Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDING: 1101 Penasyivsnia Avenue, coruer Lith St, by The Evening Star La a 8 H KAUFFMAN! re SSE ane Few York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, es Company, at SATCRDAT Q7ADREPLE SHERT Stan 91.00 th foreien postare added, $3.00. : SS Post Office at Washington, D. C., Mt matter. | 7} - Is must be psidin advance. known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. Che Zvening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.625. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. E COMPANY Zolumbia, offce 520 9th quarterly dividend of two (2) per cont Bre COLN Fine tse of the District of ‘will be paid on th. * of this company on @ capital stu f NG OF STOCK. ‘sr Coupler Company pose of electing directors riness ag tnay be SG at 8 aby oes n FELIPPE A. BROAD BeNT. Xcuine Coretary “yaa ise ne _ THE COMMISSIONERS OF sirict of Columbia. Washington, aly Th, ING. —The Commiavioners of the District of om Coiumbla have under consideration a plas for the ex- tension of Connecticut avenue, Setwees Floviae ste Bieand Hockcroek, and sil gives Nevrine im tat gic on MONDAY 'SEXT, a¢ THO OCLOCEE Mt, So ail who may aprear to express theit views ca. 58 Wa Roos. “eM. PARKER, GF. ae TRE ATIONAL LA’ TION executes reliably any Iay and col tion matters in foreign countries. GERMANY Suerialty. Advice fre. Apply to A- SCHUCKT aw. DOLPH.> > We SSS yihiny new and clean. # Nicely rooms with every home come ‘The Popular Stationers, 421 Ith ot. mw, are headquarters Sor ali kinds of Biank Booka, Stationery and Stationers’ Sundries at lowest SPECIAL NOTICES. __ TEMPERANCE. THE FATHER MATHEW T. | wilt weet TOMORROW. EV: O'eloor in the basement of Carroll Hal tween Uth aud 10s SHINGT he 9 . 5. Sanford taxe this method of thanking John, A. n Command, No. 2, Union Veteran Union, for the Kindness “displayed by their promptness. fi ne the Weath beneBt asnesnn phat oF- ent ‘action taken in this m antzstion. C ‘fraternity moans so1 conclusively « - OPE: LENGE. — A! ‘cars: red to enter the stogle scull Face for s bandsowe zold medal to be rowed for at River View on the Stone Cutters’ excursion SULY 24, Address all entries to WM. CONNOR, 235 Lath st. sw. ALL Pi AO HOLD TICKETS for the ‘eof the honsehola furniture of the widow of the Ia'o Morris Armbruster ara re- Gacgied fo be present to witness the drawing on AY, July i ar O02 is, EDRespsy, July ¢ the depot. =D AG. LARSON AND WIFE WILL ~@~ "hold a materializing. seance MONDAY ‘th, the spirits making their own paper mamunteation, all betug done inde- ¢ 3 TTH’S: 3267” Prospect a’ ‘sw atvexcuriion to Io! ickots to be Bay itidge hatot the It SPECIAL CONVOOATION A. Chanter, No. 2, will i ‘hapter chamber MONDAY. July 17, St} pm. for the purpose of ‘attending the funeral of our iate companion, Thos. Holmes. Members of sister a. By order of the ‘SLATER, Seo. hapters fraterually in Paw ernally invited to = tee UAL SESSION OF went will be held on ction of officers and By order JOSEPH BURROUGHS, Gr. Scribe, ROCHDALE SOCIETY, Be remnlar quarterly meeting of the Rochdale Co- overative Soc! V'be beld at. National Kiffes’ Ar 20 nw., TUESDAY EVENING, July Lee pee By order of the exeeutive committee. Jy1oSt 'L. ~. EMENY. Secretary of the Soclaty. MONDS, WATCHES, ETC. Our entire stock of Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry tobe sold during next tem days at 20 per cent dis- fount off marked prices Big dargains 10 be obtained. JACOBS BROTHERS, 1220 Penn. ave. F ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED. this in—Men's $2 Fine Imported Zancr Seroed ewlices Shira. ay, patterns, NOW DOWN TO’ #1. Sh "These are" veautien ” Bathing Suits totale om the Cape May excursion tomorrow eve. WS TEEL (ilea's Holousitice), 605 Pa ave. iyi Bee EHO NANT | FIRST-OLAGS ‘HALDS SHIRT FACTORY, 371638 Pe Ee eS = Bee ES, 20 UNE, NOTICE, TE friends apd the pribltc generally, hat I bave Femored my office from at ww. to 704 Lath st EB. WALTER HACKER ayo SKE WasHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, PAID-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Organteed under act of Congress and under the auper- ieton of the U.S. Government, Has for saie real estate notes and Donds which pay> and 6 per cent per year, and which are ss safe investments @2 government bonis. These are sold {many amoung at par and sccrasd in- terest, Interest paid tm savings depostta, Families leaving the city for the sum- ‘mer can deposit their silver ware and other valuabies for safe keeping in the strong vaults of this company at very Feasonabie rates. Small safes for rent St prices from 83 to $3) per year. No fone can afford the risk of robbery when the cost of perfect security is so inex- ‘pensive i710 =e GOING ABROAD? Our Frene! .d Amat Light ‘wetebs Steamer Sad Dress Uranko are the bese witha. We also have exclusive styles in Vs and Coat Canes. WOODWARD & LOTHRO! 10TH. 11TH AND ¥ STS. Bw. ome BETTER Ase Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, Equal to imported. Ask for {t at your Grocer’s, Druggist’s or Restaurant, ‘er order from the manufacturer. SAMUEL ©. PALMER, Devote: figs Ss Saw BROS’. STUPENDOUS OFFER. Our whole stock of Men's Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot and Worsted Suits and Pants, and al] Children's Suits: ‘Without reserve, fo be sold thie week at @ discount ey BS6 per cont aff regular marked prices. RISEMAN BROS, 3 Hand 7th st a w. WE LOSE TO GAIN. = Conspicuous smonz the unwritten law which governs our business may be found the rule which forbids the carrying over of woods from one season into another. Itis Bard work te make such @ sacrifice of quali- ee—but it must de done We bave medes “pool.” 90 to speak, of all the Spring and Summer Suitings in our bouse, and 317 will “stick the shears” into any of our Engi Buitings which have teen #25, #28, $30, $99, $35 and $38. All Suitinzs which have been $20. 8Z2and $25 have joined our fs mous True Bius Serges st $15 for a chotca, All of our Imported Trowserings which ave been $7.50, $8.50. #10and $iz have been “chopped” to $450 for « choice. Every piece of goods in our house is in— cluded im this “‘slearing out” sale. Leave thecut, fit ard Anish to us—it'll be RIGHT. MERTZ and MERTZ, Modern Price Tatiore, 906 F st ow. — = DIAMOND SETTING A specialty of oar Factory. BR HARRIS & 00., Manufecturing Cor, 7th and Da.w, WHEN YOU DONT KNOW printing job “‘set up” el. dx it and you'll be proud of ‘osatters are all experte,, We cd prices, 107 EST. N.W. OT BUSY NOW 3 can sive som Detter sorrioe than in the Took over sont a at need replenishing. BIS, PRINTER, ‘Siz lithen ew @ T. KEEN, TaILoR, STREET. 112 2 myoom HL. MeQUeEs, PRIN TER AND PUBLISHER. Fime book su Job print z r 2 Teievhone 73 List| T1US-L 2. r MANTELS. ANDIRONS, FENDERS, mien, Wroiwcht-iroa Gas Fixtures, Giana, Mosaics, Marbion I. CORNING. Tile Shop.520 13th at. Asroua Aso Caran Cured by the ESPICS CIGARETTES OR POWDER QREETesio® Selfocatinc, Cours, Coda, Chest, Seu- Bod oy a. neue a ber ce mouds- 161s PE CENT DiscOUNT Om DE | BS 610 F ST. N.W. CAPITOL CENTENNIAL. 419 10th st. n. w., Washington, D. 0. July 15, 1898. By a resolution of the general committee on cele- bration of the centennial of the Capitol, September ‘18, 1893. all societies and organizations (both ctvil and military) in the District of Columbiaand adjacent cites are invited to take part in the ceremonies of that day. Officers of such organizations are respectfully requested to communicate with the undersizned in person or by letter at as early «day a precticable, tn ‘view of the brief time remaining to perfect srrange- ments. LAWRENCE GARDNER, $715.18-2% Chairman. — HOUSE FOR $100—AND RENT. Chariton Heights is not onl; summer resort. Its elimste ts equally ssiubrions im winter. It is just the place for ® suburban home all the year around. We have left but a couple of those little gems of homes we are selling at $2,000 and 82,100. Pavable, $100 down; balance, $20 per month—a low rent, Better cail at once, JAMES E. WAUGH, Ouner, pis The weather ie likely to be clearis ry ES ee aes se DO NOT BE SATISFIED and he does not have them, come to ST. AND N. ¥. AVE. —where you can easily cee the dif ference between our GANG-SAWED LUMBER and lumber sawed toe old way. You will also see bow much LOWER our prices are than those of other yards. GIs you read it in our “ad.” {Ps 20. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Mill-work and Builder Herdware,” Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ave.n.w. wis TAILORING AT ONE-FOURTH OFF. ‘We are just wetting tn ““ship-shape.”” To Tid ourselves of a lot of Summer Suitings and Trowserings we have marked them a fourth of, Which means: Our $6 Trouserings for th. 50. Gur $25 Suitings for 913.75." Yet we don't reduce jon one whit. oY Keen's), the gaarantes of satisfacti ¥ Purp GATCHEL (ate 418 12th stow. 3v13-6 Bae ONES SWEET DOME. ‘Home. Don't think of the **Elsmere™ me.” ether « hotel or boarding house. te houe—home comforts—sociabil 01 ._ Ke. are the featuces. ” roomy rooms=20 eooling bathe. » ‘Terms reasonable. ELSMEKE, . near Lath. HARD TO BELIEVE. You'd hardly believe us if we told you the our fine claret the number of gallon ines Is the penalty when cyclists are arrested for riding at night without alantern. swe are making a reduo- tion of 60 per cent on four styles of our well-known patterns of Lamps (former prices being from $4.50 to 36) there is 0 longer any reason for being without ene. Good for the next thirty days. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co., To Stinemets’s for low pr ee ‘Stinemetz & Son is at 1237 FOR AFTER-DINNER READING No rest for the Gas Stoves st there. @uced prices. But we can’t always have them at reduced prices, for the stock is dwindling rapidiy. ‘2-burner Gas Stoves now. acket When youcangetanew reduced prices as these: 4.50 Rackets now 31.50. 7.50 Rach and coupling comp wThe, Nustier™ Lawn, “Parasol” Lawn Spr “who shall bring up the coalf™ Better not have any than to hav best made is the OGRAPH. TAG STAR, Faly 11, 1583. Phonograph Company. i: The new elects Savisfactors. LUMBIA PHONOG HATH Oo ORE Rte pee ital MR. SPRINGER’S FATE. : ‘i |He Will Not Be the Ways and Means Chairman, WILSON OF WEST VIRGINIA THE MAN. Why It is Necessary to Make a Change. xo, |SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. As the time for the meeting of the special ses- sion of Congress approaches a great deal of interest attaches to the fate of Mr. Springer. ‘There is » difference of opinion as to whether or not he is again going to the head of the ways and means committee. It would probably be dificult to convince either Mr. Springer or his close personal friends that thero is any pros- pect of his failure. In fact, itis more than probable that he has already got well ad- vanced with the work on the tariff which he Proposes to do as chairman of that committee. On the other hand there isa very general impression that there is to be a change and that some other—probably Wilson of West Virginia— will be made chairman of the ways snd means committee. There are anumber of reasons given for supposing that there will be a change, snd upon the essumption that it is tobe motives are attributed. That neither Holman nor Springer will get their old places back again is extremely prob- eble, The thing that points to this is that it is Proposed by the powers that be to have thisa Congress of action. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. The democrats have, say the leaders of the Party, by the issues they have forced in their campaigns obligated themselves to do seme- thing. They are compelled in the fulfillment of their obligations to cesse to bes party of negation and obstruction, and, having the Power in their hands, to move forward to the fillment of those which they have pointed out as desirable, ther they win b; it glory or defeat, they must press f They feel compelled to make a sortie. The eyes of the country are upon them and they cannot afford to remain inactive. They must do, even if wisdom does not mark all their action. To this end all things are to be bent. The committees will be constructed for action, 0 far as the material at hand admits of it, and the rules presented to the next democratic eaucus for approval will be constructed with the view of admitting something to be accomplished. ‘THE TARIFF NOT FORGOTTEN. At this time all the talk is of finances—of the repeal of the Sherman law. The public atten- tion is distracted from the tariff and all else savo the accretion or the depreciation of the value of currency. Attention is constantly — perhaps skillfully—diverted from allelse. All ills that are, and all those to come, are at- tributed to silver, and it is so much talked of as to lead many to believe that the tariff has been utterly forgotten in this struggle over the almighty dollar. But the protectioniste of the east who have been joining in the ery “catch thief,” may, it is said, wake toa realization of the fact that while there has been anactive chase after the “‘dishonest dollar” the democrats bave not forgotten to look after some other things. The way is being smoothed for a very complete and radical revision of the tariff in accordance with the principles of the democratic national platform. WHY MR. SPRINGER WAS MADE CHAIRMAN. As to Springer, it is intimated tht individual ambitions cannot be allowed to stand in the way of party intereste—not to say anything of the interests of the country at large, which are usually a secondary consideration. Springer was made chairman of the ways and means committee during the last Congress for two or three very good reasons, not the least of which was that he could do nothing most skill- fally and with more circumstance and detail than most men display in performing great feats. It is very seldora that one who is an ad- mirable instrument for doing nothing is as serviceable in the accomplishment of things. Now something is to be accomplished, and it is doubtful whether Springer is the man for the work. In some respects Mr. Springer is one of the most accomplished and capable men in the House. Ho certainly bas a great store of information snd experience, and has an abundance of diligence and good nature, which ought to be of value in the composition of any great statesman. He is a parliamen- tarian of subtlety and keennesa; he was a stu- dent of the tariff before its revision with a view of reduction was talked of in Congress, and he is a well-read man and a good talker. WHY HE WILL NOT BE CHAIRMAN AGAIN. ‘The reason why, it is said, he is net going to be chairman of the ways and means committee when there is something to be done is that he is not prompt; he is not direct; he scatters, and is not forceful, and has not that confidence-of the House which is necessary to Jeadership—tho leadership important to the present occasion, There are few men in Congress who can do as many things fairly wellascan Springer. He doos most things, end all fairly well, but he is so little concentrated that the House bas got into the habit of treating bim lightly, and men who are greatly his inforiors are in the habit of sp ing slightingly of him. ‘This is all very unjust, perhaps, but there is no use in placing leader. ship in the hands of a ma who cannot command. His gifts were just what was required during the last Congress and be hs ae the task before him with great skill. His wanderings over all the scientific branches were just what was required to make a great show of work and take up a great deal of time. Now, in the ingratitude of party, he must, in all probability, be turned down. From time to time men hav tobe turned down for the good, or seeming good, of their party. before and ma: KO REAL DEMOCRATIC LEADER. Bat right here is disclosed to view a most ap- palling circumstance. There is not known to be a man in the democratic party in the House who has the qualifications for leader in the great work they have before them. If such a man there is ho is not known today. A fewmen there are who have qualities commanding enough to hold the respect of their fellows and | tocommand ina fight, but there are si have not the wide information and expei h as nee ledge necessary for the construction and the defense in the House of a tariff bill. ‘They aro all Incking in some quality or other which causes & fatal defect, Mr. Wilson will bo made chairman of the ways and means committee, not because Presi- dent Cleveland wants him there, but because he is regurded as the best fitted man to conduct the work in framing a tariff Dill in the com- mittee. He is capable in this line of work, is prompt and steady. Besides, he can make an admirablespeech on the tariff question in the House and can answer difficult questions liabie to be put at the leader in the debate of the bill, Up to the point of making a bill and introduc- ing its consideration in the Honse with « brilliant speech Wilson is just suited to the task, but beyond that he cannot do more in the way of a leader on the floor than can Springer. His advantage over Springer lies in a tempera- ment which would lead him toa more prompt and skillful preparation for the fight, which he is no more able to conduct in the House, The Ilinoisan is indeed more resourceful in debate, but Wilson is apt to command more respectf consideration by the House. ‘There is little doubt that the Speaker would gladly turn from both thes» men and find some other better suited for the position, but a care- fal survey of the House fails to'disclose any man who possesses more than a fow of the qualifications for the place, and the best must be made of a bad choice, wary to steady leadership and not the | He has been so treated | as great as he have suffered in their personal ambition, THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. No Understanding Between the President and Mr. Orisp About Them, Some Speculation as to the Fate of the Propo- sition to Repeal the Sherman Law in Congress. It is generally taken for granted that the Sherman Jaw is to be repealed, and the specula- tion as to the construction of the House com- mittees is generally based upon the assumption that the silver men are going to beturned down in the formation of the financial committees. There is a great deal of talk about Mr. Bland’s not going again at the head of the committee on coinage, weights and measures. Ap- parently there is no warrant for this talk. It ie based upon the assumption thet there is some sort of understanding between Mr. Crisp and tho President on the subject of the formation of the committees and the policy of the House Tar Stan has satisfactory authority for the statement that no such understanding exists and that the President has not committed the im- propriety of attempting to dictate as to tho louse organization. There appears to be Ro reason to doubt that Mr. Bland will remain in his old place at the head of the coinage committee and that the committee will be organized much as it waa before. The assumption that the Sherman law can be voted down by the House has ita proper basis in the fact that a number of members who would not vote for its repeal during the last Congress will do so this time, in view of the present financial and commercial disturbances. MAJORITY FAVOR REPEAL. It is believed that a majority of the members of the House are now in favor of the repeal of the law, and if this is so a bill for its repeal will pass the House regardless of who may be chairman of the com- mittee on coinage, and s committee could not make it otherwise if there were still majority in favor of retaining the law or sub- stituting free coinage for it The rules of the House will in all probability be such as to permit majority to transact bust- ness, without any arbitrary assumption of authority on the part of any one, and if this the i have the free to be wise, and the only assurance of the repeal of the Sherman law lies in the ap- Parent necessity for its repeal and the general weakening of the silver men which is ‘supposed to have followed recent events in the financial world. Enough members have been found to favor the repeal to warrant the belief that a repeal bill can pass the House. It is believed also that @ bare majority of the Senate would vote for the repeal, but there the mode of procedure is different, and with a determined opposition, such as will be offered by the leading ilver Sen- ators, a vote may be delayed indefinitely or even the proposition defeated, though there may be a majority in favor of striking the Sherman law from the statute books. A fair guess is thata bill ropealing the law may promptly,and that it may then stick in the Senate for a long time, with the possibility that free coinage bill may accompany it as an amendment when it goes back to the House, BEET ee ES THE PATENT OFFICE GAZETTE, Some Delay in Its Issue, but No Readver- tixement of the Contract Likely. ‘There has recently been a delay in the issu- ance of the Patent Office Gazette consequent upon the change in the contract for the photo- lithographing of the plates. This contract, which has been performed for some years by the Norris- Peters Company of this city, was lately awarded to the National Lithographic Com- pany, whose bid was $7,000 lor Tt tea big contract and the delay in performance seems to have been uuavoidable on account uf the change, but it is said at the patent office to- day that the issue will soon ostch up and it ts expected that there will be no further trouble. As far as can be learned, there have been no definite complaints from attorneys or inventors, except in one instance, which on examina- tion was withdrawn. ‘The most of the un- favorable comment upon the thought to have originated with company that did not get the contract. patent office is not aware thst publicity of the drawings and specifications been per- mitted pending their reproduction, and while no harm could result toany one from such publicity, inasmuch as the drawings would be published a fow days afterward in the Gazette, the office will look into this allegation and direct that no one be permitted to see the plates while they are being prepared. Commissioner Seymour said this afternoon that he is satisfied the company can perform ite contract satisfactorily and that he has no inten- tion of readvertixing the contract, —__-2-____—_. STORING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. A Floor in the Builders’ Exchange Secured for That Purpose. The Interior Department has leased the first floor of the Builders’ Exebango, on 13th street between G and H streets, for the storage of public documents. It is proposed to store 364 tons of books upon this floor, comprising about 174,000 volumes of census reports, A portion of the space on this floor will be set aside for the accommodation of the clerks engaged in preparing the government blue book. There will be about seven of these clerks and they will have ample room. The storage room obtained by tho lease of this floor is waid te be well adapted for the use intended for it. ‘The hall is ntilated and lighted and electric lighting ia available if nec- essary. There is said to be no question as to the safety of the building, as the tirat floor can stand double the weight which will be imposed upon it. The books to be stored are reports upon mineral resources, wealth. debt and tax- ation and part 1 of the compendium. The vol- ‘umes aro now in process of binding at the gov- ernment printing office and will ‘be turned out rapidly, being stored as fast as they come along. | They will be distributed among the people in the usual way of public documenta as provided by law, that is, upon the order of Senators and Representative THE GOVERNMENT BLUE BOOK. the Work of Preparing i* to Be Commenced Noxt Month. The work of preparing the government biue book or biennial register of government em- ployes will be commenced some time next month, The duty of compiling this book de- volves upon the Interior Department and is performed under the direction of the superin- tendent of documents, ss 3 It usually takes six months to get tho book out, as it ie laborious and painstaking effort. Every department is called upon to furnish a list of its employes, giting at the «ame time statistics of their salaries, nativity appointment. The data thus acq lated by clerks engaged upon the work and ublished in the familiar form of the blue ook. eee A Dividend Authorized. Upon consultation here by the controller of the currency witn Mr. David McClure, receiver of the National Bank of Deposit of the city of New York, the controller authorizes the pay- ment of a dividend of 40 per cent to the credit- ors of that bank upon the proof of claims filed with the recoiver. It is expected that these proofs will have been filed so as to allow the dividend to be paid out on or about the first day of August. = Church Notices. The religious notices which used to be pub- lished on the first page of Tax Sar will here- after be found on the third page on Sat- urdeys, delay _is'| SECRET METHODS, |PURCHAS! NG SILVER. The Health Office Concealing the Number of Garbage Complaints. MAKING SECRET INSPECTIONS. Still the Garbage Complaints Roll in at a Great Rate THE OOMPLAINTS TODAY. “Garbage Contractor” was written on an en- yelope that had been left in the garbage com- plaint book this morning. It was similar to the regular daily envelope in which are put the numerous garbage complaints made each day to the health office through various channels. When a Stax reporter picked up the book this morning the envelope was grabbed by clerk and handed over to Chief Clerk Tracy, who was careful to see that the reporter did not ee its contents. On the slips of paper left there for the contractor are all the complaints made, but they are not all put on the book that is open to inspection by the reporters. The consequence is that the exact'number of complaints cannot always be ascertained. All along the police and sanitary inspectors have been making reports con- cerning the neglect of the contractor to maaxo the proper collections, but in only a few instances have these reports been put on the book. In the reports of the house-to-house in- spectors statements of neglect or failure to re- move garbage are alsomentioned, but, like those of the other inspectors and the police, they are not put on the book. The cases brought in by the inspectors, Health Officer Hammett says, are not com- plaints, although when the inspectors were sent out last summer their reports were so regarded and were so reported to the Commis- sioners, COMPLALNTS TODAY. Bo far as could be ascertained there were thirty-two complaints received early this morn- ing, including twenty-one that were entered on the book, six reported by the police and seven by the inspectors. ‘The secret, method of giving, out news has been adopted by Health Ofticer Hammett, und the mouths of the clerks are closed as tight as clams, . ‘THEY CAN'T TALK. “T can't give out any news,” said one of the clerks. “The order has been issued that all in- formation is tobe given out by the health officer or chief clerk.” Tt often happens that the health officer and chief clerk are away from the office at the same time, and then, perhaps, the garbage contractor will be glad to know that in that way the num- ber of complaints may be kept concealed in an envelope and not given wut for publication. ‘Not many weeks ago there was a complaint from the Executive Mansion of the non-removal of garbage, and yesterday the British minie- ter's residenoe was mentioned among the places where the collector had failed to appear. MARY COMPLAIN. “The garbage man has called but twice this month at the house of I. N. Richardson, 118 H street,” was one complaint received this morn- ing. “Ho seldom calls," was received trom 0. Horigan, in the same borhood. Gertrude Phillips, 331 Maryland avenue, says: “{ wish to call your attention to the fact that the garbage has not been collected from here for over two weeks. It is cei a great an- uoyance and I would like to have it attended to immediately.” aocig garbage man has not been to my resi, jence this week. It is getting very offensive,” Welles BON Darden Soe Mrs, Barner, 1819 Vermont avenue, complains that the garbage has not been collected for one week. ‘The vessel,” she writes, “is overrun and the odor dreadful. The wagon our house yesterday, but the man did not come in.” From J. A. Stein came this complaint: “The garbage man has not been around for about ten days, Hocalleat the corner and when I ask him to call he tells me it is not on his route and passes on.” “The cart was in front of our house at 1 p.m. today,” writes Mra. Obold. “The in- spector stood near thecurbstone in front of the door when our garbage receptacle was placed fn the area. All are gone Dut the garbage. ‘The garbage is removed very irregularly.” ©, C. Raynesford complains that the garbage has been collected from his house once ta three weeks and asks for better service in the future, and others make similar requesta, MR. Bayiy's SIDE. Mr. 8. P. Bayly, jr, superintendent of the National Sanitary Company in the garbage col- lection, said to a Stan reporter today that be had been furnished with list of complaints reooived this week, which showed « daily aver- age of thirty-one complaints, ‘Tho list, he said, was given him by Chicf Clerk Tracy, and the highest number of com- plaints were received on Monday, forty-five, and the lowest today, twenty-two.’ These fig- ures show only the complaints put on the book and does not include those made through the police and inspector, Mr. Bayly said he had recotved fifteen letters from persons who had complained, in which they said it was their own fault; that they were satisfied that the collector had called when there was no one at home, and in two instances the persons in the house’ wero deaf and said they could not have heard the man, even if he had called and knocked on the gate. —_———.—__ LAW, BUT NOT JUSTICE. A Sailor Who Served Twenty-two Years Dented @ Penston. That aman shall serve the United States government on board of naval vessels for nearly aquarter of aceatury, that he shall earn a pention, but that it shall be denied him on the ground that he is not acitizen of the United States, is one of the legal anomalies that is vexing the Navy Department, ‘The sailor in question supposed that he was a citizen of the United States and the depart- ment took the ground that his continuous serv- ice of twenty-two years entitled him to the pen- sion provided by Congress, But the treasury officials decided that he could not be pensioned because he had never taken out naturaliza- tion papers, and it was in vain that the Navy ‘Department showed that it was impossible for the sailor to do this while in continuous service, as it would necessitate his residence ashore fora term of ears, A soldier who serves one enlistment is, by law, rogarded se a citizen, and the Secretary of the Navy will ask Congress to extend that Inw 80 a8 to cover the navy. eee Americans in Siam. Becretary Gresham yesterday received a tele- gram from Rev. Dr. Gillespie, representing the Presbyterian mission board, inquiring what provision will be made for the safety of the Presbyterian missionaries in Siam and the numerous children in their charge. The Secretary has replied that it is not feasible or necessary to send a man-of-war to Siam, and suggests that the missionaries will be protected upon application to the United States consul general at Bangkok. The 'U. §. 8. Concord.now on her way to China, will bein that neighbor- hood in the course of two months, ———_-e Made Assistant Secretary. The interstate commerce commission has created the office of assistant secretary of the commission, and, in recognition of his services, has appointed to the position, with a sub- stantial increase of salary, Mr. Martin & Decker, who ever since the establishment of the ‘commission has acted as docket clerk. TWO CENTS. The Government Will Have Something to Say About the Price. Silver Men Will Try to Force the Parchase of the Fall Monthiy Amount, but Secre- tery Carlisle Will Be Firm. Tho Treasury Department yesterday ac- cepted an offer of 100,000 ounces of silver at 723¢c. There were several other offers, but the prices ranged from 3¢ to 23¢ cents an ounce higher than this, and the department was unwilling to accept them, consid- ering them to be higher than the market price. ‘The total amount of silver purchased by the government thus far this month is 863,000 ounces. This is not one-fourth of the amount that has heretofore been purchesed—4,500,000 ounces—and asa rule by this time in the month almost three-quarters of the whole amount has ‘been bought. The refusal of the department to accept offers of silvor except at such prices as they deem the proper market price has brought forth a storm of indignation from the silver owners, who now claim tbat they can more profitably sell their products else- where. ‘These complainants are not, however, likely to have much weight with the treasary officials, as they have taken the stand that the law only compels them to purchase at the market price, and when the offers are above this they are not justified in buying. PROBABLE PURCHASES THIS MONTH. It does not seem probable, therefore, that the usual 4,500,000 ounces of silver will be bought this month, although the treasary officials are of a different opinion. It is cer- tain that the entire amount will not be obtained unless the offered prices from this until the end of the month are more in accord with what the department believes to be the true market figures. ‘The officials think that the price of silver will finally settle within a short time at between seventy-three and seventy-five, and that then the purchases will without difficulty. If silver should settle at such a price the proper ratio between that metal and old would about 1 to 28, instead of the Seslared| parity, which is 1 to 15.98, or, as") usually stated, 1 to 16. Silver dollars coined in accordance with this ratio would make the size of the coin almost twice as large as it is at Present, EFFORT OF THE SILVER MEX. ‘There can scarorly be a doubt that daring the remainder of the month there will be an ef- fort on the part of the silver men to force the overnment to pay them their own price for silver - under the impression that the government is required to buy at least 4.500.000 ounces of the white metal. This misunderstanding was first pointed out in Tar Sran last week, when it was shown that in the Sherman law there isa qualifying clause which states that 4,500,000 ounces, “or 80 much thereof as may be offered at the market price” shall be purchased each month. It has been heretofore to base the calculations as to what is the mafket price upon the price in Lon- don, but as India closed her mint to silver it is’ question as to whether the London price should be taken as a standard. The United States consequently is placed in a rather awk- ward position, ‘The fixing of the true market price therefore becomes an embarrassing point,and the question which it shall have something to eay about the matter. The government takes the stand that it is well qualified to say what the market price is, while the sellors that the Treasury or whether the government aye Department should buy at Whatever the price is quoted on "change in New York. The ques- tion stands in this form and until one or the other yields there are not likely to be any very large purchases of the white metal. MR. -RMAN'S ACTION WHEN SECRETARY. Even should the government not purchase the full amount of 4,500,000 ounces it would not be the first time in the history of the gov- ernment that this was done. When the Bland act was it required that the Sceretary of the Treasury should pur- chase each month not less than 2,000,000 or more than 4,000,000 ounces of silver. In that law there was not even the qualifying clause that the Secretary should take “so much thereof as may be offeredat the market price."” The law was mandatory,and the maximum and minimum of the amount ‘to be bought were fixed. Not- withstanding this, when Mr. Sherman was Sec- retary of the Treasury he unqualifiedly dis obeyed the law. The official statements show that during the year of 1879 the government only purchased a little over 21,000,000 ounces and in 1881 only a little over 22,000. 000. If the minimum of the purchase called for by law was bonght at least 24,000,000 ounces would have been required, EEDAE A Bie ot CAN BE ATTACHED, Secretary Gresham Advises an Itallan Con- sul to Employ Counsel. Seretary Gresham has notified the Italian minister of his belief that moneys deposited with Italian consular officers may be attached in satisfaction of alegal judgment, During the recent naval celebration Enrico Berti,a New York coal dealer, contracted to supply the Ital- ian fleet with coal, and asa guarantee of good faith deposited $1,000 in the office of the Italian consul general. Salvatore Gua- dagno, another merchant, undertook to attach this. = money to. atisfy judgment of €200 against Berti. ‘The Italian counsel refused, however, to receive the at- tuchment paper, taving that under the treat with Italy the consulate was inviolable ground, and that he, as an officer of the Italian govern ment, could not be served with any legal pro- cess. " In’ the course of correspondence Secre- tary Gresham sent a long letter to the dis- trict attorney at New York acking bim to protect the Italian consul from annoy- ance in the matter, a8 the department wanted to avoid friction if possible. Since then the Secretary has written a letter to Baron Fava, the Italian minister, explaining that the object of the proceeding ‘taken by Guadagno is not to seize or attach the specific sum of money deposited with the Italian consul gen- eral, but to notify the consul general that after the contract with the Italian government shall have been performed to its satisfaction the money in his hands shall not be returned to Berti, bat to the payment of Guadagno’s claim, “You, of course, understand,” the Secretary says, “that the action already taken by this department in this matter has been altogether unofficial and bas been for the purpose of pre- venting, so far as lay in its power, any annoy- ance to your government or to its representa- tives. ‘The department has no authority to determine what are the rights of the parties concerned or to stay the course of judicial pro- ceedings. But whether the consul general, under treaty provisions, is entitled to diere- gard the notice which bas been given him, and whether, consequently, he will be liable to Gundagno if’ he should disregard such notice and return the money in his hands to Berti, are questions which the courts alone can ’de- termine. If it is desired to have a judicial de- termination of these questions the court from which the notice issued will no doubt pasa upon them should they be rawed. I venture to sug- gest that, in order to facilitate the presentation Of those questions io the court, if such a course 18 deomed advisable, it would be well for the consul general to employ counsel.” Ga Tey ee The Gunboat Machias. ‘The gunboat Machias, now fitting outat Portsmouth, N. H., will be put in commission next week. ‘The details were completed with the exception of the surgeon yesterday. Com- mander Train will be first commanding of- ficer; Lients. Day, Hall, Gilman and Clarke and Ensign Fenton, division officers; Aesistaut Pay- master Phillips and Passed Assistant Engineer Denig make up the rest. ‘The Fern will leave Newport Monday with the crew. ARMY BILL PASSED. Chancellor Von Caprivi Has a Majority of 16. LEADING POINTS OF THE MEASURE The Government Gains Five Over the First Vote. HOW THE MEMBERS DIVIDED. Braxix, July 15.—The army bill was passed by the reichstag this afternoon by # majority of sixteen, the vote standing 201 in favor of the measure to 185 against it. The army bill was on its final passage at 2:15 o'clock this afternooa. CLOSING THE DEBATE. Count Von Der Decken, « leader of the Guelph, made a strong speech against the men. ure, basing his objections to it on the theory that it would have the same deplorable consequences that followed the war of 1866 be- tween Hanover and Prussia, when, be declared, timiet feeling of a grent section of Ger- many had been violated, government wat doing the same thing now. Such billas the present could not and should not be parsed at the demand of a gov- ernment tbat had not yet won the confidence of the country, end which was weak even in the countenance of ite supporters. Herr Bebe.» leader of the social in rpeech that occupied twenty minutes in its delivery, defended the French power, or at least a section of them, against the insinna- tions ‘that bed been made to the effect that they were the cause of the govern. ment’s wanting an increased military force. It was not the French workingmen, be said, who were aggressive. It was only the bourgeoise who entertained the desire for revenge against Germany. The continued demands for increases in the German army were caused solely by the apnesation of Alsace- It Germany should be threatened with invasion by a foreign power it would be the German workingmen, who are socialists, who would de- fend the soil, and not the rotten bourgecise of Oolurt von Kardoff, reichspartie leader, von Kardoff, » Up ported the bill in # speech in which he declared that the measure was demanded to strengthen the agrarian population in order to stop social ist i inroads. Nine other members for and against the measure, and the vote was then taken. ‘The bill was adopted by « mejority slightly larger than that seh lect ite first reading. ing the government's ina- jority was eleven. Today it was sixteen. After the bill hed finally been adopted the reichstag was declared closed. According to the original bill the pence foot- ing, excluding commissioned officers and non- commissioned officers above the rank of cor- poral, was to have consisted of 492,008 men be- tween October 1, 1892, and March 31, 1899. ‘The strength of the various branches of the service during the period mentioned was to have been 711 battalions of infantry, 477 equad- rone of cavalry, 494 batteries of, eld artillery 87 battalions of foot artillery, 24 battalions of ioncers, 7 battalions of railway troops and 21 ius svonge atcoagtn af Sie steniiiar eave’ army was calculated in accordance with the of two years’ active service with the colors the infantry. The increase involved the expenditure of 66,800,000 marks in a lump sum. Of this sum 61,000,000 was to have appeared in the budget for the financial year 1893-"94. The annually recurring expenditure was fixed at 64,000,000 marks. When the new ays- tem should have been fully developed Germany would have in times of war a trained army of 4,400,000 men. ‘These proposals did’ not meet with the ap- proval of the Hovre, and in attempting toro fix the measure thet it accept- able to the reichsteg the government accepted the suggestion of rc von Huene and incorporated in the bill, with- dreming | its own demands on the ‘points which the compromise was effected. ‘The suggestion of Freiherr von Huene was that the peace force should be increased by 50,000 men at once, and in the course of the next three ‘years should be raised gradually until 70,000 men, practically the full number demanded, should be added to the standing army. It was alto suggested that the sixty batteries of field artillery should have four instead of six ganseach. The bill as thus amended bad been rejected, the reichstag dissolved, new elections called and the government submitted to the new house a measure that, in ite detail, was prac tically the old Huene compromise bill. In the vote on the first reading of the bill the members declared themselves thus: For the bill: 18 Poles, 18 radical unionist, 10 anti-semites, 62 national liberals, 27 free con- servatives, 68 separstives, 2 clericals and 8 in- dependents; total, 198, ‘Against the bili: Ninety-one clericals, 43 so- cial “democrats, § Alsatians, 22 Richter radi- cals, 10 South German democrats, 4 Guelpha and’ independents, Total, 187. ee CALDWELL DAY. ‘The New Jersey Village Celebrates Without the President's Presence. Carpwert, N. J., July 15.—This is Caldwell day. It is being celebrated with a monster picnio on a high hill in the rear of the village. Among the speakers are Abram 8. Hewitt of New York and Stewart L. Woodford of Brook- lyn. ‘The celebrities present include James Smith, jr., United States Senator from New Jersey; Senator Barrett of Newark and Capt Jas. Parker of Perth Amboy. Tt was confidently hoped that President Cleveland would be present, ax he was born in this village and wrote some weeks ago that be would try to be onhend. A few dayeago, how ever, he sent a letter stating that bis health would not permit of the journey from Buz- zard’s Bay. Gov. Werte also sent regrets. Caldwell day ix in honor of the Rev. James Caldwell, the “fighting parson” of revolu- tionary fame, after whom the town is named. British troops burned bis church in Elizabeth, and the minister had to fice for refuge to Con: necticut farms near the present site of Plain- field. There, near the close of the war, Mrs. Caldwell was’ thot dead by a Hessian, who had climbed over the fence. ‘The parson, too, was afterward shot dead by asentry. Many of their descendants still live in this vicinity. aageeiciien BRAZIL'S MINISTRY SUSTAINED, Vote of Confidence Passed by the Chamber of Deputies. Loxpox, July 15.—A telegram from Monte- video, via Paris, received here today states that | member of the Brazilian ministry, replying to question asked in the chamber of deputies regarding the situation in Rio Grande do Sul, said that Admiral Wandenkolk, the leader of the insurgent naval force, who ié now blockading the port of Rio Grande do Sul with the steamer Jupiter, will shortly be attacked by the loyal fleet, ‘The dispatch further says that the chamber of deputies has voted confidence in the minis- try. Public opinion m Bio de Janeiro is favor- Silo to the cabinet. Tho government of the stateof Rio Grande do Sul is confident that it will suppress the re- volt, ier Death of » Notorious Criminal. New Your, July 15.—Willlism O'Brien, or “Kid” O'Brien as he is better known, the no- torious criminal who was shot on Friday night by his “pal,” “Little” Sammy Mills, died this m ‘The shooting was the outcome of a between ‘ed pecans — ‘spoils gained by a barglary. was arrested on Thursday. =e NOT LEGAL TENDER Bland Silver Oertificates Can Be Refuse at Will A Congressman Makes # Discovery in Payin & Note The New York Clearing ‘House Will Not Handle Them. ‘The recent silver agitation has set those wh: @eal largely in the currency of th United States to investigating the pos tion of the various kinds of currency from th legal standpoint. The result of this has bes that though heretofore the silver c#rtiff cates issued under the Tland act have alway passed as legal tender, it has been found that t reality they are not legal tender. This fad was first brought to the attention © ‘a member of Congress who went to a Wash ington bank to liquidate « note fa €30. In payment he presented ailver certifi. cates, which are in very general circulation The bank official man that as the note was such a small one would not put him te the trouble of the money, but requested that in the fi he would use tender, The banker sal that the New York clearing house had to handle these notes and it was them. Of these silver certificates, which the govern ment is still issuing, there were 326,489,165 circulation on the ist of July. In the there are 4,468,339, or a total of 830,957. Upon looking up the law it was found that whil ‘the silver dollars couned under the Biand ac are legal tender, the stlver certificates whic} are issued upon tbe deposit of these silver dob lars are not legal tender, but are only “reveiw able for customs, taxes and all other publi: ‘The Cony bas announced bis inten tion of introducing in the next Congress « bil certificates: to make these silver full lege tender. If the bill should pass it woul have the effect of making on sddi tional 330,987,504 of legal tender. | Oficial in the ‘Treasury rtment thy scheme and say thet there ts mteense this should not be done. They contend that the «ilver dollars upon which the sels in the New York for several months It is not believed that the establishment of a Russian naval station op ou ne py part e English ‘plan of having convenient stations is different parts of the globe. pian ececen~e COOLER TopaY. But the Forecast is for Continued Hot Weather. ‘Though it fs « shade cooler today than it was The forecast iseued this morsing is for continued warm fouthwesterly winds and clearing weather, but the conditions are favorable for local thunder storms This eity was from four to twelve degrees copier than the remainder of the country with tbe exception of New England yesterday. At Concordia, kan., the thermometer reached end infact at every station in that slate the thermometer got above the 100 mark. This morning the indications that throughout the west and northwest the temperature bas felien from 5 to 10 greee. ‘This, morning in Concordia it wae 76. At 8am. today New York and registered 76, while at the weather bureau it was 74. At Llo'clock the official record im this city was 78, while at the same hour yeeter- day it was 85. penenionmnaneniis MER. DOCKERY’S QUESTIONS. rll part of the statistics, is causing annoyance te the officials. Here isasample of the requests filed at the departments: ‘The number end title of divisions in your immediate office and the number and title of bureaus and offices, tnd of divisions in such bureaus and office, une Ger your department in the city of Washington, Tecoma of authorized to be ; the number number of females, and the both sexes in the dej i bt te doing duties naturally peal tions of and that should me it meseengers or and the number of messengers, Silver Purchases. Yesterday's offers of silver were not made public, either as to the smounts offered or ‘This morning the mint burean em nounces the purchare of 100,000 ounces of yes torday’s offers at 7234 cents per ounce, which ts the figure of the treasury counter offer, Further details ere withheld. Tho total amount of silver purchased up to date for July 4s 668,000 ounces,