Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 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, 8S. H. KAUFFMANN Pres’t. eee ee New York Office, 49 Potter Building. Sat ‘The Evening Star 15 served to eubscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents month. Copies at the feunter 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postaze prepaid—60 cents per mouth. Saturday Gaintupte. Shect Star, $1 per year, with forelen postage added, $3.00. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. as second-class mail matter.) [288 mail subseriptions must be pald in advance. ites of advertising made known on application, —Ohe Lvening Star. No. 13,130. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Se proof of te pudding is in fBe- eating. Vesterdan’s Star contained 48 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 660 separate announce: ments. hese advertisers BousBt pufificitp—not merefp space, ST Made No Pledges or Promises to Mr. Platt. DISCUSSES LAUTERBACH'S STATEMENT Hearing of Caesar, the Murderer, Postponed. ELECTROCUTED AT AUBURN ——— NEW YORK, April 4.—Mayor Strong read over carefully today the statement issued by President Edward Lauterbach of the republican county committee regarding the political situation in this city. Mayor Strong and his advisers evidently consider Mr. Lauterbach’s manifesto a per- sonal attack on the mayor, calculated to place him in a false and degrading position before the people of the state. The mayor announces that he will pre- pare a reply during the day and give it out to the newspapers this evening. From former statements made in this connection by Mayor Strorg it can be in- ferred that the mayor will deny the cor- rectness of the allegations made by Mr. Lauterbach, that he had made promises to Mr. Piatt. The mayor has already said that he is, or was, under no pledge or Promise to any man or set of men, ex- cepting the committee of seventy. The mayor will also explain that he did not promise to turn down Cornelius N. Bliss, and place the appointments under the control of Police Commissioner Murray and Jacob M. Patterson, although these gentlemen assert so in writing attested by James Phillips, jr., who was present, that he did, and that upon the strength of promises made to Patterson and Murray the mayor's nomination was recommended to and secured from the republican county committee. od ELECTROCUTED AT AUBURN. Execution of William Lake, Murderer of a Fellow Servant. AUBURN, N. Y., April 4.—William Lake was executed by electricity in the state prison here at 12:45 p.m. William Lake murdered Emma Louise Hunt, fellow servant at the Vancamp homestead, near Carlton, in October of last year. The crime was accompanied by manifestations of ferocity and depravity almost beyond belief. The victim’s head was beaten to a pulp and her body muti- lated in a barbarous manner. After the crime Lake fled, but a few days later he was captured. He freely admitted the crime and did not piead any provocation or excus>. It had been deliberately planned and the details committed to writing, to- gether with a brief story of the mur- derer’s life. The fact that he was of il- legitimate birth, he added, had embittered all his life. He had professed love for Miss Hunt, but she refused his attentions, and he determined to kill her. Lake, upon his trial, expressed a desire to go to the elec- trical chair, and ever since his condemna- ticn said that he would joyfully welcome the day of his execution. — CAESAR’S HEARING POSTPONED. The Murderer of Mary Martin in the Tombs Court. NEW YORK, April 4.—William Caesar, the negro who was arrested for the mur- der of Mary Martin, was arraigned before Justice MacMahon in the Tombs police court today. On request of Superintendent Byrnes .the prisoner was remanded to po- lice headquarters until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. As he was leaving the court room his lawyer said to him: “Just keep ycur mouth closed, and you'll find you will be better off if you do so.” . Caesar was then taken to police head- quarters. Acting Inspector McCluskey said that Ceesar had been unable to sleep all last night. The inquest on the body of the murdered woman was adjourned today until Monday rext at 10:30. ——.—_ HELD UP IN OKLAHOMA. Train Robbers Take From the Pas- sengers Their Revolvers. HENNESSEY, 0. T., April 4.—Rock Island train was robbed near Dover at 11:50 last night. Train No. 1 was held up by five mounted men, who ordered the baggage man to open the door of the bag- gage car. He refused, and the robbers fired twelve shots through the door, wound- ing the baggage man in the wrist. The rcbbers then broke open the door with a s'elge, but did not succeed in getting any piunder from the baggage car. They hur- riedly proceeded through the smoker and one day coach, securing about $00 in money m the passenge! In addition to the $00 cash, the robbers also obiained from their victims in the y coach and smoker six revolvers and a number of watches and rings. sd ngers in the sleepers were not The robbers were last seen from train going west from Dover, all the mounted, the leader being upon a mettle- some gray horse. A posse started from Kingfisher, the next station, in pursuit of the bandits. Ee x MARSHALL FIELD'S OFFER. He Will Help to Pay Off the W. C. T. U. Temple Debt. CHICAGO, April 4.—A generous offer of Marshall Field to the Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union is announced. Mr. Field promises $25,000, with the proviso that 40 more be raised by January 1, 18¢ It is intended that this total sum be ap- plied on the debt overhanging the Woman's Temple. Lady Henry Somerset wrote to Mr. Field saying any financial failure in Chicago: would be disastrous to temperance work all over the world. Mr. In a few days Field responded with his offer, and are already perfected to secure the nount. Mrs. C. H. McCormick ‘ibed $10,000, and several smaller been adde Cutting Up the Southwestern Military Departments. April 4.—Col. Lawton, in- al of the Department of Colo- » has received ord from W. ington ish his headquarte nta Fe, thus re 3 in The col to look exas, after, extending to : which have her eve ofore rtment. The change ts in conformity with a recent ision of thesWar Department to read- t the work of inspection, so as to pre- vent the ne ty of long journeys from existing headquarters ‘ul. Lawton will be succeeded in Denver by Major Wirt Davis of the fifth cavalry, who is now at San Antonio, Tex. He will bear the title of assistant inspector general, and will operate all posts in the northern part of the department of Colorado and in other departments as far north as Mon- tana. RONG WILL DENY |SENATE ~ REORGANIZATION Republicans May Have Difficulty in Filling the Finance Committee Silver Men Want the Place of Senator McPherson — Some of the Names Most Frequently Mentioned. In the gossip about the reorganization of the Senate it is hinted that the probabil are very great ‘that the republicans will have difficulty in choosing a successor on the committee on finance to Senator Mc- Pherson. The filling of this place will, in all probability, be the first contest which will occur in the next Congress between the silver “men and the anti-silver men, and the fight will be none the less fierce because fought under cover. It is intimated that the lines may be drawn so sharply that reorganization may be delayed or even defeated by it. The Silver Men's Demand. The silver men now have a majority of one in the committee, five of the six men constituting this majority being democrats. The silver men are also in the majority in the Senate, but will be in the minority in the republican caucus. Under ordinary cir- cumstances, the caucus would control, and in that event, and if left free to act un- trammeled, there is said to be no doubt an anti-silver man would be selected for the vacancy. The silver republicans have, it is said, already given notice that the place must be filled with a man from their ranks, and say that in case of failure to make this concession they will oppose reorganization and leave the matter with the democrats, who would in all probability fill the vacancy with a free silver man. Republican Sena- tors have gererally manifested a disposi- tion to make the concession, but there are some who are disposed to hold out against it, so that it is not absolutely set‘led that the silver men shall have their own way about it. Names Prominently Mentioned. The names most prominently heard in conaection with the vacancy are those of Senator Cameron of Pernsylvania, Sena- tor Wolcott of Colorado and Senator Platt of Connecticut, the first two being favor- able to silver and the last opposed to it. Senator Wolcott's name Is also mentioned in connection with one of the vacancies in the committee on foreign relations, and it is considered probable that in view of Sen- ator Cameron's long service in the Senate, and of his attitude in favor of a protective tariff policy, as well as of silver, Mr. Wol- cott’s friends may agree to a compromise which will give the place on foreign rela- tions to Mr. Wolcott and that on finance to Mr. Camer It has been suggested that in order to make a place on the committee for Mr. Platt the committee membership should be increased from eleven to thir- teen. This would permit the appointment of both a silver and anti-silver advocate by the republicans, and also the appoint- ment of another democratic member of the committee, and the change may be made. It is recalied that the committee has been increased from seven members to the pres- ent number in comparatively recent years. a THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY. Increase of Copyrights During the Last Year. The annual report of Librarian Spofford of the Congressional Library for 1894 will soon be printed. It shows that during the year 62,762 copyrights were entered, as against 5s for 1893, and that 49,762 copy- right publications of all kinds were re- ceived. Of the publications received about 14,000 were books, 15,000 musical composi- uons, 10,000 periodicals, and 5,000 photo- graphs, while the remainder were made up of dramatic compositiors, engravings, chro- mos, prints, designs, maps and charts. Mr. Spofford says there has been a steady, though not rapid progress in the extension of international copyrights. This has not hitherto been so largely“ availed of by foreign authors as was anticipated on the passage of the copyright law in 1891. There has, however, been a very large copyright protection extended by it to German, French and English musical compositions, as well as to the finer class of works of graphic art, such as line en- gravings, photogravures, photographs and half-tone reproductions of the art of il- lustration. A Special Board to Be Appointed. A special board of naval officers will be appointed to consider the five alternative recommendations recently made by the bu- reau chiefs regarding the construction of three torpedo boats, bids for which were opened on the 19th ultimo. In most of the bureau recommendations two boats were to be awarded to the Columbian iron works of Baltimore, and in the first recom- mendation that company was awarded all three boats. In order to secure further and more explicit advice on the subject Sec- retary Herbert has decided upon the ap- pointment of a special board, composed of an officer of the line and one each from the construction and engineer corps. ———-2-+—______ West Point Cadets Appointed. Cadet appointments to the United States Military Academy have been issued during the past week as follows: Norman A. Mer- ritt of Lockport, N. Y.; C. M. C. Stevens of Brewton, Ala.; W. T. Graham of Alle- gheny, Pa.; Wm. M. Jordan of Haymarket, Va.; George D. Borup of St. Louis, Mo.; James T. McGregor of Liles: NC: B. 8. Watts (alternate), St. Louis, Mo. Lawrence D. Cabell of Dallas, Tex.; S. H! Lackland (alternate) of Waxahachic, Tex. ; A Good Medal. Censtructor David W. Taylor of the navy has received a gold medal from the British Institution of Naval Architects for his pa- ship forms, submitted last year. se medals are given annual- ly for the best paper on naval architecture and this is the first time that one of them has been secured by an American. ee Thentrical Posters Seized. Chief Hazen of the secret service today received information from his officers at Cincinnati stating that they had seized about a ton’s weight of show bills belonging to the “Green Goods Man” Theatrical Com- pany, now on the road. The bills and +os- ters contained cuts in imitation of a $5 national bank note, in violation of law. = aoa Collector Kilbreth Here. Collector Kilbreth of the port of New York was in consultation with treasury officials today, with a view to arranging for a more expeditious discharge of pas- agers and cargoes from vessels arriving at quarantine after sundown. ——____-e--—_____ Will Catch Post Office Robbers. Chief Inspector Wheeler of the Post Office Department says that the inspectors will catch the men who robbed the post office at Springfield, Ill. He says that the amount of stamps iaken {is not as large as reported, and that $7,500 will cover the loss. eS Otficials Return. Secretary Carlisle has returned from: a brief visit to his brother at Covington, Ky., and Attorney General Olncy is back from a week's visit to Boston. 3. Jnited States Treasurer Morgan has re- turned from a trip to Bridgeport, Conn. GARBAGE CONTRACT Specifications On Which Contract Will Be Based. PLANT NECESSARY FOR DISPOSAL Daily Collections And An Elaborate System of Fines. —S THE CARTS AND APPARATUS ———————— Garbage collection and disposal are two important and closely related topics which just now are receiving a large proportion of the attention of the Commissiorers. ‘Under authority of a paragraph in the Dis- trict appropriation bill for the next fiscal year the Commissioners ere authorized to give to the District of Columbia such a garbage service as this region has never yet knowa. Lengthy sessions of the board have recently been held, at which consul- tations with the health officer and the at- torney for the District have been had. At these sessions the discussion has been mainly as to specifications upon which would-be contractors may bid, and regu- lations by which the successful bidder must be governed. At length the Commis- sioners have completed the specifications and regulations, a revised draft of which provide specitications for collecting and re- moving all garbage within the city of Washington, daily, including Sundays, at such mes and places as the Commission- ers deem necessary, and in its more densely populated suburbs three times a week, from April 15 to November 1, each year} and twice a week and daily from hotels and other like places from November 1 to April 15, each year, and for collecting and removing dead animals within the District of Colurhbia daily, including Sundays, dur- ing the entire year; all garbage and dead animals to be removed to such place or places within convenient hauling distance as may be approved by the health officer for their recepticn. “Por destroying by cremation or reduc- tion or otherwise disposing of all garbage and dead animals collected as above speci- fied or brcught by private parties, all work to be done in accordance with plans and descriptions submitted herewith.” ‘The’ general requirements then state that bids must be made upon blanks furnish- ed by the Commissioners and must state a gross sum (1) for the collection of gar- bage and dead animals; (2) for the disposal Ot thei samcseandk(s stort tes callectongaztd disposal. Bids for each item must include all work embraced in the specifications and. belonging to that item. Bids will be received for any one or mare of the items. Some Regalutions. + Continuing, the specifications say: ‘All garbage and dead animals must be col- lected and disposed of in a marner in the opinion of the health officer not prejudi- cial to the public health nor creating a nuisance, the method and plant to be fur- nished by the contractor subject to the ap- proval of the Commissioners. “A receipt from the collector of taxes for the District of Columbia for $2,000 must accompany each bid. The deposit of un- successful bidders will be returned to them and that of the successful bidder or bid- ders will be returned to him or them when the contract has been properly executed; but if such bidder or bidders shall fail after five days’ notice to execute such contract, then such deposit shall be forfeited to the District of Columbia as liquidated damage. Plant Recutred. “The contractor for the disposal of gar- bage shall be required to build and main- tain, without cost to the District of Co- lumbia, beyond the price stated in the pro- posal, a plant or plants of a sufficient ca- pacity to daily dispcse of the entire gar- gabe in the city of Washington and its more densely populated suburbs, as said suburbs may be from time to time desig- nated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and of all dead animals with- in the District of Columbia; said plant or plants to be on a suitable site or sites ap- proved by said Commissioners, and located at a convenient hauling distance; the con- tractor to submit with the bid the plan, description ard more or less definitely the proposed location of each plant or plants. All garbage and dead animals brought to the plant or to such station or stations as may be designated by the contractor for such work, must be disposed of by said contractor in a manner in the opinion of the health officer not detrimental to public health.” Permission Necessary. If it is proposed to transport the gar- bage and dead animals out of the District of Columbia the contractor will be requir- ed to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Commissioners that he has permission from the proper authorities of the state in which it is intended to dispose of such garbage, and that he has the permission of all ad- jacent property owners and occupants that such disposition may be made at the place designated during such period. The specifications then in effect provide that all garbage and dead animals must be transported either within or without the istrict of Columbia in covered convey- 3 uctory to the health officer. Ordinarily, inspectors will be employed by the District of Columbia, but if on ac- ccunt of any apparent disregard of the specifications on the part of the contractor additional inspectors shall be required they will be employed by the District at the rate of $3 per diem in such number as, in the opinion of the Commissioners, may be nec- essary, and the cost will be charged to the contractor and deducted from any money due to him. Payment for the work made monthly upon requi by the health officer, work, in his judgment, is satisfactorily Gone. Contractors shall punctually pay the workmen who shall be employed by them vpon the work under their contract in cash current, and not in what is de- nominated store pay, or orders. Failure to commence the work at the time specified, or to prosecute it thereafter in a satisfactory manner in the opinion of the Commissioners, will be authority for the Commissioners to suspend the con- tractor from the work and employ other parties to complete it, or to wholly annul said contract. Neither the contract nor any therein shall be transferred by the parties to whom the award is made without the written consent of the Commissioners. General Regulations. + done will be ions approved provided that the interest Some general regulations provide, among other things, that the term (garbage) shall be held to mean all refuse of animal or vegetable matter which has been used or was intended to be used as food for man. The term dead animals shall be held to mean all dead animals or parts of dead animals not intended for use as food. Garbege shall he deposited in water-tight that can be easily and 1 by one man, and placed resilly accessible to garbage col- lectors, Larger receptacles will be allowed in the case of hotels, ete., under such re- strictions as the health officer shall de- termine. ach garbage collector shall notify the householder of his approach in such man- ner as may be directed by the health offi- cer. Upon the failure of the contractor to execute any order for the removal of any dead animal within six hours, and for the | removal of any garbage within twelve hours, after the notice from the health of- ficer the health officer Shall cause the same to be removed and shall enter the cost of such removal, not to exceed $10 in any one case, against the contractor, and such cost shall be deducted from any money due or which may become due to the contractor, and shall be paid to the party making such collection or removal. The contractor shall issue cards, to be approved by the health officer, stating the days for collecting garbage in particular streets or districts, and designating be- tween what hours the collector will call in a special locality. Carts or vehicles of any kind used for the collection and removal of garbage shall be metal, water-tight, strongly built and kept thoroughly clean and well painted. When in motion they shall have their tops entirely and tightly covered, and while pene loaded covered not less than one- ralf. Vehicles used for the collection of dead animals shall be such as can be quickly loaded and must be so constructed as to permit the removal of any animal or part of animal without offense to the public. Disinfectants and Employes. The contractor shall provide and use at his own expense such disinfectants as in the opinion of the health officer may be needed. If any of the streets or alleys are ob- structed py ice, snow,or from other causes, the contractor is required to have the garbage removed to the vehicles on the streets which are not obstructed. Daily reports in duplicate shall be made by the coutractor to the sealth oliicer on Llanks approved by said health officer, and shall show the collection district, ine hum- ber of each vehicle employed therem, the number of full and parts of loads of Sarbage collected therein, dnd the number cf dead animals coliected from the entire area trom which such collection is requir- ed by the contract, and shail show the number of men and horses employed with such vehicles. For each complaint of neglect by the con- tractor of any of the requirements of the contract, which complaint, in the opinion of the health officer is well founded, a fine not less than $1 nor more’ than $5, except as otherwise specified herein, may be im- and deducted from any money due ich may become due to the contrac- The imposing and collecting or any fine will not be construed, however, as waiving the right to annul the contract as specified herein. The contractor will be required to furnish the health officer daily a complete list cf all failures on his part to comply with any of the terms of his contract, which failures have come to his notice during the pre- ceding day, and the reason for such fail- ures. From the amount of the contract for the cremation or reduction or otherwise of disposing of garbage or dead animals, there may be deducted a sum not to ex- cced $2.50 per day, to be paid to a weigher appointed by the Distriet Cormmissioners, whose duty it shall be to weigh and keep record of all garbage brought to the estao- lishment for cremation ‘or reduction, and said weigher shall have general oversight of the sanitary conditions of the establish- ment, se NEARER TO CUDA. Strategic Importance of a Proposed Railway to Key West. The Cuban complications’ have inc’ the interest of the engineerin of the navy in the planago extend a r. way along the Florida K¥ys to Key West. It is pointed out that this will brir Havana within five hours by sea from the end of the railroad, instead of thirty hours as at present, and will vastly increase the importance of the island both for naval and military purposes. The railroad is now not far from the beginning of the chain of islets that stretch from the southeast coraer of the peninsula 200 miles in a southwesterly di- rection. These islets are from one to four or five miles long, -and are of a gocd breadth. For the most part the water he- tween them is so shallow that a man can easily wade from one to the other. Here and there are deep and narrow chaznels, but there Is nothing that prevents any serious engineering difficulty. At first it is probable that the railway will be built on trestles, but the work of filling in around the laiter will be begun immediately, in order to pratect the piles from the ravages of the teredo worm. It is thought probable that as soon as the embankment is completed !n any place the wash of the sea wil! heap up sand against it and that the string of islands will be ultimately: converted into one long penin- sula. There are no heavy waves to destroy the work, which is screened from the At- lantic by the Bahama Islands. The gulf stream flows along the southeast of the islands and throws up sediment on cach side in its passage. It is largely due to this stream that the Islands are now in existence, and it is steadily adding to them. The strategic importance jof the island and the railroad will become’ much greater should’the Nicaragua canai be built. ALEXANDER ISLAND. The Supreme Court to Decide Where It Belongs. Attorney General Olney may possibly have done something toward securing a legal settlement of the question of juris- diction over Alexander Isiand, but if he has, he is not prepared to let the people know what it is. A Star reporter asked him this morning what had been done, and he replied laconically that “there is noth- ing to be said on the subject.” Only that and nothing more. ivotwithstanding the evident desire of the officials of the Department of Justice to ppress all information on the subject, there is reason to believe that it has been thoroughly investigated and that ever ally the United States Supreme Court will be called upon to adjudicate the question as to whether Alexander Island is a part of Virginia or is a part of the District of Columbia. —+e+___—_. Naval Movements. -The United States steamer Charleston sailed yesterday from Chefco for New Chang, China, where the Petrel has been laid up in winter quarters in a mud dock. It is believed that the ice is now cleared out of the river, and it is probable that the Charleston's crew will assist, if necessary, in removing the Petrel from her berth in the mud, which may be-a task of some difficulty. The Monterey has arrived at Mare Island navy yard, where she will prepare again for her voyage to Callao, Peru. Tee Committee on Supplies. Assistant Secretary Curtis of the Treas- ury Department, Assistant Secretary Sims of the Interior Department and Assistant Post: General Craig of the Pest Office Department, composing a’ committee on government supplies, had a conference at the’ Tr ry lepartment today in regard to the award of contracts for furnishing envelopes to the various executive depart- ments for the next fiscal yea! —EEEEEwee — Postmistress Helni's Case. No action has yet been-taken in the case of Mrs. Helm, postmistness 6f Elizabeth- town, Ky., whose dfficeihas recently been investigated by the depattment. It is prob- able that the report of the inspector will be considered by the President and Postmaster General. Mrs. Hem is a sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, and her retention in the office is asked by Senators Blackburn and Lindsay, while the appointment of Mr. Jop- lin, once nominated, but not confirmed, is asked by Mr. Montgomery, who lives at Elizabethtown, and up to March 4 was the representative of the district in Congress. GOVERNOR MORTON|EXTRA SESSION TALK/WILDE’S SIDE CLOSED The Embarrassment to Him of the Present Factional Fight. CLAIMS OF PLATT AND STRONG MEN The Governor Pursues a Middle Course, Seeking Harmony. POSSIBLE EFFECT OF A BREAK The embarrassment that has befallen Governor Morton is the cne feature of the republican row in New York commanding sympathy as well as keen interest among politicians here. An excellent man, by gen- eral admission, and a very capable one; elected by an oyerwheiming majority upon a platform of specifications and anxious to see every promise made by his party re- deemed; he yet finds himself at the outset of his administration between two hot factional fires, and, as a result, in some measure unable to follow lines of his own choosing. On the one side are the followers of Mr. Platt demanding one thing, and on the other the followers of Mayor Strong demanding the other thing. Agreement be- tween the two factions. seems impossible. Consultation, mediation, everything has been tried to no purpose. Mr. Platt holds out, and Mayor Strong holds out, and so far Governor Morton has been left with the bag to hold. What Both Sides Say. The situation is conceded to be trying. The followers of Mr. Pla‘t insist that Gov. Morton owes his nomination and conse- quently his election to him. It was Mr. Platt, according to them, who made the Morton organization throughout the state lest year, and put to rest the dozen or more little gubernatorial booms that then were beginning to manifest themselves. Mr. Morton was Mr. Platt’s candidate, and swept the deck with ease. There is no at- tempted foreclosure, but now and then a pote of complaint is heard from the Platt camp. The feeling secms to exist there that the governor is not helping Mr. Platt as he should, that with the governor's ac- tive aid the Platt cause would easily tri- umph. The followers of Mayor Strong re- pudiate all this. The nomination and elec- tion of Mr. Morton were a part, they claim, of the general movement in New York last year, which demanded a new order of things under a new leadership. Mr. Mor- ton would have been elected governor, and Mr. Strong mayor, they assert, if Mr. Platt had taken a prolonged sleep or gone on a trip to Europe. The result at the polls was an uprising of the people, which no one man caused or directed. The followers of Mayor Strong insist that Gov. Morton owes Mr. Platt nothing. The governor's auty, as they think, is to stand by the spirit of the movement which put him into office, and also by the men who were invested with official responsibilities at the same time. The natural union is Morton and Strong, the reform governor and the reform mayor, and unless this is formed the full fruits of last November's victory will never be gathered. Holding a Mid2le Course. Gov. Morton has been holding a middle course between the two factions. He is in communication with both, and so far as is proper advises both. He is working for har- mony, though s> far without success. He tenes down the Piatt assaults on Strong and the Strong assaults on Platt. He rec- ognizes the good qualities of both men, as also the fact that unless the warfare ceases tbe party will be irreparably injured in the state. With a Strong machine in operation in the city and a Platt machine in opera- tion in the country counties, republican ruin would seem to be all but guaranteed. There are ciferent interpretations put upon- Gov. Morton's attitude. For one <hing, he is charged with an ambition to be President. This is quoted to explain his disinclination to break outright with Mr. Piatt, while refusing to go all lengths with him, He is afraid, it is said, of Mr. Platt’s power with the old machine. Nothing that Gov. Morten has said is quoted in justifica- tion of this charge, and it is thought to rest solely upon suggestions that grew out of the present personnel of the New York republican leadership. Gov. Morrison as a Leader. Gov. Morton is now the most prominent leader in his-party at home. He is, in fact, the sole survivor of the old leaders con- sidered available for action. Mr. Evarts has permanently retired from politics. Mr. Hiscock was never considered a presiden- ual quantity. Warner Miller is occupied with his interests in the Nicaragua canal. Chauncey Depew, it is said, is now con- vinced that the country will not go to a great railroad office for a candidate for the presiden: The younger men have not as yet sutficiently Geveloped. Sloat Fassett and Congressmen Wadsworth and Payne are promising, but without : national fol- lowing. Mr. Morton is at the head. Like good wine, he has been improving with age. He has gone from one great otlice to another, and has served in all with. equal distinction und success. His friends believe that, not- withstanding his present embarrassmen: and regardless of what the final issue may be between Mr. Platt and Mayor Strons he will win fresh and conspicuous honors as governor of New York. The task, they think, is pat to his hand. The demand is for a level-headed man of business, who will straighten out tangles in the state’s affairs. Mr. Morton is, first of all, a bus- iness man, and when he gets fairly to work the effect, :t is predicted, will be speedily observed. This, his friends say, is the full scope of his present purposes and desires. He wants to meet the expectations of the people who elected him governor. The rest he is willing shall develop along lines natural in the circumstances. Effect of 2 Break With Pintt. Some old campaigners are of the opinion that if Mr. Piatt should break with Gov- ernor Morton it would make a presidential race for the governor impossible. This is predicted upon the proposition that Mr. Platt, as manager of the old organization in the state, could prevent the selection of Morton delegates to the national conven- tion. This view, however, does not com- mend itself to everybody. It is thought to make Mr. Platt teo potent in a national | sense. It seems to put the issue in Mr. Flatt’s hands. As many of Mr. Morton's friends view the matter, the question for the national convention to decide, if it should take that turn, will be the general approval in New York of Mr. Morton and not Mr. Platt’s approval. Has he made a good governor? Are the people satisfied with his course? Then, if New York is to be recognized, the Morton men believe that the governor will be nominated, whether the state delegation may be supporting him or not. Mr. Platt, if he wants to ride, will be obliged to get up on the band wagon. Meanwhile, the talk continues that Mr. Platt is for Reed; that the New York dele- gation, if he can control it, will support the Maine candidate; that Governor Mor- tcn, by making common cause with Mr. Platt, could hope only to become his sec- ond choice for President; and much more of the same speculative character. theory seems to be barred. —_—__$_+e+—__ Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $149,263. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $335,121; customs, $750,156; miscellaneous, $23,959. No]. No Likelihood of Co: gr ss Being Called To- gether Before December. The Administration and Its Foreign Complications—An Opportunity to Make Party Capital. The talk of an extra session of Congress has almost totally subsided and the sur- face indications, which, a short time ago, seemed to point to the possible assembling of the Fifty-fourth Congress before next December have disappeared. The treasury officials profess tu be confident of the abil- ity of the government to worry along with- out further legislative assistance, their con- fidence being based to a large extent upon the apparent safety of the gold reserve from raids, under the agreement with the syndicate with whom the last bond deal was made. Nearly a month’s trial of the conditions under which that deal was ef- fected has proven, it is thought, that if the syndicate continues to play fair there need be no further apprehension of. raids upon the gold reserve. No Probability for Deficit. The probability of a heavy deficit in the revenues, with consequent necessity for remedial legislation, is declared to be un- likely and thus another possible cause for an extra session is removed. This short- age in the revenues was regarded as the most imminent cause for a possible extra session, and there are those who think that the menace has not been entirely re- moved, but that the treasury will find it- self hard pushed for cash before the sum- mer is past. However, it is argued by the treasury officials that they are the best judges of this, and are in a position to rénder a more accurate forecast than any one else. Politicians say that President Cleveland is very much relieved to have Congress off his hands, and that he would regard the necessity for an extra session as a politi- cal misfortune at this time, and would postpone calling one until the last minute for that reason. It is said that the Presi- dent would be exceedingly sorry to have a republican Congress in session at the other end of the avenue while the administra- tion is wrestling with the foreign prob- lems that are to come up for settlement within the next few months. Capital Out of Foreign Affairs. It is said that the administration is burning with a keen desire to make some political capital out of foreign affairs dur- ing the recess of Congress, and wants to be left alone in the effort. It is thought the administration feels that the republi- can Congress would insist, perhaps, upon a different methed of procedure than the one whicn would commend itseif to Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham, and might in- dulge in criticism if things were not done just te the tiking of Congress. The parti- san democrats sey, however, that a repub- lican Congress might have the effect of goading the administration into rash meas- ures or of putting the legislative branch of the nation on record upon different grounds from the stand taken by the ex- ecutive. Information at hand today points to the probability of the United States becoming more seriously involved with Great Britain in the Venezuelan dispute, as detailed at length in another column. Diplomatic and political circles are keenly interested in this situation and the matter was the sub- ject of general comment today. Everybody Scems Satisfied. The politicians say that this question is to furnish the basis for the administration to make either good political capital tor itself in the next few months or else to make a disastrous break. It is said that with this question to the front the Presi- dent is likely to be doubly thankful that the possibilities of the necessity for calling an extra session of Congress are not im- minent. Among republicans there is a feeling of satisfaction that the administra- tion has a clear field for the handling cf impending foreign complications, for they are stout in the belief that the republican party will not lose any prestige by the outcome. ———-_--___- THE REPORT DENIED. Naval Officinis Say That There Was No Accident to an S-Inch Gun. Officials of the naval ordnance bureau deny the report that an accident has oc- curred to one of the new eight-inch rifles at the Washington navy yard. They say that the report evidently started under an entire misapprehension of the “nature of certain experiments of the Sellers process on an old gun that has been repeatedly used for experimental purposes. This gun has been taken apart and assembled sev- eral times and has been frequently in the same condition in which it ts now, with the cylinder ring out of position. The experi- ment was to determine whether it was pos- sible to put a new tube in the rifle without impairing its strength or usefulness, and the ordnance experts at the department say that the experiment was a success. It was added that the gun is not damaged and that the government has suffered no loss whatever in the experiments. pe MR. WILSON ON DUTY ‘The New Postmaster General Recetves Many Congratulations, Postmaster General Wilson began the ac- tive discharge of the duties of his new office today, having been sworn in yesterday. The room of the Postmaster General was almost a bower of flowers today, many friends having remembered him. A hand- some horseshoe of roses was sent by Mrs. Isador Straus of New York and a huge basket of roses by two clérks in the Post Office Department. Mr. Wilson spent a large part of the day in receiving friends who called to pay their respects and ten- der congratulations, ——__+e._____. THE TORPEDO BOATS. A Special Bonrd to Examine All the Designs Appointed. In unswer to the advertisement sent out by the Navy Department some time ago calling for proposals for building three torpedo boats, two classes of bids were received, one for building the boats under plans prepared by the department and the other under orignal plans submitted by the bidders. Some of the bidders have tried to persuade the Secretary of the Navy that their plans were better than the de- partment’s designs and, realizing that the bureau officers might feel a natural pre- disposition for their own plans, the Sec- retary has’ created a special board to ex- amine all of the designs and report upon their merits. The board will be composed of Captain Converse, Chief Enginecr Baird of the Dolphin and Naval Constructor Han- scom. Captain Converse was selected be- cause of his experience in torpedo boat work, having been inspector of the Cushing while she was under construction and being at present in command of the torpedo station at Newport. The board will meet next Monday to begin its work. ee Anti-Diphtheric Serum. United States Consul Mason at Frank- fort, Germany, informs the State Depart- ment that the German government has as- sumed control of the manufacture of anti- diphtheric serum, and has taken extreme precautions to prevent the sale and use of adullerated or improperly prepared anti- toxine. Hearing of the Libel Case in London. THE ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENSE Terrible Denunciation of the Play- wright. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS = LONDON, April 4.—There was unabated interest today at the Old Bailey, in the taking of testimony on the second day of the trial of the suit for libel brought by Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry. The audience was largely ccmpesed of lawyers and reporters. There were few notable persons present. The plaintiff arrived in court at an early hour 2nd took his seat at the table reserved for tke colicitors. The Marquis of Queens- berry entered a few minutes later, looking jaunty and confident. Several of his friends rushed forward and shook the de- fendant's hand as he entered the dock. Mr. Carson’s cross-examination of the plaintiff was concluded at noon, having lasted, including the time of yesterday, ever six hours. Wilde, in his answers to the questions put to him, exhibited confusion and con- tradicted himself frequently. He also lost nis temper. Mr. Carson's questions were, in the main, pitiless and unprintable. Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel for Wilde, then began the redirect examina- tion of his client by putting in certain let- ters of the Marquis of Queensberry, in which he called upon his son, Lord Alfred Douglass, to cease his ‘infamous inti- macy” with the plaintiff, saying that his “blood turned cold at the sight of their infamous faces.” He added, “I hear that Wilde's wife will petition-for a divorge on the ground of unnatural crimes. If you do rot cease to let him disgrace us, I shall feel jcstified in shooting him on sight.” To this letter Lord Alfred Douglass re- plied by telegraph to his father, saying: “What a funny little man you are.” After the noon recess the crowd in the court room was larger than ever, and the hall and stairs leading to it were filled ten deep with well-dressed men, who were awaiting a chance to enter. The Marquis of Queensberry lunched with several of his friends, 2nd the sympathy of all present in court seems to be with him. Wilde kept the court waiting for ten min- utes, for which he apologized to Justice Collins, saying that he had been consulting his doctor. p After the production of other letters the case for the plaintiff was closed, and My. Carson began hie speech for the defense. It was terribly denunciatory of Wilde, who left the court room as socn as counsel for the defendant began to speak. The speech of Mr. Carscn for the defense lasted until the court adjourned at 5 p.m., and was not finished at that time. He carefully reviewed the evidence, point by point, denounced Wilde and said that the witnesses he would produce would prove to the jury beyond any doubt the guilt of the plaintiff. During the course of his remarks Mr. Carson alluded in complimentary terms to the course of Mr. Beerbohm Tree in for- warding to the plaintiff a copy of the anonymous letter handed to the Eng- lish actor, whereupon Justice Collins said: “There is no occasion to mention the name of Mr. Beerbohm Tree.” Mr. Carson, in reply, remarked: “Nor should I do so, my lord, had it net been that I received a cable message from Mr. Tree today asking that his connection with the case be fully explained.” “Every one understands that Mr. Tres's connection with the case is in every way honorable and_ praiseworthy said the justice, in conclusion. Wilde returned to the court room for a few minutes before the adjournment. Among the letters produced in court and addressed by the Marquis of Queensberry to his son, Lord Alfred Douglass, was one saying that Wilde was “a cur and a cow- ard of the Rosebery type.’ Such was the interest in the proceedings today that the services of an extra force of police were required outside the Old Bailey in order to disperse the large crowds which assembled in the neighborhood in order to see the principals in this notorious case. Lord Alfred Douglass was present in court for a short time during the morning, but he did not return in the afternoon. Most of the newspapers are printing the testimony in the suit almcst verbatim, but the character of the testimony was such to- day that the St. James Gazette says: “The nature of the evidence and the whole circumstances of the case prove to be of such a character that we cannot re- | pert it.” The Gaz-tte adds: “The English public is at the present moment involved in one of those orgies of indecency per- mitted: by the operations of open law courts and an enterprising press.” The Gazette urges that all such cases should be heard in camera. —————— FIRE AT ST. LOUIS. Narrow Escapes From a Burning Building. ST. LOUIS, April 4.—A large frame bulld- ing at Wells station, the city limits, was burned to the ground today, and property of the Suburban Railway Company dam- aged, causing a loss of about $50,000. The building was two stories high, and was oc- cupied below by a grocery store and restau- rant, the proprietors of which lived up- stairs with their families. They had nar- row escapes from death. The sheds and milk cars ot the Suburban Railway Com- pany were damaged to the extent of $8,000. as FOR MISS DEANS MURDER. Arrest of Marshal Price, a Yo Blacksmith, BALTIMORE, April 4.—Baltimore detec- tives who have for the past week been endeavoring to unravel the mysterious murder of Miss Dean, near Federalsburg, have lodgec in the Denton jail a young blacksmith named Marshall Price, charged with the murder. Price was given a partial hearing this morning, and the case will be brought up again this afterncon. The detectives say they have sufficient evidence to convict him, and the grand j.ry, which is now in session, will take up the case at once. Price was «ccompanied to the jail by his wife, and he has not made a statement regarding the charge against him. eed The Business Situation Better. CHICAGO, April 4.—The Industrial World will tomorrow say: “That the general business situation is steadily improving is evidenced by the advances in crude mate- rial and staple commodities—iron ore, cot- ton, cose, pig iron, &c. This, to say the least, is gratifying, as the higher values have stimulated demand all along the line, which, in turn, is aiding and improving the industrial situation. The only cloud in sight just now is the strike agitation among the coal miners.” ——————— The Police Bills Taken Up. ALBANY, N. Y., April 4.—The New York city police bills were taken up in the senate today by unanimous consent. —— The Dover Dendloek. DOVER, Del., April 4.—One ballot was taken for United States Senator today. It resulted as follows: Higgins, 8; Addicks, 5; Massey, 3; Ridgely, 10; Hennewill, 1; Mar- tin, 1. -