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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
ARMY AND NAVY CHANGES.
Nominations Sent blythe President
the Senate.

Nominations Sent y>the President to
the Senate.
The President today sent these nomina-
tionS to the Senate:
To be second Eeutenants of artillery, to
supply vacancies created by the act of
Congress approved March 8, 1S9S-Second
Lieutenants Frederick E. johnson, 18th In
fantry; Earle D. Pearce 3D. Cavalry; Ar
thur s. Conklin, Goth Infantry; Benjamin
M. koehler, 18th Infantry; James f. Brady,
10Th Infantry; Hugh l.. Applewhite, 22d In
fantry.
Additional second Heutenants-R. L. Car
michael. 11th Infantry; Harry G. Bishop,
10Th Infantry; Andrew Moses. 18th In
fantry; Fred A. Pearce, 10th Infantry; L.
Q. Ashburn, 18th Infantrys s. F. Bottoms,
10th Infantry; w. u. Newbill, 5th Infantry;
H. l., Cloke, Sd Infantry.
Navy-Civil Engineer Mordecai T. Endi-
cott to be chief of the bureau of yards and
docks with rank of commodore.
Passed assistant paymasters to be pay
masters-S. l.. Hap and John Q. Lowell.
James Edward Palmer of North Carolina
to be passed assistant engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
NEW ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED.
Allotment of Space I'm the City Posi-
Office Building.

Office Building.
Notwithstanding the fact that the gen.
eral deficiency bill set aside the space in
the new city post office building, the Off
Gals of the Post Office Department will
shortly make an effort to have approved
by Congress an entirely differ ent apportion-
ment of the space for the department and
that branch of the Treasury Department
identified with the post office service.
In the general deficiency bill not only was
the general scheme of apportionment of the
floor space set forth, but it was specifically
provided that the Treasury Department
should have the sixth and seventh floors
exclusively and a portion of the fourth.
1t also provided that the executive offices
should all be on the second floor This
proved an unwfse decision. since it COM
PEELED the heads of the various departments
| to travel a long distance going to the Post
master Ger erals room.
The sixth auditors office has charge of
all the accounts OF postmasters, and being
thus Intimately Identified with the Posi-
Cflice Department it is deemed necessary
that it occupy the sarne building. At the
present time only a small portion of the
force is located in the Post Office Depart
n ent, the remainder being scattered
IL rough several buildings in the Immediate
vicinity.
1t has been figured out that the head of
one department with an Office in the cX-
treme northwest corner Of the building
to go to the Postmaster Generals room
would have to travel a sixth of a mile
This was not by any means the most i'm
portant reason that actuated those in au-
thority to desire a change in the appor-
tionment. To put all the executive depart
ments on the second floor would remove
the heads of the several departments from
their respective divisions.
The second assistant postmaster general
devised a plan which has met with the
approval of all Interested. 1t contemplates
the location of the heads Of the different
departments on different floors i'm the
southeastern corner of the building This
will be known as the executive corner.
On each floor will be located the clerks
employed by the head of that particular
department. An electric elevator will con-
meet the different offices I'm the executive
corner, and when one official desires an
audience with the Postmaster General he
will be able to reach him quickly.
According to this arrangement, the audi
tor for the Post Office Department would
occupy the sixth and seventh floors and a
part of the fifth.
This plan has been submitted to the ar
cfitect, who says he can make the change
without any trouble, and the officials have
received assurances from Congress that the
law will be changed when they indicate lis
necessity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
LETTER FROM CONSUL DARKER.
He Says No Pen Can Describe the
Awful Situation.

He Says No Pen Can Describe the
Awful Situation.
NEW YORK, March 23-Mrs NJ J.
Congdon of Govanus, N. Y, sent to the
central Cuban relief committee in this city
today letter which she received from
Walter S. Barker, United States consul
at Sagua la Grande, Cuba. In part the
letter is as follows:
1.-THE situation cannot be penned nor ex-
pressed. One must see it in all its dis
tress and desolation. There are in my con-
sular district not less than $4,000 souls ut
terly destitute and without food, who must
soon die. The conditions here at present
render it impossible for succor to be given.
unless sent here by Cur generous people.
Rice, condensed milk, Quinine for the sick,
as also lightweight clothing for women
and children, secondhand clothing equally
as servicea5le, and similar necessaries, are
most needed.
Canned soup, meats and bread, and
where the contributions are not large,
would advise sending money in exchange
an any eastern city (New York preferred),
with which provisions and medicines can
be purchased here, and thus give relief
the earlier, as owing to the inaccessiDiiisy
of this zore or district it requires much
time in which to transport supplies.
IF money is sent, 1 have to request 1t be
transmitted through Consul General Lee
at Havana, with request to forward same
to me.
'Of the large number so utterly destitute
80 per cent are women and children, the
latter being in the large majority"
The MayAowcr in Dry Dock.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The steam yacht
Mayfower, which was purchased from the
Ogden Goelet estate by the government
about a week ago, was put into dry dock
at the navy yard today, and will be imme-
diatey transformed into war vessel. The
rifles which will be put aboard her are now
at the navy yard and the torpedo tubes
will arrive from Newport within few
days.
Going to Their Ship.
NEW YORK, March 23.-About $50 blue
jackets from the Brooklyn navy yard left
the Pennsylvania railroad depot at Jersey
City this morning for Philadelphia The
men were in charge of several petty Off
GERS. 1t is understood the men are for the
Columbia and Minneapolis, now at the
League Island navy yard
Spafn's F0urs.
BARCELONA, March 23.-At the open
ing Of the bourse here today Spanish
fours were quoted at 1910. The closing
price yesterday was 1910:
PARIS, March 23.-Spanish fours on tine
bourse today opened weak at 50 9-16
against % SIG, the closing price of yester-
day.
LONDON, Marc a3.-on the stock ex-
change today Spanish tourss were weak,
53, net loss of l IS FROM yesterday S
Gle sing price.
Spanish fours later advanced to J3Lh, but
eased off slightly to SO 3-S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
VICTORIOUS SPANISH.
The Insurgents Engaged In Several
Unsuccessful Skirmishes


HAVANA. March pa Spanish report
says that General Hernandez Velasco has
been engaged at the farm of Delfin, south
of San Luis, province of Pinar del Rio, with
an insurgent force under Ramon Vidal
Lllis Peres and Negro Cesareo. The Span
iards are said to have destroyed the camp
OF the insurgents, who are also alleged to
have left 10 men killed and a quantity of
arms and ammunition the field and to
have retired with many wounded. The
Spanish less, it is added, was one captain
and two soldiers killed and two officers and
eleven soldiers wounded.
Unimportant skirmishes are also report
ed to have occurred at Nueva Paz, Guira
Molena, Monies, Carmolo and Hoyo Colo
rado this province.
1t is also announced from the palace that
eleven unimportant skirmishes have taken
place in the province of Santa Clara. and
1t is asserted that y insurgents under Col
onel Benito Socorro have surrendered to
the Spaniards at Jaguey la Grande, prov
ince of Matanzas. The insurgents who
surrendered are described as having among
them AZ armed men and two officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
soUTHALL TO BE ARRESTED.
Chnrged With Uttcrfng False Claims
Against the Government.

ChurBeu Win Cttcr1nS raise claims
Against the Government.
An order for the arrest Of J. H. Southall.
former chief clerk in the United States en-
gineer's Office at st. Paul, has been sent by
the Department Of Justice to the United
States district attorney at st. Paul. The
Charge against him is that he uttered false
claims against the government.
Attorney General Griggs said today that
the amount of money realized by Southall
through the issuance of false time checks
will reach at least 100000. The statement
of the amount is based on the report of a
national bank examiner, who was sent to
Minnesota for the purpose of making an
investigation.
Mr. Griggs said that the government is
Lot liable for the acts of Southall, and that
the holders of the fraudulent checks can
make no claim against the federal treas
ury.
Southall severed his connection with the
engineers office last April, but many of the
worthless checks were issued after that
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
Their Probable Action ON Local
LegfslatiOn.

Their Probable Action on Local
Legfs1ntiOn.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS, March 2i
The republicans in the assembly who
have advocated reorganizing the Baltimore
city police board decided today to suspend
further effort this session and to go into
caucus tomorrow night for the election OF
a successor to Edson NJ. Schryver demo-
crat, on condition that all republicans sign
the call to be circulated by Senator Scott
chairman of the republican state central
&C mmittee, and pledge themselves to abide
by the decision of the caucus
Delegate Gould of Montgomery introduced
a bill today to appropriate sJ00000 to uses
of the public schools throughout the state
and in Baltimore city.
Mr.. Gould also introduced q bill today
empowering the Montgomery county elec-
ton supervisors to establish two voting
precincts in election district No. ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
THE NEW SIXTH ARTILLERY.
Orders Issued Making a Distribution
of Batteries.


Maj. Gen. Miles has issued orders making
the following distribution of the batteries
of the newly organized 9Th Regiment of
Artillery:
Col. Williston. with regimental head
quarters. one major and two batteries, ut
Fort McHenry, Nd.
Two field and two foot batteries at Wash
ington barracks.
Four foot batteries and one major at
Fort Monroe, Va
Two foot batteries and one major at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y.
This distribution is considered better for
purposes OF military operations than the
original intention of assigning the entire
regiment to station at Fort McHenry The
garrfsons at Washington barracks, Fort
Monroe and Fort Hamilton have been
drawn upon to man new defenses in New
York harbor and other places along the
coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Personal Mention.

Major J. e. Woodson, 9th Cavalry, IS In
the city for the purpose Of consulting with
the Secretary Of the Interior. He is at the
Ebbitt House.
Pa, moderator Of the synod of Pennsyl-
vania; Rev. DIR. Robert Hunter Of Belle
fonte, Pa, stated clerk Of the same synod:
Rev. DIR. James Gray Bolton of Philatlel-
phia, Pa. and Rev. DIR. David wills Of
Philadelphia, are IN the city, stopping at
the Arlington Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Rodxcr. Averased 2s Knots.

A report has been received here showing
that the torpedo boat Rodgers exceeded
her contract speed requirements on her of
fetal trial trip In Hampton Roads. She
averaged about twenty-five knets an hour. or
half knot In excess OF the requirement,
and will LEdoubtedly. be accepted by the
government without further pteliminaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
THE "WAR CLAUSE"
Steamers Can He Chartered Only for
Neutral Uses.

NEW YORK, March 23.-An ominous
sign that the strained relations between
the United States and Spain will result
in war is furnished by English ship own
ers, who have cabled their agents here
that all charters must contain the "war
clause" This clause, which is posted in
the maritime exchange. is as follows:
1T is understood the steamer is to be
only employed in strictly neutral trades;
is not to carry contraband cargo or trade
with ports declared under blocade; also in
the event of war being declared by or
against Great Britain by maritime power
this charter is to be null and void at the
end of the then current voyage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
PROPOSED MONEY LEGISLATION
Bill Reported to the Banking ant
Currency COnmittec.

Bill Reported to the Banking and
Currency C0nmittec.
The House committee on banking and
currency today brought up the proposed
general currency legislation for this ses-
sion. The report Of the subcommittee ap-
pointed to draft the general measure was
made to the full committee by Representa-
tive McCleary of Minnesota and 1t was
read by sections. and led TO much discus
sion.
The subcommittee took as their basis the
four bills introduced at this session, known
as thu monetary commission, Gage, Walker
and Fowler bills, and considered the feat
ures of those measures, but did not conline
themselves to them. The bill is the result
of about six weeks closs conference Of the
subcommittee. who met most Of the time at
the private residence Of . nember. 1t pro-
vides for the substitution ofzbank money
for legal tenders and throws the burden OF
gold redemption on the banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Eulogies ON senator Harris.

The Senate today decided to set aside to-
morrow afternoon after 2 o'clock for euio-
gies on the late Senator Harris of Tennes-
see. Senator Harris was zone Of the most
distinguished members ofEthe Senate, as he
was one of the most popular. "A large num-
Der of senators are prepared to speak in
his memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
The Mark Party on the Way With
the Maine Report.
OFFICERS Who EXPECT WAR TO COME
insurgents Said to Have Suffered
Several Defeats.
SIGNS OF OSTILITIES

MIAMI, Fla, March 23.-Lieutenant Com
mander Mark of the Maine court of in
quiry, with the following party, arrived
here this morning from Key West: Lieut..
John Hood, Lieut.. c. w. Junger, Passed
Assistant Engineer F. A. Bowers, Cadet
Anon F. Boyd, Assistant Engineer j. r.
Morris and Carpenter G. M. Helm A few
minutes later they left by the East Coast
railway for Washington.
Lieutenant Commander Mark was very
retfcent, but when your correspondent said,
ut looks like war; he replied, "It surely
does"
Others of the party, in answer to the
same question, were more emphatic in
their replies, one saying, II cannot see
how 1t can be avoided"
Another, in answer to the same ques-
ton said. "There will be no war" His
face was as genial and bright as sunshine,
but suddenly change came over his coun-
tenance, his eyes flashed fire, and, when
asked when their report would be made,
the reply was. "As soon as we reach Wash
iHgton; there will be no des1y.''
The strong impression left here was that
the boards report would be against the ac-
cident theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Gone to HIS Post.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Captain Alexan-
der Rodgers, U. s. A., military attache OF
the United States embassy at Paris. sailed
today on the American Line steamship New
York. He was accompanied by his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
THE NEW ORLEANS SAILS.

She Goes to Hole Haven to Take on
Ammunition.
GRAVESEND, England, March 23.-The
United States cruiser New Orleans, former
ly the Amazonas, started for Hole Haven
at IL o'clock this morning to take on board
her ammunition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
AID FOR DESTITUTE CUBANs.

Proposed Congressional ApprOprfa.
tiOn Of S25O,OOO.
An amendment to the sundry civil bill is
pending before the Senate committee on
appropriations appropriating $25O.OOO to fur
nish supplies to the destitute people of
Cuba.
The subcommittee has not yet considered
the amendment. but 1t Is stated that It will
probably be adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
GETTING WARsHIPs,
Selecting Merchant Vessels Suitable
for War Purposes.

1OF VIII PurpOBCB.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The board ap-
pointed to select merchant vessels for the
use Of the United States navy resumed it's
sessions today. This afternoon the board
will go to Erie basin TO inspect number
of boats of various classes now anchored
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23

Illness Of District Attorney.
District Attorney Henry e. Davis ID con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
1t you want to buy. sell

1t you want to buy. sell
or exchange anything,
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation or
want help, it will pay you
to announce the fact in the
advertising columns of The
Star. They are closely
studied by more than three
times as many people as
read any other paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
FEEDING THE STARVING.
Gen. Lee Says 225,OOO People Need
Food In Cuba.

Neh. Lee Sdyb <xOSUDO IeOple NecO
Food In Cuba.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The steamer
Orizaba, which sailed for Havana today,
carried $50 tons of Cuban relief supplies,
consigned by the central Cuban relief COM
rnittee to Consul General Lee
"CoEsul General Lee has just informed
this committee" Stephen e. Barton. presi-
dent Of the committee. said today. that
he ascertains by careful Investigation that
NO less than 225.O0O reconcentradoes are
in absolute want and helplessly destitute.
These are scattered through about 400
towns, which can be reached by the dis
tributing methods now being employed.
We have been sending what seemed to be
immense quantities Of food. but we need.
In order to relieve this distress effectively,
the equivalent of 800 tons of cornmeal and
90 tons Of bacon and lard each week. Twice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
GEN. GRANTS CAMPAIGN.

He Outlined to Adam Badcau How to
Capture Havana.
NEW YORK, March 23-The remarkable
disclosure is made by Leslie's Weekly, in
this weeks issue, that on April 3O 1888,
General U. S. Grant wrote to General Adam
Radeau, telling how easy it would be for
the United States to capture Havana by a
combined attack by our land and naval
forces. In this letter, which is printed in
fac simile by Leslie's Weekly. General
Grant says that "the hostility of the native
population to Spanish authority would
make this (the capture of Havana) a COM
paratively easy task for any frst-class
power. and especially easy for the United
States, in case of war with SPAIN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
BLANCO SUSTAINED.

Snsastn Approves the Denial of the
Dynamite Theory.
MADRID, March 23.-Senor Sagasta, the
premier, is quoted in an interview as say
ing: 'The government entirely approves
Of Captain General Blanco's conduct in de-
nying that the Names magazines were
blown up with dynamite, as the Americans
have alleged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23

that quantity would be much more satisfac-
tory. In order to guarantee this, Mr..
Schferen and myself estimate that we need
at least $4,000 a week. Our receipts at
the present time are about 5000, about
half in money and the other part In pro-
visions. Up to the present time New York
city has contributed far less than many
cities of one-sixth her population and
much Jess in ratio than almost any city Of
100, 900 Inhabitants"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23

ing picture and it is not hard to fathom the reason why. Any cow that could eat ten penny nails, staples from a barbed wire fence and q brass medal with the face of Grover Cleveland stamped on one side is certainly worth a niche in the gallery of fame not to mention a few echoes in the halls of time.
 No one knows how long this hard ware diet had been cultivated by Mir. Smiths COW. He remembers now his attention is called to it that nails left about the eowshed mysteriously disap- peared on various occasions. Then he thought some one must have needed them or a small boy made a discovery. but now he is convinced that he has wronged everyone in favor of his COW.
 To show eonclusively what the COW really did do, here is a list furnished by Mr. Smith himself of just what he found in the animals stomach:
 One brass medal, ornamented with the picture of ex-President Cleveland.
 Six shingle nails.
 Three staples, picked from a barbed wire fence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
sIX-YEAR-o1D PLAYS EVERYTHING SHE HEARS

any other. She best likes, her parents say, Sousa's music, although that is only present fad, as from time to time she, like others much older, has new favorites.
 Her mother is very fond of music, but has been able to teach the child only little. Even this Lulu resents, and says to her mother on such ocea- sions: Mamma. go away. will get it all right myself" This is the simple truth, for indeed Lulu always does get it right. After she hears a new tune once she will go to the piano at the first opportunity and play it ove4. Per haps an occasional chord may be wrong, but the yoangster will continue playing until she gets every note ex- actly as it should be.
 Not long ago she was with her pa rents at the house of a friend, when some one of the guests played a Bee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23

tnoyen sonata. One of the ladies pres. ent said to Lulu that there was some thing that she could not play. The child insisted that she could. and begged per mission 10 be permitted to do so. This being granted, she sat down at the in- strument, and played this most difii- cult music from beginning to end with out an error.
 Lulu has been carefully examined by physicians to see if her nervous or ganization is different from that of others, or whether there is a develop ment that would indicate that her fondness for music had resulted in some other of the qualities of the human being having been either omitted or un- developed. On the contrary, the result disclosed the fact that rarely is there born into the world child whom na-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
7HE ODDITIES OF THE WORLD.
Some Of the Strange and Interesting Things lnal
 Happen on This Old Earth Of Ours.
marvelous Child MusjcanndanapOlis Firemen Travel by Electricity-A Bicyclist'S Daring RIde-NeW use
 for Electric Light-0ther Odd Things

ference between death and life. That difference often depends upon the eX- act location of the body. In shallow water where rower who has hurried to the spot may grapple for the body with boathook, the impossibility ot seeing more than a few feet below the surface is the obstacle that prevents rescue.
 This fact, so often noticed, has led some Parisian to invent an electrieally- illuminated boathook for use in such emergencies. It is impossible to place the exact credit for the invention, but it's utility has been subjected, recently, to series of tests by the police in natatorium in Paris and the results were in the highest degree satisfactory An expert swimmer represented the supposed drowning man. He sank to the bottom of the tank and then moved stealthily along the bottom so that not ripple showed which way he had gone. The surface light was so ar