Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. UBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvanja Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by he Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't.e New York Office, 49 Potter Building. (en ene The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents id or 44 cents th. Goptes at the unter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the nited States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents P it Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with 2 age adied, 45.00, 07 9) OF ‘ign postage a , . Entered at the Post it Washington, D. C., Secomi-class mail matter) | FZ AM mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. ites of advertising made known on application. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, MAROH r 21, A NEW ARCHITECT etary Carlisle Fills the Vacancy Today. WILLIAM MARTIN AIKEN OF CINCINNATI He Will Take Charge of the Reor- ganized Office. IIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER Secreiary Carlisle goday appointed Will- jam Martin Aiken of Cincinnati, Ohio, supervising architect of the treasury. Mr. Aiixen was one of the thirty-five applicants for the place, and, it is stated, was selected by Mr. Carlisle as the best man he could find, who was both competent and willing to assume its duties and responsibilities. The new architect is about forty years of age and has an excellent reputation wher- lever he !s known. He fs a native of Charles- ton, S. C., and a member of the well-known Aiken family of that state. Mr. D. G. Aiken, who fermerly represented the Charleston district in Congress, is his uncle. He studied architecture in Boston under he celebrated Richarason, and is said to have been one of his best pupils. While there he was intrusted with the superin- tendence of construction of many large bwjldings, mainly private residences. About seven years ago he moved to Cincin- nati and has practiced his profession there ever since, being the senior member of the firm of Aiken & Ketcham, architects, with ‘offices in the Joknston building. His Work in Cincinnati. While in Cincinnati he designed and con- structed the Brice Selentific School attached to the Miami University and also remodeled the old Christ Christ,showing both taste and skill in each work. He was strongly indorsed for his present office as a man of high ideals and standards and at the same time thoroughly practical. His work has been pronounced of the highest character and as Teflecting great credit upon him as a de- signer, architect and superintendent. It is also said of him that he is prominent in his rofession and thoroughly fitted for the federal office. For some time he has had a class in architecture and decoration in the Cincinnati Art Academy. Member cf the Institute. He is a member of the Cincinnati Chap- ter of the American Institute of Architects jand was indorsed for the place by the pres- ident and other officers and about twelve members of that chapter. Most of the citi- lzens for whom he has done professional ork also urged his appointment. ‘His purely political influence was Senator Brice of Ohio and Representative A. S. Berry of the Covington (Ky.) district. He is a democrat, but has never been prom!- nent in politics. His principal political jaegivity was his service as a democratic judge of elections in Cincinnati on several occasions. Vacant Since September. The architect's office has been vacant lever since the enforced retirement of Mr. jO’Rourke of New Jersey, September 20, 3804, six months ago yesterday. Since then its duties have been performed by Mr. |Kemper, the deputy architect and chief clerk. Under the system of business in the loffice as recently reorganized by Secretary Carlisle, in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Dockery experts, Mr. Aiken will attend solely to the architec- tural and technical branches, leaving the administration of all non-technical busi- mess in charge of Mr. Kemper, who has been designated “chief executive officer.” ah salary of the supervising architect is 500. Although Mr. Aiken may not have been the choice of the American Institute of Architects as a body it {s not believed that that organization will object to his appoint- ment. Mr. Aiken has taken no part what- ever in the efforts of that society for the reorganization of the office and was in no way identified with what ts termed “the recent crusade against the office.” SS ee MISSING RECORDS FOUND. itd Been Put in a Hotel Safe and Forgotten. | NEW YORK, March 21.—Some police rec- ords, which have been missing from the fis of the department over twelve years, were returned in a most unexpected man- ner to Chief Clerk Kipp today. They are @ portion of the record which was wanted by the Lexow committee, and which that committee blamed the department for not having on file. The missing records were found a few days ago in the safe of the Metropolitan Hotel on Broadway, when everything in the place was sold at auction. With the restored records came a letter from Horace Russell, who was the attor- ney for the board of police at the time of the Roosevelt investigation in 1883, and who explains that the papers, after having been used at that time, appeared to have Ybeen put in the hotel safe, where they were forgotten until the sale. x — > RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. Conference of Officials Held at York. NEW YORK, March 21.—There was a icor:ference today in the Federal building between representatives of the railway mail service in the United States and Canada about the methods to be pursued in tmproy- fing that branch of the postal service. ‘Those present were Second Assistant Post- aster General Neilson, Edward Ryan of Boston, C. O. Sheperd, M. Masten and Games E. White of the r y mail service of Washington and Walter Sweetman, chief fof the railway mail service of Canada. The object of the conference is to agree upon a lan to perfect the service throughout the J@ited States and Canada. The conference will be continued tomorrow. el eT Se MUST ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT. Jwige McAdam Orders Ex-Repre- sentative Campbell to Appear. NEW YORK, March 21.—Judge McAdam has issued an order returnable at 2 o'clock tcmorrow calling on ex-Congressman Tim- othy J. Campbell to show why he should not be punished for contempt of court for statements made by him. at the hearing of his contest against Henry C. Miner for the representation of the eighth congressional district. Campbell alleged that John Simpson, the republican candidate, was replaced on the list of candidates by a mandamus of a Tammany judge (McA@am) and directed to Tammany police commissioners. > New Trial for a Wife Murderer. MANDAN, N. D., March 21.—William H. Pancoast, the Ohio bank robber and al- leged wife murderer, sentenced to hang May. 23, gets a new trial. Pancoast robbed a Medina, Ohio, bank of several thousand dollars a few years ago, ran away to Can- ada, and thence to Minneapolis, where he changed his name to Myron R. Kent. There he married Miss Julia Holmes, a young lady in the first circles, and in: the fall of 1892 moved to a farm near Mandan. In March, 1983, Mrs. Kent was murdered and Kent disappeared. New A VERITABLE STAR CHAMBER A Parallel Helped Out by the Ceiling of the Commissioners’ Room. Vhe Secret Deliberations of the Dis- trict Commissioners — Little Leaked Out Today. Just two hundred and fifty-four years ago the famous Star Chamber, which was held in the palace of Westminster, and which, in the matter of injustice to public liberty, equaled the Spanish inquisition, was abolished by the formal act of the peo- ple of England. After resting out of sight and well nigh out of mind for a large sec- tion of the Christian era the methods which made that institution odious have been re- vived under the auspices of the Mystic Order of Three at their lodge rooms on Ist street, formerly known as the. District building. One of the explanations given for the title of the English inquisition is that the room in which the king’s aiders and abet- tors held their secret sessions had its ceil- ing gorgeously decorated with gilt stars. It may be only a coincidence, but the paper which covers the ceiling of the board room of the District Commissioners is also decked out with the same conventional fig- ures. Another explanation given for the term which has been applied to the secret proceedings of the Mystic Order of Three is the fact that Siar reporters are conspic- uous by their absence, where formerly their presence gave the assurance of fair and reasonable publicity in the general inter- ests of the people of the District of Co- lumbia. Where Silence Reigns. A solemn stillness now broods o’er the Place where once was bustle and activity. Clerks move about with fingers to their lips, tiptoeing along the halls as though they feared they might be heard by the listening ears of alert reporters. They clasp their nervous fingers tight about a complaint for non-collection of garbage or a report from the superintendent of the street cleaning department, as though they held a king's ransom in their hands and feared the doughty pencil pushers might waylay and despoil them of their precious burdens. There is talk of adopting a sys- tem of secret grips and pass-words, lest some scribe, more daring than the rest, should disguise himself as a chimney sweep or hireling of the garbage contractor and mingle in their midst, with nose keen and sharp on the trail of a news item. News? Hens’ teeth are proverbial for scarcity, but they are thick as leaves in Vallambresa compared to the matters of public mterest which are allowed to pass through the official filter of the Mystic Order of Three, Dr. Tindall broke into the rcom where the reporters are confined this morning to read his paper where he would not be overpowered by the odor of sanctity which pervades his official sanctum. To all inquiries as to what was being done by the representatives of the District in secret session assembled, his one response was, “There is nothing new.”” An Empty Letter Book. | Even the beautiful, yellow, calf-bound letter book, the reporters’ only oasis in the Sahara of nothingness, was dry and bar- ren this morning. Up to noon there was nothing in it but some letters written late yesterday afternoon with reference to the establishment of contagious wards in’ lo¢al hospitals. At 11:50 the outer guard who stands at the door of the room where the Mystic Order of Three holds council stole up to Dr. Tindall and whispered a few words into his eager ear. The secretary disappeared in the direction of the holy of holies. At 12:02 the O. C. (official copier) to the M. O. T. whisked off the beautiful, yellow, calf-bound letter book, and then afl was still again, with that ominous still- ness that forebodes something—no one knows just what. In a few moments the place became rife with rumors that the triumvirate,duumvirate,more-strictly speak- ing, in Mr. Ross’ absence, were contemplat- ing substituting asphalt block for cobble in the rear of a lot in square 4-11-44. As usual, it was impossible to substantiate the rumors. At 12:14 the information was officially promulgated that the Commissioners had been informed by the secretary of the board of school trustees that certain changes had been made in the salaries of some of the teachers. These changes have already been published, perhaps not officially. So far as is known, this constitutes the entire labors of all the brat es of the District government up to 12:46 this after- noon. es OPPOSED TO PEACE. Military Men in Japan Want the Fighting to Go On. YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 21.—It is ex- pected that the negotiations for peace be- tween China and Japan will not be success- ful. The army is the dominant power in Japan, and the military men are bent upon continuing the campaign. Fresh troops are being hurried forward. In the house of representatives notice has been given of a motion declaring that the time for peace negotiations has, not. ar- rived. Another Japanese Loan. According fo recent unofficial advices re- ceived here, the Japanese government is considering a loan of 3,000,000 yen to Corea, which step is said to be temporarily neces- sitated by the present financial difficulties of that country. The matter was the sub- ject of a speech in the house of representa~ tives on the 2ist of February by Count Ito, minister president of state. The minister said the Tonghak rebellion, which -com- menced early last summer, was followed by a failure of the harvest, and then came the war between Japan and China. “Corea,” said he, “has ever since stood as our ally, and being today still in the midst of the war, our government cannot remain un- concerned, and is, therefore, brought under the necessity of making a loan to Corea.” The latter government, the minister an- nounced, is planning a loan to meet the ria- tional expenditures, and as soon as the plan was matured the Japanese government in- tended to require the repayment of its own loan. Admiral Ting’s Reported Suicide. Although uncertainty may exist in some quarters regarding the death of Admiral Ting of the Chinese navy, no doubt seems to have been felt of it by Admiral Ito of the Japanese navy at the time of the capitula- tion of Wel-Hai-Wel. Admiral Ting was in command of the fleet at the latter place at the time of its surrender to the Japanese, and a translation of the notes passing be- tween the commanders of the two fleets has been received here. By these it appears that on February 12 Admiral Ting, in reply to a letter from Ito, said his first deter- mination was to fight until all the ships and men were gone, but that he now de- sired to save the lives of the men and asked for a truce. spare the lives of the native and foreign officials of the Chinese navy and army, soldiers and civilians, and to allow them to return to their respective homes. On the same day Admiral Ito assented to this proposition and said that on the next day he would receive the warships, forts and all the arms. The Chinese admiral then asked for some delay, and suggested the 16th instant as the date of capitulation, adding: “I mean to act true to my word: The next day (February 13) Admiral Ito, in a letter to “an officer representing the Chi- nese fleet in Wei-Hai-Wei,” acknowledged Admiral Ting’s letter of the day before an sald he was “exceedingly sorry to learn the admiral had committed suicide.” He entreated the Japanesv ‘td | FOR GIBBS’ MURDER Conviction of the Robinsons at Buf- falo. NEITHER OF THEM 70 SUFFER DEATH Intense Interest Manifested in the "Case. THRONGING THE CITY HALL BUFFALO, N. Y., March 21.—Clarence Robinson has been found guilty of murder in the second degree, and his wife, Sadie, of manslaughter, for the kiiling of Mont- gomery Gibbs. The verdict of the jury was rendered immediately on the opening of court today, the twelve men having been out since 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Clarence was sentenced to life imprison- ment and Sadie for twenty years. So intense was the interest in the out- come of the trial that the city hall cor- ridors were crowded long before the hour of opening of the court. Sheriff's deputies, with staves, struggled with the throng to keep them from bursting in the court room doors. It was with difficulty that a pass- age was cleared for the entrance of the handcuffed prisoners and the judge. When the jury were in their places the intense straining of attention to hear their verdict made the court room as silent as a tomb. The jury were asked: “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verd! nthe, venerable foreman replied: “We How do you find?” ‘Clarence Robinson guilty of murder, second degree; Sadie Robinson guilty of manslaughter. Then the formality of polling the jury was gone through with. The Prisoners Surprised. At the announcement of the verdict the Robinsons brightened up and their attorney beamed with delight. After the judge had recorded the sentence on his minute book he looked inquiringly toward the attorney for the defense and remarked significantly: “Mr. Saperston, this is the last day of the court.” The attorney took the hint. He asked fol oe to prepare a motion for a new trial. The court—‘‘We'll settle this case now.” Mr. Saperston—“But, your honor, this verdict was unexpected, and we're not pre- pared to present arguments for a new trial until we have a few days—probably a week — The court (interrupting)—“You've had all the time necessary. The motion is denied.” The judge then directed the defendant, Clarence Robinson, to be sworn. The pris- oner stood up and answered the usual ques- tions regarding his age, occupation and parentage, and when asked if he had any reason to allege why sentence should not be passed upon him, said that he had. Standing erect, and’ looking remarkably self-possessed for a man who had endured a ten-days’ trial for his life, Clarence Rob- inson addressed the court th’ Shows the Verdict's Absurdity. “I deny that we were there when this murder was committed, and that we at- tempted to commit a felony. [he verdict, it seems to me, is not in accordance with the evidence. And as far as the evidence provided by the prosecution, there Is not cne thing showing that we were on the spot that night. “This verdict came vpon me unexpected. I do noz think it a ict. If they found me guilty the verdict should have been murder in the first degree. But there was no evidence to prove that. How could they fir me guilty of anything else? We said, @ we still say, we were at home that night. I think,” he sald, commenting upon the case, as he might if he had been @ mere spectator, “that the most telling evidence in the case was that concerning es and the letter written to the Mrs. Robinsor. But I must say cartridges would show marks preduced, and other revolvers make such marks. I don’t know some other cartridges were uot t in to show that.” Criminals Sentenced. “Regarding his own confession, he said he had been induced to make it through in- sane jezlousy of his wife. He believed that his wife was also influenced by Cusack in the way she testified. “She always was week minded, and if we had chosen to put in a plea of insanity, for her it would have been easy enough to prove.” ‘The court told the prisoner that the jury had taken a merciful view of the case. He then pronounced sentence of life imprison- ment. Next Sadie arose and faced the judge. She answered the questions curtly, and when asked what she had to say why sen- tence should not be pronounced, replied: “I say. that most all those witnesses lied; I know it.” She was sentenced to twenty years at Auburn. ‘The prisoners were remanded to jell, court adjourned and the crowd slowly melted away. like migh those t brougl The Murder. The murder of Montgomery Gibbs, a young Buffalo lawyer, about a year ago, was for several months a profound mys- tery, and had it not been for a woman’s spiteful and impulsive remark the murderer might never have been apprehended. Mr. Gibbs was walking alone up a residence street bordered with mansions brilliant with lights about 10 o'clock in the evening. Suddenly. three pistol shots rang out in quick succession, and Gibbs was found dying from a bullet wound in the head, lying in the driveway leading to a fashion- able residence. He expired without utter- ing a word. His assailants had vanished and left nothing as a clew to their identity. The orly persons who claimed to have seen his assailants were two messenger boys, who said they saw two men run away from the spot where the firing occurred, but the police were unable on experiment to see the same distance under the same cir- cumstances as the boys declared they did, so their evidence was thought of little worth, A reporter found what he thought were the footprints of a woman near the:spot. No arrests were made until several months later the Buffalo police received word from the police of Cleveland that they had Clarence Robinson under arrest. His wife had betrayed him in an angry conversation with one of his relatives. Assistant Superintendent Cusack of the Buffalo police went to Cleveland and “pinched” Robinson's wife Sadie, who con- fessed that she killed Gibbs herself, but refused .ta, glve-any details. “Robinson learning that his wife was un- der arrest made a clean breast of the mat- ter, telling how he and his wife had gone out. to -hold *up” somebody that night, Sadie being attired as a man. Gibbs had resisted and-in the tussle he had been shot. panes The New Cruiser Olympia. The new cruiser Olympia will be put in commission at San Francisco. on the 15th proximo, and will be used by Admiral Beardslee as the flagship of the Pacific sta- tion. It is also expected that she will re- FKev@the’San Frarcisco from duty at Hono- lulu. The latter vessel is said to be in need from the bearer of the admiral's letter ee “Yépairs. “She will return to San Fran- cisco as soon as relieved. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS Ex-Representatives Springer and Kilgore Both Recsive Judgeships. They Are Assigned to the New Dis- tricts in the Indiam Territory— Other Offices Filled. © The President madé the following ap- pointments today: William M. Springer of Hlinols, judge. of the United States court of the northern dis- trict of the Indian territory. Constantine Buckley Kilgore of Texas, judge of the United States court of the southern district of the indian territory. To be marshals of the United States— Samuel M. Rutherford of the Indian ter- ritory, for the rorthern district of the In- dian territory; Lucius L. Stowe of the In- dian territory, for the southern district of the Indian territory. To be attorneys of the United States— James V. Walker of Arkansas, for the cen- tral district of the Indian territory; Andrew C. Cruce of the Irdian territory, for the southern district of the Indian territory. To be coilectors of customs—John Des- mond of Massachusetts, for the District of Fall River, Mass.; Cornelius 8, Crandall of Connecticut, for the district of Stoning‘on, Conn. William E. Powers, postmaster at Hast- ings, Mich, The Two Judgeships. The two Indian territory judgeships are newly created offices, established by an act cf the last Congress framed for the purpose of checking in a measure the great spread and growth of lawlessness and crime in the Indian territory, which had become a ref- uge of robbers and outlaws. The new judges are the well-known ex-Congress- men, Mr. Springer and Judge Kilgore. Springer has served in the House of Representatives for many years and has taken a prominent part in the debates as one of the democratie leaders. He was chairman of the banking and currency com- mittee of the last Congress, and of the ways and means committee in the pre- ceding Congress. He has always kept up his legal reading and has been ¢ounsel be- fore the United States Supreme Court in many cases during his congressional career. Soon after his defeat for Congress in the landslide of the last election was ten- dered the Supreme Court practice of one of the principal Granger roads and had its acceptance under advisement for some time. He owns a house in Washington and is fairly well to do. t Judge Kilgore had served in the last four Congresses and had attracted a great deal of attention by reason of his vigorous per- sonality and frequent objections, to various bills. He is a Georgian by birth and sixty years of age. He served in the late war, and his courage, it is believed, will make him useful in dealing with the lawless ele- ment who must be tried in the Indian territory courts. LATE HAWAIIAN ADVICES.” Annexation ub Formed by Former Prominent Royalists. Late advices received here from Hawatt state that Charles B. Witson, confidential adviser of the ex-queen; John Colbern, one of her cabinet at the time she ‘was-de~ posed; Antoni Rosa,)'ex-attoFney general under the king, and: John Richardson, for- merly on the queen's staff—all of. them prominent royalists—have taken -part -in formirg an annexation club among the ne- tive Hawaiians. This is regarded as a dec- laration among the chief royalists that the monarchy is dead for all time. Ata recent meeting in Honolulu :these prominent roy- alists took part in forming a constitution and articles of belief. These state: “Kirst. We believe that the republican form of government has come to stay in these islands. “Second. We believe that every person should assist the government in the carry- ing out of its policy of political annexation of these islands to the United States.” The third article declares that the pres- ent Dole government secures Hberty, se- curity, free speech and free press, restric- tion of Asiatic immigration and-cable com- municaticn. The constitution restricts members of the new organization to na- tives or these having Hawaiian blood, or foreigners who have married in Hawaii. There were no fresh developments today concerning *he demand.for Minister Thurs- ton’s recall. All parties maintain. silence. The next step, it is presumed, wilk be ac tion by Hawaii on the request of Secretary Gresham. zs +o INCOME TAX RETURNS. = Of in This District Within the Last Few Days, Income tax returns to Collector Vandiver of this district have shown a great falling off within the last few days. This is prob- ably due to the doubt that has been raised as to the constitutionality of the law. The majority of persons affected by the law will probably wait until this question és deter- mine by the Supreme Court. Less than half of the residents in this collection dis- trict to whom blanks were sent have filled them out and returned them to the col- lector. In case the law is sustained all re- turns for 1804 must be in by the 15th proxi- mo. Many cf the returns already received are incorrectly made out. Collector Van- diver says that this is a good ‘reason why returns should be made as early &s pos- sible, as otherwise it may be too late to make proper corrections. According to him imperfectly tilled blanks received within a few days prior to April 15 cannot be cor- rected. All such returns must necessarily be sent to the commissioner of internal revenue at Washington in the condition in which they are when recetved. In come cases it will be found that penalties have been incurred v hich might easily have been avoided if the returns had been gent earlier to the collector. An A Fall SENATOR JONES’ ILLNESS. It is Not So Critienl as Has Been Re- ported. A Mr. Frank Kellam, the Washington rep- resentative of the Little Rock Democrat, informed a Star reporter this morning that the reports of Senator James K. Jones’ ill- niess had been exaggerated. A private dis- patch from Hope, Ark., where the Senator is confined, states that he has fever, the result of vaccination, smallpox prevailing at several points in that portion of the state. The message says Senator Jones’ cordition is not serious, though he is quite sick. Mrs. Jones, wife of the Senator, left this city for Arkansas yesterday, and Mr. James K. Jones, jr., and family’and Miss Mary Jones will leave this afternoon. The family have been preparing to leave for home since the adjournment of Congress, but the time of departure was hastened by the news of the Senator’s illness. LITLE ROCK, Ark., March 21.—A tele- gram to Dr. C. M. Taylor of this city this morning from Washington, Ark., says ‘Sen- ator Jones is much better and is thought to be out of danger. ¥ ——_—___+-2+___ THE NEW JERSEY BRIDGE. General Plans Must Be Filed on or Before June 7 Next. "The Secretary of War has informed Mr. Swan of the opinion of the judge advocate gereral in regard to the proposed Hudson river bridge, and stated that while he would be glad to meet. the “wishes of the New York and New: Jersey e Com- panies in the matter, it appears from this decision that the Secretary of War has no discretion as to the time for filing general plans, and he is, therefore, constrained to hold that the same must be submitted on or prior to June 7, 1895. ‘Star. 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. She proof of te pudding is in fhe eating. Yesterday's Star contained 40 cofumns CHARGES REFUTED Minister Thurston’s Friends Deny Mr. Gresham’s Allegations. DIPLOMATIC SECRETS NOT BETRAYED He Only Communicated Informa- tion Sent to Him. NO BREACH OF FAITH Although Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister, refuses to discuss the causes that led to his estrangement with Secretary Gresham, his friends think it only fair to him to refute the allegation in many newspape: that he has betrayed diplo- matic secrets. 1t has been generally pub- lished that the immediate cause of Secre- tary Gresham’s demand for Mr. Thurston’s recall was that he had given the press information touching the trial of the con- spirators at Honolulu before he communi- cated the same to the State Department. This action has been variously described as “an overt act,” “a diplomatic discour- tesy” and “a breach of official etiquette.” Pid Not Excecd His Diplomatic Duties Admitting that Mr. Thurston did as is alleged, his friends assert that he did not exceed his diplomatic duties in the slightest respect. The matter in question related to the sentences imposed on several of the Hawaiian conspiraturs by the military roceedings of the court were conducted openly and the sentences of the prisoners had been publicly announced in dit lulu. All the facts reached San Fran- cisco by the first mail steamer from the islands and were telegraphed from there by the Associated Press, all over <he coun- try, the very day the steamer arrived in port. Mr. Thurston’s advices, including copies of Honolulu newspapers, giving de- tails of occurrences to date, were brought to San Francisco by the same steamer and were transported to this city by mail; con- sequently he did not receive them for near- ly a week after the story of the trials had been fully told by telegraph from San Francisco. Information to Newspaper Men. Several newspaper men called on Mr. ‘Thurston for information as to the progress of events in Hawaii, and he told them the result of the trials of the conspirators, as disclosed in his mail from Honolulu, at the same time making pertinen. com- ments on each case and giving his personal views as to the general effect of the pro- ceedings upon the peopie of Hawaii. He simply gave a brief narrative of recent events in Hawaii, as obtained from Ha- wailan sources, and took special care to avoid any reference to the United States or the course of its representatives, either in Washington or Honolulu. The advices he received were solely for his own in- formation, and he was under no obligation whatever to impart it to the State Depart- ment. That he did so was purely an act of courtesy. His friends assert that Mr. Thurston had just as much right to pub- fish the result of the conspirators’ trials as he’had to tell of-an earthquake or any cther event in Hawaii that might come to his» knowledge through Hawaiian ad- ‘ices. He was not indebted to the State Department for the information and had had no communication with that depart- ment on the subject further than to in- form Secretary Gresham of the general tenor of his dispatches. He did this as an act of friendly interest and in the absence of formal instructions. The Secretary had already been fully informed on the subject by Minister Willis. It was through the lat- ter and not through Mr. Thurston that Secretary Gresham conducted his diplo- matic correspondence with the Hawaiian government. The Point His Friends Emphasized. Mr. Thourston’s friends candidly adrhit that his relations with Secretary Gr2sham have been strained. The point they wish to emphasize, however, is that Mr. Thurston has never betrayed any official information contained in the correspondence between his government or himself and the govern- ment of the United States or any of its representatives. They desire to show that he has never abused official confidence, and that he has never transcended diplomatic privileges. It is admitted that it would have been a manifest impropriety for him to have divulged any information received from the Secretary of State touching the relations between Hawaii ard the United States. At the same time, however, it is claimed for him that he was perfectly free to publisn any information he desired in zegard to events in the Hawaiian republic that came into his possession entirely inde- pendent of the State Department, provided he did not comment on the action of the United States government in regard there- to. Senator Hale’s Position. Mr. Thurston’s defenders say that-Sen- ator Hale is right in saying that his recall was justified, if he had made public diplo- matic correspondence before submitting it to the State Department, but they say he is entirely wrong in supposing that Mr. Thurston has been guilty of any such dip- Icmatic impropriety. According to their representations, he merely related a con- diticn ef facts within his own country, re- ceived from nis own government, regard- ing which he had had no diplomatic inter- course whatever with the representatives o- the United States. When the News Will Come. Tt was discovered today that an import- ant miscalculation has been made in regard to the time when Secretary Gresham’s note to Minister Willis was sent from this coun- try. It may have been telegraphed from Washington January 21, but there was no steamer by which it cauld have left San Francisco for Honolulu earlier than March 7, when the Mariposa sailed. And if that was the case it is entirely too soon to look for an answer, even if the Hawaiian gov- ernment took prompt action in the matter. No advices can be expected to reach this country sooner than next week, Wednesday, the 27th of March, and to that must be added time necessary for transmission to Washington. It is not likely that outside of official communications much. information will be secured at San Francisco on the arrival of the return veesel. It is certain that_neither Secretary Gresham nor Minis- ter Thurston has as yet received any ad- vices from Honolulu in regard to the affair. + e+—____ Personal Mention, Maj. John S. Witcher of the pay depart- ment and Maj. A. M. Miller of the engi- heer corps are in the city on leave of ab- sence. Mr. Harry King, chief of the draughting division of the general land office, who has been confined to his home for several days with a severe attack of the grip, is con- valescing. Robert Tucker of Toledo, Ohio, associ- ated with the son of ex-President Hayes in law practice, has been in the city for a few days on his way tc Philadelphia. Dr. M. B. Strickler is recovering from a severe attack of grip. Mr. R. G. Dyrenforth, who has been lying critically ill for. rearly four weeks at his residence, 1503 Rhode Island avenue, is recovering. + 2+____ Government Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $364,901. Government receipts— Frem internal revenue, $363,217; customs, $032,000; miscellaneous, $10,263. DIPLOMATIC PROBLEMS|THE THURSTON CASE Considerable Speculation as-to How They Will Be Solved. ~ The State Department Closely Watch- ed for Political Purposes—The Tharston Incident. ‘There is considerable speculation in po- litical circles over the probable political effect of the outcome of the diplomatic problems now confronting the administra- tion. Aside from the high moral and pa- triotic ground from which every one is supposed to view the dealings of this country vith foreign nations, is the nearer aspect presented by the inseparable rela- tion of the situation to domestic politics. The dealings of an administration with foreign countries have, from time im- memorial, been regarded as a legitimate basis for making party capital by the par- ty in power, and as a cause for partisan criticism from the opposition. There is no reason to think that it will be different in the present instance, in the opinion of those who are viewing the matter from the political standpoint, and there is, con- sequently, an amount of guessing going on as to whether the administration will be subject to criticism or implied congratula- tion by the time Congress meets. The Administration Anxious. It is said that the administration is anx- ious to make a good rezord in the settle- ment of pending and impending difiiculties and would like very much to have the mat- ters cleared away before Congress assem- bles, so that there will be no excuse for a republican Congress to take any possible credit in the subsequent adjustment of for- eign affairs. The congratulations heaped upon the State Department for the con- duct of this government in the Allianca af- fair is said to have whetted the appetite of the administration for more praise, and politicians are wondering why the admin- istration, having tasted the pleasures of praise, should have so quickly laid itself open to a -idal wave of criticism by its action in the Thurston matter. The parti- san tallykeeners’ have already scored a black-mark against the administration, to be called up when Congress meets. Close Watch on.the State Department A very close watch is being maintained upon the actions of the State Department by the opposition, who are laying up ma- terial for making party capital in the next Congress. There is said to be a feeling in some quarters that ‘the administration needs to be very careful, for the reason that it would not take much further provo- cation, upon the top of what. has already been done'in thé Hawafian affair in the past twelve months, to precipitate im- peachment proceedings against officials, of whatever rank, who might offend against the wishes of Congress. Among democrats there is a feeling that cpportunities will present themselves with- in the next few months for the administra- tion to make a brilliant record, with luster sufficient to reflect itself even into the next campaign. It is acknowledged that the peculiar perplexities of the situation con- fronting this government will necessitate careful management, but they say ‘hat the credit will be thereby the greater if they reach a The democrats say tide over the summer with a good foreign record they will be in excellent shape to zo into Congress, and pointing with pride to their achievements in the executive branch, take their places as censors and critics of the republican management of the legis- lative branch. —_—_—_—_-e-—_______ DEMOCRATIC SENATORS BREAK. Another Sensation in the Delaware Legislature. DOVER, Del., March 21.—There was an- other sensation at the state house today, when the two branches of the legislature met in joint session to ballot for a United States Serator to succeed Anthony Hig- gins. All of the democrats deserted Chan- cellor Walcott, the caucus nominee, and cast their votes for Edward Ridgley of Dover. When the last ballot was taken yester- day six of Higgins’ supporters, who had temporarily deserted his cause for E. G. Bradford, returned to their first choice, and the ex-Senator received seven votes at the close. Today there were two bal- lots, and Mr. Higgins was only given one vote, a new man, Benjamin Nields of Wilmington receiving seven of the repub- lean votes. . Addicks’ lines remain unbroken, his orig- inal six supporters stiching to him. The hall was crowded and the injection of new names into the fight provided much food for gossip and speculation. Each bal- lot resulted as follows: Higgins (rep.), 1; Addicks (rep.), 6; Mas- sey (rep.), 4; Nields (rep.),7; Ridgley (dem.), + Bayard (dem), 1. Necessary to choice, At the close of the second ballot Sen- ator Re Is (dem.) moved that the two houses separate and return to their re- ¥spective chambers. Senator Altrichs (rep.), a Higgins man, endeavored to induce him to withdraw this motion in order that more ballots might be taken, but Mr. Records refused,and upon a call of the yeas and nays the motion was carried. —___ MONTAY TAKES PRECAUTIONS. Sheep Mast Be Inspected Before Being Allowed to Enter. DENVER, Col., March 21.—A special to the Republican from Helena, Mont., says: The governor hes issued a proclamation forbidding the importation into this state, without inspection, of sheep from Oregon, Nevada, California, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma and New Mextco, because of danger of diseases. Importa- tions will be allowed upon the certificate of the state veterinarian that they have been inspected and found free from disease. The proclamation does not forbid the pass- ing of such sheep through the state, but while passing through they must not be un- loaded for grazing. ——— THE INDICTED POLICEMEN. the Officers Appeared and Pleaded Not Guilty. NEW YORK, March 21.-Ten of the eleven indicted police officials appeared be- fore Justice Ingrabam in the court of oyer “and terminer today and pleaded not guilty to the indictments returned against them .on Tuesday. The absentee was ex- Wardman James Burns, who is said to he out of the country. It is said that the defense will be pre- pared by Col. E. C. James, who will have the assistance of Tracy, Boardman and Platt, A. J. Elkus, Emanuel M. Friend and Louis J. Grant. ee ees Mexico's Crack Bull Fighter Gored. CITY OF MEXICO, March 21.—Word has been received of the fatal goring at Culia- can, state of Sinaloa, of Pencoat Diaz, the most famous bull fighter in Mexico. He was gored in the groin three times and badly trampled, making death certain. Demetrio Rodriguez, who was lately killed in a similar way at Durango, was an old associate of Diaz Ten of —_—._—_ Christian Workers’ Convention. PHILADELPHIA, March 21.—The district ecnvention of the International Christian Workers’ Association opened in Grace Bap- tist Temple today. The morning session was devoted to addresses by the visiting clergy. The convention will be in session until Tuesday, the 26th. It is Unfortunate for Mr. Gresham at This Time, THE CHARGES MADE ANAL) Giving Out the Dispatch to Minister Taylor. AS FOR MR. WILLIS The action of Secretary Gresham in the case of Minister Thurston is disclosed at an unfortunate time for those of the Sec- retary’s friends who so cordially applauded his action in the case of the Alllanca. The chorus of Gresham praise, indeed, has been rudely interrupted. A note has been sound- ed that so vividly recalls the old chorus of censure that many friendly ears are great- ly aggrieved. The matter is as yet shrouded in a good deal of mystery; and the State Department is doing what it can to add to this diffi- culty. The fact remains, however, tifat no explanation as yet vouchsafed from any quarter throws any light on the subject which secures for the administration such indorsement as its friends could desire. Delicate Ground for Gresham. Take the charge that information from the Hawaiian government for this govern- ment, conveyed through Minister Thurston, has found its way into the public press be- fore formal communication to the State Department. This is conceded to be a mater of some delicacy, but the question just-at this time happens to be as delicate for Judge Gres- ham as for Minister Thurston. The now famous dispatch to the Spanish government conveyed through Minister Taylor. eppear- ed in print before its contents were made known by Minister Taylor to the Spanish minister of foreign affairs. Suppose .the- Spanish minister, when receiving Minister Taylor, had advanced with a slip. from & Madrid morning newspaper in his hand con- taining a copy of the dispatch, and have said, with some show of feelin; his, sir, is what, I presume, you have come to com- mrnicate to me. But how is it, sir, that tris important matter appears first in the mewspapers? I must have an explanation of that before I can confer with you offi- clally about the complaint of your govern- ment. We do business at this capital regu- larly and in order.” Minister Taylor would have explained that the dispatch had not been given to the press by him, or by any attache of the American legation at Madrid. “Then, sir,” the Spaniard might have said, “the offense was committed at Washington, and I should like to hear from Mr.Secretary Gresham on the subject." What would have been the comment of Judge Gresham on stch an explosion? And yet there is no ccmparison between the importance of the news given out in advance about the Span- ish affair and that about Hawati. The one was a demand which might lead to war; the other was merely the announcement of fact accomplished, communicated only rough courtesy to this government. Mr. Thurston Acquitted. Take the charge that Minister Thurston balked the administration’s schemes before Congress. It ig not thought the adminis- tration will care to stand upon that. Min- ister Thurston would be too much magni- fied by the admission. Besides, Senators, democrats as well as republicans, acquit Mr. Thurston of any conduct not entirely consistent with the proprieties of his sta- tion. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Frye both com- municated with him from time to time, and both testify to the way in which he car- ried himself, and to the value of his sug- gestions. It was not necessary for him to volunteer anything. His full information about his country and his high standing at this capital caused him to be sought by those anxious for authoritative’ informa- tion, And then, as is pointed out, the ad- ministration’s schemes were defeated by the public sentiment of the country, ex- pressed through the newspapers and at the polls. Congress had only to follow that, without considering any outside sug- gee whatever, to take the course !t Vielded to Personal Feeling. No, the general opinion is that Secretary Gresham has yielded to personal feeling in the premises, and magnified matters which he could well have afforded to pass by. He has directed attention afresh to the whole Hawaiian episode, which, so far as he and his chief are concerned, would be better forgotten. It is recalled that they gave President Dole an opportunity to put Min- ister Willis at a very great disadvantage in an official correspondence, and now Min- ister Thurston locrs up as a man so pow- erful that he can block the game of a dem- ocratic exe2utive with a democratic Con- gress. Thurston Not Disturbed. Beyond some personal mortification at the treatment accorded him by Judge Gresham, it Is not thought likely that the matter will much disturb Mr. Thurston. It may, in the end, even redound to his advantage. The most difficult work possible for a Hawailan minister at this capital he has already ac- complished. The new government is now well set up. It has found especial favor in this country. The rest, so far as mere di- plomacy is concerned, is routine. But the time is coming in Hawati when the move- ment for annexation will require skillful handling. Men will be needed at the helm then who are not only in favor of annex: tion, but who are thoroughly familiar with the forms of this government and person- ally acquainted with the political leaders in the United States. In that day, therefore, Hawaii will greatly need Mr. Thurston. He, of all his countrymen, will probably be the best qualified to head a commission negotiating for terms of admission for Ha~ waii into the American Union, and not un- likely, it 1s thought, he may, when the time comes, fill that post. Minister Willis’ Case. As for Minister Willis, the hope Is ex- pressed by some of the friends of Hawait in this city that whatever the fate of Min- ister Thurston may be, the Hawaiian gov- ernment will not be swayed by any petu- lancy or’ spirit of retaliation in dealing with him. Good temper on the part of the small government would be, they think, the best possible rebuke of the bad temper of the big government. Besides, a little fel- low is never effective or successful unless he is good-tempered. —_—__2+___—_ ALL QUIET TODAY. No Foreign Ministers Recalled an6 No Territory Seize ‘There were no new developments in any of our many foreign complications up to 8 o'clock this afternoon. So far as known, Spain has not apologized, Ministers Thurs- ton and Willis have not been recalled, Minister Muruaga has not been officially declared persona non grata and Great Britain, France and Germany have not seized ‘any territory in Central or South America. It was more in sorrow than in anger that Secretary Gresham informed all _ inqutrers that he had nothing to gay on any | of the subjects mentioned. Tees The Gunbont Castine. The gunboat Castine arrived at Port Sai@ today on her long cruise to Brazil, by way of Madagascar.