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Evening star., 1895-04-16
C.pt. Howrate,s Trial,

Thursday next Capt. Henry w. Howgate
will be arraigned before Judge McComas In
Criminal Court No. 1 on the three indict-
ments returned on the 1st of this month.
These indictments respectively charge the
defendant with forgery, embezzlement and
the Justification Of his accounts. 1t is un-
derstood that Capt. Howgate's counsel,
Messrs. Worthington and Heald and Jere
NJ. Wilson, will attack the validity of the
indictments They will seek an early trial
or the other nine or ten indictments, but it
is hardly probable that District Attorney
Birney can be ready for the trial much
earlier than the middle of next month, and
it may be that Capt Howgate cannot be
given another trial before some time in
June.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
THE NICARAGUA COMMISSION.
Delay In the Meeting of Members O
the Board of Survey.

Delay In the Meeting of Members of
the Board of Survey.
The administration is being criticised by
the members Of the opposition because Of
it's deliberation in executing the .congres-
sional provision for a survey of the Mica
ragua canal route. The commission was
appointed several days ago. but is not
likely to begin practical work in Nicaragua
for a month, at least. Major Ludlow, corps
of engineers, who Is at the head Of the
commission, is military attache of the
United States embassy at London, and the
delay in the meeting of the commission for
OF ganization is due to his absence from the
country. Had another officer Of engineers
been selected the commission might now be
en- it's way to the isthmus. The beginning
of this work will be practically notice to
the world at large, and Great Britain in
particular, that the United States has finally
decided to take a substantial active interest
In the construction of the Nicaragua canal
Mai Ludlow sailed from Southampton for
New York en- Saturday last, and Is due
there on Thursday or Friday next, ana II
Is expected that the commission will hold
its first meeting and organize on Saturday
next 1t is not yet settled whether the
mcetin4:- shall be held in this city or New
York, but the chances favor the selection
of Washington, inasmuch as 1t will be
necessary for the commission to have fire.
quent consultations with the Secretary of
State in regard to the proposed examina-
ton of the canal route.
These preliminaries will take a week at
least, and the trip to Greytown will occupy
almost as much additional time. A United
States warship will be placed at the dis
posal of the commission. and will remain
at Greytown during the progress of the
survey.
The choice lay between the cruiser Mont
gomery, at Mobile. Ala, and the dispatch
boat Dolphin, at the Washington navy
yard The latter has better accommoda-
tions, but is not otherwise so well equipped
for the trip. and the Secretary of the Navy
consequently decided in favor of the Mont
gom cry The date of her departure will
depend entirely upon the time required by
the commission to arrange preliminaries in
ci
Evening star., 1895-04-16
CLASH OF AUTHORITY.
Lieut.. Moses May BE Tried by Court
Martial.

Martial.
There are strong probabilities that Lieut..
S H. Moses of the marine corps will be
court-martialed for alleged disrespect to his
superior officer, in consequence of recent
occurrences at the Brooklyn navy yard,
which are detailed by the New York World
as follows:
Capt. Rogers, whose position in the
Brooklyn navy yard Is similar to that
of the executive Office on board ship, he
being captain of the yard telephoned
on Monday last to Lieut.. S. H. Moses of
the marines, who was officer of the day,
to send him a marine to act as an orderly.
The sergeant of the guard took the mes
sage and few minutes later there was a
'tirg-a' 'lng-ling' at Capt. Rogers telephone.
"Lieut. Moses compliments said the
sergeant, but he has no orderlies to spare
my compliments to the lieutenant and
ask him to step to the phone came the
long distance command.
The officer of the day. saluted in front
of the phone and reported.
"'Where's my orderly? asked the cap
tain.
There are none for you,' replied the
lieutenant.
"'Then detail one Immediately You
have plenty of men available roared the
captain.
The marine barracks doesn't furnish
every one in the yard with orderlies,' sug-
gested the lieutenant of marines, angrily.
"'Then I'll report you for gross disre-
spect to a superior officer was the retort,
and the telephone bell rang angrily.
1.-The matter was duly set before Com
mander Sicard, the commandant at the
yard; formidable papers were drawn up,
and the next day Lieut.. Moses was noti-
fed of his suspension from duty. AS he
was not well, he took advantage of the
respite from duty to report at the hos
pital, where he now lies quite ill.,"
Evening star., 1895-04-16
IDENTIFICATION RECORDS.
Merits of tho System in the War De-
partment Proved.

partment Proved.
About four years ago the War Depart
ment began the practice Of a system Of
personal records of soldiers with the pur-
pose of providing an absolute means Of
identification. The medical officers by the
use of figure cards took careful note Of
every indelible or permanent mark on the
persons of recruits and these were filed
away in the office of the surgeon general.
Last August Congress passed an act to
prohibit the re-enlistment of men whose
army service had not been honest and
faithful, and Immediately the data which
had been previously accumulated became
of great value in preventing enlstments
of bad characters. At the beginning Of the
present calendar year some statistics were
gathered to show the workings of the sys-
tenn, and 1t was found that In the first
three months of every thousand men en-
listed from civil life thirty-one were
identified through the outline figure card
records as convicts, deserters or other
wise undesirable characters. The officials
Of the War Department are now thor
oughly satisfied to the merits Of the
system, and as for the privates, they
willingly pay the price of submitting to
the examina .fon and record in consdera-
ton of being saved from ultimate asso-
citation with notorious scoundrels.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
DEATH OF CHAS. II. MANSCR.
The Sad Event Occurred in This City
Early This Morning.

Mr.. Charles H. Mansur assistant con-
troller of the treasury, who has been i'll
for about three weeks died at the National
Hotel at o'clock this morning. He had
been unconscious for over twenty-four
hours and his death had been momentarily
expected during that entire period. The
end came peacefully, and Mrs. Mansur and
her son were at the bedside. They will
leave the city with the body at $40 this
afternoon for Richmond, NO., the home of
the married daughter. Mrs. Mansur will
make that city her future home. Her son,
who is in business in st. Louis, came to
Washington a few days ago on receipt of
summons announcing the serious condition
Of his father.
Charles H. Mansur was born In Phila-
delphia on the 9th of March, 1885. and was
therefore just little more than sixty
years Of age. He received common school
education and then graduated at Lawrence
Academy at Groton, Mass. He studied
law after his removal to Missouri, and
in 1A56 was admitted to the bar in Rich
mond. in that state. The same year he
went to Chillicothe, which he has since
made his home except for such periods as
he has spent in Washington in an official
capacity. He became active in politics and
from 1864 until 1868 was member of the
democratic state central committee of
Missouri. He was sent as delegate to
which was held in New York city. He was
also delegate-at-large to the Chicago con-
vention in 1884. In 1875 he became prose-
cutting attorney of Livingston county, Mo-.
and held that post for four years. At a
Letter period he was made member Of the
board of education of Chillicothe and re-
manned such for eight years.
In 1872 there was split in the republican
party in the tenth Missouri district and
Mr.. Mansur was made a joint nominee
for Congress from that district by the
democrats and the liberal republican fac
ton. He failed of election. Again in 1880
the democrats of the same district made
him the nominee. but without success. He
was elected to the Fiftieth Congress from
the seconA district and was reelected to
the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses
There was contest for the nomination for
Congress in 1892 and Mr.. Mansur was de-
| feated in caucus by U. S. Hall, who, run
ming on the democratic ticket, was elected
| in May 1898. The President nominated
! Mr. Mansur to be second controller of the
| treasury and on the reorganization of the
| department according to the provisions of
| the Dockery bill, which consolidated the
| offices of first and second controller, Mr..
| Mansur was made assistant controller Oc-
| tober /, 1894, which office he has Eeld since
| that time.
| The funeral services will be held Thurs
day at Richmond, where the interment will
! take place.
Evening star., 1895-04-16

For the first time in many years, two
American warships are in the extreme
eastern waters oi the Mediterranean for
the protection OF American missionaries in
the Levant. The flagship San Francisco
arrived ut Smyrna, Asia Minor, several
days ago, and the cruiser Marblehead ar
rived at Reyr3ot, Syria, yesterday, hay
ing made a quick run across the Nediter-
ranean from Gibraltar Inasmuch as nothing
to the contrary is heard from these vessels,
eit IS reasonable to assume that the recent
threatened uprising against the Christian
residents has been successfully aver;ed by
the presence Of the war ships.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
Associated Press Acquisitions.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 1G.-The Blooming
ton Qll.) Leader has abandoned the United
Press, and is now taking report from
the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. April 16.-The
Charleston Evening Post has begun taking
the full afternoon report Of the Associated
Press believing the Associated Press sery-
ice necessary for an afternoon paper to
keep abreast with the foremost papers Of
the south The Evening Post has recently
been reorganiZed and is the only afternoon
paper in South Carolina taking tele-
graphic service.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
Painful Accident.

Frank Murth, a plumber, eighteen years
old, met with painful accident. while
working at the National Hotel this morn
ing. He dropped his soldering iron In
pot of melted metal, and some Of the metal
found its way to his eyes burning him.
When a physician was called 1t was
thought that the young mans eyesight had
been destroyed, but the Emergency Hos
pital physicians think his eyesight will be
saved,
Evening star., 1895-04-16
ANOTHER ROYAL BErRorHAL,
Son of the Duke of Edinburgh and
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland.

LONDON. April 16.-The World pub
fishes report to the effect that Prince
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, eldest SON
and heir Of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha (more generally known as the Duke
of Edinburgh), is likely to be betrothed to
the young Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland.
The young queen was born at the Hague
on August 81. 1880. and the young prince
was born in London on October Is. 1874.
The mother of Queen WiIhelmina is re-
gent of Holland during the minority of .he
queen. 1t has been announced here that
Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied by the
queen regent will leave Amsterdam on
May 26 for London, via Flushing.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
Government Printing Office Addition

Col Wilson of the corps of engineers has
taken steps for the prompt construction of
the new fireproof addition to the govern
ment printing office on the site of the pres
ent stables. Bids were opened Saturday
for excavation for the foundation. Michael
Burke of this city was the lowest bidder
and he will be awarded the contract.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
The PeacerC Contract.

The Chinese legation in this city has re-
ceived unofficial advices from Japan
announcing the signature of terms of peace
between China and Japan.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
THE EVENING STAR.
PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,
1l0l Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. llth Street, by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
8. II. KAUFFMANN Pres't.
New York 0sce, 70 Potter Building.

the Evening Star is served to subscribers IN the
per week. or Il cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each. By mail-anywhere in the
per month
Saturday Quintuplc Sheet Star. 81 per year. with
Foreign postage added, $500.
ENTERED At the Post Office at Washington D. c.
Is second-class mail matter)
G|An mail subscriptions must be paid In advnnce
Rates Of advertising made known on application
Evening star., 1895-04-16

tee proof Of f8e puooinsi is
IN f6s eating. pesteroap's
Star contained 40 columns
Of advertisements, n,aoe up
Of 732 separate announce
nnenfs. t6ese advertisers
8ous6f pu66eifp-nof naerefp
space.
Evening star., 1895-04-16
Average Decrease Of the Assessment
Revision Only 2.74 Per Cent.
The RESULT 4 SURPRISE
Generally Expected the Reduction
Would Be IS Per Cent.
ASSESSOR TRIMBLE'S IDEAS

Lest January, when the board Of revision
made its returns to the assessor, 1t was es-
timated that the last assessment would be
reduced at least Is per cent This was
conservative estimate, and upon that basis
Assessor Trimble made his report to Con-
gresse of the estimated receipts of the Dis
trict from taxes. This is done annually as
guide to Congress in making appropria-
tons for the District. Now comes an Off
cial statement from the assessor to the
effect that complete footing of the books
shows only an average decrease Of PA per
cent from the last assessment, or, speaking
in figures, the District will lose in it's col
lections this year over the taxes collected
urder the last assessment s5.272,9SS in tax
able realty, when 1t was expected that the
less would be more than seven times that
much.
The following table gives the reduction
of taxable realty by sections:
Washington city, last year.. $161, ,O54, 161
Washington city, revised. ....... 156, ,6SS, IO1
Reduction. 4.366, ,OGO
Georgetown last year............ 7,751 ,615
Georgetown, revised. 7.4S1, ,653
Reduction. ion.................. 2e9.962
County, non-agricultural. last
year Observation-Disclosures. 17,15l,2 30
County, revised. 1880, 1913
Reduction Observation-Disclosures. 4G1,O47
County, agricultural, last year. 6,591, 43O
County, agricultural, revised.... 6.421.511
Reduction. n.............. 175,919
Larger Surplus.
"The effect of this small reduction"
said Assessor Trimble. will be TO create a
much larger surplus, and the collections
will amount to over half million dollars
'If the last assessment was exoroitant,
the revision gives little relief to the tax
payer. am very much disappointed in
the small reduction. Had the reduction
been 10 per cent, as we anticipated, the
relief would have been felt, and been much
more satisfactory. There can be nothing
done at present, and the taxpayers will
have to pay upon the revision until the
new assessment is made, which, under the
law, will be returned January l, 1896. The
taxes under that will be due November,
1897.
1T has always been my opinion that the
last assessment was altogether too high,
especially during these hard times. That
was the reason I favored The revision
The Total Footing.
The footing Of the tax books for the year
ending June 80, 1895. shows:
Georgetown
Taxable on improvements at s1.5O 1883. $50
Decrease, 3.4S per cent. $7,4S1, ,653
County
Taxable on land at 81 $l1 ,679 993
Taxable on improvements at $3.50 5.O1o.2oO
Decrease, 2.O6 per cent. $16.69O 1913
Taxable on land at $1.............. s., 43I 81
Taxable on improvements at ST.. 9S2 200
Decrease, 2.66 per cent. $64215l1
Washington city
Taxable on land at $1.5O. .$ST O3O $50
Taxable on improvements at $3.50 ~, ,65S Oo1
Decrease, 2.11 per cent. $156, ,6SS 7O1
Total. ..... $1S7, ,2S2 05S
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$7,4S1,G53
$156, ,6SS,7O1


Average decrease, pa per cent.
Evening star., 1895-04-16

Decrease, 2.71 per cent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15
THE LEGusI.ATURE.

On another page viii be found a sum-
mary Of the bills passed by the state leg
tssatnre. which adjourned last night. Most
Of the bills have been passed in the last
three weeks. and. despite tha rush I'm
the last days. bad bills were not PER-
mitted to succeed. The list OF bills pc ssed
speaks for itself. Among the more TN
portant are the bin reorganixing the lar,
department. the dairy bill. the grain H.
spection bin. the live stock hill. the state
school hook bill. the bin permitting elite.
10 revise tl.eir charters. the bill RENTING
tho penalty on delinquent taxes. the bill
extending the time fer payment of cur
rent taxes. aud the barefoot boy school
bill. Liberal appropriations were made
for the new state capitol. the new state
university. the normal schools ana osner
state institutions. and provision eas made
for two wagon roads 90 connect Easter n
and Western Washington. and state
fish hatchery.
The observation-disclosures has EXPRESSED IFS
deep regret that redussion of railroad
rates was not made In the interest Of the
wheat growers OF Eastern Washington.
The refusal Of the senate to pass s,.ch a
bill In almost the only stain upcn the
record OF the legislature. The iiiis to re-
duee telephone. telegraph AMI Pullman
car charges perished with the railroad
rate bin.
Except In regard to railroad rates, the
legislature has cneeavorei To pat into
effect the recommendations OF the gov.
errors message There Is much to praise
In the work OF the legislators.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15
Incapacity of the Administration


Strong superiatfves are seldom justified.
Nevertheless II would not seem fll-adyised
TO declare that the whole financial history
OF modern nations furnishes no instance
of incapacity 80 great. OF craftsmanship
50 utterly wanting. OF common sense 50
pitiably abdicated. as our own country
has shown In the past two years. There
has been fristered away the highest public
credit that any nation ever attained: and
this change has been wrought when no
difficulties whatever existed except the
one difficulty that the party In power
could not agree upon any policy. What
ever President Cleveland and the New
York banking interests may think. the
people of the United States do not want
longtime fnterest-bearing bonds issued In
times of peace The people would unuues-
tionably have preferred an issue of short
time treasury certificates OF one sort or
another to meet temporary exigencies
and q prompt levy OF SUFFICIENT new taxes
to bring current revenues UP TO the point
of meeting amply both the current expen-
ditures and also all further tasks imposed
by the necessity of maintaining the gold
reserve and the interchangeability of all
sorts of money. II Is to be regretted that
everybody at Washington might not have
been willing at least to agree upon some
plan which would prevent the use OF the
outstanding greenbacks as an endless
chain for drawing gold out OF the treas
ury.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15

IN the western hemisphere. should tske
their chances Of repayment They must
ssfhsr depend upoa the hcnor Of ths debt
or ration. provided they had advanced
money TO tire governments or urscn TIE
courts and authorities OF saeh natipn for
the repayment OF ioans raade to Us esfi-
r<rs In no case has this government
consented 50. nor VIII IL tolerate coIiec-
tson of sueh debss f,y force. This policy
was illustrated only the other dsy when
France was automatically told that there
was an easier and better way 10 collect
q debt from San Domingo than by seizure
Of that island
II has been the habifuai custom OF
Great Britain and other European grab
berS Of territory. 10 seize and occupy
small and sefenseisss countries under the
plea that IL was. necessary 10 DO 80 IN
order to secure debts due 10 them or 10
their subjects. II b. . notable fact.
moreover. that no country. once occupied
upon this pretexf. has ever managed 10
get cut OF debt. and they therefore re-
main. az was intended by the seizure, sub
jet TO levy OF perpetual tribute ard oc-
cupancy by the invading nation The
United States has stoutiy refused con-
sent 20 such foreclosures by European
governments. upon any OF the states.
both In North ard South America. ana -
tn no mood to reverse her policy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15
A GRIEF srRrckrS ORGAN.

The New York Times "a soreiy distressed
that Utah. which WAS depended upon TO
elect two senator's and member of con
grcss OF the Democratic persuasion. should
have kicked over The traces and Joined
the Republican column. 1t devotes much
space 10 proving through n correspondent
thai George g. Cannon. one Of the heaas
OF the Mormon church. In the arch anti
Democratic eensplgator. and points trf-
umphantiy % the fact that his SON. a
brilliant and aggressive young Repubii-
can. Was elected delegate 80 congress
last fail.
The Times has reason for SORROW, for
the Experimentation of tftah Is plainly
achieved. The CONSTITUTIONAL convention
now In session has "a RenuAlican majority
and the ehairmsn CT The most Important
committees are OF that faith. among the
number being the esiiter Of the SAT- Lake
Tribune. the leading Republican newxpa-
per 81 Utah. Whether ar not. as In
charged by the Tires. Afr. Cannon sold
out 10 The Republicans. there Is noe the
slightest doubt that ~ ne dild ga, ste beat
iHserests or sii the people. both Moruaons
and genti,eS. have been conserved by the
deal
Utah. az Republican state VIII be sn
political accord with Tho Rocky mountain
and raeisAc states. VIII be IN line With the
majority Fl congress. thes securing fssli
recognition IN the matter 81 approprla
tions. end tao years from npw aud in
definitely thereafter. wtll hc counted with
those who aided 10 ei~ct Republican eoa-
gresSes ana presidents. whlsa the Times
rnay grsSva over rtah'S political ragen-
Grafton. tire majority 81 hsr cssfsras have
aFnpie cause 10 congratulate themselves
and thank Mr.. Cannon for all Efforts he
IL accused az making 90 that end.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15
Extersniuation Of the Squirrels,
VYA,,a wa,la statesman


II ssEnfs that the plan formulated by
the county commissioners recently for
the determination OF that hosherSouss and
destructive pest. tire squirrel is mere than
meeting the expectations even of the most
ssus0tne. From joel a-oodworth. who
vas Ia the city SATURDAY ss a learned
that In his neighhcrhose the a.rsss ara,
being poisoned by the wagon .<ad. In
most instances there .--e about four old
animals IN each hole. and from these, IN,
each nest. IL can be readily imagined TIA
iunuueruAle progeny that would prey
uron tie wheat during the corning season.
All are lending s. helping hand. and when
tAe DESTROYER has stayed his hand bat few
~ tire httie harv@sters Of the farmers
grSia via have hacn left 20 tell the tale
OF the massacre In others OF the ten dis
trtSafsrsg points the work az destroying
the rests Is hstr.S actively pushed. Those
wao are Engaged In the poisoning os the
squirrels had no idea that they were 90,
numerous. and the amount NJ wheat eaten
and wasted would no doubs add several
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When tho Philadelphia sailed from
Mare Island under orders to make quick
trip 70 Honolulu, II was expected that
she would average about fifteen miles an
hour. Instead of doing 80, the ship aver
aged only about 30 miles . day and was
nearly ten days In passage. being beaten
by the regular mail steamer Various
reasons have been given for the slow time
nsadc. the principal being that her bot
tom was very foul and the coal supply OF
poor quality. 1t has been persistentiy
denied that anything was the matter
Of her machinery. a. she had been re-
Gently looked after at the navy yard,
The Hawaiian Star Of February q. tust
IT hand, gives the cause of the slow time
made. The Star says: a careful ex-
animation OF her machinery has been
made and the cause of the trouble To-
cated. Between tho steam chests the
lining has split and parted. Here. a great
deal Of pressure IL brought to hear, and
the great wonder IL that the whole works
did not blow out. Weakness aud friction
reduced the speed about five knots"