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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
POSTAL EMPLOYEES SCHEME

Washington, March 1S.-Iho postolHcc
department has information of the formn-
ton OF powerful combination of postal en-
ployes designed to bring pressure on CON
gress to overturn certain regulations and
rules of the department The employees
have been encouraged by success in at
taching to the last postotlice approprin-
ton bill an amendment which suspended
an order of the department. This order
was issued last June and directed that
before the first of June, 1895, all railway
mail employees should move to some point
along the route on which he was employed.
This was unsatisfactory to some of the
clerks, and they obtained legislation rul-
ing out the order. The reason for is
suing the order is explained ut the depart
ment as necessary, because at the time
the order was issued, thrrn were about
1900 of the 1000 clerks in the service
who did not live on the lines where they
worked. When there was an accident or
anything else that required emergency
those who were on leave away from the
town could not be found, and it fell on
those who lived on the route. OF the
1900 living of the line where they worked,
all but 300 have notified the department
that they have moved or will move their
homes to where requested. Probably all
of them will be removed Notwithstanding
the legislation overruling the order.
The department is now informed that
since the failure of the legislation in the
last congress increasing the pay of en-
ployes, Il combination has been formed TO
pass this legislation, and also to overturn
orders and rules of the department which
are unsatisfactory 10 them. A high official
of the department said today: This com
bination includes some thousands of en-
ployes in the railway mail service. the
letter carrier service and in the postofices.
They are all in the classified service and
protected from removal. The aggregate
Of the increase demanded is about $1,000.
900. That perhaps is not so much as
the effect on the discipline of the depart,
ment and the efficiency of the service.
These employees. numbering about
10000, by Il contribution of s. each.
would raise Il fund of $l50,0O0 for the
maintenance of lobby. One effect of this
combination would be to raise n senti-
ment against the civil service law, which
protects the employees. How formidable
the combination may be is matter of con-
lecture. but the whole affair is the result
of congress legislating to overturn the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
FIELD OF SPORT
BOXING AND WRESTLING.


Pittsburg, March 19.-In the first night
of the seventh annual boxing and wreSt-
ling championship contests of the Ath-
letic union, there was scored big sue
cess both in attendance and work done
in the several bouts. The tourney is be-
ing held under the auspices of the North
Side Athletic club, and entries are on
from all parts of the United States. Full
ly 1000 people crowded into Cyclorama
hall and applauded the fighters generally.
The fighting at times threatened to go
beyond the police rules, but only once
did the guardians of the peace have to
interfere then only to caution. The re-
suits of the preliminaries pulled off were
as follows:
One hundred and fifty pounds boxing
class, won by James Salmon, Pittsburg
Athletic club, over Thos. b. McMullen,
Woods Run Athletic club; $50 pound box
ing, Ed Horn over Ed Black, both of
Pittsburg; 175 pounds boxing, won by
LoudOn Campbell, Oak League Aathletic
club, over James Lowell, Nonpareil Ath-
letic club, Pittsburg; 1876 pounds boxing
won by James Smalley, Emeralda club,
, over William Sweeney, Young Mems
Christian Association Athletic Club,
Pittsburg; 14S pounds boxing, w. d.
Osgood, University of Pennsylvania,
over +. A. Marsh of Whiteside Athletic
club; 10 pounds boxing second bout,
Ed Meantzer, Staten Island Athletic
club, won over John McCloskey, Central
Athletic club, Pittsburg; 125 pounds box
ing third, VIM. Mcmahon, North Side
Athlete club, won over A. Gordon, Tx
cels,or Athletic club, Scraton, Pa: Ia
pounds boxing (second bour). James Cad
den, Caledonia Athletic club. Philadel-
thia. Won over John Ld1se. Washington,
Pa 13S pounds Second bout, ]. +.
Tayrc. Cleveland Athletic club. won over
9 :. Gilbert, University If P"unsj!vnnia:
WI, ST. ne, 100 pounds. J -. iii Ale
-'n'ny Athletic club, Won over August
l:c!'"r. Michigan Atll Hic cluh. Detroit;
second bout, VIM. Barber, Bedford Ath-
letic club over Frank p. Mitchell. Ger
mania, Philadelphia, Pa: 10 pounds,
NJ. j. Rely, Detroit, over Tim Monahan.
Emerald Athletic c!ro; second bout,
John Gifii.h Bedford. over John Collins.
same club; l35 pounds, w. $. Epson,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
ORDERED DISMISSED.

Washington, March 1S.-Asslstant
Postmaster General Jones today ordered
the dismissal Of letter, carrier at
Youngstown. Ohio. An inspector had
made a report on the case and the carrier
was charged with conspiracy in trying
TO defeat the order of the postmaster
general making regulations preventing
overtime charges. 1t was learned that
the Youngstown carrier had taken ad-
vantage of leave of absence to go TO
Canton and was about to perfect an Or
gnnization of letter carriers 50 that they
would stand by each other and prevent
the discharge Of any man for any cause
whatever. Mr.. Jones says that COMB,
nations among the employees OF TINS klhd
will not be tolerated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
Cleveland, over James Kirby Columbia
Boat club of Allegheny.
BASEBALL.
Savannah, March 19.-Brooklyn {,
Pittsburg 3.
BOXING ATTRACTIONS.

Philadelphia, March 19.-The boxing
attraction at the Music and Athletic hall
tonight were two bouts between aspirants
for lightweight championship honors.
The first bout was between Owen Keig-
Ter of this city and Stanton Abbott, the
lightweight champion of England, and
the second go was between Charles Nc
Keiver and Jack Everhardt of New Or
leans. Keigler won the first fight with
out an effort. He did most all the leading
and Abbott couldn't escape Keigler's left
and right punches by backing and run
ming away. The go between McKeiver
and Everhardt was declared a draw.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
A PENSION OPINION.

Washington, March 1S.--An interesting
opinion upon the status of opinions was
delivered by Justice Brewer in the SUI
preme court today.
Congress, being at liberty to give or
withhold PENSIONS" said the justice,
may prescribe when it shall receive them
and determine all the circumstances and
conditions under which any application
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therefor shall be prosecuted. This man
has no legal right to n pension and no
man has legal right to interfere in the
matter of obtaining pensions for himself
or others. The whole control of the
matter is within the domain of congress
sional power"
This declaration was incidental TO the
courts opinion upon the appeal of Henry
n. Frisbie, who was convicted and SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment by
the circuit court for the eastern district
of Louisiana under an indictment which
charged that he demanded greater sum
than $40 for prosecuting pension claim,
in violation of the act of congress of
1889, which placed the limit upon the at
torney's fees. ....
| The justice said: 1T is within the
undoubted power of the government to
restrain individuals from all contracts
as well as all individuals from some
contracts" and referred to contracts for
the sale of lottery tickets in that con-
nection. After stating that pension
granted by the government is matter of
! bounty, that no pensioner has vested
/ legal right to give withhold, distribute
or recall them, Justice Brewer said:
Having power to legislate on this
whole matter, to prescribe the conditions
under which parties may assist in pro-
curing pensions, it has the equal power
to enforce by penal provisions compli-
ance with its requirements. There can
be no reasonable question of the consti,
| nationality of this statue"
The conviction was sustained
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
A BANK SUSPENDED.

Washington, March 1S.-The comptrol.
Ter of the currency today received informa-
ton announcing the suspension of the Ma.
tional bank of Kansas City. Bank EX-
aminer j. w. Galbreath was Immediately
appointed temporary receiver. The cap
ital stock of this bank is 81 900, 900, with
assets at their face value amounting to
nearly $2,0O0,000, of which $4,000 is
in cash on hand and due from other
banks. The liabilities are estimated at
$l,S4O,OOO. This bank suspended in 1893
and subsequently reopened, but it is said
that owing to the continued hard times it
has never been able to recover from the
losses
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
lies and regulations of the department

rules and regulations of the department
as affecting its employees.
Complaint has been made about the
order of the postmaster general in direct,
ing the recall of passes to railway man
clerks who did not live on the line OF the
road where they worked, but it IS said that
the order was issued while congress was
in session in order that the clerks and their
friends might secure legislation on that
subject"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
A rpyAs CASE DISMISSED.

Washington, March 1S.-The supreme
court today dismissed the appeal OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad company vs.. A.
McEvery and II. +. Wilson, brought up
in error from the court OF appeais;.9Il LeH ki
hnen allowed damages for loss caused by
delay in shipping cattle from Texas to
Chicago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
THE PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY,

Washington, March 1S.-Today was
President Cleveland's birthday and he
celebrated it by unusually hare, work!
He was occupied constantly with busl-
ness which had accumulated during ms
absence. Private Secretary Ihurbr
soid he knew of no dinner or other ar
engagements being made in honor OF 'ne
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
NJ. NJ. CRANE.
Attorney General.

The above opinion is in perfect accord
with the construction which the commits
sioner all along insisted was a proper
construction, and especially did he so be-
lieve, after the opinion delivered by AS
sistant Attorney General Brown in the
Wills Yates case. But as interested par
ties continued to insist that the Brown
opinion went off on another question,
the commissioner concluded to put the
main question to the attorney general in
order to remove any doubt as to the
proper view of these forfeitures.
The commissioner says that this opin-
ion as matter of public policy. outside
of the real legal question, which has been
settled now by the opinion, will disturb n
much less number of purchasers of school
lands than the opposite view, because of
the many sales made to actual settlers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21
BOUND OVER.

Antonio Aicardi, the Italian who shot
his wife Monday, was bound over to the
grand jury yesterday by Justice Mat
johnson in the sum of $1,000, which he
failed to give.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21

1t will pay every housekeeper to try
DR.. Prices pure Cream tartar baking
powder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
CASES. OF vARIoLoID.
Three Persons Removed Today to the
. -'-.' ContaSious Hospital.

Three Persons Removed Today to the
ContaSious Hospital.
Smallpox made another squirt today, and
there are three cases for the hospital.
These are the first smallpox patients for
several days. the last ones, three in num-
ber having occurred last Friday. The pa
tients today were Mrs. Ward. colored. and
her two children. one four years and the
other about eighteen months old.
Mrs Ward lives at G Q street northwest
in the house from which Missile Williams,
a colored girl and Mrs. Wards niece, was
taken to the smallpox hospital just two
weeks ago.
Henry A. Ward, husband Of the sick
woman Is a clerk in the Post Office Depart
ment, but he has not been at his desk
since his niece was taken sick, having been
quarantined since that time.
About noon the case of the three patients
was reported, and when DR.. Walls, the
smallpox inspector, and DR.. o Malley went
to the house they found the mother and her
children suffering from an attack OF vario-
loid.
Health Officer Woodward gave orders for
their immediate removal to the hospital II
they consented to CO.
The patients in the hospital were re-
ported as improving, including Sarah
Thomas, the woman who has been critical
ly i'll for several days.
Yesterday afternoon the vaccine physt-
clans started their work vaccinating all
persons who have not been successfully
vaccinated within five years, and who are
willing to let them do it.
tients have been taken are still being close
ly guarded by special policemen to pre-
vent as far as possible, any spreading of
the disease from the houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
A Spanish Traveller Denies the Re-
ported Armenian Massacres.
HAS MADE A four OF KURDISTAN
Saw and Heard Nothing to War
rant the Charges
HE BLAMES THE MISSIONS

LONDON. January 9.-Senor Ximenes, a
well-known Spanish traveller. has just re-
turned here, after completing a geographic
mission for the Turkish government in
Kurdistan and Mesopotamia, which lasted
from March to November last. This gen.
tleman happened to be in the Armenian
province of Bitlis at tire time of the al
legged Sassoun disturbances. and he de-
clares that he neither saw nor heard any
thing to warrant the stories told Of Kurd-
ish atrocities.
Senior Nimenes remained a month at Con-
stantinopla. but while there. he refused
to discuss the matter in any FORM He Is
now in London with Woods Pasha. and no
longer has reason to remain silent He Is
disposed to lay much OF the blame for
the disturbed condition of Armenia on
the American missions in Asia Minor. He
says that they give the Armenians SUI
perficial education out Of all proportion
TO the needs of the community.
The pupils of these missions. he adds. are
never satisfied TO return to their homes
and work their land.
They continually speak of American Hber-
ty. In nearly every case. says Senior Nj
menes. the Armenian agitators are shown
to have been pupils of the missions.
Senior Ximenes further declared that the
statements that women and children were
tortured and outraged by either the Turkish
regulars or irregulars are untrue. The en-
tire affair. the traveller insists. was limited
TO local disturbance which was locally.
suppressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
NOT COMPLIED WITH.
RaIfrs nd fakes No Notice of an Order
by the CommissiOners.

Raiirs ad fakes No Notice of an Order
by the CommissiOners.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. according to a report made to the
Commissioners by Gen. Begss. has paid no
attention TO the order of October ~. 1891,
notifying IL TO comply with section 16, ar
ticle 10. of the Police Regulations. which
says:
whenever the grade of a steam railroad
track Is approximately even with the ada
cent surface. the line of the road shall be
securely closed on both sides with a sub
st1ntiaI fence. and all grade crossings. or
intersections of any steam railroad track
With streets or avenues shall be securely
guarded by a suitable gate, or guard erect
ed and maintained by the company owning
or operating such track"
Inspector Beggs says he has made an in
spection Of the road, and since the order
above referred to there has been no COM
pliance with the regulation relating to the
erection and maintenance of fences.
When this report was made. Capt. Fie-
beger promptly made the following in
dCrsement upon the papers. which was APP
proved by the Commissioners:
Il would recommend that the matter be
referred to the attorney for the District of
Cclurbil for opinion to the proper mode
of procedure to compel compliance with
this ordtr."
The Commissioners say they are deter
mined to compel the railroad to comply
with this order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09

,.ssa l. y 10 s5ssa
Government Bonds;.U s. IS, REGISTERED, liza
h. 1a i asfsa ASKED & !. iis, IS lid ' bid
District Of Columbia Bonds1soyear fund IS. LOT
s 1862 as9a Il SS Ws.s4 s,1 S ss
currency, 10 bid sess, funding; currency ll4s
0' M,sceaneess honds.Wassns tom and George
s sD haSss % ds so BID m s
asked Bel. Railroad s, & bid 50 asked Eck
s. io7 bid: ITO asked. washineton Gas Company
g. series 4. 1is bid Washington Gas COMPANY
sonr : 6. ,s6 bid W G. RcetTic ' Light eonT 3.
lsS bid -, Chesapeakc and Potomac Teiephone 6s.
Trust IS. and 8. 100 hid wasSlnston Market iSs
pany imp Is. los lid. Washington Market Com
Pany ext Ss, ISs hid Masonic Hall ASSOCIATION
100 bid. Washington Light Infantry ID Is. 100
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington. 200
90 $40 asked Bana Of the I'D Ress go bid
tial, 10 hid. 80 asked Farmsrs and Mechanics.
$50 bid 200 asked. Second, 1853 bid. las asked.
ers', los bid. Lincoln. e9,s bid. lo2 asked. Ohio.
Safe Deposit and Trust Compan.es.-Na Safe
Deposit and Trust: 100 bid. Washington Loan and
Trust, "a bid 1871 asked. Washington Safe De
posit. 100 asked. =
liAlirOau Stockf-MaS anu TepIEetOWns
DO bid. 80 asked Metropolitan. c. bid. 75 asked
Columbia. IS bid, G5 asked. Belt, 35 asked. Eek
inston, 81 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocn.-Washington Gas,
4S bid, 40 asked Georgetown Gas, 81 bid. L. s.
Electric Light, 127 bid, 12S asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's 43 asked. Frank
lin, Al bid SO asked Metropolitan, 40 bid, so
linston $50 bid, 1Go asked. German-American
1sS bid 10 Ss,0? Il 1s asf Fsops g
5is bid 81 asked. Lincoln, ~ bid, asked.
Commercial. Az bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-ReaI Estate Title. los
bid. Columbia Title. bid Washington Title.
Telephone Pennsylvania, % bid Chesa-
pcake and Potomac. so bid. 90 asked. American
Graphophone. Az bid, SIS asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage. 23 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-washington Market, IS
bid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid, 1i5 asked. Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat 30 bid. Lincoln
Hall, IS bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, 135 bid, $50
asked
sex div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
NATIONAL GUARD.
Deficiency Appropriations Asked for
by Gen. Ordway.

Deficiency Appropriations Asked for
by Gen. Ortlway.
Albert Ordway this afternoon submitted
to the Commissioners the following esti-
mate for deficiency appropriations for the
expenses of the militia of the District of
Columbia, under the act of Congress ap-
proved March 1. 1889:
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1895.
for rent, fuel, light. care. telephone service
and repair Of armories. $1.0T.6O.
For rifle practice and matches and for
rental and outfit of a rifle range, $500.
For Incidental expenses. $500.
For the fiscal year ending June 80. 1891.
To parry rent for armory, O29 D street.
$500. To pay Washington Market Com
pany for rent Of Center Market armory,
For the fiscal year ending June 30. 1901.
For rent OF New York Avenue Rink
armory, $500. For rent Of armory at
Washington Light Infantry Hall, $3.50.
For rent OF o Street armory, $500.
To pay Albert Ordway for horses during
the inauguration of President Harrison.
s72. To pay ALBERT Ordway for band Of
music escort, at Inauguration Of President
Harrison, $.64. ITO pay Albert Ordway for
field musico for iescort duty at inauguration
of President Harrison, ST. To pay Albert
Ordway for horses for use Of light bat
terry for escort duty to G.. A. R. Decoration
day 1889, $132.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


RECOMMENDATION Approved.
The Commissioners this afternoon ap-
proved the Recommendation of Health OFF,
Ger Wood yard, that House bill s22o. Ito
regulate the practice of medicine in the
District of Columbia" be not passed.
Frivates Appointed.
The Commissioners have appointed H. II.
Webb and Edward johnson additional pri-
Yates of the metropolitan police force.
The Commissioners have revoked the ap-
pointment of H. N. Cole as an additional
private Of the metropolitan police force in
the smallpox service.
Ready to Remove Garbage.
The Commissioners have received a letter
from the National Sanitary Company re-
ouesting that the contract with the Alfred
Richards Brick Company be terminated
and stating it's willingness to continue in
the removal of the city's garbage.
Bids Opened.
Bids were opened by the Commissioners
today for grading sidewalks on LIST street
extended The bidders were as follows:
Richard Horn, II cents per cubic yard
Andrew Gleason, 10 CENTS M. F. Tally. q
cents. and AlNsR Gleason, % IL cents per
cubic yard. .,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-09
Good Effect of the Delaware and
Hudson Dividend.
PRICES OF TEE COAL STOCKS Sent Or
The Changers Dull and Steady
Around First Prices.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, January IA pronounced
preference for a few of the recently active
specialties, namely, the several coal stocks
and Chicago Gas. detracted from the in
terest in the general market this morning
and resulted in unimportant changes in
value. The declaration of the usual per
cent dividend by the directors of DelawRre
and Hudson had beneficial influence on
the group of stocks first named, prices be-
ing improved from II TO - per cent. in
sympathy with a demand for which the
short interest was largely responsible. Jer-I
sey Central was less responsive to the i'm
proved tone noticeable aong its several
&C competitors. as the result Of strong opposi-
ton to the policy Of the management In
paying dividends from the surplus instead
Of actual earnings for the period to which
the disbursement Is credited.
The Changers were dull and steady
around first prices, the days advices from
Washington on the pooling bill being too
indefinite to stimulate activity. and nothing
Of Importance from regular sources mater
islizing. The street clearly indicated its
inGisposition to sell for short account in TIE
face of an overcrowded premium list, ana
is awaiting the announcement of the gold
eff1ux by Saturdays steamers before re-
Stunning activity. From present indications
the effect Of this announcement. unless de-
sirable legislation Is had in the meantime.
will be adverse to values, as arrangements
are in progress for the shipment OF up
ward of $3,Uo,00 at the close of the week.
Chicago Gas, owing to the urgent de-
mands Of disappointed short interest, was
marked up 11s per cent to 1914, the highest
point yet reached on the advance. The
confidence inspired by the knowledge tbs
the strong financial backing of Standard
Oil interests has been added to an already
meritorious industry promises well for the
future of this stock, both as an investment
and a speculation
. Sugar was DUH throughout the session.
but well held around first prices. The
regular annual meeting held at Jersey
City was attended by interests holding
proxies on 3S5,OO0 shares of stock. an
amount assuring the reelection Of the
present management. 1t is intimated that
the company will shortly publish a state.
n.ent showing steady falling of in earn.
ings since the new tariff law became opera
tive This action is so thoroughly incon-
sistent with the policy of the officers that
many are disposed to discredit the state
ment.