Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED BAILY EXCEPT sunpar. “n dt hy a corner 11th St., by Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, & E EAUFPMANN, Prev, — Building. ——— tm the aE Brscixe Stan te served to Saheentbors we tb. ‘Copies ‘at the coun- . per month. pp es | fe in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—5O cents per mon SATuRpay Oucererty Surez stan $1.00 per year: fecond class tall matter) & a as matter. 7 All mail must be paid in ad vance. Rates of adve-tising made knows 0 application Che Lvening Star. Vou 83, No. 20,728. WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. An index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. JOHN YOUNG'S DEATH It is Investigated by a Coroner's Jury Today. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STORY. Those Who Saw the Old Man and the Two Gir's. THE LATTER EXONERATED. In a little frame shanty on East Capitol street, only a few squares from the jail, there was a sad sight yesterday morning. John Young, an elderly colored man, who had occupied a room there in his brother's house for many years, had died, and it was thought that his death resulted from an alleged assault, for which two colored wo- men, Agnes McCullough and Rosie Wash- ington, were under arrest. The affair in which, it was alleged, he received his fatal injuries happened Wednesday afternoon, and his death followed two days later. When Deputy Coroner Schaeffer reached the house yesterday to perform the autopsy he found the body in the little kitchen, where there was every evidence of poverty and suffering. The door of the little room was in a dilapidated condition, and it was only good luck on the part of the doctor that the door did not injure both himself and the corpse when it toppled over. ‘The autopsy was performed in face of the mumerous obstacles, and without finding any evidence of violence. ‘The two colored women occupied seats in the sitting room of the Sth police station this morning when Coroner Woodward and & jury of six citizens assembled to hear the evidence and determine the cause of the old man’s death. Lawyers Moss and Peyton appeared for them. Dr. Mudd’s Testimony. Dr. Mudd, who was called to see the old man, described the scene presented when he was called to the house. He found him ly- Ing on the kitchen floor, where some old clothing had been spread for use as bedding. His extremities were cold, he was puiseless and unable to speak. Peritonitis, he said, was the cause of the old man’s death. There was no fire in the room where he fond the patient, but, he said, the parties in the house gave him the best treatment they could. Eugene Gaskins, a colored boy, whose blue striped suit, red necktie and badge distinguished him from the others, was next sworn. He saw the old man with the two women. That was either Monday or Tuesday evening. The girls stopped the old man and asked him for five cents. Young told them to run and they said, “No, we'll give you h—iL” They walked over near a shed and after they had been there awhile the old man cried “police.” He repeated the cry several times and the girls ran. Young staggered away and went around the corner. He saw the girls have hold of the old man, but did not see them handle him roughly. Witness identified the prisoners as the girls whom he saw with the old man. Heard Cries of Marder. Frank Gaskins, brother of the preceding witness, next appeared. His clothes were striped and checkered and\he wore a revol- ver scarf pin. He saw the prisoners with the old man and heard part of their con- versation. Witness heard cries of “mur- der” and “police” and when he went in the direction of the trio the girls left the old man and walked up 1éth street. Policeman Gordon, who investigated the case and made the arrests, explained the location of the fence and shed and also ex- plained the streets and alleys. Frank Gaskins was asked several ques- tions at the suggestion of Lawyer Moss. In doing so he denied that he was with the gtris at the time the old man cried for as- sistance and when leaving the witness stand he pointed to Lawyer Moss and re- marked, “That there man’s trying to work in this case.” meNever mind,” Policeman Gordon. colored, was called, said "I'll attend to that.” but he said he knew nothing of the affair. George Betters, jr., He saw the girls with the old man Tuesday | evening, but he saw no trouble, nor did he any outcry. James E. Wayne, also colored, gave cor- ¥Foborative testimony. The Women Exonerated. Several other witnesses were examined, but nothing new was elicited. The jury returned a verdict exonerating the women they were rel ———— TWO CLAIMS CONVENTIONS Being Negotiated Through Diplom Officers With Venezuela ‘The United States is at present engaged, through its diplomatic officers, in negotiat- | ing conventions with two nations, under which the claims of citizens of each coun- try against the government of the other may be submitted to commissions, with a view to arriving at a speedy and satisfactory adjustment and settlement of them. The first of these countries is Venezuela, and | the negotiations with it are being con-| ducted at Caracas by Minister Partridge, who was sent there shortly before the close ef the Harrison administration for the | especial purpose of bringing about some arrangement for the Prompt settlement of claims by citizens of the United States against Venezuela. The principal claim now pending is that of the Veneguela Steam ‘Transportation Company, a New York corporation, which had a franchise for operating on the Ori- noco river and tributaries, and whose dis- possession under such franchise was the basis for the claim. The other country is Spain, Regotiations | with which are proceeding in Washington between Secretary Gresham and Minister Muruaga. are numerous claims aris- ing out of controversies between the cit zens of the United States and the govern- ment of Spain, which will be submitted to the commission to be appointed, among them the celebrated Mora claim. ——__-s GUARDING THE WATER SUPPLY Against Pol From the Potomac. Col. Elliot's report of operations on the Project of curing the pollution of the re- ceiving reservoir shows that the excava- tion of the main drainage tunnel was car- Filed on day and night during the entire month of October, and that on November 1 there had been 374 feet excavated. Two hundred and two feet have been timbered. Whe excavation of the shaft in the valley ef Little Falls was begun October 12. Into this shaft, from the bottom of which leads the tunnel now being driven under Dale- earlia Hill, will be carried all of the pollut- eda and other drainage water from the wa- tershed of the reservoir. From the mouth of the tunnel on the southerly side of the hill the water will flow off into the Poto- mac. To guard the shaft and the hoisting machinery from the water of Little Falis branch fn floods the channel of the branch has been changed from the west to the east side of the valley. Naval Movements. The Vesuvius and the Dolphin arrived Bt Boston today, and will assist in marking and keeping clear the course on the trial of the Columbia. S. S. Michigan will start from tomorrow for Erie, Pa. DEPARTMENTAL METHODS Being Looked Into by Representative Dockery’s Commission. Work of the Experts, Who Are Prac- the: B Uall Men—Practically ited Scope Allowed. Representative Dockery of Missouri has returned to the city from a visit to his district. To a Star reporter this morning Mr. Dockery said that the joint depart- mental commission will hold a meeting on the 2th of this month and resume its work of examining departmental methods. He thinks that no definite line of action has yet been agreed upon, but deems it likely that the members may visit several departments and give their personal at- tention to some matters upon which they desire to be enlightened. Successfal Work So Far. The work of the departmental commis- ston has proven more successful even up to this time than many people thought it would, it is said, and it is claimed that the commission has hardly scratched the surface of things yet. There are many branches of departmental matters which the committee will look into, and it hopes to inaugurate many economical and busi- ness-like changes in the present modes of doing business. The commission has employed two ex- perts from outside the government service, thorough business men, with practical ideas, who go through a department and in- quire into details of every kiad affecting the management of the department. They ask how things are done, why they are done, and if they conceive a moze economical, more speedy. practical and thorough way of doing it than is at present practised they recommend a change to tne commis- stot ‘There is said to be a good field for investi- gations of this kind on account of existing methods which, it is claimed, are in many instances old fashioned ond modeled to suit @ period when the business of the govern- ment was not as extensive as it is now, or when times and conditions were totally different. These old methods have been allowed to remain undisturbed, it is ex- plained, from administration to administra- tion, each successive regime of oflvials be- ing content to transact the public affairs in the same way that their preaecessors did or else being indifferent or not having the power to change them. The result is, it is alleged, that in many of the departments the machinery of the public business is clogged with cum- bersome methods, and it is to clean out the joints and put in modern pieces that the commission has set itself to do. Unlimited Scope of Action. The commission has almost unlimited Scope of action, as was demonstrated by the legislation recommended to and adopt- ed by Congress providing for a change in the method of engrossing biils in Congress, the old-time plan to be abolished and bills to be printed hereafter instead of written. The commission will take cognizance of anything that relates to the better trans- action of public business, and can carry out its plans by incorporating changes in appropriation bills without their being amenabie to points of order against them. ——____+ e+ —__ EXAMINING COMMODORE SKERRETT. And Yet He is in *Frisco on His Way te China. A naval board, composed of Admirals Gherardi, Greer and Brown, met at the Navy Department today for the examina- tion of Commodore J. S. Skerrett for pro- motion to the grade of rear admiral. Com- modore Skerrett bas just been relieved from command of the naval forces at Honolulu because it was believed he was secretly in sympathy with the American colony at Honolulu in their desire for annexation to the United States. He was relieved by Ad- miral Irwin, lately detached from the Chi- nese station, who is said to have no feeling in the matter and consequently would be less scrupulous in executing the policy of his government, no matter which faction was affected. Commodore Skerrett arrived at San Fran- cisco this morning and wiil start for China on the 16th instant to take command of the Asiatic station. His examination at Wash- ington will be confined entirely to his career as shown by the official records, and will be supplemented by a physical examination by @ medical board at San Francisco in a day or two. There is no doubt of his promotion. ee ——+. CHINESE CERTIFICATES, Report of the Secretary of the Treas- ury Sent to the Chinese Minister. The Secretary of State today transmit- ted to the Chinese minister the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on his com- plaint against the action of United States authorities at New York in refusing to recognize certificates issued to Chinese subjects by the Chinese consul general at Havana. It seems that charf, the Chinese inspector at Ne has ques- tioned the official acts of the consul gen- eral in question to such an extent as to practically debar Chinese with or without certificates from ianding from Havana. It is alleged in justification of Mr. Schart’s action, which, it is said, with the approval of the Tre: ment, that, to put it mildly consul general at Havana i: as he should be in i: ry Depart- the Chinese not as par- uing his cor- have proved nted fieates stati that the actors,” “students” o! ‘merchan " not what they represented. The resi- dences given by the merchants were unknown to local city directories; “actors” were those who performed with a ftatiron, and “students” were those who desired to learn the English uage in Chinese laundries. Most of Chinamen, it ts alleged, who come Db: of Havana, originally entered at San Francisco, bound for Cuba, and under a liberal construction of the Chinese exclusion act are permit- ted to pass through the United States to Havana. There they obtain certificates, and armed with them, enter the United States by way of Key West, Fla. and New York. It is said that the Secretary of the Treas- ury bases his defense of the practice at New York on these allegations, with the Suggestion that a correction of the im- Position alieged will res: in a change in the treatment of Chinese certificates. BATTLE SHIPS. MORE Also un Increase of Torpedo Boats Favored by Secretary Herbert. Secretary Herbert believes in the neces- sity of powerful fighting ships for the United States navy. His views on this subject are well known and it is understo: forthcoming report to Congres: a recommendation that an appro: made for at least one, if not two, battle ships. His recommendation for battle ships is likely to be coupled with a suggestion that half a dozen torpedo boats are also needed as valuable auxiliaries in time of war. ————_-e -—____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was fifty-two. Of | this number thirty-four were to fill vacan- | cles caused by death and resignation and | the remainder by removals. The Virginia appointments were as follows: Alonzavii Isaac Swartz, vi F. Coffelt, resigned; M rf, vice P.M. Hottel, Oranda, M. as so far met | THE DEAD JURIST. Tributes Paid to the Late Justice Blatchford, MAKING THE MOST OF HIS POWERS. The Attorney General Draws a Striking Contrast. MR. FULLER’S REMARKS. This was the day set apart by the Su- preme Court for honoring the memory of the late Justice Blatchford, by receiving the resolutions adopted at the recent meet- ing of the bar held tn the first week of the present term of court. After the judgments of the day had been annourced, Attorney General Olney was recognized and address- ed the court: Attorney General Olney, having read the resolutions of the bar, made an address in which he spoke appreciative words of the qualities of the deceased and especially of his tireless industry and persistent appli- cation which lead him ‘to develop his pow- ers to the highest capacity. “If it be ask- ed,” he observed, “what was Judge Blatch- ford’s chief characteristic a judge, it may be sald to consist in the strictly busi- hess quality of his work.” * * * It satisfied his idea of judicial duty that the controversy before him was settled aright by the application of a rule of law broad enough to cover that case. Thus, if he was not brilliant, he was safe; if he did not make large contributions to the science of jurisprudence, he won respect for the law and its administration by the uniform righteousness of the results reached in ac- tual cases. “It must add to our admiration of Judge Blatchford that he toiled assiduosuly, both at the bar and on the bench, not from ne- cessity, but from choice; that the allure- ments of an ample fortune neither belit- tered his aims nor benumbed his energies, and that in his hands wealth was but the |supplement and aid to an industry and zeal rarely excelled even under the spur of poverty. His orderly, prosperous and placid career, notable in itself, is even more so by contrast with that of his colleague on the bench, whose death preceded his own by only a few months. Judge Blatchford rose to the highest of professional honors by unswervingly tread- ing the beaten path of the law and by a regularly graduated ascent, every stage of which, from country lawyer to city lawyer, from district judge to circuit judfle and from circuit judge to judge of the Supreme Court, was in natural and logical succession. A Contrast Drawn. Mr. Justice Lamar, on the other hand, was called to the like honors after a career of extraordinary vicissitudes, in which the | life of the camp and the battle field alter- |mated with that of the forum and the husstings; almost without probation as a legal practitioner; but with a thorough theoretical and practical knowledge of great affairs of state and with a well-earned national renown as an orator, statesman and leader of men. And nothing could better illustrate the wide scope and variety of the functions of this high tribunal than the fact that, not- withstanding their wholly diverse training and experience, each of them found here a fitting field for his own peculiar yifts and attainments and each in bis own line prov- ed himself an accession and an ornament to the bench, | “T haye the honor to ask that the resoiu- | | tions of the Bar be spread upon the records of the court.” } Chief Justice Fuller, receiving the resolu- | tions, paid a tribute to the thorough equip- | ment which the deceased possessed as a Judge, and specially dwelt upon his grasp of the original principles and the details in maritine and patent law. In conclusion he said: “We take up our burdens again, con- sefous of the absence of the relief his par- Ucipation should have afforded, but teel | as to him, the truthfulness of the thought: “Above all, believe it, the sweetest canti- |cle is nune dimittis, when a man hath ob- | tained worthy ends and expectations.” The minutes and resolutions of the bar and the remarks of the Attorney General | will be entered on our records, and as a | further mark of respect the court will ad- Journ until tomorrow at the usual hour.” A LIBERAL FREE LI | The Probable Res of the Tariff BILL Now in Preparation. Up to date the advocates in the ways and means committee of an extended free list are in control and the chances are that the | very liberal free list which is now jcontained in the rough draft of the jbill will be retained. Pig tin, coal, \tron ore, wool, lumber, salt and sil- ver lead ore are now on the free list {as the bill stands. ‘The duty on tin plate |is reduced from 22-10 to 1 per cent. | The committee is now considering the ‘question of an income tax and a ¢ shows that a majority of one will favor a | |small tax on incomes above $4,000. An e:Yort | is being made by those who are doubtful | jabout an income tax to put in its place a | corporation tax such as has been discussed jfor the past few days. The advocates of | | this proposition expected to have a majority jin the committee and though the indica \tions are against them*now they still hope |to win over one or two members to their \ side. a fo RN eeaiaenmate ses To Increase the Gold Reserve. A plan has just been perfected whereby the gold reserve of the treasury inay be in creased to its Jegal limit of $100,00,000. This | | provements in that locality as mas THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH. A Bumor That Ho is Ill Again Re- vived. No Basis Can Be F. for It Ex- cept That He Remains at Woodley so Much. The President's continued absence from the White House has revived the report that he is not in good health and cannot stand the strain of official business as well as he did during his first term. The report is denied by Private Secretary Thurber and other friends of the President, who say that he does not come to the White House every day for the simple reason that he finds he can accomplish more work by remaining at Woodley. His Coming Message. Although he is considering the subject of his message to Congress, he will not be able to begin its actual preparation until he has received the reports of the business of the different departments, now being pre- pared by the members of his cabinet. The actual work of preparing the mes- sage will hardly take more than a week after the President has received the neces- sary data. Mr. O’Brien, the President’: stenographer, whose services are usually required in the preparation of executive documents, continues his duties at the White House and has not yet been sum- | moned to the President's rural retreat. Ground for the Rumor. So far as can be learned the only basis for the report that the President is ill is that he does not come into towa except on cabinet days and will not then see visitors except in extreme cases. ———o._____. NOT A GREAT SUM Will Be Demanded for Bering Sea Sealing Seizures. ‘The question of claims arising out of the seizure of British sealing vessels in Bering sea prior to the modus vivendi of 1891 is now the subject of negotiation between Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister, and Secretary Gresham. There are two modes of settling claims of this character. One is by a joint or mixed commission, or by a diplomatic agreement between the two coun- tries. In the present case the latter will, no doubt, be chosen. The amount of indemnity claimed by the Canadian government will not exceed $500,000, although recent tele- grams from British Columbia state that claims aggregating a million dollars have | been filed with the dominion authorities at Ottawa. The claims will be rigidly scruti- nized, both by the Secretary of State and the British ambassador. The sum agreed upon will not probably exceed $300,000, as in most cases the vessels were small and not expensively built. +. OUT FROM THE WEST. Capt. Hassler Comes With Bright Pre- dictions for the Future of En Capt. Hassler, late chief clerk of the De- partment of the Inter‘or and now receiver of public moneys at Enid, Oklahoma, was revisiting his old stamping ground today. The department folks gathered around the captain and were regaled with wild west stories. He said: ‘Washington is a great town, but wait till you hear from Enid.” The captain declares that most of the al- leged Jawlessness of the section to which he row owes allegiance has not had any ex- istence in fact. Enid is a town of 4,500 in- habitants, two dance halls and several other collateral places of amusemént, but for all that a fairly self-respecting and God-fear- ing community. He said that he does not think that a single “sooner” got in his work excepting to play the time-honcred dodge of | squatting and then selling out. None are | registered in the Cherokee strip. The town of Perry, close to the Indian territory, the captain says, Paris of the strip, but the future of Enid is radiant with promise. SS border of the |tmportant Changes in the Engineer Corps. The following changes have been ordered in the stations and duties of officers of the corps of engineers: Major Thomas H. Handbury will transfer temporarily to First Lieut. Harry Taylor | the works of fortifications and river and harbor improvements in his enarge and wil take station at ‘ouisville, Ky., relieving First Lieut. Hirain M. Chittenden of the works in his temporary charge. Major William Ludlow will transfer his duties to Lieut. Col. Garrett J. Lydecker (who will thereupon voluntarily relinquish his sick leave of absence), and will then proceed to London, England, and report in person to the ambassador of the United States, relieving Major James C. Post from duty as military attache to the United States emba: in t city. Major Post will proceed to and take,station at Port- land, Oreg., relieving ‘st Lieut. Harry | Taylor of the duties pertaining to the works temporarily in his charge. Capt. Willam T. iossell, now stationed in this city, will proceed to Willets Point, New York, and report in person to Lieut, Col. William R. King, corps of engineers, for duty at that post and with the battal- fon of engineers, relieving Capt. Richard L, Hoxie, corps of engineers. C; pt. Hoxie on being thus reheved will eed to and take station at Pit:sburg, yivania, and perform such duties coa- nected with works of river and harbor im be as- ned him by the chief of engineers. eat a What is Wanted for 8900, When Uncle Sam wants a man for an office he usually wants a prodigy of learn- ing. This is demonstrated by thé examina- commission on the 2ist instant to fill a {is to be accomplished by means of an un- derstanding with the ‘anks of New York | whereby they are to increase the proportion of gold in their deposits with the New York |subtreasury to cover the cert che | that are presented by importers in payment of customs duties. it is ine system nuw in vogue for the banks to Ke “ at the subtreasury for t use, here- | tofore the gold has not averaged tcre than | 1 per cent. ‘The bulk of payments are made | in treasury notes, As the deficit in the gold |Teserve now is only $15,000,000, and tne as- | sociated banks of New York have on hand | fully $90,000,000, ft is thought that this | | scheme, which is a result of ihe recent visit |of the Secretary to New York, will be cur- | ried through. Officers to Be Promoted. ‘The President has approved the recom- mendation of the naval examination board for the promotion of all the officers recently examined, viz.: Paymaster Bache, Assist- ant Paymasters Lovell, Philips and Heap, Passed Assistant Paymasters Galt and Michley, Assistant Engineer Matthews and Ensigns Dashiell, Safford and Rodman. |Chief Engineer McKean was found to be defective in hearing and he has been placed |on the retired list. mal Mention, Maj. George Henderson, surgeon general of the District militia, returned to the city Saturday evening from his hunting lodge in the Alleghany mourtains, where he has been deer hunting for the past month. os Treasury Changes, Secretary Carlisle this morning accepted the resignation of George W. Lyon, sur- yeyor of customs at the port of New York. He appointed R. S. Williams of California a Chinese inspector. ———_———_+o+—_____ Government Receipts Today, resigne Frazier, ; Ree Alum Springs, J. A. vice W. J Cosby, dead. The receipts from internal revenue today were $706,721; from customs, $545,807. vacancy in the position of forestry clerk, Department of Agriculture, at $900. Tho subjects of the examination will be formu- lation of a letter from notes, writing from dictation in shorthand, typewriting in En- glish and German from manuscript, trans- lation from German of technical forestry ure, with proper use of terms; index- from rman and English forestry ‘ature, briefing of technical forestry rticles (German and English). On the 28th instant there will be an ex- amination to fill a vacanéy in the position of assistant in the division of botany, Sl.200, ing The subjects the examination will be orthegraphy, anship, copying, letter writing, bota languages (translations from Latin, German and French to En- glish). Residents of the District of Cotum- bia will not be eligible, unless there should be a failure of applicants. ee Admiral Brown on the Texas. Admiral Brown, who is in command at the Norfolk navy yard, was at the Navy Department today. He ridicules the story of serious damage sustained by the battle ship Texas recently through the settlement of her boilers. The admiral said: “The next thing we will hear, if this goes on, is that the bottom of the Texas is worm eaten. (The bottom of the ship is of steel.) The extent of the damage was a settlement of two small braces about one-sixteenth of an inch and a slight buckling. Because it is difficult to get at the place it may cost as much as $20 to straighten them out and put in some additional supports. —— + To Command the Kearsarge. Commander 0. F. Heyerman has been ordered to hold himself in readiness to take command of the Kearsarge, relieving Com- mander A. S. Crowinshield, who will be placed on waiting orders, Mr. Uhl of Michigan took charge of the office of first assistant secretary of state this morning and received a number of visitors. is the) lion that is to be held by the civil service | THEY WILL NOT TALK|°CLYM814'S TRIAL./QUIET AT HONOLULU, State Department Officials Preserve an Impenetrable Silence. NO LIGHT ON THE HAWAIIAN POLICY. Rumored Instructions That Were Given to Minister Willis. O PRECEDENT KNOWN. It was confidently expected that more light would be thrown today on the 2éd- ministration policy towards Hawaii, espe- cially with regard to Minister Willis’ in- structions for the overthrow of the pro- visional government and the re-establish- ment of the Kanaka queen. It was ru- mored that Secretary Gresham would issue a statement making that point clear, but he did not do so. Secretary Gresham Late in Arriving. He was very busy and remained in the seclusion of his innermost sanctum nearly all day. He did not reach the department until 11:15 o'clock and it was rumored that this unusual tardiness was due to an early visit he had paid to the President at “Woodley.” The latter did not come into the city today and no one at the State Depart- ment would say where the Secretary had spent the morning. A Star reporter caught Secretary Gresham about noon as he was walking rapidly through the corridors from a brief conference with Secretary Herbert to another with Secretary Lamont. “I have nothing whatever to say for pub- lication,” said he, “and so far as I know Uon will be given out today. Officials Won't Talk. The officials of the State and Navy De- partments maintain an impenetrable reserve touching the Hawaiian matter. Neverthe- less they showed -a lively interest in the news brought by the Pacific mail steamer China. Secretary Gresham listened to the reading of the dispatch, but Positively de- clined to discuss its contents. Secretary Herbert was equally uncommunicative. it appears that the people in Hawaii were in ignorance of the intentions of this govern- ment up to the date of the sailing of the steamer, notwithstanding the fact that Minister Willis had been three days at his pest. From the peculiar manner in which the correspondent s surmises were received | by persons in a position to know the actual program outlined for Minister Willis’ guid- ance, rather than from any definite utter- ance, there is ground for suspicion that the Hawaiians have not fathomed his real in- tentions. In fact there is some reason to (doubt whether Mr. Willis was to present (even his credentials to the provisional gov- ernment. A Direct Query Not Responded to. A direct query propounded to the State | Department officials as to whether the jcredentiais were addressed to President Dale or to the queen failed to elicit a re- sponsive answer. This recalls the fact that the life of the provisional government is | Supposed to depend upon the action’of the United States government upon the an- rexation or protectorate propositions. in some quarters it is surmised that Min- ister Willis will assume that a notice from | him to President Dale, upon the quthority {of President Cleveland, to the effect that \the United States government has finally | and definitely “rejected all proposals look- \ing to either annexation or the establish- ment of a orotectorate will be the death warrant of the provisional government of Hewaii, and, regarding that government as defunct, the minister will present his credentials to the queen, or at least open diplomatic relations with her majesty. It 1s believed that all doubt on this score might have been removed had the China remained at Honolulu another day. As it is the next news that will come to hand will be brought to San Francisco by the | Steamer Australia, which sailed from Hono- lulu last Saturday and is due in San Fran- cisco next Saturday. Are There Any Precedents? “There seem to be no precedents for the action of this government in inaugurating @ movement to re-establish Liliuokalani on the throne of Hawaii. It is one of those cases, apparently, from which precedents spring. In short, the situation is unique,” said a veteran diplomat to a Star reporter this morning on this subject. gether an extraordinary situation, and in and the West Indies, I never saw anything that equaicd it. This government certain- jly had no parallel to. go upon, and so it had | to devise a course of action.’ Personally, I |think that the so-called revolutionists ‘In Hawall are a band of usurpers and that } the monarchy should be restored. As a |Iawyer I should say that the case Is scarce: \ly covered by any of the tenets of interna- | onal law. Great Britain may resent the interference of the United States, but not by virtue of any estabiished custom, |for the part played by the American inter. Jests at the time Bf the overthrow compll- cates the situation.” Aside from this view there seems to be a feeling around the State Depertment that there are so few guides for action that the time has come for the United States to take the bit in their teeth and go ahead. ister Willin’ Albeg Instructions. A gentleman who in the past has shown the administration in its foreign policy now ‘says that Minister Willis has been {n- structed not only to repudiate the present provisional government of Hawall, but to jemploy the United States naval forces in | bringing about the restoration of the queen. nthe ~o~ POSTAL NOTE. THE Probable Recommendation That It Be Done Away With. It is quite probable that the postal note | business will be merged in the money or- |der system. First Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Jones suggests it. The postal note was introduced in 1883, by the | Post Office Department, to take the place | of the fractional paper currency withdrawn from circulation. To popularize it, a fee smaller than the money order fee, on | amounts up to $4.99, is charged the public in the purchase of the same. It seems, thinks the Arst assistant postmaster gen- eral, unnecessary and confusing to have two systems so nearly alike for the trans- mission of money by the department, and if the reduced fee for postal notes should be applied to money orders, on amounts up to $2.50, the average postal note now be- ing for only $1.65, it would be for the great- er efficiency of the service and a saving of time to postmasters and the department to withdraw the postal notes and provide bet- ter facilities, if need be, to the prompter re- turn and scrutiny of postmaster’s money order accounts. If the postal note is to be retained, it will be recommended to Con- gress that the existing law be so amended that safd notes may be issued payable to a designated person at some particular office, instead of as at present, to bearer at any money order office. Such change would re- move the present objection of insecuri- ty in the note, and would greatly increase its popularity ‘and convenience. _ oo Report on Rapid Firing % The naval board which investigated the merits of the Hotchkiss, the Driggs- Schroeder and the Sponsel six-pounder rapid-fire guns has reported in favor of the |first named gun, and as the Secretary of the Navy has approved the report, the | Hotchkiss gun will be given preference in the further armament of naval vessels. nothing in regard to the Hawaiian situa- | “It is alto- | all my experience, in China, Japan, France | an intimate knowledge of the purposes of | Everything Ready for the Test to Take Place Thursday. The New Cruiser Expected to Make a Big Record—The Guests Invit- ed— Triple Screws. ' Considerable interest is taken in this city in the official speed trial of the triple-screw crulser Columbia, otherwise known as “the Pride of the District,” and “the Gem of the Ocean,” which will take place off the coast of Massachusetts Thursday, wind and weather permitting. This trial involves not only the question of speed, but also the em- cacy of the triple screw as a successful means of propulsion, and naval men all over the world will watch keenly the com- merce destroyer’s performance in this re- spect. The brave ship left Philadelphia Saturday morning and is due at Boston today. She is in the best of hands and her builders are confident of her breaking the record. She is manned by the same sturdy set of sailors who have directed the movements of a doz- en vessels to victory. Capt. R. W. Sargent is in command and Edwin S. Cramp will have charge of her machinery, assisted by Lewis Nixon, chief of construction. Then she carries in her coal bunkers 1,160 tons of coal, of which over five hundred | tons are the best Pocahontas hand-picked from the coal fields of Virginia, which will be reserved for use when the great racer takes her dash over the measured route. ‘This course will be the same over which the cruiser New York made such a splendid record. Starting at a point northeast of Cape Ann, it extends northeast to a point off Cape Por- poise, a distance of about forty-four miles, This course must be steamed over twice. The cruiser’s contract calls for twenty-one | knots per hour maintained for four consecu- | tive hours, and for each quarter knot in ex- cess of this the Messrs. Cramp will receive a premium of $50,000. The Guests. The guests on the trip from Philadelphia were Assistant Secretary of the Navy Wil- lam McAdoo, Capt. George Sumner, who will command the Columbia when she goes into commission; James R. Wood, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania rail- road; Congressman Henry H. Bingham of Pennsylvania; Col. McAlpin, Lieut. Suther- | land, U. S. N., and Chief Engineer Cipriano | Andrade, who will be chief engineer of the Columbia. Cement A. Griscom, president of the In- | ternational Navigation Company; Walter 3. Cramp and Congressman Meyer of New Jer- sey will join the Columbia at Boston. The naval officers selected by Secretary Herbert to conduct the official trial of the The Hawaiians Waiting to Hear Secretary Gresham's Policy, MINISTER WILLIS WITHHOLDS ORDERS, Royalists Are Depressed, but Pre- dict Triumph. THE GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.—The steamer China, which left Honolulu November % arrived in port this morning. Her officers report that all was quiet when they left. The steamer left Honolulu gn the 7th in- stant, making the trip in five days, 14 hours and 20 minutes, which is the fastest time ever made between Honolulu and San Fran- cisco, Among her passengers is Admiral Skerrett, who has been relieved at Honolulu by Rear Admiral Irwin. The United Press correspondent at Hono- lulu, writing under date of November % say: ‘The main event of the week has been the arrival on the 4th of American Minister Albert 8S. Willis, who is believed to have brought with him instructions which fun- damentally affect the future of Hawail. it is supposed here that the American publie is already informed of the nature of these instructions. We here are still ignorant of their nature, and all parties await disclo- sure with great anxiety. The probability of the importance of Mr. Willis’ mission as increased by the unexpected arrival of Rear Admiral John Irwin last evening to take command of the forces at this station in place of Admiral Skerrett, who proceeds to San Francisco on the China this morn- ing. The reason for this change can only be a matter of surmise; it is possibly in order to have the intended measures tn- itiated by officers of higher rank than that of an admiral. Admiral Irwin's coming — totally unexpected by naval officers ere, excepting those highest in command, Minister Willis is to present his creden- to President Dole this morning. His intended address has been submit- to the president in order to enable to prepare his reply. Its contents are kk Strictly secret. I have positively oscerteiee ed that it contains no definite intimation whatever of the policy to be pursued. the new American minister. “g Mr. Willis’ special communications to this government will follow later, possibly in Colurabia will go on board the vessel at Boston. Rear Admiral George E. Belknap is presi- dent of the board, which is composed of the following officers: | Commodore John G. Walker, Capt. Ed- | mund O. Matthews, Chief Engineer Edward Farmer, Commander Philip N. Cooper,Com- | mander Francis A. Cook, Lieut. Comman- der Joseph N. Hemphill, Naval Constructor Joseph Feaster, Lieut. Lazarus L. Reamey, recorder. The engineer board includes Chief Engi- neer Edward Farmer, senior member; Chief Engineer H. Schuyler Ross, Chief’ Enegi- neer R. W. Milligan, and Chief Engineer Herschel Main. CONSUL FOWLER EXPLAINS. Why" He sent No Report of Vital Sta- | tistics, The Department of State, thinking that |Consul Fowler, at Ningpo, China, had overlooked the matter of furnishing the marine hospital service weekly health re- | ports from his section, requested him to do so. | Consul Fowler replied that the desired in- formation cannot be given by the consul |or health authorities at Ningpo for these | reasons: The Chinese keep no statistics, require no permits for the burial of the dead and lay no stress upon the cause of death. it is only when cholera or smallpox is more ‘prevalent than usual that the foreigner learns of it, and then only by his personal observations. These two scourges are aiways more or jless prevalent in China, but hardly any | attention is paid to them. The Chinese have absolutely no regard for | Sanitary laws, and it is not an uncommon sight to see corpses of cholera victims ex- | posed to the view of the passers-by for | hours, if not for days. The statistics of this office, which, of course, refer only to American citizens,show that during the past ten years there have | been seven deaths, of which six were from | cholera. The average number per year of | Americans in this district is seventy. Prob- | ably the whole number of foreigners in the , district is 500. The native population {: | variously estimated at from 25,000,000 to 35,- 000,000, | He mentions these facts, he says, merely | to show that it is not from carelessness, but from inability, that the reports desired have not been submitted. MR. DOCKERY'S EXPLANATION. | | Depression Was Charged to Democrats. “It was the business depression, upjustly charged to our account,” said Representa- tive Dockery to a Star reporter today, re- ferring to the cause of the recent demo- cratic defeat. He is just back from Mi: souri, having managed to force his way through the heavy republican snow-drifts in Ohio. “That depression commenced be- | fore the elections of November a year ago,” | he continued, “and it aided the downfall of Mr. Harrison's administration. Continuing to gather force during the summer it over- whelmed the dominant party. “However,” he added, “I think that a lack of party spirit among the democrats con- | tributed to the cause which brought about jour discomfitufe. I expected a cudgeling, |but I did not think we would be over. | whelmed in that fashion.” THE CHINA ee "S QUICK PASSAGE, A Regret Felt That She Cannot Fly the American Flag. ‘The record-breaking passage between. Honolulu and San Francisco just made by the steamer China causes the Navy Depart- ment officials to keenly regret that the ship is not under American registry, and therefore is unavailable as a naval reserve ship. In the last Congress a bill was in- troduced which permitted this splendid steamer to register under the United States laws and fly the American flag, as did the | New York and Paris, but the bill, althouzh | strongly indorsed by naval officials, failed of action by Congress, mainly owing to the free ship advocates, who seek the pas- Sage of a general law instead of special acts of this kind. A Strike at Strikes, The reports of the various divisions of the Post Office Department are now coming | out. They were all submitted in time to/ be incorporated in the reports of the as- sistant postmaster general and now that they have been used in this way, they are | being released by the department for pub- | lication. The repcrt of Superintendent White of the railway mail service contains a recommendation for the passage of a bill making it unlawful for any association or organization to interfere with the sched- ule of any mail-bearing train. This is a | bought shamefully cl time to be reported by the mail of the Lith, The government party is confident that the Washington policy is to maintain here @ white man’s government, with no possi bii- —— reviving the native monarchy. e royalists betray great are still circulating among nomen hee lace their boast that the queen is to be im- mediately restored by Mr. Willis. On his way down Mr. Willis made a most: favorable impression on his annexationist fellow-passengers, including several promi- nent men. While strictly reticent as to his mission, he left in them a strong impression that he sympathized with the annexation movement. guardian of Kaiulana, siso T. H. Davies, arrived on the 4th instant. On the over Mr. Davies disavowed the widely pubs lished statements imputed to him in favor of the restoration of the queen, Since his arrival his tone has been somewhat depre- catory and pleading, as if he felt the lessness of the restoration of the mi r. He is deeply concerned that no injustice be done Hawatians by taking their country from them without their consent by vote. The Canadian-Australian steamer Miowera is still on the rocks at the entrance to the harbor, but she will probably be saved if | the weather continues favorable. In an interview Minister Willis emphati- cally declared that any rumors ing his mission or instructions were positively unfounded and that nothing authentic would be done until he communicated officially with the provisional government. When asked as to whether the arrival of Admiral Irwin had any political significance the minister said he was compelled to de- cline an answer to that question. Retura to Monarchy Out of the Ques- tion. In an editorial, the Commercial Advers tiser says: “It is probable that after Min- ister Willis presents his credentials an | understanding will be had when the official consultation will be held, at which time the Policy and terms of the negotiations with this government will be formally opened by the United States minister. “The provisional government of Hawaii jhas but one course to pursue in meeting * and arranging for the future government of the Islands, acknowledged, as they are, | by the authorities of the United States. “A return to the old form of government is out of the question, and it is generally conceded that should the monarchy be re- stored by some unexpected and improbable | means it could not last. The old historical axiom that revolutions cannot go back- ward could not be violated in the case of Hawati without grave and serious con- sequences. This, however, is not expected. The conservative interests of the people who really represent the Hawaiian Islands and own 7 per cent of the business inter- ests of the country would very likely re fuse their consent to such a course. ‘This Would settle the cause of restoration. Admiral Skerrett’s Departure. On the Ist instant, Admiral Skerrett took formal farewell of President Dole and his cabinet. The admiral bade the President good-bye in a few well chosen words and the president responded saying he ha@ hoped the admiral would remain until Ha- wailan affairs were settled as he had been in Honolulu through so much of the recent trouble. When the admiral arrived at the execu- tive building the troops of the provisional government were drawn up along the drive- Way gate to the building. The bands played America” as the admiral passed in an@ when he emerged he was greeted with the “Star Spangled Banner.” Admiral Skerrett and his staff called on Minister Willis the day before the sailed. The same afternoon Mr. Willis, ac- companied by Consul General Mills, re- turned Admiral Skerrett’s call. On leaving the Philadeiphia, Minister Wil- lis was accorded the usual salute. Frem the Philadelphia Minister Willis and the consul general went over to the Adams and after a brief stay on board came ashore. Admiral Irwin on his arrival at Honolulu Went on board the Philadelphia and imame- diately assumed command. 18.—A special from ‘What Secretary Gresham has to say in his letter on the Hawaiian situa- tion is absolutely correct,” said Mr. F. M. English, ex-secretary to Queen Liliuokalan!, who has been stopping here since the queen was deposed. “There will Se rejoicing in Hawall when this news is received. The Americans in Honolulu will be disappointed, and I sup- pose we cannot blame them. ‘All the rest of the city and most assuredly all the rest of the island will be glad. The merchania, aside from the land-owning Americans, want the queen restored. Annexation would boom land values and so work rich benefit to the descendants of missionaries who have eap al! the land of the natives. The Hawaiians are an exceedingly open-hearted, generous, simple people. If you were to express admiration for any- thing owned by a native he would Imm jately insist on giving it to you. No ou ve ever been perpetrated by the John T. Newman, Gen. Grant’s old pastor and the bosom friend of many public men strike at strikes. Nearly ali passenger trains carry mail. The civil- service law, says the report, has been productive of gratifying results in the betterment of the postal service. of this and the previous generation, paid @ (Continued on Second Page)