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Evening star., 1895-06-14
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Paving Florida Avenue.

PAVING FlOr1dQ Avenue.
During the last session of Congress. at
the request of the Senate committee, the
Commissioners submitted an estimate CT
$4,000 for paving Florida avenue between
Connecticut avenue and 18th street.
In the appropriation act it was finally ap-
proved, although the amount was reduced
to $4,000. AS the entire work cannot be
completed with the limited appropriation,
the Commissioners have written to the
first controller stating that it is their de-
sire to do such part of the work as seems
to them best meets the needs OF the pun
lie, namely, to pave one-half the width OF
the roadway from Connecticut avenue TO
18th street, and request to be informed
whether there Is any objection thereto
Not disturbed.
The Nelson Morris Beef Company, which
is defendant in the gas engine controversy
before the Commissioners, had its innings
today. Attorney Garnett introduced a score
of witnesses all residents in the immediate
ne.ghborhood, who testified that the gas
engine used by the company IN no way
disturbed their rest comfort. After
listening to this testimony for over al hour
the Con missioners adjourned the hearing
until tomorrow, when final arguments viii
be heard.
Reasons for Delay.
Referring to communication OF the
Secretary of the Navy relative to the de-
lay in the work OF eXtentlnS the oth anu
9th streets sewers, the Commissioners today
notified the Secretary that tie work was
suspended for some days on the 9th street
sewer, owing to the lack of piles, and also
the fact that the pile driver belonging to
the subcontractor who is driving the piles
was attached by parties in Alexandria. The
work Is now progressing rapidly.
Destroying Garbage.
Representatives of the Dixon Crematory
Company had a hearing before the Com
mssioners this morning for the purpose of
explaining their device, which, it was
claimed. was far superior to any one now
In use for cremating garbage and night
soil. This company stated that when bids
were opened for removing and destroying
the garbage it would submit proposition.
Building Permits.
Building permits issued today We're as
follows: Mrs. NJ l.. Norton, to erect two
story private brick stable in rear of 1880
l. street northwest, to cost $1,000; I. w.
Mallon, to erect one two-story, basement
and attic brick and stone building, 81
street southeast, to cost $4,000; C. c. War
ing. to erect two four-story and basement
brick dwellings,, 1879 and 1S22 New Hamp-
shire avenue, to cost $4,000.
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Two Men Laid OFF,

Foreman Espey directed that the usual
amount of work should be given out and
this was done. the rlen being given to un-
derstand that they would be expected to
work steadily all day, but that no one
would he expected to do more work than
his capacity permitted.
Within an hour there was trouble in the
office. Two of the workmen were reported
to Foreman Espey as not doing their full
amount of work. They were called into the
office. and both insisted that they were not
loafing. One said he had waited awhile
for some bindings and the other said that
while 1t was true he had talked some at
his work. he had not neglected his
business. but had labored fairly. The ex-
cuses of the men were not accepted, how
ever. and they were summarily laid off.
The men protested that they were being
treated un1ustly, but Foreman Espey was
firm in his decision that they had neglect
ed their duties and must go. He sent them
to Public Printer Benedict, who sustained
his action.
II laid those men off because they were
loafiEg at their work." Mr.. Espey said
when asked about the matter by a Star
reporter. II simply want to have it un-
derstood from the start that man will
have to do his work right and to keep at
1T during the hours in which he is paid to
work"
During the forenoon the workmen in the
shop who compose the arbitration COM
mittee of the union asked leave to with
draw that they might hold conference
over the situation, and this was granted
by Foreman Espey. Together with Presi-
dent Hyde they retired and spent the fore
neon discussing the situation. A copy OF
Mr.. Benedct's letter was given them for
their consideration.
No Cancellation Reached.
Up to a late hour this afternoon the
committee on arbitration had not reached
q decision. The bookbinders are at work
and the officials of the government print
ing office have received no information or
any changes in the condition.
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TO KEEP PEACE.
Powers Did Not Intervene for Love Of
China.

POWers DID Not Intervene for Love OF
China.
VICTORIA, B. c., June 14.-Letters to
the King Tai Company from Shanghai,
give the news that the Russian, German
and French ministers in Pekin paid a joint
visit to the Tsung Lii Yamen on May %
and presented the following statement:
THE course taken by he three powers
in giving advice to Japan by suggesting
she should not permanently occupy Lao
Tung peninsula was dictated merely by
the desire of those powers for a lasting
peace in the orient, but not to promote
any interest of the Chinese government, or
on account of their sympathy with China.
The Chinese government is, therefore,
warned rot to misunderstood the object Of
the three powers and thus to rely upon
them in the future in connection with af-
fairs the settlement of which is now pend
ing"
Evening star., 1895-06-14
The Distinguished Sick.

Representative Hit is still confined to
his bed There has been no marked change
in his condition.
Miss Abagail Dodge continues to improve
She was conscious for some time this
morning and recognized those about her
She is able to take more nourishment than
formerly. 1t is thought If the improve
ment continues she may be able to be re-
moved TO her home in Salem, Mass, within
a week or ten days.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Southern Railway Directors Meet.

NEW YORK, June IA meeting or the
Southern Railway Company directors was
held here today, at which the accounts OF
the Richmond Terminal reorganization COM
rni,tea IN to April ; were approved, and
the committee given further time for ac-
counting to December Is, 1899. President
Spencer stated to the board the plans ne
had made for securing an entrance into
the city of Norfolk.
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Admiral KirkIand's Squadron.

A cable message was received at the
Navy Department from Rear Admiral
Kirkland, saying that the cruisers New
York, Columbia and San Francisco left
Copenhagen this morning for Kiel The
Marblehead, the other vessel of the United
States navy to take part in the kiel cele-
bration is at Hamburg. She will be in the
procession of smaller vessels, which will
so through the canal from the Braunsbut-
tel sluice to kiel.
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Vivian Brent of Maryland has been ap-
pointed first assistant attorney in the In
terror Department. at s2,750 year. in place
of Emory F. Best, who was yesterday ap-
pointed assistant commissioner of the gen.
eral land office.
Robert w. Hunter Of Virginia has been
appointed assistant attorney, at $500 a
year, In Mr.. Brent's place. Both appoint
ments are in the line of promotions for
skill and efficiency.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
TO CONTROL PAPER MAKING.
A Great Trust Said to Be Contem.
plated.


plated.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Press says a
great trust is forming which will have for
its object the entire control of the wood
pulp paper making industry in the United
States. Nearly all the prominent paper
men are in the city, and a meeting will be
held tomorrow for the purpose of mapping
out campaign. Among the principal
members of the trust are Messrs. 7. s.
Coolidge of the St. George Paper Company,
F. P. Parks of Glens Falls, George Jerome
OF Bangor, Me-; H. NJ. Knowles of Boston,
r. NJ. Burbank of the Burbank Paper Com
pany and Hugh ]. Chisholm. They are ex-
tremely reticent concerning their plans,
though they admit that they intend to COM
tine and obtain control Of the paper busi-
ness.
1t is claimed that a combination of in
terests will enable makers to manufacture
paper with greater economy, and, conse-
quently, more profit. although it is said to
be no part of the idea to raise prices.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
FRENCH .PATRIOTs, PROTEST.

Will Wear Grape During the kfel
Celebration.
PARIS, June 14.-The League of Patriots
continues to organize meetings to protest
against the participation of France in the
approaching celebrations at Kiel in COM
memoration of the opening of the Baltic
and North Sea canal. Placards have been
posted in various parts of the city calling
upon the inhabitants to display flags drap-
ed with Grape so long as the French ships
are at kiel.
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The FiIibusters Landed.
STABBED WITH AN ICE PICK.
PuEflist Maber in nm Alteration at
COney Island.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 14.-William A.
Maber, alias Shadow" pugilist, twenty
seven years old, who was billed to fight
young Corbett at the Seaside Athletic Club
tonight, became involved in an alteration
at Coney Island early today with Christie
pher Gernio, an Italian watchman. Gernio
stabbed Maber in the left breast with an
ice pick, inficting painful but not a dam
gerous wound. His wound was dressed,
after which he was locked up on a charge
of intoxication. while Gernio was held on
a charge of assault.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
TO WATCH FILIBUSTERS.
The Raleigh Left New York for Key
West Last Evening.

West Last Evening.
The crui-er Raleigh left New York last
evening for Key West, under special or
ders to prevent the departure of Cuban
flibustering expeditions from that vicinity.
The vessel will make her headquarters at
Key West and make short cruises" along
the neighborirg coast, using her launches
and boats to inspect inlets when necessary
to look after conspratorS. The plan of the
department is to keep the Raleigh on this
station for a month if necessary, and to
send another vessel to relieve her in case
the necessity continues fer a naval patrol
OF the southern coast. Owing to the eX-
treme heat of the locality, it is not deemed
prudent to keep one set of officers and men
on duty there for more than month at a
time. 1t is calculated that it will take the
Raleigh about three days to make the trip
to Key West.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
GOVERNMENT WAS BEATEN.
Railway May Run Through the Kick.
upoo Reservation.

UpOO ReNcrVntfOn.
PERRY, Oklahoma, June 14.-The SUI
preme court of Oklahoma has handed down
decision dismissing the appeal to the Uni
ted States government for an Injunction
against the Oklahoma and Choctaw rail-
road. This means that the construction Of
the road will begin and be pushed to COM
pletion at once. The people of Tecumseh
Oklahoma, enjoined the railroad from
building through the Kickapoo reservation
unless they came through that town, which
Is the place selected for q town site by the
United States government. Attorney Gem
eral OlEey Joined Tecumseh in the night.
The lower court dissolved the injunction
proceedings some weeks ago and the gov
ernment appealed. This appeal is dis
missed by the supreme court. The railroad
people propose to build a town of their
own,
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DISCUSSING THE NATTER.

Electricity for the L Roads in New
York.
NEW YORK, June 14-Russell Sage was
asked today about report that the Man
haitian Elevated Railroad Company had
contracted with the Westinghouse Com
pany for the electrical equipment of the
Manhattan railway. Mr.. Sage said there
tract had been made, but it is a fact that
the Manhattan company is considering the
problem of operating the Il" roads with
electricity.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
ParIOns Denied.

The President today denied the applica-
tion for pardon in the case of ]. H. Evans,
convicted in Tennessee of passing counter
felt money and sentenced to two years.
He also declined to inter-
fcre in the case of Aaron johnson, convict
ed in North Carolina of retailing liquor
without license and sentenced to two
months Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
TIfe Vice President nm LID,

CHICAGO, June 14.-At the commence
ment exercises of the Northwestern Uni
versity, held at the Auditorium last night,
President Rogers announced that the hon
orary degree Of doctor of laws was con-
ferred upon A. Z. Stevenson, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. There was a
storm of applause from the 1900 people
present when the announcement was made.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
To Re Retired.

Commander Oscar F. Heyerman, United
States navy, has been found physically in
capacitated for further active service by a
Laval examining board, which met at the
Navy Department. His retirement is
recommended. He recently suffered a
stroke of paralysis in Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Binders Charged With Loafng by
Foreman Espey.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT'S LETTER
He Explains His Duty to the Gov
eminent and the Men.
ARBITR ATORS INFER

When the men in the bookbindery of the
government printing office reported for
duty this morning Foreman Espey handed
to President Hyde of the Bookbinders'
Union, who is one of the workmen in the
office. the following letter which had been
received from Public Printer Benedict:
"Office of the Public Printer, Washington,
D. c., June 13, 1895.
'Mr. II. C. Espey, Foreman of Binding,
Government Printing Ofice.-Dear Sir: I
received this noon communication from
Local Union No. 4, International Brother
hood of Bookbinders, referring to an issue
which has arisen in the bindery, under
your charge, concerning the work upon
certain book now in the office, and also
resolution of the local union bearing on the
matter, adopted at a meeting held yester-
day. a copy of which communication and
resolution has been forwarded to you.
Il desire that a conclusion be reached in
this matter that will be just both to the
service and to the employees in your di-
vision, and that full consideration be given
to the conditions under which the office
works and to the precedents established in
the disposal of ike questions which have
not nfrequently arisen.
las public printer it IS incumbent upon
me to execute the public printing and
binding, employ labor and compensate same
in accordance with the provisions of stat
ute The statute provides that bookb:nders
shall be paid 40 cents per hour for time
work. l know of no scale or piece price
rates i'll connection with the bindery work.
and l cannot favor any task allotment of
work in this office, for the reason that
such method would, fear, sacrifice the
quality for quantity of work done. But
1 would not have you understand that l de-
sire you to demand from any employe in
your division other than fair days work.
and in the particular case at issue between
you and the employees in your division, l
ask you not to require of any employe
more than industrious, careful application
to duty during the hours he Is employed,
keeping in view at all times the urgency of
work and the necessity for good work
work creditable alike to employees and to
the administration of the office.
Truly yours.
81. "TH. Z. BENEDICT,
prp
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Disbnrred From Practice.

N. o. Price of Washington city and Jenny
R. Root, nee Chapman, Of Waterbury,
Conn.,, were today disbarred from practice
before the Interior Department, the former
for demanding Illegal fees in pension case
and the latter for having associated in
pension business with her father who had
been previously disbarred
Evening star., 1895-06-14
GREENHUT AND OTHERS.


Charged With Losing Whisky Trust
Money In Speculation.
CHICAGO, June 14-Receiver McNulta
has filed an additional bill against Presi-
dent Greenhut, Herbert L. Terrell, Nelson
Norris VIM. N. Hobart, Lewis H. Green,
Peter ]. Hennessey, Warren H. Corning
and J. w. French, former directors of the
whisky trust, praying that the defendants
he made to account for S50O,O00 alleged to
have been lost in speculation.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
BANS SIDE GIVEN
Eighteen Thousand Insurgents Said to Be
Under Arms.
Spanish Soldiers Dying of Disease
and HunEcr-An Appeal to
Sympathizers.

TAMPA, Fla, June 14.-The following
proclamation, translated, has just been re-
ceived from Cuba:
ITO the Cuban people: Maxine Gomez is
in command with 1900 men. The Marquis
of Santa Lucia, with the cry of Cuba
Libre,' has Joined him with 1,50O men.
Twenty of the most noted gentlemen of
Puerto Principe accompany the worthy son
of Camaguey. There is no hope for Spain.
Remidos has protected the landing of
Roloff and his $50 men. He brings NUM-
tions of war and 5000 pounds of dynamite.
The landing of zero and Seraphin Sanchez
is confirmed. They bring American pyro-
technics. Santa Spirite has already seven
armed bands. General Maceo, with his
5000 Macheteros, is destroying and burning
everything which he finds in his way.
Liberal Spaniards have nothing to fear.
Lives and property will be respected while
assistance is not rendered to the govern
ment.
IF Spain had hunted for a general whose
mission was to annihilate the Spanish
army, no one would have been better suited
than Martinez Campos, who does not let
poor and tired soldiers have any rest They
Gle of hunger, for they are without food
deadly climate
ne aGtonomist party says that insur-
rectiCn in arms is unnecessary to force the
government to favor autonomy. Shame to
these false, patriots, who live on miserable
bread, that the despot throws to them
Soldiers from Mahon, a Spanish province
have gore over to the Insurgents ranks
The daily expenses of Spaniards run up
to S1oO.OO0 Martinez Campos has lost al
ready 10000 men. Soldiers in the city of
Manzarillo die in the streets of fever and
dysentery. Famine spreads through the
province of Cuba. In Baraco and Guam
tanamo there are $1,000 insurgents in arms
Liberal Spaniards,, the sons of Riego and
Pinto. hurrah for liberty. To arms and
down with the metropolitan government
and tyranny! Hurrah for Maxine Gomez!
(SigneO Revolutionary Committee of Ha-
vana."
Cuban advices received here are to the
effect that eleven thousapd Spanish troops
will land at Neuvitas on the northern coast
of Cuba today, being the second INSTALL
ment of troops dispatched to Campos by
the home government
The FiIibusters Landed.
NEW YORK, June 13.-A special to the
Herald from Havana. Cuba, says informa-
ton has just reached here to the effect
that the Cuban filibustering expedition on
the tug George w. Childs under the COM
mand of General Carlos Roloff and Gen
eral Serafin Sanchez, which slipped away
from the Florida coast on last Thursday,
has larded the party with all their arms
and munitions of war at point near Aqua
dores, In the province of Santiago de Cuba.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
NaYnl MOYenAenta.

The cruiser Olympia left San Francisco
today for Santa Cruz to take part in the
flower festival. The Atlanta has arrived
at New London, and the Raleigh has sailed
from New York for Key West
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, s254, ,675. Government receipts
From internal. revenue S4Os, ,102; customs,
S,064; miscellaneous, .$294
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Duty as AiJ-Je-Cnmn.

Second Lieut.. VIM. J. Glasgow, first cav
airy, has been ordered to San Antonio,
Texas, for duty as aid-de-camp to Brig
Gen. z. R. Bliss, commanding the depart
ment of Texas
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Eight Prisoner. Broke Jail.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., June H.
Eight prisoners. one of them George Ste
fanke, an alleged murderer, escaped from
the Middlesex county Jail at o'clock this
morning The fugitives had been confined
in two cells directly under the roof OF the
iail
Evening star., 1895-06-14
To Attend the Enc,mument.

Capt. Charles NJ. O'Conror eighth cav
airy, has been ordered to attend the en-
campment of the second regiment of in
fantry, National Guard of Missouri, at Sc
dalia early in August
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Fourth-CIass Postmusters

Twenty-Five fourth-class postmasters were
appointed today, twenty-five of whom were
to fill vacancies caused by deaths or resig-
nations.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
NAVAL RESERVE MILITIA.
Assistant Secretary McAdoO to Make
Tour of Inspection.

q Tour OF InspectlOn.
Secretary Herbert will return here to-
morrow from a visit to his home, in Ala
bama, and will relieve Assis tant Secretary
McAdoo of charge of the Navy Depart
ment. Mr.. McAdoo will leave here Sunday
on the dispatch boat Dolphin for a cruise
along the Atlantic coast, visiting in turn
all important points where naval reserve
militia are mustered. He will first visit
Wilmington, n. c., and then work his way
Lieut.. Niblack, his naval aid, will accom-
pany him.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
To study Effects of Alcoholism

ALBANY. N. Y, June 14.-Governor Nor
ton has decided to sign the bill providing
for the studying in the public schools of
the nature and effects of alcoholic drinks
and other narcotics in connection with
physiology and hygiene in the public
schools.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
The Norvvay-sweden Crisis.

CHRISTIANA, Norway, June I'm.
Svredrup, the leader of the Norwegian
moderates, who was asked by King Oscar
to form new cabinet, has declined the
Evening star., 1895-06-14
CONVICTED OF MURDER.

Patrick Shcehnn Found Guilty OF
SaIOOnkceper Garbs' Death.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., June 1i.-Patrick
Sheehan was today convicted of murder in
the first degree. Sentence will be passed
upon him tomorrow. Sheehan killed ID. H.
CARDS, a saloon keeper at Bayonne.
Evening star., 1895-06-14

tee proof Of fee puooins is
in f6e eating, Pesteroap's
Star contained 81 columns
Of aooerfisemenfs, maoe up
Of S35 separate announce
menfs. yeese soperfisers
eous6f pu6fieifp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star., 1895-06-14

Commander ]. C. Forsyth has reported at
the Navy Department under orders from
Assistant Secretary McAdoo.
Evening star., 1895-06-14
Called ON the President.
Reported ut the Depnrtmcnt.

Maj. Gen. Ruger called on the Presiden
yesterday afternoon to pay his respects.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-07-25
A CoNGREssMAN's HELPMEET.

Congressman Johnson, of North
Dakota, has wife who is helpmeet
of the proper sort to him without
being q canvasser Of votes, lobby
ist, q reviser OF his speeches, or even
one of those women who are de-
scribed as taking the "keenest in
terest" in their husbands careers
Mrs. Johnson. to be sure, may have
the virtues of all these classes. but
she has won fame chiefly from the
remarkably clever way in which she
superintendent the work on a farm of
1900 acres while her husband was
attending the legislative affairs Of
the nation.
In the spring of 1898 Mr.. Johnson
invested heavily in hay lands. Before
the hay was ready to cut he was
called to Washington by an extra
session Of Congress. He tried to
find q man who would attend to
his hay for him during his absence,
and, failing, allowed his wife to
assume charge Of the big hay farm.
The harvest came on, and Mrs.
Johnson was in the fields bright and
early in her top buggy, looking after
the men and teams, and, when one
field was cut, selecting an other, and
then another. All Of the hay on the
johnson farm was mown, and then
Mrs. Johnson leased hay tracts in
the vicinity of Petersburg until the
total cut amounted to almost 300
tons. Mr.. Johnson himself says that
he never had a crop looked after in O
more business like way than the hay
crop OF 1898. His only regret Is that
the promised high prices did not
materialize. There was q larger crop
than usual, and the prices went down
instead of going up, but no money
was lost by the operation, and the
last OF the 300 tons was sold the next
spring to neighboring farmer whose
supplies had run out.