Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1893, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAIL Y, EXCEPT UNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, M101 Penrsyivania Avenue, corzer 11th 3t., br The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & HO KAUFPMANN, Pres’ < Yew York Oiica, 88 Potter Bailing Jae Freres Stan is corvet to carriers, on their own wscount, at 1eonte par werk. or 4ée. bor mouth. Copier af fee sees Senteeach: tigen horn in the United States oF Gracia postace “cents par oath aSFam SLO0per years abscrihars fn the Y@le@at Washington, D. C., as jassiwiil mtter. | a Che Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20,655. WASHINGTON. D: C, SATURDAY. AUGUST 19, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICE _ SPECIAL NOTICES. CONTINUES To P CONTINUES TO PROSPER. UNTIAUES TO PROSP Not even the financial stringency af- fects Chariton Heights, It continues to prosper Parties desiring to invest . small sums safely are giadly availing themselves of the exceptionally low terms fur building lots and houses at Chariton Heights. Lots, $5 down and $5 per mo. Honses, $100 down and $25 ber mo.—only rent. Free transportation upon request. saS. FE. WAUGH, Agent, bio F st. o . You 60 a S52 the comforts, $2 features of lome c+ 12H st, near 14th E-LEWIS T. BRIDWELL HAV- he 17th inst. made an assignment of fects to the undersigned, all ebted to bim are and “all creditors will wwe send verified bills va. Co SCRIBNER. ‘The Temple, 423 4 st. nw. THE BEST PLACE. Tn these times of FINANCIAL DISTURBANCE the 1 © to pat yonr money is the PER- PETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The assets are $1,102,830.99. The undivided profits now amount to $08,350.90. It bas been established twelve yearn Tt never stope taking in money. It never stops paying out money. It never stops making advances. Gur profits are now more than $7,000 per month. Tt is now paying 12 per cent per annum on ma- turing shares. It ts now etal parmey It pays 5 per cent per anncm om shares with- @rawn before maturing. ‘One member has paid $50 per month for 100 Months $5,000. He now recetves $7,500, or $2,500 Drofit in 8 You may do the same providing you have the money. If you ennnot pay om so many then take & less number of shares. Ye are taking in special parments every day at 6 per cent per annum. You may come and join any time. Exersthing of ours ts secured by first deeds of trust on gual real estate in the elty of Wasbing- ton. OBice, 508 11th st. ©._€. DUNCANSON, President. LEWIS ARRATAM, Vice President. FRANCIS G. SAXTON, Treasurer. JOHN COOK, Secretary. ‘ Son 11th st. CHAS. F. BENJAMIN, Attorney, Ttoom 70, Corcoran bidg. A. X. MEEKER, ying 6 per cent per annum om spe 207 3a at. «”* UNITED STATES * DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS, GOS Tith st._u.w., opp. “Boston House." Worn Clothing Cleaned aud Dyed to Look New.al5 autl-se ®. LE—DO NOT OVE! We are Styles of our finest RIGHT PLANOS at tw a good piano. Easy terms. THE PLANO EXCHA: 10 ‘The Leading Piano House. WA LYON HAS REMOVED HIS DENTAL fice from L244 G st to 732 Lith st. mw. jyS2-lim* beg to anpounce that we will certiied checks and certitl- on any bank to ndise, G._ iT, 1$98.—SPECTAL arned’ not to uegotiate twe certain potes made by Huge Worch dated aver 1, 1 for the sum of $500, and a dh n property known as. Washington, D. C., as mistatd o LARNER, 2... ven lost ‘JOHN B. Attorney for William Reading. Adi sald notes bave by “HEAVY-WE | to trast yourself on the popalar leht ‘s? If so cal in-and take a look at our Intest lon: strong ight rider over any roads, lete, with tools, 38 We GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., 1325 Lith st. mw. A NEW AUCTION Fir. THOMAS DOWLING. vf. LATIMER, F. W. Down & CO, ‘The largest and bes’ equipped auction house in the country. lepartments, one of them espe- ted to the sale of works of of ¢ ‘tion. A specially ‘de the sale of Complete in % 12 PER ‘Suite without teaerve. Ail Men's, Boys’ Children’s Trousers without Excepting Black Clay, Worsteds and Black Cloths. EISEMAN BROS., YING CORN SEU. 8. CAPITOL. For equipn ‘Masons, Odd Feliows anf all other organizations zo to BEODTs, 419 in iring done at short notice Tie pe of printing. Best of = Lawest prices for same quality T furnish. “Punctuality enforced. BiRON S "ADAMS. PRINTER, Telephone ss. (an) ORE Lith atm HOT WEATHER COMFORT. Hal's SUMMER SHIRTS to order. Come quick, a0 thes are going rapidly. Sree Factory, 908 F st, NOTHING BETTER As a Summer beverage thaa PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Eqnal to imported. Aak for tt at your Grocer’s, Drugwist’s or Restaurant (order from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER, nirnishied Metzerott WASH- ten minutes fo Batt! tery, liver Spriags and Takoma Care leave Silver Soringy and Takoma Park exery ten minutes for the c wot nights. pai evenine ride thhowe sul-lm 20S. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. DIAMOND SETTING A opecialty of our Factory. RK HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, = Cor, 7th and Daw. NTER AND PUBLISHER, and Job printing. Tow 1Ts E st. n. MANTELS, 3, FENDERS GRATES, irom Fixtures, &. Tiles, Stained Glass, Mosaics, Mazbies er@eir JH CORNING. Tile Shop, 520 Lith st. HL MeQUEES. | ABOUT CARDS AND ENGRAVING. This is headquarters for all Kinds and sizes of Blank Cards and Card ving, also Wedding Invitations and other an- Boanceneat which require skill and. good taste. Lowest EASTON & REPP, Popular Stationers, LITH ST. Just above the avenue), anl® FOR LEASE- NEW +STORY BRICK BUILDING, This apd 16 sts ow team beat, elevator and el igh aulvge ‘OScaie We WHITE, 080 F stn CAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY. AMEE SPCUnITE AND TRUST COMPANY. Capital (paid in). ‘Surplus. 88.808 aed j DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY, ‘—with this comp:ny’ rerest avers fpen daily balances. Such| deposits are subject to! ‘your check without notice, | DIRECTORS: _— itton, A. T. =e Blocint. Henry ¥. Saaewe join z Stone YOUR VALUA.| Browns. 3 wile | Boveridie, Mt We fe and fre in| Coxtes. Wititam M. furance pa and) Tr Chas. CG. Other valuable, papers overt in one of our Bre and| burgiar- proof ssf. boxes, where they willl jasges sate and Jot access: i. Hoary Wise Vie at any time. You| Herrell. John, control the key ® jutchinson, John N. Upper year, juke, Joke's, to size. John. INVEST YOUR MONEY ‘These yield the p: chaser full6 percent re Thom a. W- Scnum, and are ‘ome, Secured by Sree mort| Warder. kage on real estate| Willard, Henry A. Within the city imits.| Wright, These notes are forsale) at par and secumulated| interest BANK, i405 G st, STORAGE, 1140 15th st. ‘OFYICERS. ©. J. BELL. & J. W. WHEELS: @ Jo) a alt OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE GROCERY TRADE generally are hereby informed that we bave moved from 204 Uth st. uw. to 922 Louisiana ave, u.w., where we will carry a complete line of Fork products, both fresh and cured, Sai Lelognas, &c., our own make, fresh every day, At lowest prices. Give us a call and be con ult HILLMAN & CO. BRANDIED PEACHES. BRANDIED PEACHES. RESDIED PEACHES. tin! Ain't they gue We bave ariel and racy 2+ copectaiy® fore putclng” up ndied “Peaches, which we olfer for $3.50 per gal. ‘Onier Kt by ‘mail oF ‘phone. TOKALON WINE COMPANY, TORALON WINE COMPANY. _614 14th ste (QUID) Teleptione 998. ‘The weather tomorrow is lize'y to be fair and warmer: If you read it io our ad It's 00, WE ARE NOT ALARMISTS, WE ARE NoT ALARMISTS, <but we believe it best to tell the wun at all The Shandweiting on the wail” is easily decapherable. “Antictpar fidn ona “perparation are tach better tian wee nash. ing of teeth” after the trouble io don’t build unless you see Taz, Seg, t2 meet Fear, obliga. tons. Keep out, of debt. Pay cash, and spend it where it wi £0 farthest. All Lonest Iumber dealers will acknowledze that our are west. We are keeping below ‘all others’ lowest prices, and {t'yoa want bottom agures it wil be necessary to get our bid. for the lumber. How about molding at 40c. per 100 feet? LIRBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, WASHINGTON, D. C.. AUGUST 18, 1895.—NO- ice fe terehy given that the partnership hereto- fore existing under the firm name of W. M. Shuster & Sous ts dissolved. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS. ‘The firm of W. M. Sbuxter & Sous having been dissolved. notice ix hereby given that the bust- ness wili be continued . M. Shuster, who assumes all debts und Habilities of the late firm, and to whom all accounts due it must be paid. Husiness will be conducted at the old stand, 910 Penna. ave. (avl9-at*) — W. M. SHUSTER, To THE PUBLIC.—MY BROTHER, HENRY RAFF, who is ‘unately confined in am insane asy” Jum, bas been made the subject of am unneces- sary publication on the part of his wife, and she has written a letter to the Commissioners, -in which she claims that abe is too poor to pay for the bourd of her husband; thet she wishes the pension to which be Is entitled as a member of the police board paid to her, and that she has to maintain her two children. It is very. painful to controvert these statements, but a duty to the absent compels us to do so. His wife owns = handsome piece of property, worth at least ‘$5,000. bas no children to our knowledge, and 1s, therefore, abundantly able to take care of het through whose means she is thus able ul ought not. under any clrenmstances, nf Keeplug ber busband as a pauper ia & government lastitation, for if so, he would natur- ally be cered for a¢ a pauper, and pot recelve the kindness and attention to which his position and her Income entitles him to. it MRS. right tm Warder. a ANCIAL SITUATION {should not prevent you from having @ fatertor in fhe new house. Handsome nants and tiled freplaces improve a room wonder fully and if done by me need not be expen- sive. It ts a pleasure to see my stock e if you do not wish to purchase.” ss M. ROCHE, ° Mantels and Tiles, 716 18th st. nw. I DESIRE TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND THR public in geueral that I bave accepted the post- flee Gf general manager of cae of ‘the Say bsst fe insurance companies in the world. Our bonds can’t be bent, PERCY S$. General Manaver District MARYLAND LIFE INSURA’ ‘Lawrence Washington. D.C. (Formerly with B. H. Warner & Co.) T have been associated with Mr. P. S. Foster In business for several vears and take great ure in commending him for the public favor and patronage. BRAINARD H. WARNEY ft AINS TOP _OF Wonder of ‘won t ant9 August 19, 1898. SEE THAT BIG LIST OF RARG. first column, page 16, today. Tris TRUE. YES, IT IS TRVE. —It Is true that we have cut the price of the entire stock of Summer ‘Trouserings TO $6.50 TO ORDER. They were $5, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14 and 315, and, having less than a hundred patterns left, desire = close them out before opening up the FALL AND WINTER WOOLENS. Some of these weights are equally suitable for fall. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Tailor, Cor. 12th and F sts. nw. aug GET INTO WORKING TRIM, No office Is iu thorough (best) Working order ‘unless it contains one or wore “Edison's “Commercial” Phonugraphs and " one oF mere Deusmore” “Typewriters. They © the correspondence fly! No matter how beavy your mail f enild’s. it lay. Work: m to your ofice now, while it ts dull end you have the time to perfect yourself in dicta- tien, &e., ve dout When autumn arrives. Drop us = line and we will mail coushifatdtitey A PHONOGRAPH CO.. 627 E ED. EASTON, Pres. au FOK AUTUMN HOUSE WORK, — Every home should have a TOOL CHEST. A "tight" door, a lowe binge, and little things of that sort shouldn't require the services of carpenter. We fit out Tool Chests with just the tools to suit your particular oveds. You make the selection and we name the price for the lot. We have Chests diled from $8 up. BARBER & ROSS, cor. 11th and G sts. will become mere You ought ta aw, R. F. CROMELIN, Sec. auld Steam Heating Bids. Bids have been opened at the Treasury Department for steam heating apparatus for the Butler building in this city. as fol. | lows: Chafer and_ Becker, Cincinnati, $3,673; | Zellars and Company’ of this ety, $3900: John Lyons of this city, $3,993; Pettit_and Dripps ‘of this city, $3,713; Blake and Will- iams of this city, $3,679; Grook, Harner and | Company of Baltimore, $4,494; "J. F. Dalton | of Chicago, $5,500; S. F. Pope and Company POSTSCRIPT A FATAL CRASH. A Workman Killed Under Falling Debris. A little before 4 o'clock this afternoon some of the stone work on the addition to the Richmond and Danville building, cor- ner of 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue, fell. A workman was buried under the de- bris and killed. The stone coping on the top of the new portion of the building fell. It appears not to have been secured in place. The man who was killed was struck by the falling stone and his head was crusmhed. The name of the man was Alexander Milner, a stone setter, about forty-five years of age. He lived at Eckinkton. The men had just quit work and were about to leave for the day when Milner stepped on one of the projecting stones which had just been laid, but the mortar under which had not set. His weight overbalanced the stone and It fell, carrying Milner with it. He was in- stantly killed. The accident caused great excitement and a large crowd soon gathered UBLICANS, FOR REPU Campaign Literature Being Produced by the Democrats. ASSERTIONS MADE BY THE TWO FACTIONS One Says Bimetallism and the Other Sound Money. MAKING AWKWARD 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 is 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 {dly with folded hands and watch the work go on. The raw material is put in by other willing hands, and the finished product is turned out in an ineredibly short time, and It is of the very highest grade. Literature for the Republicans. ‘To come down from stilted metaphor, the House 1s just now doing uncommonly well in the way of producing campaign litera- ture for the republicans. A great many very Inj it di who are shrewd politi ra im the debate of this special session which they will be very sorry for against the coming around of ‘the next campaign. The republicans, a quiet. ‘The ‘Semecraie: hee the Dility Of bettering the tion on, their twe shoulders do not carry even. Bot sides ‘of the juestion ‘at issue are represented within that party. ‘The absorbing question is the winning o: the losing of the fight now on, and party lines are not drawn. Each man says what is necessary to his side of the question at this time, and sight of the future is lost to them tn the cloud of dust they are kicking up. But the hereafter is to come, thougi they see it not now, and what strange lit- erature will the record of this session make for the free and independent voters of this country one yea: from next November. ‘The public have probably become suspi- cious of party platforms before this, but the flexibility, the India rubber stretchiness of the last Chicago platform, 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 on Bimetallism. Here are the statements that are put into the record by democrats in discussion of thelr own promises to the public. One fac- tion, In many-voiced clamor, says that the party 1s committed to bimetallism by the | terms of the plank in their platform; that the doctrines of free coinage of silver were preached by them in the campaign in thelr sections of the country, and that, on their pledges to that policy, votes were cast for the democzatte party." Proceeding, they de- clare that not to Tegard those pledges would be a 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 a measure througl Congress unfriendly to silver; that it would prove Itself untrue and unworthy of the conf- | dence of the peopie—anti-climax, be it ob- served—and that it would be repudiated at every voting place in certain localities. All these deciarations are made of record, and may be read during the next cam- | paign. “The Sound Money Faction. On the other hand the other faction—that | representing the admintstration—declare in! loud-voiced eloquence that the platform | pledges the party to quite a different thing, | and that ff It does not, Cleveland 1s quive| 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 their people that the | platform meant “sound money,” and that| the election of a democratic President #1.d | a democratic Congress would mean the! stoppage of the purchase of silver, and the | return to a single gold standard. ‘They de-| clare that if thelr Interpretation of the | platform is not sustained: if the party in Congress does not keep the pledges made by their faction, In their section of the| country, the party will be convicted of fraud and false pretenses; that it wiil be subject to criminal prosecution at the poils | when the next election comes alon; | ‘This, too, goes in the record, and may be | read to every free and independent voter a| year from next November. They represent their party as Mable to be sued for breach of promise which ever one it is true 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. in the present contest, but when Mr. | Bland goes on the stump at some time in| the future, and calls upon his constiticats to support the ever faithful and true demo: cratic party, some wicked republican mu be mean enough to turn back to the rec-| ords of this extra session and read from his | remarks or those of some of his colleasues. | When Mr. Tracy, Mr. Harter or Mr. Ray- ner 1g on the stump some time in the ture, declaring that the democratic always keeps Its pledges and always stands by the great common people in their atrus- gles against oppression, there may be an un- enerous republican to ‘draw the record on im. That is Hable to be a little embarrass- | ing. Now they are fighting with all their! might among themselves. How proud ech orator is of some sharp thrust at the other fellow, but, in a little while, will come re- pentahce and retribution, and they will stand hand in hand, and say to each other in sorrowing tones: “Oh, why did we z!ve each other away?” Now they are exc.ted and think not of the future. Why the Republicans Smile. 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 avold maki: of record conflicting opinions as to their! own platform. Their silence may be re- garded as golden, but it 1s less apt to be of- fensive to thelr silver constituents than | of Chicago, $3,290. ‘The last bid 1s the lowest. some of the things they might say would | de | gestion of the Treas The Post Office Department Getting Further Information. How He Worked. Pennsylvania State Oficials—An 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 ¢ase against Dunbar, took the stand and sought to have the bail increased. It Was accordingly raised from $1,500 to $2,000. It 1s understood that he is making vigorous efforts to secure bail. If the bond {s 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. Ue sent letters to all the members of the Pennsylvania state senate, assembly, judiciary, state com- missions, county and city officials, reques: ing them to send a photograph from which a copper plate engraving could be made to accompany thelr biographical sketch to be rinted in the Pennsylvania cfficial state istory, and to pay $16.75, the cost, as the letters said, of the copper plate. Dunbar in this sceme, it Is said, must have counted his victims by the nundred. ‘The cuts cost him about #.30 aj 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 Phota Engraving Company of New, York, statihg that in 1889 W. Dunbar and Company of Washington had secured $i44 worth of cuts from that company, and had made a de- posit of $50. The balance had _aever been | paid. The letter stated that Dunbar hed sold these cuts at increa. * rates. Mr. Jackson said that he had positive know! edge that several other engraving concerns had been swindled by Dunbar in the same way. The letter was referred to Inspector Kiiiabar began operations in Washington in February, 1889. About nine years ago he operated in’ Buffalo, N.¥., and cemained there about two vears, it 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 fall- ed there and came to Washing! While here his corresponding clerk. H. A. Kearney, who had been in Dunbar's em: ploy since April, 1890. 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 commanderies. It is likely that some other of his schemes will be unearthed. . THE NATIONAL BANK BILL. No Vote om It Yet Reached im the Senate. ‘The Senate has adjourned until Monday. After the report of The Star closed yester- day @ 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 gedemp- ‘tion at the face value and gccrued of such 2 per cent bonds as may be pre- sented for redemption and to issue greenbacks to pay for them. The amend- ment was opposed by Mr. McPherson (N. J.) and by Mr. Sherman (Ohio). The latter characterized it (as he had done the other day) as an unbusiness-like transac- tion, The government of the United States could not now increase its demand Mabill- 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 fact that the government was increasing its liabilities 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. Thet had caused distrust nd doubt as to the purpose of the gov- ernment to maintain all its money at th. standard value. Such a proposition would shake the foundations of the government's credit. Nobody doubted that the govern- 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 able 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 tha there was no difference in the government Hability between greenbacks and national bank notes, because the holder of national bank notes could demand greenbacks for them, and could then demand gold for the greenbacks. It was a case of tweedie-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- aption of the 25,000,000 of 2 per cent bonds why not apply the same principle to th whole national debt and issue greenbacks | in payment? Mr. Cockrell—That question is not nere now. It is not involved in this proposi- tion. Mr. Hawley—tt is, right here. It is obvious—sald Mr. Voorhees—that we cannot get a vote on the bill tonight. T hope we can—Mr. Morrill interposed. “1 think It is tmposstbie," sald Mr. Voor hees, “and I am told by Senators around me that it is impossible. The air ts very close and heavy, and I rose to suggest an executive session.” ‘The Senate thereupon proceeded to execn- tive business—first allowing Mr. Butler (8. 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. -s<— THE PRESIDENT AT WORK. He is Attending to Pablic Business at His Summer Home. The President 1s attenling to Il neces- sary public business in the temporary ex- ecutive mansion at Buzzard’s Bay, rrac- tically the same as he would do in Waeh- All this makes a strong enough argument | !"€ton, with the material xifference that he | is now almost entirely exe ruption by official, desirable classes of visitors. pt from inter- as well as other less It Js said that |he is not working hard, but that ke ts not | neglecting anything that“he thinks necds his: immediate attention. .\cts of Congress and all other documents requtving his sig- nature are mailed to him trom White as soon as received. hile at his summer home the Presi- dent will give some atten‘ion to filling offices and ‘new nominations “nay be ex- pected at any tim Washington about He will September r rn to at least | that was his attention when he went away. | LeSEe Sa Sale) Currency Certificate Regulation, Secretary Gresham has approved the sug- | y Ds partment that consular regulations 1 z to currency certificates, as amended by executive order of August I, 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. Mr. Wynne Han Resigned. 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 1s understood that he will resume his duties as a newspaper correspondent. 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 j 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: | MORE OF DUNBAR’S SCHEMES | THEY FAVOR REPEAL. |YERY INGENIOUS TACTiCs. The Plan Devised by the Democratic 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 sil- 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 curreacy to the full face value of the bonds deposited in the treasury is one which {s favored by the anti-silver men and one which they 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 ern agricultural constituency, supposed to | be very partial to silver, Sir. Catching» | advocacy of the repeal of ‘the Sherman act | attracted considerable attention. The | friends of repeal take considerable comfort in the aid and encouragement which they are receiving from southern members. There will be a night session of the House | his 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 Me- 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- | vecacy of the repeal of the purchasing | | clause of the Sherman act. An extraordin- | ary financial situation, he said, had induced the President to convene Congress in extra- ordinary session. It mattered not how gen- | j tlemen might differ in opinion as to what | had brought on the trouble which now ex- | isted. They all agreed that the trouble was | widespfead, far-reaching and full of peril | to the whole country. They agreed eso | that it was their duty as Representatives | | to find a remedy. It might be that the| | Sherman ‘act, so’ called, was the prime | | cause of the trouble. i | It might be that the fluctuation of silver in Europe, the shrinkage of values in many arts of the world, the failure of the Bur- _Ing Bros., had heiped to bring about the | ‘serious monetary condition which now ex. isted. He had Voted against the passage jof the Sherman act. That act had been a | | failure and a colossal 5 ing clause of the bill should iy repealed. It should be repealed uncondi- Honally. Let the free coinage bill stand on | \ its merits. He was not in favor of holding | the Sherman act as a hostage for the free | colnage of silver. He was heartily in f of the Wilson ‘bil clause be repealed and then other legis! If a man's house was | tion could follow. on fire he would not stop to decide whether. he would use the cistern water to extin- guish it or watt to call upon the fire de- | partment. He would hasten to extinguish |the flames. Let Congress repeal the pur. | chasing clause and then enact other + |lation. “The Wilson bill did not | ze silver or strike down the double stand. ard. He (Mr. McCreary) was here as a friend of silver and not as its enemy. He was in favor of international bimet- jalltam, He dn favor of ‘the. repeal.of. the | Sherman ‘act, because such action Would be the best thing that could be done to “2 on an international agreement. To- | day England hoped that the United States would adopt a coinage bill and would come to a silver basis, because then she | Would get our $650,000,000 of gold. The | Yalted States sould not afford to adopt a laze policy now. pen camer 'y now. country alone in such a coinage. 4 path to free coinage was through inne | national agreement and. th reach that path was to repeal the pur- chasing clause of the Sherman act. As a bimetallist he did not wish to see this coun- try relegated to a silver basis. Mr. Bland (Mio.) inquired “whether the entleman's position was that unless every European nation was In favor of ‘silver he would be in favor of a single gold indard. Mr. McCreary replied that the gentleman | had ‘misapprehended his position. He was | today as much in favor of silver j fhe gentleman from Missourt. and he wi favor of traveling over the only rot which led to the free coinage of gold ‘and the free coinage of silver. Mr. Bland a why the international monetary conference had postponed its meeting from May until November. Mr. McCreary replied that it had been stponed in order to allow the policy of imetallism to grow in England. It had been postponed in the interest of bimet- sm. Mr. Bland made another inquiry, that was whether the gentleman had 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 | | Sentleman If he insists on misrepresenting |my position. T have already stated that ; the postponement was in the interest of | bimetallism. Continuing his speech, Mr. McCreary ex- | | Pressed his regret that the questo of a change of ratio between gold und silver had been injected into this discassion. He had no sympathy with those who now de- sired to change the ratio from 16 to 1 t0 20 | to 1. To change the ratio would be to strike Cown and destnoy every prospect of | international agreement. To change the ratio 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 Catching. 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 di- | 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- | through inter- e only way to and said | ful consideration and after a careful study of the Chicago platform. It had been sald that no democrat could vote against free coinage. He was a democrat. His dem- ocrncy 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? The 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 vould be | redeemed even if the government had to| | issue bonds to draw gold from other coun- | tries. The silver dollars were obligations of the | government, just as were the greenbacks. | The reason ‘that the world did not take sil. ver wes 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 would tend to re- 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 | anic in this country. There was no panic In England, which would naturally be the | first affected. He did not believe 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 beiaz the | cause of the situation in which the United | | States found itself. He contended that it was absolutely tm- | | possible for this country single-handed and j alone to drag down the price of gold und | enhance the price of silver. | be @ part of the plan of the silv +. for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, witb 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 bil 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 <iscusston of the bank bill, and in the second p ‘e, that bill is subject to amendments iidefinitely. As has been stated in The S:ar, the s'lver men expect this bill to be amended in such a way as to develop it into a oroad and general financial measure. With sliver out of the question the ameniments likely to 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 to the bill, It is likely to come out ef the Senate in a shape not to excite the antagon'sm of the administration forces, and it will be apt to pass the House. But it is inderstood to mi have an amendment offered providing for the free coinage of silver at a tio of 20 to 1, or for any other silver proposition which may develop the greatest strength in the House. 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 disposes of the repeal bill in itself, and they | are confident that this composite financial measure, silver and all, could be got through the House. {f the silver men, how- ever, prove not to be strong enough to adopt this amendment the Sherman, inw Will still be on the statute books, and, by @ vote on it, they can keep it ere. In the meanwhile the calculations are that the bank bill as a 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 legisiation as they are willing should take the place of the sherman law 4m the form of an amendment to the bank Dill, oF else to preserve the Sherman law itwelf, By this plan they avoid the danger, should they be in the minority, of being defeated in a vote on the repeal bill. They propose to get their test vote before the repeal bill is up for consideration. Sesiers te Saw ovma PRINTING OFFICE BUILDING. A BIll to Revive the Appropriation Approved by the Last Congress. Representative 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- viding safe quarters for the employes of the government printing office, said to a Star reporter today that he intends to introduce @ resolution in the House as soon as the committees are appointed making available the appropriation heretofore made for the purchase of a site for a new building. It will be remembered that Congress has made an appropriation of $250.00 for this purpose, but the appropriativa was sus- nded ‘by a resolution originating in *he Renate, pending further action. tn the selec: tion of a site. It Is urged chat the present is a good time to buy a site and that at all events, a site having been agreed upon by the House some action should be taken in @ new structure = HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. A Proposition to Increase the 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 appointed by the Speaker and the number of members on each committee. It is understood that the District. com- mittee membership is increased by the a 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 oo it will leave five vacancies to be filled by the selection of new men, and there is still « veramble for these vacancies by members who consider the District committee a destrable one. ° Lightning Strikes Again Mr. Ben F. Harrah of Illinois has been appointel chief of division, third auditor's ice. This is Mr. Harrah's second ap- intmen of this kind. He declined the rst. ——— Miantasippi Steambont Men. A committee of Mississippi steamboat men, headed by Mr. J. W. Bryant, made 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 rezulations are too severe on them and are diverting all their business to the railroad lines. 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: S.J. Ritchie: My Dear Sir: Yours of the 1th is re- _ ceived, and has been read with pleasure. T believe that Congress is addressing itself to provide a cure for our present financial difficulties, but this cannot be hastene in a body composed of 450 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 it Is better to move slowly and to say little until something | effective may be done. It is a great mistake to suppose that Con- gress is indifferent to the wants of our people. There ts an honest difference of opinion among the people with respect to the best remedy. and there ts a growing feeling that all that is needed is an increase of currency of the national banies and the suspension of further purchases of silver bullion. The latter I do not regard as tine 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 an from the stan recognized by all com- mercis} nations. Very truly yours, JOHN SHERMAN, | | ingmen of the country. | George Harvey was arrested in Guleago d_@ separation ‘Thursday night on the charge of being che i IN THE JURY’S HANDS Judge Abbett’s Charge in the Shann Murder Case. eee oe IMPORTANT POINTS 10 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 gullty of administering to her son mer- curial poison, which produced his death on or about the 18th of April last. The court, on the request of counsel for the defense, charged twenty-five poiuts 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- liberations to the consideration of only parts of the evidence, or were questions of fact for the jury to consider. ‘The jury were to eltminate from thelr minds all considerations of pity for or 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 their deliberations, The only question was the guflt or innocence of the prisoner. The court reviewed the testimony in the case, setting forth clearly what had been proven in it, and what had not been estab- lished. Coming down to the story of Mrs. Shaun about the disembowelment of her son,Judze 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 a long time defore finding her gullty. If they did not belleve that. sto! true, other hand ‘concluded that it’ had been concocted then the jury: would take into Conaideration t Whether it was not additional evidence of the truth of the charge of murder, and of the prisoner's guilt. The court stated with great elaboration the law in the case to which the jury were to apply their conclusions and next murder and its several degrees. If the pris- oner committed this murder with mercu- rial poison and her acts were not willful and premeditated they might find for mur- der in the second dugree. 4 REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. Senators of That Party Will Determine as to Their Patronage. ‘The republicans will within the next day or two hold @ caucus to fill the vacancies in the committees caused by the death of Senator Stanford and also to deal out fhe little patronage the democrats have given them. This patronage amounts to absut sixteen places—a few in the office of the secretary, but the majority under the #er- geant-at-arms—the same number given the democrats when the republicans were im control of the Senate. ‘The death of Senator Stanford causes @ number of Senators on that side of the chamber to move UD @ Dex oF two, so that they will be in line for chairmanships show! the democrats lose control of the Senat again. Senator Stanford stood first on the committee on civil service and retrench- ment as at t constituted. His destl leaves Mr. Washburn as the ranking re- Publican member. On the committee on education and labor he stood second, «nd here also Mr. Washburn moves up into his place. On the committee on fisheries Mr. Squire is, by the same process, moved ‘so that he ranks as the second member the committee on the republican #ide next to Mr. Stockbridge. In the Fifty-second Congress Mr. Stan- ford was chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds, and Mr. Mor- ‘ill, the Nestor of the Senate, now becomes the ranking republican on that important committee. ernor of Washington, does not in the list of committees, owing to the fact that his right to the seat under such @p- pointment is being contested. Mr. Afien was of the committee on reia- tions with Canada, and should be the rank: ing republican now, if he does not by son of the contest jose what he has during the time of his service. He was pe second on the claims an’ the retirement dock of Nebraska, takes the same place among the minority membersh: mittee on public lands. He the select to run these complicated machines, Chief Engineer Melville has some very practical notions on the subject, which he has urged upon Congress, but so far without avail, mainly because of the resistance of the lire If the victim's death was the result negligence or gross carelessness on part of the prisoner, who was his nt they might find a verdict for The court delivered the usual cautions lating to reasonable doubt, referred to the jury’s grave missed them to dict. ‘They retired at 9:40 a.m. The jury will be locked up until Mc morning, whether they agree on a or not, the court deciding that it cannot re- ceive the verdict sooner. because afternoon is a legal holiday. —_—_ CARTER HARRISON'S He Would Pay Out the Si! im the Treasury. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—“If I were for thirty days I would give the business community and give the unemployed,” said Carter H. mayor of Chicago, when asked to an opinion on the present financial uation. “How would you do tt?” “I would put the 143,000,000 of silver now lying useless in the treasury culation, What is the trouble city of currency, and yet the keeps on issuing t notes be locked ‘up in safety. deposit, vai timid people. I would not issue single but T would pay all national debts in silver and in that way bring the stringency to a sudden termination. “Silver cannot be hoarded. It is bulky. Gold and notes can, and if $148,000,- 0 in silver were turned into the markets money would soon be plentiful. They talk of silver being an undesirable money, yet who today will refuse to take silver ol- lars? Let the national government pay all its debts in silver dollars now stored A man who recetved 50) ‘cartwheel’ would not put them in a safety vault, end he would not lug them about on his person. He would pay his debts and bank the rest. The banker, having currency, would ac- commodate ‘his customers and then the wheels of commerce would revolve again.” ramet EVIDENCE FOR CURTIS. fA 4 ! if H i el i A Surprise in the Case of the Actor Charged With Murder. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.—Evidance for 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 yn the eveaing of Grant's death. ‘This tended to corroborate the -tefence’s theory that Curtis had been robbed. and the third’ man who robbed him Officer Grant and ran away. ein fore he 1 ft her. She swore \e left her. ® husband never owned the pistol found nest near the dead man. Many prominent persons testified as to Curtis’ good charactes Tee Women swore that they saw a third man run past them after the sh ‘The case was continued until r ae ma THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. Little Kmowm Here of the Threatened Invasion. But little is known in this city of the re- ported onslaught of the army of the unem- ployed upon the nation’s capital. Even less is known of the plan of warfare adopt- ed by this army, to be put into effect they get here. At the bureau of labor today a porter was told that so far there was little foundation Commissioner Wright said, how: the matter would not properly com the province of this uu. The deals solely with facts and inferences drawn therefrom, whiie an: said them with reference to this present would be mere conjecture. is thought, might injure the value of the facts gathered by the officials of the labor real. A number of well-known labor leaders of this city have made the statement that they have been apprised for some time past of this plan of the unemployed workingmen of the west. Mr. Herman J. Schulteis, @ prominent member of the ,local assembly, Keo L ‘says that it was ‘originally plan- red to gather anywhere from 50,00 to 3W,- 6 men, and by means of demonstration to force Congress to provide relief for the needy classes. He thinks, however, that the movement was not put on foot by the Federation of Labor, but through the \~ tation of cranks, socialists and ‘anarchists, who are taking advantage of the it uncertain condition to ‘stir up trouble “ It is said tha; the first p1 ition was assemble a great crowd of the ‘unemployed | around the Capitol twice every day to de- mand work or bread. The plan, however, | did not meet with the approval of the labor | organizations of the country. They are much interested in the resolution introduced by Senator Chandler vesterday calling upon | the Secretary of the Treasury for the status of the public improvements already author. | ized by law, but which have not yet been begun. They estimate that between $50, 000,000 and $60,000,000 have been appropriated for public improvements, and if the ex- diture of this sum were commenced that it would furnish employment for at least a large proportion of the unemployed work- Fe a cs ag i i : Bi § @ cavity. To be ited in a cavity” was as near ne a Se ee shat Ordered to Washington. Ensign H. A. Bispham has been orders to duty in the bureau of navigation, New. Department. —_——_—_-2-—____ commemoration of the one-hundredth annt- versary of the laying of the corner stone of the United States Capitol, September 18, 13, and the joint resolution’ making available tion for the peyment of session of the House and Senate during first session of the Fifty-1 Congress. These measures were sent to him at Buse zard’s Bay. ———-e- Personal Mention. the first assistant secretary of will leave for Chicago nest Tuesday to be gone about three weeks. of Patents Seymour left test: night for his home in Connecti Gesistant Secretary. Hamlin. has been called to Boston on politica! business, so i is sald. “ Grant Parish will sail for Europe on 2 21. After a visit to London he- to Paris and thence to Rome, affer ‘ ‘Mr, John A. Murray of this city has gone to New Orleans to take a position with F. F. Hameell & Bro. as manager of thelr artist material department. Mr. Murray has been with Geo. Ryneal, jr., of this city for the ten years. Col. William Hoynes of the University of Notre Dame, located near South Bend. Tn. was in the city last evening on a brief visit T. R. Hungerford and George W. Smith= son have gone to the world’s fair. hephew, LR Hamersicy, at Relmon nF "3 % ey, at Relmon. N. J. Harry Thompson and John Prenaan hess and John Prennan have Gone to camp in the mountains of Virginia -e- Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue #0 Gay were $297,663; from customs, $313,531 -o- — Bank Note Circulation. ‘The controller of the currency reports that the total bank note circulation today ts $191,997,368, which Includes $3,966,780 new notes issued since last Saturday. -°- ‘Treasury Department Changes. “Aapnointed—Prentiss C. Dodge, Vs teumigrent inepector: ‘Wm. I McCarthy, Iinols. immigrant Inspector. ae ‘Resigned—W. C. ‘on, appraiser merchandise, San Francisco, Cal; W. We Henry, Vermont, immigrant inspector. : -o— spector of Customs. Whitney Wall of Minnesota has beencaipe pointed a special inspector of custom. penton omeratesen a Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the rincipal in the $5,600 robbery in the Xa Bank of St. Paul, Mina, august | thermometer at the weather burea: Sam. 10; 2 pm, ©; maximum, tf; smh, mum oH