Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXcEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, THT Pes lasia Avenue, Csr. Lith Street, by he Evening Star Newspspor Company, £5. Kaurrh , Pres’t. Tow York Otice, 49 Potter Building eens The Evening Star ie served to subscribers i oy or a eg Pedy gon pene a ne ye week, or 44c. per mirth. Copies at the counter cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United Sates or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per Saterda: ints Bh s + weet egee Sct Big, 0 we mee ered at the lost (mt ae Sccoud-caey ail matter} nse DS we eriptions it be paid in e. Kates of advertising made Kuowa’on application Zz Vor 85, No. 20,968. e Eb ening St ~ »> WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1894—TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. READY 10 ADJOURN Congress is Simply Waiting for the President's Action. pene FREPARING FOR THE CAMPAIGN >—_—_— It Will Be a Fight Between the Two Great Parties. ANXIETY IN THE SOUTH ——_.___. Congress is now simply waiting for Cleve- land to act on the tariff bill. If Cleveland returns Wednesday and signs the bill, as it is hoped he will, an adjournment will occur this week. Both houses are ready to ad- journ, and within two hours after notice is received that the tariff bill has become a law it is expected that this session will end. The bill to correct the free alcohol in the arts clatse of the tariff act may be Passed, and som? unanimous-consent work will be done each day that the session lasts, but es far as matters of general interest are concerned, the session is as good as at an end row. The democrats of the House are extremely anxious to get home to be- gin an early campaign. Many have gope already. lerest in Legisiation Has Ceased. Their interest in legislation has ceased, and the question of holding their seats in the next House is uppermost in importance. It is only too evident that the Representa- tives who voted to send the popgun bills to the Senate are, for the most part, greatly relieved to know that the Senate will not act on the bills, and that, therefore, there will be no need of the session being pro- longed. The general feeling is that one of the most important and exciting congres- sional campaigns for years is about to open, and all hands are ‘hot for the fight. ‘Though early for a campaign to begin, it is expected to start with great activity as soon as Congress adjourns. ‘The two campaign committres here have been at work for some time, and the clerks of the several Congressmen are being kept busy now looking up records for speeches on the stump. Only those members in solid districts will take more than two weeks’ vacation before going into the field. Character of the Fight. ‘The feeling among the statesmen at ‘Washington is that the fight ts going to be @ straight one between the two great par- ties, in which the pepulist element will not figure to any great extent. An unusual feature of the situation is the anxiety of democrats from certain sections of the south. The Louisiana members are anxious about the affairs in their state. It is said that the republicans have a chance to get two, and possibly three, Representatives from that state, and the Louisiana mem- bers themselves will*not be surprised if the republicans gain sufficient strength there to give the electoral vote of the state to the republican candidate when the presklential election comes around. Neo Program in the House. Speaker Crisp returned today from sev- eral days’ rest at Old Point Comfort, Va. He says there is no program for the week. Members of the ways and means committee say they do not think the President will let the tariff bill become a law until the last moment, in order that the customs officers may have all information ible before putting the act into effect. would give until the midnight of Monday next, so that an adjournment could not come until Tues- day. Representative Tarsney will make no ef- fort to push his free silver lead ore bill, be- yend getting it on the House calendar. He made the report today, reciting the of the bill in the last Congress and as q part of the Wilson bill. As it was evident ho quorum was in the House to do business Mr. Tarsney let the bill go over until next session. Chairman Wilson is at Long Branch as the guest of Representative Isidore Straus. —EE RENEWING OLD CHARTERS. A Bill of Importance to District Cor- porations Passed by Congress Today. A pew law was added to District legisla- ticn today by the passage through the House, by unanimous consent, of a Senate bill to renew the life of corporations in the District. The bill in full ts as follows: “That section five hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be, and the same is hereby, amended by add- ing to the said section the following pro- vision: “That any corporation heretofore or here- after organized under the provisions of this section may renew its charter for any stated number of years, not exceeding wenty, by filing in the office of the re- cumer at deeds of the District of Columbia a certificate in writing signed by a ma- jority of its trustees and duly acknowl- edged, certifying that at the last regular meeting of the stockholders held prior to, the date of such certificate, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, the stock- holders of such company, by a vote of at least two-thirds of all the ori of ppe stock of the company, resolv rent the charter thereof for a period designated by them: Provided, that the proposed re- newal shall be approved by the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia in writ- ing indorsed on said certificate: And pro- vided, that a duly authenticated copy of the resolution of the stockholders in respect of such renewal shall be attached to said certificate. “The filing of such certificate so approved shall be and operate as a renewal of such charter for the time specified therein. The charter so renewed may afterward be re- newed from time to time: Provided, that no ‘one renewal shall be for a longer period than twenty years, and that each renewal shall be authorized by the stockholders and be subject to the approval of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia in the manner hereinbefore provided. “The provisions of section five hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, shall apply to the record of all certificates of renewals of charters au- by this act.” Orie pane of this act will relieve a mvumber of local corporations whose char- ters expire soon, and which could not be otherwise renewed. ———--———_—_ Pensions Granted. ‘Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Reissue, William H. Miner, James Hill, John Nicoll (deceased), Thomas Lenyer; reissue and increase, Chas. . Keyser, U. S. Soldiers’ Home; original widows, ete., Sarah E. Nicoll. Maryland—Retssue, William H. Kirkwood, Baltimore: Peter Cooke, Baltimore; Miles Fairfax, Bowie, Prince George’s county; original widows, ete., Mary S. Ruff, Balti- more. ‘The At The U.S.S. Atlanta having completed her cruises with the naval militia has sailed New Haven via New York for Nor- fn where she will be fitted with a new ank shaft. “The Portsmouth has arrived at Cherbourg. ASuit for Damages fr Goods Placed in Storage. the Part of the yen—Details of the Suit. Negligence Alleged Firm and Em; Today the first of the expected suits against the firm of Geo. W. Knox, arising out of the destruction by fire last month of the firm’s store rooms, was filed by Harry T. Guss. Mr. Guss alleges that the firm, consisting of Wm. S., Geo. V. and John O. Knox and Mary Krox Van Aredale, held themselves out to the public as keeping a safe and secure warehouse for the storage of goods and chattels, undertaking to safely and securely keep the same. He then goes on to state that, relying upon such in- ducements, he delivered to the firm on the 29th of tt June sundry articles of house- hold furniture, silverware, clothing, music, surgical instruments, personal papers and manuscripts of the value of $3,000. Mr. Guss states that he paid the storage charges in advance, and asserts that upon receiving the goods end the charges there- on, it became and was the duty of the defendants to take due and proper care of the said gocds, to safely and securely keep them and deliver them to the plaintiff upon his request. . All that Mr. Gvss alleges the firm failed to do, he states. On the contrary, he declares that the defendants and their agents and employes so negligently and carelessly behaved and conducted them- selves with respect to the goods, and took so little and such bad care respecting the warehouse in which the goods were stored that the building and its contents were de- stroyed by the said fire. Mr. Guss claims that the defendants neglected to observe and carry out the usual precautions against fire in stabling a large number of horses in the building, in stor- ing hay and cther combustible and inflam- mable materials therein, in allowing a cer- tain wagon with motor or vessel contain- ing gasoline or some other dangerous and inflammable fluid to be brought into the building and in permitting unknown per- sons to have access to and come within the building at late hours of the night. Mr. Guss states that the defendants have refused and still refuse to pay him for the goods he lost or for any part of them. He therefore claims damages in the sum of $3,000, with interest thereon from the date of the fire—July 24 last. —>__—. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Appointments and Promotions. W. H. Webb, private in the District of Columbia fire department, has been pro- moted to fireman, vice J. H. Deane, re- signed. Frank G. Bernhardt has been appointed private in the District of Columbia fire de- partment, vice W. H. Webb, promoted. Emilie Buhler has been appointed ste- nographer and typewriter in the executive office, with compensation at the rate of $720 per annum. Marion C. Hargrove has ‘been appointed deputy property clerk, with compensation at the rate of $1,000 per annum. Richard Hamilton has been appointed messenger to the excise board, with com- pensation at the rate of $75 per month. Complaints Aguinst the Garbage Wharf. Richard E. Pairo, vice president of the Analostan Boat Club, has filed with the Commissioners a protest against the ship- ment of garbage from the foot of G street northwest, as the same is a nuisance, in- jurious to health and damaging to the value of the club’s property. He says: “The garbage wharf is but 100 yards or 0 above the buat house, where many peo- ple, both ladies and ger.tlemen, are accus- tomed to gather in the aftergoon. At times the stench of the garbage is unbearable. In the process of handling about all the Nquid and much of the solid garbage is deposited in the river (contrary to law) and is carried by the current and tides under and around the boat house, where, at low tide, it festers in the sun and becomes very objectionable if not dengerous. “It seems to me there is no possible rea- son or excuse for locating the garbage wharf at that point, save to suit the con- venience of the contractor, which surely should be the last thing considered. On general principles, it seems wrong to cart the garbage of the city up town and carry it in scows down past the whole city. The natural and proper place of shipment would be the furthest wharf down the river, not the furthest point up. But aside from these considerations, we have a valuable Property, upon which we large taxes regularly, and which property was occu- pied by us long before the location of the garbage wharf, and we would be entitled to protect ourselves from the nuisance and damage by injunction if necessary. We trust, however, that the sense of fairness vnd justice of the honorable Commissioners will render it unnecessary for us to resort to the courts for relief. “This matter has been brought to your at- tention Feretofore, I believe, went through the routine of being referred to the health office, referred back with the report and pigeon holed. At any rate no practical no- tice seems to have been taken of previous protests, I trust and hope that this will fare better and that we shall have early action in the premises.” A Carriage Stand Nuisance. Samuel T. Scott of 505 Pennsylvania avenue has complained to the Commis- sioners of a nuisance in the form of a line of carriages belonging to a company, whose headquarters are in the National Hotel, and whose vehicles are for hire to the guests of the hotel. He suggests that the 6th street side of the hotel would be sf@itable for the vehicles, but the company persist in keep- ing them in front of his place of business to the serious injury of his business and in violation of the laws of health. The mat- ter has been referred to the major of police for report. Building Permits. The building permits issued today were as follows: J. E. Miller, three brick dwellings, at Nos. 213-15-17 R street, Eckington, to cost $2,500. E. Mahcney, one brick livery stable in alley between M, N, 12th and 13th streets northwest, to cost $4,000. H. F. Downey, one frame dwelling, at No. 18 A street southeast, to cost $500. Mrs. Catherine Gainey, one brick dwell- ing, at 1119 4th street northeast, to cost $12 —_—_+—__ College Detatis. Second Lieut. John S. Grisard, thirteenth infantry, has been relieved from temporary duty with his company, and will proceed to College Park, Md., and resume his duties at the Maryland Agricultural College. First Lieut. Henry C. Hodges, jr., twen- ty-second infantry, has been relieved from further duty at the Groton School, Groton, Mass., to take effect September 1, 1894, and is detailed professor of military science and tactics at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, Dur- ham, N. H. ——— The Fire on the Marion. The naval board, of which Capt. Cotton was president, charged with an examina- tion into the fire on the U. 8S. 8. Marion while in the dock at Mare Island, Cal., has reported to the Navy Department that the origin of the fire, which was confined to the shell room, was probably spontaneous com- bustion. The damage would not exceed $200. First reports placed damage as high as $20,000, Startling Discoveries Made by the Chicago Police. UPRISINGS PLANNED BY THE “REDS” A Number of Electrical Infernal Machines. INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTS CHICAGO, August 20.—The startling dis- covery of the contents in the two coffers that were captured Saturday by the police has led those officials to redouble’ their efforts. They believe that somewhere, hid- den in the haunts of the Chicago anar- chists, is to be found still more incriminat- ing evidence of a gigantic incendiary con- spiracy, and also further proof of the pre- meditated uprising which was planned by the “reds” for this fall or winter. The contents of other letters found in the smaller coffers have been translated, and nothing more of an esvecialiy sensational nature has been revealed. The documents corroborate the assertiors of the letter al- luded to in the previous dispatches, and has stimulated the officials to still deeper in- quiry into this matter. Persistent search is being made in sev- eral suspected quarters on the west side. Houses were ransacked and friends and followers of the anarchists now in prison were closely questioned. The news of the arrests already made has its effect of clear- ing the city of all those who might have been suspected of having something to do with the arson cases. A few bolder of the anarchists who still remain are careful to keep out of sight, which makes it an ex- tremely difficult matter at present for the inspectors to obtain any additional evi- dence from these sources. No more arrests, it is said, need be expected for a few days at least. The officials have practically de- termined to allow the case to rest for a while until the excitement Is over and the conspirators still at large recover their re- assurance and come back to their old haunts. Inspector Conway has secured a chest full of the peculiar machines used by Herlitz, Scharff, Nelson and the others of the gang of incendiary conspirators in the destruc- tion of property in this city. He has also secured a second and smaller chest contain- ing anarchist literature and a number of pictures, conspicuous among which is a copy of thé painting in Oscar Neebe’s sa- loon of the pardon of the Haymarket anarchists by the governor of Illinois. The machines are of singular construction, and are well devised for the execution of the schemes of the conspiraturs. They are evidently the property of anarchists and lend color to the theory of a:piot for whole- —— of property and probably of life. ‘The machines are electrical devices and are constructed upon the single cell, inter- rupted current principle. The cells are in the ends and wires run the length of the tubing, which is something over an inch in diameter. The cut is broken near the center in such a manner as to causé a spark, so that naphtha, benzine or any other highly inflammable fluid conveniently placed would instantly ignite and cause fire. The deadly nature of the machines is seen when it is known that the time of the explosion can be regulated by absolute certainty by the proper adjustment of the clockwork mech- anism which frees the current. EEE SENATOR TELLER AT HOME. The Coming Fight in the State to Be DENVER, Col., August 20.—Senator Teller arrived from Washington yestetday and will spend his vacation of several weeks in the west. According to his idea, the coming state campaign is to be for good govern- ment. National politics will not figure in the campaign for the reason that the only issue at stake today is the silver issue, and every man in Colorado, of whatever political complexion, ig for the free coinage of silver. “It must be apparent to every man and woman at home, as it certainly is to all out- siders who are interested in Colorado, that the populists must go. It is not a question of the defeat of any one individual, but of the entire party. It is beyond the ken of any man to estimate the damage that has been done this state by the present adminis- tretion, and no matter who might bd upon the populist ticket in the coming el¢ction, whether the present governor or some one else, the election of that ticket would mean a continuance of the present demoralization, if not the hastening of an utter and com- plete ruin following.” Speaking of national affairs, Mr. Cleve- land, he tninks, Is seriously setting his pins for a fourth nomination, but does not stand @ ghost of a show io get it. Senator Hill, he thinks, is the coming man of the demo- cvatic party, and has of late become very much stronger politically than he was a year ago. —_— > TO SEE FOR HIMSELF. Gov. Altgeld Went to Investigate Conditions at Pullman. CHICAGO, August 20.—Gov, Altgeld went to Pullman today to investigate the cqndi- tion of the Pullman strikers. His visit was the result of a communication sent to him from the strikers, stating that 1,600 families are near to starvation. The governor, pre- vious to his visit, refused to say what ac- tion he would take, but it was generally believed by the strikers that they would re- ceive immediate assistance. Vice President Wickes of the Pullman company called upon Gov. Altgeld at the latter's office and offered to accompany tne executive on his trip to Pullman. ‘Che gov- error received Mr, Wickes very coldly and in a manner which was construed as a di- rect snub informed the latter that he ay not wish to go with him. “I prefer to go alone,” said the governor. “I think I can find my way about the town.” Mr. Wickes departed, apparently highly indignant. te ABANDONED THE IDEA. Proposed Commonwealers’ Demon- stration in Washington Given Up. MASSILLON, Ohio, August 20.—J. 8. Coxey announces that the proposed commonweal demonstration in Washington has been abandoned and that the rext attack on the Capitol will be made in December, when Congress reassembles. A prison-stripe uni- form has been adopted for the “army” and Browne is now wearing it. The “referen- dum” has been added to the basic principles of the movement, and the whole enterprise has been reorganized, with a constitution and by-laws. The word “Christ” has been Gropped from the title “out of deference to the feeling of misunderstanding.” a) Convention of German Veterans, PITTSBURG, Pa., August 20.—The na- ticnal convention of the Kreigerbund, com- posed of men who fought in the German army, was formally opened here today. A large parade was held this morning, in which participated societies from Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, Fort Wayne, Toledo, Salem, Ohio; Cincinnati, Denver and San Francisco. After the parade the members held a picuic, at which Mayor McKenna made the address of welcome. What is Being. Done by the Congressional Committees. Both Democrits and Republicans Are Sending Out Lfterature and Map- ping Out the Field. With the close of Congress the managers of the congressional national campaign committees are preparing for the fall cam- Paign with much energy. Senator Faulk- ner, at the head of the democratic commit- tee, is directing his efforts toward holding a democratic majority jn the House of Rep- resentatives, Extensivg headquarters are in operation, with the executive work in charge of Secretary rence Gardner. The work thué far been in preparing full statistics of writing the cam- paign book and in circulating documents. The campaign book ts about half complet- ed. It will be a volume of about 300 pages, showing the work of Congress and the re- forms claimed to have been made in the de- partmental service. It will be furnished to speakers as a text book for their efforts on the stump. The statistics gathered are uhe most elab- orate ever undertaken by the committee. They show not only the votes by counties for the last four congressional elections, but in close districts the figures are carried out to townships, wards and even precincts. In addition to the numerical vote, a system of percentages has been adopted by which the percentage of gain necessary to suc- cess, or loss threatening defeat, can be ex- actly determined. Another plan of ready reference is by shaded maps of the districts, in which the various colors show the strength of republicans, democrats, popu- lists, prohibitionists, etce., with the figures as to the vote of each party. Campaign speakers will not be sent out by the committee, us each congressional nominee will be left to secure his own speakers. Many of the Congressmen ar- range a system of exchanging speeches, by which they visit the districts of their friends, and the latter reciprocate. The na- tional committee say this proves more sat- isfectory than handling the speakers through a central bureau. If, however, a weak spot is developed where speakers ere few, the national committee will undertake to supply the orators, Documents are be- ing shipped in large quantities, but the main supply, particularly on the tariff, will not go out until Congress has adjourned, and all uncertainty on the question has been removed. $- ‘The Rep lean Committee. The republican cérgréssional campaign committee, in the absenc® of Secretary Olds, is in charge of Assistant Secretary Thomas H. McKee. By the @eci@ign of the republi- can national committee the congressional campaign is left in the hands of the congressional committee, Chairman Manley acting in an advisory capacity. The headquarters force is just now engaged in getting together the campaign text book, which Capt. McKee ‘expécts to have issued by September 1. : The committee has had its headquarters open continuously from: November 1 and since that trme has circulated 2,000, pieces of campaign literature. This work will be pushed with even greater diligence from this time forward. The committee furnishes matter for a page each week to several plate a. @stablishments and Press associations; ich is said to be in demand by newspapers all over the country. A complete canyfiss has been made of every congressional district in the country and the work tobe done mapped out and systematized. In states where a state cam- paign is on the work will be left in the hands of the state committee entirely. Where there is no state campaign the con- gressional district organization will be ¢o- operated with directly. There will be no speakers’ bureau at the committee headquarters, as Congressmen and candidates are found to prefer arrang- ing for speakers themselves. Every assist- ance possible in securing speakers will, however, be rendered where it is asked for. ——_—+-o+_____ THE PRESIDENT’S RETURN. It is Said That It Will Be Days. In addition to signing the sundry @vil appropriation bill at Gray Gables on Satur- day, the President also approved at the same time the act to amend section 2 of the act approved February 15, 1893, entitled “An act granting additional quarantine powers and imposing additional duties upon the marine hospital service.” These two bills were taken to Gray Gables by Mr. O’Brien, en executive clerk at the White House, last Friday, and he returned with them yesterday afternoon. It is said at the White House that the President will certainly return to Wash- ington in a few days-and that he will have ample time after hig return to dispose of the few bills still requiring action on his part. Two of these pending bills are of great interest to the District. One relates to the entry of the Mount Vernon railway into the city limits an4 the other is the Great Falls ratiroad ‘‘omnibus” bill. These hills were delivered at the White House the latter part of last week, and the ten days’ limit for action upon them will not expire until early next week. a Few ——__-e~. MR. GORMAN OBJECTS. The Bill to Provide an Aged Colored Home Goes Over. Senator Turpie today called from the Senate calendar House bill 7005, to provide for the erection in this city of a national home for aged and infirm colored persons. The bill appropriates $100,000 out of the Freedman’s fund for this purpose. There was no objection ‘at first and the report of the committee was being read, when Mr. Gorman arose to say that he felt that it would be improper to consider such an im- portant bill at the end of the session. “I do not know that the bill takes any money directly sut of the treasury,” said Mr. Gorman, “but it is @ large sum, and I think there should be @ full Senate when it is considered.” Mr. Martin pleaded with Mr. Gorman to allow the bill to be saying that it had been carefully, scrutinized by the committees and th ly guarded. Mr. Gorman, however, was obdurate, and so the bill went over, probally not to be called up again this session: CANADIAN SHALING CLAIMS. se: The Object of Sir Chas. Tupper’s Visit to Washizigton. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am- bassador, accompanied ‘by Mr. Charles Tup- per, the Canadian “minister of fisheries, called at the State Department today and had an interview with Secretary Gresham in regard to the settlement of the claims of the owners of British Columbia vessels seized by United States naval and revenue marine vessels for alleged unlawful sealing in Bering sea. These claims wiil probably be adjusted by an international commission, and Mr. Tupper's visit to Washington ts to afford the British ambassador the informa- tion necessary for the prosecution of the negotiations. e+ Fourth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-elass post- masters appointed today was twenty-five. Of this number seventeen were to fill va- cancies -caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. ‘The Virginia appointments were: Annex, Martha A. Harris, vice W. R. Gilbert, re- signed; Kinsale, F. M. Thrift, vice Ceorge Vansant, resigned. . ey Judge Miller Will Investigate Charges Against a Court Official. SERGEANT DALEY AND HIS AFFIDAVITS Promotions of Officers Caused by the Recent Dismissals. BEFORE THE TRIAL BOARD Judge Miller of the Police Court is now going to take a hand in the police scandal. He was at Asbury Park with his family last week when the scandal was ventilated in the newspapers, and it was not until the publication of a statement concerning charges to be made against Warrant Cle-k Washburn that the judge interested him- self in the matter. Then he came directly home, and this morning he went to the Police Court to begin an investigation. As heretofore published, it was statei that Sergt. Daley would prefer charges against the clerk. Judge Miller found, however, that no such charge had been made. He had a conversation with Warrant Clerk Washburn corcerning the published state- ments, and the latter denied that there was any truth in them. The judge then sent for Sergt. Daley and had a conference with him. To a Star reporter Judge Miller said he intended to probe the matter to the bot- tom, and that he will let the ax fall in the Proper place. He will hold no star chamber meeting, he says, for he wants no secrecy in the matter. If there is any intentional deviation from the line of duty shown on the part of the clerk then the latter will be dismissed, and if on the other hand a false charge is made, then he will see that the proper recourse is had. So far as he is concerned, he will only make an investiga- tion to see if there is any reason for a re- flection. on any official connected with the court, as it is his intention to rid the court of the slightest imputation of any wrong. Daley da His Affidavits. Sergt. Daley arrived at Judge Miller's of- fice soon after 1 o'clock. He was armed with a number of papers, several of which were affidavits. Two of them were made by Wm. Lancaster and Solomon G. Green, col- cored men, who are better known in police circles than they are elsewhere. One of these affidavits reads as follows: “I aided Jesse Brown and Solomon Green in the capture of William Calloway, an es- caped prisoner from the of the Police Court (McCaffrey), for whose re- capture a reward of $20 was offered by said McCaffrey; that afflant was paid his por- tion of the reward, part in cash and the remaining in witness fee certificates of the Police Court, issued in cases in which I had no knowledge; that said witness fee cer- tificates were given «fant by Clerk Wash- burn, and were cashed at the District build- ing for affiant.” There was also an affidavit, signed by a number of persong, to show that Sergt. Daley never certified their attendance in court unless they were actually in attend- ance. Then, too, the sergeant had a long list showjng the amount of money the men were credited with having been paid. These figures, he said, he got-from the books in the auditor’s office. He said that the col- cored men mentioned said they. had been paid in cases in which they had not becn witnesses, and in other cases credited to them they had not received the fee. Judge Miller's Conclusion. Judge Miller told Sergt. Daley that he deemed it his duty to make an investiga- tion, because-he thought the proper ad- ministration of the court's affairs demanded it, He requested Sergt. Daley to reduce his charges to writing in order that he might know just how to proceed. The prisoner William Calloway, who is alleged to have escaped, Daley said, was arrested under the pame of William Jordan and was sent to if penitentiary. Police Promo! % The appointments of the policemen to fill the vacancies caused by the dismissal of the ten policemen, as well as to fill the Places provided by the new appropriation bill, made room for the promotion of nine privates of cless one, $75 per month, to the second class at $90. These promotions, of course, interested the men on the force who had done duty for several years to merit their promotion. When the names were announced by Maj. Moore there were several surprises, but, as a rule, the promotions gave general satis- faction. The names transmitted to the Commis- sioners by Maj. Moore were J. A. Williams, first precinct; Jacob Jacobson, third pre- cinct; J. J. Perry, fourth precinct; G. T. Parker, W. R. Haynes and W. W. Bate- man, sixth precinct; J. D. Rodgers, fifth precinct; James Conlan, seventh precinct; Charles Speer, eighth precinct. These tin well-known officers, and their pro- m resulted from the faithful perform- anc® of duty. In selecting these men the number of cases made did not figure in the Me saction. There are still two vacancies, which be filled late this afternoon. mare An Officer on Trial. Policeman Gelabert, whose name has been mentioned in connection with the police scandal, was tried today. The charge against him was giving information calcu- lated to defeat the ends of justice. It was charged that after arranging with Sergt. J. C. Daley to raid Frank Hall's liquor sa- loon in South Washington on a particular Sunday, he gave notice to the saloon keeper and the raid had to be abarflion: —__—_. MARSHAL ARNOLD HERE. What He Has to Say in Regard to the Great Strike. United States Marshal Arnold of Illinois, who was a conspicuous figure during the late strike, has come to Washington to set- tle his strike accounts with the Department of Justice. The accounts, which aggregate about $100,000, will be allowed and liqui- dated as soon as the formalities have been complied with. Marshal Arnold said today that the strike was a thing of the past. Occasionally a workman who had taken the place of a striker would be assaulted on his way to or from his work, but with a few exceptions all violence had ceased, and to all appearances normal conditions had been restored. As to the strikers themselves, Mr. Arnold said that a very large proportion of them had been taken back by the railroads. Workmen who took no active part in the hostile demonstrations against the railroads had found little difficulty in regaining their old places, but the leaders and those who had a hand in the destruction of property had rot been taken back, and never would be. Mr. Debs and the other strike leaders, cording to Marshal Arnold’s views, would not enter politics in earnest. They hoped and really expected, Mr. Arnold said, that the strike would precipitate a revolution, and that the social structure of our govern. ment would be shattered and fall to the ground. The prompt and effective meas- ures adopted by the Attorney General had smashed their schemes almost before mat- ters had taken shape, and, having failed to enlist the co-operation of all trade and labor organizations, Mr. Debs and his fol- lowers, Mr. Arnold thought, would now join hands with the populists. The American Railway Union was wrecked, Mr. Arnold SEQUEL OF THE KNOX FIRE PLOTTING TO BURNICAMPAIGN WoRK THE POLICE SCANDAL|THE TARIFF BILL] WITHOUT A Many Questions in Regard to It Sent to Action by the President Not Expected Until Friday, Although He May Sign It at Once. The Secretary of the Treasury is in daily receipt of communications from all parts of the country in regard to the tariff bill, as to when it will take effect, the meaning of certain vague or scemingly contradictory provisions, etc., etc. All these inquiries are based on the assumption that the bill will become a law. The principal uncertainty appears to be with regard to goods now in bond. Shall they be assessed under the law in existence at the time they were en- tered in bond, or shall they be classified for duty under the law in existence at the time of their withdrawal for consumption? It will make a great difference to the im- porters, as the duty has been reduced, and in some removed altogether, on the ma- jority of the goods in bond. Other Important Questions. There are several other important ques- tions to be decided in regard to the time the proposed new law takes effect, and they have been the subject of several long conferer ces between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General. As a general rule, Secretary Carlisle has informed nearly all his correspondents that the department cannot answer hypothetical questions as to the probable construction of certain provisions of a bill in anticipation Of its becoming a law. = When Action is Expected. Although the President is expected to re- turn to Washington by Wednesday of this week, treasury officials do not look for ex- ecutive action on the tariff bill before Fri- day next at the earliest, as its provisions cennot well be put into full legal operation at the ports on the Pacific coast before that date. It is possible, however, that the Pres- ident may heed the advice coming from all sections for immediate action and dispose of the matter cn the very day of his return to the capital. The Loss of Revenue. The principal argument used in Pavor ot prompt action is that the government is losthg the benefit of the 20 cents increase on the tax on distilled spirits. It is estimat- ed that there are 6,000,000 gallons of whisky still in bond and that it will all be with- drawn in a few days under the present tax cf 90 cents. The reverue from this source has averaged $3,000,000 a day for the past three days, showing the desire of the distillers to avail themselves of the benefit of the present tax. ————_-2+—_____ TODAY’S NOMINATIONS. Army and Navy Promotions and Other Presidential Appointments. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters—Frank P. Marble, at New Hartford, Conn.; Thomas F. Higgins, at Terryville, Conn.; Thomas 8. Rourke, at Unionville, Conn.; Thomas W. Anderson, at Cherryvale, Kan.;Barney O'Neil, at How- ard, 8.D.; 8. H. Jones, at Hio, Tex. Frank Cassidy, surveyor of customs for the port of Cairo, Il. War—Maj. James H. Bradford, eleventh infantry, to be Meuterant colonel; Capt. George W. Davis, fourteenth infantry, to be major; First Lieut. Frank F. Eastman, fourteenth infantry, to be captain; First Lieut. Mitchell F. Jamar, thirteenth in- fantry, to be captain; Second Lieut. James T. Dean, third infantry, to be first lieu- tenant; Second Lieut. Ulysses G. McAlex- twenty-fifth infantry, to be first w Charl ‘B Sti former!: cl les B. Stivers, ly captain, sev- enth infantry, to be captain. Navy—To be assistant paymasters—Geo. Guy Rodgers of Missouri, Martin McMahon Ramsay of the District of Columbia and Joseph Johnston Cheatham of Tennessee. To be assistant engineers—John Twiggs Myers of Virginia, Edward 8. K: of New York and David Van H. Allen of = nessee. —_—____-2- RECORDING SUBDIVISIONS. Phe Bill to Prevent Their Being Filed im the Recorder's Office. Senator Gallinger today secured unani- mous consent of the Senate to take up and pass Senate bill 1005, to prevent the re- cording of subdivisions of land in the Dis- trict in the office of recorder of deeds. This bill provides that hereafter {t shall not be lawful for any person *o record any map er plat of the subdivision of land in the District of Columbia in the office of the recorder of deeds, whether such map or plat be attached to a deed or other docu- ment or is offered separately for record. In the report of the committee on the District, it is noted that “under the laws already enacted by Congress the width and direction of the suburban streets have been fixed to correspond as rearly as may be with that of the streets and avenues in the city of Washington, thus anticipating the needs of that time, not far distant,when the city of Washington shall be coexten- sive with the District of Columbia. Both the Commissioners and the committee have seen the clearly expressed will of as to the width of streets thwarted by the recording of plats of subdi: in the office of the recorder of deeds and the sale of property based on such recorded plats. The proper place for such record is in the office of the surveyor, and so the law in- eee ee ee ible. The missioners have prepared the bill to meet the defect in the iaw, and the committee recommend its pas- mage” Army Orders. Second Lieut. Charles F. Crain, tenth in- fantry, is transferred to the nineteenth in- fantry, company E. Capt. Frank Baker, ordnance department, will proceed tc the works of Alexander Thomsen, Fitchburg, Mass., on officta) busi- ness pertaining to the inspection of steel horse-collars under manufacture for the ordrarce department. Leave of absence for two months, with permission to go beyond -the limits of the United States, is granted Lieut. Col. Wi- oan Winthrop, deputy judge advocate gen- eral. The following transfers of lieutenants of the first artillery to and from a light bat- tery are ordered, to take effect October 1, 1804: First Lieut. John P. Wisser, from bat tery A to light battery K; First ‘Lieut. vid Price, from light’ battery K to bat- tery A. ——__+-e-_— Dividends Declared. The controller of the currency has de- clared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent rational banks as follows: A first dividend, 15 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the Columbia National Bank of New Whatcom, Wash., on claims Froved, amounting to $109,055.13. . A third dividend, 10 per cent, in favor the greditors of the Linn County: Nations! Bank of amen, 5 Ore., making in all 65 per cent on TOV am: iting a arth alvidend, et Sy eS EN , 8 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the Fidelity National Bank of Cincinneti, Ohio, making in all 58 per cent on claims proved, amoun' to - ‘341,149.44 _ 2 QUORUM The Senate Finds Itself in That Condit THE POPGUN BILLS REPORTED All Sent to the Calendar Some Debate. fter MATTERS IN THE HOUSE Immeiiately after the reading of the Journal in the Senate today Mr. Harris re- ported the amended cugar tariff bill. There wero several inquiries us to what had be- come of the amendments offered by Sen- ators. Mr. Harris said it was not usual to report back amendments which hed been rejected in committee. Mr. Harris then reported the tnree other on Mr. Manderson’s amendment was 21 to 20, and only failed of action from the ab- iF Q i if Will Adjourn Until Wednesday. Mr. Gorman then moved that when Senate adjourned today it be to meet on Wednesday. It was agreed to. The House bill to provide for the erection of a na- tional home for aged and infirm colored people brought from Mr. Gorman the ob- jection that it was too important a meas- ure to be considered in the present condi- 5 ts A bill was passed, on motion of Mr. For. man (IIL), to incorporate the Association of American Florists. The Hawaiian Resolution. of the Boutelle resolution. Owing to the absence of Mr. Boutelle, Mr. Payne (N.Y) objected. On motion of Mr. Cobb oo the District of Columbia was in Mr. Bland ) then the reg. ular order. then. at 1248 pn the Howe adjourned,