Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —— U SHED DAILY Toe eee ‘iteee ee STAR G8, Pennsylvanis Avenue, Cor, 11th Street, by he Evening Star Newspaper ompany, 5. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office 40 Potter Building. The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the Hty by carriers, on own account, at 10 cents ar wi r,s cents por month. | Co ‘at the Ranta? J cents each. By matl—anywhere, in the ‘month. pecteae — Seturday Quints Sheet Star, $1 per year, with [_ Aatered at the Pos at Wasbington, D. 6. Ail mall subecriptious ieust be peld ia advance. cS must tes of advertising mado pete ‘application. Fvening Star. No. 18,119. HOW GARZA DIED Story of the Attack on Bocas Del Toro, END OF THE COLOMBIAN REBELLION (Complete Discomfiture of the In- surgents. MINISTER BAKER’S ADVICES Special Correspondence of the Associated Press. COLON, Colombia, March 14.—The fol- lowing are the details of the attack recent- ly made upon Bocas Del Toro, during which the notorious Mexican bandit, Cata- rino Garza, was killed: At about 4 g’clock on Friday morning, March 8, a party of rebels from Nicaragua made a desperate attack upon Bocas Del Toro. The rebels were well armed with Winchester rifies,, and had embarked at Greytown, Nicaragua, according to one re- Port, or from Port Limon, Costa Rica. In any case they reached Bocas Del Toro in the schooner Favor De Dios. The attack- ing party consisted of fifty men, under «he leadership of Catarino Garza, Perciera Cas- {ro and Sofanor More, a lawyer. After landing, under the -cover of dark- ness, the rebels captured the policemen who were on duty, and, after putting a ard over them, made an attack upon the laboose and liberated all the prisoners. he rebels then proceeded up the street with the intention of attacking the quartel, which was garrisoned by about forty sol- diers, under the command of Lieut. Lopez. Before attacking the quartel Garza’s band broke into a house belonging to J. H. D. Kinke, opposite the quartel, and from the upper story of Mr. Finke's house they open- ed fire upon the quartel. The government soldicrs were taken by surprise and some of them were killed while still in their bunks by bullets which passed through the wooden walls of the building. But, when aroused, the ‘soldiers fought gallant- ly. Their leutenant was killed. The firing brought a number of citizens to the assist- ance of the troops, and among them Senor Segafin Jovane, the local political judge, and his secretary, A. R. Perez, displayed much bravery. During the fighting 10 rebels were killed, 15 were wounded and 25 taken prisoners. On the government side there were 4 killed and 9 wounded. Among the rebels killed were Garza and Castro. As soon as the invaders saw these two men fall, and being utterly unprepared for the determined resistance they had met with, they retreated toward the outskirts of the town and disappeared in the brush. Tried to Fire the Town. During the encounter an attempt was made to set fire to the town, Percira Cas- tro having charge of this work. He satur- ated the side of a house with kerosene, and was in the act of lighting a match to start the conflagration when he was noticed by ®@ soldier, who shot him dead. Tha rebels also made an unsuccessful attempt to uge dynamite in their operations. At certain periods of the fighting the fir- ing was very wild and several women were killed. In addition, a child in its mother’s arms was shot through the jaw. Miss Nellie Isaacs, the government school mis- tress, is reported to be among the slain. The government officials, after the en- gagement, captured the schooner Favor De Dios, and found on board of her 890 rifles, 20,000 cartridges, and blankets, clothing and rations for the rebels. The Atlanta’s Marines Landed. Naturally the attack upon Bocas Del Toro caused great excitement, and at the reguest of the United States consular agent, D. R. Hand, a detachment of fifty marines from the United States cruiser At- lanta were larded for the protection of American interests. On March 10 a de- tachment of forty-five soldiers were sent from here to Bocas Del Toro, and the marines from the Atlanta re-embarked on that vessel the following day. ain official bulletin was published on Tues- day, March 12, containing eight shert mes- sages to the governor of Panama in regard to the recent victory of the Colombian gar- rison at Bocas Del Toro. A Decisive Battle. As this letter is mailed a crisis has been “reached in the revolution in Colombia. A decisive battle is about to be fought in the department of Sartander. Gen. Reyes, the @mmander of the government troops, is at Cucuta with 5,000 men, and he is there awaiting the arrival of Gen. Mateus, who is at the head of relnforcemeats number- ing 5,000 men. When these two bodies of troops are joined together a combined at- tack will be made upon the rebel forces, estimated to number about 6,00). This will be the largest number of men who have met in battle on Colombian soil since the war with Spain. News of the result of this encounter is anxicusly expected here. Result of the Battle. Since the above letter was mailed the Associated Press correspondent at Colon, on March 18, cabled that a telegraphic mes- ‘sage had been received there from Pres- ident Caro, dated Bogota, announcing that the revolution in the republic of Colom- bia was ended. The dispatch added that the triumph of Gen. Reyes over the reb- els had been complete. The decisive en- gagement referrd to in the letter from Colon was tought near Medaga in the de- partment of Santander. It was also an- nounced that a rebel force, numbering three thousand men was defeated by Gen. Mateus at Cucuta. The rebels retreated toward Boyac4, and there surrendered to Gen. Mateus. Minister Baker's Account. Under date of San Jose, Costa Rica, March 10, United States Minister Baker coniirms the report of the death of Garza, “the notorious Mexican revolutionist and itlaw, who for a long time operated on ie northern border of Mexico along the Rio Grande. The minister says that Gar- sa for some time past had been residing in Costa Rica, but recently left Port Li- mon for San Juan Del Norte, Nicaragua. At that place he gathered around him some thirty men, chiefly Colombian exiles, and secured money and a quantity of small arms. A small sailing craft was chartered and the party embarked on the 2d instant, landing the following day at Cahuita, thir- ty-five miles south of Port Limon. Here Garza took quarters with an American named Reynolds, and awaited the expected arrival of the Colombian exiles from the interior. In this, however, he was disap- pointed, as Costa Rica immediately stopped “ communication with Port Cahuita and dis- patched a body of soldiers by iand to cap- ture the revolutionists; the minister of war himself going as far as Limon. On the Sth instant Garza received warning of the approach of Costa Rican troops, and with sixty followers. embarked in two small craft for Bocas Del Toro, Colombia. Upon arriving at that point the party at once attacked the barracks, but were defeated; Garza and eleven followers, inciuding Dr. Pereira Castro, second in command, and a Gen. Moreira were killed, the remainder of the party being taken prisoners by the Co- Jomblan authorities. —__— AMevenue Cutter Service Appointments. She President today appointed Chas. C. Fenrgar a first Meutenant in the revenue gutter service, and Chester M. White a sec- end lieutenant in the same service. JUDGE MONTGOMERY'S VIEW He Thinks the Republicans Will Attempt Little Tariff Legislation. He Says They Cannot Get Anything Through the Senate—Tariff Corrections Needed. Judge A. @. Montgomery of the fourth Kentucky district; a member of the com- mittee on ways and means and one of the three men who, on the part of the House, conducted the conference with the Senate on the tariff bill in the long session of the last Congress, expressed the opinion today that the republicans would attempt very little, if any, tariff legislation during the next Congress. ‘They are,” he said, “‘al- ready making the plea that they won't rave a majority in the Senate, evidently for the purpose of excusing themselves to their constituents. All the signs, indeed, indicate that the greater part of the time will be taken up with criticisms of the work of the Congress which has just clos- ed, without seriously attempting any im- provement, and possibly with getting through some makeshift on the financial question. The chances are good, however, that they will find themselves as incapa- ble of reaching an agreement on silver as we were. Of course, they will have such a vast majority in the House that they may get something through that body, but they will not succeed in the Senate. In that respect also the republicans will prob- ably be as we were. We got everything through the House that we tried to zct through until after the November election demoralized us, but we found our dith- culty with the Senate. We were unable to do much in that body because there was never a tariff reform majority in the Sen- ate.” . Asked if he thought the democrats when they shoula return to power would at- tempt to correct the tariff law to corre- spond with the ideas advanced by the House in the supplementary tariff bills, he replied in the affirmative, and added that there were also other changes than those which should be made, as, for in- stance, in the metal schedule, which he denounced as grossly unfair, and in ihe woolen schedule, which should be toned down somewhat. As a whole, however, he thinks the present law a vast improvement over the McKinley law, and expresses the belief that the people will see this and ac- knowledge it when times improve in a way to permit them to consider the matter without prejudice. ——__+o+_____ TO FIX HARBOR LINES. A Commission Designated by the Sec- retary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury has desig- nated a commission to carry cut the pro- visions of the act passed at the last ses- sicn of Congress to establish harbor lines and to fix the limits within which the United States navigation rules for the prevention of collisions shall apply. These lines will also determine the limits outside of which the new international navigation rules shall apply. The commission will consist of Gen. Duffield, superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, as president; Capt. Wilde, naval secretary of the light house board; W. E. T. Chamberlin, com- missioner of navigation, as secretary; Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector general of steam vessels, and Capt. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter service. Requests will be sent at once to the trade, maritime and pilot associations at each of the ocean and gulf ports of the country, asking for their views as to the proposed harbor lines at their respective ports. A Philadelphia body has already asked that for that port the harbor line be run from Cape Hen- lopen to Cape Charles. This would include all of Delaware bay within the harbor lim- its, and as this suggestion seems to meet with the approval of the members of the commission, it is likely that this line will be finally agreed upon. ——$—ro+—___ Interior Department Changes. The following official changes were an- nounced in the Department of the Interior today: Patent office—Appointment, John W.Street of New York, confidential clerk to the com- missioner, $1,400. Pension office—Promotions, David B. Klinger of Pennsylvania, clerk, $1,000 to $1,200; John E. Armstrong of New York, $900 to $1,000. Office of the Secretary—Promotion, John E. Dawson of Massachusetts, $300 to $1,200, Geological survey—Appointment by trans- fer from general land office, Charles H. Fitch of New Mexico, tcpographer, $2,500, by promotion from clerk at $1,800. Appoint- ment, Mrs. Lizzie M. Alexander of the state of Washington, stenographer and typewriter, per month. General land office—Promotions, John S. Williams of Iowa, clerk, $1,600 to $1,800; Amherst W. Barber of Florida, $1,400 to $1,600; Waller R. Staples, jr., of Virginia, $1,200 to $1,400; Miss Laura O. Friebus of District of Columbia, $1,000 to $1,200; Miss nae A. Pugh of West Virginia, $900 to 000, ; Office of Indian affairs—Promotions, John R. Wise of Wisconsin, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400, on allotments roll; Wm. H. Gibbs of Mis- sissippi, $900 to $1,000, on allotments roll; Frank M. Conser of Ohio, clerk, $1,000 to $1,200, on depredation claims. ———-e+—____ ‘The German Ambassador Transferred. The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung says that Baron Von Saurma-Jeltsch, now German ambassador to the United States, has been appointed as the successor of Prince Von Randolin at Constantinople. The German @mbassy has not been offi- cially advised of the reported transfer of Baron Von Saurma-Jeltsch, now German ambassador at Washington, to Constanti- nople. The German embassy in Turkey is @ particularly important one, and there are three ambassadors in. the German service who naturally would precede Baron Von Saurma-Jeltsch for this honor. It is be- lieved, however, that the mention of his name is due to his long service in the orient,-as he was counsellor of the em- bassy at Constantinople, and afterward minister at Bucharest and in the Balkans. It is now definitely known that the Ger- man government will send an agricultural attache to the embassy here; but word has not yet come as to the official to be named. ——____-e Presidential Postmasters. The President has appointed the follow- ing postmasters: Illinois—Mound City, Henry G. Carter. Iowa—Corydon, John Stirling, jr. Massachusetts—Stockbridge, Agnes Smith. - Montana—Philipsburg, Allen P. Bowie. New Hampshire—Laconia, John O’Lough- lin. New York—Alexandria Bay, Willlam E. McDonell. Ohio—Waverly, Adolph F. Greenbaum. Pennsylvania—Sayre, George M. Lull. California—Oroville, J. Marks; Porters- ville, Percival C. Montgomery. Maryland—Salisbury, Mary D. Ellegood. Minnesota—Sauk Center, W. O. P. *Hitis- J. le. Missouri—Bonneterre, Thomas H. Walk- er; West Plains, Henry P. White. New York—Hudson, Willard Peck. : ——— Post Office Appointments. Today, Joseph A. McGeary was appointed chief clerk to the post office inspector, in charge at San Francisco, Cal. Hardy T. Gregory of North Carolina was today ap- pointed a post office inspector. WASHINGTON. D.C., FRIDAY, MAROH 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in 6e eafing. Yesterdar’s ee ee - THE REVOLT IN CUBA Sympathizers Released From the Havana Prison. SANGUILLY CHARGED WITH TREACHERY ls It a Trick to Divide the In- surgents? GARCIA ALSO ACCUSED TAMPA, Fla., March 22.—Incoming pas- sengers by the latest boat from Havana re- port that sympathizers with the Cuban re- bellion who were arrested during the dis- turbance have been released by the govern- ment from Havana prisons. They are watched, it is believed, and should they be rearrested will be confined at Matanzas. This release, it is believed, is to clear the prisons of Havana so that no evidence of rebellion shall be observed by visitors. It is stated that the Havana public have no knowledge of arrested rebels or suspects, because they are all confined at Matanzas, forty miles down the island. The Matanzas prison recently has been double garrisoned and cannons have been drawn into position around the prisons. Gen. Sanguilly’s Case. Gen. Sanguilly, who was the revolutionist leader in the Havana district of Cuba, and who was arrested and is now being tried by civil courts, along with Aguirre, who was arrested with him, is said by the latest ar- rived passengers to have collected $265,000 on the Thursday night preceding his arrest. He then told his fellow insurrectionists to be ready for action on Sunday. On Sunday, February 24, however, he was arrested, and, at the instance of American Consul Williams, has been accorded a civil trial instead of trial by the martial code. It has transpired, according to ‘the latest in- formation from Havana, that Gen. Sanguil- ly was not only the apostle of the revolu- tionist propoganda for the Havana depart- ment, but when the uprising came he was relied on to lead the forces of insurrection on the field. Being # battle-scarred veteran of the revolution of 1868, the insurrection- ists trusted and revered Gen. Sanguilly. Confidence in him was absolute. Charges Against Sanguilly. The statement now comes from a passen- ger just arrived that the insurrectionists have now discovered that Gen. Sanguilly, for about eight years past, has been receiv- ing $200 a month from the Spanish govern- ment to keep it advised of any plots against the government by the Cubans. In support of this statement is cited the fact that while now in prison Gen. Sanguilly is daily visited by prominent ladies of Havana, that he is banqueted in prison, that his family visit him at will, and that his son sleeps with him nightly. The insurrectionists, who thus are convinced that they were be- trayed by Sanguilly, claim now to have learned more of the collection of funds by Sanguilly. Manuel Garcia, the outlaw, under an edict of Spain, would have had naught to fear from a new government by insurrectionists, and hence desired their success in the pres- ent effort for freedom. It is now stated by a man just arrived here that the rebels have learned that Garcia, soon before his death early this month, offered Gen. Marti, the head of the revolution, the sum of $35,000. Gen. Marti, it is stated, refused, but Garcia subsequently gave the money to Gen. Sanguilly for the same purpose. Angry at Sanguilly. Soon afterward Garcia was killed, and the rebels, it 1s asserted, believe that San- guilly kept or turned over to the Spanish government this and other moneys col- lected by him. The insurrectionists, it is declared, are now determined that if San- Suilly is released his life shall pay the for- feit of what they deem to be his treachery to their cause. Bearing upon the above, and yet freshly independent of it, there came here last evening from Cuba information that the Spanish government intend to send Gen. Sanguilly to the Philippine Island, osten- sibly as an exile prisoner. The insur: tionists claim to have learned, however, that it is the plan of the government to send Sanguilly to the Philippine Island to lead the government forces against the up- rising now in progress there, and that he is to be given $10,000 for so doing. It is presumed Sanguilly will be glad to do this to escape the peril that will surround him should he be set free in Havana or any- where else in Cuba. Nine Thousand Rifles Disappear. What has become of 9,700 rifles that have been for two years past stored in Havana? That is a question that is said now to be puzzling the Spanish government. Two years ago the agent in Havana of a Span- ish arms manufacturing company contract- ed with the Cuban government to supply 10,000 rifles. Before delivery, however, a rival gun firm won over the government, and when Agent Larranaga, for the orig- inal contractors, delivered his goods they were refused on the pretext of some de- fect and the other firm’s goods were ac- cepted. The rejected arms were stored away, and recently the government be- thought itself to ascertain the condition and whereabouts of the stored arms. The raid on the store houses has already been made public, and tffe alleged facts that only seventy-five guns were found. The surrounding facts were not given, how- ver, and it now transpires that there were 00 rifles found of the 10,000 rifles stored. Where are the balance of the 10,000 rifles? “Reinforcements From Spain. It is stated by the arrivals here last night that 8,500 soldiers from Spain arrived in Havana by man-of-war Wednesday of this week. They are said to be largely youths from fourteen years of age upwards. Frem eastern Cuba, the disturbed district, came reports that Henry Brooks is in charge of about 4,000 men at or about Batre. General Macceo has forces about Bayalo. General Joselar is said to be near Puerto Principe organizing forces. General Masso, who went from Santiago, is reported to have fought Spanish troops near Manzanillo on the 17th of March with reported loss t> the Spaniards and un- known loss to Cubans. General Guiller- mon is reported to be near Santiago with 4,000 men divided into five companies. For the next two months, it is stated, there will be no violent progra¥s in the revolu- tion, as the Cubans do not intend now to assume the aggressive. Early in June, the opening of the rainy season, the Spanish troops not acciimated will be on the field expcsed to the elements, and yellow fever is relied upon to move strongly against them and to kill more troops than the Cubans might with rifles. * Relyirg on the Rains. The new Spanish guns of delicate mechanism are relied upon to rust and fail in the heavy rains, while the Cuban rifles of American make are relied upon for better service. After this season the Cubans expect to begin their aggressive and determined warfare. In the last re- belliod about 2,000 men, it is said, were sent from Spain to Cuba and only 10 per cent are said to have been killed in war, the majority of them, it is said, having per- ished by disease. America Accused. MADRID, March 22.—The Epoca and the Nacenal persist in saying that the governor general of Cuba, General Calleja, has asked for large reinforcements. The government officials, however, deny the report. ~ The Liberal accuses the American press of fostering rebellion and hostility to Spain and of partiality to the rebel cause, which, the newspaper mentioned claims, is sup- ported mainly by funds gathered from the cigar manufacturers of Tampa and Key West. The Liberal also declares that an enormous quantity of arms and ammuni- tion was landed in Cuba previous to the outbreak by American fishermen, arid urges upon Spain to impress America with the advisability of not favoring filibusters and to require a more friendly attitude upon the part of the American consul at Havana. A Hot-Bed of Revolution. “The interior of Cuba is a hot-bed of revolution,” says H. H.. Schmedding. Mr. Schmedding is the acting manager of a dramatic exchange and is on his way to Chicago from Havana, Cuba, whither he had gone on an unsuccessful mission to cry to secure Cuban dancers. “There is nothing but war talk done or thought of at Havana,” continued Mr. Schmedding, “and the trouble is only beginning. As soon as the crops are laid by and Cubans can secure a few more arms and a greater supply of ammunition the fun will begin in earnest. Feeling is very bitter on the island. There are three races or nationali- ties of peuple ‘1 Cuba—the Spaniard, the Cuban and the Cuban negro. The Cuban is taxed by the Spaniard, who does the taxing and sends the money to Spain. The negro is the serf—the common servant of all. “These races are held together by force, and they watch each other’s movements jealously. Each knows that there is no love between them and each knows that the other is waiting an opportunity for a fight to the death. The Cuban has one ideal— one man, who 1s above that other man, and that man is the American. To this country tle Cuban looks for succor, for liberty, for life. Out of American friend- ship and American sentiment must spring the savior of the Cuban's political, social and commercial salvation. ———_+e+ FISHER ISLANDS ATTACKED. The Japanese Inteud to Make Them Their Base of Operations, HONG KONG, March 22.—The Japanese fleet which has been off the Pescadores Islands, or Fisher's Islands, between For- mosa and the Chinese mainland, has at- tacked those islands. Fighting, according to the latest advices, is still proceeding. As previously announced, it is the intention of the Japanese to make the Pescadores Islands their base of operations against the Island of Formosa. RLLIGIOUS FREEDOM IN HUNGARY. Action on the Church Bill by the House of Magnates, BUDA PESTH, March 22.—The house of magnates today during the discussion of the ecclesiastical bills rejected, by a vote of 123 to 120, the motion made on behalf of the clerical party to expunge the clauses which exempt from church penalties non- performance of acts required by the church, if these acts are in contravention: of civil law. ‘The magnates afterward, by a vote of 126 to 118, adopted a proposal to eliminate the whole chapter dealing with persons of no religious belief. By this vote the entire rhein freedom of the bill is regarded as ost. S: The Situation in Chitral. CALCUTTA, India, March 22.he sit- uation of affairs in Chitral has grown se- rious. Lieut. Ross of the fourteenth regi- ment has been attacked by the enemy and killed, with some of his men. Chitral has been ‘n a disturbed state ever since early in January last, when Nizan-Ul-Mulk, Mehtar of Chitral, was murdered by his younger brother, Amir-Ul-Mulk, who estab- lished himself as mehtar. Amir-Ul-Mulk is described as a young man of weak char- acter, with little intelligence or experience. American Income Tax Abroad. LONDON, March 22.—The secretary of the foreign office, Sir Edward Grey, in the house of commons today, replying to a question from Mr. Alfred Webb, represent- ing the west division of Waterford, said that all holders of United States securities must, under penalty, send their income ce- turns to the proper American authorities before April 15. He added that for details on this subject they should apply to the British consul general at New York. Brokers’ Rights in Throgmorton Street. LONDON, March 22.—Mr. Paxton, the prominent member of the stock exchange who was arrested yesterday in Throgmor- ton street as a result of the disturbances between the stock brokers and the police, was discharged this morning. The magis- trate, however, said that the brokers must understand that Throgmorton street was not for their use alone, but for general traffic, and any interference with the police in clearing the street would be severely dealt with. Declare Their Loyalty. MADRID, March 22.—The chief officers of the garrison of Madrid sent a deputation today to Marshal Martinez Camp€s to as- sure him that they would serve the throne and the government and that there was no question that loyalty and the same opinion animated Spanish soldiers of all ranks. Proceedings against certain provincial newspapers which have been attacking the army are being taken. The proprietors and editors of some of these papers are to be tried before courts-martial. At Reus, prov- ince of Tarragona, three newspaper men have been arrested by order of a military judge. Imcredulity at Madrid. MADRID, March 22.—Government of- ficlals who have been interviewed here by @ representative of the Associated Press say that they do not believe an American schooner has been sunk by a Spanish war- ship. Sught Earthquake Shocks. ROME, March 22.—At 8:30 a.m. today slight earthquake shocks were felt at Reg- gio and at Messina. —— TROUBLE WHERE TROOPS WERE. Chief Brennan’s Report on the Debs Strike at Chicago. ‘ CHICAGO, March 22.—Chief of Police Brennan, in his annual report, declares that the Debs strike was an unimportaht affair. According to Chief Brennan, the most an- noying element consisted of half-grown boys, who were determined to do mischief. ‘The report says: 5 “It is a notable fact that there was no trouble where there were no troops. In all cases where the police were left to them- selves peace was preserved, property was kept uninjured and the interference with non-union workmen was trifling.” The report severely denounced the con- duct of tge deputy United States marshals, who are declared to have been hastily gathered largely from the scum and refuse of the lowest class of the city’s population. ag Survey of Railroad Land Grants. There is a provision in the sundry civil bill which will probably result in the sur- vey of all lands within the limits of rail- road grants. By the terms of grants to railroads, the roads were compelled to pay for the surveys of their lands before title ceculd pass, but thereafter the government is obliged to pay for. the survey of even numbered sections within these grants. ‘The surveys have gone along rather slow- ly, as the appropriations have been used outside as well as inside the grants. But in the last bill a separate appropriation of $100,000 was made for the survey of lands within railroad grants, and it is made a ecntinuing appropriation. OFFICIAL SECRECY Some Cases in Which Disastrous Re- ‘ sults Have Followed. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC Instances for the District Commis- sioners to Consider. THE PEOPLE THEGOVERNMENT In the opinion of some people, the Dis- trict Commissioners, before proceeding further with their newly adopted policy of trying to keep the public in the dark re- specting the transaction of the publie’s business, would do well to consider results that have attended the same policy when applied by officials of a higher grade to matters of national consequence. There have been two cases in point within the past year where a prominent officer of the government, who, as events showed, had no reason to hide anything, was for a time the object of severe attack because of a useless effort on the part of other oflicials to withhold from the public particulars respecting important transactions. The Tariff Bill. The first of these cases grew out of preparation of the tariff bill. When Wilson bill reached the Senate, and the democratic Senutors decided to lay a tax on sugar, Mr. Jones of Arkansas, who was at the head of the subcommittee charged with revising the work of the House, went to Secretary Carlisle to consult about this particular item. This was entirely natural and proper, for two reasons: In the first place, Mr. Carlisle was a recognized au- thority on the whole tariff question, and, in the second place, the Treasury Depart- ment would have to administer the law when enacted. Every consideration, there- fore, justified the consultation. Mr. Car- lisle, without hesitation, assisted in put- ting the item into shape, and with his own pen made an interlineation in thé type- written copy. There was nothing neces- sary to be ccncealed about the matter. The paper was to be submitted to the Senate finance committee, of which there were republican members, and in this way its contents became known to the opposition. They did become so known, and, the fight being a hot one, a partisan twist was given to the transaction and Mr. Carlisle was almost savagely assailed. The duty of those in possession of the paper was plain as day. It was practically the the | & public document, and the public was en- titled to know all about it. But there were denials and equivocations, until the matter became involved with the sugar trust in- vestigation, and the paper was forced into print. Then followed weeks of charges and counter-charges, during which Mr. Carlisle became the target for every gun the oppo- sition could train on him. He himself was helpless. He had assisted in the prepara- tion of the sugar schedule, and he had re- vised the copy submitted to him. He never thought of denying the fact. But others not so frank decided that it was none cf the public's business to inquire, and they put themselves and him in a very mortify- ing and embarrassing attitude. The Bond Syndicate Contract. The second case grew out of the sale of bonds to the Morgan-Belmont syndicate. Here again was a transaction the full par- ticulers of which the public had every right to know. In fact, the transaction, in so far as the government was to be legally bound in any way, could not contain a secret feature. Whatever the bond called for between the government and the bank- ers was in writing, and* this, in a sense, was a public document. The terms of this instrument, many people believe, ought to have been promptly publi But again it became necessary to publication. The bargain struck was cofsidered, even by many democrats, a hard one against the government. The republican leaders in Congress took the matter up. Mr. Carlisle was invited to appear before the ways and means committee of the House, and did so, but requested that the doors be closed. In- stantly this was seized as evidence that the administration’s case was weak, and it was begging for quarter. Rumors as to the terms of the contract and as to verbal agreements between the administration and the bankers multiplied on every hand. In the Senate a demand was made by resolu- tion for a copy of the contract, and this caused the Secretary to give the contract at once to the newspapers. But it was too late to save the administration, and Mr. Carlisle in particular, from much severe criticism. The republican leaders and some democratic newspapers were all the more bitter in their animadversions because of the way in which the particul~ ~ ‘iad been held back. In fact, this has le’ to the sug- gestion that all the particulars are not yet known, and that the matte: may be made the subject of a special investigation by the next House. < Minister Thurston's Case. Still a third case exists, but inasmuch as it is not as yet fully developed, less com- ment is made about it in connection with the local matter. But it is thought strange that Secretary Gresham should be willing to let Minister Thurston rest fora day un- der a cloud of conjecture as to the real rea- sons prompting the request for his recall. Judge Gresham practically admits that the request has been made, and he knows the numerous reasons that the public now as- sign for it. It is a matter of the highest importance both to the public and to Mr. Thurston, and within a few days at far- thest a reply is expected from the Ha- waiian government. Eventually the whole story must come out, and this being true, it seems strange that any part of the pro- ceedings should have been conducted in a secret manner. It recalls too strongly for the administration's good tiie course pur- sued at the time Mr. Willis was sent to Honolulu, and when the purpose was to make the American minister an instru- ment for the overthrow of the very gov- ernment to which he stood accredited. Se- crecy in such a case as that is useful, but it necessarily becomes a part of the dis- creditableness of the scheme. But in Minister Thurston’s case both he and the public were, and are, entitled to fair and open treatment. In this country the people are the government, and if foreign ministers are accused by the peo- ple’s representatives, the people like to act as the jury. They did in the case of Lord Sackville, and it was public sentiment and no individual disgruntlement of either Mr. Cleveland or Mr. Bayard that sent the Englishman home. An Offense Against the Public. - It is a far cry, of course, from national and international affairs to the local busi- ness of the District of Columbia. But there are many people who believe that there are certain rules that run, or should run, through the modes of transacting all public business, and that if is a serious mistake for officials to lock their doors and give to their official actions the appear- ance of having been shaped in a corner. Particulars for the legitimate purposes of the press ought always to be oBtainable. There is no sort of analogy between the business of a public office and that of a cetective bureau, and those who try to withhold news in which the public ts right- fully interested are guilty of an offense against the public, whose servants they | are. THRIFTY CONGRESSMEN Saved Stationery and Mileage Money and Sold Documents and Seed. Raflway Passes Were Unusually Plentiful—The Government Buying Back Its Own Publications. Evidence is multiplying to show that some of the members of the Fifty-third Congress were very thrifty fellows, and that they did not let anything get away from them. The latest indication of this fact, coming upon the top of considerable gossip and rumor of a similar nature, is the detection of a Representative in the act of selling to the Department of ‘Agri- culture the quota of garden seed issued to him by the government. . The report of the clerk of the House of Representatives, issued just before the adjournment of Congress, shows that a large number of Representatives did not draw any stationery during the three ses- sions of Congress, but instead took the $375 in cash, the equivalent of their sta- tionery accounts. Of course they had a right to do this under the law, but the gossips say that in many cases the mem- bers of the House used the stationery fur- nished to the committees of which they ‘were members, thereby enabling them to get along without touching their own ac- counts. Each committee was furnished a certain amount of stationery, and the full quota was usually drawn. The Mileage Privilege. _ The mileage privilege, of course, is an old story, and the Congressmen had a rich haul in this for the three sessions. The men who did not travel on passes were very few in number, but they all raked cff the mileage. Railroad passes were unusually plentiful in the last Con- gress, owing to pending railway legisla- tion, and those members who were sharp scpplied themselves with annual passes, which would enable them to do a little traveling during the summer. Evidences are plentiful of wholesale dis- posals of government publications by met bers of the House. There was a large di tribution of books among the outgoing members, and sqme of the volumes were valuable. Many of these have been bought, it Is said, by dealers, who paid the Co gressmen cash and who expect to realize a profit upon the sale of the books in the future The Agricultural Department has recently been obliged to purchase 200 copies of one- of its own publications, paying the book- seller 50 cents a copy. Of course, the dealer had bought them from Congressmen, know- ing that there would be a later demand for the publication. : Traffic in Sced. The traffic in seed is a new feature of congressional thrift. It was but recently that the Agricultural Department got an idea that there was something crooked in the seed transactions of some members, and steps were taken to catch the offenders. It is expected that evidence will be ob- tained of several shady transactions in seed on the part of Congressmen, and it is said that Secretary Morton proposes to publish all the facts in connection with the matter in a report to the next Congress, in which a ore some changes in the ethod of distribu: seed = ment publications, pal a ——-e-—_____. Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Herman Foster, Henry Reed, Wright Chalender, Samuel M. Smith, Mary E. Woods, Anacos' Joseph Maryland—Henry Wake, Baltimore; Wm. P. Mason, Pocomoke City; Josiah Johnson, Benson's; Geo. Armstrong, Baltimore; John Zeigier, Baltimore; Mary E. Winterbottom, Cambridge; Geo. M. Barnes, Hagerstown; Jcseph Smith, Rockville; Thaddeus Kelly, Baltimore; David Curley, Hagerstown: Hcrace D. Taylor, Baltimore; Lucy Holivee, Hughesville; Frances M. Darsh, Baltimore; Mary Piece, Baltimore; Ann M. McLaugh- lin, Baltimore. Virginia—Patrick R. Towey, Elizabeth City; Richard Booker, Wilton; Titus Brooks, Linden; John Poole, Elizabeth City; Ed- ward Gillispy, Elizabeth City; John F. Jarbee, Carlins; Samuel Juniper, Hampton; William Armstead, Norfolk. SSS Personal Mention. Secretary Carlisle has gone to New York to meet his son, who is returning from a visit to Europe foi the benefit of his health. Capt. John R. Bartlett of the navy is in the city on leave. He is stopping at 1908 F street. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has gone to New York to make arrangements with the customs officials for the landing without delay of passengers from steamships which arrive in the night. Commissioner Miller of the internal reve- nue bureau, although not fully recovered from a recent attack of the grip, is well enough to be out. He spends a few hours each day at the office. —e-_____ Two Trilby Post Offices. Two post offices have been named Trilby since that craze set in, and the post office officials believe that there will be forty- four such offices before the fad dies. One is Trilby, Franklin county, Ohio, and the second Trifby, Schuyler county, Ill. It is not an objectionable name, and was given the offices on petition of the people pa- tronizing them. The department does not pass on the appropriateness of a name, but upon its eligibility. If it does not conflict with another office, if the name is not too long and it is not liable to be confused with another office when the name is set down in writing, then the certificate of name will be likely to issue. No objection can be urged by the Post Office Depart- ment ggainst the name Trilby. Diamond Cutters Anxious. Treasury oflicials are infcrmed of the re- cent arrival in New York of about 100 dia- mond cutters from Amsterdam. Under the decisions of the department in force when they sailed, they were entitled to enter the United States under contract to engage in diamond cutting, which up to very re- cently was held to be a new industry in this country. Within a short time of their arrival, however, the practice of the de- partment was changed, Secretary Carlisle having decided that diamond cutting was not a “new industry” within the meaning of the immigration laws. This decision has been appealed from to the courts, and the question now arises, “what course shall be pursued with the new arrivals pending a decision of the question by the courts? + e+_____ For Ex-Chief Clerk Daniels. The silver service which is to be present- ed to Mr. Josephus Daniels, ex-chief clerk cf the Department of the Interior, as a testi- monial from the officers and employes of the department, was placed on exhibition at the department today. There were very few clerks who did not take a look at it. It was universally admired. —-2+___ Government Receipts. National bank notes recetved today for redemption, $349,053. Government receipts: From internal revenue, $331,643; customs, $446,458; miscellaneous, $10,758. en as a NS The San Francisco. The flagship San Francisco arrived at Corfu, Greece, today. SPAIN’S MINISTER His Somewhat Strained Relations With Mr. Gresham, REPORTED DESIRE 70 G0 ELSEWHERE A Rumor of an Ultimatum From Uncle Sam. MURUAGA’S POSITION = ee It is currently reported that Senor Mao- ruaga, the Spanish minister, cabled his resignation to his honfe government on ac- eount of complications arising from the Allianca affair, and that a reply has been received from Spain instructing him to re- tain his official position at Washington as the representative of the Spanish govern- ment. It has been impossible to secure either a confirmation or denial of this statement from official sources. Minister Muruega refuses positively to discuss the matter, and State Department officials, as usual, have “nothing to say.” There are good grounds for the belief, however, that the Spanish minister has signified a strong desire to be relieved from further service at this capital, and that he will be trans- ferred to another field of usefulness as soon as the correspondence over the Alli- anca affair has passed the acute stage in which it now stands. It is important that Spain should have a diplomatic representa- tive in Washington under existing condi- tions, and even if his successor should be selected at once it would be several weeks before he could arrive here. No Immedite Change. It is therefore assumed that there will be no immediate change in’ the Spanish lega- tion here unless it should be caused by ‘he termination of diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain, as a result of Secretary Gresham’s peremptory demand for an instant apology. Although it is known that Secretary Gresham is displeased at Senor Muruaga’s published criticisms of his course toward the Spanish government in the Allianca matter, it is not generally believed that he has demanded his recall or has informed Senor Muruaga of his views on the subject. It is whispered in diplomatic circles that Mr. Muruaga finds his official intercourse with Mr. Gresham far from congenial and that he would prefer a transfer to another country. He thought Mr. Gresham ought to have given him time to ascertain the facts in the Allianca affair before issuing his manifesto to Spain, and his great fault, ac- cording to his critics, was in publicly ex- pressing that opinion. A Rumored Ultimatum. It is now said that another sensation is to be sprung in this matter. The rumor is that the Secretary of State is chafing un- der the failure of Spain to comply with his demards, and that if there is further delay he will send a sharp note of reminder that the terms of his message must be met at once. His original demand was submitted eight days ago, and has not yet been com- Plied with, so far as can be ascertained. it is said that the question of sending an ultimatum to Spain was considered at to- day’s cabinet meeting, but the report can- not be verified. Senor Muruaga’s Post A gentleman who claims to know the facts about Mr. Muruaga’s resignation is quoted as follows: “The minister was very sensitive as to the criticisms in view of the fact that he had been zealously working to further the interests of his government throughout the whole Cuban troubles. He felt that, in view of the criticism, his government was not altogether satisfied with his course, which, it is said, has also been misrepre- sented by some American newspapers. The minister himseif comments severely on the way he has been misquoted by several journals of this country. His resignation ‘was consequently sent in on March 14, and the reply he received from the Spanish minister of foreign affairs was such as to completely vindicate his position. It. stated that the Spanish government was. pleased with the manner in which Minister Muru- aga had represented his government in the United States, and the acceptance of his resignation for that reason would have to be refused. While the minister, of course, is very much gratified that his government appreciates his services so highly, still he felt that if they were otherwise it was but proper that he should tender his resigna- tion. As it was not accepted, the minister will, of course, withdraw it.” The Resignation Withdrawn. Later this afternoon it was announced Positively that Minister Muruaga, about a week ago, forwarded his resignation to his government. The step was taken be- cause of certain criticisms made in Cuba. The resignation was withdrawn at the re- quest of the Spanish government. This is regarded as closing that phase of the re- cent agitation, so that Senor Muruaga will continue as minister from Spain until further action is taken. His friends in the diplomatic corps say he has no desire to leave at a time when his services are needed here in the effort of Spain to check the Cuban uprising. There is reason to believe, however, that he will ask for a leave of absence as soon as affairs assume a mcre pacific aspect. No Reply Received. The reply of Spain to Secretary Gresham's demand for an apology on the Alilanca matter was not received today, and there is an apparent cessaticn of action both at the Spanish capital and in Cuba. This is accounted for by the fact that the new cabinet of Spain is not yet formed, and the acting officials of the foreign office are subordinates who would not anticipate the action of the incoming ministry in the incident with the United States. —— Reply to the Indians, Commissicner Browning today made a reply to the many requests of the dele- gation of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, who have been holding a council with him fcr several days and stating their griev- ances, Several of their requests, such as changing of allotments. and giving them a portion of their funds, could not be com- Plied with, unless Congress should so di- rect, As to the other requests, the com- missioner said that so far as money was available he would try to give them more agricultural implements, and secure if pos- sible an increase for thelr farming opera- tions. —————_-2+___. Sadie Nixon Pardoned. The President has granted a pardon to Sadie Nixon, who was convicted in the Police Court of carrying concealed weapon: and sentenced February 4, 1895, to $50 fine and in default to sixty days’ imprisonment in the District jail. This action was taken at the suggestion of the United States district attorney and on the ground that it was merciful to the woman and her newly born babe. o. The Conditon of the Treasury. Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $185,639,436; gold reserve, $90,749,584; net silver, $18,372,810; net silver of 1890, $5,271; United States notes in the treasury, $50,- 992,013; treasury notes of 1890, $31,187,214. Total ‘receipts—This day, $788,800; ‘this month, $18,870,931. Total expenditures— This day, $1,023,502; this month, $21,971,518.