Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ‘ ee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE ee SUIEEEEGS: s 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. Street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres'’t. Few York Office, 49 Potter Building. ——__>-_—__ ening Star {s served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, on their ownat at 10 cents By mallmanywhere, the y ‘postage prepaid—50 cents eat Wasbington, D. C., lags mail matter.) mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. ites of advertising made known on application. lar. “No. 13,106. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1895-TWELVE. PAGES. TWO CENTS. Se proof of te pudding is in te eating. Yesterday's Sfar contained 39 cofumns * of advertisements, mode up of. 603 separate announces ments. These adverfisers . Bought pubficitp—not merefp Space. x MR. DOUGLASS’ WILL|PENSION LEGISLATION;CQNSUL WILLIAMS|SENATE REORGANIZATION |S]1 VER AND CLOTURE Stories About a Contest Denied by. the Family. PRE SONS UNE INA. STATEMENT They Say There Has Been No An- tagonism. THE WIDOW INTERVIEWED —_+___ A report which gained wide circulation to the effect that the heirs to the estate of the late Frederick Douglass would contest the will on the ground of undue influence = having been used by Mrs. Douglass to ob- tain favorable consideration in the will is denied by the principal parties involved in the report. y The report, which was sent in press dis- patches from Rochester, N. Y., last night, after setting forth that the will would be contested, proceeded with the statement that the feeling between the children of the first wife of Mr. Douglass and the widow had not always been friendly, and that during the: latter days of Mr. Doug- lass’ life he deeded much of his property > to Mrs. Douglass without the knowledge of the children by his first marriage. They were, the report continued, intensely exer- cised upon seeing their father’s property slipping away from them. The estate has been said to be worth $200,000, The report proceeds to give the information before the probate of the wil! that the children are to receive but a very slim portion of the estate. It further states that as far back as 18 Mrs. Douglass began to get possession of her husband’s property. ~ Denied by the Sons. Lewis H. Douglass and Charles R. Doug- lass, the sons of Mr. Douglass, today made the following formal statement: “The statement telegraphed from Roches- ter; N. Y., to the morning papers of the country that there is, or has been, any antagonism between us and our father’s wife or his widow, at any time, is utterly ~ false. That there has been any consulta- tion with any one at any place or at any time in regard to any will of Frederick Douglass, our fatker, we have no knowl- edge. We are absolutely unablé to account for the statement made from Rochester. The man Lee, who says he.is bound to secrecy by all parties, tells an untruth if he includes the undersigned in “all par- ties.” We have had no conversation with him at any time in regard to our father’s affairs. His statement is wholly unwar- ranted. “LEWIS H. DOUGLASS. “CHAS. R. DOUGLASS.” Denied at Cedar Hill. — Mrs. Douglass was seen-by a Star re- porter at the family home at Cedar Hill this afternoon. ‘The widow received the re- porter in kind!y fashion and had this to gay about the story: “It is a tissue of falsehood.” She would not discuss the matter more fully, but it was plain that she felt aggrieved. She had at that time heard nothing from the sons of Mr. Douglass, and therefore did not know whether they would make a contest should the will be preju- dicial to their interests. She did not say this, however. All that she did say in dl- rect connection to the case was, “It is a tissue of alsehood.” It was plain there- fore that what she meant to characterize as a “tissue of falsehood” was that part of the story setting forth that she had used undue influence. Questions as to whether she knew the contents of the will, * and if so, what they were, the reporter did not ask, because he felt morally sure that “she would decline to discuss the proposi- tion. After she had repeated emphatically that the story was a “tissue of falsehood” the conversation turned to memories of Mr. Douglass, and she spoke in this vein. ‘The reporter also spoke with Mrs. Sprague, daughter of Mr. Douglass. She, too, had but recently learned of the report. She said: “I am very much exercised over it. So are we all.” Both Mrs. Douglass and Mrs. Sprague live at the homestead, seem- ingly on amicable terms. The sons and several grandchildren have been frequent visitors at the old home, and the grand- Seg have spent long terms under th roof. “ . Grandchildren May Contest. Referring today to the disposition of the estate of the late Fred. Douglass, the guardian of certain grandchildren of the deceased assured a Star reporter that if the widow of Mr. Douglass should be dis- covered to be, by the provisions of his will, practically the sole or principal beneficiary, the will would surely be contested. It was explained that Mr. Dougiass be- ing possessed of real estate here, the will or an exemplified opy of it would neces- sarily be filed here. Neither the will nor a copy of it has yet keen filed anywhere, it it said, although it is believed by Mr. Douglass’ family that one or the other will be filed here in a few days. The widow is supposed to be in, possessicn of the- will, but it is said that’no one definitely knows its provisions. ‘The-impression here is that the deceased -» amply provided for Mrs. Douglass,apd that his heirs-at-law were nct neglected. The estate is variously estimated to be valued at from $100,000 to $200,000, and is said to include real estate here, in Rochester, N. Y., and elsewhere, besides considerable personalty. MR. > —_- McCREARY HOPEFUL. He Thinks Silver Will Be Rehabilitat- ed by International Agreement. Representative McCreary, who was one of the American delegates to the Brussels monetary conference, says that he is very hepeful of the ultimate restoration of the free coinage of silver by international ™~ agreement. The fact that the silver men themselves have joined in the present movement in that direction—that Senator Wolcott offered the amendment providing for delegates—is very encouraging to those who do not believe that silver can be re- stored except by international agreement. Mr. McCreary says that he does not be- lieve that there will be any further serious drain upon the gold of this country. There are two reasons for this, he says. “One is that foreign countries have become satis- fied that gold payments will be maintained here, and that our credit is perfectly good, and the other is that the adjournment of Congress will end the agitation of the, finan- ¢ial question, giving assurance that no free silver bill can be passed. He does not think that the organization of a free silver party by the Bimetallic League is a matter of any consequence, or will disturb the confidence in our securities abroad.” a eg ee Secretary Smith’s Return. Secretary Hoke Smith has returned to the city after a short visit to Georgia. He was waited on today by the delegation of Osage, Oklahoma, Indians, who desired to pay their respects previous to their early departure for home. aie Rar -O8 Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $20,155. Government receipts: From internal revenue, $43 $291,010; miscellaneous, s —_———- 2 -—_________ Condition of the Banks. The controller of the currency has called for a report of the cordition of national banks at the close of business Tuesday, March 5, last. What Was Accomplished and What Was Pro- posed During the Fifty-Third Congress. A Statement Prepared by the Chair- man of the House Committee on Invalid Pensions. Chairman. Martin cf the House committee on iny@lid pensions has prepared a state- ment showing what was done in the way of pension legislation during the Fifty- third Congress, as well as proposed legis- lation which failed. It is as follows: Number of general House bills apd reso- lutions referred to the committee, 96; num- ber of general bills from the Senate, 2; resolutions reported by the committee, 4; general bills reported by the committee, 11, as follows: 1. To supplement the act of June 27, 1890, so as to give pensionable status to the widows of soldiers who died in the service, but not in the line of duty. This bill pass- ed the House, but not the Senate. 2. To repeal the law prohibiting the pay- ment of pensions- to non-residents. This provision - was enacted into law as an amendment to-the pension appropriation 3. To give the same weight to testimony of private soldiers as to that of officers. This bill passed the House, but not the Senate, 4 and 5. House and Serate bill providing for the payment of accrued pensions. This was enacted into law March 2, 1895. 6. To punish officers for postdating vouch- ere. This dia not pass the House. 7. To pension members of state militia and others not regularly mustered for wounds or injuries received in battle. This did not pass the House. 8. To restore pensions to soldiers’ widows whose pensions had ceased becapse of re- marriage, but who had again become widows. This did not pass the House. 9. To permit fourth-class postmasters to execute vouchers for pensioners. This was enacted into law. 10. To amend the act of June 27, 1890, as to insane, idiotic or otherwise helpless chil- dren. This passed the House, but not the Senate. : 11. To restore the status of members of the Missouri state militia under the act of June 27, 1890. This was enacted into law. Private Pension Bills. ‘There were referred to the committee 1,233 private’ pension bills introduced in the House and 71 bills which had passed the Senate, and of these private bills the com- mittee reported 143 favorably and 22 ad- versely. The 1,233 House bills referred to os committee may be classified as fol- WS: ‘To pension quartermasters’ employes and others not regularly mustered into the service of the United States, or the widows of such, 202; bills containing no sufficient data to classify, 122; bills improperly re- ferred to this committee, and hence re- turned for reference to other committees, $1; to pension permanently helpiess chil- dren of soldiers, 72; to restore pensions to soldiers’ widows who had remarried, but again become widows, 73; to pension per- sons whose claims are still pending in the pension bureau, 57; bills to pension those already pensioned, the passage of which would be of no benefit, 29; to pension sol-_ diers or widows of soldiers who served less than ninety days, 33; to pension army nurses, 24; to pension soldiers not disabled in a ratable degree, 28; to allow arrears of pensions, 23; exact duplicates of other bills, 17; to pension deserters or their widows, 19; to pension widows of soldiers who died in the service, but not in the line of duty, such widows not being pensionable under the act of June 27, 1800, because the sol- dier was not discharged, 16; to pension mothers of soldiers whose death was not due to the service, 29; to pension mothers of soldiers who left a widow or children | having prior title, 14; to pension stepmoth- ‘ers or fostermothers of soldiers, 17; to pen- sion fathers of soldiers, 9. . Some Other Classes. To pension stepfathers or foster fathers, 4; to pensions, sisters of soldiers, 12; to pension stepsister of soldier, 1; to pension women not legally married to soldiers, 11; to pension supposed widows, where soldiers’ death is not positively proved, but pre- sumed, '25; to pension adult daughter of soldier, 1; to pension minors of soldier who left a widow by second marriage; 1: to pension widow married since Jine 27, 1800, 1; to pension brother of soldier for person- ating him in the regiment for some weeks, 1; to pension soldier whose disability re- sulted from vicious habits, 2; to pension soldier who had served for a time in rebel army, who also served in the Union army, 5; to pay pension accrued to relatives of soldiers, 10; to pension widow who is not dependent, under act of June 27, 180, 1; to restore pensions stopped illegally or al- lcwed, 3; to repeal former private: acts procured by fraud, 3; bill identical with-ore | eracted gress, 1. Increase—To increase soldiers’ pensions, 220; to increase widows’ pt ions, 61; to increase mothers’ pensions, 3; to increase daughter's pension, 1; to increase brother's pension, 1. Total, 1,233. 4 2 SUGAR AND POLITICS. into law in Fifty-second Con- Gov. Warmonth Says Louisiana is to Have Fair Elections. Gov. Warmouth of Louisiana, one of ‘the most extensive sugar growers in that state, who was here during the close of Congress ard was deeply interested in the passage of the provision of the payment of the bounty, says: “The reports that any money was used, or corrupt influences of any kind were re- sorted to, to secure the passage of the bounty law, so far as I know or believe, are without foundation. There ts no one in Louisiana interested in the sugar question who had any money to use for that pur- pose. The payment of the bounty would have the effect to save some of the sugar growers from going to the wall; but it will not save all of them.” Referring to the political conditions in that state, Gov. Warmouth says: “We are coming to the turning of the ways in Loulsiana. The state election will occur one year from next April, and a few mcnths prior to the presidential election. There is to be a change in the politics of Louisiana. We are going to have fair elections. The polling places in my dis- trict, for instance, are fourteen miles away from the bulk of the voters. It was neces- sary to hire special trains to reach the place to vote. The polls were selected for the special purpose of preventing a fair vote. This sort of thing must be stopped. The people of Louisiana are no longer in a disposition to submit to such impositions. ‘The machine has had its day in Louisiana. We are going to have fair elections in that state, and one year from next April a just location of the voting places, an hon- est ballot and a fair count, if we have to fight for it. The machine which controls the state politics must give the people a chance, or it will have to go. The desire for honest elections is becoming a fashion in the south, and that fashion has reached Louisiana.” —_—___-e+____—_— The Baltimore Post Office. As a result of an examination by an offi- cial of the civil service an entire change has been made in the examining board for the Baltimore post office. The commission is dissatisfied with the recent working of. the board, though in just what respect the members decline to say. Four of the five members of the new bcard have already been designated, as follows: Leonidas H. Nice of the subtreasury, chairman; Louis M. Rawlings, an employe of the post office, secretary; Charles M. Lewis of the light house service and James T. O'Neill of the post office, Surprise at the Reported Demand for His Recall. FIRST -SENT T0 HAVANA BY GRANT What’ is Thought Here as to the Cause of the Trouble. NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION A press dispatch from Madrid of yester- day. says that Captain General Calleja of Cuba has demanded-the recall of Mr. Williams, United States consul general at Cuba, and that the demand was supported at a meeting of the Spanish cabinet last night. ~ Surprised ‘at the Announcement. This announcement of the action of the Spanish government in Mr. Williams’ case created great surprise in official circles here. The consul general has the highe#t reputation for efficiency in his duties,which are more onerous than those of any other consular post, and moreover he has always been on the best of terms with the Cuban officials during the many years he has been at Havana. Mr. Williams is about sixty years of age. He was born in this city near the navy yard, and went to Cuba when a mere boy to engage in mercantile pursuits. He built up a large business, and is re- puted to have accumulated a fortune. His residence while in the United States has been in Brooklyn, and he is credited in his appointment to the state of New York. First Sent to Havana by Gen. Grant. He was appointed -vice consul at Havana by President Grant in 1874, while Mr. Henry Hall was the consul general. When Gen. Badeau became consul general in 1884 he resigned his place, but within a few. mcnths Gen. Badeau having in turn resigned; by request, Mr. Williams was made consul general in July, 1884 by Presi- dent Arthur. He has held the place ever since without regard to political changes in the administration, owing, it is said, to Fis high abilities as a consular officer. In addition to his consular duties Mr. Wil- Hams has been charged, from time to time, with duties of a diplomatic nature, such as the protection of American citizens in Cuba, there being no United States min- ister on the island, and the State Depart- ment has communicated directly with him in such cases, instead of acting through the United States minister resident at Madrid. Probable Cause of the Difficalty,- It is surmised here that it was in the discharge of just such a function that Mr. Williams has become persona non grata, as the diplomatic term is, toward the Spanish government. He was Very recent- ly directed by Secretary Gresham to see to it that the American citizen Aguirre, charged with participation in the present rebellion in Cuba, had a fair trial. The Spanish officials were about to try the man by court-martial, but yielded so far to the consul general’s representations as to uc- cord him a trial by civil process, as pro- vided for by treaty. It is possible that by his energetic action in this case Mr. Wil- Iams has made himself obnoxious to the Spaniards. . No Real Diplomatic Standing. As he is a consular officer, and has no real diplomatic standing, he exercises his functions at Havana only by consent of the Spanish government, and, if so dis- posed, the government could terminate his connection at short notice by simply with- drawing his exequatur, or written recog- nition of his right to act as consul gen- eral. If.the Spanish government decided to do this, they would be under no obliga- tion to offer any reason for its action be- yond making the mere statement that Mr. Williams was persona non grata. But such a course would be likely to leave a feeling of irritation on the part of the United States government toward Spain, and from the shape the matter has taken at Madrid it is believed that the Spanish government would be more likely to in- timate to our own government that it de- sired the withdrawal of Mr. Williams, a hint that would be promptly followed, pro- vided the reason assigned did not concern the action of the officer in the strict line of his instructions. Impertance of the Office. It is said at the State Department that the Havana corsular office is the busiest in the entire service, the correspondence be- ing more voluminous and the cases arising for adjudication being more numerous than elsewhere. The salary of the cbnsul gen- eral is fixed at $6,000 per annum, but in ad- dition there are many unofficial fees which go to the consul general, bringing the total compensation of the place to about $10,000 or $12,000 yearly. The Spanish minister is out of the city, and the officials at the legaticn said they had no information touching the case of Mr. Williams. The State Department offi- cials said, also, that they had no knowledge whatever on the subject. a FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SAVED. How It Has Been Done by the Naval Equipment Bureau. The equipment bureau of the Navy De- partment Has saved about $50,000 at one move by adopting the plan of supplying the United States fleet in the West Indies with coal by direct shipment. Coal is very high there, the prices paid averaging $7.30 per ton, except at St. Lucia, where competi- tion has caused a glight reduction. The de- partment has usually been obliged to pay this’ without protest, for in the case of a single ship it would not pay to make a shipment of coal from the United States, and in other cases the vessels of our fleets have been kept moving from one port to another without a well-defined program, and it was not possible to charter a collier to chase the fleet. - A Shipment Direct. Byt when Admiral Meade took his fleet* to the West Indies he went away leaving a clearly defined itinerary at the depart- ment, and the equipment bureau seized upon the opportunity to save money on the large amount of coal that would be burned. A contract was made with the Davis Coal and Coke Company of West Virginia for the delivery on board our warships at Trinidad of coal known as the George creek coal, at $3.85 per ton, a saving of nearly 50 per cent, and the vessel, which sailed from Baltimore, has just arrived at her destination. Extortinate Coal Charges. There is much complaint at the Navy Department of the action of the Panama Railroad Company in charging extortionate prices for coal supplied to our naval ves- sels at Colon. When the San Francisco was sent to-that port in June last year the raflroad company charged her $11 per ton for coal, and the Atlanta has just paid $10.75 per ton. Inasmuch as the naval ves- sels were sent to Colon almost solely for the purpose of portecting the valuable property of this company, which is an American corporation, it. is felt at the | Navy Department ‘hat the action of the company in thus charging three prices for coal required by the ships is, to say the least, singular. ‘Spoculation as to Whether the Republicans Would Make a Combination. A Resolution That Seems to Indicate They Would Prefer to Wait for a Majority. Since the result of the last fall-eléctions deprived the democrats of a majority in the Senate it has been a matter of specu- lation whether or not the republicans, be- ing the plurality party, would .combine with the populists to oust the democratic organization. In an interview with a Star reporter soon after the election Mr. Peffer stated that the populists would combine with neither the republicans nor the dem- ocrats, but that they would be willing to make a combination with the silver men of both parties for a thorough reorganiza- tion In the Senate. He sald then that the populists cared nothing about the officers of the body, but that they would like to see the Senate organized on a silver basis, a large majority of that body agreeing on that question. 5 A Significant Resolation. Without a combination on organization the republicans, though having more mem- bers of the Senate than have the degno- crats, would be compelled to leave the nominal control of that body as it now is. ‘There has been a great deal of specula- tion as to whether they would be willing to combine with the populists. An answer to that quesilon appears to be given in a resolution, which was adopted just before the Fifty-third Congress expired. This resolution provided that the com- mittees of the Senate as now constituted shall be ccntinued during the recess of Congress. This resolution was offered by Mr. Gorman and was promptly adopted. It now develops that the resolution was the result of an agreement between the republican and democratic) steering com- mittees and was obviousty intended to pre- vent just such a reorganigation of com- mittees as Mr. Pettey has had in contem- plation. Ordinarily the committees expire with the expiration of Congress and are reorganized with the opening of the new Congress. * Prefer to Wait. This resolution extends the old organiza- tions and it will require a majority of the Senate to reconstruct them: In agneeing to this extension of the committees the re- publicans indicated an. imdisposition to permit a populistic reorgamization; and it is inferred that they will prefer to permit the democratic organization to stand until such time as there may be @ republican majority and they can take contral of the Senate without forming .any entangling alliance. ——______+e+_____ THE TELEPHONE ‘PATENTS. The Berliner Inventiom Spid to Be Unaffected by the Recent Decision. The attorneys for the Bell Telephone Company here say that the decision of the United States Supreme Couft in the Eate case is very much less important, so far as the telephone is concersed, than has been assumed. As for'tie Berliner patent, contrary to positive public statements, this decision, they say,.does hot affect it at ail, and for the very‘good reason that no patent has ever been taken out upon the Berliner invention in any foreign country. The decision in this case ts limited to the construction of the Revised Statutes as to the invention in foreign countries. The Bell Company, so far as the Berliner pat- ent is concerned, is very much more in- terested in the decision of the United States Supreme Court in ‘the case which will soon reach it on appeal from the Rhode Island circuit. It will be remem- bered that Judge Carpenter of that circuit has decided against the validity of the Berliner patent, and that the case is now soon to be heard ‘on appeal before the United States Supreme Court. _—__ + 2+___ A BI-MONTHLY BULLETIN. One to He Issued by the Department of Labor Next Jaly. The issuance of a bi-monthly bulletin of the department of labor will be com- menced at the beginning of the next fiscal year. The publication is authorized by an act passed last month, and each issue will embrace about 100 octavo pages. The bul- letins will be restricted to current facts as to the condition of labor in this and other countries, condensations of state and for- eign labor reports, the condition of em- ployment and other matters of industrial importance. The inauguration of the scheme is in line with plans already adopted by four foreign governments, Eng- land, France, Russia and New Zealand, all of which are now publishing labor gazettes. The obstacles heretofore placed in the way of establishing a government labor bulletin have been the movements to make the bulletin the organ of personal views, with much of the space devoted to debat- able questions and to embody information concerning the lack of labor in various sections of the country. These efforts met with considerable opposition among the labor department officials, and the bulletin as now decided on is the result of sug- eestions, framed by the commissioner of labor. ——_—_—_- 2+. ON TRIAL BY THE UNION. Charges Made by Frinters Against a Newspaper Correspondent. Columbia Typographical Union of this city is now engaged in solving a question relating to the rights of members to pub- lish criticisms of other members of the union. John L. Kennedy is a member of the union and was chief of*a division at the government printing office when the new public printer came in, whereupon Mr. Kennedy and other republicans severed their connection with the geyernment. Mr. Kennedy resumed his work as a newspaper correspondent, and in the course of his duties reflected in disparaging terms upon some of the appointees of Mr. Benedict, who happened to be members of the Typo- graphical Union. ‘These employes brought the magter be- fore the union and want ‘Mr. Kennedy’s dismissal from the union. ‘The case is now being tried before a committee. Mr. Kennedy's defense is that the em- ployes are public servants apd liable to criticism. If the griticism is slanderous their recourse lies In civil’ suit, and not in charges brought before the Typographical Union. He contends for the rights of the press, and says that if the union expels him he will bring suit for damages. Mr. Kennedy says the movement against him is a political one. No Letters From Mr. Foster. Referring to a paragraph in yesterday's Star to the effect that ¥ohn Wilde, the American who entered thé Chinese service against Japan, was the begreg of a letter of introduction from Hon. John{'W. Foster of this city, formerly Secret: f State, Mrs. Foster writes a note to-@He Star saying that any statement to that pffect is abso- lutely untrue, as “Mr. Foster never saw either of the men arrested*bg the Japanese authorities, nor did he ever hold any com- munication with them whatever.” == es Another Notary Appointed. The President has reappointed Charles S. Shreve a notary public for the District of Columbia. Why Objection Was Made to Re- vising the Rules. BIMETALLISTS WANT T0 TALK Unwilling to Surrender Their Pres- ent Advantage. — PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS The appearance of the bimetallic party in the next Senate will increase the diffi- culties about securing legislation in that body, and these, in turn, will give renewed emphasis to the necessity for a new code of Senate rules. The business of the ses- sion, however, will have to be begun under the old, the present rules. An effort made just before adjournment Monday to author- 4ze the rules committee to sit during the recess and consider the question of certain proposed changes failed by reason of an ob- jection. Mr. Blackburn, chairman of the committeé, submitted without remark of any kind a motion to that effect. The mat- ter needed no explanation. Every Senator knew what was meant, and remembered the opinion expressed that the question could only be properly settled, if at all, during ~some recess time. Mr. Stewart promptly objected, and this, although Mr. Blackburn also is a free coinage man, sug- gested silver. But Mr. Blackburn privately appealed to the Nevada Senator, and the objection was withdrawn. Instantly Mr. Pettigrew renewed it, and‘although Mr. Chandler endeavored privately to have his objection withdrawn, the South Dakota Senator was obdurate, and the resolution was lost. The proposition, therefore, in the end was defeated by objection from the free coinage camp. Silver Tactics. ‘The speculation growing out of the de- feat of this resolution shows that two rea- sons are assigned for it. It is suggested in the first place that the western friends of. silver in the Senate do not intend to forego any advantage they may possess by reason of the present unfettered opportun- ities for debate in that body. They realize that the next fight for silver will be, as the latest one was, fought in the Senate. They have no hope of the next House. With Mr. Reed in the Speaker's chair, and so large @ republican membership from the east, financial legislation, it is conceded, so far as that body is concerned, will be fashion- ed by anti-silver influences. The stand for free coinage will.have to be made in the Senate, and the purpose is declared to be to invoke every legitimate agency to hold the forts for silver there. No distinct threat of filibustering is heard. The state- ment merely is made that with so much at stake; with the House and the President both against silver, it is clearly the duty of the friends of silver in the Senate to utilize all of their advantages in the one place where something, by resolution and gcod management, may be accomplished. They will insist, therefore, on the old rules, at least, until such a time as the full purpozes of the opposition with regard to silver in the next Senate are clearly de- fined and the new: policy, in the shape of a financial. measure, is presented. Then the lines of that measure will determine their further action. The Control of the Senate. In the second place it is insisted that new rules, if at all, should come from the new controlling power in the Senate. The majcrity of the present committee on rules is composed of democrats. The democracy has passed from control in the Senate. A combination, with the republicans furnish- ing nine-tenths of the working and voting force, will take charge and be responsible for legislation. This combination should draft and present any changes thought de- sirable in the business procedure of the body, and such action cannot take place until the necessary combination has been effected, The republicans must make over- tures for votes enough in addition to their own to set the wheels of legislation in motion. To whom will they turn? Not to the democrats, because the national cam- paign being at hand the two old parties will be exceedingly distrustful of each othes even on the score of business details. They will be forced then to treat either .With the populists, properly so called, or with the two bimetallists from Nevada, and in either event, silver, as the western men believe, ought in some way to reap an advantage. The friends of silver will thus be able to enter into the whole question, not only as to what shall be presented for debate, but also as to any new regulation akout governing debate that may be pro- posed. The point is considered of great importance, and the free coinage men, both in and out of office, are very glad that by Mr. Pettigrew’s action, whatever his pur- pose may have been, it is now reserved. The Clotare Question. There is a feeling that the postponement of this question may defeat it for some years to come. It is not regarded as the difficult question it once was. If the ex- perience of the last two years has de- veloped the full power of the minority under the present Senate rules it has also developed the remedy necessary to put the majority in proper control of business. It is seen that nothing “in the nature of a snap. judgment in bringing debate to a close need be taken. The best parliamen- tarians on both sides of the chamber have submitted propositions covering the points in dispute, and all are agreed that only after debate has been in progress a reason- able time should notice be given to bring it to a close, and, moreover, that the time specified in such notice should be liberal. The difficulty really is reduced to the propo- sition to limit debate, and this turns not so much upon the merits of the proposition itself as upon how and when it should be adopted. But very few Senators are op- posed to putting a limit on debate. At one time or another all have suffered by reason of the lack of the right to move the pre- vious question, But nearly all in turn have employed the means of obstruction thus made easy and accessible. The filibuster of one session has more than once become the champion of quick work in the next. it has all depended on what measures were up and which party was to be benefited. Even legislators are more or less influenced by these everyday and altogether natural considerations, Unfavorable Conditions. Buf simple as the proposition now is, it is considered necessary for the conditions to be very favorable to insure its adoption. The thing to be avoided is the appearance of bringing it forward for the purpose of controlling a particular state of case. This defeated the efforts to change the rules at the special session of the Senate in 1893, and again during the regular session last year. It was charged by the silver men in the one instance and by the prohibition- ists in the other that the aim only was to pass a particular bill. And this, it is seen, will come up again next winter. The free coinage men will object to having any new rules applied until sliver has been disposed of, and after silver has been disposed of the Senate may be in a mood so bitter that nothing cailing practically for unanimous consent can be done during the remainder of the session. Still, discouraging as the outlook may be at that time, the effort [to change the rules will be renewed then, and something more than a mere motion |to that effect be submitted. i THE BOND CONTRACT|THREATEN TO LYNCH An Unofficial Agreement Said to Grant Unusual Privileges. The Verbal Understanding Repre- sented to Be Quite as Important as That in Writing. ‘The contract between the Secretary of the Treasury and the syndicate who re- cently purchased bonds at a considerable profit from the government. is much broad- er, it is said, and more comprehensive than described in the written instrument to which they affixed’ their signatures. Sup- plemental to the written contract there was a verbal contract or agreement going more into detail as to the manner in which the syndicate should protect the goid in the treasury, the protection of this gold being one of the items in the written in- strument. The verbal agreement is repre- sented to be quite as important and even more extraordinary than that put in writ- ing. It is said that it makes the bond syn- dicate fiscal agents with power to do a banking business, which is not vested in the Treasury Department itself, and which could not be vested in any agent appoint- ed under the law: The syndicate, accord- ing to the reported provisions of this un- official contract, are privileged to suspend or delay the payments to the government for the bonds, so that they may use the gold at their command to affect the_rate of exchange, so as to prevent the exporta- tion of gold. When foreign exchange is high, they are privileged to suspend pay- ment to the government and to use the gold to countermand the demand for-ex- portation of gold. The Secretary ‘of the Treasury has no power to go into the mar- ket and protect his gold reserve in this manner, and therefore, it is represented, the syndicate agreed to do so in the in- terest of the treasury, with the understand- ing that when foreign exchange is high they, will not be required to make the gold deposits in payment of the bonds. In other words, they are authorized before final set- tlement is made with the department to use the gold acquired by the sale of bonds to decrease the rate of exchange in this country on London and to prevent a drain upon the gold which is already deposited in the vaults of the treasury. The an- nouncement at the close of the business yesterday that there had been a loss of over a million dollars was due, it is as- serted, to the fact that at the present time the syndicate have suspended payments on the bonds, so that there is no increase of gold from that source and that there is two millions of gold -technically in transit between the assay office and the subtreas- ury, which, while actually in possession of the government, was not shown on the books yesterday. 2+. AN EXTRA SESSION POSSIBLE. A Significant Statement Credited to a Cabinet Officer. A cabinet officer, it is said, is authority for this notable statement, the accuracy of which wquld be questioned were it not for the source from which it comes. He said: “There is a general assumption that it is definitely decided that there will be no extra session. The decision ts erroneous. Whether there will be an extra session or not depends upon circumstances, The pub- le is not aware pf the fact that the Presi- dent almost decided last Sunday that there should be an extra session. The subject was considered by the, cabinet. The im- mediate cause was the sundry civil and de- ficiency appropriation bills. The President was very guuch disposed to veto both of them. At one time he had nearly decided to do it, but he concluded that it would be better to allow the country to have rest for a time, and to await the progress of events, and not to call an extra session now. But if there shall be a run upon the treasury gold, and the treasury reserve shall be depleted in spite of the arrange- ment which has been made to protect the gold, the President unquestionably will convene the next Congress as soon as that fact shall be made clear or probable.” This statement is of much significance. The result will be that the public will watch the treasury gold reserve with in- creased interest. —_—___-e-_—_— REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. The Congressional Committee to Sell Hts Farniture. Congressman Babcock, chairman of the republican congressicnal committee of the last Congress, referring to the fact that the congressional headquarters are to be closed here on March 15, said today: “It has been decided to close the commit- tee rooms for the reason that it has not been deemed expedient by the party lead-.| ers to maintain headquarters until .after the republican national convention shall have met. The function of the congres- sional committee and of the national com- mittee Is to execute the will of the conven- tion, and not to attempt to create or to enforce policies. There was for a time a disposition on the part of some of the lead- ing republicans to keep the congressional ecmmittee headquarters open here, and to conduct from them a campaign of education. That would have been well enough, per- haps, if the issues of the coming campaign had been restricted solely to the tariff, on which the party is generally in accord. But just at present the situation as to the finances is somewhat chaotic. It is not certain what the attitude of the republican national convention will be upen that sub- jéct. Moreover, the republican congres- sional committee, as a matter of fact, is functus officio. Some of its members have not been re-elected to the Fifty-fourth Con- gress. It would be absurd to have a con- *gressional committee in active operation, some of the members of which are not even members of Congress. So it has been decided to close the headquarters in this city on March 15, as was determined upon by a meeting of the members of the com- mittee some weeks ago, and the furniture is to be disposed of.” This statement of Chairman Babcock is in accord with the views which were ex- pressed by Mr Manley and other members of the republican national committee who have been here within a few days. There is no disposition on the part of the mem- bers of this committee to attempt to force any policy-on the republican party. They feel that their function is to execute the will of the republican national committee, and they will wait-until they receive in- structions from that committee before en- tering upon active work. SS SATISFACTORY ADMINISTRATION. Commissioner Roosevelt on the Civil Service in Cincinnati. Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has returned to the city from a visit to Cin- cinnati, where he looked into the adminis- tration of the internal revenue office, with a view to some extensions of the classified service there. His recommendations on the subject will be sent to the President for his action. While in Cincinnati Mr. Roosevelt spent some time in the post office, in which, he says, there has been a most satisfactory observance of the civil service law by Postmaster Zumstein, who is about to retire. Bighty-two per cent of the carriers who were employed when Mr. Zumstein took charge of the office, Mr. Roosevelt says, are still there, and that there has been but 18 per cent of changes, and these were by reason of bona fide resignations, deaths and removals. The workings of the examining board at the ost office, Mr. Roosevelt says, is also ighly satisfactory, and he regards it as one uf the model boards of the country. Excitement at Chattanooga Over a Maurderer’s Capture. LEMON CAUGHT WITH BLOODEOUNDS Friends of the Dead Constable Worked Up. THE SHERIFFS PRECAUTIONS Special Dispatch’ .o The Eventug Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 7.—John Lemon, who murdered Constable Eugene Lynch at Soddy on Monday, was captured last night on Wildcat creek near Cohutta, Georgia, about twenty-sgven miles north- east of the city. Lemon had been tracked since Monday evening by. Officer Phipps and his dogs. He was captured by Officers Phipps and Holland, -who came upon him suddenly, throwing cocked rifles in his face. He was with the woman about whom the whole trouble occurred and was heavily armed. He and the woman were brought immedi- ately to this city and lodged in jail. When it became known that the murder- er had been captured, the greatest excite- ment prevailed and large crowds gathered about the jail. The death pf Lynch has greatly increased the excitement and it is said that a large crowd is gathering at and near Soddy for the purpose of lynching Lemon. Sheriff Hyde is making preparations to protect his prisoner, and the mob will meet a warm reception. The sheriff expresses his, determination to prevent the lyaching at all hazards, and the county jail has been converted into a regular arsenal, stocked with Winchesters sufficient to arm a com- pany of fifty men. Lemon is a hardened wretch and seems to view his fate with the greatest indiffer- ence. The murder turns out to be the most cold-blooded and deliberate assassination ever known in the county. ATTACKING BLIXT’S STORY. Resumption of Argument for Accused im the Hayward Case. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 7.—Mr. Erwin resumed his long effort today before the jury for the defense of Harry Hay- ward, charged with the murder of Miss Ging. The mother of the defendant was not present, but his father and an aunt occupied seats in the witness row. County Attorney Nye was still absent, and he fs not likely to appear again in the case for sometime. He is confined to his bed under a physician’s care, anf his con- ditior is quite serious. It developed to- day that in case of a conviction—which is confidently expected by the state—imme- diate sentence will be moved. The defense, on the other hand, has made every preparation for a stay and an ap- peal in case of conviction. Mr. Erwin 1s expected to finish by 4 o'clock this after- noon, and if he does so Judge Smith will at once charge the jury, so that it may retire and begin its work of reaching an agreement at once. There was a tremendous crowd applying for admission this morning, but not more than a third succeeded in getting into the court room, which was packed to suffo- cation. z Mr. Erwin at once began anew the attack on the testimony of Blixt, which he admit- ted was the focal point of the case. He turned to the question of the alleged jm- munity promised by the state to Blixt and Adry Hayward for the sake of convicting Harry. This, he declared, was a revival of the old and pernicious practice of turn- ing state’s evidence in vogue in England, and he called upon the jury to stamp it out. : —_—>_—__ APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE. Official Figures Not Yet Given Out— Probable Totals. ‘The official statement as to the total ap- propriations of the last session of Congress has not yet been prepared, and none will be given out until toward the close of the present week, when they will be put forth by Chairman Sayers of the House commit- tee on appropriations, and by Representa- tive Cannon, with comments in the inter- ests of the democratic and republican par- ties, respectively. It is known, however, that the figures will not vary much from those sent out when Congress adjourned. The total will not be far from $496,000,000 for the entire session, and, assuming this figure to be correct, the total appropria- tions for 1895 and 1896, combined, would be $988,230,685, that for '95 being $492,230,085, ‘The estimates of the Treasury Department as to the requirements of the various de- partments made at the beginning of the session placed the total at $497,342,456. It will be'seen that the appropriation in the total comes very near the mark set by the Treasury Department, though the moneys are not distributed in the way indicated as most desirable. When these estimates of money for expenditure were sent in, they were accompanied by another estimate, placing the probable revenue for 1896 at $476,907,407. If this estimate should prove to be correct, there would be a deficiency of about $19,000,000. Later estimates have, however, increaSed the figures on the reve- nue for next year. ———__+-2+__ BRITISH TRADE WITH HAWATI. Consul General Milis Makes a Signifi- cant Report. Consul General Mills at Honolulu has made a report to the State Department showing the steady increase of British trade with the Hawaiian Islands to the evident detriment of the commercial in- terests of the United States. He makes an itemized statement of merchandise import- ed into Honolulu by the Vancouver and Canadian-Australian Steamship Company for nine months ended September 30 last, showing large imports of lime, flour, shooks, whisky, fish, posts, shingles, lum- ber, bags, beer, naval stores, machinery, bran, barley, oats, wheat and mill feed. These figures, he says, will give -some idea of how this British line is en- croaching on the business heretofore en- joyed: by the long-established lines of ‘American steamers, ard is also opening up an English source of supply for the Ha- watian market; which has heretofore been exclusively American, so far as this par- ticular line of goods is concerned. “It will be observed,” says the consul general, “that most of the items mention- ed in the statement are those which form staple articles of export from California, and it is this class of merchandise on which the American line of vessels plying between these islands and San Francisco rely for their freighting bu it is that the quantity ight noticeable Y rr which the Canadian s' bring is steadily increasing, much of it being brought on ship's account, and what those vessels may lose in the way of freight when the goods are sold is more than made up by the large subsidies which they re- ceive from’ the British government.” Mr. Van Senden, private secretary to Secretary Carlisle, is confined to his bed with the grip.