Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1894, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. >——_ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT TH® STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, . H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Few York Office, 83 Potter Building. - «served subsoribars in the nt, at 10 cents Pies ‘at the coun. in the United cents per 3 Stam, $1.00 per year; Washington, D. C., a "| *inast be paid in advance. known on applicattoy bei own ae anvw prep: er PASSED THE SENATE. IMPORTANT LOCAL MATTERS ———_+—____ The Bland Seigniorage Bill Will Go to the President. Se TS MAJORITY TODAY WAS THIRTEEN Some Final Speeches Made on the Measure. SURPRISES IN THE VOTE The Senate galleries were packed this afterncon when the Bland seigniorage bill a by a majority of thirteen. In ion of the vote, which had been ad for 2 o'clock, a number of Repre- tives went over to the Senate from the House and other persons entitled to the floor were drawn into the chamber un- til there were quite as many outside of the circle of ats as were in. The fact that the bill was expected to pass robbed incident, of course, of much of its erest to the crowd of spectators, but the progress of the vote was watched, and as each doubtful Senator announced his vote there approval were murmurs of surprise or to be heard in the chamber. This was especially the case when Senator Gor- man voted no. When Mr. Hill's name was called there was a general craning for- ward of necks and an air of disappoint- ment became 1 when the shrewd man from Albany announced that he was ired with Mr. Dixon of Rhode Island. came when Mr. Murphy, voted against the bill. Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gor- voted in the negative, but e any special comment. mt of the vote, 44 to 31, YY spasmodic but weak clap- in the gallery, which Senator in the chair, quickly si- 48 noticeable that Senator Blanchard, accustomed to a considerable wait in the House between the start of the roll call and the cailing of his own name, failed u me as it Was announced by the veral of the Senators forgot their dignity enough to turn around and snap their fingers at him to attract his attention. He was therefore obliged to east his first vote of importance in the Senate on the second round of the call. There was oniy a fair attendance im the galleries when the Senate was called to or- der this morning. After the transaction of some routine business the Senate passed an act amending an act authorizing the Ore- Mr. Hili’ On the man’s this did ague, t hy gon and Washington Bridge Company to} build and maintain a bridge across the Co- lumbia river between the states of Oregon and Washington, and to make It a post ad. *SIr. Gallinger (N. HL) offered a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to the te, in separate lists, the names of all clerks and employes appointed, pro- reduced or dismissed since March 4, “3, and the state to which each clerk was accredited. At the request of its author the resolu- tion was ordered to lie on the table. ‘The Seigniorage Bill. At 12:30 the consideration of the seignior- age bill was renewed, and Mr. Carey Wyo.) took up the thread of his argument @t the point at which it was dropped when the Senate adjourned last evening. He claimed that the proposed legislatfon Was the worst blow ever aimed at silver since it was demonetized in 1573, and he severely criticised that portion of the bill Which proposed to recall the best paper Woney in circulation, and the only paper Money which was legal tender for all amounts, and to substitute for it siiver certificates which were not legal tender except for custom dues. Mr. Dubots of Idaho, who followed Mr. Carey, prefaced his remarks by the asser- tion that he would like to vote for free coinage now, and that he took but little comfort in voting for the bill, as it was not the kind of silver legislation which pleased He had hoped that when the Sherman law ‘was repealed Congress would stop all piece- eal legislation. He declared that he took ttle stock in all suggestions that the posi- nm of silver should be determined by in- ternational monetary conferences, because all such agreements would be in the inter- est of foreign nations, and not in our inter- est. He believed that a sentiment favor- able to silver was growing rapidly in this country and he feared that this legislation might have a tendency to check that senti- ment. A Step in the Right Direction. Mr. Mitchéll (Ore.) was the next speaker, and he delivered a strong and earnest plea for the passage of thts bill He would vote for the bill, not because it met with his full approval, not because it went to the extent to which silver legislation should go, but it ‘Was a step in the right direction. He held that this proposed legislation only Provided for the carrying out of the provis- fons of the act of 180. He undertook to gay that no act of Congress was ever more free from ambiguity than the act of 1890 in reference to the coinage of the bullion purchased under that act. He read the ¢lause of the Sherman law which directed— Rot authorized—the Secretary of the Treas- ury to coin this bullion. The whole policy of the Sherman act was based on the idea that the bullion in the treasury was to be considered not as a commodity, but as a Money metal. He ridiculed the cry of “vio- lation of plighted faith,” which was so often heard and reiterated, that those who de- clared that this bullion should be treated @3 a commodity, and not as a money meta} Were violating the plighted faith of the gov @rnment as outlined in the Sherman law. The Redemption of the Notes. Mr. Higgins (Del.) said that as he under- Stood the Sherman law it directed the Sec- Yetary of the Treasury to coin as much as Might be necessary to redeem the notes is- sued for the purchase of the bullion. Not at all; nothing of the kind,” re- turned Mr. Mitchell. “The whole theory of this act was that the bullion should be treated as a money metal and not as a com- modit; Mr. Allison asked tf the Secretary of the Treasury, under the second section of the act, should redeem the treasury notes in oe coin how could the silver certificates e issued. Mr. Mitchell said they Whenever the note : is to say,” said Mr. i Pogatively, “unless the Secretary of Treasury should redeem these notes in sil Coin the certificates could not be issued The Bill Passed. At 2 o'clock the Senate passed the bill— eas, 44 would be issued were redeemed in silver. Allison, inter- the Bate, atler, ¢ Dut Berry, nl, Jones of Arkansa. Voochees, 2, Caff Dolpa, Frye Hawley soa, Che £vening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,833. Considered at a Meeting of Board of Trade Directors. The Proposed Assessment Bill—Head- ‘ters for Business Men and jsitors—The Committees. Several topics of interest were discussed at a meeting of the board of directors of the board of trade yesterday afternocn. The proposed assessment bill, as recom- mended by the board, came up for discus- sion because it was stated that the Com- missioners were reported to favor an amendment providing for a board of ap- peals, to be composed of the assistant as- sesssors and the building inspector. Under | the provisions of the bill as proposed by | the board the permanent voard of asses: ors acts as a board of equalization and review. The following resolution, offered by Mr. C. J. Bell, was adopted: Resolved, That the committee on assess- ments and taxation, together with such members of the board of directors of the board of trade as may be able to }do so, again present to the Com- | missioners of the District their desire for the passage of the tax bill, as heretofore presented by the board of trade. New Quarters Favore: The proper accommodations for such a! body as the board of trade were considered, and the opinion was expressed that the board should have spacious and con- spieuous rooms, centrally located, which would be available not only for the direct- ors and members of the board and the business men of Washington, but also where visiting business men could be taken by their friends here, and where they cout? make their headquarters while in this city. The entire matter was left to the con- sideration of the committee on public buildings of the board, who have given this subject some attention, who will re- port recommendations at a future meeting. The next meeting of the board will be held in the Builders’ Exchange Hall on the even-| ing of March A collation will be served and two topics discussed—the need of a municipal building in this city and what| winter residents owe to this city. It is be- Neved that this large and influential class| could do a great deal toward advancing the, interests of this city if their attention| should be called to the matter. H The thanks of the board were extended to! the secretary, Mr. John B. Wight, for the courtesy of the reception at his residence | in honor of the officers of the board. | The secretary reported that he had,turned | over to the treasurer $2,100 received in dues! | since January 1. The office of assistant secretary was created and J. N. Gurly ap- pointed to the position. The board received a letter from Robert Stein asking an indorsement of his pro- (posed visit of exploration to the arctic regions. New Members. The following new members were elected: | E. S. Parker, R. N. Batchelder, Job Barn-| ard, George C. Gorham, The E. F. Brooks , Company, Robinson, Chery & Company, | George W. Cissell, Gould & Woodward, Daniel Murray, Henry F. Blount, Thomas R. Martin, Judd & Detweiler, J. W. Whelp- ley, J. M. Clapp, G. W. F. Swartzell, Fred- erick Gheen, Wm. H. Saunders. Some of the Committees. Some of the committees have been recast and the work as far as completed is as follow! ss Railroads—Frank Hume, chairman; M. M. | Parker, H. W. Fuller, T. A. Lambert, E. | Kurtz Johnson, C. B. Church, John Cas- sels. Public health—Thomas P. Woodward, |chairman; W. S. Thompson, Samuel 8. | Shedd, Thomas J. King, Z. T. Sowers, M. | D.; R. H. T. Leipold, C. M. Hammett, M. |p. | Parks and reservations—Henry F. Blount, chairman; Charles C. Glover, W. H. Rap-! ley, C. J. Bell, J. E. Fitch. Joseph Paul, R. G. Rutherford, J. B. Wimer, John B. | | Cotton. ; Streets and avenues—Col. M. M. Parker, chairman; George T. Dunlop, 'f. J. Mayer, R, J. Fisher, Joseph Paul, F. H. Clarke, W. S. Thompson, J. Harrison Johnson, S. E. Wheatley and J. @. Somerville. Universities—Alexander ). — Anderson, chairman; A. T. Britton, Charles C. Glover, John F. Hurst, Wm. D. Cabell and Gardi- ner G. Hubbard. Public library—Theodore W. Noyes, chair- man; Frank Hatton, J. G. Ames, James T. DuBois, Daniel Murray, F. 13. McGuire, George E. Emmons and Simon Wolf. Sewerage—A. M. Read, chairman; Austin P. Brown, H. A. Griswold, 'T! lore A. Harding, A. P. Lacey, John «. Slater, Alli- son Nailor, jr. Wm. B. Baldwin aad L. M. Saunders. | Water supply—Wm. H. Singleton, chair- |man; 0. G Staples, Chapin Brown, R. | Goldschmid, John Miller. | | Insurance—Isadore Saks, chairman; A. M. Lothrop, R. W. Tyler. |_ The directors present were as follo’ B. H. Warner, president; John B. Wight, se retary; E. Kurtz Johnson, Theo. W. Alex. D. Anderson, C. J. Bell, S. W. ward, John Joy Edson, 3. E. Wheatley, Thomas Somerville, John H. Magruder, Isadore Saks. —— CAPITOL TOPICS. New York Claims $1,000,000. Controller Fitch of New York city was among his former congressional associates on the floor of the House today arrranging for the introduction of a bill reimbursing New York for the $1,000,000 it spent tie breaking out of the war to hurry troops here for the protection of the capital. As the financial officer of the city, Mr. Fitch says he will push the claim, and he has as- sociated with him Delancey Nicoll, until re- cently district attorn of New_York, to collect the evidence in the ec: Mr. Nicoll is also here arranging the preliminaries of the claim. The bill has been drawn by Mr. Fiteh, and will be introduced today by Rep- resentative Cummings of New York. Mr. Fitch says that New York asks for no more than has already been accorded to Boston, Baltimore and other cities under similar circumstances, | | A Staive of Robert Dale Owen. | A bill has been introduced in the House | by Representative Taylor of Indiana ap Propriating $20,000 for a statue of Robert Dale Owen, who in 1845 secured the pa age of the bill p Smithsonian In- stitution under gov tal contr statue is proposed be erec Smithsonian grounds. rnme to Z eee Condolence to Representative Hunter. | At a meeting of the Tilinots delegation in | Congress, Senator Cullom presiding, resolu- tions offered by Representative Cannon, ex- pressing the condolence of the delegation with Representa Hunter's loss of his wife, were unanimously adopted. The dele- gation attended fune s this afternoon, presenting a su eral trib- ute, and accompanied the remains to the depot Immigration of Russian Hebrews. | The United States minister at St. burg rep State Dep nent t it is the in romoters of the | Baron Hirsch fund, accordiag to a promi- nent German er, to renew the im- migration of in liebrews to th American and that the mos undesir iil be gent to the United States, the ‘r class going to South America. | — Not Too Oia. | Vice President Stevenson s von Louis can become a naval paymaster, [is father has written S¢ lierbert that oung man is less than tw: years of age, | and, > limit. Some one rep bert that Mr. Stevenson was too old for the positioa, to which the President nominated him. i | dents? WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 15. 1894-TWELVE PAGES. BROKE ITS BARRIERS Bursting of a Big Reservoir in Idaho. TEE WHOLE COUNTRY UNDER THE FLOOD Settlers Flee Before a Mighty Wall of Water. CAUSED BY WARM WEATHER BOISE CITY, Idaho, March 15.—News has reached this city that Indian Creek reser- voir has broken its rocky barriers and is sweeping down upon ranches and villages, carrying destruction and ruin in its path. This reservoir was constructed of solid masonry at the head of Indian creek, and was heretofore thought to be a veritable Gibraltar. Hyde & Jackson, New York cap- italists, built the reservoir as a water sup- ply for an orchard farm of G40 acres that | was recently set out in Idaho prunes, and bonded for $80,000, water sutflicient to irrigate many thousand acres. It cost $50,000. The country between Rysuka and Cald- well is all under water. Every railroad bridge between Nampa and Rysuka is wash- ed out and many miles of railroad tracks submerged, which will prevent trains from running over the Union Pacific short line for many days. The dam broke about noon, and messen- gers were sent at break-neck speed on horseback to warn settlers and urge fam- ilies to hasten to places of safety. A mighty wall of water came sweeping down Indian creek, bearing on its bosom horses, sheep, calves, barns and farming utens! and submerging wheat farms. Citizens of Nampa, a littie town on the short line, saw the approach of the de- vastating waters, and fled to high ground. Soon all the lower part of the town, in- cluding the railroad tracks, was under water from five to twenty feet deep. Fifty houses at least are ruined and many families are without shelter and bedding. Merchants are loaning blankets to desti- tute families and provisions are being fur- nished to those in need. It is reported here that two men were drowned, one while attempting to save his property and another who rushed to his assistance. The cause of the disaster was warm weather, coupled with heavy rains, which | caused rapid melting of snow in the moun- tains. Snake river rose eight feet yester- day, a fact unparalleled within the mem- ory of the oldest inhabitants. This part of Idaho has had the heaviest fell of snow this winter known for many years, and, melting rapidly, it filled the’ creeks and burst the dam. Manager Clark was telegraphed for and went as fast as possible to the scene of disaster. So far Mountain Home reservoir is safe, but fears are felt that it will share the fate of Indian Creek reservoir. ———— CIVIL WAR IN COLORADO, The Militia and Sheriff's Forces to Be . Opposed. DENVER, Col., March 15.—No attempt was made yesterday to oust the old fire and police board, but late last night Gov. Waite issued an order to the first regi- ment of the National Guard of Colorado to assemble at their armory at 1 p.m. to- day prepared for action under command of Adjutant General Tarsney. It is un- doubtedly the governor's intention to in- stall the new commissioners in office by the use of force. Sheriff Burchinell swore in a large num- ber of deputies last night and these, with the entire police force, will report at the city hall today, prepared to resist the mili- tia. What the consequence will be no one can tell, but peaceably disposed citizens are hoping the governor will take no step that will lead to bloodshed. >. STOLE HIS LECTURES. Ex-President Harrison Comments on a California Paper's Feat. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—Despite ex- President Harrison’s precautions, and his expressed wish, a San Francisco paper smuggled a stenographer into his» lecture room at Stanford University the other day, and printed a verbatim report. In com- menting on it Gen. Harrison said: ome of our newspaper friends have greatly exercised themselves over the ques- tion, ‘What shall we do with our ex-Presi- It is a question that has never ubled me much, and I have never been led upon before to offer this solution, which will be perfect so far as [ am con- cerned: Do not steal what belongs to them. That will answer all the requirements in my case." t aS THE SEIGNIORAG BILL, It is Considered Alm It Will Bec The friends of the seigniorage bill have some very strong assurances that Mr. Cleveland wili not veto the measure. A number of men have been to see Mr. Cleve- land to urge its favorable consideration upon him. Up to this time the inen who have personally advised him to sign the bill are eastern democrats who are anti- silver men and some antl-silver southern men. Now that the bill has passed the Ser rtain That te, it is said, some of the silver leaders will call upon him to urge his signature. The Treasury Department is in favor of the bill becoming a law, and their cateulauions !are being made upon the assumption that it will, Several of those who took u most active part in leading the sight repeal of the Sherman law have tne President to sign this pill, and after talking with him have been convinced that he would do so, It may be med with almost certainty that the bill a law. NEARLY COMPLETED. The Work of Compiling the Recerds of the Two Armies, The work of comp the official rec- ords of the Union and confederate armies ng has reached a point where the end is in sight, and the Secretary War has be- gun the reorganizatio of the force em- ployed thereon. The first tion was taken today wh issued detaching Cap tenth infantry, from and orde hes ‘p in that direc- m an order was ner H. Lincoin, further duty that j his the a year. ted by oy eae Another Applicant. Robert R. Kirkland of Maryland has added his name to the list of applicants for the offic urveyor of customs at Balti- | more. The name of Andrew Jackson of | Cincinnati, Ohio, has been presented to Secretary Carlisie for appointment as chief of a division of the Treasury Department. The reservoir covered | 500 acres of land, and was said to contain | |PROTECTING THE SEALS The Strong Fleet Uncle Sam Will Main- tain at Bering Sea. The Different Vessels and Their Pres- ent Movements—The Marion De- layed—Few Violations. Regardless of the result of the negotia- tions between the government of Great Britain and the United States for the prac- tical enforcement of the regulations of the arbitration for the protection of the seal fisheries, Secretary Herbert has gone uhead systematically for the organization of a large fleet of vessels for the patrol of Ber- ing sea and adjacent waters during the coming season, Whether the prohibited zone be large or small, he has arranged that the final agreement shall be made ef- fective, and the same applies, whether the operations are conducted under the regula- tions adopted by the Paris tribunal or un- der the modus vivendi of former years. According to present arrangements, the Bering sea fleet will be composed of thir- teen vessels, including four vessels of the revenue marine service, viz.: The Grant, | Bear, Corwin and Kush, and one vessel of the fish commission, the Albatross. The naval vessels desiined to this service are | the Mohican, Adams, Marion, Ranger, Yori- town, Bennington, Concord and Petrel. The Buston and Thetis may also be utilized for patrol duty. The eight naval vessels named are all under orders for ser- vice in Bering sea, at the opening of the | Season, May 1. Some of them are now be- |ing fitted out at San Francisco, and most |of the others will concentrate there before the Ist of May. Those at or near San Francisco are the Boston, Mohican, York- town and Thetis. The Ranger is in’ Guate- jmala, on her way to the rendezvous. The Bennington, which was detached from the European station, left Pernambuco several days ago with orders to proceed with all |dispatch to San Francisco. The Adims is at Honolulu, and is due at Sitka May 1. The Concord and Petrei, on the Chinese station, are under orders to report at Una- laska about the same time. The Marion is the only vessel the presence of which is in doubt. She was caught in a typhoon off Japan, about two weeks ago, and was com- pelled to put back to Yokohama fer re- pairs. She may be delayed beyond the date fixed for the rendezvous, but will eventual- |ly get to Bering sea. With this tremendous it fleet of vessels on the sealing grounds is not believed that there will be tensive violations of the reguiati: season. It is not believed that poaching, to any extent, will be attempted before July 1, for the reason tnat the seals do not gather in large numbers in Bering s before that date, and the vessels that have set out for Japanese waters will not reach the sea much earlier. So that, up to that time, the patrol will probably be confined to the strip of vcean to the east and south of |Unalaska. The seals make their annual appearance of the coast of northern Cali- fornia in April and proceed slowly north, never far from the coast, however, the great bulk of them reaching the vicinity of {Sitka early in June. it is during this mi- |gration that the poacners do the greatest | damage, as the slaughter goes on indis- find small ditieulty im foliowins the herds and keeping poachers at a safe distance, When the sea is entered it is thought there will be no difficulty at all in maintaining the full zone around the Pribyloft Islands. NAVAL ADDITIONS, Seven Vessels Will Shortly Go Into Commission, The navy will receive a number of impor- tant additions within the next few months. Present prospects are that seven vessels will go into commission for active service between now and the Ist of May. These are the Atlanta and Alert of the old navy and the Columbia, Marbiehead, Montgom- ery, Raleigh and Cincinnati of the new navy. It is expected that the Atlanta and Marblehead will be ready for service by the Ist of April at the latest. The Colum- bia and the Alert will probably be the next in order of availability. y. The manning of these vessels is a serious problem to the Navy Department, which is lightened to @ slight extent by the release of the crew of the wrecked Kearsarge. Many of them will require a large rumber of sailors to give them their full comple- ment, especially a vesa' like the Columbia, which carries nearly me€n all told. The Columbia, which vill be temporarily at- tached to the home station, is now in con- dition for service, and this week the re- maining officers to be assigned to aer will receive their orders to report for duty, Capt. Sumner will be in charge, and will have the honor of flying his pennant over the tafrail of the first vessel with three screws in our navy The Raleigh at Norfolk nati at New York will built for the new navy at our navy yards and under government supervision since the days of the old wooden tubs. They are to join the home station early in April. The Atlanta, whose condition last summer cre- and the Cincin- be the first ships ated a scandal, and came near resulting in the court-martial of several rs for their carelessness in allowing the ship to become. seriously injured, is about ready at Norfolk and w April 1. Capt. Bartlett has t to look n intere Her last cruise | was to that port, and her delay in there resulted in the summary detachment of Capt. Higginson, who was then in com- mand. of men, but the number to draw upen will |not admit of all being commissioned with |the number they should have to propecly man them. The ¢ the Machias und Castine will be transferred to some, and the | receiv ships drawn upon to make up the t. The Columbia will probably be 100 men short when she is ¢ issioned and {the Atlanta will suffer likewts ee ARSARGE, ion as to Her Condi- Roneador Re Latest Informs tia Chief Nav Irographer ha | been informe ‘apt. Owen of the steam ship Alps that he saw the wreck of the Searsarge on the 2%th ultimo, and that she se 1 to be hard aground and not He says her mizzen mast, main mast and funnel were still stand- m the direction of the trades the struck her square on the stern. Th wa anch enco ar her two ruction than nd janger of noved with that . Carrying recking party, nh Roneador ore the end of the month, and be; rations at once. a bins’ Appoi if she Maj. Ro tment, criminately in the smoo:h waters near the | fab mand Enel: headlands. The patrol fleet will, therefore, | Guite rece ance into the arms of England, It is_estimated at the Department that 1,700 men will be n the seven ships named. As the have been made up the Columbia has 300 men, the Marblehe: ; the Ralel; the At lanta, 2 the Montgomery, 225, and the | Alert, 117. it is impossible to make addi- | tional enlistments, as the number allowed by law has been already reached. ch one of th vi s requires a full complement | | | these islands, The Secretary of War today appointed Maj. Wm. M. Robbins of Statesviil a a member of the batile field commission to yer. Wm. M 8 formerly sor of math and engineering | 1 the Alabama Y; was in the battle of Gettysburg wit ment, the fourth Alabama, +n several terms in Congress since | the Ke HAWAIIAN TREATY) Senator Lodge on the Effect of Its Abrogation. PURPOSE 10 PUNISH THE PEOPLE For Thwarting Cleveland’s Scheme to Restore the Queen. CANADA READY TO ACT In an interview today Senator Lodge said: “It seems to me very extraordinary that so little attention, comparatively speaking, has been paid by the newspapers to the Hawaiian clauses in the Senate edition of the Wilson bill. By those clauses the reciprocity treaty is abrogated. This puts a duty back on sugar and rice, the principal products of Hawaii, which have been built up by free admission to our market into great industries of much bene- fit both to us and to the islands. By ab- rogating the treaty we destroy those in- dustries. Without any encouragement by treaty from us the people of Hawaii have also developed a large industry and pro- fitable trade in raising bananas and pine- apples, which have both always hitherto been on the free list. The Senate amend- ments put a heavy duty on bananas and pineapples, thus breaking down, so far as possible, these other two industries. But this is not all. The Pearl River Harbor. “When we extended the Hawatiian treaty, the clauses which give us the Pearl river harbor for naval and military purposes were added. At the time of this extension of the treaty, Mr. Carter, the Hawaiian minister, made the point to Mr. Bayard in a note, if I am hot greatly mistaken, river clauses were co-terminous with the rest of the treaty. To this Mr. Bayard as- sented, and the exténded treaty, with these new clauses, was ratified with this under- standing. Therefore the Senate amendment abrogating the treaty not only abrogates reciprocity with the islands, but destroys the Pearl river clauses, and also the clauses which provide that during the continuance of the treaty no grants of any harbor shail be | made to any other power, nor any reciprocity agreement entered into with any country but the United States, To Punish the Hawalians. “The purpose of the Hawaiian amendment to the Wilson bill is apparently to punish the people of the islands for having desired to become a part of the United States, and | also for having thwarted Mr, Cleveland's schemes for the restoration of the queen. That is, the Senate tariff proposes, so far as possible, to ruin the material pr one day become part of the United States. plan of revenge upon the people of Hawaii. The abrogation of the treaty will not merely deprive us of valuable privileges, but will Quite recently the Canadian minist of commerce, on his way home from a cable | convention in Australia, stopped at Hono- julu. What Canada Will Do. “He then told the Hawaiian government that if we abrogated our reciprocity treaty with them, Canada would ve glad to re- new it. The Canadian market is,of course, far from being so valuable as ours, and the people of Hawaii have no desire to connect themselves with Canada. But if we strike down their prosperity by abdrogating oor treaty, for mere self preservation they will do the next best thing and come to an agreement with Canada. Canada,uof course, means England, and thus, as I have suid, by these extraordinary amendments to the Wilson bill made by the democratic mem- bers of the finance committee, we are throwing away the islands and driving them into the arms of England. This 1s something which I do not American people would ever tolerate and which might lead to serious complicati xe + e+ THE TRACTION COMPA House Today, The amended bill of the Washington Traction Company was introduced in the House today and will be referred to the District Commissioners for hearings and a report. The object of this bill is to provide means by which a person can take an elec- tric car in the heart of the city and ride over any of the suburban electric rail lines for one fare and without change cars. To accomplish this it is proposed to | members of his cabinet to make the round gonstruct a street railway to be operated by the underground electric system over the following route: Beginning at Massachusetts avenue ex- tended and Loughborough road, thence along Massachusetts avenue to R street, to 1jth street; also beginning at Park street, Mount Pleasant, on 17th street extended, thence south to Superior street, thence southwest to Ontario street, thence s¢ to Florida avenue, th to thence south on 17th street to Connect avenue, to H street, east on H street to 13th street, south to B street, east on et to Gth street, north to Loui ave- . D street, and Indiana avenue to C Street, thence to New Jersey avenue, thence south to B street, east on B street to Dela- ware avenue, thence south on Capitol Grounds to the present terminus of the Metropolitan railw starting at i7th street and Kenesaw along that avenue into the Zoologi- Lowell street_ and connecting with same line at 17th and Park streets. An important feature of the bill is a clause which gives all suburban railwiys now built or hereafter to be constructed the right to make a traffic arrangement with this company whereby their cars can enter the | the city over this company’s tracks without transfer of passengers and for one fare. — 'S RESPONSIBLE. THE CURR n Telly What Caused the surze Wreck. the navigating officer of ked at Ron- Washington to at s home on Q street. He is reserved about discussing the loss of the Kearsarge, as it is the subject of official inquiry, He said to a Star reporter, however, that a tale impression had been made by publications alleging that the taking of observations was neglected. “All observatior “were taken and duly recorded to the com- manding officer with proper recommerda- tion, aad not only were no usual precau- ons neglected, but extraordinary care was taken. tiad the charts been reliable the reef would have been passed in safety, but the current instead of bein aorhwest was to the southward and east. We were run- ning by chart about fifty years old, made by a British officer, and the tions agreed with the chart. would have been avoided nad greater speed een made, wested by the navigating but economy of fuel led the com- nanding officer to decline a r speed, there being apparent nop: 3 neces- sity it, if the charts were cc The endation of greater speed was made navigator as an extra prec not followed, was balanced by ability sonomizing fuel. The prime cause of Lieut. Lyman, rsarge, Which was v ador reef, was in fo as the inaccuracy of th as to current. A faster vessel or an ac- | ate chart would have rend2red the acci- | Jent impossible. While the charts show nothing of the sort, the currents in that region are variable and unknown, except to local navigators.” perity of | which ought to be and will he said, | |that object in view | | Nicaragua, as soon 4 known what ships wil: tb that the Peari | Is not known what ships will then be on |ently no probability TWO CENTS TO WATCH ENGLAND AU. 8. Warship Doubtless on Her Way to Bluefields. One of the Rio Fleet Sent—Admiral Benhba 's Probable Movements— ‘The Brazilian Command, The United States government fs deter- mined to -have a warship at Bluefields, possible to see that its rights are not infringed upon in the trouble between the Nicaraguan govern- ment on one side and the Mosquito Indians and British marines on the other. With Secretary Herbert has taken prompt advantage of the cessation of | hostilities at Rio by instructing Admiral | Benham, commanding the squadron, to dis- | patch one of his vessels to Bluefields at! once. The selection was left to Admiral Benham’s discretion, and there are good | reasons for the belief that the mission was | intrusted to the San Francisco, and, fur-| thermore, that that vessel is even now on | her way to the Mosquito country. It is pos- | sible, however, that the Detroit may have been selected for this special service. Both of these vessels are absent from the harbor | of Rio. They were supvosed to be cruising at sea in the vicinity as a precaution | against the introduction of yellow fever. If cither or both of these vessels are now steaming in the direction of home, without the admiral, the duty of bringing him to the United States on his retirement next | month will devolve on the New York. | Officials of the Navy Department are very | reticent on this subject, and so far as they are concerned it cannot be ascertained to | a certainty whether Admiral Benham will | accompany the warship detailed to service | at Nicaragua or whether he will delegate that duty to another officer of the fleet. In case of the departure of Admiral Ben- ham from Rio before the arrival of his suc- cessor, Admiral Stanton, the command of the Brazilian fleet would devolve on the senior officer present. It is impossible to say who this will be for the reason that it the station. The seniority of the command- ing officers present at last reports runs in the foliowing order: Capt. J.C. Watson of the San Francisco, Capt. J. W. Philip of the > index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. YEARS OF GUILT Miss Pollard’s Meetings as a School Girl With Mr. Breckinridge. THE BREACH OF PROMISE TRIAL Testimony Today Throwing Light on Their Relations. THE SCENES IN COURT The trial of Miss Pollard’s suit against Representative Breckinridge was’ continued today. The morning was a quiet one and a good deal of testimony was submitted to the jury—testimony to prove the guilty re- lations of the defendant and plaintiff for many years—testimony that showed their associations in Kentucky and in this city. The first witness was a colored woman; whose house at Lexington had been made their place of meeting. Then there was tes- timony of witnesses in this city to show the continued association of the pair. One of the witnesses had known Miss Pollard as Miss Folsom. Miss Pollard spent a part of the day in court. She retired from the court room before the noon recess, Mr. Wilson explain- ing that she was not feeling well. She was | accompanied to and from the court house by her constant companion, Mrs. Ellis. Miss Pollard seemed to be much interested in the testimony and smiled two or three times when some sharp remark was made by @ > New York, Capt. Silas Terry of the Newark and Capt. G. W. Coffin of the Charieston. gravis tubLawaas THE RECIPROCITY TREATIES. A Realization of What Their Abroga- tion Will Result in. The realization of the fact that the ab- rogation of the reciprocity treaties with Germany and Spain will deprive this coun- try of the commercial advantages of a m ket for agricultural products of considera- le and increasing value, securgd by procity, has greatly alarmed the democrats, who have been trying to conciliate the su- gar men. The re-establishment of an bargo upon our pork products by Germany and other discriminations agai. Ame There is, however, a still worse side to this | ©*" Imports by that country and by Cuba, it is pointed out, would be a blow at the farmers of the country which would call for a speedy resentment. There 12 appar- that the House will agree to this sacrifice for the protection of the sugar growers, even should ihe Senate do so. Will Abandon the Sugar Men. There is no telling what the democrats of the Senate may do in order to get the bill through that body, but the managers of the bill all look further into the matter and | considerably foresee that in the final conference on the |measure those concessions must be very modified, where not entirely abandoned. The chances are decidedly fa- vorable to the ultimate abandonment of the sugar men. There is a very strong oppo- sition in the House to any duty on sugar, as was shown by the prompt amendment’ of the bill of the House committee so as to place sugar on the free list; und the addi- tional motive of preserving the markets’ for agricultural products secured through the reciprocity treaties wiil greatly strengthen this opposition. The committee on finance believe the | was in session today, but considered only the administrative features of the bill. The | democrats of the committee are trying pri- 4 | gentlemen of C }and the | sociation vately to adjust their difficulties over the reciprocity and sugar question without hav- ing yet accomplished anything tee — A GLITTERING PROGRAM. ‘The President, His met a gress May Travel Together. The chances are that in May or June next the most distinguished excursion par- ty that ever started out on a junket will leave Buffalo or Cleveland for a trip over the great lakes. Some time ago several of inviting President Cleveland ana the | of the fresh inland seas on the northern boundary during the summer, and sent an invitation to the Executive M ion to that effect. No answer has yet been made to it, but the fact that it had been rent came to the ears of the officials of the Lake « riers’ Association, which owns or controls all the steam vessels plying on the sakes, determined to improve and en: large upon the idea. Consequentiy the as- has nearly completed arrange- | ments which will enable it to invite beth branches of Congres: ; dent and cabinet, to through rk, along Park road to Kingle st., to | as well ag the unsalted se. or June, the iit ot pe every city of import- | ance and all points of interest. Jim Hill of the Great Northern railroad has a maenific steamer nearin, pletion at Cleveland, he has the use of it to the tion for the person; President. The ® Carriers’ Associ: commodation of the intention is to press into | Service for the occasion every steam vessel | an. that can possibly be spared for the purpose and sweep through the lakes with an im- mense flotilla. The start will probably be made from Buffalo, and the voyage will ex- end to Detroit and Chicago. The idea of the promoters of the enterprise is to im- press upon the powers that be the great importance of the commerce and traflic of the lakes, and incidentally to show them the places that need improving by means of liberal appropriations. The formal invi- tation is being prepared and will be sent to the desired guests in the course of a week or two. ONLY INDIGESTION The Cause of Ex-Sennior Dawes’ § den Hiness Today. The alarming rumor that ex-Senator Henry L. Dawes had been stricken with paralysis gained general circulation this morning and a stream of Mr. Dawes’ friends set In toward the Arlington to make j inquiries. Mrs. Dawes was very much ex- ercise over the report and feared that it might be telegraphed north and be seen by her mother. She said that its only founda- tion was in the fact that her husband was seized with a severe attack of indigestion on the street about 10 o'clock this morning. His stomach became incapable of retaining thing upon it and ne passers-by se- ela « for hi in which he wa driven to the Arlingt: He was still quite sick upon his arrival at the hotel and Dr. W. W. Johnston was called in, There was no of any dangerous com- plaint and a prescription of simple reme: relieved the ay hort He was sleeping quietly at 1:30 this and beyond the weakness that f ning, especially in the « d, had suffered nothing serious. nd Mrs. Dawes ar: r way afte low se of} commission, of wh nted to confer Today's ir | the journey. of | mained at the house lide remained in the Miss Pollard and Party. witness, A new lawyer appeared in the case for the plaintiff in the person of Mr. Farrell of Lexington, who, as a reprasenta- tive of the plaintiff, had been engaged in | examining witnesses in Kentuckf. Mrs. | Guest, the first witness, is one of those | whose depositions were objected to and | thrown out of court because they had not been reduced to writing by the magistrate | in the presence of the witness. Mr. Breckinridge chewed a toothpick dur- ing the morning, thvew himself back in an easy attitude in the chair and seemed to take an indolent sort of interest in the proceedings. It is yet uncertain whether Miss Pollard will take the stand, but some | of the things stated in Mr. Carlisle's open- jing of the case, it is thought, cannot be provedsexcept by Miss Pollard’s own evi- dence. Sarah Guest Testifer. Wher the court assembled Sarah Guest of Lexington, Ky., a colored woman, was called to the stand for the plaintiff and jexamined by Mr. Farrell. She stated that she was fifty-six years old and was born in Alabama, where she lived as a slave with her mother until she was five years old, Her master was Andrew Guest. She* went from Alabama to New Or then thence to Jeffersonville, where her mother and children were emancipated. Then she retired to Louisville, afterwards to Madison, Indiana, and then to Lexing- ton, where she has since resided, except during a short period when she was so- | journing in Cincinnati, She had Mved in | Lexington about twenty-five o> twenty-six years. She lived in a small frame house cottage on Short street that belonged to her. The house she now lived in belonged |to her. Her house on Short street was nearly opposite the old Masonic Hall. Witness had known the defendant, Mr. Breckinridge, ever since she was a litle | girl. Mr. Breckinridge had visited her at her house on Short street. He had come there with arother person. Roth Parties Had Visited Her House. Mr. Farrell asked how often Mr. Breck- inridge had been there, but Mr. Shelby ob- jected that the questions should be con- fined to occasions when he visited her house with plaintiff. His objection was sustained. The witness knew the plaintiff, Miss Pol- lard. She had seen her with Mr. Breck- inridge at her house. The first time he brought her there was about ten years ago. Mr. Breckinridge came first and’ made ar- Tangements for her coming. He said he was going to bring a young lady there and asked her if she could keep her from Fri- day until Monday. She said first she | sults Authority, no room, but he ase jal fa na from Fridsy was coming cn @ nd Mr. reck- n to her ut dusk, though! | Judge Bradley € | could not, as she ha her 9 nally agreed to kee ay. Hi sh That was Tharsd ught the your , If Friday This was in warm weathe it was Augus Went Away, but Came Back, Mr. Breckinridge did not remain Jong when he brought the young lady. He went away ard came back in about half an hour. During his absence the young lady zyed in the front room. When Mr. Breckinridge came back he re- until about 11 o'clock. front room with the she to Mon in. st