Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —— FUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, — = = Gor. Lith Street, by ‘he Evening Star Newspaper Compan: Ss. B. SKAUFFM IN Prest. 7 New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Erening Star is served to subscribers in the pity by carriers, x their own account, at 10 cents © week. or 44c. per month. Copies at the cvunter Picents each. By’ mait-anywhere im the United fixes or Canada—postage prepaid—50--ents per mth foreign postage added. }-00.. rered at the Post Office at Wasbington, D. C.. rond-class mail matter.) IL mati subscriptions must be paid ta advance. es of advertising nz_made Known oD application. | — Che Bvening Star. Soturtay Quintuple Sheet Star, $1.00 per year; | Vou 84. No. 20,880. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1894~TWELVE ,PAGES. TWO OENTS. — HE WILL REMAIN Mr. Coxey Denies Ary Intention of Quitting the City. PRESENTS A PETITION 0 CONGRESS Carl Browne Has His Shoes Blacked and Cleaned Up. THE MEN DISCOURAGED eee ae Tae) As announced in a postscript in The Star yesterday afternoon, the jury im the police court brought in a verdict in the case of the trio of Coxeyites, holding Coxey and Browne guilty on both counts of the infor- Fess carrying a banner or device into e Capitol grounds calculated to bring into blic notice some particular organization, &nd trampling upon the turf and shrubbery. Christopher Columbus Jones, the water di- viner and well locater of Philadelphia, was held guilty on the first count. The jury came in a little after 3 o'clock gud asked for some further instructions from the court on the law in the case. Judge Miller toid them that this could not (well be done, but he was perfectly willing to read over again the prayers to the jury which had been granted. This he did with- fut comment, and they retired to their room and were locked up again. In a few min- utes the news spread that they had reached @ verdict, and a bailiff was sent out to bring in the lawyers for the defense. The jury filed in the court room and standing up in front of the judge’s bench were poiled and asked if they had agreed upon a verdict. Foreman Magruder said that they had, and that they found Coxey and Browne guilty on both counts and Jones on the second. The lawyers for the defense at once en- ‘tered a motion for a new trial, and the de- fendants were admitted to bail, the motion for a new trial being returnable in four days. Mr. Mullowney claimed that the bond of the men should be raised, as when on trial they were presumed to be innocent, but after being convicted of the crime the bond should be increased. The court al- Jowed the bonds to remain at $500 in each case. The defendants were taken to the lerk’s office by a bailiff, where Mr. Frank jume furnished bonds for all of them. In case the motion for a new trial is de- paied the counsel for the defense will secure & writ of habeas corpus and certiorari, and attempt to take the case to a higher court, on the ground of legal errors committed by the judge in the Police Court. The penalty for the violation of the United States statute on which these three men were found guilty is a fine of not more than $100, and imprisonment for not more than sixty days in jail, or both, at the dis- gretion of the judge. In mp Last Night. When the two great leaders reached the amp of the commonwealers last evening their reception was not unusually hearty, and the men in their command did not seem to take much interest in the outcome of the trial. Browne made a rather theat- Tical speech, in the course of which he said that he had no apology to make, though he had been convicted of crime. Two armies,he said, were holding sway in Wash- ington—the commonweal @f the people and the commonweal of the rs of the peo- ple, but the former int to stay and fight its battle. There wos rather more applause when ‘Mr. Coxey mounted the wagon to make an address, but there was a lack of enthusi- asm and fire noticeable in his remarks. In his opinion the trial yesterday marked a crisis in the history of this country that no one else comprehended. He compared the country to a big bunch of straw, which only needed the light of a torch to start it into a roaring blaze. This torch, he thought, was applied in court yesterday. The army of the commonweal had come here as an army of peace, and if violence follows now the consequences would not be upon their heads. In his opinion further efforts to accomplish anything more in the line of public reform by peaceful methods ‘were useless. Notwithstanding the conviction of the three men yesterday, Representative Hu gon of Kansas, who was one of Coxey’s counsel before the Police Court, authorizes the statement that Coxey proposes leaving Washington with his followers as soon as, he secures a hearing from one of the two houses of Congress. An effort is being made to have the committee of the Senate, to whom his good roads bill was referred, emit him to appear before them and a ‘an argument in support of his bill. Carl Browne Talks. Rigid discipline prevailed at the camp of the commonweal this morning, Carl Browne wing issued an order directing that no ember of the commonweal of Christ §hould leave the encampment during the Gay, except for reasons showing the utmost hecessity for such departure. The marshal ‘was seen by a Star reporter in the head- qtarters tent. He was arraying himself ‘with much care in a boiled shirt and store thes, and a humble follower was blacking boots while he tied his own necktie. “We are keeping quiet about our inten- Yions,” said Browne, in reply to the re- rter’s question. “We are going to follow e same tactics as the enemy and not let them know our future plans. The reason that I have deemed It necessary to keep the members of the commonweal within the in- closure today is that some of them are very much aroused over the persecutions to which we have been subjected, and might be led to resent it with something like em- phasis. Of course, the most of us know that the policemen are our best friends, but I tell you there are some men in this camp ‘who wouldn't hesitate to mash an officer up if they were given any encouragement.” His attention was called to an alleged in- ferview with Representative Hudson of sas that was printed in the morning papers. The puolication represented the Congressman as stating that Coxey pro- posed to leave Washington as soon as he | oxy Secure a hearing in either one of the two houses of Congress. It further sald that Coxey had no affillation with the other fndustrial forces which are now moving on to Washington; that he had no correspond- gece with them and was not acquainted ith them or their purposes. “Don’t you believe anything like that,” @aid the marshal, putting his other foot up on the improvised blacking box. “If Rep- resentative Hudson said anything of the kind I am sure that he did not reflect the views of Mr. Coxey. But you had better see him. You know, we drew up a petition last night asking Congress to give Mr. Coxey and myself the privilege of appearing before its committee and representing the views of ur peopie upon the legislation in favor of good roads and non-interest bearing bonds, the desire for the passage of which has in- Spired our movement. The petition is signed by every member of the commonweal in the camp, together with his occupation and the lace he hails from. Coxey has gone up to he Capitol with it, and I have no doubt that it will be heard and favorably acted upon.” An Interview Denied. Mr. Coxey was the center of an admiring er rather curious group of men {in the cor- Pidor in the old main building of the Capitol in front of the committee room of the House committee on labor. When the pub- Ushed interview with Representative Hud- S0n was read to him his expression was one im which surprise and anger seemed to struggle for mastery. “Representative Hudson had no authority whatever to make any such statement as that, if he did make it,” said the reincar- mated leader of the misguided, with much emphasis. “There is absolutely no truth whatever In any of those statements re- garding my intentions, except that I am seeking for a hearing before the labor com- mittee and expect to be granted one in a very few minutes. As for the commonweal leaving Washington until some definite ac- tion, either negative or affirmative. is taken upon the bills which brought us here, and Which will, I believe, prove the only means to relieve the distress now prevailing over the country, there is absolutely no intention whatever. I came here for the purpose of presenting those measures to Congress in good faith and with peaceable intentions, and I propose to stay here until, as I said before, some definite action is taken upon them. While there has not been any regu- lar correspondence between the other bodies now journeying toward Washington and myself, there is no question that their move- ments have been inspired by the move- ment which I represent, and there is no doubt, and so far as I see there is no rea- son why, we should not all affiliate together when they get here. Of course we may not ail camp at the same place, and I don't know that we will continue in our present location. I am now looking around for @ better place, and if it is secured there will be no delay in removing to it, but you can tell the general public just as loudly as you please that we are going to stay right here in Washington until our requests are final- ly granted or refused. If any one thinks that the present encampment {s unhealthy and filthy, as it has been so widely de- seribed,” he continued, “a visit there this morning would effectually dissipate such an opinion. Our sanitary arrangements are now complete and perfect. The ground has been thoroughly drained, and I believe that instead of being a bane to the national cap- ital the commonweal has really proven a blessing in improving the hygienic condition of that portion of the city anyhow.” At this point Mr. Coxey was informed that the committee on labor were awaiting his presence, and, armed with the petition, he disappeared through the door to tell his story to the assembled greatness within. Many of the men ‘are anxious to get out and look for work, and the only thing that prevents general desertion is the fact that they are sure of a place to eat and sleep long as they remain tn camp, and they do not care to risk being apprehended as vagrants in case they start out individually and are compelled to beg for sustenance. There is visible diminution in the ranks of the commonweal, anyhow. There are not more than 300 men at the outside in camp today, and 2 very intelligent member of the army, who is an iron molder by trade, as- sured The Star reporter this afternoon that he did not believe there would be 200 left when night fell. Pleasant Surroundings. The discontent would be infinitely greater if the members of the commonweal could take a peep into parlor 20 at the National Hotel, which is one of the suite occupied by their leader, Coxey, and his family. The apartment is generous in its proportions and splendid probably 15 feet wide by 25 feet long. A velvet carpet covers the floor, ofl paintings hang upon the walls, there are easy chairs — —— lounges ba and there, and against e wall stands a grand square piano, while opposite to it is a large ‘mir ror, before which Mr. Coxey can, and maybe does, practice the gestures that accompany the eloquence with which he elevates the hopes and soothes the fears of his deluded followers. PEreoeltnu HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE The President Sends Another Letter From Mr. Willis to Congress. It Incloses an Extract From a Hono- lalu Paper Giving Resolutions of So-Called Royalists. The President today sent to the Senate the following correspondence relative to Hawail: Mr. Willis to Mr. Gresham. No. 51. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, HONOLULU, April 14, 1894. Sir: In compliance with your telegram of 12th January last to “keep the department fully informed of the course of events,” I inclose certain resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of royalists held here on the night of 9th instant, the number of persons pres- ent being estimated by the press from 2,000 or 3,000. The meeting was quiet and orderly. 1 have the honor to state further that Ad- miral Walker and staff arrived last Thurs- morning, and at 10 a.m. this (Saturday) morning the exchange of command took place with the customary ceremonies, the foreign war vessels firing the usual salute. The U. 8. S. Adams, Capt. Brice, leaves at 8 a.m. tomorrow for Port Townsend, which will leave here three war vessels, the Phila- delphia, the Champion and the Takachico, the other Japanese cruiser—the Naniwa— having returned to Japan. Very respectfully, ALBERT 8. WILLIS. Inclosure with No. 51. (Extract from the Commercial Adviser of Honolulu of April 10, 1804.) Resolution: Whereas, The provisional government of the Hawaiian Islands has called a con- vention for the purpose of preparing and premulgating a constitution for these is- lands, and has, in the act calling such co! vention, provided that the same shall co sist of thirty-seven members, to include the nineteen self-appointed and non-rep- resentative members of the executive and advisory councils of said government, and eighteen members to be elected; and Whereas, Said act provides that voters for delegates to such convention, and such delegates, shall first take an oath to bear true allegiance tu said provisional govern- ment and to oppose the re-establishment of monarchy in the Hawaiian Islands, thereby unreasonably restricting the peo- ple, and such convention, in their choice of a permanent form of government, and makes no provision for the submission of the constitution which shall be prepared, to @ vote of the people; and Whereas, There is now pending and un- adjusted before the government of the United States of America the protest of the constitutional government of Hawaii against the action of those by whom said constitutional government of Hawaii was deposed, on the 17th day of January, 1893: Now, therefore, be it resolved by us, the loyal people of Honolulu, in mass meeting assembled, on the evening of this ¥th day of April, 1804, that we will and do decline to take said oath, or to register or vote for delegates to such convention as aforesaid; and we further decline to participate or co- operate in any project of said provisional government to extinguish the Hawalian constitution of 1887, or to adopt a form of government other than that sanctioned by said constitution, until a definite and final reply to said protest of the constitutional government of Hawaii shall have been re- ceived from the government of said United States, Resolved, That we regard the said act passed by the said provisional government, and especially the provision thereof which makes the members of said councils also members of said convention, thereby assur- ing a majority of non-representative mem- bers therein,as being calculated and intend- ed to prevent a full and fair representation of the people in such convention; and we regard the oath thereby prescribed as a practical disfranchisement of the Hawaiian People, and of all who with them re- main loyal to the form of government here existing from time immemorial. Resolved, That we appeal to our compa- triots and sympathizers throughout th land to stand firm in their refusal to take said oath, or to register or vote for dele- gates to such convention. Resolved, That the chairman and secre- tary of this meeting are hereby instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to his excellency, the minister plenipotentiary jot the United States in Hawali, with a re- Quest that he will forward the same to his government. ie Yantic. The Navy Department knows nothing of the reported condemnation of the old Yan- | tie, at Montevideo. Some time ago an order | was sent for the survey of the vessel. A number of small repairs were said to be } needed, but according to the reports to the department these were not of sufficient | magnitude to justify the condemnation of | the Yantic, and it was supposed that she | might be serviceable for many years in the quiet waters of the Platte. ———— ee Lieut. Osborne’s Detachment. Lieut. A. C. Osborne will soon be detach- ed from duty as executive officer of the schoolship Enterprise, at Boston, and will be placed on waiting orders. Some of Galvin’s ‘Industrials’ Boarded a Freight Train. SANDERS CRIPPLE CREEK MEN FREE Commonwealers in California Ar- rested. OVER CASCADE MOUNTAINS PITTSBURG, Pe., May 9.—A section of Galvin’s industrial army landed in the Central police station this morning. There were twenty-three of them. They were ar- rested for taking possession of a Baltimore and Ohio train at Bissel. ‘The men deserted Galvin’s army yester- day. After the public meeting in McKees- port last night, the men went up the track as far as Bissel. When the fast freight reached Bissel, it was stopped, and the Galvanites piled on top of box cars. Balti- more and Ohio detectives, who had been expecting the move, were on id, captured the men and brought them to this city on @ special train and locked them up. The Train Stealers Still Free. PUEBLO, Colo., May 9.—Sanders’ Cripple Creek industrials, who seized a train here las night and started east on the Missouri Pacific railroad, succeeded in getting around the obstruction near Olney caused by ditch- ing an engine and a box car in a cut, and resumed their journey eastward about 3:30 a.m. Superintendent Derby, when notified by wire that the train seizers were again in motion, ordered four engines, which had been a-vaiting developments at Arlington, seventy-five miles from here, to go east as rapidly as possible. He also ordered an- in its appointments. It is |other locomotive to be ditched near Haswell, which is beyond Arlington. Not a train, except the stolen one,is now running on the Missouri Pacific.in Colorado. The tank at Ordway, ten miles beyond Olney, has been emptied, and water for the locomotive can be secured only from wells. It is Hkely that the engine will run dry before the new obstruction is reached. No little anxiety was felt lest the industrials should cut the h wires, but the train went through without any molestation of the wires. It will be almost impossible to pur- sue the army from this direction, sinee to build their tracks around the ditch they have taken up 100 feet of rails. United States Marshal Jones in Denver has been advised of the interference with the move- ment of the mails, and counsel for the Mis- sourt Pacific, in Denver, have been tin- structed to apply to the federal ¢ourt for an injunction to prevent further interference by Sanders and his men. ° ATCHISON, Kan., May 9—B. P. Wag- gener, general attorney of the Missouri Pa- cific road, left here by special train this af- ternoon to meet the Colorado branch of the commonweal army with the stolen train. He expects United States Marshal Neely and 200 deputies to accompany him from Topeka. ‘aggener has instructions from the general maneger to have every man in the commonweal party arrested. Disappeared With Army Fandg. SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 9.—There is trouble in the-industrial ranks. Four 2 the old officers have disappeared with ney belonging to the army. A em Carpenter and a yp Weyne. They were captured near Clarksburg, ten miles south, but no money Was found on them. Treasurer Inman and Capt. Savage are also missing. Squads of the army out hunting for them found them in the gas works and exchanged shots with them, Meanwhile the money, amounting to about $000, has disappeared and the men have nothing to eat. Most of Barker’s army moved to Arcade, seven miles from the city. It is supposed they intend to capture a train. They are considerably broken up and dispersed. Commonwealers in Custody. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., May 9.—Col. Vinette of the second Los Angeles regiment of the commonweal and his seven comrades were taken before Justice Knox on a com- plaint charging them with attempting to evade the payment of railroad fares, and they were held to angwer, bail being fixed at $100 each, in default of which they were remanded to the custody of the sheriff. The company is going to pieces. Walked Over the Mountains. TACOMA, Wash., May 9.—Supt. McCabie of the Northern Pacific says all the co: monwealers are now east of the Cascade mountains. They were not allowed to go through the tunnel and walked over the mountains. Trains are running regularly. The charge that the employes of the com- pany at Hlup assisted the commonweal- ers to get @way in box cars has not been disproved, but no employe has been dis- el there on account of any connection with the commonwealers. ee FOR A DITCH ACROSS JERSEY. Philadelphia iness Men Go Over the Line of the Proposed Canal. BORDENTOWN, N. J., May 9.-—A com- mittee of the board of trade of Philadelphia reached this city by tréin this morning and were met by Henry W. Dunn and James B. Woodward of Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, who conducted them to the steam yacht John £. Thropp of Trenton, and started through the Delaware and Raritan canal to inspect the route for the proposed ship canal. They will proceed as far as Kingston, where they will take a special train for Monmouth Junction, and from that place they will take carriages to New Brunswick. They were accompanies by members of the board of trade from Ror- dentown, Trenton, Princeton and New Brunswick. RUDOLPH RELEASED. He Shot Manager Elliott of the San Franeisco Chronicle. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.—Jake Rudolph, who while in a drunken frenzy went gun- ning for M. H. De Young, and shot J. B. Eliott, business manager of the Chonicle, has deen given his freedom. Police Judge Low, having concluded that Rudolph is not | an insane man, fixed the prisoner's ball at $iu,000, and accepted bonds, on which Christopher A. Buckley, the ex-democratic “boss” of San Francisco, and Maurice Schmidt, ex-president of the fire commis- sioners, qualified as sureties. Rudolph is charged with attempt at murder. — THE BERING SEA PATROL. Rumors on the Pacific Regarding the Dispatch of Vessels. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., May 9.— | There is every reason to believe the com- mander of the Bering sea patrol fleet, Capt. Clark, United States steamer Mohican, the flagship here, received instructions from the Navy Department to delay dispatching ves- | sels north in quest of {Illegal sealers. The officers and crews were allowed to | come ashore, and the general rumor pre- vailed among the fleet that the vessels will not go to sea for two or three weeks. OM- cers on the cruiser Yorktown profess to have been semi-officially notified that the Yorktown will be ordered to Australia, via Honolulu. Commander Clark will not make @ statement for publication. It is thought that in view of the compact between Great Britain and the United States to jointly pa- trol the seal waters the number of vessels has been reduced, It is Considered by the Senate in Exeou- tive Session, A Circular of the “Negro National Democratic League” Causes Much Amusement—Rejection Probable. The Senate has at last come to a con- sideration, in executive session, of the President's nomination of Chas. H. J. Tay- lor of Kansas to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. Yesterday even- ing, after the legislative session, the Sen- ate, behind closed doors, took from the table the report of the District committee recommending the rejection of Mr. Tay- lor’s nomination. Senator Proctor of Ver- mont made the first speech, and gave the reasons why the committee had deemed it unwise that the President should go out- side of the District of Columbia for a man to fill the local office to which Mr, Taylor ‘was appointed. He formally presented the report of the committee and alluded to the vote, 8 to 2, as indicating the almost unani- mous sentiment of the Lorene upon the ‘Negro cratic League,” dated October 13, 1898, and signed by Mr. Chas. H. J. Taylor, as bres: dent. This circular was addressed to the state leagues of Virginia, lowa, New York and Massachusetts, and was a fulsome commendation of the democratic adminis- tration and a severe arraignment of the re- publican party. It calls the attention of the negro voters of the states named to the importance of using “their best ener- gies in securing the election of the demo- cratic nominees at the coming election, thereby emphasizing our disapproval of th: abnormal condition of affairs in which the country is involved at this period.” Mr. Taylor’s Circular. “It cannot be denied,” continues Mr. Tay- lor’s circular, “that this condition is due absolutely to the reckless measures passed by the republican party while in complete control of thé government.” Then are enumerated certain measures, such a8 enactment of the Sherman law and ex! gant appropriations of the Fifty-second Congress, “exhausting not only the surplus created by the wise, economic and patriotic administration of President Cleveland, but making a@ deficit that baffied the financial skill of Secretary Fi r to keep the gold reserve fund intact before turning: over a depleted treasury to Secretary Carlisle, whose statesmanship and high financial ability, even under these @dverse circum- stances, had saved the treasury from bank- ruptcy and obviated the ruinous issue of bonds pending the dilatory action of the Senate upon the silver bill.” The McKinley bill is quoted as the cause of great suffering and misery, and the cir- cular continues that the league desires to place the responsibility where it rightly be- longs. The masterstroke of this circular comes in a line which speaks of President Cleve- Jand as “the giant reformer of the = As contrast to this praise it speaks oft the preceding administration: “In less than four years of the Harrison regime all of this prosperity had disappeared, leaving the country in the throes of bankruptcy and upon the threshold of financial ruin. The able and patriotic position taken by Senater Voorhs of Indiana and those of his col- leagues nding by him like a Spartan band to sustain the administration and se- cure to the country the immediate relief by the unconditional repeal ing clause of’the Sherman elause is praise- worthy, and mmcurye py Magee also the ba fidence and respect e American people ena of hig, Keron world.” cory int ope ene TR ire consid- erable amusement among republicans Sr ctPale gato eee oproee lat 7 ral bestowed ‘by. Mr. Taylor upon the President, his administra- tion and the Senate, for It was remembered that at the time the circular was writ- ten Mr. Taylor was the nee for the position of minister to livia and was hopeful that his case might be favorably reported from the committee on foreign re- lations, the chairman of which, Senator Morgan, was one of the most determined friends of silver. Mr. Proctor Against Confirmation. After Mr. Proctor had concluded his re< marks, Senator Martin took the floor In be- half of Mr. Taylor, who comes from his state. He urged that this appointment had for many terms gone to negroes and non- residents and that the arguments against Taylor on these groun ere without foun- dation. The opposition to his confirmation, he sald, was based also upon race prej dices, and he thought that Mr. Taylor w: @ man fit to dispel such feeling among those who met him. Somebody asked Mr. Martin about the recent incidents of Mr. Taylor's application to the Secretary of the Interior for his commission as recorder of deeds up- on the ground that the Congressional Rec- ord had announced his confirmation. Mr. Martin replied that this had never been in- tended @ serious matter, but that the suggestion was made by Mr. Taylor to Sec- retary Smith in a semi-jocular manner, A republican Senator asked Mr. Martin if it were not a bit surprising th: should be on such ‘terms of familiarity with the Secretary of the Interior, a citizen Georgia, t he could chat thus familiarly and crack such hilarious jokes with that | august fersonage. At this one of Mr. = lor’s supporters in the Senate suggested that perhaps the joke had beer between Mr. Taylor and a clerk of the Interior De- ‘tm: Mr. Martin though perhaps the case. He added that he had no personal knowledge of the matter, but only knew what Mr. Taylor had told him. Mr. Chandicr Favors Taylor. At the conclusion of Mr. Martin's speech Senator Chandler of New Hampshire took the floor to urge the ‘confirmation of Mr. Taylor. He made quite a vigorous argu- ment In favor of the man from Kaasas, but had not concluded his remarks when the Senate adjourned for the day. The case will come up again today when the Senate goes into executive session, and it is proba- | ble that a conclusion will be reached. Rejection Probable. ‘Those who are familiar with the situation say that they have no doubt that the Sen- ate will sustain the report of the District committee and reject the nominee. No fig- ures are given by either side, but those who are opposed to Mr. Taylor's confirmation claim that he will be defeated by a consid- erable majority. Taylor has recently been making a vigorous canvass in person and by letter among the northern Seautors, and |has presented the claim that the case has now developed into “an ethnological prob- lem." Just what Mr. Taylor m2aas by this argument has not yet been Made clear, At today’s session proof will be submitted to the session that Mr. Taylor made his claim for his commission in the utmost serious- ness. ———__-e -____—- BERING SEA PATROL. What is Said at the Navy Department as to Alleged Delay. Notwithstanding the rumors which came from Pert Townsend, Wash., to the effect that the sailing of the Bering sea patrol has been postponed for two weeks, and that vessels have been withdrawn from the fleet, it is stated at the Navy Department that there has been no avoidable delay on their |part in getting the fleet off, and it will \probably sail before the end of this week, | Orders were sent by mail to Capt. Clark of the Mohican, the sevior commander, for his guidance in the cruise, and he was to sail immediately upon the receipt of @ sub- sequent telegraphic order. But it was nec- essary for the vessels to be supplied with copier of the seal regulations for distribu- tion among the sealing vessels, and these regulations were not completed and mailed from here until last Saturday. As sccn as Capt. Clark notifies the de- partment that he has received and under- stands these documents he will be notified to sail. The fleet has not been, diminished, save by the withdrawal of the Bennington for service a% Salvador. of the purchas- | ha’ [LANDED IN A CELL|TAYLOR'S NOMINATION] THE TICKET BROKERS Annual Convention of the American Association Opened. PRESIDENT GUINZBURG'S ADDRESS Taking Action Against a Hostile Court Decision. MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT The sixteenth annual convention of the American Ticket Brokers’ Association be- gan this morning in the large dining hall of the National Hotel, and when President H. A. Guingburg of St. Louis rapped for order one of the most intelligent bodies uf men ever assembled in Washington settled down to the consideration of the important busi- bess that called them together. Perhaps President Guinzburg in his own personality is a fit representative of the standing in their several committees of the other mem- bers of the association. He is a handsome young man, and is a native of this neigh- borhood, having been born in Baltimore in 1856. He comes from a distinguihed Aus- trian family. For the past twelve years he has been @ resident of St. Louis and always prominent in the public affairs of that city, where he was one of the directors of the Hebrew Relief Association for over ten years, president of the Hebrew Free burial Association for a long time, and is at pres- ent president of the Harmonic Club, the foremost Jewish club in the west. He is also a leader in democratic politics of his adopted city, and is rapidly becoming prominent in tl national councils of the party. He has declired the democratic nomination for the office of city treasurer of St. Louis, as well as for the upper house of the municipal assembly. He is of the merchants’ exchang: tin every effort to improve the welfare of his town. He greeted his brother brokers in a very few and well-timed remarks of congratula- tion the rapid rise and progress of the association, and his report as president was mo delivered and attracted much atten- “The American Ticket Brokers’ Associa- tion,” he said, “has kept in the front rank in the march of progress, and thoroughly demonstrated that it is conducted upon high principles of business honor. We have forced the respect, by our integrity, of the managers of our railway systems. “To be a member of the American Ticket Brokers’ Association is evidence of a repu- tation that calls for unquestionable confi- dence. Our business has such a hold on the traveling public and on the well being of the weaker railroads that it is impossible for their interests that its course should be ir rebates are as be- a as a bank note guaranteed by ent. Nicket brokerage began it was but poorly understood. In 1879 it became Tecogn! asa timate business. Before this time a mixed class practiced methods which brought odium on the occupation, After the formation of the association steps were immediately taken to prevent these abuses by the legitimate brokers, who band- ed together for mutual protection. The jus- | tice and intelligence of the American people ve outgrown ignorance, and the love of fair play will not ‘permit the high-handed one Npich bays Been ptreartes by a lew. ways. Four hundred and fifty-four honest, able, faithful and financially men-make up our Our are strict and must be obeyed.’ He then called attebion, to iness matters which called for ation of the convention. Against an Hlinols Decis: le At the close of Mr. Guinzburg’s address, and when the applause had subsided, a resolution was offered, and, after a slight discussion, was adopted by unanimous vote of the convention. It recited that through a collusive and fra@ulent case, the attorneys for the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St.Paul Ratiroad Com- Fany have imposed upon the supreme court of Illinois to the extent of obtaining a de- cision sustaining the validity of an act of the Illingls legislature of 1875 prohibiting ticket brokerage, ard that this action, {f carried to,a successful issue, would result, through ‘the destruction of the ticket brokers’ business, in doing away with com- petition Mm pasenger traffic, and a conse- quent large increase in rates. The resolu- tion further stated that ticket brokerage is the only safeguard left to the people against the railroad pool, and that the object of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company is to perpetuate the pool through the brokers’ destruction, andthen declared that the American Ticket Brokers’ Association authorize the executive committee to retain the services of Richard Prendergast of Chicago to take such action as he may deem wise in the matter of the Illinois decision above re- ferred to,’and pledges its full support to the said committee in all matters deemed proper in. this connection. : A recesy was then taken until 3 o'clock p. m. oa the The Afternoon Sess: be At the afternoon session the executive committee reported various suggestions re- garding the work to be accomplished dur- ing the convention, which were being dis- cussed when this report closed. The ses- sion tomorrow will be devoted to the elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year and the discussion of the many amendments offered to the constitution .of the associa- tion. One of them provides that member- ship or any privilege within the bestowal of the association shall be forfeited and become null and void if obtained partially or wholly by falsehood, misrepresentation, fraud or concealment. Another provides that the failure of a member to pay dues or other charges against his membership. or an additional membership, or jointly upon joint membership within six months after notification shall render such mem- bership or joint membership subject to sale. The convention will also consider an amendment to the constitution providing that the membership of an_ insolvent holder may be sold to the highest bidder to Hquidate claims against such insolvent member held by the association or mem- bers of it, the equity, If any, to be paid over to the insolvent member. On Friday night the association will be entertained at a banquet by Messrs Beek- man and Spieldt of this city, who are the only resident members of the body. Members Present. The members of the association in at- tendance upon the convention are G. 0. Fogg and G. E. Beekman, Boston; 0. F. Bunn, Bristol, Tenn.; Fred 8. Ozier, Ca ton, Ohio; D. W. Patterson, Charleston, W. Va.; H. S. Epstine, Chillicothe, Ohfo; H. C. Meader, G. Pooge and Louis A. Gatto, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; E. Salomon, Ed. List, J. H. Frank, A. 1. Frank, Charles H. Gentry and D. 8. McKenzie, Chicago; W. A. Bartlett, Addison, N.Y.; Harry Frank, Atlanta; Up- ton W. Dorsey and Henry Pike, Baltimore; Henry Riley, Binghamton, N. ¥.; Louls D. Smith, Terre Haute; H. A. Guinzburg, Si- mon Steiner and H. Rogers, St. Louis; E. W. Jackson, Susquehanna, Pa.; R. Hos- kins, Toledo, Ohio; D. Donanau, Waco, Texas; A. Ottinger, San Francisco; Harry Karger, Savannah, Ga.; Fred H. Hable, Winchester, Va.; S. E. Ward, Youngstown, Ohio; Oscar Groshell. Salt Lake City, Utah Messrs. Gibson and Mulcay, Salamanca, Y¥.; Charles McHugh, Rock Island, Ii. P. Waldron, Portland, Me.; D. J. Stephen. son, Port Huron, Mich.; Oklahoma City; Thos. H. Webb, Peoria, 1 Chas. 8. Smith, Pittsburg, Kan.; George Gleason, Pittsburg, Pa. ernon Davis, Mun. cie, Ind.; 8. Rosenheim, Nashville, Tenn.; Sol H. Cohis, Newark, Ohio; John Dales, Newburgh, Y.; Gustav G. Lansing, New York city; J. P. MacFarland, Louisvilie; H. R. Duffin, Los Angeles, Cal.; Sol Cok Memphis, Tenn.; W. K. Hequem- La_ Crosse, Wisconsin; Charles Ward, Knoxville, Tennessee; various bus-| consider- H. A. McCrary and J. A. Kansas City; J. Adelson, Grafton, Hayes, Haverhill, Mass.; a Ark.; .G. W. Frey, Mercer, Houston, Tex.; Wm. Atki Ind.;"H. H. Ls Zell WwW. Vv G. Hicken, J. Blitz, Fort Wayne, rien, P, W. : Cumberland, Md.; P. Simmons, Denver, and J. Spliedt and M. E. Beekman of this city. ——+—__ TO GO TO FREDERICKSBURG. The President and Cabinet to Leave ‘Tomorrow Morning. The President and members of his cabi- net will leave here tomorrow morning from the Baltimore end Potomac depot about 8 o'clock for Fredericksburg, Va., and will return here in the evening. 2 —_—-2+—_____ Breckinridge is Matia! The story of the Breckinridge trial will be allowed to pass through the mails. The first assistant postmaster general has decided that the department has no authority to exclude the book from the postal privileges, though it is officially declared to be unfit for reading by young people. Accordingly Postmaster Hesing of Chicago was notified today to a t the publication for mailing upon payment of proper postage. The de- partment holds, however, that this author- ity does not relieve the firm from responsi- bility tm case the U. 8. district attorney shall deem it best to take action in the matter. The case cannot come up again before the ent, unless prosecution is instituted by the government authorities at Chicago, and interference of the depart- ment is asked. + o+____—_- Mr. Brown's New Position. Mr. Stanley Brown of this city, and at one time private secretary to President Gar- field, and then a clerk in the geological sur- vey, has been appointed by the North Amer- ican Commercial Company its agent at the Seal Islands in place of Mr. George R. Tin- gle, who has been given another position with the company. + e+ Philadelphia Mint Site. Howard B. French and W. W. Foulkrod of Philadelphia, representing the citizens’ Broad street mint site committee, had a conference today with Secretary Carlisle on the mint question. It seems to be the general opinion that Mr. Carlisle will ad- here to his purpose of accepting the Spring Garden street site, the controlling factor being the saving of $300,000 on the ground alone. CIRCUMSTANCES CONTROL Mr. Benedict Holds a Large and Continus) Reception. The Government Printing Office Force to Be Greatly Reduced—Uneasy People With a Pull. Mr. T. E. Benedict of New York is now the public printer of the government, fully installed in the duties, the prerogatives and the emoluments of that position. This should make Mr, Benedict very happy, for it ig an hoaorable and important trust that he ‘holds, but there are reasons why Mr. ess should be largely mix- The pressure on him safe to say that the new Public printer is the most sought man in Washington today—not excepting the Presi- dent. The clerks who stand between Mr. Benedict and the great American public are | at. their wits’ end to keep their chief sup- plied with not more than five callers at once, but they are not wholly successful. A Star reporter made an unsuccessful ef- | fort to see Mr. Benedict this morning, mere- | ly to learn the result of all this calling and receiving. It was then 9:30 o'clock, an hour when the average Congressman is at his own leisure, yet there were then six Repre- sentatives and two Senators in the inner presence. Mr. Benedict responded to the re- porter’s card that he was very sorry the surrounding “circumstances” would not per- mit him to grant an interview. By “circumstances” Mr. Benedict prob- | ably meant influences. His market is great- ly overstocked with influences just at pres- ent. They are a sad drug. They work to two ends. One class of these influences Seek to keep men in office and the other class seeks to get men In. There is no spe- clal class seeking to get men out, but that 4s not necessary, for men are going out nevertheless, and by the score and hua- dred. Naturally enough if a member of the second class succeeds he causes a vacancy to be made, for nowhere than in the pubile service is the physical law more true that you cannot get two pints of wa- ter into @ pint cup at the same time. Mr. Benedict, however, ts going to disappoint somebody, for he has announced his in- tention to reduce the force of the office very materially, perhaps by eight hundred. He says he has found there are now 3,504 persons on the rolls, a8 against less than 2,200 when he turned the office over to Mr. Palmer four years or 80 ago. In view of this declaration Mr. Bene- dict is having more callers of the first class than of the second, and he is in seriou straits, for nearly every man in the office has “pull” somewhere, and hence the crowds at Mr. Benedict's receptions. There are, les, scores of applicants for the mcfe important positions in the office, such as the foremen and superintendents, more than enough to fill each place, five times ov As a result of this women employed in ¢ dus state of unrest and await developments with r anxiety. Already some have been off and these stand idly about on H ressure the men and street, awaiting a chance to be taken back. | The little community that has grown up around the printing office is greatly con- cerned over the situation, for changes in the office mean much to the families as well as the merchants in that vicinity. Some of the men have already made arrangements to go with a large printing house in Cincinnati, in anticipation of the probable upheaval! in the government office. There will probably be many houses for rent in this neighborhood between now and the Ist of July. As the reporter was leaving another “cir- cumstance” surrounded Mr. Benedict in the form of Senator Jones of Arkansas, who had | laid aside his trying duties as manager of the tariff compromise for ap hour to inter- cede with Mr. Benedict either for an “in” or an “out.” The other eight were still there. ——— + e+ - —__ OUR CONSUL RESTORED. The Nicaraguan Government Treats England and This Country Alike. Dr. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister here, has received information by cable from his government to the effect that United States Consul Bralda, whose exequa- tur was withdrawn by that government on account of the part he took in the effort to organize a provisional government at Blue- fields, has been temporarily reinstated. The reason for this action, as explained by Dr. Guzman, is found in the desire of his gov- ernment to avold discrimination or favor- itism as between Great Britain and the United States. The Nicaraguan govern- ment yielded to the request of the British minister at Managua to restore temporarily the exequatur of the British consul, Mr. Bingham, which was withdrawn for the fame reason as in Mr. Braida’s case, and therefore it voluntarily pursued the same course toward the latter, who will conse- queatly again assume the duties of United States consul at Greytown, relieving the acting consul, until the State Department has acted upon t! reports of Minister Baker and @ ™®& Watson of the San Fran. cisco, nd | Senator Allen’s | —_— =: COXEY AND CONGRESS Resolution Dis cussed at Length Today. i MR SHERMAN'S STRONG UTTERANCES Coxey Came Here Intending to Violate the Law. THE TARIFF TAKEN UP — Jacob 8. Coxey, “general” of the common- weal, and his two leutenants, Carl Browne and Christopher Columbus Jones, who were [convicted in the Police Court yesterday, Were in the lobby in the rear of the Senate | when that body met today, anticipating a |further airing of their case in connection | with the Allen resolution to investigate the | alleged police clubbing on the Capitol steps jon May 1. The proceedings were opened with the regular routine morning business. | Qn motion of Mr. Gray (Del) a bill | authorizing Rear Admiral Walker and Sur- |geon J. Rufus Tryon of the navy to accept hd decoration of the third class from the | President of Venezuela for their humane | service to the wounded and dying men in | the recent Venezuelan war was passed, as | Was also @ bill to authorize the captain and crew of the life saving station at Hog va., to accept a medal of honor from Spain for their heroic conduct in sav- "; life from a wrecked ish vessel. | r. Berry (Ark.) allowed these bills to oO through, but under protest. He insisted that nothing should be permitted to inter- |fere with the tariff bill. The whole coun- | try, he said, including those who opposed as | well as those who approved it, were anxious for action upon the tariff. The present in- terminable delay was making the people — all confidence and respect for the Sen- Mr. Allen’s Coxey Resolation. | At the conclusion of the morning business Mr. Allen (Neb.) called up his resolution for the appointment of a special committee to investigate the police interference with the nore demonstration on the Capitol steps lay 1. Mr. Allen spoke with f . He waited a week after the cure aan upon the Capitol grounds before oes | his resolution, he said, expecting that one |the Senators from Ohio, the state from which Mr. Coxey came, would take some steps toward its investigation. 3 came from the congressional district for- |merly represented by Gov. McKinley. In | his opinion, such scenes as took place in the presence of 10,000 people on May 1 on the plaza in front of the Capitol should be investigated without delay. He Expected Mr. Sherman to Move, He expected the distinguished senior Sen- ator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) to move, as Mr. Coxey was his constituent. He (Allen) | had siever heard o” Mr. Coxey until he had heard of him as commander of the common- weal or good roads movement; he had never } seen him until last Friday. Who Coxey was ; Was a matter of indifference to him. It | Was enough that he was an American citi- zen. He came here, if the press was to be relied upon, to petition Congress for the redress of what he considered the griev- ances of millions of people. That he was honest Mr. Allen had no doubt. With the purpose of the movement, however, Mr. Al- len had not the slightest sympathy. He peed with him and his misguided followers (simply as American citizens seeking - eels right ge the of petition accorded them | by the ai He proposed ‘to dem- onstrate tt ‘was their sole purpose when the police interfered. Some Questions by Mr. Daniel. “Are you not Mr. Coxey's counsel?” asked Mr. Daniel (Va.), interrupting the Nebraska Senator. “No, sir,” replied Mr, Alien, emphatically. “Has not Mr. Coxey full legal remedy if he has been injured in his rights?’ office are in a seri-| | “I decline to be diverted from my line of thought,” said Mr. Allen rather 4 . | “But.” persisted Mr. Dantel, “I simply de- | sired to question the propriety of dragging | this matter: into the Senate, when Mr. | Cexey has remedy in court.” Mr. Allen made no response to Mr. Dariel’s suggestion, but he took occasion to reiterate his denial of sympathy with the movement. All reports to the contrary were untrue. He had been called in consul- tation by Representatives Hudson and Pence upon the rights of this man. He had j subsequently gone into Police Court to | defend him. He had made it a rule of his life to do his duty no matter where it call- ed. That was the extent of his connection | with Coxey. He had defended him, because | when the police laid their rough hands on | Coxey they laid their hands upon the rights | of 70,000,000 of people. The rights invoived were not those of Coxey, but of the Ameri- can people. The police club aimed at the head of Coxey had been aimed at the head of every man in this country who desired | to exercise the constitutional right of free | speech and free assembly. } The Rights of Citizens. It was those great rights, rather than the humble Coxey, for which he stood; the rights of citizens to peaceably petition for the redress of grievances, real or imaginary. The suggestion of Mr. Daniel that Mr. Coxey could recover damages presented a different question, one with which he had nothing to do. Important as the tariff was at this time, and he regarded it as para- mount to all other subjects of legislation, it was @ mere atom compared with the right of American citizens to assemble and peti- tion Congress for the redress of their grievances. The ruthless trampling down of this right on May 1 had furnished o seene worthy of St. Petersburg or some eastern monarchy, but out of place in ® representative republic like ours, He gave a vivid description of the @is- order on the Capitol steps. Mr. Coxey, he said, in the: presence of 10,000 people, un- | armed, with no mob at his back, but as simple law-abiding citizen seeking to peace- ably petition Congress, had been told he | could not speak; that he could not petition Congress, and the police had come and | driven him from the grounds. His mis- guided lieutenant, Browne, had been even | more violently treated. The mounted police | had swept down upon him with their clubs= those two men coming unguarded and alone upon the Capitol grounds had been met an@ jdrivén off by the metropolitan police, who had less lawful right there than they. Mr, Allen read at length the petition Mr. Coxey |sought to read on May 1 and also the in- dictment upon which the commonweal Jead- ers were tried in the Police Court. The charges were insignificant, he sald. They were merely a subterfuge to effect the ar- rest and conviction. There was not a Sen- ator or a citizen of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to the gulf, who did not know that the charge was their attempt to exercise their comet | tutional right to indulge in free speech the Capitol grounds; the real charge was | that they had had the temerity to come with their deluded followers to petition Congress for the redress of what they considered eir grievances. | "So me he declared, would be deceived. He procecded to argue the uncoastitution= ality of the act under which the men had been convicted, and subsequently drifted off into a long review of the history of the right of petition, which, he said, had not been denied in England since the year #10, It was not until ITS? that petitions were ex- cluded from the chamber of the Senate and that of the House. But the right of petition | was to be denied on the Capitol grouads. If citizens were not to be allowed to assemble | peaceably there, they could be prevented from assembling anywhere in the District of Columbla where Congress had original jurisdiction. More than that, as Congress had territorial jurisdiction ail over the coun- try, they could be prevented from assem- | pling anywhere. If the right of ihe Ameri- can people to assémble under the flag of their country, over stifled Hberty was lost and the fundamental right of the people | was swept away by the usurpation of pows , ‘ _