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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
CAPITOL TOPICS.
On6rmatfOnG,

Combinations.
The Senate hes confirmed the following
Nominations:
Consuls-J. G. Tucker Of Texas. at Mar
tirique, West Indies: o. Munchmeyer Of
West Virgins, at San Salvador, Salvador;
r. ID. Mohun Of the District of Columbia.
at Zanzibar: W. E. Nautilus of New York.
at Turin. Italy; o. McGarro of Tennessee.
at Cienfuegos Cuba; c. Jones of Wisconsin.
at Crefeld. Germany: :. B. Hurst of the
District of Columbia, at Prague, Bohemia;
F. ID. Hill of Minnesota, at La Guayra; A
F. Fay, at Denis, Spain; J. F. Connolly OF
New Jersey, at Osaka ard Hioga- Japan:
J. b. Coffin of Massachusetts at st. Helena;
III. r. Bigelow of Pennsylvania, at Rouan,
France; r. M. Bartleman CT Massachusetts.
at Antigua, West Indies.
To be collectors of custcms-P. r. Brad
ley, at Dunkirk, n. Y; d. G. Brown, dis
trict OF Montana and Idaho; Dorsey Cla-
gett, district Of Georg clown, ID. c.: John
Desmond, Fall Rive. Mass; G. W. Drisko.
at Machias, Me-; s. r. Riggin of Maryland.
eastern district state of Maryland.
Surveyors Of customs HI. Collins OF
Tennessee, at Nashville. Tenn: George s.
Cleaves. New York. at Greenport, n. Y.
Assistant appraisers of merchandise--H.
p. Kitfield of Massa chusetts. district Of
Boston and Charlestown; J. j. Morrison OF
New York, district of New York.
Collector internal revaude-S. L. Rogers
Of North Carolina, fifth district Of North
Carolina
Special examiner of drugs, medicines and
chemicals-J. T. Leary Of Massachusetts.
district of Boston and Charlestown.
Receivers public money!. Z. Dorsey, at
Del Norte, Col: J. s. Dixon, at Natchi-
tcches, La: A B. Reeves, at Dodge City.
Kan.
Registers land office-A. d. Chamberli,.
at Douglas. Wye; G. W. Myers. at Miles
City, Mont.
Assistant commissions Of the general
land office-E. r. Best CT Macon, Ga.
Patrick H. Kirwin of Olivia. MIMI, to be
surveyor general of Minnesota; Assistant
Surgeon ]. NJ. Eager of Pennsylvania, to be
a passed assistant surgeon In the marine
hospital service; Joseph H. Cultivate Of
Ohio, to be a member of the beard of ord
rance and Notifications. Also the follow
ing:
Observation-Disclosures. e. NJ. Scott. at
Seaford. Pennsylvania, A. NJ. Cornmeser,
at Bellwood: W. L. Disnl. at Lansdsle; J.
NJ. WOODBURY., at MELVILLE; E. NJ. Daron,
at Steelton. New Jersey. A. L. Brock, at
Moorstown: E. p. Locker, at Boonton.
Maine, G. II. Walling, ir.. at Machias: w.
S. Reed, at Orolo: W. NJ Pennell. at
Brunswick; A. r. Huston, at Woodford: ID.
F. Aye, at Dover. New Hampshire, w. H.
Jones, at Lakepcrt. Louisiana, L. s. Flour
roy, at Ruston. Missouri, H p. White. at
West Plains. Wisconsin. ID. j. Brothers, at
Kaukaua. New Mexico, Sarah Hodgdon,
at Deming. Also a large number of ap-
pointments In the revnde cutter service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Change of Sentiment in the London
Foreign Office.
LESS OPPOSITION TO ARBITRATION
Prospects. in the Venezuelan Dis
pute More Pacific.
THE FEELING AT CARACAS

LONDON, January 1O.-The movement in
favor of arbitrating the Venezuelan ques-
ton with the United States is growing day
by day. The Westminster Gazette, after
having interviewed statesmen of all par
ties, bankers and others having important
interests at stake, says this afternoon
Everywhere there were enthusiastic ex-
pressions in favor of the proposal to es-
tahlish a permanent court Of arbitration
From diplomats who have had recent in.
tervtews with the foreign Office, the Asso-
eiated Press learns that there is a decided
change in sentiment there, and that the
unbending antagonism to arhitrate the
Venezuelan boundary dispute which was
first shown in high circles has almost COM
pletely disappeared. and that matters look
much more satisfactory than they have al
any time since the dispute commenced.
1t is semi-officially stated that no such
movement of British forces toward the
boundary of or in the neighborhood of the
disputed territory in Venezuela as indi-
Gated in the dispatches from Caracas. via
New York, has been contemplated by Great
Britain, and that no addition has been made
to the small force of police which has been
stationed for some time past in the Uruan
district.
In regard TO the attitude of Venezuela, II
is added, there is no reason to suppose that
any hostile action upon her part Is In
tended.
NEW YORK. January 1o.-A dispatch to
the World from Caracas, Venezuela, dated
January 0. says:
England's manner of answering the
United States in regard to the occurrences
on the Guiana frontier has caused great
excitement here. The newspapers devote
leading articles to the movement and re-
gard it as hostile. They urge the govern
Eent 10 dispat ch Immediately large body
of troops, including heavy artillery, to
watch the Invaders and to resist their adj
vance. Many armed Venezuelans have gone
to the frontier without the knowledge OF
the government to act as territorial
guard.
Crespo's proclamation regarding the situa-
ton and the official action taken has not
yet been made public.
The special meeting which the cabinet
IS to hold Friday to discuss the future
course of the government is anxiously
awaited.
The revolutionary movement is active in
the east, and many political arrests are
being made Mr.. Castillo. the minister of
the interior. goes to Puerto Cabello to in
vestgate the movement.
Your correspondent witnessed target
practice today with one-irch Krupp guns.
The practice was superintended by Mr..
Guenn. the minister of war, and there was
some excellent SHOOTING. At LOO yards the
target was often hit. Crowds of specta-
tors were present, and they shouted to the
troopers con. to the frontier"
PARIS, January 1O-The Gaulois this
morning publishes an interview with ex-
President Guzman Blanco of Venezuela, in
which he denies any connection with the
insurrection in Venezuela, and adds: I'm
the struggle to maintain the integrity of
a national party which supports President
CreSpo,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
THE HAzING CoURT-MART1AL
seaman C0lvell Knows Who Threv,
the Water, but Won't Tell.


President Harrington Of the hazine court
martial. in session at the navy yard, an
nounced at the opening Of the proceedings
yesterday that Commander Robert p. Leary.
one OF the members. was so seriously in
jured by stepping on a sharp nail at his
home Wednesday night that he feared he
would not be again able to attend the trial
Seaman Colvel created somewhat of a
sensation, while giving his evidence, by de-
claring that he knew who threw the bucket
of water on Thompson, for which Smith
stands charged, but refusing to say who
threw it on the ground that it might tend to
incriminate himself.
Judge Advocate TerhunS asked the court
to take action against CO !eN for contempt
but the court declined to do so.
Today's proceedings of the naval court
martial were very unimportant. The cross
examination Of Fox. one Of the accused.
was concluded, and Murphy, also one of
the accused, gave his direct testimony
His evidence will not be concluded before
tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Adverse Action.

Adverse action was recommended yester-
day afternoon by the Commissioners upon
the bill to incorporate the National Capitol
Gaslght, Heat and Power Company The
Commissioners say they do not deem it ad-
yfsahIe to authorize the tearing up of the
city streets for the purpose of laying new
gas mains. ard, further, because of pending
legislation on the subject which contem-
plates the reduction of the price of gas and
Improvement in it's quality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Arrests at johannesburg.

JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, January
1O.-Twenty-two members Of the reform
committee, Including Col. Rhodes, brother
of Cecil; DR.. Drummond Dunbar, Lionel
Phillips and Sir Auer, were arrested at
their club last evening ON the charge Of
high treason, and conveyed under escort to
Pretoria.
Perfect quiet prevails here. The populace
Is indifferent, and the Uitlanders are dis
arming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
"WILDCAT, INSURANCE.
Vigorous Fight Against IrrespOnsl-
bic Companies I'm Virginia.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Eveninv Star

Vigorous Fight Against IrrespOnsl.
ble Companies In Virginia.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 0, 1896.
There L now going on vigorous fight
against wildcat insure nee companies.
and Senator Mushbach and Delegate May
are on the aggressive. In addition to the
batch Of bills introduced in the senate yes
terday by Senator Mushbach to repeal the
charters of eight or ten insurance COM
panies in the city Of Alexandria, that gen.
tleman had the satisfaction today of see
ing passed in the senate his bill forbidding
corporations or judges to grant charters
to fire or life insurance companies, in or
der to compel these comps MES to be incor-
porated by the legislature.
The object of this hill Is to break I'D the
wildcat and fake so-called insurance con-
Germs, which Mr.. Mushbach thinks are
worse than any horse racing abuses that
have raised a clamor from certain quarters
There Is reason to believe that this fight
against the swindling insurance schemes
which 1t is said are operating in many
portions OF the state will be victory
for the attacking side.
Mr.. May of the house today introduced
In that body bill making 1t unlawful for
nre insurance companies to insert the
three-auarter clause in their policies. The
bill also provides that the persons insured
shall receive the full amount specified In
the policy or contract in case of total loss
Alexandria Court House Removal.
Senator Mushbach introduced bill In
the sc nate to authorize the voters of Alex
andria county to vote on the question of
removing the county court house from the
city of Alex andria to some point not yet
designated in the county.
To Amend the Code.
Mr.. May introduced In the house today a
bill to so amend the code as to strike out
the word ward in the unlawful detainer
law. Mr.. May says in some wards of
certain cities there Is no constable or mag
istrate, and this I'LL is to eliminate that
trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Miss TurnbuIl Found Dead In Her
Home This Morning.

Miss Turnbun Found Dead i'm Her
Home This Morning.
Miss Claudia B. Turnbull, daughter OF
the late Judge Turnbull of Virginia. was
found dead at her home. No. Al Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, this morning
by a neighbor, whose suspicious were
aroused because of Ter failure to appear
about the house as usual.
The neighbor looked through the front
window and saw the dead woman's form
resting partly on the SOFA and partly on
the floor She sent word to the police, who
broke open the front window and climbed
In the room.
strong ooor of coal gas rendered It
almost certain that Miss Turnbull had been
asphyxiated. This diagnosis of the case
was verified by the coroners examination
of the body.
Miss Turnbull, who was about sixty yeara
old, has been a resident of this city for
mere than twenty years. ---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Gen. Harrison Coming.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. January 1O-Ex-
President Harrison left for New York this
afternoon, and therce will go to Washing
ten to argue in the Supreme Court. His
secretary will make no statement regard
ing the stories that the ex-President Is
70 marry Mrs. Dimmiek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
THE HOUSE.

In the House today Mr.. Tawney (AIinn.)
offered a resolution relating to pension
claims. 1t recited that 1t was frequently
charged by pensioners and applicants that
the medical division Of the pension bureau
fails to properly regard the reports and find
ings In pension claims made by yartous
boards of United States examining surgeons.
and declared that it was due to the officials
OF the department, to pensioners and the
public that the truth or falsity of the
enarges De made known. 1t called upon the
Secretary of the Interior to furnish comics
OF the reports and findings by boards of ex-
aiming surgeons. irrespective of locality.
In the first fifty claims for original invalid
pensions rejected on medical grounds .aftet
November 1. 1891; after September /. 1sa3.
and October ], 1895. An objection to its con-
sideration was made by Mr. Mcclellan
On. "
Mr.. odelI IN. " offered reso,u,,or >,
direct the committee on banking and chr.
rency to report an amendment to the gem
erai banking laws. giving power to banking
associations to Invest not to exceed so per
cent of their lawful reserves I'm bonds of the
United States to be hereafter issued under
the acts OF June IA, 1875, and Nav 81. 1874
objection was made to Mr. OdelPs resolu-
ton, and 1t was referred to the committee.
Changes in the Rules,
Then the changes in the House rules
recommended by the committee on ruIe.
were reported by Mr.. Henderson 0owa) and
were debated section by section Mr.. De
Almond Mo) offered an amendment pro-
vfding for deduction from members' nav
for absences not due to sickness or sickness
In the family.
Mr. w. A. Stone Pa.) assured him that tina
only effect Of the enforcement Of the rule
In the last House had been to increase the
sick list Although Mr.. De Almond en-
deavored to obtain the yeas and NAYS. his
request was refused, 39-1S2, and the amend
ment was lost by about the same vote. sew
erai democrats voting against it.
A Decided Breeze.
When the rule giving to certain COM
mittees leave to report to the House at
any time was reached 1t created a decided
breeze.
Mr.. Walker (Mass.), chairman of the COM
mittee On banking and currency, asked
why that committee, which had been al
lowed the same right in the last Congress
had been omitted from the list, while ten
other committees were included, and offered
an amendment to include his committee
Mr.. Bailey CTeXas) said that ii would be
impossible for any financial measures to
be brought forward without an amend
ment to the rules or the favor Of the COM
mittee on rules, and offered an amendment
to Mr.. Walkers amendment adding the
committee on coinage
Mr.. Dalzell Pa-) explained the origin Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
AIIOWERA Is SAFE.

Sighted by the WarrimOO South Of the
Hawaiian Isles.
SEATTLE. Washn., January 1O-A spe-
cial received from Vancouver today states
that the Wdrrimoo from Hawaii arrived
at am, and reports as safe the Miowera,
the steamship which was supposed to have
been swamped while endeavoring to save
the Stratsnevis. The Warrimoo spoke the
Miowera January 2, about 100 miles south
of Honolulu, bound for Australia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
STREET EXTENSION.
Awards Nearly Completed in FRS,
Two Cases.

1t was stated this afternoon by one Of the
seven appraisers in the street extension
cases that they have practically agreed
upon the award in cases 4lD Dcnnison and
Leghton's subdivision of Mt Pleasantly
and 45S Qngleside subdivision), and that
they expected to report their findings to
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Austrian Minister Arrive..

NEW YORK, January 1O.-Prince Wroed,
the Austrian minister to the United States,
arrived today en- the steamer Vera, from
Bremen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10

The ripe monitors at League Island navy
yard at Philadelphia were inspected by a
board of naval officers Monday. 1t was
found they can be put in fighting trim In a
short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Another Gas Company.

Mr.. w. A. Stone introduced bin in the
House to incorporate the Columbia Com
pany and authorize II to supply gas and
electric light to citizens Of Washington
The incorporators mentioned in the bill are
John w. Chalfant J. N. Pew, w. T. Mar
shall, w. S. Miller, w. L. Pierce, II. g.
Bgelow and s. G. Pew. The price to b
charged for gas is not mentioned In the
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
FINANCIAL aND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices
of the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney. members
New York stock exchange Correspondents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. 1I21 +
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburs, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
More Gold Withdrawn.

The gold reserve sustained another loss
Of $4,000 today by Withdrawals at the
New York s'lbtreasury for export.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10

The Hyams brothers, recently acquitted
of numbering one of their employees to secure
life insurance, have just been placed on
trial at Toronto, Canada, accused of con-
spiracy to murder woman to secure life
insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
At Tolay.s Cabinet Meeting.

Financial matters were discussed at to-
days cabinet meeting, which was attended
by all the members except Postmaster
General Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Bids Opened.

Bids were opened by the Commissioners
today for furnishing the District with an
100000 gallon pumping engine for use a
the new pumping station.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-12
DICKINSON COUNTY.
Primitive Customs-Digging Sang
PIougling Under Difficulties

DWALE. June 1I.-(Special) Your cor
respondent lately made trip through the
mountains to Coeburn, OYER in Wise coun-
ty. and en- route passed through neigh
borhood in the upper end Of this county
where the most primitive customs yet
prevail; in fact, these SAVIOR strongly Of
ante-bellum days. and l could imagine
that the people were talking OF 'seccsh"
and union" The people SIN grow fax,
break" "scutch" "hatchel," and spin
II upon the oid-tlme splnningwheel, when
ii is ready TO weave into cloth upon the
old, cumbersome loom that is given
place in the one-room Lighthouse that
serves as a dwelling. In an isolated. out
of-the-way place, where it looked as II
the bear, panther, or even something
larger might be in hiding, dccreplt old
woman, who must have seen the ginseng
stalks grow up. flourish, and die eighty
times, at least was observed a short dis
lance from the path with a "sang-hoe."
Yes. TO use a word now almost obsolete
and always non-spellable, she was out
'a-sangin'.'
NEEDED STORE GOODS.
Poor old woman! She needed some
store goods" and must "sang" to get
them. she used 10 raise Sheep ana geese
and had wool and feathers TO sell. but
since the old man" had died. and her
children had all left the old homestead.
she could not any longer have the pro-
ducts named, and must dig sang TO pay
for her few supplies She would get S2.2j
per pound for IT dried. but could not. upon
an average, dig more a day than would
make an ounce dried. l could not help
but ask, as l pursued my solitary way,
whether she would Sang" in these hol-
lows next year. or whether she will have
gone TO that bourne whence none ever re-
turn.
At another point / passed by a little
field, where the serpentine rail-fence look
ed as II the 'coon-hunters might have
built fires out of rails stolen from it be-
fore the war, and saw a man plOughing an
OK under a half-yoke. The poor animal
looked as though these June days We're
too sultry for him, but he was slow and
patient as his kind. l snail look for this
man TO be like the one in the song, a
stanza of which quote
"In July it was ankle-high,
In September he laid It by.
In October there came a little frost.
And the seed of corn the poor man lost"
There has lately been n baseball club
organized at Ciintwood, with a very fair
membership. Considerable interest Is
shown in it,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-12
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, va, June IL, 1896.
Auction offerings on Change to-day,
q packages and all sold. Highest price,
Private sales to-day were light.
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites. $l,GJ.SO; tobacco, I,13ll5. Total,
S2,16.95.
Mr. NJ. W. Winston, Of Louisa, sold his
crop to-day through George A. Haynes
and Shelburne * Balmer.
Shelburne's Warehouse to-day sold Go
packages of sun-cured at excellent ave-
rage prices Tor medium 10 good stock.
quality was not nearly so good to-day as
on yesterday, but values for cOmmOner
tobaccOs were we'll maintained.
The following prices are quoted for the
week on sun-cured:
Lugs-Nery common, light weights and
damaged, 1ulhc.; common, coarse, green
ish. and nondescript, lsiH2 lie; short,
reddish, trashy, coarse, good order, l-ip
&C.; medium 10 good red, 3 1-fu33,c.: very
good 10 meaty. leafy, red, 4nflac.
Leaf-Common filters. 4s,n5c.; medium
10 fair. 6M5Ac.; good red lear. 7Gsc.; very
good solid color red, Sl2u3c., fine red
nllers, lO0llc.; very fine red filters, l2Il3c.
Wrappers-Common TO fair, 7GSc.
medium TO good NzulOc.; fine to extra
red or black, 12al5c.; fine mahogany 10
fancy red. l6nlSc.; selections TO fancy
red, wrapper selections, Z2n3Oiac.
Fine and fancy grades are nearly nomi-
nal, being rare.
raised a more nondescript crop than last
year, though his crop is as usual, above
the average raised around him. He
usually grades for wrappers, but found
tho 1880 crop had none, practically. The
crop looked best In winter order, and
would have brought more sold loose as
It changed for the worse, and went back
in ordering 1t later. The sun-cured crop
Is coarse and common throughout.
Some tobacco was taken in to-day.
One OF the Caroline planters being ques-
toned why he rejected a 7Ac. package.
replied that IL was good, solid chew,
for which he could get lie. at home by
sale to country stores which supply the
etc, it being the custom to sell there
by the bundle. Comparatively little Is,
however. sold this way.
Regarding the Caroline crop, planters
say to-day the crop is looking finely,
and Is growing rapidly, with many fields
knee-high, already.
Mr.. Winston says in Louisa the general
crop conditions are very fiattering, but
in some places fields show irregular
growth His own crop was planted May
usual-and with rains from the start, the
pants never wited. Altogether, the dan
ger most apparent ahead Is that the crop
VIII ripen and have 10 be cut in August
before IL gets the benefit OF the thickening
dew so essential 10 sweet sun-cured to-
baccO, and Tor which there Is no sub
stitute known under the sun. Last year
tobacco suffered from drouth. and was
cut early 10 save its burning up. 1t
looked well. however, on the hill, and
also in winter order. There Is no way
but natures own 10 retard a crop. Very
little rain in July would favor the for
ward tobacco on the hill now. Dew or
10 dew, il will have TO be cut when ripe
but such crops viii be without body or
richness. and be hard to cure uniformly
the color desired.
Mr.. William a. Smith, OF the Virginia
Tobacco Company. is home again from
six-weeks' business trip abroad.