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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
No Orders for Extra Work at the
Navy Yard.
HALF THE FORCE OF employees GONE
Dismissed Because There Was
Nothing for Them to Do.
WHEN WORK is EXPECTED

An electric light plant has Just been es-
tablished at the Washington navy yard.
and it was tested last night for the first
time. The unusual illumination of the
buildings gave rise to all sorts Of sensa-
tional war stories, which are said at the
Navy Department to have no foundation
in fact.
No Orders for Extra Work.
Capt. Sampson. chief of the bureau Of
ordnance, who has direct supervision over
the affairs Of the navy yard, told a Star
reporter today that no orders have been
given for extra work or quick work at the
yard. and that. on the contrary. the work
has become so slack that 1t was necessary
yesterday to dismiss half the force employ
ed In the ordnance shop. The activity at
trely to the test of the new electric light
apparatus.
Work Now in Progress.
The principal work now in progress at
the yard is the construction of the arma-
ment for the battle ship Oregon, but its
completion will not require any increase
Of men or in the hours of labor. Capt.
Sampson said there Will be more activity
at the yard when the forgings are received
for the fifty 3-inch field pieces which are to
be assembled there, but these forgings are
not expected for several weeks yet. This
work will be sure to keep the regular force
busy for few months, but will not neces-
state the employment of any extra men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
PERSONALITIES MORE PRONOUNCED.
The Campaign i'm Maryland More Bit
ter Than mt First.


snsc,,, D,snatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, October 22-Messrs'
I,owndes and Hurst, respectively the re-
publican and democratic nominees 1or gov
ernor. left Baltimore this morning 1or
few DAYS campaigning on the eastern
shore. The two candidates ana their par
ties took the same train as far as Siay ton'
Del. The meeting of the nominees WINS
polite. lacked the cordiality they dispiayeo
earlier in the campaign. The candidates
sanarated at CLAYTON, Mr.. Lowndes going
to Easton where he will address a meetlnS
tonight, while Mr.. Hurst Will speak 10 ene
democrats at Chestertown.
1t is a noticeable fact that personanues
are coming more prominently INTO pay IN
the campaign. and an instance OF this oc-
Cured last night, when a well-knoWn
democratic worker arraigned the repuoh.
can candidates so eXtraVasantiy that al
the conclusion of the meeting he was as
saulted by one of his hearers. who took
aXcention TO the character of his remarks.
Senator Germans speech last night AZ
tracted 6 tremendous crowd. The address
was delivered in the seventeenth ward, the
hotbed Of democracy. Conservative demo-
Gratis regard portions OF the speech as sig
njficant of Mr. Gorman's attempt to excite
the tough element of the party on eiec-
ton day.
Senator German is busy today at demo-
cratic headquarters, comforting with the
leaders on the conduct of the campaign
during the remaining two weeks before
election To The Star correspondent he
said that he felt more confident now than
ever that not only would Mr.. Hurst be
elected, but that all the rest of the demo-
cratic state and city ticket would win; his
visits to the different sections of the state
had convinced him that the party In the
counties would vote the ticket. and that
the city would give the usual majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
MISS WILLARD REELECTED.
Practically No Opposition to the Head
Of the w. G.. T. u.

of the w. G. 4. U.
BALTIMORE, October 22.-Miss Frances
Willard was again elected president of the
W. G. T. U. at the annual election this
morning. with practically no opposition,
although complimentary votes were cast
for several other prominent workers. Other
officers were elected as follows:
Vice president at large, Mrs. L. NJ. n.
Stevens; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Katharine Lente Stevenson Of Massachu-
setts; recording secretary. Mrs. Clara H. C.
Hoffman of Kansas City, Mo-; assistant re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Frances ]. Beau
champ of Kentucky.
The days proceedings were opened with
the customary devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Miss Elizabeth Greenwood. and
the delegates were led il prayer by Moth
er" Thompson, the original temperance
crusader.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials showed that forty-three states were
represented, and that 42j persons were
present and entitled to vote.
Visitors were asked to retire from the
space assigned to the delegates, and tell
ers We're appointed-ten to collect and four
to count the votes.
After her election Miss Willard made a
brief and feeling address, thanking the
convention for the honors, and referring
to the long and pleasant period of associa-
tion between herself and the members of
the w. c. T. U. She also spoke of her re-
cent i'll health and the great benefits de-
rived from her trip abroad. The balloting
then proceeded, with the result mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
WHAT THE MAILS COST.
Annual Report of the Third Assistant
Postmaster General.

Annual Report of the Third Assistant
Postmaster General.
Postal receipts were $76,9S3, 12S last year
and the outgo $50, 100, 172, the excess of ex-
pense being s9,s07,044, according to Third
Assistant Postmaster General Craige's re-
port.
Not counting outstanding liabilities or the
earnings of the subsidized Pacific roads
(s1, 1896. 739, comparisons with the statistics
of the year ending June 30, 1891, show an
increase of receipts amounting to $1,9o2,6l9
and an increase of expenditures of $780,
75S
The principal items of expenditure We're
Postmasters' salaries, s16,OI?,50s; clerks IN
post Offices S9,4l4,135; free delivery service,
Sl2 139O92; railroad mail transportation,
So6, 429 747; star route transportation, So,-
753. 579; mail messenger transportation, ST.
1872 $50; railway postal car service, s2946,
G39; railway postal clerks, s7,103.025; for
eign mails, H,171, ,455.
The principal items Of revenue were: Let
ter postage paid in money made up of bal
ances from foreign countries. sl35,sls; box
rents, s2,509,949: sale of postage stamps.
stamped envelopes newspaper wrappers
and postal cards, $73. .44o; money order
business, SSH, OBS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
Personal Mention.

E. NJ. Fairchild of Troy and DR.. W. NJ.
Brundage of Albany, N. Y, are guests at
the Riggs.
F. ]. Gould of New York is at the Riggs
House.
Mr.. John F. olmstead is registered at
Pages from New York
]. A. Woods and George H. Harrison of
New York are at Pages.
Robert B. Moorman of Virginia is a re-
cent arrival at Pages.
Misses Madge and Jennie De Shields of
Maryland are at the Shoreham.
Mr.. Frederick Grinnell, one Of the leading
men of New Bedford, Mass, accompanied
by his wife, is stopping at the Shoreham.
Among arrivals at the Shoreman are Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Ray of New York, John
Floler of Manchester. England. and Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Smith of st. Louis.
A distinguished party of Baltimoreans at
the Normandie consists of Mr. Enoch
Pratt, the philanthropist and Mrs. Pratt,
Mrs. Fl. 7. James, Mrs. NJ. N. Perry, Miss
Sophie Hyde, Miss Catherine Hyde and
Miss Susie Keith.
Mrs. James B, Case and Miss Case of
Boston are at the Normandie.
P. Biait and H. Noirot of Paris are at the
Normandie.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Sonneborn of
New York are at Chamberlin'S.
Frederick w. Lawrence and Miss A. Law
renee of London are at the Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Brooke. Miss Efie
Ellis and Miss Verona Brooke of Boston
are sojournins at the Arlington.
Charles F. Russell and Francis G. Pea
body Of Weston. Mass, are at the Airing
ton.
A. w. Stark and wife of Norfolk and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Homer of Old Point are
recent arrivals at the Raleigh.
Rev. c. w. Wendte, leading Unitarian
clergyman Of the Pacific coast, Is at the
Raleigh.
Rev. ]. H. Allen of the Harvard Divinity
School is guest at the Raleigh.
Representative S. E. Payne of New York
is at the Hotel NormaEdie. where he has
engaged apartments for the winter.
Mr.. Edward L. Reckard, private secre-
tary to the Postmaster General, has gone
to New York for a few days.
Bishop Hurst has left the city for Hack
ettStown, N. j., where he will preach the
sermon at the Inauguration tomorrow of
President Ferguson of the Collegiate Insti-
tute at that place
Rev. DR.. Beiler, the vice chancellor of
the American University. will deliver the
address this evening at the convention of
League at Dayton, Ohio.
Maj. Joseph X. Corson, surgeon, is visit
inb friends at 1925 Q street.
Col. Peter c. Hams, corps of engineers;
Maj. F. H. Phipps and Capt. J. c.. Ayres,
ordnance department, are in the city in
attendance on the meeting of the board of
ordnance and fortifications
Lieut.. H. S. Chase of the navy is stop
ping with friends at 1911 Riggs place. He
is on sick leave.
Mr.. E. o. Graves, formerly of the Treas
ury Department and now of Seattle, Wash,
is on visit to this city.
Mr.. John Tweedale. chief clerk of the
War Department, has returned from a
months visit to Bristol, r. 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
BISHOPS PASTORAL LETTER.
1t is Read to the EpiscOpnlfan Com
NentiOn.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October 22-The
met in joint session this afternoon as the
final act of a very busy three weeks ses-
sion. The pastoral letter prepared by tho
bishops was read by Bishop Littlejohn Of
Long Island. The document is addressed to
the clergy and laity of the church and con-
tains some 1900 words. The bishops refer
to the successful deliberations Of the con-
vention, to the progress in the work of re-
vising the constitution and canons and to
the need of more systematic and general
contributions for the work Of the church..
A paragraph is devoted to the heroic SELF
sacrifice of the missionaries in China and
to a justifica ton of the church's policy in
keeping them there and sending more TO
join them in the work. The fact that four
new dioceses and two new missionary Juris-
dictionS have been created is pointed to as
an evidence of the healthy growth of the
church at home The bishops are hopeful
of immediate or general results In the
spreading of the sentiment for unity
throughout Christendom. The bishops COM
plain that while the theological schools are
turning out many graduates, and candidates
for orders about as numerous as ever,
there is lack Of self-Sacrificing men will
ing to spread the faith in foreign and
heather lands. The progress of the work
among the Afro-Americans is noted ana It's
needs pointed out
The woes of the sister church in Armenia
are sympathized with. The spirit of unrest
in the land is commented on and the rem
edy for it is declared to be accessible in the
church.
Fully third Of the letter is devoted to q
discussion of certain tendencies in the
church toward ritualism and on the other
hand toward too great liberality. unau-
thorized methods of celebrating communion
and other offices of the church are severely
rebuked and the letter makes the sgnif-
cant statement:
I'VE are indeed between two perilous
tendencies On the one hand there is de-
mand for concessions which will make 1t
easy for members of Christian bodies not
in Communication with the church to enter
her ministry, to transfer themselves bodily
as congregations with feeble guards OF
soundness in their forms of worship. On the
other hand there is plea put torth py some
to enter into negotiations with the bishop
of Rome with view to reunion, which Is
now known to be possible only by absolute
submission to his unscriptural and unlawful
demands The wise thing for us to do Is to
hold fast to our position"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
GREAT DRITAIN's DEMAND.
1t Implies Right to the Territory Now
In Dispute.


In Dispute.
Great Britain's course in the Venezuelan
matter is construed in diplomatic circles to
mean that the refusal to resort to arbitra-
ton will be persisted in by Lord Salisbury
and that he will proceed to settle in his own
way with Venezuela, leaving it for the Uni
ted States to act as she pleases after the
thing is done.
Lord Salisbury's contention, it is believed
is that the United States cannot assume
that there is any intention to encroach upon
Venezuelan territory, but must wait until
there is an overt act committed.
The whole question Of the ultimatum de-
pends upon the extent of the British terri
torial jurisdiction. The only grounds, as 1t
appears, for demand by England for
reparation is that the arrests were made
upon British territory. To concede that
repara ton is due England is to concede
that she has jurisdiction over the territory
Otherwise the men arrested were invading
Venezuelan territory and their arrest was
not only proper. but an apology for the in
vason should be made by England.
1t is regarded evident that Lord Sails
bury is trying to get favorable decision
of the main question through the acknowl-
edgment of the propriety Of the British
position as to the subordinate question
The United States yielded so far in the
Corinto affair that Lord Salisbury is trying
to open a way to the avoidance of the Mon
roe doctrine by presenting fictitious
analogy between the two question:
The best diplomatic Judgment is that
conditions are rapidly approaching which
will compel the United States to decide be-
tween an,ineNorable policy OF forcing Eng
land hack to her original possessions, and,
on the other hand entering into alli-
ance with England for practically a joint
rrotectorate over this continent 1t is even
intmated that We are already face to face
with this alternative, and that this explains
the semi official declaration in London that
England would be ready to stand by the
United States in enforcing the Monroe doc
trine.
Not Received Mt Caracas.
Great Britain's demand has not yet
reached Caracas, as is evident from the
fact that Minister Andfade has not yet
heard from his government on the subject.
President Crespo, who has been absent
from the capital on vacation, has started
back for the purpose. it is believed. of
hlllng the four vacancies in his cabinet
which occurred recently. One of these
new officers is the minister of foreign af
fairs. There is no doubt entertained here
of his predecessors, as no ministry or s.d-
which did not make resistance to British
aggression its foremost policy
In NenezuelaS answer to the first de-
nand for reparation on the Uruan Incl
dent Minister Rojas said that the repara-
tion was refused because it would be a sur
render of all claims Venezuela ever had
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
COREAN TROUBLE.
Departure of the Petrol Indicates That
1t Is Over.

Departure of the Petrol Indicates That
1t Is Over.
Acting Secretary McAdoo received cable
message this morning from Captain Folger
commanding the naval forces at Chemulpo
Corea, saying that the gunboat Petrol left
there this morning for Cheefoo China. He
says nothing whatever in regard to the po-
litical situation in Corea. The departure Of
the Petrol Is significant, however, inasnuch
as she was sent there at the outbreak Of the
trouble resulting in the assassination of the
queen to reinforce the cruiser Yorktown in
the protection of American interests. The
trouble was so serious that 1t was found
necessary to send body of marines to Seoul,
the capital, to guard the United States lega-
ton, which seemed likely to become point
of attack because some of the leaders Of
the defeated party had sought asylum there.
The departure of the Petrol would therefore
seem to indicate that the trouble is practi-
cally over, with no prospect of q renewal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
PAY OF THE AR M Y
Annual Report of Gen. Stanton, the Pay
master General.
Amount of Money Disbursed to on
GERS and Enlisted Men During
the Last Fiscal Year.

The report Of Gen. Stanton, paymaster
general, for the fiscal year ended June 80.
1895. shows hat on July l, 1894, officers of
the pay department were charged with
public funds aggregating $1,031 ,726; that
there were received during the year from
appropriations, ETC., $14, So. .316. making the
total balances and receipts 1854. .O44.
There was expended on account of the
pay of the army s13. 900. .631: on account of
mileage to officers, pay Of Military Acad-
emy. pay of volunteers 0reasury certifi-
cates), deposits to credit United States
treasury, ETC., s12, ,2O4 81, leaving balance
charged to officers on June 30, 1895, of
$1,O16319.
Mileage During the Year.
The amount appropriated for mileage for
the fiscal year 1895 was $4,000, of which
sum 1927 635.25 was expended during the
year, leaving balance of s12,364. OF this
latter sum about 5000 has been disbursed
since June 30, 1895, upon orders issued
prior to that date. leaving an actual bal
ance On hand of about $4,000.
Soldiers Deposits.
The amount deposited by soldiers during
the year was s4356O less than for the pre-
vious year. yet the number of deposits was
increased by 800, thus showing that the
deposit system is looked upon favorably
by the enlisted men, and it is thought that
the system of deposits tends to lessen de-
sertions and is conducive to better disci-
pline
Since the date of the last annua! report
the number of enlisted men on the retired
list has increased from S92 to 996, an in
crease of 104.
Pay of Volunteers.
During the past fiscal year the expendi-
lures on account of pay Of volunteers was
$624, $40, being an increase of s212, 76O over
the preceding year. The making of these
payments required the writing of over
1900 checks, covering more than 1900
vouchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
Hotel Arrivals.

Willard's-Jas. j. Feeley. Geo. Bailey,
New York; Joseph Gregg, Chicago.
Riggs-R. B. Crane and wife, Toledo;
Geo. w. Coke. Boston; E. w. Fairchlld,
Troy; William Wallace, Philadelphia; Rich
ard Norton. Chicago; Geo. C. Wright, Low
ell, Mass.
Page-John A. Woods, New York; r. B.
Mooreman. Roanoke; Mr.. ard Mrs. KIM
ball, Boston.
Shoreham-Mr and Mrs e. B. Smith, ST.
Louis; D. J. Tompkins, Brooklyn; r. I.
Loving and E. Gerry Brown and wife, Bos-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ray, New York
Arlington-T. -T.DeWitt Talmage and daugh-
ter, Brooklyn; Rev. VIM. II. johnson, Cam
bridge; J. Arthur Brand, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
V. Higgins. London; G. F. Wells. Boston,;
F. w. Smith. Brooklyn.
Normandie-Mr. jas. B. Case and wife,
H. F. SerGer and wife, Boston; Thos. j.
Norris, Baltimore; G. Wilfred Pearce, New
York.
National-W. H. Foss. Boston; ]. H. Keer,
Milwaukee; S. jacobson and Fl. d. Deus
cher, New York; c. w. Edwards, Albany.
st. James-John D. Roberts and wife,
Mrs. John Dibert and Mrs. J. NJ Campbell
Johnstown; A. Marshall and wife. Brook
lyn.
Metropo,itan-T F. Powers, New York;
B. H. Moss, Orangeburg, S. c.; MIR. and
Mrs. II. c. Cheney, Providence, r. l.; DR..
]. Nichols, California.
Raleigh-A w. Stark and wife, Norfolk; /;
E. H. Wells and E. NJ. C. Davis, New York
Cochran-W. A. Jackson, jr., Baltimore;
Mrs. NJ. A. Powers. Boston; J. l. Mayer,
Mass: Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hamilton.
Bridgeport, Conn.
acknowledgements E. J. Hill, Nor
walk. Conn: F. w. Sweezey and wife, Port
Jarvis, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Park
Macon, Ca; Geo. L. CLANCY and wife, AT
lanta, Ga.
Congressicnal-P. ]. Challen and Neil
Bryant, New York; ]. B. Mcdonnell, Hart
ford, Conn.
Oxford-C. A. Manchester, Pennsylvania !;
P. w. Heroy, CIV. Weber and d. T. Thom-
as. jr., New York: Col. J. K. Eppley, San
Jose CAL; o. w. Weaver, city.
Ebbitt House-T. c. jackson and E. c..
Maj shall and wife. Boston; VIM. T. Har-
vey, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
TO BUILD ON + STREET.
MIR. Mclean Purchases a Lot on the
Corner of 10th Street.

sale of property on F street has just
teen effected which will excite considerable
interest. 1t is a corner lot on that thor
oughfare, and it is understood that the
purchaser intends to improve it by the
erection of business building. The prop
erty is at the northwest corner of 10th and
f streets and was purchased, through
George E. Easterday, real estate agent.
by Mr.. John r. Mclean, who paid the
owner. R. Goldschmid, a consideration of
$4,000, which is at the rate of $42.56 per
square foot. The lot has rather narrow
frontage, being only 16 feet IL inches,
with depth of only Il feet The total
area is ,163 square feet
Mr.. +. l.. Lorng of New York, who is
the oWner of The building 1927 F street, is
in the city consulting with, his agent, r. j.
kirkpatrick, and considering plans for the
erection of a new building on this site. 1t
is the intention of Mr.. Loring to push this
improvement forward and erect a hand
some business building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
DECK-PLATE TESTS.
Results of Experiments Made ut In
dun Head Yesterday.

dian Head Yesterday.
The naval ordnance officers have found
that the annealed nickel steel deck plates
row in use are superior to Harveyized
plates for the purpose of deck protection.
At Indian Head yesterday three Of these
Harveyized plates, three inches thick, made
by Carnegie. were set at an angle of 10
degrees, or about the same angle they
present to fire when in place on a ships
protective deck, and were fired at by an
eiSht-inch rifle, the shot having a velocity
of 1.I50 feet per second. The hard plates
were fractured at the point OF impact and
pieces were driven through the plate and
backing. The soft, untreated plates under
like tests are bulged downward, but de-
fleet the shot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
CLAY BOLTS HARDIN.
to Support Free silver
Candidate.

LOUISVILLE, KY. October 22-Cassius
NJ. Clay, jr., of Paris, KY, who made the
race for the nomination for governor Of
Kentucky with General P. Wat Hardin,
the democratic candidate, and was defeated
in the convention by a small majority,
is out today in a letter to the democratic
campaign committee refusing to speak in
behalf of Hardin, the free silver candidate
on sound money platform. He charges
Hardin with repudiating the democratic
conventions platform, and will not vote for
him.
He also states in his letter that a change
in the control of affairs at Frankfort, the
adjustment of the stale mouse ring, would
be great benefit to the state.
The card Is not bitter In tone. but is the
plain statement of a sound money candi-
date who objects to reputation OF the
sound money platform by free silver
candidate.