Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, corser llth 3t, by ‘yr The Evening Star Hewspa Company & H. KAUPFPMANN, Pres’ ——_.__—_ Tew York Ofes, 33 —> Tee Evextxe Stan etty by carris Week. or 44e. Potter Building Jn served to wabscethers In the ‘on thatrown aczoant, ar Toconse Dor Gente oach. Sy sanll “anprehere inthe United atates ot ents il angers oF Canada-—postaze preoatl 0 conta poe mouth SATouDAY Quapaerne Suxzt STAR $1.O0per year; with forslen postace addi, SLO COPeF Tears [Entered at the Post Oitice at Washington, D. C.. second-class malt matter ira £27 Ail mail subserivtions must be patdtn atvance Rates of advertisine Che Zvening Star. Vor. 83, No 20,650. WASHINGTON. D. ©. MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1893. TWO CENTS. . 1. 0. 0. F.. are earnestiy requested the meeting MONGAY. August 14. 1883. asinew of imyortanre dcmasds fall attendince ‘UBUS 5. JONES, S _Aftest: ©. B. HOF, Rec. Seep putes aul: THE B ce. Im these times of PINANCIAL DISTURBANCE the best plice to put your money is the PER- PETUAL. BUILDING ASSOCLATION. ‘The assets are $1,102,5H1.00. he undivided profits now amonat to $98,350.90. It has been established twelve years, Tt never stops taking im money. It never stops paring ont money. Ye never stops making advances. Oar profits are now more than $7,000 per month. Ty is now paying 12 per cemt per annum on ma- turfug shares. 3 is now paying 6 per cent per annum on spe- etal payments. It pays S per cent per annum on shares with- awn before maturing. snber has paid $50 per month for 100 $5,000. He now receives $7,500, oF $2,500 im $ years and 4 months. do the sxme providing you have the “a caMDOt pay OG SO many then take © of shares. We are taking in spectal payments every day at G per cent per annum. You may come and join at ang time. Everything of ours Is secured by first deeds of trust on good real estate fa the city of Washing- ton. Office, 507 11th et. ©. C, DUNCANSON, President. LEWIS ARRAMHAM, Vice President. FRANCIS G. SAXTON, Treasurer. JOHN COOK, Secretary. ‘306 1th st. CAS. F. BENJAMIN, Attorney, Room 70, Corcoram bldg. A. XS. MEEKER, @: months prot WHO'S YOUR STATIONER? Tt you want paper of any kind, yiaatities or large, im the sheet or cut any healauarters for it— also for anything else in the stationery Une, incteding Stationers” Sundries, Blank Books, Cards and Card Engraving. ©7Our prices are the lowest. FASTON & RUPP. Popular Stationers, 421 IITH ST. Gust above the avenue.) CENTENSIAL ASNIVERSARY LAYING CORNER STONE. U. 8. CAPITOT.. For equipments of Hxte—Masons, Odd Feliows and ail other orzanizations go to BRODT's, 419 ith st. Revairing done at short no! Fall Styles now ready. orris in change. ‘nd spend a portion of this ‘ime at least in this teres ~ Aiful rove and engage in the delightful and profta- Dleserrices. | Hotel and boarding house accommo- tions, zood anid reasonable ‘Metropolitan, Branch’ trains, twenty-«tx daily. stop at the Grove. Fare. Scents round trip. zoo! to return any tine duriig or three days after camp. Mr. Norris will breach the opening sermon Tuesday, 8.1. Ep- worth Learne dav, Wi Auenat 16, special Eneetings at 3 ant S p.m. tnterestine procram. good speakers, Tick-ts cr Wednesday only. 50cents round trim. rood on say train” Special through train at 6 20>. m. to retarn at 10:25. C. HUGH! 8, Secy. [212-5t] A. T. TRACY. Pres. MERCHANT TAILOR, sky FST. ¥.W. & “HOST” OF BARGAINS. Den't try to make the olf Ten- nis Racket do when you can buy & now one at half price. All 3 to $450 Rackets now.8150 AU 85 to 87.50 Rackets now. $250 Just now you need the following, and yet they're marked at “bargain prices”: Adjustable Wire Window Screens....25¢. Wire Sereen Doors... burner Gas Stoves. Sat. Ice Cream Freezers. dat. Ice Cream Freez:rs. BARBER & BOSS, cor. Lith and G@ sts ‘aul SALE—DO NOT OVERLOOK OUR SPECIAL ans. We ‘are offering several handsome four finest standard highest grade UP- PLANOS at astonishingly low prices. ig a good chance to exchange your old ». Easy terms. Ask for the specials. THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Pens. ave. ‘The Leading Piano House. » rs Pi - SPECIAL NOTICES. A FINE SUBURBAN RESIDENCE. Don't get the Impres cannot aiford that to buy a home. cannot afford to pay rent. im Paying rent is enriching | y¥« land- lord, and yoa receive very little return Taying "a Thome at CHARLTON Foureelf by "patting ‘mmones"” inte your 0 your tie poked for, at the ad Ota ew ara. yours. er ‘room “house at Chariton Heights. costing $5,000, for sale at ah down, balance’ $25. per month, and real estate at Chariton Heights will double itself in value In 2 ee Fea tom JAMES E WAUGE!, “Owner,”” 610 F st. nw. ault SEE OUR WOODEN ONES. _ Mantels we mean—magnif- cent Mantels in great variety, made to match any interior. We also have them in slate and marble. M. ROCHE, The Mantel Man, 716 12th st. mw. Opposite Builders’ Exchange. ‘The weather tomorrow is likely to be warmer. PERILOUS TIMES— PERILOUS TIMES— aed valees of every kind are sbrinking— lum- bee and mill work included, and we re cut: ee nee os cextion to meet the demand of the tian ‘To ttustrate: mae oe 40e. per 100 ft. lt you read it in our ad. it’s so. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lamber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware,” Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ave. n.¥. ult AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO. AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO, Cay u in). sane. DO TOU want to invest DO YOU want to invest Ssafely and judicious. 152, ‘Do you want ce your money earn 2 el — ‘and yet ite First ‘Notes of this) Company couldn't be! more secure. Theso| notes yield an mcome) to their purchasers of nl. 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F and 15th sts.—suitabie for any purpose. 22-15E EXCHANGE THAT OLD PIANO, BUY & NEW UP ave RT. Youcan make your selection from 9 fine stock of standard and artist Wo pleae. part payment. $10 prevail. You can ‘at prices that will be sure wap for od ipstrumemts as mm BkiGHLWOOD BAIL ity. Tt ts mot warm at the © 9 $ Eismere, “Hotel. Whe woot : move there? 140612" H $$ 5 # % * st, near Lith. <=> SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. SCOT Mated Meeting of Mithras Lodge of Per- fection. No. 1, will be held TUESDAY, August 15, 1868, at 7:20 p.m., at which time an cle tien wili be held for junior warden to fll the sed by the resignation of A. By degree, and such other vacancies STATES ND CLEARING WORKS, * nw. a8 11th st. Opp. ‘Phone, 206. Let us * DRINK CLARET WITH MEALS. ‘The best physicians recommend the w: of Claret dilated with « little water at meal- time asa promoter of digestion. ‘use we havea very fine article of Claret at 83 per case of 12 quarts. Mailor telephone your order. QUICK DELIVERY. TO-KALON WINE ©O., 614 14th st. nw. faul2] WHILE THE FAMILYS AWAY Live at the HOTEL RANDOLPH. It's conveniently sitaated—rooms large, cool— {est table—ratea very mioderate, Tabie board by week or month. HOTEL RANDOLPH. 1204 G ST__N.W. e ROCHDALE, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA has made an ad: SMEG De cee otkce oF the woclesy Al G aoe Ls. EMERY, : * BiSecretary. ILLIAM B MANCHE HAs OPENED A ati} EatCapitoistrects Prompt attention etven fo orders be postal. alee TO eee ration has reached me that a certain party of pattioe ‘u Washington. D. C., clais. to have Dur Chisel of me, cr have authors from me to ase my formns for the frectment of Raptire. {therefore ‘ihe following strtement: That any one other the Wachineton Hersia Institue, at 1110 Shand se mukine such claline is a irs Uiaia hs making EALSE claims, ae be oe ‘nay have not beeu. DIRECTLY or 1NDICECTLYy Fer Tete iar eri thei fase a ery nets or them tat oo Bernt coutinue Twi'l prosecute them to the full ex- teat ofthe ia. : OC ANDLISS. M. D. CHAS. B. Mo@ 3 broadway NY. Telephone, 908. aul? mu then, Pues For family | MORE COMPLICATED. The Financial Situation Not Improv- ed by Discussion and Conference. WHAT ANTISILVER MEN RELY ON, Unconditional Repeal Appears Im- possible in the Senate. THE PRESIDENT’S POSITION. The more the financial situation is dis- cussed in Congress and the more confer- ences are held, the more cloudy and com- plicated the situation appears. The silver men are much more confident now of de- feating unconditional repeal of the Sher- man law than they have been before. ‘There will be no occaston for surprise if the extra session will prove useless as far as the purpose for which {t was called together goes. The indications still are that an unconditional repeal will go through the House, yet this cannot be relied on, in view of the possibilities of change between now and the time for tak- ing the vote. If members were compelled to vote on the naked proposition of repeal or no repeal, without the chaace of amend- ment or condition, there is little doubt that the repeal bill would be passed by a very respectable majority. A large number of ‘members, who ‘are conditional repeal men, argue ‘that they are pledged by the democratic national platform to two propo- sitions—the repeal of the Sherman law, and the mainteance of bimetallism. The question whether the two things shall be handled in one bill Is one of policy. Fear- ing that if the legislation favorable to sil- ver were not attached as a condition to the repeal of the Sherman law the Presitent might not approve of the silver legisla- tion, they regard it as policy to combine the ‘two. Yet, they would not feel war- ranted in refusing to vote for the repeal of the Sherman law unconiitionally if the attempts to amend it failed. They would feel, if confronted with the iaked proposi- tion, that they would have to vote for the Tepeal. But this is not what they want. The Outlook for Repent. Counting these men in their canvass the anti-silver men can show up a larger ma- jority for repeal than they can rely on to vote with them on the various propost- tions that come up by way of amendment. What they rely on, however, is that some of the men who would vote for free coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1 will not vote for a ratio of 18 or 20 tol should the first proposition fa! and that some who are wi'ling to vote f« 18 or 20 will not vote for 16, leaving the sil- ver men, therefore, divided’ on the question of ratios. There 1s, however, a possibility, which should not’ be lost sight of, that when the House comes to vote on the amendment providing a ratio of 20 to 1 it may have strength enough to carry, though from the present outlook the anti-silver men appear to have the best of it in the House. Should a 20 to 1 amendment be adopted by the House it would be very apt to go through the Senat Impossible in the Senate. The impression is growing stronger | every day that an unconditional repeal is impossible in the Senate. The silver men are very strong numerically in that body, and have such power under the rules as to make it prac- tically impossible to force through logisla- tion whfch they are determined shall rot pass. The probabilities are that the struz- gle there will be a very long one, and the indications are that a condition will be put on the bill. In this connection arises the serious question of whether the President | would sign a bill even to secure the repeal of the Sherman law if it carried with it a provision for the coinage of silver. The Presiden Position. It is said that he is determined ‘o stand by the fssue of unconditional repeal or nothing, and that if a bill should go to htm, providing for the repeal of the Sherman law, and for the free coinage of silver, at 2) to 1 or even greater ratio, he would veto it without any hesitation, preferring to rely on the administration of the present law to relieve it of some of the evil features, from his point of view, rather than to Have a new law, stiil holding silver in its present position as a money metal throwch the efforts of the government only. There Is, therefore, the possibility confronting the country of a long agitation of the question | without any practical results in the way of legislation. Republican Inactivity. Inquiry of leaders on the republican side | of the House elicits the statement that they expect to take little or no part in the debate now in progress. Safd one of them: “The democrats have undertaken to con- trol and direct the consideration of the ques- tion, and refused to give the republicans a chance to amend the order regulating ihe debate. We did not believe that free silver or no silver, which are the only alternatives possible under the Bland order, were the oniy two possibfe solutions of the situation and would have been glad of the opportu- nity to have amended the order so as to se- cure a vote on a proposition which we be- Ueve would go further than any. other to meet and relieve the necessities of the f. nancial situation. But this having been di nied us, we do not feel that the republicans have anything to argue, and my belief is that none of the members on this side will take formal part in the debate. It may be doubted, however, whether this plan of reticence and reserve will be cai Tied out. It fs almost a certainty that as the debate progresses a stage will be reach- ed where the opportunity to score a politi- ca! point will prove irresistible to such ag- essive leaders as Reed, Burrows, Cannon, lepworth and Henderson. There are some of the best speakers in the democratic ranks still to be heard—Cockran and Fel- lows of New York, Wilson of West Vir- ginia, Culberson of Texas, Bynum of In- diana, Bryan, the brilliant young orator of Nebraska, and earnest, deep-chested Hatch of Missouri, whose sonorous voice and striking gestures will enforce attention. It will be strange, indeed. if thelr re- marks, divided as they will be pretty equally on both sides of the question, do not call out some pungent retorts or crit- icisms. It fs true that ex-Speaker Reed frankly said during the last Congress that he did not know enough on the silver ques- tion to be able to enlighten anybody, but he may have studied it since then. As to the exact attitude of Messrs, Surrow Cannon and other western men on tl broad question of sflver coinage there some doubt, which they themselves will probably take fitting opportunity to dis- pel. —__—_—_-e—___. CARD. 4 CAN ia to notity my friends ond the pubic gener ally that T nave associated inyself with Thomas tine & Scm. the old-esiabiished auction house se AP oar lone cxvertence in the auction business and the superb accommedation for the re- ception apd sale of koods of every on are ——— to the selier that should be over- Ax ect have no, connection with any other auc- ome. ‘renreestuliy, aultor STF PSSM B LATIMER, not nichts aul-le BOs. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. DiaMOND ee ay SETTING + Aspeciaity of our Factory. i HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, cord Cor, 7th and Da.w. eQUEEN, ———— PRINTER AND PUBLISHER Fine back ant fob print ‘Telephone 7. ‘Lette; Marbles. NING, Tile Shop, : 20 Lilt st. less ot 3 intestinal trot ‘headache erisin Troi them. F. GRILLON, 2 Rue des Archives, Paris Sold by all Druxwisia, INDIEN DR. W. A. LYON HAS REMOVED HIS DENTAL office from Litt G st. to 732 14th st. nw. jy22-Im* Army Orders. Leave of absence for fifteen days is granted Second Lieut. William F. Clark, Seventh cavalry. ‘The extension of leave of absence granted Second Lieut. Edwin B. Winans, jr., slfth cavalry, is further extended one mot le So much of special orders as relates to First Lieut. George O. Squier, third artil- lery, is revoked. Second Lieut. John S. Winn, second cav- alry, will report in person to the superin- tendent of the United States military academy for duty at the academy. "The leave of absence granted First Lieut Victor E. Stottler, tenth infantry, is ex- tended ten days. ‘The following transfers in the twenty- first infantry are made: First Lieut. Lawrence J. Hearn, from company D to company I. First Lieut. Francis J. Kernan, from company I to company D. ‘The leave of absence granted Col. Anson Mills, third cavalry, is extended two months. Leave of absence for two months is granted Capt. Walter S. Scott, twenty- fifth infantry. The Cruise of the Baltimore. It is expected that the cruiser Baltimore, now fitting out at the New York navy vard | for service on the Asiatic station, will be| ready to start not later than August 28. Active preparations are being made on board the vessel for a long cruise in foreign waters. On arriving on the China station the Baltimore will become flagship of the United Staies squadron now in China! waters. The present flagship is the steam frigate Lancaster. ‘The Lancaster flies the pennant of Rear Admiral John Irwin. The captain of the Lancaster is Capt. Alex- ander McCormick. The Baltimore will Pre acran to the Chi- na station by way of Gibralta, Malta, Port Said, Suez_canel, Aden, Colombo, Sinza- pore and Hongkong. The cruiser will pro- ceed to the far east under easy steaming. She will stop for short periods at the vari- ous ports en route, so that it is probable that she will not reach Hongkong much be- fore the middle of November. ‘When the Baltimore sails there will be left in American waters but one cruiser, the Newark, destined for foreign service. The Newark is at the Norfolk navy yard. She is slated for service on the South At- Jantie station, and will probably sail early in September. ae Personal Mention. ard A. Bowers, assistant commis- | stenor oF the land office, is absent on va- | eehieé Clerk Jacobs of the land office is at | his home in Wisconsin on leave. Dr. Wm. G. Schafhirt, who has been con- fined fo, his home with @ broken leg, has Atlantic iy. Schr, ‘Arthur J. Hall has returned from At- lantic City. ‘Mr. Louls Goldsmith has returned trom his Wesiern trip much improved in health. jis convinced that the temporary panic was THE NATION SAVED! By Means of the International Ideal Alumininm Money League. Washington, Lincoln and Many Others Were Present—Death Knell of Gold and Silver. Franklin, The mystery surrounding the causes of the present financial situation has been set- tled at last. It was very easy when the right people took hold of the matter. Both gold and silver as media of exchange are doomed. They may not disappear next year, but within three years at the outside they will have deserted the marts of trade | and their place taken by a worthier and|{ more sensible metal. The spirits have said | it. They have spoken through the medium of the International Ideal Aluminum Money League, auxiliary to the Constitutional In. ternational Cromwellian League. They Spoke yesterday afternoon at Metzerott Hall | in the presence of a very small audience. It is awfully nice to have a set of people who can extricate the nation from its diffi- culties when the President and Congress fail to come to its rescue. It is comfortable to feel that there are still patriots whose love of country is not mixed with the dress of either one of the standard metals. The | call for the meeting was in the form of a printed hand bill circulated through the streets, a is so clear and simple that it spoke for itself. This is the way it spoke: Speaking to the Point. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 13, 1898, ‘The citizens’ congress will hold a session on Sunday at 2 p.m. sharp at Metzerott | Hall, 12th street. The President has failed | to recommend a remedy to Congress for the present financial crisis. The President, his cabinet, Senators and Representatives are invited to attend. Come every citizen pa- triot, The cry of evolution for justice to the human race is: Demonetize silver and | gold. The age of reason suggests a substi- tute for money, a medium of exchange, the | wonderful light and bright metal alumi- nium and paper. Admission to hall, 10| cents Ladies admitted free. Committee of arrangements: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham | Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Jackson, Alexander Hamilton and a million others. Ring Out the Old. It was altogether too bad that when 2 o'clock came the only people in the hall were the chairman of the meeting, Mr. Gustav Augerstein, and The Star reporter. By 3 o'clock eleven more had come in, of whom one was a lady and one a smail boy. ‘The meeting was then called to order. The platform was gorgeously decorated with nners and scrolls that contained the mot- toes of the organization. ‘The most striking | one read like this: “July 4, Chicago. Wash- ington, 189%. Liberty Hell, Aluminum Age. ‘The Age of Reason. Ring out the Old, the Copper, Nickel, Silver and Your Gold. Ring in the New, the Light, the Bright Aluminum,’ George Was Present In opening the meeting Mr. Augerstein apologized for the carelessness of the prin- ter in leaving off the name of Thomas Paine from the list of those who issued the | call. He explained for the benefit of his hearers that the spirits of all the great | dead of this country were present to guide their deliberations. The President had de- serted his post at the hour of need, but the | “spirit of George Washington was. still | present as the guiding star of this so-called | glorious republic.” The financial difficul- Ues could be settled, he said, in_twenty- four hours, or, at the outside, in forty- eight, if the rulers of the land would only go about It in the right way. Gold and silver have outlived ‘their usefuiness, It they ever had any, and the time has now | come to issue a money made of aluminum and paper. In this way it would be pos- sible to have all the money that was needed, not only for this country, but for all lands. Convincing Arguments, Mr. Augerstein also showed how Ittle respect he has for our national banking system and our rich people, and then he showed conclusively how every one would be fairly well off and none rich and none poor if we had but aluminum for money. After he had talked for awhile and con- vinced himseif and those of his hearei who ‘believed the same way, he suggested that the congress of citizens be organized for hard work. This was done by the elec- tion of a Mr. Redstone of California as chairman, and then the congress proceeded to settle all the questions ef the day in a | most unanimous manner. They forgot sto tate how they were going to secure fhe adoption of aluminum at ‘its face value, and they forgot a few other little minor | matters like that, but with these excep- | tlons the meeting was a great after the devoted thirteen had resolutions and transacted of lke importance they went away, calm in the satisfaction that as patriots they had averted a financial erisis from the devoted head of their country. tee ‘The Pay of Naval Cadets. Accarding to a decision of Second Con- trolier Mansur, naval eadets who complete the six years’ course at the academy und at sea, but who are then found physically jualitied for active, service, are not en- titled to the one year's pay allowed cadets who are honorably discharged after gradu- ation because there are no vacancios tn the service. ‘This ruling was made in the case of Mr. Lucien G. Smith one vf the three graduates of last June who fatled to pass the physical examination, and was | honorably discharged from the ‘navy tor | disability. But for the disability he would other business have been appoinied an ensign, as he was lus graduate, having graduated He made a which Congress allows to honorably discha cadets of the Snel graduating, classes. f not a sul number eleven in his ‘cla: claim, however, for the year's sea pay Controller Mansur disallowed 1 John G. F, Meale and Irving B also be affected by the decision. Both fatled on their physical examinatioas and both came within the number of vacan- cles. —— Gun Tests at Indian Head. ‘One of the most interesting events of | the year in the matter of ordnance 1s the | forthcoming trial at Indian Head of the 13-inch manufactured at the Washing- ton navy yard. No date has yet been set for the trial, but it will undoubtedly take place within the next three months. ‘Two of these heavy rifles are now com- pleted, and several others are in various Stages of construction. Twelve in_all are required for the battle ships Tadlana, Massachusetts and Oregon. They are effective high-power rifles, about 40 feet long and over 4 feet in greatest diameter, while their projectiles, each of 1,100 po | weight, are propelled by charges of i) | pounds of powder. For the approaching fests, however, their armor-piereing pro- | jectiies, it is understood, will not be read: but some important results can be reached | with the use of ordinary shell. ‘The regular | mount, also, will not be available, but a | temporary carriage can serve the pttrpose | of the preliminary trials. The thirte=n- | inch gun is the most powerful we have in | our navy, and its efficiency may be judged from the’ official statement that it ean per- forate twenty-two inches of steel at the distance of a mile. ‘The navy is not likely to have any heavier guns for the present, since the Towa, the newest battle ship, although of about a thousand tons more | displacement than the three just men- tioned, Is to carry only the twelve-inch gun as her largest caliber. — Everything Tranquil. A summer auietude prevails among all the banking institutions of the city. | Mr. B, H. Warner, president of the | Washington Loan and Trust Company, | Stated to a Star reporter today that mat- | ters were very quiet at the offices of the | i company. “Only sixty-nine people have given notice of their intention to withdraw thelr accounts, and most of these are for very small amounts. In some instances people are coming back and asking permis- sion to cancel their notification. Quite a | number of depositors who withdrew their | money are bringing it back again. The best ‘of feeling prevails and everybody not only uncalled for, but that it was detri- mental to the best ‘interests of the com- munity. The company is transacting bu: ness in’ all departments as usual. We still have on hand a greater percentage of re- serve on demand deposits than is required by law of national banks.’ | premium of $200,000, or $50,000 for MISS GARLAND GONE The Disappearance of a Young Soci- ety Women Causes Anxiety. MISSING SINCE LAST FRIDAY. The Daughter of the Attorney General. Former HER VISIT TO A CONVENT. eee, Miss Daisy Garland, daughter of ex-At- torney General Garland, has been missing from her home since last Friday. That day she went out in the morning with some friends, came home again in the afternoon, spoke of the places she had been, went out again and has not been seen or heard of since. Where she could have gone or why she should have chosen this way of going without notifying her family is a mystery. It is known that on Friday morning last she called at the Georgetown convent and asked for the mother superior. She spent a while there, and so far as known nobody in this city has herd or seen anything of her since. At the Georgetown Convent. A Star reporter called this moraing at the convent and was told that the young Indy had been there last Friday early in the day. She asked to see the Mother Su- perior, who came to the parlor and talked with her perhaps for a quarter of an hour. Miss Garland was an entire stranger to her. ‘Their conversation was entirely on religious matters, the young lady herself introducing the subject. She spoke of her family, her brothers in particular, but while her conversation was serious the Sister noticed nothing at all unusual in her manner, except that she seemed rather sad and somewhat depressed. She w: asked to come again and the interview ended as quietly and pleasantly as it had commenced. Well-Know In Soctety. Mr. Garland and his family occupy a handsome and roomy three-story brick house, No. 915 Rhode Island avenue. Miss Garland has many friends among the young people in that neighborhood, and her disap- pearance from the city is the subject of a great deal of discussion and conjecture among them. So far as is known, however, they are at a loss to give any good reason why she should have left her family. Miss Garland has occupied a rather prominent position in Washington society ever since the family first came to this cit Mr, Garland was made the Attorney Gen- eral. Although the members of Miss Garland’s | family today positively refused to discuss the matter there is reason to believe that they are satisfied that she is not in the city, They were particularly anxious today that no mention should be made of the matter in the newspapers, as they thought the missing girl would’ be heard from in the course of a few days. May Have Gone to Montana, Miss Garland has a brother in Montana, and It Is thought more than likely that she has gone out to visit him, although she haa said nothing about it. She had money enough for the trip, and it is said that she could hardly have received permizsion to take such a long journey at this tithe, even -f_she had asked it. Friday morning she went out with some friends, but came back to the house later in the’ day. She went out again in the afternoon, and this time she did not retura. Nothing was heard from her after that, back that she had gone to spend the night with some friends, and no serious alarm was felt about her until Saturday. Mr. Gartand’s Family Ex-Attorney General Garland is spending the summer, as is his custom, at his famous summer home, Hominy Hill, Arkansas, His young son, William, who ts a law student in his office, went out west with Tis father a couple of months ago. Mr. Sand- ers Garland, the oldest son, lives with his father and sister, and Mrs. Hubbard, Mr. Garland’s mother-inlaw, in the house on Rhode Island avenue. Rarly in June Miss Garland accompanied her brother to Chi- cago to see the fair, and after having a pleasant visit there returned home and was there until her disappearance last Friday in this city. The children of the ex-Attorney | Gereral never cared to go to the Hominy Hilt residence and always preferred to spend the summers here. ‘The Mixsing Young Woman. Miss Garland is very entertaining, bright young woman. She was always fond of society, but her father disapproved so much of her going out that she went but little. The last winter he was in Mr. Cleve- land’s cabinet Miss Garland, chaperoned by her grandmother, held several recep- tions and gave several evening dances to her circle of young friends, who are de- voted to her. For the last couple of win- ters she has not cared anything" about the doings of the gay world and went out but seléom. Her health has not been at all vigorous and aside from her father's distaste for such matters he never thought she was stro.ig enough to keep up to the demands of = ciety. tely her friends who saw her the most frequently have noticed that she inclined to be moody and depressed. Her conversation would run almost exclu- sively on sad topics and it wes always with difficulty she could be brought to have a brighter view of things in general. She was devotedly attached to her father and brothers as they are to her and there was nothing in her home relations that could make her at all unhappy. The Police Notified. Last evening the police were furnished with a full description of the missing girl, and were asked to keep a look out for her. Up to this afternoon they had not suc: ceeded in finding out anything definit — PREMIUMS FOR SPEED. Money Paid Contractors of sels During the Present Year. A calculation has been made at the Navy Department in regard to the premiums paid to bufiders of navat vessels during the present year. Beginning with the Pan- croft in January the government paid her constructors, the Moores of Elizabethport, N. J., $45,000 for exceeding her speed. ‘Then followed the Detroit, which earned $150,000 for the Columbian Iron Works of Balti- more. The New York came next with the largest sum won yet, when by reeling off twenty-one knots, or one better than called for, she won $20,000, ‘The Machias by her fine performance also gained $45.00 for the Bath Tron Works. The Columbia, which will have her speed trial in the next month, may also gain a large bonus for the Cramps, thing than winning $200,000 on the Now York. The Columbia will have to make twenty-one knots an hour to fulfill the con- tract and to get her speed up a knot bet- ter will require an enormous and contin- uous burst of steaming qualities. By so done she will net her bi ders a ch quar. ter knot in excess of twenty-one knots. Her contractors have heen very successful in this particular with other ships and have confidence of equal success with the Columbia. The Philadelphia and Baltimore | each earned $1000 for them, and the San Francisco won the same amount for the Union Iron Works. Se ee Moved Up a Floor, The fourth assistant postmaster will hereafter be quartered stead of floor C. He will occupy tie suite of rooms vacated by the mail service, and this branch of the department will take up its position in the rooms vacated by the sixth auditor. Mr, Maxwell's new quarters are being overhauled and a big-size! house cleaning is In progress. The rooms are be- ing hung with a varied assortment of pho- tographs, old and new, princtpally of dis- tinguished men who ‘at different times have been connected with the Post Office ent put it was supposed when she did not come | but this will be a more difficult | | to this crop b; THE SENATE WILL WAIT: No Hurry Now That the House Has a] Definite Object. Matters That Will Occupy the Atten- tion of the Senate Today—What ~ the Free Silver Men Say. | The fixed agreement reached on the silver | question by the House, by which some defi- nate action on this subject will resnit in two weeks, has materially aided the demo- cratic caucus steering committee and cleared what appeared to be a rather cloud-| ed sky for them. They were almost con-| tinuously in session for three days without | arriving at any concerted action, It is un- derstood that they have not attempted to consolidate their forces with a view to car- rying out the desire of the President. but have been discussing a number of schemes in the form of a compromise which would | give the heretofore free-silver Senators an | opportunity to placate their constituents and enable them to say that this “was the best that’we were able to obtain.” ‘The ac-| tion of the House places the Sena: position of delaying the question, anl many say now that the onus of lost time ‘nust rest with them It is now believed that the Senate will wait until the House has disposed of the silver question before anything of a definite character will be put forward by the demo- crats. In the meantime the Senate will| drift along. If there are any Senators who desire to give vent to their feelings on the financial situation ft will not be necessary for them to wait for the committee nance to report a measure, as they can ¢: up the President's message, and upon t they can deliver speeches on silver or gold. It is not unlikely that this will be done, and in this way some of the long-winded speeches which are certain to be delivered during the next month will be out of te way, so that when the House finally ac the heavy material will be disposed of and the sharp fighting will begin at once. If| this plan is adopted it is not probable that the comnfittee on finance will report a n-| nancial bill for the present, but will devote | Itself to the consideration’ of other meas- | ures which more directly affect the national | bank question. Appointed Senators. On ths republican side there Is a desire to decide the cases of thé Senators in whose states the legislature failed to elect and where thé governors appointed men to fill the vacancies. This matter is one of the highest privilege, and can be called up at | any time through the resolution in the case | of Senator Lee Mantle. This problem will | have to be decided by the Senate sooner or later, and as the decision might affect the yote'on the silver question it seems that it should be brought forward ai once. It is | quite probable, therefore, that if the demo- | cratic steering committee finally decides to wait for the House to act. which is the | present plan, before the finance committee | reports, that the time could be most fit- tingly filled in by the discussion and set- tlement of these cases, At present any speedy action on the financial situation in the Senate would seem impossible. The democ-ais apparently be- Heve it to be better policy to have some concerted plan with a definite object in view than to go ahead blindly as though in @ fog without having any idea where they are coming out. It is therefore likely that the Senate proper will be asked to wait until the steering commitiee has finally decided what they will recommend to thetr caucus. The rabid free silver men still insist that unconditional repeal in the Senate is utter Impossibility, and it would seem as though their statements were about cor- rect. With almost all of the members un-| willing to take a firm stand on the financial question, and so announcing themseives,it is not possible to make a close canvass of how the Senate would stand on a direct vote on unconditional repeal; but, as nearly as it can be learned, there is a small ma- jority against it, Even were it otherwise, the dozen or so free silver Senato7s, Who say that they will never allow the Sherman law to be wiped from the statute books | until they obtain something better, can hold the Senate in cheek indefinitely without a | closure rule In that body, and it ts generaly conceded that the adoption of such a rule cannot be carriel. So that, just as in the case of the anti-option bill last session, when a handful of Senators talked that | measure to death, the larger number of | silver Senators ean keep the Senate from | coming to a vote on that matter, and it | would therefore appear that the uncondl- tional repeal of the Sherman law might be | accomplished and that the final result of this extra session’s work may be the adop- | tion of a compromise, the nature of which | has not yet been decided upon. ———— SIVE DROUGHT. AN EXT The Condition of Afairs in This and | Other Septions Reporied to the Gov-| ernment. According to the officials of the Depart- ment of Asriculture the drought which this part of the country has been experiencing for the past six weeks has been very gen- eral in its extent, and the damage which it has done has been considerable. During the past few days there has been a slight break | in the drought, but this has been irregular. The department has received advices from the cotton belt that there has been some re lief there from the loug dry spell, but even | this has not been great. in a word it may! be said that tne drouguit still conunues. In @ conversation with a Star reporter this morning Mr, Henry A. Robinson, the the statistician ‘of Ue department, ‘said that we have not suifered in this part of | the country any imore than other sections. “I have been surprised,” said he,"in Jooxing over our volumimous Correspondence from | all parts of the land to sce how general are the reports of dry weather all tnraagh the month of July. In a few sections the corn has been fired and the crops destroyed, but these sections are small tn extent and in | genera! it may be said that with a reasonable amount of rain this month the bulk of tie corn crop and other crops of that sort may be saved. As it stands now almost eve crop has been more or less affected, thou. not to any very serious extent, nor so much but that a littie umely rain will bring them through all right.” | ‘The report of ‘the statistician published last week for the month of July shows the extent of the damage done by this long con- tinued drought tnroughout the land. The report shows that the condition of com hes dechre? T Six points during the past month, the averaze for the entire breadth bein Si, as against the month of July. This deriine Is ¢ the main to the drought, which nas py both extensive and persistent. W! j some parts of the country the dry weather | has injured the crops beyond recovery, it is nevertheless true, as to the larger portion of the area devoted thereto, that im- provement is not only possibie, but with | @ sufficient rainfall through the moath of August wi'l be assured, ‘There has been considerable falling off in the condition of spring wheat since last | month, amounting to something over seven points, the average condition the present | month by sixty-seven, as against 74.1 for | the month of July. This decline of seven points is the result of the too high tem- perature and deficient rainfall in the spring wheat states. The drought prevailed over extensive areas and has done 2uch damage. Much injury has also been done the chinch bug and rast in several of the states. The condition of oats since the July report. 3 pared with 888 last month, while in Augast, it stood at 85.2. Tt fs the lowest c dition reported in August for many years and is due to a cold, wet spring, succeeded by continuous dry, hot weather ‘during the latter part of June and the whole of Ju —— on jean Senate Repub! A call has been caucus immediately of the Senate tov Inte. The primar the minority ee. but the situation | in the Senate will probably come under dis- | cussion eR Se hess ) Pensions Suspended. | Up to date there have t from the rolls @ Joeal om istrict | 8 beneficiaries of government ald, pend- ing medical examination. Of this_namber 88 are residents of Warhington. The | pensions during the week nave amounted to 18. Two thousand four hundret and | sixty-three foreign pensions have been sus- pended pending Investigation as ty citi-| genship. suspended | ; Five Lives Lost in the Burning of a Chicago Hotel. ESCAPE BY THE STAIRS CO? OFP. Death of a Man by Jumping From the Top Floor. SCENES OF TERROR. — CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—A hotel fire result- ing in the death of five of the guests oc- curred this morning. The fire was in the Senate Hotel, a three-story structure on Madison street near Fifth avenue. One man jumped from a window in the top story and was killed. Others were suffo-| }\ cated and burned to death. | | rived in Washington DRIVEN OUT BY FIRE. , AFRAID OF MISS POLLARD. Mr. Breckinridge Under the Protectiou of Detectives, AFear That the Scandal Would Pna ie @ Homicide and Nota Breach of Promise Sult—Police Officials Silent. ‘The Breckinridge breach of promise case is talked about today among Mr. Breckin- ridge’s colleagues more than any other topic. It is developed that Mr. Breckin- ridge is now and has been ever since he er- under police protec= tion. It is said that he ha@ reason to be- Neve that either Miss Pollard herself or het brother designed to shoot him, and that be- fore coming to Washington he commyni+ cated with the police department, asking them to give him protection. Detectives Weeden and Boardman were detailed te protect him, and they have been at the r he has been there, end so watched over him on the street. It ts understood that detectives have beet shadowing Miss Pollard also in onder to give warning or perhaps to arrest ber if she came to the Capitol or went elsewhere where it would be apparent that she was trying to p’ in his way. Jt been feared for some time that the ° would be one of homicide instead of breach of promise, and it is sid to be e retiet Mr. Breckinridge to have it go into the courts rather than to be constantly in feat "s being settled more promyptiy, outside of the law. What the Police Do Not Say. At police headquarters today no ene would adzait that the police had been eadied on to protect Mr. Breckinridge. It i | known that Detectives Weedon and Bogrd- man were taken off their regular duy it Maj. Moore and put on duty at the Capi« tol. While the detectives deny that they were there looking out for the safety of ir, Breckinridge, Maj. Moore deciined to say anything about it, and his maaner waa ‘The first body to be recovered was that/ such ax to make it apparent that there of ‘Harry Godfrey, the’ seven-year-old son Was foundation for the report. White the of J. Godfrey of Buchanan, Wis. The loss ‘on the building and contents is practically total, but as the structure was old and the business. furnishings cheap the amount will not ex- ceed a few, thousand dollars. detectives denied that they were at the Capitol in the Breckinridge matter, they would not divulge the nature of Useir At any rate they were not at the Capitol today, and it ts hinted thet there is no longer any fear of vicleace, how A restaurant occupied the ground floor, | that the suit has been filed. and thi It con thirty guests when the fire broke out short- Senate Hotel the two upper ones, ined thirty-six rooms, and held | ty that the police were told on good authori= requested to do dw pitol in connection with the A Star reporter wa at the ¢ ly after 6 o'clock a. m. The rooms. were | fair, and that orders to preserve tne tt+ separated by flimsy wooden partitions, and proved first-class food for fire, ‘The blaze started in the office on the second floor, and spread rapid! through that and the Inner floor. Before the guests could be warned these fames had cut off the escape of a number from the stair- Nevs, and they were caught like rats in a rap. Scenes of Terror. The scene during the fire was an excit- ing one. Mrs. Ohrens and her daughter Annie, who slept in the front part of the third floor, discovered the fire first. A mo- ment later they and the other occupants were flying about seeking an avenue of ¢s- pe. Annie and her mother grop=4 their ay through the stif_ing smoke to the win- dow and stood on the sill. The crowd below yelled to them not to jump. With des- peration the women clung to the frame | Work, keeping as far out as possible while the smoke and flames burst through the windows around them. All ch Wadiy burned, they remained ‘there until the ar- rival of a hook and ladéer company. A lad- der was raised and they were rescuea. A man whose identity is unknown next reached the window. nes were al- ready scorching his almost naked body and he jumped to the stone pavement. He was picked up in an unconscious condition. It was at this junctire that the firemea ar- rived with ladders, which tony aiaek eat the work of rescuing the in- tates systematically began. Five Lives Lost. In all, five people were killed and three others were so badly injured that they can scarcely recover. At the Cook County cnd Mercy hospitals others are moaning with be unable to tell their names. The list of killed and injured is: Harry Godfrey, seven years of age, son of J. Godfrey, 2 hardware merchant of Little Rock, Ark., burned. Edward Short of Chicago, gambler, burned | some measure which will and jumped from the rear’ window. Unknown woman, five feet six inches In ee, burned, removed from bed by fire- | Pain In the wards, so badly injured ax to | Provides that steam power most secrecy in the affair were given. vs = DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Bills of Loca duced ti ‘There is no reason now why the comn#lt~ tee on the District of Columbia should #ot hold tts regular meeting on Friday next. A large number of bills affecting the District were introduced in the Senate today and re= ferred to that committee for their action, so that it now can go actively to work mpom them at once. Most of the measures were those which were introduced in the last Congress, but which failed to be acted Many Pennsylvania avenue, as pro- vided in the bill last year. The only in the measure as introduced last was that the firs. and second sections are now one. The dintance between the tacks is changed so as not to exceed six feet in- stead of four, and the tme within whieh the construction of the road shall gun is increased from six year. The second bill portion width of fifty ‘Agnipst the Garbage A petition signed by thirty-three of the District was introduced by Mr. linger today calling upon Congress effect the immme+ diate removal of the death distilling ger- age factory recently established in our midst from which most offensive Unknown man, five feet eight inches in | scape and from the drainage of which the height, burned in bed. Unknown man removed to county hos- pital unconscious, died fifteen minutes’ after arrived. Injured: Jay Godfrey, hardware mer- chant, Little Rock, "abon signers believe thet the stagnant Se eo 3 of _the cit and cx unity. Senetor Harris ed 2 will for the presen "Ark, burned about head | Télief of the estate of Wm. B. Todd, which and shoulders, removed to Mercy Hospital, | Representative Hemphill introduced last " | session. Mrs. Godfrey, wife of above, slight burn: of shoulders: Wounds dressed fe store, Grace Godfrey, aged thirteen years, ex- tensive burns, will probably die; taken to Mercy Hospital. Unknown man, supposed to be William a stare hand at the Schiller Kronberg, Theater: badly burned about the head and face, detirious and will probably dis. Pitts Keintroduced. Senator Faulkner introduced the following’ bili: “To amend an act to prevent the manufacture and sale of adulterated foe or drugs in the District of Columbia, and to transfer the execution thereof to the Ie partment of Agriculture; also “To prevent fratdulent divorces in the Unknown man, teken to ward 1 of the | pistrict of Columbia; also County Hospitalabout twenty-eight years ace and very badly burned. He can scarce: ty, Pecover. ‘nknown man about twenty years of age, terribly burned about head and face. is Unconscious in ward 5 of the _ pital, and will die. ee es Ww ery, aged seventeen years.nephew Godfrey, burned aboat head and arms, cut by glass in breaking wiadow for air, will recover. Lake City, F. A. Coons, mee glass abont head. Taken to n.. cut by will recover. ee, Mrs. F. A. Coons, burns and cuts about shoulders and breast. Taken to Mercy He will die. most suffocated. Removed ‘to Mercy Hom- pital; recovery doubtful. xed R. L. Morton, Syracuse, N. ¥., ent about Shoulders. Removed to Mercy Hospitals will recover, aged eighteen. jattie Ahrens, Chicago, ‘years, arms burned; will recover. F. Meyer. a spectator of Chicago, head cut by falling glass. mM .. M. Rogers of Chicago, burns pnd arms. Taken to Unity Hospital; ser- us. 0% Ra ek PLANS OF POPULISTS. The Party in Virginia Preparing 2 Visorous Campaign. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 14.—The popnlist | executive committee meets here Wednes- day, to make arrangements for opening the canvass. The executive committee ex] to have some of the ablest outside in the country on the stump, The include Congressman Pierce of Colorado, Marion Butler, president of the North Caro- lina alilance, and an aspirant for the place at the head of the national organization of the ord Walker of G committee did, it ts stated, receive offers from speakers in Oregon and other far distant states, to come here ani Yet no replies have been made to these proffers of assistance. Capt. Edmond R. Cocke, the third party nominee for gov- ernor, is announced to address the people of the state at various prominent points dur- ing the campaign. The home speakers will include besides the nominees on the ticket, Haskins, Hob- son of Penhoim, one of the state lecturers ef the alliance, and J. J. Wilkerson of Pittsylvania. One of the features of the third party | campaign this year will be a series of big pic ‘These, {t is decisred, will be on a ever before attempied in this state. The picnic season will open at Timber- ville, in Rockingham county, where Co gressman Plerce of Denver is announced | to speak. ‘This gentleman is a descendant ingham family is really be openad_ this when Generals We=ver and Field art out on their stumping tour through the covnties of Madison, Orange, Culpeper, and wind up with a speech from the ex: attorney general, at Chariottesville, oa Sep- tember 4 The burden of the songs of these two general: well #8 those on that side of less pn nce Who follow them, will be the financial questions, They propose. it is said, to make the fight rea hot. The records of both of the parties are to be held up to the public zaze, ne democratic leaders are earnestly d@is- atform which e convention of Thursday ought The diple with which the tion leaders in Ohio slipped out nal may Cleveland's friends and managers in have for some days been consid- plank. ‘The free coiners thelr wishes reflec such calculations. can have some por the floor of the conve suard will swish them out of the | some such could hay smash any ring if they would less the latter votates on. the ol way. — Range of the Thermometer. The thermometer af the weather bureau toda! Sam. 62; 2 pm, mum, 55. i in electing their state ticket. As | j “For the relief of the estate of A, precisely | the bills muroduced last Congress | PUFpone. “Relating to a knowledge of in: effecting real estate within the District & Columbia; “Authorizing the construction of a bull- ing for ‘the oo modation of the United ‘States patent office; aiso “To punish the ‘carrying or selling of deadly and dancerous weepons within the District of Columbia, also “ f the District of Cormmbia.” iT of ‘these measures introduces by Soms= the same as for these for the oyle for services tor Faulkner were A bill was introduced paymentwof $7.29 to John Flora Coons, aged fifteen years, found al-} rendered while acting as secretary of the. i navy. —_—___ - 2 -____——_— NOMINATIONS. ‘ Several!) Names Sent to the Senate for | ers } Lindsay at Guthrie. Ok! win | man of W. } | } | | | | we following were the readings of the | Washin 5 maximum, 5; muinl- | | by natural causes, Confirmation. ‘The President today sent to the Senate on body | the following nominations: Edward C. But+ ler of Massachusetts, to be secretary of Ie- gation to Mexico. Otto H. Boyesen of North Dakota, United States consul at Gothenburg, Swelen. Bradley B, Smalley, collector of custoums for the district of Vermont. Geo, W. Skinner, pension agent ut Pirie dur, v secretary of Gklahoma, I. receiver of public sat Kinefisher, Oklahoma, ‘be registers of jand ‘offices—Wwm. ™ ; Edward G. Spit Eawin Bew: etisher. at Harman at vers at Little Ro: William C. Per y for the distri rborne T. N, Robinson of Louisiana, istant solicitor of the treasury @ re cess appointment). First Assistant Sngineer Edward F. Hed= den to be chief engineer; Second Assimtunt Engineer Evteenious A. Jack to be first as. sistant engineer, and Wm. E. Maccoum of Maryland to be second assistant engines? in the revenue cutter service. The Recess Appointments. All the nominations sent to the Senate today were prepared and signed by the President before his departure from this city, and they would have been sent tm before but for the fact that the Senate was not in session. There is some sum prise thet the list (vith one exception) waa composed of appointments, as It wae sneraily supposed that the President Would send in all the recess. appomntments ing up th Ic is now that the recess ap« ominated from day ie ginning tomorrow, until they have submitted fur the action of the Senate and that there will be no moi batches of new appointments until the ol ones have been disposed of. ‘This plan does not apply to Important appointments or those made necessary It merely contemplateg & postponement of further purely jon changes until after the Senate shall have passed on those already made. It ts a! that as the President will have more time to himself at Gray Gables ft is Mkely that he will act more promptly in such matters than if he had remaine! In Washlagton, The Local Offices, A Star reporter was Informed at the White House today that nothing whatever ed mbout the local federal 3 extremely unlikety that the President had fixed ay special time for considering the matter. 2 Armor Pinte Tests, The ontnane eau of the navy bas are ranged for # ut the Intian Head prov= tomorrow of a seven-inch Intended for the side armor itor Terror. The plate weighs Next week a test will be made of a curved plate for the barbette of the battle shin Gregon, made at the Carnegie ks. The plate has been shipped te mand will be tried as noon us Mt can be vet in place at the grounds. ‘The backing is already tion for it, 2p