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THE EVENING STAR Persie “ate! hones PUBLISHED Diit\ EXCEPT SUNDAY. aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, MMO! Pennsyivacia a corner 1ith St. by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ee ee ‘Wow York Office, 88 Potter ——+ Tee Evexrse views, ous I. oF 4c. per mth. Copies the cents each. By mafl—anywhere in the States or —postare HPapaid—30 cents mont S3An is served to an! in the ir own account, t 10 cents connter United per Sarcapay Quretcrre SHEET Stax 81.00 per year: with foreizn postage added, $3.00 a tered at the Post fice at Washi Dd. c., a StS tt ee SG All mail! sabecriptions must be paid in sdvance- Rates of sivertising madi THE CIVIL SERVICE. Tt Forms an Interesting Topic of Disougsion in the Senate, SEVERAL PHASES OF I? ALLUDED 70. The House is Occupied With the Tariff Debate. MR. SPRINGER’S STATEMENT. The appearance of the Senate chamber today while the journal was being read would have led any stranger visiting the Capitol to suppose that the democratic Senators were in a very small minority, for there were only three of them in their seats, while more than a score of republican Sen-| ators were present. After the presentation of the usual num- ber of remonstrances against the Wilson | tariff bill, a private bill for the refunding | of a small amount wrongfully collected for | internal revenue tax in 1865 engaged at- tention for nearly half an hour and was finally placed on the calendar. Che Evening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,784. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Protect me from the gentleman from Illi- nois.”” Mr. Springer then apologized and asked | that the gentleman from Michigan yield him a few minutes. be Chairman,” said Mr. Burrows, | laughingly, “I have no choice but to yield | when the gentleman from Illinois wants to speak. I yield him the remainder of my tim Mr. Springer laughed, thanked him, and went on to explain how it was better to buy than to sell. ——__-e-___. COLORED DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. Representatives Confer With President as to Appointments. A committee of the Colored Democratic League was at the White House ths after- noon to confer with the President in re- gard to a more general recognition of col- ored men of the democratic party in the distribution of federal patronage. Mr. the White of New York was chairman of the committee. It is said that they advocated | the renomination of Mr. Taylor as minister | to Bolivia and Mr. Astwood as consul at Calais. These men were nominated at the extra session. Astwood’s nomination was re- jected and that of Taylor failed of action. 1 It is not developed whether they urged the appointment of a colored democrat to suc- ceed Recorder Bruce, but such a thing is | regarded as not at all improbable. ————+e+—____ A REMARKABLE ESCAPE. | A Terrific Railroad Collision Without Debate on the Civil Service. The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. | Call (Pla.) for an examination into the con-| dition of the civil service of the United | States and as to the expediency of its re-) trenchment or its increase, was laid before | the Serate, and Mr. Berry (Ark.) expressed | his hostility to any further extension of| the civil service, characterizing the whole business as a great humbug. He was told by Mr. Call that the resolution had noth- ing whatever to do with party politics. It was simply as to the question of the ap- Portionment of civil employes among the States in proportion to population. - Mr. Hoar (Mass.) said that whatever might be the difficulties in the way of a complete application of the principles of civil service reform, he did not see how arybody could desire to continue the sys- tem which has prevailed since the time of Andrew Jackson, if not before, of using the offices of the United States to bribe the| people to activity in the service of political | parties. He did not think that any ap- plause could be got anywhere for such talk as that of the Senator from Arkansas, Fatal Result. CHESTER, S. C., Jan. 17.—The limited! train No. 35 from New York for Florida, on | the Richmond and Danville, was run into by a Georgia, Carolina and Northern train | at the crossing here early this morning. | Twenty-five people were Teported either killed or injured. Details of the Disaster. A telegram was received in the city by General Manager W. H. Green this morn- ing from General Superintendent McBee of the Richmond and Danville railroad which shows that the accident at the crossing near Chester, S..C., early this morning was | fortunately not so serious as was at first reported. It appears there were oniy ten passengers on the wrecked Pullman and only five of these were injured. Mr. F. H. Spears of Pittsburg received a scalp wound; J. H. Hoffman of New York, wrist burned; | Mrs. M. E. McCarty of Washington, D.C., | except from office holders or office seekers. A Distinct Class of Officeholders. Mr. Allen (Neb.) asked Mr. Hoar whether the civil service law as now administered had not a tendency to throw upon the country a distinct class of office holders, entirely apart from their merit. Mr. Hoar said that he did not think so. Such a motive for political activity as the obtaining of public offices was degrading and debasing. He did not think it a good thing, when the present administration fame into power, to have all the foreign consulships suddenly and promptly chung- ed. The newspaper expression of “looting” the consulships was hardly an extravagant statement. The Federal Electi The discussion on the resolution for a civ- fl service inquiry continued until 2 o'clock, when the resolution went over until to- morrow. The bill to repeal the federal election laws was then taken up as the “unfinished business.” THE HOUSE. When the House met this morning there ‘was a good attendance on the floor and in the public galleries. Delegate Rawlins (Utah) asked unani- mous consent for the immediate censidera- tion of a bill fixing the amount of indebt- edness which might be incurred by Salt Lake City. This was for the purpose of continuing certain improvemeats for which | appropriations were exhausted, and which would be damaged unless work was contin-| eud. Consent was given, and tie bill was| passed. | The Tariff Bill Again Up. At 11:15 the House went into committee of the whole to consider the Wilson bill. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) took the chair, and! Mr. Morse (Mass.) was recognized. He predicted disaster to the country as a re- sult of the passage of the bill. Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) followed and spoke fm defense of the measure. The present business stagnation, he said, had been <t- tributed by the repubiicans to the incoming of a democratic administration. He had statistics which showed that this depression had begun in July, 1892, and in the following six monchs (Sve of them previous to the election of President Cleve- land) there had been a ‘alling off in ex- ports of $01,000,000. It was cnly the good luck of the republicans which enabled them to get out of power before the crash came. He almost regretted that the republicans | had not remained in power, so that the People could see the iniquity of the Mc- Kinley bill. Mr. Burrows (Mich.) then read from sta- tistics to show that our foreign trade and exportations had increased under the full wperations of the McKinley iaw. Mr. Springer’s Statement. Mr. Springer (il.) jumped to his feet with the statement that the balance of trade between 1850 and 1860 under a low tariff was in favor of this country. Several republicans were alert at the statement, and all were eager to contra- dict it, when Mr. Springer went on to explain that what he meant was that this country had bought more than it had sold, and he thought the country was so much better off by the excess of importations. @erisive laughter among the republicans.) “Then the gentleman believes that it would be to the interest of the country to go abroad for everything we want?” asked Mr. Burrows (amid the laughter of the re- publicans). Mr. Springer explained that goods were a source of wealth more desirable than money, and that that was the view held by Great Britain. The balance of trade had been against Great Britain, according to the understanding of the ‘republican members, by 3500,000,000 and the country must be getting poorer every year. The fact was, however, as was well known, that England was getting richer every | year. | ‘The people of the world were indebted to Great Britain to the extent of $10,000,000,- | 0), and it took $500,000,000 a year to pay | the interest on this debt. That was what | the republicans called the balance of trade being aguinst the country, said Mr. Sprin- ger, triumphantly. Some Questions by Mr. Hulick.— Mr. Hulick (Ohio) inquired whether Mr. | Bpringer intended to vote for the bill for, the reason that it would produce a balance of trade against us. “I hope the time will come when our im- Ports shall exceed our exports,” said Mr. Springer, in reply, “and as our income ex- teeds our outgo, we will grow richer.” | “Will the adoption of this tariff law result in the balance of trade going against us?’ Persisted Mr. Hulick. | “No; not against this country; in favor of it," reiterated Mr. Springer. “We will get more into this country than An Amusing Incident. An amusing incident occurred in the| early part of this colloquy, participated in by Mr. Burrows and Mr. Springer. The| former had been speaking when Mr. Spring- broke in, and when Mr. Burrows called tention to this the chairman said he had been under the impression that the gentle- man from Michigan had yielded his time, and apologized for not protecting him bet- ter. “Oh,” said Mr. Burrows,, good na- turedly, “I do not think the chair could. | filled with people and wagons. elbow cut; G. D. McCarty of Washingtoi D.C., received several bruises; J. T. Wilson Pittsourg, bach hurt; Puliman Conductoi Davis was bruised about the head and ear | cut. No other persons were injured. Dr. Davega, the company’s surgeon, has charge of the injured persons and says that he does not consider any of them seriously hurt. The accident occurred at 12:38 this morn- ing. The Richmond and Danville fast mail, number 55 was crossing the Georgia, Caro- lina and Northern tracks and was run in- to by a freight train on the latter road which struck the Pullman on the front trucks. The sleeper was overturned with the results as stated. It is intimated that the freight at the time of the collision had e unmanageabl ——>—— THE CITY'S HEALTH. lence of the Grip Among Citi- zens a! Officia! For several weeks past the grip,or ca- tarrhal influenza has been claiming many victims, and last week the number reached seventeen. Many policemen and firemen have suffered attacks of the disease and at one time the fire department was so badly crippled that there were scarcely enough of them left to fight fires. At ‘present there are no firemen down with the grip, al- though there are more than the average number of policemen on the sick list, and a number of them are suffering from the grip. Although the number of deaths from the grip was larger last week than during any other week this winter, the physi-| cians report a decrease in the number of cases, and the reports thus far this week | show a decrease in the number of deaths. Health Officer Hammett, in his report tor last week, says: “The mortality returns for the week ended on Saturday show an increase of six deaths over those of the week before. ‘There were nineteen fatal cases of con- sumption, most of which were chronic, and catarrhal influenza claimed seventeen victims. This latter exceeded by three the deaths therefrom as by the last report. Subsequent returns indicate a descending of the influenza invasion sutticient to found a strong belief that this malady has passed its climax in this city. There were tweive new cases of scarlatina, or scarlet rash, accompanied by no fatal result. Hight new cases of diphtheria and five deatns therefrom were reported. ‘Three of these deaths were in one family. “The acute lung diseases present no new feature, not exceeding the normal for this season of the year, and the same may be said in relation to typhoid fever and malar- fal diseases genérally. Infant mortality con- tinues.at the same low rate at which it has stood all this winter up to the present re- pert. The death rate for the total popu- lation being 21.7 is nigh 2 per thousand of | population less than the annual average for | the past eighteen years, and represents a saving of life equal to near 600 individuals.” There were 119 deaths during the week. Death rate per 1,000 per annum: White, 19.2; colored, 27.16. Total population, 21. ; diphtheria, 5; las, 1; typhoid fever, ‘: gestion of the lungs, 3; bronchitis, 5. diseases, 3; meningitis, 1; cancers, tarrhal influenza, 17. ——- SERIOUS RUNAWAY. Two Vehicles Smashed and Several Persons Badly Injured. A serious runaway took place this after- noon at about 1:30 o'clock, in which one of the parties sustained a serious and what | for a time was thoug?t a fatal injury. Mr. A. D. Gaegler was driving a meat and provision wagon along Q street near 7th street northwest, in which were his mother and himself, when the three-year-old colt, which he was driving, became frightened at | the cable cars and broke into a run down | Q street. The terrified horse, entirely un-! controlled by Mr. Gaegler, rushed westward | along Q street for more than two blocks, | when at the corner of Rhode Island avenue | and Columbia street she collided the vehicle | | with a wagon driven by Mr. H. C. Fitz- hugh, overthrowing them both in a heap and throwing all three persons to the| ground. The box on Mr. H. C. Fitzhugh’s wagon was torn off the truck, and the whole thing demolished, although he escaped. with only | slight bruises. Mr. Gaegler also was con- siderably scratched, but Mrs. Gaegler was seen at once to be in a dangerous condi- tion. Blood was coming from her left arm and from her head, and she was imme- diately carried into the office of Dr. Pool, just across the street. There it was found that her arm was broken and her head injured. Her wounds were dressed by Dr. Pool and Dr. Van Rensselaer, and she was taken home in the wagon of Mr. F. J. Simmonds. A large crowd had gathered around the scene by this time, and the street was Mrs. Gae- gler’s arm will heal, and if the injury to her head is not of a serious nature she is expected to recove: > Receiver Ap; inted. ‘The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- | pany has, by rT. George E. Hamilton, filed a bill against the People’s Dispatch Com- | pany, to declare respondent insolvent, for | the appointment of a receiver, etc., and | Crandall of New York for assistant ap-| aC ee : by ‘ Newc¥ork ard |delphia to arrange to hasten gold coinage Justice Cox appointed Wm. Hopps the re- ceiver, on giving a bond of $20,000. bonds without further authority by the SILVER MEN'S PLANS To Prevent Secretary Carlisle From Tssuing Any Bonds. WAN? HIM 70 COIN THE SILVER BULLION Meaning of Mr. Bailey’s Resolution on the Subject: IN TIME. SES os CAN’T PASS There is a disposition on the part of the Populists and a considerable number of radical silver men ir Congress to procure some expression of opinfon by Congress, or by one of the houses of Congress, antag- onistic to the purpose of Mr. Carlisle to issue bonds under the provisions of the re- sumption act. There appears to be no possi- bility whatever of the passage within the limits of time essential under the circum- | stances providing for an issue of bonds in any form. The positive and authoritative announcement that Mr. Carlisle will issue first of February has aroused considerable feeling on the part of those men in Con- gress who hoped that the exigencies of the case would compel the secretary to come to their terms and increase the volume of silver curreney by the coinage of the silver bullion and the Issuance of certificates against the surplus. End of the Silver Men’s Hopes. Mr. Carlisle's taking the matter in his own hands and issuing bonds without fur- ther authority from Congress will put an end to their hopes in this direction. Mr. Bailey's resolution declaring that there is no warrant in the resumption act for the issue of bonds for any other purpose than the redemption of the greenbacks has a considerable support in the House, and it is the belief of Mr. Batley that he may suc- ceed in securing its adoption. The oBject of the resolution, of course, is to prevent Carlisle's issuing the bonds until after he has exausted the resources of the treasury by the use of the surplus silver. After this is done, the silver men say, they will be willing to vote any measure of relief which is necessary to preserve the government from default of payments on its obliga- tions, but it is their desire to maintain the present situation to coerce the government into the further use of silver. Can't Act in Time. The expectation ts that the committee on the judiciary will approve of the Bailey resolution and report it favorably to the House about Friday. Under the special rule providing for the consideration of the tariff this resolution cannot be brought up, however, until after the 29th, and the | House will probably have no opportunity to act on it, whatever the majority senti- ment may be, before Mr. Carlisle has act- ually issued the bonds. But it is hardly probable that the House, even if a vote on this proposition could be had at once, would embarrass the department by its adoption. Both Mr. Carlisle und Mr. Cleve- | land have taken the broad view of the sit- uation that the first and most important duty of the government is to meet its obligations and preserve its credit and that this must be done regardless of every- thing. Me. Carlisle's Juatification. It is known, of course, that Mr. Carlisle has had grave doubts as to the extent of his authority to issue bonds under the re- sumption act and to use the money for cur- rent expenses, but his purpose is to waive this whole matter and, replenishing the de- ficit in the redemption fund as rapidly as | necessary by the sale of bonds, to use that fund or any other fund in the treasury to meet the current obligations of the gov ernment and to depend upon the n: and wisdom of his action to justif, y technical violation of the law or action exceeding his authority. | Bond Issue to Be Announced Today. Secretary Carlisle during the day will | cfficially announce a bond issue. What form the announcement will take cannot be positively stated until the official statement is made. It is believed, however, that the announcement will be in the form of an advertisement inviting bids for 5 per cent bonds at a figure that will make the rate of interest 3 per cent a year. The bonds will be issued under the re- sumption act of 1875, but what amount will be issued cannot now be stated. Under the resumption act the three class- es of bonds run as follows: 4 per cents, thirty years; 41-2 per cents, fifteen years; 5 per cents, ten years. ee STEAM VES! YSPECTORS. \ The Meeting Today at the Maltby Building of Officials. The board of supervising inspectors’ of steam vessels of the Treasury Department met at noon today in annual session at the Maltby building. Gen. Dumont, the head of the service, presided. The board is com- posed of the following-named officials: First district, John Bermingham, San Francisco, Cal.; second district, George H. Starbuck, New York, N. third district, John W. Oast, Norfolk, Va.; fourth district, Frank Burnett, St. Louis, Mo.; fifth district, John D. Sloane, St. Paul, Minn.; sixth district, John Ingle, Evansville, Ind.; seventh dis- trict, John Fehrenbatch, Cincinnati, Ohio; eighth district, Charles’ H. Westcott, De- troit, Mich.; ninth district, Alexander Me- Master, Buffalo, N. Y.; tenth district, Matt O’Brien, New Orleans, La. Mr. Bermingham was late in attending, having been delayed on his way east. Nothing was done beyond the organiza- | tion and the receipt of reports from various localities as to the happenings of the year. The board will continue in session for a fortnight in orde> to consider many matters that have accumulated since the last an- nual meeting. The most important event will be the hearing granted for Tuesday next to the representatives of the canal boat and large interests of New York and its vicinity, who will appear to protest against the enforcement of a system of reg- ulations for lights on such craft adopted at the last annual meeting. There is now and has been for some years a similar system, which calls for the customary red and green lights on moving barges, in vogue on the western rivers, the Great Lakes and some parts of the Atlantic coast. The New York men have, however, heretofore succeeded in preventing the extension of the rules to those waters, and have urged that if any light were to be adopted a white light would suffice. The board has resisted this proposi- tion, because a white light is an anchor signal. The matter is to be definitely set- tled at this meeting. 3 ae Fourth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was twenty-four. Of this number four were to fill va- cancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removal. The Virginia appointments were as fol- lows: Floyd, S. W. Thompkins, vice J. D. Martin, removed; Lee, Rosa A. Corr, vice H. W. Corr, dead; New Castle, J. P. 'Cald- well, vice C. W. Elmore, removed. S. E. Merrick was appointed postmaster et Hambleton, Md., vice A. H. Valliant, resigned. + 4 New York App! ‘ations. The applications of H. C. Butcher of New | York for collector of internal revenue for the first district of New York and of Henry praiser of merchandise at filed in the treasury today. | Railway Company. | Herbert believes tha | practical work in DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Meeting of the House Committee and Its Action, Two Bills C To Investigate the Gas Company— Other Matters of Local Interest. The House District committee held a meeting this morning and briefly consider- ed two local bills, one a bill to provide a tract index in the office of the recorder of deeds, which was referred to a subcom- mittee consisting’ of Messrs. Abbott, Cobb, Cooper (Ind.), Cogswell and Hilborn, and the other a bill to promote anatomical science, which was referred to a subcom- mittee composed of Messrs. Cadmus, Coop- er (Fla.), Abbott, Belden and Hilborn. Both of these bills have been published at length in The Star. ‘To Investigate the Gas Company. The resolution for an investigation of the gas question in the District, which was | introduced at the extra session last sum- mer, is to be acted upon by the committee. A large amount of statistical information | concerning the cost and quality of gas in | other cities has been collected by the com- mittee. Chairman Heard will appoint a subcommittee during the day, which will meet tomorrow and tabulate the infirma- tion for the use of the committee. To Confirm Title. Mr. Crawford has introduced a bill in the House, by request, to confirm, in the pres- ent legal owners, the title to lots 4, 19, 21, . 23, 24 and 28, In square 1041, and lots 5 and 6 in square 1113. The cause for this bill is stated in the preamble to be the fact that by a decree of the Cireuft Court of March 31, 1 were ordered to be recon- veyed to the District, by a certain day, and in’ default of such conveyance to be re- vested in the United States without further proceeding. the conveyance was not made, and the decree was overlooked. The lots have since been sold for taxes nd con- veyed as the property of Gilles Groenveldt and others, and the purchasers have held the lots and paid taxes thereon, Land for a Hall of Records, Mr. Bankhead has introduced a bill in the House, by request, to purchase or ac- quire, by condemnation, lots 5, 6, 7 ana 8 in square 260, lying west of 43th street and hetween Ohio avenue and B street, for the erection thereon of a hall of records. The lots contain 41,870 square feet, and with the improvements are to be acquired for a sum not in excess of $210,000, The bill pro- vides for the appointment of a commission consisting of the supervising architect of ury, the Postmaster General and the Sec- retary of the Interior, to prepare the plans for a hall of records. ‘The Georgetown Termt R.R. Co. Mr. Rusk has introduced in the House a | bill which was offered in the last Congress |to incorporate the Georgetown ‘Terminal | An effort will be made to get this bill through in the present ses- |sion? Its provisions have been heretofore |published in The Star. THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, Some Doubt as to the Appropriations for Its Continuance, | ‘There is some question as to the future of |the Naval War College. 1t depends on the jfavorable action of Congress on the esti- ; mates submitted by the Secretary of the Navy for its maintenance for the next fiscal year. Several members of the House naval committee are saidr to. be opposed maintenance asa. irate institution, and favor the t-ansfer of the college building to the naval training station for use in the jtraining of naval apprentices. Secretary t the college, if proper- jly managed and given the support it de- | Serves, will be of great benefit to the naval Under his direction Commander | Taylor is now engaged in the preparation of .@ program for a course of instruction at the the treasury, the Secretary of the Treas- | tos its | college during the coming year. The pro- | gram includes a six months’ period of in- struction to a class of officers in interna- tional law in addition to a large amount of tactics, maneuvers’ and exercises. The Secretary also hopes to car- ry out the long contemplated purpose of utilizing some of the ships in connection with the college. He is therefore anxiou: that Congress should include in the naval | appropriation bill the usual item of $8,000 fos the support of the college during the | coming year, RE $$ -9--—_ IVING OLD RUMORS. The President and the Supreme Court Vacancy. All the rumors which are being circulat- ed as to the Supreme Court vacancy are simply revivals of the gossip that was cur- rent before Mr. Hornblower'’s name was sent in. The names mentioned are the same. Senator Gray of Delaware (with the contingent return of Ambassador Bayard to the Senate) heads the list, and is fol- lowed by Judges Lacombe and Peckham, and Messrs. Carter and Coudert of New | York, ex-Minister Phelps of Vermont, &c., | &c. The President is strictly keeping hi |own counsel, but the pressure from the | other members of the court on public grounds for some prompt action to fill the vacancy will probably lead to a nomination being made with the least possible delay. ‘The selection of Mr. Hornblower was un- expected until a few days before the name was sent in. The President may have another surprise in store. The three democratic members of the Con- necticut delegation, Messrs. DeForest, Pig- ott and Sperry, called at the White House this morning and suggested the appoint- ment of Mr. Simeon EB. Baldwin of New Haven to succeed to the vacancy on the supreme bench for which Mr. Hornblower of New York failed of confirmation. Mr. Baldwin was one of the founders of the American Bar Association. If Senator Gray does not accept the asso- ciate justiceship, which it is understood Mr. Cleveland has offered, or intends to offer to him, Thomas Ewing may be appointed. ———_+-o+ — MASTERS AND PILOTS, The Grand Harbor Meets Here Tomor- row at Elks’ Hall. The Grand Harbor of Steam Masters and Pilots of the United States meets at iks’ Hall tomorrow. The thirty-three harbors composing the association will be repre- sented and about 100 delegates will be pres- ent. ‘The length of the session cannot be stated. Much that is important to water- farers will be discussed. Such recommen- dations as to rules of navigation, lights, histles, &c., will be made to Congress. Washington harbor will be represented by Capt. E. S. Randall, Capt. Davis and Capt. Parker. They will report that the home harbor is in a flourishing condition, and that its membership numbers forty, and embraces a large majority of the licensed masters and pilots of the Potomac river. > — Death of Ex-Representative Forney. General regret was expressed at the House today at the receipt of intelligence of the death this morning of ex-Repre- sentative Forney of Alabama, at his home in Jacksonville, Ala., where he has been dangerously ill for some time. Gen. Forney was born in North Carolina in 1823, served in the war with Mexico, and with the confederate army during the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the state senate of Alabama for several years, and represented the seventh Alabama dis- trict from the Forty-fourth to and includ- |ing the Fifty-second Congress. He declin- led re-election and was appointed a member of the Gettysburg battlefield commission. SRE AOR ae SS Harrying Up Gold Coinage. Mint Director Preston has gone to Phila- in the mint in that city, THE NAVAL OFFICER In Command of the American Forces at Honolulu. COMMANDER SWINBURNE A WITNESS. The Senate Committee Hears His Story of the Revolution. AN IMPORTANT WITNESS. = ‘The Senate committee on foreign relations, which is investigating Hawaiian affairs, re- sumed its work this morning, the only wit- ness being Lieut. Commander Swinburne. It is understood that the committee is de- voting considerable time to inquiry into the legal propositions incorporated in Mr. Hoar’s resolution and referred to this com- mittee. It involves the question of the legal- ity of Mr. Blount’s appointment as commis- sioner paramount, and, consequently there- fore the legality of his acts as such com- missioner. Commander Swinburne gave testimony in common with other naval officers concern- ing the importance of the Hawaiian Islands from a commercial and strategic point of view and then proceeded to detail the events attending the revolution. As the officer in charge of the troops that landed on the 16th of January and remained on shore during those exciting days, Commander Swinburne'’s testimony was important. All of the events attending the establishment of the provis- fonal government and the participation therein of the United States troops were given by him in detail. It was on the 16th that Lieut. Commander Swinburne received an order from Capt. Wiltse directing him to take command of the battalion. to land in Honolulu, for the purpose of protecting the American legation, consulate and the lives and property of American citizens, and to assist in preserving order. He was cau- tioned that “great prudence must be exer- cised by both officers and men, and no ac- tion taken that ts not fully warranted by | the condition of affairs and by the conduct of those who may be inimical to the treaty rights of American citizens.” He Saw It Al By virtue of this order this naval officer was put in a position where he could not fail to see all that was going on and be- come cognizant of much that was done and waid by the citizens of Honolulu. His recital was of great interest and cor- Toborated much that had been told the committee by previous witnesses who were in Honolulu at the time. Commander Swinburne stated that the total number of men under his command was 15%, not including 11 officers. They were divided as follows: Company A, ar- tillery, 40 men, Lieut. Lucien Young, com- manding; company B, infantry, 35 men, Lieut. Chas. Laird; company C, infantry, 34 men, Lieut. D. Cofferman; company D, marines, 30 men, Lieut. H. L. Draper: color guard, hospital corps, &c., 14 men. This battalion, fully equipped for active work, was formed, and in accordance with the verbal instructions of Capt. Wiltse, marched from the U. S. consulate, where the lieutenant commander with his com- pany was detached with orders to proceed to the legation and leave half of his com- | mand, returning with the remainder to the consulate himself, remain there until further orders. The remainder of the battalion, he said, marched down King street, one of the lead- jing thoroughfares of the city. In passing the palace the battalion gave a marching salute, the trumpeters sounding four “ruf- | fles” in honor of the royal standard which was flying there. The battalion, he went | on, was marched out to the residence of Mr. J. B. Atherton, an American, where, after permission was obtained, the men ers from Capt. Wiltse. The Troops in Readinens. It appeared from Commander Swinburne’s story that night (January 16) orders came to march the battalion to Arion Hall and camp there, which order was obeyed. Arion Hall, Commander Swinburne says, is a long one-story building, containing a long room, and having verandas on the two long sides, separated from the street by a nar- row yard and fence, but with a moderately large yard in the rear. It fronts the side of the government building, from which it is separated only by a narrow street. During that night, this officer says, the men were kept ready for an instant’s call, but there was no disturbance of any kind. The next day was not, however, devoid of incident. It appears from the evidence of this wit- ness that about 2:30 the next day, January 1%, a civilian, armed, reported to him that a policeman had been shot while attempt- ing to stop a wagon load of ammunition that was being conveyed to the armory, where the civilian forces enrolled by the committee of safety were then assembling and that a large crowd was collecting on the street. Upon hearing this, Commander Swin- burne said he assembled his battalion un- der arms in the yard in the.rear of the building and very shortly after Captain Wiltse arrived. During the time Captain Wiltse was at camp—until almost 6 o'clock —witness said, the men leading the citizens’ movement has assumed charge of the gov- ernment building without opposition of any kind. The civilian companies under arms had, during this time, marched in and es- tablished guards about the government buildings. While this was going on, Com- mander Swinburne stated that he kept his battalion in the rear of their camp with arms stacked. When Capt. Wiltse left the camp, about 6 o'clock, he notified Commander Swin- burne that a provisional government, of which S. B. Dole was at the head. was in complete possession, and showed the wit- ness a letter from the United States minis- ter recognizing it as the defacto govern- ment of the Hawalian Islands, and directed him to consider it as such. During that night the troops were again kept ready for action, but the city was perfectly quiet. The next day, January 18, this officer said, the royal standard was hauled down from over the palace, and the household treops were disbanded, except a small guard of heror who accompanied the ex-queen to her residence. After having been in the immediate vicin- ity of the government building since the night of the 16th, new quarters were pro- vided at an unoccupied house on King Street Into which the troops moved early in the afternoon. The battalion remained here a week or more, when the events hap- pened that led to the hoisting of the Ameri- can flag. In accordance with orders from Capt. Wiltse, Commander Swinburne put his command in light marching order, on the morning of February 1, when orders were received by him from Capt. Wiltse to take possession of the government building and American flag will be hoisted at 9 o'clock. In obedience to these orders, he said, the battalion marched to the government build- ing, where they were received by the civil- ian troops in line, who presented arms as they entered. Commander Swinburne de- scribed this scene in detail. He said that President Dole and cabinet and the ad- visory council were present. The order of Capt. Wiltse was shown to the com- mander of the provisional troops, who, wit- ness said, at once turned over to him the custody of the building. Then by order of Capt. Wiltse a proclamation from Minister Stevens, establishing a protectorate in the name of the United States pending nego- tiations with the Hawaiian commissioners at Washington, was read, and at 1 o'clock the United States ensign was hoisted over the building, the troops of the United States and the provisional government pre- serting arms. The civilian forces of the provisional gov- ernment were then withdrawn, and the custody of the building turned over to Licut. Draper with his company of marines. Com- mander Swinburne said that during the three nights preceding February 1 the town was full of rumors of a threatened attack on the government building by sympa. thizers with the late monarchy, and all the troops of the provisional government were kept in the government building, with pa- trols about the place. The hoisting of the United States flag, this officer said, had the effect at once of stopping these rumors and restoring confidence, and appeared to be approved by everybody. Commander Swin- burne said he issued orders to Lieut. Dra- per to consider himself responsible for the custody and safety of the building, to con- sult freely with the officers of the provis- fonal government, and carry out their wishes as to who should be admitted to the building, and to do everything to facilitate public business. On the morning of Feb- Truary 4, at the request of President Dole, the gates of the grounds were thrown open and everybody allowed access between # a. m. and 4 p. m. Subsequently Comman- |der Swinburne was relieved from duty on shore. When Commander Swinburne had finish- ed his testimony the full committee met in regular session, during which time Ha- wailan affairs in general were considered, and the work of the subcommittee up to the present time discussed. THE INCOME TAX. What Representative Tarsney Has to Say of This Measure, Representative John C. Tarsney of Mis- souri is one of the democratic members of |the ways and means committee of the | House. Mr. Tarsney is an enthusiastic ad- vocate of the proposition to tax incomes. Conversely he opposed the suggestion of re- porting the income tax as a measure separ- ate and distinct from the tariff bill. Mr. Tarsney stated this morning that an effort would probably be made before the | tariff bill is disposed of to add the income tax as an amendment. “Do you think,” Mr. Tarsney was asked, | “that the House will adopt that motion?” “I think,” said Mr. Tarsney, speaking | with unusual deliberation, “that a large ma- | jority of the House is favorable to an in- ‘come tax. If the test were made by a square vote, uninfluenced by other consider- ations, the propositién would carry handily.” “What was the purpose of reporting the bill separately?” “I could not with propriety discuss the purposes of the committee or the motives or views of its members. Personally, I was | in favor of reporting it and offering it as an |amendment to the tariff bill, in order that |we might present to the Senate a complete |revenue measure; one that will not only |Teduce taxation upon the consumption of the people, as we are commanded to do, | but also to provide the revenues to keep the machinery of the government runfing. I |am not willing that we should send a meas- jure to the Senate properly revising the customs schedules and omitting to provide |the required fevenues for the support of the eee = 9) rendered necessary by such visi ‘ “One of the objections to the income tax is that it is alleged to come under the head lof — legislation. What have you to say \* t . argumen: “I don’t think,” said Mr. Tarsney, “it is open to that objection. On the contrary, I | believe it to be the most equitable system |yet devised for ‘whatever. It is designed simply.to adjust the of supporting the government so as to upon the wealth to the protection in proportion to the cost his protection entails upon the government, | While it might be said, although not with jaecuracy, that each citizen receives an! equal degree ‘of protection from govern- |ment, relating to life and liberty, and ‘ould therefore contribute equally to the support of government. “This is certainly not true with relation to property or the cost or benefits of gov- ernmental protection when applied thereto. The benefits of government which each citizen derives by the protection of his property dre accurately measured by the Proportion of his undivided wealth to the aggregate wealth Of the country, and his contributions to the support of government —— = es — benefits he re- ceives an e cost which his tection recessitates.”” ssh “We further favor an income tax because it will provide a part of our system for ob- taining revenues which enables us at any time to adjust our fiscal affairs to meet the changed condition of business, which affect directly the revenues of the government, and to provide for deficiencies or any injur- fous surplus of revenues, without disturb- ing the industries of the country, as we necessarily do when we change our cus- toms laws. If, in times of depression like the present, the revenues are not adequate to our support, and we desire to provide for any Pye dere we need only to make a sight increase in the rate of the income tax. If, on the other hand, the commerce of the world is prosperous, and our revenue is larger than we desire, we make a corresponding decrease in the in- come tax. And of business affecting the re- quirements of the govefmment, in either case without disturbing the industrial or commercial affairs of the country. For this reason, principally, I advocate an income tax. I am not so particular, however, re- garding the rate to be fixed, or the scope and extent to which it may be applied. I simply believe if we have it extensive enough to use as a lever of equilibrium be- tween our revenues and the wants of the government, in the manner which I have indicated, we will have no more such in- dustrial disturbances as every threaten change in ‘the tariff rates have produced.” ————+o-___ Insee of Stamps. The issue of Columbian stamps from Jan- uary 2. 1893, to December 31, the period as- signed to their distribution, is the subject of a statement which has been prepared by the Post Office Department. The aggregate number issued to postmas- ters was 1,999,983,200 officials. By classes the issue is given as follows: One cent, 439,252,300; two cent, 1,461,289,- 700; three cent, 11,227,800; four cent, 19, ; five cent, 35, ; ten cent, 16.- 0; fifteen cent, 1,546,740; thirty cent, 0; fifty cent, 199,686; one dollar, 54,- ; two dollar, 23,129; three dollar, 18,281; tour dollar, 17,419, and five dollar, 17,885. - The total value of the stamps issued prio! to July 1, 1893, was $21,05%,238; up to Sep- tember 30, $4,088,180, and during the last quarter of the year, $14,917,577. irate Declared a Port of Entry. Secretary Gresham is officially advised that the English government has declared Manchester, England, a port of entry, thus enabling people in this country to ship direct to that city. This ts a result of the recent opening of the Manchester ship canal. ——_e->___ The 8 ford Eulogies. At the request of Representative Loud (Cai), Saturday, February 10, 1804, at 2 o'clock, has been set aside for eulogies in the House in honor of the late Leland Stanford, Senator from California. A day had been fixed in this month, but the spe- cial order adopted for the consideration of the tariff bill interfered with it. —_+-2-—_____ Tariff Speakers for Tonight. At the evening session of the House to- night the following Representatives will speak: Bower, North Carolina; Hunter, Hulick and Sperry, RIOT IN KANSAS CITY An Anti-Catholio Agitator Creates Excitement. ATTEMPS MADE 70 MOB HIM. ture Hall. ii i g g | i i { i i | it ; i i i i i ge f i H i i F oF = | i i g i Be i i! i é Ly 5 At rte é g H i 4 E 5 H if i “ i Hg fi 4 j 5 iy h U i f Ir i i hi ae aH id i? i i iil E j f i i i 5. i g i i t | : i 4 ‘ i i FA l ht f et i ei ul let : if ; : i Ht stopping, one went out to Woodland of a man named M fil il } ie Rict Narrowly Averted. § i F EedeeL fies £ q an effort to put out a rupting the address, when Canes and chairs Then Hile drew a large revolver Epchet and pinced &t on the antl tn Gentes It had a quieting effect. While ble was going on people rushed building in a stampede, and ran another on the way out. THE TREASURY DEFICIENCY. treasury from the present outlook may amount to as large as $3,000,000 or $100,- 000,000 at the end of the year. This is being held before the various of the House having charge of expendi- tures with a view to inducing economy, and it is believed that there will be con- siderable retections tn the aggregate of it is the ready to report to the House ———e after the tariff question is disposed of the bills in their charge. Te Hold Down Two Committees. A particular effort is being made to hold down the naval and the river and harbor committees. It is believed that no pro- vision will be mede at this session for new vessels in the navy and that the river and harbor bill will aggregate below $10,000,000 and probably be as tow as senneee. By legislation proposed by the departmental commission it 1s believed that nearly $1,- 000,000 a year will be saved in the expendi- tures of departments at Washington. In all the general appropriations heavy reduc- tions are being urged and are expected and the hope of the managers of the House is that there will be a cut of $30,000,000 or $40,000,000 in the aggregate of appropria- ons at his sessivn.

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