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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
LINE AND STAFF.
A Question of Rank That Secretar,
Herbert Must Decfde


Secretary Herbert has been called upon to
settle an interesting question Of naval rank
and authority that threatens to aggravate
the long-standing controversy between the
line and the staff. The particular point in
volved Is whether a boatswain is an officer
Of the line and as such entitled to the COM
mand OF ship in the absence of superior
officers of the line, regardless of the pres
er e Of staff officers of much higher relative
rank The question came up recently on the
transport steamer Fern, while that vessel
was at the Washington navy yard. Lieut.
Commander ]. n. Hemphill, commanding
the Fern, and the other commissioned line
oncers attached to the ship were away from
the snip at the same time Passed Assist
ant Engineer Henry Herwig, who has the
relative rank of lieutenant subsequently
went ashore to attend to some business, and
on ms return was taken to task by Boat
swain John Mclaughlin. who claimed to be
In command of the ship in the absence of
the two line officers. for having left the ship
without first having asked his permission.
ne repneo tnat lnasmuch as he was the only
commissioned ofhcer on board at the time
he did not consider ii necessary to apply to
subordinate warrant officer The boat
swain reported the case to Commander
Hemphill and was sustained in his view of
the case by that officer The engineer Of
nicer was not at all satisfied with this de-
cision, which practically puts warrant Of
hcers in authority above staff officers COM
missioned by the President and holding a
much higher relative rank. He therefore
appealed the case to the Navy Department.
with the view of having the question passed
upon by an unprecedented civilian. 1t will
devolve upon Secretary Herbert to decide
whether boatswain is line officer, as the
Blue Book declares him to be, and next IN
rank below a naval cadet, or whether he Is
what the laws define as a warrant officer
and, IL So IL he succeeds to the command OF
the ship in tie absence of line officers The
staff officers are not pleased with the pros
pect that the judge advocate general Of the
navy. who is himself an officer of the line
is to draw up legal opinion on the oues-
ton for the information and guidance OF
the Secretary, and would much prefer SO II
is said, that a legal examination of the case
should be made by a civilian lawyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Christian Endeavor Missionary Meet

Two very interesting speakers are comm e
from New York to address the Christian
Endeavor missionary mass meeting to be
held tomorrow friday evening at 7:30 in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
One is Mrs. E. NJ. whittemore. founder of
the door Of Hope" and perhaps the most
eloquent woman in New York city, who has
already delighted large audiences here and
the other is the Rev. Peter Cameron Scott
who, though a very young man, has served
calamity for several years as a missionary
on the Congo, where he buried his brother,
who accompanied him He is going back to
Africa soon, taking his sister with him. but
has been persuaded to remain In this coun-
try a little longer by the appeals OF numer-
Gus churches and societies which have asked
him to address them. His eloquence is very
effective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19

Some Suggestions Growing Out of the
March TO Washington.


The Coxey movement has excited public
discussion, not only Of the best methods
Of dealing with the "army" itself when it
reaches Washington, but also of the causes
leading to the movement and the remedy
to be applied to curing the evils that may
have produced this demonstration. The
Star has already given space to many
suggestions covering various phases of a
many-sided question. One writer to The
Star sends the following as practical
suggestions
81. Would it not be good time to COM
plete the longtalked-of boulevard to Mt
vernon? Could Congress do better than to
make an appropriation to do this work, and
thereby give work to idle men?
~. Would 1t not be a good time to put
some idle men to watch the forest fires at
the west, and save many of our pioneer
families from the devastation that is con-
stantly assailing them? Are there not
many places of this kind in the work of
forestry where idle men could be advan-
tageously placed to save life and property?'
Mr.. Z. ]. Dakin writes to The Star as
follows:
A Single Tax View.
81 notice in an editorial in The Star of
April 10 that. in its concluding lines, gives
evidence of belief on the part of The
Star that the reason of and the cure for
the vast discomfort abroad in our land, now
being illustrated by the Coxey movement,
should be pointed out by someone. 1 would
like, therefore, to make few short and
terse points. to wit: In all this foment.
whatever its cause or extent, what is IL
that Is almost universally sought? Is II
not work? Surely a candid answer must
| necessarily be in the affirmative Then,
with all this search for work on the part OF
| numberless thousands why do they not
| find it? Certainly not because their search
| Is not thorough and oft repeated. Work
for those who need it depends absolutely
upon an opportunity to work. Does not
| then, all of this nationwide discomfort
with looking for work and not finding II
(Coxeys includedD, prove conclusively that
| all such opportunities, or very nearly all
| are closed, or good as closed, to those
| in the search? Then the simple, clear and
| logical remedy is to open all these shut-uI
| opportunities for work. and thus obtain the
| needed relief by the natural law of cause
and effect. This can be done through a
single tax on land values, and in no other
way can 1t be accomplished so easily, SC
| surely, and with so much of righteousness
| to all concerned. This remedy will be
thoroughly apparent to any and all who
Will carefully and sincerely investigate that
method OF taxation, The Star included"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
A New Outlet for Canadian Mails.

The serious delays to Canadian mail, caus-
ed by the Great Northern strike, have beer
practically overcome.
The deputy postmaster general for Can.
ada has sent a favorable reply to the dis
patch sent by Postmaster General Bissel
yesterday, urging prompt action in estab
fishing the long-contemplated international
exchange of mails between Portal North
Dakota, on the 500 line and Moose Jaw
Canada, on the Canadian Pacific. The ar.
rangement took effect today This provides
u new outlet for mails between the eastern
states and Manitoba and the northwest
provinces of Canada. resulting in gain Of
a day in their transmission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
THE COURTS.

Circuit Court. No. 1-Judge Bradley.
Dood. Mead & Co. agt. F. J. Quinby q
Co; three cases, judgment by default. q
w, Gissei q Co. agt. Johnston Bros & Co,
and Evening Star Newspaper Co aet same.
motion to quash attachments granted.
Circuit Court, No. 2-Chief Justice gine-
ham
No cases ready for trial.
criminal Court. No. Judge McComas.
VIM ii. Saunders ct al. agt Harris p.
hurst: verdict for plaintiff, rent and dam
ages for sos and possession OF nreroisas
VIM. h King Co. agt. Chas. V. Trott:
motion for new trial withdrawn. John NJ
Sturges agt. Frank L. Hancock; motion for
jeremiah d. O'Connell; two cases: dec,sion
reserved. oi'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
LIEUT.. MANEY's TRIAL.
Close of the Prosecution and Opening
of the Defense.


The prosecution in the trial OF Lieut..
Nancy st Chicago yesterday for Capt He'd
berg's murder rested its case after placing
Mrs. Hedberg. wife Of the murdered man,
on the stand. She stood the ordeal remark
ably well and her cross-examination was
waived by the defense. Evidence bearing
directly upon the murder was given. She
produced the following letter written by
Nancy to Hedberg the day after the two
men had quarreled and Hedberg had
threatened TO use a revolver.
Your cowardly action In attempting to
use your pistol when your want OF courage
made your threat to use IL but the enptv
boast of a cur incensed me TO the degree
of determining to kill you as you deserved.
Cooler thought points out how degrading
that would be and therefore you are spared.
My advice to you is not to provoke me
again.
"(SignedD J. A MANFv"
The defense I'm opening its case went At
length into the cause of the ill-feelinc he-
tween the men. which arose from a success
sion of petty sQuabbles.
One witness. Lieut.. Maxwell was intro-
duced, but gave no material testimony r.
fore court Adjourned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
The Life-Saying Service.

General Superintendent Kimball does not
like the criticisms that have been passed
on the work of the life-saving service dur
ing the recent storm on the Atlantic coast
THE statement that the equipments of the
stations are inferior or inadequate" he
says, sis erroneous. Every life-saving sta
ton is equipped with the best known appa-
ratus and appliances, superior to the equip
ment of any life-saving service in the world.
The guns in use in this service throw the
lines nearly twice the distance of any
other known device for the purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Two Hills i'm Eauffy.

Charlotte Bostwick ct al. have filed a
bill in equity against Anna e. L. and Geo.
H. Beaman, praying the partition of lots
1, 8, 6. Z, s. 9, TO- IL and II, block 20; lot il,
block Z; lot 10. block 10. and lots 1 and 2,
block 10, in Kalorama Heights.
Samuel NJ. Jones has filed a bill in
equity against Susan Johnson to remove
the cloud on his title to the south half orig
inal lot IL, square HOS, which now in the
shape of a tax title exists thereon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
A COLORED PREACHERS TROUBLES,
An Angry Interview with n Jealous
Wife Leads to a Police Court Scene,

An Angry Interview with a Jealous
Wife Leads to a Police Court Scene.
The glass pitcher that has been used in
st. Johns Colored NJ. P. Church, corner
of 3D. ard l. streets southwest, was broken
last night and Rev. Arthur Carter, the
pastor, will probably have to use a glass
next Sunday in its stead The church is
little one-story frame shanty, and the
congregation Is small in proportion to the
size of the building. Sarah Carter wife
or the divine, has reported to the police
that her husband was paying more 'atten-
ton to the sisters of the flock than he
was to the brethren. and last night she
stepped around to the church after services
were over, expecting to find him there with
her alleged rival. But her husband was
alone at the time, and he met her at the
door. Inc meeting was by no means a
loving one Just who was to blame for the
encounter the police could not determine
and SO Officer Fenton arrested the pastor
ana the matter was referred to Judge Mil
Ter for settlement
Broken fragments of the pitcher cut
Sarah's hand, and she stated her COM
plant in court this morning. She said she
had called her husband to account for
going with other women and then related
the story of their last nights meeting in
the church.
What's the flock going to do for preach
ing next Sunday If 1 send the preacher to
jail?" the court asked
Il amt bothered bout the flock" she
replied.
What's the denomination of the
church"
They calls II St Johns" she answered,
but If there's any denomination about it
/ don't know II"
Sarah said she had been married twenty
pine years. She has six children living
The colored preacher made statement
behalf IN
ment. Ii appears that his wife's Jealous
imagination causes her more uneasiness
and trouble than anything else
Il work in the brick yard in the sum-
mer." he said, 'in addition to preaching {"
He had no intention of assaulting his
wife, but he did try to keep her from as
saulting him
The case was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Local Pensions Granted.

Among the pensions granted today were
the following:
District of Columbia-Original, Allen p
Mitchell Washington; Robert Knowles
Washington. Increase, Randall Bowie,
Washington. Reissue, William H. Houn,
Washington.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, James Mackey Ma
tional Military Home, Elizabeth City. Orig
inal widow s, &C., Minnie Saunders, Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Disbarred From Practice.

The Secretary of the Interior has ordered
the disbarment Of Attorney B. J. Donnel
OF Shelby. Miss, from practice before the
Interior Department for violations OF the
pension laws. The charges were investi.
gated by the United State grand fury las,
January and Indictment resulted Donnell
was given an opportunity by the depart.
ment to disprove the accusations but his
answer was deemed unsatisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
The Gold balance.

1t Is said at the Treasury Department
that II the gold balance becomes so low as
to necessitate an encroachment upon the
S100.OO0.000 reserve to meet the Just obliga.
tons of the government there will be no
hesitation in using 1t. was done in Jan.
uary last, when the reserve declined
S6o.OOO,ooO. There is no probability, how.
ever. according TO Assistant Secretary Cur.
tbs, that the gold balance will ever fall SO
low again under existing laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Chinese Instructions,

Secretary Carlisle today sent the follow
ing telegram to collectors of customs at all
of the ports at which Chinese usually enter
the United States: Chinese merchants
domiciled in the United States and who
departed prior to November last may be
permitted to land upon evidence sufficient
to satisfy you of their identity as returning
merchants. Those who left the United
States since November last and whose
names do not appear in firm name must be
excluded under the opinion of the Attorney
General of the 9th instant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Naval Militia Flag.

The Secretary of the Navy has approved
a design of a special flag for the naval
militia. 1t has field of blue, in the center
of which is division of yellow showing
blue anchor. This flag will be displayed
on all warships engaged in naval militia
drill and will be used by the militia of the
various states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
The Brooklyn Dry Dock,

Representative Magner has appeared be-
fore Secretary Herbert several times in be-
half of Mr.. Gillies the contractor for build
ing the new dry dock at the New York navy
yard, and argued against the proposition to
cancel the contract. Mr.. Simpson and his
attorney, Mr.. Hayden, were heard yester-
day on the other side. The Secretary has
not yet announced his decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Naval Orders.

Capt. Silas Casey, to command the ver-
mont. relieving Capt ]. n. Miller, placed
on waiting orders. Commander Nicholas
Ludlow, granted six months leave. with
permission to leave the United States En-
sign F. b. Sullivan, from the Portsmouth
to the Raleigh. Lieut.. Commander F. j.
Drake. to command the Albatross, relieving
Commander z. L. Tanner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Sons of the Revolution.

The following delegates from the District
of Columbia Societs will attend the meeting
of the General Society of the Sons of the
Revolution to be held in Baltimore tomor-
row: Gen. w. B. Rochester, Admiral James
A. Greer, Capt. c. w. Whipple, Mr.. E. G.
Lee, Mr.. Thomas Blagden. Alternates: DR..
Walter Wyman, Gen. X. n. Batchelder,
Maj. G. c. Goodloe, Prof. Frank Bigelow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
THE BOOKMAKERs' TRIAL.
Mr.. Birney Has Set II for the Sd o
Next Month.

Next Month.
District Attorney Birney today decided.
after a consultation with counsel for Presi-
dent George II. Engeman of the Ivy City
Jockey Club. and Bookmaker Marvin, to
set the cases against them for trial on the
Sd of next month. Bookmaker Marvin. to-
gether with hts three clerks, are charged
with conducting bookmaking at the Ivy
City track last December, while Engeman
Is charged with permitting the gambling to
be carried on there
The trials will be held in Criminal Court
No: 2 and Judge McComas will baby
preside. The District attorney will likely
nrst call the case against Marvin and his
men, the case against Engeman to follow
Immediately afterward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
1t Leads.

From Newspaperd0nl.
There are three things in which The
Washington Evening Star is pre-eminent-
ly peculiar to itself: 1t enjoys the distinc-
ton of having the largest local circulation
of any newspaper in the world In proper
ton to the population of the city wherein
published; it carries the largest number
of daily commercial advertisements
Changed daily of any newspaper in Amer
lea. and probably has the best-established
bureau of local advertising writing of
any paDer in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
FOHrth-Clns POstmMstera.

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was forty. OF this
number twenty-five We're to fill vacancies
caused by death and resignation and the
remainder by removals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
To Attend HIS Funeral.

The Secretary OF the Navy has ordered a
detachment of marines to attend the fu-
neral of Lieut. Commander Mansilla of the
Argentine navy. The funeral will take
place from St. Matthew's Church tomorrow
morninG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Visiting Diplomat is.

Secretary Gresham's visitors yesterday in
cluded ex-Gov. Porter of Tennessee, who
succeeded Mr.. Egan as minister to Chile,
row home on leave of absence, and Mr..
Potter of Indiana, ex-United States minister
to Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Citizen Redstone's Opinions.

eve will have by the LIST of May" said
the citizen, enough of these petitions to
make list of names reaching from the
White House to the Capitol and back again.
Every section of the country is excited Into
sympathy over our movement and from all
directions am constantly receiving letters
and messages of sympathy and confidence
with, and in, the great agitation All this
talk about preventing the commonweal
from entering the city and carrying out its
objects is stuff and nonsense. Our men are
all steadfast, sober. Industrious and upright
American citizens. and / do not believe
either the national or local authorities will
attempt to trample on their constitutional
rights"
The faithful were considerably disappoint-
ed at the refusal of Gen. Coxey to run down
TO Washington Saturday night for the pur-
pose OF addressing mass meeting. and 1t
was evident that the substantial loss in
VOWED In his refusal was the cause of more
OF their regret than that of an intellectual
character. A call for meeting at Recha-
bites Hall on Saturday night has been is
sued. however, and special Invitations have
been sent to the officials OF organized labor
bodies In the District to be present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
The POINT OF VIEW
On the Coming to This City Of the
Coxey Army.
CITIZEN REDSlONE and HIS OPINIONS
What is Said in Police Circles and
in Adjacent Maryland.
LOCATION OF THE CAMP
CITIZEN REDOTONE and HIS OPINIONS
LOCATION OF THE CAMP

General apathy characterized the half
dozen individuals who sat around Coxey
headquarters in Rechabites' Hall today,
and the only interesting things that blew
into the apartment, according to one
slangy person, were the breezes that swept
through the open doors and windows.
There was no news worthy of chronicling,
so the aggregation asserted, but the same
confidence was displayed in the prompt ar
rival of Coxey and his commonweal con-
tingent that has all along characterized
Citizen Redstone and his devoted disciples
No doubt was expressed either that the gov
eminent authorities would allow the ex-
pected legions to occupy the Washington
barracks during their sojourn in this city,
and the accommodations of the place were
dwelt upon with much relish by the loyal
representatives at this end of the line.
The. action of the Senate yesterday IN
calling up the subject of Coxey's ap-
proach and the sentiment of the Senators
10 the erect that no apprehension should
be felt about it was significant to Citizen
Redstone, as showing that the national
lawmakers were considering the move
ment In serious way, with a tendency
to granting the demands of the people in
framing laws which would Immediately
aneliorate their condition. The citizen
was sure that this feeling would grow
most appreciably between now and MAY
1. and that when Congress saw the vast ar
ray or American citizens earnestly request
ing the passage of Gen. Coxey's bills ii
would think well and long before voting
them down. He showed the reporter a
long petition from Cadiz, Ohio, containing
many hundred names, which, he said, COM
prised all but twenty-five of the citizens
of Cadiz, praying congress to pass the
Coxey bills. and declared that every mail
brought to Washington similar petitions
from men who could not accompany the
commonweal in person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
Detectives With the Army,

If the police have perfected any plans
for the reception of the commonweal army
they are not making them public. 1t has
been rumored that an effort is being made
70 have a number of special policemen ap-
pointed, but at police headquarters today
this rumor could not be confirmed. Detec-
tive Quinlan, who went to Cumberland
when Coxeys army was there has re-
turned home, but he does not give a glow
ing account of the condition of the men in
the ranks.
Detective Boyd, his partner, remained be-
hind and Is now with the army. Detective
Horne is now in Maryland also engaged in
the march.
When these officers return, which they
will probably do little ahead of the army
they will be able to give their chief infor-
nation as to the true condition of the men
in line, and upon their reports the authori-
ties will in all probability outline their
campaign.
Health Officer Hammett has also been
giving the Coxey question some considera-
ton. In event of the Coxeyites forming a
camp within the limits of the District the
camp will be thoroughly inspected by one
or more of the medical sanitary inspectors.
and II found in bad condition the health Of
ficer will at once report the condition of the
camp to the District Commissioners Should
any of the men be sick upon their arrival
they will be cared for In the regular way.
and in event of any of them having a con-
tagious disease the old smallpox hospital
will be utilized as a place where they may
be treated Personally DR.. Hammett is op-
posed to the men camping inside the city
limits because, he says, such thing can
not be done with a limited amount Of funds
and keep the place in proper sanitary con-
dition If they are to camp in the District
he favors putting them as far outside the
city limits possible.
Fears of Maryland Farmers.
1t Is evident that there are many farmers
in Montgomery county who favor keeping
the commonwealers away from their
locality, so that they will reach Washing
ton some other way than by passing
through the county. In some sections of
the county residents anticipate that their
farms will be raided, ard that trouble will
ensue. A resident of the county, speaking
to Star reporter, said he feared the arrival
of other branches of the army would swell
the number to several thousand before the
District of Columbia is reached, and with
such large numbers there may be trouble
in getting the necessary food for them.
This, he thinks, may lead to serious trouble,
and so far as he is concerned, he says. he
is going to arm his men and have them
ready to protect his property in case such
defense becomes necessary.
There Is at least resident of the
county who has fears, and an evidence of
1t is shown by the fact that his fancy
chickens have been shipped here for safe
keeping. No local chicken thief has yet
invaded their temporary resting place.