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Evening star., 1898-10-29
Late Naval Orders

Commander c. s. Sperry has been de-
tached from duty at the New York navy
yard and ordered to command the gunboat
Yorktown, fitting out at the Mare Island
navy yard presumably for service on the
Asiatic station.
Commander w. H. Reeder has been or
dered to command the St. Mary's, school
ship, at New York.
Lieutenant A. P. Niblack has been de-
tached from command of the torpedo boat
Winslow when she goes out of commission
and ordered to the Olympia on the Asiatic
station.
Chaplain ]. P. Chidwick, formerly of the
Maine. has been granted two months leave
Of absence, with permission to leave the
United States.
Captain ]. R. Bartlett. retired, has been
detached from duty in charge of the aux
Hiary naval force and ordered home.
Lieutenant c. E. Fox has been detached
from command Of the torpedo boat Morris
when put out Of commission, and ordered
to the Monadnock.
The following named officers have been
honorably discharged: Lieutenant ]. w.
Bostick, Lieutenant ]. H. Colweil, Lieuten-
ant ]. w. Weeks, Lieutenant w. II. Stay
ton Ensign F. H. Slvers, Assistant Engt-
neer r. E. Bruckner and Mate ]. O'Brien.
Lieutenant Stayton is the commander of
the naval militia Of New York, and entered
the navy as volunteer at the outbreak of
the Spanish war;
Evening star., 1898-10-29
STREET RAILWAY MILEAGE
Length of the Systems Operated by the Sew
eral Local Companies.
Suburban COmpany's Consolidated
Within the District.

In view of the probable consolidation of
several street railroads. or rather the bring
ing of them under one management, which
will be that of the City and Suburban Rail-
road Company. the amount Of tTacfage In
panies will be of interest. When the con-
troll Of the Belt and Anacostia street rail-
roads passes into the hands Of those who
are now managing the City and Suburban,
street railroad system will be formed that
will be greater in point of mileage than
any other system in this city.
The figures are as follows: Capital Trac-
ton, 16 miles; Metropolitan, L miles; City
and Suburban, IS miles, Columbia 2s6
miles: Brightwood, 8 miles; Washington
and Great Falls, 3l2 miles.
The above figures refer to the total mile
age of the roads, or the length of double
track, and not that of single track.
The system of the City and Suburban
Company will comprise the following roads
within the District: lexington and Sol
diers' Home. Maryland and Washington.
Belt, Anacostia and Georgetown and Ten
leytown. In addition, this company will
operate continuation Of :he Washing ton
and Maryland road from the bounds of The
District to Berwyn. Nd, with a possibility
OF an extension some time in the future 20
Laurel and thence on to Baltimore.
They also control the continual, ZION of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown road beyond
the bounds of the District to Bethesda, Md.
with a possible continuation yet TO be built
TO Rockville. Nd. This latter point, as well
as Laurel, is about twenty miles from the
center of the city. which gives some idea
of the expansion which is going en- in the
suburbs of the city to warrant the pro-
posed railroad enterprises.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
MAY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL CORPS.
Transferred Men to he Mustered Out
With Their Former Regiments.

Maj. Gen. Miles today issued a circular
to the army, which is of general interest to
all the regiments of the volunteer establish
ment. 1t affects particularly all the enlisted
men In the various volunteer regiments
who were transferred during the Span
ish war to the hospital corps of the regular
army. There are number of men in the
District Of Columbia regiment in this cate
CORY. and, It will appear by the circular,
they will be mustered out with their regi-
ment, a thing which could not have been
accomplished without the express order of
the War Department.
The circular in question is as follows:
"Privates of the hospital corps, L. S. A.
who have been transferred from volunteer
regiments which are to be mustered out
of the service will be discharged If they so
request, upon the day on which their former
regiment is mustered out, provided that
their service has been honest and faithful.
The names of such men will be forwarded
by the surgeons commanding hospitals and
ambulance companies through military
channels to the adjutant general with as
little delay as practicable. Applications for
discharge of men of the hospital corps who
enlisted in that corps or were transferred
from regiments still in service will not be
approved except under extraordinary cir
cumstances. In forwarding all applications
for discharge surgeons will see that the
date of enlistment or of transfer to the
hospital corps is correctly stated. with char
acter of the service of the applicant
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Court of Cessation Decides to Reopen
Dreyfus Case,
WOULD NOT RELEASE PRISONER
Paris Editor Asserts the Secret
Documents Were Burned.
ARGUMENT OF NSEL

PARIS, October 29.-The court of cassa-
ticn has decided to grant a revision of the
Dreyfus case, and will institute a supple
mentary inquiry.
The court, however, has declined 10 order
the release of Dreyfus.
The court of cessation, according to the
newspapers. Will accept the conclusions Of
NJ Bard, the reporter in the Dreyfus case
and order a supplementary investigation.
NJ Yvos Guyot, in the Steele today, as
serts that the secret documents in the
Dreyfus case were burned some days ago.
AT the opening of the court today NJ
Mornard resumed his argument In behalf
OF the Dreyfus family, insisting that the
bordereau was not in the handwriting Of
Dreyfus, or an imitation by him of the
writing Of Major Esterhazy. The latter
hypothesis, counsel continued, was abso-
lutely improbable. If it was an imitation
the author of it must be a third party.
II 1t was no imitation, the author of the
bordereau, he asserted can only be Major
Esterhazy himself.
Continuing M. Mornard pointed out that
the honor of the army was not involved in
lhe do1ngS of courts-martfal, as, like other
courts, they can err without their honor
suffering.
After Nj. Mornard had closed his argument
the court retired to deliberate.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
SOLDIERS IN 4 TRAIN WRECK.
Six Members of Ohio COIOrcd int
talon BADLY Shaken Up.

CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Octo-
Der 29.-The members of the 9th Ohio (col-
oreD Battalion who were injured in the
railroad wreck at Humnlelstown last even
il g are said to be doing well, with the ex-
ception of Robert Vaughn of Xena, who
is not yet out of danger. The following is
a revised list of the injured:
Robert Vaughn. Xenia, three ribs broken
and badly bruised.
Emanuel Mack, Xenia, fractured knee
cap and bad bruises.
Benjamin Williams, Cleveland, knee
badly cut and body bruised.
Corp. Travis Cleveland, internal inju-
ries.
Ben. Wilton. Cleveland, injured inter-
nally.
Lloyd Stewart, Cleveland. internal inju-
ries from berg squeezed between cars.
Major Young, the West Point graduate
who commands the colored battalion. has
made report to Gen. Graham, and de-
mands an investigation. He claims that
the accident was caused by sheer careless
ness on the part Of those who had charge
of the train on which his men were coming
TO camp.
The Pennsylvania railroad has received
the contract for transporting the troops
south, and Will take them away at the rate
of two regiments day. 1t is expected
that all will be in the southern camps by
Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
WILL NOT WRITE A BOOK,
Neither Will Gen. Kitchener Go OF
the Lecture Stage.

LONDON, October 29.-General Lord
Kitchener has been overwhelmed with
social invitations since his return to Eng
land. but he is disposed to take a rest,
He has been asked by two English publish
ing firms to write a book and an American
agent has been trying to set him to con-
sent to a lecturing tour in the United
States But the commander of the Anglo
Egyptian forces has declined all these
propositions.
The statement that Gen Kitchener
served in the French army during the
war of lSl0-1 was confirmed this week by
an interview with his stepnother at
Dinan. She said he had Just received lis
commission in the British army and Went
to France on a holiday visit to his father,
who had settled at Dinan. Young Kitch-
ener. III spite of the opposition Of his
father. who feared he would lose his Brit
ish commission. joined the Dinan Mobiles
and set out against the Germans At
Laval he ascended in a balloon to recon-
roiter the enemy's position, and caught
severe attack of pleursy, which compelled
MIN to return to Oman and cut short his
career in the French army.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
INJURY TO THE TEXAS,
Navy Department Officials Do Not BE.
lieve That 1t is Serious.

Word comes from Philadelphia that the
battle ship Texas recently sustained some
injuries to her stern. the exact nature and
extent of which can only be determined by
examination in a dry dock. The injury is
said to have been sustained before the ship
entered the Delaware last Sunday, and is
believed to have resulted from contact with
a submerged log. Divers are at work exam
ming the hull OF the warship, and future
action with regard to the ship will be de-
termned by the character of their report.
The officials at the Navy Department
have no information on the subject, but are
satisfied that the ship has not suffered any
serious injury.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Washington and by the American COM
misSiOners in Paris
In this matter the American commission
ers will present the conclusion of the Uni
ted States government, which will be based
upon what is believed just and proper, and,
as in the case of the Cuban article of the
in effect utimatum. If the American
proposition is accepted by the Spanish COM
missioners. which seems probable, the de-
taiis Will then remain to be arranged, ana
no difficulty is anticipated on that score:
The negotiations which have already
taken place in Paris, informal though they
may have been, leave scarcely any room
for doubt that the Spanish commissioners
will eventually accept the proposition of
control Of the Philippine archipelago, with
full financial indemnity 10 Spain therefor.
1t is not likely that there will be any long
debate and controversy over this point,
like tina; which marked the consideration
of the questions of Spanish sovereignty in
Cuba and the Cuban bonded Indebtedness.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
BURROWS FIGHT IN MICHIC.N
Prospects of His Re-Electioa Ar
Greatly IMPROVING

Improving.
The prospects of Senator Burrows for re-
election to the Senate from Michigan are
said to be greatly improving with the can
Vass. Governor Pingree is making as bitter
a personal fight against Mr. Burrows as he
can, ana the curious spectacle is presented
OF republican candidate for governor pub
liciy attacking on the stump a senator of
his own party who is a candidate for re-
election. 1t is said that Burrows has made
very good Impression by refraining from
making any counter attack upon his enc
mics IN his own party and that Pingree is
hkely to suffer more than he will Bur
rows, 1t is said, is now almost certain of
reelection, and Pingrees majority for
governor will be greatly reduced by
reason of the peculiar attitude he
mas assumed. There are two or
three republican districts in the
state that the democrats are hoping to car
ry because of the curious miX-up of the re-
puplcans, but their expectations are not
nhely to be fully realized. 1t Is said that If
after the election of the legislature, which
Will De republican, Pingree finds he has
not strength to defeat Burrows in caucus
with his own candidate, Peck, he may at
tempt to accomplish the senator's defeat
by combination with Secretary Ayers
friends to elect Alger. 1t is not believed
however, that this can be successfuIIv ar
ranged. "
Evening star., 1898-10-29
TOM JOHNSON STILL AN OHIOa>
He Sends His Anidavft and Reoucstx
to BE ReUistered

Special dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October pa let
Ter mas been received by the Cleveland
board OF elections from Tom L. John
son OF New York, stating that he still con-
siders himself a citizen of this city. and
asking that he be registered by affidavit,
which was inclosed. His name was placed
on the registration books Mr. johnson
formerly represented the twenty-first Ohio
district in Congress. For several years
past, however, he has lived in New York
being largely interested in street car prop.
erty in that city. He became very promi-
nent owing to his work in behalf of tho
late Henry George during the latters can.
vass for the mayoraIty
Evening star., 1898-10-29
MIR. COBB's EXPECTATION.
Looks for Republican Succe.s i'm tn,
Tenth Massachusetts District.

Tenth Massachusetts District.
John c. Cobb, who is managing the cam
paign in the tenth congressional district
OF Massachusetts, for the republicans was
In the city today, and called on Chairman
Babcock to obtain some literature for use
IN MS district. The tenth Massachusetts,
district is being claimed by republicans and
democrats alike. but Mr.. Cobb SAYS he ex-
poets 1t to be carried for Samuel J. Bur-
rows, the republican candidate, against
Henry Z. Nathan, democrat. Some time
ago the republicans were threatened that
one or more Independent candidates wouL6
be placed in the field in the tenth district
10 the injury of the republican Candidate
put no such action has been taken The
democratic candidate has declared for the
Chlcago platform. and the republicans be-
neVe sound money democrats will now
unite with them. and it is generally ad-
mitted that the latter hold the balance of
power in the district
Apathy Is our chief danger" said Mr..
Copo 10 Star reporter today. THE peo-
pie In the tenth district do not take inter-
est IN the money question, as they are not
inclined 10 regard it as a live issue. Th.v
prefer to talk about the conduct Of the war
ana the question of territorial expansion
AS a rule people in the tenth district are
ralher opposed to the annexation of the
Phlltppines, as they do not like the idea of
taxing so many semi-civlized people in
our country. This feeling is very evident
among the laboring voters
Evening star., 1898-10-29
TALK OF POLITICIANS
Democrats Said to Be Indifferent
About Congress.
WILLING TO See DEFEAT COME
Republicans Explanation of the
Reported Apathy.
BITS OF CURRENT GOSSIP

The republicans are receiving reports
which lead them to believe that much of
the apathy apparent in the congressional
campaign is due to the fact that many
democrats do not want the next House to
be democratic. The reason assigned for
this sentiment among democrats is that
they fear that possession of the House
during the last two years of President Nc
k1nley's term would operate to diminish
the chances of their party being success
full in the presidential election of 1900 1t
is pointed out that many conflicts within
the party would result from their getting
control of the House, and new issues would
be 1aised to displace the old ones through
the opposition of the House to the admins
tration.
The democrats, having a majority in the
House, would at once be confronted with a
speakership contest which would have in
1T many elements of confusion and the
widely divergent opinions of the democrats
VINO would compose the majority would lead
10 endless troubles, calculated to cause ir-
reconcilabe divisions in the party in the
presidential election
The differences on the money question be-
tween the eastern representation and the
rest of the party and the wide divergence
OF opinion among democrats from various
sectlohs on the question of expansion would
be a source of trouble. Moreover il is said
that many democrats feel that if it should
be SAID IN the next presidential campaign
that the Mckinley administration was pre-
vented by democratic House from carry
ing out wise policy in the settlement of
questions growing out of the war that
would present an issue which would in
eVltably lead TO democratic defeat
According to republican advices, there are
many democrats throughout the country
q "a nd
mat. consequently the democratic vote will
be light.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
CUBA WAS THE TOPIC
Two Hours Conference at the White
House.
Many Matters COnSidered-TrOOps and
Location of Camps - Gen.
Lawton Present.

A distinguished visitor at the War De-
partment today was Major General Henry
W. Lawton, who was advanced to the
highest grade in the volunteer army for
gailantry and meritorious services in the
campaign of Santiago, and who had COM
nard of that military department after the
departure of Gen. Shafter. He arrived in
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Mr.. QUAY IS UNEASY
Pennsylvania Senator Processes Con-
fdence, But Sees Danger Ahead.
OPPOSITION FORCES IN ALLIANCE
Well Organized Effort to Overturn
the Republican Machine.
THOSE WHO WOULD PROFIT
Special From a STAT Correspondent.

Special From STAT Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 1898.
An insurrection has broken out within the
ranks of the republican party in Pennsyl-
vaEia which seriously threatens the loss
of nine seats in the national House of Rep
resentatives and carries the possible men,
ace Of the loss of a republican senator. In
volved in the situation is the almost GER
tain reduction of the republican vote for
governor as well as materially lessened
majority in the legislature, even if that
majority is not wiped out.
The cause Of this revolt of the voters is
dissatisfaction with the records of the
publican legislatures and resentment at
the course of some of the most conspicuous
leaders of the party in this state. Senator
QUAY as the most notable member and
the recognized leader of the offensive polit
ical organization. is the principal object of
attack. Representative Stone of Allegheny,
the republican candidate for governor and
the protege of the organization, is a target,
while the candidates for legislature and
Congress share in the fire directed against
the machine
Under the claim of reforming and purify
ing republican politics in Pennsylvania
proportion of the republican voters of this
state, in number yet unknown, are allyinS
themselves with hitherto hostile political
elements willing to temporarily wrest Penn
sylvania from republican control if neces-
sary, in order to dissolve the organization
within their party which now exercises that
control.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
JERRY SIMPSONS PROSPECTS,
AdNices Indicate That He fs Pretty
Sure OF Re-Eiection

Information from Kansas indicates that
jerry simpson is pretty sure of reelection
to the House. Early in the campaign the
republicans thought they We're surely going
to get Jerry's scalp. From the opening
OF the campaign a very hard fight has been
put up in that district and until very re-
Gently the republicans have been confident
of success. The fight is still on and being
Wased with the greatest vigor but later
reports lead the republicans to look less
hopefully upon the prospects of LONG, their
candidate.
1t Is said that Simpson is making the
best canvass he has ever made
Evening star., 1898-10-29
RETURNED ENTHUSIASTIC.
zen. Miles and Party Back From
Their Trip to Philadelphia.

Most CT General Miles party to the peace
jubilee in Philadelphia returned to this
city late last night. General Miles, accom-
panied by Colonel Maus of his stan, went
over to New York. however on a little bus
mess and will not return to Washi n ton
until tonight or tomorrow. Those who re-
turned last night were General Gilmore
Coloneis Michler, Rowan, Alien Reber
Black and Whitney of General Miles stan.
captain Paget, military attac1e of the
British embas ssy. and Major Goodloe of the
Marine Corps. They are all most enthusi-
asic over their reception and entertain
ment in the Quaker city.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
HAD BUBoNIC PLAGUE ABOARD.
French Bark at Frisco. Reports Two
Deaths at Sen.

DcutHS III ScAs
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29.-The
French bark Duchesse Anne has arrived in
port from Hong Kong, flying the yellow
flag Both the federal and state quaran-
tine launches put out to the vessel and soon
the news came back to port that there had
been two deaths on board during the voy
age from the bubonic plague.
Captain Carvary, master Of the ship, was
the first to succumb to the dread disease.
He was sick only few days and died on
August 20. Nearly a month afterward a
sailor named Menler was stricken with the
plague and on September 9 he died and
was buried at sea. The bark was ordered
into quarantine.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
REID PITTED AGAINST SMITH.
Survivors of Intercollegiate Golf Con.
test PIayiuH In Einala.

test Playing In Finals.
ARDSLEY- -ON-THE-HUpSON, N. Y,
October 20.-John Reid, jr., and w. b.
Smith, the Yale University golfers, who
were the surviving players in the intercol-
legiate individual championship struggle
played the final match of thirty holes to-
day, in anything but pleasant weather, on
the Ardsley links.
In driving off Reid had the honor and
made long, low drive, but took three to
reach the green. Smith drove to the green
on his first and lay dead on his approach
put. The Chicagoan holed out in to L.
They were even up at the eighth hole, the
score standing, Smith. &c. Reid, 80.
At the end of the first round of IS holes
Reid was up. The scores for the second
nine holes were: Smith, As: Reid. 43.
Play for the second and final round be-
gan at o'clock.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
LEAVE TO GO HOME TO VOTE

Time Will BE Taken Out of the An.
nual Leave.
Secretary Alger has issued the following
memorandum to chiefs of bureaus and Of
fees in the War Department bearing on
the question II requests made by employees
for permission to go home and vote:
when request is made by employees of
the department for leave Of absence to
enable them to go home to vote, permis-
sion, irrespective of party, will be granted.
If it can be done without detriment to the
public service; the time absent to be
Evening star., 1898-10-29
MIR. s. Ii. HEGE PROMOTED.

Made General Agent of the Passeuc er
Department Here.
BALTIMORE. October 29.-on November
1 Lyman McCarty, who for many years
has been general eastern passenger agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany in New York city, will receive the
title of assistant general passenger agent,
and s. B, Hege. for seven years division
passenger agent at Washington. will be
made general agent of the passenger de-
partment in Washington
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Redemption of Pacific Railroad Bond.

Secretary Gage, who has returned to the
city from New York. has again extend I'D
through November the offer to redeem Pa
cilc railroad bonds at the option of the
holders. About $4,000, 900 of the bonds,
with interest, were due January 1. Since
the offer to redeem was made. sl,I90. 900
have been sent in. The offer is TO pay the
principal and interest to January /, less a
rebate of one-haH per cent.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Examination for Promotion.

A board of officers. consisting of Maj
Samuel Q. Robinson, surgeon, U. s. A., and
Maj. Lawrence c. Carr. brigade surgeon
U. s. ", with Capt. Robert S. Woodson
assistant surgeon, U. s. A., as recorder
has been appointed to meet at Santiago
Cuba. for the examination of such officers
as may be ordered before it, to determine
their fitness for promotion.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
"IF WE WERE ALLIES
Recent ttterance of Emperor VIII
liam at Consta an tinopIe.

liam at COnstan tin0ple.
The French papers declare that Emperor
William made the following utterance dur
Ing his visit to Coastantinople:
THE French are an extraordinary rco-
pie. When you see them separately they
are charming. but, in a mass they are un-
bearaDle. They refuse to understand us
II we two were allies we should rule the
world. Never mind. / shall end by forcing
my friendship on them"
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Wants QufclxIx Filled.

At this season. when so many are seek
ing situations. and. on the other hand, so
many seeking employees 1t is Of interest
to know that advertisements under the
classifications Wanted Help and Wanted
Situations are inserted in The Star at
charge Of Is cents for fifteen words.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

To BE Sent to Warrington Barracks.
Hospital Steward Hermana aarbers. now
at Letter General Hospital, i Chickamauga,
Ga, will be sent to Washington barracks,
D. c., and will report to the attending
surgeon for temporary duty
Evening star., 1898-10-29
TO Give Military INSTRUCTION

First Lieut.. David NJ. Johnson, U. s. A.,
has been detailed by the Secretary of War
for service as professor at ST. Louis Uni
versity, St. Louis. Mo.