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GRADE CROSSINGS
Their Adjustment to Bs Recon-
mended by the Commissioners.
The PLAN 70 BE PURSUED
Gas Bills Are Too Large at the
District Building.
WATER MAIN ASSESSMENTS

1t is understood the Commissioners ara
ready to report upon the bill to abolish
grade crossings along the line of the Penn
syiVania railroad, and as soon as there is
full meeting of the board the report will
be sent to Congress. The report will favor
depressed system for the road within
the District of Columbia and the construc-
ton Of bridges across intersecting streets.
The Engineer Commissioner has held sew
erdl conferences with the committee of the
board of trade and the engineer of the
railroad, and compromise has been
reached whereby the tracks will be de-
pressed pretty much in accordance with
the plan of the railroad company, as de-
tailed In The Star several weeks ago.
No More Gas fn Daytime.
Retrenchment is the cry at the District
building these days. The condition of the
appropriation for contingent expenses is
low, and notices have been sent to every
office in the building to economize as much
as possible aiorg certain lines of expendi-
ture. In some cases the orders are per-
emptory, as in the case of burning gas in
the daytime. Some OF the offices find il
necessary to light up during the day, espe-
cialIy when the weather is cloudy. Now
they must grope in the dark, unless Old
Sol comes to their rescue and sheds his
benefcent rays. There was a good deal of
served a notice on an official, purporting
to come from the Commissioners, ordering
him to stop the clock, to keep IL from
wearing out.
Secretary Tindall explained the reason
for the issuance of the order. He said the
Commissioners found their contingent fund
dwindling away, and. to prevent a de-
ficiency, had issued the order to retrench
wherever possible.
Water Main Taxes.
The Commissiont RS have under oonsidera-
tion another bill providing for the reas-
sessment of property for water main taxes
where the assessments have been Cancelled
rnder the Burgdorf decision. Nor is this
all. ThAy will take occasion to insert in the
bill clause excluding agricultural lands
from assessments for water mains laid
along such property for the purpose Of
supplying outlying subdivisions with water.
For instance, there is a subdivision outside
of the city, and between it and the city
proper there is a farm. Heretofore when a
water main was laid 10 supply this subdi-
vision. the farm land had to bear its share
of the expense of the main. According 10
q recent report assessments to the amount
of s2l0.o0O were affected by the Burgdorf
decision, Of which amount about S15OWo
has beer Cancelled, because the assessments
were not levied by the water registrar.
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Ex-CoNsUL WALLER COMES.
He Says His Treatment While a Pris
Oner Was Inhuman.

He Says His Treatment While a Pris-
0ner Was Inhuman.
NEW YORK, April 11.-John L. Waller,
late United States consul at Tamatave,
Madagascar, was q passenger by the
steamer New York. which arrived today
from Southampton. He stated to re-
porter at quarantine that he was re-
leased from prison in France February 20.
exactly eleven months from the time ne
was sentenced at Madagascar.
Mr.. Waller declined to discuss his case at
length, but said that he felt confident of
ultimate justification. He inquired anxious
ly as to the health OF. his wife and family,
who have been at Baltimore for the past
tH % months. Mr.. Waller said that while
On the guardship at Madagascar and dur
ing the passage to France his treatment
was simply inhuman, but that at the
prisons where he was confined in France
his lot was no worse than that of the or
Ginary prisoners. The food served lacked
nutriment, and he was obliged to purchase
supplies outside, concession granted by
the prison authorities, and for which he
was very grateful.
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The following official changes have been
made in the Department of the Interior:
Patent office-Appointment: John II.
Ruckman of Michigan, fourth assistant
examiner, 81 loo. Promotions: Cornelius
c. Billings of Vermont, third to second
assistant examiner, 81 400 to 81 600: Nathan
Heard of Massachusetts,, fourth to third
assistant examiner Resignation: Emmet
p. Bunyea of Michigan. second assistant
examiner
Pension office-Appointment: Beverly r.
certification of civil service commission.
Promotions: Walter H. Klopfer of District
of Columbia, clerk, l,SW, to principal ex-
aminer. $1,000: Aaron E. Mclaughlin Of
Ohio and John w. Hall Of Georgia, 81 GOO
to 81, 500; James H. Horah of North Caro-
lima and Jacob ]. Noah Of Minnesota. 81, 400
to 81 goo; James c. Sperry of Illinois and
VIM. H. Thorne of New York and Miss
Marcia T. Staples of Minnesota, 81 DO to
81 400, Mrs. Lucy J. Bingham of New
Hampshire and John c. Cole of Delaware,
$1,000 to $1,200, John w. lie Barnes Of the
District Of Columbia, $500 to 81 200: Forrest
Walker of California and James Hill of
Wyoming, $500 to sl.O0o. designations:
Jacob r. Van Mater of New Jersey. prin-
eipal examiner. 5000; VIM. F. Eaton Of
New York, l,400.
General land office-Promotions John ID.
Yelverton of Alabama and Matthew
HendSeS OF the District OF Columbia, 1850
to 81 800; Daniel p. O'Hare of the District
of Columbia, sl.4O0 to $1,000: Miss Julia
E. Slcsson of Arkansas 81, 300 to ST. t0U:
Frederick p. Metzger of Kansas, $1,000 to
leo; Richard NJ. Towson of Virginia ami
Miss Annabel Rose of Georgia, sk0 to
81 600.
Appointments of appraisers of abandoned
military reservations:
. Fort Randall, South Dakota-Alfred /.
Burkholder, Fred III. Meyer and Frank Z.
Saterlee of Chamberlain.
Fort Seldom, New Mexico-Wm. r. Fall
and Robert c. Hatton of Las Cruces.
Fort Craig, New Mexfco-Chas. u. Crnck-
shank and VIM. w. Jones of San Marcial
Fort Cummings, New Mexico-Burrage
Y. McKeyes and John l.. Burnside of DEM
ing.
Fort Stanton, New Mexico-Oscar G. Rob-
ertson and John Y. Thornton of Roswell
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OPPOSITION TO HUNTINGTON.
The Stanford md Southern Pacific
Stock Voted Against Him.

The Stanford md Southern Pacific
Stock Voted Against Him.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE annual
election of officers by the directors Of the
Southern Pacific Company showed a divi-
sion of opinion as to tine fitness of c. p.
Huntington for the presidency of the COM
pany, v bich is looked upon as the begin
ming of fight against the magnate.
At the direction of Mrs. Leland Stanford
the two directors who represent the STAN
ford estate voted for Gen. Thomas H. Hub
hard Of New York for president VIM.
Crocker also refused to vote for Hunting
ton. Gen. Hubbard admits that he was
urged by Mrs. Stanford to become a can
jidate for the presidency. but he refused.
Mrs. Stanford is said to have expressed
the belief that II the Stanford, Crocker and
Searles interests could have united on Gen.
Hubbard he would have been elected
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THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
An Important Contribution 10 the
Case Expected From Venezuela.

An Important Contribution 10 the
Case Expected From vencxuela.
The Venezuelan authorities expect to pre-
sent to the Venezuelan commission at an
early day translations of the public records
of. Spain and the Netherlands taken from
the archives of those countries relating to
the Venezuelan boundary. 1t is expected
that this will prove an important contri-
button to the case.
Heretofore these Spanish and Dutch rec
ordS have been referred to I'm a general
way, and the recent British blue book made
extracts from them. 1t has been felt. how
ever. that the records in their entirety
" ould be of much service and the Ven-
ezuelan officials rave undertaken this large
task. Minister Andrade has three trans
lators at work, and the transcribing into
English Is well under way.
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Secretary Herbert,. Return.

Secretary Herbert returned to Washing
stcn this morning from Fort Monroe, where
he has spent the past week inspecting the
vessels Of the North Atlantic squadron.
The Secretary visited every vessel of the
feet. watched the drills of the sailors. and
reviewed the blue jackets and marines
when landing parties came ashore on the
reservation. He found that the Greatest
benefit had been derived from the ASSEM-
bling Of the vessels in the squadron. and
the spirit Of emulation growing out Of the
competitive drills that have been constantly
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A CONTEST IN LOUISVILLE.
Two Sets of Delegates to the St
Louis Convention

Two Sets OF DeIegnfes to the ST.
Louis Convention,
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 11.-There will
be two sets of delegates from Louisville
and Jefferson county to the state republic
can convention, which meets here April Is.
and two sets Of delegates claiming to repre-
sent the fifth congre. -.onal district will de-
mand admittance to the national conven-
ton at st. Louis.
This is the result of the attempt to hold
the district convention in this city last
night. The fight began when the report of
the committee on credentials was submit
ted. The Bradley men protested that the
anti-Bradley majority which appeared on
the face Of the returns from Mondays
primaries was obtained by counting figures
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Pep~onal Mention A..

Paymaster w. w. Berry of the Ports
mouth (N. HD navy yard is at the Raleigh.
Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal of the New
York navy yard is in the city on temror-
commerce.
Judge w. r. Springer OF the United
States court of Oklahoma is In the city IN
business before The Department Of Justfce
Lieut.. Alfred Hasbrouck. jr., tourteenth
infantry is In the city on leave Of alb
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COL. MARTIN SELECTED.

Will he Sergennt-at-Arms of the Chi.
cagO Convention.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Col. J. Martin of st,
Louis will be the sergeant-at-arms of the
democratic national convention. His selec-
ton was made this morning by Chairman
Harrity and his colleagues of the democratic
national committee.
Col Martin Is well-known politician and
very popular In st. Louis democratic cir
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BURNED BY THE. cUBANs.

Machinery Houses and Sugar Cane
Worth Thousands.
HAVANA, April 1.-THE insurgents have
burned the, splendid machinery houses of
the central plantations of Diana and Bar
Der. near Moralito. the approximate loss
being $1,2OO,OOO.
The insurgents have also burned 10000
tons OF cane on the plantation of Santa
Gertrudis belonging to Antonio Gonzales
Mendoza,
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Cecil .alfoae., Condition.

: SALISBURY. Matabeleland, April 11.-Mr.
Cecil Rhodes, formerly premier Of Cape
Colony. who has been suffering from fever
here for some days past, Is now much better
He proposes to march to Buluwayo with the
column OF troops intended for the relief of
that place.
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The Dolphiu,. Re,.ru.

The dispatch boat Dolphin arrived in
Hampton Roads last evening from a sur
veying cruise to Honduras She win, be
ordered to the Norfolk navy yard to he
overhauled for her summer cruise In do
mestic waters.
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GETTING ALONG NICELY.

The Cleveland Children Who Have
the Measles Improving.
All Of the Cleveland children are reported
to be coming along nicely today, and the
measles has claimed nc new victims in the
family. Mr. Thurber's children are also re-
ported to be doing as well as could be ex-
Dected.
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Swimming Contests Mt Athens,
ATHENS. April lin the swimming con-
tests Of the Olympic games today the 100
meters race was easily won by Hajos of
Buda Pesth. who defeated over twenty COM
petitorS.
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A Breezy ColIoquy.

At the conclusion Of Mr.. Procter's testf-
mony MIR. Benedict stated that the an
nouncement of the commissions power and
Of its ruling was practically all new to him;
he knew Of no law to govern the commits
sion. and no law had been quoted.
There was a breezy colloquy between
Mr.. Benedict and Mr.. Buckland on the
charge preferred by Mr.. Benedict that
Buckland and Hodes had tried to persuade
the other thirty-four employees not to take
an examination subsequently. Some of
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BRIGHT BITS.

distinguished Art Connoisseur and
Collector (who has obtained permission
to see over 'SThe Moat," Fenshire), stop
ping before a portrait in the hall.-Ah!
Sir Joshua, Of course?
-CircumlocutQry- nun, caught by the
lady superior iRthe act Of kissing a male
visitor to the convent, said to the abbess
May | not then kiss the man whose
mother is my mothers mother-in-law?"-
Fidelio.
AT a suburban theater, during a per-
Torrance of the Tour de Nesie, the Her
aid announces 1.-The Kingr'
Voice from the GalleTy-What! him the
king? Why, he owes me half a CROWN
Etoile Beige
Critics of the Melodrama.-Jimmy-
Say de detectives wuz no good, wua
they?
Tommy--Dey were dead slow. wuz
onto de Teller what killed de old man,
right from de start.-Puck.
"A Mining Item.-New Chum-And how
am l to know when I'm getting near the
gold?"
Old Digger-Well. just keep on digging
till yer pick gets yaller like mustard, and
you can reckon your are coming to it.
Sydney Bulletin.
I've been told Rivers name is in old
Roeksworthys will" 80
1eS, ms name is IN II; he signed 1t as a
witness. That's all and-good gracious
What's the matter?'
Nothing, only I've lent him $500 on the
strength of it."-Chicago Tribune.
My first child" said the professor OF
mathematics, was a boy Then there
We're twins, and then triplets. That re-
lieved my mind"
1T did,"
Yes. 1 was afraid it might be a case
OF geometrical progression Puck.
Extending the Principle-Street Car
Superintendent strikes me that would
be a good addition to our rules.
Assistant-What is it?
SupeFintendent-Latiie who cannot
agree as to which shall pay the fare are
requested to submit the DISPUTE to fhe ar
duration of the conductor, who will rem.
der decision promptly.-Puck
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1t Looks Like Mckinley.

only a sTpslI proportion Of the delegates
, 70 The natiqEll republican convention have
K yet been ofosen. but the signs all indi-
cate that Gov. Mckinley will have enough
delegates TO give him the nomination on
the first ballot. Appearances are. OF
course. pften deceiving at this stage of the
campaign. and it may turn out that he
is farsfrom being as strong as he appears
to be. stnl. those who are close observers
Of the drift Of public sentiment do not
hesitate to express the opinion that he is
now so far in the lead that he will be an
easy winner of the nomination.
Whoever is managing his campaign for
him is doing the work with great shrewd-
ness. II is alleged that much money is
being used in his behalf, and that the
money comes from those who will demand
to BE repaid by the enactment OF tariff
laws that will be especially favorable to
their interests. Whether this is so or not
is matter that is in doubt, owing to the
fact that some of Gov. McKinley's friends
vigorously deny that he IS the candidate of
a Doodle" crowd that intend to own him
if they should succeed in having him NOM
mated and elected.
The stories to Gov. McKinley's discredit
are set ahoat by the friends of rival
candidates. who admit that they are very
muchlalarmed at the progress he is max
ing. They recognize the fact that he will
have;sthe nomination in his grasp, prac-
tically within a month or two unless
something is done to check the tide of pub
lie sentiment that appears to be running
so strongly in his favor He announces
that hei is not the candidate of the poll
ticians, but of the plain people, and the
announcement appears to please the plain
people, who are the ones to be pleased,
since they name the delegates who are
to chose the presidential candidate. Reed,
Morton, Quay, Allison and the other can
didates for the nomination are so aston
ished at the strength of the sentiment for
MCKINLEY that they appear to be par
alyzed-at least. as far as the public
knows. they are doing comparatively moth
ing to advance their respective interests.
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PERSONAL.

DIR. .Chantenessee Of the Pasteur In
stitute OF Paris. has discovered an anti
typhoid serum with which he has made
experiments on three patients. Immediate
~ after the FIRST injection the disease in
each case passed at once through the or
binary stages. and the patients entered
into a, state Of .convalescenee.
George Ebers. the Egyptologist, has
discovered that many Of the Qeer medical
receipts found in old English and German
books came from the ancient Egyptians.
Ihey were not known to the Greeks,
but were spread from SalernO, the great
medical school of the middle ages, to which
they must have come through Coptic and
Arabic translations.
-Dinshar Pestonjee Ghadially. known
in India as the Parse Edison late
electrician to his highness Maharaj Rama
Sahp, OF Dholpur, Central India, and also
late telephone superintendent of DhOl-
pur state. is in the United States on his
way round the world. Dinshar is a these
phist and claims that the Y rays were
long known to his cult representing the
psychic forces at work. in the universe.
M. Custot. who about a year ago was
appointed head Of the administration Of
the Casino at Monte Carlo, in the place
OF Count Bertora, has just resigned. the
Lutte power over several thousand en-
ployes, whom he can dismiss or promote
at his pleasure. Enormous sums of money
also. pass through his hands The post
Y
a house, carriages and various perquisites.
Earl Grey. who succeeds DR.. Jim
as administrator of Rhodesia, is a tall.
good-looking man of -. He was the
nephew Of the late earl, and succeeded
to the title less than two years ago. He
Is quiet, rather reserved man, but is re-
puted to be possessed Of considerable abil-
ity in business affairs. He has lived an
adventurous life. and has Travelled "A good
deal in South Africa. His wife, who was
Miss Holford, has also seen something
Of South African life.
Mrs. Kennicott of Chicago has in her
possession an autograph album which
once belonged to Jefferson Davis. The
first page bears the following inscription
This was taken from Jefferson Davis
library in Kinds. county, Mississippi, July
u. 1868, by IZra L. Mowers. a member OF
Company I, Fifteenth Illinois" Among
the autographs are those of John G. Cal
houn, Willard Fillmore. Daniel Webster.
Thomas II. Benton, Lyman Trumbull ana
Gen. Howell Cobb
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Carlisle as a Candidate.
From the Macon Telegraph Dem

We think it a fortunate thing for the
country that Mr.. Carlisle has consented
to become candidate. He is a thorough
" good democrat. He is tainted with no
''isms." On all the leading issues in poli-
tics he is in line with the best traditions
of the party. His administration of the
treasury department has made the cheap
money men his enemies, but it has almost
made honest money men his friends As
and sound money. and nobody can posi-
bly, misunderstood his position. In point
of ability he is considered by many people
the first man among those in public life
in the United States. We is a man big
enough to be President Of the United
States, and all democrats can take pride
in voting for him. ~
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1t has been understood ever since Sec
rotary Carlisle was given reception by
the Manhattan Club of New York that he
is the administration candidate for
the democratic presidential nomination.
Within the last few days his candidacy
has been given prominence by the fact
that some of the party leaders have dis
cussed 1t in the newspapers. 1t was not
expected that it would be generally ac-
ceptable. The silverites are of course op-
posed to him, and will leave nothing I'M
done to prevent him from getting the NOM
Gratis who are opposed to him. They be-
lieve in sound money, but think it advisa-
BILE to have platform that is rather non
committal on the silver question and a
candidate to suit the platform.
Those who believe as President Cleve-
land does that the only chance the dem
ocrats have for winning the election is
in making square and honest platform
that is unequivocally for sound money.
and nominating a sound money candidate,
find no fault with Mr. Carlisle.
Mr.. Carlisle is an honest and an able
man. The people know what to expect
of him. He has a record on the money
question and all other important ques-
tions which has the approval of demo-
Gratis who believe in honest politics and
honest money.
Mr.. Carlisle may not get the nonsina-
ton, but if he does not he will have the
consciousness of having been willing to
serve the party and the country in an
emergency at a great sacrifice to him
self, and he will receive evidences of APP
probation from those whose good will
and good opinion are well worth having.
Last summer the yacht Adelaide and
the steamboat Perseus collided in New
York harbor. Mr.. Robert w. Inman. the
owner of the yacht, was drowned. The
captain and pilot of the Perseus were in
dicted for manslaughter. The case came
up in court day or two ago. when the
indictments were dismissed, upon the mo-
tion Of the district attorney. 1t is thus
established that the collision was acct
dental
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index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetngs-Solomon's Lodge NO. ] F. ana
A NJ: LAFAYETTE McLaws Camp No. $40,
re. "; Catholic Library Association.
Special Notices-A 19-pound Heating BIZ
cycle. r. d. & VIM. baltimore; Dissolu-
ton Notice, Cain & Kennedy; Notice to
City Court Grand Jurors; Scotch oats;
Chatham Sheriff's Sale.
Business Notices-Le Pantos Standard
Cigars, A. H. Entelman; Best Nickel CT
gars at Rowlinski's Pharmacy.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prepare
tions: Cuticura Remedies; Browns Iron
Bitters.
Amusements-Dr. Palmer's Concert Fri
day Night. May 20, at Savannah Thea
ter; Confederate Lecture on the Confed-
crate War at S. V. G. Arsenal, March 25.
Spring Hats-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Steamship schedules-American Line;
Red Star Line; Baltimore Steamship Com
pany.
]. H. Thompson Got the wheel-Appel &
Schaul
School Books and School Supplies-At
Estilrs News Depot.
A New Departure Like This-Falk
Clothing Company.
Legal Notices-Petition for Incorpora-
ton of Boones Black Diamond Railroad.
Auction Sales-Damaged Cotton, by T.
NJ. LeBaron, Auctioneer. Mobile, Ala.
Opening To-day and To-morrow-Leo-
pold Adler.
Cheap Column Advertisement Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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A Primary for Senator.
From the Atlanta journal CDem

If Judge Crisp is the choice of the dem
ocrats of Georgia for senator that fact
can be demonstrated more satisfactorily
at the October election than it could be
at the June primary. The proposed Dc
tober primary would be held at the same
time as the election of members of the
legislature and a few weeks before the
election of senator. All the issues involv-
ed and the position of the candidates for
senator in reference thereto would then
be fully understood and the expression of
the will of the democratic masses would
surely be respected by the democratic
members of the legislature.