Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBL'SHED DAILY FXCFPT sUNDAY, AT TAE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penr: Averne, Cor, Lith Street, by she Lvening Star Tews rs Gomnany, (sunt dame, Tew York Ofice, 49 Potter Pailding. othe a The Eveving star 's served to subaccthers in the city by carriers, on ther ovn avconnt, at 10 rents Bor Teck, or 46 cents per monet at the founter Z cents exch. By mail-anywhere in the ma — or Canada--postage prepaid--50 cents taont! Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year; With foreign postage ade, $3.00. (Entered at the Fost OMtice TZ All mail subscriptions be in advance. Rates of advertising made ocwa oo application. Washington, D. ©... Che Evening Star. Vit 85, No. 21,040. WASHINGTON, D.C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. THe proof of fhe pudding is in fe _eafing, e's Star contained 62 cofumns of advertisements. made up of 1,108 separate announce: foua$t pubficity—not merefp PLUMSOF PATRONAGE|REP. WILSON TALKS)/A NEW BOND ISSUE|}WE WILL SETTLE ITIMESSAGE OUTLOOK Benefits That Accrue to the Party Which Organizes the Senate. SALARIES OF THE SUESTANTIAL SORT Over Two Hundred and Fifty Posi- tions at the Disposal of Senators. nla THEIR NEXT DISTRIBUTION ieaciatnelpeTiaschctaae To “organize the Senate” Is more than an honor. It means the distribution of a large amount of patronage and the wielding of a great deal of power. Therefore it is a matter of great importance politically, and it is no marvel that the power to affect an organization should be sought by both of the parties with great eagerness. Of course, the main object of the majority in either house of Congress is to secure enovgh votes to insure the passage of bills proposed by the party. To that end legis- latures are carried and Senators are elected to Congress. But as an incident to this is the matter of the ability to elect the various officers of the Senate, to choose the members of the great machine that works almost unseen, but which costs a great sum of money anaually. The annual alaries of the Senators aggregate $HU,0W0, while the majority In control of the Senate may distribute patronage worth &iu,Vi2 each year. This sum is divided among 25 people of all grades of work and remunera- tion, making an average of $1,431. Pleasing to Vick From. The patronage ranges all the way from the secretary of the Senate, who gets more than a Senator, $5,306, down to laborers at $0 a month. It includes clerks to com- mittees, pages, messengers, watchmen, clerks, mati carriers, folders, firemen and engineers, and ali branches of service. It is generally distributed as follows, calcu- lating on the basis of the last Congress: In the secretary's office, $0,112; as clerks to committees, controlied by the members of the majority, $111,230; in the othce of the sergeant-at-arms, $72,004; in the post office, $14,188; in the document and fokting rooms, $0,154; in the stationery roo:m, $18,204; at the Maltby building and on mis- cellaneous rolls, $66,570. The choicest places are these: Secretary at $5,896; chief clerk at $5,000, financial clerk at $3,000, sergeant-at-arms at $1,500, clerk to the committee on appropriations, $3,000; minute clerk, $2,502; enrolling clerk, $2,502; reading clerk, $2,400; superintendent of the document room, $3,0"; assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,002. Amzi Smith and Captain Bassett. The two last named places are not con- sidered to be at the disposal of anybody, for they are now filled by Incumbents who are regarded as fixtures. Amzi Smith, in the document room, is considered as one of the most useful servants of the government. He has been in this place fur many years and ts of great service to all who have busi- ness with this department. He is not only paid a large salary and kept in office from Congress to Congress, but he is annually named in the appropriation bills for an ex- tra sum. Capt. Bassett is, as he has been for years, the assistant doorkeeper of che Senate, and he shares the good fortune of Amazi Smith, being also named for an extra sum. The clerk of the committee on ap- propriations, Mr. Cleaves, is thought to be so valuable a man in that place that he has not been disturbed by the democratic ad- ministration of the Senate, and wiil doubt- less remaim at the post in case of an over- turning of the force after next March. Other Places Probably Oxempt. There are, in addition to these places, sev- eral that are in some, way regarded as ex- emptions from the general rule about the division of the spoils. But they usually hold minor positions. The rule is for the ma- jority to name all the important people, and for the chairmen of the varivus commitices to choose their own clerks. This places a vast amount of patronage in the hands cf the majority, for the best of the plums are controlied by these committees. In the esti- mate of the sggregate given above the committees now headed by members of the minority are not included. Some of ihe laborers and messengers are chosen by members of the mmority. They are often attached to commitices and therefore their choice is given to the thairmen, who usualiy have the disposition of the places. Senators Demaud Equal Division. As nearly as possible the patronage is divided up amongst the Senators according to a fixed rule, and a’ careful “tab” Is kept on the lists of appointments and removais. ‘The smaller the salary the more unsiable the place. The range of salaries is high. Even in the more menial positions is this shown. The Senators are generous in their distribution of the funds, and spare no op- portunity to increase the buuget of dumesuc xpenses. There is aimost aiways @ coonict een the two houses over sume with success restiag nd New om Lae viner, iteuns an DoW on the one side Mode of Choosing the tligher Oficials. In the of the 1 secretary, sergear whe gets 300 a ye jority party is cailed made that are afterward submitted -to the Senate. Minority ns are made, usually of the incumbents, in case o1 @ cha in administration, and the votes of the Senate are taken upon these names in a peculiar way. ‘orm is for the 1 nomina jority to submit a resolution declaring a certain person to be secretary, and then the minority moves to substitute another ‘Thus the questicn comes up on only at a time, and so on until a is atlirmed. ‘The famous Kid me. > name proposition ¢ Congress was over the organiza tic Senat2. These two Virginians held th ance of power, and aiter three weeks « strugslirg ai ng sessions, marked by the most determined filbustering by the democrats and the most adroit maneuve ing and wire pulling on all sides, the Vir- ginia Senators gave their votes to the re- publicans, and the organization was effect- ed by the adoption of the republican reso- Jutions. Populists Are Eyeing the Pap. Such a struggle may occur next year. With the populists holding the balance of votes it is entirely possible that there may be a leng and determined deadlock. The democrats are now seeking comfort from certain utterances of Senator Stewart, who ays that the populists will hold together a party and will not vote with the re- publicans. Then again, Marion Butler, the Jeader of the North Carolina fusionists, is quoted as eaying that he locked more hopefully to the democratic party than to the republicans for that peculiar legislation that kas made the third party of latter days famo yerger-Mahone tight of the Forty-eighth the ms need so small a n to insure an absvlute majority that sensus of opinion teday is that the nate for the Fifty- rth Congress will be secured by them. ‘The coming session, the last of the. Fifty- third, will perhaps throw some light upon this matter, ag it is not beyond the range of the probable that certain of the now doubtful Seaators may take occasion to throw the allegiance to the third party und ally themselves with one or the other of the leading organizations. vA | | advantage of knowin, He Has Not Yat Analyzed the Vote Which Defeated Him. He Says the Cause of Tariff Reform i» Not Dead und That the Movement is Not to Be Abandoned. A gray-haired man, with a pale and some- what careworn face, left the railroad sta- tion last night for the north. He was a gentleman who has been much In demand by the inierviewers since the election, but who has successfully escaped them, and who has apparently desired to do so. The man was William L. Wiisun of West Vir- sinia, the chairman of the committee on ways and means, one of the most coa- spicuous in the long list of defeated Con- gvessmen. Mr. Wilson has been in this city tor two days, but he has kept himself in rigid seclusion, for the reasons here stated, and possibly because, in fact, he did not care to come before the public in an interview as to the causes of the demo- cratic deieat. But Mr. Wilson meets doth deicat and the interviewer with the same courage and courtesy, and, finumg that he could not well escape, he said enough to show that deieat has not dimmed his ardor or changed nis purpose in tne cause of tariff reiorin, and that it is his intention to so forward with that work, however greatly tue ranks in which he has been ngntiag have been reduced in numbers. Air. Wilson was on his way to Boston to denver a iceture in the Star course on “New Problems Which beset Popuiar Gov- ernment.” He found it necess: upon returning from his campaign, to keep hi:- seif in rigid seclusion, and to devote him- seif to the completion of the lecture which he had promised ty deliver. Mr. Wilson looks iatigued from his long, arduous, ex- citing and unsuccessful campaign. As to His Own Defeat. But he impresses every one who talks with him with his sincerity, and with the confidence and enthusiasm which he has in the cause that he advocates. He was not disposed to make any statement in an interview form at present as to his views of the causes of the democratic defeat in the election. He said, in a general way, twat he might soon, over his own signature, summarize his opinions, but that he did not care to go into the subject in an off-hand way. As to his own district he said: “I do not know whether my defeat was caused by the fact that democrats stayed at home or not, as is alleged to have beon the case elsewhere. 1 have only thus far received the general statement,” said Mr. Wilson, “as to majorities. 1 have been furnished with no detaiis which will en- able me to analyze the vote. Whether the democrats in my district remained away from the polls in considerable numbers or voted against me 1 do not know, and I do not now care to speculate upon that sub- ject. There will be time enough for that when the oificial detailed returns shall come in.” “I am told that in other districts dewo- crats did absent then selves from the polis; but I do not cure to speak on that subject at present as to my own district, as Lam not advised as to the fac for my present purpose to know that 1 was defeated by a suflcient mz jority to make it certain that my opponent wiil be g seat in the House. 1 am not thinki polities just now. You imay be to hear me say it, but it is a fact tl long ed to deliver a lecture in th star course Bestcn, on Monday nig next, on lar Goverament,” and that I have been e gaged for the last two days, end | m say nights, in making belated prep: for that lecture; and I em start for Boston with only just time eno reach there to meet the engagement, and I surprised L in ew Problems ‘That Beset Poy hope to g2t some rest om the way. I do not suppose, in view of the la ma. ity the commonwealth of Massachus has given jor the republican ticket, t my defeat will hatdly be cor sidered one of the problems that beset’ pepular gover ment; and 1 have rot been injec my Ps ty into that lecture: He Has No Barrel. “Do you mean to say,” Mr. Wilson was asked, “that you have been compelled to come exhausted from the long labors of this exciting campaign to prepare this lecture? Why did you rot turn over yo barrel and give the lecture a new name, as some Who occupy the lectvre platform seem jo? he reason is,” said Mr. Wilson, “that if I were disposed to do that I have no barrel. It has always been very dilticult for me to keep anything, and, as a matter of fact, I have preserved very little that I have ever prepared. I have frequently seen going the rounds extracts from some of my work which se2med to some to be worthy of circulation, but which I do not myself possess.”” “Whenever I have anything t erary character I am general to commence at the beginni a great deal of hard do of a lit- compelled This causes abor, but I have the that the work pro- duced ts my latest thought. And so I have been working away since the election to keep my Boston promises as to new prob- 3 which beset popular government, and y that I have had to do { Phis wa ng, but It did not give y detinite ation as to Mr. Wil views as to the cause of tariff reforr which he is so earnest, so consistent, § nd enthusiastic an advocate. It ted to him that his friends would believe that he would put nis hands to fie answered: rif Reform Not Dead. nly do not believe that the cause Ith « of tariff reform is dead, or t the move- ment {s to be abandoned. Whatever ma have been the causes of the d. defeats,I believe that the advoca reform are as numerous and w active as they ever ave been. publicans, I confident, are as m surprised at the magnitude of their vict now as we were two years ago at the gr triumph of tariff reform.” * Mr. Wilson persistently refused to b into a detailed discussion of the election, or of its results, but he said enough to show at whatever others may do he will not ender a jot of his position on the tariit question because Mr. Dayton received more votes for Congress in h rict th did himself. As to the suggestion that the gossips were busy in finding some comf ble place for him in the diplomatic s and that the only vacant p. been discovered is the mi Wilson's answer was a sin esos ONLY SEVENTY-TWo M That is the Namber at Work on the Post Office Building. The seventh week of The Star's “tab” cn the post office building began today with a magnificent opportunity for the demon- stration of a good intention to finish the ‘building within the terms of the existing contracts. The skies were such as only come to those in great good luck. The ma- terials for the work were at hand and the gates were berieged by workmen eager for a chance to labor. But only seventy-two men were started to work on the building, a little more than one-sixth of the force daily employed on the new library building. Meanwhile the days and weeks go by and the second story of the post office is just ning to show itself. Frost will soon t an end to outdoor work, and then the contractors will doubtless be happy, for there will be another excuse for delay. led Postmaster General Bissell Better. Postmaster General Bissell is recovering from his recent indlisposition. It is Expected a Call Will Be Shortly Made. SEC'Y CARLISLE SEES THE NECESSITY The Movement, However, Orig- inated With the President. LOW GOLD RESERVE Now that the secret fs out, it is admitted that the administration has practically de- termined upon another issue of bonds at some time not yet definitely fixed upon, be- fore, however, the meeting of Congress. Secretary Carlisle’s statement on Saturday was that no action of that kind would be taken immediately, and that statement has been substantiated to date. What he evi- dently meant to indicate was that proposals for the purchase of the bonds would not be invited for two or three days at least. He is disposed to hold off as long as possible, but has tinally reached the conclusion that the cendition of the national exchequer will not justify much more delay. It was his desire to submit the question to Congress for settlement, but his recent conferences with the President have convinced him, so it is said, that there is no prospect of relief from that source. The President has been in correspondence with New York bankers on the subject, and has been assured of their assistance in floating the loan. He had a full conference with Secretary Car- lisle at Woodley urday evening, and it was agreed that it was impolitic to delay action until the meeting of Congress. The Coll Expected in a Few Days. There are indications that a circular call- ing for proposals will be issued by Secre- tary Carlisle within the next few days, and before the end of the present week, in order to get returns by the middle of December, as it Is customary to give a month’s notice of a desire to sell bonds. For some time past the conviction has been growing upon the President that an issue of another $50,000,000 would scon be necessary, and on his return from Buzzard’s bay he expressed to the members of his cabinet his belief that the issue could not be long delayed,and that the sooner it was made the better. He saw the treasury receipts constantly grow- ing less, with no immediate prospects of any favorable change, Already the gold re- serve had reached a point $4,000,000 below the lowest point touched previous to the last issue, with the probabilities strongly in favor of still further and larger with- drawals for export as soon as the usual spring outilow sets In, For the last several yeary the spring withdrawals for export have ranged in amount from $20,000,000 to 350,000,000 and even more, and it was not good business judgment, In the the President, to wait until the gold fes: was in fact’ wiped out before meas should be taken to replenish it. Secretary Carlisle, it 's understood, took a more hupe- ful v of the situation, He argued that the receipts from internal revenue and cus- tums must, of necessity, soon show a mark- ed increase, but he, too, nas finally cun- cluded that the outlook does not warrant any turther delay, The Proposed Issue. ‘The proposed issue will be similar in ehar- a to that made eazly in the year, name- ly, $90,000,000 of 5 per cent bonds on a % per cent b running ten years. horl- ty was given the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to issue 5 per cent bonds by the act of Con- gress of January Li, 1 In that year the right was exercised, in 1879, and then ater, Congress was ter to auth rt-termn, bond at a low rate of ince but the dem- cratic majority of tha which in ail its $ proved tstally incompetent to deal with"ecoaumic and nancial legisiation, reused to grant the Secretary the neces- sary power. Whea Congress refused to relieve the financial stringency of the government by authorizing a short-term, low-priced bor the gold ve was down to $1, . and the Secretary immediately called tor riptions to a §#),000,000 5 per cent bond e, at an upset p of 117. Alter siderable deiay, caused by the unpopu- larity of the terms of the issue, by the Sec- retary’s refusing to consult the New York bankers until necessity compelled him tu do so, and by a fear as to the validity of the issue, the total amount was subscribed for, and the treasury received, including the Premium, $58,000,000, ‘Today these bonds are quoted at 119 and ‘120. The Goid Keserve. fhe gold reserve of the treasury is now down at a lower figure than it was when the issue was made last ary. Gold exports will begin probably before Christ- mas, and the necessity of some immediate | action by the administration is said to | have been admitted the President and the majority of his ca alance in t rve, tr d01,0L se far sury is $104,- wl, ‘The re- this month 2 total re- gold re mali nee J ncnts at month amo July 1 to $145, aving a detic 91,39 during the last ten $1,440,744 since July 1 last. A: th February 1, 104, wen last bo ue was made, there n increase in t | pr sinc of § compar n balance of over 500,000, The gold reserve, however, has decreased about 34,000,000. May Be Difiicult to Float the Bonds. Although there is a large amount of un- employed money and the demand for f class investment security is more active than usual, it is asserted that there will be some trouble in floating the proposed loan with advantage. The sole purpose of the loen is to replenish the gold balance, A popular subscription will hardly accom- | plish that, for the reason that nearly all ine gold outside of the treasury is in the hands of national banks and other financial institut The people hold very little gold. In order to buy the bonds they would have to excha 4 this gold d the subtreasurie ernment would be no better off so far as its gold stock is concerned than it was before. it would have more cash, it is true, but the increase would not be of the desired kind. What Would Be a Sutisfactory Price. Aaother important ccnsideration is the price the government might consider sat- isfactcry for the bords. According to the treasury actuary, the returns upon 5 per cent bords at the average price for October is 2.716 per cent, and from the fours ti yield is 2.612 per cent. It 1s said by some financiers that the government cannot float a new loan on the basis of these figures, and that such bonds cannot be sold at a bette> tasis than 3 per cent—that is, 117.223 —whick the average price obtained for the $50,000,000 boads scld last January. in fact, it is understood that the moneyed in- stituticns of New Yerk, whieh must be rehe intin bids on a higher basis than 3 per cent. is not believed that there wo: foreign demend for government bends at the necessary low rate of interest. ‘The probabilities are that the important ils ot amount, rate of interest and time sue will b2 considered and finally de- termir ed at the meeting of the cabinet to- morrow. d cn to make the lean a success, have ted strongly that they will make no It Probable Mediation of the United States Between Japan and Ohiza, The Acqulescence of Japan to the Friendly Proposition of This Gov- ernment Expected. Up to noon today Japan had not accepted the offer of the United States to act as mediator in the war between China and Japan. Lengthy cablegrams are passing, however, between the Japanese capital and Washington, witb the prospect that a final decision will not long be deferred. A cable from the Japanese authorities was received this morning, asking for more explicit de- tails. A lengthy answer was sent, giving not only the desired details, but adding features which, it is believed, will show the Japanese government the desirability of the arrange- ment. China has already formally notitied Secretary Gresham that she will join Japan in acknowledging the independence of Corea, and will aiso pay a cash indemnity. The amount she will pay Is not sppcitied. Grave Importance of th Question, It is felt in official circles here that the gravity of the action taken by the United States is not yet fully realizg by the pub- lic, as it contemplates a forgign policy to which the Hawauan incident is said to be idling in comparison, Should Japan and China accept the United Statqs as mediator it wiil close the greatest war since the Franco-Prussian coniict, snd this counuy wil, lor the first ume, occupy @ command- ing position in deciding Asiatic questions which Have heretuiore had the attention of iurepean powers only. At present the iuuropean poWefs are endeavorilig to reach an agreement among themselves by which tney will forcibly invervene. 5 iejection of the #rench Proposition, Five days ago France presented a propo- sition to Secretary Gresham to join in for- eign intervention. This was rejected, as the proposition of Great Britain had been. While the European powers are thus ar- ranging the detaiis of their intervention, the United States comes forward independently of other foreign powers, and offers to act as mediator if China and Japan request this service. In view of the avarice to secure new territory which is believed to inspire tne European powers, it is felt by omicials and dipiomats here that Japan will accept tne meuiation of the United States, although te hesitation of the Tokio authorities 1s taken to indicate that they want China to lux the exact ugures of the cash indemnity, Wiich cannot be, in the judgment of those posted, less than $10,000,000, Jupan'’s final reply is expected almost houriy. if tavoravie, as is anticipated here, an armistice would undoubtedly be pro- claimed by both countries, and the battling about Port Arthur, Wiju and* Moukden would terminate. i ARMY CHANGES. Promotions Resulting From Gen. Howard's Retirement. ‘The recent changes in the high army com- mands consequent upon the £gtirement- of Major General Howard will result in changes In the command of only three of the military departmedts. Major General Miies has been transferred from command of the department of the Missouri, with headquarters at Chicago, to the command of the department of the east, with head- quarters at New York. Gen, Ruger, com- mancing the department of the Caiifornia, with station at San Francisco, succeeds Gen. Aes, in command of the department of the Missouri, and Gen. Forsytn, the newly ap- pointed brigadier. general, is assigned to the mmand of the department of the Califor- Ail the oier general ofiicers, includ- en. dieCoox, the new major general, e ly retain Weir present commands, and Wishes were ted by the depart- in making the new assigninent smeat of Gen. MyCuok in Febru result in more promotion: sion a more general shifting general oflicers, tloward and the pr about of th The retirement of Gen. 2ppoinunent ot Gen. McCovk to be major J and Col. J. W. Forsyth to be briga- : general will cause the following pro- motions in the line: Lieutenant Colonel nd- win V. Sumner, eighth cavalry, to colonel of the sevenih; Major Thomas McGregor, sec- ond cavairy, to lieutenant colonel of the ewhth; Capt. William af. Watiace, sixth cuvairy, to major of the second; First Lieu- tenant A. B. Blockson, sixth eavalry, to capuain in the sixth, and Second Lieutenant J. A. Harman, fourth cavalry, to first Heu- tenant in the sixth cavalry. ss WHiIti HOUSE DESERTED. The President and Mrs. Cleveland Gone to the Launch of the St. Louis. The White House was deserted by all the oliicials today, but the clerks and subordin- ates were there as usual. The President and Mrs, Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. ‘Thur- ber went to Phi.adelphia to witness the launch of the steamship St. Lovis. The ceremony of christening this vessel will be performed by Mrs, Cleveland. ‘The party the trip in a special train, which left b at $:15 o'clock this morning. The President and Mrs. Cleveland came in from Woouley arly hour and had break- ta the White House. Among those in- cluded in the presidential party were Sec- and Mrs etary and Miss Oley, Am and many rty will re- ney General Mr. Scanlon Says the Other Was Never im the New Association. A washington special to the Philadelphia printed this morning, represents: Mr. Henry B. Bennett of this city as saying that he, as one of the promoters of the new American Base Ball Association, had con- cluded to have nothing more to do with it and that as a matter of fact the associa- tion was dead. Mr. M. B. Scanlon, who is well known as one of the leaders in the movement for the new crganization, said today that Mr. Ben- nett had never had anything to do with the formation of the new association, and knew no more about it than what he had read in the daily papers, —— A Trip Abandoned. Senator Ransom of North Carolifa, chair- man of the Senate ccmmittee on com- meree, is in the city. He came here for the purpose of arranging for the visit’ of the committee to California to decide be- tween the rival candidates for a deep-water harbor on the Pacifie coast, but so many members of the commiltce have announced that they canrot go that the trip will be abandoned. Regarding the recent election, Senator Ransom says that it is not, for a man whose party is defeated, as well as himself, to do much talking, and eonsequently he has nothing to say. / —————-o+ 425 — The Essex Reports. Word was received at the Navy Depart- ment this morning that the training ship Essex arrived at Yorktown, Va., yesterday, forty-three days from Funchal, Madeira. The Essex cruised under sail and made the voyage leisurely. This fact explains why she Was cut so long. Speculation as to What Will Be Said to Congress. THE PRESIDENTS DIFFICULT TASK What is Said by Democrats of All Kinds. NO KEYNOTE NEEDED NOW The announcement that the President has taken pen in hand to prepare his annual message to Congress has set a large num- ber of politicians speculating as to what the communication may prove to be. ‘The President's task this time is conceded to be difficult, even by his friends. He can- not, in their opinion, neglect reference to the verdict of the people just rendered at the polls, and yet he cannot treat it with any degree of adequacy without re-engag- ing the leaders of that faction of his party with whom he has but recently been con-* tending. How will he manage this? The very suggestion of further factional fight- ing in the democratic ranks arouses many of the old leaders of that party to expres- sions of the most energetic protest. These men are already studying the stars for 1896, and as they read the answer found there they are profoundly impressed with the necessity of genuine and immediate party union. Longer internecine strife means to them the making permanent by the people the vemporary injunction just granted by them against further action by the demecracy with regard to the economic policy of the government. ‘The People’s Comprehensive Verdict. From another quarter comes this inquiry: What can the President say on the subject which will not involve himself as much as it will those prominent members of his party with whom he has lately been at dift- ferences? The people’s verdict is most com- prehensive. No democratic leader or idea seems to have escaped. New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Ohio all felt the blow, and this, it is asserted, unswers as a rebuke of Mr. Murphy, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gorman and Mr. Brice for what the President criticised in them while the tariff bill was before the Senate. On the other hand, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, all vitally interested in the question of free raw ma- terial, turned their backs on the democracy, and this, it is claimed, is a direct repudia- tion of the President’s policy as emphasized in the long fight made by Chairman Wilson while the tariff bill was in conference, The Popgun Bill From still a third quarter comes an as- sertion that, whether the President chooses to renew the fight at this time or not, noth- ing will be done by Congress this winter on the tariff question. ‘The popgun bills are on the Senate's table and cannot even be taken up without a contest. Mr. Wilson, the Pres~ ident’s champion, has been eliminated from the equation. He is a member of the House. Now, it is asked, what democratic leader in the Senate can be depended on to make the fignt for those bills in that body, assuming that the President asks it, that Mr. Wilson made for them in the House? Not Mr. Gor- man; not Faulkner, with the returns from West Virginia ringing in his ears; nor yet Mr, Smith, nor Mr. Brice, both of whom are reported to be stone deaf since the thunderclaps in New Jersey and Ohio. So, reference or no reference by the President in his message to what is still unredeemed by the democracy in the way of campaign promises on the tariff, there are prominent democrats who believe that for the present the part of wisdom and safety for the party is the policy of slience and inaction. ‘Th Want the oars unshipped and to let the boat drut for awhile. Ought to Wait a Year. The men who suggest this policy deny that it implies an abandonment of the tar- iff question in an fucomplete state by their party. As they view the situation the fight should not be renewed until next year, when, ‘he republicans coming into Power, at least in the House of Representa- tives, the Issues for the presidential cam- paign irust be <lefired. Mr. Reed, as Speak- er of the House and as a prospective pres- identlal candidate, will be obliged to put his party on record, and then will be the ime for a campaign keynote from the esident calliag the democracy to battle. The President will be expected to do this thing for his party, whether he is to stand for another term in the White House or not. He will still be the party’s leader, and theng will attach to his message in any cir- cumstances that year an importance which he sFould bear in mind. The republicans at Jeast will refer to it in the mpaign that is to follow, and for this re m, if for no other, the document, there are ‘democrats insistirg, should be ‘one of force and the utrcst_Comprehensiver.es: The men who are advertising this view of things are neither Cleveland democrats nor enti-Cleveiand democrats, They are men who are waking up to the great neces- sity of making a deep hole in the ground and burying the factional hatchet. But rdent as they are in expressing them- aves they seem to be at a much of a loss as anybody else as to what to expect. And they are awaiting with as much xX- iety as anybody else to see how the P ident acquits himself of the exceedingly ticklish job he now and. Civilians for Soldiers, It has been decided to substitute civilians for enlisted men as attendants at army post exchanges, formerly known as “post which are used for purposes of refreshment, recreation and general club rcoms by the regular soldiers: The change was suggested by Gen. Schofield in 180, and has since met with general favor. ‘The main reason for it is that enlisted men have not proved successful as managers at a ma- jority of the exchanges. Gen. Brooke, com- manding the department of the Platte, has informed the War Department that he has adopted the new system at all the canteens in his department, and is confident that 1t will be of great benefit to the persons direct- ly interested. His example will probably be followed by other department commanders. etic owcrbarei dae sa Decision Affirmed. In the United States Supreme Court Jus- tice Brewer handed down the decision of the court in the case of Horace G. Allis, affirming the decision of the court below. Allis was formerly president of the First National Bank of Little Rock, Ark., and was indicted on the charge of falsely en- tering on the books of the tunk $50,000 to his credit and was found guilty. The case came to the Supreme Court on a writ of error from the United States circuit court from the eastern district of Arkansas. ———__—--e~. A Report Dented. Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, Navy Department, says there fs no truth in the report that the old sloop- of-war Dale, now on duty at the Washing- ton navy yard as a recelving ship, is to be transferred to, New York to take the place of the receiving ship Minnesota. He says he cannot understand how that story orig- inated, as such action has never been even contemplated. Secretary Lamont left here last evening for his hoine in McGrawville, N. ¥., to see his invalid mother. If her health will per- mit it he will return here Wednesday morn- ing. PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS ST. LOUIS LAUNCHED What Prof. Harkness Says of the Observa- tions Made Saturday, Another Phenomenog Expccted to Oc- Interesting Astronomical cur Tomorrow. . Prof. Harkress, the astronomer of the Naval Observatory, is more than pleased with the results obtained from the observa- tion of the transit of Mercury on Saturday. With 131 good photographs of all stages of the transit, the computers of the observa- tory will have all they can attend to for months in measuring the position of the planet at various times during the happen- ing. Reports which are beginning to come in from all parts of the country today would make it appear that the Washington observ- ers were more fortunate than in any other section of the United States in the matter of weather meteorological conditions. Only toward the last few minutes of the transit were the observers at the Naval Observa- tory bothered by clouds, and then only to a limited extent. Even then it could be seen that the sun was shining over the Soldiers" Home and about there, and reports received since are to the effect that the astronomers at the Catholic University had an uninter- rupted view from beginning to end, with the last contact as clear ag the first. A Possible Gascoas Satellite. An amateur astronomer at Rochester, N. ¥., according to telegrams from that city, noticed just after the second contact what appeared to be a brownish, transparent, oval shadow just in advance of the planet ard in contact with the black dot. After advancing several theories to explain this phenomenon, all of which he considers un- satisfactory, he suggests that this might be @ gaseous satellite of Mercury, picked up in her wanderings around the sun. He speaks of it as “invisible in Mercury’s blazing Nght during elongations, but of sufficient density to cut off part of the sun’s light from the observer during a transit and give that light a reddish-brown color. It is quite probable that Mercury may have picked up such a satellite, as many gaseous visitors pass around the sun each year and go off into space.” I aking of this aleged discovery this Harkness said to a Star reporter that nothing of this sort had been noticed at the observatory, although all the telescopes of varying power had been called into requisition. Personally, he took no stock in the story at all, and said that so far as astronomers know there are no such things as gaseous satellites in the solar system, Another Intcresting Phenomenon. Following close upon the transit of Mer- cury comes another interesting astronomical phenomenon, which will occur tomorrow. This is the passage of the moon across the Pleiades. This would be of considerable importance also as casting further light upon the matter, of occuitations, giving in- formation as to the diameter of the moon and the moon's exact place in space. Un- fortunately, however, the occultation, which would otherwise be closely studied, will oc- cur before sundown, and so will not be visible in Washington. The moon will pass over the first star of the pleiades at 2:59 p.m, and the last at 4:50 p.m., at a time when the moon will be way over in the east. ————~-—_____. «THE COLORED VOTERS. Fred. Douglass Says the Republican Party Will Still Need Them Hereafter. The future attitude of the republican party toward the negro Is the question that appears to be agitating the minds of many leading men of the Afro-American race. The large vote polled on last Tuesday by that party, and the seeming safety with which it has intrenched- itself In power in the hitherto doubtful states, seem to settle the question of the negro vote not being the balance of power in the states hitherto doubtful. A Star ieporter told Mr. Frederick Doug- las of the uneasiness existing among the colored voters, and asked him what was the result of the republican victory. He sald: “The grand victory just achieved by the republican party cannot be accredited to that party; it was simply the reign of the common people, It shows that the Ameri- can people won’t be trifled with, When the republican party attempted to break away from the traditions of Sts founders the American people arose in their might and put it out of power. So, when the demo- cratic party attempted to crush out Amer- ican labor and American industries, the people arcse and hurled it from power by the most decisive vote ever given to any party. If the republican party will make use of its power properly it will intrench itself in power for years to come; but if it attempts to hoodwink or deceive the peopie it will lose in the coming contest. “The colored voters should not give them- selves any trouble about the overwhelm- ing vote polled by the republican party on lest Tuesday. The negro vote will be want- ed in the future by the republican party as it has been wanted in the past. The next political contest will be a close one, and both parties will need every vote. Of course the negro wl be i found in the ranks of the republican party,, fighting its bat- tles, as he has in the past. If any party attempts to trifle with the suffrage of the it will certainly be sowing the wind p the whirlwind. There will be no attempt made to keep the colored voters from being ac their full quota of federal patronag' negro and will re HIGH OFFICIAL PRAISE. Admiral Gerardi and His Long and Gallant Career. Secretary Herbert has written a letter to Admiral Gherardi in regard to his retire- ment in which he says: “Your gallant services when in command of the ‘Port Royal’ at Mobile attracted the commendation of your superiors and the ad- miration of the whole country; and in peace you have performed whatever duties were imposed upon you with fidelity and ability. Your twenty-five years’ service at sea have caused you to be known as a ‘sea-going’ sailor, and your four years and more as an admiral in command of a squadron is without precedent in the navy, “In command of the international naval review fleet you had under your ‘command ships representing more nations then were ever actually commanded by any admiral in the world, and the manner in which you discharged the duties devolving upon you called forth the praises of the command- ing officers of every vessel in the fleet. The ‘loving cup’ presented by them all as a joint testimonial of their esteem was a tribute the value of which cannot be over- estimated.” _ Carried One Distric Assistant Secretary Wike is acting as Secretary of the ‘freasury today in the absence of Secretary Carlisle. He has just returned from an electioneering visit to his heme in Quincy, IL, and is justly proud that his district went democratic. It was only saved, however, by a narrow margin, the democratic majority being but sixty- nine. This means much, however, when it 1s understood that every other district in the state was carried by the republicans. Trensury Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $355,277. Government receipts— Fron internal revenu2, $530,038; customs, $444,025; miscellaneous, $61,528, The Largest Ship Ever Built in America. WAS CHRISTENED BY MRS, CLEVELAND Mr. Cramp Commends the Presi- dent's Naval Policy. DISTINGUISHED SPECTATORS ———-—__ PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 12.— Shortly after 1 o'clock today the steamship St. Louts of the American line was suc- cessfully launched at Cramp’s shipyard. ‘The affair was witnessed by fully 50,000 peo- ple. Mrs. Cleveland, wife of the President, broke the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow of the noble ship as it glided down the ways, at the same time uttering these word: ‘I christen the St. Louis.” in this instance, and for the first time since the ceremony was observed at Cramp's shipyard, the champagne was of American manufacture, All preparations for the launch had been carefully made, and, although the ship is 120 feet longer than any that hus ever been launched at the yard, the difficult feat of getting a vessel from the ways into the water was accomplished without a hitch, Mrs. Cleveland was accompanied by her husband and a distinguished party. The train reached the shipyard at noon. The party was made up as follows: Sec- retary ~.crbert and Mrs, Micou, Attorney General Olney, Secretury Morton, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Lamont, Secretary and Mrs, Carlisle, Mr. and Mrs. ‘hurber, Assistant Secretary Hamlin, Admirai Walker and Miss Walker, Commodore Melville, Commo- dore Matthews and Mrs. Matthews, Com- modore Chadwick and Mrs. Chadwick, Capt. Ewell and Mrs. Ewell, Commodore Dewey, Gen. Dumont, Lieut. and Mrs. Reamey, Lieut. and Mrs. Veeder, Gen. and Mrs, Frank Armstrong, Miss Armstrong, Miss Kate Field and Mr. George W. Boyd. The St. Louls Party. The party that came from St. Louis to witness the launch included the following: C. P. Walbridge, mayor of St. Louis; Mrs. Walbridge, Miss Walbridge, William C. Boyd, president Merchants’ Exchange; Miss Sidney Boyd, Miss Eliza R. Boyd, L. D. Kingsland, president Kingsland and Doug- lass Manufacturing Company; Mrs. Kings- lard, Miss Bessie Kingsland, T. B. Boyd, president St. Louis Exposition; Mrs. Boyd, Congressman S. W. Cobb, Mrs. Cobb, Miss Cobb, George H. Morgan, secretary Mer- chants’ Exchange; Mrs. Morgan, Miss Blanche Morgan, D. R. Francis, ex-governor of Missouri; Frank Galena, secretary St. Louis Exposition; E. O. Stanard, president E. O. Stanard Milling Company; Mrs. E. O. Stanard, George F. Leighton, H. C. Haar- stick, president St. Louls Barge Line; Mrs. H. C. Haarstick, Isaac M. Macon, ‘presi- dent St. Louis Anchor Line; Charles A. Knapp, Goodman King, secretary Mermod- Jaccard Company, Mrs. Goodman King, W. T. Anderson, president of the Farmers’ Ele- vator Company, Mrs. Anderson, H. C, Townsend, general passenger agent Mis- sour! Pacific railroad; Mrs. Townsend, Chas. H. Wyman, W. F. ‘Brunner, general pas- senger agent Vandalia Line; Mrs. Brunner, H. I Miller, superintendent’ Vandalia Line; John W. Noble, Jeremiah Sheehan, presi- dent Builders’ Association; R. E. M! Baine, agent steamship line; Mrs. Baine, C. J. Hanehrick, secretary Seasinghaus Milling Company; J. D. Bascom, secretary Broder- ick & Bascom; Mrs. Bascom, Richard Bar- tholdi, Congressman James Cox, Miss Wy- man, S. M. Kennard. Mr. Cramps Address. After the taunch the invited guests to the number of 40 were entertained at lunch in the office of the ship-building frm, Mr, Charles H. Cramp, president of the com- pany, welcomed President Cleveland in these words: + “Mr. President: In view of this your first, visit to the shipyard which I have the honor to manage, I feel warranted in calling your attention to certain parts of its history which can hardly fail to be of personal in- terest to you. “You come to assist at the ceremony of launching the largest and most powerful steamship ever built in the western hemt- sphere, and, with two exceptions, the largest and most powerful in the world. She is built on American plans, by American me- chanics, of American material. “When you took the oath of office for your term, March 4, 1885, no facilities for building such a ship or any ship remotely approaching her in size and power existed in the United States. No rolling mills, forges or foundries capable of making the ma- terials required in her construction could be found on American soil. “Nine and a half years have elapsed; not a long time, indeed, but long enough, as you perceive, to revolutionize American ship- building. This revolution dates from the in- ception of your vigorous policy of naval re- construction in 1885. It proceeded by leaps and bounds during the four years of your administration, year you recommended progress. Congress promptly and vi Qusly sustained you, and American shipbuiiders strained every nerve to keep up with you, Not only did your policy 4 mote domestic shipbuild- ing, but it concurrently developed cognate and contributory industries with equal ef- fect. For the first three of your ships built here—the Baltimore, Yorktown and Ve- suvius—we had to import the s, because they could not be forged in this country Nine years from that time an American forge at Bethlehem made the shafts for the colossal ship launched today without seri- ly taxing its power. ‘ew people reilect how much was done in your first administration. Twenty-six ships, baving an aggregate displacement of 93,166 tons and a total indicated horse pow- er of 106,681, were recommended by you and authorized by Congress. It was this stimulus that gave new life to American shipbuilding and made the St. Jouls pos- sible. “Your distinguished and honored succes- sor took up the thread of your policy almost before you had laid it down in ISS) and emulated your vigor. His record for four years was fourteen ships, 73,599 tons and 105,249 Indicated horse power. Some of the ships of his administration were larger and more powerful than any of yours, but for the facilities to build these larger ships he was indebted to the result of your previous policy. “In conclusion, Mr. President, permit me to say that while with respect to your at~ titude on other questions there may and must be honest differences of opinion, the national approval of your vigorous and patriotic naval policy 1s and always will be unanimous.” ‘At the conclusion of Mr. Cramp’s speech President Griscom of the International Navigation Company, who acted as toast- master,proposed the health of the President of the United States, which was drunk with cheers. The President's Response, President Cleveland in responding said: “I would not be entirely frank if I did not acknowledge the extreme personal satis- faction afforded me by the reference just made to the part which fell to me as @ high duty and privilege in the great work of creating an American navy and at the same time stimulating American shipbulld- ing. I cannot, however, keep out of mind the feeling that the gratification appropri- ately growing out of this occasion is such as must be shared by every patriotl¢