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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
Was to Meet Them Here.
BRITISH TELEGRAPH.
Growth of the Service and Increase of
the business.

Growth of the Service and Increase of
the Business.
A sketch showing the great development
of the telegraph in Great Britain since it
passed under government control in 1870
as result of Gladstone's efforts. is given
in a report to the State Department from
United States Consular Clerk Martin, at
Southampton. He shows that all Of the
separate companies lines were acquired by
the government in 1870 for Ell, ,OOO.OOO, and
that in the year succeeding the government
built 1900 miles of wire to connect the
various systems.
AS an Illustration Of the results Of this
policy, the report shows that while in 1870
the total number Of kilograms handled
weekly by all offices was estimated at from
12s.OOO to 215.OOO. in 1893 the total exceeded
1,1OO 900, and the number sent annually
exceeded 7OOOO,0O0. In 1869 the English
press service was 1000, 600 words; now 1t
amounts to 6OO,OOO.OOO words, SO times more
than formerly. The present press rate is
abSurdly small as compared with the tartn
prior to 1870, and in place of sending rs
words per minute one way. the wires now
carry 800 words a minute and six messages
are sent simultaneously on one wire.
The service is performed with perfect
punctuality; the average time of transmits
sion Of a message being about or 8 min
utes as against or 3 hours in 1870. The
rate is IL cents for IL words. paid by
stamps. 1t Is not possible to calculate the
cost to the treasury of the telegraph serv-
postal service; but the English government
does not consider 1t as a means Of revenue,
but rather as means Of helping trade
and informing the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
Snow and Frost. in Europe.

An Agricultural Department bulletin re-
ports extreme cold and heavy SHOWS in all
parts of France and heavy frosts and snow
storms of exceptional severity in Great
Britain throughout January. The usual
complaints of lack of sufficient snow in the
southern districts of Russia to protect the
winter seedlings from the severe cold have
reached the department The area devoted
to wheat in India has been reduced S per
cent. The large majority of ocean lines re-
port a further decline in transportation
rates. thirteen indicating materially lessen
ed rates and five advances.
The forthcoming seventh session of the
French popular credit congress, organized
chiefly by cooperative societies. will be
held at Mines between April 10 and May
Is. The organiza ton committee has ap-
pealed to agricultural and trade societies.
banks and Syndicates and to French and
foreign economists to cooperate in the
study of popular credit questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
A DISPUTED QUESTION SETTLED.
Mates in the Navy Are Declared to BE
Petty Officers.

Mates In the navy Are declared TO be
Petty Officers.
The Court of Claims has settled a ques-
tion that has long been in contention be-
tween the Navy Department and the ac-
counting officers Of the treasury. It in
wolves the legal status Of what are known
as mates" At the Navy Department they
are regarded as petty officers, and as such
are entitled to rations, but at the Treasury
Department they are classed warrant
officers, and therefore not entitled to such
allowances. In the case at issue the plain
tiff claimed that he belonged to the lower
grade of petty officers. while the defend
ants contended that he belonged to the
higher grade of warrant officers. Ordinar-
lily higher pay goes with higher grade, but
in this case the anomaly Is presented of
higher pay depending upon lower grade.
The court decided in favor of the plaintiff,
and said he was entitled to the sum of $312
for rations. which he had not received,
overrulng the decisions of the accounting
Navy Department. In rendering it's de-
cision the court said that it would hesitate
long in declaring regulation of the army
or navy to be void, and that in the present
case the naval regulations, in which mates
are referred to as petty officers" may be
considered as having statutory provisions
behind them. 1t Is certainly a case said
the court, where the Interpretation of the
statute by an executive department charg
ed with its administration should not be
disturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
WOMEN FOR SCHOOL BOARD
The Names of Three Candidates Before the
Commissioners
No Probability of Early Appointments
applications Filed for Future
Consideration.

The Commissioners have not yet received
formal copy from the State Department
of the act of Congress which provides for
the appointment of two women to the
school board of the District, and conse-
quentlY, so Commissioner Ross told Star
reporter this afternoon, they have not
given the matter their personal attention.
The women. however, have shown them
selves the equals Of men in their desire to
have their applications in early, and al
ready the Commissioners have had pre-
sented to them the claims of several local
women, who think, or whose friends think,
that they are eminently qualified to serve
as school trustees and to look after the
details of the education of the citys youth.
Up to this afternoon applications had
been received from three women for places
on the board, and the applications have
been filed for reference and future consid-
Grafton. The three who have been heard
from so. far are Edith NJ. Collins, Mrs.
Helen A. Cook and Mrs. A. NJ. Colman.
Some time ago, when the term of service
of Mr.. j. w. Whelpley on the school board
expired. delegation of women called at
the Commissioners office to present the
claims of Mrs. Miranda Tulloch. At that
time there was no provision for the ap-
pointmeDt of women trustees, but it was
understood that there was nothing to pre-
vent her appointment if the Commissioners
saw lit to take such action. Mr.. Whelpley,
Ao"eNei, WAS TedppOinteQ at that Time. II
Is supposed that now new effort will be
made to have Mrs. Tulloch selected for one
of the two places contemplated in the new
law.
Mrs Cook is the wife of John F. Cook,
who was formerly collector of taxes for
the District and one of the most promi-
nent colored men in the city. His brother
is now the superintendent of the colored
public schools. Mrs. Cook is now the head
of a society Of colored women whose OBJ
ject Is to care for colored girls, fit them
for places of usefulness and secure situa-
tions for them. Miss Collins is teacher
in the public schools of the city, and Mrs.
A. NJ Colman is a clerk in one of the gov
ernment departments.
So far as the Commissioners understand
1t, there is no time specified in the act
within which the appointments must be
made, and, as they are overcrowded with
business just now connected with the clos
ing of the session of Congress, 1t is likely
that the matter may not be considered for
some time vet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
NO MORE INVESTIGATION.
The DoclScry Joint Department Com
mission is DeQd,

mission Is Dead.
The Dockery joint department commits
sion, which has caused to be inaugurated
a great many reforms in the departments,
is dead. The life of the commission ex-
pired with the Fifty-third Congress yester-
day. Inasmuch as the reforms which the
commission brought about caused a con-
siderable reduction of clerical force in
some departments, and created a feeling
of uneasiness among the clerks of all de-
partments the announcement of the close
of its official career will probably be a re-
lief to those interested.
The act creating the commission pro-
vided that 1T should live only through Con-
sress. Mr.. Dockery will return to Mis-
souri, in a few days. and the experts who
have made Investigations in the depart
ments and recommended the changes will
no longer have authority to do anything in
the way of advocating further changes
One of the experts is authorized, by an ap-
preparation bill. to render a stipulated
amount of service to the Secretary of the
Treasury in getting up a system of books
to be used in the new accounting plan. hut
his work will not partake of the nature of
an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
The Appropriations.

AS nearly as can be estimated at this
time the appropriations OF the Fifty-third
Congress amount to about $500. 225, $50. The
appropriations Of the first and second ses-
sions were s492, ,230,6s5. The appropriations
amount to about si37, ,:p4. .6O4, divided ap-
proximately as follows: Agricultural, 49,
3o3, $50; army, S23. .252 63S: diplomatic, ST.
5I5,073; District of Columbia, S5,916 532; for
tificatfons, s1,90i, ,557; Indian, sS,976,9IS; leg
fslative, s21,900,00o; Military Academy,
s454,261; naval, $50, 100000; pensions, $14i,-
;s1, so; post Office, $50, ,545, ,997; sundry civil,
si1, 10000: urgent deficiency, $2.357321; gen.
eral deficiency, $780, 600; miscellaneous,
100000; permanent, s113,O73.956.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
REFUSED TO RECORD 1T.
The Castellane-GouId Marriage Ce
tificRte Defective

tificate Defective.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The board of
health refused to record the marriage GER
tiicate of Anna Gould and Count Castel-
lane today on the ground that it was de-
fective in a vital point.
Upol investigation, the Associated Press
learned that Archbishop Corrigans clerk
by inadverterce, omitted the entry upon
the date line of the certificate, and the
paper was, therefore, returned to the
proper persons for correction.
IRVINGTON, N. Y, March 5-Count De
Castellane and his bride, the countess, who
arrived from New York last evening, are
spending a quiet day at Lynhurst, Helen
Gould's mansion. A number of newspaper
men this morning went to Lynhurst but
they were not allowed to go any further
than the gate, and were refused all infor-
nation as to the movements of the bridal
couple. Two men, who look like detectives
closely scrutinize all who ask for admis-
sion to the grounds surrounding Lynhurst
1t is reported that the count and countess
will depart on the $40 train for Buffalo
and will stop at Niagara Falls en- route to
Montreal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
Consul General williams Instruction

While it may be that United States Con-
sui General Williams at Havana has acted
upon his responsibility In other cases, it is
learned that in but enc instance was he in
structed by the State Department to inter-
vene with the Cuban authorities in behalf
of an American citizen under arrest for
completely in the revolution in Cuba. This
was the case of Jose Maria Aguirre to
which attention was directed by the Sem
ate resolution offered in the closing hours
of Congress. The consul general was in
structed to examine and report upon this
case. He found that Aguirre had been ar
rested in Havana and removed to another
Jurisdiction. The CUBAN authorities. not
withstana!ng the fact that the island was
under martial law, fave arranged to try
the prisoner before tribunal and the con-
sui general will keep an eye on the pro-
ceedings to see that he has fair trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
GERMAN CONSULAR SERVICE.
Its System Being Improved to Ell
large Foreign Trade.

Its System Being Improved to En-
large Foreign Trade.
The German government Is rapidly ex-
tending the functions of its consuls and
improving the entire consular system, with
the purpose of enlarging its foreign trade
Strenuous efforts are being made to cap
ture the lucrative markets of the United
States in particular for German manufac-
turers, and great success is attending the
work United States Consul Sterne at
Bamberg, Germany, who has been closely
watching the development of the German
system. and has already made one report
upon the subject to the State Department
calling attention to some features that
might Well be adopted in our own consular
service. has just submitted another report
as sequel, directing notice to a further
ernment in the interest of the German az
port trade to the United States.
Announcement of an Official Visit.
He says that in many leading German
newspapers the following notice has been
published: THE director of the German
consulate at Chicago will pay an official
visit to his native country Germany in
March or April Of this year for the purpose
OF delivering number Of addresses on the
subject of commercial relations in the
United States, and in particular the great
opportunities OHereQ lOr erecting an In
crease in the export of German merchan-
disc to that country. Business branches
and firms in search of new markets for dis
posing of their wares, and who desire to re-
ceive information regarding business af-
fairs in America, should address themselves
to the commercial department of the con.
sulate at Chicago"
All Trained Men.
Mr.. Sterne says the German ccnsuls are
all trained men. The practice, which re-
sembled our own, Of making honorary
consuls is on the decline. and in Germany
these officers are men who make a profess
sion of their pursuit. Mr.. Sterne points
out. however. that these consuls are aided
in their efforts by various industrial
branches, whereas American consuls have
no such supports. AS an instance of op-
portunities that our merchants overlook,
he shows how, a result of the recent
severe winter, it would be entirely prac-
ticable for our rubber manufacturers to
capture the market in Germany for over
shoes, rubber coats, &C., if they sent
capable representatives to secure territory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Some Who Failed of COnfirmatio
Cared for by the President

Some Who Failed of Confirmation
Cared for by the President.
The President made the following recess
appointments before he left town this
morning:
Albert y. Stearns of Massachusetts,, to be
appraiser of merchandise in the district of
Boston and Charlestown. Mass.
David G. Browne of Montana, to be COL
lector of customs for the district of Mon
tana and Idaho.
William L.Marbury of Maryland, to be at
torney of the United States for the district
Of Maryland.
John II. .Brckenstein of PENNSYLVANIA and
Arthur p. Greedy of New Hampshire to be
eXaminers-in-chiefi in the patent Office
These appointments were all nominated
during the session of Congress and failed
of confirmation. 1t is said that there will
be no more appointments until the Presi-
dent returns to the city. The above list in
cludes all he had acted upon prior to his
departure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
The Senate Left Out.
Will Confer with Mr.. Gresham.

There is no information as yet which
renders it certain that anything will come
of the selection Of delegates to the proposed
international monetary conference 1t is
believed by the Secretary of State, it
was by the two houses of Congress. that
the movements in Europe in favor of such
a conference will be successful, the COOP
Grafton of enough of the European govern
ments being secured. The congressional
delegates selected will, before repairing to
their homes, have a conference with the
Secretary of State on the subject, and the
action of Congress will probably be COM
municated to Germany in a semi-official
way. 1t is believed that the international
conference will occur sometime early in
the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
THOSE NAVAL CADETS
An Embarrassing Question for Secretary
Herbert to Decide.
New COngfessmen Threaten Reprisals
on Account of the Raid on
Their Perquisites.

Secretary Herbert has been much en-
barrassed by the action of the last Con-
gress in seizing upon all the appointments
to fill vacancies in the Naval Academy,
which. under the uniform practice Of the
department belong to the incoming Con-
gressmen. Last month about twenty ca
diets were dropped for lack of proficiency
in studies. Under the law as construed by
the Attorney General in past years the
vacancies thus created did not actually
exist until the following June. and NOM
nations to fill them were made by the new
Congressman. To meet this construction Of
law and secure for themselves the appoint
r,orts TINT would n tpe members of
the Fifty-fourth Congress. by some sharp
log rolling the old members who were
auout 10 be retired ai.u tis.u vacancies III
their districts secured the Inclusion in the
naval appropriation bill of an amendment
authorizing the vacancies 10 be filled i'm
mediat ately. Then they rushed their nom
nations to the Navy Department.
A Question as to Time.
Secretary Herbert was obliged to con-
firm those that were received before noon
yesterday, but it appears that some of the
members failed to get their papers in by
that time, and there is a question for the
Secretary to decide as to whether the nom
nations received after noon yesterday can
be considered. Some of the new Congress
men, who are in town, have heard of the
raid upon their perquisites, and have be-
gun to protest most vigorously to Secre-
tary Herbert against the appointment of
the nominees.
Hints of Reprixals.
The department is concerned for the
future of these boys, for there are threats
of reprisals by some new Congressman.
promptly reverse the action of it's prede-
cessor, and vacate the appointments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
BRIDGING THE NORTH RIVER.
Report Of Theodore Cooper, Consult
ing Engineer.

Report of Theodore Cooper, Consult.
ing Engineer.
NEW YORK. March 5-The board of d.
rectors of the New York and New Jersey
Bridge Company met today at the COM
panys office. 214 Broadway. and received
the report of Consulting Engineer Theo-
dore Cooper.
Mr.. Cooper was appointed a member Of
the commission Of expert bridge engineers
by President Cleveland and has since been
retained by the bridge company, and at
today's meeting he presented general speci-
fications for the proposed suspension bridge
over the Hudson river.
He prefaced his report with a statement,
saying in part:
bridge is to get a paying revenue by trans
ferring the traffic of the railroads on the
west bank Of the Hudson river to the city
of New York. A bridge incapable Of satis-
flying the demands of these railroads could
not be a financial success.
THE bridge should not be built for the
present only, nor should false economy
cause this bridge to be designed and com
structed upon the idea of restriction of the
speeds, size, weight or frequency OF tne
trains.
YOU cannot afford to tell any of these
railroads. by signals or otherwise, ;nat
another train cannot be allowed upon the
bridge because 1t was not built strong
enough The specifications have been
drawn SO as TO RUE out any pidHS
may be presented as cheap structures, from
their being less capable or weaker struc-
tures.''
Engineer Cooper's specifications are COM
prehensive The capacity of the bridge
calls for six standard railroad tracks upon
one level. Its general description is that
of a steel wire suspension bridge. stiffened
by longitudinal girders extending from
tower to tower. The main span only, or
the portion between towers. will be carried
by the cables. The side spans, or the por-
tions between the towers and anchoragcs,
will be carried on viaducts independent OF
the cables. The towers will be steel
skeleton structures, commencing at an
elevation of about fifty feet above high
water, where the masonry piers end. All
the connections must be riveted, and all
the bracing must be rigid.
The main piers and the anchorages must
be founded upon the rock, or upon plies.
or such other form of foundation as may
be approved by the chief engineer.
Engineer Cooper's report was formally
adopted by the directors, and will be for
warded to the state commission for ap-
proval. The state commissioners are An-
drew H. Green, Isidor Straus. F. K. Hahn,
Evan Thomas and Frank NJ Vail.
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quite an attachment. and sailed away on
that small but comfortable craft at .
o'clock this morning. Secretaries Gresham
and Carlisle. whom he had invited to go
with him, found at the last moment that
they had too much important business on
hand to justify their absence from the city
at present, and the were reluctantly COM
PEELED to forego the pleasures of the execu-
tive ducking expedition. The President
will not lack for congenial society during
his holiday. however. for Capt. Willis. the
naval secretary of the light house board
and Capt. Lamberton, the naval Inspector
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
Residents Of Port Deposit Living in
Their Second Stories.
SCENES ON THE SUSQUEHANNA
Small Icebergs Extending for Three
Miles.
EFFECT OF ANOTHER GORGE
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PORT DEPOSIT. Nd, March 5.-The sit
uation at Port Deposit at noon today was
the same as yesterday afternoon. An i'm
mense body of ice, mile wide, seven miles
in length and fifty feet in depth, had moved
at 2:30 yesterday afternoon and carried de-
struction with it. Houses were knocked
from their foundations and small buildings
were demolished. At Middletown, which Is
the center of the town, the greatest damage
was done. Several fine dwelling houses
were stood on their ends and the founda-
tions washed away. What portion of the
town escaped damages from the ice was
damaged by the muddy water. The con-
tents of several stores are damaged to the
extent of several hundred dollars. The cit-
liens had all their carpets up and their
household furniture removed to the second
story when the flood came, and in this way
managed to save a great amount Of their
goods from the water.
The most damage sustained by the ice
and water is that by the Port Deposit and
Columbia railroad. The depot is cub
merged and the platforms torn up, and the
ice blocks. weighing as much as several
tons, are piled twenty feet high over the
roadbed.
the town is cut on, and poles are down.
The superintendent of the division has au-
thorized the agents 20 sell no tickets from
Perryville to Port Deposit and Columbia,
as no trains are able to run between these
points. and. from the present appearance
of the situation. it will require several
weeks to again get the road In running
condition.
The Gorge Remains.
The ice remains gorged all the way from
fifteen to twenty feet from the Baltimore
and Ohio bridge north to Rock Run. on the
Cecil side Of the river. A small channel
has been cut through the ice on the Har-
ford side OF the river, and through this
the ice and water now coming down the
river is slowly passing out into the bay.
This affords some relief to the flood-swept
town. but whether 1t will carry out enough
ice and water to prevent another Hood is
not known. The tide is running very low,
and this is bad sign for Port Deposit.
Scene at Port Deposit.
The scene here this morning was a pic
ing from twenty-five to thirty feet high, ex-
a distance Of three miles, and 1t is impos-
the streets here. The Ice foes are strewn
all through the streets OF the town, and
business is paralyzed.
The people are still living in the second
stories Of their houses, because IL the chan
mel on the Hartford side should become
disaster of yesterday afternoon was the
worst in the memory Of the Oldest in
habitants since 1873. at which time water
was in the houses up to the second-story
windows. At one time yesterday the whole
town was threatened with destruction, but
the high tide, backed up the bay by a south
wind, did much to carry out the ice and
water on the Hartford side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05

BALTIMORE, Md, March 5.-The coffee
barks Baltimore and Frances. which ar
rived from Rio today. report yellow fever
breaking out again at that port. While
bark Frances was lying becalmed of Cape
Frio the steam bark Severn from Rio or
Baltimore passed her. The Frances spoke
the American bark Justine Ingersoll and
the British schooner Frederick z. Cox at
sea. They signaIed all well and asked to
be reported.