Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR. -_————_-—__,— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by , u0l 5 Sta Company, Bee Pe cece Oo week, or Copies ai cuunter zene each. By mail—anywhere tm the United 4 or vents per et Saturday Qui Sheet st v mi ntuple art $1.00 per year; > (oa = be “Wa tered at ti € ‘ashing: ee second-class matl tastier) —— mail subscripts must paid vance. tee of advertising mat id apotiention. Che Evening Star. Vor 84. No. 20,864. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1894—TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS A POINTER. The circulation of The Star is greater than ‘that of all the other Washington dailies combined, and is believed to be five times that of its afternoon contemporary. A sworn detailed staiement of circu- lation is printed each Saturday. A LIVING PROTEST A Substantial Delegation of the Wage Workers Arrive Here. WANT A HEARING ON THE TARIFF BILL The Status of Visitors to the Cap- itol Defined. WILL MEET IN CONVENTION One of the most remarkable bodies of men That ever came to the capital reached this eity today at noon. There werenearly 400 of them, and they came as the advance body ®f a larger crowd that expects to reach here tomorrow. They are members of the Na- Sonal Workingmen’s Protective Tariff League, and they are here for the purpose of protesting against any further legislation ‘with a view to lowering the tariff on manu- factured products. They do not dub them- Selves an industrial army, in the sense that that term fs now used, and individually and Collectively they express themselves as op- posed to Coxey and his methods, and to all the other men who are working along similar lines. In exact figures there were 360 men and thirty women in the party that came today. ‘They make up a representative body from the league, most of them coming from Phil- adelphia, Germantown, Camden and the smaller towns in that vicinity. One of the leaders of the party told a Star reporter this afternoon that more than a thousand round- trip tickets had been sold from Philadelphia, and it is thought that tomorrow there will be in the neighborhood of a couple of thous- and working people to transact the business for which they are here. They will all leave for home tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock by special trains. The party arrived in this city just at noon today, coming over in a special train of eight cars from Philadelphia, having left there at 8:20 o'clock this morning. Along the side of the cars were long strips of canvas bearing in painted letters the words, “National Workingmen’s Protective Tariff jue Convention at Washington.” They came on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and will go back the same way. A larger number of cars have already been engaged for the party tomorrow. A Representative Body. It would be hard to find a better or more Fespectable body of people anywhere. They are admittedly working people, though many of them are not at work just now. It fs not their fault, however, and from the ap- pearance of the crowd, their dress and gen- eral bearing, it is evident that most, if not Bll, of them had stowed away tidy sums when they had steady work. Many in the | rng are from factories that have closed eir doors or are working only part of the time. They represent many and varied forms of industries, though perhaps the majority are from factories that turn out textile fabrics. They are skilled workmen as a rule, iron manufacturers, stove mak- ers, cigar makers and men in scores of other lines of work. It is a representative body in the sense that the men and women have come from different factories. Ever since the movement toward’ Washington was first spoken of efforts have been made to raise the funds for this purpose. In most of the factories little boxes were tack- ed up on the wall and the workingmen were expected to contribute trifling sums from their week's wages. The contributions, as a rule, were in 54nd 10-cent pieces, but as the league has a mem- bership running way up into the thousands, Scattered through the manufacturing dis- tricts of Pennsylvania, New York and New England, it did not take them long to raise @ sum sufficient for the purpose. their stay re stopping at the National Hotel, St. James, Howard House and the Hotel Johnson. The committee makes its headquarters at the last named hotel. Their plan of operations while in Washington is very simple. They {Intend to draw up a memorial to Congress ind a series of resolutions denouncing the Wilson bill and protesting against the re- fusal of Congress to give a hearing to work- dngmen. The Various Committees. At a meeting held in Philadelphia last ering suitable committees were appointed ‘or the convention. It was also decided at no one except workingmen should be lowed to address the assembly. George arnshaw was appointed to preside at Washington, and William Gibson, James onnelly a: James Reed were appointed committee on order. The committee to repare resolutions to be adopted consists ¢ M. J. Kelly of Kensington, BE. Riggs of rmantown, J. Halliwell of Camden, A. oUand and Prin of Manayunk. hould the 4,000 delegates who are expected 0 assemble be permitted to parade the als will be Robert Turner, Thos. Mul- . Samuel Gibson and Alexander Seot- nd Sach delegate wears a tasteful and sym- h It consists of a stamped , bearing a silk red, white and from which is suspended a . bearing on the obverse an arm and the words, “Labor Protest Against the Tarif! Bill,” and on the reverse, mal Workingmen’s Protective T: Washington, April 20 1894. officers of Mr. secretary, Smith treasurer. Mr. Rigg is of the Germantown association. The committee of arrangements having is gathering in Washington in charge con- sts of the following members: Mr. Gib- m, Mr. ¢ Earnshaw, Mr. John Reid, r. George Welsh, Mr. Sam. Prince, Mr. » Mr. nristeen, Mr. Scotland, Mr. larshall, Mr. J. Dunkerly, Mr. Robson, r. James Beattie, Mr. C. H. Law, Mr. 8S. ‘tzgerald, Mr. John C. Rowland, Mr. Rob- inson,, Mr. Paul Wallace, Mr. J. Stitley, Mr. J. Shuttleworth, Mr. Abbett, Mr. John aul, Mr. John Bentley, Mr. M. Collins ind Mr. Jos. Underwood. Representative Harmer’s Address. Upon their arrival in this city they were et at the Baltimore and Ohio station by Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania, district many of the delegates ome. They were marshaled in a body and arched, jouble line, directly to Metze- where the meetings of the con- re being held. They were called by Mr. George Welsh, who is sye in one of the big fancy cotton He looks the laboring man 3, and, in fs the - onven- tion, as it met this afternoon, woud have made a most favorable impression upon who had a chance to see it. They nesslike collection; they knew 4 come for, and they lost little out it. Representative Har- pon to deliver an address nd this he did in a few well- In the course of his remarks in of the best c’! of welcom chosen words. pleasure that I bid you fon’s capital, for I know 1 here as I know you at home to be a of respectable, industrious and law- ling citizens. You respect the laws at snd I know you will do the same you are within the confines of the It is not pleasure which has a though every American t to come to Washington. ness trip. Your gislation, which sce and a real danger. A Dill has passed the House of Representa- is now pending in the Senate, paralyzed the industries of the thrown more than a_ million of employment. You are petition Taised, as you the newspapers, should be he There has been a question bably know, from reading whether organized bodies before Congress, though ateed to all American mstitution. You represent of the right to assemble | composed 95 per cent of the army that pro- tected the capital and saved the nation.” The Convention and the Police. In conclusion Representative Harmer said that he had had an interview with Maj. Moore, the superintendent of police, this morning with respect to the presence of this organization in Washington. He paid the highest tribute to Maj. Moore as @ brave officer and a gentleman, and said that so far from interfering the police of the District would give them every as- sistance in the protection of their rights. Mr. Harmer’s address was received with @ vote of thanks and then one of the dele- gates called for three cheers for their Rep- resentative. These were given right heart- fly and then an enthusiastic delegate called for three more for Maj. Moore and these were given with equal spirit. The convention then adjourned to meet again later in the afternoon, when they will take up the actual business before them. It is their intention to draw z their memorial and resolutions, which wi be simple and brief, so that they can have them all ready for action by the larger body tomorrow. They have brought with them samples of manufactured products which will be affected by the Wilson bill and these they intend to use as the strong- est kind of an argument inst any change in the tariff schedules. The league is not made up of any political party nor does it give allegiance to any. There are democrats and republicans both in the membership. In case their request for a hearing by the Senate finance committee is granted a resolution committee will visit the Capitol about noon tomorrow, other- wise a delegation made up of one repre- sentative from each industry will remain over until next week in the hope of having a chance to put their case before Congress. Their Going to the Capitol. Representative Harmer of Philadelphia called upon Sergeant-at-arms Bright today prior to the arrival of the Philadelphia wage earners to confer with him as to their reception at the Capitol. He stated that he had been in correspondence with the leaders of the movement and that they came dis- claiming any connection whatever with the Coxey movement, but as workingmen able to pay their own expenses, with purposes entirely peaceable in character, with the in- tention and desire only of uttering a protest against the passage of the Wilson bill. He said they would number about 1,000 after all should arrive and that they wished to march to the Capitol in a body tomorrow for the purpose of presenting their protest. He de- sired to know from Col. Bright what he would permit them to do in this respect. Col. Bright replied that if the Philadel- phia people came they would be treated |just as any other American citizens visit- ing the capital would be treated. He point- ed out the law bearing upon the invasion of the Capitol grounds, which prohibits or- ganizations of any kind marching through them as such, and said that unless over- ruled by higher authorities he would see that the law was enforced in this respect as in all others in cases coming under his jurisdiction. He said, however, that if the Philadelphia men come to the Capitol in an orderly and peaceable manner, as he had no doubt they would, there would be no inter- ference with their privileges, and they would be entitled to seats in the public galleries of the Senate as long as they were not occupied. Acting Under Advice. ‘The interview is important, as indicating the policy hat will be pursued by the ex- ecutive officer of the Senate toward all delegations visiting Washington for the pur- pose of influencing legislation, and has a di- rect bearing upon the Coxey movement. It indicates the purpose of Col. Bright to en- force the law for the protection of the Cap- itol grounds against organized parties, and it is understood that he acts under the ad- vice and authority of the Senate committee on rules. Senator Quay, who a few days ago made an unsuccessful attempt to se- cure an order from the Senate for a hearing of the Philadelphia men in the Senate to- morrow, was asked today if any further effort had been made to that end. ‘He replied that he had made none. He said that as the Senate had refused to hear them he had supposed they would not per- sist in their determination to visit the capital for the purpose “indicated, and he saw no way of securing attention for them except through the ordinarily formal way of presenting a petition. Under the rules of the Senate they could not secure an oral hearing except through @ committee of the Senate, and as the fi- nance committee, to which their represen- tations would have to be made, if to any committee, had declined to hear any one on the Wilson bill, he thought it more than probable that the delegation would be com- pelled to return to Philadelphia without ac- complishing the purpose of its visit. CAMPAIGN SPEECHES. They Have Already Broken Out in Congress and Will Continue. The era of campaign speeches has begun in Congress, and from this time forward there will be a constant stream of political talk. It is conceived to be the purpose of the republicans in the House to protract the discussion on all the pending appropria- tion bills and all other measures capable of being given a political turn. The democrats regard this plan with particular disfavor, for the reason that they feel themselves to be vulnerable at so many points, and con- sider that the least said is soonest mended. The turn given to the discussion of the consular and diplomatic bill has embar- rassed them exceedingly. They believe, moreover, that it is the purpose of the mi- nority to aid their friends in the Senate in the fight against the tariff bill by hindering the democratic plan of finishing up the House business and waiting on the Senate with coercive display of impatience. The democrats are thinking, therefore, of bring- ing in special rules limiting debate on the measures as they come up hereafter, and by invoking the new quorum rule hope to force speedy action on all propositions. Not a Good Time for Making States. It is extremely doubtful whether any of the territories will secure admission into the Union at this Congress. The House has adopt- ed bills for the admission of two already and will probably sanction the admission of before this session is over. It has been de- veloped, however, that there is a decided op- position on the part of the democratic man- agers in the Senate to the creation of any more states. The reason for their oppost- tion is that they do not regard this as a favorable time for the democrats to go into the business of making new Senators. They feel very well assured that if new states were admitted now they would be repre- sented by republicans in the Senate, insur- ing control of that body by republicans. Another fear they have is of the increase of the strength of the silver vote in the Sen- ate, and in this fear some of the eastern re- publicans join. ~ es HE LEFT TOWN. A Namber of Serious Charges Against Geo. R. Merrick. Mr. George R. Merrick of Connecticut, formerly a $1,600 clerk in the office of the United States treasurer, has left town under rather peculiar circumstances. There were so many complaints made to Secretary Car- lisle against his character that he directed his dismissal about a week ago. The most serious allegation against him was that he had raised a number of notes drawn by himself for small amounts and indorsed by obliging friends in the same office. Mr. John Rowe, a messenger in his office, in- dorsed his note for seven dollars and was subsequently informed that that amount | had been raised to seventy dollars. Another | case is reported where Merrick is charged with inducing a friend to indorse his note for five dollars and subsequently altering the figures to fifty dollars. If reports about him are true, he must be a most consum- mate rascal. The last one is that he de- serted his wife and child a few nights ago and left for parts unknown, without having made any provision whatever for their main. tenence and without giving them the least notice of his purpose. It is said that he was afraid of a criminal prosecution for his note practices and cleared out to avoil |arrest. He is the son-in-law of Assistant | Treasurer Meline, having eloped with his daughter about four years ago. Mr. Meline has done everything he could for the young | man for his daughter's sake and has helped out of @ number of escapades, 4 MR. HAWLEY’S REPLY |°F LOCAL INTEREST||KEWARM SUPPORT| To the Nebraska Populist’s Speech :Made Yesterday. GEN, ORDWAY WARMLY DEFENDED The Bacteria and Bacilli of An- archy in Mr. Allen's Utterances, THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE At the request of Senator Cockrell the Peffer-Coxey resolution, which was under discussion yesterday, was taken from the table today in the Senate and for ten min- utes Senator Hawley of Connecticut made a speech in answer to the propositions of Mr. Allen yesterday. Mr. Hawley said: “I should prefer that a representative of the dominant party should make some observa- tions upon this matter, but the Senator from Missouri yields to me. I am sure that the remarkable speech of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Allen) ought not to go forth to the country as in any degree representa- tive of the views of the Senate, and it ought not to pass without some conservative com- ment and dissent. I confess that it pained and surprised me very much. “I think that there is not a Senator, that there is not a sensible citizen in the United States who does not profoundly sympathize with the tens and hundreds of thousands, and I may millions of people, in the present extraordinary business and financial crisis; with expressions of impatience and resent- ment every kind and thoughtful man will be very patient, indeed, nor does any man in the world think in any way of restrain- ing or controlling the right of the ple to ceably assemble and petition for a re- ress of grievances. But there have been circumstances arising in the last month or two that do not come precisely within that category. ‘The Bodies Coming Here. “All the world is informed from day to day that bodies of men are assembling as by concert in widely separated sections of the country, and marching toward the capital of the United States, with the purpose of assembling here on or about the Ist of May, to make some sort of political demonstra- tion, by gathering, as they threaten, in front of the Capitol building in a multitude, to be addressed by their orators, and de- manding also that they shall by their rep- resentatives march bodily into this cham- ber to be heard. I need not say that that is an extraordinary course of proceeding, which is without precedent in the United States anywhere, unless it be found in the colonial days in New Hampshire, when body of men took possession of the legisla- ture, or, to go farther back, when the Gauls marched into the Roman senate and shook the venerable beards of the senators. “The right of the people to assemble, the right, if you choose, however misjudged the movement may be, to come here and as- semble, I am not questioning, but I wish simply to suggest respectfully that the Senate of the United States owes something to its own traditions and dignity—the House of Representatives will take care of itself— and what we say or do in this matter in this chamber is the first precedent, which may possibly be followed, should be done thoughtfully and carefully. It is quite sible to manage this business gently and ly and have it pass away, and it is quite possible to so manage it that it may become a habit to make pilgrimages an- nually to Congress and endeavor to domi- mate Congress by the physical presence of the people. The Rig! of the People. “They say they are the people, and the Senator from Nebraska speaks of them as the people. He says the people want this; the people want to do this; the people have a@ right to come here and have a right to fill the galleries, and all that. They may and they may not, sir. We have more au- thoritative advisers in the people of the United States than Mr. Coxey can possibly bring. We have had our advice given us for a hundred years in the Constitution, in the statutes of the states, in the laws of the District of Columbia, and in the traditions and rules of the Senate. The will of the people is here carefully sifted out by a most complex and universal system of se- lection, by the votes of the people, by the action of their representatives, by the ac- tion of the men, who from personal inter- ests, as well as motives of patriotism, are extremely desirous to do just what the peo- ple think ought to be done. ‘Now, sir, it is a matter of common sense, and not infamous, as-the Senator from Nebraska said, that the behavior of multitudes around this Capitol and these squares here should be carefully regulated by law and rules, and that a sufficient body of policemen, and, in the case of riot, a body of military, should be her end t.at the Constitution and the laws and the rules of this Senate shall be obeyed on every inch of ground, and in every second of time, and if there be any patriot- iam in this misguided company of men, or the others who are coming ere, there are men in this Senate who could address them, and satisfy them, I am sure, if they are Americans, and have any respect for their country. The District Militia Defended. “I was pained to hear the Senator from Nebraska refer to the organized militia in this District in the style and manner he did. It is a credit to the government, sir. It was thought wise by the best men that, instead of being obliged to call for a regi- ment of regulars, there should be, after the analogy in our states, a body of the people themselves, practically a posse comi- tatus, ready here at the command of the civil arm to maintain order. Such a body has been organized. “The Senator speaks of ‘a man named Ordway.’ I have the great pleasure of being able to personally testify—for he was urder my command for a time, and I knew him during the war—to his gallantry, to his courage, to his common sense, and to his high personal character. He is briga- dier general of the militia here. It is quite ridiculous, to use no stronger term in char- acterizing such a slaader or abuse, to rep- resent him as mobilizing the militia with a view to beating anybody over the head with the butt end of a musket or thrusting a bayonet through them when they are coming into this District. “They come here with a proposition that they will not prostrate themselves at the feet of Congress, but will make an im- pression upon it by mere physical pres- erce. We read in one of che old romances of some oppressed citizen who managed to get in the way of the authorities of his country and thrust himself prostrate in the dust under the feet of the horse which bore the emperor and preferred his humble petition. No American citizen comes to do that; no American prefers a petition in that way. ‘I am sorry to say it,but I feel constrained to say it,that the speech of the Senator from Nebraska was one that would have been received with tumultuous appla ina meeting of anarchists. It had in it, not requiring a microscope, but visible to the naked eye, the bacteria and bacilli of anarchy.” This remarkable utterance sent a quiver of excitement through the Senate, and after a brief pause, during which Gen. Haw- ley resumed his seat, Mr. Allen partly arose as if to reply. His face was white as paper, his fingers trembled nervously with a book on his desk. Just as he open- ed his lips, however, to secure recognition, the Vice President rapped for order and arnounced that the hour of 1 o'clock had arrived, and laid the tariff bill before the Senate. oo Fourth-Class Postmasters, ‘The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was fifty. Of this number twenty-nine were to fill va- cancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals, _ ‘ME Mr. Taylor's Nomination as Recorder to be Reported Adversely, Action of the Senate District Com- mittee Today—Other District Mat- ters Discussed and Acted On. The second ciuapter in the history of the nomination of Charles H. J. Taylor of Kan- sas to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia was written today. The Dis- trict committee of the Senate this morn- ing directed Senator Proctor to report to the Senate adversely upon the nomination, and in pursuance of this order he will at the next executive session report that in the opinion of the District committee Mr. Taylor's nomination should not be con- firmed. At the meeting today, which was attended by Senators Harris, Faulkner, Martin, Gibson, Gallinger and Cockrell, th nomination was formally taken from the table and Mr. Faulkner recorded his vote against confirmation. This made the vote tand as follows: For confirmation, Harris and Martin; against confirmation, Faulk- ner, Hunton, Gibson, McMillan, Gallinger, Proctor, Wolcott and Hansbrough. Mr. Smith of New Jersey was the only member of the committee who had not voted, but the committee decided not to wait longer for his ballot. Increased Water Supply. The bill for an increased water supply was discussed for a few moments, and Chairman Harris directed Senators Faulk- ner, Proctor and Wolcott to examine the statutes with relation to the condemnation of land, with a view of ascertaining whether the provisions of the pending bill are similar to the existing laws on that subject. The ccmmittee is unanimously in favor of the passage of some such bili, as it has been thcroughly demonstrated to the Senators that there is a need for an in- crease in the water supply, and that it is the policy of wisdom to make ample pro- vision now. ‘ New Street Car Tickets. The bill to provide for the sale of new tickets by the street railway companies of the city was then discussed, and amended to read as follows: “That from and after the passage of this act each street railway and street herdic transportation company in the District of Columbia shall issue its own tickets, and sell no tickets issued by any other company. Such tickets shall be printed and sold in sheets of six tickets each, and after having been once used shall be carceled by the company which issued the same: Provided, that all street railway companies and herdic transportation com- nies doing business in the District of ‘olumbia shall receive and exchange tickets with each other, and shall make monthly settlements with each other, and shall re- deem in money any tickets in excess of the number of tickets exchanged. “Section 2. That any street railway or street herdic transportation company doing business in the District of Columbia which shall violate the provisions of this act shall be Hable to a fine of not to exceed $10 for each offense, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. “Section 8. This act shall not take effect until thirty days after its approval.” The bill, as amended, was passed by the Senate later in the day at the request of Mr. Faulkner, and will be sent again to the House, which passed the original bill about ten days ago. Against the Eckington R.R. Bill. Senator Faulkner is directed by the com- mittee to make an unfavorable report on Senate bill 1€29, amending the act incor- porating the Hckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, which was introduced on the 15th of February by Mr. Gorman. Mr. Faulkner was also directed to make a rable report on Senate Dill 1504, amending section 553 of the Revised Stat- utes relating to the District of Columbia. Senator Faulkner was likewise directed to make a favorable report on Senate bill 1774, amending the act punishing false swearing before police and fire trial boards in the District. Mr. Faulkner was also directed to report favorably House bill 213, paying for alley condemned in square 493, in this “a In the Senate this afternoon Mr. Proctor presented a memorial of the local Woman’s Christian Temperar ce Union praying for the passage of the McMillan bill providing for seating women employes in stores, fac- tories, etc. ———$______—. eh BRAVE ARMY OFFICERS. The List of Indian Fighters Awarded Brevet Rank. Following is a full list of the officers named yesterday by the President for bre- vet rank tn the army for bravery in Indian campaigns: To be brigadier generals—F. W. Benteen, A. W. Evans, J. Green (with additional bre- vet of colonel), Guy V. Henry, Edward C. Mason, L. Merrill, W. H. Royall. To be colonels—Charles E. Compton, M. L. Miller, Anson Mills. To be leutenant colonels—J.. B. Babcock, J. M. Bacon, J. M. Bell, G. M. Brayton, J. 8. Casey, A. R. Chaffee, Richard Comba, C. C. Cresson, W. Davis, D. S. Gordon, A. H. Jackson, James Jackson, J. A. Cress, A. E. Latimer, W. Lyman, C. B. McLellan, G. M. Randall’ (and colonel), G. W. Sternberg and T._C. Tupper. To be majors—L. A. Abbott, E. Adam, E. A. Bancroft, C. Bendire, E. Butler, C. C. Carr, P. Cusack (dead), H. Carroll, M. Carter, C. A. Coolidge, E. P. Ewers, E. 8. Godfrey, H. C. Hasbrouck, C. A. Hatfield, M. Hooten, 8. P. Jacelyn, A. A. Kramer, A. B. McGowan, H. McEldery, T. McGregor, Evan Miles, C. W. Miner, R. H. Montgom- ery, A. Morris (dead), M. Moylan, R. Nor- wood, H. J. Nowlan, R. Pollock, Porter, W. A. Rafferty, H. Romeyn, Sanno, E. R. Shurley, 8. Snyder, A. ylor, J. N, Wheelan, Constantine Williams, 8. G. Whipple. To be captains—G. E. Albee, F. D. Cald- win (and major), H. M. Benson, P. . Boehm, J. G. Bourke (and major), J. L. Bullis, J. Conline, W. Conway, B. Dawson, H. ee ea E. D. Dimmick, C. P. Egan, R. H. Fletcher, M. B. Hughes, C. F. Humphrey, J. W. Jacobs, Cc. King, J. Lafferty, P. Leary, G. Lewis, B. C. Lockwood, W. C. Manning, R. Mc- Donald, G. E. Overton, A. L. Smith, O. M. Smith, J. H. Spencer, H. W. Sprole, W. F. Stewart, S. W. Taylor, W. A. Thompson, J. W. Watson, Max Wesendorff, J. W. Wilkinson (dead), A. BE. Wood and C. A. Woodruff. To be first lieutenants—H. K. Bailey, A. P. Blockson, P. 8. Bomus, F. A. Boutelle, Cc. Braden, W. C. Brown, R. G. Carter, E. W. Casey (dead), P. H. Clarke (dead), G. L. Converse, F. E. Eltonhead, E. S, Farrow (out of service), A. M. Fuller, E. B. Fuller, J. F. Guilfoyle, E. E. Hardin, C. H. Heyl, W. H. Kell, E. J. MeClernand, F. Michler, W. H. Miller, 8. C. Mills, G. H. Morgan, Cc. Morton, J. D. Nickerson, L. H. Orle- ran, B. Reynolds (out of service), W. 8, Schuyler (and captain), A. C. Sharpe, F. W. Sibley, H. J. Slocum, C. W. Taylor, E. D. Thomas (and captain), J. T. Van Ors- dale, F. West, C. A. Williams, F. Wood- H. H. Ketchum, bridge (out. of service), T. M. ‘oodbridge (out of service T. M. Woodruff, H. H. right and R. H. Young. = To Destroy Dangerous Wrecks. ‘The cruiser Vesuvius left Norfolk today for a cruise off the coast of North Carolina for the destruction of wrecks reported to be erdangering the paths of navigation in that vidinity. ———_____- e+_-__—. Resignatio: ccepted. The Secretary of War has accepted the resignation of Dantel Higgins, Utah; Fred’k E. David, Illinois, and Charlton M. Clark, Mississippi, clerks, class 1, record and pen- sion office. War Department. pee aI OE Naval Promotions, The President has approved the reports of the examining boards in favor of the promotion of Lieut. (junior grade) Charles N. Atwater and Assistant Engineer Solon Senator Gallinger Declares the Wil- son Bill Not in High Favor. SPEECH TODAY IN THE SENATE The Wage Earners Oppressed by the Proposed Hostile Legislation. INDUSTRIES ASSAULTED Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire to- day delivered a vigorous speech against the Wilson tariff bill in the Senate. He said: “The anomaly is presented to the Senate of a bill that we are asked to enact into law, which nobody thus far has ven- tured to unqualifiedly indorse or approve, with the exception of the Senator from Mississippi, Mr. McLaurin, and the junior Senator from Indiana, Mr. Turpie. Even its distinguished author in the other House, Mr, Wilson, felt called upon to enter an apology for the measure. From the mo- ment that remarkable utterance was made to the present time few genuine or whole- hearted words have been spoken in behalf of this bill. For a time it seemed to be a veritable pariah, homeless and friendless. First the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. McPherson, when the bill was reported to the Senate, with a protectionist pathos in his voice promptly declared his opposition to some of its features. Then the Senator from Indiana, Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the committee on finance, varied his de- clamatory and denunciatory speech by saying, ‘Faults and imperfections can, of course, be alleged and pointed out; concessions are apparent which have been unwillingly made, and only when found necessary to secure* its passage.’ Think, Mr. President, of the chosen leader of the democratic side of this chamber openly and unblushingly proclaimi the imperfections of the measuré, and s! e- lessly admitting that it was framed, not on the principles of exact justice and fair lay, but rather for the purpose of secur- Py votes enough to pass it through the Senate! What greater condemnation of the bill can any republican imagine than that; and how inconceivable it is that such a dishonoring bargain should have been made. Following the Senator from Indiana came the Senator from Texas, Mr. Mills, himself the author of a famous tariff measure, and he bluntly and frankly declared that “The bil does not suit me. I am between the devil and the deep sea.’ And then the Sena- tor from New York, Mr. Hill, and the Sena- tor from New Jersey, Mr. Smith, entered the arena, with spear and javelin in hand, and gave the measure what it Is hoped may rove to be its coup de grace, by denounc- ah it vigorously, and serving notice on their party associates that unless it is ma- terially modified they must look elsewhere for votes to pass it. if this thing continues the bill will be dis- owned on all hands, and our democratic friends will be adopting the language of Betsy Prig to Sary Gamp, and saying, ‘I don’t believe there is no sich @ person.’ A Sectional Measure. “This is the kind of a bill we are now considering, and which the tyranny of the party lash and the power of executive patronage are expected to force through Congress. Can it be done? Certain it is that today the measure is sadly in need of defenders, and is presenting anything but a healthy and vigorous appearance. How ptly it is described in the following stanza: “ ‘Halting on crutches of unequal size, One leg by truth supported, one by lies, "Thus sidle to the goal with awkward pace, Secure of nothing but to lose the race.’”” Senator Gallinger then went on to discuss the bill in detatl, pointing out that in his judgment it is sectional, militating against the interests of the north in favor of the south, and threatening the largest indus- tries of the country. He said: “I had hoped that the Senate committee would eliminate from the bill its most ob- jectionable features, and report it back in a form which, while raising sufficient rev- enue for the support of the government, would also throw the aegis of adequate Protection around the great industries of agriculture and manufacturing, thus se- curing the workingman a chance for em- ployment at remunerative wages. Instead of that, the bill comes to us in worse shape than it went to the committee. It was then bad; it is now diabolical. It was then framed in the interests of the south; it is now Intensified and emphasized in every bad feature it possessed. So far as I can discover, it is ‘evil, and nothing but evil, and that continually.’ It professes to be ‘An act to reduce taxation, to provide rev- enue for the government, and for other pur- poses,’ but unless the words ‘other pur- poses’ mean the destruction of the manu- facturing interests of the north and the degradation of American workingmen, it better deserves the title of ‘An act to pro- tect trusts, to recoup the south at the ex- pense of the north, and to build up Amer- ican importers and foreign manufacturers en the ruins of American industry and American labo Criticises Mr. Voorhees. Senator Gallinger took up in turn cot- ton manufactures, cutlery, granite and other New England industries, and pointed out the harm that would come to them if the bill were passed. He then showed that | the claim that the eastern states are grow- ing rich at the expense of the agricultural sections of the country is unfounded, on which point he gave many interesting sta- tistics. Next he turned his attention to the speech of Senator Voorhees, and keenly dissected the Indiana Senator’s discussion of the Walker tariff of 1846, and the sugar, distilled spirits, Income tax and free wool schedules of the Wilson hill, showing that the claim that the country was prosperous under the tariff of 1846 is utterly fallacious: that the increased tax on spirits benefits} alone the whisky trust; that free wool will ruin sheep husbandry in this country, and that the income tax proposition is sectional, inequitable and unjust The Senator ‘called attention to Mr. Voor- hees’ eloquent reference to Thomas Jeffer- son, and denied that Jefferson taught any- thing in common with modern democracy. He quoted from Jefferson's writings to prove this, and said that one might as well expect the great apostle of agnosticism in this country to accept the teachings of Calvin as to expect that Thomas Jefferson, if on earth, would countenance the free- income-tax teachings of the degener- ate democratic party of the present day. After an elaborate and interesting dis- cussion of the labor problem, and copious quotations from democratic newspapers against the Wilson bill, Senator Gallinger concluded his speech in these earnest and impressive words: “Mr. President, the country has had thir- teer months of democratic rule, and wherever the electors have spoken they have repudiated that party with a unanim. ity almost unparalleled in American his- tory. The laboring masses of the industrial north have set their seal of condemnation on the Wilson bill. They have issued their mandate to republican Senators to fight the measure unceasingly and unsparingly. The greet north is united today as it has not been united since the flag was fired on at Sumter. Now, as in that supreme crisis, mechar ic, farmer, merchant and manufac- turer are standing shoulder to shoulder in defense of the welfare and the progress of the nation. Factories are idle, homes com- fortiess and wives and children suffering for the necessaries of life. The wage- earners of the north have decreed the death of the Wilson bill, and woe be to the northern Senator who turns a deaf ear to their demands. A Wicked Measure. “When men stand face to face with the loss of employment, or with wages reduced to a point barely sufficient to give them ad and shelter, when they have been com- ‘pelled to eat the bread and wear the clothes Indeed, Mr. President, | of charity, because of the proposed hostile legiglation of a political party, they do not stop to ask what ticket they voted last year, but ally themselves with the party that stands for protection, good wages and for happy and comfortable homes. In this contest I speak but for myself when I say that no effort will be too great, no sacrifice too severe for me to make to help defeat this bill. I believe that every consideration of patriotism, of justice, of respect for the popular will, and of regard for the nation’s welfare, demands that it shall be opposed, resisted and obstructed at every point. The people demand this: That we shall defend their farms, their work shops and their homes from the blight of this measure. For one, I am ready to do anything and every- thing in my power to beat back this as- sault upon the industries and the labor of the country, and I have faith to believe that the Senate of the United States, mind- ful of its obligations to the people, will re- fuse to enact into law this wicked and atrocicus bill. The Senator from New Jersey (Mr, Smith) closed his able speech by say- ing that unless the income tax feature of the bill is stricken out ‘God save the dem- ocratic party.’ I say that if the bill is ssed, Income tax or no income tax, then save the industries and the labor of this country from a Condition such as our people have never heretofore known.” a aa THE AMENDED ROUTE. The Mt. Vernon Railway Company | NOT A CORDIAL HAND Coal Reception by Hagerstown to. Corey's Followers. CAMP YORKTOWN IS PITCHED TODAY The Army Stopped by a Toll-Gate Keeper. DEPARTURE OF THE HEAD Special Dispatch From a Staff Correspondent. HAGERSTOWN, M4., April 20.—The ar- my of the commonweal marched through the thickly lined streets of Hagerstown at 1 o'clock this afternoon and went into Camp Yorktown, on the outskirts of the Will Not Cross the Flats. The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. | Verron Railway Company, through its at- torrey, Mr. A. D. Anderson, today an- nourced to the House District committee its acceptance of the proposed amended route of its electric railway in this city and | the abandonment of the plan to cross a | portion of the flats. The new route is as follows: A main line commencing on B street be- | tween 6th and 7th northwest, thence west- | ward along B street to 17th, north on 17th to E street, westward gn E to the Potomac river, thence across the Potomac by a suit- able steam ferry or transfer barge to Ana- lostan Island, across that Island to Little river by a suitable trestle or bridge to the dividing Hne between the District of Co- lumbia and the state of Virginia. And the’ company is hereby allowed a frontage on the Potomac river of 150 feet at the foot of E street and New Hampshire avenue for the purpose of building the necessary land- ing and slip for the transfer steam barge. Also a branch from the intersection of B and 15th streets, along 15th street to its in- tersection with Pennsylvania avenue north- west. Also a branch from the intersection of B and 14th streets northwest, along 14th treet to the Long bridge. This amendment was accepted by the sub- committee on railroads of the District com- mittee this morning, and the bill reported to the full committee. The company is anxious to commefhce work, and will en- deavor to have the bill called up at the next District day in the House. aise Besenatiis Fy WITH NAVAL HONOR: The Last Tribat: Respect to Lieut. Cemmander Mansilla. High requiem mass in honor of Lieut. Commander Garcia Mansilla of the Argen- tine legation, who was thrown from his horse and killed on Tuesday last while rid- ing in the Soldiers’ Home grounds, was celebrated at St. Matthew's Church at 10 o'clock this morning. The funeral was of great formality, and was attended by al- most the entire diplomatic corps and by representatives of this government. The chancel of the church was entirely covered by the floral offerings, which were numer- ous and handsome, and were sent by rep- resentatives of the foreign governments, and by army and navy officers. a fae o'clock the Marine Band companies of marines reached the church and took station on H street, fronting the door. The celebration of the Tass occupied nearly an hour, and at its conclusion @ short address was delivered. At about 11:15 the casket, which was draped in the blué and white flag of the Argentine Republic, was borne from the church by eight lads in the uniform of the American navy, followed by the honorary Pallbearers, who were as follows: Mr. Zeballos, the Argentine minister; Peralta, the Costa Rican minister Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister; Mr. John 8. Atwell of the Argentine legation; Mr. Estanislao M. Zeballos, son of the Argentine minister, and Mr. Marcial sa de Ferrari of the Chilean lega- ion. A Distinguished Throng. The funeral was attended by Vice Presi- dent Stevenson, Secretaries Carlisle, Her- bert and Smith, Assistant Secretaries Mc- Adoo, Uh] and Rockhill, Lieut. Reamey, Sen- ator Gray, representing the committee on fcreign relations of the Senate, and Mr. Mc- Creary of Kentucky, chairman of House committee on foreign affairs, and Gen. Hooker. Amoig the diplomats were Senor Romero, the Mexican minister; Senor Men- donca, the Brazilian minister; Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador; Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador; the German bassador, am ; Senor Muruaga, the Spanish minister; Mr. Segrario and Mr. Seoane of the Spanish legation; Mr. Claparede, the Swiss minister, and Mr. Tavel and Mr. Vogel of the Swiss legation;. Baron Rio Branco and Mr. Magallanes of the special Brazilian commission; Mr. Mendonca, the Men- Brazilian minister; Mr. donca_ and Mr. Mario banez, Mr. Calvo of the Costa Rican, Mr. Yrigoyen of the Peruvian legation, Mr. Eastman of the Chilean legation, Mr. Bot- kine of the Russian legation, Gen. Rengifo of the Colombian legation, Dr. Lobo, the SS minister; Mr. Fonbona of Ven- ezuel legation, Mr. Arriaga, the Guate- malan minister, and Mr. Betancourt, sec- retary of the Guatemalan legation. As soon as the casket had appeared at the door of the church the Marine Band softly played “Nearer, My God, To Thee.” In a few moments the funeral procession was formed, headed by the troops and the band, and the march to Mt. Olivet cemetery was begun along H street. Lieut. Commander Dunlap, U. 8. N., had charge of the naval escort, which consisted of four companies of marines, in command of Capt. Murphy and Lieuts. Barnett, Will- fams, Rich: ‘Theall and McKelvey. THE REGULAR ORDER. Mr. Kilgore’s Point Aga‘ it Wom is Pe = Bill. She is a feeble and tottering woman, near- ly one hundred years old, and is dragging out her last days in the county poor house, an object of uncertain public charity. Her husband was a soldier in the Indian wars of 1817 and the committee on pensions has unanimously reported a bill giving her a pension, It is only a small pension, to be sure, but it would take the old lady out of the poor house for her few remaining days. Besides, the committee says she should have it. In the House yesterday the chairman of the committee, Mr. Moses of Georgia, asked unanimous consent to consider the bill out of its regular course. He intimated in ef- fect that, in the delays attending the course of bills through the Friday night sessions, this bill will probably pass after the old lady has been removed from the poor house | in a pine box to the potter's field. There- fore he asked for its present consideration, as ts often done in similar cases, Then arose the towering form of Mr. C. Buckley Kilgore of Texas. He is a stickler for order. This proceeding of pensioning the oid lady in the poor house before she dies is exceedingly distasteful to a lover of order, because the method is irregular. He had no enmity to the old lady in the poor house, but he must insist on the regular order. The old lady’s pension bill, ruled off the floor, took its place among the hundreds of like bills on the calendar, probably never to appear again. Mr. Kilgore sat down with a gratified air, no one said a word, | but the House was painfully silent and city. Hagerstown has turned out in a mul- titude to look at the travelers, although it had been rumored that there was to be Such a feast that the aggregation would ve inclined to march on without stopping. The feast, however, may be hidden in the earth | yet. The authorities certainly have not ex- tended a cordial hand to the army, and as yet no material comforts in the way of pro- visions have been forthcoming. Brown in his order and in his speech last night re- ferred to the expected coldness and said that the people would overcome it. Last night’s camp at Williamsport was Pleasant one, and the citizens accorded a hospitality. liberal There were no extre Col. Brown on the Stallion. deputies appointed and no precautions taken by the citizens. F. T. Goddard of | with hats, yet come. He is still tramping ahead of the army taking up collections and | and Brown can only rage internally. Last | night two of the army, the bugier, White, | and one other man, went over to town and passed themselves off as a com- mittee and asked Smith to assume com- | mand of the army. Brown heard of the | affair and promptly dismissed White. Coxey leaves for New York this evening, and while he is ¥ will occur, if at all, the final rumpus between the “Unknown” jand Brown. It is doubtful, however, if at | Present Smith could get a handful of follow- ers. Brown has, besides, a paper which et Enjoying the Scenery. turns over to his care all the stock an@ goods in Coxey’s absence. In his order is- sued this morning Brown speaks of the “dastardly conduct of two former members of the commonweal, having been here last evening and obtained, under false pretenses, contributions intended by the donors for us.” ‘The generosity of the town, with the ex- ception of the “vsury takers,” is referred | to, and special thanks given to certain Advices From Washington. He also says: “News from our agent in Washington, Citizen A. E. Redstone, is en- couraging, and the crusade goes triumph- antly on despite the lies of bankers and newspapers.” Brown then denies the pub- lished statement that he was ever in Han- cock as patent medicine man, and tells of his having been in California at the time mentioned, nursing a sick wife. He denies that he was ever, in this incarnation at any rate, either @ patent medicine man or ever in Hancock. Brown speaks of the rumored freeze-out that Hagerstown fas to give the army in these burning words: “Thus far our advent in lovely Maryland has been most cordial in acordance with the true southern spirit, but I am credit: ably informed that while of the good per ple of Hagerstown the great majority are ready to welcome us, the bankers, and busi- | ness of both parties have formed a cabal to |Prevent any concerted action to entertain |us. In other words the feeling of the mo- nopoly side seems to be that the common- weal must be frozen into starvation in or- der to make it break the law. But this, too, will fail, and will only react upon the heads | of those who are laying their plans to bri blot upon the fair name of the state of Maryland. | The next camp will be called Yorktown, j}in honor of the decisive battle of the revo- lution, where, perhaps, our decisive battle against organized monopoly is to take place im that camp, the first place wher we have received direct intimation that the gold bugs will throw down the gauntlet of sition. So let it be. They will fail. "Phe | people will help.” In his speech last night he took up the | same subject, and said: “Well, the time must come when the money element must throw off the mask, and when that time comes and the people stand face to face with their oppressors, why, God help the money element!” Today's March. The meeting last night was well attended. The march today from Williamsport was six miles over a good road, end was ac- complishea with ease. In the journey a man named Linsay was dismissed in dis- every one looked at Mr. C. Buckley Kilgore of Texas, The served - a ee tee bon peel ~~ reat grace for taking tobacco from a brother, |