Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING sTAR PUBLISHED Band EXCEPT SUNDAY. a T THE STAR BUILDINGS, Avenne, Cor. ith Street, by The Eve pe Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Prest. New York Ofce, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Brening Star is served io subscribess im the efits by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Week, or 4ic. per month. Copies at the counter squts each. By mail—anywhere in the United Kes OF Canada—postag- prepald—30 cepts per Suturday quintupl> Sheet Sta With foreign pestaze aldo, (Entered at the Post Ott @8 second-class nail ma EZ All mall suteeriptivas Rates of advertising made $1.00 per sear; ‘asbiagtoa, D. C., <) wst be paid in advarce. known on aj tion. Che Fvenin Vo. 85, No. 20,947. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JULY ‘26, 1894—TEN PAGES. NTS. TWO CE TATENO RECALLED ———__+-__ A Change in the Japanese Embassy Here. fHE REASONS FOR ‘THIS ACTION No Connection With Recent Dip- lomatic’ Negotiations. SHE NEW MINISTER TOKIO, July 26—Gozo Tateno, Japanese minister to Washington, has been recalled to Japan and Mr. Kukino, an experienced diplomat, has been appointed succeed him. This change is made on account of dissatisfaction at the manner in which Minister Tateno has conducted the nego- tlat‘ons with the Washington government looking to the modification of the extra- territorial treaties. The Recall Explained. ‘The news from Tokio of the recall of the Japanese minister, Mr. Tateno, is confirmed here, but the reason assigned for the change is said to be erroneously stated. While there have been negotiations between the governments of Japan and the United States since 1882, looking to a revision of the treaties, it happens that little has been done in that respect recently, and that the few notes that have passed contain no mat- ter that was objectionable to our govern- ent, or that in the slightest degree coull subject Mr. Tateno to censure by his own government. Furthermore it can be posi- tively stated on the highest authority that the change in the legation here is in no Way connected with the communications addressed to the Japanese government by the Department of State respecting the Corean imbroglio. Proof positive to this effect is afforded by two facts: First, that a successor to Mr. Taten> has been apointed, which would not hhave been the case had the Japanese gov- ernment been disposed to resent Secretary Gresham's representations, and second. while Mr. Tateno received his formal recail ‘within the last forty-eight hours, he was on about three months ago, and before e Corean difficulty arose, that his term had expired, and that he would soon receive notice of his recail. The fact is that the Japa- Rese government has its diplomatic service under rigid civil service ruies, and one of its features is.a rotation in office. No Japa- nése minister, {t is said, serves more than years at one post, save in exceptional circumstances where negotiations in prv- gress cannot be safely transferred from one Minister to another. No Stigma to the Recall. * It is a fact that Mr. Tateno has served in ‘Washington nearly four years, and that his relations in that time with our government have been of the most cordial nature. He is not, it is stated, detached from the Japa- Bese diplomatic service, but will return to japan bearing the rank of envoy extraor- unattached, and if the precedents gre followed, probably will become vice min- ister to one of the departments, a sufficient evidence that no stigma attaches to his re- call. Mr. Tateno’s ristory is interesting. He comes from one of the highest familics tm Japan—one of the “two-sworded” class. "He was originally and for many years an officer in the imperial household, and when Gen. Grant visited Japan he was specially ted by the emperor to escort the in his tour through the empire. A attachment sprang up between the two men, many valuable presents were ex- inged, and a ‘friendly correspondence mm kept up between them until the death Gen. Grant. Mr. Tateno afterward be- @me governor of the province of Osaka and by his kindly administration endeared Bimself to the large foreign colony, who in their behalf, es- recognized his efforts pecially on the occasion of the great ficods, by handsome testimonials. He held this it for ten years and then became a mem- of the Japanese senate, which place he inquished to accept the appointment, in January, 1891, of Japanese minister to Washington. ‘The New Minister. Mr. Kentaro Kaneko, who will succeed Mr. Tateno, is a man of erudition and of Gistinction in his own country. He was ed- ucated in the United States and is « gradu- ate of Harvard and of the Cambridge Law Behool. He is about forty-two years cf age and has acquired fame as a parliamenta- rian. He visited the leading countries of Europe and made an exhaustive study of their systems of government and, returning to Japan, framed the code of parliamentary Practice which governs their senate and house. He was general secretary of the im- Perial house of peers, a position correspon1- ing to that of secretary of the Senate in our country, and since then has held the Post of vice minister of agriculture and commerce. Inasmuch as the treaties have been er- Yoneously suggested as a cause for the change in the legation here, it may be stat- ed that the Japanese government has been, for many years, striving to secure a revis- jon of these treaties, and with every pros- ect of finat success. In the treaties of 1 , between the United States and Japan, it was stiprlated that Americans committing Offenses in Japan should be tried by the American consul general, or consuls. Other Rations foliowed this lead in their treaties With Japan, and thus the country fell under what is known as “extra-territorial” juris- * @iction,~which is equivalent to placing the affai-s of foreigners in Japan completely under the rather arbitrary control of courts composed of the consuls representing the €ommercial powers. Revision of the Treatics. There was not much objection to this when Japan was in the early stages of Civilization, but of recent years the best @lement of the country has resented keenly the degradation of deimg classed with semi- barbarous nations, and has striven to have the treaties revised so as to permit their own well organized judiciary to deal with all tters commonly within its jurisdiction in civilized countries. The United States Was the first nation to hold out a promise of More liberal treatment in this respect. This Promise, though. was not fulfilled, and in recent years it has suffered other nations to advance so far beyond it that treaties with them have been practically completed by which Japan takes her stand s lized nations, ability to administer 3 among civi- ion of her a semi-cfficial explanation There is another story told, hewever, in explanation of the change in the Japanese legation here that finds be- hostile to the admin at all in t the Japan pired in its action by pondence with the story in brief is that bgcome persona non grata cretary of State on the ground a3 indirectly responsible for the tion. Th with the ernment was n. that he Yécent eriticisms published in American pers of th Secretary Gresham the Japan- The re- lations between the uve officials have been @xtremely cordial on, the surface, and the Minister has been an almost daily visitor to the S Department since the begin- Bing of the Corcan controversy Notwithstanding this fact it is intimated that Secretary Gresham felt cat the Jap- @nese minister had improperly 2 fertain information that had reached him fa his official expactty and that was not in- riteulation in diplomatic this country Cause of Dissatisfaction. “secording to the story the prin 1 eause of dissatisfaction was the publication of the efforts being made by the United States for the peaceful settlement of existing interna- tional differences and the garbled :isrepre- sentation of the note written by Secretary Gresham to the Japanese minister of for- eign affairs. It is alleged that that note was purposely misquoted by enemies of the administra- tion, and that the Japanese minister is sus. pected of having allowed newspaper men to seo the note. It is not even intimated that he was in any way responsible for the distortion of the message. His error, if the report is true, consisted of allowing it to be seen by outside parties. The Japanese minister is a man of high honor and great ability, and is not believed to have been guilty of such a_ grave diplomatic dis- ccurtesy. His recall at this particular time, when there is special need of the services of an experienced diplomat to represent his country at Washington, is mainly respon- sible for thé circulation of the story given above. Mr. Tateno will start for home in a few days, and in the bong interva) that will occur before the arrival here of his suc- cessor the first secretary of the legation will act as charge d'affaires. SEEKING SETTLEMENT Signs Pointing to a Peaceful Solution of | the Tariff Problem. Senators See Secretary Carlisle—Re- publicans Unable to Pass Quay’s Free Sugar Amendments. A quite general canvass of the democratic side of the Senate confirms the statement that the democratic Senate conferees will rcturn to the conference with the under- stending that it is the sense of the caucus that they should stand substantially by the Senate bill, and the indications are even stronger today than they were last night that the conferces will not regard them- selves in position to yield anything to the House on articles which are considered im- pertant by even one or two democratic Sen- ators. In a word, all factions in the party in the Senate are still holding out substantially for what was agreed upon in the Jones amend- ments, and the Senate conferees, finding themselves confronted with the necessity of holding forty-three votes, will be compelled to say to the House that if a bill is to be passed the House must accept the material amendmet.ts made by the Senate. This is especially true of sugar, coal and iron ore, over which the greatest contention has been from the beginniny Po; * Demand the Bounty. Senators Allen and Kyle (populists), it is understood, have renewed the demand for the continuance of a part of the bounty tor the present year. Senators whose constituents are interested in the coal duty say that the Senate rate canot be reduced, but there is, at this time, considerable friendship manifested toward the reciprocity proposition on coal which was advanced in the caucus yesterday. It is suggested by some that there may bea slight lowering of the duty on mm ore, which, it is claimed, cam stand a reduction better than ccal. It is understood that the conferees, at their former sitting, practi agreed upon all the other changes, and that this work will not be gone over. There will be a large number of these, but a majority of them will be unimportant. Seeking Some Settlement. Senators Harris and Jones had a long conference with Secretary Carliste at the Treasury Department this morning with. view to a settlement of the tariff compli- cations on a basis of honor to the radical and conservative elements of the democratic party. After leaving the conference Sena- tor Harris is credited with saying that there was no longer any doubt of the ulti- mate passage of the Senate bill with cer- tain modifications of a character to meet the President's wishes for freer :aw ma- terial and making a straight duty of 45 per cent ad valorem on sugar. These ccnfer- ences between Senators and a representa- tive of the President are assumed to indi- cate a sincere desire for harmonious action in tne matter. The republican Senators having found after a consultation held before the Sen- ate met today that they could not carry the free sugar amendments proposed by Senator Quay yesterday decided that Sen- ator Quay should withdraw all his amend- ments offered yesterday, with the under- standing that they will’ be renewed in a different form by some other republican. If the vote shows that Senator Quay’s vote will strike out the one-eighth differ- ential it will probably be cast on that side. The republicans do not know how fhe pop- ulists will vote. On the proposition to vot® for free sugar there was found a serious complication. For the republicans Sena- tors Manderson and Perkins were afraid that the proposition might go through and the bill pass. It was understood that in case free sugar was added to the bill Sen- ator Peffer would vote for it. The repub- licans felt that the only proposition which would go through and which will endanger the bill is that instructing the conferees to strike out the one-eighth differential. This would carry by only the margin of one vote if all the republicans, all the pop- ulists and Senators Hill and Irby voted for it ‘There is little hope that the republicans of the Senate will be able to strike out the one-eighth differential on sugar, even if they would all vote for it. It is understood that Mr. Stewart (Nev.), bees wots ig necessary to carry the- proposition, ‘will not vote with them. It is not known whether he will vote at all, but even then the vote would be a tie and the motion Jost...- ..., CABIN JOHN A BIL Allowing Sale ‘of Property Pansed the Senate. Mr. Hunton this afternoon called up from the Senate calendar Senate’ bill 2118, au- thorizing the sale of title of the United States to a tract of land in Montgomery county, Md., to Wm. H. and George Bob- inger. This bill was reported _ favorably from the District committee. It provides for the sale of the small-tract of land which has for many years been used by the proprietors of the hotelat Cabin John in the belief that they owned it. From a survey recently made it has been ascer- tained that this tract is in reality a por- tion of the land acquired by the govern- LAND. ment for the Washington aqueduct.. The owners of the hotel have improved the tract, and the bill merely authorizes its sale to them if in the opinion of the s retary of War the safd sale will in. no wise be detrimental to the Washington aqu duct, Col. Elliot, in charge of the aqu duct, said in a report on the bill: “I do not suppose that any one now. living knows how the encroachment happened to be made, but I am satisfied it was done in ignorance of the boundary line of the United States land and without any wrong intent.” = The bill was passed without tion. any objec- ee 8 New Attache. |, Georg Frederica, first lieutenant In the thirtieth imperial infantry, has been ‘fp- pointed military attache at_the German legation here to succeed Lieut. Von Kum- mer, who distinguished himself by. winning the ‘celebrated cavalry race from Vienna to Rerlin, and then fightix wi | ing up im a military prison in Germany. a Going to Hampton Roads. The practice ship Bancroft New York this morning for Newp. she will remain until August 1, j t0 Hampton Roods, | SWINDLING SCHEME A Bold Rascal Forges Checks for Over $100,000 ON THE COLUMBIA BANK David Coleman Buys Stocks anc Partnerships Lavishly. LOCAL BANKS ESCAPE The Columbia National Bank of this city on Tuesday last was presented with bogus checks to the amount of $117,100, which formed part of a bold and large swindling scheme perpetrated in New York city. The local bank loses nothing by the affair, as the checks were immediately denounced as fraudulent. The checks were skillfully drawn, and had every appearance of being genuine. They were signed “David Cole- and indorsed by “E. O. Rice, pay- ing teller.” No one by the name of David Coleman ever had an account with the Co- lumbia National Bank, and no one named E. O. Rice ever held the office of paying teller at that institution. The first known of the affair in Washington was by the receipt of a letter from the Lincoln Bank of New York, requesting the remittance of $61,600 on two checks which were inclosed. Cashier Clarence Carson immediately wired the Lincoln Bank that the checks were forgeries. Soon after another check of the same nature for $20,500 came through the Washington clearing house from the Na- tional Bank of the Republic, which had received it for collection from the Four- teenth Street Bank of New York, and later in the day the First National Bank of Pat- erson, N. J., telegraphed the Columbia officials, asking if a certified check of $35,- 000, drawn by David Coleman, was good. Nothing further in relation to the matter could be learned in Washington, but in New York the story in detail has been traced. The facts as disclosed show that Gerhardt W. I. Landau, formerly a Presbyterian clergyman, several years ago embarked in the silk business. He was compelled by dull times to clyse his mill; but about three weeks ago Mr. Landau answered an ad- vertisement in a New York newspaper, in which the advertiser stated that he had $0,000 to invest in a good paying business, and desired to become either an active or a silent partner. The day following the fore- going the firm of Shaffer & Burt, attorney of 9) Nassau street, New York, fecelved a visitor, who gave his name as David Coie- man, and during the course of a rather lengthy conversation remarked that he was the possessor of about $20,000, earned in the transportation of United States mails in the west; that the money was deposited in the Columbia Nationai Bank of Washing- ton, in which city the speaker had resided after leaving the west; but «apital life, he said, was too gay for a person of advanced years, so he had decided to locate in New York and invest his money in some lucrative business. He also informed Mr, Burt of the above that he had advertised to that effect, dnd desired eo to investigate two answers he had receiv, thereto, ; elved in. reply The communication from Mr, Landau was answered ard negotiations begun, ‘and they progressed so satisfactorily that on Thure- day last Messrs. Burt and Coleman jour- neyed to Patterson to insvect the rilk plant, and during the visit Coleman evinced con- siderable knowledge of all the large bust- ness and banking houses in Washington, Fhiladelphia, New York, Boston and Chi- cago, and thereby created such a favorable impression on both Mr. Landau and his at torney, Edward M. Weiss, that an ugree- ment was reached at that time. It was to form a corartnership under the firm name of G. W. I. Landau & Co., Cole- man to pay $10,000, for which he was to re- ceive a half interest in the silk mill. ‘Bach partner was to contiibute $2,500 also as a running account, to be deposited in one of the banks. A day or two later the parties repaired to the First National Bank to con- summate the transaction, and there Cole- man produced what purported to be a cer- tified check for $35,000 on the Columbia National Bank of tiris city, and a bank book to show that he had $200,000 on de- posit in the institution named.’ A check was given to Cashier Beil, and Mr. Landau handed Coleman his own’ check for $2,500, The latter Coleman al: rf ted, but drew on it $4) in cash. Shortly thereafter the deed conveying a half interest in the mill was filed tor record. Mr. Landau drove Coleman and Mr, Burt to the Erie railway station, and returned to the bank to d a sum of money with which to pay ortgage on his prop- erty. Then it was that Cashier Bell sug- gested that, as the transaction was a large one, it would be well to inquire of the Co- lumbia National Bank to ascertain Cole- man’s standing. On receiving a reply, Mr. Landau sought the advice of Chief of Police Graul, who directed him to visit New York in search of the swindler. On arrival in the metropolis, Mr. Landau was joined by Mr. Burt, and the pair started for the Vendome Hotel, where Coleman said he was staying, but he was not known there. A warrant was secured at Paterson for the arrest of Coleman, cn the charge of forgery, and the New York police are now at work on the case. It has been learned that Coleman stopped at the Metropolitan Hotel in New York, and also had redeemed a watch which he had pawned in a Bowery pawn shop. It was also discovered that Coleman secured a large quantity of Higgins-German soap stock with a bogus check for $27,000. The swindler deposited with the Lincoln Na- tional Bank a check for $33,500. He was in- troduced at the bank by one of the directors and drew on his account $4,500. A check for $18,000 was deposited in the Nassau Bank and $2,300 drawn on this account. An the opinion of Inspecter McLaughlin New York has never seen a cleverer swin- dler or one whose plans were so well car- ried out. Mr. Landau lost only $600. in cash, besides what it will cost him to straighten out his property again by sult in chancery,but he stated that he will willingly expend $5,000 in order to give Coleman a taste of justice. The transactions of the forger with the soap company were further shown this morning in New York when, on motion of Counselor Lamb in the special term of the United States court, Judge Bartlett appointed Jo Stray’ as re- ceiver for the Higgins Soap Company, with ecurities to the amount of $20,000. ‘Some time since the company became involved and unable to meet its obligations, and it | was finally decided to cell a number of shares of stock to tide over the difficulty, A customer was found in the person of the same David Coleman who came fromWash- ington, and with a letter purporting to have been signed by the president of the Columbia National Bank, representing the bearer to be a wealthy stockholder of that institution. Negotiations were entered into ‘ith Coleman, who said he would take 200 ares. He was particular about the con- dition of the concern, and ten days were onsumed by the expert accountants in go- ing over the beoks of the company in order 4o furnish Mr. Coleman a_ satisfactory statement. After this formality had been {sone through with Coleman paid for the | shares with a check on the Columbia Bank, which purported to have been certified by the cashier of the bank. This was depos- | the Lincoln National Bank. The | creditors of the soap company were then H ' i notified that the concern was again in a solvent condition as the result of the $60,- 44") received from the sale. Later it was discov that the checks were worthless and that Coleman was a swindler. There , Was then nothing left to do but ask for a | recetver. MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE Oonference Report on the Bill Extending the Street. A Circle to Be Drawn Arouw the Ob- servatory—Land to Be Sold and Paerchased. Senator Gibson today submitted the re- Port of the conferenc? committee on House resolution 32, declaring Massachusetts ave- nue through the naval observatory grounds @ public street. The House recedes from its opposition to the Senate amendments, which are in the nature of a substitute to the orig- inal retolution, and creates an “Observa- tory Circle” around the buildings. In this form the resolution will go to the President for his signature. It provides that no street, avenue or public thoroughfare in the neighborhood of the observatory shall ex- tend within the area of a circle described, with a radius of 1,000 feet from: the clock room. The Secretary of the Navy is au- thorized to grant the right of way for an extension of Massachusetts avenue through the grounds exterior to the circle, which shall be a public street. The Secretary is also authorized to sell, by advertisement or otherwise, two plats of ground outside of the circle, but within the observatory site, amounting to 14.41 acres on the north and east of the avenue and 1.15 on the south and west. In lieu of this land the Secretary is to purchase certain property inside the circle, rot now the property of the United States, amounting to 19.27 This ground is described as follows east, Normanstcre, one and sevent: one-hundredths acres, more or less; plat west, Robert Weaver, eight and twenty-five one-hurdredths acres, more or less; plat weet, Barres, thirty-eight one-hundredths acre, more or less; plat west, Young, sixt seven one-hundredths acre, more or les: plat west, Barbour, thirty-two one-hu! dredths acre, more or less; plats north and west, Dunbarton, seven and eighty-ceven one-hundredths acres, more or less. The land is to be appraised by a board of three persons appointed by the Secretary, who shall report to him within sixty days. If the Secretary is unable, within thirty days after the condemnati: by these ap- praisers, to purchase any portion of the land by private agreement with the owners, the appraisers shall apply ,ta the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for final condemnation. The Seeretaty, ufter de- ducting the expenses of condemnation,shall Pay into the treasury of, the United States the net amount received from the sale of any portion of the Unit States Naval Observatory site, the sante fo remain there, subject to the draft of the ‘Secretary of the Navy, for purchasing, the additional lands within the hereinbefore descrived circle and for improvements to the said Naval Observatory groundsy * ————-e. WHAT CAPT. Evaks' SAYS. He Goes Where Ordered and Does What is Ordered. Capt. Robley D. Evans, the present naval secretary of the light *ho board, who was recently ord>red by, ary Herbert to the command of the New York, the finest ship in the navy, ‘Nas returned to Washirgton from @ short rest at Old Point Comfort. ‘ When questioned as to His new detail, Capt. Evans said that it was a very great surprise to him, as he yet had two and a elf years of shore duty to his credit. Two years ago he was in command of the Bering sea fleet, which was a most unpleasant duty,.and he had hoped to be permitted to serve out his term of shore duty with hts wife and children. He certainly had not asked fcr the command of the New York, and to his knowledge the only one who knew of the proposed action was Secretary Herbert himeelf. The coptain, who is one of the youngest ef his rank in the service, appreciates the compliment of being ordered to the com- mand of one of the finest ships afloat, though it was not sought or desired. Capt. Ev said he went where he was ordered, did whet he was ordered and when he had no orders he did what he thought was right under the circumstances, He will leave Washington on August 19, and assume com- mand of the New York on August 20. The bias York will be the flagship of Admiral eade. GRACELAND CEMETERY. The Bill Prohibiting Further Inter- ments Passed by the Sennte. Senator Gallinger secured favorable ac- tion by the Senate today on Senate bill 245, to prohibit the interment of bodies in iraceland cemetery, at the eastern end of H street. The bill provides that from date of passage the charter of the Cemetery Associaticn shall cease, except as to the members of the board of officers for the purpose of transferring the bodies now in- terred in Graceland to. other cemeteries. The officers are empowered to sell the land of Graceland cemetery, and to retain out of the proceeds a compensation of 5 per cent of the gross amount of the sales, to- gether with reasorable atterney’s fees and other expenses incurred im the enforcement of the law. The remainder of the proceeds shall be distributed pro rata among the owners of the lots. The Committee's Report. The District committee in its report on the bill stated: “The land within the limits of the cem- etery consists of about thirty acres, sit- uated at the intersection of Maryland ave- nue, H street northeast and 15th street northeast, and immediately adjoins the city mits; was conveyed to the assocla- tion, and is held by it in fee, except such lots as have been conveyed to lot owners. The burials that have been made have been on the southern side of the cemetery and near Benning rcad. In the immediate neighborhood of the cemetery there is a large and rapidly increasing population, who have made objection to the continued maintenance of the place 48 a cemetery and burials there, on the grauad of the in- jury and danger thereby caused to the health of the inhabitants. ‘The drainage from. the, cemetery is toward the south and toward numerous houses that @epend upon wells for their water supply; Numerous cases of sickness in that vicinity have been occcsioned by impure water, as appears from the communication @nd petitions ac- companying the report of the Commission- ers.” THE PLAN INDORSED. A Bill for a Public Building Commis- sion of Architee The plan advocated by the American In- stitute of Architects to secure planus for public buildings by competition was indorsed teday by the House committee on public buildings, which decided by a unanimous vote to report the bill, A commission of three architects of high standing, appointed by the Presitent, and two members of the enginéer corps of the army, to discharge, under the genera! direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, all administrative duties relating to procuring designs and appointing architects, is provided for by the bill. For buildings costing $100,000 the commission is to vote for five architects to prepare de- signs for competition, and for buildings of less cost one architect is to be empowered to prepare the plans. Of course the commis- sion selects the design. Unsuccessful com- petitors are to be paid for their work, and the architects, when such plans are adopted, will supervise the work of building, receiv- ing for remuneration 5 per cent of the cost of the work, TAR AND FEATHERS Arrest of the Men Suspected of the Tarsney Assault. COLORADO'S © ADIUTANT GENERAL The Story of the Plot and the Active Agents. GREAT EXCITEMENT Sion! eae "Roe no DENVER, Col., July 26.—Six men have been arrested for complicity in the tarring and feathering of Adjutant General Tars- ney at Colorado Springs—three in this city and three at the springs—and more arrests are to follow. The prisoners here are John A. Reagan, who was turnkey at the jail at Colorado Springs on the night the outrage was committed; his brother, Michael Rea- gen, and ex-deputy sheriff of El Paso coun- ty, and “Shorty” Allen, alias Thomas Gor- dcn, who was one of Sheriff Bowers’ army of deputies in the Bull Hill warfare. Allen is said to be the man who poked the gun in Gen. Tarsney’s face at the Alamo Hotel and applied the tar and feathers to his person. Three men arrested at Colorado Springs are J. J. Mullin, son of a wealthy Bcston mine owner and a prominent society man; Herman Rebbeke, who was a deputy sheriff during the Cripple Creek trouble, and Eugene Kinney, one of the hack driv- ers who took the party of masked men with Gen. Tarsney to Austin Bluff. It is said Chief of Police Armstrong of this city has succeeded in unraveling the plot against Tarsney through revelations made by ex-Deputy Sheriff Parker of El Paso county. According to his story, the plot was arranged in the ante room of the jail, and under Sheriff Bob Mullins, leader of the Cripple Creek force of deputies, was the guiding spirit. J. B. Mullins, Parker says, furnished money and Rebbek bought the tar and feathers. Parker is sure the money changed hands in the presence of i rnkey Regan. arker saw Bob Mullins, J. J. Mullins, Shorty Allen, Herman Rebbek and a depu- ty named Wilson get into a hack and drive toward the Alamo Hotel. It is alleged that Regan has said Sheriff Bowers turned a prisoner charged with murder out of jail to participate in the outrage. Under Sheriff Mullins went on a trip to Michigan and Wilson to Ohio when_ the grand jury convened, but they have been located, and it is said their capture is cer- tain, Excitement is very high at Colorado Springs over the arrests, and the Denver detectives who made them have been threat- ened with similar treatment to that given Gen. Tarsney. Their prisoners were taken away from them by Sheriff Bowers and re- leased on bail. —_———_-— A CARNEGIE TRAIN Wrecked and Three Train: leriously Injured. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 26.—By the spread- ing of the rails in the yard of the Edgar Thompson Steel Works Company at Brad- dock last night an engine and eight cars belonging to the Carnegie company were badly wrecked, and three trainmen were Seriously injured. One of them, Fireman Charles McCauley, was hurt fnternally and will die. The two others, Engineer John McCauley and Brakeman John McMunn, were-severelyscalded, but will recover. The damage to property was about $20,000, Were —<_.»—__. CHINA AND JAPAN. A Statement About the Situat the English Pariiamen: LONDON, July 26.—Sir Edward Grey, parliamentary secretary to the foreign office, in the house of commons today said that according to the convention of 1885 between China and Japan, both these na- tions, in case of disturbances in Corea, were at liberty to send troops to restore order. Sir Edward added that the relations be- tween China and Japan becoming critical, on July 12 the British government in- structed its envoys at Berlin, St. Peters- burg, Paris and Rome to ask the powers to direct their envoys at Pekin and Tokio to use their good offices in order to avert war. Continuing, the secretary of the foreign office said that Great Britain had since been informed that such directions had been sent. THE POLICE TRIALS, The Hearing in the Cuse of Capt. Doherty Nearing the End. NEW YORK, July 26.—The trial before the police commissioners of Capt. Doherty and his wardmen will probably be con- cluded tonight and the commissioners are expected to decide soon after the evidence has all been submitted. The first witness offered by the defense today was Bernard Meehan, one of the accused ex-wardmen. His counsel asked him about each case in which he had been charged with receiving money from Mrs. Thurow. To each he entered a denial. He also denied that he told Mrs. Thurow to place a broom in front of her house after Tammany had been vic- torious at the polls. He had not called at Mrs. Thurow’s house on January 6, 1893. ee ee NOTICES FROM WHITECAPS, Tennessee Farmers Are Directed Not te Collect Rent Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 26.—White Caps are posting notices at South Pitts- burg, near here, notifying farmers that they must not receive any more money for rent of land, under penalty of death. The section boss for the M. and C. road has been nct.fied that he must pay the men $1.25 or be shot. Great excitement prevails there. — A MINE ACCIDENT. Officials Killed by Falling From the Ca we. ° WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 26.—A hor- rible accident occurred today at the Exeter shaft of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at Pittston. The bottom fell out of the carriage as It was descending the shaft, and Col. Mason, the superintendent, Robert Mercur, assistant superintendent, and Wil- liam Wilson, another official, were precip- itated to the bottom. Mason was killed outright and the other two were fatally in- jured. The men were going down into the mine on a tour of inspection. eS EN A LABOR ARBITRATION. The Decision Was Aga the Men. NEW YORK, July 26.—State Arbitration Commissioner Edward Feeney this morning t the Side of gave his decision in the matter of the troubles between Cane, McCaffrey & Co., clothiers of this city, and their employes, over a dispute about wages. In February, 184, the clothing cutters, examiners and trimmers employed by Cane, McCaffrey & Co., 686 Broadway, New York city, agreed to a reduction of 10 per cent in their weekly wages, said reduction to continue until the trade had assumed nor- mal conditions. The two grades of cutters formerly received $20 and $24 per week, a reduction of 10 per cent making their wages $18 and $21.60 per week respectively On June 30 the men quit work after a refusal by the firm to accede to a demand for a restoration of the 10 per cent reduc- tion. On July 17 it was agreed by both parties to submit the matter to arbitration. The state commissioner finds that “trade has not resumed normal conditions” and thet the men must work at 10 per cent re- duction until October 1, when old wages shall be restored. J ee Quict in e Coke Regt SCOTTDALE, Pa., July 26.—There was no trouble today over the disarming of the coke strikers, Under orders from the sher- iff the strikers have been advised by their leaders to give up their arms, and all but a few of the more ignorant and determined have consented to do so. At New haven a company of sixty armed men turned their guns over to Burgess Newcomer. An or- der has also been made prohibiting foreign flags in processions. Everything was quiet in the region today. —_—~-——_ THE METROPOLITAN BILL The Conference Agreement Reported to the A Lively Debate on the Subject of Voltage in Which the Report ip Attacked. Representative Richardson, from the con- ference committee on the Metropolitan rail- road bill, reported an agreement in confer- ence to the House today. The important features of the report were that the House conferees yielded to the Senate amendment requiring a change in the equipment of the road within ninety days. The Senate yields to the House on the amendment striking out the word electric in connection with the description of the underground system. The bill passed by the House provided for an underground electric system. The Senate struck out the word electric. The conference inserted the word, and the act requires the use of an underground “elec- tric’ system. The House yields as to the Mmit of time within which the branches of the read shall be completed. The Senate's provision that the north and south branch shall be completed in one year, and that the east and west branch shail be com- pleted in two years, stands in the measure as agreed to In conference, ‘The Senate recedes from its amendment abolishing the Metropolitan tracks from {th and Florida avenue to and on 7th street, and this exteasion to the Brightwood track remains. A new fifth section is adopted by the con- ference requiring that the Metropolitan railroad shall immediately make arrange- ments for reciprocal transfers with all in- tersecting railroads, and that on the com- pletion of the work for the new motive power reciprocal trackage arrangements must be made to permit access for the sub- urban railroads to the heart of the city, either by agreement between the Metro- relitan and the other roads, or under condi- tions fixed by the Supreme Court of the te A Dincussion About Volts. im connection with this section an ani- mated discussion grew out of the question of the number of volts used by each of the two underground electric systems. Mr. Richardson explained that the system pro- posed to be used was understood to be the PBuda-Pesth, which was but 300 volts, while the underground system of the Rock Creek read req 0 voits. Therefore it was provided that the cars of connecting roads in passing va the Metropolitan road into the city should be drawn by the Metropol- itan motors. Mr. Cannon and Mr. Hepburn made this the point of attack upon the con- ference report. Each said that he wanted the report voted down, and that the ques- tion of voltage be kept open to be settled by the Supreme Court of the District in fix- ing the conditions under which the recij rocal trackage arrangements shall be ef- fected. Mr. Richardson said that it was not pos- sible to run the existing system with 300 volts, and that the Buda-Pesth system could not be run with a heavier voltage. A number of questions on this question were esked by members in different parts of the House, to which Mr. Richardson replied that the solution of the problem which the conference had decided on seemed to be the proper one, and the only one practicable, The Report Attacked. Mr. Cannon made a spirited attack upon the report, insisting that the voltage should be uniform, and that because of the failure of this report to so provide the report should be voted down. He referred inci- dentally to “some of the pet roads” of the cha:rman of the District committee. Mr. Heerd at once responded with anger that if the gentleman meant to insinuate that he had any pet schemes to further his insinuation was false and cowardly. Mr. Carnon then retracted the statement and Heard accepted his explanation. r. Hepburn made a ten-minute speech in opposition to the report. Mr. Richardson then called for the pre- vious question, The Point of No Quorum. The vote on this stood 92 to 19, and the point of no quorum was made by the fill- busters. The call of the roll was then or- dered. After further debate the report was agreed to. ——DisTRict— The Assessment Bill. Senator Hunton, chairman of the subcom- mittee of the District committee of the Sen- ate on the board of assessment and equali- zation bill, today had a consultation at the Capitol with Assessor Trimble and his as- sistants in regard to the provisions of the bill. He hopes to get action taken upon the measure before adjournment. The other members of the subcommittee are Senators Proctor and Smith. An Alley Bill. Senator McMillan teday called up for pas- sage Senate bill 2217, closing part of an al- ley in square 185. In answer to a question by Mr. Mills, he explained that this part of the alley was laid out twenty-five years ago, and has never been used of late, owing to the substitution of a new alley in the rear. The bill was intended merely to clear the title. Mr. Mills withdrew his objection and the bill was passed. cabaderatntonr ce Personal Mention. Secretary Herbert has arranged to spend several days at his home in Alabama dur- IN ~ CONGRESS. ing the early part of August, when the eiections will be in full progress. Dr. J. W. Hodges is at Auantic City. Dr. 8. John: has returned from Massillon, Ohio, where he has been spend- ing several weeks. Mr. Robert A. White left yesterday for Deer Park, where he will spend several weeks, returning by the way of Paconian Va. Herbert Jackson is spending some time at “The Somerset,” Sugar Loaf moun- tain, se Puget So: Dry Dock. The naval board, composed of Civil En- gineers Asserson, Menocal and Prindle, which visited the Puget sound dry dock to | devise means of overcoming unexpected | obstacles in the guilding of that dock, has j returned to Washington. They were’ suc- cessful in their undertaking, and, after a slight modification of the plans, the diffi- culty in driving the piles was overcome, aad the works is mow again in progress, i + ee Te proof of te pudding is in fhe eating. Yesterdan’s Star contained 30 cofumns Of advertisements, mare up of 584 separate announce: ments. These advertisers Space. IMR. VILAS’ DEFENSE He Speaks as the President’s Pere sonal and Political Friend. jMR. GORMAN'S CHARGES ANSWERET A High Tribute Paid to Senator Hill. MANY BILLS PASSED A general impression in the galleries when the Senate met today was that the oratorical pyrotechnic display was over for the present unless the republicans seized the opportunity to harass their political adversaries. By agreement it was decided not to call up the conference report on the tariff bill until 2 o'clock. The House bill to provide an Amerie can register for the schooner Astoria was passed; also a Senate bill to provide an American register for the steamer Oceania, On motion of Mr. Hunton (Va.) a resolue tion directing the Secretary of the Trease for copies of all corre spondence with railroad officials in con« nection with the recent strike. Bills o1 e Calendar Taken Up. The Senate then proceeded to consider bills on the calendar. The following bills were passed: To provide for the location and satisfaction of outstanding military bounty land warrants and certificates of location under section 3 of the act of 1838; to grant an increase of pension to Eliza Starr; to retire mates in the United States navy; to amend the act of April 24, 18) authorizing the construction of st bridge over St.Louis river between Wiscon- sin and Minnesota; for the application of _ the accretions of the Caracas (Venezuela) awards of ING to the new awards made in 1589 and 18%); to retire William H. Hugo as a first lieutenant of cavairy. Mr. McPherson (N. J.) interrupted the corsideration of bills on the calen: to ask indefinite leave of absence. = quest was based upon “persistent illness caused by bad air in the Senate chamber.” The request was granted. Other bills were passed as fc llows: Other Passed. To authorize certain .persons to accept decorations and testimonials from the Hae wallan government; for the relief of Benj, F. Potect; to authorize the state of Mone tana to make selections from certain pube lic lands; to authorize Commander Dennis W. Mullan, United States navy, to accept a medal presented to him by the Chilean government; to remove the bar of the sta’ ute of limitations and give the right of appeal to laborers having claims upon the government unde> the eight-hour law; to pension Mary E. Trickey; to provide for the sale of the old custom house at Louls- ville; to prohibit the interment of bodies in Graceland cemetery, in the District of Coe lumbia. To provide for an investigation relative to the work and Wy ight ey for the relief of P. S. Corbett; for the relief of James N. Townsend; for the relief of Samuel Fitzhugh, administrator of the es- tate of Henry a a thorizing the sale of United States title to a tact in county, Md.; for ‘irginia posal of accretion of Vi “Bod 5 fund. To authorize the payment to Rear Ade miral John H. Russell of the highest pay of his grade. The Tariff Report Again. At 2 o'clock Mr. Jones called np the cone ference report on the tariff bill. Mr. Vilas (Wis.) was immediately recoge rized, but yielded to Mr. Quay (Pa), whe withdrew the sugar amendments he offered just before adjournment last night. Mr. Gray (Del.) suggested the absence of & quorum, and the absentees came trooping in, in response to the summons of the elece tric bells. There was a general air of expectancy, All present felt that something of import- ance was about to occur. Mr. Brice (Ohio) came in and held a whispered consultation with Mr. Vilas. Senator Vilas Defends the Presiden It was expected that the Ohio Senator would make a statement before Mr. Vilas proceeded, but he did net do so. The Wise consin Senator began his speech by saying that an extraordinary scene occurred on the Senate. It was evident to defend the President. A Senator, said he, saw fit to at~ resident, without precedent, he or if there was a precedent, it thought, Was one that ought to be shunned inste: of followed. It was a personal assault wpo! the President and his character. He haa hoped, he said, that the remarks of Mr. Gorman and those who joined with him on that occasion would have appeared in the Record before he (Mr. Vilas) ré& plied. But, he went on sarcastically, he presumed the engagements of the Maryland Senator were so pressing that he had had no time to revise them. Mr. Vilas con- sidered it nis duty to reply to that assault. He would speak as the personal as well as the political friend of the President He rejoiced in the honor of Mr. Cleves land's friendship. It was a pride to hi Of the rewards, few and stinted, that comb to public men, one of the greatest that had come to him was the intimate association with that lofty and distinguished man. The President Lauded. It was his honest testimony to his chare acter that never at any moment of temptas tion, either political or personal, had he failed to see in Mr. Cleveland the pure white light of an upright purpose. For such a man he saw fit to say some w not in defense (he needed none) correction of a discolo . Cleveland b but some the y.-He would at in behalf of the truth “What were the points of accu- inquired Mr le assault regretted, he Was absent from the Senate chamber The first accusation, he proceeded. was that the President was open to the charge of duplicity. That was Lased upon a letter in which Mr, Cleveland expressed the hope that iron and coal should go on the free list in the tariff bill. The second was the executive had by that encreached on the prerogatives of Congress, and third the President had traduced the S Those charges were true or false, not Vilas, asa matter of argument, but as a matter of fect. Facts as to Cont and Iron. “With regard to coal and Iron ore, let us examine the facis,” gaid Mr. Vilas, ‘And I desire to say here that J am under deep obligations to the Senator from New York, who never in his public career made } Svch an able exposition of any subject as jhe did on Tuesday iast.” His high tribuie to Senator Hill caused @ suspicion of a smile on the faces of many in the chamber. IThe President's Position Materink Mr. Vilas thon reviewed at length the