Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR Pie ene PUB ED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. i. an ite, STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penasylrazia Avenue, corner 11th St, by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t ccna aon New York Office, 88 Potter Building. a Pe egy week. oF $4c. per month.” Copies at th: cents each. By mail—anywhere in the jen or Canada—postage prepaid—30 cen! wonth. SaTURDAT with foreicn (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., es second-class mail matter} 4 A)l mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of atvertising made known on application PREACHING ECONOMY Governor McKinley Favors Lighten- ing the People's Burdens. in the cents connter United ts per QUINTUPLE Sweet St4R $1.00 per year; Postage added, 83.00. EXPENSES THAT CAN BE COT DOWN’ Question of Biennial Sessions to Be on Trial. MATTERS MOST IMPORTANT. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1.—Gov. McKin- ley’s message to the Ohio legislature today opens with a reference to the prolonged in- dustrial depression, from which, he says, there is no prospect of immediate relief. “A short session and little legislatio says he, “would be appreciated in a time like this.” The auditor’s statement of the condition of the state treasury on November 15 is then given to introduce the question of tax- ation. There may be some doubt about the biennial session, but being pledged to give it, there should be a trial of it provided for by this republican legislature. “If after a fair trial it appears that bi- ennial sessions will not subserve the state's interest the people will readily acquiesce in @ return to annual sessions. “If the burden of taxation were made to rest equally upon all property there would be no occasion in Ohio to complain that it was a grievous burden.” Intangible property in this state, he de- Clares, almost wholly escapes taxation. One class of property should not escape taxa- tion at the expense of other property. Tax laws should not be framed to confiscate Property or to drive capital from the state. He urges the consideration of the report of the special tax commissioner and a care- ful and well adjusted revision of the tax laws. Local and special legisiation ought to be avoided as far as possible. Local in- debtedness should not be authorized ex- cept by the vote of the people, except in Breat emergencies. Liberal treatment of the National Guard 1s commended, but it is suggested that $100,000 could be saved with no great dis- advantage to the guard by omitting the annual encampment this year. . The work of the Ohio world's fair com- mission is commended, and his recommen- dations of saving revenue by dispensing with much of the public printing, made a year ago, is renewed. The condition and work of the state in- stitutions are treated individually. They are generally commended, and attention is pag to the general reduction in per capita The governor recommends that the re- Quest for $75,000 to erect buildings on the @ericultural experiment farm at Wooster be granted so tar as the state revenues will permit. He closes with this: “The ty charged with the legislation of the mate has had committed to it a great trust, for the faith- ful execution of which !t will be held to the strictest accountability. For the exception- al confidence bestowed by the people it must give in turn the best and highest service. It should keep the expenses safely within the revenues. There should be no Increase in the rates of taxation, which can be well avoided, in the absence of the most prudent economy. If the majority Pp. sty of the general assembly shall admin- ister its responsible duties with honesty and ss —_ economy, and use its great power only for the general good, as I con- fidently believe it can be relied upon to do, = —_ = Tere net its fitness for udlic trust and receive the continued con- fidence of the people.” ————.___ DR. HERZ IMPLICATED. of Discovering Two Documents of Baron De Reinach. PARIS, Jan. 1—The Figaro publishes (9 documents, one of which, it claims, ts acknowledgment made by the late Baron le Reinach that he was indebted to Dr. ornelius Herz in the sum of 2,000,000 francs, and promising to pay the amount in eight installments of 250,000 francs each, together with interest at the rate of 8 per cent. document, also alleged to have been written by Baron de Reinach, eette eee that Dr. Herz owed noth- If these documents are cause a revival of the ——.___ DEFECTS IN THE NEW YORK. Some Minor F; 's Pointed Out by the ‘Trial Bourd. Soon after the final trial of the cruiser New York the press was furnished with a fynopsis of the official report thereon by the naval board of which Admiral Belknay was head. The Synopsis Was good so far as it went, but {t did not touch on several material points. As has already been Stated In The Star, the general opinion of the inspection board was that the ship was Structurally sound and that her machinery and guns were well built and strong. The board found several things to criticise, how- ever, such as defects of the flush water- tight hatches of the platform deck, which the board believes to be serious and should be remedied. The report says: “During the evening (December 12) the Searchlizhts and Ardois, Very, and truck- light systems of signaling were tried. The Derformance of the searchlights was not Satisfactory. When the port waist search- iight was placed in operation it was ob- Served that the beam of light was in proper adjustment, but upon attempting to turn the projector by means of the electrical | ®pparatus it failed, through a short circuit, | which destroyed the operating switch. The ght practically went out, and further ex- beriments were po and main mast searchlights failed to op- erate effectively. The results of the three systems of nieht signals were without fault. | ‘The eight-inch guns were fired two rounds each, with the exception of one of genuine they will scandal | the guns in the after turret, which was — but once. No sign of stress was shown the carriages in the turrets. that was fired but once in the had its breech plug so jammed more than an hour to clear it. ly clea The gun after turret that it took It was final- ed by a rammer thrust down the bore from the muzzle of the gun. The breech plugs of two of th other eight-inch guns were similarly disabj but for a Much shorter time. In every case the mush- Fooms either became jammed or the consid- —— = unt of residuum from the charge ede the plugs. ain deck battery worked well, but wn bolts of the mounts were Sst without exception. 2: ‘linders for the suppl: of the sponson eight-inch guns are apt, to eatch he joints in the chutes; one chute Was disabled temporarily by such jam- mings. The joints should be made smooth, to ov me such seric defect. “The firing pin of one of the six-pounders and two of the leck lanyards broke. The lock of the starboard gun in the forward turret did not work satisfactorily. Seven mers failed to tgentte the charge; the A primer fired the gun, when the lock broke. irs working of the turrets was not ood: the movements go by Jerk. Seaciiee a ts go by jerks, rendering the guns impossible. rter drills were had; ormance was satisfactory. During = of the guns the sh Sent off some of thilectric emer- | larms. On two occ ons the bulk- rs were unexpectedly closed, owin: lental signals so made. = ef engineer of the ship reports thar ae the he lers furnished to the steam Germany’s emperor and empress and thetr | eth cutter have given trouble con-| children shared with all the members of the sed ta tent that mo reliance can be imperial household in the celebration of Placed {a them.” | costa ck of the ex-| ‘Che Evening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,770. WASHINGTON, D. C., MOND. THE INCOME TAX.| A Sharp Fight Expected at the Commit- tee Meeting Tonight Shall It Be Indivi i Incomes or Those of Corporations—Cigarettes, Cigars and Wi! ky Tax. There is expected to be a great battle between the two factions of the majority of the ways and means committee tonight. The vote taken on the question of internal revenue taxes will be final, and what a ma- jority of the majority then decide on will be reported to the House. Everything de- pends upon an income tax, to a greater or less extent, and the advocates of an indi- vidual income tax will use all their powers of argument to have that plan substituted for the tax on incomes of corporations. The Two Arguments, They will make two arguments. One that the individual income tax is more widely and equitably distributed and more popular; the other that it would produce the amount of revenue wanted, whereas the corporation tax would still leave a defi- ciency. The advocates of the individual in- come tax are very much in earnest, and have been doing all they could to strength- en their cause during the recess. The five members who originally supported the prop- osition are still staunch, and they hope to get the vote of Mr. Turner, whose position all along has been in doubt. How They Can Carry Their Point. If they can do this they will carry their point. It is expected that the session to- night will last for several hours, and each side will contest their point with great determination. The income tax question is proposed to be settled before any other of the propositions for raising revenue are voted on. The tax on cigarettes is now a part of the bill that has been reported and it is necessary that this item should re- main in the bill in order to render the other internal revenue amendments germane and in order. Cigars and Whisky. Whether an increased tax will be put on cigars is a matter of doubt, and it is not improbable that if the individual income tax is adopted the smaller items that it is Proposed to put in the bill, such as a tax on playing cards and cosmetics, will be dropped. It is regarded, however, as a matter almost beyond doubt that a tax of 10 cents additional per gallon will be put on whisky and that this increase of the tax will be accompanied by an extension of the bonded period. An effort will be made to have this tax apply to whisky in bond, but that is likely to be defeated. As to a Sagar Tax. Some of the democrats in the House and Senate who oppose an income tax have suggested the advisability of raising the revenues which would accrue from in- comes by a restoration of the tax on sugar, not exceeding 1 cent per pound. The sug- gestion is one that the committee ts not likely to regard favorably. Not only are grave political considerations involved, but economic ones as well, in an attempt to restore a tax that has once been abolished. From the data at hand the committee learn that the consuniption of sugar in this country since the duty was removed has increased from U0 to 15 pounds per capita. This increase comes almost entirely irom the use of sugar in the fruit industry, which received a great stimulus from the introduc- tion in this country of rree raw sugar. Not only has the home market enlarged, but the shipments of American fruits have greatly increased. A restoration of the sugar duty, it is believed, would seriously embarrass this growing industry. HOW INDIANS SHOOT, ‘They Compare Unfavorably as Marks- men With White Troops. Reports received at the War Department of recent small-arms competitions among the troops in the far west show conclusively that the noble red man as represented in Uncle Sam's military service does not com- pare very favorably with his pale-face brother in the matter of sharp shooting. There is a popular idea, gained from Coop- er’s Leather Stocking tales and even more modern literature about the “dusky deni- Zens of the forest,” that all warriors are su- perior marksmen. Army statistics prove that this is a romantic delusion, so far as the Indian soldier is concerned. In recent competitions the Indians who have been enlisted in the army of the Col- orado have had a chance to show what they could do side by side with white men. The best that can be said of them in the report is that they have made progress since being enlisted, but it also says that the sights on the rifles are still incompre- hensibie to them, and that much patience has been necessary on the part of the offi- cers to bring them to any understanding at all of the.principles of marksmanship. Troop L of the second cavalry, that being an Indian company, showed an individual average figure of merit of 42.22, while the average figure of merit of the company Was 73.88. In collective firing the Indian average was 31.57, while the men of the other troops made an average of 62.70. The In- dians in the eleventh infantry made for their company (I) the average individual figure of merit of 25.05, while the figure of the other troops was In the sixteenth infantry there is one company of Indians. Their figure of merit by individual! classifi- cation was an average of 27.14, while the figure of the white troops was the high average of 93.16. In collective firing the Indian average was 20.39, as compared with the white average of 70.47. At pistol firing the Indians do better. There is a separate report on this sort of firing for the same troops, and troop L of the second cavalry, being composed exclu- sively of Indians, made a record of which the men should be proud, if they ever learn about {t. At dismounted practice they | made an average of 73.88, as compared with the general average for the command of 66.70; at mounted practice their average was far ahead of that of the white troops, and their average per cent for all firing was 65.72, as compared with 5.48 for the whole command. The Indians stood first in order of merit for revolver firing for the depart- ment. There were some other interesting statistics obtained by this practice. The natives of the United States stcod eleventh in order of merit among nationalities, Nor- way, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Denmark, Scotland, Germany, Canada and Belgium coming in order before the United States. The men of six feet in height and over were also highest in order of merit as sharpshooters, and the shortest men were the lowest. The men of light blue eyes | were the best marksmen, with those o! dark blue next. Even the light-blue-eyec men were the best marksmen among the negroes. The report calls attention to the fact that the percentage made by the In- dians at revolver practice was gre: the percentage made by the winners of the gold medals in the revolver matches at the cavalry competitions of the department for the years 1Nv2 and 1803. It was also the highest record made under existing regula- tions by any troop in the depart nent. Inspecting Vessels. The surgeon general of ¢ghe marine hos- Pital service has directed a discontinuance of the foreign emigrants by officers of that service. Dur- ing the winter the quarantine regulations will be enforced by United States consular ficers, Surgeon Irwin has been ordered to visit the principal cities of Russia and to inform the marine hospital bureau of the prevalence of cholera and other contagious diseases. _— inspection of vessels and | AY, JANUARY 1, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. «| THE GREETINGS OF THE NEW YEAR, 1894. There was a touch pf winter in the air this morning and just enough of a cloudy sky to enhance the effect of the flowers and the lights and the generally festive atmosphere prevailing at the White House. | At 9:30, while President and Mrs. Cleveland were enjoying their breakfast with their guests, Mr. and Mrs, John is. Kussell, the former the defeated candidate for the gov- ernorship of Massachusetts, the florists were putting in place the last fragrant touches to the decorations, and the house servants were tacking the strip of white linen that was to mark the onward path of every call- er across the lobby and through the state apartments. "rom Capt. Dexter, chief usher, down through his list of assistants, every- body had something to do and was busy with it. A platoon of police were early in attendance, and at five minutes of ten, when the presidential breakfast was finished and the family had gone upstairs to don their New Year clothes, there was Uttle to do for the busy hands around the mansion but simply wait for something to happen. When it all did happen, it meant something like this: The raising of the curtain on the first act of the official hospitalities of President Cleveland’s second term; the cast entirely new, with here and there in the audience @ face or a figure that recalled scenes famil- jar enough eight, seven, sx, five rs ago, and which have now gone on so up what is known as White House remi- niscences, and later along may be history. Private Secretary Thurber was one of the earliest and busiest on the scene of action, and had the pleasing intelligence to convey to his chief, nearly an hour before the re- ception commenced, that everything was in readiness, The south grounds of the mansion were closed to the public all day—all callers ap- broached from the north front. The police- men on duty in the house, two at each door and at all necessary points, did not wear their street uniforms and hats as formerly. They had on their summer uniforms, which is the same as that ordinarily worn by the policemen on duty in the house at all times, and the change was considered a good one not only by the men, but by every one else. The sightseers in the lobby were as numer- ous usual and just as eager as ever to see the grand doings an hour or so before they commenced. Within the Ma: The decorations of the house were ex- ceedingly tasteful and were confined to the lavish use of palms and potted plants with quantities of smilax, another old- fashioned White House ornamentations. In the blue room the mirrors were halt screened with smilax ropes, and on each mantel was a line of white blooming prim- rose plants. In the window recesses, min- gled with the palms, were the scarlet blooms of the poinsetta. In the newly decorated red room the mantel had a line of pots of white primrose, and a double garland of smilax fell from under them. in the green room there were more plants in the windows, and pots of primroses on the mantel. The east room was entirely ornamented with plants, palms, rubber plants, &c., being massed in front of each window and a slanting row of small foilage plants decked each mantel. Kverywnere the chandeliere were twined with smilax with a pretty effect. Precisely as the hands of the tall clock in the hall pointed to 11, somebody made a dash to the lobby door and signaled the Marine Band, stationed in the corridor. Be- fore three bars of “Hail to the Chief” re- sounded through the house the hand- some forms of Colonel Jno. M. Wilson and Captain Pitcher were seen making the turn in the west stairway. Then came the President and Mrs. Cleveland, followed by the Vice President and Mrs. evenson, Secretary and Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle and Miss Herbert, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Bissell, the Attorney General and Mrs. Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Secretary and Mrs, Smith, and the Secre- tary of Agriculture and his sister, Miss Morton, Secretaries Carlisle and Herbert were too late to join the official procession to the blue room, but made good speed when they did get in, ten minutes later, to get within the envied precincts of that inclo- sure. Once in the blue room, the President and wife and their lady aids at once took their places, and for the first time the receiving [line was formed to which the American | public will have the pleasure of bowing for some time to come. There was a general shake hands and smiling all around for a | few minutes, when Secretary Gresham, tak- |ing his stand at the right of the President, jintroduced the first British ambassador \in the person of Sir Julian Paune: jever had the felicity of exchan, jXear greetings with a President of the | United States. Sir Julian, as dean of the corps, then presented each of his colleagues, |and in fifteen minutes the diplomatic recep- tion was over. The Secretary of State and | Mrs. Gresham then withdrew from the blue | room and started back to the Arlington, so jas to be ready for the coming of the diplo- | mats at noon. The foreigners made a remarkably hand- |some showing in their dashing uniforms. |The representatives of Korea, China andj Japan Were earliest to arrive, and rather jaffected a somber style of dress. The Chi- |nese minister was robed in bark blue, but! |made up for it by wearing a number of| | handsome ornaments hanging from his belt. | |Three members of his legation accompanied | him. Fewer ladies than usual were with the foreigners. A Cordial Greeting. | From the start both the President and | | Mrs. Cleveland shook hands most cordially | jand vigorously, as is their wont. Mrs. | Cleveland, after her old custom, tucked up | {her glove and went at it in the same | hearty way that always characterized her. ——— Both the President and his wife, had very grave and serious expressions on their faces when they came down stairs, but that did not last long, and smiles and some- times ones that were accompanied by a laugh, followed in quick succession. Mrs, Stevenson shook hands also, and had many a pleasant word to exchange with the cali- ers. Some of the cabinet ladies shook hands, others did not, having provided themselves beforehand with some flowers or a fan to hold. There was general comment that the re- ceiving party—this applies, of course, only to the ladies in it—was about the hand- somest, and in many ways, oneéf the most interesting body of women that have been grouped together for many a day. The re- ception seemed to run along entirely with- out incident. There never were as many women callers, probably, before. Each man seemed to be surrounded by a half dozen. A great many of the ambitious folks, as usual, made their way back of the receiv- ing party and contributed to the general heat and discomfort that soon became ap- parent in that apartment. The dressing was a little more subdued than usual. Quiet colors were the rule, and So were high-necked dresses, in the re- ceiving party. Here and there, a man with @ generous expanse of linen and a spike- tailed coat escorted another caller who had arrayed herself in a gorgeous ball gown and felt pretty and wanted to be thought so. These little inconsistencies, however, only added a spice of variety and gave amusement to those who would have other- wise characterized the reception ag the ame old thing.” Back of the Line. Behind the line entertaining those who passed some time in the blue room were Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. Schofield, Mrs. Gorman, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Frye, Mrs, Brice, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Manderson, Mrs. Sher- man, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Thos. B. Reed, Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Mrs. Sayers, Mrs. J. C. Burrows, Mrs. Outhwaite, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. Thurber, Mrs. A. A. Wil- son, Mrs. Sunderland, Mrs. W. K. Carlisle, Mrs. Goodyear, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Hichborn, Mrs. Chadwick, the Misses Stevenson, the Misses Scott, Miss Brice, Miss Murphy, the Misses Hamlin, Miss Leiter, the Misses Crisp, Miss Tuckerman, Miss Berry, Miss Henderson, Miss Sheffield and Miss Grace Sanders. Mrs. Cleveland wore a trained gown of magenta moire antique. The skirt was very full, the train moderately long and without trimming. The bodice had a high collar band of velvet, a deeper shade, and a fichu effect of lace.’ Gloves of a pale tan shade were worn. She wore no ornaments save a diamond brooch. Mrs. Stevenson, oddly enough, had chosen about the same shade for her dress, but the material was velvet. The waist was ex- ceedingly becoming and in it the velvet was combined with a pearl and gold em- broidered net. In her hair and corsage glittered some fine diamonds. Mrs. Gresham wore black velvet, the gor- ed skigt striped with Irish point. Mrs. Carlisle had on ashes of rose moire, the bodice richly trimmed with lace, Mrs. Lamont’s superb gown of white morre had a yoke of fine lace and rosette bows of pink velvet. Mrs. Olney wore gray moire and black thread lace. Mrs. Bissell wore a high-necked gown of black velvet and jet. Miss Herbert was in white moire, trim- med with ermine. Mrs. Hoke Smith, a French gown of gray bengaline made in princess style with a yoke of rose velvet dotted with steel span- les. w Mins Morton wore a trained gown of black moire antique trimmed with jet. The Gowns They Wore. Fashionable gowns and a great many very pretty ones were worn by the ladies asked to receive behind the line. Mrs. Micou wore pink silk, trimmed with brown fur and combined with green velvet. Miss Edith Buell of Alabama, her guest, was in a girlish gown of pink crepe. Miss Thomas of Boston, sister of Mrs. Omey, wore a stylish gown of olive silk. Miss Mary Thomas, her niece, white cloth with a becoming short jacket, em- broidered all over with gold. Miss Grace Sanders, pink satin made with a stylish high-necked bodice and trimmed with chiffon. Mrs. Goodyear of Buffalo, a velvet gown in a beautiful changeable effect from pink to violet and trimmed with real lace. Mrs. William K. Carlisle wore lavender silk with sleeves of green velvet. Mrs. Gordon, wife of Senator Gordon, wore a French gown of black velvet trim- med with jet passementeries. Mrs. Manderson, yellow brocaded satin. Mrs, Burrows, white brocade and point lace. Miss Janie Riggs, traired gown of brown satin, brocaded in blue stripes. Miss Stevenson, pale blue silk. Miss Mary Stevenson, pale yellow silk. The Misses Scott, one in fawn and the other in pale blue silk, Miss Tuckerman, black brocade and jet. Mrs, W. L. Wilson, black silk. Mrs. Sayers, light brocaded satin. Mrs. John M. Wilson, heliotrope mofre. Mrs. McAdoo, black net and silk, Mrs. Ramsey, white brocaded satin. Mrs. Curtis, white brocaded satin. Miss Berry, gray silk and black lace, Miss Henderson, white silk and emerald green velvet. Mrs. Brice, plum satin brocaded in geo- metric figures. Miss Brice, skirt of black velvet, bodice of light blue satin, trimmed with antique lace. Mrs. Fuller, gray moire and light gray satin. . Miss Murphy, white silk and beaver. Mrs. Outhwaite, white brocaded silk and lilac velvet. Miss Leiter, princess dress of mauve bro- cade with a deep pointed collarette of helio- trope velvet, bordered with pearl passe- menterie. Mrs. Gray, black velvet and jet. Mrs. A. A. Wilson, purple moire antique. Mrs. Gorman, black velvet and jet. Mrs. Sunderland, black stlk. Mrs. Frye, black moire. Mrs, Sherman, gray moire. Mrs. Schofield, pink moire and velvet. A Brilliant Throng Extend the Compliments of the Season to the President and Mrs. Cleveland. Sys Thurber, mauve brocade with white chiffon. Mrs. Crisp, black velvet and jet with point lace fichu. THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. An Imposing Body of Men and Wo- men at the White House. The diplomatic corps now numbers one hundred and = sixty-eight mem- bers. this imposing body, including the ladies of the familles of the various am- bassadors, ministers and members of le- Bations, there were about one hundred and forty who this morning exchanged the com- pliments of the day with President and Mrs. Cleveland. The British ambassador, j Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. C. B, G. C. M. G., 1s now dean of the corps. With him were Lady Pauncefote, Miss Pauncefote, Miss Sybil Pauncefote and Miss Lilian Pauncefote, Mr. William Edward Goschen, first secretary, and wife, Hon. and Mrs, Alan Johnstone, Mr. Arthur Robert Peel, Mr. Ralph Spencer Paget, Capt. Reignald Neville Custance, R. N., Capt. George C. Clere Egerton, R. N., and Mr. John Gor- man Fora. With the French ambassador, Mir. J. Patenotre, were Mr. de Commines de Marsilly, Mr. Maurice J. Depret, Capi- taine Clement de Grandprey and wife, and Mr. Jules Boeufve. With the Ital- jan ambassador, Baron de Fava, and Baronness de Fava, were Marquis Im; periali di Francavilla, Don Mario del Princip Ruspoli, Donna Palma dei Prin- cipi Ruspoli and Marquis Carlo Starabba di Rudini. Following the German ambas- sador, Baron A. von Saurma-Jeltsch, were Baron Clemens von Ketteler, Capt. Al- brecht Heese, Mr. P. W. Buddecke, Mr. C. von der Weth, Mr. H. von Flotow, Lieut. von Kummer and Mr. K. von Nostiz- Wallwitz. After the Mexican minister and Madams Romero came Senor and Madame Covarrubias, Senor Don Edmundo J. Plaza, Senor Don Enrique Santibanez and Senor Don Mariano Escobedo, Mr. G. de Weck- herlin, the minister from the Netherlands, was the sole representative from his le- gation. The Turkish minister, Mavroyent Bey, was accompanied by M. Norighian Effendi and Madame Marie Norighian. The minister of Austria-Hungary, Chev- alier de Tavera, had his counselor of legation, Mr. de Mezey. The legation of Colombia was represented by the charge d'affaires, Senor Don Julio Rengifo, and Senor Don Aristides R. Salcedo. The Korean legation by the charge d’affairs ad interim, Mr. Ye Sung Soo, and Mr. Jarng Bong Whan. The Swiss legation by the minister, Mr. Alfred de Claparede, Mr. Charles C. Tavel, and Dr. L. Vogel. The Belgian minister, Mr. Alfred Le Ghait, had with him Baron Alberic Fallon and Mr. Raymond Le Ghait. The minister of Swe- den and Norway, Mr. J. A. W. Grip, had with him his secretary of legation, Mr. N. J. Knagenhjelm. The Portuguese minister, Senhor Thomaz de Souza Roza, came alone, Mr. Gozo Tateno, the Japanese minister, and Mrs. Tateno had with them Mr. Tsun- ejiro Miyaoka, Mr. Durham White Stevens, Lieut. Naoki Miyaoka, I. J. N., and Mr. K, Nakayama. With the Brazilian minis- ter and wife, Senhor and Madame de Men- donca, were quite a large group, repre- senting not only the legation, but the en- voys who are here on special mission. In the number were Le Baron de Rio-Branco, Gen. Dionizio Evangelista de Castro Cer- queira, Dona Maria Antonietta de Castro Cerquetra, Rear Admiral Jose Candido Guil- lobel, Dona Eliza de Almeida Guillobel, Senhor Oscar Reidner de Amaral, Senhor Mario de Mendonca, Dr. Olyntho de Ma- galhaes, Dr. Domingos Olympio Braga Cav- alcanti, Dona Anna Torres Braga Caval- eanti, Senhor Domicio da Gama. In the Russian legation were the minister, Prince Cantacuzene, Baron Gustave Schilling, and Mr. P. Botkine. The Haytian minister, Mr. Clement Haentjens, was accompanied by Mr. J. Nicolas. The Peruvian minister, Gen. Don Cesar Canevaro, was accom- panied by Dr. Don Jose M. Yrigoyen, Se- nora de Yrigoyen, and Senor Don Manuel Elguera. With the Spanish minister came Senor Don E. de Muruaga, Senor Don Jose Felipe Sagrario, Senora de Sagrario, Senor- ita de Sagrario, Senor Don Manuel Multe- do, Senor Don Manuel Perez Seoane and Senor Alejandro Padilla y Bell. The minister from Costa Rica, Senor Don Manuel M. Peralta, had with him Senor Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, Senora Dona Maria de Calvo; the Guatemalan minister, Senor Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga, was accompanied by his wife and Senor Don Miguel Larreynaga and wife; the minister from Hawaii, Mr. Lorrin A. Thurston, with his secretary, Mr. F. P. Hastings, and with the minister from Chile, Senor Don Do- mingo Gana, was his wife, Senora Dona Margarita Edwards de Gana, his sister-in- law, Senorita Dona Victoria Edwards,Senor Don Anibal Cruz, Senor Don Victor Kast- man and Senor Don Marcial Martinez de Ferrari. The Chinese minister, Mr. Yang Yu, was accompanied by a number of the members of his legation. With the min- ister from the Argentine Republic, Dr. D. Estanislao 8. Zeballos, was his wife, Senora Maria Josefa ©. A. de Zeballos, Senora Felisa J. de Zeballos, Senorita Maria A. Zeballos, Senor Estanislao M. Zeballos, Senor D. Atreliano Garcia, Senora Delia C. de Garcia, Col. D. Jorge J. Rhode, Senora Magdalena F. de Rhode, Lieut. Commander D. Rafael Garcia MansiMa, Dr. D. Carlos A. Aldao and Dr. D. Gregorio Uriarte. ‘The well-known minister from Nicaragua, Dr. Guzman and wife were near the end of the diplomatic procession. Following them were the Danish minister, Count ¥. ae Revenblow; the Siamese charge d'affaires, Phra Suruja Nuvatr, and the Venezuelan legation, represented by Dr. Don David Lobo, charge d'affaires, and the attache, enor Palacio. — The Diplomatic Ladies, ‘The ladies accompanying the foreign am- bassadors and ministers and with other members of the various legations were all superbly attired in elegant visiting cos- tumes, and many of them, in the selection of their toilets, set the fashion for the season. With but few exceptions all these dresses and the bonnets and wraps accom- panying them came from abroad by recent steamers, and consequently may be consid- ered the very latest style. Madame Romero (Continued on Second Page.) THE DISTRICT OFFICES, Local Democrats Hope the President Will Cive Them Attention, mdation for This Hope Except That the Holidays Are Over and Congress Will Meet. The cloud of uncertainty which has en- veloped the matter of District appointments since the inauguration of President Cleve- land gives no indication of breaking away, if the words and actions of the District democrats feithfully picture the situation. When questioned concerning the District offices the faithful dubiously shake their heads and declare they know absolutely nething concerning them. So long have they been kept on the anxious bench, so jong have they patiently awaited the word of good cheer, with not a sign of coming release from their suspenses, that they have | grown hopeless, hardened, and, strange as it may seem, indifferent in many instances. A Gleam of Hope. Yet with the advent of the new year comes a gleam of hope that their patience may be rewarded by the announcement in a short time of the names of the fortunate ones. It is an pen secret, however, that | their hope has no firmer foundation than | the mere assumption that the President will | now, the holidays over, proceed to a consid-| eration of the claims of the various appli- cants. But it is very evident that the local members of the dominant political party have received no authoritative statement | jthat Mr. Cleveland will soon take up the! jmatter of District appointments. Indeed, the local democrats are frank enough to say that they know absolutely nothing of the President's intention. Hence, they not only state that they do not know when he will act, but they also claim that they are*en- tirely ignorant of the relative standing of the applicants. Many, in fact, go so far as to state they do not even know who are applicants for the various offices. Terms of the Present Incumbents. Marshal Ransdell’s four years’ term ex- Pires next month, and it is not doubted that he will be permitted to complete his term. The same course, it seems to be be- leved, will be pursued by the President’ in the case of City Postmaster Sherwood. The terms of District Commissioner Ross, Re- corder of Deeds Bruce and Register of Wills Wright have already expired, but the term of District Attorney Birney, even when regarded as the term of his prede- ceasor, Judge C. C. Cole, has not. It jg be- lieved by some, however, that Cleveland will appoint a successor to Mr. Birney before the expiration of his term however it may be estimated. The pub- lished statement that President Cieveland will hasten the appointment of Mr. Birney’s successor because President Harrison did not allow the office to remain vacant until Mr. Cleveland came in is believed to be without foundation, for the simple reason that had Mr. Harrison failed for even twenty-four hours to fill the office he would have blocked every criminal proceeding, both in the Criminal and Police courts of the District. It is undoubtedly true that the immediate appointment of a successor to Mr. Birney would give great gratification in certain quarters, where at the present time Mr. Birney’s law-enforcing activity is causing embarrassment, but it is not gen- erally believed that the President will name his successor for some time yet. —_—_ CHILE REFUSES. To Extend the Time of the Joint Claims Commission. The Chilean government has notified the Secretary of State that it cannot consist- ently accept the proposition of the United States for an extension of the legal exist- ence of the United States and Chilean claims commission, which has been in ses- sion in this city. } The treaty, which was approved by the Senate last January, provides that the com-/ mission should be in existence only six months after its first business meeting. John Goode was appointed commissioner on the part of the United States and Senor Don Domingo Dana was designated by Chile as her commissioner. The president of the Swiss confederation was requested to appoint the third commissioner, but he de- layed doing so until the latter part of July. Owing to private business the Swiss com- missioner was unable to come to the United States promptly, and it was not until Oc- tober 9 that the first business meeting was held and the commission organized. The time for the filing of claims expired on December 9. An Extension of Time Desired. When it became apparent soon after the meeting of the commission in October that it would scarcely be possible to complete its work within the specified limit the com- mission, on the part of Chile and the United States urged upon their respective govern- ments the necessity for an extension of time. The United States was willing to ex- tend the time, but Chile was not. It is said that the Chilean government was led to re- fuse by the fact that most of the claims filed with the commission were against their government, and already aggregated nearly $20,000,000, and under article 9 of the treaty all claims covered by the treaty are to be considered as finally settled, concluded and barred, whether or not they have been laid before the commission. The effect of this will be that many of the claims brought against the Chilean govern. ment will not be adjudicated upon by this commission, and under terms of the t reaty will be from ever again being con- sidered. State Department officials refuse to dis- cuss the matter, but it is known that they Am index to advertise. ments will be found om Page 3. SENATOR MORGAN. His Opinions Delivered During -the Bering Sea Arbitration, RUSSIA'S CONTINDED CONTROL OF SEALS Too Late For Great Britain to Now Object. PROTECTION NECESSARY. The opinions of Senator Morgan upon the Questions arising in the Bering sea arbitra- tion, which were filed with the secretary of the tribunal at Paris Saturday last, were not so volumnious as those of his associate arbitrator, Mr. Justice Marian, although there were more of them. Justice Harlan filed five, Senator Morgan seven, making a pamphlet of 128 printed pages. They related to the competency of the tri- bunal to prescribe regulations for the North Pacific ocean, as well as for Bering sea proper; to the order in which the matters submitted to the tribunal for ex- amination should be taken up and dis- posed of, and as to the general powers and duties of the tribunal; to the proper time for the consideration of the historical ques- tions submitted to the tribunal; to the claims of Russia, and of the United States derived from Russia, under the treaty of 1867, as the same propounded in the treaty eT. ay ony rights of Russia and o! United States in respect ofthe fur seals in Bering sea; to the award to be rendered by the tribunal, and to the regulations for the protection and preser- vation of the fur seals. Speaking of his opinions, Senator Mor- gan said they had been delivered from time the original matter as would show in the fa- ture the attitude of the United States the subjects under discussion. Like tice Harlan, Senator Morgan delivered a long argument or opinion upon the claim of the United States to property right the seal. But unlike his associate, he his argument that the ve of the United States and i 5 i previously of Russia, in respect of the fur seals habitually resort to sea, are to safely based upon the continued and Questioned usage of both countries, as as upon the peculiar characteristics animals. Upon this point he sald: Russia’s Control of the Seals. i558 7% 8 and Srants to its subjects of them in those waters, “It may be said that not supported by any rule of in’ law. It was not more sumption of rights than was the islands based on the discovery of them by a Russian subject. In both tive sovereignty was displaced room for the claims of Russia, superior force. The processes of priation were the same in reference seals and sea) fisheries as they reference to the islands, : Discovery, claim, occupation and sive use and the acquiescence civilized powers were the attendant that established the right of property both cases. “As all international law gtows custom has no other root it denied that the right of R priate and protect this herd of has been established by custom tained by constant and exclusive tainly no other nation in its character has claimed these seals nied the right of Russia to their owneyship. When Great Britain, in Was treating with Russia for an open free navigation and oe those waters she set up no claim a common right of hunting seals of fur-bear- ing animals in those regions. Russia went on renewing her charters for these pur- poses to her subjects, and Great é : stood by and made no assertion of such right for herself or her subjects fot about a half century. property right in the seals that habitually resorted to Bering sea. There are few cus- foundation tomary rights that have a surer fi in usage or upon the doctrine of acq ence than the world has accorded to Rus- sia in respect of the right to the fur seals resorting to Bering sea. “The long acquiescence of Great Britain in this claim cf ownership in seals by Russia. was rot only without objection, protest oF diplomatic suggestion to the contrary, but that government has encoi her own people to base an extensive and valuable industry upon the material provid Russia and regularly supplied to them from her fur seal husbandry. Too Late for Great Britain’s Assertion “It is now too late for Great Britain te say that Russia and the United States mistook the jaw of nations when they set up rights of property in fur seals. Ninety years of acquiescence attended with no harm to British people or interests, but with great benefits to both, is time in which to establish the consent of Britain that live seals resorting to sea are property, as much so as dead are that are slain by British subjects. the acquiescence of Great Britain is needed to establish the proposition there is property in live seals and that exists ratione soli” ‘The Senator discussed the last grouped the assertions by the Uniti of their right of property in the question, while they are alive and g iil seeki are somewhat disappointed at the failure to secure the desired extension of time. el Financial Statement. The public debt statement and other regu- lar financial statements will not be issued until tomorrow. An unofficial statement, which undoubtedly is substantially correct, shows that for the six months ending De- cember 31 the receipts of the United States from all sources were $155,000,000, as com- pared with $194,000,000 for the correspond- ing period of 1892. The expenditures of the government for the first half of the current fiscal year were $189,000,000, as compared with $190,000,000 for thé corresponding peri- od of 1892. The receipts for December this year were less by $7,000,000 than the re- ceipts for December, 1832. The expendi- tures, however, for the present month were $3,500,000 less than for last December. The | greatest falling off in government receipts | has been in customs dues, the receipts from | this source this month being only $9,000,000, as compared with $16,000,000 for Decem! SH2. . The debt statement will show the net bal- ance in the treasury on January 1 to have been $89,261,000, as against $122,500,000 on July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, and $129,000,000 on the Ist of January, 1893. The present balance consists of $81,475,000 in gold and $7,786,000 in currency. In last January, of the balance of $129,000,000, $121,- 000,000 was in gold and $8,000,000 in cur- rency. ————-_____ Promotion Recommended. The examining board has reported in | favor of the promotion of Second Lieut. D. C. Neville of the marine corps to the | grade of first Meutenant. The board held | its sessions at the marine barracks in this city. ———$——_— 2 | Tammany is expected to nominate Isidor Straus and W. L. Brown to succeed Messrs. Fitch and Fellows in Congress. Mrs. Lease says she will continue to pre- side over the Kansas charity board, though Gov. Lewelling has appointed J. W. Free- | born, @ populist, to succeed her. incident of actual capture, as follows: “First, as a right by prescription derived Britain; and their usefulness to the govern- ment ee people. ‘ - ee “Second, as a right established within its domain, that is not impaired they retreat from them on their winter ex- cursions into the Pacific ocean. “Third, as a right of property that is the necessary result of the habits of the ani- mals, and their natural and compulsory re- lation to the Pribyloff Islands. “Fourth, as a right of property growing out of the necessity of governmental con- trol of the fur seals to prevent thelr de- struction, and the alleged fact that such control can be efficiently exercised only by the government whose territory is by them at their birth, and while they are their property, ratione impotentia. “Fifth, as a right of property based on the fact that, with the acquiescence of all nations, established by the fact that no ob- jection or protest was made or adverse action was taken by any nation for a pe- riod of ninety years, an industry was es- tablished, depending for its support upon the preservation of the stock of fur seals, which will be destroyed if indiscriminate pelagic hunting is further permitted.” The Right of Prescription. Recurring to the right of prescription, the Senator sata: In the Hnglish common law an absolw title is acquired to any property after It has been in the open possession of the occupant and those holding under him for the period of twenty years. This Is a rule of repose adopted for the peace of society. in those features it is even more useful between na- tions than ft is between individuals. So potent is this rule that the courts of both countries have uniformly deciared thet any grant, will, deed, or statute will be c clusively presumed to exist that is ne sary to support the Utle of the party who has held uninterrupted possession for twen- ty years. “No just reason can be stated why this wholesome rule, founded in the pubiic policy