Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STARK PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, lvania Averus, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Ne Company, SH KAUFFMANN Pres’. Pew York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, om their own mont, at 10 cents Der week, of 44 cents por month Copies at the counter 2 cents exch. Fy meail-anywhere in the Upited States or Canuda—postage prepaid—50 cents With foreign postage ai.ler oy % {7 All mall subscriptions must be paid in advance. ber month. $1 per year; the Fost Office at Rates of advertising made known on application. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Py) Washington, D. C., as sec ond-c mail matt Che Hen a Star. Vo 85, No. 21,028. WASHINGTON, D.C.,, MONDAY, OCT@BER 29, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. THe proof of te pudding is in f6e eating, 2's Star contained 69 cofumns of made up of 1,196 separate announces ments. These advertisers foug§t pubficifp—not merefp space. HILL'S PROGRAM His Friends Defend Him From Cer- tain Criticisms. NOT MAKING A SELFISH CAMPAIGN Free Raw Material the Cry in the National Contest NO TARIFF ACTION acne in SOON Friends of Senator Hill in position to dis- cuss his ideas and purposes, and familiar with existing political conditions, object to that presentation of his case describing him as striving by might and main, and seem- ingly regardless of consequences, merely to put himself in the way of forcing the hand of his party in the presidential race of 1896. They declare that while he is acting with energy and taking great risks for him- self the spirit 1s neither that of a reckless nor a selfish man. It is essential, of course, as they point out, for his power at home to . be recognized and put past all dispute, and hence his ardent wish and effort to win his present race; but his calculations, they say, »yond today, and he really believe: lieve, that If he fs elected gover- nor of New York next week It will be on the ecards for him not only to be nominated, but elected Fresidert of the United States two yeors hence. Tariff Again the Issue. This Hill calculation, as outlined, fs that the tariff will again be the fssue, but lim- ited to the equalizing of a few rates and to the proposition of free raw material. Mr. Hill, it 1s said, does not believe that any tariff legislation will be enacted at the com- ing session of Congress. The question in the nature of things will be postponed. In the first place, the Senate will remain un- changed, both in personnel and in views. The same combination that shelved the “popgun bills” at the close of the last session will prevail to keep them shelved. The justification for such a course will be found in the Congress elections, which, it is argued, will certainly go against the democracy. For even if it should find itself ‘able to organize the next House only by a small majority, that, in effect, would be a defeat. The present House has a demo- cratic majority of ninety. If that is whit- tled down to a beggarly ten or twelve in the next House, with the losses showing a re- buke of the democracy in the east and northwest, the argument is that nothing further of national consequence will be at- tempted until it comes time to make up the issues for 18%3. This work will, of course, devolve on the next House, and hence there is likely to be a stay of proceedings until that House takes up the business. No Action Next Session. But let it be supposed that some of the aggressive low tariff men, impatient of re- straint and delay, insist upon action on the “popgun bills” at the ccming session. The republican Senators, the Hill men claim, could and would bicck the game. The time will be limited and very short. The supply bills alone will, as they always do, consume the greater part of the short sesison. The republicans, therefore, would have little trouble under the rules as they exist in drawing out debate on any measures ob- Jectiorable to them until adjournment day rolls around. That they would be at especial pains to do this in the case of tariff bills Mr. Hill's friends are very con- fident. be claimed by the republicans as a victory for protection, aad if the democratic ma- jority should ‘disappear altogether the re- publicans will hail the result as in the na- ture of instructions, and begin to prepare for the presidential race and hold every- thing down until that time. Free Raw Material. In any light, therefore, in which matters may be viewed, Mr. Hill's friends can only seo free raw material as the issue for 1896. And upon that Issue they challenge the pro- duction of a democratic leader who would make so strong a race for his party as the senior Senator from New York. He made the Senate chamber ring, they say, in advo- cacy of that policy all through the recent tariff debate. He put everybody on record and went on record every time himself. He declared repeatedly that the party was committed unaiterably to the doctrine of free raw material, and that it must write such a law upor the statute books or be condemned by the people at the polls. It is plain from all this, which comes from an excellent source, that whatever the democratic losses may be in the Congress contests next week, the friends of Mr. Hill will hold that the policy of free raw mate- rlal has not been inchided in the condem- nation. They are expecting heavy losses, and will ascribe them to the bungling way in which the tariff problem was handled in its entirety, to the dickering over the dif- ferent schedules, which made the insertion of too high protection possible; to the scan- is about the trusts, to the income tax and to the general incompetency of the democratic management in both House and Senate. The Appeal in the National Contest. But the free raw material question, taken upon its individual merits, they will hold up as one upon which no seal of disfavor has been fixed, and as the proper one therefore upon which the party should ap- peal to the country in the year of national contest. And their claim is that upon that tesue, with so able a champion as Mr. Hill representing it, the party will be able to appeal with Confidence to the country. The south weuld approve solidly, and good fighting ground would be found not only in New York and Indiana, but in Massachu- setts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Con- necticut. The New England manufacturers, it 1s asserted, have long been in favor-of free raw material, and have only been re- strained from breaking away from their old republican associations by reason of the high duties allowed on the finished products. But some of the schedules are marked for readjustment and reduction, no matter which party holds the reins, ‘and hence the belief that now is the time for an appeal to be made to New England on the issue suggested. This then the Hill program. Demo- cratic success in New York next week, and Hill for the democratic candidate, and free a material for the democratic issue, in SUG. - Relieved From Duty, Mr. Gatilard Hunt has been relieved from duty in charge of the issue of passports at the Department of State and assigned to duty as a copyist tn the consular bureau. He is succeeded in charge of the fssue of passports by Mr. Wm. Trouland of Penn- sylvania, formerly confidential clerk to the chief of the bureau of archives and indexes. ——————_o-____ Naval Movements. ‘The Charleston, with Admiral Carpenter on board, has arrived at Chemulpo, Corea, and the Newark at Montevideo. The Michi- gan has sailed from Detroit for Erie, and the Detroit has sailed from Newport for the Asiatic station by way of the Mediter- ranean. nge of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 56; 2 p.m., 60; maximum, 60; mini- 4. THE CITY POSTMASTER THE LAST WEEK HE WILL NOT SPEAK Mr, Bissell to Take the Applications to the President Tonight. Character of the Backing of Some of the Candidates—Appointment Ex- peeted Tomorrow. Postmaster General Bissell was visited by a representative of The Star this af- noon and asked if he had anything of in- terest to communicate in regard to the ap- pointment of a successor to Postmaster Sherwood. “Not today,” responded Mr. Bissell. will take the case up to the President to- night and you may probably be able to learn something tomorrow.” This course of action on Mr. Bissell’s part had been looked for by those inter- ested in the case, both as candidates and lookers-on, and before noon today the dec- laration was freely made that the ap- pointment would be made tomorrow. While Postmaster General Bissell has de- clined to publicly state whom he will recommend for the place, it is understood that he will favorably present the name of Mr. Frank Thomas to the President. Mr. Thomas Is at present chief clerk of the Post Office Department, and has very strong backing among the business men of Washington, regardless of politics. In- deed, his candidacy is unique in this re- gard, for he has consistently refused to accept any political Influence which was tendered him, notably by the two Sena- tors from Kentucky, and has no papers of a political nature on file with his appli- cation. ‘The candidate whe possesses both per- sonal and political support in the greatest degree is Mr. W. D. Peachy, chief of th> registration division in the city post office. He has the influence of nearly all the south- ern Senators and a majcrity of the members of most of the democratic congressional eelegations. His local backing includes nearly every business man actively identi- fed with the democratic party in the Dis- rict. Mr. Robert Beall is said to be strongly indorsed, in a personal sense, by Secretary Lamont, while Mr. Jaines P.’ Willett ts thé choice of a lerge and influential wing of the lecal democracy, led by Marshal Wilson. Mr. Lawrence Gardner Is not a canditate for the place, but he must be regarded as an immortant factor in the affair until it is finally settled tonight. + +_____ JOUNSON DISMISSED. His Sentence Approved by the Presi- dent and His Name Dropped. The President has approved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Capt. William 8S. Johnson, a retired officer of the army, and his name was dropped from the Army Reg- ister today. Capt. Johnson has had a gal- lant, though a checkered career. He entered the army as a private in company A of the fourth battalion of the District of Columbia volunteers, April 17, 1861, and made such a creditable record during the war that on the 12th of June, 1867, he was appointed first Meutenant of the forty-third infantry. He was born in Illinols, but was appointed to the army from Michigan. While in the ranks he was severely wounded and lost the use of his left arm. He was mustered out of the service in 1869, and was rein- stated May, 1870, by a special act of Con- gress. He was placed on the retired list May 20, 1871, in consequence of disabilities incurred in the line of duty. He has al- ways had more or less trouble about his finances, and several years ago was court- martiaied for duplicating his pay accounts. He was then sentenced to dismissal, but the sentence was mitigated to a short sus- pension on account of his good army record. ‘The offense for which he is now punished was committed several months ago in Den- ver, Colo., and consisted of his persistent refusal to pay a long standing bill of $100 for a tombstone for one of his children, after having been repeatedly urged by the War Department to settle the account. He was tried at Fort Leavenworth for viola- tion of the sixty-first article of war, for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentle- man, and was found guilty and sentenced to be dismissed. A strong appeal was made by his friends, but the President did not regard it as a case for clemency, and ap- proved the sentence today without a word of comment. CAPT. o—————_—— INOCULATION FOR DIPHTHERIA, Description of the New Pasteur Treat- ent for Infantile Diseases. The new treatment by inoculation for diphtheria and croup, as practiced in France, is the subject of a special report to the Department of State by United States Consul C. W. Chancellor at Havre. He says that by this method of treatment only one out of four diphtheretic patients succumbs, whereas the figure is double for other methods of treatment heretofore em- ployed. Consequently, the consul, who 1s a Baltimore physician of repute, says that it would seem very desirable that the anti- diphtheretic serum should be introduced and come into general use at the earliest period practicable in America, where many thousand children and numerous physicians, students and nurses die annually from Giphtheria and croup. The consul gives in detail a history of the development of the treatment by Dr. Pasteur and his assistant, Dr. Roux, who have been experimenting with it for five years, keeping it secret until they had satisfied themselves of its effi- cacy, and had selected the animal (the horse) best adapted to transform the diph- theretic poison into an anti-toxine. A trial of the new treatment at one of the largest children’s hospitals of Paris resulted in reducing the death rate from diphtheria from 61.70 per cent to 24.33 per cent. In addition, it is stated that children vacci- nated with the serum were protected from the disease, even while living in close con- tact with diphtheretic patients. As the Pasteur Institute cannot meet the great demand for the serum, movements are on foot in different localities to establish aux- iliary stations. In slight cases one injection of the serum is sufficient, while the ordinary case yields to two. THE ENO CAS Decision of the Circult Reversed by the United States Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court today reversed the decision of the circuit court in the case of John C. Eno, formerly presi- dent of the Second National Bank of New Ycrk, who was convicted of forgery in the New York state courts about ten years ago. Eno ralsed the point that the state courts were without jurisdiction, and that he could be tried only in the federal courts. This view of the law was apheld by the circuit court, but is upset by today’s de- eision of the Supreme Court, which remand- ed the case to the state courts. fee SE Dr. Crowell of New York Dead. NEW YORK, October 29.—Dr. Eugene Crowell, widely known as an exponent of spiritism, died in this city today, aged seventy-nine years. He went to California in 1849 and while there became actively identified with the know nothing party. He was for one term chief supervisor of the city of San Francisco. Having accumu- lated a fortune, Dr. Crowell returned to this city. He expended considerable money in the publication of works on the alleged phenomena of spiritism. Confidence Expressed at Both Head- quarters in This City. DEMOCRATS ARE ALL VERY HOPEFUL There are Also Strong Predictions of Republican Success. THE PRESIDENT’S SILENCE eg eee. It is learned today from a reliable source that ‘it is the present intention of the President not to give any utterance, directly or indirectly, upon the po- litical situation in New York, nor to. indicate in any manner what {s his atti- tude toward the democratic candidates, In making this statement, the fact is to be emphasized that the person from whom it originated is not authorized to give it to the public as coming frém the President in the nature of an ultimatum. It is simply pre- sented as a reflex of the President's state of mind and intention at this time. Neither 1s it to be understood as representing an tr- revocable intention upon the part of the President which would prevent his adopting an opposite course if he should deem that the circumstances of the next seven days should render it advisable. It is alco intimated to be the President’ desire that no member of the cabinet or of- ficial high in the administration shall take an active part in the New York campaign. In this connection the report is recalled that the President is sald to have requested Am- bascador Bayard to confine his political speeches to Lis own state of Delaware, intl- mating by indirection that Mr. Payard’s ac- tive participation in the New York contest, even to the extent of making a speech, woul] not be appreciated by Mr. Cleveland. In farther confirmation of this intimation comes the decision of Secretary Carlisle not to go to New York to make speeches during the campaign. Confidence at Headquarters. ‘The beginning of this, the last week prior to the election, marks a general stiffening up at the rival political headquarters in this city and a more cunfident tone on the part of the managers. An hour spent at either one of the headquarters listening to the claims and arguments of the managers upon why victory is to b2 theirs would al- most persuade the most skeptical that in very truth it is impossible for the opposi- tion to have a ghost of a show; but if one spends an hour at the other headquarters he becomes equally as convinced in the other direction, so that if he be a wise man he will go his way in peace and abandon the hope which lurked in his bosom in the morning of winning two suits of clothes, an overcoat and a pair of patent leather shoes on election bets. At democratic headquarters every one is very hopeful and profess to see in recent events all over the country a decided change for the better in democratic pros- pects. Every mail, and the wire as well, brings good tidings of comfort from the workers in the field, and every face at democratic headquarters is suffused with the gentle fiush of hope mantling the demo- cratic brow and throat, like “a maiden ush. Mr. Apsiey’s Prediction. It Is the same way at republican head- quarters, only more of it. The managers fairly beam with hope, and from merely claiming victory are almost moved to esti- mate majorities. “But I base my. predictions upon solid facts,"said Acting Chairman Apsley to a Star reporter today. “The republican doctrine of protection is to be upheld at this election because this really is the first time that the American people have been brought face to face with the actual question of fre trade or protection. Heretofore it has bee! a question of tariff reform, of a scaling down of duties closer to a revenue basis, but now the voter awakes to the fact, dawn- ing upon him for the first time, that he must decide between free trade or not. There is no disguising this fact. The decla- rations of the leaders of the democracy are too plain to be mistaken. From President Cleveland in his messages and letters down to the declarations of Mr. Wilson In West Virginia, John E.R 1 in Massachusetts, William’ Singerly in Pennsylvania and all along the line, comes the announcement that a vote for democracy means a. vote for free trade to be accomplished at the earl- jest practicable moment. “It is my firm belief,” said Mr. Apsley, solemnly, “that not 40 per cent of Mr. Cleveland’s party is ready to follow him to free trade. They never dreamed they would be called upon to do so, and it will be found upon election day that the people have parted company with him on this fssue. ‘The rank and file of the people of this country are not ready for free trade.” In the Fifth Marylnnd. Mr. Charles E. Coflin, republican candi- date for Congress !n the fifth Maryland dis- trict, called at headquarters today. He has made a thorough canvass of his district and believes he will carry it. He says there are many conditions tending to a republican victory in that portion of the state. In the first place the three great industries of the section have been very inuch depressed, and the peope are blaming the democrats. In the tide water counties oyster gathering for the canneries is a large industry. The canned oysters are sold largely in manufac- turing districts throughout the country, and in sections where there is a large labor con- stituency. Those people have not been buying oysters, and the Marylanders have feit it. ‘The tobacco raisers of another portion of the district have su‘fered from reductions in prices and small sales, By a curious coinci- dence a similar state of affairs is said to have existed during Mr. Cleveland’s former administration, and the tobacco raisers re- member it. The farmers are in the same boat and complain with the others. Mr. Cotfin thinks that the fight on Gorman among the democrats will hurt the ticket, for not only will numbers of democrats stay away from the polls, but there will be others who will vote the republican ticket outright. ALL WERE VACCINATED. The Employes at the White House, Also Mrs, Cleveland and Children, The President's callers this morning In- cluded Secretaries Gresham, Carlisle and Herbert, and Judge Brawley of South Caro- lina. All the employes of the White House, clerks, doorkeepers and servants, were fac- cinated today by Dr. O'Reilly, the Presi- dent's physician. It is sald that Mrs. Cleve- land and the children were also vaccinated. ‘The President underwent the operation two years ago, and {t was not ccnsidered ad- visable to repeat it in his case. Seis eae as CHINESE DETAINED. Twenty-Six Seamen Held at Baltimore Pending Advices From Washington. BALTIMORE, Md, October 29.—The twenty-six Chinese seamen who arrived on Friday from Amoy, China, on the British 8S. S. Ping Suey, are held on board the steamer at Locust Point by order of Col- lector Shaw. No reply has been recelved at the custom house to the telegram sent to Washington on Saturday by Collector Shaw, asking for instructions regarding the land- ing of the Chinese seamen, and they will not be permitted to land until the authorities at Washington are heard from. Secretary Oarlisle Decides Not to Partici- pate in the Oampaign. He Says That His Duties Will Not Al- low Him to Leave the City at This Time. Secretary Carlisle will not take part in the political campaign, and he so informed bis friends today. He canceled his engage- ment to speak at Louisville, Ky., and noti- fled the managers of the democratic cam- paign in New York and Indiana, where he had parually promised to speak, that he would not be able to do so. The change in his plans is said at the Treasury Depart- ment to have been made necessary by the enormous amount of official business de- manding his prompt personal attention, which will not admit of his leaving the city at present or for many weeks to come. This great pressure of work is said to be due to the many complicated questions that have arisen in connection with the admin- istration of the tariff law, to the necessity of making certain changes in the service and also to the necessity of writing his an- nual report and preparing the estimates for the maintenance gf the government es- tablishment. Many people venture the opinion that there ls another reason for the Secretary’s action, and that fe taat the President did not care to have his financial minister take such a prominent part in the political arena. The grouna for this assumption is that up to the time of the President's retarn to the city, Secretary Carlisle was strongly in- clined to accept the invitation to speak at Indianapolis and New York, and that it was not until after he had conferrsd with the President that he found that his official duties precluded his leaving the city. The question as to whether the President will do or say anything in the interest of the New York democratic ticket is still unset- tled so far as official information is con- cerned. The action of Secretary Carlisle in declining to enter the campaign is accepted by many politicians as a clear indication that the President will not commit himself in regard to the New Yerk ticket. Telegrams Sent. Secretary Carlisle's position In regard to Participation in the political campaign is shown in a telegram he sent to Senator D. W. Voorhees, at Indianapolis, as follows: “The condition of public business in the Treasury Department prevents me from taking any part in the campaign. I have therefore declined all invitations. “(Signed) J. CARLISLE.” A similar telegram was,sent to Jas, W. Hinkley of the New York democratic com- mittee, and also to other democratic mana- gers in other states who were waiting for the Secretary's decision in this matter. BUILDING THEIR NESTS, Quict at New City Post Office Just Suits Sparrows. Even the little birds have heard that the post office building is glow in going up. It used to be the saylmg that a secret was apt to be Spread by the feathered twit- terers, but now it would appear that some one has told this secret to the sparrows of Washington, for two of them, confiding in the immortality of the contract, have builded their nest in one of the iron col- umns of the first floor, It 1s the habit cf the sparrow to mate and build in the spring, and so this nest, which was dis- ecvered this morning by the brick con- tractor as he was removing some old lum- ber from the iron flooring, must have been made last spring. Thus it comes that this house of straw may properly be classed as one of those relics of the musty past, a “last year’ bird's nest.” That such a thing should have been found in the trames of this slow pile is not to be a source of wonder. The birds know where to nest in safety, and as they are shrewd little chaps they never go for their homes into scenes of great activity or* bustle. It is so much more to their purpose and nature to rear their young amid the quiet of a retired life, so that the coming generation may start out in life with a due appreciation of the advan- tages of the rural fields. ‘There were fifty-six men at work today, affording a possibility of finishing the build: ing on the Ist of April, 1897. This is a huge April-fool joke, as it is painfully ap- parent that such an accomplishment js now beyond the range even of possibility. It would not be possible today for the con- tractors to put enough workmen on the walls to succeed in finishing the building within the year 1897, which goes to show still more toreibly the extreme generosity of The Star in formulating its scheduie of dates in this connection. It will probably be ten days before the brick work can be begun again, and, ac- cepting the inevitable, the brick contractor has taken an outside job to work in con- nection with the new post office. In view of his past experiences, he has no doubt whatever of his ability to carry on both jobs at once, The stone work is still concentrated at the main entrance, where two setters and os many assistants are laying the inside courses to the central arch. There are three of these courses, the central one of which forms a panel on the under face of the are! five inches deep. This course is also shallower on the inside than the two outer cour , and the hollow thus formed cn the granite rims is to be filled with brick. Unfortunately for the fame of the building much of the work that will now be done on this arch will not show on the avenue side. This fact should be taken in- to consideration by sing citizens, who may be inclined to criticise the slow gait adopted. Meanwhile, the fron work, the great delay cn which was quoted extensive- ly some weeks ago as being the whole cause of delay, is now some weeks ahead of the masonry on the walls, which is not eveu begun. It is highly to be doubted that the iron work, with reference to the stone constraction, is considerably ahead of time. PRETEESS: > Rina GERMANY'S NEW CHANCELLOR. He Calls on the Emperor—Bismarck’s Comment. POTSDAM, October 29.—PrinceVon Hohen- lohe visited Emperor William today in his new capacity of chaneellor of the German empire and premier of Russia. The prince then proceeded to Berlin, to which city Herr Koeller, the newly appointed minister of the interior, had preceded him. BERLIN, October 29.—Bhe correspondent of the Associated Pressilearns from Varzin that upon receipt of the news of the min- isterial crisis Prinee Bismarck said: “I knew this would be the inevitable re- sult. Count Zu Bulenburg was right in egard to the anti-soclalist measure, but n. Von Caprivi disagreed with them, and either one or both hd to resign. Prince Hohenlohe is a safe}man, but he lacks initiative.” Prince Bismarck retyrns fo Friedrichsruhe on November 3. On “Spats of the state of his health, the prince Jwill be unable to see any more delegations fefore leaving Varzin. ‘The health of Prince Bismarck causes anx- jety. BERLIN, October 29.—The Reichanzetger, official, announces that the emperor has conferred upon Gen, Von Caprivi the order of the black eagle, set with brilliants, and that his majesty has bestowed upon Count Botho Zu Eulenburg the cross and star of grand commander of the Hohenzollern or- der. —_——__ Transferred to Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN, October 29.—M. Com- mines de Marsilly, councillor of the French embassy at Washington, has been appointed secretary of legation here, ROBBERS. RUN DOWN Sharp Work by Pacific Ooast De- tectives, THE END OF TWO WEEKS’ PURSUIT Capture and Confession of Express Office Thieves. RECOVERY OF THE MONEY THE DALLES, Oregon, October 29.—After two weeks’ endeavor on the part of de- tectives and local officers, the parties who robbed the Pacific Express Company's office in” this city of $14,000 on October 12 have at last been apprehended and placed under arrest, and all but $200 of the money recovered. Frank Klein and Otis Savage, young men of respectable parents, living here, are in jail, having made a complete confession of the theft. Many clews were followed by detectives, but all proved fruitless, until Sheriff Driver suggested that possibly Klein and Savage, who have been living in idleness about town, and who once be- longed to what is known as the Hawthorne gang of desperadoes, might be impil&ted. It was reported that the young men were separated from the gang on account of a disagreement as to the plan for robbing a Union Pacific train at a point between heré and Portland. Shortly after separating Hawthorne and pals robbed a store here of a lot of guns, pistols and ammunition, ond left for their rendezvous near Mt. Hood. It is said the only clew to the robbers was a bar of steel, sharpened at one end, which fastened into a hook, found beside the empty treasure box on the floor of the ex- press office on the morning of the robbery. Following the suggestion of Sheriff Driver, Detective Sam Simons of Portland and Lord of the Surety Company of Kansas City visited the shop and living room of Klein and Savage, which is in a barm in Klein’s yard. The walls of the room bristled with guns of every description, and the room also contained an anvil and tools for doing light blacksmith work. Sheritf Driver,learning this, took the steel tools to Salem ‘Rowe, one of the gang who is coafired in the penitentiary, and from him learned {t was fashioned in his shop by members of the Hawthorne gang from a drill stolen from a Union Pactfic loco- motive at the time they contemplated the train robbery. Rowe also stated that Klein was by trade an expert locksmith, who possessed a key to the express office. Arm- ed with this information Mr. Driver, ac- companied by Detective Simons, returned to The Dalles and caused the arrest of Klein and Savage. They were captured without resistance at tieir rooms and confined in separate apartments at the hotel, where District At- torney Jayne and Mr. Simons attempted to gain a confession from them, They with- stood ail advances for a time, Finally Kiein broke down and sobbingly confessed the whole matter, telling where the money was hidden. Search was instituted for the money, and a bag containing $7,555 in gold was found in a cesspool, under a Chinese wash house, which once belonged to the Savage estate, two bags with $1,500 in sil- ver were found under an old building near the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and one bag which had contained $5,000 in gold, and from which $200 had been extracted, was dis- covered buried in Klein's back yard. Savage at first maintained stolid silence when told of Klein's confession, saying he was innocent of the crime, but’ when con- fronted by his pal, he had nothing more to say. Klein also confessed that they had robbed the post office here on the night of September 6, These arrests break up one of the worst gangs of robbers in this section, and re- lieve Express Agent Hill of the odium which suspicion cast upon him when the dispatches erroneously stated that he had been arrested for committing the deed. —_—->-_—_ THE CZAR'S CONDITION. He Slept Less Last Night—His Appe- thte Unchanged. ST. PETERSBURG, October 29.—-The fol- lowing bulletin, signed by the physicians in attendance on the czar, was issued at 11 o'clock this morning: . “The czar slept less last night. His appetite 1s unchanged. ‘The oedema does met de- crease.” LONDON, October 20,—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Yalta says that the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg has arrived there to anvint Princess Alix, preparatory to her wedding, which is to take place soon. During the next four days, it is added, the princess will attend religious services in the national church, It is jot expected, however, that her marriage to the czarewitch will occur before Friday. The Yalta dispatch also announces that preparations are being made there for the arrival of the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha (the Duchess of Edinburgh), sister cf the czar, the royal family of Denmark and other distinguished guests. Mr. Cantacuzene, the Russian minister to the United States, has just received the fol- lowing bulletin from his government: “ST. PETERSBURG, October 29.—The emperor slept well on Saturday night. Yes- terday (Sunday) there had been no change in the condition of his majesty. GIERS.”" (Signed) na REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN ARRESTED Senator Higgin: Private Secretary Charged With Bribery, BALTIMORE, Md., October 29.—A special to the News from Wilmington, Del., says: Frederick E. Bach, Senator Higgins’ pri- vate secretary and chairman of the first district republican committee, has been ar- rested on the charge of bribery by buying tax receipts. He was held in $300 bail for a hearing. A warrant has also been issued for James Haines, an ex-policemsn, on the same charge. a COIT IN HIDING. Afraid of Mob Violence for the Shoot- ing at Washington C. H. PITTSBURG, Pa., October 20.—Col. A. B. Coit of the fourteenth regiment, Ohio Na- tional Guard, and P. Goldney, a lieutenant in his regiment, have been registered at the St. Charles Hotel in this city, since October 19. They were in hiding, and Col. Coit reg- istered under the name of C. V. Brown of Dayton, Ohio. Both say they do not fear the legal consequences of firing on the mob at Washington Court House, Ohio, recently, but are afraid of mob violence in their own state. They left yesterday for the east, presumably for New York or Buffalo. —_-+ — ANXIETY AT TIEN TSIN. coL. Consternation Caused by Recent Jap- anese Successes. TIEN TSIN, China, October 29.—The news of the Chinese defeat north of the Yalu river has caused corsternation herg. The Chinese officials do rot attempt to deny the serious pature of the disaster. The next fighting is expected at Port Arthur. News of the result is awaited with anxiety. THE MARINE CORPS Interesting Facts From the Annual Re- port of ol. Heywood. More Men Needed in the Corps—Good Work Done During the Strikes. Col. Charles Heywood, commandant of the United States marine corps, in his an- nval report to the Secretary of the Navy, asks for an increase of the corps. On this subject he says: “On October 1, 1894, there were 2,007 en- listed men in the corps, only 8 short of the authorized number. Of these 1,196 were on duty at the different shore stations and 901 on board ships in commission. Hard Service Performed. “During the past year the total number of men appropriated for has Deen nearly continuously in the service, which has en- abled the duty to be performed with less hardship to the men, and in consequence the number of desertions has been very materially decreased. I have always been satisfied that desertions in the marine corps were caused, in a large measure, by the hard work our men are called upon to perform, and the above condition of affairs seems to bear me out in this opinion. The men nearly everywhere have been able to have two days off guard, which is a great relief from the severity of ‘day on and day off,” to which they have for a long while been subjected, but still, in comparison with the army (where men are never less than five days off guard), it will be seen that this is hard duty and too much of a tax on the physical energies of the men, and to produce even better results we uld have increased numbers. ‘he demand increases every day, both on shore and afloat, particularly in view of the many new vessels which will soon be placed in commission, and I again earn- estly request that the department will take the necessary action to have the ap- propriations increased for more men, in accordance with my many previous recom- mendations. Words of Commendation. The commandant strongly recommends an appropriation for barracks at Sitka, Alaska. He speaks with pride of the fine service rendered by his corps as guards at the world’s fair, and particularly in California during the strike. He incloses testimonials from Brig. Gen. Ruger and other officers ost gratifying.to me to know that the marines have again proved themselves efficient and useful in the performance of any and all duty that may be assigned them, as evidenced by this service, and I am par- ticularly pleased with the work done by this fine battalion from Mare Island, which has reflected additional credit on the corps. My thanks are due and heartily tendered to ail the officers and men composing it, and es- pecially to Maj. Pope, who so ably com- manded {t and made possible, by nis zeal and strict attention to duty, such excellent results.” a OF INTEREST TO NEWSPAPER ROW. Said to Have Protited by Pretending to Bribe Correspondents. If current reports are true, there is a syndicate writer in New York, whose name is to be found at the foot of articles in mary cities of the Union, who may have a very unpleasant quarter of an hour with the Washington correspondents before the next sess‘on of Congress shall end. The story has reached here, vouched for by authority that would seem to be credible, that one of the incidents of the sugar trust campaign in Washington last winter was the raising of a purse by the sugar trust people, to be given to this enterprising cor- respondent, to be distributed in Washing- ton among the press people, where “it would do the most good,” in the opinion of those who furnished the money. And that place was the pockets of those representa- Uves of the press of the country here who, with or without right, are supposed to have influence in Congress, and in the making of public opinion throughout the country, There are intimations even that the men who furnished the money did so under the impression that it was to be distributed pro rata among the representatives of. the press in Washington, in the expectation that the comments upon the operations of the sugar trust would be either less severe, or that they would be altogether withheld. It is, of course, assumed that the dis- tributor of this fund was to receive his commission. There are intimations even that a list was furnished of the names of correspondents to whom this fund was to be distributed, and that the expectation was that it would be expended in part in dinners, and in part in ways that would be appreciated by those for whom it was intended. If there is anything in this story, it is safe to say that not $1 of this alleged fund ever passed to the representative correspondents for whom it is reported that it was de- signed. The man who undertook to dis- burse this fund did so with the full knowl- edge that it would not be safe for him to approach any of the gentlemen whose names may have appeared 6n this pretended list for any such purpose whatever. He not only is not on relations of confidence with them, but he never calls upon many of them when in Washington. Efforts are being made to ascertain the truth of this report, and if it shall be veri- fied, some of the correspondents intend that he will hear more later, possibly in the courts, and probably before a committee of investigation. It undoubtedly is a fact that there ts no man who knows what he is about who would venture to approach the corps of Washington correspondents with any such proposition as has been here suggested. Representatives of business organizations, who have intrusted money to any one to be distributed for any such purpose, have been made the victim of a bunco ¢: Tf any fund was supplied to the New York man in question fer any such purpose it is probable that he kept every dollar of it. That trick has been tried once before in this city, and there is a public record of it. If any one is disposed to ascertain what it was, from the sworn testimony of the prin- cipal, all that will be necessary will be to turn to the testimony of the Pacific rail in- vestigation, where it will appear that a cor- respondent was proved to have received some $35,000, nominally, “to be held for the boys,” and that he kept every dollar cf the money, purchased real estate with it, and became rich, as it is supposed, out of the fund which he accepted. a a THE COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE. A Receiver Appointed in New York to Handle Its Affairs. NEW YORK, October 29.—Wm. H. Willis was today appointed receiver of the Com- mercial Alliance Insurance Company. The Commercial Alliance Company ts well knewn here by reason of the excite- ment cecastoned by its purchase a few weeks ago of the stock and property of the Washington Erdowment Association. Recertly a suit was f.stituted in this city against the company by Mr. Lawrence Gardr er to set aside the sale of the Wash- ington Beneficial Endowment Association. ican eae Mr. Denby’s Arrival. A cable message was received at the State Department announcing the arrival at Pekin, China, of Mr. Denby, the United States minister to China, who recently left this country for his post. His son has been in charge af the American legation ever since the minister came home on leave of absence, several months ago. SENSATION IN COURT Jurors’ Affidavits Charge an Attempt at Tampering. THE CASE OF BARBOUR VS. HEISKELL Mr. Heiskel! and His Wife Called on Them. CITED FOR CONTEMPT aahciaataipionencn For the past week or more Chief Justice Bingham, in Circuit Court No. 2, has had before him the case of Harrison 8. Barbour, administrator of the late James L. Barbour, against Peter H. Heiskell, jr., in which the plaintiff claimed damages to the amount of $11,622.55. The case is some seven or eight years old, and has been before the courts Several times. The elder Mr. Barbour was at the head of the Washington Flour and Feed Company, the mills of which were sit- vated cn Virginia averue southwest. Mr. Heishell, it was alleged, took to the mills @ quantity of castor bean pumice, which he wished ground. It was ground, it was raid, on his represertation that no evil re- sults wuld follow, but the plaintiff alleged thet grein subsequently ground was so in- jured that many horses which ate it were polsored, some of them dying. The matter Was widely published at the time, the plain- tiff asserted, with the result that the bus- iness of the mills was greatly injured. Hence the suit was filed. Saturday last the eleven jurors in the cast, the case going on by consent with that number, owing to the inability of the twelfth man to continue, were discharged, after the court had been informed that they were unable to reach a verdict. This morn- ing Mr. Henry Wise Garnett, representing Mr. Barbour, called Chief Justice Bingham’s attention to affidavits made by Jurymen P. M. O’Bryon and Charles F. Hale. The affidavits were as follows: Mr. O'Bryon’s Affidavit. “I, Phillip “M. O’Bryon, being first duly sworn, do on oath depose and say that I was one of the jurors in the case of Bar- bour agt. Heiskell, No. 27762, at law in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and have been a juror in the Circuit Court from October 3, 1894, the trial of which has just terminated. That on Thursday morn- ing, the 18th day of October, 1894, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a man called who was un- Known to me at that time at my place of business, No. 604 12th street northwest, this city, where I carry on the business of sign painting. He came in and asked for Mr. ryon, and I told him that I was Mr. O'Bryon. He then asked me if I let- tered wagons, and I told him all kinds of lettering.. He stated that he had a good deal of that kind of work done—lettering wagons. Then I told him that I could not £9 with him then to talk about business,that had to to go to court,but would call on him at his place of business after I got out of court, then I would talk about signs, Then he said, “Well, I have some court business also; as soon as my case is over I will call on you,” and handed me his bus- iness card, which was P, H. Heiskell, jr., & Co, I looked at the name and laid the card on my desk. I asked him what court his case was in and he told me he did not know. Then he went outside and I walked with him out to his buggy. Then he pulled out an old newspaper, which hogy = Bam Paper that was produced in the court, The vening Star, and showed me an article to read, which I did, which was the same article read in court. He then said he wanted to find out the reporter who wrote that, and then I told him that he could find out at The Star office, and he said he had been to The Star office already and all he could learn was that they thought that it might be a party by the name of Crog- gen, and I said very likely that was the man, because he is an old reporter on The Star and I knew the man; but he said he is not with The Star now; he has been re- tired; but he would find out. When he stated he had a law case I asked him what court it would be tried in, and he said he did not know. While serving on the jury I was sitting next to Mr. L. H. Ho} who was one of the jurors, and during the trial in the jury box, one of the day: during the middie of the trial~e leaned over to me and Mr. Hale, who was sitting on the other side of me, and made the fol- lowing remark: “I and Mr. Heiskell ara friends and you can very well understand how I stand.” I think T have the card at my office that Mr. Helskell left, and, if 80, I will produce it. This was the same day the case was called for trial, when the interview ocew Would Buy Palms. I, Charles F. Hale, being first duly sworn, doth on oath depose and say that I am the Charles F. Hale who was one of the jurors in the case of. Barbour vs. Heiskell, No, 27762, at law in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and have been a juror in the Circuit Court since October 3, 1894, the trial of which has just terminated; that on Wednesday evening, the 17th day of Oc- tober, the day before the case was called in the Circuit Court, a lady who was unknown to me came to my place of business, which is that of a florist, at No. 719 14th street northwest, in this city, and asked if I was Mr, Hale. I told her that I was. She then said that she wanted to look at some palmi which I showed her, at her request, an stated the prices to her, at her request; she then informed me that her husband had law suit, which was coming off in court, and that if he won the suit he had promised to give her a dozen of palms; she then sal that she supposed the average price woul be about $5 each, and that if her husband won the sult she was to have a dozen; shé then took out a card, which she said’ was her husband's card, and which card was that of Mr. P. H. Heiskell, jr.; it was a business card—a large one—and she had several with her; she emphasized the dozen two or three times, and the words she made use of were: “IT am to h dozen palms if the case goes in his favor.” “I asked her what court it was coming up in, as I was a juror myself, and she said she'did not know in what court It was coming up, and neither did she know the nature of the case; that she supposed it was some business case of ner husband, She then left his business card and left the store. I tore the business card into two p! but will endeavor to find the two pieces ani fasten them to this affidavit if possible, Next day I was called as a juror in the case of Barbour vs. Heiskell. I did not when I was called on the case until after was sworn, connect the Mr. Heiskell with this transaction at all, but during the latter part of the trial I saw the lady come into the court room and take her seat back from where Mr. Helskell was sitting, and then I learned that she was the wife of the de- fendant, and then recognized her as the lady who came into my store about th palms and gave me the card. “That during the trial Mr. L. H. Hopkins, one of the jurors, about somewhere about one of the middle days of the trial, while we were sitting in the jurors’ box, turned to Mr. O’Bryon, who was one of the jurors, and myself, who was sitting by, and made the following remark: ‘I and Mr. Helskell are friends, you can very well under- stand how I stand.’” Mr. Hopkins’ Statement. Mr. Garrett stated that he considered it his duty to call the attention of the court to these affidavits, both in justice to his client and to Mr. Hopkins, who was in court, and who could speak for himself. Chief Justice Bingham then questioned Mr. Hopkins concerning his connection with the matter, when Mr. Hopkins ad- mitted making the remark, but said that he had made it upon the impulse of the mos ment, but with no intention of influencing