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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
PROPOSED BRIDGE.
Arguing for Memorial Structure
Across Potomac.

Arguing IOf McmOfINI Stfuctufe
Across Potomac. ,,
Ex-senator John b. Henderson, of Mis-
souri,, Mr.. ]. E. Clements, Col. }. e. Sickels.
Frank Hume. G. w. Mankins. George
Kearney and A. T. Hickman called at the
rccm of the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce this morning to
have a talk with Chairman Wise upon the
bill for the proposed bridge across the POto-
mac river from the old naval observatory
grounds to the Arlington reservation. One
consideration which Is being urged upon
Congress for the construction Of this bridge
by the government is the advantage which
the United States will derive from the ap-
preciaticn Of the waste land which 1t owns
upon the Virginia side. There are several
hundred acres of uncultivated and unused
land in the Arlington reservation, and. the
advocates of the bridge say that this land
would Immediately become salable as
building lots upon the construction of the
bridge. 1t is claimed that the cost of the
bridge would be defrayed many times over
by the sale of the land thus made market
able - q
1t Is understood that there is a DISPOSE
ton Upon the part of some of the men,
bers OF the committee to require the Dis
trict TO pay half the cost of the bridge;
upon the ground that while 1T is true the
government will Use the bridge to a great
extent and derive a great deal of advan-
the residents of Virginia are also vitality
interested in it, the District should pay be-
cause the bridge affords access to Wash
ingtCn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
JUDGE WILSON'S RETIREMENT.
1t VIII Take Place ON Saturday Owing
to Age Limitation.

1t VIII Take Place ON Saturday Owing
to Age Limitation.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, January 2.-Judge
John T. Vinson of Rockville. associate
judge of the sixth judicial circuit, called on
Gov. Brown today AMI notified him that ha
would retire from the bench on Saturday,
owing to the fact thas on Sunday next, the
9Th instant he would be seventy years old.
and would be constitutionally disqualified
from holding the place any longer. The
last session of the general assembly res
fused on partisan grounds to extend judge
Wilson's term, owing to the fact that he ia
a republican.
Gov. Brown says that he will not appoint
Judge Wilson's successor until he has heard
from the people Of the circuit. The candi.
dates for the appointment are State Sens
ator Hattersley, w. Talbot and Messrs.
Thomas Anderson, VIM. V. Bowie end
Henderson, all democrats AS the other
Judges of the circuit, McSherry and Lynch.
are both residents of Frederick county, &C.
cording to the constitution. Judge WILSON'S
successor must be resident of Montgonl-
cry county.
Ex-senator Edward Wooten called on the
governor today to urge the appointment OK
Mr. Thomas Anderson. his brother-in-law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
THE SIOUX INDIANS.
Conference of Agents to Meet i'm This
City.

City.
Some time ago the Department of the In
terror began to realize that it's Indian pol
icy lacked In plan and purpose. With
view to blocking out plan of action and
getting light on the needs of the Indian.
with especial reference to the Sioux ma
tion. the Secretary of the Interior issued a
call for conference to convene on the
1th instant, at which there should be pres
ent himself. Judge Browning, commissioner
of Indian affairs. and the agents from the
Sioux agencies of Standing Rock, Crow
Creek, Lower Brule. Cheyenne River, Rose
bud and Pine Ridge, and also the agents
from the Chippewa agency of White Earth,
the Shoshone agency La Poin,a and Fort
Berthold. The unsatisfactory condition OF
the Indians at Pine Ridge and Rosebud
agencies. so far as agriculture is concern
the department for some time. The agents
will discuss this matter thoroughly. The
question of irrigation will be discussed,
would be advantageous. a great irrigation
scheme may be recommended. Cattle rails
ing will come in for it's share of considera-
tion. The conference will probably last
several days. and 1t is believed will be pro-
ductive of much good in the direction of
suggestions looking to solution of the
vexing Sioux problem. The agents who
have already arrived in the city are Capr.
Roe from Shoshone agency. Lieut.. Mercer
from La Pointa and Capt. Clapp from Fort
Berthold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
ARMY AND NAVY CHANGES.

An Unusual Number of Retirements to
Take Place This Year.
The year just opened Will be marked In
its progress by an unusual number Of i'm
portant changes IN the army and navy, as
the result OF retirements in all grades,
from the highest to the lowest.
Maj. Gen. ]. NJ. Schof1eld, commanding
the army. will be placed en- the retired list
September o. Maj. Gen. A. Med. Nc
Cook, commanding the Department of Col
orado, will leave the active list April %.
The corps Of engineers and the pay corps
lose their two ranking oficers-Brig. Gen
T. L. Casey. chief Of engineers, who will
retire May 10. and Brig. Gen. William
Smith, paymaster general, March 26. Col
G. H. Mendell. engineer corps, will retire
October II, and Col H. L. Abbot August
13. Other officers of this corps who will be
relegated to the retired list are Col c. B.
Comstock. February g. and Col G. H. FL
liott, March 81. Maj. William H. Eckels
of the pay corps will retire on February IL.
In the quartermaster generals depart
ment Col. H. G. Hodges will be dropped
from the active list January IA, and Col.
]. D. Bingham May 16. In the medical de-
partment Col. ]. r. Smith will retire April
1S, and Maj. r. S. Vickery December {.
Lieut.. Col. j. N. Gilman. assistant commits
sary general, will retire November IL, and
Lieut.. Col. William Winthrop deputy judge
advocate general, August 3.
The line officers Of the army who will be
relegated to the retired list are Capt. w.
N. Tisdall, first infantry, april 6; Col. e.
c. Mason, third infantry, May 81; Capt.
G. L. Lain, fourth infantry. February 10;
Col. P. T. Swaine. twenty-second infantry,
January p; Capt. F. NJ. Cromdall, twelfth
infantry, May II; Capt. r. L. Livingston,
third artillery, February II. and Capt. Os-
car Filing, third cavalry, August 8. Post
Chaplain ]. D. Parker will retire Septem-
Der 8.
The only rear admiral to retire this year
is Admiral Jas. A. Greer, president of the
naval examining board, who will be rele-
gated to the retired list February %. Com
modore E. E. Potter will retire May g. OF
the staff officers, Medical Director R. c.
Dean will be first to retire, on May 27
Medical Director A. L. Gihon, the ranking
officer of his corps, follows on September
2s. Pay Inspector Goldsborough will be the
only officer Of his corps to retire during
the year. His active duties will end on
October 8. The engineer corps will lose
three officers by retirement, Chief En-
gineers Elijah Laws on March 20. B. B. H
Wharton on June 49, and Thomas William
son on August 8. Engineer-in-Chief- Mel
ville's term Of office as chief of the bureau
of engineering will expire on August 8, but
it is generally believed that he will be re-
appointed for third term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Medals Of Honor Awarded.

Assistant Secretary Doe has awarded a
medal OF honor to William H. Wilmington
of Jackson, Mich, brevet brigadier general,
for distinguished gallantry In voluntarily
remaining on the field under heavy fire at
the battle of Bull Run, July, 1861, to aid
and succor his superior officer, Gen. o. y.
Wilcox, who had fallen from a wound, re-
sulting In the capture of both officers
A medal has been awarded to j. c. Julius
Langbein, late of company B, ninth New
York volunteers, Hawkins zouaves, in vol
UNFAIRLY going to the aid of wounded
officer under heavy fire at the battle of
Camden, n. c., April, 1862. -.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Importation of American Live Cattle
Forbidden.
|EFAILATING ON THE UNITED STATES
Germany's Fight for Her Sugar
Industry.
W HAT Is SAID HERE

CHICAGO, January 2-Nelson Morris has
a cablegram from his agent at Antwerp
that the Belgian government has prohibited
the importation OF live cattle from the
United States. on the ground that pleuro.
pneumonia is prevalent in this country
This closes all the ports of continental
Europe against American cattle and beef
products, and leaves to the exporter only
the British market, which in its present
condition is not a desirable one. This is In
addition to the embargo on dressed beef
and packed goods. which has been In force
in most of the European countries for
some time.
According to Mr.. Morris, Belgium iH
merely following the lead Of Austria Ger
many, France and other European nations
in taking retaliatory measures against the
United States for the abolition of the reci-
procity treaties. under which their sugar
industry prospered.
Oficials, Of the Department OF Agriculture
said that they were not surprised at the
action of Belgium in excluding American
cattle from her ports. She is one of the
countries closely allied with Germany In
her commercial interests and it was ex-
pected that she would follow the example
of her more powerful neighbor in this mat
ter as Denmark has already done. 1t 10
believed that Germany has been bringing
her influence to bear upon adjoining ma
tions to effect the complete exclusion Of
American meats. While this belief is not
susceptible of proof it is thought that itS
accuracy would be strikingly demonstrated
by the promptness with which Europe
would decide that our meats are pure IL
Congress should abolish the sugar duties.
DR.. Salmon, chief of the bureau of ami.
NAL industry, says that there has been no
pleuro-pneumonia in the United States for
two years and that the several cases which
foreign inspectors have thought they dis.
covered have been proven by investigation
to be false alarms.
The department has furnished to the
State Department statements of the thor
oughness of the American system of in
spection and expert proof Of the impossi-
bility of the transmission of Texas fever.
the first alleged cause for the existing
meat complications.
Some of the agricultural officials are in
clined to believe that the faction of the
German parliament which opposes the ex-
clusion policy Of the agrarians may sue
ceed and that the possibilities of tariff
war may be averted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
FOUR MURDERERs ESCAPE.
Sawed Through the Bars of . Ten.
neasee County jail.

Sawed Through the Bars of . Tena
nessee County Jail.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. January "a J.
L. Roddick, Andrew Winter, George Alex
ander and c. D. Kiger, held for murder.
and confined In the county jail, made their
escape last night by saving the bars.
The escape was effected some time be-
tween o'clock last night and o'clock
this morning. 1t is supposed that Winters,
who was intrusted with the keys to the
cage, released the other men during the
night, and with the aid Of a saw, furnished
by friends on the outside, they were able
to saw the bolts of the fire escape door.
Officers are in pursuit of the fugitives,
all of whom are awaiting trial Roddick
was charged VI it'll the murder Of Deputy
United States Marshal Smith at Tracy
City; Alexander with killing two men in
Lincoln county; Kger was recently con-
victed of the murder of Buck Smith in
Rutherford county and Winters was await.
ing trial on the charge of killing a toll
gate keeper in Davidson county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
NJ ED BY FROS 7
Southern Fruit and Vegetable Crop Will
Be Short.
Local COmmission Merchants ON the
Failure-Ormnges From Calif0r-
mia and Abroad.

The frcsts In the gulf states have hurt
the market very considerably. Oranges
are becoming a bit scarce. and the pros
ptct Is that there will be considerable dill
Guilty in getting supplies OF the early vege-
tables that usually come about this time
from the far southern states. The report
is verified that the entire Grange crop in
Florida Is destroyed One Of the leading
commission merchants said today that he
has had private advices that go to show
that the loss is complete. A resident OF
this city, he said, told him this morning
that his own grove, which has very
large annual output will not give bushel
of oranges this year on account OF the
sudden and intense cold that swept over
the state last week. '"-[
AS yet the effect Is not very marked, for
there has not been time for the freishts
coming in to be affected by the disaster.
1t is likely that by the first part OF next
week the supply will begin to run short,
and then there may be quite an orange
famine. There is, however, another source
OF supply and that is the California grove,
which is sufficiently prolific to furnish
fruit for large part of the country. OW-
ing to the great difference in freight rates,
however, the Florida oranges have the
call on the eastern markets. There is not
oranges except in just such emergencies
as this. Then, too, there is sure to be
great importation of Sicily oranges, winch
are quite abundant this year, 1t Is re-
ported Jamaica, too, furnishes quite
supply early in each season, until the
Florida crop has got under way. and then
the importations from the islands begin to
drop off. -
The foreign fruit cannot compete with
the domestic stock, owing to the cost of
transportation. ..' .'-... '.'-
1t would seem that there is an effort be-
ing made by some orange operators IN
California to corner the market there In
view of the Florida disaster. Reports have
come east from San Bernardino, Call. to
the effect that within the last few days
buyers of the fruit have been active in
picking up choice lots at an advantageous
price. The news of the frOsts in Florida
caused rise from 80 cents to 81 box.
Extra fine grades are being held by the
growers at from s1.10 to s1.5O a box.
1t is the opinion of the merchant with
whom The Star reporter talked today that
any effort to corner the market will result
sadly for the operators. for the Sicilian
and Jamaica supply is too easily reached.
Beans, cabbageS and some other yege-
tables are being received in small guam
titles, and 1T is thought that the frosts will
have the effect of cutting off this supply
for a time The shortage would not be
felt here for a week yet. Cabbages may
have been saved. for they are not so sus
ceptible to the froSts as the other earlv
growths. If there was time to cover them
with straw especially, they could have been
far the vegetables were injured. If they
were wholly destroyed there will be de-
lay In the general supplies of at least
month. .,ft-. -t.- -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
TOOK WHISKY AND MORPHINE.

Suicide of. Charles Kohler OF San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2.-Charles
Kohler, head of the firm OF Kohler & Froh.
ling, leading wholesale wine merchants Of
this city, committed suicide at the Ham
nam baths early this morning by means Of
morphine.
He had been drinking a great deal, and
a year ago took the Keely cure. He began
to drink again and to such an extent that
a few days ago he was deprived of the
right to issue checks on behalf Of the firm.
This preyed upon his mind SO that he end
ed his life. He was very well known in
this city and throughout the state. About
a month ago Kohler attempted to commit
suicide by the same drug in the same
place. He placed the morphine In a quart
OF whisky which he drank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
ASKED CARLISLE,S REMOVAL.

Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan, Representing
New York Bunkers, Made the Request.
The statement is made this afternoon.
with strong evidence of truth, that ]. Pier
pont Morgan, the New York banker. called
upon President Cleveland Monday, repre-
senting certain New York bankers. and
made a formal request for the removal of
Secretary Carlisle from the cabinet.
The grounds for his request are under
stood to be that the Secretary has not
kept faith with the bankers, through whose
agency the bond issue was foated, and that
he was not demonstrating suitable capacity
in handling the financial sanairs of the
country. -
It is understood that the President did
not say anything to Mr. Carlisle about the
matter until yesterday, when he notified
him of Mr.. Morgan's visit aa'l The details
of his demand, and said that this had not
changed his feeling toward the Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill ts> BE Reported to Committee
Shortly.

The House subcommittee on appropria-
tions having charge of the District appro-
priation bill expect to meet This week and
try to close their work on the bill and re-
port 1t to the full committee. Mr.. Dockery
OF the subcommittee, who has been in Mis-
souri, during the holiday recess, Is expect
ed to return to Washington this evening or
tomorrow morning. Gen. Cogswell of Mas
sachusetts, who has been very III at lis
home in Salem for two months, returned to
the city this week and will resume his
congressional duties.
1t is understood that not great deal of
work remains to be done upon't the BILL and
1t will probably be reported to the full
committee and to the House before the
end of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
SUGAR IMPORTERS HEARING.
A Committee to Meet Secretary Car.
IISIc mt the Treasury Tomorrow.

Secretary Carlisle tomorrow will give a
hearing to n committee of the Sugar I'M
% rters' Association of New York on sew
eral customs questions affecting their in
terests. One of these questions to be argued
will be that of determining the value of
imported sugars. The present law fixes an
advaIorem rate and in no case is the
value of the sugar to be rated lower than
the invoice price. 1t will be contended
that In many cases the invoice price is
higher than the poldTiscope test would
warrant. The committee will ask that
some uniform meth )i of determining value
be adopted Among the importers who
will be present are George Mosle. chairman,
and John Farr. secretary of the commit
tee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
The Minneapolis.

In order to save the big cruiser Minne-
apolis from possible danger from drifting
ice in the Delaware river. that vessel has
been ordered to leave her anchorage off
League Island as soon as possible and to
proceed to Norfolk. Chief Naval Con-
structor Hichborn, who has just returned
from an official visit to the League Island
navy yard, reports that the vessel is appar-
emily ready for sea, but is tied up at the
dock to escape the ice drift as much as
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Appointments mt the Navy Yard.

The Secret. v of the Navy today ap-
pointed Fl. {. Giles to be master mechanic
at the Washington gun foundry, In place
of NJ. A. Lynch, who was recently pro-
NOTED to the foremanship Of the gun
shops. At the recent examination to fill
the last named place Mr.. Giles made a
high average, and was second to Mr..
Lynch, the successful competitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Interior Department Changes.

Interior Department Changes.
The following official changes in the De-
partment of the Interior were announced
today:
Patent offlce-Appointments: Harry W.
Bowen Of Massachusetts, fourth assistant
examiner. 100: Robert c. Schoenborn Of
Maryland. model attendant, $500. Promo
tion: Clifford X. Bergman of Kentucky,
model attendant, $500. to copyist, $780,
Resignation: Henry G. Strong Of Wiscon-
sin fourth assistant examiner, 1920.
Pension office-Resignation: Giles c.
Rush Of Illinois, clerk, 81 GOO.
Geological survey-Appointment: Rich
ard NJ Webster of kentucky, clerk, $780,
General land olice-Appointment: Fred'k
T. Livings Of Indiana, transcriber, 5000.
Office of Indian Observation-Disclosures
Crawford I. johnson of Tennessee. copy
list, $500. Promotions: Frank Govern Of
New York, clerk, $1,000 to $1,000: Miss
Fannie Cadel of Maryland copyist. 5000. to
clerk. $1,000. designations: Mrs. Marilla
Wakefield of Massachusetts, and Samuel
E. De Haven of Missouri, clerks, 81 200.
VIM. Hamilton of Pennsylvania, assist
ant general agent of education in Alaska,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
senator Dolph Confident.

PORTLAND. Greg, January 2.-Senator
]. H. Dolph has arrived here from WASH
inRton to remain until after the election OF
a United States Senator by the legislature,
which meets January IA. Senator Dolph 70
confident of reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Testing u Rifle.

three-inch rifle, with Fletcher breech
mechanism, manufactured at the Washing
ton navy yard, Is undergoing test at the
naval proving grounds today, similar to
that to which the briggs gun Of the same
caliber was recently subjected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Col. Lieber VIII Succeed Swain.

1t Is expected that the nomination of
Col Guido Norman Lieber to be judge ad-
vocate general of the army, to succeed
Gen. Swain. retired. will be sent to Con-
gress tomorrow. Col. Lieber is at present
acting judge advocate general, a position
he has filed since 1884.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02

The President has approved the recon-
mendations of the examining boards look
ing to the promotion to the next higher
grades Of Lieut.. A. ". Wadhams, Surgeon
Jos. B. Parker and Assistant Surgeon L. H.
Stone, United States navy. --
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
SENATOR wOLCOTT NOMINATED.

Joint Caucus of the Republican Legfss
lntors of Colorado.
DENVER, Col, January 2.-The republi-
can memLers of the legislature In joint
session last night unanimously nominated
u. S. Senator Wolcott to succeed himself.
The Senator'S reelection being thus Sc
cured. his quarters In this city have been
closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Treasury Receipts.

National bank notes received for re-
demption today, $780, ,5O7. Government re-
ceipts-from internal revenue, $47S.975;
customs s345. .O33; miscellaneous. $69.624.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
The Wyoming Surveyor GeneraIship.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. January 2.-Surveyor
General Biekford does not intend to sur
render his Office to Gen. Thompson. ap-
pointed his successor, without a fight.
General Thompson has telcgraphed friends
at Washington &c look after his interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02

tee proof Of fee puooins is
in De eating Besferoap's
Star contained 81 columns
Of advertisements. tnaoe up
Of $40 separate announces
fnenfs. t8ese advertisers
fought pu86eifr-nof n,erefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Personal Mention.

First Lieut.. C. B. Baker. seventh in
fantry, aid-de-camp to Gen. McCook, is
stopping at 1741 Q street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
Innk Receiver Appointed

The controller Of the currency has ap-
pointed Hon. Jim Stevens receiver of the
Central National Bank of Rome, N. y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
co,,,pe Durtnr December.

The total coinage at the mints during
December was 1OS35,3S4 pieces, Of the
value of s., 456, ,663. OF this amount $2,072.-
O42 was in gold, $1,27O02S in silver, and
s1l4593 in minor coins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02

VIM. Hamilton of Pennsylvania, assist
has been promoted from 81, 200 to 81, 800.