Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1895, Page 1

j | Temporary Injunction Granted by THE EVENING STAR | PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY 110) Fansyinccl Atco Cor. ree Btreet, by The Evening Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pree’t. Rew York Office, 49 Potter Building. Sees The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the their own account, at 10 cents © month. coon y_ mail—anywhere tage prepal ice at Washington, D. C., ‘88 seconl-class mafl matter.) ‘All mafl subscriptions rust be paid in advance. on application. ites of advertising made known | A Talk With Secretary Morton on the Money Question. SUPPLY OF SILVER OUTGROWN DEMAND Why an International Conference Could Not Establish a Ratio. “WHAT SOUND MONEY ——_ + Is There is one member of the President’s cabinet who is known, to those with whom ie talks, as an unreserved advocate of gold monometallism. Although representing the west in the cabinet he is an out and out single standard man, and politicians Say that he stands very close to the Pres!- dent in that regard and takes a prominent part in the executive councils over the money question in its reference to politics. This official is Secretary Morton of the Department of Agriculture. He is very cautious about giving out interviews, Indi- cating considerable sensitiveness of the fear of seeming to intrude his opinions upon the public. At the earnest solicita- tion of a Star reporter today, however, Secretary Morton consented to permit the publication of a conversation which he “had with the reporter upon the money question. Must Recognize Gold. “My own judgment fs that we must soon- er or later declare that the United States of America recognizes gold as the best and least fluctuating measure of value and medium of exchange which the commerce of civilization has thus far utilized,” said » Secretary Morton in the course of his talk. “The time for straddlers has passed. Those who are for a sound currency on a gold basis ought to have the courage to say so, and abide by the results of their declara- tion. It makes no difference to me wheth- er a declaration of truth, either upon the tariff or the money question, temporarily drives votes from us or allures them to us. Why Stiver Cannot Be Restored. “My judgment is that silver cannot be restored to its former monetary place in the commerce of this world, because the suppiy of silver has outgrown the demand for silver in the exchanges of civilization. The relation of supply’ to demand is the sole regulator,of value,. This axiom ap- plies alike to salt, silver, sugar and soap. All the legislation of ail. the law-making bodies on the face of the globe can neither mitigate nor annul the operation of the in- exorable law that the relation of supply to demand is the sole regulator of value. I have no hesitation in declaring myself ut- terly opposed to all the free coinage fal- lacies, all the 16 to 1 lunacies, and all of the cheap money illusions and delusions, which populists and other vagarists advo- ate. : An International Conference. “I do not believe that an international congress can establish permanently a com- mercial ratio between gold and silver any more than it can establish a permanent commercial ratio between rye and wheat. But if an international conference can fix the price in gold or silver it dan also fix the price of wheat or of any other com- modity, and thereby. avoid all the poss:ble shrinkages in values which tend to cause nies. “The value of gold is'atways'relative, 2nd the word intrinsic ought not to be used. To illustrate: If I sell you a thousand bushels of wheat today for $570, the trans ‘action has established for the time being the wheat value of gold and the gold value of wheat. Tomorrow's cables of utter fail- ure of the wheat crop in Argentina, Rus- sia and Europe would entirely change the relation of gold to wheat, and the thou- sand bushels of wheat purchased at 57 cents yesterday is worth $1.14 a bushel to- day. But, in the meantime, there has been no change in the intrinsic value of gold, notwithstanding there has been a change in the relation of wheat to gold: What Sound Money Is. “The President's critics ask, What is ‘sound money?’ Any ordinary man of business may answer that question. ‘Sound money’ is that sort of currency which has the most uni- versal and least fluctuating purchasing power in the markets of all countries. That money fs the ‘soundest’ for which throughout the commerce of the civilized worid there is the most universal demand. And that universal demand is always based upon the universal ard unfluctuating pur- chasing p@ver of that money. “I think the present epidemic of the silver As the tem- fever will in due time abate. perature of the 16 to 1 patients declines mental aberrations will disappear and reason once more resume its sway. It is barely possible, however, that the financial fallacies of the populists and other vagar- {sts may temporarily sccure a majority of the voters of the United States. Should such a catastrophe overtake the country, the people must learn by experience what t should have iearned by diligent study and reason.” —————_+ e+ _____ THE ELECTION LAWS. Judge Goff in South Carolina, Mr. E. S. Douglass of the law firm of O’Bear & Douglass of Washington, which has been employed on behalf of the repub- licans of South Carolina to prosecute the suit to test the constitutionality of the reg- istration laws of that state, today con- firmed the report from Columbia that Judge Goff had granted a temporary injunction to prevent further proceedings in Richland county under these laws wntil the 2d of May, when the case will be azain presented to him at Columbia, S. C. he suit asks that the supervisor of registration for Richland county be enjoined frem further undertaking to register any one under the existing laws and from delivering the regis- tration books to the election managers at the approaching election of delegates to the proposed state constitutional convention. The question presented to Judge Goff at Clarksburg, W. Va., last Tuesday,where- upon the temporary injunction was granted. The matter will cone up again on a mo- tion for a rule to show cause why the in- Junction should not be continued during the pendency 2f the suit on its merits. Mr. Douglass thinks, however, that the hearing on the motion for a permanent Injunction will lead to the presentation of the real is- sues in the case. Dr. Pope and Mr. Cald- well, democrats, are attorneys in another of similar import to that of Mills, and be presented at Columbia. uking of the general purpose of the sult, said it was intended, if pos- sible, to break down the proposed’ constitu- tional convention, or, failing ie that, to procure a change which would allow the 3 who are virtually disfranchised by the registration laws to cast their ballots. He asserts that there are about 60,000 such disfranchised voters in the state. Superintendent N. M. Brooks of the for- eign mail service has been notified that the universal postal guide, compiled by the in- -- ternational committee of the “Universal Postal Union, and containing lists of all the Post offices in the world, is practically com- pleted and will be ready for distribution Next July. The work is entirely new, nothing of the Kind ever having been published before. | 3¥0. 13,144. —————SoOoaaaS = Che Loe =———=sSs", WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. Ee proof of the purding is in Be enfing, Yesterdar's Action on the Application is Expected Next Monday. Prevalence of a Belief That the Su- preme Court Will Refuse to Grant the Motion. The general expectation is that the Su- preme Court will not postpone its decision beyond Monday on the application of Messrs. Hyde and Pollock for a rehearing on the income tax cases. This opinion is expressed by those who are very near to some of the members of the court. It is understood that the court appreciates‘ to the utmost the importance of having the matter as fully settled as it can be at the first opportunity, and especially before the approaching adjournment for the summer. The situation {s also devoid of complicating features, which would cause delay. If there should be a written opinion it would necessarily be brief, and the chances are that the decision will be a bare announce- ment. In case the decision is averse to the petition the announcement will be made through the clerk of the court and not from the bench. The decision depends upon whether any judge who concurred in the former decision asks the rehearing, and not upon the taking of a formal vote. If none of the judges who voted to sus- tain the law upon the first presentation of the cases suggest further consideration the motion for a new trial will be denied as a matter of course. On the other hand if this request should be thus made it would almost certainly be granted. Indications of a Refusal. The general opinion of the attorneys who are most familiar with the practices of the court is that the motion will not be grant- ed. They base this belief upon various grounds. In the first place it is understood that there is no desire on the part of sit- ting members of the court to bring Justice Jackson to Washington to sit in the case, and without his presence the case could not be tried a second time at the present ses- sion. The term is so near its close that if he were here and able to participate in the proceedings there wduld be but little time for considering the question, and there are other matters of greater or less importance demanding attention which would be crowd- ed out if the income tax question should be again taken up. To grant a rehearing and postpone it until next term would,they say, leave the law in a more unsatisfactory condition than it now ts, and would fail to accomplish any desirable result, as there is little doubt that by the beginning of the Octcber term there will be other cases arising under the income tax law, on which all the questions can be taken up in case there should then be a full berich. The Court Opposed to Relhicariigs. Furthermore, it fs understood that «the court has an aversion to granting rehear- irgs, and it has in the past shown a Uispo- sition to resent efforts to secure them. Jvstice Bradley only a short time beforo Kis death said from the bench that such mo- tions were little short of nuisances to the court, and added that “it ought to be un- derstood, or at least believed, whether true or not, that this court being a court of last resort, gives great consideration to cases of importance, and there ought to be a finality scmewhere.” Still, there have been many cases im which such petitions have been favorably acted upon, notwithstanding the prejudice against them, and there is a sibility of the court’s overruling Itself to the extent of granting the motion in its de- sire to give the fullest possible opportunity for the presentation of all phases of the in- ccme tax question, and the fact that the Attorney General has rather fallen in with the proposition for a rehegring may have an influence in favor of the petition. ee TWO PARDONS GRANTED. The President Gives the Reasons for His Action. The President today granted pardons in the cases of William Gould, jr., and An- thony Gould, sentenced to six years in the Albany and Erie penitentiaries re- spectively for abstracting funds from the City National Bank of Albany, N. ¥Y. The former was sentenced in September, 1891, and the latter in March, 1892, In the case of William Gould the Presi- dent made the following indorsement: “This convict is one of five persons con- |.victed of conspiring together to criminally obtain funds of a national bank. All the rest have been pardoned, from time to time, except one, whose sentence was so commuted that it has expired. This pris- oner’s term of imprisonment began about six months before any of the others and he has now been confined almost three years and six months. The social position of these convicts and the circumstances surrounding the cases have led to earnest efforts for their relief. If there was any difference in the degree of their criminality this one was certainly not more guilty than the others, and considerable evidence has been presented to me which was not adduced on the trial tending to show that the condition of the convict’s mind was such at the time the offense was com- mitted as to render it doubtful if he should be held to the strictest accounta- bility. In view of all the circumstances of this case I have, upon a re-examination of his case, concluded that he should not remain in prison after his coconspirators are discharged. I am also fully satisfied that the ends of justice have been answer- ed by the punishment he has already suf- fered.” In granting the pardon in the case of Anthony Gould the President says: “This convict is one of four brothers, who, with an employe of a national bank, was convicted of embezzling or fraudu- lently obtaining a large sum of money from said bank. The employe who was the most important factor in consummating the crime and the two younger brothers, who I believe by reason of their greater activity in furthering the dishonest sehemes were certainly as guilty, if not more guilty than the others, have been pardoned. This prisoner has already been imprisoned more than three years. In con- sideration of these facts and others, which ovght not to,be without great influence, I am inclined to agree with the judge who tried and sentenced all these prisoners, that it is unjust that this petitioner should remain longer in the penitentiary.” ——_—_—_o+—_____ Personal Mention. Major E. A. Garlington, inspector gen- eral, is in the city on business. Mr. H. W. Van Senden, private secretary to Secretary Carlisle, has returned from a visit to St. Louls on official business. Surgeon E. H. Marsteller, Naval Construc- tor J. J. Woodward and Lieut: D. D. Stuart of the navy are in the city on leave of ab- serce. Mr. Edgar R. Lowe has returned from Elmira, N. ¥., where he went to attend the funeral of his brother, F. Rector Lowe, which tool place Thursd: Commander Frank Courtis of the steel in- spection board is in the ci Lieutenant Commandey, W,.J,,Moorg.of the navy {is im the city on Teave of absence. ——————— = Two Applications Recorded. . Although there are said to be a score of applicants for the office of assistant eon} troller of the treasury, two applications only have been recorded at the Treasury Department, those’ of .queHepresentative Wm. D. Bynum of Indiana and ex-Repre- sentative George D. Wise of Virginia. It it_expected that the President will fill this office next week. Tae Billy Williams’ Startling Story to the Grand Jury. HIRED 70 KILL SERGEANT DALEY A Gang Burned the Steamer Lady of the Lake, THE SAFE ROBBERY CASE —_-—_—_ Since Billy Williams was taken before the grand jury Thursday the police have had their hands full of clues and have done many long miles of leg work in working them out. The fellow talked with a frank- ness and fluency seldom seen in a witness from the criminal classes, and his story was really an embarrassment of disclos- ures. The special crime about which the dis- trict attorney expected to get testimony from Williams was the safe robbery at the dock of the Alexandria Ferry Company, by which $800 was made way with. Williams was given a chance to turn state’s evidence on this case, and, it is stated, declared that he was in the job and that Ed. Desmond, John Dempsey and Charles Alton, alias Jack Alton, were his associates. In ac- cordance with the statement made by Will- jams, the grand jury issued an indictment against one of the parties—Charles, or Jack, Alton—this morning, and the police are trying to find him. All the parties to the affair have been indicted for house- breaking and robbery. One Highly Connected. The correct name of the party called Al- ton is withheld for the present, as the case against him rests so far only on suspicion. He is a young man about town, highly con- nected in Georgetown, and it is supposed he was with Williams and the rest when they crossed the river in the boat simply for a lark, and not only did not know that a real crime was intended, but did not take any of the money. ‘That Williams was ripe for overtures from the district attorney looking to his “squealing” has been suspected from the start since his arrest. He is a product of the race courses and gambling dens across the Potomac, living by his wits and hand and glove with the tough characters that frequent the purlieus of chance in O’Fer- ralldom. Of late he has also swung to the other end of the arc, and also been a caller at Police headquarters. His ostensible ob- ject was to get a place, if he could, under Col. Wilson, superintendent of public grounds, and he has sought the indorse- ment of a number of officials connected with the police department. What Made Williams Squeal. Besides this, of late he got married,which was taken as a very safe and reliable in- dication that at the right chance he would give away his pals and out with the whole story of the crime with which he was charged with being connected. It is an old precept with detectives that when a thief marries he wil turn state's evidence to keep outside prison walls. No one was prepared, however, for the wholesale breakdown and give-away which Williams permitted himself to make Thurs- day, when he met the grand jury. He not only told what part he had in the safe rob- bery, but he said he wanted once for all to make a clean breast of all his wickedness, and, if possible, begin life clean-handed once more. He went on and told circum- stantially how a gang of his associates in crime had planned the burning of the steamer Lady of the Lake, and asserted that they did that deed purely as a matter of business. He gave names, dates and all the facts contributing to a circumstantial story, which must stand or fall-on investi- gation, for, if-true, means of corroboration are easily available. It was rumored at the city hall this morning that Williams’ story of this crime was so straight and clear that the police had already probed it and found evidence crough to justify several indictments, which would be issued in a few days. Wil- liams brought his disclosures down to date and told how he had been approached since he was put in jail with offers of assistance in getting bail, if he would not squeal. A Hired Assassin. But this was not the end of his category of crimes, and the last is even more star- tling than those which precede it. Wil- Esms detailed, with minute accuracy, a plot to assassinate Police Sergeant John C. Daly and a citizen who is supposed to have given information in a number of liquor cases. Concerning the plot to murder Sergt. Daley and a citizen, the police received some indefinite information nearly two menths ago, and Sergt. Daley has been heavily armed and on the alert ever since. He was ready to give his assailants a warm reception had they tackled him, and he is probably confident that the inquest which would probably have followed a meeting would not have been held on him. An Auonymous Warning. It has leaked. out that the sergeant re- ceived an anonymous communication warn- ing him of the plot, but just how he was to have been killed his informant did not say. It 1s thought, however, that he was to have been shot or stabbed, probably the latter, because the reports of pistol shots would have attracted attention and led to the capture of the officer's assailant. The letter said to have been received by the sergeant warned him that because of his connection with whisky cases he was to be “done up,” and telling him that he had better be ready at all times to defend himself. The handwriting led the officer to be- lieve that the letter had been written by some illiterate person who had overheard a conversation between some of the con- spirators, and the officer regarded it as having been prompted by the best motives. Following the receipt of the letter Sergt. Daley made an investigation, and, while he was perfectly satisfied that his life was in danger, he could not get down to the names of the parties in the alleged conspiracy. The Blood Money. Williams’ revelations to the grand jury confirm the warning that reached Sergt. Daley. Williams said it was over three months ago thatehe was hired to do the job, and he had been watching ever since to get a chance. He was to be paid several hundred dollars for doing the murder. Sergt. Daley, when seen today, said he did not know anything about the story of Will- jams to the grand jury, and was not in- clined to talk much about the matter, more than to say that he had at one time been warned that his life was in danger. Like mavyy other officers who had received simi- lar warnings, he had heeded it and been prepared to meet any attack on him, With the exception of Dempsey, all the men implicated in the safe robbery are known to the police, and they expect’ to catch Alton before sundown. - Dempsey has snot been located, but every possible clue is being worked out carefully. Williams having turned state's evidence is now. be- ing treated as a witness, and has sgiven the large double cell occupied by Frank Ward. —_—_=___ Gone to His Brother's Funeral. Secretary Carlisle left here this afternoon for Independence, Ky.,to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr. Geo. Carlisle, which takes place on Monday. The time of the funeral was arranged so as to permit the Secretary's attendance. < 4 ecessary. Colon in a day or two, as + The New System to Be Introducad in Large Cities, Aluminum Mail Pouches: to Be Used, With Great Saving of Time and Increase of Facilities. Second Assistant Postmaster General Neilson while in New York this week gave the proposed street railway mail service careful attention. In no city, in the country will this improvement be of greater value than in the metropolis, stretched out, as it is, with a dense population, extending up Manhattan Island ten miles or more. ‘The mew service will be put on fhe 3d avenue line to extend ten miles out to beyond 12th street. For this servicé twelve new postal cars will be made and equipped with all necessary appliances for the work to be done. New York people are greatly in- terested in the project, as it promises to save nearly an hour on the delivery of each mail. The character of the service on street cars can hardly be described in advance of its thorough trial and establishment. It is a good deal like the railway mail service, which at the outset was little expected to develop into the gigantic system which it now is, with thousands pf men in its employ handling billions of pieces of mail annually. The new idea will.doubtless un- fold into a system of far greater useful- ness than js now expected. * Aluminum Mail Pouches. One new device has alrpady resulted from it. This is an ingenious form of mail pouch, or case rather, to'be made of aluminum. The postal agent on the city reilway muil car has to make up “each Pouch so as to be ready to throw it off Promptly, and it is intended to have the pouch locked, with its scores of bunches of letters properly assorted and tied, ready about three blocks ahead of its destination. All this takes time. The’ 'tying of the bundles of letters might be obviated to scme extent by using rubbep bands. The pouch presented a difficulty ‘not so easily overcome. It takes time to slip the leather strap through the staples and lock it. So the department has taken up the ingenious idea of making an aluminym case with Pigeonholes to accommo: the letters that otherwise would have to be assorted and tied in bundles. * Time Saved in Locking. Then instead of slifping a strep through a dozen staples the operatof will snap down # metal door over thq ends of the pigeon holes, lock it with a E lock and throw it off just as he w @ leather pouch. In this way, It is estimated fifteen minutes may be saved on eqch pouch de- livery on the trip. ‘ The same service is to introduced in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. It will be used here in Washi: as neces sity and opportunity call for it. The de- partment prefers to put this service cn electric roads, as they m: ‘the best time and assure success to the m. Se Same TO INTRODUCE WATER METERS. The Comunissionera Will-Use ‘Then to Measure Water Used. The initial step toward compelling the in- troduction of water meters in the city was taken by the Commissioners this morning, when they opened bids for supplying the District with meters of this description. A long time ago, when the cry: of the people against the poor water service was the loudest, it was decided, a8 a means for curtailing the waste, to compel all persons using Potomac water for conimercial pur- Poses to measure the consumption, and Pay accordingly. When the ‘subject was first mentioned in The Star a number of the more prominent hotel keepers retained counsel tq block the measure. They were successful for a time, and rested with the belief that the matter was at an end. Engineer Commissioner Powell, however, has agitated the subject since his detail here, and in the early part of Jast January stated, in-an-interview which was published at the time in The Star, that water meters would be- introduced in all places where ae was used commercially On the Ist of uly. % . Since that time the engineér- department has been testing the different patterns of meters with a view of selecting the best and most relable one for usé. Upon the success of the experiment depénds a grave question, for it is possible that an effort will he made to compel householders to put in meters. It is the purpose of the Commissioners to purchase a sufficient nifmber of meters outright and give them to the large con- sumers. Five bidders submitted proposals to furnish the District with water meters of various sizes. They were Thompson Houston Meter Co., Union Water Meter Co., National Water Meter Co., Metropoli- tan Water Meter Co, and the F. and R. Worthington Co. After the award of the contract there will be a final test, and when the new fiscal yeat rolls around (July 1) a manda- tory order will be issued by-the Commis. stoners. —->— DURANT LAUGHED LIGHTLY. Unconcerned at the Terrible Death of _ Marian Willianis. * SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—W. H. Theo- dore Durant, medical student and assistant Sunday school superintendent, is to stand trial for the murder of Miss Marian Wil- liams in Emanuel Baptist Church Library on Friday night, April 12, for the coroner’s jury has found that -the yeung woman came to her death by his hands. There was a slight flush to be seen on the prisoner’s cheek when he heard that the verdict would place his life in jeopardy, but his'cold, gray eyes gave no sign of emotion; and lightly he went back to his cell, laughed and joked with his jailers and went to sleep last night as though he had no cares in the world. Durant is either a criminal of remarkable nerve and coolness, or else he is an innocent man, But people wonder how this young man could have heard the gruesome detailg of the killing of the little woman, who was his friend, without evincing the slightest emotion or interest. = The chain of circumstantial evidence that had welded link by link appears so strong that it seems hardly possible that it can be rent asunder. Yet in spite of this the prisoner's mother and his friends are as hopeful as ever. They say so, but produce neither proof nor a shadow of it that would controvert the facts ascertained. Now that the inquest in the murder of Miss Williams has_come to a conclusion public interest is centering. in the inquest that,is to,be held next Thursday in the case of Blanche Lamont, whose body was found in the belfry of the church with the marks of the strangler’s fingers on her neck. This murder is also attributed to Durant. The police and the coroner are said to be in possession of eyidence in both cages that~has not been losed, only enough being”allowed to come out in the testimony at the inquest hold the sus- pected man Yor trfal. i Admiral Meade’s Squndron. It is Staté@at tite Navy Department that Admiral Meade is under orders to report, at New York with his squadron about the ist cf May. To carry out this program it will be for him to sail from the squadron will occupy nine days in the run home, under easy steam. z A GOLD STANDARD|'NCOME Tax REHEARING) BURN, STAB AND ROB|STREET RAILWAY MaiLS| JUSTICE JACKSON Interest Felt in Him Who Will Break the Tie. 4 HISCAREER HAS BEEN A NOTABLE ONE Work in the Senate and Transfer to the Bench. CONDITION OF HIS HEALTH ——_+—___ , The keen desire of the opponents of the income tax to have the Supreme Court in full bench pass upon the tax awakens a good deal of interest in Mr, Justice Jack- son, whose presence with his associates in October next is now confidently expectel. Nothing whatever is known, of course, con- «erning Judge Jackson’s views onsthat sub- ject. 1t has never come before him in any form, either as a legal or political question, and hence no position that he ever took while he was in politics, nor any decision he has ever rendered since going on the beneh, affords any basis for conclusive speculation. He will take it up, then, as his associates of the court recently ‘did, without having made a record of any kind | bearing on the disputed law. Election as Senator. Judge Jackson’s public career has been a notable one, and it stamps him as a man of unusual force. He came to the Senate from Tennessee some twelve years ago as the result of a heated controversy over a question of the state debt. Tennessee was heavily involved at the time, and a propo- sitiori was brought forward, somewhat sim- ilar to that championed by Gen. Mahone in Virginia, for scalmg down the state’s obli- gations. The democrats divided and ran two state tickets, and this enabled the re- publicans to elect their candidate for gov- ernor. The legislature, however, was dem- ocratic on joint ballot, and,among its other duties, was charged with the election of a United States Senator. The contest for Senator proved to be bitter and protracted, and et one time there was danger that the democrats, through their inability to agree, would lose the office. But at last a union of the factions was effected, and Howell E. Jackson, a member of the lower house of the legislature, was elected. The winner of the great prize was un- known outside of the state, but was most favorably known throughout the state’s borders, and belonged to what was called the debt-paying faction of the democracy. He advocated meeting the state's indebt- edness, dollar for dollar, no matter how heavy a*tax levy might be required to raise the necessary money. He was likewise a man of much personal popularity, and when his name was finally brought forward in the democratic caucus it secured a very hearty Indorsement. Elevation to the Bench. Mr. Jackson, as Senator, proved the wis- dom of his selection to that office. The circumstanees of his election had called particular attention to him, and it was conceded that he entered upon his new duties with diligence and success. He soon took rank as a scund lawyer, and his speeches showed a generous grasp of pub- lic questions. After a service of several years in the Senate, and a vacancy oc- curring in one of the federal circuits in the south, Senator Jackson was appointed to the place by Mr. Cleveland in the first term of his presidency. The choice was much applauded, and was dictated, it was generally believed, not only because of Senator Jackson's liberal equipment in the law, but also because of the stand he had taken on the Tennessee debt question. That feature of the record was considered of especial merit in the eyes of Mr. Cleveland, and as calculated to recommend the new judge to all of his constituents. Justice Lamar’s death occurred during the term of President Harrison, and again the presi- dential favor fell on the Tennesseean. Judge Jackson's course on the circuit bench had ‘won more credit for him, and as a south- ern may was wanted for the vacancy on the Supreme bench he was promoted. Mr. Harrison, there is reason to believe, was impressed, as Mr. Cleveland had been, with the record made in the Tennessee state debt question, and considered that it would invite confidence to Judge Jackson as a member of the court of last resort. The appointment, though somewhat dis- pleasing to certain republican leaders, who held that a republican ought to have been chosen, was well received by the country, and confirmed by a republican Senate. For a Sound Public Policy. Nothing in all this is thought to have any direct bearing on the question of the con- stitutionality of the income tax. At most it 1s canvassed as showing that Justice Jackson has always stood for a sound pub- lic policy, and against the slightest impair- ment of public obligations, and it is thought to separate him from any possible sym- pathy with any movement with a tendency to serve agitation at the expense of prop- erty interests. But the constitutionality of the income tax is conceded to be a question without connection with such a record, and which, in its purely legal aspect, Judge Jackson may pass upon without reference to any other question. He comes from a section where the income tax is cordially indorsed, and Congressman McMillin of his state was the chief instrument in. the House in securing the enactment of the law. Messrs. Harris and Bate of his state were likewise supporters of the measure when it reached the Senate. But neither will this be likely to weigh with a man of Justice Jackson’s individuality and firm- ness of character. Lawyers speak with great respect of his course on the Supreme bench and of the soundness of the opinions he has delivered as a member of the court, and the interest they feel in the premises attaches to what they believe will grow as a plece of good reasoning gut of the ex- amination of so important a question by so competent an authority. - + Effect on His Health. Among Justice Jackson's personal friends some ccngratulation is felt at the turn things have taken. They hope for good re- sults physically for him from this recog- nized necessity for his presence here. His poor health is represented as having, in a measure, affected his spirits, and as he is a man of a high sense of duty and of much resolution, he will exert himself, it is thought, beyond what he could otherwise have been induced to do to resume at an early day his public functions. Se ew GEN. Me€00OK’S RETIREMENT. Probable Changes That Will Result From That Act. Major General: Alex. McD. McCook, com- manding the military department of Colo- rado, will be placed on the retired list of the army on Monday, and considerable in- terest is being displayed in military cir- cles in regard to the important changes that will result. These include an assign- ment to the command of the vacated mili- tary department and promotions all along the line of the army. Although it is pos- sible that the vacant major generalship may not be filled at present, it is regarded as extremely unlikely. There is no doubt, however, as to the promotion of at least one colonel to the grade of brigadier gen- eral and corresponding promotions in the lower grades. The general impression in army circles is that Brig. Gen. will be promoted to the grade of major general and that Col. Z. R. Bliss, twenty- fourth infantry, will be promoted to the grade of brigadier general, and in the event of the latter’s promotion that he will be assigned to command of the department ef Colorado unless one of the present gen- eral officers should desire a change. Merritt | WALLER SENT TO FRANCE) TQPICS IN LONDON Developments in the Case of the Ex-Consnl to Madagascar. Ambassador Eustis Has Been Inatract- ed to Make Fall Inquiry Into the Affair. ‘News has reached Washington to the ef- fect that the French authorities in Mada- gascar have put ex-United States Consul Waller aboard a steamer and sent him under guard to France. He is under-sen- tence of twenty years’ imprisonment on a charge of being a spy in the interest of the Hovas in Madagascar, against whom the French have been waging war, which sen- tence was imposed by a court-martial at Tamatave. While this action on the part of the French government will only add to the amount of indemnity it will be called upon to pay should Mr. Waller’s friends show that the charge upon which he was sentenced is baseless, it will still facilitate the efforts of the Department of State to fully develop the facts in the case, as it can mow communicate directly with United States Ambassador Eustis instead of being obliged to adopt the tedious course of act- ing through an inferior officer in Mada- gascar, out of reach of cable communica- ion, Instructions to Mr. Eustis. Mr. Eustis has been instructed to pursue the matter to an end, and make a thorough examination of all of the facts attending. the punishment of this American citizen. He will also make a-special examination into the legality under treaty stipulations of the trial of a citizen of a friendly nation by court-martial, instead of by the regular civil tribunals, as is customary and per- heps absolutely essential. Moreover, the case may involve the right of France to exercise jurisdiction over the internal af- tairs of Madagascar, from which she ap- pears to have been expressly excluded by the treaty of 1885, which gave her only jvrisdiction over the foreign relations of Madagascar. 3 Great Britain’s Position. It is true that Great Britain has practi- cally admitted the French claim in this respect, but the United States has never yet found it expedient to do so, though it had ample opportunity when the French government gave us trouble in the matter of issuing exequaturs to our consular offi- gers. A complete official statement of the facts in Mr. Waller's case has not yet reached Washington. When it does it will be promptly forwarded to Mr. Eustis, and, meanwhile, he_will be furnished with the preliminary statements already obtained for his guidance in pi the case. The M: easy Want Our Friendship. Mail advices from Madagascar are to the effect that efforts are being made to induce the United States government to exercise its good offices to have the differences be- } tween France and Madagascar submitted to arbitration. The editor of the Madagas- car News has requested several prominent men in this country to use their best ef- forts to bring about this result. He says the Malagasy do not deny the just rights of France, nor is there any desire to place any obstacles in the way of French com- mercial enterprise. The Malagasy, he says, are only struggling for the preservation of their independence and the retention of their fatherland. In his opinion, it is specially fitting for the United States to suggest arbitration of the existing -differ- ences, especially as this government has never been consulted with regard to the French claims, which if enforced would se- riously affect merican commerce with Madagascar. SHOCKED AT THE CHARGES. Mrs. Spranger Says That Mrs. Da in = Monomaninc. LOS GATOS, Cal., April 20.—Dr. Francis X. Spranger and his wife, accused of the murder of Edward I. Darling, the former husband of Mrs. Spranger, by slow poison- ing, are in the Santa Cruz mountains, and have been almost ever since they were married in Boston on the lith of March. With them are the two children of Dar- ling, a boy and a girl. “We were greatly shocked at these charges,” Mrs. Spranger said, “but, do you know, I have been expecting this for a long time. Mrs. Darling, the mother of my first husband, is a monomaniac on the subject of money, and ever since my husband's death she has made my life miserable. This persecution has grown almost unbear- able since my marriage to Dr. Spranger. I want it understood, in the first place, that I am not nearly so wealthy as I have been credited with being. “To be frank, we do not consider that she is in_her right mind. The truth is that Mr. Darling killed himself, though, mind you, I would never have said anything about this had not my former husband's mother begun. During our entire married life he was addicted to the use of stimu- lants, and their excessive use finally brought on consumption and a general break-down, from which nothing could have saved him. Dr. Spranger was called in as any other physician might have been, and did what he could for my husband, but we all knew that he could not be saved. “The cry about the poisoned milk at the Ebbitt use in Washington is all non- sense. The milk served us there was not geod and made us all sick. Mrs. Darling, herself, ordered her son’s body cremated. I had nothing to do with it. She had also done all she could to make my life misera- ble, once even trying to have my husband send me to an insane asylum, and she also took away my six-year-old girl, the one I have with me, and put the child in a con- vent.” The following telegram was sent today to John J. Connelly of Detroit, and Mr. A. A. Birney at Washington, Mrs. Spranger’s at- torney: “Darling has maligned us. Use your own judgment and course. (Signed:) ‘SPRANGER.” ee RUSSIAN PAPERS OBJECT. They Oppose Japan’ Acquiring a Foothold on the Mainland. ST. PETERSBURG, April 20.—The news- papers here are unanimous in disapproving of conditions for the conclusion of peace between China and Japan. They are op- posed to the Japanese acquiring territory on the mainland of China. The Novoe Vremya declares that Russia cannot tolerate the cession of territory north of the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, adding: “Japan may have Wel-Hal-Wel and any territory in the south. A revision of the treaty by the European powers is neces- sary, as we believe that Great Britain in- clines to a separate understanding with Japan.” Finally, the Novoe Vremya -says, em- phatically: “Russia cannot allow Japan to acquire the Liao-Tung peninsula.” ‘The newspaper mentioned then urges prompt and vigorous action upon the part of Russia. The Novosti favors the summoning of a European conference to consider the treaty, but doubts their solidarity. The Sviet d ds that Russia annex Manchuria as far as the natural mountain boundaries, anda portion of Corea, with Port Lazareff, as compensation for the gains of Japan. ‘TIEN TSIN, April 20.—Viceroy Li Hung Chang, the Chinese peace envoy, has ar- rived here in good health from Japan. Holiday Soldiering Comes in for a Discussion. WALES’ PROPOSED TRIP 70 AMERICA. Athletes Who Will Represent the “Athletic Club. SOME PERSONAL NOTES Special London Cable Letter, Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press. LONDON, April 20.—The past week has been mainly remarkable for a considerable display of amateur soldiers, and from It has arisen a smali tempest, which may result in permanent good to the auxiliary forces, The British volunteers, whose great yearly period of training is at Easter, are divided into two sarties—those who are desirous- of doing serious soldiering and those who prefer making their annual holiday a sort of picnic. This year the bulk of the vol- unteer regiments of the London «district were taken to Windsor, where, with the guard battalions from Aldershot camp, some paltry maneuvers were carried out, and on Easter Menday thére was a big review in the voresence of the Duke of Connaught, youngest son of the queen, the general in command at Aldershot; Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein, Lord Me- thuen, commander of the Thames district, and other war office officials, and all the royal servants from Windsor Castile. The Times, in a leading a-ticle on the subject, takes the Duke of Connaught and the other military officials sharply to task for ordering “‘such a burlesque of real sol- diering,” saying “four days were misspent on rehearsing for a royal review.” The comment of the Times has led to much correspondence on the subject, the writers in a number of instances thanking. the Times for its outspoken criticism of the military officials responsible for the review - at Windsor, and saying that the criticisms are in the real interest of the volunteers. Wales’ Proposed American Trip. Nothing is known here of the report in circulation in the United States that the Prince of Wales will visit -the United States in the autumn in order to be pres- ent at the races for the America’s cup. In- quiries have been made among those who are close to the prince, and all those who have been questioned.on-the subject dts claim any knowledge of any such inten- tion upon the part of the heir apparent. Will Represent the London A. C. The cold spring weather has been un- favorable thus far for outdoor sporis. As Was announced some time ago by the As- sociated Press, the team which the London Athletic Club is to send to America this season will be a strong one, but as to its actual composition the management are yet unable to speak definitely. It will de- pend largely upon which of the members show the best form and greatst iniprove- ment as the season advances. It has been ascertained, however, that Messrs. E. C. Bredin, W. E. Lutyens aud A. Ovenden Will surely he among the team to cross the Atlantic. =~ ‘The first maxged gentleman is the present holder of the §00-yard challenge cup, and at the first spring meeting of the club, held on April 6, defeated Lutyens in the race for the above mentioned distance, his time*be- ing 1 minute 3 3-5 seconds. Bredin will take part in the quarter and half mile dashes. His runuing shi. varies. from 142 to 144 pounds. He is 5 feet 10 3-4 inches in height. His running: gait- consists. of a long, even stride, which, taRen in connec- tion with nis tall, thin, lithe figure, re- minds gone of a greyhound. Bredin has taken part in contesis in Canada, buf has not competed in the United States. A. Ovenden, who will compete in the 220- yard and quarter-mile dashes, is also one of the most likely candidates. His height is 5 feet 9% inches, and his running weight is 168 pounds. Godfrey Stone, the hurdle racer, will probably also be one of the competitors. He is a finely formed man, of 5 feet 10 inches in height, and runs at 142 pounds. Another probable candidate for the long- distance running contests is H. A. Monro, whose height is 5 feet 11 inches, and run- ning weight 140 pounds. He is very thin, has a long, reaching stride, but seems to lack the requisite wind necessary for a close finish. All these athletes are in active training and speak with enthusiasm of the coming international contest. The first meeting of the club was held under most unfavorable circumstances, as the cold east wind proved as uncomfort- able to the spectators as it was disastrous to any favorable time being made. Mr. Croker's Victory. ‘The success of Mr. Richard Croker’s Eau de Gallie, formerly known as Utica, in winning the race for the Crawfurd plate at Newmarket on Wednesday last, has been surprisingly well received in all parts of England, and it is generally recognized that the American colt’s victory ranks him as a first-class horse, as the course is con- sidered one of the most severe tests in England. A dispatch from Glasgow says that the planking of Valkyrie Ill, Lord Dun- raven’s challenging yacht in the approach- ing contest for the America’s cup, is nearly finished. The yacht will, it is announced by a member of the firm of Henderson Brothers, her builders, be launched in the middle of May. London Personals. The United States ambassador, Mr. Thos. F. Bayard, moved into his new residence on Eaton square today. The queen has decided to discontinue, hereafter, the early drawing room. She will hold four drawing rooms after Easter. ‘The queen's ostrich, which was presented to her majesty by a South African queen, and which was recently given to the Zoo- logical Gardens, died on Tuesday last, much to the queen’s regret. Mr. Thomas Stevens of New York was married to Mrs. Frances Mary Barnes, widow of Prebendary Barnes of Exeter,just before Easter. The lady is the mother of ‘Mrs. Arthur Bonchier and Misses Irene and Angela Vanburgh. ‘The Sun says that the life of the Prince of Wales is insured for £3,250,000. Mrs. John W. Mackey has arrived in Paris, accompanied by her daughter, the Princess Colonna. Signora Elenora Duse, the Italian actress, signed a contract in Paris on Monday last, for a tour of the United States, which will begin in November next. NEW PORTUGUESE MINISTER. Senhor Thedim Said to Have Been Appointed. LISBON, Portugal, April Thedim has been appointed minister at Washington. 20.—Senhor Portuguese The appointment of a new Portuguese minister was not generally known in dip- lomatic circles today. The news will be received with considerable interest here, us the Portuguese legation, which was for- * merly at 1103 16th street, has been closed since the departure of Minister Souza Rosa, about a year ago. He was very pop- ular here, and his successor will be given a hearty welcome. Since he left the lega- tion has been in charge of Mr. I. Da Costa. Duarte, the charge d'affaires, who makes. his home.at the Page.