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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Inspector General BreclSinridge t.
Examine Camps and GarrisOns.

Inspector General Breckinridge left here
this morning in execution of his orders to
make thorough inspection of the military
camps and garrisons in Cuba and Porto
Rico. He goes direct to Miami, Fla, where
he will take the steamer for Havana
1t is expected that the work mapped out
for him will keep him busily employed out
side of Washington for the next two
months. The work OF investigating the
character of the beef supplied to the army
during the Spanish war, intrusled by Cen.
Miles to Gen. Breckinridge, will be contin-
will have charge of the inspector generals
office during the absence of Gen. Breckin-
ridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
SITUATION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
No Action Taken Today in Contested
Election Cases

CHARLESTON, w. Va. January 21-No
action was taken by the senate today in
the contested election cases that were
brought up yesterday Another resolution
was introduced declaring Senator Marcum' $
seat vacant pending contest and referring
the entire matter to the committee on priv
heges and elections. 1t will come up in
regular order for action on Monday, to-
sether with the other resolutions of yes
terday relative TO contests.
II Is now stated that the republicans in
tend 10 maintain their original majority on
joint ballot, as shown by the rolls as pre-
pared by the secretary of state, instead
or letting the present standing remain
Since the house has unseated two republi-
cans. the republican ajority on joint bal
Iot Is only one. and, with an epidemic of
grip some one or more is daily absent on
account of sickness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS,
f: ID. WigGin of Washington Given an
Office in Alaska.

The President today sent these nomina-
tions to the Senate:
War-To be professor of mathematics in
the Military Academy, Associate Professor
Wright p. Edgerton; to be associate p,o-
fessor of mathematics in the Military
Academy, First Lieut.. Charles P. Echols
Corps of Engineers.
1nterior-Edmund d. Wiggin of Washing
ton, D. c, to be register of the land office
at Weare, Alaska.
Navy-Assistant engineers to be passed
assistant engineers, Henry B. Price, Martin
h. Trench; also some minor promotions in
the volunteer army
To be trigade surgeon, with rank of ma
jor, Orlando Ducker of Kentucky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Temperate Zone lis Occupied.
HABEAs CORPUS FoR MRS. MOORE.
Wife of Badger Game Worker May
Get Bail.

NEW YORK, January 21.-Justice Book
staver, in the supreme court, today granted
a writ of habeas corpus for the production
of Mrs. Fayne Strahan Moore, who is in
the Tombs awaiting her second trial for al
legged completely with her husband in
"badgerin8 Martin Mahon.
The writ inquiries into the refusal, if any,
to accept the offer of J. N. Campbell to go
as surety. District Attorney Gardiner yes
terday intimated that he would not accept
Campbelrs bond, and counsel for Mrs.
Moore, thinking the district attorney might
refuse to accept the surety, brought the GER
tiorari proceedings.
Mrs. Moore was brought into court, but
on the request of the district attorneys Of
flee the arguing of the writ was postponed
until Monday afternoon and Mrs. Moore
was taken back to the Tombs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Movements of WarsI,ips

The gunboat Helena left Alden yesterday
for Colombo on her way to Manila; the
cruiser Buffalo sailed yesterday from Co.
lombo for Singapore for the same destina-
ton, and the cruiser Raleigh is on her way
from Bombay for Alden bound for New
YORK. The 1roquots has left San Francisco
for Honolulu; the Hist, Key West, for Pen
sacola, and the Cincinnati, Port Royal for
Norfolk. The Don Juan de Austria, for
merly of the Spanish navy, arrived at Hong
Kong yesterday, and the Topeka and the
Sterling have arrived at San Juan, Porto
Rico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
A VIEW CHI A | R M A N
Representative Payne Placed at the Head Of
the Ways and Means Committee.
His Fitness for the POsitiOn-Mr.
Richardson's Selection
Good One.

Representative Payne of New York, whom
the Speaker has appointed to succeed Mr..
Dingley as chairman of the ways and
means committee, will. in al probability,
be put at the head of that committee in
the next Congress and will be the leader
on the republican side probably as long as
he remains in the House. 1t is the common
judgment of men in Congress that there is
no man living in either house who could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

The adjutant general of the army is in
formed that four batteries of the I'd Artil-
lery will leave Savannah this afternoon for
Havana.
The 11th Company, United States Signal
Corps commanded by Capt. Carl F. Hart
man, U. S. V. Signal Corps, has been re-
lieved from further duty with the I'd ARMY
Corps, Camp Mckenzie, Augusta, Ca, and
ordered to proceed to Havana, Cuba re-
porting upon arrival to Col. II. H. c. Dun
woody, Signal Corps, L. S. A, for assign
ment to duty.
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READY TO SAIL THURSDAY.
Rear Admiral kautz Preparing to Sail
for Samoa.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, January 21.-Rear Ad-
II niral kautz, in response to query from
Washington, has stated that he can have
the Philadelphia coaled and equipped for a
voyage to Samoa by next Thursday.
I suggested to the department." said
the admiral. the urgent need of going into
dry dock for repainting the ships bottom,
but they seem to think that this is not as
in portant a matter as the Samoan business
50 expect to oe ordered from here to Apia
rs soon We can get ready"
From this il is understood that no posi-
tive orders to sail have yet been received
from Washington.
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sTARBoARD ENGINES DISABLED.
American Liner New York Crossed
Under Half Power

SOUTHAMPTON. January 21.-The
American line steamer New York, CAPTAIN
PasOw. which left New York on January
IL, for tkis port and which passed the Liz
zard at 1920 pm yesterday. was docked
at 80 pm today here. The delay In her
arrival was due to the fact that the inter-
mediate cylinder of her starboard engine
broke at lbs pm, on January IA. From
that time on she used her port engine
Inc weather was fine throughout the pas
sage. The steamer will be repaired here
Her runs were: 357, 372, 3Si. 263 2sI
296, 296 303 273 ard 80
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THOUSANDS OF ACRES INVOLVED.
Ireland Declared to He
the Purchaser

The Secretary of the Interior today af-
firmed the decision of the commissioner OF
the general land office in the famous case
OF Archbishop Ireland, involving title to
33l7S acres of land in Minnesota. He holds
that under the first contract, made with the
st. Paul, Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad
Company on July II, 1880, Archbishop Ire
land was not a purchaser, but that under
the second contract, made on March 10
1888, he was a purchaser. Accordingly the
lands covered by the first contracts will
not go to Archbishop Ireland, while he will
receive those under the second contract.
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Mr.. McMillan's Bill for Public
Library Site.
SELECTION OF MT. VERNON SQUARE
Why That Location is Preferred to
Others.
CONVENIENCE OF PUPILS

Mr.. Mcmillan today presented to the SEN
ate report on Senate bill $3.50, introduced
by him yesterday, to provide a site on Mt.
Vernon Square for the public library to be
built by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie.
The report quotes the article in The Star
published on the 18th instant, and giving
the first information that Mr.. Andrew Car
negie had made an offer to build a library
building in this city if Congress would pro-
vide site and maintain the same hy an
annual appropriation of not less than S1o,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

Break Expected in Nebraska Dead
lock in Few Days

LINCOLN, Neb.,January 21.-The activity
OF tieutenants Of the senatorial candidates
and the members Of the caucuses and con-
ferences held late last night points to an
early break in the senatorial balloting. 1t
Will not come today, though NJ L. Hay
wards vote will be added TO, but By Monday
II Is believed d solution will be reac he'd. The
followers OF number of the lower candi-
dates caucused separately, and while agree
ing 70 support their chiefs in today's ballot,
virtually gave notice that the agreement
ended there There is more talk of a pos
sible early caucus of the entire republican
mem hArShin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

After consultation with the Attorney Gen.
eral Secretary Long has transmitted to the
Court OF Claims all the claims for bounty
In connection with the destruction of Span
ish vessels during the late war. The claims
aggregate considerable amount and a
bill is pending in the Senate appropriating
81, ,OOO,O0 to meet such claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

Bill to Retire the Greenbacks to BE
FavOrably Reported.

FavOrabIy Reported.
The House coinage. weights and meas
ures committee today. by strict party
vote, ordered a favorable report on the sub
stitute for Representative HilPs bill to fix
the standard of value in the United States
and for other purposes.
The bill provides in substance that the
standard of value in the United States shall
be the gold dollar: that all contracts EXIST
ing and in the future shall be computed in
reference to that standard; that there shall
be established in the treasury a depart
ment of issue and redemption: that the
greenbacks shall be retired and upon re-
tirement that gold bills shall be substituted
therefor.
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REPRESENTATION, OF f,ocaI Intcre.t

The appropriations of local interest in the
river ami harbor bill will be as follows
Improvement of the Potomac river, $50, 600;
improvement of Occoquan creek, Virginia,
" 800; Improvement of Lower Machodoc,
virginia, 81. 500: Improvement of Rappahan-
noc', river, Virginia, $4,000.
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HE is FOR EXPANSION
President Adams of University of
Wisconsin Cites Precedents,
CONSTITUTION MUST Be FLEXIBLE
Consent Of the Governed Has Not
Always Been Asked.
THE RUSH TO THE TROPICS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, January 21.-
Foundation day at the University of Indi-
ana was celebrated Yesterday by an inter-
esting program. There was a very large
attendance. The principal address was
made by Dr. Chas. X. Adams, president of
the University of Wisconsin. His subject
was Colonies and Other Dependencies"
His utterances in favor of expansion of
American power and influence were en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
President Adams said that the constitu-
tional questions involved in the subject of
national expansion Were rot likely to pre-
sent any permanent embarrassment The
problem, he thought, was solved by the
Louisiana purchase, when jefferson, with
out constitutional authority, made the pur-
chase and the people acquiesced in the act.
He said the same consideration which led
to this purchase had led to subsequent eX-
tensions. The purchase of Florida, the an
neXation of Texas, the acquisition of Cali
fornia, the Gadsden purchase and the ac-
QUESTION of Alaska We're all without direct
constitutional authorization.
A Flexible Consultations.
The speaker held that a method of liberal
Interpretation of the Constitution was indis-
pensable. It adopted before the age of
steam and electricity. No one thought of
having any territory west of the Missis-
sippi. The Constitution cannot be amended
except in case of emergency. Whenever,
therefore, an emergency arises, even under
conditions entirely different from those
which existed when the Constitution was
adopted, the instrument must either bend
or break.
The maxim that the just powers of gov
ernment are derived from the consent of
the governed, the speaker said, had been
Interpreted in practical affairs with the
greatest liberality We had never asked
or even the women of the country to the
government which controls them.
In concluding DIR. Adams said:
"Civiization Is closing in upon barbarism
as never before. The survival of the tittest
seems to be the law of nations, as we'll as
the law of nature
Temperate Zone lis Occupied.
THE temperate zone is now occupied.
The prodgious contributions which science
have recently made to the processes of
manufacturing and transportation are fore
ing such a movement into the tropics as
history has never known before. Shall the
people of the United States take no part in
this world movement, and If they take part
in the movement shall they leave unpro-
tected their commercial interests at a dis
tance of thousands of miles? 1t is not diff
cult to fOretell the answer to the question.
Call it Imperialism if you will; it is simply
the beneficent substitution of republican
methods for the government of people
that have never known anything but the
dominance of raDacity and cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Capt. Mcmillan ordered Here.

Capt Marion NJ. Mcmillan, assistant
quartermaster, u. S. ", has been relieved
from duty at Huntsville. Ala, and ordered
TO this city, where he is to report for in
structions to the quartermaster general of
the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

PORT ANTONIO. Jamaica, January 21.-
An earthquake, lasting ten seconds, the
most severe n years. has occurred here
The amount Of damage 10 not known
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Lieut.. Batson ordered to ManiIa.

Lieut.. NJ A. Bstson, 4th Cavalry has
been relieved from duty on the staff of
Major General Wheeler and ordered to ioin
his troop at Manila, P. I.
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LINCOLN. Neb.. January 21.-In the vote
for senator today Hayward secured one less
than yesterday, owing to an absentee. The
vote is as follows: Allen, 81: HAYWARD. 30:
webster. 10; Thompson, I; others scatter
ing. Necessary To a choice so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

1t is learned upon inquiry at the office Of
the interstate commerce commission that
the widely copied report of an agreement
between the commission and presidents of
the trunk lines to bring about modifica-
ton of the present differentials in east
bound rates on grain and provisions to New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
Atlantic ports is untrue. The commits
sion is not and could not be a party to any
such agreement, and is not advised of any
such agreement between the carriers.
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Eighth Ballot at Dover. Del.

DOVER, Del. January 21.-The eighth
ballot for United States senator taken by
the Delaware legislature in joint session to-
day resulted: George Gray Cdem), Is; ].
Edward Addicks (repl, 10; Henry \. Du-
pont trep), 10; Francis G. Dupont Crep0
/; William S Htlles (repD, /; John B. Pen
nlngton tdem(. >: L. Irving Handy (dem)
= Absent, q; total vote, 46; necessary to
choice, "a. The joint assembly then ad-
IOurned until Mnndav
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Major Roberts to Return to Ohio.

Maj. Cyrus s. Roberts, 18th United States
Infantry, has been ordered to return to
Columbus barracks, Ohio, upon the COM
pletion of the surgical treatment for which
he was ordered to Washington D. c.. and
upon the expiration of the sick leave grant
ed him January 1S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

The report refers TO the first bill recon-
mended by the Commissioners naming the
reservation in front of the Center market
at 1th street and Pennsylvania avenue as a
site for the library building, and says that
the site proposed by the Commissioners was
selected by them for the reason that 1t was
a piece of ground centrally located, and
without question available for the purpose
proposed in so far as the title to the land
was concerned.
This proposition, however, the report con-
tinues, met with vigorous opposition on the
ground that the market house was low, and
therefore subject to occasional floods, and
the backing up of water in the sewers, and
that the surroundings were unsuited for a
llanlr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

In no other city I'm the
world can households and
families he so generally
reached by n single medium
of advertising ss can those OF
Washington through the col
umns Of The Evening star.
A. business bringcrs The
Stars advertisements are
without n parallel.
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situation at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG. Pa, January 21-The
fourth ballot in joint session for a United
States senator was taken today and result
ed as follows: Quay, 81: jerks. Al; Dalzeu
l.; Irwin, 3 Stewart. .; Huff. 3: c. w.
stone, .; Tubbs, 3; Grow, !; Markle. l.
Necessary 10 choice, Ca; paired, 112; alb
sent without pairs, T. No election
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be ranked with Mr.. Dingley, whom Mr..
Payne succeeds as leader OF the House, but
by general assent Mr.. Payne is looked upon
as the best qualified man for leadership
there is on the republican side of the House.
He is a man of wide information and is
regarded by the best judges of men as a
man of remarkably sound Judgment. He
was elected to the Fortyeighth Congress
and has been in the House since then, eX-
cept during the Fiftieth Congress. He was
very closely associated with Mr.. Dingley
in the work of the ways and means com
mittee and of the House, and Mr.. Dingiey
valued his judgment probably above that
of any other in the House.
He is particularly well qualified for chair
man of the ways and means committee, be-
ing familiar with the general tariff question
and really an expert as to several of the
important schedules. He was one of the
trainers of the tariff of 1890, and has taken
an active part in all tariff legislation or at
tempted legislation during his time in Con-
greSS. either advocating or a leader of
the opposition. He and Mr.. Dingley work
ed together in the construction of the ad-
ministration customs measure in the Fifty
fourth Congress and in the construction of
the tariff of 1897.
He is d student and very Industrious
possessing q clear understanding and ripe
judgment.
speaker and familiar with parliamentary
law, but has little talent as a presiding Of
ficer On the floor and in committee he
Will make both an able and a safe leader
The New Member.
Representative Richardson of Tennessee,
who has been appointed to place on the
committee on ways and means, is one of
the influential democrats of the House, as
shown in his selection by Speaker Reed for
this position. Mr.. Richardson is well
known throughout Washington not only
from his long service in the House but
from his connection with local legislation
and the District of Columbia committee
He is also very prominent in Masonic cir
cles. holding high rank in the Scottish Rite
When Mr.. Richardson came out of the
confederate army, which he entered as
private at the age of eighteen, he began
the study of law, and commenced practice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Suitability for a Library.

Mount Vernon Square is particularly
suited to library purposes, from the fact
that it is about in the center of the popula-
ton that would naturally use a public
library. In theory the Washington Free
Library Is an adjunct of the public schools,
and the proposed location for the library
would place the building within few mo-
ments' walk of the largest public schools in
the District, including the Central High
School, the Manual Training School and
the Franklin building.
Moreover, the site is skirted by the Net
ropoitan, the Columbia and the Capital
Traction railways and is within easy dis
tance of the City and Suburban railway.
The square is so large that the proposed
library would occupy smaller proportion
than the statues now occupy in the circles
and would be quite much an ornament to
the city.
Situated in the center of Mount Vernon
Square, the view of the building would be
obtained from Massachusetts avenue, K
street and New York avenue and would
add dignity and beauty to a portion of the
city where ornamentation is somewhat
lacking.
The committee can discover no adequate
objection to the use of Mount Vernon
Square, but, on the other hand, find that
all arguments point to ii as the location
best adapted to utilize to the fullest ex-
tent the very generous gift proposed by
Mr.. Carnegie
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1sITOytU.
Use for Market Purposes.


The original market house was a small
brick structure running from the building
line of 7th street westwardly about one
half the distance to Sth street.
Subsequently this brick structure was ex-
tended through to Sth street, and other ex-
tensions were made, until the market build
ings reached * street or New York avenue
on the south, and there were various frame
buildings and booths attached to the main
market, so that at least one-half of what
is now known as Mount Vernon Square was
used for market purposes.
In 1872 and subsequently this Northern
Liberty market, as it was known, was the
largest market in the city. 1t was de-
stroyed by the orders of Mr.. Alexander r.
Shepherd under circumstances too well
known to need recOuutiug here.
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ment showing that within eight squares of
the proposed site for the library are ten
white and five colored public school build
ings, containing 1885 white and 2.31O color
ed pupils, a total of 7,695 pupils attending
school within few minutes walking dis
tance of the proposed site.
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Approval of Northeast Citize

A petition from the Northeast Citizens
Association was today placed before the
Senate. 1t approved the Mt. Vernon Square
site for the public library, and asked Con-
gress to act promptly in providing legisla-
ton necessary to carry out the project.
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Selecting Mt. Vernon Square.

THE market house site having been dis
carded." the report continues, ''it remained
to discover another suitable site By COM
mon consent Mt. Vernon Square was fixed
upon, and the more this site was discussed
the more it grew in favor. 1t is not open
to the objection that might be made in
placing a public building in other reser-
vations, because originally Mt. Vernon
Square was not part of the parking sys-
TEN of Washington, but was the site OF
what was for years the largest market
house in the District of Columbia.
Mt. Vernon Square is one of the public
spaces of the city the fee of which is in the
United States. In 1870, in the act establish
ing a charter for the city of Washington,
Congress authorized the city corporation to
occupy and improve for public purposes, by
and with the consent of the President of
the United States, any part of the public
and open spaces and squares in said city,
not Interfering with any private rights.
I'm 1876 application was made to the Presi-
dent for authority to occupy and improve
this space or square for the purposes of
market. Authority having been granted,
market was then established and MAIN
tained until December =, 1872 when it was
destroyed.