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Evening star., 1895-06-03
T o G r AY G A B L E S
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs 0lney to Go North
Wednesday.
The President and Attorney General
State Department Gossip.

The President braved the extreme heat
today and spent the entire day at his desk
at the White House. He drove In from
Woodley about 10 o'clock this morning, and
was accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and the
two children, Ruth and Esther. Mrs. Cleve-
land came to the city to complete arrange
ments for her departure to Gray Gables on
Buzzard's Bay. There were several house.
hold matters she desired to attend to in
person prior to leaving the city for the
summer.
President Can't Get Away Now.
There has been such an accumulation Of
public business during the past week or
two that the President finds he will be un-
able to accompany his family to their
northern home. According to the present
plan, Mrs. Cleveland and the children will
leave here for Gray Gables next Wednes-
day.
They will make the trip in a special car
over the Pennsylvania railroad. and will
be accompanied most of the way by Mrs.
Oiney, wife of the Attorney General, who
has cottage at Falmouth, Mass, about
fifteen miles distant from the Presidents
cottage. The entire trip may be made by
rail, although it is possible that Mr.. Ben
edlcts yacht Oneida may be used in the
transportation of the party from Jersey
City to Gray Gables.
President and Mr. oIney Go Later.
The President and the Attorney General
will make the trip to their summer homes
in company. 1t is expected that they will
follow their families in about ten days.
There is more or less uncertainty about
their movements 1t is more than prob
able. however, that they Will go from here
to Jersey City by rail and from there to
Massachusetts by water.
Mr.. Bened!ct's yacht, Oneida, may be
used for the later part of the journey,
but it is possible that one Of the light
house tenders stationed at New York may
be used in preference.
Vacant Secretaryshfp Gossip.
The fact that Attorney General Olney is
to be the Presidents travelling companion
and that they are to be near neighbors
during the entire summer gives a color of
versimilitude to. the current rumor that
Mr.. Olney is destined to succeed Mr..
Gresham as the premier of the cabinet. 1t
is expected that the vacancy in the State
Department and the vacancy in the Office
of assistant controller of the currency will
be filled before the Presidents departure
from the Capitol for the summer.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
THE CLOSE OF THE WAR,
The Recent Pension Office Ruling Will
Probably he Rescinded.


Probably he Rescinded.
The question as to the date Of the
termination of the civil war, raised by
Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the In
terrier Department in recent pension de-
cislon, has given rise to considerable dis
cussion. The case in question was that of
John Barleyoung, a soldier who had en-
tered the army April 10, 1866. He applied
for pension under the three months
service act, claiming that the war did not
terminate until August 20, 1866, when
President Johnson by proclamation, an
nounced that peace had been restored.
Secretary Reynolds held that actual hos
tilities ceased in July, 1865, nine months
before Barleyoung enlisted.
For these reasons the claim was disal-
lowed. The effect of the decision. is to
exclude large number of persons who
entered the service between July, 1865, and
May, 1885, from the operations of the pen
sion law.
Since the decision was made it has been
ascertained that the Supreme Court IN
December 1887, held that the war did not
terminate until the date of the Presi-
dents proclamation, on August %, 1866.
The court held expressly that the ques-
tion of the date Of termination of the war
was not to be left to each claimant to
settle, but was to be determined by some
formal public act OF the government; that
the first official declaration on the point
was the Presidents proclamation, and that
Congress had expressly adopted this date
as that on which the rebellion ended.
The opinion closed follows:
AS Congress in its legislation for the
army, has determined that the rebellion
closed on the Goth day of August 1866
there is no reason why its declaration on
this subject should not be received as set
Ting the question wherever private rights
are affected by it,
In view of this decision and the large
number of persons involved the Barle-
young case will probably be reopened.
Evening star., 1895-06-03

chance to ameliorate their condition, but
who must suffer and take their sufferings
as necessary part Of existence. Con-
trasts will sometimes do wonders in the
alleviation of such burdens. When one can
compare ones own condition with that of
somebody else's and find that the other fell
low Is much worse off, the distress is not
half so hard to bear.
Record in Other Cities.
And it is just so in the matter Of this
city as compared with others. To be sure
Washington is not an arctic region in
these days of general discomfort. Icicles
are not as frequent as they are up where
Mr.. Peary is now, and cold waves are far
above par. This is warm city, but there
are others, and they are warmer. For in
stance, 1t was 100 degrees at Augusta, Ga ,
yesterday, and by the official thermometer
at that. Charlotte, N. c., had an official
record of 9S degrees, and several other
cities were quite a bit above Washington
in the matter of the official records
Hence, the truth of the assertion which
was made Saturday. and is now repeated,
that Washington is much more desirable
than some other places known to man as
abiding spots.
Yesterdays maximum temperatures. as
reported to the weather bureau last even
ing, were as follows, for the most import
ant cities of the cOuntry:
Evening star., 1895-06-03
AN IMPORTANT RULING.
Government Contractors Responsible
for Errors Made in bidding.

for Errors Made in bidding.
The chief of the bureau of yards and
decks invited proposals, by an advertise
constructing certain of the buildings at the
navy yard New York, and the lowest bid
received was that of Thomas H. Stanley &
Co. of New York, but on the acceptance of
their bid, that company declined to enter
into the requisite formal contract, on the
ground that they lad made a mistake in
transcribing the estimates upon which their
bid was based, and requested the bureau
to award the contract to the next lowest
bidder. and charge the difference to their
account
Circumstances of this kind having fire.
Quently occurred in various bureaus of the
Navy Department, the opinion of the At
Stanley & Co. had right, under the Cir
cumstances, to withdraw their bid on ac-
count of the mistake they made in prepar-
ipg their estimates.
The opinion of the Attorney General on
this point is contained in the following
Paragraph of his reply to the Secretary of
the Navy:
You ask me- first, whether the firm have
right to withdraw their proposal. 1 am
clearly of the opinion that they have not
such right. The mistake was not mutual
one, and II was due to negligence on their
part. You refer to the opinion of my pre-
decessor in the case of the Western Elec-
trio Company. That opinion related to a
clerical error in bid, by which the figure
4 was substituted for the figure O. SO thai
1t read $3.50 instead of 1850 What
ever may have been the proper rule of the
law applicable to that case, 1 think the
present one is very clear"
Evening star., 1895-06-03
JUNE ON THE ATLANTIC.
A Calm Sen Promised Those VIII
Make the Passage.

A Calm Sen Promised Those Who
Make the Passage.
The weather forecast for the month, as
given in the North Atlantic Pilot Chart
for June, issued Saturday by the United
States photographic office, predicts gen.
orally fair weather in the central and
southern parts of the north Atlantic; few
southwesterly and westerly gales along
and to the northward of the transatlantic
routes and near the American coast: fog
on the Grand Banks and to the westward
as far as the coast; also near 90 degrees
north latitude, from longitude % degrees
west to degrees west; iceDergs and field
ice between the 45th meridian and the
Newfoundland coast; also on the Grand
Banks and between 40 degrees west and
81 degrees west. and as far south as Al
degrees north.
The prediction as to weather is based
upon the average meteorological conditions
prevailing over the north Atlantic at this
season, which will be readily intelligible
tc those who have studied the valuable re-
production of the daily weather map pub
ished in The Star every afternoon. These
conditions show an area of high pressure
near the both parallel and low in the
vicinity of Greenland. Between the high
and the low there is general movement
of the airs from the United States toward
Europe and the arctic regions, and occa-
sional spiral circulations, viz. the cyclonic
against the SUM, with low barometer, and
lnG alill-cyC tWllN lHe sum- WIN niSn
barometer. Generally, to the eastward and
in front of the cyclonic circulation, or the
low, the weather is damp, the thermom-
eter rising and the barometer falling, while
to the eastward and in front of the anti
cyclonic, or the high, it is dry, cooler, and
the barometer rises.
The chart also contains the results of a
valuable series of experiments upon the
color and visibility of lights at sea, under
taken independently by the United States
the German and the Netherlands govern
mentS. 1t is shown that in order to fulfill
the requirements of the regula tions promul-
gated by the marine conference at Wash
ington in 1850. which states that 1.-The word
visible in these rules shall mean visible on
a dark night, with clear atmosphere"
lights of a high candle power are neces-
sary. Special attention must be paid to the
color and intensity of the side lights, whose
range of visibility diminishes much more
rapidly than that of white lights. A clear
blush green and a coppery red are the
shades giving the most satisfactory re-
suits, ether shades tending to appear white
as the distance increases The capital in
volved in maintaining a vessel is so great
that the small outlay required for suit
able outfit of lights is not to be weighed
against 1t. 1t should not be overlooked
that in the active commerce of the present
conducted by large steamers of great speed
the danger of collision for small sailing
vessels must increase the efficiency of
their lights diminishes, and that good run
ming lights, distinctly visible and well at
tended, are their best protection.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
WARRANTS SWORN OUT
Prosecutions for Violating the Safety
Fender Order.

The street car companies that have not
complied with the law regarding wheel
guards and tenders are to be taken into
court, and Assistant Inspector Leonard B.
Bradshaw, who has been detailed to see
that the companies complied with the law
has sworn out the necessary warrants, and
the cases will come up at an early date
The warrants We're made out this afternoon
by Prosecuting Attorney Pugh, and to-
morrow counsel for the several companies
will probably agree upon a day for trial.
The roads against which the warrants
We're issued are the Washington and
Georgetown cable road, Brightwood electric
road, Georgetown and Tenleytown electric
road and the Columbia cable road.
There were two warrants against the
Washington and Georgetown road, charg-
ing violations of law on Saturday and to-
day. The warrant for Saturdays violation
charges twenty-four cars, while today's
charge involves twenty-eight cars
The Brightwood and the Georgetown and
Tenleytown roads are charged in one case
on Saturday, with having operated one car
each in violation of law, while the Colum-
bia cable road is charged with having op-
Grated eighteen cars on Saturday.
The warrants, as made out, charge in
each instance:
Being then and there railway COM
then and there operate cars, said cars not
being fully equipped with wheel guards
and tenders. as authorized and adopted by
the Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia."
Mr.. Pugh in issuing two warrants against
the Washington and Georgetown road, en-
phasized the claim that these prosecu-
tons are not brought for the purpose CT
testing the law, but for the purpose of en-
forcing its provisions. The law requires
that these roads shall have wheel guards
and tenders and it is the intention of the
prosecuting officer to push each case as it
comes up, and not allow them to be con-
tinued indefinitely, and permit violations
of the law in the meanwhile
1t Is stated that warrants will be issued
against the companies every day until the
law Is complied with, unless the Police
Court serves the law sas it has served
regulations enacted by the Commissioners
for the preservation of life on the grade
crossings and surface tracks Of the steam
railroads.
The warrants were sent out this after
noon and may be served this evening.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
HEAVY RAIN IN COLORADO.
Rapid Rise Of Creeks and Rivers
Causes Damage.

DENVER, Col, June S-Heavy rains
throughout eastern Colorado and rapid
melting of snow in the mountains are max
ing the creeks end rivers boom and caus-
ing much uneasiness among railway man
ayers. So far the Rock Island has been
the greatest sufferer. Four hundred feet
Of track west of Limon, Col, were washed
away by an overflow of the Big Sandy, and
traffic is suspended between Colorado
Springs and Iimon junction. bridge was
also reported washed away on the Kansas
Pacific branch of the Union Pacific near
Oakley, 210 miles east of Denver.
Clear creek has risen to an alarming ex-
tent, causing a suspension of work on the
placers.
Crops throughout eastern Colorado have
been considerably damaged by cloud bursts
and hail.
Platte river is out of its banks in places,
and people living in the bottoms in this
city have prepared to fee from their
homes.
The Arkansas river has risen two feet at
Pueblo, but no damage has resulted.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Hard on Outdoor Work.

Hard on Outdoor work.
The extreme weather for the past few
days has had some effect on outdoor work,
especially that which is being done in par
ticularly exposed places. AS a rule the men
at work on the walls of buildings, however,
have been enabled to work as usual. The
contractor who is laying the conduit on 9th
street for the Metropolitan railroad has
found that a number of his men were un-
able to endure the excessive heat, and in
consequence the force has been considerably
reduced. Generally speaking. however, out
door work throughout the city has not been
interfered with in consequence of the hot
weather.
Casualties Yesterday and Saturday.
There were two deaths from the heat
during Saturday and Sunday. One occur
red Saturday afternoon. John Thomas, a
colored man, sixty years DID, was stricken
while working near the lower reservoir and
died half an hour later while being re-
moved to Georgetown in a patrol wagon.
Thomas was taken to the Georgetown
morgue.
The other fatal case was that which yes
terday caused the death of James Murray,
a white man of about thirty-hve, who came
to Washington Friday to work at his trade
as stonemason. He fell in 31th street near
n at about 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon and died before wagon could reach
him. The body was taken to the morgue,
found in his pocket. Letters were also
found that led to the notification of Muir
rays friends. The body will be cared for
by the union. =. "tf
Evening star., 1895-06-03
When Reinforoements Shall Be Sent
to Cuba.
BELIEF THAT MARTI is STILL ALIVE
The Report Causes Cubans in Florida
to Rejoice.
GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS

MADRID, June 3-Tke cabinet at a meet
Ing today discussed the situation of affairs
IN cuba, and decided to await the decision
OF the captain general Marshal Martinez
de Campos, before sending any further re-
Inducements.
KEY WEST, Fla. June IA dispatch
received here from Havana says that q
lieutenant Of the civil guard who was act
Ing chief Of police at Puerto Principe has
deserted. He succeeded in getting on board
pilot boat, from which he was trans
shipped to steamer bound for Liverpool.
The cause of his desert.on is his fear Of
being brought to justice by the captain
general. Marshal Martinez de Campos, who
is known to have been displeased at the
neutenants action in exceeding the limits
o! his authority while pursuing the band
OF insurgents commanded by Maurice Mon
tejo.
There was great rejoicing here last night
Benjamin Guerra, stating that Jose Marti
IS eHVe, was received, and III order to
celebrate the event a meeting of Cubaus
wa was called for midnight at the San Carlos
was received with loud cheering. and ad-
dresses were made by a number of promi-
nent Cubans. Later the Cubans formed
IN line, and with band at their head,
paraded the streets until daylight cheer
Ing for Maru and indulging In other mani
festatons of Joy. In addition the Cubans
nave decided TO take a holiday today, and
as none of them Will work. nearly all the
cigar factories will be closed.
TAMPA, Fla, June 3.-The steamer ar
irving from Cuba last night brought no
news. Col Fernando Ffgueredo, at s
O'Clock last night, received a telegram
from Benjamin Guerra, treasurer of The
revolutionary party in New York. stating
"Marti lives. Cupa will be free" Ffgue-
redo made II public, and in a few minutes
several hundred Cubans were rejoicing.
Later at Ybor City, Col. Figueredo, Martin
Herrera, Jose Buttare, Louis Cruz and
Mrs. Carolina Rodriguez delivered appro-
pirate addresses to about a thousand
Cubans
Evening star., 1895-06-03
SEEKING FOR SURVIVORS,
Land Parties, Mounted and on Foot,
Are Busy.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June s.-An Er-
aminer special from the City of Mexico
says: Searching parties are stiI in search
of survivors of the Colima disaster Land
parties, mounted and afoot, are operating
in the vicinity of Ixtlanuacan Laruata,
Zacatula, and as far south as Nuevos
while the people all along the coast of
Acapulco have information of the disaster
and have been asked to take particular
care to patrol the beach whenever possi-
BILE.
Not only are the sea and coast lines to
be rigidly secured, but other parties are
operating on horseback as far inland as
ten miles in hopes of encounterlng more
of the still living who may have found
shelter in some of the small villages 1t
is believed that a number of the passen-
gers. mad from their terrible experiences
ana keen hereavements, on reaching land
have gone wandering about the country
AS many of the passengers were unable
to speak Spanish they could not make
known their position, and so would be en-
tirely helpless among the simple but kind
Indians along the coast country. II would
not be strange if some inland rescues are
made during the early part of the present
week.
The survivors who have reached Manza-
milo say that Captain Pitts of the steam
ship San Juan should have cruised at least
two days longer on the discovery of the
wreck. and believe that good many others
could have been picked up that have since
perished There are hopes that others
may have reached shore at Point San
Telmo
The steamer Mazatland returned to Man
zanillo from the wreck yesterday. She
discovered party Of survivors on the
beach from the second life raft and sent a
boat to bring them off. 1t was capsized
in the sea in the high surf. The men are
supposed TO have reached shore. The
wires down between here and Coahuay-
ano, and a man has been sent on horse
news.
The first raft survivors report seeing a
woman's head, with long black hair,
ashore. The body had been cut off by
wreckage or eaten by sharks. The steam
ers Domero. RuDiscoe and Barracuda are
still searching for survivors. If any more
are found they will be brought to Manza-
milo or taken to Acapulco.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
The Facts ns to Lord Goupb.

In the announcement of the death of
Lord Cough ard the consequent succession
TO the title and estates of the Hon. Hugh
Cough of the British embassy in this city,"
said gentleman fully conversant of the
facts. "the newspapers, misled doubtless by
fIegrentary information, confused two
separate personalities, with the inevitable
result. AS a matter of fact the first Lord
Gou2h, the illustrious soldier who received
tfc thanks of parliament, the baton of
Ieic marshal, peerage and a grant of
t2,oOO year for three lives, died twenty
six years ago IN the ninetieth year of his
age. The second Lord Cough, whose death
Is now announced, was born in 1913. He
was Tor some time officer in the Grena-
der Guards, and served in China. The Hon
Hugh Cough. now the third viscount, was
born in 1919"
Evening star., 1895-06-03
SECRETARY HERBERT's RETURN.
He Will Deliver the Diplomas Mt An
nupolis Friday.

Secretary Herbert resumed his official du-
ties at the Navy Department today. On
his return from Chicago he spent two days
in Buffalo as the guest of ex-Postmsster
General Bissell. He will deliver the diplo-
mas to the graduating class of the Naval
Academy on Friday and will probably go to
Annapolis tomorrow on the Dolphin. If he
is unable to. leave tomorrow, the Dolphin
will not make the trip, and In that event
the Secretary will go to Annapolis by rail
on ednesday. The date of his departure
on the Dolphin for an inspection of north
ern naval stations has not yet been fixed
beyond general intention to start from
here about the middle of the month. The
Dolphin has been specially prepared for
the cruise.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Ail Have Returned.

Secretary Carlisle. Secretary Morton and
Col. Corbin. who went to Chicago with the
Pres dent 20 attend the funeral of Secre-
tary Gresham. returned to fthe. city last
evening and resumed their fofiiclal duties
this morning. Col. Corbin- was sent to
Chicago as the personal repre- entative of
the Secretary of War to make proper ar
rangements for military participation in
the burial services.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Army Orders.

First Lieut. George Montgomery. ord
nance department, has been relieved from
duty at the Military Academy, and ordered
to duty at the Sandy Hook proving grounds.
First Lieut.. r. G. Hill, twentieth infantry
has been detailed as recorder of the exam
lining board at Fort Leavenworth, relieving
Capt. ]. S. Rogers, twentieth infantry.
Capt. Frank Baker, ordnance department
has been ordered to inspect a battery at the
state camp grounds at Quonset Point, r. 1.
Musician Levi J. Collins, battery G, fourth
artillery, Washington barracks, has been
placed on the retired list.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Satisfied With the New Rifle.

Ordnance officers of the army express
great satisfaction with the new rifle adopt
ed for the service. Acc riding to one of
them, the 3O-oaliber is better for effect in
stopping the rush of masses under ordi-
nary battle conditions than the 236 caliber
of the new navy small arm Some minor
improvements have been made over the
model at first adopted, and the greatest
care was taken in the construction of the
rifles now being issued to the troops
Evening star., 1895-06-03
ADMIRAL KInkLANDs PLAIN TALK.
He Made n Turkish Pnsha to Under
stand Americana Rights. .

stand Americana Rights. .
PEORIA, ILL.,, June IA private letter
received in this city from Beyrout Syria,
under date of May Z. contains the following
important statement:
''The two United States men-of-war that
came here created quite stir. Only one
the Marblehead-came to Beyrout, but she
met the San Francisco at AleXandretto,
and the admiral on board the San Francis
CO sent for the Turkish pasha to come
down from Adana to Mersine to meet him,
and gave him very plain talking &c about
respect for American citizens. The ad-
miral CKirkland) is big, bluff old fellow,
Just the one to bulldose the Turk, and ne
did it in style. The Turks have been quite
nasty up there of late. A great impression
was created in Beyrout, too. The people
here had fears of a massacre by the mos
lens, and thought that the arrival Of the
frigate prevented it"