Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1201 Pensaylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by 1 Ne The Bening Star Ht imag Company, Vor 84. No. 20,875. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS MR.COXEY SEARCHING He Wants a New Camping Spot for the Commonweal. RYING TO SECURE IVY CITY The Men Cheerful and Well Fed Today. NOSANITARY ARRANGEMENTS eee Two days of unbroken rest and regular interviews with the commissary depart- ment have worked great changes in the ranks of the commonweal of Christ, now encamped at Ist and M streets southwest. ‘There was even something like bustle vis- ible within the inclosure this morning, and @ number of men were at work cleaning up the piles of filth and manure and load- ing the wagons which were hauling them away to contaminate, probably, some other less populated neighborhood. The men had spent the night under the famous canvas imclosure, which had been thrown up around the fence as a sort of an awning, while many of them had sought the shel- ter of the large pavilion tent that was erected yesterday afternoon. The break- fast consisted of bread, bologna sausage and coffee, while a few fortunate ones added fish to their bill of fare. Marshal Browne arrived at the camp grounds early. ‘The Star reporter found him seated, a la Turk, on straw that thinly covered the ground ffoor in the headquarters tent, por- ing over,a lot of populistic Mterature. He said the’men were feeling extremely well, when their bitter experiences of the past five weeks were taken into consideration, and that they felt assured that their visit to Washington, with the attendant suffer- ing, would have a great effect on the for- warding to accomplishment of the reforms they demanded. When asked what he ex- pected would be the outcome of his trial tomorrow, ne looked up with a surprised r. “Acquittal,” he answered, confidently. “The result can't be otherwise. I have lots of witnesses for my side of the case, as well as many who saw the clubbing done by the police. Lawyer Hyman charge of the case. He was employed and is being paid by Mr. Shepherd. Mr. An- drew Lipscomb was brought into the case by the representatives of the people’s party here in Washington, and Senator Allen has proffered his services in my behalf. We are very old friends and have been asso- ciated with each other, politically, in the ae tarshal Browne didn’t seem to think that Washington newspapers had a very high regard for the good name of their eity In describing the loathsome condition of the neighborhood where the camp was itched. He was asked if the camp would removed and responded that it would. Kelly His Friend. “I am going to move,” he said, “as soon es I can secure a place where I can locate the various branches of the commonweal in divisions like a military camp. You see, there are so many of the commonwealers coming soon that this square won't be big enough to accommodate them. Kelly, Frye, Galvin—all of whom may be said to be spokes in the commonweal—" and here Mr. Brown smiled at his heartrending pun—" on their way here, and, of course, we all camp together. an old Heuten- ant of mine out in and was with me in 1891 when I movement on the state capitol in if of measures to give work to the idle who wanted it. Kelly was also with me in the anti-Chinese agitation, I see the newspapers ‘hava at- tributed ,to Kelly some strictures upon Coxey and myself. Whoever wrote the dis- tech penned a deliberate fabrication. { Know Kelly thoroughly well, and know with equal certainty that he never made euy cf the remarks attributed to him. ‘To Be His Fort. “When we move from this spot we will mot desert it altogether,” he continued. “This will be our fort from which we will fire our guns at the enemy in the White House, and train them on the British flag that floats over the Capitol until those who keep it aloft will find that pulling it down is the best thing they can do. We will hold our meetings here in the future as we have im the past. As for the final success of our movement, I haven't even the shadow of a doubt.” . Stale Sewerage. Leaving the headquarters tent, a walk Bround the encampment showed many dis- ease-breeding spots that have not yet re- ceived attention from the clea@ning-up squad. Within twenty yards of the com- missary wagon, and half that distance from the fire where the coffee is made, and occu- pying considerable space on either side of the inclosure fence, was a green mass of stale sewerage that a six-foot stick did not reach the bottom of. Here and there were decomposing masses of garbage and ma- nure, but the energy with which the men were working bespoke their disappearance in_a very few hours. The effects of the rest that had been en- = by the men were shown in the greater terest they displayed in their surround- ings, and an awakening of a desire to muse themselves and be amused. The id assembied early in the shade of Carl e’S panorama wagon and perpetrated me of the most absolutely appalling music hat even a composer with delirium tremens ever dreamed of. They tried tune after tune @1l in the same time and measure, and every me of them displayed a remarkably dis- t similarity to the other. Taking Exercise. Some of the men have regained enough Ptrength to pitch quoits, while others were jutting the stone, and indulging in various ther athletic exercises, which required the ‘xpenditure of quite an amount of muscular }<ertion. Under the awnings and in the ents the majority of the commonwealers ‘were sewing their torn garments, watching the tin cans that held their boiling clothes and reading newspapers, while several were writing letters, apparently to their home folks. ‘The men were looking cleaner and disconsolate than they have for days EE and their confidence in their leaders PI peared to have been completely renewed. mething more than five hundred men iswered the breakfast call this morning, id Carl Browne said that he could have had five times that number if those who jpplied for membership had been enlisted. t 3 o’clock this afternoon they were put rough drill, which has been the despair ©f every military critic who has viewed it Bince Carl Browne brought it into being mong the Allegheny peaks, and Browne ill reveal his panorama to the multitude might and take occasion to deliver his ustomary speech. The gate keeper at the closure today was W. H. White, the ex- mfederate soldier, who, in eempany with Union veteran, also named White, came lown as the advance guard for the Coxey y last week and put a pin in the toy loon of Unknown Smith's aspirations. le sald that while the receipts to yester- 'y were not as large as the day before “hey amounted to $6, and he hoped that Whose today would be equally as large. Contributions continue to come in and food is abundant. A. M. Moore of Moore’s Tth street shoe store has sent the army sixty pairs of shoes. Entirely Unsuitable. As stated Im yesterday's Star, the Com- missioners today refused to grant Gen. Coxey a free permit to give an exhibition f the army of the commonweal. The chief of the commonwealers appeared at the District building this morning armed with & copy of The Star of yesterday, which contained the information that the Com- missioners would refuse’the application for | He the @ free permit. Foom, where shown in the board mmissioners met in special session to dispose of the applica- Commissioner Ross said in view of the report of the health officer regarding the unsanitary condition of the new camp, the Commissioners could not grant the per- mit. The close proximity of the James creek canal, which was in itself a breeding spot, was suffielent to reject the application. Then the grounds were with- out proper sanitary arrangements, and the drainage was bad. Altogethe:, it was one of the most unsuitable places that could possibly have been selected. The Commissioners indicated if the army would change its camp they would grant a free permit. Mr. Coxey at once set off to hunt up the owners of Ivy City, where he hopes to finally locate. A copy of the health officer’s letter regarding the sanitary condi- tions of the mew camp was sent to Mi Coxey, at the request of the latter. To a reporter of The Star the chief of the com- monwealers said: “There is little new to record today re- garding the army. We are gaining confi- dence every day and our cause is growing. It is not so that I am in communication with the other armies that are marching to Washington. All that I know of that is what I read in the newspapers. Everything is booming perfectly at the camp, and there is no complaint. We shall move as soon as another camping ground has been selected.” Later the Commissioners were informed that there were six new cases of sickness in the camp, and therefore directed the health officer to make an immediate inspec- tion of the camp and report the condition of “) 9 Saw the White House. Ear érowa of visitors who passed into House today and were allowed the beauties of the east room was mber of Coxey’s commonweal. He his badge openly, and made no effort to conceal his identity. Officer Ellis was on duty at the door at the time. He scrutinized the Coxeyite closely, but offered no obstruction whatever to his full entrance into the hcme of the President. The pil- grim sauntered into the east room, looked around at his leisure, and then sauntered out. As he passed Officer Ellis the second time he remarked that he was surprised they had allowed him to come into the house. The officer said he had no right to discriminate in the matter, and that any clean and well-behaved person can enter the house during the time it is open to the public. An exception might be made, how- ever if a large crowd of men should present themselves for admission. The Health Report. As stated in yesterday's Star, there is to be a daily inspection of the Coxey camp by health office officials, and the first of the daily inspections was made today. Chief Clerk Tracy and Inspector Hoover made the inspection, and submitted to Health Officer Hammett the following report: “We found the camp in as good sanitary condition as could be expected where so many men and horses are huddled together. Much of the debris, brick bats, horse ma- nure, etc., that has been deposited there during the past is being removed by the so- called Coxey army, and the lot Is agtually cleaner than when it was first occupied. The most objectionable feature appeared to be the sanitary condition of the men them- selves, who are sleeping upon the ground, or in loose straw under a canvas covering. mown of them were reported sick this morn- 6. “We also found that the men were using the rear premises of a house on Delaware avenue, and sometimes the house itself, for privy purposes. A trench about ten’ feet long, two feet wide and one and a half feet deep has been dug at the end of the lot adjoining the alley line, where larg quantities of fecal matter are being hourly deposited, in violation of the health ordi- narces, and which will very soon become an intolerable and threatening nuisance. The premises, as well as the camp itself, are entirely devoid of sewer or water facilities. A two days’ notice has been served upon the owner of the house to abate the nuisance.” Mr. A. L. Saltzsteia is the owner of the abandoned frame shanty mentioned in the report. He was summoned to the health office this afternoon and the notice was served on him. He had given the Coxeyites permission to vse the premises. After Ivy City. Gen. Coxey was at the city hall for some { time this morning, waiting to see Mr. Al j bert Gleason, one of the directors of the Ivy City Brick Company. Mr. Gleason was attendance upon the trial of the ivy | City bookmakers, and Coxey called for the purpose of uring the Ivy City race tr: | Grounds, that he might cncamp his army ‘there. Mr. Gleason did not appear par- ticularly anxious to see the “general,” | when the trial was adjourned shortly after moon for the usual recess Coxey had. be- come tired of waiting and had left the city ‘To a Star reporter Mr. Gleason staied that he had had no talk with Coxey upon the matter, and explained that even if he were willing that the army should encamp at the track he could not alone grant that privilege. Coxey, he said, would have to first obtain the permission of the direc- toms ef the Ivy City Brick Company. Whether their consent could be obtaincd, Mr. Gleason said, he did not, of course, know. He intimated, however, that so far as he was concerned he was not disposed to give his consent to the army's 2¢cu- pancy of the grounds. Mr. Osborne Denies. Congressman Harris of Kansas has re- ceived a telegram from R. 8. Osborne, sec- reary of state of Kansas, denying the sensa- tional and incendiary utterances attributed to him in an alleged interview with him, telegraphed from Topeka yesterday. Mr. Osborn’s denial says: “That special is another republican lie. I said nothing of the kind.” On the House Floor. One of Coxey’s wandering Willies drifted in-on the floor of the House this afternoon while the House was in session and by his presence within the sacred precincts almost paralyzed with fright several nervous mem- bers who saw him. He was discovered leaning over the railing, watching with in- disguised curiosity and wide open mouth the scene before him. He was ragged and sunburned and every inch a Coxeyite. A doorkeeper discovered him, and after he had recovered from the shock, asked the Coxeyite what he was doing there. am just watching them fellers,” he ‘But only members of Congress are al- lowed in here,” said the doorkeeper. “Oh, I only wanted a place to sit down,” said the Coxeyite, “but I didn’t like to sit in the seat of any of them fellers, and I was just looking round.” He was immediately waltzed out of the hall and given a place to sit down, as per his desire. It is supposed that the stranger innocently wandered into the hall while the doorkeeper’s back was turned and his at- tention diverted to something else. “The Trial Tommorow. Considerable interest is shown in the case of Coxey, Browne and Jones, the common- weal leaders, who are to be tried in Judge Miller's court tomorrow, and when the case is called, there will, undoubtedly, be a large crowd in the building clamoring for admis- |sion. It is the intention of the court offi- | cials, however, not to allow the court to be | filled to overflowing with persons attracted there by reason of idle curtostty, and officers will be stationed at the door and about the | court room to maintain order. | The filing of a charge against Coxey caus- | ed some surprise, both to the leaders and thelr followers, and a disposition is shown | in some quarters,so it is said, to withdraw,if | possible, the charge against Coxey. But | Mr. (Mullowny, the assistant prosecuting at- | torney, filed the charge on his own respon- sibility, after hearing the statements of offi- cers in the cases of the other leaders, and | he intends to have the court decide whether | or not Coxey violated the law. |_ The refusal on the part of Judge Miller to | release Coxey on his personal bonds seems to have displeased Coxey’s followers, who have indulged in some comments on his action, Col. Bright, sergeant-at-arms of the Sen- ) ate, Maj. Moore and Judge Miller met in the | judge's private room in the court building today and held a lengthy consultation con- cerning the affair at the Capitol. When this consultation was concluded Maj. Moore hurried to the office of the Dis- | trict Commissioners, as he had been sent for by theee officials. Additional Sick Ones. | Four more memibers of Coxey’s army were taken from camp today and sent to the hospital. KEPT ON THE MOVE|™HE SiMETaLLic CONGRESS) |N CONGRESS TODAY Cleveland Policemen Allowed No Street Gatherings. CHY UNDER MILITARY PROTECTION Every Preparation Made for an Outbreak. RIOTERS HAVE BEEN COWED pS sae aes CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8.—The city of Cleveland virtually rested under military protection last night. Between 800 and 900 men were sleeping at the various armories with bayoneted sentries watching over them, ready to arouse them at the first sound of alarm. True, the arrangements made by Mayor Blee were entirely pre- cautionary, and no one hoped more than he that only precautionary measures would be necessary, but they were made with all the care and precaution that actual hostilities required. The very fact that the night passed with- out @ renewal of trouble led the authori- ties at the city hall to fear a renewed out- burst today. Every preparation was, there- fore, made to put the entire civic and mil- itary forces into operation at daybreak. “We do not propose to allow the rioters to obtain one moment's start of us,” said Director of Police Herbert today, “and every policeman in the city will be ready to move at the first intimation of trouble.” Three of the largest motor cars were taken to the public square at daybreak, the motormen being instructed to obey the orders of the director of police. At 3:30 o'clock a detail of police, under Captain Gates, was sent to Newburg, where the large tron mills are located and where disorder was threatened. The Poles of that district held a meeting late last night and determined to make a raid on the wire mills today. The military were held in to go to the aid of the police, ess should the force be inadequate to handle the mob. In the down-town districts, and through- out the elty generally, quiet prevailed dur- ing the night and early morning. The for- eignera who compose the disorderly cle- ment live in Newburg principally. There socialist tators have during the ‘past winter promulgated their doctrines and large numbers of converts. Pelice Guard the Square. Long before the earliest risers had started down town today the poliee had taken pos- session of the public square. They were located at every corner and crosswalk, and @ squad of officers occupied the speakers’ stand. As soon as the people bound for work appeared on the streets the work of the police began and continued all day. No one was allowed to stand in any one place for any length of time, but all were kept moving. ttle knots of yesterday's rioters gathered here and there, but were speedily dispersed by the police, who walked to and fro with drawn clubs. The first report of trouble today was re- ceived from the Cleveland Spring Bed Com- pany, at Wason and Hamilton streets, stat- ing tl @ gang of men had attempted to break into the place and drive out the workmen. A patrol wagon loaded with officers was dispatched to the scene, but the crowd had already dispersed and disap- peared. While Superintendent Allen ard Foundry and a frien the works, a volley, ofvm mat the carriage, which was badly battered. A shot Was fired from the carriage,-but no one was injured. ‘ea The crowd assembled about the works, comprised of striking molders and their sympathizers, Violence in Coke Region. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. May 3.—The coke strikers made an assault on the Fort Hill plant today and forced the workmen to flee for their lives. In the melee a num- ber of the men were badly beaten. The plant ts now closed down. The capture cf the Morewood dynamiters last night and the attack on Fort Hill has caused the greatest excitement and the feeling of un- rest is more pronounced than at any time since the last strike began. Mobs are marching through the country, and raids are feared at several points. The women made an attack on the Davidson works, but left disgusted when they found but one man at work. —_—.—_ STRUCK ON A BAR. The Liner Persian Monarch Ran Ashore in the Night. WEST HAMPTON, L. I, May 3—The Wilson liner Persian Monarch, which sailed from London April 17, went ashore last night ‘about 9:30 opposite Eastport. Al- though the life stations closed on the Ist instant, the crew of the Quogue station promptly responded and went to the assfst- ance of the stranded steamer. The captain, however, informed the life-saving crew that | he did not consider his vessel in any im- mediate danger. The steamer lies well in shore and it is a question if she can be floated even at high water. Capt. Bristow has telegraphed to New York for tugs to assist him in floating the steamer. Capt. Bristow says that the Weather was clear and the sea calm when his vessel struck on the bar. He claims that he went ashore because the rudder broke. One of the firemen on the steamer, however, says that the rudder did not break until after the steamer struck. Capt. Bristow de- clined to give any further information when asked for more details. ‘There are supposed to be but few passen- ers on | probably net more than irty. She has very little cargo. The beach is thronged with people. The Persian Monarch is a four-masted screw steamer of 3,023 tons gross register. ee WHO SHOT GIBBS? The Buffalo Police Narrowing the Cirele of Suspects. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 3.—The coroner's inquest in the case of the murdered lawyer, Montgomery Gibbs, was begun today. No evidence was taken, however, and the ex- amination of witnesses was deferred until Wednesday. It is not deemed advisable at this time to make public some of the evi- dence that has been obtained, lest the ends of justice may be thwarted. The police have as yet made no arrests. There is little doubt today in the minds of any of the reading and thinking citizens of Buffalo that Gibbs was murdered by scme man living in the immediate vicinity of where the body was found, and that the motive for the crime was vengeance follow- ing swiftly upon Gibbs’ attempt to pursue an intrigue with a wife or daughter. But not # paper in Buffalo dare print the sus- picion which passes lightly from lip to lip because there is no absolute proof, and great injustice might be doue an entirely innocent woman. Nor do the police dare make an arrest on the slight clew which they possess. The head detective will only say that the circle is gradually narrowing about the probable murderer and that a sensational arrest will soon be made. a Ma Sailors Went Down, VANCOUVER, B. C., May 3.—Nearly all of five boat loads of hunters belonging to the ship American Retriever have been loft at sea. The Retriever, which was on a hunting voyage April 2, sent off a number of hunters, only three men being left aboard to manage the ship. A hurricane sprang up, and ship and boats became separated, and only a few Chinese and Europeans were rescued by a passing steamer five days after the gale. | { Senators Sherman and Teller Give Their Views Upon It, The Former Explains the Object of the Telegram Sent by Him- self and Others, Senator Sherman in speaking today of the London bimetallic convention and the telegram sent by himself and other Sena- tors to the lord mayor of London express- ing sympathy with the movement expressed the hope that the convention would lead to the calling of another international mone- tary conference, and said: “There is no division of sentiment among conservative people as to the necessity of regaining sil- Yer as one of the moneys of the country. The only question we have discussed in Congress is whether we can have free coin- age without demonetizing gold. The gener- al opinion fs that this would be the result of an attempt by the United States alone to maintain sixteen ounces of silver ‘with one ounce of gold when in the open mar- ket we can buy thirty-one ounces of silver with an ounce of gold. While I have al- ways opposed the free coinage of silver, I have none the less desired that silver should be used to the utmost extent pos- sible as a money metal, providing only that it would not place us on a single standard of silver and drive gold from the, dountry, gold being the recognized standard tn mon- etary transactions with all the chief com- mercial nations. I therefore joined heartily in expressing the hope that the bimetallic congress about to assemble in London would recommend some pian by which all the commercial nations would arrange a mode of coining both metals as money. My own opinion is that it is better to recog- nize at once, as a fact that is apparent, that on account of the vast increase of the roduction of silver the ratio should be ed upon the present relative market value of silver and gold.” What Sen: © Teller Say Senator Teller, speaking on the same sub- ject, said: ‘The Bimetallic Association which met at Manchester is composed of some of the ablest and best known of Eng- lish writers on questions of political econ- omy, together with a number of leading men in public life. Its utterances will have great influence not only in Great Britain, but throughout the world. Nearly, :f ‘not all, of the professors and teachers of the best colleges of Great Britain are the open and avowed supporters of bimetallism. I can say confidently that the intelligence of Europe is with the bimetallists, and as in Great Britain, so in other parts of Europe. “In Europe much more attention has been given to questions of Peta economy and social organization than in this country, and the active work of these learned men must have ultimately an influence on legis- jation, not only in Europe, but in Ameri- ca. “As to the effect of the telegram sent to the Manchester meeting by Sena- tors Sherman and other Senators, who have not been known as silver men, I think the telegram will encourage bimetallism in Europe by showing that even those who oppose the free coinage of silver have come to recognize the necessity of 2 double standard, and that it will be seen from this that while differences of opinion may exist among Americans as to how we shall se- cure the full use of silver as standard money, none exists to the necessity of the use of both gold and silver on terms of mint equality.” ———__+2+_______ AFFAIRS AT HONOLULU, They Are Supposed to Be Quiet at Present. The Navy Department has received a tele- 6ram from Port Townsend announcing the arrival there from Honolulu of the U. 8. 6. | ROW 20 what sort of Dill the business of the Adams, sixteen days out. Matters at Tula are reported to be-quiet. Admiral Wal. ker assumed command of the station, re- Heving Admiral Irwin, on the 14th ultimo, Officials of the State and Navy Depart- ments are still diplomatically silent respect- ing the nature of Admiral’ Walker's mission at Hawaii and will say nothing to relieve the anxiety of the islanders upon the sub- ject of Pearl harbor. The fact that the Adams brought no word from Minister Wil- ils or Admiral Walker is taken as an indi- cation that there been no marked change in the situation at Hawaii nor any happenings the report of which could not safely be left to the malls. ————— a DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The District's Code. It is the intention of Chairman Heard of the House District committee to confer at an early date with the members of the sub- committee on the District of Columbia code as to ways and means for commencing werk upon the preparation of a code of laws for the District. The subcommittee consists of Messrs. Richardson, Cobb, Cooper (Ind.) and Post. and was appointed at the beginning of the session for this work. The subcommittee has been awaiting the report of the lawyers appointed by act of Congress to compile the present code of laws in force in the Dis- trict. This work has been recently com- pleted, as published in The Star, and the Fysprt is now in the hands of the Supreme ourt of the District. It is probable that a copy of the compila- tion will be called for by the committee io furnish a basis for action in preparing a ecde. The subcommittee has felt. that it would be groping in the dark to undertake any kind of action in this [ne without having full knowledge of what laws are row in operation, feel that they will be better enabled to act intelligently upon the matter before them. ‘The subject will probably be brought up jat the meeting of the full committee next | of | | Wednesday. The subcommittee consisted of | Wilson bill placed a duty of 10 per cent on | an additional member up to the time of Mr. Hilborn’s retirement from Congres, and Mr. Heard will either fill the vacancy with some member of the present committee or appoint the new member of the committee, who ts to be selected by Speaker Crisp, to filt Mr. Hilborn’s place on the full com- mittee, CAPITOL TOPICS. Bland’s Free Coinage Bill Waits Owing to the absence of three members of the House committee on coinage, no vote was taken on the bill of Representative Bland for the free coinage of silver, and it was postponed until next Wednesday. A hearing was given W. W. Hubbell cf Virginia upon a bill which he had prepared, and which had been introduced by Mr. Tucker of Virginia, providing for coining and maintaining the parity of both gold and silver. Canndinns Already Killing Seals. Secretary Carlisle is busy today putting the finishing touches to the Bering sea reg- ulations, and it is quite probable that, they will be ready this evening or tomorrow. | Several matters of detail upon which the Canadians have insisted are being adjusted, and it is expected that the full instructions will be telegraphed very shortly to our com- manders of the seal fleet. This probably will be done to save time, which is of the greatest importance at present, inasmuch as it is almost certain that during the week which must expire before our sealers can reach the herds the Canadians will have secured a rich harvest unmolested. It is believed that they are now in the midst of the herds moving northward, and that the slaughter continues day and night, indis- criminately and without regard to whether males or females, heavy with their young, are taken. ves Lewis Respited. Gov. Jones of the Choctaw Indian nation has respited for sixty dayS Silan Lewis, sentenced to death at Wilburton, Indian territory, for a murder growing out of po- | litical troubles. With a clear understand- | \iug of this part of the subject, the members | ing how, upon the faith of the Senator Chandler Makes a Speech on the Tariff Question. DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCY SHOWN Protection Continued Contrary to the Party Platform. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL The republicans varied their program when the Senate met today. Although it was evident a quorum was not present no republican made the point and the Senate proceeded immediately with its preliminary routine business. The House bill author- izing the wearing of a distinctive army and navy badge on public occasions was passed on motion of Mr. Mitchell (Wis.). Mr. Hunton (Va.) asked unanimous con- sent for the consideration of a bill to re- mit the penalties on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) objected. On motion of Mr. Sherman (Ohio) the House bill to authorize the commissioner of the general land office to issue a patent tor Mace Clements’ survey 380, in the Vir- ginia military district in Ohio, was passed. At this point Mr. Morgan refused to allow morning business to proceed further. He moved, in conformity with the special order made ten days ago, that the Senate go into executive session to consider the Chi- nese treaty. The motion was agreed to and after the doors were closed the motion of Senator Mitchell (Oreg.) to consider the treaty in open session was considered first, The Tariff Bill. The executive session lasted less than a half hour. The doors were reopened at 12 o'clock and on motion of Mr. Harris the tariff bill was taken up immediately. Mr. Allison suggested that the amend- ment under consideration (to change the date when the bill should go into effect, from June 1 to June 30) in the first line of the bill, which has been ostensibly the pending subject of discussion for ten days, should be passed over. The date on which the bill should take effect, he said, could be fixed best later. Mr. Harris agreed to pass over the amendment in order to make progress. Mr. Quay, who was entitled to the floor, then yielded to Mr, Chandler (N. FL. Mr. Chandler's Tarif Views, Mr.Chandler began his remarks with some | humorous allusions to Mr. Quay’s il health, | which compelled him to repeatedly yield the floor to other Senators on his side. He went on to give his idea of what the tariff bill would have been had the democrats been true to the principles laid down in the Chi- cago pfatform. The platform declared for a tariff for revenue only. According to treasury estimates $200,000,000 of the reve- nue must be raised from customs duties. Impofts to the value of about $900,000,000 | came through our custom houses annually. |If.the democrats had desired to make a | genuine, honest revenue tariff to meet the demands of the government they had but to lay a uniform duty of 20 per cent upon the one thousand million dollars’ worth of merchandise imported, A free of any description was not con- sistent with the doctrine of a revenue tariff, In the present situation, no one could tell what sort of a bill was to be passed. Over 300 amendments were being prepared. They would be acted upon, as would hundreds cratic clubs, inclosing a contribution. Mr. Cleveland, he said, was willing to pay for the dissemination of his noble and lofty sentiments and he hoped that the demo- crats of the Senate, taking counsel of their eminent leader, would finally put aside their scramble for protection to local or personal interests and make their bill conform to the democratic platform. Mr. Quay Resumes His Speech. When Mr. Chandler took his seat, Mr. Quay (Pa.) resumed the speech which he has been delivering in serial form for the last two weeks. THE HOUSE. The opening prayer in the House was delivered by Bishop Bowman of St. Louis of the M. E. Church. After some personal requests had been laid before the House and granted, Mr. McCreary (Ky.), chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, called up the Senate bill providing for the revising of consular regulations, and asked for its immediate consideration. Objection was made. Previous to this a letter from the acting secretary of the treasury calling attention to the laws providing for the appointment of a joint commission on waste paper in the departments and requesting the ap- pointment of the commission was laid be- fore the House, and the Speaker appointed Mr. Maddox (Ga.) and Mr. Hepburn (lowa) commissioners on the part of the House. River and Harbor Bill. After the call of committees for reports, without eliciting any bills of importance, the House, at 12:25, went into committee of the whole for the consideration of the river and harbor appropriation bill, and Mr. Hatch of Missouri was called to the chair. Mr. Catchings, chairman of the commit- tee on rivers and harbors, made a brief statement in explanation of the bill. During Mr. Catchings’ rmarks there Was so much noise and confusion on the ficor that it was impossible to hear what was said, which led Mr. Waiker (Mass.) to suggest the erection of “whispering boxes,” into which members could retire for consultation. He thought the House Was entitled to hear the debate. Mr. Cannon (I1l.) followed, and arraigned the policy of the democratic party of dol- ing out a plece of dough here and there, thus necessitating the appropriation of rearly $9,000,000. By this method they would spend $3 where $1 would have been sufficient, if they followed the practices of the Forty-third, Forty-ninth and Fifty- first Congresses. Mr. Hepburn (lowa) declared that he was in favor of river and harbor appropria- tions, while he was o} to the pending river and harbor bill. He had seen a num- ber of river and harbor bilis constructed for the purpose of catching doubtful votes, but this bill went further in that direc- tion than any bill within his experience. OO EFFORTS AT HARMONY. All Democrats Said to Be Placated Except Senator Hill. ‘The efforts of Senator Jones of Arkansas to harmonize the democratic Senators by proposing amendments to the tariff bill | upon which all can agree seem to be about to succeed. In this mission of peace and good will Senator Jones has been supported by Senator Gorman. Mr. Gorman has held the protectionists well in hand, with the exception of Senator Hill, while Mr. Jones has quieted the fiery and enthusiastic free traders, with whom he is understood to sympathize, by the assurance that half a loaf is better than no bread, and that if the tariff bill was to be passed at all it could only be done by concessions to certain democratic Senators whose constituents would not consent to the passage of certain paragraphs in the bill as they now stand It is now expected that the amendments agreed upon will be offered in the Senate u of or next y. Perha the intro- others. There was no means of deverminin | uetion ot = 3A gh ales day or country must be adjusted. After it was |, if it ever was passed, a grand prize should: bé offered to the person who should first Giscover the underlying principle upon which the bill was framed—if there was any, which he doubted. An Extraordinary Performance. Mr. Chandler proceeded to discuss the spirit in which the bill should be framed. He cated attention to the words of Mr. Cleveland—the greatest statesman of his | party—inveighing against selfishness and | personal ambition in the preparation of the | bill. Despite this warning to sink local in- | | terests in the common weal, the country had witnessed extraordinary’ performances | at both ends of the Capitol while the bill | was in committee, The agents of the pro- tected industries swarmed the lobbies, led, | introduced and backed by democrats, who were committed on their platform to the | doctrine that all protection was a robbery | and unconstitutional. Even Mr. Cleveland's own appointees | were here pleading for protection. District -Attorney Poucher of New York, nominated | by the President, confirmed by the two New York Senators, had been before the ways | and means committee appealing for prohi- | biticn duties on barley and barley malt. | Had Chairman Wilson been made of the proper stuff Poucher would have been scourged from his committee room. — in- stead, the House had fixed the duty on bar- ley at 35 per cent. He did not know when Mr, Poucher had been before the Senate | committee, but he did know that when the | bill emerged from the committee the duty ‘had been raised to 40 per cent. The high | | duty Isto be levied in order that the brew- | | ers of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and | | 1Minois may have that protection which the democratic platform declared was unconsti- | | tutional. Ail this, when the humble request | of the wage workers for hearings were de- | nied, | Lime and Coal. He then took up the duty on lime, show- | democratic | | platform, Mr. Jones of New Hampshire had | Invested largely in lime kilns in Canada. | But the sinister motives that the noble soul of Mr. Cleveland would scorn prevailed. The lime; the Senate bill 15 per cent. It sort of paralyzed him, he said, to try | to reconcile the democratic party with its | prirciples, its pro! ions with its prac- | tices. How did the democrats reckon a 100 | per cent duty on rice with the idea of a ‘revenue tariff? He understood and believed | that there was a rice trust, at the head | of which was Mr. Benedict, a son of Mr. |moce“ante 3 friend, E. C. ‘Benedict, that | met with its manipulations every attempt | | to reduce the duty. All this perfidy would certaimly break down Mr. Cleveland’s faith in human nature. Then there was coal— free coal, the great boon to be given to New Ergland by tarift reform. Why hed | a democratic Senate abandoned this dona- tion to New England? Mr. W. C. Whitne: a true devotee of the Chicago platform, nounced far and wide that New England should heve free coal. He had gone fur. | | ther. He had proven his absolute good faith | | by becoming a heavy partner in the Domin- fon Coal Company. at influences nad | jirduced the Senate to put a duty of 40 | cents on coal while they were now active | in having it mereased still further to 50 | ‘cents? He did not believe the bill as it} stood now could pass. Could the democrats | of the Senate vote for a protection duty on | | coal and iron and at the same time place | wool, the product of the farm, on the free | ; st? | Free Wool. | Mr. Chandler then drifted into an elabor- | jate argument against free wool, in the | course of which Mr. Perkins (Cal.), who | was familiar with Pacific freight rates, de- | | clared that the cost of transportation of wool from New Zealand to Vancouver or | San Francisco would not exceed one-half |cent per hundred pounds, about the cost of its subsequent transportation across the | |Continent.. With Australian wool trans. | | ported to Boston for one cent per hundred | pounds, he maintained that it was self- | evident that American wool could not com- | pete with the foreign article. Continuine, | air. Chandler svid he thought public senti- | | ment would prevent the democrats of tne | Senate from placing coal and iron ore on | the dutiable list and wool and lumber on | | the free list. | In concluding, Mr. Chandler read with Sarcastic commént ‘the letter of Prest- dent Cleveland, addressed to President Chauncey I. Black of the league of demo- | Louis, president; Charles H. Gentry, Chi. longer, because the history of the effort to secure harmony shows that no sooner has one difficulty been overcome than an- other arises. The only democratic Senator who will re- fuse to be bound by the agreement upon the amendments to the bill ts Mr. Hil. He intends to maintain his record for consist- ency by opposing the bill so long as the income tax in any form is retained in it. He will not try to delay a vote. On the contrary he is willing and even anxious to amend the rules of the Senate so as to for- bid all kinds of fillbustering. The amendment to the rules may not prove hecessary, but the confidence of the democrats that they will pass their bill in time to go Into effect by the first of July is strengthened by the fact that they fcel that cloture can be had if needed. Hill is not only i to, but is aiding in any way he can the proposition to close debate when the majority desire it. It is sald that when the much-talk-d-of compromise amendments come in it will be found that very little besides the sugar and the income tax will be involved. Amendments to paragraphs in the bill here and there to improve its symmetry and to prevent inconsistencies will probably be made, but the agreement will not turn on any of these and they are spoken of as un- important and incidental Ticket Brokers’ Convention. The fifteenth ahnual convention of the American Ticket Brokers’ Association will be held in this city on May 9, 10 and 1. Several hundred members are expected to attend the gathering. The officers of the association are: H. A, Guinzburg, St. cago, first vice president; G. E. Beekman, Boston, second vice president; W. H. C er, Minneapolis, third vice president: E. C. Poage, Cincinnati, fourth vice president; executive committee, Gustay G. Lansing. New York, chairman; George M. McKen- zie, Chicago; 1. Salomon, Chicago; Thomas Ca s ebb, Peoria, and the president ex- officio. On motion of Serator Morgan, the Senate went into executive session immediately after the disposal of the routine morning business, and it was suppose® that the Chinese treaty. would be taken up, but on the request of Mr. Morgan that matter Was again postponed until next Monday, May Mr, Morgan stated that there were some Senators who desired to discuss the | treaty who had requested the postpone- ment, and as there was no objection the order was made. The executive session continued only twenty-five minutes, Depariment Investization, The Dockery departmental commission ts Investigating the business methods of the office of the supervising architect of the treasury with a special view to their simpli- fication. The investigation has been in pro- gress since Monday and is of a most thor- ough description. In view of the action of the commission in the case of the office of the commissioner of customs, the clerks and employes of the architect's office are somewhat fearful of the result of the inves- tigation. os Going to Rering Sea, There was a story in circulation today that the orders of the U. 8. S. Ranger, now at San Francisco, to patrol duty in Bering sea, had been countermanded, and that she Was to be sent to Hawaii instead. Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, told a Star reporter that no change has been made in the orders to the Ranger, and that she will start north for Bering sea in a few days. - The Gold Balance. The indications are that the usual spring cutflow of gold has at last set in. Advices received at the Treasury Department show that about $1,500,000 in gold was shipped yesterday, and $1,000,000 has already been engaged for shipment next Saturday. Of ccurse the amount of future exportations will depend entirely upon the rate of for- eign exchange, but if the present high figure is maintained {t is almost certain that some heavy shipments will be made. The gold balance is $),450,0W), including yesterday's operations, NOT SO DANGEROUS Military Surgeons Think Modern Guns Will Wound, but Not Kill. The Need of an Official Journal Fully Discussed Today. SOME BUSINESS TRANSACTED The fifth session of the fourth annuaf meeting of the Association of Military Sur- geons was called to order at 9:30 this fore- jnoon. Before proceeding to the transaction of scientific business Maj, Briggs, chair- man of the committee on transportation, submitted his report, and Ma’. Wing of |the ecmmittee on medical journal reported that the committee had not accomplished the purposes for which it was created, but through no dearth of interest on the part of the committee. In conclusion he offered |® resolution that the association should | subscribe for a monthly journal. Capt. | Stancish thought that if they subscribed to |a Jourral they should have the right to con- |trol the advertisements, so that no quack |ncstrum might be advertised in it. One |surgeon stated that the executive commit- tee had already considered this. Capt. | Smart and Maj. Carr became involved in « \discussion as to the merits of the project. | Capt. Smart wanted it to go through, | Promised that it would be a source of profit, Maj. Carr thought that as the was already in debt in the sum of $497, that the association should float aor reg Mao cae, nine mi an ings a ly Capt. Smart stated that the association could not be called on to sustain any loss |micht, ‘incur, "Secretary Chaneanior wes might incur. was jheartily in favor of the journal, and |sanguine of its success. It would also re- |Meve the secretary of a vast amount of lor the Seorusk wenle part fo the treeeaey of the journi go into {of the tion, Secretary ol from $4,000 to $30,000 an- nually he could not see why should not net $8,000 or $10,000. R. C. Foster thought they should jin a matter. It was very =; to figure out a profit on paper, he had been connected with one of est medical journals of the years they had run on a losing and new were just running had to pay an editor. They had to buy matter. He said that it r «rind of the board of questicnable advertisement | coming in in all forms and One or two other delegates clared that they thought t ical journals enough. The jreread. Maj. Carr wanted the matter @& ferred till the next meeting, at Buffalo. A motion of this kind was made and carried, on a division. Wounds and Equipments. The first paper on the program was “Pene+ trating Wounds of the Abdomen,” by Capt. ©. J. Meyer, assistant surgeon sixty-fifth regiment, National Guard, New York, Buf- falo, N. Y. This was not forthcoming, an@ Gen, Burrill of Massachusetts proceeued to read a paper on medical instruction and how | they do it in Massachusetts. He | the schools of the soldier and of the officer |and spoke of the various advantages which | they conferred on the service. He stated that | schools of the officers in the medical @e- | partment of the National Guard would not jonly prove of great value to the National , ard, the regular army and the nation, put also to the medical profession. The par | | per was referred to the committee on priate} ing. “Records and Blanks for Medical ment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Specimens,” by Lieut, Col. E. J. medical director M. V. M., Mass., was next on the program. Col. Forster | exhibited a number of blanks, and be a | vith gued the points im each. He thought that room for improvement existed in the forms of records and blanks, but the old bay sta’ had approached close upon perfection. Several delegates from other states stated that elther they had adopted or contemplated the adoption of the Massaciuseits blanks. Several advised the adoption of the regular United States forms of bianks, as they thought this would be the best form of se- curing uniformity. Maj. Valery Haverd, \.U.8.4., from Fort Russell, who was here as one of the most prominent sanitary experts in the army, was given five minutes ia which to demonstrate the equipment of the sanitary soldier. Maj. Havard used a six- foot ambulance soldier as a lay figure. This tall gentleman was buckled over and strap- ped with medical chests, tinware and other | paraphernalia of the merciful side of war, The exhibit gave evident rest to those present, and notes were taken. The sem | vice belt was much commended as a mark \ ed advance over the old hav