Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th 3t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. HO KAUFFMANN, Preste —_—_.___—_ Few York Office, 83 Potter Suilding, ‘Tae Evextea Stan ts serve? to subscrfhers in the: eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10cents par ‘week. or 4ic. Der month. Copies at the counter, & gents each. By mail—anywhore in the United States OF Canada—postage prepaid —50 canta per month. SATURDAY QUADRUPLE" SWERT STAR §L.QUper year; with foreign postage addvd, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oitice at Wi eo joe at Washington, D. C., as -ciass mail matter. } 2~ All mail subsert; tions must be paidin advance Bates of acivertising made known on application. he £vening St ur. Vor. 83, No 20,641. WASHINGTON. D. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1893. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. ——— Bie VETTE coneD Without joss of time from bust- Bess. Painless and entirely safe. Names of partion who bave been cure! can be fure Bisned at our pariors, 90 and $2 Metzorate tlie, 10:30 ain to 5 p.m. WASH INGTON HERNIAINSTITUTE Sendus , th panies of some friend who is rapture. Send for pampal a = 2K SALE-STOCK OF GROCERIM: ‘wines and liquors, fixtures and good wil ir YW. Callaghan having made an assienment to m,for the vent of his creditors of le g-ocery estab ‘at See Be! at corner of Lt. the same i hereby ment, with all the stock, Aixtay offered for sale. This ‘s an old-established stand, an to sny one emrons of entering into the erocery basi- Ress offers an exowlieat apportunity. The locatton fe gn'y one bicck from the government printing office. With the business will be sold s borse, harness and delivery wagon & GEORGE H. WALKER, _anz "Assignee, Sun dullding. BO BENT co FOUR ROOMS 1.1, cor. F and 15th sta. —suitable for any purpose. > WANTED. HOUSES TO RENT. It ts now the season when people are looking for houses. Wearedaily turning away good tenants, as most of our property is rented. - Place your vacant houses with us, dnd we guarantee they won't stay vacant long. We make this branch « specialty. = BANES & SIMPSON, a, th, $38 __ Cor. 14th and G stam q=>' HOME FOR YOU. All the Iancuage possible to command Picture the beauties of CHARL- TON HEIGHTS. You must see it with your own eyes to appreciate its attractiveness and advantages as & eu- Durban home. We will be gisd to take you ont or furnish you with transportation. We have one Groom house at Charl- ton Heights which has ami snd which cost €5.000 We will sell for 4,000—#200 down and $35 per month. LOANS WAS —Y = wToans, est trust: SlF7 doula house wear Conaecticat ave. and 18th st, . n 060 Ca house Wort ‘Op on house worth nom Bevis. worth on lot worth $7 ‘00. wt DAVID D. STON ©, 804 and 806 Fat. aw. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCE: | — ae that the partnership Zotore existing between John T. West and Cano, ndolph, under the rm aiue of J. HL = C... was dissolved by mutual consent on January Ysate Staned) JOHN T_ WEST. suet CUNO. H. RUDOLPE. Baer" oov ours ss seeeee “seems to be the great cry Just now— money fs scarce. There is no way in which you could better economize than by usinz the Edison Phonograph in dispatching your correspond- ‘ence. The Eison Phonograph method of dis- ACCURATE and QUICKER, but it is quites bit CHEAPER than the stenographer method. Cail on us or drop us line for fall particulars, Solder vented. Baay terms. COLUMBIA PHONOGEAPH CO., @27 Estuw. ED. EASTON, Pres. fan] B. F. CROMELIN, Sea. eS THAT OLD PIANO. BUY A NEW UPRIGHT. fine stock of will be sure 810 cist basvalae wow pee =. “910m ial basi Fal *You can save $2) to #L00 with us THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Pa. ave. 17203 ‘The Leading Piano House BRIGHTWOOD HAILWAY COMPANY ELECTRIC CARS feave terminus of 7th st. sable fitan mirosd every ten min- Slee iver Springs | Be Springs ead tea mimtes for the city. nights, sal] Superin “SELL-QUICK” PRICES” ON MEN'S = PANTS. All $2.50 Panta now 82.00, All 5.00 Pants now $2.00 ‘Ail $7.00 Pants now 85.00. All $9.00 Pants now 86.09. Also all made-to-measure Pants «reatly reduced. KISEMAN BEOS, aut Eand 7th ste mw. Do YOU WANT A BLANK DOOR? Do you want any kind of Paper? Do you want Bone fak or Macilacet | DS Jou went Gash Boxes or Bond Bose? Be fou Stat Fins or File Envelopes! Jou want Cards or Card Pnavaring? Do you want Stationers Sunirier Do Jou want anyching in our | RASTON & RUPP. Popular Stationers, At Lowest Prices, 421 117 ST. (Just above the avenue. THIS “ADVT.” IS WORTH MONEY. Bring this “"sd."" to us and cet 8 per cent otf of every dollar you spend on articles ad- | Gertieed in this card, i Imag. Nevitce Shirte mow 31.02. Es effects, ‘imp. Ne: ize Shirts now Emp. Rositwe shirts now #2 deer 30. Four-tn-bands, ramehunds Gur te Four-tn ‘We won't sell Tennis Rackets after this season, so sweare anxious to close out every one tn stock, and we waght to do it with the prices we've put on them. 83 to 04.50 Rackets now. ‘$1.50 (85 to 87.50 Rackets now...........-8250 Arent these dargains, though Adjustable Wire Window Soreens.......25¢. Wire Sereen Doors. ‘2 barner Gas Stoves Bat. Ice Cream Freezers... qt Ice Cream Freesera ....... BER & ROSS, cor 11th and G ste % O. MEREY WAS BEMOVED HIS Be recrnico depot and shop to 1232 20th stp we Where he ‘rill conduct a furniture exchange and coa- ‘ti ine, packioy aad shipplag. HOT WEATHER COMFORT. Hall's SUMMER SHIRTS to order. Come cE, us they rapidly. Seon Factory, 908 Fat ' >THE HANDSOMEST WHEEL YET SHOWN Ta the Pull Copper-piated No. 5 Rambler on exhibition 21925 14th st mw. Weight. 225 pounds. Price, $175. The Pull Nickel-piated No. 4 at the same price, comes pretty close to the 5 for beauty, bat ts not quiteso tmique. Justcast an eye toward them when yougo up that way. wT GORMULLY & JEFFERY MF@. 00. SFOTo STRANCE COMPANY OF TOWN. D. C. 9321 st n. 6 twelve directors of this sie olfics “of the company om ils will open at 1 ‘JH BRADLEY, ‘Secretary. a= DR. W. A LYO: ental office fro 1344 <aw <a BETTER Aa a Summer beverage thas PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, gual to imported. Ask fer St wt your Grocer's, Drugeist'wor Restaurant crorder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL. C. PALMER, $615 Dat. Devote: 11098 #24 st. BRYAN & COMPANY. | Patching correspondence is not only MORE | — Dia woRD =?” SETTING Aepeciaity of our Factory. BR HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewsiers, ae Cor, 7th and Da.w. er I can give you better service than in the busier season. Look over yorr stat one 4 i — Ls —— Boe ier AND PUBLISHER book and Job printing. Televtone Fok etd, Howie E st. mw. ‘TELS, ANDIRONS, FENDERS, | Sa es Gan Pixtaren Be ‘ jase, Mosaics, Marbiea. tote 85. Sc COMMING, Tue Sbop,520 12th 08 eb to anne Fonsrs! pablic that we bave opened an off e Iq10'F at. for the sale of the SMITH friWick TPE W EVER sna’ pewter ‘avpiies Also that, we have with us Mr, Charles @. Porter. who has been « Bestintrodacet in thi ie. rat in cn this city. THE SMI1H PREMIER TYPE WRITER CO., SMITE TARR SL EVANS. Manager, su3-3t (Late Asst. Keeper of Stat'y U.S. beuate). "ALL ON © B. NICHOLS & OO. FOR ers, Sratclass upiertakiog, Fins Diack caskets, satin lined, 60. Pr f White, $15 10 830. Coffin with glass, $15, $18, TS Bel ee. Capitor Hit.” easy terme” © See ai ataust ratce Organization Rid For bcd, Ac wm.” All religious or tem- eniitled to. two delegates. By order execu. MPE! = ‘to 12th and H sts. ne. Will open TO- IGHT. Mr. A. M. Dewey will address the meeting. * ee To Lave, hote, Rooms single or gn auite. Brrcel- lent table board. ‘erate prices. ANDOLPH. 1308 Ww. ‘augit The best phynici Inted with aiiitie dizestion at ¥ery pleasant medicine, little tee and sugar ts added. ‘Try a case of our Fine Family Claret at $8.00. Quick delivery: TO-KALON WINE CO., 614 14th st. nw. ta23)__"" Tetevhone, 908, ‘The weather ia likely to be a with fone rams tomer —— MOLDING, 400. PER 100. MOLDING, 402 PER 10. ™ neapt en MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. ™ ee = MOLDING, 40. PER 100, “Ut CREF MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. “"7 *™* sells mill work, MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. and we are sel- MOLDING, 400. PER 100. ng Oh ot MOLDING, 40c. PER 100 100 t% MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. oe rari MOLDING. 40c. PEE 100. (air you read in our ed. te 00. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “‘Lumber, Mill-work and Builder? Hardware,” Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ava mw. aus Firing at Inclined Armor Plates. Inclined armor plates were tested in this country yesterday for the first time, and the results are regarded as most satisfactory. The test, which is the first of a series, took place at the Indian Head proving grounds, and was to demonstrate what effect would be had on an eight-inch projectile fired at a curved plate eight inches in thickness and at an angle of 22 degrees. Asix-inch gun was used to attack the Monterey’s curved six- inch plate, with a Hoizer projectile. The projectile struck the plate at an angle of 22 degrees with the normal and entered it at an angle of about 30 degrees. The projectile etrated the plate about nine inches on ine of impact, nearly going through it, breaking up somewhat, but the point re- mained in the hole and cracked. The base of the projectile rebounded several feet and landed in the river. The velocity used was 1,900 feet per second. Capt. Sampson ex- pressed satisfaction at the resistance shown to the projectile, and in a few days will have another trial with the shot at a still | Greater angle at point of impact Yester- =~ trial proves that in time of actual ac- tion all armor {s not likely to be plerced on account of the angle offered the shot by the ship's rolling or unsteadiness, and that when a projectile strikes at an angle, elther acute or obtuse, the chances are it wil break up and not enter. Yesterday was the opening day of the thirteenth annual session of the National ‘Temperance camp meeting at Ocean Grove. E. H. Stokes, president of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, made the open- ing address. He was followed by J. N. Stearns of New York, T. L. Poulson, D. D., of Philadelphia; A. G. Lawson, D. D., and Edward Carswell of Canada. There was a xery large attendance at the morning ses- ion. Unusually large audiences attended the af- ternoon and evening sessions. T. L. Poulson, D. D., who addressed the society in the afternoon, said: “Fifty years ago nearly everybody drank, including min- isters and church members. Today the church has taken up the cause of tem- perance.” Rev. C. H. Mead of Hornelisville, N. Y., also made a strong address in the cause of temperance. Among other things he said: “The skies were never so bright, the outlook never so hopeful, and victory never 80 certain.” Edward Carswell of Canada addressed @ large audience last night. — An Interesting Cheese Test. The Department of Agriculture at the Chi- cago fair has announced the decision in the Columbian cheese test. This test was on of the most complete, the most carefully made. The Jerseys, Guernsey and short- horns competed, each with twenty-five ba oo pre go hes “a 13298 teen ys—By Jersey, — Guernsey, 10,938 pounds; ' short- orned, 12.186 pounds. Cheese in fifteen days —Jersey, 1,451 yunds; Guernsey, 1,130 pounds; | short- Seen cee ee cheese— . yuernsey, 92; short- eon hr eet a = Value of whey—Jersey, $9.26; Guernsey, $7.73; short-horned, $8.67. ee Increase in live weights—Jersey, $14.72; ¥, $27.60; Seeze hommes. $31.91. Total y. $217.96; uernsey, 64.55; $190.72. sibee of feed—Jersey, $98.14; Guern- ort-horned, $99.36. —Jersey, $119.8; Guernsey, $88.20; short-horned, $81.38, = essa Army Orders. of officers recently promoted are ordered: Maj. Thomas C. Lebo, to the sixth cavalry, vice Tupper, retired. Capt. Robt. D. Read, Lebo, promoted. First Lieut. Wm. H. Hay, to the tenth cavalry, troop B, vice Clarke, the tenth Bigs = K, vice Read, promoted. Capt, Bdmuni the ‘second infantry, company K, vice Ames, retired. The following assignments of additional second lieutenants to vacancies of second Neutenants are announced: Additional Sec- ond Lieut. Harry H. Pattison, third cay- alry, to be second HMeutenant, third cavalry, troop F. Additional Second ‘Lieut. Edward E. Hartwick, third cavalry, to be second lieutenant, urth cavalry, troop K. Lieut. Hartwick’ will Join his station. The following transfers in the third cav- airy are made: Second Lieut. John H. Rice, from troop 8 to troop F. Second Lieut. Harry H. Pattison, from troop F to troop B. Capt. Thomas F. Quinn, fourth infantry, granted leave of absence. until orders on account of disability. cials of the State Department will not con- sent to be quoted on the subject of Min- {ster Blount’s reported homecoming, it is understood that the minister has decided to leave Honolulu on August 6, with the Intention of coming direct to Washington. Careful investigation indicates that the synopsis of the Instructions to Mr. Blount contained in the dispatch from San Bran- cisco is substantially correct. —— Immigrants From Italian Ports. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service in view of the prevalence of cholera tn Italy has decided that it would be unwise to permit vessels to sail for the United States from any Itallan port with- out undergoing all the precautionary re- quirements, and has cabled Assistant Surgeon Young at Naples to inform the of immigrants and steam disinfection of ince to our friends and the jected. from the time it was AL five committe.” 6 H WALKER, Chatrman, 458 The HOTEL. RANDOLPH offers every ad~ vanage of & home and cvery convenience of conducted, and most thorough ever The following assignments to regiments ir, to the tenth cavalry, troop K, vice deceased. First Lieut. James E. Nolan, to K. Webster, to TALKING OF SILVER. A Subject Uppermost in the Minds of Congressmen. THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, Mr. McCreary Wants Democrats to Stand by the President. THE ARGUMENT FOR SILVER. Representative McCreary of Kentucky is one of the friends of silver favorable to the unconditional repeal of the Sherman act, and belleves Congress will ro act. “I am in favor of gold and silver, and paper money convertible into sflver at the pleas- ure of the holder, without loss,” said Mr. McCreary. “The republican party first commenced its war on silver in 1873, when it demonetized it. There will have to be careful and conservative legislation to re- store silver, and it will take time after re- Dealing the Sherman law to determine ex- actly what is necessary to be done. For myself, I am for the unconditional repeal of the silver law first. I prefer not to de- termine what I want after repeal until I read the message of Mr. Cleveland, and hear from Mr. Carlisle, upon whom I look as a faithful and able Secretary of the Treasury. The reason I do not give my views is because I want to stand with Mr. Cleveland, and I want to see the whole party stand there. I believe the demo- cratic party will be harmonious, and stand together. There may be a few who will differ, but the great bulk of the party will stand together, and with the edministra- tion. “I regard the tariff question as also of Paramount !mportance,” continued Mr. Me- Creary. “It should be among the first questions of this Congress. We made it the most prominent question at the nation- al convention that nominated Mr. Cleve- land, and we promised to legislate the bur- dens of taxation from the people; and in the same platform, where we demanded the 1 of the silver law, we demanded that the McKinley law should also go. We should now redeem our pledges by reducing the taxes.” What Senator Harris Says. Senator Harris saya that the Senate f- Rance committee was ready to go to work on the proposed repeal of the Sherman law at a moment's notice. His personal views as to the resul’ of the attempt to re- Ssh dt arateayties Ses ova eve w he was of sliver ‘as a money, meta.” Mr. Harris believes there will be a great many meas- ures introduced, and that the majority of them will probably be in the nature of compromises, looking to an increase in the ratio, with @ provision for the free coinage of silver. Mr. Bell States the Silver Side. “The effect of proper solution of the ail- ver question,” said Representative John C. Bell of Colorado to a Star reporter today, “would be world-wide. A fatal mistake is made by those not in touch with the gen- eral masses of the people that this question only Rey a few silver-producing states. ‘This is a fatal error. It vitally affects the interests of every producer of wealth and debtor of the world. When people stop to consider, and. in good faith, read the aime and objects of demonetization, are unbiased and willing to learn, they invar- lably fall on the side of free and unlimi coinage. To illustrate, in the state of Kan- sas the world wonders how it was possi. bie for Kansas to drop trom a majority of $9,000 for the republican ticket into the pop- ulist column in one year. It is amazing. Fie, secret, ia: Mrs, ELV. B Emery. a woman , buta tess men- tally, cropped 3,00. volumes of a. litte book’ called “Seven Financial Conspiracies” ren er farmers of that state. We ad- mit that the title deterred us and has de- terred millions from reading it. The text Is as mild and gentle as an April shower. Senator Sherman tried to answer it and is found floundering among the waves of ir- retrievable ruin. ‘It simply states the facts, costs § cents and makes free and unlimited golnage voters wherever it is read. If our friends are unwilling to accept the vivid logte of this frail woman, we defy any un- biased man or woman to read the report of the monetary commission of tl United States Congress of 1876, consisting of three Senators, three Representatives and three financial’ experts, without reaching this irresistible conclusion: ty SUNEE, yas demonetized tn 1878 without ¢ know! re of ie le, the pr 1e Breeder sate UE ET take Bree he one else except a few committeemen in Congress, Ernest Seyd, ex-governor of the Bank of’ England and the great creditor a 5 2. That the object of demonetization, as shown by this report to Congress, was to depress prices of the products of the farm and shop and to appreciate the value of the incomes and purchasing power of money. . 3. This official report shows that the cred- itor classes of the world for twenty-five years prior to 1873 had been to de- monetize gold or silver for the apecine pur- of depressing general prices. We ‘now from aetual experience that when these facts are shown to the unprejudiced, north, south, east or west, that voters come in a body to'the doctrine of free coinage. 4. That the great producing and debtor classes of the world have ever contended for an abundant, cheap and good money supply while the bondholder “and great creditor classes have always ‘contended r @ contracted currency and dear money. &. That there never has been a panic or downfall of a nation or empire while the volume of money was increasing, but in- variably when a shrinkage of the volume of money became great panics. followed and when excessive empires crumbled. “As shown by the minority report of the Fifty-first Congress on Senate sliver bill and by the silver convention at Chicago, practically every producer of ‘wenith and laborer of America favors free coinage. It is unfortunate that the machinery of this government is not in direct touch with the common people. Ve admit that they intend fo'be and believe they are. Wut trig arene enormity of this mistake. Think of a gov. ernment that has six or seven great states within its borders where men are being fed on vacant lots like swine because of'a de- struction of a constitutional industry, the land sold for mineral purposes and Lincoln and Grant urging them to develop for money purposes. No confiscation can be more complete and not a word of govern- ment sympathy or aid. How different when the banks or financial institutions are en- angered. Interest on U.S. bonds will be ad- vanced or any laudable act done to help the financier with whom the government is in close touch. We know the governc ent officiais never having visited their constit- uents in the west, knowing nothing of the real suffering and’ deprivation, fecl‘an ease of conscience that is surprising and exas- Perating to this sorely tried people. Instead of trying to aid our American industry as they have the financial condition of the east by advancing interest on bonds, &c., they have persistently aggravated our misfor- having been found by an army retiring | tunes by bearing down our silver bought board incapacitated for active service, is | further by the government. No one who under- stands the situation can wonder at the tur- moil and apparent lawlessness. Experience has taught us that executives that fail to visit and become familiar with the practical workings and distress of a Ceca! ! can't fully appreciate these conditions. ‘The eas- tern press never mention the west unlcss in an injurious strain. When the manutac- turers fully realize that this undeveloped and rapidly developing country ts their Lest customer—using over $%,000,000 of their pro- ducts annually, and this hostile action forces us for want of means to live among ourselves and barter with each other for just what we can get along with right will be done. Will it be too late to save us from ruin? Think and study the effect of this action. We only demand justice. You gen- erally wish to award this, but your prom- ises are false." ne Capt. Evans’ Report. Capt. Evans of the light house board has Just returned from a visit of inspection of the alds to navigation on the great lakes. He reports that the current in St. Mary's river ts so swift and the channel is so nar- steamship ofiiclals that “five days’ tsolation | row that it cannot safely be navigated at night, and that it would be a waste of mon- their baggage will be required at al! [talian | ey to attempt to illuminate it so as to make ports.”” it safe. THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. A Decided Improvement Manifest in the Past Few Days. Mere Gold Coming—The Bank of Eng- land@’s Action—Preposed Amend- ment te the Banking Law. ‘There has been a decided improvement in the financial situation during the past few days, due to natural causes aided in no small measure by the efforts of the national banks to increase the volume of the cur- rency. Imports of gold on a large scale are now well under way, and it ls estimated that $9,000,000 in gold will reach these shores from Europe during the next week. En- gagements of specie in London, for ship- ment by today’s steamers, aggregate $6,700,- 000, in addition to which there is about $2,000,000 now in transit. Nearly $1,000,000 of imported gold was received at the New York assay office yesterday, and served to bring the government's gold balance once more above the $100,000,000 reserve limit. Action of the Bank of England. This favorable movement has been facili- tated by the adoption by the Bank of Eng- land of a fairly Uberal policy in the matter of supplying ourrent demands at London for gold, particularly American coin for ship- ment to the United States, and also by the collapse of speculative movements in bread- stuffs and provisions in this country. It is understood that the Bank of England was induced to lower its price for eagles and double eagles by the certainty that it would soon be compelled to part with a considera- bie portion of its reserve incidental to a heavy movement of food products from the United States, and further by representa- tions from leading bankers here that a few millions of gold released now would help business generally much more than a larger amount later om Forelgn bankers are of the opinion that the present movement of id will run up to $0,000,000 or $50,000,000 Before it experiences much of an interrup- tion. In addition to the prospective relief to the money market from gold tmporta- tions benefit is also expected from the ne- gotiations now under way, with every pros- Pect of success, for the sale by @ number of the savings banks of a part of their hold- ings of government bonds to certain of the national banks that wish to acquire round amounts at about current quotations as a basis for taking out new circulation or add- ing to that which they already have. A number of the banks have recently in- creased their circulation up to the limits al- lowed them, while others have taken steps in the same direction. To Increase Bank Circulation. In order to assist in increasing the cir- culation in this way it is proposed to se- cure if possible an amendment to the na- tional banking law which will permit the Danks to issue notes up to the par value of their bonds on deposit at the treasury to se- cure circulation. The immediate effect of such an amendment would be an increase of over $18,000,000 on the circulation now out- standing. As already stated in The Star, the natural increase during July was $5,041,- 000, The increase for this month will Bree ably be greater than that of last month. A strong argument in favor of extending the issue of national bank notes is that the money thus provided, to a certain extent, will take the place of treasury notes, ir- ed_in payment of silver bullion, should the Sherman silver law be repealed at the approaching session of Congress. The Secretary's Order. An order was issued by the Treasury De- partment late yesterday afternoon, raising to par of security the authorized belance of the 150 national bank depositories in differ- nt parts of the country. It is expected at this action will release to the 3 about $900,000, and is intended as far as practicable to relieve the financial strin- geney, prevailing im the country. Accord. a tory bank was permitted to hold ment funds to the extent of from $0 to 95 per cent of the United States bonds de- Fostted to secure the same. This action of @ treasury permits them to hold govern- ment funds to the par value of government bonds on deposit, and {t ts believed will have the effect in'a improving the financial situation. light degree at least o! Silver Purchases Today. Acting Director Preston of the mint bu- reau today purchased 149,000 ounces of sil- ver at $0.70%, the counter offer made by him for the silver offered yesterday at a higher rate. Cable advices from London show an improvement in the silver market, silver being quoted today at 90.71%. Mr. Preston said that if he was buying today he would pay as high as 90.7140. NEW NAVAL VESSELS. ‘The construction bureau of the Navy De- partment is particularly busy at present on the necessary work in connection with the many vessels for the navy, in various stages of construction. The last two vessels ac- cepted, and now in commission, are the coast defense ship Monterey and the crack cruiser New York. It will take at least three months to complete the Monterey, and nearly two months’ work 1s still to be done on the New York before she can be regarded as finished. The cruiser Detroit, which also went into commission recently, will not be ready for wea service for at least @ month. Time Required for Completion. Chief Constructor Hichborn has made an estimate of the time required to complete the vessels now in different stages of con- struction as follows: Battleship Maine and cruiser Montgomery, four months; cruiser Marblehead, Cincinnati and Raleigh, and torpedo boat Hriccson, six months; cruiser Olympi nie months; battleship Texas, ten months: ram Katahdin, twelve month: Indiana and Massachusets, and the cruiser Minneapolis, twenty four’ months; battle- ship Oregon, thirty months, and’ cruiser Brooklyn and battleship Iowa, thirty-six months. eight months; cruiser Columbia, battleships Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has received a telegram from Surgeon Hargis at Pensacola, Fla., stating that the Spanish steamer Leonora, which arrived at the quarantine station there on July 22 from Cuban ports, brought two sick seamen who were admitted to the quarantine hospital. Their disease devel- oped into yellow fever. The steamer was sent to Chandeleur ‘station yesterday and the physicians, nurses and sick were isolated and all preventives taken. —Ss Personal Mention. Mr. B.F. Peters, appointment clerk of the Navy Department, has returned from a month's vacation at Shinnecock Point, L. 1. ‘Treasurer Morgan left here yesterday afternoon for a few days’ visit to his home in Bridgeport, Conn. _——_ Mr. Mantle’s Case to Come Up. Among the first things to come before the Senate will be the question of the admission of Senators, the case of Mr. Lee Mantle, appointed Senator from Montana to succeed Mr, Sanders, being now before the Senate and ready to be called up at any time in accordance with the motion of Mr. Hoar the close of the last session. This is question of the highest privilege and ma take up the time of the while. nate for quite a Material for the New Post Office. Mr. John Pierce of New York was the lowest bidder at $7,700 for furnishing steel and cast iron columns for basement and first story of the Washington city st office building, bids for whieh ‘Opened at the treasury yesterday. Mr. Harrity in Town. Mr. Harrity was in the city today and called on the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Interior. He denied that there was any political pi in_his visit or that he was looking after offices. He said he thought the administration had |SILVER CERTIFICATES. FRAUD IN PENSIONS. What Commissioner Lochren Has to Say on the Subject. PARTICULAR CASES ONLY INVESTIGATED What the Board of Revision is Now Doing. WILL BE OPEN DAILY. World’s Fair Gates Not to Be Shut on Sundays. PROBABLE RESULT OF THE LONG FIGHT. Exposition Managers Cutting Down Expenses. Their Further Issue Suspended by the United States Treasuren, His Circular Upom the Subject an Explansti. wom for His Action. of the Res- ‘Treasurer Morgan today issued the fol- lowing circular in regard to the suspension of the issue of silver certificates: “The issue of silver certificates being lim- ited to the amount of standard silver dol- lars held by the treasury for their redemp- tion or exchange, for the present standard ailver dollar, can be furnished only for sil- ver certificates deposited for exchange or in return for those received for redemption. Halves, quarters and dimes can be fur- nished in the place of standard silver dol- lars, in sums of $200 or more, free of charges for expressage, or by registered mail in mul- tiples of $50, registration free, for drafts collectible at Washington or at any of the subtreasury cities—namely, New York, os- ton, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Cin- cinnati, St. Louts, New Orleans or San Francisco, or for a deposit of currency by any correspondent in said cities. ‘The coin will be forwarded from the near est subtreasury office and drafts in payment therefor should be drawn to the order of the ‘assistant treasurer United States’ (naming place) and forwarded directly to the office named therein. ‘What the Circul ‘This action has no reference to the silver purchasing policy of the treasury, as treas- ury notes slone are issued in payment for silver bullion purchased under the Sherman silver law. It means merely that silver cer- tificates have been issued to the full limit of standard silver dollars held by the treas- for redemption. eir issue beyond that point is not ac- thorized by law. The circular gives rotice that the limit has been reached. As a mat- ter of fact the treasurer's books of today show that it has been exceeded by $26,921, as there is that amount of silver certificates in excess of the amount of liver dollars in the treasury for 164,583 and silver JUSTICE SHALL BE DONE. WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY. Commissioner Lochren has addressed the following letter to the editor of the Ne- tional Tribune: Washington, August 1, 1898. Office of the Commissioner: Sir: I have not complied with your re- peated request that I should cause a test to be made to show the number of fraudulent pensions by having 1,000 cases drawn from the admitted files and examined. I have not done this for several reasons. 1. Fraudulent cases, if any exist, cannot be discovered in thut way. A fraudulent pension must ordinarily have been obtained ‘or forged testimony. On the face pers such @ case would be well established and incon: 2. No one whose opinion is entitled to think, bad the hardi- sad i seas fraud, open and plein on the papers, so that the examination of 1,000 cases would dis- close an instance. CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—The 0; mous among lawyers that world’s fair will be opened week from now on until they closed next October. The sideration has, as ood to claim that the Judicated pension cases loyes is becoming smaller, and it is jeved that by the last of the week great white city wi working on a bea rock basis financially. It has been deciced to reduce the secret service force, the num~- ber of gatemen and the ticket sellers, the Columbian Guard and to materially lessen passes, and it is believy that before the ciose of the week the com- mittee on ceremonies will have been abol- are scoundrels who have soi fiat the pensions gras t the who did actual service of disabilities of service oi the number of ted to price origins ar ‘There is talk that the foreign affairs Ge- partment may also be done away with and that the duties now performed by that de- ent will be placed in the control of the director general in this way the man- agement to save from a to three-quarters of a million doliars dur- ing the next three months. It is said on the authority of Lyman J. of the finance committee, that of bonds will begin very soon, within ten dave, and that of that the finances are down teal, basin. Expenses, 00) per day, whic! ‘be expected in a plant of such magnitude. Of course the attendance will determine the final outcome of the fair with conservative managemen' ought to be paid out with @ possible eur- Iowa Editors on Hand. Jowa editors and their families to the number of nearly 500 were at the fair-today, celebrating Iowa Press Day. ‘The subjects of the czar of all the Russias had a celebration at the white city in honor of Empress Marie. It was “Whe celebration began with religious ¢ celel monies in the Russian Church on Madison street, Nicholas presided. These were @ concert in Festival Hall at Jackson The celebration concluded with a dinner Ef'Sward and 10 the presigents and wise of awai fo the presidents of the foreign juries of awards at the Lexington Hotel. Reunion of College Men. ‘The alumnt of the University of Michigan t that state's building today and held a fraternal reunion in chamacter- istic college style. They practically had Possession of the, big, building, whi will dine tonight at the Michigan Colam- By order of Superintendent Tucker of the department of admissions, and by pas- sive or, of the a BS ~ tion, te Inspector Thornby, who involved in a fight with Commissioner St. Clair, was restored to his old position today, but was not assigned to duty at the termi- nal station. Gen. St. Clair, his right eye slightly shaded, would plea for the reinstatement of eeper Durell, who provoked the com- missioner to violence. President Higinbotham went home at 6 o'clock this morning, after room in Administration bu etna ae § and was morning. may not. be able to return to his office today. oo EXPLOSION OF A GRENADE. Nime Persons cept where evidence ts recetv: show that some cular case is fraudu- lent, or has been ly decided. Even among the twelve apostles there was one who was unworthy, and among the brave ‘the Union army it can- not be denied that there were a few bounty jumpers and men who were of no credit to us end of little deserving, and who have among the most eag pension roll at a high rating. Investigations Made. The investigation as to the work of dis- honest pension attorneys at Norfolk, New Mexico and Iowa show local frauds of extent, But it would be far from fair conclude from such cases that pension at- torneys are generally unscrup’ I think, on the contrary, they are as honest, painstaking ‘and care- other business men. of leged fraud is brought to the notice of the bureau by information from some source. If the information is Indefinite or appears to be prompted by malice it is disregarded. If {t seems to be trustworthy the case is the pension being suspended ation, according to the the bureau from the be- their redemption. The dollars in the treasury, certificates outstanding $323,191,58. In addi- tion to this there are 96,771,791 ‘silver dollars in circulation. ‘The treasury returns are one or two days behind in some cases, and it is stated that when they are all in, it will be shown that Umit of certificates has not been as appears to be the case from . It was with this informa- iver certificates. and true soldiers i today’s tion at hand = to suspend the issue of a tonke THE BERING SEA CASE. What is Thought as te the Probable Decision ef the Arbitrators. None of the statements as to the probable ecision of the Bering sea arbitration tri- unal can be verified at the State Depart- ment. Those who have watched closely the course of the arbitration proceedings would not be much surprised if there should be some truth in the speculations published by the Pall Mall Gazette. The chief points insisted upon by the British counsel were that exclusive jurisdiction over Bering sea, though once claimed by Russia, had never been practically exercised; that Great Brit- ain had never conceded Russia's claims of exclusive jurisdiction as to the seal fisheries, and that Russia, having no conceded exclus- ive rights to transfer, did not actually trans- fer to the United States any exclusive seal- Bering sea under the of March, 1867. These questions all revolved round the main point of dispute, as to whether this vast water could be declared a Closed sea. arbitration has indicated that the tribunal would decide that Bering sea was not a mare clausum. Therefore on the first four of the five points sub- mitted to the arbitrators those interested on behalf of the United States scarcely ex- pected a favorable conclusion. It bas been confidently expected all along, however, that the arbitrators would cot int to the United States, pated that the outcome of the arbitration will be the recommendation that the United States shall exercise spe- lice powers for the protection of seal the waters of Bering sea, with the concurrence of the other nations in in- terest, and without any claim to exclusive maritime jurisdiction. STORY OF THE AURORA. ‘The Naval Hydrographic Co-Operate in the ‘The naval hydrographic office has ar- ranged to co-operate with Dr. M. A. Veeder of Lyons, N. Y., in the study of the aurora, and has undertaken to send blanks to mariners going north, so that com- parisons may be made in detail between the observations of Peary in north latitude TT degrees and those on the same plan in other localities. Inasmuch as tt is proposed to investigate not only the local distribution of the aurora, but also its relation to electro-magnetic conditions of solar origin, circulars and specimens of the blanks are being mailed to solar and magnetic observatories gener- ally, as well as to individual observers, so that all who are interested in the various Phases of the subject may have notice of what is being done and may take ad- vantage of the 0} ae uniform practice of the bu inning. e_pensior Should not be paid; if not shown to proper the suspended and the suspension en! which Archbishop by ension is all paid mer ‘in furnieing sioner in furn’ ebidence and reaching a speed 3. The examination of the 27, 1890, cases is made not because of any fraud on the part of the claimants, but because it Was discovered that this bureau had, tion of am erroneous rule for ad- judication, allowed many ori y law. sions were only granted én account of dis- abilittes of service origin. And the acts of Congress had in man} Fates of pension for disabilities, and inferior disabili eae" ot fhe. goin cases fixed specific jesignated injuries or rovided generally that for és of @ permanent char- rtionate ratings should be al- under this general provision the commissioner, with the approval of the Sec- retary, had fixed schedule rates for such in- ferior disabilities of service origin. As I said before, all pensions granted un- der these former laws are presumed to have been properly granted, and they are not being examined except on information showing fraud in some particular case, as has always been the practice. But the act of June 2%, 1890, granted pensions to per- sons who had served ninety days or more, if suffering from a mental or physical dis- ability of a permanent character, not the result of their own victous habits, ‘incapaci- tating them from the performance of manu- al labor in such a degree as to render them unable to earn a sup] aoe aeons SE. mae A ma month, proportioned to the disability to rt by manual labor. act the disability need not be igin; but to be pensionable at all must incapacitate the labor, 90 as to render him un- able to earn a support. Specific disabili- ties, as such, were not pensionable at all under that act, nor entitled to consideration except as they might effect the capucity to erform manual labor. But by order 161, ued October 15, 1890, the commissioner, with the approval of the assistant secre- should be rated under this act the same as they would have been rated under prior laws had the disabilities been of service origin up to $12 per month. Effect of Order 164, The effect of this order was shown in the Bennett case, which called attention to it. There the claimant, this act of June 27, 1 sion of $12 per month ‘for slight deafness, not of service origin, and which manifestly would scarcely Interfere with his capacity to perform manual labor. On inquiry the cal referee reported that, acting under this order 164, the capacity of a claimant, under the act of June 27, 1890, to perform manual labor was not considered in ad- judicating the claim. It was clear, there- fore, that under that order the law was disregarded, with the necessary result of sSranting some pensions, like that to nett, which were not authorized by any ia A board of revision was, therefore, cons tuted of the ablest and’ most experienced men of the bureau, to re-examine these cases and cull out such as had no legal basis to rest upon, and with instructions to interfere with no case where, by the most liberal construction, pension could be made to appear, other cases where the pension co} sustained under any law to give the sixty- to the previous prac- cede the fifth and ft is anti siting fl might rt—such pensions less than $ per Killed on = German BERLIN, Aug. 3—A disastrous explosion occurred today armor-clad steamer Baden at Kiel. Lieuts. Oelsner and Zembsch and seven seamen were killed and seventeen persons were wounded. It appears that some of the men had just removed from the grenade measuring twenty-six cen in diameter. Through some cause not yet le exploded, killing or iy every person in the im- ‘&@ vessel of 5,60) toms. launched tn 1880. She mounts eight large guns, and her armor is ten inches thick at the water line. Prince Henry of Nam's brother, and the German explained the wounding near! mediate vicini Em wu- Vice Admiral Schroed were standing together on the bridge at time of the explosion. scene of the accident did much to assist in relieving the “ eves the identification of | €d- the precise solar condition on which the aurora depends In any given instance is already possible, and that tion to thunderstorms and other meteo! has been discovered. the importance of ities thus offered een aera LAZURUS SILVERMAN SUSPENDS. He was a Private Banker in Chicage, Worth « Million. CHICAGO, Aug. 8—Lazurus Silverman, a well-known private banker, suspended to- day. His Habtiities are $500,000, with assets in excess of that amount, and $6,000 cash on logical conditions This being the case, the research to seamen - especially can scarcely be ove! Observers have been requested to give | aa accurately as possible the times of any dden increase or diminution of bright- of displays, together with estimates of the extent of sky covered end its posi- tion relative to the true north. Minute descriptions of the formation of arches, streamers, prismatic colors, and the like, accompanying such variations in the extent , are of interest, but are far rtant than that the time should as accurately as possible. At the tion the arctic records will be ver observation {s pos- observers connected with tion refleving each other. Mr. Siiverman besides being a private banker was one of the largest operators in northwestern tron property in Chicago. He was interested to a considerable extent in the Schellinger mine system, the recent embarrassment of whic} today contributed to hi verman has popularly ranked as a million- At the bank it was stated man was in New York. a right to the it was reported suspension. Stl- day notice, accordin, tice, within which the pensioner mai tional evidence and show It is clearly the duty of every official having charge of the administration of the pension laws to enforce those laws. fair! and to stop such pensions ear to have been ry of any law. continuous whene' tibia, relays of that Mr, Stiver- a THE NEW FOURTH AUDITOR. Silverman bad Myr. Morton Qualified Today at His by the announcement suspended. nted without author- ‘This is all that is being No one disputes the correctness nnett case. It now aime elie AT GRAY GABLES. of the decision in the appears that Assistant Secretary Bussey, in January last, rendered a decision in the case of Henry H. Welke, announcing pre- cisely the same interpretation of the act of June 27, 18%, and condemning the con- struction given by the bureau to order 16 to his understanding when he approved that order and as contrary to law. Justice Will Be Done. ‘My old comrades may feel sure of recetv- ing everything to which the law—most Ifb- erally construed—entitles them, leaders may try to arouse feeling for par- But the execution of a law upon the construction given to it by two heads of the same department, of opposite politics, which construction is ‘admitted by everybody to be correct, has no political character; and I did not hesitate to commit the work to a board of revision whose abil- ity fitted them for it, though most of them, with their chief, are republicans. They are able and fair men, and select from day to day, from the cases examined, such cases as they deem unlawfully allowed. Tf that was the class of cases you wished drawn and examined, the work is done every day by this board. None of the pensions in these cases are suspended until after con- demnation by this board. It is expected that In very many of such cases the pen- sioners will be able to produce testimony showing them entitled to pensions under the law; in which case the suspension will be removed. I have perhaps written more than I but my comrades are Interested in under- standing this matter rightly and as it 1s. ‘The man generally misrepresented , who has, in fact more considerate and lbera’ A telegram was received at the Treasury Department today from Mr.Chas.B. Morton saying that he qualified at Augusta, Me., today as fourth auditor of the treasury and ‘would start at once for Washington to as- sume the duties of hi to expedite his quali! was mailed to his hom awaiting his errival in Washington. —_——_-o-—_____ Receivers of National Banks. The controller of the currency has ap- Pointed Jeremiah Mahoney receiver of the First Natioual Bank of Ouray, Col., and Thomas A. Marlow receiver of the Mon- tana National Bank of Helena, Mon. Secretary Carli le Arrives in Time te Breakfast With the President. BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass, Aug. 3—Seo- retary of Treasury Carlisle arrived here new office. In order —— bis commission Maine without ‘The Dreaded Army Worm. CROOKSTON, Minn.,Aug. 8.—The dreaded army worm has been at work on the grain fields of Polk, Kilbon and Marshall counties for the past ten days, and its rawages have been frightful. Hundreds of acres have been wholly ruined by the pest and tn others eld will not exceed five bushel eat which at beginn: looked good for at least fi the acre is, in many ins shape that it ty not wor county, where it is believed at bushels have been The situation has become so meeting of the county A Retired Army Officer Appointed. John S. Payne of Tennessee, a retired | officer, has been appointed pension the board of erman Hoar Qualifies as District destroyed tn It is announced at the department of jus- tice that Sherman Hoar has qualified as ‘United States district attorney for the dis- trict of Massachusetts. Mr. Pointment has never been announ House. —— American Securities Better in LONDON, Aug. 8—12:30 p.m—The of the stock market is quiet, but steady. American railroad securities are better on advices from New York showing bigher prices at the exchange there At the regular weekly mi Cholera Werse in Naples. Surgeon General Wyman this morning always been | Feceived a cable message from Surgeon E. toward pen- matters to consider just now of more im- portance than the Hep of patron- age. of the marine hospital service, at Naples, stat affairs in that growing wersa, the directors of of his subordinates, my- was decided to of that the con- ‘ours very truly, Wwe. nee ee today of more, copaierats ihe Pack cf, Srgiasdaat Hore con a golf inelided the prevailing H.C. DITMAS DEAD. Heart Divease Carries Of the Well« Krnowa Turf Correspondent. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Henry Clay Dit Mas, the well-known turf correspondent, was found dead in his room at his home a Gravesend this morning, death having been caused by heart disease. He was fifty-twe Years of age. Mr. Ditmas was apparently in good bealt and his sudden death was a great shock to hig family. ir. Ditmas spent yesterday at Manhattsm Beach and returmed to this city ast about 7 o'clock. While om his way to ferzy was taken suddenly il) and went the United States Hotel at Fulton ane Pearl streets, where be asked for a Twom. ‘He complained of cramps tm the stomach He was put under the care of a physician at once and removed to his home, where he improved rapidly and was thought to be out Sutterel a relapse sheray aftarwnst bees sulfer a 7 ever, which resulted in his death. Mr. Ditmas was a married about fifty-two years of-age He a large famuly, consisting of four daughiers and twe sons. Mr. Ditmas has devoted most of his time recently to horse breeding, and was a weil- known and familiar personage about the Dig tracks. here he had many friends ir. Ditmas was the head Gompany.. The, firm really 2 od ol fury Clay Ditmas an: He si himself official turf correspend- ent. It was his business, to end supply news and information ef races for the use of pool rooms thro: the country. His information was sent ern Union wires exclusively. contract with the Westem Ui to send of race, pa en: Qeesstytiens is cl f : ae mie iF Ef i @ lot of > and 2 lot of trouble Ditmas agreed to. pay a day for the privilege of races to bis eus- tomers. Prior to this time, however, he paid néths ing for the information, and the immense tol paid to him enabled him to amass @ fortune of about $250,000. He is supposed to have died worth this sum. i 8 al Ht etek | READING, PA, Aug. 3—In contrast witt! the general tone of depression, the Carpen-( ter Steel Company of this city, emnoumces | if ie pres i 6 a tie : { Hf i | | i g3 has taken charge of Harrison's campaign for the nomination for president fm 1806 and will work systematically trem ‘Washington. oe One ae BE pene formed all over the state, with i case of victory, | the wip cents; banks busted; no work; factories i; mo money.” The fight is to be started at once be fe sf Hh Bae ra i a : i l Ei ae il Ij y Fe te | J i Cf | OPH G leet sariqulst alalrailt baat (tt Mith ttas it HE Hi 5 ey i i ¢ i f Hl fi g 8 33 | i e ink g8 i | i | i i Ae & al 3 i ie ik u { sf