Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1895, Page 1

. THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor 11th Btreet, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building, Rouater cents enc. By ‘United States or Canada—postag: th. Peaturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $1 per year, postage a : ‘Entered atthe Post Ofice at Washington, D. C., ‘as second-class mail matter.) ‘All mail subscriptions mast be pal in advance. tes of advertising made known on application. Ch ~ e £Fpening No. 13,223. WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, JULY 22, 1895-TEN PAGES. St TWO CENTS. EX-CONSUL _ WALLER Little Progress in His Case Made by the State Department. MINISTER EUSTIS’ EMBARRASSMENT He Fails to Get Information From the French Government. HIS STEPSON HERE . The negotiations with the French govern- ment respecting the case of ex-United States Consul Waller, who is now under confinement in a French jail at Marseilles, are in a most unsatisfactory shape, and this, too, in spite of the best efforts of the State Department, exerted through Am- bassador Eustis, to secure justice for Wal- Jer. It is becoming «vident that if any- thing is to be accomplished, It will be only _by.the display of a mun more determined stand than has yet been assumed by our government. Letters received here from the prisoner show that he Is stjll a sick man, suffering from congestive chills, and is much weakened and debilitated from his confinement, and the change in climate from Madagascar, where he was arrested, and France, where he !s imprisoned. His stepson, Paul Bray, who was deported from Madagascar at the time of Waller's de- portation, was at the State Department to- day seeking for information as to the in- tentions of this government, and to convey such news as he had received from his un- fortunate stepfather. He says that his mother, who is still In Madagascar, Is in erty, and that steps are being taken to ring her to the United States. Pressure on the Department. Great pressure has been brought to bear upoa the State Department to induce it to secure justice for Waller, and many promi- nent men have interested themselves in the c: The two Senators from Kansas, of which state Waller is a citizen, have been particularly energetic, and Senator Martin has ca?led in person at the State Department to urge prompt action. Some of the New England Senators have also taken part In (he representations in Wal- ler’s favor, and one cf them, Senator Gal- linger, has secured a formal disclaimer of the repert that the department had_aban- doned the prosecution of the case. The de- artment some time ago Instructed Mr. ustis, our ambassador at Paris, to make a thorough investigation of Waller's case, to see him, and to procure a copy of the Tecord of the court-martial showing the evidence upon wkich Waller suffered the extraordinarily revere sentence of confine- ment for twenty years. The ambassador has not been very successful in executing his instructions, though it appears that he Bes done all in his power to carry them out. Mr. Eustis’ Embarrassment. For one thing, the French government has absolutely refused the ambassador the right to see Waller personally, a very extra- ordinary attitude to assume where the rights of an American citizen are con- cerned. Then, it has so far failed to supply the ambassador with the desired copy of the court-martial record in order that our government might satisfy itself of the suffi- ciency of the evidence upon which Waller was convicted. At first it was alleged that it was delayed by the necessity of procur- ing the record from the céurt in Madagas- car, but the time which has ela) since the request was preferred is believed to have been more than ample to secure @ record, and the department has nothing for its guidance but a bare synopsis of the charge and the sentence. Jt Is said by Wal- ler's friends here, who are acquainted with kk place at the court-martial, that asa matter of fact there was no record of testimony, that there was no reporter, that of the three witnesses who were examined at least one, and the,most important, was not sworn or identified, and that altogether the proceedings were extremely irregular and a travesty upon justice. The fact that Mr. Eustis has as yet been unable to se- cure anything like a record appears to give welght to these statements. In addition to the necessity for pressing for Waller's Fe- lease, the State Department will have to Jook after his concession. Mr. Walter's Concession. These ure not necessarily connected, for according to the department's view, regard- Jess of what part Waller may have taken In the struggle of the Hovas against the French, his concession must be maintained for the benefit of his family if his original title was good, which is assumed to be the ease. Then as to Faul Bray, Waller's step- son, it is clear that he was deported from Madagascar and suffered hardships without the vestige of a trial or any legal proceed- ing, and as he {is a full-fledged American citizen this must form the subject of a de- mand for redress. Altogether the case is one threatening to hold out many difi- culties in the way of an amicable adjust- ment, but in view of the pressure which is being exerted upon the State Department ft may be assumed that it will endeavor to do so before Congress meets again, and the subject is further complicated by instruc- tions from the legislative branch similar to those which formed the basis of action in the Mora case. - es OUR FLAG AT GIBRALTAR, Files From Private Yachts, but Never Seen on Merchantmen, Consul Sprague at Gibraltar reports to the State Department that the removal of the Spanish custom house from the border has greatly injured the business there. This action was taken to prevent fraud. During the past six months the importa- tions f1 the United States have been as follows: Flour, 26,016 petroleum, 80,360 cases; tobacco, sheads, 105 cases, 784 bales; cavendish, 68 boxes; per- fumery, 2,000 furniture, 38 cases; Fatent medicines, 25 boxes. ‘The coal trade of Gibraltar continues to decrease, and Algiers, the consul says, seems to be the faycrite point for coaling vessels. He closes his report by saying: “No merchant vessels have called at this port during the past quarter flying our flag, but no less than eicht steam and sailing visited this harbor during that vy Some of our wealthy cit- oe —_—___. fm Engineer Board. A board of officers of the engineer corps, consisting of Lieut. Col. Geo. L. Gillespie, Capt. Walter L. Fisk and First Lieut. Wm. E. Craighil!, has been ordered to assemble at Greenwich, Conn., to consider and report upon the subject of harbor lines at tha place. ‘ oo Presidential Appointments. ‘The President has appointed Frank C. Richardson to be collector of customs for the district of Gloucester, Mass., and Wm. L. Maxwell to be second assistant engineer in the revenue cutter service, ©. Naval Movements. The gunboat Machias left Cheefoo today for Taku. The flagship San Francisco has arrived at Christianl. The Mohican ts at Seattle. The Montgomery has arrived at New York from Greytown. The Raleigh has left Key West for Boston. The Michi- gan % at Mackinac. THE GREAT LAKES CANAL A Commission Provided For, but Which Has Not Been Appointed. Pificulty in Getting. Civilinns to Serve Without Compensation—Mag- nitude of the Project. It Is sometimes very difficult for the gov- ernment to secure the services of citizens in a public work for which no compensa- tion is provided. A striking case in point 1s the national commission on the proposed ship canal between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic ocean. Congress has provided for the creation of such a commission, but it has also provided that the members shall serve without compensation in any form. They are to be paid their actual traveling and other necessary expenses, however, and an appropriation of $10,000 was made for that purpose. Two Commissions Provided For The last Congress provided for two im- portant engineering commissions. One was to examine the Nicaragua canal and report upon the ‘easibility and probable cest of its completion. The other was to censider the feasibility of the construction of a ship canal from. the Great Lakes to the Atlantic ocean. Provision for these two commissions was contained in the sundry civil appropriation bill approved March 2, 18%. The Nicaragua canal commission was duly appointed by the President, and the commission has been over the route of the canal, and returned to New York yesterday on the crulser Mon-gomery. Its report will be ready for submission to Congress in De- cember. Although it has not been fully prepared, it is.generally understood that it will recommend the completion of the canal. The Great Lakes Canal. ‘The other canal project, however, has not received such favorable consideration. Pos- sibly ‘the fact that the commissioners will teceive no compensation may have some- thing to do with the failure to secure com- petent persons to render this important service, or there may be other reasons equal- ly good, but, at any rate, the commission has not yet been appointed, and, so far as can be learned, there is no prospect of its organization in the near future. This omis- sion is the more singular, considering the vast {nterefts at stake, inasmuch as the act provided for the appointment of the commission “immediately after the passage of this act," nearly five months ago. Text of the Provisions. ‘The full text of the provisions is as fol- lows: “The President of the United States is authorized to appoint, immediately after the passage of this act, three persons, who shall have power to meet and confer with any similar committee which may be ap- pointed by the goverzment of Great Brit- ain or of the Dominion of Canada, and who shall make inquiry and report whether it is feasible to build such canals as shail enable vessels engaged in ocean commerce to pass to and"fro between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic oceam, with an adequate and controllable supply of water for con- tinual use; where such canals can be most convenientfy located, the probable cost of the same, with estimates in detail; and if any part of the same should be built in the territory of Canada, what regulations or treaty arrangements will be necessary between the United States’ and Great Brit- ain to preserve the free use of such canal to the pecple of this country at all times; and all necessary facts and considerations relating to the construction and future use of deep-water channels between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic ocean. The per- sons so appointed shall serve without com- pensation in any form, but they shall be paid their actual traveling and other neces- sary éxpenses, not exceeding In all $10,060, for which purpose the sald sum of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated. “The President may, in his discretion, detail es one of such persons an oflicer of the army or nav: Trouble to Get Civilian Commissioners The only trouble in the appointment of this commission {s to secure the two civilian members. The President has the entire army and navy from which to select the third member, and the officer so se- lected would be compelled to serve or else resign his commission. The magnitude of the work undoubtedly Is a source of em- barrassment. It calls for the best en- gineering talent in the country, and entails considerable time and trouble. The Canadian authorities are Investigat- ing this subject independently at present, with a view to the opening of a deep water- way through Canadian territory entirely, but it fs understood that they stand ready to co-cperate with the United States in the consideration of this subject, and will ap- point a commission to act jointly in the matter, so sccn as the United States takes the initial move in that direction, in ac- cerdance with the legislation of the last Congress. —_—___+«-__ ANTI-BRICE MOVEMENT. Ohio Free Coinage Men Against the Junior Senntor. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 22—The Ohio free silver conference, which was held at Columbus last week by anti-Brice demo- erats, indicates that the opponents of the junior Senator from Ohio are getting ready to make a plunge for his pollttcal scalp. Throughout the state the affairs of the democratic party are in a state of confu- sion, with Mr. Brice making a struggle for the mastery. If the Senator succeeds in landing himself in the party saddle he will do it at the cost of many a sword thrust. The Brice element in Ohio has the support of the federal administration and is getting many favors from Washington. The Brice men have hired a smal! hall at Springfield for the state convention. The room will contain 1,200 people, 890 of whom will be delegates, mostly Brice men. These con- ditions have angered the free silver forces under the leadership of Mr. Thurman. The silver conference at Cclumbus was the first step to rebuke Senator Brice, and row the free silver forces in this city are delaying their meeting until a plan of ac- tion for the entire state has been agreed upon. Cleveland supporters of free coinage will not hesitate to get in front of the Brice locomotive and .will be heard from in the fall campaign. Many here belleve that the Thurman Conference was more -for the purpose of annoying Senator Brice than to do the cause of silver any real good. ‘There are suspicious circumstances which lead politicians to conclude that it was a con- ference of vindictive foes, rather than a silver caucus. However, {ts effect will greatly embarrass Mr. Brice. —=—_ Aeting Chief Clerk. Mr. D. A. Denison ts acting chief clerk of the bureau of navigation, Navy Depart- ment, in the absence of Maj. Chardavoyne, who has gone to his home in Alabama on his annual leave. 3 ———— Personal Mention. Secretary Morton has returned to the city, after a trip to Massachusetts and down the St. Lawrence. Mr. BE. F. Droop, accompanied by Mrs. Droop, end Miss Agnes Droop, are very pleasantly located at the Hot Springs, Va. Mr. Droop is rapidly recovering from his rheumatic attack. Rey. David Wills, jr., of Grace Church, N.Y., who preached at the Church Covenant yesterday, is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. M. Field, at 2805 Q street, Georgetown. POSTSCRIFT AGAIN THE DEFENDER The New Model Once More Outfoots Vigilant. : THE RACE A CLOSE ONE Fair Chance. Valkyrie Has a Sailing "TWAS A PRETTY SIGHT ‘NEW YORK, July 22.—In the second con- test betwe2n the Defender and Vigilant for the honor of defending the America’s cup against the Valkyrie III, the Defender wins. : The Defender got away in the lead, cross- ing the line at 11:24 a.m. The Vigilant a second later, at 11:25 a.m. As the two white queens bore down seaward the sight was one of surpassing beauty. The Defender sailed in stiffer trim, and spar and helm were responsive to the least touch of skill. Vigilant conquered space in fine style, and was certainly well handled. A quick, sailor-like turn at the stake- boat easily gained a half mile on Defender, and in the long leg that followed the gap was at one time nearly closed. The Defender will meet the Valkyrie, but the result of today’s race gives the British yachtsmen much to hope for. The De- fender’s shape ts evidently not all the de- signers have hoped. : The Story of the Day. NEW YORK, July 22.—Today’s conditions for yachting are much more favorable than were the conditions prevailing Saturday. At Sandy Hook at 8 o'clock the breeze was fourteen miles an hour; wind west; sky overcast; atmosphere clear, with Indica- tions of a haze. Vigilant, after having her five-ton centerboard cleaned by a diver as she lay at anchor yesterday, was off the Hook bright and early, her crew trying her sails in the breezes. Defender, which also had been overhauled for the correction of defects made apparent in Saturday's race, was later in going down the bay. Having heisted anchor at Bay Ridge, she was tow- ed to open water by the tug E. S. Atwood, the Associated Press boat, F. B. Dalzell, following close in her wake. Unless wind should forbid it, the course today will be a triangular one, each leg being ten miles. ‘The start will be made off Sandy Hook lightship or Scotland lightship, as weather conditions at the houf of 11 shall deter- mine. The Course Outlined. At 11 o'clock, the time set for the start; the yachts were not quite ready. Hoth were maneuvering for advantage. The signal was given from the judges’ boat that the course would be a triangular one, starting from the Scotland light ship buoy, southeast half east for ten miles well out to sea, then an cqual distance west south- west, which would bring the turning stake- beat of the seconé leg nearly abreast of Long Branch. The last leg and home run was announced to be ten miles north half east. * After the warning signal, fired at 11:14, and when both boats maneuvered, the gun for the start was fired. At 11:24 Defender was In the best position. At 11:24:30 she swept over the starting line, and Vigilant chasing her eagerly, made her formal start at 11:25:10, or about forty seconds behind the leader. Good Sailing. At 11:38, as seen from Far Rockaway, De- fender was gaining slightly, and appeared to be leading Vigilant by a minute and twelve seconds. Five minutes later ob- servers from the Long Island coast lost the two boats from view, as they sailed off stiaight into the ocean southeastward. At . nearly half ¢f the first leg of the course appeared to have been galled. De- fender had nearly, if not quite, a mile of clear water between herself and Vigilant. At 12:22 it was clear by thé rate at which the boats were sailing and the direction of the wind that the contest of the day would be an excellent test of the reaching quali- ties of the contending yachts. Vigilant was @ trifle more tender than Defender. Out where the boats were the breeze was fitful between noon and 12:30, for an occasional flutter of the big sails was observable. Vigilant Well Handled, At 1:02, unofficial time, Defender rounded the turning point and the end of the first ten miles. Two minutes and eighteen sec- onds later Vigilant came around the stake- boat. The Defender ran away beyond the stake fully a quarter of a mile, while the Vigilant made a sharp turn. This enabled the Vigilant to gain on the Defender.’ The yachts then made a tack from the south- east to the northwest, pointing toward Navesink Higtilands. The Defender Sails Easily. On the race away from the first turning beat it seemed clear from the Highlands, where the vision ranged nearly across the course of the yachts, that Vigilant was gaining on Defender. Having squared well away to their work, it was evident again that Defender was stiffer than Vigilant. The new boat carried her canvas easily, while Vigilant heeled over so that the rip- ples were running along her port rail. Both yachts stood on the starboard tack toward the Jersey coast, and made one long leg of about twenty minutes. It be- came evident that the second turning point would be close under the Jersey shore, near Asbury Park. The Defender was well to windward at 1:44, and both were on the port tack. Five minutes later the two yachts went about on the starboard tack and made an- other leg toward Asbury Park. Jib top- sails were up on both yachts at this time, and Defender seemed about three-quarters of a mile ahead of Vigilant. A Fresh Breeze. At 2 o'clock the breeze freshened, haul- ing somewhat to the southwest. Defender caught It first and gained some distance on Vigilant. Defender went about on the star- board tack at 2:20 and headed in shore, Vigilant still holding on to the leg. At 2: Vigilant went about starboard tack, stand- ing to the turning mark. Meantime Defender, on the starboard tack, was making a wide turn, going fully a quarter of a mile in shore from the turning stake. At 2:50 Defender had rounded the second mark. At 2:57 Vigilant turned the mark and started on her homeward sail. The wind at this point of the racing was coming up strong from the west. The Bulletins. HIGHLANDS, N. J., July 22.—10:45 a.m.— Both yachts maneuvering off Scotland lightsbip. 10:55 a.m.—The judges’ boat signals course will be triangular, ten miles southeast half east; then ten miles wést, southwest, and finally ten miles north, half east. Both yachts are preparing for preparatory sig- nal. Wind west, southwest, about twelve miles; cloudy. 11:14 a.m.—Preparatory signal given. De- (ture the Commissionegs = fender crossed at 11:24 a:m.>. Vigilant at 11:25:20. Both carried mainsail, club top- balloon jib and staysail, standing southeast. : FAR ROCKAWAY, July 22.—11:34 a.m.— The Defender appears to lead. by one min- ute and ten seconds. The wind is veering to northwest. 4 11:41.—Both yachts broke out their spin- nakers to starboard. 12:12 p.m.—Both yachts have taken in spinnakers. Defender seems to be in- creasing her lead. 12:30 p.m.—Defender is increasing her jiead; appears to be ahout a quarter of a-| mile ahead. 12:38—Defender is increasing her lead; appears to be about a quarter of a mile ahead. LONG BRANCH, July 22, 12:40 p.m.—De- fender is satling right away from Vigilant. Defender is two miles from the stake boat and fully a mile ahead of Vigilant. The- wind has not increased. 5 HIGHLANDS, July 22.—The Defender rounded the first mark boat at 1:02 (un- official). The Vigilant rounded the first mark at 1:04:20 (unofficial). HIGHLANDS, July 22, 1:14 p.m.—Vigilant is gaining on Defender and is. closing the gap rapidly. - LONG BRANCH, N. J., Juiy 22, 1:15 p.m. —The yachts- have a stiff northwestern breeze. Defender stands very. firm, but Vigilant is heeling away over, her port rail being dipped in the water. They are going alang with all sails set and making good time. Prospects of the race being finished within the limit, 1:31 p.m.—Defender is forging ahead again and is about ten lengths ahead now. Wind, W.N.W., about ten miles. 1:40.—The Defender ran away beyond the stake fully a yuarter of a mile, while the | Vigilant made a sharp turn. This enabled the Vigilant to gain on the Defender. The yachts have made a tack frém the south- east to the northwest, pointing toward the Navesink Highlands. : 2 1:49 p.m.—Defender and Vigilant have both gone about on port tack, heading southwest. Defender is increasing her lead slightly. 2 p.m.—The Defender and Vigilant are still etanding in shore on the starboard tack. The Defender seems to be gradually increasing her lead. Judging from present appearances the Defender will win by a larger margin than in Saturday's race. 2:11 p.m.—The Defender is now fully two miles ahead of Vigilant, both being headed southwest, about ten miles opposite Long Branch. Both yachts -have been making good time, with Defender tmcreasing her jead. Every inch of canvas is spread on both vessels. 2:15 p.m—Defender seems to hold the breeze ard is increasing her; !ead. Vigilant oe to be nearly becalmed; wind very ight. = 2:30 p.m.—Defeader came abcut and made a short leg on the port tack. At 2:28 the Defender went about agmin on the star- board tack, and headed imshere, the Vig!- lant still holding on to ‘the long ,leg to windward. : 2:43. p.m.—Defender is now -leading by nearly half mile and near the second turn- ing point. Wind increasing somewhat. 2:44.—Defender has gone about on star- board tack. 2:50 p.m.—Defender turned second point on home stretch. 5 2:57 p.m.—Vigilant turned second pdint on home stretch. e A Long Lead. SANDY HOOK, July 22—Long Branch saving station reports Defender 7 minutes 40 seconds ahead of Vigilant. HIGHLANDS, July $2 322 p.m.—De- fender Is legding Vigilant by about a mile. HIGHLANDS, July 22.—3:08 p.m.—Timed from a fixed mark on shore, the Vigilant is now rine minutes behind the Defender. 3:10 p.m.—The two boats are reaching up the coast and playing over the leeward. 's0 that several feet of the bronze side of De- fender is to be seen flashing in the sun. ‘Astern the Vigilant is heeling over ati a still greater angle. The accompanying fleet of tugs, yachts and excursion boats is coming along, with throtties wide open. 3:16" p.m.—Defender now off Highlands, and is about a mile in lead. LABOR AND CONTRACTS Representatives of Trade Organizations Call on the Commissioners. oo a Commissioners Ross and Truesdell gave an important hearing this morning to a committee representing the trades organiza- tions of the District, who called to plead the cause of organized labor in the matter of letting out contracts for District work. Their contention was that, inasmuch as the Commissioners are compelled by law to specify the character of the materials to be used in the construction of a building, they are, by inference, expected to specify the class of men who are to be employed, as human beings are, to say the least, of as much importance as bricks, stone and lumber. The committee consisted of Mr. Charles Wells, chairman of the executtve board, District Assembly No. 66, K. of L.; Mr. BE. J. Rea, a member of the executive board, and Mr. E. M. Blake of the committee of the Federation of Labor. Mr. Blake acted as the principal spokes- man for the committee, although the others also spoke on the subject, and submitted considerable important information in the way of facts and data. Mr. Blake said that they called as representing the District As- sembly, K. of L., composed of nineteen unions organized in that body, and also the Federation Labor, composed of forty- five organizations represented by delegates. Influences Exerted by Labor Unions. They were particularly interested, he said, in the matter of letting. contracts for buildings, and especlally for publie schools. The labor organizations had used their in- fluence in the past in securing public school buildings. Through their influence free text books had been made possible, as well as additional schools {n the suburban districts, and at the last Congress they had secured a new sehool for colored chil- dren in the southeast section of the city. Under the law, he sald, the Commissioners are compelled to let contmaéts to the lowest bidders, provided they are satisfied the bid- ders are responsible parties. They claim that there are in the Distriet contractors who are at the same time responsible and fair to their employes in the matter of hours and wages. They »therefore asked that in calling for bids hereafter the Com- missioners specify that in’ tke work to be done the wages paid shall be the maximum wages that prevail in the different trades in the District, and that employment be given only to District men. They would favor having all work done by day labor were It not for the fact that the law does not permit this. ‘ Contractors’ Methods Criticised. The committee stated that men who sub- mit bids for public wark at the lowest pos- sible price are compelled to figure on the basis of cheap labor, and they make it a principle to import ron-unjon workmen,who are willing to acept less than union rates, from Virginia, Pernsylvania and Maryland. This works a great hardship on the local workmen, many of whom have been com- pelled to go into debt as a result of the dull times that have so long-prevalled in build- ing circles. Mr. Rea and Mr. Wells also spoke of the methods.pursued by contrac- tors here, and they agked that in the. fu- tion calling for proper! thought that mén shdge be ‘entitled to as much consideration a: terials. Mr. Ross stated that board would give the near future. d up a new ques- fh of the Commis- stoners, and they would refer the question to the attorney for the District for an opinion as to their legal rights in the matter. He promised to let them have an official com- euuteation ou the subject as soon as possi- le. SITUATION IN CUBA/@U4Y AND CAMERONIINTQ THE TUNNEL Spain and This Government Work- ing in Perfect Harmony. WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN CHANGE Mr. Olney Fears Investigation of Cleveland’s Foreign Policy. —— THE CASE OF HAWAII The Cuban situation increases in interest daily, both in political and diplomatic circles. Some of the latest developments are along new lines, and, so far as the in- creased and unusual activity of this gov- ernment is concerned, suggest to old ob- servers a number of inquiries. The understanding between Spain and the United States seems now to be complete. The two governments are working to- «ether in perfect harmony—in harmony so perfect, indeed, the friends of Cuba are complaining that this government would uppear to have undertaken the bulk of the task of putting down the revolt on the island. Apathy has been succeeded by activity most militant. The days of Min- ister Muruaga and of the Allianca episode are recalled with an effort, so great a change hus come over the face of things. The Spanish minister of this day is in clover. He has the ear of the State De- partment to that extent he is able to travel almost in Mr. Olney’s company. The two officials leave their cool homes by the sea- shore within a few hours of each other, run down to the capital here in sweltering weather, each hurries up a_little business of a confidential nature, and both post back again as fast at the fast trains can carry them. This looks to the friends of Cuba like brotherly hobnobbing, and causes the complaint that Spain’s only hope of success now lies In the power of this gov- ernment to overawe the sympathy felt in this country fo h 7 tlomistes ry for the cause of the revolu- What Caused the Change. The question ts asked, what explains this change? Why this vigilant sea patrol along the south Atlantic coast? Why this putting of so many ships at the service of Spain? Why this deploying of the cabinet ee into a picket squad, with Mr. Olney coking this way, Mr. Herbert lookin way, Mr. Carlisle still a third way and the Attorney General with his eyes sweeping the whole scene? Is American sympathy with the Cuban cause so new a thing? Or has it upon the sudden become so powerful and so dangerous a thing? And is the cs ease alone the cause of all this 'dis- Mr. Olney is accredited with the stir and bustle, and popular belief ascribes to him @ purpose beyond the bare execution of the neutrality laws prescribed for friendly nations. He ts thought to be looking as far ahead as to the meeting of the next Ccngress, when, it is promised, the admin- istration’s foreign policy, along with its other policies, is to be made the subject of a searching Investigation. The grotesque demonstration against Hawall, the all but hostile attitude toward Samoa and the abandonment of Nicaragua to the menace of English guns at Corinto are all to be considered by congressional committees or- ganized on lines of genuine and aggressive Americanism. The work will be confined to those upon whom it will devolve. It wil be thoroughly performed, and the re- ports may almost be made up in advance from what has already appeared on the ifferent subjects. The administration, it is asserted, already stands condemned’ on every count. If additional information re- mains to be produced, it will, when pr duced, but add, it ts believed, to the force of the administration’s discomfituré. Mr. Olney Seex Danger. Mr. Olney, it is suggested, sees the dan- ger and the difficulty. The force of all this must, if possible, be broken in some way. But in what way? The three incidents mentioned are all closed. It is not pos- sible to change the record as to them. It is true that the power of this goyernment was secretly used in an attempt to break down the Dole government in Hawaii, the State Department has shown antagonism to the arrangement in Samoa, to which the United States is a party, and Nicaragua was forced to pay smart money to the Erglish government at the menacing mouths of English cannon. But this Cuban episode gives Mr. Olney his cue. He will make the most of that in an effort to put the administration before the country and the world as the champion of conservatism and conscience in {ts dealings with for- eign questions. “Behold,” he will say, “how far we have gone and are still willing to go to keep faith with cur neighbors. Spain informed us that her territory of Cuba was being overrun by revolutionists put into the field practically by American money and sympathy. She asked for help, and we have responded. Had it been necessary, we should have sent every available ship to the scene and kept them within hailing distance of one another. We have done our duty. Spain was and is our friend. We were obliged to honor her drafts.” Hawall Discriminated Against. But, fine is this may be, what response, it is asked, will Mr. Olney make to the charge that the administration makes fish ef one friendly power and flesh of an- other? At this very time rumor, as cred- itable as any applying to Cuka, comes from the Pacific coast that petitioners are bu: in southern California preparing for a demonstration against Hawai!. Hawaii is a friendly power. Why does not the Presi- dent by proclamation take note of that? ———__e-___ GARBAGE DISPOSAL. Reduction and Incineration Discussed Before the District Commissioners. The Commissioners gave a hearing this afternoon to Mr. Arthur Stewart, the at- torney for the company which has the contract for the destruction of the gar- bage of the District after November 1, Prof. Anderson, the presidept of the An- derson crematory system, and Mr. Cranch McIntyre, representing the latter company, with reference to the merits of the Ander- son crematory. A test of the crematory is to be made in Chicago shortly, and. it is probable that the health officer of the Dis- trict and one or more of the Commission- ers will go on to witness the test. The Anderson people have proposed, if this test should prove satisfactory to the District authorities, to erect a crematory in this city of a capacity several times as great as ig likely to be required for the destruction of all the garbage of the city of every sort and description. If it should prove a success the expectation is that the garbage company will adopt it, but the cost of the erection of the crematory is to be defrayed in the first place by the An- derson company. The proposition was made*at the hearing this afternoon that the Commissioners allow the company to reduce, instead of incinerating, such a proportion of the garbage as can be dis- posed of in that manner without any un- pleasant results. The contract, however, calls for the cremation of the garbage, and if any portion of it should be reduced in- stead it would result in a considerable in- crease in the profits of the garbage con- tractor, so that the Commissioners are hardly likely to accept the proposition un- less the District should receive some of the benefits that would accrue, through a de- crease in the contract price. Relations of the Two in the State Fight Now Going On. A Different Interpretation Upon the Former’s Announcement That the Latter in Not Involved. ‘The action of Senator Quay in making a public announcement that Cameron ts not involved in the contest now being waged between the Quay and anti-Quay factions in Pennsylvania is open to a different in- terpretation from that popularly put upon it. This other interpretation is the ene generally accepted by those best informed and most vitally interested. It fs that Qvay, instead of trying to save himself by cutting loose from Gameron, is actually trying to serve the latter. Danger of Quay’s Defent. The danger, if not the probability, of Quay’s being defeated ‘is so great that it may not be to the advantage of any one “looking to the future” to have that future involved in this fight. As to Quay himself, if beaten, he can claim that it is but a temporary defeat borif out of the treachery of men to whom he intrusted his power. With Cameron it is different. Should it appear that he was a load yn Quay, and that, being involved in the contest, he was" the one against whom the blow was really aimed, it would seriously injure his pros- pects. If Mr. Quay sees plainly impending defeat there is no better service he could have done Mr. Cameron and his friends than to get him disentangled from the contest as soon as possible. Should Quay win, Cameron: will, by rea- son of this declaration, be deprived of any prestige from the victory, but it may be safely assured that the silver men will claim, and probably get, benefit from the victory. What the Cameron People Expect. Notwithstanding Quay’s announcement, the Cameron people—certainty those out- side Pennsylvania—will look forward to a delegation from Pennsylvania to the repub- lican national convention in ‘96 either in- structed for Cameron or uninstructed and under the control of Quay in Cameron's in- terest. Surely, the Quay disclaimer has not given that offense to the friends of Cam- eron which might be expected if they re- garded it as a cold-blooded throwing_over- beard of their champion as too-much dead weight. Determination of Silver Republicans. Tae silver republicans are seriously de- termined to make Don Cameron President if it lies In their power to accomplish this. With them, at least, it is not idle talk. It is believed that they will make most any sacrifice and follow most any promising course to accomplish this. If Cameron could come to the national con- vention with a solid delegation from his state behind him, the silver men would have some hope of controlling the con- vention by getting the southern delegates to combine with the west. But they are not counting too strongly on that and are not placing their entire dependence upon it, and they do not want.any, indury to be done their champion in his own state, If he can- not get assistance there. If the House Elects. ~ ‘They believe that if in "96 no candidate gets a majority in the electoral college, and the election of President is thrown into the House, Cameron is the man most apt to be elected. For this reason, entire- ly regardless of convention nominations, it is intended that the Pennsylvania silver man shall have some votes in the electoral college, so that in case of no election he may be one of the three from among whom choice would have to be made by the House of Representatives. The silver states of the west standing solidly together for him and making a deadlock in the House, through holding the balance of power, might be able, as they believe, to compel his selection by the aid of one party or the other. In such a fight the Pennsyl- yania delegation would probably not hold out long against their. own colleague, if they saw that the regular republican nom- inee could not be elected. To Take Camcron Out of the Fight. For obvious reasons, therefore, if Quay is not going to win his fight this year, the next best thing for the friends of Cameron is that ne should be eliminated from the fight, through a deciaration by Mr. Quay that he has never been Involved in it. —__—>__ THE CORONER’S HORSE. Controller Bowler Says an Allowance for Livery Can Be Made. The District Commissioners recentiy asked the controller of the treasury if they were authorized to make a monthly allow- ance of $22.50 to the coroner of the District on account of expense for livery of his horse. The District appropriation bill con- tains an item of $1,000 for the expenses of the coroner's office, including “livery of horse or horse hire for coroner's office.” The predecessor of the present coroner owned the hcrse he used, and kept him at livery, the expense teing met out of the appropriation for his office. The present coroner also owns his horse, but keeps him at his own private stable. The Commissioners called attention to a clause in the contingent appropriations for the District providing “that horses and vehicles appropriated for in this act shall be used only for official purposes.” In his reply Judge Bowler says that this last clause does not prevent the use of the appropriation for livery of horse for the ccroner’s office, notwithstanding the horse is not the property of the District. He ad- vises, therefore, that the appropriation mentioned is avuilable for the payment of the livery of the coroner's horse, but adds that its use ts limited to the actual cost of such livery, whether the horse is kept in a public or private stable. _—+-2._____ CONDEMNING LAND. Practical Step Toward Electric Road to Baltimore. Messrs. N. W. Burchell, John S. Sworm- stedt and H. Bradley Davidson, the com- missioners appointed by the District Su- preme Court to appraise the damages in the matter of the extension of the right of way of the Maryland and Washington Electric Railroad Company from the Dis- trict line to the city limits, today met at the city hall for the purpose of taking testimony in the case. The company prays that the lands of H. W. Heider, Ella P, Wall, Francis Felter and C. W. Klopinger, on or adjacent to Rhode Island avenue ex- tended, or as proposed to be extended, be condemned; that is, so much of the land as is required for the construction of the road. Superintendent Schoepf and En- gineer Berry of the road, which is to run from Baltimore to this city, testified as to the route of the road, and Mr. Felter testi- fied as to the value of his land. The hearing will be continued tomorrow. ee A “Conscience Contribution, The United States treasurer today re- ceived a five-pound bank note of the Ulster Bank, limited, Belfast, to be placed to the credit of “conscience.” It was exchanged at a local for —_—__-e-__ Fourth-Class Postmasters, Twenty-three fourth-class postmasterp were appointed today, nineteen of whom were to fill vacancies caused by death or resignations. Z An Investigating Tour Made Today by Maj. Knight, /HES. PRESENT’ CONDITION DESCRIBED The Descent Made Through tho Howard University Shaft. SAND, GRAVEL AND MUD It 1s somewhat an unusual experience for a Washingtonian to go suddenly from a | temperature of 90 degrees in the shade to one of 00, yet a Star reporter this morn- ing accomplished such a transition in the brief period of half a minute, and after an hour's enjoyment of the Icwer temperature, he returned to the regions so uncomfort- ably heated with the sun’s rays. This Ift- tle excursion into semi-arctie conditions was made by way of the hole that was some years ago pierced through the earth for a distance of nearly five miles from the .new reservoir near Howard University in a westerly direction. This is the old aque- duct tunnel, that unfortunate project that has cost the government and the District so many hundreds of thousands of dollars, and hus been such a tremendous scandal, The story of the tunnel is so well known that its repetition at this time is a waste. of words. It has been investigated by a court of inquiry, by a court-martial, and finally by a congressional Committee. For ten years past it has been before the pub- ate “_ om or poze and for seven as been @ stoc! a serious one. 4 -— Just at present there is an effort be- ing made, under the direction of Congress, to ascertain whether or not the tunnel.can ever be utilized for the purpose for which it was originally intended, namely, the transmission of-water from the conduit that leads from the Great Falls dam to fill the great reservoir north of the city. Maj. Knight, the engineer officer now in charge of the Washington aqueduct, has been conducting this investigation, and to- day, in the compeny of éne of his assist- ants and a Star reporter, he made his last visit Into the tunnel before it shall be al- lowed to refill with the water, as a part of the tests that are now being supplied. Filling With Water. When the active operations of lining the tunné] were abandoned late in the fall of 1888, after the court-marflal had tried Major Lydecker for neglect of duty, the tunnel was allowed to fill with the water that naturally seepes or drains through the rocks and that found a natural course into this horizontal shaft. So t was the volume of this water that it overflowed at the lowest point of the earth’s surface, immediately abcve the line of the shaft, ramely, Rock creek, where one of the five vertieal shafts connecting the tunnel with the surface is located. Fer over seven years this has gone on, and the abandoned tunnel has wept away as !f in self-appre- ciation of the disgrace of its being. 1 overflow at this point has been measured, and has been found to be many thousands of galiens per Gay. There have been" two fears entertained -by the engineers during these years of abandonment. One was that the tunnel would cave in, owing to the action of the water, and so render itself practically useless, and so unfit for further rehabilitation; and the other was that even if the tunnel shovld eventually be found to be in such a condition as to render its com-. pletion practicable, the great amount of drainage Into it might prove a source of danger, as it was possible that the supply weuld be contaminated by the seepage. Fears Unfounded. The investigation so far conducted has proven both of these fears to be unfound- ed, as the tunnel is today, after seven years of abendonment or mere, in practi- cally the same condition as when the work was stopped; and it has been thoroughly demonstrated by chemical and bacteriolog- ical analyses that the water is perfectly pure. and would be an improvement rather than a detriment to the water supply. Through the courtesy of Major Knight a reporter for The Star was this morning permitted to visit the tunnel and to obtain ocular evidence of the good condition of the tunnel. It is not a pleasant trip. Notwithstanding the pleasant ccolress of the atmosphere one hundred and fifty feet below the surface the conditions in the tun- nel are not favorable to a hilarious en- joyment of the promenade. In the first place, the nature of things underneath renders a special costume for the visita- tion necessary. The oldest of clothes are requisite if the invader of these subter- ranean depths is to enjoy any peace of mind. A pair of rubber boots, reaching to the hips, is also necessary, as netwith- standing the work of a powerful steam pump that ‘extracts an average of 230 gal- lons of water a minute,there is at all times more or less water running down the slopes that are formed in the different headings. If the tunnel were to be as a summer resort it would have to be pretty thoroughly cleaned out first, as the first hundred feet from the entrance is in a condition that would be apt to dis- courage society patronage. The Deseent Down the Shaft. The descent in the tunnel was made at the Howard University shaft a little after 10 o'clock this morning, One of the pumps at this shaft had been disabled by the sand that continues to silt into the packing and there was some delay in getting the tunnel clear enough of water to permit an entrance. Finally Major Knight and his assistant stepped Into one of the great fron buckets that is used to hoist the mud and sand out of the shaft, while one of th workingmen stood on the edge and gav the signal. There was throbbing of the snuffy little engine that stands by the boiler house near the mouth of the pit and in a trice the bucket with its human freight went swinging over the timbered orifice and soon sank out of sight. In a few minutes it was rehoisted and the re- porter, accompanied by the civil engineer who is at present engaged on the work, was carried to the depths below in the same manner. The trip downward was not unlike a ride in a rapidly moving elevator, with the dis- advantage, however, of an erratic twisting motion, that might have produced a species of seasickness if continued long enough. Suddenly the bucket stopped with a bum: there were hoarse shouts of the working- men below to those above to stop the en- gine, and the invasion of the tunnel was begun, The bottom of the shaft was com- pletely filled with water to a depth of about three feet, so that the rubber boots were just capable of keeping aut the yellow, mucky fluid. There is a tangle of water and steam pipes, and a maze of timberingy while the mouth of the tunnel itself looms black and forbidding on the western side. Sand and Gravel and Mud. Each of the party was provided with @ small copper lamp, with a long handle, that gave a filckering, yellow blaze, ac- companied by @ dense black smoke. For seventy-five’ feet from the shaft the tuns nel is so filled with sand and gravel that hhave been drifted and blown into the tun- nel from the surface that walking erect ig impossible, The water comes down from the western side with a pretty good cur- rent, being drawn into the suction pipes of the pumps with great force. A man with a shovel is stationed at the inlet of the pump the gravel from accumulating and Koep ti the entry of the water. #8 Hoping pile of surface sand has