Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1895, Page 1

SS THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Der week, cr 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 sents each. By mail—answhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cenis per month. Saturday Quintupl» Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ferelgn portage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Wasbington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) €F All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made knewn on application. Che Fveni g Star. No. 13,328. WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. Look on page 13 for the eleventh installment of the new mystery story, “Before They Were Married.” $250 for the correct solution of the mystery by a woman reader. A HOT FIGHT LIKELY If the Administration Insists on R siring the Greenbacks. ——_ + MR. R3cD PROBABLY HAS A PLAN Senate Silver Men Will Resist Any Contraction Measure. POSTPONEMENT PROBABLE The insistence of the President and Scc- retary of the Treasury, representing him, that the greenbacks shall be retired threat- ens a very hot fight in Congress. If an carnest effort is made to pass a measure of that sort, all hopes of a short session of Congress will vanish. It is believed that a measure, not necessarily of the sort Mr. Cleveland would recommend, providing a means of retiring the greenbacke may be got through the House. It is supposed that Mr. Reed favors the proposition, and that he has a measure of his own for its accom- plishment. During the recess of Congress he has been devoting considerable time to the study of finances, both by reading and by talks with well-known financiers. The supposition is that he has in mind the for- mation of a plan that will meet the pres- ent apparent needs. If this proves true, there is liltle doubt that his ideas will be adopted by the House. The Senate Situation. In the Senate the situation Is no different from what it has been as to the power of a majority to legislate. The fafiure last win- ter to change the rules leaves the power of ilibuster as great as ever, and there is no chance now of a change being made. It is extremely doubtful that a majority can be found in the Senate in favor of any further ecntraction of tha currency or of any legis- Iat'on enlarging the sphere of the national or state banks; but if there fs such a ma- jcrity it is powerless in the face of a de- termined minority. The attitude of the sil- ver men, particularly those of the republi- can faith, must be taken into account in figuring upon what may be accomplished. No Retirement of Greenbacks. That is already understood. Most of the democrats and all the silver republicans of the Senate intend that there shall he no retirement of the greenbacks. This means that they will fight it early and late, whether they have a majority with them or whether they are in the minority. If they have a majority they will end the fight very quickly, but if they are in the minority an earnest effort to pass the meas- ure will result in a struggle similar to that fer the repeal of the erman law, and will prolong the session indetinitely. Don’t Want a Fight. It is not believed, however, that the re- publicans want to get into such a fight just on the eve of a presidential election, and it is thought that when the situation becomes understood they will be disposed to avoid the or to postpone it, as far as the concerned, until the second session. Meanwhile an issue of bonds, it is thought, wcvld follow, as a matter of course. + T OF TE) Recommendations Made by Gen. Bliss in Hix Annaal Report. Gen. Z. R. Bliss, commanding the -Depart- ment of Texas, in his annual report to th2 War Department, says there has been noth- ing in the condition of affairs in his de- partment or on the Mexican boundary re- quiring special activity of the troops, ang their movements have been confined to the usual practice marches. The troops and posts on the lower Rio Grarfde are reported in good condition, as was also the case with the other troops and posts in the de- partment. He refers to a change in the course of the Rio Grande, which put a Mexican ranch on the north side of the river, and an American one on the south side. This condition of things, Gen. Bliss says, may lead to unpleasant complications in regard to smugglers and other violators of the law. An increase of the garrison at Fort Brown !s recommended. Gen. Bliss says the Rio Grande has grad- ually encroached on the city of Brownsville and on the military reservation until the administration building at Fort Brown is only four or five feet from the water, and unless some remedy {8 soon applied the building, a very fine one, will fall into the river, a fate it is expected to meet at the next high water. Several efforts have been made to prevent further encroachments of the river on the American side, but so far without success. Gen. Bliss Indorses the project for the protection of American ter: ritory against this river by the use of wing dams and jetties. According to the report, the troops were never so well housed, clothed or fed as they are now, and they have greater liberty than ever before, and yet tliere has heen an in- erease of 5W per cent in the number of de- sertions in this military department, com- pared with last year. Gen. Bliss says the fault is not in the service, but must be looked for on the outside, and he attributes the desertions to a dislike of military re- etraint and a longing for home and sur- roundings, which characteristics are par- ticularly strong in the American born. —e-—_____— AT WOODLEY, DEPART STILL t Sent in Commis- sions to the White House. The flag floated over the White House today as usual, but the President was not there. He remained at Woodley at work. He signed and sent to the White House ihe commission of J. L. Coma, to he re- ceiver of public moneys at Alva, Oklahoma A cabinet meeting will probably be held at the White House tomorro: —_—_—__+ e+ —. A Sand Hole in the Forging. An expert examination made of the breechblock of the Columbia's eight-inch rifle, which split in the gvn, shows that the accident was entirely the result of a deep- seated and « sive flaw or sandhole in the forging. Consequently it is settled that the aecident cannot be aser to any fault in the system of breech closure used in our for a similar det forming n any oth ct might exist part of any kr than that now hblock might have ious results 2 SS A Medal of Honor. Acting tary Doe has medal of honor to James C. private company K, thirt teer infantry, awarded a Walker, late st Ohio yolun- for most distinguished gal- lantry ‘n action at Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863. He voluntarily d the regimental flag In a charge, the flag receive and the staff ten. whick eighty-nine bullet marks Capt. George McCreery, assistant surgeon, has been granted four months’ leave of ab- sence. Lieut. O. W. B. Farr, second artillery has been relieved from duty at Fort War ren, Mass., and ordered to duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. SUPFEME COURT VACANCY The President Hesitatine Between Judges Peckham and Herrick. One Has Never Been in Politics and the Other Has — No Hill Dictation. The latest report concerning the Supreme Ccurt vacancy represents the President as hesitating between Judge Rufus Peckham and Judge D. Cady Herrick. Both are memters of the New York state judiciary, kcth are personal friends of the President and both are of the age and of attain- ments entitling them to consideration in ecnnection with the appointment if the President has decided that New York shall have it. Differences Between the Two. But while both men are eminent in the law, this difference is made between them: Judge Peckham has never been in politics. He comes of a race of lawyers, and his father, who was an eminent judge before him, trained him for the bar, and in the rope that he might follow him on the bench. ‘The son took kindly to the paternal program, eschewed politics absolutely, stuck to the bar and in time ascended the berch. Judge Herrick, on the other hand, had distinguished himself in local politics before securing judicial recognition. He was the Cleveland leader at Albany at the time the sharpest factional fighting was in progress in the empire state in the ranks of the democracy. Mr. Hill, of course, led the other side, and this brought the ‘wo men into rather hot conflict. After a time, hor ever, the asperities created were in a me ure ‘smoothed down, and Judge Herrick, while Mr. Hill was still potent in the state, secured a nomination to the bench, and was elected. But it was charged that Judge Herrick, after ascendirg the bench, did not sever his political connections or abandon his active interest In political con- cerns, and out of this sprang complaints fromthe Hill pecple. To this day Judge Herrick is referred to in New York circles as an antl-Hill man. And thereby hangs the tale that gives peint to the reported hesitation of the President as between his fermer active champion in the political fieid at hume and Judge Peckham. Resenting Hill's Dictation. Mr. Cleveland, as the story goes, while not hf inclined to antagonize Mr. Hill again in the matter of a Supreme Court appointment, is quite as little disposed to make an appoint- ment simply upon the assurance that Mr. Hill will not antagonize it. Some prom- inence has been given to a remark made by Mr. Hill to the effect that Judge Peckham was a good man, and that had his name in- stead of that of his brother been sent in for the Blatchford vacancy New York would not have lost the place. This is said to have nettled the President, and to have given him the idea that Mr. Hill was pre- paring, upon the report that Judge Peck- ham would now be nominated, to claim the credit of the appointment and move its con- firmation with a flourish. Why He Thought of Herrick. Mr. Cleveland, therefore, the story goes on to state, bethought himself of Judge Herrick, whose appointment, in New York and elsewhere, would undoubtedly be cepted as his own, and whose confirmation he would have every reason to expect. Mr. Hill, as he 1s said to have argued, could not oppose the confirmation of a man upon whom for judicial office the democracy of New York, himself included, had set the seal of approval at the polls. While the story, in its present shape,leaves the advantage somewhat with Judge Her- rick, there is still expectation in some quar- ters that in the end the prize will fall to Judge Peckham. Income Tax Not a Factor. ‘The opinion prevailed at one time that in filling this vacancy some regard should be had to the question of the constitutionality of the income tax. The Supreme Court's vote was so close on the question last spring, it was held, when Mr. Justice Jackson died, that his successor ought to be taken from the ranks of the opposition to the tax. But the republican tidal wave has put an end to all fears of an early revival of that proposi- ticn in Congress. The government's strong box is not likely to be filled in any part from that source while the republicans remain in power. ————— THE NICARAGUA CANAL, The Annual Report of the Directors of the American Company. The Maritime Canal Company of Nicara- gua has submitted Its annual report to the Secretary of the Interior as required by law. The new directors of the company are Charles P. Daly, Daniel Ammen, Hor- ace L, Hotchkiss, Henry E. Howland, Alexander T. Mason, Robert Sturgis and George West, who were chosen at the last meeting of the company at its offices, 5+ Broad street, New York city. Mr. Hitch- cock is president, Mr. Daly, vice president, and Thomas P. Atkins, secretary and treas- urer. Since organization 10,145 shares of stock at par have been taken, amounting to $1,014,000, of which $1,007,840 has been paid in and $102,040 has been received from other sources. The company has paid for work, property and materials, $1,10¢ and 99) shares of stock, worth $3,109 to- gether with its obligations to the amount Of 36,855,000 In first. mortgage bonds. It has also issued 189000 shares of stock to pay $18,000,000 for concessionary rights, franchises and other property. The finan- clal depression of 1893 stopped work on the canal owing to the failure of the construc- tion company. Another company, organ- ized in Vermont, will soon resume work. Allusion is made to the report soon to be made by the commission sent by President Cleveland to inspect the whole route, the work done and prospects. ee eee NEED MORE REVENUE. How Mr. Apsley Thinks the Tariff Can Be Revise Representative Apsley of Massachusetts has reached the city, and is taking consid- erable interest in the reorganization of the House. Mr. Apsley expects to take part in a busy and tmportant session of Congress. “I believe the republicans will pursue a ceurse of conservative amendment of the said Mr. Apsley to a Star reporter ufternoon. “The goverrment needs more revenue, and the way to get it will be through a wise and equable tariff upon importations. I think we might put or eight cents a pound on wool, giving manufacturers a compensati ariff | their gfinished goods. We should als something for barley, as the existing ta works a hardship to the western farm There are some other schedules which be amended to advantage to the govern- ment revenues and to American farmers | and manufacturers, and this, I think, the republicans will attempt to do.” + e+ A Resignation, H. Blodgett, who has for many years been a principal examiner in charge of metal workjng machinery in the patent cffice, has resigned his position to go into business in Hartford, Conn, . —— a Secretary Smith's Report. Secietary Smith is still engaged on his rnual report, and is not at izome to callers at the Interior Department. He has a prespect of finishing the document in about ten days, nearly that length of time having en the Ww. already been spent upon it. MANY COUNCILS HELD The Sultan Uses Plain Language With His Ministers. A SWEEPING OUT JIS EXPECTED Powers Are Opposed to Bahri Pasha’s Appointment. QUIET IN CONSTANTINOPLE (Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, November 21.—Fre- quent councils of the ministers are being held at the palaces, and some plain lan- guage is sald to have been used by the sul- tan. That a sweeping out of the present cabinet is contemplated nobody doubts. In- deed, people are astonished that it did not take place when the sultan underwent his change of mind as a result of the assem- bling of foreign fleets. The British ambassador fs still away from his post. The latest news received from him at the embassay located him at Vienna, but Sir Philip is expected here by the end of the week. He is said to be the bearer of a letter from the Marquis of Sal- isbury in reply to the sultan’s letter. The city is quieter than it has been for some time past. The police have released several additional batches of Armenians, and the latter are reopening their stor and circulating freely about the main thoroughfares. ‘This looks well, and scems to indicate that matters must be in a more satisfactory state than for some time past, although people here would feel easier if more news was obtainable from the prov- inces. The Armenian patriarch, as well as the sultan, has undergone a healthy change ot mind as a result of the advice he has re- ceived from the representatives of the powers. He has, as has been already cabled, been strongly advised to co-operate with the Tur kish authorities in their efforts to restore order, and it is understood that it has been plainly intimated to that prelate that the Armenians need not look for the sympathy of Europe if they continue causing out- breaks against the authority of the sultan It is also understood that the representa- tives of the powers insist that the Ar- menian clergy throughout Asia Minor must co-operate with the Turkish officials in suppressing the anarchy which has existed in many districts for months past. The Foreign Fleets. The Austrian, Italian, Russian and British representatives have applied to the sultan for firmans allowing the passage in through the Dardanelles of a second dispatch boat to be attached to each of their respective em- sies. The British fleet is still at Salonica, and the Russian and Italian fleets are at Smyrna and about 200 miles from Salorica. Smyrna and Salenica, however, are about ar equal distance from the entrance to the Darda- nelle: An Objectionable Appointment. Bahri Pasha, formerly the cruel governor of V: who was removed on England's demand, has been appointed military com- mander of the Aleppo district. The bad impression which this has produced can hardly be exaggerated, for the dipiomats feel that it will be almost impossible to prevent him from pursuing the same tac- tics at Aleppo ashe cid at Van. Upon receiving of the news of Bahri Pa- sha’s #ppointment the representatives of the powers joined in a note to the Turkisn government saying that they cannot an- swer for the conse juences which might en- sue should the Armenians of Zeitoun be massacred after their surrender. Aleppo is situated about seventy-five miles distant from Marash, which is about fifteen miles from Zeitoun, is the capital of the vilayet of Haleb, in which both Marash and Zeitoun are situated. A dispatch re- ceived here from Ale: says that the greatest alarm still prevails there. Minister Terrell Active. The United States minister, Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, at the request of the American missionaries at Kharput, has prevailed upon the Turkish government to telegraph orders to the Turkish commander there to furnish the missionaries with an escort of troops to conduct them to the nearest point on the Black Sea coast, possibly Trebizond, in or- der that they may embark for this city. Mr. Terrell has also advised the mission- aries In other disturbed districts to retire from their posts for a time, so that their presence may not be made the excuse for further disorder. It is belleved that this suggestion will be adopted in several cases at least. The Departure of the Minneapolis. Acting upon representations by the United States minister at Constantinople that the state of affairs demands an in- creas? of the naval force in Turkish wa- ters, the Secretary of the Navy has de- tached the triple screw cruiser Minneapo- Us frcm the North Atlantic station and at- tached her to the small European squadron. Late yesterday afternoon he sent an order to Admiral Brown, commanding the Nor- folk navy yard, to p re the cruiser with- out delay and she will sail as soon as her coal bunkers are filled and her stores are taken aboard. She is fully repaired and in good conditicn fur a long cruise. Her fleet- ness will enable her to join the San Fran- ond the Marblehead in Turkish wa- than three weeks. Capt. Wadleigh, commanding the Minne- apolis, is ordered to report to Admiral Self- ridge, commanding the European station, soon as he arrives on the station. The vessel will make her frst stop at Gibral- tar and then probably proceed to Smyrna. This last named point is believed to be as near as a warship can get to the American mission stations beli2ved by the mission boards in this country to be endangered the general uprising of the Mussul- mans in Asia Minor. While the State Dep partment authorities felt that due pre- cautions had been taken in the ordering of two vess the San Francisco and the Marblehead, to this coast, still a point w: lelded to make the safety of the mission- additionally secure. If all goes well Il sail about the 25th s she will not be driven to make a reccrd run, but will proceed at her most ecoromical rate of speed, nearly 15 knots, she will probably make the run in about two week: With this accession Admiral Selfridge will have a fleet of three of the best cruisers in the navy at his back, which, though small in on with the formidable sered in Saloniea bay by , Will suffice to ion of the Amer- BY iropean pow. ican citizens in Turke; Advices From the Porte. The Turkish legation has received the fol- lowing telegram from the sublime porte: “A band of agitators, formed by the Ar- menian parson of the village of Touzhatch | (this parson had been condemned to hard labor for life. but pardoned recently), at- tacked and plundered the Mussulman vil- lage of Adjipour. The same parson was couse of the disorders at Beiglikdji and other villages. “The Armenian agitator Hamazaspa wounded another Armenian called Kevork in one of the streets of Bitlis for the reaveon that the latter tried to convince his brother- in-law not to attack the mosques and not to commit other denredations. “The rioters of Gumuch Hadj having murdered Arif Effendi, member of the coun- cil of administration, and having wounded one soldier, an affray occurred. The eu- thorities took the necessary measures for the preservation of order. “The authorities of Mardin seized a sub- versive letter written by a Protestant pro- fessor of the city named Khocheabroham. In that letter the professor was trying to convince both Kurds and Christians that a so-called Armenian principality was going to be established. “Notwithstanding the advices and assur- ances of the locat authorities, given to the principal Armentans and ecclesiastics of Marash, the rioters continue to keep closed their shops. They also killed one Mussul- man, fired from their houses on the troops, and the gendarmes, and on peaceful inhabi- tants. They also set fire at different parts of the city. The. authorities, however, suc- = in mastering the fire and restoring order.” PORTUGUESE MINISTER DEAD He Expired This Morning From. Oonges- tion of the Lungs. Funeral Will Be Held in St. Matthew's Church Saturday—Diplomatic Corps Will Attend. Senhor Augusto De Segulera Thedim,Por- tuguese minister to the United States, died at his residence here at 8:30 o'clock this morning of congestion of the lungs, after a short illness. Senhor Thedim had been a sufferer from consumption for a number of years. He had a sudden and violent hemorrhage Sun- day evening, but rallied, and his attend- ing physicians had hopes of his ultimate recovery from the latest attack, but yester- day ever:ng he grew suddenly worse, and from that time sank steadily until the end came at 8:30 this morning. His wife was at his bedside when he died. He left no children. A state funeral will be held at St. Matthew's Chureh, in this city, Satur- day morning. The diplomatic corps will at- tend in a body and various branches of the government service will be represented. The remains, accompanied by Senora The- dim, will be taken to Portugal on the steamship Bourgogne, leaving New York on the 30th instant. Impressive state cere- monies will be held in Portugal, and the body probably will be interred at Lisbon. His Government Notified. Senhor Taveira, the Portuguese consul general at New York, was summoned here Monday morning and has remained at the legation residence since. This morning he cabled the home government an announce- ment of the death. The grief of the min- ister’s wife 1s Intensified by the shock she sustained last Friday by the death of her father, the Portuguese minister at Rome eceredited to the Quirinal. Senhor Thedim was thirty-eight years old. He was the only representative of the Portuguese government in this city. He came here last June, succeeding Senhor Souza Rosa, who was transferred to the Portugese mission at Paris. His formal presentation to the Presidémt took »lace October He was for a number of years secretary of the Portuguese legation at Madrid, leaving there ig 1892. Then he went to Rome as secretary of the legation of his government accredited to thé Itatian government, coming to Washington after leaving that post. : The Last Death in the Diplomatic Corps. As a coincidence it may be remarked that the last death among the body of foreign ministers in Washington was that of Senhor Nogueiraz, also minister for Portu- gal, in 1889. On that occasion the funeral services were held with great formality at St. Matthew's Church in this city. The President, the members of the cabinet and the entire diplomatic corps attended; Unit- ed States troops acted as a military 2seort and the Marine Bard furnished the funeral music. It !s presumed that all of these formalities will be repeated in the present case if the family of the deceased minister and the diplomatic corps, acting through Sir Julian Pauncefote, the dean, so desire. Other Diplomats Who Have Dicd Here A large number of diplomats have died while on service in this country. Probably the most pathetic case was that of Mr. Allen, the Hawaifan minister, who died at the White House at President Arthur's New Year reception. Mr. Barca, the Spanish minister during Cleveland's first adminis- tration, committed suicide in this city, and M_Prevost-Paradol, the French minister, killed himeelf here during Grant's time. Other cases were Baron de Audrade, Bra- zilian envoy, who died here in March, '93; Rustem E‘fendi, the Turkish charge; M. Bogdanoft, the Russian secretary of lega- tion, who committed suicide last winter; Mr. Mansilla Garcia, military attache of the Argentine legation, who was Killed at the Soldiers’ Home by a runaway horse. -_§. ALLISON'S FRIENDS AT WORK. They Are Confident He Will Be the Republicans’ Chotce. The friends of Senator Allison have re- cently become very confident of his being the choice of the republican national con- vention for President. Some negotiations have been in progress witn results very satisfactory to him. It is said that he will get support from quarters least expected by the public at this time, In this connec- tion It may be said that there is excellent reason for a corclusion that Gen. Harrison will not be a candidate before the conven- tion. Several conferences have been held in New York which had important bearing on Mr. Allison’s candidacy, and it is said that he will have support from New York and New Jersey, and from other quarters not directly in his own region of the country. A number of things indicate a combina- tien against McKinley which will make Al- lson the second choice ef the friends of some of the other candidates, and the first choice of some who are now generally ex- pected to go to the convention in the in- terest of another candidate. Allison's friends are auxious that his canvass should be conducted quietly, but they cannot con- ceal their gratification over some recent events which have come about behind closed doors. The attitude of Gen. Harrison tig- ures corsiderably in the matte: BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE. The Nessmore Aground Off the Coast of Scotland. LONDOD November’ 21. ‘he British steamer Nessmore, Capt; “Richardson, from Montreal, Nevember.-5, for Liverpool, is ashore on Coll Island, off the coast of Scot- nd, with fourteen feet of water in her hold. Tne crew were landed safely. The built at Barrow, England, She is a screw steamer of 2,216 Notice to Subgeribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star’ and also any failure on the part of the carrier to ring the door bell. ~ A proper service can only be main- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers in Sporting shortcomings. AN ISSUE OF BONDS|'N D'PLomatic cIRCLES| THE HOUSE OFFICES —_— No Action to Be Taken Until Con- gress Meets. THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT How the House Could Be Brought to Act Quickly. CAN WAIT FOR THE SENATE The meeting of Congtess {s so near at hard that no action in regard to the issue of bonds will be taken by Secretary Car- lisle tefore that date unless the situation of the gold reserve becomes alarming. The present disposition of the administration is to give the republican Congress an op- portunity to deal intelligently with the problem which the last democratic Con- gress so badly bungled. The President will act promptly under authority of existing law if the present Congress proves no more competent and no more ready to deal with the matter than the last one. It is re- garded as possible by the administration's supporters, if the situation requires it, for action to be taken in the House before the holiday recess, and Speaker Reed and his Party associates, they point out, will have an opportunity to prove their efficiency in protecting the public credit. The President will not have cause to grieve, according to the arguments of his friends, whether the repubiicans are equal to_this opportunity or not. If they give him promptly such authcrity as he desires for the protection of the gold reserve, he can have no cause for complaint. If they refuse to give him such authority and compe. him to act again under existing law, they will only verify the old proverb that criticism is much easier than intelligent constructive action, y break the force of is of the contracts yiich the President may be compelled to enter into. This is the attitude of the ad- ministration, as interpreted by its friend: with only Gwvo and a half weeks intervenir between the present and the opportuni of the republican Congress to act, and it probably represents the cverse which will be followed. The President’s Position. The President, according to his friends, does not intend in any case to make the financial security of the country the foot ball of politics, but he feels now, as he felt last winter, that official co sy requires him to at least give Congress an opportuni- ty to express its will when It {s so soon to be in session. The gold re = cially reported last night at $8 M4, but the deduction of the $1,750,000 withdrawn at the New York subtreasury the additional $1,000,000 with day makes the real reserve 8S 5 would take withdrawals of only $12,000,000 more to carry the reserye below $75,000,000, and it is thought not unlikely that consid: erable losses will occur tomorrow, and per- haps next week. 1f anything resembling a run on the treasury should set In, as hap- pened last January, the President would throw considerations of courtesy to Con- gress to the winds, but the present mov ment is regarded as a legitimaie demand for exchange in the absence of a sufficient supply of commercial bills, and it is not believed that it will attam any such char- acter as the demands of last winter. It is believed that the knowledge that energetic action was to be taken would be sufficient to prevent withdrawals of gold for hoard- ing, and that this knowledge already e: ists. It is felt also that so far as new as svrances are needed, they would be afford- ed by the announcement that a contract te obtain gold was in process of arrangement by the treasury, or by an overwhelming vote in elther house of Congress in favor of currency reform, or authority to issuc bonds at lower rates and under different terms from those now authorized. How House Action Could Be Quickly Had. The administration men believe that ac- tion could be taken within a week after its meeting if Speaker Reed were disposed to appoint the ways and means committee or the banking committee at once and direct them to bring in a,report. The fact that the Senate might be slow to follow the ac- tion of the House would not be of supreme importance, it is argued, if the House, as the direct representatives of the people, had voted strongly to support the treasury. The administration democrats claim that Mr. Reed will have to face the problem on the day the President's message reaches Con- gress, and that if he proves unequal to it the country will again look to a democratic President and Secretary of the Treasury to maintain the public credit. It is probable that Secretary Carlisle in his annual report will make a strong presentation of the needs and present situation of the treasury, a Incidentally refer to the necessity of substituting a banking currency for the conglomerate currency now in use, but the weight of his recommendations wil! be put upon the necessity of getting rid of the greenbacks rather than upon a construc- tive plan of currency reform. sath REPORTED sP4 SH MASSACRE. Batchered Cuban Women and Chil- dren in Cold Blood. TAMPA, Fla., November 2i.—Col. Fer- nandino Figuerdo, the Cuban leader of this city, fs in receipt of a letter from Havana giving details gf atrocities alleged to have been committed by Spaniards in Matan: previnee. Col. Melino, who commands a Spanish regiment, recently encountered the advance guard of Gomez's army in Matan- zas and was defcated. While soldiers under Melino were in retreat they met a group of women and children near a little town called Cayopino. As the soldiers pa cne of the women made‘a sneering remark @bout the Spaniards. The remark was overheard by the soldiers and so enraie: them that they fell upon the women and children and butchered eve: one of them. There were ten women and about a dozen children in the group. he letter says that the Spaniards after shooting down the victims stabbed them with bayonets, flicting the most horrible wour One baby was killed at i breast, and the bullet that passed through the infant also passed through the mothe: Col. Melino made no report of the butch- ery, but it heppened that two of the wo- n murdered were wi of rds er gaged In the saw mill bi When the kusbands learned how the ones had heen slaugitered they w Gen. Martinez de Campos, informi of the horrible affair and nanding that Col. Mel be punished. It is said that Campos Melino be court-mariialed. HAVANA, November 21.—There been several skirmishes in the Santiago de Cuba, during which the ir gents had fifteen killed, four wounde lcst one prisoner. The troops lost one ed and had thirteen wounded. ee sa ae Sir Henry Ponsonby Dead. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, November 21. —Sir. Henry Ponsonby, formerly private secretary to Queen Victoria and keeper of the privy purse, died at 8 o'clock this morn- Ing, of paraly: in: has ordered that eee Patents Allowed. Patents have been allowed to Frank and L. H. Dyer of this city, for electrical steer- ing gear; also to Rudolphe Claughton, for a transom lifter. Gossip Over the Position of Foreign Powers Toward This Country. What Lord Salisbury’s Utterances as to Turkey Imply — Refasal of the Waller Record Unexpected. The situation is becoming troublesome for the State Department again. The latest utterance of Lord Salisbury concerning Turkey sounds across the water with a ring of triumph which is not entirely reassuring to our State Department. The impression in diplomatic circles is that this utterance announces a closer bond between Great Britain and the other foreign powers, ex- cept Russia, which is threatening to the latter country in the east and to the pur- poses of the United States with regard to this hemisphere. While Lord Salisbury was occupied with Turkey, with the possi- bilities of a collision with some of the other powers before a settlement of the difficult “eastern question” could be had, strong in- timations were given that Lord Salisbury would be ccmplacent in dealing with Am- bassador Bayard. The belief was enter. tained among the officials here that a very satisfactory reply would be received to Mr Olney’s note of last August. Now there i: a feeling of uncertainty what effect the ur derstanding as to Turkey will have upoi Lord Salisbury's reply. An Unexpected Refusal. The action of France in the Waller mat ter and the press dispatches announciny that Spaia has some interests in Sout! -America in conflict with the Monzoe doc trine, coming, as they do, almost simulta- neously with Lord Salisbury'’s announce. ment of the determination of the powers t: give the sultan a chance, are regarded somewhat remarkable. The refusal of France to furnish Ambas: dor Eustis with a transcript of the record ot the trial of ex-Consul Waller was entirely unexpected. While delaying as long as pos sible by every available excuse, the French: government promised unequivocally that the transcript would be furnished. Excuse: were made ‘or the delay always with the as surance that the documents would be fur- shed. Then suddenly they turned about and notified Mr. Eustis in a most positive y that the promise would not be complie with. The inevitable conclusion is that the consideration which impelled France to ap- pear sonciliatory no longer exists, and that she is prepared to assume a defiant attitude An Important Coincidence. It is an important coincidence if England Spain and France are becoming alike de- flant of the United States at this time, and the more so when it is understood that Ger- many is disposed to regard, as England does, any claim that the Monroe doctrine should be applied to measure their privileges in the western hemisphere. Whether or not the cenclusions and apprehensions are far-fetch- ed, the combined incidents are attracting at- tention in diplomatic circles, and causing the administration some concern. -. STREET EXTENSIONS. as Legal Proceedings for the First Sec- tion Begun. Counsel for the hundred or more owner of lands embraced within section 1 of the ap- proved plan of street extension applied to Chief Justice Bingham today for an order setting down the case for an early hearing. The matter was discussed at some length, with the result that the attorneys for he District Will come into court Saturday the purpose of securing an order for ¢ notice of those land owners who failed to put In an appearance on or before the 15th instant. The District Commissioners, who have filed a petition for the appointment of the seven commissioners or appraisers neces in the condemnation proceedings, were rep- resented by Messrs. 8S. T. Tho:nas, A. B. Duvall and A. S. Worthington, while a score or more of attorneys represented the land owners. The discussion which followed was rather informal one, in which it appeared, as heretofore reported in The Star, that there is no real opposition to the condem- nation and taking of the lands on the part of the owners, provided the matter be fi ly settled In a reasonable time by pay far the lands taken. On behalf of the ious owners in Ingleside, and in Denni and Leighton’s subdivision, Messrs. Bro: ard O'Connor stated that they were pre pared to at once go on with the condemna tion proceedings, and were anxious to go on, and the attorneys of many other own- ers so expressed themselves, although they admitted that they agreed that there are in the street extension act grave defects. But what they most desired was that the proceedings should go on without any fur- ther delay, that the law might be p d upon by the courts at the earliest practica- ble day, and the controversy finally settled. Hearing on Saturday. Counsel for the District, however, thoughc it was absolutely necessary that further notice of some kind should be given those owners who had failed to appear. They explained that it was not true, as had been charged by some, that the District wished to unnecessarily delay the proceedings. The strect extension act undoubtedly contained some defects, and counsel for the Commis sioners intimated that it would be wise and just that such defects should be cured by Congress before finally concluding the pro- posed condemnation proceedings. During the discussion, it appeared that the act required that the attorney of the United States should be given notice of the proceedings, and attention was called to the fact that Mr. Birney had not been given the necessary notice. Mr. Birney, however, stated that so far as he is con- cerred he woul] not insist upon a thirty- day rotice, but would accept a short no- tice. After further discussion, it was that counsel for the District should coi into court Saturday with such an order fo further rotice as they may deem neces and proper, when counsel will be he: the matter again. qt ee RAILWAY DEALS. the Third Avenuc ne of New York. NEW YORK, November 21.—Ali essential details have been completed for chase of the street and Bou Vi face railroad by the Third Company of this city. The conclu:icn of the regotions wi tered by the quisition of the Sth 1 poi-tan Traction ¢ will be introduced Third Avenue Company which wit the traffic « Avenue mp: by eress town and on thi vard. —— TRAFFIC SOCIATION MANA Five of the Nine Members of the Bourd Selected. COLUMBUS, Ohio, November Five of the nine members of the beard of managers who are to control the new joint traffic as- sociation are: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Orlando Smith; Vanderbilt system, H. J. Hayden; Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four, Oscar G. Murray; Pennsylvania tem, D. S. Gray; Erie, George E. Coch The remaining four members are to be an- nounced soon, or when selected. | Claims of the Candidates Overlapping Each Other. NUMBER OF RE-ELECTED MEMBERS Mr. Fortune States the Ground of His Claim. THE CHAPLAINCY CONTEST Claims and counter-claims of the candl- dates for the respective House offices grow stronger each day as the contest pro- gresses. There is a growing belief, how- ever, on the outside that the claims of the candidates are overlapping each other. There is undoubtedly a large element uon- ccmmittal up to this time, and this element is being divided among the candidates by the latter themselves, an] not always with the concurrence of the other parties. Many of the new members, unacquainted with the candidates and the methods of reor: senizing the House, have deferred express- ng partisanghip in the coniest wntil they shall arrive upon the scene and look the ‘ound over. Re-Elected Members. There will be an unusually large number of re-elected members in this House. Of the total membership of 256 nearly «ne- half served in the preceding Congress, the aumber of those re-elected being 177, of wkom 100 are republicans, seventy-three mocrats and four populists, including ylanis of Nevada, a silver man. In addition to these 177’ re-elected members there are ten who have had previous se ce in Congress, of whom elght are repub- licans and two’ democrats. Of those hav- ng more than one Representative, Arkan- as, Louisiana, Maine and Oregon are the sly states which re-elected their entire iclegations. Pennsylvania re-elected the steatest number of old. membe turn- : eizhteen of those who werg in. the Pifty-third Congress. Next in orer come New York, ‘vith thirteen old. member jeorgia and Texas, ten each; Towa i thio, nine each; Illinois, Massachusetts and Missouri, seven each; Alabama, Ark: and Ternessee, six each: Louisiana, M gan and Mississippi, five each; California, Mirnesota, ska ‘and South rolina, four each; Kansas and Wiscon- in, three each. Mr. Fortune's Claims. The contest for the doorkeepership con- tinues to He between Mr. Fortune of North Carolma, Mr. Tipton of Tennessee and Mr. Glenn of New York. I am making a personal canvass,” said Mr. Fortune today, “and have not estab- ‘ished headquarters. I make my plea for election upon the ground that the solid N south having been broken and republican party given a substantial foothold tnere, we deserve to receive one of the elective offices. I suggested to Mr. Tipton, the other southern candidate, that I would be willing to leave the selection of the south’s candi- date to a caucus of the members from the southern states. I base my own claims upon the fact that North Carolina was the Pioneer in breaking out of the solid south and upon my services as a republican in that state.” Harry Sherwood’s Friends Plea. Friends of Mr. Harry Sherwood, ex- postmaster of this city, are pushing his candidacy for the postmastership of the House with vigor. They are making a strong plea in his behalf, based upon the thorough fitness for the office which they declare he possesses. They po!nt to the fact that he is acquainted with the work of handling congressional mail by rea: having served as postmaster of the in the Forty-third and Foriy . gresses, and his long ser F and finally postmaster in the Was y post office. The Chaplain Some comment has been the apparent eagerness of some western delegations for the election of a chaplain from their state, and the queston is being asked whether those delegations are mak- ing trades upon this place. This office be- longs to the District of Columbia, the old members say, bceause the salary of S40 a year has never been regarded as sufficient remuneration to tempt a minister to come from another city and attempt to live upon that sum alone in Washington, and there- fore it is only desirable to a resident of Washington, who can easily take the place as an adjunct to his regular salary. As the chaplaincy has no patronage whatever, it has never been in demand among Repre- sentatives who had axes of that kind to grind. ant ington occasioned by e+ —_____ EASTERN BARDARITY. Pes Corea’s Queen Said to Have Been Sonked in Of] and Burned. VANCOUVER, B. C., November 21.—Chi- nese papers, by the steamer Empress of China, are bitter in their attacks on the Japanese authorities in Corea, whom they blame for the murder of the queen. They assert that Japan fs a nation pretending to be civilized, but Is the most barbarous on earth, The queen was hung up by the hair, and, after being otherwise abused, tied hand and foot, soaked in oil, and burned In the rear of the palace, her remains being re- duced to ashes, so that all trace might be lost. Thirty attendants of the queen, 1t fs alleged, were butchered, their corpses be- ing left about the palace. When the palace was attacked, of some ) guards on duty, only six remained at their posts, and they y dispatched. ng to the Chinese reports, were fiftecn women of title in the court, the queen, her mother, and thirteen la waiting. They were nearly all soaked in oil and burned, while the men’s throats were cut. ALLE —— CALVERT VAUN'S REMAINS. Rody of the Landseape Archi- tect Found in the Water. NEW YORK, November 21.—The body of Calvert Vaux, the landscape arciitect, who disappeared from the home of his son at Bensonhurst, Tuesday night, was found in the bay near that place today. Mr. Vaux had been suffering for some time from nervous prostration. one of the most eminent pe al ts in this country. He rn in London on | inber 20, 1 Cottingham, me to this country ir 1848, and be- came a partner of Andrew Downing. The tirm w the architec for the 1s that surround the Capitol and the nian Institution in Washington, ‘At Mr. Vaux’s suggestion, public compett- tion was Invited for the plans for Central Park, and with Frederick Law Olmstead, Mr. Vaux designed the plans that were ao cepted. He was afterward associated with Mr. Olmstead in designing parks in other cities and for the state reservation at agara Fall: They designed also the plans for River- side and Morning Side parks in New York ity. In 1860 Mr. Vaux wrote a book entitled “Villas and Cottages,” and later one relat- jing te Bronx Park.