Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1895, Page 1

_———————————————————————— ee Che Evening 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. Susie iene The Evening Star ts served to subscribers tn the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Der week. or 44 cents month. les at the counter 2 cents each. By maii—anywhere in the United States or Cansda—postage prepald—b0 cents Saturday Quintapte, Sheet Star, $1 per year, with forelgn postage a ice at Washington, D. C., (Entered at the Post ae second-class mail matter.) ee mail subscriptions must in . Rates of dvertising made known on pplication Star. No. 13,183 WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO -CENTS. BOARD OF SURGEONS Appointed to Examine Certain Rev- enue Cutter Officers. FORTY ARE ORDERED 10 APPEAR Will Be Placed on Permanent Waiting Orders. MORE LEGISLATION NEEDED The President today ordered a board, corsisting of Surgeons George Purviance, H. W. Austin and H. R. Carter of the marine hospital service, to convene at the Treasury Department next Friday morn- ing “to examine and report upon all offi- cers now in the revenue cutter service, who, through no vicious habits of their own, are now incapacitated, by reason of the infirmities of age or physical or mental disability, to efficiently perform the duties of their respective offices.” This action is in execution of a provision cf the sundry civil appropriation bill, ap- proved March 2, 1895, which, in addition to the provision already quoted, provides that uch officers as, under the terms of this act, may be reported by said board to be so permanently incapacitated shall be placed on waiting orders, out of the line of Promotion, witn one-half active-duty pay, and the vacancies thereby created In the active list of the officers shall be filled by promotion in the order of seniority, as now provided by law. Provided, however, That no such promotion shall be made until the professional qualification of the candidate shall kave been determined by written ex- amination before a board of officers of the revenue cutter service, convened by the Becretary of the Treasury for that pur- pcse. Provided, further, That the number of officers upon the active list now au- ee by law shall not increased by this net.’ Forty Ordered for Examination. Forty officers have been ordered to ex- eminaticn, as follows: Capts. Douglass Ottinger, Francis Martin, C. M. Scammon, J. A. Henriques, David Evans, E. L. Deane, Eric Gabrielson, W. S. Emmons, Thos. W. Lay, L. M. Keene and A. D. Littlefield, First Lieuts. John Morrissey, Geo. Walden, B. W. Loring, Thos. Mason, Robt. Barstow and M. Simms, Second Lieuts. T. W. I am, Samuel Howard and J. L. Davis, Third Lieut. Robert Henderson, Chief En- gineers H_ Pulsifer, Eugene Vallat, A. 1. Harrison, J. T. Wayson, W. C. Wheeier, J. M. McDougall, J. Dinsmore, Alfred Hoy’ M. Robinson, First A M..Case, M. D. L. E. F, Hedden, G. stant Engineers M. G. | Marsilliot, J. T. Kelcher, Jas. Fitz- c. F. Dyce, W. H. Warren and Dennett, Sec sistant Engineers H. G. Hens! . N. Turner. These officers are all on waiting orders and are supposed to be permanently dis- abled. Whether or not this is so will be blished by the proposed examination of physical condition. ‘Two of them have been connected with the service more than sixty years, and several of the num- ber have served over thirty years. The two oldest members of the service are Capt. Douglass Ottinger of Pennsylvania, who entered it in October, 1831, and has been a captain since December, 1846, and Capt. Francis Martin of New York, who entered the ice in June, 1832, and has been a captain since October, 1 Capt. Martin is the oldest man in the service. He is ninet ve years of age, and has been at De t on “waiting orders” since May, 1877. Capt. Ottinger has been in Philadelphia on waiting orders since May, Issl. Although longer in the service, he is not quite so old in years as Capt. Mar- tin. On Permanent Wait ng Orders. As a result of the proposed examination, the cflicers found unfit for further active fervice will be p!aced permanently on wait- ing orders list, with half the active duty occasioned by these Pro- mctions will be made by seniority, provid- rl, of course, the officers first in line are sound qualified for the advancement. The execution of this provision of law s effect upon service that the pro- minel bill would have had It gives to the service what s been striving for for years, and es- lishes a principle, whiea places it prac- the same footing as the army ct to the retirement have become di Although no age cretary of the wiry can relieve the cxisting stagna- tion by the retirement of officers no longer = to perform their legitimace duties. er since’ the when many of the volunteer officers were transferred from the navy to the revenue cutter service, that service has been top heavy, through stagnation and obstacles in the way of ad- meat. Under former conditions pro- ons came only through deaths in the vance above and an occasional resigna- The result was that officers have of the grades long after ble of performing reir dut not be retired, it would been uncharitable at to have dismissed them, e legal authorization of such a More Legislation Needed. Alth provided for the re- tirement on half pay of the officers now in itated and unable to perform the duties of their respective rank, it has so ar failed to make any provision for thé ‘ement of who may It is be- ated. lieved that le to remedy that con- dition wi at the next is not d 1 not be fi t on the part of those interested in islation. If it of eff such le! — —re Two National Bank Dividends. of the currency has de- dividends in favor of the creditors fonal hanks as follow: 1, 15 per cent, in favor litors of the Oglethorpe Natio Ga proved, swick, king in all amounting to 5 per ce No ional in all eved, amounting to 2+ al Movements. York, ¢ ‘a and Minneap- Meet sailed from Port au Prince, New Ad The olis of vurth-Class Postmasters. ty-six fourth-class postmasters were of which twenty-one were ed by death and resig- Twe appointed tod to fill ¥ acancl Ss cau = ———§$+-2-+——— Army Orders. apt. William B. Bani assistant sur- geon, will be relieved from duty at Fort McIntosh, Tex., and will then report at Fort Om Neb., for duty. Leave of absence for one month Is grant- ed First Lieut. Frederick P. Reynolds, as- sistant surge 7 AFFAIRS OUT IN IDAHO A Talk With Ex-Representative Sweet on the Subject. The Business Outlook Not Bright— Inside Work in the Recent Senatorial Coutest. Ex-Representative Sweet, who was re- cently defeated for the senatorship by Shoup, says that the situation in Idaho is extremely interesting from a political point of view. The fight over the senatorship was prolonged through many weeks in a dead-lock rivaled only by the dead-lock in Delaware. The feeling growing out of this fight, together with the gitation of the silver question and the hard times in the mining regions, renders the political outlook in the state uncertain and tnterest- ing as affecting national politics. The Outlook Not Bright. “The immediate outlook for our section of the country,” said Mr. Sweet to a Star reporter, “is not bright. Values are utter- ly destroyed. Money and paying gold mines are about the only things that are in de- mand, and, owing to the exorbitant rates demanded for the former and the scarcity of the latter, the volume of business trans- acted is not great, and the usurer alone prospers. The silver-lead mining industry has been prostrated by anti-silver legisla- tion, hostile tariff legislation, directed at lead and wool, while the failure to collect the duty on lead has discouraged our miners. The treasury is now taking hold of the latter question with considerable energy, and for the first time it looks as if we might hope for whatever relief the enforcement of the present law may afford. But we are largely an agricultural people, agriculture and stock raising probably en- gaging the attention of three-fourth of our population, Wheat was selling last month for 17 cents per bushel, or cenis sacked. It cost more to produce the last crop than our farmers received for it. There is ab- solutely no market for horses, and cattle and pork are sent to weak and uncertain markets. r conditions necessarily affect poli- tics. The destruction of money s inevita- The northwest believes that a restoraiion of silver is essential to a restoration of prosperity, and, in my judgment, business conditions must change for the better and the change must be radical, ur no candi- date for President can receive the vote cf the northwestern states who is not pledged to the full reinstatement of bimetallism. The Recent Senatorial Contest. In reply to the question, “How did the recent senatorial contest affect the politics of the state, and did it leave much bitter- ness behind?” Mr. Sweet said: “There is some bitterness remaining. It would be im- possible to carry on a contest for so great a length of time without leaving some pain- ful reminders; but the politics of the state will not be dominated by the result of this contest. Senator Shoup formed a combina- tion with Gov. McConneil, under the terms of which Shoup was to come to the Senate this time, and McConnell succeed Dubois. The governor did help Shoup a little, and utilized state patronage to compass my de- feat and elect Shoup. The governor lives in the northern part of the state, and my defeat was the chief object of his cam- paign, to the end that he may succeed Du- bois. As a matter of fact, he played the part of Iago, and hoped that Shoup and J would kill each other and let him in. From the fact that Shoup's friends, as weil es the colonel himse!f, were fully advised of the governor's duplicity, I doubt very much if the governor receives any support from the successful candidate. : “Shoup will be sitting placidly in the Sen- ate, and his friends, having no respect for McConnell, will not hear his calls for help. Again, McConnell will cut a sorry figure posing as a northern candidate, since he utilized all the power at his command, and resorted to such methods as_ suggested themselves, to defeat a candidate who came from the north, with the north solidly at his back. No; if Dubois has nothing to fight more than the ‘combination’ referred to, his contest is already won. “I do not care to discuss the late contest. It fs over, and the victory ends It, except so far as our people are concerned. In due time they will no doubt pass judgment upon the methods employed; but whether they do or not, I am satisfied that there is more ready cash in votes for United States Sen- ator than can be made out of raising wheat at present prices. a THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE. The President Considering Its Exten- sions to Chiefs of Divisions. The civil service commission recently submitted to the President further corres- pondence and data, setting forth the bene- tits to be derived by placing under the civil service regulations the offices of chiefs of di- visions ip the various departments. It is un- derstood that the President has not yet had time to act upon these matters, but that he vill during the summer make the exten- fons. The commission will regard this as a most important step in the direction of reducing the number of places now subject to political favor, and will demonstrate its contention that such offices can be as well administered from an absolutely non-parti- san_ba as other offices now in the class- -< STRIAL OUTLOOK. Factories That Have Been Closed Re- suming Operations. HARRISBURG, Pa., April 8—Last week at the Pennsylvania steel works, at Steel- ton, was one of unusual activity when viewed in the light of the-business depres- sion of the past two years. Every depart- ment had a full complement of men at work, and the frog shop had double turns on. The product at the rail mill was all T-rails, and unusually large, while that of the open-hearth furnaces was up to its capacit The bridge and construction de- partment is stocked with work and orders sufficient to keep it busy for a long time. Not for several years have the pr ts been as bright for a busy summer as they are at the present time. TRENTON, N.J., April 8—The New Brunswick Rubber Company, employing about 500 hands, resumed work today. This factory been shut down about six weeks, owing to the general depression in e rubber business. rhe United States Rubber Company has made a definite arrangement about resum- ing work. It is thought they will start up in two or three w About 500 hands are waiting anxious! ir the word to com- mence work. The Meyer Rubber Company at Milltown employs about 600 hands, and has been shut down for over a month. Work will probably be resumed about April 15. —— Joined the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 8.—Three after- neon papers at Reading, Pa., the World, Telegram and Review, have joined the As- sociated Press. Two of them, the World and Telegram, discontinue the servi the United Press to join the Press. The Review is a new paper, whici will be issued for the first time on Monday next, April 15, when the service to ail three papers begins. Sank in the Cumberland. EVANSVILLE,Ind., April 8.—The steamer S. Y. Rea sank at Brooks Landing, in the Cumberland river, last night. No lives lost. bly followed by the destruction of values. ] TO CAPTURE A PARTY How Free Silver Mon May Dominate the Democracy. IMPORT OF THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION A Movement That May Spread to Other States. TRYING TO TURN THE TIDE The action of the democratic state com- mittee of Illinois in calling a coinage con- vention for June 5 has caused a great flut- ter among administration democrats. It is even hinted that the most interesting sub- ject at a recent gathering of cabinet offi- cers was this extraordinary call. There 1s no doubt of a general belief among the friends of the President that if the result of the coming convention should be a decla- ration for unlimited silver coinage at a ratio of sixteen to one it would mean a serious split in the party. There are a large number of Iliinois democrats who could not stand upon a free coinage plat- form, and many of them are now con- nected with the democratic administration in Washington, and not a few in Illinois. It is not only what Illinois may do, but the fear that the example of Illinols may spread to other states, Missouri, Iowa, Kan- sas, Nebraska and the silver states in the west, and probably nearly all of the south- ern states, where the sentiment for free coinage is very strong, and possibly to Ohio and Indiana. In fact, the action of the Illinois committee is thought to be of the widest significance of any political move since the Presidential election. There is apparently Mttle hope among the men opposed to free coinage that, with- in the two months between now and the time of holding the convention, it will be possible to overcome the free silver senti- ment that pervades the demccracy tn Ili- nois. The silver forces of Illinois are well organized. Silver literature has been wide- ly circulated in the state and furnished the corner grocery politician with plenty of phrases and arguments with which to con- vince his listeners. Apathy of the Opposition. Opposed to the silver men there is gen- eral apathy. Every time a silver man has advanced an argument in favor of the white metal to an administration democrat, or to a man opposed to free coinage, the reply of the latter has been, “Well, per- haps you are right, these matters will ad- just themselves in time,” or, “there will be time enough to consider these matters dur- ing the next campaign.” No effort nas been made to stem the free coinage movement until it was found that it had reached enormous proportions. Then the anti-silver men woke up. The first move was sending the delegation to Washington to invite President Cleveland to go to Chicago and make a sound money address. The desire of that committee and the men behind it, it Is stated, was to head off the silver men if possible, and to start the ball rolling the other way; to get up a counter movement to the free coinage sentiment that has been sweeping over the state. It is now felt to be too late to do very much effective work, though from this time until the convention meets every effort will be made to overcome the silver senti- ment and defeat the purposes for which the convention was called. But so strong has the silver movement become that there is litle hope of doing this, and con- sequently there is great trouble in the anti- silver camp. Effect on Presidential Candidates. “It will probably prevent a democratic candidate for the presidency being taken from Illinois,” said one of the leaders of that state. ‘We would have a very difii- cult time nominating a man who was com- mitted to free coinage by the party of our state, and a mucn more difficult task in electing him.” This brings on the question of the effect it will have on Illinois presi- dential candidates, and especially upon Col. Wm. R. Morrison, whose friends have been working to secure a solid Illinois del- egation for him in the next convention. Mr. Morrison has not expressed his opinion on the silver question for many years, but his friends have always believed he has been against free coinage under present conditions. Vice President Stevenson has not expressed himself on the subject, and a great many mer profess to believe that he is a silver man, or at least his views are such that he would sign any kind of a silver bill that might be presented to him if he were President. It is possible that the calling of the convention is a movement in his behalf, in the hope of making him the candidate of the silver democracy of Illinois. Friends of Col. Mor- rison say that he would go with the de- mocracy of his state, and if that organiza- tion should declare for free silver he would accept it as instructions to him, and if the candidate of the national democracy, the platform of the party would be his guide. A Possible Democratic Bolt. But It {s not believed that men that have heretofore been outspoken against the free coinage of silver, and have supported the policy of the President at every step, will accept a platform made by the silver men. It is believed by many leading democrats that in case the movement spreads to other states and has strength enough to carry the next convention there will be a con- siderable bolt from the democratic party, and either a separate ticket nominated or the republican candidate openly supported on the single question of money, especially if the republicans should not be led igto making any mistake in their money plank. Possibilities of the Silver Movement. Already speculation has been rife on the possibilities of the silver movement, carried cut on the Illinois plan. The states, with their representation in the national conven- tion, where it is claimed that free silver can be carried in the democratic party, are as follows: Alabama ... Arkansas . Salifornia Cclorado Florida . Georgia Idaho ..... Illinois . Indiana . o Iowa <ansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan 16 North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Carolina South Dakota. West Virginia. Wyoming Five territories . Total seeeeee+ 604 The convention will be composed of 906 delegates, and should the silver men carry the states named it would be seen that they would not only have encugh to adopt a silver platform, but would have exactiy the two-thirds necessary to nominate in a dem- ocratic convention. This would include two delegates each from the three organized territories and the same number from In- dian and Alaska territories. Such delegates were admitted at the last convention. So it seems that the carrying out of the Illi- nols idea to its utmost possibilities means serious consequences to the democracy. The Work Will Go On. It is believed that in several of the states given the organization of the democratic state committees is against the free coin- age of silver, and that coinage conventions will not be held, yet the work of securing favorable delegations to a silver candidate and a silver platform next year will pro- ceed, and it is possible that meetings with- out the regular organization may be called to give voice to the sentiments of the sil- ver democracy if the state committees should refuse to act. Of course, much de- pends upon the result of the Illinois con- vention. Should there be a pronounced sil- ver sentiment, a declaration of no uncer- tain meaning in favor of the unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1, without regard to what other countries may do, there ap- Pears little doubt that it would be followed by similar conventions in nearly aN of the states named, and the silver issue placed prominently at the front as a democratic cardinal principle in the next campaign. THE SUPREME COURT Secretary Gresham Mentioned as a Possible Member of It. Continued Ill Health May Hasten the Proposed Retirement of Justice Jackson From the Bench. The continued illness of Justice Jackson of the Supreme Court, and the altogether unexpected effect which his inability to at- tend the deliberaticns of that body has had upon the consideration of the income tax cases, has called renewed attention to the questicn‘of his retirement from the bench, and speculation as to his successor is being generally indulged in. Sdme time ago the announcement was made by some of Jus- tice Jackson's friends,and presumably upon his authcrity, that in case he did not sub- stantially recuperate he wouwll retire from the Supreme Court in October next. Since then there has been no improvement in his physical condition, and now it is stated in usually well-informed quarters that his resignation at any time in the early future would not be surprising. This rumor has renewe¢ the gossip about Secretary Gres- ham’s judicial aspirations, and it is freely declared that in case of Justice Jackson's retirement the head of the State Depart- ment will be selected as his successor. In some circles it is allege@.that whep Mr. Gresham accepted a_ portfolio from Mr. Cleveland he did so with the under- standing that he was to be transferred to the Supreme bench if a vacancy occurred therein during the last half of President Cleveland's administration. This is prob’ ably untrue, as neither the President or Secretary Gresham are the kind of men who would enter into sucit a barter, in- volving, as it would, a principle so ob- noxious to them both. There is no doubt, however, that Mr. Gresham’s ambition has long been centered upon the Supreme Court, and it is equally true that President Cleveland has an exalted estimation of his Judicial abilities. With these conditions in view, therefore, the possible retirement of Justice Jackson may have the effect of changing the personnel of the cabinet in a very important particular. +e .________ PRESIDENT AND SENATE. One Instance Where Mr. Cleveland Yielded to the Legislators. It has been said very often that Presi- dent Cleveland never bends his will to any- thirg, and especially to Congress, nor, to carry the specialy still farther, to the Senate. And yet in one irstance he has done so. Mr. William L. Wilson was slated for the Mexican mission. His friends wanted him to have the place. It was a mild climate, suited to his constitution, and the duties were light, and such as he could easily perform, and yet obtain rest after his arduous labors of the past two years. Besides, the salary was about double that of a cabinet position, and in Mexico $17,500 would be nearly doubled, or that amount spent would be nearly doubled, because an American dollar is worth twice as much as the Mexican doliar, that country being upon a silver basis. It is understood that the President would have gladly appointed Mr. Wilson to this place, not that he will not appre- ciate his abilities in the cabinet, but that the Mexican mission was for many reasons the best place. But the Senate decreed otherwise. It was only a short time after the death of Minister Gray that a petition was circulated and signed by nearly every Senator asking for the appointment of Senator Ransom to the :vacancy. The President acceded to the wishes of the Serate in this instance, and named the man they had selected rather than his own personal choice. Mr. Wilson was given the next best place at hand, and, from one sterdpoint, a much more important place. A cabinet officer will always stand high in importance than in the best diplomatic pesition, though many men choose the foreign service as more pleasant and less wearing. ——____—_+-e-_____ THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. Senator Pettigrew Does Not Believe It Will Accomplish Ahything. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, ac- companied by his wife, will leave this country on Wednesday next for Europe, expecting to be absent until July. The Senator is still of the opinion that the pro- posed international monetary conference will accomplish nothing, because the at- titude of England will be opposed to a change. “It is,” he said, “like inviting the chicken to come down and hold a con- ference with the fox to ask England to consent to a change in the monetary standard. England is a creditor nation, and it cannot be expected that she will voluntarily agree to accept half the amount due her for the whole sum. She will de- mand the pound of flesh. I not only do not expect the conference to accomplish desira- ble results, but I think it a mistake for this country to have manifested any de- sire for such a meeting. I am,one of those who believe there is a big advantage to be gained by the United States in inaugurat- ing a policy of free coinage of silver alone, and I fear the effect of the conference, if one is held, will be to dull interest in the question and thus injure the cause here.” es TSE Ex-Senator Dawes in Town. Ex-Senator Dawes and Assistant Indian Ccmmissioner Armstrong were among Sec- retary Smith’s callers at the Interior De- partment today. They had a long inter- view with the Secregary in regard to va- rious Indian affairs, and especially in re- gard to the disposition of lands from sev- eral of the western reservations. — Pardon Application Denied. The President has denied’ the application for pardon in the case of James M. Lath- am, convicted in Georgia of counterfeiting, and sentenced October® 19, 1893, to two years’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $500. —+e._____ Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Carl Mc- Kenzie Oerting as Danish vice consul at Pensacola, IN SILVER'S BEHALF Governor Rickards Inaugurates an Educational Campaign. THE CONFERENCE AT SALT LAKE Proposed Convention to Be Held in Minnesota. SUSTAINING MEXICAN CREDIT HELENA, Mont., April 8.—Gov. Rickards has inaugurated an educational campaign on the silver question in line with plans formulated by himself and Thomas G. Mer- rill. The intention is to place bimetallic literature in the hands of voters through- out the Union, this course being deemed more effective than any other plan of reaching the citizen. The governor has arranged for a con- ference to perfect an organization, which will be held in Salt Lake City May 15. He has sent a letter to the governors of Cali- fornia, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Ida- ho, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, asking them to appoint three delegates to attend the conference. CHICAGO, April 8—A special from St. Paul, Minn., says there will be a free silver convention in Minnesota during the coming summer or fall. It will most likely be held in the latter part of September or the early days<-of October. Promoters of the idea are moving quietly and hope within a month or two to have the plan sufficiently matured to uncover it to the general pub- lic. At present the prcnounced free silver men in the congressional districts are be- ing consulted as to the feasibility and the advisability of holding such a convention. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, April 8.—The falling in silver exchange has had a con- tinued beneficial effect on Mexico's remit- tances abroad. The only drawback to a larger volume of business has been that the banks will not generally sell exchange to buyers at the ruling quotations. The volume of business was larger last week than that of the week before, and the im- mense surplus of money in the big house is being cut down. For the first time in the history of the Mexican republic the national budget for the fiscal year, beginning July 1 next, does not show a deficit. The budget committee has presented its report before Congress, and reports an excess over expenditures of $100,000. The result of the efforts made to balance receipts and expenditures in the face of the great depreciation of Mexican silver is a surprise even to the most san- guine. Secretary of the Treasury Limantour and the entire administration are being con- gratulated on all sides at the result of the efforts to sustain Mexico's credit since the silver crash, which, for a time, threatened to overwhelm this country. CAPTURED THE DESPERADO. But Two Officers Were Mortally Wounded in the Fight. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 8.—Desperado William Frasier has been captured in Sugar Loaf Mountains, after a fight, In which two officers, Nunelly and Jones, were fatally wounded. Frasier was found in a stone fort, which proved a veritable Gibraltar. His wife led the posse to the place, riding at the head of the party, with a Winchester strapped to her saddle, She asked her husband to sur- render and save his life, and when he re- fused the fight opened, she taking no part in the engagement. The officers charged the fort, F: ier firing as he advanced. He was knocked down and manacled, after wounding two of the posse. This Desperado Escaped. MOBILE, Ala., April 8—Saturday night, near Bay Minetto, Detective Watts of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, Morgan Ashe, Jim Stewart and Mr. Wilkins, learn- ing of the whereabouts of the notorious negro car thief and desperado known as “Railroad Bill,” went in pursuit of him. At 11 p. m. they came up with the negro, who was armed with a Winchester rifleand im- mediately opened fire on the posse, killing James Stewart almost instantly. The negro escaped in the darkness. gs BUCHANAN’S CASE. Convicted Wife Poisoner Has Become Depressed. SING SING, N. Y., April 8—Dr. Bu- chanan, the wife poisoner, has become very nervous and depressed since the court of appeals affirmed his conviction. After this decision was rendered Buchanan decided to change his counsel, and employed an- other lawyer for the purpose of carrying his case to the United States court. This was his only hope. Buchanan was some- what surprised when he was notified re- cently by his lawyer that he could not possibly present his case in the United States court at Washington before April ‘The condemned man now realizes that there is little chance of his execution be- ing further postponed. Warden Sage is now going on with prep- arations for the execution on Monda April 22. He has received over 100 appli- cations from medical men, electrical ex- perts and others who desire to witness the execution. The law will not permit the warden to grant over thirty of the appli- cations, and these invitations will be sent out next week. Not so much interest has been shown in a condemned murderer at Sing Sing since Carlyle Harris was exe- cuted, two years ago. a COAL SCHOONER RUN The Dow The Josiah R. Smith Sunk, Crew Saved. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., April 8— The schooner Josiah R. Smith of Bath,from Baltimore to Roston, with a cargo of coal, was run into and sunk last night three miles west of Gayhead light during thick weather by the barge Lone Star in tow of the steamer Orion. Capt. Freeman and crew of seven men were saved by jumping from the rigging to the barge as the schooner was sinking. The Orion brought them here and thi went on to Boston this morning. The barge has her bow stove in and will be towed to Boston for repairs. The Smith was 704 tons burden, built twelve years ago and was partly owned by Capt. Freeman. She was partially insured. but the ——————_ Baptized Seventy-Six in Twenty-Nine Minutes. HARRODSBURG, Ky April 8.—Re' Charles Davis, pastor of the colored Baptist Church here, Sund broke all baptizing records when, in twenty-nine minute: x colored con The water was exceedingly cold. See Probably the City of Haverhill. NEW YORK, April 8—The schooner Norembo, from Manzanilla, reports that on Saturday, in latitude 39.20, longitude 74, she passed a quantity of wreckage, consisting of a pilot house and deck timbers and a number of life preservers marked C. H apparently belonging to the steamboat City of Haverhill. Ss Ocean Steamships Arrived. NEW YORK, April 8.—Arrived, steamer Spaarndam, Rotterdam. HALIFAX, N. S._ April 8—Arrived, steamer Norwegian, Glasgow and Liver- pco! NICARAGUA’S REPLY Her Answer to Great Britain's Ultimatum Anxiously Awaited. Gen. Barrios Will Return Here After Consultation With His Government —Onc Diplomat’s Views. The answer of Nicaragua to Great Britain’s ultimatum is being anxiously awaited by officials and diplomats, and until it is made known there promise to be no further developments in this con- troversy, which has indirectly involved the United States. The answer is due almost any day now, although it is anticipated that Nicaragua will take the full limit of time uccorded by the British ultimatum. Gen. Barrios, the special envoy of Nic- aragua, left here about two weeks ago to confer with his government as to accept- ing or rejecting the ultimatum. He was delayed en route by an accident to the steamer, but it is believed he has reached Nicaragua by this time. Gen. Barrios Will Come Back Here. | After conferring with his government, he expects to return to Washington. It is not yet apparent what the purposes of these movements are, except that they probably relate to further efforts on the part of Gen. Barrios to enlist the co-operation of the United States in case the ultimatum is rejected. The presence of Gen. Barrios in Nica- ragua makes it possible that the govern- ment may make known its purposes at any time, and yet diplomats are inclined to be- lieve there will be no positive announce- ment until Gen. Barrios returns to Wash- ington, or the time limit of the ultimatum draws to a close. One of the diplomats connected with the matter says: One Diplomat’s Views. “If it was simply a matter of paying Great Britain $75,000, that would be quickly done. But an agreement to pay this amount carries an agreement of much more. It tacitly admits that Consul Hatch was erroneously ejected from Nicaragua, end is at liberty to return. If he goes back he will foment further disorder and be a source of irritation to Nicaragua. And if $75,000 is paid for Consul Hatch there will be a much larger amcunt demanded for the other British citizens ejected at the same time. The Hatch case. is merely a test for a large number, and if Nicaragua <i to this one it concedes the justice of all.” Senator Morgan’s Opinion. Senator Morgan thinks the purpose of the English government in sending a battle- ship to the Nicaraguan coast is to enforce the demands which will probably soon be made for indeMnification on a€count of the expulsion of Consul Hatch, and that if it is refused the Royal Arthur will take the matter in hand, and secure the indemnifica- tion by collecting the customs duties on Nicaraguan importations. In that event he thinks Nicaragua’s wisest course would be to convene her congress and pass a law for the admission of all importations free of duty. In conclusion, he said the other na- tions would never consent that their ex- porters to Venezuela should pay duty to England in the absence of a tariff in Nica- Tagua, and England's policy would be ef- fectively blocked.” —__~+-e.—_______ THE CONVENTION CITIES. Not Much Interest Yet in the Location of the National Gatherings. There is not much. discussion yet about the place of holding the next national con- ventions, though there has been some talk about it. There seems to be a holding back by different cities to see if Chicago is to enter the race, and if she does probably other towns will not make such a grand effort as was the case in 1892, when Chi- cago announced that with the world’s fair she did not care to bid on conventions. But even then one of the conventions went to the western metropolis. It has been stated that Minneapolis will again be in the field for the republican convention. All the facilities that were afforded the last convention are available at the flour city now, but the boom that was given her at that time is not being pushed quite so vigorously as four years ago. A cor- respondent of a Minneapolis paper started the Minneapolis convention wheel going and kept it going until the convention finally landed there. Another northwestern correspondent by personal friendship with four members of the national committee from the far west secured the necessary votes which landed the convention in Min- neapolis, as these four would have located it at Chicago if they had not voted for Minneapolis when the break came. Neither of the newspaper men ever got any credit at home for their efforts, and it is said that neither is making any particular pull for Minneapolis at this time. It is even said that they could not even obtain from the Minneapolis committee more than one- fourth rate tickets for friends, and not even honorable mention was accorded them, by the exultant Minneapolitans, who went home with their victory. It Is ex- ted that both committees Will meet in washington next winter to decide upon the convention's location, but before that it is expected that the cities that are can- didates will have made their canvass and prepared their presentations for conven- tion honors long in advance. San Fran- cisco has already begun its campaign for the republican convention, and is doing considerable in the way of advertising the accommodations which that city affords. If it were not for the lack of telegraph facilities and cost of going so far to a convention it might be that San Fran- cisco would be selected. The newspaper men would vote heartily for San Fran- cisco and would enjoy the trip out there beyond all question. The difference in time between the east and, the Pacific, three hours, would probably"be a factor work- ing against Frisco, as the events of the morning and afternoon could only be known in the next morning papers, while the happenings of the late afternoon and evening would not be told in the east until the appearance of the afternoon papers. ——_—_——_+-©+__ “CONSUL WALLER’S CASE. E) ‘The State Department Waiting for In- formation and Puzzled Over the Delay The State Department officials are puz- zled at the delay in receiving an official re- port upon the case of ex-Urited States Consul Waller, who is reported to be lan- guishing in a French military jail in Mada- gascar. It 1s now nine days since the de- partment cabled to United States Consul Campbell, at Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest cable point for a report. He had heard the story of Waller's treat- ment at the hands of the French, of the attempts to drive him from’ his concession and finally of his arrest afd conviction on a convenient charge of treasonable cor- respondence with the Hovas. But these matters came to him only by hearsay, he being 500 miles away from Madagascar. The department usually acts only upon official information, and is now waiting to secure a report from Consul Campbell, who, it Is expected, has communicated with United Consul Wetter, at Tamatave, end requested a statement of the case. It is surmised that the delay in the case may be caused by the difficulty Consul Wetter is experiencing in getting information from the French officials, who are not well dis- posed toward him’ on account of some trouble that arose over the granting of his exequatur. DECIDED TODAY Judgment of the Supreme eaten the Income Tax Case, OPINION READ BY THE CHIEF JOSTICR Parts of the Law Declared to Be Unconstitutional. ~ THE REST SUSTAINED ee The anxiously awaited decision of the United States Supreme Court in the income tax case was rendered today byChief Justice Fuller. The court knocked out the law #0 fer as it taxed incomes derived from rents, and also from state, county and municipal bonds. By a tle vote of the court the law is sustained in other respects. The court's cpinion was as follows: “In Charles Pollock agt. the Farmers® Loan and Trust Ccmpany et al., it is estabe . That by the Constitution, federal taxe ation is divided Into two great classes—ile rect taxes and duties, imposts and excises, “2. That the imposition of direct taxes is governed by the rule of apportionment among the several states, according té numbers, and the imposition of duties, imis Posts and excises by the rule of uniformity, throughout the United States. “3. That the principle that taxation and representation go together was intended to be and was preserved in the Constitution by the establishment of the rule of appor- tionment among the several states, so that such apportionment should be accordiag to numbers in each state. S “4. That the states surrendered their Power to levy imposts and to regulate commerce to the general government and Gave it the concurrent power to levy direct taxes in reliance on the protection afforded by the rules prescribed, and that the come promises of the Constitution cannot be dis- turbed by legislative action. That these conclusions result from the text of the Constitution, and are sup> ported by the historical evidence furnished by the circumstances surrounding thé framing and adoption of that instrument, and the views of those who framed and adopted it. “6, That the understanding and expecta- tion at the time of the adoption of the Constitution was that direct taxes would not be levied by the general government except under the pressure of extraordinary exigency, and such has been the practice down to August 15, 1894. If the power to do so is to be exercised as an ordinary and usual means of supply, that fact furnishes an additional reason for circumspection i disposing of the present case. “7. That taxes on real estate belong to the class of direct taxes, and that the taxes on the rent or income of real estate, which 1s the incident of its ownership, be- long to the same class. “8. That by no previous decision of thig court has this question been adjudicated to the contrary of the conclusions now an nounced. “9. That so much of the act of Augus® 15,1894, as attempts to impose a tax w the rent or income of real estate without apportionment is invalid. Portions Deblared Invalid. “The court is further of opinion that the act of August 15, 1894, is Invalid, so far ag it attempts to levy a tax upon the income derived from muniéipal bonds. As a mus nicipal corporation is the representative of the state and one of the instrumentalities of the state government, the property and revenues of municipal corporations are not the subjects of federal taxation, nor is the income derived from state, couaty and mus nicipal securities, since taxation on the ins terest therefrom operates on the pcwer to borrow before it is exercised and has @ sensible influence on the contract, and, therefore, such a tax is a tax on the power of the states and their instrumentalities ta borrow money, and consequently repugnant to the Constitution. “Upon each of the other questions argued at the bar, to wit: 1. Whether the void provisions as to rents and income from real estate invalidates the whole act? 2 Whether as to the income from personal property as such the act is unconstitue tional as laying direct taxes? 3. Whether any part of the tax, if not considered ag a direct tax, is invalid for want of unis formity on either of the grounds sugges ed?-the Justices who heard the argument ure equally divided, and, therefore, no opinion is expressed. “The result is that the decree of the cire cult court is reversed and the cause manded with directions to enter a dec! in favor of compiainant in respect only of the voluntary payment of the tax on the rents and income of its real estate and that which it holds in trust, and on the income from the municipal bonds owned or so held by it’ Cloxe Attention Paid the Reading. The reading of the opinion and the*reae sons upon which it is based cecupied nearly one hour and received the closest attention from the large audience which crowded the court room. A full bench was present, with the exception of, Mr. Justice Jackson, who is {ll at his home in Tennessee. Attorney General Olney and Solicitep General Whitney were attentive listeners to the reading of the opinion, and Senators Hill, Lodge and Hunton, ox-4itorney Gen- eral Garland, ex-Secretezy .soutwell end ex-Representative Spring? ae* » the audience of lawyers befure te sae af thé court. Exceptions Taken by Cvanssel, Chief Justice Fuller began by seating the exceptions to the law made by eounsel for the appellant-as follows: (1).—That the act imposes a direct tax fp respect of the real estate, rents, issues and profits, as well as of the income and profits of personal property, and, not being ap- portioned, 1s in violation of section 2 of article 1 of the Constitution. @).—That the law, if not imposing a di- rect tax, is, nevertheless, unconstitutional in that {ts provisiors are not uniform throughout the United States and do not operate with the™same force and effect upon the subject of the tax wherever found, and in that it provides exemptions in favor of individuals and co-partnerships while denying all exemptions to corpora- tions having similar income derived from like property and values, and provides for other exemptions and inequalities in violas tion of section § of article 1 of the Consti+ es “That the act provides no exemption of the tax upon incomes derived from th stocks and bonds of states of the Uni States and counties and municipaliti therein, which stocks and bonds are no‘ proper subjects for the taxing power of Congress. The income from these secure ties In the United States amounts to overt