Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1893, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAk BUILDINGS, 101 Pearsylvania Aveupe, corner Lith St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8 Fa KAUFFMANN, Pres’t ae Few York OSice, 83 Potter Building, sen : ts per SaTCRDAT QuaDgUrie Surer STs ‘with foreiuen postaze added, $31.00. [Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as | second-class mail matter. | subscriptions must be paidin advance. tising made known Pas ieee ad a en AD 3 ’ The Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.614. WASHINGTON. D. C. MONDAY, JULY 3, 1893. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. —CPNTER MARKER Si The Conter Market will be open MONDAY, aly, 1803, from 4am. until 2 pene: ¥ ."Jnly 4. 1803, from 4 a.m. josie at 10° am. ‘sharp. F. 8. Ses (2S, BEGULAR “MErtiNG oF > Carrell Co-operative Building Association will be held at the Carroll Institute, 10th st. and New York ave.,on MONDAY. duis 3 ach er 12000 fa fait al ‘Share. Subscriptions for shares im the fourth issue of stock will be received by EA 3 Hannan, $17 1th st. n.w.; Lieut. Kelly. sixth 1: FN. Devereux, Thiet. aw. iyl FROM JOLY 5 T> store will be closed ayy excented. a Ew o'clock, Satur BR E CO., 918 Penn. ave. Be AS ME IEE, SALLIE c FIFTELD. HAS ame neatly two years ago, T ‘scala notify the public, as I did in vear ‘i:, and’as she has gone in business for herself, I will not be re-ponsible for auy debts sh tu: ‘either tm my or her name, 3 'N. FIFIELD- oe 2AMELERs HOLD THE RECORD. The ¥. M. C. A. mile handicap, June 24 ou by W. F. Sims, from scratch. in 2.35 35, ona NUMBER FOUR RAMBLER (not even a racing Wheel), easily beating good men on lighter wheels of other makes. ——Tires and bearings count for something. — GOKMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. C9.. wt 1325 1éth st. n. w., Washington, D.C. So #10 E . MEETING OF fers of the National Union In- pany of Washington for ths election of Directors it ee ome Sh tincompany: SIS se dy. on MONDAY, July 10, 180 Po a frou 1 to 2 O'clock p.m. =F NOBLE D. LARNER, Secretary. ws [THE NEW CONGRESS. th What May Be the Length of the Extra Session. PATRIOTISM, NOT POLITICS, 70 GOVERN. © STREET MARKET WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, July 3, from 5 a.m. until 9 clock p.m. at OFFICE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT E <a COMPANY. 413 10th street n.w, ‘The main office of the company will be closed July 4 Gt being holiday). Distribut platnts It Cr fiw = tm to 8pm Wi E. Assistant Secretary. OFFI ERT: MODERN PHAR- macy, ~ 1893. — My closed at 2 p. m., July 4. EDWA! ddrtz store will be Pe MENTZ. 3t ,THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. ‘This company for sale choice First ‘Mortgage Real Estate Notes in any amount, which are sold at par and accrued interest, and which pay siz per cent interest net. Be" Lose To cars. Conspicuous among the unwritten law which governs our business may be found the rule whic! the carrying over of woods from one season into another. It is hard work to make such # sacrifice of qual!- ‘Yes—but it must bedone. We have made a “pool.” so to speak, of all the Spring and Summer Sustings in our house, and $27 will “tick the shears” into any of our English Saitings which have been 825, 828, $20, ‘1, $35 and $38 All Suitings which have been #20. $22 and $25 have joined our fa- mous True Bine Sergs at 815 for a cholee. Ail of our Imported Trouserings which have been 87.50, 88.50. #10and 8:2 have been * e?" to $550 for a choice. Every piece of goods in our house is in- einded im this “‘clearing out” sale. Leave the cut, fit and finish to us—it'll be RIGHT. MERTZ and MERTZ, Modern Price Tailors, 908 F st now. .GAS COOKING STOVES REDUCED. ‘Too many Gas Stoves alone prompt this reduetion. But that doesn’t in- terest you. They're reduced and just at the right time—wnen you need them moat. They're the beat. ‘2-burner Gas Stoves now. Sburner Gas Stoves now. Some are taking two of the re- duced Tennis Rueketa Two tote Price-clipped thus: All $3 to #. S@-DON'T “MELT” OVEE ROT STOVES. The “Figs King” Gas Ranzes come in three size-—818, $20 and amd the 3-buruer is as large 2s othery 4-buruer, and the 4-burner fs much tamer than others’ 4vurner. In fact, they're the best Gas Ranges in the world and your | \/// house fs Inckinir in modern equip- ment if it does not contain one. See toit that itdoes $18, $20 and ¢22, including setting up, &c. BARBFR & ROSS, cor. 1th and G st which pay 6 per ie da the safoat ineeatment that money cam ‘ey ford a security as sound as that ¥ Dep ms : FoR JULY 4 a “st i a, trong shal Wiehe with Sidvout headrests and spreaders 8s and ap. More New Straw Hate and Sailo bates FF. x i 905 PAL AVE Beer Se Sh D and 82.100 for the coziest little hon-» evar balit: $100 down and 820 per month anit 3: Hetchte only twenty minutes? trains dally, and the ais G10 F stn ke WASHINGT: =. To whom we tna at the business relat 3. 1S. : fs heredy ofore existing cern, tome r. JULY 4, BEING A LEG. lay the next regular monthly meeting tir tockholders of the Flzst Cooperative Sutiding Association will be held on MONDAY. July & ‘Twwiith (12th) series subscription books still open. $027-0t J. BARTON MILLIR, Secretary. DIAMOND SETTING Aspectalty of our Factory. R HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, Cor, 7th and D n.w, = = ARE 40U GOING ABROAD? 5 Freecn, man and American Tourists’ Light- webeht steamer and Dress Tranks are the best made. Xclusive styles in Valives and WOODWARD & LOTHRO! 10TH. 11TH AND F STS. ¥. Ww. I can give you better service than in the Duster season. Look yo “Tt KNOW printing job “* fix it and you" ‘esotters are all experts. We rate prices, too, LL & WALLACE, Printer Meat. eres = @ T. KEEN, TAILOR, myS3m 1312 F STREET. MANTELS. FENDERS, ‘Grates, Wrouxht-iron Gas’ Fixtures, &e. flee, Stained Glass, Mosaics. Marbles. aptitr OR: 20 pases Ausxative, refreshing fruit lozenge, Very agrecable to take for CONSTIPATION, INDIEN SRILLON. wp l-wém-l Interest payable semi-annually. Money invested in these securities is as savely placed as in government bonds, while pay- tng Jifty per cent more income. This company pays interest on deposits, acts as executor, administrator, &e. ; con ucts a Safe Deposit Department; loans money on approved real estate and col- lateral. WS-3t JSEMAN BROS’. STUPENDOUS OFFER. Our whole stock of Men’s Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot and Worsted Suits and Pants, and all Children’s Suits without reserve, fo be soid this weekat a discount of ‘3584 per eent off regular marked prices. EISEMAN BROS., | Office S44 Oth wt. .w. ~q=IT PAYS = Fe SNYDER & WOOD, Fine Tailoring, TM PENN. AVENUE (Barr's old ‘‘atand, sy ABOUT CARDS AND ENGRAVING. This is headquarters for all kinds and stzes of Blank Cards and Card Engraving, also Wedding Invitations and other an: nouncements which require skill and good taste. Lowest prices. EASTON & RUPP, Popular Stationers, 421 11TH ST. (Just above the avenue.) a3 =P O YOU BOARD? At ‘The Elsmere” you get all the com- fortsof home without the unpleasantness and annoyance, especially in hot weather, of keeping house. Private bath, cool, pleasant rooms and elecant meals. Sgr-Centra'ly located, convenient to two lines of cars. SE-Swmmer pricea. 412 H STREET N. W. is another. One 1s built for amosewent and the other is built for businesslownright serious business. is the “deat” ‘stencerarher. Easy ter we Tig Tt ms. “nei the less, nee “Re re. pon mediately ‘of the ey say, because 1d “machines the’ leas, but the “Densmore” bet- ter. We are sole DC. agent COLUMBIA PHONOG APH C 7 E_D.EASTON, Pres. [ 8. w hing sand is—for tennis. $8 to B12. its, 30c. and up. $1.50 pair—or anne! Sui r Beil For the benefit of those **Pic- | mickers” who have forgotten the “wet goods” we shall open until o'clock tomorrow, July 4. [Telephone or mail your orders. TO-KALON WINE CO. a 614 14th st. uw. Televhone, 908. I cather is likely to be fair tomorrow re bef ‘and slightly cooler in the morning. ON A WARM DAY when you Tumber or mill want a little werk and don't feel like going after it im the hot sun, TELEPHONE 949 and wagon will bring it to sour docr in (ese than an hour. our HIF you read it in our “ad.” ive 20, LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Dumber, Mill-work and Builders’ Hardware,” Cor. 6th end N. ¥. ave. nw. sy3 WANT TO SAVE MONEY cries (ls cdi eas ees Stills dozen of more patterns leftof the Men's $35 and 840 Snitings to order for 825. L, Men's Betongincs, $35 PA. AVE, _3¥3 Asa Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Equal to imported. Ask for it at your Grocer’s, Druggist's or Restaurant, | or order from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER, 615 Dist, sw. Devote: {fod 3d stra. w. ay oe" © mequrey, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. Fuse book aid Job : et Tow ITT E st. nw. Telephone 763." [je6) THE OLD MONITORS. | The Naval Ordnance Bureau Discussing the Question of Their Disposition. One of the questions now under consider- ation in the naval bureau of orduance is the disposition of the thirteen old monitors built as far back as 1862 and now lying in ordinary. The Nantucket at the Brooklyn navy yard will be sent as the practice ship of the North Car- olina naval reserve, but the others will be allowed to accumulate barnacles at Richmond, League Island and Mare Island, where they have been for years, There are persons in the Navy Department who contend that their day of usefulness is not yet over; that with mod- erate repairs they will be in condition to de- fend ports. It 1# now proposed to remove the two fifteen-inch smooth-bore guns with which each of these monitors are equipped, as its main battery, und to place in thefr stead four eight- inch high-powered rifles. Te turrets of these monitors do not differ materially in shape from the latest turret. and it is said there would be no great difficulty in replacing their one fifteen- inch old-style gun with two modern eight-inch weapons, | 20. Position of the Democracy Before the Country. CONFERENCES EXPECTED The arrival in the city this morning of ‘Speaker Crisp added increased interest to gos- Sip regarding the extra session. The fact that he was telegraphed for by Secretary Carlisle is referred to as indicating that the administration believes and desires that he again preside over the House of Representatives. He is known to be in thorough accord with the President on all public questions, and especially the financial Problem. That his own mind will govern the selection of the chairmen of committees there ean beno doubt, and the impression prevails that there will be perfect harmony between the men that he places atthe heads of the im- Portant committees and the executive. ‘Thus far the expressions, of opinions as to what Congress will accomplish and how long the session will last can be little more than speculation, The meeting between ‘Mr. Crisp and the Secretary of the Treasury today was the first conference of any impor- tance that has uccurred. Their talk was of an informal character and will no doubt be fol- lowed by other conferences when the leaders of the party begin to arrive here. At present those in Washington are preparing to for their homes in order to arrange for the August assembling. On one subject there seems to be a unanimity of opinion among the members of the House. The repeal of the Sherman law among those who have been seen is regarded as certain, but upon the final solution of tho financial prob- lem the views vary. 48 TO THE LENGTH OF THE SESSION. It is believed that, m the expression of some members that the only thing which should be accomplished at the extra session is the settle- ment of the finances on a satisfactory basis, there is more of ao regard for Personal interests than public concern. The democratic party have a path before them thst is not strown with roses and it means hard, continuous labor to place themselves in a condition that will allow them to go before the country in November and expect an indorsement of their results. The leaders appreciate this and they especially think that the session will a prolonged one. ‘They appreciate that the republicans are not goirig to give them a smooth, calm sea upon which to sail the ship of state to a safe port before the fall elections, A recess after action on the financial problem would mean the loss of time that cannot be afforded, and though few are willing to admit it the’ im, mis growing that when the session meets it will be here until warm weather again returna, POSITION OF THR DEMOCRACY. In fact, the democracy is in the position of a leader calling on his men %6 forsake personal gains and act together for the welfare of the country, Such an appeal is sel- dom accepted in politics, for the law of self - preservation is the first considered. The condition of the country de- mands patriotic action and not political squab- bling, but whether the democracy can rive above personal feeling and act for the safety of the land to learned. This statement is the opinion held by many of the party, and there is little doubt that the Senators and Representatives will be asked to gather under the banner of patriotism until the public confidence is restored. With the avowed intention of the silver men to fight the battle to the end the demo- cratic leaders of the House more seriously consider the importance of the rules to be adopted for their guidance. Without the cloture a handful of members can delay the will of tee majority for weeks, and thus de- feat the ver purpose for which the session was called. Though there would be some oppost- tion to foliow in the course set by the Fifty- second Congress, the expediency of such action and the benefits to gained; it increase the belief that a cloture clause will be ineluded in the rules which will be adopted. If this is done the House of Representatives will probably be the first to act. From the expressions already made by members it would seem that the Sherman law can be led. But in the Senate there will be a bitter fight with such men as Teller, Wolcott, Stewart, Jones, Morgan and others to stand for the rights of the silver men. It is almost apparent, therefore, that even should the silver question be the only one that the extra session considers the autumn will be well advanced before even s recess could be taken. ‘THR COINAGE COMMITTEE. Much depends in the House upon the compo- sition of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, to which must be referred all matters which would affect the Sherman law. Last session Mr. Bland, the most ardent ad- vocate of free silver in the House, was the chairman. Whether he will be displaced is a question which will arouse considerable feel- ing, and will not be settled without delibera- tion, other members of the committee were Charles Tracey of New York, James R. Williams of Ilinois, C. B. Kilgore of Texas, Samuel M. Robertson of Louisiana, Rice A. Pierce of Tennessee, James F. Ej of Virginia, George Fred Williams of Massachusetts, illiam A. McKeig- han of Nebraska, Horace F. Bartine of Nevada, Abner Taylor of Illinois, Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania, Martin N. Johnson of North Dakota, and John T. Caine of Utah. Of these Pierco of Tennessee, Williams of Massachusetts, Bartine of Nevada, Taylor of Illinois and Caine of Utah will not be members of the next Congress. Of the old committee of the thirteen members who had votes seven were then friendly to silver. Of these five have been returned; one of them has announced his intention to vote for the un- conditional repeal of the Sherman law. The mombers of the next House who were members of the old committee are Mesers. Bland, Tracey, Williams of Ulinois, Kilgore, Robertson, Epes, MeKeighan, Stone ‘and Johnson. The chair. man of the committeo will probably be chosen from among the democrats of this former com- itt Delegate Joseph on Silver. Delegate Joseph of New Mexico is outspoken in his gratification that the President has called an extra session. The territory which he repre- sents is one of the largest producers of the whitemetal, and the continuedfall in its price, he says, has occasioned distress within its boundaries. The mlver of New Mexico is of a low-grade ore and it cannot be mined profitably at the prices which have prevailed for the past few weeks. “There has been no change of sentiment in our country,” he said, “regarding the silver question. We mu that silver shall be used asa money metal, and should we have an opportunity to vote for a measure which will better sustain the declared policy to maintain bed age J between the two metals we would adly do that hic gi so. We fall the present silver law brought forward to of a free coinage bill, and prefer some- thing better. We are as anxious as any one to have an honest silver dollar, and for that we appreciate aa re will contend. The present ratio of 1 to 16 that | now exists between gold and silver is unsatis- factory, It should be made 1 to 18 or even 1 to If such # ratio could be determined upon (Continued on Sizth page. ) INDIA WILL BUY SILVER|WEATHER BUREAU. And Ooin It as the United States Did Under the Bland Act. A Calcutta, Merchant Talks on the Effect of the Cessation of Coinage— , A Gold Plot. Mr. Malcom McCall, a bonanza merchant of Calcutta, India, told Taz Stan’e lobbyist last night at La Normandie that he thought the present silver crisis was concocted by the partisans of gold. “Much of the talk,” he said, “that was now rife in every corner of the press, financial circles and political rendezvous was {dle twaddle. “The mints of India have been closed to the free private coinage of silver, but India will buy silver and coin it practically as the United States did under the Bland act. Heretoforeat the government mints at Bombay and Calcutta individuals have had thei rupees at the rate of 180 g1 little over 165 grains fine. PRICES HAVE NOT VARIED FOR FIFTY YEARS. “Prices in India for fifty years have not va- ried appreciably in rupees, ‘The abundance of silver has given a slight rise to prices. India owes England a large debt, named in pounds sterling gold, and with interest payable in gold. ‘This interest amounts to $80,000,000 per a1 num, “Every week England sells council bills. These are drafts on the Indian treasury for so many rupees. Now, the treasury gets these rupees by taxation and then pays them out in interest to the stepmother country. Heretofore the price of council bills depended on the price Wer. “In closing the mints of India against: free coinage the British government fixed the rate at which they wouid receive gold in London for rupees in India at 1s. 4d. per rupee or 82}, cents in your money, which would be equiva- lent to about 74 cents per silver dollar, and makes a ratio of 1 to 213¢ of gold to silver. WON'T GIVE GOLD FOR RUPEES. “Now, mark ye, the English government will receive gold in London for rupee drafts It will give rupees at that ratiofor gold, but it will not give gold for rupees. Nor have they made gold a legal tender. If they should all balances of trade due to India which have been paid in silver would be payable in gold. “This balance has vibrated between 35,000,- 000 and 45,000,000 annually. England thero- fore cunningly reserves the right to pay balances to India in silver. She proposes. to make the profite herself which are between the cost of the bullion and the face value of the roy ‘The attempt to establish old standard in India without a gold currency is » dangerous experiment. ‘Dadabbai Naoroji, the Hindoo member of the house of commons, hit the nail on the head when he said that the Indian government acted for the Anglo-Indian salaried officials and freighted the natives with increased burdens, SILVER THE MEASURE OF VALUE. “Silver has always been the measure of value with the land of my adoption, and will remain 80 till some more patent reason for a change arises than the speculative greed and ambition of the owners of a competing money metal. “You have had the Bland and Sherman acts since 1878. In all your campaigns it has been alleged that the tariff was responsible for the ills of the times. “Now, suddenly you change front and raise a hue and cry against theSherman law. “The ast commerce statementof the treasury showed an excess of imports over exnorts of $91,000,000 and an export excess of gold of “True, Amerioan gold is flowing castragt but it is not being driven out by silver, but being drawn ont to pay trade balances. “I think these balances are the result of the obstruction of agricultural exports. SILVER AND RUPEES. “For fifty years 2!¢ rupeps could be made from one ounce of silver. This amount of silver would buy one bushel of Indian wheat and land it at Liverpool. Unless the American farmer can land the same amount of wheat at Liverpooi for the same sum he cannot market his produce. “Indian wheat and cotton are bought with silver and tho British merchant will not give the American farmer one grain more of silver for a bushel of wheat or a pound of cotton than he will the Hindoostanee, “If the market rate of silver falls wheat and cotton must follow suit. “By anti-silver legislation you have discour- aged it and contracted the currency, thereby increasing debts and forcing down prices. “You have it in your power, with your mines, to make the American silver dollar the mouey unit and the value standard of the world, just 8x was the piece of eight when Spain controlled the mines of the western continent.” pBatasses neces DO NOT BELIEVE IN SILVER, But in Good Money and a Great Crop of ‘Wheat. A breezy personality is that of Mr. Frank J. Parker, the editor of the Statesman, the oldest democratic newspaper in the state of Washing- ton. Mr. Parker is here for a few days, having come on to the world’s fair and then concluded that he would see how the city of Washington looked before he returned to his home in Walla Walla, Just becanse he is now a Rewspaper proprietor Mr. Parker has not lost that nose for news which enabled him to do excellent newspaper work when he was a scout with Gen. Howard in the Nez Perce cam- paign and in other Indian ware, He is now an active, energetic citizen of Washington and is tt believer in the future of that great state. fev talking with a Stan. reporter today he said that since he had come cast he had heard a good deal about hard times, but they kney nothing about such a condition in bis state, where the people did not believe in silver, but in good money, and were looking forward to one of the biggest wheat harvests ever known in the state. ‘The season was a little late, but it had always been the experience that a late season was marked by abundant crops. He believed that after tho Sherman act was repealed a great tide of immi- gration would set in from the siiver-pro- ducing states and that the miners would enter m the rich farm lands of the state, where ith ten acres mure money could be made in raising frait and vegetables than with many more acres in wheat. He believed that when confidence was restored, as he thought would be the result of the ‘repeal of the present silver; legislation, this country in the course of the next year and a balf would enjoy the biggest boom it had ever known. The state of Washington would enjoy the revival, for its natural resources wore such that peop! would be attracted there in great numbers. It was already known asa great wheat-producing state, and people were finding out that fine apples, "peaches, “and, in fact, all fruit of this kind, as well’ as vegetables, could be cultivated with profit. Irrigation was bringing under cultivation hundreds and thousands of acres of desert Inds, The land about Walla Walls, Mr. Parker says, does not need irrigation, neither do the i lands, In regard to politics Mr. says that some of the appointments have not givon satisfaction, and there was a fecling that the veteran members of the party. had been overlooked. ‘The President was not to blame for this, Ashe had not been aware of the true situation. qq ‘The Injunction Denied. In the case of Matthew Smith and Annio Dunegan against Mary Smith for a receiver and ‘an injunction to restrain the latter from dis- posing of the property of the Iate Wm. Smith, | the motion for an injunction was denied this morning. The respondent set forth that she is the widow and is named as administratrix and to the will the complainants have filed a caveat; that she has been appointed collector of the estate, and denies any mismanagement of the estate. Pees The Bullionville rednotion works at Pioche, Nev., burned yesterday. Loss over $100,000. Insurance €50,000. Prof. Harrington Exonerated by the Secretary of Agriculture. CHANGES MADE IN THE PERSONNEL Said to Be in the Interest of Economy. a CUTTING IN EVERY WAY. The last chapter of the now famous weather bureau investigation bas been written in a let- ter from the Secretary of the Agricultural De- partment to Prof. Mark W, Harrington, the chief of the bureau, in which the statement is made that the Secretary finds that the charges made against Prof. Harring- ton were not proven and asa result the latter gentleman stands exonerated. This was but the natural result to be expected by all those who followed the testimony as it was given at the investigation. Assistant At- torney General Colby found the charges proved satisfactorily, but Secretary Morton reversed his decision. Tux Star, editorially, at tho time took the ground that the charges had not been proven andthat there was no reasonable basis for them. ToaSrar reporter who called at bis house this afternoon Prof. Harrington said that he did not think it advisable that the contents of the letter should be made public. 80 far as he was concerned he had no objec- tions to its being made public, but the letter made reference toa number of the em- ployes whose names were not brought into the investigation in any way, and he did not think it proper to make public what Secretary Mor- ton bad written, CHANGES IN THE PERSONNEL, Notwithstanding the fact that he has ex- onerated the chicf of the bureau, Secre- tary Morton has caused a number of changes in the personnel of the bureau. Tworof the best Known professors under the bureau bave been relieved from duty. ‘These are Prof. Carl Barus and Prof. Thomas Raseell, both well-known scientists and men who have been connected with the work for a consid- erable time. Both of these changes were made With a lew to retrenchment and do not imply any reflections upon the men themselves. order went forth that the force must be cut down and these twomen were selected for slaughter. {t is said that of the two Prof. Rassell has been rather unsuccess- ful ‘in his work as a forecaster and that Prof. Barus has worked too much along theoretical grounds. Prof. Harrington, how- ever, is understood to have always maintained that thie was the only proper way to perform the work; that the system of rule of thumb has been worked to death. The places of the two discharged men will not be filled. Secretary Morton will have that much saved in his desire to have a surplus to turn back into the treasury. Prof. Cleveland Abbe's position as senior rofessor of the bureau at sulary of €4,000 Eas been abolished and. he "has "boon offered the position held by Prof. Barus at ,000, thus affecting a saving of 83, 91,000 a wht. Wate vay pn "ot 2 fia aon was cut down by Gen. He Perform the duties asa forecaster, as Prof. Barus did, but will continue with the same line of duties that he formerly performed ata salary 50 per cent. greater—that is, if he decides to remain. MR. MLAUVOHLIN DISMISSED. Mr. J. B. McLaughlin, the chief of the e: ecutive division, who preferred the charges against Prof, Harrington, has been dismissed from the service by the Secretary, tho Aismiseal 19,tako effect July 1. Me in was by the chief of the burean in ith @ recommendation for his dis- missal. The charges made by M'Laughlin fol- lowed, and the dismissal of M'Laughlin has now followed the filing of charges by him. Another change in the bureau made on the first of the month was the removal of Maj. Har- rison, who hae been for many years in charge of the publication division. “ His removal was entirely unexpected. His place has been filled by the promotion of J. H. Robinson. A number of other dismissals in the lower grades of the bureau were made on July 1. None of these vacancies will be filled. The cause for these dismissals is said to be the desire of the Secretary to economize in every possible way. ‘ROONOMY IN EVERY WAY. Secretary Mor 80 practising economy in every way Af the Departmeutof Agriculture. He has ven it to be understood in a quiet t the expenses of the bureau ‘animal industry must be cut down’ this year 25 per cent. It is also understood that the Secretary is con- sidering the advisability of doing away altogether with the system of meat inspection, This would bring with it = saving of about €160,000 = year. . AEE a MR. PORTER RESIGNS. He Will Not Be Superintendent of the Cen- sus After This Month. Mr. Robert P. Porter, superintendent of the census, has tendored his resignation to the Sec- retary of the Interior, to take effect on the 31st instant. Mr. Porter's office will expire by limi- tation of law December 31 next, and he volun- tarily resigns now to accept a better position. Mr. Porter will take cha: of an important business enterprise in New York at double his provent enlary and will make that city his home for the future. He does not relinquish his con- nection with the Co-operative Town Company of Tennessee, however, and left for Elizabeth- ton last night, where be will remain a short time before going to New York. Mr, James H. Wardle, the chief clerk of the genmus office, iv acting superintendent in Mr. Porter's absence, t is considered probable that Mr. Wardle will be appointed superin- tendent. Secretary Smith at Asbury. Secretary Hoke Smith spoke in the Audi- torium at Asbury Park yesterday on the proper training of childron. He was greeted with much enthusiasm, _— Naval Orders. Lieut. F. J. Drake has been ordered to ¢ amination for promotion; Assistant Surgeon 8. G. Evans, to the receiving ship St. Louis; Carpenter John 8. Waltmeyer, from the re- i hip Dale to duty at the Norfolk navy ‘ommander C. J. Train has been ordered to command the Mathias; Naval Constructor 8. W. Armistead has been ordered to duty at the Norfolk navy yard; Ensign Jacob Strauss has reported for duty in the ordnance bureau. ———~2-—____ “The Star” Temorrow. Tur Evexrxo Stan will be issued as usual tomorrow, July 4. —_-e-—______ An Old Typo Gone. ‘Mr. W. H. Dennison, an old printer who had resided here from his youth, died yesterday afternoon at his residence, 441 H_ street north- west, in the 77th year of his age. Mr. Denni- son was a native of Maryland, but learned the printing business here, and for a long series of ‘8 wae a compositor on the old Intelligencer. fe leaver a famfly of wife, two sons and two daughters. His funeral took place this after- Room, A PROBABLE STRIKE. The Employes of the Eckington Street Railway Protest. The Men Hold a Meeting and Appoint a Comunittee to Confer With the Officers— Objectionable Form of Agreement. A strike among the employes of the Ecking- ton Road is threatened. ‘The cause of it all is ‘an agreement which the company has presented for the signature of the men, with the notice that if the blank forms of the agreement were not signed and handed in by the Sth of July that the men would not be reteined in the employ of the company. Heretofore no agree- ment bas been made with the men. They have simply been hired and discharged at the option of the company. The objection to the proposed agreement is not based on its novelty, but because the men consider that it is un- Just to them. All the obligation is on their part and thecompany assumes nothing. They are also to be held responsible for any damage to the property of the company,and such dam- age is to be made good out of the deposit required of the men and any wages that may be due from the company. The men say that the road bed is in such a bad condition that it is almest impossible to avoid some damage and they don’t propose to obligate them- selves to pay the running expenses of the road. A PROBABLE STRIKE. Tho men held a meeting to consider this new move on the part of the company and reached the unanimous conclusion not to sign the agreement and aj ited a committee to call on the general severe 'y Mr. Schoepf, and ask him to have the proposed agreement either withdrawn or modified. ‘The men say that in the event the company refuses to comply with this request that they will go out and abandon the cars. Ifa strike is determined upon it will probably begin tomorrow. WHAT THE MEN COMPLAIN OF. ‘The objectionabie part of the agreement isthe following: + And the said party of the first part farther rees to pay to said company any damage ‘Wich any sar oc other property of the company sball sustain while such property shall be in his care, custody or control, or while tame may be in his charge, and also repay to the said company any damage to the person or Property of others resulting, directly or indi- Fecly, By reason of his oavelossnese, neglect or misconduct during the time he shall remain in the employ of said company; and said deposit or any wages which may be due to the party of the first part shall be applied b; the party of the second part, so far as shal be necessary, in payment thereof, and eaid deposit and wages may be retained by said com- y until any claims for damages shall be jstermined or adjusted. And it is further agreed that said deposit and ages may also be retained by aid company until any sum owing by the said party of the first part on account of the purchase ofa uniform, as required by the company’s rules, should ’have been paid in full; or the amount so owing may be deducted from said deposit and wages, and the balance, if any, id over to the said party of the first’ part at e termination of his service as hereinafter provided. —_——_ TREASI FINANCES. fPireres Shown by the Monthly Circulation “Statement Just Issued. ‘The monthly circulation statement tesued by the Treasury Department today shows a net decrease in circulation since June 1 of €2,425,- 490, and since July 1, 1892, of $9,846,977, mak- ing the amount of all kinds of money in circu- lation July 1, 1898, $1,593,726,411. The class of money in circulation is as follows: Gold coin, €403,638,700; standard silver dol- lars, $57,029,743; subsidiary silver, $65,400,263; \d certificates, $92,970,019; silver certificates, 326,489,165; treasury notes, act July 14. 1890, 140,661,694; United States notes, 820,375,633; currency ificates, act June 8, 1872. @11,935,- 000; national bank notes, $174,781,139, The class of money in the treasury consists of gold coin, $110,108,923; standard silver dol- lars, #368,802,707; subsidiary silver, @11,855,944; old certificates, $1,071,170: silver’ certificates, $4468.83; treasury’ notes, act July 14, 1890, 86,528,533: United States ‘notes, $25,805,333; currency certificates, act June 8, 1872, $430,000; national bank notes, €8,982,733. The following statement ‘shows the changes in circulation during June: Gold coin, decrease, @4,312,244; standard silver dollars, decrease, $1,023,746; subsidiary silver, | decrease, $763,384; ‘gold certificates, 3 8,- £90,580; filver__cartfieaten, increase, 4,373,578; treasury notes, act Saly 14, 1890, increase, $8,156,511; United States ' notes, increase, $1,853,360; currency certificates, act June 3, 1872, decrease $5,020,000; national bank notes, increase, $2,810,340. ‘The changes in money and bullion in tho treasury during June were: Gold coin, de- crease, @5,586,819; standard silver dollars, increase, ' $1,023,891; subsidiary silver, increase, $461,884; treasury notes, act. July 14, 1890, decrease, $4.156.158; United States notes,decrease, $1,853,360; national bank notes, decrease, $1,260,722; ld bullion, de- crease, $2,526,358; silver bullion, increase, €3,884,680. 7 ‘The amount of circalation per capita is placed at $23.86, NO SILVER BOUGHT TODAY. The Firms That Usually Offer It So Notified by Secretary Carlisle. Secretary Carlisle has decided not to resume the purchase of silver today and has so notified the principal firms that offer silver to the treas- ury on purchasing days. Thisaction is unusual, but as the matter of purchasing silver on given days is discretionary with the Secretary of the Treasury he is simply exercising his right. The renson assigned in the notice sent to in- tending offerers is that the Treasury Depart- ment had not yet completed its annual settlements made at the end of each fis- cal year at the United States mints, Whether silver purchases will be resumed on Wednesday next in left open and will not be determined until Wednesday comes, and circumstances will then decide the matter. The price paid for silver when the Treasury Department completed its June purchases was $0.8220 per ounce. Since then it has declined to $0.62 per ounce and is quoted today at @0.7330 per ounce. COMMANDER JOHNSON CASE, The Recommendation for His Promotion Disapproved by the President. The caso of Commander M. L. Johnson, now on duty at the Portsmouth yard, is exciting considerable interest in the navy. The retire- ment of Commander Woodward and the dropping of Commander Wood left him at the head of bis grade. With Commanders Shepard, Evans and Coffin he was recently examined for promotion, The report of the examining board was favora- ble in each case, but the action of the reviewing authority was noteo similar. The reports in of Shepard, Evans and Coffin the cases were approved by the President, and they wi be romoted. The report in the case of Commander Johnson was disapproved,and he will have to be re-examined before he can be promoted. In the meantime the other three officers will probably pass ahead meee of him, causing a loss to him of three numbers. The President's action is said to be due to rep- resentations that Commander Johnson has bad —— and is not morally qualified to command a iP. —___-e-_____ Closed at Noon, FOURTH AT THE FAIR. Unique Features of the Chicago Celebration. BRITISH GUNS 0 FIRE A SALUTE The Guatemela Building Dedicated Today. <4 ON THE GROUNDS TODAY Worrp's Farm Grovxps, Cxrcado, July 8.— ‘One of the most unique features in connection with the celebration of Independence day at the exposition tomorrow will be the participation of British soldiers who belong to the reserve and are here on six months’ furlough. They have already shown their to her majesty Victoria since they arrived, notably when Mayor Harrison tried to talk annexation to the Canadians and Englishmen in Festival Hell Saturday, but they do not consider it inconsistent with their allegiance and obligations as soldiers to take an active part with the American hoste in the white city who will rejoice at the anniver- veraary of the overthrow of E: tyranny and dominion in the United States. ‘This is a peaceful meeting of the nations and the guns from the British battery of artillery will herald ‘that ‘message to the tan multitude which will assemble by tens of thousands in administration tomorrow. pada tag pa gd pena ology to be sung by ‘army of peace majesty's gunners will tire part of the national salute, the responsive salvo of artillery from the United States ship Michigan anchored opposite the peristyle. very man, woman and child coming into the fair grounds tomorrow will be ted can flag have arrived in the city. They will ya prominent part in the demonstration, rg. Stafford hoisting the precious piece of faded buating, which will for itself, on administration plaza to be and revered by a patriotic people. "The chairmen of the committee on core- monies this morning issued an order to exhibitors requesting them to as- 10 o'clock tomorrow semble at at the east front of administration building, from whence they will march BRITISH SOLDIERS AT THE PAIR. ‘There were unexpected visitors to the fair in the morning, but they attracted a crowd as soon as they appeared inside the gates, All were British soldiers, © company of lancers, company of hussars aud a half battery of ry, bugler and drummer boy of diminu- tive size. The field uniforms and ac- to afternoon an exhibition will be given by them in the arena. It is probable that after further conference between the council of administra- tion and the director the —_—a patel Saath eT PO - tothe build Sanekoen. The main The 'edequate protection of ‘ealibite "with reduced number of guards now avail- able for watch duty in the buildings at night. The exhibitors also say that it does not pay to keep their displays open at night and pay attendants. t chiefs, excepting Chief Barrett of electricity building, agree with the exhibitors. sparring rer building design and corresponds tecture of the country represents, Itis of wood, iron and staff, and oowers. All the mative products are in the building, the most interesting of which is coffee, showing how it is cultivated and mar- keted. At @ short distance from the main buiid- ing isa rustic but and at the end is = L Lemus, presidont of the commission, and staff were present, the former acting as master of ecarnanen ee SCANDAL IN DR. POTTER’S CHURCH. Serious Charges Made by Dr. Putnam, the ‘Assistant Pastor. New Yorr, July $.—There was trouble in Dr. Potter's Baptist Tabernacle yesterday. Charges and ® committee had been them ever since. the committee were slightly favoring Dr. Pot- ter, so he issued a circular to be distributed at the chureh door y—communion day. ‘This letter reviews the case from the beginning and upbraids the congregation for upholding the pastor in the face of what the author con- siders positive proof of his guilt, Following are some excerpts: “The victims of his dishonesty and the suffer- ere of his wiles are so many in this community and that the officers of the law have to employ all skill and means at thetr a the very munctuary of the Lord, a short time before I it the charges against Potter to your notice me with arrest, and failing in that he offered me « bribe to leave the city and to pledge myself never to state anything derogatory to his acter. any doubt from your minds as to whether I in the possession of undeniable facts of Potter’ guilt, Thereby in print DC — upon my Ces perthalknowiedgn aad upon evidence of uni with deliberate All the government departments closed at 2 | **mily. o'clock this afternoon in order to give the clerks and emy to florks and employee an opportunity to prepare who was POSTSCRIPT TORPEDO STATION ON FIRE ; Destruction of Government Property Hear Newport This Afternoon. Explosion in th On Cote inven ag: ‘Two Men—Extent of the ‘Damage. Newrorr, R. L, July $—About 2 o'cleck this afternoon smoke was city issuing from Island occupied by the U: ment torpedo station. rapidly and was soon followed by tongues flames, making tt evident that a conflagration was in progress there. It looked at first as if the large machine shop ‘was the scene of the fire as the emoke rolled up in dense volumes and the flames couhi be seen lighting up the upper windows, communication the island and the city except:-by « ethall government launch — which route. It was accordingly impossible to send help from the city department and no alarm ‘The fact that there has been no explosion yet ‘indicates that there is little danger of such disaster. THE GUN COTTON FACTORY BURNED. i ifi EGFek « i ployed in the gun cotton factory at the station for some time. eed ON LITTLE ROUND TOP. Dedication of s Monument by New York Regiments. Gerrvescne, Pa, July 3—New York day ceremonies were concluded today by the dedi- cation of the monument which has been ereeted on Little Round Top by the forty-fourth and twelfth New York infantry. Gen. Daniel Butterfield presided and briefly of the important work of the New fork regiments, Capt, Nash of the forty-fourth delivered'the with his it staff, sesame Semcon NOTED TRAIN ROBBEKS CAUGHT. ton covered bim with a He gave in without a but said to them, “it is good thing you got the drop om me or there Sax Francisco, July 8.—James Flood, ex- cashier of Donoboe, Kelly & Co.'s bank, who is under conviction for the embesaiement of €164,000 bank funds, has broken silence for the i i ig itiaky f it : | i EERE 4 g ' 7 ory H f if lis i : 1; i #2 E j fl Lief i Ab ‘ft gil ti tif fhe £ z i