Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR [ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsy’ Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, the ———— ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers fn t! city by carriers, ou thelr own account, at 10 cents Sg or 44 cents month. les at the Rrunter cents each. 'y mai in the Talted’ states or Canada cents Pfaturday Sheet Star, year, with foreign posters aie goo (Entered at the Post at Washington, D. C., |-class mail matter.) ‘All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. ites of advertising made known on application. = Che Fen Star. No. 13,102. WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE REAL MEANING|THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE) AROUND WEI-HAI-WEI How the Extreme Silver Men Look on the Conference. SUSPICIOUS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ACTION | They Fear History Will Be Re- peated in Legislation. THE CONSERVATIVE VIEW The President’s expressed approval of the proposed international monetary con- ference confirms the worst suspicions the extreme silver men have entertained of the real meaning of the movement. The acquiescence of England, even, operated not so strongly on their apprehensions and beliefs. The President, in their eyes, is more English than the English themselves on the question of a gold standard, and when he commends a movement having for its declared purpose the rehabilitation of silver, the all-for-silver men either draw back outright or else are disposed to be mere strictly on guard than ever. In their judgment, the rivers will run up hill before either Mr. Cleveland or the money power of England will be found working cordially and without reservation of any kind in the interests of the white metal. They Remember the 18SS Situation. Many of the silver men are thoroughly Persuaded now that the proposed confer- ence will, if held, come under the sway of the gold men, and be made to answer the ends in the main of the single gold stand- ard party. They point to the situation in this country in 1888, when the two old parties in national convention found them- selves obliged to make concessions to silver, and engaged in an effort to outbid each other in their platforms for the sup- port of the friends of silver. What the democracy would have done in the way of legislation at that time must always re- main a matter merely of speculation. The democracy did not win that fight, and hence its expressions of loyalty to silver tock no other form than the rhetorical Persuasiveness of campaign literature. The republicans did win, and when the Fifty-first Congress assembled in Decem- ber, 1889, one of the most important du- ties that confronted it was the necessity of legislating on the subject of silver. The matter was taken up, and it proved to be more difficult than anybody had supposed it could be. The ablest men in the party took part in the conferences, and it was not until the next July, six months after the work was begun, that a measure was passed. And that measure, as the silver men now exclaim with a warning, was the famous Sherman act, which subsequently both sides repudiated, and which its author, only three years afterward, assisted in re- pealing. Fear History Will Be Repeated. Turning to the present situation, the sil- ver men fancy they see a purpose on the part of the opposition to repeat, with for- eign aid, this well known history. Silver has again grown so strong that the gold men must make concessions of some kind to it. The next presidential campaign is even now in its incipient stages. The bid- ding for support has already begun. What shall be—or rather what must be—given for silver? It will no longer do to sneer at silver. The administration, with all of its power; cannot force the issue to the rear, and the republicans are pledged not to . try to do so. Something, therefore, must be done, and this international conference is seized upon. The intention {s, as-the extreme silver men believe, to make the deliberations of the conference serve as the basis only for campaign platforms and campaign litera- ture in this country next year, and thereby prevent the silver issue from being drawn sharply in the national campaign. Both parties, as In 1888, will bid for silver sup- port, with the money power dividing its campaign contributions, so as to have a Hien on legislation no matter which side wins. Then, after election, and when the Fifty-fifth Congress comes to power, there will be another Sherman law, or some- thing with similar design, and with the foreign trade mark upon it, and, as before, a makeshift will be enacted and silver be left with the bag to hold. This is the way the thing looks to the men who just now are urging the making of silver the paramount issue for 1896, and the forming of a coalition to put the program through. The history of the Sherman act, they as- sert, Is easy reading. The lesson they re- gard as obvious, and the duty of the real friends of silver as plain as a pike staff. The Conservative View. The more conservative silver men dissent from this view. Much as they believe in silver, and as far as they are willing to go to aid the cause, they are yet unpersuaded of the wisdom of attempting to make a national campaign on that issue alone. Nor do they believe that the full fruits of such a victory, conceding it possible to win a victory, could be applied. All legislation, they point out, is in the nature of a com- Promise. Even if silver should have been the one issue in the national campaign it would not be the only subject presented for consideration to the Firty-fifth Congress. Other important matters ‘will, as always, press for attention, and these could be and can be used in combinations, if necessary, against silver. If a compromise is likely, therefore, almost certain, indeed, why not, they ask, have the benefit of international Buggestions on the subject? Because the Sherman law failed as a compromise is no good reason why a satisfactory compromise should be despaired of in all circumstances. The Sherman law, even at the time of its adoption, satisfied nobody. The men who framed it and the men who opposed it alike Baw its inadequacy and ephemeral charac- ter. That may be used as a chart to enable the new pilots to steer clear of the old rocks. Indifference of Extremists. Naturally, the extreme silver men are indifferent both as to who shall go as del- egates to the conference or where the con- ference shall meet. Whether London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels or Vienna is chosen will mean the same thing to them. Gold is powerful in Great Britain and in every European capital, and its ablest champions will be present as delegates or honored vis- itors throughout the entire meeting. There must be a strong gold influence felt first and last, no matter the place where or the circumstances under which the meeting takes place. And, so far as the American delegates are concerned, what impression, the silver men ask, may they be expected to make, with the executive against them and the party coming into power in Con- gress, led by Mr. Sherman in the one house and by Mr. Reed in the other? What Euro- pean statesman could be made to respect a@ suggestion as to silver coming from such a source, no matter how ably presented? But show him that the south and west to- gether can control the situation in the United States, and have united for that purpose, and he will have something to think out. And then, whether much or nothing comes of the conference, the case go far as the United States is concerned will be in its best form for silver, and everybody at home and abroad may take the proper warning. —+e+___ Naval Movements, The flagship New York and the cruisers Cincinnati and Raleigh arrived at Trinidad Yesterday, where they will await the ar- rival of the Minneapolis before inaugurat- ing fleet evolutions. Meeting of the Executive Committee Here Today. Arranging the Manifold Details of the Great Convention to Be Held Next Summer at Cleveland. Thirteen of the forty-nine members of the executive committee of the National Republican League of the United States assembled themselves in a comfortable, chatty little@rcup in one corner of the north parlor of the Arlington this morn- ing at 11 o’clock, and began a most im- portant business session. Mr. William ‘W. Tracy, president of the league, acted as chairman of the committee, and Mr. An- drew B. Humphrey,secretary of the league, acted a& scribe for the committee. Members Present. Those present were: W. W. Tracy, Chi- cage, Ill.; A. B. Humphrey, New York city; Maj. A. G. Negley, Florence, Ala. Frank J. Cannon, Salt Lake City, Utah; Albert Campbell, Effingham, Ill; Gen. E. A. McAlpin, New York city; Geo. R. Gait- ner, Baltimore, Md.; Dr. G..W. Marshall, Milford, Del.; F. W. Bicknell, Des Moines, Ia.; Col. H. De B. Clay, Newport News, Va.; Congressman-elect Mondell of Wyo- ming, Dan A. Ray, Washington, D. C.; H. S. Peck, Burlington, Vt- The meeting of the committee was in executive session. Necessarily its trans- actions were under the seal of secrecy, and as they were conducted in low tones in a corner of the big parlor remotest from the only door, the committee had greater success than the United States Senate has in similar struggles for secrecy. A National Convention. ‘The committee will be in session here for three days, its principal task being to ar- range all details for the eighth annual convention of the league, to be held June 19, at Cleveland, Ohio. The various ques- tions gathered about the holding of a great rational convention are under considera- tion today. The selection of a building, raising of funds, contracts for transporta- tion and similar details were up and under discussion. “There’s no politics in this meeting,” said Secretary Humphrey ‘this afternoon. “It is strictly a business meeting, and things are moving along at such a lively rate, with everybody interested and either making motions or voting, that it would be impossible to say just what has been or will be done. We are getting ready for one of the greatest political meetings Tre- publicans will ever see, and we propose to do it thoroughly and well.” No Preferences Expressed. The individual members of the committee express no personal preferences for the campaign of 1896. Some are known to be strong Harrison men, and they “hope to get something for their man from holding the pext convention so near his home. But there are also McKinley men on the com- mittee, and they say the league convention will be a stand-off, so far as its proximity to the two possible candidates is concerned. All of the committeemen speak kindly and admiringly of Tom Reed, who don’t live anywhere near Cleveland. SUGAR LEGISLATION. An Effort to Secure Action by Con- gress in the Closing Hours. Secretary Searles of the American sugar trust is here making an -ffort to secure important legislation relative to sugar in the closing hours of the session. The proposition of Mr. Searles is that Congress shall insert an amendment in the diplo- matic appropriation bill to repeal the one- tenth discriminating duty on saw sugar im- ported into this country. The argument which Mr. Searles has been using is that the adoption of this amendment would re- move the embargo which Germany end France have imposed upon American meat products. France, it is claimed, agrees to this, and the German minister is said to have stated that such legislation would be satisfactory to his government. Mr. Henry Reed of Boston, a sugar refiner, who is also here, doubts whether such iegislation is expedient. It is to be noticed that the sugar trust does not seek to remove the differential on refined sugar. It is alming te secure its own raw material free, and thus add to its profits by the removal of the duty upon raw sugar, by the claim that such action would relieve the exist- ing embargoes. THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY. The Latest Print of the Bill Has Not the Urban Trolley Feuture. When the latest print of House bill 6816 reached the Capitol this morning from tke printing office it was quite different fron the measure which was reported from the District committee yesterday. This was the bill extending the charter of the Dis- trict of Columbia Suburban Railway Com- pany, to which attention was called in yesterday’s issue of The Star. As it now appears in print the bill is quite beyond reproach. Although section 2 remains, with its provisions authorizing the com- pany to use the overhead trolley, the route of the road is so laid down as to prevent the encroachment of the overliead wires within the city limits. The new line will stop at the intersection of 15th street and Florida avenue northeast, instead of con- tinuing up 15th street to East Capitol. There are now but twenty-four sections of the bill, instead of twenty-five, which was the number contained in the measure re- ported from the committee on the District yesterday morning. It was the 25th sec- tion, now eliminated, which authorized the Columbia company to extend its tracks out the Benning road, and also out the Bladensburg road to the District Tine. Had this latter extension been built, together with the line of the suburban road, as au- therized by the bill, there would have been two lines of tracks on Bladensburg road. But section 25 no longer exists in the latest print of this bill. The reason for this may seem mysterious until it becomes known that late yesterday afternoon there was a hurried consultation on the floor of the Senate of the members of the District committee on the subject of this bill. The inadvertent provisions, to which attention was called in yesterday’s Star, had been noticed by the members of the committee, vho hastened to correct them. So the bill was amended to its present form, the re- pert being changed to this end after being informally withdrawn. The committee at its session yesterday morning did not in- tend to authorize these items as a part of the bill, which were incorporated in the report through a misunderstanding. And so the error was corrected in time to prevent possible legislation that might at some future time greatly embarrass the District committees and. the citizens of Washington. o WEATHER FOR MARCH. Gales to Be Less Frequent Than in February. The weather predictions for this month on the North Atlantic issued by the hydro- graphic office are as follows: “Gales less frequent than in February, and not so violent. Off the American coast. north of Hatteras occasional northwesterly winds. Along the transatlantic steamer routes gales about once in six days, with periods of strong northwesterly winds. Near the Azores gales about once In ten days. Fog on the Grand Banks and the New England coast. Ice on the Grand Banks as far south as 43 degrees north, with field ice south and east of Newfoundland.” Story of the Japanese Campaign Against That Place, DESPERATE RESISTANCE OF CHINESE Garrisons Had Fled When Forts Were Finally Occupied. HARD WORK OF THE FLEET TOKIO, February 1, per steamer City of Peking, via San Francisco, March 2. Wei-Hai-Wei will be remembered in the history of this war as the first spot at which the easy progress of the Japanese was interrupted by serious and prolonged resistance on the part of their enemy. The town itself, from which the naval station derives its name, together with its for- midable and elaborate. chain of land de- fenses, was captured with the usual facil- ity, and wherever the Chinese were free to escape they disappeared hefore anything like severe fighting was attempted on either side. But those who found themselves’ sur- rounded at the beginning of the affray seemed animated bya spirit of deflance wholly out of keeping with the previous attitude and actions of their countrymen. This change of bearing is attributed by some to the presence of a few foreigners among the besieged; by others to the wild desperation which was fastened upon the garrison when their position was discover- ed to be hopeless and death appeared in- evitable. The Aim in Taking Wei-Hai-Wei. The harbor of Wei-Hal-Wel is to the southern entrance of the Gulf of Pechill what Port Arthur was at the north. Its possession was not really essential to the Japanese, whose navy had free ingress to the gulf, but its capture was thought de- sirable, partly as a brilliant addition to the prestige of the conquerors, and partly to set at rest all anxieties with respect to the still powerful fleet commanded by Ad- miral Ting. After a successful landing in January the march inland from the hay near Yung Chen began on the “th and 30th of that month, and before the even- ing of the last-named day the heights over- looking the harbor were reached and the first group of forts, at Pochi-Hai-Su, were taken. The contest at this point was the severest in which the Japanese troops were engag- ed. Their losses were not heavy in number, being limited to less than 100 killed and wounded, but the death of the general commanding the first brigade of the sixth, or Kumamato division, was a veritaole calamity. Of fighting leaders the Japanese army has a profusion. With skilled students of strategy it is not so liberally provided. Maj. Gen. Otera was as sagacious in plan- ning campaigns as energetic in executing them. It was he who laid out the meve- ment against Port Arthur. He was the first of his grade to fall in the war. The forts seized by the Kumamaio brigade were four in number. Most of their gyns were in good order and were immediately turned upon the Chinese ships and bat- teries on the islands in the hay. Sudden Snow Storm. Meanwhile the second grand division from Sendai proceeded along a range of bluffs, driving the enemy like sheep before them. No opposition worth speaking of was offered, and the works on the oppo- site side of the western headland would have been promptly captured but for a sudden downfall of blinding snow, which brought military operations to a standstill. The soldiers suffered greatly from expo- sure to the piercing cold, and it was not until the morning of February 2, that the task allotted to them was accomplished. Not a soul confronted them as they en- tered the fortifications. The garrisons had all fled, but ngt without leaving some evi- denees of thoughtfulness and caution be- hind them. The big cannon had been thrown from the walls or otherwise ren- dered useless, and the expectation of train- ing them upon the comradés of their for- mer owners was necessarily given over. The share of the army in reducing Wel- Hai-Wei was practically at an end. Small bodies of engineers and artillerists were set to work planting mortars and guns at advantageous spots and some of these were afterward served with decisive effect, but the main interest of the proceedings were transferred to the lower level of the bay. The Fleet Suffers. Admiral Ito's ships had been much more harshly dealt with by the tempest than Gen. Oyama’s soldiers. The latter had found shelter of some sort, while the fleet was so beaten about by the raging winds that its position outside of Wei-Hal-Wei could not be maintained,and for three days, from January 31 until February 2, it was obliged to take refuge in the waters of Yung Chen, more than a score of miles away. The Japanese admiral had intended to commence his attack on January 30. At the outset little could be done with his men-of-war, owing to the difficulty of en- tering the harbor. All the openings had been blocked by strong barricades of chain. The Chinese ships within occupied a basin, fifteen or more miles long by five or six in depth. With this space at their disposal they could not easily be reached by artillery from any point held by the Japanese troops. The only resource, then, was the torpedo boats. If a breach could be made in the barrier these compact messengers of destruction might burst in among the ironclads and alone accomplish their errand of annthila- tion, Six of them were selected to under- take this exploit on the night of January 30, but through some unlucky blundering they were met by a heavy fire from their friends in Po-Chi-Yai-Su forts as they were endeavoring to force the eastern channel. ‘This compelled a postponement of twen- ty-four hours, but before the newly desig- nated time had come a snow storm was driving the entire body of ships, large and small, far away from the scene. Three days were thus lost and nothing was done until the night of February 3, when the torpedo boats renewed their attempt. Attacking the Warships. Again they were unsuccessful, the bar- rier proving impassable for that occasion. But a good beginning had been made, and en the following night a flock of giant- killers made an aperture about 100 yards broad, and after carefully picking their way through bore down at topmost speed on these Chinese flagships, which even in the blackness of midnight was distinguish- able by its huge bulk. At a distance of 400 meters they sent their torpedoes plunging ahead, repeating discharges until the supply was exhausted. The big iron clad was not immediately sunk, but it was wounded to death. Its side was torn away, and the injury inflicted was so ruinous that Admiral Ting is said to have lost no time in transferring his quarters to the Chen Yuen, the second of Pei-Yang squadron, which, though recently badly damaged by running upon a rock, had been sufficiently repaired to take place in the line. Other Chinese vessels were struck, and one, supposed to be a gunboat, was sent to the bottom. Four of the torpedo boats returned to their station outside the har- bor, though one of them had been hit forty-seven times, and all were pretty badiy knocked out. The other two were destroyed and many of their crews were killed by the fire of the enemy or frozen’to death after having swam ashore. On the night of February 5 a fresh tor- pedo squadron was-sent to continue the work, and made an end of two,. if not mere of the Chinese cruisers, without themselves suffering as severely as their predecessors. It was afterward learned that the little craft had been instrumental in sinking ‘the Wei-Yuén and the Sing- Yuen, together with several smaller ves- sels. On the morning of the 6th only four of the once redoubtable Pei-Yang division of the navy remainéd fit for service. The large ships of Admiral Ito had thus far done little but shell the forts on the two islands. On the Oth they rested en- tirely, beginning anew and with ~edoubled energy on the 7th. By this time the gun- ners on shore were able to co-operate ef- fectively, especially at the eastern edge of the harbor. Compelled the Garrison to Leave. Soon after dawn one of their shells ex- ploded a magazine of Ji Island, tearing asunder the walls of the fort and com- pelling the garrison to hurry across to Liu Kung. While the assailants were cheering one another over this piece of good for- tune a more exciting ineldent followed. A flock of Chinese torpedo boats broke away from the main body lying behind Liu Kung and with two or three light- draught steamers steered through the bar- ricade near its western end and raced along shore toward Chefoo. Their speed was not equal to that of the first of the Japanese flying squadron, which set off in pursuit with such alacrity that the fugitives were all overtaken within two hours. Some were run down and sunk, others were disabled by rapid-firing guns, and the balance weré driven into the bay to the east of Chefoo, where most of them sur- rendered. I A few ran ashore, and, being deserted by the crews, were rendered powerless for further mischief before the pursuers 1e- turned to their duty at Wei-Hal-Wei. A Pitinble Situation, The situation of the defenders was now pitiable indeed. An incessant cannonade was directed at them from heights where the heavy long-range pieces had been planted, and the places’where they found the shelter in the early days of combat no longer afforded protection. The soldiers in the torta were less liable to be slaughtered than those on board the ships, but even their ranks were gradually thinned, while their efforts at retaliation were totally ineffective. Though they would, perhaps, have fought desperately to the end in a hand-to-hand conflict, their energies appeared to sink-as their destiny was seen to be inevitable.! On the 9th of February ‘gonsiderable ac- tivity was displayed, two of the ships en- deavoring to dislodge an inconvenient. bat- fe on ene western neaerant but from at date the energy o Chin E ily diminished. be emer Biead On the 12th a formal offer of surrender was sent under a flag of truce, the ad- miral proposing to give over everything at his disposal on condition that the yes of all who served him, espestally the Zgreign- ers, should be spared. His action js-¢rave- ly censured, the universal opinion. being that if he could no longer hold .out» he should have found means ‘to: destroy =the. valuable property in his voptrol instea@ of delivering it up to the conquerors. = = Capitulation; =" His terms, however, weré' Hy agreed to, and on the following day the Japanese began the work of taking over the four large ships left in serviceable condftion, several gunboats and torpedo craft, the artillery of the forts and the stores aud CS and food. The Chen Yuen is much hurt, but can b repaired. There aré hopes yindaed, that the Ting Yuen and a few others may. be raised and successfully floated. However viewed, the result is of pro- digious importance to the winning side. The question of Admira] Ting’s future is curiously debated. That’ he can never re- turn to China seems to be erally ad- mitted. Japan would undoubtedly give him refuge, and tt is possible he may end his days as a pensioner in'the lagg, which he once proclaimed, rhimself able to. master with no other force than “that of his ‘tiow- beaten fleet. The losses 'of the Japanese throughout the campaign have been slight, the severest casualties having been those of the torpedo crews. Reports are conflict- ing and will not be adjusted for several jays. Of the Chinese losses scarcely any details are yet known. It is rumored in Tokio that after order is restored at Wel-Hai-Wel and the military situation in Ching Kiang be- comes quieter than at present the Emperor. of Japan may proceed to China and es- tablish his headquarters in some fortress recently captured by his army. ae LIGHT HOUSES AND DUCKS. A Proposed Presidential Expedition After Congress Adjourns. ‘The light house tender Violet is now on her way from Baltimore to Washington for the purpose of taking the President and Secretary Carlisle away on a tour of inspection of light houses, similar to those made by the President’ and Secretary Gresham last year. The Violet will reach here tomorrow, and will be held to await the convenience of the President. So far as can be learned, the party will leave here as soon after the adjournment of Congress as possible, and the indications are that the tender Violet will steam away by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week for a cruise of several weeks in the duck- abounding waters of Chesapeake bay and the sounds of North Carolina. The Presi- dent and the Secretary of the Treasury are run down in health in consequence of their extremely arduous labors during the ses- sion of Congress now drawing slowly to a close, and are said to be greatly in need of a season of rest and, relaxation. It is possible that Secretary Gresham may ac- company the party, but the congenial pres- ence of Capt. Robley D. Evans of the navy will certainly be missing .on this occasion. He is in command of the cruiser New York. last reported at Trinidad. It is not known who will take his place in command of the proposed expedition against the succulent water fowl. —_—_———_-e—______ Agreement on the Agricultural Bill. The conferees on the agricultural appro- priation bill have reached an agreement. The House conferees receded on the prin- cipal amendment made by the Senate, that providing for the inspection of live cattle, the meat of which is to be exported, and the Senate from the amendment appro- priating $40,000 for the extermination of the gypsy moth. The appropriation of $15,- 000 to enable the Secretary,of Agriculture to continue his trrigation experiments was left as fixed by the House, and not re- duced to $8,000, as proposed by the Senate. The Senate provision increasing the total appropriation for the weather bureau from $860,000 to $855,000 is retained. The Senate provision providing that the statistician, botanist and other experts of the Agri- cultural Department shall be chiefs of di- visions was accepted by the House con- ferees, but the increase of pay provided by the Senate was objected to by them, and the Senate conferees receded from these amendments. ———-e+_____ Appointed Assistant Paymaster. Mr. Richard Hatton, appointed aasistant paymaster in the navy today, is a son of the late Mr. Frank Hatton, Postmaster General under President Arthur and for several years editor of the Post. He was educated at Princeton College and has made his home in this city for several years past. ar Library Clerk and Cataloguer Wanted The civil service commigsion will hold an examination March 22: for the position of library clerk, and March 22 and 23 for the pesition of library cataloguer, Department of Agriculture. The salary of the library cataloguer is $1,200 per annum and that of library clerk "$540 per annum. I TO FIX THE BLAME|THE DEFICIENCY BILL/A SERIOUS ASPECT Rigid Examination Into the Mexican Railway Disaster. THE ENGINEER PLACED UNDER ARREST Trucks of the Tender Slipped Out of Place. CONDUCTOR’S DECLARATION CITY OF MEXICO, March 1.—The Mex- ican government has commenced a rigid examination of the train men and officials of the Interoceanic railroad in an attempt to fix the culpability for the terrible rail- way disaster. The engineer, conductor and brakemen on the train which was wrecked were ex- amined, and fuller reports of the disaster are expected. The engineer was John Neufer, and the ecnductor, J. H. Steele, both Americans. The Jefe Politico of Tenango had the bodies of the dead laid out on the bank for identification on the arrival of the relief train, and refused to permit them to be brought to the city, awaiting complete of- ficial examination of the scene of the wreck. They were still lying there at noon yes- terday when the regular train went by af- ter the wreck was cleared away. The bodies, terribly mangled, lie festering in the sun, piled up like cord wood. The entreaties of friends and relatives have thus far been of little avail in gaining possession of the re- mains, the greater part of which will today be buried in a great trench, being dug near the tracks. - Three policemen sent out from this city cn the rescue train marshaled the wounded | when they were brought in last night. Those who could not walk were carried on litters, So far as can be ascertained, all the killed and wounded were of the lower class. No person of any prominence nor any for- eigners were in the accident. The Engineer Diseppears. The engineer disappeared after the wreck occurred, but was captured at Chalco. He and the other trainmen are held as pris- oners, pending the official investigation. A number of the wounded cannot possibly live. Conductor Steele made a declaration be- fore a judge in this city, and was allowed his liberty or his own recognizance. The Jefe Politico of Chalco yesterday in- structed the judge in whose district the ac- cident occurred to give decent burial to all bodies not claimed by relatives or friends. ‘Those that are not claimed will be finally brought to this city for interment. The Ito Rosas, the government inspector of the Interoceanic, has gone to the scene of the wreck and will make his report. Caune of the Wreck. - Officials of the railroad say the wreck was caused by the trucks of the tender | slipping out of place. The first coach on striking them immediately left the track and was telescoped by the second coach, the remaining coach piling on top. The thousands of Amecamoce pilgrims, although their tickets are good until the 4th instant, are all rushing back home, a train load having already arrived. The religious festivities at Amecamoca each year are among the largest gatherings held in Mexico, the Sacred mountain being visited at this period by thousands of re- ligious enthusiasts, gamblers and trades- men. S. O. Moran, a grandson of Foreign Min- ister Mariscal, died here yesterday trom in- ‘Juries received in the wreck. STONED THE WORKERS. ‘Trouble With the Martin's Ferry, 0., Strikers Continues. MARTIN’S FERRY, Ohio, March 2.—The order of Mayor Westwood to the special police on guard at the Buckeye Glass Works to disperse all crowds of over two assembling on the streets near the works was enforced last night, and caused con- siderable feeling among the strikers. Late last night a brick was thrown at Special Policeman Mitchell and an employe return- ing from a grocery. Fred. Ritter and his daughter were stoned this morning on their way to the works. More warrants have been sworn out for beys for assaulting employes. Manager Humphrey was escorted to and from a so- cial assembly last night by policemen. The output of ware is increasing. Se SOUTHERN RAILWAY ACQUISITIONS. Roads in the South Bought by the Big Organization. ATLANTA, Ga., March 2.—The Southern railway has bought from John H. Inman of New York the controlling interest in the Asheville and Spartanburg and Spartan- burg Union and Columbia railroads, in South Carolina, and yesterday took formal possession of and began operating the prop- erties. It is understood that the price in- cluded $2,000,000 in Southern ratiway se- emee besides a considerable amount of cash, —>___ THREE MORE CORPSES FOUND. The Disaster in Orchard Street, New York. NEW YORK, March 2.—The fall of the building in course of construction in Orch- ard street yesterday is found to have been more destructive of life than was supposed. ‘Today three corpses were removed from the ruins, making the casualties five killed and eight seriously injured. The bodies recov- ered today are those of John Marle, James Ross and Joseph Marro, all of whom were employed upon the building. It is possible that as the work of clearing away the de- bris progresses other bodies may be found, as there are still several men who wer? at work upon the building who are not ac- counted for. —————— New Infantry Tactics Shown. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 2.—An in- teresting exhibition has been given at Van- couver barracks by Capt. Eastman of the fourteenth infantry, U. 8. A., who had his company execute before Brig. Gen. Otis his new system of tactics, whereby the com- pany can be formed -without counting off. its merit lies in its simplicity, enabling the rawest recruits to perform all neces- sary company movements after a few hours’ instructions. It introduces an im- proved group system in extended order. ——— Hurt by the “Free Zone.” EL PASO, Texas, March 2.—An employe of the Southern Pacific railroad is circulat- ing for sigratures a petition to President Cleveland asking him to withhold his sig- nature from the resolution prohibiting for- eign goods from being shipped in bond through the United States into the “free zone” of Mexico. The petition has been signed numerously by railroad employes and persons holding interests in the free zone. The business men of El Paso and all along the border on the American side are greatly injured by the ‘‘free zone.” Chicago Molding Works Burned. CHICAGO, Il., March 2.—The Globe mold- ing works, Henry and Brown streets, were destroyed by fire today. Loss, $100,000. ‘rhe building stood among a large number of cottages, many of which narrowly escaped destruction. A Growing Probability That It Will Fail in Conference. The Administration Prefers This to the Adoption of All the Amendments. It is regarded as possible, if not prob- able, that the general deficiency bill will fail in conference. It is understood that the administration and the House commit- tee on appropriations prefer the failure of the bill to its adoption, with all the loads that have been put upon it in the Senate. No serious consequences would follow the failure of the bill, and it is said that the House conferees will take the position that the Senate must recede from the amend- ments objected to seriously or else let the bill die mn conference. If the Senate re- cedes the bill will become a law, otherwise it will probably fail. It is probable that the Senate will yield some of the more objec- tionable amendments, several of which were put on the bill to economize in time by relieving the Senate of discussion, and with the expectation that they could be dealt with summarily in conference. The Allowance for Clerlg Hire. One thing put in the bill by the House itself which the House conferees will not want the Senate to yield on is the provis- ion for an allowance of an extra hundred dollars on the account of clerk hire. It is understood that the President very se- riously objects to this on the ground that it amounts to nothing more nor less than the appropriation of an extra hundred dollars to each of the members themselves. This proposition differs very materially from that for an allowance for the regular employes of the two houses. The Extra Month’s Pay. ‘The allowance for an extra month’s vay for employes of the Senate and House of Representatives was first made in the Twenty-ninth Congress, and continued un- der the acts approved the following dates: August 3, 1846; March 3, 1847; August 7, 1818; March 9, 1849; September 20, 1850; March 30, 1851. Commencing July, 1854, 20 per cent was allowed on the salaries of all the employes of the Senate and House, in lieu of the extra month’s pay, and so con- tinued and was allowed by every Congress up to 1860, when, owing to the large ex- penditures on account of the war, it was discontinued, In July, 1879, on motion of Mr. Singleton of Mississippi, a joint reso- lution was passed by both houses for an extra month's pay unanimously. Afterward the zmendment was _incor- porated either in the sundry civil bill or the deficiency bill, as follows: July, 1879; March 3, 1880; July 7, 1884; March 4, 1885; March 2, 1889; March 3, 1891, and March 3, 1893. In the Fiftieth Congress Mr. Cum- mings, of New York introduced the amend- ment; in the Fifty-first Congress Mr. Wash- ington of Tennessee; in the Fifty-second Congress Mr. Wise of Virginia. The matter has always been allowed, and all resolutions and amendments in the ap- propriation bill have always been approved by the President, though it has always been a subject of criticism. o—-—_____ THE CONFERENCE STILL EXISTS. fhe International Monetary Confer- ence Has Never Been Dissolved. The debate in Congress on the subject of an international monetary conference shows that it is not generally understood that the last monetary conference has never been formally dissolved, and that the commis- sion on the part of the United States to that conference is really still in existence. The United States commissioners were ap- pointed by President Harrison November 10, 1893. The conference met at Brussels on November 22 of that year, and on De- cember 17 following adjourned to May 30, 1893, The United States delegates made a report to Congress of the proceedings of the conference, after which, on April 18, 1893, all of them tendered their_resigna- tions to President Cleveland. This was just after the change of administration. The President requested them to continue to serve, and laid particular stress upon their qualifications to represent this gov- ernment at such a conference on account of their experience and familiarity with prior proceedings. The original conference had assembled at a special invitation of the United States, and when it adjourned it was with the understanding that it would reconvene at the convenience of this gov- 7m Shortly before the 30th of May, 1893, it was decided, at the instance of the American delegates, to postpone the meet- ing until November of that year, in the hope that meanwhile Congress would re- peal the Sherman silver purchase act of 18%). Since then fo official notices have emanated from the President or other of- ficers of the conference, and it has been allowed to die slowly of inanition. Some authorities hold that the conference never having been formally dissolved is still in existence, and can be reconvened by its president whenever the countries repre- sented therein indicate a desire for such action. The fact that an effort is being made to induce Congress to authorize an- other American commission would seem to indicate a belief that the last commission is officially dead and without power to act in the event of another international con- ference. o-— Acts Approved. The President has approved the act pro- viding for the appointment of additional judges of the United States court in the Inaian territory; the act for the relief of Mrs. Evalyn N. Vliet; the act for the re- lief of Witherby & Gaffney; the act for the relief of Capt. Ceran Saint Vrains, company of New Mexico mounted volunteers; and the acts for the reiief of Lieut. Wm. W. Buckley; Matthew S. Priest, bona fide pur- chasers of land in section 36 (San Ber- nar@ino meridian), California, and the Glenmon IL iling Company; the act amending the act in regard to a brige over the back bay of Bilo: sf the act for the relief of ex-Collec James Phelan of Detroit; the act granting the Mt. Vernon i i to the state of Ala- ; the act amending the regard to the regula- tion of steam vessels; the act for relief of the heirs of Jonathan Kirkwood; the joint resolution in regard to the free zone along the northern frontier of Mexico and ad- jacent to the United States. es ——— Montgomery Goes to Honduras. The cruiser Montgomery, which has been engaged in testing southern coal in the Gulf of Mexico for about two months, sailed from Mobile, Ala., yesterday for Trujillo, Honduras. It is stated at the Navy Department that there ts no trouble known to exist at this port, and that the vessel is on ordinary cruising service, which will wind up with her joining Ad- miral Meade’s fleet in the West Indies. There is nothing specially significant in the orders to the Montgomery. That ves- sel has about concluded her experiments in the gulf, and can try the southern mined cecal on her-cruise to Horduras just as well as by cruising along the gulf coast. Trujillo is a cable station, so that it will be possi- ble for the department to communicate with the vessel as soon as she reaches there, and to dispatch her to any port in that vicinity where the presence of an American war ship may be desired. a = Conference With the President. Speaker Crisp escorted Gov. Atkinson of Georgia to the White House this morning and the two had a short conference with the President. A Warship to Be at Once Dispatched to Panama, CAP, CROMWELL'S CIPHER ELBGRAM Its Contents Not Known, Eut It Causes Action. TWO SECRETARIES CONFER ——_+—__ The revolution in Colombia has evidently assumed a more serious aspect. Secretary Herbert today received a cipher telegram from Capt. Cromwell, commanding the cruiser Atlanta, as a result of which steps were at once taken for the immediate dis- patch of a warship to Panama for the pro- tection of American interests on the west coast of the isthmus. The exact nature of the information received was carefully sup- pressed, but there were palpable evidences. that it was considered important. An in- quiry was at once instituted to determine how to get a ship to Panama as speedily as possible. The two most available ships are the old-time cruisers Ranger and Alert, and the choice between them hinged on the question as to which could first reach Panama. The Ranger is at Buena Ventura, Colombia, about 300 miles south of Panama, and the Alert is at San Jose de Guatemala, at least 500 miles to the north of that port. The Alert to Go. But for the fact that the Ranger is need- ed where she is during the pendency of the Colombian revolution there would be no question as to her use en this special mis- sion. Affairs are comparatively quiet in Guatemala at present, and it is thought that it would be perfectly.safe for the Alert to leave that station, temporarily at least. It is estimated that the Ranger could reach Panama in twenty-four hours, and that the Alert would not require more than forty-eight -hours for the trip. The gunboat Bennington, the only other vessel immediately available for service in Cen- tral America, is at Acapulco, Mexico, sev- eral hundred miles farther north. A Hotbed of Revolution. Panama is a hotbed of revolution, and its turbulent inhabitarts are not ccntent with resisting the government of Nicaragua, but must also take part in any uprising or emeute in the adjoining state of Colombia, A conflict anywhere near the boundary line would be sufficient to excite the resi- dents of Panama to deeds of violence, Although not so admitted, it is understood that Capt. Cromwell, who is powerless on the other side of the isthmus, has notified the Navy Departmént that the large Amer- ican interests at Panama are in jeopardy and can only be secured by the immediate presence of a man-of-war. So far as known, the eastern section of the Pannma railway canal is quiet, the threatened danger being confined to the western ex- tremity. Conference With Secretary Gresham. Secretary Herbert had a conference with Secretary Gresham on the subject this afternoon. Neither would give any infor- nm.ation about the situation, nor would say what action, if any, had been taken. It is certain, however, that it has been decided to send a vessel to Panama, but which one is not disclosed. The Montgomery. About a week ago, before the trouble in Colombia was regarded as serious, the Mentgomery was ordered to leave Mobile at the conclusion of the Mardi Gras fes- tivities and cruise down the gulf coast of Central America, stopping first at Trujillo, Honduras. If occasion seems to require it she can be communicated with by cable upon her arrival there, in the course of five days, and hurried on down the coast to assist the Atlanta in protecting the east coast of Colombia. Nothing Heard From Minister MciKn- ney. Nething has been heard at the State De- partment for some time from United States Minister McKinney, who is supposed to be at the capital, Bogota, far back in the interior of Colombia. It is surmised that the telegraph wires communicating with the coast cable have been cut or taken possession of by one of the contend- ing parties, and there is reason to believe that, notwithstanding the reassuring re- ports sent out by the Colombian officials, the revolutionists have been making great headway, and, it may be, have captured the capital. —2—______ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. District Harbor Regulations. The House today passed the Senate bill establishing harbor regulations in the Dis- trict. This bill gives the harbor master jurisdiction over matters relating to the anchorage and wharfage of vessels on the river front and in the channels. Reassessments Provided For. Mr. Heard has introduced a bill in the House, by request, providing that in all cases where general taxes, assessments for laying water mains and other public im- provements in the District of Columbia. shall be declared invalid or void by the courts by reason of any defect in the pro- ceedings relating to the assessment the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be authorized and directed to reassess such taxes and assessments: Provided, That such reassessment, whenever made, shall be with reference to the value of the property at the time the original assess- ment was made, and that such taxes and assessments as reassessed shail be collected in the manner provided by existing law. The Milk Bill Agreed To. The House today agreed to the confer- ence report on the milk bill. ‘This is a bill recommended by the Commissioners, pro- viding regulations for the sale of milk, de- signed to protect consumers from impure and diseased milk. The conferees struck out the Senate pro- vision which relteved dealers from respon- sibility for knowingly selling diseased or impure milk. As it now stands dealers are required to know the character of the milk they sell. Sealer of Weights and Measures. ‘the House today passed the Senate bill creating the office of sealer of weights and measures and his assistant, and providing regulations for maintaining correct meas- urements in the District. This bill has been published heretofore. - — District Bills Approved. The President has approved the act of Congress authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia “to appoint women as members of the board of trus- tees of the public schools of the District of Columbia, and for this purpose the number of trustees of said board shall be increased from nine to eleven.” ‘Another local bill approved by the Presi- dent is the act authorizing the Rock Creck Railway Company to increase its capital stock and to lease or purchase connecting or interzecting lines of other street railway companies.