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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Had But Few Visitors Out
side His Official Advisors
1t is Not Expected Thnt the DfpIo-
matte Correspondence Will ACCOM-
pany the Message Tomorrow.

BY contrast with the hustle and activity
at the Capitol today, the Executive Man
sion WAS as quiet as country church
yard. The President was there all day.
but he had scarcely any visitors outside
of the members of his official family. He
was also there all day yesterday, and did
rot go out to his country home until late
in the afternoon. Most of his time yester-
day and today was occupied in revising
the proofs of his annual message to Con-
gress. That important state paper Is now
entirely finished, and will be submitted to
Congress at noon tomorrow. The only
thing that will delay its submission at that
time will be the failure of the House to
perfect it's organization today.
No Diplomatic Correspondence Now.
1t was intended to submit with the mes
sage the diplomatic correspondence of the
past year in order to forestan congression-
al demands for it, but it has been found i'm
profitable to get it into shape in time for
transmission tomorrow. According to the
present outlook this correspondence will
1 OF be transmitted to Congress in it's en-
tirety before the first of January. In case
Congress calls for any special portions OF
it. however, there will be no trouble in meet
ing the call. There is strong probability
that this course may be followed in the
Venezuelan and Cuban affairs, and possibly
the Armenian troubles. The impression is
growing that the President will refer only
briefly to these matters in his regular mes
sage in order to make them the subject
of special communica alton to Congress
later i'll the session. This impression is
based on the belief that the negotiations in
each of the cases have not yet reached a
sufficiently positive conclusion to call for
definite course Of action on the part of
either the executive or the legislative
branch of the government. The Venezuelan
correspondence in particular is in an un-
finished state, owing to the delay of Lord
Salisbury in responding to Secretary Oh
ney's request that the Venezuelan boundary
dispute be submitted to arbitration.
Recess App0intments.
1t is expected that long list of recess
appointments will be nominated to the
Senate during the present week. The most
important of these are the appointments
of Mr.. Oley as Secretary of State,
and Mr.. Harmon as Attorney General.
An entirely new appointment that is looked
Tor with the greatest interest is that of an
Till the vacancy caused by the death of
Justice jackson. 1t is confidently asserted
that this appointment will be made before
the Christmas recess.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland and
the children will probably give up their
country residence tomorrow and make the
hlte House their home for the rest of
the winter. The presence of Congress
makes ii necessary that theiPresident shall
be more accessible than is possible under
existing conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Germnny's Merchant Marine.

United States Consul Stephan, at Anna
berg. Germany, has sent to the State De-
partment some figures bearing upon the
merchant marine of Great Britain and Ger
many to demonstrate the fact that the lat
ter country is steadily pressing forward in
the development of this important cemmer-
cial adjunct and becoming a formidable
competitor of Great Britain. He shows
that smaller ships are giving way to larger
tonnage. and that this is particularly true
in Germany; for, although England has
mar manys et the German a. steamers are are consider @
ably larger, their average tonnage being
SI0.7, as against 709,7 for English vessels.
While the English ships increased in num-
tonnage was only doubled, whereas In Ger
many, while the number only somewhat
more than doubled. the tonnage was quad
rupled,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
THE FIRST CONTEST.
EARLY Action Expected on the Bel
knap-McGann Election Case.

EARLY Action Expected on the Bel
knap-McGann Election Case.
The first contested election case which
will be acted upon by the committee on
elections in the House of Representatives
will undoubtedly be that of Hugh R. Bel
knap against Lawrence E. McGann, con-
testee, from the third congressional dis
trict of Illinois. The action upon the case,
in the nature of things, will be merely
formal for the good reason that the sitting
member, whose name is on the House roll,
has renounced his contest, and will make
an official statement to that effect He has
already announced that he was not elected
and has introduced Mr.. Belknap publicly
as his successor.
A distinguishing feature of this peculiar
contest is that every one seems to believe
that Larry McGann is entirely honest
in the matter and that he was innocent
and ignorant of the frauds in the count
by which, upon the face of the returns,
Mr. McGann was at first shown to have re-
ceivcd a plurality over Mr.. Belknap of
thirty-one votes on the basis of which the
certificate Of election was issued by the
governor to Mr.. McGann, and the name of
the latter was .ecessarily placed upon the
roll of the House by the clerk Mr.. Nc
Gam now admits that as a result of the
recount, which was agreed upon, and ami
cably conducted by the parties to the con-
test, Mr. Balknap was actually elected by
2OS plurality, and is entitled to the seat
In accordance with that conviction Mr..
McGann will renounce further contest, and
will make no objections to the striking of
his own name from the roll and to the
seating of MIR. Belknap. This contest was
at first began with good deal of asperity.
It ended leaving the contestants good
friends. 1t only remains for the House to
act upon the result of the recount, and to
go through the formality Of seating Mr..
Belknap, which need not take more than
ten minutes, after the committee shall
have been organized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
| What the Forthcoming Treasury
Statement Will Show.

The forthcoming statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the government
will show that during the month of Novem-
Der the receipts We're approximately as
follows: Customs, Sl1, ,455,3l5; internal rev.
enue, $13,040,0S5; miscellaneous, 81, ,491, 1u3; ;
max ing a total of So, ,9S6, ,5O3. During the
month of November, 1894, the receipts We're
s19,411 ,4O3, and during November, 1893,
S23, ,979, 400. During the five months of the
present fiscal year the receipts were ap-
proximately as follows: Customs, s695?s,-
$780, internal revenue, So, ,5S7, ,1S7; miscella-
neous, s6,2T4, 76S; making a total of $780,
46O,326 For the first five months in the
fiscal year 1894 the aggregate receipts were
$137, ,523,3 800, and during the same months in
the fiscal year 1898 they amounted to S129-
4O3, AT. The deficit for the present month
Of November will, therefore, amount to
about $l,125,OOO, although tomorrow's re-
turns may change these figures somewhat.
For the month of November 1894 the de-
felt was s9,066, 755, and for the same period
in 1S93 81 800 626. For the first five months
of the fiscal year 1894 the deficit amounted
to $22,295, 142, and for the same period in
1888 it amounted to $2991S,O96, as against
$17, Col, ,541 for the last five months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
TO MEET WAR EMERGENCIES.
Results of the observations of til
Army Fertilization Roarl

hSSuAtS OI tne observations OF the
Army FOrtificatiOn Board.
The most important work before the
army Notifications board at its monthly
session just closed was the compilation of
the observations made by it personally
upon the present capacity of the large
plants for the production of great guns,
and upon the possibility of their extension
to meet war emergencies The board had
visited the army plants at Watertown and
Watervliet ana the private establishments
at Midvale and Bethlehem
1T was found that by working three shifts
of men at the government works the present
output could be doubled while the same re-
suit could be obtained at the private estab-
ishments without material increase of
plant by concentrating the labor upon the
government work.
The board also visited Boston, and was
surprised to witness the backward state of
harbor defenses there, which are in much
worse condition even than represented in
the official reports, owing entirely to lack
OF appropriations. Not a single high
famed modern gun was in place, and eight
cast iron mortars constituted the main de-
tense of the harbor. Attention will be spe-
cially directed to these conditions in the
annual report of the board to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Local Projects Commended to the
Attention Of Congress.
MUNICIPAL BUlLDIN G
Sewer Plans, Grade Crossings and
Other Matters Considered.
THE STREET EXTENSIONS

The Commissioners of the District of Co
lrmbia this morning completed their re-
port for the fiscal year ended June so,
1895, and submitted the same to Congress
through the President. The report Is as
follows:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, December 2, 1895.
The President-The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia submit herewith their
report of their official doings for the fiscal
year ended June 80. 1895.
The details of the transactions of the
government of the District are mainly set
forth In the accompanying statements Of
the officials Immediately in charge of the
several departments of said government
but the Commissioners have taken occasion
to preface those exhibits with special re-
ports and comments on matters of general
local interest, and with recommendations
for legislation designed to improve the ad-
Ininistration of the affairs committed to
their charge.
Appropriations and Revenues.
The appropriations for the year payable
out Of the general revenues were s6,614,-
275.12 The amount of general revenues
received during the year and of other re-
sources applicable to the payment of such
appropriations was $7,Oi3,366.71. si,OO3,-
54O,Ol of that sum was derived from gen.
"a al tdAeS ou 1eeS
licenses and privileges and receipts from all
sources other than the United States and
the water department, but included a credit
balance on account of prior years of $6S4,-
$500 The remaining $3,O39, ,S267O repre-
sents the proportionate sum legally charge
able to the United States on account of said
appropriations.
The expenses of the water department,
which are wholly payable out of the rev.
enues derived from water rents and taxes
amounted to $42i, ,SS2.2S. The revenues OF
said department, including repayments and
balance at the beginning of the fiscal
year Of $212, ,769.03. were $343, 3,O42.96
The Debt.
The bonded and other interest-bearing
debts of the District of Columbia are un-
der charge of the treasurer of the United
States, but the Commissioners include in
their annual estimates estimate for the
interest and sinking fund on these debts
and for the salaries and contingent ex-
penses of the sinking fund office
The bonded debt on June 30, 1895, was as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
A Lottery Order.

Another radical step in the prosecution of
lottery schemes by the Post Office Depart
ment was taken Saturday by the issuance
of a general order to all postmasters for
bidding the use Of the mails to the Lot
eria Mexicana de la Benefciencia Publica"
of Mexico. The order Is directed against
the concern as operating under this name,
the president, L. d. Ladish, the Tropical
Fruit Company, Box ia, Huasteca, and the
Cooperative Land, Coffee and Fruit Com
pany:: The concern IS charged with vlolat-
ating for about a year. claiming to be run
for the public benefit Of San Luis Potosi
state, and to have a deposit of 100000 in
Kansas City as a guaranty to Spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
in CONGRESS
Both Branches Of the National
Legislature at Work.
THE GALLERIES ARE CROWDED
MIR. Reed of Maine Formally Elected
Speaker.
GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM
Subordinate Officers of the House
Are Chosen.
GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM
SCENES AND INCIDENTS

The American Congress is again in ses-
sion. Promptly at noon today the Senate
and House were called to order in their
respective chambers amid the scenes OF
animation and excitement marking the
opening of Congress. All Washington lays
siege on the big Capitol building on opening
days, and today there was added interest
on account of the present changes involved
and The large influx of new tlood. The
crowd came through drizzling rain, mist
and mud. in conveyances. street cars and
In long lines afoot, pouring through the
many entrances, choking the corridors and
elevators and besieging the galleries far
beyond their capacity. But it was or
derly crowd. and the largely augmented
force Of officers had little trouble in pre-
serving order and preventing confusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
RED HATS FOR CARDINALS.
Nine Conferred by the Pope in Rome
This Morning.

Nine Conferred by the Pope in Rome
This Morning.
ROME, December 2.-Tne pope presided
at the public consistory held today and con-
ferred the red hats upon the nine cardinals
CT Gated at the secret consistory Friday last
The prelates who received the hats were:
Mgr. Satolli, apostolic delegate to the
Roman Catholic Church in the United
States.
Mgr. Boyer, archbishop of Bourges,
France.
Mgr Perrand, bishop of Autun, France
Mgr. SembratowicZ, archbishop OF Lem
berg, Austria.
Mgr. Haller, archbishop of Salseburg,
Austria.
Mgr Cascajares Y. Azara. archbishop of
Nalladolid Spain.
Mgr. Cassanas Y. Pages. bishop of Urgel,
Spain.
Mgr Manara, bishop of Ancona, Italy.
Mgr. Gottiz, the inter-nunciator, Brazil,
who has recently been recalled to this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
For n Department of Health,

At meeting Of the Medical Association
Saturday evening there was discussion of
the proposition to establish In Washington
a department of public health. the head OF
which should be an additional cabinet off,
Ger. 1t was voted to favor the measure
and to choose committee to cooperate
with other associations in urging the pas
sage of an organic law by the present Con-
gress The committee consists of Dr.. H. L.
y. johnson, Dr. Samuel G. Busey, DR., w,
w. Johnston, Dr. ], r, Wellington and DR..
c. H. A. Klindschmidt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
The Tariff and the Isthmus.

United States Consul General Vifquain
at Panama reports to the State Department
that during the years 1S93-94, before the
Wilson tariff bill went into effect, the
transit trade across the isthnus from San
Francisco direct to Europe was practically
nothing; but since that law went into effect
this transit business has greatly increased,
and foots up for the four months of July,
August September and October, a total
of 2,314 tons, more than ever before in the
history of the Panama railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Notice to Subscribers.

Subscribers are earnestly requested
to report any irregularity IN the de-
livery Of The Star and also any fall
ure on the part Of the carrier to ring
the door tell.
A proper service can only be main-
tanned through the courtesy of SUBJ
scribers in reporting shortcomings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
BARBARA AUB SWORE FALSELY.
Walter l.. S. LnnSermnn Discharged
ON Her Own Confession.

Her OWN COnfeaSiOn.
NEW YORK, November 2-Walter L. S.
Langerman, who was convicted on a charge
of assault in the first degree. preferred by
Barbara Aub, was discharged by Recorder
Goff, before whom he came for sentence.
Miss Aub has made full confession, ad-
mitting that she had done Langerman a
great wrong; that he is not guilty of the
charge of which he convicted. The re-
corder set aside the verdict of the jury and
granted him new trial. He was then COM
mitted to the house of detention as a wit
ness in the proceedings that may follow.
Barbara Aub was taken into court after
the Langerman case had been disposed of
and committed 10 the city prison. The
charge against her is perjury, on her own
confession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Consular Officers Recognized.

The President has recognized John B.
Keating as British vice consul at Portland,
Me-; A. Zelius as vice consul of the Neither
lands at Pensacola, Fla; Saito Mkt Sho-
shichii as japanese consul al Tacoma Wash
Eben Richards Costa Rican consul at St.
Louis; Paul +. Walker as Costa Rican con-
sui at Cincinnati, and Ikiades Effendi as
Turkish consul general at New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
FORD'S THEATER DISASTER.
Work Done by the Commission and
Yet to BE Done.

1t Is expected that the commission to in
vestigate the Ford's Theater disaster will
hold meeting before the Christmas holi-
days. This commission has charge of ad-
Indicating the claims of the victims of the
Ford's Theater disaster, and has nearly
completed the work of examining those
who have. claimed injuries. The commits
sion Is composed Of members of the Senate
and House of the last Congress as follows:
Messrs. Harris, chairman; Faulkner White.
Henderson and Mcmillan, on the part of the
Senate; Messrs. Maddox, Brookshire, Pig
gott, Daniels and Updegraf, on the part Of
the House.
Work of the Commission
The commission has examined all claim
ants except VIM. L. H Wright, now in
Texas, and Cassius Clay Parker, now in
Ohio. These claimants may come here dur
ing the present month to appear before the
commission.
There are eight claimants who have had
their cases passed upon by the commission
but have not yet been examined bv the
medical board. They are Lloyd j. Sm;tn
Winfred Beck, C. r. Owen, Clifton Lowe
Chas. S. Mclaughlin, Alex. c. Black. ,John
Henry Harding and Daniel p. NJ. Corna ok
1t is expected that the medical board r.,
will meet during the coming two weeks
This board consists of Dr. James NJ Flint
of the navy, DR.. Guy l.. Eddie of the army
and Dr. Geo. Purviance of the marine hos
pital service. The medical board grades the
disabilities of those injured at the Ford s
Theater disaster by method quite similar
to that used by the pension office.
4 New Claim Received.
The commission has lately received a new
claim for damages frcm the disaster. 1t
was made by the widow of one of the en-
ployes of the record and pension Office, the
latter having died on the 18th of last
month. The deceased had not filed a claim
for compensation for injuries, but it is
claimed by his widow that his death was
caused by the shock received at the time of
the falling of the floors of the building
The work of determining the amount of
compensation to be given those injured at
Ford's Theater has not yet been considered
except in an informal way. 1t is likely that
the commission will hold meeting for this
purpose during the present month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Senator Faulkner on Reorganization,

Senator Faulkner of West Virginia said
today concerning the organization of the
Senate: I'VE cannot turn the Senate over
to the republicans until they have the
votes. Even with the two Senators from
Utah, they will not have majority unless
Jones of Nevada votes with them, which is
expected. Until that time we will have
to continue in control"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02

Examination for Electrical Enainecrs
There are several vacancies in the govern
ment printing office in the position of elec-
trcian or electrical engineer for which the
United States civil service commission will
| hold an examination in this city the 10th
il stant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
The Non-Bondcd Debt,

On June 80, 1894. the District owed the
United States on account of advances for
increasing the water supply under the act
approved July 10, 1882 CU. s. Stat at L.,
vol. 3D. p. 1867. S6s4, ,214S3, which was pay
able In sixteen equal annual installments
with interest at three per centum per
annum. out of any surplus of water rents
This obligation was thus in a process of
easy extinc tion in a manner consistent with
the uses to which the advances had been
put, when, by an act of August T. 1894
U. s. Stats. at L., vol. %. p. 262), that
method of liquidating the debt was modi-
fled by the following proviso: Provided
That not exceeding three hundred thousand
dollars OF the surplus general revenues of
the District of Columbia remaining on the
1st day of July, 1894, shall be transferred to
the water fund to be applied in the pay
ment of the principal of the debt incurred
for increasing the water supply, as pro-
vided in the act of July 10, 1882" and sub
sequently by a proviso in the District ap-
preparation act of March 3 1895 Gb page
ItI) transferring like amount from the
surplus general revenues remaining on the
1st of July. 1895, for the same purpose
Balance due July 1. 1891. S6S4, 90 81
Increase by new advances for
work. interest and sinking fund
and judgments of United States
Court of Claims. ................ 81 29S IL
s13s, s,512 9s
Less transfer of surplus
of general revenues 5000 10000
Less payment of inter-
est and sinking fund. 4O4OS.0S
-S6iO, 4OS. 9S
sos, ,1O4. 90
On July I, 1898. the District Of Columbia
owed the United States s24S, ,566.65 on ac-
count of advances for the expense of lay
Ing the 4S-inch water main and the 14th
street water main and connections.
During the year the fourth and last in
Stallment of the Districts proportion ap-
propriated for the purchase of property for
Rock Creek Park under the act Of Con-
Continued on Ninth Page)
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-13
(hiCkain;tgu:i.

Thirty-two years ago-Sept. 1921, 1863
-"OId Rosy aud his army of the Cum
berland, who had been following Bragg
from Murfreeehoro eince the preceding
January. we're treated to a surprise on
the banks of Chickanlauga creek. Roee-
Grams knew that mis- enemy who had
evacuated Chattanooga in haste, wne
somewhere in the hilly country to the
sou:h, and planned to fall upon him
from several directions and compel a
surrender Of the whole rebel army.
What Rosecrans did not know was that
Longstreet's corps of veterans from Viz
GINA were reinforcing Bragg. and when
he found it the Union army was making
good time away from a lost field. Had
it not been for Pap Thomas" and the
Fourteenth corps our nights might
not have stopped at. Chattanooga
that night. Many are yet living
who were among the visiting tourists
there then. though most of the leaders
| have passed away. This month there
will be d great gathering of ex-soldiers
at Chattanooga to assist in the dedica-
ton Of monuments on the Chickamauga
battlefield. The most distinguished of
the old soldiers on both sides will be
there. A low rate is made by the rail.
roads-open to all-and never
will you have a better opportun-
ity to visit this historic battle
ground, now III the hands of the govern
ment as a reservation park, dotted with
monuments to show points Of note
Tickets should be purchased of your
home agent via the Burlington route
which has the best accommodations and
offers two routes-via Chicago or st
Louis. For maps, rates, time tables, and
any information address W. j. G. Ken
yon, Gen. Pass. Agent, st. Paul, MINI.