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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE H.A w.
Republican Members Cnnvnssing the
Situation Win n View of Making
Important Changes.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 13-The out
look for changing the civil service law
Is being actively canvassed among Re
publican members of the House, as q
result of the conference held Saturday
night. The members OF the special COM
mittee having the matter in charge
are trying To SO shape a bill that 1t will
command the support of number Of
divergent elements. One OF these Is
the Democratic minority. which, com
bined with the Republicans opposed to
the law. would be strong enough to car
ry Il bill.
In canvassing the situation 1t has
been found that Democratic members
would favor a complete repeal OF the
law, but would oppose anything short
of repeal. AS the Republican move
merit is not toward complete repeal but
rather for modification, there appears
to be no basis by which the anti-civil
service reformers OF both parties can
unite. 1t Is claimed, however, that q
modification bill will receive the votes
OF two-thirds OF the Republican Nom
hers and will have a good chance az
passing the Senate and receiving the
Presidents signature.
Mr. Pearson, OF North Carolina. who
inaugurated the movement ami ts a
member OF the special COMMITTEES so1,s
,ne esseeltlal notifications Of the law
llkely TO be considered by the commit.
tee are as follows: Excluding from the
operations of the law cases in which
one Government officer is responsible
Tor the acts of his subordnates. ae
Deputy Collectors OF Revenue: exami-
nation Of those already in the CLASSIFIED
service without examination, so as to
put them on footing with new an
plicants; change of examinations so as
to make them more practical and less
theoretical; distinct provision against
life tenure and for a. stated term of
service; aiiirmatico Of the right of
heads of departments to remove re-
duce Or promote in the interest OF tho
public; limitation of the law to specific
departments, bureaus, ETC.. and an ey-
clusion OF those not enll1n era I ed -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
UNSATIsFAGT0RY RESULTS.
n North Carolina Expert Opposed 30
Civil Servicc Examinations for
itcveuuo Officers.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 13-The Sen
ate Civil Service Committee to-day eX-
amincd +. Il. Walser, of .the Fifth in
ternal revenue, district of North Caro-
lina, as to the benefit OF the civil SER
vice examinations in the internal reve-
nut service MIR. Walser expressed the
opinion that the questions of the Civil
Service Committee We're impracticable.
and that the work was more efficient
under the old system than the present
He testified that he thought It imprac-
tic1ble 70 put deputy collectors of inter
nal revenue under the civil service
rules because of the close and confiden-
ital relations which ought to exist be-
tween the deputies and the collector
AS q rule the men who passed the
examinations were not fitted r1r the du-
ties of the Office; that Is. he explained
they are not possessed OF qualifications
other than those which might be de-
manded by n scholastic examination
Most OF the eligibles secured through
civil service examination were young
men without business experience The
examination could not determine a
mans physical courage. and this was
important 30 the successful holding OF
the ONCE The witness was secretary Of
the local board of examiners for that
district. He said another reason why
store keepers and gauEerS should not
De classified, was that the pay was
put - Il day while under assignment
ana this was very uncertain. Men who
could stand the scholastic examination
were, as Il rule, not willing TO accent the
Office and would not help the distillcr to
slop his hogs or do chores around the
still. '"e
witness alleged that cligiblcs secured
through the examination process came
rom o'ncr counties than those in which
the distilleries were located This viz
lated the peoples idea OF hoine rule
ana was offensive to the distillers.
Under cross examination witness od-
miited that the deputy collectors ana
storekeepcrs and EauSers 'tonk an oc
i've nart in politics. Mr. Walser is n
republican and was reduced. he claims.
% ui'uer me administration OF Mr.. Clcve-
land on no other ground than that of III,
politics. no
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
rEEs1DENT,s MOTHER DEAD.
HIrs. Mckinley Expired Enrly:Sundny
N0rninE-Thc Funeral Today.

Canton, O., Dec. 13.-AIrs. Nancy AL
ison Mckinley, or Mother Mckinley"
as she WAS affectionatcly called, died at
2:3O o'clock Sunday morning. at her
home here
she was stricken with paralysis
twelve days ago and gradually sank un-
til her death. Only her remarkable vi
aii,y enabled her to survive the attack
so long. She was elghty-eight years old.
The cisket bearing the earthly re-
mains of Nancy Allison Mckinley Is al
ready nearly buried in i sea of flowers.
All morning the express wagons have
been carrying their loads of floral offer
inEf to the memory of the beloved de-
parted. They come to Miss Helen Nc
Kinley, the Presidents sister, who
through all the trials of the past ten
days has scarcely left the bedside of her
dying mother, day or night. But mcs-
sages of sympathy and tokens OF rcver-
ential regard come from greater dis
tancc than flowers can carry. The
wires and the mails arc overloaded with
kind words OF coincidence In tribute to
the memory OF model American moth
er.
President Faure, of France American
Ambassadors abroad. United States
ConSulS, the hlnba ssh dors of other cuun-
tries. stationed at WaShinEton; Govern
ors of STATES. Judges United States SEN
ato!s, Congressman and other public
officials. grand army posts and friends
by the thousands from all parts of the
civilized world have sent expressions Of
their sympathy.
The funeral will be held Tuesday af-
ternoon nj o'clock at the Finst Metho-
dist Church, of which the deceased had
been long n faithful member. 1t was
The preference OF the immediate rcla-
tives of the dece sed to have brief, pri-
ratc services at the old Mckinley home
stead, but in answer to the urgent re-
quest of ncighbors, old time friends and
members of the church, they yielded
their desires and consented to have pub
lie services.
Information Is definite that the men,
beg's of the Cabinet, with the exception
Of Secretaries Gage. Long and Sherman,
Will be present. cepreSident Hobart
has announced that he cannot come.
The officials from Washington will reach
Canton Tuesday morning.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
FEDERATION aFLaBOR
seventeenth Annual session-Stntts.
ties of Labor TroubIcx

Nashville, Tenn. Dec 13.-The amar;-
carl Federation began its seycntenntb
annual session in this city TODAY wit9,
an attendance of more than 100 dele
gates from different different States
and an equal number of visitors M
fsueratlon met in the hall of the House
OF representatives at the State Cant
tol at l O'Clock, President Corners nrn-
siding. P'e
HaVelock Wilson and Edward uar-
lord. delegates from England, were in
troduced by the president. Mr.. Wilson
IS member of Parliament ana Mr
HaIToru Is ex-secretary of the Rail-
way Employees organization. After The
meeting had been called to order vii
liam AimisCn of the local TyDogra NH
cal Union delivered an address of vel
come IN behalf of the labor organiza-
tons of the city. President Gompcrs
responded.
1he report of the committee on Gre
uehliaS was presented. after which
president Gompers read his annual ad-
afess. The Federation then adjour1el
until 2:15 y. m.
Al The afternoon session Secretary
morrison presented his report. Expenses
Tor the year We're $la,113. During the
year, the report states, 27G strikes had
bccn officially noticed. Involving l65,-
4of workers. or these 1S9 were won. 3l
compromised and 33 lost. Tur:c,g thc
year 2l1 charters We're issued to ma
tional State, central, local and federal
labor unions. The secretary recon-
mendS that the pcrcnpita tax for local
and federal labor unions 20 the Fedora
lion be Increased from l TO ) cents per
member.
Treasurer John Il. Lcnnon then sub
mlttcd his report, showing the income
OF the Federation from November !
1885, 10 November I. 1897. to be. s2l SOS
and the expenses $l9,Il2.
President Gompcrs then announced
me regular committees. All rcsulu-
tors offered under the programme wc:r
referred To c5mmittcCs.
The cielcnt!2}.; committee made ar
aadiuttial r"n9rt, showing ninety dele
gates mad reported. Tnr convention al
journed until O'clock tomorrow.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14

any person shall buy copper wire or
any street car appliance. with intent to
defraud he shall receive from one to
five years. The possession OF any such
material, unless bought from the man
tlfactnrer. his authorized ngent, or n
licensed dealer therein. slrall be prlma
iacic evidence OF Intent to defraud.
Other offenscS are to be punished as
follows:
lnjurng. defnclng, or printing or maxi
Ing Objectionable writing on cars or
poles. one to five years; driving q team
on u car track with intent to delay a car,
fine of from S. 10 500 and from 10 to 30
days Nm jail; cXpcctouting upon a car
floor or car company'9 building. q fine OF
from s. to $1OO and 10 days to one year
IN jail; using profane or Objectionable
language in n car or station, 4 fine Of
from so TO S100 and from 10 TO 30 days
IN jail.
Senator Flood offered bill 40 amend
the pension act. The measure is de-
signed to include I'm the lis; of those who
shall receive pensions, veterans of the
war who are disabled and incapacitated
for work, by reason OF disease, age, or
dccrcpitudc. UnderS the existing act on
ly those soldiers who received wounds
or lost a limb. nre entitled TO pensions.
There is class who served gailantly In
the war who do not come under the pro
visions of thc law and who are unable
TO work. 1t 1t IL these that Senator
Flood desires to provide for.
Tho Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation in the House was discharged
from further consideration Of the bill re-
quir!ng city and street railway compan-
icSto use vcStibule fronts on all cars run
OF their lines during the months Of De-
cemher, January. February and March
of Each year. The bill was then refer
red TO the Committee on Labor and the
Poor.
THE verdict of the investigating com
mittce in the case Of Colonel Stubbs Is
very much divided. There are very
many who contend that the decision Is
clnding most Of the legislators, are talk
ing sides with Colonel Stubbs. Some
one has started report that the
Colonel might be expelled from the
Legislature, but there is not " shadow
| OF possibility of such an action. Mr..
| lWomach Is in town and Is highly indig-
narit Mt Colonel Stubs reference to
| himself Mn. WomaclS Is preparing to
| reply to Colonel Stubbs and his paper
| will, II Is said, make red hot reading
Chairman Woods and Judge Green, OF
the committee, are still here. Colonel
Stubbs Is preparing his call for n meet
ing OF the Advisory Council or the
| Grand Camp
| In this connection It may be stated
| that the Grand Camp Is In n Shaky
| condition. Should Colonel Stubbs be
| expelled many OF his friends will re-
tire. If he Is not expelled there will
be numerous Withdrawals No matter
how the question is decided the organi-
| zation Of veterans win suffer terribly
/ The Democratic caucus tonight, after
| n long and hot contest, nominated
+ Il,yA In, 7 ta1 4.
G. Barley for the Judgeship of Alex
andrla AMI Fairfax counties
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
As'pROrnIA TION REDUCED
Government Employees Required TO
Render Non,o Service for Their
SnlnTIrs

Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 13.-The leg
isiative. executive and judicial bill. as
reported to the House po-day by the
Committee on Appropriations, carries n
total Of $21,5G2,i25. being s7S0.S6l less
than the estimates. The number of
salaries provided for Is 100, 900, being
l9S less than the number estimated for
and % less than the number provided
for in the current law
The committee recommends n proyi-
sion that all employees Shall be required
by the head of their department here
after to give not less than seven hours
labor each day except Sundays and
days declared public holidays by law or
executive order, excepting only the
thirty days annual leaves. cases of sick
leave and by special order Of head of
department, stating the reason for ex-
tans!on or limit Of time in each case.
II also recommends an enactment maxi
Ing II unlawful to detail employees paid
from the general appropriations for the
postal service from any branch of such
service, whether located at the seat of
Government or elsewhere, 10 any Of the
offices or bureaus of !he POstoIice De-
partmcnt at Washington.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
Newport News Va Dec IA 1877 ISL

Newport News, Va, Dec. 10, 1897. .5
Ihe British steamship Kildona. Cap
tain Roberts, arrived in port this morn
ing from Shields, having on board Cap
tain H. N. Nymann and Andreas Michal5
son. Elbers Ellingsen, Sugure Nilson,i
Valdemar Linler. Juan Villa, Andrew
Varees and H. Karpp, the crew of the
Norwegian bark Njemmet, which NYas
lost In mid-ocean. Sunday, December
9Th 4 Z l8$ s SSSsg
The crew of the ill-fated bark tell ai
thrilling story of their experience. Orr
October 9th the Njemmet, which vas
parten, yucatan, Central America, with
cargo of logwood for Falmouth, Eng
land. The vessel had mot been at sea-
many days before she sprang leak.
Pumps were set to work, but the flow;
OF water Increased until 1t became nee
essary for all hands to stay at th9
pumps In order to keep the ship above
water. The men finally became & ex-,
hauSted. They had worked night and
day without any rest Till their strength
gave out A signal of distress was run:
up and the bark drifted aimlessly about,
several steamers We're sighted. but none
OF them responded to the signals. s Z ;js \
Captain Nynann and his crew alaS
given up In despair when the Kifdonaj
move III sight. heavy sea was running.
and huge waves were beating against
the sides of their ship, which had become.
whterlogged and was rapidly going 9tn
pieces Captain Roberts saw the flag
or distress and went to the rescue or
hhe seamen. Going as near to the barisl
as could be done with safety. he Dr.
dered his crew to lower life boat. Ten
men volunteered to risk their lives In
order to save their fellow seamen. When
they saw the life boat coming toward
the bark some of the shipwrecked ga is3
lors were so delighted that they leaped
overheard and swan to the little craft
lhey came near sinking, as they were
exhausted from overwork and could
hardly swim through the surging wa ::
ters However, all hands on board stfiei
vessel were rescued, though they lost,
all their personal effects, save what
clothing they wore. The arrival Z 6f;
the seamen was reported to the Nor
wegtan vice-consul at Norfolk, and BheS
TOOK charge OF the men tonight ssl
The Njemmet was total wreck. She
had tonnage of $40 and was 81 7years|
old. Stavanger, Norway, was the barls's
home port. 1t is not known wbethersor;
not there was any insurance on theSYesss
sci and cargo. s IS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
NORFOLK VHaGINIAN: TU EsDAY DECEMBER Ia 1897

The object IS to do away with numer-
Gus appeals by attorneys of prisoners
made with the sole view of gaining time
senator Perkins cited the Durrant case
as a particularly strong example of this
sort. In This connection, he said when
the prisoner had the advantage of a
jury trial, a re-trial If desired and an
appeal to the Governor of the State, It
was manifcstly unjust to allow appeals
TO the Supreme Court without the certi-
hcaie OF either the State Supreme Court
or the Circuit Court, before which the
case was tried. THE measure, II passcd,
Wi! not affect thc Durrant case IN any
way but will considerably shorten the
legal process in all such cases in the
future.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
SOUTHERN IRON FOR JAPAN

Birmlngham. Ala, Dec. 13-rhe Ten
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company
ana the Sioss Iron and Steel company
.o-day shipped five thousand tons of
Alabama pig iron to Pensacoi. 4 fron,
whence 1t will be forwarded tn 1toha
and Yokohama, Japan A trial shipment
OF Alabama iron made to japan several
months ago, gave such satisfaction thai
extensive orders are resulting, to-dav's
shipment being the first of a series
Japan heretofore was supplied by Euro.
pean furnaces, but Alabama has under.
bid these. = 'I5''s'' =. 80 -.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
sTAmPEDE FRoM p,Awsos.5 l,..,
More Than "a Thousand Hen Fieai,a
from ProspecE of Staryl efOu st ~

Victoria, 3. c., Dec. 13-Ey steainsr
Topeka, from Dyrea, news Is received:
that more than thousand ill-provisions
ed men stampeded from Dawson durinEiss
the latter part Of October and tmpeIlsds
by theihauHIaing fears Of famine are nop5:
madly forcing their way over the nouns
tains. s 4 z 4iy &: 5sSsSS
AUX, the Indian mall carrier, WHO
brings this report, loft the Yukon scapta
tai fully ten days after the Dalton par
ty. He says the vanguard OF the iterroTs
stricken army Is following less than u
week behind him. AUX declares III tfa n
fully 25 per cent. Of the stampeding ng arr
my will never live to recite the tspfofs
Of their flight. The river steamers BetfSS
and Weere, It now appears, did dnot land!
more than 100 tons Of provlsl0ns On tAefrS
arrival in Dawson in the carly parssssoss
October, owing to their having beenIh el 6s
UP at Carson City The only bri ighss
view of the situation Is that the crosse
ing Of the pass above Dyea and Skag ash
has lately been greatly improved safles
within month will be In excellen scoEsg
dhion. US TX Ssss
Dyea parties headed by George +. tJll4f
mer, propose to go to the rellee Of hes
hungry at Dawson. They, Will max q as
deliver fifty thousand pounds Qt SIS:
visions within fifty days a esss ha 1,
of STARTING for Dawson for til 4 sii nj ESsS
s75, ,0CO. They already have 6, ooD no 81 sSSs$
of provisions cached at Lake BfnTf9T All
which they will take in over the aS
koot pass this winter: Uimer M I'LL I'M
South by the next teaT1ei. to- lay i
before the s Secretary OF
by wire tt-i:95
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14

ly introduced providing for q postal saw
ingS bank system. Such Il system
would, In his opinion, Insure greater
comfort in the homes of the plain people
OF the land as great majority of them
would certainly become deposltors and
enable them easily to provide for them
selves in illness and in old age. Ms an
other argument in favor of such Sys-
tenn Nlr. Butler declared that II the SIS
tenn were established there would never
be another Irsue of bonds by the Gov
ernment in time of peace. 1t would
give men of small means an opportunity
to increase their capital, would place a
greater amount OF money in circulation
and afford benefits to all the people of
incalculable value.
Mr.. German, Of Maryland, of the DEM
ocraItic Steering Committee. presented
an order making some changes in the
Democratic representation on the stand
ing committees of the Senate. By this
order which was adopted, Mr.. Daniel is
excused from duty on the Committee on
Judiciary and Committee on Public
buildings and Grounds. He is made
chairman of the Committee on Corpora
tions in the District of Columbia and 4
member of the Finance Committee.
NIr. Wilson. of Washington. presented
4 resolution directing the Civil Service
Commission to transmit 10 the Senate
a Statement by fiscal years since 1890
showing the total number appointed in
the several branches OF the Government
service and the total number OF per-
sons on the eligible list of the several
branches of the Civil Service NJ the be-
ginning of each of these fiscal years.
The resolution was agreed to.
AT 2:i0 p. IN. Senate adjourned.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
WAGES CUT.
Cation MIL Nsapufncturcrs f'pkc
Their Recommendation

Fail River, Mass, Dec 13.--It was
learned to-day thai the manufacturers
committee, which has charge of the de-
tails OF the pending situation OF the
wages OF the mill operatives, will re-
commend that the SALARIES of the treas
urcrs be reduced in the same proDor-
tion as the wages of the employees
Each member of the committee has
agreed TO bring about this reduction in
the administrative cost in his own mill
The committee also decided That all
overSeers and others not usually includ-
ed in cut dowCls Should come under the
order
The price for weaving n cut of print
cloth Will be reduced from IS TO 1G
cents and In departments, where the
least pay is received. the full cut of IL
per cent. will. be made. The committee
also agreed that a cut of 10 per cent.
was as much aa the operatives could
bear, in view OF the curtailmcnt of the
productions of Fall River mills during
the past year.
Notices Of tht reduction Will lie
posted IN the mills tomorrow or We'd
nesday. but the details Of the new
schedule will not be given out until a
day or two later If the operatives ask
for n conference the committee will
recommend that 1t be granted but an
address, as was talked Of at first, Will
not be prepared unless something new
should develop to call for it, The com
mittcc Is unanimously in favor of IN
Guiding everybody connected with the
mills in the reduction and ALSO in on
posing strike in every way possible.
since, If the mills should be closed, com
pcttorS would obtain a great aduaalt-
age.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
JUDICIAL DELAYS.

Eli to Amend the Law of Habcas Cor
pus in the Supreme Court.
Washington, Pee. Ex-senator Perkins
of California, to-day introduced a bill! to
amend that Paragraph OF the Revised
Statutes !clatng TO the appeal on
hahea corpus Of criminal case 10 the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
DETECTION OF sANGryu1y

New York, Dec. 1S.-At the Cuban
Juhta headquarters and from other
sources here 1t was learned that San
Euilly's loyalty 10 the Cuban cause has
oeen under suspicion for some time
ana that his reported action In offer
lhg MS services mconditionally 10
General Blanco was by no means n SIR
prise Delegate Thomas Estrada PALMA
however, speaking for publication s1id
that he could hardly believe that san
gully had capituiated, but that he aid
FOL attach much Importance to The rc
port even If true. y Cuban merchant
prominent among the revolutionistF; r.,
tnlS city, said that Sanariillv was n,t
"NclS ever to so again within the in
surscnt lines. and that whatever ac-
ton he had taken would have no effect
upca the insurgcnt leaders still i'm the
held. General Sanguilly was in New
YORK until about week ago.
1t was said at the iunta that Sanor
Angulo. referred to I'm the dispatch was
not member OF the Cuban revolution
airy ouHta' which consists of only four
members. Scnor Angulo. according to
Inc same authority, IS Il Cuban law
yer and MAN of letters, who is one of
the editors Of journal called Cuba
published in this city. This papcr bas
been published in Spanish for the Ias
three weeks. To-day il appears IN Eng
ish. IT is directed by Senor Escoycr
formerly Of In Discussion. in Havana.
and advocates the acceptance of the
autonomy offers 1t has no connection
with the junta.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
VAN wYcK swopN IN

New York, Dec. 13.-Robert A. Van
Wyek to-day took the oath OF office
as Mayor Of Greater New York before
Justice FLtzsimmons 1nsthe CITY Court
lie VIII assume the duties OF the offlse
on January !, 1898. Sl !;
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
J;JU'RY,S5.5 jssEcIIrFi7,3

Chicago, Dec j 81 he'll dietg gerx f9Fy fE,s
the second trial WE IS q III ted siIia 4Is 81
ternoon by the j S swearing id
Bpasderg, a. prsgsrps lsigs fsis I'LL
the second real trial slsf Sss sR
ma lser2fvl M abegi