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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE BALTIMORE POST OFFICE.
Postmaster Warheld Has q Hearing
Before the Civil Service Commission.

Postmaster wnrheld Has q Hearing
Before the Civil Service Commission
Postmaster warfeld CT Baltimore was
given hearing before the civil service
commission to explain charges in news
papers that he had violated the civil SER
vice law in recent appointments. 1t is
stated by the commission that while formal
charges have not been made, the COM
plant is that Mr.. WaIfield, after the recent
order Of the President extending the civil
service over many offices, named seven
men as watchmen in the Baltimore post
ONCE. He then asked the commission to
have these men placed within the classified
service. because their work was largely
clerical.
After this. it is alleged. these seven Inen
other officers in the Baltimore post office,
which has recently been covered by the
Presidents extension order.
1t Is also alleged that these same men
had been nominated for these higher places
previous to the Presidents order, but the
Post ONCE Department did not have time
to approve the nominations before the OK
tension order went into effect. 1t Is stated
by the commission that the nomination
would have been equivalent to appoint
ment so far as the civil service was con-
cerned, II the nominations had been made
previous to the Presidents order.
After a session of about an hour Post
master Warfield left the commission. and
no Information was obtafnable from him or
members Of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
CLAMORED FOR THEIR MONEY.
Police Called Out mt Chicago to Dis
perse City Employees.

CHICAGO. November IA large detail
of police was called out at noon today TO
quell bread riot in the city hall
Two hundred and fifty discharged en-
ployes of the water department gathered
about the controllers Office and demanded
the wages due them. The controller sent
clerk to inform the men that there was
no money in the city treasury to pay them.
Instantly the crowd became rotous.
Cries of bread and threats of instant ven
geance were howled forth by the angry
crowd, and the controller, gathering his
clerks. barred the doors to his office and
sent hurried call for policemen.
A half dozen officers appeared, but were
promptly rushed out of the corridor by
the thoroughly aroused men. A battalion
of patrolmen were summoned and after a
liberal use of force the rioters were dubbed
into submission and driven from the city
hall.
The large crowd which had been attract
ed by the disturbance was heartily in SYM
pathy with the workmen and threats to
compel instant payment of the. overdue
wages were numerous until the police sue
ceeded in dispensing the throng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
A BLUEC0AT CENSUS
District Commissioners Decide to
Count the People.
OUR POPULATION has INCREASED
Probably Three Hundred Thousand
DweIIers in the District.
WILL BE COMMENCED SOON

The Commissioners this afternoon at a
meeting of the board decided to order a
police census of the city. Just when this
census will be taken has not been definitely
determined, but 1t will certainly take place
within the next two weeks
The Commissioners sent for Clerk Syl-
vester of the police department and had
him before them for several hours discuss
ing the matter. They based their reasons
for a new census upon the following men,
orandum, which was furnished by the po-
lice department.
There is good reason to believe that the
population of the District is very close to
800, 900.
The last census taken by the police de-
partment in June, 1892, showed popula-
This was a time Of the year when a large
ercentage of the residents of the city
were away at the summer resorts.
The health office in computing the death
rates per one thousand per annum every
month make estimates of the present popu-
lation, based on the average In case or
previous years, and they figure 1t to be
nearly 100000.
TO get additional information. II possible.
and to verify their estimates, they con-
suited the Boyd directory pee pie. and they
claim that there are 835.OOO people here.
They say that considering the number of
names they will have in their new directory
soon to be issued. and the number Of chill
dren attending school, their figures are
correct, according to the ratios in other
cities.
Their estimate is considered rather high,
but there are good reasons to believe that
an accurate count such as the police would
get would show that Washington has an
the neighborhood of 100000 people.
The police department Is more or less
skilled in the work Of taking the census,
having performed this service TWO or three
times before. The enumerations taken by
the police are always more correct than
those taken by the government enumcra-
tors. probably because the police have to
take only those on their beat. and thoy are
familiar with the residents. The census
taken by the police in 1892 showed more
than 5000 In excess of the government
census taken only two years previous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE w. G. T. U.
Second Days Session Of. the Annual
Convention.

Second Days Session. of. the Annual
Convention.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 1.-THE
second days. session of the twenty-frst
annual convention of the National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union began
early this morning with the usual devo-
tional exercises. a prayer by Mrs. r. B..
Hall OF Carthage, No., and a hymn by the
audience The reading Of the minutes fol-
lowed, and after this a large number Of
ladies were invited to seats on the plat
form.
The first business Of Importance to come
before the meeting was the special order
arranged for on the previous day. AS soon
as the order was called for Mrs. BENJAMIN
Of Massachusetts rose and introduced an
amendment to article 1, section l., of the
union bylaws. This section provided that
the president should preside at all meetings
of the union and at all executive commit
tee meetings r.. .... -.
Mrs. Benjamin's amendment provided for
the appointment Of q. vice president at
large by the president. Mrs. Burt OF New
York opposed the amendment, as did Mrs.
Boole of New York, the former on the
ground of technical error In the minutes
and the latter for the reason that the COM
mittee on credentials had not yet reported.
A motion to lay. on the table was lost
Mrs Fesseiiden Of Massachusetts spoke in
favor of the amendment. the consdera-
ton Of which was deferred until the report
Of the credentials committee was received
Mrs. Bullock of New York began the
reading. Of the credentials committee re-
port This was interrupted to allow state
presidents to- give the names Of those who
were added to their delegations since the
formation of,the credential committees re-
bort .rE -. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
Divorces Granted.

Judge Haener today granted Joseph b.
hannah a divorce from Carrie Bohannah.
The petition was filed on the I'd Of last
June, setting forth the marriage OF
the parties here June 10, 1879. and charg-
ing Mrs. Bohannah with deserving the COM
plainant February 9. 1885, and with having
repeatedly committed adultery with one
Solomon Dawsey here.
A divorce was also granted today by
Judge Hagner to Mary Brooks from Arthur
Brooks According TO the petition, filed
August %. 1894. the parties were married
here October 81. 1891. the complainant S
maiden name being StIothers. Mrs. Brooks
alleged cruelty and desertion as the
grounds for the divorce.
Judge Cox today granted n decree Of d.
vorce i'm the case filed September ii. 1894,
by Hamilton P. Burney against Caroline A.
Burney. The papers In the case were with
held from the public by order Of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE OLDEST Ex-sPEAKER.
ROb't C.. WinthrOp's Political Career
- Began sixty Years Ago.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON, Mass, November 17.-Robert
c. winthrop whose political career began
more than sixty years ago and ended be-
fore the war, who died at his residence on
Marlboro street last night, was the oldest
ex-Speaker of Congress, and doubtless the
oldest ex-senator of the United States. He
studied Law with Daniel Webster and sue
cesded him in. the national Senate. He
was the associate of all the great whig
leaders and his life reads like the biog-
raphies of statesmen whose careers closed
long years ago. HIS first public office was
that of representative TO the state legisla-
ture. Elected in 1884, he became Speaker
of the House after four years service. In
$40 he was chosen Representative to
Congress. as a member or the whig party.
He served long time in Congress and was
elected Speaker for the sessions of 1S4S-49.
In 1850 Daniel Webster resigned his seat in
the Senate to accept the appointment of
Secretary of State under President Fill
more. when the governor of Massachu-
sets appointed Mr.. Winthrop his sue
cessor, In ISL Mr.. Winthrop was the
candidate of the wing party for governor
of Massachusetts, receiving GO.UUO votes
The last political ONCE which he held was
the place at the head of the Massachu-
sets electoral college. which in 1854 gave
the vote of the state to Gen. Winfield
scott His retirement was by his own free
Mr.. Wtnthrop's last Important speech in
Congress was In opposition to the fugitive
slave law, and was delivered In the Sem
ate on August 10, 1850 Mr. Wintbron's
most important literary work was the
biography of his great ancestor, The Life
and Letters of John Winthrop" in two
volumes. WV
Nine years ago Mr. Winthrop was strickap
down with severe attack of pneumonia
which undermined his rugged constitution
MT the time and from which he never fully
Iecovered. Last Monday a fast decline set
al once. but he rallied and gave evidence
or living much longer. He was periodi-
caily unconscious yestelslay and recognized
pnly MS daughter, who was attending him
his bedside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
FIREMEN ARE GRATEFUL.
Chief Paris Extends Their Thanks ia
Citizens.

The huge petition to Congress asking al
Increase in the pay of the District firemen
Is In shape for presentation. Mr.. Joseph
Paris chief engineer of the service, has
written a letter tt The Star. in which he
says: 3D..
1T becomes my very pleasant duty to
acknowledge, through the press, the thanks
Of the entire membership of the fire de-
partment to the citiZons of Washington,
ID. c.. and vicinity, who have SO willingly
signed the petition of the firemen to be pre-
scented to Congress at It's next session, ask
ing an increase of Is per cent on their
present pay; one-half of said increase TO so
toward establishing a permanent pension
fund for the benefit Of the members of the
department who become disabled after
years Of faithful service and to the widows
and orphans of some who are unfortunate
enough to lose their lives In their endeavor
to save the lives OF their fellow beings. and
to guard and protect the property of the
public against! nre.' 1t Ia gratifying to- the
officers and members of the department to
see the willingness on :he part OF cit
zens to assist the department in its appeal
for aid. 1 find IL almost impossible to gath
er together words of thanks sufficient to
show the feeling or the members of the de-
partment towards the public, who have so
literally indoIsed their petition. The liberal
Endorsement Is another instance of the
readiness and desire on the part OF the
citizens to assist the department in any
manner that will tend to promote its eff
ficiency" II s-.t 80 ..- .-' {.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.
Papers Read at an Interesting Meet.
ing Last Night.

At the regular meeting Of the National
Geographic Society last evening Gen.
Greedy occupied the chair in the absence Of
the president, and Mr.. c. c.. Babb acted as
secretary. There was no business trans
acted, but the announcement was made
that at the next meeting of the society
several changes in the constitution would
be considered
The evening was given up to the reading
of papers and the subjects were of a kim
dred nature. DR.. Lafayette G. LOOMS read
an interesting article on the subject OF
1.-THE Origin of and Figuration of the Up
per Alpine Passes" He devoted his atten-
ton mainly to a consideration of the st.
Gothar, Simplon' and st. Bernard passes.
holding to the theory that they were form
ed by the action Of great glaciers. AT the
conclusion of his paper, Mr.. Babb spoke OF
the glaciers Of the Mont Blanc section,
saying that all of these are increasing in
size, about one-half Of those OF Valois are
also growing, while this holds true of only a
few Of the glaciers in the Bernese overland.
Those In the east are either decreasing or
remaining stationary. The number OF
glaciers, Mr.. Babb claimed, which are in
creasing In size is multiplying SO that
while this was true of only one twenty
years ago, 1t now holds true of about fifty.
Mr.. Babb was down on the program to read
a paper on the Antartic region, but the
consideration of his paper was postponed
until q future meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17

ton Of Conrad as an ex-member of Con-
gress. as he was to pretend to use influence
in behalf Of Bouldin's son. Continuing, he
told of a visit to Coxey's camp, where Cot
ton figured as a prize fighter.
There was a series of sports arranged to
take place at Stegmaiers which was to
conclude with chicken fight.
He denied that he had ever sold a tie ket.
Cotton came and wanted to see the draw
ings He pretended that he had paid de-
PENDANT 80 cents. but, said the defendant, he
never received a cent from Cotton. '-
A Warrant for Cotton.
Policeman Potes Of Lieut.. Gessford's
precinct swore out a warrant today charg-
ing Cotton with violating the lottery law
in the sale Of one of the envelopes con-
tanning one OF the mo good" tickets men,
toned in the testimony. This violation is
charged to have taken place last summer
almost in the shadow Of the eighth police
station. The warrant was issued by d.
rection of Mr.. Mullowry, the prosecuting
attorney, after he had Investigated the
Martin case. go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
EXPERTS DIFFER.
Naval Men Say That Our Cruisers Are
All Right.

The paper read by Admiral Meade before
the Society of Naval Architects at New
York. In which he condemns the building
OF feet cruisers like the Columbia and
Minneapolis, and Of small cruisers OF the
Detroit class, has caused much discussion
in naval circles here, and 1t Is safe to say
that the bulk of opinion is strongly op-
posed to the admirars ideas.
In the first place. 1t is held that he makes
an unfair comparison between the giant
Cunarders Campania and Lucania, and the
Columbia, the first two of $4,000 tons and
the latter of 1900.
The speed of a vessel is dependent upon
her size, and to build q cruiser or the size
of the Campania and equip her FOR war
purposes, as is the Columbia, would bring
her cost up to the enormous figure OF
100000, figure that no Congress would
consider. The machinery and coal supply
of these vessels weigh more than the total
displacement of the Columbia. In the en-
tire commercial marine of the world there
are but two vessels fleet enough to escape
from the Columbia and Minneapolis.
These cruisers were built to fill the need
for ships of moderate cost and dispIacc-
ment, and of great speed, and 1t Is claim
ed they have fully realized expectations.
They could not lit Is true, drive ahead across
the Atlantic at full speed. but they could
certainly catch any ship they might sight,
save the two Cunarders. and they would
run down the Majestic in two hours after
sighting and identifying her, gaining at the
rate of 2 IL knots per hour. At cruising
speed they carry enough coal to make
three trips across the Atlantic. They
draw only % 1-2 feet Of water. while the
Campania draws u feet, and the latter is
consequently unable to enter more than
two or three American harbcrs. They
might have been made more speedy, or
might have had a larger coal supply, but
any change would have been at the ex-
pense OF some other necessary quality and
they well represent the balance Of eff
cheney that is aimed at by naval con-
Structcrs.
1t is pointed to as the best evidence Of
the value of these two vessels-the fast
est cruisers In the world-that other mari
time powers are striving desperately to
equal them. France has tried it with the
Dupay de LONE and failed Germany has
tried 1t with triple screw ship, and Great
Britain Is now building a monster of IA,
500 tons-twice as big as the Columbia-to
beat her In speed.
The New York and Paris are we'll adapt
ed to make splendid cruisers and the navy
can use them as well as the new st. Louis
in time of war, but there are not enough
Of these feet boats thus available nor is
there reasonable prospect that there will
be in the near future. 80 that the gov
eminent Is required to protect itself by
building its own ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES SHOCKS.
They Extend Over n Large Area in
Sicily md Italy.

Sicily md italy.
ROME, November 1.-THE earthquake
yesterday extended over a large area Of
southern Italy and Sicily. The shocks
were sharply felt in the provinces Of Mes
sina and Reggie Di Calabria. Much dam
age was done in the towns of Mossina and
Reggie. One person was killed at Messna
and a number were injured.
The inmates of the prison were panic
stricken mutinied and tried to escape. The
prison guards had the greatest difficulty
in preventing the prisoners from getting
away.
Six earthquake shocks We're felt at Reg
gio during the night and number Of
houses suffered badly. Severe shocks were
especially felt at Palz, Seminara, San Pro-
colo and other towns In the province Of
Reggie Di Calabria. In this province great
damage has been done to property and a
number OF persons have been killed and
injured in addition TO those who are known
to have been buried beneath fallen houses
A landslide caused by the earthquake on
the railroad near Bagnara. in the province
of Reggie Di Calabria, stopped railroad
traffic in that district.
The earthquake shocks were felt here
and on the Island OF Ischia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
Chicago Grain and Provision Marke.
Reported by Silsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers.
tnICAGO thar II
New York Cotton.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, November 17.-Flour quiet I'm.
ehanged-receipts, 140S7 barrels; shipments, TO-
242 barrels; sales, 1850 barrels. Wheat ilrmer-
spot, 5sssabs%,; November, 5s9sa5sS.I December,
ste nler No red siaass4 receipts, IL 2si bnsh.
els; shipments 7I,Ia9 bushels; stock. 1,e53,5l
Bushels; sales, 10000 bushels; milling wheat by
sample, CO.. Corn 'steady-spot, 5i1.a54a; year.
ee,ta32A; January, oi%ia5l5s; steamer mixed,
bushels sales 1000 bushels; southern white corn.
49S55; southern yellow sorn dslsa54st, Oats firm
ern, s3as3Is-receipts, S1s0 bushels; stock, 1872
ass bushels. Rye. qulet.No: 2, 52a53-recepts,
good to choice Timothy, sI2. asl3oo. Grain
freights inactive, unchanged. Sugar, butter and
eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese very firm, active,
Unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
CAUSE Or THE DELAY.
A Granite Norker on the New Pos
once Gets Drunk. rst

A Granite Worker on the New Pos,
once Gets Drunk. 5
Joseph Grant, an Englishman. who has
worked on the new city post office as a
granite cutter, quit work yesterday be-
cause his hand was sore, and managed to
spend his moneg and get;intoxicated Then
he got in the buggy Of John G. Eek, and
after driving about the city some time he
abandoned the vehicle, but took the lap
robe In the buggy. When Policeman VIII
liams found the intoxicated man his coat
was on fire. . -. -''-
Judge Miller examined the witnesses and
then questioned the prisoner. .~-.
Where are you from?' he was asked.
Baltimore" was his response.
Where do you work.
Eve been employed on the city post
Office building" answered the prisoner,
but 1 had to quit work because 1 had a
sore hand" - . ..-. -....-
That's why the building does not sc
up added the court.
The man will not return to work for
thirty days. .-.r.-~r--a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE.
Even Worse Than the Brutality of
African Slavery.


African Slavery.
LONDON, November 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette. this afternoon, commenting upon
the story of the Armenian massacre, ca
bled exclusively to the Associated Press
early last evening, says:
Nothing but an Arab raid can compare
with the brutality in Armenia, and in AZ
RIGA the victims are at least given the
chance of slavery. The porte has carried
out none Of its promises; and 1t Is time it
was brought sternly to book. II 1t persists
IN giving a free hand to it's governors in
Asia Minor and confines itself to sending
out transparency false official contradic-
tons II must take the consequences, and
the sooner IL Is told this the better"
NEW YORK, November 1.-THE first in
timation of the slaughter of the thousands
of Christians In Armenia was contained In
the Associated Press dispatches Of No
vember IA and printed exclusively In the
papers in the United States and Canada OF
that date receiving the news Of the Asso-
ciated Press. The story in detail, as related
by the chairman of the Armenia Patriotic
Association at London, was contained ex-
clusively In the Associated Press dispatches
last night and was in all the offices of the
newspapers served by the Associated Press
from New York to San Francisco before
the end of the night.
This was supplemented by the London
press comment and the official statement
issued Dy the TURKISH government from
Constantfnople. This recital Of an unspar-
Ing massac of men, women and children,
without parallel in modern times. making
total of 1900 words, was handled by
cable and over the leased wires of the
Associated Press In the United States In
the early hours Of the night, and repre-
sents one of the greatest known feats In
news gathering. 1t was only possible
through the direct legitimate news rela-
lions which the Associated Press alone
maintains with the great news agencies
and newspapers of Europe. By COMPARE
son. three morning newspapers in New
York city served by the United Press fail
ed to print any of the news, and two 9TH
ers ran extra morning editions in an effort
to give their city readers synopsis of the
news. The two journals In Philadelphia
served by the United Press contained no
mantion OF the news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
FOR II. AND o. SHOPS.
Negotiations Completed for the Pur-
chase of Land mt Cumbe rland.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. November 1.-THE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to-
day consummated negotiations with the
Humbird Lard and Improvement Com
pany Of this city To-: the purchase of twen-
ty-five acres of land adjoining that which
they pure chased a short time ago in South
Cumberland, and spent considerable money
in grading aud improving for the purpose
Of a yard 1t Is the intention Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company to use this
newly purchased ground for the erection
Of shops which Will be begun within the
next two months. upon which over half
million dollars will be expended. Cumber-
land will be made the central point for the
Baltimore and Ohio shops and works.
This means the moving of hundreds OF
families from Key5er. Piedmont and other
points, which will Increase the population
of this city nearly double.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
BIG FIRE At NOTTINGHAM.
Flames Burn s75O,OOO Worth of Lace
Intended for America,

NOTTINGHAM. England, November IL
Flames today broke out on, the premises
occupied by Brown & Co., who had large
consignments of lace ready for shipment
TO the American market, all Of which was
burned. The damage Is estimated at
S1.JDOUO. '-"-