Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. prt fener say te PUSLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansylvania Avenue, Cor. Lith Street, by The Evening 8 Oo: 8 ivening: Btar pe mpany, pet we ora New York Offine, 88 Potter Building, pate Be wins tated = Tig Broning Star ts served to subscribers Bet week, or 44¢. per moat 2 cents each States or Cansda—postage ‘prepaid 50 month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star. $1.00 per year; wit Socios ent added, $3.00. (Entered at the as second-class mail matter.) C7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tp advance. Rates of advertising. made known oo. appiteation, Vor 84. No. 20,876. | Star. . WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. = LLL A DEMOCRATIC CLAIM|SURGEONS EAT SHAD/URGED ON BY WOMEN|SENATE AND HOUSEIMIYED NUMBERS| NX THE OLD wor.o That the Tariff Bill Will Pass the Senate Early in June. WHAT RADICAL REFORMERS SURRENDER Many Increases of Duty in Several of the Schedules. ANOTHER ARMISTICE ‘The democrats of the Senate claim to have forty-four votes pledged to their com- promise tariff bill, leaving out Senator Hill, ‘who will vote against the bill, and Allen Riso. They do not admit that there is any possibility of doubt that the bill will be not later than the first week in lune, and many predictions are made that ye vote will be had at the end of two s. Beyond the sugar schedule and tmeome tax amendment put in today the amendments to be offered in accord- ance with the compromise arrangement are not known with certainty, even by dem- ocratic Senators, except those few who are engaged in the work. There seems little Goubt, however, that the radical tariff re- formers surrender a great deal, permitting ® number of substantial increases of duty here and there through the schedules. In the metal, the miscellaneous, the chemical and in some of the textile sche- dules there is said to be a considerable in- crease. The increases do not go through the entire schedule, but affect particular items. All the changes are said to have the approval of President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. The Woolen Schedule. ‘The hardest fight outside of the sugar and Income tax struggle is over the woolen schedule. Experts from New York have been at work ior some days on this sched- ule. Their first proposition submitted was Fejected, and they are now at work on an }mendment giving a specific as well as the vad valorem duty, which it is said runs the maximum duty up to the equivalent of 49 © cent.. The maximum rate in the House ill was 40 per cent, and this was cut down by the Senate finance committee. The ex- perts have not yet finished their work, and the amendment is not agreed to by the managers who are deciding upon the con- troversy, but the impression is given out that it ts only a matter of detail involved, end that an amendment to the woolen Schedule making a reduction will be submit- ted by the finance committee as a feature of the compromise. Hill Will Fight the Bill. All efforts to satisfy Mr. Hill have failed, and he will not only vote against the bill, but will fight it step by step through the Senate, though he will not attempt to delay the taking of the vote. It is understood that as each amendment its offered by the finance committee, Mr. Hill intends to op- Pose it, and to state to the committee in plain words the purpose of the amendment, giving the name of the Senator to whom the concession js made and characterizing the action of the committee as a deal to secure votes. It is said that he wjll be very per- sonal in this, and point out just what par- ticular Senators are influenced by particu- lar amendments offered. Another Armistice. Another armistice has been agreed upon In the tariff debate, which will carry the tariff bill over until next Tuesday. At 2 o'clock Senator Harris, in charge of the bill, will move an executive session, and it is probable that the remainder of the day will be consumed behind closed doors. Tomor- Tow the executive session will continue, and probably on Morday, with perhaps a short time after convening devoted to the tariff debate. Senator Harris that there was business which must be consider- ed in executive session, and this seemed to be the best time to devote to it. Senator Aldrich had many conferences with the democrats today, and he told them that the republicans objected to any further discussion of the bill until they knew what it was and what the proposed amendments were. He said as soon as the amendments were presented the republi- cans would go ahead with the bill and dis- fuss and vote upon it in the regular order. The agreement reached today indicates that the managers of the compromise be- Meve that they will be ready to present the proposed changes to the Senate by ‘Tuesday, and that on Wednesday, if the Chinese treaty is disposed of on Tuesday, the tariff bill will be taken up and pushed with all possible speed. Senator Vest today offered amendments to the tariff income tax bill, providing for @ change in the income tax feature of the Dill. They do not charge the tax of 2 per cent nor the amount at which incomes should be subject to tax, leaving it at $4,0u0 and upward. The object of the amend- ments is to relieve individual investors in corporations of the charge where their net incomes do not exceed $4,000, but to have The Military Association Takes a Trip to Marshall Hall Looking at the Historic Potomac— Hate Of at Mount Vernon—An 4 Enjoyable Trip. The close of the sessions of the Associa- tion of Military Surgeons of the United States was signalized last night with a Potomac excursion and a Marshall Hall Planked shad dinner. This entertainment was provided for the visiting surgeons by the committee of arrangements, of which Maj. George Henderson was chairman. About 300 guests took advantage of the event, and their appreciation of the merits of planked shad was gratifying to the man- egers of the excursion and to all loyal ex- Pourders of the glories of this sport. The surgeons, with their sisters and their cousins and their aunts, began to arrive at the dock of the Macalester before the time scheduled for departure, and were welcom- ed by Maj. Henderson, Dr. Luce and oth- ers of the local committee of arrangements. Lines were sounded off at 4:30, and the trip begun. The strangers took’ a stron interest in ali the historic places point gut to them along the river, and listened and lavghed appropriately at the river stories and anecdotes perpetrated on them, Capt. Blake, Navigating Capt. Ross and Pilot Turner were besieged with questions as to river rules and steamboat regulations, and on several occasions Chief O'Donnell Was pretty nearly crowded out of the en- gine room by curious lookers on. The ex- planation of all this was that scores of the newcomers were from the interior, where the steamboat is a rare bird. The tolling of the bell as the Macalester passed Mount Vernon was the cue for eyes to be turned in the direction of the hal- lowed place. When it was explained to them that al! merchant steamers tolled bells in passing, and that the officers and men of all government ships uncovered while pass- ing, many of the surgeons lifted their hats and remained bareheaded till the somber tones of the Mac's nae died away. Many of the points of interest in Alexan- dria were pointed out, and a hearty desire to land there was manifested by many of the people. The legend of the old Addison manor was told to grows, and cold shivers went the rounds. me of the old earth- works which still scar the hills were shown and the usual tales about Broad creek, Hattons’ Point, Piscataway creek, Bryan's fishing shore, and the torpedo ground were Ustened to with unsuspecting confidence. At the Hall. At Marshall Hall the first break was made for the al fresco fireplace, where the finny denizens of the Potomac were undergoing the improvement and refining process which fire is said sometimes to confer. The guests Stood around the blazing oaken logs and sniffed the coming of the feast. Those who were to leeward sneezed, wept, and waved their handkerchiefs under the inspiration of the ‘smoke, and those to windward whett2d their appetites with the savory fumes and wonde! if those old oak planks wouldn't go pretty good with a little salt and pepper on them. The camera fiend was there and got in some telling licks. Groups broke away finally, and drifted out to the old tournament ground, where the chivalrous knights of Maryland and Virginia annually cross lances for the honor of crowning his best girl the Queen of Love and Beauty. Then many people strolled down into the Marshall family graveyard, read the in- scriptions and wondered what death was. Some of the people from the west were es- pecially curious to know why the distin- guishing word “Gentleman” was used on the stones. Some of the people talked Alip- Dantly, but most of them, in the presence of these gloomy witnesses of the mutability of life, fell into reverie. The Big Dinner. The surrounding woodland was invaded, and finally when dirrer was announced the crowd fell to. Four tables extended from end to end of the dining room. These were prismatic with rosy radishes, white onions, green lettuce and dark, rich olives. Some flowers also graced the scene. There was an absolute lack of formality, and the folks ate as though they had come for that purpose and were not to be disappointed, and they were not. Col. McKibben and Superir tendent McDevitt had done them- selves proud, and the force with which good things came upon the tables and the rapidity with which they vanished gave eloquent evidence of the hungry apprecia- tion of the throng. All the guests could not be accommodated at the first set of tables, but there was no hurry and less scarcity. The menue was elaborate, but the pieces de resistance, or something like that, were clam chowder, shad and its roe. Maj. Henderson moved around, and in the most solicitous way would ask of each eater: “Want anything?” “Got everything you want?” etc. Back Again. The surgeons owned the place, and none of the proprietors evinced the least desire to dispute the title. Finally departure time ¢ame, and homeward the Macalester wend- ed her way. Songs were the order of the upward trip, and some first-class exhibi- tions of song were given. ‘The ladies’ committee for the excursion was Mrs. A. A. Birney, W: ston, A the profits of the corporations taxed. It also to eliminate the inquisi- features of the tax. em DISEASE-BREEDING SPOT. igorous Report a Structure in South Washington. Some time ago, when The Star made its crusade against the disease-breeding laces of the city, one of the places particu- referred to was that known as the barracks, 123 G street southwest. Several @ays ago the attention of the Commission- ers was again called to this place, and the ith officer was called upon to make an investigation and report. Today he sub- mitted his report, in which he says: “These promises are simply a dilapidated, disease- i, Plague spot, and should be im- mediately abandoned as totally unfit for habitation, dangerous to life and ordered to be torn down. I feel that I cannot too strongly urge such action, in view of my @uty to protect the public health, and trust that prompt action may be taken upon this recommendation. The owner of said = is Thomas Brown, 483 F street vent. TEXAS WITHOUT A CENT. Whe Lone Star State Likely to Be Bankrupt Soon. AUSTIN, Tex., May 4.—The treasury of Yexas is today without a dollar, a condi- tion of affairs that has not existed for twenty years, during which time its revenue balance has ranged annually from $1,000,000 to $300,000,000, Before the end of the year there will be a deficiency of several hun- @red thousand dollars, and it is doubtful if the state will be able to meet the inter- est on its bonds, amounting to $4,000,0U0, ee CAPITOL TOPICS. Cutting Telegraph Rates. Mr. Baker has introduced a bill in the House making it unlawful for telephone companies in the District to charge for the use of telephones more than $50 a year for @ ‘phone on a single wire, $40 a year where there are two telephones-on a single wire, $20 where there are three and $25 for four or more, —____+e+_______ Boston Warehouse Frauds. The Treasury Department officials have Teceived information that the investigation of the Boston customs offices has already developed what appears to be evidence of fraud in ‘the conduct of the warehouse. It was found that one firm of dealers in glass owed the government about $18,000 in cus- toms dues on glass long since withdrawn the warehouse and so)” Mrs. Dr. Pyles, Washington, D.C.; Miss Hazel Henderson, Washington, D.C.; Miss Cora Clay, Washington, D.C.; Miss Wilson, New York; Miss E. M. Foster, Washington, D.C.; Miss Solomons, Washington, D.C.; Miss Clear, Washington, D.C. Befcre leaving for the Hall last evening the association attended and enjoyed litter and ambulance drill and illustration of first aid to wounded on the field at the barracks by a detachment of the hospital corps. This merning many of them accepted the invitation of Col. Henry and attended the Grill of the troops at Fort Myer. Quite a number of the visitors left today for the battle fields of Bull Run, and some of them will go to Yorktown. ———.—__ Chinese Registration. Yesterday was the last day for legislation of the Chinese under the exclusion act and the amendment extending the time. It is not known how far the act has been com- Piied with and no information will be given by the internal revenue department until all the returns have been received from differ- ent parts of the country. It is probable that an attempt will be made to obtain a still further extension of time, as many Chinese claim that they were not able to register in season simply because the ities for doing so were lacking. o— Changes in the Post Office Department About forty reductions and promotions were made yesterday in the Post Office Department. It is said that several of those who were promoted were republicans, and the shift was devoid of political signifi- cance. Several democrats were reduced. The statement is made by the officials that service. It is understood that no dismissals were made. These are also said to be the nges which have been made within ified service of this department the present administration. E —— t The Commission Ready. ~The commission of William H. Manogue &$ collector of customs at Georgetown, D. C., was made out at the Treasury Depart- |} ment this afternoon, and now awaits the President's signature to be a completed document. Sey Earth ake Sufferers. The Secretary of State today received the following cable message from Mr. Alexan- der, U. S. minister to Greece: “What are American cities doing for ur- | gently needed relief of sufferers from earth- quakes?” o---— The blast furnace of the Norton Iron Works, Ashland, Ky., has been compelled to shut down for lack of a sufficient coke supply. =} came..p ator 7 7 emi point blank into their eer | the changes were made for the good of the | Attack on Coke Plants Repulsed by Bullets. FIFTGEN PERSONS SHOT IN THE FIGHT Great Excitement Throughout the Region. MORE VIOLENCE FEARED SCOTTDALE, Pa., May 4:—A riot occur- red at the Painter works of the McClue | Coke Company today. The company made | an effort to start this and other plants of the company on Tuesday, and today the women living at the plant determined to drive the “blacklegs” from work. They assembled, and with tin pans, clubs, coke forks and brooms, marched to the coke yard. Sanford White, mine superintendent; Ewing B. Roddy, bookkeeper, and a lot of deputies were on guard. A shot was fired to scare the women. In less thun a minute the men living in the houses rushed to the scene. White opened fire on the crowd, that numbered over 100, At the first fire from White and the deputies three men fell wounded. One was hurt fatally. The women carried off the wounded, and the now infuriated men set ufon, White and Roddy. Sanford White was brutally beaten over the head, knocked down, kicked and bruised about the body. His recovery is doubtful. While all this was going on the deputies who could use their Winchesters did so, and managed to shoot one woman, who is said to be dying. Roddy, the bookkeep2r, was one of the first to be injured, but he escaped with only slight bruises, and was brought here for treatment. The doctors of the town were summoned and are now caring for the wounded. White’s wounds were dressed and he was sent to the Miners’ Hospital in Connellsville. It is believed at least fifteen were shot. There is great excitement througnout the entire region. The strikers are becoming desperate and mcbs are assembling at vari- ous points to raid the plants now in cpera- tion. Fuller Deta! nt. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., May 4.—The riot at the Painter works resulted in the wound- ing of ten strikers and serious injury to Superintendent White and E. B. Roddy, the bookkeeper of the company. White and Roddy were terribly beaten by the mob, and the latter is in @ critical condition. Two of the strikers will die. The plant started’ up ‘at 3 o'clock with about one-half of the complement of men. Two hours later the strikers began to assemble near the works. Some of the men. became frightened and went home, but most of them remained. About 6 o'clock a committee was sent into the mine to request the men’ to come out, and upon their refusal the mob, hea by the score or more of women, attatked the Plant, while Roddy, assisted by a dozen of deputies, stood guard, and when the mob A Hungarian woman ‘fell, with a bullet in ‘her thigh. Maddened by this, the mob, which numbered a couple of hundred, closed in on the deputies, who, driven into close quarters and blinded by the shower of mis- siles, were unable to use their Winchesters. After emptying their revolvers they fied, and the mob surrounded White and Roddy. A burly Hun attacked the latter with a hatchet, fellmg him to the ground, and was about to deal the death blow, when James Tarr knocked the Hun down with a club. White was dragged into the engine house to escape the fury of the strikers. By this time the deputies rallied, and three volleys were fired in quick succession, forcing ‘the mob to retire over the hill in utter rout. A number of strilers were car- ried from the battle field, and it is believed they were killed. Dr. W. H. Cole, th® 86tpany, physician, stated that fifteen strikers went down in three charges. Three men and one woman were carried off the ground after the first charge, and when the mob finally retreated they bore away at least ten more. Three of them were left near the works. Ore of these was shot through the thigh, another through both legs and the third kad a bad wound in the groin. At 1 o'clock today White is suffering in- terze agony and his recovery is yet a mat- ter of doubt, Roddy is believed to have been fatally wounded. The affair has caused the most intense excitement here. It is feared the foreigners will revenge the death of their countrymen and that this is but the beginning of riots in all parts of the region. It would not be @ surprise to the people here should the strikers resort to the use of dynamite to blow up the works. —__—>——. FUNERAL OF G. W. ABELL. A Large Gathering at the Services in | Baltimore Today. BALTIMORE, Md., May 4.—One of the largest gatherings of representative « citi- zens in Baltimore, Washington and through- cut the state were present at the funeral of George W. Abell at the Cathedral this morning. Solemn requiem mass was cele- brated by Rev. Patrick McHale of the Im- mac ilate Conception Church, and the abso- lution for the dead was pronounced by Car- dinal Gibbons. The cardinal delivered a brief eulogy. The remains were interred at Bonnie Brae cemetery. —__ A Dangerous $2 Counterfeit. The secret service of the treasury is in- formed of the existence of a new and dan- gerous counterfeit of the two-dollar treas- | ury note, It is of serles of 1501, check let- ter “B,” J. Fount Tillman, register, D. N. Morgan, treasurer, with McPherson por- trait. The note is a trifle smaller than the genuine, and is printed on soft, flimsy paper. The seal is about one-sixteenth of an inch smaller than the genuine, and is a dull, dark, faded red, instead of bright | pink, as in the genuine. The small words “two,” which appear in two places in the | figure 2 in the lower right-hand corner face of the genuine, are missing in the counter- | feit. The lathe work on the face of the | note is well executed. The note is regarded as very dangerous. pe ge SS EEE ESS Naval Orders, Lieut. C. A. Bradbury has been detached from the equipment bufesu, May 15, and ordered to Portsmouth as executive officer, relieving Lieut. F. H. Delano, detached and granted two months’ leave. — The Texas Working Well. Preliminary reports received by the Navy Department from the Norfolk navy yard show that the machinery of the Texas is working very well, and without doubt will make an excellent showing on the dock trial soon to come off. The trial will be conducted by James McMakin, late super- intendent of the Columbian Iron Works, eral survivors of the late war. | House | protesting against the bill authorizing the Mr. Quay Again Takes up His Speech Against the Tariff Bill, The Consideration of the River and Harbor Bill Continued in the House. There was a good deal of activity on the dumocratic side of the aisle when the Sen- ate met today. Senator Gorman, chair- man of the democratic caucus, calm, suave and imperturable, was the center of one group and Senator Jones of Arkansas of an- other. The action of the caucus last night was evidently the subject under @iscussion, Before any business could be transacted Mr. Allison (lowa) suggested that perhaps it might be well to ascertain officially the Presence of a quorum, and the roll was called, developing the presence of forty- eight Senators. Mr. Harris, who hal charge of the tariff bill, was not in a trifling humor, and at the outset he announced in emphetic tones that if business were to be done by unani- mous consent it must be without debate, or he would interpose an objection. Mr. Hunton (Va.) then asked unanimous consent to consider the bill to remit the penalties on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. Mr. Chandler, who was formerly Secre- tary of the Navy, to recall some history in connection with the inception of these dynamite cruisers, when Mr. Harris rose ominously in his plage and warned the Senator that there mrst be ho debate. Mr. Chandler protested in a half joking tcne against being cut off in the middle of @ sentence, and was inclined to make game of the Senate martinet, whereupon Mr. Harris interjected an objection and abrupt- ly moved that the Senate proceed with the consideration of the tariff bill. Senator Quay Resumed His Speech, The motion was agreed to, and Mr. Quay tcok the floor and resumed his speech be- gun three weeks ago today. His subject teday wes still sugar, its production and manufacture, An Executive Session. A few minutes before 2 o'clock, after Mr. Quay had held the ficor two and a half hours, Mr. Squire (Wash.) blandly suggest- ed the absence of a quorum. The roll was called and fifty-one Senators responded. Immediately upon the announcement, Mr. Harris, In accordance with the understand- ing reached, moved to go into executive session, The motion was carried without division, and at 1:58 the doors were closed. THE HOUSE. Promptly after the reading of yesterday's journal the Speaker laid some bills from the Senate before the House, among them House bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating Mquors in the District of Columbia. Mr. Heard, chatrman of the committee on the District of Columbia, moved that the Sen- ate amendments be non-concurred in and a conference requeste}, which was agreed to and a conference ordered. There was some misunderstanding in the administration of the new quorum-counting rule this morning. The Speaker told Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) that his name was reported by tellers yesterday as being present and mot voting and his name had been called again to give him another opportunity to vote. Mr. Hepburn stated that he had come into the House after his name was called ard did not know ‘he could vote. River Harbor Bi Again. At 12:20 o'clock the House went into com- mittee of the whole, on motion of Mr. Catehings, for the purpose of considering the river and harbor bill (Mr. Hatch in the chair). The clerk began reading the bill by paragraphs for amendment, and -everal committee amendments were offered by Mr. tchings and adopted, most of them simply tting aside certain sums of the amouats appropriated for specific improvements, with- out increasing the amount appropriated. The amount to be appropriated for Os- wego, N. Y., harbor was increased from $27,000 to $37,000, $10,000 to be used in re- pairing the breach in the breakwater, Mr. Mallory (Fla.) sought to have the ap- propriation for Apalachicola bay and river raised from $10,000 to $15,000, but it was not agreed to. The appropriation for the outer harbor at Michigan City, Mich., wag reduced from $16,000 to $11,000, and the sum taken from that appropriation was added to the appro- priation for inner harbor at the same point, making it $10,000, Mr. Boen (Minn.) offerd an amendment appropriating the sum of $10,000 for a sur- vey of the Red river of the North, which was defeated. Mr. Quay read from manuscript, in a low voice, an account of the sugar-refining pro- cesses in various countries, going into the most minute detzils. Those Senators who remained in the chamber busied themselves with their correspondence. From time to time, as on yesterday, Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire relieved him by reading long extracts from volumes bearing on the methods of sugar refinin, ———__-2+. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, Against Leasing Ford's Theater. There was a very brief meeting of the District committee of the Senate this morn- ing, which was attended by barely a quo- rum.«.The only bill acte@ upon was Senate 1682, authorizing the Secretary of War to jease the Ford's Theater building to the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hall Assoc!a- tion. Mr. Smith of New Jersey was author- ized to report adversely to the Senate on this bill. The bill contemplates the use of the building by the association as a mu- seum and library, in which shoulé be col- lect2d and preserved historic: manuscripts, books, records and relics relating to the war for the use of the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., and the-beneflt of fed- The lease was to run for twenty years, an annual rental of not more than $100, ‘To Compel Safety Gates. Mr. Heard has introduced a bill in the House, by request, authorizing the Com- missioners, whenever in thelr judgment the safety of life and limb require it, to *eom- pel the several steam railroad companies in fhe District to erect and operate safety gates, of a kind and construction to be ap- proved by the Commissioners, at all street, alley and road crossings in the District, and to compel the railway companies to station flagmen at such of the crossings as the Commissioners may deem necessary for the public safety. The penalty for failure omply with this requirement is a fine of nor more than $50, for by is not complied with. Agniost the Traction R.R. Dr. Bates, Mr. C. C. Duncanson, Bishop Hurst and others appeared before the District. committee this morning, Washington Traction Ratlroad Company to extend its ne upon 17th strect. ‘The ar- guments were the same that have already been published, and the committee decided to withhold further action upon. the bill uztil next Wednesday. ate aes wee To Investigate ‘rands. As a result of a conference between Sec- retary Herbert and Mr. Wallace, the Me- Keesport attorney, a board, consisting of Capt. W. T. Sampson, chief of the bureau of ordnance; Prof. P. R. Alger and Lieut. A. A. Ackerman, has been formed to make a thorough investigation of the allegations of recént frauds in the manufacture of ar- mor pjates for use in the construction of naval vessels, The board began their in- vestigation this morning, and had a brief conference with Mr. Wallace in regard to the substantiation of his charges. paves eaten arene sake Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received for re- demption® today, $205,828; government’ re- who was so successful with the Detroit and | Montgomery tials, ceipts from internal revenue, $449,195; cus- | toms, $401,319, and miscellaneous, $104,485. A Bad Break in the Congressional Record. AN ERROR AS 10 CONFIRMATION Mr. Taylor's Nomination Was Not Acted On. HOW THE MISTAKE AROSE That unique and interesting periodical, the Congressional Record, is usually a very accurate mirror of events. While it may occasionally arise to the plane of sensa-/ tionalism, it is almost always correct in | its facts. Consequently, when the Record makes a break away from the line of truth the scores and hundreds of its read- ers are apt to be disgruntled. This was the case today when it erroneously an- nounced that Mr. Chas. H. J. Taylor was confirmed as recorder of deeds of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Indeed, nothing could surprise this community more thoroughly today than the authentic announcement of Mr. Taylor's confirmation, for that is ‘among the most extreme improbabilities that ever existed. How It Occurred. The facts of this case are just about as follows: Many months ago the President nominated an individual by the name of Henry O. Fairchild to be postmaster at Hammondsport, N. Y., and, according to the system in vogue in the office of the secretary of the Senate, his nomination was at once given a number, which chanc- ed to be 88, and by which it should thence- forth be known. It is the custom of the Senate to refer to nominations, under all circumstances, by number, thus preserving the myth about the secrecy of the executive session and the senatorial courtesy, &c., as far as possible. Mr. Fairchilds’ nomination went to the com- mittee on post offices and post roads, and there slumbered for severai months owing to the indisposition of Mr. Hill to permit it to be recorded to the Senate. When the President saw fit to go to Kansas for a candidate for the local office of recorjer of deeds, the next available number on thi secrgtary’s list. was 1488, which was im. mediately assignei to Mr. Taylor as his official pseudonym. As all the world knows, the District com- mittee, to which Mr. Taylor's nomination was referred, did not take kindly to the sug- of ‘the President that the real! estate transfers of the District of Columbia ; should be handled by a resident of the bleeding state. After a comparatively brief consideration of the name the committee voted with al- most unanimity in favor of an adverse re- rt, and some two weeks ago Senator roctor was, on the strength of a vote of S% to 2 directed to report the nomination adversely to the Senate. This was done, and a few days later, when Mr. Proctor was arranging a trip to his native state, he secured unanimous consent that the nom. fmation should not be acted upon until his return. Taylor Not Mentioned. Yesterday's executive sesion was a brief one, and after Senator Morgan had ge-. cured a postponement of the Chinese treaty and Mr. Benedict was confirmed as public | printer a number of postmasters’ nomina- tions were taken up and acted on withdut any Objection. There was no mention of Mr, Taylor or of his number, and the Sen- ators who were interested in’ his case went away from the session without any thought upon the matter. ‘The surprise of such Senators as voted against Mr. Taylor in committee, as well @s that of his two supporters, Senato-s Harris and Martin, may therefore be imagined, when they read in this mozn- ing’s Record of his confirmation. No one was more surprised than Senator Harris, who, though he voted for Mr. Taylor, does not ‘at hea:t believe in the principal em-| bodied in his nomination. Senator Martin | nearly suffered a stroke of apoplectic glee, | for he had long ago given up all hope of | securing the confirmation of his feliow- statesman, and has pzactically announced | to his colleagues of the committee that he | wil not make any further fight on the| case,-but will content himself with a mere aye and no vote. Nobody believes beyond | this vote M. Taylor will receive more than | ten volces in his behalf, while the negative vote is almost sure to be upwards of forty | or fifty, according to the attendance. Mixing the Numbers. The executive clerks in the Senate, while their position may not be exactly a sine-| cure, have the happy disposition to reduce thelr labors to the minimum, and it| Was their intellects that bore upon the diffi- cult problem of reporting confirmations | with the least expenditure of time or trou-| ble. Their solution of the problem hag its result in the present system, whereby all! information concerning confirmations, re-j jections or withdrawals of executive cases | is communicated to the press, as well as to! the official reporters, by means of the origi-| nal numbers given the nominations. After! yesterday's session, a list of these num- bers, indicating the confirmations, was sent! to the clerk who compiles that part of the | Congressional Record known as the execu-| tive schedule. | In this list, of course, was the number 1487, which indicated a postmaster. Fol-| lowing came the number Ss, indicating Mr, | Falrehild. The numbers are’so written that} it was easy to make the error that w: made. The clerk sat down, instead of Mr. Fairchild, the name of Mr. Taylor, think-| ing, of course, that S8 following 1487 was | an abbreviation of 1488. ‘The confusion over this mistake has been greater than that caused by any mistake | or error in the Record for many months. | These errors have happened before, but | rever in so important’ an instance, and it is doubtful if the Congressional Record will | ever again so stir the community and the} Capitgl by a misstatement. | Hi “DOCKING” SALARIES, Representatives Have Their First Ex- | perience fn Paying for Absence. | Congressional salaries for the month of April became due today, so that members ; {had their first experience with the new! }procedure of “docking” for absenteeism. |Up to last night 21 members had filed |thelr certificates showing the number of days, if any, they had been absent. Today | about fifty more certificates were put in, | leaving about 100 unaccounted for. | In the certificates thus far Teceived six days 1s the greatest number pf absent days admitted by any member. The “dockage” for this at $13.6) and S mills per day is 382,19. The great majority of the members \certify that they have not been absent at all and the most of those Who certify ab- | sence limit the period to 6ne or two days. At this rate the total deductions will be small, . Federal 2-4 Troops and the Railroad | Strike. Gen, Schofield has received a telegram | from Col. Swaine, commanding the depart- | ment of Dakota, saying that the strike on | |the Great Northern railroad Is settled, an |that he has ordered the troops sent to |}Grand Forks beck to their post at Fort Sullivan. The United States marshal noti- fled him that the presence of troops was no longer necessary for the maintenance of peace and order. pecyaniataiae Tene TNS Judge Long's Pension Reduced. ‘The pension of Judge Long of Michigan was yesterday officially reduced from $75 to $90 per month. The pension certificate for the first named sum w: canceled and a new one for the latter figure made out. | colored man sagely. The Ohief Anarchist in England Given a Long Sentence, Million-Dolar Fire in Dublin—Report of Speaker Peel's Retirement De- mied—General Foreign Matters. DUBLIN, May 4.—The large whoiesale and retail drapery, ca>pet, curtain, uphol- stery and cabinet stores of Arnott & Co., limited, 10 to 15 Henry street, this city, were completely destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Three hundred em- Ployes of the establishment, who were sleeping on the premieres, succeeded in es> caping. The offices of the Frecman’s Journal, ad- Joining the buildings of Arnott & Co., CS fire, but the flames were extin- guished before much damage was done. Lord Mayor Dillon was present at she conflagration, and @ strong force of troops assisted the firemen. The damage done is estimated at $1,000,000, The fire was the largest that has occurred in Dublin for many years. SENT TO PRISON. Twenty and Ten Years Respectively for Farrari and Polti. LONDON, May 4.—The trials of Guiseppe Farrari and Francesco Polti, the two Ital- jan anarchists, which were commenced yes- terday at the Old Bailey, before Justice Hawkirs, were concluded today. Both prisoners were convicted. Farrari was sen- tenced to twenty years’ imprisonment and Polti to ten years. Farrarl, a tailor, was arrested at 2 a.m. on April 22 in a house on Church street, Stratford, England, havi been betrayed by Polti.’ Important anarchist papers were found in the room occupied by Farrari, who was the distributing agent and “: 1” of the anarchists of England. He re- ceived the funds forwarded to English an- archists from abroad and used his work- | shop and the Autonmie Club, of which he Was a member, as in which to gain recruits for the cause of anarchy. Polti, who is only twenty-one years old, Was arrested during the ening of April 14 in the Farringdon road, London. He was carrying a bomb, seven inches long and five inches thick, wrapped up in pa- per. Polti was an intimate friend of Bour- din, the anarchist who was killed by the premature explosion of a bomb which he was carrying in Greenwich Park. Politi, soon after his arrest, turned queen's evidence, and from the information which was obtained from the two prisoners, it was seen that a plot existed to murder Police In- spector Melville and other detective officers who have been prominent in the pursuit of anarchists. Speaker Peel Not to Retire. LONDON, May 4.—The Westminster Ga- zette says that the denial of the story that the speaker of the house of commons, the Rt. Hon, Sir Arthur Wellesley Peel, is to retire from the speakership has entirely allayed the feeling of anxiety which was caused by the report put in circulation by the Sun. The Westminster Gazette adds that the speaker, more than any other man in par- Mament, has felt the strain of the last two years, and that if parliament through the year it will be necessary to appoint several deputy speakers. Not an Infernal Machine. LONDON, May 4.—The supposed infernal machine which was found last night close to the government powder magazine in Hyde Park, this city, turns out to be an- other hoax. It was nothing more than a meat tin containing a clock case and filled with soot. —_-— WAITING A VERDICT. Commonwealers C. ident of Their Leaders’ Final Acqu: The scenes at the camp of the common- wealers during the early hours today were but a repetition of those that have pre- ceded them. The men were given breakfast Promptly at 8 o'clock, the meal consisting of coffee, meat, potatoes and bread, and the work of cleaning up the filth and removing it from the faclosure was continued with increased vigor by the commonwealers as- signed to the task. A pall of dust hung over the entrance to the camp, and made the approach to it anything but pleasant, and when the rain began to fall it was not long before the streets from which the cloud had risen were masses of mud, | through which it was necessary for a visi- tor to wade in order to: reach the curious conglomeration known as the Commonweal of Christ. The men belonging to the organization | welcomed the rain, however, as it brought relief from the stifling atmosphere they had been breathing and strove to make them- selves comfortable in the tents and beneath the awnings along the fences. Denizens of the neighborhood, however, shook heads seriously as they saw the grouad of the camp getting soaked and the water forming little pools in the hollows between i the mounds of garbage and manure. “Dey won't be so happy "bout de rain wen de sun come out agin.” said an old bin ft fo" man er . De sun sess cook up all de dirt an’ cropshun, an” no man er ooman nudder ein’ nebber spec- unced whut er bad smell is twell dey smells roun’ “bout hyar in sech time like er dat. Dese hyar w'lte fellers goin’ ter have wun monstrous hard time ob hit w'en de sun shine agin, an’ yer better mock whut I tells yer.” The commonwealers, however did not ap- pear to care about what the future had in store for them, so they huddled together and enjoyed the rain and gave themselves up to various occupations to pass the time away. Shortly af 1 o'clock the men filed up to get their dinner, which was the same as the morning meal, with the addi- tion of fish. Very few of the common- wealers in the ranks appeared to regard the trial of Coxey, Browne and Jones, which was in progress, as being at all ser- jous, and the acquittal of all of them was confidently expected. There were fewer visitors today than heretofore, and it is evident that the public curiosity aroused by the coming of the commonweal is rapid- ‘ly abating. DISTRICT GOV MENT. To Guard Against Smallpox. Preparations heve been made to guard against the smallpox should it ever reach Washington, The old smalipox hospital has been put in order and is ready to receiv patients, and the children of the public schools and the inmates of all schools, both public and private, will be required ‘to be vaceinated. ‘This will be done without cost under the direction of the health officer. Protesting Against a Camp. Professor E. M. Gallaudet, president of he Columbia College for Deaf Mutes, called upon the Commissioners this morning and entered a protest against the location of the | Coxey camp of commonwealers at Ivy City, which grounds adjoin the college. Howard Avenue Sewer. Capt. Derby, in reply to certain citizens of Mt. Pleasant for the construction of a ewer on Howard avenue, says that it is not yet certain that there will be money enough for that, but that his office is doing the best it can to make the appropriations reach as far as possibie. —»__ Navy Department Promotions. Promotions have recently been made in the Navy Department as follows: Bureau of supplies and accounts, N. S. Fawcett from $1,600 class to chief cl R. O. Hott from $1,400 to $1,000 class,and T. B. Snoddy from $1,200 to $1,400 class. Bureau of navi- gation, W. M. Smith from $1,000 to $1,200 class. is to sit | thetr | “W'en de wedder does | daterway down ‘roun hyar dey ain’ no lib- ! _———— A MARSHAL CRUSHED Carl to Shut Up. TRYING THE COMMONWEAL -LEADERS | Coxey, Browne, Jones, Andrew Jackson and Others in Court. —_—_>———. A JURY The camp of transferred from the the banks of the James Police Court. When Judge Miller | his temple of justice at 10 o'clock to try the cases of the United States against Jacob S. Coxey, Carl Browne and Christopher Columbus Jones, he found there assembled a most motley crowd. The room was packed with real and imitation members of the bar, jurors, witnesses and an outer fringe of | wearing the bedraggled badges of | monweal. Carl Browne's “day | Semane” had come, and he was face the law. Array of Counsel. Mr. Andrew Lipscomb appeared | Coxey, and Mr. Hyman stood sponsor for Browne and Jones. comb announced that Senator Allen of Nebraska would appear later in behalf of | all three defendants, to argue upon the | constitutionality of the act of 1882, under | which the informations are drawn. Dis- trict Attorney Birney and Mr, Mullowney | appeared for the government. Opening Guns. It was after 10 o'clock when the case was | taker! up. Mr. Lipscomb at once entered @ |metion to ouash the information, on the ground that the law under which it was 1s- | sued was unconstitutional, restricting the | right to assemble and petition; because ft | conferred upon the Vice President and the Speaker of the House unconstitutional pow- the this as Mr. wording. | Mr. Mullowney said that Mr. A. A. Birney was to appear for the government in this case, and he requested that they wait for jhim’a few minutes. Mr. Lipscomi \esced, as Senator Allen, who was to argue against the constitutionality of the act, | Was not yet in court. | The delay only lasted for a few minutes, however, and then the lawyers got down to | the case in earnest. | Mr. Mullowney had filed an amended in- | formation, but as the difference between this and the first one was only a minor one, the motion to quash covered both. In tew information the men were injuring” it, as at first | Lawyer Hyman, for Browne and Jones, entered a motion to quash on | the same grounds as the other, only | the article that the value of the grass trod- | den on was not set forth so as to bring the | case within the jurisdiction of the court. Judge Miller remarked that the question | of constitutionality was not the | ground for a motion to q should | have been demurrer, so Mr. changed his motion accordingly, but Mr. | Hyman took the that there was plenty of ground for a motion to he would leave his as it was. | Mr. Hyman then argued at woe - 3 on.his motion, holding that the | Was faultily drawn, in that it did not show | whether $100 worth of damage had been done, and so it was impossible to tell under which clause of the statutes the information was drawn. Judge Miller insisted that this i was not worthy of ergument, for, the same reasoning, a man petty larceny might prove that he had com- mitted grand larceny, and so escape pum- | ishment for his act. | Mr. Lipscomb, in support of his motion, argued that the statute under which the in- | formation was drawn was defective, inas much as it did not set forth the “locus in quo;” in other words, although the title of the act stated that it was for the protec- tion of the Capitol grounds, the act did not say what roads, what turf. The act was | loosely drawn, and, so far as appeared in it, it might apply to any streets, or grounds, in | the city, ‘and was not restricted to the | tol grounds. The Supreme Court had | cided that the tide or enacting clause of | act could not limit or extend the act ii ater Allen Argues, | Senator Allen of Nebraska was then ims | movement with which the men were | tified. Mr. Allen based his objection to formation on the second clause murrer, viz: That this statute defective when it ; the House or the | the rizht to limh of t of was ve to the Speaker peal, a right that belonged to the legis | lative branch of the government. The might just as well have been conferred upon the governor of Nebraska or the Czar Ryssia. The statute was defective because it deprived the legislative branch of the government of certain of its functiong whick were guaranteed by the Constitu- tion. The clause in the statutes ‘to which the defense objected was the one which confers upon the Speaker and the Vice President | the power to set aside the provisions of the act on certain proper and public occasions jand to allow the grounds to be used for ceremonies and_ celebrations, This case, said Senator Allen, was bound | to attract a great deal of attention through- eut the whole count and he called the attention of the court to the first amend- ment to the Constitution, which forbids | Congress from passing any law establishing | or interfering with any religion or interfere jing with the right of free . the free | dcm of the press and the right of petition, The right of the people to congregate at the seat of government and there peaceably to petition the lawmakers was a right that | ®as insisted vpon very firmly by our | colonial ancestors, A Police Regulation. Mr. Allen,continuing,made an earnest an@ eloquent speech upon the rights of the American people to assemble and petition, and as the body which the people desire 1 | petitfon for a redress cf their grievances yas in Washington their right to assemble | here should never in any way be abridged. | The right of petition which was recognized {was not a limited one, and the people were rever forbidden to enter the District of Columbia to petition Congress, nor should they be prevented from assembling in any perticular place. 1 low about the Senate chamber, Sene- | to asked Judge Miller. | Senator Allen said that he was coming to that point. He then went on to make @ fine speech about rights and the Constitu- ticn, but Judge Miller called him down, be- cause, as he said, there was nothing in this | case, in the law or the evidence, to war- rant such an address. There nothing in the statute which, by the most arbitrary construction, could be made to appear ar a | restriction Upon the proper rights of the | pcopie. It was simply a police regulation persed by Congress for its own protection. Others assembled in the very building, ccntinued Mr. Allen, lobbyists for good aud bad purposes, and no objection was made to them. And now quiet, law-abiding man, though visionary and following an ignus fatuus. Uke Coxey, was hustled out of the grounds like u malefactor. We have fallen upon evil times when a man’s rights are judged by the amount of moaey ta hip a