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THE EVENING STAR DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. sTaR PYENING Stan is served to su ‘Tre Evens city by carriers. om thelr own re = Ca ae Taited soxty oaths Bestes or C postaze Drepaid—50 cents per SaTCRDAY QUINTUPLE SHEET STAR $1.00 per year: with foreien ‘postage added. 62.00." © OOP (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., es second-class mail matter.) 5 62 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Kates of alvertising made Known on application Vor 84, Neo 20,790 Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. NOT IN GOOD FORM. The National Board of Trade Will Not Invite the Cabinet. A QUESTION OF OFFICIAL ETIQUETTE. Discussing Proposed Amendments to the Immigration Laws. THE DEATH OF A MEMBER. Etiquette In Washington, especially as it related to official life, was discussed to| Some extent at the cpening session of the Second day's meeting of the national board bf trade at the Shoreham. The topic was uggested by a proposition that the mem- Ts of the cabinet be invited to attend the ession tomorrow afternoon and listen to Senator Morgan speak on the Nicaraguan canal and to take part in the discussion of that subject. Senator Morgan was invited and an hour Was set apart for the Nicaraguan debate, but the board refused to extend an invita- tion -to the cabinet officers. Mr. Fishback of St. Louis, who mad2 the proposition, withdrew it, saying that he always got in- to hot water when he offered the suggest- jons of others, as was the case at the pres- ent time. The board has no unfriendly feeling to- Ward cabinet officers, but the sensible view Was taken that these officials would not, probably, accept such an invitation, and, besides, the rules of etiquette required that if the board had anything to say to the cabi- net officers they should call on them. Aucther Invitation Not Sent. The proposition was made to invite Rep- resentative John Dalzell to address the board on the subject of improvements in the Monongahela river, but objection was offered that the project was local, not na- tional, and therefore it was not a proper Subject to be discussed by the board. ‘The local character of the Project was combatted and its national character was insisted upon. However, Mr. Dalzell was not invited. Resolutions relacive to the death of Geo. M. How of Chicago were adopted and sev- eral appropriate addresses were made in regard to the life and character of the de- ceased, Finally the preliminary business was dis- posed of and then the discussion of the pending resolution and substitute relative to the regulation of immigration, especially that of contract labor, followed. While the board is not a turbulent body, Still the remarkable facility of that remark- able man, the venerable president of the board, in conducting the business promptly and accurately was noticeable. For a man Who has reached such an extreme age as Rinety-one and whose sight and to seme extent whose hearing is affected by the natural infirmity of advanced years his oc- cupancy of such a position is an unusual imstance of vital force. It is evident that Mr. Fraley’s mental power is not im- paired. He makes his decisions on points of parliamentary clearly and forcibly and keeps track of the course of debate and the amendments offered and is apt to come to the rescue when the young men of the board get into a tangle. Mr. Fraley enjoys not only the distinction of being the oldest man presiding actively over a body of similar importance, but that of performing his dyties promptly and with Satisfaction to t members. The Immigrat! Law. The debate on the subject of immigration took quite a wide range. One of the speak- ers, Mr. Gleason of Boston, who said that he himself was an immigrant, favored such ® change as would require every immigrant to live in this country as many years be- fore the right to vote can be gained as is required of persons who are born here. This Sentiment was warmly applauded. A good deal was said about contract labor Bnd quite an elaborate speech was made by ex-Gov. Francis of Missouri, who argued in favor of so amending the immigration laws as to provide that persons proposing to come to this country should show that they are of good moral character and have ot been convicted of crime. The proposed Festriction of illiterates and the provision Fequiring immigrants to declare their pur- Pose in coming here he opposed. A Baltimore delegate favored qualifying the amendment of the law so as to admit immigrants of good charactes, whether under contract or not. Thé statement was made by Mr. G. AValdo Smith of New York that the steam- Ship companies were hostile to the immi- tion law, and it was largely owing to the opposition from this source that the Jaw was not better observed. _ Exception was taken to this statement by Mr. H. G Hilken of Baltimore, who said that he was a steamboat agent. He j oecore: that the companies promoted the nmigration of criminals, paupers and ‘other undesirable classes. On the con- trary, they did their best to save this country from being flooded with persons Svho ought not to be here. It was developed that the objection ex- Pressed to the contract law was not to ap- ply to professional men, &c., but to bodies of men brought over here to compete with jAmerican labor. Referred to a Committee. ‘The purpose of the pending resolution of- fered by the Chicago board of trade was explained by Mr. George F. Stone, who said | that the law, as it now stood, prohibited the admission to this country of all the un- desirable classes, and the resolution rec- ommended the strict enforcement of these laws. A number of amendments were offered, and in order that the entire matter could | be put into shape for final action, it was/ referred to @ committee consisting of Messrs. Stone, Markell, Francis, Gano and Rice, with instructions to report at the ses- sion this afternoon. ‘The Resolution. The principal resolution, the main fea- tures of which will probably be in the reso- | lution reported by the committee, is as fol-| | lows: Resolved, “That the national board of de hereby recommends the strict en- forcement of the immigration laws of the United States; and further recommends that those laws be so amended as to re- quire from every immigrant desiring to come to the United States a certificate trom | the authorities of the town, or district, Where he or she has resided, that he or she is a person of good moral character, has | mever been convicted of crime, has never been a public charge, and ts of industriou: habits and capable of taking care of him-| self or herself; such certificate to be coun-| tersigned by the nearest United States | consul; and such consul shall also be re @uired to ascertain and certify as to the| Militeracy of the immigrant.” The Death of 2 Member. | The death in this city this morning of Br. George H. Ely of Cleveland, a mem-| ber of the board, was announced, and in respect to his memory the board adjourn- ed until this afternoon. Yesterday's Afternoon Session. Action was taken on a number of resolu- tions at the session of the board yesterday | The board approved the resolu-| for a uniform tion of trade- in interstate commerce in or- der t d pi « for this val- operty. Con- Jopt- take such further action in the premises as might be deemed necessary. Also a resolution approving any effort calculated to remove the evils incident to the diverse and multifarious systems of legislation as now existing in the several States affecting commercial transactions, Roll of Delegates. The following is the list of accredited delegates: Baltimore board of trade, Will- jam Seemuller, Charles Markell; Balti- more corn and flour exchange, Blanchard Randall, Henry G. Hilken, Joseph R.Foard, and J. I. Middleton. Boston Merchants’ Association, Jonathan A. Lane, J. R. Leeson; Boston Paper Trade Asseciation, James B. Forsyth and Ed- ward H. Haskell. Bridgeport (Conn.) board of trade, Daniel N. Morgan, Morris B, beardsiey and Frank J. Hughes. Buffalo merchants’ exchange, Robert R. Hefford, Daniel N. Lockwood, Charles Dan- iels and William Thurston. Cincinnati board of trade, John A. Gano, Franklin Altee, James D. Parker, John W. Harper, L. C. Goodale, E. P. Wilson, F. A. Laidley, William L, Hunt, C. M. Holloway, Cc. G. Kingsbury, C. B. Murray. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce—J. J. Sullivan, C. C. Burnett, R. G. Parsons, Grason Ritchie, Geo. H. Ely. Chester, Pa., Board of Trade—John L. Firwood and Herbert Riley. Chicago Board of Trade—William P. Ba- ker, William J. Pope, Wm. S. Seaverns, Frank G. Logan, L. W. Bodwinn, N. Dansman, Thomas A. Wright, Gilbert Mot tazen, Michael Cudahy, R. T. Lyon and Geo. F. Stone. Detroit Board of Trade—Thos. G. Craig and A. C. Raymond. Indianapolis Board of Trade—C. S. Denny, D. P. Erwin, Henry C. Adams and J. B. Lazarus. Kansas _ City, T. Van Horn. New Orleans Chamber of Commerce— Capt. A. K. Miller, Adolph Meyer, John M. Devaneq, I. Rich,P. B. Clarke. New York Board of Trade and Transpor- tation—Ambrose Snow, G. Walter Smith, Simon Storm, Silas M. Giddings, Elias 3. A. de Lima. Philadelphia Board of Trade—Frederick Fraley, W. V. McKean, B. S. Janney, John Field and William R. Tucker. Philadelphia Grocers’ and Importers’ Ex- change—Frank Halpin, David McNenamin. Pittsburg Coal Exchange—Harry Brown. Rochester Chamber of Commerce—Henry C. Brewster, David M. Hough, Ira L. Otis, Frank J. Amsden. St. Louis Merchants’ Exchange—D. R. Francis, Charles Parsons, W. M. Samuel, Isaac M. Masor, Wm. T. Anderson, S. W. Copp, Chas. F. Joy and Richard Barth- oldt. St. Louls Builders’ Exchange—Patrick Mulcahy, Henry Fairback. Trenton Board of Trade—James Buchan- an, E. C. Hill. + IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS Mo., Commercial Club—R. Made to the Internal Revenue Bill in Committee Today. A number of important amendments were made by the ways and means committee this morning to the customs and internal revenue sections of the tariff bill. The tax on cigarettes, which had been placed at $1.60 a thousand, was reduced to $1. It is now fifty cents. The section which admits petroleum from other countries free of duty when they admit American petroleum on the same terms was stricken out, leaving Petroleum to come in free, without any qualifications. Crude opium was taken from the free list and put on the dutiablé” list at $1 a pound. An enlargement of the paragraph relating to binding twine was made so as to permit importaiions made from New Zealand hemp to come in free. The paragraph relating to alizarine and alizarine colors or dyes, natural or artificial, Was amended by striking cut the words “commonly known as.” To the paragraph relating to condensed milk, upon which the Bouse recently placed a duty of two cents per pound, the committee added a clause that the duty should be computed by add- ing also the weight of the package. Cut Stones, inc.uding Ciamonds, are left at 10 per cent, as in the existing law. The pearl button schedule was made to read “one cent per line per gross." The paragraph relating to the free importation or medals of gold, silver and copper was enlarged to include trophies of all sorts, such as prize cups for yachting races and the like. The reciprocity provision of the McKinley bill is stricken out of the pending bill, but the committee decided to make their action clearer by inserting a special provision in the bill specifically repealing section No. 3 of the present law. An amendment will probably be adopted increasing the tax on manufactured cigars from $3 to $3.50 per 1,000. Several amendments were also made to the income tax section. tion 2 was amended so that in com- puting incomes the necessary expenses actually incurred in carrying on any busi- ness, occupation, trade or profession may be deducted, and also all interest actually due and paid within the year by such per- son on existing indebtedness. The same section was further amended by striking out the provision permitting guardians to make a deduction of $1,000 in favor of each and every ward under their gyardianship. Where reference is made in section 2 to the taxation of incomes derived from the sale of live stock and farm products an amend- ment is made exempting from the opera- tion of the tax any part thereof consumed directly by the family. The Disposition of the Bill. A member of the committee on ways and means, who is in favor of the adoption of the income tax, says that the measure will be proposed a3 an amendment to the pend- ing bill, but who will make the motion has not transpired. Mr. McMillin, chairman of the subcommittee which framed ‘he origi- nal draft of the bill, says that if any ar- rangement to offer it as an amendment to the customs bill has been made, he is not advised of it. It is probable, however, that the disposition of the bill will be determined upon in caucus. No call has yet been issued for a caucus, but that matter is being dis- cussed and the usual application for a call is expected to begin its rounds for signers within a short time. ———— What Tobacco Growers Want, Mr. Wise (Va.) introduced to Mr. Wilson, the chairman of the ways and means com. | mittee, this morning a delegation of Vir- ginia and North Carolina tobacco manu- facturers, who desire a change in the ex- isting internal revenue laws regarding the sale of leaf tobacco to consumers. ‘The del- egation contended that the revenues of the government were diminished by permit- ting retail dealers this privilege without | the payment of a Hcense. They were will- ing that the change should not affect the farmer, but desired that it should apply to all other persons. Later in the day the del- egation will be heard by a subcommittee of the ways and means committee regard- ing the matter. The delegation inciud Messrs. Alexander Cameron, James Boyd, Thomas Atkinson, J. T. Parkinson, A. R. Yarbrough, R. C. Morton and R. H. Boyken of Richmond, » and J. W. Haines and E. J. Parrish of North Car- olina. oe Stenographers May Be Examined. The schedule of examinations for the first six months of 1894, which has recently been issued by the United States civil serv- ice commission, states that applicants for the clerk-copyis examined at Richmond or Lynchburg, Va. The commission has, however, decided that Persons who apply for the stenography or typewriting examination may take the clerk-copyist examination, as a basis, at either of these places. os Naval Orders, Commodore J. G. Walker has been or- dered to assume the duties of president of | the board of inspection and survey; Lieut, Wm. L. Rodgers, to examination for pr motion; Ensign John F. Hu in Bertolette, Babin, to du: and survey and to sp reau of medicine and : Surgeon H. Green has been detaclicd from the Dale aad ordered to the Marblehead. spection the b examination cannot be | THE WAR IN BRAZIL. The Good Offices of the United States May Be Asked For. BOT ARBITRATION IS NOT THE WORD. It Would be a Peaceful Solution of the Trouble. SENOR MENDONCA’S VIEWS. Great interest is shown here in the latest reports from Rio de Janeiro, indicating a prospect of a peaceful settlement of exist- ing political differences. Very little cre- dence is attached to the report that the dis- pute is to be arbitrated by Admiral Ben- ham, commanding the U, S. fleet, at the instance of the insurgents. Such a step on their part would naturally be accepted by the Brazilian government as an abandon- ment of the revolution or at least an ex- | hibition of weakness that would almost in itself preclude arbitration on even terms. It is said that the government is confident of its abilit? to suppress the revolution avd is not at all disposed to temporize with its leaders. Its large interests in Brazil make the United States government desire a speedy termination of the war and the efforts of Admiral Benham in that direction will un- doubtedly receive encouragement from the authorities at Washington. He has no Specific authority to arbitrate, but a joint application to that effect would probably not be disregarded. It is said that he is expected to put an end to hostilities if possible, without any direct interference, and will undoubtedly undertake to mediate between the contend- ing parties with a view to the settlement of their differences on a peaceful basi: it is therefore probable that if serious ove! tures have been made in the direction of peace, they emanated with the American admiral, rather than with either of the combatants. His negotiations to that end would be made to each side on the same basis. It is hardly probable, however, that Admiral Benham would treat with the in- surgents, inasmuch as the United States has steadfastly declined to recognize them as belligerents or in any political capacity, Admiral Stanton was disciplined for mere- ly saluting the insurgent admiral and Ad- miral Benham will naturally be very cau- tious in his dealings with the situation, acknowledged to be getting more compli. cated every day. What Minister Mendonca Says. The report that the good offices of the Uni- ted States government are likely to be so- licited to end the difficulties between the Brazilian government and the insurgents was partially confirmed by an opinion e: ot ag by the Brazilian minister last even- Senor Mendonca said that he consid- ered it quite possible that the commander of the insurgent forces had made or would |make overtures looking toward mediation between the two parties by the United States admiral, “And if such advances were |made by Admiral Da Gama,” said Senor | Mendonca, “it is possible that the Brazil- jan government might accept such an ar- rangement. “The insurgents, by their own confession, are not able to hold out much longer, and fully six weeks ago their leader said in a published interview, which I have no rea- son to doubt was authentic, that he would be glad if some one would point out an honorable way out of the entire matter. Reinforcements which were said to be ex- pected did not arrive—at least I have re- ceived no information of their arrival—and the entrance of §,000 men in ships into the bay at Rio would assuredly have been re- ported to me and to the State Department here. It is well understood that the in- surgents have not expected to be able to hold out without assistance longer than February 1, and that is very nearly here. “I have seen,’ continued the minister, “the word arbitration used ‘n this connec- tion; that is, of course, a misnomer. Arbi- tration is a term which would «pply to the settlement of difficulties between two gov- ernments or parties, each in full power and standing. It is not to be supposed that a government representing 18,000,100 of per- sons would consent to arbitration with §00 rebels in a half dozen ships. ‘Mediation’ is the word, or better, ‘good offices,” for me- diation expresses too much of equality to fit the occasion.” “In view of these facts, I consider it quite likely that Admiral Da Gama may | look to the good offices of the United States } admiral as an honorable way out of his dilemma, and I regard it as quite Possible that the Brazilian government might look with favor on such a proceeding, although I can assure you most confidently that my government has not taken and would not take the initiative in this matter.” Secretary Gresham, when questioned re- garding the Pernambuco dispatch, satd: “You can say that I ha not been in- formed of any such action. Officials of the Navy Department stated that no advices had been received on the subject. NOT EXPEC D TO PASS. The Hawaiian Resolution Introduced by Representative McCreary. The resolution introduced by Mr. Me- Creary in the House yesterday with relation to the Hawaiian affair excites considerable comment. As Mr. McCreary himself says, the resolution has in advance the approval of the democratic members of the commit- tee, and, therefon®, it will probably be re- ported favorably by the committee tomor- row. It is highly improbable, however, that it will receive the approval of the House. It 1s regarded as in all respects a cuckoo resolution. The first comment on {t is that it misstates the position taken in this mat- ter by Mr. Cleveland and then approves of the policy as misstated. The statement “that we heartily approve of the principle announced by the President | of the United States that interference with the domestic affairs of an independent na- tion is contrary to the spirit of American institutions” is criticised as entirely mis- representing the fact, since Mr. Cleveland, whatever his declarations may have been | reflecting upon the former administration, conducted a policy diametrically opposed to that of non-interference. It is not be- lieved that such a resolution can be passed through the House. ‘That reported by the Senate committee on. foreign relations, which leaves out an indorsemant of Mr. Cleveland's policy, will probably be adopied by the Senate without resistance, and one similar to that may go through ine Houss. ——_ +e. THE DEATH OF CONs L MEADE. The Remains Cannot Be Sent to His Home. A dispatch was received at the State De- Partment today from the vice consul of the United States at San Demingo stating that Consul Meade’s death, which occurred Sat- urday, was caused by yellow fever, and that therefore his remains cannot be shipped to his home, New London, Conn., until suffi- cient time has elapsed, as required by the health regulations. The vice consul's dis- patch was in answer to a telegraphic in- quiry from the State Department. In some countries the health regulations provide that the body of a yellow fever victim can- |not be removed uatil it has been interred |four years, but it is not known whether this length of proscription is in force in | San Domingo. as Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class poat- masters appointed today was forty-three. Of this number eighteen were to fill vacan- cies caused by death and resignations | the remainder by removals. The Virginia appointments were as follow: ckley } Mill, Mrs. > Dickinson, vice E. G. Bick- | ley, “resixned, and Seven Mile Ford. B. P. McCready, vice C. S. Boothe, removed, NATIONAL ELECTIONS. Senator Lodge's Remarks Against Repeal- ing the Federal Election Laws, They Are Needed Both in the North and South—Don’t Go Far Enough. Mr. Lodge, in discussing the federal elec- tions repeal bill, said that it would be a waste of time to argue concerning the con- stitutionality of the national election laws. If ever there could have been a doubt on this subject, Supreme Court decisions had settled the question for all time. After re- viewing the decisions of the Supreme Court relative to this matter, the Senator took up the question of election frauds and re- viewed in detail recent instances of cor ruption in New York city. The Senator then continued: “The passage of the laws which it is now proposed to repeal and the appointment of supervisors in accord- ance with their provisions put a stop in large measure to these frauds. Whatever the defects were in this legislation—and they were many—at the time they at least produced this good result.” He referred to the present imitators of the late Boss Tweed,and particularly to the work of John Y. McKane at Gravesend, Long Island, last fall. Mr. McKane's performances, continued Senator Lodge, prove sufficiently that crimes against the suffrage are attempted now just as flagrantly in our northern cit- jes as they were more than twenty years ago, and that the need of stringent legisla- tion, both state and national, to prevent and punish them is as great as ever.” Sentiment North and South. In the north election frauds are the dangerous but vulgar crimes of dangerous men with criminal propensities, Public opinion there so regards them, and when that public opinion is aroused, it treats them simply as crimes, to be dealt with in the courts. In the south the case is widely different, for there the subject is compli- cated with a race question and with senti- ments which are the evil legacies of slavery and civil war. For my own part, profound as my convictions are on the question of horest elections, I have never sought to disguise the difficulties of that question in the south. The future of the negro race in the United States is one of the gravest problems to be met by the American peo- ple. It is not a problem which can be set- tled this year or next. It will remain with us and with our children’s children for many years to come. But, however much slavery was expiated by the war, its results remained. Nations are as unable as men to escape the conse- quences of their own actions, whether those actions be good or bad. The negroes whom we brought here are still with us, although slavery has vanished, and their numbers increase from day to day. However we may divide among ourselves the responsi- bility for their presence, they at least are wholiy innocent. We brought them here with cruelty and violence and against their will, We took from them their liberty and we held them in bondage. We have done them great wrong. They ask that as we have made them American citizens they should have all the rights before the law which that name im- plies. To those rights I believe them to be entitled, and so far as those rights come within the jurisdiction of the United States, I believe they should be protected by the national power. I have tried to show that these laws should not be repealed, because citizens of the United States entitled to its protec. tion are either deprived of their right to vote for Congressmen or are threatened with such deprivation, I have shown the existence of election frauds of the worst character in the north. No one doubts that the negro—whether republican or democrat- ic, it matters not—has been suppressed as such throughout the south. When such facts exist we should have proper election laws. But I will go a step further and I will put this question on a broader ground. I am opposed to the repeal of these laws because it ts a direct blow to national sen- timent and to the right and authority of the nation. If they serve no other pur- pose, except as an expression of national right and authority, these laws ought not to be touched. Do Not Go Far Enough. I fully recognize that they are incom- plete and insufficient. I have endeavored in the past to improve them. But the crowning defect of these laws, and of the efforts which have been made to add to them, is not that they go too far, but that they are ill-constructed and do not go far enough. National elections—elections, that is, of Congressmen—are by the Constitu- tion wholly within the power of Congress. Congress should exert that power. These elections should be absolutely separate from the elections of state or municipality. They should be held on a different day from any local election, and they should be conducted and protected by national ofticers and not by local officers. The United States has no right to meddle in any way with state, city or county elec- tions, and tn my theory of the Constitu- tion the state should not be permitted to meddle in any way with elections of mem- bers of the national House. The present attempt is an effort to in- vade the domain of national authority, to break down national power, to sweep from the statute books any recognition of na- tional rights. On this ground I oppose this bill. And I also oppose it because I be- lieve that national elections, separte from all local elections, should be under the con- trol and conduct of the United States, to the end that citizens of the United States, when in that capacity they exercise their highest right, might be able to do so with- out fear or favor. As I quoted in the de- bate in the House In 1890; I wish men to be free, As much from mobs as kings; from you as :ne. os TES’ G BIG GUNS. The Thirteen-Inch Rifles to Be Taken to Indian Head. The biggest guns ever made in this coun- try are to be tested at the Indian Head proving ground in about ten days. All pre- parations have been made for the test and the naval ordnance bureau will ship the guns from the Washington navy yard to the proving ground when the specially-pre- pared powder arrives. The guns are designated 13-inch breech- loading rifles and are designed for the bat- tle ships Oregon, Indiana and Massachu- setts. Twelve are to be male, four for each of these vessels, and the tenth gun has just been completed at the navy yard. The test will begin with the first gun fin- ished and will be continued in the érder of each gun’s completion. Besides the guns the test Is to include the mounts and the powder used. The powder has been prepared for use in these guns only and its practicability is yet to be demonstrated. These 13-inch guns have never been test- ed and their power and capacity are mostly theoretical. Judging from the results which have come from the tests of guns of less caliber, the experts have estimated certain accomplishments which should be attained in the forthcoming test. It will take 550 pounds of brown powder to discharge the 1,100-pound projectile. The first firings will be for the establishment of a service powder charge. In the first firing a low charge will be used, and in subse- quent discharges the charge will be gradual- ly increased. It is estimated that the 500 pounds of powder wil! hurl the 1,100-pound shell at the rate of 2,000 feet in one sec- ond, and the force of the blow at the muz- zle of the gun will be suflicient to move nearly 40,000 tons one foot. The huge shell, which must be brought to the breech of the big gun by a derrick, will be fired at a steel plate after the matter of powder charge is settled. “The ordnance experts think that the shell should go through twenty-five feet of steel at any distance within @ # —-sad yards of the muzzle, IN CONGRESS TODAY. Another Hawaiian Resolution in the Senate, MR. VEST EXPLAINS 178 OBJECT. Mr. Gray Defends That Reported From the ForeignAffairsCommittee. HOUSE DEBATE ON IRON ORE. The Vice President laid before the Sen- ate a letter from Mrs. Anna Shaw Curtis, tendering to the Senate a bust of Charles Sumner, owned by her late husband. An explanation was made by Mr. Hoar (Mass.) that Mrs. Curtis is the widow of the emi- nent orator, George William Curtis, and that the bust so generously offered by her had been presented to him by the common- wealth of Massachusetts. The letter was referred to the committee on library. To Protect Salmon Fishing. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) presented a petition for a law to protect the salmon fisheries of Alaska, and presented figures to show how the important salmon fishing Industry was being destroyed by the seines and other impediments at the mouths of the streams, preventing the fish from reacning their spawning grounds. Remarks on the sub- ject were made by Mr. Mitchell, his col- league, Mr. Dolph, Mr. Platt (Conn.), Mr. Hoar (Mass.) and Mr. Hale (Me.), and then the matter was referred to the committee on fish and fisheries. Mr. Chandler (N. Y.) offered a resolution instructing the committee on commerce to consider the expediency of thorizing the President to take suitable recogni- tion of the gallantry and self-sacrifice of Chief Officer Meyer and the five seamen of the Netherlands steamer Amsterdam,who lost their lives in a heroic effort to save the lives of the crew of the American fish- ing schooner Maggie Wells. After a short explanation and statement of the facts the resolution was referred to the committee on commerce, and the New Work Herald report of the transaction was ordered to be printed in the Record. Another Hawaiian Resolution. The resolution reported yesterday from the committee on foreign relations against the consideration at present of any project of annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States was laid before the Senate and Mr. Vest (Mo.) offered the fol- Jowing substitute for it: He Would Let the People Alone. For himself, he desired to furnish no ar- gument and no suggestion at all to those People. He would let them severely alone. It was not the business of the United States to establish a government there, either sug- gestively or by active interference. And for that reason he preferred to say now, in the language of the substitute, that it is unwise and inexpedient to contemplate a Project of annexation. As to the provis- {onal government being a de facto govern- ment (as expressed in the committee resolu- tion), he preferred not to use that expres- sion. On the other hand, he would adopt the declaration as to self-government.Under all. parties and under all administrations that policy had received the support of the American people. These people should be left to choose and maintain their own government, and if the queen could not maintain her sover- eignty let her go down—under the doc- trine of the American people that the ple should govern. The latter part of the committee resolution was unexceptionable. It simply announced a doctrine which re- ceived the assent of all parties and indi- viduals in this country, Mr. Gray’s Explanation. Mr. Gray (Del.), a member of the com- mittee of foreign relations, said that Mr. Vest entirely misconceived the scope and object of the resolution reported from the committee. Resolved, That it is unwise and inex- Pedient io consider the project of annexing the Hawalian territory to the United States; that the people of the Hawaiian Is- lands should be left to choose and main- tain their own government; and that any foreign intervention in the political affairs of the islands will be regarded an act morgan to the government of the Unitea tates. Mr. Vest disclaimed emphatically any in- tention to be hypercritical in relation to the resolution reported by the committee on foreign relations. 1t was possible that the intention of the committee might-be the same as his own. He might be mis- taken, but the resolution reported from the committee on foreign relations seemed to him suggestive of future annexation. It said that it was inexpedient and unwise to consider the project of annexation this time and under present condition: His substitute was not amenable to that objec- tion, The committee resolution, if adopted, might be used as an argument by the pro- visional government and its adherents. They might say: “If we maintain ourselves for a short time longer, then the Senate of the United States has told us that it will contemplate a project of annexation.” He did not see that the substitute differ- ed at all from the committee resolution ex- cept that the substitute left out any phras- ecology that could, by any implication, be considered as putting the Senate alongside of the executive in his treatment of the treaty of annexation—which he withdrew, “for further consideration.” The purpose of “further consideration” had been honest- ly entertained by the President and had been honestly acted upon. He (Mr. Gray) challenged any one to show that that pur- pose had not been honestly in the Presi- dent’s mind. The President had sent to the Hawatian Islands a gentleman to see with his eyes and to hear with his ears what the President could not see or hear with his own eyes and ears. He had there- by shown a zealous intention and desire to perfotm a great public act on due informa- tion and with a well-informed mind and conscience. The Federal Elections Bill. At 2 p.m. the Hawatiian resolution went over without action and the unfinished business was taken up, being the House bill to repeal the federal election laws. Mr. Lodge (Mass.) addressed the Senate in op- Position to the bill. THE HOUSE. After reading yesterday's journal the Speaker appointed as govesnment directors of the Columbia Hospital Messrs. Comp- ton (M@.) and Coggswell (Mas: The House resolution granting the privi- leges of the library to the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the District, with the Senate amend- ment, was laid before the House. The Senate amendment extends the same priv- Nleges to the chief justice and associate justices of the Court of Appeals of the District, and on motion of Mr. Blair (N. H.) the amendment was concurred in. Very little time was lost in getting down to business this morning, and at 11:10 the House went into committee of the whole to consider the Wilson bill. Mr. Wash- ington (Tenn.) took the chair, and Mr. Taylor (Tenn.) offered a substitute for the pending amendments to the tron ore sche- dule, which proposed to substitute the exist- ing terms of the McKinley bill. Mr. Chickering (N. Y.) opposed the Wilson bill in the interest of the farmers of North- ern New York. A Protest From Ship Builders. Mr. White (Ohio) spoke in opposition to the Wilson bill, and presented a protest from a shipbuilders’ union of Cleveland, Chio, against the iron ore schedule. He also presented a protest of the same tenor from the vessel owners of Cleveland f Mr. Denson (Ala.) said he had been taught that the democratic party was a tariff party, and he had learned that under Andrew Jackspn. Free trade is licen- Uousness, he said, protection is a despotism and both are unjust. He was not a protec- tionist and not a free trader, but he was an Andrew Jackson democrat. (Laughter and applause.) In reply to a question he said he was a protectionist to the extent which would give equality for American labor and Amer- ican industry. (Republican applause.) In reply to the question as to what kind of a protection he wanted in particular, he said he wanted protection on fron ore. “Give us protection,” he said, “and leave the con- Sequences to God and the American peo- ple.” (Republican applause.) He held that iron ore was not a raw material, for the reason that there was a large expenditure of capital in machinery for raising ore and for similar purposes. Mr. Tawney Against Free Ore. He was followed by Mr. Tawney Qfinn.), who said: The only beneficial result which is claim- ed by its friends will follow the passage of this bill is that it will tend to expand the market for American products by increas- ing our exports. An increase in the de- mand for these products is expected to fol- low. This proposition, so far as it relates to the subject under consideration, is not supported by any facts which will justify the conclusion stated. It rests solely and alone upon the bare assertion of thé gen- tlemen who make it. We have never ex- ported a ton of iron ore, except that during the period from 1882 to 189) a small quan- tity of a peculiar quality contajning a large percentage of manganese went abroad. But since 1890 the exportation of even that quality of iron ore has entirely ceased, so that today there is no foreign market for a ton of the iron ore produced in this coun- try. The owners of our iron mines and those engaged in the production of the ore depend entirely upon ‘the American market. How then is the market for that ore to expand or the consumption of American ore to be increased by saying to Mr. Rocka- feller, Mr. W. C. Whitney and others who are largely interested in the iron mines of Cuba, or by saying to the iron miners of Spain and other foreign countries: “The republicans for thirty years have re- stricted the market for the sale of your iron ore in the United States by requiring the payment of 75 cents per ton duty; here- after you may bring your iron ore into the markets of the United States without any restrictions whatever.” Instead of expand- ing the market for American ore which, it must be conceded, is the American market alone, admitting foreign ore duty free will fect that market in about the same way that eating a green persimmon would affect the mouths of the gentlemen who advocate the adoption of this policy. The more f. reign ore we import the less ore we will produce. If you decrease the production, you must either destroy the op- portunity for employment or decrease the wages of the miner; to the extent that the opportunity for employment is destroyed or the wages of the miner reduced you destroy the purchasing power of his labor, and thus affect injuriously all classes of business de- pendent upon this particular industry. This is necessarily so for the reason that we export no iron ore, and our importation ef that commodity will certainly increase when the owners of foreign mines can come into the American market free of duty. Mr. Tawney then spoke at length of the iron industry in his state and what it would develop to if there was a continued restric- tion of foreign importation, but he pointed out the disaster that would result by re- moving the duty from iron ores. In con- clusion he said: The effect of free trade upon the develop- ment of the iron ore industries of the north- west and upon the industry itself may be ascertained by the facts as they exist to- day in the iron districts of Michigan, Wis- nesota. iron district under conditions voral contrasted with the Sumber of mee poieer ly employed in each case. In all 9,000 men could be advantageously employed where 900 actually find work. Mr. Baldwin on the Other side. Mr. Tawney was followed by Mr. Bald- win (Minn.), whose views were diametrically opposed to those of the Preceding speaker. another name for conditions of trade in iron ore Pittsburg could be built up in Speers to a question, he said he had po doubt that the stock exchange of Du- luth had signed the petition presented by Mr.Tawney, but they were so much ashamed of it that they had not sent it to their dem- @ second the west. and not for the twenty men who owned | the mines. His speech was frequently in ted by democratic applause and he was leged by questions from Mr. Taw. | ney and others on the republican side of | the House. He was followed by Mr. For-| man (Ill.) in support of the bill. Mr. Simpson’s Remarks. Mr. Simpson (Kan.) said if there was any state in the Union which could with- stand the competition of foreign ores it was the state of Minnesota. The Mesaba iron ore deposit in Minnesota was so rich and | 80 easily mined that it was only necessary | ! take place here in J. Am index te advertise- ments will be found en Page 3. WILL IT COME OFF? The Question Sporting Circles Ask About the Big Fight. SCENES AT JACKSONVILLE TODAY, Citizens Rallying to Gov. Mitchell's Support. THE GOSSIP OF THE TOWN. JACKSONVILLE, Fa., Jan. 24.—This is the day before the promised ring fight, an@ on Market street, in this city, the second batallion of Florida state troops are march- ing and counter marching on parade in the rain and along the state line of Georgia troops are patrolling on foot and on horse-, back under orders from Governor Northen to repel the invasion of fighters. Corbets is in hiding somewhere. Crowds are gathering in the court house here to hear the argument in the injune- tion case and the whole community is up~ Set with excitement. The prospects for a fight are not at all remote, but it is not Probable that the fight will be according to the rules provided by the thoughtfulness of the Marquis of Queensbury. Plenty of men hereabouts are fighting mad and the number of shoulders on which chips are delicately balanced is only equaled by the number of shoulders graced by epaulets, Rallying to the Governor's Side. There is one new phase of the situation which is rapidly coming into conspicuous Prominence, and that is thet Governor Mitchell ts being supported in a very stantial way by very substantial Mr. Flagler has insisted from of this affair that to allow the fight Place here would not only be a the state, but would work it injury. It is now evident that this view by a great many of the support would be of vast or. Even here in Jacksonville, first, many citizens were carried the prospece of having the city by an outpour of cash which it was ed the northern sports would rain the just and the unjust alike, are to thoughtfully reconsider their opinion. That this change of heart has been, in measure, prompted by evidence of the char- ‘acter of men attracted here recently there can be no doubt. Pickpockets in Abundance. While the well-known sporting men have conducted themselves in @ quiet and order ly manner, the wretched gang following in their wake have already caused trouble ang disorder. One of Pinkerton’s most expert thief-caichers is here, and has quietiy warned his friends to be cautious and watchful in regard to their valuables, as the city is overrun with pickpockets,thieves and thugs. Information of this character has at last renched the quiet and orderly citizens of the town, and they are alarmed and dis! } & ii il i ae i ° te tial But now they themselves’ heard. are kind of innovation been that require armed troops in to watch and are amazed that ernor of a neighboring state something in Florida which justifies use of his troops to Keep off his territory. The sheriff of this county still intimates that if the decision of Judge Call is vorable to the Duval Club the fight jacksonville, but those best acquainted with Gov. Mitchell think; otherwise. More Troops Ordered to the JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Jan. 24. shadowed in these dispatches the governor has made preparations to add to his available force of troops already in the city the entire first battalion, of practically the same strength as the second, which arrived yesterday afternooon. The Jacksonville company was under arms by noon, and the outside companies are al- ready in marching trim, and simply await~ ing the order to start for Jacksonville, When these men are brought here the en- 5 i Ly if inet [ AY E i E i The officials have tried hard to keep quiet the fact of the ordering out of additional troops, and even denied this morning the summoning of the Jacksonville company. But when one sees the orderly sergeant of the local company skirmishing around at midnight notifying the men to “report for duty at a certain hour in the to dig off a light crust of clay, which cov- ered the deposit, when it could be shoveled out of the earth. He said the Mesaba ore | deposit was controlled by the Standard Oil Company and that it was so easily | mined that it could be dug out with al steam shovel. He had read an editorial | from a prominent republican daily in Min- neapolis, in which it was claimed that Minnesota needed no protection on iron ore, and in spite of the higher wages paid in the mines of Minnesota and the cost of transportation Minnesota iron ore could sold cheaper in Pennsylvania than Pennsylvania iron ore. Mr. Simpson appealed for free raw ™ma- terlal and attacked the combines and trusts which came from the protection of those articles. Reformers in Spots. He was followed by Mr. Clark (Mo.), who elivered one of his characteristic speeches. He said that the Wilson bill had been criti. cised by the republicans and by some dis- sruntled democrats, because it was not! perfect; but if the ways and means coin- mittee had failed to make a perfect bill it was because it was not possible by a few weeks of unremitting toil to remove the accumulations of thirty-seven years, Some of the members on this side, said Mr. Clark, are reformers in Spots, and there are only three members who have the/ courage of their convictions and had given the weight of their influence toward putting | of which they or their states were interest- ed. Those disinterested patriots were the chairman of the committee, Mr. Wilson; Mr. Rayner and Mr. Tom Johnson. (Ap- plause.) The man who is willing to reforin himself is a reformer indeed. (Laughter.) Mr. Oates’ Amendment Defeated. The only amendments so far as to the fron ore schedule offered yesterday, and which are still pending, are one introduced by Mr. Oates and the one offered by Mr. Taylor (Tenn.), providing for the substitu-| tion of the McKinley law for that proposed | in the Wilson bill. The Taylor substitute was defeated by a| vote of 35 in the affirmative to 136 in the negative, but one democrat (Mr. Swanson | of Virginia) voting with the republicans. The Oates amendment was then defeated 52 in the affirmative to i09 in the negative. Among those democrats who voted tor the amendment were Messrs. Beltzhoover, Wheeler, Stallings, Oates and Robertson. | All the republicans voted against it. | see | For the Information of Foreigners. | Consul General Edwards at Berlin has | Suggested to the State Department the ad- | visability of supplying United States con-| sulates with directories of American manu- facturing firms, the lack of which, he says, ig very embarrassing to consuls in acting in the interest of domestic industries, morning and gets positive information of the same sort from the localities in which the other companies are located, the denials go into the same book as the conflicting Stories usually told reporters here. The feeling among the troops already im | the city still runs high against the treat- | ment they were subjected to last night. The men discuss the question this morni and more than one wish was e: | that the companies yt be ge action, that they might have a avenge the alleged insults offered them | by the crowd. “It needs but one rash move,” sald am | officer in speaking of the situation, “to, precipitate the bloodiest battle ever seen in Florida. I had hard work last night to restrain some of my men from firing upon the crowd, and I am afraid that the next time I will not be so fortunate. If we are offered no more insults, however, I think my men will quiet down and the trouble will be averted.” The Jacksonville boys who have thus far been seen will say but little as to their feelings on the subject of being ordered out. The story has been current for weeks that they were so opposed to the idea that they would resist such an order and would gladly welcome a court-martial, feeling safe in the contention that the governor has no warrant of law for ordering them out in the manner he has and for such a purpose. So far, however, no indications of a refusal on | the part of any of them to respond to the call to duty have been made manifest, al- though the calling out is, without doubt, extremely distasteful to many of them. “Ranning the Gaurd.” About 11 o'clock this morning something of a stir was created by the sight of a num- ber of officers and privates—the latter car- rying rifes, with bayonets fixed—rapidly marching up one street and down another in the business portion of the city and even up to the residence districts The rumor soon spread that several of the members of companies from outside points had rebelied against the duty on Which they were engaged; that they had learned since reaching here things that completely disgusted them with the task imposed upon them, and had taken the first opportunity of leaving barracks with the intention of taking a train for home, | The detail of men which marched in the ets was for the purpose of intercepting d arresting them. When these stories were investigated it was found like most other stories orig- inating in Jacksonville and having refer. ence with anything remotely or otherwh with the prize fight they were “way off. The orders issued by the commander of the second battalion are very strict. He does not wish his men to get out on the street and mix up with people with whom they might possibly get into trouble, there- fore, among other things, he directed that no man should leave quarters without @ pass This was prey