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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
AT HIGH wkTER. MARK.
4.s IL
'em ixsiOner Evans Thinks the Pen
sion RoIlyWin NowsDecrease.


sion Reli VIII Nows Decrease.
Commissioner OF Pensions Evans believes
that the pension roll of the government
has reached it's maximum volume. From
now on he thinks there win be decrease
in the number Of pensioners.
II think there will now be a gradual
falling off in the number Of pensioners"
said Commissioner Evans to Star report
er today. Last year 81 800 pensioners
died, in addition to which 1,074 widows
lost their pensions by remarriage, 1,s45
minors receiving pensions lost them by
arriving at the age limitation, 1858 by fail
ure to claim them and 1860 from other
causes, making grand total In the reduc-
ton Of pensioners II, ,122.
Il think Congress should take prompt
action in preventing a multiplication of
pensions through the marriage of old SOL
diers. We have on the rolls the widows of
seven revolutionary soldiers. A case was
discovered in which an aged soldier was
propped up in bed to be married to young
girl and after the ceremony had been per-
case the pension was not paid. But
tive pension as a widow of a soldier Is
enough to cause many young girls to mar
ry aged men for whom they care nothing
except to have pension for the balance
Of their lives. 1t seems to me the practice
Is a bad one, and I hope Congress will
take this matter in hand and pass legis-
lation to prevent a pension being given
widows of soldiers, of the last war who
m AIRY the soldiers in the future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
PILGRIMAGE OF CHEROkEEs.
They VIII March to the Grave of
Former Chief WatOhna

OAK LODGE, 1. T., August 19-Exten-
sive preparations are going on among the
Cherokee Indians for pilgrimage to Rus
selivilie, KY Charles Parker a nephew
of the celebrated Comanche chief. Ouanab
Parker. has just returned from Frankfort.
Ky. where he has been to secure permfs-
sion for 100 Cherokee braves TO march
into the state and hold weeks ceIebra-
tion in honor of Chief Watohna, at a place
three miles distant from Russellville,
where the great warrior was said to have
been killed in 1749 in a battle with the
Shawnees.
In September 200 of the tribe accom-
panied by Capt. Raleigh. will begin the
long march to the old battlefield and carry
with them all the carved legends and war
souvenirs of Chief Watohna. which they
will deposit on his grave. This deposit Of
mementoes and tribal relics is said to be
due to belief recently taught the Chero-
KEGS by an old withered medicine man that
the tribe is doomed to complete extinction
within a few years. The march will be
taken up. 1t is said. about September 90 or
in time to reach the battle-ground on the
anniversary day of the fight, November g.
The party will cross the Mississippi into
Illinois at Chester and will leave Illinois
at Shawnee Town.
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]. Il. Carpenter Claims 1t Can Be
Made for $3.50.
THIS WOULD GIVE PROFIT OF $50
Board VIII Consider His PROPOSE
ton in Few Days.
EXPERTS S'FAVORABLER

READING, Pa, August 19.-J. II. Car
penter, founder of the Carpenter steel
works, this city, of which he was formerly
general manager, has prepared a state
ment showing that steel armor plate can
be furnished to the government at a tri-
fling figure compared with what is now
being paid MIR. Carpenter is a well-known
steel expert and inventor, and was for
merly in the United States navy. The
Carpenter steel works, from which Mr..
Carpenter has retired, have, up to this
time. furnished the government with near
ly $1,0OO,OOO worth of projectiles, and
100000 order is now being filled. His price
Is so far below the government limit Of
500 ton, that the Bethlehem and Car
negie companies say they cannot meet
with their Harveyized nickel-steel plates,
as to occasion the armor plate board much
surprise.
Done by New Process.
Mr.. Carpenter claims that by new pneu-
matte processes steel of the best physical
properties and chemical conditions can be
uniformly made and much waste avoided.
A plant can be built for less than half the
money, and the steel can be made and cast
in a quarter of the time now required.
Expert; in steel and government inspectors
OF ms nufacture seem satisfied of the value
VI llie processes ana MS aDllty 10 per-
form his promises. His estimates of cos.
have been compared with the cost sheets
forwarded 70 Congress by the examining
board. and are found to agree, except
where less work is done.
His reports set forth that because Of a
few very large plates that must be made
the plant must be much mere extensive
than would be required for the general
average Of plates. AS the plant for manu-
facture would be used only small part
of the year on armCr plate. it could at
other times be utilized in the production
of projectiies, gun and carriage forgings
and the many kinds of castings now re-
quired in making ordnance These grades
of steel can be made at a cost ranging
from one to three cents per pound.
Option to Buy Plant.
Originally Mr.. Carpenters plans were to
organize and equip the works himself, but
now he concludes to give the option to
the government If it is declined lie says
he will organize his own company and sell
the armor plate at $50 per ton, allowing
$50 for profit and contingencies. The board
mas written him that it will be ready to
consider mis- proposals in few days
AT the Navy Department it is stated that
mhumerable offers are received almost
daiy TO furnish armor plates to the gov
ernment, and that the offer of Mr.. Carpen-
ter is in the number These offers are re-
ferrei to the board having charge Of armor
plate matters and are investigated by that
board.
Three offers to furnish arrnor plate were
received yesterday ranging in amount
from S6D a ton up. An offer has also been
received 10 furnish a new process which
Will do away entirely with arnnor plate
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TRADE EVERYWHERE ACTIVE
Reports of Commercial Travellers and Whole
sale Merchants.
Assistant Postnhster General Heath
Tells of HI. Experience Among
the Buyers in New York.

Assistant Postmaster General Heath. who
has returned to the city, mingled, during
his absence. with good many commercial
meh who had recently Travelled through va
rious sections of the country. REPORTS of
prosperity being revived come from eyerv
quarter" he said, speaking to Star re-
porter today. During some days 1 spent
In New York was thrown in contact with
a great many commercial travellers and
wholesale merchants, especially in the dry
goods trade. / met in New York q rela-
tive. who is one Of the largest wholesale
merchants in the south, and went around
with him among the buyers and to whole
sale merchants in New York. The mer-
chants all declared that their trade was
active, and that there was every evidence
OF genuine revival of business 1 talk
ed with many drummers, some who had
been travelling through New England and
the eastern states some through the south
and others as far west as Iowa and
through Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois In
diana and Ohio. They all had the same
story to tell-that business was active--and
many of them said that it was better than
they had seen 1t before at any time within
four years.
There was no idle talk about this 1t
was merely the discussion of business men
among themselves, dealing frankly with
the situation and evidently with no pur-
pose of eNaggeration. There is no doubt
about it that the merchants and business
men feel that prosperity is returning. All
classes of people. in fact, acknowledge it.
Democrats and republicans, and silver men
as well as gold men,. with whom 1 talked
all said prosperity had come, and that
they were glad of 1t. There seems to be
general spirit of good feeling. I found
this not only in New York. but in New
England at various places"
Speaking of political conditions. Mr..
Heath said that he had heard, through
his brother and from other sources, most
favorable reports from Ohio, from repub-
lican point of view. 'The information 1
get" he said,S makes me more confident
of republican success in Ohio this fall
than we were at the last election. The
fight there is squarely- On the money ques-
ton, the democrats being thoroughly COM
mitted to free silver and the Chicago plat
form. and this Is greatly to the advantage
of the republicans. The business interests
are all on the republican side, just as it
was in the presidential campaign last year.
Men who are force IN business life--prac-
tically every one who has anything or has
any prospect-are with republicans, in
fact, and there is no danger, in my judg-
1lent. Of the republicans suffering re-
verses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
TO AID STRIKING MINERS.
Cincinnati business Men VIII Hol
Big Meeting Tomorrow.

Cincinnati business Men Will Hold
Big Meeting Tomorrow.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, August ia joint
meeting of the citizens committee foT the
relief of the striking miners and the COM
mittee of ten of the chamber OF COM
merce, appointed for the same purpose.
was held today. at which arrangements
were made to hold a mass meeting ia gov
ernment square tomorrow to further ad-
vance the purposes of these committees.
Rev. DIR. David H. Moore, editor Of the
Methodist Western Christian Advocate,
will preside at this meeting, and addresses
will be made by Rev. ]. w. Magruder.
Father Mackay, Bernard Bottman, Gen.
eral Michael Ryan, Thomas Morrison and
others.
special to the Commercial Tribune
from Clarksburg, w. Va, says: meet
ing of over 900 miners was held last night
on Main street. William A. Carney of
Pittsburg. vice president OF the Iron and
Steel Workers Of America, was the
speaker. He spoke for two hours ami
was well received. Among other things he
said that. for every man arrested in this
state ten would he sent in from other
states. and that this strike would be won
II 1t took one week or one year. He will
be Joined here today by James w. Woods
vice president OF the Cigar Makers Unioy
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Rules Drawn Up by the Civil Service
Commission.
WILL HAVE PRELIMINARY TRIAL
May Eventually Be Applied Gen.
orally.
FOR MAKING PROMOTIONS

In view Of the Presidents amendment to
civil service rule III, which provides that
d1smissals from the public service shall be
only for cause. and that promotions shall
be based upon merit, the civil service COM
mission has drawn up a set OF rules as a
guide for an efficiency record. These rules
are of tentative character and i'm order
10 test them before applying them to the
entire force of the civil service commission
they are row being applied to the certifica-
ton division Of the commission.
Ihese rules are especially interesting to
all government employees, as IL is likely
they Will eventually form the basis of SIM
liar rules in all the departments keeping
no efficiency record at present. The rules
follow:
Ordered: That beginning August 16, 1897,
the following records shall be kept in the
certifcation division:
Record of the arrival and departure each
day of each employe in that division In
connection with this record. any time
taken by an employe for lunch in excess of
the thirty minutes allowed will be noted.
For difference In timepieces a margin OF
three minutes will be allowed in noting
time of arrival Note will be made Of all
cases In which an employe works over
time. the note to distinguish between over
time which is voluntary, and that whi IN is
done by order.
All cases of exceptionally mertorious
work. whether in quality quantity, or
both. will be specially recorded sh owing
the particular kind of work done, etc.
Any Improvement in methods suggested
by an employe and adopted by the COM
mission will be specially recorded
A record of all errors committed will also
be kept. This record will show the nature
of the error and when and bv wi,om COM
mitted. While it is expected that errors
will be made, yet the commission desires
ha lr.aV,
against the same.
Ihe records indicated will he submitted 70
the commission at the end Of each month
A transcript of the records in the case
OF each employe detailed for duty with
the commission will be transmitted at the
end or each month to the department, bu-
reau or office from which such employe is
detailed.
The chief Of the certification division is
hereby directed to issue such detailed In
structions and to prepare such forms as
will carry this minute into effect.
1t is not regarded as at all likely that
any of these rules will be eliminated as
part of the guide to the conduct of en-
ployes of the commission though they will
De added to as experience shows the neces-
slty for such action. Upon the showing
OF the records made by following these in
structions promotions in the future will
be based, which is regarded as a better
method than mere reliance upon the
efhciency mark made by chiefs from OBJ
serving the work of clerks
When a pre- motion is made the record
Will be referred to- and if any one corn
plains of unfairness il is thought tho req
ord itself will be ample proof of the fitness
OF the one selected for promotion
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Statement That PfttsburG Operators
Intend to Start Up Again.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. August ia rumor
that certain Pittsburg operators have made
statements that they intend to resume,
even If Calling guns have to be used and
Pinkerton men employed, is characterized
by President Ratchford as bluff He
says:
There is one Interpretation of this state
nient. namely. that the operators prefer to
shed blood rather than negotiate a peace
full settlement They cannot build stock
ades high enough or strong enough in the
Pittsburg district to hold non-union work.
n en-, and any effort in that direction will
fail In the first place. there is no unahim-
tty among the operators. and in the second
place they cannot hope TO get non-union
workmen- Further than that the opinion
OF the great public will of itself defeat
their plans. even though they were agreed
and non-union labor could be secured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
HOW THEY OBTAINED PLACE,
Treasury Department Clerks Must
Give an Account of ThemseIves.

Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has or
dcred that. in addition to the census to
be taken of the number of old soldiers,
sailors, soldiers widows and army nurses
in the Treasury Department throughout
the country. a compilation be made of the
departmental history Of every employe.
Blanks will be sent out to each employe
with a request to fill in statement Of
how he or she came in the classified serv-
ice. together with a general history of pro-
motion. reduction, salary, ETC.. The ques-
ticns will be eull and searching.
The primary object is to ascertain how
many employees attained their positions
through political influence how many
were already in the department when they
were put under the civil service and how
many have come into the service through
regular civil service examinations.
ALL this information will be used in the
future in the Treasury Department.. II
may result in some changes, but that is
not the purpose at the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
BOMB THROWERS ARRESTED
Three Armenians Charged With the Explo-
sions at Constantinople.
1t is Believed That the Police Have
Discovered q Widespread An
archistic Plot.

CONSTANTINOPLE August 19-Three
arrests have been made as result OF the
bomb explosions here yesterday. All the
prisoners are ArmenidEs.
The author of the explosion which took
place In the offices OF the grand vizier Is
native of kaisarish. His hand was in
jurcd by the explosion.
The police are actively searching the
Armenian quarter for accolnplices of the
bomb throwers, and the streets are thor
cugDly patrolled by troops and police.
The explosion of bombs was attempted
simultaneously at three different places In
Constantinople yesterday afternoon. The
explosions were attributed to the Arme-
mans. At 8 o'clock II bomb was thrown
just outside the police headquarters. In
Almost at the same moment an Armenian,
whose name, it is believed. is Garavbet.
was arrested at the Imperial Ottoman
Bank, in the Galata district. He was car
rying a package of explosives, which lie
was trying to ignite.
second bomb was exploded in pri-
vate way between the vizierate (o1hces OF
the grand vizier) and the state council
house. One man was killed ana several
others were severely injured. The expio-
sion shattered windows in the vicinity and
did other slight damage.
Reports of the outrages spread quickly
through the city and caused the greatest
excitement. The fact that the police and
guards at the sultan's palace took extra
ordinary precautions last night gave color
to rumor that the bomb throwing is part
of a widespread plot.
The most abject terror prevailed in the
precincts of the palace. In many parts of
the city. particularly in the vicinity of the
police headquarters and other state coun-
Gil houses, all the shops were closed, and
it was necessary to call out the entire po-
lice force and the military before anything
like calm was restored The Armenian
who was arrested at the Imperial Otto
man Bank was trying. it is reported, to
place the bundle of explosives near one
of the main entrances. The crowd who
saw him delivered by the bank officials to
the police would have made short work of
him if they had not been prevented.
The police were very reticent as to the
reason for summoning the palace guard
and closing all the doors and gateways,
but it is rumored that a similar outrage
was attempted within the palace limits
and that the approaches were barred to
prevent the exit of the would-be perpe-
traitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19

The officers who have been out with the
Monongahela have been detached and or
dered back to the Naval Academy. Lieut..
Guaring has been detached from the Stan
dish and ordered to the Naval Academy.
So has Passed Assistant Engineer Holmes.
Mate A. F. Benzon has been detached from
the Constellation and ordered to the Fern.
The other recent orders are as follows:
Assistant Engineer G. II. Shepard to Mare
Island: Passed Assistant Engineer ]. C.
Leonard, from the Cincinnati and given
two months leave; Olaf Christopherson,
appointed mate on the Maine: Lieut. " o.
Chase, detached from the ordnance bureau
and ordered to the Amphftrite: Lieut.. c. N.
Atwater, to the Amphitrite: Lieut. T. ii,
Stevens. to the labor board Of the Norfolk
yard; Lieut.. J. L. Jayne, from torpedo sta
tion No. 13 and ordered to the Washington
navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
MEETING OF FIRE CHIEFS.
One of the Visitors Assaulted by a
western Uhion Linemnn.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. August 19.-Tne
greater part of the third day of the annual
convention of the International Association
of Fire Chiefs was given over to recreation.
Early ir the day there were tests of the
various new APPLIANCES for fighting fires.
The apparatus. which attracted the most
attention was a new underground hydrant
with three noZZles. Another was new
device for raising a ladder at any angle
desired
The local committee of arrangements
greatly deplore accident to Assistant
Chief Cummings of Atlanta, Ga, who was
assaulted and badly cut by William Bar
rett a Western Union Telegraph Company
lineman, last evening. Cummings mistook
Barrett for a brother chief and slapped
him the shoulder. Barrett resented the
familiarity and pummeled the fire fighter.
He was arrested, and in the police court
this morning was held for trial tomorrow
on a charge of assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
CAPT. TIMOTHY DONOGHUE DEAD
Once Famous ms an Oarsman, Later n
Boat Builder.

NEwBURG. n. Y, August 19.-capt.
Timothy Donoghue, once famous oars
man and skater, and for many years the
acknowledged leading manufacturer of
cars for boat races in this country and
Europe, died suddenly here this morning
of heart disease. He was sixty-one years
old.
He was born in Ireland, and came here
as a child. He served two years in The
Union army in the civil war as captain of
Company B. Beth New York Volunteers.
and was wounded by the bursting of
she'll. He leaves four sons and four daugh-
ters Joe Doaoghue the skater and wheel
man is one of the sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
IOWA POrULIsTs' CONVENTION.
Two Hundred Delegates Present q
Roll Call This Morning.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. August 19.-Two
hundred delegates were present today
when the middle-of-the-road populist state
convention was called to order at IL am
by Chairman W. A. C. Weeks of Winter
set. A W. Kicker of Iowa City, temporary
chairman, addressed the convention.
United States Senator w A. PETER Of
Kansas makes speech this afternoon.
Abe Steinberger, the Kansas member of
the executive board of the populist nation
al organization committee also speaks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
Personal Mem don.

Representative Hit of Illinois is in the
city. and called upon Acting Secretary
Roosevelt today.
Mr.. Chas. F. HerrmGnn and Mr.. VIM. c.
Botsch have returned from three weeks
outing at Atlantic 4Citi.
Mr.. M. ]. Lane left the tcity today for
an extended trip through the east and
Canada.
Alexander Ashley ofsthe weather bureau.
but now detached for duty at the civil
service commission, is sojourning for
twenty days at OceaH Grove. accompanied
by his wife.
Mr.. Singleton L.. Cooper left today to
visit friends In Stafford county. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
Price of saIt Goe. Up.

SAGINAW, Mich. August 19.-The Mich
igan Salt Association has advanced the
price OF salt in all markets of the west
cents a barrel and In the home markets
cents a barrel. which brings the price up
relatively the same In all markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
sCHLATTER-FERRIs INITIALS.
Divine Healer Welded to the Widow
of the Inventor.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 19.-Last night
it was positively announced that Mrs.
Margaret Ferris. widow of the builder OF
the Chicago wheel, had been married In
Pittsburg to Francis Schlatter the divine
healer of Canton.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr. Ward, pastor of ST. Peters Episcopal
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Schlatter are now
at down town hotel.
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Col. Robert. Investixation.

Col. Henry M. Robert, formerly Engineer
Commissioner of the District, president of
the board of engineers Of the War De-
partment In New York, has been here on
lis way home from Texas, where he was
engaged in an Investigation of the work
at Aransas Pass al looking into the pro-
ject of q deep waterway between Calves
ton and Houston. Col. Robert will prepare
a report of his investigations for tho benefit
Of Congress-
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Mr.. Lockwood Urge. Delay,

A hearing was given by the third assist
ant postmaster general today on the SUBJ
ject Of awarding contracts for the print.
ing Of postal cards. for which bids were
opened yesterday. VIM. e. Lockwood Of
Philadelphia appeared and urged that no
action be taken In the matter of award
ing the contracts until Congress had act
ed ON pending bills regarding penny post
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
REPLY TO JAPAN's NOTE.

Another munfcation Regarding
Hawaiian Annexation.
The State Department has sent to the
Japanese legation its reply to the lasr
note of the Japanese government reIat-
ing to the annexation of Hawaii The
officials in the department are very reti-
cent regarding the reply and say that
there is no intention of making it public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
ohio Gold Democrat..

r. Hutcheson Of the District bar leaves
in day or two for Ohio. to recreate and
take part in the political campaign. He
says the gold democrats ont kSere prefer
Hanna to Mclean or any other sozt fn0nay
democrat for the Senate.