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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16

Preparations for the Collection of
Statistics.

Owing to the fact that the statistics of
| florists business, which the census Office
requires. relate almost entirely to the year
, 1899, a plan las beer formed for taking an
early census of Horticulture by mail, OH
special schedules. and to tabulate and pub
Iish the returns thereof early, while other
branches of the great work of enumeration
are in progress.
There are approximately 10,500 florists in
the United States. The names and address
cs of a majority of them have been OBJ
tanned and classified by the division of agri-
culture in the census office. and each known
proprietor will soon receive copy of the
special schedule devoted to this interest. 1t
will be accompanied by list (as far as as
cortaned) of all the florists in his section, to
he by him corrected, added to and returned
to the department for use in making The
record complete and reliable.
No private individuals will be permitted
tC have access to the schedules after they
have been filled out and returned nor will
the names of persons or firms giving in
formation be published in the census re
port. Figures only will be used and pub
lished, and the entire process and record
Of gathering information will be confiden-
tial
As the law requires the regular enumera-
tors to obtain certain information as to
tenure. value, etc, during their visits in
June, the next census of Horticulture. If the
lltllStS III -NIStiNtS SIldli pe prompt ana con-
scientious in filling out and returning the
special schedules soon to be sent them, Will
be the most perfect in history.
They will be put to no expense. as the
Lecessary stationery, with envelopes prop
crly franked, will be provided for their
use.
Director Merriam suggests and requests
that the agricuturists of this country use
some of their spare time between now and
June next in preparing themselves to an
swer promptly and accurately the questions
relative to the acreage quantity and value
Of crops: the quantity and value Of all
farm products. animal and vegetable; the
cost of fertilizers and farm labor. and, in
fact, all the items of farm operations for
the calendar year 1899 which the census
enumerators are by law compelled TO as
certain. This he says, will result in full
and accurate census, which is what every
body desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
TO BE CONSUL AT CANTON.
Robert NJ. McWade Named to Succeed
DR.. BellOe.

The President today sent to the Senate
the name of Robert NJ. McWade of Penn
sylvania to be consul for the United States
at Canton, to succeed DIR. Edwin S.
Bedloe. This nomination closes the Incl
dent in DR. Bedloes case. So far as can be
learned DR.. Bedloe left the Department of
State by resignation. and bears Its good
will. There never was the slightest charge
against his honesty and integrity, according
to the department officials. The trouble in
his case grew out of the action of his
Interpreter, but DR.. Bedloe, being the prin-
cipal officer. was compelled to bear the
brunt of the complaints. He was unfortu-
nate with his dealings with the higher Off
cials of the Chinese empire at Canton prin-
cipally through the misleading action and
advice of his interpreter. These things
conspired to make Dr. Bedloe persona non
srata to the Chinese government, and he
felt himself called upon to resign rather
than embarrass the Department of State.
Mr.. McWade is resident of Philadelphia
and for many years was city editor of the
Public Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
The Webster Statue.
A TRANS-PACIFIC CABLE.
Secretary Long and Admiral Bradford
Favor Government Construction.

Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Brad
ford appeared before the Senate commtte ee
on naval affairs today in advocacy of the
construction OF Pacific cable by the gov
ernment. The Secretary's statement was
general and related entirely TO the FEAST
bility of the plan and its advantage over
doing the work by private enterprise.
Rear Admiral Bradford detailed the op-
erations of the collier Nero, which is now
engaged in making a preliminary survey
of the proposed line west of Honolulu. He
said that the survey had been completed
and that the Nero was now on its return,
making zig-zag survey.
According to the reports made of the pre-
limnary work the proposed cable was en-
tlrely practicable. 1t is. to run from San
francisco to Honolulu, thence via the Mid
way Islands and Guam to Dingala bay Is
lahd OF Luzon, with a spur for commercial
purposes to Yokohama. The average depth
between Honolulu and Midway is 2,7O0
fathoms, between Midway and Guam. 5000,
ana between Guam and LuZon, $500. He
estimated the cost at 81 ,050 per knot, which,
with the amount necessary for steamers,
ofnces, etc, would bring the cost up to
SlO,0O0OO0. He placed the entire length of
the cable at s.294 knots, which allows 20
per cent for slack and detours.
In connection with his statement Admiral
Bradford said that he understood the aver
age expenses of the War Department for
messages to Manila to be about 81 900 per
day, sshd that the total of the expenditure
of she Navy Department had amounted to
Sz6, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16

Feeling at the Department Regardin,
Charges Against Merrill.

1t is said of the Navy Department tha [
there has never been 4 complaint from
the South Atlantic station of any llI-treat-
mcnt by Commander Merrill or any other
OF the naval officers on the station. Touch
ing a story said 10 have come from Bue-
nos Ayres, which is the summer headuuar-
tors of the fleet, to the effect that some
OF the Marb!ehcads men have been Ill
treated by Commander Merrill OF the Mont
gomery, the officers on duty at the nariga-
tion bureau declare that they attach no
credit to the statement. The Marbehead
and the Montgomery Were together during
the past summer, and is usually the
case with sister ships there was some
jealousy between the men. Naturally, an
der these conditions the Marblehead's men
would not relish a transfer to the Monigom-
cry, and just such complaint as that made
against Commander Merrill might be ex-
pccted to result.
The officers at the Navy Department who
know Merrill assert that he has not the
faintest suggestion of a "suudowner'' about
him. and if there were cause for complaint
the naval regulations afford easy rem
edy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
ELECTRIC ROAD TO PIT. LOOKOUT.
Articles of Incorporation Filed at
Annapolis Today.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS, Nd, jan
Lary 16-Articles Of Incorporation were filed
with the secretary Of state creating the
Washington, MechanicsvilIe, LeOnardtown
and Point Lookout Electric Railway Com
pany. The incorporat0rs are Comfy X
Jones and Frank r. Tenney of Philadel-
phia. John T Ballinger, Giles F Dyer, b
Harris Camailter and Jos. F. Morgan of
Maryland. The capital stock is 81 100000
in 2o."n shares The articles state that the
object Of the company * to build a railway
from W a-hlrGtpu, through Prince Georges
Charles ana ST Mary's counties. to Point
Lookout AT the mouth Of The Potomac riv-
The papers were filed by Mr. Francis V,
King, m,mber of the house of delegates
II rom St Mary : county. and il Is report ed
here that Senators P.nrose and Quay of
Pennsylvania are at the back of the cor
ppTa1iuu and that Mr. Penrose will be the
president when II Is organized. II is also
understood that 4 bill viii be introduced in
thu general assembly rynf.rrIng additional
powers Oh The company. which will enable
n" promoters Of The enterprise to increase
the capital stock and extend the road to
Other points than those named in the ar
JlgLe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
AMENDING CIVIL SERVICE law
Bill Prepared by a Committee of tn.
G. A. n.

Representative Lacy of Iowa has intro
dUced in the House bill amending the
civil service law in relation to soldiers of
the civil war. The bill was prepared by
the committee on legislation of the G. A.
r. of the Department of the Potomac, Can't.
II. A. Cobaugh, chairman. 1t is as fol-
lows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States Of
America, in Congress assembled that in
every executive department of the United
states government. and in each and every
branch thereof. whether reached by COM
petftive or non-competitive examinations
under the civil service laws Gn which case
the rules and regulations affecting the
same shall so providc) honorably dis
charged soldiers. sailors or marines. who
served as such between April - 1861 and
August 26 1865. and their widows. shall he
certified and preferred for appointment 10
and retention in employment in the public
service, and for promotion therein. ape
loss of limb or other physical fmpairroont
which does not in fact incapacitate shall
not disqualify them, provided they possess
the business capacity necessary to dischar,ra
the duties of the position involved And per-
sons thus preferred shall not be removed
from their positions or reduced in salarv
or grade except for good cause, upon com
plant and after hearing
Section .. That all laws or parts of
laws inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16

Taking Precautions Against the
Plague at Honolulu.


Surgeon General Sternberg has received q
letter from Maj. Blair D. Taylor, surgeon,
L. S. A, in regard to sanitary conditions
in Honolulu. The letter is dated Honolulu.
H. l., December % 1899, and is as follows:
"Since my last report there have been five
deaths in the Chinese quarter of Honolulu
fiom bubonic plague two yesterday.
Guards have been placed around the in
fected district. and every precaution possi-
BILE has been taken to prevent the introduce
ton of the disease among the troops. In
my opinion Chinatown will have to be
burned up and rebuilt on a sanitary basis
before the plague can be stamped out. Such
a course. l understand, is now being con-
tcmplated by the authorities"
Surgeon General Sternberg says that the
situation in Honolulu appears to be well in
hand, every precaution having been taken
by the local health authorities and the
United States marine hospital service, and
therefore calls for no action at his hands.
So far, not a single case of the plague has
appeared among the United States troops,
and owing to the thorough methods adopted
to guard against the introduction of the
disease it is not considered likely that it
will extend to the military reservation. The
troops are kept under strict discipline, and
are not allowed to leave the reservation eX-
cept on military business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
Commission Has Sent 1t to the Pub
lie Printer.
is DIVIDED into SEVERAL BOOKS
First Volume Devoted to the Po-
litical Issues Involved,
RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND

The Philippine commission today COM
pleted its report and dispatched il to the
public printer. Proofs of the first secriop
are expected tomorrow, and there is eyery
reason to believe that the first volume at
least. can be laid before Congress within a
week Because of the pendency of the
Philippine question just now before Con-
gress, it is regarded as desirable by the
commission that this material be submitted
at the earliest possible moment
A Splendid Atlas
The report is voluminous and arranged
in an orderly fashion that will make it par
ticularly valuable for use. as a reference
work. 1t will be divided into several vol,
umes and one interesting feature will be a
splendid atlas of the Philippine archipelago.
specially prepared for the commission nv
the Jesuits. This has been turned over to
the coast and geodetic survey for repro
duction.
Political Issues Involved
The first volume, which is TO be brought
out Immediately, is devoted entirely to the
political issues involved in the ACQUISITION
of the Philippines. 1t sets out the instruc-
uons of the President TO the commission
and describes the operations of the COM
mission under those Instructions Then
ioiioW chapters on various SubiectS-gOV-
ernment, currency, the Chinese question
naval requisites, etc. OF these subjects the
one treated at by far the greatest length
is the question of government and that
section Of the work, with it's exhibits. will
occupy from one-hall to two-thirds of the
volume. II describes the government un-
der three heads-first. that existing in
Spanish times; second, the reforms desired
by competent Filipinos under that system:
third, the plan of government suggested by
the commission on the basis of their expe-
rience, in setting out the aspirations of the
Filioinos themselves
Resources of fEae Islands.
The second volume will be devoted to the
resources of the island. and these are suffi-
cfently important and numerous to occupy
full volume in their description. Other
volumes will follow, containing the great
mass of testimony taken by the commits
sion in pursuance of the Presidents in
structions. Altogether. r4le commission
feels that it has covered the ground with
great thoroughness, and as its informa-
ton has come from all sources the facts
set out in the report cannot be easily con-
troVerted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
lhOSe on Which Work Has Been Sion.
ped or Never BeSun

MIR. Taylor, the assistant secretary of the
treasury in charge of public buildings, is
preparing for transmission to Congress a
list of public buildings in the United States
on which work has been stopped or never
begun because of the increase in price of
building materials and the shortage of the
appropriation. He will soon submit this to
the committees of Congress having these
matters in charge.
There is a large number of cities in the
United States which We're voted money by
Congress for suitable public buildings. The
buildings have never been started in MANY
of these because 1t was seen that the work
would not be undertaken by contractors
within the appropriation by reason of the
steady rise in prices of building material.
Sites have been secured and everything is
ready except the required amount of money
The committees of Congress asked our
office for estimates on public buildings
suited to such and such cities We gave
those estimates. Congress then cut down
the estimates, and on top of all that comes
the heavy rise in prices,'' said Mr.. Taylor
Il told a congressional committee a few
days ago that there was one of three things
to do-appropriate more money, put up
cheap buildings or do nothing. The mem
bers of the committee apparently agreed
with me. Our policy should be to complete
those which have been started and those
already agreed upon and to appropriate
sufficient money to finish those where the
appropriation is now insufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
OVER 100000 SUBSCRIBED.
Success of the Appeal for the Lawto



The following subscriptions to the Law
ton fund have been received by Gen. Corbin
since the 18th of January:
Subscriptions of citizens of San Fran
cisco, Cal, and the Pacific coast, through
Gen. VIM. r. Shafter and A. A. Watkins,
chairman of the citizens committee, 81
1870; additional subscriptions deposited
with Messrs. kidder, Peabody & Co.. Bos-
ten, $50; additional subscriptions of cit
iZens of Indianapolis, Ind, through The
Press, $3.50: citizens of Des Moines, Iowa,
s165; subscriptions of the San Francisco
Examiner and others, $123.50; Gen. Leon
ard Wood so; Eduardo Farrer, Havana,
$50: Gen. William Ludlow. 50; citizens of
Cleveland, Ohio (additionaD, through My
ron T. Herrick Sl94; members of Company
E. I'd Infantry, Fort Thomas, KY, So; ad-
ditional sui: ,riptions of citizens of Mil
waukee, through Gen. Charles King, $50;
contributions from Soldiers Orphan School,
at Chester. Pa. s22.3O; citizens of Butte,
Mont, through Inter-Mountain, $40.50; cit
izens of Detroit, Mich. (additionaD, through
Col. Frank J. Hecker, S22.31; citizens of
Lexington. through the Leader, $40: Mas
ter Fletcher Chapman Miles and Master
Humphrey B. Miles. Cleveland. Ohio. s.
each; through Ohio State Journal, Column
bus, Ohio, 81, making total of S9O,909.33.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
Army Orders.

Lieut. Col. Philip H. Ellis, sth Infantry,
at Fort Smelling, Mimi, has been ordered
to Governors Island, N Y, for assignment
to duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon William E
Hamlin, from New York city to Walthaln
Mass.
The following It's, assistant surgeons
will proceed to San Francisco, Cal for as
signment to duty: Jerome B. Thomas, from
Brooklyn. n. Y; Frank Du Bois, from New
York city, n. Y; Charles St John, from
Buffalo, n. Y.
Second Lieut.. Robert E. Powers, 7th Cav
airy, from Fort Bayard, n. NJ, to Fort
Huachuca, Ariz.
Maj. James NJ. ingalls,, 9th Q. S. Artillery
after he shall have completed his duties a 5
member of the general court-martial con-
vened at Washington barracks, D. c., will
assume station in this city for the purpose
of supervising the printing of the bsllistic
tables submitted by him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Difference in Last Month as Compared
With Year Ago.

The monthly statement of the imports
and exports of the United States for De-
cember, compared with the same month a
year ago, shows as follows:
Merchandise - Imports, S71,547,273, Of
which, S3l .19s.614. free of duty: in
crease, as compared with December, 1898,
SIG 64o0.uD. Exports, $l2;,2 16S; decrease,
S146oO,OOO.
Gold-lmports. s5,4so2lG; decrease, 3d.
100000; exports, Sl1,so1,511; increase, $40,
100000.
Silver-Imports s. OF ,271; decrease, s172,-
200; exports. 81, 123s5I; decrease, 100000.
For the twelve months of the calendar
year 1889 the imports and exports were as
follows:
acknowledgements, S199 S:si ,620, of
which S35l,sl4I4 was free of duty COM
pared with S6;I 9G4, ,44s, of which S26s ss4.
Ii3 was free of duty; increase, S16i so II
Exports, Sl,21J,4s6.641, compared with
Sl,2JJ Ji6,2 2G6; increase, S19,9IO375
Gold-lmports, SOL, 1874 .964; in 1898 s1Js,-
163,932. Exports, S45.319.411; in 1898, S16,
194.354.
silyer-Imports, s30.s44, ,9s1; compared
with S29. $50; exports, 500, ,4S4 $50 com
pared with S53, ,19I, 104
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
BOTTLED BEER,
No Refund Of Tax on Bottles and
COrkS.

The Court of Claims. in an opinion just
handed down, has decided that Schitz the
beer manufacturer, is not entitled to a
drawback on imported bottles and corks
used in the manufacture of beer bottled
for export. The Schlitz company made
claims at the treasury for drawback Of
duties paid on materials entering into the
manufacture of beer bottled for export in
cluding bottles and corks, under the act
which authorizes the refund of tariff duties
paid on articles which are later manufac-
tured for export. The treasury refused the
drawback as to bottles and corks, claim
ing that they We're not so essential to the
manufacture of the export beer as to be i'm
ported.
The contention Of the claimants was that
the manufactured article was bottled beer
and not simply beer, and that the bottle
and cork Were essential clements of the
products. In fact it was contended, beer
could not be safely exported without being
bottled. The purpose Of the law, It was
further contended, was to refund all duties
pald on any articles entering into an ex-
ported manufactured article.
The court admitted the probable purpose
of the law, but said that under decisions of
the Supreme Court and the words of the
law the contention of the claimants could
not be admitted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
Army Orders,

Captain Charles J.. Symmonds, assistant
quartermaster of volunteers, has been re-
lieved from temporary duty In the office of
the quartermaster general and ordered to
New York city for assignment to duty.
Upon the completion of his duties there he
will proceed to Puerto Principe, Cuba, to
resume his duties at that station.
Major George w. Fishback, additional
paymaster of volunteers, has been honor
ably discharged the volunteer service, to
take effect February 10.
Captain Ira McNutt of the ordnance de-
partment has been ordered from South
Bethlehem, Pa, to the Sandy Hook proving
ground at Sandy Hook, N. j., for duty rela-
tive to a firing test of the new ten-inch
brown segmental tube wire gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
BoERs LOST HEAVILY JANUARY 6.
Correspondents of the Associated Press
Goes over the Field.

LADYSMlrH. Monday. January S, by
ni'- -seuger to Weenen- January ia rep
resentative of the Associated Press visited
Saturdays tattlefi,Id this morning and saw
large numbers IF Bocrs dead. Th,. British
guns seem to have worked great havoc
One Eoer was completely disemboweled, an
other had his head clean shot off, and a
g Urle IF others were killed be the same
shell, evidently while eating their luncheon.
"a kalf-eat2n hard-boiled eggs lay beside
them Some Natal Dutckmen were recog-
niz.d among the dead.
a number of Boer bodies and carcases of
horses have been washed down Intombi
Sprult, which became a raging torrent dur
ing a heavy thunderstorm. The British,
while digging graves. were fired on by BOer
artillery and several of them were hit.
Soft-uused bullets and dumdum cartridges
have been found on wounded prisoners.
Volunteers carried the BOer dead off the
Hill and handed the bodies over to their
comrades at the bottom. over ninety were
thus carried off Wagon Hill alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
w. d. BYNUM's NOMINATION.
Democrats Opposing 1t on the Ground
That He is Not n Democrat.

The Senate committee on finance again
today had under. consideration the nomina-
ton Of W. d. Bynum to be general ap-
praiser of merchandise at New York. The
democratic members of the committee con-
tinued their opposition to the nomination,
contendins that Mr.. Bynum is not a demo-
crat, and that his nomination as such is an
evasion of the law. Senators Burrows and
Spooner and other republican members of
the committee defended the selection as en-
tirely proper. After general exchange of
opinion it was decided that the democrats
should have time to adduce proof of Mr.
Bynum's republicanism. The nomination is
in the hands OF Senators Aldrich and Jones
of Arkansas as subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
COL. RANDALL HERE.
'ohters With Secretary Root Regard
ing Troops in Alaska.

Col. u NJ Randall sth Infantry. arrived
In this city today from Havana, Cuba. and
reported at the War Department for duty
under orders assigning him to the command
OF the newly created military department of
Alaska, He had a conference with Secre-
tary Root this afternoon in regard to the
character and scope of his new duties.
Among the questions considered was the
strength of the military force to be assigned
TO the new department and also as to the
most desirable place in Alaska for the es-
tabiishment of headquarters In view of the
Importance of the Alaskan department II
EaS been decided to promote Col Randall
20 prisadier general and to give him a suf-
nclent military force and every facility for
me execution of the policy of the govern
rleht IN our extreme northwest possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
PRESENTATION TO WAINWRIGHT.
1t VIII Take Place at the COlumbis
Theater January II.

The committee arrangements for the
Wainwright testimonial announce that the
subscription list for the sword fund is
closed, and they desire to express their
thanks for the generous and prompt con-
tributions to the fund.
The arrangements for the presentation of
the testimonial to Commander Wainwright
are nearly completed. The presentation
will be made at the Columbia Theater We'd
nesday, January o. at 4:15 pm.
Notices regarding distribution of reserved
seats to contributors to the fund will be
published as soon as arranged for by the
subcommittee in charge.