Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansyivasia Avenue, corner 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S HO KAUPFMANN, Pres’t Few York Ofice, 88 Potter Building pore ok Tue Fvexrnc Stam is servo to eabecrthers tn the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at LOcents per week. or Per month. Copies at the counter, & contseach. By nat! -anywhers in the United States oF -postaae prenalt—S0 cents per month. SATURDAY QuapRuPL® Swerr Stan $1. 00) ear; ae — Postage add. $3.00. ee ntered ai the Post Omice at Washington, D. C., a second-class mall penteor” i subseviy tions must be patain afvance Rates of advertising made known om application, Che Evening Star. or. 83, No 20.638. SPECIAL NOTICES. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1893. TWO CENTs. SPECIAL NOTICES. ——_— ee . €. MERRY HAS RFMOVED HIS THE MEMBERS OF FED! L or Ws vicrsze dt aga ato to Ss Sth sens | BOE Estee one 0.0 Fy ements Tbe be will conduct « furniture gachanze snd con | 7th ot 2S Spm ToESDAY, August 1, 11 ae Tepairing, moving, packing and shipping. tend L. i Christian Wagner. A fuil attendance a = FiRw OF HESDRIGI sex | ie LOWE to. this day di ve tion, D. G. TWO OPPORTUNITIES AT TEEL'S. — hirawine, ‘BE, Hendrickson ssouimes all Ive only for a few days more—this Itabilities and will ccilect all outstanding ile, “cut” in Ne Sules (prices: B. E. HENDRICKSON &CO., ae Neglice SI ‘3 dy31-3te D. G. MOL 9 Be _THE BUSINESS WILL BE CONTINUED AT 921 | Take your pick of, our 7c. Four-tn- ve. under the same firm naine of Hendrickson Co. B. E. HENDRICKSON. 3931-3t" By KICH'D HENDRICKSON. Boe 2 ELS ueneE* norer, The Hotel Home of our’ Jesding Safesmen "Large. comfortable rooms, luxuriant table. mind ‘you of “HOME.” day. THE “ELSMERE.” 1406-12 H st., near 14th. $y31 Be"? 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NE CO.. bs2) Televhone, 998, '10. 000.000 LOAN WILL BE DISCUSSED | citizens of Northeast Washington TUES L <a SALE— NEAR bE CAPITOL, & G ¥ Aeseta: reception ball snd cellar; numerous cabtset matntele; mentiy: vapered: electric appliances, 7. ares t lot to larke Seat n nar feu dave onty'S5,200 20-3t EASTERDAY & MALLERY, 624 F st n.w. “HOTEL AND HOME*— TN per acy, Sscrtben the HOTEL RAN. and the Aume tkensss of home. ‘tingle oF om aucite celient table board. OTEL RANDOLPH. 1306GS8?.¥. W. jr20tt r WE OPERATE EXTENSIVELY It ee 7 ‘tultz & Bauer, New York, Jewett, Boston ‘Tee “Opera” Peek New York. e Trowbridare, Boston. Highest standard of excelience and Dent miss the bargains now being offered. Monthly pay Tents towait Exchance your old plane now. THE PIANO EXcHANGE, ‘913 Pa ave. 1920-3 The Leading. House, THE OPENING OF seieany, CUNEOS restaurant is ‘unit further HOT WEATHER COMFORT. | <1 Hall's SUMMER SHIRTS tocrder. Come rede 7 SONS ETT. sexy, OEP Ot. ar COPARTSERSHIP eeeeoroas existing between George 5. Wi Gi ¥. Geter, under the firm name and style o! Walker & Geter. stone catters, has been by mutual consent. Dereatter ‘Seonon 6. w. CASPER F. Gi IF YOU WANT ANYTHING IN THR STATIONERY LIEB @o TO BASTON & RUPP*S, €21 11TH STEREBT, (Just adove the avenue). LOWEST PRICES. 3728 ee wavs nT WHEEL YET Is the Full Copper-plated .¥o. 5 Rambler on exhibition at 1325 14th st. ow. Weight, 223 pounds. Price, $175. The Pull Nickel-plated Ne. 4 st the same price, comes pretty close to the 5 for besuty. but is Rot quiteso unique. Just cast an eye toward them when youge up that way. wet GORMULLY & JEFFERY M¥G. 00. BeOS SER ACE Company OF oRLORGETOWN, D.C. i219 320 stn. we The annual election for tesive ‘iivectors of this Somupany will be held at the oific- af the company on MONDAY. Anwust 7, 1808 Poll. will open at 12 m. ‘sad close st 1 p.m - a. BRADLEY. Jy26-ta Secretary. M. MARTIN HAS REMOVED a Teal estate office from 1928 Pena. * Wrs6-8e @>'08 RENT —PHOTOSRAPH GAL! entire upper portion of the do $50 and 401 Pa ave. nw. cocapied by" Shas M. Bell se 8 succseafal > a z SquBhen, Teemes iene r ALL, 023 F DR, W. A. LYON HAS REMOVED HIS <— office from 1944 Ge to, Ti a =. - Gat to 7 is SERS aye eT Berra Asa Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, ‘qual to imported. Ask for {t at your Grocer's, Druguist's or Restaurant ‘orerder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER as Devote: {TUG Sia Saw. << eel BROS’. STUPENDOUS OFFER. ‘Our whole stock of Men's Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot and Worsted Suits and Pants, and all Children’s Suits withous reserve, fo be sold thie week at @ discount o/;| ‘Sibe per cont off reguiar marked prices. KISEMAN BEOS, Band 7th st 2 w. B.w. to 1915 Pena. ave. nw. = D DIAMOND sTIn@ A specialty of our Factory. R HARRIS & CO., Manufactaring Jewelers, Cor, 7th ana Da.w, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW 7 Just how you want « printing Job ‘eallon as We'll Ax it and you'll be v1 the result. Our typesetters are all guarantee satisfaction at & WALLACE, Printers, : dommemes et BT sow I can give you better service than in the. vasier smeeen.” Look over” four watlonary End soot tt doesn't need replenishiny 'BYHON < ADAMS, PINTER, e201 ‘Siz Lith et. iw. Phone 990. MeQUEEN. —** SoeHINTER AND PUBLISHER. ‘aad Job printing. Tetevbone Fe sett) Tum lif E st. MANTEL~. DIRONS, FE DERS. = rgjuht-irog, Gas Fixtures Dea. “Biase, Mosaics, Marbles. eeBber J. CORNING. Tile Shop, 520 13th st. psuas ‘set up” road of ‘We. 1107 E ST__N.W. Alaxative. refreshing fruit lozenge, very, to take for CONSTIPATION, Somerthotde, bile, Joss of appetite, wastric’ intestinal troubles and. ‘Deadache ‘from them. hands (wide .” 985 Pa ave. ty3t A CHINESE SCANDAL. Secretary Carlisle Takes a Hand in the Affair. ME BIG VALUES. | <a —Crae them! ‘We won't sell Tennis Rackets after this season, so ‘we are anxious to close out every one in stock, and we ‘ought to do it with the prices we've put on them. BARBER & ROSS, cor. 11th and @ sta Ba tier Ge iikeiy to be generally Fier to- ‘merrvw. we ane OUTTING PRIC. MOLDING Ie ‘Held Up As Evidence @o. PRB 100 FEET IS OUR PRIOR. Wa spe hore (ir you read & tm our at. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lender, Millwork and Builder Hardware.” Cor. @th and N. ¥. ave nw. a3 The New California Senator. Mr. George C. Perkins, the newly ap- pointed Senator from California, who will succeed the late Senator Stanford, is ex- pected to arrive in this city next Sunday night He has quarters at Le Normandie Hotel. Mr. John B. McCarthy, see Was private cumetiy to Senator Stan- ford, act same capacity his successor, Senator Perkins. The Metric System in Uruguay. The Flagship Baltimore. Although work is progressing satisfac- torily on the cruiser Baltimore at the New York navy yard, it will take at least another month to put her in complete con- dition for her new duty as flagship of the Asiatic juadron. She will start for China by way of the Mediterranean and the Suez canal about September 1. pachsndencpri= ree nee Cruise of the Bennington. ‘The gunboat Bennington, which has been ordered to report to Admiral Erben for duty on the European station, is practi- cally ready to cross the ocean and it is expected that she will start from New York during the present week. It 1s aible that after a short stay in the Medi- terranean she will be ordered to perma- nent uty on the South Atlantic station. tala se iesermienio Another New Cruiser. The cruiser Montgomery, sister ship to the Detroit, which beat her contract speed requirements a knot and a half, will be the next ship after the Columbia to have her trial trip. She will have her preliminary spin in the Chesapeake bay early in August and her official trial will follow soon after. Her contractors aze confident that she wili come up to the performance of the Detroit, and perhaps exceed it. An Exper The trial of Paymaster John C. Sullivan by court-martial on charges of financial tr- regularities will be @ matter of considera- ble expense to the Navy Department. This is specially due to the fact that it has been found necessary in order to complete the court, which meets in San Francisco, to send there four officers now on duty on the Atlantic coast. These officers are Ad- mira! Belknap, president of the court; Pay- masters Bache and Loomis and Lieut. Perry Garst, judge advocate. Each of these officers will ‘draw mileage from the govern- ment amounting to nearly $00 for the trip to San Francisco and return, making the total amount for traveling expenses alone for the four $2,000. Naval Promotions. The following named naval officers have passed examinations for promotion, and their cases are now in the hands of the President: Lieutenant Commander _May- nard, Lieuts. Mason, Schroeder, Drake, Benson, Dumbaugh and Oliver;’ Ei Maxwell, Swift, Brainard and Halpine, goatee: To Defend Inspector Fisher. Acting Attorney General Maxwell has telegraphed instructions to the United States attorney at Seattle, Wash., to assist in the defense of Immigrant Inspector ‘Thomas Fisher !f the assault for which he was arrested committed while he was in the discharge of his offictal duties. Fisher was arrested by the local author- ities for an alleged assault on a man ar- rested by him for alleged violation of the immigration law. Assistant Secretary McAdoo is gradu- ally recovering from his recent accident at Warm Springs, Va. and left here this morning for the seashore of New Jersey int & snort Season of rest_and recupera- tion ‘before resuming his official duties. REBUKING CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. A Letter Sent to the Collector of New York. THE LAW TO BE ENFORCED. Secretary Carlisle has taken a hand in the Chinese situation at New York, which has been the occasion vf so much friction recently between treasury agents and Col- lector Hendricks. Several letters have passed on the subject, and Secretary Car- Usle brings the matter to a close in the fol- lowing letter which he sent Saturday to Collector Hendricks: “I have to acknowladge the receipt of your letter of the 26th instant in reply to instructions of the 13th instant, in which you were directed to discontinue the prac- tice of authenticating by your signature or that of your deputies under the official seal of the custom house, certificates of the Chinese consul at New York issued to Chi- nese other than laborers about to leave the country and intending to return thereto. Xour letter is an argument in support of the opinion you express that the depart- ment should reconsider ita mstructions of the 18th instant and permit your officers to authenticate such certitlcates as heretofore. You cite the decisions of department sy- nopsis 674, dated September %, 184, in Which the collector uf customs at Port Townsend was instructed that in the ab- sence of any provision of law as to evidence to be required on the re-entry of Chinese Merchants no objection was perceived to his furnishing, for the convenience of the parties interested and for his vwn protec- tion, merchant's certificates similar to the certificates prescribed under the act of July 5, 1884, as evidence of the right to re- entry of Chinese laborers. You cite also decision 6722, dated January 14,1885, in which it is stated ‘that persons other than labor- ers by treaty entitled to come and yo ir own free will an} accord. and when they leave the United Ktates are entitled to re-enter on any evidence satisfactory to the collector that they are not Chinese laborers. Quoting Obsolete Instruct! “These instructions were issued during the early administration of the acts of 1882 and 1884, before the present methods of evading the law became so prevalent. These acts authorized the return to the United States of laborers who had been here and who gone to visit China, and provided for the issue of certificates by the customs officers to identify such returning Chinese. The issuance of similar certificates to Chi- nese merchants, although not expressly pro- vided for by law, was permitted as coming within the spirit of these acts. But the cases of the fraudulent entry of Chinese laborers under cover of this practice be- came so numerous that Congress passed the act of October 1, 1888, forbidding the re- entry of ese fers and declaring void. all identity heretofore issu w. The use of ed similar erchants being Hable, to the same abuse, Was also discon: rm After quoting these obsolete instructions you then say that notwithstanding these and many other decisions the ‘tment on August 1, 1801 (11,606), decl: that all Chinese, not laborers, now resident in the United States who may desire to visit China or other countries and return to the United States will be required to present at the Port of first arrival in the United States, as a condition precedent to landing, the c Uiseste provided for by section 6 of the ak of July 5, 1884, but you omit to state that the circular of August, 1891, to which you Fefer, was based upon a decision of the Su- Preme Court of the United States, which was printed in full as a part of the said sirgalar, ‘and in which, the court used the following language: ‘The result of the leg- islation respecting the Chinese would seem to be this, that no laborers of that race shall hereafter be permitted to enter the United States, or even to return after hav- ing rted from the country, though they may have previously resided’ therein and have left with a view of returning; and that all other persons of that race, except those connected with the diplomatic service, must Produce a certificate from the authorities ‘of the Chinese government. or of such other foreign government as they may at the time be subjects of, showing that they are not laborers and have the permission of that government to enter the United States, which certificate 1s to be vised by a repre- sentative of the government of the United States.” The Lau Ow Bew Decision. “You also refer to a later decision of the supreme court in the case of Lau Ow Bew, wherein 1t was decided that Chinese mer- chants domiciled in the United States have, and are entitled to exercise, the right of free ingress and » and all other rights, privileges and immunities enjoyed in this country by the citizens and sub- jects of the most favored nation. This decision you state has never been promul- gated by the Department. and you proceed to say that ‘with this in view, it would seem to be the duty of the collector, upon whom alone under the law and decisions of the ment and the courts respons- {bility in this matter rests, to facilitate in every proper way, for outgoing Chinese, other than laborers, the procuring of evi- dence establishing thelr right of re-entry into the United States.’ “Your statement that the decision of the supreme court last mentioned has not been promulgated by the Department Is errone- gus, as will be seen by the circular of the Department (copy inclosed) dated October 19, 1892, in pai ph 22, of which the sub- stance of said decision is expressly recited. Hon cannot be ignorant of the fact that the practice of the tment since the promulgation of that decision has been in accordance therewith. “Your assumption that the responsibility for the execution of the laws relating to the exclusion of Chinese rests alone upon the collector is unwarranted. Upon that officer is devolved the duty of examining and de- clding upon the testimony presented by Chinese persons claiming the right to enter the United States, but in all cases of doubt it fe his duty, as it 1s the usual practice of collectors of customs, to submit the case to the Secretary of the Treasury for his de- cision, with whom Mes the ultimate re- sponsibility for the enforcement of these laws and whose lawful instructions in the Premises should be obeyed by collectors without question. Evading the Law. “The department cannot concur in your view that the unauthorized practice, dis- continued by its order of the 13th instant, of authenticating the certificates of the Chi- nese consul at New York by the signature and seal of the collector, should be re- sumed. Evidence is before the department in one case where a Chinese person repze- sented himself to be a member of a firm of Chinese merchants in New York, ; so certified by the Chinese consul at New York, which certificate was duly authenti- cated by the seal of the custom house and the signature of one of your deputies, when, in point of fact, the Chinese person who presented himself at the custom house was another and entirely different person from the one named in the certificate. This man applied for admission at one of the frontier custom houses upon the certificate men- tioned, which, according to your theory, would’ be conclusive evidence of his right to enter, Inasmuch as the photograph was that of the person who presented himself, but it was not that of the person named in the certificate, who was a real personage, formerly residing in New York, and who was still in China. That many cases of this kind have occurred is beyond question, and the department sees no good reason for the continuance of a practice by your office which, in instances like that mentioned, only serves _ an aid to those engaged in the law. an ascertained fact that many hundreds of Chinese laborers have come Into the country within the past year under the guise of merchants, students, actors or other persons of the exempt class, alded in most cases by customs officers, who were elther co-rupt or indifferent to their duty in the premises. “It is my duty, as it {s my purpose, to employ all the means under my control to enforce the law in good faith, and to that end I shall expect the cordial co-operation of all officers of the customs.’ MR. LIVINGSTON’S PLAN. How Oongress May Solve the Financial Problem Oonfronting It First Declare a Policy for » Bimetallic Cur- Fency—Then He Hass Scheme for & National Currency, Representative Livingston of Georgia, who arrived in Washington this morning, has quite a complete program in mind for the solution of the financial problem which {s now confronting Congress. His plan of Procedure is first to settle the policy of Congress by a resolution, and then to ;ro- ceed with legislative measure in detail, beginning with the unconditional repeal cf the Sherman law. He has prepared a reso- lution, which he will introduce in the House when Congress meets, declaring it to be the policy and purpose of this Con- gress to provide a bi-metalic currency and to preserve the parity between gold und silver. His purpose is to establish a policy first. He proposes then to have the 3her- man law repealed, without condition, ex- cept a general agreement that legisltiun necessary to maintain bi-metalism +nd Preserve the parity between the two metals shall be enacted. A Scheme for # National Currency. His system for a national currency is this: He wants the 10 per cent tax on state banks repealed and to have a national cur- rency issued to the state banks which shall be first guaranteed for redemption by bonds filed by the banks to secure the state; second, by the state itself assuming the re- sponsibility for redemption, and thirdly, by the United States with this other se- curity behind it to secure the money to the people. In other words, he proposes to have a national currency’ issued by the United States to the state banks, which shall have behind it the credit’ of the United States, secured by the credit of the states and bonds filed by the banks to whose credit the currency was issued, Favors Free Coinage. On the silver question Mr. Livingston says that he favors the unconditional re- peal of the Sherman law and the free coin- age of silver at an increased ratio as an independent proposition. He says that the southern people will insist on the main- tenance of bimetallism, but that the: pot care at what ratio. They are willt he says, that the ratio should be fixed at 20 or 2 or even 24 to 1,80 long as the silver is kept on an equality with gold. They will and with the west, he says, in demanding free coinage, but on the question of ratio they may be with the east and north. pada ee RAPID FIRE GUNS. A Competitive Trial to Take Place at the Sandy Hook Grounds. A competitive trial of rapid-fire guns will take place at the Sandy Hook proving grounds early in the autumn. The object of the trial is to determine the best all- round gun for army work before making contracts for guns for the protection of torpedo mines and for light field service. The tests will include a series of firing covering 1,500 rounds, to be fired under the numerous and varied circumstances neces- sary fully to develop the relative merits of each piece. Five shots will be fired from each weapon for velocity and ten for ac- curacy. The aiming conditions are to be repeated for each round, and the same de- viation determined. Rapidity being the most essential element, the tests in tl respect will be most rigid and thoroug! Three separate trials will be given eaci gun to determine this feature. Each gun will also be required to fire a number of rounds to determine the capactty of each Pigce to fire rapidly and with accuracy. The guns will be fired for one, three and five minutes respectively for rapidity, and the time required to fire 10 rounds will be noted. For rapidity with accuracy ten aimed shots are to be fired rapidly at di: ances of 1,000 yards, one mile,and perhaps a greater distance. Ten aimed shots will also be fired at targets in the same line at ranges of 500 and 1,000 yards alternately; also ten shots alternately at about 600 yards range, the targets to placed seventy. re feet apart. MR. MORTON APPOINTED. He Will Succeed Mr. Lynch as Fourth Auditor Tomarrow. The Star’s prediction that Mr. Charles B. Morton of Maine would succeed Mr. John R. Lynch of Mississippi as fourth auditor of the treasury was verified today by his ap- pointment. Mr. Morton will take charge of the office tomorrow, when Mr. Lynch’s res- ignation takes effect. Mr. Morton was commissioner of navigation during Prest- dent Cleveland's first administration, He was a strong applicant for the postmuister- ship at Augusta, Me., and wou! ve been appointed had not the President yielded to Mr. Blaine’s personal protest against it, Mr. Blaine’s objection to Mr. Morton was on account of scandalous statements about his family relations, which were published by Mr. Morton during the Cleveland-Blaine presidential campaign. —_____-. THE BRAZILIAN CENSORSHIP. ‘The State Department Notified That it has Been Removed. ‘The embargo on cipher messages between this country and Brazil has been removed. It was established by Brazil on account of the disturbed condition of its affairs of late. The fact of its removal was com- municated to the State Department this morning in a cable message from United States Minister Conger dated Petropolis, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. There has never been any interruption of the offictal com- munications between the United States government and its diplomatic and con- sular representatives in Brazil. The officlal censorship applied only to commercial messages between merchants in one country and their agents in the other. The use of a cipher in such communications was prohibited as a measure of extreme recaution essential to the welfare of the razilian government during the revolution. American merchants protested most vigor- ously against the order, and it is mainly through their efforts that its revocation was_secured. er CONGRESSMAN HALL. He Will Vote to Repeal the Sherman Law Under Certain Conditio: Congressmen do not seem to be coming in very rapidly today for the extra session, although the hotels say that they expect a very rapid ingress during the first part of this week. Among the members to arrive is Representative Hall of Missour!, who is stopping at the Ebbitt. Mr. Hall said to- day that he would vote for the repeal of the Sherman law, but that there must be certain conditions given up by the anti- silver men before such vote would be re- corded, ‘The free coinage of silver ‘at a ratio of about 20 to 1 is Mr. Hall’s idea of a ‘oper substitute for the Sherman law. He folds, moreover, that the south and ‘west owe the north a large sum of money con- tracted under the present conditiot and that it would be an entirely unjust arrange- ment to compel these sections to pay back these debts under a new monetary arrange ment. ————2-—__ A Naval Order. Chaplain Donald McLaren has been or- dered to duty on the receiving ship Ver- mont, ————--—_____ A New Law Clerk. Acting Attorney General Maxwell has ap- pointed Mr. Walter B. O'Nelll of Michigan @ law clerk of the Department of Justice, vice Herbert R. Hess, resigned by request. ee ee Fourth Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was 119, of which forty-four were to fill vacancies caused by resignations and death. —_—_—_—_e—____. Personal Mention. Mr. Poindexter Dunn of the Fairchild commission, investigating the New York custom house, was at the Treasury Depart- ment today and saw Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secretary Curtis. Assistant Secretary Curtis has returned from New York. MR. CRISP AT WORK. He Thinks He Will Make the Com- mittees in Ten Daya. VIEW OF THE COMING How the Chairmanships Will Prob- ably Be Settled. SESSION OUTLOOK FOR LEGISLATION. Judge Crisp is in town ready for business, but very few other members of the House are now here—just enough to indicate the approaching session and to show their re- luctance to get to work in hot weather. The judge is looking remarkably well, and appears to be ready to tackle the work which will fall upon him as Speeker of the House. He has very little to say about the approaching session, except that he does not expect it to be very brief, and the work should be taken up and disposed of as promptly as possible. To a Star reporter he said today that he had not made up any of the committees, as he thought members ought to be heard as to what they want before the list of assign- ments is made up. Of course the prelim- inary review of the lst of members has been made, and he is in a position to act promptly after members have been heard. Meanwhile he is not, of course, talking about things he has in his mind to do. He said that he thought he would be able to make up his committee list within ten days, and that after the assignments were made he hoped that those committees hav- ing work to do would get at it at once and report as speedily as possible. His idea appeared to be that they should go right on with the work of Congress as if they were to be in continuous session. There is @ great deal to be done, and he said he did not see why they should not go ahead with it as long as they are to be here. Judge Crisp’s Views. He had no theories to advance as to what would be done as to the financial legislation, but appeared to feel consider- able confidence in the conservatism of Congress. “Everybody,” he said, “is an- ticipating a great deal of trouble. It is generally feared that there will be a gen- eral disagreement and a hard fight. I am in hopes that the very fact that this is dreaded so much will prevent its coming about Of course no one can tell what will happen, but when the seriousness of the situation is so generally appreciated each man is apt to feel that he should do all he can to help matters, and out of this may come a calmer consideration than is wor Rgiioges Iam inclined to think that there will be more earnestness than excitement in the consideration of busin I hope to see the committees dispose of their work promptly. I think it now appears lkely that the extra session will run right along into the regular session, or practically It seems to me that before an = ment might be had it would be time for the session that members will generally feel that it would be better | to go right ahead with the work and by that means dispose of the business and @ couple of months or more on the other end of the session. If we could clear up the work and get away early in June | it would make up for the inconvenience of staying here in the fall. That is the way it seems to me that members are liable to Teason.”” The Probable Chairmanships While Judge Crisp refuses to discuss the Question of committee assignments with any one, except to the extent of listening to what members have to say on behalf of themsetves or their friends, there is a great deal of talk on the outside, and there has been no change of impression since the Speaker's arrival as to the important changes that are expected. ‘There is very little doubt felt that Wilson of West Virginia will be chairman of the ways and means committee and that Say- will be chairman of the committee on appropriations. Of course, no one has in- formation from headquarters on this sub- ject, but the impression is none the less | strong. Nor does there appear to be the least foundation for a doubt that Mr. Bland will retain the chairmanship of the coinage committee. There is no reason to believe that any change there has been thought of. ‘The general impression among the mem- bers now in town is that there will be a strong force of conservative members and Senators. in Congress, who will work to- gether closely enough to bring about the settlement of the difficulties which now confront that body, and that the extrem- {sts on neither side will get exactly what they are crying for. Outlook for Legislation. As near a guess as it would be safe to make at this time is that the work of Con- gress during the extra session will go on in the ordinary way, the appropriations committee not having the estimates, being the only one not prepared to go on with its ordinary work, and that the Sherman law will be repealed, the tax on state banks be repealed and the free coinage of silver at gee come a eee ae that meanwhile the comm! and mean. will have prepared a tariff bill making a substantial reduction of duties 0 as to come to a revenue tariff, so that it can be passed in time for an early adjourn- ment of the regular session—say the loth of June. With these things out of the way an effort will certainly be made to pass an income tax law, though it -is uncertain what the result of the effort will be. THE CRUISER PHILADELPHIA. Been Heard From Her Ince the 9th Inst. Although no appreheasio1 is felt at the Navy Department in regard to the safety of the cruiser Philadelphia, it is regurded as somewhat strange that nothing has been heard from her since her arrival at Rio de Janeiro on the 9th instant She was bound for Valparaiso, Chile, and is now thought to be nearing that ‘port, notwith- standing the fact that ro notice has been received of her departure from Rio. When she reaches Valparaiso she will receive or- ders to proceed without delay to Samva, for the protection ef American tateresta in that kingdom, now reported to be in a state of insurrection. Nothing hi Mr. Cleveland has Sent no Word. Private Secretary Thurber said to a Star reporter today that he had received no inti- mation whatever from the President as to the date of his return to Washington, but was confident, however, that he would be here when Congress assembled. ee The Chicago at Cowes. A cablegram was received at the Navy Department today announcing the arrival Of the cruiser Chicago at Cowes, Isle of Wight. soos Be ee A Divirce Granted Mr. Petersen. In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Petersen, who were married in 1880, a new departure took place Saturday, and a decree of divorce to the husband followed. On No- vember 18, 1890, Mrs. Emily L. Petersen, nee Tew, filed a bill for divorce against Mr. Petersen,a well-known carpet dealer, charg- ing bad treatment, Mr. Petersen making no opposition, on July 27, 1991, a decree was granted from bed and board, giving the complainant alimony at the rate of $200 per month and allowing $200 for the port of the child. Mr. Petersen a few days after filed a motion for a revocation of that part of the decree affecting alimony, but no ac- tion was had on this till March 8 last, when he filed a new petition, alleging misconduct, and on this testimony has been taken. Sat- urday Mr. C. Carrington, counsel for Mr. Petersen, and Mr. R. B. Lewis appeared be- fore Judge Hagner and a new petition filed by the husband was presented, making a simple charge. An answer was filed on which this morning a decree of divorce was A TROLLEY SPECTER. The Attitude Before Congress of the Met- ropolitan Company. ‘Mr. Stephenson at the Helm—How the Argu- ment for Overhead Wires Will Be ‘Tomorrow the newiy elected president of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, 3ir. W. J. Stephenson, takes the management of the affairs of that company. It is not expected that his advent into this wider field of street railway management will be accompanied by any strikiag changes or innovations, The road will probably be run in much the same fashiou that it has for the past nine years. There is in fact not much new that could be undertaken at this date unless it was along rather radical lines. There is no indication that the ex- periments with the storage muttery cars, which have been in progress for the past two or three years are to be abandoned and some other motive power tried. The company has not yet admitted that the ex- periments are a failure, and it is said that no assertion of this character will be made to Congress if that body calls upon the railroad company to explain ‘hy the law has not been complied with and some mod- ern motive power sunstituted for horses, ‘The Attitude of the Company. It is believed that the attitude of the company will be that of perfect willingness to obey the law, but alleging an inability to do so from causes which are beyond their control. These causes are in the main the backward state of the science of yn eee for street railroads, the proof it is claimed, Mes in the experi- ments which have been going on and are still in progress. It is understood that the company will lay the facts before Congress and allow that body to wrestle with the question: “What are you going to do about it?" The company officially will no doubt express perfect satisfaction if Congress extends their time and permits them to continue with their tests of the storage bat- tery cars. In the event that such a course ig pursued no doubt the forfeiture clause of the law of 189 will be continued and the company will be freed from immediate proceedings which- now threaten. The Trolley Argument. Thisis one phase of the case. The other and the most important to the public will be the effort which will undoubtedly be made to persuade Congres that there is no use in further delays and that they might just as well authorize the use of the trol- ley along the streets of this city. Much will be made of the failure as it will be called of the Metropolitan to adopt an im- proved motive power, and however the case may be put by the ‘railroad company and however much they may disclaim any part in the trolley conspiracy against the t interests of this city yet the fact re- mains that the main hope of the trolley people depends on the situation in which this company now finds ftself. It is also true that officers and stoakhoiders of the Toad make no concealment of their desire that Congress at the coming session should grant the privilege to this company to equip the road with overhead wires. The syndi- cate which last spring bought the controll- ing interest in the Belt and the Eckington roads is outspoker in the matter,and asserts Positively. that Congress is going to place this city at the mercy of the trolley com- Milljons in the Trolley. “No*asig ngt in the railroad business can realize how much such @ concession would mean in hard dollars to those in the con- trol of these, properties. It would not be an exaggeration to sa; t millions of dollars would fall into. their pockets as the result of such legislation. If this is true then it follows naturally that the men who are going to make all this money, with ly a few exceptions, will be willing to spend money, if necessary, in order to facilitate the Wheels of legisla- tion. Such a policy has been pursued in | Fegard to other schemes, and there is every Yeason to suppose that it will be adopted in the present case. It. is an open secret that the control of the Metropolitan rail- road, which is still, it is said, ready to be transferred in bulk to whoever will the price, will bass into other hands soon as ‘the trolley privilege is gain What is looked on as’a high price tor a controlling interest in the stock of that Company ‘would be regarded as offering a Profitable investment if the trolley can be used. The immense profits in street rafl- Toads, that have any traffic at all, when operated by the trolley are so well known t it is an easy matter to place the bonds A settlement of th th ea sRulgment of the question once for all, be a good thing for ali conce-ned. If it is positively known that the trolley will not be allowed “on ‘the streets of this city, then the railroad com- panies, it is argued, will know what to ex- fect, 88 well as those who desire to invest in railroad properties in this city and have been led to believe that there was in the deal the possibility of securing the specula- ton, which, it seems, is practically inherent in the trolley system. It would decide a good many things which have been agi: ing and disturbing local street railroad ci>- cles for several years past, and, more than all, it would then be possible to secure a fair and practical test of the various sys- tems of street railroad motors which mod- ern science and inventive genius have pro- duced. As long, however, as the alluring Prospect exists of securing the right to equip a road with the “cheap and nasty” trolley every device which is offered will receive an offhand condemnation as beinj impractical and a commercial failure, an the progress in street railroad locomotion will be slow and uncertain. ———__- e- A LIVELY BLAZE. Many Cofmf it mo Bodies Burned up Today. At noon today a fire near the corner of 18th and H streets caused considerable ex- citement. As @ specimen of cremation without the corpses the affair was a de- cided success. At the rear of 120 H street is a two-story building used by W. R. ‘Speare, the undertaker, as a warehouse for coffins and caskets. Today with little pre- liminary warning this building blazed out into @ very lively fire. The department responded promptly to the alarm, and, largely through the efforts of the chemical engine, the flames were subdued. In the building were about twenty coffins of the very finest workmanship and nearly all were destroyed. The fire was remarkable for the destruction which it created in the short time it burned. Inside the building were something like $4,000 worth of coffins, one alone being valued at $1,000. How the flames started 1s the interesting question to the outside public. Mr. Speare said today to a Star reporter that the building was only used as a storehouse for the better class of his goods, which he had made according to his own designs. The warehouse, he said, was always kept locked and legitimately had not been en- tered since Saturday, when everything was in perfect condition. Mr. Speare further said that the place was insured. ‘This, however, does not explain the cause of the fire. As has been said, the ware- house is at the back of 1220 H street, which house is occupied by Mrs. M. Hyatt. One of the inmates of the house claims to have smelled smoke around the premises early in the morning, but was unable to discover the cause. According to Mrs. Hyatt the flames were seen almost simultaneously from two windows of the building, and an effort was made to open the shutters of the windows and throw in wate! Between Mrs. Hyatt’s house and the burned-out building is a little yard, and close up to the lower window of the ware- house are two barrels, which were aimost entirely consumed by ‘ire. The barrels were evidently the receptacles for ashes. Next door to the house occupied by Mrs. Hyatt lives S. S. House. Margaret Goff, who is the cook, told a Star reporter that she had smelled smoke and heard a crackling, and had looked through the fence between the two yards and had seen the ash barrels against the warehouse in full blaze. Inside the window, against which the ash recep- tacles rested, the. framework ts badly burned, as is the casket case which was close by. ———— ‘The oldest railroad in France runs be- tween Paris and Havre. It was built more than half a century ago. In Zanzibar alone some 600,000 pounds of ivory are marketed every season from the hants, |. Seconds ahead of the Valkyrie. THE NAVAHOE BEATEN Regatta Sailed of the Royal London _. Yacht Olub. PRINCE OF WALES BRITANNIA WINS. The American Yacht Finishes Third. FINE WEATHER AT COWES. LONDON, July 31.—The regatta of the Royal London Yacht Cluo took place today. ‘The course was from a mark boat o‘f the club house at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, eastward to and around the Werner ‘ight- ship, then westward to the buoy marking the East Leep shoal, passing north of Nor- man Fort. The course was salled over twice. ‘The measurement of the Navahve has rot yet been received from the yacht racing association, She therefore raced today without a rating. The other contestants were rated as follows: Satanita, 362; bri- tania, 151; Valkyrie, 148; Calluna, if, and Iverna, 114, The first prize in today's race was £0 and the second £2. Amnong those who wit- j i Hie lyf PH E bee i @ Fi i the average number of depositors were Teating their turns to draw money, but om han most of | the banks, Impression seeined to be ose of can! in the bank: ‘There di not seem to-be any- thing lke a “run” anywhere. Instntution seid this manning That fae bank ing, and such action was necessary for self-defense. All Gemands up to $100 were met without tion. The was doing its usual - ness this morning, with lines at the win- on wll of both the paying and receiving ts’ Industrial Savings Bank, No. 51 street, President McMahon said thet the sixty-day rule was gatorced only in rare instances and where ‘amounts concerned were large. This morning his bank hed taken of tors. the clause in the case of a few d President McMahon said, however, that the bank did not mean to enforce the rule where it would mean hardship for the Ge- Dositor. One depositor, who wished to closs bargain, was itted to drat smote” perm ww $1,500 “All we are trying to Go.” said President McMahon. "is to stem the tide of needless joney hoarding and ht of the —— right of de President McMahon, however, was of the gpinion that the time’ would come when ail ie banks would be obliged to inforse the rule to avoid for to fall back upon thelr securities, which they, of course, can- Rot afford to do if tt can be avoided. The bank was doing its usual business this forming, both taking in and paying out At the East River Savings Rank, Mo. 8 Chambers street, the usual business was. Seine, trnnencted, President Slocum said messed the race were the officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, who arrived at Cowes this morning. The race for the queen's cup wil! tak Place tomorrow. The Navahoe is d'squali- fied to take part in this race, owing to fi fact that her owner, <r. Carroll, is not member of the Royal Yacht Squadron The weather was beautitui, and the Ro- description. “Phere was fair breewe from, the north-northwest and the yacht got “The boats that took part in the race Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll's Navahoe, Lord Mr. A. D. e's vta, Mr. - aldson’s Calluna. The starting gun was fired at 10 o'clock, = ao full sail the yachts made % @ line, to | pies with — — board, was. frst 4?" tania, with the Prince 'of Wales on board; in the Navahoe. which is the Koeertogn hallenger for the Royal Vi mi el e Royal Vic- toria Yacht Club's gold cup, the Brenton.| reef cup and the Cape May cup. "At the poe XI the race the Vaiky-| rie drew away ly from the other boats and the Navahoe seemed to lose si iy. ‘he ‘wind freshened on the tide and the Navahoe with ing spinnaker set, @ close third. The Navahoe ied the hts home the first round, eer eB When the yachts started on the second round the Navahoe got over the line eight ‘The Brit- tania was the third to cross, a minute later than the Valkyrie. Then followed the Sat- spite, Calluna “and Iverna in the onder’ ‘The Iverna minutes behind the Navahoe. ©" “™87 te The Brittania finished first, one minute and three seconds ahead’ of the Valkyrie, which was second, and one minute and twenty-six seconds shead of the Navahoe, which finished in third place. The Sat- anita was fourth and the una fifth. ‘The Ivern fnitted “7S Save up after the race was: The time of th first three-yachts follows . “ SC ps se ST. PETERSBURG, July 31.—OfMcial re- turns that have just been issued show a. marked increase in the ravages of cholera. in the parts of the empire where the di- ‘The figures show that from July 9 to July” 2 there were in the government of Podolia, against SagfE 20d 12 deaths during the week pre- he government tot ihe Government of Orel, trom July 16 deaths as against 148 cases and 62 deaths In the government Of Tu la there were overnment of Tool agg ond 9 deaths trom uly z cases and 8 deaths. = In Moscow, from July 16 to July 22, there The epidemic exists, form,in the governments of Viatka, Cholera at Naples. LONDON, July 31.—Despite the denials cholera in Naples and information that ap- peared to sustain the denials, the Central the number of cases of deaths in that city: age SA cholera cases regis Reet i deaths. The daily average was 37 cases cases and 2 deaths were number of cases and deaths sease {s epidemic. 1,165 cases and 350 deaths as ae In the there were 234 cases and 91 during the 6 to 4 Inthe preceding week there were pn a 5 were 72 cases and 2i deaths. in less severe Riazan, Oofa and Simbeersta. that have been made as to the presence.of News publishes the following as to From July 20 to July 28 tared im the city and 157 and 17 deaths. On July 2 forty-five fresh since then. econ: Mr. McIntosh’s Quaint Defense. Francis McIntosh, an elderly South Wash- ington shoemaker, was before Judge Tay- lor this morning charged with being pro- fane and disorderly. The officer testified that the other night the prisoner's profane language could be heard away out upon the street. “Your honor,” asked McIntosh, “cam I say a word, sor?” “Wel four honor, sor, 'm surprised, sor, that T should be accused: of cursing and swearing, sor. That's something, your honor, I'm not addicted to, sor. The night the officer speaks of, sor, me % spectable ould gintieman, comes in’ and. say: ‘McIntosh, are you aslape?’ ‘I'm not says I. ‘Would you have # nice cold drink” says he. “‘Indade I would, says I.’ ” noWWhat was the drink?” inguired his or. “Nothing but cold water, sor. The I drinks, your honor, and with that’ son, I tells me lodger a story of a frind of mine, your honor, sor. And in the tellin’ of it, | Sor. 1 was ‘obliged to repeat the of me frind. That, was not of best, your honor, but I'm a truthful mon, sor, and for that r’ason I used the language the officer heard. But on me word, sor, 1 was, repeatin’ merely the words of mé ind. The story of Mr. McIntosh was a new one, and its novelty induced the court to accept the personal bonds of the defendant. ridabemerwa ae A resident of Missouri recently finished the bank had not resorted to a use wf limit clause yet, but would so if noun stances should arise which warranted it. Secretary Hutchinson of the Brasdwa! Savings Institution, No. 4 Park place sal that his bank was taking advantage of the time clause in cases where | moun’ Sey gence We an ell oal Ga sig git: FAILED TO OPEN. Banks Temporarily Embarrassed for ‘@nt of Money. AKRON, Ohio, July 31.—The Akron Sav. ings Bank did not open this morning for business. Wm. Buchtel, president of the bank, hes been appointed receiver. capital stock is $20.00), with a reserve $f $50,00) and “undivided profits of Snupe. The bank will pay dollar for dollar. Gause of suspension, inability to realize on securl= HORNELLSVILLE, N. ¥., July The rivate banking house of N. wes & ‘o. closed its doors this morning. The sus- pension is attributed to the general #trin- a4 benny in business circies, and the vi e assets are stated to ual Mabilities, but cannot be realized on ak present. —_ MAPCK’S WORK DONE. His Criticiems are Ma: as @ Spectator. BERLIN, July 31.—While passing throug?” Hanover on his way to Kissingen, Prince Bismarck was presented with an address by the municipal authorities, ae the address, the prince sal@ it if it was true that he was tl) could say that he was less py ts was in office. He had withdra Political scene, and now mae his cituisee merely as a spectator. His aim in life hae been to secure an unity, and this hed been attained in its highest. grade could not in these early days have su that a former Prussian minister ow Meretp chancellor of the empire would have been ven such @ warm reception. in Haneror le was all the more gratified come extended to him. as it e: contentment which the ‘Deople felt of the. —____ Took Advantage of Scared Depositore YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 21—The rim on the Dollar Savings Bank has entirely confidence in fice business Saturday, buying book ac- counts with the Dollar ‘Savings Bank, and this did much toward stopping the Fan, Quite a number of foreigners are drawing out their deposits to leave the country. = = NEW YORK, July 3.—The steamstilp t $265.80 Spanish gold to Muller, Schall & Co., and $192.00 to Lawrence Pune Bure &'Co. of this city, > “wrence SOUTHAMPTON, July 31.—The North German Lioyd steamer Susie; Cunt, Ie srhich sailed hence for New York afternoon, has on board gold, come signed to ‘American houses. cnidmanigenenas: Im the London Market. LONDON, July 31—1:30 p. m—The bles. Business has been trifling since opening. American railroad securives The outflow of gold to America is causing & steady rise in the rate of discount in fhe open market, though the Bank of Engané is 4M a position to stand the export of 14,005,000 without ralsing the official rate. On Satur- day the rate in the open market was 2 per cent. Today the quotations are 262 18 ————— Corbett Sticks To His Pledge. CHICAGO, July S.—James J. Corbett starts east tomorrow. Within © week be will be at his old Asbury Park quarters to begin his first light training for the Miteh- ell fight. In regara to his selection of the Coney Island Club for the Mitchell contest, Cor bett said: “I want to make it emphatic tha® I never said that I could not get fair play, at Chicago. The Chicago people have treat’ ed me well and I could get fair play In choosing Coney Island I simply stand. ] my first agreement with Judge Newton.” ——— Her Third Assailant Lynched. COLUMBIA, S. C.,, July 21.—A spectal from Swansea says that the third negro, Handy Keigler, was hanged to the same tree as Thompson and Preston, Mrs. Sight- ler’s assailants, this morning at 6:30. No confession could be extorted either frum him or Preston, his alleged accomplice. > HE CLAIMS TO BE A CITIZEN, A Suspended Pensioner Makes Appit« cation for Naturalization Papers, was informed by the commissioner of pens f his pension had sions that the payment of his pens last, which provides that efter July 1 ne are dteabil line of duty Mtr, ity received in the line of duty. Mr, Gamble on the tion of this notifica- tion, came here, and this morning cation to Justice Cole for letters ship. Under the peculiarities of the case the justice took the paperes to decide Whether or not the applicant is entitled to = ‘Cole this afternoon refused the Justice tion on the ground that the law re« Guired one year's residence in the jurisdic- lon of the court where the application ie made. Bees Turned Over to the Guardians, Dora Brimmer and Vienna Brimmer, the small children who were in the Police Cours Saturday because their mother said she was ble to properly provide for them, published in Saturdays Star. were in cours iter of over ee or ry this morning, and Julge Miller ae Shean over to Agent Lew ‘of the board children’s guardians.