Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1894, Page 1

" ‘THE EVENING STAR. pr a ennai PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THF STAR BUILDINGS, New York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, pomiccseanbe~teer is EVEwIne Star is served to subseribers in the by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents week. or 4ic. y month. Coptes at the coun- 2 cents each y mail—anywhere in the United ‘or Canada—postaze p 5) ‘cents ber Che Zvening Star. Vor. 84, No. 20,821. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. HISTORIC GROUND) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE | MILITARY ON HAND|WILL Not Compromise The President and His Party Moving Away From Civilization. NEAR WHERE THE HURON WAS LOST Did Not Try Luck at Gunning This Morning. WENT SIGHTSEEING ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., March 1— President Cleveland and his party are mov- ing still further away from civilization. Yesterday morning the Violet was lying at Long Point, ncar the foot of the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal. After affording the a, opportunity to try their skill on the 's in the early morning the little steam- er hauled up her anchor and stood away to the southward. She crossed Albemarle sound, as placid as a mountain lake at this season, and entered Croaton sound about thirty miles distant from the starting point in the morning. Here the vessel anchored again, and the party passed the night qui- etly in the glare of the Croatan sound light, which was close at hand. The ident is now near historic §round. Two miles distant to the east lies Roanoke Island, made memorable by the landing of Sir Walter Raleigh in the early days of the country’s history, and later, in the days of our civil war, by the operations of the federal fleet culminating in the bloody battle of Roanoke Island. Further to the wastward, but in plain sight of the lent’s stopping place, lies Nag’s Head, with its mysterious moving hills, and near at hand is Kitty Hawk of evil fame, where the U. S. S. Huron was cast away and nearly all of the officers and crew drowned, owing, it is said, to false Ughts on the low shore. To the westward les the mainland, generally swampy, end about ten miles below are the Roanoke marshes, the spring feeding ground of myr- jads of curlew and willet, and yellow legs and all birds of the snipe family. Probably it is the attraction held out by ground that caused the President to follow the channels to the south. It is prob- able that the Violet will keep to the west side of the sounis, where the water is deep enough for every navigation, until she Teaches the foot of Roanoke Island, and then her course may be !aid to the east toward Oregon inlet, where lies Bodie’s Is- land, a place famous for its brant shoot- ing, and geese and even swan—more pre- tentious game than the smaller ducks that frequent the waiers of the upper sounds. Movements of the Party Today. The presidential party did not try its iuck at gunning this morning, but instead went on a sightseeing expedition. The President and Secretary Gresham were early risers and by 8 o'clock breakfast had been dis- patched and the members of the Party be- gan their trip. The first point of intecest Was the se'ne-hauling at Weymouth Point, vn the mainland. The fisheries at this Place are among the most extensive on the At- lantic coast. The shad and herring and striped bass or roach fish have already begun their spring migration from the deep Waters of the Atlantic to the spawning grounds. sounds off Wilmington and through the in- jet at Hatteras and at Oregon and New inlet, and find their spawning beds in the numerous streams running into the sounds from the mainland. The President, Secre- tary Gresham and Capt. Evans landed from the Violet in the gig and inspected the Workings of the Davis and Weymouth fish- €ry on Croatan sound. The tide was favo> able and the party was in time to see cne haul of the great seine. This net is about two miles long, and owing to its great length and weight is beyond the capacity of human labor to handle. So steam power is called upon. The party saw the seine carefully stowed on the stern of the two steam “flats,” as they are known. The boats swept across the sound and returned, forming almost a circle, and paying out the seine as they ran. Reaching the shore the lines were at- tached to steam windlasses, and in the course of an hour the great seine was landed, bringing in its meshes barrels of fish of all kinds. The President was much interested in the sight. Taking to their gig again, the party then crossed Croatan Island and landed on Roanoke Island, about two miles distant. Here conveyances were taken, and the party visited some of the historical points on the island, ——s Fort Raleigh and Ballast Point, where Sir Walter Raleigh landed the ballast which he brought in his little ship from England on one of his voy- ‘ages to the new world. The President also stopped for a time at the quaint little vil- lage of Manteo, thus touching civilization for the first time since leaving Washington last Sunday. A Sporteman’s Paradise. President Cleveland's trip along the North Representative Reyburn of Peansylvania has @ game preserve on the North Carolina is cruising. Mr. Reyburn’s preserve on Durant'’s Island, and includes 5,000 acres, upon which it is estimated there are deer. Mr. Reyburn has seen eight deer @ time while out hunting. He has five skins, recently taken from black bears, one being equal in size to a "S preserve stretches Pimlico sound, with wild fowl, oysters and, as the hunters of the locality say, i that has hair ot The others are very abundant in the low places. Northward from the Reyburn preserve is ick sound. Many club houses run by northern BD pean and New York club men are located there. The brackish water, with thick growth of wild celery, attracts game = the greatest abundance. Ducks, espe- jally canvasbacks, cover the cel fields; also wild geese an 5 The young called signets, are choice eating, and &re so shy as to make fine game. Bodies not far away, is a famous place for brant, English snipe, wild geese and all kinds of water fowl. On Roanoke Island Mr. J. H. Weeks of New York city has a hunting rendezvous. It is the center for hunters who seek curlew and what sports- men call hay birds. It {s an historic local- ity also, as Ballast Island, one of the group, takes its name from the ballast thrown over from Sir Walter Raleigh’s ship when he first larded. Mr. Reyburn thinks the _ presidential 1s cruising along the Itne of light uses which dot these islands and make the coast resemble at night a well-lighted avenue. He says that game is plenty at the present time. He has just received @ consignment of wild geese from the locality where Mr. Cleveland’s party is cruising, so that if the presidential gun {s put to use it will have plenty of occupa- tion. locality is weil suited also to take Mr. Cleveland far from business and oficial cares, as the stretch of North iTO- ma hunting grounds is said to be “thirty miles from nowheres,” and is without Steamboat, railway, mail or telegraphic communication. ———-e+_____. New Mortar Carriages. The ordnance officers of the army are Sratified at the promptness with which the contractors for supplying the large spring return carriages for the new 12-inch mor- tars are supplying the carriages. One Bal- timore firm has already delivered nineteen of the thirty-six carriages {t undertook to furnish. The carriages already received have been distributed and placed as fol- lows to carry out the scheme of the forti- fications board to pro of coast defense and sixteen at Sanc harbor and four i Wraacisco. de a gen Four at dy Hook, four in Boston in Presided Bluffs, San They enter the North Carolina | nd | | | | | | Senator Faulkner Advises Conservative Action as to the Tariff. The Results of the Caucus Talked Over—Why Senator Mills Did Not Want to Serve. The democratic members of the Senate committee on finance resumed their sittings as a body early this morning. Senator Har- ris of Tennessee had returned, and he at- tended the committee meeting. Senators Voorhees, Jones of Arkansas and Vest were also present, as were both Senators McPher- son and Mills. Senator McPherson has now definitely resumed his position as a member of the committee and Mr. Mills attended largely in an advisory capacity, having no position as a member of the committee, pending the action of the Senate upon Mr. Voorhees’ motion to substitute him for Sen- ator Vance as a member during the illness of the latter. Senator Faulkner’s Advice. A considerable part of the forenoon was spent in hearing Senator Faulkner, who, in accordance with the expressed desire of the caucus that the committee should hear all democratic Senators who might wish to make representations to the committee, was invited to attend. It is understood that Mr. Faulkner «d- vised a conciliatory and conservative course and said that while he had absolute confi- dence in the fairness and good will of the committee and would vote for any bill that might be reported, he thought it better that concessions should be made to those manding them with a view to holding the party in proper shape in the Senate and throughout the country, and also because of the disturbed condition of the business in- terests of the country. The Rerult of the Caucus. After Mr. Faulkner had taken his depart- ure the committee spent some time in con- sultation and in the comparison of im- pressions as to the result of the caucus and the expression of views as to what course should be pursued in view of the opinions expressed in the caucus. It developed to- day that the attitude of the populist Sena- tors with reference to the tariff bill was discussed yesterday in caucus. The democrats have enough votes to pass the bill, if the solid democratic vote can be retained. But if there should be a break in the ranks, populist votes have been counted upon to make good any defection. Senator Mills’ C: The action of Senator Voorhees in with- drawing the resolution introduced by him- self yesterday for the temporary substitu- tion of the name of Senator Mills for that of Senator Vance as a member of the finance committee has excited some com- ment and given rise to numerous rumors. When asked why he had requested Mr. Voorhees to withdraw the resolution Mr. Mills said that he had done so solely on ac- count of his heaith. “There is no other reason,” he added. “I am in thorough sym- pathy with the committee, and am willing to aid it in any way that I can. But I am completely worn out, and am not in condi- tion to continue the work which this com- mittee requires of its members.” —-_____. THE DIPLOMATIC BILL. It Will Be Reported to the House Committee Tomorrow. The diplomatic and consular bill upon which a subcommittee has been working for some time is finished and will be report- ed to the committee on foreign affairs of the House tomorrow. The bill will effect a saving of something over $50,000 over the appropriations for the service last year, ¢ clusive of the bureau of American republics, for which provision has not yet been made and on which there will undoubtedly be a reduction. Most of the cuts recommended by the subcommittee are from the miscel-} laneous expenses of the foreign service, but there is also a slight reduction in the item of the salaries. The director of the bureau of American republics, Wm. Furbish, explained to the committee the needs of this bureau. He asked for $20,000 for its support, a sum.less than was expended last year. The com- mittee took favorable action on a bill au- thorizing Commander Dickins of the navy to accept the decoration which the Spanish government has bestowed upon him in Tecognition of his services as the mentor of the Duke of Veragua while that gentle- man was in America to visit the world’s fair. ——_—_—_ + 2+ BANK NOTE CIRCULATION. Statement by Controller Eckels Show- ing the Decrease in February. A statement prepared by the controller or the currency shows that the total amount of national bank notes ovtstanding Feb- Tuary 28 was $207,384,183, a decrease in total circulation during the month of $3S1,- 807. The amount of new registered 5 per} cent bonds on deposit to secure circulating | notes was $1,093,750, and to secure public deposits, $259,000. The total amount of reg- istered bonds on deposit to secure notes was $202,052,350, and to secure public deposits, $14,486,000. The transactions of the treasury in the redemption of national bank notes during the month of February were as follows: | Recelved for redemption, $7,422,351: re- | deemed notes delivered to the banks of is-| sue, $3,600,570; delivered to the controller for issue to banks, $5,035,047; delivered to the controller for retirement, $1,097,047; | making the total delivered $9,733, deposits received to retire natio | notes amounted to $2,492,237. Balance of | such deposits remaining on the books of the treasury, $25,977,549. o° MEMORIAL TO LINCOLN. Mr. Hubbard Urges the Purchase of the House iu Which He Died. Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard addressed the House committee on public buildings and | grounds this morning upon the bill pending before that committee to purchase the house where Lincoln died and preserve it as a memorial. Mr. Hubbard 3; in be- half of the Memorial Association of the District, and urged the committee to act favorably upon the bill. He said there is really no adequate memorial to Lincoln in this city, and, in fact, the Argentine Re- pubile has erected a more conspicuous ime- morial than Lincoln’s own nation. Mo CRS Nominations of Postmasters. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmaster.—Leonard Cornish, Demopolis, Ala.; James R. Rochford, Dixon, Cal.; John Obermuller, Haywards, Cal.; Daniel J. Mur- | phy, Livermore, Cal.; Anna F. C. Gaffney, Los Gatos, Cal.; Asa S. Fulkerth, Modesto, Cal.; John E. Walden, Napa, Cal.; George H. Peck, Sisson, Cal.; George P. Salyer, Rocky Ford, Col.; Charles M. Golden, Mi- nook, Ill.; Michael J. Henaughan, DeKalb, Ii.; Wm. H. Barbour, Chillicothe, Ill: Lewis H. O’Conor, Austin, Ill.; Edward W. Duvall, Lewistown, Ill.; John A. Sweeney, Harvard, Ill.; Joseph F. Henderson, Aledo, Iil.; Maurice D. Brown, Normal, Ill.; James Kelaghe, Dwight, Ill.; Elijah T. Eads, Knoxville, Ill.; Milton M. Meacham, Waver- ly, Il.; Wm. Crimmin, Yorkville, Ill; Wil-| lam E. Jackson, Winamac, Ind. Martin | Barrett, Dunlap, Iowa; Wm. E. Lewis, | Chariton, Iowa; F. R. McCarth; fferson, | Iowa; G. B. McFall, Oskaloosa, Iowa; P. J. Clarke, Greene, Iowa; J. F. askey, Os- wego, Kans.; James T. Highley, Garnet Kans.; James J. McFarland, Clyde, Kans.; Fred Lutz, Feloit, Kans.; Wm. J. Herman Chetopa, Kans.; Howard E. Perkins, San. ford, Me.; John’A. Trimble, Hillsboro, Ohio; Carl F. Stoelzel, Loudonville, Ohio. At the Scene of Yesterday’s Fight Between Miners, SEVEN COMPANIES ON THE GROUND Rioters Obtain’ Heavy Reinforce- menis. LATEST FROM THE SCENE CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 1.—Capt. Banks of company G, state militia, of Huntington was ordered at 10 o'clock last, night to get his company ready to march to the Eagle mines. The captain proceeded immediately to obey the order. Dispatches from the scene of last night's rioting say that many of the attacking miners were drunk and clamorous. It is not clear how many men were hurt in the actual fighting. Wyant’s men in the Eagle mine, when attacked, replied with vigor to their assail- ants’ fire. It is said the lines were not more than a hundred yards apart. One statement is that three of Wyant’s men were killed, but this is contradicted. The Fayette county sheriff was on the ground with a posse of fifty men, but felt unequal to cope with the infuriated mob of several hundred, and hence called for troops. It is said that Wyant’s men, having suffered from the attack of the invading miners, have become furious and are anxious to use their Winchesters in another battle. CINCINNATI, March L—The Times- Star special from Charleston, W. Va., says that after the conflicts of the miners with Wyant's men they went to the Montgomery and Hanley mines for reinforcements, and returned at 3 a. m. 1,500 strong. Wyant’s men are strongly intrenched in the mountains. Seven companies of militia are on the scene and no attack had been made upon Wyant's men at the latest accounts from the place. A_ meeting of 400 striki held yesterday at preg miles above Charleston. ey were all armed. Many were drunk and clamorous. One of the strikers cried out, “Let's go down and take out Wyant’s men at Eagle.” The cry was taken up and the mob grabbed their guns and ran for Eagle, two miles below. Wyant’s men had been warned, and had taken their Winchesters into the mines with them. When the mob tried to climb the hill to the mine they were met by a volley from the Eagle men, and several of them were wounded. + <> LIBRARIAN POOLE SINKING. miners was Creek, thirty Grave Doubts Expressed of His Re- covery. CHICAGO, March 1.—Dr. W. F. Poole, the librarian of the Newberry library and one of the best known librarians in the coun- try, who is ill at his home in Evanston, is reported to be failing. Late last night his physicians expressed gréve doubts of his recovery. After graduating from college and serving as assistant librarian in the Boston Athe- neum Mr. Poole was elected librarian of the Boston mercantile library. It was while in Boston he published a dictionary catalogue of the library on the “title-a-line” plan, which has been copied in every catalogue since. In rapid succession he organized li- braries at Waterbury, Conn., St. Johnsbury, Vt., at Newton and East Hampton, Mass., and at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, After leaving Annapolis he de- voted five years to the public Itbrary at Cincinnati. In January, 1874, he began the organization of the now famous Chicago public library. At the conception of the Newberry library Mr. Poole was asked to aid in the collection of books, &c. He de- signed the interior arrangements, which are acknowledged for their purpose to be the best in the world. —_—_ INDORSE KOLB. Taking Convicts From the Mines the cement That Won Them. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 1.—A special to the Republic from Birmingham, Ala., says: Representatives of 10,000 miners in north Alabama held a secret caucus here last night to decide upon what course to pursue in the state campaiga. The platform of the Kolbites was indorssd and miners nomi- nated for the legislature. Their candidates’ names will be placed on the Kolb ticket. This is somewhat of « surprise to the dem- ocrats, but the miners claim, it is sald, the Kolbites have promised to give them relief by removing the convicts from the mines, and for that reason they faver their pla form. — IMPRISONED MINERS RESCUED. Taken Oat of Boston Run Mine With- out jary. ASHLAND, Pa., March 1.—The five men who were imprisoned yesterday in Boston Run mine by a fall of coal were rescued at an early hour this morning. They were un- injured The damage to the workings, which is extreme, will be repaired at once and operations will be resumed in a few days. ee TO OUST THE Opposition at Pittsburg to ‘Teaching in the Schools, PITTSBURG, Pa., March 1.—A legal at- tempt to oust the Catholic nuns who have been elected as teachers in the thirty-fourth ward public schvols will be mace by the “American Mechanics.” State Counselor Kerz, the head of the order in this state, said he had retained counsel to consider the matter. If the attorneys advise it, Mr. Kerr will ask the courts to declare their election void, and enjoin the school board from paying salaries to the nuns out of the city fund. He says the presence of the nuns in the habits of their order ts secta- rian interference, and in itself can be con- strued as teaching the Catholic reiigion even if the sisters never mention any facts. —__>__. THE MARCH TO WASHINGTON. ‘Their Gen. Coxey’s Idea Pleases the Okla- homa Populists, GUTHRIE, Okla., March 1.—The Okla- homa populists are greatly taken with the idea of S. J. Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, who announced that he will lead an army of 10,000 unemployed American citizens into Washington on May 1, and demand certain legislation for the relief of the people. L. O. Vincent, late of the Indianapolis Non-Con formist, has taken up the matter, and is cr- ganizing a lage excursion, which will leav: here by special! train in time to join Coxey’s army at Washington May 1. ———_—_— A Prop “l Cowboy Race. CHADRON, Neb., March 1.—A meeting was held last night to organize a cowboy race. A committe? was appointed to per- fect arrangements and report next Tues- day night. It is proposed to start the race from the Blaine Hotel and go five miles east, then return, going over this route ten times, making a 100-mile race. Sentinels will be posted over the route and care taken that no horses are abused or over- taxed. The Senate Committee Will Go Ahead on the Bill. A Declaration of War on the Gorman- Hill Combination—The Coal jugar Duties, There was no conciliation in the demo- cratic senatorial caucus. There has been a declaration of war between the Gorman- Hill combination and the finance commit- tee. Up to the present time Mr. Gorman has failed in all his moves; the committee on finance are determined to go ahead with their bill along the lines laid down, and if Messrs. Gorman, Hill, Murphy, Brice, Pugh, Caffrey, White, Camden and Smith, who have been making the fight against the committee, have the courage to carry out their threats, made directly, or implied, to vote against the bill if not ad- justed to their wishes, the bill may fail of passage in the Senate. There are a number of things to be settled yet. ‘Will Not Conciliate Mr. Gorman. One thing certain is that the committee have laid down their line of policy, and it does not comprehend any conciliation with Mr. Gorman. There was very plain talk before the caucus adjourned yesterday, and it was understood by Mr. Gorman that the majority of democrats had gone as far as they would toward reconciliation, and that the bill would be reported speedily as pre- bared by the committee, and that he would then have to decide for himself whether he would take responsibilit; ft ting against it. aS a Coal and Sugar Duty. The committee have intended to put fifty cents on coal, a similar duty on iron ore and one cent on sugar. Mr. Pugh, by his own motion, defeated the iron ore proposition in the caucus, and the committee will probably accept this as the sense of the party. They are at present in doubt as to whether they will put a duty on coal or on sugar, but they do not expect to put it on both.’ The inclination is to provide a duty for sugar be in that event Mr. Gorman may be call- upon to vote on the bill without any pro- vision for coal, and in their present temper @ majority of the democrats will feel no reluctance at placing the Maryland Senator in this awkward position. The Feeling Bitter. The feeling is more bitter than it has been heretofore, and the authors of the tariff bill are willing to face the danger of defeat for the bill in the Senate rather than yield fur- ther. A large number of republicans will vote against recommitting the bill so that those democrats who are kicking will either have to take their medicine straight or as- sume the responsibility of the defeat of the measure on a direct vote. A duty of three- quarters of a cent a pound will be put on lead ore. —_-o—_____. PARTIAL PAYMENT. Can the Government Pay Money for Uncompleted Vessels? The solicitor of the treasury has given an opinion in the matter of the revenue cutter Calumet, now building at Buffalo. It appears that the contractor, named Bell, has made an assignment, and that his sur- eties under the contract to bulld the Calu- met propose, with the consent of Bell, to complete the construction of the vessel. The questions involved are whether the gov ment can safely pay out money to the si eties, and whether the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized under section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, or any other pro- vision of law, to advance any money be- fore accepting the vessel. The solicitor answers both questions in the affirmative. He is clearly of the opinion ‘that it ts the general intention of the law that partial payments might be made as the work cf construction progressed. stant Secre- tary Hamlin has serious doubts of the cor- rectness of these views and will ask the Attorney General for opinion on the points raised. These questions are import- ant as they, in effect, involve the legal right of the government to make partial payments on vessels of the new navy now under constructios > & ped Envelope Contract. Bids for the most extensive contract that the Post Office Department enters into will be advertised for by Postmaster General Bissell within a few days. The contract is for furnishing stamped en- velopes and Newspaper wrappers during the four years commencing October 1 next. It will be based on the number of stamped envelopes and wrappers used during the Previous twelve months. The number and value of these issued during the last fiscal year was as follows: Ordinary, 174,436; Valued at $4,916,625; special request series 1890, 308,354,500--$6,641,747; ordinary Co- jlumbian series, — 26,161,000—$558,652, and special request Columbian, 27,789,500—$601,- 058. The gross value of all’ stamped en- |velopes and newspaper wrappers issued Was _ $12,718,004. The postage value was $11,577,044. The aggregate number on which the next contract will be based 1s about 500,000,000. ‘The present contractors are the Plimpton Manufacturing Company and Morgan Envelope Company of Hart- fort, Conn. Their bid amounted to $77 301. The profits of the contract are esti- mated at from $250,000 to $00,000; A petition has been filed at the depart. ment asking that the provisions of the a: |Vertisement be aliered so as to allow others than regular manufacturers of pa- per and envelopes to bid. This request has not yet been acted on. Cherckee Bonds. Effcrts are being made by representatives of R. J. Wilson & Co. of New York city to jobtain the approval of the Secretary of the iInterior to the firm's contract for the sale | }under the act of Congress jdecided that tne contract is contrary jlaw and to the terms of the agreement be- tween the United States and the Cherokee nation, To secure a reversal of this decis- |ion is the object of gaining Secretary Smith's j@pproval. A protest to this contemplate! jection has been tiled at the Interior De- {partment by the counsel of Edwin D. Chad- jick, whose suit to enforce the issuance | $6,640,000, ir bonds derived from the sale the Cherokee strip is now pending. The ‘protest sets forth that the Secretary of the |Interior has already made and approy ja contract with the Cherokees. This. [1s cited, was final and contd not be altered jexcept by authority of Congress, as it was | made by virtue of an act of Congress. It is [also stated that the case is now in the courts for adjudication and that approval of Wilson's contract by the department |would be prejudicial to the interests of Chadick. The protest has been referred to Assistant Attorney General Ha. aad ee Personal Mention. for the south for the benefit of his health. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Brown- ing, Private Secretary Cochran and Chief | Slater of the finance division of the Indian | bureau have returned from Chicago, wh they supervised the opening of-bids for fu nishing live stock to various reservations. Mr. W. Houriet, who has been in the Ww. L. employ of the Fowler Manufacturing Com- pany of this city for the past two yea and a brother of A. G. Houriet of the fir: of A. G. Houriet & Co., has gone to New York to accept a position as manager for the Fowler Manufacturing Company of that city. ee ee Pensicn Payments, Acting Secretary of the Interior Sims has signei a requisition on the Secretary jof the Treasury for $1,500,000, to be issued |to Pension ni Harvey at Detroit, Mich. This is to | ed for the regular quarterly payment cM pensions at that agency on Mowat. of the bonds of the Cherokee nation issued | providing for | |payment for the bonas on the Cherokee Out- | jlet. The solicitor of the treasury recently | Mr. John Scott of Capitol Hill has left | s Am index te advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. TWO OENTS. | —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_....... ITO USE THE POWER[|4N ALaRMING REPORT Extent of That at the Great Falls to Be Investigated. SENATOR §MANDERSON'S “RESOLUTION Inquiry to Be Carried on by the War Department. AN ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT It is quite appropriate that the matter of @ new electric light plant for the public buildings of Washington should be officially mentioned just at this time with the city full of experts on that subject. Senator Manderson today seized an opportunity to slip in a brief resolution between the wheels of thie Senate, and ground out a bit of the preparatory legislation that will probably lead to good results some time in the fu- ture. Prefacing his resolution, he said: Lighting the Capitol. “The committee on rules has had its at- tention called to the condition of matters connected with this building and the public grounds surrounding it. The electric plant that is to give light to this building is no- toriously inefficient, and has many short- comings. Skilled electricians, though, even go to the extent of saying that it is a dan- gerous thing in the Capitol in its existing condition. Very shortly the great new building for the Congressional Library will have to be lighted. The committee hes made an exploration, with a view to seeing what it will cost to put in a proper electric plant to light the Capitol, the Maltby an- nex, the public buildings and grounds, and the library. We find that at least $200,000 would have to be expended for that pur- Pose. “We have very near the city of Washing- ton a water power that is almost unexcelled as to force by any in the country, and it is somewhat amazing that capitalists and men of enterprise have not le use of the Great Falls of the Potomac for some useful purpose. Beyond a peradventure that is the place to erect an economical and effec- tive electric plant. There is undoubtedly power enough there to light not only all the public buildings of the city of Wash- ington, but the streets as well. I do not know but that there is sufficient power, per- haps, at the little Falls of the Potomac, as is suggested to me by the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Platt, which are nearer to the city, that might well be used for that Purpose. With a view of an exploration of this matter I submit a resolution, and ask that it now be considered by the Senate.” To Investigate the Great Falls Power. A resolution introduced, which was passed without dissent, directs the Secretary of War to investigate and report to the Sen- ate the feasibility and advisability of using the water power of the Great Falls or other water power in the neighborhood of Wash- ington for the purpose of lighting by elec- tricity the public bi grounds and streets of the District of Columbia. This report shall suggest the method by which the right to use the water can be acquired and what steps should be taken by legisla- tion or otherwise to acquire the water power and the needed land adjoin! The Sec- retary is also to submit a ge plan of the electric plant needed at the falls and of the wires needed between the plant and the different parts of the District an csti- mate of the cost. He is also to furnish an opinion whether this power will be sufficient to furnish light to private consumers with- in the District and to suggest the terms and regulations under which it should be so furnished. What I ced the Resolution. This resolution is the outcome of a care- ful Investigation of the subject instituted about a year ago by the committee on rules. Senators Blackburn and Manderson were authorized to make a thorough inquiry into the needs of the buildings, and though their work has been interrupted there they have pursued it steadily until they have arrived at the conclusion expressed today by Senator Manderson. They consulted a number of electric experts, who pointed out to them that che existing wires in the Capitol building are surcharged and over- worked and Hable to cause trouble at any time. They have consulted also with Gen. Casey with respect to the lighting of the library building and he has co-operated with them in their investigations. There jare several papers on file in the Senate, | bills, petitions, memorials and resolutions, many of them presented by Mr. Peffer look- ling to an investigation of just this sort which have been tabled pending the inquiry of the committee on rules. —-e LARGE REDUCTIONS. Working Forces to Be Greatly Re- duced in Departments. It {s a matter of current gossip in all the executive departments that the House ap- | propriations committee propose to make a large reduction in their appropriations for |the next fiscal year. Among the changes known to be in contemplation is a decrease of 250 in, the clerical force of the record and pension office of the War Department, a decrease of 200 in the force of the cen- sus bureau, and a decrease of thirty-seven treasury and the commissioner of cus- toms ir that department. gold in the treasury today is The cash balance is $38,388,- The receipts during the month ended 22,270,009, and the expendi- . leaving a net deficit for The net IB, be met within the next from the navy, to be used, principaily, for week are $550,000 payments on the new war vessels now building at San Francisco; $500,000 for pos- tal expenditures, and $500,000 for disburse- ments to the War Department. Up to date | $45,885,100 of the new 1904 bonds have been issued, and of this amount $25,613,400 was jin coupons, and $18,271,500 in repistered. The register of the treasury has received from a boston firm $266,000 in the new bonds, which they desired transferred to twenty-eight diferent customers, in sums ranging from $100 to $% Up to this time the amount of bonds so returned is $3,000,000, At the naval ordnance proving ground at Indian Head yesterday an official test was made of a ten-inch Wheeler-Sterling «rmor- piercing shell, repres« lot of one of these sh ished under with the Navy Department oy the Steel Company of Pitisburg, Pa. ‘The sheil, after penetrating an eleven and vne-half inch plate, rebounded uninjured. —_—_+«e+___ Pallman Relensed. Acting Secretary of State Uh! has receiv- ed a telegram from the United States vice consul at Ensenada, Mexico, saying that A. M. Pullman of San Diego, Cal., was tried yesterday and acquitted of the charges egainst him. Pullman was imprisoned six months ago at Ensenada on the grounds that he had kidnaped a fusitive from jus- tice and harbored him {rem the authori- ues. It was alleged that Pullman was be- ing unjustly detained in prison without trial, and his case was laid before the De- partment of State. Recently Secretary Gresham notified Minister Gray to see tc it that Pullman was given his full rights as an American citizen. The prompt trial re- sulted. Mr. Pullman is a son of the late Judge Pullman of West Chester, Va., and is the manager of the Ville de las 8 ranch, | | in the register’s office of the Treasury De- | | partment. Another rumored proposition is |the abolition of the bureau presided over |by the first and second controllers of the Representative Wilson's Condition Said to “Be Critical. A Press Dispatch From Mexico Which is Not Borne Out by Advices Received Here. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 1.—A special to the Evening News from the City of Mexico says: It is reported here that a crisis has been reached in the condition of Chairman Wilson of the committee on ways and means of the United States House of Rep- resentatives and that his death may be ex- pected at any hour. No Confirmatory Advices. Representative Breckinridge of Arkansas, one of Representative Wilson’s most inti- mate associates, telegraphed at noon to Representative Tarsney, who is with Mr. Wilson, to learn the sick man’s condition. Mr. Breckinridge and others who would be first to get personal intelligence have heard nothing of a fatal termination of Mr. Wilson's illness, and they give no credence to the flying “They undoubtedly come from the fact that Mr. Wilson's condition is worse,” said Mr. Breckinridge. “We expected him to be worse, for this is the culminating period of the disease, und his condition, a day or two ago, was tco favorable to hope for long continuation. The serious turn is, therefore, to be expected, and while it may be grave, it does not, necessarily, in- dicate fatal results.’ The news of Mr. Wilson’s less favorable conditon spread through the House and caused grave anxiety to his associates. The reports took on a magnified form as they passed through the corridors, and soon there was the vague rumor that a fatal ter- mination had vccurred. This stirred intense apprehe! but the rumors were shown to be unfounded. All that was known was that the patient’s tem- perature was up to 102 and his condition was worse. MR. WILSON BETTER. News That He is Out of Danger. The following dispatch was received at the State Department -late this afternoon: CITY OF MEXICO, March 1.—Just heard from Wilson; temperature normal; general condition good; convalescence sure if not imprudent, but slow, needing good nourish- ment and rest; out of all danger. (Signed) CRITTENDEN, consul gen. WITHOUT LIGHT AND FUEL. Inconvenience From Breaking of a Natural Gas Main. FORT WAYNE, Ind. March 1.--Fort Wayne is buried in gloom. The natural zes main is broken. Nine-tenths of the resi- dents are without fuel, and citizens are suf- fering greatly. Many homes illuminated by the gas suffer a double inconvenicnce. The engines in a!l the night factories failed on account of no fuel, and at 9 o'clock the electric car service stopped and the cars are dead at different points. In homes where sickness reigns the suf- fering is terrible. Entirg congregations were buried in gloom in the churches, and many escaped with difficulty in the rush for exits. wan serious accidents —_ — oar. e gas iy Says that the bri in the main fine. several miles from here, will be repaired today. All burners are open, and fears of explosions will make the turn- ing off the gas in several pipes hazarious. —>_—_— THE BANK LOSES LITTLE. Ex-Ca: fer Burr of St. Lou! Father Make Restitu: ST. LOUIS, March 1.—Late yesterday af- ternoon, on information filed by National Bank Examiner Galbraith, a warrant was issued by the United States marshal for the arrest of Wm. G. Burr, jr., ex-cashier, on the charge of embezzling $29,000 from the St. Louis Netional Bank. About three months age Cashier Burr, who had been with the St. Louis National Bank for four- teen years, resigned his position, at the re- quest of the directors, who found his ac- counts short. From time to time, after that, the officials state, shortages were dis- covered which aggregated $59,000. Of this amount the bank has been reimbursed to the extent of $45,000 by young Burr and his father, who, formerly, was president of the bank. Burr’s bond of $10,000 covered the remainder, except $3,000 or $4,000, which amount is still coming to the bank. The greatest excitement and consterna- tion prevailed among the directors when they were informed that the warrant had been issued. Several of the directors were indignant at the action of the bank ex- aminer, claiming that he had promised not to take action in the matter for ten days. The bank officials have issued a bulletin making a statement of affairs, showing that the loss to the bank would be less than —_—_ SEIZED BY RUSSIANS. Fate of the Schooner Eimma Juneau From Port Tow: a. PORT TOWNSEND, March -—News re- ceived from Alaska last night says that the schooner Emma Juneau, which sailed on a sealing expedition May 8, 1893, was seized by a Russian man-of-war in Sep- tember, 500 miles north of the Japan coast. The schooner was heading for Japan for provisions and met a terrible hurricane, unshipping its rudder and blowing its sails to shreds. It was kept afloat by hard work for several days, finally beaching on a small island near Saghalien Island. It was refitted and started out driven by a storm toward the Siberian coast, where it was observed by the Russian man-of-war, chased and captured. It said the Russian com- mander would take no explanation. The schooner was towed to Vik divostock. Capt. Johnson, Mate Hansen and the crew of eight were thrown into prison, and have had two triais in a Rusian court, with a verdict for the government. The men have legal assistance and expect to gain their liberty, but the schooner will be con- fiscated. The boat is Wiliam tons and fife; owned by Albert Ohman and le Juneau. It is twenty-one -five feet long. oo SOVEREIGN’S INDIGNANT WORDs. Minn., March 1.—General Mas- ter Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor addressed about 4 laboring men at Labor Hall in this city last night, among his audience being a number of Northern Pacific employes. In the course of his speech he referred to Judge Jenkins’ famous Northern Pacific injunction as “an infamous and arbitrary measure that would put to shame the despots of ancient times.” , Continuing, he said: “That infamous in- junction, if understood, would brand with jinfamy every name connected with that disreputable transaction. The injunction denies the right to confer to the Northern Pacific employes, and I deny to any court on earth the right to so restrict my liberty. if circumstances ever become such that feel it my duty co extend advice and assist- ance to the Northern Pacific employes, I say, without fear or favor, that I will ex- tend such advice without respect to the in- famous injunction of Judge Jenkins. I am willing to make it a test case now, if I go to jail in five minutes. His injunction was such an invasion of American rights and | liberties, and nis actions so marvelously stupid and autocratic, that he stands there as an object of investigation for impeach- ment. The American people will not only dissolve the injunction, but the court that wrote it.” a Rev. B. Beall, pastor of the Second Pres- byterian Church at Lincoln, Neb., was as- Saulted yeste->day by Fred Covey, a gam- bler, but not seriously injured. IN SENATE ANDHOUSE Mr. Bland’s Seigniorage Bill to Be Voted On. AMENDMENTS OFFERED , There was but a slim attendance of dem- ocrats in the Senate when that body met today. i é i : ; ot or Li for ak electricity for lighting the public and the streets of Washington. plained that the atten’ on rules had been called te te | F g il F j et completion and erection of an electric light plan mittee favored the erection of a plant. ‘The resolution was agreed to. A Statue to Gen. Spinner. Mr. Cullom (il) introduced @ bill fot would fh the erection of a statue at the Treasury De- partment to Gen. F. E. Spinner. He also offered a resolution Providing for the es- tablishment of a tariff commission of nine earekulate the tariff on the basis of the ference of wages here broad. Mr. Cullom’s motion ys om laid on the table temporarily. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) offered 4 resolution di- recting the committee on judiciary to re- port what jurisdiction, if any, the United States had for the protection the Columbia river, Ore. It whether the exis! laws governing the jurisdiction of consulay courts was adequate for the protection of citizens of the ‘ited States. It was to. Mr. Voorhees (Ind.) stated that at the re- quest, indeed, by the demand, of Mr. he withdrew the resolution he offered terday appointing Mr. Mills a member of the finance committee. Mr. Frye Resumes. Mr. Frye (Me.) then took up the thread of his Hawaiian speech at the point where it was interrupted by the adjournment yes- terday. He analyzed Biount's report, with the statement that he had heretofore expressed the belief that there was not @ single plain, unprejudiced, unvarnished ticle of truth in the report, and he ne reason now to revise that He not know what Mr. Blount's came from, unless it was to be ted for by that anctent difference Cavalier and Roundhead. He did not know why Mr. Blount was sent to Hawali uniess it was to gain information. Then he should have gone to the from whom he could the facts. were with President Blount never asked President yes- Hs and Dole the provisional mig tgp eg! 4 men he did examine to be friendly to the but their attention was particular thing and they put their newer in writing. Blount and His Information. “Where did Mr. Blount go for his formation?” asked Mr. Frye. “He to the men who had eaten the crumbs the queen's table. He called on the ex. members of 'the queen's cabinet,” said Mr, Frye, “on English royalists and others of the queen's sympathizers. He went to Paul Neuman, who was the queen’s attorney, and who came here trying to sell her crow for a mess of pottage.” Mr. Frye named several men Blount went for information, and : were men whose testimony could be tit “during the. revolution "they ~ were jution “ conversant with all the facts.” Only One Officer Examined. ‘The only officer from the ship he exam- ined was Licut. Swinburn, and he only asked him to state in writing at what time the American minister recognised the pro- visional government, but he stopped thes® SS ee ee witn: before the com- mittee on reign relations had stated that Mr. Biount’s method of taking testimony war very peculiar. He asked the witnesses sire to in or Mr. Frye read from the of Min- ister Thurston, Mr. Stevens and Dole that the entire provisional govern- ment called on Mr. Blount and offered te give him any information he desired. Mr. Gray on Mr. Blount’s Testimony. Mr. Gray called attention to the fact that Mr. Blount had testified under oath that the called upon President and stated that he would be them, but he had a delicacy in them for information in tions as members of the The Landing of Mr. Frye then passed to a the landing of the troops | Capt. Wiltse was the only responsible for the landing | Mr. Stevens could no more | than he Gir. Frye) could; all he could | was to request Capt. Wiltse | He then read a number of the testimony taken before relations committee, all going absolute necessity for the landing and that Capt. Wiltse had made tions to land before he saw or heard from Minister Stevens. Mr. Frye then took up the question whether there was any assistance to the provisional government by the Untt- ed States troops, and read from | the testimony taken before the Senate committee showing that no ald was given or expected Mr. Mfanderson of Nebraska inquired whether one of the officers of the Boston— | Lieut. Long, he thought it was—ha4 not tes- tified that it was agreed to land troops be- fore there was any request from Mr. vens. | THE HOVSE. At the opening of the session of the House this morning Mr. Cummings asked |unanimous consent for the consideration |of the bill appropriating $45,000 for ne- claiming the wreck of the U. 8S. 8. Kear- (Sarge, aground on Roncador Reef, Mr. Simpson wanted to know whether & i ;