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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
MANY MATTERS TO ATTEND TO.
senator Thurston Speaks of the nesir-
ability of an Extra Session

Senator Thurston of Nebraska was at the
treasury Department today in connection
With the exposition soon to be held at Oma-
ma. Regarding the talk of an extra session
OF Congress Senator Thurston said: "I am
inclined to believe that Congress will be
called to meet carly in October, not so much
because of imperative business, but because
OF the mass of new ana important business
to be attended to. If we do not meet earlier
than usual 1t would not surprise me to see
Congress in session until September or Oc-
tober of next year l am sure the Majority
of members would prefer to meet early this
year and get away to look after election
matters earlier next summer. IL we do not
meet until the regular time, nothing will
be done until after January. The election
of the Speaker and the appointment of
committees of the House can at least be got
ten over before the regular time by meeting
earlier. There would be little extra cost in
an early session. II there is to be cur
rency legislation il ought to be passed early,
so that it will not be misunderstood in the
fall elections
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TROOPS COMING BACK
Ger Reports the Departure of
the Pennsylvania.
aRDULB OF TRANSPORTS LEAVING
iceIlence Of the Work of the Sig
nal Corps.
He FIRES IN MANILA

The adjutaut general received a telegram
his morning from Gen. Otis at Manila, as
OllOws.
Transport Pennsylvania left for San
ancisco today; Nelson leaves 11th. CleVe-
j 18th and St. Paul 18th instant
is not known at the War Department
lat troops are being brought home on
ese transports. and. owing TO the general
lerest on this point in all parts OF the
5uuIry. the adJutant general sent cable
.essage to Gen. Otis, asking to be informed
go what troops are on each OF the trans
1rts scheduled to sail for the United
ates. as mentioned IN his telegram.
The Secretary of War this morning re
ived a cable message from General Ots
Manila saying that it is inadvlsaDie, on
count of sanitary conditions, TO send to
e United States the bodies of any more OF
6 troops who lost their lives in the Philip
nes until after the close of the rainy sea-
n and the cold weather sets in. 1t Is
vi at the War Department that this rec
nneudatiOn Of General Otis has been ap-
we'd by the Secretary of War, and that
Ie Of the dead row in the Phi ipplneS
be brought to the United States until
cold weather of the coming winter jus
= their removal
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NOT ENTITLED TO EXTRA paw
controllers Decision i'm Regard to n
Hachinist in the Navy,

In the case OF Michael Murphy. formerly
hrst-class machinist in the navy. the
controller of the treasury decides that the
claimant is not entitled to extra pay. Muir
phy enlisted April 13. 1898 for three wears
but was discharged February L.. 1899. The
controller says:
The attorney claims that as Murphy en-
hsted when war was imminent. although
before war was declared. he constituted a
part OF the temporary force within the
meaning of the act granting extra pay.
and Is, therefore. entitled to such extra paw
on discharge. He also invites attention to
the order Of the Navy Department of
March J, 1888, directing enIistments for tee
Columbia and Minnea polls and claims that
as the quota of the navy allowed by law
was then complete subsequent enlistlnents
should be regarded as enlistmeuts for the
temporary force. The attorney is in error
IN SuppoSlng that the enlisted force of the
navy exceeded the number allowed by law
at the time the claimant enlisted. What
ever class of enlisted men are TO be re-
sarQed as belonging to the temporary force
OF the navy for purposes Of extra pay. l am
clearly OF opinion that those who enlisted i'm
the regular navy for three years for gem
eral service prior to the declaration of war
90 not constitute 4 part of the temporary
force entitled to extra pay under the act
of March }, 1882
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Army Orders.

Capt. Ira l.. FredendalI, assistant quar-
termaster, U. S. V, recently appointed,
now at Cheyenne, Wyo, has been ordered
to this city for instructions.
Capt. William E. Purvance assistant
surgeon, L. S. A. has been relieved from
further duty at the United States General
Hospital Fort Mcpherson, Ga, and order
ed to San Francisco, for assignment to
duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon s. T. Weirick
has been relieved from Fort Reno, o. f,
and assigned to duty with the United States
troops at the new military station at Pyra-
mid harbor, Alaska.
The order for the discharge of Lieut. H.
c. Lansing. Z. S. V, Signal Corps has
been amended, to take effect June 20
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. p. Peed at
Portsmouth, Va, has been assigned to duty
at Havana.
Col. J. NJ. Moore, assistant quarterrnaster
general, has been ordered from this city to
Middletown, Pa, to inspect the quarter
masters affairs at that camp.
The orde' for the discharge of Capt Will
lam b. Hale, commissary of subsistence
has been amended, to take effect June >.
Lieut.. ]. H. Ford, assistant surgeon at
Savannah, Ga, has been ordered to San
Francisco for duty in the department of
California.
Acting Assistant Surgeon c. E. Donlan at
Augusta. Go, has been assigned to duty at
Lowell Mass.
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. s. Dewey, at
Fort Sill, o. T.. has been assigned to duty
at Fort Sam Houston.
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. Chas. Emory Smith, Postmaster Cen
eral will deliver the Grafton before the
literary societies of Roanoke College
June 13. The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. NJ. w. HANNA of this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. F. ]. Fisher and their son
Albert of Mount Pleasant have just re-
turned from pleasant visit to Lynchburg.
Va. While there they We're the guests of
Mr.. Thomas d. Davis. the president of
common council of that city.
Quite a number of Washing tonianS sailed
from New York for Europe today. On the
Paris were DR.. J. c. Boyd, t. 5. N; Mr.
and Mrs. n. l.. Francis. Mrs. +. Oden
Horstman and maid. Miss Horstman and
Miss Ethel Dallas Horstman, DR.. c. w.
Stiles, attache United States embassy, Ber-
lin, and Mrs. Stiles, DR.. George Tuily
Vaughan, L. S. NJ. II. S. On the Friesand
were Miss V. b. Corse, j. II. Gaines. L. S.
N; Count Albert de Lichtervelde. brother
of the Belgian minister, and Senator Sewell
of New Jersey.
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STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE
Explosive Placed Under Duluth Car Loaded
With Passengers.
No Fatalities, bat Many Injuries Re.
suit Non-Urion Motorman
Fired ON by Mob.

DULUTH, Mimi, May 10.-Rioters at
tempted to blow up West Duluth street
car with dynamite last night. There were
ten passengers in the car, and they all
received slight bruises.
No arrests have yet been made.
The strikers have been quiet for several
days, and more cars were run yesterday
than at any time since the trouble began.
a large stick of dynamite was placed ON
the track and shortly before midnight 1t
was struck by west-bound Superior car.
The car was lifted about three feet from
the ground by the explosion and thrown
on its side. The trucks and front end of
the car were torn from their fastenings
and blown a distance of thirty feet.
A non-llnion motorman on the Superior
street line was fired at last night in West
Duluth. the bullet passing through the car
window a few inches from his head.
Mobs in different parts of the city at
tackled cars with stones and eggs, one car
having its side smashed in and several hav-
Ing all windows broken.
There is some talk of having the militia
called out to protect the property of the
street railway company.
Mayor F'ruelson put on thirty extra po-
lcemen yesterday. but they seem to be
unable to cope with the mob.
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THE FIRES IN MANILA.
port From Gen. Hughes. the Pro-
N0si MarshaI

fhe adJrtaut general has received a ra-
ri from Gen. r Z. Hughes. provost mar
general Of Manila. giving an account
the fires which occurred In Manila in rb,.
ly days OF the Filipino rebellion. The
IT is Endorsed by Gen. OTIS. who saws
Gen Hughes was present in p.rson
nE the period covered and directed all
operations. and that his tac. and vigi
saved the city from cOu;Iagration..
p Hughes report shows thar the fires
clearly incendiary. and that even after
ell jEe FlpiuOs tried in every way 10
-ut their eNjinSuishment The firemen
fTed upon by persons concealed in
-. ana enoTts were made TO puncture
lose The materials Of which the
We're built. together with much OF
"a Ter in store and in the buildings
% an lHhdnnahle nature and made The
FEdiiOH Of the city very difficult. Gen.
'tS eom'uends the troops for the serv-
ley performed. and also speaks in high
"i the English volunteer fire brigade
lFpops on hand We're detachmenrs of
I'd Infantry, 2d Oregon 18th Mime
and 10Th Pennsylvania
L hughes says the lesson learned was
lhey were living in the midst of cruel
res VINO Were capable of resOrtinc. TO
means 10 further their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
AMERICAN LADIES PRESE, FED.
Queen Victoria's Drawing Room Held
Today.

LONDON, May I0.-Princess Chris;ian,
on behalf of Queen Victoria. held the third
drawing room of the season today. The
weather was fine and there were the usual
large crowds on the mall. but the CUSTOM
airy gorgeous state procession from Marl-
borough House ana ST. James Palace were
lacking as those homes Of royalty are at
present unoccupied, the Prince of Wales
being at Newmarket today and the Prin-
cess of Wales and the Duchess Of York are
out of town.
The Duke of York is still confined 10 the
house by illness. The Princess Victoria Of
Males and the Duke and Duchess OF Con-
naught were the only members of the royal
family besides Princess Christian, who
were present at the drawing room.
The United States ambassador, Mr. Jo-
seph II. Choate, and his entire ambasss-
dorial staff We're present Mrs. thoate
presented Mrs. Bates. the wife OF Lieuten-
ant Colonei Alfred +. Bates, the retiring
military attache Of the United States en-
bassy and Miss Bates; the wife and daugh-
ter of Mr.. William NJ. Osborn, consul gen.
eral of the United States at London: Mrs.
John b. Mott of Indiana and Miss Ingra-
ham. Mr.. ChOate presented Captain Alex
ander Rodgers. the temporary military at
tache of the embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
NEW GOLD STRIKE IN ALASKA,
Rich DiSGipgs Found at Point Nome
American Soil.

San FRANCISCO, May 1O.-The Exam
mar prints story regarding the new gold
discoveries at Point Nome, in Alaska,
which its advices declare exceed in rich
ness those of the klondike. The strike
is on the Snake river and its tributaries,
about twenty miles back from Cape Nome
and 40 miles from St. Michael-just out
side the ST Michael military reservation of
the United States government. The mines
are all in American territory.
Reports from miners on the ground say
that il is only six feet to bed rock and the
ground is alleged TO pay from the surface.
A stampede from Dawson and st. Michael
to the new gold field is predicted.
Leon Sloss of the Alaska Commercial
Company points out the fact that these
dtggings seem to be in a well-delined belt
which takes in the klOndike country, the
FOrty-nile and Circle City mines, the KO-
yukuk strikes and passes on through the
Snake river into Siberia. Rich finds are
also reported on the Koyukuk river, one of
the northern tributaries of the Yukon.
These are also on American soil.
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THE WEST CALLS FOR DEWEY.
Mayors of Several Big Cities Invite
Him to Come.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. - Mayor
Fhelan last night sent the following cable
gram to Admiral Dewey
SAN FRANCISCO, May o.
Admiral Dewey, U. s. N, Flagship Olympia,
Manila.
On behalf of our citizens. we, the mayors
of western cities, cordially invite you to
return by way of San Francisco across the
great ocean which was the scene of your
victory, and which you have opened to
American influence and trade. The Pacific
coast cities feel especially grateful for the
protection you afforded them. The Olympia
was built in our yards and the volunteers
who answered your call from western
homes We are all eager to show our ap
probation of your patriotic services and
would be honored by your acceptance"
The message was signed by the mayors
of the following cities: San Francisco,
Chicago Omaha, Denver, St. Paul, New
Orleans, Portland, Los Angeles and Seattle.
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RICHMOND MAY MEETING.
Convention Organizes and Does Some
preliminary Work radny.

RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-The confer
ence of Virginia democrats called to devise
plans for bringing about the nomination of
thlted states senator's by some popular
method until the Constitution shall be so
amended as to provide for electing senators
by direct vote met in the Academy of Music
today at noon.
Ihere were several hundred delegates
present, representing all sections of the
state. &C. Parker called they conference
to order. Rev. DR.. w. G. Starr offered
prayer. John Goode was made temporary
chairman. The midday session was devoted
to preliminary work. There win be an
afternoon meeting, at which the resolutions
committee Will report a plan. The senti-
meft seems to be in favor of primaries in
counties ana cities called by local authori-
ties. rather than through the medium of
the state committee. The conference will
hardly make a nomination, though it is
likely candidate will be announced after
the meeting. -
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THE CZAR'S PEACE CONGRESS.
An indication That It's Meeting Will
Not he Il Long One

The British-Venezuela arbitration which
was to begin at Paris on the oath of this
month has been postponed until June 15
An inference has been drawn from this
postponement that the cars disarmament
congress Will be brief, as Mr. Maertens. the
eminent Russian jurist is one of the Rus
sian delegates TO the cars congress. and
also one of the arbitrators on the British
venezuela question. 1T was impossible.
therefore, for him to be present at both
events. A postponement of the meeting in
Parls was thereupon arranged until June
10, WIN tne understanding that Mr.. Maer-
tens services al The Hague would NOT ha
required beyond that date. Being one of
the czar S personal representatives II is
haFdly expected Mr.. Maertens would leave
lne congress While 1t was in session so
mat the arrangement just concluded is
taken 10 indicate that the peace congress
VIII be over by June -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. Commander G. Blockinger has been
detached from command of the Charleston,
on the Asiatic station, and ordered home to
await orders.
Surgeon +. Rogers has been detached
from the Buffalo and ordered to examina-
ton for promotion.
Assistant Surgeon r. s. Brakeman, from
the Buffalo and placed on waiting orders
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. Z. Rosen-
bleuth, from the Vermont to the Buffalo
Lieut.. F. Andrews, from the Bath Iron
Works to the Pensacola.
Lieut.. j. c. Cresap, from the Vicksburg
and placed on waiting orders
Lieut.. j. b. Blish, TO the Vicksburg.
Passed Assistant Paymaster J. Fyffe
from the Annapolis to the MonongaheIa
Assistant Paymaster d. j. Chadwick, to
the Annapolis
Lieut.. f. Marble from the New York
to the Asiatic station per steamer May IL.
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Manila. as well as on the other route from
New York to Manila. The Sherman, for
instance. which arrived at San Francisco
about week ago, took on at Manila sup
ply of Australian beef. The testimony OF
the officers and passengers on the ship was
to the effect that this beef was tough ana
inferior at all points to American peer,
which the ships had used on their outward
passage Therefore Secretary Alger has
decided that the ships shall be proVlsioned
with enough beef on the outward passage
to last them through the return trip anu
TO this end the transports of the Sherman
class will be fitted out Immediately WIN
refrigerators.
The reports received at the war Depart
ment from all sources are extremely 1aVor-
able to the new transport system, ana Such
of the passengers on the Sherman as nave
called at the War Department speak III
terms of high praise of the accommodations
afforded by this fastest of transports for
both officers and men.
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AMERICANS AS BULL FIGHTERS.
One of Them Nearly Killed at Du-
range, Mex.

CHICAGO, May 10.-A special to the Rec
ord from Austin, Texas, says:
"A private letter was received here today
from Durango, Mexico, giving an account
Of the first bull fight in Mexico at which
all the performers were Americans. The
fight took place at Durango last Saturday
and was witnessed by the largest audience
ever seen at exhibitions of that kind in
that city. The performers We're D. H.
Shaw, William Fisher, Z. Z. Shaw, Percy
Sharpe, T W. Tisdale, Roy Kessel, j. W
Dobbins, H. L. Benson, Carlos Chapman,
w. W. McVea and J. W. Barnes, all well
known in that section of Mexico. The bulls
for the occasion were obtained from a
mountain ranch in that state and were
noted for their ferocity. Four bulls were
dispatched, one after another, by Barnes
and Shaw. Murphy had narrow escape
from death. He was caught on the leg by
the sharp horns Of of the bulls and
carried several times around the arena.
The fight had been advertised through
out Mexico for several weeks before 1t came
off and the American clergy in that coun-
try preached numerous sermons against
it.
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DIR. ANDREWS FUTURE PLANS.
Will Decide on Offer From Colorado
in II Few Days.

CHICAGO. May 10.-Dr, f. Benjamin An
drews superintendent of Chicago's public
schools, has not as yet made public his In
tentions in regard to the offer of the presi-
dency of the State Agricultural College of
Colorado. He has neither confirmed nor
denied the story that he expected to leave
his present position for one In the west.
He was asked last night if he had been
rendered the presidency of the college at
Denver, and he answered this In the affirm
ative.
Are you going to accept it?''
DR.. Andrews replied guardedly: "i can
not say yes or no to that question now
without doing some one an injustice"
when do you think you will be able to
state positively as to your pans?
II should think that within day or two
will be able to say something. definitely on
the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
Stretch OF MAI. DIGGLEs.
Officer OF Minnesota Regiment Who
Was Wounded by FiIfpinos.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 1o.-Maj. A.
NJ. Diggles of the 18th Minnesota, who was
wounded in the head while leading two
companies of his regiment and two COM
panies of the Oregon Volunteers in a recon-
noitering expedition near San Miguel, is a
resident of Minneapolis. and had bean for a
number of years previous to the beginning
of the war with Spain a member of the
National Guard as captain of Company 3.
The resignation of Lieut.. Col. Price, while
the regiment was yet at Camp Ramsay,
and the promotion of Maj. Fred. Ames to
the lieutenant colonelcy, made Capt. Dig
gles, who was at that time the senior cap
tain of the regiment, the junior major, and
the resignation of Gen. Reeve advanced
him another grade and made him the Sec
ond in rank among the battalion COM
uanders.
Maj. Diggles was born in Boston, May is,
1850. He spent his youth in New England.
and was educated there. For a time he at
tended military school a Sing Sing, n.
Y, and then entered Yale College, where
he graduated in the scientific course with
the class of 10 He has lived in Minnesota
thirta en- years.
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,ACIFIC ROUTE MUCH SHORTER.
oIicatiOns for Return via Suez
CnuaI Denied.

Canal Denied.
u Secretary Of War has received earn
applications from all the states west
the Mississippi having volunteer troops
the Philippines, asking that these troops
brought home to the United States by
y Of the Suez canal route instead of
cross the Pacific to San Francisco. The
applications cover every volunteer organi-
zayiOn in the Philippines. and are backed
by the personal appeals of the representa-
tiyes Of the various states now in this city.
although he would like to accommodate
the people in this matter. Secretary Algcr
|has been compelled to deny every one OF
these applications. He realizes that it
would be unfair To discriminate in favor of
any one particular regi iment, and 50 has
established d general rule applicable to all
alike.
The reasons given for the action of the
department are three in number. In the
nrst place, il is held that II would he mex
pedient 10 take the troop ships from their
regular stations on the Pacific; in the sec
,ond place tHs SueZ route is much longer
nj much more expensive, and in the third
(rIace that route Is regarded as unsafe
OWING 10 climatic conditions. at this season
OF the year, especially for troops which
! lave undergone ths fatigues and hardsh.ps
bJf long campaign in the Philippines
Experts at the War Dvps.rtr rneu- caIc1llt4
THAT there is a difference of $3.50 miles in
favor Uf the Pacific route from Manila to
San Francisco over the Surz route to New
YORK. The distance Over the former rome
Is about COCO miles, and over the latter
route about I4HD miles
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CARNEGIE OFFERS s250.0oO.
Proposed Gift to birmingham Uni-
Nersity on COnditions.

BIRMINGHAM May 10.-Mr. Andrew
Carnegie has written letter to Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain Offering TO contribute the last
f50.oe0 t$250. .G983 which Mr.. Chamberlain
is trying to raise for the University Of Bir
mingham, provided the scientific school be
made the principal department in the insti-
tuition. Mr.. Carnegie points out the great
need in England Of young scientific experts
to manage works Of the class which Eng
land must secure if she is to remain one Of
the principal manufacturing nations of the
world. He urges Mr. Chamberlain to take
Cornell University as a model, where the
scientific department has won first place in
the number of students, and gives degrees
in science in the classics. Mr. Carnegie
continues:
Il am sure that our people of Birming-
ham across the Atlantic will heartily APP
prove OF a gift to their prototype on this
side of the water; for what does not the
younger owe Of its greatness and prosperity
to the old land? Let the gift therefore. be
considered only slight acknowledge
ment of "A debt that Pittsburg. the greatest
beneficiary OF your steel inventions, can
never hope to repay
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men of America, who propose to erect an
equestrian statue of Washington In one of
the public reservations of Paris Mrs.
Field is at the head of the committed and
Sia,Vo Is in hand. The French ambassador
has suggested to the prefect of the Seine
and the president of the municipality that
a suitable public reservation be set aside
for the statue.
A statue of Lafayette also is to be erect
ed at Paris through the efforts of United
States Commissioner Peck.
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PRESIDENT ENJOYS HIS OUTING.
Taking the Medicated Haths at Hot
Springs, Va.

HOT SPRINGS. Va, May 1o.-President
Mckinley began the treatment incident to
the medicated baths of this resort this
morning. He arose later than usual and
bleakfasted with Mrs. Mckinley. His thor
ough rest of yesterday and d night Of good
steep evidently benefited him. He did not
leave his apartments until II 30 am, when
h4 stepped across the viaduct leading from
his hallway to the bath house. The Pre5i-
dent was attended by the usual officials Of
the bath department and by DR.. Itxey.
After his bath Mr.. Mckinley returned to
his rooms for short sleep. Luncheon fol-
lowed. This afternoon a drive over the
mountain roads was enjoyed.
Senator Fairbanks left here on the early
morning train.