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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
THE TROUBLE AT CHIHUAHUA.
Reports Of Fighting Exaggerated.
Everything Now Peaceful

Reports OF Fighting ExaGgerated-
Everything Now Peaceful.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2-The following let
ter from Enrique c. Creel at Chihuahua,
Mexico. under date of January %, to Wal
ter s. Logan, is made public:
Your favor of tine Goth instant duly re-
ceived in regard to the revolution in Chi
huahua.
1t Is true that we were troubled here for .
few days with q gang Of some tflrty crim-
inals from Texas who came to this coun.
try to steal horses and possibly with the
hope of attacking and robbing one of the
''conductas" bringing silver from the min
ing camps.
OF course these few men were no danger
whatever to the government. nor could they
be called revolutionists, nor could they de-
velop any political movement
These Texas cowboys attacked the
ranches Of Santa Clara. Santa Catarina
and Bustillos. where they stole everything
which they found and took by force some OF
the poems and obliged them to go as pris-
oners, thus Joining sixty men to the gang.
These criminals were actively prosecuted
by federal troops, and on the 2ist ultimo
they were fought and completely destroyed.
The criminals were all killed except one,
who escaped. The poems who joined them
by force were taken prisoners and will
be placed at liberty.
This Is all the trouble we have had aid
the state now is entirely at peace and as
safe for life and property as the city Of
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
TREASURY VACANCIES,
A Large Number In the Customs Ser
vice to He Filled.

n Large Number In the Customs Ser.
vice to BE Filled.
Now that the tariff bill has passed the
House and the bond issue is under way
Secretary Carlisle is expected to devote
| considerable time during the present month
| to looking over the papers in the cases Of
applications for Office under the Treasury
Department. There will be a good deal Of
work in this direction. In the customs SER
vice alone there already exists a number
of vacancies in presidential Offices These
added to those that will occur on or before
March 1.by expiration of term or otherwise,
will make total of thirty-one. Included
| in this total ara the following:
Collectors Of Customs-W H. Sax.on,
New London. Conn: James w. Clapp, Nam
tpcket, r. LA, ", Beard. Boston; Henry
Hs6lns. Rochester. N. T.: Thomas v.
Cooper. Philadelphia: Lewis Nick Bell.
Alexandria. Va; Richard o. Bush. George
| town, s. c.; T. F. johnson, Savannah;
Marco B. Gary. Cleveland: John NJ. Clark.
Chicago; Chas. F. Johnson. Duluth: John
R. Berry, San Diego. and Frank A. Stew
art, Coos Bay, Ore. Also the following
named surveyors Of customs-George w.
Lyon. New York: John NJ. Bailey, Albany:
son. Chattanooga; Amor Smoth. jr.. Gin
cinnati: George Fengler, Dubuque, Iowa;
William Arnd. Council Bluffs, Iowa; WILL
lam H. Alexander, Omaha; H. c. Nc
Arthur. Lincoln. Neb., and Robert Calvert.
Lacrosse. Wis. Also the following named
naval oficers-Theodore B. Willis. New
York. and Thomas J. Powers, Philadelphia.
Also the following: James s. Budsal, ap-
praiser. at Cincinnati. Assistant apprais-
srs-George c. Joslin, Boston; J. c. Biglin.
John F. Henry, jr., and c. A. Stevens, New
York, and Daniel c. Clarke. Philadelphia.
In all the above-named cases the incum-
bents have resigned or their terms Of office
have expired.
In the Philadelphia, San Francisco and
Carson City mints there are dozen posi-
tions. some of which are now yasant, in
Others the terms Of the incumbenHh expire
on or before March 1. T|
They include the following: At Phila-
delphia-O. c. Bcsbysheli, superintendent;
D. K. Tuttle. melter and refiner; c. E. Bar
Der, engraver; W. S. Steel, coiner, and j.
B. Eekfeldt, assayer. At San Francisco
H. H. Lawrence, assayer; c. NJ. Gosham,
coner. and Alexander Martin, melter and
refiner. And at Carson City. Nev.-P. b.
Ellis, assayer; - -, coiner; f. b.
Zabrinskie,, melter and refiner, and J. r.
Hofa, superintendent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
THE INSURGENTS THREATS
Admiral Benham Insists Upon Notice
of Bombardment
The Braxilian Situation Discussed at
the Cabinet Meeting Today-Re-
cent Dispatches Received.

The Brazilian question again engaged the
attention Of the President and his cabinet
at their meeting today. The main point of
consideration is understood to relate to the
threatened bombardment of Rio de Janeiro
secretary Gresham received a cable mes
sage from Minister Thompson this morning,
ana secretary Herbert got one from Admi-
raj Benham. They formed the basis Of
cabinet consideration. They undoubtedly
relate TO the question of bombardment
Inc FONT at issue Is whether or not De
Hama' the insurgent admiral, is required to
give advance notice to the foreign naval
commanders Of such an act. He contends
mat ne Is free to fire on the city at any
time without specially notifying the foreign
neets Admiral Benham holds to the con-
'rary, and 1t is understood that he has
asked the Secretary of the Navy for spe.
cine instructions for his guidance in case
the !nsurgent admiral undertakes to sx-
ecute his threat without giving him notice
He has probably inquired whether he shall,
not insist. on behalf Of American interests
on snore. that he be given at least twenty
Tour hours notice Of bombardment.
Admiral Benham's inquiry must have
peen sent before the receipt Of Secretary
nerperts message Of yesterday afternoon
approving his course in protecting Amer
lcah commerce, and saying: 1--WE rely on
you for further exercise Of wise discretion. -
In this view of the case II may not be
CONSIDERED necessary to send Admiral Ben
nam any further instructions on the theory
that he has already been authorized to pro
ceed on general questions according to his
own best judgment and discretion. -.
International law does not establish any
exact period for notice to neutrals of a
bombardment, but all civilized nations are
agreed that such notice shall be given
The time usually allowed non-comba tants
to seek places Of safety is forty-eiyht
hours. There is an impression among naval
officers that Admiral Benham insists on
this much notice, and that several of the
other foreign naval commanders win make
the same demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
REDS IN WARPAINT
Outbreak by Hostile Indians in
Arizona.
At FORT GRANT ASKED FOR
Two Parties of Settlers on the
Trail.
A PROSPECTOR MISSING

TUCSON. Ariz., Feb 2.-Iast night news
came III from Mammoth, sixty miles north
east Of here, that Indians are on the war
path Wednesday afternoon Hualapia
Clark, prospector. while at work on the
Bunker Hill district was attacked by four
Indians. Clark is old Indian scout and
knows the country and Indians as well as
they know themselves. He easily evaded
his assailants.
They were on deviltry bent, however.
Cark at once started for Mammoth, twelve
miles away, for reinfofcements. Coming in
he found the camp of VIM. Emerson, an
other prospector. looted clean Of valuables
and food. Emerson was not found, and
Clark believes him killed. He was a man
fifty-f1ve years old and unmarried.
Clark got to Mammoth that night at IL
O'Clock. He at once aroused the camp and
was soon at the head Of party of men
bent on capturing the Indians
Yesterday morning at Z o'clock a second
party followed them. About twenty men
are now on the trail of the Indians and a
capture is expected.
Clark Is of the opinion that the party is
either Kid and his gang or a general out
break Of Apaches from the reservation.
Neither event would surprise him.
His camp is fifteen miles from the White
mountains reservation. He says the scene
of the supposed killing of Emerson is where
the Kids party killed John Diehl six years
ago.
On receipt of the news in Tucson word
was at once telegraphed by Marshal Meade
to Fort Grant of the affair with a request
that troops be sent there The request will
doubtless be complied with.
1t has been the policy Of the government
for the past few years to withdraw the
Arizona military posts and send the SOL
diers up north. This mistake was never
better instanced than now Should the
outbreak be general, the Indians cannot
be reached by the soldiers within twenty
four hours as soon when Fort Lowell,
near Tucson, was garrisoned
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said the Commissioners should be given
funds to enforce the law, and held to strict
accountability for it.
In reply TO a question from Mr.. Leach,
Maj. Powell explained the system of test
ing the burners which are furnished tcr
the street lamps.
In reply to a question from Mr. Cooper Of
Indiana. Maj. Powell stated that gas light
Is cheaper than electric light In this city
under existing rates. There Is no con,peti-
only one electric light company. and that
Is an independent one. he thought.
In New York city, said Maj Powell, the
companies furnish gas from 70 to 33 can
die power, and while it is measured by a
dinerent standard from the Washington
measurement, the comparative candle DOW
er Of Washington gas would be about 25
candle power.
Chairman Heard asked why Mai. Powell
furnished a statement of the cost of gas in
small towns in comparison with the cost
OF gas in large cities. Mai. Powell an
swered that the list was not prepared for
this investigation and does not necessarily
apply. He would suggest that a compari-
son be made with cities where the condt-
tions are somewhat similar
No Competition Here.
Mr.. Cooper of Indiana asked Mai. Powell
II he knew Of another city the size Of
Washington where one gas company had a
monopoly Of the gas privilege Mai. Powell
Sdio tnere was not, ana added that this fact
Is alone matter of benefit to the company.
DO You think that the gas of this civ
is what it ought to be?" bluntly asked Mr..
Cobb.
Il am inclined to think not. Althoupb 7
think 1t little better than the average n
might be better. 1t ought to be better than
the average on account of the privileges
granted, replied Maj. Powell.
MAJ. POWELL stated that his observations
NUMBER OcCaSinnS cha
to be insufficient. e10
ou are Lot prepared to state however "
suggested Mr.. Heard. whether il was the
Iault OF the gas or of the serviceo"
MAI. Powell could not make this dis.
tinction. 'A'' ois-
Can you give US any suggestions where
Dy we can get better gas and light?'' asked
Mr.. Cobb.
POOr Pipes and Poor Burners.
Maj. Powell hesitated for while and
then said he thinks that some of the trou.
pie Is due to poor pipes and poor burners.
he thinks the city OF ght to own the elec-
tric wire conduits; it would enable compe-
ution in electric lighting The Commits
sioners have recommended this
MAI. Powell said the city of Richmond
va; is fair comparison for Washington
richmond owns 'ts gas works and mr.
hisnes nsnt TO consumers at 81. - per thou
sand. while it lights its streets withont
charge. "Aou'
Ihe committee then took a recess until
E'U o CLOCK, and at the afternoon session
the previous statements of other witnesses
were read 10 them for their approval
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
Fourth-Cla.s Po.tm..,er,.

The total number OF fourth-cIass post
masters appointed today was seventy-four.
or this number thirty-one were to iii va
cancies caused by death ard resignation
and the remainder by removals. The Vir-
ginia aTpointments.were as follows banner.
=. Il. Counts, vice G. w. Kennedy, re-
moved; Bessemer, NJ W. Collins, vice W.
Y. Pettigrew. resigned: Dido. e. T.. Davis,
vice j. A. Arnold, resigned; Opal. q. a A.
Price, vice l.. X. Buchanna removed The
Maryland appointmeL Is were: Browns
Vile, j. Z. MCastle, vice Cornelius Brown.
removed; Craegerstown. r. l.. Ogle, vice
A. s. Benvtlle, vice J. ID. Dunbar, removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Committee.

The Senate District committee held a
brief meeting this morning. but in the eb-
sence of material from the District COM
missioners' office little was done. Favora-
BILE reports were ordered by the committee
upon Senate bill 1920, for the punishment
Of certain frauds in the District which is
aimed at bogus commission dealings, and
Senate bill 1853, amending the act regulat-
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
District. The former report was made 10
the Senate later in the day by Mr.. Hunton,
and the latter by Mr.. Faulkner.
Senator Don Cameron, who has been
away from the city for a number of weeks
seat In the Senate this morning for the first
time this session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02

with the provisions OF this bill are TO be
dated upon the last day of the year in
which they are issued and be payable in
coin on demand forty years after date.
with interest at the rate of one-tenth of
one per cent per annum, and shall be a le-
gal tender for all debts and dues, public
and private, except for duties on imports
and interest on the public debt. The gold
bullion the purchase Of which is herein
provided for is not to be coined until other
wise provided by law.
All laws authorizing the issue of interest
bearing bonds of the United States for any
purpose whatsoever are to be repealed by
the provisions of the amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
READY FOR ISSUE.
The New Bonds Will BE Delivered
Next Week.

Next Week.
Subscriptions to the amount of s5s.O02.-
2oO for the new bond issue have been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department Few.
II any, further subscriptions are now ex-
pected, as most Of the offers, Of which no.
tice was sent by telegraph. are now in.
The bureau of engraving and printing be-
gan this morning the printing Of the new
bonds. They will be completed by Tuesday
or Wednesday and sent to the treasury for
the proper signatures to be placed on them.
The new series will contain the name of j
Fount Tfllman, register of the treasury on
the bottom Of the bond. The schedule of
bonds was completed this morning and be-
tween now and Monday Secretary Carlisle
and Assistant Secretary Curtis will 20 over
the schedule and make the proper allot-
ment This morning about $500 900 In offers
were thrown out being informal in char
acter, leaving the total as stated; and about
some others telegraphic inquiries were made
When all the details are completed, the
new bonds will be forwarded to the several
subtreasurers. with the name of the sub
scriber. the amount allotted him and the de-
nomination of the bond that he desires. The
subscriber will be notified, and the transfer
Of the bond or bonds for gold will be made
by the subtreasurer. This final act in the
bond issue will be about completed in all
the subtreasury Offices. except San Fran
cisco. by the middle of next week. The gold
received Tor the bonds, amounting to about
$6a, 100000, will then begin to show in the
treasury gold balance.
The President Gratf6ed.
A detailed statement of the per cent
bond subscriptions was prepared at the
Treasury Department for the benefit of the
President. and was submitted to him by
Secretary Carlisle at the cabinet meeting.
1t is understood that the President is graf
iffed at the amount and rates of the offer
More than one-half of the total subscrip-
tions of s5s.0o2, 80 are at the minimum rate
of $117.223. and the bulk OF the remainder
are at prices between that rate and Sis.
The subscriptions above the last named
rate are small in amount. II is settled that
all offers above sl11.223 will be accepted.
and that the allotments required to limit
the issue Of bonds of s50.OO0000 will be con-
fined to the subscriptions at the lowest rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
Had Mr.. Wilson's Committee Know
the Temper of the House.

Had MIR. Wilson's Committee known
the Temper of the House.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2.-Of the pass
age of the Wilson bill by the House the
Courier-Journal says editorially this morn
ing:
1.-The good majority Of 81 in vote Of s44,
together with the remarkable enthusia SIN
which attended the passage Of the meas
ure, and the Jealous earrestness OF its sup
porters throughout its discussion is another
indication Of the strength which a much
more radical bill would have had in the
House 1t is safe to say today that il, when
the ways and means committee began the
work of framing the bill. they had known
as much about the temper Of the House as
they know now the Wilson bill would nave
been a much more satisfactory revenue
tariff measure than it is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
MANY STREET CARS BURNED.
Car Sheds and Machine shops Destroy
ed EARLY This Morning.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 2.-The Avon.
Gale street railway car sheds and machine
shops burned shortly after . O'Clock this
morning, entailing a loss estimated at sl75
oOo The car shed is 25O feet long and one
and half stories high, with basement.
There were 15 or 50 cars in the sheds. OF
this number 30 were motor cars. Nearly
all of these were new summer cars of the
latest design.
An effort was made to push the cars out
of the building. but the blaze was too hot
and the fireme IN and volunteers were driven
back In the basement were the machine
shops and boiler room, and these. with their
contents, were entirely destroyed.
The origin of the fire is not known, but
1t is thought 1t started from a defective
electric wire in what is called the oil room
in the shed proper. The insurance is about
SlJ0.O0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
CAPITOL TOPICS.
The Case of DR.. Wales.

The CHse OF DE-. WnIes.
The Senate naval committee today decided
that it has no Jurisdiction over the case of
Medical Director Phillip S. Wales, who
recently petitioned the Senate for the re-
lief from charges standing against him in
the Treasury Department, amounting to
forty thousand dollars, growing out of .the
frauds in the bureau of medicine and surg
cry of the Navy Department, which were
discovered ten years ago previous The
committee therefore concluded to take no
action in the case.
To Punish Pension Frauds.
Senator Palmer has introduced q hill
providing for the punishment of persons
guilty of making false affidavits concern.
ing pension claims. A fine OF not exceed.
ing $500 or Imprisonment not exceedins
three years, or both. is provided for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
PULLING THE WIRES.
senator HIPS Busy Activity I'm On.
posing the Peckham Nomination

PoshhB tue Feckn0m NOm1nattOn.
1t is understood that wires are being pull
ed in behalf of Lawyer Peckham by Fred
erick r. Coudert and Joseph H Choate .ns
other New York lawyers, who have com,
down to Washington from Gotham for tn,
purpose Of persuading the Senate to chang,
its mind in the matter of confirmation
Mr.. Hills friends are not at all disturbed
by this announcement, and are even NOR,
sanguine than ever Of the Aefeat OF Mr.
Peckham. The Judiciary committee viii
z1ea<se4nua~Ssepda "a the nosniust,or
win regularly COME up for action. It Is no
probable that 1t win be postponed the sec
ond time. as II is the custom OF Senat I.
committees to grant but one delay 20 tn,
friends or opponents of a nominee under
consideration.
Mr.. Hills activity in the matter is undi.
minished. and he is daily seen on the foor
OF the Senate buttonholing his friends and
his political enemies, arguing with ther,
earnestly and apparently endeavoring &c
win them over to his way of thinking His
zeal IN the matter was shown this mornins
when he made a bee line for Senator Don
cameron the moment that quiet statesman
from pennsylvania appeared in his sea,
after an absence of many weeks Mr. Hill
leaned over Mr.. Cameron's desk and for
five minutes held his confidential ear while
he presumably told the story of the fate
VI hoTuploWer ana Oh the naming of Peck
ham.
Controls HIMSELF
MI. Cameron Is not a man who gives way
to his emotions and so 1t was not apparen,
from his countenance just what progress
MI. HUI was making. 1t may be remem.
bered that Mr.. Cameron was counted upou
by the friends of Hornblower to vote for mis-
confirmation, but the ex-Secretary of War
did not see At to return from his southern
resort In time to take part in the fight He
was supposed to be friendly to Mr.. Horn.
blower on account of a relationship between
them, relationship by marriage to be sure
but yet something more than a mere &C.
quaintance. Nobody has yet discovered any
sanguinary or matrimonial affiliations be-
tween Mr. Cameron and Mr.. Peckham. nor
indeed between any of the members of the
upper house and Mr. Cleveland's second
choice for the supreme bench.
1t is thought that the action of the Ken
lucky legislature the other day in resolyin,
that the Senators from that state should
oppose Mr.. Peckham's nominal ton is lay-
ing great weight with Judge Lindsey, who
Is peculiarly placed by the Circumstance of
being member of the judiciary committee
and with Mr.. Villas being relied upon by
the administration to cast confirntny :
vote, both in the committee and i'm the Sem
ate. Mr.. Hill is particularly attentive 10
Judge Lindsey during these DAYS and II Is
said that he is endeavoring to WOO lin
from his allegiance to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02

y Many Millions Less Than His An
nunl Expenditures.

An official statement Of receipts and ex-
penditures shows that since July 1, 1893, the
expenditures have exceeded the receipts
$46.OOO.OOO. In the matter of receipts a fall
ing Off in customs duties alone in the seven
months is shown to be $4O.OOO,O 100 and of
internal revenue $4,000. 600. A total loss of
$54.OOO.0 600 in all classes of receipts as COM
pared with the seven months of the last
fiscal year is shown by the statement. Ex-
pendftures fo- the period covered were
$S.OOO.O0O less than for the corresponding
period Of the last fiscal year. The greatest
decrease Is shown in pension payments,
which have fallen off from s93. .OOO, 900 to
$S2,OOO,OOO. An increase of $4,000 is
shown In army expenses and $3,0O00OO in
navy expenses.
The public debt statement shows that the
net increase of the debt less cash In the
treasury during January was S1,SSU.O64
The total value of the coinage executed
at the mints during January was Si1 .tsT, =
400. made up of $l1, ,131 500 in gold, 1881 900
In silver and $124.S0O in minor coins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
The Only Casualty Reported.

Paymaster G. w. Simpson is the officer
who was injured on the cruiser Detroit at
Rio last week, as mentioned in The Star OF
Wednesday last His injuries are the re-
suit of his own carelessness in handling a
revolver and had no connection with the
exchange of shots between the Detroit and
the insurgent war ship. He shot himself
in the leg while cleaning his revolver The
wound is said to be not serious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
PROTECTING THE SEALS.
The Gunb0at Bennington Soon T.
Start for Bering Sen.

A cable message was received at the
Navy Department today announcing the
arrival of the gunboat Bennington at
Genoa, Italy. where she will be put in dry
dock to have her bottom scraped and paint
ed, preparatory to her starting on her long
voyage to San Francisco by way of the
straits of Magellan. She will touch at Per-
nambuco, Rio and Montevideo and possibly
Callao or Valparaiso. She is destined to
duty in Bering sea for the protection of the
seal industries. and is due at San Fran
cisco before the opening Of the season, May
] next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02

MEXICO, Mex, Feb. 2.-E. G. Butler
secretary Of the American legation, left the
city today for the purpose. i, is supposed, Of
going to Kansas City to conduct divorce
proceedings there against mis- wife, Linnie
f. Butler. A thirty days leave Of absence
was granted by The state department at
Washington to the secretary. Itut Minis
ter Gray today was unable to say as to the
plans of Mr.. Butter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
Treasury Cash Balance.

The available cash balance in the treas
ury today is sS4.Os2.o99; national bank notes
received for redemption, S35s S34 Govern
ment receipts-Internal revenue, si30,l34;
customs, s2s6,977: miscellaneous sl26515