Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1894, Page 1

ba as THE EVENING STAR at bat aren da PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 Pennsylvania Aveaus, Oor. Ith Strest, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Prest. New York OSice, 49 Potter Building, ns ive x. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the aty by carriers on thefr own sccount, at 10 cents ver week, or 4fc. per month. Coples at the cuumter S cents each. By mall—anywhere im the United Rosen or Conada—postase prepaid—5SO -ents jer Bout intuple Shy ‘Star, A “4 ith torclan postage sed, $503, oo POE FORRS (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. 28 second-class mail matter.) ust be paid in advance, known ow appliention, Vor. 84. No. 20,905. SOLIDIERS ON GUARD Troops at Frostburg, Md, to Go Into Camp. TROUBLE WITH OHI0 STRIKERS FEARED Affairs Critical State of in Colorado. SHOOTING IN INDIANA Special Dispatch from 2 Staff Correspondent. FROSTBURG, Md., June 7.—The first gun in the mining strike of the Maryland coal | fields was fired last night. The shots fom the sentries posted last night at Allegheny, about a mile from this placc, rattled brisk- ly around one man, who, however, manag- ed to make his escape in the darkness. Ali last evening the troops were in a state of suppressed excitement. The fear of a rep- etition of the dynamite outrege of the night before at Eckhart caused Gen. Brown early im the evening to practically declare mar- tial law in the little towns close by the mines of the Consolidation Company's plants. Four companies from the fourth regiment spent the night in patrolling the streets of these places, and weary work it proved for the soldier lads. The orders embraced the holding up of everybody on the streets after W o'clock at night. In this way a number of citizens were taken before the officers in command, although none were held. One man was arrested us he was entering his own door. At Hoffman i Pompey everythii was quiet. At Eckhart, where the most trouble was looked for, some stones were thrown at hous: but no dynamite was used or maierial damage done. The chief excitement was at Allegheny, where company H of the fourth regunent Was stationed. Sentry Hit With a Club. About 1 o'clock this morning one of the sentries at that point, just as he was mak- ing @ turn, was struck on the head with a club, the user having crept up in the dark- ness along a fence. The blow was a glan ing one, and the sentry, recovering quickly, sent a challenge after the flying man, and followed this up by two shots. ‘he rest of the guard responded to the alarm, and sev- eral more bullets were sent into the dark- ness, which was almost thick enough to cut. After this experience, the entire company rerzained under arms for an hour, but, noth- ing more being heard, the sentries were doubled and the rest of the night was spent in quiet. With company H were Capt. Corbin, in command, and Capt. Suplee, from the colonel’s staff. Both these gentlemen are old army officers, and not of the easily rattled kind. Both ofhcers know the 4e- moralizing effect on troops of an anxious wait in the nicht and darkness for an ex- pected attacx, and they speak with praise of the coolness of the men under the cir- cumstances. Both officers say the affair resolves itself into an attempt to kill a sentry while on duty. Those guardsmen who remained in the cars last night were not entirely cut off | from excitement. As soon as darkness came on rumors begun to fly thick and fast of « proposed massing of the strikers and at-| tack om the cars. A group of mea were seen om the hill overlooking the station, while from the roof of one of the buiidings in town siguals were being exchanged with @ hili near Eckhart and another nearer Al- legheny. Starct but Falxe Rumors. About 9 o'clock {t was bandied from mouth to mouth amcng the soldiers that several shots had been tired on the troops. Additional credénce was given the report by the sharp commands tmmedigtely after- ward which went through the cars to turn out The entire brigade was speedily under arms along the railroad tracks, and the excitement ran high. Twe companies in open order deployed up the hill, where the strikers were said to be formig. All that the soldiers found, however, was Gurkness. in the meantime it was teported to head- q@uarters that a soldier on the extreme left had had his head crushed in, and at the seme time the sentries reported that men Were atter) to throw something be- tween the guards. Thoughts of dynamite id not decrease the uneasiness, ° Investigation, however, showed that there was little or nothing in any of the rumors, and after a short time the troops returned to their cars. The strikers laugh at the talk of an at- tack on the troops, and say that such a thing has never been even thought of. ‘They say the situation is exactly the same with or without the troops, and that with the soldiers here the men are not going to work, which, they claim, proves that no intimidation has been used. Last night the strikers held a meeting im the hall at this place. Strict secrecy is preserved as to the action taken, but it is learned that the utterances were by no means bellicose. Soldiers on Guard. This morning at 5 o'clock ten companies of the guard marched to the different mines snd guarded ull roads leading into them, so as to afford free access to any one who! wished to work. Three companies went to | Fekhari, oue to Hoffman, one to Pomprey, three to Allegany, one to Union, and one Was broken up into small details and seat- tered on the road between Frostburg and | Eckhart. There was no disturbance of any | sort, and no guthering of the strikers; some | few stood around at each place and watch- who went to work. ckhart mine, about sixty out of | work, at Allegany forty-five out | and at the others about the same number as reported yesterday. in ali these are more men working today | than yesterday, although the increase is! very siight. it is reported, however, that a consider- able number of the Ec! rt men have ex-/ pressed the intention of resuming tomorrow | Foruing. The Consolidation mines are the| strong organization of the district, and the | miners feel sure that the company will not! hesitate to import labor if it is necessary The Consolidation employs about 11,000 men, and the older miners here recall the @ifficulty of getting back on the pay roll atter the strikes of 1882 and 1887. The other companies, too, take the keynote from the larger organization, and if the Consolidation mines are filled with foreign labor, the others will be also. Already the George's Creek Company is arrarging to resume operations. These mines are situated near Lonaconing, nine miles from here. Such action would intro- duce a new element, as the miners in that region are generally considered as among the mcst turbulent of the strikers. Troops, it is thought, would certainly be needed there in case of a resumption, and this may alter scmewhat the military program. As it ls, the troops will not go into camp | for the present, and it is pretty generally spec: | tor. They decided upon a fleld belonging to the Consolidation Company between ckhart and Frostburg and called the khart flats.” It is a plateau ut the top of the mountain and is an ideal spot for a camp. It is probable that the troops will not be moved until tomorrow, although as much as possible toward fixing up the camp will be done tonight. Water will be intro- duced on the camp ground through a pipe line. Proposed State Encampment. information. Gen. Brown informed your correspondent that he had submitted to Gov. Brown the proposition to order out the first regiment, and make this the state en- campment, instead of having it later in the summer, as originally intended. In this way two birds can be kilied with one stone, and give the entire National Guard of the state some real field expe- rience. The first regiment ts waiting now under call. It comprises eleven companics, one from each of the following towrs: Fred- olis, Elkton, Easton, Snow Hill, Cumber- land, Frostburg and Oakland. ‘They are commanded by Col. L. Allison Wilmer, w! is with his adjutant prow in Baltimo waiting orders. All of the officers of the regiments here consider this an_excellen: plan. ON c AT CRIPPLE CREEK. ‘The Militin May Side ‘With the Miners. DENVER, Colo,, June 7.—All news from Cripple Creek is sent by telephone, as the deputies have cut all telegraph wires and | will not allow repairs to be made. M. S. Duneen, a Western Union lineman, was fired upon by deputies, when he put spurs to his horse to avoid arrest. His horse was wounded, ‘The situation is extremely critical in view of Gov. Waite's orders to Gen. Brooks not to allow the deputies to pass through his nes, and may result tn a conflict between the militia and the miners on one side and | the deputies on the other. TUBE WORKS STILL IDLE. Commen ble Concession Made by the Strikers. McKEESPORT, Pa., June 7.—A compara- tively quiet night was passed, but with the rising of the sun the tube works strikers, refreshed by a good night's rest. poured from their homes, and soon the streets were filled with idle people, despite the numerous proclamations of Sheriff Richards and the mayor of the city. The largest gatherings were about the works and depots, the strikers still fearing that the firm would attempt to operate the plant, or that new men or deputies would be brought in. They maintain a grim and determined silence, and the leaders say there will be no further trouble unless this is done. A commendable concession was made by them today tn allowing a force of men to enter the tube works to take care of the artificial gas furnaces,;which were in dan- ger of destruction owing to lack of atten- tion. Great excitement was caused about mid- night by the booming of a cannon on the opposite side of the river. The peopie rushed out of their houses, believing that deputies or new workmen had arrived. No cause for firing the cannon could be jearned, and the citizens returned to their homes. STIRRED UP THE PICKETS. Considerable. Firing by the Indiana Militia. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 7.—A special to the News from Shelbourn says: About 1 o'clock this morning several drunken men approached the picket line around the nine- ty militiamen stationed at Farmersburg and taunted the guards. One man attempted to pass through the live and was brought to a halt. The intruder hurled a brick at the guard, and the latter opened fire. This was }end firmg by the guards. Forty or fifty shots were fired in quick succession. Col. Ebel of Terre Haute, in command of the 3 companies, called all his men to arms, but they were unable to find the attacking farty. The fring caused great excitement. A general larm was sounded, and compa- nies D of Washington, A of Indianapolis, and the second regiment of Indianapolis, un- jder Col. Rose, were ordered to Farmers- burg on the double quick. Three companies under Major Pennington were ordered out to skirmish between this place and Far- mersburg. It was red that there might be a general attack made on the small force. No strikers were overhauled on the Way up. All the troops remaining here were heid on the reserve until 4 o'clock, when a message to Gen. McKee from Col. Ebel, at Farmersburg, announced that there seemed to be no more danger. ‘The six companies sent forward returned bere at 5:45 this morning. TROUBLE IN OHIO. Troops Ordered Ont by Governor MeKiniey. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 7.—Gov. Mc- Kinley hes ordered out the second regi- ment, Ohio National Guard, headquarters at Tiffin, on account of increased mining troubles in Belmont county, near Wheeling, W. Va., and has put the third regiment at Dayton under arms. AKRON, Ohio, June 7.—In response to the governor's call for troops to suppress the expected outbreak yesterday at Cam- bridge, companies F and G of the eighth regiment left here at an early hour this morning for the scene of trouble. BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, June 7.—Trainmen report that Baltimore and Ohio bridges have been burned near Barnesville. Troops are expected momentarily, and the coal crews have been ordered to report at noon. Miners are preparing to resist any effort to put coal trains through on the Cleveland, | Loraine and Wheeling. BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, June 7.—United States marshals are here to execute Judge Taft's order restraining the strikers from any interference with the trains. Coal trains will start on th Cleveland, Loraine and Wheeling road as soon as the four- teenth regiment arrives. The miners threat- en to resist the soldiers and blow up the railroad bridges and tunnels. There are 200 Winchesters among the Wheeling miners and 10 at Laurelton. Several railroads are blocked, and blood- shed is feared. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 7.—Information from Cambridge, Ohio, is that violence has not occurred between the troops and miners. The Baltimore and Ohio ts blocked at Mineral siding, four miles east of Cam- bridge. The miners consented to having the train backed to Bellaire, but this the com- pany declined. The troeps are now at this point, and a conference between the miners and civil authorities is in progress. Nearly all the miners in the blockade are foreigners, the native-born deciding not to thought among the officers that unless the Situation changes the men will be sent back on Saturday, leaving one battalion on the grounds. Gen. Douglas said to me today that in twenty-four hours the situation would have Geveloped sufficiently to make possible to tell something of the probable stay of the troops. Citizens here say that If all the troops are withdrawn at once a riot is almost certain to follow. The citizens are of the opinion that had the troops not ar- Fivel when they did there would have been serious trouble. Last night sixty-one guards- Men came in, being men unable to join be- fore. Col. Boykin of the fifth also came up and took command of the regiment. T.C.N. WHI Go Into Camp. 1 p.m.—Brigadier General Stewart Brown has just finished an inspection trip of the country round about Frostburg, with ihe result that he has decided to put the bri- gade inte camp. This would look as if the governor contemplated kzeping the troops here some time. General Brown was accompanied by Colonel Suunders, brigade inspector, Major Spence, quarter- participate. Miners are massing in and around Bellaire. A mixed train carrying two mail cars is blockaded at St. Claii ville junction. BELLAIRE, Ohio, June 7.—The strikers have cut coal trains in sections and pushed them Into the yards here, so that passenger trains can pass. The soldiers are expected at any moment. —— in An Appointment a Resignation. George S. Anthony of Wisconsin has been appointed superintendent of the redemption division In the office of the controller of the currency, vice Geo. W. Robertson, re- signed. The resignation of H. E. Ernest, confi- dential secretary to Commissioner Stump of the immigration bureau, has been ac- cepted. ———$—__. 2. Fourth-Class Post ters. There were twenty-one appointments of fourth-class postmasters today. Of these ten were to fill vacancies caused by resig- nations, ten by removals and one by death. ji | master, and Col. Johnson, medical inspec- With the news that the two regiments | wil! go into camp comes another piece of j erick, Hagerstown, Bel Air, Towson, Annap- | the signal for a general fusillade of stones) WRECK OF THE BEAR| The Revenue Cutter on the Alaskan | Supplies for Poi it Barrow Station Proba y Lost. NO LIVES@WERE LOST eee ek ee SAN FRANCISCO, June, 7.--The United States revenue cutter Bear fs almost a total Wreck, and possibly by this time is batter- ed to pieces, That information was re- ceived in San Francisco last night from the dispatch of the officers of the well-known vessel, which says she is fast on the rocks at the entrance to the harbor at Sitka. | The stexmer was plowing her way into the harbor at good speed on the night of y 20, When she struck on a rock, and all jefforts to get her relief were unavailing. | She went on at high water, and the officers | state in their brief dispatch, that they have | very little hope of ever getting her off. Her | ftern was the part to suffer most, and the | dispatch says that her rudder, ’ propeller and stern post were gone, and in a sea the | vessel must surely break up, as it would be impossible for her to withstand any amount | of pounding on the jagged points of the rock on which she rests. The Bear left San Francisco about six Weeks ago to join the Bering sea fleet to Protect the seals. In her hold she had about 200 tons of freight for the naval sup- ply stations at Point Clarence and Point Barry, and if it ts lost the cutters will | necessarily be short of supplies unless another vessel Is sent up with the neces- sary cargo. No lives were reported lost. The Wrecked Vessel. The Bear was built in 1874 as a whaler }and ten years later was purchased by the | United States for the Greely relief expe- | dition, In April, 1885, by act of Congress, | |she was transferred from the navy to the, revenue cutter service, where she has since | done duty. In November, 1885, the Bear sailed New York for the Pacific coast, the protection of the government Alaska and for the assistance ling fleet in the North Pacific s. feet long, thirty feet) . one-half depth of hold | upacity is 703 tons. She was a first-ral esselyof her class, staunchly built an in ood condition. She is com- manded by Capt. M. A. Healy, who has under him ,the Yoliowing officers: First Li FS F. Wadsworth, Second Lieuts, EB. tty John arg gnd F. G. Dodge, Third Lieut. ¢. M.“White, Chic Engineer E. G. | |Schwarta, First tant Engineer C.F. Coifin, Second As@®tant Engineer J. E. | | and Surgeon James White, all officers of experience and efficient in every way. Capt. Healy is an especially competent man and has had longer experience in Al-| askan waters than any other officer in| the service,covering nearly every year since the purchase of that territory. The Rev. | Sheldon Jackson, the commissioner of edu- cation for Alaska, is aiso supposed to have been aboerd the Bear with supplies and outfits for the government schools in north- Alaska. beam, jand bi ern What Capt. Shepard Says. Capt. Shepard, chief engineer of the rev- enue cutter service, Treasury Department, said at 11 o'clock that he had he nothing of the wreck from the officials of*the Bear. The nearest teleg: wMitatiter 4g, Sitka is Departure Bay, Bi Columbia, from sev- en to ten days’ steaming from Sitka. Capt. Shepard, however, is unable to account for | the presence of the Bear at Sitka at this| time. The last report from Capt. Healy, dated Sitka, May 14, stated that when the Rey. Sheldon Jackson had completed the object of his visit, which would be op the following Saturday, weather permitting, the Bear would sail in pursuance of department instructions received at Port Townsend. | ‘These instructions directed the Bear to visit Prince William's sound, Cook's inlet, Shu- magin Islands, en route to Unalaska, the Seal Islands and Point Barrow. The fact that from Capt. Healy's report the Bear should have sailed from Sitka on May 19 .makes her presence in the har- bor on May 2 unexplainable. Capt. Shep- ard, who has had extensive experience in these waters as the commander of the Rush, said that the waters at Sitka harbor. are of sufficient depth to admit vessels of y draft, but that the channels are nar- row, crooked and beset with many sunken ledges, and for these reasans entrance is at all times difficult, and in thick weather, which prevails a great part of the time, hazardous. In one part of his last report to the de- partment Capt. Healy says the Bear ex- perienced very heavy weather on the pas- sage up, in which their lower sails were mere or less damaged. and that the davits were so bent as to necessitate a new pair on arrival at San Francisco. The weather about Sitka, the captain said, was the most | severe sincé American occupation, and the | snowfali had been the heaviest on record | during that veriod. Much Congern at the Navy Depart- ment. The news of the wreck of the Bear was recelyed With much concern at the Navy Department, because of the grave interfer- ence with the plans of the department for the patrol of the seal waters. The Bear was to undertake the northern line of the patrol, for which service she was pecullarly well fitted by reason of her construction and the familiarity of her officers with the navigation of the foggy and dangerous waters. In the absence cf official informa- uon the department has not yet decided whether {ft will be necessary to send an- other vessel to replace the Bear on the sta- tion, or whether it will rely simply on an extension of the lines of patro! assigned to the other vessels of the flect. The loss of the supplies for the Point Bar- row refuge station is aiso a serious blow. This station is provisioned and supplied but once @ year, and the season when it may be reached is very limited, so that means | must be found to send another store of goods there speedily. —- > H TREASURY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYES ‘The Secretary is Collecting Informa- tion in Regard to Them. | Chief Cferk Carliste of the Treasury De- partment has called on the heads of bureaus and divisions to report to him the name, | salary, age, sex, date of original appoint- ment, &c., of all the employes in their of- fices, together with a statement of the efll- | cfency and falthfulness In each case. This information ts said to be wanted for the personal use of the Secretary in discussing appointments and cismissals with political jeaders. It will be compiled in such concise shape that the Secretary wili nave no diff- culty whatever in seeing the history of each of his subordinates at a moment's glance. The letter cailing for the information was issued over a week ago. Knowledge of its existence has led to a fear that it means that the Secretary is preparing a list of the unfortunates who will have to be dropped from: the rolls when the Dockery feature of the new legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill goes into effect. ee GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. It May Be Placed Under the Civil Service Rules. It is understood that soon after all the contemplated changes of force are made and the reorganization of the office is ac- complished by Mr. Benedict the government | Placed printing office will be under the civil service rules. j tad, under date MANY ACRES SWEPT AWAY Cloudburst in the Valley. Another Fraser Stories of Denth, Devastation and Desolation —Government Steamers Rescuing the Homeiess Seitlers. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 7.—The Fraser river is still rising at Westminster, During the twenty-four hours ending this morning the flood gained one inch. The worst has undoubtedly been experienced, for reports from the river points state the river is steadily receding. At Lytton the river fell twenty-seven inches yesterday. News has been received here of an ap- palling landslide which occurred in the vi- cinity of Ashcrofton Saturday last. A tract of 100 acres of land was carried into the river. A cloudburst is said to have THE AINSWORTHCASE The Question of the Government's Bight to Appeal. ARGUMENTS BY COUNSEL TODAY ee et The Matter Before the Court of Appeals. SOME NOVEL POINTS The Court of Appeals this afternoon con- sidered the question of the right of the United States to am appeul in a criminal case, The question came before the court upon the appeal noted by District Attorney been the immediate cause of the disaster. | pirney Friday last in the Ainsworth case. Three thousand dollars was raised here last night for the flood sufferers. ‘Te Bank of Montreal has also contributed $1,000. It;is now claimed by many that the desgrfetion of farms in the Fraser valley has not veen [ as complete as at first reported, and thit nearly all of the suffering ranch will be able to raise crops this season, All the Canadian Pacific passengers who left for the east Sunday and since then returned to this city last night, having found it impossible to get through the mountains. There are a dozen breaks of a serious natuge along thedine and the track cannot be opened for a week. A more se- rious interruption than previously reported is due to a cloudburst in the. vicinity of Lytton, The burst swept the railroad for nine | miles, from the sawmill flats, Lytton, where the approaches to the government suspen- sion bridge on the Old Cariboo road were | carried away. The waters also swept away the iron bridge at Ashcroft and the Cana- dian Pacific railroad bridge near Spencer station. The water tore down the moun- tain gorges with incredible velocity and sent the river leaping over its banks In a boiling and seething torrent. Tiis great volume of water Is yet to be felt in the lower Fraser yalley, which it will not reach for another day. As further details of the cloudburst are received the earlier reports of receding waters at Lytton and other points of the river are discredited. However, it Is not believed the lower river | will rise much higher. Men who returned last night from upper river points bring sad stories of death, de- vastation and desolation. Settlers may be seen at every station floating on huge rafts made out of the wrecks of farm buildings, in which they have their families and their | cattle. The government steamers are rescuing these as rapidly as possible. One of these rafts was relieved of its burden by the steamer Gladys today. man and wife and two children, them an infant, the other two and a half! years old. The horses and threatened .to overturn the craft, for th Were moving from side to side in their ef- forts to secure food. But there was none for the animals, and what little there was | for the human beings was nearly exhausted when the rescue was made. The younger child may die of exposure. Some idea of the horrors may be judged when it is stated that there are thousands of families similarly situated. A newspaper correspondent who returned this morning from a trip above Port Haney on a rescue steamer reports a terrible state of affairs in the upper river. Herds of half- starved cattle tied on rafts, with no one to guide the journey of the insecure craft, "Sun tabor Ha a ust above Haney some desperate had been playing cards with fate, bet his all to win or lose sending his little stock rancher and had on the last card by adrift at the mercy of the tide. Two, houses tied to swayin; pore jed by. ilies were at the Goors with e: ited faces, but apparently safe. A red handkerchief was furiously waved @ short distance off, and the steamer ha:ds Were soon lifting out of the boat an ex- hausted farmer and his wife. The woman had fainted for want of food. TACOMA, Wash., June 7.—Railroad men and others are beginning to estimate the damage done by the floods throughout the northwest. A number of conservative men have placed the amount in the neighbor- hood of $5,000,000, It is estimated that the floods and wash-outs of tracks aid loss of business will cause a loss of at least $500, 000 each to the Great Northern and Cana- dian Pacific roads, and nearly as much to the Northern Pacific. Railway men here think it will take the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific a month to finally ir their tracks, and the Northern Pacitic nearly as ong. NORTHPORT, Wash., June 7.—-A mes- sage arrived here today from Nelson, with the report that Kaslo, B. C., was swept al- most entirely out of existence Sunday by a flood and wind. It is said the wharf and stores were carried into the lake, and that several persons are missing. No particu- lars are obtainable. The telegraph wire is down and trains are not running. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 7.—News is just coming that the cloudburst up the Frazer river resulted in the total destrue- ticn of a Raymond excursion train. NEW YORK, June 7.—Mr. E. V. Skin- rer, agent of the Canadian Pacific in this city, has just’ received the following ‘mes- sage from the gereral offices of that com- pany at Montreal: “No trath in the report that the Ray- mond & Whitcomb party have met with any trouble. They are now living in the company’s hotel at Field. All our passen- gers en route are being properly taken care of.” MONTREAL, June 7.—The officials of the Canadian Pacific deny the report of the loss of the Raymond-Whitcomb excur- sion train. A telegram just received from Field, B. C., states that the party referred to is still there waiting for the road to be cleared west. NEW YORK, June 7.—The following dis- patch has just been received from C. R. Hosmer, manager of the Canadian Pacific railroad at Montreal: ‘There is absolutely no truth in the report of an accident to the Raymond-Whiteomb excursion party. The excursion referred to jis at Field, B. C., and there has been no accident to any passenger train on the road by which loss of life occurred. Mr. Hosmer also forwards the following dispatch: FIELD, B. C., June —The Raymond and | Whitcomb party mentioned as having been | jost in the mountains are comfortably locat- jed at the Canadian Pacific Hotel here. They are waiting for the repair of the rail- way west of here. SALVADOR REFUGEES, They Are Secking Protection Under | the Amertean Flag. ‘Ihe Secretary of the Navy has received | a cablegram from Commander Thomas, commanding the Bennington, at La Liber- of yesterday, informing him that the town was occupied by 200 revolutionists yesterday morning and that the revolutionary forces are in possession of San Salvador. The late vice president of the country had reached the coast at La Libertad and had requested asylum on our warship, the Bennington, in order to avoid bloodshed on shore and until he could leave the country by the next steamer. At the time of sending this dispatch the United States’ interests had been undis- turbed. From other sources it is learned that the late vice presijent was afforded asylum on the warship and that the United States ecnsulate at La Libertad had been thrown open to foreign residents. It is cnowded with refugees and is guarded by blue jack- ets from the Bennington. Gunrapre + eats Onage Indian Commissio: The commission appointed to treat with the Osage Indians in Oklahoma to secure allotment in severalty of their lands has reached the reservation and wili commence its work at once. The work will probably continue a month or six weeks. In that case, as heretofcre stated in The Star, Judge McComas last Thursday sus- taired the demurrer filed by Col. Ains- worth to the indictment returned against him on the 2d of last April. That indict- ment charged Col. Ainsworth with man- slaughter, in being criminally responsible for the death of one Frederick B. Loftus, one of the victims of the Ford's Theater disaster of the th of last June. Upon the noting of the District attorney's appeal from Judge McComas’ decision, a transcript of the record was filed in the Court of Appeals, and thereupon counsel for Col. Ainsworth on Tuesday last moved that the court dismiss the appeal noted by the government. That motion was the one considered by the court this afternoon. Mr, J. N. Morrison, said to be an employe of the War Department, represented Col. Ainsworth, and the District attorney’s as- sistant, Mr. Hugh T. Taggart, appeared op behalf of the government For Ainsworth. Mr. Morrison argued thet if there existed any authority for the government's appeal at all it was found in the first provision of ection seven of the act establishing the Court of Appeals, which was as follows: “Any party aggrieved by any final order, judgment or decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, or of any justice thereof, may appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeals hereby created.” But that act, contended Mr. Morrison, did not change cr add to previous laws relating to appeals in criminal cases so as to give in such cases a right of appeal unknown to the common law. Furthermore, argued Mr. Morrison, the court itself had, in the case of Redmond vs. On the raft were | cattle constantly | Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, construed the language of the act in such |@ manner as to preclude such a contention by the government. The act. as the court | held, did not intend the multiplicity of ap- peals or the giving of the right of appeal |i cases where it had been previously de- nied, except, of course, as specifically pro- €Y | vided for in the act. Citing the case of U. S. vs. Sanger, 114 U. S., 310, Mr. Morrison urged that it was settled by overwhelming weight of author- ity that the state has no right to sue out a writ of error upon a judgment in favor of | the defendant in a criminal case, except under and in accordance with express Statutes, whether the judgment was ren- dered upon a verdict or upon a mere in- terlocutory order. Mr. Taggart’s Contenti: Mr. Teggart, in reply, contended that the Whole mutter rested upon the court’s de- termination of the question of whether the United States came within. the term “any party.” The right of appeal, asserted Mr. ‘Taggart, was purely within the legislative control, and could therefore be restricted or extended as the legislature might geo proper. The right of gppeai in a case was, said Mr. Taggart, no newly-clatm- ed one, and was one exercised at common Jaw and in early Maryland cases. He claim- ed that was shown in the case of the state (Maryland) against Buchanan, 5 H. and J., 32. ‘Such right of appeal was expressly previded by statute in @ number of the states. ~ in conclusion, Mr. Taggart claimed that it was very tmportant to the government that there should be such a right of appeal. ‘That Importance, he thought, was larly well illustrated in the present ase. A lower court might at any time misconstrue a decision of the appellate court, and the government, having no right of appeal, might forever rest at a great disadvantag>. At the conclusion of the brief argu- ments the court announced that it would reserve its decision. ey EXISTING PUBLIC DISTRESS. The Senate Committee Appointed to Hear Petitions From Industrials. Vice President Stevenson has appointed the select committee ‘on the existing public distress” authorized by the resolution adopt- ed yesterday, as follows: Senators Vilas, Blackburn, Smith, Gallinger and Patton. According to the resolution under which the committee is to act, the petition of Morrison I. Swift, the Boston industrial leader, and all similar memortals will be referred to these Senators for consideration. Whether or not they will grant hearings to the peti- tloners is a question to be decided by the Senators themselves, who will also deter- mine whether they will open the doors in case the hearings are granted. Should one set of claimants for governmental aid ap- pear before the committee, it is not to be expected that others will be excluded, and there are doubtless many scores of citizens, both here and elsewhere, who would be very willing and, indeed, eager to appear before such a committee to offer advice and to make suggestions. There will be no lack of material fer the ccmmittee to draw from if it should be deemed wise to listen to the presentations of the numerous “industrials.” ‘The scope ef the inquiry is a broad one. It can be stretched to cover any amount of investi- gation, or svrvnk to the least surface, Senator Vilas said today that his appoint- ment as chairman of the committee was a complete surprise, and that he had not had time to look at the varicus questions that wili necessarily present themselves before jthe committee can get to work. He will call a meeting of the committee in « day or two, and the plan and scope of the inquiry will then be determined upon. As he fs chairman of the committee on post offices erd post roads it fs probable that the special committee on tramps, as the face- tievs have already dubbed the new body, will hold its sessions in that room, which is located at the northeast section’ of the ground floor of the Senate wing, near the post offic ———_+e-_____ TARIFF AGREEMENT. Leaders on Both Sides Confer as to the Tariff Bill. The leaders on both sides of the Senate chamber have been conferring with a view to reaching some agreement so that prog- rezs will be made on the tariff. For sev- eral hours Senators Aldrich and Ailison have been conferring with Senators Harris and Cockrell, and each side held consulta- jors with party friends, At 1:30 Senator ldrich said that it was likely that an agreement would be reached to proceed with the schedules of the bill until wool reached under the five-minute rule, and finish them this week so that the woolen schedule could be taken up Monday. This includes the agricultural schedule, which is now uncer conszideration, spirits, wines and other beverages, cotton manufactures, and flax, hemp ana jute, in all four sched- ules covering twenty-seven pages of the printed bill. Mr. Aldrich says that these four schedules are not so important but that they may be considered in that man- ner. As to the time of taking a final vote, he said that no agreement could be made; nor could he predict when the vote would come, as the discussion on wool and the income tax may be quite prolonged. At 2 o'clock Mr. Harris proposed the agreement in th2 Senate, and, with the modifications that some Senators mizht speak for ten minutes, it was being dis- cussed by Mr. Hoar and Mr. Frye, and while the discussion was going on Mr. Quay cine in, asked what was before the Senate and objected. This killed the agreement. Senator Quay when urked if he de- sired to make explanation of his objection to the application of the five-minute rule to the debate on the tariff bill, that he hed nothing to say, except that he was not pre- pared to enter into such an agreement at this time. Senator Aldrich, after consulta- tion with Mr. Quay, sald he thought it probable that he would withdraw the ob- jection tomorrow morning and allow the agreement to take effect. ————-x.- NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT. Boston Gets a New Naval Officer—Dis- trict Justices of the Peace. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—James J. White, Oakland, Cal; A. E. Blakeslee, Thomaston, Conn.; John S. Smith, Osceola, Mo.; Howard A. Baker, Buffalo, ¥. Justices—W. Oscar Hamilton of Texas, to be attorney of the United States for the northern district of Texas. To be justices of the peace in and for the District of Columbia—Charles S. Bundy of the District of Columbia, to be assigned to elty of Washington; Wm. C. Harper of the District of Columbia, to be assigned to city | + ane Srerag F. Scott of the jet of Colum! to be assigned to ci of Washington. ad Treasury—Charles F. Stone of New Hamp- shire, to be naval officer of customs in the district of Boston and Charlestown, Mass. ————_—- 2 _ GAR TRUST INVESTIGATION, ollie The Committee in Executive Session— Witnesses Expected to Appear. ‘The Senate committee which is investi- gating the operations of the sugar trust has been in executive session a large part of the day. No additional witnesses have yet responded to the subpoenas issued by the committee, but they expect to have several present tomorrow. It is under- Stood that the subpoenas which have been issued end are now in the hands of the #ergeant-at.arms are directed to a num- Te proof of fhe pudding is in 6 eafing. Yesterday's A SENATE DEBATE On the Late Senator Leland Stan ford, MR BOAR OFFERS A RESOLUTION Which Causes Quite a Lively Discussion. INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS A short debate over the sult brought by the Attorney General against the Leland Stanford estate furnished slight diversion in the Senate today. At the openiag of the session the Vice President, under the resolution adopted yesterday for a special committee on the existing distress in the United States, to- day announced the appointment of the fole lowing committee: Mr. Vilas (Wis.), chair man, and Messrs, Blackburn (Ky.), Smith GN. J), Gallinger (N.H.) and Patton (ifich.). The attendance was so slim that Mr. Hoar (Mass.) suggested the absence of a quorum. A call of the roll brought thirty-five Sena- tors into the chamber and developed the absence of twent} republicans and twenty- nine democrats, Twenty minutes were Under the call for resolutions and memor- fals Mr. Hoar introduced and asked im- mediate consideration for a resolution tn- structing the committee on judiciary to in- quire into the justice and equity of the claim of the United States against the es- tate of the late Leland Stanford of Cali- fornia, and to report whether or not any claim against such estate growing out of the debt of the Central Pacific railroad ber of the members of the sugar trust, in- cluding the two Havemeyers, Messrs. Reed, Terrell and Matthieson, as well others. Mr.Henry R. Reed of Boston,who is one of the members of the trust, is understood to be in the city, and it is hoped that his Presence will be secured tomorrow. There are gonflicting reports as to whether H. O. Havemeyer, president of the trust, is in the country and the committee has been unable to ascertain definitely the truth of the report that he has gone abroad. If it should prove that he is still here he will be asked to appear before the committee. There is reason for believing that when this branch of the inquiry shall be com- pleted the committee will then take up the reported efforts to influence the action of United States Senators by the trust in be- | half of tariff legisiation, and it is probable that in this connection several! New York brokers will be asked to appear. Representative Cadmus was recalled by the committee today to correct some cler- ical errors in his testimony given yesterday. —_+ 2+ —____ TH UNDAY OPENING. An Estimate of the Cost to Be Obtain- ed for the Committee. Mr. Durborow appeared before the House committee on public buildings and grounds this morning in behalf of his resolution providing that the Smithsonian, the Na- tional Museum, the Botanical Gardens and the Washington monument shall be kept open to the publle on every week day from 9 until 6, on Sunday from 9 until 4 and on three evenings In the week from 7 until 10 ~ feqtfoFam of the committee was He said that a great many people in Wash- ington in the employ of the government are never given an opportunity to visit eae ee buildings, because they are em- ploy: t their work during the hours in which the buildings are kept open. More- over, he said, there is no place in Washing- ton where people can enjoy harmless and innocent recreation on Sunday, such as a! visit to these buildings would afford. He understands that the trustees of the Cor- coran Art Gall Willi throw that building open to the on Sundsy and during |the evening, if the government decides to take similar action with this museum. Dr. Everett Favors Opening. Dr. Everett of Massachusetts was present, and advocated the resolution. He said there is no city In the world, probably, where a more strict observance of Sunday is insisted upon than in Boston, and yet Boston throws open her art museums and public libraries on Sunday, and has found the plan worked to every one's satisfaction. Dr. Everett thought it would be a good plan to keep these public bulidings open on Sunday, and afford to those who think that the; Bw ie be deprived of everything it and cheerful an oppor- tunity for harmless recreation by this jeans. m It was decided that Mr. Durborow shall obtain from the various apartments an es- timate of the cost of keeping open these should not be relinquished and set at rest. Although the expiration of the morning hour prevented action upon the resolution, a very interesting debate grew out of it, in the course of which high words of eulogy were paid to the nobility of character of the late Senator from California. The govern: ment, Mr. Hoar said, ought at once to de- cide the question of ex! ing and put- ting this claim at rest. He did not he said, that any one seriously that the government had a claim the Stanford estate, and it was proper that the judiciary committee should inquire whether this alleged claim was founded on @ technicality or upon law and equity. The great estate of Leland Stanford, Mr. Hoar said, had been devoted to a noble public benefaction. He had met the late esteemed California Senator in the south of France, when the disease which terminated his life hung heavy upon him, and Mr. Stanford had expressed to him his feeling in regard to the disposition of his vast property. He cared little for churches or creeds, Mr, Hoar said, — bE an abiding faith in the Christian jon. Mr. Stanford loved his country and desired every American citizen to enjoy the com- forts of i fe and an ap aurea -} his hope that partly thro u agen of the Stanford University, which he had founded, every child on the Pacific coast who desired should receive a good | tion, Whether the United States has @ claim or not it would require twelve or fifteen years to establish it, said Mr. Hoar. If the government had a claim of $15,000,- 000 that was only 20 cents apiece for the inhabiants of the United States, to whom Mr. Stanford had consecrated his large estate, and it ought not to embarrass the closing years of his widow and cripple and perhaps destroy the great gift he had made for the benefit of the poor by seeking to press it. If there was any socialism that was noble, Mr. Hoar went on feelingly, it was the socialism that dedicated the wealth of the rich to the education of the le He maintained that the government of the United States should immediately put at rest this claim without in any way affect- ing clairas against others in order that Mr. Stanford's benefaction might not be em- barrassed. Mr. Blackburn's Surprise. Mr. Blackburn (Ky.) expressed his amaze- ment at Mr. Hoar’s resolution. So far as he knew such a resolution was without pre- cedent in either house of Congress. It di- rected the juciciary committee to inquire into the equities of a $15,000,000 claim as- serted by the federal government against the estate of a late citizen of the United States. It went further and directed the committee to report whether such claim should be relinquished and set at rest. Its unprecedented feature was that it di- rected a committee of the Senate to inquire into and dispose of a claim already asserted by the authorities of the government for a debt due. No one, Mr. Blackburn said, felt more deeply than he the public spirit manl- fested by his late associate in devoting so mvch to educational purposes. But the real question was: Did he own the estate or had he sought to divert to this high purpore estate that belonged to the United States’ TheAttorneyGeneral had alreadytaken steps to determine this question, and it was the first time he had ever heard of either house of Congress attempting to stay the hand off on and during the evening, and that the committee will consider the subject at its next meeting. —_——_-+ 2+ co! Representative Sperry Thinks if En- forced It Shogid Be Enforced Eq ably. Feeling over the enforcement or non-en- forcement of the statute for docking mem- bers’ salaries will not subside in the House. The resolution introduced by Representa- tive Sperry of Conne:ticut calling upon the sergeant-at-erms for accurate informa- | tion as to the enforcement of the law and for a report -of the certificates signed by raembers will bring the question up again if the ccmmittee on rules will report it. Mr. Sperry says: “If the statute is to be| enforced at all it snould be enforced equita- | bly. It applies to both the Senate and House, yet I am told that the Senate | laughs at the idea of observing it. There is a sort of tradition here in the House that members should go through the formality | of obtaining leaves of ebsence, but when | a Senator occasionally asks permission of | | the Senate to absent himself he provokes | ; Smiles. As the rule works now its effect | | upon a member's pocket book ts in direct | ratio to his conscience. Almost none of | the members are in attendance all of the | time, yet many of them walk up, sign | their certificate for one month and draw| their pay. Some say that Judge Daniel considers the law repealed and that he is) geod enough authority for them. Some say | that they have earned the $5,000 the law | allows them ard they intend to take it re- sardiess of the ruling of the judiciary com- mittee. Every man is left to construe the law for himself and he does construe it according to his views and his conscience.” | Representative Sperry thinks that if the statute is still in force the Senate ae well as the Horse should observe ‘t and that sceme means, like a daily roli call, should be adopted to ascertain the presence of members or else the law should be re- pealed, ——— e+ — France Sends Anarchists’ Descrip- tions, ‘The bureau of immigration has received from official sources personal descriptions | of 217 anarchists of various nationalities ; who have been expelled from France from time to time since 18¥0. It is assumed that many of these have already found their | way into the United States, and with a view to apprehending those who may here- after apply for admissjon, Commissioner Stump has sent copies of these descriptions | to all immigration officials. Other copies | will be sent to police officials throughout | the country to assist them in Wentitving | criminals. | was twenty-five years old. the law officer of the government, A Lively Cotloquy. “I can cite numerous instances,” inter jected Mr. Hoar. “Perhaps so,” repiled Mr. Blackburn, “but not one that stands on all fours with this is this suit against the living as well as dead?" inquired Mr. Manderson. jone of us,” re neg Mr. Blackburn, te “knew until yes! that the Attorney General had begun against either the living or the dead.” Mr. Blackburn proceeded to call attention to what he considered a most -important feature of the resolution. While in ex- pressed terms it only applied to the estate of Leland Stanford, if the claim ‘against Mr. Stanford's estate was relinquished and set at rest the claims against Hopkins, Croker and Huntington must be released 80. Mr. Hoar insisted that this did not neces- sarily follow. The resolution was one of pure Inquiry. The claim was like thousands of others, of doubtful effect, which the law officer of the government felt it his duty to | press. The poor children who might be benefited by Stanford's generosity, might srow up and die before it was settled. He cited the claim aginst ‘. Chandler of Massachusetts, as one that had been quash- ed in this way. All this resolution sought to ascertain was whether this claim was just’and clear. If it turned out that it was doubtful, then in his opinion this great charity should be released. He had no criti- cism, he said in conclusion, to make of the Attorney General. He was as just. able and upright a man as ever presided over the Department of Justice. In this matte? he had done nothing but his legal duty. Mr. Voohees’ Tribute to the Late Senator. . “Are we to understand,” inquired Mr. Voorhees. “that this proceeding on the part of the United States is an attempt to hold the estate of Leland Stanford for the mort- gage the government holds against the Central Pacific?” “No,” replied Mr. Hoar, “it is a procead. ing under a California statute, on the ground of stockholders’ lability. After the first and second mortgages fall due, unless satisfied, the stockholders become indi vidually lable. This de“alcation then, said Mr. Voorhees, as he understood it. Action might have been brought against Mr. Stanford when he was alive. That be- ng the case, whether there was precedent r not, he thought this inquiry was proper. Tor twenty: Leland Stanford had w ponsible for what he did. If action were to be taken it have been taken before the grave upon him. Mr. Hunton (Va.) interrupted hees to say that the India Se laboring under a misappreh the character of the proceeding against the Stanford estate. it was to prevent the ™M