Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1895, Page 1

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JAPAN'S REPLY CREATES SURPRISE Willingness to Abate Some of Her Former Demands. ee MEETING OF THE ENVOYS ST. PETERSRURG, May 4.—Japan’s re- ply to the protest of Russia, France and Germany has been made. Officials will not disclose the text, but those who had ex- pected Japan to yield express surprise at the answer. YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 4.—Noon—The Russian warships, which were lately sta- tioned at the treaty ports, have left with sealed orders. It {s now expected that the treaty of peace, arrived at between China and Japan, will be ratified. CHEFOO, China, May 4.—The Chinese and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries are expected here on Wednesday next, May 8, in order to exchange the ratifications of the treaty of peace, Mr. John W. Foster, the American adviser of the Chinese commis- sioners, will accompany the latter. LONDON, May 4—A dispatch to the Dally News from Berlin says, In connec- tion with Germany's change of front in regard to China and Japan, that It appears to have been much more clever than was at first thought. Germany has really ren- dered a service to European peace. The fwovernment knew that Russia would rever accept the treaty of Shimonoseki, and that Frenee would support Russia's every etep. The Franco-Russtan relations would thus have become so intimate that a formal alliance between the two countries would approach realization. Germany has pre- vented this allance, which would have confined Itself to eastern affairs. A dispatch to the Daily News from Paris says the fact is that the Russia alliance 1s now found to be a bore. Nobody cares for the independence of Corea, and every one would be better pleased at bottom that Japan should have it than either Rus- sia or China. The Times has a dispatch from Shanghai stating that the Emperor of China has rat- ified the treaty of peace with Japan, and that Li Hung Chang will at once proceed to Chefoo to exchange ratifications with the Japanese corps. ‘The Times says: “Apparently on Thurs- day the Son‘of Heaven acted like a sensi- ble man. He has bowed to fate and re- fused to expose himself and the dynasty of his people to the almost certain disaster that would have been involved in prolong- ing the struggle. It 1s the one wise step that China has taken in the war.” Japan Aba‘ Information has reached Washington to show that In response to Russian intima- tions, Japan has abated her claims to the cession of Chinese territory in Manchuria, and now offers to demand only the absolute cession of the extremity of the Port Arthur peninsula, as far north as and including Talienwan. In return for this relinquishment of ter- ritory, Japan will demand a consid increase of the war indemnity, orig fixed at two hundred million taels. It 13 feared that this concession will not be sufficient to meet the demands of Rus- sia, which will insist upon an entire aban- donment of the Lalotung peninsula. ‘The Russian reasoning is that by the oc- cupation of Port Arthur, the Japanese will dominate Manchuria as effectually as if she held a nominal title to the province. Reserving Port Arthur as a military base, and opening a great commercial port at Talienwan, the Japanese would connect the latter by rafl with Newchwang, on the line of the projected Chinese railroad from Pekin to Moukden, and divert the entire trade of Newchwang and Moukden, at least In winter, when all of the other Man- churiaa ports are closed by Ice. It would also be impossible for Russia to locate a western terminal port for the Siberian rail- way anywhere fn Manchuria, as it would be easily closed at a moment's notice by the Japanese from their powerful base’ at Port Arthur, which would dominate, from a m!li- tary point of view, not only Manchuria and the Gulf of Pechili, but also Wel-Hal-Wel, only forty miles across the straits. Nothing is known here respecting the re- ported failure of the peace ratifications, but it is felt that the situation ts critical, and that Japan's last concession will not alleviate it. Her Claims. oe DECLARED TURN nY ELECTED. The Vote in the Teunessce Legisla- ture. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 4.—The joint convention of the legislature decided at 12 o'clock last night that Peter Turney had received a majority of legal votes cast at the November election and was duly elected governor of Tennessee. The day was spent in discussion, which lasted until 12 o'clock, when a vote was taken, 70 yeas, 57 aay The chair announced the yote for Gov. Turney as 04,704; Ev: 440; Mims, 24 OSS. A battery of artillery boomed forth the news to the sleeping clty, and enthus!- asm prevailed. The attendance at the cap- {tol was great and enthusiasm most marked. _——— TO PRISON FOR LIFE. Cluus A. Blixt Plends Guilty to the Charge of Murder. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 4.—Clays A. Hlixt today pleaded guilty to the mi of ¢ per der therine Ging. He was entenced to the Itentiary for life. Blixt confessed himself to be the ectual murderer of Miss Ging, but clatmed tha Harry Hayward persuaded him to the deed. Hayward will be hanged, ee . NEWTON'S FUNERAL. GEN. Services Over the Dend Soldicr Held in New York. NEW YORK, May 4.—The funeral sery- ices over the remains of the late Gen. John $. Newton took piace today at the Church of St. Francis Xavier. The remains were escorted from the home of the late general to the church by the first artillery, United States army, under command of Lieut. Col. Miller, and light battery vu. Ss. under command of Capt. Dillet pall pre Col. James ree Bi MeLean, Gen, Fitz John Col. rke L Gillespie, J. Edward vier Boyd, Judge Joseph F. Dal, n W. Jackson, Col. Loomis Langdon and Jobo L. Bliss. GUNS FOR BATTLE SHIPS Difference Between Those of Twelve and Thirteen-Inch Caliber. Why Ordnance Officers Urge the Adoption of the Latter Size for Naval Uxe. The naval officers who have been urging the department to fit the new battle ships with thirteen-inch guns, notwithstanding the tendency in Europe to decrease the maximum naval caliber to twelve inches, have felt themselves very much strength- ened in their position by the results of the trial of the eighteen-inch Carnegie plate at Indian Head a few days ago. This was the first opportunity that has offered recently to test the respective destrictive effects of shells from the twelve and thirteen-inch rifles, and the result of the experiment was most instructive. Difference Between the Two. The twelve-inch gun on the second shot was fired with a powder charge that gave it a velocity of 1,926 feet and delivered a blow that was equivalent to that which it Is calculated to give on the side of a ship distant a thousand yards when the gun is loaded with the highest service charge and the projectile speeds at a rate above 2,000 per second when it leaves the gun.” The effect of this shot was the pene- tration of the plate about seven inches and a crack extending from top to bottom. When it came to the turn of the thirteen- inch gun the penetration of the plate was deeper, another crack was made three inches wide and the whole plate was forc- ed to the rear, completely crushing up the heavy timber backing. Conjectared Effect. What the effect of such a blow would be upcn the side of even the strongest ironclad can only be conjectured, for there is an ab- sence of information in this country upon the subject, the Navy Department not be- ing able to undertake the costly experiment of erecting a section of the framing of a battle ship to serve as the support for the target. It 1s probable, however, that the shock woul] be so heavy as to endanger the fastening of the armor plates and start leaks, If it was not even more destructive. But the important fact to be considered is that this particular shot was fired at the low velocity of 1,510 feet, which means that it would have delivered a similar blow upon a ship 2,000 yards distant, or at least twice the distance of the full power range of the twelve-inch gun. What Ordnance Officers Claim. As, according to the modern conception of correct tactics, battle ships will begin to fight almost as soon as they can see each other, the point of superiority of the thirteen-inch gun Is found in its ability to deliver an equivalent blow to the twelve- inch gun at twice the range it is said to be of the greatest value, and, according to the ordnance officers, should at once turn the decision of the department in its favor in the case of the new battle ships. HIGHWAY COMMISSION. Secretary Lamont Says Everybody Wi Be Given a Chance. Secretary Lamont, who is ex-officio chair- man of the commission designated by Con- gress to pass finally upon the plansof the District Commissioners for suburban ex- tension of streets in the District, said to a Star reporter today that he had already received several communications from property holders and other persons inter- ested in the subject, but that the comm!s- sion had not as yet been able to give the question serious consideration. “You can say, however,” he added, “that it 1s the ais- position of the members of the commtssie: to give everybody a chance in this matter.’ The comm ion consists of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior and the chief of engineers of the army. It has not yet fully organtzed for business, owing to the absence of Secretary Smith from the city since the report was submitted by the District Commissioners. Al the papers In the case, including maps, ete, have been placed in charge of the chief of engince It ts not ely that the commission v enter actively into the consideration of this most Important question before Mond: the 13th instant. The reason for this Is that there will be ge in the office of chief of engineers in the meantime, caused by the retirement of Gen. Casey, the incumbent, on the 10th instant, and the officer appointed to suc- ceed him will, under the law, be ex-officio a member of the “suburban highway com- mission,” as it ts called. Unless all signs | fail, the n member will be Col. Craighill of the engineer corps, now stationed in Baltimore. > CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, Most of Them for the First Half of This Year Concluded. The civil service examinations for the rst half of 1895 are practically concluded. Only a few In the far northwest st!Il re- main to be held, and four out of the five traveling examiners have already returned to Washington. ‘Te routes and dates for the fall examinations are not yet decided upon, and wili not be for nearly two months. The number of persons appearing to take the examinations was about the usual ay- era On the northern route, which In- cludes New England, New Jersey, Dela re and eastern New York and Pen: nia, there were 716 applicants. On the seuthern route there were 343, this belng ihe lightest of all. The northwestern route, which covers the territory between the great lakes and the Ohto river, was the heaviest, with 1,288 applicants. The cen- tral route, which follows the Mississippi nd the lower Ohio, had 704 applicants. ‘The Pacific route will be nearly as light as the southern, Each route, except the Pacific, has fifteen places for holding ex- aminations, which Include every position protevied by the civil service laws. —— SOUND MONEY LIT ATURE. Mr. Stone Says It in Not so Attractive as That of Free Silver. Representative W. A. Stone of Pennsyl- vanta is In the city on a short visit to his family, who have been residing here since the adjournment of Congress. Mr. Stone 1s very much disgusted with the growth of free silver sentiment In western Pennsyl- vania. His district lies In the city of Alle- gany, opposite Pittsburg, and he has been very much surprised to observe that free silver 1s making some friends tn that nelghborhood. Mr, Stone attributes the growth of the sentiment to the popular propaganda which has been carried on by the tree silver peo- ple. Th have gone right down among the masses, he says, and have talked finance to them and written It in a popular, catchy way and in a manner to conceal from the ordinary man the spectous of | the arguments put forth. Mr. Stone thinks it would be wise establish a sound money bureau in that | section of country to meet the argu- ments of the free silver people in the same vein. He says the trouble with the sound money Hterature generally distributed is that it ts too heavy and too abstruse for the understanding of the people it {s in- 4 dom y articles seminated from the headquarters in New York, while admirable tn their way, he £ do not compete on equal terms with the literature disse ed by the free sil- ver men, j Pear Orilla and MANY ARE MISSING The Iowa Cyclone Was Fatal to the Young. SEVERAL SCHOOL HOUSES WRECKED Many Deaths by Lightning Are Reported. WIRES ARE PROSTRATED SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 4.—At least Wo people are believed to have been din the terrible cyclone that passed over this part of Iowa last evening. Some persons estimate the death roll between 200 and 250, but it fs not believed it will reach that number. No one, as yet, can tell how great the loss of life is, or how extensive the damage, until reports from the outly- ing districts have been received. The tele- graph wires in this section are all down, and authentic information ts hard to get. Three school heuses are known to have been demolished, two teachers and several pupils and nearly a score of others killed, and many buildings wrecked. Dead or Mixsing. Those known to be dead or missing are Mamie S. Haggie and five brothers, killed near Sioux Center; Mrs. John Kerster, near sicux Center, her child blown away and not yet foun Anna Marsden, teacher in Coombs School, near lreton; George Mars- den, brother to Anna, teacher in another school near Ireton; Charles Marsden, killed near Sioux Center; Mrs. Post, killed near Sioux Center; Rudolph Schwerdefeger, aged twenty-one, killed by lightning near Suth- erland; Peter Stimmer, killed in his house near Lawrence by lightning; two children of L. W. Coombs, killed near Sioux Center; Mrs. John H. Waterman, killed near Sib- ley, child of a Verhoff, killed near Sioux Center; John Patterson, William Rudiches, Mrs. R. W. Smith, G Balling, Mrs. Her- man Belikomps, two children, Anna Hois- ington, Bertha Doonburg, H. G. Neider- frank, M. F. Hoyt and J. Jamison. Besides the above, a number were in- jured, some fatally. Many Young Lives Taken. A peculiar feature of the disaster is the number of youthful lives lost by the cruel winds. Three school houses near Sioux Center were destroyed while school was in progress, and at each one from three to ten children were killed or injured. Many of the children were carried from a quarter td ee a mile before they alighted. Two little d shters of John Koster, a farmer near ux Center, were picked ‘up as they were leaving the School house and dashed into a wire fence, where both were killed. Two sons of C. H. Haggie, at the same school house, had their legs broken and received other injuries, from which they will not die. Mr. Haggie’s house ts near the schoo! house. Although he escaped, his daughter was so badly injured that she cannot live. The pa- rents of many of the children escaped the storm, and are nearly frantic with anxiety to learn whether their little ones are dead cr alive. Many Killed by Lightning. A curious feature of the cyclone was the accompaniment of electrical violence, and many deaths by lightning are reported. The towns of Sioux Center, Ireton, Range City, Perkins, Doon, Hul, eldon, Alton, Ashton, Sibley and Lemars were almost directly in the path of the cyclone. The storm was followed by furlous wind and rainfall, which had not abated at an early hour this morning. Numerous victims were found lodged in trees, where they had been hurled by the wind. Where had stood fine residences could be found nothing but a cellar hole, and in some cases a few twist- ed timbers, while strewn all over the ground were portions of buildings and fur- niture, bearing not the least semblance of their original form, and useless except for kandlin; Fielis of sprouting grain are now bare, trees uprooted and all is desolation along the path of the cyclone. ‘oc With Des Moines Wires. DES MOINES, Iowa, May 4.—A cyclone passed in a northwesterly direction about ten miles west of this clty last night. It crossed the Chicago Great Western tracks interrupted telegraphic No definite reports of ex- communication, tensive loss to property or life have been received. A bard wind storia struck Des It was accompanied by electrical ations, which created havoc with the local telephone and telegraphic service. The managers_of the electric street rail- ways had beef’ warned by telegram from Okiahoma and Sioux City, and stopped trafic and interrupted their circuits. The wind in Des Moines damaged small build- ings, but the loss will not be great. A heavy rain began falling at the time and ecntinued until early this morning. Many Ruildings Destroyed. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 4.—The cyclone which struck this section did much dam- age to property. In this city many small buildings were blown to pieces, and win- dows of several fine resid2nces were smash- ed in and contents of the houses damaged by rain. No lives were lost. A Cloudburst in South Dakota. SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 4.—Besides the cyclone, which did considerable damage at West Sioux Falls and vicinity, there was a regular cloudburst tw miles north and an immense rise in the riyer is looked for. The Sioux at Della Raplds is running over the Milwaukee ‘racks, and Skunk creek is also high and flooding farms in its course. An Opera House Blown Down. WEBSTER, S. D., May 4.—The northern portion of Spink county D., was swept by a cyclone last night. The greatest dam- age by far reported was Ashton, at where the opera house was blown down, the Congregational Churen demolished and many houses and barns destroyed. Farm houses, granari and barns for miles east of Ashton are completely blown away. ‘The telegraph wires are down, and it Is Impossible to learn whether any one was killed or injured in the stricken town. Many Large Hailstones Fell. MADRID, Iowa, May 4.—A terrible rain and wind storm passed over this section of the state. Hail fell in large quantities, the stones being as large as hazel nuts. A dozen freight cars on a siding of the Mil- waukee road were blown out on the main track, where they were found by the switching crew in time to avert a wreck with the eastern passenger train. A Conservative Report. CHICAGO, May 4.—The Northwestern Railroad Company's official report from the exclone-swept district of Iowa, dated Ire- ton, says: A cyclone started about four miles north of Ireton yesterday afternoon and traveled fourteen miles in an easterly direction, Five school houses were de- royed, twenty lives were lost and fifty people were injured. Particulars meager. —_>__ Secretary Smith's Return. Secretary Smith returned this morning from his successful professional trip to Georgla, having been detained a day longer than he Intended. He spent the early part of the day on his accumulated official mall, and at 11 o'clock set out for the White House, where he remained until I p.m, TROUBLE WITH INDIANS Settlers in the Far Northwest Want Troops. It is Feared That More Bloodshed Will Follow—Hostilities Have Be- gun—North Dakotn: Affair. SPOKANE FALLS, Wash., May 4.—The trouble between settlers’ and renegade In- dians of Kalispel valley, which has been brewing for a long time, has at last result- ed in a conflict, and the present state of affairs in the valley indicates that serious trouble and bloodshed are sure to result unless the government at once steps in with troops to protect the settlers. Hostilities commenced‘on Tuesday, when three settlers, named William Jared, “Bid” Jared and Oscar McLaugilin, were attack- ed by a band of redskins led by “Big Sam, who attempted to drive them from a quar- ter section of land which they were fencing in. “Big Sam" opened things by drawing an fron bar from under his blanket and aiming a blow at William Jared, who was felled to the ground. The other Indians then rusned in with knives and clubs, and after a short fight the whites, all badly wounded, succeeded in reaching their boat. They opened fire on the Indians, killing one, the others ¢s- caping by dodging behind trees and rocks, where the whites dared not follow, being largely outnumbered by the reds. ‘The In- dians then ran to their camp, a mile dis- tant, and soon returned fully armed, but the settlers had put the river between themselves an‘] their foes. The settlers along the valley have been thoroughly aroused over this latest outrage and are arming themselves, preparatory to driving the redskins out of the co&intry. The Indian agent, who Is powerless to con- trol these renegades, has appealed for troops to prevent blocdshed. The North Dakota Trouble. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 4.—A prom- Inent citizen of Rolla, N. D., telegraphs the Journal that the Indian difficulty there has been fomented and stirred up by the scheming of the deputy United States mar- shals to get fees and mileage. He charges, and offers to back up his charges with affidavits, that there would never have been any trouble ff Deputy Schindler had not caused a great number of arrests on fictitious or trivial charges for what there was in {t. Schindler devotes a good deal of time to looking up supposed irregu- larities, swearing out warrants and taking the supposed offenders on long railroad trips to Bismarck or Grand Forks, where jonally they plead guilty, are sen- tenced to a few days in the jail and are then released. He is charged with procur- ing the sale of liquor to the half-breeds in order to trump up cases, and even arrests his own friends and relatives when they take a trip at government expense. Re- cently he arrested his brother-in-law and took him before Judge Thomas. Roulette county has no jail and seatences are served out by Schindier’s prisoners at their own homes. An investigation by the Washington au- thorities is demanded. ee FOR ALAR: NO CA Mr. Gresham's Utness in Painful, but kc Not Critical. Secretary Gresham rested better than usual last night, but there {s no material change in his condition today. He suffers great pain at intervals, and has been for- bidden to recelve callers. The stomach and intestinal conditions show a slight im- provement, but the liver troubles are still active, and are complicated with inter- costal neuralgia. To add to his afflictions he nas developed a cold, as a result of his frequent drives to the President's country home during the recent’ cold spell. His physielan si there ts: no occasion for alarm over his condition, and that he will probably be all right again in a few weeks. When his condition justifies it, the dis- tinguished patient will be taken to Fort Monroe for rest and recuperation. —<—<—— 6 Treasury Department Changes. The following changes have been made in the classified service in the Treasury Department: Appointments—Office of auditor for Post Office Department: A. B. Keefer, Pennsyl- vania, $1,000. Promotions—Oflice of auditor for Post Of- fice Department: Homer J. Bibb, Missouri, from $1,400 to $1,600; L. D. Marcellus, Mas- sachusetts, from $1,200 to $1,400; L. M. Baruett, Massachusetts, from $1,200 to $1,400; A. F. Heilman, Pennsylvania, from $1,000 to $1,200; L. A. Cornish, District of Columbia, trom $00 to $1,000. Office of internal revenue: Elmer A. Forbes, Kansas, from $1,200 to $1,400; Luther F. Speer, Pennsylvania, from $1,200 to $1,400. of coast and geodetic survey: P. A. Ohio, from $1,600 to $2,000; John Nelson, Maryland, from $1,200 to $1,600; L. Baldwin, Ohio, from $720 to $1,200; C. Yates, Ohio, from $720 to $00, H. C. Denson, Alabama, from $720 to $900; . L. Faris, Maryland, from 20 to $900; O,. B. French, Ohio, from $720 to $900. —+@ Axsigned to Regiments. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are ordered: Col. Jacob F. Kent to the twenty-fourth infantry. Col. Samuel Ovenshine to the twenty-third infantry. Lieutenant Colonel Clarence M. Bailey to the eighteenth infant! . Lieutenant Colonel James W. Powell, jr., to the fifteenth infantry. Major Charles Hobart to the fifteenth in- fantry. : Major John N. Coe to the twenty-first in- fantry Capt.°John J. Brereton to the twenty- fourth Infantry, company G. Capt. William C. Buttler to the third in- fantry, company H. Capt. James Rogers to the twentieth infantry, company K. SS The Trouble With Red Thunder. The Indian office has recetyed the follow- Ing dispatch from Agent Hall at Rolla, D., near the edge of the Turtle Moun- tain reservation. It is dated May 4, and is in reply to the President's order to the In- dians to cease resistance, which was sent yesterday: ‘Red Thunder fs off the reservation, and at St. John’s. I shall see him this morn- ing and explain your message. The parties to be arrested are in a log house, and pro- tected, it Is reported, by 200 men. The marshal's posse {s on the ground, but is powerless to make the arrests. No danger to settlers is apprehended. Reservation quie’ o-_—___—_ Presidentin1 Appointments. The President today appointed James M. Mertin of Louisiana to be marshal of the United States for the western district of Louisiana. He also mage the following appointments in the revenue cutter serv. ice: William F. Kilgorg, to be captain; Howard Emery, to be first lteutenant; Francis M. Dunwoody, tp be first Heuten- ant. Promotions in the navy: William W. Woohull, to be pay ingpector, with the rank of commander; Wiliiam K. Van Rey- pen, medical director, with the rank of captain. ry ee Ordered to West Point. First Lieut. Samuel E., Smiley, fifteenth infantry, now in this city; has been ordered to duty in the law department of the Unit- ed States Military Academy. THE REAL RESULT The Monroe Doctrine Shown the Door by England. PRECEDENT OF THE CORINTO EPISODE A New Declaration to Be Made by Congress. RELATIONS TO BE DEFINED Exit the Monroe doctrine, with England, in the capacity of grand chamberlain, showing the door. That-such is the result of the Corinto episode, so far as the United States 1s con- cerned, many public men privately admit. They find {t impossible to take any other view of the matter. Whether the admin- istration was right or wrong In the attl- tude it assumed is not regarded as being so much to the point. The fact remains that the attitude assumed was formally and officially assumed, and this govern- ment stands committed by it. That awful thing, a precedent, has been made. Great Britain and the whole of Europe are greatly amused, while Central and South America are correspondingly depressed. It is comedy for the one side and tragedy for the other, with the United States, under Mr. Cleveland’s guidance, the bountiful provider of both entertainments. A New Declaration. But while the Monroe doctrine, so long so called, has in its supposed form received its quietus, there is no thought of aban- doning the question of just what relations this country, as the great republic, of right sustains, or ought to sustain, to the Cen- tral and South American republics as re- publics. The solution of that question is now cot sidered imperative, and that it will be entered upon when Congress assembles next winter is certain. Both national pride and the business interests involved in the Nicaragua canal will demand this, and a new dcctrine, embodying the popular con- ception of the old Monroe doctrine—a sort of Monroe doctrine up to date—will be formulated and passed for official promul- gation. It is appgrent that many difficulties will t themselves. The transatlantic just developed, will have to be met. England says, and Europe will echo ft, that the United States must either shoulder all of the quarrels of Central and South Amer- ican republics with transatlantic powers, and answer itself squarely and promptly to those powers, or else keep hands off in such controversies altogether. No middle ground is mentioned. Such a thing as ar- bitration, with the United States using riendly offices, seems not to have heen ebnsidered. The United States must either buckle on her armor and go to battle with- out delay, or else cross her hands behind her back and look on while a helpless little neighbor is cudgeled to the content of a powerful antagonist. It will be for Con- gress te find a middle ground. England's proposition, it is thought safe to say, will not be accepted. The United States will undertake to act neither as the policeman for the western hemisphere, nor as an in- different idler, when the interests of her smaller neighbors are involved. She will find something to do in such circumstances without undertaking to do it all. To Snatixfy Sentiment. It may be, however that the greatest difficulty will be encountered in satisfying sentiment in the little republics themselves. There is not only a depression, but a con- sternation of feeling existing there at pres- ent. The cable news shows that the people of Central America are preatly disap- pointed in the United States. They are even talking of forming an alliance among themselves to resist future foreign aggres- sions. They have lost faith in this country. The great republic, their powerful neig! bor, upon whom they lad been leaning so confidently, has failed them. The Monroe doctrine turns out to ve the Mrs. Harris of diplomacy. There's no such person. Will they care, then, to co-operate in any policy devised and proposed by this country look- ing to the establishment of mutual rela- tions that will mean something? Will it avail anything to assure them in frank and respectful terms that the foreign policy of the present administration, from the Ha- waiian episode down, has not reflected pop- ular sentiment in the United tes? But, most of all, what must a policy represent that will restore to the United Siutes her lost prestige in this busin und at the same time commend Itself to those coun- tries to the south, helping along as best they can the cause of a popular govern- ment? The Administration’s Interpretation. The Monroe doctrine, as the administra- tion interpreted it, was monumental selfish- ness. It didn’t mean anything of benefit to anybody but to the people of the United States. They alone were considered. It was not a championsh!p of popular govern- ment at all. Monarchical intrigues and aggressions on this side of the Atlantic were to be forbidden if the interests of the United States were threatened. Ac- cording to this theory, Louis Napoleon was ordered out of Mexico because the estab- lishment of a monarchy, with an amlable Austrian under bad Influences cn the throne, might work harm to this country. ‘The Central Americans now may ask, would that action have been taken if Louis Na- poleon had been operating as far south us Nicaragua or Brazil? And this point, when pressed, will, it fs believed, cail for’ some- thing more than fine phrase-making on the part of the United States. Clearly, therefore, as some public men believe, if anything is to be accomplished in the direction indicated !t must be by the adoption of a policy by the United States which, while free from undue assertion, shall yet extend to her small neighbors to the south the benefits of a real friendship. Otherwise, it will be uszless to approach them at all. If the United States is not to enter into any contention between a small American republic and a transatlan- tie power unless her own individual wel- fare is threatened, the small republics will not care to accept her hand. They may even openly refuse it, and proceed to develop the idea suggested of an alliance among themselves to protect themselves against foreign powers incited to hostil- ities because of their helplessness when taken singly. Such an Allinnce Not Likely to Suc- ceed. If such an alliarce could hope for suc- cess in Central America, more than one man of prominence in the United States would be glad to see {t formed. They would be glad, too, to see England the first victim of its power. She would be likely sooner or later to tackle !t, and if she could receive a good basting as the result of her tyranny {t would recall with satisfaction in this country the basting the colonies, gave her. But the idea is that no such union as the colonies effected is poséible among the Central American countries. They are peopled by a different race, and their interests are not as closely inter- woven as were those of the colonies. The solution of the difficulty, therefore, seems to be an understanding between them and the United States whereby the greater power shall in times of stress act as the friend of the lesser powers. e The Concord at Amoy. The gunboat Concord arrived at Amoy today. se NO REPLY FROM NICARAGUA Semi-Official Announcement Made in London. It Con Hardly Be Expected for a Few Days—News of a Tumalt at Manngua. LONDON, May 4.—It 1s semi-officially an- nounced this afternoon that the British government has not yet received Nica- ragua’s acquiescence in the British de- mands. A definite reply can hardly be ex- pected for a few days. The Daily News says: “The world has not appreciated the tactics of President Zelaya of Nicaragua or recognized his wis- dom. The United States having refused to dance to his piping, he now warns them of Nicaragua's bitterness and indignation. His friends, through Colon telegrams, are now seeking to impress the world with a sense of his peril in reaching a settlement of the dispute with Great Britain.” The Times says: “While the prospects of peace are good in Asia, we are within measurable distance ofa reconciliation with Nicaragua. The Earl of Kimberley has shown himself to be an indulgent creditor. If President Zelaya sanctions the agreement our ships will immediately leave Nicaragua, and as Corinto would be indis- pensable to the government if a revolution shouid break out, President Zelaya will probably hasten to comply with the British terms.” NEW YORK, May 4.—A special to the World frem Corinto, Nicaragua, says: Capt. Trench, whom the British appointed governor, denies that he has ordered any arrests nade. He says the people are or- derly and friendly, and he has found the inhabitants of Corinto and the Nicaraguan oflicials extremely courteous. Commander Stokes, who came ashore with dispatches, corroborated Capt. Trench. Both returned on board ship to see Admiral Stephenson at noon. Capt. Trench afterward returned and immediately ordered the embarkation of the greater portion of his men. Only fifty-eight British marines remain on shore now. They will embark as soon as Capt. ‘Trench turns the town ove: to the Nica- Traguans. Everybody here is pleased. A special to the World from Managua says: A howling mob is rushing through the streets yelling: ‘Death to Zelaya and his advisers.” An outbreak is imminent. The troops are confined to the barracks all ready for an emergency. Reinforcements are coming from Leon. THE NEW GUNBOATS. Four to Be With Full Sail Power and ‘Two With Twin Screws. Secretary Herbert has finally settled the dispute in the board of naval bureau chiefs over the designs for the six Nght-draft gun- boats authorized to be built by the last Congress. Four members of the board re- ported in favor of twin-screw boats with- out sails, while two members held to the design prepared by the construction bu- reau, which contemplated single-screw, full-saitpowered vessels. It Is evident that Secretary Herbert, who was placed in a position where he was obliged to decide be- tween the two views, found the arguments presented In favor of the plans of the co: struction bureau the strongest, promisin, as they did, supertor efficiency and a von- siderable economy in the cost of running the vessels. ee Sull, he -could not afford “to ignore the recommendation of the majority of the board entirely, so he has decided to build boats of each type, four with full sail power and single screws and two with twin screws and without sail power, having orly two signaling masts. The construc- tion bureau has been notified of this de- cision and will begin at once to draw new plans for twin-screw boats without eail power, those already drawn for the sailing gunboats being unavailable for the other type in view of the radical difference in the lines required for single and twin-screw boats. The new designs will closely resemble those for gunboat No. 7, now building at Newport News, although they will be on a reduced scale, so as to bring the tonnage from 1,40) down to about 980. The draft will be 12 feet, as calculated for the sailing gunboats, and the battery will be the same —six four-inch guns and a secondary bat- tery. The horse power will be S00 and the speed about twelve knots. Work on the plans will be pushed, and ft Is expected tkat the advertisements for proposals will be issued in about one month. —---—___ REPRESENTATI HITT’S ILLNEss. The Crisis Expected Soon—He Rallics After a Bad Night. Representative Hitt of Illinois passed a bad night and was reported worse this morning by his attending physician. This afternoon Mr, Hitt nad rallied some- what since this morning and was report- ed to be in no immediate danger. It was understood today that the crisis in Mr. Hitt’s case must arrive in the next twenty-four hours, and that if he shall safely pass that period his recovery may be expected. It is now sald that the tm- mediate danger is from meningitis. One of the most serious symptoms in his recent illress has been at times a marked brain trouble. Personal Mention. Maj. Pruden, the President's assistant private secretary, Is recovering from a spell of sickness. He was able to be out today. Controller Eckels is expevted to return from Detroit this evening. Representatives Wheeler and Bankhead of Alabama are on 4 visit to the city. ‘They were at the Treasury Department to- day. Mr. Mason of West Virginia, ex-commis- sioner of Internal revenue, is in the city on private business. Mr. Eugene C. Copenhaver has left the city for a few weeks’ gunning and fishing in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Rev. E. 8. Todd, D. D., pastor of Hamline M. E. Church, is detained in Kansas City, Mo., owing to the continued illness of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Pullman. Mr, Johi B. Wight, president of the Washington board of fire underwriters, has been invited to and will attend the twenty- ninth annual meeting and banquet of the national board of fire underwriters, April 15, in New York. The Spanish Minister's Presentation. Arrangements have been made for the fcrmal presentation of Senor Dupuy de Lcme, the new Spanish minister, to the President on Monday at noon. The intro- ductions will be made by Acting Secretary Uhl. Owing to the existing complications between Spain and the United States in regard to the Allianca affair, the addresses to be exchanged on this occasion will be more interesting than such formalities usually are. ——— or Sent Home From Havana. The Spanish minister has informed the State Department that Travers Harmon and Gordon’Thomas, the two boys who ran away from their homes in this city and were caught in Havana, had been turned over to United States Vice Consul Springer at the Cuban port, and were put on board the steamer Seneca, which sailed for New York yesterday. Mr. Thomas, father of one of the boys, has gone to New York to meet the steamer and bring them home. ————-e.___. Governmeng: Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $183,214. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $450,766; customs, $451,408; miscellaneous, $119,514. REPUBLICAN PLANS Policy of the Party Will Be Con- servative, FOR PROTECTION AND SOUND MONEY The West Losing Its Chances for the Nomination. SILVER AND BIMETALLISM ———+—____ At this time, when the boundary fines of the two great political parties of the coun- try are uncertain and shifting, thinking men of both factions are puzzling them- selves over the prospects of the future, The imminency of radical change from a basis of long standing is believed to con- front both democrats and republicans. It is the opinion of some republicans at this capital, an opinion freely and frequent- ly expressed in the political gossip of the hour, that the tendency of the times clear- ly points out the policy of the republican party for the future. It is sald that with the wiping out of old boundary lines by the growing tendency, in many sections, to- sward free trade, free silver, flat money, secialism, populism and un-American doc- trines of all kinds, it behooves the republi- can party more than ever to tend to con- servatism and stand on the unequivocal basis of protection to American industries, sound money, good government, sound financial credit, and a vigorous American policy. It is the belief of these people that th republican party should draw the Ii closer than ever before on the conservative pun upon which it was organized, vigor- ously excluding ideas foreign to that policy and affording opportunity to those who do not want to stand on this basis to cast their lot with the adheres.ts of whatever ism they may choose. Lessening of Western Ci meen. The natural consequences of following this policy, it is claimed, would be the les« sening of the chances of presidential can- didates from the west for securing the re- Publican nomination. To the eastern and central states republican there is some- thing specious in the cry of bimetallism, especially when it is uttered by a western man. Politicians of the capital have come to regard this word bimetallism as an exceedingly elastic term, capable of em- bracing a wide range of meaning, from al- most absolute silver monometallism to the practical gold standard. Bimetallism is re- garded by many politicians as a very con- verient political fence upon which the wary statesman can sit whiJe he shakes with equal heartiness the hand of the sil- ver man on one side and the gold man on the other. A man can profess the strong- est bimetallic sentiments and yet excuse his vote in ngress for a goid measure upon the ground that independent bimetal- lism by this country is inexpedient at this time. Or, on the other hand, it is but an easy step from the bimetallic fence to the silver man’s side, upon the excuse that the only way to force bimetallism is through the constant advocacy of silver’s cause. if Qualifications of a Candidate. Thus arises the suspicion in many minds against the bimetallic candidate from the far west. He is recognized to be on the financial fence, but is exposed to greater temptation and greater pressure to alight on the silver side than on the sound money side, because his affiliations, surroundings and influences are all that way. The argu- ment is made that {if the republican party of the future is to stand for good money, sound credit, good government and protec- tion of all things American, the head of the Barty, recognized as such in the President, must be a man of no uncertain caliber; there must be no trace or suspicion of alloy in_the ring of his metal. Opposed to this view of the future are those politiclans who profess to see the only salvation of the republican party to lie In a middle course, a compromise and recogn@on of the rights and wishes of a welghty and influential branch of the party in the west. They are met, however, with the claim that in tnis case the people will come with the party and not the party go to the people. It is argued that when the western brethren , who in the majority of cases are western only by recent residence and not by birth or instinct, see the stand taken by the conservative element of the party, and are brought face to face with the alternative, their hearts will warm with the tradition and history of the republican party, and they will uot leave its broad and tried track to follow the unknown and experimental paths of new financial and in- dustrial schemes, ——+ eo. HELPED BY MR. BAYARD. Uncle Sam's Good Offices Effected the Moenraguan Agreement. It is stated by officials of the diplomatic corps who have been directly concerned in the British-Nicaragua imbroglio that a misapprehension exjsts as to the part taken by the United States in bringing about the agreement reached. Some recent cables to this country from London have sought to convey the impression that Senor Medi- na, the Salvadorean minister, effected the settlement. It is said that the good offices of the State Department, exerted in no un- certain way through Ambassador Bayard, brought about the agreement. It was deemed advisable, however, that Senor Medina should be the medium of formal communication, although it is sald that his efforts would not have brought ap- preciable results had they not been supple mented by Mr. Bayard. —-—+*- AGAINST FREE SILVER. Richardson on the Condition of Mr. Things in Iowa. Mr. J. J. Richardson, member of the democratic committee for Iowa, was at the White House today and talked about the money campaign that 1s going on in thé west. Mr. Richardson says that Iowa hag not been so badly affected by the silver sentiment as some of the other states, and he thought the people there are largely, against free silver. —______o-_____ The Prestdent's Portrait. Percy Ives of Michigan has just coms pleted a portrait of President Cleveland, For the past month the President has been giving his spare time to sittings. The por- trait is a life-size head and bust. The like- ness Is very satisfactory to the President. It also meets with the hearty approval of Mrs, Cleveland, who has watched tho progress of the portrait wiih great inter+ est. —_—____+2+___—_ ‘Two Appointments, William J. Gibson has been appointeq counsel for the United States in cases be= fore the board of general appraisers af New York. George R. McKay of Clev land, Ohio, has been appointed assistant United States attorney for the northern district of Ohio. Fourth-Cliss Postmasters. Thirty-four fourth-class postmasters were appointed today, twenty-nine of whom were to fill vacancies caused by deaths or ress ignations. 5