Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, SH. KAUFFMA ‘ New York Office, 88 Potter Building, Tire Evextva Stan fs served to sa NING STal Ris se rriers, on ti ct evel to subseribers in the int, at 10 cents N What is Going On in the Senate and House, IN CO MP. PEPPER'S WORKINGMEN'S BILL | } The Sundry Civil Appropriation | Bill in the House. RIVERS A VA D HARBORS t, after an absence of} as in his place this morning | te to order. Among | ations sent over from aker's signature was bill. of the unemployed, which | been reported as on Its / ashington, had its foremost | 0 today, whea Mr. Peifer e United States,” and the ent of public roads the move- e he had ted the bil 1 to do s be iis dd se that tomorrow he would ad- ate on the legal aspects of the aiian question, Secona-Class Mail Matter. fer c: 1 up the resolution intro- him a-short iime ago looking to exteasion to private individuals of the | sending second-class mail mat- | tate as is now accorded to cent per “pound. -Mr. Peffer red to the committee Ss and post roads, and made in fav of the resolution, d as requested. immediate con- authorizing the ccn- over the Mortongahela | Pa., and the bill w animportant amend- Iso passed the bill way to the Albany ompany threugh the om in Oregon, ed his sig- | iu nature to e P the Bills Passed. A number of bills were taken from the jar and passed; among the: perty retums and an act and Fort Smith the Calcasien.and Sa- rivers in the states of Louisiana and Ss. ‘Che Resurrectionist Bill Passed. 1 Mr. Gallinger, from the committee cn t of Columbia, called up the bill | © promotion of anatomical science | @nd to prevent the desecration of -graves | District of Columbia.” The bill is} oF of preventing the work of | in Washington aad’ to for dissection in medical amendments were made, e notice that on Thursday at 2 o'clock he would ask unanimous con- sent to make the McGarrahan bill the un- finished iness before the Senate. He | had intended to make the request at the | same hour today, but the opponents of the bill having ed their Willingness to | have the bill come -before the Senate on Thursday he wished to postpoae the re- quest. - THE HOUSE. Aun attempt tras to haye-been made today by Mr. Josephs, the New Mexico delegate, | to pass the bill for the admission of that | territory to s d, under suspension of $ apparent that the s did not have a quorum present d not to make the’ effort. Without transacting any routine business! the House went into commfittee of the| Whole and the consideration of the sundry Civil bill was resumed. The paragraph appropriating $750,000 to be expended under the direction of the Mis- scuri river commission was the pending subject of discussion and by unanimous consent it was agreed to close debate upon this paragraph and the amendments there- to at 2:30, Mr. Catchings, who was recog- nized to control the time against the amend- mients, continued for a brief time his argu- ment inst parceling out by restriction | portions of the river and harbor appropria- tions made under the continuing contract System. The twelve projects now included fm the system were not jocal, but national, im their character. He cited’ the improv ment of the Mississippi river as the best filustration of this fact. No commercial | body had been more active in behalf of Uberal appropriations for the Mississippl, the levees of its banks, as well as the jet- ties at its mouth, than the New York cham- ber of commerce. Expended on the Mississippi. The amount expended on the Mississippi from Cairo to the gulf was 319,000,000, and for every dollar expended by the United Gtates four or five, dollars have been ex- Pended by the states through which it flowed. The difference between the Missis- uri rivers Was that the lat- i je for it “vas to make it nav-| ive it commerce. But vhis could } ymplished if the clamor of repre- | Sentativ for local !mprovements out cf | the appropriations made was to prevail. Bhe jmp ement of the water transporta- | tion fF im part met the depressing fall fa that was going oa, and instead D of halting ‘Ward. Congress should step for- provements prose- ty years hun- of lands, now | e id If Congress did not yicid to nd fair demand of the people it pant to its d nann (Ore.) eulogized the contract 2 waterways of the country, of which, he was one nts of th to the stem had re- overnment of in progress at now, 5 nore, Philad lveston, Charies- | ton, Savannah, des of the Colum- Dia. Hay Lake the deep water| channel of the great lakes are now under the contract system. The system should, be extended. Mr. Loud's Criticism. Mr. Loud (Cal.) criticised the injustice of | IGRESS TODAY | rate it would r Vor 84. No. 20,836, Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO GENTS. work of the Missouri river commission. Of the $4,000,000 so far appropriated, $1,500,000 had been ‘used on te same reach of four- teen miles at Jefferson City. At the present | quire $59,000,000 and 120 years to reach Sloux City. The Missouri river commission proposed to expend over 300,000 of the sum carried by this para- graph on the first reach of the river above, Kansas City. Not one dollar was to be used at Omaha, Atchison, Leavenworth and the other cities up the river where the Missouri was making great encroachments. Mr. Broderick (Kan.), while giving a gen- eral indorsement to ‘the plan of the com- mission, contended ‘that the commission. | should not be permitted to overlook eme gency necessities, such a3 now existed Leavenworth and Atchison, where. the breaks were very threatening” About $60,000 would repair these breaks, if expended at once, Fostered by Railread Interests. After some further debate by Mr. Wilson (Wash.) and- Mr. Harris (Kan.) Mr. Bar- tholdt (Mfo.) had read a letter from T. W. Coolman and A. J. Cummings of St. Louis charging th: t the attempt to divert the ap- propriation contained in the bill for the Missouri to up-river points was being fos- tered by railroad interests. Mr. Mercer (Neb.) advocated his amend- ment to set aside $50,000 of the Misneurl appropriation for the removal of snags and obstructions above Sioux City and $150,000 for the construction, repair and mainte- | nance of revetments, dikes and water | works between the south line of Nebraska | and Sioux City. 2+ —____ EXPECTED TO DIE if i Young James Oarr Found Badly Hurt Near Baltimore, His Mother Makes Charges Against Young Fletcher—An Angry Demon- stration—Social War Imminent. An incident that may result tragically, and 1s already involved in mystery, was embraced in a telegram received this morn- ing, which read as follows: ‘ “BALTIMORE, Md., March 19.—James Carr of No. 25 L street northwest, Wash- ington, D. C., was discovered lying uncon- scious on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks at the foot of Sharp street last night. After an examination ‘at the City Hospital @ severe scalp wound and a fractured skull were found. Young Carr is expected to die.” A Star reporter this morning called at the above address in order to learn in re- gard “to the boy’s condition. The number Was erroneous, but on inquiry at No. 35 the Carr family was located. The house 1s of brick, and two stories in height. There Mrs. Carr conducts a small candy and pro- vision store. In reply to an inquiry as to héw her son was feeling today, Mrs. Carr assumed a look of dense incomprehensibility. Then the telegram was read to her. It was the first the family had heard of ‘the accident. “I knew something had happened to that boy,” the mother exciaimed with the utmost excitement, and in a strong Irish brogue; | “my right eye itched all day yesterday, and | I didn’t sleep a wink last night.” Then she began to talk about a certain Edgar Fletcher, but her excitement. was so great that the talk proved unintelligible. The tressed lady was assured that her son was not.dead, and that he is receiving the best care possible; when, after consider- able questioning, she told a story substan- tially as follows: The boy, James Carter, is fovrteen years of age..He attends Gonzaga College. A year or so ago he became the companion of Edgar Fletcher, aged eighteen, who r until com- two weeks Carr considered Fietcher an panion for their son. About companionship of young Carr and about 7 o'clock on Saturday evening induced him to take a walk to 7th street. That, Mrs. Carr said, Carr, She even went so far as to express son off the train and killed him.” Pietcher, her the boy was hurt. At this point old Mr. Carr entered and in the midst of tears and rantings was told the news, when he expressed himself in a similar fashion as to Fletcher. He directed his Wife to immediately go to father walked across the sireet to the home of the Fletcher: ever, he returned, m: condition that she did not know ‘anything. Hardly had the words left his mouth when and then occurred a most dramatic sc: “Where is Mrs. Cart?” said Mrs.Fiet making a bee-line for the back room. t out of here, you drunken old villain, shouted Mrs. Carr, rushing forward, with a large water pitcher filled with flour. The intruder turned to flee, and was struck In the middle of the back with the pitcher, the contents distributing themselves over everything and everybody present, The Star man receiving an unusually generous share. - Mrs. Fletcher said not a word, but went to her home, donned a shaw! and hurried down the street. Mrs. Carr put on a hat and started for Baltimore, in the meantime hurling spirited invections against the Fletchers im general, and Edgar Fletcher in_particular. Mrs. Fletcher proceeded to T. J. Fingles’ tin shop at No, 910 4th street northwest, where, it was learned later, her son is em- ployed. She was informed by Mrs. Fingies that the boy was out on the oil wagon, with Mr. Fingles, and would not return until late in the afternoon. | “I would love dearly to get my hands on him right now," replied the mother, “and when he comes back tell him I must see him right away.” According to Mrs. , Fingles, Edgar Fletcher has ‘not a had reputation. He worked for her husband about a year previous to last December, and returned to work about three weeks ago. He was never known to.drink while at work. He was in the habit, she said, ‘of visiting “Baltimore and taking other boys with him, usually stealing the way to the monumental city on freight trains. It ts said in the neighborhood that trouble between the two families is very likely to ensue, whether young Carr dies or not. _ Investigate Alleged Frauds. The pension frauds. alleged to have heen To Penston | Examiners O. W. Reed and J. T. to co-operate at Hoboken with Examiner | Tuller, Who caused the arrest of Jes: Hansee, the attorney who, it is cl involved in the frauds. The rej the pension burcau tend to show that Han- See conducted a branch office at Ell. ¥. It is alleged that parties Jiving in bok ad their affidavits to claims mz out in Ellenville. Se claims in which Hanse. are on file at the bure: have been subjected to examiners and so: forwarded as test c Clements a rigid scrutiny by of them have been Whe system to those who were not “in on the prop on." No man was better able| to der the system than Mr. Catchings, | Ror to se than Mr. Hermann, both} of wh cts in which they | were system. His pri ep: and harbor improve- m were not made to; country, but to satisfy step with | at m= tturday evening last, by {ms he was eccentric locked him up. Later = " nual jit Was Bsserted that he. hud been sand- bw honor | bagged and was suffering from a fractured - S$ un-| Skull. He $ removed to the hospital, and | 6 iety of | there his wife found him last night. : Rev, | was prostratel at her discovery. P ‘ 3 ‘ranckum is weil known in Chicago. fis ~~ x ow d particularly to the suc- ris the director of the Australian . Hainer of Irishmen in America. iT wh (Neb.) criticised severely the | cess Three additional special examiners have © been detailed to aid the corps investi- gating the W. Bowen Moore frauds at Buffalo. St. John’s Colle; nue near N str fortably filled on northw it, Was com- ago, however, the latter again sought the was the last seen of young her belief that Fletcher had knocked her she said, was home, but he had not told 3aitimore and then, telegram in hand, the In a moment, how- ing @ remark to the effect that Mrs. Fletcher was in such a the person in questicn entered the store MISS FULLER'S DEATH The New York Mystery Still Un- solved, POLICE UNABLE 10 MAKE A DECISION aoe Magee, the “Suspect, Confined in the Tombs. ——_.—___ SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES NEW YORK, March 19.—The mystery surrounding the death of Martha J. Fuller, the typéwriter operator for, Lawyer Wm. M. Mullen of 114 Nassau street, is far from be- ing solved. The police are still unable to decide whether it is a case of suicide or murder, Joseph T. Magee, the young Irishman who {s held on suspicion of being the murderer, is confined in the, Tombs. .He has decided not to talk any more about the case. Ma- See stated when first arrested that. he was @ single man. The discovery of medical prescriptions in his desk with Miss Fuller's | ame on and the fact that she wore a wed- j ding ring led the police to beliéve that Ma- ad Miss Fuller were more friendly than rd appearances would indicate. Let- were discovered that show Magee to — _ married and to have a child vout six years old. Magee is supposed to have been divorced from his wife. eas COLORADO'S MINING TROUBLES. No Resistance to Be Made to the Serv- ing of Warranta, CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., March 19.--At the conference between the military offi- cers and a committee of the miners’ union last night the latter gave assurances that no resistance would be offered to the serv- ing of warrants upon any of the miners, No member of the union, they say, had nything to do with arresting the deputy sheriff at Altman on Friday .night. If any mistake had been made it was by the authoritles at Altman, and the miners were in no manner responsible. The miners requested Brigadier Geaeral Tarsney to withdraw the -troops; but he. repliéd that he could not do so, as the sheriff insisted they were needed> In answer to a message from the Altman authorities asking why he had sent the troops .Gov. Waite last night replied: “I sent them for the preservation of the peace upon repeated and urgent re- quests of the sheriff. They will be used only for that, purpose. The. troops were not moved until after tt was wired that the sheriff had been killed. The proper au- therities having made the demand I was legally advised to act.” The five deputy sheriffs arrived in’ town last night from Victor with Walter Rus- sell, president of the Victor Miners’ Unton. He was arrested on the charge of contempt of court. At Victor all the saloons were closed by order of‘ the sheriff. They wil! | be Kept closed until the present crisis is passed. It was rumored that all the sa- loors at Cripple Creek, Anaconda and Altman would be closed at midnight. It js not known yet what caused the ex- plesion of giant_powder near the Inde- pendence mine. The union miners believe it was done by some enemy who wanted | to stir up sentiment against them. A pet!- tion to Gov. Waite asking him to with- draw the troops is receiving many signa- tures, 3 The troops reached Cripple Creek yester- day morning. Gen. Tarsney said that the jlaws of the state had been violated in | Various ways by mob interference and "re- | sistance to arrest; that the orders of the | court enjoining the -miners from interfer- | ence with workmen willing to Jabor in the | mines at the terms of the companies had | been disobeyed, and that deputy sheriffs had been assaulted on Thursday night and some of them had been wounded. ——— NEW CURE FOR CHOLERA, A St. Louis Physician Recommends a Surgical Operation, ST. LOUIS, Mo,, March 19.—Dr. Heine Marks, superintendent of the city hospital, ‘has come .to the conclusion that cholera can be cured by surgery, The method whith he describes Is wien the stage known as “collapse” Is reached to open the abdomen ‘ust above the tlio- artficial valve is then made and tlie in- testines flooded with an antiseptic solution. A Gase of cholera can be cured in a few hours in this manner by the destruction of the bacilli. As bacteriologists agree that the typhoid fever bacilli are located in tie same por- tions of the intestines as those of chelera, the operation would have the same effect in a case of typhoid fe’ though the ne- cessity for the operation would be less pressing. Dr. Marks’ experiments upon animals have convinced him of the correctness of his views. ee FOLLOWED HIM 20 MILES. A Noted Burglar Canght by Connecti- cut Farmers: BRIDGEPORT, Conn., March 19.—George Gregory and George Beers, farmers, living in Easton, yesterday afternoon captured a noted burglar and horse thief after follow- ing him for twenty miles. When Beers and Gregory returned from church with their families they found that their house had been entered and §200 worth ot 4“ ware taken, The thief also took a horse and carriage. The horse has a pe- euliar gait and the farmers foliowed the trail to Westport, where overtook the thief, who proved to be Geaton of New York, and bound him after a fierce fight. Geaton is wanted"by the local police. pues GALESBURG BID HIGH And Induced Horseman Williams to Move There. GALESBURG, IIL, March 19.—After much delay and hard Work the committee unearthed In New Jersey will he a matter |appointed three weeks ago to arrange for for investigation by the pension bureau. | the Jocation here of W. Williams, the Commissioner Lochren detailed Special | Independence, Jowa, horseman, has com- pleted all the arrangements. and last night telegraphed an aceptance of his proposi- T means that Galesburg will hereafter nters in the largest horse e of ° a first-class | mile track. Arrangements will also be made for the holding of a big district this fall. To bring Mr. Williams here will cost the city about $42,000, but this has all been ur- ranged for by the sale of lots. ———— THOUGHT HE WAS ECCENTRIC. A Musician With a Fractured Skall Locked Up at Chicago. CHICAGO, March 19.—Early yesterday morning the police found George Franck- um, a musician, wandering around the Streets in a dazed sort of way, and think- xhibit at the midwinter exposition. caecal valve, an opening is made in the | -intestines. and a’ silver tube inserted. An MORE TROUBLE AHEAD The Pressure on the President to Sign the Bland Bill. DiMcultics That. Present Theniselves to Him—Perplexity Over the Tarif. This week opens with a good many things to “interest and to trouble those who are responsible for the legislation of this Con- gress. In the first place the question of Whether or not the President will sign the Bland seigntorage bill is one of the most vital interest, which has excited an ac- tivity among the democrats unprecedented during this Congress. Nearly all the dem- ocrats who represent silver constituencies and who stood by the administration tn the Sherman law fight have been to see Mr, Cleveland to urge him to sign the seignor- age bill. The pressure brought on him for the approval of this measure fs said by ‘those closest to him to be greater than he Shas ever experienced either in the struggles for appointment or in legislative matters, Heavy Pressure on the President. Some of the biggest men in the party have approached him with every argument at thelr command, and the pressure is steadily growing. The argument of injury to be done his party in the south anid west by the failure of the bill is dwelt on by every one, but the strongest argument is to be found in the appeal to him not to sacrifice those men who, at personal risk, stood by him in the fight against the Sher. man law. He has been told that every ene of these men will be defeated’ for Congress if he fails to sign the bill, and that the fight in every democratte convention will be waged between the Cleveland and anti- Cleveland, silver .and anti-silver, factions, -|and that he cannot hope for the success of an administration man except in the larger cities, and even there only occasion- ally. As far as can be learned, he bas never committedé himself one way or the other, and the most satisfaction that has been got out of him is that he wants to protect, as far as possible, those men who Stood by ‘him, and whose interests now appear to demand the signature of th Bland bill. . Difficulties in the Way of Approval, He has always, however, coupled this with a statement of the difficulties and dangers in the way of his approval of the | bill: The ‘condition of the treabury, is un- doubtedly such as to occasion apprehension and to demand very great caution and fore- sight in every move, and ‘the representa- ticns are being made by eastern financiers that the coinage of the silver bullion will create an extraordinary demand for gold, which will embarrass the department, and the consciousness that such an embarrass- ment is possible will cause the President to consider very carefully before affixing his ame to the bill. If he were convinced that this apprehension on the part of antl- Silver men was well founded he would prob- ably run the risk of all party division in order to guard against the disastrous con- sequences which they point out. On the other hand, there is no question of the sincerity of those who believe that his vetoing the bill is going to occasion greater trouble for the democratic party than they have experienced for years. 2 A Free Coinage Bill to Follow a Veto. Another consideration is that the veto of the seigniorage bill is almost certain to” result in the passage of a free coinage bill through both” houses of Congress at the next session, and with the possibility of its being strong enough to defy a veto. Some of the New York financiers, foreseeing this, are disposed to agree that it would be bet- ter to coin silver now and take the con- sequences than to have greater trouble with silver “in the future. If any assur- ance was felt that this bill becoming a law would prevent other silver legislation dur- ing this Congress this consideration would be certain to control Mr. Cleveland's ac- tion. As it is, he is in a dilemma, and it is obvious that he has,not yet made up his mind what to do. Contemporary with the perplexity and ir- Titation over this question is a feeling of antagonism concerning the teriff greater than has heretofore appeared. It is quite obvious that in addition to the interest which men take in securing protection for industries in their localities, there is a very strong effort ‘being made to affect the legis- lation by persons and combinations whose interest extends onlyrto the matter of mak- ing as much money out of the legislation as_ possible. Speculation enters into the matter so deeply that Congressmen who are honestly endeavoring to solve the legislative problem are at a loss where to draw the line of dis- crimination. Jt has become ‘Very evident that there will be a considerable contlict between the House and Senate over the bill, and it will not be safe to count on the ac- tion of the Senate as to any of the disputed questions as indicative of what the bill will finally carry when sent to the President. Where ‘a Conflict Will Come, In the present temper of the House it ap- pears absolutely impossible that an agree- ment to the Senate's proposition to tax sugar can be secured, and in the House also} there is a positive determination not to permit the abrogation of the reciprocity treaties which open the markets of Cuba, Brazil and Germany to agricultural pro- ducts, There is also a very strong disposi- tion in the House to put coal back on the free list, ahd the indications are that they will not agree to the Senate's duty on that product. +2 +-______ SUPREME COURT WORK.’ Canes That Will Probably Come Up in the April Term, Should Justice Jackson recover his health and return from the south in time, it is probable that the month of April will be devoted by the Supreme Court to the con- sideration of those cases that have been set aside for hearing before a full bench. The court has set the Indiana tax’ cases for a hearing before a full benth on the bth of March, though it 1s said to be prob- able that the arguments in the case will be heard whether Jystice Jackson is here or not, it being the desire of those interested to have the case disposed of. Among thé ‘Important cases assigned by the court for hearing before a full bench on the 24 of April are the following: Involving the consti- lutionality of the Texas railroad laws; oleo- margarine cases from Massachusetts; a re- rgument of the case of Constable et al. v: Steamship Co., limited, which been pending for a long time; a re- "3. Guiot ing the ments; Parden ys, the ilroad Co,,, and railroad thern Pacific ses from Mon- include the following: The Interstate mmerce Commission ast. imson, from the northern district of Mlinois: Ex-Sena- tor Edmunds appears in this case as the special counsel for the commis United States vs. the ‘Trans-) Freight Association, from the circuit court of appeals of the éiglith circuit, and the United States, appellant, vs. the, Western Union Telegraph Company and the. Union Pacific Railroad Co. There are upward of twenty more cases awaiting argument be- fore a full bench, but up to this time no ’ s have been taken to assign them for hearing. eee The Steamer Calumet. The Attorney General has given the Sec- retary of the Treasury an opinion that, in thé absence of a protecting lién, ‘he is, not legally authorized to make partial payments or the work already performed on the rev- enue steamer Calumet, now under constrac- | tion at Buffalo, N. The government | holds liens in the case of naval yessels and [therefore is enabled to pay for the work as [it progresses without fear of consequences. question of foreign judg: | The cases assigned for hearing on April | MR. DOLE’S LETTERS! An Addition to’ the Lengthy Corre- spondencé oh Hawaiian Affairs. MR! WILLIS’ STATEMENTS REVIEWED The Position of the Provisional Government Set Forth. GOOD FAITH DECLARED The President today transmitted to Con- gress additional Hawaiian correspondence. It is the final correspondence arising out. of the request made by President Dole of Minister Willis for a specific declaration as to whether or not the United States weuld use force to effect the queen's restoration. Under date, of February 8 Mr. Dole! writes to Mr. Willis acknowledging the re- | ceipt of the latter's letter of “the 1th of | January, which shows “clearly your. Ge- sire that no interpretation be placed on any of those events or matters which is inconsistent with the friendly attitude of | yourself and your government, and thetet- | ing that your own course was not such as | to arouse anxiety in this commanity eed | cerning the intentions of the United States government.” The last letter ts as follows: Mr. Dole to Mr. Willis. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HONOLULU, H. a- tion of: January 19, the receipt of which has. already been acknowledged, permit me to say that it gives me great pleasure to ac- cept your explanation of the circumstances | referred to in my letter of January 11, re- | garding the deprivation of the liberty of the crews of the American men-of-war antl the after the arrival of the Corwin. It would give.me great satisfaction to | close the correspondence at :his point, but there are mattérs in your communication which require brief explanation:for the sake | of a clear understanding of some points. It has not been my desire in any of iny | ‘letters in this correspondence to charge the | United States: with intending to use force against this government, Lut rather to show that the withholding by the United | States of Its intentions on that poin:, taken with other circumstances more or .ess ex- pressive of unfriendliness to ihis govern- ment, had produced the unfortunate s.ate of affairs that was brought to your atten- tion, as a reason why such infofmation should not be longer withheld. The first part of Minister, Thurston's in- terview with Secretary Gresham, quoted by you, on pages 8 and’? of your letter, stand- ing alone, permits the construction which | you have given to it. But taxen with the rest of the Interview, as reported in my let- ter of specifications, must, I submit, be con- sidered as having been rendered somewhat problematical in meaning by the Secretary's | refusal in the latter part of the interview to answer Mr. Thurston’s direct question whether or not the United States intended | to use force. A Diplomatic Distinction, In your reference to paragraph 12 of the letter of specifications, you say “you ex- pressed your satisfaction and approval ot) -what occurred.” Permit me to say in fuller explanation of the interview in ‘question that I expressed my satisfaction with your assurances that you did not mean to give the impression that you had any “intention of exercising the authority inconsistent with | that of” the Hawatian government... This | assurance referred solely to your reported remarks, published in the Hawaiian Star, November 16, as follows: “Until the time comes for me to carry out my Instructions, the peace and good order of this com:nu- nity will be kept undisturbed in the interests of humanity,” &c. My satisfaction was with the temporary relief afforded by your as- surance that until the time should arrive for you to carry out your instractions you | had “no intention of exercising authority | inconsistent with that of” the Hawaiian | government. I was still.in the dark as to your instruc- tions‘ and as to your plans for carrying them out when the time should arrive; and my anxiety was not lessened by the natur- al implication of your words, that your | interest in the peace and good order of the community was limited to the period before the time for carrying out your instructions should arrive. A somewhat similar explanation may be made of my satisfaction with your assur-} ance that my reply to the demand of your government would be forwarded to Wash- ington and that nothing would be done by you untit you were further instructed (p. 37 of your letter). If was simply a relief t6 me to learn that the unknown action of the United States toward my_ government was to be delayed. > A Courteous Criticism, Whether your address to a delegation of the American League, referred to by you on page 15, and reported in the Hawaiian | Star, November 17, taken in its “entirety” | admits of a friendly, construction, in view | of the contemporaneous circumstances of * the following ianguage, which is @ part of the address, I am content to leave where | you have left it, to a reasonable construc- tion of the whole address. The words re-| ferred to are as follows: “I have my in-/ structions, which I cannot divulge. But! this much I can say, that the policy of the United States is already formulated regard- | ing these islands, and that nothing which ean be said or done either here or there can avail anything now. I do not come here as did Mr. Blount: I come to act. When the proper time comes, I shall act.” 4 You say on pages 16 and 17 of your letter, | jreferring to my inquiries on November 24 and 29 as to the intentions of your govern- | ment and the correctness of the published |reports of Mr. Gresham's ‘letter: “My duty, ] as I understand it, did not permit me to ;discuss with you the letter of Mr. Gresham | |to the President, nor could 1, under the |state of facts, be questioned as to’ the ex- istence or nature of the intentions of my! government, Asa matter cf-fact, it was, at ‘that time, doubtful whether my government had any ‘intentions’, hostile or otherwise, toward your government." Some Diticulty Here. I confess my inability to satisfactorily weigh the last sentence of this quotation, in ; ‘view of the circumstances, ani especially | of your remark to ine delegation of the} jAmerican League reported in the Hawaiian | Star November 17, and in iny letter of} specifications, “that ‘he policy of the United | States is already formulated regarding these islands.” | Your letter on, pages 21 and 25 imply ‘that | my reference to war-like preparations of jthe American ship of war m te harbor of | Honolulu was ‘imited ty Frit Decern I had no intentim of lim my state \ment to. that or any other A3 a mat: ter of fact, my Information was Lased upon observations made » Whien Tunderstand to have been the Tuesday fol- lowing the arriva: of wn n. The fact as staced by y 30 Of your leiter 10 Mz his statement to, his neph tlon was certaia; .hat foree ww: by the United States Yor vi, urely upon § ‘ary Gresham's p letter and irrent | newspaper ev may explain how the same formauon may have tended ic of the community to a simuar Tend to Better Feeling. You stated in speaking of the general ap- prehension of the use of force by the United States; “Furthermore, as frankly admitted by you in this correspondence, your govern- ment does not of itseif entertain this appre- hension.” What I did say was this: “I am |not prepared to state that the government jentertains chis opinion, although the want of information to the contrary has com- pelled us to act as if it was correct.” I trust that these additional explanations | 4 | in, 2 sed | 4 wearing of uniforms ashore by the officers | | tund received amounts precisely thi | An index to advertises ments will be found om Page 3. -_ may assist in removing all misunderstaaa- ing, if any remains, in relation to the sub- ject.of this correspondence, and may assist in convincing you of the good faith of this government and of an absence of unfriend- ness on its part in attributing the dis- turbed condition of affairs here in Decem- ber, referred to in this correspondence, to a fear and distrust of, your government, based upon the circumstances mentioned, a feeling which you have fully recognized in Your letters as the honest belief by a large Part of the community that such “hostile attack by the United States naval forces was imminent.” MADELINE’S STORY Mits Pollard Still Undergoing the Ordeal of Cross-Examination. DRAMATIC INCIDENTS IN CORE - In closing I beg to assure you that I have never intended to put upon your excel- lency the sole responsibility for the matters under discussion, as the correspondence will show, and to assure you of my sincere ap- Preciation of the friendly nature of your reply to my letter of specifications, #nd to join with you ifi the expressed hope “that there may be a speedy, honorable and sat- isfactory adjustment of all pending ques- tions.” &e. B. DOLE. With renewed assurances, SANFORD A WONDERFUL WORK. The System Carricd Out by the Cen- tral Relfef Commitice. The system adopted by the. central‘ relief committée of the District for the collection and distribution of relief to the suffering poor during the winter months. has been the subject of the genera] attention of municipal beneficial organizations all over the country, and there has been universal curiosity to ascertain.whether a plan so | simple and yet as novel as that adopted by the local body would prove successful. The work of the central relief committee is now drawing to a close, and \with the meeting tomorrow and another to be held a week hence its duties will be completed. From inception to conclusion the lines followed by the committee in- its really enormous work have been found to be the most effi- cient guides to the best sort of charity, and the immense amount of good that has been | done proves the wisdom and foresight of ,the ladies and gentlemen comprising the committee and those zealous helper’ cf the subscription committee who entered so heartily into the spirit of the movement, The result of the work done by hese com- mittees shows that voluntary charitable la- bor Secures the very best results. Since the movement Was organized, in December last, about $35,000 in money, food, fuel and cloth- ing were subscribed by the citizens of the District. Of this the subscription commit- fee secured over $13,000, and cash from various other sources, such as the Marine Band concert fund, increased the currency available to $10,000 more. The remark:bdle fact will be devéloped when the final fg- ures are completed that all this charity was collected and dispensed at a cost of about 2 1-2 per cent, or at least # per cent cheaper than similar charity has ever been Secured and distributed before in any American city, Every expense is included in the percentage -mentioned. The cash expenditures up to date, make interesting reading, and the manner in which the or- ganized charitable bodies in the District | were used by the committee as channels for the distribution of relief may be seen in the amounts appropriated from the central | fund for their use. The table also shows that the Associated Charities and the police e Same. Here are the figures: Police fund. Associated Colored Y. M. C. A... St. Vincent de Paul Society. Central Union Mission..... Total........ deeeeeeee art There, was a considerable pended ‘directly from the headquarters of the committee on Louisiana avenue in emergency cases, and in the forthcoming report of Mr. Lawrence Gardner, chairman of the distribution committee, the gtory of the noble work which absolutely prevented anything like want and destitution among the poor of Washington will be told at length, ——.—___ HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Secretary Carlisle ines to Con- tinue the Architects’ Quarrel. It 1s said at the Treasury Department | that Secretary Carlisle will have nothing whatever to do with Mr. Burnham cf Chi- cago, president of the American Institute of Architects, and will treat his recent re- marks reflecting on the Secretary’s veracity and ability “with the contempt they de serve.” Secretary Carlisle may have been very indignant when he saw that Mr. Burn- ham had published him as a “liar,” but the | people who weré permitted to see him dur- ing the day, say that he gave no outward indication of it. They say he was es calm and unrufled in mind and manner today and was transacting official business at the Treasury Department as though nothing unusual had occurred, He was given an opportunity to reply ‘to Mfr. Burnham's severe strictures, but responded to the hRewspaper man making the offer that he had nothing whatever to say on the sub- ject. Mr. O'Rourke, the supervising archi- tect, took his cue from his superior officer and also declined to taJk about the matter. The Secretary is preparing @ statement in response to a House resolution of inquiry on | the subject and will transmit it, together with copies of all correspondence bearing thereon, to the House In a day or two. It is said at the department that the officers ofthe architects’ association haye been treated with courte: the officials and have been given every fa- cility for learnini of the enforcement of the law in question with a view to assisting in their removal, but that they persistently declined to xvail themselves of the privilege. The Secretary pointed out to them what he considered glaring defects and inconsistencies in the statute and invited their co-operation in their correction. They became abusive and impertinent, so it is alleged, and the Sec- retary. declined to have further communi- cation'with them. He will submit the en- tire correspondence to the House. and will abide the result. —————-e-—_____ Perso Mention. Mint Director Preston has returned from Philadelphia, where-he attended the St. | Patrick's banquet. Mr. Charles H. Ketchum i? back from a ~ 9c amc trip to Buffalo and Niagara, Capt. L. B. Cutler, who I for the past ten’ dave, Is now coneiee, “Assistant Secretary. ‘Curtis New York for a few aay wticeaciey Director Preston went to Philadelpnia to- day on business connected with the mint. Mr. Hepburn, ex-contréller of the cur- rency, is in the city on a short visit. pa cite Se eclcanamah Plsiance Coming Army Retirements. Col. M. M. Blunt, sixteenth fafantry, will retire on account of age August 13 next, and it fs said that Col. P, T. Swaine, twen- ty-second infantry, and Col. BE. F. Town- send, twelfth infantry, will voluntarily re- tire about the same time. These retire- ments will result in a lot of promotions in the infantry branch of the » low: Lieut. Col, H. Hawkin: Col. Dangerfield Parker, Maj. James Hen ton, Maj. J. H. Bradford, Capt. D. W, it. G. W. Davis, Lieut. W. A. |. Lieut. W. B. Reynolds, Lieut.*P. F. Eastman, Lieut. Col. J. 8. Casey, Maj. W, S. Worth, Capt. T. M. K. Smith and Lieut, Lea ‘Febiger. —+2- Question of Jurisdiction, Gov. Tillman of Scuth Carolina arrived here this morning to confer with treasury | | Officials as to the difficulties arising out of the seizure of alleged illicit spirits by United States officials while it was In the custody of state officers, Voive questions of jurisdiction between the state and the United States. a Awaiting Roatner’s Return. Representative Boatner of Louisiana 1s expected back Wednesday, at which time the plans of the special committee which 1 to investigate Judge Jenkins’ strike injunc- will be determined, sy and considerativn by | & the difficulties in the way | ‘The question is said to tn-) The Plaintiff Tells More of Her Relations With Mr. Breckinridge. WHAT THE DEFENSE MAY BB This was the eighth day Judge Bradley's court has been actually engaged in the trial “of Miss Pollard’s suit agaiast Representa- tive Breckinridge of Kentucky for breach | of promise, and the case for the plaintiff has nat yet been closed. Nor are there any Signs ofa waning interest in thé trial, for as it progresses new questions are arising and new phases appearing which relieve the monotony of the proceedings. The high po- sition the defendant has held of course suf fices to give the proceedings an interest they might otherwise not have, but the plaintif’s individuality and remarkable Story, told in a remarkable way, has served to greatly. increase this interest. She wae | under the fire of cross-examination all day | today. She was the only woman in court save Mrs, Ellis, the lady who has been her constant companion. She faced the jury, the defendant and his counsel, the array of newspaper reporters and the crowd of spec- tators with composure. She only on one oF two occasions Jost mastery over her smboth. and pleasant voice. in evidence, but it is understood that it purported to be one written by Miss Pol- lard to Mr. Breckinridge from the Wés- leyan College urging him to come to see her there. She has testified -hat she engagement to Mr.-Rhodes and ed by coming to see her, Mr. Butterworth's brought out im detail her gtory of Breckinridge’s first meéting with her his persistent and finally successful to destroy her virtue. . The story was told !n simple language, but very effectively. Duriag the morning Mr. Butterworth asked her if she were not. | the. audience, which -he and sternly checked. This morning Mr. Breckinridge had some- What of a fagged appearance. His face was as rosy and his complexion as clear as ever, but his eyes were heavy, ard he had all the appearance of having put in-@ hard day of work betwen Saturday and Monday. = 2 Miss Pollard as a Witness. Miss Pollard has aiready shown herself to be a clear, intelligent witness and hers cross-exaniination this added ferther to her reputation in that respect, She gives her testimony in a soft ‘southern érewl, and as an clocutionist is e decide stccess. Her sentences are well balanced and the accent is placed almost invariably on the proper Word. In hor voice there is @ pathetic ndte, the modulation falling at the final gyllables. Two methods Plaintiff, first asked Miss Pollard a few questions. He read the questions from = paper in a low voice, scafcely looking at | the witness. Mr. Butterworth, who fol- lowed fcr the defense, was entirely dif ferent. He’ sits for back 1m his chai Mr. Farrell. which he tips back on the rear legs, en@® rocks back and forth. iiis quéstions are esked*in a polite manner and he reldom glances at the paper he hols in his hand, Outside of her enunciation Miss Pollard is probably as intelligent a witness as has sat in the old court room for many a day. She appears to be endeavoring not to say tod little or too much, but her remembrance, are brought out clearly line by Une as ia an etching, She is not of the “yea, yea,” and “nay, n: order of witnesses, but usually explains her ansfvers, often to con- siderable length. As, for instance, today when Mr. Butterworth asked: “Are you still a member of the. Eptscopal “Church?” she replied: “Am I still a member of the Episcopal Church? Once a member of the Episcopal Church, Mr, Butterworth, alwata a member. Yes, J am still a.member of the church Miss Pollard’s imtelligenct was clearly shown this morning in the-little dis: | cussion she had with Mr. Butterworth ove? | the requirements for a literary career, Miss Poliard’s counsel are evidently ‘alert to pre vent her from becoming worked up to sucB a stage as to become hysterical. Several times today, when she started to break im on Mr. Butterworth’s questions, Judge Wik son would say, soothingly, “Wait, wait.” The Jurors Looked Awny. During the cross-examination that fol- | lowed the reading of Miss Pollard’s school girl letter the witness was clearly on the verge of breaking down. As she answered | the questions, which, as she said, brought