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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-03

HoITT's School for Boys. Burlingame. Sixth
year begins Aug. 4. Ira &. Hoitt, Phi. D., Master"
Evening star., 1896-04-01
ANOTHER TRAIN "HELD UP,-
Three Masked Men Rob the Express
Car and Escape.

LEBANON. Mo-, April 1.-The eastbound
cannon ball train, No. 6, on the st. Louis
and Frisco railroad, was held up three
miles east of this city at 20 this morning
hy three masked men and the safe blown
open and robbed. The robbers boarded the
train at this place al 125O am, and after
reaching the scene of the robbery held up
the engineer and fireman. stopped the
train, ard with the engineer in front of
them. marched to the express car.
The messenger refused to open up, and
the door was blown open with dynamite,
the safe cracked and its contents removed.
Several packages of valuable papers were
found this morning beside the track and
some money, which had been overlooked in
the hurry of departure
The passengers Were not molested The
engine was detached and run by the rob-
berS to Sleeper, where it was abandoned
hr2keman hurried back to the city and
Started Sheriff Jones and a posse on the
track of the robbers
Three strangers who are supposed to be
the robbers were seen. drinking in on. of
the saloons at 10 o'clock last night. and
they We're seen near the depot by Night
Operator Martin cnly few minutes before
the cannon ball arrived.
The brakeman furnished fair des.rin-
uon OF the men to the officers in pursuit
fnt the railway officials are confident they
VIII be speedily apprehended
nile the amount of money secured by
TIE robbers is known to have been consid-
erabie, the local express officials will lot
place an estimate on 1t.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
10 Consider the Future of the Buren,,
of American Republfcs,

10 Consider the Future of the Bureau
OF American Republics.
In accordance with call issued by Sec
retary Olney, representatives Of the coun-
tries party to the Pan-American conference
gathered In the diplomatic room at the
State Department today to consider the
needs OF the bureau Of American republics,
which is maintained by joint contributions
OF these countries. Secretary Olney pre-
sided, and there were present in addition
Senior Romero the Mexican minister; Senior
Mendonca. the Brazilian minister; Senior
Andrade, the Venezuelan minister; Senior
Cana, the Chilean minister; Senior Rengifo,
the Colombian minister; Senior Carlo, the
Ecuadorian minister; Senor 'Arriago, the
minister from Guatemala and Honduras;
Consul General Strauss, representing Mica
ragua; Senor Calvo, the Costa Rican minis
and Consul General p. d. Murguindo rep
resenting Uruguay; Director Ferbish Of the
bureau OF American republics and Dr. Rod
riguez of the same bureau.
Mr.. Ferbish explained briefly the status
of the bureau and showed that it had
nearly exhausted all of the work outlined
for 1t according to the original plan, and
represented the necessity for further di-
rection from the controlling body I'm its
future work. After some consideration
Secretary Olney was authorized to appoint
committee of five members to take the
subject under advisement and to present to
the conference pan of work for the bu-
reau at the next meeting, which will be On
the 18th instant. This was substantially all
that was done at today's meeting save the
passage of an order looking to the printing
of the publications of the bureau hereafter
in French as we'll as in English and Span
ish and a recommendation that the work
of compiling the commercial tariff by the
bureau of American republics be FASTENED.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
THE RETIREMENT OF CLERKS.


- SsAAAohA SoEAhB the TfO1eCt C1E.
culnted in the Treasury.
A petition asking Congress to pass the
Tawney bill (or revised and perfected bill
having the same object in view, providing
for fund to enable employees In the classi-
fed service to retire on three-quarters pay
under certain conditions. has been circu-
lated in the Treasury Department. So far
it has received about 400 signatures, with
many offices yet to hear from. The men in
charge Of the movement say they do not
see how any employe can refuse to sign 1t,
regardless of present grade or length of
service. One of their number said to a.
Star reporter today:
THE Tawney bill, now being considered
by the committee on civil service reform
seems to have some enemies and adverse
critics, but in this it is not unlike every
other meritorious thing. In fact 1t seems
to give some cause for suspicion when you
meet man or a measure absolutely with
cut enemies.
THE BILL or some such bill as now pro-
posed by the House committee on civil serv-
ice reform. ought at least to meet with the
sympathy and cooperation of every en-
ploye of the departments, as he must in
some form become beneficiary thereun-
der. The young men who for any reason
go out before the age fixed for retirement
get their money back, with per cent in
terest thereon, which to many of them
would be an undisguised blessing. But to
most of them for q majority stay until in
some way forced ouD there is the other and
more effective argument that this bill will
facilitate the retirement of the older clerks
either under its optional clause at sixty
years of age and thirty years service, or
at the compulsory age of seventy, and thus
make vacancies through which their ad-
vancement must follow. The petition in
support of Mr.. Tawney's bill or some bill
of like character now being circulated
through the Treasury Department is being
generally signed. and it Is understood to
tave the good will of the bureau officers and
heads of departments"
Evening star., 1896-04-01
REED MEN COMFORTABLE
What Representative Aldrioh Says Of the
Results Of Yesterday.
The Periodical Attempts to Stampede
the Party for Mckinley VIII
Not Pan Out.

Representative Aldrich when asked this
morning by Star reporter how the Reed
men felt about the presidential situation In
the light of the New Hampshire resolution,
said:
''Oh, the Reed men are feeling very COM
Portable this morning, thank you. The
New Hampshire incident does not disturb
us in the least. The six delegates are all
'rock-ribbed,' 'die-in-the- ditch Reed men,
and the graceful compliment to Mckinley
is no more than the earnest tribute to the
New England candidate which Ohio is
paying every day through letters which we
are receiving from some of it's foremost
citizens. This is the proper spirit-it is the
spirit which prevails among the friends of
the other candida tes, and should be en-
couraged, but, in the parlance of the day,
cuts no ice. so far the makeup of the
convention roll is concerned. Mr.. Reeds
friends are entirely satisfied with the sttua-
ton.
Yesterday's Results Analysed.
IF you will scan the dispatches carefully
this morning you will note that Mckinley
has carried two delegates in Illinois, the
same which Grosvenor put down in his es-
innate nearly week ago, and in every
estimate since. You will see that Mckinley
also carried district convention in Ohio
at GAINESVILLE. But you will also find in the
same news columns that Cullom delegates
were elected in the nineteenth Illinois dis
trict yesterday, and Mckinley instruc tions
defeated. You will note that delegates
were also elected in the first congressional
district of South Carolina who are not
for Mckinley. So that Of the fourteen dele
gates elected in various parts of the coun-
try yesterday but four of them are for Nc
kinley. l may add, furthermore, that Vir-
ginia has not gone for Mckinley, either,
Notwithstanding the dispatches which came
over the wires yesterday that two coun-
ties had instructed for him. In the same
dispatches mention was made Of two other
counties which did not instruct and are
not for Mckinley. Virginia, in my judg-
ment, is not Mckinley state, as the re-
turns, when they are all in, will show.
Attempts to Stampede Won't Pan Out.
These periodical attempts to stampede
:rg to pan cut The delegates selected
f1om now on will. in the main. be anti-Mc-
kinley delegates, and large number of
these will be for Mr.. Reed, and while the
'hurrah' sentiment seems to be for Nc
kInley, it's votes that we are after. Senti-
ment born Of impulse is all very well, but
1t is the sober. deliberative judgment of the
convention that will and ought to control
ana While the returns continue to come in
as satisfactorily as they are now doing we
are quite willing that the other fellows
should make as much noise as they please"
What about the situation in your own
state of Illinois?' Mr.. Aldrich was asked
We'll, we have elected eighteen dele
gates In the state thus far of whom four
teen are for Cullom and four for Mckinley
Cullom will have the large share of the
delegates from Illinois; of this there is no
doubt whatever
Evening star., 1896-04-01
AGAINST HAWAII'S CABLE
The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Adverse to It
The Action Taken Causes COnsidcr-
Only q Temporary Delay.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions at its meeting today failed to agree
to report a bill for a cable to Hawaii.
This result was reached after quite an ex-
citing meeting, and caused considerable
feeling among members. There were two
ballots taken.
A bill had been drafted and accepted by a
majority of the committee which was be-
leved to contain the best features Of the
two propositions under consideration, one
coming from the New York or Scrymser
company, and the other from the New Jer-
sey or Spaulding company. This bill was
complete. except for the absence of the
name of the company to which the con-
tract should be awarded, and 1t was upon
filling this important blank that the COM
mittee divided. The bill had been submit
ted to both companies, and each had agreed
to accept Its provisions in case II should be
named as the one to which the contract
should go.
How 1t Happened.
The negative result of today's meeting
was made possible by the fact that the
committee was divided into three factions.
Four Of the democratic members. Messcs.
Gray. Turpie, Daniel and Mills, were op-
posed to granting any subsidy for cable,
Senator Morgan favorable to the under
taking by one company or the other They
were divided, however. between the two
companies.
The first vote was on filling the blank
In the bill with the name of one of the ap-
plicant companies and this ballot resulted
In favor of the New York company, the
four Senators who opposed any bill cast
ing their votes for this company. When
the vote was taken upon reporting the
bill awarding the contract these four Sena-
tors cast their votes against it, and Were
Joined by the friends of Spaulding, who
thus announced their opposition to any
cable unless it was to be built by Spauld-
ing.
Temporary Delay.
motion was then made to insert the
New Jersey or Spaulding company, but
this was defeated also by the four demo-
Gratis and others favorins the New York
company. AS a consequence no bill will
be reported unless some compromise is
reached.
The advocates of the cable do not admit
that the adverse action will result in any,
thing more serious than a temporary de-
lay, but say they will be able to get to-
gether on the proposition in some shape
1t is suggested that the contesting COM
panies may be Joined in the bill and their
friends thus united
Evening star., 1896-04-01
Personal Mention.

The leave of absence granted Post Chap
lain VIM. II. Scott has been extended four
months, on account Of illness.
Lieut.. Robert J. Duff eighth cavalry, has
been granted an extra months leave of
absence.
Mr.. Frank L. Middleton and Mr. Arthur
F. Middleton have gone on a pleasure trip
to the Island of Jamaica, and expect to be
gone about three weeks
Capt. H. L. Ripley, second cavalry, has
reported at Fort Myer for duty as a mem
ber Of a board to examine non-com,nis-
stoned officers for promotion
Assistant Secretary Curtis has returned
to the city from visit to New York On
official business.
Col. ]. K. Miner. tenth cavalry, is in the
city on leave of absence.
Capt. E. L. Huggin. second cavalry, is at
1925 II street.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
TOdny's Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the followi,

TOdny's Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Postmasters-Cheney E. Parker, Phillips,
Me-; James Hudson, Guilford, Me-; Simon
B. Guthrie, Gorham, Me-; VIM. Morgan,
South River, N. j.; Charles NJ. Gooaspeed,
Shamrock, N. Y; ]. Crawford Hoag, Ak
ron, N. Y; John Leonard, Port Chester, y.
Y; Jay R. Worst, Berwyn, Pa; Alexander
J. Myers, Natrona, Pa; Charles Quinn.
Riverpoint, r. l.; Richard p. Nelson, Ju-
neau, Alaska; I. B. Barnes Fernlale, Cal
Mary Halsborough, University, Cal: Thos.
NJ. Greene, Tiftca, Ca; Ere ik. Holtz Will
Transport, Ind; Herman A. Kohuke, Ham,
mond, La; Charles Herman, Newaygo,
Mich; Wr. o. Wallace Glenwooi, MINI.
Catherine E. McIl ess, Moss Point. Miss.
Chas. S. Millen. King City, Mo-; Alfred G.
Rodgers, Wymore, Neb.; Bernard indie
kofer, Weston, Ohio; Frank Nerrier Fay
cite, Ohio; Landrum Padgeet, Pelzer, r. 1.
Daniel Rice, Tennessee City, Tenn; Isaac
Q. Epes. Blackstone, Va; Matthias Mel
chior, Ahnaree, Wis; Louis Schuknecht,
MaySyille Wis.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
Mr.. NcweII's Appointments,

Mr.. Charles Newell Of Oregon was TODAY
appointed to position in the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, at salary of
$500 per annum. Mr.. Newell was formerly
employed iE the same capacity under the
republican control of the Senate and sery-
ed until the democratic reorganization of
1888. He has been placed in charge of all
matters relating TO the government print
ing Office, the printing Of documents. etc.
the duties that he formerly performed This
is the first appointment under the new res
organization project.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
GOV. HUGHES REMOVAL.
The Official Notice to Turn the Omc,
Over to the Secretarv

Ine onciai Notice to Turn the Office
Over to the Secretary.
Acting Secretary Reynolds Of the Inter.
Tor Department today telegraphed Gov
Hughes Of Arizona that he had been re-
moved from office, to take effect at once
and directed him to turn over his office to
Secretary Bruce. The telegram was sent
in response to message from Mr.. Bruce,
saying that Mr.. Hughes refused to vacate
lis ONCE at this time, and asking what he
Bruce) should do.
The dispatches sent this morning TO Gov.
hughes and to the secretary Of the terri
tory by Acting Secretary Reynolds, follow
Louis c. Hughes. Phoenix, Ariz. You
nave been removed from the office of gov
ernor The President directs that you turn
over tne once 70 the secretary at once.
u. NJ. REYNOLDS, Acting Secy."
Charles ID. Bruce, Secretary of Arizona,
Phoenix, Ariz. Mr.. Hughes has been re-
moved as governor. The President directs
that you take possession of the office al
once as acting governor under the law"
Evening star., 1896-04-01
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS HEIRS.
Decision Today That Reverses
Former Rulings.

Rulings Of the last administration arc re-
versed in a decision rendered today by As
sistant Secretary of the Interior Reynolds
in a pension case having a bearing favor
able to large numter of claims now on
file. The ruling holds that where a widow
and minor children under sixteen years of
age survive a soldier, the children may,
after attaining the age of sixteen, and
where the death of the mother occurs there
after without payment to her Of any part
of the persion, apply in their own right
ard receive the same pension as the father
would have been entitled to had he been
totally disabled. This pension Is to COM
nlence from the date of his death and to
continue until they respectively arrive at
the age of sixteen years. This holding en-
titles those whose rights to apply did not
accrue until after they had passed their
sixteenth year to be pensoned as though
their rights had accrued while under the
age of sixteen. as held by the department
a year ago, and hence not subject to any
limitation.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
AN OLD COUNTERFEITER,
His Confession Clears up a Puzxling
Mystery.

Chief Hazen Of the secret service has
received Information from his agent in
New York Of the arrest of Emanuel
Ninger the maker of one of the most
dangerous series of counterfeit notes known
to the service.
Ninger, it is sail, has been engaged since
1879 H. the manufacture of $40, $50, $50 and
500 United States notes, with the pen and
brush, of such excellence as to deceive
even experts. Up 10 within 4 short time
ego there has been absolutely no clew 10
either the maker or shower Of these notes
and, in spite of the utmost vigilance on
Tie part of the secret service, the notes
continued TO appear periodically at inter-
walls OF FIVE or six nncnths. Gp to within a
year or SO NinSeT confined himself TO Sl0,
SO AM so, bur nf late several s1.n notes
have appeared. lie has now made a full
confession, ana evidence found at his house
in Flaaiown, N. j., confirms what he says.
ihe arrest is reslried as one Of the most
important i'm the history of the service
Evening star., 1896-04-01
DYGERTS CASE.
lie is Well, but Cannot BE ReIeose,l
at Present.

at Present.
Official advices received by the State De-
partment from the representatives of the
United States in Cuba show that Dygert
the citizen Of Illinois arrested by the Span
ish authorities. Is alive and is well treated: :
that the Spaniards have had under con-
sideration the question of his release at
once. but after an examination reached the
conclusion that the circumstances which
have come to light concerning his move
ments warranted at least further inquiry
before his case can be disposed of. The in
quiry into Dygert's case, therefore. Is still
proceeding, and Dygert will be held at least
until it is completed.
Evening star., 1896-04-01

The retirement OF Maj. Eric Bersland
has resulted in the following promotions
III the corps Of engineers: Capt. Thomas
w. Symons. stationed at Buffalo, to be
major; First Lieut.. Wm. L. Sbert, station
ed at Little Rock, Ark, TO be captain: Sec
ond Lieut.. James F. McIndon, stationed
at Chattanooga. to be first lieutenant; Ad-
ditional Second Lieut. VIM. J. Barden,
stationed at Willets Point, to be second
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
TO Buy THE HOUSE,
The Building on 10th Street fn Which
President Lincoln uic,I

The House this afternoon adopted an
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, appropriating 900 for the pur-
chase and repair of the house in which
Lincoln died. This house is to he placed
under the care CT the Memorial Society, or
2anized by act OF Congress for that pur-
pose. The amendment was offered by Mr.
Sayers of Texas, Mir. Cannon Of Iilinois
acquiescing in il, but Mr.. Bartlett of New
York opposed it in vigorous speech
Evening star., 1896-04-01
Treasurer Barbour Diving

CINCINNATI. Ohio. April News has
been received here that Mr.. T. O. Barbour,
treasurer of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
' ny, Is lying at the point of death In In
Hianapoiis, and that his friends are looking
L. him to pass away at any moment
Evening star., 1896-04-01
Coinage During March,

The monthly statement of the director of
the mint shows the coinage a. the United
States mints during Marcn to have teen as
follows: Gold. s1.5l0,555; silver, 81 1,0S3, $50:
minor coin. $4S,S17. Total, $3,272,9O3.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
Called ON the President.

Mr.. S. w. Booth of Cape Colony, S. A.,
who Is now in this country on lecturins
tour. was one Of President Cleveland's Wis.,
itOrs today.
Evening star., 1896-04-01
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The Amount Stricken Out in Com
mittcc Inserted by the House.

In the House this afternoon during the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill Mr.. Evans Of Kentucky moved
to insert in the bill ths appropriation of
$4,000 for the support Of Howard Uni
versity in this city, which had been strich-
en- out in committee. The amendment was
carried and Howard University will De pro-
vided for as usual.
Evening star., 1896-04-01

Il you want today's
news today you can find
It only in The Star.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
stole antifundg funny

was built now, for it has all been paid for.
We built it by issuing bonds, every one of
which has been redeemed. We issued
$5S. 100000 of bonds on 1000 miles of road.
1t was an expensive piece of road. We
succeeded in keeping the bonds from going
into the general market until the road was
able to pay its interest and something
more. Prior to that an effort was made to
sell some of the bonds at very low prices,
but the sale was defeated. When the road
began paying more than its interest 1 sold
some of the bonds at 80, and later on at
better figures. By keeping the bonds out
OF the market until the road thus made a
good showing l succeeded in saving $l6,-
600, 900 to the company. None of the earn
ings OF the Central Pacific ever went into
it,
Frye asked: "Say you had $4,000, 600 a
year to start with. could you not, after a
lapse of ten or twenty years, increase the
annual payments of the principal?"
"Of course" replied Huntington, "we
will carefully consider such scheme, but
it would be impossible to pay $1,000, 600
annually to begin with. 1t would be reas-
enable to increase the principal as the
interest decreased"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
Men Experienced in the Business
Trying to Save Hunting
toms Charter.
DELAY THE ORDER OF THE DAY
It Is Before the House Committee That
the "Talent" Expect to Kill
the Measure.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 14-Collis P.
Huntington is continuing his fight against
the passage of the bill to repeal the South
ern Pacific charter in his characteristic
manner. He has on the ground actively
at work against the bill several of the
ablest and most renowned lawyers of the
State. These lawyers will not admit the
purpose of their stay here, but their per-
sonal influence is being used against the
bill. Hon. st. John Boyle of Louisville,
who was elected Judge of the Appellate
Court and contested the seat of Judge 3,
Toney,' who was given the seat by a vote
of to 2 by Democratic contest board, is
here in the interest of other measures, and
his relations with corporations leads to
the belief that he is lending valuable aid
to Huntington's men.
Senator Goebel, who is fathering the
measure in the Senate, said to The CALL
correspondent this evening": II cannot
say the exact day the bill will be called up
in the Senate, but it will be within the
next day or two. l have no fears of the
passage of the bill, as the friends of the
measure have unmistakable assurances
from Senators that guarantee its sue
cess"
No action has been taken by the House
Committee on Corporations having before
it for consideration the duplicate of the
Goebel bill, and there will probably not be
any until after the measure has passed the
Senate in order that the measure NAV
come regularly before the House. 1t is be-
fore the House committee that the Hunt
ington people hope to kill the measure.
Friends of the bill are aware of these tao
tics, and will see that the bill does not get
cold before it has travelled this gauntlet.
Senator Goebel has his eye on that bas-
tard brother to his bill which was intro
duced in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative w. H. Stiglitz of Louisville and
so quietly referred to the Committee on
Corporations. of which Mr.. Stiglitz' fellow
townsman is the chairman. There is GER
tainly good reason to think that there is
some ulterior motive behind this unusual
act, which in the face of the fact that the
Goebel bill had already been acted upon
by the Senate committee and was already
before that body admits of no other con.
struction than desire to affront GoebeI
or purpose to be.ray the interests of the
repeating party and ultimately defeat Goe-
bells bill if possible.
Stiglitz avows that he did not act on his
own motion, but at the instigation Of