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Evening star., 1897-04-30
HEIRS ARE AT PEACE
The Contest Over the Van Riswick
Estate Comes to an End.
4 SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT
Terms of the Agreement That
Closes an Unfortunate Controversy.
THE INTERESTS INVOLVED

The argument will be concluded today or
tomorrow by which the contest over the
state of the late May Van Riswick, who
died February "A, 1896. leaving an estate
valued at about S200OO, will be compro-
missed. This compromise was exclusively
foretoId in The Star several weeks ago.
Mrs. Van Riswick the widow of John
Van Riswick. well-known in local busi-
ness circles. died, leaving but two children
surviving her, Mrs. Tallmadge A. Lam
bert and Mrs. Martin Carr. By her will.
dated February IL, 1894, she gave her only
grandson, Wilton j. Lambert, Van View,
suburban place. valued at about $4,000,
and to his sisters, Maud and Mildred, she
gave three houses. 1411-13 street and one
on T street between 18th and 18th. To
Mrs. Carr, who is childess, she gave prem
ises 1i13 K street for life. the profits from
the residue of the estate to be equally
divided between her and Mrs. Lambert
with remainder to their issue, Mrs. Carr,
who received only a life estate, and Mr.
Wilton ]. Lambert being appointed execu-
tors of the estate, and the latter being also
made trustee.
Mrs. Carr contested the will charging
that it had been procured through the al
legged undue influence of Mrs. Van Ris-
wicks grandson. After a trial before
Judge McComas, in Circuit Court No. 2,
of several weeks the jury sustained Mrs.
2d of last month. Judge McComas over
ruled a motion for a new trial, and then,
as reported in The Star, negotiations hav-
ing in view a settlement of the controversy
out of court were commenced, with the
result that an agreement was practically
reached today between the respective coun-
sci. Messrs- r. Ross Perry and A S.
Worthington. representing Mrs. Carr. and
Messrs- Jere NJ. Wilson. Henry z. Davis
and VIM F. Mattingly. on behalf of the
Lambert family.
1t is expected that the necessary deeds
of conveyance will be filed in a few days.
BY the terms of the compromise, as stated
this afternoon. Wilton ]. Lambert will re-
ceive Van View" a very handsome place,
in fee. his sisters will receive the street
houses. said to be worth from $1,000 to
$4,000 each, in fee, and Mrs. Carr will
receive the K street house, valued at about
10000. in fee, together with its contents.
The residue of the estate will, it is under
stood, be equally divided between Mrs.
Lambert and Mrs. Carr in fee. Each SIDE
II is said, will bear it's own share of the
expenses Of the controversy.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
A NEW DIFFICULTY.
How to Store Records If the Post Office
Department Moves.

Department Moves.
A new difficulty has arisen over the pros
pectfve removal of the Post Office Depart
ment into the new post office building.
When the Postmaster General, accompa-
MED by a number of the higher officials in
his department. lately visited the new city
post office building in order to look over
the ground and see how the floor space
would be utilized in accommodating his
force, it was determined, in case the de-
partmetft actually moves into the new
building. to use the top floor for the stor-
age of documents. AS the city post office
will occupy the basement and ground floor
of the building, there was no other avail
able place in which to store the vast guam
tity of records except the top floor
After having determined upon this course
the officials of the department began con-
sidering the enormous weight of the vast
quantity of records in the possession Of the
department, and they now have serious
doubt about the safety of the building
should the hundreds of tons of documents
he placed on the ninth floor. as that is
use for which the top floor of high
structure is seldom contemplated. The
question has arisen whether it will not be
advisable for the department to rent one
or more buildings near the city post office
and use them solely for the storage q
heavy material that will be taken out of
the old post office building when the de-
rartmenI moves.
This has given rise to discussion in the
department of the advisability of having
the new hall of records, which Congress
has long contemplated building, placed on
a square adjoining or very near to the city
post office building, in order that the rec
ords may be safe from fire and near at
hand If the department is actually forced
into the new building. The space that
would be taken up by the records would
be equal to one entire floor of the present
building, all of which will be needed for
the accommodation Of the clerical force of
the department.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
TWO ARMY EVENTS TO-DAY
Colonel Bainbridge Retired and Colonel
Horace Jewett Dies.
Changes I'm Both the Artillery and
Infantry Resulting From
These Incidents,

Two important events in the army oc-
Cured today. The President today di-
rected the retirement of Col. E. c. Balm
bridge, commanding the Sd Artillery at
Angel Island, San Francisco under the
statute allowing such action in the case of
officers who have reached the age of sixty
two years. There were no specific charges
against Col. Bainbridge, but 1t is openly
asserted at the War Department that he
has outlived his usefulness as an officer of
the army.
Adjutant General Ruggles received a tel
egram this morning saying that Col Hor-
ace Jewett of the 21st Infantry died at
Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. at an early hour
this morning from Inflammation of the
brain. Col. Jewett had been physically in
capacitated for some time, and had he
lived until tomorrow he would have been
put On the retired list under the sixty-two
years age clause.
The following promotions in the artillery
branch result from the retirement of Col.
cambridge of the Sd: Lieut.. Col. Marcus
F: Miller of the 1st to colonel of the Sd !;
Mai. Jacob B. RawleS of the 4th to lieuten-
ant colonel of the 1st: Capt. Lewis Smith
of the Sd to major of the 4th; First Lieut..
Chas. W. Hobbs of the Sd to captain of the
I'd; Second Lieut.. Delamere Skerrett of the
9Th to first lieutenant of the 3D. Additional
Second Lieut.. Clarence A. Mcneil of the
lst to second lieutenant of the 5th.
The death of Col. Jewett of the 21st In
fantry results in the following promotions
in the infantry: Lieut.. Col Jacob Kline of
the 9th to colonel of the 21st: Maj. +. p.
Ewers of the 9th to lieutenant colonel of
the 9th; Capt. E. C. Gilbreath of the 11th
to major of the 9th; First Lieut.. P. NJ. b.
Travis of the 11th to be captain of the
1lth: Second Lieut. Willis Uline of the 18th
to first lieutenant of the 11th: Sergt A. L.
Smith of Company H of the 9th to second
lieutenant Of the 18th.
Col. Chas. T. Alexander, assistant surgeon
general, will retire Monday by operation of
law, on account of age, and the following
promotions will result in the medical de-
Dartmem: Lieutenant Colonel VIM. III.
F'orwood to be colonel, Major Chas. Smart
to be lieutenant colonel, Capt. Aaron H. APP
pei 10 be major leaving a vacancy in the
list of captain to be filled by appointment
from civil life. There are now four of these
vacancies. Colonel Alexander is a native
OF Arkansas, and is now stationed in New
York city.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN 1T.
Over Four thousand Putting La
Touches on the Tennessee ExposftIo

Over Four Thousand Putting Last
Touches on the Tennessee Exposition.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3O-Four
thousand two hundred men are at work to-
day putting the finishing touches on the
Tennessee centennial exposition, which will
be open for the reception of visitors tomor-
row morning at o'clock. A heavy rain
fell last night, and the skies are overcast
today, but the officials are working with
undampened ardor, for the weather bureau
predicts fair weather for tomorrow.
The city is gaily decorated, and every in
coming train adds to the throng of visitors.
Director General Lewis says the first days
crowds will find more exhibits in perfect
readiness than they can see in twelve
hours. The inaugural attendance, the con-
ditions being fair, is variously estimated
at from 5000 to $4,000.
Work on exhibits will be continued in
all of the buildings under electric light
tonight.
The ceremonies at the opening tomorrow
will be simple A civic parade will occupy
the early morning hours In the city, end
ing at the grounds, where brief addresses
will be made by exposition, state and city
officials.
, Exactly at noon President Mckinley.
seated in the White House. will touch the
button which will. by electric current, set
the machinery of the exposition In motion.
This exposition is nearer ready for the
opening than any other ever was.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
POSTAL CONGRESS DELEGATES.
A Plan to Give Them n Trip to San
Francisco.

When the universal postal congress as
sembles in this city. one of the plans of
the committee on arrangements repre-
senting the Post Office Department is to
give the delegates an extensive trip
through the United States. 1t is the hope
of the committee to arrange to have the
delegates go as far west as San Fran
cisco over one Of the great trans-conti-
noEtal railway lines. and to return east
over the other. Whether or not this will
be done will depend to some extent upon
the action that may be taken by the peo-
pie of San Francisco and other cities in
the far west. The committee hope that
the people of the Pacific coast will be SO
public spirited as to provide special en-
tertair for the delegates to the con-
gress, who will represent every nation on
the face of the globe. If this is done there
Is little doubt that the committee will be
able to arrange to extend the western trip
Of the members of the congress to San
Francisco, and perhaps to some other of
the larger cities on the Pacific coast. But
much will depend upon the action of these
cities in preparing to receive the distin-
HuiShed delegates.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Many Changes Made in the Different
Bureaus.

Many changes In important positions are
still being made in the departments. In
the pension office the following assignments
were made today: Acting assistant medical
referee, DIR. c. F. Whitney; acting assist
ant chief of the board of revw, j. 5. Roy;
acting assistant chief of the middle d.
vision. E NJ Yount; acting assistant chiefs
of the western division. j. E. Hart and E.
NJ Finch; acting assistant chief of the
southern division. ]. W. Watson; acting as
sistant chiefs of the eastern division, F. E.
Camp and W. P. Seville; acting assistant
chiefs of the o. ". and \. division, w l..
Chambtrlin and Louis Reinburg; acting law
clerk, stephen A. Cuddy; assistants to the
law clerk, Geo. c. Stewart and j. o. c.
Roberts.
In the Interior Department the appoint
mcnt of Edward VI. Dawson of Maryland
70 De chief clerk, at a salary Of s., 200 d year.
has been announced Mr.. Dawson was
chief clerk of the department under Secre-
tary Noble 1t is said that Mr. Dawson has
at 10 time been candidate for reappoint-
nent, but that his name was called TO the
attention of Secretary Bliss without his
krowiedge, and that he was appointed as
result of the previous good record he had
maze In the office. Since retiring from the
ehler clerkship Mr. Dawson has been prac-
tic1ng law in this city, where he has lived
although legally a citizen of Maryland. Mr.
Dawson IS a strong republican and has an
admirable war record
p II. Bristow Is among the ex-I-nion SOL
cfers who were dismissed by the last adj
n.inistrdtion and who have been returned
to positions under the government He was
appointed chief clerk In the Office of the
fourth assistant postmaster general at
salary of 5000 year. Mr. Bristow was
with the firm of Woodward & Lothrop for
some time after his retirement from office
Due ior the last two years he has devoted
MS entire time to his duties as superInten-
cent or the Calvary Baptist Sunday school.
"h1cn has been an important position in
VciviHS large amount of work on account
OF the enormous membership that ia en-
ROLLED there Mr.. Bristow was formerly of
Iowa ana was an ex-Cnion soldier He is
not relative Of the fourth assistant most
master general
Charles A. Stone of Illinois has been an
pointed an inspector Of customs at Chicago
Thomas l. Armstrong of Inciana has been
mao an inspector in the Agricultural De-
W. Green of Iowa, inspector in the general
land office e o
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Proud of HI. Record,

Mr.. Samuel Blackwell, the retiring third
auditor of the treasury. is very proud of
the record for work which his office has
made in the past four years. When he
took the Office. May "a, 1893, he found un-
settled claims and accounts to the amount
Of $123, ,h25, ,e21.30. When he turned the Of
fee over to his successor, April 26 last. all
the work was up to date. In the mean
tine. under the Dockery law. some of the
work Of the Indian division, which was in
arrears, was turned over to Mr.. Black
wells Office. and that too. Is up to date.
During his term Of four years Mr. Black
wen took but one vacation, and that for
thirty days. In addition to attending to
his official duties during the day he took
four years law course. taking the de-
grees Of bachelor OF laws and master of
laws.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
A Brief Cabinet Meeting

The cabinet meeting today was short and
unlmportant. The members were together
a little over an hour. and having no
We!ghty business to discuss, devoted most
of the time to "reminiscences and stories of
the trip to New York. 1t is stated on au-
thority that nothing was said or done in
connection with the Graeco-Turkish war,
the Cuban troubles or the Hawaiian mat
ter. All the members were present and
with the exception of Secretary AIger, none
the worse for their experiences in the
metropolis. The War Secretary caught
a severe cold and is under the care cf a
physician. 1t is expected that he will
be all right in day or two. He was only
out for a short time today
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Has Not Its Full Quota.

Representative Heatwole of Minnesota,
speaking to a Star reporter today regard
ing the representation of his state in the
government departments here, said:
"The Minnesota delegation has discovered
that our state has not its full quota of
employees in the departments here. In the
post office. for instance, our state has not
over a dozen or fifteen employees, while in
the State Department it Is not now en-
joying over ten. In the other departments
the proportion appears to be about the
same. We do lot know just what can be
done to correct this condition, but we feel
that it ought to be corrected"
Evening star., 1897-04-30
THE FREEDMEN.s HOSPITAL.
Secretary Bliss Requested to Make
No Change of SurgeOn-fn-Chief.


Senator Mcmillan, chairman of the con-
gressional joint committee which is en-
gagged in investigating local charities, has
written letter to Secretary Bliss of the
Interior Department requesting that no
change be made in the office of surgeon-in-
chief of the Freedmen's Hospital pending
the Investigation which the committee is
now making of that institution, together
with others.
This action was taken as a result of the
committee learning that active efforts are
now being made to displace DR.. Williams,
the present surgeon-in-chief, for polite al
reasons. These efforts are being made as
heretofore stated in The Star, by Senator
Mason of Illinois, who has a constituent
Who wants the place, and whose applica-
ton Is based, it is said, upon political
grounds. no charges of inefficiency having
bt en- made against DR.. Williams.
1t Is said at the Capitol that the commit
tee is satisfied that DIR. Williams admins
II ration of the hospital has been a good one
and that many improvements and changes
Tor the better have been made since he
took hold Of the management This is par
ticIlarly the case, it is said, with regard to
the training school for nurses, which he
has brought up to high grade of effi-
cheney. and there are other instances. OF
ms management of the hospital with which
the committee is pleased. The committee
feels, therefore, it is said, that it would be
unWise to make change at this time upon
political grounds alone, as the office is in
no way a political one, and the committee
hores to remove it from political influence
Anotner reason for the committee asking
the Secretary of the Interior to STAY his
hand in this matter is said to be that the
committee is considering the proposition to
place the hospital under the control of the
District While this policy has not been
agreed upon, 1t is being talked over The
committee spent several hours at the last
meeting investigating Freedmen's Hospital.
and manifested a great deal of interest in
tpls institution. The committee regards the
hospital, it is said, as a very worthy insti
tuition, and is inclined to take any steps
that may be found necessary or advisable
to imr ro :e It.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
WILL NOT INTERFKRE.
Joseph Dunlop VIII Have to Serve Out
His Term.

The President has decided not to inter-
fere in the case Of joseph Dunlop pro-
prietor Of the Chicago Despatch, who was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment for
sending obscene matter through the mails
A strong effort was made to secure his
pardon on the ground that his Hfe would
be placed In jeopardy by his Imprisonment
but the President decided that Dunlop
must serve out his term.
Attorney General McKenna made this
statement of the Presidents decision as he
left the cabinet meeting at noon:
'fThe President said he, has resolved
not to interfere in the Dunlop case. He
SO announced as / left him a minute ago."
Attorney General Mckenna, in his report
on the case to the President, said that the
OILY ground for executive clemency was
the condition Of punlop's health
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Local Pensions Granted.

Pensions have been granted as follows:
District Of Columbia-Restoratio tion and re-
issue, Eustace' Collett. dead, Washington.
Original widows, &C., Elizabeth B. Heeb-
ner, Washington. Mary Fitzgerald, Wash
ington: Mary ]. Collett, Washington.
Observation-Disclosures. Benjamin. Grf1in, st.
Margarets. Anne Arundel.
Virgtnia-Original widows, &C., minors
OF William Nimmer, Norfolk
Evening star., 1897-04-30
WIN Accenpany Gen. MiIe..

Mr.. N. E. Dawson, confidential secretary
to General Miles. will accompany nat of
Ger and his aid-de-camp. Captsin Minus. on
their tour Of observation over the battle
fields of Greece and Turkey and aft3rward
to the military strongholds Of Eurorse. Mr..
Dawson Is an expert sten6erapher and
was in the confidential serviHe Of General
Grant for long time Just prior 20 his
death. KS
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Supreme Court Adiournea.

Supreme Court Adjournea.
The Supreme Court adjoarned today until
May 10. when it will assemble to deliver
opinions, but not to hear arguments. The
application for writ of error In the case
OF John Gibson against the state of Mis-
sissiDpi was denied today. Gibson is under
sentence of death.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
VIRGINIA FOREST FIRES.

They Have Been Burning for Several
Days i'm Buckingham County.
RICHMOND. Va. April 30.-Forest fires
have been raging for several days In Buck
ingham county. Timber on thousands of
acres of land and much valuable gold min
ing machinery and mills have been de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Business BLOCK Burned.

MNDEN CITY, Mich, April 30.-A bus
mess block was burned last night; loss
about $4,000. with little insurance. Prin-
cipal losers are John McNair, Fred Volse.
Peter Deegan. Isaac Shulman, barley
Leach, Chas. Volse.
Evening star., 1897-04-30
NaVal Moyemenfs

The cruiser Detroit arrived ut Funchal,
Madeira, this Esosnino fran Gibraltar to
New York. The Benninston haS arrived at
Acapulco. The Monadnock and Monterey
have sailed from Santa Crus for San Fran
cisco. =
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Goyernmeut ne..,,.S !.

GovernmeAt neceiufs.
National banks notes Eeealy@ todsy for
redemption. ssst292 egvernn5ent receipts
From Internal Fevcnux S35r. .6E2: customs.
$2.279. .416; niscenanseusSs17sM
Evening star., 1897-04-30
Queen Victoria Returns.

LONDON, April 30.-Queen Victoria
reached Portsmouth today from Cherbourg.
on her return from the south Of France,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-07
FAMINE In IRELAND.
Prayers For Flue Weather offered In
The Churches,
That Eome Crops May be SaVed-Uon.
uI,iopH Not 80 Hat ~ Now
for FIny Ycnrs.

NEW YoRK Sept. ga dispatch 10
the WoIld II IN LJnd IN say,:
The WOr d's special Inquiries
thr0u houl Ireland iuliy corrnnorRts
the ALARMING predictions caOIed Satur-
day o the failure o. the harvest aud
consequent impend NJ famine. Cries
OF wsrniDg t. the 4 vernment are
rising In n cfcIcUi do scale from All
parls of Ireland. They srs not con.
hued, as IN former yosrs OF distress, 70
the congested dis rio on the western
seabonrd. Mullinger, one OF the most
prosperous inland distr'c 8, TeD7rte tho
ioss y u be inevitable tue farm 70.
Tue churches yesterday offered prayer.
for fine weather, aud IFS change does
not mo immediately the crops might
as well be- lett to manure the ground.
From County Wexford, noted as
ose OF The ,lcOest In tue country, the
tlJings are: "lDa grssn crop may be
desctiheJ ne gigsnic failure In
County Wexford tn o year. The
greater part OF the potato crop Ia ouly
d tor cattle fec ting"
From Fermanagu, correspondent
telegraph: eat a msstiny held here
to ask fora reduction In rents tho
parish priest, pres,hinY, declared that
not since blsck 1877 mas the pr ,spect
Tor farmers 10 this district been go bp J.
IN several places the potatoes have
been failure. Hundreds OF tons Of
nay have been rUiIed by the heavy
raius and fijo g."
From Carlow, known as 1.-THE model
county," comes the following.
"lhere 10 before our laEmers au ou-
look rs disastr US rs 1t IL pJfsiols to
conceive, owing to tho fughtiul
weather. a great deal OF the cJTn
cut early remains In the stalk, In.
jure1 be- ond recovery. la many dis.
lricts the farmers nave been unable to
cut their crOpt, which present tn.
saddening spectacle OF having
been leveleI 10 the earth ny
the persistent raias, whils o mase VI
second growth auu weeds has come
up. The apprehsnsioIs conoerninS
potatoes alec have besu uismaliy real-
Esd"
AL meeting OF the board OF guarc :
ians at MitcselisiOwD, County Cork,
the cnaifmsn salt: "fho potato crop
ia generally 3 iaIlurt, while the other
crops have Ueen hOpeiessly Injured by
me unparalleled inclvmency OF the ses-
son. We are IN the verge Of great
agricultural crisis. The Cutl Or IN
lBrming affairs Is gloomy IN the ex.
lrem', and to agRravats tae conIitinu
OF Rfiairs caused by the failure o. tue
potato crop The price Of PROVISIONS are
Considerably Increased, anu before long
tho Ieop.e who are supp Sc TO con.
tribute to the poor rates Will be In the
wOrkhouse themselyel."
The,e evidences OF the Widespread
character OF tue ruin wrought ny the
inclem, mt .eston are merely samples
OF numerous reports received. The
irish government hss 1dop,ed no me- /.
sure rs YET ~ cope vito tue threatened
lsmine.