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Evening star., 1896-12-07
OTHER TREASURY TOPICS.

From the life-saving service it is re-
ported that the number Of disasters to
documented vessels within the limits of its
operations durirg the year was 437. These
vessels had on board 4,60S persons Of
whom 4595 were saved and 13 lost. The
value of such vessels is estimated at S.
$50, 14O, and Of their cargoes S. S46, $50, MAX
ing the total value OF property imperiled
s12 726, $40. OF this amount $11 ,292 7O7 was
saved and 81 .432, $50 was lost. Sixty-seven
of the vessels were totally wrecked. There
were besides 243 casualties to small undoc-
unented craft, on board Of which there
were 594 persons, of whom 5S7 were saved
and were lest. The value of the property
involved in these latter casualties is esti-
mated at $119,265, of which $114,915 was
saved and $3.50 was lost. The life-savins
crews during the year also rescued or as
sisted numerous other vessels and warned
mary from danger by signals, both by day
and night. The number of disasters dur
ing the year exceeded that of any previous
year in the history of the service. but the
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

This Attorney General presents detailed
and interesting statement CT the importan,
work done under his supervision during the
last fiscal year.
The ownership and management 10y the
government of penitentiari.s for the cor
| finement of those convicted in United States
! courts for violations of federal laws, which
for many years has been subject of eX
ecutive recGmme endation. has at last. 10 a
slight extent, been realized by the utliza-
tion of the abardoned military prison at
| Fort Lcavenworth as a United States peni-
| Tertiary.
! This is certainly movement IN the right
| dir. cton: but il ought to be at once sup
| plemented by the rebuilding or extensive en-
| largement Of this improvised prison and
| the construction of al least one more. 10 be
| located in the southern states. The ca
pacly Of the LeaYenwCrth p.nitcntiary is
SO limited that The expense of its main-
tenancc, calculated at per capita late
upon the number of prisoners K can
corlmoGate, does not make as economical!
| an exhbi; as it would if il were larger and
better adapted to prison purposes: but i
am thoroughly convinced hat economy,
| humanity and a proper sense Of rcsocnsi-
| 5ility and duty toward those wrom We
| punish for violations of federal law dictate
| that the federal government should have
| the entire control and management of ;he
| penitentiaries where convicted Violators are
| confined.
| 1t appears that since the transfer Of the
| Fort Leavenworth military prison 10 its
new uses the work previously done by pris-
oners confined there and for which eX-
pensive machinery has been provided, las
| been discontinued. This work consisted CT
| the manufacture of articles FOR army use,
now done elsewhere. On al! grounds il is
| exceedingly desirable that the convicts con-
| fined in this penitentiary be allowed to re-
sumo work of this description.
1t is most gratifying to note tae salts
| factory results that have followed the in
auguration of the new system provided for
| by the act of May %. 1885, under which
certain federal officials are compensated Ky
salaries instead Of fees. The new plan
was put in operation on the ,st day Of
July, 1885, and already the great economy
| it enforces its prevention of abuses, ard
| its tendency to a better enforcement Of the
laws, are strikingly apparent. Detailed
evidence of the usefulness of this longdc
| layed but now happily accomplished re-
| form will be found clearly set forth in the
Attorney Generals report.
Evening star., 1896-12-07

saving of both life and property was great
er than ever before in proportion to the
value of the property involved and to the
number Of persons imperiled. The opera
tions OF the Marine Hospital service, the
revenue cutter service. the steamboat in
spection service, the lighthouse service, the
bureau of navigation. and other branches
OF Public work attached to the Treasury
Department together with various recon-
mendations concerning their support and
1mp-oven ent, are fully stated in the report
or the Secretary of the Treasury, to which
the attention of the Congress is especially
invited
Evening star., 1896-12-07
THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY

The Venezuelan boundary question has
ceased to be a matter of difference between
Great Britain and the United States, their
respective governments having agreed ur-
on the substantial provisions of treaty
between Great Britain and Venezuela sub
mittinE the whole controversy to arbitra-
ton. The provisions of the treaty are 50
eminently just and fair that the assent of
Venezuela thereto may confidently be an
ticipated. Negotiations for treaty of gen.
eral arbitration for all differences between
Great Britain and the United States are
far advanced. and promise to reach a sue
cessful consummation at an early date
Evening star., 1896-12-07

all forms Of military preparation, coast de-
fcnse alone Is essentially pacific in its na-
ture. While it gives the sense of security
due to a consciousness of strength, II is
reither tha purpose nor the effect of such
permanent for,ification to involve rs in
foreign complications, but rather to guar
aLtee rs against them. They are not temp
tatioI to war, hut security against il.
Thus they are thoroughly in accord with
all tie trad,t ons of our rational diplomacy
Evening star., 1896-12-07
IMMIGRATION.

The number of immigrants arriving in
the United States during the fiscal year
was :43, .26I, of whom $40. 4GS were hermit
ted to land, and 2,799 were debarred on
various grounds, prescribed by law, and
returned to the countries whence they
came, at the expense of the steamship
companies by which they were brought in
The increase in immigration over the pre-
ceding year amounted to SI.731. 1t is re-
ported that. with some exceptions, The iIn-
migrants of the past year were of a hardy
laboring class. accustomed and able to earn
a support for themselves, and it is esti-
mated that the money brought win them
amounted to at least $5OU0,Ur', though it
was probably much in excess of that sum-
since only those having less than $40 are
required to disclose the exact amount, and
it is known that many brought consider
able sums of money to buy land and build
homes. Including all the Immigrants ar
irving who We're over fourteen years of
age, 2S.63 per cent were iliterate, as
against 20.31 per cent of those cf that age
arriving during the preceding fiscal year.
The number of immigrants over fourteen
years old, the countries from which they
came, and the percentage of i!l,erates
among them, We're as follows: Italy, 81 ,J1..
with 5459 per cent; Ireland, 37,436, with Z
per cent; Russia, 30, 1873, with 411l per
cent; Austria-IIungary and provinces. ST.
O53. with 1882 per cent; Germany, 225,::s:;4,
with 2.9G per cent; Sweden, Is, S21, with 1.16
per cent, while from Portugal there came
2,O67, of whom T.69 per cert We're illi;erate.
There arrived from Japan during the year
only 1,11O immigrants. and it is The opinion
of the immigration authorities tha, the
apprehension heretofore existing to some
extent of large immigration from Japan
to the United States is without any sub
stantial foundation.
Evening star., 1896-12-07
THE POSTAL SERVICE.

Our Post Office Department is in GOOD
condition and the exhibit made of its op-
erations during the fiscal year ended June
20, 1896. If allowance is made for imper-
fections in the laws applicable TO it. is
very satisfactory. The total receipts dur
ing the year were So. 400 20s.4O. The total
expenditures were 0626. .29S.SI, exclusive
Of 81 $50 SOS. %, which was earned by the
Pacific railroads for transportation end
credited on their debt to the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A new Nicaraguan Canal bill is
about to be reported in the House guar
anteeing 100000, 1000 worth of bonds.
Hoke Smith, Secretary of tho In
terror, offers to meet ex-Speaker Crisp
in Joint discussion on silver in Geor-
gia.
kilograms received at Lima Peru
from Mottendo say that rebellion is
active operation in Bolivia. There is in
great excitement in Lapaz, the capital.
Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, wife Ct
Hon William S. Holman, ex Congress
man from Iadiana, died suddenly yes
terday evening at her home in Wash
ington.
1t is understood that Col. Parry Lee
Downs, who is wanted in Baltimore on
the charges of forgery and false rep,
reservations, is in Denver, COL, and
will be arrested.
Senator Blackburn made q fifteen
minute speech at Lexington, KY. yes
terday evening, denouncing the action
of Gov. Bradley, praising his stanch
supporters in the legislature and de-
claring himself a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
FAUoUIER NOTES.

There are now three hundred stock
cattle on the market in Warrenton and
others are expected.
Messrs. J. D. Warner and 81. T.
Ramey shipped a lot of cattle Tuesday
morning, two of which weighed thirty
five hundred pounds.
Miss Stuart, of Alexandria, chairman
of the auxiliary board of missions OF
the Episcopal Church, addressed the
chapter in this place on Tuesday even.
ing. Her remarks were very graceful
and effective.
The case of the Commonwealth vs. P.
8. Oliver and against Alexander HefliD
as accessories after the fact in the rob-
berry of Mrs. Walton. came up on Fri
day last before Justice Ross for e1ami-
nation and they were dismissed.
The Warrenton Hunt Club will give
a point to point steeplechase for its
members on Easter Monday, not to be
over four nor under three miles, one
heavy weight and for light weight
hunters. The course has not yet been
decided on.-Warrenton Virginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

EVERY BODY at all acquainted with
the circumstances ofthe case, recognizes
the necessity for a bridge across the Po-
tomac at Arlington. The U. S. Senate
does, and so does the commerce com.
mittee of the U. S. House of Represen.
tatives; but because Mr.. Speaker Reed
imagines that the 100000 appropria-
ton the bill for such bridge carries
for the first year, would so increase the
expenditures of the government as to
initiate against the qualification of his
Presidential aspirations, he refuses to
allow it to be called up for considera-
ton. And such is fair sample of the
springs and motives of modern Con-
gressional legislation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

JUDGING FROM the contents OF the
newspapers of Washington, the crimes
of the negroes of that city are so villain
Gus, and are becoming SO frequent that
q resort to vigilance committee there
at an early day would not be at all sur.
prising. Accounts of murders, assaults,
outrages, robberies, thefts, and, indeed,
all sorts of crime, committed there, con-
stitute the major part of the contents
of those papers, and show a per centage
of criminals to population not equaled
in any other city in this country. Ev-
identity freedom and free schools and
the civil rights bill have not improved
either the morals or the manners of the
Washington negroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

VARIABLE CoNvIcTED.-At Farm.
vile, yesterday evening, the jury in
the case of Solomon Marable, charged
along with Mary Alternately and PoEey
Barnes with the murder of Mrs. Lucy
Jane Pollard, brought in verdict OF
guilty of murder in the first degree
after having been out only eighteen
minutes. The accused was not put on
the stand, but the testimony adduced
through another witness as to con
fession made by Marable revealed q
most horrible plot for the crime, in
which Solomon actually took but little
part according to this statement. Mar
able met the women at the home of the
Pollards by appointment, presumably
with the understanding that robbery
was their only object. One OF the wo-
men went to the field to watch old
man Pollard, while Solomon and the
other two went to the house. When
Mrs. Pollard came into the yard Solo
mon caught her by the hands and
throat. Pokey Barnes struck her over
the head three times with stick and
Mary Alternately chopped her with an
axe. The women then robbed the
house of 1875, and returning to the
scene of their dastardly work Pokey
Barnes took up the axe and hacked
their. victim about the face. The cases
of the women came up to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The residence of Mr.. B. Armstrong,
at Jeffersonton, was burned on Tues
day.
Miss Lucy Plummer, Mr.. Ward Par
rish and Mr.. D onald Mackenzie Baird,
all of Petersburg, are dead.
Mr.. J. c. Wool, formerly proprietor Of
the Old Dominion planning mill, in Pc
tersburg, died in Charlotte county yes
terday.
The corner stone of the monument to
be erected in Monroe Park, Richmond,
as tribute to Jefferson Davis, the Con
federacy's only President, will be laid
on Thursday, July I'd.
General Fitzhugh Lee says he thinks
the Virginia delegation TO the Chicago
convention will be mixed; that some CT
the districts of the State will elect
"sound-money" delegates to the State
convention, and some free-silyer dele
gates.
The entire business portion Of brakes
Branch, Charlotte county, was destroy
ed by fire Tuesday night. The fire
originated in Scott's warehouse. The
postofice and all its records and mail
matter were also destroyed. Estimated
loss, sos 1000; insurance, $32 600.
Lumbermep cutting down trees near
Seven Pines few days ago found in
the hollow of tree the skeleton of q
federal soldier, who is believed 10 have
concealed himself there while the fed
eral army, during the war, was retiring
from the field. A clasp OF the Sixty
ninth New York Regiment was found
with the skeleton. There is nothing to
indicate the mans name.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Portsmouth are
up in arms over the publication
throughout the country of report to
the effect that they were about to or
panize Naples matrimonial society.
They characterize the report as SIAN
der upon the women of Virginia, and
deny that the establishment of such a
society has ever been contemplated.
Aletter from Richmond says: Judge
Waddill and Mr.. Edgar Allan who re.
Gently purchased the Malone lot in
Washington for $4,000 expect to make
handsome profit on their investment.
The Senate has twice appropriated
1920, 900 for the purchase of the site for
the government printing Office, but each
time the House of Representatives fail
ell to concur. 1t is expected that Wad-
dill aud Allan will try to sell it for the
same purpose. At any rate they are
very well satisfied with their purchase
and think it will bring them handsome
returns"
After May l next, the new law sup.
pressing the sale of liquor to minors or
students will go into effect. The new
law provides that after that date fine
will be imposed of from s25 TO $500 and
imprisonment not exceeding 6 months
for selling or giving liquor to minor
or to any student at any institution OF
learning in the State, including the
public schools, whether over twenty.
one or not. Besides the penalty named
the offender must give bond in $500 to
be of good behavior for year, and
subsequent offense is to act as forfeit
e., tha bond
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
LoUDoUN NOTES.

A car load OF horses for Senator VIM.
NJ. Stewards 'Ashburn" farm, was I'M
loaded at Farmwell, on Friday last.
Mr.. Robert Neville spent Monday
night last in this town He is largely
interested in the eophone, that won
derful but yet simple little device for
use on board ship to locate sound.
The long promised mail car, to be
attached to the night and morning
trains to and from Round Hill, over
the W. & o. road, is an accomplishe d
fact; the order having been issued ty
the Postofice Department on the 17b
to go into effect at once. This gives the
same mail facilities by this train, all
along the line, as is given by the regu-
lar mid day train.-Leesburg Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

FALLS CHURCH LAND SALEs.-In or
der TO settle up the estates of several
parties at Falls Church, the county
court of Fairfax, at its last term, direct
ed the real estate to be sold at public
suction, and, under this decree of the
court, the following property was on
Monday sold: The interest OF William
Brown, infant son of the late ]. G. d.
Brown, in the estate of his father, con-
sisting of ITO acres near the East End
depot, Mrs. Maggie K. Brown becom-
ing the purchaser, at $4,000; the prop
srty of the late Charlotte Reed, con-
sisting of one and half acres, on
Broad street, for $1,000, purchased by
Hisa Emma Reed; four acres belonging
to the estate of the late Frederick
Foote, Mr.. r. J. Collins, of Washington,
becoming the purchaser for the sum of
21N9
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

DEMOCRATIC Senators refused to sup
port life long, and good and true, old
and efficient party worker. for an office
at their disposal, because he wrote
letter containing a notorious and uu
denied truth, to the effect that the Pres
ident had invited non official negro
and his white wife to social reception
at the White House, where they
were necessarily thrown into di-
rect contact with Southern white
people. 1t would be discourteous. they
said, TO the chief magistrate of the ma
ton to elect as Secretary OF the Senate
a mau who had published that state
ment. though every word OF it was
true. But, democratic Senators now
denounce the President, not only out
side. but within the chamber of the
Senate, in violent language, and
throw not only courtesy, but ordi-
nary respect 10 the chief executive Of.
iicer of the country to the wind. Evil
IDENTIFY Senatorial courtesy, unlike the
X rays, is an uncertain quantity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
CitYRenuhlicans.

Responding to the call of the R9paDGll Ss,.
State Committee, the City Republican t ~,
mittee at its meeting held on Friday n n.y.
March 6, also adopted the following to gO'''-
tho same: i.
Let. Any republican voter of the ell! ~, ~
string TO be candidate for delegate u. az ~
Ci:y Convention, will file with the Seris, .io1
of the City Committee a written apP!lChs'TSee
for same, naming the ward for Wh'Gl A..
will serve, &c. All applications must u Trss.
lvered to said Secretary on or before -''
d ~. March "a at s p m. IN NJ
2nd. Each applicant for delegate, snI cocre.
filing notice of such, deposit with the 'e aid
tary the sum Of ten $50 dollars inc s., ar
find, or so much thereof as may be hec }-as q
t, be used to defray the actual expeIt's.- -.
these meetings, the balance, if any, 10 "
turned to the candidates by
Bird. Tho selection of delegates shSi :. ~ iii
printed ballots. The said printed Ds5ioa s,,,in
be issued by the City Committee and e0H''
the names of all candidates for delegate oor,.
4th. All applications for delegates no. s;acted
plying with these provisions will DC teJI Con.
By direction of the City RepuohcAH W
mittee, ;.u,.n.
- JOS. L. CRUPPER. ChaifD'-'
CHAs. DEARBORN, Secretary II
Alexandris, Va, March 8, l99o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

Maceo's forces have again been repuls.
ell by the Spanish troops in Cuba.
Gen. Weyler denies the report that
he contemplates resigning as command.
or of the Spanish forces in Cuba.
The Confederate Veterans of Atlanta
favor making the birthday OF Jefferson
Davis, June 3, legal holiday.
The trial of Jackson and Walling, the
alleged murderers of Pearl Bryan, at
Newport, KY, is to commence On April
7th.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
NJ. E. Church yesterday voted to admit
women lay delegates to the General
Conference.
SPANS Ambassador in Rome denies
that there is an understanding between
Spain and the European powers on the
Cuban question.
Rev. Montgomery Schuyler, dean Of
the Episcopal diocese of Missouri, died
a. bis residence in st. Louis, this morn
ing, aged 81 year.
John c. Winder, for years general
manager and vice president of the Sea-
board Air Line, was stricken with pa.
ralysis last night at his home in Ra-
leigh, n. G. His condition Is critical.
Private letters received at Corstan.
tinople from Palu tell of terrible atroci-
ties perpetrated by the Turks on Chris.
tian women. One letter says there is
not female there between u and %
who has not been victim; no one dares
to refuse.
In the British House of Commons
to-day Mr.. Cu,zon said that cir
cumstances pointed to the eype'
diency of a friendly cooperation be-
tween Great Britain and Italy
Mr. Curzon also announced that the
French minister of foreign affairs re-
pudiated all responsibility for the state
ment that he demanded to know the
re; ms for the British expedition up
the Nile.
The air compressors of the Poorman ana
Tiger mines at Burke, Idaho, were totally de,
stroyed by fire yesterday, necessitatiag snu'
dow for six month; loss 100000.
IL 10 reported tnat Inc ~. LOUIS oIut""N'
ern, otherwise known as the Cot on Bell Lile'
an1 tie Texas Pacific railroads are to be con-
solidsted.
At Fsyette, Ohio, yesterday two stonens'
sons fell 70 feet from the scatfJlding oil
church in course of erection and were instant
ly killed.
The Italian Embassy at London have re-
ceived no Information of the reported e'@e''
alton Of Kassala by the Italians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

SENATOR MORGAN says he knows
that the passage of any resolution rec
oguizing the belligerency of the Cuban
insurgents would be deemed by Spain
as a declaration of war; and yet he de-
mands that such a resolution be passed
without further delay, and that, too,
though this country has no more to do
with the negro bandits in Cuba than
with the Indian insurgents in Nicara-
qua. Senator Morgan is Southern
man, and, worse still, is supported in
his filibusterism by other Southern SEN
ators. He was a brigadier. general in
the Confederate army. No wonder
"rebel brigadiers" are not held in high
esteem by the more conservative peo-
ple of the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, of
Lebanon, Conn.,, was badly Athlete d
with rheumatism. At times it was so
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn oyer on one
side. ST tried different remedies with
out receiving relief" he says, "un-
til about six months ago I bought a
bottle Chamberlain's Pain Balm. At.
ter psing it for three days my rheuma-
tism was gone and has NOT returned
since. For sale at so cents per bottle
by L. Stabler & Co., druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

NEW YORK, Mar. 19.-The steamer
South Cambria, which arrived IRON
Porto Rico this morning, brought news
that an attempt was made on the life
of U. S. Cor sui Hall ty Spanish sol.
der at st. John on March 4. 1t seems
that the consul was fired on by Span
ish soldier from the prison wall, the
bullet whizzing close to the consuls
head. 1t was reported that the soldier
was firing on an escaping woman pris-
oner, but passengers say it was de-
liberate attempt on the life the consul.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

FIGHT IN RIcHMoND.-The only
thing to mar the smoothness and dig
nitu preserved at the Jefferson Hotel,
in Richmond. since its completion, was
a Touchdown and drag out fight at l
o'clock yesterday morning, in the grill
room. Fred. Davidson, one of the
most prominent young society men III
the city, go. into difficulty with st.
George Anderson, grandson of General
Joseph r. Anderson, and gave him a
bad whipping. Charles Williams, a
prominent young man, got into the
fight and was put out of the hotel. The
affair created much excitement. Eff
forts have been made to hush it up.