No. 13,737. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAiRCH 12- 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO- CENTS.

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Sates of awertising made known an applie-timo.

MATTHEWS HANGEDSuffered Death for the Murder of

James Irwin.

TRAGEDY OFM ES FRESH RECALLD

No Attempt at Violence by the

Populace.

PRISONER WAS PENITENT

Sp-cal islatthta to Tiw Evenig Star.LA PLATA. Md.. Mar. 12.-Geo. Matthews

was hanged at S:30 this morning for themurder of James J. Irwin at Allen's FreshIn August last.M:itthews was hanged in the jail yard.

The drop fell at S:3 o'clock. and in twentyminutes after the body was lowered intoa coffin by the undertaker, and at it o'clockwas being driven to St. Thomas' cemetery.where the burial will take place. From thetime the condemned man reached the jaily.rd to the time the drop fell was just two

4ecorge Mattihews.

minutes. and every one is loud in praise ofSheriff Wade, who performed his dutywithout a hitch or the slightest sign ofbungling.The conde-mned man slept little last

night. alti'ough he undressed Ad went tobed ie was up late and spent considera-ble time in writing letters, one of th-mla ng to Mrs. Taylor. formerly Mrs. Wood,his foster mc-ther. Fathers John E. Wadeand J. J. Broderick were with the con-demned man early this morning and re-maine I with him until the end.At 5 o'clock Matthews told his sziritual

advisers that he would like to see State'sAttorney Adrian Posey, and that gentle-man went in and spent ten mirzutes withhim. Matthews told Mr. Posey that hehad nothing whatever against him forprosecut'ng him. as it was all his ownfault, and he did not blame the prosecutingofficer for the performance of his duty.He told Mr Posey that he had never saidhe would like to have him in front of a10aed gatling gun, as had been reported.but he did say in a joking way he wouldlike to; have such a gun between him andthe people of Charles county.He said further to the state's attorney

he hopeI he would be forgiven for his,rime. While talking to Mr. Posey Mat-thews showedi no nervousness save atwisting of the hands, and talked in as:rong, clear voice.When Mr. Posey left the cell the guards

began to bind and rope Matthews for theex* :ution, and in a few moments he waszr.arch-I from the jail to the yard. He wasprccededibIy lIeputy Sheriffs It. T. Barber,T. H. M dley and John Maloney. and be-sid'- him walk-i Fathrs Wale and Brol-eri-k. Matthews had a look of pallor. butwalk'l with firm stepj and bowed head, lis-teni~ng to the Jprayers of the priests besidehim. MA hen he reached the foot of thettairway h.' was prevented from steppingfre'-ly up by his gown, and Deputy Barbercaugpht hold of his arm and assistedi him tothe top.

The EaceqtJoa.I'eputy Medley put on the b~lack cap and

l4-puty Harber kinioned his feet and aji-Justei the rope around the man's neck.lDeputy Barber walked off the seaffold tothe steps. and gave the signal to DeputyPIg~lett, who it, turn signaled SheriffWae, who held! the trap rope at a down-stairs winhluw in the jail. The drop wasa~ght and one-half faet. The man hung fora few seconds without making a motion,andi he then struggled violently once ortwice and was still..

I ir. Thos. S. Awe ns. health officer forE'harles county, was the only physicianpresenot, and ten minutes after the diropfellI he pronourced the matn dead. He waslowe.rei *lowna after hanging seven minuteslonger. lair. Owens said that Matthews't.---k was not b~ro.k.n. The remains wereIh-n pliaed in a coffin, which was put in a

,varced wagon ;andi hurriedly driven away.A guard of twenty-five men, under them-nmand of Mr. P. R. Wills. surrounded

he jail inlosure- to prevent any disorders'hat might possibly oc-cur, but owing to thewarly hour of the execution not over listersons were In and around the jail In-closure.About twenty persons, itaeluding news-

paper men, were on the inside of the In-closure and witnessed the execution. Sher-iff Wade, who has .not been In robusthealth for some time past, bore upt well,an.i performed his dluty without the slight-qst sign of aervousness.Matthews was brought last evening tohe county from lialtimiore city jail, where

n.- had been incarrerated since his con-viction, lie was in the custody of SheriffGerge A. Wale and Deputy Sheriffs L.J. 'adigett and J. Hlugha Murphy, who hadb~e.n his watch since the death warrantwais read to, him In January. Father Johnli Wade. pastor oaf Newport CatholicC'hurch of this county, was in Baltimorelaor the purpose of accompanying the doom-ed man to the county, and met -the sheriffat the Calvert street statIon and remainedwith the orisoner unti! his arrival at Lai'lata. Father J. J. Itrodlerick, pastor of St.Thoms' Catholic (Church at t'haiel Point,met the tarty at Htowle. andl the twopriests unlted. in. their efforts to cheer thedoosmedl mar' while en route to the place ofhis death. They apparently succeeded, forat times a hila not e'ngaged in devotionalexercises Matthews laughed and talked, ap-patrently faorgatting the awful doom tomeet him oan the morrow.

Arrvel at La Pinta.W'ahen Matthews arrived at La Plata

marny persons were on the platform to seehIm, but he was hustled through thecrowdi, ad. with the tuards around himarid the priests beside him, walked brisk-ly over to the jail, ?ist yards distant. Hewas placed In one of the cells downstairsanal Immediately locked in with his spir-itual advisers and Guard Padgett. Theclergymen remained with the prisoner foran hour, and then left to get needed restand refreaha-ent. returning at an earlyhour this morninag and remaining with himuntil the execution.

muuri Wadenys that just ,be he..behktt naamenwKabe jan mm..an Th C

told him that he might look for Matthewsto break down before the hour fixed rthe execution, as his pulse was then at120, and he was in a very nervous condi-tion. Dr. Clark gave the sheriff somequieting medicine, which was given theprisoner on his trip down.Matthews told the sheriff last night that

he did not want any supper, merely a cupof strong coffee, which was given him.Later he tal~ied a while with his guardand then stretched out on his bed and wassoon asleep.

Extra Deputies Sworn In.Rumors having been-put in crculatlon

that efforts would be made by lawless per-scns to tear down the fence surroundingthe jail so that the execution could bewitnessed hy the public, a requisition was

made by the sheriff on Governor Lowndesfor muskets and ammunition to be placedin the hands of deputies to prevent anysuch disorder. Twenty-five deputies weresworn in, and if any such !ntention existedit was not shown today.

It was the intention of Sheriff Wade tobring Matthews to the county Wednesday.and he went to Baltimore for that purpose,but he was informed by Jail Warden Baileythat the governor objected to his removalard he was compelled to come home andmake another trip the following day afterthe mrrderer.

It is alleged that the objection of thegovernor to Matthews' removal was basedon a telegram sent him from here by Ad-jutant General Wilmer that somewhat re-flected on Sheriff Wade, and that he in-structed Judge Merrick, who is one of thejudges In this judicial circuit, to go overto Baltimore with Secretary of State Dal-lam, and If the sheriff refused to acquies-'eIn the governor's wish to allow the prison-er to remain in Baltimore until the even-ing before the execution, to issue a re-straining order against his removal. Thesheriff was much incensed, and expressedhimself forcibly against interference in thedischarge of his official duties by the gov-ernor and adjutant general. Two detec-tives were sent down by GovernorLowndes, for what purpose it is notknown. and they remained around the jailuntil the execution. They reported to Ad-jutant General Wilmer upon their arrivalhere, according to instructions from thegovernor.

Guarding the Jail.The jail last night was guarded by five

determined men. one of them being EdwinE. Adams, who, while deputy sheriff underhis father, ex-Sheriff James A. Adams,several years ago, was one of the guardsin Port Tobacco Jail that successfully re-sisted and drove away a mob that camedown for the purpose of breaking open thejail and taking therefrom and lynchingMarshal Rye, who was there confinedawaiting trial for the murder of youngWheeler, a popular young school teacherof Nanjemoy district.Matthews, in talking of the murder to his

guards and to his spiritual advisers, saidhe was truly sorry for the murder he com-mitted, and he hoped and believed that Godwould forgive him for thegreat crime. Mr.Murphy, one of the guards, said the reportrublished resently that Matthews had ex-pressed a wish to have a loaded gatlinggiun1 and State's Attorney Posey, who prose-cuted him, before it was all false: that hereever heard Matthews say an unkind wordagainst any one, and he believes the manwas penitent and prepared to die.

Mgtthewa' Crime.The crime for which Matthews suffered

the death penalty was the cold-blooded anddeliberate murder of James J. Irwin, whowas shot while lying in bed at his home inAllen's Fresh on Sunday night, August 2last. After his conviction Matthews con-fessed the crime and said that he had beencriminally intimate for several yearsprevious with Mrs. Irwin, the wife of thenurdered man, and that she had met himen the Friday previous. in company withher sister, and had told him that Irwinsuspected their relations, and that if hedid not kill Irwin, he, Matthews, wouldcertainly be waylaid and shot, and that,after much solicitation upon the part ofMrs. Irwin and her sister, he made up hismind to kill Irwin, and told Mrs. Irwinthat he would come on the Sunday follow-ing and shoot him.On the Sunday afternoon named Mat-

thews started up the Wicomico river, androwed a distance of nearly twenty milesto Allen's Fresh, arriving there at about11 o'clock. He hoisted imnack window.went upstairs, where the unsuspectingman was lying in bed beside his wife, andkilled him by a shot in the head from adouble-barrel gun. and then rowed back tohis home at Rock Point. He was suspectedbecause of some letters showing an undueIntimacy between the wife of the murderedman and himself, and with but this clue togo upon State's Attorney Posey, by- mas-terly detective work, secured sufficient evi-dence to convict.Mrs. Irwin was tried in Baltimore as an

accessory to the murder, but Matthews re-fused to testify against the woman, it hasbeen alleged, because it would, he thought,create a favorable impression in his behalf,and he would thus get his sentence com-muted to life imprisonment. If that washis motive it proved futtle, for the gov-crnor emphatically refused to interfere withthe execution of the sentence.

ON THE RETIRED LIST.

Prof. Simon Newcomb, Superintendentof the Nautical Almanac.

Prof. Simon Newcomb, superintendent ofthe Nautical Almanac office, was placed onthe retired list of the navy today on ac-ecunt of age.

ARBiTRIATION TREATY.

Considered Today by the SenateForeign Relations Committee.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-tio~ns has been in session today consideringthe arbitration treaty. Two members,Gray and Mills, have not been present.The question of amendments to the treatyconsumed most of the time, the contentionbeing whether the treaty should be amend-ed as it was when reported in the last Con-gress or whether the 'rurpie amendme~ntreferring all arbitration agreements backto the Senate for ratification would coverall objections raised to the treaty. It isProbable that the committee will have thetreaty under consideratIen several days.

Personal Mention.Mr-. Win. F. MacLellan, chief of the war-

rant division, Treasury Department, has re-aumed his deties at the department. after along absence nm account of si'ckness.Lieut. Commanaer F. P. Gilmore has re-

ported for duty at the Navy DeWatment.Commander G. W. Pigman reently or-

dered to duty at the Wasbdagmen ia'vy yard,has taken rooms at 3110 N street.D-. D. B. Clife of Tenne It, ebrman ofthe republican state cnmmittee, and, hisgranibnn, M.r0semwtA4Ie, Ne ESgeesOsCL. Je~ 3.Mamn- 141

-tee aUtwestmm

MANY SEEK OFFICE

Comparative Quiet Today in All theExecutive Departments.

APPICATIONS AT THE TEAURY

Secretary Bliss Has a New andEffective Way of Working.

WHAT THEY WANT0

Affairs were quiet in all the executivedepartments today, and there was 4 de-cided falling off in callers all around. Thisstate of affairs was probably due to theknowledge that the members of the cabinetwould be in consultation with the Presidentat the White House in Tegard to publicbusiness the best part nf the official day.That a change is not likely to be made

soon in the office of assistant secretary otthe navy is clearly indicated by the actionof Secretary Long in requesting Mr. Mc-Adco, the democratic incumbent, to ar-

range his private a-airs so as to be ableto remain on duty with him for at leasta month yet. The two gentlemen servedtogether in Congress, and are good friends.Today's gossip names Mr. Van Cott oc

New York as Assistant Secretary McAdoo'smost probable successor. He has thesupport of Senator Platt and the partyleaders of the empire state. Although theappointment rests with the President, itis understood that he has informed Sec-retary Long that he will be guided alto-gether by his personal wishes in the mat-ter.

Many Appliennts.There was a big list of appioations for

presidential and other offices bulletined atthe Treasury Department today. It was

as follows:Seymour Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., to be

supervising architect of the treasury.J. A. Wamsley, Philadelphia, to be drug

inspector at Philadelphia.M. T. McKinley, Harrtsburg, Pa.. to be

auditor for the Post Office Department.L. C. Coulson, Scattsboro', Ala., to be

auditor for the Interior Department.For Revenue Collector*.

To be collectors of internal revenue:

Robert Hector, New Castle, Cal., at Sacra-mento, Cal.; Jno. R. Hanna, Denver, Col.,at Denver; R. E. Croffet, Lakeland, Fla.,at Jacksonville, Fla.; W. D. Denoody.Springfield, Ill., at Springfield, Ill.; J. C.Petit, Flora, Ill., at Cairo, Ill.; W. L. Bate-man, Litchfield, Ill., at Springfield, Ill.; A.W. Sutar, Chicago, Ill., at Chicago; N.Filbeck, Terre Heute, Ind., at Terre Hauta;W. H. Zimmerman, Brazil, Ind., at TerreHaute; S. R. Crumbaugh, Hopkinsville,Tenn., at Owensboro', Ky.; Wm. B. Fowle,

Newton, Mass., at Boston, Mass.; Wm. L.Elliott, Boston. Mass., at Boston; E. B.Babcock, Kalkaska, Mich., at GrandRapids, Mich.; F. M. Seton, St. Joseph,Mo., at Kansas City, Mo.; George Holaling,Brooklyn, N. Y.. at Brooklyn; Charles A.Walsh, Brooklyn, N. Y., at Brooklyn.

For Collectors of Customs.Collectors of customs-James Armstrong,

Jacksonville, Fla., at Pensacola, Fla.; C. C.Carlton, Plant City, Fla., at Tampa, Fla.;James A. Waddell, Key West, Fla., at KeyWest; 0. S. Farr, Tampa, Fla., at Tampa:J. F. B. Beckwith, Savannah, Ga., atSavannah; J. L. McClure, Topeka. Kan.. atGalveston. Texas; Henry A. Haigh, De-troit, Mich., at Detroit; Martin. Meeker,Farrnington, Minn., at St. Paul, Minn.B' K. Bruce, Washington, D. C., to be

register of the treasury.Aden Knoph, Olney, ]ll., to be commis-

sioner of internal revenue.Abraham L. Lawshe, Conversa, In(., to

be deputy auditor for the Post Office De-partment.Thomas Hanna, Indianapolis, Ind., to be

surveyor of customs at Indianapolis.Francis T. Rooter, Indianapolis, Ind., to

b United States treasurer.Wymond G. Sink, Rising Sun, Ini., to be

chief clerk of the Treasury Department.J. L. Bosley, Paris, Ky., to be auditor

for the Treasury Department.George A. Garfield, Louisville, Ky., to

be private secretary at Washington, D. C.Logan C. Murray, Louisville, Ky., to be

assistant treasurer at New York.Charles W. Dale, New Orleans, La.,' to

be surveyor of customs at New Orleans.A. T,. Ordean, Duluth, Minn., to be con-

tr-3ller of the currency.H. W. Smith. St. Louis, Mo.. to be ap-

praiser at St. Louis.A. N. Burkeholder, Trenton, Mo., to be

auditor for the Treasury Department.W. M. Marshall, Trenton, N. J., to. be

assistant appraiser at New York.W. F. Wakeman, New York, to be ap-

praiser at New York.Samuel Hays, New York, to be commis-

sioner of immigration, New York.Andrew Powell, New York, to be com-

missicner of immigration at New York.The following applications were filed later

in the day:Collectors of internal reverue-Alvin T.

Walsh, Brooklyn. N. Y., at Brooklyn; Jas.Cobb, Crisp, N. C., at Raleigh, N. C.: H.A. Keye, Ironton, Ohio. at Springfield, Ohio;C. F. Leach, Cleveland, Ohio, at Cleveland;E. V. Samson, Flat, Ohio, at Springileld,Ohio; Hugh V. Smith, Cochranton, Ohio. atSpringfield, Ohio; C. P. Way, Shreve, Ohio,at Cleveland, Ohio; E. E. Drown, Marion,Ohio, at Springfield, Ohio; Milton Weidler,Portland, Ore., at Portland; David A. NunnBrownsville, Tenn., at Nashville; PatrieckGaraghty, Dowelitown, Tenn., at Nashville;W. E. Davis, Fort Worth, Texas, at Dallas,Texas; J. P. Hainbrick, Huntington, W.Va., at Parkersburg, W. Va.Collectors of customs-C. W. Guffy,Llano,Texas, at Galveston, Texas; Fred W. Fox,

Houston, Texas.Appraisers-. R. Groff, Cleveland, Ohio,

at Cleveland; F. H. Jackson, Cleveland, atCleveland.Assistant appraiser-W. Phillips, New

York, at New York.Supervising inspector of steam vessels--T. T. Johnson, Ironton, Ohio, at Cincinnati-

J. B. Haley, Memphis, Tenn., at Memphis:S. J. Prentiss, La Crosse, Wis., at St. Paul,Minn.Commissioner of immigration -- Win.

Sprow, Cleveland, Ohio, at New York city.Register of the treasury-Chas. E. Brown,

Cincinnati, and Henry Y. Arnett, Wilber-force, Ohio; R. F. Patterson, Memphis,Tenn., and John F. Gower, Olympia, Wash.Surveyor of customs-S. W. Durfiinger,

London, Ohio, at Columbus, OhIo.Deputy auditor for the War .Depart-

ment-Elias Mann, Akron, Ohio.

Assayer of mint-Win, D. Scott, Uhrichs-ville, Ohio, at Denver, Col.Auditor for War Department-SampsonPope, Newbern, N. C.Controller of the Treasury-C. A. Willard,

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Auditor for the State Department-Ernest

0. Tinne, Kenosha, ~Wis.

Commissioner of internalI revenue-Geo.

W. Wilson. IButler county, Ohio (now dep-

uty commissioner).Hail and FarewelL.

This titernoon at 3 o'clock the omelcals

and clerks of the Interior Department, in-

cluding the geological suarvey', the Indian

fflce, pension office, censu., bureau and

railroad commissioner's offiee. were rkeelved

by the new Seefetary c-f the Interior, Mr.Bliss, and bade farewell to 'iSeeretaryraeUpar of 6(000 clerks

nncordrand,entering the aoffic4 of the Secmtary, we Sast pmesei-

to QsseM IUES Q-6e witd ilagi

limees smsras Umtamse

handshake from Mr. Fltacis, and wishedhim success in hie retz* to private life.This was a busy day At the Interior De-

partment. Notwithstandivig it was'cabinetday, Mr. Bliss reietved a large numoer ofcallers. His method of work 4s somethingnew to Washington, and eykleutly hasmerit, for today- hr giave orders that noone should be turped away, and at thesame time he disposed of all the routinebusiness that came to his desk. le wouldsee a few callera and then return to hiswork in his-dnser-etig., dictating corre-spondence for a. time, :rat to one stenog-rapher and then Vnotho, imt'l he had load-ed his force with all tlthy could do. Thenhe went over special reports and state-ments, called in variaus chiefs l divisione,the chief clerk, J-ige WomacA, and finallyAppointment Clerk Holcomo.At intervals he came put to see those who

were waiting to bee hi~ met all cordially,listened to the variou i business errands,and then went baek.to his room to let thewaiting room fill up again.

Callers Toqgay.Among Mr. Bliss' callers today were Sen-

ator Spooner of Wisconsin, Senator Carterof Montana, with Messrs. Boynton, Dunnand Fisk of his state; General Dudley ofIndiana, Senator Wood of Kentucky, withMajor Baber of that state: Gen. David B.Henderson of Iowa, and Clarence WinthropBowen of the New York independent. Sen-ator Thomas C. Platt tlap spent a few min-utes with the new Secretary.At the Post Office Department restful

quiet prevailed, all corners receiving theintelligence that this iwas cabinet day, andthat the Postmaster General would receiveno callers. The only sound that disturbedthe Idyllic silence of the place was the busyclatter of many typewriters engaged in no-tifying t.everal thousand Americans thatthe new Postmaster General has but twooffices at his disposal In the department,and that he must pglitely refer them to theUnited States civil servide commission.

THE CIVIL SERVICE

Some of Mr. Cleveland's Etensions MayHave to Give Way.

Claim That They Were Made for Par-

tisan Purposes-Congress to

Consider the matter.

It is regarded as probable that some ofthe civil service extensions made by Mr.Cleveland before his.re*rement will haveto give way. Nothing dednite has yetbeen decided on in the m.tter, and it isknown that President 2ia~iney is reluct-ant to take any action wJch will give anyexcuse for the statement that he is not inthorough sympathy with .civil service re-form. He was one of Ahi early advocatesof this reform and his position is wellknown. There Is no doubt about his in-tention to maintain hoimest civil service re-form. Some of the extesisns of the classi-fied service by Mr. Cleveand were madeso evidently .In a parian spirit, for thepurpose of maintaining -ir office people ap-pointed by him without civil service ex-amination, that it is held .to le but simplejustice to the new adriuntraticg and forthe benelit of e servjcedthat 'the exten-si6ns should be revoked.

No Letting Down the Bars.There is no possible daogewe-4he new ad-

ministration letting' dowp the bars gener-ally so. as to urn -Office seekers into thepasture which Is noW gtaarde.d by a barbedwire fence. Every proper extension ot. theclassified service which has been made willbe allowed to stand, aqd both the letterand the spirit of the la *111 be observed.It is not believed thaI every extensionmade merely- to benet Individual favoritesof the late, administtion, contrary to thespirit of the law, will Je permitted to stand.It is a delicatae matter to deal with, butit is thought a line of Action so obviouslyjust and proper can be Axed upon that thedesirable modificationoy can be made with-out warranting criticfsm. It is likely thatthe President will take the sense of Con-gress on this matter, though he will not goas far as Congress would.he willing to go.The matter is being investigated, and a listis being made of thom'e extensions by Mr.Cleveland -which were obviously made tokeep democrats in oftice. and to embarrassthe incoming administratiaon.

To Come Up in Congress.Soon after Congr2ss reconvenes it is ex-

pected to bring the matter up in the Hause,and It is said that some of the facts dis-closed will be discreditable to the civilservice reform preteitions of Mr. Cleve-land. One extension, for instance, was

made in the face of 'a 'decision by theSupreme Court that the class of personscovered by it were not actuily govern-ment employes, their pay being derivedfrom fees collectel for services performed.This extension, like several others. *asmade upon the avowed theory that, thoughthe extension was not warranted, it wouldembarrass President McKinley to "takeany steps backward," and that he wouldhave to let It stand.

OFFICIAL COnatSSPONDENCE.One of the Last Ordenz Issued by

Ex-Seeretary Lament.One of the last orders issued by ex-Secre-

tary Lamont had a soit of Pinafore toneabout It,, in respect to the character ofoffcial correspondence. It reads as follows:"In the matter of offcial correspondence

between offcers of the' army and omeicalsof other branches of' he public service. s.ndespecially in matters Inyplng questions ofjurisdiction, conflict oX agthority, or dispucte,offcers of the army age~reminded that theircorrespondence should he courteorgs in toneand free from any expression partaking ofa personal nature or calculated to give of-fense. Whenever questions of such charac-ter shall arise and-At is found that theycannot be reconelled by 'an interchange ofcourteous correspeelnces the offcer of thearmy, as the represent~he of the interests'of the War Departniertt In the matter in-volved. will inake a full aussentation of thecase to the Secretary tt'.War, through theproper military channej. i order that thesame may be properlyr grssidered."

THE MiOle~iidURITAN.Expectc-d. to Re'eh dapton Roads

Tonight er 1lprtow.The big monitor PFrigus is now on her

way to Hampton* Rodtad should arrivethere some time this e agor tomorrown orning, if all goss w4. A message wasreceived at the Navy9.1 epartment thismorning from the Jiattdiw life-sang sta-tion stating that the hmger hgd been un-able to deliver to teietsimander of thePuritan the telegr wi had been' sentto' him by Admiral' Ror yesterday inrbsponse to his amfplicaion for a convoy,owing to the rough, sea which prevented thelaunching of a shore boat. He added thatthe Puritan had left Histteras at 2 o'clocky'esterda' ai3roohii .convoy of the Co-lrmbig, so -b h veitselae are by this timeCoubtless far north of like dangerous Hat-teras shoals. It is not an easy task to towone of the big, monitoch in a seaway, andto prevent the tow freqs running underwater the steed cannot'msoh exceesd sixknots an hour m lem themonitor is able toassist 'withe her epolnes, and as' it is200 milea'4om R~ea oHaanpteu Road.by s the trip 'ino ely be conipleteduntil tonight or er'. oa

NainelDtda-

STANDING BY GREECEGreat Britain Favors Retaining Hel-

lenic Troof I Crete.

PROPOSAL IMY TO BE ADOPTED

Attitude of the Different Powers

Semi-Officially Stated.

NOT YET IN AGREEMENT

(Copyrigbted, 197, by the Associated Prem.)PARIS, March 12.-The following semi-

official announcement was made this after-noon:

The powers, while united in principle,have not yet been able to reach a solutionof the Cretan question. Proposals and ob-jections are being exchanged hourly. Theprogram drawn up by the admirals in Cre-tan waters is as follows:"First. A blockade of the Island of Crete."Second. A blockade of the Piraeus and

Isome (,f the other Greek ports."Third. The seizure by a detachment of

the fleet of the telegraph offices at Syra."Fourth. Any Greek warships encounter-

ed are to be taken to the Island of Milo andkept there."Fifth. Any Greek warships firing on any

foreign warships are to be sunk and theact to be considered casus belli."Sixth. Ary Greek torpedo boat nearing

a foreign warship is to be fired at."Seventh. As the blockade of Greece will

require all the crews of the foreign war-

ships, each power is to send to Crete a bat-talion of infantry not exceeding 6(W0 men innumber."Each of the foreign admirals telegraphed

a copy of these proposals to his goveri-trent.Germany immediately telegraphed to the

powers that she would accept tht proposalsdown to the seventh, and that she wouldaccept the seventh in principle, but shehad not a battalion available. CAustria wired the powers that she wouldaccept the whole of the proposals of theadmirals, but as Emperor Francis Joseph twas at Cape Martin, she must have timeto consult with his majesty.Italy telegraphed her acceptance of all

the proposals of the admirals, but it wasaCded they must be submitted to the cab-inet council, which would be done within Cthree days.Russia, Great Britait and France were tsi!ent for a time, and then Great Britain

proposed that a gendarmerie be organized ein Crete by utilizing the Greek troops, not av'ing the Greek flag and not using the cGreek officers in this connection. 1iRussia eventually answered that as the 0ptxwers had presented their ultimatum to WGreece, and as Greece had replied by of- ofering to withdraw her feet, the answerwas conciliatory and partly satisfactory. sTherefore Russia proposed a further col- cJctive note demintiing ta4e withdraw#d 9( tthe Greek troops from Crete. France sec- t-noded-the-eeply of.-.at..-

During the lteaplo, a lgenerWl agree-ment was suggated in that the powcrsshould each advance a certain sim for ]the pay of the gendarmerie and for theexpense of organizing the autonomouagov-ernment of Crete. This was immediately ob-jected to by Germany on the ground that Fshe was not willing to spend a pfenng for tthis purpose.France this afternoon proposed to the

British foreign office that the powers pro-ceed immediately to organize the gendarm-erie, naming a governor of Crete fromHolland, Belgium or perhaps from Switzer-land. Several names were suggested andconsidered. 0Great Britain points out, the semi-official t

arnouncement concludes, that the mem-bers of the previous Cretan gendarmerieran away' and mutinied, and that theGreek troops are the best available for ithis purpose. Consequently -this proposal Iwill probably be a modus vivendi by which rthe situation will be solved, as there is tno doubt the Greeks will accept it.

SOLVING THE QUESTION. t0

Current Opinion at Athens Regardingthe Cretan Controversy.

(Copyrighted, 1897, by the Assotiated Sr.)ATHENS, Greece, March 12.-The Cretan

question is passing through a period ofquiescence, a lull having followed the re- iply of Greece to the powers, and every- pbody seems to be wondering where and bwhen the storm will break out afresh. 1rIn spite of the repeated assertions- made c

in the different capitals of Europe that t:the powers aie acting in concert toward oGreece it is remarked here that if this was bthe case the threatened coercion of dreece twould have been an accomplished fact rglong tefore this.There seems to be but three ways out 8

of the present difficulty. One is that the c

powers 4nust accept the offers of Greece pto withdraw her fleet from Cretan waters Wand allow her army of occupation to re-amain nominally under the control of aforeign officer outranking Colonel Vassos, dto be used for the pacification of the isl-and, and when that is accomp'ished, a eplebiscite shall decide whether the Cretans ,prefer annexation to autonomy. dThe second suggested solution is thecoercicn, real or seeming, of Greece by the t,blockade of the Greek. coasts as well asthe Island of. Crete.tThis would be a dangerous and difficultctask. In the first place it would require animmense fleet of vessels, owing to the al- ainost innumerable islands -composing the aGrecian archipielago, to make such a block- fade .effective. Besides, Greece's reply to rthis proposition would probably be . the elighting of the fires of war in Macedonia, cthe beginning of a conflagration which I]might spread all over Europe. The mostydangerous spot on -the map of Europe at kspresent is the frontier of Thessaly. If- uGr eece is coerced or if she does not bbtain othe substance of her demands, she is lia- t<ble to force the hands of the powers, and athis might be done in more ways than one. oas by crossing the border, trying to raise ithe Balkans and possibly bringing about athe long contemplated dismemberment of tithe Turkish empire.The third solution of this dangerous and vdfiicult problem is contained in therenew- e:ed i'umors that King George of Greece will habdicate in favor of his eldest son, Crown aPrince Constaptine, Duke of Sparta, whose

wife is the Princess Sophia. of Prussia, sis-- ater of Emperor William of Germany. There bare many persons w~o believe that tiheking's abdication would be the best means siof clearing up the situation. While the r<stand taken by King George in the present sicrisis has undoubtedly improved his posi- atio~n among the Greeks, his abdication bswould be a popular step, as the populacetaas never quite forgiven the.-king for he- aj

ing a foreign~er, while his sons, who were ti

horn in Greece, Mi- fegaded as hemg oe a

'with themselves.The crown princess is known to be a rntrifle jealous of Prince George, the sailor

prince, second son of the king, -whomPrince Constantine- always allows to bebracketed as equal with himmalf? The prin-cess, it should be added, ls' said to be cifurious at Enmeror Willsaa for Ifi-asided with the Turk. -aganat- her adoptedpeople. Her hausbad sainc aniled andrespected, but he ia' paan or silent, reir-ing disposito 'iif s p to ignore as

the shnaof the GCha. (eorge.

who is ..sd~m t emat, Is the

belief that an agreement may te reachedbetween the Greek ard Turkish govern-Inents directly for the settlement of theLretan question without the intervention)f the powers. This belief, however, doesrot prevail in diplomatic circles, where itis said that the settlement can he arrivedtt only through the powers. There is noloubt that the decrease in excitement heretends to present matters in a brighterlight, for popular clamor had a deal tolo with the defiant position assumed bythe Greek government.But there is no cessation of military.ac-Livity here or at Salonica. On both fron-

tiers troops have occupied strategic pot-tions, and reinforcements are being pushedrorwar4 night and day.The armed peasants on bothe sides are

the most danigerous factors on the fron-tiers. A conflict there may occur at anymoment, and then it may be beyond hu-nan power to stem the tide of war, whichias been sullenly rising in this part of theworld for a long time past.The firing upon the insurgents by theForeign warships and the later conflicts)etween the foreign marines and the in-turgents have had a very bad effect amongthe people here, irritating them to a greatlegree against everything in the shape of!oreign intervention in the affairs of.reece.The calmer minds are counseling pru-lence, but the situation is almost as grave

ts it could be, and Greece is vrepared tonake the greatest sacrifices if driven tolesperation.ON THE FRONTEER.

areek Troops Enthusiasgie and Esgerto Advauce.

PARIS, March 12.-A dispatch to thefournal of this city from Larissa says thatLt the Turkish headquarters at Ellassonahere are 18,000 treops, but, the dis!atchtdds, both officers and men are destitute andtave scarcely clothes enough to cover.hem, and there have been numerous de-iertions. The Greek troops, it is furtherinnounced, are in excellent condition ando full of enthusiasm that their officersiave difficulty in keeping them quiet. Therontiers, it appears, are covered with5,000X insurgents, 'ho are only awaitinghe signal to advance. It is estimated thatn another week's time there will be S,40Ireeks concentrated on the frontier.The Gaulois says that the blockade muste postponed until the powers have formal-y taken possession of Crete in order toorganize an autonomous government.

OUTBREAKS IN ARMENIA.

rhe Eastern question Is Boeing Fur-ther Conpileated.

CONSTANTINOPLE. March 12. Thepinion obtains here that the negotiationsoetween the powers on the reply of Greeceo the Cretan ultimatum will be protracted.In the meanwhile, another threateningeature has been added to the situation.tenewed cutbreaks are threatened in Ana-Dlia. The British ambassador, Sir Philipurrie, has drawn the attention of theurkish government to the condition ofhis district of Asia Minor, and has request-I that immediate steps be taken to avertriother catastrophe. It appears that themdition of the Christians there is de-urable. They are the victims of constant,pression, outrage and murder, and thetuatjoh at Payas is so critical that an-her Sassoun massacre is feared.Advices i-ceitved here from Erzeroumsy that large forces of Russian troops areoncentrating on the Ammenian frontier inie direcition of Srramysh, In tile dis-let of Kars.

*The O - Relted3 .-

VIENNA. March 12.-The semi-officiali"remndenblatt says today that the view ofhe Greek reply taken by the powers ishat it can bnly be replied to by the em-loyment of force to induce Greece to obeybe will of Europe.

Refugees Are Destitate.CANEA, Crete, March 12, noon.-Thelussulman refugees who have beenrought here are destitute and on the vergerstarvation, and the island is full of bandsf robbers, who are pillaging the towns inbe vicinity.

Underhand Trace In Arms.BERLIN. March 12.-A dispatch receivedithis city from Constantinople says thattrge quantities of Gras rifles and cart-Idges are being smuggled from ureece in-3 the Turkish Island of Chios, off therest coast of Asia Minor, via Smyrna, andbiat they are being sold to the inhabitantsf Chios at low prices.VHAT THE CORRESPONDENTS SAY.

pecils to London Dailies RegardingCretan Afgairs.

LONDON. March 12.-The Times' cor-

spondent at Athens rays it is officially ex-lained that Corakas, the incurgent leader,efore attacking Hierapetra, signified histtention to the commander of the Italianruiser, at the seme time protesting thatme action of the fleets was biased in favorIthe Mussulmans. Corakas then bom-

irded the fort, which was under the pro-tetion of the powers, captured it andLised the Greek flag. The Italian cruiserilled the ir-surgents, killing the populartief Kokinskis and ten men. The Athens-ess violently denounces the action of theart.hip, says the Times' correspondent,id the Italian volunteers in Crete haverawn up a protest against it.A tensatiodai report is published to thefeet that King George, while conversingith a Danish colonel, said he had aban-med all hope .of help from his. relatives,hose advice was not worth attention, andmat he had even lost confidence in therince of Wales rince his earnest requestthe prince to obtain the recall of British

snsul Billiotti had proved of no avail.A dispatch to the Times from Athenstys that the Russian minister to Geece,.K. Onou, will return here next weekom pt. Petersburg, disappointed in histPresentation in behalf of Crete. He was4ldly received at the Russian court. Thereek press generally counsels prudence onme Turkish frontier, where the ~Greekpulation is defer~seless against the 'N'u- Ish troops. Nevertheless it is the almosttaiversal opinion that war must breakat, 1tnd the war depgrtment is strainingthe utmost to make provisions of arms

td outfits for the reservists. Ten thousandthese are still unequipped. From earl-

st dawn to late at night drilling, paradesid rIfle practice go on unceasingly. The toops combare unfavorably in physiqueith the European standard, but they are Cry quick in learning the drilL, and make~hoellent shots. There is a serious lack of t

rues and forage, but an abundance ofma and ammunition.The Gras rilies are equal to the Turkish '

m for infaniry and cavalry weapons, t

it are Interior to the Turkish repeaters.The RomE correspondent of thme Stenardt

ate. tfhtt Admiral Canevaro, having rep- Isented the urgency of landing troops to

[Ppress disorders in the interior of Crete, fcabInet oouncil has decided to mend ady of troops there.

The Brussels correspmndent of the Stand- 's

4 states that twenty-eight memnbers, of Je Belgian elhauser. of deputies hsave mn-a m.mnation to ha-s ptto time Gres: ,8vernment, expressing inflgnation at Eu- 1~es abuse' of power against Greece. (C

Oce Seam.-mane AeAtwed.,hIUW YORK, March 12.-Arrived: Masne- tLusettn, London; Havel, Bemen.CAWBiPOOL, March 11.-Arrived: Britan- ~e, giew York, 1et, Teurfe, New York.

~~W.March 12-Arrived: Nestemr.

"Want" advertienintshi The Star pay becausethey bring answers.

GOSSIP ON OFFICESExGoyermor Merriam Not Likely tc

Be an Ambasdor.

APPIUCIT FOR REDER OF DEE

1linois People Have Made Out a

Slate.

POS4T OFFICE DEPA IRTMENT

The persistent slating ot ex-Governo-Merriam of Minnesota for the ambni.tilor-ship to Germany is looked upon lightly bytl-ose qualified to know. Minnuesota m ,:ofprcminence do rot put any faith ii h.-at( ry. Governor Merriam's name was h--aided In all directions as almost a certaintyfor the cabinet, yet it is said that Plrsi-dent. McKinley never hat any ici.A of ap-pointing him to the official Ihmily. It i-now said, on good authority. that Gmt-ernor Merriam does not want an am'.as-sadorship. and that he is not a eandiiat'for any position. It is further said that ifhe was a candidate he would not Ftan.ia chance of winning. Senator Cushma K.Davis stands in the way of the aspiratiiniof the ex-governor of Minnesota. and 8iS-ator Davis is credited with great strengthwith the administration. A Minnesot.i m-publican of prominence today t-aiJ :hatGovernor Merriam was not a cansliatetfor anything.Soeend Asistant rostemsatr Gaeereg.The friends of ex-Representative i. J.

Murphy of East At. Louis, il say .laythat he is almost certain to become se-on Iassistant postmaster general. In tact. th.-yare confident of his appointmeit to thatpcsition. It is said. in -onnection with thisplace, that a delegation of friends of MayorSwift called on Plresidtent lteKinl.-y re-cently and asked that the 3lace te given tothe famous Chicago mayor, who. hovver,was not an applicant. Mr. i,-Kinley. it issald, expressed pleasure at ib.ing able todo anything he could for Mayor Swift. b~utintimated that the first and se,-onel plte--sunder the postmaster general were ;ma,-tically arr&nged for. He suggesteAl thatthe delegation think of the advisaliljty ofthe third place. They declined to all iwMr. Swift to be considerelt for this lu.While Mr. Murphy is quoted as havilig agood show for the place. th- friend,' of E.J. Shellenbarger of Penrsylvana say h-has goo- grourds for being hopefu.Ex-Representative John M. Varquhar of3uffalo, N. Y., first mentioned as a cand -late for com.mlissioner of navigation andtfterward talked of for publi- printer,laid today that he would not be a candi-late for either place. He is a candidate'or third assistant p""aster general. Mr.Parquhar thinks the peace requires practi--al knowledge of the prtnting businessULd the duties of the office woui I be pleas-it. to him. Mr. Faquhar was one of theMo.t effective speakers put on the stump1W. QWakeua1 Maat 4a the last easmpaignand is said to have become a warm frienlf the Ohio senator. Mr. Hanni, it is saidwill aid ia to seem the pla.e he nowwants. '

Col. Chase, who has been men*ioned as acandidate for fourth assistant posenastesgeneral. has returned to the city from amsiness trip to the east, and Is said tobe getting into the fight for the positionwithout loes of time.

er Kesedeer of beds.There is an interesting fight on over th*

Lpplication of Prof. It. t. Wright uf;eorgta for the position of recorder ofeeds of the District. Prof. Wright Is theicad of an educational institution for col-red students near Savannah. As an as-istant to him is a son of liishop Arnettof Ohio, head of the A. AL. E. Church innat section of the country. ilishop Ar-tett. it will be remembered. presented to'resident McKinley the Blible on whicht'e took the oath of ofilee. The bishop isne of the strongest men in his churihra the l'nited States. He is said to ibeiacking Prof. Wright for the place. In ad-lition to this, it is claimed that ex-Senatorflair and other prominent repulicuans areirging the appointment of Prof. Wrignt.iears ago, when Gisn. Howard was in in.outh and] was one day talking to a schoolf colored children in Augusta. he askedhe children awhat kind of a message hehould carry back to the north about them.

little black fellow arose and shouted:Tell them :hat we are rising." The boyrho said that is now Prof. Wright. andihe expression became a shibboleth of thet-ace In the south.The Georgia politicians who are opposin3r-ofessor Wright allege that tihere. la

mombination by which he .l.anl become r-order of deeds, young Artwitt to go to the~end of the Institution of which ns- is nowtesistant. This is consideired petty groiutndor opposition by the friends of Wrigtmrho say they are making progre's.

An Alleged Illteet itt.Chicago politicians say that the following~tave been practitally agreed tpon for iposi-ions in that part of Illnois: C. I Gortion,ormer president ot the Marquette Club, fo'roatnmaster of Chicago; Wiliam R. Will-amns, subtreaurer at Chicago: F. E. Coins-

friend of Setnator Mason, to- collector ofraternai revenue of the Chicago district;i.M. Bethea of Dixon. district attortney of

he northern district: Wan. Pe-nn Nixon,

ditor of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, c'ollector

tcustoms at Chicago; ike Cletnents of

Tarbondale, pension agent at Chticago. I

laienmed that Wash Hesing, the psresentoatnmaster, will makre a tigist for reappoin.-tient.-Odd Baet Geamips.

Ex-Representative Frank Aldrich is ri -

arded by Illinois people as having a eur<

hing in his application for the position et

tinister to Belgium. He is strongir backed1

y the entire Illinois delegation and bsytemnbers of other state delegations. Hite

riendahip with Speaker Reed, and the fact

hat the latter wi ask has appointment, is

elieved to be all that is neomary.A. M. 'llman. secretary of the republi-

an state cmiettee of Tennessee, has ar-Ived in the city. and is numnbered asotng

tie applicants for office.iEx-Representative Wade of Missouri.who *a candidate for deputy pension comatia-

loner, will returna to his home today. lent-

ag his prospects in the hands of friends.John Milholland, the New York anti-Platiader. is at the Arlington. He is working

a the indusntrious and quiet mannerivich

as chaaracterised his political career. Fewriends know what he is working on.John A. Weidersheim of Philadelphia,

'ho is prominently pushed for commnis-

loner of patemna is at the Cochran, withemme Carty of the gamne city.It has been dceoweed, it is sa, that tireimee of iseer of furnitame In the

'sensury Department, now held by At.axarsle of Cleveland. Ohio, is under timeleil servic. Tis is dlsappointing to mu-

terous appli-ant- for the position. Mrt.

hob. of Cavingten, Kg.. who once corn-sted the'ant of John (3. Cadbita in the

Louse, came. herse to t17 for the place.

nched by unar' all the waed carver. cf.a. coantr.

CImtam emd Beus WhamGen. Powell Ciarten -ef Arka=m== whoeft the city' a lewr dease t his hobet.smied n Ut. Eas ts ea ie a oesmpen-

mi .1the hmmngl.mi Ehe lt he em-

mW -hm moasm~mm ab.mn £

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