Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1893, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. TRE STAR BUILDINGS, Avenue, corer 11th 3t., by Pennsylvania The Evening Star Ne Company & HOKAUPFMANS, Pres’e . Few York Olcs, 83 Potter Building Tue Eveving Sran is served to subscribers tn the city by: om theirown account, at LQ oceate per ‘week, or ynonth. Copies at the counter. 4 geatseach. By mail any a the United States or Ceasde postaee jeaata por moath. Sarcmpai ez Sings isa" ean neers [Entored at the 1 ost Ofice st Washington, D. C.. as The Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.665. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1898.. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. _ ette Lodge. auS0.2t° ‘Washington, D.C. SMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST, CO, ‘PAD CAPITAL. $1,250,000. cS... “é1s02008 Pays interes: upon deposits: which are eabject to cheek it notice. Sells ‘‘net” Sand 6 per cent investments. A DIRECTORS: Hutchinson, Johm N. Britton, A. T. Jenks. John 8. Be es. 7. ‘Kasson, John A a. mas. 3 Ms ad Beal boast M a. scone Cm. Ferber. Mt Robert Porter, Charles. Daniel ‘Thompson. W. S a, Mattew @. px aten, 3 ‘Willard, Henry A. Joseph HOW BEN BUTLER BECAME RICH. Benjamin Butler seid he commenced when young to buy improved property on the install ‘ment pian as fast as bis limited means would “before he knew it he owned s house.” His is but the experience of many of our rich men At Chariton Heights youcan secure s valu- able little house on terms of $100 down and ‘#25 monthly, or you can secure s beautiful Dutiding lot on terms of 85 down and $5 monthly. For full particulars apply to fA8_¥_ WAUGH. “Owner.” 610 Pat. nw. _an30 ASSIGNEES SALE OF ENTIRE STOCK OF F. H. QUAST & CO., 629 D st. Fine line of imported cloths, cassimeres and tailors’ trimmings. Stock Maat be sold. You can. save halt the cost of 8 purchasing cloti here ving gale up. ease IP YoU WANT ANYTHING EN THE STATIONERY LINE eo TO EASTON’ & RUPP’S, 421 117TH STREET. ust above the avenue.) LOWEST PRICES. sam £S SCHMID. THE BIRD DEALER, Has JUST Teceived a fine young pair of Australian kanga- foos, which can be seen at bis bird store for @ for days seuding them to their Bew home at the “Zoo.” auZeSt Yue wasn AND TRUST COM PAD PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. ‘This company bas for sale choice first mortgage real estate notes in any amount, which are sold at par and ac- crued laterest. and which pay 6 per cent interest net. Interest payable seml-an- rusty. Mees invested ta these securt- ties is as safely placed as m government bonds, ‘while paying 50 per cent more __ Income. Ae. u28- At TO THE PUBLIC. ‘The photographie business of the late ©. M. Rell will be continued ip the future as tm the. Dast_at the same places, viz: 463-465 Pa. ave. And 701 15th st. mw. ‘The superior grade of work for which the galleries are noted will be equalled if not ex celled. rs Mrs. C_M. BELL. au26-6e aR . *_* UNITED STATES * DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS, 08 Lith st. 2. ‘Boston House." 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"Fall stvies now ready. ‘ani2-1m SIAL AN oT RPE MERCHANT TAILOR, Dis Fer SW SILVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. BYRON 8. A! Telephone 900. (audi) ‘WOT WEATHER COMFORT, B07 ture SU MER SHIRTS to order. Come quick, as they are going say, S08 Wot. “NOTHING BETTER ‘Aes Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, ‘Equal to imported. oak for it at your Grocer’s, Druggist’s or Restaurant <order from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER Devote: {$oee 38 Sa. at [UPTURF CURED a ae Be ‘been cured ing, INGTON HERNIA 1. tb game of some friend who Send for pamphlet ET WOO! WAY COMPANY ELECTRIC Cal Taave termnigus of Tih ot cable Fond an Me- Sone toctetecy: ciiver Sprines snd Takoms Carer Spriows and. Tate Park. Care leave Silver Springs and Takome Park Srery ton mnutes for the city pelishttel evening ride these hot nights, Aa PHOS. O'BRIES. Surerintendent. im EL McQUEES. payer AND PUBLISHER Televhone Hk tests Plow Lifes Fe xt. naw. MANTELS, ANDIRONS. ER re Ges Fixtures, See Mee CORNING. Tile Shop. 320 13thes SPIRITUALISM.—MISS MAGGIE GAULE OF BAL- wonderful medium, at Wonn's Hall, . EVERY FRIDAY NIGHY. Dur day (Fridays), 005 H st. ow. ust SPIRITUALISM—MES. B. 8. CO’ }. WASH ton's favorite test medium, will hold ber THURS. 3 EVENING seance at Wonn's Hall, 721 — Senator Wolcott's Speech in the Senate Today. CRITICISING MR. VOORHEES ed be present at the ee the post are earnestly requested 8 i ! : ; E i : 5 ey nly s 3 g harp upon that gallon fine family claret at 90c. ¢) ta here at 40c. per 100 LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Mill-work and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. 6th and New York ave. a.w. aust PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE To Be Secured for a New Government Printing Office and Hall of Records. The question of the site for the govern- ment printing office is expected to come in the committee of public buildings and grounds of the House shortly. The matter is now being talked over by all the mem- bers of the committee, bat has not yet been formally under consideration. There is a very general feeling of weariness at the squabble which has been going on for @ long while between the Mahone site and the other sites that have been in the field. It is regarded as a shame that this great department should be kept in an unsafe building to gratify those who are interest- ed in selling ground on which the building is to be erected. The conviction seems to be very strong in the Housé that, in view of the Ford’s Theater disaster and the over-crowded condition of the department and the occupancy of leased buildings by the government which are suspected of be- ing unsafe for these purposes, provisions should be made at once for the erection of necessary buildings. It is generally conceded that a hall of records and new government priuting office should be provided for without delay. It is expected, of course, that the coastruction of a hall of records will, by providing a place wherein the old records of the various de- partments can be stored, make room in the old department buildings for some of the offices now occupying leased quarters, und the sentiment seems to be in ‘avor of pro- viding such other new buildings as may be found to be absolutely necessary for those offices which cannot find room in th+ depart- ment buildings. There will, therefore, sir ce two or more buildings will 1ave to be pro- vided for, be the general proposition to ac- quire sites along the line of P2ansslvania avenue on the south side and put :hese buildings there. The first proposi:ion will be to get sites on the south side of Penn- sylvania avenue for a government printing office and for the hall of records. —————_+e.___ TO TRY CAPT. MITCHELL. A Board of Officers Detailed by Sec- retary Carlisle. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has detail- ed a board of officers of the revenue marine service to convene at the Treasury Depart- ment cn the 5th of September to investigate the case of Capt. Mitchell, commanding the revenue steamer Crawford. The board is composed of the following named officers: Capt. Henriques, Capt. G. W. Moore and J. W. Congdon. They will act in the capacity of a covrt of inquiry, and will make a thor- ough investigation of the charges preferred against Capt. Mitchell and report the result to the Sccretary of the Treasury, upon whom rests the sole responsibility of action. In case the charges are sustained he wili be called on to determine what punishment, if any, shall be meted out. There is no such thing as a court-martial in the revenue ma- rine service, and it may be said to the credit of that service that the tack of wich tri- bunals has never been felt. Cases like that of Capt. Mitchell are extremely rare, and his friends predict that it will be found that he has been unjustly accused. They bespeak for him a fusvensioa of public judgment until the result of the investiga Yon is made known. The charges in this case were preferred by Lieut. Hendersort of the Crawford, and were forwarded by Lieut. Walker, the executive officer. ——+o+—_____ THE PRESIDENTS RETURN. TES He Will Reach Here Tomorrw Night or ‘The President will return to Washington tomorrow night, unless there is a decided change in his present intentions, and even in that event his return will not be delayed beyond Saturday night. —_—_—_—_—$—\_+o+—____ Cipher Messages to Brazil. Secretary Gresham today received a cable message from Minister Conger at Petropo- fis, Brazil, saying that cipher messages to Santos are now permitted. This will be in- teresting news to all merchants doing bus- fness with Brazilian porta, who were hibited from using cipher messages to San- tos during the recent troubles in Brazil. There will now be no interruption in trade relations between New York and Brazil, —_$_—-o—___—_ Silver Purchases. ‘The Treasury Department yesterday pur- chased 196,000 ounces of silver at their coun- ter offer of $0.74% per ounce. This, with the 30,000 ounces purchased earlier in the day at the same price, will make the total purchases for yesterday 226,00) ounces. —_—_——_—_+- 2. ____ Government Receipts Today. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today were $475,249; from customs, $728,027. Mr. Hill Also Comes in for Some Comment. THE wiksT AND THE EAST. Mr. Wolcott today made a speech in the Senate on the stiver repeal bill, presenting the side of the silver men. Mr. Wolcott began by saying that it was unfortunate that this financial panic was unaccompanied by the widespread relig- fous revival which invariably, it was sald, followed panics. The ready and complete change of heart, however, on the financial question which had been witnessed in the Senate chamber gave evidence that it was @ time when men. were especially open to conviction. And if the administration with its petty spoils and patronage had been able to make so many converts what might we not hope when the assurances of fu- ture happiness would be not for four short years but for eternity. The misfortune under which the silver men suffered was that the administration conversion came first, for if the hearts of Senators had first been impressed with the littleness of the things of this world and the glory of things supernal, the people, who were to be the sufferers, would not have been deserted by their representatives. Except as patronage might be used to effect Congress there was no criticism to be made ting the pol- fey ‘of the administration. Criticism of the Secretary of the Treasury was also mis- Placed because he was a member of the President's household and committed to his policy. Nor was the President open to Stricture because of his, message, for he had always been a consistent and persis- tent ment of silver coinage. The west knew last year that, whoever was elected, its reliance must be placed in Congress, which had more than once risen above thi Personal wishes of the Executive. Either for Them or Against Them. Senator Wolcott sarcastically referred to the great number of Senators who, profes- sing to be bimetallists, held that an inter- national agreement was necessary, and pointed out that thereby they accepted the single gold policy of England. He said that the friends of silver were not carried ‘away by such utterances as those of Sen- ator Hill ofgthe other day. Who was not for them waS against them and his speech would have been as logical if made against silver and in favor of unconditional repeal. The Senator knew that free coinage by separate act was impossible during this administration and that any asaistance he desired to render must come now or not at all. Silver had been compelled to bear everybody’s burdens for many months and {t seemed now to be involved in some fash- fon with the democratic factional differ- ences in New York. Criticising Mr. Voorhees. Senator Wolcott next paid his respects to Senator Voorhees, and said that his change of front was one of the <ost remarkable and ominous occurrences. He attacked the Senator's record on silver aad national banks and said that all his past utterances as shown by the record were. ‘words writ in water.” He quoted from the Senator's cle last year in the North American Keview to show his lack of consistency and asserted that now for the firts time he (Voorhees), supposed to represent the masses, and Sher- mah, supposed to represent the classes, were in complete accord in financial matters. The wolf was dwelling with the lamb and the leopard was lying down with the kid. This harmony, he. feared, would not continue long and when they arose they would be fewer in number. ‘There could be but one chairman of the finance committee and without underrating the abilities of the Senator from Indiana he looked forwzrd to the resumption of the control of the cum- mittee by the Senator from Ohio and re- called Pharoah’s dream of the lean kine. He adjured the Senator to remember Solo- mon’s admonition that “It is better that thou shoudst not vow than that thou shouldst vow and not pay” (referring to his advocacy of silver). Mr. Clevel 2 Bimetallist. No man could be a bimetallist in the sense that he believed in the further coinage of gold and silver by the United States and advocate this bill. The President would undoubtedly veto any independent measure for the free coinage of silver and there was not & Senator in the body who did not be- Heve this to be true. Any man who vouched for Mr. Cleveland as a bimetailist would vouch for the map in the moon. Why not act now on the whole financial question? It was glibly said that we could have further legislation later. We should never krow any more about silver than we know now, and Congress was in session to deal with the subject. It might be true, as Senator Hill prophesied last week, that the pur- chasing clause would be unconditionally re- pealed, but it was equally true that he might find it necessary after a time to re- vise his prophecy. If this act should pass and silver be, as it must, absolutely dethroned aud degraded, he knew of no reason why any Senator who believed in free coinage shoul ever cast another vote in favor of protection in any form. This was an era of cxperiment; let us experiment all around. Even ff it were true that our abandonment of silver would in time compel other nations to its use, the step would be ruinous ind unneces- sary. We could absorb all the silver offered for coinage without inflation of the cur- rency and without impairing our finarcial credit at home or abroad. He had demon- strated a few days ago the folly of the statement that the repeal of the Sherman act would restore confidence. This wus a bankers’ panic and if you ask a banker to- day how the repeal was to restore confl- dence he could not tell you. “he depositors, who drew out some $180,000,000 did not of complain of the act and none thern drew out money because of the istence of that law. It seemed unaccour: ble that in panic times banks should not desire an increase in the volume of the money. Their plan was, however, after re- peal to ask for the issue of $190,000,000 of gold bonds, and they had good reason to te- eve that a complacent finance committee would authorize such a biJl. While waiting, clearing house certificates based on redis- counted paper furnished an excellent sub- stitute for money. No more remarkable statement had ever been mace than that by Mr. Gorman, when with bated breath he urged the Senate not to inform itself of the facts with regard to the condition of the banks but to let the controller alone. The West and Wall Street. A western point of view was not of much value these days on Wall street, but he ventured to suggest to the able financiers of that attractive but expensive locality that if they would prevent a repetition of such frauds as the Whisky Trust, and such mismanagement as had* been shown in cordage, and other industrials, would re- member that the Sherman act or some kindred measure, recognizing silver coinage, must afford them the only avenue possible for an enlargement of the currency which they especially needed; would look at a map of the United States and observe that they cover a broad expanse of country and con- tain many people with many views, and would so modify their opinions as not to belfeve that man who differed with them respecting financial matters must be either a villain or a crank, we would the sooner arrive at that condition of mutual confidence and regard which ought to obtain between citizens of the same country. Silver Mining. ‘Mr. Wolcott then went on to controvert the arguments that there was an overpro- (Continued on Fifth page) Of the Men in the Senate Who Favor Bilver, ‘The Populists Cannot Be Reliea on to Support Them — Representative Jerry Simpson’s Opinion. It is understood that the silver men in the Senate have about given up the idea of getting any assistance from Mr. Morgan in a filibuster aguinst the repeal Li'l. The expectations that they are to Le ‘leprived of such able assistance is necessarily seme- what discouraging. Some of them ray that the attitude assumed by Mr. Gordon in iak- ing the side of repeal is un admonition to them thet they cannot always rely cn the positive declaration of Senators t nd by the silver cause. They realize (hat there may be other Senators whose course will be as surprising to them 1s was that of Mr. Gordon.. From Mr. Morgan, it appears that they have had no further encourage- ment than that given in an interview with him when he landed from Europe, anil they are satisfied now that, while his views on the silver questiop have not changed, he will not join in any filibust ‘ ‘Therefore there is a pretty steady ebrink- age in the number of the taea iney feel they can depend on to fight it out through thick and thin for st'ver. While this does not weaken the determmation of the radical silver men to fillbuster, and to de- lay a vote as long as vosalble, their power of endurance must necessarily be curtailed by the shrinkage of chelr numerical strength. On the other hand, the snti-sil- ver men who have heen expressing the opinion that they would get a vote in two weeks have extended the ‘mit to three weeks, and say that if they do not succeed in getting a vote at the end of that time they will begin on the policy of wearinz out the opposition by continuous sessions night and day. One Element of Weakness. One element of weakness which seems to threaten the silver men is that they can- not for a certainty rely on the populists. ‘There is a feeling among the populist lead- ers, not necessarily referring to those in the Senate, that the repeal of the Sherman Ir. by the votes of democrats and republicans will drive a great many people in the south and west into the populist party. They are therefore sup: to look with some com- plaisance upon the repeal of this law, and then to wait for the coming of the disaster to the two old parties, which they believe is s- expressed the opinion to a pendin Jerry Simpson representative of The Star today that the Sherman law would be repealed in the Sen- ate within two weeks, and he took some satisfaction in the contemplation of the Prospects he sees that this will increase the populist vote in the country. +2 -______ THE CHINESE LEGATION. Three Houses on Fourteenth Street Extended Leased by the Minister. Mr. Yang Ju, the new Chinese minister to the United States, has only been in this city since Tuesday, but it has not taken him tong to look about him and to select a home for the legation. He has leased three houses in this city, which are together, and which can readily be thrown into one and made most desirable for the purpose. Since bis arrival in this city the new minister has been domiciled at the Ariing- ton, where the éntiré annex, the Pomeroy house, was reserved for the use of himself and his suite, The Stewart mansion on Dupont Circle has been for many years the home of the Chinese legation, but the lease on that house ¢xpires ip a month or #0, and for various reasons ft was not thought best to renew it. Having as large a suite as the new miniszer has, the first requisite was that the new house should be a very large one, for it takes a good deal of room to accommodate a party of over fifty. This necessity has been met in the quarters se- lected, ‘The new Chinese legation is to be at the corner of 1th and Yale streets. There are three large brown stone there which can readily be séen from a good ways down 1éth street, as 14th street turns beyond Florida avenue, so as to bring these houses almost in the line of the street. The houses were built by Mr. Cyrus Mantz, and make quite an imposing group. They have been leased for a period of three years, with the privilege of purchase at any time. If de- sired, the three houses can be thrown into one, and this would give all the room that is needed, and it is a very desirable place for entertainments as well patted si REESE CLOSING UP HIS ACCOUNTS. Mr. Patrick Egan Has Had Interviews With Secretary Gresham. Mr. Patrick Egan, who represented the United States at Chile during a critical period in the history of those two countries, and who Is credited with a good share in the amicable settlement of the Baltimore incident, has had several interviews with Secretary Gresham at the State Department during the past week. He is closing up the affairs of the United States legation at Santiago, so far as his administraton is con- cerned, and expects to leave for his home in a few days. —_—__.+__ ‘Trial of Torpedo Nets. The Navy Department has ordered that several Howell and. Whitehead torpedoes be sent to Newport this week for use in the trial of torpedo nets, which trial is also to determine the better torpedo. The sub- marine Ericcgon gun will be used also in the trials. The torpedoes are to be fired from the Destroyer. Three nets will be attacked, one from England and two from Pittsburg firms. The texture of the nets is different, and one of them is manu- factured of nickel steel, while the others are all steel. None of our ships are pro- vided with torpedo nets. The forthcoming trial will probably decide what net pos- seases the most merit, and this one will be adopted for the navy, and preparations made for their manufacture and installa- tion on ship. i Ma Daa Reports Expected. About twenty-five reports to the Secretar; of the Interior are due. ‘The most import. ant_ones which will arrive about the ist of September are those of the architect of the Capitol, superintendent of the hot springs reservation, government hospital for | the insane, commissioner of the land office, Indian affairs, pensions, education, Raritan canal, government directors of the Union Pacific railroad, patents and reports from | the governors of Alaska, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Naval Order. Commander Henry Glass has been ordered to examination for promotion. ‘‘omi der Chester, detached from the Const. and assigned to the Naval Academ: n= sign Armistead Rust fo the Pinta, in Alaska, September 14; Ensign W. W. Gilmcre, de- tached from Pinta, ordered home and grant- ed two months’ leave. The Hurricane Now im Canada. Reports received by the weather bureau show that the hurricane has moved north- east, and is now central near the mouth of the St. Lawrence river. The storm covers @ pear-shaped radius with Montreal at the point, corresponding to the juxtaposition of pear ‘and stem. Halifax is on the castern outskirt of the hurrican's circumference, Eastport, Me., on the south and Father's Point on’the north. Cruise of the Chicago. The flagship Chicago and the Bennington, composing the European fleet, will leave Portsmouth, Englend, in a few days for a winter cruise in the Mediterranean. PairsihY arises) rere cama ‘The Baltimore to Sail. ‘There has been some delay in the de- Rarture of the cruiser Baltimore trom New ‘ork for the Chinese station, but it is now |A PLEA FOR SILVER,|4 STEADY SHRINKAGE/TREASURY CASH LOW|A Y EL A Falling Off of Receipts May Cause a Deficit. MONEY THAT DOES NOT COME IN. Taxable Goods Locked Up in Bonded Warehouses. GUARDING THE BALANCE. jase ae AS ge ‘There is every indication that a deficit in the United States treasury of 30,000,000 will exist at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, ’S,unless measures are taken to avert it. At the present rate of receipts (as will be shown by the official figures to be issued tomorrow) the aggregate receipts for the current fiscal year will be $330,000,000. ‘Mae rate of expenditures for the past two months, if continued through the rest of the year, will amount to $46,000,000. If this ratio were kept up the deficit at the bal- ance of the year would therefore be nearly ‘$10,000,000, but this ratio is not expected to continue. The receipts, it ts believed, will be great- er and the expenditures lighter. The act- ual receipts for July and August of the cur- rent fiscal year aggregate $56,000,000. The receipts for the same months for the fiscal year 189 aggregated $68,000,000, or a loss during the first two months of the present fiscal year*as compared with the same months of the previous fiscal year of $13,000,000. In other words receipts are coming in at the rate of $330,00,000 a year when during the corresponding months of last year the receipts were at the rate of '$408,000,000. The actual receipts of the gov- ernment for the fiscal year ended June 20, 1893, were $385,818,628, or at the rate of about $32,000,000 a month, while the present rate of receipts is about $27,500,000 a month. The Expenditares. The expenditures for the first two months of the current fiscal year amount to $7l,- 000,000, or at the rate of $26,000,000 a year, while the expenditures fo: the correspond- ing menths of the last fiscal year amounted to $68,000,000, or at the rate of $408,000,00 @ year. It will be noticed that the rate of receipts and expenditures on the of September, 1892, ran evenly, while at the same period this year the receipts and ex- penditures are nearly $100,000,000 apart. This lazge disparity between the receipts and ex- penditures of the government is not itkely to continue. It is difficult, in view of fixed permanent appropriations, to reduce to any great extent the expenditures of the gov- ernment, but it is believed that they will not greatly exceed at the end of the pres- ent fiscal year $400,000.00. The expenditures for the previous fiscal year were $383,000,000. Locked in Bonded Warehouses. In the matter of internal :evenue alone it is ascertained that at this time there are 146,000,000 gallons of spirits in distillery Warehouses as against 126.00,09) gal- lons for the same period vf iast year. This means that $18,000,000 in internal Tevenue taxes, which last year were in the Kovernment coffers, are now locked up in bonded Warehouses, the ownsrs not having: the money with which to pay the taxes. ‘This large sum of money will, of course, be untocked in time and gradually find its way, pinto the treasury. bd _ Not so, however, with custom revenues. All advices point to the fact that import tions are falling off, and receipts, of course, from that source fall with them. It is es- timated, however, that at the present time there is locked up in bonded ware houses in New York $13,000,000 worth more goods than were in New York ware houses at the same period last year. The amount of revenue which these goods will pay is not as easily estimated as that on goods in distillery ware houses, It is considerable, however, and as soon as money becomes more plenti- ful will find its way into the treasury. Using Treasury Cash. While the government receipts have been falling off and the expenditures continuing, the difference had to be met from the cash in the treasury. On July 1 the available treasury balance, including. the gold re- serve, was $124,000,000; on September 1 the same balance will be $107,000.00, showing @ decrease of $17,000,000. This balance is composed of $97,000,000 in gold and $10,000,000 in fractional currency, etcetera. The intoad made on the treasury cash by the falling off of receipts has occasioned much concern in treasury circles, and Secretary Carlisle and those associated with him in the con- duct of the Treasury Department have, during the past month, had frequent con- ferences as to the best means to be taken to prevent any serious reduction of the balance. It is admitted on all hands that if the gold reserve together with the avall- able cash should be reduced as low as 75 or 8 million dollars a point would be reached where it would be wise to build up the treasury balance. No Action Taken. No action looking to this has been taken up to this time by Secretary Carlisle, for two reasons. ‘The first ts that he does nut desire to complicate the financial discus- sion in Congress by thrusting upon them the recommendation to strengthen the Treasury, and the second is that he has hoped that the government revenues would 0 Increase as to make Congressional ac- tion unnecessary. This hope has not been realized, and a number of financial propo- sitions for the purpose of building up the treasury cash are under discussion. The one that seems to meet with the most fa- vor in official circles is to heve passed by Congress a joint resolution permitting the Secretary of the Treasury to anticipate the coinage of the 130,000,000 ounces of silver now In the treasury, and to issue silver notes against the seignorace. This, it is stated, would immediately place $0,000,000 to the credit of the treasury available to meet current expeases. This proposition, however, like all other tmanclsl propositions and schemes, has uppositioa, and it is not probable that this or any other scheme will be submitted to Congress by Secretary Carlisle until the silyer ques- tion is disposed of one way or he other, See aN The Trip of the New York. The Secretary of the Navy has written a letter to Capt. Phillips, commanding the New York, instructing him to take on his ammunition as soon as convenient, so as to give the ship a two weeks’ spin at sea. | Owing to the many novel features of the ship, the Secretary deems It best that this preliminary trip should be made before the inspection board is directed to report upon the outfit necessary. The construction board will probably report her ready for sea in a week, when she will turn her en- gines over for the first time in deep water as a commissioned vessel of the navy. After her run outside, she will go to Nor- folk to have such work completed which is now unfinished. Some of the unfinished ordnance work will be done at the yard, and the changes in the hoisting engines for the eight-inch armament will be com- -| pleted there. When the vessel is finally ready for service she will go to New York and report to Admiral Benham for duty. Chief Clerk of War Department. Chief Clerk Tweedale of the War Depart- ment has returned from Asbury Park. Mr. Hodgkins, chief of the appointment division, who has ‘been acting chief clerk, left this afternoon on his vacation, which will be spent at Asbury Park and in Nova Scotia. —_——_+2+____ A Contract Awarded. On the recommendation of the supery ing architect, the Secretary of the Treas. ury has awarded the contract for che cc! struction of a boiler house, boiler pun: &c., at the bureau of engraviag and print- ;, to Campbell & Zell of italtimore, at their” bid of $24,849. ‘There were thirteen bidders for this work, of which number eight were local firms. The Wal:imore firm she will start in a day or so. The trip will be made by way of the Suez canal and will take about three time. The Baltimore will relieve the Lancaster as flagship of the station. was the lowest responsible bilder, accord: ing to Architect O'Rourke, ind was awat ed the contract. The work is to be com- pleted in three months, LOW Day.| All Government Employes Beceive Their Salaries in Gold. No Diecrimination—From Cabinet Officers to ‘Messengers—All Are Treated Alike—Over Million Dollars Disbursed. ‘There is more gold in circulation in Wash- ington today than there has been at any time since the good old days befure the war, over thirty years ago, and yet it is a singular fact that the United States treasurer is paying out gold in preference to silver. Indeed, it is extremely difficult to get any of the latter coin out of the treasury. Within the past week over a million dollars in gold has been paid out of the United States treasury and is now cir- culating in the business channels of Wash- ington. The principal disbursement was today when over $500,000 in gold passed into the | hands of the people, through the payment of the August salaries of the employes of Uncle Sam. Clerks Paid in Gold. All the disbursements at the Treasury Department today were made in gold, un- less it was absolutely necessary to use sil ver or paper currency to meet amounts under %. The disbursing officers in the dif- ferent executive departments were sup- plied with gold coin sufficient to meet all: obligations on account of salaries, with only enough 31 and ® notes sufficient to meet payments under %. They were in- | structed not to make any change requiring | the use of silver dollars or paper currency. No paper money was paid out to any one where it could be avoided, and the clerks desiring change were obliged to part with | their gold to bankers and business men generally. Gold Forced on the Public. In this way the gold was forced on the public and it was practically the only med- jum of exchange open to those drawing salaries from the government. They had to meet all their current obligatioas, rent, provisions, &c., in gold unless able financi- ally to put aside their August salary and draw on their personal reserve. Ail the District employes, including the police snd fire departments, received their entire pay from the treasury in gold, and it is safe to say that most of them possessed more of Ser metal than they ever owned No Discrimination. ‘There was no discrimination in this mat- ter. All officials and employes were treated the same, cabinet officers and charwomen, Senators and Representatives and laborers and Supreme Court justices and bailiffs and criers. The cabinet officers received their monthly allowance of $673.90 in gold, with the exception of the $3.90, which was neces- sarily paid in paper and subsidiary coin, and the money weighed so much that it had to be sent by messengers. Divided by departments the amount of gold disbursed today was about us follows: War Department. $93,000; Interior Depart- ment, $190,000; State Department, $15,000; Post Office Department, $40,000; Treasury Depart- ment, $100,000; Navy Department. $7,000; Ag- ricultural Department, $10,000; District of Coumbia, $20,000; printing office . (weekly), $18,000; navy yard (weekly) $18,%00. This was @ “yellow day” in Washington, but certainly not in the. uanal acceptution of that term. —_—__2-___ NO EARLY ADJOURNMENT. The Iden See Have Been Gener- ly Abandoned. All idea of an early adjournment this ses- sion seems to have been abandoned by those in the House who were advocating it a short time ago, and it 1s universally ac- cepted that the work of the session will go right on with no interruption except pos- sibly a brief recess in October, and even that seems improbable. The sentiment in favor remaining here to go on with the work of Congress is growing in strength, also in the Senate, so that at this time there is practically no question raised against a continuous session. ————_+o+_____ Retirement of Brig. Gen. McKeever. Brevet Brigadier Gen. Chauncey Mc- Keever, the senior assistant adjutant gen- eral of the army, was placed on the retired list today. This is Gen. McKeever's sixt: fourth birthday and the retirement is on ai count of age. He is stationed at Chicago as adjutant general of the department of the Missouri. Gen. McKeever served many years in the War Department in this city and was a candidate for the adjutant gen- eralcy on the retirements of Generals Drum and Kelton. Gen. Williams, the present ad- jutant general, will retire in November next, and, with Gen. McKeever out of the way, the succession to the office is confined to Gen. Vincent and Gen. Ruggles. The re- tirement of Gen. Ruggles will cause the Promotions of Lieut. Col. Breck, stationed at Governor's Island, N. ¥., and of Major Ward, at Omaha, thus leaving a vacancy in the rank of major in the adjutant general's department. It is learned that this vacancy will be filled in a very Short time. Rev. Samuel W. Haddowgy, chaplain of the House of Representatiy pope? ad under @ severe attack of nervous prostra- tion, believed to be the result of working of Bright's disease upon his system. Last Monday the exertion he made to reach the | Capitol was too great for him, and he had | fo be taken home. Mr. Haddoway's condi- tion js reported to be such as to arouse serious apprehension on the part of his friends. Rev. Isaac W. Canter of this city is temporarily serving in Mr. Haddoway's —_—___-e._____ tne AgXtt Confidential Clerk. register of the treasury has appoint: Mr. W. 'G. Milliken of ‘Tennessee he con, fidential clerk in place of Miss Florence Davies, who for many years was the con- fidential clerk to Gen. Rosecrans. Miss Davies is the daughter of, Cant. Davies, a retired army officer. deceased, and a grand. child of Madame Cecilia Kretchmar Smith the well-known singer, formerly connected ir of St. with the it. Aloysius and other ——_—___+e+______ a Fourth-Class Postm: ors. e total number of ‘ourt port- masters appointed today Pe number 74 were to fill death and resignation = ara ¢ Virginia appointments w - lows: Cascade, Pittsylvania county. y, “% Moore, vice Mary L. Ivey, resicnet Franklin county, Mrs. Julia A H. H. Hurt, resigned; High View Sounty, CN. Gerrin, vice F. J. Sine. re- 3 Keeling, Pittsylva 1 c Tips Meine: yitmrtvanta couaty, C,H ahs Mr. Binsell’s Callers, r. Don M. Dickinson was at the Office Department today. It was said thet the visit was purely a social one, tmt in view of the rumors that have been floating around the department in reference to the Detroit postmastership the visit is believed to have some connection with that matter. Senators Brice and Lindsey were among the callers uj the ber fe, pon the Postmaster General Railroad Land Grhnts. The Secretary of the Interior h proved the Northern Pacific's clear hist ye section No. 6, comprising 479.31 acres, ty. ing within the grant of the Rpokane Fells land district. Clear lists No. 4anl 3 under grant to the Florida Centrai and Peninsu- lar railroad, are also approved. serbbe ices atm ie Money Paid Ont. e total disbursement in the Interior Department today was $27,011.6. n Seca weet Tiiness of Ex-Congressm: Alley. Ex-Congreseman John B. Alley is serious- ly ill at his son's residence in West New- ton, Mass. His iliness is caused in part by & protracted lawsult which has become famous as the Snow-Alley case, and which cost the greater part of his fortune. A LIBEL ON CHICAGO. Gov. Altgeld Denies That It Is a Hotbed of Anarchi BELIEVES THERE ARE NOT FIFTY THERE He Charges Police Officials With Manufacturing Sensations. NEWSPAPERS ALSO BLAMED. SPRINGFIELD, IL, Aug. %1.—Gov. Alt- geld, in the course of an interview last name of our state, and it is that kind irresponsible talk in the past that done incalculable injury to our good name, and it should be stopped, not only by in- dividuals, but by the newspapers that bave been indulging in it.” “Why do you say it is a libel?” “Because it is, and always has been, ab- solutely without foundation and has been indulged in in part for sensational pur- poses, and in part because certain indi- viduals found they could not only make political capital out of it, but derive per- sonal benefit and advantage out of it.” “Why do you say that?” “Because the man who was captain of police at the time of the so-called anurchis- tc agitation was at its height some years ago has not only stated that he investi- gated the whole matter carefully and watched the so-called anarchists, and that he came to the conclusion that ‘there wus not much in the whole anarchistic talk, but he has further stated that there were prominent police officials who wanted to have bogus anarchistic conspiracies form- ed in order to get the credit of dispersing them, and who wanted to keep the con- servative public in a state of alarm in or- der that they themselves might derive per- sonal advantage out of it in the way of achieving glory and promotion. “Since that the same tactics have been charged among other things ministration “stood in” with gamblers the saloon element and winked at in all its phases. Alderman Faucette attacked the editor in his office a few days ago and broke two chairs over his head. Seven attorneys have ee ee ee city. The chief of police has received Instruc- tions to arrest every person caught at- tempting to sell Gould's paper. na tate CONSTRUING THE GEARY Law. A Decision by Judge Ross in the U. 8. Court at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. %.—Judge Ross, in the United States district court, yesterday handed down an opinion deciar- ing that the warrant for the arrest of China- men under section 6 of the Geary law can be issued when the complaint and its veri- fications are reported in proper form. This sixth section is the registration clause that caused so much sensation. Members of the trades unions made appli- cation to United States Commissioner Van Dyke for a warrant for the arrest of a Chinaman under the registration clause of the Geary law. ‘The commissioner refused the warrant. Application was made to Judge Ross. No decision was had for this application. Last Sunday Wm. F. Lintenor, a farmer, made application to Judge Ross for a war- rant for the arrest of Ah Wong, on com- } Plaint charging that Wong failed to register as required by the sixth section of the Geary act. The judge says that while much regret- ting that an application has been made to him he feels it, under his oath, his duty to enforce the laws of the United States in all cases. ——_ MARRIED HER BROTHER. A Story That Seems Too Strange to Be True. BRANTFORD, Ont., Aug. 21.—Violet Buck- ingham, a young Irish women. came to Canada some years ago, locatiag at London, Ont. About eighteen months ago Violet was introduced to a young man, who xaid his name was Edward Vezey, who had just ar- rived from New Zealand, where he had been a soldier in a company statione? at Secun- derabad. ‘The introduction led to a friendship which soon culminated in marriage and the couple moved to Brantford, where Vezey obtained wo! Shortly after the wedding Mrs. Vezey sent her husband's photograph to her uncle, @ prominent citizen of Dublin, Ireland, who recognized a resemblance to his nephew and Violet's brother, whom the latter had not seen for twelve years. The uncle's sus- picions being aroused he invoked the aid of the military authorities to tocate the sol- dier, whose real name was Leopold Bucking- bam, aged twenty-five. He was traced to Brantford, where the young wife made the terrible discovery that she had married her own brother. Buckingham had adopted the name of Vezey when enlisting, in order to conceal his identity from friends who opposed his enlistment, It is understood here that the young couple have not lived happily together. Vezey has suddenly disappeared and the woman 1s crazed with grief, and has been taken in charge by friend: ——>—_—_ AFTER 1793 BALLOTS. iH. S. Br mated for Congress From the Ironton, Ohio, District. IRONTON, Ohio, Aug. 31.—H. 8. Bundy ‘was nominated for Congress by the re- publicans of this district on the 1,7%d ballot. Dolph (Ore.) relative to the employment of skilled draughtemen, ° ctvii others in the office of tect of the treasury; ment to | and said that the appropriation | Was as much as goul | in the architect's’ office A Gold Certificate Resolution, Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) introdased a conus rent resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury (under the provision of #ec- tion 2 of the Revised Statutes) to issue eer 37 i fa gold coin or bullion im the issue thereon of gold coin iso authorizes the issue of to the amount of 20 per cent ‘and bullion in the treasury. He said that the passage Tent resolution would allow the from $25,000,000 to 36.900, cates. The concurrent resalai his own request, laid on the present. . Mr. Voorhees (ind), chat committee on finance. moved that fate proceed to the consideration House bill for the repeal of the Shermam ‘The motion was agreed to.The bill was taken vp, and Mr. Wolcott (Col) addressed the Senate tn cnpoat ition to it. speech will be fourd elsewhere this issue of The Star. 55 nf fi ut ani a i Pry ae nh ! | As soon as the first tones of Mr. Welk cott's voice rang out full and clear, there instantaneous lull of conversation throughout the hall. The warcastic all« the opening paragraph to the sud- remarkable conversioas of demo- statesman to the mono-meuilic the President caused some ainuee- the floor and im the galleries, but no demonstration of that feeling except a general smile. Mr. Shermaa lie- tened with attention for about balf ii i ie ik i iat chamber, leaving the St he sermed to. do. The’ galteves crowded. "His speech occupied nearly an hour, and as he took his seat he was fa- vored with applause from the floor and gui- ‘At the close of Mr. Wolcott's speech n= tice was given ty Mr. Mills (Tex.) that pe would ask the Senate next Wednesday to hear some remarks from him on the repeal Mr. Caftery for Repeal. Then the floor was taken by Mr. Caftery (La.). His maiden speech in the Senate was in favor of the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clauses of the act. He warned the Senator from Qir. Wolcott) that if he expected to away the serious money troubles of the country as Cervantes had laughed away chivalry and romance from Spain he was doomed to signa! failure. Mr. Goodnight (Ky.) introduced « Bill to # if il ment to increase committee on rules from five to ejected. Mr. Hooker's amendment membership to eleven was On motion of Mr. Kilgore i i i 3 en Fy i 8 i H i | over all measures revenue. ‘The purpose of the amendment was t Prevent such measures as the anti-options Dill and the act from referred by the to the committer on agriculture, as bas been done heretofore, Mr. Hooker's Amendment. Mr. Hooker (Miss.) moved to the rules the section Posed action touching to the committee said, committees vest all power of five members. muse. It it were adopted use. it were committee on rules should be changed i should be knows es the “steering come Mr. Catchings (Miss.) denied the treth the declaration that under the rule the committee on rules could the other committees. The motion was lost—27—9T. Mr. Stockdale (Miss.) offered ment requiring the committee report to the House within proposition referred to it, upon the ye | of one-fifth of the members present voting. Lost. Mr. Springer (Ill) offered an giving the committee on banking and rency the right to report at any time upon matters relating to banking and currency. colleague's ! f Mr, Cannon (ill) seconded his amendment. Important matters come before that committee. The demanded a settled policy on the mat of the currency and he, therefore, was harmony with the amendment. ‘Mr. Springer said that the committee accounts, which had in charge merely accounts of members and of the employes, had a right to report at The same privilege should not be the committee which had charge of counts of the government. ‘Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) said that there no necessity for granting certain privil- eges to certain committees. The House already given to the committee on full power to call up what business pleased and there was no need to go ther. i Bi Fe g § Mr. Kilgore moved to amend Mr. Spring- ers amendment by including the commit- tee on coinage, weights and measures in the list of committees authorized to report at any time. Amendments Adopted. Mr. Kilgore’s amendment was agreed to, Yeas, 133; mays, %. Then the vote re curred upon Mr. Springer’s amendmen: as amended and it also was adopted—i02- 53, “ Paved hncwtnines te > About 10,000 people, all tracing their an- Sestry 0 2 common