Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1894, Page 2

Be convent least in p.m: hour of meeting was postponed to 1 Miss Susan B. Anthony and other woman are here to urge the adoption of suffragists ‘@ plank in favor of extending the ballot to ‘Women. | wert \ ewan given seats In| that the record shows that we occupied less Called to Order. The state democratic convention to nomi- Mate candidates for governor and Neutenant governor and court of appeals judge was called to order here today by Senator Mur- Phy, chairman of the state committee. He named David B. Hill as temporary chair- man. Mayor Gilroy of New York and Hon. Daniel N. Lockwood of Erie escorted Sena- tor Hill to the front of the platform, and thea occurred a remarkable scene. 3 The vast body of the delegates stood on ehairs waving hamikerchiefs and yelling themsely>s hoarse as from different corners @f the auditorium: came demands of “Three cheers for Hill.” Senator Hill's Spcech. Pandemonium reigned for at least five trinutes. Senator Hill stood pale and mo- ticnless, one hand resting on the writing table until the applause had suusided, and then, at 1:20, began to speak extempo- Faneousiy and from nutes. He said: The unterrified democracy of wwe empire State assemble here tcdsy undismayed at the premature boasts and assumed confi- dence of our adversaries. We are not unaccustom=d to theiz annual snd moss-covered g ime of political bluff, al- though renewed this year with extraordi- Eary vehemence and unblushing eirontery. If vain boasts alone could pring victory, their battle is indeed won bere it is ac- tually commenced; but we beg to remind them that there has not becn a cainpaign in this state during the past tweive years when they did not assume in August Unat they had carried it, when, in truih and in fact, during that whole period, with a sin- gle exception, victory has perched upon our banners on the first Tuesday of November in mench year. We won our victories on elec- ys not by exuberat braggadocio in convention halls. unexpected victory of our opponents last fall has turned their heads and ren- dered them arrogant and opinionated. They fal to recall the fact that the total voie polled was nearly 00,000 short of the fuil Vote of the state, a victory which they themselves did not anticipate, and which oy pie — astute leaders the next after elect! umorousty attributed to Divine Providence and not to republican strength. A Denweratic State. With united democracy and a full vote New York is still a democratic state, and if we are true to ourselves will this year resume her place in the democratic column. Our opponents, by the vigorous beating of bogus political tom-toms and the insis- tence upon petty and misleading local is- sues, seek to attract the pubhe attention from the unenviable record which they made during their recent fuur years’ con- trol of the federal government. The peopic, however, have not forgotten the fact that it was a republican adminisiration which in that ill-fated year of 180 saddled the coun- try with unwise and vicious legisiation which has since crippled its prosperity, en- dangered its finances and augmented its public burdens. The people remember that the Sherman silver bullion purchase law was the product ef republican statesmanship—against the enactment of which every democrat in Con- gress voted—a measure fraught with in- jury to the business interests of the coun- try, based upon no just or sound principie of finance, converting a coastitutional mon- ey metal into a commodity, hastening us to @ single rather than a bimetallic standard, and weakening our national credit at home and abroad. A Republican Pa: ‘. It should be borne in mind that the finan- cial panic of 1893 was a republican panic— republican in its inception, continuance and disastrous effects—a situation largely in- duced by the results then existing and im- pending of that republican legislation,which a democratic administration had no lot or Part in enacting, sanctioning or condoning, but which is only fortunately inheriied from its predecessor. The peopie recollect that it was under a rational democratic administration that the Sherman law was repealed, not as promptly as some of us desired, it it true, but never- unconditionally repealed within eight months after our advent to power. We promised the people in our Chicago platform that this statute, which was eat- ing out the vitals of our financial body politic, should not be permitted to endure, and the promise was redeemed, despite the adverse predictions of our adversaries. We also declared in favor of the repeal of that last relic of post-bellum partizan legislation known as the federal elections law, which invaded state rights, menaced the liberties of the citizens and multiplied federal officials, involved the expenditure of millions of money, continued sectional animosities, and were as ill-conceived, un- necessary and impotent for the prevention of fraudulent practices and the promotion of pure elections as they were vexatious and offensive in their enforcement. I point you to the fact that the demo- cratic party, aithough intrenched for four years with the distribution of all the official Patronage incident to the execution of these powerful laws, ye. with patriotic seif-sac- Tiflee deliberately cast aside all the power, influence, and patronage involved therein, subordinating temporary seinsh interes: to the public good, wiped these odious laws from the statute books within the first year of our administration, and at the en- suing congressional electiors the spectacle will be witnessed for the first time in twenty-four years of state elections con- ducted, as they of right ought to be, with- out federal Interference, ‘dictation or intimidation, without federal supervis- fon, marshals or other obnoxious fed- eral agents or _ instrumentalities, but with state officials, selected or chosen ‘Dy the people themseives, according to state laws and usages, for an ex- emplification of the principle of home rule im state and a vindication of the doctrine of the sovereignty of the states as it was recognized by our fathers from the founda- tion of our government until that evil dav in the 60’s when the republicans, although a minority party, owing to our own divis- ions, accidentally obtained control of the country. We rejoice that with democratic national ascendancy the country consist- ently returns to the simple methods, the sound principles and the correct adminis- tration of public offices which character- ized the earlier ard better days of the re- public. The McKinicy Law. The enactment of the McKinley law was the culminating point of the republican recklessness in legislation, a measure so extreme, so selfish, so unseasonable that I hazard nothing in asserting that conserva- tive and fair-minded republicans every- where regretted the party exigencies which seemed to demand its passage. It was tne a personification of protectionism run mai Throwing off all disguises, it was the inauguration of a huge scheme of govern- metal partisanship with private business imcerests. Public considerations were lost swght of or subordinated to the promotion of individual aggrandizement. It was a fit exemplification of the vicious theories which underlie the modern doctrine of pro- tecttoa for protection sake, as expounded by our opponents, and weil it illustrated the dangerous tendencies of governmental paternalism. The reaction which soon followed in the elections of 1890 and reiterated in 1892 was the natural and legitimate expression of the popular indignation at the party which had basely surrendered to the mercenaries within its own renks and had dare trafe away the public good for seifish greed. The right of taxation, which is only justined for the purposes of revenue, was improper- ly invoked to promote the interests of bus- iness fz.voritism, and the grand old doctrine cherished by our fathers that the legisla- tion of the country should be framed so as to subs he the greatest good for the great- est number, was wholly ignored, sperm: and repudiated. ” ay “Antiquated Senate Rules.” We promised the people if intrusted with Power this vicious, unAmerican, objecttona- ble law should be repealed, and we rejoice today in the fulfillment of that pledge. The McKinley law has gone where the woodbire twineth, gone to stay, never to be re-enacted again by any political party. It ts true that there was a vexatious and unfortunate delay, occasiond in part by the antiquated rules of the Senate, which tolerated unlimited debate, which we did Rot frame, but which we inherited, and which by reason of our slender majority we seemed unable to change, but which, I trust, in the near future will be abrogated, but the Get should not be lost sight of THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. tme by some months in repealing the law than our opponents took in enacting it in The depression or disturbance in business which necessarily accompanies any general tariff revisior was, of course, to be re- eretted, but I call the attention of the coun- ty to the fact, which is not generally understood, that no matter which political Party won in 1802 there. would have been a tariff revision. Necessarily and inevitably the McKinley law had been broken down, had collapsed and had proved utterly inade- quate to meet the necessities of the govern- ment and to furnish its required revenues. The McKinley tariff duties were placed so high as to be largely prohibitory in their effect, and the necessary revenues were, therefore, becoming less, and upon the ad- vent of the present national administration to power we were confronted with a virtu- ally bankrupt treasury, and the deficit was dally increasing. Close of President Harrison's Admin- istration. During the last year of President Harri- son’s administration the treasury was con- stantly embarrassed, as every financier well knows; to use a phrase of the street, it was “shinning” along from day to day, because of the utter failure of the McKinley law to produce the estimatei revenues, emphasiz- ing the fact that the law was not only vicious and selfish in its designs and re- sults, but was, moreover, a miserable exhi- bition of incompetent statesmanship. When a demecretic administzation, after fcur years’ rule, retired in March, 1889, it Jeft the republican successor an ample sur- plus and a reasonably prosperous country, but when that democratic administration returned to power again in 1893 it found that the ship of state had almost been stranded or scuttled through republican misrule, its treasury bankrupt, its revenues dissipated, its credit injured, its flag dis- honored, its gcod name sullied and drifting rapidly toward the rocks of an impending financial panic. Never did a political party assume the responsibilities of government under greater embarrassments than did the democratic party in March, 1893, under such unfavorable and adverse . circum- stances. The New Tarif! Law. With a slender majority in the Senate, with an unwieldy majority in the House, with timidity to contend with on one hand and radicalism on th> other; with a coun- tr} impatient for prompt action, with some- what divided councils amon ourselves, it is not to be wondered at that the measure of revision which was finally passed by the democratic majority, ard which is now submitted to the judgment of the country, does rot in all respects meet the public ex- pectaiions, Without retracting a single word which I uttersd in the Senate in criticism of the measure while engagel in the effort to perfect It and render it more acceptable,.now that It tas been passed and permitted by the President to become a law, it must be considered as a whole, treated largely @ party measure and contrasted with the McKinley law, whose place it assumes on the statute books. Uninfluenced by any personal disappoint- ments or any pride of opinion, I may be permitted to speak of the measure as it is—‘nothing extenuate, nor aught set down im maiice.” Oi its strictly tariff features it may truthfully be urged that it is a vast improvement over the McKinley law and will clearly demonstrate its superiority as time rolls on and the business interests of the country shall adjust themselves to its provisions. It Is true that it does not embody the full measure of tariff reform which many of us desire and the country anticipated, but nevertheless it is safe, moderate and reasonable. It is better than the McKinley tariff, because it will not create a defi- ciency in revenues of the government. Neither will it provide for an enormous and dapgerous surplus. It will not require an issue of government bonds to bolster up its failures of revenue and to prevent business depression. It recognizes in part, at least, the democratic doctrine of free Taw materials.and in response to an over- whelming public sentiment has appropriate- ly provided for free wool, free lumber and free salt. it has largely increased the free list in other directions. It has reduced the duty on _ coal and iron nearly 50 per cent. The general average reduction from the McKinley rates’ is nearly 33 1-3 per cent. The reductions were not deemed unreason- able, extreme and unjustifiable. They are so fair and moderate that no manufacturer in the country has any excuse whatever for reducing the Wages of his res. If manufacturers assume tu do it they must furnish some other reason or pretense than the present moderate new tariff law. Effect on stries, It may be safely asserted that the new Jaw will not cripple nor embarrass a single industry im the land nor throw out of em- ployment a single workingman, nor unduly stimu'ate over-production on the one hand or exorbitant impertation on the other; will not be prohibitcry in its effect nor ex- cessively competitive, but with some im- portant raw materials made free and others freer, with a general moderate reduction along the whole lire, business conditions will sureiy improve, our cituuzens will be re- lieved from unnecessary taxation, prosper- ity will dawn upon us once more and.the generai conservative tariff revision of 1804 will become more and more acceptable to the peopie. ‘The tact should not be overlooked that it largely reduces the taxes upon the necessar- jes of life, upon the impiements of hus- bandry and the wearing apparel of .the citizen, and substitutes for: such sound taxes an aiditional tax upon liquors to the amount of $2v,00U,000, ’ 6 Where the Law May Err. If the new bill errs at all it is in the di- rection of safety and moderation, and not because it is too radicai, and while ardent democrats may criticise its conservatism it does not lie in the mouths of our adversaries to condemn it upon any such grounds. The bill properly strikes a blow at paternalism by abrougating the ruinous system of boun- lies to pruducers of sugar provided for in the Mchiniey law. True American doctrine is that every man’s business should stand alone, unaided by governmental favoritism extended or bounties paid from a common treasury. Tig elimination of sugar bounties saves to the American people nearly $15,- 000,000 annuaily. if it be said that the new law in a single t is unduly favorable to one particu- lar “trust” my answer is that the old law favored a dozen trusts where this may favor one. But a better, more complete and perfect answer to republican criticism is that the very tariff duty compiained of was reduced more than one-half trom what was contained in the McKinley law. Neo General Tariff Revis: Intended. 1 bespeak for this new law (unsatisfactory thougb it may be to me in some respects because of the objections which I urged in the Senate, which it is not now advisable or necessary to reiterate) the patient con- sideration of a fair trial, to which, in com- mon fairness, it is entitled. The country should understand that another general or eatersive tariff revision is not contemplated by the democratic party now or in the near future. ‘Tnis_ determination, however, does not preclude the desirability of redeeming by the passage of separate bills whatever Pledges we have made in our platform or otherwise for free raw matecials, or the re- adjustment of ary objectionable sugar schedule. Beyond this, it is not wise to go much further at this time, unless the unfore- seen necessities of the treasury or the strained conditions of the country shall warrant or imperatively demand it. This is believed to be the true path to pursue and the correct position to assume at this critical juncture of public affairs. Of course, much must necessarily be left, properly and safely, to the wise discretion of a Congress the effort of whose patriotic members should be to subserve the public good and to prom>te the general welfare. Convention Adjourns for the Day. The convention adjourned at 2:33 o'clock to meet tomorrow at noon at the rink. —— — CHINESE ATTACK RUSSIANS. The Troops Chase the Marauders Across the Frontier. BERLIN, September 25.—The Cologne Ga- zette’s St. Petersburg correspondent tele- graphs that dispatches have been received here frem Vladivostock confirming the re- port that a Chinese mob had attacked and plundered a Siberian railway station in the province of Ussuril and that eight Russians, who attempted to defend the station, were killed by the mob. Thesé dispatches add that Russian troops have starte? in pursuit of the marauders who have evossed the Chinese frontier. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Ernest Cady Nominated for Governor in Connecticut. SUGAR REFINERIES 10 BE CLOSED Laborers Buried Under an Em- bankment. =o ees A POST OFFICE WRECKED NEW HAVEN, Conn., September 25.—The democratic state convention met this morn- ing in the Hyperion Theater. George M. Quinn of Milford was made temporary and permanent chairman. The only candidates for governor were Morris B. Beardsley and Ernest Cady of Hartford. The platform re- ported indorses President Cleveland and condemns the A. P. A. The informal ballot for governor resulted: Cady, 245; Beardsley, 190; Waller, 11; Mr. Beardsley’s name was then withdrawn, and the nomination of Mr. Cady wi made formal and unanimous. Closing Sugar Refineries. NEW YORK, September 25,—President Havemeyer of the American Sugar Refining Company has issued orders for the closing down at once of one-half of the refineries under its contro}, and next week the rest of these refineries will be ordered to shut down. This action is taken because of the large amount of refined sugar on hand, and also, it 18 said, because of the operation of the new tariff. Buried by a Cave-in. NEW YORK, September 25.—While work- ing im an excavation made for shifting tracks on the Broadway cable line in 7th avenue three men were buried by the caving in of an enibankment today, and one of them was so badly injured that he may die. The most seriously injured man is Wm. McGovern. His fellow workmen who are hurt are Wm. Kelly and John Doyle. Their injuries wre not serious. Wrecked a Post Office. NEW YORK, September 25.—Burglars visited Pelham Manor, a station on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, abcut fifteen miles from this city, early this morning. They entered the post office, blew open the safe and secured about $950 worth of stamps and some small change. The ex- plosion completely wrecked the post office, the walls being shattered, and the heavy iron door of the safe was blown to pieces. This is the seventh time the post office has been robbed. Each time previously, how- ever, the safe has not been touched. ‘The thieves ure believed to have escaped to New York on a freight train. > BURNED ITSELF OUT. Fire Swept Through Croton Falls, N.Y. NEW YORK, September 2%—-It was re- ported this morning that the village of Croton Falls, thirty miles north of Mount Vernon, was in danger of being destroyed by fire. The fire destroyed a grocery store, a drug store, post office and several other small buildings. Owing to the lack of an organ- ized fire department the flames were not checked. Volunteer fire departments from neighboring villages came to help, but they did not accomplish much. The loss is thought to be about $15,000. — TRIAL OF THE MAINE. She Has Gone to Sea Provisioned for Two Weeks. NEW YORK, September 25,—The new battleship Maine started on her contract- ors’ trial trip this morning. She left her dock in Brooklyn at 7:30 and passed out by Sandy Hook at 8:43. Capt. F. M. Bunce its in command. Representatives of the Quin- tard iron works, the contractors, are on board. The Maine is provisioned for a two weeks’ trip, in case it is necessary to extend the trial for so long a period. It was originally the intention of the Navy Department to have the Maine go up the sound to Gardiner's Island, but recent or- ders have changed her destination from the sound to the open se: a DEMOCRATIC ADVICES. Encouraging Tidings Received by the During the past day or two the demo- cratic congressioral committee has been receiving reports as to the condition of the campa‘'gn from certain sections in the country concerning which there has been some arxiety. If these reports are to be accepted the situation is generally satis- factory. Chairman Fllyson of the Virginia democtatic state committee called at head- quarters this morning. He reported that the sitvation in Virginia was favorable to the democrats in every district, as there was but one district, he said, where he be- lieved there was the least danger of the demccrats suffering defeat, and he thought that even there he would win. The thing the democrats were afraid of in Virginia, he said, was that the great mass of voters would be apathetic. It turns out, however, that a very deep interest in the campaign is shcwn, and that more activity has been manifested at this stage of the canvass than for a number of years. A letter received from Chairman Wall of the democratic committee of Wisconsin states that the situation there is very sat- isfactcry, and that the democrats will hold their own at the election. ‘Will Hold Their Own in Indiana. Letters received from Senators Voorhees and Turpie state that the democrats will probably hold all they have in Indiana. Things have entirely changed from the threatening aspect they bore just before the adjournment of Congress and the dem- ocrats are active and enthusiastic. In each letter the same thing was stated, that is, that they had never known things to pick up so rapidly in the same length of time as they have in Indiana during the past fif- teen days. ‘The chairman of the democratic commit- tee of Michigan writes that the democrats will hold three and probably four congres- sional districts in that state. The report from West Virginia is that they will probably hold the four districts. The hardest fight is in the first district, which is naturally very close, and where the canvass, being a Catholic, has the A. P. A. element to contend against, and there the chairman reports the democrats are very confident of winning. According to the information received by the committee the only places in the United States where the populists appear to be holding their own are in Texas and Nebraska. Build Permits. Building permits were issued today as follows: Jacob H. Kengla, Nos. 22-28 east; $15,000. D. C. Reeves, one brick dwelling, 1953 4th street extended, Le Droit Park; $1,800. Alfred Holmes, frame dwelling on Tahoe street, Takoma Park; $1,400. ——__— Allegtd Bicycle Thief. Frank Wilson, electrician, was the name and occupation given by, a young man from Baltimore who was arrested here to- five brick dwellings, street and 15 A street north- day by Ben, Dakin, who fs known as the bicycle detective. The prisoner, it is claimed, stole a Victor bicycle in Baiti- more yesterday, and rode gere last night. He wanted to sell the wheel for $65. Now ne is lecked up at the ninth precinct sta- tion for a hearing tomorrow. oo Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 56; 2 p.m., 66; maximum, 66; mini- mum, 51. TO TEST _CAR FENDERS Action Taken by the Commission- ors This Street Rattread, craves Required to Equip at Jeans, Two of Their ‘The Commissioners today took important action in the matter of providing fenders for the cable linesand velectric curs of the city. They issued) this afternoon the fol- lowing order requiring each one of the roads to equip two of its cars with suitable fenders: “Under the authority of the provision of the act of Congress of August 7, 1804, au- thorizing and empowering the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia to make and enforce all reasonable regulations in respect to requiring street cars operated by other means than horse power in the Dis- trict of Columbia to be provided with proper fenders for the protection of the lives and Mmbs of all persons within the District of Columbia, it is - “Ordered: That the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, the Bright- wood Ratiroad Company, the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, the Rock Creek Railway Company and _ the Georgetown and Tenieytown Railroad Com- pany, and each of them, snail on or before October 25, 1594, equip at least two of its cars so operated, on each of its main lines, and on each of its branch lines more than one mile long, with fenders for the protec- tion of life and limb, which on each car may be of a combined kind or be in two or more parts, but shall consist of a front fender and a wheel guard, and shall be of a design or designs approved by said Commis- stoners, and until a different regulation is made said compantes shall regularly run upon their roads said number of cars sv equipped.” In conversation with a Star reporter this afternoon Commissioner Ross said that the object of this order was plain upé6n its face. It is intended that the various roads oper- ated by cabie or electricity shall make a practicable test of such fenders as the Com- missioners may deem worthy of trial.“ It is only the forerunner to guide them in their future actions in the matter. Mr. Ross said that it would be anfair to the com- panies and not to the interest of the public to compel the roads to adopt some one sys- tem until it kas been thoroughly tried and found to be satisfactory. With these test fenders it will be pussible to tell something of their relative merits by seeing how they actuatly work when in use on the cars and how the street car men nsnipulate them. paca E see WANTS AN ACCOUNTING. Bill in Equity Against T. W. Tyrer and the W. and C. Beach Co. Today Benj. F. Karns filed a bill in equity against Theo. W. Tyrer and the Washing- ton and Chesapeake Beach Railroad Com- pany, praying for an accounting and that Mr. Tyrer be restrained from disposing of 2,150 shares of the stock of the company. The bill recites the organization of the company in 1892, and that the complainant previously contracted’ with H. D. Walbridge and R. W. Clapp ‘to’ stcure means for the building of the rddd.* ‘The capital stock was placed at $1,000,000, and Mr. Tyrer agreed to sell $600,000 of the first mortguge homds, for which he was to receive one-half, of the profits. In the course of time the complainant charges that Mr. Tyrer became possessed of 2,150 shares of stock of, his, which shares, he asks, shall be returned to him. _ Judge Cox granted a temporary restrain- ing order, returnable October 10. —— ther Bureau Printers’ Safe After the Offictal Storm. The miMuderstanding which has existed between Seci@tary-Morton and the Typo- sraphical Union, with tegard to the printers employed inthe Weather bureau, has beén cleared away, and white-winged peace once more perrnes upon the weather vane of the bureau. There appears to have been a tempest In a tea pot, due largely to Secre- tary Morton's refusal to recognize the Typographical! Union in the conduct of the printing part of the department. It is pos- sible, however, that the affair might have assumed graver proportions if some practi- cal politicians nad not taken a hand in the matter, and by the exercise of the same amount of policy which a man would use in an ordinary business affair brought the misunderstanding to an end. Claims and Counter Claims. The Typographical Union claimed that printers, former members of the union, were being employed in the weather bu- reau; that they were receiving the wages fixed by the union, but were not permitted to join the union again under fear of dis- missal from office. It was intimated that they had been notified by theif superiors not to join. Efforts were made to have Secretary Morton assure the men that they would not be dismissed for joining the union, but he would have nothing to do with the case and refused to even admit the existence of the union. Bri = in I Last week the union is said to have sent out about fifty telegrams to the typo- graphical unions throughout the country asking them to move on their democratic Congressmen and thereby bring pressure upon the Agricultural Department to settle the case. It was intimated that otherwise Mr. Morton's policy might result disas- trously in the coming election. ‘This move bore immediate results, The party political managers in Washington were advised by the Congressmen of the situation, Not wishing to have a repetition of the political experience of Whitelaw Reid with the typographical union the man- agers began an investigation. They did not permit any theoretical scruples of Mr. Mor- ton to stand in the way. It was all right for Mr. Morton to entertain the theory that the union did not exist, but they knew that they would run up against the cold fact on election day that it did exist. No Trouble After All. The result of the investigation was the discovery of the fact that no such state ot affairs existed as was charged by the union, but that, on the contrary, the law had been laid down in the Agricultural De- partment that the question of a man be- longing to the union should not affect either his dismissal or appointrrent. - The trouble was that Mr. Morton's theory about the ncn-existefice of the union would not permit him to communicate this fact to the interestedopertins ard thus allay the friction. It may ,pe assured that the practical Doliticlaps have had no scruples about con municating the fact, and the in- cident is thereupdn délared to be closed, with everybody happy.! ANOTHER KNOX FIRE SUIT. [en Milo V. Bailey*Ask# Damages to the Amoupt of $2,700. Another suit was filéd today against the Geo. W. Knox Express Company by one of those who suffered a Idss in the destruction of the company’s, building by fire on the 24th of last July. The party suing today was Milo V. Ballgy, who asks damages to the amount of 700, The declaration ip today’s suit is not,materially different from its against the com- those In the previous pany, alleging that the company failed to observe the necessary precautions respect- ing the safety of the goods placed on stor- age with them by the plaintift. ear A Missionary’s Assaiiants. Minister Terrell at Constantinople has ad- vised the State Department that four of the assailants of Miss Melton, the American missionary, have been convicted and sent to prison for three years. —___+s+—. Loss of a Large Sum. Mrs. Nellie Cawood of 336 South Carolina avenue southeast reported to the police this afternoon the loss of $1,280. The report was received by telephone at police headquarters and the complaint was that the money was taken from her bureau drawer. The theft was committed since Saturday night, HOSTILE TO SATOLLI An Italian Pamphlet Issued Against Archbishop Corrigan. ALLEGED DETAILS OF The Reasons Given tor the Opposi- tion of the Archbishop. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Today che New York World prints what purports to be tne translation of an Italian pamphlet printed in Rome, and containing the specific charges alleged to have been filed at the Vatican against Archbishop Corrigan of New York. The translation is reproduced without comment, and com- mences with the statement that Mgr. Sa- tolli had to endure the greatest vexation from the metropolitan of New York. The ensuing six columns of reproduction con- tain what 1s alleged to be a detailed state- ment of A-chbishop Corrigan’s relations with Monsignor Satolli and other matters, The pamphiet states that Mgr. Corrigan, in 1887, made Mr. Michael Walsh his in- strument in all controversies. Mr. Walsh was edito" of the Sunday Democrat, and the matter printed in that paper is alleged to have been largely reproduced in the Catholic Herald of the week foliowing. The relations of Mr. Walsh and the arch- bishop were so intimate that the latter is alleged to have read all the proofs of arti- cles appearing in the paper before they were published. Sometimes, it is charged. the archbishop wrote articles appearing in both papers, but got Mr. Walsh to change words in them here and there, so Mgr. Cor- rigan could deny the authorship. When it became known that Mgr. Satolli was com- ing to the United States, invested with the double character as Pope Leo's representa- tive at the world’s fair and his ablegate in ecclesiastical affairs, the pamphlet asserts that Mgr. Corrigan so greatly approved the assaults upon Mgr. Satolli which Mr. Walsh wrote that he sent a long distance to con- gratulate that gentleman upon an article in which Mgr. Satolli was nicknamed the Perugian Theologian, concluding his felicita- tions with the words “Omnia bebe fecisti!” The Alleged Causes. ‘The pamphlet charges the New York Sun with being.an organ of the adversaries of Mgr. Satolli through the intimacy of the archbishop with Charlies A. Dana, and then oes on to consider the special motives of the opposition ot Mgr. Corrigan. “Either because he supposed that the coming of Mgr Satolli had been solicited by Mgr. Ireland in order to sustain him in she plans he had instituted at Faribault and Stillwater with a view to an accord with the civil authorities on the scholastic question,” it says, “or because he knew that he had been charged by the holy father to gradually extend the importance of the Washington University, certain it is that Mer. Corrigan seemed to forget the re- spect due to the holy see in his attitude to- ward its representative. It is certain that Mgr. Connell, who accompanied Mgr. Satolil to the United States, wrote to Mgr. Cor- rigan, as he did to Cardinal Gibbons, that they were to arrive in New York on a par- ticular day. “The federal governmeat of the United States sent a vessel expressly to receive Mgr. Satolli on his arrival. On this ves- sel there were priests of distinction sent on behalf of the cardinal, of Mer. Ire- land and of the Washington University to welcome him. But there was nobody on behalf of M Corrigan, the metropoli- tan of the city which he was nearing, al- though notice of his arrival had been given on the day previous through Dr. Lee, the representative of the cardinal. Sai ‘= First Visit. “Nevertheless, Mgr. Satolli went with Mer. O'Connell to visit Mgr. Corrigan, who affected to be astonished at their coming and, as Mgr. Satolli thought, almost ‘closed his door on them.’ On that very evening, the llth of October, the four hundredth anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in America was being celebrated. Mgr. Sa- tolli accompanted Mgr. Corrigan to the ceie- bration. All honors were reserved on this occasion for Mgr. Tonti, delegate to San Domingo. Mgr. Satolli occupied the third place. On the following day he (Mgr. Satolli) went to Baltimore to visit his eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Thence hé proceeded to tne University at Washington, where he took up his abode. A few days later he went to Chicago with the cardinal to attend the opening of the world’s fair, where he was treated with the highest honors by the federal government. On the same day Mgr. Corrigan gave to a reporter of a Chicage paper a telegram supposed to have come from New York, which spoke | contemptuously of this first and most hon- orable welcome to the representative of the Pope by the federal government. This bogus telegram appeared on the following day in the Chicago paper.” Continuing, the publication recites the in- cidents preceding the annual meeting of the archbishops in New York, in 1592. It asserts that Mgr. Satolli requested Mgr. Corrigan, previous to the meeting, to suggest that the archbishops should request the pope to es- tablish a papal delegation to the United States. Mgr. Corrigan said, however, that while he had no objection, he did not wish to appear to be doing anything to lessen the authority of archbishop of Baltimore. The Spider and the Fly. “The same evening,” says the article, ““be- ing with Mgr. Williams, Mgr. Ryan and Mer. Chappelle, he laughingly described the proposal of Mgr. Satolli as being very like a request to a fly to ask a spider to visit him. On the day following all the archbishops, with the exception of Mgr. Ireland, opposed the establishment of the papal delegation. Mer. Corrigan opposed it loudly. As presi- dent, Cardinal Gibbons remained neutral. Thereupcn Mgr. Corrigan wrote to the Prop- aganda that his opposition at the meeting was caused by his unwillingness to place himself in contradiction with the other archbishops, but that personally he was most ready to receive the papal delegate. “As a matter of fact, previously to this he had led the propaganda to believe that he would be pleased to see a delegate in the Jnited States. From a source above sus- picion I have heard that some one suggest- ed to Cardinal Simeont that Mgr. Corrigan nimself would be the very man for that po- sition. It is certain that Miss Eades show- ed a Roman prelate a letter of Mgr. Cor- rigan’s discussing the question of the prop- er sun that should be set apart for keeping up the delegation in the event of any one being proposed as a delegate. It was this same Miss Eades who, in 1881, negotiated with the propaganda for his appointment as coadjutor of the cardinal archbishop ot New York.” * Archbishop Corrigan is also said to have said to Mr, Walsh that Mer. Satolli was only admitted to the archbishops’ meeting by courtesy. Other phases of Archbishop Corrigan’s opposition to Mgr. Satolli and his mission are considered, and the pamph- let then becomes more serious in its state- ments. Referring to the publication that appeared in the newspapers of December 9, 1892, re- citing the public opposition to the scholas- tie propositions of Mgr. Satolli, formulated by Bishop Katzer of Milwaukee and his vicar general, Seininger, who declared that the propositions were personal to Mgr. Satolli, had not the papal authority and that all the bishops in the United States had agreed that it was impossible to recon- ciie Catholics with public schools, the pamphlet has this to say: He Furnished the News. “The very evening of this publication Walsh visited Mgr. Corrigan by invitation and re- ceived from him, to quote Mgr. Corrigan, ‘for his private information,’ a pretended narration of what had taken place at the conference of archbishops. The whole story was communicated on December 11_ by Walsh to the stenographer of the New York Herald. It was at first desired that it should appear to be a telegram coming from Reme, but subsequently it was ar- ranged that it should be inserted as a dis- patch from St. Louis (1,500 kilometers from New York). In this spurious telegram it was alleged that, according to news from Rome, much consternation had been caused in the offices of the cardinal secretary of state by the poor results of Mgr. Satolli's mission to the United States, and that the archbishops had unanimously refused to re- quest the appointment of a papal delegate for the United States. It was also sald that the determination ot the archbishops of the scholastic ques- tion not to accept the propositions of Mgr. Satolli had given full satisfaction to the Vatican, as holy father had no idea of the propositions of his delegate. And it was sald that Cardinal Parrochi, vicar general in Rome, had not concealed the delight ae felt at the determination of the arch- shops. In its issues of December 19 and 26, 1892, the Catholic Herald commented on this bogus telegram of the editor as though it had been a true story, and said of it that he thanked God, for the sake of Mgr. Sa- tolli and of the church, that his project had not been accepted. He also expressed regret that he had been induced to write a series of reckless propositions on the scho- lastic question to suit the theories on edu- cation of Mgr. Ireland. The pamphiet continues to the end de- tailing with minute decision the alleged connection of Mgr. Corrigan with news- paper assaults upon Mgr. Satolli and op- position to the mission of the papal able- gate, and concludes by stating that proofs of everything it contains exist either in the shape of authentic documents or in explicit evidence of persons worthy of trust. ————__— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Alleys Bad Condition. Superintendent McKenzie of the street and alley cleaning department reports that the following alleys are in bad condition and in need of repairs in order that they may be properly cleaned: Twelfth and 13th and N and O streets, New York avenue and M and 4th and 5th streets. A Dumping Ground Nuisance. Charles Curtis, 1225 22d street, in a letter to the Commissioners complains that for several months a vacant lot adjoining his on the south side has been used is now ked up against his back fence. He asks that he be relieved from the nul- gance. Orders for Work. The Commissioners have issued the fol- lowing orders: That sewers be constructed under the law governing assessment and permit work, as follows: In alley, square 515; in South Capitol street between C and D streets, in New oped avenue northwest streets, Vermont avenue northwest between Q and R streets, in Oregon avenue northwest be- tween New Hampshire avenue and 18th street, in llth street southeast between I and K streets, in alley of square 774, and in 10th street northwest between V and W streets. That J. A. French, subinspector in the sewer division, be promoted to inspector's position at $ per diem. That the twelve oil lamps between New- east between 7th street and alley east of ions 15 and 16. That proposal of Charles H. Eslin for excavating and constructing embankment for reservoir at Fort Reno be accepted; also proposals of E. G. Gummel and Cotton & Bolden for construction of sewers. That an allotment of $5,000 from appro- priation for permit work, for expenditure in the county, be approved. That a portion of the alley in square 1030 be paved with vitrified brick, under permit system. That the sewer in New York avenue be- tween 9th and 10th streets northwest be added to the current schedule of sewers to_be replaced. That the well at 7th street and Virginia avenue southwest be abandoned. Appointments. John Phillips has been appointed watch- man at the Municipal Lodging House, vice Henry Finley, ill. - Charles Beers has been appointed vate in the D. C. fire department, vice J. Pray <i agen on account of physical disa- J. D. Sullivan has been aj inted val vice T. F. Sulliv: ree seas The W: F Suspicioas. Health Officer Woodward has submitted the following report upon the combined result of chemical and bacteriological anal- yses of water from the well connected with the public school on the Bladensburg road: Bacteriologically—suspicious. Chemically—suspicious. He recommends that if other water sup- is available this well be closed. If not, that a new well be opened, if there is any prospect of getting better water supply, and that pending this action or in event of such action not being deemed advisable the water be boiled before using. R. V. Belt has written to the Commis- sioners requesting them to have a water laid on Woodley street betw: Cathedral and Wisconsin avenues. basis ———_ Transfers of Real Estate. Mahlon Asbford and Aldis B. Browne, trustees, to Wm. H. Campbell and Bates Warren, sub lot 47, square 9; $3,209. Bernard Burnstine to Lettie F. Mcintire, sub lots 61 and 64, square 274; $1,200. Oella Chappel et vir Loring to Elia M. Nelson, sub lot 48,square 911; $10. Geo. KE. Calvert to Dis- trict of Columbia,right to enter on sub lots 8S and 89, Long Meadows; $1. Columbian University to John Morrison, sub lt 4: soutn grounds of Columbian University; $. Mary E. Donahue et vir Hi Sliza~ beth Re ugh C. to Eliza. Long ~ lot i — 133; $10. sub jot 157, Mt. Pleasant; set ches indy, Robt. H. Stone to Sim et v. ux. to Joh: a Worthington,” sub lots 5% “and os => ead yd oy oe S. Stone et vir ,. to . We Vorthingt sub lot 83, Mt 31300" Co, District of Columb: hi 7 northeast’ corner of property ‘on “hikes burg turnpike; $1. Goo. Y. W. ton e: ux. to Rignald W. Part of lot 14. bicck 36, Columbia Heights; $10, and sub lot 51, square 1029; $10. J. Kohiman et ux. « Chas. Schneider, part of original lot’ 2+ Square 516; $3,000. Wm. Mayse and John Mcliveen, trustees, to Oscar M. Bryant, Part lot ' 86, Rguare 513; $4700. “Mary E. Richardson, lot 91, Richardson ‘t Bay ee bay Bat By Fs 51 51 51 a 6” 49 ah oi 524 OB rth 2» 2 F 28K Ext at Eo a othe 18. 18. 13.1 1B. 13.25 18.30 18.00 13.00 840 840 Bi &a5 $3 835 835 83 To 7 Ter 75: TB T2725 ran 67 675 66 cE eeccictapei ie ‘k Cotton, Open. Hi iz i2 634 6.41 een aa Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, September 25.—Flour dull un changed—receipits, 40,030 barrels; siipments, 2 barrels: . SOO ba Wheat steady—spot a October, Baya, |; steawer No. corm, 62: ts steady — white western, 4: No. 2 mixed western, 13,159 bushels; stock, 33a3544—receipts, 408 bushels Rye inactive--No. 2, 52a58—receipts, 481 bushels; stock, 15,790 bushels. Hay st — good to choice ci othy | $12.00n$13.00. Grain > r dull, unchanged. firm, unchanged. Butte: firm—fancy creamery, 25026; do. imitation, 1%a20 do. ladie, 17a18; good ladie, 16u16; store packed 12815. Ej 17a18; cold storage, 16. Cheese firm, unchang. nits. Max Dembsfuky was nominated toda; for Congress by the democrats of the firs: Ulinois district. FINANCE AND TRADE Future Dividends Still the Talk of the Street. NEW YORK CENTRAL BEING CO Traders Are Still Bearish on the Grangers. SIDERED GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 25.—Speculation was fairly steady at the opening of today’s stock market vith prices on a parity with last night's clcring figures. London was inclined to irregularity, but the commis- sions from that side were too small to be considered a fector. Sentiment on what promises to be the most important feature of the week's breiness, the New York Cen- tral’s dividend has been completely revo- lutionized simce yesterday. The various “high authorities” quoted as having information fevoring a reduced rate, been overpowered by a preponderance evidence in the opposite direction. The well-known conservatism of ment may be relied upon terests of the stockholders extent justified by the earnings. @uction of the dividend on would be a severe blow to and in Europe. Foreign investors come to regard the securities Central as second to none in and will base future operations week's action of the Yesterday’s weill-distributed probable reduction in the dividend rate were framed in the interests of dation ot eng holdings. ion oF termined, the i g | F E f short terest. Burlington conforms most easily the efforts of the pessimists, being as indicating the first legitimate tion The price was up to 74 on covering, down 1 1-4 per cent on Western Union sold sympathy with the pronounced i th + i if Ba i | [ i i i if ia8hg i oi BF gS: i og Bg ES HE Wabash, Whee! pe — $3 Lake Erie. aL Sales regular ‘clock m,—! Uailroad conv. €a, et toe ge ie Metropolitan ita at try h tumbia Fire I at 14. Columbia Tite tovarance, 160 100 at 7%; 21 at Th. Goverment “he, 194 3 att coupons toot. i K Met iit a és, 100 102 asked. Belt ath od Se 80 Od, J |. Wash- a id. Wash- Wasb- United tid, 108 res Gs, 108 Gs, 108 s,, 10S ash 2% asked. Washington, sonra + 200 asks Becond. = oe * a ion a Tao asked. oe L a Ws End, 18 bid, 112 ‘asked. Traders’. 100 tide" Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. safe De it and Trost, 185 5 ing t Coan and ‘Trust, 120 bid," 125: naked Ameria ge “Tealreed Stocks Washington eet Georgetown, row locks.— Washington ai 273 bid, 300 asked. Met lit asked. ey SS bid. ‘Belt, oy Ri Mt, ind Blectric Light Stocks.— Washington ed. Georgetown Gas, 5 ectrie Light, *i25 b Stocks. Fircmen's, 47 asked fronting asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Potomae, ‘National’ Union : “Go: Na 1 wad, ta ambla, 13 bid, 15% . ho nia My vid ‘Title Insurance Sti 5 Estat “4, 118 asked. Columbia ‘Title, °7) . waked. District ‘Title, 15 asked. are: Te Stocks.—Pennsyivania, 25 bid, 50 and 52 bid, 60 asked. “arriage, se, "4 ¥ Miscelia Washington Market, 16 sked. Great Falls tcc, 185 bid, 150 giked. Panorama, 20 asked.” Norfolk’ and _Wash- agton Steamboat, Lincoln Hall, 85 bid,