Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY sib Pusher doe Go 11th eae y Feunter cents: each. By mail—anyw! United States or Canada—postage Saturday” Qa tuple, Sheet Star, $1 with urday int le. ir. year, foreign postage addled, poe ial Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as secon]-class mall matter.) ©7AN mail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. y Star. No. 13,111. WASHINGTON, D. 0. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. M’KINLEY’S BOOM It Seems to Have Been Quite in Evi- dence Recently. FORAKER OUTSPOKEN IN HIS SUPPORT How He is Regarded in the South- ern States. TARIFF ON PROTECTION LINES ea The McKinley boom has been a little more in evidencesthe past ten days than that of any other republican aspirant for the presidency. Comment heard is all of @ respectful character. Gov. McKinley, it is observed, is a man of such excellent poise and thorough good taste, that even in a spirited contest for political suprem- acy he carries himself attractively, and wins the regard of those who lean to the fortunes of other candidates. Foraker Supports Him. At present McKinley stock is thought to be looking up. The McKinley people de- clare that the distinct understanding ar- rived at with Foraker has had a good ef- fect everywhere. In Ohio it has served to harmonize all of the warring factions, and concentrate the efforts to capture the prize for the buckeye candidate. Gov. Foraker himself is now an outspoken advocate of McKinley's nominatior, and in New York the other day outlined indirectly the plat- form to which he thought his party was committed. He mentioned particularly that the tariff should be revised on pro- tection lines, and this has been construed to mean McKinley lines. If Gov. Foraker spoke by the card, therefore, the New England republicans, headed by Senators Aldrich and Lodge, who are insisting that the tariff in all of its leading features shall be permitted to have a long rest, are likely to find their position assailed by their brethren from the McKinley strongholds. ‘The tariff as it stands today is, it is claim- ed, a protest against McKinley rates, and while the cuts made were in no instance heavy, they were all regulated by & de- clared purpose to free the schedules as far as possible of McKinley prices and protec- tion. McKinley in Georgia. And while Governor Foraker is talking in this strain in the east and attracting attention by his utterances Governor Mc- Kinley is in Georgia on a visit, and meet- ing with many evidences of personal appre- ciation. He has been cordially received in Atlanta, and will spend a week at Thomas- ville, a popular health resort. He cannot, | while there, escape the discussion of poli- tics, and he is in the very quarter where the question of protection is of greatest interest at the present time. He may even meet the Massachusetts assemblymen who are down there investigating the methods of cotton manufacturing in the south. Governor McKinley, it is suggested, advo- cates but one kind of protection, and that is high protection. He still stands by the schedules of the McKinley bill, and be- lieves that they ought never to have been disturbed. In his opinion that bill, had it been permitted to remain on the stat- ute books, would have justified itself, and the business of the country would have prospered under it. Whether or not this means that with the power given him he would re-enact that law is a question. It is certain that he looks upon the present law a3 unwise and injurious to business, but he has not outlined as yet the changes he thinks ought to be made. He Leads in the South. Some leading southern newspapers, after sounding sentiment on the subject, declare that Gov. McKinley, so far, leads his re- publican rivals in the favor of his party in that section. His strength is represented as two-fold. In the first place, he is the great apostle of protection, who encouraged southern manufacturers with high rates on their products, and who paid the Louisi- ana sugar planters a most remunerative bounty on their sugar crop. And, in the second place, his personal address is most agreeable to them. The prediction is made by his most enthusiastic boomers that he will have more southern delegates at the national convention than either Reed or Harrison, and that these, coupled with the strength he will develop in the west and middle states, will give him the nomination on the first ballot. Nor has he, according to his friends, abandoned the east to Reed. He will be heard in that section on several occasions and in several states before the time for choosing national delegates, and this campaign will open with an address from him on Memorial day at Grant’s tomb on the Hudson. Tarif Cannot Be Eliminated. The friends of Gov. McKinley cannot be brought to understand how the tariff can be eliminated from the next campaign. The republican party, they insist, must stand to its guns on every question. It is the party of protection, they say, or it is nothing. It fought the Wilson bill from start to finish, upon the allegation, a thou- sand times repeated, that the measure was a blow at American industries and design- ed to destroy the American market for those industries. The measure, notwith- standing, was adopted, and is now in oper- ation. Clearly, therefore, the McKinley people assert, it must either be thoroughly revised on protection lines, or else, if the bill is left to stand without attack, even from a republican Congress, the party will be put in the attitude of having fought a sham tariff battle in the last Congress. Protection, and McKinley protection at that, seems to be the cry with which the followers of the buckeye statesman are going into the campaign to secure his nomi- nation for the presidency. + e+____. WILL DRAW THE LINES. Commissioners to Establish Perman- ent Boundaries for Harbors. Secretary Carlisle today designated Su- perintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Duffield, Commissioner of Naviga- tion Chamberlain, Supervising Inspector General of Steam Vessels Dumont, Naval Secretary of the Light House Board Wilse and Chief of the Revenue Cutter Service Shepard an advisory board to recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury harbor lines within which inland navigation rules shall hold and beyond which the deep sea rules shall hold. This action is taken under an act passed at the late session of Con- gress to remove the uncertainty, as to the waters to which the two sets of rules ap- ply, which admiralty courts for many years have asked to have removed. The maritime interests of New York and Pnhil- adelphia are now formulating recommenda- tions for harbor lines at those ports to submit to the board, and those interests at other seaperts will doubtless follow the same course. -—_____ TO VENEZUELA. Admiral Meade’s Squadron Will Be on Hand in Case of Trouble. Admiral Mefide’s squadron failed last night from. Port of Spain, Trinidad, for La Guayra, Venezuela. In case of trouble there the United States will-have three fine war- ships—the New York, Minneapolis and Cin- cinnati—ready “to “protect American inter- ests. It was the intention of the depart- ment to have the squadron stop at Cura- coa on the way, but owing to a outbreak of small pox at that port this part of the program was abandoned. DOCKING THEIR PAY Some Excitement Among the Olerks of the State Department. A Record of Tardiness Kept and the Value of the Time Lost to Be Deducted. The clerks and employes of the State De- partment are in trouble. Some of them have been tardy in the morning and Chief Clerk Renick has ordered that they be docked. Mr. Renick !s a disciplinarian and believes in managing affairs on business principles. Beginning with January 1, 134, he has kept a record of the time that each clerk and employe arrived at the depart- ment in the morning, and this record is now complete for the full caledar year. In case the watchmen at the various entrances failed to note the arrival of any employe a messenger was sent to his-desk to see if he wes there. The system adopted was perfect and the chief clerk was enabled to report to a minute the exact time lost by each employe in tardiness during the last calendar year. Calculations have been made as to the money value of the time lost, based on the annual salary of each in- dividual, and Mr. Renick has instructed the disbursing clerk of the department to deduct the amount from the salaries of the delinquents for the present mouth of March. In one case the total deductions for the year amounts to $1.30 and in another to $2.90. The greatest deduction in any one case is $9.00. Neo Account of Overtime. In making these deductions for tardiness, it is said that no allowance is made for extra services rendered after office hours and that if a clerk was a few minutes late in getting to the office in the morning it was counted against him in making the deductions for the year, regardless of how many hours he may have been kept at the departement after the regular time. It is stated as a fact that the clerk who is mark- ed for a deduction of $9.60 for not reach. ing the office at exactly 9 a.m., that his duties seldom permitted him to leave the department before 6 o'clock, or nearly two — after 4 o'clock, the regular closing jour. One of the officials of the department, speaking to a Star reporter today, said that “Mr. Renick evidently meant to be chief clerk In fact as well as in name, and to make all clerks who came in late pay for their tardiness.” —————+-2+_____ ADMIRAL MEADE’S FLEET. Three Warships Have Gone to La Guayra, Venesuela. Secretary Herbert received a telegram from Admiral Meade today, saying that he left Trinidad this morning, with the New York, Minneapolis and Cincinnati, for La Guayra, Venezuela. This indicates a change in his original plan, which was to send only the Minneapolis there direct, and to make a detouring cruise in the Caribbean sea with the New York and Cincinnati, visiting Colon and ports on the neighboring coast of South America before joining the Minneapolis at La Guayra. Gossip at the Department. Notwithstanding the troublous state of affairs in Venezuela, arising out of diplo- matic complicaticns with Great Britain, France and other European countries, it is asserted at the Navy Department that the departure of Admiral Meade’s fleet for Ven- ezuela at this time is merely in accord with his itinerary, arranged before he left the United States, and has no significance whatever. Nevertheless, many naval offi- cers are gratified over the fact that the United States will soon have three power- ful warships in the harbor of La-Guayra, for the simple reason that thgir presence there during the existing crisilmay serve to prevent any attempted infraction of the principles of the Monroe doctrine in pro- tecting our friendly southern neighbor from assault and invasion by a foreign foe. —<—<—___e—_____ LIQUOR SELLING TO INDIANS. ‘The Custom Will Prevent the Allot- ment of Lands to Any Extent. Indian Commissioner Browning regrets that the last Congress failed to pass any law to meet the new question which has arisen to cause trouble among the Indians. Decisions last summer by the United States courts settled it that no prosecution would stand against a man for selling liquor to Indians who had under the allotment law taken lands in severalty.. The courts held that this act on the part of the Indians and under the law admitted him to citizen- ship, and the selling of liquor to a United States citizen could not constitute a crime. Commissioner Browning says that he does not agree to the decision, for while the land is allotted to the Indian, he is not allow to dispose of it for twenty-five years, and during that time he is under the protection of the government and the supervision of the Indian office. He hopes to see in the next Congress a law passed meeting this phase of the case and provid- ing that so long as an Indian is under the care of the government, whether on al- lotted land or not, he shall be considered an Indian in all things and making it a crime to sell liquor to him. The commissioner says there will be very little allotting done unless such a law is passed, as ‘1e authorities believe «llot- ments under the ruling of the courts will do more harm than good. ——_-e+______ Interior Department Changes. The following official changes were an- nounced in the Department of the Interior today: Patent office: Appointment—Elmer Zer- kle of Ohio, cdpyist, $720. Resignations-- Lew C. Moor® of IJlinois and Horace D. Glover of Pennsylvania, copyists, at $720. Pension office: Promotions—Alvah H. Thompson of Kansas, clerk, $1,400 to $1,600; Wm. M. Goodlove of Ohio, copyist, $900, to clerk, $1,000. General land office: Reinstatement—Don . Lamoreux of Wisconsin, confidential clerk to the commissioner, $1,600, vice Courtney W. Lamoreux, resigned. Resig- nation—Albert B. White of New Jersey, clerk, $1,600. Promotions—Charles Hof of Ohio, $1,400 to $1,600; Miss Ida V. Collins of District of Columbia, $1,200 to $1,400; Wm. A, Jackson of Alabama, $1,000 to $' A Wm. H. Taylor of Georgia, $900 to $1,000. ——— oe To Confer With Mr. Gresham. Gen. Barrios, the special envoy sent by the Nicaraguan government to London to secure an amegdment of the treaty be- tween Great Britain and Nicaragua, re- specting the Mosquito reservation, has ar- rived in Washington, and is stopping with Dr. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister. If possible he will have an interview with the Secretary of State before he returns to New York. Dr. Guzman visited the State Department today to arrange for an inter- view. . ——_—__+e+—____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed teday was 50. Of this number 42 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. The Virginia appointments were: Penhook, G. E. Stone, vice Mrs. V. Berger, resigned; Taylor’s Store, J. H. Ferguson, vice J. C. Ferguson, resigned: At Big Spring, Washington county, Md., W. N. Angle was appointed, vice 8. P. Angle, resigned. —_—_—_—_ e+ Mr. Bissell Returns. Postmaster General Bissell returned to the department today. Among the early callers was Gov. Oates of Alabama. NO MORE VIOLENCE Order Restored on the New Orleans River Front. NEGROES REFRAIN FROM APPEARING The Governor Says That U. S. Troops Are Not Needed. Is VIGOROUS ADDRESS NEW ORLEANS, March 13.—The levee, the scene of yesterday’s rioting, presented a peaceful aspect this morning. Where yesterday crowds of excited workmen, armed with all kinds of weapons, patrolled the river front nothing was to be seen but squads of policemen, discussing the affair’ of yesterday and its probable outcome. The police did not wait until actual shoot- ing began before they took action, as was the case yesterday morning. Their experi- ence yesterday was one never to be for- gotten. Word was sent to all precinct com- manders last night to have their forces on the river front at daylight this morning. Consequently the police were on hand in large numbers to prevent a repetition of yesterday’s bloody affair. There was a heavy fog hanging over the river and the police were under the im- pression that the rioters would again take advantage of this fact and commit deeds of violence; but this belief did not pan out, for the simple reason that not a negro put in appearance on the levee. Every colored man whose business calls him to the river front took a day off today and kept at home. The various agents who have, up to yesterday, been working negro screwmen, told their men to remain at home until they were sent for. At a meeting of the agents last night they decided, in view of the un- settled state of affairs, it would be bad policy to attempt to work their colored la- bor. They realize that if an attempt was made to work them today’ more blood would be spilled. The result was that all ships that*were being loaded by agents em- ee colored labor were undisturbed to- lay. ‘There were, however, a dozen or more ships receiving their cargoes, but they are handled by white men and were not being bothered at all. From appearances all trouble on the levee is over, and unless something unusual happens there wiil be no repetition of yesterday’s rioting. The Governor's Advice. Gov. Foster was up bright and early this morning, notwithstanding the fact it was very late when he retired. He remained at his hotel until 9 o’clock, first having re- ceived information of how affairs on the river were progressing. He received a num- ber of ship agents, and reiterated his as- sertion of last evening that he would main- tain peace and quiet at all hazards. He, however, advised the agents not to at- tempt to work their colored labor today, believing that if the negroes kept off the scene for twenty-four hours that the fight- ing spirit of the rioters would die of inani- tion. The governor also received .infor- mation that the military were at their armorfes and could be moved on a mo- ment’s notice. Gov. Foster said early this morning that he did not anticipate any more trouble. Rumors of a Strike. There was a rumor going the rounds that the street car employes would go out on a strike tcday at noon. For some time past there has been trouble between em- ployes and the railroad presidents over a difference of hours and wages. Last night the employes held a large meeting and it was decided that one more demand would be made upon the presi- dents, and if it was refused that a strike would be ordered. The employes this morn- ing denied that the strike would go into effect at noon, but there is a well-defined suspicion that it will take place. Should this strike be ordered it would greatly in- tensify the feeling that now prevails among the labor element cf the city. One thing that caused considerable talk was the presence of President Shaw of the Screwmen's Association at the car em- ployes’ meeting last- night. He made a very incendiary speech and said that he advised the carmen to strike. Gov. Foster, when seen by an Associated Press reporter at 10 o'clock this morning, stated that he nud nothing new to report. He said that he had requested another meeting of all exchanges, various military commanders and other interested parties, which will be held some time today to dis- cuss the situation. He declined to state what would be the outcome of the meeting, stating that there was time to talk and a time not to talk, and this was one of the times not to talk. The governor, however, said: “I am de- termined that the law shall be upheld, and that Ife and property and the commerce of the city shall be protected. If neces- sary all the power of the state government will be used to that end. Address to the People. ‘At a meeting of the council last night the governor made a speech, in the course of which he said the state troops had been ordered to report at the armories at 6 o’clock in the morning in case of emer- gency. After further debate the following address was adopted: “To the people of New Orleans: The acts of lawless violence that have been wit- nessed on the levee front during the past forty-eight hours, on the heels of events covering many months, which have £e- riously injured the fair name of this city throughout the world, call for expression on the part of the merchants of New Or- leans. We have patiently stood an intcr- ference from organized labor which has cost us and the city and state many hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. With our business drifting from us because of want of confidence elsewhere, born of labor troubles, of interruptions, we have quietly stood by, hoping against hope that we could by moral suasion and fair offers bring out a peaceful and amicable solution. Every effort in this direction has failed, and we find that, mistaking our forbear- ance for fear, an armed mob has taken possession of our wharves and landings, de- termined to uphold a minority, who insist that the merchants of New Orleans shall intrust the conduct of their business to them. f “It is not a question of wages nor com- pensation, but simply and solely one of whether the merchants of New Orleans shall conduct their own business in their own way, or whether they shall be dic- tated to by a handful of employes. We say handful, as the men who insist on domi- nating our business methods are 2,000 of about 50,000 male adults of this city—2,000 who have insisted, and do insist, that the means of subsistence of 48,000 and their families shall be stopped unless they are allowed to dictate. Forbearance No Longer a Virtue. “It is useless to enter into details. The facts are too well known to every man, woman and child to need recital. The time has come when forbearance has ceased to be a virtue; we can no longer treat with men who with arms in their hands are shooting down inoffensive people because they wil not think and act with them. For these reasons we say to these people that, cost what it may, we are determined that the commerce of this city must and shall be protected; that every man who desires to perform honest labor must and shall be permitted to do so regardless of race, color or previous condition; no man shall be interfered with in the pursuance of his daily ayocation and that we insist on the right of every employer to hire whom he may choose and they heve’their work per- formed in such manner as‘ he may direct. “We do not deny the right of the work- ingmen to combine ier for mutual protection or to stop work if they choose, but we deny their right to prevent others from working, and wé warn these men who have taken the law into their own hands that the conditions they have brought about must cease. “We are willing to meet them amicably, if they will return to peacefal methods, and accept work, according to ,allzmen equal rights. If not they must stand aside and let others work who will.’ governor asked for time to consult with his staff of advisers to ferm a plan of action. Foreign Consuls Meet. The foreign consuls statioried in this city held a meeting last evening to arrange a statement of the condition of affairs, which they forwarded to the representatives of their governments at Washington. The British consul réceivéd instructions from the British ambassador at Washing- ton to collect evidence in regard to the shooting of the purser. of the steamship Engineer, to be used in proceedings which will be instituted against the city. United States Troops Not Needed. Governor Foster looked careworn at noon when called upon by an Associated Press reporter. In answer to a question as to what action ke wouyld take, he said: “I have nothing to say on that line except that effective steps will be taken and peace restored at any cost.-I have issued no or- ders to the military except that they be held in readiness in their, armories. The United States government will, under no existing circumstances, be called upon for assistance, as I consider that our state militia can ably protect the jife and liberty of our citizens.”" At this writing (12:30 o'clock) the gov- ernor is closeted with delegations from the various exchanges and the commanding officers of the military. The meeting is an executive one. Further arrests were made this morning of men who participated in yesterday's rlot. They were Dave Kehoe of Washington street near the levee, Morris Ryan of Re- ligious and Levee streets and Salvador Morover, alias Torredo. Kehoe was armed with a loaded revolver when taken to the station. Purser Bain's Case. As intimated in the abeve dispatch, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, has directed the British eonsul at New Orleans, Mr. St. John, to apply to the local authorities for such special protection as may be nécessary during race riots. The ambassador has laid before the State De- partment the consul’s statement as to the shcoting of Purser Baim: No further steps are contemplated, as the ai ador is satisfied that the local authorities will deal with the uprising in sueh wayas to give British subjects the s@me pratection as that afforded to American, Themoderation of the British officials amd theirevident de- sire to credit the efforts of‘ the state and federal authorities In preserving: peace is a source of comment and gratification in of- ficial circles here, and it. promises to con- clude the incident withaut any ef the pro- test and bluster which frequently marks these minor international questtons. The following is & cepy~of the official correspondence betwee the acting secre- tary of state and the governor of Louisiana in regard to the riots at New Orleans yes- terday: DEPARTMENT-OF STATE, Washington, March 12, 1895. His Excellency, the Governor of ‘Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The British ambassador represents to this dopercment that according to advices from the British consul at New Orleans there were continued disturbances along the wharves of that city. this morning. Purser of British ship Engineer shot in the head. Agentsand captains asking for pro- tection. Crews state they are in denger of their lives. Meeting of consuls there at 12 o'clock today. The ambassador desires to krow the present situation, and what measures have been and are being taken for the protection of life and property. Signed) EDWIN F. UHL, Acting Sectetary of State. NEW ORLEANS, March 12, 1895. Hon. Edwin F. Unl, acting secretary of state, Washington, D. C. Your dispatch repeated from Baton Rouge reached me here tonight. Rioting occurred along the wharves here this morn- ing. On my artival this; evening I find everything on the surface quiet. Vigorous steps are being taken by the municipal and state authorities to prevent a recurrence of violence, and to afford full protection to life, property and commerce. I am satis- fled that crews of vessels are in no danger. The purser of the steamship Engineer wes shot while on wharf during the riot, and I am not satisfied that his identity was known. Grand jury now investigating the whole matter. (Signed) MURPHY J. FOSTER, Governor of Louisiana. ——s_— CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Preparations at Chattaneoga for the Dedication Excréises. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 13.—Gen. J. 8. Fullerton and Gen. A,,P. Stewart of the national commission of; Chickamauga Park addressed an enthusiastic meeting of citizens at the chamber: of commerce this morning about the necessary prepara- tions for the dedication exercises Septem- ber 19 and 20 next. Gen. Fullerton stated that not less than 100,000 visitors would be present. President Cleveland is com- ing unless some extraordinary incident keeps him in Washington. Vice President Stevenson and all the members of the cabinet are coming, as well as officials of the army and admirals of the navy. The governors of nearly all the states and their staffs have notified the commissioners that they are coming. The weather at the sea- son the dedication is to occur has, accord- ing to statistics, nearly always been free from rain. Chattanooga will begin at once to make preparations on a most extensive scale and will take care of everybody. The railroads will make a 1-cent-a-mile rate. ——.__ LBHIGH VALLEY WRECK. Cars Were Completely Gapsized, but No One Was Killed. HAZLETON, Pa., March 18.—It was noon today before the wreck which oc- curred last night on the Le&igh Val- ley road between Lofty:and Silver Brook was cleared sufficiently’ to permit trains to pass. The capsized passenger cars are still lying there. The passengers brought to this city on the Pennsylvania railroad were able to leave town*this moraing, their injuries being slight. Two. ladies, whose names have not been -Jearned, sustained injuries. The thirty-five passemgers who were taken to Delano on the relief train last night were transported to their des- tinations this morning. ‘The faet that no one was killed seems miraculoms, as the cars turned completely ver on the edge of a high embankment. /The aceident was due to the breaking of @ wheel — THE NEW KNIGHTS OF LABOR. Its First General Assembly to Meet Here Next January. PITTSBURG, March 13.—General Master Workman W. B. Wilson of the Independent Order Knights of Labor, who is in the city, is very onthusiastic over the prospects of the order. He says that originally the Knights of Labor had a membership of 75,000, and that fully wwo-thirds of these have joined the new organization. The only districts of any consequence remain- ing true to the old ordet are located in St. Louis, New York and Brooklyn. ‘The first general assembly of the new Knights of Labor will be held in Washing- ton, D.C., in January, 1906. He also states that the proposed action to get possession of the property of the old order is in the hands of the attorneys, and nothing will be done in the matter for @ year at least. FOREIGN TROUBLES Mr. Cleveland Likely to Have All Europe on His Hands. COMPLICATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES . Shooting of the English Purser at New Orleans. FRANCE AND GERMANY When Mr. Cleveland returns from his duck shooting he will probably find the whole of Europe on his hands to take the place of Congress, which he dropped just before his vacation. He will find that the affairs of the State Department are such as to furnish him occupation and food for thought for some time to come. Austria is about the only country now that this government has not some sort of compli- cation with, and the harmony of our rela- tions with Austria is threatened. Every- thing was all right with England up to this time, but now the shocting of the purser of the English vessel at New Orleans has created a complication there. The English are more phlegmatic and better informed as to our institutions than are the Italians, and for that reason they may be more con- servative in their actions than was the Italian government at the time of the Mafia riot in New Orleans. The Mafia Riots Recalled. ‘When several Italians were killed in New Orleans in the riots against the Mafia it was held by the President and the Secre- taty of State and Attorney General that in the absence of a call from the governor the United States troops could not inter- fere, and that the general government could give no guarantee of indemnity to foreigners for injuries sustained. It will be remembered that the Italian government demanded this guarantee and that it was the occasion of a serious diplo- matic entanglement, resulting in the-recall of the Italian minister and the*breaking off of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Exactly the same question is presented in this case, and whatever de- mands are made by the British minister can only be communicated to the Louisiana authorities. No doubt the British minister understands the relations between the states of the Union and the central govern- ment, but at the same time it may be deemed desirable by the British govern- ment to make a test of the question and in- sist that this government shall assume the same responsibility for the protection of foreigners in this country that we insist upon from foreign countries for American citizens abroad. Lack of Cent ized Power. The plea that the general government is not responsible for delinquencies of the au- thorities of a state, while perfectly sound under our system of government, is not satisfactory to foreign governments, where power and responsibility is centralized. This repetition of the question will, it is thought, lead to an effort to establish federal juris- diction over questions involving the rights of foreigners. The British minister, being accredited to the United States govern- ment, and not to the state of Louisiana, cannot make demands upon the governor of Louisiana, and in reply to whatever de- mands he may make upon this government he must meet with the answer, courteous and regretful,,no doubt, that the central government has neither jurisdiction nor re- sponsibility in the matter and cannot coem- pel the state of Louisiana either to afford protection or to pay indemnity. The Firing on an American Steamer. The firing upon an American merchant steamer by the Spanish gunboat off the coast of Cuba will, if the statement of the American captain proves true, present another foreign complication which did not exist at the time of Mr. Cleveland’s de- parture for his vacation, and ne will prob- ably not know of either of these events until his arrival here. It is understood that while Spain reced2d, in part, at least, from her discriminations against American flour, the fact of her fecling compelled to do 86 did not increase her good will to- ward the United States. Moreover, there is a disposition in that country to attribute the troubles from the rebellion in Cuba largely to American intluence, and it is re- garded as entirely possible that the firing on the Allianca was an act of wanton rg- gression which the Spanish government will be more disposed to explain by some excuses than to apologize or make rcepara- tion for. French and German Discrimination. It is expected also that the question of retaliation upon France and Germany for discriminations against American products will be just ripe for President Cleveland’s consideration on his return, Minister Eustis has not communicated to the State Department the reply of the French gov- ernment to his latest protest, but it is ex- pected that a communication from him will be received within two or three days and will be here for Mr. Cleveland’s con- sideration on his arrival. A great deal de- pends upon the nature of that reply. If it is not satisfactory something will have to be done. Whatever action is taken with relation to the discriminations with France will naturally have to be taken as to Ger- many, the Netherlands and Denmark. —-e. RUSH FOR PLACES. Many Candidates for Twelve Offices Created, by a Land Bill. - There seems to be an increase in the de- mands for place as the positions grow scarcer. Whenever there are some new offices provided for by legislation there is generally a scramble for the positions. During the closing days of Congress a bill was passed for the examination and classi- fication of mineral lands in the grant to the Northern Pacific railroad in Montana and Idaho. There were twelve officers created by this bill, to be paid salaries of $2,400 a year. There will be three each for the three land districts in Montana and one in Idaho, through which the railroad passes. The bill provides that at least one of the three assigned to each district shall be chosen from the district, but there is nothing to prevent all being so chosen. The candidates for these places come from all sections of the country, and the Interior Department is flooded with appli- cations. Some men come to Washington to personally solicit these places. It is de- sirable that men with some knowledge of minerals shall be chosen, and it appears to the officials of the department that there ore mineral experts in every section of the country, and the appointing officers, should they believe all that is said to them, would become convinced that the country was one vast field of mineral resources. The examination of the land will occupy some time. Some of those interested say that in all there are a million acres of land in the grant. which might properly be classed as mineral. ——_____-e-_____—_- May Have Another Day. In the case of William Johnston against Ellis Hairis, Salt Lake City district, Utah, Secretary Smith has held that where the last day allowed for filing an appeal in a Jand case falls on a legal holiday the ap- pellant has properly until the next busi- ness day to make such filing. THE BERING SEA FLEET The Pa‘rol of the Sea by War Vessels to Be Abandoned. A Policy Said to Be Opposed by Great Britain—The Summer's Program. It is said that the usual patrol of Bering sea by United States and British warships will be dispensed with this season. The change in the usual program is due to a report on the sealing industry made by Assistant Secretary Hamlin as a result of his visit of inspection to the Seal Islands last summer. The officials observe their usual reticence on the subject, but there is good ground for the statement that the policy was adopted by the President before his departure on the Violet, and that it has received the approval of the British au- thorities. One reason given for the change is that last year’s experience showed that the patrol was an expensive failure, inas- much as in spite of it the seal poachers secured a catch of over 130,000. Under the new order of things the protec- tion of the seal industry will devolve en- tirely upon the Treasury Department, and orders have alreagy been sent by Secre- tary Carlisle to the revenue cutter officers at San Francisco to make the necessary preparations. ‘The Summer's Program. The program for the coming summer is to have no naval vessels engaged in patrol work. The duty is to be performed by ves- sels of the revenue cutter service exclusive- ly. For the purpose four steamers have been selected, and one more may be de- tailed. The four which have been named are the Corwin, the Rush, the Bear and the Perry. With the exception of the Perry the vessels are now at San Francisco pre- paring for the cruise. The Perry is on her Way up the Pacific coast, and it is expected that she will be in Californian waters some time this month. It is proposed to start the vessels north at an earlier date than usual, it having been learned that some of the leaders of the seal herd are already on their way toward the Pribyloff Islands. Telegraphic information from Vancouver is to the effect that several Canadian poachers are getting ready to clear from that port for the summer cruise. The senior revenue marine officer will com- mand the fleet. His instructions are now being prepared at the Treasury Depart- ment, and when completed will be sent without delay. The fleet will start from ce the renflezvous of the na- vi leet last summer during the ra- tions for the patrol Beryionte ae: Maintained a Large Fleet. For the past three years the American government has maintained a large fleet of naval ships and revenue cutters in Bering sea to patrol the forbidden waters and make seizures whén schooners were found unlewfully taking seals. These fleets have consisted of from seven to nine vessels, and have invariably been under command of the senior officer. Two years ago Com- mander Evans, with the Yorktown, carried out the orders of tle department, while ‘Yast season this duty devolved on Com- mander Clark, with the Marion as flagship. Probably fully $500,000 has been expended in this time in efforts to prevent poaching. Last season’s coal bill alone for the five naval vessels amounted to $70,000, while that of the revenve cutters brought the tctal up to over $100,000, Drafts have been made upon the raval establishment until there were practically no vessels available on the Pacific coast for ordinary peace work of the service. MR. CHOATE’S ARGUMENT. The Supreme Ccurt Crowded to Hear the End of It. The corridors about the Supreme Court room were crowded today as the corridors about the Senate and House chambers are at times when it is understood that some- thing unusual is to occur. The seats in- side and outside the bar and all thé avail- able standing room were occupied long be- fore the court came in at noon, and many who were unable to gain admission re- mained standing in the corridors for hours, hoping that ultimately a place might be made for them. S A large majority of those inside retained their places, however, until Mr. Choate had concluded his argument, the last of the se- ries of arguments in the income tax cases, There was no preliminary business before the court, and Mr. Choate began his ad- dress promptly upon the opening of the day's session. He took up the thread of his discussion by calling attention to the distribution of the power and the methods of exercising the power of taxation by Congress. He said that the second article of the Consti- tution provided for an apportionment in accordance with the returns of the census. After provision was made as in the eighth article for the exercise of plenary power, which, he said, was almost without limita- tion, they had added the provision that all duties, excises and imports should be uniform throughout the United States. This he understood to mean just what it said. He was not among those who attribute heedlessness or carelessness or ignorarce to the makers of the Constitu- tion, and he believed they meant to cover the entire question. They had known all about the struggle of the English speaking people for the regulation of taxation, hence they limited and specified what was to be aS direct taxation. r. Choate’s argument was iargely tech- nical and legal, and he soon botrayer the fact that he had concluded his more gen- eral remarks yesterday, and indicated that with his intreduction disposed of he would thenceforth confine himself to the con- struction of the Constitution and the pre- sentation of legal points. —-o+______ THE BRITISH EMBASSY. It Has Been Increased by Two New Assignments. The British embassy, already the largest foreign representation in Washington, is to be further increased by the assignment of Evelyn Grant Duff, second son of Sir Montstuart Grant Duff, late governor of Madras, India, and also the Earl of West- meath, a member of the British peerage. The earl comes as an honorary attache and Mr. Grant Duff as second secretary. The former is the eleventh earl of the line of Westmeath, dating back to the thir- teenth century, when Baron Delvin was head of the house and, later, Anthony Nu- gent was Earl of Westmeath. The present earl is a recent graduate of Oxford, and is but twenty-five years old. He will arrive here in May. Mr. Grant Duff was attache at Rome, and is now serving in Teheran, Persia. ————— Patent Shall Issue. Secretary Smith has rendered a decision in the case of the Last Chance Mining Company against the Tyler Mining Com- pany, being a claim made by the former company for the Tyler lode in the Coeur d'Alene mining country, Idaho. A portion of the Tyler claim overlapped the Last Chance claim. The Tyler Company, in an application for patent, waived all the right to the overlapping portion, but the Last Chance Company asked that no patent be issued while there was pending in the Su- preme Court a case affecting the title of the property. Secretary Smith holds that as the overlapping tract has been waived by the Tyler Company patent shall issue for its claim, THE ALLIANCA CASE No Report Has Yet Reached the State Department. THE SPANISH MINISTER DISQUIETED Impression Here as to the Cause of Firing. WHAT MUST BE SHOWN No report has reached the State Depart- ment of thg pursuit of and firing at the American steamship Allianca off the Cuban coast by a Spanish war vessel, ana, in the absence of a definite and properly substantiated statement of the facts, the officials positively decline to pass judg- ment In the matter. The protest of Capt. Crossman, commanding the Allianca, had Where the Allianca Was Shot At. not reached the State Department up to a late hour this afternoon. In the absence of any official report upon the matter, the department has been un- able to move, even to the extent of in- structing United States Consul General Williams at Havana to inquire into it, al- though this course will be taken as soon as there is warrant for it. Senor Muruaga, the Spanish minister, called at the depart- ment early in the day, but it did not ap- pear that he was informed touching the matter further than what he had seen in the press reports, although these had been quite sufficient to disquiet him, The Revolution of 1878. When the formidable revolutionary out- break of 1878 was in progress in Cuba the Spanish government put forth every effort of international law, were overzealous in their interference with American shipping and the Spanish government had to pay for their misconduct. There were three cases ef the kind in that one year, whaling vessels: 3 They were the Ellen Rizpah, the Sun and the Edward Lee. vessels were overhauled by guarda cos! near the Cuban coast; the taken from their ships, which were under the guns. of the Spanish they were detained three or & i crowded on sail and escaped from the gun- boat, although the latter fired at her. In each case the owners of the American vessels preferred claims against Spain for unwarrantable detention, a to the owners of the Rizpah and the Sun, and sent .what amounted to a severe reprimand to the captain general of Cuba, for the conduct of his vessels. But they strongly objected to paying any indemnity in the case of the Lee, which was not overhauled, although shot at, and so bears a striking resemblance to the case of the Allianca. The Spanish govern- ment held that the vessel had tn no wise suffered, as she was not boarded or search- ed, and that the treaty of commerce be- tween Spain and the United States had not been violated in the simple that the vessel should establish her nation- pat A quarters frequented by suspicious e i The Questions Involved. The questions involved in the present case are those touching the right of search of merchant vessels upon the high seas, and on this subject there is and has al- Ways been a great difference of opinion and practice among nations. The records of the State Department, however, show that several rules limiting the scarch right have been clearly laid down by oup own courts and have been accepted for the guidance of our government in dealing with these questions. In the first place, the right of search is a strictly belligerent right, which means that it cannot be usu- ally exercised in times of peace. In the present case, there has been no declaration of war by Spain, no recogni+ tion of the belligerency of the insurgents and no notice to our government of the ex- istence of a blockade of the Cuban ports by the Spanish naval vessels. Conse- quently our merchant ships are bound to assume that there is no state of war and that there are no belligerents. Spain has always strenuously resisted any recogni- tion of the belligerency of the Cubans whenever there has been an uprising, yet it is said that sfle has persisted in assert- ing rights that could only be recognized after such an admission, and this right of search is one of them. The Impression Here. ‘The impression here is that the Spaniards had heard of the fitting out of filibustering expeditions in Central America with arms supplied from the United States, and that in this case they had reason te suspect that the filibusters or supplies would be landed by the American steamship at some point on the Cuban. coast. It is admitted here that the Spanish cruiser had the right to satisfy herself as to the nationality of the steamship, and according to the prin« ciples of international law, she might have signaled, and even have safely gone 50 far as to fire a shot across the bows of the steamship, but further than the cruiser, it is said, was not justified in go- ing, save at the risk of the commander, if it should prove that the ship was not of the character attributed to her. So, in the present instance, several facts must be es-" tablished as a basis of complaint. : What Must Be Shown. 3 First, it must be shown that the steame ship was actually outside of the shore limit of six miles, and then it must be made clear that the shots were actually fired at the ship, and not across her bows, and on this point there might naturally be a dif~ ference of opinion on the part of those on d of the steamship and those on the ae Should these points be established in the affirmative it would seem that tho United States had the right ta expect an apology from the Spanish government for the conduct of the commander of the cruiser. However, the officials of the State De- partment feel that the captain of the American ship acted very injudicio in uselessly endangering the lives of ship’s company and of the passengers, and the safety of the ship, if he had no contrae band aboard, for his protest would have