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REDUCING THEIR PATRONAGE
Msny Democratic Congressmen Disgusted
with Prwidett Oleveland's ' Policy ,
s
THEIR SLATES HAD ALL BEEN ARRANGED
Hump Dlnponllloii .Mnnlfeiitcd on the Part of
Kfiinlorn to < ) | iici o All Nninltia-
tloim Not Dl.tntril It/ tlio
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Rin Foi'iuTEXTn STUCET , (
WAMIIXOTOX , D. C. . March S.
A great deal of disappointment was ex
pressed Insl xvcck when ll was announced
that the president had determined to bar cx-
oftk'c h aiders from appointment to places
uudcr htm , hut tills disappolntmcnl docs not
ciitnuaro with the sensation which has been
created among senators and members of
congress over the announcement that the
president has practically made up his mind
to appoint marshal.i , district attorneys and
other officials without reference to congres
1 sional iccoinmendations , but i' | > on the advice
of ( K'tnoeratlc state officers and other mem
bers of bis party personally well known to
the president himself.
Then is no question that by this plan ho
will bo able to select better men In some In-
ctnnce" . but fie idea of having so much of
tlii'lr patronage taken away from them is
partk-jl.irly galling to Iho men who have al
ready promised so many places of this char
acter.
in some of the states the congressional
delegations have united upon slates for sub
mission to Iho president and this new plan
disarranges those slates and puts the slate-
in ' "crs In dee'ideJly embarrassing situa
tions.
.Already there is n great deal of talk h'-ard
of an organized attempt in the senate to
prevent the confirmation of officials of the
Di partmcnt of Justice and of the consular
service who may bo anpointed without con-
grcsiihnal recommendation , but sunh at
tempts have not succeeded in the past and
they are not likely to he successful now , nt
least n > t until more of the patronage has
been distributed.
ll < ( ; ustcil an lo\va Democrat ,
Ex-Congressman Scorlo.V announced
several days airo thai ho proposed to have a
new postmaster for Ke-okuk , la. , this week ,
and ho Incidentally remarked that he had
nil the papers ready to fllo with the post
master general. Mr. Seerley said further
that ho would settle this important matter.
and would then atari for home. The start
was to have been made on Wednesday.
Todi.y Mr ScerJy called on Postmaster Gen
eral Kissel ! .
"Yes , " said the latter , "I have considered
the Keoltuk ease which you presented to mo
some days ago. and 1 have concluded that I
cannot appoint your man without a further
Investigation. I have received a protest
signed by forty-one apparently reputable
citizens , and I propose to Investigate the
very serious charges which these people
make against him before taking action. "
"But , Mr. Postmaster General , " said Mr.
Scerlpy , "doesn't my wont count for any
thing ? I have recommended this man.1
"Very true , " replied Mr. Uissell , "but you
have no responsibility in the matter after
the apiwintmcnt. The responsibility all
rests with me. and 1 do not propose to take
nny chances. "
"Then I might as well go homo I sup-
IK > SI' , " said Mr. Seerley.
" 1 think It would bo as well , " replied Mr.
Blssoll , and another western ox-congress
man left very much disgusted with the au-
ministration.
Western reunion * .
The following pensions granted- are re
ported :
Nebraska : Original John S. Buck. Ad
ditional Jacob Ixmg , Jackson Maxwell ,
James Cornwell. Increase John Hoffman.
Iowa : Original William 1C. Mardis. Ad
ditional William Patterson , Albert S. Ful
ler , Henry Thompson , William White , An
thony J. Blller.
Increase Lucius Wood , Jacob W. Fass.
Original vUdoivs , etc Ann Agncw Cham
bers.
South Dakota : Additional Adolphus N.
Chandler. Renewal and lucrcaso James T.
Bailey.
It was stated unofficially at the State de-
partmuit today that a report Is expected
Irom cx-Conpressmun Blount , recently sent
as United States commissioner to Hawaii ,
within Iho noxl three weeks , and thai upon
this report will depend the action of the
present administration in the mailer of rec
ommending Iho annexation of the Island.
Postmaster Geiinral Blssellsaid today thai
ho has between MX ) and 1,000 applications al- , |
rcaely on Illo for the twelve plae-os which he
has at his disposal in e'onnectlon with the iti ;
Bpcctloii'Servie-o of thcPostoffcodopartmen'i , '
Complaint was Hied today against one of
the Pennsylvania regiments that took part
in the inaugural parado. II is alleged thai
Iho soldie-rs stole about ? 100 worth of badges
rom ono poor woman.
It is estimated that there wcro not less
than llfty deaths traceable directly to ex
posure on Inauguration day. P. S. H.
or TIM : riti.ss : ci.un.
\Y-mliIiiKtoii NrwR ] > uM-r Men Knjoy Tlit-lr
Annual I'lint.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. , March IS. Tonight
In the banquet hall of the Arlington hotel ,
the National Capital Press club gave its
second annual dinner. It has a membership
of 150 working resident Journalists , twenty
nonresident members and sixty associate
members , who are allowed nil the privileges
of the club , save the ballot. The names of
smio of the associates are household words ,
Including Speaker Crisp , ten or twelve of
the most prominent senators and a great
ninny representative's.
Tlio dinner was ono of the most brilliant
and novel in the dining history of the capi
tal. The walls were wreathed with smilax
nnd asparagus and in the windows giant
ferns nodded. The tables wcro massed with
flowers , llunning along the middle of each )
u | > on poles two feet high was a telegraph ! ;
him with three stations , the last located J ,
near President Wellmnn of tlio Chicago
Herald. The wlro was connected with the
Western Union and Postal offices nnd during
the progress of iho banquet a great many
real , as' well ns feigned , telegrams were roily -
tt-ivi'd from nil parts of the country. By
dispatches sup | > oscd to como from the sat
capitals of the earth , the guests wcro , ed
upon to respond to the toasts. No man had
warning of when or how the blow would
fall. Before each plate stood a minia
ture world , a glebe six Inches lain
diameter On the fuco of it was printed
the menu and the names of the guests. Thu
various countries were marked by happy pour
litical hits and international allusion. Sur
mounting each glebe wasn tiny statue of Lib
erty Kullghtening the World. Each statue
belli aloft a small electric torch. On the left
of the hull was a mammoth note book bear
ing an interrogation paint in electric bulbs
nnd the words : "Knovf Anything ! " Upon
the same side and nearer iho ceiling was a
beautiful roprf sontailon of a pen and broken ;
swonl , done in crimson electric lights. , \ ent
tached to the elevated stand for the mu
sicians , which was almost hidden in ve-geta-
tlon , was a tremendous branch of laurel ,
done in white metal and also illuminated.
Over the door by which the guests entered :
in Hguros three foot high was the telegraphic
"W , " tlio signal for "Goad Night. " Tills
was in crimson flame and was not shown un
til the conclusion of the feast.
The doors of the hall were thrown open nt
B p. m. In two minutes the 1W ) guests wcro
heated , Immediately all thu lights in the
hall wcro extinguished. After ten seconds
of Intense blackness the company was
amazed to see emerging from banks of
flowers in the center of the tables a dozen i or
more llttlo Hewer girls dressed \\lilteor ;
pink and each carrying in IUT hand a basket
of boutonnalrcs. Standing upon the tablis
Iho llttlo ones passed the souvenirs to the
guests ,
Among the laughter-moving features was
n brief one-act drama , which represented au
executive session of the tonato wherein the
subject of debate wits a jtoker gamu at ono
e f the local m > ortsand a scene from the < housu
ofrcrr : oiti \\ithncouploof belliger
ent si ttesmrn. Thcro was also u rendition of
the club glee songs , specially composed for
the occasion by 1'rof. Francis C , Fuucullll ,
the lender .if the Marino band When
cigars were reached n corps of little negro
boji , nttimd llko oriental slaves , moved
about nnd for lights presented antique
lamps. The speeches were extremely bril
liant. but n.i ll wan a npwsp.i | > or man's ban
quet no report was allowed.
Among the most distinguished guests
present were : Vice President Stevenson.
Secretary of State Grcshnm , Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle , Secretary of the In
terior Hoko Smith , Postmaster General
Blssell , Speaker Crisp , Secretary of the
Navy Herbert , Senators Gorman , Lindsay
and Dubois and many representatives.
SIIKIN : : POSITIONS.
Drmocrntf Who Ar Willing to Serve the
People Ure liiiii' ! I'ollry.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. , March 18. The Texas
delegation today saw the president and
state thai ho will probably nominate A. W.
Terrlll of Texas as minister to Turkey.
Secretary Carlisle today appolnte.1 S. E.
Oalncs of Covlngton , Ky. , his private secre
tary. Mr. Galnes is nboul f > 0 years of ago
and was formerly editor of the Covington
Commonwealth.
William K. English , a son of Hancock's
running mate , was today presented as a good
ilian for the Swiss mission. The name of
Montgomery Hamilton of Fort Wayne was
also presented for a foreign office.
Holly G. Armstrong of West Virginia , who
entered the race for internal revenue com
missioner a few days ago. withdrew today in
favor of ex-Commissioner Joseph Miller. The
president. It Is said , did not intend his no
two-term rule to apply to offices such as
chief of divisions , where the appointments
are vested In cabinet officers. Each cabinet
officer must decide this matter for himself ,
but most of them will have a policy similar
to the president's.
Secretary Grcsham will control all appoint
ments under the State department. By n
misapprehension the report has been circu
lated that Assistant Secretary Quincy will
inako the npKintments. | Ho will he e-ouii-
soled in many cnscs.no doubt , but the sccte-
tary musi approve all appointments.
TIUATY : WITH s\rii : > iv. :
Horrrlnry ( Jrc-shani inn ) 'Minister ( irlp Hx *
c-liiuiKO Coil | < - WnnlilHBlon Ncitri.
WASIIINOTIIS. IX U. , March IS. Secretary
Grcshum and Mr. Grip , the Swedish min
ister , toilay cxchanscd , at the State depart
ment , ratified copies of the extradition treaty
bctwen tlio United States and Sweden , con-
eluded in January last. The terms werj
published nt the time the ssnate acted upon
it. The treaty will go into effect thirty days
from this .late.
Colonel Marshall McDonald. United States
lish commissioner , started for Chicago to
night to establish the government lish ex
hibit , which , luv says , will surpass anything
of the kind over placed In any exposition.
The government board of control of the fair
today moved to Chicago.
The following named fourth-class post-
oftlces will bo raised to the presidential class
April 1 : Amethyst. Col. ; Cripple Creek ,
Colo. ; White Oaks , N. M. ; Kverett , Wash.
Princess Kaiulmii and suite left here for
New York City today.
Thu government's expenditures up to date
this month aro.'JlillOOJ , exceeding the re
ceipts by smVHW.
The bar of the United States supreme
court assembler ! today and after speeches by
Senators Vilas. George , Walthall and
Mitchell , Uepresentativo Catchings and
others , adopted resolutions eulogistic of the
KAURI'S I.AT OlTICI.VIj ACT.
Hu I'olnlH Out to Secretary Smith MM i\ll
tliut Sliiiulil He Ita'iiodluil.
WASHISOTOS , D. C . March IS. Ono of the
last oflielal acts of General II lum , late com
missioner of pensions , was to write a letter
to Secretary Smith , calling attention to the
serious interruption to the work of the pen
sion bureau and the loss to the government
by the use of the pension building for the
inaugural ball. The icommissioner said :
"From the time the decoration of the house
began and-until the material was removed
there was a constant pressure of
sight seers to enter the build
ing. The effect was to seriously
Interrupt the business of the ofllce. The
salary of those Immediately employed in the
bureau is about & ! ,000 a day. I have care
fully estimated the lost time as a result of
the use of the building mid have decided
that it was not less than eight days for the
entire ofllcial force , amounting to about $15-
( XX ) . While it is true that the pension ofllce
building is the onlv house In Washington
adapted to accommodite an inaugural ball ,
It seems tq mo that such a disturbance > f
the public business should hereafter cause
the honorable senretary of the Interior to
decline the use of the building for such
purposes.1
iici-tlv ; < - OllliM-rs of th Scirite.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C.March 18. Thorepubli-
cans think an effort to reorganize the elective
oftlccrs of the senate will bo made at this ros
slow , and are preparing to resist it. sA
prominent republican leader stated today
that the members on his side of the chamber
had been discussing tt0 { situation mid would
organize a solid opposition. Ho also cited
the fact that all the precedents were on the
other side and intimated that in the debate
that would certainly follow an attcmp to re
organize , the republicans would make per :
tinent quotatiens from the Congressional
Hecord. When asked what prospect there
was of success , ho replied that the opposi
tion iu the past had been successful , and :
that It would bo none the less so this time.
Tlio democratic senators have not decided
on their course yet and some of them are
disposed to let it go over until December
rather than have a light now.
Oiiivr.intliii ) Kvxulutluiii * .
WASHINGTON , U. C. , March 18. The officers
of the marine hospital service are drafting
the quarantine regulations under the new
iiuarantiuo law agreed upon at yesterday' ?
conference wltti maritime quarantine
onicers from the Atlantic nnd gulf states.
Tlio regulations will not bo promulgated for
bomo days. H is understood that live days
was agreed upon As the period of detention
for cholera quarantined vessels. Certain
regulations as to disinfection and other
mutters will operate to modify this period
and will leave more or less discretionary
power in the onicers administering the law.
The period of detention for yellow fever has
not been definitely determined , the confer-
cnco leaving this in the hands of the govern -
incut officers , after a full discussion of views.
Morlon'n Policy ol lijoiiomy.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 18. Secretary
Morton intends to pursue a policy of econ
omy iu the administration of the Agricul
tural department. Ho will have no sinecures
under him , and if there Is no work for an
employo to do his services will bo dispensed
with and the government's p.iy rolls lightened
to that extent. Asa result of certain changes
in tlio mothoJs of doing work , a reduction i in
the force in the bureau of animal industry
has been rendered possible , and forty-seven ,
employes , whoso monthly compensation ap-
ercgutcil $4.VKI , have burn dismissed. agOf
the microscopic force 121 employes have bo.'ii
furloughed , making a further monthly s'iv-
ing of * J.O.V ) .
Golil
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , March IS. The Treasury ' -
ury department Is receiving offers of gold
for small notes in such numbers that It can
not accept them all. To lay it accepted an
additional oifcr of Jl.000,000 from Chicago.
It is thought that by next week the free
gold iu the treasury will agcres.ito between
$ < ( , IHK.IKK ) ) and $7OOJlHX ) . A gain of f'JOO.OjO (
in gold was made at New York yesterday.
No gold was taken for export.
lnlcril.il Itevvmict Collection * .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March IS. Commis
sioner1 Mason has prepared a statement
showing th.it the aggro .ito collections from
Internal rovcnua for th5 first els lit months
of the current fiscal i car were # lO's' > Ur > 41. .
an Increase over tlio corresi > o.idlii7 pcriu.1 of
the previous fiscal year of ? 7,15GllH , The
aggregate receipts for I'cbruary were
" " V-'H loss than a year ago.
Trt'ititiiry Appointmriitx.
WASHINGTON , D , O. , March 18. Secretary
Carlisle took over to the nrcsidont today his
recommendations In some important treas
ury api > ointmcnls. lie wan with the presi
dent some time , and It is Expected that the
nominations of at least two auditors , and
perhaps Governor Gears' successor as assist
ant secretary , will bo sent to the senate
Monday.
WORLD'S ' FAIR BLUNDERING
Gross Mismanagement Which Promises to
Make the Exposition a Fnilu.ro ,
EVERYTHING IN A STATE OF CONFUSION
KthlMtn Coming In Slouly , Hnlldlngt l.rnk-
Ine , IncoMRruoiu I'laclng of Ilrp.irt-
inrntA nnil Jobbery Willed Will Itc-
lilt In the Public' * DUciinitHiire.
CHICAGO , 111. . March 18. [ Special to THE
Br.n. ] Rapacity , pcnurlousncss nnd Internal
dissensions have Imperiled the success of the
World's Columbian exposition. Only forty
days remain in which to put on the finishing
touches for the opening , yet the situation
at Jackson park Is so chaotic that it Is
doubtful whether the point of completion
will be reached before July 1. Upwards of
15,000 men are at work in day and night
shifts , but twice ns many tnjre could
scarcely perform the physical feat that con
fronts and worries those who are In charge ,
and sincerely Interested In an auspicious
opening.
Will the fair open May 11 That Is n ques
tion dally asked the Columbian oftlcials.
They declare that it will. As'.tc.l if it will
be ready to open on that date Director Gen
eral Davis frankly saysWo : ' hope so. Still
exhibitors are slow in getting in their dis
plays. Wo are receiving fifty carloads of ex
hibits each day , when wo should bo getting
2-fl a day. "
Ollle-l'iM IJuarrrl Ainiini ; Tlioin 'lvi' .
Thcro is reason for the delay of exhibitors.
The , winter has bc-cn severe and several of
the . ' | buildings have yielded in places to the
weight of snow uprm the roofs. They leak ,
therefore , and exhibitors will not trust their
valuable goods in the leaky interiors. Di
rector General Davis , who is a national
ofllcer. has repeatedly urged Director of
Works Htirnhnin to hasten the repairs.
Hut the director , who Is a local
ofllccr , obstinately neglects the work. The
clasli 1 o'.ween the national andtholoc.il
boards is responsible f > r much of the delay ,
now all too apparent about the World's fair
grounds , and the feeling is intensified be
tween the two heads of the bodies. Tlie di
rector general maintains , witn the pre-
Donderanco of argument on his side , that ho
is the executive- chief of the exposition. The
director of works bo'.ds that ho is the chief ,
and pertinaciously insists upon not doing
what the director general thinks should ho
promptly done. The director general is a
man of broad views nnd executive ability ;
the director of works is bis antithesis.
icr.vtlituc : 1 < lit Confusion.
Thus the exposition suffered , as a glance
at the interior of the park will show. The
large buildings are all up : it is true , and a
mighty feat has been accomplished In build
ing siiie-o the first spade was struck into the
dunes on the shores of I > ake Michigan less
than two years ago. Hut they are not fin
ished , and their interiors are far from b.-in ?
in the state which the visitor is warr.intoJ
in expecting. In the thirty-aero structure
devoted to manufactures and liberal arts the
workmen are now at work dividing the
space feir exhibitors. The two annexes to
tlio art building are not yet entirely enclosed
and are in bad sliapa. The great storage
building is only a fr.uno building , and thn
framu work only of the child's exhibit build
ing is up. ThH is f.'uoof the choral building ,
the nncax to the pu'ilic ' service building , and
manv | wivate buildings for which tlie exuo-
sition manage nout is not responsible.
1 lie suto ouildings are In an equally un-
sitisfnctory condition , duo to the tardiness
of the legislature in appropriating money.
Massachusetts' building has long been
finished , and the Maine. Hhodo Island , North
Dakota , Delaware , Virginia. Maryland , Kan
sas , Montana , New York , Pennsylvania ,
Utah , Minnesota , Louisiana , South Dakota ,
Ohio , Wisconsin , Colorado and California
buildings are up , but nccvl more or less finish
ing work inside. Indiana , Washington ,
Michigan and Kentucky are under construc
tion , more or less advanced. Texas stui : Is a
weather beaten skeleton , and will prolnbly
so continue. The stage thus far reached is
due to the energetic women of the Lone
Star state , who raised the money to ad
vance the building as far as it has gone , ex
pecting the legislature to como to their as
sistance.
Germany's expensive and elegant building
is far from being done , and Is still sur
rounded by scaffolding. Br.uil's big build
ing is not yet walled in , while the French *
marine , Turkish , Costa Ilica , Columbia.
Gautcmala , East India , Swedish. Canadian ,
Spanish , British , Haytian and New South
Wales buildings arc In various stapes , but
none are ready for oe-oupaney. The founda
tions for the Venezuela building have Just
been laid. As the greater number of these
structures are comparatively small they can
bo advanced rapidly.
Arl nnil I.lvp Stock Commingle.
In the back yard of the exposition is the
framework of the anthropological or educa :
tional building. And thereby hans ; a tale.
The fair officials were disposed to overlook
the Important feature of a great exposition.
Originally assigned space in the monster
llDcr.il arts building , it was continually cur
tailed as the demand for room increased until
it was on the point of being crowded out
altogether. Thereupon arose a mighty wail
from persons engaged in every form ut edu
cational work throughout the land. Pro
tests so numerous nnd vigorous poured iu
that something had to bo done. The direc
tor general therefore decided they should
have a building of their own and they were
assigned a plot In the bick lot , with thu
dairy stables upon the one hand and the
stock pens ( when they are built ) upon the
other. Thus the scholar is literally relegated : ( j
to the cattle and can enjoy the exhibition of
educational progress from the picture period
to the pr'xsont amid Ihe odors of tlio stock
pens. These pens , be it understood , exist
only on the plans. Not a stick of timber has
been placed for them. They can be quickly
constr jcted , however. The great oval stock !
pavilliun is embryonic.
riitf-lilnguiiil Painting ; to Do.
An immense amount of worlc remains to ba
done about thuso buildings which have been
up for some time. Tlio rigor of the winter
has affected the staff , ao the plasttr outside
is technically known , and thcso ] laces mus :
bo patched. The pigantic statues are made
uf the same material us the outside of tin
buildlncs , and many a heroic figure has lost
mi arm , a leg or a section of anatomy wi'.h
the contests with Boreas , while noble
chargers have been dismembered by the
ruthless north wind. About the great agri
cultural building are sections of plaster
figures ; statuary whole and unplaced , di-
slgned for cornices and buildings , isl ing
about the forestry building , while repairs
are needed about thu administration build
ing and palace of mechanical arts. The
casino is also ono of the number of larirci
buildings which m-csent a chaoti Into lor.
All tliese Imildhus must bo pii ited. ) $
ividea of the extent of this work as yet un
touched except uun | the transportation
building , may bo formed when it is known
that the surface to bo gone over is equiv.i-
'aslent I to fifteen miles of frontage four stories
high. About the grounds tire pileof dirt
and debris incidental to construct ! > n vtork
This must bo clc'trcd away , roadways must
bo made , pavin > r put down , brldgea across ,
lagoons and canals ( of which there now but
few ) finished , places where water innln.s are
exHised | filled in , the immense task of carry
ing out the landscape decorations hurrlcc
forward , and innumerable minor matters at
tended to before the fair is creditable.
Limited
The intramural railroad U up , but fai
from beiiiL' near the point of operation. Tht ,
stations alonz Its circuitous route are oulj
fairly started in several Instances , while lie
great terminal system for carrying the vis
itorsto and from the grounds Is only begin
ning to take form. Tno transportation prob-
lorn" has long been n serious one. it ob1 1 :
claimed the system adopted is capable of dls
IKislng of 133.000 persons each hour. This UsIs
doubtful. The most direct road to Jacksot
park has elevated its tracks and its stations
nt the park entrances and mere platforms
between tracks , with narrow stairways lead
ing to the level. They are scarcely adequate
to the present usual suburban traffic , during
the rush hours of the morning and evening
and wholly inadequate for great crowds , be
sides being extremely hazardous oven at the
present time. Work u ) > on them is progress
ing slowly , and they cauaot bo brought 'SSto
r -
nn.vtliing approximating completion for
woks , '
Tlilahn plnln rcfltnlof-fnris us they are I
toh found at Jncksun pnrjc tn.lnv , ns every
observant visitor to lhr > World's fair grounds ,
will boar witness. The l\rews of I'hl.'rtpo
Ipuoro thcso matti-rs , as It li.uvltli a
single exception ; the scandals of the fair
management. _ . , .
Hlght * < > rtho rulilf * tgnornl.
It seems to have been the policy of tlioso
having charge of tlio coiiresfIons , from the
Inception of the enterprise , to adopt the
niPthod expressed by tttt * 'pntols of the
street as "a lend plpoi iicii. " Thus con
cessions have been pnuiled In the most
flagrant manner and without any regard for
the right of the public. As that Is a subject
that will bo taken up later on. ono Instance
will stifflce. The contract for the lavatories
about the grounds was let to a loial llrm
without competition. The company Is to
charge the visitors , and not until It is reim
bursed for the expenditures of putting 111 the
plant is the KxiHstion ) company to rccelvo a
division of the receipts , and the exposition
guarantees to furnish only a few similar con
veniences at remote sections of the grounds.
Conservative estimates by authorities place
the profits of the Sanitary company at
$1.000,000. This money Is to bo wrung from
the urpciit necessities of visitors to the fair.
The levying of this lm ) > osltlon Is so outrage
ous and indecent that the stockholders and
Interested citizens called for an explanation.
It was refusedgiving color to the impression
that the 'charge of irregularity is well
founded.
The niggardliness of the government
toward the enterprise It assumed to control
has added Its quota to tl > e ililllcultios which
have harrassed the disinterested friends of
the fair. If the exposition can bo made
wholly flt for presentation to the eyes of the
world before July 1 , a task more herculean
than any yet undertaken will have li"eii ac
complished , and the friends of the enterprise
will rejoice.
c.iiti.n.i : n ' " ! ! > ' r.ii ; : .
His .Muther IVr.M in In Her IMnrls to
SUMIlli l.llr.
Xcn1 YOIIK , March 1 . t'arlylo . Harris ,
the convicted o ng wlfo nun-direr , spent
most of the night ai work upon the state
ment which ho will make before Hoc. rdcr
Smytho on Mend ly mii'iiinjr when 1 rought
up for re-sent iu' < > ,
From all that can blo.un d Il-nr.s pi-e
poses to creat a s ns i io i. ) > rh i1 s a scene ,
in court. It is siiJ Ininposs oa tack
the recorder and dis'-Hrt atto ney in both
their oflleial and private char ictcrs.
If ttiu recorder attempt ! o check any Mich
projcedinir Harris , so f.ir as e mid be ler led
today , will liHtv. em belli ; ; \e \ } ailtca to finish
his statement and insist up > n it , as a man
to bo executed tor a crime w.uch he declares
he never co nmittcd
II..rris is just as c ol and calm now as he
has been at an.mm . - since ho wai It die ed.
Carlylu HarrU' n other today iss ted
another appeal in behalf of h > r son. In part
she says : "Arjlii I appeal t ) the publ1 :
do not want to ho driven to asking iO.a
pardon. My boy has not com nitted inur.lcr.
ami has now and import ml evidence.
What can bo done ? 1 iirevosi' to
hold a mass meeting a-ul ptibibly
more than 0110 , whose signatures can bj
given for an appeal to the governor. To lo
this will cost money , and though I'otts h is
liad the effrontery to say I was buying afll-
davits and had plenty of mem.'V , I have not
paid for an aflid.ivit. If I slop in my light It
will bo bevauso money f.iils u I fall ill.1
A/ir.s i-'oie , .u : . . . .t/r.
l.lxt of CIUIIJCM | III tinItrvul.ir Svrvlco as
Announced Vi'HtC'ril : ! } ' .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , .March IS. [ Spe iil
Telegram to Tin : Rr.u ] The following ar.ny
orders were issued today :
Captain John 1J. ICaton , S-H-on.l c aalr. . >
a w.i it in ? orders at Washington U.uv.icvs ,
L ) . C. , will relinquish hisfiiKirtin -nts at that
post and await furth T orders in Washing
ton 'i y.
I..CUV of absnco for fotir mon hs to ta'cc
effect after June , 1MU , with permission to
apply for an oxtensioii' Of two months is
granted Captain Geo.gaA. . Dro.v , Thirl
cavalry.
The leave of absence1 on surgeon's cirtt V
cate of disability granted Second Lieut want
A'fredC. ' Merrill , ICighth cavalry , i3 e-
ten Jed ono month and fifteen d iys oa a-
o Hint of sickness.
Tha leave ot abs3nco of First Lioat'iiant
Edmund 1C. Webster , regimental quart ; i'-
mauer. Secon.1 infantry , Dapirtment of tu
i i ittc , is cxtendeil tiftccu'days.
Leave of absence on surgeon's certificate
of .usability granted First , Lieutenant Jams
T. Anderson. Twenty-llfth Infantry , isoc-
tended to M-iy 1 , IS'J.i ' , on surgeon's certi i
eats of disability.
Leave of absence for four mont'is on sur
geon's certificate of disability , with permis
sion to leave the Djparlmnt of California ,
' 3 granted First Lieutenant Frank p. Fer-
is , regimental quartermaster. First in-
"antry
HK.inr FJHSK.l ttKltl'U'C.
r Inif M. Scott Fsilku of KrparU Co i r i ug
tlic Montt'rcy.
New YOUK , March 18. Mr. Irving M.
Scott , tlio president of the Union Iron
vorks of San Franuisso , the oaildcrs of the
east defense battle ship Monterey , who is
now in this city , emphatically denies the
truthfulness of the statements coneciiiing
that vessel which were published yest T-
day.
Mr. Scott says that after an exhaustive
examination and trial of thodlTerent tubular
> oilers tit the Brooldyn navy yard , under
the su Krvision of ux-Eiiuinver Ljrlng of the
United States navy , tlie Ward boiler. * were
selected by the Navy department as tsebast.
Upon the trial trip of the MonUrcy the
highest steam pressure of the WarJ boilers
wan 175 pounds to the square inch , not .Til )
pounds as stated in the article ! referred to.
The pr'ssaro on the Scott boilers was les
sened by reducing valves bctwcau them and
the Ward boilers.
SomJ slight repairs are gen-rally ncces-
sa y after a trial triji on ac.'oaat of the
gio.t strain put upon new inaetiin : . > ry. In
thucas of the Monterey it was necessary
to tig Ucn up some o'tho tubes on the end
ofoiuofthJ Scotl b lilcrs an i to pat some
iioivirra o bars in the furn ice of the Ward
boilers. U'hcM onterey is ready to go to sea
wluiieveraiii order ! re.'cived.
1 ] KM ry .Vii.lcrHoii mill Oilii-r KcInriuurK
Pr4 * | iirlui ; tlio Mu iittirc *
Nuw YOIIK , March 18. i. ElUr An-lt-r-
s n , ohilrman o. iu ! ui.r > n.tteo { 0:1 tariff
reform of the Ueform club. : .aid this morn-
in ; tint he was hard at work pieparing a
tariff bill hich thu club will submit to Sec-
r.'tary UarHs-lJ for the approval of the a-J-
minlstut'oa and sabmiasion to the Fifty-
thir.1 ton less when , ' \ , [ . sjembles. II said
ti'j aU not know ho.v'ioJn | the bill woulJ bo
re uy , Lut it would ue ( .Depleted Just as soon
as it it siLlc. ct
'Iho bill \vill be in Ijarti oay with tno Clil-
enco platform , " said Mr. Auduison. "Duties
wi 1 bj lixe.l on a rot'ennu , only basis , but wo
will arraii''e them so that n > industry will
bo crippled. We want , to , bo f ilr to all inter
ested , and at the samo. 112.0 carry into e.tect
the tari f jilank of the pjity's patfunn : ,
illicit d clans in favor uf a tariff for
revenue only. Our bill'ill iut be sent to
congress by the Kcforiuclub. . Wo will suV
mlt it to Secretary Carlisle for ex imiiution
by him and the president. We waut the bill
to go to con rtss as an 'administration meas
ure. It will bseuCtb the hous of repre-
s iratlves by Secretary Carlisle with his ap
proval. "
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