Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STARK PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penrsylvenia Averns, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Ne r Company, 8.H. KAUFF -pres't choca Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, wk Ofles, 40 Potter B The Evening Star ig served to subscribers in the ity by carriers, on their owu avcount, at 10 cents ber week, or 44 cents w month Copies at the cents exch. By mail—anywhere in the res or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents ber isonth. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 3 with forclem pomtace, add, $5.06. i ees fered at the Lost Of Washing oe _gecoed-claaw mall. matters) vos D: O» mail subscriptions must be pal Kates of advertising made kuowa' ou appiicenten, Che Lvening [ Vou 85, No. 21,044: / WASHINGTON, D. O., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in fhe eafing. Yesterday's Star contained 49 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 754 separate announce: A GREAT GAME An Attempt to Force the Sale of the Indian Territory, EXAGGERATED LAWLESSNESS Effort to Have the Government Take Military Control. A CONGRESSMAN’S VIEWS —— + The opinion ts gaining ground in certain circles of the administration at Washing- ton that a renewed and formidable attempt 1s to be made in the near future, in fact, from this time on, to induce Congress to destroy the autonomy of the Indian terrl- tory, to the end that the country may be purchased and settled by the white peo- ple. ‘hose interested in the subject know that a movement to this end has been growing for some time, and government oificials aware of the position of the United States toward the rightful owners and present occupants of the indian terri- tory have had to interpose more than once between the people who would ac- complish the destruction of the autonomy of the territory and their intended victims. Effort for Military Control. One alleged recent feature of this movo- ment, which, it is said, has been recog- nized both by the Department of Justice and the Interior Department, 1s the effort to induce the government to take military control of the territory, on the ground of existing lawlessness in the territory. The Department of Justice has been over- Wheimed with demands of this kind, but up to this time has steadily ignored them. It is believed by some government officials that there ts an element in the southwest which would be glad to have the opportun- ity to claim that it is impracticable to govern the indian territory under exist- ing conditions, and that it is necessary, in the interests of civilization, to cause the territory to be settled by white people. ‘That plea, it is said, would be used in con- nection with the efforts to be put forth be- fore Congress to achieve the plan for the disruption of tne territory. Singularly enough, in this connection, comes the statement today of a man who is well posted on the situation in the south- west. Congressman Bailey of Texas arrived in the city last night, and is registered at the Riggs. Mr. Bailey represents a district which borders upon the Indian territory, only the muddy waters of the Red river separating his constituents from a portion of the five civilized tribes, It is in that portion of the Indian territory lying north of Mr. Bailey's district where exists the alleged reign of terror on account of the depredations of outlaws, who are said to be overrunning the country and setting at de- flance the laws of the United States and of the local government. What Representative Bailey Says. Since his arrival in Washington Mr. Bal- ley nas been interested in the telegraphic reports of the alleged deplorable situation in the territory as depicted in the press re- ports, and in the dispatches of the United States Indian agent at Muscogee, who ap- pears to be in a state of panic about the ouulaws. “I saw the United States marshal for the eastern district of Texas at Paris last Sun- day,” said Mr. Bailey to a Star reporter today. “He has jurisdiction over a certain cless of cases in the territory and is ac- quainted with the conditions existing there. He is a man of nerve, not easily stampeded and I attach much credence to his judg- ment. He said he thought there was some exaggeration of the condition of aiffairs, and that while it is true that there is out- lawry in the territory it does not exist to the extent which would prevent its suppres- sion by the ordinary means of the empioy- ment of deputy marshals in sufficient force. The proposition to send United States troops there to put down a handful of rob- ters is absurd. “The fact of the matter is,” continued r. Bailey, “there is a suspicion in the minds of a great many people that the ex- aggeration of the lawless and ungoverned condition of that territory is made for a purpose. Some people in Texas think that the representation of the fearful state of things said to be existing there ts for the purpose of preparing the public mind, and eepecially the mind of Congress, for a ropositicn to throw open the lands of the Ynalans to purchase and settlement. ‘Those people who entertain that view explain that, of course, it would be a strong argu- ment in favor of throwing the territory open for settlement if the public can be brought to believe that it would be the enly method for governing the country and protecting life and property. Sentiment in Favor of Purchase. “Every one who ts acquainted with Texas soon becomes aware of the sentiment which exists in that state in favor of the purchase and settlement of the territory by white people. It ts particularly strong in my district, owing to the close business relations we have with the inhabitants of the Indian country. If Congress would re- quire the Indians to sell their lands the country would soon settle up, of course. For my part, I have always insisted that Congress would have no more right to re ire the Indian tribes to sell their surplus lands than it would to require a man who owned a two-acre lawn in the middle of a city to subdivide it and sell it to persons who wanted building lots in that particular section. Yet the people who hold to this opinion are met with the cry from a certain class that they ere standing in the way of progress and civ- ilization. This, too, in spite of the fact that those tribes hold their lands by virtue of a deed from the President of the United States—he was a democratic President, too —not a mere treaty, but an outright deed.”” in departmental circles it 1s considered strange that no word should be received from the judge of the United States court or the United States marshal, if the courts aré powerless to protect life and property, as the dispatches represent. No Troops Will Be Furnished. The Irqlian office 1s doing nothing in the matter the telegrams received from the Indian agent at Muscogee, I. T., re- garding the Cook gang of desperadoes. He has been informed that the troops he Is so loudly demanding cannot, under the law, be sent into Indian territory. It is stated at the Indian office that the whole affair is one with which the agent need not con- cern himself, as it is under the jurisdic- tion of the courts. The Indian office has given him permission to use the Indlan police in co-operation with the United States marshals, but further than this he has no jurisdiction. —_———-e+______ The Adianta Exposition. B. I. Renick, chief clerk of the State Department; F. W. Clarke of the Interior Department and W. I. Adams, secretary, making up the government board of man- agers of the Atlanta exposition, have gone to Atlanta to look over the ground and consult with the local managers of the ex- position regarding the government exhibit. ——_—- 2 _____. Naval Orders. Passed Assistant Engineer F. J. Schell has been detached trom the N 1 Acad- emy and ordered to the New York, reliev- ing Passed Assistant Engineer W. H. Chambers, who is detached and placed on waiting orders. ADMIRAL WALKER’S ORDERS None of His Reports on Hawaii Have Been Published. It is Said That He Failed to Find Thin; is the President Wanted Him To. It is reported that Admiral Walker's or- ders to the Naval Academy were revoked because of the President's divsatisfaction with the execution of his special mission to Hawaii several months ago. The special purpose of that mission has never been satisfactorily explained, and there seems to have been some unknown reason for keeping it from the public. That it was held to be of importance ts shown by the fact that Admiral Kirkland, who was or- dered to command the naval forces at Horclulu, was recalled while he was on his way to the islands, and Admiral Walker, who was then in Washington on other duty, was sent in his stead under special secret instructions from the President and the @ecretary of State. This detail was only temporary, and it was understood that at its close Admiral Walker would be assigned to the Naval Academy. In fact, whe.. relieved fro:n duty at Honolulu, he was ordered to hold himself in readiness for the other command. These plans were all changed, however, soou after his ar- rival in this city several weeks ago, and all sorts of surmises are current as to the cause. None of His Reports Published. It is mentioned as somewhat remarkable that none of Admiral Walker's reports from Hawaii has ever been published, not- withstanding the fact that Congress was in session when a number of them were re- ceived, and that other diplomatic corre- spondence was promptly forwarded to the Capitol up to the day Congress adjourned. Nor has any official statement ever been made concerning the purpose of Rear Ad- miral Walker's special temporary assign- ment to the command of the Pacific sta- tion, with headquarters at Hawail. While there Admiral Walker made re- ports by each mail concerning the situation. ‘Those who have seen them say they make “mighty interesting” reading. Why He Was Sent. It is now asserted that the admiral was specially detailed by the President to in- vestigate the political situation of the Hawaiian Islands with a view to the sub- stantiation of his position that the senti- ment of the inhabitants was strongly op- pesed to the Dole administration, with its avowed policy of annexation to the United States. The admiral’s reports, it is said, show that the exact reyerse was the case, and confirmed the préss reports of the stability of the new republic and the grow- ing sentiment in faver of closer relations with the United States. May Never See the Light. These and other reasons are given in ex- planation of the change in Admiral Walk- er’s orders and the withholding of his re- ports on the Hawaiian situation. From the fact that the reports have been in the pos- session of the department for several months—some of them before the last ses- sion of Congress came to a close—it 1s in- ferred that the documents are to be kept in the secret archives, and even if a resolu- tion of Congress calling upon the Secretary of the Navy for the papers should be adopted the department will probably de- cline to forward them on the ground that it would be detrimental to the public inter- ests to do so. It is rumored that in certain of the reports reference is made to in trigues on the part of some of the foreign representatives in the interests of the royalists, and for this reason the depart- ment could very properly refuse to comply with a resolution of Congress. ———-o.—_____. WITHHOLDING PAY. Rgcommended the Soldiers Be Paid Their Full Wages. Paymaster General Smith, in his annual report to the Secretary of War, calls at- tention to the fact that the soldiers’ de- posits have increased $79,582 during the year; a gratifying Increase in view of the fact that the deposits had been falling off in preceding years, and of the further fact that a soldier with a deposit account rare- ly leaves the service without an honorable discharge. The expenditures on account of pay of the army show an increase of $275,053 over the preceding year, due in part to the fact that the enlisted force was more uearly kept at Its maximum limit. The fact that the expenditures on account of pay of volunteers were $408,653 less than last year is taken Us an indication that these claims are being exhausted. The paymaster general recommends the abo- litlon of the system of withholding a por- tfon of the soldiers’ pay until he {ts dis- charged. The travel allowance of the sol- dier is ample to take him home when dis- charged, and it is not necessary to with- hold pay for that purpose. Any system which makes the soldier a dependent de- tracts from his manhood and efficiency Many men enlist, being told that their pay will be $13 per month, only to find that through deductions on account of cloth- ing and withheld pay, two or three months must elapse before he can receive any pay. He regards this as a breach of contract and deserts. Therefore, it is recommendel that the system, which {ts cumbersome, complicated and obsolete, be abolished. It is also recommended that there be but one common pay chest for the army, and that all disbursements be made through the bonded officers of the pay corps, instead of being divided up between non-bonded disbursing officers, who last year distributed half of the army appro- priations. ——— Presidential Appointments. The President today appointed John B. Jackson of New Jersey to be secretary of the American embassy at Berlin and Her- bert G. Squires of New York to be second secretary of the same embassy. This ts a promotion for Mr. Jackson, who at present holds the post of second secretary at Ber- lin. He succeeds Mr, Chapman: Coleman of Kentucky, who has been in the diplomatic service for twenty years, having been ap- pointed second secretary at Berlin by Pres- ident Hayes in 1874 and having been ap- pointed to his place by President Cleve- land in 1884. He has been a most efficient official. Mr. Jackson is a graduate of the Naval Academy and Mr. Squires is an ex- army officer. They are both well off finan- elally. Another appointment made by the Pres- ident today was that of John D. Harrell of Georgia to be United States marshal for the southern district of Georgia. es bana ne A Marine Officer in Trouble. Secretary Herbert has issued an order for a court-martial in the case of Capt. Carlile P. Porter, U. 8. M. C., in command of the marines at the Norfolk navy yard, on charges of drunkenness. —___-e-—_____ Naval Court-Martial. The Secretary of the Navy has or- dered a court-martial to meet in this city on the 20th instant, for the trial of Com- mander F. R. Smith, a retired naval offi- cer, on charges of non-payment of debts. ogh in Gran Carlisle Declines. Owing to the press of public business Secretary Carlisle has been compelled to decline an invitation to attend the annual banquet of the New York chamber of com- merce. WORK FOR CONGRESS Mr. Patterson Thinks There is a Good Deal to Do. A LAW PROVIDING A BANKING SYSTEM Construction of the Nicaraguan Canal Under Government Control. SS Ee THE CAUSES OF DEFEAT Out of the cyclone, extending even to the south, the re-election of Josiah Patterson to Congress from Tennessee by a Yarge :aa- jority 1s particularly significant @Md inter- esting from the fact that in a locality where the free silver sentiment 1s supposed to be dominant, he made his campaign boldly upon the indorsement of the admin- istration and sound currency. During the present Congress he made a consistent rec- ord in opposition to free coinage of silver and in favor of the repeal of the Sherman law. He maintained the same position while seeking the nomination, for which he had a contest, and went into the campaign after nominated to fight free silver policies. Speaking of the general political situation to a Star representative today, Judge Pat- terson said: “The defeat of the democratic party is unquestionably attributable to hard times, and the hard times are attributable in some sense to overtrading, but more espe- cially to the Sherman law, the McKinley bill and the extravagance and sectionatism of the republican party. It was perfectly apparent when Mr. Cleveland was inaugur- ated March 4, 1898, that a political storm was brewing, and that the country was ap- proaching a great financial panic. Our manufacturers, hemmed in by high protec- tion, had produced more than the American market could consume, and were in any- thing but a healthy condition. “The continual and indefinite purchase cf 4,500,000 ounces of silver had created a serious apprehension throughout the com- maintain gold payments. The treasury was practically bankrupt. Under these condi- tions financial disasters and business di tre: throughout the country were inev- itable. While the democratic party was not responsible for these conditions it was its duty at the earliest moment possible to repeal the Sherman law, protect the treas- ury reserve, restore confidence and give to the country a fair revenue tariff bill. Contributed to Defeat. “The differences among the democrats in respect to these measures and the long de- lay which ensued, in my judgment, con- tributed largely to the defeat of the party. I am constrained to believe that if the democrats in Congress nad to a man ral- lied around the administration and prompt- ly repealed the Sherman law, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to sell 3 per cent bonds when necessary to maintain the public credit, thereby giving absolute a: surance to the world that we intended to maintain gold payments, and promptly passed the tariff bill, the result would have been wholly different. The democratic party has been held responsible for delay and unseemly wrangling about the repeal of obnoxious republican measures, How- ever, the fact remains that the Fifty-third Congress did repeal the Sherman law; that it did restore confidence, and that it did pass a iwir revenue measure. That pros- perity will follow this legislation I have 10 doubt, and I hope and believe that in ‘J the party will be the beneficiary. This will certainly be the case if it will stand for honest money, fair taxation and honest government.” The Banking System, “Do you think there is anything for this session of Congress to do?” “Yes, I think the approaching session of Congress is one of great importance, and I shall be greatly disappointed if it does not avail itself of the opportunity to pass important measures which are greatly needed by the country. The measure of first importance is a law establishing a banking system that will do away with the preseat system, which ts so incongruous and inefficient. I think it ought to pass a law establishing a system whereby the country will at all times have a safe and a lasting currency amply sufficient to meet the requirements of business. The House has already determined not to repeal un- conditionally the 10 per cent tax on state banks, and will, necessarily, have to turn its attention to some other measure. I have not given the question careful study, but I_am inclined to think that some such system as that suggested by the Balti- more conference should be adopted. It would be infinitely preferable to the pres- ent system. “Then I think it of great importance to pass the bill reported by the House com- mittee on interstate and foreign commerce to amend the interstate commerce laws. This measure has been under consideration by that committee for more than two years, and it has not only met the approval of the business organizations throughout the country, but of many of the leading rail- roads. I believe the measure will greatly strengthen the interstate commerce com- mission and will result beneficially alike to the people and to the railroads, The Mearaguan Canal. “There is another measure pending be- fore Congress which I hope will pass. That is a bill to provide, under government con- trol and direction, for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal. This has been to me an interesting subject, and I see in it more for the development of American com- merce than in any other enterprise which has been presented to the American peo- ple. 1ts advantages are simply incalcu- lable. I predict that when that canal is constructed American commerce will be in the ascendancy throughout the world. In my judgment every friend of freer trade ought to be swift in his advocacy of this measure.” “Do you think the government should take complete control of this enterprise?” “Yes, I think the government should have complete control over the construction of the canal, but should do the work through the instrumentality of the present com- pany. Under the plan suggested and ap- proved by the committee the United States would be absolute owner of three-fourths of the capital stock, and the directors of the company, at least a large majority of them, would be nominated by the President end confirmed by the Senate as are other public officials. The work under this direc- tion would proceed practically under the supervision of the government.” Ee Military Assignments. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are ordered: Cavairy arm—Col. Edwin V. Sumner, to the seventh caval Lieut. Col. Thomas McGregor, to the eighth cavalry; Maj. William M. Wallace, to the second cavalry; Capt. Augustus P. Blockson, to the sixth cavalry, troop L; First Lieut. John A. Har- man, to the sixth cavalry, troop H. Infantry arm—Capt. Bernard A. Byrne, to the sixth infantry, company H; First Lieut. William K. Jones, to the sixth infantry, company G. mercial world that this country could not” BETTER POSTAGE STAMPS Those Now Made by the Government Are Up to the Standard, Difficultics That Beset the Bureau of Engraving and Printing When Stamp Manufacture Began. Officials of the bureau of printing and engraving think that the complaints of the inferior quality of the new postage stamps printed by the bureau are disproportionate to the grounds for dissatisfaction. Mr. Claude M. Johnson, chief of the bureau, admits that some of ‘the product of the establishment was not up to the standard, but says: “Today we are printing as good stamps, after three months’ e. erience in the work, as the American Bank Note Com- pany did after twenty years. There was naturally more or less difficulty in teach- ing the new workmen all the processes of stamp making, so that a part of the pro- duct was more or less experimental,’ but all difficulties have been overcome, the bureau is using the most modern ma- chines, some of them invented here, is putting the best materials into the stamps and is securing the best results, as we can demonstrate to any fair-minded person. We have redeemed all stamps which have been returned, and stand ready to ex- change any others which do not prove satisfactory. The American Bank Note Company, Mr. Johnson explained, kept a large supply of stamps printed ahead of the demand, so that it was able to retain all it printed in its vaults until they were perfectly season- ed and the colors well set before they were put into use. The bureau, on the other hand, was for some time obliged to send out the stamps as fast as they were print- ed before the workmen had become thor- oughly familiar with all the processes. How much of the first output is coming ack. The colors of different lots vary eccord- ing to condition of the temperature and other factors which cannot je controlled, but are fast being brought to the utmost practicable uniformity, Some time was required for the workers to become expert in the use of the gum- ming machines, but Mr. Johnson is sure that they have become efficient as could be expected, and that there will be no po gad trouble because stamps fail to stick. Mr. Johnson is confident that the postage stamps of the present and future issues will be of the same high-quality as the bank notes and internal revenue stamps, which have given the buregu a world-wide Teputation for skillful and artistic work. 7° POST OFFICE BENT. Before City Building t# Finished It Will Make « Fertane. It 1s no small item to the owners of the building that is now being temporarily used for post office purposes Vaat the rate of progress on the stone structure that is being erected on Pennsylvamia avenue as a post office is wretchedly slew. They have an interest in this matter that no one else can possibly have. The government is now paying rent at the rate of $16,000 a year for the basement and first and second stories of the building on G stréet for this purpose. At the rate established in the many, many days gone by, this job will last until the building {s one of the land- marks of Washirgton, though it was erect- ed but a short time ago. At the same rate, well nigh enough money will have been paid out in rents before the new bullding is occupied to have put up almost as good a structure as that which the government is now only partly occupying. Five years of such rental at $16,000 a year would mean $80,000, and five years will not, by any means, cover the rent period unless some new way is found to infuse life into the gcvernment’s enterprise. Ten years will be much nearer the mark, and that will mean an outlay of $160,000 in rents The building would probably now be valued at about $250,000, and @8 only a part is teken up by the post office, it will be seen that in ten years the government will have put out enough money as rent to put up a temporary structure that would be of great use afterward. There were forty-two men at work on the building this mornin, which gives a rate, according to The Star's generous estimate, that would finish the building on or about the 29th of March, 1800. The present tenancy of the Union building by the government began on May 80, 1892, so that by the time thus fixed by the rate of today's progress, the total ren- tal paid out by the waiting government would be $s, exclusive of interest. —_o}—— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Wants a Recoustderation. A. M. Raymond of 706 17th street nortn- east says in a letter to the Commissioners today that their reasons in deciding against his appeal from the water main as- sessment along lot 28, block 30, Rose- dale, is both foolhardy and ridiculous and that their determination not to reconsider the matter is arrogant and unjust. He submits additional reagons why the mat- ter should be reconsidéred. A Barking Dog Nuisance. ‘The corresponding seqpetary of the Medi- cal Society of the District of Columbia has appealed to the Commissioners to abate the nuisance of a barking dog, which reg- ularly interrupts the meeting. The dog is domiciled in one of the houses on 6th street between D and K. fhe Opening of Sshool Street. The chairman of the committee on streets of the Mt. Pleasant Citizens’ As- sociation has written to the Commissioners asking that steps be taken looking to the opening of School street by extension south to Kenesaw avemme, elther by agree- ment on reasonable capsideration, if pos- sible, or by condem: proceedings, if necessary. He says citizens are anx- fous about this and trests that the Com- missioners will see fit to do it. The new school building now being erected on School street is conventent and accessible for patrons on Park street and north of {t, but the children om Kenesaw avenue and all streets south will be compelied to go around by way of J4th or 16th streets, thence by way of Park and School streets to the new building. ~ No Sewer This Year. Relative to the request of A. V. Moore of No, 1403 Park street that a sewer be constructed on 13th street extended be- tween Whitney and Lydecler avenues dur- ing the present fiscal year, Capt. Beach, in his report to the Commissioners today, recommends that he be informed that the available funds of the sewer division will not permit the construction of this sewer during the present fiseal year. This sewer, he says, is now on the schedule of sewers to be constructed during the fiscal year 1896, provided Congress appropriates funds sufficient. Work Ordered. ‘The Commissioners today ordered: That forty-five gasoline lamps be estab- shed in Tenleytown. | ‘That sewer heretofore ordered to be con- structed in alley of square 515 be stricken from the schedule. i For Bullding Inspector. Frederick W. Pilling ‘l@ one of the ap- plicants for the position of inspector of buildings. He is a well-known local con- tractor an@ builder and is. said to have strong baclging for the place. FEARED IN GERMANY American Railroad Securities Dis- trusted in the Frankfort Market. REASONS FOR A GREAT REACTION The Investments Formerly Sought for Are Now Considered Dangerous. CONCLUSIONS OF A CONSUL Frank H. Mason, United States consul general at Frankfort, in a special report to the State Department, states that American railway securities have fallen into bad odor in Germany, and he en- deavors to point out the reasons therefor, ard suggests measures for rehabilitating them in the financial world. He says that in Frankfort, which was the first European money market to accept United States bonds during the dark days of our war, and where American invest- ments had been popular, not only are our new securities refused because of Ameri- can origin, but those railroad bonds and stocks held for years have been returned to America and their proceeds invested in less remunerative Prussian consols and other standard securities backed by gov- ernment credit and supervision. The con- sul general says: Bad Management of American Roads. “The cloud which overshadows Ameri- can railway securities in Germany has been raised mainly by the revelations of the past two years concerning the manage- ment of several leading railway properties, German investors were heavy losers, and their losses served to call the attention of the people and press more sharply than ever before to the usurpations of power and evasions of the responsibility, which, it is claimed, have become so frequent in American lway management. European bond and shareholders have been informed that the power of the president and di- —— Fe baad important railway com- as become practical]: = irresponsible. . gaat “They have sent over protests and proxi to be used at elections for the Durpose of wresting the control of corporate prop- erties from the hands of officers who were sald to be abusing their trusts, und they have seen these and every other effort toward a chan i; 0] “< fontad. ee easily and hopelessly de- Security Holders Poorly Protected. “That railway presidents and directors enjoyed large prerogatives and immunities, and that the rights of security holders were but partly protected by American laws has been, of course, well known to European investors for years, but that a president or director who has abused Lis trust may be appointed as receiver of the same property, and, under such new man- date, continue his previous course, and that the accounts of an entire railway system may be falsified and its securities sustained in the market by fictitious state- ments of earnings and concealment of re- bates—all of which is believed here—are discoveries of comparatively recent date.” ‘The consul general speaxs approvingly of an able monograph by Dr. Alired Von der Leyden, an expert official of high rank, on the financial and operative management of American railways, in which the defects and weaknesses of the present system are probed with a skillful hand, and says it would be a national misfortune to further deprive our legitimate enterprises of the aid of foreign capital, which is likely to happen unless a remedy is upplied. Con- tnuing, he says: A Remedy Suggested for the Evil. “The uniform reply of German financiers, when asked what is requisite to restore European confidence in American railway securities, is that such corporations should be brought under the control of a compre- hensive federal law. Tradition, education and experience have alike taught the Ger- man that, whatever may be the existing form of government in any vountry, the one sure source of protection and safety in the presence of danger or conflicting interests is the supreme authority of na- tional control.” Consul General Mason says that the Ger- man raliroad license system is not appli- cable in its entirety to America, but adds in conclusion: “It 1s believed by many, whose expe- rience and interests in both countries en- title their opinions to respect, that it should be possible to frame and adopt a statute applicable to at least all railway companies of the class now subject to the interstate commerce law, and which shall be clear, precise and inexorable upon the following topics: Rules That Would Be Beneficial, “1, Regulations of the elections of rail- way officers. so that suca elections shall be free and open, and represent directly and fairly the wishes and interests of se- curity hoiders, ‘Creation of a national bureau of pub- Ucity, inspection and control, providing for the regular publication at stated periods of certified reports, showing fully and accu- rately the earnings, expenses, acis of di- rectors and all business results which af- fect the value of corporate property. “3. Making eacn violation of the law by any act of usurpation or willful misman- agement a crime, entailing imprisonment, and requiring federal prosecuting olficers to institute and conduct prosecutions for such offenses. “4. Providing a thorough reviston of the system of proceedings under which courts of justice now appoint receivers to man- age railroads, and making the president or director of a defaulting corporation ineli- gible for appointment as a receiver of the same property. “Until some general measure can be adopted and enforced, and foreign inves- tors can hav: the assurance they ask for that the published statements of American railway companies are correct and true, and that such maladministration as has been revealed in the affairs of certain sys- tems is no longer possible, all such invest- ments in United States securities will be more or less discredited, and county, mu- nicipal and industrial securities of Ameri- can origin will suffer.” = o+—____ Important Patent Case. Arguments have been begun in the United States Supreme Court, in the case of the Bate Refrigerator Company against Schwarzchild and Sulzberger, the decision of which is expected to decide the import- ant point of how far the life of a patent in this country 1s affected by the existence of patent rights in foreign countries. In the present case the refrigerator company is represented by Messrs, C. E. Mitchell, ex-commissionet of patents, and James C. Carter; and the defendants by Wheeler H. Peckham, Edmund Wetmore and Leonard EB. Curtis. The case comes to the Supreme Court on @ question certified from the United States court of appeals for the second cir- cult, the question being “whether the in- vention for which the patent was issued to Bate has been previously patented in a@ foreign country within the meaning of section 4887 of the Revised Statutes, and whether the patent expired under the terms of this section before the expiration of the term of seventeen years from its date.” The question thus raised has been @ question of controversy, and affects many patents, including Edison's incandes- cent lamp petent. = TODAY'S CABINET MEETING The Financial Question and the Eastern War Mediation Discussed. How the Request for Mediation Was Made and What Were the ‘Terms Employed. Finance and diplomacy are said to have engaged the principal share of the attention of the President and his ad- visers at their semi-weekly conferente at the White House today. Secretary Carlisle took a large bundle of docu- ments from the Treasury Department bearing on the past, present and pros- pective condition of the national exchequer, and presumably submitted an outline of bis plan for a reform of our financial sys- tem, referred to and indorsed by the Pres- ident in his recent statement in regard to their harmony on financial matters. Secretary Gresham also had a heavily laden portfolio, but so far as known was unable to report satisfactory progress in the negotiations opened by the United States at the instigation of Great Rritain for stopping the war between China and Japan. It seems that the latter country is not quite satisfied that the time has come to make terms of peace, especially as China, the only country directly concerned, has made no overtures. to her in that di- rection. The impression is growing that the administration made a mistake in this case in departing from the time-honored policy of the United States of steering clear of all foreign entanglements. In the words of a prominent diplomat, “The United States should keep her hands off and not meddle, no matter how good her intentions may b The fact was developed today that the Tsung-Li-Yamen of China, which is the cabinet council of the empire, made a direct request to the United States that this government offer its services as me- diator. Heretofore it has been understood that the request from China was that this government join other powers in interven- ing, to which this government responded in the negative and offered to act alone. It now appears, however, that the inde- pendent action of this government was formally requested by the Tsung-Li-Yamen. It was also developed today that the substantial features of the proposition ade by the United a t to Japan is as follows: “If the United States were in a position to exercise its good offices in bringing about an understanding between China and Japan, would Japan feel that it would be prejudicial to her interests to have such influences exerted?” ° It is pointed out that this diplomatic language makes no offer to Japan, but merely inquires how she would entertain mediation in case the United States was in_a position to offer it. - The State Department has received of- ficial informatiog that a special meeting of the Jvpanes> ministry has been called for tomorrow to consider a final answer to the offer of the United States to mediate between China and Jajan. The delay thus far is explained by the fact that the cab- inet meets at Tokio, while the emperor, who has had to be ccnsulted, is at Hiro- shima. What the nature of the reply will be is not definitely known, yet strong in- timations have reached the officials here that the cabinet will ask that China either make her offer direct to- Japan or else free it from all doubt by specifying the exact amount of indemnity she will pay. ————_- 2 - ___ SOME EARLY OFFERS. Capitalists Already Bidding on the New Bord Issue. Several responses have been already made to Secretary Carlisle’s call for sub- scriptions to the new $50,000,000 5 per cent loan, but as a rule they are small in amount. These offers are sealed and will be treated as confidential until 12 o'clock on the 24th instant, when they will be scheduled for the consideration and action of the department. It is not expected that any very large offers will be made until the very last day, as the order of their reception cuts no figure in the case, and there is a manifold advantage in delay. All the offers so far received have been referred unopened to Mr. Huntington,chief of the loans and cur- rency division, with instructions to kvep them together and ready for consideration at the appointed time. The daily corre- spondence of the department shows that great interest is taken in the success of the loan and there is every indication that the loan will be oversubscribed and at better terms than the one of February last. The impression prevails that New York bankers will get most of the bonds, using their own and not the government gold in the transaction, and that a good slice of the bonds will be taken by foreign investors. ee Ss DEBS AND OTHERS PLEAD. Indicted for Conspiracy in Connec- tion With the Great Strike. CHICAGO, November 16.—President Debs and Secretary Keliher of the A. R. U. appeared before Judge Grosscup in the United States district court today to plead to the indictments returned against them for conspiracy in connection with the great railway strike. Owing to the absence of Judge Woods, the case was continued to December 4, when the argument of the de- fense to quash the Indictments will be heard. Should the motion to quash be overruled, the hearing will be had on January 9. Sixty-nine of the men indicted for con- spiracy were in court today, and the hear- ing of all went over untill December 4. Should the motion to quash the indict- ments be overruled, one of the defendants, probably Debs, wiil be selected for trial at the January term, and the result of the other indictments will hinge upon the out- come of the test case. GEEESORES GSEY AS VIEWED IN LONDON The New Bond we and Its Effect on the Currency. LONDON, November 16.—In its financial article this morning the Times says: The effect of the American loan on our money market promises to be very small. It will probably prevent the gold flow from America to Europe, it can hardly attract much gold from Europe. It re- mains to be seen whether the American putlic will not draw gold from the treas- ury to buy the bonds. The whole device of a gold loan is calculated to bring gold from the hoards lying in California and other western states. This new issue will tend to increase the world’s effective gold supply, first by freeing hoards of gold, and second, by increasing the note issues, so eccnomizing the.use of greenbacks and all government currency upon which rest the government's promise to pay in gold. ——- Wilson May Succeed Gof. BALTIMORE, November 16.—Referring to the candidacy of Judge Nathan Goff for the United States Senate, Mr. Elkins said today he had not heard directly or indirectly from Judge Goff.or any of his friends that Judge Goff intends to enter the contest. “It is almost certain to fol- low,” he continued, “that if Judge Goff is selected, President Cleveland will appoint Mr. William L. Wilson as his successor in the United States circuit bench.” —_>—_ Minister Barrett Received in Siam. BANGKOK, November 16.—The King of Siam last evening received in state the new United States minister, Mr. John Bar- rett. The king’s health continues to im- preva. THE W.C. T. U. OF AGE Twenty-First Annual Convention of the Society ASSEMBLED AT MUSIC HALL, CLEVELAND Address of the President, Miss Willard. REPORTS SUBMITTED CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 16.—Un- der the national banner “for God and home and native land,” delegates repre- senting every state in the Union, and a following of thousands of wearers of the while ribbon, assembled this morning in Music Hall to open the twenty-first an- nual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The scene presented in the hall just before the convention was called to order was a most animated one. The hum of conversation increased as the hour drew near until it seemed to assume the proportion of a mighty roar. The decoration of the big auditorium was artistic and profuse, with yellow and white ribbon predominating. The wall, which formed a background for the plat~ form, was a mass of yellow and white bunting. The white is the recognized color of the Woman’ Christian Temperance Union, and the yellow bears the same re- lation to the woman suffragists. The balconies were draped in white an yellow and the upper one is intertwine with the red, white and blue. Each bal- cony post supports a state or superinten- dent's banner. Called to Order. The convention was called to order a few minutes before 10 o’cleck. Miss Willard rapped sharply seven times on the table in front of her. Instantly the big assembly, came to order. ‘Seven raps for love, hope and grati- tade,” said Miss Willard. “You will notice that we are a little behind time, but if you will get us seats quickly as possible, we will begin opening exercises. I will ask Mother Thompson, Aunty Stewart and Mrs. Monroe to read the crusade Psalm respon- sively with you.” The three ladies named arose and stocd with Miss Willard while the psalm was read, a verse by the audience and a verse by those on the piatform. It was an im- pressive moment. Then followed the origin of the crusade hymn, “Rock of Ages,” by the entire convention, led by Mrs. Alice Harris of Boston, national superintendent of music, and the grand notes of the organ pealed above the voices of the audience, There were probably 500 delegates pres- ent and the hall was well filled with spec- tators, with the exception of the upper gallery. Rev. Frances Townsley of Nebraska next led the convention in a fervent prayer. She offered thanks for the twenty-first birthday of the W. C. T. U. movement, ince guided and guarded by a love strong as fatherhood, *true as brotherhood and tender and loving as motherhood. She re- ferred touchingly to the death of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, who died a month ago; to Miss Willard, the national presi- dent, and to Lady Henry Somerset, whose absence from the convention is so greatly deplored. At the conclusion of the prayer Miss Wil- lard spoke feelingly of the late Mary Woodbridge, after which Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens of Maine called the roll of officers, superintendents and delegates. Following this came the reading end adoption of the minutes of the executive committee for two sessions. The appoint- ment of a vice president-at-large was un- der consideration during the larger part of the morning session. After three inef- fectual votes upon the subject the matter — finally laid over until tomorrow morn- ing. “ The treasurer, Mrs. Baehers of South Dakota was appointed chairman of the finance committee. After the singing of the hymn, entitled “Welcome, Chieftain, Welcome,” Miss Wil- lard stepped to the front of the platform and the first applause of the convention was given and handkerchiefs fluttered in all parts of the house. Miss Willard thanked the convention for the applause and then began the delivery of her annual address. President’s Address. In her annual address Miss Willard told of the first praying band of Ohio, organ- ized on December 23, 1873, and of how the movement spread until the liquor traf- fic was, inside of fifty jays, banished from 250 towns. From that she told of the or- ganization, from this start, of the Na- tional Union. Sinee the start in Cleve- land, twenty years ago, she said the half dozen state unions then organized have grown to fifty and the single national union to over forty-nine nations and prov- inces. The address continued with a review of the progress of the temperance, woman, purity and labor movements in the last two decades, and showed that they heve all moved forward by, leaps and bounds, until the habit of total abstinence is respected everywhere; the effects of the use of alco- holics and tobacco are being systematically taught from the standpoint of science to the children in the public schools of all the fifty states and territories, except five. ‘Prohibition has gained ground,” said Miss Willard, “in several northern states and throughout the south means of local option; the recent ple! es In Can- ada prove the growth of a ‘strong senti- ment in favor of prohibitory law; in Great Britain the prevailing sentiment ts that the question of license or no license should be placed in the people’s hands, and in New Zealand, Colorado and Kansas,where women have the ballot, the effect of thelr influence has been strongly detrimental to the legal as well as the social position of the saloon. The age of consent has been raised in English-speaking countries until its average is now sixteen years instead of ten. Forty years ago there were but sev- en employments open to women; now hardly as many are closed. Women’s Victory. “The aggregated and systematic self-re- spect of women is making itself felt against the debasing exhibitions of her form, whether pictured or real, before sudiences of immoral men. The victory gained by Lady Henry Somerset, Mrs. Or- miston Chant, and other White Ribbon women in bringing evidence to the London county council, which caused it by a vote of 75 to £2 to refuse liquor and promenad hall licenses, so that prominent places 0! amusement in London are closed, is per- haps the strongest proof that a better day has dawned and deserves to rank beside the victory of women in Kentucky over Breckinridge and of women in New York over the tiger of Tammany.” The appointment of matronly women on every police force was urged by Miss Wil- lard as a sure method of minimizing the degradation of the night side of life in the municipality. White Ritbon women tn the local unions were urged to invite the lead- ing men in the temperance and labor ranks to unite in forming “Home Protection Clubs,” these to be fostered and built up by the local society and induced, If possible, by comparison of their views, to combine on a platform of principles and to send delegates to the various county, district, state and national conventions of their re- spective parties (the populist and prohibl- tion) who would strive to bring about @ union of forces, ‘The Newspapers. The nationalization of all means of loco a”