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*% eo to Sim that the greatest possible would be the of bill. He had distinctly stated that erence in rates should be to in the way of the con- tion some scheme of. tariff re- e, Mr. Jones, had seen ir. and Mr. Cleveland, and both declared that the bill was to them. The bill did not sult est). He knew it must have the ot Sa gimtnintration to pass it, he asked . Jones if the President | throw the weight of his influence in vor of it. Mr. Jones reported that the | tt had said to him: “I am willing ig to pass the bill throush replied that he was. “There- Mr. Vest, “I gave up my per- and resolved to support It. it’s letter was the first intima- to me that he was azainst us.” « Mr. Jones’ Corroborative Assertiom | ‘When Mr. Vest sat down Mr. Jones .). Who was in charge of the bil! in Senate, took the floor. He was as pale death, but showed no signs of nervous- Ress. He realized, he said. when the bill fmme to the Benate that it could not be im its then form, and he had gone work, be eaid, with infinite labor and 8 to interview every democratic 5: He ascertained every objection t had carefully noted them. hey Then situation, and G@ones) had said to him: “I will not <o one ep further if the administration is not me. I requested him to explain hing to the President. I saw the ident. He toid me Mr. Car’ had lained “all, and he (Cleveland) said he ht wo were doing a wise and proper Among the amendments thus pre- r ed were those placing coal and iron on @ dutiable list. ‘Until I read Mr. Ci land's letter to Mr. Wilson.” said Mr. jones, emphatically, “I beileved he cor- ly approved of our action. I had ex- to bim > epinion that it must ther be this modified bill or nor all, fag he had replied that in the al favored the modified measure. Mr. Vilas’ Question. As Senator Jones sat down Mr. Gorman | Brose to resume, but Senator Vilas inter- — with a series of questions. “Mr. jones, In your interviews with the Presi- dent,” asked Mr. Vilas, “were the subjects of coal and tron ever mentioned?’ “Yes,” replied Mr. Jones, with explosive vehemence. “At every conversation be- tween the President and myself coal and tron were specifically mentioned.” There was a@ burst of applause from the Falters which the presiding oiicer had dif- culty in checking. “And,” continued Mr. Jones, with meas- ured emphasis in each word, “the President fever once uttered one solitary word against going ahead with coal and tron in the bill &@s then In the Senat “One more question,” asked Mr. Vilas. “Did not the Presttent express the hope at all times that iron and coal should be on the free list?” “At all times, yes," said Mr. Jones. “But was the expression of a hope, and the — would not permit realiza- Se entor Harris Testifies. Senator Gorman next summoned Senator Harris @ witness, who stated that in conversations with Mr. Cleveland he (Har- ris) had been led to corclude that the Pres- ident favored the passage of the compro- mise Senate bill, not because he approved, but because it was the best that could be secured. ‘Mr. Gorman here resumed with one of b most sensational references of the day President Cleveland. The Senator spoke of the deep regret that he was compelled to ask the public testimcny of these Senators. But the time had come to speak. The limit of endurance had been reached. The Sen- ate had been traduced. An attempt had been made to “try and gibbet it before the equntry.” The Charges and Thetr Echoes. These charges have been “foully made from such distinguished sources” that they must be met and refuted. The charges were echoed by men who “chirped when he tated.” These Senators who had been summoned had fought for tariff reform when “cow- ards in high places would not show their ds." Mr. Gorman said he cotild conceive mo reasof for the remarkable action that hed been taken, unless, perhaps, the one responsible for it was “consumed by van- ity” in having the country regard him as the author of all that was right in tariff reform. As Mr. Gorman made each reference to the President there was a commotion in the galleries, which compelled the presid- ing officer to interpose constant cautions against demonstrations. Pays Atte: te Mr. HIN. Mr. Gorman next turned his attention to Senator Hill’s speech of Friday indorsing President Cleveland's letter. “That letter,” said Mr. Gorman, “was a God send to the Senator rfom New York |@tr. BND. It was the only comfort he has had from this administration.” (Laughter.) As the laughter continued Mr. Hill arose qnd with good-natured deliberateness said: ‘In the last proposition I will say that the Senator from Maryland is entirely cor- Bir. Gorman proceeded to criticise Mr. Hill's course and asserted the New York Senator had throughout ttemptel to thwart his party. - ted the Spirit of the Constitution © before since the Declaration of lence, Mr. Gorman went on, had a President of the United States been guilty h a violation of the spirit of the Con- . Cleveland in writing to Chairman Wilson. He handed kburn and had the Kentucky ad the extract from Washin ton’s farewell address about the encroach- Pent of the executive on the powers of S as subversive of the principles pubilc. ferred tragically to the®great_pollt- ‘citement attending the Hayeg-Tilden es and the fear of the concen- that catas- There should be no further con- centration of power. Conference commit- tees should be free from outside influences. “The liberty of the Senate should not be in- fwwiet,” he said in thunderous tones, “though @ thousand hirelings write us down and tradvce us.” The Presklent, he continued, had said it Would be dishonorable to tax coal and iron. ‘The House, parrot-like, repealed them. Free Raw Material Not Democratic Deetrine. “Men who set up high standards,” said ‘should come to us with clean hands.” ‘wkued that the House, if it had been tent, would have placed all raw ma- terials on the free list. He enumerated ether raw materials which the House had Made duttable. He denied that it was either democratic doctrine or in accord- ance wi democratic platform declara- tiors to place coal and tron on the free list. He enumerated the amount of the tax on foal placed by different democratic Con- gresses. you speak of,” inter- faced wool and lumber list.” repliel Mr. Gorman. He leclare that the democratic Platform did not demand free raw mate. rial. He went back to the platform of 1884, on which he said Mr. Cleveland was elected “by the grace of God and a great deal of hard work.” It did not provide for free raw materials. he b prepared by his 1 friend (Mr. Muls) listinguished ra cents on coal. in the same situation then,” in- Mr. Mills, at I am nm I was in the hands of half a dozen mea, who a i a duty on coal. It was not my “I em not attacking you,” said Mr. Gor- depreeatingly. I prepared a bill with taxed replied 3ir. Mills, hotly. Kistory of Party Platforms. Mr. Gorman then gave the history of the nttam of 1888, where, he said, im the saddle. A resolu edoptel indorsing the Mills bill ta: Bre 2 accepted it, 1 to the pla pared by Mr. Cleveland's nding the House “for going ection of free raw material was pushed by those who zaination. No one exp stand on that radical a's letter was looked fc xiety. In it Mr. ed desir ed Mr. | ard | Cleveland de- THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. clared specifically ve goer the destruction of any industry, and in favor of “freer,” not “free,” raw matertal. That letter, Mr. Gormon sald, chenged the tide, and elected Mr. Cleveland President. The Duty on Coal. Reverting again to the duty on coal, Mr. Gorman argued that forty cents a ton was purely a revenue duty. Free coal, he said, Would within five years give to a single for- eign corporation ail the coal trade from Boston north. Free coal would not benefit a single man or woman in the country. Who demands !t? The professional, the theoretical tariff reformer said it would the cost ef manufacturing, yet, lly, free coal would not give nd manufacturer more than of 1 per cent of the cost of ring. was but one great concern on the face of the earth that wanted free coal. In Nova Scotia there as broad and as rich as any on the face of the earth. The government of Canada had controlied it. Five years ago the Dominion governinent was induced to change its polic fhe small leases were wiped out. The Canalian Pacific, that great artery of Great Britain, together with men from the United States, associated themselves gether and secured a ninety-nine-vear lez of these coal fields on condition should pey tnto the Canadian treasur cents a ton royalty. If coal wore free the coal of Nova Scotia would displace that of the United States in New England, and the treasury of Canada would be carichel by money that ought to go into the treasury of the United States. Have Trusts Enough. “God knows we have enough trusts,” said Mr. Gorman. “I will never consent to al- low this mammoth foreign corporation to invade our territory and take the subsist- ence away from our people. There was only one other difficult question involved in this situation—the everlasting subject of sugar. The republicans had seen the weak to- Part in the democratic lines from the be- inning. At the very beginning the repub- estigate our connection But the democrats They cans wanted to tr with the sugar trust. were ac med to shot and shell. realized first that the votes of the I. Senators must be had; second!y, government must be provided with He spoke of the President in co: terms. He had always had the highest re- spect for him. How He Worked for Cleveland. He had worked for him in 1884 as he had never worked for any other man. “I walk- ed with him throuch the slime and filth of his first campaign,” said he, and amid @ solemn hush, “when there were but few who had the temerity to uphold him.” He reviewed his work for him in 1888 and in 1882, when, though opposed to his nomi- nation, he had supported his candidacy. Is Not Cleveland's Debtor. “I am not his debtor,” said he; “let him speak for himself.” In the campaign of 1892, standing on Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance, he went on, he and Mr. Smith and Mr. Brice of the democratic committee were asked by the Louisiana democrats whether sugar would be regarded as a reve- nue article, and they had said that they so regarded it, and in case of success sugar fm any tariff bill would be made dutiable. He Alwnys Keeps His Promise. man,” said he, with uplifted arm, “ever charged me with perfidy. I never made a promise in public or in private that I did not keep it if it was in my power. “The President and the Senators I named acting in his behalf, made that promise in the campaign, and we will keep it if we can.” In conclusion he said that in case of ir- Jeconcliable difference between the two uses over an effort to change existing statute, it had always been the rule that the House making the most radical demand always gave way. The Senate Bill or Nothing. “Go into the next conference,” said he turning to Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Vest, y to them that in Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Virgimia, which de- nfand the Senate modification, there are tore nianufacturing concerns than tn all the states that ask these radical changes, “If the Senate amendments are not ac- cepted this bill is defeated. You have heard enough Senators already to know that it is this bill or nothing.” ‘At the close of Mr. Gcrman’s speech, which occupied about two and a half hours, there was a slight demonstration of ap- jause in the rear of the chamber, which fas checked by the chair. Senator White’s Remarks. Senator White followed Mr. Gorman. He said that the question of merits on the tar- if was infinitely superior to the quesiion of taste as to the President's letter read in the House. He reviewed the difficulties and delays in framing the tariff bill. Free coal and free iron would be a great boon to California. The state pays almost the entire coal tax. And yet this bill was cheerfully accepted because it was the best that could be had. There was nothing for the enate to do but to vote for the reso- lution of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Gray) to insist upon the @ bill. THE HOUSE. The House found itself without a quorum early today. A bill to change the lines be- tween the eastern and western judicial dis- tricts of North Carolina and to fix the umes for holding court in the eastern district was passed. The vote on the bill to rein- state the clerks dismissed from the railway mail service between March 15 ard May 1}, 1889, was taken on the first call, 121 yeas, 23 nays, and three present, but not vot- ing, were recorded. The point of no quorum was made by the republicans, and a call of the House followed. The call showed 180 present, a few more than a quorum, but the committee on ruies reported a resolution to direct the sergvant- at-arms to bring absentees to che bar of the House. Mr. Reed desired an_ad‘ourn- ment to listen to the eloquence of the Sen- ate, and was suggesting, “Our friends still seem to be answering to the indictment an4 are pleading complicity on the part of the grand jury,” when the Speaker sharply rapped him down. Mr. Reed, therefore, de- manded the yeas and nays on the rule. A failure to find a quorum resulted, and on ae of Mr. Bynum the House adjourned at 1:30. +2 + —____ Nominations by the President. The President today sent the following nominations to the Sena’ Treasury—Richard T. Rundiet of Maine to be collector of customs for the district of Wiscasset, Me.; David B. Peterson of New Jersey to be assistant collector of customs for the port of Camden, N. in the dis- trict of Philadelphia, Pa. Interior—Charles H. Robinson of Iowa to be pension agent at Des Moines, lowa; Clayton Belknap of Nevada to be surveyor general of Nevada; John A. Ely of North Dakota to be recelver of public moneys at Minot, N. D.; Michael J. Barrett of North Dakota to be register of the land office at Minot, N. D.; Louis F. Pearson of Kansas to be agent for the Indians of the Potta- watomle and Great Nemaha agency in Kansas. Navy—Commodore Oscar F, Stanton, to be rear admiral; Capt. Edward O. Matthews, to be commodore; Commander inshield, to be captain; Paymas Frailey, to be inspector; L. A. Passed Assistant Paymaster B. B. Rogers, to be paymaster; Assistant Paymaster Henry E. Jewett, to istant paymaster. Reed, Southman- Butler, be passed a Postmasters—Rollin M. e Conn.; John J. Oberlin, Ind.; Edward H. Hunter, Des Moin Clement R. Leonard, Easion, Phillips, Central Falis, R. 1.; John Thurlow, Pa.; John Nealon, Car- Pa.; Moses M. erick E I Lott of Louisiana Nicaragua. On G@ Street. Chairman Heard of the H. committee kas presented tn joint tution instructing the stoners of the District to require the Co- lumbia Ratiway Company during the construction of its read on H street n. upon G str reeta ag the advisab > a deposit of coal | ited States— | ‘LATE. NEWS BY WIRE China Prepared for Active War Measures. TWO WESTERN RAILROAD CASUALTIES | Dynamite Bombs Used in Union- town, Pa. THE SARATOGA RACES CHINA PREPARED To Block the Yang-Tsc-Kiang River if Necessary. LONDON, July 23.—The senior consul, | Tepresenting the foreign consuls at Shang- hai, has been officially notified that the government is preparing to block the Yang- Tse-Kiang river at the bar near Woosung at any moment, in case of need. peda? iis RAILROAD CASUALTIES. One the Result of Design and the Other of Accident. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 23.—A special to the Republic from Fort Wayne, Ind., says: South-bound passenger train No. 6 on the Grand Rapids and Indiana was wrecked at LaPorte, sixteen miles west of here, at midnight. Some miscreant had driven a brake beam in a frog. The engine passed over safely, but the tender, baggage car and smoker jumped the track. The train was loaded with Fort Wayne excursionists, but the officials of the road asserted that none were seriously Injured, although many were bruised. A special train has gone to the scene of the wreck. CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 23.—Incoming Passenger train on Cleveland, «incinnati, Chicago and St. Louts coil with west- bound engine at Griffiths, fifteen miles from city. Fireman and two tramps Killed. No passengers seriously hurt. peismomppiniees BOMBS THE WHAPONS Employed Agaiest Non-Union Men in Uniontown, Pa. UNIONTOWN, Pa., July 2{—Dynamiters made an attempt last night to blow up the town of Dunbar. At 1 o'clock a large bomb was exploded under the house of a non- union workman named Vaugh, in the center of the town. The building was blown to pieces and the larger part of the town was badly shaken by the explosion. Windows were broken all over the borough and chim- neys thrown from their position. The fam- lly eseaped without injury. A short time later a dynamite bomb was found under the house of Wm. Boden, another non-unionist. The bomb had but recentiy been thrown at the house, but did not explode. Last night was cne of mortal terror in Dunbar, the town being in the hands of the strikers. From early in the evening ther 8 con- siderable shooting done, not only in the borough, but in the surrounding country. No one was shot. The people of the town were conscious trouble was brewing and many remained on the streets all night. Nearly 2,000 strikers have gathered here to- day for a meeting. Many are armed with guns and revolvers. —_—_.__ SMITH-RYAN FIGHT. Preparing for the Championship Con- test to Be Held Thursday. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 23.—The training quarters of the two great welter weights, Smith and Ryan, who are to bat- tle in the Twin City Athletic Club Thurs- day night for the world’s championship, are receiving many visitors. Ryan takes his usual morning run If the ball park, and after dinner and a short rest enjoys him- self in the hand-ball court of the Colum- bian gymnasium. He boxed a few ‘rounds with Murphy last night, and after being rubbed dewn took a drive out to one of the lakes. Smith runs in from Lake Harriet after breakfast and enjoys a bath and mas- sage, returning in tme for dinner. He was visited last evening by many friends, and in the evening took a breather on the lake in company with Alf. Kennedy, his backer, and Billy Williams. There has been no change in the condition of the men. Both are in excellent shape and ready to battle at_a moment's notice, There has been guite an impetus in the betting the last few days. Many small wagers were made last night, and the “I told you so” cards in all the sporting re- sorts are nearly filled, bets being about even. Ryan's brother has just arrived from Syracuse, and in company with Joe Daven- port, Tom's backer, visited Manager Col- harin and made the final deposit of $200 for Ryan's appearance in the ring Thurs- day night. Harry Feunick, the “arkansas kid," and Tommy Danforth of New York have about corfpleted preparations for their battle, which is to take place previous to the big affair. —_—~—>_— LOVE AND SUICIDE. A German Disconsolate Over the De- sertion of His Afflanced Bride. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 23.—A bad odor on North Vogie street last night caused neighbors to set about discovering the cause, and a ghastly find was the result. The odor was traced to the shoe shop of J. Haas, and bursting in the door, the neighbors found the proprietor’s body swinging by the néck from the ceiling, and black from decomposition. Haas had not been seen about the piace since Thursday, and it is supposed he must have hanged himself then. There is a romantic cause for the act. Haas left his afflanced bride in his native city of Luxemburg, Germany, and came to America, expecting, when able, to send for her. When in May last he had accumulated by self denial and hard work $50, he sent to her, bidding her come, and they would be married at once. Then he be- gan a long watch of arriving trains. The bride did not come, and the lover did not hear from her. He wrote and then wrote again. His answer came last week, but it was from Paris, and was written by a man, who sald that the young woman had become his wife, and that her former lover must desist from his addresses. This drove him to take bis life. His friends in Lux- emburg have been notified. cage The Saratoga Races. SARATOGA, N. Y., July 23.—First race— Correction first, Ramapo second, Kentti- gerna third. Time, 1.00 3-4. Second race; one mile—Ducat first, George Beck second, Nahme third. Time, 1.42 1-2. ‘Third race—Liza first, Cesaerion second, Philomena third. Time, 48. Fourth race—Henry of Navarre first, Joe Ripley second, Rey Del Santa Anita third. Time, 2.10 1-4. . Fifth race—Saragassa, first; Cactus, sec- ond; St. Maxim, third. Time, 1.29 1-4. a Minnie Palwer's Divorce Suit. LONDON, July 23.—The action for di- vorce brought against the well-known American actress, Minnie Palmer, by her husband, John R. Rogers, which was begun in the diverce division of the high court of justice on July 14, was resumed today. Minnie Palmer testified at length in her own behalf, and sald that she left Mr. ers because he threatened to cut her | throat. —— Turkist Cholera Quarantine. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 23.—Four | fresh cases of cholera are reported from Adrianople. | ‘The sovernment has declared five days’ | against all European arrivals, ee | Supporied the Gove PARIS, July pment. 243.—Premier Dupuy today ,_| asked the chamber of deputies, as a mari | of confidence in the government, to reject all amendments to the government's press bill dat the suppression of anarchy. The “4 the premier’s request, and nts were rejected with In- creased majorities, The chamber then ad- | Journed. THE FERpetic OF HAWAII Surprise at the Reported Determination of 1 . This Government. It is Believed, However, That a War- ship Will Be Sent to Honolalu— Probabty the Charleston. Now that the republic of Hawaii is fully established, in spite of the efforts - the United States in behalf of the defun archy, the announcement is made miral Walker, commanding the naval forces at Honolulu, has been ordered to come home in the flagship Philadelphia, and that no vessel will be sent to the islands to rep- resent the United States after his depart- ure. There is no special surprise in the ordering home of Admiral Walker, inas- much as Commodore Beardsley was selected several weeks ago to succeed him in com- mand of the Pacific station. A Matter of Surprise. The surprise in this matter reiates solely to the alleged purpose of the administra- Uon to dispense entirely with naval repre- sentation at the Hawallan Islands. This is especially so in view of the recent action of the Senate in declaring against any for- eign interference with the government of the islands, which action was considered by many as taking them under the protec- tion of the United States. It has never been contended by any friend of the admin- istration that Admiral Walker or his pred- ecessor, Admiral Irwin, were sent to Ha- watt for the purpose of aiding in the estab- Usiment of a republican form of govern- ment there. Consequently the accomplish- ment of that result ts not regarded as a good and sufficient reason for the entire withdrawal of the moral support of this government. A Vessel Will Probably Be Sent There Notwithstanding the intimation that has been made that no vessel will be sent to relleve the Philadelphia, there are reasons for the belief that this alleged pian will be changed and that the administration will find it necessary and convenient to keep a warship in Hawaiian waters until there is no longer any prospect or danger that Great Britain or Germany or any other for- eign power may underiake to assume do- minion over the world’s newest republic. In case a vessel is sent there, the selec- tion will undoubtedly fall upon the cruiser Charleston, now at Mare Island, Cal., un- dergoing repairs, There will be a number of other vessels available for this servi im the early fall upon the reiurn of the fleet now engaged in patrolling the waters of Bering sea. Severely Criticized. The alleged proposed withdrawal of the U. S. naval forces from Hawali is severely criticised in certain circles today as an un- wise step in view of the popular theory that Great Britain has envious eyes on the Ha- walian country as a necessary adjunct to its commerce in the Pacific, and will take advantage of the first excuse for securing a foothold there. The provisional government of Hawai! demonstrated Its ability to main- tain itself against the royalist party and all internal gnemijes without the least assist- ance from the outside world, and the exist- ing republic {s stronger and more stable in every. respect than its provisional prede- cessor. So as known the present administra. tion has rendered no assisance toward the establishment of the Hawatian republic and has kept military forces there mort protection against outside interference than as an ally to President Dole and the an- nexation ,party, which established the re- public. The Only Danger. ‘The only danger to the republic that can be feared, from the withdrawal of United States forces is that which may come from her greater iysecurity from foreign inva- sion. The United States is pledged to pro- tect the, republic..from such a fate, and therefore is not likely to neglect the charge. Nevertheless itis true that no arrangements have been made to send a war ship to Honoltilu to relieve the Philadelphia, which will leave there early in August, with Ad- miral Walker, for San Francisco. Scme time ago orders were sent to San Francisco for the cruiser Charleston to be fitted out for service at Honolulu, with the understanding that she would be ready be- fore the Philadelphia. Within the past few days, however, these orders were canceled, and it is now Said at the Navy Department that the destination of the Charleston is un- settled, and that the question of having a warship at Honolulu will be left open for further consideration in the future. o GETS THE PROFITS. Lieut. Seabury and the Four and Five- Inch Guns. Another decree has been filed in the fa- mous rapid-firing gun sult between Lieut. Samuel Seabury and Lieut. Robert B. Dash- fell for the infringement of a patent on breech-loading rapid-fire guns now being manufactured at the Washington navy yard. These guns comprise the four and five-inch caliber, and a large gumber have already been completed and placed upon various vessels. An order was signed Sat- urday by Judge Morris at Baltimore order- ing that the plaintiff recover all the profits made by the defendant since April 15, 190. This is the result of an opinion in the case delivered recently by Judge Morris, and an injunction was also issued against Lieut. Dashiell restraining him from selling the improvement on the breech mechanism. Commissioner Rogers was appointed mas- ter to make an investigation as to the num- ber of guns already manufactured. In- quiry at the Navy Department elicited the information that no official notice has as yet been recelved regarding the infringe- ment of patent, and the work at the Wash- ington navy yard continues just the same as ever. About 100 guns with this improve- ment have already bden manufactured. Some of these are in storage and others are in service and some on vessels not yet completed. Sixty-six five-inh guns are placed as follows: 10; Detroit, 8: Olympia, 10; ber of four-Inch guns are also on some of the vessels. The amount of royalty agreed upon between the Navy Department. and Lieut. Dashiell was $125 per gun. Thus Lieut. Seabury will recover about $12,500 for guns already made. : —_$$—$-o--_ A CHANGE CONTEMPLATED. Pitchers Esper and Petty to Be Given for Infleldcr Bonner. Negotiations are in progress between the Washington and Baltimore base ball clubs for the exchange of Pitchers Esper and ba Entries. The folowing are tcmorrow’s entries for the Old Dominion Jockey Club races: First raice, ‘six and a half furlongs—Duke of Fief, {06;/Aunt Jane, 119; Culpeper, 119; Gaiety, 119; “Martel, Needmore, Nubian, 121. . Second.race, four and a half _furlongs— Banjo, W;. Leocolus, 3; Jim Fagan, 90; Sport, 987 Helen H., 96; Speedwell, 03; Ben- jamin, %; Black Child, #; Free Press, 03; Trixey @ardier, 00; Currus, 9; Lebanon, 93. Third face, six furlongs—Forest, 105; Gonzales, 10, Eddie M., 108; Ronaldo, 112: Keime, fio; Headlight, 104. Fourth’ tabe, five ' furlongs—Ponce Leon, 95; Senator, 92; Beauty colt, Pickaway, 92; Reine D'Or, #0; Varuna, 92. Fifth race, seven furlongs—Quartermas- ter, 110; Telephoue, 110; Lyndhu E ; Lum, 110; Tioga, 110 Gardner, de %; pt. 110; Devisee, 110; Manning, 110 Markstone, 110. a whe Custody of the Estler Children, Judge Hagner today directed, in the dl- vorce sult of Theodore W. Estler against Ida C. EstSr, In which Mr. Estler was granted a divorce, that he be given the custody of the little daughter of the parties, the motlor to retain their little son until the further order of the court. The court also directed that each parent migt\ re- ceive visits from the respective chiliren at reasonable pericds. ——— Have Returned. Grace P. E. Church choir returned last evening from their summer of.ing at Dr. R. P. blackistone's Hotel at River Spring, Md., and report a royal good ume. Tpublie highwey at such an early hour bo- THE AX HAS FALLEN Dismissals, Reductions and Promo- tions at the Interior Department MADE ON EFFICIENCY RECORDS Officials Say Politics and the War Not Considered. THE GRAND AS a result of the reports of the commis- sioners of the various bureaus of the De- partment of the Interior upon the efficiency of employes for the quarter ending June 30, 184, based on the Secretary's order re- quiring the keeping of efficiency records and quarterly reports thereof, changes have been made in the Department of the Interior, to take effect from and after July 31, as follows: Promotions, 133; reductions, 64; d'smissals, 38. They are distributed as follows. ARMY Promo- Reduc- Dismis- tions. tions. —sals. Secretary’s office. 1 1 be Pension office. - % 49 Bb Patent office. - 36 ll 18 Land office. 19 3 7 133 ot 38 These changes, the official say, are strictly In accordance with the merits of the clerks as exhibited in their work. The entire force of the department will be reviewed in this manner every three months. The Soldier Q jon. “No'man has been dismissed from service in the Department of the Interior because he was a Union soldier or sailor.” This statement is made by the Secretary of the Interior, the chief clerk of the department, the commissioners of the several bureaus and the chiefs of division. They make the assertion with the emphasis of truth, and do not ask simply that they be believed, but offer the records of the department and the records of the clerks in evidence. The officials are often annoyed by the publication of sensational stories setting forth that men are being discharged from government office because they wore the blue and are members of the Grand Army of the Republic. In the recent dismissals from the pension bureau wherever there could be any doubt as to the accuracy of the efficiency record the ex-Union soldier, so the officials say, was given the benefit of that doubt. It is certain that a number of the clerks dismissed and reduced in the land and patent offices were democrats. In the dis- missals which took place in those bureaus it is not known that a single ex-Union soldier was discharged. Another official told The Star man that “when a clerk is absolutely jlucless such the department cannot afford to keep him merely because he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic or any other organization.” In the early part of the administration of the Interior Department certain changes were made on political grounds. These, it is aftirmed, were but readjustments of changes made on partisan grounds under the preceding administration. Where the record showed that an appointee of the first Cleveland administration had been reduced without cause and an appointee of the Har- rison administration promoted in the same way to the higher place the change was rectified by this regime. Efficiency Records. All changes now going on, department officials allege, are those made on the basis of the efficiency record. Each clerk has the right to see this record, and if there has been any mistake in the marking an appeal Hes from it. It is said in the Secretary's office that the only clerks who have cause to fear the new system of making promotions and re- ductions are those who don’t make records. One instance is cited of a clerk from Georgia, who was promoted about six months ago for faithful and effective serv- ice. As soon as the prcmotion was made she felt, as nearly all promoted clerks do feel, that she could rest on her laurels and €ase up on the work. In the case in ques- tion, as soon as the promotion was real- ized, the lady began to do little work, and has been reduced. At the end of the next quarter she may be repromoted if she proves her efficiency. In the offices not covered by the civil service the claim is made that the same consideration has been shown for ex-Union veterans. There has been a large percent- age of changes in this sphere of depart- ment Iift, but a large percentage of those who have been appointed have been demo- cratic Union veterans. The captain of the interior watch ts a Union vet. both Heutenants. The captain structed by the chief clerk to give, where- ever possible, the best berths on the watch to the old soldiers who were wounded, and this is what has been done. There are two or three wounded republican ex-federals who have remained on the watch despite the severest political pressure, merely be- cause they are wounded veterans of the Union. They will remain on the watch till the right kind of a wounded democratic Union soldier is brought forward for the place. ——+—_2— THE LABOR COMMISSION. The Men Who Will Examine the l- Mnois Strike Trouble. The national commission to investigate the causes of the late great labor strike will be appointed in a day or two. The President has selected the members, but withholds thelr names until he shall be notified of their acceptance. Mr. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, will be president of the commission. Rumor says that Judge Lyman Trumbull, ex-Senator from Ulinois, and either ex-Secretary Chas. 8. Fairchild of New York or Judge Wm. Hornblower of the same state will be the other members. Judge Trumbull is regerd- ed as a certainty. He is an authority on economic questions and has made a special study of the relations between labor and capital. The President said that one of the members would be selected from Illinois and it is understood that the other will be a resident of New York. 7 WHOLESALE DISCHARGES. © Department Clerks Dis- pensed With. A wholesale discharge of clerks In the record and pension office of the War De- partment cccurred this afternoon, in an- tictpation of the final enactment of the leg- islative bill, now in conference. In accord- ance with the policy of the War Depart- ment, all details of the action are suppress- ed. It is known, howeve-, that about 150 employes have been notified that their ser- vices will be dispensed with on the 25th in- stant. Two Family Quarrels. Abe Lee and Martha Scott, a young col- ored couple from Hillsdale, visited friends in the city Saturday night and remained so late that there were no Anacostia cars running when they started for home. The walk was a long and tiresome one to them, for not only was the weather warm, but they had taken some liquid refreshments, which increased the heat several degrees su fac as they were concerned. When they reached the bridge the woman's temper got the better of her and they had a quarrel. So loud were they in the use of profanity that Sergeant Kirby was attracted. His action resulted im the appearance in court this morning of the couple. The defense did not satisfy the court that they were innocent, and the usual fine—$5—was im- Some 150 W: sed. ‘There was also another colored couple in court. The man’s name did not tally with that given by the woman, but Me latter de- clared that they were man and wife and that her name is Hlizabeth Duffy. The man gave his name as Charles Duffy. Charlie, who kad been drinking, left his home in the county about 1 o'clock yester- day morning, and he told Judge Miller that he was going to get his week's waggs from his employer. Elizabeth objectei#to his foing, and for making so much noise on the TAX SALES NOT INCLUDED ‘The Assessor Explains Procedurein the Taz Certificates. ¢ How the Papers Are Made and What They Tell—Some Words to Be Omitted. Assessor Trimble has made the following report upon Mr. Glover's letter regarding tax certificates, which was printed in full in Saturday’s Star: “I have the honor to say that under the act of Congress approved February 6, 1879, it was made the duty of the collector to furnish certified statements ‘of all taxes and assessments, general and special, that may be due and unpaid at the time of mak- ing said certificate.’ The act of May 13, 1802, amends the foregoing provision by placing the duty of furnishing the certtti- cates on the assessor. In all other respects the act of May 13, 1892, 1s identical in language with that of the act of February 6, 187). Under date of June 8, 1888, the Commissioners issued an order to the col- lector (No. 25, 259) directing him to con- fine the certificates to a statement of the taxes due and unpaid, and not to enter up on said certificate any statement without respect to taxes that have been paid with- out regard to the manner in which the same have been paid. Under date of January 21, 1890, (No. 43, 134,), the Commissioners revoked the fore- going order by directing the»collector to show the fect of sale for taxes unpaid on the certificate when such sale had taken place. This latter order w: antagonized by Mr. Mahlon Ashford and others, result- ing in a reference of the subject to the at- torney for the District, who, under date of October 7, 1890, stated that as the matter had been judiciously determined, tax sales should not be included in the aforesaid cer- tificates. His opinion was sustained by the Commissioners, and in conformity thereto an order was ‘ssued October 14, 188) (N: 4779), revoking the order of January i890, since which time “sales for taxes’ have not been noted on the certificates by the collector or the assessor. Section 1 Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia (1873-74), makes it the duty of the collector of taxes or other officer of the District charged with the duty of selling any real estate in the city of Washington for taxes to transmit to the recorder of deeds, within ten days after every such sale, an accurate report in writing, duly certified, containing a particular description of the property sold, the amount of taxes for which it was soid, name and resi- dence of the person or persons to whom such property belonged, or to whom such taxes has been assessed, and of the pur- chaser or pu and the amount of the purchase money; distinguishing how much has actually been paid, and the clear surplus, if any, coming to the proprietor. This report is made the duty of the re- corder of deeds forthwith to record upon the land records of the District. From this it would appear that Mr.Glover is wrong in his premises when he says: “it only after the tax deed has been recorded t anything exists of record to warn roposed purchaser of a previous tax sal y attention has been calied to the fact that an impression exists among many that the certificates herein referred to noted all sales for taxes, and the absence of any statement to that effect was accepted as evidence that no sale had been made; that acting on this assumption some innocent parties have purchased without taking the Precuution of an examination as to these sales. As a warning to such parties the words “Tax sales not included” has been inserted in the certificates. As Mr. Glover suggests, these words may be too broad and misleading and should be stricken out, and unless otherwise directed I wili have them omitted from the certificates hereafter is- sued.” 0. 24, ——— Wants It Set Aside. Edwari Q. Gunson today filed a bill in equity against John T. Ames, Samuel A. Drury and Patrick Shugrue, praying that the sale of cublot 87, square 190, by the first two named defendants, July 9, 1894, to the last named defendant, be set asife. The complainant alleges that he purchased the property from Robert M. Crousor December 17, 1892, subject to two trusts to Defendants Armes and Drury. He claims that the sale was made by Drury without the knowledge of his co-trustees. He also charges that the property was sold for a grossly inade- quate sum. Fel From a Window. Today about noon John Sullivan, a plas- terer, fell from the window of a new house at North Capitol and L streets, a distance of about fifteen feet, and received a number of cuts and bruises about the head, shoul- ders and legs. He was taken in the second precinct patrol wagon to the Emergency iiospital, where his wounds were dressed. —_—__- Pythian Executive Committee. The citizens’ Pythian executive commit- tee meets at the Warder building this af- ternoon. It is thought that the business to come before the meeting will be of an im- portant nature, and reports, possibly, will be presented by the subcommittees on finance and auditing. _ A Suit for Divorce. A suit for divorce was filed today by Kate H. W. Stull against Ralph P. Stull. The papers in the case were withheld from pub- lication. aes An Attorney Disbarred. Shipley Brashears, a patent attorney of Washington, has been disbarred from prac- tice before the patent office on the charge of misappropriating money intrusted to him by a client for the prosecution of a patent claim. It is charged that Brashears took fee from a man and did not file the application for patent. Brashears has not been disbarred from practice before the De- partment of the Interior, because the of- fense of which he is charged is local to the patent office, and the client, if injured, may have civil redress. The amount paid out by the Treasury Department during the fiscal year just ended on account of the sugar bount; about $12,750,000, rape STRATEN aie Washington Stock Exe! Sales—reguiar cal at 95, ne. 12 o'clock m.— Metropol 3 2 at 9; 10a oS ee Belt Railroad Ss, Exkington Railroad Os 100 bat is Company cony 120 bid. 8. 5 tC 1a bal. BS felephone 3s, 99 bi curity and Trast Sa, Fond A a, 100 bid. American Security and Trust’ Se, A. and 0., 100 bid. W: won Market " 103 bid. We ung ~ fet Company Int Ga, rans .. National Bank Storka.— Hank of 4 ‘Nationa. Stocks. Bank of Washingt. bid, 325 asked. Bank of ‘the Iepublie 23d" hee Metropolitan, 289 Ii. ask asked asked. "Sec bid, 150 bid, 150 . olumbia, 30) asked, Capital, 15 id. West End, Q asked. Traders’, 100 bid. coln, ob Ohio, SO asked. pee Doposti_ and ‘Trost Companies owt and Trast, 1 Na Dopx 1. 124 asked. 28 bid. 132 asked. Stocks.—Washington ow 3, 50 2 t, Insurance Stocks. F' Franklin, 45 bid, 55. 76 asked. Corcoran asked. Arliugtoa, American, 160 bad. 2 L 13 Columb! sed. Riggs, Tq 73g asked. . S% asked. Liat coln, 7% bid, & asked, Title Insurance Estate Titie, 108 bid, 112 Ts bid, > asked. ; Washingt tel asked. > msthcend. Pueu- a . ed. Miscellancous ington Market, > hd liceman Harrover arrested ther. Elizabeth told the judge that she was only trying to | keep her husband out of trouble and for this reason a fine of only $2 was imposed. 00 12! bid, 13 asked. Grert E 140 akked. Bull Panorama, 20 asked.” Norfolk and Wash- ington Steamboat. YS asked. Washington Sabet. tater-eumn ‘Buiaing, 8 — naked. Inter. “Bx dividend. wan FINANCE AND TRADE The Atchison Securities and the London Market, PRICE OF WHEAT AND THE RAILROADS The Weekly Statement of the Earnings of the Roads. THE SUGAR CERTIFICATES etpeaseereent Spectat Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 22.—Stock values were not improved by todays trading, owing to its purely professiona! character and the absence cf Incentive. London cont! bearish on all the recurities of the Atchison company, an4 is a jiberal seller in the local market. The & n of rebates recently disclosod ts responsibie, in connection with the \sed earnings of the company, for the . {etic feeling abroad, and will un- @oubtedly result in lower prices for both stock and bonds. The committee in cha of the reorganization of this property ar- gue that the plan being based on the earn- ings reported since the committee was ap- pointed should not bear the criticism just- ly applicable to the misleading statements mfde prior to such appointment, and should not in any way affect the success of the re- organization. The steady decline in the price of wheat and* decreased earnings proved successful arguments for depressing the price of the Granger roads within frac- tional limits. The room sold Union Pacific down 1 per cent, and Northern Pacific pre- ferred 1 1-4 per c om the theory that all bankrupt roads must sooner or later con- form to the precedent established by Rich- mond Terminal, Atchison and New Eng- land. The railroad situation is not encour- aging, and beyond a sentimental rally fol- lowing the passage or nettlement of the tar- Af bill, prices.are not Mkely to reflect any substantial improvement in the immediate future. Katlroad officials are constantly quoted es being satisfied with the progress made in the direction of Improved buriness and increased earnings, but the moxoton: of the weekly decreases is uninterrupted. There is perhaps a tendency toward im- provement, but nothing more substantial has yet developed. The situation at Washington ts too mixed to admit of any reliable interpretation. This condition was clearly reflected in the erratic movements of sugar certificates. Opening at an advance of 3-4 per eent, the price was given excellent support, notwith- stardirg the open liquidation of hold- ings in anticipation of the loss of the one- eighth differential duty. All of the early trading was for round amounts, and on tyansactions approaching 20,00) shares the price of the stock was not depressed beyond 1-2 point. Later, however, renewed selling marked it off to 101 1-4, a loss of 13-4 from the opening, but prompt purchases at the decline for inside acccunt restored initial vres. There is no ti.dication of abandon- hepe on the part of the larger interests, and higher prices are the patient buyer. The recent attacks on the financial condition of the Distillers company, coupled with the failure to secure an increased tax on all imported spirits, has resulted in a general liquidation of long stock within the jast few days. The market for sterling and continental bills opened steady, with no important bus- iness in sight. The of commercial bills from the interior were small. Some gold is likely to F, abroad during the week, but not in Tare amounts. The afternoon's market was moderately active and lower. Aa attack on Missouri Pacific resulted in a decline of 2 per cont In that property, which was sympathetically concurred in by the balance of the regular list. Sugar was strong on probable defeat of the tariff bill, crossing 104 on good buy- e ing by brokers usually in the y of in- side interests. The result of the day's trad- ing reflected fractional net losses. —_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The follo are the the ext and the lowest and the ceaing: prises of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Open. High. Low. Close. SS =e Se ss Nortnern Pacitic, pid... “18% “is is North ‘tiuetican Breast Smeg ae Ont.and Western....... ig Uy “ia a and fteadt : 6 Puliman P. car ce." 100% som abo - Wyo oe ish Sx we 10K : ord Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 23.—Fiour dat—west . 1.70a1.90: do. extra, 2.008230; do, 6602.85; winter wheat patent, 8.00a3.25 8003.75; spring wheat straigh C spot, 38 Ly. “STL aI%; Big: Nepiemiber, S$! cabity: etemmer \ 2 red. Siyndi—receipts, “113,463 Lashels; 944,173 bushels; sal 00 vas walls 3 wheat by sample, 53283. Corn dull—njor, ahah July, 48048ty—receipts, 5.949 dushels; stock, 985 ° bushels; southern ¢orn by sampi southern corm on grade, easy No. 2 white Western, 4% Western, 4a46—re bushels. itye, receipts, 43% bus! steady —good to Grain freigits, steam to Live io Chicago Grain a Reported by Silsby & July. August .. =! . Rance of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the | thermometer at the weather bureau today 5 amg 66; 2 p.m. 65; maximum, Gy; mini mum, Ud