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Evening star., 1896-12-26

but II is the machinery and the facilities
for doing the work that foot up the aggre-
gate Now the printing office cannot stop
its work while another one Is being built
or the existing plant moved and installed
in a new place. This office has got to run
right along. 1t runs twenty-four hours in
the day. and at times goes on Sundays and
holidays and every day. Therefore. 1t
would be a serious question whether the
government wanted to undergo the expense
of practically duplicating this plant in an
other part of the city Then there is an
other question involved in this matter of a
site. Here is an entire section of the city
which has been built up to meet the needs
of the employees of tEis office. The charac-
ter of the buildings and rentals have been
gauged according to their abilities and
their rights in the case should be borne in
mind.
In the construction of new building 1
hope to see the convenience of the en-
ployes considered They are entitled to it,
The men who work in this office are the
only employees Of the government who are
paid for just the work they perform. If a
man stops work here for half an hour he
loses his pay for half an hour These en-
ployes work the longest hours and for
less proportionate consideration than any
other employees of the government. i VEN
ture the assertion that there is more fine
manhood among the men of his bureau
than any other branch of the government
service They are men of intelligence. be-
cause their work requires il. They are do
Ing high class of work for the govern
ment. and should be taken care Of
Into the New Addition.
Mr.. Benedict's forces have moved into
the brick addition to the printing Office
which was recently completed. This work
was done by army engineers, upon plans
of their own. In the construction of the
boiler house. machine shop and the i'm
mense steel stack to the boiler house, the
plans have been made by those most con-
versant with the requirements of the case.
The new boilers will be In operation some
time in January, and Mr. Benedict will be
greatly relieved when they are started up
and the pressure is taken of the Old boil
ers. that are now considered to be the pri,i-
cipal menace to the building. The new
boilers are being put in by Cramp. the
shipbuilder, and il Is said they will be the
most efficient in this city.
The new electric power aud lighting sys-
tenn of the building is also model of its
kind All of the presses and machinery
in the building will ultimately be run by
electricity. Some of the presses are now
equipped with this motor. In one of The
press rooms half of the presses are run by
the old system of shaft and betting and
half by electricity. and the difference in
their appearance is startling
Evening star., 1896-12-26
COAL MINES ON FIRE.
VninIy Fighting the Flames in Nova
Scotia,


HALIFAX. y. s.. December 2R-Another
great disaster has overtaken the Spring
Hill coal mines. Just five years ago the
mines wer. wrecked by great explosion
and 40 lives lost. 1t took the best part of
year to get the colliery in working order
again. 1t was splendidly equipped, gave
employment to one thousand men In the
pits and had an output of $4,000 tons a
year.
From the meager dispatches received it
appears that fire has complete possession of
the underground working of two or three
slopes. About o'clock Thursday evening
the coal mines at Spring Hill were discov-
cred to be fire. The fire originated in
the pipeway of the east slope in the 500
loot level 1t soon ate its way into the
1 1,3UO-foot level. and developed into a raging
furnace When Government Inspector Gil
pin arrived fire was issuing from every
opening of the mine. Two cupolas were
burned down, and the bankhead had to be
torn away The miners worked hard to
save their source of livelihood but all their
efforts In that direction were fruitless
Ihey tried to prevent the air going into the
mine by stopping Up every air way
Mr.. GilDin had to call the men away from
this work, as il was attended with great
risk to their lives should an explosion oc-
cur which might be expected at any min
ute The flames shot about 100 feet in the
air. the reflection being visible at Amherst
The extent Of the fire is not known. bgt
the most disastrous consequences are fear
ed
The loss of the east slope is believed to
be complete: the machinery will be ruined
AT pm Friday the west slope was reach
ed all right, but the men will have hard
work 10 save II.
The fire caught from an overheated
steam pipe connected with the driving ma
chtaery- The worked up to the time
the fire caught and all got out safely. The
mine has three slopes-north, east and
west.
Ii IS likely that the most serious damage
by fire will be confined to the east SLOPE in
which IL started. The fire seems to be
burning Itself out. The loss will be enor-
nous and the fire will cause great destitu-
ton among the miners, as. even il the fire
does not spread through the entire mine it
is considered doubtful if work can be re-
sumed under any circumstances during the
winter.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
SYSTEM OF PROMOTION
Length Of Service No Longer Counts in the
Fire Department.
Breaking Away From the Old Systen
Chief Paris Inaugurates
q New Plan.

Chief Paris of the fire department of the
District Of Columbia has adopted q new
method in making promotions. The length
OF service of men will be q minor consider
alton with him in the future. He will pick
the men who are, in his judgment, the
most. efhcient and put them in responsible
positions as vacancies occur
This plan is departure from Chief Par
ris' methods of the past, and has been
adopted because he has found that the old
system was q failure That system was a
mere rotation of Office according to length
of service. An assistant foreman became a
foreman when a vacancy occurred, and the
man who had been on the rolls Of the de-
partment for the longest time and was at
tached to the company in which a vacancy
In the assistant foremanship occurred was
given the promotion. .
The innovation in the matter of making
appointments was put in practice q short
time ago, when w. f. Robinson OF Com
pany No. was promoted to be a foreman
over the heads of several firemen who had
been longer In the service than he and
over the head of the assistant foreman.
This action created much comment among
the men in all the fire companies and the
Commissioners were appealed to to reverse
the action through the medium of an
anonymous letter. But Chief Paris stated
the reasons for his action and that was
the last of the incident
The adoption of this new method of Sc
iectfng the fittest for promotion is of es-
pecial interest to firemen throughout the
department, as two new companies. to be
numbered II and 13, are authorized by law
and Will be formed as soon as engine houses
Ior their accommodation are completed.
The men had consulted the records to see
VINO would get these places according to the
Old plan, and in the minds of the men the
appointments were made long ago. Now 1t
Is announced for the first time that the
appointment of Robertson to be foreman
OF NO 3 is the inauguration Of a new sys-
tenn, and all calculations to ascertain who
would have the places of responsibility In
Lumbers II and 13 are worthless,
Chief Paris explained why he had adopt-
ed this new system to a Star reporter to-
day.
My experience has shown" said Mr..
Parrfs. that 1t Is not good plan to pro-
mote men according to their length of sery-
Ice IN the department. / propose now to
select men who show themselves to be
best htted for responsible places. This
plan will stimulate the men to better work
Ihey will all feel that promotion is with
In their reach, no matter how long they
have been in the service. l have adopted
this method, because l think it is best for
the service and will result in giving the
property owners a larger degree Of protec-
ton than they would receive under a plan
which puts men in the most responsible
places merely because they have long serv-
ed In the department. l believe this plan
Will show good results.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
THE CANAL IS FROZEN HARD.
PrOtracted Cold Weather Cause. .
fOstPOnement Of Seinimg

Owing to the prevalence of the bitter
weather the work of seining the canal will
be postponed until thaw takes place. All
arrangements were completed for the work
to begin on Monday. but kilograms received
today from points along the canal show
that the water remaining in it is covered
with ice two or three inches thick, and
that boys are skating upon 1t.
OF course it would be impossible TO break
ice of this thickness and rake Il off the
pools IN order to allow the seinemen an op-
portunity to operate. Besides the ice is
forming every hour and by Monday, If this
weathet continues, it will probably be four
or five inches thick. The authorities at the
fish commission agreed with DR.. Harlan
ana the other gentlemen interested in the
project here that 1t would be absolutely
useless to attempt to prosecute the work
under such conditions
Accordingly. Mr.. Laighton r. Harron and
his assistants. whom United States Fish
Commissioner Brice so kindly placed un-
der the directions of the gentlemen men,
toned above 10 assist In the work, will
wait until the weather moderates and the
ice disappears. The Star bass fund now
amounts to $19450.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
INJURIES Fatal.
Inquest to rs Hela on Body of Lou,.
bLe SFeux.


Mr.. Louis LIE etPreuxsthe aged citizen who
was taken to 1.-THE Emergency Hospital
about o'clock Monday night, as published
in The Star at The tfRe. died this morning
about 2 o'clock The deceased was founi
near the cornet7of I'd and D streets north
west, and it was thotght that Metropoli-
tan electric car had ,struck him. This will
be determined BY the coroner's jury Mon
day. when the evidence in the case Is
heard. Coroner Hanamett viewed the body
this afternoon. and when the Jury lad been
sworn he continued the hearing until Mon
day. The body was sent to Barker's un-
dertaking establishment. from where the
funeral will take place tomorrow. Deceased
was seventy-four years DID, and leaves a
wife and several children, who live on @
street in South Washington 9s
The evidence in the case of the fatal ac-
cident to Mr.. Charles Faulkner Senator
Voorhees, private seeretary. may also he
heard Monday. 1t may be that no inouetS 8
will he necessary In view of Mr. Faulkner :
statement made on hiss deathbed. In which
he exonerated the driver from blame.
Undertaker Barker removed the body
from the hospital today, and prepared it
for burial. Members Of the lodges Of Ma
sons and ODD Fellows OF which the de-
ceased was member will have charge OF
the funeral arrangements. The body win
be taken TO Indiana for intermert
Evening star., 1896-12-26
MARINE DISASTERS.
Collision During a Gale Schooner
Goes Ashore.


Goes Ashore.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, December
26-The schooner Freddie Eaton was run
into by the British schooner Mary E.. dur
ing the gale last night and sustained con-
siderable damage. Both vessels were at
anchor here and the Mary E. was acci-
dentally cast adrift by the slipping of her
anchor chain. She crashed into the Eaton
and carried away part of her main rig
ging. The British vessel was not badly
damaged, but lost anchor and fifteen
fathoms of chain. The Mary E. Is bound
from Norwich. Conn.,. for ST. John, N. b.
PORTLAND. Me-. December 26.-The
three-masted schooner Robert I. Carter
Capt. Nathan Towne, from Perth Amboy
N j., for this city with 200 tons of COAL
Kent ashore on Alden rocks today and will
be total loss. Capt. Towne reports that
as the buoys were covered with ice he mis-
took one for another, the accident result
ing. Tugs went out to the wreck as soon
ss she was sighted, and the captain and
crew we're brought ashore.
A dispatch to the life saving service
bureau states that the schooner Robert l..
Carter. loaded with coal, is ashore on AL
dens rocks, near Portland, Me- The crew
were taken Off by the life-saying crew,
Evening star., 1896-12-26
PERMANENTLY LOCATED.
The National Republican Committee
Headquarters Opened Here.

The National Republican Committee
Headquarters Opened Here.
The national republican committee has
taken possession of its permanent head
OF arters in Washington on the second floor
of the Glover building, F street, north
side, near 18th street Mr.. s. A. Perkins,
who was assistant secretary of the COM
mittee during the recent campaign. is there
as the representative of Chairman Mark
Hanna, and Mr.. o. P. Austin is in charge
of the literary bureau which will prepare
the matter Of interest for general publica-
ton. The distribution OF this literary mat
ter will be supervised by Mr.. H. H. Rand
The rooms are handsomely furnished, and
there is a noticeable number of visitors
Among the callers today was Congressman
elect A. T. Wimberly of Mississippi, who
has just returned from visit to Canton
Mr.. Wimberly also called at the inaugura-
ticn headquarters upstairs. Mr. Perkins is
a gentleman of extremely pleasant manners
and affable address and Is making an ex-
cellent impression upon all those who come
In contact with him. He is being generally
congratulated by visiting politicians and
others on his recent marriage, which happy
event occurred a little over a week ago
Evening star., 1896-12-26
FaneraI Of Chester n. Faulkner.

The friends of the late Chester B. Faux
ner, private secretary OF Senator Voor-
nees, who died yesterday from the effects
OF being run over by a horse car the night
previous, had up to late hour this after
noon been unable to make any definite ar
rangements for the funeral owing to the
uncertainty as to the time when the in
quest would be held
Star reporter was informed at the
undertaking establishment to which Mr.
Faulkners remains have been removed.
that Deputy Coroner Glazebrook called
there this morning and informed the un-
dertaker that he would hold an Inquest
on the case some time this afternoon If he
could
1t Is. the intention of the lodges of Ma
sons and Odd Fellows in this city with
which the deceased was connected, to at
tend the funeral when Il is held which
they expect to occur tomorrow. and escort
the remains to the depot and a committee
from each will accompany the body to Mr.
FauIkEers late home, In Hofton, Ind,
where the interment win take place.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOMN.
Young Lady Hurt I'm a Runaway Ac-
ctdent.

| Young Lady Hurt I'm a Runaway Ac-
cident.
Nellie Dugan, the fourteen year-old child
of Mr.. John Dugan OF 33O5 NJ street.
weli-known livery stable keeper. was pain
| fully injured yesterday afternoon while out
driving. The little girl and her brother, Jo-
seph. who own a dog cart. were out driv-
| ing, returning from a ride on the Conduit
read. Coming down Prospect avenue. the
pony attached TO the cart became fright
ened at something and threw the girl out
of the cart her brother remaining in. The
child was painfully injured about the face
several teeth knocked out, and also injured
about the limbs. She was quickly picked
up and taken to the home of Sergt Harry
Noikman, in front of whose residence the
accident happened, and DIR. Kleinschmidt
summoned. Later she was removed to her
home. For a time II was thought that her
Injuries were much more serious than they
really were. The pony continued on after
the accident, but was finally stopped at 32d
street and Prospect avenue.
They Celebrated.
James Coleman of 15I7 2Tth street and
Richard Jackson, an acquaintance, cele-
brated Christmas day with a free fight
growing out of some trivial cause. The
fight occurred near Coleman's home and
he was the under dog in the scrap. When
jackson got through pounding him, his
face was beat up with number of bruises
while his jaw was fractured He was car
ried to the Emergency Hospital. where he
received medical attention. jackson after
getting satisfaction, left the scene and has
been successful in escaping arrest.
For Musicale.
Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox the well-known
Georgetown pianist, has made all arrange
ments for the musicale which will he given
for the benefit of Grace Episcopal Church
or Washington, at the home of the Wash
ingtcn Club. the affair taking place next
Tuesday Mrs. John G. Carlisle the wife
or the Secretary of the Treasury Is one of
the patronesses for the occasion Mrs For
Will bring out Miss Georgia Barrett of
Georgetown for the event it being the first
appearance of the young lady The affair
Will be an artistic event, and among those
who will take part are Mrs Kittie Thomp-
son Berry, Mr.. Herman Rakemau, Mss
Elizabeth Tyler Mr.. Edward Lory and Miss
Helen Prentiss Donohue.
Uniucky Number
AZ the seventh precinct police station yes
terday there were thirteen arrests made.
six of which were for plain drunk while
three more were charged with drunk and
disorderly. There was only one disorderly.
one assault and battery case and two men
arrested or suspicion. Nine of the cases
were dismissed at the station house three
More put up collateral, and only one I'M
fortunate rode In the Black Maria 70 Police
Court this morning. Christmas I'm this sec-
uon OF the District passed very quietly and
the police had very little to do
Evening star., 1896-12-26
PLACED IN THE TOMB
Funeral Of George E. Lemon Largely
Attended.
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
Remains Placed Temporarily in the
Tomb Of Gen. Logan.
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES

Lemon took place this afternoon at
O'Clock at the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church. The exercises were marked
by great simplicity, but they were none the
less beautiful and impressive. The church
was we'll filled with the relatives and
friends of the deceased The employees Of
Capt Lemons Office and the officials of the
Bank Of Washington attended in a body,
and there were also present delegations
from the G. A. R. and the Loyal Legion.
Ihe church was not specially decorated
Tor the occasion. The casket rested on
Evening star., 1896-12-26
rRANsMIssIssIPPI EXPOSITION.
Secretary Carlisle Makes the GOvern-
ment Augmentation Available.

Secretary Carlisle today took action
which makes Immediately available the
sum of s20o.000 appropriated at the last ses-
sion Of Congress to provide for a suitable
government exhibit at the transmississippi
exposition to be held In Omaha in 1898.
The act making the appropriation contain
ed a prCviso that it should not be expended
Until theSecretary of the Treasury had re-
ceived satisfactory proof that at least $3.50
o1 of the stock of the exposition lad been
subscribed by reliable persons. The expo
sition authorities have satisfied the Secre-
tary that the subscriptions already made
are Tar in excess of the required amount,
and that they are of a gilt-edged character.
He has accordingly ordered that the ap-
propriation be made available for the pur-
pose for which Ii was made. Plans are be-
Ing made in the architects office for a
building to cost about s50.0OO, and it is ex-
pected that the President will appoint a
beard to have control of the government
exhibit in few days.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
AN UNPROvOKED MURDER,
Indignation mt LeadviIIe Over II
Killing of Patrick Carney.

A"uAS n"loM Ut AeaOV1lle over the
killing of Patrick Carney.
JEADVILLE, Col, December 26-About
O'Clock this morning the Missouri miners
employed at the Bison mine, who were on
their way home from down town, met Pat
rick Carney and his wife, who had been
attending ball. The Missourians called
Carney across the street, talked to him a
few minutes. then one of them shot him.
killing him instantly.
Carney is an elderly man, well known in
the camp, and had been working on the
Star mine. The Missourians were all ar
rested, but 1t Is Lot known yet, which one
of them fired the fatal shot.
From the standing Of Carney in the COM
n.unity it is feared that this murder VIII
cause considerable trouble, as the Miners
Union people are highly incensed,
Evening star., 1896-12-26
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Result of the Inquest Over Peter
'"-'i1e With:

Result of the inquest Over Peter
ms Webb:
Today at noon Coroner Hammett held an
inquest in the case, of Peter Webb, the
colored hackfhan Whose death at the
Emergency Hospital resulted from the
effects of fall in being pushed down by
Philip Barber Thursday morning, as pub
!ished in Thursdays Star The man who
had caused the victims death was present
to hear the evidence given, and he was
represented by Messrs Holland and Chase
The coroner called several colored men.
Who had either been with the parties or
who had witnessed the affair, and they told
substantially the same story OF the fatal
meeting.
Thursday morning about o'clock the
owned the carriage, and Webb had heeu
driving for him They had been drinking
and when Barber wanted Webb to return
MIN his badge the latter refused, and ii
was when he attempted to take 1t from hin,
that he pushed him down and fractured his
skull. The witnesses all agreed that the
men did not appear TO have been fighting
friend Of NINE"
Were all hands drunk?" the coroner
asked one Of the witnesses
NO, SIR he responded: II was there
and was sober. too All saw was a half
pint Tor four, and some of that was left in
the bottle" -
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook told of the
autopsy. There was fracture about near
the base Of the BRAIN and cerebral hemor-
rhage had caused death. The dead mans
SKULL he said, was much thinner than the
usual skull of colored man. Dr. Glaze
brook said that the fall was a severe one
and that the concrete pavement at this
season Of. the year is as hard as solid
stone.
BARRIERS Statement.
Barber was called to make statement
and the coroner asked him IL he and Webb
were good friends.
Just the same as mothers and fathers"
was hts answer
Webb, he said. drove for him occasionally
in order to make a little tobacco and
whisky money. Thursday morning they
were together at club room as well as in
a bar room, and when Webb had taken
several drinks he had trouble with another
man. Barber said he took his friends pa rt
and when they left they took four men
home
Then they started home. and Webb, who
was intoxicated. insisted on going some
where else. Defendant refused to 20 with
him, and Webb got off the hack Barber
then got down from the vehicle and asked
him for his badge, and he refused to sur
render it.. He began. sparring with de-
fendant, but he knew he meant no harm.
Defendant then-attempted to grab his
he picked him up and drove him TO the
hospital. He certainly did not intend to
harm him, for he iot,ed the dead man and
had been father to him.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death, and Barber was released.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
Death of Mrs. Kemp.

The friends Of Miss Zada T. Kemp of
kimbali. Va, will be pained to hear OF the
death of her mother, Elizabeth ]. Kemp,
was the wife Of Thomas M. Kemp AZ
though nearly all Of Mrs Kemp's twelve
children are now residents of Nebra SKA,
with one lception they were all present al
her funetn today. waich took place at her
Virginia home. 1
Evening star., 1896-12-26
HONORING PAsTEUR,s MEMORY.
Speeches Delivered by Emfnen
Frenchmen.

PARIS. December 28.-The remains of
Prof. Louis Pasteur. the eminent bacteri-
ologist. who died September %, 1895, were
removed today from the Cathedral of Notre
Dame to the Pasteur Institute, where they
were received by gathering of distinguish
ed men, including Premier Melinc MN.
Rambaud and Brisson and several we'll
known men from Great Britain. Y President
Faure and Gen. Billot. the minister Of war.
were represented at the ceremony
Speeches were made at the crypt Of the
institute by M. Rambaud, NJ Bodin, presi-
dent Of the municipal council Of Paris; DR..
Evans, DIR. Rice DuckWorth and others
Evening star., 1896-12-26

of all the details Of the funeral this af
ternoon. The following members of the
over the grave: Mai. E. f. Campbell, 4th
Battalion; Capt Henry Walsh, Lieut.. Chas.
Darforth, Lieut.. D. L. Richmond and forty
privates, all of the 4th Battalion. Henry
Wilson Post. at the home, attended in a
by Bugler Hurdy of the 7th Cavalry.