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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
A Library Clerk Wanted.

. The United States civil service commits
sion will hold an examination on February
IL to fill a vacancy in the position of library
clerk in the office of the superintendent of
documents, at a salary of $500 per annum
The subjects of the examination will be: %
The preparation of English manuscript, in
Guiding the copying from incorrect COPY,
proof reading and knowledge of publish
ing processes; (2) photography, including
cataloguing, indexing and the knowledge of
books of reference on political subjects; (S)
history and geography of the United States
90 United States government and the de-
tails of its administration, including a
knowledge of governmental mechanism and
that part of political economy which Is ap-
propriate 20 this examination. The exam
ination will be held in Washington, d. c.,
and arrangements may be made to hold it
In other large cities where the commission
has boards of examiners, If there are appli-
cants. who will be accommodated at other
places Legal residents of the District of
Columbia or of any of the states will not
be debarred. Persons desiring to compete
should obtain application blanks and file
their applications with the civil service
commission at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
Personal Mention.

Senator Harris, who has been confined to
the house for several days, is reported bet
ter this morning and is expected to be able
to attend the sessions Of the Senate in a
day or two.
Lieut.. Commander s. NJ. AckIey, U.S.N.,
is at the Bancroft.
Lieut.. c. E. Fox Of the navy is visiting
friends at 1926 Jefferson place.
Col. Simon Snyder, nineteenth infantry
and Capt. VIM P. Rosse1l corps OF en-
gineers. are at the Ebbitt.
Maj. James b. Quinn, corps of engineers,
has reported to Gen. Craighill for special
service.
Mr.. Richard Croker and Mr.. Andrew
Freedman, the proprietor of the New York
Base Ball Club. who have been spending
the last month at the Palm Beach Inn, left
city, and will reach New York ON the ,Oth
or 31st.
MIR. and Mrs. George Westinghouse, IT,,
Master George Westinghouse, DR.. W. A.
Stewart, A. G. Updegraff and Mr. De Laval
arrived at the Arlington last night from
Pittsburg. They will take possession of the
Blaine mansion in few days.
Gen. E. c. OBrten, president of the hoard
of New York dock commissioners, is at the
Arlington.
Mrs. Seaman is registered at the Arling-
ton from New York city. Mrs. Seaman is
better known to the public as Nellie BLY,"
Pittsburg, Is at the Arlington for the sea-
son, accompanied by his family.
Theodore Beecher, the well-knOWn Ruff
falonian, Is at Chamberlin's
One hundred New England tourists are
registered at Hotel Arno.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
PROPER SAFEGUARDS,
Complaint That They Are Not Used i'm
the New Post Office Building.

Complaint That They Are Not Used i'm
the New Post Office Building.
The supervising architect of the treasury
is in receipt of communication from the
local officers of the Federation of Labor
complaining Of the alleged failure of the
contractors for the construction of the
Washington city post office to provide
proper safeguards for the workmen. 1t is
alleged that the scaffolding is not properly
arranged for the safety of the men who are
obliged to use it and that there is great
danger of accident.
The matter has been referred to the law
officer of the office to ascertain the rights
and duties of the government. Judge Flem-
ing, who is acting executive officer during
the temporary absence of Mr.. kemper said
to Star reporter today that while he has
not had time to fully consider the question,
1t was not clear to him that the govern
ment had any Jurisdiction in the matter 1t
was being Investigated, however, he said
and whatever was right would be done. He
explained that there was nothing in the
contract in regard to the character and
construction of the scaffolding to be erected
by the contractors in the prosecution of
ment would have no legal right to interfere
in the premises SO long as the terms of the
contract were not violated. He said that
the present investigation of the subject
might show the necessity of making some
provisions in this respect in contracts for
public buildings in the future. The govern
ment deals solely with the contractors he
said, and does not attempt to control their
relations with their workmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
Partial Report From Mr.. GiIman-An
Assistant Secretary Appointed

A Partial Report From Mr.. Gilman-An
Assistant Secretary Appointed
The Venezuelan boundary commission
held its first regular weekly meeting to-
day, in accordance with the program ar
ranged at the last special meeting. All Of the
members of the commission were present
Mr.. Mallet-Prevost, the secretary, was in
attendance, and was formally inducted into
office.
The principal business transacted was
the reception Of a partial report from Com
missioner Gilman urcn the general subject
Of maps of the territory involved in dis
pute. The geological survey also, in ac-
cordance with a request formulated at the
last meeting of the commission, submitted
some preliminary studies in the way of
maps, showing the general topogra phical
and physical features of the country, but
without any definition of boundaries or
lines Of demarcation Of any kind. These
were taken under consideration by the
commission.
In order to facilitate the orderly prosecu-
tfon Of the work of the commission, and to
insure the collection and presentation of
evidence, it was decided to relieve the Sec
retary, Mr.. Mallet-Prevost, from the rou-
tine Office work, and to charge him with
the work of preparing the case for the
consideration of the commission. To this
end Mr.. Clifford C. Whftmore of Fremont,
Ohio, who was originally appointed stem
ographer to the commission, was appointed
assistant secretary, to discharge the rou-
tine duties Of which the secretary has been
relieved. The commission then adjourned
till next Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24

Hotel Stafford, on Mount Vernon place.
Mr.. E. r. Bacon, president of the Baltl-
more and Ohio Southwestern, also came on
from Cincinnati, and was quartered at the
Maryland Club. At . o'clock all of the gen.
William F. Frick, 1876 West Franklin street,
and talked over the affairs Of the company
in general.
Mr.. Cowen himself was also in attend
ance. The other gentlemen present were:
Messrs. Eugene Delano, Howland DAVIS
and Gen. Louis Fitzgerald the New York
directors; Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Bacon.
The story in connection with Mr.. CoMen
and the presidency of the Baltimore and
lance on the part of the Garrett interests,
represented by Mr. Frick, and the powerful
New York interests, which are to figure i'll
the financial and other rehabilitation of
the company. While 1t Is well settled that
a great part of the financial assistance in
taking care of the reputed four-million
floating debt is to come from New York,
yet it has also been repeatedly stated, un-
der conditions satisfactory to the CARROTS,
forthcoming from them. AS the policy for
the future desired is one which shall har-
moniZe all interests. the horizon has been
scanned, it Is sad, for new president
who would be- If not exactly compromise
candidate from among the many named,
yet one who would be satisfactory all
around. Mr.. Cowen is believed to fill the
bill, because of the friendiness of the
Garrett interests to him, and because he
Workers, who are interested solely in the
proper taking care of the investment which
they propose making in the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
What Those Who Believe in Silver Declare
as Their Principles
Striking Similarity With the Plat
form Adopted by the Silver
Conference Yesterday.

There IS striking similarity between the
resolution adopted by the convention OF
non-part.san silver men here yesterday and
Inc declaration of principles signed by the
republican silver Senators. The latter
declaration is in part identical in phrase
ology with the former relieved of the
whereases. They differ in that the republi-
can Senators declare directly for protec-
tive tariff In association with the free coin
age of silver, as Cameron, Pett:grew, Du-
bois and others have in speeches on the
floor Of the Senate; while the convention
platform avoids a direct declaration in
favor of protection, but in a manner de-
scribes it and associates the tariff with
silver by the declaration that tariff legis-
lation alone cannot secure the desired ad-
vantages to American industries
Work of the Same Hand.
The two declarations are the work of the
same hand The declaration signed by all
the republican silver Senators was pre-
pared by Wharton Barker and DIR. Carroll
of Philadelphia. and it was intended that
it should be adopted identically by the con-
vention 1t was found necessary however,
to be less direct in reference to the tariff,
IN order to get the approval of all elements
in the convention. The idea was to place
the silver party on such a platform as the
SiN eI WOulQ nave approve,
and would be compelled to support if such
a ticket as Cameron and Teller was nomi-
mated to represent it.
The following is the declaration of faith
signed by the Senator's:
The Declaration.
The republican silver Senators have signed
declaration, which is intended to be used
in the coming campaign, the demand
which the silver men will make for a plank
in the national convention. In the preamble
it is recited that the present financial sys-
tenn endangers the Industrial prosperity of
the United States, which is threatened by
China and Japan, result of the decrease
in the value of silver and the difference of
exchange between silver and gold-usng
countries. 1t is, therefore, resolved that the
signers favor the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, at a ratio Of 10 to !, for the
purpose of obliterating this difference of
exchange, which is declared to operate as a
bounty on the export of products from sill
Ner-rsing countries to gold-using countries
1t is also resolved that they favor a tariff
which shall equaliZe the difference in the
cost of labor between this country and the
countries Of Europe and Asia. 1t is the pur-
pose of those who are circulating the decla-
ration to get all the republican silver men
in Congress to sign it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
THE PORTE RELENTS.
VIII Not Recognize the Red Cross
but Individuals May Give Relief.

VIII Not Recognize the Red Cross,
but Individuals May Give Relief.
Owing to the energetic representations Of
United States Minister Terrell at Constanti-
nople, Miss Barton and her party will be
permitted by the Turkish government to
distribute relief to the distressed Armeni-
ans, although the Red Cross itself will not
be allowed to figure in the work This
news came to the State Department today
in cablegram from the minister to Secre-
tary Olney, in which he says that while the
porte refuses such permission to the Red
Cross or to the members of the Red Cross
as such and thereby declines to officially
recognize that society, it will permit any
person whom the minister names and ap-
proves to distribute relief in the interior Of
Turkey, provided the Turkish authorities
are kept Informed of what they are doing
There can be no question that Miss Barton
and her partyS will be so designated by Min
lister Terrill, but il Is apprehenled that
they will encounter almost insurnlountable
obstacles in reaching the field of action. as
the mountain passes between the seaboard
and the interior are now practically i'm
passible owing to the deep SHOWS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
To Accent the Ericsson.

Secretary Herbert has decided to accept
the torpedo boat Ericsson from the builders
the Iowa Iron Works, subject to a dock
trial, to demonstrate that her engines are
in good order and have been properly re.
paired since her last mishap. The depart
ment is satisfied that the boat when proper
ly handled can make at least twenty-fiv
knots per hour, or half knot more than
is required by the contract, SO that another
speed trial at sea will not be called for and
the only deduction made from the contract
price of $120,000 will be $4,000, on account
of delay in the completion of the craft. The
trial will take place at New London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24

Miss Agnes Belle Steele, daughter of
Mayor Steele Of Helena, Mont, has been
selected to chirsten the new gunboat Helena,
which will be launched at Newport News
on the 30tn instant. The mayor Of Helena,
with & party of fourteen Montana people
will come to Newport News by special train
as an escort to Miss Steele. Assistant Sec
retary McAdco will represent the Navy De-
partment at the launch, and 1t is expected
that the two Montana Senators and the
Representative from that state win also be
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
A Medal of Honor.

A medal Of honor has been presented to
Major Moses Harris, U. s. A. retired, for
most distinguished gallantry in action at
smithfield. Va, August %, 1854 In an at
tack upon largely superior force the per
sonal gailantry Of this officer was 80 con-
gpicuous as to inspire the men to extraor-
dtnary efforts, resulting in the Complete
q ~ Of the enemy. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24

The date for the ccnsecration of Bishop
Satterlee was set for March D. partly for
the reason that it was not expected that
assents would be received in sufficient
number much before. 1t is thought, how
ever, that this date will be adhered to. He
has announced that he will make his first
public appearance In his new field of labor
on Palm Sunday, at st. Johns and Epiph-
any churches. DR. Satterlee has also re-
quested the rectors of local churches to
defer their confirmation services until he
can ofticiate. AS notifications will i'm
mediately be sent out to the bishops of the
dioceses who have confirmed the election
through their standing committees, it is
expected that their replies will be received
In the course of few days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
Send The star Home.

The eight issues Of The. Evening Star
containing the rsportss sof the proceedings
of the convention of the National Ameri-
can -Womans Suffrage Association will
be mailed to any address in the United
States or Canada for Is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
Marine Engineer. Received.

The President gave a special reception
this morning to the marine engineers who
have been In convention IN this city for sew
eral days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
Last Nights Conferences.

From the Baltimore American.
The New York directors came over to Bal
timore last night. They are staying at the
The record-union., 1896-11-22
ASSESSORS OF THE STATE.
They Will Meet in Convention at the
Capitol TO-Morrow Morning.

The first convention of the Assessors
OF the State, together with one Chief
Deputy from each Assessors office, will
meet in this city tomorrow in the SEN
ate Chamber of the State Capitol at 10
a. m.
The meeting will be for the purpose
OF consultation and agreeing upon sug-
gestions to be submitted to the next
Legislature for needed changes in the
State revenue laws, and forty-two AS
SCISSORS have expressed their intention
to be present with their deputies The
Code Commission. the State Board of
Equalization and the Governor will
also be asked to partake in their de-
liberations. The movement has been
brought into it's present shape by Win
field Scott, Assessor of Kern County,
who has given it much attention.
The Assessors of the State have long
been in doubt as to the meaning Of
various clauses in the assessment law,
and have therefore lacked uniformity
in making their assessments. 1t has
been felt desirable for some years to
make such changes in the laws as will
define all these points clearly so that
the assessments may be uniform
throughout the State. Among the
changes needed are the method of CIV
ing assessments, the assessment Of
banks and the matter of locating the
responsibility of collecting the tax on
personal property
The record-union., 1896-11-22
SETTLERS ON INDIAN LANDS.
After Many Years They Decline to
Pay the Price Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The long
pending cases between settlers in Kan
sas and Nebraska and the Oeto and
Missouri Indians, the lands of the lat
ter being purchased by the settlers and
never paid for, seems no nearer solu-
tlon than when they were bought Bad
crops, 1t was claimed prevented the
settlers from meeting their obligations
TO the Indians. From time to time they
nave made concessions to the settlers,
but the latter have failed to pay. The
last proposition OF the Indians was that
the settlers We're to pay the remainder
que, about S22O,UUu and interest, within
one year. The settlers have refused to
accept 1t, and now make a counter
proposition. They bought these lands
during boom times and agreed to pay
prices for them. but now want to pay
the value appraised by the Govern
ment, with interest at 5 per cent. per
annum from the date of sale, instead
OF the price agreed upon by them when
uhe tracts were sold at public auction.
they claim that the official who order
ed the lands sold at public sale acted
contrary to the law under which ceded
lndlan reservations are disposed of, and
therefore the agreement to pay the
hlgner price was null and void.
The record-union., 1896-11-22
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
CompIimented by Cardinal SatOlli for
His Devotion to the Church.

ST. PAUL, Nov 21.-Archbishop Ire
land received to-day long letter from
Cardinal Satolli containing summary
Of the report represented blythe Cardinal
to the Pope on the affairs of the Amer
lean church. The letter is dated Rome,
November 9Th. In view of the Cardi :
nails report lately printed in New
York, the Archbishop gives ito the pub
lie some sof the matter in the report
which refers to himself.
Cardinal Satoli writes him: 'I ar
rived in Rome Saturday, October 31st,
and the next day had the great hap
piness to be admitted to an audience
with the Holy Father Many things
were discussed, but l wish more to re-
peat to you what was said about your
self. I did not fail to state fully ito the
Holy Father how sincerely and Loyalty
you are devoted to the Holy See and to
the person of the Holy Father himself;
with what zeal and success you cease
lessly labor in all things that turn to
the advantage of the Catholic Church
in the United States. added that this
zeal and this success was sure to be in :
creased in the future"
In other parts of the letter the Car
dinal congratula.tes the Archbishop on
the election Of Mr.. Mckinley to the
Presidency, and also assures him that
bright future is in reserve for Bishop
keane, the late rector of the university.
The record-union., 1896-11-22
LAND SELECTIONS,
Large Number of Acres Approved by
the Secretary of the interior.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Secretary
FRANCIS has approved the following Sc
iect1ons of lands by States:
California-List No. p, 17,9SS acres
In the Los Angeles District, for school
lands; Washington-List No. p, 5.3OS
acres in the Olympia District, for char
liable, educational, penal and reforma-
tory institutions
Railroad selections approved: South
ern Pacific Railroad branch line, 16S
acres in the Los Angeles Land District;
Union Pacific Railroad, 6,0S9 acres, all
along the line in Nebraska, and 160
acres to the same road in the Sidney
CNeb) District; Oregon and California
Railroad, 10 acres in Roseberg (Or.)
District; TO the Northern Pacific in
the State Of Washington, 160 acres IN
the Seattle District; 625 acres In the
Walla Walla District, 76 acres in the
Waterville District and 2,717 acres in
the Olympia and Walla Walla Dis
tricts; to the same road, $40 acres in
the Helena and Missoula Districts,
Montana; 40 acres in The Dal1es Dis
trict, Oregon, and 10,107 acres in the
Fargo District, n. D.
The record-union., 1896-11-22
BICYCLE MEET.
A Great Crowd Attends the Opening
of the Velodrome Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. PA great
crowd attended the opening of the Vel
odrom bicycle track in this city this af-
ternoon. The weather was good and the
programme superb. Summary:
Match race, professional. one mile
FACED, purse $500, w. +. Foster won, c.
S. Wells second. Time-2:l1&.
One mile, professional, w. A. Terrell
won, H. F. Terrell second, j. +. Ed
wards third. Time-2:0S 1-5.
one mile, amateur. J. r. Kenna won,
IL w. Squires second, S. w. LeitcE
third Time-2:07 SO.
One mile. professional handicap, H
Downing go won, w. f. Becker coo
second, w. A. Terrell (scratch) third
Thme-2:23 %
Gooch and E,lford against time, sue
ceeded in lowering the coast tandem
record for half a mile, covering the dis
tance in 81 1-5 seconds.
Paced by quad, j. r. Kenna also
lowered coast record, covering a mile
in 1:51 1-5.
The record-union., 1896-11-22
CUBAN BELLIGERENCY.
Congressman Hit Says 1t Should be
Recognized by the Government.

CHICAGO. Nov. s21-Congressman
Robert E. Hit, Chairman of the House
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
a candidate for Senator to succeed SEN
ator Palmer, is at the Great Northern
Hotel. When asked what action he
believed the United States Government
should take in regard to the Cubans'
struggle for independence, Mr. Hit
said:
Our duty to the Cuban people is a
practical and pressing question. Our
Government should act at once, recog-
nizing the belligerency of a people car
rying on so extensive war; They
have fought great armies for a year
and half, and with success. The
Spanish people have really been on
the defensive most of the time, and
have lost all of the island excepting
the fortified places and the lines they
actually occupy. The Cubans are truly
belligerents. Such action on the part
of our country would be of great ad-
vantage to them. Recognition of bellig-
erent rights is due under the principles
and practices of general international
law and practice of the United States
Government We refuse to see that
they are belligerent enough to defy and
defeat 10000 Spanish troops. 1t is
not q question Of sympathy, but Of
The record-union., 1896-11-22
MUST SERVE HER TERM.
MissOuri's Supreme Court Refuses to
Grant Maud Lewis a New Trial.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21.-On May
10, 1891, State Senator Peter Morrissy
was shot and killed by his mistress,
Maud Lewis during a drunken quarrel
at the latter's residence in this city.
The Lewis woman has relatives proni-
nent in local society circles, and the
best legal talent was employed in her
defense. Her trial resulted in verdict
of guilty of murder in the second de-
gree, and the court sentenced her to
fifteen years imprisonment at jefferson
City. The case was appealed to the
Supreme Court, and yesterday the de-
cision of the lower court was affirmed.
Pending the decision the woman was
released on $4,000 bail. During the
past twenty-four hours detectives were
unable to locate her, and it was feared
she had fed the city. This morning
Miss Lewis surrendered at police head
quarters, and said that she would be
ready to leave for Jefferson City to-
night to serve her term of imprison-
mPnt
The record-union., 1896-11-22
BRYAN TO LECTURE.
A Contract for Tour of the Country
Has Been Signed.

NORFOLK Wa), Nov. 21.-V. Nc
Rec, Superintendent of the Seaboard
Air Line who has so persistently re-
fused to say anything about his con-
nection with William J. Bryan, talked
last night. Alexander ComStock. who
was Mr.. Bryan's manager, reached
here yesterday from Lincoln, Neb..
where he has been representing Mr..
McBee. Immediately after his arrival
1T was announced that a contract for a
lecture tour had been signed. Mr.. Bry-
an and Mr.. McBee have been besieged
by letters and kilograms asking that a
lecture be given IN certain cities. and
large guarantees have been offered for
the lecture. A New York syndicate has
offered 5000 for the contract. The
tour will be managed from Atlanta by
Mr.. Comstock.