Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 1th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't New York Office, 88 Potter Building. THE EVENING Stax is served to subscribers in the etty carriers, on their own account, at 19 cents per month. Copies ‘at the coun- ch. By mail—aaywhere in the United ‘anada—postage prepsid—50 cents per x QrixTUPLE SHEET Sram, 8.00 per year; len posture elded: SS OR O-OOPer rears * Washington, D. C ust be paid in advance mate known on application. r 2 cents e States or C: month. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THE HAWAIIAN CASE Senator Morgan’s Committee Makes An Interesting Report. CFPOSED 10 THE PRESIDENTS POLICY Republican Senators Add a Supple- ment Concerning Blount. A MINORITY REPORT ALSO Senator Morgan, chairman of the Senate Committee on foreign relations, today pre- sented the report of the investigation of the committee made under the following Fesolution: “Resolved, That the committee on foreign relations shall inquire and report whether any, and if so, what, irregularities have eccurred in the diplomatic or other inter- course between the United States and Ha- wail in relation to the recent political revo- Jution in Hawati, and to this end said com- mittee is authorized to send for persons and papers and administer oaths to wit- Resses.”” The report prepared by Senator Morgan is concurred in by Senators Sherman, Frye, Dolph and Davis, the republican members | of the committee, who also make a suppie- mental report, taking more positive ground than the Morgan report, while Senators Butler, Turpie, Daniel and Gray, demo- erats, submit a minority report. These reports with the testimony taken in the secret investigation make a bulky docu- ment and are a comprehensive review of the Hawatian question. Scope of the Inquiry. Senator Morgan says in his report that the inquiry related, first, to the conduct ef the government as shown in its official acts and correspondence, and second, to the conduct of the civil and military off- cers of the government in the discharge of their public duties and functions. These &re matters which do not concern Hawaii at this time. He also says the future pol- icy of the government as to annexation has been excluded from the consideration of the committee, except where it is al- luded to as an incident to the investiga- tion. Mr. Morgan lays down the proposition on the first page of his report that “as a gov- ernment dealing with Hawaii and with any form of government in that country, the United States can have no separation or break in its Mne of policy corresponding to any change in the incumbency of the office of President. It is in all respects as much the same government in every right and responsibility as if it had been under th® same president during the entire period covered by the recent revolution in Ha- wail and the succeeding events. The President. however, has a right to change his opinion, and a change of policy on the part of one president from that in- augurated by his predecessor or sors must be regarded simply as a change of mind in the same person. A determina- tion against monarchism in the island fol- lows next, the report saying that we ex- ercise at least a moral ity over that country. “Hawaii,” it adds, “ls an American state and ts embraced In the American com- ™merctal and military system. In this atti- tude of the two governments Hawaii must be entitled to demand of the United States an indulgent consideration, if not an ac- tive sympathy, when she is endeavoring to accomplish what every other American State has achieved—the release of. her Pie from the odious anti-republican teatney which denies to the people the right to gov- ern themselves, and subordinates them to the supnosed divine right of a monarch, whose title to such divinity originated in the most slavish conditions of - a conditio pagan bar. The Landing of Troops. Coming to the landing of the troops from the United States steamer Boston Senator Morgan details the facts of the ten days’ cruise In which Minister Stevens had par- ticipated and says that upon the minister's Teturn to the harbor “a condition of affairs existed in Honolulu which led naturally to the apprehension that violence or civil commotion would ensue, in which the Peace and security of American citizens residing in that city would be put in peril, as had been done on three or more sepa- Fate occasions previously when changes occurred or were about to occur in the gov- ernment of Hawaii. Whatever we may conclude were the real causes of the sit- uation then present in Honolulu the fact is that there was a complete paralysis of executive government In Hawall. The ac- tion of the queen in an effort to overturn the constitution of 1887, to which she had sworn obedience and support, had been accepted and treated by a jarge and powerful body of the people as a violation of her constitutional obligations, revolu- tionary in its charcter and purposes and that it amounted to an act of abdication on her part, so far as her powers and the rights of the people under the con- etitution of 1887 were concerned. This state of opinion and this condition of the executive head of the Hawaiian govern- Ment neutralized its power to protect American citizens and other foreigners in their treaty rights and also their rights under the laws of Hawaii. There was not in Honolulu at that time any efficient executive power through which the rights of American citizens residing there could be protected in accordance with the local laws. It is evident that the queen's gov- ernment at that time had no power to prevent the landing of troops from any quarter, no power to protect itself against | invasion, no power to conduct ctvil govern- | ment, so far as the executive wa con- corned, if the effort to exert such power Was antagonized by any opposing body of People in considerable numbers. Indeed, no effort seems to have been made to exert the civil authority except through the pres- ence of a small and inefficient body of Policemen. The authority of the queen Was not respected by the people; it was | @pposed, and no force appeared to be used for the purpose of overcoming the oppost- tion. It yielded to a silent but ominous opposition. Without reference to the ques- tion whether in strict law the action of the qucen in her effort to overturn the constitution of 1887 and to substitute one by 2 proctamation which she had pre- pared, was a revolution in government, or an effort at revolution, or amounted to an | abdication, the result v that an interreg- n existed. * * * There is well-settled tority for the position that at the mo- | en made public her de- elf from oath to sup- ort the constitution of ISS7 her abdication ns complete. regard if That the people chose so to it constitution and the cath to support !t was the only | ndation for her regal authority and announced that her oath was nm her own con- | t constitution. Liliuokalant | m kept on her throne by the | of the white people, «0 of the property on required nothing but the of what was known as | - part, to overthrow the queen, and that a had been taken be- fcre the troops from the Boston landed. There was no executive head of the gov- ernment of Hawaii; it had perished.” No Executive and No Law. The report then calls attention to the fact that in landing the troops there was tration and that in passing the | they saluted the que It adds: |} ttitude a: that Mme was that of because she found no active t in her isolated post- -d and was re- er subjects. In | he laws for the aii t | Urement next year. | A BIG FIGHT BEGUN THE SEN Interesting Contest in the Virginia Legislature. . Result of the Application for a Char- ter to Incorporate the Richmond and Ma ans Railroad. Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 24, 1804. The application for a charter to incor- porate the Richmond and Manassas rail- road has precipitated a big fight before the legislature. The bill has not as yet come up for discussion in either house, but the committee on roads of the lower house, after @ bitter struggle before it, participated in by the advocates and opponents of the measure, finally decided to report it favor- ably. The measure has hung fire in the senate committee, and there is some danger | of an adverse report upon it. The merits of the bill were argued at length before | that committee on Friday. Mr. Eppa Hunton, jr., one of the incor- Porators of the proposed road, and a mem- ber of the house from Fauquier county, made an exhaustive argument in behalf of the proposed road on a high plane. He took the ground that it has been the honored | custom of Virginia to admit new railroads within her borders unless there was some specific reason why the road should not be constructed. Senator Mushbach of Alexandria, who ts opposed to granting the charter for the new road, plied the speaker with numerous questions, which he answered with readti- ness and good humor, and to the apparent satisfaction of the members. Mr. Frank Ried of Alexandria opposed | the road in behalf of the citizens of Alex- andria, claiming that it would tend to in- jure the trade of that city. Mr. Gustavus Millhiser, a wealthy mer- chant of this city, advocated the road, as it would be advantageous to the commercial interests of Richmond. Senator Little of Fredericksburg opposed the measure on the grounds that it would injure the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad. The senate committee It is now evident that the fight over this road is between the Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio, the R. F. and P., of course, siding with the former. It is more and Ohio to come into Richmond, thus making direct southern connections, which ends the “Pensy’s” monopoly. The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac in- terests in the state are antagonizing the posed new road for all it is worth. ‘The great difficulty in the way of the peo- ple who are advocating the new road is that the state owns a large interest in the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac. This obstacle will probably »e overcome by the incorporators of the Richmond and Manassas agreeing to purchase the state’s interest in the former road, a bill to that effect having already been introduced in the house. The object of the Baltimore and Ohio is to connect with this proposed road at Ma- nassas by means of the branch which they are now constructing. The men who are advocating the road admit this. When Mr. Hunton was asked this question direct, dur- ing his speech Friday, he replied that he did not doubt that this was the intention of the Baltimore and Ohio people, and, in fact, he hoped it was so. A bill was offered in the legislature on Friday last which, it is said, is intended to kill the proposed Richmond and Manassas road. The title of this bill is “to incor- porate the Southern Railway and Electric Company.” The incorporaters are authoriz- ed to construct and operate an electric rail- way from Richmond to some point on the Potomac river between Alexandria and Great Falls. The incorporators are T. N. Kendler, A. Pizzint, jr., G. D. Patch, M. B. Ramos, Hill Montague, W. C. Trueman, M. L. Dawson and J. W. Gordon. Capt. Piz- zini, when asked by The Star correspondent about the proposed road, said that he knew very little about the matter, but should the road be built, he would be very glad to take stock in the company. He further Stated that several gentiemen approached him as to the feasibility of such a road, and he told them it could be run by electricity the proper number of relay stations were established. Capt. Pizzini was formeriy manager of the electric railway in this city. A noticeable fact about this application for a charter is that the incorporators named in the bill are men of comparatively no means. With the exception of Capt. Pizzini, the incorporators have not a dollar which they could afford to invest in such an enterprise. Each one of them ts very reticent about the matter; in fact, one of the men named made a tour of the news- paper offices just before the bill was in- troduced, and asked that only the title of the measure be reported when it appeared. ——— IMPORTA) iT ARMY CHANGES. Several Will Take Pince in the Next Few Months. Several important changes In army com- mands will occur within the next few months. Gen. O. O. Howard, commanding the department of the Atlantic, will retire on account of age November 8, but it is expected that he will relinquish his present command about the first of June under leave of absence to the date of his retire- ment. This will necessitate the detail of a major general to the command of the de- partment of the Atlantic. Gen. N. A. Miles, now commanding the department of the Missouri, with headquarters at Chicago, will undoubtedly be assigned to that duty. Gen. Miles will succeed Gen. Schofield in command of the army on the latter's re- The command of the department of the Missouri will be tem- porarily assumed by an oflicer commanding another department until the vacancy caus- ed by the retirement of Gen. Howard is filled by the promotion of one of the briga- dier generals. — Personal Mention. Judge William D. Lindsey, receiver of the land office at Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1s ill at his rooms, 408 6th street northwest. Judge R. M. Page of Abingdon, Va., is in the city on a short visit. Mr. Oscar W. White has left for the north on a business trip for a few days. Mr. C. M. Lacey Sites, the principal of the Eastern High School, Miss Brown, the as- sistant principal of the Normal School, and Miss North, teacher of drawing, attended the sessions of the department of superin- tendence, National Educational Associa- tion, which were held in Richmond last week. —_————_-e+____ Dividends Declared. The controlier of the currency has de- clared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: A first dividend of 20 per cent in favor of the creditors of the First National Bank of Middiesborough, Ky., on claims proved, amounting to $25,080.09, A second dividend of 15 per cent in favor of the creditors of the Consolidated National Bank of San Diego, Cal., making in all 40 per cent on claims proved, amountiag to $603,761.66, ————__++- e+ Treasury Receipts. The available cash balance in the treasury today is $13 425; national bank notes received for redemption, $232,490. Govern- ment receipts: Internal revenue, $907,160; customs, $228,718; miscellaneous, $155,861. — ae Bank Receiver Appointed. The controller of the currency today ap- | pointed John W. Warner of Reading Cen- SS ver of the First National Bank of Watkins, N. Y., which s payment on the 9th instant. ————_-e - Reform School Trustee. ‘The President has appointed Wm. 8. Property were, in ar as the executive the citizens of (Continued on Sixth Page). Thompson a trustee of the Reform School of the District of Columbia for a term of three years. pended | Two Sessions Held by the Democrats Today. THE TARIFF AMENDMENTS DISCOSSED Mr. Voorhees Makes a Statement of the Changes. CONCESSIONS TO BE MADE ——_.___ ‘The democratic Senators held two caucus- es today on the subject of the tariff bill. More properly speaking, it was one caucus, with a brief intermission to enable the Senate to hold its regular session. It was begun at 10 o'clock this morning, at which hour Senator Gorman, the chairman of the caucus, was the only one present. Con- trary to custom, the caucus was held in the marble room, just north of the main lobby, back of the Senate chamber. Such |Satherings are usually held in the Senate |chamber, but owing to the uncertainty as |to the hour of adjourning the caucus it was deemed better to hold the meeting in the smaller room. The first session of the caucus was at- tended by every democratic Senator except seven. The absentees were Senators Col- quitt, Harris, Irby, Vance, Daniel, Mills and McLaurin. Of these Senators Harris, Vance and McLaurin were out of the city. Senators Colquitt and Mills are too ill to attend. To the surprise of many, Mr. White of Louisiana, who hag not yet re- Unquished his seat in the Senate, attended the caucus to assist his colleagu r. in caring for the interests of Strength of the Opposition. The caucus was in actual session at first an hour and three-quarters, an adjourn- ment being had at 11:45, so that the dem- ocratic Senators might attend the meeting of the Senate. Most of the time was occu- pied with speeches from members of the finance committee in explanation of the terms of the tariff bill as it has been amended by the subcommittee. It was held as greatly significant that the finance com- mittee, a meeting of which was called for this morning, for the special object, it was stated, of receiving the tariff bill from the subcommittee, held only a brief session of a few minutes and adjourned without taking any action and transacting any business, so that its democratic members might attend the caucus. This adjournment after the promises made on Saturday that the bill would be reported to the full committee to- day is generally regarded as a victory for the seven Senators representing the opposi- tion to the tariff bill. The program of the friends of the measure was to get the bill reported to the committee and tn some way start it on its final course before influence could be brought to bear by the kickers in the caucus. That they were unable to do so is thought to indicate that the strength of the opposition is much greater than was first anticipated. Senator Voorhees’ Statement. The most important speech made in cau- cus was by Senator Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, who made a state- ment of the changes that had been made in the bill and of the amendments that the committee are willing to make to meet the views of the dissatisfied element. It is understood that he announced that they were willing to give a duty of 50 cenis a ton on coal, a cant,# pound on faw sugar and 1 1-8 cents on refined sugar. Other speeches were made, some by the conservatives as they call themselves, end it is understood Mr. Pugh of Alabama made some vigorous and characteristic re- marks about iron, which it is said the com- mittee acknowledged to have been left on the free list. There was considerable surprise at the absence of Senator Hill from the caucus, as he has had so much to do with the for- mation of the bill in the Senate. It was announced by his friends during the after- ;noon, however, that he was ill and could not attend the caucus. The Committee in a Corner. The adjournment of the first caucus left the impression that the objectors, who may really be considered as eight in number, Mr. White of Louisiana being present, now |have the finance committee in such a cor- |ner that some additional amendments will | have to be made to the bill to insure its safe passage through the Senate. Republicans and the Tar: The republican members of the Senate committee on finance held a meeting this morning after the adjournment of the com- mittee meeting and talked over a method of procedure on the tariff bill. It was de- termined to have the bill read and consid- ered in committee. The plan of the demo- cratic members to have the bill immediate- ly reported will be resisted with great vig- or. It has been suggested that the demo- crats being in the majority could report the bill without any difficulty over the opposi- tion of the republicans. This matter was discussed by the latter, and it was deter- mined that in case any attempts should be made to rush the bill through the republicans would defeat it by refusing to observe pairs in committee, and that as long as Senators Harris and Vance are ab- sent the democrats would have but four votes in committee. It was asserted that both Senators Mc- Pherson and Mills would not be allowed to vote and whichever one appeared would be recognized, but no proxy would be al- |lowed tor either Harris or Vance. The re- publicans asserted their determination to |have the bill read by paragraphs, :.nd their intention of offering amendments ani dis- cussing the changes that have been made from the present law to the rates carried in_the bill. Senator Jones of Nevada is the only re- | publican member of the committee absent. | He is paired with Senator Vance. Senator | Harris is paired with Senator Merrill and Senator Jones of Arkansas says that in case Mr. Merrill does not recognize the pair he has authority from Mr. Harris to cast his vote. Brice and Vent. Later developments concerning the caucus of this forenoon are to the effect that there was more or less reference to an in- terview of Senator Brice, published in the New York World yesterday, in which he was quoted as saying that the tariff bill to be presented to the Senate had been shaped by three ex-rebel brigadiers, all of whom were idealists, referring to Sena- | tors Jones, Mills and Vest. Mr. Vest is | Said to have spoken quite sharply in reply to this statement and Mr. Brice to have replied with no less feeling. Mr. Brice |said that he was not complaining of the | wool schedule, but that he objected to the | general method of proceeding and that he thought the party in the Senate should | have been consulted as such in the shaping jof_the bill. The caucus resumed its sitting imme- | diately after the adjournment of the Sen- ate, a few minutes past 1 o'clock. —_—_—___-e-___—_. Arrested in Baltimore. Special Examiner of the Pension Bureau J. G. Teicher of Norfolk, Va., wires the de- |rartment that Luther C. Williams of Hun- tingdon depot, West Virginia, Frederick Kunnecke, Mary Kunnecke and William R. Tumblinson have been arrested at Balti- }more on the charge of forging pension check: —_————_+-e+______ Census Dismt: Twenty-four employes of the census bu- reau have been notified that they will be dismissed at the end of the month. poinsher ear! No Suit. | It is dented by the post office officials that |the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 1s to |be sued for non-fulfiliment of its mall con- tracts, ATE CAUCUS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Am index to advertises ments will be found on Page 3. SNOW AND HIGH WINDS Storm Notes From Throughout the Coun- try. New Yorkers Inconvenienced by Slush and Sleet—Cold Weather in Other Cities Today. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The weather in this vicinity was very disagreeable this morning, and the thousands of people who left thelr homes to go to work were met with a combination of snow, hail and sleet, which was driven into their faces by a wind that stung like small shot. The ground was covered with a slushy, slippery mass of half-frozen hailstones and watery snow, which made walking an uncomforta- ble and dangerous undertaking. POMEROY, Ohio, Feb. 26,—Eighteen inches of snow fell here since yesterday morning, and it is still snowing. It is the greatest snowfall since 1884. Business is at a standstill, railroad and highway travel greatly impeded. Fears are entertained of @ repetition of the great flood in the Ohio valley ten years ago. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 26.—Louisville experienced the heaviest snow storm of the season today. Snow began falling at an early hour yesterday morning and contin- ued throughout the day without cessation. At midnight the storm had about exhaust- ed itself, and between eight and ten inches of snow had fallen. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb 26—A special to the Republic from Birmingham, Ala., says: The worst blizzard in a decade has pre- vailed throughout Alabama for two days. Rain, hail and snow fell in succession. It has snowed all over the northern portion of the state heavily today, and as the re- sult the early fruit crop is believed to be cut short 50 per cent. There is much suf- fering among the poorer classes. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Feb. 26.—The heaviest snow storm of the season is raging in the anthracite coal region today, All of the collieries in this region have been com- pelled to shut down, and electric railways are blocked. Eight inches of snow fell up to 12 o'clock, with no sign of abatement. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 26.—Virginia was visited by a regular western blizzard Sun- day and last night, and today the ground is covered with snow to @ depth of three or four inches, The weather turned suddenly very cold Saturday, the thermometer reg- istering ten below, and was by far the cold- est weather of the winter. The snow is a great benefit to the wheat and the cold has checked the premature advance of the fruit trees, which may save the fruit. a FELL FROM A LADDER. Fatal Injuries of an Albany Fireman While on Duty. ALBANY, Feb. 26.—John Brennan, a fire- man, fell from a ladder at a fire in the Catholic Orphan Asylum this morning and broke his back. He will die. The gardener of the institution was suffocated and is in @ precarious condition. All the children es- caped. —_— Fatal Fall From a Roof. PHOENIX, R. I, Feb. 26.—The Spencer block, one of the finest in town, was burn- ed yesterday. The W. C. T. U., Knights of Pythias and Pawtuxet Bicycle Club are among the heavy losers. During the fire Albert Cook, a fireman, fell from the top of the Phoenix Hotel and was fatally in- jured. The loss on the building and con- tents is $60,000, ——_—__ Fire at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.—Fire today destroyed the chemical house of Wm. H. McManus at 20th and Market streets, this » and the feed warehouse of W. W. es! in the rear. Loss, $15,000; partly in- sured. —_—_———_. Broke Up Their Hunting Trip. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 26.—A special to the Republic from Little Rock, Ark., says: “George J. Gould, president of the Missourt Pacific; Second Vice President C. C. War- ner, General Manager W. B. Di and General Superintendent Peck arrived this morning on a special train from St. Louis. They had contemplated a two days’ hunting trip in this vicinity, but, 2wing to the snow and bad weather, went on to Springs. a To Preserve the Forests. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 26.—A joint meet- ing of the American Forestry Association, the New York State Forestry Association, together with representatives of state forest- ry commissions of Pennsylvania, New Jer- sey and New England states, will be held here on March 6, 7 and 8 for the purpose of arousing general interest in the subject of forestry and of discussing especially the forest policy of the states mentioned. —— Ex-Minister Phelps Out of Danger. NEW HAVEN, Feb. 26.—Prof. Phelps was this morning reported out of danger and improving slowly. Atter a Popular Verdict. DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 26.—In the house today. Representative Davis intro- duced a resolution asking postponement cf the final vote on the Wilson bill in Congress until after the next election, to give tke people of the United States a chance to vote on the question. The resolution was adopted by a party vote. ——— Plummer, the Portrait Painter, Dead. HAVERHILL, Mass.,Feb. 26—Harrison L. Plummer, the portrait painter, well known throughout this country and Europe, died at his home here yesterday, aged eighty years. He studied in Italy for many years, and while there painted a portrait of the king, for which he received a fab- ulous price. Later he opened a studio in London, where he was very successful. —___— The Honduras Revolution, Official confirmation of the triumph of the revolutionists in Honduras has reached the State Department in the shape of a telegram, which came this morning from United States Minister Baker at Managua, Nicaragua. The minister says: “Bonilla bas occupied the palace in Honduras (doubtless meaning at Teguicigalpa) and the war seems to be at an end. - Changed His Flagship. Secretary Herbert received a telegram last night from Admiral Benham, at Rio, saying that he has transferred his flag from the San Francisco to the New York. The purpose of the change, it is said at the Navy Department, is that the San Fran- cisco may have a chance to go for a short cruise for fresh air. The ships of the fleet are taking turns at the duty of staying in the harbor, and it is now the New York's turn. Admiral Benham and his staff are the only persons on the fleet who are de- nied the privilege of leaving the harbor for a whiff of ocean air. - Representative Wilson Has Typhoid. A special from the City of Mexico refer- ring to the illness of Congressman Wilson says: “He is seriously tll. Guadalajara is the highest spot of the central Mexican plateau, and Mr. Wilson was removed there on Friday by orders of Dr. Prevost of this city, In the hope that the difference in climate will revive him. The typhoid fever, with which he is suffering, according to Dr. Prevost, is now in its tenth or twelfth day and must have developed about the time Mr. Wilson left Kansas City.” Representative Wilson's son in this city last night received a telegram from Consul General Crittenden at Mexico saying that his father was in no immediate danger. ——._—_— Cashier Ferles of Vienna, who embezzled 102,000 florins from the department of the public debt and fied during the official in- vestigation, has committed suicide. joodridge | |NO STAY FOR M’KANE His Application Denied by Justice Cullen. SING SING NEXT RESIDENCE Proceedings in Court This Morn- ing. REASONS OF THE COURT BROOKLYN, Feb 26.—Judge Cullen has denied a stay for John Y. McKane. The decision of Judge Cullen denying John Y. McKane a certificate of reason- able doubt removes apparently his last chance of remaining out of Sing Sing prison. It is understood that he will be sent there promptly to begin his six years’ sentence. His only resource is an application to other judges of the supreme court for a stay, but it is not known that any of them will see fit to interfere. His proposed appeal to the court of appeals will not keep him out of prison. In the absence of a stay a de- cision may be delayed for a long time. Justice Cullen’s decision makes eight Pages of typewritten matter. He sums up the matter in the last para- graph, which is as follows: “I have briefly reviewed the principal al- leged errors on the trial of this case, so far as they have been presented to me. I can find no substantial or reasonable doubt as to the legality and correctness of the conduct of the trial, and must, therefore, deny the application for a certificate of reasonable doubt. Application for certifi- cate is denied and stay vacated.” McKane was not taken to court. The news of Judge Cullen’s adverse decision was carried to him in Raymond street jail by a special messenger. It was announced last Friday that in the event of Judge Cul- len’s decision being adverse to McKane the prisoner would be taken to Sing Sing today. peewee ERASTUS WIMAN ARRAIGNED. He Pleaded Not Guilty of Forgery— Date for Trial Not Fixed. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Erastus Wiman arrived with his son-in-law, Norman 8. Walker, and his counsel, Gen. B. F. Tracy, at 10:45 o'clock this morning at the court of general sesions, where he was arraigned before Judge Martine on two charges of forgery. He was looking much better than he did when he left the district attorney's office on securing $25,000 bail on Saturday. Gen. Tracy, on behalf of Mr. Wiman, plead not guilty to both in- dictments and bail was continued. Mr. Boardman, of counsel for the defense, foreshadowed what was likely to be the defense when he declared that Mr. Wiman was @ partner in R. G. Dun & Co., and that what Mr. Nicoll hud characterized as forgeries were substantially transfers of money from one account over which he had full control to another account, over which he also had full control. It was claimed that Mr. Nicoll’s statement told only one side of the men on the jury of twelve. This is | cording to the treaty of 1812 between the United States and Canada. 1t has not yet been decided in the dis- trict attorney's office at what time the case will come to trial, but it will probably be during the April term. —<_——__—_. HOTEL GUESTS ALARMED. ——we A Neighboring Fire Caused Them to Leave Their Beds. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The guests of several hotels in the vicinity of Central Park were disturbed by a fire in their neighborhood at 2 o'clock this morning. The blaze was confined to the office build- ‘ing at Nos. 9 to 13 East 50th street. The architecture of the building and the cold weather made work difficult for the fire- men, and their shouts unduly excited the sleeping people at the Savoy, New Nether- lands and Madison Park Hotels. Scores of these people rushed pell-mell into the streets. The occupants of the burning building got out by means of fire escapes. The principal tenants were Hajerman & Company, druggists. The fire originated in the cellar. This down town house of this firm on Broadway has been repeatedly burned out, which gives rise to the sus- picion that a deliberate effort to injure them is being continued by some fire pug. as . ELECTROCUTED AT SING SING. Matthew Johnson Executed for a Cowardly Murder. SING SING, Feb. 26.—Matthew Johnson was electrocuted at 11:34 this morning, for the murder of Emil Kuckelhorn. The crime for which Johnson suffered the death penalty was committed on the night of December 9, 1892. About 6 o’clock in the morning of that day Johnson,who was a West Indian negro, entered Thomas & Wylie's lithographing establishment on West 24th street, New York city, with the intention of committing a burglary. He hid in a loft until the place was locked up for the night. He then went to the cellar, where he met Emil Kuckel- horn, the engineer. Fearing that he would be arrested, he struck Kuckelhorn several blows on the head with an iron bar, killing him In a few minutes. He then robbed the body of his victim. In his confession he | stated that he entered the building to steal, but with no intention of committing mur- der, —_——_—_ COL. DRESSER DEAD. One of the First to Volunteer for the Union. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 26.—Col. Jasper G. Dresser died suddenly yesterday at St. Augustine, Fla. Col. Dresser was born at Litchfield, Mass., in 1838; studied law and admitted to the bar in 1859; was appointed clerk in the land de- partment at Washington; was a member of the first company that responded to the call for troops, and was chief of staff of Gen. McClelland of Illinois; commanded Dresser’s battery, and was wounded tn the first bat- tle of Bull Run and again at Stone river. He was elected Senator in 1886; a trustee of Purdue University, and a 32d degree Mason; also president of the Underwriters’ Association of the Northwest. Three chil- dren survive him. —_ POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK. The Preliminary Trial Trip of the Indiana Not to Take Place Tomorrow. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.—The prelimn- inary builders’ trial trip of the battle ship Indiana, which was to have begun tomor- row, has been posponed until Tuesday of next week, on account of the severe storm now prevailing off the coast. The test, which, it is expected, will Jast at least three days, will take place about sixty miles out from Delaware breakwater, over the course used by the Cramps in the | Preliminary trials of ships bullt by them for the government. After the Indiana has been put through all the usual tests de- signed to show the power of her machinery d the sea-going qualities of the vessel e will be given her first speed trial. Ed- win Cramp, who will have charge of the Indiana during her trial, sald today that he had no doubt whatever of her ability to exceed her guaranteed speed of fifteen knots an hour. ———>—_ Mr. Wanamaker Has Not Sold Out. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26,—John Wana- maker denied emphatically today that he had sold his interest in his big store here to Straus of New York. TO COMPEL A VoTe| =——>———vVX—*—_—a—a— 9 N CONGRESS TODAY Two Propositions to Be Presented by Mr. Catchings. How He Thinks the Breaking of a Quorum May Be Prevented— To Fine Members. Representative Catchings of Mississippt, & member of the committee on rules, has two propositions to present to the House looking to the securing of quorums and to prevent the breaking of a quorum by the refusal of members to vote. He will ofter A Very Brief Session of the Senate Held. THE SILVER FIGHT I$ RESUMED After Some Filibustering Mr. Bland Allows Debate to Go On. 48 a proposed amendment to the rules the] MR. PENCE’SSPEECH RESUMED. following: “Whenever the yeas and nays are ordered on any question, and w quoram shall fail to vote,the Speaker shall cause the names of thos? who failed to vote to be again called, and a list of those who are present and shall fail to vote shall be prepared by two |‘ the Attorney members of the House, pointed by the Speaker for that ‘The members so appointed snall be of op- posite political parties, if such members can be found who will perform this duty, and the list so prepared shall be eutered on we | Mittee on foreign relations, journal.” A Bill to Impose a Fine. Mr. Catchings will also offer the follow-| that he merely presented ing as a bill: “That whenever, in pursuance of section | sented to the 5 of article 1 of the Constitution cf the | bad given United States, the House of Representa- tives, at the request of one-iifth of its members present, shall order the yeas ana | bers ni entered on its journal, and upon a call of the roll of its members for tnat purpose a| read, but quorum thereof shall fail to vote, it shall | that as the be the duty of its clerk to certify to the| early adjournment the sergeant-at-arms the names of such mem- bers present as failed wo vote, and the ser- geant-at-arms shall deduct from the com- pensation of such members as failed to| morning immediately after the sum of —— dollars. The salary of | of the Representatives in Congress rnall be as| permit vote the now allowed by law may be deducted therefrom, as herein pro- = end as may now be provided by LW. The plan devised by Mr. Catchings to put an end to filibustering will be laid before the caucus if the caucus is called at an early date. If not, it may be reported by committee on rules without caucus con- sideration. it is pointed out that this method will accomplish the purpose of a quorum counting rule without precipitating the opposition that exists on the demo- cratic side to that odious device of the Fifty-first Congress. There is an evident determination on the part of the demo- cratic leaders of the House to place it cut of the power of members to filibuster with- out a penalty, and they believe that a fine such as this law contemplates will very soon make filibustering a thing of the past, besides having the salutary effect of keep- ing members in Washington to attend pub- lic business, : It Cannot Possibly act Upoa All the Cases in Time. As the period of six months allowed for the adjustment of claims by the Chilean claims commission nears an end it becomes evident that a considerable number of cases will be left unadjudicated on the 9th of April. It is asserted by the United States representatives that these cases wil not be barred, but may be the subject of further negotiations between the two gov- ernments. The Chilean representatives, however, are indisposed to admit this. So far twenty-four cases have been submitted to the commission on the part of the Unit- ed States, all of which the Chileans must meet before April 9. There are undi of eleven cases, which have not yet been submitted because of unreadiness. cases have been dismissed on demurrers. The Chileans have two cases pending, in which they will be unable to get their testi- mony in before the commission expires. It is estimated that if the commission works every day until April 9 it can dis- pose of from one-nalf to two-thirds of the cases. At present it has under considera- tion the six Grace claims, amounting to nearlg five million dollars, the principal items being claims of $566,000 and $1,076,000 in connection with nitrate contracts. The Chileans have put in a general demurrer to these claims, on the ground that the Grace Company gave aid and comfort to the Peruvians in their war with Chile, and if this statement can be maintained the demurrer will certainly be upheld and the cases rejected. —-2-<+______ MAJ. WHAM’S BOND. Maj. J. W. Wham, paymaster, U. S. A., is again in trouble. He was waylaid and robbed of a large amount of government funds several years ago, for the loss of which he was subsequently exculpated by Congress. Some incidents in his career have cast a doubt over his fitness for his responsibie duties, and his friends show disinclination to go on his bond. In vie’ of this state of affairs an effort was made to have him placed on the retired list, a course that was perfectly agreeable to him. It was represented that he was incapacitat- ed for active service because of defective eyesight. He was examined by a medical board and reported physically fit for duty. His mental condition was subsequently in- quired into and was reported to be sound. The difficulty about his official bond {s stili unsettled, however. Without a bond he will not be allowed to handle public money, and it is therefore necessary to the discharge of his duties as a paymaster. The case is now under consideration at the War De- partment. Maj. Wham is stationed on the Pacific coast, but is now on leave uf ab- sence. ——-2+_____ SERIOUS CHARGES. Lieut. Col. Wilbrick’s Habits to Be Ii vestigated. Serious charges have been filed at the War Department against Lieut. Col. A. C. Wilbrick of the first artillery, stationed at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y. The charges are based mainly on the officer’s alleged habits of intemperance. Secretary Lamont has sent an officer from the War Department to Fort Wadsworth to investigate the ma’ ter and future action will depend on bis report. Col. Wilbrick is eligible for retire- ment under the thirty years’ service lew and his friends will endeavor to have the department drop the matter with his re- tirement. A trial by court-martial is some- times averted with the consent of the de- partment by the resignation or retirement of the officer, and the latter course may be taken in the case of Col. Wilbrick. He is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of West Point. He has a good war record. He served as colonel of the thirty-ninth New Jersey infantry and gained the brevet of brigadier general, He has only been a lieu- tenant colonel of artillery since 1892. — NEW BoNpDs. THE Orders for Them Supplied to the Amount of $41,000,000, The Treasury Department has supplied all orders for the 5 per cent bonds, aggre- wating $41,000,000, The remaining $9,000,000 will be delivered as soon as the orders are received. An installment of $100 and $0 registered 5 per cents was delivered at the Treasury Department this morning from the bureau of engraving and printing. The face of the $100 bond contains a vicnette of Lewis Cass andsthe portrait of the father a country adorns the face of the $0 d. ——_—_—__ + e+ Trial of Counterfelters. The Treasury Department is informed that the trials of the Stilimore gang of al- leged counterfeiters will begin in Macon, who shail be ap-| Silver certificates were purpose.| and the reply of the less such amounts as|had been taken by the morning @ Secretary of the Treasury General as to whether Attorney General giving a negative opinion were read. Mr. Morgan (Ala.), chairman of the an #f Hl mouncement of the report of tee relative to Hawaiian affairs. the the majority as to the main q committee, a question rise to considerable throughout the country. On some details, such as the conduct of States officers and officials, several of the : i i Us committee had expressed die i of its members on any question to be | Vergent opinions. Mr. Frye (le) asked to have the report. Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) Senate would have to take an printed in the Ht K, and agreed to. fave notice that tomorrow mony would be this was finally Mr. Frye i Senate to fe committee touching the vital’a ay tial questions which had been raised im the Hawatian matter. He made this an- nouncement because he it was duty of some one to bring its salient feate ures to the attention of the country. Therefore he had taken that duty on hime self. Mr. Hoar (QMfass.) inquired whether the Print for the use testimony would be in of the Senate by that time and Mr. Morgan replied that he could have it ready then. Mr. Cockrell (Mo), however, suggested that Mr. Frye defer his speech’ until Wed- nesday morning and Mr. Frye with his announcement in The Senate took from jourgal he would ask the hin ‘to discuss the § the suggestion. the! calendar and passed the joint resolution providing for the appointment of a come mission to the Antwerp international expos sition and then, at 12:37 p.m., on motion of Mr. Cockrell, went into executive sexe After the were 1 By — Teopened at 1:20 ‘When the House entered upon the week of the struggle over the Bland iorage bill at noon today there attendance, both on “floor ell Ri se galleries. Immediately after of the journal Mr. Hatch (Mo. of the committee on agriculture, arose Stated that his committee claimed tion over a biil (the anti-option bill) had been referred by the Speaker ways and means committee, that it be referred to the mittee. Messrs. Reed, Hopkins, Bynum at! to. Sr She aciae *§ HF HT he i in that tion was not debatable, and on vote Mr. Hatch’s motion the yeas and nays. The republican and democratic of the the pursuing the tactics of the adversaries ot the Bland seigniorage bill, abstained voting, but they did mot succeed in ing a quorum, and the motion was carried— 167-53. Mr. Enloe (Tenn.) presented a resolution reciting the fact of the publication and dis- tribution by the commissioner of education of an attack upon the educational system of Tennessee and calling upon the of the Interior for the authority for as referred. publication. It For Mi ‘Thereupon Mr. privileged question, sent to the clerk's deskt and had read a long resolution with several whereases expressing it as the sense of the House that Minister Willis should be re- called from Hawaii. He maintained that Boutelle (Maine), as @& the resolution was privileged because it re- Jated to a subject with which Congress had dealt and because he believed it was the consensus of public opinion of both parties, as well as the press of the United States, that Mr. Willis should be recalled before further mischief was done. “Is this a resolution looking to a suc- cessor for Minister Willis or a resolution te put the democracy in a hole?” asked Mr. Simpson. The Speaker declared he did not think that was a parliamentary inguiry. He hel@ that the resolution was not privileged une der the rule and it was referred to the com- mittee on foreign affairs. The Fight Over Silver Resumed. The battle over the silver bill was then re sumed. Mr. Biand moved to go into com- mittee of the whole on his bill, and pending that to close general debate at 4 o'clock to- morrow. On the latter motion he demande the previous question. The vote resulted 1 to 5, 11 short of e quorum, and Mr. Bland, upon the am- nouncement, moved a call of the House. The call developed the presence of 278 members. Mr. Bland then wéthdrew his motion to limit debate and moved to go into committee of the whole. The filibusters inte: no objection to this motion, as it left the debate running as before, with- out limit, and it was carried, 119-0. Mr, Bland explained his move by saying that inasmuch as it was evident that no quoram could be obtained today, he thought the time could best be spent in debate. Mr. Pence Resumes His Speech. Mr. Pence of Colorado, who was speaking when the filibustering began, two weeks ago, took the floor to resume his speech. The scenes of the last ten days, he exid, proved, if any one had ever doubted it, that just as Senator Sherman was the chief lieutenant of a democratic President on the money question, so in this House bis lieutenant was the eminent and talented gentleman from Maine (Mr. Reed). He had witnessed scores of roll calls en which all the republicans, except four honorable gen- tlemen, Messrs. Sweet, Broderick, Bowers and Marsh, had been the chief allies of the executive and Secretary of the Treasury, Those four alone had been above the control and crack of the whip of the leader of the minority. But the democrats, he charged, were no better than the republicans. They led with silver; they had stricken ce dome ond now sought to deceive their constituents by the support of this bill, -2- ——— No Wrecks Yet Reported. ‘The severe storm which has just passed northward over the southern and middle Atlantic coast was not attended, so far as the life saving service has learned, with @ single wreck or casualty of any kind. The weather bureau, it is explained, had given timely warning of the storm's approach, and to this fact no doubt is due the ab- sence of any news of disasters along the coast. The announcement that the storm had passed up the New England coast, however, is causing some uneasiness, and it is feared that by tomorrow news cf wrecks may be reported. The snow which consequence there is some little danger of Poomee fell in Washington to the depth of eight inches or more is rapidly melting, 4 in @ flood in the