Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Nol Fess baer sReewan, conser 11th St by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t How York Oifce, 68 Potter Building, Te Evexrno Stim in served to subsoribersin the etty by Toe lore, = thaif own acroant, rz 10 — . month. seat tee By ome ay eee He Baked My.” CRBAda—postage prepsid—30 conts per SATORDAY Quistupiy SHeer 5 = year with foreicn postage adel $2.00. TOP 7 (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, c., ‘8 second-class mail matter.) shy $27 A11 cual! sabacriptions must be paid in sdvance. Kates of aivertisine made known on application Vor 83, No. 20,764. A TARIFF FIGHT To Begin in the House When Con- gress Reconvenes. POLICY THE REPUBLICANS WILL PURSUE Will Not Assist Democrats in Look- ing After Special Interests. OUTLOOK IN THE SENATE. The democrat‘c managers are preparing for a tariff fight in the House which will pen as soon as Congress reconvenes. Their design is to hasten the passage of the bill as much as possible and to force it through the House in its present form. They believe they are going to have but little difficulty either in expediting the passage of the bill or in preventing amendments. Barring a change in the sugar schedule they do not believe that the bill will be amended at all. The expectation is that when Congress re- assembles the committee on ways and means will be ready to report the revenue features which will be substantially as re- commended by Mr. Cleveland. Internal Revenue Amendments. Additional internal revenue tax on cigar- ettes was placed in the customs bill which was reported by the committee for the pur- pose of making germane the internal revenue amendments which they design to add. It appears less probable than it did some days ago that the individual income tax will be Substituted for the tax on the incomes of corporations to which the committee has already given its sanction. The fight against any increase In the whisky tax comes from those members of the committee who are in favor of an individual income tax and are opposed to any plan which will produce the revenue by any other means. The proba- bilities are that there will be at least 10 cents per gallon added to the tax on whisky and that may be accompanied by an extension of the bonded period. If they can help them- selves the democrats will not devote more than two weeks to the consideration of the tariff bill in the House and it is understood that most of the members of the committee, im order to save time, will refrain from Making speeches. The Republican Policy. The republicans expect to follow a uni- form policy in both houses of Congress with relation to the tariff. Those leaders im both houses who decide policies propose Rot to give any assistance to democrats, who, on account of their local interests, will attempt to put protective duties on par- ticular articles. For instance, the coal and iron men of the south, who are anxious to secure some protection, will be met with the proposition by the republicans that there should be no exception to the general rule made in the case of coal and iron, and that if they are to be given protection the same should be extended to lead, tin and a great number of other things, the protec- tion on which is destroyed by the Wilson bill, and therefore .he republicans will not ote with those democrats who want par- ticular protection, unless those democrats are in turn ready to make a general rule of the proposition they present and vote with the republicans to restore protection prac- throughout the bill. It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for those democrats having special inter- ests to go back on all their preachings for tariff reform and vote for the same protec- tion all along the line which they claimed for fron, coal and a few other things. It is the contemplated policy, therefore, of the republicans to vote against all amendments imtroduced by democrats which look to the Protection of their special interests, ex- ‘= 1 The Outlook in the Senate. It is believed that it will take at least six ‘weeks, and may be, much longer, to get the tariff bill through the Senate. The indica-! tions are that it is the present intention of the finance committee to entirely recon- struct the bill when it reaches them, and the democratic Senators are preparing to go before that committee with demands for things they want. As the party majority in the Senate is so small, a tremendous power lies with the few men to compel their col- leagues to recognize their demands. To overcome the possibility of a division in the Party after the bill is-reported, it will be the Pian of the committee to settle all differ- ences in the committee before the bill is reported, and then to put it through the Senate as a party measure by a solid demo- cratic vote. They want, if possible, to avoid any attempt on the part of democrats to amend the bill in the Senate. It is con- templated to have hearings in the commit- tee, and the bill will probably be in the hands of the committee for three or four weeks. Then !t will probably take not less than three weeks to get the bill through the Senate after it is taken up in that body. ——__ + e+ —_____- THE ARBITRATION MEMORIAL. A Document Bearing Many Auto- graphs of Distinguished Men. The Columbian international arbitration memorial has been presented to the Presi- dent and Secretary Gresham by Mr. Wm. E. Blackstone of Chicago. The memorial for international arbitration was agreed upon at a meeting of citizens gathered at the world’s fair. It is a remarkable docu- ment, having the autograph signatures of the commissioners from some forty differ- ent nations which participated in the expo- sition, also the commissioners from the dif- ferent states and territories of the United states; the directors and officials of the ex- position; many of che chairmen and speak- ers of the congresses of the world’s con- auxiliary, including Cardinal Gibbons, ‘Monsignor Satolli, Joseph Cook, Mr. Moody, Lady Somerset and Lady Aberdeen; also the editors of the principal daily papers of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington; also ex-President Benjamin m, Secretary Morton, Chief Justice Fuller, Secretary Carlisle, Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell, Secretary Herbert of the Navy and Dan’l A. Lamont, Secretary of War; Senators John T. Morgan, John Sherman. | ‘Wm. P. Frye.and several others of the most ent business men of the country, john D. Rockefeller. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jesse Seligman, Geo. M. Pullman, Geo. Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt and others. ‘The President and Secretary expressed their approval of the object sought by the memorialists; the President mentioning that | same sentiment had been incorporated im his recent message. ‘As soon as the requisite fac-simile copies ghall be prepared, they will be transmitted by Secretary Gresham to the various gov- ernments of the world. ————_++ e+ ______ ‘Transient Isl: in the Pacific. From the San Francisco Examiner. The western Pacific is a great place for ‘islands that emerge from waves unexpect- | edly and as suddenly disappear. Sometimes | “they come up and stay, but more often they have an existence merely temporary. The wonderful skipper misses a familiar ‘k, by which he has been accus- tomed to get his bearings, and perhaps the mext day he runs his vessel's nose upon a brand-new piece of territory that has | sprung up out of the water since he last came that way. The region south of Japan fs so given to this sort of eccentricity that Ships avoid tt. Volcanic action is responsi- ble for such phenomena. Reports of them | will be noted on the pilot chart in every ease, though they are not always reliable, because backs of sleeping whales and schools of fishes running along the surface are frequently mistaken for islands and shoals. ——_— e+ - - ‘The imperial health bureau has begun an fmquiry throughout Germany as to the @auses of the influenza epidemic. THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN Said to be Negotiating for Purchase of a Railroad, The Plan Being to Get an Entrance Into This City—Report Not Be- Meved in Georgetown. The Norfolk and Western railroad is said to be negotiating with the Rismond and Danville road for the purchase of the Washington and Ohio road, in order to utilize its track franchises in getting into this city. The Norfilk and Western Com- pany owns the Shenandoah Valley rail- road, and could easily make connection with the Washington and Ohio and Washington and Round Hill roads. Such a connection would give them entry into Washington, a connection that would be of undoubted value to them. A bill giving the Norfolk and Western road terminal franchises in Georgetown was introduced in the Fifty- second Congress, but has never been adopted. The road has also endeavored to secure entrance to Washington by way of a bridge across the Potomac river at Three Sisters. The result of the present deal will be watched here with interest. Georgetown Incredulous. ‘The report that the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company are negotiating for the purchase of the Washington and Ohio branch of the Richmond and Danville road that they may secure an entrance into ashington is not believed in Georgetown, fos the west end promoters of railroads have been informed both personally and by letter by the Norfolk and Western officials that they are determined to secure terminal facilities in the District and not be depend- ent upon any other corporation for accom- modation in this respect. it Were Expect- ed, but Did Not Come—Mr, Lawler's | Case. There are a good many statesmen with bruised “feelings” on account of the failure of President Cleveland to send in to the Senate a number of nominations, which were expected Monday, before the adjournment for the recess. There are several Illinois. Indiana and other appointments, which it was announced would be sent in Monday, and the adjournment was delayed to give time for them to arrive, but when Mr. Pruden came with nominations they were only a lot of postmasters, and those ex- pected never came. The Illinois people were particularly uneasy and disappointed, since a great deal was involved for them. To Placate Lawler’s Friends. ‘They had been working on the friends of Mr. Lawler, who was turned down for post- master of Chicago, to prevent their revenge upon Hopkins, the candidate for mayor, who was said to be chiefly instru- mental in ——— Lawler from bod made postmaster. It was Lawler should be made marshal in lilinois as a move to placate his friends, and that the nomination was to be sent in last Mon- day was given out in advance, alleged to be on the authority of the President, so that the placating influence should have a chance to take effect before the election for mayor. The nomination did not come, how- ever. Hopkins gut the votes for mayor, but Lawler did not get the ip. Uneasiness Over the Fuiure. ‘The reason for the failure of Mr. Cleve- land to carry the purposes which the Illl- nois people understood him to hold is ob- scure, and there is a great deal of uneasi- ness. The fact, however, that Brno gen nations, which there was equal reason fo. expecting failed to come, indicates that the reason did not apply to that case in par- ticular. That case, though, was particularly embarrassing, as it opens the way to a suspicion that some one was trifling with the feelings of Mr. Lawier’s friends, and that they may have been placated under false pretenses. But it is believed that the appointment will yet be made. ARNOLD’S APPLICATION DENIED. ‘The President Says That Nothing Ap- peals to His Clemency. ‘The President has denied the applica- tion for pardon in the case of Theodore G. Arnold, convicted in the District of Colum- bia of the murder of John Kramer June 15, 1802, and sentenced April 8, 1803, to im- prisonment in Albany county penitentiary for four years and six months. In his in- dorsement denying the application the President says: “There is not a circum- stance connected with this case that ap- peals to my clemency in the least, and the condition of the convict’s health, so far as disclosed, does not, in my opinion, justify any interference with his sentence.” ++. The Department Today. Mr. Uhl, assistant secretary of state, was the only official of the up-town departments at his desk today. The offices of the oth- ers were hermetically sealed all day with the exception of the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary Carlisle was at the department about half an hour in the morning looking over his mail. Assistant Secretary Uhl has brought his family from Grand_Rapids, Mich., and has taken Ad- miral English’s house, 1518 K street, for the winter. His household at present consists of Mrs. Uhl, Miss Uhl and a younger daugh- ter and son. 2+ Sallivan Spends Sunday in Jail. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—A Toledo, Ohio, special says: John L. Sullivan spent the Sabbath in jail at Sandusky. Yesterday morning, in company with two members of his combination, John got into a quarrel. It is said he tried to part the other two men, but at any rate he and Dan Dwyer were arrested. Sullivan's friends hustled around all day trying to get the mayor to fix a bond for him. The mayor set the sum at $150, which was paid, and the entire company boarded a Lake Shore train a few minutes later en route for Brooklyn, ee Edward Schell of New York Dead. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—Edward Schell, president of the Manhattan Savings Insti- tution, died _at his home here yesterday afternoon. The cause of his death was uremic poisoning. _ Pursuing a Criminal at Petersburg. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va., Dec. 25.—An excit- ing incident occurred this morning while some of the prisoners were being brought from the jail to’ the mayor’s court room for trial. One of these, named Edward John- son, against whom there were three charges, broke from the officers and ran off. He was pursued through several of the streets by hundreds of persons, and after an exciting chase, was captured. He was sent on to the corporation court for trial for assaulting a police officer. Patsy Dilliard, a colored woman, while intoxicated, fell into the fire at her home yesterday morning and was burned to death. —_+ A St. Louis Charity. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25.—Five hundred poor children, mostly of Hebrew parentage, were gathered In B’Nai Amoona Synagogue yes- ufternoon and each little one given a ir of shoe tockings. This char- ity waa starte@ aid successfully concluded by the Jewish ‘oice, a Hebrew newspaper. No religious distinction was made in dis- pensing the cnarity. > Declared Insane. NEW YORK, Dec. Samuel R. Lewis, the rabbi of Hicksford, Va., who was taken to Bellevue Hospital on Saturday to have his sanity inquired Into, was today pro- nounced insane, and was transferred to Bloows,gdale Asylum. WASHINGTON, D. O., MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY CABLE Germany and Russia Coming to Terms on the Tariff. STORY OF THE MADAGASCAR TROUBLE. Proposed Lowering of Interest on Italy's Debt. GENERAL FOREIGN ADVICES. LONDON, Dec. 25.—Dispatches to the Ex- change Telegraph Company ard the Pall Mall Gazette from St. Petersburg confitin the report of the United Press that a Russo- German commercial agreement has been en- tered into. By the terms of the agreement Germany lowers her duties on Russian rye and oats to the level of the Austro-German tariff, while Russia reduces her minimum tariff of 1891 on German iron, tin, machinery and —— implements by from 10 to 20 per Russia also reduces her tariff on land- borne coal to the level of the tariff on sea- borne coal. The tariff on iron and steel tails is unc! l. The German duties on grain, other than rye and oats, have not been decided upon. A settlement of the whole question is never- theless likely. The Trouble in Madagascar. LONDON, Dec. 25.—The Paris correspond- ent of the Daily News says that a resident at Antananarivo, Madagascar, writes under date of November 20, as follows: “The peo- ple here were astonished when the mis- sionaries were charged with causing trouble between the French and the Malagasies. The missionaries refused to interfere in politics until the premier ordered the ex- pulsion of a British subject without trial. It transpires that the affair was actually a plot by the premier, whom the French resident, it is reported, ordered to produce forged documents, whereupon he arbitrarily acted. This would increase French influence with the natives, Foreigners would be de- lighted at the exposure of the despot. This affection of the natives is so great that .000 men might take the whole country if Se people were assured of religious free- m."" Italy’s Public Debt Interest. LONDON, Dec. 25.—The Rome correspond- ent of the Times says: The reports that Italy intends to reduce the interest on the public debt are imaginary. The cabinet has not yet concluded its studies of adminis- trative economies, nor considered the ques- tion of new taxes. is radically op- posed to reducing the interest and to any other measure amounting to a breach of public faith. No conclusion a8 to the finan- cial arrangements can be known prior to January 10. oe a PEIXOTO ORDERS DRAFTS. The Strength of the Brazilian Na- tional Guard tv Be Raised. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—The Herald's Bahat, Brazil, special says: A report has reached here that the government forces available for actual service having been allowed to suffer serious depletions from one cause and another. President Peixoto has now deter- mined to raise the strength of the national guard at once to a high standard in several of the provinces. Accordingly he has issued an order that drafts shall immediately be made for that purpose, of slightly more than 12,000 men in each of the following provinces: Para, Paria, San Paulo, Parahiba and Pernam- buco. The last named has registered a vigorous protest against the call. The Peixoto warship, the Parihitaba, which has been lying at Montevideo, has been ordered Sa Her destination has not been made public. The Herald's Rio Janeiro correspondent telegraphs that Gen. Telles, who had one of his legs shot off recently by the insurgents, during an attack upon Governors Island, died yesterday. Capt. Picking’s refusal to give American vessels in Rio harbor all the protection they desire from the rebel fire while bees @ their cargoes, is asserted, by the aggrieved ship- masters, to be a virtual recognition of the insurgents as belligerents, and their view is widely shared by American merchants in the city. These persons say Capt. Picking’s reports of the situation to Secretary of the Navy Herbert, have been so vague as to be abso- lutely misleading, and they declare that a firm stand taken just now by American naval officers here would be of material aid in bringing about a satisfactory ending of the revolution, ————_—.—_—_ ORDERED TO HONOLULU. The Mohican Being Made Ready to Sail at Once. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—A special from San Francisco says: Word was received here yesterday from Washington to get the United States steamer Mohican ready for sea at once, The orders specify that she must sail for Honolulu on Wednesday next, the 27th instant. Preparations for going to sea have been carried on leisurely on the Mohican, which is now at Mare Island, for several weeks. Her bunkers are full of coal and all her supplies are on board. What makes this sudden sum- mons important is that the engineer is ordered to pile her decks full of coal in sacks, so that she can take enough to last until the entire voyage. Her bunkers hold enough for ordinary speed, but if she is pushed she will consume a good many tons extra, and it is this extra supply which will form the deck load. ’ It is assumed by her officers that these orders for immediate departure mean that important dispatches will be received here for forwarding by steamer. If the vessel were merely going in the usual routine of transfer there would be no need of the extra supply of coal nor the hurry. The inference is that the State Depart- ment has sume new orders for Minister Willis, which they regard as of the first importance. ‘The Australia left last Saturday, and the next steamer doesn't start until January 11 or 12. The Mohican, when forced, can make the voyage in nine days, which would bring her to Honolulu by January 5. Al- though today is Christmas the force at Mare Island will be employed in coaling the Mohican. She will come down here tomor- row evening and start for Honolulu next day. a LIKELY TO BE SHORT OF BREAD. Strike of the Bake: Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—By tomorrow night Chicago is likely to be in the midst of a bread famine. The executive board of the Bakers’ Union Saturday night ordered a strike. The Chicago Bakers’ Association has now taken up the fight, and in leading factories when the men report for duty they will be confronted with the alternative of going to work under new rules to be laid down by the bosses or giving up their posi- tions. There is no doubt which action will be taken, as the men have already placed themselves on record. This resulted from the discharge of a number of men. Both sides claim to be in the right, and both as- sert their ability to win the strike. Sudden Death of Henry J. Crippen. CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 25.—Henry J. Crippen, senior member of the recently sus- pended western loan firm, doing business in Denver, Col., Kansas and Concordia, under the name of Crippen, Clarence & Company, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home here last evening. He was born in Canterbury, England, fifty-six years ago. Ordered at HOW TO GIVE TO THE POOR. The Way Subscribers to The Star Can Help the Relief Work. In every home where The Star goes today the appeal of the poor has already been heard. The need ‘s great. It is not neces- sary that The Star should remind its read- ers of their duty, for in that they have never failed when opportunity has been given to perform it. The Star does, how- ever, propose to its readers a plan by which the public movement inaugurated for the relief of the poor may be greatly aided, and those who have little to give as well as those who have much may share in the good work. All will be needed, the little contributions as well as the big ones. The next three months will be hard ones for the poor. Let every subscriber to The Star or every household into which The Star goes decide upon an amount to be given each month for three months to the relief fund. The amount should be placed in an envelope, to- gether with the name of the giver, and handed to the agent of The Star when he calls to make his monthly collection, The amount received will be turned over each month to the citizens’ relief committee and the names of the givers published. Let no one hesitate to give because the amount he is able to give is small. If it be only a dime, and there are thousands of other dimes put with it, it will go toward makirg a handsome sum. Give a dime, sive @ quarter, give a dollar, give some- thing. ‘What can be done by the contribution of small contributions has just been well 1l- lustrated by The Evening Star Santa Claus Club, which has raised in the neighbor- hood of $2,000 by the dues of 10 cents each paid by the children who became members. This fund is now being expended among the poor of the city. A realization of the im- Portance of providing a means of getting together the small amoynts that can be spared in many houses has induced The Star to offer the use of the machinery of its ecllecting agencies for this purpose. It does this believing it will be serving its sub- scribers who would like to give as well as the citizens’ relief committee. The discovery of alleged irregularities in the business methods at the New York cus- tom house involving possible frauds of large dimensions is the subject of considerable uneasiness to Secretary Carlisle and his as- sistants. Assistant Secretary Hamlin's re- cent visit to New York was for the purpose of instituting a prompt and vigorous in- vestigation of the matter, with a view to correcting past abuses (if any) and to ren- der impossible @ further contimuance of sus- pected fraudulent transactions. The irreg- ularities are said to consist of improper vouchers for refunds on imported tobacco, hat trimmings and other classes of goods. Tobacco refunds, under the decision of the Supreme Court in the Schlesinger case, will aggregate about $1,000,000, and refunds on hat trimmings amount to nearly the same figure. The payments already made in these refunds are comparatively insignili- cant, and if they are being irregularly dis- bursed it is well that the information should be had at once. Consequently further pay- ments of this class have been suspended pendirg an investigation of the system of settlement. Referring to his visit to New York, As- sistant Secretary Hamlin said: “I ascertained by the investigation I made in New York that the principles laid down in the Schlesinger decision have not been followed in the matter of preparin: ate- ments for the refund of excessive sin cases which have been decided by the courts in favor of the importers. These cases in- clude numerous lines of goods.” He ex- plained that it would be impossible to esti- mate the total amount that the government may have lost by these improper refunds until after the conzlusion of the investiga- tion which is belng condueted in New York and the customs division of the Secretary's office here. The Schlesinger deciston, whith is the one which should have been followed in making all the refurds of excessive duties, was an- nounced on January 24, 1887. It was a con- struction of sections 2031 and 3011 of the Revised Statutes, which prescribe the ctr- cumstance under which and the manner in which refunds of excessive duties can be made. Section 3011 provides that “any person who shall have made payment under pro- test and in order to cbtain possession of merchandise imported for him, to any col- lector or person acting us collector, of any money as duties, when such amount of duties is not or was not wholly authorized by law, may maintain an action in the na- turg of an action at law which shall be triable by jury to ascertain the validity of such demand and payment of duty, and to recover back any excess so paid.” The refunds alleged to have been improp- erly paid were made in two cases where the prescribed conditions were not complied with, cases where the duty was not paid under protest in advance of obtaining pos- session of the goods, and in order to obtain such possession. The investigation now in progress is ex- pected to determine with certainty whether certain suspicious cases already passed, which show irregularities, to put it mildly, were mae through an innocent misconcep- tion of the Schlesinger decision or were the result of fraudulent collusion between the importers in interest and certain unnamed officials in the New York custom house hav- ing to do with these refunds. The result will be known in a few days, and is a¥alted at the Treasury Department with consider- able anxiety. ————__-e+____. THE CHINESE CONSPIRACY. An Ex-Special Agent Found Gutlty— Eleven Convictions So Far. Secretary Carlisle received this telegram this morning from Edwin A. Wood, special treasury agent in Oregon, dated Union Sta- tion, December 24: “Chinese conspiracy jury found ex-Special Agent Mulkey, William Dunbar and Notary Public Bannon guilty. As to ex-Collector Lotan they disagreed, being eleven for con- viction to one for acquittal. The huge con- spiracy was proven. Illegal landing in eight months of 1,500 Chinese laborers, and Mulkey received salary from the ring of $1,200 per month. Whitney L. Boise, chair- man republican state central committee, in- dicted by grand jury. He received the $50 per head and paid it to Collector Lotan. “This great trial, which has ended in a great victory for the prosecution and a vin- dication of the government in making the summary Temovals last summer, has been reported by the Associated Press in a false and partisan manner, and the result should in justice to the Treasury Department be now 1 ectly given out. Eleven convic- m Called for. The Secretary of the Treasury has called for the resignation’ of Mr. Benjamin F.Wor- rell, chief of a division of the register's office, and will appoint his successor in a few days. Mr. Worrell is a veteran of the war. He left one of his legs on a battle- field. He is one of the oldest officials in the Treasury Department, and has a wide circle of acyuaintances. —- 2 +$________ Emperor William has ordered that alumi- num cooking utensils be introduced in the army. TWO CENTS. | An index to ments will be found ba Page 3. JOHN CATON SHOT. He is a Victim of Sergeant Haney's Pistol. HE VIOLENTLY ATTACKED THE OFFICER, Who Claims to Have Fired in De- fense of Himself. DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR. About noon today Georgetown was the scene of what may perhaps prove a fatal shooting affray. A little narrow thorough- fare known as Scott street, near Valley and High street, was where the affair happened. John Caton, a man well known in police circles, is the victim, while Sergeant Haney of the police force is the man who did the shooting. The affair happened near the home of the Catons, who have given the Police considerable trouble for several years. A Family Fight. Michael Caton and his sons John and Mi- chael had been celebrating the holiday by indulging in the use of intoxicants and about noon there was a cry of “police” raised. The policeman on the beat was not near the Caton house at the time, but Ser- geant Haney, who resides in that vicinity, was found and he went to quell the family disturbance. John and his brother Mike as well as the father were all engaged in the row and the officer not caring to arrest them persuaded the old man to go to bed. ‘When he had suczeeded in getting him quiet he started out the house and found the brothers engaged in a hand-to-hand fight. Even then the officer wanted to make some allowance for the men because of its being Christmas, but he was finally forced to ar- rest John, who was beyond doubt the ag- gressor. Fired in Self Defense. But John had no idea of going to the sta- tion and the officer's kind words were re- ceived with oaths and blows, and John, act- ing like a madman, made an assault on the officer, using his hard knuckles and tearing away his collar and necktie. Seeing he was about to be worsted in the fray, the officer defended himself as best he could and suc- ceeded in pushing away the beligerent man. Several times he attempted to renew his assault on the officer, and finally the latter drew his pistol in defense of himself and fired two shots. Caton, who had been indulging in so much violence and profanity, fell to the ground, and then it became necessary to send for the wagon to remove him. ‘The affair created a great amount of ex- citement end attracted a large crowd. The Victim, Caton has been known to the police for several years, having figured in the courts a number of times and given the police more trouble than any other man in his section, When the patrol wagon arrived the wounded man was driven to the Emer= gency Hospital, where it was found that he been seriously and perhaps fatally wound- ed. One bullet had entered the right side while the other entered the chest. The physicians at the Emergency Hospital ex- amined the wounds and then sent for Dr. Kerr, who made a more extensive exami- nation and probed for the bullets. Sergeant Haney’s Record. Sergeant Haney is an old and experienced officer. He has been on the force a number of years and has done duty in the George- town precinct a number of years. Several years ago, it is stated, while doing duty in South Washington, he shot a prisoner. Will Probably Recover. After a more careful examination the physicians found that the wounds were of such a nature that the wounded man will in all probability recover. —_—> WHISTLES FOR OFFICERS. Bat They Must Bay Them Themselves. The new tactics adopted for the army contemplate the giving of commands by whistles under certain circumstances, in- stead of by word of mouth. Consequently infantry officers have received a Christmas intimation from the actirg chief of ord- nance that they are expected to provide themselves with whistles at their own cost. The order says: The major genera) commanding the army, having approved the introduction of a whistle in the cross-piece of the guard of the sword for infantry officers, I desire to inform you that the commanding officers of Springfield armory and Rock Island arse- nal have been instructed to make this alter- ation as promptly 3s pessible upon the re- ceipt of the arms. The cost, which will be paid by the owner of the sword, will be about $3.75 each for lots of fifty or more, but the expense will necessarily be greater where work is conducted on but few swords at a time. ———- 2+ _____ WILL BE WELCMED BACK. The New Minister From Venesuela is Well-Known in This City. Don Jose Andrado, the new Venezuelan minister, is well known in this city. In 1880 he was a member of the commission which passed upon the claims of the citi- zens of the United States and Venezuela against the government of the alien country, and in 1889-90 he spent several months here as delegate from his republic to the Pan- American congress. Mr. Andrado says that the relations between the United States and Venezuela are perfectly satisfactory and amicable. But one unadjusted international claim now exists, that of the Venezuelan Steam Transportation Company of New York against Venezuela, wherein the com- pany ask about a million dollars for the seizure of their vessels and confiscation of their franchise. A treaty has been nego- tiated for the appointment of a commis- sion to investigate and pass upon this claim, and it will be submitted to the Ven: ezuelan congress for ratification at its meet- ing in February. It is understood the treaty is already before the Senate here. £2 SET ee eee Gen, Coleman Protests, A telegram has been received at the War Department from Gen. D. C. Coleman of | St. Louis, protesting against the award of a medal of honor to Gen. Dennis T. Kirby of St. Louls for service at the battle of Chicamauga. Gen. Coleman commanded the eighth Missouri volunteers, of which Kirby was at that time major. Gen. Coleman concedes Gen. Kirby’s brav- ery, but denies that he deserves any special reward for his service on that occasion. According to him, Capt. Neil was the man who did the work. The cruiser Baltimore arrived at Hong Kong Saturday, thus practically completing her long, roundabout journey from the Uni- ted States to the Asiatic naval station by way of the Mediterranean, the Suez canal and the Indian ocean. Her arrival was re- ported to the Navy Department by cable. The Baltimore will proceed to Yokohama, where she will become the flagship of the Asiatic station, relieving the old Lancaster, on which Rear Admiral Skerrett has his flag. The Lancaster will start for the Uni- ted States on the arrival of the Baltimore. Her route will be via Cape Horn to New York, where she will arrive some time in March. The active days of the Lancaster have ended and she will be fitted out for — passive duty, probably as a receiving ship. pi E Ee ey In England a £100 one year accident in- surance policy is now thrown in with a pair of suspenders, AT THE WHITE HOUSE. How the President and Mrs. Cleveland Spent Christmas Quietly at Home in the Morning—The Children Going to Mr. Bissell’s—To Go to Lakewood Tomorrow. The White House was closed to visitors today, but the front doors were opened at frequent intervals during the day to permit the entry of packages of presents for the President, Mrs. Cleveland and the two babies. Most of these were brought by ex- pressmen, but a number of them were brought by their donors in person in their own carriages. The President and Mrs. Cleveland remained quietly indoors with their children all day. Did Not Go to Charch. They did not go to church today, having attended Christmas service at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday. As a mat- ter of fact the President spent most of the forenoon with Private Secretary Thurber in the consideration of official matters. The children had their Christmas celebration in the White House Saturday and their tree was denuded of most of its ornaments to- day. This afternoon they will be taken to see little Margaret i's Christmas tree. There they will be of the cabinet officers of Postmaster General's the children's celebration. They will dine quiet- ly at the White House at the usual hour, T o'clock this evening. Probably Going to Lakewood Tomor- row. Private Secretary Thurber held forth in the public part of the mansion today under the protection of a new feature in White House rules—the exclusion of all comers from the executive offices. It was under- stood that this new order of things was adopted to shield Mr. Thurber from an- swering embarrassing questions concerning the probability that the President and his family will leave Washington tomorrow to spend the balance of the holi- days at Lakewood. Although there are reasons for the belief that the President and Mrs. Cleveland will go to Lakewood tomorrow, it is impossible to obtain definite information on that sub- ject at the White House. It is said that quarters have been for them ai the Lakewood Hotel—their cottage not being in condition to receive them—and that they will remain there in seclusion until next Saturday. It wll be necessary for them to return to Washington by that time in order to prepare for the usual New Year day reception at the White House. ————__+ 2 MITCHELL’S TRIP SOUTH. The Pugilist Will Spend Christmas in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 25.—Charley Mitchell and his trainer, Harry Darrien, spent Christmas in Philadelphia, they hav- ing arrived from New York yesterday after- noon, iis morning the pair took a run in Fairmount #ark and during the balance of the day they remained at the residence of “Doc” Robbins, where they are guests. omotrow morning at 7:20 o'clock Mitchell and Darrien will start for Jack- sonville. Mitchell says he is in superb con- dition and expresses a firm belief that the fignt will take place without any inter- ference on the of Gov. Mitchell. Mitchell will take own cook with him to Florida and will have all the food he eats sent to him from the Philadelphia markets. re tipped the scales today at 1svu 1-4 pounds. POTTERS PROTEST. They De Not Want the Wilson Tarif Bill Passed. TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 25.—The Operat- ive Potters of Trenton will petition Con- gress not to pass the Wilson bill. In their petition they say, “As the proposed bill, by its reduction in rates, its free admission of coverings and packages, and its changes in classifications, reduces these rates one- half, it will be readily seen that under it home production and consequent competi- tion with the foreign manufacturers will become impossible, except under a corres- ponding reduction in cost of production here. This reduction we know will inevita-~ bly fall upon us.” The citizens of Trenton are also signing a petition to the United States Senate, in which it stated that “The proposed reduc- tion in the so-called Wilson bill, amounting by reduction, in free packages, to about one-half the present rate, will necessitate a closing of our shops or such a reduction in expenses of produc- tion as will fall with grievous effect on the workmen, and necessarily produce disaster in all lines of business connected with them.” —_———__ BOLD SAFE ROKBERS. Dynamite Used on a Job in Logans- port, Ind. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 25.—Burgiars visited the town of Lucerne on the Van- dalia road, ten miles north of here, early yesterday morning. A blacksmith shop was the first visited and tools necessary to open safes were secured. The store of W. A. Freshour, in which the post office is situated, was entered, the safe blown open with dynamite and $100 in money and $75 im stamps taken. D. W. Clary's general store was next tackled and the safe blown open. The charge of dynamite was | so heavy that it almost wrecked the buiid- | ing. The contents of the safe were secured and the burglars hastily left town. The work {s supposed to have been done by professionals. Se ANOTHER TRANS-PACIFIC LINE. A Fleet of Nimeteem Steamers to Be Put on in Two Years. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 25.—Charies W. D. Richards of Chicago, representing the Rus- sian government transcontinental railway, arrived here last night and will designate ports along the coast from San Diego to Vancouver, B. C., for a fleet of nineteen steamers, which the Amoor Com- pany will put on in connection with th new Siberian railroad. Mr. Richards says five new steamers have been already bought, four of which will leave New York in a few months for the Pacific ocean, the fifth going to the Baltic | sea for the present. Some of the steamers | will be ready for service in six months, but | the fleet will not be complete for two years | or more, when Russia will have the con- trolling commercial fleet on the Pacific ocean. —_+ Employes Ignored by t Receiver. TERRE HAUTE, Ind4., Dec. 25.—Satur- day a committee representing the 105 fire- men who belong to the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Firemen, and who are employed on the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City railroad, called on Grand Master Sargent to acquaint him with grievances of the men on the system. They brought books to show how wages had been reduced by Re-| ceiver Callaway, who disregarded a yearly | wage schedule contract. The wages of all| classes of labor in the operating branch of the service, except switchmen, have been | cut deeply, and the men claim that what) has been saved in this way has been paid) out in new and increased salaries of clerks. | They show that the average monthly wages of the firemen is $39, whe>eas it used to be! $00. The question is to be submitted to vlned Hicks of the United States court at ‘oledo. The Sultan of Morocco has guaranteed indemnity to Spain for the encroachment of the Riffs at Melilla by conceding part of her customs duties. | | ernment has control of every WILL SAIL FOR RIO. That is Believed to be the Destina- tion of the New York. the Brazilian Rebellion. A LARGE NAVAL FORCE, | fer HL ite Re gs | beat Feil ! if [ i i i i #E A it ol Es ti i i i E fy i 74 i i i 8 % | & tH i j i | i s g ; g i 2 | ; F g g i | li Py fey | i Hit i & E reported. The Catherina has 3,500 regular command, and Savaira is not likely any serious impression against to the condition of things in | FF ifs malt bay except Viliagaignon, Las one other, which latter is a place ban residence only, and of no portance in a military sense. It Gen. Terres of the army was shot from ambush, while mak! a noissance upon Govema’s Island. Th day, however, with a sufficient force, the ts- land was taken from the & government is drawing the lines closer and closer about the insurgents in the harbor, and expects soon to crush them. This would have been accomplished ere this,” explained the minister, “had it not been that the gov- ernment is under promise not to injure for- eign merchantmen in the harbor by the fire from its guns. This, of course, works to the advantage of the insurgents. “The only thing that may be said to ser- fously concern the government now is the Aquidiban, which Mello has out to sea. But if those Yankee contrivances which are on their way to Brazil, the torpedo and other war vessels, make a good report of them- selves, we may not have a merry Christ- mas, but ought to have a happy New Year. In a week or ten days at the furthest I think we shall have something interesting from there.” if i fr ! g . & il Fy Z etiquette on the part of Consul General