Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED mAs (es SUNDAY. aT THE ST. UILDINGS, Avenue, corner 11th St, by 1201 Pennsylvania The Evening Star Ni 4 New York Office, $8 Potter Building, ——__—— ‘THE EVENING STAR is served to subscribers in tl efty by carriers, on their own Preents corns By matl—anywhere ada —postage ire x SATURDAY QUINTUPLE SuRert Stan $1.00 per year; With foreivn postage added, 63.007, OP =) S2-A)] mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of atvertising made knowa on application. NATIONAL FINANCES Questions Discussed in Mr. Carlisle’s Annual Report. TAIES 0 COVER DEFICIENCIES An Issue of Short Term Low Rate Bonds Proposed. THE PENDING TARIFF BILL The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the national finances was submitted to the Congress to- day. It comprises a pamphlet of sixty-two printed pages and gives an elaborate review of the operations of the Treasury Depart- ment during the past fiscal year. The rev- enues of the government from all sources for the fiscal year ended June ‘0 last were 3461,716,562, and the total expenditures 345¥,- 374,887, leaving a surplus of $2,341,075. Compared with the fiscal year 18v2 there ‘was an increase of $35,848,301 of receipts, and an Increase of $38,454,623 in the ordinary expenditures. For the fiscal year 184 the revenues estimated on the basis of existing laws will be $430,121,365, and the total esti- mated expenditures $45,121,365, or a deftzit of $28,000,000, On the basis of existing laws the revenues for the fiscal year 18¥5 are estimated at $454,427,748. The estimates of appropriations required for the same period, as submitted by the various exccutive ¢e-~ partments and offices, exclusive of sinking fund, aggregate $443,506,759, or an estimated surplus of $6,120,058. Condition of the Treasury. Secretary Carlisle, discussing on the “‘con~ dition of the treasury” and the best means for its rehabilitation, says: During the first tive months of the present fiscal year the expenditures of the govern~ ment have exceeded its receipts to the amount of $2y,915,095. There has been not only a decrease of receipts, but also an in- erease of expenditures, during this period as compared with the corresponding five months of the last fiscal year. The rev- enues from customs have fallen off $23,589,~ 829; from internal taxes, $7,866,667, and from miscellaneous receipts, $324,152. The result of these changes is that on the first day of December, 1803, the actual net balance in the treasury, after deducting the bank note 5 per cent redemption fund, out- standing drafts and checks, disbursing offi- cers’ balances, agency accounts and the gold reserve, was only $11,03%,448, and of the total amount held $12,347,517 was in sub- sidiary silver and minor coins. It may be safely assumed that the worst effects of the recent financial disturbances, and consequent business depression, have been realized, and that the conditions will be much more favorable hereafter for the collection of an adequate revenue for the support of the government; but it can scarcely be expected that the receipts dur- ing the remainder of the fiscal year will ex- ceed the expenditures for the same time to such an extent as to prevent a very consid- erable deficiency. I have, therefore, esti- mated a probable deficiency of $24,000,000 ut the close of the year, and if Congress con- curs in this view of the situation, it will be incumbent upon it to make some provision for raising that amount a3 soon as prac- licable, by taxation or otherwise. Issue of Bonds. On account of the difficulty of securing such a sum within the time it will be re- quired by the imposition and collection of additional taxes, I recommend that the third section of the act to provide for the re- sumption of specie payments, approved Jan- uary 14, 1875, which confers authority upon the Secretary ot tae ranean ga sell certain descriptions of United coal H bonds, be so amended as to authorize him to issue and sell, at not less than par in coin, bonds to an amount not exceeding two f un- dred million dollars, bearing a lower rate of interest and having a shorter time to run than those now provided for, and that he be permitted to use, from time to time, such Part of the proceeds as may be necessary to supply any deficiencies in the public revenues that may occur during the fiscal years 1S¥4 and 18%. The section referred to provides that: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and provide for the redemption in this act authorized or required, he is author- ized to use any surplus revenues from time to time in the treasury not otherwise appro- Priated, and to issue, sell and dispose of, at not less than par in coin, either of the de- scriptions of bonds of the United States de- scribed in the act of Congress approved July 14, 1870, entitled “An act to authorize the refunding of the national debt.” The bonds authorized by the act of July 14, 1870, are described as follows: 1. Bonds not exceeding in the aggregate two hundred million dollars, redeemable in coin after ten years, and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. 2. Bonds not exceeding @hree hundred mil- Hon dollars, payable after fifteen years, end bearing interest at the rate of 41-2 per cent per annum. 3. Bonds not ex ig one thousand mil- Mon dollars, payable after thirty years, and bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Three Per Cent. In the present condition of the public credit nothing less than the existence of a great and pressing financial emergency would, In my opinion, justify the issue and sale of any of these classes of bonds. On the first class the interest would amount, at the maturity of the bonds, to one-half the principal; om the second class it would amount to more than two-thirds of the prin- cipal, and on the third class it would ex- ceed the principal by 20 per cent. If any one of these methods of raising money were | I am satisfied it would not receive the approval of that body or of the people. Whatever may have been their merits nearly a quarter of a century ago, when the credit of the govern- ment was to a certaim extent impaired by the existence of a large interest-bearing public debt and the general use of a depre- elated paper currency, not ther redeemable im any kind of coin, our financial standing is now so high that our public obligations, bearing any of the rates of interest author- ized by the law referred to, would have to be sold at a premium so great as to prevent large classes of our people, who might otherwise invest in them, from becoming purchasers. The United States 4 per cent! payable in 1907, are now selling at a Fate which yields investors less than 3 per cent upon their cost, and I am confident that a bond, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent, payable quarterly, and redeem- a@ble at the option of the government after five years, could be readily sold at par in our own country. If the authority now existing should be so modified as to empower the Secretary of the Treasury to issue the bonds in denomina- tions or sums of $25 and its multiples, they could be readily disposed of through the! subtreasuries and post offices without the| agency or intervention of banks or other financial institutions and without the pay-| ment of commissions. Such bonds would) afford to the people at large an opportunity to convert their surplus earnings into a of security which, while it would be Perfectly safe, would not only increase in value by reason of accumulating interest, | but be at all times available as a means of | procuring money when needed; and the ex- perience of this and other countries justi- fies the confident belief that such a pian| would be popular and successful. An Alternate Proposition. In case Congress should not consider it advisable to authorize the Secretary to use| for the purpose of supplying deficiencies in| the revenues any part of the proceeds of «Continued on the Eleventh Page.) : Che oening Star. Vor. 83, No. 20,760. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 18983-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Am index to advertise. ments will be found om Page 3. | tions or public spa THE TARIFF BILL. NEARLY IN A PANIC A POLICY OF AVOIDANCE. Tt Will Probably Be Amended in the Senate. And a Measure Much More for Rev- enue May Be the Result of the Fi- mance Committee’s Action. It is the purpose of the managers in the House to have the internal revenue features of the bill ready when the measure is taken up immediately after the holidays. If they can get the party to stand by the measure solidly,it is their purpose to force it through the House with no more time for discussion than a week or ten days. The opposition to the measure among democrats in the House is regarded as insignificant. With the ex- ception of the sugar question there will Probably be no change made in the bill. Senator Murphy’s Letter. The letter of Senator Murphy to the Troy meeting of protest last night, stating his sympathy with the opposition to the bill in its present form, causes considerable uneasi- ness among the champions of the measure. It is made quite evident to them now that though the measure may be put through | the House without difficulty in its present form, it is Mable to be cut to pieces in the Senate. The opposition among democratic Senators is much more serious than was at first thought. Murphy, Morgan, Pugh, Gor- man and McPherson, and possibly several others are reckoned on as liable to oppose the measure, and the general understanding now is with democratic Senators that the bill will have to be materially changed in the finance committee. Probable Action of the Senate Com- mittee. ‘their aim will be to settle their differ- ences before that committee instead of leaving the question open so as to create dissensions within the party on the floor of the Senate. The finance committee will Probably go into the subject as if it was an original proposition and not be bound by the action of the House. The expectation is that a number of the features of the Wilson bill which are objected to will be changed and that some of the duties that are left tolerably high in that bill will be cut lower. In a general way, as democratic Senators state it, the bill that comes from the finance committee will probably be much more nearly a “revenue” tariff bill than is the Wilson bill. As it passes the Senate the bill promises to be radically dif- ferent from the House bill. —_-e—_____ QUESTIONS TO ANSWER. A Senate Committee Means to Gather a Lot of Information. ‘A letter has just been prepared by the Senate finance committee to be sent to the industrial interests of the country for the purpose of gathering information as to how the proposed tariff will work. The corre-~ spondents are asked to answer the following questions, adding such general or special matter as they may be possessed of, and which, in their judgment, will be of value to the committee: “1. Name of corporation, firm or indi- vidual and character of manufacture. “2. Location of plant. “3. Capital invested. “4. When was the industry established? “3S. Amount of production and kinds of articles manufactured annvally since the establishment of the industry. Description, value and quantity for each year. “6. Have you at any time during the past two years been running less than full time, and if so, @hen and why? “7. Wi rate of ad valorem (or specific) duty is ry to place the domestic produ an equal footing with foreign producers, “and your reasons? “8—If the rate of duty on your manufac- ture were reduced one-third, what reduction in cost.of production would be necessary? “o— state the domestic wholesale price of your goods in 1854, 1890 and 1892. “10—To your knowledge has there been any increased competition, either foreign or do- mestic, during the past four years? “‘11—Do you desire a specific or an ad valo- rem duty, and why? 4z—Are you mauuracturing as many gdoas as you were in 1892, and if not, why not? “13—What has been the tendency of wages during the past twelve months? “14—If possible, will you give an estimate of the exact cost of living of the families of two or more of your skilled workmen, speci- fying, as near as may be, items of expendi- ture? “15—Have you any difficulty in construing the existing law in regard to importations of the class of articles you produce, and have you any suggestions to make? ~ “16—Has the price of living in your local- ity increased or decreased during the past four years, and to what extent? “17—What, in your opinion, is the cause of the present depression in trade, and what would your remedy be to correct it? “1S—What component materials of your manufacture are, to you, raw materials? “19—Are the goods you manufacture luxu- ries or necessities? “20—What rate of interest are you com- pelled to pay on loans? “21—What effect has immigration had on your business? : “22—What proportion of skilled labor do you employ? “23—How do you propose to meet any re- duction of duty on the goods you manufac- ture? “24. Give the number of men, women and children employed, and state the wages you pay for ordinary and skilled labor. “25. How many hours per week are they employed? “26. Do foreign articles of like kind enter into competition, and to what extent? “27. What propertion of your manufac- ture is exported, and do you realize a less price therefrom than for jomestic consump- tion? “28. Has the cost of manufacture in- creased or decreased since 1885, and to what extent? “29. Has the increase or decrease been in materials or labcr? “30. Have your selling prices increased or decreased since 1890? “31. What amount of agricultural produc- tion of the courtry is consumed in your manvfacture, and what amount of other domestic productior “32. What component materials are used in your manufacture in which you pay a specific or an ad valorem duty? Give the rates of duty. “33. If your raw materials be free would there be any necessity for a customs duty on the manufactured product? “34. Please state the wholesale prices for 1884, 1800 and 1892. Have these prices in- creased or decreased since 1892?” ——__- e. The Olympia’s Trial. Secretary Herbert has received a tele- gram from Capt. Cotton, president of the board which conducted the trial of the cruiser Olympia, in which he says: “Olympia trial completed. Mean speed, first half of course, 21.96 knots, subject to correction for current. Mean speed, entire course, 21.68 knots, subject to possible small correction, plus or minus. Everything Worked well.” 2 ‘the trial took place in the Pacific ocean off Santa Barbara. The Olympia is now at San Francisco. Her speed requirement was 20 knots, and her performance assures her @ good premium. ——+o+____ Presidential Approvals. The President has approved the joint res- olution authorizing the Secretary of War to grant permits for the use of the Wash- ington monument grounds and reserva- during the Pythian lave next August. He has also ap- proved the joint resolution to pay the em- ployes of the Senate and House their De- cember salaries before Christmas day, and the joint resolution providing for the pro- tection of persons who have been allowed to make land entries in the former Mille Lac Indian reservation in Minnesota, Reign of Terror at Barcelona Caused by Anarchists, TRADE AND INDUSTRY PARALYZED People Are Afraid to Go to the Theaters. CONSPIRACY WIDELY SPREAD BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 20.—It can be said that never before have the anarchists succeeded in inaugurating such a reign of terror as now prevails here. Trade and in- | dustry are paralyzed, and it is feared that |a number of houses will not be able to weather the storm. The more cool headed of the residents of | the clty are doing everything in their power ' to aid in restoring confidence, and the police profess to believe that they have nearly all the dangerous anarchists in custody. They have, however, not relaxed their vigilance, and daily searches are made in every direc- tion for men who are suspected of being the principals in anarchist doings, or of aid- ing and abetting the anarchists in their in- fernal work. The alarm caused by the Lyceum explo- sion has resulted disastrously to theater owners, actors and all connected with the- atrical business. Instead of the alarm sub- siding, the continual reports of anarchist plots and threats of further outrages have so frightened the people that few of them would under any circumstances attend the- atrical performances. As a result, plays were presented to empty benches and a ma- jority of the theaters were compelled to close, A Widespread Conspiracy. The police have succeeded in tracing the connection between the attempt of the anarchist Pallas to assassinate Gen. Mar- tinez de Campos and the dynamite outrage at the Lyceum Theater. Pallas, who was shot to death on Mont Juoch, standing with his back to the firing party, prophe- sied that his memory would be avenged, and it has now been established that a number of his comrades attempted to make his words come true. Pallas claimed that he alone was responsible for the attempt on the life of Gen. de Campos, but the po- lice have reason to believe that the at- tempted assassination was the outcome of a widespread conspiracy. It is stated that five out of six of Pallas’ confederates are now under arrest and every effort is being made to capture the sixth man. Jose Codina, the anarchist who subse- quent to his arrest confessed that he had thrown the bomb that caused such heavy loss of life in the Lyceum Theater, has wittingly or unwittingly given the police information that, it is hoped, will lead to the arrest of more anarchists. The police have definitely ascertained that the bomb thrown in the Lyceum Thea- ter was hurled from the top gallery. It was recalled that on the night of the out- rage a second bomb, which had not explod- ed, was found beneath one of the seats in the lower part of the theater, Many theo- ries were advanced to account for the non- explosion of this bomb, every one taking it for granted that it, too, had been thrown from one of the galleries. It has now been learned that the bomb was placed there by an anarchist who left the theater before the bomb thrown by Codina exploded. All the prisoners will be tried by court-martial. si sss IE CHICAGO'S MAYORALITY ELECTION, Hopkins Chosen by 1,141 on the Police Retur CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—The complete police returns from the election yesterday show that John P. Hopkins was chosen mayor by @ plurality of 1,141. The official count will begin tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock if the commissioners can possibly prepare for it by that time. In speaking of the matter of contesting the election, John 8. Miller, ex-corporation counsel, said: “I cannot say whether there will be a con- test or not. I do not want to make any statements about what we will do until we know what we have to work on. A number of charges of fraud have been made and we will investigate them and see what there really is in them.” Errors May Give It to Swift. CHICAGO, Dec, 20.—It is rumored that errors have been discovered in the police re- turns of yesterday’s mayoralty election which change the result as given out and elect Swift by 600 majority. The election commissioners refuse to allow reporters into oe room and decline to discuss the matter a —~_—_ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Two Bills Passed in the Senate and Another Considered, Just before Senator Hoar began his speech about the appointment of Mr. Blount in the Senate today Senator Martin managed to secure the floor for the purpose of calling up. two District bills, on which he asked immediate action. One of these was the House bill closing alleys in square 751, oc- cupied by the Little Sisters of the Poor. He explained that there was no objection on the part of other property owners, and the bill was passed without division. He next called up the bill which has pass- of the House authorizing the attorney for the District of Columbia and his assistants to administer oaths. When the Vice Presi- dent asked if there was any objection to the immediate consideration of the bill Sen- ator George said that it seemed to him, from a casual examination of the bill, that it made a very important change in the law relating to perjury. It was suggested that the bill be amended by leaving out the last paragraph, which relates to the pun- ishment of false swearing, but Senator Harris, vhairman of the District committee, asked that the bill go over for a short time, 80 that an examination might be made of it with a view of obviating this difficulty. The Bill Passed. Subsequently the Senate passed the bill. Senator Harris stated that since the objec- tion of Senator George that the bill caused a change in the law regarding perjury he had examined its provisions carefully and found that this was not the case, and the bill was passed as it came from the House. a ee AGAINST THE BUILDING. A Resolution Aimed at the Occupancy of Ford’s Old Theater. It may be that the plan of Col. Ainsworth to reoccupy the Ford’s Theater building when the repairs have been finished will not be carried into effect. Senator Voorhees this morning introduced a resolution, which was referred to a select committee on the Ford's Theater disaster, reading as fol- lows: , Whereas, it is reported, in the public press, that the survivors of the Ford’s Theater disaster are to be returned to that building for their official work, be it re- solved by the Senate—the House con- curring—that it would be unwise, cruel and unsafe to again occupy the said building with the employes of the government for clerical purposes; that in view of the dread- ful disasters which have taken place within its walls and which have filled it for all time to come with the most shocking and painful associations, the said building should be used by the government as a museum devoted to scientific purposes or torn down and totally demolished.” Course of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, They Feel That They Cannot Detenad Mr. Cleveland’s Course in the Hawaiian Controversy. The democrats have practically adopted a “policy of avoidance’ in the Hawaiian matter. There are very few who feel that they could make a successful defense of the action of Mr. Cleveland in ignoring Congress and arrogating to himself the right to interfere in the affairs of a friendly foreign government. The excuse for his in- structions to Mr. Willis, which appears to be adcpted by those who would protect him from attack, is that he took this ac- tion under the impression that both the queen and the provisional government had referred the question of which should pos- sess the government for decision by the President of the United States as an arbi- trator, and it was only after he had re- ceived rebuffs from both the contending parties in Hawaii that he discovered his mistake. The Only Warrant for the Assumption The only thing produced as a warrant for his assuming that he had been selected to arbitrate is that President Dole indorsed on the back of the queen's protest the date of its receipt by him and his name. They argue from this and from Yhe fact that the pro- visional government was formed pending negotiations for a treaty of annexation and that the queen’s protest was forwarded here by the provision! government, that Mr. Cleveland might have assumed that the purpose was to have the President of the United States render a decision in the mat- ter. As absurd as this proposition appears it seems to be the only one which is gener- ally advanced by democrats. To Attack Mr. Stevens. There is no question that the general feel- ing among democrats in both Houses is that their only safety in this matter is to avold the question of Mr. Cleveland's inter- ference in Hawaii and as far as possible to distract attention by animadversion upon Mr. Stevens. The resolutions of Mr. Cock- ran, which were sent to the committee on rules and which are designed to deal with the abstract question of what are the pre- rogatives of the House of Representatives in the matter of negotiations for the acqui- 8 tion of territory and which entirely avoid the question of the propriety of the Execu- tive of the United States interfering to set up or pull down foreign governments, is ex- vected to be reported soon after the holiday recess and a special committee will immedi- ately proceed with a laborious investigation for the purpose of establishing the right of the House to participate in matters affect- | ing the extension of domain. No Broadening of the Resolution. Amendments to this resolution looking to a broadening of the investigation so ag to encompass the action of Mr. Cleveland would not be germane to the subject, and therefore, if there is to be any investiga- tion or expression of opinion by the House on the question of Mr. Cleveland's policy, it will have to be based on an entirely sep- arate resolution, which, if confined to the jurisdiction of the committee on foreign affairs, is not apt to receive favorable ac- tion. However, the course which the House will probably follow in this matter—that of ignoring the President's message entirely— willsin itself be in ihe See of a con- demnation by a nega’ ion Action Expected Tomorrow. Some action on the Hawaiian matter is expected from the Senate committee on for- eign relations tomorrow. It is not yet well detined what their action will be, but the expectation Is that a majority of the com- mittee will report a resolution providing for an investigation of the whole sub- ject of our relations to Hawall during both Mr. Harrison’s and Mr. Cleve- land’s administrations. Some of the lead- ing democratic Senators are urging a vig- orous and aggressive policy in the Senate, designed to attack Mr. Stevens. ————_+-2+___ CAPITOL TOPICS. Lumber and the Tariff. Messrs. F. W. Ayer and J. P. "Bass, a committee representing the lumbermen of Bangor, Me.. have been in Washington for several days endeavoring, with the aid of the Maine delegation in the House and Sen- ate, to obtain the restoration of the tariff a manufactured lumber in the Wilson Disaster Sufferers’ Resdlution. The House committee on appropriations today authorized a favorable report on the Senate resolution authorizing the granting of sick leave to employes of the record and pension division injured in the Ford's Thea- ter disaster in excess of the limitations of the present law. The resolution was amended, however, so as to limit the ex- tension of leave of absence to July 1 next, The Secretary of War may, im his discre- tion, grant leaves up to that date. Providing for Milenge. The House spent an exciting hour or two yesterday afternoon in an effort to pass an amendment to the pending appro- priation bill to pay the mileage of members for the extra and regular session of this Congress, amounting to $175,000. ‘The prop- osition was bitterly resisted by Mr. Bland, Mr. Lynch of Wisconsin and others, and fillibustering was resorted to in an effort to prevent the passage of the amendment. Finally the committee on rules retired and brought in a rule to close debate and bring about a vote. This by adopted, and under its operation the lleage reso- lution was passed, also a resolution to pay an extra month's salary to the employes of the House at the close of the extra session. Pensions as a Vested Right. ‘The subcommittee of the House commit- tee on invalid pensions, which has been considering the resolution introduced by Mr. Martin (Ind.) declaring a pension to be a vested right, &c., has made a favor- able report to the full committee. It is not likely that the full committee will re- port the resolution to the House until after the holidays. Retirement of Ni . Warrant Officers. In the Senate Mr. McPherson (N. J.) has introduced a bill which provides that the law regulating the retirement of warrant officers in the navy shall be construed to apply to the twenty-eight officers now serv- ing as mates in the navy, and regulating their pay as follows: When at sea, $1,200; on shore, $800; on waiting orders or leave, $700. —___-e-_-—______ A ROAD DEPARTMENT. A Monster Petition First Presented by Senator Hoar. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, with the assistance of several employes of the Sen- ate, presented in that body today a peti- tion unique in form and mammoth in pro- portions. The petition was wound around twe wheels of a bicycle made of oak, the whole weighing 600 pounds and standing seven feet in height. It contained the names of 150,000 signers from all over the United States, rraying that there shall be founded in Washington a road department similar to the Agricultural Department, for the purpose of promoting knowledge in the art of constructing and maintaining roads, and asks that in such department provi- sion be made for teaching students. The petition originated with Col. Albert A. Pope of Boston. It is 1,400 yards long, is signed by the governors’ of seventeen states, by the Massachusetts legislature and by sev- eral banks and chambers of commerce. The petition was referred and wheeled to the committee of interstate commerce. IN CONGRESS TODAY. A Lively Talk About Bicycles in the Senate IN CONNECTION WITH GOOD ROADS. Discussion. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE. en Immediately after the reading of the of the Secretary of the Treasury, and it was referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Hoar presented a monster petition on the subject of common roads. He stat- ed that the petition asked’ for the estab- lishment of a department of roads as an executive department. The petitioners had caused a very thorough investigation to be made, and had ascertained that most enormous savings might be made in the transaction of domestic and interstate com: merce by improved highroads. He sug- gested its reference to the commitee on interstate commerce. Mr. Manderson (Neb.) expressed himseif as strongly in favor of improved common roads, but was opposed to the establishment of an executive department on that subject. The Bicycle Considered. Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) made a remark to the effect that the promoters of the peti- tion were bicycle manufacturers. They had spent a good deal of money in :he mat-* ter, and he suggested to them the propriety of a reduction in their exorbitant prices for bicycles. Mr. Cockrell thought Mr. Gallinger’s sug- gestion exceedingly pertinent. Mr. Hoar said that he did not know who had promoted the petition; but if the man- ufacturers of bicycles had done so there was nothing in that fact for taunt or con- demnation or sneers. The bicycle was the poor man’s chariot, and it came with ill- grace from Senators who peered out of the windows of the luxurious carriages, drawn by elegant spans of horses, to sneer at the men who found their recreation in bicycles. Mr. Gallinger said that it was a well- | known fact that bicycles were sold at $150 | Which did not cost 25 per cent of that sum; and he suggested that the poor man who used bicycles might be benefited by a reduc- tion of price. He had not, he said, sneered at the matter at all. He believed in good roads ag sincerely as the Senator from | Massachusetts; and he had stated the ex- act truth when he said that the matter had been promoted, and a good deal of money spent, by leading manufacturers of bicycles in securing signatures to the petition. Mr. Hoar suggested that, as Mr. Gallinger was a doctor, it was inconsistent for him to desire that people should cease to purchase | the health-saving bicycle, unless he de- sired them to save their money and buy his pills. Mr. Gallinger made the retort that if he could persuade himself that he could, by ;any prescription, lead the Senator from Massachusetts to permit other Senators the privileges of the Senate to the extent that he himself claimed them, he would be very lad to give him a gratuitous prescription. (Laughter). The petition was referred to the commit- tee on inter-state commerce, as was also @ bill (introduced by Mr. Cockrell of Missouri) to secure navigation. “If that can be done,” he said, “‘t will dis- pense with ‘the necessity of so many good Against a Change of Tariff. Mr. Gallinger offered a resolution (which was laid on the table for the present) de- claring that, in view of the widespread in- dustrial depression, it is the sense of the Senate that it would be unwise to attempt any change in the tariff laws during the (present administration. The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Frye (Me.) calling for information as to the permisrion to land the Brazilian telegraph cable on the coast of the United States, was laid before the Senate and agreed to. Against Using Ford's Théater. Mr. Voorhees (Ind.) introduced a concur- rent resolution (which was referred) deciar- ing that, in view of the dreadful disasters that have taken place within the walls of the Old Ford's Theater in Washington, it should not again be used by the government for clerical purposes, but should be either used as a museum for scientific purposes or torn down and totally demolished. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) addressed the Senate. A Hawaiian Investigation. At the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's speech a resolution was offered by Mr. Morgan (Ala.) and agreed to, directing the committee on foreign relations to inguire and report | whether irregularities have occurred in the | diplomatic or other intercourse between the | United States and Hawail, relative to the | recent revolution in Hawaii. At 2:30 the Senate went into executive session. THE HOUSE. There was an evidence of relief from an intense strain apparent in the House today. There was a very slim attendance of mem- bers on the floor and in the galleries, and there was an absence of that look of anx- fous expectation which was to be seen on every face when the House met yesterday. The journal of yesterday took an unusual- ly long time to read, on account of the filibustering tactics of yesterday, and after the reading the House proceeded to routine business, On motion of Mr. Dockery (Mo.), the House passed, with a minor amendment, the Senate resolution for the relief of Ford's Theater sufferers. Mr. Geary (Cal.) presented the conference report on the New York bridge bill and ex- plained the basis of agreement. WOULD NOT BE RECEIVED. Courtesy Would Be Denied Mr. Taylor if He Became Minister to Bolivia. ZANESVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 20.—If C. H. J. Taylor, colored politician-editor, of Kansas City, Kan., President Cleveland’s choice for minister to Bolivia, proves persona non grata to the government at La Pazo, it will te no surprise to the retiring minister to Bolivia, Fred. J, Grant of Seattle, Wash., who ts at present in this city to remain for the holidays, having stopped here on his way home from Washington city, where he wound up nis affairs as minister to Bo- livia last week. “it happened,” sald Mr. Grant, “that in the afiernoon, by a personal letter from the states saying that Mr. Taylor's name had been sent to the Senate for confirmation, and I learned that my probable successor would be a colored man, I was in the com- pany of President Baptiste—not officially, but socially. “In the course of conversation I advertea to the information I had received and com- municated it to him officially. I gave him my successor’s name, whereupon he asked me, which was natural, who and what manner of man he was. I told him he was a lawyer by profession, a jurist as well and that he had represented his government in the diplomatic service in President Cleve- jand’s first term, when he was minister to Liberia. “hen he is a colored man” asked President Baptiste. I replied in the affirm- ative, provoking the observation on the part of President Baptiste that there was no precedent for receiving at court a black man as a representative of a white nation, ‘The newspaper comments of the southern press were quoted and fully commented upon, It was stated that if Mr. Taylor came to the country as minister courtesy will be denied him.” A CRISIS NEAR. Little Progress of the Revolution in Brasil. Favorable Outlook for Insurgents— The United States Fleet at Rio to Be Strengthened. mation from Minister Thompson at Rio in- dicating the approach of a climax in the revolution, with the prospects strongiy favorable to the cause of the insurgents under Admirals Mello and Gama. Since the and it is a current remark in diplomatic circles that Peixoto’s government ts near its end. To Protect American Citizens. The action of the Navy Department in reinforcing the United States fleet is said United States in Rio in jeopardy. United States has large commercial inter- ests at Stake at Rio and the recent block- ade has proved a blow ught advisable to have a cumpetent force at hand in the eee ia sn eere of the capital in order 0 protect e ts = y aad g| American citizens possible by the successful party in their y in efforts to punish their op- Admiral Benham to Command. The dispatch of the cruiser San Francisco to Rio settles the important question of who will succeed Commodore Stanton in command of the naval fleet. The San Fran- cisco was the flagship of Admiral Benham, commanding the North Atlantic squadron. He has now been detached from that duty and ordered to take command of the South Atlantic squadron, with headquarters at Rio, The San Francisco will continue to be his flagship. His stay in Brazilian waters | will necessarily be brief, as he retires in the spring. Regardless of the progress of The probabilities are that Commodore Ram- say, chief of the bureau of navigation, will get this assignment in the spring, when he reaches the grade of admiral. The New York May Go. That the cruiser New York will go to Rio Janeiro in the event that it is neces- sary to strengthen the United States fieet in Brazit has been decided by Secretary Herbert. No orders have been sent to her commander, Capt. J. W. Philip, to pro- ceed to the Brazilian capital, but he has been directed to prepare his vessel for sea without further delay in order that she can leave for Brazil immediately upon the receipt of orders to that effect. It is stated at the Navy Department that the New York will not be ordered to iio if no change takes place in the t situation there, but it is believed it affairs are nearing Rucris® that will call for her presence at Also the Miantonomoh. Orders “have also been issued by the Ge- partment directing that the double-turre:ed monitor Miantonomoh, now at the Brook- lyn navy yard, be prepared for sea as speed- ily as possible. The Miantonomoh will be fitted out subject to the same conditions governing the preparation of the New York, and if the expected should occur, the tw: vessels will soon Rio in com- The National Committee to Meef in This City Next Month. Mr. Thos. H. Carter, the chairman of the national republican committee, writes to a personal friend in this city that a meeting of the executive committee of that organiza- tion will be held in this city shortly. The date is not determired, but Mr. Carter thinks he will call it for January 11 at the Arlington Hotel. There is no business of special importance to come before the meet- ing. One of the questions to be determined will be that of establishing permanent head- |quarters either in Washington or New York, with a view to co-operating with the different state committees for an aggres. sive campaign all along the line. The re- publican leaders are greatly encouraged by their recent successes in New York, Ohio and Massachusetts, and the intention of the national committee, so far as outlined, is to begin an immediate campaign of educa- tion with the purpose, if possible, of car- rying the congressional elections next au- tumn and strengthening the party lines for the contest of 1806. ———-o+_____ DR. PATTERSON DEAD. He Passes Awny This Morning After a Long Uiness, The death of Dr. DeWitt C. Patterson occurred this morning at 8 o'clock at his late residence, 919 I street. As stated in yesterday’s Star in a sketch of the career of the deceased, he had been a sufferer from Bright's disease of the kidneys and he had beea for some time in a dying condition. The deceased was so generally known through his long residence in this city and his official connection with the city gov- ernment 4s cororer for the past twenty- one years that his death is ized as a public loss. Owing to the condition of his health it became necessary for him, a few months ago, to give up the office of coroner. Dr. Patterson also had a large private prac- tice and his death comes as a personal af- fiction to a large number of his fellow citizens. The deceased had reached the age of sixty-seven. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the late residence, at 3 o'clock. The interment will be at Cleveland, Ohio. _— A Training Ship. Arrangements have been made to com- mission the U. S. 8S. Essex as a training ship to replace the Monongahela, which is to be eent to Annapolis as a practice ship for naval cadets. The following officers have been detailed to duty on the Essex: Com- mander F. W. Dickins, Lieut. Commander F. M. Wise, Lieuts. J. C. Wilson, York Noel, W. B. Caperton and G. R. Clark, Ensigns Roger Wells, jr., and N. T. Coleman, Pass- ed Asst. Surgeon H. B. Fitts. Lieut. A. W N. Wood of the Monongahela is ordered to the Vesuvius, and Surgeon A. F. Price and Chaplain F. B. Rose are placed on waiting orders. ‘—_—_—_—__+-e.______ A Reception to Ex-President Harrison About fifty members of the House and ten Senators will leave here tomorrow for }”hil- adelphia to attend a reception to be given to ex-President Harrison by the Union League of that city. Two special cars will be attached to the 3:15 p.m. train, Penn- sylvania railroad, for the convenience of the guests. A committee of the league, con- sisting of George G. Peirie, James D. Pratt, Joseph W. Kerr and James R. Youn: re in the city, and staying at Chamberlin’s Hotel. They will accompany the visitors to ee WERE NOT TO BLAME } Conductor and Gripman Not Held Responsible FOR THE DEATH OF MISS FERGUSON. THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED. MTEL Hi | The weight of evidence, however, was the il { : | gabe gst & E z é | compel them to sf i! i $ , | | Rae E ; i | in a straighth | mow shifted at that point, | could not possibly have been averted but saw the injcred woman at the hotel shortly afterward, or a few minutes before 10 o'clock. Dr. Merriam described her condition when were scai accident right upper anc conscious, after the flesh. She at the sible to make her more comfortable. | Pal by i E it a 4; conscious through the night, with the members of her family, and | Temained conscious until within minutes of her death. The Accident. Fred Furlong, a young white man, who saw the accident, was the next witness ‘sworn by the coroner. He was standing in front of the Hotel Emrich at the time of the occurrence, a few minutes before 10 o'clock. her under the car, which was going down | the hill. ‘The conductor jumped off the rear | end of the car and was calling for help. ing to stop it. The trailer, the car which | ran over Mrs, Ferguson, was not attached | to the grip car. The latter was standing still on the opposite track, and there was mo one standing on the front platform of the trailer. When witness reached the car Mrs. Fergu- son was under the middle of the car, with both legs under it. Within a couple of min- utes the car was lifted from of her body and she was carried immediately to the hotel across the street. Dr. Johnston was recalled, and stated that the cause of death was shock, and that her death was immediately attributable to this cause, the injury to her nervous system. Dr. J. Ford Thompson, who the operation of removing the worst injured limb after the accident, also stated that the cause of Mrs. Ferguson's death was the shock. In plain terms, Dr. Thompson said, the legs were torn from the body, and he did not consider the removal of her limb | an operation, as that this was being done, although she | not under the influence of anaesthetics was at no time in @ condition to an_ operation. Curtis Brown, a colored m: the next witness. He testified that | the accident. The front part of pulled her down by her dress. It was trailer, and_ there were no passengers | the car. Witness was coming out of the sidewalk behind the car when the acci- dent occurred, but had not noticed her prior to that. Alexander Brown, an elderly colored man, | stated that he was coming out of the Com- | missioners’ offices and was standing at the | northwest corner of New Jersey avenue and | C street and was looking toward thé car. | He saw a lady crossing the north track in front of the car. The car caught her dress and pulled her down, and just as she fell she gave one scream. Witness was the first | one to reach the car and saw the conductor jump off the rear end. The lady was com- | ing from the sidewalk on the south side of | the street, and was struck by the front end of the car. She was in about the middle of | the track when she was struck. Ppon be- | ing picked up, the witness stated. a remark was made by someone in an ordinary tone of voice, that she should be taken to the | hotel. She heard the remark, and at once asked to be taken to her home. Edward H. Forrest, also colored, and @ hod carrier by trade, testified that he was standing by the track where the cars cou- ple and uncouple, on the south side of the | street, when the accident occurred. | grip had uncoupled from the trailer and gone down the track, leaving the trailer up the track. Mrs. Fergusoy started to crosm the street in front of the trailer. This had started to move and struck her before she