Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY 1101 Pemayivanes Aone ee ey ree by venue, Cor. The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. >—____ ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the alty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Week, or 44 cents month. len at the counter 2 cents each. i United States or ‘Canada— postage mangers tthe "Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with forcien posture adic, Shee at wane Cc. “EEA malfealatgtons dont be paid im advance ites of advertising made known on application. Che Lven q Star. No. 13,151. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. _ SBe proof of the pudding is in t6e eating. 2's Star contained 67 cofumns of adverfisements, mare up of 1,231 sepnrate announcez ments. SBhese advertisers fousSt pufficife—nof merefp pace. NICARAGUA’S SCRAPE England’s Occupation of the Port of Corinto. A CENTRAL AMERICAN ALLIANCE Little News Received Here and Officials All Reticent. MR. GUZMAN’S ADVICES It was expected that the situation of af- fairs in Nicaragua had at last reached a point where the administration could vafe- ly acquaint the public with its course of action Mm the controversy between Great Britain and Nicaragua, but apparently such Is not the case. All the officials con- versant with the position of the govern- ment in that affair are consistent in their policy of silence, and applications for in- formation at the White House and at the State and Navy Departments today *were met with the usual laconic statement “that there is nothing to be said on that subject.” One official went so far, however, as to in- timate that “everything would come out in proper time." His idea of the “proper time” probably means when the President sends his next annual message to Congress, in December next, or, if not then, when the diplomatic correspondence for 1895 is published, some time in fhe spring of 1896. All Silent Today. Whetber this impression {s true or not, it is a fact that no official light was thrown cn the situation today. Information, more or less authentic, continues to be circulated tkrovgh diplomatic channels. One report that is said to be reliable is that positive assurances have been given the adminis- tration ‘hat the British forces will be with- drawn from Nicaraguan territory as soon as the Hatch indemnity of $75,000 shall have been collected. How soon that result will be accomplished is a matter of specu- lation entirely, but it seems to be accepted that the United States sees no reason for intervention on behalf of Nicaragua under existing conditions. It is said that Great Britain will under- take to expedite compliance with its de- mands by the bombardment of Corinto and cther Nicaraguan ports, but it is believed that such a course will not be adopted, ex- cept as a last resort, in case less violent metheds fail. w v Miller's Anxiety. Mr. Warner Miller, president of the Nica- ragua Canal Company, is in the city for the alleged purpose of having the admin- istration take steps for the protection of the canal property, which would undoubt- ediy suffer in the event of a revolution in, Nicaragua. It is said that he has consult. ed with the authorities on that subjec but to what effect is not known. Net Much Interest Shown. There is apparently very, little excite- ment in official circles today over the sit- uation, and affairs seem to be moving in their usual routine. The President spent the day at the White House, and had no callers of importance up to 2 o'clock. Sec- retary Lamont came there about 10 o'clock, but the President had not yet arrived, and he went away witheut seeing him. The President spent most of the fore- noon in the company of the Detroit artist who is painting his portrait. This work is being done in the library over the blue parlor, which room has been fitted up as a studio for the purpose. The President has given a number of sittings there and the artist is making good progress in his work. This morning’s sitting was longer than usual. No News From Nicaragua. Minister Guzman's visit to the State De- partment was to learn whether the depart- ment had any recent information from Nicaragua. In this he was disappointed, for Secretary Gresham was equally in the dark, not having received anything from Managua. Corinto being cut off from the telegraph, of course no news could be ex- pected from that point. "The impression here is that the situation at Corinto is likely to remain unchanged for a few days at least. The British forces eccupying the town are not likely to be attacked unless they endeavor to force their way inland, and so far as is now known there is no present necessity for any such movement. The abandonment of the town by the Nicaraguans on the whole rather tends to better the aspect of affairs just now, for It reduces to a minimum the cl ances of a hostile collision, and the very isolation of the place from the surrounding country tends to the same end. State Department officials are still firmly convinced that the Nicaraguan government Will pay the indem , and believe that the delay grows entirely out of considera- tions of political expediency. ‘The Central American Allinnce. ‘The Nicaraguans here count on the active sympathy and substantial support of the other Central American republics in the event of actual hostilities. They do not express the belief that their sister re- publics will take part as such, but feel confident that individual volunteers will come to the Nicaraguans in sufficient num- bers to give them an effective army of at ledst 50,000 men. While with this force they could not expect to defeat the British, they hope to make it very uncomfortable for them. The coast towns, which are small and unimportant save as ports of entry for goods, would be abandoned and the army would make its campaign in the trop fastnesses of the interior, which are well nigh inaccessible to European troops. A war conducted under such con- ditions would be very expensive to Great Britain, necessitating the transportation of a genuine army from Europe and pro- longed operations, such as France Is con- ducting in Madagascar. Dr. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister, was at the State Department at 11 o'clock today. He had not, up to that time, re- ceived arlditional advices as to the situa- tion at Corinto, and this fact led to the be- lief that the status of the British occupa- tion was unchanged. Great Britain’s Bil of Expenses. It was stated here today that Great Bri- tain probably would require Nicaragua to pay not only the original cash demand, but all the expenses Great Britain is put to in occupying and holding Corinto, and the ex- pense of such further steps as she will take. This will include the expense of landing the men, thetr cost of maintenance - while on land and the many incidental ex- es of taking possession of a city. It is id that ssembling of the fleet at Corinto and the e: nses while on board ship would not be included, as these sre usual and necessary without reference to the locality of the ships. SS The Cruixer Olympia. The Department is informed that the cruiser Olympia has returned to San Francisco from a cruise to San Diego for target practice. She will undergo slight repairs and changes, and when these are made it is expected she will go to Hono- lulu to relieve the Philadelphia, and that she will then become flagship of the Pacific station. The Philadelphia is said to be in need of overhauling, and will re- turn to San Francisco for that purpose. Gossips have it that she will relieve the Haltimore as flagship of the Asiatic sta- tion. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS One Involved a Construction of the Inter- state Commerce Law. Several Pctitions for Rehearing Were Denied—A Land Grant Claim Cuse Decided. The United States Supreme Court today remanded the case of the Gulf, Colon and Santa Fe Railway Company agt. Helfley and Lewis in error to the county court of McMinn county, Texas. The case Involved a corstruction of the interstate commerce law. The court held that the statute of the state of Texas, which made the charges appearing cn the face of the bill of lading conciusive, and giving damages for each dzy’s detention, after tender by the con- signee of the charges shown by the bill of lading was inapplicable to interstate com- merce shipments, and contrary to the inter- state commerce law, which forbids railroad companies to receive any greater or less sums than those named in their posted rates. Petitions Denicd. The Supreme Court today denied the peti- tions for rehearing in five cases: Rialli agt. Troop, a New York admiralty case; the Citizens’ Saving and Loan Association agt. the ccunty of Perry, IIL, a county bond case; the St. Louis and San Francisco Rail- way Compary agt. Gill and three other defendants in error, a damage case, and Mulkey and Bannon agt. the United States, an Oregon smuggling case. The court also denied a petition to decide certain unde- cided points in the case of Coffin agt. the United States, an Indiana conspiracy case. A Land Grant Case. In deciding the case of Jeel Parker Whit- rey agt. Frank C. Taylor, in error to the circuit court for the northern:district of lifornia, involving the title to a quarter ttior. of land in California, the United States Supreme Court today held that Were, on the records of the local land office, there is an existing clan on the part of an individual to land within a rail- reozd land grant under the homestead or pre-emption laws, which has been recog- nized by the officers of the government, and has not been canceled, the tract in dispute Is excepted from the operations of the grant. The decision of the court below was affirmed. + ____ POSTAL DICTIONARY. The International Roster of All the Post Offices of the World. Mr. Brooks, superintendent of foreign mails, has received several copies of the Postal Dictionary, published by the Inter- national Postal Union at Berne, Switzer- land. It is an imposing-looking book, about as large as Webster's unabridged, and it is an up-to-date authority on names of post offices. It contains names of all the offices in the world, giving every office in coun- tries which are in the postal union, and all the important offices in those lands not embraced In the union. The hoox ts printed in French, which {s the official language of the Union, although France has but a small proportion ‘of the offices contained in the dictionary. It would not be a con- Yenient book of reference in some parts of the civilized world, for the spelling of all countries and political divisions 1s put in French, while the spelling of the various oftices is invariably that of the locality in which it is. For Instance, Tombstone is in “Territoire du Arezonie;” Las Vegas is in “Territoire du Nouveau-Mexique.” Our near-by state of West Virginia appears as “Virginie Occidentale.” There is a‘‘Dakota du Sud” and one ‘‘du Nord,” and the gov- ernor of “Caroline du Nord” and the gov- ernor of “Caroline du Sud” would have a long time to spend between drinks before they could find their respective states in the dictionary. Our own District appears as “District de Colombie,” Etats-Unis Amerique, is abbreviated throughout as U, d’Am.” To one who would study urban nomen- clature the book is a prize. He will find all sorts of queer names in it from Hell- fer-Sarten to Yuba-dam, and the awful Z's from Russia. He wiil find that Hell is in Norway and Kiss-me in ‘‘Montanie;” Who is in Texas and Hell’s-Half-Acre in “Da- kota du Nord.” But Triiby and Little Bil- lie are not in it. The date of publication is July 1, 1804. There are 203,200 names in the book from Aa, a town in Norway to Zywice, in Gal- liclan Austria. The Russians have 1,00 sneezing names that must have pulled fear- fully on the Z box. The typography of the book is excellent, but it will hardly become : great popular book, like Trilby or Ben ur. GOING TO MEMPHIS. Gen. Schofield Will Review the Na- tional Guard at the Drill. Lieut. Gen. Schofield has informed Repre- sentative Patterson of Tennessee that he will review the National Guard of the var- leus states assembled in Memphis between the 18th and 20th of May. Gen. Schofield will not leave on his tour of inspection of military posts until about the middle of May. During his absence from Washing- ton he will maintain command of the army, and his orders will be issued through Ad- jutant General Ruggles or Assistant Ad- jutant General Vincent. Gen. Schofield’s trip will be official, and he will report the result of his inspection to the War De- partment, with such recommendations as he may think of benefit to the servite. All the principal posts of the country will be visited, and the trip may take«about two months’ time. In anticipation of his trip, the general has given up his house and Fas taken temporary apartments at the Arlington. —__—_——_+-2+_____ TO SUCCEED RAMON WILLIAMS. Our Minister to Denmark May Be Transferred to Havana. It is probable that John E. Risley of New York will be appointed United States con- sul general at Havana to succeed Mr. Wil- liams, who has been granted leave of ab- sence for sixty days, but Is not expected to return to Havana. Mr. Risley is at present minister of the United States at Copenhagen, and while his arpointment to succeed Consul General Williams would in the ordinary course be very ‘lilferent from a promotion, it is said that it really amounts to that. Mr. Risley’s present compensation is 00 per annum, and the Havana consulate is worth much more in busy times. The Havana post, while only a consular office nominally, is really one of the considerable diplomatic importance, the government being in the habit of do- ing business directly with the consul gen- eral wherever a direct reference to Madrid is not absolutely necessary, and it is said to be the fact that the consul general is a more active officer in diplomatic affairs than the United States minister to Den- mark, owing to the closeness of cur re- lations with Cuba. a - a Personal Mention. Capt. J. S. Tompkins, retired, fs on™ visit to this city. 5 F S. Todd has been summoned to City by telegraph on“ae@ount” of the serious illness of his daughter. Capt. Chas. Willcox, assistant surgeon, is in the city on his way to his station, West Point, N. Y. ° ‘ First Lieut. W. P. Duvall, fifth artillery, is in the city on leave of absence. BRITISH AT CORINTO Bitter Feeling Against England is Tucreasing. WIRE COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED Trying to Persuade Nicaragua to Yield. : Cee eeee POPULACE OPPOSED TO IT Siuney aise MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 29, via Galveston, Texas, April 29—The com- mander of the Nicaraguan troops on the mainland of Nicaragua reported at 9 o'clock this morning that the British flag was still floating over the public buildings of Corinto, and that the port remained in possession of the British war ships, who had seized it In default of the $75,000 in- demnity demanded for indignities to Brit- ish citizens at Bluefields, on the Mosquito coast. The greatest excitement prevails and the feeling against Great Britain is increasing in bitterness every hour. The Nicaraguan troops are still massed along the Paso Caballo, and it is believed that they may open fire on the British President Jose Santos Zelaya. should the latter make any attempt to cross from Corinto to the mainland behind It. Steps have been taken to destroy means of communication with the interior should such action be found necessary. The British consulate in this city remains under guard in view of the rioting and stone throwing which have already occur- red and in anticipation of further trouble. Some of the European consuls here are using their good offices with the govern- ment of Nicaragua in an attempt to per- suede the latter to submit to Great Britain, pleading in support of their arguments the fact that the United States has de termined to remain neutral and that Nica- ragua is helpless when opposed to such a power as Great Britain. Although the Nicaraguan forces opposite Corinto are in communication with the capital, gctual telegraphic communication with Corinto remains interrupted, and it is thought likely that there will be no at- tempt to repair the telegraph lines so long as the British remain in possession of the port. In spite of the reports to the contrary, the people of Nicaragua generally sustain the government in the stand which it has taken against Great Britain, and although in all probability Nicaragua may event- ually be compelled to pay the indemnity demanded, it is believed that the trade of Great Britain with Nicaragua and. other Central American republics will suffer in consequence of the action of the British fleet at Corinto. LONDON, April 20.—The parliamentary secretary of the foreign office, Sir Edward Grey, in the house of commons this after- noon, in announcing the occupation of Corinto by the British forces, added that he must request time to answer the question whether the governmént would refer the whole question to arbitration. He added that care would be taken that the British trade was in no way hampered. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Whe Suggestion is Highly Commended in London. LONDON, April 29.—The Pall Mall Ga- zette this afternoon, commenting upon the occupation of Corinto by the British squa- dron,under Rear Admiral Stephenson, says: “We do not want to hurt Nicaragua, but only to teach her manners. The world will smile at President Zelaya’s memorial. He bewails Nicaragua’s smallness and weak- ness. We fancy that is one point in which the world regards Nicaragua with satisfac- tion. Jmagine a hornet as big and strong as an elephant.” * The St. James Gazette this afternoon, re- ferring to the same subject, remarks: “Great Britain has at length taken proper measures with the insolent little Spanish- American republic. If the barbarian repub- lics did not calculate upon the final. pro- tection of the United States they would behave themselves. The Monroe doctrine has been the peg for much foolish dec- Jemation. It is apparently understood to mean that the United States is prepared to pfotect every Spanish-American half breed who thinks it fit to rob a European. Of course this is nonsense; but the most non- sensical delusion upon which people are prepared to act has practical importance. The Nicaraguans and Venezuelans do not understand that the noisy electioneering swagger of certain papers in America will not influence the action of the federal gov- ernment. We are now determined to stop the intolerant insolence and aggression of these caricatures of civilized states. We began with Nicaragua, and it is understood ee we intend to continue with Venezue- a.” Commenting upon the talk of a general alliance between Great Britain and the United States, the Gazette says: . We would rather have it (the alliance) with the United States than any other peo- ple, but a standing offensive and defensive agreement is a compromising thing. Both les to the agreement would act together in a defined region for a limited number of objects. Another matter is that the inter- ests of Great Britain and the United States in Central America and parts of South America are identical. We do not intend to make conquests anwhere in America, and therefore the United States has no ground for jealousy. Both nations desire to trade in peace and are molested by- Spanish-American anarchy. ‘This, then is the proper foundation for allied action. If the United States is prepared to act with us We are very well disposed to accept the co-operation.” The Globe this afternoon, referring edi- torially to the trouble between Great Britain and Nicaragua, says: “The situa- tion in Nicaragua is more suggestive of opera bouffe than the prosaic actualities of ordinary life. The Monroe doctrine is not an axiom of international law, nor, so far as we are aware, binding upon anybody save its inventor, President Monroe. The proposed canal may possibly give Nica- ragua importance in American eyes which she does not otherwise possess; but in spite of tall talk in irresponsible American news- papers we are glad to note that the govern- ment of the United States does not show a desire to quarrel with Great Britain over the Monroe doctrine.” — DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE. Durant Says That It Will Be Proven. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.—For the first time since the charge of murdering Miss Marian Williams in the Emanuel Baptist Church of this city was formally made against W. H. T. Durant the prisoner has consented to talk. He spoke first of the Lamont case, saying: m, “Poor Blanche. I am accused of strang- ling her and then remaining unmoved at the details of the most horrible crime in history. No one wili ever know the sorrow I feel, and ns one can begin to comprehend my thoughts, even if I were to tell all the anguish her terrible fate has caused me. I could not have murdered the girl. I liked her too well; not better than any one else in the world, but I respected and admired her, and we were good friends. “Judging by newspaper communications, T am looked upon as a cold-blooded, diabol- ical monster. I am painted as a devil in humyn shape, and very little is said in fa- vor of the possibility of any other person having killed these two girls, but when my trial is over the world will know that I am innocent.” ‘Today the inquest in the Lamont case will begin, and tomorrow the prelimmary ex- amination of Miss Wiliams’ murder case will be resumed. —__. “THE ENTERING WEDGE.” Gov. Budd of Callfornin on the Land- ing of the British, SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—Gov. James H. Budd, democrat, in referring to the Nicaraguan difficulty yesterday, said: “The United States of America should never have allowed the British marines to set foot on the Nicaraguan shore. In the beginning we should have demanded that England submit her cla!ms to arbitration and we should have forced her to do so. If diplo- matic protests were not heeded there should have been American marines in Corinto to prevent the invasion. The Monroe doctriae expresses the policy of the United States, as it does the sentiment of its people, and this is a violation of the spirit of that doc- trine. The landing of the British troops is the entering wedge; the next demand will be for a territorial indemnity for some al- leged outrage. No European country can be permitted to get into a position to con- trol the Niearagua canal, and it would have saved trouble in the future if our gov- ernment had drawn the line there. The a- tion should have been given warning that the United States will see that its weaker sister republics receive justice, and we should stand jealousiy wn this grounl. Lat a war with the United States be the con- sequence of aggression on this continent and there will be no aggressions.” Mis Lawyer's Efforts Again Fail in New York. SING SING, N. Y., April 29.—The respite granted by Gov. Morton ‘in the cage of Dr. Buchanan expires at midnight tomorrow, and, unless the court interferes, “the con- demned man will be executed on Wednes- day morning. When Warden Sage and Dr. Irvine vis- ited the condemned man this forenoon the first question he asked them was whether they had heard any news from his lawyers in New York, who were to make applica- tiorl to the court today for a writ of habeas corpus. Should this be denied, they will then file notice of another appeal to the United States court. Warden Sage has completed all the ar- rangements for the execution, and the new invitations have all been received by the persons who will witness {t. The hour fixed is 11 a.m. Mrs. Buchanan, who visited her husband yesterday afternoon and remained with him for a long time, will probably go to the prison again tomorrow. She will then take her leave of him. NEW YORK, April 29.—Justice Addison Brown, in the United States district court, teday denied the writ for habeas corpus asked for in behalf of Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, the convicted wife poisoner, by Lawyer George W. Gibbons. ALBANY, N. ¥., April 29.—Relative to the resentencing of Murderer Buchanan, who was respited for a week by Gov. Mor- ton, the following statement was given out at the executive chamber today: “The same question arose in 1893, in the case of James L. Hamilton, to whom a respite had been granted by Gov. Flower, and the then attorney general, in response to a request of the governor, prepared for him the opinion, published in the attor- ney general's report for 1893, to the effect that at the expiration of the time of the respite it is not necessary that the prisoner be resentenced. Hamilton was actordingly executed on the day named In the order granting the respite. ‘The same course was taken In the case of John Fitzhum, to whom a respite was granted in May, 1889; in the case of Marten Fay, jr., to whom a respite was granted in August, 1893, and in the case of Lucius R. Wilson, who was re- spited in March, 1804, —— Ss SACRIFICED HIS LIFE. Devotion Shown by a Nurse to His Patient. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 20—A frame dwelling, owned by Henry Snyder, in the East End. and occupied by Samuel Weaver and is family, burned last night. The bodies of Weaver, Frederick Snyder, son of the ovner of the building, and William Mitchell were found this morning. The fire started-in an adjoining house and soon commrunicated .to the Snyder building. Mrs. Weaver is the mother of a two days’ old baby, and she and her child were zescued with great difficulty. A num- ber of men ran to the rescue of Weaver, who was ill with typhoid fever, and carried him part way out, when they laid him on a cot and continued their journey. The man who waz at the head of the cot was walking backward. The space was cramp- ed, and the man was forced against a table, on which a glass lamp was burning. The lamp was thrown to the floor and the oil flashed out, setting fire to the carpet. At tbis instant an outside porch, which was burning, gave way and swung against a door. The door fell in and a mass of burning wood followed’ it, some of it fall- ing on Weaver's body and the men around him. The cot could not be moved, and the rescuers were forced to leave the invalid and run fer their own.satety. William Mitchell, the nurse attending Mr. Weaver, stayed with his patient in hopes of saving him, and thus sacrificed his own life. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 29.—Fire breke out early this morning in the second floor of the building occupied by Ruby & Adamson, wholesale confectioners, at 121 Bread street, and. before it was gotten un- der control damag> t6 the extent of $20,000 was done. The building is a five-story brick and extends trough from Front to Bread street. The tHree upper floors were completely gutted. 7 ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 29.—Fire today partially destroyed the plant of the Kehler Milling Company in East St. Louis, causing an estimated damage to machinery and building of about $100,000. The building, which is four stories in height and covers an area 50 by 150 feet, would have been completely destroyed but for the sprinkler system, which flooded the structure from roof to cellar. Most of the damage was caused by smoke and water, which will soon be repaired. FOR SOUND MONEY|YNCLE sam’s PoLicylFIGHT FOR SILVER Secretary Smith Goes to Georgi: in Its Interest. STO LCOK APTER SGUTHERN DELEGATES Great Expectations of the Coming Memphis Convention. OTHER OFFICIALS WILL WORK Secretary Hoke Smith left Washington last Saturday night for Georgia, to be ab- sent an indefinite length of time. His de- parture, coming immediately after the widely circulated announcement of ex- Speaker Crisp of Georgia for free silver last week, is regarded as being of peculiar significance at this time. It is generally believed here that Secre- tary Smith has gone south to lend his personal influence ané@ the weight of the administration to the movement in behalf of sound money in the south and the coun- teracting of the free silver sentiment which is being aroused and strengthened in one wing of the southern democracy. It is also thought that the going of Secre- tary Smith is the beginning of the hegira of administration officials to different sec- tions of the country in the interest of sound money, which is expected to occur within the next three weeks. Secretary Carlisle will probably be the next member of the cabinet to wend his way westward and southward, and after that it is ex- pected there will be a pretty general spreading out of officials of lesser rank to take part in political agitations through- out the country. To Head the Seaboard Delegates. ‘he belief prevails in some quarters that retary Smith intends to head the dele- gat’ons from the Atlantic seaboard states of the south to the sound money conven- tien, which has been called to meet at Memphis May 23 next. There will be a great deal of work to be done in connec- ticn with the erganization of the delega- tions to that convention, as it 1s proposed to have a representative body of men, typifying the best and most conservative business interests of the south. The pro- meters of the scheme are laying great stress upon the necessity of making the meeting a representative one, so that it can not be claimed with jistice by the free silver agitators and stump speakers that it is a packed body, composed of the banking and eapitalistic elements of the cities of the south. In fact, it is thought care will be taken to have as few bankers and capitalists in the list of delegates as possible, as one of the stock arguments of the radical free silver men, is that the sound money movement fs befng conducted by and in the interests of the money lend- ing elements solely, and is therefore to be opposed by the rank and file of the people. s Contest Likely. From present indications, there will prob- ably be a sharp contest in Georgia bé- tween the free-coinage peonle, under the leadership of Mr. Crisp, -°1 the sound- meney men, headed by Sc-retary Smith, to dominate the sentiment of the state, quite as spirited as the struggle now being ecnducted in Mlinois between the two fac- tions of the democracy dividing on the silver line. Georgia hoids about the same relative position to the Atlantic seaboard states that Illinois does to the Mississippi valley in point of importance, both upon political and business merits. The influ- ence of Georgia upon the neighboring states has increased to a striking degree in both these respects in the last few years. Georgia newspapers circulate extensively throughout the southern states, the politi- cal leaders of Georgia are well known and men of influence, while Atlanta, as the center of the industrial new south, is in close and sympathetic touch with business interests and enterprises south of the Ma- son’s and Dixon's line. It is considered of importance, therefore, to the sound-money reople that Georgia should seem to throw the weight of her influence against unlim- ited national free coinage. Whether this can be accomplished or not Is, of course, a matter of doubt at this time, but the sound- money men profess to be quite confident of their ability to make the effort success- ‘The Sound Money Men’s Boast. It has been the boast of the sound money men that when it came to the touch the south would be found in line with what they deem the safest financial policy, al- though the unequivocal position of such men as Mr. Crisp, Senator Harris of Ten- nessee, Senator Pugh of Alabama and other southern statesmen on the side of free coinage would seem to be a living and ever present denial of that statement. In trying to reconcile this apparent discrep- ancy the scund money men say these lead- ers and their followers have stood for sil- ver on the ground of bimetallism, and the use of the white metal in adequate ratio with gold in the money of the land, and claim that these leaders would not’ urge and the south would not follow a move- ment for silver monometallism. Carrying out this line of argument, they assert "that the present agitation for free coinage in the west will ultimately resolve itself into a declaration for the unlimited free coinage ef silver by this government, irrespective of international agreement, a declaration for silver monometallism, in fact, and that when this occurs the south will part com- pany with the silver men. A They justify this claim on the ground that the south is in particularly sensitive touch with the east, as eastern money fur- nishes the circulation which is quickening the south and warming it into industrial health and the glow of prosperity. Any line of financial policy which is likely to deaden the pulse of enterprise is the one to be avoided by the south, and it is claimed that the men of weight and promi- nence in that section see in the free silver movement just such a contingency. They claim that a section which holds to safe business principles, of which sound money is the cardinal one, is the section likely to attract capital and enterprise. Outgrowth of Populistic Ideas. When asked, in view of this explanation, whence comes the undoubted free silver sentiment prevailing to a certain extent there, they reply it is the outgrowth of populistic ideas advocated among the dis- satisfied lower classes. In recent years there has been In some communities a breaking away from the old leaders and old ideas, as typified, for instance, in the Till- man movement in South Carolina, whose followers are confined almost exclusively to the poorer agricultural classes. This class of people, it is said. furnish fruitful soil for the growth of free silver tdeas, in common with other views said to be in op- position to those entertained in the in- dustrial communities. In South Carolina this class, by reason of peculiar local con- ditions, predominates, but it is claimed that this is not the case all through the south and that when it comes to expressing the sentiment of the south as a section these people will be outweighed by the more in- fluential classes. = Reports indicate that the Memphis sound money convention will be an important af- fair. Invitations have been sent to over 300 commercial organizations and about 2,500 personal invitations have been ex- tended. The contests in communities to! control the delegations have already begun. In Little Rock there was a struggie in the board of trade, but the sound money men won. In other cities straightout sound money delegations hafe already been se- lected. Will Not Join in Any Alliance With Other Powers. But Will Use Friendly Offices to Pre- serve the Peace—Japan and China. The attitude of the United States on the eastern war trouble has been made clear to the various powers interested. In brief, it Is that the unvarying policy of this country is not to form alliances which may involve it in complications with the countries of Europe and Asia. It is a re- assertion of the policy of Isolation, except in so far as this country may be able to exert a kindly or advisory influence toward the adjustment of a trouble involving eastern nations. The foregoing is now ac- cepted by diplomats here as the policy which will guide- the United States in the pending European complications over the Japan-China settlement. R " At one time within recent days there was a prospect that the United States might co-operate with Great Britain and Italy in endeavoring to effect a solution of the Japan-China trouble. Such action, if it had been taken, would not have been in the nature of assistance to Japan, but merely an exertion of joint influence to, persuade China to ratify the peace agreement. It is said by diplomats that as Japan has already ratified the agreement, similar ac- tion by China would make it effeetiv While, therefore, Russia, France and Ge: many were protesting at Tokio, the desire of the other powers was to bring to bear their influence at Pekin. : ‘ It is known positively that Italy’s policy is that of a neutral, but that it favors the execution of the Japan-China agreement as already made, and to this extent its sympathies are with Japan. This will not, however, go to the extent of opposing the Russo-Franco-German alliance. It is wn- derstood that Great Britain's course is along the same lines. So ‘ar as the United States is concerned, there will be no co- “operation, as already stated, except in such kindly way as may seem for the interest of all concerned, but always short of an alli- ance or the possibilities of forcible compli- cations. ee NOT A WARSHIP. No United States Vessel in Isthmian or Mearaguan Waters, The Navy Department is informed that the coast defense ship Monterey sailed from Acapulco, Mexico, yesterday, under ber original orders to proceéd to Callao, Peru. The telegram announcing the de- parture of the Monterey says that she is going to Panama. Surprise is manifested in naval circles that the Monterey is not to touch at Corinto, inasmuch as she will go right by that port on her trip to Pana- ma. The distance from Acapulco to Pana- ma is 1,400 miles, ard Corinto is about midway between the two points, nearer, however, to Acapulco. A naval officer, speaking of the report that the Monterey will skip Corinto, said that the Nicaraguan affair was evidently cne in which the United States was not going to mix. Not a United Staten Vessel There. It is interesting to note in this connection that the cruiser Raleigh sailed from Ja- maica yesterday for Key West, and that there is not now a single United States warship in Isttmian or Nicaraguan waters cn the east side. On the west side, in ad- dition to the Monterey, the Alert is at Panama and the Ranger is at Buena Ven- tura. These facts are mentioned by officials to call attention more sharply than ever to the attitude of the United States and to notify citizens of the United States in Nicaragua that they need expect no ald from the United States in the event of their taking sides in the existing troubles in Nicaragua —_—_—__-e+______ MK. HITT’S ILLNESS. His Cordition Extremely Critical— Some Improvement Today, The conditicn of Representative Hitt of Illinois was_very precarious this morning. ly yesterday, and at one time it was thought that he could not survive the night. Early this morning he regained consciousness and rallied slightly, but the improvement it is thought can be only tem- porary. Mr. Hitt'’s illness is the result of a serious attack of grip. He is affected with rheumatism, which, in its complica- tions, touched his heart, and he also has dangerous brain symptoms. This after- noon Mr. Hitt was stronger than last night, but not very much better. ——__—_-e-_____.. ACCUSED OF ARSON. Arraignment of the Two Girls Who Caused the Reform Schoul Trouble. “Alice Price and Mary Jackson, two of the colored girls who figured in the reform school trouble last week, were in the Police Court today on a charge of arson. The Warrant was sworn out by Miss. Marshall, but as the prosecution was not ready the case went over until Wednesday. One of the girls admits that she started the fire, and says the other girl was with her. They will be defended by Lawyer Thomas L. Jones. ———— Local Pensions Insucd. The following pensions were issued today: District of Columbfa—Relssue, Alston C. Whitney, Washington; original widow, Kate V. Swiggard, Washington. Virginia—increase, John W. Lusby, Na- tional Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; re- issue, Daniel Valentine, Norfolk; original widows, etc., America Carlton (mother), Atlee station, Hanover. West Virginia—Increase, William Beach, Dexter, Bear; reissue, Nicholas Neidert, Wheeling, Ohio; reissue, Henry M. Turner, Grafton, ‘Taylor; reissue, Marcellus Lo- rentz, Jarvisville, Harrison; original wi- : Ann E. Beach, Dexter, Barnes; original widows, ete., minor of Phoenix N. Powell, Grafton, Taylor; original widows, ete., Josiah Brown, Tallyho, Wood. Maryland—Original, Peter Cross, Hunt- ingtown, Calvert; original, Rudolph How- ard, Bladensburg, Prince George's; reissue, William H. Johnson, Baltimore, Baltimore: relssue, Hegzard Harris, Darlington, Har- ord. +]. Reports Not Credited. The Indian office puts no credit in reports from Winnipeg that the Turtle mouniain Chippewa Indians in North Dakota have gcne on the warpath. Some time ago two of the Indians telegraphed to the bureau and complained that the United States marshal was interfering with the cutting of | timber by them. The Indian agent, Ralph Hall, was instructed to visit the scene of the trouble and smooth matters over. He telegraphed the Lureau that he was about to start and expected no trouble. The re- port probably arises from these facts. The Indians are civilized and have a large In- termixture of white blood. They have the right to cut timber under certain circum- stances. Se Mr. McAdoo’s Return. Assistant Secretary McAdoo, who arrived in New York yesterday on the cruiser Co- lumbia, from Colon, has telegraphed the Navy Department that he will return to Washington this evening. History of the Tariff Reform Strag- gle May Be Repeated. BIMETALLISTS MAKING NO HEADWAY What the Sound Money Demo- crats May Do. WAIT FOR LEGISLATION So many of the old democratic leaders are declaring for free coinage, the opinion is growing that the party is extremely likely to enter another national campaign on a platform favorable to silver. At any rate, silver seems to be holding its own in the ranks of the democracy. The bimetallic party is making no headway. The Sibley movement has failed to score. Mr. Sibley himself is earnest enough, and his sup- porters are active enough, but the country so far has shown no disposition to respond to the bimetallic appeal. Mr. Crisp, in Georgia; Mr. Blackburn, in Kentucky; the Thurmans, father and son, in Ohio; Gov. Matthews, in Indiana, and the Stevenson following in Illinois, have all since ex- pressed themselves, and all have coun- seled continuing the fight for silver with the agencies and within the lines of the cld organization. The deliverances, indeed, of this nature have been so numerous und so unequivocal that the democracy, as a par- ty, stands perilously close to being :1rcaly commitied on the subject for next year's contest. The Tariff Fight History May Be Re- peated. Will the history of the fight for tariff re- form be repeated in this case? Will the sound money men in the democratic party yield in the one case as the protectionists in the party did in the other, and after making a campaign on an extreme ex- pression of the issue in the platform carry their pcint when the day arrives for legis- lation? This is predicted by more than one politician of national reputation. When. the democratic national conven- uion of 1892 met there was anxiety felt en the score of the platform as on that of the candidate. Everything pointed to the nomination of Mr. Cleveland again, but how should the tariff plank in the plat- form be drawn? On the lines of his mes- sage of 18ST? “But,” said the democratic protectionists, “he made the race of 1888 on that and was defeated. Why invite an- other defeat, as we certainly shall if we mn what other platform could he stand, consistently with his own work, the party's record?” demanded the free traders, com- prising nine-tenths of the party. “The party has always stood for tariff reform, and Mr. Cleveland has declared for it in terms the most explicit and extreme. To undertake to modify, or qualify, or repu- diate the record would be worse than folly, We should fail and at the same time cover ourselves with obloquy. Let’s stand to our guns or else abandon them altogether.” So spoke the free traders. The Final Outcome. But the protectionists kept up the fight. They were not numerous, but coming, as they did, from the great manufacturing centers of the east, they were very influ- ential. Mr. Whitney Ied them. They cap- tured the committee ‘on resolutions and secured a tariff plank which might mean something or nothing, as any plausible campaign orator might decide in explaining it. The free traders, however, denounced it as an ignominious surrender and at- tacked it in the open convention. They offered as a substitute the most extreme expression on the subject ever written in this country. It committed the party to free trade without a single reservation, The embarrassment, for the moment, of Mr. Whitney, Mr. Gorman, Mr. Brice and others of their school was very great. Could they afford to permit the adoption of a platform containing a plank so radical on so vital an issue? Would not it, if adopted, send the party to certain defeat at the polls and subsequently to disin- tegration? They were not free traders, and they declared that the party ought not to be made to bear so great a burden. But could they prevent the taking of the pro- posed action? Finding that they could not, without bolting the convention, they yielded the point. . The results in November, though so over- wheiming, did nut convert them to the free trade theory. They refused to accept it as an expression of the country in favor of free trade, and so set to work to prevent any action in the way of legislation that might even appear as a literal redemption of the national platform and the campaign interpretation of it. Mr. Gorman and Mr. Brice came to the rescue, and the result, when Congress got through with the sub- ject, was the Gorman-Wilson tariff bill, with protection in every line of it, and with Mr. Cleveland's urqualified denuncia- ‘tion written boldly across the face of it. And so the politicians are asking, was not the action of Mr. Whitney, Mr. Gorman and others at Chicago in 182 wise? If they had bolted the convention after the adop- tion of the free trade plank in the platform it would have meant death to the party. The republicans would have swept the ccuntry. Instead of that, they kept their seats, and suffered an apparent defeat on the skirmish line. They could see that as a matter of fact they would lose no point ultimately. A platform not capitalized by legislation would be of small moment in the end. They could take care of the legis- lation, and this they resolved to do. They are more than satisfied with the result. The Gorman-Wilson bill, in their opinion, is a most faithful redemption of the tariff plank that was rejected at Chicago. It bears no relation whatever to the plank that was adopted. It is so full of protec- tion, indeed, that even leading republicans are satisfied with it. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts openly advises against any early reopening of the tariff question. Stintegy to the Silver Question. What is in the way of an application of this strategy to the silver question? Is the democratic party more strongly com- mitted to silver than it was to free trade? The party record is thought to be about the same in both cases. The proportion of free treders and free silverites in the party is about the same. The protectionist minor- ity refused to be driven out in 1892, and In the end triumphed. They had the business interests with them, and so buttressed they could not, when the question came to Con- gress, be overthrown. What If the free sil- es do declare in state conventions and sewhere for the unlimited use of the white metal? What if they should capture the next national convention and construct a sounding free coinage platform, and then win at the polls? That would not settle the question. The fight in Congress would still be ahead. It would still be possible by geod management to carry the day for a compromise. Are not the sound money democrats as skillful and as influential as the protection democrats? Are they not, in fact, as much m earnest? Did Mr. Gorman and Mr. Brice exert themselves more in the Fifty-third Congress to prevent the enactment of free trade legislation than they would do in the Fifty-fifth Congress to prevent the enactment of free coinage legislation? Many shrewd politicians think not.