Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR Pes dcteserabtears baal PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. aT BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th 8t.. by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres'’t. New Ycrk Ofice, 88 Potter Building. —__>—_— ‘THE EVENING STAR is served to snbseribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Per week, or He. Copies at the connter 2 cents “ey. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canadi—postage 1Fopaid—30 ce p month. - ATURDAY QUINTUPLY SHERT Stan $1.00 per year; With foreien pestace added, $3.00. ss (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., fs second-ciass mail matter.) (67-4)1 mat! sutacriptions mat he paid in advance. hates of wivertisine made known on appliention Che Evening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,778. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. LEFT TO CONGRESS, The Administration Will Send All Hawaiian Matter to That Body. WILLIS ACTED ACCORDING 10 ORDERS. His Report, However, Has Not Yet Been Received. a FEELING OF RELIEF. At the first opportunity that offers itself, alinister Willis will be instructed to take no turther action looking to the restoration of queen Liliuokalani and to make no further effort to change the status of affairs in Ha- wall, pending action by Congress on this troublesome question. This is understood to be the result of the consideration of the lat- est developments at Honolulu by the Presi- dent and his cabinet at yesterday's meeting Arrangements for prompt communication with Minister Willis will be perfected as soon as the administration has received of- ficial confirmation of the report that he has demanded the abdication of President Dole in favor of the queen and that President Dole has rejected all overtures to that end. The Administration’s Position. The position of the administration is that it has exhausted its constitutional powers in the matter now that the provisional government declines to accept the Presi- dent's decision that the queen is justly en- titled to the control of the Hawaiian gov- ernment and that it rests entirely with Congress either to enforce his decision or to’ take such other course of action as may be deemed necessary. The statement in yesterday's Star that Minister Willis has acted throughout in strict accord with the letter of his instructions is verified at the State Department. His last instructions were dated December 3, and were merely supplemental to his original instructions for the restoration. They were sent in re- sponse to his report that the queen would not accept the conditions imposed by the President and were intended to cover all possible contingencies. In case the queen would not abide by the conditions of am- nesty, etc., the minister was to notify the Secretary of State and await further in- structions. Should she accept, however, he Was to open negotiations with the provi- sional government to place her back in Power. The minister was reminded, how- ever, that Congress alone had power to authorize the employment of force in the execution of his instructions. Defense of the President’s Actio It Is said in defense of the President's action. that up to the date of his message to Congress commending the further con- sideration of the Hawaiian question tc that body he was fully impressed with the be- lief that Queen Liliuokalani adhered to her refusal to accept his conditions, and that there had been no change in the situation in Honolulu. It is further said that the President and Minister Willis had each acted in good faith, but in entire ignorance of the changed condition of affairs in Hon- olulu and Washington, respectively, or, in other words, the President was not aware that the queen had changed ner mind, and Minister Willis did not know that the Pres- ident had Committed the questio. to Con- gress. The President's message went” to Congress December 18, and Miaiscer Wiliis called for the surrender of the provisional government the following day. It is said, furthermore, that the President might have prevented this action on the part of Minister Willis if he had had the remotest idea that it was necessary. All the proceedirgs at this end of the line were based on the theory that the case had been closed with the queen's refusal to accept the terms imposed by the President. The pos- sibility of her changing her mind was rot considered, otherwise it is almost certain that the minister would have been notified that the matter was in the hands of Con- gress and that he was not to interfere with the status. No More Steps by the Executive. Secretary Gresham is given as authority for the statement that no further steps will be taken by the executive branch of the government to carry out its policy of re- storing Queen Liliuokalani. He said today that the settlement of the whole Hawaiian question was in the hands of Congress and everything that would aid that body in ar- riving at a conclusion, would be promptly submitted by the President. “All docu- ments, reports and other communications expected by the State Department from Mr. Willis,” said the secretary, “will be transmitted to Congress and given publicity through that source as soon as they come to hand. “Furthermore all communications of an official nature addressed to Mr. Willis will go to Congress as soon as mailed to the. minister.” Willis’ Report Not Yet Received. The report of Mr. Willis on the latest Phase of the Hawaiian situation, was not received at the State Department this morning. It is expected to reach Washing- tom at the earliest in the San Francisco mail that gets here at 5:15 o'clock this afternoon. It is possible that the packet may have missed mail connections some- Where in the west, in which event it will Rot arrive here until tomorro' The de- partment officials think, however, that the — is likely to come in late this after- Mr. Gresham says the communication of Mr. Willis will be transmitted to Congress without delay. He could not say whether or not it would be given to the press in advance of that time. A Feeling of Relief. There appears to be a general feeling of relief among the official who support the administration's policy of restoration over the news that no trouble had attended the demand of Mr. Willis for the surrender of the provisional government. It is also ap- parent that the administration is disap- Pointed because Mr. Willis failed to main- tain the status quo, and no secret is made of the belief that he would not be called on to act while the matter was pending in Congress. A gentleman who is said to have had an interview with the President on the subject is authority for the state- ment that while the President is disap- pointed because Mr. Willis made the de- mand on the provisional government, he admits that the minister did no more than carry out his instructions, obeying the let- ter, however, if not the spirit. ——__-e-——____. THE INCOME TAX. Mr. McMillin Has Concluded His Bill and the Committee Will Co: ler It. Mr. McMillin has concluded his bill pro- widing for methods of collecting an income tax and there is to be a meeting of the democrats of the committee on ways and Means late this afternoon to consider the matter. The committee having already ap- Broved the principle of the bill the formal measure will probably be adopted without | ny change. The serious question before the committee is whether it shall be brought in as a part of the regular tariff bill or treated as a separate measure. The proba- bilities appear to be that it will be adopted as a separate measure. The situation {s embarrassing to the committee, however. Af the income tax 1s treated separately it 4s almost certain to be defeated in the Penge = It ts added to the tarife bill there lect langer it both proposi- tions may be defeated. " ————+o+__ Government Receipts Today. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today Were $48,346; from customs, $371,572 j Ma, LIKE THE LONG CASE. An Appeal From the Pension Office Sus- tained by Judge Reynolds. A Decision Regarded as Important by Attorneys—What Constitutes Total Helplessness. Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the In- terior Department recently rendered an opinion in a pension case—and which has mot yet been officially given to the public —which attorneys consider of great im- portance, as it is not only a reversal of Commissioner Lochren’s decision in the case under consideration, but also, because the case is analogous to that of Judge Long. Some attorneys think this opinion indi- cates that if appealed to, Judge Reynolds would restore Judge Long to his former rating. The case is that of Capt. Edwin O. Beers of Elmira, N. Y., who was in the fiftieth New York engineers. His claim is docketed number 15987, and his certificate 1s number 269531. Shortly, the history of his claim is that up to "91 he received first $10 a month, then $30, being examined by various boards and his disability always being found to be increasing. In ‘Yl he filed through his at- torney, William L. Goodlove, a claim for $72 a month. At the time Assistant Com- missioner Davidson wrote to J. Sloat Fas- sett, who is much .interested in the case, that he thought the claim a just one, and that it would probably be allowed shortly. But it was not fully allowed. Commissioner Raum granted Mr. Beers $50 per month on October 12, 1891. He was not satisfied with this, however, and made another claim for $72. This, Commissioner Lochren, when he came in refused. The Decision Reversed. Mr. Beers appealed to Secretary Reynolds, and last week, on January 4, his pension was increased to $72. The similarity of this claim to that of Judge Long, in so far as the questions of requiring outside aid are concerned, is shown in the opinion of the secretary, quoted below. This opinion was given last month, but has not yet been printed, Secretary Reynolds having withheld it for some reason. An application for the opinion was also made at the pension office, but the commissioner was not to be seen today, and it was stated that the decision would influence the future policy of the office and could not be made public without the commissioner's consent. The entire opinion, filling fifteen typewritten pages, was at last secured from an outside source. It cites all the evidence in the case and fully reviews its history. The secretary quotes from the attorney’s letter of appeal in the case as follows: “It is a matter of fact that manifest injustice has been done him (Beers) in the attempt to keep his rate down and to deprive him of that to which he is legally entitled. The appellant declines to accept and hereby re- turns his certificate. Defining Total Help! ens. The opinion closes as follows: “As al- ready intimated, I am of the opinion tiat the total permanent helplessness of soidicrs, requiring the regular personal aid and at- tendance of another person, is fully and fairly establisbed—first, by the lay and ex- parte medical testimony, and, second, by the certificates of the medical boards who have examined the soldier. The law docs not require a degree of permanency, ‘that excludes all possibility of recovery, and no danger can result from such construction, as, in case of partial or total recovery, the remedy is all in the hands of your bureau to regulate the rate of pension according to the facts. Neither does the law require that degree of helplessness that exists in case of infancy, nor do the words ‘totally and permanently helpless’ necessarily 1m- ply an enfeebled condition of the mind. The degree of helplessness is defined by the statute to be such ‘as to require the reg- ular personal aid and attendance of an- other person.’ The law does not require that the ‘attendance’ must be constant, but.it must be regular from day to day, not iply periodic or at stated or regular intervals, and it must be continuous in the sense that it must be at the command and service of the person so disabled; .and the disability which is entitled to such aid is an incapacity to perform the ordinary and necessary functions of daily life, such as eating, drinking, dressing, walking, rising, sitting, moving about and in general earing for oneself. In order to entitle a person to the rate of $72 there must be shown to ex- ist a disability resulting in such ‘total per- manent helplessness’ as to require or nec- essitate the aid and attendance of another person in the exercise of the ordinary Cunc- tions of daily life. The condition of claim- ant for the past two or three years, or from the spring of 1891, brings his case within the statute, and in the language of the act he is entitled to receive a pension of $72 per month from the date of the certificate of the board of surgeons showing such de- gree of disability, and such certificite in this case bears date February 3, 1892. “The action of your bureau appealed from is accordingly revised, and unless there is reason for discrediting the testimony of claimant and his witnesses you will in- crease his pension in accordance with the foregoing opinion.” + + PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, Three Customs Officers and Several Postmasters Made Happy. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Otis B. Spencer of Colorado, of customs, port of Denver, Col. Thomas W. Lamb of Georgia, collector of customs, district of Brunswick, Ga. Stephen P. Slocum of Rhode Island, col- lector of customs, district of Newport, R. I. Postmasters: Connecticut—Denis T. Walsh, Daniel P. Gillivan, Clintonville. Indiana—V. C. Hanawalt, Logansport; Wm. H. Burks, Sullivan. Iowa—Theo. H. Hollock, Grundy Center. Maine—W. L. Farrar, South Paris. Michigan—James McNamara, Alpena; Charles R. Henry, Au Sable. Minnesota—Alfred E. Haven, Faribault. Mississippi—Hettie J. Foose, Kosciusko. Missouri—John W. Mason, Mexico; David H._Mock, Webb City. New Jersey—Robert C. Albright, Madison; Garrabrant R. Allyie, Rutherford. New York—Lyman S. Coleman, Castile: | Andrew McTigue, Far Rockaway; James H. Quinlan, Flushing; C. Leonard Lewis, | Naples; Frank R. Avery, Phoenix; Patrick | Reilly, West Troy. Ohio—Jacob Stief, Carey; Charles E. Kin- der, Miamisburg. Pennsylvania—Thomas A. Butkiewitz, Nanticoke; Thomas B. Gillouly, Ridgeway. Texas—Ed E. King, Brownwood; John Julian, El Paso. Wisconsin—Robert M. Crawford, Mineral Point; Fergus F. Green, Shawnee. - o-—_—____ The Gold Balance. ‘The gold balance in the treasury 1s stated at $73,613,655, being the lowest point yet | reached. It is believed at the Treasury Depart- | ment, however, the heavy payments al- ways due about the first of the month | being out of the way, the gold reserve | will not be diminished much further and | that the end of January will find the net | balance not far below $80,000,000. ———_+- e+ -____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class postmas- ters appointed today was forty-three. Of this number twenty-three were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation, and the remainder by removals. pointments were: Cabell, J. L. Johnson, resign: Clinch river, H. P. Sloan, vice W. ‘lean, resigned. Wesley | Ford was appointed postmaster at Ocean, vice J. M. Sloan, resigned. surveyor Ansonia; R. Bowers, vice The Virginia ap- | TO MAKE IT SAFE. The Report on the Ford’s Theater Building Sent to Congress. REPAIRS CONSIDERED NECESSARY The Upper Floors Unsafe and the East Wall Bulged. THE VIEWS OF ENGINEERS. The House committee on appropriations has received a communication from the Secretary of War pronouncing the Ford’s Theater building as still unsafe, notwith- standing the recent repairs made to it. The | Statement is conveyed in an official report made by Col. Elliot, Maj. Adams and Capt. Knight of the corps of army engineers, forming a board appointed by the Secre- tary of War to examine the building. The report of the board upon each part of the building separately is as follows: The masonry foundations have been thoroughly repaired and, in the judgment of the board, they may now be considered as safe. Both the girders supporting the floor beams of the second and third floors and the columns on which these girders rest will support loads in excess of those that will fracture the iron floor beams, and, in fact, any load that they are likely to be called upon to bear, and they may be con- sidered as safe. The fitst floor, which is of wood laid on concrete over brick arches, supported by the piers in the basement, may be consid- ered as safe. The Upper Floors. In considering the safety of the second and third floors the maximum fiber strain allowable for wrought iron beams has been taken at 12,000 pounds per square inch, and the maximum fiber strain allowable for steel beams has been taken at 15,000 pounds per square inch. The beams of the second story floor are all of wrought iron. The maximum allowable load on these beams, including the weight of the beams themselves, is 104 pounds per square foot of floor surface. The actual dead load now on the beams of the second floor, including the weight of the beams themselves, is 85 1-2 pounds per square foot of floor sur- face. The greatest allowable live or mov: ble load on this floor, including clerks, furniture, &c., is therefore 18 1-2 pounds per square foot of floor surface, and the floor is safe for this load, but as 70 pounds per square foot is the usual assumption made in good practice for superimposed loads on floors of offices the board pro- nounces the second floor as not safe. The floor beams of the third floor are all of wrought iron, except that steel beams were used for the repair of the compara- tively small portion of the floor that fell, and the greatest allowable weight on this floor, including both its dead and its live load, is therefore, as in the case of the sec- ond floor, 104 pounds per square foot of floor surface. But the actual dead load now on the beams of this floor is 137 pounds per square foot of floor surface; 30 that, without providing for any live load whatever, there is already on this floor an excess of 33 pounds per aqUare foot. over what is considered a‘safé rule in stich cates. ‘The board is therefore of the opinion that the third floor is not’safe. ~~~ ‘The Bulged East Wall. “> The north, the south, and the west walls of the building are safe, but in regard to the east wall, the wall facing the alley in the rear, the vertical section of it exhibited in the blue print herewith, shows that the wall is very much bulged outwards, the maximum displacement being at about the level of the second floor. It has been com- puted that a vertical line through the cen- ter of gravity of the section intersects the plane of the base within the base, but the point of intersection is but four inches from the outer edge of the base of the wall. Although the wall has stood for many years in its present condition it | should be condemned for the reason that it does not comply with the good engineering rule that all constructions should not only be strong and stable in fact but they should look so. As geen from the alley it certainly does not appear stable. Very naturally it is regarded with distrust, and the com- putation just referred to leads the board to the conclusion that this feeling is well founded; that the wall is in fact not stable and is not safe. The small iron stairway inclosed in a brick well in the southwest corner of the building extends to the third floor with a communication with each floor, There is also communication on the first and second floors with the adjacent building on the south by means of a small door on each floor, but the stairway and the exits are insufficient in case of fire, and a fire es- cape should be constructed at the north- ern extremity of the rear wall of the bulld- The existing facilities for these purposes are deemed entirely inadequate if the build- ing 1s to be occupied for clerical purposes as heretofore; in fact, it may be said that there are no facilities whatever for sys- tematic ventilation. The Building Unsafe. In conclusion, the board reports that it kas examined the old Ford's Theater bulld- ing, and is unable to pronounce the build- ing safe, At the final meeting of the board held this day Mr. Clark, the architect of the Capitol, and Mr. Entwisle, the inspector of buildings of the District of Columbia, were present as per the invitation of November 27 before referred to, and after the fore- going conclusions of the board had been read to them they were invited to make any suggestions thereon they might deem proper. Mr. Clark stated that in his judgment to make the building safe the rear wall should be taken down and reconstructed; that the load occasioned by the concrete, brick and tiles should be removed from the third floor, or, in view of the fact that the beams have deflected, they would be supported by intermediate posts and girders at the cen- ters of the present bearings, the posts to start from the foundation of the builiding. Mr. Entwisle stated that he is of the same opinion as Mr. Clark; that the rear wall that to make the building safe it will be best to remove the floors and reconstruct them with stronger beams, and also on ac- count of the Jimited space for exit two jire escapes should be constructed in rear of the building. Mr. Clark and Mr. Entwisle further stated that, in its present condition, the building is not considered by them safe. In the preceding part of its report the board has considéred only the subject referred to it by the Secretary of War, 1. e., whether the building as it now siands is safe. if it is proposed to make use of the building and it is to be occupied by clerks the rear wall should be taken down and recon- structed; the beams of the second and third floors should be supported at the cen- ters of the spans by posts and girders, the posts to be supported from the foundation of the building; fire escapes should be con- structed, and defects in ventilation and lighting should be remedied. Cost of Making the Building Safe. After making this report to the Secretary of War the board was called upon to sub- mit a plan and estimate for making the of the proposed changes is about $12,000. o+—_____ To Command the Petrel. Lieut. Commander Wm. H. Emory, late |maval attache of the United States em- | bassy at London, has been ordered to com- mand the gunboat Petrel on the Asiatic | Station, relieving Lieut. Commander Day- ton, who is ordered home for examination | for’ promotion. Lieut. Commander mory jis now traveling in ltaiy, ané wili pro- '@eed oy tne Red sea to join his vessel, should be taken down and reconstructed; | building safe, which it did. The total cost | THE DISTRICT OFFICES. Expectations Raised by the Two Beoent Appointments. Gossips Look for Changes in the Of- fice of Recorder of Deeds and * Register of Wills. ——— The fact that the President, in the multi- plicity of his duties, has found time to give attention to District matters to the extent of making appointments to two of its most important offices naturally leads to the 2ou- clusion that he has also considered the mat- ter of the other local offices under his juris- diction. The appointment of Commissioner Ross and Marshal Wilson gives universal satisfaction, and justifies the hope that te appointments yet to be made will be equai- ly satisfactory. In at least one of these cases he waived his general rule as to re- appointing ex-office holders. Mr. Ross did not hold his present office under Mr. Cleve- jand’s administration, and to continue him in a place which he had filled so satisfac- torily makes a case different from the re- appointment of an old office holder. The reappointment of Mr. Wiison, how- ever, has led the friends éf Mr. Dorsey Clagett to believe that another exception may be made in his case. Mr, Clagett held the office of register of wills under Mr. Cleveland's first administration, and serv: with credit. Changes May Soon Be Made. Although there is no legal term of service in the offices of recorder of deeds and regis- ter of wills, the appointments usually run for four years. This, however, is merely a matter of custom, without any binding force in law. District Commissioners, the United States marshal, the United States attorney and the city postmaster are ap- Pointed for stated terms, the District Com- missioners of three and the others of four years, but the recorder and the register are appointed without regard to length of serv- ice, So far as can be learned in official centers, no action has been taken by the President looking to a change in either of these two offices, but the gossips predict that there will be a change in both before many weeks elapse. Recorder Bruce has been in office four years, lacking one month, and Register Wright has a little over three years’ service to his credit. Mr. Bruce was appointed in February, 1890, and Mr. Wright in Septem- ber of the same year. Ever since the ap- pointment of Mr. Frederick Douglass as recorder of deeds, by President Garfield, that office has been held by a colored man. Mr. Matthews of Albany was appointed to the office by Mr. Cleveland in 1885. The Senate rejected his nomination and the President appointed Mr. Trotter, a colored resident of Boston, to the office and he was confirmed. There is considerable interest now to see whether Mr. Cleveland will again appoint a colored man, and whether he will again select a non-resident. in the event that the President decides to give the office to a colored resident of the District the friends of Dr. Riley, pres- ident of the John M. Palmer Club, think he hi a fair chance of selection. They say the local democracy, if a colored man is to be appointed, prefer a resident colored man, and will, under such conditions, give support to Dr. Riley. The District democ- racy, however, do not regard it as neces- sary that a colored man should be appoint- ed. e nt is reported to have said that if he gave the office to a non-resident he would give it to some prominent colored democrat, but whether, in case he appoints @ Tocal democrat, he will feel bound to choose a colored mian is not known. The District Attorneyship. People who claim to know say that the next local appointment to be made will be that of a United States attorney. They go so far as to assert positively that a change has already been determined upon and will be announced before the close of the pres- ent month. According to these wiseacres Mr. Henry E. Davis is the man selected té succeed Mr. Birney. They predict that he will be nominated soon after the court an- nounces its decision in the case of the book- makers at Ivy City. The advocates for a change in the district attorneyship concede that Mr. Birney has been a faithful, effi- cient and conscientious officer and that his relief, after so short a service, is not to be regarded as a reflection on his administra- tion. According to their theory the President is personally interested in the administra- tion of justice in the District for the rea- son that it comes directly under his ob- servation and that therefore he desires to have the position of public prosecutor filled by a man of nis own party, of whose abil- ity and integrity he has personal ledge. This would seem to indicate that the only objection to Mr. Birney is that he is a republican and that he does not possess the President's confidence. Mr. Davis has denied the statement that the office was tendered to him or that his visit to the White House Monday was in relation to the office of District attorney. Early last summer The Star spoke of the Probability of the nomination of Mr. Davis, and while he then and today stated to a Star reporter that the office was unsought by him, and really not desired, it is known that Mr. Davis has been prevailed upon by his friends to allow his name to be con- sidered by the President, with the distinct understanding that if it is favorably’ con- sidered he will aceept the appointment only as a recognition of the urgent request of his friends. While Mr. Davis stated to a Star reporter yesterday afternoon that it was true that he saw the President Mon- day, as mentioned in The Star, and that the matter of some of the District offices were discussed, the office of District attorney was not of those mentioned during his con- versation with the President. Mr. Davis also stated that the office had not been tendered to him, and politely begged to be excused from saying what Me would do should it be offered to him. In all the gossip about local appoint- ments less attention seems to be paid to the postmastership than to any of the other offices,and the impression is galning ground that it will be the last one considered by the President. It is generally supposed that Postmaster Sherwood will be permitted to serve out his term, which Will end next fall. So much of Mr. Cleveland’s time is now occupied by important affairs of state arising out of the complications in Hawali and in Brazil, and economle questions, that it is possible District mattefs may be laid on the shelf for some time to come. aS © TO GET BACK AT HILL, The President May Veto the New York Bridge Bit. There was an interestitg rumor afloat at the Capitol today. It was to the effect that the President sees in the Hudson river bridge bill an excellent opportunity to se- cure revenge upon Senator Hill for his op- position to the Hornblower nomination. This bill, which was finally signed by the presiding officers of the two houses of Con- gress yesterday, is now in the hands of the President for his approval or rejection, and the story goes that he has let it become known that he does not intend to act upon the bill until the Senate acts upon the nom- ination of Mr. Hornblower. Should the name be finally rejected by the Senate, It is rumored, he will veto the bill and de- pend upon his friends in the Senate to pre- vent its passage over the veto. This, it is thought, would be a particularly effective form of revenge, as Senator Hill is very directly interested in the project and fought |for its passage with unusual energy at the last session, There are commercial and engineering “reasons that the President | might summon to his aid in vetoing such a measure without exposing himself to criticism for having vetoed the bill as a mere matter of vengeance. Of course, no |confirmation or denial of this story is to |be had at present. The Hornblower nomi- nation 1s sure to be acted upon by the Sen- i jong bef | that ESCAPE WAS CUT OFF Early Morning Fire in a New York Tenement. TWO YOUNG BOYS BURNED 10 DEATH. Destruction of a Piano Factory in Indiana. OTHER LOSS BY THE FLAMES. NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—A fire occurred early this morning in the tenement house 50 East Houston street. Before it was dis- covered escape from the upper floors was eut off and the occupants became panic- stricken. Mrs. Amelia Holz, forty years old, jumped from a fourth-story window to the sidewalk and was fatally injured. Her husband, a consumptive, was rescued with difficulty, having been overcome by smoke. P. J, Hayes, a telegraph lineman, was also rescued in an unconscious condi- tion, overcome by smoke. The other occu- pants were all taken out safely. The cellar of the house has been used for years by outcasts for sleeping in. It is be- lieved the fire was caused by the careless- ness of one of these tramps with his pipe. The loss is small. RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 10.—Fire started early this morning in the big factory of the Starr Piano Manufacturing Company, west of this city, and in two hours the valuable Plant was a mass of ruins. The origin of the fire is unknown. There was so much inflammable material in the building that the insufficient fire protection was of no avail. The loss is placed at $250,000, with only $40,000 insurance. The local fire department was called out, but because of the peculiar location of the buildings could not head off the flames. The concern. was one of the largest and best equipped factories of its kind in the west. Burning of an Old Charch. ASTORIA, L. I, Jan. 10.—St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was caused by an overheated furnace. The funeral of a Mrs. Mabbitt of Newberne, N. C., was to have been held in the church this morn- PARTY INCOMPETENCY. Mr. Dalzell’s Speech in Opposition to the Tariff Bill. He Alleges That the Administration is Incompetent to Deal With a Single Important Question. Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, a member of the ways ahd means#committee, continued the discussion in opposition to the bfil. He sai the election of the demo- cratic candidates and Congress in 1802 re- sulted in a “crisis among the most appall- ing in our economic history. All our in- dustries suffered immediate collapses; trade, foreign and domestic, became para- lyzed; the ghost of distrust stalked threat- eningly in all the avenues of commerce, and fear fell on all men, rich and poor alike. As a people we walk today in the valley of desolation. The doubts engen- dered by democratic accession to power have been justified and aggravated by ex- perience of democratic rule. In the few months that the dominant party has held the reins of government it has proved itself conspicuously incompetent to deal with a single important question pfesented by the responsibilities of civil administration. “In this deplorable condition of things, clouds and darkness all around us, what do those who fule our destinies propose by way of relief? A tariff bill that is enacted I predict posterity will pronounce the most infamous tive crime of our history. Instead of relief it brings aggra- vation. To the manufacturer whose idle capital is bringing him no return, whose is a and whose tirely cut off, it offers the deceptive lure of free raw materials and the ignis fatuus of the world’s mark. and be just to hig ‘To the farmers it offers instead of protection an enlarged competition from abroad in the products of his farm; instead of a vast and grow- ing home market a market abroad in which his increased surplus cannot but degrade prices.’ Unwise at This Time. Mr. Dalzell asserted that even were the Wilson bill wise in its provisions its enact- ment at this time would be unwise and he recited the material benefits which had oc- curred under the McKinley bill and the condition of business and labor at the close ing, and the edifice was being heated for|of the last administration as proof. Upon that purpose. The church was a frame structure, and was one of the first churches built in Astoria. It was ninety years old. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Mabbitt were held in the church yard while the firemen were still at work on the ruins of the church, ‘Two Boys Burned to Death. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Jan. 10.—The house of John Montal, in Dickerson Centra, was destroyed by fire last night. The flames spread rapidly, and two boys, aged four and six years, respectively, were hem- med in by the fire and burned to death. ‘The mother and two children barely escaped with their lives. FT. SCOTT, Kan., Jan. 10.—Arcadia,Kan., a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, twenty miles south of this city, was almost burned out by fire yesterday. Merchants saved their stocks in most cases, but heavy losses were sustained, The damage is not yet known. —_——., ENGLISH DICTATION. The Londom Times Undertakes to Stiffen Cleveland’s Back. LONDON, Jan. 10.—The Times, comment- ing on the advices from Hawaii which reached Victoria, B. C., last night, says: “Notwithstanding the allusions of Presi- dent Dole to the rights of Hawali as a sovereign state, it is indeed probable that he and his associates place their chief hopes in the exigencies of American poli- tics rather than in the wishes of the popu- lation of Hawaii. That the provisional gov- ernment ia well advised in assuming an at- titude of deflance toward the President of the United States may indeed be doubted. Although it has been rumored that he will accept a compromise, Mr. Cleveland has shown that he has a stiff back, and he thinks that his countrymen admire it, and it is quite possible that in the long run he may ‘show himself as resolute and deter- mined in his Hawaiian policy as he was upon the silver question. If the report that Senator Turpie’s resolution represents the present views of the administration should turn out to be well founded, it will be an interesting and instructive exercise even to those best versed in American politics to observe by what conceivable sophistry Mr. Cleveland will try to reconcile his recogni- tion in January of the government he at- tempted to depose in December. We are inclined to discredit the rumor. If anything col e such a retreat harder than his own emphatic assurarces that the pro- visional government is in the wrong, it would be the circumstance that the mem- =, that government openly defied ——. MURDER AT A REVIVAL. Jealousy Causes a Fatal Fight in Alabama. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 10.—A special to the Post from Birmingham, Ala., says: “Near Tuscogee, Ala., last night, during a revival meeting at the church, Will Duke struck John West on the head with a piece of plank, killing him instantly. The young men had a quarrel about a girl, each being jealous of the other. The fatal fight oc- curred before the eyes of a horrified congre- gation, who were in the midst of prayer, ex- horting and singing. Despite the religious spirit of the revival, Duke came near being lynched before his friends couki hurry him off.” ie A GREAT JOCKEY IN HIS DAY. Death of Robert Poole at the Age of Eighty-Two Years. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Jan. 10.—Robert Poole, the oldest and, in his time, one of the best known jockeys in the country, died suddenly yesterday. + Mr. Poole was eighty-two years oid, and ever since he was old enough to sit in a saddle or stick to the seat of a racing sulky | he has been a winning driver or rider. Over | sixty years ago he rcde in some of the big- | gest racing events of the country, which at! time were held in New Orleans, and | there is no course of any importance from | Maine to California on which he had not figured, He was at one time one of the fastest long distance runners in the United States and was che first man in the coun- try to run ten miles within the hour. Since | June, 1892, Poole had had the special charge | of the trotter Dan Wilkes. a KILLING OF CAPT. HEDBERG. Lie Col. Burton Completes Hi eastigntion at Fort Sheridan. CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Lieut. Col. George | H. Burton, who has represented the Secre- | tary of War in an investigation of the | killing of Capt. Hedberg by Lieut. Maney at D»rt Sheridan, completed his labors | yesterday. He said last night: “As a rep- | resentative of the Secretary of War I have | nothing to say. The investigation is com- pleted and my report will be in the hands of the Secretary in a short time. I leave for Washington tomorrow.” $<». Senator Mite! s Bank to Open. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 10.—Nearly all | the creditors of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Bank have signed exten- sions and the bank will probably reopen | what ground, then, can it be asked for or justified? In answer to this question Mr. Dalzell said the majority claim that the bill is @ response to the people's demand that the doctrines of the platform should be enacted into law. Two questions, then, he said, presentéd themselves for ar- gument: First, is protection unconstitu- tional? does this bill a tariff for the of revenue only? As to the first question, Mr. Daizell these in of the consti- tutionality of 2 1, The American Union was founded originally to secure 2. It was an states as is the right of self-defense in the individual. 3. Without any intention to abrogate such right it was ceded to the general gov- ernment when the Union was formed. 4. It is expressly included in the taxing amte SE the Cotatitation. 5. fe Ene cee me he power commerce. 6. construction of the Constitution by its makers proves its ex- isten, ce. 7. A century and more of its exercise py on a The opinions our statesmen, with scarcely an exception, from the begin- ning till now, affirm it. 9. And so do the decisions of our highest tribunal, the Supreme Court of the United States, Recurring to the second question, Mr. Dalzell asserted that the bill is not for reve- nue only, but is a bastard mm bill. Am index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. INTEREST IN HAWAII. Representative Loud Was in Hono- lulu When Blount Was. THE LATTER WENT 70 ATTAIN AN EXD Mr. Ellis Says All Pacific Coast Leaders Oppose Cleveland's Policy. DEMANDS CONGRESS’ NOTICE. Representative Loud of California takes's keen interest in the Hawaiian situation, be- eget it fl 3 i ii Pe F othe Fue i fl HF + H EF I F : f F i | , i i EF i | A i H : i E F i j 3 £ g B 8 F H t | & z i | i Ft : i ni | i fee f . e x &§ & F [i 7 rf Ht i i i Ha Condemns Cleveland's Action. protectio! It violates every principle laid down by Mr. Ellis of Oregon: “From all I can learn Secretary Walker as constituting a tariff! for revenue only. As to Ad Valorem Duties. Next Mr. Dalzell discussed the substitu- tion of ad valorem for specific duties—than which, he declared, all experience demon- strated nothing could be more indefensible. “I know of no statesman in American history, of any party or political creed, who has advocated ad valorem duties, with the exception of Robert J. Walker, and Robert J. Walker, as an authority, is burned in the grave of the unfortunate tariff of 1846. Ad valorem duties have been cvn- demned as impracticable by Hamilton, Gallatin, Crawford and Van Buren; by Benton, Buchanan and Webster, Meredith and Daniel Manning and by the unanimous verdict of foreign statesmen.” + @ + - MUST HAVE FIRE ESCAPES. A Bill Introduced by Senator Harris of Local Interest. Senator Harris today by request of the District Commissioners introduced a bill amending the act approved January 26, 1887, for the protection of property and life from destruction by fire. This bill is the result of an inquiry recently inaugurated by the Commissioners as to their power under the law to enforce the regulations as to the erection of fire escapes. A letter from Attorney Thomas accompanies the bill, showing that, in his opinion, the exist- ing law is defective in that there is no pro- vision which enables the Commissioners to enforce the provision and urging the adop- tion of a new section to the bill which reme- dies this: defect. The bill consists, therefore, of the following new section 3: “That it shall be unlawful to issue a license to the lessee or proprietor of any building in the District of Columbia used as a hotel, factory, manufactory, theater or tenement house, hall or place of amuse- ment, or other building used for a business for which a license is required, unless the application for such license is accompanied with the certificate of the inspector of buildings that such building is provided with fire escapes, standpipes,ladders, lights, alarm gongs and descriptive notices as re- quired by sections 1 and 2 of said act—act of January 26, 1887. That on the failure or neglect after thirty days’ notice of the owner of lessee of any building used as a factory, manufactory, tenement house, or to the trustee of any building used as seminary, college,academy, hospital or asylum in the District of Co- lumbia to provide fire escapes, stand- pipes, and so forth, such persons shall be Mable to a fine of not less than $ nor more than $l0v for each day he or they shall fail to provide the same; such fine to be collected by prosecution in the Police Court in the name of the District of Co- lumbia. And in default of lessees, trus- tees, or owners in putting up said fire said District Commissioners are empowered, and it is their duty, to cause such fire escapes to be erected, and they are hereby authorized to assess the cost thereof as a tax against the buildings on which they are erected and the ground on which the same stands, and to issue tax lein certificates against such buildings and grounds for the amount of such as- sessment, bearing interest at 10 per cent per annum, which certificates may be turn- ed over by the Commissioners to the con- tractors for doing the work. Provided, also, that a lessee, owner or trustee of any building who shall fail to erect fire escapes, &c., as in said act provided, shall be Hable to an action for damages in case of debt or personal injury resulting from fire in buildings not provided with fire escapes as required by said act; and that such action may be maintained by any person or persons now authorized by law to sue as in other cases of injury or death by wrongful act.” The bill and the letter of the Commis- the newspapers and the leading men on the Pacific coast are all opposed to the position of the administration on this question, There are, however, a great many annexa- Uonists in that part of the country who be- lieve it is the proper thing to annex the Hawalian Islands. of the revolution and that the wrong per petrated upon the Hawaiian government that action should be repaired by means as are necessary. The fact that the outraged government was a monarchy, or that it is alleged to be morally weak, not enter into the question. The law of na- tions does not recognize distinctions of this kind. He thinks that President ‘2 action in the Hawatian matter will redound to his fame and everlasting credit. Senator Perkins. “I think it is high time,” said Senator Perkins of California to a Star reporter this afternoon, “that Congress should @ definite policy in regard to the Islands. The vascillating country in this crisis of the ing to the sensibilities of the whole i ple who now constitute and I know them to be Ang minds, the highest character and great- est capacity. I think it is this country does not recognize ernment and put the two countries upon 6 definite international Pa PROF. ALEXANDER REPLIES. them over into the United States. But an- nexation did not come. They know perfect- ly weil that their government could not pos- sibly last if submitted to a popular decis- jon. They have taken the leap, and realize perfectly well that they have got to land somewhere, and the question is where do they propose to land?” Replying to these remarks, Prof. Alexan- der, formerly surveyor general of Hawaii, says Col. Blount certainly has been misied. Except for the disturbed conditipn of at- fairs which is a necessary result of the policy of the United States administration, the islands were never in so prosperous @ condition. The provisional government to- day represents nearly 2ll of the improved property, the intelligence and character of next Monday. This is the bank in which | sioners. together with the opinion of At-| the country, and have no fears of any in- Senator jonn Siitcheli owns a third m-| terest. torney Ther-as, were referred to the com- mittee on che Columbia, ternal force if let alone. If it is mot thx wish of the people of the United State