Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1894, Page 13

’ THE EVENING sTAR Beir cseeee A . PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR im the city by carriers, on their own prnmechy on Sccount, at 10 cents cents ‘cach. By mail—anywhere in the United States month. ue ‘Saturda: ag & Quintuple Sheet ey ‘$1.00 per year; Entered at the Post Office ‘ashington, as second-class mail matter)". mex C7 AM mail sabsert ‘mast be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made 4 on cporicaties: THE FEDERAL TROOPS Ordered Out to Restrain the Mon- tana Train Seizers, ACTION OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES The Train is to Be Stopped and the Men Arrested. OPINIONS AT THE CAPITOL The President has at last taken official Coznizance of the conduct of the so-called arnties en route to Washington, and has clearly indicated his purpose of lending federal aid for the suppression of law- lessness, the preservation of the peace, and the protection of property. The case in point was the seizure of a train of cars at Butte, Mont., by a band of men, comprising the Butte contingent of the Coxey army. The train was manned by members of the mob. It crossed the main range of the Rocky mountains early yesterday morning and was expected to Feach Bismarck at noon today. United States Marshal Bede of Minne- Sota reported the case to the Attorney Gen- eral at Washington and was instructed by telegraph as follows: “Execute any injunction or other process Placed in your hands by a United States court for the protection of persons and Property againet lawless violence by em- ploying such number of deputies as may be necessary; if execution is resisted by force which canngt thus be overcome, let the judge issuing the process wire the facts to the President with request for military assistance.” ‘The Cireuit Judge’s Order. About the same time Marshal Bede re- ceived the following from Judge Caldwell of the United States circuit court: “LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 24 “To the United States Marshal District of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.: “If the persons who forcibly and fllegally seized a train of cars on the Northern Pacific in Montana belonging to the recetv- ers of the said road should bring the same into your district it will be your duty to seize the same and restore the possession thereof to the receivers appointed by the United States circuit court for your district. It will be your duty to summon a posse sufficient for this purpose. The attorney general of the United States has been re- quested to procure a direction to the general commanding the department to render you any assistance necessary to execute this order.” Troops Ordered Out. Attorney General Olney had a conference with the President last evening in regard to the employment of troops to recover the train, the result of which was that Gen. Schofield last evening telegraphed to the commandant general of the Department of Dakota at St. Paul, to send a sufficient force of troops to arrest all perscns en- gaged in the unlawful seizure of the North- ern ic train at Butte, Montana, and to hold the train and the persons until they can be turned over to the United States marshal for Montana, subject to the orders of the United States district court.” Peffer Reads an Indication. Senator Peffer, when informed that troops had been ordered out to recapture the Northern Pacific train taken by Coxey's men in Montana, said that of course the taking of the train was an act of lawless- ress. “This whole matter,” he continued, “will result in bringing prominently before the country the subject of governmen: ownership and control of railroads.” The Government Plan. The plan of the military authorities is to capture the train stolen at Butte by the Coxey men at Keogh, Mont. It will be sidetracked there and the mer in charge of it will be arrested and turned over to the civil authorities. Gen. Scofield told a Star reporter at 3 o'clock this afternoon that the train had not reached Keogh so far as he knew, but that as the President's order had reached that place it will be impossible for the train to get farther east than that. Statesmen Express Opinions. When word reached the Capitol that gov- ernment troops had been ordered to seize the Coxey train at Butte, it excited much comment among members. Doubts were ex- Pressed as to the right of the government to interfere before the governor of a state had asked for help, even -hough the North- ern Pacific was in the hands of the United States courts. Representative Kyle (Miss.) of the Pacific Failroad committee expressed this view. He @aid that if the road was in the hands of United States court receivers, it would not vary this requisite of receiver's request for federal aid, as it was his first duty to main- tain the peace inside the state, and it was presumed he would do it. Representative Reilly, chairman of the Pacitie roads committee, said the federal courts could not call on state authorities to execute the federal decrees. The United States marshals were the executive force of the federal courts and in Mr. Reilly’s \agment the marshals could be re-enforced y the federal military forces if it became essential to preserving property under fed- eral control. This could be done, he said, without waiting for the request of a state governor. Representative Boen of Minnessota ex- pressed the prevailing view among the pop- ulists. He said there was grave apprehen- sion over the situation. The populist mem- bers did not indorse the lawlessness, yet they hoped the government would exercise a wise discretion in such critical emergen- @fes, when an injudicious use of troops might invite disorder rather than subdue it. ° AN INCOME TAX AMENDMENT. The Senate Finance Committee Pro- pose Exempting Building Associations A very significant incident occurred in the Senate during the morning hour today. Sen- &tor Walsh had presented petitions from ‘working men of Georgia, asking that the Proposed income tax upon building associa- tions be removed, when Senator Sherman arose and announced that he was authorized by the committee on finance to state that the proper time an amendment would be fered to the bill removing the income tax om building associations which are con- @ucted simply to enable the members to Procure homes, and not, for speculative pur-| Poses. Mr. Vest confirmed this statement and attempted to give the exact language of the amendment. Then Mr. €rossed over to the democratic side of the Senate chamber and for several minutes consulted with Senators Vest and Voorhees, ‘with a copy of the tariff bill in his hand. ———-—__@___ IT IS OVERCROWDED. The Sixth Auditor Asks Relief for the Busch Building. The Speaker of the House has received & communication from Sixth Auditor How- | @rd, asking fcr legislation to relieve the @vercrowded condition of the Busch build- fng on E street. He asks that Congress Place a limitation of time on the payment ©f old money orders after they are ten/ Years old, so that the Orders from 1864 to ISSt now stored in that be dest! |. The Busch reet, writes the sixth audi-/ pidly 4, Daper per x coming in and none going | @ut. This rate, aside from the incon- Yenience 0c ned to the business of the Office, the s of the building would 4 and much trouble and this reason alone the hould again be emptied sch t Before July next Sherman | ' accumulation of two tons of| Vor 84, No. 20,868. DESPERATE DEMOCRATS Resolved to Pass s Tariff Bill at Any Oost. Democratic Votes Secured at All Hazards and Senate Rules Will Be Changed if Necessary. Those who hope to defeat tariff legislation by this Congress through the medium of public sentiment or anything else over- look the almost reckless desperation to which the democrats are reduced by the difficulties which they are encountering. They have reached a point where they have decided that at whatever cost it may be they will pass a tariff bill speedily. If to do so they have to sacrifice item after item of the measure to placate dissatisfied democrats, they will make the sacrifice. They propose to secure the support of all the democratic Senators, either by co- ercion or concession, and then, having a majority of the Senate ready to vote for the bill, to force a vote by whatever means are necessary for the accomplishment of this object. ‘Will Change the Rules if Necessary. The speech of Mr. Mills in the Senate yesterday materialized the spirit of his party. If it is necessary to change the rules of the Senate to pass the bill they will turn in for that, regardless of the previous attitude of the party on that question. If, im order to accomplish a change in the rule, it is necessary for the Vice President to take an arbitrary posi- tion and override traditiuns, as Mr. Reea did in the House, it is said that the Vice Presdent will do this. The one proposi- tion is to pass the dill and to pass it goon. It is not propos«d to rmit eny delicacy of feeling or regard for consist- ency and tradition to interfere. Any Means to Secure Votes. Any means necessary to secure the sup- port of a majority for the bill will be re- sorted to, and after that whatever meth- ods are required to force a vote will be adopted. They regard ic as a “ground hog case,” and are determined to pass a bill, even if they have to smash -hings in doing it, and if: the bill after passage amounts to no more than one of the single Pop-gun bills put through the House by Mr. Springer during the last Congress. This is the upshot of their conferences on the matter. A Compromise Tariff Bill. “We have got a tariff bill which will pass,” said Senator Brice of Ohio today. “It will go through early in June or perhaps be- fore that; at least as soon as the repub- Heans get through talking. The bill which has been agreed upon is one which will re- ceive the support of the entire democratic party in the Senate. It has been made up by Secretary Carlisle, representing the adminis- tration, and who has had frequent consul- tations with the President, and Senator Jones, representing the finance committee, Senators Cockrell, Gorman, myself and others, who have interested themselves, and the result has been a bill which will meet the approval of the democratic Senate.” Senator Brice was asked as to specific items, in which it is supposed changes have been made, and said that he could give no specific changes. If those having actual charge of the matter cared to make known the changes they might, but he did not care to say about them. How It Has Been Brought About. “We have taken the Senate bill, the Mc- Kinley bill, the Mills bill and such informa- tion as has been furnished, and made a tariff bill that will pass.” “How will it be brought into the Senate?” “The changes will be in the form of amendments offered as finance committee amendments to the pending bill, and will be supported by the democrats of the Senate.” Asked further as to details, Senator Brice said that he could not give them. As for himself he had not asked a thing or under- taken to dictate a single schedule. “I have aimed,” said he, “to secure a re- duction of about 30 per cent from the Mc- Kinley law, and that is about what the reductions will average.” - A Modified Income Tax. “The income tax will stay?” asked. “Yes, with some changes and limita- tions.” Continuing, Senator Brice said: “When the bill passes it will go to conference. A strong conference committee will be named and there will no doubt be some changes made, but in the end a bill will pass. Then the democratic party will have redeemed the three principal promises it made, the repeal of the silver purchase act, the re- peal of the clection laws and the enactment of a reform tariff measure.” What Senator Jones Says. Senator Jones of the finance committee, when asked about the current report that @ compromise had been reached on the tariff bill, said that no agreement had been made. He admitted that there had been numerous conferences among democratic Senators with a view of adjusting the dif- ference supposed to exist, but said that there could be no agreement until all the persons interested in the changes on both sides of the question had given their as- sent, and also that if he felt disposed to go into details it would be impossible to do ro at this time, and they had not been agrzed to even by those who had the matter in hand. The Senator expressed himself as very hopeful that the party would soon be united on the bill, but farther than this he ’ would not go. —$—— CONFIDENT OF ITS PASSAGE. Mr. MeMillin Says No Power in Wash- ington Can Defeat the Tariff Bill. “No power in Washington or outside of Washington,” said Representative McMil- lin to a Star reporter today, “can defeat | the tariff bill. Any man or set of men who | attempt to stand in the way will be run jover. This Congress was elected by the people to reform the tariff, and the legisla- | tion demanded is going to be had. The bill will become a law in time to go into effect on the Ist of July. There is no man strong enough to prevent it, and when the bill is passed, the income tax provision will be found sticking to it tighter than any other. It is stronger even than the rest of the { bill.” | ‘The spirit of confidence displayed by Mr. | McMillin is spreading rapidly throughout | the democratic ranks. Generally, there is a belief that some changes will have to be agreed to which will not be pleasing to the out-and-out tariff reformers, but the fear of the defeat of the bill has almost entirely disappeared. There may be something yielded to the sugar trust, some minor things the kicking democrats want may be | granted, and there is a possibility that the income tax may be enacted for a iimited term of years, instead of being made in- definite as to time of duration. atbesciy PERISHED IN THE FLAMES. A Woman Who Was Crazed by Fright Fought Attempts at Rescue. BALTIMORE, Md., April 25.—A special to the Evening News from Wheeling, W. Va., says: . The residence of George Hibbard, one of the leading citizens of Whezliag. was gut- ted by fire this morning, and Miss Anna Redmon, a sister of Mrs. Hibbard, perished | in the flames. | Miss Redmon was apparently crazed by | fright and fought desperately azainst ail efforts to rescue her. The fire started | from a kitchen range. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. REST IN CAMP TODAY Corey's Commonweal Remain Behind Canvas Walls. MEN GRUMBLING AT THE DELAY Marshal Browne Warns Them Against Intemperance. AFTER TRAIN STEALERS Special Dispatch From a Staff Correspondent. FREDERICK, M4., April 25.—The “Com- monweal of Christ” is hidden behind can- vas walls today and a man at the gate is taking in 10-cent pieces from citizens who wish have a look at the affair. There will be no movement of the forces today, but tomorrow morning the advance will be sounded and the march continued. The army will be split up, commune F, which consists of the thirty-seven men recruited at this place, marching over the route first planned. These men came up from Wash- ‘ngton, having been collected by Col. Red- stone. The men, however, are not natives of the District, although many of them say they have been in the neighborhood for several months looking for work. The marshal of this Washington commune is Ernest Humphreys, who says he has been & fireman on the Virginia Midland road. Tomorrow the march Will be to Hyatts- town, on Friday to Gaithersburg and Saturday to Rockville. Today the army has been furnished with long stick: with white flags, on which are the words: “Peace on earth, good will to men." In a suplemental order issued today Marsha! Browne thanks the Frederick peo- ple for their hospitality and warns the men against disorder of any kind and the drinking of bad whisky, remarking paren- thetically that good whisky in moderation will hurt no one. Today there is an exciting game of ball in progress at the camp between the com- monwealers and a local team. A number of donations have been re- ceived of provisions and much reeded wearing apparel. Gen. Coxey says that any laws tending to prevent his entrance into Washington or the holding of a meeting on the Capitol grounds are unconstitutional and void, and he will test them in the courts if it takes all summer. He tells me that the other industrial armies marching on the capital gre not yet mMmeluded with the good roads and non-interest bonds ideas, but that as soon as they reach Washington they will be drawn to them as a magnet attracts Pieces of steel. It is probable that the army will reach Rockville on Friday afternoon, the dis- tance being cut in two parts, camping at Clarksburg on Thursday night and Rock- ville Friday. Marshal Browne denies that there was any effort made to parade through Frederick this afternoon or that. permission was refused by the Sa se By Associated Press. Men Grumbling at the Delay. FREDERICK, Md., April 25.—The Coxey army is stopping for a weary day in Camp Lafayette. It is the most dreary camp that has been pitched since leaving Cumberland, on the base ball common, without a tree or shade of any sort. The wagons are hud- died together, camp refuse is scattered about, and the ground has been tramped into mud puddles by the crowds of men and horses. The weather has turned warm, and the hot sun beating down on the unpro- tected camp already has begun to raise the stench that accompanies a large gathering of men without adequate sanitary arrange- ments. The men are as impatient of the delay as any one and are fretting to be on the move. Why the stop has been made no one can tell, Browne and Coxey simply saying there lenty of time to reach Rockville on Sat- ye It has been practically decided to accept the offer of H. P. Waggaman for a camp at Woodley Park, both Browne and Coxey being well pleased with the arrangement. Most of the commonwealers are resting in camp, only a few of them appearing in town. So far they have heeded the temper- ance lecture that Browne inserted in his general order this morning. He said: “Any one of you drinking immoderately may con- sider himself dismissed from the common- weal.” When he finished reading the order to some of the correspondents, Browne said: “It took a good deal of moral courage to say that, but I believe I am right, and I will handle any men on that basis. The friction between Mayor Fleming and the commonweal continues. The mayor was disgusted when the army marched into town with its music yesterday, and today when Browne went to him for permission to go through the streets with his bass drum and make announcement of the meet- ing tonight he was refused. Browne insists that the monopolists are trying to force him into active hostilities, but that he will suffer anything before be- ing goaded to violence. The citizens laugh and say the mayor is over-sensitive. The meeting last night was crowded, and in spite of the restriction against bass drum advertising, it is likely to be crowded again this evening. White, the trumpeter, has started out to walk to Washington, saying that he would get there in time to see the whole army “pulled.” Two of the new recruits got to fighting soon after their arrival. They were discharged and went away to walk with the bugler to Washington. ONE THOUSAND MORE. Another Industrial Army Coming Out of the Northwest. SEATTLE, Wash., April 25.—The north- western industrial army, 1,000 strong, made up largely of men who came to the north- west to work on the Great Northern and the Everett and Monte Cristo railways, will start on foot this evening for Washington city. The next day they will march to Puy- allup, where the Tacoma contingent, about 500 strong, will join them. Hopes are still entertained of securing transportation from the Northern Pacific, but failing in making | this arrangement, the evident intention is to board the first eastbound freight train. The ‘my is organized in companies of about sixty men each. —_——_ A SIGN OF SUMMER. The “Marble George Washington Emerges From His Winter Quarters. George Washington’s statue opposite the east front of the Capitol has made its an- nual spring debut. Every fall the statue goes into the retirement of a frame house built around it. This is done to shield the statue from the chilling winds of winter. It will be remembered that this particular marble memorial of the country’s paternal ancestor represents the subject in a state of undress. In fact, it looks, as a visitor remarked today, like Mr. Washington had just stepped from his bath tub and sitting down on the edge of the tub to dry his feet, had been surprised by the artist, who dashed in on him with a kodak, ving him time only to hastily throw his bath robe arovnd him. The draping of the bath robe being necessarily, by reason of the exigency of the moment, rather incomplete, leaves a great portion of Mr. Washington's bust exposed. This fact, it is thought, may account for the necessity of providing shelter for the statue in the winter. As the ground hog has now given up the case, the winter broken and the jonquils and buttercups on the neighboring lawn given the signal of good weather coming, the house hes been removed and the form of Mr. Wash- ington is again exposed to view, much to the delight of the English sr . make it a half-way house for rest in their flight to the eaves of the Capiun POSTSCRIPT BATTLE WITH COXEYITES Enoounter With Deputy Marshals Near Billings. Mont. One Killed On Each Side—Serious Con- dition of Affairs—Troops Ready For Action. HELENA, Mont., April 25.—Deputy mar- shals attempted to arrest the Coxey army near Billings. A fight ensued. One man on each side was killed. Deputies are repotted overpowered and disarmed by the Coxeyites. MILES CITY, MON., April 25.—Col. Page of the twenty-second infantry, commanding at Fort Keogh, two miles from here, has re- ceived orders to stop and hold Coxey’s Mon- tana army, and the garrison is under arms. The Coxeyites are expected at Fort Keogh between 4 and 5 o'clock this evening. SSS Saas AFTER TRAIN STEALERS. ‘Troops Ordered From Fort Keogh to Seize Hogan's Army. ST. PAUL. Minn., April 25.—Hogan’s army of Coxeyites from Butte, Mont., that left Livingstone, Mont., last night, reached Columbus, fifty miles this side of Living- stone, and went into camp, spending the night there. The United States marshal, with a large force of deputies, started after the runaways yesterday and when the Hoganites were at Livingstone the officers were only 1 hour and 12 minutes behind them. The special train bearing the offi- cers made fast time and overtook the stolen train at Columbus today. When the seventy-five deputies discovered the 500 Coxeyites, who are mostly hardy miners, reckless of consequences and de- termined to proceed, they found their authority was as little regarded as their force was insufficient. The Northern Pa- cific officials were advised of the situation and they ordered that no attempt be made to stop the train at Columbus and it again started from there coming this way. General Manager Kendrick of the Nor- thern Pacific was meanwhile closeted in St. Paul with Col. Swayne, commanding this department of the United States army, and it was decided to attempt to stop the train and seize the men before reaching Miles City. FoM Keogh is near that city and troops have been ordered to seize the train on its arrivai: there. COXEY IN THE SENATE Mr. Allen Introduces a Resolution and Mr. Peffer a Bill. The Coxey movement will probably oc- cupy the attention of the Senate tomorrow, Senator Allen having evidently changed his newt regard to replying to Senator Hawley’s strictures upon him. Mr. Allen this morning introduced 4 resolution, which. is given in the Senate report, and asked unanimous consent for its immediate con- sideration, but Senator Harris very prompt- ly objected, and it went over until to- morrew. Senator Gray, not understanding the request of Mr. Allen, inquired into the nature of the resolution, which Mr. Harris peer. sketched for him in characteristic style. “I never heard the’ doctrines of that paper denied anywhere,” remarked Mr. Gray, as he sat down. Mr. Peffer’s Bill. F This, however, was not the only vote founded on the Coxey matter in the Senate, for earlier Mr. Peffer had introduced a very interesting bill. Mr. Peffer prefaced the introduction by saying that it was evi- dent there would soon be a considerable number of pi ms interested in the District "ho will be in need of employ- ment. “I am trying very hard,” he con- tinued, “to find some way for the employ- ment of these people, and in connection with that for the relief of the moral pres- sure tkat now is on the people of the District. I ask the reference of this bill to the District committee. It is rather in the nature of a suggestion than a declaration, and I hope the committee will use it as the basis of some legislation which is so thoroughly needed.” The bill provides that the committees of the Senate and House on the District of Columbia shall, during the continuance of the act, serve as a joint commission, whose chairman shall be the chairman of the Senate committee, Senator Harris, Plans for Improvement. “The said joint commission,” section 2 goes cn, “shall forthwith proceed to lay out plans for the improvement of the grounds of the District of Columbia by opening highways whenever there is rea- sonable need of the sams, by improving highways already opened cr projected, by grading lands lying adjacent to said high- ways, so as to prev2nt washing away of the roadbeds by vains, floods, overflows and the like, by the constructioa of bridges, culverts and stone waterways or conduits, by opening sewers where needed and by such other means as will insure good and permanent roadways, bridges and dralaage of the said District. Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not be construed to include the streets and sewers of the city of Washington; but, in laying out ihe plans of improvements as herein required the Commissioners shall have tue regard to the location and direc:ion of such streets soas to make the outlying improvements, taken in connection with this, the original plan of the city, make one congruous and convenient arrangoment. ‘The werk on such improvement shail begin without un- necessary delay and the commission, under proper regulations by them made, shall employ such persons within the District as have no other present employment and who desire to work at a yearly wage of $1.50 for eight hours’ work, beginning at 8 a.m. and stopping at 5 p.m., anil allowmg one hour for dinner. The commission shail make full and detailed reports of their work to Congress at its meeting éach year in De- cember. The sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereot as may be necessary is hereby ap- propriated out of any monevs in tl Tons- ury not otherwise appropriated carry out the provisions of this act, and the money shall be paid out on the order of the chairman of said commission. spevifyirg that it is to be used for carrying out the provisions of this act. This act shall take effect immediately ana shail force until the 1st day of April, The bill was referred t the District com- mittee without any objection. nara oa THE FREE COINAGE BILL. Toward Settling the Question. The House committee on coinage, weights and measures directed a bill to be revorted fixing the unit of measurement of electric- ity. That was all they did, but what they tried to do and failed was to fix a time at which they will take a vote upon a free coinage bill. This was on account of the filibustering of Mr. Tracy of New York,and the members of the committee who favor the free coinage of silver are now inquiring whether the committee can act in accord- ance with the will of the majority or not. It is a repetition on a small scale of the struggle which hes been going on in the House. The committee will resume the con- sideration of the free coinage question next week, and from the temper manifested to- | day by the silver men, a vote will be taken even if the chairman has to count a ' quorum. No Progress THEY WORE THE GRAY Reunion of Ex-Confederates at Bir- mingham, Ala. OVER THIRTY THOUSAND VISITORS Ten Thousand Gsthered Convention Hall. in the GEN. GORDON’S RECEPTION lps BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 25.—People from all over the south and many from the north are flocking to Birmingham to at- tend the great confederate reunion. Ex- tensive preparations have been made for their reception. The streets are filled with people. Maimed soldiers, some with one leg and one arm and some with no legs or arms at all, have greeted their comrades with a greeting such as can be given only by a band who fought together for years for a lost cause. All day trains have been coming in Inad- ed down with passengers. The regular trains on all the roads have had extra coaches put on and many trains have run in sections. Special trains from Mobile, New Orleans and othér points have been crowded and standing room was at a premium. Over 30,000 visitors are within the corporate limits of Birmingham and more are constantly arriving. Estimates of the crowd from New Orleans is made at 7,000. Corresponding estimates are made from other places where reduced rates have been offered by the railroads. Texas has fully 1,500 here. Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, North and ‘South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mary- land, Virginia, West Virginia and the ter- fair to outrival anything of its kind in the history of the south. The reception given Gen. Gordon yester- day was an ovation. Cannons, whistles, rebel yells and ladies’ handkerchiefs greeted him. Other prominent confederates here are Gens. Crittenden and S. D. Lee. The city is gaily decorated with national and confederate flags and bunting floats from every building. Almost all the well- known living ex-confederates are In attend- ance, as well as the governors of five southern states, viz: Gov. Jones of Ala- bama, Gov. Turney of Tennessee, Gov. Till- }man of South Carolina, Gov. Hogg of Texas and Gov. Stone of Missouri. The convention opened in Winnie Davis’ wigwam at 9 o'clock. The wigwam has a seating capacity of 10,000, but it was full to overflowing. Gen. P. 8S. Ferguson, com- mander of the Alabama department, called the convention to order. Capers of South Carolina, chaplain general, led in prayer. Gov. Jones then delivered an address of welcome in behalf of the state, followed Mayor Fox, who welcomed the veterans In behalf of the city. Gen. John B. Gordon, commander-in-chief, responded eloquently in behalf of the United Confederate Veterans. Then followed the enrollment of dele- gates and organization of the convention and the report of the historical committee, Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi, chair- man, which has been in session here tor two days. Its report says that while the south has had much to do with making the history of the nation it has done little been written, by northern historians, have naturally been biased. It is recommended that data be gathered for a southern his- tory and that the legislatures of southern states and authorities of schools be urged to adopt the book for use in the schools. Addresses will be delivered this afternoon to the convention by Senator Berry of Ar- kansas, and Gen. C.A. Evans of Georgia to- night. The tableau of states, in which the prettiest, unmarried woman from each southern state will participate, will be presented at the wigwam. — WILL BE. CONTESTED. Attorney General Olney’s Reling Re- garding Chinese Merchants. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.—According to the new ruling at the Treasury Depart- ment Chinese merchants claiming to be merchants cannot be landed on their re- turn from China unless they conduct their business either in their own name or in the firm’s name, in which their own names appear, as they are written in the certifi- cates under which they attempt to land. Collector Wise of the port of San Francisco has been instructed to enforce this order, and, as a result, 200 Chinese claiming to be merchants are now detained here on the steamer Peru. The incoming steamer China | will probably bring as many more who can- not be landed under the order. SESW SETS JEFF PHILLIPS PLEADS GUILTY. Sentenced to Six Years for Killing | George S. Smith, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25.—The case of Jefferson Phillips, which was set for trial in the corporation court this morning, was completed at noon by a sentence of six years in the penitentiary. In view of the fact that two of the prisoner's most im- portant witnesses could not be gotten, one Eugene Mason, who is serving a term in the Maryland state penitentiary, and the other his sister, Mrs. Roland, is ill, and further that the prisoner has already serv- ed three years in the city jail, he agreed to penitentiary. It will be remembered that in July, 1891, Jefferson Phillips shot and killed Geo. S. Smith while the latter was at the corner of Royal and Cameron streets in this city. The case has already been tried twice be- fore and the verdict in each case was cet aside by the court of appeals of Virginia. The counsei for the prisoner were Messrs. Ned Burke of Washington and Samuel G. Brent of this city. The commonwealth was represented by Leonard Marbury, common- wealth’s attorney, assisted by Mr. John M. Johnson, MEXICO MAY RETALIATE. Import Duties Liable to Be Levied Against English and American Goods. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, April 25.—It is stated that a retaliatory measure is being considered by the Mexican government against the United States and England and other countries whose legislative attitude has been in opposition to silver. The plan is to increase Mexican import duties 25 per cent. The view taken is that the nations having trade with Mexico must cease their monometalist standard if they would have dealings with Mexico, and, having been in- strumental in the present depreciation of silver money and values of the country, they must now pay a part at least of the icss so sustained by Mexico. A strong combination of Mexico and the central and southern republics is a pos- sible outgrowth of agitation. —_—_—_ A SEPARATE DIVISION. The Banks of the District Will Be Ex- amined by Mr. Coffi Several months ago the District of Co- lumbia was temporarily separated from the national bank division of Maryland, and the duty of examining locai banks was in- trusted to Mr. George Coffin, chief clerk of the office of the controller of the currency. The experiment has proved so satisfactory that the creation of the District as a sep- arate division has been practically made permanent. The outside employment adds about $1,500 a year to the regular income of Mr. Coffin, ritories have sent their quota and this bids | Bishop ‘Ellison | toward writing it. The histories that have | TWO CENTS. THE TERMINAL RAILWAY The House District Committee Decides Favorably on the Bill. The Occupation of Water Street and K Street With Tracks—Protests of Property Owners Unheeded. The House District committee today re- Ported a bill to permit the occupancy of Water street and K street, in South Wash- ington, together with several streets in Georgetown, by a double-track railway,with switches and side tracks, for the passage of freight trains through the city. Notwith- standing the strenuous protests of property owners of the vicinity against the use of Water street and K street and the vigorous opposition of the board of trade and of citi- zens generally to the proposed numerous additions to the deadly grade crcssings of the city and the increase of the Pennsylva- nia Railway Company’s occupancy of the surface of the city streets, the bill to incor- porate the Washington and Georgetown Terminal Railway Company was favorably reported. Chairman Heard would not make a state- ment of the vote in the committee or per- it was almost two to one. A minority re- port will be made by Mr. Cooper of Florida. The bill authorizes the Washington and Georgetcwn Terminal Railway Company from a point at or near the north end of the Long bridge over the Potomac river, eastwardly and southwardly along Water to K street, and thence on and along K street to a connection with the Baltimore and Potomac railroad near 34 street south- mit one to be made further than to say that | to operate a single or double track railroad | THE TARIFF BILL Unanimous Consent to Sit Until 6 O'Clock Refused. AGAINST THE FIRST AMENDMENT Senator Aldrich Makes a Vigorous Senator Peffer and referred to the on the District of Columbia, entitled | “A bill to for unempioyed per~ suns be. he Seer ot Gee A Coxey Army Resolution. Mr. Allen (Neb.) offered the following res- olution, for which he asked immediate con- sideration: Whereas, it is currently reported that east to a point on the Eastern branch of the said Potomac river in the city of Wash- | ington, with the power to make contracts, railroad companies for the transportation of property and passengers over their roads and the use thereof for such purposes, and to make leases with other connecting lines of railroad. The company shall also have authority to build and maintain a dock or docks on the Potomac river in West Wash- ington between New Hampshire avenue and the Aqueduct bridge, and at other points on the Potomac river adjacent to the line of its road, and to receive thereat and send therefrom barges, vessels, car- | oes and railway cars from and to any point on the line of the railroad herein- above authorized to be constructed, and | from and to points on the Potomac river; and the said company shall have the power to build warehouses and depots at any points near the docks aforesaid, west of | 27th street and south of K street north- | west, and in West Washington, and at | points along the ‘ine of its road, and to construct sidings, turn-outs, turntables and switches necessary for the delivery of cars to said warehouses and depots, and to con- nect the same with other railroads in West | Washington, or Georgetown, and to cross | any streets or alleys necessary for that | purpose, and to operate the said road by | steam, horse or electric power. It is provided that where the tracks co- incide with those of a street railway the Water street is now occupied by the Belt line of street cars. A condemnation clause is included to en- able the company to acquire land “for the demnation of any church or school property. And provided further, That the construc- tion of the road shall be commenced within one year and finished within three years after the passage of this act, unless pre- vented by legal proceedings or other mat- ters beyond the control of the company. The incorporators of the company are Messrs. E. Kurtz Johnson, E. Southard Parker, Samuel Ross, L. G. Hine, William A iment, J. B Rank end Andrew B. ———__-e-—______ THE SUBURBAN LINE. Another Obstacle Encountered in the Effort to Secure Legislation. The District of Columbia Suburban Rail- way Company has encountered an obstruc- tion in its efforts to obtain an exteasion of charter and an amended route of en- tee of the House District committee yester- day the Suburban Company yielded to the objections of the Columbia Railway Com- pany against paralleling the latter line and agreed to drop its line from G street down to E street. This plan appeared to be fa- vorable to all concerned, and it was ex- pected that the report of the subcommittee | would be approved by the full committee this morning. At today’s meeting, however, it was de- | ¢ided to postpone action on the bill and refer the proposition of the E street route | to the Commissioners for report. | It is understood that the Eckington Com- pany, which was chartered at the same time with the Suburban Company, may have something te say in the matter, as the Eckington Company is now building an extension on D street esst and the E Street line would parallel it for seven or eight squares. + +________ | THE TRIED KEARSARGE OFFICERS. | plead guilty and accept six years in the| Secretary Herbert Acts on Their Sen- | tences and Makes Them Uniform. As a result of the loss of the Kearsarge on Koncador reef, two officers of the navy have been suspended from rank and duty on waiting orders pay for a period of one year. These officers are Commander O. F. Heyerman. who commanded the vessel, and Lieut. Charles H. Lyman, who was her ‘navigating officer at the time she ran on | the rocks. They were each tried by court- artial and found guilty of neglect of duty and inefficiency. Commander | was sentenced to two years’ suspension and ; to retain his present number in the list of :ecmmanders. The court unanimously recom- | mended clemency in his case because of his | previous good record. Lieut. Lyman wa: | sentenced to one year’s suspension, and to | be publicly reprimanded. The Secretary of | the Navy acted on both cases today, and made the punishment the same in each. He reduced the sentence in Commander Heyerman’s case to one year’s suspen- sion, and he remitted the public reprimand ; in the sentence of Lieut. Lyman. nerd SHELLS AND ARMOR. Tests Made Yesterday at the Indian Head Proving Grounds. Shells and armor were teSted at the In- dian Head proving grounds yesterday. A twelve-inch Wheeler shell was thrown |against a thirteen-inch plate. The plate was penetrated, but the projectile was en- tirely demolished. The shells will probably be accepted. There was an interesting test to ascertain the effect of oak backing as an aid to the resisting qualities of a plate. In this case | a six-inch shell was fired at a six-inch | |plate. When the plate was without back- | ing the shot plumped through it and crack- | ed the plate at a velocity of 2,000 feet per second. When the plate was backed up {and a shot sent into it, traveiing 1,800 feet per second, the shot was broken up. + e+ ___ Resignation Asked. John W. Oast, the supervising inspector of steam vessels for the third district, with headquarters at Norfolk, Va. has been re- quested to resign, en and arrangements with other | trance to the city. Before the subcommit- j Heyerman | |unarmed, law-abiding and peaceably dis- posed but unemployed citizens of the United + therefore be it Resolved, first, that under the Constitu- |tion of the United States, citizens of the | United States, regardless of their rank or | Station in life, have an undoubted and un- questionable right to peaceably assemble and petition the government fer a redress of their grievances at any place within |the United States, where they do not cre- ate a breach of the peach, menace or en- (danger persons or property, or disturb the transaction of the public business, or the |free use of streets and highways by the | public; second, that such persons have |@s undoubted a right to visit and as- semble in the city of Washington for any ; and all peaceable purposes as in other por- tions of territory the juris- diction of the United all being amenable to the any tion thereof; third, that such persons have a right to enter on the Capitol of |Snaetatet taints Sigs | bu: ft as fully to as an extent yy 4 citzens. tent as o citizens or persons, as long jas they do mot disturb or hinder the transaction of the public business, menace ‘the public peace or rights of persons and property, and ary threat of violence to | Such persons under such would be a clear violation of their tutional and inalienable rights. Fourth, that we commend the | ee at all just homa territory was passed. bill_to authorize the St. Company and the Duluth Transfer | Railroad Company to construct @ bridge over the St. Louis river. A Proposition to Sit Until € O'Clock, A long argument followed Mr. Harris’ request for unanimous consent to consider the tariff bill from 1 to 6 o'clock each day this week. Mr. Aldrich, voicing the opinion of the minority, said there would be no objection to taking up the bill at 1 o'clock, but ob- jection was made to the proposition to ait until 6 o'clock. Senator Hale said it was his opinion that | greater progress would be made without any such cast iron rule as that proposed by | Mr, Harris. Mr. Teller suggested that the same tac- | ties be adopted as were resorted to during | the debate on the silver repeal bill—to meet and continue in session until late in the evening. | Senators. | Mr. Frye said that now that the screws | were to be put on he hoped democratic Senators would remain in the chamber and Beten te the speeches. the last month the daily democratic attendance |had not been more than four Senators. “And how many republicans have been present?” asked Mr. White. “Six, at least,” replied Mr. Frye, amidst |loud laughter. Mr. Harris, being refused unanimous con- sent to his proposition, put it in the form | of a motion, and said it could gg over until tomorrow. |_ The tariff bill was then taken up, to be jTead by paragraphs, when the first formal reading of the bill was dispensed wii Mr. Aldrich Against the First Amend« ment. bill when the first amendment was reached, | that fixing the date when it should go into effect. | In the course of his remarks he sald there was not a feature of the bill which | would not strike a deadly blow eat some | American industry. No bill had ever been |introduced in either House of Congres® |; Which so completely revolutionized | policy inaugurated by the founders pation, and which had beca in force hundred years. Considering the first amendmen’ first paragraph, changing the bill should take effect the 30th of June, 184, he there was not a Senator ‘ide of the chamber who was so sanguine as to believe that the bill could become law by the date fixed in the unless the suggestion made yesterday by the Senator from Texas (Mr. Mills), sort to revolutionary methods, in the co-operation of the Vice President, limit debate, was carried out. Hi le ha’ in which the bill would finally be presented for the vote of the Senate, for the newspa- pers gave the information that n were in progress on the democratic side for the purpose of catching votes for the passage of the bill. Mr. Vest Makes Some Denials. “What is the Senator's authority for that statement?” inquired Mr. Vest, a member of the finance committee. “I deny it em- phatically and decidedly.” “Does the Senator from Missouri mean to say that negotiations are not at this mo- ment going on between the Senators on that side of the chamber looking to the se- | curing of votes to pass the bill?” asked Mr. a | Aldrich. Mr. Vest replied that it was an absurdity for any one to hold any United States Sen- ator responsible for charges contained in newspapers. “I mean to assert,” he continued, “that within my knowledge no such negotiations are going on. The Senator's statements are absolutely incorrect so far as I know and believe.” “If the Senator from Missouri,” said Mr. Aldrich, “says that no such thing is going on, then it is going on without his knowl- edge or connivance and consent, for I know that changes are being made im the