Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. fersbiscewemnirtor Ai PUBLISHED DAILY FXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ahet es a Cor. 11th a by the Evening Star Newspa mn) & HKAUFFMANN, Preat. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, et ee ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, 10 their own acccunt. at 10 cents week, or 4éc. per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By matl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postaze prepaid—S0 month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1.00 per year: with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mat! matter.) EF All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance, Rates of ‘ing _made known on application. Che £vening Star. | Vor 84. No. 20,890. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY. 21, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE IRON SCHEDULE Tt is Reached in the Consideration of the Tariff Bill, SEVERAL SENATORS SPEAK ON I? Mills and Vest for Absolute Free Raw Material. LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES In pursuance of the order adopted last Friday the Senate met at 10 o'clock this mcrning. Only twelve Senators listened to the prayer of the blind chaplain, however, and an order directing the sergeant-at-arms to request the attendance of absentees was necessary to drum up a quorum. In about | ter. minutes forty-three Senators—a quorum —were im the chamber, and under the @greement the remaining fifteen minutes before 10:30 were spent in the consideration of bills on the calendar. The time was consumed by two bills, both of which | were passed. One was to pay Pear- son C. Montgomery of Memphis $3,200 for the use of his vessel, “the New National,” during the war; the other to amcnd the act of 1881, providing for the sale of the re- mainder of the reservation of the confed- | etated Otoe and Missouri Indians in Ne- braska and Kansas. The tron Schedule. At 10:30 the tariff bill was laid before the Senate, and the metal schedule was taken up. The first amendment was that reported from the finance committee, placing a duty of 40 cents per ton cn iron ore, including manganiferous iron ore, also the dross or residuum from burnt pyrites. Mr. Aldrich (R. L) immediately took the floor, and drew a graphic picture of the e@nomalous position in which, he claimed,the Proposed duty on iron cre placed the demo- cratic party in New Ergland. For six years, he said, the democrats of New England had fought their campaigns on platforms demanding free raw materials. ‘Three years ago Mr. Mills had made a stumping tour of Massachusetts. Every- where, he said, Mr. Mills had taken free Taw material as his text. He had held up the glowing promise of free coal and free iron ore wh@: the democrats obtained con- trol of all branches of the government. He had gone further. He had advocated free bar iron. Massachusetts had no democratic representation in the Senate. Why was not Mr. Milis here to champion her cause? He ‘Was not even in his seat. What had become of the promises held out to New England. He was not commissioned to speak for the democrats of New England, but he knew that the people—some of them—had been deluded by these promises. He read some resolutions passed by the Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts, the con- trelling organization in the democratic Party in that state, declaring that unless coal and iron ore were placed on the free list the ground upon which Massachusetts’ democracy had fought its battles would be Swept away. “If a duty is placed on coal,” declared one sentence of those resolutions, to which Mr. Aldrich called particular at- tention, “how can faith or credence in a Gemocratic platform ever be secured again?” Prodding Mr. Mills. While Mr. Aldrich was speaking Mr. Mills yntered the chamber, and the Rhode Island enator called upon his political adversary from Texas to toe the line and champion the cause he had so earnestly espoused in Mas- sachusetts. “Since the Senator is tall of consist- ency,” said Mr. Vest, interrupting Mr. Al- drich, “let me ask him if he would vote for free iron ore.” “In a measure which placed all industries on equal terms,” replied Mr. Aldrich, “I should not vote for free iron ore, but in a Rondescript bill like this, which I believe should be defeated by any means, I should Rot hesitate to give any vote which would contribute to that end.” Mr. Platt (Conn.) offered an amendment to Imcrease the rate on iron ore from 40 to 60 cents per ton. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) joined Mr. Aldrich at this point in the task of prodding Mr. Mills, and they at last succeeded in bring- ing him to his feet. ‘ Mr. Mills restrained himself, however, and spoke but briefly. He had long given up all hope of converting his republican colleagues, he said. Past experience had taught him that after all arguments had been brought to bear they would still believe the lie and be damned. He saw no hope for them. “Do you see any hope for the conversion of your democratic associates?” asked Mr. Hoar (Mass.). “Oh, I am makirg fair headway on this Bide of the chamber,” replied Mr. Mills, “but there is too much behind the other side to budge it.” He had, he went on, advocat- ed free raw materials, wool, coal, iron ore, lumber, etc., and he would continue to do so. He was in favor of putting on the free list all materials that required remanufac- ture before going into consumption. He would go further and say that if he had had the making of this bill, he would have converted every custom house in this country Into a school house for teaching tariff truths. AS far as he, personally, was concerned, he recalled a statement once made by Admiral Porter before the nav.l committee of the House, that, in going into ection, the fastest vessel must regulate its peed by the speed of the slowest. “Are you behind or ahead of the slowest pow?” asked Mr. Aldrich. “I am on the first ship,” replied Mr. Mils, amid laughter. While he would like to see iron ore on the free list, he would curb his Ea desires and accept a reduction of 'y-five cents per ton rather than no: any reduction at all. 86 Mr. Chandler called Mr. Mills’ attention {© a statement he had made in a speech at New Haven, that if the United States bad free raw materials, her manufacturers! = ae markets of the world, and SI why the cotton man: free cotton were not seaport ag on Open market with foreign competitors. Mr. Mills replied that ‘while cotton was free the machinery employed in the manu- facture of cotton goods was dutiable at 45 ber cent, the dyes were all heavily taxed, the coal that generated the steam wag taxed; all the collateral elements were taxed. That was why our cotton goods — not compete in the markets of the Mr. Sherman’s Remarks. When Mr. Mills took his seat Mr. Sher- fan, the venerable Senator from Ohio, Brose. The question of placing a duty on fron ore, he said, was in a measure a test bf the bill. There were two doctrines re- Barding the so-called “raw materials.” One ‘was that the manufacturers should have their materials untaxed; the other (the pro- tective doctrine), that this was utterly un- tenable. There could be nothing more sel- fish than to preach this doctrine of free raw materiale in New England, and !t was the Proudest boast of the republicans of that Section that they had resisted this tempta- gion and had insisted that all forms of labor nc tion. Mr. Sherman drew a graphic picture of the enormous development of the iron ore mines of the Lake Superior district and of the railroad and water transportation in- ferests dependent upon the ore trade. Over 620.000,000 capital was invested in these Several interests in this section alone. But ©re was not confined to any one section. It was found in fifteen states. More peo- ple were interested in the ore trade than in any branch of tron manufac uring because it lay at the basis of the entire fron and steel industry. There was no foundation for Protection, he said, unless protection pro- tected labor in all industries. If reasonable Protection was to be denied to the miners then he favored denying it to the manu- facturers. Free trade for all or free trade for none. » erman read a long petition Signed by 25,000 eople of Cleveland pro- testing against free iron ore as destructive of many lake interests. Mr. Sherman closed with @ characterization of the democratic uld have the same measure of protec- | | reformers of Massachusetts as dudes and | the free trade college professors as theor- ists impregnated with English ideas. Mr. Lodge on New England Reforms, Mr. Lodge followed Mr. Sherman. He sketched the growth of what he called the “raw material” of New England. It was likened, he said, to a great moral move- j Ment and compared with the agitation for | the abolition of slavery. It was called the femancipation of labor. But their cam- paigns had been fought, he said, not for free trade, but for what the reformers were pleased to cail free raw materials. Mr. Lodge denied that there was any free raw material except such material as coal or ore which lay in the ground untouched by labor. These New England reformers want- ed something that went into a manufactur- ing establishment to go in free and that everything that came out should be taxed. The utter selfishness of such logic was only exceeded by its impracticability. Mr. Vest's Reply. Mr. Vest said he did not desire to enter | into an extended reply to what had been said on the other side, but he desired to | answer Mr. Sherman, to place in evidence letter from S. L. Ritchie of Akron, Ohio, | who succinctly pointed out the manifest | absurdities of the petition, signed by 25,- | 000, which he said hai been prepared joint- ly by a republican and « democratic editor im Cleveland. When the letter had been read Mr. Sherman stated that !ts author | Was the representative of some large Cana- dian mine owners, whose capital would be doubled if the duty on iron ore were re- moved. Mr. Vest replied that the person- ality of Mr. Ritchie was immaterial. The statements he made were absolutely true. There was no country in Europe where ore could be produced as cheaply as in the Lake Superior district. Labor employed in the fron mines of Lake Superior needed no | Protection. These duties were all designed to increase the profits of capital, not the wages of labor. Mr. Vest recalled the reply made by a steel worker at Homestead during the con- gressional investigation. The wcrkman was asked what his wages |were. He answered $14 per day. “Those |are good wages,” said Mr. Oates, a member |of the investigation committee. “‘Yes,” re- |plied the laborer, “but you gentlemen at | Washirgton gave Mr. Carnegie $1,500,000 @ year on steel beams. Where is our share of the plunder?” Mr. Ve Real Sentiments. | Mr. Sherman said Mr. Vest had fallen into the error of his colleague, Mr. Voor- hees. He called attention to the fact that the McKinley bill reduced the rates on every article of iron or steel. After some feneing on this point Mr. Vest concluded by declaring his unequivocal allegiance to the doctrine of free raw materials. The |demecrats of the Serate, he said, warmly, had placed raw materials on the dutiable list because they could not help themselve: With their meager majority they had be | obliged reluctantly to submit to the imposi- | tion of these duties because certain dem- ecratic Senators would mot otherwise vote for the bill. He was not afraid to say | this. The great majority on his. side had been driven by the exigencies of the situa- THE HOUSE. After its two days’ rest the House met today with a good attendance of members and an air of attention to business pervaded the chamber. After the approval of the journal, Mr. Paul J. Sorg, recently elected to succeed the late George W. Houk of the third congressional district of Ohio, was sworn in. Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) presented the cre- dentials of the member-elect, which were read, and in which Gov. McKinley recited that Mr. Sorg had been duly elected at a special election held on May 1, as a Repre- sentative in the Fifty-third Congress as successor to the late George W. Houk. Mr. Sorg’s appearance was the signal for an outburst of applause from the demo- eratic side of the chamber. Another burst of applause punctuated the close of the administering of the oath of office, after which an enthusiastic demo- eratic crowd gathered about the new mem- ber and showered their congratulations upon him. ‘A great cluster of La France roses was on Representative Biand’s desk in recognition of his successes at the Missouri convention. | The card attached stated that they were “to the next President.” The Legislative Appropriation Bill. | Several attempts were made to secure consideration for minor bills, but objection was made, and, on motion of Mr. Dockery, who has the bill in charge, the House went into committee of the whole on the legisla- tive appropriation bill, with Mr. Richardson of Tennessee in the chair. ‘The first amendment was offered by Mr. DeArmond of Missouri to the paragraph faaking appropriations for the officers and employes of the Senate, and proposed a re- duction from $417,258.90 to $250,000, and furnished Mr. DeArmond with a text for a lecture on economy. The pending bill made provision for 303 employes to minister | to the official wants of eighty-eight Sen- ators, while 360 Representatives had to get along with only 300 employes. What neces- sity there could be for 303 employes for eighty-eight Senators he could not under- stand, unless it was to bolster up that anomalous, worm-eaten, well-worn thing | known as ‘senatorial courtesy. | Making Sport of Democratic Economy Mr. Reed of Maine reminded Mr. Dockery that the democrats had held up their hands at the extravagance of the “billion-dollar Congress,” which was the shibboleth of the campaign which followed, and in which great promises had been made for economy and retrenchment which would be inaugu- rated when the democrats came into power. He remembered that the next Congress had a democratic majority, yet, when the appropriation of the Fifty-second Congress me to be footed up, it was found that the illion-dollar Congress” had been exceeded by $100,000,000. Mr. Boutelle of Maine and Mr, Grosvenor of Ohio also took a hand in making sport of democratic economy, after which a vote was taken on Mr. DeArmond’s amendment and it was defeated. Against C: + Bassett. The venerable Capt. Isaac Bassett also became the target of Mr. De Armond's eccromical zeal, and an amendment was offered striking out the extra appropriation of $500 for the assistant doorkeeper of the Serate while the office was held by Mr. Bassett. Mr. De Armond suggested that the Senators might extend a more cordial testimonial to Capt. Bassett by subscribing $6 each for a purse for the old dcorkeeper. The amendment was adopted without much opposition. The old question of the extravagance of the Senate was again agitated, and in re- ply to a criticism by Mr. Hepburn (la.), Mr. Dockery stated that it was his personal opinion that the expenditures of the Senate were without warrant, and riotously ex- travagant, but it was a co-ordinate branch of the government and claimed the right of regulating its own internal affairs. This was the old cause of the disagree- ment between the House and Senate, and running back a hundred years, and he | knew of no way in which the House could | control the expenses of the Senate. | The “Docking” Question. | The question of “docking” the salary of | members on account of absence was brought | up by an amendment offered by Mr. Boat- ner of Louisiana, of which he gave notice last Friday. 2+ Armor Plate Investigation. The proposed congressional investigation |of the Carnegie armor-plate frauds will be | Feported favorably by Representative Outh- | waite of the House rules committee tomor- | Tow. The committee further considered the subject today, and delegated Mr. Outhwaite | to write the report. It will be brief, and | Will recommend a substitute for the reso- lution of Representative Dunphy, demo- erat, of New York. The latter proposed an investigation by a special committee of Sen- ators and members, but the substitute will recommend that the House naval commit- | tee proceed with the investigation. TAKEN IN SECRET! The Testimony Before the Senate Bribery Investigation Oommittee. WITNESSES WHO APPEARED TODAY Senator Hunton and His Son and Senator Kyle Heard. BUTTZ NOT YET CALLED 0 Seen nae ee meek ee The committee to investigate the charges of bribery in the Senate were on hand Promptly at 10 o’clock today at the room of the committee on privileges and elec- ticns. Senator Hunton was at the meeting as a witness. The committee temporarily suspended operations to go into the Senate to make a quorum. C. W. Buttz, with his attorney, was with- out the doors of the committee room and there were other expected witnesses in the corridor. Senator Kyle was in hif seat in the Senate chamber. Mr. Buttz, through his attorney, made a verbal application to be present and examine witnesses. Hear- ing nothing from it hé then made a written application to be present and sent it to the committee. The committee sat in execu- tive session until 10:30, when Senator Hun- ton, who, with his son, had been waiting at the committee room door since the be- girning of the session, was summoned to testify. Only One Witness at a Time. When the Senator started into the com- mittee room an incident occurred which emphasized the decision of the committee to have the proceedings entirely private and to prevent one witness knowing what another may have said. Senator Hunton’s son thinking he had been summoned moved toward the door with his father, but was told by the doorkeeper that he could not be in the room at the time his father’s ex- amination was in progress. Senator Hun- ton remained with the committee about half an hour and after he emerged from the committee room the son, Eppa Hunton, jr., was called in and asked to state what he knew of the elleged effort to bribe his father. He was detained only about fif- teen minutes. Both witnesses were cau- tioned by Senator Gray against giving the newspapers any report of the proceedii the nator remarking that when branch of the inquiry should be conch the proceedings would al] be made puljlic. Testimony of Senator Hunton and His Son. It was learned from other sources that both Senator Hunton and his son were ques- tioned very closely ag to the effort at bribery and the latter was required to give as accurately as he could the language of the man who had attempted the bribery. Both stated, as Senator Hunton had hereto- fore declined to do, that C. W. Buttz was the man who had approached the younger Hunton. The latter told also how he had informed his father by letter from Warren- ton, Va., of the approaches that had been made, and the correspondence between the son and father bearing upon the subject was laid before the committee. In other respects the narrative given by the two gentlemen did not differ materially from the story heretofore given to the press by Sen- ator Hunton. Mr. Butts Receives No Answer. At 12 o'clock Mr. Buttz had received no answer to his demand to. be present. He said that if the committee would give him no opportunity to -exammige aie he would demand a Dacerrint u vi- dence taken before he give-Mis testimony and if it was not furnished he would refuse to testify. Senator Kyle Heard. Senator Kyle was the next witness called. He was before the committee for more than an hour and when excused was informed that he would probably be called again. He put the committee in possession of all the information in his possession, stating that he was first approached by Buttz about two months ago with the proposition to vote against the tariff bill and receive pay for his vote, the amount offered being $14,000, as had been stated In the newspapers. In reply to a question, Senator Kyle said he was confident that Buttz represented other parties and that the proposition, if it had been accepted, would have been made good. Senator Kyle also stated that Guttz had intimated to him that ff that $14,000 was not enough, he could have almost any sym that he would name as high as $75,000. ‘The committee took a rec at 1 o'clock for lunch. What Senator Gray Says. Senator Gray, chairman of the committee, being seen at that time, said the testimony so far taken was not materially different from that which had been established, ex- cept that the facts were given more in de- tall than they had been given to the public through ‘the press. He stated that Senator Hunton had said that Buttz had not approached him personally at all, but that the only effort made to secure his vote against the tariff bill had been made through his son, but that Serator Kyle's testimony indicated a specific offer to him- self from Buttz. The testimony of the younger Hunton had also shown a definite purpose of bribery. Senator Gray stated that he thought the inquity ‘nto the at- tempt to bribe Senators Hunton and Kyle would be concluded within a day or two. He also stated that the testimony so far given had not placed the committee in possession of any names of persons who could throw light upon the question other than those which have already been pub- Mshed in connection with the attempted bribery, and that he knew of no witnesses still to be called except Senator Kyle's clerk and Major Buttz, who would be asked to testify this afternoon. Chairman Gray also stated that the committee had not yet formulated any plans for the inves- tigation of the operations of the sugar trust in connection with legislation in the Senate. Butts’s Request Declined. When Senator Gray was asked what the committee had decided to do in response to Mr. Buttz’s request to be allowed to be present while other witnesses were being examined, that he might question them, he said the request had been declined, as had a similar request from Senator Hunton to be present when Buttz should testify. Ask- ed what would be the effect of a refusal on Buttz's part to testify, Mr. Gray only said that course on his part would appear against him in the published testimony. o Treasury Department Changes, The following promotions have been made in the classified service, Treasury Depart- ment: Fourth auditor's office—James Devine, Maine, $1,400 to $1,600. Sixth auditor's office—C. R. Owen, Ala- bama, $1,200 to $1,400; Mrs. E. L. Banes, Mississippi, $1,200 to $1,400; Wm. 8. Barber, Wisconsin, $1,000 to $1,200; E. S. Howland, Michigan, $900 to $1,000; H. E. Crouch, Ten- nessee, $900 to $1,000. Register's office-M. B. Hatch, Texas, $1,400 to $1,600; Calvin Farnsworth, Ohio, $1,400 to $1,600; Wm. Messervy, Massachu- setts, $1,000 to $1,600; Miss K. M. Stienman, Ohio, $1,200 to $1,400; Miss K. I. O'Toole, Virginia, $900 to $1,400. Bureau of statistics—Fred. Johnson, New York, to $000. The Gunboat Bennington. A telegram has been received at the vy Department saying that the gunboat Bennington,which was sent from San Fran- cisco to Salvador to look after American interests, has sailed from bertad for La Union and other ports on the coast. TAYLOR IS HUSTLING How the Kansas Man is Work Confirmation. for Who Are Helping Him—He is Trying to Make a Race I ed Patronage Deal. je— Attempt- Candidate Charles H. J. Taylor—of Kan- sas—is very Susy during these days of his highest hope. He is at the Capitol from the earliest hours of the session of the Sen- ate, and he renains there until the flag is lowered. He is strenuously endeavoring to meet every man who has‘ a vote in the upper house, in order to show them what manrer of man he is. On Saturday he ac- costed a Senator who is known to be op- posed to his confirn ation because he be- lieves the local office of recorder of deeds shovld be filled by ‘a local democrat. You have the advantage of me,” said the Senator, as the gererous form of the stranger blocked his way into the chamber, “Oh, but Senator, I know you very well, and I want you to krow me. My name is Taylor "murmured the statesman, _ not wholly pleased. “I am—ah—very glad to meet you, Mr. Taylor. “I thcught you might be, Senator,” was the response. “I do not want to detain you but a moment. I merely wish you to see what scrt of a man I am.” On Ethnological Grounds, Mr. Taylor is making this canvass wholly upon what he calls “ethnological grounds,” and ts laboring under the delusion that he is being opposed because he is of the dark race. The ruling principle of the opposition is that this nomination is a violadon of the home rule doctrine, and has no reference whatever to Mr. Taylor's color. There is absolutely no personality about the case save that which Mr. Taylor and his friends have chosen to infuse into it. ‘The race question has been industriously wcrked, not by the opponents of Taylor, but strange as it may seem, by the candidate himself, aided by a strange combination of influences. ‘he venerable Fred. Douglass has emerged from his retirement to join hands with the man from Kansas who wants to fill the place he once filled. He and his sons have worked long and hard to persuade republicans of the Senate that the defeat of Taylor, who is rewarded for po- Utteal services rendered to the democrats, would mean a republican snub to the col- ored vote, notwithstanding the strenuous ef- forts of Taylor, as president of the na- | tional colored democratic league, to con-| vince the country of the villainy of the Harrison administration, Douglass was re- inforced today by John M. Langston, who | Saw several Senators, to assure them that, the republican party would commit political suicide should it permit Taylor to be de- Teated. Just what progress he made in this! pecullar propaganda does not appear. These | laborers in the Taylor vineyard are being | given great ald by two distinguished ex- Senators, Mr. Perkins of Kansas and Mr. Blair of New Hampshire, who have the! freedom of the floor and are arguing with | republicans for the “down-trodden negro.” A Patronage Agreement, Added to this line of work is a shrew’! move lately made by Taylor, who has as- sured several republican Senators that if he should be confirmed he would retain in office the white deputy recorder of deeds. It may be remembered that some time be- fore the President sent the name of the) Kansas political agriculturist to the Senate for this District office, Mr. Taylor approaci- ed Mr. Lawrence Gardner, who is a promi- nent leader in the local democratic organiza- tion, and promised him that if he would use his influence with the President in his favor for this office, he, ‘Taylor, would turn over to him all the. patronage in the establish- ment. The offer was indignantly rejected by Mr. Gardner, who ts a tirm believer in the home rule doctrine, but there is no.cer- tain evidence that tt-was_ not. rertewed in ‘some omer g irter. Should Mr. ‘Taylor secure the oftice he so craves he may have some difficulty in keeping gll his prom- ises, and It would seem to be Wise for any- body who is working for his confirmation on the strength of patronage promises to de- mand security. Working Both Parties, As another instance of Mr. Taylor’s diplo- matic nature, which enables him to face both directions at once, there now comes the famous circular of the Negro Democratic League of last October, to which the name of Mr. Taylor fs signed as president. To republican Senators Taylor ts asserting that the document was written by others while he was out of town, while to democrats he has been privately declaring that he was really the author of the glowing praises of the President and his policies. The democrats of the Senate are divided on the question of confirmation, some of them supporting the committee on®the Dis- trict in its report and others advocating confirmation solely on the ground that h much as Taylor is the choice of the Pres- ident he should be helped into office. There is a small party of democrats in the Senate who believe in the principle of supporting every emanation from the White House, and in this instance they are disregarding the | conclusions of the District committee and shutting their eyes to the home-rule plank of the most recent democratic platform. Mr. Cleveland’s Interest. | There are rumors to the effect that an ultimatum has been issued by the Presi- dent to the most faithful of his followers in the upper house showing the importance of the most active work in the interest of the confirmation of Taylor. The republi- can arguments of Taylor's friends do not seem to have any deterrent effect upon these Senators, who believe in confirma- tion for confirmation’s sake alone, without regard to the merits of the case. — TO USE TROOPS, They Have Been Sent to Act Against Indian Territory Miners, Actirg on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Irterior, Gen. Schofield has ordered Gea. Miles, commanding the Department of the Misscuri, to sead troops to the Choctaw courtry, In the Indian ter- ritory, for the removal of the miners who have been making trcvble in that region. Specific instructions beve been given for the ejectment of 200 men, whose names are given in the orders. They have quit work | in the mines, and are attempting to pre- vent others from taking their places. These 200 men entered the Choctaw nation under a permit to work for the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company. Gov. Jones of the ration says they are no longer under permit, and are intruding on the reserva- tion. Their removal from within the boun- daries of the Choctaw ration is ordered on the ground that their further presence there is a serious detriment to the interests of Irdians. ee Heirs Wanted for Money in Germany. United States Commercial Agent Smith, at Mayenne, Germany, has informed the State Department that advertisement has been made in Germany for children of Jg@hn and Anna Maria Hofman, born Muller or Miller, to whom 20,000 marks ($4,760) has been left by Miss Eleonore Stuber, a rela- tive, who died at Wiesbaden several months ago. The parents of Mrs. Hofman were Valentine and Magdalena Muller of Katz- enbach, where Mrs. Hofman was born in 1818. Her husband, John Hofman, a car- penter joiner, was born at Michelbach, Nas- sau, and the children to whom the legacy has been left, Susanna and Margaretha, twins, were born at Kastel on the Rhine, opposite Mayenne, in 1845. The Hofmans are understood to have emigrated to Amer- ica many years ago, but to what locality is not known. All trace of them has been lost. The consul suggests that the publication of these facts might lead to their discovery. -——+9<—_____ 5 Président Carnot having refused to re- leve the anarchist Henry, his execution i place at daylight this morning in FEARS OF THE FLOOD A Night of Anxiety Passed at Johns- town, Pa, APPREHENSION OF A BROKEN DAM The Pennsylvania Railway Trains Stopped. THROUGHOUT THE STATE Ses. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 21.—About 3 o'clock this morning Johnstown was visited by the most disastrous flood since the big flood of May 31, 1889. At present it is a hard matter to estimate the loss, but it is an assured fact that the damage done in the city and withih five miles of it will amount to from $00,000 to $80,000, The Pennsylvania road is the heaviest loser. For several days the Conemaugh and Stony Creek valley has been visited by heavy rains of almost a continuous nature. The Stony Creek reached its highest point about 9 o'clock yesterday morning and after that time began to recede gradually. By night it had fallen several feet, so that no serious damage was apprehended, But in the evening a heavy rain began in the Cone- maugh valley, which continued until about 10 o'clock, when a cloudburst occurred near Ebensburg. The valley in which the vast volume of water descended is a tributary of the Conemaugh, and shortly after the cloud- burst the Conemaugh had swollen to many times its natural size. The volume of water reached this vicinity about 3 o'clock this morning and was ac- companied by wholesale destruction. The flood was first felt at South Fork, where numerous small buildings were swept away—further on the course of the stream the water undermined the track of the Pennsylvania railroad. Several bridges ard Wooden structures below Conemaugh were damaged badly, but the greatest damage was in this city. The iron bridge at this place was badly wrecked and several houses carried away. Fully $15,000 damage was done property within 100 yards of the Penn- sylvania passenger station here. Between the freight station and the river is an artificial embankment, on which were five loaded cars on a siding. The swift water undermined the bank, which gave Way about 4 o'clock, carrying down in the river about 200 feet of track and the cars. In one of the cars were five tramps, who are said to have been members of Galvin’s army. Three of them succeeded in getting away, but two of them were drowned. Their names Could not be learned. In Woodvale the streets were covered with water to the depth of six feet and small houses were swept away. Swank's pottery works caught fire cnd this added to the terror of the inhabitants. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 21.—There was a night of great anxiety at Johnstown and few residents in the lowlands closed their eyes. The entire business portion of the city is under water and at least $100,000 damage has been done. So far two lives have been lost. The names are not yet known. All day and night Friday and Saturday the rains descended and all day yest cn Johnstown and the surrounding coun- . Last night there was great alarm when it was reported that the reservoir at Kittanning Point, a few miles west of Altoona, broken. _Fortunatesly «the Was not as bad as at first supposed. ur large crevasses were dug down the face of the dam by a Wave which rolled across the lake and over its edge to the lowlands beneath. The wave is thought to have been caused by a cloudburst and this theory is borne out by the fact that there was but one and that water is now running over the spillway. There is no doubt that the dam has been weakened and may yet give way, although work is now being done to strengthen it. Railway Traffic Stopped. The floods have stopped traftic completely on the Pennsylvania railroad east of Greenburg, which is but twenty-eight miles from Pittsburg. The last through train to arrive was the Chicago limited, which reached this city at 10 o'clock last night. Since then no trains have arrived from or departed for the east. The trouble is be- tween Johnstown and Altoona, where the tracks are submerged in four feet of water from Conemaugh to Bennington, a dis- tance of eighteen miles. 1,500 feet of track, together with the Conemaugh bridge, have been washed away. It will take two days to repair the dam- ages and in the meantime all Pennsyl- vania trains will go over the Baltimore and Ohio raflroad, connecting at Connellsville, Pa. Passengers for Harrisburg will be compelled to first go to Baltimore. In this city the rivers are still rising, but a stage of more than twenty-five feet ig not feared. This will submerge the lowlands and cause a suspension of work in the mills and factories along the banks of the streams, but wiil do no other damage. Trains on the Baltimore and Ohio, Alle- gheny Valley and the Western roads are arriving on time. The weather is still cloudy and threatening. Reports From Throughout the State. PHILADELPHIA, May 21.—General Man- ager Prevost of the Pennsylvania railroad received a telegram from Supt. Sheppard at Altoona, conveying the information that about 1,500 feet of the embankment be- tween Bridge No. 6 and Mineral Point had been washed away during the night. The water poured down through the narrow chasm in which the ill-fated dam of the South Fork Fishing Club was located, and joining the already swollen Conemaugh river at South Fork, washed away the earth at the point where the bed of the stream was changed after the flood of 1ssv. ‘The Conemaugh is now back in its old channel at this point. If the water recedes, Supt. Sheppard will endeavor to repair the break by tomorrow morning, but until repairs are made no {trains can be run further west than Al- toona. Eastbound through trains will not be sent out from Pittsburg until the break is filled in or temporary trestle 1s con- structed. Supt. Sheppard also reports that the rain, which continued to fall until 2 o'clock this mo:ning, caused much trouble along the line east of Altoona. At Mill Creek, Van- dyke, Mexico, Port Royal, the Narrows at Lewistown Junction, McVeytown and Man- ayunk Bridge, the tracks next the river are not passable, and at one or two points there have been serious cave-ins. Reports from Williamsport are to the effect that only a slight rain fell this morn- ing, but the skies are still heavily over- cast, and the downpour of the past few days may resume at any moment. At 5 o'clock this morning the West branch of the Susquehanna was twenty-seven feet above the low water line, and rising at the rate of six inches an hour. The river ts now about as high as it was during the flood of 1889, and water is running through the streets of Willamsport. Some river men estimate that it will go above four feet higher, while others think the worst is over, and that the fall will begin soon. At Renovo, Keating and Karthous, about sixty miles north of Williamsport, the river had fallen over two feet at 10 o'clock this morning. Montgomery bridge, the mile-long strac- ture which spans the West branch just north of Watsontown, is weighted with heavily-laden freight cars this morning, and until the water recedes no traffic will be al- lowed to cross the bridge. The Pacific express, which left Wililams- port last night, is held at Watsontown, and may not be able to proceed until late this evening. ‘The Pennsylvania railroad has large forces of men on the ground ready to repair all damage as soon as the water falls. Three train loads of west-bound Knights Templar are held up in this city awaiting the open- ing of the line to Pittsburg. They may not be able to proceed before tomorrow morn- ing. Driven Out by the Flood. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., May 21.—The river continued to rise during the night,and this morning nearly the entire business pertion of the city was under water. The Western Union telegraph office, which is situated on comparatively high ground, has ix inches of water on its floor. There has been no telegraphic communication with Lock Haven since 5 o'clock yesterday after- ncon, at which hour the telegraph operator teal driven from his office by the rising The Entire City Under Water. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., May 21,1 p.m.—The water in the river has reached a height of thirty-one feet at this hour, one foot higher than the disastrous flood of 1889. The en- tire city is under water, which ranges in depth from four to twenty feet. The water is still rising at the rate of six inches an hour, Pp All the logs at the boom, which broke at 1 o'clock this morning, have been swept way, as well as many saw mills and jPouses in the lower part of the city. Not telegraph or telephone wire is working out of the city, with the single exception of a shaky long-distance telephone wire, which was placed at the disposal of the Associated Press coi dent. rrespon While he was talking to Philadelphia he was driven out of the office by the rapid rise of the water. In the business portion of the city the water has reached a depth of eight feet and shows no sign of receding. The rain at 1 o'clock is coming down in torrents. The loss has already reached more than a million dollars, and unless re- lief soon comes it will be three times that much. No trains have arrived or departed from the city for twenty-four hours. Train Service Interrupted. SUNBURY, Pa. May 21.—Passenger trains on the Pennsylvania railroad are running as far as Dewart, and no trains are running over the Northern Central railroad between Williamsport and Elmira. Trains are running over the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad from Elmira to Scranton. No trains are running on the Pennsylvania road between Williamsport and Kane. Trains from Har- risburg and Wilkesbarre are arriving in this city on schedule time. There is a serious washout on the Reading road below Wiliiamsport and passengers are being transfgrred. No Reading trains can enter Williamsport, as their depot in that city flooded and the tracks are un- der five feet of water, There is a ten-foot fiood in this city and both branches of the river are rising. The flood in 1889 reached a depth of fifteen feet. Rowboats Instead of Street Cars. WARREN, Pa., May 21.—Rowboats took the place of street cars here today. All the streets in the lower districts are under wa- ter, but the rise was so gradual that no se- rious damage was done. No trains are run- ning except between here and Erie. Im the Juniata Valle: NEWPORT, Perry county, Pa., May 21.— The Juniata river is twenty-five feet above low water mark, about five feet lower than the terrible flood of 1889. Families on Front street have abandoned their homes, the water flooding the first stories of their homes. Greger & Shreffler’s planing and saw mills are under about five feet of Water, and about $10,000 worth of lumber has been swept away. The water is now at @ standstill. The lcss will be very heavy. Rivers Agnin Rising. HUNTINGDON, Pa., May 21.—The flood in the Juniata valley is still raging with unabated fury, The rivers fell slightly last night, but rose again-this morning in con- sequence of a wWaterspout bursting and reap the mountain district north of ere. county bridges in Huntingdon destroyed, making an ut $60,000. The county ers are in a dilemma, as the constitutional bonded indebtedness has al- was rot recovered. The citizens of Alexandria were forced from their homes today, and much prop- erty there was destroyed. The brafich mining roads on the Hunting- don and Broad Top railroad at Six Mile Run, Sandy Run and Dudley are washed out, and much rolling stock has been de- stroyed. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany is running all through trains over the Huntingdon and Broad Top road, connect- ing with the Baltimore and Ohio at Hynd- man, in consequence of the washout on the main line at Mineral Point, near Johns- town. Entire farms in this section have been ruined, being cut up in countless gullies, and covered with sand to a depth in many places of five feet. Flood at Wilmington, Del. WILMINGTON, Del., May 21.—The storm has caused heavy floods along the Christi- ana and Brandywine creeks. In the stables of the manufacturing establishments along the former stream the water rose to a depth of four feet, und the stables had to be abandoned. The railroads have suffered from washouts, but not enough to interfere seriously with traffic. \All the lowlands in Scuth and East Wilmington are under water from two to ten feet. Heavier floods re expected at the rise of the tide this afternoon, High Winds on the Chesapeake. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May ‘The wind was high enough in South and West rivers, Anne Arundel county, Friday, to suggest a cyclone. A vessel named the John T. Mar- shall was capsized at the mouth of South ae Marine papers found in the boat's yawl indicated that the vessel belonged t Cambridge. Nothing has been heard from the crew, who are Supposed to have been beiding at Har burg. HARRISBURG, Pa, May 21.—Fears of a Mood in this city es destructive as that of June, I88¥, are over. ‘The streams in the pecegee: are greatly swoolen, but at noon e waters were subsiding and the worst is believed to be over. The lowlands in the southern end of the city are in dated and the owners of brick yaras in that locality witl lose heavily. The iron and steel mills in that section of the city are closed on account of the inability of the = a to their work, and sireet 4 . ppm been suspended on the Citi- In the western end of the city the low- lands are covered with water and the peo- ple in that section have removed their fur- niture to the second floor of their homes. Trains on the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading and other railroads centering in this city are several hours late. No trains have come through from Erie on the Phila- Popeye ag road since Saturday nigh:. N suspen Of Lock Hagen Suspended on the road west High Water in the Schuylkill. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Ma: —The flood condition in the valley traversed by the Schuylkill river is hourly growing more serious. The stream from Pottsville to Philadelphia is lined with some of the big- nae iron, cotton and flour mills in the coun- ry, and reports received this afternoon in- dicate that nearly all of these have sus- pended on account of high water. At Manayunk, the mill district of Phila- delphia, all of the mills have stopped. Wa- ter four feet deep is rushing through the streets and the inhabitants are paddling about town in boats. The police report that the present food is the worst since ING), ex- ceeding even the diastrous rise of 1880. Water is four feet deep in the gre: yards in West Philadelphia and th has just suspended the law prohibiting the drivirg of cattle through the streets in order that the stock may be taken, to piaces of safety. Bath houses, boat houses and pleasure craft of all sorts have been swept away in Fairmount Park, where the water covers the river drives to a depth of several feet. The Reading railroad has been compelled to abandon its Norristown branch and is working freight trains northward on tracks used for ordinary freight traffic. SENT TO JAIL Corey, Browne and Jones Imprisoned for Twenty Days. JUDGE MILLER SENTENCES THEM Browne and Coxey Make Speeches in Court, THE JUDGE’S COMMENTS coeencemcilpemmemee ‘There was a large crowd around the Po- Judge Miller presides, for the bailiffs out all but those who had at least Sembiance of business inside. 3 Owing to the death of Judge brother yesterday morning his honor in court this morning only long enough to pass sentence on the three men. All other matters of routine were disposed of by Judge Kimball. contrast to the leather suit in which he made his theatrical entree into the District three weeks ago yesterday. “Citizen” Red- Stone, who represented the commonwealers here before their arrival, was present, and the usually solemn and mysterious air which surrounds his every movement seem- ed to be intensified. He looked as he thought all the “rights of the people” had been ruthlessly trodden foot, notwithstanding his heroic eff: the contrary, and his devotion to all principles laid down by the famous trio of Coxeyites, Representatives Hudson and Pence were present with the other lawyers for the de- fense. When Judge Miller ascended the bench every seat in the court room was filled and a large number of people were standing around the walls, and about the ae, —— into the room was banked @ crowd of those who were unable tain admission, rs 3 Representative Hudson Speaks. After holding a somewhat lengthy confer- ence with Representatives Hudson and Penge in his private room, Judge Miller came in at 10:40 o'clock. District Attorney Mullowney at once moved for sentence in the case of the three men. In answer Judge Miller said that he had come this morning at some cost to his own feelings owing to personal bereave- ments. He had come, however, feeling that he owed it to all parties concerned not to delay the case any further. He asked the defense whether they had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced. On behalf of all three Representative Hud- son said that he had been very conserva- tive in all that he had said. The law and the facts had been very ably presented, but all the technicalities had been resolved against the defendants. For the case itself, as an American citizen, he had nothing but contempt. Thousands of others had been Standing upon the grass before these three men reached the Capitol, and none of these had been arrested. The constitu the act which these three men » also mote than questioned. It would be @ difficult matter for the average mind to comprehend why Congress had the right to set apart certain pieces of ground upon which men might not assemble. Mr. Hudson argued earnestly that the act of Congress under which these men were prosecuted was unconstitutional, for one reason, because it delegated to the Vice President and the Speaker of the House certain powers which were really legislative powers, which they had no right to give away. These men were tried on technical charges and they had been con- victed after a trial which was full of irregu- larities. He criticised the action of the district attorney in connection with the informations whichwere lodged against these three men, and charged him with hypocrisy. This case throughout he characterized as @ farce, for these three men, who were here for a lawful purpose, were arrested, while thousands of others who did the same thing were not arrested. These men were cuted, not for what they had done, but solely for the political ideas that they en- tertained. . Clamors Not Heard. Mr. Hudson then made a vicious attack upon what he called the “metropolitan press.” The reporters, he knew, had sent out true reports of what hadvoccurred in this court room, but the “metropolitan press” had cut out the truth and printed garbled reports; but no species of jugglery could conceal the fact that the men were prosecuted for their political beliefs. ‘The people who favor a gold basis in our finan- cial system, who believe in the poor having very little to say in government af- fairs, are clamocing for a severe punish- ment of these men. They demand constant- ly that they be sentenced to the extent of the .. “The court is ignorant of any such de- mands,” said Judge Miller, interrupting him. “They would receive the least tion if they had reached the court. court is densely ignorant of any such ors.” A few minutes later Judge Miller had to call Mr, Hudson down for rambling. He was simply making use of the same argu ments, Judge Miller said, that had been made again and again in this case, instead of confining himself to a speech which should enlighten the court why sentence should not be b Mr. Hudson then went on to make @® fine populist speech, with a quotation from Aristotle as to the nature and character of the theory of government, and numer- ous references to the Magna Charta, the Boston tea party, the Declaration of In- dependence, the money power and lobby- ists. “On one side,” said Mr. Hudson, “is the voice of the money power. On the other is the voice of the poor working people of this land. The question is which will your honor listen to?” “His honor isn’t going to listen to either,” said Judge Miller, rather testily, He was evidently losing his patience with this sort of an argument. Mr. Hudson then read a very pretty Ht- tle poem called “The Tramp,” which put forth in touching verse end very bad meter the woes of the American workingman out of work. we 2) he One line began, “Oh! Mammon!” Mr. Hudson read it, hb! Mamma,” and this rather spoiled the effect of the poem. Mr. Hyman followed Mr. Hudson on be- half of the defense. He claimed that the court records showed no case where im- prisonment was forced upon a man for this offense. Marshal Browne's Address. The lawyer pleaded for the imposition of a nominal fine. Then Marshal Browne ask- ed if he might address the court, and per- mission was given him without hesitation. The marshal made a characteristic speech, which he said he hoped would not prejudice inst Brothers Coxey and Jones. He made an attack upon the money power in the land, and said that he had been sur- prised at the concentration of such power right here in Washington. Judge Miller, he : Was a gentleman and was like a beetle in amber. He had no place in such a mass of filth. Browne raid that he realized the mistake he had made in electing a trial by jury. He and his two associates had been convicted for the same offense that cruci- fied another man on the hill of Calvary nineteen hundred years ago. When he left Massillon he knew there was a cobweb law here against walking on the Cepitol grounds and came here for the purpose of brushing