Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1895, Page 1

f THE EVENING STAR. ecient at PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, comer gee ‘The Evening Star fs served to subscribers In the city by carriers, on their owr account, at 10 cents per week,»or 44 cents per mouth. Coples at the counter 2 cents each. 'y mail—anywhere in the United Go or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents per noth. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage adiled, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oifice at Washington, D. C., | Ste cae meat be pale mall subscriptions must in advance. Rates of aivertising made Known om application, MR. ELKINS’ WORK Looking Up the West in Mr. Har- rison’s Interest. WILL GIVE THE RESULTS OF HIS TRIP Se He Will Probably Attend to the Southern Republicans. a THE MEETING IN NEW YORK Stephen B. Elkins has denied that there is any connection between the appearance ¢f ex-President Harrison in New York at this time ard his own return from an ex- tended western tour. The impression fought to be conveyed by the report was that Mr. Elkins had made his trip in the interest of General Harrison’s renomina- tien for the presidency, and would now give an account to his favorite of the re- sults of the journey. The story was fancl- ful enough to have defeated itself. Why, it is asked, should General Harrison have been called to New York to receive such news? Why could not Mr. Elkins have stopped at Indianapolis on his way back, and have told his news there? That would have answered every purpose, besides com- plying with the regulations of accepted ceremony. When was a commander sum- mcned from a distance to hear the report of an orderly? The orderly, as a rule, twakes.straight for the commander, wher- ever he may be. Some Late Information. But whatever Mr. Elkins’ purpose was in going west, and however accidental. his present meeting with Gen.»Harrison may be, it is ge.erally agreed among the poli- ticians that the West Virginia republican leader has some late information that his favorite ought to have and is likely to get before he leaves the metropolis. There are some things beyond dispute. And among them are these: Gen. Harrison is the choice of Mr. Elkins for the next republican nom- ination for the presidency; the silver ques- tion is giving the republican leaders a good deal of anxiety; the west is the weak spot in the republican line on that issue; Mr. Elkins has just returned from a tour which carried him through all of the prin- cipal western states; while on that tour he discussed the silver question with many men of prominence, and was himself inter- viewed several times for the newspapers touching his own-cpinions. With these in- disputabie facts in view, It is of small con- Sequence in the eyes of the politicians whether Mr. Etkins’ trip was made espe- cially in Gen. Harrison's behalf or not. Whatever information bearing on politics, current or tc come, Mr. Elkins may have gathered—and h» is regarded as being a very industrious man—is to be turned over to the Harrison account and made the most cf. Popular in the West. Mr. Elkins is a very popular man in thé west. He resided for a long time in New Mexico, served the territory as a delegate in Congress, and thus came in touch with western ideas and interests. He 1s still in touch with them. His return east, and his subsequent prominent {dentification with eastern interests, have not made him a stranger to the people he formerly repre. sented. He still remembers them and they still remember him. When he visits them he is treated like one of the family. They Giscuss their affairs with him with all the greater freedom for knowing that he is in thorough sympathy with their best aspira- tions and well acquainted with their re- sources and limitations. They can talk sil- ver to him without the fear of encounier- ing a sneer or a cold shoulder. In their | opinion he knows what silver is, what they need and what they deserve, and they be- lieve that he will heip them as far as it may lie in his power and be consistent with his judgment to do so. He is thought to be the one prominent eastern republican handling “large capital and pushing large enterprises certain not to join in any ex- treme measures favoring eastern interests at the expense of western interests. Mr. Elkins’ Views Now. The views that Mr. Elkins has been ex- pressing since his return go to show that this confidence in him is not misplaced. He has many pleasant things to say of | the west. He denies, in particular, that the west on the money question is seeking her own interests at the expense of the ecuntry’s interests. He does not advocate free and unlimited coinage of silver. But he insists that silver as money ought to be increased in quantity. He declares for safe and practical bimetallism. His utter- ances, inde: ly like those of Gen. Hari deli ed in Colorado s eral years ago, and now kept so much in evidence. e@ the west a better hearing, he says. She is not bent upon the destru tion of the country. She wants more Money in circulation, and wants it in sil- Yer, and he thinks that within certain safeguards such a policy should be adopted. That is understood to be Gen. Harrison's position also, The east is reminded that she cannot hope to have her way about the kind and the quantity of mor t out in this country, and she is advised to make scme wise ¢ 0:8 to th t in good time to pre rious troubl As they agree on the main Gen. Harr and Mr. Elk pected to a soon the cha compromise necessary in the pr ought structive in have kept the n ple of his mvst all have b end. He kr n directed t the west wanted more | i could get it—ana | and so t as to th sections together and what promise must be. Has Mr from | « : ces with the me fermulated his plan? Wil! he submit it to at this meet ‘on indorse it, and th it the platform upon whieh urge his r nation for the pre Work in the South. Nor is this the only shought Mr. on valuable servic recognized as the leade: publicans by virtue of ment in Virginia lz electi nator. He has made the - gest hole in the solid south up to date. He is trying to s and his opin- jon is that t go down. H boat for the nd Ww ild a new has gre 1 te th of new matter of | blows expec and that tir worl rate. Us Cruise. ing left Norfolk r crvise to Florida by g2 Port Royal will prob: t stopping place. this mc the inland pas ably be her ne | Ceurt, wn} y Che Evening Star. No. 13,167. The Latest Story About Mr. Thurston Re- garded Here as Absurd. His Loyalty to the Hawetian Republic “ -Unquestioned—Some Wild Reports. The story coming from San Francisco as to Minister Lorin M. Thurston’s being in favor of a restoration of the Hawaiian morarchy, although given as emanating from "private information received at San Francisco,” is not new in Washington, as a similar story came in the mail advices ten days ago and was regarded as a canard. The Honolulu Advertiser of about a month ago had a letter from the Island of Maui, one of the Hawaiian group, in which it was mentioned that a report had got abroad among the natives that Thurston was for the restoration of the queen. The Advertiser dismissed the report in two lines. When it came to the attention of officials here they regarded it as a joke, and one of them said that the intelligence and information prevailing among the na- tives of Maui was such that they would accept as true a report that Thurston had married Queen Victoria. The story now reappears as “private advices,” although officials recognize the earmark of the old story from Maui. Mr. Hastings’ Denial. When the story was brought to the at- tention of Mr. Frank Hastings, acting min- ister from Hawali, today by a Star re- porter he said: “This report is too absurd to dignify it by a denial. There ts abso- lutely no foundation in fact for it. Why, Mr. Thurston was one of the founders of the present government, one of the annexa- tion commission, and minister from Hawail frem the first under the republic. The story is the creation of some of the news- mongérs of San Francisco, who are not content with the news sent by the ac- credited news correspondent of the Asso- elated Press at Honolulu, but want to add something sensational. ‘There can be no treth whatever in such a crazy yarn. It is nded, if there be any motive be- to’ disturb the situation and en- it, ccurage the enemies of law and order in Hawaii. The story may have come, as stated, from Maui, an island ninety miles from Honolulu, but that is doubtful. It is no doubt a wild fiction, made up in San Francisco.” JUSTICE FIELD'S ANNIVERSARY. Whirt ‘Two Years’ Service on Bench of the Supreme Court. Justice Field will next Mongay celebrate the thirty-second anniversary of his enter- ing upon the duties of a member of the United States Supreme Court. He was appointed to this office on the 10th of March, 1868, by President Lincoln, but did not assume the duties of the position until the 20th of May following. He was*at the time of his appointment chief justice of the supreme court of the state of California, and he desired to finish the business which had been begun in that court before trans- ferring his labors to a new field. The eighty-second anniversary of his father’s birth also fell on the 20th of May, which was another reason for selecting that date for beginning his services in the national Supreme Court. Counting from the date of his appointment only three justices have been longer on the Supreme bench than Mr. Field. These were Chief Justice Marshall, Justice Story and Justice Wayne. Chief Justice Marshall's term covered thirty-four years, five months and five days; Justice Story’s, thirty-three years and nine months, and Justice Wayne's, thirty-two years and five months. When Justice Field went on the bench Judge Taney was chief justice. He has, there- fcre, served with four different chief jus- tices. It is said to be Mr. Field’s ambition to extend his term so as to make it the longest on record, and he bids fair to be able to acccmplish that result, notwith- standing he is now almost seventy-ning years old. He admits, when the stories of his intended resignation, which are quite regularly revivéd, are carried to him, that he hopes to remain on the bench at least one year longe Justice Field has already tmiade known his intention of going to the Pacific coast, where his circuit is located, during the coming vacation of the Supreme as has been his annual practice with comparatively few exceptions ever since his appointment, notwithstanding the law requires visits to the circuit only once every two years. the o MR, MONROE. TOOK DOW How a Frame Was Provided to Show the President's Portrait. Mr. Ives, the Detroit artist, who painted abi portrait of President Cleveland for ex-Postmaster General Dickinson, has gone to Detroit for the purpose of delivering the picture to its owner. The entire work on the portrait was done in the White House, where a studio was improvised for the artist and where the President gave frequent sittings. The picture is said to be an ellent piece of work and is regarded by those who have seen it as a good like- ne: Before it was taken away from the city some of the President’s friends ex- pressed a desire to see how it would look in a frame. In order to accommodate them one of the many old historical paintings which adorn the walls of the mansion was taken down, the portrait removed from the ident Cleveland sub- zit removed m this w ‘ated do » much under discussion of late, n odd coincidence that t of the President n on exhibition for a short ume it oved from the the frame and taken artist and the portrait of restored to its frame on the walls. +o+ CHIEF CLERK. Mr. ‘Talbot Said to Be a Strong Cu didate. Talbot, chief clerk of the ways S committee uf the House of Rap- e for ap- M Office ‘albot think ‘al Wilson Palbot is re; the details of tariff legislation and the admini i order that he may be He canno} after the the re of \eir own of the details of that impor came to V the Na the crul rma from San Juan del nger is also at that por > far wh, s are comparatively quiet on the isthmus, WASHINGTON, D.O., FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1898-TWELVE PAGES. DENIED BY MR. HASTINGS|THE SEMINARIES Report on Their Control Submitted to the General Assembly. THE COMMITTEE WAS UNANIMOUS Effect of the Recommendations of Last Year. MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED oe PITTSBURG, Pa., May 17._The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church open- ed today’s session with divine service. The business meeting was largely attended in anticipation of the report of the com- mittee on control of seminaries, which is one of the principal subjects to come be- fore the assembly. Dr. W. L. McEwan of Pittsburg, for the committee on arrange- ments, delivered an address of welcome, ip which he said that for the eighth time Pittsburg welcomes the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He spoke of the synod cf Pennsylvania being the larg- est in the church, and referred to the fact that it has more members, sends out more missionaries and contributes more money for their support than any other Presby- terian synod. He then presented the mod- erator with the gavel, made from wood frem the Holy Land. Moderator Booth then responded, ac- cepting the gavel with a pleasing address. The business of the session was then taken up, and the standing committees were an- nounced as far as they have been made up. When the report of the committee on seminary control was announced every commissioner was in his seat, and there was great interest manifested, as no one Was given any idea beforehand as to the nature of the report. The report was read by the stated clerk. Control of Seminarics. The committee of conference with the theological seminaries appointed by the general assembly of 1891 presented the following report: The committee was constituted as fol- lows Ministers, William C. Young, D. D.; Sam- uel A. Mutchmore, D. D.; Charles T. Hale: D. D.; Alexander G. Wilson, D. D.; Wi liam A. Bartlett, D. D.; George D. Baker, D. D.; John Dixon, D. D.; T. Ralston Smith, D. b.; Richard S. Holmes, D. D. Elders, Thomas McDougall, Samuel A. Bonner, John J. McCook, David Wills, Geo. H. Shields, Charles Geddes, John Hee ner. uring the year, Judge Davis Wilis of Gettysburg, Pa., died. The committee held two meetings, one at Saratoga, N. Y., in August, 1804, and.one at Pittsburg, May 14 and 15, 1805. By subcommittees it has held conferences with the following seminaries: Two with the Princeton boards, two with the Mc- Cormick boards, and one with each of the following: Auburn, Western, Lane, Dan- ville, San Francisco, Newark and Lincoln University. Immediately after the meet- ing of the committee at Saratoga it ad- dressed a letter through its chairman to each of the boards of the seminaries; and the answers received are appended to the report. Simply a Declaration. At the said conferences the committee, in expressing the meaning and effect of the recommendations, said that “A,” which is as follows: ‘That all of their funds and property, subject to the terms and condi- tions of existing or specified trusts, shall be declared to be held by them in trust for the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, for the purposes of theological education according to the standards of said church, and that no part of the funds and property so held shall be used for any other purpose than for theo- logical education in the doctrines set forth in the standards of the Presbyterian Chureh in the United States of America, involved no change of title, trust, owne: ship, management or disposition’ of the property held by the various seminarieg; conferred no trust, title, ownership or pow- er on the general assembly directly or in- directly or to any of its agenci and con- ferred no right of control, management or interference in any way, directly or in- directly, with any of the said seminaries. It was simply a declaration of the use and purpose for which the funds and property were held by the respective civil corpora- tions holding the same; and its adoption was to make plain that the funds and property of the respective civil corporations were held by them and them alone and ex- clus:vely for no other purpose than for theological education according to the standards of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Officers of Seminuries. As to “B,” which is as follows: “Tnat the election of the trustees, directors or commissioners, or whatever the bodies gov- erning the teaching cr property shall be named, shall be subject to the approval of the ncxt succeeding general assembly, and that no election shall take effect until ap- proved by the general sembly; fail of the general sssembly to which said elec- tions are reported for approval to act thereon shall be regarded as approval of said elections,’ the committee stated that substantially the powers here sought to be conferred on the general assembly are now possc:sed by it over a majority of the sem- imaries; and that the adoption of “B"” sim- ply made plain by charter provision and effective by charter power the right of the general assembly to protect what she thus possesses. transfers in Seminaries, As to “C,” which is as follows: “That the election, appolatment or transfer of all professors and teachers in all seminaries shall be submitted to the succeeding gen- eval assembly for its approval, and that no such election, appointment or transfer shall take effect, nor shall any professor or teacher be inducted into office, until his election, appointment or transfer shall have been approved by the said general assem- bly; failure of the general assembly, to which the said elections, appointments or transfers are reported for approval, to act thereon shall be regarded as approval thereof, and that all of said professors and teachers shall be either ministers or mem- bers in good standing with the Presby- terlan Church in the United States of America,’ the committee stated that this was, in substance and in effect, what is known as the agreement of 1870. It was informed that two questions as to the legality of the agreement of 1870 had been raised—one as to the power of cer- tain of the seminaries to make the agree- ment, and the other as to the power of the general assembly, which is not a legal en- tity, to make any such agreement. seminary Funds. As to “D,” which is as follows: “That in the event of the violation of any of the terms of said amendments or the misuse or diversion of the funds or property held by them, then the general assembly shall be empowered to provide against such violation of the provisions of said charters before the enforcement of the same, and fer the protection of the trusts on which said property and funds are held, in such manner and in the name of such person or corporation as it may direct by resolu tion, certified by its clerk, in any civil court having jurisdiction over the corpora- tions whose charters are so amended,” your committe d that this conveys ho title In the property and vests no trust in the general assembly; that it does rot TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in fhe eating. Yesterday's Star contained 43 cofumns of advertisements, mare up of 742 separate announce: ments. hese advertisers foug$t pubficitp—not merefp space, empower the assembly directly or indirect- ly to interfere with the title to or manage- ment, use and disposition of the funds ard property of the respeetive seminaries. In the case of heretical teaching on the Part of any professor, no valfd action could be taken by the general assembly until that teaching had been adjudged heretical according to the constitution of our church. And in case of the violation of a charter no sufficient remedy exists in the inde- pendent action of the civil authority which has the right to interfere, but which can- not be compelled to do so. Action of the Seminaries. In view of the answers of the seminaries, as published in the appendix, the commit- tee reports that Omaha and Dubuque have adepted all of the recommendations of the general assembly. The directors and trustees of Princeton declare that they “do not antagonize, but on the contrary cordially acquiesce in and are in the fullest sympathy with the senti- ment of the resolutions contained in the report of the general assembly’s committee of conference with the theological sem- inaries made to the general assembly at its session in 18)4, namely, ‘That the church should control the instruction given in its theological seminaries, and that the funds held for the purposes of theological instruction should be used only for such education in the doctrines set forth in the standatds of the church.’ ” To Be Discussed This Afternoon. On motion, the discussion of the report was made a special order for 3:30 this af- ternoon. The report of the committee on Lane Seminary, at Cincinnati, was then heard. The committee reported that it had visited the seminary, under instructions to confer with the board of ttusteés concerning the reorganization, and advise with them in a friendly manner. A meeting was held with the tristees on November 22, 189, which was harmonious. After hearing the state- ment of the board of trustees as to the financial condition of the seminary, the attendance from 1887 to 1895, and the pros- pects for the future, the committee de- cided to report to the general assembly these* facts and to recommend that addi- tional teachers are needed. ‘They found the board of trustees ready to do all in their power to bring the seminary into closer relations with the church. The rec- ommendations of the committee were that the board be urged to continue, and that additional teachers be employed, and thus bring the seminary the support of the Pres- byterian clients. After discussing the replies from Prince- ton and cther seminaries the report con- cluded as follows: The committee respectfully recommends the adopticn of the following resolution: 1. That it is the sense of, the assembly that the assembly of 1894 did not intend to prepare the way for any ‘change in the tenure or management of the ‘operty of the seminaries, or to do. anything which can affect the autonomy of the seminaries, and that the said recommendations were intended to have the meaming and effect as recited in this committee’s report. This assembly in reaffirming the resolution of the assembly of 1804 does’'so with the avowed purpose of leaving the tenure and utle to all property of the seminaries ex- actly where they are néw, in the hands of various boards of trustees, and with the further purpose of seeuring the veto power to the assembly as an effective force by charter provision and-of safeguard- ing by charter declaration | 'the trusts held and to. be held. by boar ef trustees against perversion or mis 2 That this general searpbly, reamirms the action ef the assembly, , and in view of the progress ma@e~and the “im- portance of the interests involved, declares that in its jutlgment the éffort showld “Re continued to secure the adoption in sub- stance of the assembly’s plan by all the seminaries. wi 91 3. That a committee be appointed to have further charge of this matter, and to make report to the next general as- sembly. Adopted unanimously and_ respectfully submitted in behalf of the committee. Snbbath Observance. The report of the committee on Sabbath observance was read by Wm, R. Warrall. Among other things it said: “We par- ticularly enjoin upon the members of our own church to see to it that they do noth- ing by example to increase the frightful desecration of the Lord’s day. We heartily commend all Sunday legislation designed to protect the Christian Sabbath as a day of rest and worship.” The report was ac- cepted. Dr. Johnstone of Chicago recommended a day of prayer every year for Sunday’ ob- servance. Dr. Kneeland~ of Boston spoke on the topic, especially condemning Sunday news. papers and their readers and advertisers. Dr. Fox of Brooklyn read the report of the committee on “temporalities of the chureh,” which was adopted. Dr. Hubbard of the committee on the “Assembly Herald” submitted his report. The expenses for the first ten months of the paper's existence, when over a million copies were issued, were $11,904. The in- come was $19,774. The monthly circulation will soon be 400,000 copies. ‘The last weekly prayer meeting in Octo- ber was, by general consent, set aside at the yearly prayer meeting on Sabbat ob- servance. 3 After various votes of thanks the assem- bly adjourned until 2:30 p.m. WORK OF THE CHURCH. What Has Been Done Through Var- fous Committees. PITTSBURG, May 17.—The following re- ports of the various boards of the church will be presented to the assembly during its session here. They are released on ac- count of premature publication: The report of the board of freedmen’s missions shows receipts from churches, Sabbath schools, societies and individuals exceed those of the year before by $%, The debt this year is $22,351.56, which is $4,000 less than last year, The number of schools was decreased during*the year, and the salaries of teachers were reduced on an average about 10 per cent. The total con- tributions, exclusive of $14,658.87 for in- surance, was $173,050.16, and expenditures, $162,704.10, The report of the board of aid for col- leges and academies shows that three in- stitutions were aided in 1898. Four were dropped this year because they would not conform to the requirement that indebied- ness must not be incurred. A college in Tennessee and an academy in Iowa have erected admirable buildings during the year without incurring indebtedness. The total receipts from all sourees for the year 1894-95 amount to $119,627.34. The number of vontributing churches was 2,956, but 4,431, or about three-fifths of the churches, omitted this work. The board of home missions received last 75, exceeding those of last 13. The school work is di- vided into five departments, viz: the Alas- Kan, the Indian, the Mexican. the Mormon and the Mountain. The statistical report of school work shows the total number of schools to be 114, of teachers 381 and pn- pils 9,466. The work of the board for the year has been satisfactory. The church erection boagd reports that during the year there have been reported to the board as completed through its aid without debt, 182 churches and manses, the total valuation of which is nearly $56,000. The sixteenth annual report of the special committee on systematic beneficence re- cites that for the first time since its organ- ization in 1s this committee is obliged to report a decrease in the gifts of the church to benevolent objects. The decrease is much smaller, considering the crippled fi- nances of the gountry and of the church, than might have been reasonably expected. ‘The total loss ‘as comparef with the pre- vious year is $44,829. Four of the boards record gains, yiz: home missions, $31,570; foreign missions, $23,566; Sabbath school work, $8,036, and aid for colleges and academies, $60,478; a total of $123,650, Against these, losses are reported as fol- lows: Education, $24,987; church crection, $128,116; ministerial relief, $3,471, and freed- men, $6,955; a total of $168,479, or a net loss of $44,820. t It Promises to Be the Hottest Ever Waged There. THE MONEY QUESTION THE ISSUE Carlisle’s Friends Blackburn's Attack on Him. Indignant at THE SECRETARY’S SPEECHES ——— What promises to be one of the hottest political fights ever waged in Kentucky has now opened. The first gun has been fired by Senator Blackburn at Owensboro’ .and the muzzle wes directed toward Secretary Carlisle, who has made himself obnoxious to his former friend in the political arena by adhering to President Cleveland’s pol- icy on the money question. Blackburn's denunciation of Carlisle in Owensboro’ is the beginning of a warfare that will be particularly exciting during the next ten days, when the Secretary will appear on the stump on several occasions in Ken- tucky and once in Tennesgge. Secretary Carlisl: was with the President during a large part of the time today, this being cabinet day. The Secretary is not inclined to make a reply to Blackburn’s attack at this time, but his friends believe that when he speaks at Covington on Mon- day he will not forget to pay his respects to Mr. Blackburn and to treat him to as scathing a rebuke as that with which he was accorded. Carlisle's Friends Indignant. In connection with Mr. Blackburn’s re- marks cn his former friend the latter's followers are thoroughly aroused and in- dignant. These gentlemen do not care to anticipate the Secretary in replying pub- licly to the rebuke, which they regard as wholly urwarranted, but in private con- versation they express their feelings free- ly. One of these, 4 prominent official of the Treasury Department and a life-long friend of the Secretary, grew indignant when the matter was referred to today. Blackburn's Course in Bad Taste. “Senator Blackburn's course,” he said, “is in very bad taste, and those of Mr. Car- lisle’s friends who kaow the two men best believe that the Senator lost his head and geve undcubted expression to his own weakness by leaving the chief question of the controversy by launching out in a per- soral attack on the man whose arguments he feared he could not successfully answer befcre the voters of Kentucky “Blackburn has sought to swim with the pcpular tide in Kentucky by taking up the catse of free silver. He has by this time learned that the public sentiment in that state is not all one way, by any means, and he has lest his head, and endeavored to do by personal abuse what he could not ac- complish-by arguments. His First Election as Senator. “It. would te well for Mr. Blackburn to remember that“in 1885 his election to the Senate was the result of Mr. Carlisle's course in keeping out of the race. There was a deadlock in the legislature at Frank- fort. The tight was between John S. Will jams, for‘ re-election, and Blackburn, who was aspiring to senatorial honors. Black- burn entered the race with but twenty votes, and all of Mr. Carlisle's friends were holding back, thinking that he would be induced to enter the ra Mr, Carlisle was then Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, and it was only when he positively declined to allow his name to be used taat Blackburn marshaled enough votes to come in a winner. It was in Mr. Carlisle's power at any time to have relegated Black- burn to the background.” The opening of the senatorial fight in Kentucky is far in advance of the final battle which is to decide the question of free silver, so far as the views of the Senator from that state are concerned. Senator Blackburn and Gov. Brown are the only out-and-out free silver candidates. Gov. Brown has not increased his popu- larity in the least during his term in the gubernatorial office, and he has created masy enemies, so that it is 1.0t generally be- ved that he will be a formidabie antago- nist of Blackburn. Mr. McCrea: after playing a promi- nent part in national affairs in the House of Representatives, especially as the champion of Pres.dént Cieveland’s foreign policy, has entered the contest as a half- way silver man—a bimetallist who be- lieves that silver can only be given the place at which the extreme advocates of the white metal aim through an interna- tional agreement. This view, his friends assert, is entertain- ed, because, as chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the House, Mr. Mc- Creary has had the importance of fore! powers overestimated in his« mind. But Mr. McCreary fails to satisfy either of the extrenie wings of the democratic party in Kentucky, and his only chance is as a com- promise candidate. Gov. Buckner for Sound Money. The great advocate of what is known as ‘sound money” or a gold-standard policy ir. Kentucky {ts ex-Gov. Buckner, and ten days ago the ex-governor came out in a card firmly indorsing the policy of Presi- dent Cleveland on the money questicn, and declaring that he only cared to go to the Urited States Senate on a sound money tform. The logic of the situation makes Buckner the only candidate that in be supported by Secretary Carlisle, and friends be!ieve confidently that the en- tire strength of the administration will be thrown to him. Secretary Carlisle will leave Washington tomorrow for Covington, where he will de- fine his views cn the money question on Monday night On Thursday: he will speak at Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday he will ad- dress an audience at Bowling Green and on the following Tuesday he will make his last speech, according to his present ar- rangements, at Louisville, Ky. While these events are in progress the opposing candi- dates will be at work, and withal the next ten days will be exceedingly eventful in the blue grass state. ee RNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Material Incrense in the Past Ten Months From Spirits and Tobacco. A treasury statement of the receipts from internal revenue during the ten months ended April 30, 1895, shows a net increase of $1,511,724 over the same period in 1894, The amounts of the receipts from the sev- eral sources of revenue during the last ten months are given as follows: Spirits, $69,- increase, $420,385. Tobacco, $24,- increase, $993,743. | Fermented liquors, $24,884, 3} decrease, $59,502; oleo- @aargarine, $1,261,938; decrease, $258,712. Miscellaneous, $498, 3 increase, $372,646. tal income tax receipts to date, $73,164. rhe increases and decreases during ‘April, as compared with April, 1893, are Spirits, decrease, $760, 2 increase, $42,109; fermented li- increas 249,71. income tax in- $44,506; oleomargarine, decrease, miscellaneous, increase, $12,107. The srease in the receipts from tax on whisky during the last month was $731,361. Dur- ing the months of August and September nt fiscal year the receipts were xW,000 in excess of the receipts for the same pericd in the previous year. Today's statement shows that about $13,- 500,000 of this surplus has been wiped out. quor: Sinking of a Spanish Steamer in a Typhoon. Mysterious Explosion in a Railway Carriage — Opening the English Yachting Season—Notes. LONDON, May 17.—The Spanish steamer Gravina, bound from Antwerp for Lisbon, was lost off Capones during a typhoon, and only two of those on board were saved. A Mysterious Explosion. LONDON, May 17.—A mysterious explo- sion took place today in a railroad car- riage, which was just arriving at the Wal- worth road station of the London, Chat- ham and Dover railroad. An occupant of the carriage was badly injured and near him was found a brass cylinder nine inch- es long. Big English Yachts Racing. GRAVESEND, Eng., May 17.—The first important yacht race of the season was started from here this afternoon under the auspices of the New Thames Yaciit Club. The course was from Gravesend to “and around a buoy beyond South End and re- turn, a distance of about fifty miles. In the race for the large yachts, Ailsa, Britan- nia, Isolde and Caress started. Britannia won by 2 minutes 42 seconds in spite of the fact that Ailsa rounded the Morse Buoy, half way over the course, 1 minute 53 seconds ahead of the Prince of Wales’ cutter. : Ailsa’s performance during the latter part of today’s race dumbfounded the on- luckers. Relief Work in Newfoundland. LONDON, May 17.—The parliamentary secretary of the colonial office, Mr. Sydney Buxton, replying in the house of com- mons today to the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Dilke, member for the Forest of Dean di- vision of Gloucestershire, said that the re- lief works inaugurated by the government for the assistance of the sufferers in New- foundland would extend only to the oper- ing of the fishing season. Duke of Hamilton Dead. LONDON, May 17.—The Duke of Hamil- ton end Brandon has died at Algiers, aged fifty-two yeers. He was premier Duke of Scotland, hereditary keeper of Holyrood palace, a deputy lieutenant for the counties ef Lanark and Bute, and a magistrate for Suffclk. He had no male issue. Bringing Gold From Abroad. LIVERPOOL, May 17.—The steamship Campania of the Cunard line, which sails from here for New York tomorrow, will take £200,000 of bar gold for the Belmont- Morgan syndicate. American Engineers at Greytown. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 17 (via Gal- vestcn).—The Nicaraguan government to- day renewed its contract with the, Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The arrange- ments call for an additional monthly steamer to Corinto, t6 carry immigrants at three-fourths rates. The government grents the steamship company a subsidy of 9,000 soles ennually. The ministers from Guatemala and Sal- vador have been officially received here. The board of engineers appointed by the United States government to investigate and report upon the route of the proposed intergceanic canal between the Atlantic and the Pacific, through Nicaragua, have arrived at Greytown (San Juan Del Norte). A quantity of electric light wire has reached Leon from Europe for the con- struction of an electric light system. This is the first system of this description to be erected in Nicaragua. Stormy and Cold Abrond. THE HAGUE, May 17.—A severe storm has been raging along the coast of Holland for several days past. The sluices have been closed. Large tracts of country, however, have been submerged, and the peasants in other districts have prepared to move their cattle and effects. LONDON, May 17.—Cold weather, ac- companied by snow, is reported from va- rious parts of England and from the con- tinent. To Aid German Sugnr Producers. BERLIN, May —The long expected debate on the proposed changes in the taxation of sugar, with the view of af- fording relief to the sugar growers of Germany was commenced in the ich- stag today. The secrets of the imperial treasury, Count Posadowsky Wehner, said that the bill was not brought in in the interest of the sugar manutacture! in the interests of the beet growe rejection, he added, would imecrease agitation now existing among th ian classes. Continumg, the secre that the government had gradually re- duced the bounties on sugar and contem- plated their entire repeal, but so ion as other states continued to grant bounties to exporters Germany could not be without them, or her traie would be supplanted. “Ronsting” Croker and Dwyer. NEW MARKET, Eng., May —Stonenell has been officially scratched from all en- gagements. It is believed here that the re- ported trouble between Messrs. Dwyer and Croker is due to a difference of opinion re- garding the condition of the ‘American horses. The rewspapers today are “roasting” the Americans for the tactics followed out in the race of yesterday. Simms’ riding is re- ceiving special attention, and it is charged that his‘ pulling beck and popping in again on the other side of horses was done to in- fluence betting during the race. —— HE WILL BE DISCIPLINED. Admiral Mende’s Case is Considered by the Cabinet. It is understood that the case of Admiral Meade was again before the cabinet meet- ing today. All the members were present, except Secre Gresham, and Acting Sec- retary Uhl represented the State Depart- ment as usual. It seems to be settled that Admiral Meade is to be disciplined, and the tmpression is growing that such action will take the form of a public letter of reprimand. There is no truth in the report published in several morning papers that Admiral Meade’s request to be retired June 20 has been granted. The fact is that action in that matter is postponed until the course of action on his alleged insubgrdination shall first have been determined. Since his detachment from command of the North Atlantic station, the only action taken by the department in case is to revoke that portion of his ye: leave of absence authorizing him to the United States. He is to be detained this country subject to further orders. RULE. Certain Rooms in the White House Closed to Visitors, A new rule has gone into force at the White House. It closes the red, blue and green parlors to all visitors, except those having an order of admission signed by the private secretary. This leaves only the east rvom open to free inspection. Hereto- fore the other public parlors were shown to all visitors when not in use by the Pre: dent or his family, even though they miz be in the house at the time. Now that t presidential family is living in the count: and the White House parfors are entire’ unoccupied, there is considerable grumbling ameng visitors that they are denied the privilege of seeing them unless they have influence with the President's private sec- retary. A NEW KENTUCKY'S FIGHT)ONtY TWO WERE RESCUED | INCOME TAX PROBLEM Questions to Be Answered if the Law is Annulled, © REFUNDING MONEY ALREADY PAID What Will Become of the Returns Now on File? INTERESTING POINTS In the event that the United States Su- preme Court shall on Monday next decide the income tax law to be unconstitutional, as it is claimed in some quarters will be the fact, some interesting questions will arise. The government is not, of course, entitled to retain the taxes which may have been paid for income by those per- sons who aspire to promptness, and who were not willing to postpone payment until near the expiration of the legal date of payment, July 1. But the Treasury Depart- ment cannot, of its own motion, refund the amounts received. There is no prov vision in the law for doing this, nor is it believed that there is any provision in any general law which would authorize such a refunding. Those who have already paid the income tax will, undoubtedly, be compelled for a time to ccntinue to be the victims of their eown zeal. The money probably cannot be refunded, except by an appropriation from the Congress. That is the opinion of emi- nent lawyers. How soon such an appro- propriation would be made it is impossible to say. It is, of course, a just obligation of the government, and ultimately Con- gress would provide for the refunding of it. The Returns on Hand. Tkere is another problem which will have a much wider interest than that which at- taches to the payment of the taxes which may be deciared unconstitutional. The question will be raised, what is to become of the returns which have been made of the incomes, and how can any impecunious or corrupt subordinate of the iniernal revenue service be punished if he shall dis- close the secrets of these returns to un- scrupulous business rivals, or otherwise give them publicity? Under what law could such disclosures be punished? The penalty provided for making public the returns or giving any information regard- ing them is severe and explicit in the law itself. But if that law shall be declared uncon- stitutional, how can revenue officers who violate it be punished? Would the courts hold that they were amehable to a law that had been deciared unconstitutional and void? Would the courts maintain that a decision which declared the tax uncon- stitutional would still leave in effect the law which imposed penalties for the dis- closure of the returns made? What Will Become of Them? Another question which will be raised Is, where will these returns, which involve the secrets of the business of the entire coun- try, be permanently lodged, in the event that the law shall be declared unconstitue tional and inoperative? Will they remain unused in pigeon-holes, subject to the inspection of the idle, the curious and possibly the corrupt, or will they be returned to those who made them, and what provision can be made for their return? Or what provision will the govern- ment make for preserving inviclate these secrets which are so important to those who made the returns, and to their busi- ness rivais, but which would, in the event of the declaration that the law was uncon- Stitutional, be of no value to the govern- ment? The repeal of the law will raise very many like questions which will be of great interest. and as to the solution of which internal revenue officials admit that they are now entirely ignorant. THE DISTINGUISHED SICK.’ Secretary Gresham Not So Well—Con- dition of the Other Invalids. Secretary Gresham passed a rather rest- less night, and, while he has slept somo tcday, his condition is hardly so favorable as the past few days. His appetite is gain- ing, however, and he has been allowed to take more nourishing food during the past two or three days than during the more sericus stages of his illness. Mr. Hitt is slightiy better. He slept more than usual last night, and is resting easily this afternoon. Mr. Hugh McCulloch, the ex-Secretary of — is not so well today as yes- terday. Miss Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamilton) has so far improved that she was able to take a short ride with Mrs. Blaine yesterday. It is the expectation that Miss Dodge will scon be able to leave for the north. Gen. Cogswell had a better night last night and was resting more easily today. It was reported late last night that he was sinking rapidiy. This report was credited by the Mas husetts men here, anc Sena- tor Lodge, who called in the evening, fear- ed that the end was at hand. Congress- man Moses Stevens, who called at the house this morning, states, however, that the general had a more restful night and that he may survive two weeks. There is now litUle expectation that he can recover or that he will be able to return to his home at Salem. Gen. Pleasonton is about the same. It Will Have a Valiant Champion in Commissioner Rice. Commissioner Wm. G. Rice, one of the two new r-embers of the civil service commis- sion, who was sworn into office yesterday afterrcon, was busily engaged this morn- ing in getting acquainted with his new duties and the gentlemen with whom he is to be i President Procter in- tredicee his ue to the secretaries, clerks examiners and other employ: Mr. Rice m: n excellent imr He is thirty-nme years old, but dc appear to be over twenty-two or twenty- three. He reminds one of Controller Eck- els m this regard. His face is pale and smooth, and his bright and fine blue eyes helped in their view of things by glass- The new commissioner's manner is nt end he speaks ree! well-modulated He told a Star reporter this morn- with voice. ing that he was entirely in sympathy w the idea ard practice of civil service ‘re- everything in his He did not care to because he felt he nd the details of the » impression at civil rters is that Mr. Rice ts ju&t the pe » should have been se- lected to succeed Theodore Roosevelt. — oe WANAMAKER REVER: form, and would do power to promote it. talk at any length, hould first unders service he: MR. 2D. Postmaster General Wilson Revokes a Long-Standing wd Order. Pos' ter Genoral Wilson has revoked the fraud order issued by Mr. Wanamaker when Po ter General against ex- Mayor Daniel F. Beatty, the piano and or- gen manufacturer of Washington, N. J. On a hearing had befcre Post Office neat Counselor R. W. Ha , for dQ satisfa evi- ter a full examination cf the facts ‘by General Tho it was recommer that the prohibitory order be revoked, which was accordingly done,