Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1894, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 1th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ma to subseribers in the To ven ‘The Evening Star is serv: by carrters, on their own account, per week, or 44 cents per month. Coy counter 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet with foreign postage added, (Entered at the Post Office at as second d F All mail subseript! 8 of advertising Star, $1 per year; Washington, D. C. ade known on apy) Che Evening Star. Vor 85, No. 21,053. WASHINGTON, D. 0., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. The proof of the pudding ig tn te celiee, retemiel Star contained 51 cofumng Of advertisements, made up Of 837 separate announces THE INCOME TAX An Effort ideas the Law. WIS AT PRESENT INOPERATIVE Not Money Enough to Carry Out Its Provisions. STARVE IT OUT CE Se Alon es MAY One of thé current suggestions is that a movement will be made in Congress, pos- sibly by Senator Hill of New York, to re- peat the income tax feature of the new tariff law. Whether such a movement ts lunder contemplation cannot be stated au- horitatively; Lut there is no question that here will be an effort to defeat the income fax law. This, however, may be accom- plished in a much easter way, in a parlia- mentary sense, than by the repeal of the law. Negative action as to a contested ubject of legislation is always simpler nd more easily obtainable than affirma- Rive action, and it is equally effective. The Becretury of the Treasury has already clearly pointed out the way in which the income tax law may be rendered inopera- tive. It can be nullified in exactly the same manner in which he has already nulli- fied a provision of that same act to free al- geoho! in the arts. The Secretary of the Treasury has re- fused to give effect to the provision as to Yree alcohol in the arts for two assigned Yeasons: First, because it has not been found practicable to frame regulations which will prevent fraud. Second, because no appropriation has been made adeqyate to collect this tax. ‘The reason that there is not money enough appropriated to enforce the free alcohol provision is a physical one, and «would justify the Secretary of the Treas- ury, under precedents which have already been established by his predecessors, to not attempt to execute the law until he had called attention at least to the failure of the appropriation. Will Treat the Income Tax the Same Way. ‘That is said to be exactly what he in- tends to do in the matter of the income tax provision. ‘The only appropriation which has been made for the collection of the income tax was some nine thousand dollars, This was obtained upon the claim that it was necessary for the printing of blanks, and to make the preliminary prep- rations for the collection of the tax. The economic reasons which control the poli- ticians who manage the appropriation bills, not to make large appropriations prior to vuperated to prevent congressional election the appropriation ofa very much larger sum, which Congress was informed at the time by the Secretary of the Treasury would be necessary to make the income tax law operative. ‘This $9,000 is said to have already been expended. Of the total amount something less than $5,000 has been paid to a so-called commissioner of the income tax—an officer not known to the income tax law or to any other law. But Secretary Carlisle, in the exercise of his discretion, has deemed it right to use so much of that fund to pay the salary of an officer, who has devoted himself to studying the law, framing blanks and making the preliminary ar- rangements for giving effect io the law, if an appropriation adequate to enforce it shall ultimately be obtained. The Secre- tary of the Treasury in his report to Con- gress will insist that the law cannot be put into operation without an additional appro- priation of $500,000 for the assessment and collection of the tax. Appropriation Will Not Be Made. And it is exactly as to this recommenda- tion that a successful movement may pos- sibly be inaugurated to defeat the tax. In other words, the opponents of the income tax law 1 resist this appropriation. Some of the Senators who have already arrived here, Senator Lodge among the number, have said that this appropriation will not be made; and that it may be just as well for Congress to start at the begin- ning, ‘and defeat the income tax that way, as to attempt a direct repeal of the income tax provision. ‘This method of starving the law to death has been practiced before now as to internal revenue measures. There was one law which was enacted in the midst of the war which was then declared by the Secretary of the Treasury to be in- operative, because there was no appropria- tion to enforce it. A report to that eifect was made to Congress, and the reasons as- signed by the Secretary of the Treasury were deemed good. Meanwhile, the “exi- gency which created the law passed, and the law was actually starved to death by the refusal of an appropriation to enforce it. There are many who think that the in- come tax may be defeated in this manner. ‘At all events, the attempt will be made to fo defeat it. ———_+-2+—__—_- BOGUS VACCINE POINTS. A Physician’s Accusation Causes a Stir at Mitwaukee. MILWAUKEE, Wis., November 27.—Dr. Maximilian Herzog, a yourg biologist from Chicago, declares that a large percentage of the vaccine points used in this town are spurious, that they contain nothing but some skin irritant like croton oil, and that the men who make this alleged vaccine are scoundrels and murderers. Dr. Herzog announces that he has dis- govered the real germ of smallpox and the therefor. see night the city council took the mat- ter up and a resolution was introduced for the appointment of a committee of four physicians to look into the charges. The Fesolutions started a lively f@®ht 4n the council. Finally the resolution was re- ferred in the usual way. ‘At the end of two weeks the council, it is saic, will undoubtedly appoint the com- mittee. —_—-—_ WANTS HIS PRESENTS BACK. The Lady to Whom Clark Gave Them Married Another Man. JERSEY CITY, N. November 27.—The suit of Garret B. Clark, a real estate deal- er in New York, against Mrs. Emma J. Dennison, who lives in a fine house on Jer- sey City Heights, was commence? in the Hudson county court today before Judge Hudsptel. Clark, who is sixty-flve years old, sues for the value of diamonds, watch- es and money which he gave Mrs. Den- nison. According to the story, Clark paid at- tentions to Mrs. Dennison‘and fitted up the house on Jersey City Heights for her which she now occupies. Instead of marrying him, she married Dennison. Clark told the fury about his courtship of Mrs. Dennison, ‘and said that altogether, the presents he gave hey Would aniount to between $1,500 and $2,000. Decided Unconstitutional. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 27.—The supreme court today declared the fee and salary law unconstitutional. The case was that of the state In relation to Thomas McKay against John F. Frost, recorder of Lake county. There were two opinions Feudered. MR. DALZELL’S VIEWS WILL WAIVE HEARING THE CRUISER COLUMBIA MESSAGE POINTS Don’t See Why the Democrats Should Ge Beyond Routine Legislation. He Says It's Too Far off to Predict What the Fifty-Fourth C Do. gress Wi Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, who will probably be the leader of the House in the Fifty-fourth Congress, says that he Goes not anticipate any ac- tion at this gession. Nothing, he says, can be accomphshed, and therefore he cannot see any rearon why the democrats should attempt anything more than the or- dinary routine legislation. Of course, he says, he cannot undertake to divine what the democrats may attempt, but it’ would be a waste of time to take up the popgun tariff bills. Speaking of the Fifty-fourth Congress, he said: “That 1s too far off for any pol- icy to be now framed, and it is very diffi- cult even to form ideas as to what may happen. I think Mr. Reed’s utterances at the Home Market dinner were wise and conservative, and indicate the safe policy for the republicans in assuming responsi- bilities with Hmited power. Mr. Cleveland is credited with a desire to shape our financial policies for us,” he added, with a smil2. ‘It is not impossible that he may make recommeadations on the subject in accord with the prevailing ideas of the republican party. But there is a great deal of diver- gence of opinion in all parties on this ques- tion. With such a Congress as the Fifty- fourth will be—the party in power having an immense majority, and there being in the body a great many untried and inex- perienced men, whose views on most any subject aro unknown except to themselves —it is impossible to tell what may be done. It may be said that there is a possibility and a hope that some financial system may be fixed during the #ifty-fourth Con- gress, Mr. Cleveland’s position on that question leaving open the possibility that he might approve a republican measure. But, at the same time, there is no cer- tainty, and we shall have to wait until the Fifty-fourth Congress gets together be- fore we can determine how well the ma- Jority will agree ariong themselves.” ee ee or BIRTHPLAC! WASHL ‘TON. The Spot to Be Marked by a Granite Shaft. Secretary Gresham, who has charge of the matter, has decided upon the erection of a monument of American granite as the most suitable method of marking the birthplace of Washington at Wakefield, Va., about seventy miles helow this city on the Potomac river. Col. Wilson, com- missioner of public buildings and ground is in direct charge of the execution of this work, and has already made arrangements for carrying it into effect. The amount available for the construction of the mon- ument is about $11,000, The government has recently constructed an excellent dock on the Potomac about two miles from the proposed site of the monument, and com- municating with it by a good road. There is a depth qf about nine feet of water at the outer end of the dock, sufficient to al- low the landing of the heaviest draft pas- senger steamers on the Potomac. Propos- als have been invited for the erection of the monumient, and will be opened by Col. Wilson on the 15th proximo. Bidders are required to state the price for which they will erect the monument complete, the kind of granite to be used, the probable time it will take to complete the work, and to transmit drawings and specitications of the plans and elevation. The United States reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. It is desired the Secretary of State fhat the monumént shall be of a sufficient height to be seen from the decks of ves- sels navigating the river. The channel of the river, in a direct line, is abdut four and three-fourths miles from the site se- lected for the monument. This site is a plateau about thirty feSt above the river level. Inasmuch as the ground consists of ay, sand and gravel, it is anticipated that there will be no difficulty in securing a proper foundation for the long-delayed monument. The exact design of the shaft and its inscriptions and decorations will not be finally determined until after the submission of the plans of bidders on the 15th proximo. ns NEW CITY POST OFFICE. Forty Where There Should Be Four Hundred. The forty men working today on the city post office building might finish it by the 6th of July, 1809. They might get it done a good deal sooner if they were to be helped by about four hundred others. But if they are forced to work along alone and not get any help it is doubiful if they will come up to these expecta- tions. There is nothing to encourage the hope in the minds of the citizens of Wash- ington that the force on the building will ever be increased to more than one hun- dred men under the most favorable cir- cumstances. These circumstances have prevailed several times during. the past eight weeks, and the hundred mark has neveg been reached. There is no reason for The star te discontinue to claim that the general average right through the work will not be higher than twenty men per day, for the eight weeks just past have been composed of days of the most marvel- ous weather, and there has not yet been one day wholly jost. Yet the average has not been quite fifty for the whole period. There is every prospect that the coming eight or ten weeks will witness a period of almost total eclipse on the site, while the snows and frosts are making active work impossible. While this will not be the fault of the contractors, it will reduce the averages, and it is wholly reasonable to suppose that the original calculation will be more than vindicat2d. ——_+- 2+ _____ Abandoned Barracks. ‘The War Department has issued or¢crs for the ubandor.ment of Mount Vernon, Ala., barracks and reservation, for years the place of detention of Geronimo’s band of Apaches. The remainder of the fifth infantry, now stationed there, has been ordered to join the balance of that regi- ment at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, and only an officer of the quartermaster’s de- partment will remain to care for the prop- erty at Mount Vernon. + e+ ______- On the Retired List. Col. Peter T. Swaine of the twenty-sec- ond infantry, now on duty in the Depart- ment of Dakota, has been placed on the retired lst on account of age and ordered to proceed to his home. This officer ser ed through the war, and was thrice brevet- ted for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Shiloh and the battle of Mur- freesboro, Tenn. — To Stop Smuggling. ‘The revenue cutter Perry, now at New York, has been ordered to go to the Pacific coast early in December, for the purpose of ‘assisting in the patrol of the waters of Puget sound against opium and Chinese smuggling from British America. She will make the long trip by way of the straits of Magellan. ——__-o-+____ Distinguished Visitor. A distinguished visitor in the city at present !s Prince Bery Nousrat of Turkey, who fs making a tour of the world, and is now on his way across the American con- tinent. le a descendant of Ahmed Basha Rashed, a former Egyptian minister of finance under the sultan. He is at the nia. Fidelity Officers to Be Arraigned To- morrow Morning: BAIL GUARANTEED FOR MR. DINGMAN Mr. George H. Waiker Returns From Pittsburg. WHAT ATTORNEY HENRY SAYS Special From a Staff Correspondent. PITTSBURG, Pa., November 27.—Hars rison Dingman was taken out of the Cen- tral station yesterday afternoon to give ball for his appearance when required to answer the charges filed against him as president of the Fidelity Building and Loan Association and its successor, the Columbia Building and Loan Association. Altogether there have been fourte>n sep- arate informations filed with the authori- ties, all charging Mr. Dingman and his as- sociates with conspiracy, to defraud. Allison Nailor had authorized the Wash- ington agent of R. G. Dun & Co. Mr. Riddle, to secure bond for Mr. Dingman in the sum of $25,000, or as much more es might be necessary, and the commercial agency had notified its agent here, A. B. Wigley, to give the bond. Mr. Wigley had already given the bond for $1,500 to secure Mr. Dingman’s appearance tomorrow morn- ing to answer the first of the charges brought, the larger bond now required being for the additional cases. Harry Standiford and George H. Walker had come from Washington to represent Mr. Dingman’s friends. When the party assembled in Judge Don- ohue's office to give bail Mr. Wigley found he would not be able to qualify in the full amount of real estate required, and the matter was postponed. This morning a telegram was received by Mr. Dingman, stating that Congressman Hopkins would be in Pittsburg today to go on his bond ior any amount. ‘Messrs, Dingman and Wall and the clerks in the Pittsburg office of the Fidelity Com- pany, who are under arrest, will be ar- raigned tomorrow morning. They will all waive an examination—that js, the present intention, at least. No arrangemenis have so far been made to secure bail for Vice President Wall. I saw Mr. Dingman this morning. Mr. Dingman's Statement. “I know no mcre about the financial operations of the brarch offices of the Fi- delity Company than you do,” he said earnestly. “All business appertaining to them was conducted by Mr. Wall, as man- ager; Mr. Tweedale, as secretary, and the other officers. My duties were entirely in connection with the Washington office. If anything wrorg has been done, which 1 do not believe, I am entirely innocent of any participation or knowledge of it. Attorney Henry of the Fidelity Company said to me this morning that under the charter of the company, issued in Virginia, the association had done nothing against the laws of Virginia, or the United States, or the penal laws of Pennsylvania. : Superintendent of Police O'Mara, who is ducting the prosecutions, says he will convitt all the Gefendants. Fourteen in- formations have been regularly filed against them, and he said numbers of in- vestors in the association were coming in all the time with their claims. C. C. Mr. Wall Highty Indignant. None but his attorneys were admitted to see Andrew Wall until ‘The Star corre- spondent went in today. He is confined in a cell cn the upper tier of the central station prison. He was highly indignant ever his incarceration. He denied in toto all charges made against the Fidelity Company and said he would not attempt to get bail until the preliminary hearings were over, as extra charges would be made in order to cause his rearrest and his continued trouble and inconvenience, He claims there is a plot bebind the pros- ecution and promises big developments hereafter. He said that Dingman had nothing to do with the work of the branch ollices of the association, The impression prevailing here is that a tedious trial will grow out of the cases. It is expected that interesting proceedings will occur at the hearing tomorrow, as nearly all the local certificate holders in the company will be present, and it is be- lieved to be the intention of the dissatis- fied to file further charges in large num- bers, What Mr. G. HW. Walker Says. Mr. George H. Walker,who went to Pitts- burg on Sunday to aid Mr. Harrison Ding- man to obtain his liberty, returned to Washington this morning. He con‘irms the reports that Mr. Dingman has been re- leased from the police station, “The public mind,” he said to a Star ro- porter, “is inflamed to a most remarkable degree. The excitement caused hy the raiding of the bucket shops and the so- called ‘discreticnary pcols’ has not yet sub- sided, and the people look at everything in the form of building and loan associations as gambling organizations, and therefore fit subjects for such treatment. Personally, I do not know anything about the affairs of the Fidelity Association, but I know that there is no foundation for this belief. “Merely because the association could not pay money promptly, it was placed under a ban, whereas the best and strongest of these institutions are often placed in the same position. At first the Pittsburg police were willing helpers of those who thought there must be something crooked about the Fidelity, because a woman who has not observed the regulations demanded her money and was not paid. Underneath the whole affair is the ‘jealousy of the Pitts- burg building associations, which are mak- ing # concerted assault upon all the na- tional associations. The police, however, have now seen that this is becoming a per- secution, and they are doing all they can to stem the tide and to help Mr. Dingman to obtain justice. “T cannot tell when he will return to the city. He has waived examination, which was set for tomorrow, and his bail will be furnished direct to the court. There will be nv difficulty in getting sufficient bonds put up. It will be a peculiar bail bond, partly subscribed to by Pittsburg people, Masonic friends of Mr. Dingman, and partly by Washington contributions. We had some difficulty in persuading busi- ness men to sign the bond, from their fear that if they did so they would be boycot- ted, owing to the great public excitement. But that is all arranged now and there will probally be no further difficulty about the bail. ‘ “One great difficulty is that in Pittsburg anybody can get a warrant by going be- fore aldermen or other minor civil officiais and paying a smell fee, half or a quarter of a doilar. This accounts for the accu- mulation of warcants against Mr. Ding- man. The judge has now announced, how- ever, that he will not allow more than eleven informations to be filed, and the po- lice have consented to a reduction o@ bail to $300 in each case. Mr. Wall is st¥ in prison. I do not know what arrangements are being made for his release. I went to Pittsburg at the request of Mrs. Dingman and some of her husband’s personal friends here. I shall await further information from there before returning.” — A Promotion. Merritt O. Chance, clerk in the appoint- ment division of the Post Office Depart- ment, has been promoted from $1,200 to $1,400. She is Now Ornising in the West Indies and May Stay There. The Secretary of the Navy May Con- clude to Let Her Enter Into a Race Across the Ocean. A telegram was received at the Navy Department today announcing the arrival of the cruiser Marblehead at Kingston, Jamaica, from Cartagena, on her way to Hampton Hoads. This vessel spent the summer along the Mosquito coast of Nicaragua, looking out for American in- terest @ the quadrangular controversy between the Mosquito country and Nica- ragua and the United States and Great Britain, which controyersy @as recently settled on a basis of honor to all the coun- tries concerned. ‘Ihe cruiser Columbia, which also assisted the Marblehead in this service, was at Kingston at last reports. Unless the present program is changed, the Columbia will spend the entire winter cruising in the West Indies. In that event she certainly will not enter a speed con- test with any of the transatlantic grey- hounds for many months at least. There is no certainty, however, that the Secre- tary of the Navy will-not eventually con- clude to permit her use in such an under- taking. Strong arguments will be made to him to that end, and it fs possible that if favorable conditions present themselves he may recede from his original stand in opposition to such a contest. The Minneapolis, the only other triple screw cruiser in the navy, which has also been mentioned for a race of this kind, and which is actually. faster than the Columbia, according to the official trials of the two vessels, will not be ready for any hard practical work of that kind for many months to come. She is not yet fully com- pleted and it will be many weeks before she will be ready to go into commission. The Marblehead will remain at Kingston only long enough to coal, and will then proceed direct to Hampton Roads. She undoubtedly needs an overhauling after her long sojourn in tropical seas. SS: kOe FEAR OF A QUOR Many Members Defeated for Re-Elec- tion Disinclined to Come On. The fear is expressed in some quarters that there may be difficulty at the com- ing session of Congress in keeping a quo- rum, in case important legfslation should come up necessitating the presence of a quorum. There are said to be signs of a decided disinclination upon the part of many members to come back for the short session, especially among those who were defeated for re-election. Knowing that their public career has been brought to a sudden stop many members will put in their time attending to théir private afiairs and keep away from Washington to save money. ‘The arrival of members in anticipation of the con unusually small at this: time. are complaining because they have had few inquiries from Congressmen for per- Menent quarters, andythey believe that the hotels will not do much in this way, but that Congressmen will leave their families at home and seek cheap quarters for the short session, : ooo ee MOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE, Chairman Heard Will Get to Work Soon After Congress Meets. Congressman Heard, chairman of the House District committee, who has been in Washington for a week or more, has re- turned to Missouri to make final arrange- ments for his attendance upon the short session. He expects to arrive in Wash- ington soon after the convening of the House, and will proceed at once, he says, to assemble the District committee and get to work. The Monday after the con- vening of Congress willbe District day and there seems to be no particular reason now why the day should not be secured. There 1s enough business on the calendar of the House to furnish matter_for action without another meeting of the District committee. . ’ ‘ Discharges in the Seed Division. Several discharges have recently been made in the seed division of the United States Department of Agriculture, the work of seed distribution being already so far advanced that a reduction in the force is necessary. It is likely that further dis- charges will be made as the work ap- proaches completion. These employes re- ceive only temporary appointments, and understand that their employment is at best but a matter of a few weeks or months, so that their discharge is no sur- prise and inflicts no unexpected hardship. Secretary Morton says there will be no re- instatements or new appointments, and no such applications will be considered. ae —+-o-+ a Secretary Smith on Indians, The leading feature of Secretary Smith's annual report of the doings of the Interior Department will be its referenceg to In- dian affairs. The report has been sub- mitted to the President. Since its prepara- tion Secretary Smith has been devoting some time to the Indian question, and will, perhaps, make an additional report de- voted strictly to that problem. It is prob- ably with this end in view that he has ad- dressed to the various Indian agents a letter of inquiry, destined to give him com- plete information of the condition of the Indians at each agency. Army Retirement and Promotion Col. H. M. Lazelle, eighteenth infantry, has been placed on the retired list on ac- count of disability. This*will result in the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Danger- field Parker, now of the thirteenth, to be colonel of the eighteenth; Major Worth of the second to the lieutenant colonel of the thirteenth, Capt. F. H. Smith of the nine- teenth to be major of the second, and Lieut. F. H. French of the nineteenth to be major of that regiment. Col. Peter‘. Swaine, twenty-second infantry, has been ordered home to await retirement. ——— 2 District Appropriation Bill. Owing to the absence of several mem- bers the House subcommittee on appro- priations having charge of the District ap- propriation bill will probably not meet before the regular assembling of Congress. A call for a meeting this week was issued by the chairman, but the members did not respond. The annual estimates for the Dis- trict are ready for the committee, having been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury as submitted by the Commission- ers. 2 —_—__-e+___—_. Dangerous Counterfeit. Attention is called to a most dangerous counterfeit that has inade its appearance. It is a $2 United States silver vertilicate, series 1891, signed by W. 8. Rosecrans, register; EB. H. Nebeker, treasurer; and has the portrait of the late Secretary Windom on its face. The general appearance of the note is excellent and will bear close scrutiny. Te Naval Orders. Assistant Constructor J. H. Smith has been ordered to duty at Cramps’ yard, December 18, ening of the session is said to be } Hotel keepers | Some of the Subjects on Which Mr. Cleveland Will Treat. FINANCE THE CHIEF QUESTION The Document to Be Ready to Send in Monday. THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH a The regular Tuesday cabinet meeting was omitted today for the reason that the President’s indisposition did not justify him in making the long drive from his courtry home to the White House and back again. A more potent reason, how- ever, Is that he is somewhat behind in the preparation of his annual message, and will require all the time between now and Monday next in order to have it ready for submission to Congress on the day of the assembling of that body. There is no doubt of the completion of the message in good season, but it will entail hard work and constant application on the part of the chief executive, laboring, as he is, un- der the manifold disadvantages of a stub- born attack of the gout. His new reclining couch enables him to write freely, and have his swollen limbs at perfect rest. Features of the Message. His message this year will be of more than usual importance, and will treat at length on the financial situation and on the various foreign events in which this covntry has taken a prominent part dur- ing the past year. It is expected that he will suggest a plan for an improved cur- rency system, and that his messaze will disclose the exact policy of the admin- istration in the matter of the eastern war. There are several other important matters to be treated, but the financial question and the state of our foreign relations ure the two questions of paramount interest just at present. Their consideration has given the President ond his advisers much worry, and are mainly responsible for the delay in the preparation of the message. Will Be Completed in Time. The worst is over at last, however, and all is now clear sailing, so that there is no question of the completio: of the docu- ment in amplo time to be transmitted to Congress on Monday next. All the departmental reports are before the President, and they will be made pub- Me in almost daily rotation during the present week. Secretary Herbert's report will be published tomorrow, and Secretary Lamont's will appear on’ Saturday. Ac- cording to the usual custom, the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and_ the Attorney General will be withheld from the public until after the publication of the President's message. Those two re- ports are made to Congress. The other de- partmcntal reports are made to the Pres- ident, and form appendices to his message. If the present program. is carried out the President's message will be published Mon- day afternoon, Secretary Carlisle's report the day following and Attorney General Olney’s report on Wednesday next. The President's Condition. Althotgh the President is reported to be resting easily today, it is not at all prob- able that he will be able to come to the White House, before the end of the week. Consequently, he will spend Thanksgiving day with his family at their country home. He will probably have a few guests at din- ner, including Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber. + e+____ TROUBLE BREWING. Italy and Brazil Said to Be Approach- ing # Quarrel. Nothing is known officially here of the reported trouble between Italy and Brazil, which is said to have reached a phase so acute that Italy has threatened to send a fleet of war vessels to Brazil to enforce her demands. But it ts known from un- official sources that the two governments have been at odds for nearly a year ow- ing to a demand made by the Italian gov- ernment for indemnity for the maltreat- ment of a number of Italian subjects and the destruction of their property in the course of riots in Rio. As nearly as can be gathered, Brazil has admitted some degree of accountability, and the question at issue is one of amount of indemnity rather than of principle. This is not the first time in the course of the negotiations that Italy is reported to have threatencd a naval demonstration, and it is assumed that the threat is renewed at this u:ne owing to a belief that Brazil is in a dis- turbed condition as a result of the change in the presidency, and that the new gov- ernment may be the more easily influenced to take any step to preserve the country from outward attack. But from the last reports the Brazilian government is in much better position to resist any unjust demand than has been generally supposed. ‘The Brazilian minister here, Senhor Men- donca, has just received a cablegram from the minister of foreign affairs at Rio, stat- ing that the new administration finds it- self strong in the support it is receiving from all the states of the union, and is entirely able to suppress any attempt against the public order. * Transferring Record: In pursuance of a provision in the sundry civil act, approved August 18, 1894, direct- ing “that all military records, such as mus- ter and pay rolls, orders and reports, re- lating to the personnel or the operations of the armies of the revolutionary war or of the war of 1812, now In any of the ex- ecutive departments, shall be transferred to the Secretary of War, to be preserved, indexed and prepared for publication,” the Secretary of State has transferred the revolutionary records received by him from the Secretary of War in March and April, 1888—being papers of the quartermasier’s department—together with fifty-five large quarto volumes of “Army Returns,” from the collected papers of Washington, de- posited in the Department of State under the acts of Congress of June 30, 1834, and March 3, 1849. Fifty-two of these volumes are bound in half-maroon morocco and cloth, and three are sewed, but not bound, the records at the time being in process of rebinding. Army Orders. Leave of alsence for six months, en surgeon’s certificate of disability, is grant- ed First Licut. George B. Backus, first cavelry. i The leave of ubsence granted Secon] Lieut. Samuel D. Rockenbach, tenth ecayv- alry, is extended three months, The leave of absence granted Second Lieut. Peter W. Davison, twenty-second infantry, is extended one month and twenty days. ‘Leave of absence for four months ts granted First Lieut. John H. Beacom, third infantry, and is authorized to yo beyond sea, e+ Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mills of Woodstock, Vt., are at the Buckingham. H. C. Evans of Iowa was elected his- torian of the senior class of the Columbian Law School at a meeting of the class held last evening. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS C H | N A "A N D J A PA N: Method of Their Distribution Set Forth in the Printing Bill. Its Friends Relicve the Measure Pass at the Coming Session—A New Office Crented. Among the bills of a non-political char- acter which are on the congressional cal- endar is that providing for methods of distributing the various government pub- Mcations,different from that now employed, known generally as the printing bill. The friends of the measure think its chances for becoming a law are good, owing to the fact that it is not of a character to arouse any party feeling whatever, and is, as they believe, a measure such as must ccmmend itself because it is intended to inaugurate a practical reform. The Dill has, in deed, already passed both houses, but it is now hung up in the House of Representatives, owing to the amendments made by the Senate to the House bill. No Real Opposition to It. The bill's champions claim that there is no real opposition in the House to the Senate amendments, and assert that they would have been accepted almost without qvestion if the bill could have been gotten up for consideration. It, however, suf- fered the fate of many other measures, meritorious or otherwise, which failed of consideration because of the lack of a quorum toward the close of the long ses- sion. If the bill becomes a law it will create another important office, namely, that of superintendent of public docu- ments, which is provided for. At present the public documents are in a general way in the keeping of the Interior Department, and a clerk of that department is designated to attend to the details of the work, but his duties as the custodian of the public literature are but poorly defined and the service is necessarily, through no fault of his, incomplete. It is contended that if the pending bill becomes a law it will rem- edy many of the present defects and that the office of superintendent will become one of real importance in the practical adminis- tration of the affairs of the government. Annual Index of Publications. Among other changes which the proposed law will inaugurate is one providing for an annual index of government publications, of which none has been prepared for the past ten years. The last and only index of this character was gotten up by the late Ben: Perley Poore, and ts, of course, use- less as a guide to all recent publications. It is also intended to materially increase the distribution of books among Ibrari not designated as government repositories and to diminish to an extent the number distributed among members of Congress. Still another reform contemplated by the bill is a provision for the more rapid bind- ing of all the copies of a government work printed. Under the present system only a small percentage of these books are bound for a year or two after they have been printed. ———-——+ e+ FAKE AND LOTTERY SCHEMES. What the Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Says of Them, Judge John L. Thomas, assistant attor- ney gétieral for the Post Office Depart- ment, in his annual report gives some in- teresting information concerning those fake and lottery schemes against which during the year two hundred and twenty- three fraud orders have been issued by the department, prohibiting the delivery of registered mail and the payment of money orders. The -report sets forth that the craze for taking chances in alleged bond investment companies and associations seems to be as great as was the tulip ma- nia in Holland and the interest in the Law South Sea bubble. Judge Thomas main- tains that these concerns are more danger- ous to the public than lotteries, because they pose as legitimate business enter- prises. The laws against lotteries have driven them out of the country. These are now operated in Europe, Mexico and Cen- tral America, with the result that a vast sum ts annually lost to us. The lottery lit- erature cannot be kept out of the interna- tional mails till the other nations of the world take the same view of the lottery business as we. The conguct of lottery business through express companies is on the rapid increase. Judge Thomas thinks that an act of Congress should make postmasters and the sureties Mable for the defalcation of their clerks and other as- sistants. ———_—__ = -_____ Puyallup Indian Money, The Puyallup commission, now at Taco- ma, Washington, recently submitted to Secretary Smith an inquiry as to the dis- position of money from the sale of the In- dian lands. The Secretary decided today that the money received for allotted lands can be paid to the Indians at any time in the discretion of the Secretary. The money for the lands held in common is to be placed in the treasury at 4 per cent,and the interest and one-tentn of the principal is to be expended yearly for their bene- ——_—_+ e+ ______ Kansas City Post om The Secretary of the Treasury has de- elded to construct the superstructure of the public building to be erected at Kan- sas City, Mo., of gray granite or white marble. The interior finish and general design of the building will remain as orig- inally intended. The work is to be com- pleted within two and a half years from the date of the approval of the contract. The advertisement asking for proposals will be sent out today, and bids under it will be opened December 24, 184. — Short of Census Money. It is stated by officials of the census office that unless the next session of Con- gress makes an early appropriation that the census force will cease work on De- cember 15, leaving the census uncompleted. It is expected, however, that an urgency deficiency appropriation bill will be passed before that time and will include a suffi- elent amount for the completion of the census. Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Rich- ard A. ‘lilghman, George Reuter, National Military Home; Charles Alfred De Arnaud, William King. Maryland—Richard G. Buckworth, St. Augustine; Thos. Jacobs, Annapolis; Chas. lesantrout, Frostburg; minor of James W. Dougherty, Dublin. Virginia—John Darden, Prince’ George; Gottlieb Schiette, Elizabeth City, —_+ e+ ____ Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was thirty-one. Of this number twenty-eight were to fill vacancies caused by death and resigna- tions, and the remainder by removals. ——_———-e- Medal of Honor. A medal of honor has been awarded to Capt. Peter Grace, eighty-third Pennsylva- nia volunteer infantry, for bravery and gal- lantry in action at White Oak road, Va., March 31, 1865. —_———_——__-2+—____——_ Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $210,749. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $208,341; customs, $185,869; miscellaneous, $323,215. Negotiations to Be Opened by China if She Has Not Already. JAPAN INSISTS ON DEALING DIREC? —— | The Deliberations May Be Held In’ the American Legation. JAPAN’S DEMANDS’ Although possible, it is regarded as comes what improbable, that President Cleveland will be called on eventually to arbitrate the differences that may arise between Japan and China in the consideration of terms of peace. The negotiations for peace will undoubtedly be opened by China in & day or two, if indeed she has not already. officially intimated to her victorious rival @ willingn2ss to make all honorable conces- sions for a termination of hostilities. Ever since Japan secured the upper hand in her war with her celestial neighbor she has insisted that the two countries shall treat directly with esch other, without the ald or interference of the United States or any, other foreign country. She was perfectly willing, however, that the United States ministers at Pekin and Tokio should be used as the mediums of communication be- tween the two governments, especially ag the officials named are the de facto repre- sentatives of Japan and China at the re- spective capitals. Our Ministers Not Yet Invited. Nothing has been heard at the State De- partment, so far as the public has been informed, to indicate that elther Minister Denby at Pekin or Minister Dun at Tokio has yet been called upon by either govern- ment to open negotiations for peace. The probability is that negotiations of such importance will be conducted by the ablest diplomats of each country, and that the “offices” of the United States ministers will be merely perfunctory. They may be used as means of communication between the two governments, or it is possible that they merely serve at the outset to brin the diplomatic representatives charged with the negotiation of a treaty of peace togeth- er for a conference on the subject. Where Negotiations May Be Made. China's representatives will be chosen by the Tsung Li Yamen or board of foreign affairs, and will probably include Prince Kung, the emperor's uncle. The Japanese envoys will be selected by the Tokio min- istry. It is among the possibilities that the negotiations will be conducted in the American legation building in Tokio, as the territory of a nation friendly to both parties to the treaty and one having no direct interest in the result. It is, therefore, likely that the United States may play an honorable but exe tremely humble part in the negotiations, except in the always possible contingency of an irreconcilable disagreement as to the terms of peace, in which event the United States may be jointly invited to arbitrate the special points of difference. Japan Will Not Be Unreasonable. Japan ts unquestionably able to enforce her demands upon her almost defenseless neighbor, but there is an impression here that, while she will insist on a liberal in- demnity for her war expenses, she will not be unreasonably excessive, and fix the figure so high as to practically bankrupt the Chinese government. PATHETIC ANXIETY Of the Adminixtration to Act Bes tween China and Japan, The anxiety of the administration to ar- bitrate or in some way act as mediator be- tween China and Japan is pathetic. Hav- ing been genteelly snubbed by Japan, Mr. Cleveland still holds the idea of having some participation in the settlement of the differences between those two countries, It is now deemed probable that the nego- tlations of peace will be conducted through the American ministers in China and Ja- pan, but the negotiations will not be in the nature of an arbitration. It does not appear to have occurred to either Mr, Cleveland or Secretary Greshay that be- ing thus called upon to officiate at the fu- neral of their friends, the Chinese, carries with it a certain amount of humiliation. It will be a very delicate and diplomatic thrust at our State Department for the proffered humiliation of China to come through the agency of the American min- ister. At the very outset of the trouble between China and Japan, as is very well known, the sympathy of this administratton with China was made sufficiently apparent to be generally comprehended, and the J; anese minister cooled his heels in the wait+ ing room of the State Department too of- ten not to know that he was the object of as much disfavor as the Secretary dared to show. Mr. Gresham is credited with some ambition to extend the American trade with China, and his sympathy with the Chinese in this war was so well under- stood as to make their defeat in a certain mitted way his own. The Japanese re- garded the offer of friendly services from Mr. Cleveland in bringing about peace ag a proposition from a friend of China, and so treated it. a es Now, when China, completely defe: ap- anese will probably be perfectly willing to sues for peace at :nost any terms, the let Mr. Cleveland play the nart of the humble petitiooer for his vanquished friends. Oe MAY TAKE THE LANDS. A Chieago Sy! leate Beh! in Its Payments to Colorado. DENVER, Colo., November 27.—A meet- ing of the state land board has been called for today for the purpose of closing out its contract with the Consolidated Land and Water Company, a Chicago concern, at the head of which is John V. Farwell. This company {s two years behind in its payments, and six months ago was notified it must pay up immediately or surrender its lands. Should the board close the con- tract, as the members claim to have pow- er to do, and say they will do, Colorado will regain possession of 9,082 acres of ir- rigable land near Cortez, under the Dolores river. In addition, the state will in a way acquire 109 miles of new ditches, ropre- senting, together with developments and work done by the company, $900,000 worth of improvements. The board claims to see in the transac- tion a job for a Chicago syndicate to get hold of a lot of Colorado land and inyeigle the state into selling it for them. - By the contract the state can take the leased land away from the syndicate at any time, but when selling it it is bound to add to its sale price the cost of a water right from the syndicate. ——— BLOWN ASHORE AND LOST. Wreck of the Schooner Dantel G. Fort in Lake Ontarlo, OSWEGO, N. ¥., November 27.—Early to- day the schooner Daniel G. Fort wa: driven ashore @uring a fierce gale. Her stern struck the bow of the schooner Baltic, which was driven ashore on Sun- day morning. The crew of seven men were rescued by the life-saving crew. The Fort was valued at $6,000, and was ti.sured. She was bound from Ogdenburg to Oswego in ballast, intending to go into winter quarters. She will prove a total loss.