Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR ———_— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Avenue, corner Lith St, by iv The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Bow York Offce, $8 Potter Building. pote meh tg Tux Evrsrx: werved to subscribers in the ctgy bp carriers, oe thely owe account, at 10 cents week, % wenth. ‘at the coun- for 2 cents each. By mailaaywbere im the United States or age prepaid—S0 cents per mont! = Stan $1.00 per year: ee Cunerurts Sanne 92a per Gotered at the Fost Omice ‘at Washington, D.C., second-class mail matter. “oy an mall must be paid to s4- vanre. Toten af adve-tigine nade innwn om application Vor. 83, No. 20,708. Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. URGENT DEFICIENCY. The Bill Passed by the House This Morning. THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, Mr. Voorhees Introduces an Amend- ment to the Rules. A CLOTURE PROPOSITION. ‘The Speaker laid before the House a com- munication from the Attorney General giv- ing information relative to the Union Pa- cific railroad. Referred. Mr. Sayers (Tex.) from the committee on @ppropriations reported an urgent defi- ciency bill and it was passed. It appro- Priates $127,500 for the pay of janitors and costodians in the Treasury Department; and $00,000 to enabie the clerk of the House to pay the clerks of members, and $10,000 for the repair of the reform school in the Dis- trict of Columbia. On motion of Mr. Mallory (Fla.) joint resolution was passed providing for the re- porting, marking and removal of derelicts im the North Atlantic ocean. In the consideration morning hour, Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) called up the bill reported from the committee on territories, requir- companies operating lines through the Cherokee outiet to locate and maintain stations at the town site laid out by the Interior te Mr. Simpson Against the Railroads. Mr. Simpson (Kan.) vigorously advocated the passage of the bill, demanding that the arrogant assumptions of the railroad com- penies be rebuked. He said he was sur- Prised at the position taken by the gentile- man from who wanted to postpone action on this bill until he could telegraph Back to the railroads to know if it were satisfactory to them. He appeared here, said Mr. Simpson, as attorney for the Santa Fe and Rock island Compantes, which col- onized 7,000 negroes in his (Simpson's) dis- trict and maintained them there six months im order to defeat his election for having pposed them in Congress. Mr. Curtis (Kan.) asked if the gentleman him as representing the rail- roads. Mr. Simpson said he did, for the reason that the gentleman had told him that he ‘wanted to telegraph home. Mr. Curtis made some denial that could not be heard, to which Mr. Simpson re- torted: “To whom did you want to teie- Graph, if not to the railroad companies?” Later in the discussion Mr. »fcRae (Ark.) said that Delegate Flynn had th: made the tion had ministration upon this question. The fact was, he said, that Secretary Noble had made no ruling, and that therefore none fs it not a fact that the law ent who came over from the last administration advised Secre- tary Smith to sign an order prohibiting Ind- fans from ceding their lands to the railroad companies for station purposes? Mr. McRae: I have no information as to who was brought over from the last ad- ministration, but I am free to say that it ‘was wrong to permit any officers to hold over. And as far as they may have misied Se ae 8 ar et Oe See oe em. ‘The Bilt was passed. The McGarrashan Claim. Representative Pendleton (W. Va.), from the committee on private land clatms, called up the bill to submit the claim of Wm. Mc- Garrahan to the Rancho Panoche Grande to the court of private land claims for con- sideration and finding, and moved that the House resolve itself into committee of the whole upon it. A division demonstrated the lack of a quorum, and tellers were ap- es Before a quorum a) the expired, and the bill went over. World’s Fair Goods on Exhibition. The House went into committee of the ‘whole on the state of the Union and Mr. Bynum (ind.) called up the joint resolu- tion to remit half the duty on goods exhibi- ted in the world’s fair and sold by the ex- Eibitors. Mr. Dingley (Me.) raised the point of or- der that the bill was not one to raise reve- nue, and therefore not in order. ‘She chairman, Mr. Dockery (Mo.), ruled, while admitting that he was not entirely clear about the matter, that the bill was in Mr. Bynum presented a statement from the collector of customs at Chicago show- ing that in his opinion the value of goods! on exhibition which might be sold would not exceed four or five millions of dollars, upon which the duty would amount to about half that sum. Mr. Bynum said that to meet an objection urged aginst the Dill be wouid ask that the bili be amended 80 as to make its provisions apply only to goods sold subsequent to the passage there- of. This was intended, he explained, to give the purchaser of the goods the benefit of the reduction of duty. He explained that this was the first time such « reduction of duty had been proposed in this country. The statement was incorrect that similar — was enacted for the benefit of = bitors at the centennial in Philadelpnia Mr. Dingley’s Opposition. Mr. Dingley opposed the bill on the grounds that the government could not af- ford to give away the revenue involved,and that the principle was a dangerous one to establish as a precedent. If rebate is grant- ed now, it must be in the future. Mr. Ding- ley stated that never before in the history of all great expositions had it been suggest- ed that duties should be rebated or reduced. American exhibitors at Paris, Berlin and Vienna, who sold their goods, paid the same Guties as other persons who sold the same THE SENATE. The fourth installment or Tuesday's legis- lative day began at 10 a m. today, and in about a quarter of an hour afterward the presence of a quorum was ascertained and business went on. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) introduced (by Tequest) ‘@ bill to facilitate the collection of the debts of the aided Pacific railroad companics to To Amend the Rules. Mr. Voorhees (Ind. offered a resolution to ‘amend the rules, saying that it was practi- cally the proposition heretofore presented by Mr. Hill (N.Y.). It went over till tomor- row. It provides that whenever a bill or resolution ts pending as unfinished business and has been debated thirty days it shall be in order for any Senator, at any time, to make a motion to fix the time for taking the vote. This motion is not to be amend- pools debatable and is to be put tmmedi- a the members of the Senate, the vote on the jo or resolution is to be had at the time ed in the motion, without further debate | or amendment, except by unanimous con- eneertete anion of any kind is to be ing the pendency of the mo- ton to Sx a time, or at the time fixed, until the bill or resolution ts finally voted upon. ‘The Senate, on motion of Mr. Voorhees, Droceeded to executive business. —o-—_____. ‘Treasury Department Changes. The Secretary of the Treasury has made the following appointments: B. F. Jossey of Washington, immigrant inspector. Charles C. Williams of Mich- igan, immigrant inspector. Alfred Smith of Hiinols, Chinese inspector. H. H. Schell of Nebraska, immigrant in- spector, has been removed. a and, if agreed to by a majority of all | | VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON. A Statement of His Position on the Qloture Question. Willing to Do His Duty, but Must Act Only as the Majority Desires. A enator who enjoys to a large extent the confidence of Vice President Stevenson, makes the following statement in regard to the position of Vice President Stevenson om the cloture question: Of all the persons in public life who have to do with the solution of the pending diff- culties in the Senate, probably no one is so beset and subjected to pressure as is Vice President Stevenson. Not only in their public utterances, but also in personal in- terviews, Senators are continually admon- ishing the presiding officer of the Senate that he should, by a ruling or some other act, break the deadlock in the Senate. In addition to these presentations, every mail brings many letters to the Vice Preside nt from every part of the country, most of them from persons with whom he has no ae urging him to act in the same 2. To a person of Mr. Stevenson's energetic habits of thought and action these app-als have been embarrassing, because they be- tray a lack of understanding of his position. Mr. Stevenson's conception of his position is that he is placed in the chair to preside over the Senate and administer such rules as that body has provided for its own gov- ernment. With the formulation of these rules he has nothing whatever to do, in fact, would naturally stop him from mak- ing, of his own volition, a decision that would in effect be equivalent to the impo- sition of a new rule. But he also feels that, under his oath to support the legislation, he is bound to do all in his power, legiti- mately, to facilitate the transaction of busi- hess. Therefore he is and has been willing to put any proper motion to a vote. whenever an actual majority of the Senate, without regard to party, makes the request. And it may be stated positively that up to this morning no such majority has sanctioned such a request, the strongest calculation yet made showing not more than forty Sen- ators in its favor. ‘ + o+_____ THE U. ATTORNEYSHIP. Col. Robert Christy is Being Urged for the Place. The friends of Col. Robert Christy are urging his appointment as United States at- torney for the District of Columbia in the event of a change in that office. He is very strongly indorsed for the position by lead- ing democrats of the District. The matter has been brought to the attention of the President by prominent democratic Sena- tors. It is said on excellent authority that | District Attorney Birney will not be dis- | turbed for several months yet, and certain- ly not before the conclusion of the trial of the Ford Theater disaster case. The friends of Mr. Birney believe that he will be allowed to serve out his entire term, as has been the case with other officials who are appointed for a specific period. —___--« --—___ MONEY PRINTED. Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. ‘The annual report of Mr. Claude M. John- son, chief of the bureau of engraving and printing, gives statistical details of the operations of that bureau during the past year without a single comment. The total value of notes and currency was $383,293,320, ‘the total value of internal_rev- enue stamps issued was $970,926,532 and the total value of customs stamps issued was 92,237,000. A statement in regard to the an- nual production and cost of securities in sheets for the past sixteen years, shows a production of 13,098,756 sheets in 1878 at an average cost of $41.14 per 1,000 sheets and a production of 48,353.528 sheets in 1893 at an average cost of $25.35 per 1,000 sheets. Oo THE UNION PACIFIC RECEIVER. His Appointment Believed to Be Valid by the Attorney General. Attorney General Olney, in response to a House resolution of inquiry, relative to the appointment of a receiver for the Union Pacific Railroad, says that there is reason to doubt the validity of the proceedings, which may seriously prejudice the interests of the United States. Special counsel has been retained by the Attorney General and special legislation may be needed, but its nature cannot be indicated in advance of investigation. ——_+e-—______ Mr. Curtis Again an Editor. Mr. and Mrs. William Eleroy Curtis re- ; turned from their summer in Chicago on Tuesday, and are putting their |home in order for the winter. Mr. | Curtis returns to Chicago the last | of the week, to remain until the close of the | exposition, when he takes the editorship of “The Foreign Trade Review,” a new | monthly magazine. which will be estab- | ished by New York capitalists engaged in | the export trade. The first number will be lissued on the Ist of January. The publica- | ton office will be in New York, but the edi- torial work will be done in ‘Washington. and offices Pave been rented in the new Post building on Pennsylvania avenue. t -— CONFLICTING NEWS FROM RIO. It 1s Now Denied That One of the Rebel Warships Was Sunk. NEW YORK. Oct. 20.—The World's Bue- nos Ayres, Argentina, special says: The Brazilian minister here ts trying to nego- tlate the purchase of two iron clads from the Argentine government, but is not likely to succeed. Agents of the revolutionists have asked the Argentine government to recognize the independence of the revolting Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sol and San‘ Catharina. : Senator Ruy Barbosa, a prominent leader among the insurgents, has arrived here. He had a narrow escape from capture at Rio de Janeiro. Government troops in search of him boarded the steamer he was on. but the British admiral sent a force to protect om an Fefused to deliver him up. it is said that the Petxoto governm has made an Issue of $75,000,000 In. Doude to raise money for war expenses. The Herald’s Buenos Ayres correspondent cables: Eighteen passengers who have just ar- rived from Rio Janeiro say that the sinking of the Urano by Fort Santa Cruz are un- founded reports. When they left Rio the war vessel bad crossed the bar and was anchored in the bay. The artillery duel be- tween the fort and the Urano and Pallas, on October 16, according to these passen- gers was entirely harmless, so far as the war ships were concerned. Both of them Were with the rest of Admiral Mellot’s fleet in the bay and so far as they could see or learn none of the warships had suffered in any of the engagements. It appears that the Urano and the Pallas endeavored to force a passage of the harbor and were fired upon by Fort Santa Cruz. First re- ports said that both vessels were seriously damaged and later it was said that the Urano had been sunk and the Pallas re- Dulsed. The passengers say that such reports as this have been sent out from official circles ond are therefore untrustworthy. The gov- ernment is taking measures real facts being known. ree Oe ———___ i of Herbert Spencer, LONDON, Oct. 20.—The <ondition ‘of Mr. Herbert Spencer shows no sign of improve- ment today. He ts hopeful, how. is a reat point in his favor. eve” Which Beet Posting the Riot Act. MACON, Mo., Oct. 20.—The Huntsville coal mine strikers have, by force and persua- sion, com! induced the miners - more to quit work. The riot act is being posted and Sherif White i: feces i$ preparing for THE U.S. ARMY. Annual Report of Gen. John M. Schofield, Its Commander, ON FORTIFICATION AND ARMAMENT, The Object of Enlisting Indians Satisfactorily Accomplished. HIGH STATE OF DISCIPLINE. Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, commanding the army, has made a report of the mili- tary operations during the past fiscal year to the Secretary of War. “The most ardu- ous service which has been rendered by the troops during the past year,” he says, “and in some sense the most important, has been that required to suppress and punish violations of the neutrality laws between this country and Mexico. This service re- quired a considerable addition to the troops before stationed in the department of Texas, and to prevent a recurrence of such lawless acts it may be found necessary to continue the increase thus made of the force serving in that department. The re- port of the department commander gives full details of all the service rendered, and shows that the tro¢ops were finally entirely successful, after a most laborious pursuit, im breaking up pnd capturing the criminals who had been engaged in violating the hos- pitalities of this country for the purpose of conducting lawless enterprises against our friendly neighbor. I regard the troops in the department of Texas as deserving of high commendation for the manner in which they have discharged this arduous duty. No Violence 1: the Territories. “Happily the army has not been called up- on during the past year to assist in the suppression of domestic violence in any Part of the territories of the United States. But in connection with the opening of the new territory of Oklahoma, the troops have been called upon to aid the civil authori- ties, and the service thus performed has been commendable. Gq. Schofield says that the state of dis- cipline of the army continues to be satis- factory, and that the efficiency of the army with respect to heavy guns and small arms has probably never been so high. It is again respectfully suggested that a reserve supply of the most approved infantry rifles and of the si breech-loading rifled field guns be provided in amount sufficient, not only for the regular troops and organ- ized militia, but for such volunteers as may be immediately called into service in the event of war. Fortification and Armament. In a chapter on fortification and arma- ment Gen. Schofield says: “Satisfactory progress has been made dur- ing the last year in the fabrication of mod- ern high-power guns, and considerable work has been done in providing emplacements for such guns and mortars. Experiments have also been continued in respect to dis- appearing carriages for such guns. Con- clusive results in this last regard have not yet been reached, but yet such progress has been made that efficient es could be rapidly constructed in case immediate need. It is hoped that necessary appropria- tions for the continuation of this work will not be withheld, so that the policy which has row been steadily pursued during the past five or six years may be continued until the great seaports of the United States are placed in condition of security. “I desire again to invite attention to the necessity for a special appropriation for the construction of barracks and quarters at those seaport stations from which the troops were withdrawn for field service some years ago. Many of those posts have now become defenseless and unfit to occupy in their present condiuon. It is believed that all important seaports should be re- garrisoned, their present armament placed in serviceable condition and preparation made for the care of new and improved armament.” Indians as Soldiers. In regard to the question of Indian sol- diers the general says: _ The enlistment of Indians in the army and their organiation into companies at- tached to the regular regiments appear thus far to have accomplished, in a very satis- factory manner, the principal objects con- templated in that policy. The principal of | these objects is understood to have been for | the purpose of withdrawing from the war- | like tribes and giving satisfactory employ- |ment to a considerable number of young |men who were generally dissatisfied and |Hable at any time to become hostile; for | the purpose of educating the Indians in the | rules and customs of civilized contrasted | with those of savage warfare; and to assist |in the efforts of the government to trans- form the Indian character from that of savage enemy to that of friend and citizen of the United States. There has been no serious indication of hostile disposition manifested by any of the Indian tribes since this policy was inaugurated. A secondary object was the organization of @ comparatively small contingent of In- dian troops, partly with a view.to any ser- vice which might be required of them, but Mainly for the purpose of determining by actual trial what the value is or may be made of the warlike tribes of Indians as a | part of the military strength of the United | States; this upon the general theory that all | parts of the people of a country should be Prepared to do their share in time of need of the military service which the country may require. It is yet too early to reach a final conclusion upon this question. Results vary from one extreme to the other. In some cases the Indian troops have proved highly satisfactory; in others, less so. The Period of E ment, Gen. Schofield discusses the subject of en- listment, and concludes that the present period of five years is too long, while the limit of service, under existing laws, ten years, ig much too short, he says, to enable the government to obtain the best services from men who have proved to be in ail re- spects satisfactory. Another serious objec- tion to the Hmitation of ten years, Gen. Schofield says, is that that period is much too long for a young man to devote to the military service if he must ultimately make his career in civil life. It therefore seems advisable that the term of enlistment in the regular service tn this country be reduced from five to three years, and that the legal |Testriction upon re-enlistment be removed, So that the War Department may be at lib- erty to continue in service those enlisted | men whose services are found to be val- | uable. As to Parchase of Discharges. “A reduction of first term of enlist- ment to three years,” he says, ‘“‘would also in a large measure remove the reason for the existing law providing for the purchase of dis¢harge, which latter has proved very prejudicial to military discipline. As soon as a young soldier has saved up money enough to purchase his discharge he es- teems himself independent of his command- Ing officer, and becomes restive under neces- sary discipline, since all he has to do to avoid further submission to such discipline is to buy his discharge. It would, in my judgment, be beneficial to the military sery- ice to repeal the Jaw euthorizing the pur- chase of discharges.” ———+o+_____ The Albatro ses Duty. The fish commission steamer Albatross, which formed part of the naval patrol feet in Bering sea during the past season, has been detached from further service under the orders of the Secretary of the Navy and will resume her duties under the direction of the fish commission. The Albatross re- cently arrived at San Francisco from her ‘@uise in the Arctic. The “SPECIAL NOTICE” ad- vertisements formerly print ea on this page will here- after appear on the third page. ——=E=E=E—_—E TWENTY PAGES TOMORROW. Washington’s Big Newspaper Grows Better Every Week. The Star tomorrow will be increased by eight additional pages over today’s issue, so that Saturday’s Star will shine with the brilliancy of twenty pages, full of the most newsy and entertaining reading matter that money, brains and an indomitable resolu- tion to lead in the journalistic procession can secure. The facilities that The Star possesses for obtaining the latest news from all parts of the world are unsurpassed, and the increased size of the paper will afford opportunities for @ more sultable grouping and display’ of its features than ever. The local, political and general fields will be covered thor- oughly. In fact, tomorrow’s Star will be a model paper, and will repay the most careful reading from the top of the first to the bottom of the twentieth page. The array of special articles, which have always made such a strong hit in the Nat- urday’s issue, will be unusually entertain- ing. Several of them will be extensively and appropriately illustrated. There will be pen pictures and sketches of some of the striking scenes in the Senate during the stubborn silver fight; a chapter by Amos Cummings on the silver Senators, describ- ing the personal characteristics of the Mace- donlan phalanx opposed to the repeal bill; an interview with Secretary Herbert on the navy of 1893, in which he compares the United States navy with those of Europe, and draws some conclusions that are very gratifying to patriotic Americans; an enter- taining description of a trip from France in- to Germany, by Sterling Hellig, with appro- priate illustrations; a capital story by John Habberton, with the scene laid at Fort Mon- roe, which will be found specially readable; @ graphic description, with illustrations, of how admirals are made, or life among the cadets at Annapolis. These are only sam- ples of the contents of Saturday’s mammoth Star. Watch for it, and begin reading it as soon as you get it. When you commence you will not want to lay it down till you have perused it thoroughly, and, therefore, you must begin early to finish before Sun- day. It will be a great paper. MR. ALLEN’S LONG SPEECH. It Will Occupy About Seventy Col- umans in the Record. Senator Allen’s famous speech of fourteen hours and three-quarters, which broke the record for the Senate, is nearly ready to be printed in the Record. The manuscript as it was submitted to him,contained 750 folios, or %,000 words, making a pile of paper nearly three inches thick. In type the speech will fill from sixty-five to seventy columns of the Record, and will appear just as soon as that thrilling journal can spare the space for It. The other speeches that were delivered during that long session have all been revised by those who deliver- ed them, and are now in type. It will not be long before the Record will be as nearly up to date as its principles of prompitness will permit. DANGEROUS POLES. The Ones of Which R. S. Scammell Complains on 12th Street. Relative to the complaint of R. 8. Scam- mel] concerning the dangerous condition of telegraph poles on 12th street, from B street north to B street south, it has beén devel- oped that the poles in question are not in use, and belong to the Rapid Transit Com- pany, which leased them to the Western Union Telegraph Company, and that the former company has been enjoined by the latter from removing them. The matter was sent to the attorney for the District for an expression of his views on the best mode of Procedure. He says, in a letter to the Com- missioners today, that the poles are not likely to be used again in view of the law against overhead wires, and they are dan- gerous to life and limb. It does not follow, he sqys, because the Rapid Transit Company has been restrained from removing them, the District may not do it in the exercise jof its police power, and he recommends that the Rapid Transit Company and the West- ern Union Company be notified to remove the poles within a given time. If they fail to remove the poles, then the superintendent of streets should be directed to remove them as far as it is necessary for the public safety. ——_—_ Naval Orders. Lieut. J. A. Moser, detached from duty in the office of the coast and geodetic survey October 30 and ordered as hydrographic in- spector. Lieut. W. R. Rush, detached from the Boston and ordered to the Albatross. Passed Assistant Surgeon G. T. Smith, de- tached from the Wabash and ordered to duty at the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass. Assistant Surgeon E. M. Shipp, detached from the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., | and ordered to the Wabash. Assistant Naval Constructor Lawrence Spear, detached from duty in bureau of construction and ordered to duty at Union iron works, San Francisco, Cal. Assistant Naval Constructor R. M. Watt, detached from duty in bureau of construc- tion and ordered to duty at Cramps’ ship yard, Philadelphia. Ensign Wm. E. Safford has been ordered to examination for promotion. Passed Assistant Paymaster L. C. Kerr, from the Mare Island navy yard to the re- ceiving ship Independence. EERE SE eae Fourth. Po fe! ‘The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed yesterday was 73. Of this number 33 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remain- der by removals. The Virginia appointments were as fol- lows: Bowers’ Hill, W. W. Kain, vice EB. 8. Furguson, resigned; Edvins, E. P. South- ward, vice J. E. Beadles, resigned; Hol- stien Springs, Lillian M. Wolfe, vice Alice E. Cox, resigned. Miss E. C. Moore was appointed at Brad- shaw, Md., vice S. T. Moore, dead. ° The Machias’ Final Trial. The gunboat Machiss has left Ports- mouth, N. H., for New York, preparatory to her final official trial in Long Island sound. ———-2-______ Mr. Van Alen Confirmed. In executive session today Mr. Van Alen was confirmed by a vote of 39 to 2, after a long discussion, in which some sharp speeches against the nomination were TWO CENTS. The “SPECIAL NOTICE” ad- vertisements formerly print- x ed on this page will here- after appear on the third page. SILVER COMPROMISE. Trying to Come to an Agreement as to a Date WHEN SILVER PURCHASES SHALL STOP. Democrats Embarrassed by the At- titude of the Administration. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. The day started in the Senate with the idea that a settlement of the question which had been embarrassing them for many weeks was imminent. ‘Until late last night the Senators consti- tuting a committee on compromise were at work to bring about an agreement between @ majority of the Senate and the adminis- tration on the proposition given in The Star yesterday. The understanding of the situ- ation this morning js that nearly sixty Senators have agreed to vote for a compro- mise on the basis of unconditional repeal to take effect at a future date. The two dates, elther one of which would be sure of @ good, safe majority, were the Ist of July, ‘9% and the Ist of January, ‘9. Repeal to take effect on either of these dates, it was agreed, could be got through the Senate without difficulty. It was the desire of the democrats, however, to have an agreement with the administration, so as to have harmonious action and to avoid, as far as possible, the appearance of repudiating the administration. The Administration’s Views. To bring about this agreement the con- ferences were directed last night. At the close the administration insisted that ap- Proval would be given to no plan which contemplated a delay of the operation of repeal beyond the limits of the year 18%. The administration took a stand in favor of repeal to take effect July 1, 18%, but insisted that there will be no agreement to @ date later than the last of that year. Soon after the Senate met this morning they went into executive session on motion of Mr. Voorhees. This move was not on account of any pressing necessity of dis- posing of any executive business now pend- ing, but was understood to be for the pur- pose of avoiding the irritating discussion ot the silver question pending the set- tlement of the question by compromise, which was regarded as imminent. They were expecting to hear from the cabinet meeting on the subject today, and the executive session was continued with the view of avoiding the subject in the Senate until some word from the White House could be had. The impression was that, while a refusal on the part of Mr. Cleve- land to yield anything might postpone the compromise for a day or two, it would not prevent it altogether. Embarrassing to the Democrats. The situation is especially embarrassing to the democrats on this account. They want to preserve a respectful attitude to- wards the administration, if possible, but at the same time they are threatened with the danger that if they delay a compro- mise too long the republicans will make terms with the silver men and themseves bring in a proposition for the settlement of the differences, which will carry, and for which the republicans will get the credit. If the Quay proposition for the repeal take effect on the 1st of January, '%, is generally supported by the republicans tho democrats can hardly expect the silver men to agree to any compromise with the ma- jority party which is less favorable to sil- ver than that. It is regarded as not improbable that the matter of a compromise will be first taken up in the executive session and that they will have their fight before the doors are opened. At present it is understood that the nomination of Mr. Preston for director of the mint is under consideration. Some of the silver men are opposing con- firmation, but it is believed that he will be confirmed, though possibly not today. —_——+-2+_—_. A FATAL EXPLOSION. The Boiler in a Dye House Blew Up Four Were Killed. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 20.—Last night a terrific explosion shook the city and a mo- ment later fire broke out in the city dye- house, After a desperate fight the fire was confined to the building in which it start- ed. Upon investigation it was found that a steam boiler in the dye-house had exploded. Almost every window for two blocks were shattered and several pedestrians, who were passing at the time, were knocked down and stunned. Next to the dye-house was Henry Fretse’s book store. Freise was waiting on some customers when the explosion took place and the whole side of the plastered wall fell in, burying him, two ladies and a man under the debris. Freise was carried out badly wounded. As soon as he was able to talk he inform- ed the firemen that three people were in the burning building. The names of the killed are: Mrs. John Bean, H. Holland, Rose Turner and Miss Azee. Sydney Smith, who was in the book store, was taken out badly injured and may die. It is thought others are still in the ruins. REramas tsere 5 CRUSH OF CHEERING FRENCHMEN. Three Hundred Thousand Waited While the Russians Banqueted. PARIS, Oct. 20.—It is estimated that 300,000 persons were around the Hotel de Ville last night while the banquet given to the visiting Russian naval officers by the municipal council] was in progress. The Place del Hotel de Ville, in front of the city hall, the Place Loban, in the rear, the Rue de Riveli, Quai de Gesveres and Quai del Hotel de Ville were packed and jammed with wildly enthusiastic crowds of French- men and French women. The crowds overflowed from these places and extended for at least half a mile north, east and west from the city hall, The Pont d‘Arcole, spanning the Seine from the Place del Hotel de Ville to the Ile de La Cite, was impassible to vehicular traffic. The Quai de I'Horloge and the Quai’ de Fleurs on the north side of the Ile de La Cite and the two bridges east of the Pont d’Arcole were equally crowded. The sight presented was a beautiful one. Gaily decorated and electrically-lit boats filled with happy, cheering crowds up and down the river. The electric lights along the Quais aided the moon in making the night almost as light as day. The police returns this morning show that many accidents occurred in the crowds last night. Many persons fainted @ way and were with difficulty rescued fro:g be- ing trampled upon. Others not so lucky were trampled upon or jammed against railings and sustained serious injuries, The Matin today says that Cardinal Rich- ard, archbishop of Paris, has ordered that “Te Deums” in honor of the visit of the Russians be sung in all of the Catholic churches in Paris on Sunday. aS es RESUMING WORK. Fires Started in Western Mills ana Factories. MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 20.—Wednesday night the fires were started at the White River iron and steel works, and the mill starts on Monday, making bar tron and steel, Monday morning the Muncie knitting mill will resume work after three months’ idle- ness. The window glass works night and the Whitely sume work October 30, resumes Sunday reaper works will re- REMOVAL OF DERELICTS: Report of the House Oommittee on Inter- state and Foreign Commerce, Recommending the Passage of Mr. Cummings’ Resolution for Their Reporting, Marking and Removal. Mr. Mallory (Fla) has prepared the re- port of the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce, recommending the passage of the resolution of Mr. Cummings (N. Y¥.), providing for an international agreement for the reporting, marking and removal of derelicts in the North Atlantic Ocean. Secretary Carlisle, in a letter to the com- mittee on the subject, says that the neces- sity for an international agreement among the governments concerned, whereby wrecks, derelicts and other menaces to navigation in the North Atlantic Ocean would be reported, marked and removed under due official supervision, was empha- sized by the international maritime con- ference held in Washington in 1889. He be- Neves the resolution a proper one, and recommends its passage. Accompanying his letter are extracts from the forthcoming report of the commissioner of navigation on the subject, in which the passage of the resolution is urgently advised. Commissioner O’Brien Urges the Mat- ter. Commissioner O’Brien in his report espe- cially invites attention to the subject of derelicts and other obstructions to naviga- tion. He refers to it as a matter of interna- tional concernment and one of great impor- tance. President Mink of the American Steamship Association, in a letter to Mr. O’Brien, says that he is informed that the commissioner is making heroic efforts to get rid of derelicts off the Atlantic coast. He 1s rejoiced at this, as the members of the association are complaining bitterly at these unlimited and unmarked obstructions. They have been so frequent of late that no captain feels easy in going up or down the; coast. In concluding his letter, Mr. Mink says that he sincerely hopes that the efforts in this direction will be sufficient, and offers to render any service in the matter that he can. More Dangerous Than Pirates. Mr. Mallory says that precious cargoes and still more precious lives are greatly threatened every time a vessel passes be- tween the United States and Europe and along the North American coast, and they are not infrequently destroyed. Charts have done much for the safety of commerce by showing the positions of 332 vessels abandoned on the high seas, and by mark- ing the drift tracks of 139 of them. But they have utterly failed, and this is an alarming fact, to show the tracks of 65 derelicts which have been reported. It is another alarming fact that they have tracks and do drift. They are here today, yonder tomorrow. They are a roving fleet that always hover upon the pathway of commerce. They are more us than a fleet of pirates, because they are vastly more numerous, because they strike even more by night than by day, and because they are more merciless when they do strike. To destroy them is the only effect- ive way of dealing with them. ————__+ e+ _______ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Lecal Items in the Deficiency The House today passed an urgent de-| ficiency appropriation bill, which carried an item of $10,500 to replace the barn and con- tents recently burned at the District re- form school. Of this sum 9,000 is for the construction of a barn and 34,600 for the purchase of farming implements, horses, e ic. The bill also carried an appropriation of $200,000 to pay the salaries of clerks to mem- bers of the House, and $127,500 to pay sai- aries of assistant custodians and janitors of public buildings. A NEW SCHEME. A Silver Bill to Be Passed Over the President's Veto. It is rumored that there is now a scheme on foot to formulate a silver bill, which shell secure democratic and republican votes sufficient to pass it over the Presi- dent’s veto. This grows out of the belief that the President will not approve any compromise whatever. ———__e-____ An The Secretary of the Interior has appoint- ea Washington J. Houston of Georgia, John A .Gorman of Pennsylvania, and Peter R. Brady of Arizona to be commissioners to negotiate with the Yuma Indians in Califor- nia for the cession to the United States of such portion of their reservation as they may be willing to cede, under of the act of 1893, Congress approved March ————_+o.+____ Interior Department Changes. The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Geological survey—Appointment: Robt. T. Hill of Comanche, Tex.; executive cffi- cer, $3,000, vice Wm. S. Peabody, dismissed. Pension office—Appointment: Bloodgood of New York, 300. Proms : of Ohio; clerk, $1,400 to $1,600. 3 ate. Eliza J. Wilder of South Dakota,cierk, ————+-o+____ New Cases of Yellow Fever. The marine hospital bureau received a telegram last night from Surgeon Murray stating that there were twenty-nine new cases of yellow fever yesterday and one death. Two new cases also appeared at Jekyl, but there was no in situation at Jesup. —— an ——-_-e-+—___ To Expedite Pension Claims. Acting Commissioner of Pensions Mur- Phy today issued the following order: 3 “From and after this date no claim shall be submitted to the board of review with-| out having attached thereto a separate face brief for each class of claim involved, and action in each class shall be on the face brief lly prepared therefor. This order shall not be construed to pre- vent the adjudication of claims now await- ing action before the board of review.” piel ina is intended to expedite and simp! the working of the - sion bureau.” Ku ———_+-2+_____ Private Secretary Thurber’s Return. Private Secretary Thurber returned to Washington last night, and he resumed his duties at the White House today. He brought his family with him, and has taken house No. 1718 I street for the winter. ————+-o+_____ More Cholera at Antwerp. Cable advices received at the marine hos- pital bureau from Surgeon Rosenau this morning state that there were six new cases of cholera and four deaths from the at Antwerp yesterday. ———-2—____ Government: Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today Were $264,590; from customs, $329,192. ———$_—___- 4 A Verdict for Defen t. In the case of John Waish agt. the ‘Wash- ington Gas Light Company for $8,000 dam- ages for injuries received by falling through the flooring of the building at 26th and G streets northwest on October 6, 1890, a ver- dict for defendant was rendered this morn- ing in Judge Cox's court, circuit 2. ett’s Will. The will of the late Sarah B. Gannett, filed yesterday, names Henry Gannett as executor, and leaves three-fourteenths of her estate to Gannett and one- fourteenth each to ber grandchildren. the provisions | KILLED AND BURNED. Twenty-Six Lives Lost in a Bail- way Collision. CARS SET ON FIRE BY THE LAMPS The Unhappy Victims Tortured Besides Being Crushed. ORDERS WERE DISOBEYED. at least twenty-five persons lost their lives and double as many more were badly in- jured. A Raymond and Whitcomb special of passengers from New York and were returning from Chicago. The was in charge of Conductor Scott of city and Engineer Wooley and took at this staticn to meet at Nichols No. the passenger express going west, due this station at 1:3 o'clock this morning, but which was three hours late. The conductor or ergineer, or both, of the Raymond special disobeyed orders and passed Nichols station and collided with the express coming west at the rate about thirty miles an hour. The two gines were driven into each other and H Re bbe steam, reversed engines, put on brakes and all jumped and escaped without serious in- jury. The engineer of the passenger ex- press was named Gilcranshow and the con- ductor, Burke. The conductor was badly hurt by being caught in the car. When the collision took place the second and third coaches on No. 9, the train go- ing west, were completely telescoped. It was in these cars that the horrible sacrifice of life took place. The second coach cut through the third coach like a knife and the roof passed over the heads of the sleep- ing and the ill-fated passengers were com- pletely entombed in a fiery furnace. The passengers in the four coaches weré more or less injured, and in one of them, No. 13,called the “unlucky coach,”*which had been in several accidents before, there were twenty-five dead bodies taken from the | Wreck this morning by the firemen. were pinioned under seats, and against the end of the coach by coach, which had telescoped it, burned like rats in a trap. The accident was a mile from the tion, and before water could - S io i ul the cars they were all burned. the Raymond special was injured. The Pacific express was made up teen hee me ype four completely burned, catching lamps in the cars. "The bodies were burned so unrecognizable. Nearly all arms or legs burned off, identified as yet. As the third car crashed through second, it swept the people in mass the north end of the latter car, 7 i : & g 4 Eis& ¢ vicinity of the stove, where most bodies were afterwards found. Cars in a Blaze. The cars immediately took fire, and an instant were all in a blaze. The night yard men and the meighbors in the were on the scene as soon as possibile. One passenger escaped through the door- way. Others who escaped smashed out the windows and climbed through. Only three \escaped from the left side, and no more than six from the other side. All the rest of the occupants of the second coach per- ished. ‘The most horribie sight was that present- ed vy Mrs. Chas. Van Dusen of Fort Plain, N. ¥. She succeeded in getting half way out of the indow, but her legs were | fastened, and those who ran to ber assist- ce could not reiease her. “she was burned to death before their eyes, with one-half of her pody still bang- ing out of the window, Before death came to release her sufferings she gave her name. The Dead and injured. Following is a list of dead: 1. Wirtz, identified by handkerchief. Small unknown baby, head burned off. One body had business cards in the clothe ing, with the name of A. A. Allan & Com- pany, 51 Bay street, Toronto; Mrs. C. W. Vandusen, Sprout Brook, N. ¥.; C. W. Van- g@usen. ‘Twenty-three bodies are unidentified as yet, every bit of clothing being burned from the bodies. Every one of the twenty-three bodies is without a head, legs which were burned off. Following is a list of those who are the most seriously injured: Mrs. Henry Bush- nell, Brockport, N. ¥., cut badly by glass; Mrs. Belle Williams, one leg broken. Joseph H. Archbell of Evanston, arkie smashed. Mrs. Lizzie Vance, Simcoe, Ont., and four- lege badly injured, Y “7 San ont ui Fifteen badiy injured are now in the Nichols Hospital, among the number being the following: Cc. Adams, Buffalo, N. Y., left hand in- | Jured; Oswego, N. Y., | Tight leg broken; Brockport, N. Y., right ankle broken; Mrs. Henry Bushnell, Brockport, N. Y., ‘bad! bruised, but no ‘bones broken; Mra. A. | Warner, Brockport, N. Y., burned alive; J. | Harvey Smith, Fort Plains, N. ¥.,_badiy bruised; Frank Smith, Fort Plains, N. Y., \poth legs broken: Nellie Smith, Brockport, N. ¥., face and shoulder hurt. ‘At? o'clock twenty-six dead bodies had | een taken out of the ruins of the wrecked cars and this is to be the total number of victims. ANOTHER RAILWAY WRECK. ui A Coal Train Fatled to Give an Ex- press the Right of Way. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—The New Orleans Itm- ited over the Illinois Central road was wrecked by colliding with a coal train at Otto Junction, three miles beyond Kankakee, at 11 o'clock last night. Nine persons were | Seriously injured and many more suffered | from bruises that will not require the atten- tion of a surgeon. Injured—C. E. Little, 66 South Ashland avenue; back, hips and legs bruised. Mra. B. F. Brown, Newton, Ills.; head cut and hip burt, ankle sprained. Mrs. Slayton, Wichita Falls; hand, shoulder and hip bruised. J. H. Hood, New Orleans; head cut. La Saffer, Fischer, Ilis.; internal injur- | ies and bruise on head. J. M. Marley, Plano, | Ilis.; left leg bruised, contusion of hip. A. | D. Davis, Fleppen, Ga.; head cut, severe tn- juries to back and legs. J. W. Brown, bag- fageman on train; ankle sprained and head bruised. J. C. Harris, Fleppen, Ga; head The New Orleans limited was due at the 12th street depot at 12:20 o'clock this morn- ing. It had seven coaches and two sleep- ers, all filled. At Otto junction the Bloom- ington @ivision branches off the main line, (Continued on page twa,