Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR ee gees ‘LISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by 3 Evening. Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. Rew York Office, 49 Potter Building, a ge es e Evening Star is served to subscribers in the » by carriers, on their own account, atel0 cents week, or 44 cents per month. les at the nter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the ted States ‘or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents month. saturday — oA Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ntered at the at Washington, D. C., ‘ntered at the Post x lass mail matter.) <7 All mati subsoriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. — Che Fven Star. No. 13,101. WASHINGTON, D.O., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. ‘URIED UNDER TONS Building Wall Falls on a Number of Workmen. SH THAT WAS HEARD BLOCKS AWAY Heartrending Scene After the Disaster. AKING OUT THE BODIES -——_+—____ NEW YORK, March 1.—The wall of an d five-story building at 43d street and th avenue fell at 9:30 o’clock this morn- g, killing and injuring many men who ere engaged in tearing it down. Following is a list of the dead: Angelo feece, Charles Bobsen, John O'Connor. The injured: Patrick Curran, forty years ld; F. Meeney, irty years old; Michael ‘reeley, twenty-four years old; Joseph .allory, twenty-four years old; Charles abson, thirty-two years old; Louis Stein, venty-two years old; felix Moran,twenty- .ght years old. The building which was being demolished was the old malt house of E. &. "E. hayer, brewers. For two years it has « been occupied. The portion of the ulding that fell is the old kiln house, and as six stories high. Wor three weeks a gang of men under ontractor George O'Keefe has been tear- |. down the building. This morning most f the gang were st work on the old kiln use on the 43d street side. During the st part of the morning a portion of the of had been taken off and the naked all in the West i3d street side was left anding. Heard Blocks Away. Suddenly there was a terrible crash. here was a roar of falling brick and tim- mer that was heard blocks away and a reat cloud of dust went up. In the midst ff the roar were heard the cries of the aen, many of whom had fallen to death. ae three upper stories on the 43d street de had toppled into the interior of the uliding. Tons of brick and mortar had allen on the workmen. i A dozen men ran distractedly in all di- ctions to send in fire alarms and calls * ambulances. In a few minutes fire en- es and ambulances were on the scene. Ambulances were there from every hos- tal in the city. Groans and hailf-stified cries could be vard from beneath the mass of bricks. ‘he laborers who had escaped, the firemen nd the crowd attracted by noise of the iling walls, ran to the ruins like mad ven and began tearing the debris away vith their hands and with crowbars. A eg here, an arm there, and a head in an- other place, showed the best points of at- wack. The men who were at work on the ruins lwere thoughtless of danger at first, and ‘hen cooler heads saw that other parts of he wall might fall and not only kill res- jcuers, but bury the unfortunate workmen still deeper. Taking Ont the Bodies. In a short time ten were taken out. Of these two were already dead. Another, a man of fifty years, who was later identi- "ed as Charles Bobson, was unconscious nd breathing feebly, He was hurried into «n ambulance, but died on the way to the jospital. : It was absolutely impossible at the start » get any accurate description of the lvounds of the injured. Some had broken others great jagged cuts in the ead and face. All were covered thickly vith dust. Streams of blood ran down over their Mlothing to the ground. The building as it stands shows on the 3d street side a wall broken off at the hird story. The wall just opposite is croken off at about the same point. The valls on the other sides are still standing, ive stories high, and here lies the greatest Janger for the foremen and rescuers. Contractors Arrested. Contractor O'Keefe and his partner, Pat- ‘ck Keegan, were arrested and locked up the West 47th street sta‘ion. No bail suld be taken when the owner of the len building. James McKelvey, called to ter security. Chief Cicquel said at noon that he thought -here were two more bodies in the building. This would swell the list of dead to five. Jontractor O'Keefe denied the statement that a lot of material had been left on the tloors of the building. Of the injuréd men daliloy and Dobson will dle. a’ URGED TO SECEDE. Appeal to the West by a California Pioneer. SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.—David B. ‘ames has posted the following proclama- .on in front of his shop, on Market street, nd placed the conspicuous red-letter head- sng on it: “Citizens—Read this.” “Eastern manufacturers are starving our industrial classes and bankrupting vur business. he crisis cannot be kept up ‘much longer. Our only relief is a Pacific republic. We tax certain foreign goods. Why not protect ourselves against the east. “(Signed) DAVID B. JAMES.” Mr. James says he Icves his country, but ihe believes in the peaceful secession of the west and the establishment of a republic with its own cabinet and president. He is a California pioneer. He said: “We have 10 chance here without we establish a sep- arate republic and tax the east. It can be done without the firing of a gun, and it will mean prosperity to the masses. We ican produce everything we need right here, and the states west of the Rocky mountains ought to be centered into one t empire. Ve do not want the east to interfere vith us or legislate for us, because our in- erests are widely different. They do not understand our Chinese or Japanese prob- nor do they understand many other ions peculiar to us. e take out $15,000,000 of bullion annu- lly; we produce everything needed in the ntire range of human consumption, and if e can only escape from the eastern im- which are favored by the rail- we will have prosperous times and for all our idle people, as well as for unborn. Our only connection with st need be in case ef war. We could here would never be any trouble between e two sections. It would still be America and freedom.” —————_——" A SETTLEMENT. SEEK Electrical Workers In New York Con- ferring With Employers. NEW YORK, March 1.—Another effort will be made by the striking electrical workers today to reach some amicable set- tlement with their employers. Master Workman Woodley was to have issued an jorder this morning removing 10,000 addi- tional men, but the order is held pending the result of a conference with the Edison IMuminating Company, which Vice Presi- dent Bowker of the Edison company has requested to take place at the office of the tcmpany this afternoon. + Th board of walking delegates this merning called out between 500 and 600 men who were at work on the Hotel Savoy annex, the mansion of Millionaire C. T. Yerkes and the new Astor mansion. The strike is in sympathy with that of the electrical workers. THE SILVER DEMOCRATS A Declaration Expected to Be Is:ued This Afternoon. Not a New Party Organization, but to Fix the Issue for the Next “Campaign. The pronunciamento of the silver demo- erats is expected to be issued this after- noon. It involves nothing but a declaration in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 and recites that as a majority of the party are in fa- vor of free coinage they should come to- gether and control the organization. The document would probably have been issued this morning but for the reason that it is not yet definitely determined whether the promoters of the plan shall put it out in the form of a call for a conference or simply circulate the resolution to be signed by all the free coinage men. As it involves but the one proposition, and will, there- fore, excite no discussion among men of that faith, it is probable that the plan of getting signatures will be followed and that the declaration, with the signatures, will be published. t a New Party Organization. This movement has been spoken of as the organization of a new party. Mr. Bryan and the other democrats who started the move deny that there is any such purpose and say that, on the contrary, it is to pre- vent the necessity of forming a new party by simply asserting the right of possession over the democratic party and permitting those who are-not willing to subscribe to the doctrine of free silver to seek shelter and association elsewhere. ‘There are a great many radical free coin- age democrats who would not join a new party, and a party with that single issue would necessarily be short lived if suc- cessful, as their success would deprive them of an issue. To Fix the Issue. The purpose of the free silver democrats is, therefore, to simply fix the issue for the democratic party for the neXt campaign, maintaining allegiance to the old party and its doctrines for future use after the silver question shall have been settled. They propose to draw all the silver men together if possible to make the fight on the one issue, and contend that differences of opinion on other questions need not in- terfere with their forming a combination of men of all parties for this one fight. —— THEY WERE PILGRIMS. Victims of the Railway Disaster Near Mexico City. ST. LOUIS, March 1.—A dispatch from the City of Mexico, received here late last night, says that the first news of the ter- rible railroad disaster yesterday near that city, in which forty were killed, was re- ceived by Dr. Alfred Bray, an American physician of Mexico, asking him to come to Ayatta to care for the wounded. The train was a special of ten passenger coaches filled with religious pilgrims, which left Mexico yesterday morning for the Shrine of Sacro- mcnte, in Amecameca. On the return trip it was derailed near Ayofta. A relief train was dispatched to the scene with Dr. Bray and five Mexican surgeons. The engineer, an eenettcat name unknown, is fatally in- jured. —>.—_—_ KILLED IN A DUEL. A Paris Editor Falls a Victim to the “Code.” PARIS, March 1.—M. Percher, one of the editors of the Journal Des Debats, was Killed in a duel fought with swords this morning by M. Lechateller, an officer of marines. The duel was the result of a personal difficulty between the two gen- tlemen. It occurred on the Island of Grand Jatte, in the River Seine. At the first en- counter M. Lechatelier’s sword passed ‘through M. Percher’s guard, penetrated his body below the right armpit and pierced his right lung. The wounded man died in a few minutes. ——.__ CHINESE AGA DEFEATED. Thirteen Thousand Were Repulsed ; Near Taping-Shin. HIROSHIMA, March 1—Field Marshal Count Oyama reports under date of Feb- ruary 2T that he met the enemy near Taping-Shin and defeated them. He adds that on February 24 13,000 Chinese troops attacked Hai Ching, but were repulsed and retreated toward Yin-Kao. The Japanese loss was 20 killed and 250 wounded. The enemy lost 200 killed. The umber of Ghi- hese wounded is not known. i ses KILLED A HATFIELD. The First of the Family to Die a Violent Death. WELCH, W. Va., March 1.—On Short Pole Creek last night Bill Tom Hatfield, member of the Hatfield family, made fa- mous by a feud with the McCoy family of Kentucky, was killed by Adam Bailey. This is the first member of the Hattfield family ever known to have died a violent death, and in this case it was the result of too much liquor and not a feud. —_ aS Coal Producers to Confer. NEW YORK, March 1.—The bituminous coal producers and carriers will meet in this city on Monday to perfect plans for the mutual interests of the trade. A meet- ing has already been held in Columbus, and the meeting here on Monday will be a con- tinuation of that. The movement to se- cure better prices for producers and car- riers of bituminous coal is said to have originated with the miners’ national organ- ization in a demand for an advance in the price of bituminous coal that the miners may receive an advance in pay, and an end be put to the great distress which now prevails throughout the bituminous mining districts. ————.—__ Ocean Steamships Arrived. GLASGOW, March 1.—Arrived: Steamer Armenia, New York. LIVERPOOL, March 1.—Arrived: Steamer Britannic, New York. LONDON, March 1.—Arrived: Steamer Mississippi, New York. HAVRE, March 1.—Arrived: Steamer La Gascogne, New York. ‘ a American Sailors Rescued. LIVERPOOL, March 1.—The British steamer Electrician, Capt. Shaw, from New Orleans, February 6, has arrived here, hay- ing on board the crew of the American schooner J. G. Morse, jr., which was aban- doned and set on fire on February 14 The schooner was on a voyage from Welling- ton for Georgetown, S. C. —————— Bounty for Beet Sugnr. OMAHA, Neb., March 1.—The Nebraska legislature has decided to revive the beet sugar hounty by paying the producers $5 per ton for all their production. The last legislature suspended this law. The house had a great fight over the affair. The bill was opposed by the solid democratic and independent vot ed Seidl Not Seriously Il. NEW YORK, March 1.—Anton Seidl, who was obliged by sickness to return to New Ycrk, from a tour with his orchestra, is not seriously ill. A severe cold developed into grip, and today he is confined to his bed. A TROLLEY ROAD The District Suburban Railway Bill Fav.r bly Reported. ACTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE The Report Given at Length and the New Provisions. THE TRANSFER COMPROMISE —__>+___. The Senate District committee held a brief meeting this morning, the last of the session. A bare quorum of members were present, including Senators Harris, McMil- lan, Faulkner, Proctor, Hunton and Gal- linger. But one bill was taken up for con- sideration, relating to the District of Co- lumbia suburban raflway, and it was stated by those’ friendly to the measure that the directors of the road are now willing to ac- cept the compromise recently offered, which would give the suburban road access to and privilege of transfer to and from the Bck- ington, Metropolitan and Columbia roads. This would give the suburban road a line on 15th street east. This settled the controversy that has waxed so hot during the past fortnight. The papers in the case were all gathered tegether, and a favorable report was ordered on the bill, amended according to the agreement. The report, which was. pre- sented later by Mr. McMillan, follows: The Report on the Bill. “The bill to incorporate the (D. C.) sub- urban railway first came before Congress | during the first session of the Fifty-second Congress. In the reports submitted by the committee on the District of Columbla on House bill 429, “‘to incorporate the District of Columbia Suburban Railway Company,’ the committee expressed some of the diffi- culties which the bill presented—notably that the road could not possibly pay as a cable road, that the storage battery had not been made a success, and that there was no underground electrical system in successful operation at that time, while the day of the horse-car for Washington had passed. For these reasons the com- mittee reported the bill so as to make the Columbia suburban road connect in East Washington with the Columbia railway, the extended Eckington road, and the Met- ropolitan, giving the Columbia suburban no right to come into the center of the city. The bill, as finally passed, however, and approved July 5, 1892, did bring the road to 7th street northeast, by a wide cir- cuit of single track and largely over the tracks of other companies. It was also provided that the routes exterior to the city should first be built. “In concluding the report on the bill the committee expressed its doubt as to the practicability of the road, by saying: ‘Should the ad be built it will afford darge opportfities for suburban resi~ dences. In case the incorporators should not see their way clear to construct the read the charter expires by limitation.’ The Company's Application. “The road was not built, and the com- pany came to Congress for a renewal of its cHarter; or, rather, for a new reute within the city and the removal of certain restrictions imposed in the original charter. The bill was referred to the Commission- ers‘of the District of Columbia, who for two months pondered the problems pre- sented, and then reported in favor of a route different from that asked by the incorporators. Between the Gate of the Commissioners’ report (July 13, 1894) and the reassembling of Congress in December the situation was materially altered by change of the Columbia road from horse to cable power. It was no longer prac- ticable to use the Columbia road's tracks for the new line. “Moreover, the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home road, acting under orders trom Con- gress, had extended its line across Hast Washington, thus making a road between the Columbia and Eckington unnecessary to the public. “The Commissioners, however, had these matters under consideration when the proposition was made that the Columbia road extend its lines out the Bladensburg and the Benning roads, and for a single fare carry a passenger over the lines operated by the Columbia and Metropoli- tan railways. So far as the public are oncerned this plan offers a simple and ffective manner of providing for opening up a territory that in the course of a few years will doubtless afford a traffic sufficient to make such extensions possible. The Commissioners, therefore, have amended the bill to provide for the Ben- ning road extension. The Transfer Agreement. “The District of Columbia suburban Dill, however, promises a network of lines in the territory between Brookland and Flor- ida avenue; and the proposed incorporators have agreed to eliminate from their route all those portions lying-within the bound- aries of the city of Washington on condi- tion that satisfactory transfer arrange- ments be made with the urban roads to transport passengers to and from the Cen- ter Market for 3 cents in addition to the regular fare. This arrangement has been agreed to on the part of the urban com- panies, as will appear by a memorandum attached. “Other amendments provide for the com- pletion of the road within two years, under a penalty of the forfeiture of the charter; for the protection of the country roads, and for certain restrictions on the issue of bonds. The attention which this project has received during the past four years is indicated by the annexed documents.” History of the Company. These documents form a thick bundle, and include, first, a long letter from Gil- bert Moyer, president, and Geo. P. Davis, vice president of the Suburban company, to Senator Harris, giving a history of the company and its efforts to establish the road. This letter is dated January 23, 1895, and shows that the incorporators had paid out $11,346.15 to date. Next comes a re- pert of the stock holdings, as follow: Jere Johuson, $300; Gilbert Moyers, $1,50 Geo. P. Davis, $2 W. B. Renner, $15 L. C. Loomis, $1 « Glassie, $34 Pp. W. Chew, Matth 2 Vv. M. Ray, 375; A. F. Rice, § Dew 310; H. Barton, $210; 8S. $1 A. Baker, $100; I. J. Baker, $1¢ J. W. Childre: 0; T. C. Daniel, $ Wright Rives, $- H. L. Wright, $15; Ja: A. M. Mudd, McKenna, $45; D. Cleveland, $ d = dd, $40; M. L. th, $30; M. I". Talty, “0; J. T. and H. E. Ward, $30; John Lee. 3 J. L. Sherwood, $15; W. ¥. Staley, slundon, $# @ total of. $8,080. Accompanying this statement is one con- cerning the present financial condition of the company, showing an expenditure of $3,030.04 for survey and construction, $4 for furniture, $1,345 for right of way, $1 136.08 for expenses, end other items aggr T. W. Smith, $15; gating $8,065.37, leaving a balance on hand of $14.63. There is also a long and numerously signed petition from residents and owners on the line of the proposed road, asking for | the legislation. The report of the Commis- sioners on the original bill, dated July 15, 1s8u4, is also appended, and then comes a letter to the District committee of the Sen- ate, signed by Senators Hill and Daniel, urging action on the bill, dated Febru: 11 last. The Senators, after reviewing the case briefly, said: Plea of Senators Hill and PDantel. “The company being unable to complete the work before the expiration of its char- ter, introduced a bill last May for its ex- tension, and, had the bill been promptly acted upon by the subcommittee to which it was referred, of which Senator McMillan was chairman, the road would have been completed in a very short t!me after the expiration of its original charter. The chairman of the subcommittee was repeat- edly and urgently requested to call a meet- ing to consider this bill, and, although there were frequent meetings of the committee, resulting in favorable reports extending the charters of other street railways in the District, whose charters had expired, the directors of the District of Columbia Suburban railway were unable even to se- cure a hearing until Thursday of last week, nearly seven months after the intro- duction of their measure. * * * We feel sure that after consideration of the facts you will see the injustice of sidetracking this bill pending legislation on the bill to extend the Columbia road, which extension is not desirable, and, if made, would rob the Suburban railway of a part of its most valuable territory.” A Complex BU, The bill as amended is quite complex, but its character is fully indicated in the re- port. It being a House bill, its passage by the Senate, which is now not improbable, would throw it into conference on the amendments unless the House should agree to them. The new section, providing for transfers between the agreeing lines, is here given: The Columbia Railroad Company, the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company and the Metropolitan Railway Company are hereby respectively author- ized and required to transfer to and re- ceive passengers from the said District of Columbia Suburban railway for 3 cents for each transfer, in acdition to the regular fare, of which additional charge the Sub- urban railway shall receive 2 cents and urban roads shall receive 1 cent. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this act that passengers starting at the Center market or from intermediate points shall be transferred from either the Eckington railway or from the Metropolitan railway, or from the Metropolitan railway over the Columbia read to end over the District of Columbia Suburban railway, or vice versa, for 3 cents, in addition to the regular fare, of which 3 gents the District of Columbia Suburban road shall receive 2 cents and the urban roads 1 cent. For the purposes of said transfers the Columbia railroad and the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railroad, from Massachusetts avenue to the Center market, and the Columbia railroad and the Metropolitan railroad, from New York ave- nue to the Center market, shall be consid- ered one line. Can Use the Trolley. There is a curious fact to be noted in connection with the second section of the bill, which relates to the motive power to be employed. As now amended it is very brief and to the point, permitting the com- pany to use the trolley, and leaving the case there wide open. The section is thus framed: “Section 2—That said company may run public carriages propelled by overhead elec- tric or trolley power.” This would not be so interesting were the company to be confined entirely to the suburbs; but as the matter now stands the road is to be allowed to run up 15th street east in order to connect with the three east and west lines. According to this bill, thus framed, the company will thereYore be permitted to build and operate an over- head trolley line from the intersection of 15th and H streets northeast to the corner of 15th and East Capitol streets, a dis- tance of about fourth-fifths of a mile. Section 25 is new, consisting of an amend- ed copy of Senate bill 2771, authorizing the extension of the Columbia road. That part which authorizes the northwest extension beyond the War Department is stricken out. The second section of the original bill is retained, authorizing an extension along the Benning and Bladensburg roads. on the former to Central avenue and on the latter to the District line. The section providing for the removal of the 14th street cars of the avenue line, from th street between New York avenue and Pennsyl- vania avenue to l4th street, is eliminated. ©. ____ THE DOCKERY COMMISSION. More Changes in Department Methods Are Recommended. The Dockery commission has proposed a change in the methods of copying letters in the departments. t is recommended that the handwritten r€cord of letters sent be dispensed with; that they be written upon the typewriter with one or more czrbon copies and be press-copied in tissue books, the carbon copy being retained in a convenient place, without handling, for the purpose of bind- ing into volumes, and paged te correspond with the” numbers of the pages in press- ccpy books, that the letter press copy books be used for the convenience of the office in referring to current matters, and in the course of years, as they become worn and faded or not frequently referred to, be dis- pensed with, the permanent record being the bound carbon copies. There should be an index made from the press copy books, to be used in connection with them, and when they are dispensed with, the index should be put with the permanent record, it being applicable to both sets. For such nary character, relating to cases that are filed, including decisions, rulings, etc., ex- tra carbon copies should be made, so that one could be filed with case, making the matter in it complete, and at the same time keeping a complete record of letters sent. The commission also recommends tiat the work of checking paid money crders against the reports of issue be discontin- ued, for the following reasons: The checking of the coupons against the reports of issue is sufficlent to determine the Gebit. Assorting in numerical order according to the oftze of issue serves to detect the double payment of money orders in cases where duplicates have, been issued, as the duplicates bear the same number as the originals and are filed in the same place. There is a larger force engaged up- on this work now than there was at the time of the report of September 18, 1803, on account of bringing up to date the ar- rears. When this is accomplished, it is estimated that there would be a saving of akout thirty clerks, at a cost, say, of $3,000, by adopting this recommendation. The commission also recommends a change in the method of auditing accounts of collectors of customs, which would add about ten clerks to the office of the auditor of the Treasury Department. —_——_+ e+____. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. It Will Not Get Through the Sennte Without Opposition. The naval appropriation bill will not get through the Senate without opposition. Many of the amendments made in the com- mittee on appropriations will be strongly antagonized, and there will be a persistent effort to have others inserted which were not made. The principal contest will come on the provision for battle ships, and the eommittee on naval affairs will lead in the effort to have the bill amended so as to permit the building of the three ships pro- vided for In the House bill. This comn tee held a special meeting a few days since on this subject, and unanimously indorsed the provision as it came from the House, and it is understood- that some of the members feel that A serious mistake has {been made by the appropriations commit- i The conmittee also has other causes ances.as the majority of its recom- re ignored. Among other of the committee to taken Is that of recom- the restitution of time penalties to one firm and withholding the recom- mendation in a similar case for another. The Esxex at Barbndoes. mending The training ship Essex has arrived at | Barbadoes after two weeks’ target practice. ccmmunications as are of more than ordi-. THE SILVER PARTY Difficulties That Have Arisen in Making the New Alignment. RACE QUESTION IN A NEW FORM Democracy and Republicanism in the West and South. THE .SOUTH HESITATES —————— The advanced silver men, anxious to move rapidly in the cause of free coinage, and convinced that only through new align- ments can success be accomplished, are en- countering on the very threshold of the en- deavor to bring those alignments about an obstacle which threatens defeat to their purposes. Strangely enough, too, it is the old race question in a new form, and none tHe less embarrassing because of the new form and the attendant variations. The difficulty is illustrated by the attitude of two of the youngest and ablest of the champions of silver in the present House. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska and Mr. Bailey of Texas are both advocates of free coinage at 16 to 1, and both of opinion that the democ- racy should commit itself unreservedly to that policy. Mr. Bryan, however, having almost despaired of seeing his party shake itself clear of eastern influences, is willing now for a coalition, dealing with republi- cans and populists, and, indeed, with all men, regardless of past political affiliations, who may desire the success of silver above every consideration. He is willing to heip form and to join a new party, ff need be, to make a national campaign on the silver question and to draw the line sharply and completely between gold monometallisnr and bimetailism. But Mr. Bailey refuses to go this far. While admitting the existence of great difficulties in the way of accom- plishing the desired end within the demo- cratic party as at present led, he is not ready to leave the party nor as yet to make silver the sole issue as between the two old parties. Democracy to him represents more than silver. Republicanism to him is ob- jectionable on more accounts than its oppo- sition to free coinage. Fro this reason, eager as he is to see silver win, he cannot go, as Mr. Bryan is willing to go, into a coalition which would include an influential contingent of former republicans. Republicapism West and South. There ts much discussion of this matter in the circles in interest. These two men are thought to show pretty plainly the in- fluences of their respective environments. Mr. Bryan, as a democrat, has found fac- ing him in Nebraska a republican opposi- tion of great strength and the highest local standing. The party lines, though tightly drawn, have never indorsed anything but party measures. The democratic and the republican leaders have, on personal and on business grounds, been intimate and cordial. There were no differences but po- litical differences. The republicans that Mr. Bryan has met amd observed at home have been men with whom he has been very friendly on all other than political questions. There is nothing to make him hesitate, therefore, when he finds a repub- lican in Nebraska, cr elsewhere, willing to support a policy of free silver to the ex- clusion of other issues, to strike hands with him and train with him under the same flag. Mr. Bryan finds association with such a man more to his liking than that with an eastern democrat committed to the gold standard. But Mr. Bailey, it is pointed out, has had a very different sort of political training. Party contests in the south have for years been fierce and uncompromising. A great deal more than political issues have been involved in the divisions that sent one set of men into the dethocratic camp and an- other set into the republican camp. In fact, political questions have not infre- quently disappeared altogether, and ques- tions purely personal and social have taken their places. This produced bitterness and strife, and served very often to keep men far apart on all questions. ‘The republican- ism that Mr. Bailey has in view, therefore, goes beyond the silver question or any other one question. As a Texas democrat he cannot conceive of an alliance with re- publicans on any issue for any purpose. He feels that he cannot enter into one consistent with his past ,record. What would be the situation after the silver question was disposed of? What issues would then be presented, and what atti- tude would his allies take with regard to them? Might not some old issue be re- vived over which he and the republicans of the south had in the past waged a hot contest? He feels, therefore, that for the present at least he would do better to hold on to the democracy, for although the prospect for silver seems a little discourag- ing, that party, on other questions, repre- sents what he thinks is for the best inter- ests of his section. The Difficulty Seen, The men moving for a new party see their, difficulty. They concede that the two old parties are safe from overthrow unless the battering power can be commanded in the south and west. Those two sections are the strcngholds of silver. If they can- not be induced to lay aside other matters and come together for silver alone then nothing can be done. And as soon as the matter is presented there springs up at once the old cry. The south hesitates. She is afraid to leave her old mooring. She got there only after a protracted storm and heavy losses. She wants no renewal of that experience. Democracy to her means more than silver. She would like to have silver, but even free coinage would be dear at the risk of unsettling the local suprem- acy now established. .. Republicanism in the south is indissolu- bly allied with the race question and with the power of the colored vote. Democracy means white control. The democracy of the west has had no experience of this kind. The political bat- tle, then, has been pitched on other lines, and one of the principal lines has been sil- ver. fhe present proposition is to the west, therefore, a very simple one. .The times seem to be ripe for silver to win. But it will be necessary to make an alli- ance to accomplish the end. This alliance will involve great risk, Nothing risked, nothing gaincd. Republicans must leave their old camp for a new, and democrats likewise. Success is not possible under any other conditions. The west is disposed to respond. Mr. Bryan ts reckoned a good example of her courage and aggressiveness, and hes will- ing to make silver the sole issue and trust the issue to a coalition. But the democ- racy of the west alone, even if marshaled solidly in the end under Mr. Bryan’s lead- ership, will be powerless. The south must assist or success is impossible. Can the south for any reason be brought around? Pessible Presidentinl Candidates Quiet. It is noted that during the progress of all these preliminaries the possible presiden- tial candidates of the proposed coalition are observant and inactive. It is not time for them to appear on the scene. If the move- ment wins they are expected to come at once to the front, despite their present at- -titude. If the movement fails they will not have been ccmpromised by the pro- ceedings at any stage, and can continue the fight for silver in their own way within the ranks of their respective parties. But their eagle eyes, all the same, are wetching every maneuver, and the number cf their side suggestions to those on the stage is very large. TODAY'S CABINET MEETING CON FIRMED TODAY All the Members of the President's Official Family Present. : Mr. Bissell to Continue in Office Sev- cral Weeks Yet—Mr. Clevelan®# Will Not Go to the Capitol. There was a full attendance at today’s cabinet meeting, including Postmaster General Bissell and Secretary Carlisie. The lattef ts etill suffering from the effects of a recent attack of the grip, and is, as yet, unable to resume his official duties at the Treasury Department. There are so many important matters requiring his per- sonal attention before the adjournment of Congress, however, that he did not feel warranted in remaining away from today’s meeting. Although his successor has been appoint- ed, it is not probable that Mr. Bissell will relinquish control of the Pos: Office es- tablishment for several weeks yet. It is said that Mr. Wilson is run down in health by reason of his arduous legislative labors, and that he will reyuir2 a few weeks fur rest and recuperation before qualifying as Postmaster General. He and Mr. Bissell have an understanding to this effect, and the latter has consented to serve until Mr. Wilson feeis able to relieve him. Mr. Wilson was nominated at this time mainly for the purpose of naving the Senate pass upon the appointment before the rccess. Otherwise the change would have been de- layed until later in the spring to suit the convenience of Mr. Wilson. Today's meeting was entirely devoted to legislative matters, with “a view to the expedition of the business of Congress. This was the last regular meeting of the cabinet of the present Congress. There is every reason to believe, however, that a special meeting will be held early Monday morning for the consideration of any legis- lative business that may be enacted dur- ing the last hours of the session. Accord- ing to his present plan, the President will not visit the Capitol 6n Monday. He will insist upon having proper time to consider measures requiring his action, and will allow bills to fail to become laws rather than sign them without first having stud- ied the force and effect of their provisions. Therefore, bills that fail to reach him at least an hour before noon of Monday will stand a poor show of going upon the stat- ute books. All measures adopted by Con- gress since Monday last, that fail to re- ceive executive approval before the hour of final adjournment, will be lost. ° , THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. —— Only Two of the Thirteen Have Been Signed by the President. The Senate made unusal progress yester- dxy with the appropriation bills, and, after passing the sundry vivil and legislative, tcok up the deficiency for consideration. This was a surprise, as it had generally been thought the naval bill would follow the legislative, leaving the deficiency to the lust. If any of the bills were to fail through lack of time it had best be the deficiency, which does not provide for cur- rent cxpenses, and therefore its failure would not embarrass any of the executive functions of the government. On the oth- er hand, the naval service would be with- out money in case the bill providing for its maintenance should fail. But it is said that the democratic man- agers of the Senate prozram deciied that, inasmuch as there is always a long dispute in conference over the items of the defi- ciency bill, it were better to get that bill to conference as early as possible, so that soe time could be given by the conferees The calendar shows that the bills are in a very backward state. Only two of* the thirteen regular budgets have been signed by the President. These are the bills mak- ing appropriations for the Military Acad- emy and for the army. Two others, the pension and post office bills, have been signed by the presiding of- ficers of the two houses and will go to the President in a few hours. Seven bills are still in conference; these are the fortifica- tions, diplomatic, District, agricultural, In- dian, sundry civil and legislative bills. The conferees onthe fortifications bill have just agreed, and the measure will doubtless be presented to the Speaker and the Vice Pres- ident in a few hours, and will reach the President by tomorrow. The conferences on the legislative and sundry civil bills have just been crdered, and have hardly been begun. Those on the diplomatic and District bills are still in stubborn progress. The agricultural bill and also that for the Indian service will probably be finally passed in a very short time. It looks now as though a majority ef all the measures would reach the Presigent on Saturday evening or on Sunday. One or two cannot well get to him before Mouday morning, if then. There is an +xcellent prospect that some of the bills will receive their approval just in the nick of time, if at all. THE PRESIDENT ON SILVER. Encouraged by Foreign Action Look- ing to a Monetary Conference. Representative Bartholdt and Represen- tatives-elect Burton, Clark and Treloar of Missour!. had an interview with the Presi- dent at the White House yesterday, at which he said he was greatly encouraged by the recent acticn of the British house of commons favoring another monetary conference in the interests of bimetallism. According to reports, the President spoke freely cn the subject. “It looks like business,” he is quoted as having said. “The instructions given the British delegates to the last monetary con- ference were only arcund the edges. They did not mean anythir.g. Now it looks as if the English delegates to the next confer- ence may be expected to come with the in- tention of accomplishing something tangi- ble. Taney put me down as stubborn on this financial question,” continued the Presi- dent, “but I am not stubborn at all. I have some positive views on finance, and I can- not get rid of them.” He added, however, that he would will- ingly yield his views if anything better were offered, and he thought that the finan- cial question ought to be taken out of pol- itics and considered from a business and patriotic standpoint only. Referring to a widely quoted remark which he recently made to two members- elect, the President said: ‘“‘Three members of the next House were in to see me sey- eral days ago, and I asked them how they would like to spend the summer in Wash- ington. The remark got into the news- papers, and was taken to mean an extra session, but I did not intend it to be taken seriously. I have no idea of an extra ses- sion in my mind, and spoke only in a joc- ular manner.” —_—_—___-e—______ * Nominations by the President. The President has sent the following neminations to the Senate: ‘Treasury—Gcorge H. Small of Missouri to be assistant treasurer of the United States at St. Louis, Mo. Postmasters—Alfred D. Hoitt at Arling- ten, Mass.; Jonas W. Olson, Galva, IIL; Frank M. Moulton, Wenona, Ill; Charles A. Wells, Coffeyville, Kan.; Willis E. Dow- ell, Missoula, Mont.; M. H. Huck, Schuyler, Neb.; Daniel A. Doyle, O'Neill, Nel Luther Clarke, Eureka, Nevada; Jacob H. Hoffman, Boonton, N. J.; P. P. Callery, Plymouth, Pa.; John B. Patterson, Corry, Pa.; Frank Feyler, Rochester, Pa.; J. At- wocd Pyle, West Grove, Pa.; Arthur Beardsley, Swarthmore, Pa. Withdrawn—E. C. Prescott, postmaster at Arlington, Mass. The Senate Approves Mr. Wilson's Appointment, OBJECTIONS WAIVED IN THIS CASE A Deadlock Over a South Dakota _ Nomination. MR. KYLE’S LONG SPEECH The Senate went irto executive session at 11:40 today, and immediately confirmed the nomination of Mr. W. L. Wilson of West Virginia to be Postmaster General. The motion for confirmation was made by Sen- ator Faulkner, to whom the privilege was conceded on account of the fact that he represents Mr. Wilscn’s state in the Senate, The fact that the Senate did not imme- diately confirm the nomination of Mr. Wil- son as Postmaster General brought to pub- lic notice the fact that the Senate was ina sort of deadicck so far as executive busi- ness was concerned, and all on account of a bitter contest between Senators Kyle and Pettigrew of South Dakota over the nomi- nation of A. D. Tinsley for postmaster at Sioux Falls. This nominee has been reported to the Senate from the post office committee ed- versely.. Mr. Pettigrew has wished to have the case disposed of now, which would mean that the postmaster would be re- jected. Mr. Kyle has desired to prevent action, so that with the adjournment of the Congress tke nominee, who is pre- sumably his friend, would simply fail of confirmation, but would not be rejected. The persistent objection of Mr. Kyle has blocked all work in executive session for several days, up to today. Immediately after the Wilson nomination was disposed of today, the contested nomi- nation of Tinsley was taken up and pro- geeded with. Owing to the fact that all the recent executive sessions have been held late in the day after the departure for: their homes of a majority of the Senators, it_has been impossible to secure a quorum. The executive session was called early today to insure the presence of a majority of Senators, and the effort was successful, for when Mr. Kyle made the point today sixty-three Senators answered to their names. Mr. Kyle then took the floor, and began what promised to be a long speech. It is understood that he hopes to prevent: action at the present session, and thus pre- vent rejection. It was feared that this contest would be allowed to stand in the way of Mr. Wil- son’s confirmation, but objection was waived on his behalf. At the conclusion of Senator Kyle's speech a vote was taken, and Mr. Tinsley’s oer was rejected. The vote stood 0 41. ——_-e. TALK OF CABINET CHANGES. Renewed Rumors of to Fol- lew Justice Jackson's Retirement. Gossip of further cabinet changes is re- newed today. The Senators who have been trying to secure the resolution for the retirement of* Justice Jackson from Supreme bench express the opinion that they will be able to get-the resolution through the Senate before the adjourn- ment, as they have reconciled some of the Senators who opposed it. The possibility that this may be done if the opposition is entirely withdrawn is the foundation of the renewed talk of cabinet changes. The report today is that the retirement of jus- tice Jackson would be followed by the ap- pointment of Carlisle to the Supreme bench, the‘ transfer of Lamont to the Treasury Department and the appointment of Tracey of Albany as Secretary of War. ——~o+—____ NO FEAR OF CHANGE. Post Office Officials on Good Terms With Mr. Wilson. ‘There is a serene air uround the Post Office Department which testifies to the belief, general in those precincts, that no alteration in the present placid and con- servative administration is to be made. April 1 is the date set for the transfer of the department from Mr. Bissell to Mr. Wilson, All the officials there are on especially easy terms with Mr. Wilson, bo- cause of his frequent visits both for busi- ness and social parposes. A Star reporter talked with a majority of the people of importance there, and it was difficult to find one who was not a personal friend of the soon-to-be Postmaster General. There seems to be no trepidation among any of the subordinates. They feel perfectly se- cure, and no turn over in the conduct of department matters ig even thought of. Thanks to Chairman McCreary. At the last ineeting df the House foreign affairs committee, yesterday, Mr. Hitt of Illinois, the ranking republican member, offered a resolution extending to Mr. Me- Creary the thanks of the committee for the satisfactory manner in which he has presided over their deliberations. It was unanimously adopted, and Mr. McCreary, in reply, mace a brief speech, expressing his appreciation of the cordial feelings which have always chacterized their of-*, ficial relations. ——_-2—____ The Battleship Esmeralda. Mr. Kurino, the Japanese iainister, has received a dispatch from his government announcing the safe arrival of the Esmer- alda, the battle ship purchased from the Chilean government, and saying that her captain and other officers have received elegant presents from the government for their action in the matter. ' The New Bonds. Up to this morning the bureau of en- graving and printing had delivered $3,000,- 000 of the new 4 per cent bonds to the Treasury Department, and it is expected that the deliveries will average at least $1,000,000 a day until completed. The bonds will not be issued to the syndicate for some days yet. 2+ Government Coinage. The coinage executed at the mints of the United States during the month of Febru- ary was as follows: Gold, $6,143,800; silver, $491,000; minor coin, $57,300; total coinage, $6,692,100. Of the silver coined, $200,000 was in standard silver dollars, the same as dur- ing the month of January. e+ Minister Heard Qualifies. Mr. Heard of Pennsylvania, the newly ap- pointed minister to Liberia, qualified at the State Department today and received his final instructions. The oath of office was administered to him by Notary Harry Bryan. He will leave for his distant post in a few days. - oo Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $253,172. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $659,105; customs, $599,686; miscellaneous, $12,661. —_—____-e. Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total nureber of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was forty-three, Of this number twenty-seven were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations and the remainder by removals.