Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STARK PUBLISHED DALE EXCEPT SUNDAY, ‘T THE aes ee 1 eb mii Bear Newsy —_ be ng Bar mmpeonr Oo ae Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening #tar 's served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, on their 0 t 10 vente Der week, o- 44 cents por month jes at the founter 2 cents euch. Ry mail-anywhere in the h. ited Staten ‘or Canada—postnge prepaid—S0 cents F n0H Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year: With foreign postage wile, $3.00. qcintered at the Fost Ofice at Washington, D. C.. sx mail matter.) “exalt mail subscriptions must be paid in advance tes of advertising made known on application. Che £vening Sar. Vou 85, No. 21,041. WASHIN GTON, SENATOR PEFFER What He Thinks the Populists in the Senate Will Do. WILL HAVE THE BALANCE OF POWER A New Party to Be Formed on Free Silver Lines. iceceidpeetenas DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEAD If all those members of the Senate who are professedly populists get together unit- edly they will have the balance of power in that body on the opening of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Calculations giving to the repub- lieans the control of the next Senate are ed upon Stewart, Jones and probably Peffer voting with the republicans orf organization. Otherwise the organization of the Senate must stand as It Is or else be reformed on entirely new lines with neither the democratic party nor the republican party, as those parties now are in control. A great deal in the future depends upon how Stewart, Jones and Peffer stand, and public interest ts largely directed toward the question of what the populists in the Senate will do. A representative of The Star called on Senator Peffer in his committee room this afternoon and had a long talk on the General political situation. What Defeated the “The democratic part said, “threw away the gre: any party has ever h: destroyed as a party. Democrats. Senator Peffer test opportunity d now they are Discontent of demo- crats and public distrust; a general disgust at their failure to do what was expected of them when given the power is what ha defeated the democrats at this time this defeat, in my juc nt, is lasting. when the democrats came into 7 both branches of ess and the pre dency they had done what was positively the wish of the majority of the people of the country and what it was their duty to do, they would have been one of the great parties of future. One or the other of the great parties of today had to go. One only could remain. The democratic party Was given the first’ opportunity to strengthen Itself so as to be the one to survive. They failed utterly, and now the republicans have been chosen, and wiil form one of the two great parties of the country. They may regain their power complete, and t will come a realign- ment of parties, and a battle will be fought which will decide the future pulicy of this country for a generation. The democratic party as it now stands will not be in this struggle. The fight will be between the new party and the republican party. A New Party to ve vormed. “The new alignment may not come until after the election of "96, in which event the republicans will elect the President. 1t may ccme before that. The first thing that will happen, in my judgment, will be that the leaders of the dissatisiied democrats (and that means nearly ail of them) will hold a conference amung themseives to decide om what policy shall be pursued and hat principles agrecd upon tor the forma- tion % a new party. Atver agreeiig among themseives they will conter with the dis- Satisiied republicans, who are We free-silver republicans, and these two elements will come together for an agreement. ‘Inat be- ing accompiished they will meet with the Pepulists, and out of this conierence wiil come a new party which is Ww do batte With the republican party, or party of gold monometallists, ‘The pupulists velieve in the free cuinage of sliver. Free Silver the Issue. ‘Speaking for myself, and, I think, for the populists generally, 1 am perfectly willing to unite in such an organization and make free silver the single issue of the campaign on one condition. 1 want it declared de- finitely what is logically impued in the fight for free silver—1 want a declarauon involving @ principle that ali puouc func- tions must be pertormed Usrough puviic agents. With this general bruad deciara- tion couched in acceptable language aud in- volving merely a declaration oi priacijpie, 1 am willing to go into the hgnt on ine single issue of free and unumuteu comage of gold and silver on a ratio of iv tol. £ am sausied that the new party will be formed in about the manner | have de- Scrived to present this issue, and that ail men who believe in the tree coinage of sil- ver will be in that party, wietner they come from the democrats, the populisfs or republicans. “L believe that the gold monometalists of both the republican and the democratic party will ight under the repubican ban- her. The democrats who are goid mono- metalisis duter very littie from the repub- licans on any issue, and they uaturaliy be- long in the republican ranks.” May Be Afticipated. The representative of The Star asked Senator Peffer if he did not think that this might be anticipated somewhat by what would happen in Congress between now and 1896. “It will surely,” the Senator replied, “be foreshadowed if not anticipated. 1 don’t see that there can be anything more than trimming and dodging and movements with the motive of temporary expediency during the closing days of this Congress. At the opening of next Congress neither party wiil be in w position to. accomplish legisiation, and at that time will probably vegin the Movement for the organization of a new party, and a conference which may culmi- mate in that may be held before the na- tional convention of I5¥J, and so play a part in the presidential elecuion of that year.’ “You say that this movement may be foreshadowed at the opening of the Fifty- fourth Congress. Do you mean that a similar Combination of all the silver men may be made in the Senate?" Iver Senaturs Muy Combine. “Yes; something of that sort. I should not be surprised if the silver democrats and the silver men among the republicans and the popullsts should combine together for the organization of the Senate. Under ordinary circumstances, if the question of the organization of the Senate were merely one between the democrats and the repub- leans as to which should control, there being no principle involved, the populsts, who were formerly republicans, would na- turally aid in putting the republicans in power, but I have no idea that under ex- isting’ circumstances any such thing will occur. In my judgment the populists will not aid either the democrats or republicans as a party. They wiil either unite with men of all parties on the one issue of silver and so organize the Senate, or else they will stand alone in the maintenance of their principles and allow the Senate to hang as it would between the two parties, the present organization maintaining. I don’t believe that either Mr. Stewart or Mr. Jones or any other populist will vote with the republicans in organizing the Sen- ate.” ——_-o-_ Baltimore Arrived. A cable message was received at the Navy Department today announcing the arrival of the Baltimore, with Admiral Carpenter on beard, at Cheefoo. China. Not a word was said in regard to the pro- gress of hostilities between China and Japan. oe Col. Henry M. Lazelle, eighteenth infan- try, has been ordered before a retiring board at New York. DEATH OF THOS. ENTWISLE Has Been Building Inspector for Nearly Eighteen Years. ‘The End Came Suddenly Last Night— Children and Grandchildren Around Him, Building Inspector Thomas Bayley Ent- wisle died suddenly last night while seated in a bed room at his home, 3267 N strec Georgetown. His wife and grandchildren were about him at the time. Death came while the old gentleman was smoking his last cigar of the day. The first sign of death was noticed when those gathered about saw the fingers of the upraised right hand, which held the cigar, suddenly stiffen, spread, and the clgar drop to the floor. The end came that suddenly. Mr. Entwisle had been tn unusually good spirits up to the moment of death. He had almost romped with the ehildren, and seemed to derive an unusual delight from their company. he death stroke came at U0 o'clock. Mr. Entwisle had reached his seventy- ninth year. His life had been one of activity and hard work. He was another example of the self-made man. At ele years of age he started out to work before his education had begun. That came later and was obtained at various night schools after his daily tasks were over. His birth took place in Alexandria, where he spent about twenty-four of his first years. From there he came to Washtag- ton, where he engaged in the contracting oo following 1t for nearly thirty-tiv s, and giving it up to become building inspector of the District, the He was appointed when Phelps and Bryan were on the Commissioners’ board. He leaves a wife and three children, two sons an1 daughter. His daughter is Mrs. A. A. Wil- son, and his sons, Mr. C. I. Entwisle of Anacostia and Mr. J. D. Entwisle, the deputy collector of the port of George- town. There was a general feeling of sorrow at the District building when the news of the death arrived, and the event threw a gloom over the entire office. No employe of the District government ever endeared himself more to the clerks than did Mr. Entwisle. For seventeen years he was inspector of buildings, and during that period made for himself a reputation for honesty and sterl- ing integrity. Endowed with a happy dis- position, he made many friends, and his loss will be keenly felt. Kind and consider- ate to a fault, he had the power of driv ing people to him, and his reputation was that once your friend he was always your friend. He disliked ostentation, and the simple white chrysanthemum which a loving friend placed on his desk this morning was in- dicative of the man. Officially he had the confidence of the Commissioners always, and when “Boss” Entwisle, as he was familiarly called, recommended a thing, it was never questioned. Yet he had the strength of his convictions, and manful!y championeg his cause when he believed he was right. ‘There will be a meeting of the clerks in the building this afternoon to take action on his death. ie THE NURSE STRICKEN. Two New Cases of Smallpox Develop Today. Two new cases of the smallpox were de- veloped teday. One was that of Mary Wash- ington, a colored domestic, living at 300 R street northwest. The other was Mrs. Margaret Pemberton, the first volunteer nurse at the hospital. The history of the first case was ob- secure; the only thing that can be learned is that she lived in the house next door to Mr. Anderson, when he was taken with the disease. Of course the other case needs no investigation. Mrs. Pemberton has not only been the nurse at the hospital, but also the cook. She was taken ill se eral days ego and today developed a »# vere case of smallpox. Mrs. Pemberton is In a critical condition. All of the other patients at the hospital are on the high road to recovery and three of them, namely, Miss Laura Davis, Her- bert Berger, and Cornelius Parker, were dismissed from the hospital today cured. There are two suspected cases in a house near East Capitol and 6th street. ——— BRIGHT, BRISK WEATHER. Yet People Laugh When the City Post Office is Seen. Clear, crisp air, that braces the blood! Fine skies, that give good cheer to the earth! A bright sun, to cast a gentle warmth upon the world! And yet there are but sixty-eight men at work on the post office building today! Sixty-eight men, when there might be thrice that number, and while the govern- ment is paying out {ts good cash for rents that are eating up the taxes and giving practically nothing in return! Is {t a won- der that the board of trade laughed last night at its annual meeting whenever the name of the post office was mentioned? Can it be marveled at that the committee on public buildings of that organization re- ported in favor of urging every possible sentiment in favor of rapid completion of the work? ‘The owners of the building now occupled by the city post office are probably the only residents of Washington who are at ail pleased with the rate of progress on the building. They have good reason for’ this, for the present Indications are that they have one of the best investments in this city. ‘The outer wall of the second story 1s ap- proaching completion on the east side. This Is comparatively quick work, as the window caps are square, being formed by single stones, whereas the windows In the lower story were all arched, and thus productive of even greater delay than common, > The General Service Force. By a general order igsued from the War Department the clerks and messengers at army headquarters, the several department headquarters, recruiting stations, the Mil- {tary Academy and the Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry Schools will hereafter be em- ployed and apportioned by the Secretary of War and may not be ordered away with; out his authority. ‘The onfer ives effect t hin the army appropriation ing from the army the enlisted men who held these places and employing them as civilians. About 125 employes are affected by the order. s Som 1. W. Richards of the District of Colum- bla has been appointed on assistant surgeon in the navy. @ paragri bill, diseh: SECRETARY CARLISLE Speculation as to His Retirement From the Cabinet. COULD HE RETURN 70 THE SENATE? No Democrat May Be Able to Succeed Mr. Blackburn. MAY PRACTICE LAW ooo The current speculation about Mr, Car- lisle and the cabinet is not the first time that rumor has suggested the probable early retirement of the Kentucky states- man from the Treasury Department. Twice before this a change has been’ predicted, and yet nothing followed that seemed to justify even the starting of such a report. Will the present rumor prove to be as groundless? Two things are assumed in all this talk. One is that Mr. Carlisle is very much dts- satistied, and would be glad enough to lay down the treasury portfolio; and the other 1s that pe has only openly to signify this wish for the cards instantly to*be shuflled and a new and satisfactory hand dealt him. In He Dinsatistied Now? Well informed poitticians hesitate to press themselves on the first proposition for lack of information. Nobody seems to be in Mr. Carlisie’s confidence to that ex- tent. The Secretary is said to be the kind of man who keeps his greatest discomtit- ures to himself. He may regret having left the Senate. Many of his friends be- lieve that he does. Many of his friends predicted that he would. Some of them tried to prevent the step, and pointed out to him the difference between a seat in a body where his leadersiip on economic questions Was assured, and a seat in the cabinet, where matters at best would be at risk, and where in case the administra- tion failed to score he woull have to share whatever losses of prestige might bi in sustained. Hut these men were finally won over, as Mr. Carlisle was himself, by ar- guments which made the Kentuckian con- spicuously the man for the post. Mr. € eland urged acceptance, and was supported in his appeals by democratic leaders in every section of the country. This view of the cese represents Mr. Car- lisle as having practically been drafted for the cabinet, and those who entertain it sympathize with the Secretary all the mere deeply in whatever emLarrassments and annoyances his present office may have brought him. Could He Return to the Senate? As to Row easily Mr. Carlisle, if dis- posed, might clear himself of his difficul- ties, and secure a commission more to his liking, ts the subject of more discussion, and this discusison brings out some inter- esting points. It seems to be the belief in some quarters that Mr. Carlisle could re- turn to the Senate at once by only lifting his rand. But Kentucky poiiticians de- clare that the situation in that state war- rants no such conclusion. They laugh at the suggestion that Mr. Lindsay would be willing to give way for Mr. Carlisle, and himself take up the portfolio of the Treas- ury Department. Mr. Lindsy has just been elected for a full term in the Senate, and will enter upon it in March next. It would be amazing, inde»1, su his friends declare, if he should signify a willingness to give up that commission, which runs for six years, for one that runs for only two years more, and the burdens of which are so well known. The Context in 1896. This, then, narrows Mr. Carlisle's chances for a return to the Senate down to the con- test on the cards for January, 186, when Senator Blackburn’ successor will be chos- en. That will be an interesting race, the Kentuckians declare. The legislature that will perform this function will be vlecved next yeur. There are already entries enough to insure a stirring time. Senator Black- burn aspires to succeed himself, and Is con- ceeded to be a very strong man. Gov. Brown, the most brillant man in the com- Ith, wants to come. Ex-Gov. Buck- ner, very popular with the ex-confederates, many of whom he led in battle, has his flag up, and, it is predicted, Ke following. Then there are Congressmen Stone, kilis, McCreery and others, not out of the calculation, in case the leaders de- stroy one another and a compromise man becomes a necessity. So far there has been no hint that Mr. Carlisle is likely to cuter this race. What the effect would be if he should en- ter it is necessarily a matter of conjecture. Those who are friendly to the men in the race as the list now stands admit that Mr. Carlisle is still greatly admired at home. According to this report the Secreta*y has lost no ground among his old constituents because of his course in the Treasury De- partment. Eastern criticism has rather strengthened him in the blue grass coun- try, Where Wall street is as much sus- pected and detested as in the more ex- treme south. It is regarded as not unlikely, therefore, that, In the event of a collision between the active leaders in the contest a year hence, and of Blackburn, Brown and Buckner making a selection from among them impossible, the legislature, rather than turn to the regular compromise list, might turn to Mr. Carlisle because of his intellectual eminence and put the commis- sion Jnto his hands. However, as this ap- plies to a situation so far in the future it does not involve in the slightest the keep- ing or giving up by Mr. Carlisle at this time of the commission he now holds. Republican Possibilities. But will any democrat succeed Mr. Black- burn in the United States Senate? This in- quiry upon its face seems humorous. Still there are Kentucky democrats of eminence and influence who think it a fair matter of discussion. They admit that the re- sult of last week’s election was astounding to them, and that the revolution effected in their state was far reaching. Not only did the republicans elect five Congress- men—an unheard of thing before—but they made the most tremedous inroads on the local county offices. Nor was all of this accomplished while the democrats were asleep. The state was energetically and thoroughly canvassed, Senators Blackburn and Lindsay heading the democratic pro- cession of stumpers. But the eloquence went for nothing. The tide had turned, and not all of the old favorites pulling to- gether could stem it. The democrats lost from the Big Sandy to the mouth of the Ohio, and landmarks were obliterated that had delighted the party eye for a quarter of acentury. Naturally enough, therefore, many of the democratic leaders are asking themselves about next year, and what may be expected then. Will He Quit Public Life. A prominent Kentuckian, an admirer of Mr. Carlisle, and one who belleves him to be intellectually the greatest man in the democratic party, made this predtction to a representative of The Star today: That the secretary will remain at the head of the Treasury Department until the 4th of March, 1807, and then retire permanently from politics, taking up the practice of law either in New York or Washington. As this gentleman looks at the matter, Mr. Carlisle has had all of the honors’ and more than his share of abuse. He 1s first of all a lawyer, and never #9 happy or so useful as when trying great causes in the higher courts. Like Bristow, therefore, he will xo from politics back to the law, make a fortune, and enjoy private hfe during a green old age. will have a lz THE PROPOSED ARBITRATION A Serious Diplomatic Complication in the Japan-Chinese Affair, Europenn Powers Suspect That Sec- retary Gresham Has a Special Am- Regards China, bition a ‘The Japan-Chinese situation has entered upon a serious phase. The -information In the best-informed diplomatic circles is that the European powers, which have threat- ened armed intervention for purposes of their own, are not pleased at the voluntary ard unsolicited offer of arbitration on the part of the United States, and are disposed to insist that they should participate in any arbitration that may be attempted, inas- much as their several interests are vastly greater than those of the United States. On the other hand, it is known that, while Japan 1s not eagef to have the United States as an arbitrator, and is not anxious for arbitr-tion, now that {t seems probable that the only subject to be arbitrated will be on what terms the Chinese government will capitulate to Japan; and while, mc over, Japan feels that the United ‘State: or, at jeast, the Secretary of State, is more friendly disposed toward China than toward Japan, yet the Japanese government, if compelled to choose between the unsolicited intervention of the United States as arbi- trator, and the armea intervention of the opean powers, would accept the propos!- tion which the United States has, at least indirectly, tendered. Mr. Gresham's Obje feature of talked diplomats at the clups legations. It is, that Secretary s ham, from the beginning of his admin- has manifested a desire to make xtension of the commercial relations United Sta There which this situation about by the and at the one is much istration, the ature of the policy of the partment for this administration, as M Blaine made the reciprocity treaties a fea- ture of his ment. Secretary Gresham administration of that depart- as said this to many who have his confide His theory seems to e been that, by a treaty, he c provide for specially advantageous condl- tions for the United States as to the com- merce of China, and build v nd, possibly, exclusive trade. been the special ambitton of the State Depart- ment, if the information of many 1 : of the diplomatic corps i# not at fauit. It is entirely in accordance with this theory that Secretary Gresham should have che reputation ih diplomatic circles here of ne- | ing on terms of spegial intimacy with Chinese embass hiss has at dif times attracted the attention of the repre- sentatives of other powers. A Statement That Gave Offense. The fact is recalled that, some months at the end of a diplomatic note, tate Department to the Japanes ernment, there wag a statement which gave offense to the Japahese government, and which was regarded in diplomatic quarters as an unfrieddly comment. T State Department at figst denied that any such sentences were contained in the com- munication to the Japanese government; but it was subsequently discovered that they were there, and the Japanese govern- ment was informed tHat no offense was in- tended. The representatives of the Jap- anese government in this city are too skill- ed in diplomacy, and have too great inter- ests at stake, to permit the friendly reia- tions between the United States and their government to be disturbed because of a misunderstanding, and the semi- the State Department was acce! the undiplomatic phrase was regarded as an inadvertence. the Japanese embassy stated tl was an unfriendly act for the of the United States to expr to the policy of a government with which | It 1s at peace, he also said, “Japan hes interests too great with this government to rted from its pur- But this in whiie it government opinions 15, was not forgotten, How Japan Feels. There is no secret in diplomatic circles that the Japanese ggvernmnet is of opinion that the government of the United States has been more friendly to China than it has to Japan in the pending confilct, al- though it is not claimed that the United States has committed an “overt act,” of which diplomatic notice could be ‘The surrender of the young Japanese one of our consuls in China to the Chin authorities was not regarded by the Ja ese government as required by Internati law, and the fact that they were imr diately beheaded as spies created a v favorable impression In Japan. Not Enger to Accept the Ofier of Me- diation. For these and other reasons not mention- ed bere the Japanese government has pot been eager to accept an offer of the media- ton on the part of the United States, which was not solicited by the Japanese govern- ment and of which it knew nothing until the indirect tender was made. The Japan- ese authorities belleve that the tender of arbitration by the United States was sug- gested by China. The fact that the Chinese government at once accepted the o%er is regarded as greatly strengthening — this opinion. Japan has hesitated to accept for reasons, some of which have been here indicated, and for the further reason that, if not prevented by the armed intervention of the European powers, the Japanese au- thorities believe that their government can dictate terms to China, and that the only matter to settle will sdon be the terms of surrender. but the government of Japan is menaced by European armed intervention, and for this reason it is now expected that Japan may accept the offer of the United States. ——— + e+ COURAGE COMMENDED. taken. by Maj. Gen. Schofield Publi Brave Private Soldiers. Maj. Gen. Schofield has, in a general cr- der, commended a number of soldiers for especially meritorious acts during the ycar 1893. The list {s as follows: Second Lieut. Frank D, Webster, sixth infantry, and Privates Dennis Barr, Buerger, Denis Guiney, Leroy S. Hotchkiss snd Charles F. Rodenstein, comp: sixth infantry; First Sergt. Patrick company D, third infantry; Sergt. William Chambers, company D, twenty-fifth infan- try; Corporals Jacob Tolin and August Ar- nold, troop B, third cavalry; Private John McVay, troop F, second cavalry; Private Calvin ‘Kimblern, company D, twenty-fifth infantry; Private Frank Bell, troop A, sev- enth cavalry; First Lieut. Charles P. El- lott, fourth cavalry; First Sergt. Alexan- der ‘Smart, troop Sergt. Guy Norton (now out of service), ‘troop G, and Private Ergelbrekt Norlin, troop E, fourth cavalry, SENATOR COCKRELL. Praises He Thinks the Defeat of the Demo- crats but Temporary. Senatof Cockrell of Missouri is in Wash- ington. He has little to say about the elec- tion, but bears the exterior of great, good humor, in spite of the disaster which has overtaken the democracy in his state in common with many others. The result, he says, is due to general apathy, and ‘that he regards the defeat as but temporary. He declined to discuss the bond issue or the silver question. nd China the | State uuld | At the time a member of | A STRANGLER’S WORK Another +s Denver Git Girl Found Choked to Death. eee ae ee, TMITATING “JACK THE RIPPERS" CRIMES a Indications of a apse Struggle. SUSPECTS ARRESTED der early today. About 1:15 a.m. Market street was visited by the whose strange hobby {s to choke women to death, and when he left the place Kiku Oyama, a Japanese girl, who ran the pl corpse, with the marks of the str work upon her throat. This morning’s murder was vommitted in the same row of houses in which Li e, n- er and Marie Contasvit wer . The mode of her death, too, w ‘tly similar. After partially checking her the fob was comple y tying a towel around her neck and tightening the noose until life left her body. The only difference between Kiku Oya- mua’s murder ind the strangler’s other job was that she discovered ¥ her and the breath still uma Was twenty-four and Japan to ith th ntatives of 2 land to tke Columbian - » she made the acquain e of oyama together they came to Denver last. November. Imi Oyama says he was the dead woman's say he lived with Was the first per- » girl's room after | cook, but the her husb une in the room where the murdered wor nd there was every tndication that trug had ‘taken place. T were disturb: the whole bed din | bed clothes | spread of the was cover with blood. A Turkish bath towel had been used to choke the weman and ther another cf a Har kind lying wu dressing table first towel was tw ever: thrown upon her b the towel had b d then deliberate into a that the | upon the was after k bed placed about her ne. arroted. | No money was found in the believed the woman was u and sey other ested on room, robbed. Imi have picion, far as | known not the st evidence has been discovered to implicate them in the crime. The excitement among the women of 1! fame inhabiting the part of the city whe the murders b: occurred within a few weexs rivals uced by the cri of “Jack the Ripper” in London a few years agy. >—-— TO ABOR TROUBLES. Many Thinkers in Conference at Chi- cage CHICAGO, November 13.—Noted thinkers in the economle werid were gathered at Willard Hall today when the congress of arbitration and conciliation was opened by President Lyman J. 2 of the Chicago ag Civic Federation. The congress had been called for the decision of means of arbitra- tion and the prevention of trouble between | employer and employed, and the promoters | of the affair expres d themsely | fident that the ation cf the que would result in legislation benciicial te | classes of sectety Chairman Gege, in his opening address, outlined the objects of the cong: » and in referring to the report of th Pullman | Strike committee urged essity of | PMoiic resentation in pute between | Capital and labor. Among those whose | names appeared on the proxra speak- ers) were Seeretary of Ohio, Prof. Gould Joseph 1 ongressm of Johns Hopkins, Shop of the state n Springer of Mlinois and Tawney of Minne ysephine Shaw Lowell of New Yo Washington Gladden, the noted divine, and Prof. H. C. Adams, secretary of the interstate com- merce commission. a THE WAR IN THE EA HIROSHIMA, Japan, Novembe: Marshal Yamagata’s report, dated Lien Cheng, November are no Chinese troops in that vicinity. He adds that the losses of the Chinese in that neighborhood are not fully known; but, to the time of sending his report, the bodie: of over 500 Chinese soldiers had been bur- fed by the Japanese. A great number of bodies of Chinese soldiers were found in the Aika river. LONDON, November 13.—A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says that the Chinese minister accredited to Berlin and St. Petersburg has arrived from th ter city, He is instructed to tell Germany that China is willing to make honorable sacr fices to attain peace, but is resolved in U event of failure to continue the war at any cost. The Tsung-Li-Yamen is prepared to submit to the powers the whole of the cor- respondence with Japan to enable them to form a proper judgment. A Paris dispatch to the Standard states that France is disinclined to interfere be- Kiu 10, says that there tween China and Japan, —__~— WHY Walrr THANKFUL, Some R in Mis Col, November 13.—Governor nksgiving proclamation, after es for thanksgiving which reciting the the pcople enjoy, continues: “But withal, the cvershadowing threat to our civilization is the censtant recurrence of industrial and commercial panies, which blight the lives and hopes of milifons of able-bccied and skillful beings. Monopoly— robbery under the forms of lew—is the curse of our times, and weakens the physical as well as the mental energies of the people. And while we may be exceedingly thankful eur genial climate and unbounded re- iret Jet us bear in mind that only ekas a conscientious regard for the in- dustrial rights of all the people can the blessings of religious ind economic freedom rently be per established, = The Washington Aqueduct. Col. George H. Elliot, the engineer officer in carge of the Washington aqueduct, re- ports to Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, “hat it is proposed during the present month to carry on the usual work of re- pairs to the aqueduct and the Conduit road and to complete the paving of Cabin John and Griffith's Park bridges. He Says that he also proposes to continue the excation of the open channels around the Dalecariia or receiving reservoir, and the dams across the mouth of Mill creek and across the principal branch of East creek; to com- mence the construction of the retaining wall around the shaft tn the valley of Little Falls branch, and if the examination §f the title of the necessary land required for the purpose now being made by the United Stafes attorney for Maryland, be com- pleted in time, to carry on the excavation of the drainage tunnel through the hill east of Little Falls branch. D. 0, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. spots | TWO CENTS. The proof of te purding ts in tBe eating. Yesterday's Star contained 43 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 800 separate announce: ments. These advertisers fought pubficite—not merefp Space, SENATORIAL UNCERTAINTY Republicans May Not Wish to Organize the Senate After All. Responsibility W put Power is Not Porty Does Not Desire It. ‘The declarations of Senators Stewart and Peffer render it somewhat uncertain whether the populist Senators or any of their number will unite with the republican Senators for the purpose of securing con- trol of the Senate after the 4ih of March Without th it will, according to present appea » be impossible for the republicans to regain control before 1897, or after the next election. Giving them one of the Senators to be elected ir place of Senators Ransom and Jarvis of North Carolina, and not counting Senator Jones of Nevada as a they cannot hope for more thi > 1e- publicans in the Senate, and that is two than will be required for either ©: fon or for the transaction of business. he question ha en raised as to whether the republican tors will desire to org: and some of the and more experienced politician: an- re when they com over and weigh the v involved. jous considerations Rex psibility Without Power. The principal reason for this view is the belief that the older and more experienved republican membets will be averse to ».s- suming @ responsibility in the absence of real power to transact business, which thi would, of course, not have uniess there were a majority of Senators pledjed to act with them on questions of party policy, as well as upon organization. They call attention to the fact that the House will be composed in large measure of un- ted member nd that it is possible that many of tr new men may be disposed to comm © party to a legislative policy which might prove to be unwise on the eve of a presidential eiection, or, if not un- | wise, at least unavailing in the face of the fact that the presidency wili sGi be im the control of the democracy. “What the and it | they ask, “IS the sense of the republic vis assuming the responsibility of power with- Out being able to exercise It!" ‘To do this, they continue, they must necessurlly make Sume concessions to the Which are llavle to prove em- ng. Continuing the hrgument in they say that the fact that te ms have hot the Senate will prove eck upon the House in case one is ed and enable the covier members ot | bouy to hoid the more radical in by | simply holding up tue impossibility of ac- complisbing anything in that body and pcinting out the Cnwisdom of fruitless ef- fort. On the other hand, the organization of the Senate would give the republicans no advantage except Ulat to be derived trom the acquisition of the olfices and the cun- trol of committee acuion. Other Possibilities Considered. If Utah elects republican Senators and the atorial elections in ulher states now go as the returns from the late elections indicate they will, this will give the republi- can party an absolute majority, and thus detinitely settle tle question.Or,if either New Mexico or Arizcna should elect republican Senators, assuming that Were will be no change of program cn the part of the democrats as to the policy of their admis- ates al Lie Short session, the € be the same. trem either of these proj be sutheient to give the Senate publicans, whereas if the aenc secure the de would sul be "Phe two Senatoi tes would to the rats should tors from ail ef them they one short of a majority. ee ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP, What is Said About the Opposition to Senator Cull TH Dan Ray, Se or Cullom’s private sec- retary, was in the city for a few hours to- day and returned imme ately to Illinwis. He said to one who inquired of him what effect the movement in Cook county in favor of a United States Senator trom Chicago to succeed Mr. Cullom would be likely to have in the legislature that he did not think it would have any appreci- able eifect. Mr. Ray said: “Senator Cullom is certain to have more votes in the republican legislative caucus than are required to nominate. And there is no probability that the republican mem- bers of the legisiature from Cook county will enter into any combination which will defeat the action of the legislative caucus. The Cook county republicans, when some of them opposed the iommation tor Sen- ater by the state republican convention, insisted that the proper policy was to leave the question of a candidate to the caucus of the republicans of the legislature, if there should. be a republican legislat and not bring the question of Senator into the campaign. 1 It to the Caucus, “It is not to be forgotten that some of the men who were now suggesting Mr. Meaili, editor of the Tribune, and Col. Geo. R. Davis, the director general of the world’s fair, as candidates are the very men Who proposed that the subject of Sen- ator should be left to the republican legis- lative caucus. There 1s no probability that these men will co-operate in any movement to defeat the action of that caucus. Nor is it probable that, now that the republicans have carried Ilingis by what seemed an impossitle majority, any republicans inaugurate a factional contest that will dissipate the results of the victory. It is worthy of notice that the movement in Chicago against Mr. Cullom is thus tar contined to democratic newspapers, and particularly to those newspapers which have been the most severe in their assaults upon the republican party and its leader: Phe successor of Mr. Culiom in the United States Senate will undoubtedly be the choice of the republican legislative caucus, and there does not now seem to be any probability that Mr. Cuilom will not him- self be the choice of that caucus.” i POOR PORTO RICO, Affairs Due to ated Silver Money, In a report to the State Department upon the present business depression and unset- tled conditions in Porto Rico, United States Consul Hall at San Juan ascribes the cause partly to the abrogation of the reciprocity agreement with the United States, but more largely to the demoralized condition of the island and the uncertainty as to what Spain will do with the Mexican silver now current there. The agitation of the question has produced great uncertainty and stopped im- portations. The planters would prefer Mex- ican silver, with restrictions on importation removed, as a 50-cent dollar governed by the markets of the world, while bad in Itself, ts at least preferable to an unknown and worse currency, like the paper issue inflicted upon Cuba some years ago. — ———— Invited to Participate. The Department of State has recelved, through the charge d’ affairs of the United States at London, an invitation for the United States to send a delegate to the sixth international geographical congress to be held at London early in August, 1896, Depressed Depre. WATER AND SEWERS Annual Report of Captain Derby Submitted to the Commissioners. EXTENSION IN BOTH RECOMMENDED The Question of an Issue of Sewer Bonds Discussed. a OF THE &T EETS ———-__ LIGHTING The annual report of Capt. Geo. Me. C, Derby was submitted to the Commission- ers this afternoon. Capt. Derby's depart- ment includes weter distribution, wa’ rates, sewers, street lighting, permits, in- spection of plumbing and inspection of gas and meters, The total lengths of water mains lald during the year, says the report, was 142, O17 feet, the largest year's work ever done by the water department. High Service, The distributing reservoir of the low- service system has a water level of 146 bove mean high water, and gives @ vice when the mains are not over- taxed to localities situated at a level of 100 feet or less above datum. Much of Georgetown, a small portion of Washing- ton and the greater part of the remainder of the District of Columbia lie above the | level of 100 feet above atum, and for these areas the water supply has te be pumped Until recently two pumping stations been maintained; one in ¢ pumping to a level of 218.5 fe: ervoir at U and 32d streets, and one at U street between 16th and 17th streets north- west, pumping to a level of 234.6 feet in a stand-pipe at Ith and Morris stre To- ward the close of the last fiscal year these two systems were connected by a short neh main, and all the pump- since been done at the U street with a saving of about 4,000 per The 1th street cy rgetown, in @ res- station, annum in wages and fuel. stand-pipe has been dispensed with and re- moved, and the average pressure in the mains has tecn increased two feet in Georgetown and fourteen feet in the Wash- ington high service. An act of March 1SK%, appropriates for extending the high-service system of water | distribution 30 much as may be available in the er fund after providing for the other expenditures authorized by Congress | in the same act. The first controller has | reported to the Commissioners that_ this available balance amounted to $2 69 1s: on June }. By the books of the | department this balance should be $24%,- 448.14; the apparent discrepancy is. be- lieved to be due to difference in’ methods of keeping the books. Several attempts have been made during the year to get this apparent discrepancy adjusted, but so far without success. A Reservoir at Fort Reno. Under this appropriation, and in pursu- ance of project approved September 12, 1893, a site for a reservoir has been purchased at Fort Reno and contract has been made for the excavation and embankment to be com- pleted December 15, 1894; contract has been made for a 5,000,40-gallon pumping engine |to be erected at the U street pumping sta- tion, to be completed January 5, 1895; a 12- inch main has been lald from the pump house to the ‘Tenleytown road by way of Woodley lane, and on tne Tenleytown road from Georgetown to the Reno reservoir; | another 12-inch main has been laid in part from the reservoir to Takoma by way of Brightwood. lion of this main has been the works of the con- tractor for the pipe having been destroyed the fire. These works have now been re- built and the contractor has resumed de- liveries. Pending the completion of the reservoir and pumping engine, a tank was constructed at Fort Reno with a capacity of 30,000 gal- lons, and a small Knowles pump, having a capacity of about 100,000 gallons per diem, which was kindly loaned to the water de- partment by the architect of the Capitol, | was put in operation July, 1804, supplying ail the water ne ry at present—about 0,000 gallons per diem—on the line of Woodley lane and Tenleytown road. In the early spring the concrete lining will be put in the Fort Reno reservoir, and it will be available for use by June, 1895; the 12-Inch main from Reno to Takoma will also have been completed by that date, when the whole upper service system can be put in opera- tion, Forty-seven thousand six hundred and twenty-five feet of mains have been laid for this system during the year. Divin! the Distribution, On account of the great variation in the elevation of the different parts of the | District of Columbia, the high-service sys- tem of water distribution has been dt- vided into an upper and middle service. The upper service embraces those areag of the District which lie above the level of 200 feet above datum; for this service, which covers a wide area which is now, and probably will be for many years, but sparsely setiled, the supply is pumped to a level of 420 feet above datum; the Fort Reno reservoir, with a capacity of 4,200,- coo gallons, and the 5,000,000-gallon pump- ing engine now under construction, will probably meet all the requirements of this service for many years to come. The middie service *ncludes the area lying be- tween the levels of 100 feet and 200 feet above datum, which is probably destined in the near future to be closely built up occupied by a very dense population. This area is now served by two 2,500,000- gallon pumps, pumping Into the George- town high-service reservoir. This service is now rapidly expanding, and has been extended to include Eckington and Brook- land. The most urgent needs of this service at present are the construction of a dis- tributing reservoir, the laying of a twenty- four-inch supply ‘main ‘from the pump | house to the reservoir, and the completion | of the line of twelve-inch pipe from 1th street northwest to Brookland. The reser- voir should be located at some point on the ridge behind the Soldier's Home at an l elevation of about 200 feet, where it can feed to eq dvantage toward Mount Pleasant and Georgetown on one side and Brookland, Eckington and remcter sub- urbs on the other, The 24-tnch main can be laid this year from the pump house out 13th street as far as Spring road, but it can go no further at present, as the streets have rot yet been opened and it is not so enuy heeded as to justify paying for the right of way along the proposed extension of 13th street and Kansas avenue to the Blair read, particularly, as under existing law, no assessment could be levied to pay for it if laid on a right of way. For the sume reason the 12-inch main, to supply Brook- land, cannot advantageously be finished now. The exact location of the reservoir has not been determined upon either, for the same reason. Negotiations have ‘been in progress throughout the year looking to the purchase of a suitable site, but no proposition has been received that was be- Heved to be advantageous, and it has not been thought advisable to begin condsmna- tion procecdings until the street extension plans have been finally adopted. In the meantime work can proceed at once on the construction of the pump house, on laying the 2i-inch main where the streets are al- ready opened, and in laying the 6-inch dis- tributing mains applied for by residents. With the rapid increase in the develop- ment of the distributing system during the last few years, the duty demanded of the 48, 36, 30 and 12-inch mains, which bring the water from the distributing reservoir to the city, has greatly increased. Many complaints ‘of insutticlent supply have