue to make every effort to prevent
the bill being pigeorholed until the next
Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
4 More Complete investigation.

n A. NJ Kellogg, the Secretary of the In
terror has returned to the commissioner
Of the general land office the motion fled
in behalf of Kellogg, with directions for
a more complete investigation of certain
Of the allegations made in said motion, to
the end that the case may be readjudicated.
The land involved Is iii Los Angeles dis
structiou of the Atlantic and Pacific rail
road. 1t is also within the indemnity lin
its of the grant to the Southern Pacific
railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
ASSOCIATED PRESS PREFERRED.
Southern Newspapers Leaving Their
Former Organization.

Former Organization.
The Atlanta Journal has withdrawn from
the Southern Associated Press and signed
a ninety-year contract with the Associated
Press. The leased wire service of the AS
sociated Press will be extended to Atlanta
next Saturday in order to supply the Jour
nal with the entire day report of the AS
ISOLATED Press and make Atlanta news
distributing center for the cities of Georgia
and Alabama. The Journal has the largest
circulation of any afternoon paper in the
southern states and ranks among the best
of afternoon papers in the United States
The Columbia Is. c. Register, one of the
oldest and most influential dailies in the
south has also withdrawn from the South
ern Associated Press and signed ninety
year contract with the Associated Press.
The southern night leased wire circuit of
the Associated Press has been extended
from Richmond. Va, to the capital of
South Carolina, passing through the cities
of Danville and Charlotte, N. c., en- route
The southern papers which have Joined
the Associated Press during the last week
and receive the full leased wire service are
as follows: New Orleans Picayune New
Orleans Times-Democrat, Atlanta Journal.
Columbia, S. c.. Register, Richmond State
Petersburg Index-Appeal and Norfolk
Pilot.
RICHMOND, Va, December 5-The State
this evening says: The State yesterday
eNehihS anu toudy was overwhelmed with
congratulations upon its and superb
Associated Press telegraphic service. No
such afternoon telegraphic news service
has ever come south before. 1t gives the
news right up to date.
More Join the Associated Press
CHICAGO, December 5.-The following
papers In Texas have abandoned their
former telegraphic news service and COM
menced taking today report from the
Associated Press: Sherman Register, Den
1son Herald. Corsicana Light, Corsicana
Observer, Texarkana TeXarkanian, Hous-
ton Age, Houston Press, Marshall Star,
and Paris Advocate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Smithsonian Regent.
The Utah Commission Report,

The report of the Utah commission, un-
der date of September l. was received at
the Department of the Interior today. The
report is for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1894. The Utah commission is the
board of registration and elections, created
in 1892 and has complete Jurisdiction over
the registration of voters and conduct of
elections. The report treats of the duties
of the commission, and contains a COM
plete resume of the local elections of
lSg3-0I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
NO FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
That is the Opinion of Congressmnn
Dingley of Maine.

Congressman Dingley of Maine, who is
recognized as one of the leading fnanciers
of the House. states that there will not
be any financial legislation at this session
of Congress. He thinks that while finan-
cial matters may receive considerable dis
cussion indirectly, and while every one will
be thinking about them, no definite action
can be taken in the short space of time re-
naming in the session.
Mr.. Dinsley indorses the general idea
outlined in the Presidents message and
thinks that while some details of the new
scheme will not receive favorable action
the idea of an enlarged national bank
currency will form the basis of action
when Congress takes the matter up. He
is of the opinion that a financial scheme
based upon the flexible national bank cur
rency would be the most feasible, but
that care would have to be taken not to
permit any connection of the scheme with
state bank currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
RHrSnnnI MeDiinn

Mr.. II. p. Goodwin and Mr. e. d. Easton
left this afternoon for a trip to Cuba Mr..
Easton expects to return at once; Mr..
Goodwin has planned to remain on the
island for several weeks.
Mr.. Hugh Grugh, who succeeds MIR. Cos
chen as first secretary of the British em-
bassy, is at the Everett, having arrived
Sunday evening, with wife and two chill
dren
Charles Nelson, third assistant postmas-
ter general who has been III at St. Denis
Md, for some time i8 reported as improv-
ing
Mr.. Paul Bum Of the civil service COM
mission is lying dangerously i'll at his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
OFF FOR CHEVY CHASE,
A Select Party Innugurates the Series
of Coaching Trips.

The Chevy Chase Coaching Club gave
the first of it's series Of tri-weekly coaching
trips this afternoon The Columbia -
drawn by a bay and black at the wheel
and a pair of bays in the lead. and fooled
by Dir. Henry NJ. Earle, the vice president
of the club, swung away from the Shore
ham at 2 o'clock with an inspiring series
Of blasts from the horn. Mrs. Clifford
Perrin sat beside Mr.. Earle, and the other
guests were Mr.. Perrin, Miss Helen Steele,
Mr.. Bugher Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Luther
Raymond. The destination was the Chevy
Chase Inn, and Mr.. Earle is familiar
with the prettiest stretches of road be-
tween the city and the Maryland village
the trip will doubtless prove enjoyable 10
the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Admiral Carpenter Mt Chcfoo.

Admiral Carpenter today cabled notice of
the arrival of the United States steamer
Baltimore at Chefoo to the Navy Depart
ment. 1t is assumed that he will proceed
at once to Taxu at the mouth of the Pei
Ho river which is as near as he can get
TO Peking. where he will probably be met
by the Monocacy, from Tien Tsin, and
transship marines to the latter vessel
which will then return to Tien Tsin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Fourth-Class POstna sters.

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was forty-nine.
OF this number forty-three were to fill va
cancies caused by death and designations
and the remainder by removals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
HrCnsI.ry I:cCcii,;s.

National bank notes received for re-
demption today, s$l11,371. Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue $43O, ,!E!2
customs $500, I20; miscellaneous, $l2I, ,IJ7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
An Amendments. A

The controller of the currency has ap-
pointed John 1. Cox receiver of the First
National Bank at Johnson City, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05

Tee proof Of fge puooins is
IN f8e eating. gesteroap's
Star contained ~ columns
Of aeoerfsements. MADE up
Of S14 separate announces
menfs. x8ese advertisers
fought pu8&eifp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Fircnten's Petition,

Chief Paris of the fire department pre-
sented G. mammoth petition of the citizens
of Washington to Congress today praying
for an increase of % per cent in the pay of
the fircmen. The petition was bound in
book FORM and contains 26.543 names.
Smithsonian Regent.
Mr.. Springer Qll) has introduced in the
House a joint resolution for the appoint
ment of Martin f. Morris of the District
of Columbia as regent of the Smithsonian
Institute. to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of James c. yelling.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08
TIE ERICSSON.

yard and navy yard on either coast lay
useless beneath the guns of an enemy 5
cruisers. And there can be no doubt that
plenty of sue rards would be established
If they were wanted
The Ericsson is IL cigar shaped vessel $50
feet long, less than rs feet in width and
10 feet inches in depth. 1t is built of
steel plates rhree-siXtcenths of an inch
thick, and the huh is strengthened by steel
bulkheads, which divide it into 10 water
tight compartments \ compartment in
the bow, 81 by 10, is snug quarters for l2
men. Aft are the statcrooms of the four
machinists, lined about powder maya
zine. This bulkhead divides from the
staterooms of the captain and the engi-
neers. A lavatory and pantry are situated
in the stern.
The engines are situated amidships The
engine room contains bunkers for 10 tons
of coal and n reservoir for 800 gallons of
distilled water There are two sets Of four
cylinder quadruple expansion engines of
the vertical, inverted, direct acting type
operating twin screws and making 42O
revolutions per minute. The engines are
expected to develop 2 600 horsepower The
boilers are of the Thornycroft pattern.
The fixed tube in the bow is the main
feature of the Ericsson's armament. Ii is
Is inches in diameter and about 10 feet
long and will be discharged with com
pressed air, the commander pressing n but
ton in the coming tower on deck. The
torpedo, IA Whitehead, will travel below the
water for half mile and destroy an iron
clad if il strikes her below the armor line
Two 1t inch tubes ON training circle aft
will be discharged by men on deck with
powder. The rest of the armament con
sists of four one FOUNDER rapid fire guns
for repelling boarders
The crew will consist of 20 officers and
men, Lieutenant Usher, lato of the Dol
phin, in command.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08
REMARKABLE SOMNAMBULIsM.

That was a dreadful crime reported
from Toledo ten days or so ago, about an
outrage perpetrated upon little girl by
two tramps. The valley papers have been
printing various comments and specula-
tions abont it. and now the Elk City cor
respondent of the Corvallis Times offers
as authentic Il version of the affair which
is no less wonderful thanSthe first story,
and. if true, as it seems to be. establishes
one of the most remarkable instances of
somnambulism, or sleep-walking, ever
recorded. The account is as follows:
Miss Cora Mays, the siXteen-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Sam Dogan, resides
with her family on the south side of the
Yaquina river, six miles east of Toledo.
Between and , o'clock Friday night du-
ring her sleep, and clad only il night
robe, she arose from her bed ana walked
out on the back porch. There she secured
an old oilcloth coat, and, after wrapping
it around her, picked up a piece of rope
and started for the river, 100 wards dis
tant. At the boat landing she entered a
boat, rowed. herself up the river about
400 yards, and landed on the opposite
bank. After setting the boat adrift she
climbed steep bank on the railroad
track, where with the rope she tied her
lower limbs together, passed the rope
around her body twice over her shoulder,
and then tied her hands behind her body.
Then she hobbled up.the track for dis
lance of about three quarters of mile,
and suddenly fell.E She was awakened
by the fall, and, although paralyzed by
cold.an fright, started to retrace her
steps.
- Her cries of distress soon alarmed the
occupants of house near by, who came
to her rescue, and found her still tied,
nervous, chilled, and in the saddest of
very sad plights. She was taken home
at once, and then her family learned for
the first time that she had been absent
from the house, and, OF course accepted