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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Third Days Session of the COnven-
ton of Spiritualfnts.

The third days session of the fifth annual
convention of the National Spiritualsts'
Association at Masonic Temple commenced
at 10 o'clock promptly this morning. Pres
ident Barrett has fulfilled his statement
that he would have to crowd a weeks
labor into three days. and has gone to work
in a most business-iike way.
Today much routine business was trans
acted.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was taken up. Chairman Bond made
supplementary report on this, which was
in reference to the presidents report re-
ferred back to the committee. He stated
that the president had embodied in his re-
port the same matter which the committee
dealt with, and that there was nothing
more to be DONE He stated the whole
ground was covered.
Mr.. Bond said that Mrs. Prior had sent
to the committee a letter which should be
used in regard to woman suffrage.
In the name of justice and common
sense" it was resolved that woman should
be given elective power, which was unani-
mously adopted.
The report of the committee on delegates
reports stated that out of 1913 societies,
chartered by the N. S. A., only fifty-seven
had sent in a report of any kind A total
membership of 2,99S was given; receipts for
the year, $13,3O4.S9: expenses, Sl3171.15.
Property held by the association is valued
at 3199i4,
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Government receipts-From internal rev.
enue, Sil.si5: customs. $211, 232; miscel-
laneous, S21.S3l.
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A. o. U. W. to Meet mt Pttt.burr.

PHILADELPHIA. October 21-At to-
days session of the A. o. U. W. convention,
Pittsburg was selected as the next place
of meetag. and the date October 13, 1895
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Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by W. Is. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 142I + ST.. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
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Officers Chosen.

Permanent organization was effected by
the selection of Frank Walker of New
York as chairman, and Mrs. Loe Prior Of
Tennessee as secretary. The committee
then adjourned. to meet later in the after
noon.
1t was thought that Harrison D. Barrett,
the present president, would be elected, if
he wished the place, as there was no OPP
posing candidate. He Is editor of the Ban
ner of Light, Boston. Mrs. Cora L. "
Richmond of Washington, it was consid-
cred, would have little or no opposition for
her reelection to the vice presidency. The
probability is a majority of the old officers
will be reelected.
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Govern ment Bonds

Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
neY. bankers
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After the directors took recess the arch
bishops met in annual session. Cardinal
Gibbons presiding. There were present
Archhishops Williams of Boston, Feehan of
Chicago. Elder of Cincinnati, Corrigan of
New York. Ireland of st. Paul. Rior1an of
San Francisco. Chappelle of Santa Fe and
Ryan of Philadelphia The absentees were
Archbishop Gross of Oregon and Arch
bishop Kahn OF St Louis. The archbishops
Will consider the general policy and admin
istration Of the church in this country, and
II Is understood particular attention will
be paid to the question of Indian schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-21

Heickhold, Boyd Bibby, Mahoney, Behmil-
Ter, Hosmer, Shaw, Franzen and Fowler.
For acquittaI-Harlev, Holabird and Bar
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Work and Discipline Approved.

The COMMITTEES on studies reported their
approval of the course of studies, and ex-
Pressed their qualification at the present
condition OF work and discipline in the uni
yersity.
The board is not responsible for any
other stat -ment, and the board of direct
ors emphasized by 4 vote the statement
that the board is not responsible for any
ether statement.
Inc omission of any reference to the
schroeder case occasioned general surprise
al the university when such intense anxiety
is felt over il
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HOUSEBREAKERS CAUGHT
Trio of Burglars Captured With Goods in
Their Hands.
Part of the Army of Tramps-Held
for the Grand
JG---

Rucker Bros grocery store, corner Of I'd
and D streets northwest, was visited by
burglars last night, and the alleged bur-
glars, who are strangers in the city. were
soon apprehended by Policemen Bateman
and Brady, who were given valuable assist
arce by citizens. William Henderson, alias
Johnson, nineteen years; Charles v. Miller,
twenty-three years, and Martin Mccarthy,
thirty-nine years, were the names and ages
given by the prisoners. Two of them are
fakirs, who, 1t is said, have been in the
habit of coming here during winter seasons
and living in cheap lodging houses and
hanging about saloons. The three men have
been here for some time, according to their
stories, and. in the language of one of them,
they went broke" last night and had to
take trick" During the day they had
been drinking, and they showed the effects
of their debauch when the police arrested
them last night. 1t was during the severest
of the storm that they visited the store and
effected an entrance by smashing the glass
from the front door,
The rain was making quite noise at the
time. but the smashing of the glass was
heard by citizen, who hurried through
the rain to the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
where he informed Policeman Brady of
what had happened. Policeman Bateman
was summoned, and the two officers, with
several citizens. hurried 20 the store and
found that the burglars mad gone. But
citizen who had waited there in the pour
ing rain told the officers the direction In
which the midnight visitors to the store
had gone. The officers went down I'd
street and overlook the three men, who
were burdened with groceries taken from
the store. They had ham, some sausage,
a package of rolled oats, some canned to-
matoes and a sack of -four. Miller had
IN his pocket IS pennies, the amount that
had been left in the money drawer last
night
The money drawer had been broken open
and emptied. At the police station some of
the officers recognized the prisoners, having
seen them about the drinking places where
SO maLy Of the strangers Of the tramp
order spend their time and what little
money they manage to get. Their state
ments were that they were hungry and
were forced to break into the store. This
morning they were measured and photo
graphed for the gallery and were then
taken to court on a charge Of burglary.
Henderson, Miller and Mccarthy plead
guilty when arraigned this afternoon in the
Police Court. They were held by Judge
Miller for the action of the grand jury in
$1,000 bonds each.
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adopted on the 18th instant by the Cen
trail Labor Union Of the District of CO.
lumbia, praying that the Potomac COM
pany be not stopped from doing its work,
which was opposed by monopoly, and
which was giving many idle men employ
ment Mr.. Hill said that memorial reflected
public opinion in the District of Columbia.
He said he knew something about the sub
way problem, as he, as governor of New
York, had signed subway BILL and Mayor
Hugh J. Grant had sent his men out and
cut the poles Of the telegraph companies
down in order to make them put their
wires underground, as they maintained
they could not and would not do 1t, land
that is the only way to deal with these
corporations" he said.
The joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Cockrel1 was simply meant to reverse a
decision of the legal courts of the District
of Columbia, and as a lawyer he did not
approve Of it's adoption. He always liked
to sustain the reports of Senate commit
tees, especially when they were unanimous.
but this resolution had not been reported
unanimously. Three members CT the COM
mittee had dissented from it,
The hour of o'clock having arrived Mr..
Hill suspended his remarks. The joint
resolution will again be called up tomorrow
for further discussion.
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Executive Clenlency.

The President has pardoned Bud Creek,
sentenced in Arkansas in 1893 to three
years Imprisonment for selling liquor to
Indians, and r. H. Freeman. convicted in
Tennessee of failure to erase marks on
spirit bottles. The sentence Of three
months Imprisonment and 500 fine i'm
posed in West Virginia upon Lewis Now
lin, for removing spirits illegally. has been
commuted so as to remit the fine and costs.
Applications for pardon have been denied
in the cases Of Frank l.. Turner of Kan
sas. counterfeiting: Thomas A. Robbins
Missouri. conspiracy; Hiram Amerson, Tex
as, selling liquor without license; VIM w
Waite, Virginia, assault; Andrew ]. .Penning-
ton Indiana, counterfeit: Jas. A. and Ellel.
Reffert, Kentucky. pension frauds. In re-
gard to this last case. the President said
'Tho SO who through a prostitution OF the
persion laws and by forgery seek to de-
fraud the government and abuse its be.
nevolent intentions toward old soldiers
| need not expect to easily obtain clemency
at my hands"
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SCHOONER WRECKED
Went Ashore Near Quogue, Long
Island, Early This Morning.
ALL ON BOARD PROBABLY LOST
The Vessel Went to Pieces Pound
ing on the Sands.
LIFE SAVERS UNABLETO SAVE

NEW YORK, January 21.-The schooner
Nahum Chaplin of Rockland, Me-, went
ashore near Quogue. LII, this morning at
4:3O. Quogue life saving station reports
that six men were seen chnging to the
foremast rigging and three others on the
jibboom. As the vessel went to pieces all
hands were carried into the sea and pre-
sumably were drowned. Owing to the
heavy surf and strong wind the crew were
unable to launch the lifeboat to render as
sstance. The name of the schooner was
learned from pieces of wreckage which
were washed on the beach.
A dispatch received from Fire Island
says that the storm which struck the Long
Island shore yesterday afternoon was the
severest of the winter. The schooner Ma
hum Chaplin was first seen on the outer bar
about o'clock by patrolman from the
Quogue life saving station.
About s o'clock the vessel began to break
up. parts of her coming ashore, and in less
than four hours from the time she struck
she went to pieces, the masts falling into
the sea, carrying along the crew, who were
clinging to them.
The life saving crew are patrolling the
beach looking & for dead bodies and thus
far have found two. which came ashore
near where the vessel stranded. The bodies
were taken to the life saving station They
have not been identified.
The Nahum Chaplin sailed from Hampton
Roads January IL for Boston.
CuoSue Is situated about thirty-five miles
east of Fire Island, and it is the first point
where ths ocean touches the mainland De-
yond the Great South bay.
The Nahum Chaplin was a three-masted
schooner, built at Rockland, Me-, in 1SS2
She registered 5SI tons, and was 145 feet
long, 30 feet beam and 1512 feet deep.
BOSTON, January 21.-The principal
owners of the schooner Nahum Chaplin, re-
ported to have been lost with her crew off
Quogue, l. l., this morning were Peter
Mcintyre & Co. of this city. Capt. s. f.
Arey, who commanded the vessel, was
part owner. The crew of the schooner,
nine in number, were shipped here last
November. The names follow: S. E. Arey,
captain, Maiden, Mass; a. E. Davis, first
mate. Maiden. Mass; L. A. Maddox, sec
ond mate, Cambridge, Mass; Seamen John
Neiber, Albert Lowe. r. o. Anderson, Vic
tor Stracfen, Oscar Oscar, Antonio Auc-
yanich. The residences of the latter are
not known.
Capt. Arey leaves a widow and three
children residing in Maiden. Mate Davis
and Second Mate Maddox each leave
wife and one child.
The schooner loaded with about
1890 tons of bituminous coal consigned to
the West End Street Railway Company
The cargo was valued at 300; the
schooner at $4,000. Both were partially
insured.
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THAT NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
Nothing known of 1t mt the Navy De
partment.

There is evidently something wrong in
the published announcement of a proposed
demonstration by the United States and
British fleets on the Pacific station at San
Diego, Cal, February q next The story
Is that the demonstration will include a
grand street parade of 5000 English and
American blueJackets and an International
naval review. The occasion to be thus
commemorated is the alleged retirement
OF Admiral Beardslee commanding the
United States squadron
Nothing is known of the affair at the
Navy Department, and the impression OBJ
tains that the story is nothing but a
shrewd advertisement for California win
ter resort. The vessels Of Admiral Boards
lees fleet are now on their way to Aca-
pulco. Mexico, where it Is intended to put
them through a series Of exercises. The
flagship Philadelphia recently sailed from
Callao, Peru, for that port, where she will
be Joined by the battle ship Oregon from
San Francisco. Admiral Beardslee will be
regularly retired In February, 1S9S and un-
less he elects to the contrary he will re-
has about completed the regulation term
of continuous duty at sea- however. and
consequently will be relieved of his present
command in short time No date has
been set for his relief, and his successor is
as vet unnamed. 1t would be rather sim
gular If the British Pacific feet was to be
assembled at any port. simply to honor a
routine change in the navy of another
country.
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TO RETIRE GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
Another Bill for That Purpose Intro
duced by Mr.. Hurley.

NuCcu ny Mr. Hurley.
There Is quite movement on foot among
members of the House to provide retired
hst Tor civil employees Of the government
Mr Brosfus Of Pennsylvania introduced q
Dill two weeks ago for the retirement of
civil employees who reach sixty years of
age, or who shall have become physically
disabled after twenty years of service.
Ihese retired employees shall receive pay
at the rate of IS per cent of their active
duty salaries. To provide for the pay thus
authorized it is proposed to assess all who
are to be benefited per cent of their an
nual salaries.
Today Mr.. Hurley of New York introduced
another bill Of similar import, but differ
Ing radically in detail 1t provides that the
assessments shall be, divided into four
classes. Glass A, composed Of employees
five years in service or less, are to be as
sessed per cent; class b, who have serv-
ed five to ten years, per oent, and per
cent additional for each period OF years
up to class e, employees of twenty years
or over.
Several reasons for retirement are pro-
posed in the bill, but the pay of the retired
list Is limited to 50 per cent of the salary
received at the time OF retirement.
1t Is also provided that an semploye who
shall be dismissed shall be entitled to draw
out his total assessments, with per cent
interest. -
No action Is likely In the present Con-
gress, but as the government is not to be
put to additional expense 1t Is believed that
some such plan as that proposed today
may be eventually adopted
Evening star., 1897-01-21

cused of having fused away the whole
populist case last fall. and then of attempt
ing to put down those in the party who
were frank enough to express to him the,r
opinion Of his mismanagement For these
reasons the Watson people have been eager
ever since then to challenge his power, and
the Pritchard contest gave them their op-
portunity.
The Challenge Accepted.
Mr.. Butler promptly accepted the chal-
lenge, and after an engagement Of some
length and much earnestness he has lost.
Both sides pulled every string within reach
in the state and out of it. Mr.. Butler
called to his aid the influence of such popu-
lists living at a distance as agreed with
him, and his opponents followed suit. His
opponents, it is said, were greatly aided
and encouraged by the assurance that the
middle-of-the-road brethren everywhere
were with them in sympathy. This SYM
pathy grew out of no especial interest in
Mr.. Pritchard, but out of a desire to see
Mr.. Butler turned down. The ST. Louis
convention and its attendant maneuyering
We're recalled, and the cry arose for Mr.
Buffers scalp.
In the caucussing at Raleigh n,ucb s.r.ss
was laid on Mr.. Pritchard's attitude as to
silver. Mr.. Butler charged that In effect
Mr Pr1tchard was an enemy of silver that.
Tor that reason alone, the populists ought
not to support him. Silver should be the
supreme test. The populists should assist
IN sending no man to the Senate who would
not pledge himself to put that issue ahead
or all others. Mr.. Pritchard declared him
SELF TO be friend of silver but also de-
clared that being a republican and a pro-
tectlonlst he would not vote to make silver
an obstruction to tariff bill Being in
favor OF revision Of the tariff, he would
&c nothing to hinder the accomplishment
arate issue, brought forward on its merits.
he would support.
Not an Easy Path.
This. it is recognized, will make Mr..
Pritchard's path no easy one to travel
during the next year or two. He will have
an opportunity to vote for a tariff BILL but
then will come the silver question, The
all-for-silver leaders are not going to let
that question rest In some form, and
maybe in many forms. they will bring it
before Congress and oblige the making of
new records by the members of both
houses.
1t is true, however, that Mr.. Pritchard
has company in his party in the attitude
he announces that he will take Com
mitted as he is to silver, he stands
with Mr.. Thurston, Mr.. Wolcott Mr.
Hansbrough, Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon; if he
shall return, and others. They are for
silver. but not to the extent of using it as
club or sledge for breaking up the re-
publican party. The bill or the maneuver,
that would embarrass him would equally
embarrass them. He returns to the Senate
under conditions that will make him an
interesting member of that body.
Evening star., 1897-01-21
Personal Mention.

Capt P. F. Harrington, commanding the
monitor Terror. Is visiting friends at S16
18th street on leave of absence.
Mr.. Walter Stetson has returned from a
short visit to New York.
Senator Matt. s. Quay and party Of dis
tinguished friends from Pennsylvania left
Washington at II rs this morning on the
fast mall of the Southern railway for ST.
Lucien, Fla. in private car Pickwick.
Capt. Stehman Forney of the United
States coast and geodetic survey and a
member Of the BraZos river board have
returned to the city.
Tom Wheeler. son of Gen. Wheeler of
Alabama, is critically i'll with pneumonia
at 221O y street.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent H.
NJ. Emerson of the Atlantic Coast Line,
who was IN Washington yesterday, has re-
turned to Wilmington, N. c.
Commander John Perry is at the Army
and Navy Club on leave of absence
Chief Engineer George Z. Tower has re-
ported at the Navy Department for ex.
animation for retirement. He is at 1O11
18th street.
Evening star., 1897-01-21
THE VENEZUELA BOUNDARY.
Minister Andrnde Will Not Talk Much
About the Treaty.

Minister Andrade of Venezuela had an
interview with Secretary Olney at the
State Department in regard 10 the pro-
posed arbitration of the Venezuelan boun-
dary dispute with a special view 10 hear
ing the latest developments in the nego-
tiations between Great Britain and the
United States. AS he was leaving the
department he told a reporter, who ques-
tior ed him on the subject, that there was
no truth in the report that the treaty had
been amended so as 10 provide for the
appointment of a representative of Nen-
ezuela as a member of the arbitration tri-
bunal. He declined TO discuss the matter
further. however. and consequently II was
impossible to ascertain from him the exact
st 1tus of the negotiations. Notwlthstand-
ing the minister's statement. Ii is reported
from London that Lord Salisbury has
eed to the appointment of Chief Justice
Fuller as the Venezuelan representative
on the board of arbitration. Secretary OIL
ney refuses to say anything on the sub
je Il one way or the other.
Evening star., 1897-01-21
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
An Interesting Relic Displayed in thu
Navy Department..

An interesting relic of the battle of New
Orleans of January 8, 1914, was displayed
at the Navy Department today by Mr.. W.
G. McAdoo, now of Yonkers, N. Y, but
formerly resident of Nashville. Tenn. 1t
is pistol taken from the dead body of
Gen. Packenham, who commanded the
British forces in that celebrated engage
ment. and who was killed in the charge
or the Americans under Gen. jackson be-
hind cotton bales. The weapon is in good
state of preservation. and is an excellent
specimen of the small arms of the early
century. 1t is a double barrel, flint lock
affair, heavily mounted with silver, and
bearing the Packenham crest in embossed
silver on the butt. This relic has been in
the possession Of the McAdoo family for
sixty-two years, but was missing for sew
eral years during the civil war. During
that period the history of the relic is in
complete, and the owner has come to this
city to authenticate Its identity, if posi-
BILE, from the records of the government.
Pending this investigation, 1t Is probable
that the weapon will be placed on tenn
porary exhibition in the National Museum.
Evening star., 1897-01-21
CULLOM AND THE TREASURY
His Friends Think He May Be Selected to
Head That Department.
An Interesting Story About Senator
WOlcOtt-BurrOws Gone in
Algcr's Behalf.

Senator Cullom's friends think that the
election Of Mason to the Senate insures
Mr.. Culloms selection as Secretary of the
Treasury. 1t is said that representations
| were made to the Illinois legislature that
| If Mckinley man were elected to the
Senate Cullom would be appointed Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and thereupon Ma
son was agreed on and resolutions indors-
| ing Cullom for the cabinet were adopted.
Nothing on the subject has been heard
| from Canton.
A Story About WoIcott.
A report was started today that the OBJ
ject in sending Hilands of Cleveland as a
special messenger to England to confer
with Senator Wolcott was to sound the
Senator on the subject Of his availability
for appointment as Secretary of the Treas
ury. Mr.. Wolcott, though formerly a sill
yer leader, stood on the st. Louis plat
form, and it is said that it was disclosed
at his interview with Mr.. Mckinley at Can
ton just prior to his departure for Europe
that ne was in full accord with the party
as to the policy to be followed on the
money question.
He is said to hold that the gold standard
should be maintained until an international
agreement has been reached. The story
goes that Wolcott. holding. such views,
could be trusted to carry out the we'll
understood policy of Mr.. Mckinley and
that his selection would carry confusion
into the silver camp. No one disputes
Wole ctt's being, competent to fill the po-
sition. If he were prepared to stand on
the gold side of the, fight: Some days ago
Mr.. Hilands started for Europe to consult
witt. Mr.. Wolcott as a special messenger
from Mr.. Hanna The rest of the story is
given for what it may be worth. A mem
ber of the Senate today made a bet that
Wolcott would be Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Gone In Aieer's Behalf.
Senator Burrows left for Canton last
evening to have another conference with
Mr.. Mckinley in behalf of Gen. Alger as
Secretary of War. Before leaving he had
! conference with some of the eastern
senator's, and he conveys to Mr.. Mckinley
their approval Of the selection. The Michi-
gan people regard 1t as practically certain
that Gen. Alger will go into the cabinet.
Representative Barthold says today that
he thinks the prospects good for the selec-
tion of Charles Parsons of St. Louis, pres
ident OF tie National Bankers Associa-
tion, as Secretary of the Treasury. There
is no general belief that this selection is
probable. Some Importance is attached to
the suggestion that Mr.. Dirgley might be
induced to reconsider his decfination.
To IndOrse Representative Sherman.
The New York delegation in the House
held conference this afternoon at the
Capitol for the purpose of endeavoring to
agree upon unanimous Endorsement; by
the delegation Of Representative Sherman
Of New York for a place in the cabinet
probably the position of Postmaster Cen
eraL 1t was the idea of Mr.. Sherman's
Irlends In the delegation that If a solid
bly, be selected.