Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR a PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, b7 ys The Evening Star Newspaper Compan: 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Ofce, 40 Potter Building, sco Brae ‘The Evening Star Is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents or 44 cents cer month. Copics at the coats ech. By mali—anywhere inthe tates or Canuda—postage prepald—O0 cents ber month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 ear, with foreign postage adied. $5.00. 0 PF (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. 0., as second-class mail matte EF All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on applicatt Che Even ie Star. No. 13,229. WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof ef the pudding is in fhe entins. Safurday’e FOR FREE COINAGE |THE L4W AND WAGESIQUIET AT JACKSON'S —_.+___. Gen. A. J. Warner Talks of the Prospects of Silver. NO AID EXPECTED FROM ENGLAND Encouraged by the Outlook for Next Year's Contest. THE OHTO SITUATION Gen. A. J. Warner, president of the Bimetallic League of the United States, and probably its most active representative, has arrived in town after an extended tour of the country in the interests of silver. He expresses himself as much encouraged by the outlook, and as sanguine of the success of free coinage in next year’s national con- test. In a long conversation with a representa- tive of The Star, Gen. Warner dwelt upon the different phases of the situation, taking up first of all the return of Lord Salisbury to power in England. No Aid Expected From England. “To the extent that the leaders of the conservative party are bimetallists, the triumph of that party is, of course, gratify- ing. But I do not expect that triumph to affect the attitude of England on the money question. The Salisbury government, I pre- dict, will not differ materially on that ques- tion from the Rosebery government. It is the same old England. She is the great creditor nation, and gold serves her present interest and purposes far too well for us on this side the water to expect her either to propose a change ;f standard or sin- cerely to encourage that proposition as com- ing from others. When money is involved there is a power in England greacer than any one of her statesmen and his indi- vidual views. This is a fact that many friends of silver in this country have yet to recognize. But the fact exists all the same- and we shall probably have a demonstra- tion of it now that will illuminate the sub- ject for everybody that may be sincerely considering it. The fight for silver, if won at all, must be won not only without Eng- tand’s aid, but practically against England's stubborn opposition, even with a bimetallist at the head of the English government.” “Is there any connection betweea the Bi- metallic League of this country and the organization with that name In England?” The English Bimetaliic League. “Only in so far as we are both fighting under the same standard. We correspond with each otier, and, of course, stand ready te assist eacn other in every legitimate way. But there Is such a difference be- tween the situation in this country and the situation in England ‘that necessarily we cannot follow the same lines of cam- paigning. The fight in England ts against the most strongly intrenched money power in the work ‘The odds there are too great for silver. The fight ir this country is against a money power ulso strongly in- trenched, but as the people here are, in the last analysis, the scurce of all power, we Pave but to arouse them to their danger and to the justice of the cause of silver to insure a change in the present financial policy. In a werd, in England capital al- ways rules; in this country the people rule, when the case is made sufficiently clear to them. The case of silver will be made suffi- ciently clear to them by next year, you may be sure.” _° Silver Not Losing Ground. “But it is claimed that silver is losing ground in this country,” it was suggested. “TI know It is,” was the reply. “But you see that claim was made only by eastern newspapers. It Is not true. I am just back from the sections where the fight for silver ifbeinz waged, and where in the end it will be won, and you may quote me as saying that the people are neither going ever to the gold side of the question nor becoming indifferent to silver. The people, indeed, wer» never before so much inter- ested in silver as they are at present. There may noi be the excitement growing out of public meetings and conventions that existed in the spring, but there has been no abatement whatever of that in- terest which betoken an organized pur- pose and upon whica yor: may rely for good results at the poll: “But do you observe any signs of disintegration in either of old parties on this silver <uestio: The Two Old Partie: “Tt is a litle early for that,” was the reply. ‘Men, in bodies, are slow to move. And this is especially true in politics. Old affiliaticns are very strong. But the real friends of silver—and I hold that they are in a substantial majority in this country— will have their eyes opened next year. Both cf the old parties will be controlled by the gold men, and the nominations will be arranged so as to insure a gold execu- tive if either wins. Then the duty of the friends of silver will be plain before them. They will have to unite and see that both cf the old parties are defeated, and that a friend of silver and of the people fs put in the White House. I think this will be done. In that day I expect to see silver men leave both the democratic and the republi- can party by brigades, and ally themselves together in common cause against the tyranny of the money power.” General Warrer, who was once a demo- eratic leader in Onlo, was asked concern- irg the situation in that state. The Ohio Situation. “If the Brice program goes through we shall have presented to us in a local way the same situation likely to be presented next year in a national way. No choice will be left between the two parties on the money question. Mr. Brice is as much of a gold man as is John Sherman. What ought a friend of silver, who recognizes the importance of the silver issue, to care which one of those two men wins at the polls? But there is dn opportunity for the friends of silver to declare themselves out there. The democracy of Ohio is really for free silver, and if it will come to the seratch at Springfield and say. so tt will make a good campaign.” “Who would stand the most sure-footedly on such a platform?” “Allen W. Thurman. Let the Ohio dem- ocrats put him up for governor and they'll command the port of the silver men without a doub “Would you take the stump for him?" “I might. Such a candidate, on a plat- form honéstly constructed and intended to mean something, would deserve the active support of every friend of silver in the state.” pronounced he two . Warner's tone, however, Indicated that he hardly expected: to do any stump- ing for the buckeye democrats this year. a No Mail From Gray Gables. Contrary to expectations, the appoint- ment of Col. Wright's ¢ or as regis- ter of wills was not announced at the White House today. In fact, there was no mail at all from the President at Gray Gables today. The delay in making the appotnt- ment is inexplicable, Inasmuch as it is Known that the President bad made his se- time he called ition of Col. Wright early polntment will undoubt- ade this week, with the chances in favor of tomorrow or Wednesd eae -e- The first Installment of the $2,000 prize stective story, "The Long Arm,” by Miss ary E. Wil will be printed in ‘The tar Saturday, August 3. Commissioners May Be Unable to Grant the * Workingmen’s Request. Not Pern.itted by Law to Incorporate in a Contract Conditio: ing Wages—Legisiation Needed. Conecern- Considerable interest is manifested in local lgbor circles, as well as in the build- ing world generally, over the proposition made to the Commissioners last week that hereafter in contracting for District work the Commissioners incorporate in the spec- ifications a clause compelling the contrac- tors to employ only District workmen, and to pay the highest rate of wages that pre- vails in the different trades here. The proposition was advanced in a board meet- ing last week by a committee representing the Knights of Labor and the Federation of Labor. The Commissioners promised to take the whole matter under advisement, and the following day they calle] upon the attorney for the District for an opinion as to whether there was any law which would prevent them from making such a stipula- tion. Mr. Thomas has not yct rendered his opinion, which will probably be made in the course of a few days. The impression pre- vails around the District building, however, that the opinion, when it comes, will "be ad- verse to the proposition, and to the effect that some special legislation will be 1.eces- sary from Congress before such action on the part of the Commissioners is possible. His decision will, it is understood, be based on the organic act, which provides a per- manent form of government for the District of Columbia. The Law Regarding Contracts. The law on the subject of making con- tracts for public buildings for the District has this clause bearing on this particular subject: “That hereafter when any repairs of streets, avenues, alleys or sewers within the District of Columbia are to be made, or when new pavements are to be substi- tuted in place of those worn out, new. ones laid or new streets opened, sewers built, or any works, the total cost of which shall exceed the sum of $1,000, notice shall be given in one newspaper in Washington; and if the total cost shall exceed $5,000, then in one néwspaper in each of the cities of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore; also for one week, for proposals, with full specifi- cations as to materials for the whole or any proportion of the works proposed to be done. “And the lowest responsible proposal far the kind and character of pavement or oth- er work, which the Commissioners shall determine upon, shall in all cases be ac- cepted: “Provided, however, that the Commis- sioners shall have the right in their dis- cretion to reject all of such proposals.” Ate Official View of It. A very prominent official of the District government, in speaking of the matter with a Star reporter this morning, said: “While I would prefer not to discuss the question in advance of the receipt of Mr. Thomas’ opinion, my own view of the mat- ter is that he can only decide against the proposition. The law seems to be very plain, and the second clause certainly stip- ulates that the lowest responsible bid must be accepted. If two men figure on the same job, one on the basis of the payment of maximum prices.and the other on the em- ployment of cheaper labor, the latter will in all probability be able to present the lower bid, and the law will not permit of any discrimination in faver of the man who employs the higher-priced labor, no matter to what extent the personal feeling of the Commissioners might lead them in that direction. “To me it would seem that the same thing might apply to the matter of the bricks to be used ina public building, The price of labor in a brick yard is, presum- ably, regulated by the price of the com- modity, and the man who gets the best price for his bricks could afford to pay the highest wages to his men. Why then should not the Commissioners demand of the contractors that not only should ma- terial ef a certain quility be used, but.that the material shoutd be the highest priced obtainable? : Would Favor Legislation. “Mind you, I don’t want to be understood as arguing against the plan, but only that with the law as it stands the plan is not feasible. I know that the Commissioners are in favor of paying fair and just wages always, and no one will gafnsay the fact that a community is in the most prosperous condition when its members receive the }ehighest wages for their !nabor. The money goes Into circulation and the entire com- munity is beneited as well as the individual laborers, and a better and healthier spirit prevails. Personally, I believe that, if the attorney renders an opinion against. the proposition of the unions, the Commission- ers would themselves be {n favor of special legislation from the next Congress author-. izing them to embody such a clause in District contracts hereafter.” LOOKS MUCH LIKE HAYES. Predictions That He Will Be the Democratic Candidate in Maryland. Special Dispatch to The Evering Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 20.—A large num- ber of the delegates to the democratic state convention, which will nominate a candidate for governor Wednesday, ar- rived in town this morning and the head- quarters ef the gentlemen who aspire to be. Governor Brown's successor have been the resort of the delegates since their ar- rival. The friends and supporters of State Senator Thos. G. Hayes have opened head- quarters at the Carrollton, and Judge William A. Fisher and the other candidates for the nomination are prepared to receive their friends and admirers. The general consensus of opinton is that Senator Hayes will be the nominee of the democracy. And the fact that not only the county delegates; the majority of whom are emphatically im favor of the reassess- ment champion, but that local politicians and those whose judgment in forecasting political events is generally relied on, pre- dict the nomination of Hayes is regarded as *most significant by followers of the State senator. ‘A report that Mr. John E. Hurst had been agreed on as a compromise candidate was, gencrally circulated Saturday night and yesterday, but is not deemed worthy of serious consideration today. Senator Gorman arrived this morning and assumed the reins, and the fact that many of the Senator's closest personal friends, as well as numbers of federal office holders, predict Hayes’ nomination, is strengthening the belief that he will be made the candi- date before many ballots have been taken Wednesday. Senator Gorman’s friends are preparing to give him an ovation in the convention. The Gorman presidential boom will be launched with vigor and enthusiasm and every effort will be made to impress the country that the Maryland democrats are ready to back the Senator as the successor to President Cleveland. ——— ENTITLED TO DIVORCE. the Referee in Mrs. bett's Case. _ ais NEW YORK, July 29.—Referee Jacobs in his report on the suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Oliie Corbett against her husband, James J. Corbett, the pugilist, finds Mrs. Cerbett entitled to a divorce, and recom- mends that the agreement entered into by her and her husband at the time of their separation, by which he agreed to pay her $100 a, week for life, be. continued. . Heper " * Cor- No Encounter With Indians Has Yet Occurred. SETTLERS LIKELY 10. BE INDICTED Gen. Schofield Thinks Discreetness Should Avert Hostilities. PROGRESS OF THE TROOPS a MARKET LAKE, Idaho, July 29.—It is evident from the present Indian situation that there is danger of a clash of authority, and that the present fleld movements will be followed by a lively battle in the courts. Gov. Richards of Wyoming insists that the Indians will be taught that when thcy are in Wyoming they must obey the state laws. He objects to having settlers of northern Wyoming harrassed and frightened by bands of Indian hunters from other states. Indian Agent Teter, on the other hand, has made an investigation for the govern- ment, and asserts that the Indians are in the right, and have authority to hunt in ‘Wyoming under their treaty of 1888. These are differences that cannot be set- tled by the troops. It is learned from a reliable source that there is a surprise in store for the settlers in Jackson’s Hole, most of whom believe the troops are only going to that section to protect the settlers from the Indians. It is stated that indictments will be sworn out against every one of the settlers who Was connected with the killing of the In- dians who tried to escape while under ar- rest. This Is in line with the recommen- dation made by Indian Agent Teter in his official report of the original trouble. The settlers will be put on trial tor taking the Indians’ lives, and in this way the question of authority in Jackson’s Hole will even- tually reach a legal settlement. ‘ No mail has been received from Jackson's Hole for some days. The stage which brings it once a week is now four days over-due, and nething has yet been heard from it. Just before the arrival of the troops a number of Indian runners started for the Jackson Hole country to warn their friends and relatives and endeavor to get them out of there before the soldiers arrived. They were peaceable Indians, and went with the idea that the troops would open fire on the first Indian seen. Gen. Coppinger, through Indian Agent Teter, sent to the agency for more Indians to overtake these runners and explain to them that if they were peaceable they would not be harmed. It is the intention of the troops to prevent any blood being shed by either side, if possible. Wants Protection. NEW YORK, July 29.—John O'Connor, attorney for the executors of the late Rob- ert Ray Hamilton, has received the fol- lowing telegram: “MARKET LAKE, Idaho, July 28.—Can you get a detachment of troops ordered to protect Mary Mere ranch? As planned by Coppinger, no troops within forty miles. “J. D. SARGENT." Mary Mere ranch, of which Robert Ray Hemilton was a part owner, is about forty miles north of Jackson's Hole and close to the southern boundary of Yellowstone Park. Immediately on receipt of the tele- gram Mr. O'Connor placed himself in:com- munication with the military authorities, in order that steps might be taken for the protection of Sargent. Quiet at Jackson's Holg. Dr. Winburn of Roxburg has just come from that place With information that Jas. Simmons and Fred Cunningham, two scouts, arrived in Roxburg last evening straight from Jackson's Hole. They report that no conflict has taken place between whites and Indians so far, and that mat- ters are quiet. The Indians, to the number of 500, are in Hoback basin, about fifty miles .from Marysville, where the settlers are fortified and prepared to fight should the savages make an attack. Troops on the Way. Dispatches received at army head- quarters from Gen. Coppinger show that the force of cavalry ordered to Jackson's Hole, the scene of the Indian troubles in Wyoming, will probably reach the place by Tuesday night. In addition, other troops have been ordered to Market Lake from Fort Russell, so as to be in readiness for active work should their services be re- quired. No mention is made of further troubles, and with the known peaceable at- titude of the Indians on the Washakie and Duchesne reservations the situation is re- garded as much simplified. Further denials of the reports of a mas- sacre at Jackson's “Hole, Idaho, reached the Indian bureau today in a dispatch from Indian Agent Teter. The dispatch is dated at Rexburg, Idaho, near Market Lake, July 28, and says: “On the 27th instant I met Sheriff Hawley near Rexburg, return- ing from Jackson's Hole, where he had been sent to ascertain if the settlers had been killed by the Indians. Hawley states that the settlers have not been molested by the Indians, who are supposed to be en- camped about forty miles from the settle- ment, in a practically impregnable position. There is no doubt of the fact that a large body of Lemhi-Indians have recently joined the other Indians in Hoback’s canon.” Misrepresentation by Whites. Commissioner B-owning is satisfied no serious harm has been done by the alleged raid of th> Indians, and regards the mat- ter as the result of misrepresentations by the whites of the regicn. The report that the Bannacks and Terhis are armed with Winchesters furnished to them by the government is preposterous. If the In- dians have guns they bought them, as they usually do. The only weapons given out by the government are eighteen old pistols issued to the Indian police, who asked for some sort of weapon fer self-protection. The commissioner is satisfied that the in- telligence likely to be received in the next few days will set all feeling of alarm at rest and show that the whole affair has been a matter of grcss and sinister mis- ‘representation. Speaking of the dispatch from Market Lake statirg that the Jackson Hole set- tlers would be arrested and tried for kill- ing several Indians accused of violation of the Wyoming game laws, Commissioner Browning said trat he knew of no steps having been taken in this direction, and that the matter had not yet been consid- ered by the bureau. He added that the In- dian office would welccme a legal test of the right of the Irdian to kill game in de- fiance state laws. ‘“‘We should like to stop their hunting,” he said, “but have no power to do so. The treaty is plain and is binding cn us. If the courts decide that the state law is superior to the treaty of the United States government with the In- dians the matter will be settled, and we shall be very glad of it.” Speaking of the Indian disturbances, Gen. Schofield today expressed the opinion that with discreet management the Indians scon would surrencer and return to their reservation. The only way they could cause trouble was by scattering and tak- ing to the mcuntains. But he thought it urmikely *hey would precipitate hostilities now they knew the soldiers were coming. Up to noon today no information whatever had teen received at the War Department as to the progress of the forces toward Jackson's Hole. THE TROOPS ON ‘THE WAY. Forces That Are Expected to Prevent Disowder. Army officers here do not apprehend any serious results from the present situation. They say that with but one tribe of Indians to deal with, and those very poorly armed, the uprising can bevessily suppressed if no untoward influences are ‘éxerted by the settlers. There are now four troops of cav- alry on their way to Marysville, and five companies of infantry will be at Market Lake tomorrow, making an available force believed to be sufficient to quell any or- dinary disturbance in short order. Cavalry troops new en the march from Market Lake to Marysville by way of Rex- burg and the Teton Basin consist of the first squadron of the ninth cavalry, under Maj. A. R. Chaffee, beirig the following troops: D troop, 43 men, Capt. Loud and Lieuts. Gardener and Preston; E troop, 41 men, Capt. Sterman and Lieuts. Jackson and Hartwick; H troop, 42 men, Capt. Dim- mick and Lieuts, Stevens and Hamilton; I troop, 51 men, Capt. Guilfoyle and Lieuts. Parkers and Hickock; pack train, 9 men, €al Moore, chief packer, and Sam Gelson, assistant; | hospital detachment; 3 men, under Lieut. Lynch, assistant surgeon, and 6 teamsters. : The totals are: Officers, 14; men, 196; packers, 2; horses, 201; pagk mules, 80; draught mules, 28. It was at first supposed that troop K ef the ninth cavalry, under Capt. Hughes, recently stationed at Fort Myer, was with the squadron, but it seems this is not the case. That troop is stationed at Fort Nio- brara and has not been called into service. The ninth cavalry is a colored regiment and is always ready for @ fight. The In- dians call the colored troops “Buffalo sol- diers” and have. a wholesome respect for them. The colored men have made re- markable good cavalry soldiers, enduring fatigue better than white men. The regi- ment has been stationed in various parts of the far west for twenty years and par- ticipated in many Indian campaigns. Its commander, Col. James Biddle, has had plenty cf experience during long service on the plains and ih the mountains. Brig. Gen. J. J. Coppinger, who is con- ducting the present campaign, is one of the new department commanders of the army, having been promoted but a few months ago. He was four years colonel of the twenty-third infantry, serving most ef the time in Montana, and before that lieutenant colonel of the eighteenth infan- try. Gen. Coppinger has had little practi- cal experience in Indian warfare since his early days on-theplains, just after the re- bellion. He was a son-in-law of the late James G. Blaine. His wifddied in 1890. [== as BUT ONE GANDIDATE If the Next Presidential’ Gampaign Turns Upon Sound ‘Money. Ex-Representative Deotrest Thinks Mn. Cleveland is Bouni to Lend the Democratic Party Again. “If the election for Congress had to occur this fall, instedd@ of last, the complexion» of the Fifty-fourth Con- gress would be- very different,” said ex-Representative DeForrest of Con- necticut to a Star reporter. “The people are beginning to see that they condemned the democratic party before democratic legislation had had tise to go into effect. The election occurred during the period of depression, and the party in power had to suffer for it..Now the‘ tide of prosperity has set in. This is apparent eyerywhere. Manufacturies are opening up to their full capacity as a demand for Jabor and an in- crease of wages. This increase of wages is not made in the spirit of philanthropy, but results from the manufacturers having so much work that the demand for the kind of labor they want compelled them to pay higher wages in order to g¢t it. The people begin to see that the democratic adminis- tration policy is now ‘taking effect, and that the democratic tariff legislation is ben- eficial. I thirk prosperity will continue, and that all this silver agitation will blow away before it. General prosperity will be deadly to such agitation. Phere is a feeling of contentment, prosperity and happiness spreading over the country, and our busi- ness men have confidence in the future.” “Do you think, then, that the democrats have brighter prospects in the presidential election than seemed -probable a few months ago?” “Most decidedly. If this prosperity con- tinues and grows, as we have a right to ex- pect it will, the democrats are sure-to suc- ceed in 1896." aq uh? 4@ you think: will be thelr candi- late “That fs hard to say, If the silver agita- tion has died out by that time that will af- fect the nomination. The issue of the hour will go a long ways toward determining the candidate. But if the campaign is made on the financial question, if the issue is still currency, there is but one candidate for the democratic’ party. If the t for sound money has got to be made in the campaign of 9 Mr. Cleveland is boufid to be our candidate.” S ee SLIDING WAGE SCALE. How It Operatex in the South Wales Coal Min. A recent report made by United States Consul AnthonyHowells, located at Cardiff, furnisheseome interesting information con- cerning the operations of the sliding wage scale of the South Wales colliers. This re- port says: The wages are regulated by a sliding scale based upon the average net selling price of coal, as ascertained and certified by two auditors, or actountants, one of whom is chosen by the operators, and the other by the operatives. The wages sre advanced or reduced at the end of each period of two months by additions or réductions of 1 1-4 per cent, upon the mean; monetary result found by the auditors as between the old seale dated June, 1882, and the one dated January, 1890, there being neither maximum nor minimum. The accountants give, joint- ly, a certificate of the net average selling price for each period of two months, and such price for the two months ending the last day of February is made to govern wages from the first day of April to the last day of May, and so on for every suc- cessive two months, The agreement con- tinues in force usually’ for six months, and thenceforth, until ‘elther party gives six months’ notice of termination, such notice to be given on the 1st of July or on the first day of any succeeding Januagy or July. Mr. Howells says the miners have tried to secure three amendments, which they con- sider vital, viz., the increase of percentage, the establishment of an umpire and a minimum wage rate, Treachery Promptly Panished. ~ MADRID, July 29.—An official dispatch received here from Manilla, the capital city of the Island of Luzon and all the Phil- lipire islands, says that the natives of Cabagan, in the province of Cagayan, at the north extremity of the Island-of Luzon, recently treatherously ambushed a party of Spanish troops, killing and wounding severa! of the soldiers, Consequently a Spanish punitive column was sent to Caba- gan, and it atta and burned that town; after a fight, in which’ 116 natives were killed, including their ‘principal leader. The Spanish Yost a captain and sixteen sol- Giers killed, and had several @en wounded. SENATOR DUBOIS He Talks Plainly About the Pres- ent Indian Trouble. SAYS THAT RIGHT IS WITH THE WHITES The Settlers Could Settle the Mat- ter, if Permitted. THERE WILL BE NO WAR ‘The sensational and conflicting reports of an uprising of the Bannack Indians have attracted widespread attention and make news of them that can be relied on of particular value at this time. Few men in ‘Washington or in the east, for that mat- ter, are better qualified to speak on this subject than Senator Dubois, whose home, in Blackfoot, Idaho, is but a comparatively short distance from the scene of the pres- ent trouble. Senator Dubois knows every inch of this country, and is thoroughly acquainted with the characteristics and habits of ‘the In- dians of Idaho and Wyoming. He has made it a study, finding it as necessary and at times far more.pressing and difficult than any which presents itself to the peo- ple.of his state. Not Unexpected.-+ “This trouble with the Bannacks,” said the Senator to a Star writér today, “is by no means unexpected. The only wonder to me is that it has not occurred long ago. The right of the question is altogether with the whites. They simply contend that if they are rot to be allowed to kill game out uf season the same law shall be en- forced against the Indians. : “There js a good deal of sentiment wasted on any question that comes up regarding the Indians. Many people in the east seem to believe that in all difficulties between the white settlers of the west ahd the In- dians-the latter is the abused party because they know that in the end the white man must prevail. Origin of the Present Trouble. “The present trouble had its beginning seven or eight years ago, when very strin- sent laws were passed for the protection of game. These laws were enforced against the settlers, but were not heeded by the Indians, who, under a system of passes issued by the government, could and did kill game by the thousand. Each year, de- spite many protests, the killing of game has increased. It became apparent that the settlers need.lock for no acticn on the part of the federal authorities, so they took matters in their own hands. The on- ly thing te be regretted is that the ques- ticn could not have been left to the set- uers. They would have adopted no half- way measures in dealing with the ques- tion, and when they had finished their stde of the argument the matter would have been settled for all time, and so uld the Bannack Indians,” and the Senator smiled. “There is a great admiration,” he con- tinued, after a pause, “for these Bannacks among those eastern people who take such a deep interest in the red man and are so fearful he-will not get his rights. This ad- miration is. ecsily understood. The Ban- nacks are big, strapping fellows, who still aling fondly to their blankets and paint. They came nearer the eastern ideal of what an Indian should be than any other tribe. But no more lazy or worthless lot of redskins atc to be found on a government reservation. They are slow to fight, but wheh cnc2 at it ask and give no quarter. They have a wholesome respect for the soldiers, but dread the settlers. They know that no matter how much murdering and plundering they have done they can sur- render t> the soldiers and their lives will be saved. But a fight with the settlers is another‘thing. It means death. Has Had No Word From the Trouble. “I have had no werd from the scene of the alleged trouble, ard for that very rea- son am coavinced the settlers would like to deal with the matter in thefr own way. Mark Patric; the chairman of the repgbli- can state committee, lives at Market Lake, end if there had been any fear of an In- dian uprising, such as the settlers could not themselves handle, I should have heard from him. Market Lake is the last village before you en:er the Teton Basin country. But all of that country is very thickly set- tled, and there are encugh Mormons and Gentiles between Market Lake and Jack- rents Hole to wipe out the entire Bannack tribe. “All this section Is wild and mountainous in the extreme; is by nature a part of the Yellowstone Park, and should be by act of Congress. It is Just the country for big game, such as elk, moose and deer. I think I am safe in saying that there is more elk in the Teton country than in all the rest of the world. This is of inestimable value to the country at large, and directly to the setUers of that rough region. The Ban- nacks were rapidly exterminating this game; would go off in small bands on gov- ernment passes, and stalk and kill game by the thousand out of season. A Carpet Bag Agent. “And right here,” continued the Senator with some warmth, “I want to express my belief that this trouble would not have oc- curred but for the President having un- loaded a carpet-bagger on us as Indian agent. The man’s mame is Teeter; he is from West Virginia,and was forced on us to oblige Mr. Wilson. Now, Teeter, like all easterners, is afraid of an Indian, and per- haps it is a good thing to mistrust them until you get onto their tricks. Teeter has probably issued passes to these Bannacks— perhaps was afraid to refuse—at any rate, the entire tribe appears to be up there, and having been joined by the tough bucks of other tribes, are killing game indiscrim- inately and ready to kill any ame who in- terferes. Will Be No War. “But there will be no war or anything like one (more’s the pity), nor do I believe there has been. The troops will get there, the. braves will promptly submit and be taken back to their reservations, and there the matter will end for a time. A little later the same Indians will be off the reser- vation slaughtering game again. It can- not be otherwise as long as inexperienced men such as Teeter are appointed as Indian agents. And yet there are people who blame the whites for taking matters in their own hands. The extermination of the whole lazy, shiftless, non-supporting tribe of Ban- nacks would not be any very great loss.”” o POLAR EXPLORATION FAVORED. Views Presented to the Geographical Congress at London. LONDON, July 29.—The session today of the international geographical congress was occupied with the discussion of polar ex- plorations. Dr. Neumayer and Mr. Joseph Hooker, a survivor of the arctic expedi- tion headed by Sir John Ross, 1829-33, urged that fresh expeditions be equipped, and Dr. Murray, leader of the Chancellor expedition, argued in support of the theory that the antarctic continent was not a / succession of volcanic islands and that in- vestigation in the antarctic ocean ought to be undertaken by the navies of the world and not as a result of private enter- prise. A committee was appointed to draft a resolution in favor of further explorations. CAPTAIN EVANS’ REQUEST He Wants to Be Given’ the Command of the Battle Ship Indiana. When Completed She Wi! Be the Most Formidable Ship in the Navy- Capt. R. D. Evans, cammanding the cruiser New York, is ir the city on leave of absence for a few days. He is stopping at 324 Indiana avenue. He was at the Navy Department today and had a long conference with Acting Secretary McAdoo. It is understood that the captain is desirous of being relieved of the command of ‘the New York, which he has held about a year, and of being assign- ed to the commend of the new battle ship Indiana. This is no rew whim on the part of Capt. Evans, for he preferred the re- quest last spring, and desisted from press- ing it-only in order that he might take the New York to the Kiel demonstratioa and back. There is no personal reason for the change, and che captain, it is said. Is ani- mated by nothing more fhan the ambition to command what will be tlie most formid- able ship in our navy when she is com- missioned, as the New York is at present. The Ship Nearly Completed. The Indiana is already almost complete, and her builder, Mr. Cramp, had a talk with Acting Secretary McAdoo this morn- ing relative to her trial trip. She will be ready for this early in September, as far as the work on hand is concerned, but it is a question whether she can be cleaned by that time. For nearly a year she has been lying in the Delaware river, and while not So much exposed to fouling there as she would be in-salt water, still she has un- doubtedly accumulated much grass on her bottom, and would not be capable of high speed in that condition. Since her armor has been put in place the ship draws too much water to go into any of the dry- docks on the Atlantic coast, and, unless she can be lightened iaterially by the re- moval of her we'ghts, it nay be that she will have to await the completion of the Port Royal, S. C., drydock. The Port Royal Dry Dock. Commodore Matthews, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, has’ just returned to Washington from an inspéction of this dock. He reports that the dredging is pro- gressing rapidly, and that part of the cof- ferdam closing the entrance of the ‘dock has already been removed. Probably in the course of ten days this will be entirely removed, and within a month the sheet piling at the entrance will be completed and the dock will be ready to receive the Indiana or any other ship, provided they ean cross the bar in the harbor, which late reports show ig being daily passed by ships drawing twenty-five feet of water. THE STAMP “CANCELING CHINES. First Assistant Postmaster. General Jones Makes Some Contracts. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones has succeed2d in his fight with the stamp canceling machine makers. Contracts have been made with the Boston company, known as the American Postal Supply Company, and the Barry Canceling Ma- chine Company of Syracuse, by which the government secures the use of 200 ma- chines for less than $30,000. This leaves half of the annual appropriation available for renting additional machines -which the service may-require.. This action leaves the Dolphin machine,. which was the first to be used, and the mainstay of thé’ post offices where it waa Introduced, entirely out of the situation, Ag there is practically no employment for these canceling machines, except in it offices, It leaves the defeated company a peculiar positiou. ‘The dispo- sition of the department was to employ the Dolphin machines exclusively, as they were capable of a high speed, although they are expensive in operation, requiring the letters to be “faced up” before they are run through the machine. This company would thus haye had an exclusive contract and received the entire appropriation of $60,000, part of which last year went to the owners of the Boston machine. The Dolphin canceler is especially ef- fective with postal cards, which being all the same thickness and largely of the same size can be put through at a speed of 60,000 an hour. But with letters no such rate is possible. The drawback with a high-speeded machine is the cost and in- convenience of repairs, as the machinery is delicate and liable to frequent break- downs. In the new contracts the lessors agree to keep the machines in working order. If the service should require the use of a greater number of machines than the two hundred now under contract the department will, in ‘all probability, get one hundred more Barry machines. The first one of these made has been tested in the Washington post office, and while it did excellent work, its size and weight were not such as to give it stability and enable it to withstand the speed to which it was put. The one hundred new machines will have heavier castings and be first-class in every respect. The result is exceedingly gratifying to Mr. Jones and to the department, for the canceling machines have come to stay. They save the work of hundreds of em- ployes and many thousands of dollars, at the same time facilitating and expediting the carrying of the mails. + 2+ REGARDED AS INCORRECT. V>rious Sensational Reports Concern- ing Japan. At the Japanese legation the report in the morning papers from Vladivostock via St. Petersburg that Japan is raising her army and navy to a war footing is given no credence. No immediate trouble with Russia is anticipated, according to the advices received here, and the second or reserve army corps is being disbanded. Japan, it is said, however, is broadening the basis for her possibilities in case of war in that she is arranging to further recruit her navy. lo vessels, however, have been purchased from Peru. The cruiser Esmeralda was purchased from Chile before the Chinese war ended. Mail advices received a few.days ago in- dicate that the fighting on the Island of Formosa has been rather haavier than cable reports indicated, but there is no information here to show that the rebels are being supported by the viceroys of southern China, as has been published. While this is considered probable, any aid they would furnish would be rendered se- cretly. That additional detachments of the imperial body guard have been sent to Formosa is considered probable. The im- perial guard corresponds here to the reg- ular army and comprises over 60,000 men. No credence is placed in the report that the fortifications at Port Arthur have been blown up. Eventually when the Liao Tung peninsula is surrendered to China in ac- cordance with the terms of the treaty the Japanese, of course, will dismantle the fortifications, but as Port Arthur Is to be held as a hostage for the payment of the indemnity the report that it has been blown up at this time is considered ub- surd. -—————+«.—______ |AYS HE’S AN AMERICAN. Defeated Candidate's Charge Against His Opponent. LONDON, July 29.—Dr. E. C. Thompson, the defeated unionist candidate for Middle Tyrane, announces that he will petition against the return of Mr. Munnaghan to parliament on the ground that the latter is a naturalized American citizen. IN A NEW HOME The Y. M. C. A. Finds a Tempo- rary Shelter. A FLOOR OF THE LENMAN BUILDING Talking Over Plans for a Perma- nent Structure. EXAMPLE OF OTHER CITIES Arrangements were made today by Sec- retary Pugh of the Y. M. C. A. for the leasing of temporary quarters for that organization, and this afternoon the asso- ciation is, for the first time sice the fire, provided with a home. It is rather a bare Place just yet, and the process of taking Possession was not a long or laborious one. All the furniture of the association was burned with the buliding, and Mr. Pugh desires it to be known that th> assocla- tion is in a position to receive gifts of tables, chairs, carpets, ice coolers and other similar articles neceseary for the fitting up of the rooms. Ther are three handsome rooms, form- ing the eatire second floor of the Lenman building on New York avenue, a few doors West of the building that was burned last week: An elevator gives easy access to the quarters, which are now vacant. In front is a room, 18% feet by 36% feet, which will be used as the reading room. Next is a smaller apartment, 14 by 18 feet, which is “ to be the office. The rear room is the same size as that in front, and will be devoted to amusements. The noonday and the Tues- day night religious meetings will be held in these rooms, but they are too small to accommodate conveniently those who gather for the Sunday Bible class meetings at 8 o'clock on the Sabbath, or the regular Sunday afternoon meeting fer men at 4 o'clock. These will be held hereafter, as yesterday, in the Foundry Church. Thé Saturday night Sunday school teachers’ meeting, at 7 o'clock, will also be held in the church. | * “Yes,” said Mr. Pugh this afternoon, “we are now in our new home. We have nothing to move, and so we have got Into the place very smoothly. We have made a ~good arrangement, and I am very well sat- isfied. We shall now devote our energies to raising the building fund. Things are getting clearer every day, and we shall soon see light ahcad of wu: Yesterday's Meetings. The regular Sunday afterncer. meeting of the Y.M.C.A. was held yetterday at Foun- dry Church, and «.ttracted a large audience, owing to the great interest aroused in the project for the erection of the new build- ing to replace .hat which was burned last week. The devotional exercises were led by Secretary Pusn, President Willismson and lessrs. Simpson, Macfarland and ton. . Pugh announced that next’ Sun- day’s sermon would be preached by Rev, Howard Wilbur Ennis of the Western Presbyterian Church. He also stated that a meeting will probably be held Wednesday or Thursday at Masonic Temple for the benefit of those business men who are in- terested in the project of reiting a fund for the erection of a new building. Rev, Mr. Wills of Oswego, N.Y.. preached. on “Human Limitations,” taking his text from -the scriptural story of Naaman. He pre- dicted great success for the undertaking that now confronts the local association, for, as he said, che bepple and the press are loyal to the association, and he felt sure aaa conan no failure. retary ich, in a brief address, told of the plans already formulated for _ raising of the fund and urged that the young men who are members of the as- sociation do their share of the work making a club of fifty to give $100 . Cards for this purpose were handed to those present as they left the church. Mr. E. F. Simpson made an enthusiastic speech, in which he predicted the complete success of the enterprise and urged the co-operation of the women of Washington. Buildings in Other Cities, Apropos of the present emergency, Sec- retary Pugh has produced from among the books that were saved from the fire an in- teresting. volume issued from the press of an association paper in Chicago, giving pie- tures of the building property owned by the ¥.M.C.A.’s of the United States and Can- ada, together with statistics as to their di- mensions and cost. Comparison between Washington as it was equipped before the fire and other cities of equal population is not favorable to the local field. It shows, too, that Sec- ~ retary Pugh has not made too high an esti- mate in calculating that the association ought to have a building fund of at least #150,000, Boston is, of course, a larger city than Washington, but even in 1873, when the population was much lower than it is today, the building which was then dedicated cost $125,000. The present bulld- ing and lot cost $300,000. Buffalo is a city of about the same size as Washington, and the building in that city alone cost nearly $100,000, not calculating the cost of the lot. It is to be expected that Chi would have something tremendous in this line, and this expectation is carried out, for the lot on which the central building stands cost $765,000, and the building $900,000. The Cincinnati building, this city being somewhat larger than Washington, cost $121,000, and is built on a lot that cost ~ over $70,000. Cleveland is about the same size as this city, and the building. there, oc- cupying a lot that cost $00,000, is valued at $182,000. Columbus, which in 1892 had a Population of 100,000, put up a building worth $90,000 on a lot valued at $30,000. The Ohio cities are generally active in this regard, and the example of the smaller towns is furnished by Dayton, which In 1887 had a population of 49,000. The building there is valued at $59,000 and the lot at $16,000. Geneva, N. Y., which had a population in 1894 of only 10,000, ae building worth $43,000 on a lot worth How Minneapolis Did It. Minneapolis, which in 1892 had 175,000 people, is an example of enterprise in this direction. The building there is worth $128,009, and occupies a lot that cost $22,000. The fund for this building was raised in a remarkably brief time by a somewhat char- acteristic method. The mayor of the city, on being informed that the Y. M. C. A. Proposed to erect a new building, went on the tlocr of the board of trade or stock ex- change, and, after securing the attention of the business men there assembled, made them this little speech: “Gentlemen, the Y.M. C.A. of Minneapolis is going to put up a new building. It wants nmcney for that purpose. The question is, How soon do we get it? We want to put up a building that will look like Minneap- olis, and it will cost something to do it. How much do we get?” In fifteen minutes the mayor held sub- scriptions amounting to over $55,000. The central building in Philadelphia, dedi- cated in 1886, cost, together with its lot, $496,000. The 23d street branch of the New York Y. M. C. A., dedicated in 1869, cost $487,000. The association of San Francisco hada mest gratifying experience with the generosity of its business men. Three of the directors of the association gave the organization its lot for exactly one-half of a sum which they had been offered for it a few weeks previous in a business trans- acticn. They also donated cash amounting to $60,000 as an additional contribution to the building fund. The building alone cost $347,517. Wilkesbarre, Pa., with a popula- tion of 38,000, owns a building, dedicated in 1891, valued at $90,000, and erected on a lot worth $18,000. Little Tonawanda, in New York, that has a population of less than 20,000, has a building worth $40,000 on a lot worth $20,000.