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Evening star., 1899-03-06
THE NEXT CENSUS.
PrcIiminarieK to BE Taken by the
New Director.

The director Of the twelfth census, ex-
Governor Merriam of Minnesota, is in
Washington, and it is expected that he
will soon qualify and enter upon the duties
of his office. II is not contemplated In Off
cial circles that there will be any unneces-
sary delay in organizing the census bureau
and mapping out the work of taking The
census. A great deal of preliminary work
is necessary, no small part of which will
be the determination of questions Of pa
tronage
The President is required, under the new
law, to appoint an assistant director of the
census, at a salary of $4,000. The law stipu-
lates that this official shall be expert
enced. practical statistician, which would
seem to indicate that he will be called upon
to superintend the practical workings OF
the census taking.
The director of the census is given a large
amount of patronage. He is authorized to
appoint five statisticians at 5000 each; a
chief clerk, 81, 800; disbursing clerk, 81, 500;
one geographer, S2,50o; five expert chiefs
of division. 1T 5000 each; two stenog-
raphers, at 5000 each; together with an
unlimited number of clerks of class ], copy
lists, messengers and skilled laborers. The
higher grades of clerks are limited In num-
Der. as follows: Ten of class 4, fifteen Of
class 3, twenty of class ?.
The supervisors of the census, not to ex-
ceed 800 In number, shall be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate
They are to be selected six months prior
to the date fixed for commencing the
enumeration. One is provided for the Dis
trict of Columbia, one for Hawaii and one
for Alaska. No mention is made of Porto
Rico or the Philippines. The supervisors
are to be paid in proportion to their work,
the minimum. compensation being fixed at
$1,000. The special agents to be appointed
shall receive SO per day salary, their travel
ing expenses and So day for subsistence.
The law provides that the chief clerk, the
statistiC.anS
shall be subject to such examination as the
director shall prescribe. No examination,
however, shall be required of enumerators,
special agents. nor OF employees below the
grade of skilled laborers at $500 per annum.
Employees In the departments whose sery-
ices may be specially desired by the director
of the census not exceeding six in all, NAV
be transferred without examination, and at
the end of the service be eligible to appoint-
ment IN any department without additional
examination when vacancies occur.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
CONTEMPLATED CUBAN BOND ISSUE.
1t Will Not BE Recognized or Indorscd
by This GOYernmeuf.

1t is officially stated today that under
no conditions will the government of the
United States consent to recognize in any
manner any financial obligations issued by
the so-called assembly OF the Cuban army
now in session near Havana. Should this
body see fit to authorize the issue of bonds
for any purpose the government of the
United States will not be led into guaran-
teeing them, and they must stand on their
own resources in that matter
1t has come to be known here that this
Cuban assembly is being strongly Influenced
by some adventurers to engage in whole
sale bond issue, and back of It is the pur-
pose of securing the Endorsement of the
United states government for the scheme.
The United States government has not
so far recognized this assembly officially
and. although it cherishes none but friendly
sentiments toward it, the government does
not lose sight of the fact that the body is
composed only of representatives of the
Cuban army, and distinctly does not repre-
sent the people of Cuba.
The proposition which the assembly is
discussing appears to be one coming from
some unknown individual to loan the
Cubans the sum of eight or ten million dol
lars, demanding in payment bonds to the
amount of about s20,000.0o0 1t is believed
that not one dollar of cash is expected to
be advanced by the promoters of this pro-
Ject. but that they count on simply floating
big bond issue. and, after securing the
Endorsement of these by the United States
government. to sell them at a great profit
rms proposition was obviously unsound
on its face, but to the surprise of the ad-
ministration, the Cuban assembly has been
SO credulous as to contemplate favorably
Its acceptance as far as they are compe-
tent to accept anything of the kind AS
ALREADY stated, the United States govern
ment does not look upon the assembly as
competent at all in this matter, and Will
certainly not lend its support TO any bonds
issued by it.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
LIBRARIAN PUTNAM RECOySIDEps
Now Ready to Accept Offer of Presi-
dent Mckinley

BOSTON, March 6.-Herbert Putnam.
librarian of the Boston public library. has
said that he will accept tn epost of libra
rian of Congress. previously rendered to
him by President Mckinley, in case the
offer is renewed.
Members of the Senate are satisfied that
the President will not reappoint Mr. Bar
rows librarian of Congress- but that Mr.
Putnam will be named fer that place Mr..
Putnam is spoken of as entirely satisfac-
tory to every member of the Senate, as he
is regarded as one of the best euuipped
librarians Of his day. Mr.. Putnam. it is
understood, will accept the position with
an understanding with leaders in the SEN
ate that his salary will be made at least
equal to the one he now has as librarian
of the Boston library.
Senators Lodge and Hoar were at the
White House today, but the question of the
appointment of a librarian of the Congress
sional Library was not brought up by them.
The President did not mention the matter
to any of his callers during the day. 1t is
generally believed, however, that the Presi-
dent will again offer the position to Mr.
Putnam. Before nominating Mr. Barrows
the President offered the position to Mr.
Putnam, who declined.
If the President does not see fit to again
offer the place to Mr.. Putnam, he has a
large list OF candidates to select from.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
NOT MEN ENOUGH FOR THE NAVY
Some of the Vessels VIII Have to Go
Out of Commission

The officials of the Navy Department are
feeling grateful for the small measure Of
relief extended by Congress In the in
crease of the force of enlisted men, though
the total is still inadequate under sound
practice for the needs Of the navy. Con-
gress authorized the increase of the force
to 1850 men. Last Saturday there were
In the navy 1911 men. The officials think
that they can contrive to get along for
the present with 1850 men, and while
they will not be under the necessity of
putting out of commission any of the lar
ger ships now In active service they will
be left absolutely without provision for
manning the big battle ships Kearsarge and
Kentucky, now nearly complete at New
port News, or the cruiser Albany, almost
finished at Armstrong; in England. The
narrow restriction Will ob,ige the depart
ment TO put some ships out of commission
that are now in active service In order TO
man these ships. the government Is OBJ
ligated to take them off the contractors
hands as soon as they are complete.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
THE H A w Al IA N BILL
Representative Hit Talks Of the Effects of
the Failure of the Measure.
Some Embarrassment May Arise, but
the Men in Power May
BE Trusted.

One of the measures which failed of en-
actment in the last session of Congress was
the bill to provide a form of government
for Hawaii. The bill was reported to the
House and Senate, but did not pass either
body. The common belief was that the su-
gar trust prevented its passage in the Sem
ate, and the knowledge that it would fail in
the upper body deferred the House from
wasting time in it's consdera lion.
There has been considerable speculation
among the friends in Congress of Hawaii
as to the effect upon conditions in the
islands of the failure to enact the legisla-
ton demanded. Every one grants that
there will be much embarrassment, but to
what extent, no one can approximate at
this time.
Repres sntative Hit of Illinois, chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs IN the
last Congress, and who was of the Ha-
waiian commissioners, is probably as con-
versant with Hawaiian affairs as any pub
lie man in Washington. MIR. Hit was asked
today by Star reporter for an expression
of opinion upon what may be expected in
Hawaii between this time and the reas-
semDiing of Congress, and the enactment
of proper laws.
Mr.. Hits Views.
II am by no means inclined to take a
hopeless view Of the situation" said Mr..
Hit I'm the first place, too much trust
and confidence cannot be placed in the men
who are now at the head of affairs in Ha-
wall They are men of ability, of exper-
ierce in handling the government. They
have bean tried in the fire and have stood
the test. We may depend upon it that they
will conduct the business of the govern
ment in the best manner possible.
1T is true that embarrassments will
arise For instance. a strict construction of
the existing law, or rather absence of law
would permit criminals to go free, because
of conflict between the United States
laws and the local regulations. But it is
not to be considered that any such con-
struction will be placed upon the case
The courts will see to it that public order Is
conserved.
Another great source of difficulty will
be in the determination of admiralty oues-
uons. As a matter of fact, they will not be
determined, but the people viii have to
worry along as best they can. AS for Gus
toms questions, l think the President will
have sufficient power, in the absence CT
specific legislation, to settle them.
Il believe that when the next Congress
convenes. it will be possible to secure con-
sideration for the Hawaiian bill and to
enact a comprehensive law for the islands
In the meantime, the ability and integrity
of the mcn in charge of the government
there will be a sufficient safeguard for the
interests of the people"
Evening star., 1899-03-06
CASUALTIES NEAR MANILA.
Killed and Wounded in Saturdays
Fighting Reported.

F1EhffnE HepOrtPU.
The following telegram was received from
General Otis today:
MANILA March 6, 1899.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Additional casualties March 4, near San
Pedro, Hacati, Luzon: killed-Third Ar
tillery. Battery G, Private John Toiza.
Wounded-First California, Company G,
Privates Louis II. Barean, abdomen, Sc
we're: l., William II. Wheeler. thigh, mod
crate: 23d Infantry E, First Sergeant
Henry S. McFadden, chest, slightly in
jured: 1st California. G, Sergeant Frank
S. McNaly, sprain ankle in action; list Ne
braska, X, Private James Wildon, rup-
tured in action February 22 at Jaro, Pa
nay March 1 and 2. respectively, kil,e
18th Infantry, c, Privates Joseph w.
Everington; A, William f. Brings.
OTIS.
Evening star., 1899-03-06

You have spoken of the pending bill in
Congress. That is not necessary to entitle
a man to restoration on the pension rolls.
All he has to do is to file application for
restoration, be examined, and rated accord
lngly. We have already received number
of applications for restoration and l am
curious to see how the pensioner is going
to reconcile his application for restoration
with his application for admission into the
army. In the first he swears he is disabled,
while in the second he is equally positive
he Is sound of mind and body and free from
disease"
Evening star., 1899-03-06
FoREsEE DIsFRANCH1sEMENr.

Alabama Republicans Are Opposed to
constitutional Convention.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 6.-The pro-
posed constitutional convention for Ala
bama is being vigorously opposed bA the
republicans of the state. The Republicans
claim that the convention will disfranchise
the negro and otherwise embar1ass their
rights. rights The convention Twin be held In
Evening star., 1899-03-06
THE NEWS FROM DAWSON.
UnprOmising Business 0utlOok-In
dlans Shoot Refndees. hy Mfktake

dians shoot Refndeer by Mistake.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March Ga let
ter from Dawson City says: ''The first in
stallment of reindeer belonging to the Unit
ed States relief expedition arrived here
January 6 in charge of the Lapland herd
ers. The last days run was sixty miles
Large numbers of the reindeer are said to
have been slaughtered by the Indians, who
mistook them for wild aHame. The rem
nant will be driven to Circle City.
The business outlook for Dawson during
the year Is most unpronliaing. Hundreds Of
people are migrating to- more congenial
climes. and the retail TRADERS yeomplain that
they have more outfits offered for sale than
purchases sought. Even the saloons and
gambling houses are repertedsto be making
no profits. No new gold discoveries of inn
portance are reported
Evening star., 1899-03-06
Personal aIentian.

Mr.. VIM. F. GUIDE of A. GUIDE Il Bro. the
junior ex-president of the Society of Amer
lean Florists, left for Detroit. Mich, this
morning TO attend the annual executive ses-
sion of that organization.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
Director Merriam Calls.

One of the early callers at the Interior
Department today was ex-Gov. William r..
Merriam, the new director of census. He
called to pay his respects to the Secretary
and left after exchanging greetings.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
Ex-senator Faurkner rmproy,nr.

Ex-senator Faulkner of West Virginia,
who has been in the south for some time on
account OF ill-health, has reached Washing
ton. His condition is very much improved
and his family are encouraged. Today he
went out, tempted by the fine weather
Evening star., 1899-03-06

No other paper In the world
reaches SO large n percent
age of families in the city
where printed as does The
Evening Star in Washington.
As an advertising medium
for the District of Columbia
The Star is therefore without
an equal.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
Capt. Baird Discharged.

Capt. Samuel Baird, assistant quarter
master. U. s. ". has been honorably dis
charged the service OF the United States,
Evening star., 1899-03-06
WAKEFIELD APPOINTED.
He Has Been Made Postmaster ot
Baltfmore.

Late this afternoon the President ap-
pointed Mr.. 8. Davies Warfeld postmaster
Of the city OF Baltimore.
Evening star., 1899-03-06
Thanked the President.

Ex-Representative Walter Evans, who
was nominated and confirmed as district
judge of Kentucky on Saturday, was at the
White House to thank the President today
He received his commission and took the
oath OF office before Justice Harlan
Gen. Powell Clayton United States min
lister to Mexico, who is in this country on
leave, was one of the days callers at the
White House
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-18
MODERN GRANoMoTHERs.

You wonder where they've gone to- those
grandmothers of yore,
With such quaint old nursery jineles that
we always cried for more
with their Spectacles and aprons, and their
ruffied muslin caps
And their puffs of snowy hair, and their
broad enticing laps?"
Why, they've gone, dear, with the children
of those old and happy days,
When little ones were little ones. in
thoughts and acts and ways;
When everything was different and simpler
lives were led.
Those days are gone "the times have
changed" with that the whole is said
The grandma of the modern child must
crimp and talk and dress
II not, 1 fear, the modern child might love
her grandma less,
For lads and lassies of these days are crit
ical, 1 ween,
With a grandma of Eye olden time" they
wouldn't once be seen.
But, after all, beneath the dress, and this
we won't forget
That grandmas grandma, now as then, her
love is ours yet.
And if the children turn to her-demand
her love and care,
They'll find that underneath it all the
grandma's always there.
Boston Transcript
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-18
SYNOPSIS.
copyright 1895, by d. Appleton & Co.
All lights reserved.l

Master Ardick, just reached his majority
stating his case to one Houthwick a ship
master, is shipped as second mate on the
Industry bound for Havana. Mr.. lynn,
the supercargO, describes a sail. The
strange vessel gives chase, but is disabled
by the Industry's guns The Industry is
little damaged, but HOuthwick and one
Of the crew are killed. Sellinger. first mate,
takes charge and puts into SidmOuth to
secure a new mate. Several days later,
when we'll out to sea, an English mer-
chairman is met, whose captain has a let
ter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at Havana
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing un
der the kings commission to take Panama.
One night little later, the English vessel
having proceeded on her course, Ardick
learns of q plot among the crew, headed by
Pradey, the new mate, 20 take the In
dustry and join Morgans fleet. Ardick
consults Mr.. lynn. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the
cabin, makes through the door and arOuSeS
the crew. Capt. SelIinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The crew break through the now
barricaded door, but are forced to retire
having lost seven of their number Sell
linger is for Immediately falling upon the
mutineers, but lynn argues that they are
a light crew but still more than two to their
one
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last observation. Then, such being the
figures, what say you we should de-
duce from them-in other words, how
shall we lay our course?"
WELL" he said, with a bitter look
into the south, ''had we yonder boat
could fetch you a straight answer, but
what navigator shall lay you enc
course of a raft? 1t will be as the
wind says. AS it holds now, we might
strive to make the Bermudas; but by
the looks of the sky and the smell O.
the air there should presently be a
change, and it is odds that it fetcaes
then from the north"
by which it seems" said the super
cargo rather gravely, that we are in
a worse case than l had conceived, and
can do little save wait and trust in
God. had thought" he added more in
his usual manner, that this was the
trade wind, which we count to be in a
manner steadfast."
aye, and so it is" answered the
captain, "only not at present con-
firmed and with staying weight in it.
But since it is better to do something
than nothing and no harm can come
by it, we will set the sail. Master Ar
dick. pluck the mast from among the
rattle yonder, fetch that large piece of
canvas, and let us see what this craft
will do under cloths"
1t came like a hit of cheer to have
this rational thing to do, after such a
solemn go-round, and 1 made haste to
overhaul the spar and canvas and fetch
them aft. Here was the clearest space,
and I spread the articles out. and the
captain and I fell to work. In a very
little time we had the affair ready. and
1 carried it forward and put it in place.
ITO BE Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-18

words, his head rose above the poop
ladder.
SAT the helmi" he called out, COM
posedly.
"Aye, aye!" answered, almost a
tremble with anxiety. How fares
it?"
"Not over WELL" he returned, with
the same GOODNESS. ''Pradey has stove
the boats and spiked at least part OF
the guns. But the captain would have
you below"
''Yet a word" said, as I gave up the
tiller. SIS the ship scuttled?"
$50 the captain conceives. He
whipped into the cabin, to note from
the window whether the gig was stove
or no, and as he was returning de-
scended for a bit to the storeroom. He
reported the hold all a-wash."
"Then we are indeed in the plight of
your inconvenient kittens!" cried,
iinging myself with all speed toward
the poop ladder.
The captain conceived it wise to pay
q visit to the hold, for, although he had
made sure that there was great and
unusual body of water there, he had
not determined the rate at which it
was gaining, nor, beyond question,
| that it had made to a point where
| there was no hope in striving with 1T.
| We advanced intO the 'tween-decks,
accordingly, and from thence descend
! ed to the hold, where we Immediately
perceived that the worst of our fore
! bodings were justified. In soOth, it
was assure turn of work enough, for
! the bottom had been clean pierced.
! With our little force towork the pumps
we could no more than partially re
! lieve the ship, and could effect moth
! ing in curing the trouble, which was,
! in a word. past our mending. We
returned at once to Mr.. lynn, and the
captain, bravely and cOOlly, as it
seemed to me, reported the thing as it
| stood. The sUpercargo looked grave,
! but not dismayed. and said that since
! such was the situation he presumed we
| must forthwith set about constructing
raft.
aye" answered the captain, briefly.
Follow me and we will at it,
We did not stop to try the well. know
! ing nearly enough what it would show,
but proceeded with all haste to pre-
pare our material and put it together,
being assured that we had no time to
lose. Some spare spars were first laid
down as a frame for the structure
other and lighter spars were placed
| nd firm u n
spaces between were filled in with
such material-small planks and the
like-as were ready to be come at
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Over all we placed the two cabin doors
and the main part of the boards that
had formed the bulkhead forward of
the 'tweCn-decks. Empty breakers, or
water casks, were then dashed along
all sides to act as bulwarks, and the
structure was finished. We launched
her without much trouble, the sea run
ming light and there being only a small
wind, and when she was clear of the
tackle we brought her under the quar-
ter, and with great haste-fOr now the
ship went heavily and showed how
nearly she was waterlogged-we fitted
her out.
she is beginning TO SETTLE" said /,
just as we got the last things put over.
YES" answered Capt. Sellinger;
''but she may not go down for little
time, for all that"
He seemed loath to quit his good
ship, and | could not wonder; but yet
there was little room in the business
for sentiment. We finally cast off, and
[ put over our oar and sculled off a
matter of 100 yards or so, where we
hung for a little space, at the cap
tain's desire, to watch the end of the
poor craft. We had hardly any time to
wait. Of sudden she seemed to give
great jar, steadied, and almost stood
still, and then, with a fling upward of
her stern, plunged down, and in almost
an instant wallowed from sight. The
broken waves swung in, riding in rings
above her vanished masts, and the
space she had occupied was open sea
like the rest.
Till the Industry had thus come to
her end we could not fetch our minds
to other concerns, but now the cap
|: tain gave sigh, which seemed to
break the spell, and we stirred in our
places and presently fell to talking.
The longboat was still lifting and fall
ing on the swellS to the south of us,
her sail not very well filled on account
Of the light breeze, but yet already
considerable distance off, and slowly
gaining. For ourselves, we had hoist
ed no canvas, and were making no eff
fort to come upon any course, and
were therefore merely slipping gently
to leeward.
Pray, where do you prick us down
on the chart?" inquired Mr.. lynn of
the captain, after we had speculated
little upon the weather and the pres
ent mild wind.
Coming at it as near as may be, :"
answered Capt. Sellinger, I'VE should
be in 30 of north latitude, and in lOngi-
tude may be 60. That would fetch us
somewhat above 100 miles east of the
Bermudas, and near to 500 miles from
our port"
Il had thought bit farther north
and east" returned the sppercargo.
"but doubtless 1 am astray IS to your