Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pesssytranis Avenue, corser 11th St., by The Evening Star Ni per Company, & HO KAUFFMANN, Pres't nasa eer Few York OSice, 83 Potter Building. Tue Evevrec Stan {s served to exbscribers in the ¢fty by carriers, on thelrowa account, af leat pee Tick (os Hg bar sath. Contes at fhe coaater: S jesch. By mall —an; ‘States or Gasis sorties prepaid coats pec month. SatcmDar Qua sz. year with forien Sostewe sided SEOO nee COPer Fears [Entered at the Post Omice at Washington, D. C., a8 second-class mall mtter. | Che Zvening Star. No 20,660. WASHINGTON, SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘The weather fs likely to be clear aud warmer. If you see it in our ad. it is so. We are determined to keep below other's prices for Lumber. get a bint of a where WI What « harvest field our yard now to speculative builders. That self-same Sic. silver dollar will now stringency teach you the mntages of paying cash. What you pay for the materials tor two houses on credit will almost put up three if you pay cash ‘Think of Molding at 40c. per 100 feet. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, Cor. N. ¥. ave. and 6th st. aut DE. SHADE HAS MOVED HIS OFFICE AND RES- Sones Sree Rowe caoees tro of 14th and N sts. Sst Let the Dit. DONNALLY. DENTIST, 1023 14TH ST.. HAS returned and resumed usual office hours, au243t Dz. GARNETT BOIS HAS RESUMED PRACTICE HIGH-CLASS EATING! ® ‘Rare two-year-old Brandy for Brandied Peaches. $3.50 gal. TO-KALON WINE COMPANY, Gis 14th st. {au24] ‘Telephone 998. GRAND PARADE AND TRADES DISPLAY OF the Jolly Fat Men's Club, on THURSDAY, Aug- ust 21, 1808,at 2 p.m. Business men, graeral are tavited to participate, a = te o it Oace communicate w! 2 J. H. BUSCHER, Pres., th st. and Pa. ave, Or J. T. SCOTT, Secretary, 456 "Va. a ‘Who will furnish full information as to position, &e. WHICH ARE YOU DOING? - ‘The writer of this happened to be in a penking institution the other day | and Boticed oue of the officers dictat! eters to a shorthand writer. Natu: both were ed. Half of the valuable time of that officer and all of the time of that shorthand writer was being wasted. Had the ofiicer ‘he could have dictated the letters he Wished without stenographer, and the stenographer could Rave been eni pon some other until the cylinders were turned over to Bim for transcription. Is it any wonder that som> business men accomplish so much more work than others, when the latter will not avail themecives of modern office facilities? ‘Are you dictating your corres} to 8 Phonograph or are yon wasting half of Jour valuable time? Sold or rented. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH €0.. €27 nw E. D. EASTON, Pres. R. F. ‘See. a FOR SALE—DO NOT OVERLOOK OUR dargains. We are offering several Styles of our finest standard hichest RIGHT FIANOS at beg aed ae se Now ig a chance to excl piano. Easy Terme. Ask for the specials. THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Penna. ave. ‘The Leading Piano House. SPECIAL handsome oT auto A SIXTY PER CENT TT, ALL GASH BUSI- Wanted —An active or silent partner with $1,800 for one of the best paying “all spot cash’ nesses tu Washington: the “dyeing and cleaning business: "" best location in city: the leading dry goods houses, w! Eldon dis "Sacra: "9 $73 eured: «thorough investleation solicited Sdice And works. Address AN ALL CASH BUSI NESS, 5 ott auzzot \ MILK. of PRODUCERS’ DAIRY Co. composed of farmers, for the LLING THEIR © Mw Io Washington Clty. Having located our plant at B st. mst’ Sake Hay Market, we are now prepared to furnish to our patrons and the public at S cents per quart And to larger consumers at 16 cents per gallon. Fully svaranteeing our milk te go above the stand- ‘ard required by the law of this city. pure and first- Glass TR cvers particular, we can serte Fou at any bour dart the day. All we ask is a trial, we hope te merit sour coutinued patronage: give ‘us an order and be courinced that we will do what we say. Why pay 7 and § cents a quart for milk when we guarantee x pure article for'S cents? Look to your crest aud patronize the Farmers” Company. mea does not call in a day or two, @rop us & postal and we will be gind to take your ord. ‘Yours respectfully, a : JNO. F. McGREGOR, Treasurer. Upper Md. ‘Dizeetors—W. G. Brewer, Dicker- ‘T__Best, Frederick. Md.: E. J. Smith, : B. F. White, Tuscarora, Md.: Mt mstown. Md.: Jos. Wilmer, Rapidan, (an21-6t*) JNO. F. McGREGOR, Manager. UNITED STATES + + DYFING AND CLEANING WorKs, 8 11th st. n.w.. opp. “Boston Honse.”* Garments Cleaned and Dyed to Look New. aalS @RE YOU A “HEAVY-WEIGHT. And afraid to trust yourself on the popolar light ‘wheels? If so call ip and take s look at our Intest ettern, Rambler No.6. 30-inch wheela; rigid me of extra length and depth: dropped handle bars, but not too ln for an erect position: strong eneuzh to carry any weight rider over anv roads, and weighing complete, with tools, 3S Iba We ‘think ft'll suit you. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., anté _ 1325 14th st. 931-8 PER CENT DISCOUNT —ALTERATION SALE.— All Men's Suits without reserve. ‘All Bors" mithont reserve. All Children’s Shits withont reserve. 4M Spring Overconts withont. reserve. All Men's, Boys’ and Children’s Trousers without “Excepting Black Clay, Worsteds an@ Black Cloths, EISEMAN BROS., Ith and E sts. VERSARY fuipments of Hyte— Mason lows sud ul “othe organizations 20 00 BRODT'S. 219 Tith “st. Rensiting done af short notice." Fall styles now ready. a Va. CENTENSTAL AN: LAYING CORNE! Im MEneHANE FAIOR, 1312 F ST. N.W. SILVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. Every description of printing. Best of re Lnment Prices for same quality Furnish, Punctuality on ee'BYRON © ADAMS, PRINTER, Telephone Ki (aud) 12 Lith ot. nw. HOT WEATHER comrorT, Hal's SUMMER SHIRTS to order. Come eae ee ee acy, 008 Fat, NOTHING BETTER Aaa Suinmer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, ‘Equal to imported. Aak for it at your Grocer's, Draggist's or Restaurant (corder from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER IS Dat. aw. Devote: {]oee 32a stow. at RUPTURE cURED Without lose of time from business. Pain- Jess and entirely safe Names of parties Who Rave been cured can le furniaved at (our. parlors. JO and 32 Metzorott Busidinz, "10-30" a.m. . ‘Spm. WASH. INGTON HERNIA INSTITUTE. Send as th name of some friend who is rupture. Sem? for pampiiet = BRIGHT Woop ILWAY COMPANY FLECTRIC CARS leave terminus of 7th st. cable road and Mo fromplitag raliroad every ten piptan f9r eben rood, Battle cemetery. “ilver Sprimacs and. Tauern Park leave Silver Springs and Takoma Park eters em minaten or the tye “isl evenin: ride thesn hot murhts. is THOS. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. ary DIAMOND SETTING A specialty of our Factory. K HARRIS & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers, a Cor, 7th and Daw. ELL. MeQUEFS. poieten AND PUBLISHER, book and sob print. etn) Pion 31 Ts E wt new. EL“, ANDIRONS. FENDER® GRATES, ronchi-iron Gee. Fixtures, ke. ‘Tiles, Stained Se, Slouaice. Marbiex oe Og CORNING. Te Shop, 520 15th et Televhone . F—.THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF the Grand ‘Lodge THIS EVENING (FRIDAY) at 7:30 im 7th ‘st. ball, to take suitable action in regard to the death of Past Grand iaster C. P. Crandall, JOHN H. WOOD, Grand Master. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO 01 mmbers of Golden Rule Lodge, No. that there will be @ special’ meet THIS EVENING at 7:30 at tion im regard (0 the death’ of Past Grand "5. t to of P. Crandatt dy F. E. DuPauL, N. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL.—A MEETING OF Scithere Pike Gonsintory, No. 2, will be held SAT- 3 . 28, 1896, at 7:30 p.m. hearse wien: ‘A. H. HOLT 334 ‘ egret Diaster ERT BALL, 324 degree, — ‘Registrar. a025-2t TEMPERANCE TENT, 12TH AND H STS. N.E— ices this evening under a of W. 6. T. z WHAT YOU PAY AS RENT Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater ing. Address Dr. J. N. Davis, pastor Fifteenth Street 3. Church. Good misie. Let everybody come. 1¢ WITH WHAT YOU PAY AS RENT —We will sell yous “‘cozv” little Lome at Chariton Heights—on alot upon which you may batld. Homes for $100 down and $25 per month. Building Lots for $5 down and $5 per month. Jag. E WAUGH, “Owner,” 610 Fat. n w. au25 ‘The weather is likely to be fair and warm tomorrow. A man with “cash” in his clothes has no busipess around “credit lumber yards these times. He should go to a “cash” yard. ‘That sounds rather personal inasmuch as ours is the only “cash yard in the city, but it is written and “goes.” We mean he should make his money go as far as Dessible—buy 2s mach as possible. ‘That also means that he should come here. We “let the cat out of the bag’ yesterday when we stated that we keep our prices a shade lower than any other yard. ‘How about Molding at 40c. per 100 feet. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, Cor. 6th and N. THAT AWFUL SE SMIAE (bien mont ‘Txpewriters make fs the regult rt a ‘meekaniealcoustruction, Few usage “does them up.” Durability Was apparently lost sight of in the making. You never heerd a more noiseless tmacbine than the “Densmore,"” Demtmore the’ “best irpeweter ‘The “Edison Phonograph¥ makes volumi- nous correspondence a few moments’ work. ConUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 627 E B.D EASTON, Pres. It. F. CROMELD an25 nw, NOTHING LIKE IT. ‘There is nothing that so greatly enhances the value of a or beautifies a home 0 much, as one of Roche's Astistic "Mantels. We have them in wood, slate and mar- dle, with every design of til- to match. |. ROCHE, ‘The Benutifer, 716 13:h st. a. iq Opp. Builders’ Exchange. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. ‘You cannot afford to skip us if you need Hardware or Building Materials of any sort whatever. You will in- variably find our bid the lowest bid. We have the stock, the facilities and the nerve to make it lowest. Cor. 11th and G sts. au24 TO WORK FOR LESS IN suuumer time, which makes our prices a FOURTH jess than other first-clase taflors’. Cntil September 1 we will make up Fall ‘Winter Trouserings, Suitings and Overcoatings at “Summer Late of Keen's, 418 12th st. n.w. au22-3m TO RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT. ‘We desire you to know that you can se- cure of us at the lowest prices the follow- ing: “fiiank Books, 8, ge, Ink, Pens and Pencils, Letter Piles and ‘Stationery Cases. Library and Ofice Inkstands in numerous styles. We are headquarters for everything EASTON & HUPP, Popular Stationers, 421 LITH ST. Gust the avenue.) EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE BEST PLACE to sell or store your personal effects, furniture, &e., is with C. G. SLOAN & CO., the auctioneers, 1407 G ot., the finest location in the city. Thetr establishment {s as ‘as the best In this country. Sales at private residences and real estate sales a specialty. “Fair dealing and rea- sonable terms.” ‘au22-1w SECRETARY SMITH'S PARTNER. He Talks of Things in the South and the Financial Situation. Mr. Glenn of Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of the law firm of which Secretary Smith {s the head, was a visitor at the De- Partment of the Interior yesterday after- neon. His call was purely social. There Was no politics in it. He was en route from New York to Atlanta and had stopped over for a brief period. He said that things down south were quiet. They had felt the effects of the panic. He thought that things would revive after the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman bill. He was not positive that that act was responsi- ble for the cash famine, but as long as the People attributed the trouble to that, its re- Peal could not fail to have a beneficial ef- fect. He was a bimetallist, but thought that the administration was right, and that the present panic was not a put up job against silver. He thought that the silver ple ought first to let the Sherman bill be mocked out, and then proceed to hustle for what they wanted. There was very little political strife down in Georgia. A good deal of interest centered in the postmaster- ship, but the incumbent, a republican hold- over, he thought would be permitted to serve out bis term. American Goods. The United States consul at Ghent reports to the State Department that there 1s hxely. to be a large importation into Belgium this Year of American bran, pollards, sharps,and middlings, kinds of feed for cattle ‘and horses heretofore imported from the River Plate, British India and Russia, and as the ‘same conditions with regard to droughts which prevailed in France and other countries prevail also in Belgium, the indications are that the imports of Amert- products named. At the date of writing hay was selling in the Ghent district at the rate of $27 per ton of 2,200 pounds, while in other parts of the kingdom, notably in Bra- hant, it was much higher. 2 __ Not So Very Bright. Perhaps the only hope of the silver men in the House is reflected in an incident which occurred in the office of Sergeant-at- Arms Bright recently. Col. Bright and Representative Tom Patterson of Colorado have known each other for a number of years, but had not met for some time. Representative Patterson thought he would renew old acquaintances and strolled over to the Senate side to see Col. Bright. The latter was out of his office at the time, and when he came back did not for a mo- | ment recognize his old friend. Finally their eyes met and Col. Bright rising extended his hand and said: “Hello, Tom, you are looking as bright as @ dollar. “About as bright as a silver dollar these days,” replied Mr. Patterson. It will be remembered that the Colorado representative was seriously injured by be- ing struck by a c=ble car a day or so ago. To Be Director of the Mint, It ts understood that Mr. John Voorhees of Denver, Col., a nephew of Senator Voor- hees, will be appointed director of the mint at that place, an office that has been va+ cant now for several weeks. Mr. Voorhees was collector of customs at Denver, Col., during President Cleveland's first admin- istration. ———— A Special Agent. W. F. Sanders of West Virginia has been appointed a special agent of the treasury. | can hay will be larger still than of the} | free coinage is withheld from silver) MR. HILL ON FINANCE The Causes That Led to the Existing Disturbance. HE SAYS HE IS A BIMETALLIST. The True Issue to Be Met at This Time REPEAL WILL TRIUMPH. Senator David ‘B. Hill of New York, Whose peculiar association with Senator Peffer two days ago is still the subject of comment at the Capitol, today, at great length, discussed the silver and financial question. There was not more than the usual crowd in the galleries, and though most of the Senators remained in their seats during the delivery the close attention which was given to Mr. Voorhees was lack- ing. Mr. Hill has not an attractive elocu- tionary manner, and his voice is not as strong as it might be. He read his speech from manuscript. Mr. Hill began by referring to the neces- sity for keeping in close view the actual question before Congress for consideration and action. He then went on to say: President Cleveland has declared to Con- gress and to the country that ¢he present Unusual condition Is to be attributed almost wholly to the Sherman silver purchase act of 189, and candor compels us to admit that this view is largely sustained by popu- lar sentiment, which has adopted this con- clusion either from an intelligent concep- tion of the vicious features of that act or because of a systematic attempt in some financial circles to impress that view upon the country. ‘There are those who do not wholly agree with the President in his diagnosis of the malady now affecting the body politic, and who do not hastily join with him in the rosy conclusion that the financial millen- jum is to come the moment the Sherman bill ts removed. There are those who have given this subject much reflection who are inclined to the opinion that the cause of the present depression lies much deeper and beyond the Sherman bill, and that its foundations were laid in the evil hours of 1873. when the country unwittingly lal¢ aside the financial policy which had been its guide and safety from the foundation of the government. ‘The Three Causes. The existing financial disturbance, the Senator says, may be attributed to three causes. He summed up these causes as follows: First. It is a natural or inevitable result or incident of many years of real or ficti- tious prosperity. The nation is not unlike an. individual. Second. Some portion of the present panic | may be traced to a concerted effort on the part of numerous monometallists to pro- duce it, in order to further discredit silver as 2. part of the standard money of the country. Third. But no matter what else may have contributed to the present financial situ- ation, it can not be denied that the Sher- man ‘silver-purchase law has been at least in part and possibly the most largely in- strumental in producing the existing com- Plications. Against the Sherman Bill. The backbone of my argument against the Sherman bill, the Senator said, may be concisely stated In the following points: First"The sure peril to all our industries in another greenback issue—for that is what the Sherman law amounts to—employing Paper debt in place of gold and silver as a money-measure of labor and the fruits of labor. Second. Its sure hindrance of our return to free bimetallic coinage, the sole legal tender of the Constitution, of our history before the war. of monetary science, of the people's welfare—stiver and gold. Third. That equivalence between the same silver, whether solid in the coin or Nquid in the crucible, cannot otherwise be maintained than just as equivalence is es- tablished between the same gold whether coin at the mint or bullion from the melt- ing pot, to wit, by the right, after melting, to have it transformed to coin again—thé Tight of free coinage, which includes re- coinage. Fourth. That parity (not equivalence), that local parity within the United States (mot world-wide parity) of our silver dol- lars and our gold dollars depends (while upon the freasury in its payments never is- paraging the silver dollar by keeping back gold dollars, as if a superior kind, when called for. Fifth. That the Sherman law phrasing a concern to maintain on a parity with each other “the two metals” was meant to pre- vent their parity, and, in fact, contrive a sure cumulative peril to the local, legaland minor parity of the 25.8 troy grains of sold coined, and the 412.5 troy grains of silver coined, as a dollar, in the United States. Sixth, That the’ Sherman law organized an inflation of the people’s debt, a preven- tion of its payment with the ‘silver pur- chased, such as the Allison law provided, and a ‘contraction of the people’s gold. li may be further stated that the new green- back debt also was swollen to $150,000.00. There is one hundred and thirty-two mil- lions less of gold in the people's treasury, and a great depletion in their private stocks, “I am a bimetallist,” said the Senator. “I do not believe in a single gold standard nor a single silver silver standard, but I do believe in the use of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country, and in their free coinage in our mints at a proper Fatio, without any discrimination in favor of one against the other. And as such bi- metallist I’ favor the repeal of the Sherman law because it is undemocratic, illogical, dangerous in its tendencies and results, an impediment to free coinage and a disgrace to the silver cause. “The Sherman law has used ‘the livery of heaven to serve the devil in’ long enough. It is called the Sherman silver law, and thousands and tens of thousands of people— possibly a majority of them—regard it aq a ree-silver law, or one equivalent to It. They point to’ the fact that many silver men are struggling to resist its repeal, as though it was a vital measure to the’ sil- ver cause, when in fact it is the very oppo- Site to free coinage. The true friends of silver make a mis- take, a serious mistake, when they defend this law and allow it to ‘be confounded with free bimetallic coinage. Instead of :t bei called a silver law, it should have heen en- titled “The Sherman bill to hinder free bi- metaliic coinage, to discredit silver, and to impoverish the’ treasury of the’ United States.” That is precisely what it has Proved to be, and yet a simple repeal there- of is being ‘vigorously resisted as though such repeal would in some mysterious man- ner injure the cause of free coinage. The Sherman law is objectionable hecause it directs the purchase of silver, instead of providing for the free coinage of silver. The Question of Ratios. I do not propose, he said, to discuss to any extent the matter or ratios, because I do not regard that the time has arrived for its serious consideration. When the policy of bimetallism shall have been defin- itely settled then the opportunity will be Fipe for the opening up of that subject. There have always been conflicting views in regard to the proper ratio which ought to prevail between the two great money metals, and, in my opinion, it is untimely to invite such differences at a period when it is not the precise ratio which is at stake. but when the whole theory of bimetallism is assailed and is struggling for existence. T beg to differ with those good friends who seem to rej the question of ratio as one of the highest importance. I esteem it of the least consequence of any of the questions which are incident to the tnone- tary problem. If the existing ratio is to be changed at all, the feasibility of which at the present time is of great doubt, it should not be enlarged, but diminished, and j ut at 15 1-2, so as to correspond with the ratio under which the silver pieces of the coun- tries composing the Latin Union were coined. The True Insue to Be Met. ‘The true issue to be met is simply whether the Sherman law should be repealed. It is not an issue between monometallism and ~~ (Continued on Sixth Page.) THE FIRST UNPLEASANTNESS Mr. Bland Objected to Extending Mr. Bur- rows’ Time, But Was Finally Coaxed Into With- drawing His Objection and Mr. Bur- Fows Proceeds With His Speech. ‘The first unpleasantness over the silver devate in the House occurred this morning. Whether it was the hot weather, the late hours which the House has been keeping recently, or what not, the House appeared to be in a bad humor, and Mr. Burrows of Michigan was the temporary victim of it. Yesterday and today the five-minute rule prevailed, and members were limited to that length of time in making their silver speeches. There has been no trouble, how- ever, in any case in securing unanimous consent for extension of time where it was desired by members, even up to half an hour or more, according to the prominence of the speaker. So, when Mr. Burrows of Michigan start- ed to speak this morning he asked the in- duigence of the House to an extension of his time to forty minutes. Mr. l3land of Missouri objected to this, unless the same privilege should be granted Mr. Marsh of ilinots, who was to follow Mr. Burrows. Mr. Bland’s objection was not presented in very graceful manner, but it was instantly agreed by the other ‘side, and «ll present that Mr. Marsh should have forty -ninures also. Mr. Marsh, however, declared that he only wanted thirty minutes, whereupon Mr. Bland insisted that Mr. Burrows should be Umited to thirty minutes also. Mr. Bur- rows courteously renewed his request for forty minutes ‘and Mr. Bland again ob- jected. Then Mr. Burrows politely stated to the Speaker that if he was to be limited to five minutes he would decline the recog- nition which had been so kindly accorded him and would not speak. ‘This annownce- ment was greeted with a round of xpplause from the republican members and Mr. Bur- Tows took his seat. Several members cath- ered around Mr. Bland, and after sume coaxing he later withdrew his objection and Mr. Burrows proceeded. INCREASING THE BUSINESS. Aa- Meney Order During the financial flurry of the past few weeks there has been a noticeable increase in the business of several branches at the city post office. Especially is this the case in the money order division. The difficulty and bother of handling checks and drafts just now has driven many business men to the use of money orders in transacting their business. For example, one well-known banker of this city recently sent a draft on New York down to New Orleans in the usual routine of business, with the result that it was returned to him as unavailable. He was forced to take out a money order for the requisite sum. ‘The officials in the money order division of the city post office stated today the amount of business done by them now { Just about double what {t usually is at this time of the year. The registry division does not show a like increase, and there is, of course, no way of telling the nature of the contents of the registered packages, but it 1s thought that many of them contain greenbacks that are being sent out in place Of ihe, checks oF drafts that are usually used for ness by mail. ‘Assiatant Postmaster Merrill was at the head of the order division during the hard times in He told a Star reporter this morning that he remembered very weil how the ‘the business they did in- creased then. Capt. Merrill said that the way it ren up was something amazing. The whole force of the office was compelled to work long time and way Into the night in to get through with the work that 1 im upon them. ———__-. Army Orders. The leave of absence granted Maj. Clin- ton B. Sears, corps o! engineers, 18 ex- tended to include 3 ‘Leave of absence for the period set oj site their respective names is granted to the following named officers: Capt. Theodore F. Forbes, fifth infantry, one month. First Lieut. Tredwell W. Moore, twen- ty-second infantry, fifteen days. First Lieut. Thomas B. Dugan, third cav- alry, four months. e following transfers in the twentieth infantry are ordered: Capt. William H. Hammer, from company E to company K. Capt. John C. Dent, from company K to company E. First Lieut. Frederick D. Sharp, from company K to company E. First Lieut. Harry C. Hale, from com- pany E to company K. Second Lieut. Michael J. Lenihan, from company K to company D. x Second Lieut. Wilson Chase, from com- pany D to company K. The order 4 tenth infantry, to act as an indlan agent a’ the Navajo agency, voked. Maj. Augustus H. Bainbridge,tenth infan- try, now at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, is detailed to act as Indian agent at the Navajo agency, New Mexico. Post Chapiain Winfleld ‘Scott, United States army, having been found incapaci- fated for active service will proceed to his ome. Leave of absence of twenty-one d: granted Capt. Hen: of subsistence, ani juartermaste! is G. Sharpe, commissary Major James Gilliss, will, in addition to his other luties, perform the duty of purchasing com- missaty of subsistence at St. Louis, Mo., during Capt. Sharpe's absence. Capt. W. Davis, fourteenth infan- try, will await orders to ‘New York city. the leave of absence granted First Lieut. ‘Thomas C. Patterson, first artillery, 1s ex: tended one month on surgeon’s certificate of disability. Leave of absence for one month {s granted Second Lieut. Edward B. Cassatt, fourth cavalry. i ‘apt. Cornelius Gardner, nineteenth in- fantry, will repair to Columbus barracks, Ohio, and report for assignment to duty at that depot. Capt. Henry Metcalfe, ordnance depart- ment, will report to Col. Charles H. Tomp- kins, assistant quartermaster general, pres- ident of the army retiring board at Gover- nor’s Island, New York, for examination. ‘A board of medical officers, to consist of Major Joseph R. Gibson, surgeon; Major Richard S. Vickery, surgeon, and Major Henry Lippincott, surgeon, is’ appointed to meet at West Point, August 28, for the Re: sical examination of the cadets of the first, second and third classes and such other cadets of the Military Academy and candi- gates for admission as may be ordered be- fore Personal Mention. Mr. Chas. F. Burt of the stationery divi- sion, Treasury Department, who has been rusticating on the eastern ‘shore of Mary- land, has returned to duty. Assistant Secretary Curtis has gone to New, York on official business. Chfef Marvin of the draughtsman’s divi- sion of the patent office is at Cape May. Mr. Schultz of the draughtsman’s division of the patent office ts spending his vacation at Port Tobacco, Md. Senator Higgins 1s occupying his resi- dence, 1524 18th street northwest. Mr.’J. P. Burgess, a London artist who has been doing the world’s fair, 1s at the National. Prof. 5. K. Rawson has been detached from duty in the office of the naval war records, and granted three months’ leave of absence with permission to leave the Unit- ed States. z —_—_——_- + ‘The Lease Approved. The Secretary of the Interior has approv- ed the lease of 5.000 acres of asphalt lands in the Uintah Indian reservation of Utah to the American Asphalt Company of Colora- do. The lands so leased may be located in three different parts of the reservation. In the lease is a provisor that the lease is to determine whenever the lands indicated shall be opened up to settlement. ‘The lessee is to pay a minimum of $1 per ton for all asphalt taken and this consideration may be increased to $2.50 per ton. at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. The pro- ceeds from this transaction are to be e: pended for the benefit of the Indian school and are to be expended under the direction of the Secretary. - Towing the Nautucket. The U. S. S. Kearsarge left New York this morning, with the monitor Nantucket in tow, for Wilmington, N. C. The monitor is to be loaned to the state of North Caro- lina for the use of its naval reserve. WILL GO RIGHT ALONG The Business of the House After the Repeal Vote. NO COERCIVE MEASURE LIKELY That Policy Not Approved by More Experienced Members. LEGISLATION NECESSARY. ‘The, proposition of certain of the most a! ent repeal men to have the House lay asid all other business after having acted on the Wilson repeal bill and to adjourn over three days at a time as a coercive measure to force the Senate to prompter action, is prov- ing to be a very unpopular thing in the House. Among the stronger men in that body the suggestion is rather severely criti- cised. All matters of policy and expediency aside, it is not regarded as becomiag in the House to organize itself into a committee on coercion to influence the other branch of Congress. Moreover, the popular impres- sion appears to be that such a course will be very poor party policy. In some quarters the proposition 1s received with considerable indignation. Leading members of the House on both sides of the silver question insist that the House will have done its duty when {t has disposed of the question of repeal and that It will be exceeding the propriety for them to attempt to dictate to or inany way Interfere with the action of the Senate. Would Be Resented by the Senate. Such a course for the House would be re- sented by the Senate and probably cause an irritation there which would injure rather than advance the cause of repeal. It is very strongly stated that this Congress was not elected merely to consider the silver question, and that the repeal of the Sher- man law is but one of the many things they are called upon to consider. This be- ing disposed of, there are other matters de- manding immediate attention, end it is urged that fdieness on the part of the House, while the Senate is fighting over the Voorhees bill, would be inexcusable. There is @ popular’ impression among democrats in the House that they are pledged to as Prompt action a3 posalble on the tariT bill, d_ that the opportunity offered by this special session for the consideration of that matter before the opening of the irs: regu- lar session should be availed of. The indi- cations are that the advocates of ‘dienes on the part of the House will be in a dis- credited minority. Eager to Go Ahead With Other Busi- mens. A number of members who are very anx- fous for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law are eager to go ahead at once with other business, and believe that it would be extremely bad policy to do otherwise. It is not necessarily expected that, other legislation will be perfected, but it is urged that the democratic party would be discredited before the country if they permitted this session to end with- out any progress being made toward the general legislation to which the party is pledged. It may be very true that some of the democrats who took an active in the campaign which elected this Con- gress and Mr. Cleveland on a platform Pledging them to a revision and reduction of the tariff, the gen} of the federal elec- tion law, the repeal of the state bank tax and other matters of like principles are now afraid to face the question. But the More experienced men in the party are thoroughly convinced that there is nothing to be gained by temporizing, and they be- Heve that delay of action will indicate a cowardice, which would make the country suspect that they were not confident of the . of legislation which they have n advocating. The spirit of go-ahead at once appears to be by all odds the most popular in the House, and popular, too, where the greatest power lies. Will Go Right On. The indications are on every side that the work of Congress will go right on just as if the regular session had begun. In ad- dition to the measures for the increase of the national bank currency there will prob- ably be some legislation necessary to make some disposition of the bulk of silver bull- fon stored in the treasury vaults, and it is proposed to take up the question of the Tepeal of the state bank tax and a bill for the repeal of the federal election law. Meanwhile it is expected that various measures of general and special legislation will be reported from some of the com- just as occurred at the regular arly In September estimates for jon are expected by the House ppropriation committee, and when they have been received work’ on the appropria- tion bills will begin at once. The urgent deficiency will, and probably the District of Columbia can be, perfected and be re- ported very speedily, Meanwhile the com- mittee has two or three minor special ap- propriations which they are called upon to consider at once. The committee on ways and means have not decided whether they will have hearings on the tariff, but the probabilities are that they will. ‘This will consume some time, but it is believed that, if they work diligently, they shall be able to report their bill not-later than the middle of November. puna es A BUREAU OF AUDIT. Senator Jones Proposes One for All Government Accounts. Only those unfortunates who have had to adjust claims for compensation from the government can appreciate the good fea- tures of and necessity for a bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator Jones of Arkansas to establish a bureau of audit. There are now no less than six auditors and as many deputies, each having in charge accounts relating to certain speci- fied branches of the public service. Prob- ably in no two of these offices is the prac- tice uniform, and when a man has settled a claim in one office, after having encoun- tered and overcome every possible obstacle, undertakes to do business with another au: ditor on the assumption that his past ex- perience will enable him to save time and vexation he is very likely to find himself deceived. A Congressional commission 1s now work- ing over the problem of simplifying these complex departmental methods, put mean- while Senator Jones has proposed to wipe out all of the auditors’ offices and reylave them with a bureau of audit chat snall be charged with the auditing of all govern- ment accounts. ‘The bureau is to be placed in charge of an auditor general, with four assistant auditors and a register. The salary of the auditor general is fixed at $6,00 a year, the assistants at $4,000 and that of the register at $3,500. The bureau is to transact the business now attended to by the six auditors of the treasury, with the addition of the adjustment of ail’ claims against the United States, except claims for damages and other unliquidated claims. ~ THE HOUSE RULES. A Code Adopted by the Committee and to Be Acted on Tuesday. ‘The code of rules for the House was form- ally adopted by the committee on rules this morning, and the report will be made to the House before adjournment today. The code | will come up for action in the House on | Tuesday. The old rules are readopted with no im- portant change, except a provision that | 100 shall be a quorum of the committee of the whole House, and that committee may | limit debate without going back into the House. ‘The rule providing that there shall be no fillbustering against a report of the com- mittee on rules, and that the committee on rules may bring in an order fixing the time for a vote on any proposition, are re- tained. The latter provision was ‘not put in force in the last. Congress, for the rea- son that it was coraree with the under- standing that it would never be applied ex- cept when asked for by a majority of the democrats In the House. This time it goes into the rules with no such restriction upon it. D. C, FRIDAY. AUGUST 25, 1893. TWO CENTS. OUT OF POLITICS. That is Mr. Lodge's Wish in Regard to Postmasters. He Proposes » Plan for the Selection of Fourth-Ciass Postmasters Other Than by Congressmen. There will be an outcry among the poli- ticians {f the bill which Mr. Lodge of Mas- sachusetts has just introduced in the Sen- ate should become a law, but the clamor against it will probably prevent its ever reaching a stage where its passage will be likely. The bill bears the innocent title “To regulate the appointment of fourth-class postmasters,” but its essential purpose is to exclude political influence in the ap- pointment and removal of the great um- ber of such postmasters throughout the country. The bill is the outgrowth of a conference of the advocates of the extension of the non-partisan system of appointments and has the cordial indorsement of several of the civil service reform associations. It is claimed by those who support this measure that the constant changes upon the ad- vent of a new administration tend to de- teriorate the service and in illustration of this figures are given that at least furnish fooa for reflection. In 188 there were 810 removals, but in 1886, with the change in the administration, there were 9,556, with 9.122 resignations, a change of more than 33 per cent of the postmasters of the coun- try in a single year where the changes were less than 1 ceding. ‘A like change in 1889 in the administra- tion shows removals and resignations amounting to 16,405, or nearly 30 per cent in a single year against less than 14 per cent the year before, when there was less motive for political removals. The figures for the present administration are, of course, not obtainable, but the friends of the bill contend that they will show that removals have been made with the same dexterity. Mr. Lodge's bill provides for the selection of postmasters, when vacancies occur, in an open and public manner by post office in- spectors designated for the duty in the va- rious postal districts, and the Postmaster Gerteral is required to select one of the can- didates designated by the Inspector as fitted for the office, and to assign a reason if he does not designate the one graded highest by the inspector. The papers in each case are to be open to the public. except the con- fidential reports of ins ors, which might injure some of the applicants. e change by this bill reduces the labor of the Office ent by one-half, and it is claimed for the system that it ‘would not be expensive after the principle was established that the tenure of e best postmasters was permanent, ant that they would not be removed for politt- cal reasons. Under this bill the postmaster would be responsible to the department, and not to the member of Congress whose in- fiuence placed him there, and it is also claimed that the fact that removals would be made for cause only would result in longer service and prevent the evils of wholesale changes. The interference of fourth-class_postmasters. 1s" specially tore fourth-cl Postmasters is bidden In Mr. Lodge's bill. ——— os THE SEAL PATROL. A Repert From Commander Ludlow as to the Season’s Work. Secretary Herbert has received an offi- celal report from Commander Nicoll Ludiow, commanding the United States naval force im Bering sea, in regard to the movements of that fleet during the present season. ‘The report is dated St.Paul,Pribiloff Islands. July 2%, an@ says that the fleet has been in the neighborhood of the seal islands since July 12, making frequent runs about the islands and guarding them from possible raiding. Capt. Ludlow says that nothing in the way of vessels has been seen during that time. The Albatross sailed July 16 for Unalaska for coal. The Rush arrived at St. Paul July 26, and was sent back to Una- laska with the mail the next day. The Rush made two seizures of schooners at Chericoff Island on July 2, for violation of law in killing fur seal in the waters of Alaska. The schooners were the Alexander and St. Paul, both American. Both were sent to Sitke and turned over to the United States court officials. Capt. Ludlow says the proof of violation of law is clear and conclusive in both cases. The Petrel seized the American schooner G. G. White off the Sanake July 7. An entry in his log book shows that she had transferred 215 seal skins to the schooner Czarina, the supply vessel of the McCollum Fishing and Trad- ing Company, in Caton harbor June 23. She Was sent to Sitka in charge of a prize crew. The H. M. S. Champion has arrived at Dutch Harbor, Capt. Cooke is expected at St. Paul july 90. Capt. Ludlow says he will await his arrival and then go to Sitka by way (of Unalaska. The Mohican, Albatros and Corwin are at St. Paul and the Ranger is expected there in a few days. The health of officers and men is excellent. Mr. Crowley, agent of the islands, reports ali quiet on the islands and that no attempts have been made to raid the rookeries. Capt. Ludlow says the seal rookeries are pretty well filled, and that very few seal are seen over two or three miles from the islands in any direction, which, he regards, a8 a remarkable fact. ‘The natives report fish more plentiful about the islands this year than for seven years past. This partly accounts for the seals keeping close to the ores. The agent says that 2,829 seals have been killed on the islands so far this season. —____-e-____-- Promoti in Treasury Department. Mr. Theo. L. De Land, who has been asso- ciated with the board of promotions, Treas- ury Department, as examiner for many years, has been ‘relieved of that duty and transferred to the office of the civil service commission. His place is now filled by Mr. M. Cummings of Georgia. The present examining board is composed of Chief Clerk Carlisle, Private Secretary Van Sender and the head of the office in which the exami- | nation is made. The presence on the board of the Secretary’s private secretary is an innovation. The board has practically abandoned the system of competitive ex- amination for promotions, and the selection of candidstes for promotion rests almost entirely with the head of the office where the vacancy exists, cf Resignation Called for. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has called for the resignation of Mr. Daniel Collyer, surveyor of customs at Loulaville, Ky. ——-.-____ Interfor Department News. ‘There is considerable competiti glerkship in the foldin; Som made vacant by the death of Frank F. Ford. At present the most promising candidate seems to be Mr. Edelen of the draughtsman’s division, but it understood that Appointment Clerk Daniels has a candidate who has some show of plucking the persimmon. The place pays $1,800 per annum, and is not a position Which ‘calle for ‘tremendous displays of ergy. There is much gossip at the Interior De- partment as to who will be the successors of Principal Examiners Hyer and Hudson, ————. Treasury Changes. The following changes in the treasu: service were bulletined today: Appointed Luther M. Emerson of Missouri, assistant inspector of hulls at St. Louis: Lymaa Howard of New York, assistant inspector of bollers at New York city, and Morgan . Cotter, clerk to steamboat in: t Pittsburg, Pa. Te Removed—Joseph Hadfield, assistant in- tor of boilers at New York; Samuel R. bell, clerk to steamboat inspect Pittsburg. gia —_——_-e-—_____. Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $219,667; from customs @486,326 ——_—_-e. The Chinese Station. The Navy Department is informed that the cruiser Baltimore will be ready to start from — York for the Chinese station on the 28th ine at. She will make the trip by the Suez nal and will relieve the Lancaster as the fiag- ship of the Asiatic station. The Lancaster will complete her three years’ cruise on that station out of commission. In addition to the more other new vessels will econ be added to Chinese fleet. These are the gunboats Con- cord, Petrel and Machias. per cent the year pre- | ig Foom made vacant | and then return to San Francisco and be put | THEIR OWN DAY. Colored People Take Possession of the Fair, FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEAKS ‘They came from all jelty and a feir portion were | southern states. T) |men of the black race were | at the grounds. The local | Women turned out in force and | best attire. They carried themselves in |orderly manner and acted proudly. They had an interesting program to observe at Festival Hall, where their best orators | Made speeches, the address by Fred. Doug- Jass on “The Race Problem in America” being masterly in logic and eloquent in tone. Sisseretta Jones, known as the black Miss Hallie G. an elocutionist among her ie, ‘selections. ‘The famous jubilee singers filled in several numbers on and each time they ere h encored. Violin music | was furnished by the talented Ji 2 lass. By request. Buffalo with his riders arrived at the grounds this morn- paraded. ing and A Good Outlook. Financial matters of the exposition are Jooking brighter. Vice President Peck, chairman of the finance committee, says | that there will soon be no floating debt. | The entire amount due contractors is now Jess than $00,000, and a few such days as yesterday will wipe that out. It is that if the general prediction of increased ‘rom Now on is realized the fair will close an unprecedented success in every way, as well as finan . The finance ‘committee is so well pleased the general showing made by advisability of recommending the of a third installment of 10 or cen! on debenture bonds. Cn ee Tucreasing Attendance. | department of admissions during the past two weeks indicate that the attendance at the exposition is on a lasting boom. Begin- ning August 8 the crowd, which had been hovering around the 9,000 marx for some time, reached 101,034, and from om that time on, wo or ree except ing daily until ‘yesterday's splendid fgubes Se er cali e total attendance for August 5, was 541.144; that for week ing August 12, ‘was @7,028 and for tht seven days ending August 18, 791.416. The total for the five of this ‘week ready reached 69,654, and Reavy ‘Saturday crowd, the "presest Promises to set the high water mark Ky grea in point of at July ("when 25,28 paid adiminaions’ taken.’ The next hi of yesterday, “IMinois Day,” je of the World 4 ‘when the 's fair state turned out to onor their day to the number of 240.908. “British Empire” day, which fell on a Satur- day. ts next with 168.951: German Day. fol- lows with a record of 165.069, and “Infanta” day is credited with 135,281. Judging Fine Cattle. ‘The vast arena of the stock pavilion was Well filled this morning by lovers of blood- ed horses and fine stock, the judging to- | gay being that of Shire and French draft 1 crowd in a good humor during the waits ; occasioned by the departure and entrance | Gt ntheg Stock. The judge of the cattle is John G. Inboden of Decatur, Ill. soreph Watson of Beatrice, Neb.. will decide for | the Shire horses, and C. F. Bouthilleir will | place the awards on the’ French drafts, e_results of the work will | known at 6 o'clock this evening, °° ™ade STRANGE TALE OF THE SEA. A Kidnaped New Haven Merchant Washed Ashore at Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Aug. %.-A young man about twenty-five years of age, | | who says he is Louis Norton, a clothing | merchant of New Haven, Conn., was taken | from the raging surf here last night. He/| tells a marvelous story. He says that on | Tuesday he left New Haven in his private cat beat; that while in Islan’ Sound | {wo men from @ schooner jumped aboard | his vessel and knocked him senseless, and when he recovered he found himsel? in the | hold of the schooner. He says he escaped | from the schooner in a small boat, but was | overtaken by Wednesday night’ j | his boat wrecked. “He clung to the broken | boat and drifted about the sea until he wes Washed ashore last night. A. O. Norton of | New Haven, who hi — By telegrenn '@ bis uncie, has DROWNED MOTHER AND BABE. A Shocking Murder im Milwaukee Comfessed by the Murderer. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 25.—The bodies of a woman and child found weighted with heavy stones in Milwaukee river on Wed- nesday have been identified as those of Mrs. J King and her five-year-old | daughter Grace. Gustay Scharf whe Ine | been living with Mrs. King, and’ who say: he has been tying to sever his relation: with her, was arrested. and has made a Complete confession. He said the woman was a burden to him and he decided to rid of her and the child. a —___ A SKIRMISH AT THE MINES, The Kansas Strikers Open Fire and One of Them is Killed. PITTSBURG, Kan., Aug. 25.—Another life has been lost as the result of the Kansas | coal miners’ strike. Thomas Betson, a white striking miner, was shot and killed last night during an encounter with negro | miners. After supper last night twenty ne- left the stockade of the Kansas and ‘exas company, near Litchfield, and went to town in a body to buy supplies. They were jeered by the white strikers, but paid no attention to them. When they left the store they found a big crowd of strikers gathered, who informed them that they should not return to the stockade. The ne- groes started for the mine, when the strik- ers attacked them with missiles and finally began firing into them. The negroes re- | turned the fire, and Tom Bet @ striker, fell dead, shot through the The strikers at once commenced gathering re- cruits, with the intention of attacking the stockade. | Losses Estimated Today at $600,000— A Woman's Fatal Injuries. CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—A conservative es- timate places the total loss by yesterday's fire in South Chicago at #60000, The heav- lfest Joss was on the Sunday Creek Coal | Company's dock, which was damaged tc the extent of $125,000. it was found that the injuries of | Mrs. cis Colburn, who lived at 159 Sist street, may prove fatal. Mrs. Colburn had safely escaped from her home, but returned | to get her pocketbook. After securing the | book she started to run from the blazing building and ran against the door frame. Stunt the shock she fell fainting to | the ground, where she was di by some neighbors a few moments later. She is suff from extreme nervous prostra- and inhalation of smcke, and it is will not recover. inital seft i iy $ £ i #f a a proving. NEW YORK, Aug. %.—The Commercial Advertiser prints today a broadside of opin- icns upon the present commercial depression the situation, and steady improvement and that the f happy character. THe are ly returning. Jooming up, plentiful and premiums are but rarely now. The banks are in good condition, no new certificates have used this The prevailing opinion that the worst is over. - nsas reports, through Edward Anen, of the Commercial change, that for the past three weeks condition there has been steadily improving. and will bly continue. ie Fee Altogether the outlook is ——— THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER On His Way From San Francisco With Sixty Chinese Diplomats. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %—Yang Yu. the new Chinese minister to the United States, Spain and Peru, who arrived bene last week on the steamer Gaelic, left fot evening. They will travel direct to Wash Prairie Fire im Mttnots. the region city. it started about terday on the line of the Chicago ani indiana coal railroad, six miles from here. and has swept over several thousand acres It has already crossed the state line and swept around in the direction of Lake Vil- lage, Ind. aetna, Of the steerare who erm rived on the Zaandam from Amsterdun at New York yesterday all but ten were Ge= tained for. ew. examination on te a were 1y to become pube fic charges. A special from the City of Mexico says the sixteenth session of the national cone ERNE Of Mexico will convene om Septeme