Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1890, Page 15

a THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON CITY AND DISTRICT. > No city in the world is so thoroughly covered by the ctreulation of a single news- paper as is the city of Washington by that of Tue Evestxo Stan. It reaches all readers in the city and vicinity. J? swears to its circula- tion. No other Washington paper has yet done this. ATKINSON BILL CONDEMNED. Resolutions Adopted by the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association. VIGOROUS LANGUAGE USED IN DENOUNCING THE OBNOXIOUS BILL—DANGEROUS CONDITION OF DELAWARE AVENUE— COMMISSIONER EINE ASKED TO WITHDRAW HIM RESIGNATION. There was strong language used on Capitol Hill last night. Reputable citizens, men who have the good of the city at heart, discussed ¢ Atkinson railroad bill and condemned its rasping provisions with all the force they could put into the’ condemnation. It was ata meeting of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ school building. President Josiah Millard ia his p! Secretary Girouard arose and made a vigor- ous onslaught on the Atkinson bill and the greedy corporation whose creation it was. He ewlogized the work which had been done by ‘Tue Stax, and which was still going on. Tur Sra, he said. was fighting a monopoly whose only idea was profit; a monopoly which re- garded not the rights of citizeng.’ The people of the District of Columbia might have their hands tied, but they could and must protest against further encroachments by the railroad company, Talk and protest might fail to ac- complish anything just now, but the ee were bound to do anything but keep still. Mr. Girouard cited a case of outrageous delay ata crossing because the railroad company was using the street for the purposes of private gain regardless of the rights of citizens. Mr. Girouard then offered the following resolutions: RESOLUTIONS DENOUNCING THE ATKINSON BILL. “Resolved, That the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association. 3, in common with the vast majority of the intelligent tax-paying citizens of all sections of Washington most earnestly protests against the policy which in the thas permitted the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company to occup;, distigure and destroy the streets, reservations and parks of this city with its tracks, buildings and rolling stock. ‘That policy has diverted from its proper and legitimate uses a great and valuable part of the public domaiu to present it asa gift to a wealthy corporation, which conducts its traffic iuan offensive man: regardless of its obli- tions to the public, hecdless of the‘damage it may intliet upon the adjacent property of individuals, Resolved, That this association objects to the perpetration of that policy as wrong in principle and vicious in its effects. A just public opinion demands the withdrawal of ‘the ennsylvania railroad depot from its present location and the femcvel, of its tracks from the street crossings. The maintenance of these surface tracks is a constant menace to life, an injury to property, a vexatious and unneces- sary hindrance to public tratiic. Numbers of human lives are every year sacrificed need- lessiy within the city limits, that the profits of this company may be increased. Itis idle to Pretend that effectual safeguards cannot be ap- Pied to prevent the appalling sacrifice. It re- solves itvelf into question of the greater or less monetary gains of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Compan: Resoived, Taat copies of these resolutions be Sent to the chairmen of the District commit- tees of both nouses of Congress.” THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. President Millard said it was evident that Songress would do nothing this session with the Baltimore and Obio problem in Northeast Washington. The conditions had not improved. {homas W. Smith was of opinion that the Atkinson bill was the key to the situation. The disposition made of that could be safely re- carded as a precedent. If the Atkinson bill be- aw then Northeast Washington might as well give up its Sight ‘against the Baltimore and Ohio. —— Girouard’s resolution was then adopted. THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF DELAWARE AVENUE between I and K streets northeast, was the sub- ject of a letter to the District Commissioners 3 submitted to the meeting by August The petition sets forth that when ere 1s rain the street is impassable—danger- y so. Atsuch times there are places where e water accumulates to a depth of 7 feet. impossible for People vicinity to leave their homes. The trouble comes from a defective street grade, and although property owners on that square have paid euough special improvement taxer to put the whole matier right not an attempt has veen made to repair even a sidewalk. Mr. Byambaci’s effort im behalf of life and health wus referred to the com:uittee on streets. A RESOLUTION ASKING COMMISSIONER BINE TO WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNATION. Mr. Smith then offered a resolution on the resignation of Commissioner Hine, which was adopted. The resolution was to the effect that “this association hears with regret of the resignation of L. G. Hine as one of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia, taat it appreciates the services rendered tu the Dis- trict by him. We ask that Mr. Hine reconsider his determination and withdraw his resigna- tion. His fitness for the place has been demonstrated by his acta, and the public inter- ests will be much better subserved by the work of an experienced officer than by the efforts of & new appointee.” Loring —— said he was sure that the District _would be a great loser if Mr. Hine re- Especially would his absence from the board be felt by those portions of the city which, prior to Mr. Hine’s appointment, had always been nezlected. Commissioners Doug- lass and Hine were honorable, just and true; men who gave attention to the hamblest indi- vidual. He was glad the resolution was offered, glad the association was going to take action nit. Such open approbation was due the civilian Commissioners, they cared for the Whole city and not for sections of it. HOPING FOR HARMONY, Mr. Smith felt sure thatif the friends of Com- missioner Hine and Col. Robert got together the matter might be smoothed over. Presi- dent Harrison would undoubtedly be glad to bave the kinks taken out of the gituation. Secretary Gironard said it was evident from the facts stated in ‘Te Sran that the President was unwiiling to accept Mr. Hin ‘esignation, If the matter was pressed upon the President in the proper way he believed the resignation would not be accepted. Of Col. Kobert much that was bad had been said. He thought Col. | REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Some of the Effects of University Sites on Suburban le THE/IMPROVEMENTS IX PROGRESS TN THE VICIN- ITY OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY—a xxw ‘TOWN TO BE ESTABLISHED NEAR BRIGETWOOD— OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. Some of the material advantages arising from the location of a large college or university may be seen by noting the changes which have taken place within the last year or so in that section of the suburbs where the new Catholic University has been built, The electric street railroad, which runs out from the city to the entrance of the university grounds, would probably have beon built if some other loca- tion bad been chosen for the university, but its extension in that direction and to that distance beyond the city limits is no doubt an improvement which can be placed to the credit of the university, Then again, the | arm! little village of Brookland would have been established if the old Middleton place had never been selected by the Catholic au- thorities. The Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. which separates Brookland from the university grounds, would have been ample reason for the existence of Brookland, as it is for the numerous otuer set- tloments which have sprung up aloug that line from the city to Rockville and beyond. But Brookland has been gradually taking in more territory and now there are additions on all sides, such as South Brookland, East Brook- land, &c, Recently new subdivision known as University Heights has been placed on the market. lies on the Bunker Hill road, to the north of Brookland proper, and would be more truly an addition to the latter than it is at present, only Brookland is a subdivision which was placed on record before the subdivision law of 188 was passed. University Heights is laid out iu accordance with the plan of the city, It has the wide streets which are the glery of the city and which are now the feature of all suburban subdivisions within the District limits which have been recorded since the pas- sage of the subdivision law of 1888, Those spacions streets, 0 feet in width, are to be well graveled and roiled, sidewalks and gutters to be laid and trees planted. These improve- ments the owners of this property, Messrs. il Barton aud W. Henry Walker, state, providing they receive the proper cncouragement, are to be followed by the introduction of a system of sewerage and water supply. ALONG THE ELECTRIC R Other changes noted in this vicinity are the subdivisions of land which now extend along the line of the electric road from Eckington to the grounds of the university. A new avenue has been opened up, which follows the southern boundary of tho grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, from the junction of the Glenwood road with the Bunker Hill road, at the main entrance of the university, to the extension of North Capitol street. A branch of the Eckington road isto be built along North Capitol street extended and the country bordering on that new thoroughfare is being opened up for settlement. ‘The old Beale place, which fronts on Boundary, has already been subdivided and is now an addition to the bar A similar tide of improvement will no doubt flow around the site selected for the new Methodist University on the heights west of the Tenleytown road. In fact, as has been already mentioned m Tux Stan, a subdivision is now being made of a large tract of land lying just to the east of the grounds of the Methodist Jniversity. When the location for the pro- posed Baptist University is selected it will without doubt become another center not only of education, but of those material improve- ments which render homes attractive and comfortable. A FINE ADDITION. Mr. C. M. Foulke, who recently purchased the residence 2013 Massachusetts avenue, which has been his home during the past year, has begun an exteusive improvement, which will add very much to the capacity of the house aswell as to its artistic beauty. He owns also the adjoining lot, which has a front- age of twenty-eight feet. Mr. James G. Hill, the arcnitect, has prepared plans for an addi- tion which will make the entire frontage of the house fifty-two feet. This addition is a large hall or gallery, which will be fifty-two feet deep, with @ ceiling sixteen feet high The front will be two stories in height, but the main part of the new building will be only one story. This hal! or gallery will be counected with the centrai hall of the house by a passage way, and will be used by Mr. Foulke as» place for the display of his fine collection of tapes- tries. ON THE SEVENTH STREET ROAD. ‘The surveys fora new suburban subdivision have been completed by Mr. Henry B. Looker, civil engineer, aud the plat has been presented for record. It comprises the ninety acres of the White farm, which fronts on the east side of the 7th street oad, or Brightwood avenue, as it 1s now called, just this side of the village of Brightwood. It adjoins or connects with the subdivision of Petworth, and the city streets am the latter are continued through the new subdivision. The prospect that the new sys- tem of rapid transit now being put down by the Brightwood Street Railway Company along the ‘7th street road will soon be iu operation has encouraged the owners of this property to be- gin the founding of « new town at this place. Mr. Diller B. Groff states that it is his inten- tion to begin the erection there of a number of pretty suburban cottages. The limit of build- ing at present fixed, Mr. Groff says, is one hun- dred houses, which will form a very respecta- ble nucleus to start the new settlement. 4 NEW BUSINESS BUILDING. Plans have been prepared by Messrs, Pitney & Bradford for fine business building to be erected at the northeast corner of 12th and F streets. The building at present on this site, which is now the property of Mr. Sidney A. Kent, is to be removed and in its place will be built @ structure six stories in height. The frontage on F street is over 21 feet, while that on 12th street is 90 feet. The design of the ex- terior is ornamental, but at the same time the utihty of the building is not sacrificed for mere effect, The features of the exterior are the spacious window openings, which on the ground floor are great show windows of iron and plate glass, This glass, however, will be used throughout the building and will contribute materially to the richness of effect, which the artistic combination of brick, stone and copper wili produce. An oriel copper window starts from the first floor at the corner and is carried tothe top. The widows of the four middle stories are marked by arches which form an arcade at the top of the fifth story. ‘The brick iers supporting these arches contain iron ams, Upon which the girders will rest, —— Grant’s Burial Place. Tothe Editor of Tux EvexiNo Stan: In all the suggestions relating to the last Robert was right in his attack on the low grog- j resting place of the illustrious chieftain it geries where vile rara wae sold at 3centsa drink to men whose families were balf starved. He gave Col. Robert credit for good inten- tions, and concluded by hoping that the trouble t be patched up. n H. Tucker offered a resolution of con- to be forwarded the widow of the late ¢ M. Clarke, secretary of the associ- It was agreed to. CIVILIANS VERSUS THE MILITARY. Then Mr. Tucker offered the following, hich was also adopted: “Whereas the major- ity of the Board of Commissioners has peti- tioned the Congress to pass a law placing all of their subordinates under the control of the board or a majority of the same, and, whereas, it is authoritatively reported that the Engi- neer Commissioner has stated that West Point graduates would never obey orders issued bya ¢ivilian; therefore, be it “Resolved. That it is the sense of this body that the Commissioners be requested to amend their petition so that it will request Congress to repeal the law detailing two engineer ofticers to assist the Engineer Commissioner and pass s new law requiring that the assisteuts to the Engineer Commissioner be appointed by the Board of Commissioners from civil life.” Speaking to the resolution Mr. Smith said there wns too much division, too mach chaos at the District building. The official famity was divided. tothe great detriment of the District. Presideut Midard thought it was un/ortanate, but true, that forfour years West Point cadets were taught that they were better than any one if private life; that idea needed correction. T. W. Smith was appointed a member of the committee on streets im place of W, C. Dodge, that gentleman Laving declined to serve. epee STEPPED ON THE WIRE, Two Mea Who Wore Héavy Nailed Shoes Killed. AtT o’cloek last evening Joseph Solomon, colored, employed in the Wheeling Terminal Railway Company's tunnel, now in course of construction, stepped on the wire which sup- ens the current to the are electric lights used the tunnel headings and was killed, An Italian, who is known only by his contract Bumber. ate on the same wire just as Solo- mon fell a: Ceti men 4 oy ‘Two other men were shoc! ing from the wire, Both men wore thick-soled Jeather boo‘ with heavy hob nails, end neither body was burned or mazgied in any way. Fe eee (ESET SEEG TEE GT seems strange that the eminent fitness of the Soldiers’ Home has been comparatively lost sight of. As we cherish the memory of his heroic deeds in the late war we should not forget his gallantry in the fields of Mexico, where, as a Foung lieutenant, he won the ad- miration of all his superior’ officers and the respect of his associates. It was in the Mex- ican war that the finaucial material was se- edred which ultmately was appropriated for the establishment of the preseut Soldier Home, which was first inaugurated for the Lenefit of those who served in that war. It should be remembered that Lieut. and Brev, oe — tought in ail the most bloody bat- ou an mained in the field until the last ves- mpire in Mexico was destroyed by nw of Maximilian, When the affuirs of the Mexican war were closed up there was $120,000 in the hands of our army resulting from captured property from the enemy. By act of Congress this money was devoted to the purchase of the present property for a bome of the invalid soldiers of the Mex can war, and also a last burial place for such. Here rest the remains of Gen. Logan aud Gen. Hunt end many other heroes of that war. From these facts it seems most fey eg that the remains of ce Grant should Gually rest at the Soldiers’ ‘ome, Arlington is the burial place for the soldiers of the war of the rebellion, and it would seem in better taste not to bury Grant on the home- stead of the soldier whom he fought and cap- tured. Washington, tho capital of the nation, and not Virginia is the soil in which be should sleep his last sleep. Let him be buried in the highest point of ground at the Soldiers’ Home, waich overlooks the city ond has an unob- structed view of the river to Mount Vernon. Aside from these reasons it may be cited that the Soldiers’ Home is moré accessible to the people than Arlington, ‘There is no question of doubt tliat this ition will be preferable to & majority of the people of the country. Prob- bly the thonght that there is something of impropriety in making the soil of Virginia the not WASHINGTON SCIENTISTS. The Prominent Part They Took at the Meeting of the American Association. “Yes,” said Prof. Otis T. Mason of the Na- tional Museum tos Stam reporter yesterday, “we had @ most successful meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Indianapolis, The meeting lasted from the 19th to the 26th and during that time over 1,000 papers on scientific subjects were read. The meetings were divided up into eight sections, each one devoted to some science, and the meetings of the several ecc- tions were carried on simultancously. Tho association now has two thousand members from all parts of North America, and is in a most satisfactory condition. It meets once a year for the purpose of mutual en- couragement of stirring up local interest in scientific pucsuits, This meet- ing gives scientific men of the country @ chance of meeting each other personally. About one-half of the time of the meeting is given up to the roading of scientific papers of the most learned and abstruse nature. The rest of the time is devoted to visits to poits of interest in the nuighborhood of the place of meeting. SETTING THE RIVER ON FIRE. “Thus the most interesting points around Indianapolis were the natural gas regions, and all of last Saturday was given up to visiting them. Four hundred of us went off in a spe- cial train through the entire gas belt, and in euch of the cities where we stopped we were tendered magnificent entertainments. At Noblesville we were shown how gas was fur- nished to the city of Indianapolis, “At Kokomo we saw the immense gas works, were given a dinner and had speeches from the mayor and other prominent men. We received the freedom of the city at Marion and saw the paper mills at Muncie, At Anderson we took supper and afterward were driven down to the river banks to see a most wonderful sight. Gas pipes had been laid out into the river in all di- rections, and when it grew dark all this gas on the su e of the water was sct on fire, and it Teally looks as though, at last, people had suc- ceeded in setting the ron fire. I¢ was @ most interesting spectacle. WASHINGTON Af THE FRONT. “Washington held up her end most beanti- fully at the recent meeting. The retiring president was Mr. T. C. Mendenhall, chief of the coast survey, His address was an excellent one, dealing, as it did, with the present want of harmouy between scientific men and men of the world, Out of eight acting vice prosidents four were from this c ‘They were Prof. Cleveland Abbe of the weather bureau. physics; Prof. R. B. Warder, chemistry; Dr. Frank Baker, anthropology, and Mr. J. Richards Dodge; economic science. Mr. Harvey W. Wiley and Mr. R. E. Fernow were two of the secretaries, THIRTEEN WASHINGTON “FELLOWS.” “Membership in the association is of two classes—fellows and simple members, ‘he for- mer are mon who have really made a name for themselves in the scientifis world, written a book worth writing, or have done something that was worth doing. Out of abouteighty-five fellows elected at the recent meeting thirteen were from this city. They were Dr. ‘thomas Antisell, George H. Eldridge, B. T. Galloway, Asaph Hall, Dr, Walter J. Hoffman, Walter Hough, Frank H, Knowlton, Artemas Martin, James ‘Mooney, Warren K. Moorehead, Dr. Al- il C. Peale, Erwin F. Smith and Bailey is, THE DISTRICT DELEGATION. “Nothing shows the growth of interest that is tuken in scientific matters in this city as much as the fact that, exclusive of the two states of Ohio and Indiana, the largest delega- tion present at the recent mecting was from here. There e about thirty in attendance, ail leading men in their respective lines, Those who went to Indianapolis were T, C. Menden- hall, Warren K, Moorehead, H. W. Wiley, W. J. McGee, Mrs. Anita Newcomb McGee, J. R. Dodge, Cleveland Abbe, B. T. Galloway, R. S. Woodward, Wm. H. Seaman, Robert B. War- der, Dr. Frank Baker, A. de Ghequier. B. E. Fernow, F. W. Clarke, Mrs. T. C. Mendenhall, Prof. O. T. Mason, E. A. Schweinitz, Oscar C. Fox, M. B. Waite, Frederick V. Coville, E. D. Preston, G. K. Gilbert, Thos. Russell and G. L. Spencer. “The next annual meeting of the association will be held in this city next August. It will last about ten days, and it is to be hoped that we will prove no less hospitable here in our efforts to entertain the American Association than did the citi of Indi tis,” GEN, O’BEIRNE SUED. Philipsen, Who Wrongfully Was Ar- rested for Murder, Wants $20,000. Yesterday gfternoon papers in a civil suit for $20,000, damages by Alexander Ludwig Philip- sen, the» Dane who was detained and placed utider @rrést at the New York barge office on suspicion’ pf being the murderer of Meyer,were served o4 Gen. O'Beirne and Superintendent of the Layding ;\Buresm Simpson for false im- prisonment. Hayman, Marx & Rosenthal of 234 Broadway, Philipsen’s lawyers, base thoir case on the ground that Philipsen had passed through the barge office and for some time had been beyond the jurisdiction of the federal law when Simpson told him that Gen. O’Beirne wanted to see him. Philipsen showed his pass- port and certificate of birth to Gen. O’Beirne, but he was arrested, nevertheless, and detained for several days in a room, where he was pointed out to thousands of ‘persons “as the man who murdered Meyer and cut his head off.” Jacobson, bar tender. on whose repro- sentations Philipsen was arrested, will also be roceeded against. ‘The lawyers say that the Fret that Col, Weber telegraphed to Gen. O'Beirne that he bad no power to hold Philip- sen proves that O'Lcirne had exceeded his authority asa United States official in arrest- ing him. This is why he will be proceeded R individ) against as an indivi ual, A NARROW ESCAPE. Chicago Cuble Cars Wrecked ina Tun- nel Under the River. Almost a horror occurred in the tunnel under the river at Washington street, Chicago, yes- terday morning. Tho West Side cable trams run through it. Que train got stalled in the middle of the tunnel. Another followed it. A third following that became unmanageable on the down grade toward the center, ran upon the second train, which in turn ran into the first and a general smash, in which tho three trains were involved, was the resuit. The cars of both the middle and the front trains were badly wrecked and, while no one was seriously hurt, the passengers were badly shaken up. For a few moments there were scenes of the wildest panic imaginable, Some women screamed and fainted, while others jumped off the cars, draggimg their children with them and precipitating themselves upon the dimly lighted tracks on which the west-bound cars run. Order, however, was finally restored and traffic resumed. Frauk Metzger, an express agent of St. Paul, was crushed to death. ‘This was the last of four accidents that occurred on the Yerkes system during the day and the council is to be appealed to to pass such restrictions as will insure safety on the line or tie up the system until its running arrangements are per- fected, TWO GREAT THEOLOGUES. Mr. Gladstone’s Estimate of Dr. Dollin- ger and Cardinal Newman. Mr. Gladstone, in an article in the London Speaker, eulogizes Dollinger and Newman as two of the most remarkable men of the con- temporary Christian ehurch, Each, he says, gave his heart to the the Purifier, his will to the Will erning the universe. The con- struction of Dollinger’s mind was simple, of Newman's it was complex, requiring more to be written about, The cardinal was a subtle, far-reaching genins, the shadings of whose thoughts were like the countless ripples of the sea, He stands in no inviduous rivalry as o man of prodigious learnin; Referring to Dollinger's address in Ey » Mr. Gladstone says it was issued when anti-Semitic movement raged in Germany, evidently for the pur, of making the Gi ashamed. Dottiager knew, as bnare did, nos the incredible sufferings of Taco—sufft of which dishonor Euro) —_ av much as Ireland ae sufferings of MRE. BLAINE ON RECIPROCITY. It Would Save $142,000,000 a Year That We Now Lose. FOREIGN TRADE MUST BE EXPANDED—IN RE- DUCING WAR TAXES THE UNITED STATES Has GIVEN OTHER COUNTRIES ADVANTAGES AXD ASKED NOTHING IN BETURN, Mr, Biaine spoke last night at Waterville, Me., where he was first nominated for Congress. Referring to state affairs, he said the affairs of no other state in the Union had been more justly, more wisely and more economically ad- ministered. Maine’s succession of republican chief magistrates had been without spot or blemish, The election which takes place on the 8th of next month involves in great part | the political issues now under discussion in the | national field. The decision of Maine will have | due influence on the other states, and that de- cision will be pronounced in the majorities we shall give in our four congressional districts. | Each of these districts is represented by an able man in whom the republican people of | Maine have confidence. I should regard it as‘ a political calamity to the state if any one of | the four should by any possibility be defeated. | In this district I am sure that Mr. Milliken has deen a faithful representative, as will be shown by a large majority, and I trust the republicans iu the three other districts are alive to their duty, In regard to national questions ho said: “I wish to declare the opinion that the United States has reached a point where one of its highest duties is to enlarge the area of its for- eign trade. Under the beneficent policy of protection we have developed a volume of manufactures which in many departments overruns the demands of the home markct. In the field of agriculture, with the immense propulsion given it by agricultural impie- ments, wo can do far mors than produce bread- stuffs and provisions for our peuple; nor would it be an ambitious destiny for so great a com- try as ours to manufacture only what ve can consume or to produce only what we can cat, We are already in many fabrics and in many products far beyond that, and our great de- mand is expansion. I mean expansion of trade with countries where we can find profitable exchanges, NO MORE TERRITORY WANTFD. “We aro not sceking annexation of territory. Certainly we do not desire it unless it should come by the volition of a people who might ask the priceless boon of a place nnder the fag of the Union. I feel sure that for a long time to come the people of the United States will be wisely content with our present area and not launch upon any scheme of annexation, At the same time I think we should bé unwisely content if we did not seek to engage in what the younger Pitt so well termed annexation of trade. For nearly thirty years now thé United States has had the great advantage of a pro- tective tariff—by far the longest unbroken pe- riod that its indystrial policy has been in force since the federal government was organized, Happily the great majority of our people, with- out strict regard to party lines, believe that the results to the American people from the pro- tective policy has been iucalculably benéticent, aggregating in a quarter of a century of na- tional and indiv:dual wealth beyond anything ever dreamed of before in the history of the world, Ido not mention protection, because T do not intend to spenk in reference thereto before this audience. That would be a need- loss, if not an impertinent, ‘effort. I merely wish to proclaim its victories, HIGH-TARIFF VICTORIES, “Without protection the United States would have been poor indeed after the ravages of the war from 1861 to 1865, With protection every section has flourished and prospered, grown and gained. Even where revenue duties have been laid with no expectation of developing industries there have in many instances been reat financial and industrial results. The hears duty on silk was levied primarily not for protection, but simply to secure a large rev- enue from oue of the luxuries of the rich, but a8 a consequence of the duty the silk in- dustry has increased so rapidly that it consti- tutes‘one of the leading fabrics of New Jer- sey, one of the largest manufactrfring states of the Union. I could readily advance other illustrations to the same effect. “As I have already intimated I am here to speak of the expansion of our foreign trade, not by any novel process, not by auy mode that wiil shock or disturb home industries, not by any mode that wiil invite our people to rash experiments or that will launch us in douvtful and dangerous investments. What I mean to speak of briefly is a system of reciprocity not in conflict with a protective tariff, but ed mentary thereto and presenting a field of en- terprise that will richly repay the effort. and energy of the American people. We shall find it instructive and valuable to examine into the sources of our imports and the destina- tion of our exports and to strike a balance between the two. Take last yeur—1889. In that year our whole exports to all the countries in the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa and to Australia, Canada and Hawaii amounted in round num- bers to #658,000,000 and our imports from all these countries amounted in round numbers to $529,009,000, showing that in that vast trade we had a balance of 129,000,000 in our favor, equivalent to that amount of gold among our people. But when all the accounts were closed, instead of having €129,000,000 in our favor we had @ balance of $13,000,000 against us from our foreign trade. We must, therefore, have lost 142,000,000 in our commerce with the countries outside of those to which I have re- ferred. Where could we have fouud such a large adverse balance? Let me tell you WHERE We Lost $142,000,000. “We lost forty-one millions in Cuba, from which our imports were $52,000,000 and to which our exports were only $11,000,000, Forty- one million is a pretty large sum to lose in one island ina single year, In the republic of Brazil we lost fifty-one millions. Our imports from Brazil were £60,000.000; our exports to Brazil were $9,000,000. In Mexico we lost 10,00 Imports from Mexico were our exports to Mexico were ‘Yo sum it all up, our imports from countries south of us, both insular and continental, on this hemisphere, were 216,000,000; our exports to them were $74,000,000.’ The balance against us ‘in our trade with those countries, therefore, is 142,000,000, exceeding our gains from all ‘the rest of the world by $13,000,000. “By no figure of speech can we flatter our- selves into the beliet that our trade with our American neighbors is in a prosperous condi- tion, How can this state of affair reme- died? You have heard a great deal said within the past ten years by our democratic friends about the iniquity of the republican party keeping up the war tariff. Asa matter of fact the war tariff bas not been kept up, but has been amended over and over again until the re- vision of 1883 left scarcely a trace of the actual tariff that was in force at the close of the war and for » few years afterward. During the war we were compelled to tax almost every- thing in the air, in the water, on the earth and under the earth. The necessities of the government were so great that .we could allow scarcely anything to be imported without paying tribute, and I think no patriotic man can deny that that was a wise policy. We were not then studying the philosophy of trade relations, but how to save the life of the nation. Money was the primal necessity, and we seized it wherever we could reach lawfully, but during the last eighteen years a great change has been made. So entirely has the war tariff been abolished that in the fiscal year ended June 80, 1889, the articles admitted free were considerably more than one-third the imports. To be exact, the imported articles that paid duty exceeded $434.000,000 in value, and the imported articles that paid no duty exceeded $26,000,000 in value. ‘The inevitable tend- ae D. C., SATURDAY. “AUGUST 30, 1890*SIXTEEN PAGES; I toward increase of the free tat | ‘SK na GIVING WITHOUT TAKING. Our great mistake was made when we began td repeal the war duties on so large an sgount ofimports. Any duty repealed was a favor and an advantage to the exporting country and we -have asked nothing in retara. instead of this course, which I must say was one of careless- ness and wastefulness by both itical fae st pad ves ow. ort vestigation, and ¥ &most thorong! whenever it was foun le to anything from the United States and thus es- tablish reciprocity of trade it should have been done. I do not, of course, intend to declare or to imply that we could have secured the free admission of $258,000,000 of American prod- Uets imto countries whose products we pur~ chase annually to that amount. The richer country cannot expect to get a complete rec- iprocity in amount from countries less wealthy, but whatever we should have received would have been a clear gain, and in all future repeais of duties whatever we may be able to get will aclear gain. It is not a question of setting deliberately to work to establish reciprocal e} changes. it with all the duties we have thus far repealed it has been a question of whetber we should get something or get nothing. We have chosen, with our eyes closed, to get noth- ing. 1 hope now, with our eyes open, that we ubail in future choose to get something. GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION. “Wo encounter opposition to this policy from those who declare that if we enter into rec- iproeity of trade with one country we must do so with ail countries, and thns mdirectly bring about complete free trade. I do not see the logic of this, and I am sure the fact will not prove what is pager We may enter into reciprocity with one nation because we find ad- Yanta-e in it. We may decline to enter into reciprocity with another nation because we sce no advantage in it. Reciprocity is simply policy of circumstance, to be determined favor- ably or adversely according as its operation may make or lose for us, To say that becanse we enter into reciprocal relations with one country on one thing we must enter into re- | ara relations with all other countries on all things is to my mind as absurd as to say that if I buy a horse today I must necessarily buy a drove of asses tomorrow. All objections of that kind are, I am sure, unfounded and will ra , the test of argument or practical trial. “Our people do not realize the great fact that if specie payment is endangered in this country it is likely to be endangered vy our pres- ent system of trade with the Latin-American states, Tho few millions of gold that have gone out of this country within the last three mouths have created uneasiness in certain quarters as to our financial position. It is very extraordinary that the joss of these millions from banks in Wall strect should be accounted so serious an event when we have lost a much larger amount during the same period from the condition of our trade with the countries south of us,without exciting the least observation, When our merchants and parties, been pre- | bankers come to thoronghly appreciate this fact we shall receive aid and influence in the reform of our trade from a quarter which thus far it has been impossible to enlist.” XR. LODGE ON THE FORCE BILE. The large audience listened with the pro- foundest attention, and his specch met with great approva). Hon, W. E. Mason of Illinois followed, indorsing in an enthusiastic xpeech the principles of reciprocal trade, ‘The meet- ing closed with an earnest speech by Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, advocating before the people the federal election bill, warning the Voters that the government must protect all its citizens in the right to vote. His presence was unexpected, and the people greeted him with a warm welcome, About 2,500 persons were present, ————+o0-____ Church Statistics tn New York. As moves are being made to get the New York churches into politics as well as to tuke up the solution of the labor question the statis- tics of the number in New York and Brooklyn are of special interest. A handy little volume just compiled, called the Metropolitan Church and Choir Directory for 1890, gives some valu- Able information on these and other church points. According to it there ure 441 churches in New York, divided up as follows: Roman Catholic, 78; Protestant Episcopai, 72; Motho- dist Episcopal, 59: Presbyterian, 57; Reformed Presbyterian, 1; United Presbyterian, 5; Bap- tist, 40; Reformed Dutch, 28; Jewish, 30; Con- gregationalist, 11; Lutheran, 18; African Metho- dist, 5; Reformed Church in United States, 2; Unitarian, 2; Universalist, 3; miscellaneot In Brooklyn there are 313 churches, divided as follows: Roman Catholic, 58; Methodist Episcopal, 46; African Methodist, 4; Pr: Methodist, 5; Protestant. Epiacop: formed Episcopal, 2; Bapttst, 37; Pr 28; Reformed Presbytertan, 2; terian, 2; Congregation Reformed Dutch, 15; Jewi Universalist, 4; Keformed States, 2; mT ; Lutheran, : . 7: Unitarian, ‘hurch in United Opinions ou English Affairs. Sir Lyon Playfair, the English ex-cabinet minister, is at the Windsor Hotel, New York. To a Tribune reporter he said: “This is the twelfth year that Ihave visited America, aud the country always has renewed charms for me. My visit here is purely of a holiday character, and ine I shall travel about the cduntry good deal during my stay, my hexdquarters will be in Nahant, Mass., where we are going in search of a little rest.’ Speaking as a Glad- stonian, J am of the opinion that the conserva- tive government 1s losing ground every day. All the indications point to a great triumph for Mr. Gladstone at the next general election, It is undeniable that Lord Salisbury's adminis- tration is weakening with the hours. Of all the big list of measures mentioned in the ueen’s speech at the beginning of the session they have passed not one. When they came into power in 1886 they were able to reckon on a majority of 100. Now they cannot reckon on # majority of more than 50, They have actually 30 majority, but cannot rely on many of theirmen to vote. Alone they have no working majority at all, and are kept in power solely by the sup- port of the liberal unionists. When the dis- solution comes the liberal unionists will as a party be completely destroyed. Nearly all the y-clections have lately gone in Mr. Gladstone’ favor, and his victories have been most de- cisive in the large constituencies, where the party has won many seats or increased its for- mer majorities. ‘This is especially the case in regard to London, which, always rigidly con- servative, has of late shown a startling change of opittion and given us many members, That the great body of the English voters have been won over to the cause of home rule there can be no shadow of doubt. Governments in Eng- land, however strong, seldom last longer than five years, By that time the ministers have got tired of office and the people have got tired of the ministers, and everybody welcomes a change. 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