Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1895, Page 1

/ THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. SAUFEMANEE Wow York Office, 49 Potter Building, ——_—__»____ The Evening Star is served to subscribers fn the ity by carriers, on thelr own account. at 10 cents Per week. or 44 cents month. tes at the ¢cunter 2 cents cach. By mail—anyw! in the United aietee or Canada—postage prepa! cents Saturday Quintuple wi Sheet per foreh “ t Star, $1 year, with it Washington, D. C., (Entered at the Post as secon]-class mail matter.) >All mail subscriptions must he paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on applieation. ~— Che Fue Star. No. 13,123. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. The proof of the pudding is in f6e eating. Yesterday’ Star confained 50 cofumns of advertisements, mare up CRISIS IN CANADA|MR. THURSTON’S CASE/THE DOORS AJAR Sir Charles H. Tupper Said to Have Resigned. WANTED 10 DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT The Opposition Prevailed Against Him. REORGANIZED THE CABINET CHICAGO, March 27.—A special from Ot- tawa, Ont., says: The crisis in cabinet af- fairs is further complicated by a report that Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, minister of justice, has resigned. Sir Charles is in accord with the government policy on the Manitoba school question, but he favored a direct appeal to the people on it at a gen- eral election. French-Canadian members fought for a session of parliament and pre- vailed. MONTREAL, March 27.—Sir Adolph Ca- rena, postmaster general, and the only dcminion minister now in town, when in- terviewed by the Associated Press cor- respondent, refused to deny the rumor that Sir Charles Tupper has resigned. His man- ner would, however, indicate that the story is true. Mr. A. W. Morris, a member of the Que- bec government, states positively that Tup- per has resigned, and that his reason is the refusal of the government to dissolve as promised. CHICAGO, March 27.—A special dispatch from Ottawa, Ont., says: “The dominion cabinet was reorganized last night, so as to be ready for the meet- ing of parliament next month. J. C. Pat- terson, minister of militia, resigned his portfolio, which was accepted. He will re- main in the cabinet without portfolio for a few weeks before going to Manitoba as lieutenant governor. Dr. Montague, mem- ber of the cabinet, without portfolio, was sworn in as secretary of state by Lord Aberdeen. The present secretary of state, ‘A. R. Dikey, wil! be made minister of militia as soon as he returns from the mar- itime provinces. Meantime, Mr. Patterson will remain acting. The appointment of Dr. Montague will necessitate his being re- elected. He sits for Haldimand, a strong conservative riding in Ontario. WINNIPEG, March 27.—There are no rew developments in the school case today, although there are rumors of dissensions in the local cabinet. Opposition will move an amendment offering a compromise to the Catholics. ————_— OVER A-MILLION LOSS. One of the Most Disastrous Fires Mil- wankee Has Known. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 27.—Lower Grand avenue, where the heart of the wholesale and retail commerce of the West Side throbs, was the scene this morning of one of the most disastrous fires in the his- tory of the city Some of the leading mer- cantile institutions are in ruins. The fire was the most disastrous since the third ward conflagration of October 28, 1892, and the loss will exceed $1,000,000. It furnished a magnificent spectacle for the thousands that filled the avenue and watched it from surrounding buildings. There were, however, luckily, no fatalities. Before 1 o'clock the flames had crossed 4th street, and were heading on the Y. M. C. A. building, and twenty minutes later the two upper floors of the library block were a mass of flames. About the time the department, under Chief Foley's direction, had begun its work’ to save the library building and the three or four clothing and dry goods stores it contains, the fury of the blaze had spent itself on the south side of the avenue, after having reduced the Plankinton estate block, occupied by Land- auer, to ashes. There was no immediate surrounding property on the west side of fourth street near the Y. M. C. A. building, and from firebrands cast broadcast the flames caught in the upper portion of the library block. It was only by desperate work that the library was saved, and at 2 o'clock the Morgan store had been saved from all pos- sible damage, except to the upper story. ‘The firebrands leaped across to the north side of the avenue, ruining the art store of Roebel & Reinhart and two or threo little saloons. The public library bullding at the north- west corner of Grand avenue and 4th street was saved by hard work. The loss on the building is belleved to be confined to the fourth and fifth floors, occupied by the Meyers business college and the Germania Society. The building is owned by the Plankinton estate. At one time It was thought nothing could save the structure. On the fourth floor are the rooms of the Germania Society. In one of the rooms is the library, containing about 1,000 books. Water and smoke did great damage here. The Foster building, at the southwest corner of Grand avenue and 4th street, contained fourteen or fifteen suites, all of which were occupied by families. Many of the occupants owe their lives to Luke McCormick, a clerk in the post office. Pass- ing the building during the fiercest of the fire in the Tanner building, he ran upstairs and aroused the sleepers. There was barely time to escape before the building caught fi ire. The principal losses are: Plankinton estate, on buildings occupied by Landauer & Co. and Tanner & Co., and Public Library building, $250,000; Landauer & Co., wholesale dry goods, $400,000; "Tan- ner & Co., furniture &c., $100,000; Reliance Storage Company, $50,000; Darling & Wom- bold, retail clothiers, $0,000; Columbia Clothing Company, $25,000; Y. M. C. A. building, $75,000; other losses $75,000; total, $1,065,000. —_—>_—_ EXTRAVAGANT AND CARELESS. Characterization of the State Printing of Colorado. DENVER, Col., March 27.—The house “Lexow” committee submitted its report today. It arraigns the ex-secretary of state, ex-attorney general, ex-superintendent of public instruction, ex-state boiler inspector and the present fish commissioner, Calli- cotte, for irregular and unlawful practices. The state printing job is fully ventilated, the report saying: “We find gross extravagance and care- lessness to have prevailed in the matter of giving orders to the state printers for printing.” A clerk In the secretary of state's office under regular salary, the committee finds, received $4,000 as extra compensation for work performed in six months with the aid of his daughter. ———— NEWFOUNDL ‘S DELEGATES, ‘They Go to Canada to Discuss Terms of Admission. ST. JOHNS, N. F., March Mr. N. R. Bond, G. E. Merson, E. P. Morris and W. Horwood left here today by the steamer Grand Lake for Canada, in order to solicit terms for the entrance of Newfoundland into the confederacy A monster anti-confederation demonstra- tion was made. A procession, with bands of music, flags and banners, inscribed with “No Confederation, “Welcome Annex- ation,” paraded the city from an early hour this morning, proceeded to the wharf where the Grand Lake was lying and play- ed the Dead March as the steamer, with the delegates, left the port. He May Himself Pass on the Request for His Recall. Evidences That He Intends Returning to Washington—Hawali's Fature. Mr. Thurston, minister of Hawaii, said last night: “I notified Secretary Gresham this after- noon that I should start for Hawaii tomor- row.’ Mr. Thurston smiled as he said this. He added, a littlegater: “I am a lit- tle sorry that I am not to stay here long enough to see how the government would deport me, and where they would send me, if there is anything in the newspaper story that such a plan has been in contemplation. I do not suppose, seriously, that any such purpose has been entertained by any one. I shall leave for Boston at once to atiend te some business matters, and shall then proceed directly to San Francisco. I am due in Honolulu April 11. It is only five days snd a haif running time now to San Francisco, and the best steamers make the journey from there to Honolulu in six days. If we had the speed of the Atlantic steamers, we should be able to reach Hono- lulu in four days and a half from San Frencisco. Ships of that speed will be put on the line, undoubtedly, in a few years. My wife will go for a time to visit some friends in the west. She will rot go to Ha- waii with me. There is absolutely nothing to be done here just now by me, and there is much that I can do at home, in a public and private capacity, for the present.” Mrs. Thurston is an American lady, for- merly from one of the western states. There seems to be no disposition in the Thurston household to abandon Washing- ton. Certainly the house is not dismantled, and no orders have been given to dismantle it or to cancel the lease. It is the expecta- tion that Mr. Thurston will return to Washington in a few months—possibly in the capacity of chancellor or law advisor to the legation. Mr. Thurston, it is unde! stood, will leave Washington this after- noon. Nearly all of the great legations have such an oflicer, and it is no concern of the government here who he is. It is the gen- eral belief of the friends of Hawaii here, who are the friends of Mr. Thurston, that he will be back in Washington certainly by the time that Congress shall meet. To a friend who suggested that many would be glad to have him return to Wash- ington as a United States Senator from Ha- wali, Mr. Thurston said, gravely: “There are many in Hawaii who are in earnest in favor of annexation who doubt the wisdom of endeavoring to come in as a state. I, myself, believe that it would be wiser to become a territory of the Union.” -Mr. Thurston is clearly of the opinion that the cause of annexation has only been temporarily checked by the opposition of the administration. Like most of his coun- trymen, he looks to the United States as the hope of the future of his country. It is possible that the little republic of Hawaii has outwitted the United States in- diplomacy. The Secretary of State has not yet said that he has demanded the recall of Minister Thurston. But Minister Thurs- ton (and it is the first time that he has said anything about his reported recall) an- nounces that he shall leave Washington at once for Hawaii. He also said that he had heard nothing of the reported demand of the United States for his recall. It is barely possible that Mr. Thurston, as a memter of the Hawaiian foreign of- fice, may himself pass upon Secretary Gresham's demand for his own recall. The probability, at all events, is that Mr. Hast- ings will remain indefinitely in charge of the legation, and that Secretary Gresham will not have the satisfaction of giving to Minister Thurston a final audience to re- ceive from him the presentation of his let- ter of recall. State Department Notified. Before Minister Thurston made the state- ment to the press yesterday in regard to |- his intended departure from the country, he sent a formal notification of the fact to the State Department, naming Mr. Frank Hastings, secretary of the legation, as charge d'affaires during his absence. This is in the regular course of diplomatic pro- cedure under the circumstances. The notification was received by the de- partment today, and hereafter Mr. Hast- irgs will be recognized as Hawaii's diplo- matic representative until notice of the sc- lection of a new minister is received. ae ee AN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE Involved in the Decision of the Vene- suelan Claims Commission. After months of deliberation, the Vene- zuelan claims commission concluded its labors yesterday afternoon. It gave judg- ment in favor of citizens of the United States for $143,500, about one-third of the amount of the claims. Of the total award the Venezuelan Steam Transportation Com- pany of New York receives $141,500 Amer- ican gold, with interest, and Capt.Abram G. Post, Jacob J. Maurinus and Davis J. Stur- ges receive each $300, with interest. The claim of Cornelius J. Brinkerhoff, master of the San Fernando, was the only ene disallowed. These claims date back to 1871, when in the course of a revolution in Venezuela three of the vessels of the American cor- poration were seized by the Venezuelans on either side of the controversy, and much damaged by being used in war. The ships were finally recovered, one through the geod office of the commander of a British warship, and the other two by the com- mander of the United States ship Shawmut. The claim also included items based on the refusal of the victorious revolutionary gov- ernment to allow the company to exercise thg franchise it held to navigate Venezue- lan waters, and also items for the imprison- ment of the masters of the seized vessels. ‘The principle involved in the judgment ren- dered by the commission is of great im- portance to the countries of Central and South America, which are subject to revo- lutions, for it amounts to a declaration that such countries are responsible for the acts of insurgents against the rights and prop- erties of forcigners, even if these acts are beyond their control. Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan representative on the commis- sion, has given notice that he will file a dissenting opinion in the case. THE CHIEF OF Indications as to W Gen. Successor WV Be. There will be a vacancy in the office of chief of engineers of the army on the Ist proximo, by reason of the transfer of Maj. J. G. D. Knight to charge of the Washing- ton aqueduct as the relief of Col. George H. Elliot. For the past five years Maj. Knight has filled the office of assistant to Gen. Casey and their relations have been of a confidential character, something of the nature of a personal aid. Gen. Casey has decided not to fill the office, inasmuch as he has but two more months of active service. He feels that it is a detail that should properly be left to his successor In office. Although somewhat eariy for specu- lation, it is believed in military circles that Col. William P. Craighill of the Maryland engineer district is Gen. Casey’s most probable successor as chief of engineers. salaeierainlins aes plain Called on the President. Mr. W. L. Wilson of West Virginia, who will be a member of the President's cabi- net on and after the Ist proximo, was among the President's visitors this morn- ing. It is expected that he will qualify as Postmaster General on the 3th instant, —__—__—_—_+o+______ i The Ganbont Castine. The gunooat Castine arrived at Suez yes- terday on her ‘way to Mozambique and Madagascar on the east coast of Africa. ENGINEERS. Ca: The District Commissioners Trust the Public a Little. MATTERS THEY ACTED UPON TODAY ——— Proposed Amendment to the Build- ing Regulations. NEW YORK AVENUE TREES es The doors of the lodge rooms where the Mystic Order of Three holds its sessions were opened a trifle today, and there seems to be a sentiment on the part of the Com- missiorers in favor of taking the public a bit more into their confidence, and it would not be such a great surprise to any one if the obnoxious exclusion act of the Com- missioners, aimed at the press of the city, should fail of its strictest enforcement in the near future The hopes engendered to- day may prove fruitless, but still a hope is better than nothing at all. ‘The beautiful yellow calf-bound letter book which records the official acts of the Mystic Order of Three again today present- ed a barren and bleak appearance, and if the reporters had been compelled to rely solely on that for their information and suggestions the public would have fared rather badly. As it was, several matters transpired today which were worthy of more than passing note. A Building Question. The Commissioners this morning gave au- dience to Mr. Chas. J. Bell, the president, and other representatives of the American Security and Trust Company,with reference to the granting of a permit for the con- struction of a handsome addition to the company’s building. The present home of the company is the granite front building on the north side of G street, just to the west of the corner of 14th street, the corner being occupied by a big red brick butlding. .The Security and Trust building has a frontage of thirty-two feet on G street and runs back to a depth of 100 feet. Although rather high, the building has but one story. The business has grown to such an extent that the quarters are not sufficient, and the company, having possession of a 25-foot lot on 14th street, which runs back to the rear of its present building, desires to make an extension which will increase its office room and give entrances on two of the most important streets of the city. It will then be an L-shaped building. It is pro- posed to repeat on the 14th street front the design of the present G street front, which has an ornamental doorway with a pro- jection of 18 inches beyond the building line. When the original building was erect- ed G street had not been declared a bus! ness street, as 14th street is, and there was nothing to forbid the projection. So it came about that under the existing regula- tions Building Inspector Brady has not the authority to issue a permit for the projection, notwithstanding the fact that the sidewalk on 14th street is much wider than that on G street, as the parking is also utilized for pavement. x The matter was given a careful consider- ation by the Commissioners, and while a single.exception could not be made to the rules they are in favor of amending the buiiding regulations so that improvements of this sort can be made possible, and this will undoubtedly be done. Mr. Brady is in favor of making the limit two feet where such a projection would not interfere too much with the sidewalk space. The ex- cavation has already been begun for this enalvion: to the Security and Trust build- ing. The New York Avenuc Parking. The work. of clearing away the parking in the middle of New York avenue between 9th and 10th streets has been begun under the supervision of the engineer branch of the District government. This was called for by the last session of Congress, which made an appropriation for the work. The appropriation act, however, made the pro- viso that the trees in the center of the street, which have always made such a pretty vista down New York avenue,should not be removed. They will probably be protected by raised curbing around them, and while free access will thus be given in all directions the general appearance of the street will not be so greatly changed. Two years ago the parking in the center of the avenue was removed between 14th and 15th streets, and with the growth of busi- ness interests along the street and the in- crease in traffic it is only a question of time before the parking will disappear en- tirely between 9th and 15th streets. The New Garbage Contract. The Commissioners have received from Health Officer Woodward a draft which he has prepared of the form of proposals for the garbage service. While they have not yet definitely decided the character of the reduction plant, it is not at all unlike- ly that separate proposals will be invited for a crematory and other forms of plant. Ward for Contagious Diseases. ‘The Commissioners are having anything but an easy time in their work of securing wards in the local kospitals for the treat- ment of cases of minor contagions. A new impediment has been placed in the way of their getting such a ward on the grounds of the Freedman’s Hospital, President J. E. Rankin of Howard University, from which the grounds for the hospital are rented, having raised the question before the Secretary of the Inierior whether the Commissioners have the legal right to es- tablish such a ward there. Dr. Rankin says that there never has been a building there devoted to contagious diseases for the use of the general public. The build- ing for which Congress appropriated $2,500 a few years ago, he says, was simply for the treatment of patients already in the other wards of the hospital. The chief clerk of the Interior Department was yes- terday detailed by the Secretary to investi- gate the legal points in the case. An Obstruction. F. A. Reed, local manager of the Clyde steamship line, had a talk with Commis- sicner Ross today relative to the necessity for measures which will result in the speedy removal of the burned remainder of the steamboat Lady of the Lake—now an obstruction to navigation in the Wash- ington channel. Action will be taken by the Commissioners at the earliest possible moment. For an Engine House. Frank Hume has a building lot at the corner of llth and C streets northwest which would, he thinks, afford an admira- ble site for the new engine house for No. 2 company. The lot does not conform with the specifications advertised by the Com- missioners, but Mr. Hunte thinks it could be made to do so without Injury to the new engine house. There is possibility, how- ever, of a failure to agree as to the price. Fire Department. . Elmer Carroll, private in the fire depart- ment, has resigned. Joseph F. Davis‘has been appointed on probation to fill the vacancy. Assigning Quarters, After carefully inspecting the Walker building—to which the District offices will all shortly be moved—the District Commis- sioners are about ready to make assign- ments of rooms. Yesterday evening they spent about an hour looking over the various apartments and ‘in figuring out the suitability of certain rooms for certain pur- poses. Now the Commissioners are finding out from their subordingtes just how much of rocm they need for their own accommo- dation and for the transaction of business, and as soon as the figures have been sub- mitted will cause to be made a map on which tentative assignment of quarters will be marked. It will be a pretty difficult jeb to satisfy everybody, and the proba- bilities are that the Commissioners will not attempt that impossible thing. Paving a Strect. In December last a number of residents in the vicinity of the Maury School build- ing petitioned the Commissioners to pave B street northwest between lith and 12th streets. No response having been made to the communication accompanying the peti- tion, George H. Evans, 926 F street, re- cently pressed the question, and in response receited from Secretary Tindall official in- formation to the effect that the street in question “‘will probably not be paved until the streets west of it are finished,” which will be some time in the very far-away fu- ture. Building Permits. Building permits were issued today as fol- lows: Mrs. Eliza Barker, to erect one two- story brick private stable in the rear of 2011 Wyoming avenue, to cost $2,500; Geo. Hill, jr., one two-story brick building at northeast corner of Potomac and Water Streets, to cost $3,000; Chas. Mades, three- story and cellar brick stable at No. 1249 7th street to cost $10,000; Robert Armour, two- story private brick stable in the rear of 920 18th street, to cost $500; Patrick Slur- grue, one brick stable in alley, square 205 to cost $175; Thomas C. Steward, three two- story brick buildings at Nos. 58-62 R street, to cost $7,500; G. J. Kock, two-story frame dwelling, Holmes sub Langdon Park, to cost $2,500; Z. B. Babbitt, two two-story frame dwellings on Bladensburg road, Ava- lon Heights, to cost $3,000. MR. WALLER’S STATUS Governor Morrill’s Telegram Not Yet Delivered. Probable Action of the State Depart- ment—A Question of Citizenship. It was sald at the White House this af- ternoon that the telegram from Gov. Mor- rill of Kansas urging the President to take active measures at once for the protection and release of ex-United States Consul Waller, reported to haye been unjustly im- prisoned by the French government in Madagascar under the’ sentence of a court- martial, had not yet been received by the President. The State Gepartment has had no confirmation of the report from United States Consul Wetter’ at Tamatave, nor frem Mr. Campbell, out consul at Mauri- tius, which js the nearest cable point to Madagascar. It is probable. that the gov- ernor’s message may cause the State De- partment to cable to one of these consuls for an account of the affair, instead of waiting until a report comes to hand through the mails from this remote point, which, though it might (sufficient in an ordinary case, would ‘hai™ly meet the re- quirements of a case inygiving the impris- onment of an Amerieah citizen. Goy. Mor- rill’s course In addressing himself directly to the President in such’a matter is sald to be unusual, but may perhaps be based upon the precedent set by the State De- partment in calling upon the governor of Louisiana and the governor of Colorado re- cently to protect citizens of foreign coun- tries within their respective states. ‘There seems to be an impression, based upon letters alleged to have been written by Mr. Waller to friends in this country, as well as to the State Department, re- nounciug his American ¢itizenship, that he has lost this citizenship..No letters have been received at the State Department, and if there was any such communication in a private letter it is said that it would carry little weight. Mr. Waller has the reputa- tion here of being a keen, alert business man. He was an excellent consular officer, and _it is inconceivable to the Department of State. that he would surrender volun- tarily his American spsensiie: SPAIN’S DELAYED ANSWER. A Satisfactory Explunation Said to Have Been Reecived. It is sald that the State Department has received a communication from Spain ex- plaining the delay in ‘the response to Sec- retary Gresham's demand for immediate reparaticn for the firing on the Allianca. The explanation is said to be entirely sat- isfactory, and to indicate: that an apology will soon be forthcoming. NEW MINISTER. One Sent to Venezuela Considered a Step Toward Reconciliation. Advices received. here state that Ger- many has sent a new minister to Venezue- la, and that he has “oh paseed through GERMA New York en route to /his new post. This is regarded as the first!step toward an ad- justment of the trouble arising over the departure from Venezuela of the ministers of Spain, Germany, France and Belgium because they had unitéd in a communica- tion to their governments reflecting on the president and ofticers of Venezuela. The ministers of Spain andjGermany withdrew yoluntarily, and those of France and Bel- gium were politely given their passports. France assumed & somewhat belligerent aspect, sending a gunboat to take her min- istem The incident premised to separate Venezuela from official intercourse with many leading powers, as Great Britain had already withdrawn her minister on account of the boundary dispute. Now, however, the reporc that one of the four powers which figured in the recent episode has sent a new minister jicates a continu- ance of Venezuela's rejations with Europe. The subject has been watched with inter- est by the State De; it, owing to the part the United States has taken in the boundary contest between Venezuela and Great Britain. a —__e+____ A FRAUD ORDER. All Mail for E. J, Demerest, Purcto Cortez, Honduras, to Be Stopped. All mails hereafter pddressed to E. J. Demorest, Puerto Cortez, Honduras, or care of the Central American Express, Port ‘Tampa City, Fla., will’ be stopped by the goverrment and returned to the writers through the forwarding postmasters or sent to the dead letter‘office for confisca- tion. Demorest is thé president of the Hon- duras Lottery Company, the successor of the former Louisiana lottery, and a fraud order instructing all postmasters to inter- cept all of Demorest’s mail was issued by the Post Office Department today. The government has heretofore been able to stop only registered mail addressed to the company and its officers, but under the new law all the communicatidns are sup- posed to be of a Igttery nature, =e Presidentinl Postmasters. The President*foday appointed the fol- lowing postmasters: F Saginaw, West Side, Mich., Frederick H. Potter, vice N. B. King, commission ex- pired June 10, 180!; and Fredonia, Arthur W. Moore, vice W. B. Barker, removed. Assigned to the Minnesota. Assistant Paymaster Richard Hatton, re- cently appointed, Bas been assigned to the receiving-ship M@@escta, now at the New York navy yard, THE CUBAN HOPE|HE WAS-4 FIGHTERIMANY MINISTERS That the United States May Hel the Cause of Independence. CONFLICTING NEWS OF THE SITUATION Spain’s New Captain General and Increased Military Force. THE REBELLION SPREADING American observers are becoming con- yirced that one side or the other is in- dulging in some “tall lying” about the sit- uation In Cuba. In the dispatches of one day will appear a statement from Spanish sources to the effect that the rebels are few in numbers and poor in purse and spirit; that the rackets will soon be over. In the dispatches of the next day will appear a statement from Cuban sources to the effect that the revolt is spreading; that it is most formidable, and that suc- cess is almost assured. The Spanish news comes as a rule from Havana by way of Madrid. The captain general of Cuba, for publication, assures the home authorities that he can handle the malcontents. The Cuban news is sent out from some Florida port or from Philadelphia, and is well cal- culated in every way to sustain the hopes of"Cuban sympathizers in this country. The good time is coming, and the boys are requested to wait only a little longer. This feature of the contest, indeed, is being ably conducted, and both sides are using elec- tricity with the utmost lavishness. It will be a wonder it before the struggle is over the cable tolls do not exceed in amount ene money expended for deadlier ammuni- ion. Spain Sending More Troops. Meanwhile, whatever it may mean, Spain is sending more troops to Cuba, a new cap- tain general has been appointed for the island, and a new campaign, for some rea- son, seems to have been mapped out. Probably the most important feature of this maneuver is the appointment of the new captain general. The friends of Cuba in this country are canvassing that with interest. A change of ministry, it is held, would not alone have carried that at such atime. The post is highly important, it is true, and naturally goes to some friend and supporter of government. But here was an official dealing with an outbreak, with knowledge of its character and ex- tent, familiar with all the ground, and pre- sumably intent on restoring order. Why should he have been disturbed and a new man put in his place, who must start in at the temporary disadvantage of a new man? What the Cubans Think. In Cuban circles this is accepted as con- clusive evidence that Spain recognizes in the present ‘struggle a new condition in Cuba. She has come to see that far more than the ordinary effort must ut forth if she is to bring the rebels undér. Neither old plans nor old commanders will answer. Ola commanders are liable to be lax, and especially where they have several times triumphed over an enemy. They are not likely, in such circumstances, to note the recuperative growth of that enemy, and they are Hable suddenly to be worsted. A new man for a new campaign, and Spain sends him over. What his parts as an official may be nobody seems fo know. It is not necessary, of course, that he himself should be a soldier, or should take the field in person. He is supplied with trained fighters from home. Still ‘the friends of Cuba believe that this man is expected to do unusual things, and that he embodies in himself the capacities for military as well as for civil office, and therefore they will ncte his first movements with extra atten- tion. Don’t Fear the Result. But they profess not to fear the result. If Spain is increasing her force and renew- ing her official blood on the island the Cubans will gird up their loins with double care. The game will ‘work both ways. Cuba will take a leaf out of Spain's book. She, too, will put new men in the field and plan new campaigns. The Cuban blood is expected to be fired by the presence and the performances of the new officials, who, coming on the scene full of the traditions about the rich “pickings” on the island, are expected to carry themselves offensive- ly and oppressively toward the natives. History is expected to repeat itself. The old officials, having fared sumptuously for some time, had grown somewhat moder- ate. The new officials, it is predicted, will start in to gorge themselves, and in doing so increase the local discontent and drive hundreds of fresh recruits to the Cuban camps. Possible Effect of a Pestilence. It is a grim sort of service the Cubans fre expecting of their climate and their de- fective sanitation. This involves, too, the probable attitude of this country in the premises. If the establishment of large military camp on the island populated with unacclimated soldiers from Spain should lead to an epidemic of yellow fever, how long could the authorities of the United States afford to remain inac- tive? Would not they be obliged to inter- fere, and promptly? Cuba is right at ‘the door of the United, States. And how could the United States in- terfere without in effect assisting the Cuban cause? The offense would be Spain's. The complaint would be against Spain. The demand would be for the abate- ment of the plague, and that indirectly would call for the breaking up of the pesti- lential camps. And if Spain reduced her force she might lose the day. And if the Cubans carried the day, and then proposed to transfer the island to this country, Spain would charge that the combination had been Cuba, Yellow Jack and the United States, and that the three cards had swept the board. The Cuban Hope. Cuban sympathizers take little interest in the coming change in the Spanish embassy here. Whether Senor Muruaga or some other diplomat watches the case for Spain at the State Department is not important in their eyes. They do not believe that mere diplomacy here or at Madrid can be made effective against them now. The appeal is to arms, the forces are in the field, and the Cuban hope is that, sooner or later, either in protecting her shipping at sea ‘or the health of her South Atlantic ports, the United States may be brought to extend her good offices to the cause of Cuban in- dependence. —_—_——_—_o+—___ THE AMMEN RAM. She Bids Fair to Exceed All the Re- quirements of Her Contract. ‘The Ammen ram Katahdin bids fair to exceed all the requirements of her con- tract and to prove a strong addition to the navy. A telegram was received at the Navy Department today from Chief Engi- neer Entwisle giving the statement of her performances at the trial conducted by the contractors yesterday: “Katahdin’s average time today for four runs over a measured mile was three min- utes and twenty-two seconds; steam pres- sure, 155 pounds; revolutions, 142; vacuum, 26; horse power, 3,935, under natura! draught; speed, 17.82 knots.” Her contract calls for 17 knots speed, so it will be seen that she stands no risk of rejection on that score. The Reputation Borne by the New Pay- master General of the Army. 8 Much Ac- tive Field Seryice as Any Line Officer. Gen. Stanton Has ‘Seen Col. T. H. Stanton, who succeeded Brig. Gen. Smith as paymaster general of the army, is known throughout the service as “the fighting paymaster,”’ and it is said of him that he has seen as much field service as the majority of officers of the line. Dur- ing the war when a horse would buck or balk at the shop it was termed “gun shy.” It has been a common remark about Col. Stanton that he was never known to be “gun shy.”” When the war broke out Col. Stanton was engaged as a newspaper cor- respondent in this city, and it may be said that he actuaily entered the army from the House press gallery. He and Col. W. G. Moore, now major of police, were great chums, and they enlisted at the same time in the first battalion, District of Columbia volunteers, April 15, 1861, for ninety days. Col. Stanton was honorably discharged July 15, 1861, and returning to Iowa he was elected to the general assembly of the state, in which he served until September, 1862. He then raised company C, nine- teenth Iowa infantry, and was mustered in as captain of it August 18, 1862, going to the army of the frontier and participating in many exciting campaigns. In October, 1862, he was appointed an additional pay- master and was sent to Memphis and Vicksburg, being present at the surrender of the latter city. He followed the Army of the Tennessee on its march to Chattanooga as far as Tuscumbia, paying the troops. In November, 1864, he went to New Or- leans, Gen. Canby having asked for his as- signment as chief paymaster. With the Army of the Potomac. In the following January he came to Washington, and was ordered to duty with the Army of the Potomac. Upon the fall of Richmond the Secretary of War directed him to take post in that city. He remained there until 1870, most of the time as chief paymaster of the department, with brevet rack of lieutenant colonel. In addition to bis other duties, he was put in charge of the disbursement of reccnstruction® funds, and was slso arpointed auditor of public accounts for the state of Virginia. He had charge of the collection of all the taxes and the payment of the expenses of the state under reconstruction acts. In 1871 he was a member of the board to adjust war claims of the state of Kansas against the United States, and in November of that year he was ordered to San Frarcisco, and to visit ali the military posts in the territory of Arizona. In November, 1872, he was or- dered to the Department of the Platte, with station at Cheyenne, Wyo. Im the Indian Campaign. His service in the Indian campaign in the succeeding ten or twelve years was conspicuously brilliant, he having availed himself of every opportunity for active op- erations in the field. He was with the col- umn under Gen. John Smith in 1874, to place the Sioux Indians on the Red Cloud and Spotted Tall reservations, and to establish Fort Robinson and Camp Sheri- dan. In 1875 he went with General Crook on the Black Hills expedition, and in that year made a reconnaissance of the Bad Lands of South Dakota. He was chief of scouts for General Crook in 1876, in his movements against the northern hostiles, and took part in the engagement with Crazy Horse on Powder river, Montana, in that year. In the following May he was sent by General Sheridan to report to Gen- eral Carr, and subsequently to General Merritt for field duty, and took part in the movements to prevent the Cheyennes from joining Sitting Bull. In August, 1876, he joined General Crook on Goose creek, Men- tana, took command of a scouting column against Sitting Bull, participated in the battle of Slim Buttes, September 10, and several minor engagements. In November and December of the same year he went with the column under General Crook against the Cheyenne chief Dull Knife's band, and in the following February he went to Crow agency, Montana, to pay the Crow Indian scouts engaged in the Sioux campaign. In May, 1877, he took station at Salt Lake City, and subsequently was with the troops under General John Smith to prevent the threatened outbreak of the Bannocks, near Fort Hall, Idaho. After the Thornberg massacre in 1879 he was sent to pay the column operating against the Utes, and in December, 1879, he was made chief paymaster of the de- partment of the Platte, with station at Omaha. He came to Washington in August, 1854, as a member of the board to adjust war claims of the state of Kansas against the United States, and in the following year was again stationed at Salt Lake City. Special Duty in the Field. In 1886 he was detailed by Gen. Crook for special duty in the field, in connection with the movement to prevent an outbreak of the Uncompahgre and White River Utes, and to establish Fort Du Chesne. He was stationed at headquarters of the division of the Missouri, Chicago, from September, 1888, to May, 1890, when he was again erdered to Omaha as chief paymaster of the department of the Platte, and while in this latter duty he paid the troops in the field operating against the hostile Sioux in the Wounded Knee campaign of 189)-’91. As one of his brother officers puts it, Gen. Stanton has always been willing to go where there was work to be done, and his promotion to the office of paymaster gen- eral is almost universally accepted in mili- tary circles as eminently fit and proper. ————-2+____ PROPOSED MONETARY CONFERENCE An Intimation That Germany’s Propo- sition is Not Serious. It is said that President Cleveland has re- ceived an intimation that the proposition of Germany for a monetary conference should not be taken too seriously and that the German government will probably not even carry the matter so far as to issue invitations to other nations. The matter hag gone thus far, it is said, only in def- erence to the agrarian agitation in Ger- many, and the understanding of this ad- ministration is that the adoption of a res- olution by the reichstag was only a tem- porary political expedient. However, if Germany should feel con- strained to proceed further, Mr. Cleveland has no intention of appointing conferees. It may be that if the conference is held the six members of Congress selected as conferees will attend, even though the President should fail to appoint the three civilians. Nothing could result from this, however, except to make capital for the silver men against the administration. It is believed by some of the anti-silver men that the Wolcott resolution was of- fered with the idea that Mr. Cleveland would not act upon it and that this fact would be used as evidence that Mr. Cleve- land not only opposes the adoption of the free coinage of silver by this country alone, but that he does not desire to have it brought about even by an international agreement, being a gold monometallist. 2+ Forms for Income Tax Returns. An ample supply of forms 365 and 366, re- turns of individuals and corporations under the income tax law, are ready for distribu- tion at the office of the deputy collector of interna] revenue, No. 643 Louisiana ave- nue. All persons having an income of $3,500 or more per annum are required to make return to the collector on or before the 15th of April next. Attending the Baltimore M. E. Con- ference South. AT THE MOUNT VERNON. CHURCH Opening of the One Hundred and Eleventh Annual Gathering. BISHOP GRANBERY PRESIDES The 111th session of the Baltimore con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South convened in the Mt. Vernon Place Church, corner of 9th and K streets north- west, this morning at 9 o'clock. The large auditorium of the church was filled with the members present. The assemblage, as is usual with Methodist clergymen, began to gather earlier a good deal than 9 o'clock, in order to enjoy a social hand-shake, brother with brother, and many a hearty and joyous greeting was heard during the hour preceding the opening of the morn- ing session. After an organ voluntary by Miss Minke, the organist of the church, the conference was opened by prayer by Bishop John C. Granbery, who will preside throughout the sessions. James E. Armstrong of the East Baltimore district was chosen secretary, bel the privilege of choosing his assist- ani Mr. Armstrong announced the following assistants: G. T. Tyler, A. R. Martin, J. P. Bishop J. C. Granbery. Stump, H. 8. Coe, W. M. Waters and B. ¥, Regester. Secretary Arms called the roll of the clerical members of the conferente. The roll showed the deaths during the past year of the following ch men: David Thomas, John-W. Wolfe, Wm. K. Boyle, Mabury G. Baltins, Silas R. Snapp and Milton M. Long. Clergymen Present. The roll of clerical members of the con- ference shewed the following niembers present: Francis M. Mills, Nelson Head, Wm. G. Eggleston, John W. Tongue, Sam'l K. Cox, Joshua M. Grandin, Robert Smith, Charles G Linthicum, John W. Boteler, James E. Armstrong, James S. Gardner, Hamilton A. Gaver, Ephraim L. Kregelo, Robert R. S. Hough, James H. Wolff, Francis A. Mercer,.Jos. H. Temple, Philip S. E. Sixeas, Saul B. Dolly, Joseph J. Engle, Rumsey Smithson, Aaron Boon, Jas. S. Porter, Wm. +G. Hammond, A. Poe Boude, J. Hervey DuLany, John W. Canter, Thomas Briley, William Hedges, Lewis H. Graybill, Larkin H. Crenshaw, Sylvanu Townsend, Lewis R. Jones, John P. Hyde, George H. Zimmerman, Leonidas Butt, J. Lester Shipley, Edward H. Henry, Felix R. Hill, Lemuel W. Haslup, Peter H. Whisaer, Adam Q. Flaherty, Charles A. Joyce, Allen A. P. Neel, Joseph J. Crickenberger, Chas. L. Damaron, Addison Weller, Wesley Ham- mond, Samuel A. Parker, Wm. F. Ham- ner, Geo. R. Mays, Chas. W. Cook, Fisk E. Hammond, Norman N. Hall, Thomas J. Miller, William M. Waters, Charles K. Millican, William F. Locke, Carleton D. Harris, Charles S. Stanton, Walter J. Hub- bard, Jacob M. Eavey, Harry L. Myerly, William L. Smith, Alfred B. Sites, Samuel M. Bowman, John W. Beall, William H. H. Joyce, William T. Gover, John S. Engle, Isaac G. Michael, John H. Wilhite, Joan L. Grant, William H. Marsh, Robert L. Fultz, Charles M. Sarver, John C. Hawk; Archi- bald C. Hamill, James H. Wells, Henry T. Wirgman, William S. Hammond, John H. Schooley, Henry L. Hout, John W. McNeil, John A. Kern, Isaac W. Canter, Benjamin F, Ball, James R. Van Horne, Rufus H. Wilson, Walter W. Watts, Thomas W. Brown, David Bush, Asbury R. Martin, Wm. H. D. Harper, Lewis G. Martin, Fra- zier Furr, George T. Tyler, Henry Bish- op, Francis H. Shipley, Jefferson W. Duf- fey, John S. Hutchinson, William E. Miller, Beverly W. Bond, Asbury C. McNeer, Thos, Cooper, Frank A. Strother, Sydnor G. Fer- guson, John C. Sedwick, Lewis L. Lioyd, Oliver C. Beall, James T. Williams, J. Rob- ert Andrew, J. Frederick Baggs, Thomas G. Nevitt, Oscar F. Burgess, Charles EB. Mr. Inanc Rev. W. Carter, Place Church. Simmons, Rufus M. Wheeler, James H. Boyd, Andrew M. Cackley, Henry 8. Coe, Luke R. Markwood, William B. Dorsey, J. Kyle Gilbert, George T. D. Collins, J. Lati- mer Kibler, William E. Woolf, John H. Davidson, Alfred O. Armstrong, Felix M. Totten, William H. Woolf, German 0. Ho- man, John C. Jones, Henry P. Hamill, John A. Anderson, William K. Marshall, William H. Sanders, James W. Grubb, David F. Eutsler, W. P. Conway Coe, John 0. Tack- ett, Collins Denny, John C, Thrasher, Hen- ry A. Brown, John W. Mitchell, Simpson V. Hildebrand, J. Edgar Wilson, James M. Hawley, David L. Reid, Charles W. Mark, Charles’ B. Sutton, Jefferson D. Martin, George D. White, Forrest J. Prettyman, Clarence L. Kennard, Wm. L. Dolly, John H. Light, John O. Knott, John H. Kuhl- man, C. Harry Buchanan, Wm. A. Sites, Hamilton M. Roane, Charles H. Wood, ‘Thomas J. Lambert, William H. Ballangee, Christopher Sydenstricker, Frank T. Grif- fith, James L. Henderson, James P: Stump, Jacob S, Hopkins, Wm. Melvilie, Hamilton W. Kinzer, Lafayette Fox, Quincy A. Wheat, John T. Maxwell, Wm, A. McDon- ald, H. Monroe Strickler, Henry H. Ken- nedy, Robert Ross, Wm. O. Ross. Laymen Present. ‘The lay members present are: S. M. At- kins, H. G. Barnhart, J. M. Berry, G. A. Vernon