Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT fUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDING! 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. penmeitls Sm sy New York Oiice, 49 Potter Building, gothaanons Srolicrsetl Fee eeestas es Broa ‘accmant, at 10 cents 44 cents per month. at the 2 cents each. mail— re in the States or Canada—postage prepaid—30 cents per Sat intuple Rheet i, $1 per year; wi foreln bostage ade, sha.” tered at the Post Omie at Washington, D. C. second-class il matter. “"FAll mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Vou 85, No. 21,051. She Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D.O., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in fhe cafing. Yesterday's Star contained 51 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 754 separate announce: , ments. These adverfisers - foug$t pubficity—not merefp BIDS FOR BONDS Subscriptions to the New Loan Opened at the Treasury. ADELAY WAITNG FOR THE SESRETARY Bidders Secure a Public Opening Atter Argument. THE PRINCIPAL BID ee Sealed proposals for $50,000,000 5 per cent bords, running for ter years, were opened at the Treasury Department this after- noon in accordance with the terms of the treasury circular of the 13th instant invit- ing subscripticns to that loan. The affair was characterized by confusion and delay, and considerable dissatisfaction was the result. This state of affairs arose from a controversy between Secretary Carlisle and severai of the principal bidders in regard to the opening of the bids. Secretary Car- Nsle wanted them opened in private, and the bidders wanted it dene publicly. They made the point that the transaction was entirely public in character, and, conse- quently, that the public was entitled to be informed of all its detalis, including names of bidders and the amount and rate of thelr bids. The result was a victory for the bidders, but the Secretary deciued to restrict the audience at the opening to the half a dozen bidders on hand and the rep- Fesentatives of the two press associations. This was a complete knock-out for nearly twenty special correspondents, who were eager for information on the subject. One Cause of Confusion. The principal confusion arose from the fact that Secretary Carlisle did not reach the department until 12:80 o'clock, whereas arrangements had been made for opening the bids at precisely 12 o'clock. Mr. Hun- tington, chief of the division of loans and currency, had them all ready at that time. ‘They were contained in a large square box, which was carried up into the office of Assistant Secretary Curtis, which had been expressly prepared, with desks and chairs, for the transaction. Meanwhile, the bid- ders and newspaper men were congregated in the corridors and adjoining rooms, awaiting the decision as to whether the affair would be public or private. Assist- ant Secretary Curtis was of opinion that the Secretary wanted the information with- held from the public until the bids could be properly scheduled, which proceeding, he thought, would not take more than a few hours. There was also a question as to the propriety of giving out the names of the bidders. Bidders Insist on Publicity. Among the bidders present were J. Pierre- pont Morgan of Morgan, Drexel & Co. of New York, Charl Lanier of Winslow, Lanier & Co. of New York, Robert Bacon of Rollins, Morse & Co. of Boston, Albert Stettheiner, broker, of New York, F. W. Rennick of Kidder, Peabody & Co. of Bos- ton and Pliny Fisk of Harvey Fisk & Co. of New York. They all favored a public opening. Messrs. Morgan and Fisk insist- ed on that and said they would certainly protest against an opposite course. Assistant Secretary Curtis was almost rsuaded and it was then decided that the ids should be opened publicly in Secretary Carlisle's office. All the persona interested thereupon repaired to that room and rang- ed themselves on seats along the walls. There were about thirty persons tn all, two-thirds of whom were representatives of the press, All this took place in advance of Secre- tary Carlisle's arrival. Walting for Carlisle. His presence was then all that was neces- sary for the prosecution of the business oa hand. All waited patiently and expect- antly for his arrival, and when he did arrive, 12:15 o'clock, it was reported that he was averse to having the procesdings in public. Messrs. Morgan and Fisk wero privately called into his office, and were obliged to go through with him the same arguments they had made fo Mr. Curtis about an hour before. After a conference lasting fifteen minutes, the Secretary re- luctantly assented to their wishes, but drew the line at having more than two representatives of the press present. The original program was then carried out, and the bids were openéa in the office of Assistant Secretary Curtis, in the presence of Secretary Carlisle, Assistant Secretary Curtis, Mr. Huntington and his cierks, and the others already indicated. The Proposals Submitted. The following !s a list of the bids for the bonds with all the essential details: Mechanics’ Savings Bank, Rochester, N. Y¥., $19,000 at $116; Adolph Rothbart, New York, $1,000 at $117.5; National Bank of Orange County, Chelsea, Vt., $5,000 at 3 per cent basis; Mutual Insurance Company, Philadelphia, $20,000 at $117. M. J. New- ew York, $1,000 at $104; Joshua Wm. New York, $1,000 at $117.25, Sey- Kurzman, New York, $1,00 at at $116; J. Hf. ington, Me., $100 at $116.50; Detroit, $100,000 at $100; Dollar Sav: Bank, Pittsburg, Pa., $300,000 at $117. B. Armstrong, president American Union Life Insurance Company, New York, $250,- 000 at $11606; Whitaker & Hodgman, St. Louis, $30,000 at $116.25; E. B. McCutters, 6t. uls, Mo. $1,000 at 2 per cent; Charles Clinton, Smithville Falls, N. Y., $200 at $120 rs. C. D, Nennick, Philadelphia, $500 > per cent; Susan 'T. Crult, Washington, D. C., $650 at $116,103; Maryland Trust Co., Baltimore, $100,000 at borers) v. Mayer, New York, $12,000 at ; nk, Georgetown, D. C., $2,500 at $116.25; Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank of Georgetown, D. C., $25,000 at $116.50; First National Bank, St. Joseph, Mo., $1,000 at $117; Third National Bank. Cincinnati, Ohio, $50,000 at $115.51; James Talcott, New York, $50,000 at $117; do., $150,- 000 at $116.559; do., $200,000 at’ $118.0081; Schafer Bros., New York, $100,000 at $116.- 954; F. S. Smithers & Co., New York, $200,- 000 at $1163 Graham F. Bilandy, New York, $20,000 at $116.25; Nassau Trust Co., Donald MacLoad, $15,000 at $116.103; do., $50,000 at $116.13, A Fifty-) fon Bid. The main bid for bonds was by a syndi- cate of bankers of New York, London, Phil- adelphia and Boston, and was for $50,000,000 at 116.8808. The bidders included the Drex- el-Morgan Company, Untted States Trust Company of New York and the large New York banks. The fifty-million bid provides that forty millions of bonds are to be delivered in New York, three millions at Boston, three millions at Philadelphia, two millions at Chicago and two millions at San Francisco. The bid is made by the United States Trust Company of New York; Drexel gan & Co, New York; First Bank of New York, and Harvey Fisk & Sons. They add the information that the following parties are interested with them in the joint bid: Drexel & Co., Philadel- phia; J. S. Morgan & Co., London Ni tional Bank of Commerce, New Bank, New Yor! New York; First National utual Life Insurance Gallatin Nattonal Bank, New ¥ Merchants’, National Bank, ‘New Yor! Manhattan*Company, New York; Mort Chicago; y, New Bliss & Co., New York; Heidelback, Ickel- heimer & Co., New York; I. and 8. Worm- ser, New York; J. and W. Seligman & Co., New York; Blair & Co., New York; Ver- milige & Co, New York; . 8. Smithers & . Co. New York; Ed- ward Sweet & Co., New York; Kountze Bros., New York; Laidlow & Co. New York; Bowery Sayings Bank, New York; Knickerbocker Trust Company, New York; Greenwich Savings Bank, New York; Ccoper, Hewett & Co., New York; A. R. Ero, New York; A. E. Orr, for Brooklyn Savings Bank; Brewster, Cobb & Esta- brook, Boston; Winslow, Lanier & Co., Breoklyn Trust Company, E. Rollins, Morse & Bro., Blake Bros. & Co. A second syndicate bid by the same parties was submitted for the full $50,000,- 000, all or none, at 117.077, being a shade below 3 per cent. Aguregate of Bids. The reading of the bids closed at 1:50 pm. The aggregate, including both bids of Drexel, Morgan & Co., amounted to about $155,000,000, counting only one of them to $105,000,000. ANOTHER ELECTION Capt. Black's Proposition in the Tenth Georgia District. Ne Will Try Conclusions With Tom Watson Again Next Sp Interest in the Contest. — Both the cemocratic and popuiist leaders have suddenly discovered that the situation in the tenth Georgia congressional district is inevitably to become of national con- Sequence. This ts the district in which Captain Black, the present democratic rep- resentative, after defeating ex-Represer- tative om Watson, populist, at the polls on the 6th Instant, proposed to Watson to try it over again before the people early next spring. Watson charged fraud, and Captain Black, to meet this, announced his willingness to surrender the certificate of election, which he would receive merely for form's sake, and make a second race for the place. Watson accepted the propo- siuion, and, according to the present under- standing, Captain Black is to resign his Seat as a member-elect of the next House early in March, and the new election is to take place as soon thereafter as the gov- ernor of Georgia shall decide to call it. ahe opinion prevails that a day in May will be fixed. in taking this step Captain Black had no other object in view than to clear his own official title and vindicate his constituents, Hie denied all of Watson's charges, and declared that his majority at the polls had been fairly and legitimately obtained, and he oifered the new election as the highest evidence of his sincerity in the premises. Battle Between Popullsts and Demo- crats. But, as the party managers on both sides now see, the new contest will be of more than district wid, or even state wide, moment. It will be a pitched battle Le- tween the derrocrats and the populists tn a territory where populism has for some time flourished and has several times phed, and where the democrats have be verely arraigned by their opponents, especially for a vuscillating policy as to silver. Georgia has always declared for free silver—a little more clearly at some times than at others—but nothing has ¢ Free silver bas so far not been de- by a democratic Congress, and a democratic President is known to be un- alterably opposed to the enactment of any such law. This has given the populists of Georgia their leading cry, and this, there is every reason to believe, will be the bur- den of Watson's complaint when he takes the stump next spring again. Watson's Advantage. The populist leaders reckon upon two things which they think will insure vic- tory. The first is the overwhelming de- feat of the democracy everywhere else but in Georgia on the 6th instant. They claim that had the sentiments of the country at large at that time been known in the tenth Georgia district Watson would have veen elected by a Jarge majority. They believe that many men who were indifferent then, or who voted for Black, merely on account of old-time party affiliations, will come out next spring and vote for Watson. Then this second issue of bonds by the present administration will, it is claimed, cut a most material figure in -Watson’s favor. The populists announce that they will point to that as proof of their charge that the connection between Wall street and the Treasury Department is as close now as ever it was under a republican aaministra- tion, and that there Is really no diifer- ence, as the democracy is now led, between that’ party and the republican party on the money question. The only honest oppo- nent of the republican party on the money question is, as the populists assert, the populist party. Democratic Managers Coufident. The democratic managers are confident of Capt. Black's ability to repeat his re- cent success, Some of them would not have advised the course he has pursued. But now that he has agreed to go back to his people they will go back with him, and give him as loyal support as is in their power to render. Their reliance is on the latent pride and spirit of the old guard in Georgia, which, they assert, can still safe- ly_be appealed to. The republicans, it {s thought, will help Watson where they can, and at the same time keep on the alert for material where- with to strengthen the campaign they are organizing for national ballot reform. Watson charges that Black was elected on the 6th instant by ballot-box stuffing and the manipulation of the returns. He points as proof to the large vote counted for the democracy in counties Where the colored vote is very influential. This vote, according to Watson, was not thrown for Black then, and cannot be secured for him by fair means now. The republicans, therefore, are preparing to seize this op- portunity to subject the tenth district polls next spring to as rigid an inspection as can be established without specific warrant of law. a we MR. HUTCHINS IN CHARGE. Change of Superintendents in the Georgetown Branch Post Office. Mr. William A. Hutchins received his commission this morning as superintendent of the Georgetown branch of the city post office from Postmaster Willett, and imme- diately afterward qualified by taking the oath of office. This afternoon Post Ottice Inspeetor Arrington took charge of the office, and when his examination of its accounts {s completed Mr. Hutchins will relieve Mrs. Huldah W. Blackford. This will occur before nightfall. Mrs. Biack- ford did not make any effort to retain her position other than by her protests to Postmaster Willett against removal, hay- Ing escertained that his action was upheld by the Post (ffice Department as being perfectly proper. Mr, Hutchins wes at tho office this after- noon and was kept busy receiving the congratulations of his friends. His ap- pointment {s generally commended in Georgetown, where he has lived all his Ufe and enjoys much popularity, ‘The salary of the Georgetown superin- tendent is at present $1,300 per year, but it is expected to be increased to $1,500 after January 1. There is no patronage in the office under the bestowal of the super- intendent. PORT ARTHUR'S FALL Combined Naval and Land Attack of the Japanese. CHINESE FINALLY FLED PANIC STRICKEN Futile Attempt to Pull the® Chen Yuen Off the Racks. MANY TROOPS DESERTING ee ES LONDON, November 24.—It is announced that the Earl of Kimberly, the secretary of state for foreign affairs, has received a short dispatch from the British minister at Tokio confirming the capture of Port Arthur. Port Arthur was captured on Wednesday. There is great rejoicing at Yokohama over the Japanese victory. u A dispatch to the London Times from Chefoo last night said the fightirg was, continvous from noon of Tuesday until Wednesday evening. The Japanese fleet did not take part in the engagement, tho Times’ dispatch adds, though the torpedo boats attached to the fleet were in action and distracted the attention of the forts while the Japanese troops entered the town. Navel and Land Attack. A dispatch fron. Shanghal asserts thit 23 Japanese torpedo boats made a con- certed rush upoa the entrance of the har- bor of Port Arthur and that at the same ume the Japanese land forces attacked the place from the rear, while a heavy artillery fire was poured into the Chinese forts. The Japanese infantry then stormed defense after defense. The Chinese resisted feebly. There were a few hand-to-hand fights, but, finauy, the Chinese Lecame panic-stricken and the Japanese carried everything before them. A dispatch from Shanghai confirms the Times’ dispatch from Cheetoo, cabled last night, that the Japanese troops are re- embarking at Port Arthur. To Attack Wei Hal Wet. Another dispatch from Shanghai says that the third Japanese army, which left Japan on November 20 (according to this correspondent), is supposed to have been sent to attack Wei Hai Wel, where a por- Uon of the Chinese navy remains. The dis- patch adds that this place will be easily captured, as the Chinese soldiers who were encamped for its defense at Pechi Li are deserting in thousands. The whole place is said to be in a state of utter collapse and confusion. A dispatch to the Associated Press from Yokohama yesterday said it was rumored that this force was intended to operate in the Yang Tse Kiang district of China. The Chen Yuen Useless. According to a dispatch from Shanghal, a large Chinese cruiser broke her propeller while trying to haul thé Chinese warship Chen Yuen off the rocks at Wei Hai Wel, and the cruiser is now said to be lying useless at the latter place. It is added that China now has only four effective warships left. Two others were being re- paired at Port Arthur and were captured there by the Japanese. Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of the imperial customs of China, has issued a circular to the customs employes, a Shang- hai dispatch states, in which, speaking of the great uncertainty of the future, he says that he is disbursing the money in hand and that he can only guarantee the payment of retiring allowances at half the usual rate. A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Chefoo says that the British warship Por- poise has arrived there and brings a con- firmation of the announcement that Port Arthur has been captured by the Japanese. Chefoo is a Chinese city on the north coast of the Shan Tung promontory, some ninety miles south of Port Arthur, from which it is separated by the gulf of Pechi The Port Arthur Campaign. The Japanese army under the command of Field Marshal Count Oyama, minister of war, which has captured Port Arthur, consisted of about 30,000 men, and when this force arrived off the Regents Sword promontory, it was divided into two detach- ments, one of which, aided by part of the Japanese fleet, operated against Taltenwan, while the other directed its movements against Kin Chow, on the western side of the promontory, some miles north of Port Arthur. ‘Talienwan and Kin Chow were both captured, after which the army again combined and the march on Port Arthur was commenced. Several engagements of minor importance took place along the route, but according to the reports the Jupanese were Invariably successful. Dispatches received a few days ago stated that the Japanese were close to the city and had attacked the Chinese out- posts, driving them back to their entrench- ments. It was also said that the Japanese attacked the entrenchments three times, but were repulsed each time. Several times the town is reported to have been captured, but later dispatches have shown that these reports were inaccurate, and that the Jap- anese were conducting thelr operations against the place with great care, and that they intended, when the real attack was -made, that it should be successful. Port Arthur China’s Chief Naval Sta- tion. Port Arthur, the native name of which is Lu Shun Kou, is the chief naval station of China. The port is almost surrounded by ranges of hills varying from 300 to 1,300 feet in height, the valleys between being well cultivated. The town has increased to nearly 1,000 houses and shops, and, ex- clusive of the garrison, the population ts estimated at over 6,000. The port contains spacious wharves and quays, fitted with steam cranes and connected by a railway with the workshops. There is a dock over 400 feet long, having feet of water In its sills at low tide, which can be emptied in a few hours by means of a steam pump. ‘There is also a smaller dock, suitable for torpedo boats. The foundries and work- shops contain the most modern machines, engines, &c. The dock yard can be lighted by electric light. ‘Atout four miles north of the port thera is a spring of fresh water. This water is row running through pipes to the dock- yard, and the town ts also partially sup- plied with water in the sume way. The defenses of the port consisted of well-constructed forts armed with modern guns of heavy caliber. The coast defenses are spreac over more than four miles of seaboard, end consist cf about twelve ha’ teries equally distributed on either sido of the entrance of the pert. The armiamont consists of more than forty Krupp guns varying from six inches to 9.06 inches, in- cluding some rifled mortars. In addition there Is orpedo boat station and an €laborate system of submarine mines. The western side of the port is protected by the shoaling of the harbor. The garrison was said to ccns'st of about 7,000 men. Confirmed by Amertean Advices, Confirmation of the report of Port Arthur came almost simultaneously to the State and Navy Departments, to the former from United States Minister Denby at Peking and to the latter from Admiral Carpenter, on board the U. 8. 8, Baltimore at Chefoo, the dmiral at the same time notifying the Navy Department that the Baltimore was about to sail fmmediately for Port Arthur, where she doubtless has arrived by this time. There wis a slight discrepancy in the cablegrams in stating the date of the cap- ture, Admiral price Fore J it on No- vember 21 and Minis! enby on the fol- lowing day. The admiral was much nearer the scene of strife, and hisisousces of in- formation were better. It cannot be said that the fall of Port Arthur wes unexpected at the State De- partment, although the officials: had sup- Posed from their knowledgm of the tre- mendous natural strength of ithe place, re- inforced as it was by every device that sci- entific military engineering eoul@ add, that it would certainly have withstand a pro- tracted stege, particularly im view of the fact that the Japanese, so far as known, had no heavy siege guns, but were obliged to rely on artillery. Under such conditions the victery of the amd the re- japanese ‘Arthur was a miost periloms: venture on a pet They could net afford to sus- ve the Chinese to pursue the war, and, tm the second place, to retard the Japanese government in its effort to float & new war loan. By the\Victory at Port Arthur the success of the latter is now assured. Impertance of the €npture. ‘The fall of Port Arthur, being a military maneuver, will be officially confirmed by Lieut, Miyoaka, naval attache of the Jap- nese legation at Washington, rather than by Minister Kurino, whose offices are of a diplomatic character. Lieut, Miyoaka has not yet heard from the officials, but the confirmation is so abundant from other sources that he expects the official govern- ment announcement at any time, “It isan achievement of greater relative importance than the battles of Ping Yang or Yalu,” said he to an Associated Press reporter, “and it will rank historically with the siege of Metz, Sebastopol or Paris. For six years China has been making Port Ar- thur impregnable, under the direction of Gen, Hannekin, and naval authorities be- leved they succeeded. Its loss to China is really secondary to its gain by Japan. “It will now serve as a base of opera- tions for the Japanese army and navy. The water basin will afford the Ji navy @ perfect harbor, protected by the great guns of the arsenal. The dry dock has been large enough to accommodate the largest Chinese warship, and is, therefore, capable of docking the largest Japanese cruiser, “The town has extensive barracks and quarters In which the Japanese Jand forces can be comfortably housed for the winter. “Thus intrenched inside Chinese terri- tory, the Japanese navy can maneuver from Port Arthur, which commands a sweep of the Gulf of Pechill, and ts witnin easy striking distance of all other upper Chinese ports. The reports show the in- genious plan of attack. The Japanese torpedo boats kept up a noisy demonstra- tion on the water side, thus keeping ihe sea batteries of the arsenal busy. While this distracted, the land side of the arsenal was left exposed to a simultaneous at- tack on all sides. The comparative brief- ness of the attack—from Tuesday noon to Wednesday night—ts a remarkable featare of the capture. pobre a CHINA AND JAPAN What is Thought in Diplomatic Circles of the Peace Negotiations, _ The departure of the Chifiése customs ehief for Japan undoubtedly has an tm-- portant bearing on the relations between those two nations, In diplomatic circles here it is accepted as an indication of the purpose of the Chinese government to con- duct the negotiations for a peaceful settle- ment of the war issues through one of its own agents rather than through the diplo- matic representatives of the United States at Pekin and Tokio. This actionis the im- mediate result of Japan's polite but positive declination to consider terms of peace through the mediation of the United States or any other country on the broad ground that such overtures should properly ema- nate directly from China as the country most’ immediately concerned. In other words, it is a practical acknowledgment by China of the strength of the position as- sumed by Japan that the two countries must settle thelr troubles by mutual agree- rei and without agsistance from the out- side. ci Sought to Avoid. China endeavored to avoid the humilia- tion of suing directly for pgace, and sought to enlist in her behgif the co-operation of her. powerful friend, Great Britain, and throagh her secure the good offices of the United ‘States in bringing about a cessa- tion of hostilities on terms that might be less. burdensome wa negotiated through the agency of a tual friend, than if made directly with her conqueror. Presi- dent Cleveland, heegiess of the traditional policy of the United States in steering clear of all foreign entanglements, gave favorable consideration to the application of China, and made overtures to the Japan- ese government for a ‘mediation of the differences between the two countries. Japan virtually informed him that it was none of his affair and that he had better “mind his own business.”” In communicating this reply the Japanese minister of foreign choicest of diplomatic larfguage and made it appear as though Japan was highly grati- fied and pleased at the deep interest her “gr@at and good friend,” the President of the United States, had shown in her af- fairs. Although sugar-coated, it was a bitter pill, but it had to be swallowed in gil its nauseousness. The representative of. the Japanese emperor added nalvely, Bo ever, that in case it was found expe- ierit, his gracious majesty would avail himself of the services of the United States ministers to China and Japan in expedtting the conclusion of peace negotiations with China. wikis May Have ‘a Slight Share. It is, therefore, not altogether improb- able that the United States government may have @ share, not very important, per- haps, in the settlement of the war in the east. Ministers Denby and Dunn have been in- structed to render whatever services may be required of them in that direction, and it is possible that the emissary of China, now en route to Japan, may make his head- quarters at the American legation at Tv- kto, and also may find it advantageous to accept his “good offices” in transacting the business that takes him to the Japanese capital. The selection of a high customs official for this important mlssion is ac- countsd for by some diplomats on the theory that the customs service will play @ leading part in the matter of indemnity. One of Japan's contentions is that an agreement as to an indemnity must be coupled with conditions that would insure its payment through the transfer of the revenues at one of the principal Chinese ports. ——____+ «+ _____. Personal Mention. Mr. Geo, W. Abbott has gone to New York to spend Thanksgiving with his par- ents. A, J. Alexander, owner of Woodburn farm, Kentucky, where more successful thoroughbreds and trotters and finer cat- tle have been raised than on any other ~— in the world, is in the elty, at No. 4 upont circle, with bis wi on a short visit to her brother, Gen. Fullerton, Second Aasistant Postmaster General Charles Netison, who has been dangerously {ll for several weeks at his home in Relay, Md., with typhoid fever, is sald to be re- covering. Major O, L. Pruden, assistant private sec- retury to the President, has Do med to the city and has resumed his official duties at the White House, after a pleasant visit to friends in Danbury, Conn. A FINANCIAL BILL But It is to Establish a Monetary Commission. A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLEVELAND'S PLAN It is Advocated by at Lease Two Cabinet Officers. TEXT OF THE MEASURE —_+—— It seems that there is some opposition in the culbinet to the President's outlining any general financial scheme in his mvs- suge tv Congicss. Some of the cabinet are urging that nothing could be accomplished during this Congress, and that it would be provokative only of irritation and troubie. ‘They therefore urge that instead of send- ing in the indorsement of any plan, which the President is contemplating, he recom- mend the authorization of a monetary commission to be appointed by the Presi- dent, to make a thorough investigation of the question and report a plan to Congrcss. Two or three, and perheps more, of the cabinet are in favor of this course. They have prepared a carefully worded bill pro- viding for such a commission, which they have submitted to the President for his consideration, The President has not yet expressed himself on the subject, but Sec- retary Carliele is sald to be apprehensive that the commission scheme would not work. He is said to apprehend that Congress might adopt the suggestion with a modifi- cation, giving to Congress the naming of the commissioners, or perhaps naming them in the resolution. This would inevitably insure a predisposition in the commission favorable to silver. There is said to be a very lively, though entirely amiable con- tention over the matter in the administra- tion household, The BIM Prepared. The following is a copy of the bill subinit- ted to the President: Sectian 1. Be it enacted, ete, That the President shall appoint seven commission- ers who shall constitute a monetary com- mission of non-partisan character. Séction 2. That said commission, at as early a date practicable, shi 1. Investigate the nature and working of each kind of money now in use in the United States; indicating the merits and defects of each; stating all evils and incon- veniences resulting from the same, and which, if all or severally, shall be moditied or withdrawn. 2. Report upon the nature of the mone- tary standard which will best insure a favorable and permanent influence on the trade of the United States with foreign countries; on the public credit of this coun- try at home and abroad; on our internal trade and Industry, and recommend the best means of maintaining undisturbed the stability of such standard. 3. Recommend the best means of simpli- fying and unifying the various existing media of exchange in the United States, an ’ 4. Recommend the most desirable method of establishing an elastic and automatic note issue. : Section 3. That said commission shall have authority to determine the time and place of its meetings; to take evidence; to call before it competent persons for sug- gestion and information; and also to have access to such books, documents and rec- ords of the United States as may bear on the subjects assigned to it. And said com- mission shall report the results of their la- bors to the President, who shall transmit the same to Congress. Section 4. That said commissioners shall each receive the sum of dollars and his reasonable expenses, ti approved by the Secretary of State; that they shall have power to appoint a secretary, whose com- pensation shall be dollars; that they shall have authority engage such steno- graphic and clerical assistance as they may deem necessary; and the amount necessary to pay such compensation and expenses shall be paid out of any money in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated. Who Favor the Scheme. Secretary Morton, Attorney General UI- ney and Controller Eckels favor this scheme. These gentlemen urge upon the President that probably such a measure can be passed at the coming session of Congress, and the way thus prepared, un- der wholly democratic auspices, for the much desired reform. They are very much afraid nothing else can be passed in the short session, limited practically to eight weeks, They ask what reasonable objec- tion can be found to the monetary commis- sion plan. The commission is to be non- partisan. It is to comprise practical bank- ers as well as theoretical financiers. it will be organized under a plan which does not shut out silver or gold or any device for maintain the parity of the two metals that may be found practicable. It provi for hearings, giving every one an opportunity to come forward with lus sure cure for all financial ills and currency evils. These gentlemen tell the President that the report of such a commission,care- fully made after thorough Investigation, will coi respect and confidence of the country, and public opinion will lead to its enactment. Even if this must be done by a republican House and a mixed Senate, it is the democratic party that will get the credit for it, SSS Eee @NE CONTRACTOR'S FAULT. Commissioners Decide on the Peg- Moving Controversy. The Commissioners this afternoon met in special session to consider what action they would take with reference to the moving of the surveyor’s peg from the engine house site on Maryland avenue to a point four feet from where it was originally placed. The attorney for the District was sent for and he was present at the meet- ing. After a full consideration of the case, the Commissionars decided that the contractor was at fault for not seeing to it that the lines were correst before he commenced to build, and they directed the attorney to prepare an order to pe served upon ‘the contractor directing him to make the necessary correction in the building at his own expense. Should he retuse to do this the Commissioners will, it is under- stood, hold his bondsmen responsible. —— THE COLLECTION FOUND. Exhibit and How It Dis- ° appeared. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury are in correspondence in regard to the disposition of a fine collec- tion of antique armor and pottery sent to this country by Spain for exhibition at the world’s fair. It never reached its destina- tion, however, and was lost sight of en- tirely for eighteen months after its ship- ment from Spain. A few days ago, after a long, weary search, the collection was found at the New York custom house. There were originally twenty cases of these articles, all of which are of great val and some of which are over 2,000 years old, Th are but nineteen of the cases at the c' m house, and a search is now in progress for the recovery of the missing one. The articles were shipped from Madrid to New York by way of Havana by the Ceballos line. They were consigned to, the Nicaraguan consul, Adolph Strauss, 14 Broadway, but Mr. Strauss was not provided with a bill of lading or with a document of any kind to tell him that the collection was in the port of New York, The customs authorities were in the dark as to the destination of the {mportation, and consequently, instead of forwarding them to the Columbian ex- position, they were sent to the appraiser's warehouse on Pearl street, where they fe- mained until their identity was discovered a few days ago. The Spanish authorities naturally were very much disturbed over the strange disappearance of the exhibits, and they opened a correspondence with the State Department, which resulted in the recovery of the articles. The District is especially interested in this matter for the reason that the Spanish government has presented this valuable collection to the Smithsonian Institution for permanent ex- hibition, The correspondence now in pro- &ress has in view the release of the collec- tion from the custody of the customs offi- cers and its transfer to this city to the keeping of the officers of the Smithsonian Institution. NOT A BIT WORRIED The Administration is Not Losing Sleep On Account of Oongressmen's Threats. of Bitter Talk Expected, Wil Be Issued and Gold in the Treasury. It is sald that the administration is not at all concerned about the dire threats of trouble now being uttered by certain Con- gressmen in respect to the new bond issue. Many Congressmen who are opposed to bond issues have indicated within the past few weeks their intention “to bring the matter up in Congress,” as they say, and to make it unpleasant for the President and the Secretary of the Treasury. In- deed, from the language of some of these Congressmen the public have been led to believe that the administration Is to re- ceive a thorough roasting at the hands of Congress, and that they are to turn the spit and aid the basting. It is to be, in fact, according to them, a regular barbe- cue. Administration Not Losing Sleep. It may be stated at this time that the administration, the people selected to fur- nish the meat for this barbecue, are not losing any sleep through apprehension of the consequences. It is said they think it quite likely that there will be considerable raving over bonds during the coming ses- sion, the but no harm will come of it. 7 bonds will have been issued and the gold be in the treasury. Having accom- plished this end, it is said, the administra- tion. is perfectly willing to let the opposi- tion get Whatever amusement they can out of the situation through talk and re- crimination. In fact,,there will be no cth- er consolation for the kickers but talk, and it is explained that no one will attempt to deprive them of that recourse. If they can arrange with the chairman of the commit- tee on appropriations for time, they may talk themselves hoarse. They cannot talk the gold out of the treasury. Will Not Bother ltseif About Congress It is intimated that the administration does not propose to bother itself very much about this Congress, anyway. This Con- gress has been discounted and repudiated by the people, it is explained, and is not supposed to cut any figure in public affairs, Its power for good or evil is very limited and all that the country wishes it to do is to die a speedy death after the appropria- ticns are provided and get out of the way. There is general expectation that the short session will be a bitter one and that @ great deal of spleen will be worked off on the floor of the House. There are al- ready indications that the disappointed and disgruntled democrats will make a scupe-goat of the President and attempt to load him with all the responsibility for democratic defeat. The fact that so many democrats are going out of Congress, with very obscure prospect of coming back soon, is expected to uncork vials of wrath against the executive that have been ac- cumulating for a long time. They will have nothing to gain how by keeping si- lent, and in this, their swan-song, will probably chant some lively bars of recrimi- nation against the President. He will be olamed, it is satf, for all the misfortunes of the unfortunate democracy and for all the unwisdom to which mis- fortune may be traced. It is expected that Congressmen will try to unload upon him all the biame and free themselves from re- sponsibility by fixing it elsewhere. sera merits THE SMITH COURT-MARTIAL. Testimony of the Man Who Cashed « the Commander's Pay Voucher. The naval court-martial of Commander Frederick R. Smith, retired, for duplicat: ing his pay accounts, was continued today. There was a spicy colloquy between Gen- eral Brady and Judge Advocate Laach- heimer over the production of some tele- grams by File Clerk Donohu of the Navy Department that had been sent by the accused to Secretary Herbert and Assistant Secretary McAdoo, the question being raised whether their production introduced them as evidence. Commodcre Wallace prevented a display of further warmth by ordering a private consultation of tha court-martial, at the conclusion of which it was announced that the telegrams were not before the court as evidence and the questicn of their introductioh as such could only be considered when they were pre- sented In the proper way. E. H. Conard was then called. He testi- fied that on May 24, 1893, Commander Smith had asked him to cash a pay receipt, amounting to $08.43. Smith had referred him to a citizen of Round Hill, where both parties resided, who sald the receipt was re Witness gave Smith the money and sent the recelpt for collection to Pay- master Rand, in this city, in July and never heard anything more about it. He asked Smith for the money several times and finally came to Washington, where he was told by the paymaster that the receipt was not worth the paper it was written on. Witness stated that at the time he Thad cashed the receipt Smith had ulso given him a sixty-day note for $8.43 to cover the indebted Smith had never received permission of witness to draw the $98.43 from the Washington pay office, A ec] weitn rot been returned to him by the pay- master, Witness stated in reply to Gen- era! Brady that he had gotten $10 for cash- ing the receipt, having paid Smith that much less than its face value, or $83.43. General Brady wanted :o show that Com- mander Smith was sick during the period cévered by the charges and could not pay the debt, but the objections of the judge advocate to this line of examination were sustained. Conard, continuing, ssid he had not promised not to present the pay voucher until after it became due. The session after rec up to the time this report closed, was occupied by clerks of the paymaster’s office testifying to the accuracy of the copy of the pay voucher given to Conard and produced in evidence. The trial will probably last all of nm week. — Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received for rec tion today, $264,132. Government rec - internal revenue, $205,627; customs, 3; miscellaneous, $21,736. LITTLE DELAWARE The Senatorial Contest There Becom« ing Quite Interesting, HOW THE LEGISLATURE WILL ORGANIZE Higgins and Addicks Both Express Confidence of Election. — MASSEY AS A DARK HORSE Spectal Correspondence of The Eventing Star. WILMINGTON, Del., November 28, 1894. The senato.ial contest in this state is becoming interesting. The republican vic- tory here does not appear to have been quite as unanimous as was at first sup- posed, and it Is not now altogether cer- tain that Senator Higgins will become his own successor in the United States Senate. Mr. J. Edward Addicks, the Boston gas syndicate millionaire. who disputes with Senatgr Higgins the honor of representing Delaware at Washington, is something of a hustler, and his friends freely predict that he will have a majority in the repub- lican joint caucus when it meets at Dover in Januar Many and strange are the moves made dally on the political checker board, and the wisest among the prophets cannot clearly read the handwriting on the wall. A Small Body. The Delaware legislature is a small body, of men, the house of representallyes con- taining but twenty-one members—seven from each of the three counties in the state. Sessions are biennial, and repree sentatives are chosen for each meeting. The senate ts composed of three from each county, and one of the three hoid office for four years, there being three hold-over senators at each session. This year the re- publicans have elected all the representa- Uves from Newcastle and Sussex counties and one from Keni—iifteen in all, the dem- ocrats securing the other six in Kent coun- ty. The three hold-over senators are all democrats, and on the face of the ret the two new Kent county senators are the same political persuasion. The New- castle senators are republican, and there is a dispute and threatened contest over the two senatorial seais from Sussex ecunty, The republicans will also contest the seats of the democrats-elect from Kent county, because of certain shady, trans- actions of the democratic board of regis+ trars. And on these contests hinge @ pretty fight over the selection of a United States Senator. The republicans have a clear majority on joint ballot, however the contests may terminate; but in the contest between Higgins and Addicks for control of the republican eaueus these con- tested seats will play on important part, Contests to Be Made, The republicans will contest the seats of the Kent county democratic senators on the ground that two hundred eligible vote ers were deprived of their right to vote by fraudulent acts on the part of democratic registration officers. These two hundred men all swear they would have voted the republican ticket. The circumstances were theze: The men: in question presented tax receipts and were allowed to register, Some time afterward the board of regis-' trars decided the tax receipts were Irregu- lar, and struck their names off the books, The men the? procured receipts which were regular, and presented themselves f reregistration. They were turned away, with the statement that as they had regis- tered once they could not register again, But when they came to vote their names did not appear on the poll books, ‘and they could not vote. These votes would have changed the result. On the other hand,the — hreaten that if the republicans press this contest they will contest the scats the two re- publican senators-elect from Sussex county, but en quite different grounds. In this state it is a high crime to offer money to a voter. The democrats claim to have evidence thet this was done in a number of instances in Sussex county, and will re- taliate with a counter contest if the re- publicans press their case before the sen- ate. At this time it looks as if tho repub- licans could not afford to make the issu as they are in the power of their opponent in the senate. When the senate meets the three hold-overe (all democrats) will or- ganize and receive the credentials of the new members, commencing with Newcastle county’s delegates, and the two repubil- cans will be seated. Kent. county com next. The republicans already seated wil object to the certificates presented, but Gemocratic majority of one will see thal they are accepted. Tho majority will then be five to two, and the democrats can, they choose, refuse to seat the republi from Sussex. The Republican Caucus, The republicans will thus have but sev~ enteen members in their joint caucus. Of this number fourteer are claimed for Sena- ter Higgins, while Mr. Addicks’ support. ers claim that ten, or enough to nominate, are surely gcing to vote for the Boston- Delaware millionaire. But there is another candidate in the field in the person of Mr. George V. Mas- sey of Wilmington, who is said to have five votes which will bolt the caucus remain out of it altogether if they cannot force the nomination of their candidate, If the caucus is broken there ts little doubt that Massey would receive additional re- publican support in the legislature, and might be elected with democratic votes, Mr. Massey is @ warm friend cf Senator George Gray, and it is said that Senator? Gray would be much pleased to have his friend for an associate in the Senat The Sussex senators who may be dent their seats by the democratic majority in the senate are supporters of Mr. Addicks, and it is asserted that Mr. Higgins is bex hind the movement to push the Kent co ty contest, in the hope that the resull predicted may be brought about. Addic! is said to be disposed to let the democra' have the Kent county seats for this reason, It is a noticeable fact, too, that the Every Evening, democratic organ, and owned by Samuel Bancroft, the defeated candidat for Congress, is saying some very pleasant rend daily about the gas syndicate cans date. ‘Three Confident Opinions. Friends of Senator Higgins declare thig to be a part of the plan to kil! off both the principals and secure the election of Mr, Massey or some other dark-horse candidate acceptable to the democrats. Both Higgins and Addicks are hard at work, the former's Interests being ably, managed by Fred. E. Bach, the acknowl. edged leader of the machine, while the latter Is actively Pome get campaign from his office e National Bank. building. A. call at bot these headquarters by your correspondent today found them equally positive chi their favorite candidate would win prize. Mr. Addicks answered for himse in these words: “Senator Higgins ts clalm- ing everything in sight, but I shall be the next United States Senator from Delaware, 1 know what I am talking about, and amy in of my selection by the caucus. Mr. Bach said: "Senator Higgins will suey ceed himself. More than that I do not care to say at this time.” An intimate friend of Mr. Massey sald: “We have reas son to believe the caucus will be broks That will mean the choice of our can date in the joint session of the