Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1894, Page 3

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Gnturday evenings CABINET SECRETS. ‘The Disagreements in Engla: celal Fa ‘The Pall Mall Gazette of London prints an article upon Lord Rosebery and his cabinet by “One Behind the Scenes," during which the writer says: “The premier is proving quite unequal to the task of checking the tendency of ex- cessive individualism in the cabinet. He actually complained to a friend of the writer that since leaving the foreign office he has found nothing to do. Is Lord Rose- bery yielding to his native languor and airy-do-nothingism, leaving each minister to play off his own bat, with the result of bewildering confusion? “qDvidence of this is shown in the fiasco of the Scottish commlitee measure, when Sir Willian: Harcourt s¢arcely concealed his contempt for Sir George Trevelyan, secre- tary for Scotland. Lord Rosebery is keenly aware that Sir William Harcourt means mischief, but, while he is trying to smooth matters outwardly by flattering Sir William Harcourt's financial abilities, he, behind the scenes, is mere anxious to strengthen his personal position than to guide the cabinet. “Instead of ignoring Sir William Har- court's frigid attitude and gaining the con- fidence of the cabinet by a sympathetic and ‘m. on Government from 6 to 3.) | impartial policy, he 1s seeking as advisors congenial souls inside and outside the cabinet. Inside he relies upon Mr. Henry Asquith (the home secretary); outside he his cue from a band of young men of taki collectivist tendencies, thus alienating the elderly ministers. Mr. John Morley, the chief secretary for Ireland, is ignored for the young men forming Lord Rosebery's bodyguard. “Finally Lord Rosebery is governing by a clique instead of by the cabinet. He has discovered what Mr. Gladstone finally dis- covered—that the cabinet is compused of two distinct political parties, headed by Mr. Jehn Morley and Mr. Henry Asquith. The former mistrusts collectivism and the latter accepts it as a new social gospel. Mr. John Morley is pledged to home rule, and Mr. Henry Asquith and his party would gladly see home rule shelved. “Mr. Gladstone's resignation was more due to his feeling that he was out of touch with the younger bloods in the cabinet than to physical incapacity. Lord Rosebery, be- lieving in the popularity at the polls of his cellectivists, has thrown his lot in with the Asquithers and is aiming to replace Sir Wil- liam Harcourt by Mr. Henry Asquith. “This is the secret of the clique cabinet and Lord Rosebery is yearning for a disso- lution in order to get @ free hand.” PROF. SMITH’S CASE His Appeal Entertained by the General Assembly. HE OPENS HIS ARGUMENT FOR HIM A Description of the Affair Controversy. INTEREST AT SARATOGA SARATOGA, N. Y., May 24—The inter- est in the case of the appeal of Prof. Smith was early manifested this morning, and during the devotional service which oc- cupied the first half hour, the gallery w: unusually full. Mrs. Smith was present, ac- companied by Mrs. Dr. Briggs of New York, Dr. Henry M. Field, Dr. Rollin A. Sawyer and Prof. Smith's mother and brother. Elder Yereance of New York rose to a question of privilege and called attention to an article published in the Evangelist, of which Dr. Field is editor. The matter com- plained of referred to the election of mod- erator last week. A commissioner protest- ed against the advertising that was being given to what Mr. Yereance declared was “reputed to be a religious newspaper.” The judicial committee asked to have their report on the Smith case returned to them for slight changes. This was granted and the proposed change was made, affect- ing the rule for the hearing of members of the assembly. It was provided that the as- sembly shall be heard upon roll call, three minutes being granted to each member. Dr. Young, ex-moderator, protested against ‘such waste of time. He stated that the rule of last year caused the assembly to lose a whole day and a half. Despite this objection the rule was adcpt- ed. Notice was-read that the hours given to the synod of Ohio had been apportioned as follows: To Rev. Charles Townsend of Gleyeland, 7 minutes; Rev. George L. Kalb, D.D., of Bellefontaine, 10 minutes; Thomas McDougall, Cincinnati, 20 minutes; Rev. Wm. Powell of Athens, 7 minutes; Rev. Arthur Ludlow of Cleveland, 6 minutes, and Thomas McDougall, 10 minutes. Constituted as a Court. At 10:10 the assembly was constituted as a court, and the reading of the records in the case proceeded with. These papers con- tain; the record of the synod, the notice of appeal and the appeal of Prof. Smith. After the reading of these papers the as- sembly without opposition voted to enter- tain the appeal of Prof. Smith, and at 10:30 the argument on the appeal was begun by Dr. Smith. The reading of the full records was waty- cd except so far as they were to be used in the argument. Prof. Smith stated that he proposed: to argue only six of the grounds of appeal instead of twelve. The argument, at the start, concerned the existence cf prejudice in the members of the presbytery which originally tried him. Prof. Smith's Argument. Prof. Smith sought to show that the records of the original trial proved that the judiciary was prejudiced, in that it al- lowed members of the body to sit in ‘the ease who had published opinions touching the guilt of the accused. It was further held by Prof. Smith that the regular order prescribed for judicial process by the constitution of the church had not been complied with in the prelim- inary stages befor? the beginning of actual trial. The third point had reference to the form in which the charges were cast, and here it was atgued that the charges were fatally defective, in that they did not formulate the doctrine against which of- fense was alleged. It was expressly said that the doctrine of inspiration mentioned in the charges was one “implied” in the confession of faith, whereas the constitutional law demanded of the church that the doctrine offended against shall be “fundamental.” That which is fundamental will never be left to inference. The doctrine of the inspiration alleged in the charges was contended to be one not taught tn scripture or in the confession, and, in fact, to be contrary to the doctrine of the confession of the faith of the church. ‘The inerrancy of the criginal autographs of the Scripture was claimed to be entirely outside of the doctrine of inspiration and independent of it. It was further contend- ed that the doctrine of inerrancy: has a theological origin, not a biblical origin, and that the confession, as it stands, gives no support to the position of the prosecutiun. Professor Smith then went on to argue that the Implication of the charge contained a contradiction of true Presbyterian doc- trine. At this point the speaker said: “And now we have reached the point where we may examine the utterances of the last general assembly. I do not mean, of course, that it is the duty of this assembly to review or revise any particular decision of the assem- bly of 1808, with the idea of setting it aside. The confession of faith says that all synods may err, or have erred, and that their de- cisions must be examined.” Prof. Smith's Case. Dr. Henry Preserved Smith was sus- pended from the ministry by the presbytery of Cincinnati, until such time as he shall make manifest to the satisfaction of the presbytery, his renunciation of the errors he has been found to hold, and a solemn purpose no longer to teach or propagate them The synod of Ohio, to which he appealed after the vote of the presbytery, sustained the action of the lower court, so now Dz. Smith comes with an appeal from both the synod and presbytery. The feeling of Cincinnati presbytery to- ward Dr. Smith as a man may be seen from the following paragraph, which fol- lows the expression of the formal judg- ment: “At the same time the presbytery expresses the kindest feelings toward Prof. Smith, and makes this disposition of the case only because the interests of truth im- peratively demand it.” The heresy case grew out of the Briggs ease. Shortly after Dr. Briggs’ Union Seminary inaugural address, and before its full text had appeared, resolutions based upon the fist report of that address were offered in the Cincinnati presbytery, im- portuning the gencral assembly to veto his election as professor of Biblical theology. Prof. Smith opposed the resolutions on the ground that the full text of the inaugural had not yet appeared and that the resolu- fons virtually pronounced on the soundness of a minister not under the jurisdiction of the Cincinnati presbytery. Prof. L. J. Evans, who had been a mem- ber of the presbytery for thirty years, and most of that time a professor in Lane Seminary, opposed the resolutions on simi- la> grounds. A fieree attack was made on the two professors in one of the Cincinnati pa- pers the next morning. At the same time Prof. Smith was invited to a paper before the Presbyterian Ministers’ Association on the subject of “Inspiration. In view of the attack publicly made on the two professors, they agreed that both should be heard before the association. Prof. Evans accepted a call to Bala, Wales, and then a committee was appoint: ed to bring charges ‘against Prof. Smith. In these he was accused of denying that the Holy Spirit so controlled the inspired writers of the Scriptures in their compo- Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over- comes: Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child is sition of the sacred writings as to make their utterances absolutely truthful, that is, free from error when interpreted in their natural and intended sense. He was further accused of denying the doctrine of inspiration contained in the Presbyterian confession. On these two charges he was found guilty and was suspended from the ministry. The last general assembly censured the Lane Seminary board for retaining Dr. Smith in the faculty after the ecclesiasti- cal censure. The board thereupon direct- ed him to cease teaching until his case. should be finally decided. Dr. Smith felt that he could not remain a professor with- out work and offered his resignation, which was accepted last July. When his’ appeal was taken to the synod of Ohio in October the committee of prosecution resisted on the ground that the general assembly had practically decided the principles involved | in the case and that the synod could. not disregard the precedent. The synod there- upon declined to sustain the appeal by a vote of 51 to 78, and the case was brought to the general assembly. —_—_—_>—__ WILKES BOOTH’S PLOT. When He Learned of Mr. Lincoln's Intention to Attend the Theater, BALTIMORE, Md. May 24—James R. Ford, brother of the late John T. Ford, re- ceived a letter yesterday from a gentleman in New York, who is writing a history of the stage, asking for information regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. It was James R. Ford who sent the theater tickets to President Lincoln on the morn- ing of the assassination, and called on May- or Richard Wallach to quell the riot in the theater after the shot was fired. Mr. Ford was business manager of the theater. About 9 o'clock on the morning of the assassina- tion, Mr. Lincoln's messenger came to the theater, as was his almost weekly custom, and asked Mr. Ford for tickets for Mr. Lin- coin, Mrs. Lincoln and Gen. Grant. About 10 o'clock Mr. Ford told a theater attache to write notices for the afternoon papers, announcing that the President and party would be at the theater that night. At 11 o'clock John Wilkes Booth, in a black coat and high silk hat, and carrying a gold-head- ed cane, was seen leisurely approaching the theater for his morning mail. Harry Ford, addressing Mr. James Ford, remarked: “Here comes the handsomest man in Wash- ington.” Booth opened a stack of letters, many of which were from female admirers. ‘Harry Ford then announced the news of Lees’ surrender to Booth, who replied: “ should never have given up that sword.” Harry Ford then began to twit him, and said that Lee, handcuffed, would be in cne of the boxes at night, and Lincoln snd Grant in the opposite. James said this was the first intimation Booth had that the President would be at the theater that night. Following the conversation in the theater, James Ford and Booth walked out together—Mr. Ford bound to the Treasury Department to get flags to decorate the President's box. Mr. Booth urged him to go off and have a drink, but Mr. Ford left him and went on his mission. ‘This was the last he saw of Booth. —_>—__ WON BY ALBANY. The Progressive Match for Fours of the Whist Congress, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 24.—The ses- sion of the whist congress today was de- voted to the transaction of business of mi- nor importance. The gommittee on the laws of duplicate whist presented a series of laws, being practically the same as that left over from the Chicago meeting last year. They will be considered tomorrow. The totals of the progressive match for fours was announced today, the committee having worked all night on them. The total points number 21,866, of which 11,289 were played north and south and 10, east and west. The winner is the-Albany Club, Mr. E. A. Smith and Mr. Lodge, north and south; Mr. Buffington and Mr. Snow, east and west. The club made a total of 789 points—412 north and south and 397 east and west. The totals of the clubs next in order were as follows: Carlton Club, ; Chicago Whist Club, 766; Amorita, 763; Capital Bi- cycle, 7 Baltimore, 761. The congress today admitted two new clubs, the Berkeley Whist Club of Berke- ley, Cal., and Portland Whist Club of Port- land, Oreg. pa Saas ATLANTIC LINERS IN A RACE. The Paris Charged With Crossing the Majestic's Bows, Great interest is manifested in the state- ments of the Majestic’s passengers regurd- ing the course of the Paris in the im promptu race between the two steamships which occurred during the passage. Both skips left New York last Wednesday after- ncon within half an hour of each other. The Majestic did not sight the Paris until Thursday morning, the latter being slightly ahead. At noon the Paris steered to the southward, northward. Friday morning the Paris seemed to have returned slightly north- distant. At daybreak Saturday the ships were only half a mile apart, and at noon the Majestic had come nearly abreast. Crossed the Majestic's Bows, John Widnes thus describes what fol- lowed: “I heard the sound of escaping steam, and, rushing on deck, found that the cap- tain had ordered the engineer to stop the ergines owing to the fact that the Paris had altered her course and crossed our bows so close that, had Capt. Parsell not stopped the engines, the Majestic would urdoubtedly have run into the Paris. The vessels then parted, the Majestic keeping te the north, while the Paris went more to the south, until by night she had entirely vanished.”” Many of the Majestic’s passengers assert that the sudden swerve in the course of the Paris occurred within a distance of 500 yards of the Majestic. The Paris Capta’ Story. The captain of the Paris made a state- ment to an Associated Press representa- tive shortly after the vessel's arrival at Southampton, Eng., last evening regard- ing the race with the Majestic. It differs materially from the story told by Mr. Widnes with reference to the bow crossin; incident. Capt. Randle said: “Soon after leaving New York the Ma- jestic hove in sight, considerable distance astern. The Paris maintained her lead until Saturday, whea, owing to a delay caused by a change of stokers, the White Star boat succeeded in overhauling the Paris and crossed her bows from port to starboard. This happened between 5 and 6 o'clock Saturday morning. The Majestic steamed along about halt a mile distant on the starboard side. The Paris gradually fcrged ahead, keeping about the same dis- tance to port. “The captain of the Majestic, finding his vessel dropping astern, slowed down his engines and crossed under the stern of the Paris, receiving her back wash. He then proceeded on his course, ending a three-days’ exciting race. Arrival gf the Mails. The mails brought by the Majestic ar- rived in London at 10:50 o'clock last night, and those brought by the Paris at 11:20 o'clock. The Majestic’s mails for the northern provinces were delivered last night. The Majestic arrived in Liverpool at 3:04 yes- terday morning and the Paris arrived at Southampton at 9 o'clock Tuesday evening. soe Egypt Raines’ Tobacco Duties. Consul General Penfield reports to the State Department from Cairo that the Egyptian government, May 1, raised the duty on all manufactured tobacco entering the country from 20 piastres ($1) to 25 pias- tres ($1.25) per kilogram, the law going into effect immediately. It not only increases the duty on finished goods, but on tobacco in any Stage of manufacture,however slight. ‘The import duty on unmanufactured tobac- co and the drawback on exported cigarettes remain unaltered. Indian Agency Inspection. The official inspection of the seven or eight Indian reservations in the two Dakotas will} be commenceé in a few days. Indian In- spector Thos, F. Smith of the Interior De- partment has been detailed for the work, rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. Cas-| and left today for the Sioux agency at Rose- TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA 1s so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me.”* i, A. ARCHER, M.D., 111 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. I recommended for several years have “Castorta,” and sball always continue to do so, a¢| 74 . it has invariably produced beneficial results.”* EDWIN F. PARDEE, ™.D., 125th st. aud 7th ave. Sw York city. bud, South Dakota. The trip will require several weeks’ time, during which charges preferred against a number of reservation officials will be investigated. ————_-2 West Point Cadets Appointed. Cadet appointments to the Military Acad- emy have been issued during the past week as follows: Henry W. Stealey, Jefferson, William Thormes, Portland, Me.; Saml. Cc. Dillingham (alternate), Portland, Me.; Julius A. Buckler, El Paso, Tex.; F. Key Meade, Boyce,Va.; C. L. Conder (alternate), Gaheysville, Va. | the Majestic keeping to the} ward and then was little more than a mile | | = TAYLOR CONFIRMED Democratic Senators Go Back on Their Home-Rule Plank. A KANSAS RECORDER OF DEEDS District Democrats Blue and Refuse to Be Interviewed. THE NEW OFFICIAL TALKS “We hold that the officials appointed to govern any territory, together with the Dis- trict of Columbia and Alaska, should be bona fide residents of the territory or district in which their duties are to be performed. ‘The democratic party believes in home rule and the control of their own affairs by the people of the vicinage.”—Section 18, demo- cratic platform of 1892, adopted at Chicago, Th. Notwithstanding this solemn utterance, adopted and ratified and afterward su tained by the people at the polls, the dem- ocratic Senate yesterday advised and con- sented to a violation of the principle therein laid down committed by a democratic Pres- ident. The nomination of Charles H. J. Taylor of Kansas fo be recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia was confirmed by the vote of 34 to 15, a majority of 19 votes in favor of the nullification of the utter- ances of the democratic party when making its promises to the American people. Senntor Hill Opposed Confirmation. The executive session of the Senate ar- ranged for the purpose of finally consider- ing the nomination of Taylor was begun promptly on time at 5:30, and just half an hour was spent behind closed doors. Fifty- seven Senators had responded to a roll call just before the secret session was ordered, so there was no chance of a failure of a quorum. There were but two speeches made The New Recorder. jon the Taylor case, which had been thor- ‘oughly canvassed at least twice before in the Senate. Senator Hill made the most important address, taking a firm ground against the nomination as being contrary to the Chicago platform and contrary to }the principles of the democracy. The vote when finally taken upon the question “Shall the Senate advise and con- sent to the nomination?” was a surprise \in that it showed euch a large majority, mainiy composed of democrats, in favor of the violation of the platform.” Those who had opposed the appointment of the Kansas man from the start had begun to see that the party whip had been cracked with effect and that there was small hope of counter- acting its Influence, but they were not pre- pared for such a majority. Eight demo- INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS AMUSEMENT HALLS. AMUSEMENTS . ATTORNEYS . AUCTION SALES. BOARDING . BUSINESS CHANCES. cIry ITEMS. COUNTRY BOARD. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS RENT (Miscellaneous) RENT (Offices). RENT (Rooms). RENT (Stables) RENT (Stores). Ue i MANICURE MEDICAL MONEY WA) NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN TRAVEL. PERSONAL .... PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS... PROFESSIONAL ... PROPOSALS . RAILROADS: SPECIAL NOTICES: SPECIALTIES ... Tete STORAGE WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED whatever about it yet, and, of I shall have to become acquainted with the employes of the office and with the manner of its working before I consider anything like changes. “Iam not going to be @ bull in the china shop,” he continued earnestly. “My entire object as recorder of deeds will be to facili- tate in every means In my power the work of the office. If I can keep it up to the present high standard of efficiency which now distinguishes it so noticeably I shall be very happy, and if I can improve in any way possible the excellence of the system now in vogue there I will lose no opportu- nity in doing so. I want the real estate men of Washington to be my friends. 1 want to assure them that any suggestion they may. make by which their business with the office may. be facilitated or more easily attended to will be gladly welcomed by me and as cordially adopted. I can only say, in a word, that while I am recorder of deeds the office will be run upon strict busi- ness principles, and that I will gladly wel- come any hints or suggestions from any of the many people having business with it, the adoption of which will serve to increase the power of the office for accomplishing in the easiest, quickest and most economical | manner the purposes for which it was in- tended.” What Senator Hill Says. Echoes of the Taylor fight were to be heard about the Senate today on all sides. It was the general opinion among those | who did not vote for Mr. Taylor at last evening's executive session that the action of the Senate was, to use the most frequent term. an outrage. Regrets that the Senate should have consented to the appointment of an alien to a local office were freely ex- crats and seven republicans voted against confirmation. These were Senators Gibson, | Gorman, Hill, Murphy, Pugh, Daniel, Smith and Faulkner from the west side, and Haw+ ley, McMillan, Hunton, Dubois, Proctor, Gal- linger and Hansbrough from the east. The bulk of the affirmative votes came from among the democrats. The Committee Turned Down. It is a most unusual matter for a standing committee of the Senate to have its recom- mendations in executive matters rejected by the Senate. The District committee in this case voted 9 to 2 against confirmation, on the ground that the nomination was a breach of faith with the people of the Dis- trict. The votes were cast thus: For con- firmation, Harris and Martin; against coh- firmation, Gibson, Hunton, Faulkner, Smith, | McMillan, Gallinger, Proctor, Wolcott and | Hansbrough. This was practically a non- | partisan vote, four of the majority coming | from the democratic side of the committee. | Senator Martin voted for confirmation be- | gause he had secured the appointment of Taylor, after pleading with the President to sive this man any office in his gift outside | of Kansas. Senator Harris voted for con- | firmation because he had faith in the selec- tion of the President. District Demoer: Blue. Indigo would make a light mark on the complexion of the recognized “leaders” of the District democracy today, and if some visiting scientist, who did not happen to know that Charles H. J. Taylor of Kansas had been contirmed as recorder of deeds of the District, should come face to face with any one of the upholders of Jeffersonian principles in the city of Washington the savant would without question make an entry in his note book to the effect that he had met a chronic partaker of nitrate of silver in the national capital. Indeed, blue doesn’t half express the appearance of feel- ings of the faithful adherents of Jacksonian simplicity at the present writing. In com- pany with each other they willingly in- dulged in interchanges of opinions on the confirmation of Mr. Taylor which, if print- ed in The Evening Star, would cause Post- master General Bissell to toss every paper containing the recital out of the mails, and make him call on Anthony Comstock to prosecute it for many things too awful to mention. But when the views of the “lead- ers” are requested for publication they are one and all as voiceless as the sphynx. In a general round-up which The Star prose- cuted today Mr. M. I. Weller and Mr. Henry E. Davis were the only demo- crats of prominence who would so much as vouchsafe a word in relation to Mr. Taylor’s confirmation, Even Mr. Weller was as brief as the Washington Base Ball =" prospect for the national champion- ship. Mr. Weller’s Brief Comment. “If the democratic party can stand the confirmation of Mr. Taylor,” said Mr. Wel- ler, “I have no doubt that the people of the District can.” Further he would say noth- ing. Men equally as well known in the democratic party here as Mr. Weller is would not say even that much for publica- tion, but, as before stated, they uncorked all the vials of their rhetorical wrath and let the contents pour forth unrestrained when freedom from publicity was assured. Mr. Henry E. Davis said: “What do I think of the confirmation of Taylor? Why, almost as bad as I did of the nomination, I do not like it.” Some of the gentlemen talked with asserted that democratic Senators had, misled them in the matter by assuring thtm that Tay- lor’s rejection was settled beyond any doubt. But they refused to mention names when pressed for specific details, and sought to offset their present disappointment by prom- ising each other to get even in the future. The plan of getting even seemed to embrace the non-contribution of money to the next campaign fund on the part of District demo- crats. There are several local offices yet to be filled, including the registership of wills and the postmastership, and for each office there is a legion of candidates, even if they have not entered the lists of applicants, each of whom has a certain local following, and all of these are frightened lest they may say something that will reach the Presi- dent's ears and affect their chances or their friends’ chances for his recognition. So, while they express themselves on the sub- ject of Taylor’s confirmation in private without any ambiguity whatever, and with. out mincing the harsh terms of ‘their criti- cism in the slightest degree, they preserve careful discretion in selecting ears in which to pour their indignation. However, the re- sentment over the bad faith shown toward the District is not confined to the democrats, but is felt by the whole community, The Cause of the Trouble. The cause of all this feeling, Mr. Chas. H. J. Taylor, was visited this morning by a representative of The Star. A number of persons,nearly all of whom were of his own race, dropped in during the conversation that followed and congratulated the new recorder of deeds. “I have not made up my mind when 1 will take charge of the office,” said Mr.Tay- lor. “I feel a little ‘groggy,’ as the prize fighters say,from the reaction which natur- ally follows a fight such as I have gone through. So far as the personnel of the re- corder’s office is concerned, I am as green as a plum in springtime. I know nothing | pressed by Senators as well as visitors to the Capitol. Senator Hill, speaking to a Star reporter, gave expression to what is perhaps the real cause of this result. “That nomination.” he said, “could have been defeated with the greatest ease if there had been a single man on the floor with interest enough in the situation to make a fight. It is an axiom that what is everybody's business is nobody's and this was never more true than in the present instance. Had the District had a Senator on the floor, intent on defeating this nomination on the home rule grounds, Taylor would have been a defeated man today. I was opposed to the nomination solely Lecause the man was not a resident of the District to which he was appointed. have always opposed such nominations because I believe that they are undemo- cratic. If there is any one plank in the democratic form of 1802 which means anything at all it is the home rule plank, and I believe that we ought to adhere to it Without an exception.” ‘I have voted against these nominations of Indian agents, receivers of Public moneys, etc., whenever the nominee was not a res. ident of the territory or state to which he was sent, and I believe I have been con- sistent in my advocacy ef what I think is one of the cardinai features of the democ- racy."* A Dangerous Precedent. The members of the District committee who voted in the majority against Taylor's confirmation are considerably chagrined over the repudiation of the report of the committee by the Senate. A democratic member of the committee who voted thus said today: “I am very much afraid that this sets a dangerous precedent for the country. Had the committee voted on party lines or had the vote been close I should not have been surprised to see the Senate vote contrary to the result; but with the vote standing as overwhelming as it did, with nine on one side and two on the other, it is almost incredible that the Senate should have 80 disregarded this important body. I fear that this makes @ precedent that will be very awkward in future cases. If commit- tees’ recommendations are to be set at naught in this manner there is no longer any strength or safety in the committees system of legislation that is now and has been since the organization of the govern- ment in operation.” 4 Disappointment at the City Hall. The news of the confirmation of Mr. Tay- lor of Kansas was received about the city hall with great disappointment, to say the least. It did not, however, come as a mat- ter of much surprise, for the reason that indications were observable for several days past which gave little hope that the Senate would enfofce an observance of the home-rule plank of the democratic plat- form. There was, nevertheless, a hope by the people whose daily business brings them in direct contact with the office that the Senate would, after all, finally reject ~ nomination. Vhile it is next to impossible to get them to speak for publication, yet the general ex- pression was that once again had the Presi- dent and the Senate deliberately di ed and trampled upon one of the few rights of the people of the District. And for the most part they seemed to think that the only thing remaining in the matter was to make the best of a very bad case. Reported Conference With Mr. Brice. it was learned today that the recorder- elect was so sanguine of his confirmation yesterday that he consulted the retiring recorder as to how he should best conduct the office. It is said that Mr. Bruce told Mr. Taylor that the very best way to man- age the office was to so conduct its affairs as to win the proval of those whose money supported it. It is also said that the incoming recorder remarked that he was very anxious to learn just how Mr. Bruce had run the office, and intimated, Po fbsolutel ler Pure A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Lates: United States Governmen Food Report. Royal Baking Powder 0a, 106 WallSt., ¥.¥. FINANCIAL. SOSSOSOO SOSH OSOSOOOSOOO® American Security & Trust Co., 1405 G St. Money to Loan. This company bas money to loan on real estate and collateral security in sums of any amount at prevailing rates of interest. ‘Want Money to Build? If so, see us about it. PROTECT YOUR WHEELS! 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Schayer had been continued as deputy because he was an ex- cellent official and one whose continuance in office seemed to be demanded by the people of the District. Mr. Taylor listened attentively to what his predecessor told him, but is understood to have given no intimation as to whether he would make few or many changes in the personnel of the office. The Force of the Office. Exclusive of the recorder, whose salary is 34,000 per annum, the force of the office is one deputy recorder at $1,800 per annum, two clerks at $1,2 ists average about $55 a month. The num- ber of the clerks and their salaries are regu- lated by law, although they are the civil service rules and regula’ copyists receive one-third of the fee of the papers filed, and as few can be ited ‘Lhe whole force of the pesition subject, of course, of the recorder. ly her failute to report at Hy the date of the departure of the steamer from there to not nearly fo significant have tried to make it which is one of the Economizing on Bait. From the Lewiston Bvening Journal. “Fishing!” said a man who lives on Binke street, “why I went fishing in New Jersey and caught the biggest string of eels that you ever heard of. There is the tandem eel, that you have all heard of. When they go down or up stream from their quarters for the winter or summer they go in single file, one behind the other, like the primeval leave exactly ix inches of space between their noses and the tail of the eel in front. When an eel sees that the fellow ahead ts lenthening this space he jumps ahead, and, seizing the tail of the offender in his mouth, pulls him back into place. I dropped my hook down right in front of string of those tandem eels, and the bait was accepted, and I jerked out the eel. The one behind, seeing that the fellow alead was running away, obeyed his instruction and seized his tail to pull him back, and so also did the one behind, and so on <o the last one, and I pulled them out hand over hand till I had a great mass of slippery ecis about me.” — +e While a gang of workmen were making a connection of a branch sewer with a trunk sewer in West Genesee street, Syra- cuse, yesterday afternoon part of the bank ave Way burying three men. "Tn the house of commons Tuesday Sie George Trevelyan moved the second read ing o: the Scotci local government bi,