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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
PRISONER ON THE PORTLAND
William Smith Accused of Grave Crime in
Iowa.
Charged With Attempt to Defraud 81
Life Insurance Company by
Resort to Murder.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, August 81
The steamer Portland. due from st. Mi
chaels, has on board murderer who was
chased by detectives half way around the
world. He is in irons and under constant
watch of TWO detectives. The prisoner,
VIM. Smith, was pursued over the continent
to Juneau, to Dyea. and across the Chill
coot pass, over the lakes and down the
rivers to the geld fields of Klondike, where
he was taken into custody.
Smith was storekeeper in small town
near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. up to several
months ago One night the store was burn
ed, and in the ruins was found the charred
body of a man. Smiths relatives claimed
that he was burned to death in the fire.
His life was insured for $3o,o00. and de-
mand was made for the money.
An investiga tion led to the belief that the
body was not that of Smith, but of
watchman. The theory was At once ad-
vanced that Smith had committed murder
and burned his store in the hope that the
body would be roasted beyond recognition
and his relatives obtain the insurance
money after he had disappeared. Detec-
tives were put en- the trail, and after one
of the longest chaseS on record arrested
Smith at Dawson City on July II. He was
taken to ST. Michaels to await the sailing
of the Portland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
Senator Chandler Talks Plainly Of the
Extra Duty Clause.
BLAMES TEE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Prays His Constituents for For
gNeness { r His Negligence
CANNOT EXCUSE HIMSELF

BOSTON, August 27.-In a letter to the
VIM. E. Chandler explains the instruction
OF the clause of the new tariff law impos-
ing a 10 per cent extra duty cn all foreign
products coming through Canada into the
United States.
senator Chandler holds that the legisla-
ton was passed by writing it as new mat
ter into conference report where ii was
adopted by both houses of Congress with
out being noticed by. more than those per-
sons engaged in the scheme The senator
points out that the conference committee
went beyond its powers when it inserted
thls elaborate trick into a clause of the
law about only five words of which the
senate and House had disagreed
Inc trick so much affects New England
traue, Senator Chandler says that each
one OF her senators and representatives
may be fairly called upon to state what.
- II any tnlng, ne knows about it, and why.
he olo not expose and try to defeat it,
Continuing, Senator Chandler says: For
myself I regret to say that l did not notice
Wtat the confereeS had done. Senator Can
non IN open senate asked whether they in
tended to do anything but settle differences
between the two houses-whether they in
tended to put any new matter into the bill
and Senator Allison had replied emphati-
cally that, of course, they did not. Yet-the
provision was inserted and as no attention
was called to it in the report it was passed
without being noticed.
Having ha0 experience with conference
reports, which should have warned me tc
read every word of this report / have no
excuse to offer for not doing so. / hope to
be forgiven by my constituents, but shall
never foI give myself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
SECRET SERVICE ARRESTS.
Kept busy Running Down fhe Conn.,
terfeiiers,

The secret service officials have arrested
Sandford Collins at Terra Alta. w. Va
on the charge of counterfeiting gold coins
and he has been committed to i;.il in de-
fault Of heavy bail. for action by the grand
jury Terra Alta is in Preston county. anil
has been noted for some time as a place
where counterfeiters and note raisers like
TO carry on their business A few wears
ago Belle Frceland. a good-lookins woman.
who was passing herself off as a dress
maker, was arrested there and convicted
OF raising notes. She was sentenced to a
term In the penitentiary, but was pardona1
by President Cleveland The secret seryica
"inciais continued to suspect her, and four
months after her release she was can,ured
red-hdnded. and again received n sentence
She is now serving her term, and her nor
trait and record adorn the secret service
sious. and there have been several eases
Of counterfeitinS around Terra Alta.
Other arrests reported TO the secret SER
vice Office today are Jacob BeI,nett. at
Sycamore, H., and Jesse N Ceo1er AT
tiiverton. Ky, the fcrmer chars "a with
ccunterfeiting silver half dollars aud the
latter with counterfeiting notes.
Up to the middle of last year the arrests
made by the secret service averaged abou1
two each day For the last year ending
June 80. however, the arrests averaged
about three day throughout the country.
Since June the arrests have also averaged
about that number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
FEW TREASURY DISMISSALS.
Observing Spirit and Letter of the
Presidents Order.

1t is stated that there have been few
discharges from the treasury since the
civil service order of the President and in
each instance the terms of the order have
been complied with. In the cases of the few
who have been discharged written charges
were filed by superior officers and the ac-
cused given opportunity to answer. An
swers were not filed in some cases. In
others the department made an examina-
tion into the charges before the case could
come up for hearing, and. upon ascertain
ing that the charges were siimly founded
ordered their withdrawal. This is also
Gone in many cases of compl1inus.
Secretary Gage insists that every chance
sEail be given man against whom COM
plaint has been lodged. He knows the
possibilities of partiality and of politics.
and does not propose that these shall enter
into complaints against an employe.
Treasury officials insisting on the
enforcement of the rules regarding the
reading of newspapers during office hours
The rules prohibit this. An important Off
cial is understood to have reproved an en-
ploye for this infringement of the rules
This, together with the new blanks is Civ
ing the employees something to talk about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
WILL BENEFIT THE PARTY.
Feeling of Republicans Regarding
WelliIStOn's Defeat

Great interest is taken by politicians of
both parties in the defeat of Senator Well
ington at the Maryland convention yestcr-
day. On the whole, the impression seems
, to be that the republican party in Mary
land will be benefited by the action of the
convention, ard that their prospects of sue
cess this fall are increased. T1e democrats,
OF course, express great satisfaction at the
d.scordant' conditions surrounding the re-
publican side of the campaign, and declare
that the intense feeling existing between
the Wellington and anti-Wellington factions
and the irritation caused by the defeat of
Wellington will insure demoor ratio SUCCESS
in the state this fall. They say that La
trobe will be elected mayor of Baltimore by
the democrats, and that they will get con-
troll of the legislature, insuring Mr.. Cor
mans reelection to the Senate.
A view of the situation, however, pre-
sented by republicans and privately by
some democrats is less promising to demo-
cratic victory. 1t is that the chief menace
to reI ublican success in Maryland this fall
was Wellington's unwise political methods
and his great unpopularity among republi-
cans in certain s2ct ons. They say that MIR.
Wellington's introduction of bossism into
the party was calculated to drag 1t to de-
fo lat, and that now that the state conyen-
t;on has turned him down, and declared tor
fair pay between all the factions. harmony
will be restored and fun republican vote
be brought out.
The personal irritation which Mr. Wei
hEgton may feel it is not thought will in
jure the party The regulars, as the We'll
hngton faction term themselves cannot
afford TO carry their discontent TO the
polls. nor to put themselves in antagonfsm
10 the administration by sullking Mr.
Wollingtons leadership may he overthrown
permanently. but it is believed that the
consequence will be merely personal to
him, and will heal. rather than 4rritare,
the trouble between the factions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
no TROUBLE ABOUT OHIO.''
Ex-RcEresentutive Thompson Says
Republicans Are Sure of Victory.

Ex-RcEresentative Thompson says
Republicans Are Sure of Victory.
VEX-Representative Thompson OF ONO.
chairman of the commission appointed TO
revise and codify the penal code, arrived IN
Washington last night from Ohio to at
tend meeting of the commission MI
Thompson speaks with the utmost conf
donce of the political outlook in Ohio, from
a republican point Of view. He says the
republicans are absolutely certain of VIC
tory this fall, and that Mr.. Hanna will
surely succeed himself in the Senate. He
merely smiled at reference made to the
Akron non-partisan silver picnic, at which
Col. a. L. Conger, who was chairman of
the republican state committee in 1880.
made d speech in antagonism to the re-
publican party and to Mr.. Hanna. Mr..
Thompson said that this amounted TO moth
iEg at all, and was not worth considering.
Ohio he said, lis a republican state.
1t is only when conditions are unusual that
We are in danger of defeat there. We have
tailed when there has been a great deal OF
discomfort on account of local questions,
and again. after things have been going on
smoothly for a long while, and a great
many people have become so indifferent
about politics and are so engrossed by their
business that they have failed to go to the
polls
The state is never lest to the republicans
on national issues, and we cannot be de-
1eated there On the tarlH and the silver
question. Free silver is no stronger in Ohio
than was greenbackism, and it cannot win
in the state. Greenbackism was checked
in Ohio in -, when ii had a great run all
over the country, and threatened the party
in many states of the Union. The republ-
cans in Ohio then took a bold stand against
sreenbackism, defeating it, and checking
the movement elsewhere in the country. 1t
will be the same way with the free silver
movement. At this time the conditions are
favorable to republican success, and we are
sure of victory. There is a revival of pros
perity. and Indications of discomfort are
disappearing. The increased price Of wheat
is, of course, bringing prosperity to the
farmers, but it is not limited to that. Pork
and TOBACCO and corn and other products
have increased in price, and there is a gen
eral revival of business activity and good
times. Under these conditions we are not
in much danger from the preachers of dis
content and depression. There is no trouble
about Ohio"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
BRAVERY RECOGNIZED.
Capt. O'DOnncIl Given a Medal for
Gal1antry mt Fort De Russey

Capt. O'DOnncIl Given a Medal for
Gailantry mt Fort Dc Russey.
The President has awarded a medal Of
honGr to Memo men ODonnell of Vinc~nnes.
Ind.
At Vicksburg, Miss, May o. 1863 this
officer, then first lieutenant 11th Missouri
Volunteers, of his own accord Joined the
color guard in the assault on the enemy's
works when he saw indications of waver-
ing, and caused the coors of his regiment
to be planted on the parapet. Also at as
sault on Fort De Russey, March II, 1854,
this officer, then on staff duty, voluntarily
placed himself in the ranks of an assault
lEg regiment and rode with it into the
eremy's works, being the only mounted Of
ficer present. Capt. ODonEell was twice
wounded in battle.
A medal of honor has also heen awarded
to John Thompson of Baltimore, Nd
At Hatcher's Run. Va, February Is, 1861,
this soldier, then corporal, Company c,
1st Maryland Volunteers, and color bearer,
with the most conspicuous galantry pre-
ceded his regiment in the assault and
planted his flag upon the enemy's works,
receiving at the time mention by name in
orders from General Meade's headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
Personal Mention.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank ROLAND of Norfolk,
Va, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Milford
Spohn. No. 1913 sth street northwest. Mrs.
Spohn is the daughter CT Mr. and Mrs. Roll
land. They will remain in Washington for
several weeks.
Mr. VIM. A. Ridgely, who has been on an
extended leave of absence to Atlantic CITY.
in health. w
Commissioner of Patents Butterworth 10
out OF the city. He will be in his office
Monday.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Web
ster Davis returned today from the west
Secretary Bliss has returned to the CITY
Paymaster e. Is. Rogers of the Rrooklyn
navy yard Is at the Washington barra cks
on leave of absence. -
Word was received at the Department of
State today from Judge Day assistant Sec
retary of state, saying that he will be in
Washington the next week It is expected
that he will resume his official siufies SEN
fember 9. Assistant Secretary Day IS now
at his home IN Canton. Ohio, having lnr-
rived there few days ago from CHAM
bers Springs, Pa, where he spent part Of
his vacation with his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
FILLING otT BLANKS.
Treasury Clerks EnEaEcd in Making
Record of Their Services.

Record of Their Services.
Treasury Department employees are now
wrestling with the blanks sent out by the
department inquiring into their service
records. These blanks, as heretofore stated,
are designed to secure the service record OF
clerks, but special point in view is to as
certain how each employe came into the
service The blanks ask that each clerk
state specifically how he entered the classi-
fled service.
Among the questions asked is if the en-
ploye is citizen of the United States and
whether he or she is a naturalized citizen
Another question is. Were you educated
in a common school, business college, acad-
emy, college CT university? The blanks
also seek to find whether the employe was
a sailor. soldier. the widow of either. or Il
nurse during the war.
The blank which has Just been sent out
is not the one which the department will
send out later to ascertain how many SOL
diers, sailors, widows CT either or army
nurses there are in the service That blank
will be sent to every part of the treasury
service throughout the country. The pres
ent blank goes only to treasury employees
in this city. Clerks are busy now looking
UP the dates of their appointments, promo
tions, reductions transfers. ETC.. to en-
able them to fill out the blanks correctly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
SMUGGLING IN CHINAMEN.s
The Treasury Continues to Receive
Reports of Attempts.

The special agency OF the Treasury De-
partment continues TO receive information
of attempts to bring Cinnamon across the
New York border in violation of the ex-
clusion act. A few days ago the collector
at PlattsbIrg, N. Y, suspected that China
men were being smuggled across in trains
by the connIvance of a trainman. He set
a deputy to watch and three nights ago
two Cinnamon were captured in the stove
room of mail car, having cone all the
way from Montreal in a box-Iike place
hardly big enough for rats. They were
arrested and will be sent back across the
line.
Notwithstanding the large number of
inspectors at ports and prominent places
on the New York and Vermont border.
number of Cinnamon are smuggl I'd across
during the year. If they ever reach large
city without being discovered. there is no
DANCED of being arrested. The next census
may disclose that the Chinese population
does not decrease very rapidly. While it
will not show an increase the decrease viii
not be large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST
Object to Building Contagious Disease Ward
on Providence Hospital Ground.
The Health of School Children Urged
as Consineration-Memo Pre-
sented to the Commissioners.

A number OF property owners in the
neighborhood of the Providence Hospital
nave petitioned the Commissioners protest.
ing against the erection of an isolating
building on the grounds of the hospital
for the treatment of contagious diseases.
The petition sets forth that the erection
of this. hospital would be in violation of
law and their rights. Their property would
be deprecated in value. The petitioners
call attention to the proximity of the Brent
public school, with its average daily at
tendance of 800 No recreation grounds are
attached to the school premises and the
children play in the streets around the
hospital. A contagious hospital placed
there. the petition says. would be extremely
dangerous to the Lealth of the children
The same is true, it is urged, of the chill
dren attending ST Peters parochial school,
where 200 children attend. Large num-
bers of children Attending the Lincoln
school, it is pointed out pass by the hos
pital grounds, and these too, vould he
exposed to the danger of catching the con-
tagious diseases treated there.
Would Endanger Health.
Attention is called to the last report of
the school board concerning the healthful-
ness of school buildings and their sur
roundings," and the petitioners submit the
erection of the contagious hospital ward
would seriously endanger the health Of the
city and the vital interests of the public
schools.
Attention is also invited to the fact that
the United States pays cne-hale the cost of
erecting these contagious wards, and they
should he erected upon public property and
controlled by the District To locate them
upon private property. constitutes a dona-
ton, and becomes the private property of
the land owner, and not subject to the
control of the Commissioners.
Suggest Other Locations.
The petitioners call attention to the
grounds of the Washington Asylum; those
of the Insane Asylum: those of the ,Colum-
bia Hospital: those of the Naval Hospital
ana these of the Freedmen's Hospital, and
end by saying: .sz --...- -
1T seems preposterous to claim that the
District of Columbia, the seat of the capital
Of this great nation, cannot afford to own
a hospital for the treatment of these con-
tagious diseases, locared on sufficiently
large. grounds to preclude its menacins the
health Of the city by being lceate1 within
the unlawful limit of 300 feet Of any dwell
ing owned by private individual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
CONFIDENCE IN WEYLER
General Ascarraga Will Follow in Footsteps
of Canovas.
Spanish Premier Announces His Fu-
ture Policy at a Cabinet Couu-
ell I'm Madrid.

MADRID. August 27.-Gen. Azcarra ga
the Spanish premier, at the cabinet com
Gil, over which he presided last night. de-
ciared the government would follow in
the footsteps CT the late premier, Senor
Canovas del Castillo.
continuing, Gen. Azoarraga announced
that the government had full confidence
IN capt Gen Weyiers political and mil
itary conduct of affairs in Cuba. Pers IN
any the premier was aware that the in
surrection in Cuba was approaching an
end, and if the United States made ;ny
ton, which re hoped would not
be the case, he sad Spain would 10 her
duty.
Tie premier closed his speech by appea
ing Tor the good will of all conservatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
UNION PACIFIC RroRGANIzAT1os.
Important Conference With the At
tOrney General.

chauncey n. Depew. Gen. Fitzgerald,
w. S. Pierce, ]. H. Schiff of New York and
Marion Hrshite of Chicago, members of
the Union Pacific reorganizatio commit
tee, had consultation today with Attor-
ney General MoKerna relative to the de-
crees recently entered in the United States
courts for the foreclosure sale of the
Union Pacific 10 satisfy the first mortgage
and the governments second mortgage
Some portions of the DEGREES were not sat
:sf2ctory to the government. and the re-
organization committee appeared before
the Attorney General, in the desire to
reach Il satisfactory understanding with
the government, and thereby obyiate
further delay. They returned to New York
this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
CORPORAL THOMAS, DEsERTIoN.
Lenfency Shown Him. for He Was
Anxious About His Family.


Anxious About His Family.
The Navy Department has exercised
clemency in the case of. Corporal Egbert
Thomas of the Marine Corps, VINO was re-
Gently court-martialed at the Washington
navy yard for desertion. The case has at
tracted more than the usual attention be-
cause OF the peculiar. circumstances sur
rounding it. Thomas was attached 10 the
gunboat Bancroft when that vessel was
ordered from this country for duty in
Turkish waters. While the vessel was an
chored in the harbor of Smyrna. Turkey
several months ago, he suddenly disap-
peared, and was not heard from again un-
ii. he surrendered to :the marine author
tiles in this city few weeks ago. He said
that his mind had been troubled by fam
lily Affections, and that he was mentally
irresponsible when he left the ship at
Smyrna. He became imbued with the idea
that his family were in great distress ard
needed his help. The matter preyed on
his E.ind, and finally, not hearing from
them when he expected, he became des-
perate end took the first opportunity of
returning to this country. While the Ban
croft was at Smyrna he climbed over the
side in the night and boarded a vessel
abeut to sail for the United States. After
visiting his family. and finding that his
fears concerning them were unfounded, he
surrendered to the marine authorities
He was tried by court martial ON the
charge of desertion, found guilty and SEN
tcnced to be reduced to the grade of pri-
vate, to be imprisoned for SIX months and
to be dishonorably discharged. The men,
bers of the court were, impressed, however,.
with the sincerity and truth of his story.
and joined In a. unanimous recommenda-
ton for clemency, The acting secretary of
the treasury took -ienient view of the
case, and in consideration of Thomas ex-
cellent record reduced the term of inn
prison ment to three months and mitigated
that Part of the sentence providing for dis
honorable discharge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
HILLS EXECUTION POSTPONED,
Wife Murderer Saved bJ
Appeal in Durrant Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 27-The
execution of Benz. l.. Hill, who killed his
wife in Oakland, set for today, has been
postponed by an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court
Late yesterday application was made to
District Judge De Haven for a writ of
habeas corpus on the ground that new and
important evidence had been discovered.
The judge refused to issue the writ, and
Immediately following his refusal the attor-
neys Tor the petitioner filed a motion for
an appeal from the decision to the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the Judge
gave an order allowing the appeal
This VIII act as stay of execution if
the precedent set by the Durrant case Is
followed, as it doubtless will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
SEARCH FOR FREDERICK MAY.
The Man Who Fled From German
With Big Trust Fund.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21.-Frederick
May, who fed from Germany with nearly
sl,WO,0W intrusted to him by clients, is
supposed to be in Australia. The steamer
Mariposa, here from Australia, was care
fully searched before her departure. the
Australian authorities suspe ctirg that TIE
criminal would attempt to escape to the
United States
He is thought to have rea ched Sydney by
the Arcadia or Australia, a man answering.
ms description having boarded the latter
vessel at SueZ. 1t is also reported that he
was traced to Brisbane, bat there the de-
tectiNes lost track of him. Substantial re-
wards are offered for his arrest He is a
nan OF culture and excellent presence