Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. poseable ty PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, AS pao — Cor. 11th Street, by e Evening Star News r Com) 8. KAUFMANN, 1 Shiro New Yori Office, 49 Potter Building. ant Evening Star ts served to subse in the rriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents F week, or 44¢. per month. Copies at the counter cents ‘each. iy mail—anywhere in the United States or Canadi—postaze prepaid 0 cenis pr day quintupl> Sheet Star. $1.00 yer year; reign post, CLEVELAND'S ADVICE — His Letter to Chairman Wilson on the Tariff. MUST STAND BY FREE RAW MATERIAL What He Says on the Subject of Sugar. =, WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT The lette> of President Cleveland to Con- gressman Wilson of West Virginia, which the latter read on the floor of the House today, created a great deal of interest and confirmed the continued assertions that the President was in full sympathy with the tariff bill as it passed the House. The President's Letter. President Cleveland's letter is as follows: “EXECUTIVE MANSION, “WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 1804. “(Personal.) “To Hon. Wm. L. Wilson. “My dear sir: The certainty that a con- ference will be ordered between the two houses of Congress for the purpose of ad- justing differences on the subject of tariff legislation, makes it also certain that you will be in called on to do party service im the cause of tariff reform. “My public life has been so closely re- lated to the subject, I have so longed for its accomplishment, and I have so often promised its realization to my fellow coun- trymen as a result of their trust and con- fidence in the democratic party, that I hope no excuse is necessary for my earnest 2p- peal to you that in this crisis you strenu- ously insist upon party honesty and good faith and a sturdy adherence to democratic Principle. I believe these are absolutely Necessary conditions to the continuation of democratic existence. “I cannot rid myself of the feeliag that this conference will present the best, if not the only, hope of true democracy. In- dications point to its action as the reliance of those who desire the genuine fruition of democratic effort, the fulfillment of demo- cratic pledges and the redemption of demo- cratic promises to the people. To reconcile differences in the details comprised within the fixed and well-defined lines of principle, will not be the sole task of the conference; but, as it seems to me, members will also have in charge the question whether demo- cratic principles themselves are to be saved or abandoned. Temper of the Rank and File. “There is no excuse for mistaking or mis- apprehending the feeling and the temper of the rank ayd file of the democracy. They are downcast under the assertion that their party fails in ability to manage the govern- ment, and they are apprehensive that efforts to bring about tariff reform may fail; but they are much more A4owneast and apprehensive in their fear that democratic principles may be surrendered. “In these circumstances they cannot do otherwise than to look with confidence to you and those who, with you, have patriot- feally and sincerely championed the cause of tariff reform within democratic lines and guided by democratic principies. This confidence is vastly augmented by the ac- tion, under your leadership, of the House of Representatives upon the bill now pending. “Every true democrat and every sincere tariff reformer knows that this Dill in its present form and as it will be submitted to the conference, falls far short of the con- summation for which we have long labored, for which we have suffered defeat without discouragement; which in its anticipation gave us a rallying cry in our day of tri- Uumph and which in its promise of accom- lishment is so interwoven with the demo- Pratie pledges and democratic success that our abandonment of the cause or the prin- ¢tples upon which it rests means party perfidy and party dishonor. “One topic will be submitted to the con- ference which embodies democratic principle so directly that it cannot be compromised. We have in our platforms and in every way possible declared In favor of the tree importation of raw materials. We have again and again promised that this should be accorded to our people and our manu- facturers as soon as the democratic party was invested with the power to determine the tariff policy of the country. The Raw Material. party now has that power. We are 3 e ever been, of the Great benefit that would accrue to the from the inauguration of this pol- nothing has occurred to release us from our obligaticns to secure this adv tage to our people. It must he that ro tariff P ratie princip uine democratic ¥ well excite s are willing to mocratic of inconsis- » sugges- > put on of tariff taxation nm ore and coal of ¢ ists. How can we f induiging in such outrag criminations and viola- tions of printiple? It is quite apparent that this question of free raw material does not admit of ad- justment on aay middie ground, since their subjection to any rate of tariff taxa- tte ll, is alike violation of ratic principle and democratic good faith. 1 hope that you will not consider it intru- sive if I say something in relation to an- other subject which can hardly fail to be troublesome to the conference. I refer to the adjustment of tariff taxation on sugar. His Views on Sugar. “Under our party platform and in accord- @nce with our declared party purposes, sugar is a legitimate and logical article of revenue taxation. Unfortunately, however, inetdents have accompanied certain stages of legislation which will be submitted to the conference that have aroused in connec- tion with this subject a natural democratic _— to the methods and manipula- ms of trusts and combinations. I confess to sharing in this feelirg; and yet it seems fo me we ought, if pessible, to sufficiently free ourselves from prejudice to enable us coolly to weigh the considerations which, in formulating tariff legislation, ought to guide our treatment of sugar as a taxable article. “While no tenderness should be entertained for trists, and while I am decidediy op- erie to granting them, under the guise of tl riff taxation, any opportunity to further elr peculiar methods, I suggest that we Ought not to be driven away from deme- ‘atic principle and policy which lead to je taxation of sugar by the fear, quite likely exaggerated, that in carrying out this principle and policy we may indirectly and inordinately encourage a combination of sugar refining interests. I know that in mt conditions this is a delicate sub- t, and I appreciate the depth and the rength of feeling which its treatment has @roused. I do not believe we should do evil that good may come, but it seems to Mme that we should not forget that our aim fs the completion of a tariff hill, and that im taxing suger for proper purposes and within reasonable bounds, whatever else May be said of our action, we are in no ser of running counter to democratic Principle. With all there is at stake, there Must be in the treatment of this article Some ground upon whicn we are all willing to Stand, and toleration and conciliation may allowed to solve the problem, without anding the entire surrender of fixed @nd conscientious convictions. I ought not to prolong this letter. If | ernment could dispens: Vor. 85, No. 20,941. what I have written is unwelcome, I beg you to believe in my good intentions. The People Not Afraid. In the conclusions of the conference touching the numerous items which will be considered, the people are not afraid that their interests will be neglected. They know that the general result, so far as they are concerned, will be to place home neces- saries-and.comforts more easily within their reach, and to insure better and surer com- pensation to those who toll. We all know that a tariff covering all the varied interests and conditions of a country as vast as ours must of necessity be large- ly the result ot honorable adjustment and compromise. I expect very few of us can say, when our measure is perfected, that all its feat- ures are entirely as we would have prefer- red. You know how much I deprecated the Incorporation in the proposed bill of the in- come tax feature. In matters of this kind, however, which do not violate a fixed and recognized democratic doctrine, we are will- ing to defer to the judgment of a majority of our democratic brethren. I think there is a general agreement that this is a party duty. i This is more palpably apparent when we realize that the business of our country timidly stands and watches for the result of our efforts to perfect legislation; that a qvick and certain return of prosperity waits upon a wise adjustment, and that a confid- ing people still trust in our hands their prosperity and well-being. The democracy of the land plead most earnestly for the speedy completion of the tariff legislation,which their representatives have undertaken; but they demand not less earnestly that no stress of necessity shall tempt those they trust to the abandonment of democratic principle. Yours, very truly. (Sig.) GROVER CLEVELAN +. WILL NOT GIVE UP EZETA Such is Said to Be the Decision Reached by the President. He Considers the Genera’ ‘= Offenses ment of Salva- Against the Gover dor Purely Political. It is unofficially announced that the Pres- ident has decided against the demand for the surrender of Antonio Ezeta, late vic president of the defunct government of Sal- vador, on the general ground that his of- fenses against the de facto government of Salvador were purely political in charac- ter. It is said that this decision was reach- ed at the meeting of the cabinet Tuesday last. : Now on the Bennington. Ezeta and three other Salvadoran refu- gees are now on board the United States gunboat Bennington at La Libertad, where they sought «sylum at the tine of the overthrow of the late sovernment, and where they have been sheitered ever since, despite the strenuous efforts made by the authorities of Salvador for thelr apprehen- sion, on criminal charses of murder, roeb- bery, ete. It is said, nowever, that the real reason why the administration refuses to surrender these fugitives is the fear that they would be summarily dealt wita with- out a proper legal hearing by the authorities of Salvador. President Guatierres's Hatred. President Gutierrez of Salvador is gen- erally reputed to have a strong personal hatred against Ezeta because of an assault alleged to have been made upon him by the latter during a previous revolution. The question of the furure pes oe gee of there refugees fs still undetermined. They will either be taken by the Bennington to Panama or some other neutral port or be Provided with meang of transportation on some mail steamer leaving La Libertad. The American | ned is being closely watched by the Salvadorans to prevent the escape of the refugees, and it ts possible that trouble may result should the Ben- nington undertake to sall away with them. The Vessel Will Remain. The action of the Navy Department in directing that supplies be sent to the Ben- nington at La Libertad is taken to mean that that vessel is to remain on that sta- tion for some time to come, or at least un- ul there is no longer any possibility of a resumption of hostilltie: Dismissals to eB Made in the Land and Patent Offices. Part of the cloud which has been hanging ever the heads of the land office employes burst today, when nine of them were neti- fied that after the Ist of August the gov- with their services, Although this has been long expected, and although the clerks have been quaking in | anticipation, yet the action of the depart- ment authorities came with a shock. It ts too early to learn all the names of the v! tims of the official ax, but the list wiil com out in due time. A number of clerks in th patent office will receive notices of di missal tomorrow morning. As a ¢ quence, there is a very uneasy around that neighborhood toda: recommendations of the division chiefs have gone to Commissioner Seymour,and through Chief Clerk Newton were transmitted this afternoon to Chief Clerk Daniels of the department, who in turn will submit them to Secretary Smith. At noon the clerks gathered in groups around the corridors and the lunch stands and discussed the situation. The reason of the universal tremor is that the clerks do not know how their records stand in relation to the rec- ords of other clerks, nor do they know any- thing as to what their chief has recom- mended. Even clerks whose efliciency is semi-officially acknowledged at the depart- ment feel haky,” and are wishing that all this suspense could be over at once. Then the fact that this system of reporting results attained daily, by the clerks, will have to be repeated quarterly is another disturbing factor. It will make work in the department all the time go forward under high pressure. The clerks will have no time to loaf. At the end of each three months they must show satisfactory results or be reduced and probably dismissed. It will make the competition among the clerks very much hotter than it ever has been. The recommendations as to promotions and reductions have not been made yet in the cases of -the patent office and land office, but these will be ready in time for pro- mulgation, so that they can go into effect on August 1. —_—_—_—_+- e-+_—____ TREASURY CLERKS ANXIOU Reductions That Will Take Place Under the New Appropriation Bii The legislative bill, now pending in Con- gress, makes a considerable “shake up” in the Treasury Department outside of the Dockery features of the bill. In conse- quence there is considerable trepidation among the clerks in the offices affected. The new bill abolishes three divisions in the sixth auditor's office, but increases the force by fourteen clerks—eight at $1,200, five at $1,000 and one at $09. An entire division of the internal revenue bureau, known as the sugar bounty division, including a chief and six clerks, {s abolished. A reduction ef three is made in the clerical force of the treas- urer’s office and a similar reduction ts made in the fourth auditor's office. One clerk and copyist in the bureau of navigation are dropped. Provision is made for three more clerks at $1,000 in the bureau of statistics and three copyists are dropped. An in- terpreter Is provided for the marine hospital service. There are also a number of minor changes in various bureaus. HINGTON. RUSSIAN MISSION Representative Breckinridge of Arkansas Nominated Today. eae STA OR HE RECEIVES MANY CONGRATULATIONS SS i Reasons Which Are Said to Have Led to the Appointment. eee WHITE'S RESIGNATION ate MR. The report that Representative Clifton R. Breckinridge of Arkansas had been tender- ed the place of United States minister to Ru: had accepted it, and that President Cleveland would send the nomination to the Senate today, was the initial feature of a day of unusual activity in Congress. The report first gained circulation at the Cap!- tol at 10 o'clock, and was fully verified by Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee, who was cognizant of the facts that ‘had led up to the President's action. Much significance was attached by mem- C. mt. Breewnrtdge. bers of Congress to the appointment, and it was the main topic of conve-sation to the exclusion of the impending tariff conflict. The formal nomination of Mr. Breckin- ridge to be minister to Russia, vice Ati- drew D. White, resigned, was sent to the Senate this afternoon. The apointment was finally decided on yesterday afternoon. It had been in con- templation for two weeks, and Mr. Breckin- ridge has been a freqtent visitor at the White House during that time. He was with the President again at 2 o'clock yesterday, and remained for some time, the acceptance of the honor being concluded before he left. Mr. Wilson, who is a close pe-sonal friend of Mr. Breckinridge, was one of the few who knew It outside of executive circles. The causes leading up to the appointment are well known among Mr. Breckinridge’s friends. He was one of the foremost ad- vocates of President Cleveland's policy of repealing the silver-purchase clause of the Shern an act. This action proved to be un- popular in Mr. Breckinridge’s district, and he was defeated for renomination in the congressional convention held a few weeks ago. At the time Mr. Breckinridge was absorbed in tariff work and could not go ig Arkansas to attend to hfs’ tntéfests. HI letter at the time statin, that his. public duties here were paramotiht to his private interests at home attracted much atcen- tion. It was soon after his defeat for re- nomination that Mr. Cleveland began ¢con- sidering the advisability of nominating him to the Russian mission. Connection With the Tariff. Mr. Breckinridge has been conspicuously identified with the House tariff bill of late, and throughout Chairman Wilson's severe illness and absence in Mexico Mr. Breck- in ridge was looked upon as his personal representative. While the bill has been in conference Mr. Breckinridge has taken much of the arduous work off Mr. Wilson's shoulders. Mr. Breckinridge arrived at the House shortly before the session opened, and was warmly congratulated by his congressional associates. He was averse to discussing the subject beyond expressing his apprecia- tien of the honor conferred upon him. Several of his colleagues expressed the ef that the Russian mission would b anced to an embassy at no distant day making Mr. Breckinridge an ambas- sador. Breckinridge is a native Kentuckian, but went to Arkansas in 1870 and engaged in coiton pls d the commission bus- He ha 4 continuously |gress for twelve years, except |s d on a contest in the Fifty | He has taken high rank in Con- | gress, and is regarded? as a man of fine scholarship, polish d literary attain- No time a been set for Mr. irridge to take his new post, but an gement has been made by which Mr. = will continue in the office until such as Mr. Breckinridge can relinquish his congressional duties and reach St. Petersburg, the understanding being that Mr. Breckinridge will continue in the House until the tariff bill is settled. A Man of Ability. Mr. Breckinridge 1s one of the ablest and most popular men who has been in recent Congresses. From his first entrance into Congress he has taken a leading part. He one of the best informed men on the tariff there is in Congress, having a won- derful facility in dealing with details and a power of concentration in study. He is a man of scholarly attainments, a gentie- man of most perfect address and a natural gift of diplomacy, which makes him fricnds and gives him Influence with all classes of men and in every position. Every one in Congress respects him, and he has made some of the warmest friendships among his associates that exist in congressional life. When {t was announced some time ago that he had been defeated for renomination for Congress there was an almost universal expression of deep regret, and this recog- nition of him by the President is regarded with great satisfaction. He is probably as well suited for the position as any man who could possibly have been selected. Mr. White's Resiguatio Andrew D. White, the retiring minister, has had his resignation on file in the State Department for many months, like the other ministers who held over from the last ad- ministration. He is a dipiomatist of much ability, besides having an enviable record as a litterateur. He resigned the presidency xf Cornell University to accept the appoint- ment of minister to Germany April 2, 1879. In the early days of Garfield's administra- tion he was obliged to surrender this cffice on account of {ll health. He was appointed minister to Russia by President Harrison July 22, 1892, and has been very fortnuate and successful in his relations with the Russian government. ————_ Acts Approved. ‘The President has approved the Joint resolution authorizing Capt. T. 0. Sel- fridge, jr., U. S. N., to receive a decora- tion from France, and the bills to authorize Prof. Asaph Hall, U.S. N., to accept a gold medal from the French Academy of | Science; to amend section 2324, Revised Statutes, relative to mining claims; grant- ing the St. Paul and Manitoba railroad right of way through certain Minnesota Indian reservations; authorizing Coconino county, Ariz., to issue bonds, and the pen- ston appropriat',n iil. THE THISTLE:APPROPRIATION me ; May Bo » Deadlogk Between the House ; and Senate Over It, , Secretary Morton is Opposed to Giv- ing the Money on the Ground of Paternalism. There bids fair to be something of a dead- lock between the conferees on the agri- cultural appropriation bill ®ver the Senate amendment carrying $1,000,000 for the ex- terminatfon of the Russian thistle in the Dakotas. Senator Hansbrough won a long legislative fight, and one which looked times like a hopeless one, when he suc- ceeded in getting his plan tacked on as an amendment at the twelfth hour, and car- ried by a narrow majority. Early this session the Senator from North Dakota entered upon his crusade agaiast the thistle, introducing a bill to give the sum finally appropriated to kill it, but the bill met with defeat in both the House and Senate committees. Gov. Shortridge came from Dakota to urge Congress to do something for the state in its fight. It was represented that the government owned large tracts of land in- fested by the weed, and that the nature of the plant was such that unless it was totally cleared away its seeds would be carried by the wind, and all efforts toward clear- ing their own lands would amount only to suppression and not to extermination. Secretary Morton’s Opposition. Secretary J. Sterling Morton wrote a let- ter opposing the government aid asked for, on the ground that it savored of patern, ism,and recommended that the work should be done by the state or individuals, rather than the general government. Incidentally he made a humorous suggestion, that in view of the fact that sheep would eat the thistle, the Dakota farmers might abandon wheat growing and turn their attention to sheep raising. His suggestion was taken seriously in some quarters, and led to correspondence between the Secretary and members of the House committee of agriculture. After wrestiing with the’ question for some time the House committee killed the bill, their aetion beirg influenced by certain parties who wrote that they: ¢ormidered other weeds more destructive in Dakota than the thist! but the point of patérpalism was the chief reason for the action., Why the Sematé Changed. The Senate comntittee? followed the action of the House in reporting adversely upon the bill, but finally 'Sénator George, its chairman, was indaé¢eg to change his posi- tion, on the representation that the govern- ment was a large langholder in the thistle- Tidden section, and the Bill was tacked on as an amendment te the regular agricultu- ral bill. Economy in appropriations has been gen- erally enforced in the: House this session. The thistle appropriation is the largest ad- dition made to any of the regular House tills, and the committee on agriculture is talking defiance to the senatorial raise. Still, Senater Hensbfough may win in the end, The Comnitttee’s Action. The bill to restrict the sale of oleomar- garine and other ‘imitations of dairy pro- ducts and releasing them from the scope of the original package decision, so that they cannot be imported into states, will be fa- vorably reported to the House, the commit- tee on agriculture today so voting to report it. An animated discussion of the Senate amendment to the appropriation bill giving $1,000,000 to Kill the Russian thistle in the Several western states absorbed most of the time of the cormittee. By a unanimous vote the conferees were instructed not to recede from the committee's original posi- tion on the thistle extermination and to stand firmly against the Senate amendment. = o- NICKEL STEEL GUNS. to Be Made by Ordnance Officers. Nickel steel is now engaging the atten- tion of ordnance people. The recent sat- isfactory results obtained by the trial of nickel steel armor plate led to the idea of using nickel steel for gun purpost This idea was put into practical effect by the Navy Department, which commenced the manufacture of an 8-inch gun at the Washington yard to be made of nickel stecl. The advantages claimed for this metal is that is tcugher and that {it can better stand the wear and effects of contin- ual firing. A test almost without limit will be made of this new gun, which will be jack- eted in a day or two, and after completion will be removed to the Indian Head prov- ing ground. At the proving ground it has always been the custom to have a gun on hend to use in the testing of armor plate, projectiles, &c. The new gun will be used for this purpose, and thus it will be sec how long it can stand the trial. It is said that few gurs of from 6 fo 10-inch caliber can be fired more than a thousand round: and the result of the navy S-inch will b watched with interest cm — NAVY REGULATIONS, Take No Account of the A the Mercury. Capt. F. V. McNair, superintendent of the naval observatory, has the reputation of being one of the most punctilious officers in the navy in all matters of etiquette and discipline. Therefore some surprise was manifested when he appeared before an examining board in the Navy Department the other day in undress uniform. He was a member of the board in question, and, according to the naval regulations, should have reported in dress yniform. Examin: tions in the navy are conducied with con- siderable formality, including a general display of the regulation uniform. On this particular occasion fe weather was ex- tremely hot, which faet probably accounts for the action of ¢ MeNair in failing to fully comply with the fegulations, par- ticularly as the naval uniform is of very heavy matéria! and hardly suitable for the summer. Capt. MeNair's attention was called to his apparent breach of discipline or custom by the presidemt of the board, and he was required to return to his quar- ters and exchange his light summer gar- ments for the heavier regvlation dress. — eo = _—_. Personal Mention, Mr. Don Dickinson fs in the city. Mr. George D. Fenton, ¢hief of the ap- pointment division of the Post Office De- partment, is at Atlantic Cfty. Mr. Joseph Wilkins retursed from Europe yesterday after an absente of over six months. He has visited most of the capitals of Europe and scores of the lead'=¢ cities in Great Britain, France, Germ. Italy and Switzerland, and brings home a vast amount of interesting info-mation. Mr. J. Frank Jones of 205 D street north- west met with quite a painful accident yes- terday by the bursting cf the tire on his bicycle. His injuries will confine him to the house for some days. —————-2-______ neert at the Barracks. ‘The following is the program of the Ma- rine Band conce:t at the barracks this evening: 1, March, “The Letter Carrier’ 2. Overture, “King Lear” 3. Trombone solo, “Bravura” . By Mr. Louis. Gebicke. . Selection, “Rantzan” (first time),Mascagni . Intermezzo, “I aac’ Leoncavullo , Ballet music from “*Hamlet -Thomas Characteristic, “On the Plantation,” Prener . “Dat Cake Walk”. -Lamp . “Hail, Columbia”. Fyles T ude of -Fanciulli -Bazzini Fanciulli 1 894. TW E LY E PAGES WHEN TROOPS ARRIVE > Butte A. R. U. Officials Expect No ; Trouble. een 10 OPEN THE CLOSED-UP LINES Sending Regulars Forward by Specials. NEW POINT OF INTEREST FUTTE, Mont., July 19.—The local officiais of the American Railway Union say that no violence will be offered to the troops when they arrive. The Union Pacific appointed a committee of safety, whose duty ‘t will be to restrain the violently inclined. The rail- read oflicials expect to resume business on Friday, and the regulars are expected to arrive on that day. Lillon, seventy miles south of Butte, is the present terminal point of the Union Pacific. A company of regulars is stationed there, and also at the end of the division, four miles south of Dillon, Four smail bridges have been burned between this city and Lima, and one blown up with dynamite. No damage has been done to railroad prop- erty here. HELENA, Mont., July 19.—The strike situation in this section is very favorable. ‘Ihe Northern Pacific announces that it will start branch lines from this city in the morning. All engineers and conductors have applied for work, and were it not for the destruction of bridges west of this city there weuld be no difficulty in operating the tains on time. The express from the east and west arrived yesterday nearly on time. Four companies, twentieth infantry, from Fert Assiniboine, arrived here last evening. Their destination is supposed to be Butte. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 19.—An_ulti- um has gone forth that the railroad shops on the Wyoming and Idaho division of the Union Pacific, which were closed July will not be opened for general re- pair work until business revives aad there is a demand for motive power. The deci- sion is a great disappointment to hundreds of employes and will paralyze business in all the division towns on the system be- tween Cheyenne and Portland. GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 19.—Five companies of the twentieth infantry from Fort Assiniboine passed through this city last night on a special train. They are provisioned for thirty days and will open up the Union Pacitic road from Butte west. DENVER, Col., July 19.—Improvements are being made at Fort Logan to provide quarters for an éntire regiment of infantry and two troops of cevairy. Eight ccm- panies of the seventh have been heretofore stationed at Fert jan. It is now pro- posed to bring the two detached compaaies to this post. If is also stated that the Mc- Gregor cavalry squadron, two troops of the fecond regiment, will be located here. LABOR'S WAR ON LABOR. Strikers Who Will 3 Allow Others to Work. HAMMOND, Ind., July 19.—Just before the close of @ stormy session the Hammond branch of the A. R. U. last night decided to return to work. The motion was car- ried by 42 to 37. The cxcitement is at a high point and trouble is expected. Vice President Haxell and Charles Merryweath- er of the A. R. U. were arrested here on a charge of intimidating the Monon em- ployes. They wil! be taken to Indianapolis. The soldiers stationed around the Monon and Erie depots and Adjutant Robbins’ headquarters were in a high fever of excite- ment last night over an attack by a small gang of depredators on a Monon telegraph operator named J. J. Fry, and for a few minutes the air was thick with orders from the commanding officers. The depots, which are situated in the heart of the town, have been the lounging places for the rioters, and when the op- ‘ator left his office to walk across the track he was pounced upon by half a dozen . whe threatened to kill him. The sol- Were doing picket duty saw the nd called the miscreants to a halt. In the meantime the operator drew his re- volver, and placing it at the head of one the fellows held him until the guard rived. other was caught in trying to get through the lines. At headquarters they gave their names as Oscar I and Ar- thur Dishino, both of Moline, Il While they were being booked several stones were huried 2 on the Monon, but in the exciteme ng escaped. The arrested men were taken to indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 19.—J._T. ‘ay of Monon was given a hearing by rv of the e of contempt. The court con- e until next November, and on a bond of $1,040 In tinued the sed Murt diseu for their client, the court made use of the following language: “I have had occasion to say that any body of men who have engaged in a com bination to strike and to interfere with any body else who goes to work, and denounce him as a scab, woukl be in contempt of ccurt; that a request under such circum- stances was the equivalent of a demand. If, in the night time, some highwayman would step up and say, ‘Please give me your purse; I will thank you to do it,’ not- withstanding the politeness of his language I would understand it as a threat. And so when a member of a strike committee, with an angry mob behind him of strikers, clothed with authority, should say to some other man in the employ of the road, ‘Please, now, don't you think you ought to come out?” the court.understands it as a threat. It is the highwayman’s politeness; it means that they will make life miserable for him if he refuses; that they will do as they did out here at Fontenal, break switch locks and hurl innocent men to death. That is what it means. They talk about being peaceable. Every one that has any sense at all knows that a strike would not amount to anything unless they follow it out by violence. They know that if they would do what they have a right to do, decently and orderly go about their busi- ness, and leave other employes alone, a strike would not amount to anything. They know it would absolutely fail.” CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 19.—Heavy de- tails of police are obliged to watch exposed points on the railroads here to prevent the stoning of engines. At midnight a crowd of men and boys hurled a volley of stones intoa itch engine of the Big Four in the west end, knocking Switchman John P. Riley senseless. The crowd then fled. ’ - TREATED AS A JOKE, The Debs Manifexto Against Working in the Stock Yards. CHICAGO, July 19.—The Debs manifesto resulting in the Overton edict warning all railroad men at the stock yanis to desist from work or be “branded as scabs,” seem- ed to have litle effect today on the men to whom it was addressed, or upon the situa- ticn at the stock yards generally. Railroad employcs returned to their work as usual, switching was continued, and the packers seemed inclined to treat the matter as a joke. The receipts of the different packing houses showed that business was improving. court yesterday | ing the plea of Murray's attorneys! forces th: rWO CE |There came in 13,00) head 000 hogs and 5,000 sheep. The stock yards company will endeavor to solve the problem of securing protection for } its men outside of working hours by lodg- | ing and boarding them in its own buildings. | Ccts were placed in some houses toda: The rough treatment of workingmen by | strikers still goes on, and coupling pins are | being used on ineads nearly as often as on | trains. Considerable slarm is felt lest the | | | of cattle, | | y fire of last night prove to be only the first of a number of outrages. At the Pullman works today Manager | Middleton was busily engaged registering men willing to work. The announcement jhat the shcps will open as soon as a suffi- cient force is secured has developed consid- erable weakness among the strikers, and it | is claimed that in two hours today the man- ager registered 325 men. A force of 1,000 will be necessary before the works will re- sume. -—> — EICHELBERGER’S CAUGHT. Those Wh Brickner, Special Dispatch to The Evemng Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 19.—Detectives Edward Horne and George Boyd of Wash- ington leave this afternoon with Albert F. and Wm. Eichelberger, who were arrested here yesterday on orders from the authori- | ties of Washingtcn, D. C., charged with the murder in that city on Saturday night last of Henry Brickner. The prisoners were before the police court this morning, and the justice turned them over to the Washington detectives without ceremony. Both of the men have admitted their iden- Uty and guilt, but deny that they were fugitives from justice. Albert, as soon as arrested, confessed, but William held out until confronted by his brother. ORDERED TO BLUEFIELDS Arrest Killed Henry The Golambia to St:rt at Once for the South. Fears of Trouble Over the Mosquito The mail steamer which arrived at New Orleans yesterday from the south brought advices direct to Secretary Herbert by Capt. O'Neill, commanding the E. 8S. 8S. Marblehead, stationed at Bluefields, Nic- aragua, and these were promptly tele- graphed to Washington. Just what Capt. O'Neill had to report Secretary Herbert would not tell, but it was undoubtedly cor- roborative of the press dispatches showing a bad state of affairs at Bluetields. That the Secretary regarded the matter as being very important was shown by his action in immediately calling into consultation Ad- miral Ramsay, chief of the navigation bureau,and Admiral Gherardi,the command- ant of the New York navy yard. As a result of their consultation orders were forwarded to Capt. Sumner of the cruiser Columbia, now at New York, to prepare the vessel at once for sea, and sail for Bluefields as soon as ready. Coaling has already begun, and according to the report made to Secretary Herbert the vessel should be under way in the course of a day or two. These orders were undoubtedly a grievous disappoint- ment to the Columbia's officers and men, who had expecied to take a part of the New York naval militia abroad for a week's cruise off the coast, instead of being sent at this season to lie roasting under a tropical sur for an indefinite period of time. Probable Trip. Supposing that the Columbia gets away from New York Saturday morning she should arfive at Port Royal, W. IL, on the 25th, and, stopping only long enough to take a fresh supply of coal, she should be off Bluefields on the following Friday or Saturday. She cannot ge into the bay there, she draws 26 feet § inches of water, and she will probably be obliged to le about twelve miles from the town, at anchor in the open sea. Secretary Herbert says she will not re- lieve the Marblehead, but that both ves- sels will remain en the station, so that cne can always be on guard while whe cther runs down to Port Limcn to coal. Protection Assured. With the Columbia su menting the Marblehead at Bluefiels there is no likeli- hood of American interests suffering. Columbia has 28 officers, 443 sailors and marines aboard, and is consequen: to land a conside: armed and disciplir A i ‘i Unit will om | Navy Dep | Beyond question the officials bh | forward to a movement in force by Nica- |ragua upon the Mosquito reservation to re- instate their officials, overawe the rebels | jand settle the old controversy as to the ! N time by the as Our govet over the reser- | is in full sym- pathy with Nica his attempt and jit i true, as reported, that from selfish | motives Americans have taken an active jPart in the attack upon the Nicaraguan y are likely to suffer the loss of | the moral support of their own govern- | | ment. | Peculiar 8) jon. . The peculiar status of the Mosquito re- serve has for many years been a source of embarrassment to our government in its relations with Nicaragua, and besides it is an inviting field for the interference of European nations, which can be restrained only by vigorous assertion of the Monroe | doctrine. and is consequently apt to involve us in trouble. So the United States would welcome any movement by Nicaragua that would rid us of this menace, while, of course, our government will insist upon the conservation of the interests of our citizens doing business in the reservation and hold- ing grants from the old Mosquito govern- ment. Just what attitude Great Britain will assume in the event that the Nicaraguans move on Bluefields becomes a matter of Sreat interest, but it is believed that she will soon become reconciled to the new order of things, —__—_..2- THE SENATE | vation. MAIL, Its Delay May Secure an Elev: the Post Office, On the 29th of July Senator Hoar secured the adoption by the Senate of a resolution directing the Postmaster General to inquire into the failure of the prompt delivery of the Senate mail, “and to cause the same to be remedied." Mr. Bissell has done all he could to comply with the resolution, and today a letter from him was laid before the Senate on that subject. He says: “I find that there is at times unnecessary det, tion of Senate mail of the second and third classes. This delay, I further find, is due entirely to the lack of room in the Wash- irgton city post office for the proper and prompt handling of this mail. It has been suggested by the postmaster at Washing- ton that he be permitted to put in an ele- vater so as to use the second story of the building for second and third-class mails, in this way gaining more space than could be devoted to this purpose on the main floor. And pursuant to this suggestion I am now having an estimate made of the cost of the introduction of an elevator into the post office building for the purpose eforesaid, and by this means or otherwise this department expects to be able very soon to eliminate all unnecessary delay in the delivery of Senate and congressional mail. letter was referred to the com- mittee on public buildings and grounds, ——————————————————Ee_ | TSe proof of fhe pudding is in f%& eating. Yesterday's Siar contained 32 cofumns of advertisements, mad: up of 619 separate announce: ments. These adverfisers Boug6t pubficite—not merefp THE TARIFF REPORT > The House Decides to Disagree With e Senate. _" — CHAIRMAN WILSON'S EARNEST SPEECH Ex-Speaker Reed Criticises Points in the President's Letter. - MATTERS IN THE ——— ee SENATE The galleries were crowded and the scene on the floor was an animated one in an- Ucipation of the debate on the tariff con- ference report when the House met today. While the journal was being read Chairman Wilson entered the room. His head was bound with a white handkerchief, and he was evidently suffering great pain. His ap- pearance was the signal for a great demon- stration on the democratic side, the mem- bers cheering wildly at the sight of their tariff leader. There were no preliminaries. The Tarif! Report Raic. As soon as the reading of the journal had been completed, Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio), from the committee on rules, offered the follow- ing resolution, under which two hours were to be allowed to debate the conference re- port on the tariff bill: “Resolved, that after the adopt! resolution ft shall be in pow ~ agen bad ‘ne House conferees on H. R. 4864 (the tariff bill) make a report of disagreement to move that the House insist upon its disagree- ment to the Senate amendments to said bill in gross, and ask a further conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. The two hours of de- bate shall be allowed upon said motion, and then without other motion the vote shall be taken thereon. Should such motion pre- vail the Speaker shall at once appoint the House conferees, and the matter shall then, for the time being, pass from the considera~ tion of the House.” Mr. Hopkins (ill) attempted to offer an amendment to extend the time to four Levrs, but objection was made. The pre- vious question was ordered. This gave thir- ty minutes for debate. Mr. Reed's Protest. Mr. Reed (Mc.) took tlie floor and offered a word of protest against cutting off de- bate in this summary manner. He thoucht there were members on the democratic side Who desired time to express their opinion of the Senate amendments. With some- thing of a twinkle im his eye, he yielded ten minutes to Mr. Johnson, the free trade single texer from Ohio. Mr. Johnson im- mediately launched a protest against the special order, because it gave the House ro opportunity to vote rate instruc- tions on the different schedules, expecially on the subject cf sugar. He denounced the discrimination in the sugar schedule im fevor of the trust as criminal, and declared cmid a burst of applause that if the eugar trust or any other trust was to legislate for the people it made little difference whether that legislation was imposed upon them by the McKinley or the Gorman pill. “Mr. Speaker,” Mr. Johnson asked, “in case this order is agreed to will it be in order to move to instruct the committee on sugar or any other single item?” “If the disagreements are insisted upon in bulk,” replied the Speaker, “it would not be in order to move separate instractions.” “That is what I thought,” retorted Mr, Johnson. “That is why I shall vote against this order.” “If the House insists upon its dixagree ment,” interjected Mr. Warner (NX. ¥.}, “that would practically be an instruction for free sugar.” Mr. Reed, the leading republican on the and means committee, then arose. w After what Mr. Johnson had said, he be- gan, the House could see what it would do lt would to itself ff it adopted this rule. give the House no opportunity its opinion on the between the House and the Senate, but would mingle all the differences together without giving the vital points ticuar strength or emphasis. not by a separate vote,” en the hands of the House « game of—what shall I call i “A bluff,” shouted a voice, as Mr. Reed paused. “No,” continued Mr. Reed, deprecatingly, bluf.”” order of the rules committee was adopted by the Houre and Chairman Wilsom Was recognized. Mr. Wilson's Report. There was a burst of hearty applause from the democratic side as he arose with the tariff bill an4 disagreeing report in hand. His head was bound with a silt handkerchief, which completely enveloped his face, covering his nd f his mouth, He stood in the aisle. hand on the desks at either sie. the report of disagreement to the desk and it was read, briefly stating disagreement in toto. Mr. Wilson seid that he desired complete in his statement, yet he rec that there were limitations necessary But he could say, within the bounds of courtesy and propriety. that If the Senate conferees had met the House conferees in the spirit of doing gvod for the whole peo- ple an agreement could have been reached in one day. But the Senate conferees came fettered with certain obligations to their colleagves in the Senate. Without siating the nature or the strength of these oblixa- tions, it sufficed to say that they were against the principles of the Houwxe and ia lire with the demands of great corporate interest: Mr. Wilson said this developed an in reconcilable difference. He said it in sadness that there appeared to be no reconciliation of the two positions, The House bill had been framed with @ view to redeeming the pledges of the demo- cratic party. It recognized the people rather than private corporate interest. But bill as it came from the Senate did recognize the great principles of the party. Great Difference on Sagar. Mr. Wilson next addressed himself to the details of the disagreement. He said the main difference had been upon sugar, iron . ore, coal, silver, lead ore, some features of the woolen schedule, some of the iron and steel schedules, and particularly steel rails | and structural iron. . “But,” said he, “the great difference has been on sugar.” He took up the sugar schedule tn detail, explaining the difference between the Sen- ate and the House. The Senate, he said, had a sugar schedule which, wheth- er true or not, had been construed by the public and of the country as a con- cession to the sugar trust. “If it be true,” said he, “that the sugar trust has grown so strong that it can say no tariff bill can pass until its interests are protected then I hope this House will never adjourn——* Mr. Wilson was cut short by a burst of applause which lasted half a minute. Mem- bers threw documents in the air and the gallery joined in the demonstratic: “It be true,” he continued, hope this House will never adjourn until refined sugar is placed on the free list.” He passed to an eloquent appeal for the House bill, He said it had not only been indorsed by the people, but the President of the United States had given his approval to the scheme of tariff reform created by the House. No man had been more intense- ly interested in this contest than the it. He then read thé letter whiclh is printed elsewhere. reference in the President's Jett 4 the sugar question as a “delicate” ma aroused great republican Jeers and hearty evplause on the democratic side —_ w snized