Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1893, Page 1

——= ‘ THE EVENING sTAR eas PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, no Pensylvania Avenue, corer Lith 3t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, & HO KAUFFMANN, 3 ge csv Somme Few York Ofion, 88 Potter Building. pottorrnn de diecscssin Tae Evevrna Stam is se-vet to sibscrthers f city by carriers, on their ows. secount, at aecoain ar qratseechs By mall auyenecg athe United Seaces ck nail —an} ’ Grasde poware SOcents per month. Satvap, ATERBAT Quamacere Suipee Stam @1.OOper years {Entered at th + Ofice at Washington, D. C., as class mai! mtter. | E97 All mail sabscrt) tions mast be patdin advance Rates of advertising made known om application. he £oening Star , WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1893 ¢ TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. LEBANON LODGE, NO. 7, F. a. A. M.—aT THE regular communication on FRIDAY, the 18th, the M. M. degree will be conferred.” Brethren im ‘ited to be present. By order of the W. M. D. G. Di ani7-2t Secretary. THE BFST PLACE Ie these times of FINANCIAL DISTURBANCE the best place to put your money is the PER- PETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The aasets are $1;102,880.00. The undivided profits now amount to $98,350.90. It bas been established twelve years, Tt never stops taking im money. It never stops paying out money. Tt never stops making adrances. Our profits are now more than $7,000 per mouth. It is now paying 12 per cent per anmum om me- ‘toring shares. 1c is now paying 6 per cent per annum om spe fal payments It pays 5 per cent per annum om shares with @rawn before maturing. One member has paid $50 per month for 100 ‘Months—$5,000. He now receives $7,500, or $2,500 Profit in 8 years and 4 months. You may do the same providing you have the money. If you cannot pay on so many then take & less number of shares. We are taking tn special payments every day at 6 per cent per angum. You may come at any time. A Everything of cure is secured trust on good real estate in the ton. Office, 506 11th et. ©._C. DUNCANSON, President. LEWIS ABRAHAM, Vice President, such, 9 fl tterin< recom. mendation from the Judges it the Dublin exposition last your contin all Si Tn ee Meet SS left By eg ot merchastion Pius LANSBURGH, a “Rink,” near 14h, «salt secured by a deed of trust on known as No, a ata a Watlagton, DG, as eni@ notes have been lost, misiald folie B. LARSER, Attorney for William Read’. 2 CENTENNIAL LODGE, So. 14, EF. A. A. M.. will hold a special commu- ication SATURDAY, 19th instant, at 2 p.m.. to ttead the funeral of our late brother. J. Wm. Wallace. Members of sister Invited. By order of W. M. it EMMETT ©. ELMORE, Secretary. CAUTION TO THE PURLIC_I WILL NOT SIGN deed for transfer of property No. 2218 13th st. aw. I hereby give notice as his wife that I will not sign any deed for the transfer thereof. HG. BRADIN; Aug. 17, 1803. “DOES GOOD WORK AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED” —is what W. C. Monro of the Am Cotton Of Company says of the * © DENSMORE TYPEWRITER. * DENSMORE TYPEWRITER. * °° ¢ Most machines get “faulty” when they're worked too rapidiy—get “bung up.” as it were. But you can't write too fast on the Densmore. We're sole “D. ©." agents. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 627 E et. 2.1 E. D. EASTON, Pres. B. F. CROMELIX, Sea, ants ‘The weather tomorrow is likely to be fair and cooter. ‘If you read it in cur ad i PAY CASH. PAY CASH: PaY CASH. Serpette, 39,00, cont oo Fear lumber by getting IP ot te. Molding “at adc. per 100 feat te but ome of the many items upon Which we can save Jou “big” mouen LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, ‘Mill Work, Lumber and Builders’ Hardware, Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ave. aul GREATEST CUT OF ALL. GREATEST CUT OF ALL: Bounds unreasonable, but it do not know what next forth, hence piece of ts trae. commer propose ‘woolen We may bring don’t to carry 8 eummer over. We mean it when we say that you can have the choice of $8, $0, $10, ‘$11, $12, $13, $16 and $15 Trouserings Not even the financial stringency af- fects Chariton Heights. It continues to Prosper. Parties desiring to invest small sums safely are gladly availing themselves of the exceptionally low terms for building lots and houses at Qhariton Heights. Lote, $5 down and $5 per mo. Honses, $100 down and 625 Der mo.—only rent. ‘Free transportation upon request. JAS. E. WAUGH, Agent, F ao nw. ois AMERICAN sects AND TRUST CO. AMERICAN SECURITY ASD Ther $0, eattiw baba IF YOU WANT = Rave eecat poll jlovint, He P A BLANK BOOK eles Eo Fae OB ANY KIND OF a wreridicy” Mt. W, STATIONERY Coates, William i. Go TO roan, Habert BASTON & RUPP'S, ain Daniel 421 TH sr. Hitch sages sed Gost above the avenue.) ferrell. Jou i ‘a pe Herre!l. Jonn & aie YoU 4 “HRAVY-weicHT,* Ané afraid to trust self on the Night See rit 2 re rere a ore nee pattern, Rambler Nod. 30-inch wheale:, rigid me of extra length and depth: pang fo ; strong ‘enough to ca weight rider over any roads, ana gq complete, with tools, 88 Be "We ‘think it’ GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO, 1825 14th ot. awe fHOMAS DOWLING “SCS LATER, ¥. Ww. DOWLING. ‘THOMAS DOWLING & CO. 12 E st., Detween Ath and Tth northwest ‘The largest and best eqoipped auction house tn ‘the. countsy. sales departments, one of them Sdapted "to the sale of works ef 1A epectatty “dentzned icpactanent for the ale of meat for bores carriages. Suits without reserve. 's Trousers without ants Tth and B ste. iTENSIAL ANNIVFRSARY Aviva CORNPH STONE V. S. OAPITOT. for equipments of Hats— Odd Fellows SILVER G00D ENOUGH FOR ME Every description of print work Lgwect prices for sane quite Punctuality enforced. MN 3. ADAMS. PRINTER, Telephone S00 (aud) 81S Lib ot we WEATHER COMFORT. Rove Gane a Come fre going rapidly. Seu” “Factory, 008 F at NOTHING BETTER hae Summer beverage than, PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, Equal to imported. Aah for t at your Grocer’s, Draggist’s or Restaurant ‘ororder from the manufactures. SAMUEL ©. PALMER, Devotee $USD ai Surtcne ceren Without loss of time from business. Pain- Jens and entirely sufa.Namos of parties ‘Tho have been ‘cure! can be furnished Pauline, 030 am fo'5 Rae Wane 70:30 am. fo 5 pm. INGTON HURNIN INSTITUTE Sand us th name of some friend who is rupturel, Send for pamphiet. totio BENT—CHEAP— FOUR ROOMS WE cor. F and 15th sta. suitable for any purpose. auz-15t BRYAN & COMPANY. BRIGHTWOOD RAILWAY COMPANY ELECTRIC CARS leave terminus of 7th st cable road and. Me- fropolitan railroad every cen minutes for Bright. wood, Battle ceuetery Park. Cars leave tl every ten minutes for the city Delightful evenin ride thees hot nights. sclim THOS. O'BRIEN, Superintendent DIaMOND SETTING Aepectalty of our Factory. R HARRIS & 00., Maafactaring Jewelers, pom Cor. 7th and D a. Er aqones. PRINTER AND. PUBLISHER Fie thee! fies tifa Ft nw. ‘Televhone 765. e26) Bax 4, ANDIRONS. FENDERS GRATFS, Wrourke roo Goo Fixtures, &e Ti Stained Gisss, on seaeke “3: COMMING. Tue Shop, 520 13th at Watchinson, Soha Soaks, Jenn 8. Eouctticie, Hoary ®. os Milne. Calsb J. Meteam, Joho oven Scot spe: dames Porter, Charies Thompeon, We 8 Warder cent triterest, enabii Jog to tnveat ae lars as. ses YOU FEEL aT HOME ~at the “Elsmere” decanse the comforts, _ conventences features, of Some, prevail. tg 1? H st. near 14th ot. 5 WOR LEASE-NEW 4STORY BRICK BUILDING, i114 and 1116 F st. ow. Steam elevator and electric lighta. aul83t OSCAR W. WHITE, 930 F st. nw. SPECIAL NOTICE—LEWIS T. BRIDWELL HAY- tng on the 17th inst. made an asst; of all Bis effects to the undersigned, all persons n- debted to him are requested fo settle at once and all creditors will please send verified Dills WM. ©. SCRIBNER, ‘Assignee, anl8.3te ‘The Temple, 423 G MORE MANTEL TALK BY M. ROCHE. You must have them and of course want the dest. We will show you the best and the larg stock south of New York Ye marble and slate, prices. OUR PRICES ARF OUR INDUCEMENTS. M. ROCHE, THE MANTEL MAN, TG 1th st. n.w., opposite Builders’ Exchange. * (¢ * UNITED STATES * * DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS, ¢ 608 11th st. o.w., opp. “Boston House.” * Worn Cigthing Cleaned and Dyed to Look New.al5 FOR SALE—DO NOT OVERLOOK OUR SPECIAL bargains. We are offering several handsome lea of our finest standard highest grade UP- HT PIANOS at astonishingly low prices. ‘Now is a good chance to exchange aa piano. Easy terms. Ask for the THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Penna. ave. anlo ‘The Leading Piano House. W. A LYON HAS REMOVED HIS DENTAL Pincehom isaaet to 732 14th st. nw. jy22-lm* THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. Membership of Several Propesed to Be Increased. ‘The House committee on rules held a meeting today and decided to ask the House for authority for the Speaker to appoint the committees. Pending the adoption of the rules of the House there {s no authort- zation for the appointment of committees, and this action ts to overcome the difficulty, as the code of rules cannot be adopted while the present discussion in the House is in rogress. The resolution provides for the increase of the ways and means committee from fifteen to seventeen, of appropriations from fifteen to seventeen, judiciary from fifteen to seventeen, the committees on banking and currency, on coinage, weights and measures, on interstate and foreign commerce, on’ rivers and harbors and on agriculture from fifteen each to seventeen each. The following are increased from thirteen to fifteen: Foreign affairs, military affairs, naval affairs, public lands, Indian affairs, public butidings and grounds, Pa- eific railroads and District of Columbia. The rest of the committees are left with the Same number of members as during the last Congress. Dr. Chas. B. Michener of New York, as- sistant chief of the bureau of animal in- dustry, Department of Agriculture, has ac- commodated Secretry Morton with his res- ignation. Secretary Morton says the change | 4g made solely in the interest of economy. ‘The office will not be filled, at least for the Arrested. The post office inspectors this morning recet’ a telegram from St. Louis an- nouncing the arrest at that place of Wil- Mam Corrigan, a substitute letter carrier, No particulars are given and nothing wili be known officially of the case till the re- port of the inspector making the arrest is received. Appointed a Messenger. Martin J. Klunk, a Union veteran, has been appointed a messenger in the Interior Department at a salary of $340. A Silver Bill Reported by the Senate Finance Committee, TO BE SIDETRACKED, HOWEVER, Until Action is Taken on the Na- tional Bank Bill. DEMOCRATS AT ODDS. The silver fight has been transferred from the room of the committee on finance to the floor of the Senate. There the great strug- gle, which will probably be a memorable one in the history of this country, will have to be decided. The pressure which had been brought to bear on the committee on finance to put an end to delay in com-| mittee and take action which would place the democrats in the Senate above the posl- tion of procrastination, in face of the pres- ent distress, was sufficient, and today, as anticipated in yesterday's Star, Senator Voorhees reported a bill from the com- mittee, which calls for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, and contains a declaration in favor of bimetallism. The vote by which the bill was reported was a close one, and the report was made Possible by the votes of the republican members of the committee. Without Mr. Voorhees the committee stood evenly di- vided, five of the Senators being for un- conditional repeal and five against such a couvse. When the vote was taken on re- Porting the measure it stood as follows: Yeas—Voorhees, MePherwon, Sherman, Morrill, Aldrich, Allison, the last four be- ing republicans. Noes—Harris, Vest, Vance, Jones Ark.) and Jones (Nev.) The minority of the committee dissented from the report of the -najority, and as a measure which expressed thelr views re- ported the bill recently intreduced by Mr. Vest calling for the free coinage of silver at @ ratio of 2 to 1 No Reconciliation Po: The action of the committee is regarded as an indication that the work of the steer- ing committee appointed by the democratic caucus is at an end, and that their efforts to reconcile the divided factions of the Party in the Senate were unavailing, and that, on the silver question at least, It 1s impossible for them to meet on middle ground. The silver men are now placed on the defensive, and the contest will probably arrange itself on the former lines of for and against unconditional repeal. Thus the reporting of the bill has not really changed the conditions. It has not and will not change the opinions of any individ- ual member, and, so far as reaching a con- clusion of the financial question, ac- complished but little. The dill now gives the Senate something tangible to proceed upon. Senator Voor- hees when he reported {t to the Senate said that on next Tuesday morning he would ask the indulgence of the Senate to sub- mit some remarks upon it. This announce: ment was interpreted by some to mean that on that date the Senate would begin the consideration of the measure and that it would hold the attention of that body un- til disposed of. Such, it {s understood, is not the plan of the leaders. As outlined in The Star of yesterday, the program is to proceed with the considera mn of the national bank bff, which Mr. Voorhees again called up after the close of the morning business today. To this meas- ure amendments will be offered which will give a wide scope to {t and which will in- corporate a broad and thorough revision of the| present financial system. and) which, ft is thought by the leaders, will bring more effectual and immediate relief by an increase of the currency. The considera- tion of the measure will be continued and for the present the Voorhees repeal bill will be sidetracked. Opposition to the Bank Bill. Some opposition has been aroused to the national bank bill by the assertions that the proposed legislation is in favor of these institutions, against which there 1s a de- cided sentiment not only in the Senate but in the House. On this point Mr. Voorhees took occasion today to say that the bill was not introduced for the benefit of the nation- al banks, but simply to utilize their powers to afford relief from the present situation. He explained agin how it would have the effect of increasing the currency at once and he pleaded with the Senate that the consideration should be continued and that favorable action should be taken. If the Blan is now carried out next week will be jevoted to the debate on the national bank scheme, which, with the proposed amend- ments, will afford an opportunity of bring- ing into enactment a bill which the demo- cratic leaders believe will be beneficial at this time. Helief by the Bank Bill. In the meantime the House will have dis- posed of the silver question and then the Senate will be in a better position to judge what Congress can accomplish. There is a practical agreement reached that about the time that the House has voted on this ques- tion, or shortly thereafter, a vote will be taken on the national bank Dill, which by that time will have been transformed into @ broad and general revision of the finan- cial system of the country. If this bill can be adopted it is thought that the relief that it will afford may so change the situation that immediate action on the repeal bill may not be necessary, and, at any rate, that the discussion of the latter measure can go on more calmly and deliberately than the present conditions will permit. The program is to take a vote on the bank bill about the time the House votes on the silver question, and that then the consideration of these’ two pieces of Proposed legislation will be transferred. ‘hus, if the broader bank bill is acceptable it may not be necessary for the Senate to Vote at all on the repeal bill. When it was known that the committee was to report an unconditional repeal bill @ prominent free silver member of the Sen- ate said to a Star reporter that he would prefer that the committee should do this. “We have found it impossible,” he said, “to frame any compromise measure which’ will command the full support of the silver men, and it would seem that the only thing upon which we are all united and de- termined is that the Sherman law. shall not be repealed unless some other law is provided in its stead. Thus you see I would avon a vote on the direct question of un- conditional repeal, for on that single ques- tion I believe that there 1s a majority of the Senate opposed to such action. The Democrats Not United. On the other hand, the introduction by the minority of the Vest 20 to 1 free coin- age bill would seem to indicate that some of the silverites intend to hang their hopes on this project. They think that at this ratio they can pass a free coinage bill, and as it comes a3 a substitute, the vote would be taken on that proposition first. But th introduction within the past few days © bills expressing varied and widely diverg- ent views on the financial situation, would indicate that the democratic members are no nearer any conclusion upon this matter than they were when the session assembled. In the Committee Room. There were no sensational developments in the committee room, but both sides re- mained firm and unyielding, the minority, or silver men, contenting themselves with ‘the statement that they would carry to ‘the Senate the fight that was hopeless in committee. Senator Voorhees, who has always been looked upon as a,champion of silver, stated frankly to his colleagues that he aid not give up ont jot or title of his allegiance to silver, but that he believed the repeal of the Sherman law at this time would give the ople the money they needed; this did not, e thought, prevent the ultimate success of bimetalism. Mr. Harris sought to have the declaration in Mr. Voorhees’ bill expunged, but his motion was voted down by the same vote of 6 to 5. ‘Of the two measures Mr. Harris said he much preferred the bill should go to the Senate a a simple gold measure, unaccom- panied by any statements seemingly fav- orable to silver. He was not willing that this Congress should take any action in the Ine of directing some other Congress what {t should do on the financial question. "~ (Continued on Sixth Page) the most IACTION AT LAS T|POST OFFICE FRAUDS. The Oase Recently Unearthed in South Oarolina, ef Barrett's Associates Tells His Story, Which Does Not Make @ Very Good Showing. The Post Office Department is in receipt, through unofficial though reliable sources, of startling news concerning the South Carolina postal frauds. Owens, one of the conspirators under arrest, tells a story that Barrett, whom the inspectors have caged, as being the rnigleader, wanted he (Ow- ens) and McElrath, also in jail, to kill Washington Dill, postmaster at Inman. All the mail to and from the post offices to Me- Elrath and Owens had to pass through the post office at Inman. It was Dill who did the checking against McElrath and Owens on. He held the key to the situaton. He knew how much mail passed through his office for the dummy offices on that route and knew that there was a wide discrep- ancy between the mail actually going through and the returns made 10 the De- partment by the offending postmasters, Owens has this to say: “As long as Mr. Barrett has had his say, I think I ought te be allowed to put in a word, too. Barrett says my word is not good, that It was broken in Judge Stribbling’s’ court. I was never there as a witness, but was there twice as a juror. I knowed nothing about swearing faise till I struck up with Barrett. As to my house being searched for a stolen hog, that ain't so. After I wag arrested in the post office business, Barrett would com around five or six times @ day and tell me to Keep a shut mouth. Then he tried to get me to swear false. Postmaster Dill was a witness against him and us, and he tried to get me and McElrath to kill Dil. He sald the best way to dispose of Dill was to take &@ shotgun and fix him, and then swear out. He promised to stand’ by me and to swear me out. I told him I would go to Albany Penitentiary for thirty years before I would commit murder. Fixing the Case. “Since I have been in jail Barrett has been to see me many times a day and has been trying to post me how to swear. He wants me to swear to a pack of ues and told me if I would do as he said the case against me would soon be stopped, and I would never have to go on the stand. I saw that Bar- rett was trying to clear himself and I would be in it as bad as ever, so I got my father to get the inspector to hear my statement. ‘The inspector told my father that he did want to hear my story, because hi enough evidence to convict me and Berets 1 can put the inspector onto another Barrett's post offices. y have the other third. He said that because my handwriting didn’t look busi- ness like enough. I never wrote a letter for anything. He said we must get somebody to hold while we skinned, meaning the wan who held the mortgage. ‘We never di:l b @ settlement of the ordering business. Hi got a desk, book case, table and some chairs from me We had settlements on ed dollars worth of them. He took some stamped envelopes, postal cards and stamps from me and sent them off by express. le told me never to pay anything in stamps or the inspectors would catch me. Barrett told me that when he was arrested on the Georgia case he was as guilty as a hog, but got off by playing ahut mouth.’ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. No Meeting of the District Committee. The attempt of Chairman Harris to ob- tain @ meeting of the Senate District com- mittee this morning was futile. Yesterday all the members of the committee were notified through the usual channels that the committee would have its first mieet- Harris was on hand promptly and a few moments later Senator Faulkner appeared. ‘These two waited patiently for other mem- bers to put in an appearance, but not an- other one came, although a Star reporter saw three other members of the committee about the corridors of the Capitol at 11:45. When Senator Harris found that a quorum would not be Present he adjourned with Mr to the hall of the Senate. ——_—_-e. COPPER TO THE FRONT. A Plea for That M as Against the Gola Silver Bugs. “Another outrage by the ‘gold bugs,” shouted the free-silver men this morning, when each member of the House found a neatly printed circular on his desk. The cir- cular is dated Bloomingdale, which is the location of a well-known insane asylum in Illinois, and is signed by L. U. Natis, sec- retary. It is headed “A new currency move- ment. Producers of copper in line. Demand for recognition. Copper must be maintained on a parity with gold.” The circular is ad- dressed “to the people of the United States,” and begins as follows: ‘The producers of copper appeal to you for a just recognition of a metal which they represent and ask your aid in having @ bill passed at the coming session of Con- gress which will re-establish copper as a maintaining ft on a parit, with gold and allver and providing for the free coinage of this metal at a ratio of Copper is the true metal of the people ana has been used for money for over two thousand years, When our count: was in distress and its credit assail when the grasping money sharks hoarded thelr gold and sliver, copper remained true to its duty and continued in active eircu- lation and was the only available means of exchange which the poor laboring man could use for his daily purchases of the necessaries of life. ‘The gold bugs of the east and the silver bugs of the west have lowered the price of copper and prevented its proper use as a national currency. The time has arrived for the producers ‘of copper and the small army of miners who are dependent upon this metal for their living to raise the cry of free copper or free fight, and to pledge themselves to wade in blood up to their donkeys’ ears in asserting their rights. The supply of copper is so great that it, better than any other metal, can meet the demand for an increase of the currency. If, with a free copper law passed and a fair trial of it had, copper does not become as valuable as gold and silver, and should its adoption ruin all the business interests uf the coun- try, we will stand aside and give others a chance to experiment with any pet finan- cial theory they may have. If foreigners decline to accept copper in payment of @aims against this country, We suggest the formation of an army to be recruited from the states of Colorado, Montana and the Dakotas, and to be led by Governor Waite of Colorado. ‘This army to be used for the purpose of forcing for- eign nations to accept whatever currency the United States may see fit to issue. Resolved, That it 1s not to the interest of the copper producers of the United States to unite with the farmers who seek to have the government establish store houres for grain and to issue government notes against the deposits of grain, at the rate of $1 per bushel. Resolved, That a copy of the action of this meeting be sent to all the commercial bodies of the United States, with a request that they urge their representaives _n Con- gress to assist in the passage of @ bill for the free coinage of copper. Naval Orders. Lieut. Com. R. M. Berry has been de- tached from the Michigan and ted leave; Capt. J. R. Bartlett, leave for thirty days; Lieut. Com. Bicknell granted leave for twenty-five Ensign 4. L, Jayne ordered to the bureau f equip- ment, assed Assistant Engineer L. a Miner, from the rk to the San Fran- cisco; ‘Aasistant Engineer W. 8. Smith, from the San Francisco to the Newark; Surgeons L. G. Heneberger and B. 8. Mackie are ap- pointed board for the examination of cadets at Annapolis for admission to the Academy; Surgeon E. C. Gorgas is appoint- ed a delegate to she Pan-American Medical which gave the inspectors evidence to work | on the North American Commercial Com- | Thad better let Jim Hannon do the ordering | ing this morning at 11 o'clock. Senator |S ABOUT SEAL HUNTING A Demand Made Upon the North American Commercial Company. A RESULT OF THE AGREEMENT. The Important Question of Damages to British Subjects NowComes Up. WHEN ARBITRATION FAILED. ‘The Bering sea controversy took an unex- | Pected turn late yesterday afternoon, when | Secretary Carlisle made an official demand | Pany for $289,718.16 for rental and bonus of | the Pribyloff Islands. The amount due by | years is stated as follows: 1890, $47,403; 18s1, ‘$138,628.64; 1892, $108,696.52, ‘The action of Secretary Carlisle is based on an opinion rendered by Attorney Gen- eral Olney. In his letter to Mr. Lloyd | Travis of San Francisco, Cal., president of | the North American Commercial Company, Secretary Carlisle says: “The action of my predecessors in mak- |ing reductions in the rental and bonus | which your company agreed to pay to the | United States under its contract for the , exclusive privilege of taking fur seals in | Alaska was without authority of law.” ‘The present contract was entered into In | 1890, and fixed the annual rental at $60,000 ber’annum, and limited the maximum caich jany one year to 60,000 seals, which catch | could be reduced in the discretion of the | Secretary of the Treasury. In addition to | this rental the government was to receive | $8.60 per akin of each seal taken, besides | Other provisions as to the care of the na- tives. Acting on an opinion rendered by At- torney General Miller, Sec: Charles Foster, as he had reduced the catch of seals from ithe original contract, 60,000 to 7,500, | reduced the rent in portion. This action | of Secretary Foster now declared to have | been illegal, hence the demand made, Ei it is understood, will be ‘followed by Proceedings in case the demand is | “cris original’ lease of the seal privil @ origin: of the jeges |of the Pribyloff Islands with the Alaska | Commercial Company ran for twenty years | from May, 1870, an gung that period it | 1s estimated that the Unit States received from the lessees in rent, bonus, &c., at | least $10,000,000, resenting an estimated | total catch of 2,000,000 seal skins. The rev- | @hues under the existing contract have been | very much less in consequence of thi rent and the greatl: m metres a eee ee merican Commercial mpany, le pres- secured’ less than the ‘not | each for 1992 and 1892." It now that e government is going to exact full rental of $80,000 a year from May, 1890, the date ,of the present contract to last twenty years. Unofficial advices received at the Treas- ury Department indicate that the seal catch of the present season is unusually large. ‘The catch was principally along the Japanese coast of the Arctie ocean. Re- ports from eighteen American vessels show & total catch of 18,480 skins; from twenty- pne British vessels, a total catch of 3,68 sking; one Hawailin steamer, 2700 skins, and one Jaj ese vessel, 2,231, a total of 4,08 skins. Compensation to British Subjects. The main interest in the decision now centers in the question of damages. In ac- cordance with article 6 of the convention for the renewal of the modus vivendi the arbitration tribunal must decide how much compensation is due Great Britain from the United States, to be used for British sub- fects for abstaining from the exercise of the right to take seals in Bering sea during the pendency of the arbitration. It is understood that the commissioners of arbitration have already passed on the ject, but their report has not been made public.” So much is definitely settled with Tegard to the damages this government will be obliged to pay, and they must be paid romptly by agreement in the treaty renew- ing the modus vivendl. : B ut the main question of damages for selzures made is not in so definable and set- Hed @ condition. ‘There ts no provision for lowing damages to persons who have been injured through the unlawful seizure of wealing vessels, and it is stated at the De- partment of State that the matter must fake "the course neually followed ac lomacy. Claims against the Un: tates, either individual or in bulk, will be filed by the owners of vessels seized. Then th United States will enter into correspond- ence with the government of Great Britain with reference to their settlement. If it is seen that a settlement as to the justice of the claims made and the compensation to be made can be reached the matter will Proceed through the ordinary diplomatic channels. ing to come to some basis for a settlement without resort to arbitra- tion the two governments will agree to leave the question to the judgment of an Unprejudiced tribunal, and to this end « claims commission wi!l be appointed. An English Victory. A prominent lawyer of this city, who has made a special study of the Bering sea question, made the following statement to @ Star reporter today in regard to the re- sult of the arbitration proceedings: “To begin with, the English won and the United States lost every point of the con- tention submitted to arbitration. “The regulations providing for the re- striction of pelagic sealing, such as th are, are all the consolation that ts afford: 8 ‘for the total defeat of our contention and the loss of our prestige and standing ‘among nations by having been found guilty of presenting an unfounded claim. “Prior to this award the jurisdiction as- serted by the legislative ‘and executive branches of this government over Alaskan waters was not disputed by any power ex- cept Great Britain. The right of our gov- rnment to protect seal life and control the far seal industry was conceded, but by this award the waters of Alaska are decided to de the “high seas, and thrown open to every poacher in Christendom, except cur own and the English. “Our right of property in the seals which are born and reared on our own soll is de- stroyed, if the seals are found three miles from the shore, and they become the law- ful prize of any poacher who saiis under any flag other than that of England or the United States, for it will not be contended by anybody that these regulations bind any nation which was not a party to the arbl- ion. “Not only that, any English, Canadian or American poacher who files the fing of any nation other than that of England or our own can capture seals at all seasons in every part of Bering sea where he can find them up to within three “niles of the rookeries or other coasts of the Islands or the mainland of Alaska. srhe, Prohibition against pelagic sealing north of the thirty-fifth parallel and wi! in the sixty miles circle only applies to the English and our own poachers, and even they will pay as little attention to it as they did to the attempted prohibition of the modus vivenal, which resulted in plac- ing a greater number of pelagic seal skins on the market each year than ever before. “It would be difficult to prove that a given vessel when seized was within the inter- dicted circle; the almost constant fogs and clouded skies of Bering sea prevent an approach to accuracy as to a ship's post- tion, and the accused would have the ben- efit of the doubt. “Firearms are prohibited, but shot guns are permitted. Now, rifles are no good in sealing and shot guns are used :.lmost ex- clusively. The explanation of this is xim- ple, Seals shot at long range with rifles invariably sink before the hunter can reach them, but shot guns can be used at such short range that the seals are easily caught before they have had time to sink. Therefore the prohibition of firearms does not ac- complish its purpose if an exception is made in the case of shot guns. The result of this arbitration seems to be the loss of everything we claimed and the surrender of even the right of poaching to outsiders.” The Dem on the Alaska Seal Co. Representatives in this city of the North American Commercial Company. in ad- vance of advices from the chief officials at San Francisco, decline to discuss the de- mand made by Secretary Carlisle upon the (Continued on Sixth Page) PATENT EXAMINERS. Commissioner Seymour Thinks New Blood is Needed. More Changes Are to Be Made t= the Corps—A Colored Mam Appointed A Otvil Service Examination. More removals in the examining corps of the patent office are to come. This is not @ rumor. It is official Commisssioner Seymour says so. The ctvil service com- mission has reason to believe that there will be six or seven chanzes before the middle of September. Commissioner Sey- mour would not state the rumber who are to leave, but said several. He told reporter in an emphatic :nanner that there changes were not being :nade ‘or political reasons. It was a question of elliciency and not of politics. a geet t Was a notorious fact, he said, that several of the examiners had either grown rusty or were inactive and unworthy of their places. The charge of incompetency was not @ trumped up charge to room for democrats. He woul tain such @ thought. The good of the serv. ice demanded that new life, blood and vigor should be infused into the examining corps. He was going to do what was needed. In view of this he had sent to the civil service commission for names. They had sent him a list of three, and the aver- age percentage of these was 72. When it is remembered that 70 is the min- imum percentage at which a civil service | examination can be passed, he thought that the average was too low.’ In consequence of this the civil service commission will ar- range to hold speciai examinations on Sep- tember 7 in Boston, New York, Philadel- phia, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louls and Omaha —provided there are applicants. Of the three names sent him by the com- mission he accepted one. This was Edward Clark, colored, and the second colored man ever appointed to ition in the examin- ing corps. Although his examination showed but @ low percent with the ability of the man and selected him. The reason that his average was not higher was that he had slipped up in one branch—physics. From what he had learned he felt confident that tn appointing Clark he was not misjudging the man. ‘The examinations will be held for appli- cants for fourth assistant patent exam- iners. The salary attached to this office is $1,200 per annum. Personal Mention. John Hardy and Geo. F. Hardy of San Domingo are at Willard’ A party of sixty English tourists on their way to the world’s fair are at the Randall Dr. Brackett has returned from the work's fair after a visit of four weeks. | . Geo. H. Thyson, jr., will leave city tomorrow for @ short visit to Front Royal, Va. Mr." Jess Little is visiting relatives at Waverly, Md. Later he will visit Philadel phia and Richmond. Mr. John F. Cromelien, accompani+4 by his brothers, Wm. H. and Paul Hi. Cromo- Men, left Monday night for Chicago. Mr. Harry C. Grove left Monday night for Chicago. He will return about September 1. DE. J, Machride Sterrett of the Columbian iniversity ha: exposition wi his family. He ia to make one of the open~ ing addresses at the Philosophical Congress and to read a on ethics. yl: Irwin Wood has gone to Round Hull, a. Aamiral Gherardi Here. Admiraj Gherardi was at the Navy De- Partment today endeavoring to expedite the issue of orders for certain necessary work at the New York navy yari. He be- Meves that public business, in some cases, can be transected with more satisfaction Wy, Spereenel conference ———_-e-+-____ wal Notes. ‘The Vesuvius is at Newport. The Kearsarge hes arrived at New York and will tow the monitor Nantucket to Wilmington, N. C., for the use of the naval Teserve of that ‘state The vessels will start in a few ‘The Cushing has arrived at New London em poute to Sag Harbor. ‘War Department Changes. George P. Davis of Louisiana, aj Clerk, class 1, record and pension office. Edgar A. Tibbetts of Missouri, appointed clerk, class $1,000, office surgeon general. Frank D. Fletcher of New York, clerk at per annum, office chief of engineers, resigned. Thomas B. Allen of Missouri, clerk, clase 1, office judge advocat i, resign cieuneda, Oe Bu ‘of the District of Col- mi clerk, class rebellion records office, died August 10, © + Army Orders. The leave of absence granted t. Wim. x. C,,Bowen, Afth infantry, io satended ons The following officers will be re- Neved from recruiting duty and will their reciments: First Lieut. mer, ninth infantry: First Lieut. Waish, fourth cavairy. Leave of absence from August IT to No- vember 1, 1883, is granted First Lieut. Dan- fel L. Tate, third cavalry. The leave of absence granted Capt. Sam- uel M. Swigert, second cavalry, is extended othe following transfers in th th in. e following fers in the seventh in- fantry are made: First Lieut. Daniel A. Frederick, from company G to company A: First Lieut. John L. Barbour, from com- pany A to company G. Jacob line mints intentry, “is eotanded jac! ine, , ie three months. cp ee Secretary Morton om Free Coinage. Secretary Morton of the Agricultural Department when asked for hts opinion to- @ay of the declaration made by Senator Stewart of Nevada, reiterated by Gov. Waite of Colorado, ‘Senator Allen of Ne- braska and other advocates of free coin- age—“give us free coinage and silver will go up, to $1.29 an ounce within six months"—replied in this vein: “All advocates of free coinage say they are laboring in behalf of the poor man. They declare that silver is the poor man's money, but how could the poor man easier obtain’ silver at $1.29 an ounce than he can at 70 cents an ounce? How can a man get a barrel of flour with less effort when Wheat is 8 cents a bushel than he can when wheat is 40 cents a bushel? Why will dollars be, cheaper when silver ullion is wo! .29 an ounce than when only worth 7% cents an ounce?” ——____ A Maryland Post Office. Representative Brattan was at the Post Office ie venterday and recom- mended the appointment of Edwin A. Har- ris as postmaster for Pocomoke, Worcester gounty, Md. The incumbent is James H. Vincent, whose term expires February Zi ex! Of late several Maryland delegations have called at the Post Office Department with regard to changing the site of the Chester- town post office. First Assistant Post- master General Jones authorized an in- Spector to look tnto the matter. He has re- Ported that the change be made and addi- tional allowance of 25) oper annum be made for rental. The post office will be removed te the new brick block. Another Application. Friends have presented the name of Am- prose C. Duna. to, the of the reasury for appointment as collector internal revenue at New York. = A Scheme to Add 50 Millions te the Currency. Of the many financial schemes posed to speedily relieve the stringency tn money the one regarded treasury offi- clals as the most practicable is the one to Secretary of the Treasury to issue currency against the seigniorage or profit, upon the coinage of the silver bul ion in the treasury. There are now 130, 000,000 ounces of silver bought under tl act of 189 and notes issued against the selgniorage on that amount | would add nearly $0,000,000 to the circulating medium. A large proportion of the notes are already rinted and could be put into circulation, it authorized Ervsaid, ‘the day atter the Secretary to act. His Resignation Callea Fi ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has called for the resignation of Mr. J. Webster Flan- igan, collector of customs at El Paso, Tex., better known to fame, however, as the au- thor, of the political shiboleth, “What are we here for’ Government Receipts Today. recelj trom internal revenue today ware Se ‘trom eustoena, 86,03. e, 72, he was impressed | STAYS ANOTHER YEAR The New Jersey Interstate Trophy for Biflemen, SUCCESS OF DISTRIC? MARKSMEN, The Engineers at Sea Girt Made a Total of 1,492. ALL TOTALS BROKE RECORDS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CAMP SPENCER, SEA GIRT, X. 3. August 18, 1898. Once more. Got it again. Stays in Wash- ington for at least another year. Has been for two years. May some day take up its permanent residence there. What? Why the New Jersey interstate trophy, the beau- tiful bronze horse which the New Jersey State Rifle Association put up for compe- titon between regimental or battalion teams from several eastern etates and which in 1801 and 1892 was won by the team | of the first regiment. Had the same team won it yesterday, the equine beauty would have belonged to the first regiment, but the fates were against three straight victo- ries, and although twice frowning on the a smiled at last. ‘t Was @ great contest, greater in many respects than any that ever took place on Jersey's most beautiful rifle range. En- 6 in fi Saeed in triendly rivalry four District of Drofessional, did their level best ior su- Premacy, and, although only one of them could achieve ‘that, two of the others were comparatively close upon the winners’ heel: the finish being a one, two, three affair, nt gineers, first regiment, and second regi- The totals were all far ahead of the re- cords, and the top score sets the pee up feveral holes higher than has heretofore been regarded as reaching distance. The engineers’ aggregate is 1492, a Colum- bian total in more senses than one: the ex- ment had Tass the a ment 415, the nearest New team acquired i.ss7 battalion boys 1,271 to their eredit, Gen. Spencer's announcement of the result was received with every evidence of plea- sure by the crowd of and Jersey riflemen that had gathered outside the of- fice, and there were many mutual cheers, The Greatest Day of the Week. This is the greatest day of the week, so far as the program 1s concerned, both the Hilton trophy and the bronze soldier of Marathon being shon for. Heretofore there have never been less than three teams competing, but today New Jersey and the District of Colutabia are the only active rivals. Both matches have gone beyond the 200-yard stage and both the District's Tepresentatives ar far in the although the Jerseymen are doing very weil. In the Marathon match, ten shots each man for teams of twelve, at 20 and U0 yards, the hame team’s score was 50; New Jersey, 48. In the Hilton match, seven Shots at 200, 500 and 60) yards, Washington scored 364, thus tying the world’s record in military competitions; New Jersey ‘This atternoon the final stages of the two matches will be shot, and by 6 o'clock the trophies will have been won. ‘omorrow the Wimbledon Cup, thirty shots at 1,000 yards, will occupy the atten- tion of quite s number of Wi piesa M. B. CURTIS’ THIRD TRIAL. The Well-Known Actor Given Anether Chance to Tell His Story. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18—The third trial of M. B. Curtis, charged with killing Police Officer Grant in this city in Feb- Tuary, 1891, is nearing its end. The prose- cution will conclude its case today and then Curtis will give his version of the story, which is that he was attacked by @ foot- pad on the street; that Officer Grant ap- proached them while the footpad was beat- ing him and arrested them both and that the footpad then shot Grant and escaped. The testimony for the prosecution has not differed materially from that intro- duced in the two previous trials, in both of which the jury disagreed. Counsel for the defense have endeavored to show that the police have been active in testified agai wo policemen who arrested Curtis just after the shooting were examined yester- day. They testified that they had heard shots and (on, making (an | examination found the dead body of Grant on the side- walk and saw a man running away. They captured the man, who proved to be Cur- tis. He had Grant’s nippers fastened to his wrists and was greatly excited and was evidently intoxicated. Curtis said several times: “If I could only recall the last few hours,” and used simtlar expressions. No weapon was found upon him and there were no bruises to indicate that he had been beaten by any one. ‘One of the witnesses denied that two men ran from the scene of the shooting. He aloo stated that Curtis never said & “word the time of his arrest about being beaten or knocked down by roughs. SMALL BUILDINGS BURNED. Inmates Had to Jump From the Win- dows to Exscape. BROOKLYN, N. ¥.,Aug. 18.—A fire which started in the second story of the frame house of Joseph Miller, No. 815 Cooper street, Williamsburg, at 3 o'clock this morn- ing, quickly communicated to the adjoining dwellings, and before the flames were ex- tinguished sixteen small frame dwel were completely destroyed. The loss will Teach fully $30,000, with only small insur- ance. All the tenants escaped with their lives, ‘although several were injured by ‘TO CUT KANSAS In TWe. A Movement to Make Another State Out TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 18—The question of dividing Kansas and making the new state of Lincoln out of the western half of the state is being urged again. Represen- tative Hopkins of Finney county is here in the interest of the scheme. He told the People if they offered serious objection to & division of the state the republicans of western Kansas would join with the pop- ulists and move the capital to McPherson or some central point. Hopkins says that western Kansas hns never had a state off- So mate, nnieution.. and the people there do not propose longer to “We are continually getting a black eye from eastern Kansas and referred to as destitute and poverty-stricken. We have had enough of fe" be. “We will start te of our own, and if the east fights 1? Topeke ‘will be made a whistling sta- ‘and the capital removed 150° miles NEW RAILWAY ORDER. It is Being Organized at St. Louis ang ‘Will Not Be Secret. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18—A mass meeting of railroad men was held at Central Turner Hall last night for the purpose of organiz- the American railway union. Bugene Te pee, editor of the Fireman's Magazine, and George Howard, ex-grand chief of the Conductors’ Associationa@dressed the meet- ra ‘This ts an entirely new raiiroad order; it is not a secret organization and includes all classes of ralway employes separately organized, yet all in one harmonious al lance within one great brotherhood. A permanent organization was effected last evening with over 109 charter members. Officers will be elected today. Similar ganizations will be established im all west- ern cities and railroad centers. —_— Rateed te a Bishopric. 5 i i Ht it fEESG Hist I the unemployed that devastated Walhalla Hall yesterday lived through the night, but it was more subdued this neorning. ‘The imprisoned members of yesterday's mob were arraigned this worning ‘n Egsex Market police court. Prior to the opening of the court and as early as § v'cloce at least 500 persons gathered m Mssex sweet above Grand. They swarmed about the pelled to fight them back with clubs trom the court’s doors. The crowd constantly grew In cumbers Bnd its riotous demonstrations tn; ‘be reserves were called on and so that about twenty-five men were soon | massed between the court doors and the head of the mob. Just across Essex street from tne court and prison is old Essex Market. The ence of the mob produced a minor terror. The stall owners appeared that the of a mob might at ment break forth and wreck thetr ple business and perhaps move off edible stock in trade. About 8:30 martial music was heard Proaching and a diversion was caused. | mob jumped at the conclusion that it was & procession of some of their fellow s: ers who had secured @ band and were ading. A grand rush was male for the ap+ Proaching procession, but it proved to be company of red-shirted volunteer i bound for the tournament at ‘* aey Tag. mob was disappointed end l iH t ih Hy Proposed Labor Demonstration. The American Federation of Labor has issued a call to trade and labor organjea~ tions in the city to select representatives and have them in attendance at @ confer- ence at the International Labor at2 p.m. on August 2. It js organize a demonstration of the 4 ed of New York and to the relief of the laboring men. — EARTHQUAKE AT BUCHARESS, Residents Rush From Thetr Beés Inte the City Streets. BUCHAREST, Aug. 18—At 6 o'clock (his morning an earthquake was felt in (his city. It was followed in rapid succesyion by two others. The residents were befily frightened, and many of them left houses hurriedly with Dotning bus thelr ight Clothes on Sigh ‘dont aan sae hone fo a nama as i FOR COLD BLOODED MURDER, ~ if ith Representing himself as an ath ia i t af “ ile EE tf ee F Am Engineer, Fireman ané Brekeman Instantly Killed. GREENFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 18—Freight engine No. 107, east bound, on the Baiti- more and Ohio southwestern railroad, blew yg lye > ing Engineer Fireman Roberts Beenie Quins, "tke tock wen tala toon up by the force of the explosion. ‘The Meachim Gang of Alabama Rem Down by the Citizens, BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 18—The zens’ posse at Clark county have | | i i surrounded in a swamp and a is hourly expected. The outlaws Burke, Mack Burke, Bill B: Burke and Jim Jordan. ile {iil i DRESDEN, Tenn., Aug. 18—Word here late yesterday afternoon of a at Gleason, Tenn., @ small station Nashville and Chattanooga railway. Polk Alexander, one of the best an@ prominent citizens in this section, was three times, once in the head and twice the body, by Dr. Wilson, a drusgist Gleason. “Wilson then shot himself, instantly, They bad been at offs for about one year and met yesterday with the above result. It is thought that der’s wounds are nut fatal. ——_—_. In Danger of Destraction. LONDON, Ang. 18—The British steamer Inflexible, from New York, Ausust 3, for Newcastle, before reported on Hasker Isiand, one of the Hebrides remains in « bad position. The threatening, and if it becomes bed Uttle chance there is of floating the will be lost. Her crew have left her, Capt. Taylor ts still on board. Mrs. Yerkes’ $100,000 Dinmona. NEW YORK, Aug. 18—It ts said thet @iamona which 1s the star of the Tiffen: exhibit at the world's fair has been by Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, wife of | cago raliroad magnate, Sho wil some in this city. The price for the is quoted at $100,000, crammsenetiiieniaas Across the Atlantic in a Skiff. RAHWAY, N. J.. Aug. 1&—Capt. Che Paulsen, who intends to cross the “aif the baat! H Death of a Chicago Journalist. CHICAGO, Aug. F. ‘the journalist, sf ot tke Roopa $i'11e eclock ‘his Moruing” after ness. ‘Mr. Ballantyne was identified with this city for the last code ‘of the founders of iGent of that left Srork to form, th whieh the South lage on the ‘Plaisance. ——— and imposed small fines upon the prisoners,