Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR annihilates PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 1101 Penzsyivania Avene, corner . The Evening Star Ne Com; & HW RAUEFMANE, ee Pema reinisrerramar Few York Oficn, 83 Potter Building, poston onsen ig Seamus Stan a Seen in the Genteccach, ‘By rasil sapunere ta the United Senses Cauada—postace Fe SATURDAY QUADRUPLE SHEET ST4B $1.00; year with foreian fovenee aides ‘sE.o0. oo [Entered at the Post OMceat Washington, D. C., as second-class mai] m \tter. | ‘ta All mail sunscri; tions must be paidin advance Kates of advertising made known on pplication. Vor. 83, Na 20,655. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C,. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. 5s TWO CENTs. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. CONTINUES TO PROSPER. CONTINUES TO PROSPER. CONTINUES TO PROSPER. Not even the financial stringency af- fects Chariton Heights. It continues to Deosper. Parties desiring to invest small sums safely are gladly availing themselves of the exceptionally low terms for butlding lots and houses at Chariton Heights. Lots, $5 down and $5 per mo. Houses, $100 down and $25 per mo.—only rent. ‘Free transportation upom request. JAS. E. WAUGH, Agent, Go F ot. ow. Host, near 14 Ne NOTICE—LEWIS T. BEIDWELL HAV. the 17th inst. made an assigament of all eta to the undersigned, in- debted to him are requested fo settle at once and all creditors will please send verified bills to autS.ae* To these times of FINANCIAL DISTURBANCE the best place to put your mouey is the PER- PETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The assets are $1,102,830.99. ‘The undivided profits now amount to $99,850.00. It bas been established twelve years. It never stops taking im money. It never stops paying out money. It never stops making advaaces. Our profits are now more than $7,000 per month. It is now paying 12 per cent per annum en ma- It is uow paying 6 per cent per annum on spe lal payments. It pays 5 per cent per ansum om shares with- @rawn before maturing. One member has paid $50 per month fer 100 Mouths—$5,000. He now recetves $7,500, or $2,500 Droit in years and 4 months. satl-st ° DYEING * (008 11th st. n.w., opp. ““Boston House.”* ‘Worn Clothing Cleaned tad Dyed to Lack Now.als FOR SALE—DO NOT OVERLOOK OUB SPECLAL Yargaing, We tre caariug’ seven” Memes rs SET PIANO et anne higbest UP. (GHT PLANOS at astonishingly i —¥ vent Be SRE oS Sa THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 918 Penns. ave. auld ‘The Leading Plane Hous Poaostom me Oak toa ee week! SEL GBs REGRIVED: We beg to announce that we will Accept certified cheeks and cates of oo aay {Wo certain notes made by Hugo Worch dated December 1, 1892, each for the Secured by & deed of trust on known No. 733 13th st. ow., Was! sala totes have beet It, mat fee. Attorney for William aultiw ‘Adams ‘OU A “HEAVY- WEIGHT,” And afraid to trust yourself on the popular light Wheels? If so call in aod take « look a¢ our latest Erste ot extre length asd depins dropped’ bare, but not too low for an erect ; strong enough to carry any welght rider over any roads, Sad weighing Complete, ‘with tools, 28. Be. 'W, think tet welt yout a GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co., avi 1825 14th st. mw. A NEW AUCTION FIRM. THOMAS DOWLING. M. B. LATIMER ». W. DowLxG. THOMAS DOWLING & CO, 612 E st. Detween Sth and 7th northwest The largest and pest equipped auction Rouse te the country. ‘Two large sales departments, one of them espe cially adapted to the sale of works of art of every deseri A mectally designed borses ai _Complete tm all ite ap 83 1-8 PER CENT DISCOUNT ALTERATION SAL — eercouts without reserve. All Men's, Boys’ snd Children’s Trousers withoat reserve. Excepting Black Clay, Worsteds and Black Cloths. | avis I DESIRE TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND THE le im general that I have accepted the post- of manager of one of the very best life insurance the world. eligws | bonds can't be beat. FOSTER, General vi District of ’Columbte, MARYLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, EISEMAN BROS., ‘7th and E sts. AL ANNIVERSARY CORNER STONE U. S. CAPITOL. ate of Hate oad organizations Ts, Recairiug done at short notice. ‘sul2-1m description of printine. of ausiity INTER, th st. ow. WEATHER COMFORT. HOT Es SOMMER SHIRTS to onder, Come eS nck NOTHING BETTER Ao» Summer beverage thas PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, Equal to tmported. \ek for tt st your Grocer's, Druggist’s or Restaurant (Crorder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER, 5 Devote: {706d sa ‘acs a RUPTURE cured Without loss of time from business. Pain less and entirely safe Names of parties who have been cured cam be furnished at our parlors, 30 and 32 Metzerott Building, 10:30am. to 5 p.m. WASH- INGTON HERNIA INSTITUTE. Send us th: name of some friend who is ruptured. Send for pampulet. im BRIGHTWOOD RAILWAY COMPA: oes fop minutes for the cing, ightfal evening ride these hot nights ua THOS. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. DIAMOND SETTING A specialty of oar Factory. HARRIS & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers, oor Cor, 7th and Daw. ——- PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. Fine book and Job printin Teleohone 76% (Jez) LONNIE st. mw. NTELS, ANDIKONS, FENDERS GRATES. trowel ron Gas Fixtures, Ke Tiles, Stained seats “huit CORMING, Tie Shop. 520 15th at ABOUT CARDS AND ENGRAVING. [ERICAN SECURITY A: SRIREAE STE E FASE CREAT dence of the people—anti-climax, be it ob- paign. to ecounts due it must be paid: conducted at the old stand. 919 SHUSTER. i | Pulte ‘2 3 t it is very painful itements, but a duty to the ee worth at least . has ‘no ehildred to our knowledge, able to take care of her ‘and ought ‘not, under aay cireumutanees - not, under any’ 2 ‘ay ‘ircamatances, & pauper i fation, ‘for if so, be would natu MRS. CHARLES B. SAYER HAS SOLD HER ht in store 1814 7th et. nw. to Mre. Etta A. . The new firm, W. ppointments. —aale-et_ | wii ser im ert all debts of the Inte firm. THE FINANCIAL ft pe Tee ens. A ted thee Spor oa re 4f you do not wish to . D. with B. H. Warner & Co.) with Mr. P. 8. Foster tn Dusiness for several years and take great plear. for the public favor and BRAINARD H. Wanner. I have been associat: SEE THAT BIG LIST OF BARGAi first columm, page 16, today. Wonder of YES, IT Is TRI ‘YES, Ir —It is true that we have cut the price of the entire stock of Summer TO $6.50 TO ORDER. They were $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14 and $15, and, having less than @ hundred patterns left, desire to close them out before opening up FaLL AND WINTER WOOLENS. Some of these weights are equally suitable for fall. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Tailor, Cor. 12th and F sts. nw.” GET INTO WORKING TRIM. ia thorough (best) working order unless it or mere Edison's“ write They seopoudenee yi SS matter bow heavy your matl is, it become mere You ougbt to add thie grand combination to your, ofice ‘Bow, ll and you have the t yourself in dicta- when autumn arrives. ‘and we will mail pai ; couttipia pie . mw E. D, EASTON, | CaOMELIN, Boe. should have a TOOL CHEST. & “‘tight" door, a loose hinge, and little things of that sort shouldn't require the services We ft out Tool Chests with just the tools to suit your particular needs, You make the selection and we name the price for the lot. We have Chests filled from BARBER & ROSS, cor. 1th and G sta, Bids have been opened at ti Department for steam heating for the Butler building in this city, as fol- Chafer and Becker, | Zelilars and Company’ of John Lyons of this city, $3,993; Pettit and Dripps of this city, $3,713: Blake and Will- | fams of this city, $3,679; Crook, Harner and | Company of Baltimore, $1,494; J. F. Dalton of Chicago, $5,500; 8. F. Pope and Compan: of Chicago, $3,390. The last bid is the lowest. Cincinnati, $3,873; f this city, Sion: FOR REPUBLICANS, |MORE OF DuneaR's SCHEMES|THFY FAVOR REPEAL. |VERY INGENIOUS TACTICS. |j1y THE JURY’S HANDS The Post Office Department Getting The Plan Devised by the Democratic Campaign Literature Being Produced by the Democrats, ASSERTIONS MADE BY THE TWO PACTIONS One Says Bimetallism and the Other Sound Money. MAKING AWEWARD RECORDS. ‘Whether the hard times are due to the tariff, or silver, or some other thing that the penetration of man has not discovered, there is one manufactory which has not closed down on account of the stringency. On the contrary, it ts at full blast, turning out @ greater product than ever before. in the memory of the present generation. The product turned out is republican campaign material. It is already a glut on the mar- ket, and there is danger of it being cheap- ened by overproduction. Superintendent Reed, Foreman Burrows and the master workmen in the republican party sit by idly with folded hands and watch the work goon. The raw material is put in by other willing hands, and the finished product is surned out in an incredibly short time, and it is of the very highest grade. - Literature for the Republica: ‘To come down from stilted metaphor, the House is just now doing uncommonly well in the way of’producing campaign Itera- ture for the republicans. A great many Very intelligent democrats, who are shrewd politicians, are saying things in the debate of this special session which they will be Very sorry for against the coming around of ‘the next campaign. The republicans, except a very few of them, are keeping quiet. The democrats have ‘the responsi- Dility of bettering the situation on. their shoulders, and their two shoulders do not GARY even, Both sides of the question at ue_are represen in y. The absorbing question is the winning, oF the losing of the fight now on, and party lines are hot drawn. Each mait says what necessary to his of the question a: this time, amd sight of the future is lost to them in the cloud of dust they ure kleking up. But the hereafter is to come, tho! ey see it not now, and what strange | efature will the record of this session make for the free and independent voters of this country one year from next November. ‘The public have probably become susp!- cious of platforms before this, but the fexipility, the India rupber stretchiness of the last Chicago piatform, ‘which has been shown by the tests applied to it in the debate in the House, will be a revelation to the most unrelenting cynic, to the old bird who thinks he has never been de- ceived by platform declamation. One Faction Insists om Bimetallism. Here are the statements that are put into the record by democrats in discussion of their own promises to the public. One fac- tion, in many-voiced clamor, say's that the party is committed to bimetallism by the terms of the plank in thelr platform; that the doctrines of free coinage of silver were preached by them in the cam; in their sections of the cor nd. on their pledges to that Rr votes. x the democratic party. =. Proc Je clare that not to regard those pledges would be @ crime; that the party would be a fraud and an ingrate, false to the people who gave It their votes and false to itself if it passed @ measure through Congress unfriendly to silver; that it would prove itself untrue and unworthy of the confi- served—and that it would be repudiated at every voting place in certain localities. All these declarations are made of record, and may be read during the next cam- The Sound Money Faction. On the other hand the other faction—that representing the administration—declare in loud-voiced eloquence that the platform pledges the party to quite a diiferent thing, and that if it not, Cleveland 1s quite enough of a platform of himself to over- throw all other platform declarations: that they owe their election and the victory. of the democratic party in their section to the fact that they assured thelr people that th platform meant “sound money. and that the election of @ democratic President ard @ democratic Congress would mean. the stoppage of the purchase of sliver, and the return to a single gold standard. ‘They de- clare that if their interpretation of the platform is not sustained: if the partyin congress does not Keep the pledges made by their faction, in thelr section of the country, the party” will be convicted ‘of fraud and false pretenses; that it will be subject to criminal prosecution at the polls when, the next election comes along. This, too, goes In the record, and may be read to every free and independent voter a year from next November. ‘They represent thelr party as lable to be sued for breach of promise which ever one it is truc to, Moreover, they both agree, each faction looking at the matter from its side, that bad faith would render the party unworthy of the confidence of a self-respecting con- stituency. What the Republicans Will Do. All this makes a strong enough argument in the present contest, but when Mr. Bland goes on the stump at some time in the future, and calls upon his constituents to support the ever faithful and true demo- eragic party, some wicked republican may be mean enough to turn back to the rec- ords of this extra session and read from his Femarks or those of some of his colleagues, When Mr. Tracy, Mr. Harter or Mr. flay: ner is on the stump some time in the fu- ture, declaring that the democratic. party always keeps its pledges and always stands by the great common people in their strug" gles against oppression, there may be ai tn- enerous republican to draw the record on him. ‘That is Hable to be a little embarrass- e Now they are fighting with all their might among themselves.” How proud eich orator is of some sharp thrust at the other fellow, but, in a little while, will come re. pentafice and retribution, and. they will fiand hand in hand, ‘and ay to each other in gorrowing tones’ “Oh, why did we give euch other away?” Now they are excted and think not of the future” Why the Republicans Smit Meanwhile Reed sits by and smiles, and Burrows, he smiles, too, and all the rest of the republicans smile and are silent. By this silence they, in a great measure, cover disagreements, and avoid making of record conflicting opinions as to their own platform. Their silence may be re. garded as golden, but it Is lose wt cote 2o- fensive to their silver constituents than gome of the things they might say" would oe ne ee The School for the Blind. F. D. Morrison, superintendent of th Maryland School for the Blind, has submne ted his annual report to the ‘Secretary of the Interior. It is as follows: In comp ance with instructions contained in epic letter of July 18, 188, I submit the fohoue ing report on the United States beneficiar- fes under instruction at this institution, by order of your department as provided 4% section 4889 of the Revised Statutes of the United States: There were remaining ‘in the Institution June 30, 1892, twenty puplls; admitted during the year ending June to; 183, two; withdrawn during the year ons ing June 30, 1893, two; in attendance Jus 30, 1898, twenty. "Wm. J. Oates, who with: drew from the institution before the close Of the session to engage in teaching, 1s well qualified to earn his living, elther as mosic teacher or piano tuner. Annie Quinn. the other pupil who withdrew, did not ‘com: plete her course. The two ‘children adit. | ted during the year, Theodore Hail and Rodney Hawkins, are bright pupils. Ti other pupils under instruction possess aver. e intelligence and have made commenda. ble progress. All pupils who enter the in. stitution under ten years of age commence their training in the kindergarten. Special attention is paid to the proper physical training of the pupils, for which there is a well-equipped gymnasium. Ja cen Movement of Naval Vess: The gunboat Concord has arrived at Perim, on the Red sea, en route to the Asiatic station. The gunboat Bennington has arrived at Lisbon, twelve days from Sandy Hook. Further Information. How He Worked Pennsylvania State Oficials—Am Engraving Company Out of Pocket Through Him. ‘Whitman Dunbar, the alleged fraudulent Publisher and compiler, was arraigned yes- terday before Judge Butler in the United States court at Philadelphia, and remanded to jail in default of ball. With his attor- neys, he came before Judge Butler to have his bail reduced. Post Office Inspectors King and Arrington, who have worked up the case against Dunbar, took the stand and sought to have the bail increased. It was accordingly raised from $1,500 to $2,000. It is understood that he is making vigorous efforts to secure bail. If the bond is not furnished he will be brought to Washing- ton, as the offenses charged against Dunbar were committed here. Yesterday Inspector King brought to light another of the schemes for which Mr. Dun- bar has grown notorious. He sent letters to all the members of the Pennsylvania state senate, assembly, judiclary, state com- missions, county and city officials, request- ing them to send a photograph from which @ copper plate engraving could be made to accompany thelr biographical sketch to be printed in the Pennsylvania cfficial state story, and to pay $16.7, the cost, as the letters said, of the copper plate. Dunbar in this sceme, it is sald, must have counted his victims by the nundred. ‘The cuts cost him about #2.00 aplece. There was a good profit on them. ‘The state his- tory has not been published. This morning Postmaster General Bissell received a letter from H. A. Jackson, vice resident and general manager of the Photo Engraving Company of New York, stating that in 1889 W. Dunbar and Company of Washington had secured $144 worth of cuts from that company, and had made a de- posit of $0. The balance had never been paid. The letter stated that Dunbar had sold’ these cuts at increased ri Mr. Jackson said that he had positive knowl- edge that several other engraving concerns had been swindled by Dunbar in the same way. The letter was referred to Inspector ptabar began operations in Washington in February, 1889, About nine years ago he operated in’ Buffalo, N.¥., and cemained there about two years, at the corner of Seneca and Main streets. He was then en- gaged in publishing hotel directories. After leaving Buffalo he went to Chicago, and did business in the Rookery building, corner La Salle and Adams streets. He also did business at No. 161 La Salle street. He fail- ed there and came to Washington. While here his corresponding clerk was H. A. Kearney, who had been in Dunbar’s em- ploy since Apfil, 18%. Miss Fallen and Miss Altimus were also employed with him. From November, 1889, to March, 1890, he was absent. He secured the services of Mr. Kearney at San Francisco while he (Dun- bar) was visiting comms les. It is likely that some other of his schemes will be unearthed. ee THE NATIONAL BANK BILL, It Yet Reached im the Senate. The Senate has adjourned until Monday. After the report of The Star closed yester- Ne Vote day a vote was taken on the Allen amend- | ment to the national bank bill and it was | defeated by a vote of 11 ayes to 39 nays. The next question was on the amendment of- fered by Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) for the redemp- tion at the face value and accrued interest of such 2 per cent bonds as may be pre-j| sented for redemption and to issue greenbacks to pay for them. The amend- ment was opposed by Mr. McPherson «XN. J) and by Mr. Sherman (bio). The | latter characterized it (as he had done the other day) as an unbusiness-like tranaac- tion. The government of the United States could not now increase its demand labili- ties. It would be unsafe to do it. He would rather vote for the redemption of the 4 per cent bonds—a proposition which would be also wrong in principle. ‘The very iact that the government was increasing its Mabilities by the purchase of silver bullion had caused the disturbance in London, on account of the fear (at one time the an- nouncement) that the certificates would be paid in silver. ‘That had caused distrust and doubt as to the purpose of the gov- ernment to maintain all its money at the standard value. Such a proposition would shake the foundations of the government's credit. Nobody doubted that the gover ment was strong, rich, powerful, and able to maintain every dollar of its money and pay in gold and silver coin, but it was not ble to assume new obligations now. What manufacturer, what banker, what citizen would now assume new obligations? Debts were perilous now. Mr. Cockrell replied to Mr. Sherman and advocated the amendment. He argued that there was no difference in the government's liability between greenbacks and national bank notes, because the holder of national bank notes could demand greenbacks ror them, and could then demand gold for the greenbacks. It was a case of tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee. ‘The question before the Senate was whether the necessary increase of currency should be made by the govern- ment or should be percolated through the national banks. ‘Mr. Hawley (Conn.) asked Mr. Cockrell, sarcastically, why should he stop at the re- demption of the 25,000,000 of 2 per cent bond: why not apply the same principle to the whole national debt and issue greenbacks in payment? Mr. Cockrell—That question 1s not here now. It is not involved in this proposi- tion. Mr, Hawley—It ts, right here. It is obvious—said Mr. Voorhees—that we cannot get a vote on the bill tonight. I hope we can—Mr. Morrill interposed. “I think it {s Impossible,” said Mr. Voor- hees, ‘and I am told by Senators around me that {t 1s impossible. The air is very close and heavy, and I rose to suggest an executive session.” ‘The Senate thereupon proceeded to exes tive business—first allowing Mr. Butler (S. C.) to offer an amendment to the bank bill, repealing the 10 per cent tax on the notes of state banks. At 4:30 p.m. the Senate ad- Journed till Monday. Se THE PRESIDENT AT WORK. He is Attending to Public Business at His Summer Home. The President 1s attending to ell neces- sary public business in the temporary ex- ecutive mansion at Buzzard'’s Bay, prac- tically the same as he would do in Waeh- ington, with the material sifference that he is now almost entirely exempt from inter- ruption by official, as well as other less desirable classes of visitors. It Js said that he is not working hard, but that ke ts not neglecting anything that he thinks necds his immediate attention. Acts of Congress and all other documents requiring his sig- nature are matled to him teom -he White House as soon as received. While at his summer home the Presi- dent will give some attenzion to filing offices and new nominations nay be ex- ted at any time. He will urn to Vashington about September i, at least that was his attention when he went away. ° Currency Certificate Regulation. Secretary Gresham has approved the sug- gestion of the Treasury Department that consular regulations relating to currency certificates, as amended by executive order of August 11, 1891, be restored to full force and the fee charged for such certificates be abolished. Consular officers have been in- structed ‘accordingly. The object of this action is to secure greater accuracy in the statistics regarding imports into the United States. Ee Mr. Wynne Has Resign: Secretary Carlisle has accepted the res- ignation of Mr. Robert A. Wynne as spe- cial employe of the Treasury Department, in which capacity he has acted since the change of administration. Mr. Wynne was private secretary to Secretary Charles Fos- ter. It is understood that he will resume his duties as a newspaper correspondent. | { gentleman's position was that uni Those Who Spoke in the House Today. MESSRS. McCREARY AND CATCHINGS Both Came From the South and Represent Silver States. THE ARGUMENTS USED. THE HOUSE. ‘There was not a very large audience in attendance upon the debate on the silver Question in the House this morning, but it Was an interested audience, owing to the prominence of the speakers. Gov. Mc- Creary of Kentucky opened the debate, and advocated the immediate repeal of the Sherman act. His remarks were listened to with considerable interest by the House as voicing the sentiment of a community which might be considered conservative on this question. Mr. Catchings of Mississippi followed him, and held the attention of the House during his entire speech. Representing a south- ern agricultural fepr ima ® supposed to be very partial to silver, ir. Catchings” advocacy of the repeal of ‘the Sherman act attracted considerable attention. The friends of repeal take considerable comfort in the ald and enco are receiving from southern members. There will a night session of the House this evening, at which four members are billed for speeches on the silver question. ‘They are Curtis of Kansas, Brookshire of Indiana, Champ Clark of Missouri and Mc- Laurin of South Carolina. The silver debate was resumed immedi- ately after the reading of the journal, and Mr. McCreary (Ky.) took the floor in ad- vocacy of e repeaP of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. An extraordin- ary financial situation, he said, had tnduced the President to convene Con; in extra- ordinary session. It mattered not how gen- tlemen eee differ in opinion as to what had brought on the trouble which now ex- isted. They all agreed that the trouble was widespread, far-reaching and full of peril to the whole country. They agreed also that it was their duty as Representatives 8, find a remedy. as be that the erman act, so Was the e cause of the trouble. or It might be that the fluctuation of silver in Europe, the shrinkage of values in many ‘ts of the world, the failure of the Bur- ix Bros., had helped to bring about the gerious monetary condition which now ex- isted. He had voted st the of the Sherman act. failure and a colossal curse. The purchas. ing clause of the bill should be immediately it act = repealed. It should be repealed uncondi- tionally. Let the free coli bill stand on its merits, “He was not in favor of holding the Sherman act as a hostage for the free coinage of silver. He was heartily in favor of the ‘Wilson bill. Let the purchasing clause be repealed and then other legisla. tion could follow. If a man’s house was on fire he would not stop to decide whether he would use the cistern water to extin- Suish it or wait to call upon the fire de- iment. He would hasten to extinguish he flames. Let Congress repeal the pur- chasing c! and then enact other legis. lation. The Wilson bill did not demons. | tize silver or strike down the double stand- McCreary) was here as a friend of silver and not as its enemy. He was in favor of international bimet- ailism. He was in favor of the repeal of the Sherman act, because such action Would be the best thing that could be done to help on an international agreement. To- day England hoped that the United States Would adopt a free coinage bill and would come to a silver basis, because then she Would, get our $850,000,000 of gold. The United States could not afford to adopt a free coinage policy now. No country alone could maintain such a coinage. The only Path to free coinage was through inter- national agreement and the only. way to Teach that path was to repeal the pur- chasing clause of the Sherman act. As @ bimetallist he did not wish to see this coun- try relegated to a silver basi: Mr. Bland (Mo.) inquired whether the every European nation was in favor of silver he Would be in favor of a single gold standard. Mr. McCreary replied that the gentleman had misapprehended his position. He was today as much in favor of silver as was the gentleman from Missouri, and he was in favor of traveling over the only road which led to the free coinage of gold and the free coinage of silver. Mr. Bland inguired why the international monetary conference shad postponed its meeting from May until November. Mr. McCreary replied that it had been Postponed in order to allow the policy of imetallism to grow in England. It had been postponed in the interest of bimet- allism. Mr. Bland made another inquiry, and that was whether the gentleman had said that the meeting of the conference had been postponed for the purpose of de- monetizing silver in this country. Mr. McCreary—I decline to yield to the gentleman if he insists on misrepresenting my position. I have already stated that the postponement was in the interest of bimetalliam. Continuing his speech, Mr. McCreary ex- pressed hia regret that the ques:im of a change of ratio between gold and silver had been Injected into this discussion. He ad no sympathy with those who now de- sired to change the ratio from 16 to 1 to 20 to 1. To change the ratio would be to strike down and destroy every prospect cf international agreement. To chance the Fatlo would be to discredit every dollar cf silver.in the United States. The first duty of Congress was to act without delay, repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act; the second duty was to let free coinage alone for the present: its third duty was to stand by a patriotic President in his efforts to advance the prosperity of the people and the welfare of the nation. Representative Catchings. Mr. Catchings (Miss.) said that he would vote for the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, and he would vote against any proposition dl- rectly or indirectly looking to the free coin- age of silver in this country at this time, at any ratio that could be suggested. He had come to this determination after care- ful consideration and after a careful study of the Chicago platform. It had been sald that no democrat could vote against free oinage. He was a democrat. His dem- Ocracy was as good as that of any man on this floor, and he would not allow any man to challenge or question it. He stood by every plank of the Chicago platform; but that platform now here demanded the free coinage of silver at this time. He re- viewed the silver legislation of the country, and expressed his opinion that the act of 1873, miscalled a demonetization act, had not demonetized one dollar of silver in the whole globe. If we threw our mints open to the free coinage of silver would not the experience of India be repeated in this country, and would not there be repeated here a fall in the value of the silver dollar? United States was the greatest nation on the face of the globe and contained the proudest people. Every man who took a silver dollar today knew that this great and proud people did not intend to have it depreciated in value. Every man who took a silver dollar knew that it would be redeemed even if the government had to issue bonds to draw gold from other coun- tries. The sliver dollars were obligations of the vernment, just as were the greenbacks. Phe reason that the world did mot take ail: ver was that the world did not want It, ex- cept in limited quantities. He was in favor of the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, beause it woul store confidence. He would go further and say that it would restore confidence and unlock the money that had been hoarded up. To the Sherman act he at- tributed the present depression. He did not believe that the failure of the Baring Brothers was responsible for the nic in this country. There was no panic in Englan which would naturally be the first affected. He did not belleve that the | panic was attributable to the failure of Australian banks. There was no panic in Australia or Great Britain, He therefore disregarded both these events as being the cause of the situation in which the United States found itself. He contended that it was absolutly im- possible for this country single-handed and alone to drag down the price of gold and enhance the price of sliver. ement which they | AB A Proposition to Increase ¢ men, headed by Mr. J. W. arguments before Assistant Secretary Cur- tis at the Treasury Department today to secure a modification of department regu- lations concerning the wrapping of cotton bales. They claim that existing regulations are too severe on them and are diverting all their business to the railroad lines. Sena’ he | tend to re-| Leaders in the Senate. How a Test Vote Cam Be Secured Without Bringing Up the Ques- tion of Unconditional Repeal. ‘The plan which has been devised by the democratic leaders in the Senate who are opposed to the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law is regarded as one of the most ingenious examples of parliamentary tactics which has been exhibited in that body. It is one that will permit the ail- ver men to make a test of their strength without the risk of a vote on the repeal bill. The program appears to have been very skillfully contrived and carried out, up to the present stage, with great fore- thought and accuracy. The bill to permit banks to issue currency to the full face value of the bonds deposited in the treasury is one which is favored by the anti-silver men and une which would hardly expect to have pressed to the front by the silver advocates. Therefore, they saw no objection whatever to the prompt report of the measure from the com- mittee on finance and no danger in its get- ting on the calendar of the Senate before the repeal bill was reported. ‘They are gratified moreover by the action of the finance committee in reporting a bili for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, with the attachment of what appears to be merely an empty declaration in favor of bimetallism. There appears, however, to | be a deeper depth than that to which they have penetrated. The silver men are said | to have a pledge from members of the finance committee that the banking iil first reported shall be disposed of before the repeal bill is taken up for consideration. This opens the way to the development of a situation not apparent at first glance. What May Happen. In the first place a great deal of time may be consumed in the ctscussion of the bank bill, and in the recond place, that bill is subject to amendments ty As has been stated in The Siar, the s'lver men expect this bill to be amended in such @ way as to develop it into a proad and general financial measure. With silver out| finding her guilty. If they did not believe of the question the ameniments likely to ‘other be adopted are such as will either meet with the approval of the anti-silver men or not be violently opposed by them. If no silver amendment is attached tc the bill, it ts likely to come out of the Se shape not to excite the antagon:sm of the administration forces, to pase the House. But it is mnderstood to | be a part of the plan of the silver men to have an amendment offered providing for the free coinage of silver at @ ratio of 20/ to 1, or for any other silver proposition | which may develop the greatest strength tn the House. jefinitely. pate in a and it will be spt To Get a Test Vote. On this amendment the silver men in the | Senate can get a test vote without involv- ing the consideration of the Sherman re- peal bill. If the amendment is carried, it Aisposes of the repeal bill in itself, and they are confident that this composite financial measure, silver and all, could be got through the House. if the silver men, how- ever, prove not to be strong enough to t this amendment the Sherman. law | win ttt be ‘on the statute books, and, ty ting, © <vote.op.it, they can keep it In the meanwhile-the calculations are that the bank bill as q measure of relief will become a law. This would relieve the sit- uation from one point of view and leave the silver question just where it is. In other words. they propose either to adopt such silver legislation as they are willing should take the place of the Sherman law in the form of an amendment to the bank bill, or else to preserve the Sherman law itself. By this plan they avoid the danger, should they be in the minority, of being | defeated in Propose to get their test vote before the repeal bill 1s up for consideration. vote on the repeal bill. They posal ait os PRINTING OFFICE BUILDING. Revive the Appropriation Approved by the Last Congress. Repgesentative Richardson of Tennessee, who was chairman of the House committee on printing in the last Congress and who takes a keen interest in the matter of pro- ling safe quarters for the employes of the vernment printing office, said to a Star reporter today that he intends to introduce @ resolution in the House as soon as the committees are appointed maki the appropriation heretofore purchase of a site for a new bi ding. It will be remembered that Congress has made an appropriation of $230,000 for this purpose, but the appropriation was sus- ded ‘by @ resolution originating in the hate, pending further action ‘n the selec- tion of a site. It is urged that the present is a good time to buy a site ani that at all cvents, a site having been agreed upon by the House some acti the direction of getting a new structure under way. lon should be taken in ——___- -e---____ HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. Mem- bership to Seventeen. The House committee on rules has pre- Pared a resolution, which will be offered at & convenient opportunity, fixing the number of the committees to be appoluted by the Speaker and the number cf members on each committee, It is understood that the District com- mittee membership is increased by the ad- dition of two, which will form, therefore, a committee of seventeen members. If all of the members of the committee in the last Congress who are re-elected to this Con- gress should be appointed it will leave five vacancies to be filled by the selection of new men, and there 1s still 1 scramble for these vacancies by members who consider the District committee a desirable one. Lightning Strikes Again. Mr. Ben F. Harrah of Illinois has been appointed chief of division, third auditor's ice. This is Mr. Harrah's second 8p e pointmen of this kind. He declined first. —E Mississippi Steamboat Men. A Committee of Mississippi steamboat ryant, made © Sherman on Congress’ Work. Samuel G. Ritchie, a capitalist of Akron, Ohio, largely interested in the copper and nickel mines in Canada. an ardent promoter of Canadian reciprocity, has received the following personal letter from Senator John Sherman: J. Ritchie: My Deer Sir: Yours of the 14th is re- ceived, and has been read with pleasure. T| believe that Congress is addressing itself to provide a cure for our present financial aiMculties, but this cannot be hastened in a body composed of 40 Senators and mem- bers. In the meantime events are relieving us slowly but surely. The incoming gold. | the large increase of our paper money. and | confidence in our ability to maintain the bi- metallic standard of silver and gold at a parity are helping to relieve our financial situation. I do not intend to be in a hurry in expressing my opinions on the best mode of relief, for I think {t 1s better to move slowly and to sry Mttle until something effective may be done. It 1s a great mistake to suppose that Con- gress 1s indiffefent to the wants of our People. There 1s an honest difference of opinion among the people with respect to the best remedy. and there is a growing feeling that all that is needed {s an increase of currency of the national banks and the | suspension of further purchases of silver bullion. The latter T do not regan as im. portant except to dissipate the fears of the capitalists that we are coming to the single silver standard, which means a large con. traction of the currency and a separation from the standard recognized by all com: mercial nations. Very sruly yours, 01 they | minds all considerations of pity for or around the tol twice every day | mand work or bread. The plan, | did not meet with the approval of the labor | 000,000 ana Judge Abbett’s Charge in the Shann | e"*,8!*° Murder Case. IMPORTANT POINTS 0 CONSIDER The Most Heinous Crime in New Jersey's History. LAYING DOWN THE Law. TRENTON, N.J., Aug. 19.—Judge Abbett charged the jury in the Shann murder trial at 9 o'clock this morning. He said the question was whether or not Mrs. Shann was guilty of administering to her yon mer- curial poison, which produced bis death on or about the 18th of April last. ‘The court, on the request of counsel for the defense, charged twenty-five points laid down as legal propositions to govern the action of the jury, and refused to charge points upon other requests, on the ground that they sought to confine the jury's de- \berations to the consideration of only parts of the evidence, or were questions of fact for the jury to consider. The jury were to eliminate from their prejudice against the prisoner. The fact that the crime committed was the most heinous in the annals of the state should have no weight in thelr deliberations. The only question was the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. ‘The court reviewed the testimony in the case, setting forth clearly what Deen proven in it, and what had not been estab- lished. Coming down to the story of Mrs. Shaun about the disembowelment of her son,Judge Abbett said that it was true that the pris- oner made no outcry. If that occurrence was real, and if the Jury believed it to be true, they would hesitate & time before that story to be true, but on the hand concluded that it had been concocted to falsity, the circumstances of the case, en the would take consideration whether it wan not additonal evidsnse of ue truth =. ad of murder, and of e prisoner's guilt. The court stated with great elaboration Aad | the law im the case to which the were | Doin to apply their conclusions and next again murder and its several degrees. If the ing f oner committed this murder with mercu- | 4 Sed eee ee ee ee ‘measure and premeditated they might er in the second degree. Xe the victim's death was negli Or gross curelessness Part of the prisoner, who was his they might find a verdict for ‘The court de! lating ‘to reasonable doubt referred wriefy | siguy fas to the jury's responsibility dice. oa jc They retired at 9: 5 The jury will be locked up untll Monday or not, the court decid! ceive the verdict sooner. because afternoon fs a legal holiday. —_—— CARTER HARRISON'S PLAN. ! Fe f fi | He Would Pay Out the Silver Dollars im the Treasury. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—“If I were President | for thirty days I would give confidence to the business community and give work to the unemployed,” said Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chicago, when asked to express an opinion on the present financial sit- uation. low would you do it?" aEby i & now lying useless in the treasury in cir- culation. What is the trouble now? Scar- locked up in safety it vaults by tim people. I would not issue single notes, | or some time during the Jeliveraace of his but I would pay all national debts in silver | silver speech. Dr. Everett is nothing if not choice im the selection of his language. He is « pol- ished man, an erudite scholar and hee the ‘2 English at his tongue's end. Everett had heard somebody use the and in that way bring the stringency to « sudden termination. “Silver cannot be hoarded. It is too bulky. Gold and notes can, and if $143,00,- 000 in silver were turned into the markets | queen’ money would soon be tiful. They talk of silver being an undesirable money, yet | who today will refuse to take silver dol- | lars? Let the national government pay all | ably stored it up in his sind its debts in silver dollars now stored away. A man who received 500 ‘cartwheel’ coins would not put them in a safety vault, and he wouid not lug them about on his person. self He would pay his debts and bank the rest. | expression: ‘ac. The banker, having currency, would ac- commodate ‘his customers and then the wheels of commerce would revolve again.” | absol 4 ‘in legislat ote ist fectly ‘possible for by judicious questions ‘well selected interruptions to deposit A Surprise im the Case of the Actor ® <®vity,, Charged With Murder. as he SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.—Evidence for | &@ hole.” aati EVIDENCE FOR CURTIS. the defence in the Curtis murder trial yes- terday was a surprise to the prosecution. Two new witnesses appeared and swore that Curtis was at Berkeley with a large | % sum of money early on the eveaing of . acl ot Ee at Approved by the President. Grant's death. This tended to cor the Aefence’s theory that Curtis had been ‘ond the third man who robbed him Office | resolution Grant and ran away. Mrs. Curtis swore testified as to Curtis" omen swore that they saw a third man | the first session of the Fifty-third Congress. * — pzard’s Tun past them after the shoo ‘The case was continued until — eee, THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, Little Known Here of the Threatened Invasion. LJ But little is known in this city of the re- Ported onslaught of the army of unem- | nigh’ his home in Connecticut. yf itant’ Secretary. Hamlin hes been less is known of the plan of warfare adopt- | called to Boston on political business, ee it ed by this army, to be put into effect after’ _—. Grant Parish will sal! for Europe on ber 21. After a visit to London he to Paris and thence to Rome, after he will make an extended tour eleng there was little foundation for the story. | the Mediterranean coast. He will return Commissioner Wright said, however, that | about Christmas. ployed upon the nation’s capital. Even they get here. At the bureau of labor today « Star re- Porter was told that so far as they knew which 2 the matter would not Y come within the province of this bureau. The bureau ‘Orlea! take @ position deals solely with facts and inferences to be 4 eon ‘2 Bro. ae r ot then drawn therefrom, while anything seid by artist material departmen: them with reference to this present matter | DSS teen with Geo Rynesl, tr. of would be mere conjecture. jecture, it is thought, might injure the value of ‘the | for the —_. facts gathered by the officials of the labor this city have made the statement that of this plan of the unemployed work: rominent member of the local assembly, of L., says that it was nally plan- | Red to gather anywhere from 50.0% to $00,-| gone 0 men, and by means of demonstration to needy classes. He thinks, however, that the movement was not put on foot by the tation of cranks, sociglists and who are taking advantage of the t | uncertain condition to stir up it is said that the first Droposition was assemble a t crowd of 33 nizations of the country. They are very much interested in the resolution introduced by Senator Chandler SP Se pak? eet cts fee ee of the public improvements ized wy Ee. but Wtorog — not yet been begun. estimat between $%4,- $80,000,000 have been ~~ for public improvements, and ex. penditure of this sum were commenced that it would furnish employment for at least a employed work- large of tt ingmen of the country,” Harvey was arrested tn Chleago Th ight on the charge of a f | | Fez § els ull HH HH Af | 4 i ! fi f i i | i Hf gi | 1 | a! ti ill F H = 5 i i Hy s 5 it gg g é iy 3 i & ii # 5 Ht if H] § i g i i 3 I Seeze a 385 Bag) é Lf ‘of the corps ihe right to f i _————o-————— PUT IN A HOLE. “I would put the 143,000,000 of silver dollars] The Way Representative Translated the Expression. Representative Everett of Aassacnusette, city of currency, and yet the government | the son of the famous M4ward Dverett, = on issuing a ~g Ky that ca | held the attention of the House yesterday fy i i; : H S st Behr EF ited in a cavity” was as come to express being “put commemoration of the one-hundredth went. she her husband | versary of the laying of the corner stone $200 before he left her. “She swore her | the United States Capitol, Septeraber 18, 1883, husband never owned the pistol found near | and the dead man. Many prominent persons | appropriation for the payment of session 4 ‘iiliiam Hoynes of the University bureau. aes yy Tang wad — South yoo LS -known labor leaders of | was in the city last evening on a ie citer hve mon 3 oe) "r LE, Hungerford and George W. Smith= they have been for some time son have gone to the world’s fair. this § om a Rear Admiral Stevens is visiting his of the west. Mr. Herman J. Schultels, «| nephew, L. R. Hamersicy, at Bemon N.S yn and John Brennan heve ‘to camp in the mountains of Virgiuia. presi tee Government Receipts Today. from internal revenue te. | Federation of Labor, but through the agi- | aay were $7852, from customs, SU3c%, med eseeds Stitt 4 Bank Note Circulation. cant ths total baalt ote circulation tsdeette un yenl bank note cl ay te se eh eG ‘Treasery Department Changes. ~Appotnted—Prentiss C. Dodge, Vermont, tor the Seen | immigrant. inspector: ‘Wm. E. McCarthy,