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The evening times., 1899-07-13

Although it is more than thirty years
since the close of the civil war, claims
growing out of that conflict continue to be
filed with the Auditor for the War Depart
ment. And some of them are of very pc
culiar character. A case was decided yes
terday the like of which, officials say, they
have never heard of before. The name of
the claimant who is a soldier, is withheld
from publication.
The claimant lives in Colorado. He filed
his claim on October 10. 1897. 1t was dis
allowed by the Auditor for the War De-
partment on April 20, 1899. An appeal for
a revision of the Auditors decision was
made to the Comptroller of the Treasury
on June IL, which was yesterday disposed
of, the Comptroller sustaining the Audi
tors decision.
The remarkable claim In brief is as fol-
lows: The claimant enlisted in Company G,
Third Colorado Cavalry, in August, 1864.
He states in the papers filed that the col
onel who enlisted him promised at the
time that he, the claimant, should be given
leave of absence to harvest his crops. But,
as he was not permitted to return 10 his
farm, his crops were lost, and therefore
he wants the Government to reimburse
him. Following is the statement giving
the value of the crop and the amount of
the claim:
Sixty acres of wheat, fifty bushels per acre,
making $1,000 bushels at 10 cents per pound,
SIS, 600.
twenty-five acres of corn, twenty bushels to
the acre, making 42o bushels, at Is cents per
pound, Si,23S.60.
One thousand head of cabbage, cents per
pound, $500
One hundred bushels of tomatoes, 6,000 pounds,
10 cents per pound, making total of S23 G33. 60.
Credit Two acres of wheat 100 bushels, 10 cents
per pound, 500; balance due, S2S,0S3.6 60.
The claimant stated that at the time he
enlisted in the army, wheat and corn and
vegetables were high and that that he has
really underestimate the value of his
crop, which he would have saved If the
colonel had kept faith with him. He says
the claim is just and ought TO be paid.
In his decision, the Auditor says tha;
there is no money appropriated to pay for
the failure of crops.
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G23 Thirteenth st. n. w.
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Rr;rhtxvood Avenue Repairs.

The District Commissioners today ordered that
Brightwood Avenue, from Brightwood Avenue TO
the District line, be spiked, macadamized, and
rolled, at estimated cost OF 5000. chargea-
BILE to the appropriation for repairs to roads
The Blair Read, from the Piney Branch Road
to the District line, will also be repaired.
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Vents the Marriage Annullcd.
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John I Johnson today, through his attorneys
N.uck Il Nauck. fled petition for divorce rom
his wife. Josie E. Johnson, whom he charges
with having deserted him, and also with mn
deIitv. The parties were married IN thiS e'!s
in Sentember. 1895 and johnson alleges that III
Nav last his wife deserted him.
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making total per day of 439 on the first
day, S52 yesterday, and grand total Of 791
in the two days.
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H. c. Eddy. Inspector of Electric Lighting, has
to inspect the work of extending and recon-
structing the conduits of the United States
Electric Lighting Company, with compensation
at the rate of 81 per day, to be paid from the
special deposit of $2. 900 made by the company
to cover the cost of inspection.
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improvements for reservations.

Cement sidewalks and new curbing will be set
around three municipal reservations. The reser.
vations are those bounded by Virginia Avenue,
K, Eighth and Ninth Streets southeast by vir-
ginia Avenue, /, Fourth and Fifth Streets south
east, and by Virginia Avenue, /, and Sixth
Streets southeast. The estimated cost for the
work will be, for the different reservations:
81 ,56, 81. .19a, and s757, respectively chargeable
to the appropriation for replacing and repairing
sidewalks and curbs around public reservations
and municipal buildings.
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Erederick s. Kern,s WiIL.

The will OF Frederick S. Kern, dated Septem-
Der 10, 1888, was fled today for probate. Accord
ing to its terms the deceased leaves to his wife,
Mary Ann Kern, while she remains unmarried,
all his interest in his estate, real and personal.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
E,re Hydr.nts ordered.

The Commissioners have ordered that FIRE ny
drants be erected at the northwest corner oi
Florida Avenue and Q Street, and the corner OF
First and P Streets northwest, at an estimated
cost of Sl15.
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Dr. John Sergeant Stearns has complained tc
the District Commissioners regarding the condi
ton of the water supply at his residence, No
1925 Rhode Island Avenue.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
Irs,cction of Cast-Iron Pipe.

Isaac AIbertson was today appointed by the
D;str;ct Commissioners to serve as an inspector
ot castiron nine in the District Water Depart
ment, for duty in inspecting pipe under the con
tract with NJ J. Drummond. His compensation
will be s.. so per day.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
Tried to Drown a Con.tnb,e.

Norfolk, Va, July 1S-George Parker.
colored. charged with attempting to drown
Constable Asbury by throwing him from a
boat into the water off Atlantic City, las
been convicted and sent to jail for cne
year.
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TEMPERATURE.
THE sun AND MOON.

at noon today OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Highest temperature yesterday, p. IN. m.....-..- s.
Lowest temperature yesterday, "a m. IS
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Ube Gpenine Times
THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1889.
The wcnther Prediction,

For the District of Columbia and Virginia
Fair tonight increasing cloudiness and not 50
warm Friday. with probable showers at night;
variable winds
The evening times., 1899-07-13
no Marriage License Issued.
To Jpspect Conduit Work.

A marriage license was issued today to Charles
L. Clark and Salie May Marshall, both OF this
city.
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
An Increase of Pension.
Licensed to Marry

John r. Bates, of Washington, has been grant
ed an increase of pension from SIS to $40.
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His Compensation Increa

Among the marriage licenses issued in Bait
more yesterday was one to Joseph l.. Bond al
Margaret Mcnamara both of this city.
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comnIains OF the winter supply.

The compensation of Edward r. Greer, cieri
in the office of Inspector of Buildings, has beel
increased from $3.50 to So per day.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
4 PBGSTi5liI!!R!! WAR CLAIM
The Comptroller Decides a Move
Case Against the Petitioner.

Veteran of the Civil Conflict Pre-
sents the Government With n Bill
Tint His Colonel Promised to
Give Him Leave to Gather Them.
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PHASES OF THE MOON FOR JULY.

Sun rose. 4 "A AN. Sun sets. % IN
Moon rises s..... Moon sets. .l0:Oi P-M
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Musician j, b. III. Moeremans.

sPilgrim Chorus and Song OF the Evening
Star" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Wagner
March-"Admiral Dewey" "............. .Santelmann
Descriptive-"A Trip on the Limited Ex-
press" Downing
Patriotic-"Hail Columbia" a"............... .Fyles
The evening times., 1899-07-13
HOUSE, SIGN, AND DECORATIVE
PAINTING
At lowest prices for irst-class work. Estimates
and references application
WIN. MARTIN CLELAND,
1906 14th st. N. W.
Established, 1887. jy12-1mo EN-
Marine band Concert.

The following is the programme for the
Marine Band this evening at $50 at the
Marine Barracks:
March--''Washington Light Infantry .Campagna
Overture-"Der Freschutz" "............... Weber
Selection" Hood '..............D De Koven
Saxaphone Solo-"Le Carnival de Yenise''
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G23 Thirteenth St. n. w
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1000 Ladies Pure Linen Collars, Chemis-
cites, and Cuffs, in plain white and colors;
in assorted sizes; every one more or less
soiled, but not near as much as the ~
price we've made TO close them at. HI
On sale at the lining counter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY,. The McGifYert Case-A Forecast of thS
 Reports.

Minneapolis, May 23-This was qui-
 ct day with the Presbyterian general
 assembly. The McGiffert case and the
 Peoria overture will soon come before
 the assembly. In the McGiffert matter
 the committee on bills and overtures is considering two reports and it is likely
 that they will be presented as majority and minority reports. One is under stood to favor committee to wait on Dr. McGiffert and invite him to recast his theology on Presbyterian lines or else resign without further discussion. The other, it is said, looks to Dr. Me- Gifferts involuntary withdrawal from the church at the earliest possible date. But the New York Presbytery wants no more heresy trials The Peoria overture has a strong backing and is expected to bring out an exciting debate. The lib- erals in church policy are expected to unite their forces in support of the Peo- ria method of appointing committees by the assembly instead of by the moder- ator.
 The short afternoon session was who'll ly occupied by discussion of the report of the committee of aid for the colleges and academies. Dr. John Balcom Shaw of New York presented the committees report. It was a cordial indorsement of the boards work. Among the recom- mendations were that $150,000 be raised by the churches for the board next year, exclusive of individual gifts; that men of wealth keep the colleges and schools in mind when giving; that some Sunday near to the day of prayer be set aside as education Sunday, and that collec- tions be at that time taken up for the board It was recommended that the retiring members of the board be re- elected. The report was adopted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
MESSAGE FROM SCHURMANN.
Filipino Com to Report Back
 to Their People.

Washington, May 23.-Secretary Hay has received from President Schurmann of the Philippine commission, long message giving the results of the meet ing thus far held with the native Fili- pino commission sent by Aguinaldo to treat with the Am ricans. The message was laid before the president tonight. He was very much gratified at it's con- tents which were said to be very en- couraging for the outlook that some thing definite may be accomplished. President Schurmann reports that the native commissioners will take back to their people the proposition for form of government, etc, suggested by the American commission The text of the despatch will not be made public. It was stated tonight on the authority of gentlemna who spent some time with the president that there are no differ ences of any consequence between the military and civilian members of the Philippine commission as to the course to be adopted in dealing with the na- tiVes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
MP 1RTLIND DEFEATS SULLLFAN'
Decision Awarded After Twenty-hve
 Vicious Rounds.

| New York, May 23.-After twenty" | five rounds of fast and vicious fghtlng | at the Lenox Athletic club tonight Kid Mcfarland was given the decision over Spike Sullivan. Going into the
 fight on the short end of the betting McPartland completely upset the sports. He bested his man at every
 point Despite the terrible punishment,
 Sullivan showed remarkable recupera-
 tive power and often came back sur
 prisingly strong. The men fought as
 if they had grudge. II was contest
 replete with sensations and the large
 crowd that filled the auditorium of the
 club house was on it's feet yelling half
 a dozen times. McPartland was a big
 favorite with the crowd and they
 cheered him with partisanship that
 was often unfair. The men fought un- der Queensbury rules with the under
 standing that each must protect himself
 in the breakaway, and as a result Ref
 cree Charely White worked almost as hard as the principals. The men clinch-
 ed repeatedly and constantly sought to
 hit in the clinches. Sullivan seemed to keep his elbow up clcse to MoPartland's
 mouth and Mcfarland often had the appearance of hitting his man while
 holding him.
 It was only by the greatest care on
 Whites part that the men were kept from making their fouls more palpable. Mcfarland won by the use of his won a nrY,r from every conceivable position. While he was not at all times the pace-maker. he seemed ever anxious to go to his man. Sullivan, on the other hand dem- onstrated in the earlier rounds of the fight that he was going to end the con- test with one punch from his right He swung it, crossed it and hooked with it. but either failed to land with it or it was intellectual. Later in the fight he brought his left into use and twice it came near winning him the contest Sullivan's face was badly cut and he had Jumps over both of his eyes. His body was also red and showed the pum- melng that it had received. Mozart land showed very little punishment and came unmarked and comparatively fresh from the ring Sullivan attempt ed to claim the fight on a foul in the tenth round He asserted that he had been struck in the abdomen, but his claim was disallowed and disapproved by the activity he displayed few min- utes later. The men were in excellent form, and if there was any advantage it was with Mcfarland, for he seemed a stronger man in the clinches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
'hhiS'IdN SCIENTISTS 4RRE ESTED
oh"rSed With Granddaughter i'm C,u.,uu
 Death of F Rov

Buffalo, May 23--George IT. t<inter and Elizabeth l.. Kinter. his pifo .,, known in Christian Science circles. were arrested to-day on warrants charping them With manslaughter in causing inc aeath Of Ralph l.. Saunders, nine years oio' whose parents had been visiting the nome of Captain Sample, Thirteenth infantry, at Fort Porter. Warrants on the same charge were also issued for MT. and Mrs James c. Saunders of Fort townsend, Washington, the parents of the child The Kinters were held in s2- DUO bail by United States Commissioner Robbins The arrest was made under the United States laws, as the death occurred on federal ground The boy is said to have died of pneumonia and without medical care.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
A SURRENDER AT MANILA
NIT A CIION OF 4 FILIPINO
 CONGRESSMAN.
According to His Statement Gen. Luna Is Absolute Dictator and Aguinaldo Fears Him-QuestiOn of Peace Not Formally Considered at Recent Session
of Insurgcnt Congress.

Manila, May 2S.-6:15 p, m.-Senor
 Rosario, a Filipino congressman
 a wealthy resident of Manila and for
 merly Aguinaldo's commissary general,
 accompanied by an insurgent captain,
 called upon Major General Otis to-day
 and announced that i've desire to sur render our persons and property into the hands of the Americans" The sur render was arranged by Chaplain Pierce of the Fourteenth regiment, who knew Rosario before the war. The lat ter corresponded in cipher with General Luna, so he was closely watched by the officials at Tarlac since the insurrec- tion has been weakening. Rosario only escaped by persuading General Luna to send him on a secret mission to Manila With the captain, ten men and their families, Rosario travelled at night through the swamps and mountains, passed the lines of both armies and en- tered Manila yesterday evening. He was liberated on parole.
 According to the story told by Rosa rio, General Luna is absolute dictator and Aguinaldo fears him. Every F'il- pino leader, it is said, suspects the oth- CTS of treachery The recent meeting of the Filipino congress was to secure a new cabinet and the question of peace was not formally considered as the feared General Lunas dis pleasure. The Filipino government was unable to secure a secretary Of the treasury. All those who were offered the portfolio declined to accept 1t.
 Major Bell, with two companies of the Fourth cavalry has been recon- in the directi1n of Santa Ari- ta. He found hundred Filip!nos there and was driving them away when large achievements of rebels arrived and he was obliged to withdraw with four men A raft loaded with soldiers of the Fourteen regiment has sunk at the Pasig ferry. One man was drown ed. The wet season has finally begun and another weeks rain will make the rice fields thick with mud.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
CONDITION OF THE PARIS
CORNISH DIVER BELIEYES SHE
 WILL BE4 TOTAL WRECK.
Does Not Anticipate That She Will Ever be -Floated-ThinISs She Would Sink If Pulled Off the ROcks-Every-
 thing in Readiness for m Attempt To-
day, However.

Falmouth May 23.-A leading Cornish diver who returned here tonight from the Paris takes a pessimistic view of the prospects of the saving of the liner To the correspondent of The Associated Press he said: q do not anticipate that the Paris will ever be re-fioated. She is pierced by rocks amidships, her fore holds are badly damaged; the bulk heads are practically useless, and even if she were got off the rocks, l believe she would sink. In my opinion the only remedy is false bottom, which it would take a month to complete; and l believe that even moderately rough weather in the meantime would break up the ship" Everything is in readi- ness for to-morrow's effort to re-fioat the vessel if the weather continues fa- vorable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
THE EXETER RAILROAD HORROR.
Inquest of the Coroncr-TestimOny of
 the Operator.


 Reading, Pa., May 2S.-At to-day's l session of the coroner's inquest into the railroad horror at Exeter Station, Cal win H. Lesher, the telegraph operator at Exeter, testified that he displayed the red signal to stop the express on orders from the train dispatcher's office at Reading. The train arrived at S:49 o'clock. He said: When the train stopped I told Reading: No. 12, the express, is here' Wait minute Reading said, and next was told, Let No. 12 go,' and I gave the fireman the clearance card. The fireman took the card, but the collision occurred before the train got away" The second train came along at S:51. Lesher said he never saw a stop of this kind before where no man was sent back. Later he contradicted himself.
 w. H. Wentzel, the agent and day operator at Exeter, said that trains were supposed to run five minutes apart.
 A. E. Magee, conductor of the second section, said his train left Reading at SAP, the first section having departed at S:36, and it was S:53 by his watch when the second section reached Exeter. Harry Orrell, engineer of the second sec- tion, said his train was going about forty-fve miles an hour when he round- ed the courve at Exeter. He saw two men on the north-bound freight track with white lights and he took them for signals. He was told after the wreck that a freight f1agman had been told to swing his red light, but by mistake took his white lantern. Orrell was about 400 yards from the first section when he saw the order board at Exeter. He could not stop in time, as the first section was then backing.
 Engineer Orrell's testimony was the feature of the day. Orrell Is still suf- fering from injuries received in the wreck. He was recalled several times Of the four towers between Reading and Exeter he said all showed white lights except the second, the white in-
 
 CT showed green light, which was a signal to run with caution. He was running the train on a special schedule furnished to him, which showed that he was to run at least five minutes behind the first train. The time on the sched- ule showed that he was to reach Exeter at S:49 o'clock. The train was four mi1- utes behind time, but he did not know the express was also late. If he had been informed of this fact he said he would not have run so fast. He, had no knowledge of the accident to the coal train and claimed that if the express train had not backed and he had been given the proper warning he could have avoided the accident.
 Train Dispatcher James J. Rourke of this city asserted in his testimony that Orrell ran his train in a reckless man. ner and that through his recklessness the collision resulted. Rourke's testi- mony created a sensation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-24
BUFFA1o STRIKES ABOUT ENDED
The Settlement of the Grain Shovelcrss
 Trouble

Buffalo May 23.-To-day saw the gen- eral breaking up of the dock strikes here. The settlement of the grain show elers trouble was quickly followed by the disintegration of all the other strikes along the water front. The strikes of the freight handlers, marine f1remen, coal beavers and ore handlers were merely incident to the scoopers' move- ment and brought about largely because of sympathy for them. From three thousand to twelve thousand workings men have taken part in the struggle from first to last and yet the whole his- tory of the strike does not contain a stain of single riot or single authen- ticated attempt to destroy property or interfere with the rights of others.