Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1895, Page 1

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SALISBURY’S LETTER > Tt is Expected to Arrive in New York Today. NOT 10 BE MADE PUBLIC FOR A MCNTH North Atlantic Squadron Ordered on a Southern Cruise. rt WHAT MAY HAPPEN ——— While it is true, as before stated in The Star, that the administration is aware that Lord Salisbury's reply to S tary Olney’s note of July las: touching the Venezuelan boundary dispute is adverse to the proposi- tion to arbitrate che titie to the lands iy:ng westward of the Schomburgh line, the fact that the reply itself has not yet reached Washington precludes the idea of am speedy action by our goverment in this matter. When the reply is received by Sir Julian Pauncefoie he may occupy’ himself several days at least in its careful con- sideration in order that he may make sure that he is transmitiing to Secretary Olney the views of his government so far as it is proper for them to be communicated to the United States government, without at the same time imparting any portion of the note that may be framed for his pri- vate guidance. ‘Thea the absence of the President would cperate further to delay proceedings by the State Department, for it is beyond question that Secretary Olney would not feel just- fied in making a forward movement at this stage of the case, which is now commonty regarded is, at least, approaching a <riti- cal point, without advising fully with the President. As the latter has promised Congress to communicate in a special message the na- ture of Lord Salisbury’s reply, further 4e- lay may be caused by the preparation of this message, so, on the whole, it is im- [oboe that the next step can be taken fore the latter part of the present month. A Shrewd Position. From what is gathered as to the nature of Lord Salisbury’s note, it Is assumed here that it is really caiculated to make an issue that if allowed to fall into the course of treatment usual in diplomatic contro- vers.es might drift along for an indefinit period of time, for while there is no aba’ ment of the assertion of Great Britain's right to the larger portion of the territory east of the Schomburgh line, for the rst time arguments are submitted to justify the assertion. Heretofore all of the facts pre- sented to our government concerning the rightful ownership of the territory nave come from Ve..ezuelan sources, for aithough the, British government has been afforded frequent opportunities in recent years to Present its case, it has never gone so far as to admit that there could be any doubt of its title, and has therefore simply ab- stained from argument in support of that position. D.piomatically considered, therefore, this last move of Lord Salisbury's may be re-. garded as very clever, for he can easily find precedents to warrant bis request that the British case be con. r on its mer- its, and as this is all new to our government, a compliance with the request would in- volve much patient research and compa: nm of authorities and maps and surveys, all calculated to consume a great dea! of time, and carry the issue along to a period when, perhaps, Great Britain, being freed from its present embarrassing situation gr out of the Turkish complications, w able to devote her entire energies to a set- tlement of the Venezuelan question. Gone for Snlisbury’s Letter. The British embassy expects the arrival today of the steamship Britannic, bringing the official mail from the foreign office, containing the important answer of Lord Salisbury to Secretary Olney’s letter. Don- alson, the special messenger of the em- bessy, has gone to New York to receive the mail direct from the Britannic. He makes a fortnightly trip for this purpose, carrying the bags of official maii to and from Washington, and dealing directly with the stewards of the steamships. The steamships flying the British flag are the special custodians of this class of mail, and they, in turn, transfer it directly to the representative of the ambassador. Ordered Southward. The Secretary of the Navy has prepared orders for the departure of the North At- lantic fleet on the 15th instant for a cruise in the West Indies. The ‘leet con- sists of the flagship New York, Columbia, Raleigh, Montgomery and Amphitrite, now at Hampton’ Reads, and the Cincinnati, at Key West. Their departure for the Carib- bean sea will leave the west coast of the United States without any active cruising vessels for the first time in six months. Unless the orders of the fleet are changed it will extend its cruise to Venezuelan waters, Lut it is said that there would be no special significance in such a visit, even urder existing conditions, inasmuch as it is customary for naval vessels cruising in the Caribbean to spend two or three weexs at the vort of La Guayra. Secretary Her- bert fs authority for the statement that the cortemplated movements of the North At- lentic squadron have no relation whatever to the pending controversy over the Guiana bovndary line. Nevertheless, he expects that the orders to the fleet will be construed in some quar- . ters as an indication of the purpose of the administration to make a naval demon- stration off the coast of Venezuela in the interests of that country, or that the cruise is intended as an intimation to Great Brit- ain that the United States is preparing to enforce its position in the Venezuelan affair. To Avold Venezuela and Cuba. According to the Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Bunce, who is In command of the fleet, will have preciscly the same kind of orders that were given to Admiral Meade, his predecessor in this command, when he went on a similar cruise last winter, when the situation was much tess acute than it is at prasent. These iustructions, in brief, were to cruise from port to port in the Car- fobean for the purpose of exercising the feet in evolutions, maneuvers, target pr: tice, landing drills and other necessary parts of the naval service. In case the progress of events shall cate a possibility of the United States coming involved in hestilities w Britain in the near future over V an unlooked for contingency—it will be ne. essary, of course, to make a radical chang in the present polity of the Navy Depart- ment, to the extent, at least, of having ov warships more convenlent for the defen of our own coast, rather than to send them away for the protection of a South Ameri- can neighbor. Self-preservation, the first law of nature, would lead naturally to a policy of protecting our own ports from foreign attack, before going to the assist. ance of a friendly neighbor, no matter how great our sympathy for her distress or our interest In her struggle with a powerful foreign foe. In this view of the case, the departure of the entire naval fleet on ‘the home station for a foreign shore, would clearly indicate a deep sense of security on the part of the administration and of our own tm- munity from atiack. The impression {s growing that in order to avert all possible misunderstanding on this point Admiral Bunce will be specifically {nstructed to avold the ports of Venezuela and Cuba dur- ing the prevalling state of affairs In thoae countries. Trere is ample cru'sing ground in the Caribbean for fleet evolutions with- ent entering the interd:cted waters A BRIEF HOUSE SESSION Epeaker Reed Announces One Committee-- That On‘ Mileage. Mr. Walker Introduces an Armenian Resolution, Which is Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee. When the House met today the Messrs. Terry (Ark.) and Boatner (La.), who were rot present on the opening day of the ses- sien, were formally sworn in. The speaker announced the appointment of the following committee on mileage: Mr. Wright (Mass.), chairman; Mr. Burham (Cal.), Mr, Burrell (111), and Mr. Pendleton (Texas). Mr. Baker (N. H.) asked unanimous con- sent for the immediate consideration of a resolution calling on the Secretary of Agri- culture to report to the House whether he had expended the whole or any part of ths appropriation made by the last Congress for the distribution of farmers’ bulletins. Mr. McMillin (Tenn.) objected, on the ground that the resolution was not in the usual form. An Armenian Resolution. Mr. Walker (Mass.) offered a resolution from the naturalized Armenians of the United States, nine-tenths of whom, he said, lived in his district, and requested that it be printed in the Record. The resolution was as follows: Whereas there are many naturalized American citizens of Armenian birth now resident in the United Statés; and Whereas the Turkish government con- tinues unjustly and forcibly to collect per- sonal taxes of such naturalized American citizens by impriscning and otherwise op- pressing their relatives; and : Whereas the Turkish government neither permits such naturalized American citizens to re-enter its territory nor to visit their families, nor, on the other hand, allows use families to come to this country; an Whereas such wives. and children, having the rights of American citizens by virtue of the naturalization of the head of the family, have been, and are. exposed to outrage and destruction in the cities which have lately been given over to massacre and plunder; therefore, Resolved, That the people of the United States, through their Representatives in Congress assembled, hereby express their dezpest abhorrence and condemnation of the outrages thus committed on their American fellow-citizens, as well as on other Christian subjects of ‘Turkey. Resolved further, That this House, com- posed of the immediate Representatives of the American people, pledge its support to the government in every measure justified by international law and a common hu- manity to vindicate the rights of our fel- low-citizens, of their families in Turk and to hinder and prevent, as far as prac ticable, the continuance of the outrages and massacres in that land. Mr. Turner (Ga.) objected to printing the petition in the Record, and it was referred to the committee on foreign affairs, after which, at 12:30, the House adjourned until Monday. LOCAL REPUBLICANS. Contest to Come Before the National Committee, The different factions in the republican purty here are getting their forces together for the meeting of the national committee to be held in this city next week. The com- mittee, among other things it will have to do, will be called upon to settle the differ- ences among the local politicians, and to decide as to the manrer in which the two delegates to the national convention from the District shall be selected. Many of the reliticians, and especially those who are epposed to Perry Carson, are in favor of having primaries for the selection of the de egates, but Perry and his followers want them selected in massed convention, con- sisting of three delegates from each dis- trict. They clzim that the opposition is in favor of primaries bevause they would oe mere expensive, and that the anti-Carson- ites have mere money than the Carsonit and, accordingly, will be. able to Uuy the primaries. Committees from the different factions appear before the comm.ttee at its M2 meeting, and will urge in favor of different modes of selecting the delegates, and will ask the .ommittee to name some oue to of call the conyentions for the sele delegates The followers of Col. claim that Perry is not much disturt over the matter, but believes that the com- mittee will, as it did four years ago, desig- nate himself and one other person, who will be a Carsonite, to call the ¢ 5 On the other hand, the anti-Car sa say that they will put up such strong argument ir favor of the primaries that the committee cannot afford to ignore their Ss of the iational committee, and have been telling them of the situation here, so that when the matter is brought before the committee they will not be ignorant of the situation. —_———_—_ FINES FOR INCORPORATIONS. Law to Establish Penalties for Mis- use of Franchises. A bill prepared by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr. Harris, chairman of the District committee, as stated in The Star. The bill provides that whenever any corporation operating in the District under a charter from Congress fails to comply with its charter, the Dis- trict is empowered to recover in the Pol Court fer every failure a penalty of not exceeding $100, provided that wherever a penalty is already provided by law the amount to be recovered shall not be in ex- cess of such penalty. aining the necessity of this bill Commissioner Ross in a letter addressed to Mr. Harris says: “Many of the charters contain requirements which do not carry with them any penalty for their violation, and the only available recourse in case of any misuse-of such franchise is an appli- cation tc the Attorney General to enforce a forfeiture of the charter. As many of these violations are minor matters a vacation of the charter therefor would be incommen- surate to the offense. The application of a fine would be a more convenient method.’ —_—_—_—_—_--2-+_ ____ CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER ILL. He is Abed, but Expects to Be Up and Out Soon. Chief Justice Fuller ts confined to his house with a serious cold, which he caught Wednesday on the way home from the Yesterday his Capitol. condition became so uncomfortable that Dr. William W. Johnston was called. The chief justice took to his bed, where he Is still lying. He felt somewhat better, he sald, this morn- ing, and !t was said at the Supreme Court rooms that he would be out tomorrow in hig usual good healtho.This-afternooatat the chief Justice's house {t was said he was feeling much worse; but-antietpated a quick recovery. Dr. Johnston this a noon expressed no concern for*his patiant condition and spoke of the chief justice’ illness as a little matter, of no serious ‘or alarming chayacter. ‘ fef justice 1s ‘He'll be out and well In a day or two.” IN GOOD SEASON Some Members of the National Re- publican Committee Here. LOOKING AFTER M'KINLEY’S INTERESTS Effort of the Pacific Coast to Secure the Convention. A BUSINESS PROPOSITION Active preparaticrs for the assembling next Tuesday of the republican national committee, to select a time and place for the national convention, are being made. The executive committee of eleven mem- bers meets on Monday night, and the full committee will be called to order by Chair- man Carter at 11 o'clock Tuesday morn- ing in the banquet hall of the Arlington Ho- tel. Large delegations are expected from the cities seeking to secure the convention, viz: Pittsburg, San Francisco, Chicago and St. Louis. While these are the main con- iestants, New York state will have a dele- gation seeking the convention, with Sara- toga as the convention place. In McKinley's Interest. The most considerable delegation yet here is that representing the interest of Governor McKinley. It includes Messrs. Joseph P. Smith, ex-Representative Tnompson of VYhio, General W. M. Osborne of Boston, Powell Clayton of Arkansas, and other well- Known men. William M. Hahn, the na- tional committeeman from Ohio, and Major Charles Dick, ex-siate chairman of Ohio, also will be here. Mark Hanna of Cleve- land intended to come, but is detained by the illness of his wife. The party make no con- cealment of theic purpose to look after the interests of Gov. McKinley, as the Ohio can- didate for the presidency. Mr. Smith, one of the most active nen of the delegation, said: ““We have no plans to submit and are not favoring one city as against another. But the candidacy of Gov. McKinley ts fully understood the country over, and we are here, without any request from him, to look after Ohio's choice. ‘The state is abso- lutely united, and all talk of division has passed away.” Work of the Committee. The naticnal committee meetings will be epen when the claims of the various cities are presented. After that the committee will go into secret session. The first busi- ress to be passed on is the resolution of Committeeman Payne of Wisconsin for a change in the basis of representation to the convention, the proposed basis being proportioned to the republican vote cast for President in the last presidential elec- ton. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Payne and i by Mr. Hahn of Ohio. it was last d.: sed in Louisville in May, and was then laid on the table, to be up at the meeting next Tuesday. There are three ways of dealing with it, namely, to adopt it, to vote it down or to refer it to the national convention. The last course is Lkely to be taken. San Francisco has ozen exerting much activity and influence of late to secure the convention, The main points being urged against going to the coast are that the tel- egraph Service would not be sufficient, and that the difference of three hours’ time would be detrimental to the afternoon press of the e y to the morning Pittsburg’s adv with equal vigor. tor Quay has an fluential circle of friends in the committee, and he is urging the choice of Pittsburg as a personal request. Question of Date. On the question of date there is a divi- sion of semgiment between June and Sep- tember, but the prevailing impression is that there will be an adherence to the cus- tem of a June convention. Against this it is being urged that there should be a short “ninety days’ campaign with the least i sce of business. This the statement that e vention the campaign does not begin until September, and that it is needl to keep the country in suspense until autumn, An erroneous impression prevails that a chairman of the national committee is to n= he be chosen to succeed Chairman Carter. The latter’s tenure lasts until the next na- tional committee Is chosen, at the Ume of the nat.onal convention. Mr. Carter is not a national committeman, but was chosen from outside its ranks for chairman, and as such is, ex-officio, a member. Working for 'Frinco. Every one is aware that the people on the Pacitic coast are unanimously in favor of the next nat.onal republ.can convent.on be- ing held in Sen FI A committee composed of the influential and representa- tive citizens of that sect.on has been ap- pointed t. present the claims of San Fran- cisco to the nat.onal committee which meets here next Tuesday. Mr. Frank Rader, the mayor of Los Angeles, and Mr. Henry Z. , the editor of the Los Angeies Ex- press, have arrived in the city and are stop- png at the Ebbitt Hol ‘They are sume- What ahead of the.r associates of the ex- ecut.ve mm.ttee wh.ch was appointed to come to tis cily. Mr. M. H. de Young, wno, in his capacity as nat.onal committee- man from Cailfornia, 1s ex-offic.o a member of the executive cummittee, 1s expected to reach here today, and the other members w.ll arr.ve in a short Ume, The execuuve comm.ttee of five appointed to attend the meet.ng of the nat-oual comm.ttee is com- posed of the follow Gen. N. P. Chip- man, Col. George A. Knight, Gen, R.A, Friedr. sooth and H. Z, Osborne, -liary comin pesed of Frank Rader Sachs and Henry T. Assoviied with this committee are the ilee is com- 0. A. Hale, Lipman Senators and Representatives from Cali- fornia. A Business Proposition. It is a business propos that the ad- voeates ef San Francisco have to present, and the substantial men who compose’ the committe: are competent te do this. In regard to such an incidestal question of providing a hall for the convention, the committee state that they have a fund of $15.00) pledged, and they think that there will be tio question of their ability to do everything iat is required in that line. The next matter, which is of somewhat greater importa is that of railroad rates, ard the C nia delegates have a written guarant from the ratilroads of “) a round trip from Chiesgo, a lower rate than has ever been offered bef But the main reason, in the opinion of ttee, as well as of the people of coast, why the national elect San Francisco as the ce for the convention, is that on has neve but once met Mississippi, and that was in when it was held in Minneapolis, and that it is important that the representative men of the &: republican party should come west and get acquainted with the country. The Pacific coast peonle say that their section of the country fs too much isolated from the rest of the country, and a meeting of the national convention fn their opinion af- fords an opportunity for bringing the ex- treme sections of the country together and making the people better acquainted with each other. ‘The argument in favor of San Francisco is therefore a patriotic one, and in the opinion of the representatives from the coast it will have much weight with the national committee. NEW LIBRARY BUILDING Gen. Casey Submits His Review of the Work of Construction. Next Year Will Be Those of Completion—A Fi- Operations of nancial Statement. A review of the work of construction of the new Congressional Library building during the year ending December 1, 1895, was submitted to the House of Representa- tives today. The report is by General Thomas Lincoln Casey, In charge of the work, and it recites in detail the present conditicn of the work. On the probable operations during the next year General Casey says: .Operations for Next Yer. “The operations of the next year will be those of completion, in the nature of in- terior finish and apparatus, those of con- struction being already essentially ended. They will consist chiefly of plumbing, sky- lights and rotunda, ornamental windows, mosaic tile floors in’ the staircase hall, cor- ridors, rotunda and museum halls; mosaic vaulting for the lower story of the stair- case hall, plastering and ‘stucco work, decorative and plain painting, placing of architectural ornamentations, electric and gas lighting fixtures in the building and grounds, book-carrying apparatus and pneumatic service within the butlding and between It and the Capitol through the now-existing tunnel; interior finish of the special reading rooms, Hbrarian’s office and cleak room, elevators and grilles, alcove shelving, reading tables, desks and cata- logue counters in the public reading room, testing of ventilation and warming appar- atus, electric lighting and power apparatus, pneumatic and carrying apparatus and ele- vators, the removal and disposition of the large standing scaffolds in the main halls and the high traveling scaffold in the deme, the completion of the base of the dome and gallery within the upper entabla- ture now occupied by the traveling scaffold. “By the close of next year the building will probably be quite completed, so that it may be turned over for occupation within the time estimated for its construction.” Financial Statement. The report concludes with a statement of funds. It shows that since October 2, 1888, $5,450,000 has been appropriated, and to- gether with the balance of appropriation of April 15, 1886, amounting to $245,567.94, making in all $5,695,567.94. The amount ex- pended prior to the last report was $4,337,- 438.34, the amount expended since the last report being §Su0,082.93; the total expended since October 2, 1888. being $5,197,521.27; un- expended December 1, 1895, $488,046.67. It ig estimated that a further appropriation of $500,000 will be required to complete the building. Gen. Casey recommends, in order to protect the building, its approaches and surrounding grounds from defagement, that some provision of law be enacted at this session. oo The Distriet Committee Chairmanship ‘The drift of gossip concerning the chair- manship of the District committee ig now toward the probability .of the appointment of Mr. Grout of Vermont. Mf, Grout, who is hight up on the appropriations commit- tee, and whose acceptance of the District committee chairmanship might endanger | his chances of retention, upon the appro- ations committee, has ;been avoiding rather than seeking the District committee appointment, but the local sentiment to the effect that Mr. Grout is the best man for the place, to which reference has already been made in The Star, has grown stronger every day, and many of the leading busi- ness men of the city have urged Speaker teed to make this appointment. The grounds upon which they have, advocated the selection of Mr. Grout, without regard to whether he wants the District chair- manship or not, have been his long service in Congress and his former experience as chairman of this committee, which would prevent his appointment from exhibiting any of the features of a doubtful experi- ment, and the integrity and ability of his previous services, which have won for him the confidence and respect both of the com- munity and of Congress. The men who are enthusiastic for Mr. Grout are inclined to believe that his interest in the welfare oi the District is such that if the Speaker should suggest that his place of duty is at the head of the District committee, he would accept the position, even though it should turn out that he was thereby sacri- ficing his place on the appropriations com- mittee. They are consequently growing more and more confident that Mr. Grout will be the District committee's next chair- man. : + e+ ____. With Disappearing Guns. . One of the bids submitted by-the Cramp Shipbuilding Company in the recent compe- tition for the battle ships, and which is now being considered by the Navy Department, is a special design of their own for a battle- ship about the size of the Indiana, but with- out turrets. In their place, fore and aft, are mounted twelve-inch guns upon pneumatic disappearing carriages, enabling the guns when fired to disappear in the hull below the water line and within ‘the protective belt, thus completely shielding them from hostile fire, adding to the stability of the vessel and allowing the armor that is ordinarily used for turret protection to be added to other parts of the ship. It is understood that the coaling capacity is also largely increased by reason of decrease of weights in'armor and turrets. The designs for these disappearing carriages have been prepared by the en- gineers of the Pneumatic Gun Carriage Com- pany of this city. oe The Hazing Inquiry. The morning session of today of the ccurt of inquiry at the navy yard in the in- vestigation of charges of hazing against nine members of the gunners’ class was occupied with hearing the testimony. of John G. Ham, a member of the class, but who is not one of the accused. Ham was examined at length, both by the judge advocate and each of the other members of the court, and several contra- dictory statements were made by him, but he persisted in his declarations that he knew nothing whatever about the charges Lefore the court beyond what he had read in the hewspapers, although he admitted being in the dormitory at the time some of the hazing is said to have taken place. At he court took a recess until 1:15 p.m. ——_+-e+ — Promotions in the Navy. The President has approved the recom- mendations of the naval examining board and promoted Assistant Surgeon C. D. Brow- nell to be passeM@ssistant surgeon, Ensign J. D, McDonald to be dieutenant, Assistant Engineer Josiah S. McKean to be passed as- sistant engineer, Lieut. C. 8. Ripley to be Meutenant commander and Surgeon George F. Winslow to be medical inspector. Carpen- ter W. L. Maples has been retired. Notice to, Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any: fail- ure on the part of the carrier t@ ring the door tell. hoes A proper service can only be main- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers in reporting shortcomings. THE COMBINE BROKEN France and Russia Said to Have Deserted the Other Powers. EFFORTS FOR A GENERAL CONFERENCE Story of the Flight of Said Pasha. DENOUNCED BY THE SULTAN _——— LONDON, December 6.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Rome, published this afternoon, says that much excitement bas been caused there by the statement freely made in diplomatic circles that Rus- sia and France have withdrawn from the concert of the powers regarding the Turkish question and that efforts cre now being made to hold a European conference, prob- ably at Vienna. Said Pasha’s Fiight. (Copyrighted, 1895, by the Assuciated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, December 5, via Sofia, Bulgaria, December @.—Tlie featuro of the political situation here today is the step taken by Said Pasha, president of the council of state and formerly graad vizier, in seeking refuge today, accormpanied by his son, a lad aged about twelve years, in the British embassy. An investigation of the affair shows that the sultan yesterday sent a special mes- senger to Said Pasha inviting him to oc- cupy the chala within the grounds of the Yildiz Park which was formerly occupied by Midhat Pasha, at one time governor general of Syria, later governor of Smyrna, and who was tried on suspicion of having been connected with the murder of the late sultan, Abdul Aziz. Fully aware of the significance of this in- vitation, Said Pasha declined. This is said to have made Abdul Hamid take steps to arrest the former grand vizier, who is sus- pected by the palace people of intriguing for the deposition of the present sultan in favor of ex-Sultan Murad, now a prisoner in the Yildiz kiosk, and who was declared by the council of ministers in 1876 to be suffering from idiocy. Abdul Hamid, it seems, believed that Said Pasha was trying to influence the council of state to declare him (the sultan) suffering from weakness of mind. This so enraged Abdul Hamid that he determined to get Said Pasha out of the-wny. It may not have been the plan to actually murder the latter; but nobody doubts that if he had been enticed into the Yildiz ctalet he would at least have re- mained there a close prisoner for a long time to come, and some morning the news of his “suicide” would possibly have been circulated, The Sultan Bittcrly Denounces the Pa In addition to suspecting Said Pasha of desiring his deposition, the sultan has been led to believe that the former grand vizier |. made earnest efforts to induce the powers. to withdraw their demands for the extra guard ships. It was pointed out to the sul- tan that if Said Pasha’s influence had been strong enough to bring about the recall of the British gunboat Dryad from the en- trance of the Dardanelles, it was sufficient, in view of the peaceful condition of Con- stantinople and the efforts being made to restore order in the provinces, to persuade the powers to waive their claims for addi- tional guard ships. It was in vain that the pasha protested that he had done everything possible un- der the circumstances. The sultan would not listen to his expla- nations, and drove him from his presence as he did Tewfik Pasha, the minister for foreign affairs, some days ago, bitterly de- nouncing him for his alleged treachery. When Said Pasha had left the palace, the advisers of Abdul Hamid were not slow to intimate that the president of the council of state was a dangerous enemy, who should be promptly deprived of the power of doing further harm. MR. WELLINGTON IN CONFERENCE. He Runs Over to Baltimore to See His Supporters. Special Dispatch to The Lvening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., December 6.—A large number of county republicans, including the majority of the Senators who attended the conference held yesterday, are still in town, and the Carrollton has been well filled with politicians throughout the day. The prevailing topic discussed was the sen- atorship. Congressman Wellington came over from Washington last evening and spent an hour in conference with his friends this morning. Both he and his friends ex- press the same confidence that has char- acterized their utterances since the opening of the contest, and according to judgment here their confidence is not misplaced, as the members-elect from Garrett, Allegany, Washingten and Frederick counties are outspoken for him, and bis candidacy is not unacceptable in southern Maryland and the city. The eastern shore interests are somewhat disorganized Three aspirants from that section, Col. C. Mulliken, Senator-elect Charles T. Wescott and Mr. George M. Russum, are still in the city, and each one is confident that should the present la and custom remain undisturbed ne will suc: ceed Mr. Gibson. Col. Mulliken can count on the three votes from Talbott, and Mr. Westcott on the two from kent, but Mr. Russum’s popularity extends throughout the eastern shore, and it is asserted that not only could he depend upon the support of the republican members, but upon the democrats as well. ‘All eyes are turned upon the approaching election in Carroll county, as upon its re- sult the political composition of the next senate will depend. ‘At the senatorial conference yesterday It was decided to elect, if possible, a straight republican president, and Senator J. Wirt Randall of Anne Arundel county was the choice of the meeting. The republican sen- ators will hold another conference, when a policy to be pursued during the session will be outlined and adopted. Mr. Sydney Mudd of Charles county told The Star correspondent this morning that he was entirely satisfied with the manner in which his campaign for the speaxership was progressing. Mr. Mudd has not only a strong southern Maryland backing, but has the promise of the support of a number of the eighteen city delegates. Thero are five aspirants for the speakership from Daltl- more, but not one has a strong following or is willing to give way to another. ed Anacostia Ratlroad, The Anacostia railroad fs in trouble again. During the year 1894 the Washington As- phalt, Block and Tile Company was ordered to pave the space adjacent to the ratlroad company’s tracks on Canal street southwest, between D and C streets, and the cost of the work was made a lien against the railroad ‘and a certificate of indebtedness issued therefor by the commissioners to the extent of $335.59. The railroad company has falled to cancel the certificate of indebtedness by paying the bill, It 1s understood that the commissioners will sell, at public auction, so much of the company’s franchise or rolling stock as may be necessary to satisfy the claim, unless the railroad company pays the bill at once. GERMANY’S _ DISCRIMINATION BISHOP SATTERLEE Senator Davis Shows How That Govern- ment Cou'd Be Brought to Terms, The Exclusion Act of 1590 Pointed Out as a Remedy at the Hands of the President. Senator Davis, a leading member of the committee on foreign relations, has given considerable attention to that portion of the President's message relating to foreign affairs. The Minnesota Senator does not agree with the President in anything, ex- cept as to Venezuela, and in this particular he would have it much stronger. Mr. Davis has given particular attention to that part of the message relating to the manner in which Germany is discriminating against American meat and other products, upon the plea of sanitary precaution, which, the Senator thinks, is unfounded in fact. The President, he says, seems to forget that he has a remedy at hand, by reason of legis- lation passed by the Fifty-first Congress, and which still remains on the statute books. The Embargo Act. In an act approved August 30, 1890, is the following section: “That whenever the President shall be satisfied that unjust discr:m:nations are made by or under the authority of any for- eign state against the importation to or sale in such foreign state of any product of the United States he may direct that such products of such foreign state so d.scr.m- inating against any product of the United States as he may deem proper shall be ex- cluded from importation to the United States; and in such case he @hall make proclamation of his direction in the prem.ses and therein name the time when such di- rection against importation shall take ef- fect, and after such date the importation of the articles named in such proclamation shall be unlawful. The President may at any time revoke, modify, term.nate or re- new any such direction as in his opinion the pubiie interest may require.” Germany Would Come to Terms. Senator Davis says that if the President should enforce the provision of this law against Germany for a short time there is little doubt that she would soon be found willing to make a place for American pro- ducts without discrimination. He says there are plenty of German imports upon which an embargo could be placed, which would soon bring that government @o terms. He does not think it will be neces- sary for the present Congress to pass any additional legislation” to secure the proper treatment of American products abroad. So far it is known that the meat pack- ers have taken ne steps looking’ toward legislation to secure ‘the introduction of their products into Germany under more favorable conditions. Representatives from those sections where the largest packing establishments are located say that they have not been requested to take any ac- tion in the premises, DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Extension of Its Line Asked by the Capital Traction Company. ‘The contest which the Washington and Georgetown railway made in the last Con- gress for the privilege of extendixg its line on certain streets in the western and northwestern section of the city ts to be renewed this session by its successor, the Capital Traction Company. Mr. Washing- ton of Tennessee introduced a Nill in the House today, amending the charter of the Capital Traction Company to iay a single or double track along the following streets: Beginning at Pennsylvania avenue and 17th street, south on 17th street to G, west on G street to the river front, east on G street to 26th street, south on 26th street to F street, east on F street to 17th street and place of beginning. Also beginning at 224 street and the river front, north on 22d street to Florida ave- nue, and along Florida avenue to connect with the present track of the Capital Trac- tion Company. The bill provides that where electricity is used no overhead wires shall be constructed. It provides also that a single track shall be laid only on G and F streets except as to G street between 26th and the river front. The company shall have the same right and privileges over this route as it has or may have by law on its other route and subject in re- spect thereto to all other provisions of its charter and law. Other District Bills. Representative Morse of Massachusetts teday intrcduced in the House a bill pro- hibiting the manufacture and sale of in- tcxicating liquors in the District of Co- lvmbia. Mr. Baker of New Hampshire introduced a bill in the House to regulate the charges for telephone service in the District. The Lill fixes a maximum rental of $) a year for teleph« nes on separate wires; $40 where there are two telephones on a wire; $30 where there are three on a wire, and $25 where there are fovr or more. Mr. Mcrse introduced a bill today in the Fiouse to protect the observance of the Sabbath in the District of Columbia. The bill makes it unlawful to perform any labor e: cept works of necessity and mercy on that day, to engage in any commercial brsiress to open ary place of amusement for entertainment where admission is charged. Exception is made in the case of labor by those who religiously observe Sat- urday as their Sunday. Mr. Baker of New Hampshire introduced a bill in the House today requiring bilis of sale, conditional sales, mortgages, deeds of trust or chattels in the District of Colum- bis. to_be recorded. * Mr. Baker also introduced a bill appro- priating $300,000 for the erection of a statue to Gen. Grant in this city. Refund of Taxes. Mr. Reach introduced in the Senate a bill authorizing the Commissioners of the Dis- trict to refund to Everett Wroe, his ex- ecutors and assigns such money as has been paid by him to the District in excess of the correct amounts due by him upon part of lot 3, in square 630, in the District. ‘The bill recites that such excessive assess- ments have been made because of erron- eous assessments of the improvements upon the lot designated. CARDINAL SATOLLI. He? Will Recet) the Red Cap on the. First Sum@ay in January. Dr. Rooker, the:secretary of the papal le- gation, has had a conference with Cardinal Gibbons in relation to the date’of holding the ceremonies at the cathedral in Baltimore during which the berretta will be conferred upon Cardinal Archbishop Satolli. Owing to the delay in the departure from Italy of Mar- quis Sacripunti, who is the noble guard de- legated to convey the red cap from Rome to Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons decided that the ceremony of elevating Monsignor Satolli to the cardinalate would take place on the first Sunday in January. a CAPT. BASSETT’S ILLNESS. It Takes an Unfavorable Turn and May Prove Fatal, The !lness of Captain Isaac Bassett, the venerable assistant doorkeeper of the Sen- ate, took a very unfavorable turn today, and it"ls now believed that his death may occur at almost any time. ——————-s+—_____ Another Notary, Mr. Shipley Brashears, jr., has been ap- inted a notary public for the District of ‘olumbia, The Choice of the Clergy of the New Diocese. ELECTED ON ELEVENTH BALLOT Well-Known Divine From New York City. THE DAY'S PROCEEDINGS The convention of the new diocese of Washington continued its sessions today at St. Andrew's Church, corner of l4th and Corcoran streets, Besides the delegates to the convention the church was well filled with interested spectators, many of them women, who followed the bus.neas of the day, especially the ballots for a bishop, w.th the closest attenton. The third day’s sessions were opened at 10 o'clock with the morning prayer, con- ducted by Rev. Dr. John H. Eihot, the pres- ident of the convent.on, assisted by Rev.. Charles F. Sontag of Holy TrimityChurch, Marlboro’, and Rey. Dr. Johnstone of Ta- koma. At the conclusion of the_rel'g.cus serviee the convention at once proceeded to bus- sness. Rev. Arthur 8. Johns, the permanent secretary of tie convention, read the m.n- utes of yesterday's session, wh.ch occupied more than a half hour. With a few minor corrections they were adopied. ‘The first bus.ness of tne morning was the cons.derat.on of a subst.tute moton pre- sented just before the ciose of the sess.on last evening whch prov.ded for the post- ponement of the election of the bishop until the next convention. Mr. Wm. D. Baldwin, wno offered the resviut.dn Tast even.ng, rose and made ar earnest speeco, in Wa.ch he urged the clergy to say as.de the.r indi- viaual .feel.ngs ana see if they could not fix upon some candidate who could receive the hecessary two-tairds vote. -In-eon- clusion he asked for permiss.on to with- draw his moton. He said that in his opin- ion when a caud'date received only one or two votes ne should withdraw his name or else his friends shouid, in order that an election be made possible, Dr. Perry’s Speech. The floor was then given to Dr. J. B, Perry, who made a heated speech, in which he spoke of the grave responsibility which rested upon the convention.. Hie is suppos- ed to represent the high church element, which last night developed the largest num- ber of votes which has yet been cast for any one candicate. In the seventh ballot, he said, thar candidate received twenty- six votes, which, in his opinion, made then: the representatives of the majority. “We came,” he said, “with two names to present to this convention—Dr. Lindsay and Dr. Dix. You would have neither of these, and we came down into your midst with the name of Dr. Eccleston. I say that if we go away without having performed our solemn duty of electing a bishop, the responsibility rests upon the minorit: In conclusion, Mr. Perry said that he de- sired to take exception to a statement, which first appeared in The Star, that @ pertion of the convention was banded to- gether to act as a party of obstruction. He claimed that as they represented the majority the others formed that party. Mr. Perry’s speech was the first open ackrowledgment on the floor of the con- vention that any set of delegates were actively organized to hang together for any one candidate, and it looked at one time as thougn there might be seme rather tart proceedings. Rev. Dr. A. R. Stuart, indeed, did make a speech which was full of ‘sharp criticisms on the action of the other faction. He objected to any such remarkable dictation as was being forced upon them. . That there was considerable feeling be- tween the two sides of the house ‘came very evident, but cool heads prevailed and things quieted down, especially under the influence of a courteous and far-sighted speech by Dr. Mackay Smith. At the conclusion of Dr. Stuart's address a reso- lution was adopted allowing Mr. Baldwin to withdraw his motion to postpone the election. Possible Troubles. Dr. Mackay Smith then took the floor and irftroduced a resolution providing that one more ballot should be taken, and that if this should prove fruitiess the whole matter be laid over until the next conven- tion. He deprecated the methods which are usually pursued in electicns and sald that the long and useful service of Bishop Whittingham of Maryland could hardly be said to have wiped oui all memor; shame and disgrace of the three which the election ran, when tt were divided into sharply defined factions and stood with bared teeth well-nigh ready - to rend each other. He sincerely hoped that nothing of this sort would develop this time, and yet he feared that they were drifting into just the same whirlpools and rapids. ‘Another argument in fevor of postponing the election, Dr. Mackay Smith said, was the fact that the convention had expressed itself strongly in favor of abolishing the two-thirds rule and of admitting the laity to an equal vote with the ciergy. After taking such action as the convention had done yesterday it was prectically stultify- .ng itself by hurrying into a vote on the two-tairds rule. Following Dr. Muckay Smith, Mr. L. A, Wilmer made a fiery speech in support of the position taken by Dr. Mackay Smith, In concluding his speech, Mr. Wilmer said that, in his opinion, the members of the clergy would be doing a better service to their Master if they were home and writ~ ing their sermons for next Sunday, instead of staying here casting fruitless ballots. On the Motion. Speeches on Dr. Mackay Smith's motion wkre limited to one minute each. Rev. George F. Dudley moved to amend the motion so as to provide for the tak- ing of three ballots, if necessary, before adjourning. As finally adopted five bal- lots were fixed upon unless an election should be reached at an earlier stage in the proceedings. Before beginning the balloting Rev. Dr, McKim rese to a question of personal priv= jlege. He said that he must take exception o the use of the words “this side” and ‘that side.” So far as he personally knew there had been no such thing as taking sides. If there were sides, he sald, there must be a good many partitions on his side, for the reverend rector of St. John's Church had received. a number of ballot: as had also the rectors of Ascension ani Trinity churehes, If there had been any caucusing he did not know of It, and so far as he knew not a single delegate had come into the convention pledged to vote for any particular candidate. Nor did he know who the gentlemen were who had voted for him. The Etghth Ballot, A ballot was then called for. While the tellers were out, Mr, Arthur S. Browne read the report of the committee on canons, making certain verbal or minor corrections in the canons of Maryland, so as to make them applicable to the needs of the new diocese. The report was adopted without jebate, oat H, E. Pellew spoke briefly of the needs of the cause of missions in this dio~ cese, ard of the assistance received from the general mission funds of the church for the prosecution of work among the col- ored people, He moved that.a committee on missions, consisting of four clergy and four laymen, be appointed in the way, and that the superannuated and dis-