Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1894, Page 1

atvance | Vor 85, No. 20,970. THE INCOME TAX Money Sufficient to Carry on the Work of Collecting It. WHAT CHAIRMAN SAYERS SAYS Ail That Was Asked For Was Ap- propriated. WHAT IT MAY COST The members of the House committee on @ppropriations were very much amused to- day at a dotble-leaded scare-head story which appeared in a New York paper this morning to the effect that the income tax provision of the tariff bill is likely to {ail of execution on account of the failure of Congress to provide appropriations for car- rying the bill into effect. It was stated in the article that the Secretary of the Treas- ury had submitted an estimate of $300,000 for this purpose, which had Seen ignored by Congress. What Chairman Sayers Says. “The House passed a special appropri- ation bill last Monday,” said Chairman Sayers to a Star reporter, “and one of the atems of that bill was $0,000 for additional help for the internal revenue bureau, the office which will carry the income tax pro- vision Into effect. That appropriation was made at the instance of the internal reve- nue commissioner, indorsed by the Secre- tary of the Treasury in a letter to this com- mittee. We gave them all that they asked and gave it promptly.” ‘The Secretary's Letter. The letter to which Chairman Sayers re- ferred 1s 23 follows: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETART, WASHINGTON, D. C., August 18, 18M. Hon. Joseph D. Sayers,.Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, “House of Representatives: Sir: The recommendation of the commis- sioner of internal revenue that provision be made for the employment of additional force to be used in connection with the work made necessary by the legislation of the present session of Congress is approved by me. J Seerefore ask that the sum of $9,000 be appropriated for that purpose. Respectfully yours, (Signed) J. G. CARLISLE, Secretary. What It Wi Cost. It is understood that the Treasury De- partment did ask for $40,000 when the in- come tax was first talked of, but as the committee on appropriations did not pro- pose to provide for the execution of a law Pot at that time enacted, nothing was done in the premises until the tariff law seemed @ certainty. Then the Treasury Depart- ment modified its request, and professed to be able to get along with $9,000 for the present, which was thereupon provided It is said that even with no further ap- Propriations the Income tax could not fail of execution, for the regular appropriations for the internal revenue bureau would carry it along until the next session of Con- gress. No new offices are created under the bill. The duties of collecting the income tax are imposed upon existing officials. It is true that at some subsequent time these officials may find the new duties too much for them, and then will take ap- propriate action, and provide more men. The Force Needed. It s estimated that twe hundred and fifty deputy collectors for active service in the field, and that twenty-five additional clerks in the Washington bureau will be necessary for the execution of the addi- tional work of collecting the income tax. For some unknown reason neither the House nor the Senate appropriations com- mittee paid any attenticn to the estimates made some time ego. It is intimated that the failure to make appropriation was in- tentional, as the members of the commit- tee did not wish to have it appear that they had been extravagant fn their appropria- tions. They wished, so it Is said, to make their aggregate appropriations as low as possible for political effect during the fall campaign, with the intention of making the ne provision for the Income tax on the reassembling of Congress in December. What Kevenue Officers Say. A high official of the internal revenue bureau informed a reporter of The Star to- day that there was no dcubt whatever in regard to the enforcement of the income tax provisions; and that the blank forms upon which returns of incomes must be made, and all other incidertal work, will be prerared in good time to put the provis- jons into full operation on the Ist day of January next. Up to that date there is nothing to be done but what can be ac- complished in the internal revenue bureau, with the assistance of a few additional clerks. The employment of collectors and other field operators will not be necessary » until after January 1, and the returns of Incomes may be made at any time up to March 1 next. The blank forms have al- ready been prepared, 2nd will be printed and distributed as soon as Congress makes the necessary appropriation. As showing the feeling of the internal revenue officials on this question, it is stated that they have practically completed all the preliminary arrangeméetts necessary for the execution of all the internal revenue provisions of the bill the very instant that it shall become a law, including the income tax provisions, which, as already stated, will not take ef- fect until the Ist of January next. sd THE TARIFF BILL. Ar. Wilson Will See the President Tomorrow—Treasury Preparatio: Chairman Wilson has gone to West Vir- ginia, but will be back tomorrow, at which time it is expected he will sce President Cleveland, and some intimation may be given as to when Congress can wind up its business. The House was not in session to- day, and very few members put in an ap- pearance. Speaker Crisp was in his private room winding up work. He said he had no intimation as to the disposition of the tariff bitl, or the probable time of adjournment. New Tariff bill Preparations. Preparations for carrying into effect the new tariff bill are going forward at the ‘Treasury Department with all possible speed. Secretary Carlisle has already pre- Pared a blank form of license for custom house brokers previded for fn the bfll, and it is now in the hands of the printer. Sev- eral clerks ure also hard at work preparing an index for the new bill. This will occupy about twenty pages in the new tariff vol- ume which, for the canvenlence of customs officials, will contain both the new law and the McKinley act of 1800. It is expected that by the time the new bill becomes a Jaw, all preliminary work, save that of is- 5 instructions to customs and internal 2 officials, will have been done. ———_ -e- ‘Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for Fedemption, $199,330. Government receipts— Brom internal revenue, $1,671,068; customs, $825,123; miscellaneous, $33,559. rev Fourth-Class Postmasters. Appointments of fourth-class postmasters today aggregated twenty-seven. Of these thirteen were to fill vacancies caused by THE NEZ PERCE TREATY/APPEALED TQ JAPAN|NO MORE LEGISLATION|QRDERS FOR WORK Preparations Being Made to Oarry Out Its Provisions. ‘The Indian and Land Offices Hard at Werk on the Accounts and Patents. The bill ratifying the Nez Perce treaty, which is now a law, carries $1,668,622; $608,622 of this amount is to be paid as soon as the department can arrange the necessary details and reach the payment of the money. Representative Sweet of Idaho has had several interviews with de- partment officials relative to carrying the treaty into effect, and reports the work as progressing rapidly. The division on ac- counts of the Indian office is now at work preparing a list of those entitled to pay- ments under'the agreement. The land office is preparing to issue trust patents to those entitled to them. The work has been a lit- tle delayed by reason of contests arising over claims to allotments, which were de- nied by the alloting agent. The officials assured Mr. Sweet that the opinion of the Attorney General's office had been prepared and would be submitted for the approval of the Secretary at the earliest date possible. This matter out of the way and the trust Patents will issue at once. Some Provisions of the Trenty. The treaty provides that children born after the agreement was entered into and prior to ratification thereof by Congress shall be entitled to the benefits of those living at the time the agreement was made. Again, there are some who were absent and did not receive their allotments. These claims must be adjudicated. Then some have died since the agreement was entered into, and their interests must be properly settled. When these details are out of the way nothing remains but the transfer of the patents and the payment of the money. The work will be pushed vigorously by the department to the end that no time shall be lost in carrying the agreement into effect. The land will be opened to settle- ment by proclamation of the President, so that ample time and notice will be given to those seeking homes on the reservation. Prices of the Land. Agricultural land is to be sold at $3.75 ber acre, and mineral, stone and timber lands at $ per acre. Agricultural lands will be opened to settlement only under the homestead law, and each settler before making final proof shail pay the price above stated, one-half of which shall be paid within three years from the date of original entry. But the rights of Union soldiers and satlors, as they now exist, are not abridged except as to the payment re- quired. The treaty provides that none of the money received by the Indians for their land shall be Hable for the payment of any judgment for ons committed by members of said tribe before the date of the agreement. 5; —____-e.-_—. A VERY BRIEF SESSION, ‘The Senate Could Not Transact Any Business Today. There were just twenty-cne Senators pres- ent today when the Vice President called the Senate to order. The deficiency bill was received from the House immediately after the chaplain’s invocation, and having been signed by the Speaker, the Vice President immediately attached his signature. The absence of a quorum was immediately pointed out by Mr. Aldrich (R. 1), and only thirty-two Senators answered the roll call —eleven less than @ quorum. A consultation was ‘immediately held among the democratic Senators, Mr. Black- burn (Ky.) urging that the absentees might 8 well be sent for today as tomorrow. The decision of this impromptu caucus seemed to be in the same line, as Mr. Harris (Tenn.) moved that the sergeant-at-arms be di- rected to request the presence of absent Senatcrs, which was to. ‘There was a long delay while the list of absentees was being made up for the ser- geant-at-arms. One by one they reported, Mr. Blanchard (La.) making the thirty- th. 2 following Senators were present in the Senate today: Messrs. Aldrich, Alli- son, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blanchard, Cockrell, Coke, Cullom, Faulkner, Gallinger, George, Gibson, Gorman, ion, Gray, Harris, Hill, Jarvis, Jones (Ark.), Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin, Manderson, Martin, Mitchell (Ore.), Mitchell (Wis. Palmer, . Peffer, Pettigrew, Ransom, Roach, Shoup, Turpie, Vest, Vilas, Walsh and White. Total, 40; democrats, 5; Te publicans, 8; populists, 2. This made the Senate three short of a quorum, but there was in reality one lesg, as Serators Jones of Nevada and Qu: of Pennsylvania were present and failed to answer to their names. At 1:11 p.m. Senator Caffery of Louisiana <= when Senators Jones and Quay H asked to be recorded. A quorum was thus obtained by the ad- dition of these names and the Senate went into executive — on motion of Mr. Cockrell of Missou! At 1:40 p.m. the Senate adjourned until tomcrrow. 2 —_—__—__-+-2+_____ DR. HOWARD INDICTED. The Man Who Started a New Relig- fous Order. The grand jury of Fairfax county, Va., has returned two indictments against Dr. Granby Stanton Howard. Dr. Howard is the man who started what he called a new religious order on a basis which he claimed to have obtained while an officer in the British army in India. Among those who embraced the new faith were Col. Celsus Price of St. Louis, son of the late Gen. Sterling Price; members of the family of joseph Specht, a St. Louis merchant, and ew WoL B. G. Allen, the authoress. Howard established what he styled a school of philosophy at Gunston Hall, on the Po- tomac, the former home of the Masons of Virginia, now the country seat of the Spechts. He is said to be in Canada at the present time. The indictments charge him with obtaining from the Spechts $4,000 in money and diamonds, which cost $1,300. Mr. Specht has been investigating Howard's career for some time, and asserts that he has operated in New York, Boston, Bur- Ungton, N. J., Newport, R. L, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Chattanooga and other places under various tames, o———____—__— FAVORABLE TO CAMDEN. Returns From West Virginia Indicate His Re-Election. For several days past news has been coming from West Virginia that would in- dicate the ultimate defeat of Senator Camden for re-election to the Senate. The first returns received from the state indi- cated that the Camden men had been de- feated at the preliminary election. But in- formation has been received which the friends of Senator Camden believe shows a different result. Said one of them today to a Star reporter: “My latest information from the different county elections and primaries in West Virginia is to the effect that Camden delegates have been clected by large majorities in Braxton end Clay counties. Camden men have aigo been nominated for the legislature in Webster, Lewis, Gilmer, Calhoun and other central counties, making that section solid for Camden and giving him a majority.” ———————E Target Practice. The monitor Miantonomoh left Newport fesignatiqns, eleven by removals and three | this morning for Gardner's Bay for target by ceaths. | practice, Corea Declares Herself Independent of China. ALL TREATIES WITH HER DENOUNCED ee Confirmation of Reported Chinese Victory. No ee NO NEWS OF IT RECEIVED TOKIO, Japan, August 22.—It is officially announced that on June 30 the King of Corea declared himself independent of China, and appealed to Japan to assist him in driving the Chinese from Tsan. This, it is added, was done with the assistance of the Corean troops. ‘The official announcement also says that on the same date, June 30, Corea denoun- ced all her treaties with China. Detention of a Japanese Vessel. GLASGOW, August 22.—The Japanese consul here has protested against the de- tention of the steamer Islam, ordered by the Earl of Kimberley, secretary of state for foreign affairs, under the provisions of the foreign enlistment act. The consul ciaims that the Islam, which is a fast ves- sel recently sold by D. and W. to the Japanese governmert, tended to be used as a cruiser. When the steamship was sold to Japan her name was changed to Tosamaru, but at the outbreak Pi thoon war her name was again changed to islam. Engaged by Japan. VICTORIA, 3B. C., August 22.—Capt. J. Cox, one of the most prominent Victoria sealers, has been engaged by the Japanese government to take charge of a dry dock. Dr. George B. Duncan, Victoria's health cfficer, has joined the Japanese army as surgeon. No Confirmation of Chinese Victory. The Japanese legation has received no news of the engagement between the Japan- ese and Chinese forces reported from Shang- hai in dispatches published this morning. The officials of the legation express the strongest confidence in the accuracy of the telegram received at the legation yesterday announcing that the finding of the British naval court of inquiry at Shanghai in the Kow Shing case was favorable to Japan. This statement concerning the action of the court, officials of the legation say, was un- doubtedly based upon official information, as wus also the additional statement that the British admiral had reported to his government that in his opinion the sinking of the Kow Shing was justifiable. The legation characterizes as unquali- fiedly incorrect the assertion that the com- mander of the Naniwa ordered his men to fire upon the survivors of the Kow Shing who were struggling in the water. — SILVER AND THE WAR. What Bullion Brokers in New York Have to Say. NEW YORK, August 22.—The Wall street reporter of the Associated Press talked with the leading bullion brokers of this city to- day on the silver question in the connection with the war between China and Japan. The drift of opinion is that up to the pres- ent time the demand for silver has come from speculators. They profess to know of no direct buying for China, and say that in making prices they entirely follow the Lon- don market. One prominent bullion broker said today’s rise in silver was probably as- sisted by the introduction yesterday by Johnson of North Dakota of a bill for the unlimited coinage of silver. The demand had not been very heavy during the past few days, and there was a disposition on the part of London to deal in futures in silver, Irom which it was concluded that the purchasing was not for immediat? ship- ment on buying orders from China, but rather in expectation of an advance. At the New York agency of the .ifong Kong and Shanghai banking corporation it was said that aiter the rise following the outbreak of the China-Japan war the nold- ers of silver in this country didn’t show eny anxiety to sell, and that the offerings py the smelters was very light untu today, when the offering became very large. There had been, it was said, some smull buying for China, but tne great bulk of the pur- chases were undoubtedly speculative, The recent Chinese oan of 10,000,000 taels —equal to $700,000 of our money—was a sil- ver loan, but if a large war loan were is- sued it would likely be in gold. ‘the uses to which the money would be put—the pur- chase of war material, the ntting out of war vessels and the payment of debts con- tracted out of China for war purposes—in- clined the agency to the belief that gold would be demanded and that, therefore, a Chinese loan should not necessarily result in advancing the price of stiver. The agency Was not a heavy buyer of silver just now and did not look for any great additional rise. It had large offerings to- day and thought that perhaps the smelters had held their product too long. — A ST. LOUIS SENSATION. Contractor Rohan Charged With At- tempted Abduction, ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 22.—A warrant issued for the arrest of Philip Rohan, a wealthy boiler maker here, and his son on the charges of attempted abduction and highway robbery ts likely to develop a sen- sation, James Campbell, a brcker, who secured the issuance of the warrant, alleges that Rohan met him last Friday morning, de- manded $30,000, and then, at the point of a revolver, forced Campbell to enter a car- riage, in which was Rohan’s son. The car- riage was driven to Roha: Toom. Cam, bell alleges that Rohan then ordered him to go up to the room. Campbell refused,and then said he would go up if Rohan would hand over the revolver to his son. Rohan did so, and Campbell, leaping out of the carriage, slammed the door and ran to his office. Several stories are afloat as to the cause of Rohan’s alleged action. One is that the boilermaker, who has hypothecated $30,000 worth of bonds with Campbell through a friend to secure a loan, took this method of securing their return after other means had failed. Another and more probable story is, that Rohan secured the contract for placing $80,000 worth of boilers in the power house of the Municipal Electric Lighting Com- pany. It is sald that Campbell, who be- came interested in the company, found some fault with the work, declaring the botlers defective, and refused to pay over the money to Rohan. Immediately after securing the warrant Campbell left for New York accompanied by his wife. —_— THE PRESIDENT’S RETURN. Will Be Back in Washington Some Time Tonight. NEW YORK, August .22.—The lighthouse tender John Rodgers with President Cleve- land on board passed City Island at 10:40 a.m. As far as can be learned no special preparations have been made at the Penn- sylvania railroad depot in Jersey City for the transportation of the President to Washington, but it is lence hes he will travel from Jersey City te t capital by the congressional limited, which leaves at 3:20 p.m. But Some Senators Want to Make Tariff Speoches, The Managers Telegraphing to Bring Back Enough to Make a Quorum. The republicans of the Senate carried out their plan of Monday and made the point of no quorum in the early stages of the session today. The consultations among the leaders indicated that they were willing the alcohol schedule of the tariff should be corrected, but no agreement could be made on the democratic side to stop any further speech making. Want to Make Speeches. Senator Lirdsay of Kentucky has been prepared to make a speech on the tariff. The republicans do not want it to be made. The friends of Mr. Lindsay insist that a quorum can be brought here and that the speech must be made, if any Senaior de- sires to make it. There is a suggestion that the absent Senators may be sent for, but it is considered doubtful whether they wiil return unless more urgent business than speech making should bring them here. Senator Berry of Arkansas is also anxious to deliver a speech on the tariff, and the friends of Senator Lindsay and himself are determined to secure a quorum so that they may be heard. Senators Jones of Nevada and Quay of Pennsylvania, republicans, answered to thelr names, which completed the quorum. They did so with the understanding that no business should be attempted today. Tr; = to Bring Back Senators. The democratic managers of the Senate discussed the advisability of telegraphing for absent Senators. They say there is some important work which ought to be done before final adjournment, including the passage of the bill correcting the error en to the tax on alcohol used in ‘the ar The democratic steering committee of the Senate are telegraphing to the absent mem- bers to return, and urging them to do so as a matter of party necessity. They hope to secure a quorum with the populists and republicans who will answer to their names. Talking of Adjournment. Senator Gorman and Speaker Crisp had a long conference today, and the matter of early adjournment was discussed. It is belleved by the democratie leaders that a business quorum cannot *bé longer main- tained in either house, and that it would be well to have an early adjournment, and that it should come as soonfas the tariff bill is finally settled. z ———___-e BLAIW’S EDUCATIONAL BILL. ———r What Prof. Mays Says Its Discussion Has Accomplshéd. An echo of the once fathoud Blair educa- ‘tonal bill is heard in @ speech which Representative Blair has incorporated in the Congressional Record. The main por tion of the speech is given.to a reproduc- tion of an article preparéd by Prof. A. D. Mays, designed as part ofvthe forthcoming annual report of the ‘ef educatiin. Prof. Meys asserts that wi le the Blair bill was defeated it accomplished great public good in stimulating the south to the needs of education, and that the project of ma- tional aid to state education will again be taken up. Prof. Mays adds: Three Question to Be Faced. “The three coming questions to be faced and in some decisive way settled by this republic early in the second century of its existence are, first, the reorganization of labor under the conditions and demands of modern life; second, the obligation of the ration to aid In all constitutional and prac- tical ways in the educational training of all American children for intelligent, moral and effective American citizenship; third, the right and obligation of the American state and nation to iegislate in the interest of public morality for the extirpation of the social unrighteousness that is the eternal enemy of liberty. meee Co the great principle incorporated in the Blair bill and so amply vindicated by the debates of ten years in Congress, the obligation of the pation to stand by and in all constitutional ways aid the American common school in the training of American citizenship, been so wrought into the mind and heart of the educational public that much has_ been accomplished which the friends of the measure anticipated from its passage.” Prof. Mays concludes that the Blair bill still has a future and that it will eventual- ly beccme a law. ——_—_——_+-2+_____ THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY. Its Completion Will Depress Price of Grain. U. 8. Consul General Jonas at St. Peters- burg, in a repcrt to the Department of State, points to the fact that the early com- pletion of the Siberian railfoad is likely to have a depressing effect upon the prices of Srain throughout the world. No reliable estimate can be formed of the probable ex- Fort of Siberian grain to Burope by this road, and one rough estimate, placing it at six million bushels for the west Siberian section, 1s regarded as decidedly too low. Moreover, the completion of the road is ex- pected to greatiy stimulate the planting of grain in the black soil belt, famous for its fertility. In 1589 the Siberian governments Vick! @ surplus of 30,000,000 bushels of rain. “To lessen the depressing effect of the local St. Petersburg market of the expected inrush of Siberian wheat, a new outlet is being provided by a line of railroad from Perm, already connected with Western Siberia, to Kottas on the Dvina river, offer- ing an easy waterway to Archangel on the White Sea, where the wheat can be ex- ported to other European countries. —_—____ ++ e + —___ AN OFFICERS’ DISPUTE. Trouble Between Commander Folger and Lieut. ‘Field. A dispute has arisen between Commander Folger, commanding the Bennington, of the Bering sea fleet, and Lieut. Field, attached to that vessel. According to the story, Commander Folger placed the junior officer under arrest for failing to make an entry in the log, which, it has turned out, should not have been there. The,commander be- Meved he saw lend and directed that the fact be noted by Lieut. Field, who was the officer of the deck. The Meutenant remon- strated, however, as the lookout had not reported land, and there was no reason for believing any near by. When the comman- der discovered his mistake, instead of re- leasing Lieut. Field, he stili held him under arrest and suspension from duty. It is sald that the officials of the Navy Department consider that Lieut. Field has been im- properly treated, and that Acting Secretary Ramsey hgs sent a reprimand to Com- mander Folger for his action. ———_-e-___ Personal Mention. Postmaster General Bissell returned today from Kenn¢ébunkport, Me. = Lieut. Southe:land, naval aid of Assistant Secretary MeAdoo, has resumed his duties at the Nat¥ Department, after a month’s vacation ‘a -Kwstucky. Fa Col. “A. L.: Zumler, a prominent republi- can politician of Lafayette, Ind., is at the Shoreham with wife and daughter, The District Commissioners Decide Upon a Considerable Amount. SEWERS IN SUBURBAN DISTRICTS Also Main and Pipe Sewers in the City Proper. GAS AND OIL LAMPS ORDERED The following orders were issied by the Commissioners today: ‘That the sidewalk on the east side of 5th street no-thwest, from L street northward to about the middle of the square, be taken up, the trege roots turned down and the sidewalk relaid. That the following public street lamps be established alcng the line of the track of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com- pany, the cost of maintaining and the erec- tion of same to be charged against said company, in pursuance of the act of Con- gress approved March 3, 1883: Gas lamps—Oune northwest corner 6th and K streets southeast; two northeast and southwest corners 5th and K streets south- ast; two northwest and southeast corners 4th and K streets southeast; two northeast and southwest corners 3d and K streets southeast; two Delaware and Virginia avenues southwest; three northeast, south- east and southwest corners 2d and Virginia avenue southwest; two south side of Vir- sinia avenue between Ist and 24 streets southwest; two on north side of Virginia avenue between 24 and 34 streets south- west, one north side of Virginia avenue be- tween Ist and 2d streets southwest; one at southwest corner of Gth and Virginia ave- nue southwest, two on northwest and south- east corners of 6th and C streets south- west, one on southezst corner of Maine avenue and 6th southwest, four on west siJe of South Capitol street crossing south- west, four on east side of South Capitol Street crossing southwest. In all, twenty- nine gas lamps. Oll lamps—One on north side of K street between 5th and 6th streets southeast, two on K street between 4th and 5th streets southeast, one on ncrth and one on south side; four on K street between 3d and 4th streets southeast, two on north side and two on south side; two on K street between 2d and 3d streets southeast, one on north side and one on south side. In all, nine oil lamps. Suburban Sewers. That the available balance of appropria- tion for suburban sewers ($12,627) be ex- pended as follows, the necessary materials to be purchased and issued on requisition of the superintendent of sewers, approved by the assistant to the Engineer Commis- sioner: Construction of sewer in Sherman avenue between Farragut and Sheridan streets; in Sherman avenue between Sheridan street end Whitney avenue; in Sheridan street be- tween Sherman and Brightwood avenues: in Whitney avenue between Sherman and Brightwood avenues; Kenyon street be- tween 13th and J4th streets; Fillmore be- tween Jefferson want streets; Tre- ceiving basins. That $70,000 of the available balance of $75,694 from the appropriation for main and pipe sewers be expended as follows, the necessary materials to be purchased nd issued on the requisition of the super- intendent of sewers, approved by the as- sistant to the Engineer Commissioner: For construction of sewer in square 1,001; in 13th street southeast between C and South Carolina avenue; in L street north- east between Ist and Delaware avenue; L street northeast between Delaware avenue and 2d street; 12th street southeast between N street and Anacostia river; 7th street northeast between I and K streets north- east; Patterson street northeast between ist and 2d streets; L street northeast be- tween 2d and 3d streets; 15th street north- east between C and Tennessee avenue; alley, square 711; between Ist and 2d streets; B street south- east between 19th street and Anccostia river; 10th street rortheast between D and E streets; M street northeast between 4th and 5th streets; C street northeast between 14th and 15th streets; 6th street southeast between O erd Anacostia river; E street northeast between 10th and 12th ‘streets; K street southeast between 13th and 14th reets; 13th street southeast between Geor- ja avenue and K street; Upper Water street between 22d and 23d streets north- west; 224 street between Upper Water and C street... o +. Receiving station, inspection, &c. Total......... $57 The Fall Campaign. The fall campaign in the various states was the subject of an extended discussion last night by the members of the demo- cratic congressional committee in the rooms of the organization in the Wormley annex. Senator Faulkner presided, and the general opinion prevailed that while the tariff bill did not completely fulfill the promises of the democratic platform in the ine of tariff 1eform the measure was an emphatic mark of progress toward the final attainment of democratic prin and that a thorough understanding of the measure on the part of the people would insure democratic success in November. Consequently, it is the intention to utilize the stump during the campaign to explain the effect of the bill, and the course pur- sued will be to compare its workings with that of the McKinley bill. —_—-o——__—___. faect of the Tarif Bil in England. The anticipated enactment of our new tariff bill has affected the wool market in England, accerding to a report to the State Department from United States Consul Meeker at Bradford. It has caused quicker sales than ever known before, buyers being eager to anticipate a brisk demand from the United States, and farmers were anx- ious to turn their fleeces into ready money because of the depression. The prices show- ed an average advance of from 1-2 cent to 1 cent per pound over last year, also caused by the tariff bill changes, as the consump- tion of the home trade did not warrant the advance. ——_—_—__+ e.____ Expected Back. The President is expected to reach here this evening, and it is said that a meeting of the cabinet will probably be held at the White House tomorrow to consider the tariff bill and other matters of legislation requiring prompt action. ——__----___ Consctence Fund. a Secretary Carlisle has received a con- science contribution of $30 from an un- known resident of Ver-tura, Cal., who wrote that he has experienced a change of heart since he took advantage of the government and now desires to be “square” before he is called to his final account. ee ee Charge False Pretenses. Detective Boardman. today arrested R. D. Ruffin, the colored lawyer, real estate and loan broker, on a charge of false pretenses, and locked him up at the first precinct. It is charged that he purchased groceries at Thos. Clark’s store in Northeast Washing- ton, and gave him a check for $6.14 on the Capitol Savings Bank, when he had no money in the bank. The case will be called i ia the Police Court tomofrow. BOTH SIDES DETERMINED No Change in the Situation at New Bed- ford. The Mills Are Closed —Strikers Go Berrying and Fishing—Ofers of State A itrators, NEW BEDFORD, Mass., August 22—The strike situation has undergone no material change since yesterday. All the mills re- main closed, and both sides seem to be as determined as ever. Secretary Ross of the Spinners’ Union and Treasurer Howland today are having.a con- fab, at which the date of the reopening of the Howland corporation's works will be determined Mr. Howland is being bitterly criticised by the other manufacturers. He is accused of unfair conduct, inasmuch as he was represented at the meeting of treas- urers by the agent of his mills, By>on Card, and hes not carried out the agreement of that meeting. Messrs. Howland and Card, in interviews today, answer these attacks. Mr. Card states that Mr. Howland knew nothing of the meeting until long after it was over; that he (Card) attended at the request of the treasurers, but he had no vote, and that he agreed to post the notices of re- duction, subject to Mr. Howland’s action on his retura. The latter, on his return to the city on Morday, rescinded the notice. The spinners held meetirgs today. Many of the strikers are spending the time in the country blackberrying and fishing. At a mass meeting on the common today Secretary Hart said the operatives were treated worse in New Bedford than any- where else in the state. Another speake> declared that the weavers had the right to 0 out of every mill in the city and cut the cloth off their looms. Mayor Browtell has called a conference of the manufacturers and operatives here tomorrow evening. BOSTON, August 22.—The state board of arbitration kas notified the New Bedford manufacturers and the striking employes that it will gladly undertake to settle the differences, but a8 yet has not received an answer from either side. Members of the board have visited Fall River and report that the situation there at present is such that but little can be done toward a@ set- tlement. Neither side really knows just what it wants and it will be some days before a definite statement of the demands of both can be made to the board. In New Bedford the board believes that the same state of affairs exists. The board cannot take any action in the matter until some notice is received from the contest- ants. FALL RIVER, Mass., August 22—In the mills here today there is an increase of 2,500 looms over yesterday and 1,000 over Monday. The Cornell mill did not open this morning and the Tecumseh closed at noon, while the Osborne will shut down to- night. The gain in looms is in the Mer- chant, Seaconnet and Pocahasset mills. The spinners in the Glove and Sanford mills struck at noon today. The strikers claim that they were told that no reduc- tion would be enforced at the mills until the difficulties with the other manufactur- ers in New Bedford had been settled, and then the reduction would not exceed 6 cent. Monday the spinners were noti- ied that the same reductions in wages as the other manufacturers were trying to force would obtain in the mills, and today the spinners strike. The mills closed at once, and now about 2,009 more operatives are idle. —__~—>. RENTS AT PULLMAN. A Chieago Real Estate Dealer Thinks They Are Not Excessive. CHICAGO, IIL, August 22.—Several of the witnesses examined by the strike commis- sion today gave testimony more favorable to the Pullman company than that which had previously been heard. Frank W. Glover, real estate agent, said he considered the Pullman houses at $18 and $20 a month really cheaper than $12 a month houses in surrounding towns. The Pullman houses were well equipped and beautifully located, he said, and rents were not, in his opinion, too high. In reply to a queery of Commissioner Wright, Mr. Glover denied that he was in any way connected with the Pullman Com- pary. Paul E. Herms, a newsdealer, who former- ly worked in the Pullman shops, said he did not place much faith in the complaints of the men. Their trouble, he thought, was largely due to a fondness for beer. All the saloonkeepers in the surrounding towns had grown rich, Mr. Herms declared, and a large .umber of the Kersington beer wa- gons were supported by the Pullman em- ployes, Of real estate values he knew little, but did not believe that Pullman rents were unusually high. T. H. Johnson,a Pullman furniture dealer, testified that store room rents in the town had been cut, though no reduction had been made in the residence rentals. DROWNED IN A MINE. Water Rushed in From an Abandoned Shaft. BUTTE, Mont. August 22.--Michael Brady, James Morgan and Joseph Curry were drowned in a drift in the Glengarry mine yesterday. An abandoned mine ad- joins the property on the west. The shaft of the old workings was filled with water, and the three unconsciously tapped it ai a depth of 100 feet :n the workings of the Glengarry. The water rushed in with great force and engulfed the men before they could escape. Several other miners got out, but had close calis for their lives. The bodies have not been recovered. —_— TENNESSEE REPUBLACANS. Reports From the Committee om Cre- dentials Before the Convention. NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 22—The re- publican gubernatorial convention reas- sembled today and resumed the considera- tion of the majority and minority reports of the committee on credentials. The en- tire session has been occupied in discus- sion and up to noon no result had reached. The convention finally adopted the ma- jority report of the committee on creden- tials. There were two reports from the committee on permanent organization, The majority report named 8. W. Hawkins of Carroll county for permanent chairman and S. H. Gault of Hawkins county for secre- wey The minorliy report named P. Olston of Crockett county for permanent chalrman. The majority report came from the Evans faction and the minority report from the Baller faction. The majority report was adopted. This would seem to indicate that Evans will be the nominee of the conven- tion for governor. —__~>___ THE POLISH CATHOLICS, Rev. A. F. Kolaszewski Chosen Vicar General. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 22.—At lact evening’s session of the Independent Polish Church Convention Rey. A. F. Kolaszew- ski of Cleveland was chosen vicar general. The basis of a constitution was adopted, ontaerf aie age eg Te the church property jests, the of es to call the priesis whom they desired and a school system equivalent to the public schools. The convention then adjourned. —_—_——_ German Soectalistsa to Mect. BERLIN, August 22.—The Vorrwats, so- clalist organ, publishes the summons fcr the anrual socialist congress, which will eg’ at Frankfort-on-the-Main on October A GREAT VICTORY A Quorum Was Finally Obtained In the Senate. If WAS HARD 70 GET Mr. Quay Was Severely Afflicted With Deafness. A MARVELOUS CASE —_—o—— The Senate had a curious session of about an hour and ten minutes today, but of this time not more than eight minutes were oc- cupied in actual business. The prayer, which was longer than usual, took two minutes, in order to allow the chaplain to include in iis remarks all of the public functions and functionaries. Then the Sen- ate received a message from the House, in the shape of an announcement that the Speaker had signed the general deficiency bill, and immediately afterward Mr. Aldrich arose with a manner that boded no good to the democrats, and seemed on the point rea causing trouble, when one of his col- leagues pulled his coat and made. sugges- tion, Mr, Aldrich waved his rer and ex- claimed: “Let the deficiency bill be laid before the Senate.” The Vice President took advantage of this act of generosity, signed the bill, and then announced his. a, thos formally completing the leg- ‘Aldrich snowy eapested that tea ons rage «ll ted that there was Cases of Deafness. On the first call of the roll there were that he could not even aificted and he nesetrea may, Senator, thug his friends in a philosophical — was noted first call Senator Turpie afflicted with deafness also, and it regen = a few moments that the ease wou! jemic. Serenely unconscious of the fact that the Senate was not in the condition to do business venerable statesman from hoosier arose and calmly asked to have the take the bill to establish the N; Home for chair gravely informed him tha‘ use his best efforts to persuade Senators to come into the chamber, Senate settled down to a fii | as began actions the Vice President. He was the only im the chamber who found means ul é acute interest. The Vice President tackled the right-hand drawer and out @ mass of papers, from which jected certain souvenirs of the be taken home. Into the waste basket a handful of notes from visiting ents asking for seats in the reserved lery, followed by another handful of quests from Senators for recognition. he unearthed a lot of note paper, which found piled up among the souvenirs. Ni he struck a mine of ol blotters. The lowest estimates are that he three pounds of old letters out of All these joined the litter on the floor the Vice President's iy ty jext wl i Si 4 Hl 5 gee sth if dent selected a card of a hay: who called on him last month. An Undelivered Decision. The destructive career of the H mi i i dent was suddenly checked. From a@.mass of rubbish im one of the dra’ Mr. Stevenson found four er five pages penciled manuscript, which he read and re, read with evident calmness. rested on the desk and his head his hand. Rumors as to the content: the manuscript flew through the galleries, Finally it was reported with assurance the paper contained a decision on a ques- tion of order which the Vice President tended to deliver one day last winter. Was expecicd to be a marvel in the way @ legal disguisition. But unfortunately the point of order was never made, and the cision was never delivered. The Vice Gent heaved a sigh that was heard throughe cut the galleries, read the manuscript for the third time and then destroyed it. Meanwhile the Senators on the fisor werg F i ge ab un was Mr. Li Wiowe, ygicrou anatomy hes ‘town fied with urse for several days. it ts an unfortunate thing fora man to get a of him im the Scnate a: then choked off from its utterance. It is apt tt. lead to severe internal complications. In. view of che fact that the republicans have snnounced that they will not listen to Mr Lindsay's speech the rotund statcstuan from the blue graes recion is not very happy thes¢ days under the best of circumstances. democrats put their heads tovether | conferred. Senator Faulkner sat at a desk in the front row and wrote telegrams te absent Senators, urging them to Occasionally the sergeant-et-arns cn} the chamber and was immediately rounded by anxious statesmen, whose gloom was increased when he despondingly shook These conferenfies took all manner or metric form. Sometimes the Senators would get into a seclid box, then stretch out Straight lines, and at just they formed circle with Senator Berry in the middie and seemed to be enjoying a came of con sional “ring ‘round ihe roses.” Absenca, 3 is said, makes the heart grow fonder, the missing statesmen were yearned for their colleagues on the floor with the ten« Gerness of a lover, Meanwhile Mr. Quay was silent. At 12 there were 24 responses, 37 at 12:20, 38 12:22, and then a long walt uni) “12 :43,wi . McLaurin made $. Chief Clerk T, of the House of Representatives was ering around the Senate with ancther sage from the House, but at last he tired and weat back. At i243 Mr. Hill Mr. Gorman shook hands and cra joke at each other, It was said that