Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1893, Page 1

Vor 83, No. 20,710. WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. Che Evening Star. TWO CENTS. The “SPECIAL NOTICE” aa- vertisements formerly print- ed on this page will here- after appear on the third page. isle is or has been in favor of the com- promise which was subscribed to by a num- ber of Senators on Saturday. He and tie other members of the cabinet are opposed to that measure.” Repeal With a Postponement. Since the talk of a compromise of the sil- ver fight based on a postponement of the time when the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act shall go into effect has spread abroad, Senator Voorhees and others on the repeal side have been re- ceiving letters and telegrams to show the attitude of the bankers and business men toward this policy. Several dispatches came to Senator Voorhees today, among them the following from Henry Clews, the New York tan ker: “If the Wilson silver repeal ~... now be- fore the Senate should by chance pass that fromerly wide-awake but now very sluggish body, with the words added thereto, that the act shall take effect on and after July 1, 18%, or even January 1, 18%, it would still remain unconditional repeal and would be 0 accepted generally. We want uncondi- tional repeal, but if the time for its taking effect is postponed a few months, it would not be a serious matter as compared with the serious consequences to the affairs of the country which each day’s delay of ac- tion by the Senate produces.” Seven Signatures Lacking. The pledge addressed to Mr. Voorhees and signed by the democrats this afternoon still lacks seven signatures to make it complete, not counting that of the chair- man of the finance committee himself. Those who have not so pledged themseives are Senators Hill, Irby, Mills, Vilas, Caf- fery, Mitchell (Wis.) and McPherson. SILVER AND GOLD AS MONEY. MUCH MORE MIXED. The Situation of the Silver Question in the Senate. ADMINISTRATION AGAINST COMPROMISE More Conferences Are Being Held by the Steering Committee. CHANCE OF REPEAL BETTER. The democrats in the Senate are thrown into confusion this morning by the deciara- tion of the President's opposition to any compromise project. While this declara- tion was not given out by Mr. Cleveland in person, it was authorized and formal, and it has caused a great deal of embarrass- ment to Senators who were active in se- curing signatures to the agreement. There is said to be a dispute between members cf the cabinet and some of the Senators as to the authority for the assumption that the agreement would be acceptable to Mr. Cleveland, and a deal of bitter feeling bas been aroused. The men who have committed themselves to the agreement of Saturday still adhere to it, but they have not yet the support of enough Senators to put it through the Sen- ate. The attitude assumed by the adminis- tration this morning has driven off some of the administration men who were expected to suport the compromise, but who had not yet pledged themselves to it, and as the republicans will not support the tion, it seems impossible for it to be brought about. Conferences This Morning. The democrats have been holding con- ferences this morning, and many com- munications have been exchanged during the day between the White House and the Senators. Members who are committed to the com- Promise propose, it is said, to ignore the wishes of the administration, and go ahead and do what they can. Without the as- sistance of the republicans they cannot get this plan through, and they appear to be forced to the position of making a new compromise, which will get republican sup- port, or else allowing the fight to go on in- definitely as it has been for the past six weeks. A democratic compromise seems impossible, and there is some talk of an ament without action. Everything has become so much more mixed even than it has been before that all sides seem be- wildered. There is said to be a disposition om the part of some of the sliver men Jet a vote be taken on the original with the idea of breaking party lines, and making the issue in the next congressional election and in the presidential election to follow. The Chance for Unconditional Repeal. The impression is gaining ground this Morning that if the republicans do not bring in a compromise which will extend the purchase of silver in smaller amounts than at present until the end of Mr. Cleve- land's term, the final’ outcome of the fight will be the unconditional repeal of the law. Some hope is entertained by the silver men that the republicans, in order to get the credit for settling the dispute and at the same time to secure an issue of bonds, will be willing to continue the silver purchases, at the rate of $30,000,000 a year for th four years and the issue of $150,000, bonds. If they should make such a prv sition the belief is that it would go through Otherwise the c! are that after an- other sharp fight the filibuster will cease = and a vote on the original bill be Bitterness Among Democrats. There is no doubt that a great deal of feeling has been aroused among demo- crats by the administration opposition to compromise. It is said that the incipal objection of Mr. Cleveland and Mr Carihale to the com- Promise arranged is that it makes no pro- Vision for bonds. Th ¢ administration and the republicans are represented as deter- tp agree to nothing except uneon- ditional repeal unless the issue of bonds is authorized, and the administration would make very small concessions even if given the bonds. A Way Suggested to Maintain Their Parity. A Memorial to the Senate Explaining Further the Boston Plan—A Reference to the Tariff. Mr, Hamilton of Boston, who, as the representative of the Boston business men, has petitioned the Senate in the interest of repeal and also suggested a financial policy to be followed after repeal, looking ulti- mately to an international coinage, today Placed another memorial in the hands of Senator Hill explaining further some of the points in the proposed legislation. In this memorial Mr. Hamilton says: “The silver certificates should be made equivalent to gold, by making them re- deemable in silver coin, and the coin re- deemable at its face value in silver bullion at the market value, so that a silver dollar would be exchanged for a dollar’s worth of silver bullion by the government's promise, ‘and the bullion could, therefore, be sold by the holder, in the market, for a dollar in gold. This would relieve the govern- ment from exchanging the gold for the silver, and thus prevent the reduction of its gold reserve, but it at the same time would make a silver dollar worth a dollar in gold in the estimation of the business world. Bimetallism without depreciation of value may be thus maintained. Such a currency would be acceptable to business men, be- cause every dollar would be worth its face value, and the parity of the silver dollar with the gold dollar be realized. Whatever fluctuations might occur in the market price of silver would be prevented by the government from affecting the value of the silver dollar, and the stamp on the face of ithe coin would mean more than uments promise. It would be he maintenance of the silver &, in silver bullion, to meet all in silver, and the maintenance reserve would likewise secure the government's gold obligations. We now have an amount of silver bullion sufficient to meet the difference between the face and intrinsic value of silver coin- ed upon which the silver certificates have been issued. Upon the deposit of silver coin in the treasury silver certificates can be issued and the necessary amount of silver bullion can be purchased as required to make up the difference between the face and intrinsic value of the coin deposited. The amount of silver bullion which would thus be purchased would be limited by the coin now in circulation, which would be deposited in the treasury.” Mr. Hamilton touches in the memorial sent “tn today on the tariff question. He says: “If the it contemplated compromise ‘ts adopted and further silver inflation be- come realized, there is but one more step needed to prostrate the industries of this nation for years to come; it is that of dis- turbance of the tariff, with its effects upon manufactures, which will confront the American people at this time with another difficulty to meet, in their attempts to ad- just their business affairs to the new order of things, demanded at the last election. The demand. for the reform of the tariff did not contemplate the present exigency, which has been thrust in advance of ali other questions, and if left to the people they would demand repeal to take imme- diate effect and further time permitted be- fore the disturbance to follow the reform of the tariff should add to their present financial embarrassments.” May Be Introduced Tomorrow. A prominent repeal Senator who has been allied with Mr. Voorhees in this long fight 4s authority for the statement that if enough names can be had to the petition to Mr. Voorhees the compromise as agreed upon will be introduced in the Senate, possibly as early as tomorrow, and that if these ames are secured the bill will be passed regardless of the sentiments of the execu- tive. While it may not be satisfactory to the President, this Senator is of the opinion that he cannot assume the of vetoing a bill passed by the almost solid yote of nis party. For the same reason, it . Voorhees could not re- fuse to offer the amendment to his bill when the request to do so cai te backed by the practically unanimous = of his COSTA RICA’S FINANCES. party. Mills and Hill Hold Out. So far, it is said, Senators Hill and Mills are the only men who have declined to sign the petition addressed to Mr. Voorhees, and st is asserted that every other Senator who has seen it has signified his allegiance by ailixing his name. All of the democrats have not, however, agreed to abide by the bill, for the reason, as is alleged by those in charge of it, that they have not been seen; but there are not many of these. The silver men from the south have all signed it, Mr. Jones of Arkansas being the last to give in, ne being especially averse to any compromise that fixed the date of re- peal prior to the November elections of next year. Silver Men and Populists. The silver men and populists are taking things easy, and are willing witnesses of What they are pleased to call the confu- sion of the dominant party. To their mind compromise is doomed, and some western silver republicans were this morning as- serting that the compromise which was agreed upon Saturday cannot go through the Senate unless a cloture rule is pro- vided to assist it.. They intimate—although not openly making the statement—that as soon as the agreement comes up for action they will filibuster against it as earnestly as possible, and in this work they will have the assistance of at least two populists— Messrs. Allen and Kyle. A fair estimate of the opinions expressed by Senators privately is that they antici- pate more troubie in effecting a sclution of the problem over which they have labored for several weeks, and that the end does Rot appear to be at ali certain. The Conference Committee. The democratic conference committee went into secret session this morning again at 10:30 o'clock, with orders that no one was to be admitted. After half an hour spent in deliberation other Senators came and went, and It appeared as if democrats were ig consulted upon the new situation that confronted those in charge of the bill. The President's Uncompromising At- ude. The dictum of the President referred to was given to the public last night by a Prominent official. It was as follows: “The President adheres to the position that the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver law should b= unconditionally repeal- ed. The lower house of Congress voted for repeal. and by an overwhelming majority; a majority in the Senate are in favor of un- conditional repeal, and the sentiment of the country demands the passage of the pend- ing bill. it is not true that Secretary Car- She {s Compelled to Impose an Ex- port Duty on Coffee. Lewis Baker, United States minister to Costa Rica, sends to the State Department @ very interesting report on the financial condition of that Central American republic. Costa Rica finds that her revenues are not equal to meet the necessary expenses of the government and at the same time to main- tain her credit abroad, without increased taxation. To provide for this deficiency in the revenues the government has issued a decree, imposing an export tax of six shil- lings in gold on every 100 pounds of coffee sent out of the country. The expectation is that this will net the government £75,000 per annum. The reason assigned for imposing @ gold export tax is that the government needs gold with which to pay its annual in- terest on its bonds, about £160,000. “As there is no tax,” says Minister Baker, “on land, the agriculturist had been hereto- fore greatly favored in not bearing the bur- den of government, and as the prices of coffee are large at present and very re- munerative (the cost being about 15 cents and the selling price 4 cenis u pound, Costa Rica currency), this tax is not to be con- sidered an onezous one.”” In our money the tax is about 11-2 cents per pound on coffee exported. The government has also custom duties ‘ Wines and liqu domestic Ligqusrs and toba government has the monopoly,” by which #Deut Ww per cent. The revenue from tax- expenses for the same period value of the imports for the Was $8,351,029, and of exports $9,664,607. The value of the importations represnts @ tax of about $2.10 on each inhabitant. The total indebtedness of the republic is about £2,60),000, of which 42,000,000 is owned abroad. ———-e-—____ Grafton’s Post Office Robbed. GRAFTON. W. Va., Oct. 23.—Friday night thieves effected an entrance to the post office, blew open the safe and rifled it of its contents, securing $413.71 in stamps, $100 in money and twenty-four registered packages. Five suspicious characters have been lodged in jail to await examination. ——. __ “Lucky” Baldwin to Scll His Racers. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.—After twenty years on the turf the colors of the Santa Anita stable are about to be lowered. E. J. Baldwin has at last decided to retire from the circuit after the coming mesting of the Blood Horse Association. Baldwin will dispose of his string and leave the tracks for good. atien in 192 amounted to $5,308,474, and the | 445 ENDING THE BIG FAIR |THE WORST IS. OVER.|IN CONGRESS TODAY. Last Week of the Exposition an Important One, HOW I? HAS BEEN APPORTIONED Counting Up the Profits of the Season, ceo ene LATE EXPOSITION GOSSIP. CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—In many respects this week is the most important of the fair, It is the last full week within the official limit. The closing scenes will be enacted, so far as statutory regulations are con- cerned, and the last look must be taken at the most marvelous exhibition of human skill ever known. The authorities have sought to make the last days interesting, and have crowded a number of special events into them. To- day was given over to the Chicago trades, and there were interesting exercises in the Public hails. On Tuesday the New England women will Pay homage to the memory of Martha Washington. On their program is a recep- tion at the New York building. Marine transportation will have Wednesday for special exercises. The day will end with the program of aerial features, that prom- ise to surpass anything seen in the line of fireworks. On Thursday there will be inter- national athletic sports in the stock pavil- jon. Friday will be in the hands of coa!, grain and lumber dealers, and Saturday bl belong to the Ancient Order of United ; ‘orkmen and the Cook county Odd Fel- lows. Banquets, receptions, lectures, music and minor events will held to make every day a holiday of rare enjoyment. Profits of Concessionaires. With only one full week left a close esti- mate can be given of the profits made by the hundreds of concessionaires in Jackson Park and the Midway. Chief Clerk Black- man of the admissions and collections de- partment figures that the profits of the concessionaires will aggregate $4,000,000 af- ter deducting the percentage to the exposi- tion. This represents about twenty per cent of the gross receipts. Most of the conces- sionaires have made money after paying from % to 50 per cent into the exposition treasury. The Ferris Wheel Company will pay a profit of about $260,000 after deduct- ing $300,000 for cost and 60 per cent of the receipts paid to the fair after that amount was taken in, congressional com- When the Dockery mittee was in Chicago investigating the finar.ces of the exposition and its estimates of revenue while the $5,000,000 loan bill was before Congress, as little as $1,000,000 was estimated as the income from concessions. Big restaurants in the park, particularly those of the Wellington Catering Company, have found their cor cessions the most pro- fitable. The electric launch, soda water, Popcorn, and souvenir concessions come next on the profit side of the ledger. Have Made Fortunes. But the men who will leave the world’s fair with fortunes in their pockets are Col. Cody and his colleagues, who were told by President Higinbotham when they opened negotiations to put the wild west show on the grounds that it was not re- fined enough. They leased a big tract of land just out- side the fair gates and reaped a golden fe the cl The total paid admissions to the clos- ing hour last night was 19,712,996, and Super. intendent Tucker said the finances will go to $20,500,000 by next Saturday, leaving Sunday and Monday, which should bring the grand total up to $21,000,000 if the weather is favorable. ae GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS. ‘The Senate and Its Formula for Get- ting a Quorum. The deliberative enunciation of Senator Harris, even under the most trying circum- stances, has made him famous. He be- Meves that whatever is worth saying at all is worth saying distinctly, and he carries out his belief to a curious extent. There is no man in the Senate who takes his time in his remarks so consistently as the Tennessee statesman. As an expert parliamentarian he is punctilious about making every point of order that the situa- tion calls for. There was an excellent illus- tration of his methods the other morning when one of the silver republicans raised the point of “no quorum” and the roll was called. The Vice President announced the result thus: “Forty Senators have answered to their names, and a quorum is not present. What he Senate?” “there wes a pause, ‘No one cared to exert himself sufticiently to carry out the first act of the farce. The pause was becoming painful. Finally Senator Harris arose, and in his most deliberate manner wane. President, in such a situation there are but two courses possible. One is to direct the sergeant-at-arms to request the attendance of absent Senators—and the other is to adjourn. I prefer the former, and so move.” Then he reseated himself, conscious that he had cut the Gordian knot, while the Vice President put the question, which was scarcely voted upon, and declared it car- ried. Col. Bright was formally notified of the will of the Senate, and rose from his comfortable armchair at the left of the Vice President and stood for a minute in the hope of seeing the doors open to admit the missing three Senators. None appear- ed, and the sergeant. rms received re- luctantly a list of the absentees and slowly made his way from the chamber. ‘One by one the Senators dropped in, ad- dressed the chair, answered to their names and melted out of sight into the cloak rooms. There was suddenly a sharp rap of the gavel, and— “Forty-three Senators have answered to their names. A qucrum is present. The chair lays before the—” “Mr. President, interrupted Senator Harris, promptly, “I move that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with.” No one objected, and the curtain fell on the farce. —--——————— | Persounl Mention. | Mr. Grant Parish of Washington has ar- rived ie Paris and is stopping at the Hotel St. Petersbourg, en route for Venice, Rome, Naples und the various seaports of northern Africa. Miss Elizabeth F. Castle of the tillage di- | vision of the patent office has by the will jof the late Millionaire Keck of New York Teceived a bequest of $10,000. Mr. Edward, A. Moseley, secretary of the interstate commerce commission, has re- turned to the city after a week's absence in Boston. During his stay in that city he delivered an address at Faneuil Hall be- fore the delegates to the ninth bi-ennial convention of the Railway Trainmen’s As- sociation. Mr. James E. Nelson has returned from the west. He took in the fair and attended the opening of the Cherokee outlet. Second Controller Mansur has returned from the world’s fair. ee eee Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was 53. Of this number 33 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations and the remain- der by removals. T. J. Burnett was ap- pointed postmaster at Prese, Bedford coun- ty, Va., vice J. H. Kirby, resigned. eS Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $852,172; from customs, $621,271. What Surgeon General Wyman Thinks in Regard to Yellow Fever. He Talks of t vati Result of His Obser- During His Recent Visit to Brunswick, Surgeon General Wyman has just return- ed from a trip to Georgia to inspect the quarantine system which is being main- tained by the government against the yel- low fever. To a Star reporter today he ex- pressed himself as highly satisfied with the efforts being made by the officers of the marine hospital service, and thinks that the thoroughness of the quarantine is prevent- ing the spread of the disease. Dr. Wyman went first to Waycross, Ga., which is the headquarters of Surgeon Carter, who is in charge of the train inspection service. All trains are rigidly inspected to prevent the passage of persons from the infected districts and all passengers are required to have health certificates showing that they do not hail from places where the fever prevails. Persons desiring to leave Jesup or Brunswick must first proceed to the camp of detention and remain there ten days, after which they afe given a Passport to go where they please. No trains stop in Jesup, but go through the town at a rate which would discourage the attempt of the most able-bodied yellow fever germ to get @ footing aboard. A cordon is maintained around Jesup and Brunswick and no cases have appeared outside of the cordon. Surgeon Carter’s Duties. Surgeon Carter’s duties, in addition to directing the train inspection, require him to visit neighboring towns wherever there is @ rumor of suspicious cases and inspect the same, so that if they should turn out to be yellow fever prompt measures could be taken at once. He has visited about a doz- en towns, but has found no case of genuine fever. At Waynesville, Dr. Wyman met Surgeon Murray, who came up from Bruns- wick to confer with him. Surgeon Murray thinks that the worst is over, and that the fever will last but a short time longer. The detention camp at Waynesville was found to be in admirable condition, and the in- mates satisfied. Before coming north Dr. Wyman made ar- rangements for disinfecting the houses in Brunswick after the fever dies out, to pre- vent its return next year. The steam dis- infecting car at Waynesville will proceed to Brunswick and with a portable disinfect- ing chamber, each house where the fever has prevailed will be thoroughly disinfected. Dr. Wyman also visited Savannah at the invitation of the mayor and hea!th officer, and found that the quarantine system therd — conducted according to treasury regula- ons. There were fifteen new cases of fever at Brunswick yesterday and two deaths. BRUNSWICK, Ga., Oct. 23.—Up to noon today twenty-four new cases of yellow fever were reported, and two deaths— Adolph Lavin, white; Bettie Voight, color- ed. Twenty-nine patients have been dis- charged. __-o-____ MUST BE IN THEIR SEATS, Enforcing the Rule of Punctuality in the Census Office. Punctuality is accounted a cardinal virtue in census office ethics. When there is a lack of that virtue there is a row. This morning there was a row. Since the censts office was there has been a@ rule that clerks. shall be in their seats when the clock strikes 9 Every minute of overdueness shall be charged agalist the delinquent. This rule was construed to mean that clerks should be in their office at the stroke of 9. They need not be absolutely in their seats, Now they must. The order has been rigged up in new letters and is to be construed literally. This morning several sister clerks stood around in the quarters of a certain division. They had reported for duty, but tarried over their gum and gossip. The bell rang. Still they chewed and talked. Later they went to their seats and received notice that they must sign themselves as late. An explosion of feminine wrath took place, and for a long time the shock disturbed the equanimity of the bureau. Finally the girls acknowledged that they were wrong and the white-winged pigeon of peace once more flapped his wings. Cuief Clerk Wardle told @ reporter for The Star that the order was @ just one and he intimated that it would be stringently enforced. In the census office, with about 1,000 employes, there is a daily average of but three delinquents. ———___--e. REVISING OFFICIAL FORMS, lish of Pension Office Circa- Blanks to Be Corrected. Acting Commissioner of Pensions Murphy has appointed a committee of tive to revise all the circulars and printed forms in use by the bureau. Of these there are about sixty. Some of them are composed of bad English, some are clumsily worded, many are difficult for the pension laity to com- prehend and all are in need of reform and revision. Mr, Murphy told a Star reporter this afternoon that the reason of the thing was not exactly*in the interest of litera- ture, but in the interest of claimants. Most of the forms were badly in need of simp*i- fication. He did not think it was right that public documents written in English should be so dense that they required to be trans- lated for an English-reading public. The committee appointed is as follows: Messrs. Samuel Hersey, John H. Bell, William P. Davis, William E. Stith and J. P. Wooton. Mr. E. F. Hal: had one of these queer doc- uments this afternoon. It contained the following solecisms: “In danger of imme- diate death;” “The two first;” “Should mail a written or printed communication.” SES MEH ASE LESTER HE CANNOT GO. Mr. Voorhees Obliged to Decline a Cordial Tammany Invitetion, Last week Senator Voorhees received a telegram from Richard Croker, asking him to come to New York city and address the democracy Thursday night of this week, the occasion being the opening of the state campaign by a big meeting in the Tam- many wigwam. Mr. Voorhees replicd that | he would be pleased to do so if the condi- | tion of the business of the Senate was such | that he could get away. Today, however, Mr. Voorhees wired Mr. Croker that it would be impossible for him to leave the city. Mr. Voorhees feels complimented by | the invitation, and said this morning that he would have been delighted to have com- plied, but he believed he was Going his duty by the party and the country by remain- ing at his post here until the silver bill Is | | disposed of. — IN CONGRESS. DISTRIC Opening Bids. Mr. Dockery (Mo.) offered in the House today a bill providing for the opening of all bids for annual supplies of fuel, ice, stationery, etc., for the executive depart- ments in Washingten on the same day. The day is to be designated each year by the Secretary of the Treasury or an offi- cial named by ‘him. ———___-e+_____. CAPITOL TOPICS, Retired Officers. Mr. Cogswell (Mass.) introduced in the House today a bill providing that all offi- cers of the navy now on the active list below the grade of captain who served in the war of the rebellion for four years as officer or private may, upon completion of thirty years’ service as an officer of the United States, be placed on the retired list, with rank and pay of the next higher grade. ‘Jime rignt to Still Another Installment of Last Tuesday in the Senate, SENATOR JONES CONTINUES HIS SPEECH: The Printing Bill is Passed by the House. nd OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED ——_+____ The sixth portion of the still indefinite number of portions to which the legislative day of last Tuesday is to be divided up opened at 10 this morning, but it was not till twenty minutes passed that Senators numerous enough to constitute a quorum 43) made their appearance. Republicans were more prompt than democrats. Mr. Davis @linn.) was the last man to answer. As soon as he had done so the Vice Presi- dent Jaid before the Senate the silver pur- chase repeal act. A Pan-American Monetary Congress. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) gave notice of an amendment which he intended to offer pro- posing a conference to be held at Wash- ington within nine months between dele- gates of the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Hayti and San Do- mingo for the adoption of a common silver coin to be legal tender in all commercial transactions between the citizens of the countries represented in the conference. The House joint resolution for printing of 2,000 copies of the hearings before the committee on ways and means was a to, with an amendment making the number 4,000—2,000 for the House and 2,000 for the Mr. Jones Continues His Speech. Mr. Jones (Nev.) took the floor and con- tinued his speech against the bill, taking it up at the point where he left off on Sat- urday. He said that he had been trying to demonstrate that the standard money of a country could not be gold, could not be silver and could not be any material thing; that the standard of a country must be quantity; that the value of each unit depended on the number of units out, and that there never could be any but a single standard in any country—and that an un- known quantity. He went on to elaborate that proposition in contradiction of what he called the “fad” of leading Senators and leading n pers, that what was wanted was not quantity of money, but quality. After elaborating this subject, Mr. Jones took up the question whether the United States should follow the example of Great Britain, because some people asserted that if the United States did not follow the ex- ample of Great Britain, tt would have to lay itself down alongside of Asia, of the East Indies, and of Mexico. He spoke of the creditor classes of Great Britain, and how through the instrumentality of the standard they had reduced their artisan classes to » helpless and pitiable condition and had to seek profitable investment for their capital in the United States. If those creditor c! of England could have their way now, Mr. Jones said, in dictating and shaping the national policies of republic, the sufferings and heroism of its founders would have been in vain. There was no need for Great Britain to try to this country when she could by the repeal of the Sher- law, and by the consequent complete tion of silver. What more could in have or wish to have than tax the labor of this country? The governing classes of Great Britain got $80,000,000 a year in interest and other ac- counts from India, and more than twice as much from the United States. If the pending measure became a law, the United States would displace India as the princi- pal dependency of Great Britain. Mr..Jones referred to the order of the British govern- ment last summer closing the mints of In- dia to silver, and to the announcement by the New York papers that that was “the doom of silver.” Where, he asked, was the United States government then?’ The po- sition of its chief magistrate on that ques- tion was well illustrated by the line from Emerson, “I am the doubter and the doubt,” but in the words of the supplemental line the genius of the republic admonished the President as well as Great ‘Britain. They reckon il) who leave me out.” The people of the United States did not propose to be left out of the consideration as to what the material of their money should be. The United States was not yet a dependency of Great Britain, nor was the President a gcvernor general. The virile and masculine People of this country proposed to regulate their own affairs without orders in counctl or orders from Downing street. For the first time in American national history plans were being put into execu- tion, through officers elected by the people of the United States, if not formulated were heartily approved at the horse guards and in Downing street. That showed that “time has its revenges.” Attracted Very Little Attention. The section of the speech that was de- livered by Mr. Jones today attracted very little attention in the Senate chamber. in contradistinction to that which had been given to the first three sections of it. This was owing partly to the fact that he con- fined himself closely to his typewritten sheets and was not interrupted by ques- tions, and partly to the fact that Senators were thinking more of the pending compro- mise and of the effect upon it of the Pres- note opposition than they were think- ing of any arguments for or against pending bill. a After he had been speaking two hours and a half Mr. Jones pleaded that he was tired and said that he would like to continue his speech at some other time. No objections were made, and after a call of the Senate, to which forty-seven Senators respond Mr. Teller (Col.) took the floor and pro- ceeded with an argument against. the bill, which he had begun some time ago. Money the Result of Positive Law. He laid it down as a sound economic prin- ciple, supported by all the modern writers on political economy, as well as by the ex- perience of the werid, that all the money |in the world was the result of positive law, nd that there was no such thing as |patural money, and never had been. He in- |sisted that the relation between the two metals—gold and silver—was one of abso- lute law and that there was no such thing in any part of the world (and never had been, as a commercial value of gold and sil- except as it grew out of statutory ‘tment. He did not mean to say that in ‘y country where such a relation ex- isted there had been positive legal enact- ment to establish it, but he did mean to say that the relation existed because of the fact that somewhere in the world had been such a relation e: |and which had been accepie tries as the true relation between the two metals. THE HOUSE. In the morning hour the House resolution providing for the disposal of certain funds belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints at Salt Lake City was reported with a Senate amendment directing the manner in which it should be distributed for charitable purposes. This amendment is intended to carry into effect the purposes for which the funds were orig- inally donated. The amount involved is $237, 000. ‘The amendment was concurred in and the bill goes to the President. Mr. Pence (Col.) was appointed a member of the committee on merchant marine and fisheries, to fill a vacancy. Charges Aga: it Pensioners, Mr. Waugh (Ind.) offered a resolution and asked for its immediate consideration, di- recting that when written charges are pre- ferred against a pensioner or an applicant for a pension the commissioner of pensions shall furnish a copy of such charges to the Person interested. It also provides that charges to receive consideration must be signed. Referred to the committee on pen- sions. The committee on elections was author- ized to sit during the sessions of the House. The Printing Bill Passed. The printing bill was taken up, the pre- vious question having been ordered on its passage. The yeas and nays were caliea, resulting, 167 yeas; 17 nays. A Revenue Cutter for the Lakes. The bill to construct a revenue cutter for service on the great lakes was taken up. Mr. Loud (Cal.) offered as a substitute a bill to appropriate $50,000 to construct a revenue cutter for San Francisco harbor. He urged the necessity of such a vessel to prevent opium smuggling. After some discussion Mr. Loud withdrew his substi- tute. An amendment limiting the cost of a revenue cutter for the great lakes to $175,000 was agreed to. The bill was then A Point of Order. Considerable discussion followed the point of order that a bill reported under @ call of committees which had previously been con- sidered during two morning hours could not again be reported, but must go upon the calendar as unfinished business. There be- ing no precedent upon which to base a de- cision, the chair took the matter under ad- visement. The Oates bill to establish a uniform sys- tem of bankruptcy throughout the United States was taken up and Mr. Oates (Ala.) spoke in explanation of the measure. THE PALMETTO TRADE MARK. Judge Bradley Decides in Favor of South Carolina And Directs a Mandamus to Issue to the Commixsioner of Patents to Register It. Judge Bradley this morning, in an exceed- ingly exhaustive opinion, sustained the con- tentions of the state of South Carolina in the matter of the state’s application for the registration of the word “Palmetto” by the commissioner of patents as the trade mark of the state in its liquor traffic, and directed that the peremptory writ of man- damus issue against the commissioner. As heretofore stated in The Star, the commis- sioner of patents refused to register the trade mark, holding that the state had not complied with the law governing the mat- ter in this, that the state agents were not authorized by the dispensary laws of the State to engage in the liquor traffic out- side of the state, and that therefore the State could not claim that in selling liquor of the fall of silver on prices of commodities in China. The report was made on August 5 from Shangal, and the object as stated by Mr. Jamieson is to show thé “position which China occupies in regard to the silver ques- tion.” Discussing the purchasing power of silver in China, Mr. Jamieson says: “In other words, the purchasing power of silver has not declined in respect to any of the classes of commodities and has even considerably increased in respect of the first and last classes,” food stuffs and articles produced abroad and consumed in China. “The pur- chasing power of gold, on the other hand, that is, its Jocal market value, has steadily advanced with every successive fall in the sale of exchange on London, till now four shillings will purchase what formerly re- quired six shillings and six pence, or £60 will mow do what used to require £100.” —————+ 2+ ______ Not the Way to Get Promoted. An old order of the pension bureau has been revived and republished with in- creased emphasis by Acting Commissioner of Pensions Dominick I. Murphy. It was first issued by Secretary Schurz, and is as follows: “To prevent future importunities for promotions, in which a few of the em- ployes have persisted in spite of the well- known ruies of the department, notice is hereby given that applications for promo- tions made by the employes or at their in- stance will not only be absolutely fruit- less, but, if persisted in, will endanger the position of the offending employe. The Secretary and chiefs of bureaus have ample means of ascertaining titles to promotion.” The order was demanded by the increasing vigor with which clerks were sounding and dinning their own praises into the ears of the officials. ‘The Marine Forces Too Small. Col. Charles Heywood, commandant of the United States marine corps, says in his an- nual report that his force is too small. Be- cai.se of this the marines are overworked, and Col. Heywood recommends that the corps be inc>eased 500 men. He also wants legislation to remove the stagnation in the grade of captain, and calls attention to the omission from the new navy regulations of provision for salutes to the commandant of the marine corps. The good work of the marine detachment at Honolulu when the queen was deposed, and the bravery and fortitude of the marine guard in rescuing life at Port Royal, S. C., during the August hurricane, are commended highly. -——_—____ Can Cut Timber, The cases of the United States against the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Com- pany, Involving the right of that company to take timber from public lands for the purpose of constructing its railroad line and accompanying structures, were de- cided in the Supreme Court of the United e | States today, the judgment of the United States circuit court for the district of Colo- rado giving the company such right being affirmed. The judgment of the court below was delivered by Mr. Justice Brewer, thea judge of the eighth circult. —____-s. Justice Brown Recovered. Justice Brown of the Supreme Court of the United States has so far recovered from the effects of the accident he met on the night of the recent gale that he was able to be present with the members of the court today, and read one of the opinions delivered. + e+ ______ A U. 8, Cruiser to Touch at Mell The cruiser Chicago, flagship of the Eu- ropean squadron of the United States navy, and the gunboat Bennington sailed today from Malaga for Barcelona. The Ben- nington will touch at Melilla, Morocco, where the recent fighting between the Moors and Spain has been in progress. Slay ors SRE a i Western Banks Resume. The Union National Bank of Racine, Wis., and the First National Bank of York, Neb., have been permitted to eopen for business CAPTAIN ANDERSEN. The Man Who Built the Viking Ship is Here. HIS LECTURE TONIGHT. This morning a tall, baired man walked up Arlington and in a full, the name Magnus Andersen, In some respects this man is the teresting person who has come to ington in many a day. He is the conceived the idea of building a V: in exact reproduction of the one unearthed some time ago in Norway. the man who carried the idea in! cessful completion, assisted in raisi funds for the purpose and finally sailed this curious open ship across the Atlantic. A Man of Varied Attainments. If one were looking for a man to do this very work he would go far before he would find a man better equipped in for the purpose. Capt. Andersen of standing in the capital @ newspaper man, editor and the same time, and is withal a has had a most adventurous @ man who would inspire respect miration in the editoriai sanctum or quarter deck, albeit this particular no such place of honor. He is a considerate man as well. of building and Proached fruition sion that he had ocean in command, he thought anything should happen to the ors who manned her it would ant for him to sit back in his and realize that he had shirked a sibility that really might belonging to him. So he the result is that the try have had an acquaintance of a counterpart of the inal Viking across years ago. | s if 2 f li ; 4 } REE it Hy e ge #5 H Hi Ese ef: i BEEE i : e i 8 § | i i é 5 ! i E [i i | i E hi i E i 3 Fé 4 i é ; | standing, that the Viking g0 back to Norway, although it. Andersen terview. the Norges Sjafartsfidende, a daily, and Sanday see that is devoted to the in- terests of the maritime trade. Literally jeuspecie’ Che neeee = Se ee Ios “cgreeably to a request for on Sneere most y to a req view. a “4 a 4 way of parenthesis, it was ecessary carry on the talk in Norse. Capt. Andersen talks English better than @ good many Americans. The Building of the Viking. “It is a mistake,” said Capt. Andersen, “to think that the building of the Viking was a national affair and that, consequent-" ly, she is to be given over as a present from one nation to another. It was rather d ple participated and in which ell sorts of sums were given. There were twelve thou- sand subscribers and the an independent one, but the proposition to fit out and send over the ship was taken up enthusiastically by the conservative journals. The first was that it would be impossible to over such @ vessel, and that it would necessary to send her as freight steamer. This wouldn't do at all, for more than half of the subscribers were sailors, and they were more interested in tempt to prove the seaworthiness of ship than they were in the matter ing over an interesting exhibit to They wanted to show that the could cross the ocean in just such as a similar ship might have fe A i 5 & H H efits Ele have been done then, were educated to man just The matter was placed in the committee of seven, of which ex-! of Public Works Estrup is chairman, the then admiral of the fleet, . Gusta’ Storm, Messrs. Rolf Andvurd and Schet Zernichow and myself are the members, An Interesting Legal Question. “Then an interesting Jegal question as to what would be done with ceeds if the Viking should be sold money be raised from her in any with the insurance in case she migh' lost at sea. Norway with all her sailors has no home for aged and disabled sailors like the Sailors’ Snug Harbor in New York, and it was decided to turn over any funds for the endowment of such an institution, In Chicago a movement was started to raise a fund to send over to Norway for this purpose, not as purchase money all, but as an expression of the Norwegians on this side of the water for their mother country. I want you understand this point clearly—there never been the question of purchase, for the Viking is not for sale. The Norwegians in the northwest simply wanted to reciprocate in this expression of kindly feeling and then wanted to have the ship left in Wash- ington as a permanent exhibit, where all might have an opportunity to see her. My own opinion is that it would be fitting that the Smithsonian Institution should receive and care for her. The Norwegians are too proud of her ever to think of Jeaving her anywhere without the assurance that she would be well taken care of. From a finan- cial standpoint, if that were to be consid- ered at all, it would be better to take her back to Christiana and put her on exhibi- tion there, the proceeds to go to the sailors’ home.” “Has she been offered to this city?” Offered to This City. “Yes. Some time ago I wrote to the of- cials of the Smithsonian on the matter, but they replied that they could not assume charge of her, as they had no appropriation available for her reception. The matter of taking up a subscription in Chicago to send her back to Norway rather fell through, and Chicago seemed to think that if noth- ing were done she would simply stay there ~~"{Continued on Second Page) Hi A ate lee: § F tnd a He