Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ‘LISHED DAILY EXCEPT scNDaY. STAR BUILDINGS, Avenue, Cor. llth Street, by ve Tho Evening ter Newspaper Company, sg. Pres’t. New Ycrk Otice, #8 Pottar Building, - ING STAR ix Tue Eve served te subseribers im the city by carress, on their own secount, at 10 cents T week. or 44. per month. Copies ‘at the coun- conts each. By mat!—anywhere in the United ates or Ci Postage prepaid—30 cents per mouth. Sat BDAY QUINTUPLE Sager Star, $1.00 per year; with foreten postae added. 83.0% ‘Entered at the Post Ofive at Washington, D. C. as wrond-@ ase mail iatier.) ‘All mai! subscriptions must be paid in advanc: cates of advertiving inade known on application. Vor 64. No. 20,834. Che Zoening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. OF NO POSSIBLE USE|creat racts power NO BLOOD YET SHED|THE 8. AND 0. TRACKS|AS 70 PEARL RIVER. The Board of Trade Assessment Bill Should Not Be Amended, OUTSIDE APPEALS BOARD NO? WANTED Protesting Against Discrediting the Proposed Assessors, SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS The board of trade assessment bill was again considered by the Commissioners this morning in conjunction with a commit- tee from the board of wade. It will b2 recalled that at the last meet- ing of the board of Commissioners an amendment was discussed whereby a sepa- rate and distinct board of appeals was to be recommended, composed of the assistant assessor and the inspector of buildings, to decide all points raised by dissatisfied prop- erty owners against the assessment made by the permanent board of assessors. The bill recommended by the board of trade made provision for a board of this kind, with the difference that its membership should be made up from the board of as- sessors. There was some objection to this at the public hearing given to the bill,which led the Coremissioners to discuss an amend- —_ providing for a separate board of ap- oe the board of trade held its last meeting this amendment was the subject of considerable discussion, and a committee, cemposed of Messrs. Archibald Greenlees, B. H. Warner, John Joy Edson, W. C. Dodge and J. B. Wight, was appointed to afer with the Commissioners upon this subject. The time for the hearing was set for this morning <t 11 o'clock, but it was nearly hoon wher Commissioner Ross called the bearing to order. Beside the committee there were present the collector of taxes, E. G. Davi: ssessor Trimble and Assist- Commissiéner Hoss stated before the Maryland Legislature Has a Bill to Use _ the Water. The Butler Estate Plans—Other Local Bills at Annapolis—Talk Over the Assessment Bill. ANNAPOLIS, ‘Md., March 16, 1894. Special Correspondence of The Eveuing Star. The present session of the Maryland legislature is drawing to a close, only twé weeks yet remaining. The defeat of the assessment bill yesterday by a decisive vote In the house has caused widespread comment in Annapolis, and explanations or denunciations have caused the Annapo- lis atmosphere to take on an extremely hazy and sulphurcus appearance. Charges of fraud, corruption and bribery are ban- died from mouth to mouth. Another effort, it is thought, will be made to revise the assessment laws by amending the present law, so as to make certain the power of | the county commissioners to raise the as- | Sessment on real estate. This proposal, | however, coming so late in the session stands little or no show of passage. Great Falls Power. Senator Talbot of Maryland introduced in the Senate yesterday a bill with a strong Washington flavor. The bill is to authorize the Great Falls Power Company to build and maintain electric lines in Montgomery and Prince George's counties. The company has recently been incor- porated in Virginia by Oliver D. Barrett, N. G. Ordway, Paul Butler, John B. Cot- ton, Frank L. Washburn and others, to purchase and use the water powe> at the Great Falls of the Potomac, building dams and canals, water and steam works, for selling or leasing water power, using it for manufacturing and for making, trans- mitting, selling and leasing electricity, electric power and light, for railway and canal and other purposes, as well as to acquire real estate. Besides the electric Powers given, as described in the tide of the bili, the company ts also to be granted in the Potomac, and to lay or build electric conductors under, along. on or over street: squares, lanes, alleys and roads in the t committee presented its case that the Com-j counties, connecting with any manufac- missioners bai informally discussed the| tory, public or. private buildings, lamps, matter of providing for a separate board of | etc., and also with any line o: lines In the appea!s. but would like it understood that| District. of Columbia, subject te iowa they had not fully decided to recommend | recgaiions, such a board in their report to Congress| ThYs is the proposed plant of the Butler upon the bill. SHAS, and means the carrying out of Gen. camp jutler’s pet project of furnishing electric Opposes an Outside Board. |power from the Great Falls for lighting Mr. Archibald Greenlees, on behalf of the board of trade, was the first speaker. He ¢ last hearing before the Com- he board of trade had held a fhe subject of assessment had portion of the meeting, amendments of the Com- heroughly discussed. ded there that any ing to a separate wild be detrimental. The | had carefully provided | als that would be thor- | etent. The bill be no Individual ard of assessors sur22 an un- mi. meeii oceupied ere was no 8 the board of revision, as pro- Widei for in the board of trade bill, could Mot act impartially. {f the Commissioners laced board with absolute power to thamge.the asses t over the board, o¢: ylainly that they gentiemen who made the n If the public was given to un- and that the assessment was not bind- Is 2tty complaints would be fiied, and the object sought would never be attained. F ated further that the hoard of trade had unanimously adopted the edi- torial print terday’s Star as its po- on the pending bill, and he accord- submitted it as part of his remarks. | B. H. Warner subscribed to what! Greenlees 1. The board of trade larmed, he went on, at the ed in the newspapers in| s stated that the Commissioners were consi x the advisability of recom- mending a separate board of appeals.. To Straighten Inequalities. Mr. John Joy Edson said while he had differed somewhat from other members of the board of trade regarding this assess- ment bill, he was substantially in favor of it. He had, however, never been in favor of a board of appeals. The bill providing for a permanent board of assessors is diffezent from anything aver attempted befora. It obviated the necessity of a board of appeals. With the permanent board of assessors, the citizens were al- in a position to go before it and have mistakes rectified. For yeara he said, there had been gross inequalities in the Sssessments. This was due, he had no @oubt, to sectional feeling. Men were ap- pointed from each section to make the assecsiment. When they came together the other members yielded to the wishes of the representatives of a particular section, and in that way the grossest kind of inequall- ties crept Into the assessment. It was a sort of Senatorial courtesy,” interjected Mr. Ross. Mr. Edson said he thought it would take at least two years to properly make the assessment, and at least three years to Propzrly straighten {t out. He supported the ‘bill in substance, and believed, if adopted by Congress, it would be a long step toward correcting existing evils. His} idea was that the board of appeals should be composed of the assessors, and they should be held to strict account. The assessor should be at the head of this board, but should have nothing to do with the asses: t of property. In conclusion he stated that the more care the Commissioners exercised in the selection of members of this board of per- manent assessors the better would be the assessment. Mr. seemed to be 2 item which apve which it Longer Time. Assessor Trimble stated he Would like to Propose a couple of minor amendments to which he thought there would be no objec- tion on the part of the board of trade. He proposed that the year 1896, in section 2, be stricken out. This section provides that the revised assessment, when made, shail femain in force until the new assessment is made in 1896. Mr. Trimble thought this misieading, and said the section should be | amended by striking out the year 1sv6.| There was no objection to this. He then! calied attention to the brief period of two months allowed the board of equalization to equalize the assessment. These months, June July, are not suitable. In the first place a large number of the taxpayers Bre out of town, and, again, two months gether too short a time allowed. i Purposes in Georgetown and Washington and for electric power to run cana! boats. Paul Butler, one of the incorporators, is a son of the late Gen. Butler, and O. D. Bar- rett was the general's partner. It is ru- mored that in case the rights are granted $8,000,000 will be spent at Great Falls. Other Local Bills, Senator Talbott has in charge also a num- ber of other bills of local importauze. Yes- terday evening the Senate passed his bill amending the incorporation laws of Takoma Park, while some days ago the ipper body Passed the bill incorporating Kensington. Both bills are expected io pass the House within a short time. > — PRESSURE ON THE PRESDENT. Representative Bland Urges Him to o~ Sign the Seigniorage Bill, epresentative Bland called on Mr, Cleve- land at the White House today to urge upon him the signing of the soigniorage bill, This ts the frst advance made on the part of either Mr. Cleveland or Mr. $land wards friendly communication on the fiaan- cial question. Mr. Cleveland received the silver champion courteously and ilstened to what he had to say on the subject of the seigniorage bill without committing himself. In a joking way Mr. Cleveland told the Mis- sourian that he had given the administra- tion more trouble than any other good man in Congress. Very strong efforts are being made to in- duce Mr. Cleveland to sign the bill, and the visit of Mr. Bland will be followed by visits from other leading men in the party. some of them, like Mr. Bland, silvar men who have heretofore refrained from offering their advice to Mr. Clevelan], and otler men who have throughout this Congress stood by the administration’s fimancia! poi icy. A very large number of those men who assisted Mr. Cleveland in securing the re- peal of the Sherman law are extremely anxious that this bill should be sigaed, be- eving that no harm can come of it.’ and that Its veto would be of tremendous d's- advantage to the party in the congressicn. al elections this fall. It is believed that the veto of the bill would render mucn more serious the difficulties which the party now ao in their efforts to pass the tariff —————_-+- e+ -____ NO DISTRICT DELEGATE. Adverse Report on the Bill to Secure Local Representation. ‘The House committee on judiciary this morning reported adversely on the Dill to provide for the election of a delegate to represerft the District of Columbia in the House. The bill was introduced by Mr. Crain of Texas last October and provided that the District of Columbia shall have the right to send a delegate to the House of Representatives of the United States, to serve during each Congress, who shall be elected by the male citizens of the Dis- trict who are actual residents of the Dis- trict, and who are above the age of twenty-one. The person having the great- est number of votes shall be declared duly elected by the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia, or a majority of them, and a certificate shall be given accord- ‘Yngly. Every such delegate shall have a seat in the House of Representatives, with the right of debating, but not of voting. It is understood that Representative De Armond did not concur in the committee's adverse report and will file a minority report. se Se ee Fourth-Class Poxtmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was fifty. Of this number thirty were to fill vacancies caus- ed by death and resignation, and the re- mainder by removal. J._A. Barrick was appointed postmaster at New Midway, Md., vice M. D. Butt, re- moved. he beard should begin to sit first Monday in June. Among the pensions granted today were the following: PT gomper asc capdlireteonaomeer bi ni Pow | District of Columbia—Original—Henry Seta Chae ie be aiken, Gata the ine ne | RE: Wis Bh aes Die” Bog, Wiel este: nal pe til the ist of wn Saale -d m wo ee | Reissue—William Rissell, Augustus Hart- Bir. Edson said he was in favor of giving | the board all the time possible. In fact, he thought it should sit until as near the ume 2 the assessment as tae sed to give the! rs pre a of the board of trade) tional Military Home, Elizabeth C careful consideration before finally report-|drew T. Huntington, Vienna, ing the bui to Von Thomas Dail Ale — A BOARD OF SURGEONS To Examine Injared in Pord’s Theater Disaster. Sena H f the con te th the Vice Tapec t weiy. levan. Original Watts, Mary vors—Increase—Timothy Collins, U. diers’ Home. Virginia—Reissue—Thomas widows’, S. Sol- Taylor, i. E. Antri Jatter, sub power in Maryland to build a dam or dams} te- | Hostilities Suspended at Denver Pending a Conference. THE POLICE FORCE STILL DETERMINED Governor Waite Protected by a Body Guard. —_->—_— GENERAL M’COOK REPORTS DENVER, Col. March 16.—The city started with comparative quiet today, all | hostilities having been suspended, await- ing the result of the conference between Gen. McCook, commanding the government | troops, and Gov. Waite and his advisers, to take place at ¥ o'clock. Five companies of the seventh United States infantry were encamped at the Union depot apparently ready to move on the city hall at a mo- ment's notice upon the governor’s request. ‘The militia were withdrawn from around the city hall, and the streets leading to the building, which last evening were packed With 40,000 people, were now almost desert- ed. The police force, greatly reinforced since yesterday, were still under arms at the city hall. Their fighting forces num- bered about 350 men, and it was declared that under no circumstances would they surrender. Goy. Waite’s order to all companies of the Colorado National Guards to be at their armories at 9 o'clock this morning was not revoked during the night, and expectation became general that they would be ordered to this city. The guards number 783 en- | listed men, ten commissioned olficers and a | four-gun battery. | Gov. Waite appears to entertain some fear for his life. Ail last night and today | his house was guarded by a detachment of \the state militia, and no one was allowed to enter until after his business had been consent to see the visitor. Gov. Waite ha McCook, asking that government troops be | withdrawn from the city, because the lat- | ter refuses to assist in carrying out the gov- lernor’s purpose will simply contine himself to maintaining the peace. GEN. McCool ‘S ACTION, It is Referred by Scerctary Lamont to the President. The troubles at Denver were a subject of |eonsideration by the President and his cabinet today. The government's interest |in the case arises from the fact that Gen, McCook, commanding the department of Colorado, has ordered out seven companies of the seventh infantry to assist in preserv- ing the peace at Denver. The reasons for jhis action are embodied in a telegram re- ceived by Adjutant General Ruggles. It is dated “Denver, Col. March 1 but was not received until this morning. In his report Gen. McCook si he re- jCeived a telegram trom ¢ orado saying that he |Denver militia of the National Guard to jenforce the laws of the state; that he found an organized opposition by the city police, a detective force and the’ sheriff's office. He added that he could enforce the law, not without great bloodshed. He, therefore, as governor of the state, cated on Gen | McCook to assist him in preserving order and in preventing bloodshed. Gen. McCook reports that in pursuance of this demand he ordered the troops from Fort Logan to go at once to Denver for the sole purpose of preserving the peace, under paragraph 585, army regulations. He says he considers a crisis imminent and insurrec- tion and riot against th cutive autho ity of the state of Cok The troop upon arrival, he s: will be directed to act with great discretion, and he s his (telegram with the statement that he will See that the laws of the land are not vio- ated. ov. Waite of Col- had called out the Gen, Paragraph MeCoot's Authority. 585 of article 54 cf the Army Regulations, relating to the employment of troops in the enforcement of the law referred to by Gen, McCouk as authority for his action, is as follows. “585. If time will admit, appiic the use of troops for su tions for ch purposes must be forwarded, with a statement of all the for the consideration jut material facts, action of the President cases sudden and unexpected om, i tion or riot, endangering the publ erty of the United States, or | attempted or threatened rubbe and a 'Yy or intel ists, take such action, before the instructions from the seat of ¥ as the circumstances and law under which they are acting may justify, and will promptly report their auction and the r sons therefor to the adjutant general, for the information of the resident. The provisions of the Constitution a: thorizing the employment of the military forces for the purpose of exec laws are embodied in urt of the Constitution, and are 2 “The United States shall suaraate every state in this Union a repuolic. receipt of yernment, to form of government, and shall + of und ion of the legislature, or of the n the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence, As Gen, McCook’s action is subject to the approval of the Pr S mont took the tele White House for the President's cons tion. Gen, McCook’s Action Approved. It is understood that the cabinet ap- proved the action of Gen. McCook as within the law providing for the employment public property and the will be enjoined to that end and under interfere with the ci WATCHING m restrict his actions no circumstances i authoritie ui CONTEST. Represent terested Spectators. Representatives Pence and Bell of Colo- rado, both populists and party as: tes of Gov. Waite, are watching the ous, proceedings at Denver with keen interest. They have received no private advice It was thought they might see the Sec tary of War concerning the action of G McCook of the regul: at Denver 600 troops from Fort Los As yet, however, no call at the V partment has been made. ‘There is doubt as to which branch of the forces has inyokel the prote United States troops. The believe that the federal forc further than to preserve they could not act in the capacity of in- ternal pelice to advance the interest of one side or the other. Representative Colorado's tives Are s could £ ce and t Bell s ys the contention mistake to animosities charge personal and as the cause of it. polit He the press and t ris divided on question, one of ti-Waite news; | upholding his present jhas the right to dismis boa. Mr. Bell t be mpiic fon tion rea. that while itia. These onistic and y y aries had bi in a saloon, en end drinking gambling t Stated, and the executive had given his | addressed a letter to Gen. | ruption of the United ates mails, or other equivalent emergencies, officers of the | army may, if they think a necessity ex- of | troops when necessary for the protection of | and that he } is on a question of law and that it is a | © 2 gambler. | A Delegation Calls on Senator MoMillan in Regard to Them. He Thinks a Change Essential to Safety—The Provisions of the Sherman Bill, A delegation of citizens of Northeast Washington called today on Senator McMil- lan at the Capitol to press on~him the necessity of the passage of the Senate bill 656, introduced on the 22d of August last by Senator Sherman, defining the route of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the Dis- trict. The delegation consisted of President Frizzell of the Northeast Washington As- sociation, Rev. Mr. Seymour of the Fifth | Congregational Church, Fatper Gillespie of St. Ajvysius. Col. J. D. Brady, formerly of Virginia, but now of this city, and Mr, Evan H. Tucker, the secretary of the Northeast Citizens’ Association. They rep- resented to Senator MeMillan the great danger that there is now from the grade crossings of: the Baltimore and Ohio road in the northeast section, and they repre- sented that the 70,000 people of that section feel that some such legisiation as the Sher- man law is absolutely necessary at the earliest possible moment. They said that should the Senator, who is a member of the subcommittee, desire any legal references as to the right of the government to pass such @ measure, which they intimated has been denied by the Baltimore and Ohio people, Gen. irney, the District attorney, is amply furnished with precedents and citations applicable to this case. A Change Essential, + The Senator told them that he understood the situation pretty well, and that he had | investigated the matter when chairman of jthe District committee, and that he felt with them a change in the track system of the Baltimore and Ohio in this city is es- sential to a preservation of life and prop- jerty. He was in favor, he said, of such a jbill as the Sherman bill, and ‘should the delegation desire he would endeavor to se- cure for them a hearing before either the subcommittee or the full District commit- tee whenever the bill is taken up for con- sideration. ator McMillan has been at work upon |this problem of abolishing grade crossings and reducing the danger of railroad ucet- dents in the northeast almost as long as he has been in the Senate. It was one of the earliest of the local questions to which he addressed himself, and two years ago he | to the Baltimore and Ohio Com- pany that they should make some change in their trac’ he company engineer soon jatterward submitted a project for an un- derground conduit Jeading from just out- side the boundary to the North Capitol cenger station. The Senator then that an overhead system, such night be afforded by a mai elevated above the streets, would probably be much cheaper eventually, and would af- ford a better entrance io the station just north of the ¢ Since then the com- y has practically assented to this plan, is similar to that outlined in the n bill, and the matter is thus in a very excellent shape as regards the wishes ot both and the corporation. 7 be onry viaduct The project, er, has been postponed, it is understood, for the present, owing to | the hard times of on, which of the railroad com- interests. The plan within a few months, and ctory legisiation will ensue. on of sentiment in the Sen- cour: pany will be taken u no doubt satist There is no divi > hav other | that it was to expire with the ex ate District committee, and as the palti- | more 2nd Ghio_people have consented to | make the change there will probedly be no delay in the legislative proceedings as soon as the start is made. Pooy istons of the Sherman L \ Ist of January, IW the Baltimore and Ohio Company shall not maintain any of its present tracks inside the District of Co- lumbia, except from the boundaries ef the District to a point that n be selected north of the city, and Washington bre where the Metropolitan ches shall be made to join, thence to enter the city, and to pro- ceed along Delaware avenue ani the pres- ent route an elevated vialuct built of masonry, There are to be four parallel Viaduct from the depot to the he tracks connecting line Is to located ely outside of any property ne Columbian Institute for the Deaf and ub. A larger part of the bill is devoted to provisions for condemnation proceedings. ~ ON OF “the Taking Up of the Bt tracks on this junetion. be AD. UTAM. western sideration Ss hators in urging the early con- in committee of the territorial |admission bills. He brought the question up at the last meeting of the Senate com- mittee on territories, and said that as con- rable Ume nad elapsed since the Utah and Arizona bills had passed the House, and that as there seemed to be no objection to {the admission of Utah on account of lack ion or . or for any other imate cause, rent the Utah bill should at any » taken up by the com- mittee, , chairman of the mnmitie reiterating his desire have a, and ing that up in akel nate, ion in an¢ the all the gained by committe consider a porting it Hill is chairman of the subcom- Ari 1 has not yet called committee tog bill. the bill in 1ON CASES. The Commiice Work to turned In the House. The contested election to be called up in the H ry Be Over ses are *xpected © as soon as the sundry civil appropriation bill is disposed of. The proposition of the comm on jelecth ‘a out two republicans whose ed and to permit one to ain hi Hilbora of ¢ seat. Joy of Missouri and two sentenced to be ex: of North Carolina, | the committe should retain his | seat In the House. it has developed now, however, that there » in the us to the disposition of tne lat- Hiouse to overrule the and to execute Settle with the everai of the democrats of the com- mittee, it is said, will join in this move. It is probable triends of Mr. Wil- jliams, the democrat who wants Settle’s , will draw parallel betweca iS case and that of ¢ ell, to Whom the comiittee have awarded the seat of Mr. Joy. Wil- Hams’ fricnds contend that his case is bet- ter than t f O'Neil, and the intimation is carried w not be seated this claim that O'Neil nd Williams left out. os 1 can- Foand Guilty. of the court-martial in the Assistant Engineer A in Hart- tried on a charge of drunkenness and staying leave on the Ci hed the Navy Depar nd him guilty and s e foot of his grade. Baitimore for 4 e record nced him vw di to be onths a’ rop ined to 4, + oe = Approved. has approved the act to t of 1887 authorizing the con- » Hast river and Long Island Am n ‘allao, and the r printing the report of the j committee on the cen- tennial of laying of the corner stone of the Capitol, President 1 the | | her to consider the | The Sherman bill provides that after the a c | foun | | } | | | | \ | Ex-Senator Edmunds’ Views on the Rights of the United States. THE GRANT WAS AN ABSOLOTE ONE And We Have Exclusive Dominion Over This River. THE KEY TO THE PACIFIC Ex-Senator Edmunds of Vermont, whe is the author of the amendment to the Ha- watian reciprocity treaty by whith the United States acquired Pearl River harbor as a coaling station, today gave an inter- view upon the rights of the United States to that station. He said: “I am sorry to see that Senator Lodge appears from newspaper reporzs to be un- der the impression that the graut of Peurl River harbor by the Hawaiiaa government to the United States was limite] only to seven years, during which Hawaiian su- gar, ete, were to be introduced into the United States duty free. And I am sur- prised at what is reported to be the con- tention of President Dole to the same effect. I regret that proceedings of the Senate in considering and ratifying the last conven- tion with Hawaii have not been made pub- lic, but without violating any duty of conrfi- dence I can say that the convention was agreed upon between Mr. Freliaghuysen and Mr, Carter, the Hawaiian minister, on December 6, 1884, and soon afterward sent to the Senate for consideration. did not advise the ratification until January 20, 1887. Evidently there was -iirficulty in the Senate in respect of allowing further introduction of free sugar, and that at las! for some reason which I am not «i hiverty to state the details of, the Senate agreed to raufy, with one most -imporiant additional clause, which appears as article 2 of the convention, as published in the statutes. ‘That article is in these words: ‘His majesty, the King of the Hawatlan Islonds, grants to the government of the United States the exclusive right to enter the harbor of Peari river, in the Island of Oahu, and to establish and maintain there |a coaling and repair station for the use of vessels of the United States, and to that end the United States may improve the en- trance to said harbor, and do all other things needful to the purpose aforesaid.’ A Positive and Unlimited Grant. “It will be seen that it was a positive and unlimited grant in presenti from one polit- ical community having perpetual existence to another, and therefore necessarily both in its literal and general sense a perpetual right, which became then and forever the absolute and exclusive property of the United States. This is familiar law to every lawyer and pabiicist. Vhe only contention of President Dvie and the only suggestion of Senator Lodge* appears to be that on the exchange of rati- ficauons between Mr. Secretary Bayard and Minister Carter on the 9th of Novem- ber, isi, Mr. Bayard stated that he un- derstood the meaning of the article to be piration of the sugar part of the convention. But it is due to Mr. Bayard to say that he told Mr. Carter that he had no right whatever to place any construction upon the article or im any manner to change its effect. Both Mr. bayard and Mr. Carter, as Well as their respective governments, were un- doubtedly familiar with the principles and precedents of public law and international intercourse on the subject, which can be stated in| Lawrence edition of Wheaton’s International Law, pp. 454, 456, and notes. There had been repeated occa- sions when other powers had endeavored on the exchange of ratincations to place a particular Interpretation upon some parts of treaties, and in all of which the repre- ntatives of the United States had stated, they were clearly bound to do, that the had no power to say anything or do any thing which could, in the slightest degree, affect the meaning and scope of the words that the Senate had agreed upon. And for this reason when in 1849 President Poik sent to Congress the treaty with Mesicaon May 20, 1545, he did not send the conter- ences and so-called protocol that had taken place on the exchange of ratifications, for the reason that had the protocol varied the treaty, us amended by the Senate, it would have had no binding effect. ‘The United States Has Exclusive Do- minion, “It is certain, therefore, that the United States has and will continue to have until they choose to part with-it qvhi ‘nh IT bope will never occur) the absolute and exclu- sive dominion of Pearl river harbor for the purposes named in the article I have men- tioned. Whether the United States will be guilty of a moral wrong in imposing duties on Hawa expiration of the convention upon the prop- nuice of twelve months after next No- is quite a different -natter, and ich, of course, there can be only one ver. But that now and he whatever else may happen, the Unt States are the 1 masters of the key of the Pacific is a fact which all nations in- s should perfectly understand; for rl river harbor in the possession of our the purposes numed gives rnment for Does the from other e the Hawalian a ‘No, it does not in the least. Hawaii has nt to complain of anyching, either in imposing or taking off duties ‘upon products of other countries. alidate Sevator Davis’ Opinion. nator Davis of Minnesota, the committee on foreign relations, speaking of the Hawaiian treaty and the ffect its abrogation would have upon the rights ecquired by the United ates at Pearl river harbor, said: “Th fact that the rights of the United States to Pearl river harbor are secure, whether the treaty Is abrogated or not. It fs an executive grant and cannot be set aside. sea this ‘The same question caine up bets Britain over the treaty country and Gr in reiation to three-mile mit of the fisheries. ‘The treaty was abrogated, ard Great Britain wanted that portion in re- jation to the three-mile limit set aside, but we came in with e claim grant was executed and became a vested right. enator Davis was asked what effect the rif bill repealing the McKinley law would have upon the reciprocity treaties executed urtler that law, and he was cf the opinion that the treaties would fall with the law under which they were negotiated. TS Changes in Senate Committee Clerk: The changes in the Senate committees announced during the past week as a re sult of the democratic Caucus have caused | a number of changes among the clerks of the committees. Mr. R. W. Cantrell has been promoted from clerk of the commit- tee on improvement of the Mississippi | river at $1,440 a year to be clerk of the | committee on military affairs at $2,220. Sen- tor Blanchard has appointed Mr. Harry Rob- | inson to fill the vacancy on the commiitee on which sentence has | | | Mississippi river of which he is chairman, caused by Mr. Cantrell’s promotion. Mr. Chas. M. Smith, clerk to the committee on contingent expenses, having been appointed by Justice White his private secretary. Mr. Myer Newberger has be from clerk of the committee at $1,440 to be cle he « > contingent expent M Lauren has appointed Mr. Patrick Henr: of Mississippi clerk of the committee to ir vestigate the geological survey at $1,440 to succeed Mr. Miles Taylor, who was transferred to be clerk of the committee on railroads in place of Mr. Newberger. The Senate , jan sugar, &c., before the | the | 4 member is a difter- | 3 ence of opinion upon this point, but it’s a! that the | DISTRICT IN CONGRESS A Lively Meeting of the Senate Oommittee Today. The Race Track and Liquor License Law Amendments—The Babcock Amendment Approved. There was quite a lively meeting of the Senate District committee this morning, lasting nearly two hours. Most of the time was taken up in discussion of the bills amending the race track and liquor license laws of the District. The matter of the mile limit as applied to pool selling was discussed thoroughly in connection with the Blackburn bill and the Com- missioners’ substitute therefor, the latter having been adopted by the committee at its last meeting and reported to the Sen- ate on Tuesday by Mr. Gibson. Although the bill is opt of the hands of the com- mittee and is now on the calendar of the Senate considerable time was spent in a be necessary to be made to the existing | laws in order to permit both the Benning ; and Ivy City tracks to have the benefit of pool selling privileges at the fall and spring meetings. Will Show No Discrimination. A delegation of gentlemen interested in horse racing, including Capt. Sam. Don- | aldson, Mr, Joe Blackburn, jr., and Mr. | Havenner, appeared in the interest of the Benning track. They were promptiy told | by Chairman Harris that the committee | Would not consent to the passage of any | amendment to the law which wouid grant the pool selling privilege to one jockey club or race track while denying it to the other. It was the policy of the committee, he said, and also of the District Commis. sioners, to grant equal privileges to both associations, and if the law was to he amended at all it should be amended in such a way that the Ivy City track would be included in its provisions as well as the Benning track. Their hearing was quite brief. Serator Gallinger renewed his opposition to any project looking to the amendment of existing laws as tending to break down the now effective system prevailing against ing in the District. He sent out for of The Star cf yesterday, and read therefrom the interview with District At-/ torney Birney, in which the latter declared that proposed amendments, either of the | House or of the Senate, will prove a menace to the best interests of the District. abceck Liquor Law. The subcommitte+, consisting of Senators Gibson, Hansbrough and Faulkner, having charge of House bill 3740, known as the Babcock amendemnt to the District liquor laws, reported in favor of the bill, and it was taken up and discussed by the full committee. It was pointed out that the emendment may possibly affect the large hotel interests now established near St. Matthew's Church, and an amendment was adopted definitely excluding such hotels from the restrictive provisions of the act of 18%, while carefully including saloons with- in the provisions of the act. A favorable report on the bill thus amended was order- ed by the committee. Senator Proctor was directed to make a favorable report on Senate bill 970, to regu- late water main assessments in the Dis- trict, introduced by Senator Harris on the 2ist of September last. This bill provides that hereafter assessments levied for laying water mains in the District shall be at the rate of $1.25 per linear foot against all lands fronting ‘upofi st or alley in which the main is laid. No let is to be taxed twice, and corner lots shall be taxed only on their front, with a depth of not ex- ceeding 100 feet, while any excess of the other front over 100 feet shall be subject to the rate thus established. —— MANUFACTURING STATISTICS, | The Total by States as Gt | Censas Bulletins. The census bureau last evening issued a bulletin giving the statistics of manufac- tures for the United States in 180. Statis- | tics are given for all classes of mechanical and manufacturing industries. The data relating to the generation of electricity for lighting and power purposes is confined to |New York state, St. Louis, Mo., and the District of Columbia. The total number of manufacturing establishments in the United States 1s reported as 355,401, against 258,- in 1880. The summary of totals gives following figures for 1800: Capital, $6,- 24,475,305. miscellaneous expenses, $630,- | $44,058; aggregate of the average number of \ 1,832; total wages, $: S28, ~ 624. The contribution to the wealth of the country, it is stated, is more clearly shown by de- | ducting $5,158,498,333, the cost of materials used, from the value of the products. This leaves $4,211,280,271 as the increased valua- tion of the raw materials. The States, The number of establishments and aggre- | gate capital invested, as given by states, is | as follow: ‘m in the | 2,977, $46,122,371; Alaska, Arizona, 76, $616,029; Ariansa: » $14,971,614; California, | 102 he 5K 1,698, $14,S06,S84 5 Montana, 289, $ $249 127, $965,088; New 130,161,195; North Carolina, North Dakota, 382, $2,- $402,793,019; Oklahomi on, 1,523, $32,122,051; Penn: 6, $1190,900,375; Rhode Isl: $32,745,2% 3 Ohio, 401; South Carolina, 2, ; South Dakota, 499, $8.20 Fon lessee, 4.559, $51,475,002; Texas, 5.263. i Utah, 531, $6,583,022; Vermont, »$ 291; Virginia, 5,915, $03,456, 9; Washington, 1.543, $34,369,735: West Virginia, 6, $28,118,030; Wisconsin, 10,- | 41%, $240,515,404; Wyoming, 190, $1,411,184. ——-o-_____ ALL ON GUR SIDE. | | How the Admit; Regards the Treaty With Haw: It is learned this morning that notwith- Standing the position to the contrary taken by Secretary Bayard during Mr. Cleve- ‘lan former term, the State Department holds and the administration will maintain | that the concession of Pearl harbor to the United States by Hawali was a zrant which the abrogation of the Hawallan treaty will in no way effect. They contend that the word “grant” used in the ofiginal treaty passed this harbor to the United States for all time. Under this construction of the treaty, it is thought that every cOncession to Hawail may be withdrawn and that acts of the most Pronounced unfriendliness may be commit- ted by this government, and that the little island government cannot help itself Tae increase of duties on things ‘mporte4 frum Hawaii is marked in the Senate tari:f bill, and by the abrogation of the treaty is meant merely the withdrawal of sions on our part and the maintenaace cf benefits we have acquired. Naval Orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon Lumsden has been ordered to the Yorktown, relieving Surgeon J. E, Harmon, granted three months’ leave. censideration of the amendment that may) conces- | Gree sere MADELINE’S STORY She Tells the Jury How Mr, Breck inridge Wronged Her. THE PLAINTIFF ON THE STAND’ The Time of Mr. Breckinridge'’s’ Marriage to Mrs. Wing. Wing, dated April 29, 189%, was the health department yesterday residence in this city of the Rev. Dr. R. Paxton, formerly of the West Presby- terian Church. It sets forth that Dr. | Paxton officiated, and that the ceremony! was witnessed by Eleanor N. Collier and’ been hinted that the defense would prove that there was a former secret marriage which would show that the defendant was not legally in « position to agree to marry Miss Pollard at the, time when, according | to witnesses for the plaintiff, he id so | contract. One of the chief witnesses for | the plaintiff, Col. Moore, chief of police of Washington, testified that Col. Breckin- ridge and Miss Pollard went to his office on May 13 of last year, and that in his Preserce the Congressman declared he would marry Miss Pollard on May 21. Be- | fore that time, as is now shown, he was married in this city to his present wife. Under the rules of the bureau of vital statistics marrioge certificates should be | filed for en in the books within thirty \days, but they may be legally Treconied |}at any time within a year and then fore mally regisiere’. MISS POLLARD ON THE STAND. The Fair Plaintia Tep e Jury Her Story of Wrong. | Miss Pollard told her story in court to- day. She gave it in all the detail neeied to | satisfy the cravings of the most curious, | She began with her meting with Mr. Breck |inridge, when she was a school girl, and told al! about her life with him up to the | time when she claims he broke his promise |to marry her. Miss Pollard made her ap- jPearance in Judge Bradley's court room, | attended, as usual, by Mrs. Ellis, promptly |at 10 o'clock, and was called to the stand |almost as soon as the court 9pened. She was questioned by Mr. Carlisie, though Mr, Wilson took much interest in the examina- tion, and frquently made suggestions to his limpse of the Trial. iate. Miss Pollard had evidently nervel herself to the ordeal of the witness stand, and seemed calm and self-possessed, only on one or two occasions showing any emo- m. She was attired, as she has been every day since the trial commenced, in a dark suit, with a neatly fitting coat, a black bonnet and black silk gloves. Her voice is well modulated, and there is <ome affectation in her manner of speaking. She yther” for either, and pronounces s in’ a manner that reminded those who have been in court every day of Mr. Claude de La Roche Francis. Her face was almost colorless. Already, of course, there is much sur- mise as to the course of the defense. It has been hinted that the lefense could, and would, prove a secret marriage between Col. Breckinridge and his present wife prior to the date when, according to the testimony in the trial, Mr. Breckinridge acknowledged before witnesses his purpose of marrying the plaintiff. Lawyers eay that to prove that he was a married man at the time of his promises to Miss Pollar@ would practically end her action for breach of promise of marriage, as he would be in- | capable of making such a contract, cr in other words, that it would be an ‘egal contract, which could not be executed. Whatever might be considered as to the Miss Pollard on the Stand. offense committed by Mr. Breckinridge from a moral point of view, this defense, it is claimed, would clear nim of any legal responsibility. As shown i the dispatches |to The Star published above,testimony may be adducet to ove a rmarriege to Mrs, Wing in New York as early as April 29, | This would be before the interview in Maj. | Moore's office,but not before the @ste which | Miss Pollard fixes in her testimony as the |time whea Mr. Breckinriize delighted her | by informing her of his purpose to marry, her. Miss Pollard’s Testimony. During the giving of her testimony the defendant paid the closest attention to every word said by Miss Pollard, and ep- parently appeared somewhat disappointed when Mr. Carlisle led Miss Pollard from that period in her life, when she was a mere child, to their meeting here in Wash- ington at the ri ad station, when he told her he had so to tell that evening which he was vain enough to believe would please her. The defendant, as did the rest