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The times., 1899-12-08
FOR AN ARTILLERY CORPS.
Provisions of the Bingham Reorgan-
fxation Bill New Pending.

Provisions of the Bingham Reorgan-
fzation Bill New Pending.
The Committee on Military Affairs of
the House of Representatives has before
it a BILL introduced by Representative
Henry H. Bingham of Pennsylvania, TO in
crease the efficiency of the artillery branch
Of the Army The bill provides that the
present regimental organization of the ar
tillery Of the Regular Army shall be dis
continued and that complete reorganiza-
ton shall be effected.
The Bingham bill recites that the arm
shall be designated the artillery corps, and
that it shall comprise two branches, the
coast artillery and the field artillery. The
coast artillery is defined as that portion
charged with the use, care, and prsserya-
tion of all the elements of permanent for
tihcatiOn, land or coast, including subma-
rina mines and torpedo defenees. The field
artillery is defined as that mobile portion
which is fer use with an army in the field,
including field or light artillery proper,
horse artillery, siege artillery, mountain ar
tillery, and machine-gun batteries
It is set forth that the coast artillery
shall consist of ! brigadier general, who
shall be designated chief OF coast artillery;
10 colonels, IS lieutenant Colonsls, 4
majors. 126 captains, 126 first lieutenants.
12G second lieuteEants, % electrician ser
geants, observer seFgeants. one for each
established artillery post, 126 batteries, ana
10 bands.
The field artillery shall consist Of three
regiments. Each regiment shall consist
Of l colonel. > lieutenant colouels, 4 majors.
10 captains, Of whom one shall be adjutant
and ore shall be quartermaster II first
lieutsnants, of whom two shall be battalion
adjutarts and one shall be commissary: 1G
second lieuteEants, and l veterinary sur
geon, with the pay of a second lieutenant.
mounted; L sergeant major, quartermaster
sergeant batteries, and l band
Each coast artillery battery and each
field artillery battery shall be organized as
is now or may be nreecrihsd hv Iaw
The times., 1899-12-08
PUBLIC BUILDINGS WANTED.
Structures for which Appropriation
Have Reen Asked.

Structures for which appropriations
Have Reen Asked.
Among the bills introduced in the House
Of Representatives asking appropriations
for public buildings, are the following:
By Representative Roberts Of Massachu-
setts, coo for public building at Nal
den, Mass.
BY Representative Henry of Conneeti-
cut, 100000 forlan addition TO the public
building at Hartford, Conn.
BY Representative Fowler OF New .Je. sey.
$3.50, geo for the erection of a public build
ing at Elizabeth n. J.
BY Representative Kitchen OF North Car
olina, $50,G0e 10 prepare, improve, and en-
large the public building at Greensboro,
n. c.
By Representative Livingston Of Geor-
gia, $Z5,0G0 for public building at Coying-
ton, Ga.
BY Representative Davis of Florida.
SO, 600 for public building at Gainesville e,
Fla.
By Representative Livingston Of Georgia,
Sl,e00 600 for public building at Atlanta.
By Representative Grosyenor of Ohio,
5000, 600 for the erection of a memorial arch
on the Chickamauga battlefield in Tenres-
see.
By Representative Robbins of Alabama.
100000 Tor public building at Selma,
Ala.
By Representative Stevens of Michigan,
100000 for public building at Saltwater,
Mich
BY Representative Minor of Wisconsin,
$3.50, OO0 for public building at Green Bay,
Wis.
By Representative Gamble Of South Da-
kota 100000 for public building at
Deadwood, S. d.
By Representative Jones of Washington,
$7GO, COO for a public building at Seatt e,
Wash. also S35OOG0 for the same purpose
at Spokane, Wash.
The times., 1899-12-08
Slash of
Clothing Prices!
Big Sale Continues.

From one end Of the city 20 the other
the news Of the sale OF S39. 900 worth OF
clothing rings in the ears of the public and
the prices at which we're Offering high
price merchandise viii gladden. the hearts
Of money-saVing people. Profits have
been entirely ignored, and every suit or
overcoat sold to you during this sale VIII
be turned over to you at figures unheard
Of in the annals of trade. Here is indeed
a batch of startling and rare saving
prices.
We offer a fine heavy Winter Overcoat
nicely made and trimmed worth sl2, at
S4.95. Among them you will find black or
Oxford Irish Friezes also blue and black
MeItons. sizes "a to A. Mems Long Cut
listers, flannel lined. worth s12, at 1896;
Mems Genuine Covert Cloth Overcoats,
worth SIG, for this week at S545; Mems
and Young Mems Fall 0vercoats. silk or
satin lined, all the new shades CT tan and
Oxford, in smooth or rough goods at S7.95,
salable at $40; Mems Genuine Black Clay
Diagonal and Cheviot 0vereoats, worth SIS,
at S6.45. We offer Mems KeFsey and Mel
ton OyercOats at S7.95. worth s25 in blue.
black. and Oxford; Mems Genuine Carr's
Melton OveTcoats, the best manufactured,
worth SS2, go for $685. lined with satin
shoulders and cashmere body lining and
satin sleeve lining.
We offer Mems Heavy Wooden Suits, worth
$40, for 1895; Mems Cheviot Suits, black.
brown or mixtures, worth s12. for S6.95.
Mems Fine Striped Worsted Suits. in sack
or frOck style, worth S15, for s795; Mems
Check Cashmere Suits and Fancy Import
ed Worstsds, worth $16, for SS45; Men S
Fine Clay Diagonal Dress Suits, sack or
cutaway. worth $25, for 1896; Young Mems
Long Pants Suits, II 20 10 years in CASH
meres and Cheyiots, S3.25 and S4.45. worth
$40 and $12; Young Mems listers, from SO
TO SO chest measure, S4.9o and S6-45 heavy
Irish Friezes and Chinchillas; Mems Dura-
BILE Pants, CSC; Mems CheYiot and Cassi-
mere Pants, $1.45. S1.75 and $1.95; Fine
Dress Pants. worsted and rough imported
cheviots, S2.25 and $2.15, worth four times
the money.
Children's Chinchilla Refers. with large
storm or velvet collars. Sizes 4 TO 8 years.
$3.50 value for $1.39. Children's heavy
weight winter suits. Double-breasted in
blue and steel grey effects. Worth IS for
$t29. Handsome aIl-wool Children's Suit
In fine Cheviets, Cashmere, Scotch mixture
effects. Worth So for $1.S9.
25 dozen Salmon Colored Rib Underwear
Undershirts. only 75c grade. S5c; 50 dozen
extra heavy weight wool fleece lined I'm
derwear. all sizes; full regular made. 81
value 4Tc % dozen all wool Derby Rib,
extra heavy $3.50 grade, S9c; so dozen
Mems White Unlaundered Shirts, re-eH-
forced back and front, pure linen bosom.
75c grade. 33c; 100 dozen Fancy CoIored
Socks. 25c grade 10c.
The times., 1899-12-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NoTICE Is EIERERY GrvEN - -, I,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF THE IN
tentiou OF the undersigned TO apply 70
the Commissioners OF the District Os Co
lumbia or the Itch day OF December. A. d.
1859, for charter OF Incorporation under
the provisions Of an act o. Congress enti-
tied 'an act TO provide Tor the mcorpora-
ton OK trust. loan, mortgage. and Certain
other corporations within the District %
Columbia, approved October I. 1850.
The name OF the proposed company shall
be the Union Trust and Storage Company
OF the District OF Columbia.
The company is 70 be organized for tbs
purpose OF doing general trust loan.
mortgage, storage. warehouse and eleya-
tor business in the District Of Columbia.
and such other business as may be author
lied BY Sai5 act OF Congress.
The names OF the proposed corp0FatOrs
are: Arthur D. Addison. Daniel B. Clark.
Joseph Fl. CraEfoTd Michael J. Colbert.
George W Cissel. J. Maury Dove. Robert
g. Donaldson, Lynn o. DeLashmutr. ThOm-
AS NJ Gale. Bernard r. Green. George Glib
son. George T. Hamilton, Walter s Har-
ban, Rudolph Kaufman. James B. Lam
be. Frederick 3. Mcclure, Theodore J.
Mayer. J. NOta McGuI. William H. Ne
Knew. James G. Payne. Francis A Rich
ardsOn Edward J. SteIlwagen. Juhn Fl.
Small. jr-; D. Francis Saul. Charles C.
Thorn and Joseph E. Willard
noIsto dell. .inC.exS
The times., 1899-12-08
GENERAL TURoHIM IN DISTRESS
Senator Foraker Introduces Bill
fer The Veterans Relief.

Senator Foraker Introduces "a Bill
fer the Veterans Relief.
Among the bills introduced in the SEN
ate yesterday was one by Mr.. Foraker
OF Ohio to grant pension to John B..
Turshim. now a resident of Indiana, form
erIy colonel of the Nineteenth Volunteer
Infantry and afterward a brigadier gen
eral OF volunteers during the Civil War.
Turchim was born In Russia. He en-
listed in an Ohio regiment early in the
Civil War and became colonel Of the Nine
teenth While in command of that regi-
ment he was sent on an expedition TO
Huntsville. Ala. his soldiers subsisting
on the country through which they passed,
a method Of warfare afteTward employed
by Sherman in his famous march to the
sea. For some excesses committed by his
troops. for which he was held responsible,
Colonel Turchim was tried by a court
martial. of which the late General Gar
field was president and sentenced 20 dis
missal- The sentence was technically ap-
proved by President Lincoln, but he i'm
mediateIy appointed Turchim a brigadier
general of volunteers and sent him back
TO the scene Of his previous operations.
At the close OF the war Turchim was
mustered out and has since lived in IN
diana Having become infrm from age
and reduced IN circumstances he recently
applied for a pension, but the Pension
Bureau refused the application on the
ground that it vas barred by the sentence
0f dismissal and the latter was not wiped
out by the reappointment.
Senator Foraker served as a private and
first lieutenant under Turchim and viii
endeaVor TO secure the passage of the bill
granting him pension.
The times., 1899-12-08
MR.. coCKRELL's MISTAKE.
Took Part in Scnntc Proceedings,
Though Not sworn In.

Senators who are such sticklers for the
usual and orderly method of procedure" "
as Mr.. Hoar expresses it. have just discov-
cred that on Monday a gentleman, who at
that moment was not a member of the
Senate was permitted TO take part in its
proceedings without question. The Senate,
unlike the House, is perpetual body. and
at the beginning of a Congress two-thirds
are "hOIdovers.'' The one-third who pre-
sent themselves to the session for the six
year term, of course, are not entitled to
participate in the proceedings until they
have taken the oath OF Office.
Mr. CockrelI of Missouri and all the
others evidently forgot all about this on
Monday Mr.. Cockreils last term expired
on March I last, and consequently he was
only a Senator elect until the new cath was
administered. On Monday, when the SO
called credentials of Mr.. Quay were pre-
sented, Mr.. Cockrell moved their reference
to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions. The President pro ten. recognized
him, put his motion, and il was carried.
The journal Of the Senate. which records
all this. also records that Mr.. Coekrell was
not sworn in as a Senator until some time
subsequently,. Mr.. Hoar and some others
have almost had a fit over this, because
it established precedent.
Twenty-Five or more years back the late
Willard Salisbury of Delaware, who had
not been reelected 10 the Senate, on one
4th Of March remained in his seat, when
the Senate having adjourned sine die, i'm
mediately rec0nvened for new Congress.
+ The force OF habit was so strong that he
entered into 4 debate which sprang up. he
had gone on for a minute or two, when
some one behind him tugged at his cOattail
and whispered TO sit down. Simultaneous
1 ly, Senator HamIin arose and said: why,
Mr.. President, the gentleman is not a
Senator
Mr.. Salisbury turned red and white by
turns and then, making the most sweep
ing bow of apology. dropped like lead into
his seat. Care was exercised that no al
lusion 10 this was made either in the jour
nal or The Congressional Record"
The times., 1899-12-08
DATES HIS LETTER HEAVEN.

Postmaster Generals Correspondent
Renames wabash, Ind.
A letter written ostensibly from heaven
came in the Postmaster Generals mail yes
terday morning. Il was. however post
marked Wabash, Ind. 1t read as follows:
Heaven 40l22 | don't propose TO BE- deprived
Of free speech and the rights Of the use Of my
own mail on my property in any way that
suits me best, and this includes the whole United
States or any part of it.
Former Representative James ~ Tyner.
the Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoifice Department was asked to dis
pose of the communication. To his mind
heaven" was not so great a misnomer for
Wabash Ind, as his associates seemed to
think Wabash is in my old Congressional
district" he said. "and that is about as
near heaven as 1 expect to get"
The times., 1899-12-08
TO ADJUDIcATE OLD CLAIMS.
Bill to Settle Demands Arising From
the War OF 1872.

the War OF ISI2.
Representative Jones of Virginia has in
troduced a bill in the House giving to
certain States having claims for moneys
expended or expenses incurred in defence
Of the United States during the war Of 1872
the right to have the same adiudicated by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The bill provides that Whereas the States
Of New York, Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Virginia and South Carolina have claims
for moneys expended or expenses incurred
in defence OF the United States during the
war OF 1912, therefore any State having
a claim for moneys expended or expenses
incurred in defence OF the United States
in the war of 1872 with Great Britain is
hereby given the right, within one year
from the passage of this act, to file a pc
tition in the Supreme Court Of the United
States and have the same adiudicated and
determined Said court shall notwith-
standing the statutes of limitation or set
Elements heretofore made hear, determine
and give judgment upon such claims ac
cording to law; and said court shall give
such cases precedence
The times., 1899-12-08
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The times., 1899-12-08
PRAISE FROM FRENCH PAPERS.
Paris Journals Pleased Y, ith sIr. Me-
kimIey's Views.

PARIS, Dec. THE Journal" com
menting on Presidents McKinIey's mes
sage, says it is the statesmanship of an
honest statesman conscious of his response
bilities, who, before pledging his country
to difficult matters reflects on the conse-
quences.
The "Eclair" says the President is par
ticularly courteous to France. It contrasts
his sentiments in this respect to the cold
tone used toward England.
The times., 1899-12-08
PAYMENT FOR WAR LOSSES.
4 Bill to Enlarge the Jurisdiction OF
the Court of Claims.

.
the Court of Claims.
One Of the bills which, # is said, will re-
ceive prompt consideration from the Com
mittee OF War Claims, when this commit
I tee shall have been appointed. is that in
troduced by Representative Thaddeus NJ.
Mahon of Pennsylvania to confer on the
Court Of Claims wider jurisdiction with re-
gard 10 certain claims.
The bill provides that in addition to the
Jurisdiction which is now or may hereafter
be conferred on the Court Of Claims, au-
thority shall be given this court to en-
quire into certain claims for property al
/ legged to have been destroyed by C0nfeder-
ate troops in their invasions into the Penn
sylvania counties OF York, Adams, Cum
herland Franklin, Fulton. Somerset, and
Perry during the CiyiI War, and also
claims for property alleged to have been
taken or destroyed in those counties by
Federal troops. provided that suit shall be
brought within five years after the passage
Of the act.
1t is set forth I'm the bin that all ques-
tious of limitation as to time and manner
Of presenting claims shall be waived and
no & m shall be excluded from the juris-
diction Of the court because not heretofore
presented to the Quartermaster General or
other officer or department of the Govern
meut
The times., 1899-12-08
FRAUDULENT VIRGINIA BONDS.
Bill Passed to Seize All of the Old
Kendall Issue.

RICHMOND Va, Dec. Two New
York business men are here, representing,
they say, about $4,000 of the old Kendall
bonds of the State OF Virginia. These are
the worthless bonds issued by this Com
mCnwealth and the Kendall Bank Note
Company of New York. The bonds have
from time to time been sold or offered for
sale in Boston and New York.
The Senate today passed a bill, the i'm
mediate passage of which was urged re-
curing the State Second Auditor to seizs
all worthless or forged bonds of the State
offered to his Office for redemption or for
the payment OF the interest thereon. There
are about 81 GOO O0O of these forged end
worthless securities on the markets of the
East and West,
The times., 1899-12-08
SALE OF ARMY SUPPLIES.
A B5H before the SeHate Which SIM
pIifies the Present Systeni.

A BiIl before the SENATE WhicI, SIM
pIifies the Present sySteni.
The Senate Committee on Military AZ
fairs has had referred to il bill to sim
llfy The system Of making sales to Off
Gers and enlisted men Of the Army by the
Subsistence Department. To carry this into
e0ecr the sections Of the Revised Statutes
az The United States which relate to this
subject are amended by the bin so that
officers Of the Subsistence Department shall
be required TO procure and keep for sale
60 officers and enlisted men. al cost prices
for cash. such articles as may from time to
time be designated by the, Secretary Of
War, and such sales paid for within the
calendar month in which made shall be re-
EaTdcd as cash sales Sales Of such stores
ol credi, shall be made only to officers and
enlisted men who have not been regularly
paid CT who are In the field. where Fl IS
imp-actiCghle 10 procure funds. and 10 re-
cruits during their FIRST month Of enlist
meuJ The amounts due therefor 10 be
charged on the pay accounts Of officers and
on the muster and BayroIls Of enlisted
meu next after the date of purchase and
deducted from the payments made upon
such pay accounts or muster and payrolis
D. the Pay Department.
The times., 1899-12-08

30 D. m, MATILDA viig af Capt. ueUry Miller,
aged Sixty-seyen years.
TaIe notice Of funeral Saginaw. Mica. and
Long island, y. Y, papers please copy. lt
SCHLFGEL- On WejHc=ds.v. December @, lsI1
~ phiIqFrFpHia. Pa. F'I Y louise, youngest
child Of Nicholas and Edith S.I'egei
. rI GA friday al o'clock, from residence.
lI3 o Street northwest. lr
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at 80 o'clock MRS AMANDA HOLCER. the be-
q, I'd vile a the late Benjamin Hacer. az her
residence l34l a. ST. sw Leaves -four children
to mourn her loss.
Funeral on Friday December g. at ESQ o-clncs,
from Gorstich ST. F. Chapel Fgjeats ant relatives
respectively invited TEN
The times., 1899-12-08
4 New Telephone system.

Representative Sidney E. Mudd of Mary
land yesterday introduced a bill granting
franchise to the Washington Telephone
and Telegraph Company to transact busi-
ness In this city The company propose
10 give unlimited calls to business houses
for $4S per year, while the phone service
for private residences is to cost $56 per
annum.
The times., 1899-12-08
VALUE OF SILVER BULLION.
Secretary of the Treasury to Make
Report to Congress.

Report to Congress.
The Secretary of the Treasury has been
directed by the Senate through a resolu-
tion agreed to at the instance Of Senator
CoclreI to make report to that body
showing the number Of ounces and the
coming value of all the silver bullion
purchased under the act OF July H. 1890;
the coming value Of the seigniorage taer-
on the amount of Treasury notes issued
. in payment therefor the amount OF silver
dollars coined therefrom to March 4. 1897:
the seigniorage thereon; the amount Of
| Treasury notes redeemed in silver dollars
and retired to March L. 1897: the amount
Of silver dollars coined therefrom from
March 4. 1897, to December +, 1893: the
seigniorage thereon; the aniount of Treas
ury notes redeemed in silver dollars and
retired from March A. 1897, to December
/, 1899, and the amount OF Treasury notes
, outstanding December l, 1898, and the
amount If such silver dollars remaining
unused in such redemptions.
The times., 1899-12-08
Important Item omitted.

President Mckinley failed to w17tirB .1 u.s
annual message 20 Congress 90 no,.tv tac new
members that Heurich'S beer is The Best ami
purest beer br5wed in the United States There
fore il viii devoiye upon Go STAKE tntt H-,y-
rich's Maerzeu. Senate and Lager can BE- had ig
bottles by 'phouing six JhirJg four. Arlington
Bottling Co These high class beverages have the
best record for purity at the United states Agfi-
cultural Department. IS shown bg analysis ala,''
by the Government chemists.
The times., 1899-12-08
Report of House sereennt-nt-Arms.

B. F. Russell. Acting Sergeant-at-Arms
of the House Of Representatives, has trans
mitted to Speaker Henderson a statement
of the sums of money drawn and disbursed
by him from December 4, 1898. to December
4, 1899. The amount disbursed during that
period was 81 .927, 421.7S. Mr.. Russell has
also transmitted a statement of the various
articles Of property in his charge.
The times., 1899-12-08
DEBATE ON THE CURRENCY BILL
Rules Committee 10 Report n special
order for It's Confederation

Immediately after the adjournment Of
the House OF Representatives yesterday
tho Republican members Of the Commit
Tee on -RepreseItalivcs DalzeI and
Grosvenor-repaired 10 the Speaker room
10 confer on she resolution introduced by
Representative Ovcrst-cet asking the Com
mittee on Rules 70 report a special order
for the consideration Of the caucus Cur
relcy bin
The special order which vii be reported
today when the House meets provides that
the Currency bin shall be taken up Tor
consideration just after the reading Of the
journal next Monday The understand
lng last night was that the bill viii be
considered in the Committee Of the Whole.
although il Is not a revenue measure. nor
does II include an appropriation, and that
the general debate shall continue for four
days after = hich the bin viii be open 70
amendment and the debate proceed for
two DAYS under the hve-minute rule The
vote VIII be taken Saturday afternoon on
all pending amendments and the passage
of the bili.
Unless there shall be change in the
Republican programme no amendment TO
The times., 1899-12-08
DIRECT VOTE FOR sENAToRs.
Representative Lloyd of Missouri
Proposes n New LEW.

Proposes n New LEW.
The proposition that United States Sen
ators shall be elected by a direct vote OF
the people wiz, 1t is said, be brought
prominently to the front during the Fifty
sixth Congress. The advocates Of the
proposition make the argument that the
desire for the form Of election indicated
has grown stronger with the people in
view Of the failure of the Legislatures of
California. Delaware, Pennsylvania, and
Utah 10 elect and the bitter controversies
that have arisen in Pennsylvania, West
Virginia Montana. and Florida.
Representative James T. Lloyd Of Mis-
souri, has introduced in the House of
Representatives joint resolution,
which has been referred TO the Com
mittee on Elections and which provides
that the Senators shall be chosen by
direct vote OF the people Of the several
States for a period Of six years. Vacaa-
cies are 70 be filed as now provided
The times., 1899-12-08

the bill will be offered from that side OF
the House. All amendments Will come, it
is said. from the Democrats
Representative Oyerstreet will control
the time for the Republicans while Rep
resentative Richardson viii be in charge
OF the time for the Democrats.