Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1895, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DALLY EXCEPT SUNDAY i reneyir aia’ Arata Coe et Bed 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. treet, Dy The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. pd és New York Office, 49 Potter Building. soe ae The Evening Star is segved to submerivers tn the city by carriers, on their own uccount, at 10 cents per weg, cr 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 venta each. By mall—answhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—6 cenis Der month. Saturday Quiotupl + Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ferelzn portage added, $3 Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. c.. Os second-class mail matter.) 7 All wail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made knewn on application Che Lvening Star. Ne.13,346, WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | If you want today’s news teday you can find it only in The Star. THE OLD ROMAN DEAD Passing Away of Allen G. Thur- man, SUDDEN END OF THE OHIO SENATOR a About a Month Ago Had a Serious Fall. gee SKETCH OF HIS ee = COLUMBL Ohio, December United len Thurman enator 3 ‘The death of Mr. Thurman was a painful shock to the general public here. The latest reports from him before today were to the effeet that he was doing finel. The Thurman residence is about from the center of the were eagerly awaited, Absolutely no other information came with the announcement of the death of the az statesman save that it occurred at 1: A Serioun Fall. Early last month Judge Thurman had a fell which resulted In a serious injury to his hip. No bones being broken and his constitution being so wonderfully strong, Jed to the Lelief that he would soon regain his eecustomed health. The effect of the r<rvous shock soon appeared to have pass- ed away, and in a few days he had improved a mile town and details > p.m. so much th his physicians and friend@s theught he would undoubtedly get up again in short time. Later, however, a severe relapse occurre: nd there were few hopes that he could recoy Mr. Thurman was alone in his parlor when he fell. He thought he §was strong erough to walk to the library and back to his chair. In returning to his chair he fell. - Mr. Allen G of the me ratic part ovember, 181 Thorma Career. anbery Thurman, for years one st popular leaders of the demo- born in Lynchburg, V ,» and was the son of Rev. Pleasant Thurman, a minister of the Methodist Church. His parents removed | to Chillicothe, Ohio, and he made that place his home until he settled in Colum- bus in 1s where he has since resided. His education was received at the aca emy at Chillicothe and from his mother. He was private secretary to Gov. Lucas, studied law. with his uncle, Giv. William Allen, wa imitted to the bar in 1s and in the course of a few years he had practice. He was elected to Con- by the democrats in 184, but de- 2 renomination, and continued in the practice of his profession. In 1851 he was elected to the supreme bench of the Supreme court of the state, serving as chief justice, and on the éxpiration of his term he refused a renomjnation. In IN67 he was the choce ob for goverser of Ohio, but was de! Rutherford B. Hayes. Mr. elected to the United States Senate to suc ceed Mr. Wade, and took his seat in Ist), From the first he was recognized as the leader of the democratic minority. 1 Was a member of the judiciary committ:e, and when his party came into power in the was chosen chair- his party ed by hurman wa man, and was ade President pro tempore of the Senate. He was re-elected for a second term in 1874, closing sen- atorial career of twelve years in ISSI. In the democratic national convention of hurman received some vote: ential candidace. In 1s80 the first the ballot gave him the entire vote of the O! delegation, with considerable support from other st In ISSt he was a delegate at large to the national democratic convention, again put in nomination for the pres 1 stood next to Cleveland and the first ballet. In the demverat- s nominated for nation. He was et relating to took an_impor- ation. He com- ul thousand students listened to ex-: of State John W. Foster's night on Asiatic politi introduced the distinguished v In respect to the pres 1 affairs, Mr. Foster sa ‘pon the British government must rest 5 mnsibility for e of the re But for its int would have beer ult of the Rus- ven completely ty s var in owe! sa re: 1877." able part of the lecture wa: taken up with the eveats leading up tc and growing out of the iate war betweer China and Japan. Mr. Foster spoke the remarkable develooment of Japan alo the line of civilized nations and her sion to them as a great military power. The interfure of the Eurcpean powers in the war shows how intimately their ir terests hound up in the affairs of th: east. The conduct of England and Russia emphasises character of thelr respe tive Interests, England feared for her comme in the event of war. Ru: iO with no commerce, interfered only : Jepan tried to bece 1 continent 1 planting herself In a conquered terr eg UNDAY RB WANT T. Chicago Retalt Clerks Will Join In the Barbers’ Fih CHICAGO, IIL, Decem! 3 Chi cago Retell Clerks’ @ hand in the crus augurat sociath will If the clerks give the promised t will be given new life and vigor » 20,000 stores in C) ore t maje Marriage of Miss Nichols to the Marquis de Chambrun, Bishop Keane Axsisted at the Cere- mony at Cincinnati at Noon— Miss Rockefeller Wedded. CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 12.—At roon today at the Church of’ the Holy Angels on East Walnut Hills was solemnized according to the rites of the Roman tholic Church the marriage of Miss Mar- Nichols, daughter of the late urd Nichols and his wife,formerly Maria Longworth (now the wife of Bellamy of the first t), and Louis Charles Antoine rt Pierre Pinton, Marauis de Cham- counsel of the French embassy at hington, D.C. The attendints were the bride's cousin, Miss Clara Longworth, and M, de Shoeneu, a cousin of the groom the bride’s brother, _ olas Longworth, her cousin; Mr. Frederick Coudert of New York, Mr. He ace Wiley of Washington, D. C., and Mr. Harold Binney of Philadelphia were the ushers. Father O'Rourke officiated, assisted by Pishop Keane of Washington, D. C., Arch- bishop Elder and Father Ault. ‘The bridal gown was a superb Paris crea- tion of heavy white satin, with a long. Sweeping train and bodice gracefully drap- ed with soft falls of chiffon. The maid's gown was also of white silk, trimmed with chiffon. After the ceremony a reception followed at Rookwood, the fine old Longworth home- stead, where the Storers reside when in Circinnati. The house decorations were all in green and white. Over 200 invitations were issued. WEDDED AT ROCKWOOD HALL. Miss Emma Rockefeller Married to Dr. D. Hunter McAlpin. TARRYTOV December 1: Rockwood Hall, the elegant residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rockefeller, near this village, was the scene at noon today of the wedling of Miss Emma Rockefeller, their daughter, to Dr. D. Hunter McAlp'n, jr., of New York city he ceret formed by Rev. Dr. Thomas 4 tor of St. Bartholomew's Church of Ne York, ass.sted by the Rev. Dr. Harris. The mafa of honor was Miss Edith Rock feller, sister of the bride. Th Mr. Charles MeAlpin, he best man w. brother of the groom, and the ushers were rdiner, Wm. Sanderson feAlpin, Dr. Wm, L. Dennis, P. oO. inings and John ‘There were no brides- M.sses Adelia and Sara Mrs, J. Tolma <ted in the Chittenden a Avery Rockefelle! Rockefelles daughters of weces of the groom, of flower g The bride’s dress was of white satin trim- med w.th venetian lace, and she wore venetian lace veil, caught up with a ¢ mond tiara. She car rosebuds. During the marrage was in the music room, th stood under a canopy of b. Uk of the val asparagus vines and fer T ur was twelve feet high square, resting on a d in front of a magnificen background was filled in with palms and ferns, The canopy of gothic design and contained 1,000 roses and 1,000 sprays of lilies of the valley. On either side of the room hung portieres of r uds, ferns and other flowers, with asparagus vines for ropes, An elaborate mus dered by an orch nd then forming a pulp.t onyx mantel. The 1 program was ren- and the choir of St. Bartholomew's Church. » guests arrived at Rockwood Hall from New York in two special tra After an hour's reception in the music room the br.dal couple and guests adjourned to the breakfast room, where a buffet breakfast was served. The room was decorated w:th lavender orchids and palms. There were about 500 guests present at the wedding. —$_—___ PUMSHED THE BLACKMAILER. Attle Hart, 1 Libeclous Editor's Agent, rixon. vember 12.—The su- preme court ha the judgment of the Plymeuth county district court In the case of the state agt. Attle Hart, convicted and sentenced to year in the penitentiary for extor' * It was one of the mest famous cases in the history of the state. Hart was a capitalist at Sioux City, living across the Missouri in Nebraska. He was at one time national republican committeeman from Nebraska 1 a newspaper editor. Phree years ago a payer published in Chi- cago began writing up scandalous articles about prominent Sioux City people. It made hess of extorung m from people : Hart acted e mat- DES MOIN up. KO-b nto compren: and receive the mor jaid and he was caught receiving money Atte lovg sensational trial, he and Lewis, the correspondent of the paper, were convicted. Lewis served his term, but Hart took the case to the supreme court. which has now held that he must #rve his term, WAS ON HIS GUARD. ile yward Hed Determined to Kill Him, STILLWATER, Minn., December 12. When C A. Biixt was told of the rumor stigating the murder of Lena Olsoa, a do- je ia Duluth, in the fall of 1894, said: “All I know about that is that Lena Olson once lived at the Ozark flats, and that fiarry intimately acquainted with the person who is supposed to have gone with her to the place of her death. The man's dead body was afterward found floa i the Missis ’aul. My impress. was that it was Harry who killed the float- er. I know he expected and piaaned to kill me after I did his bidding to that poor Ging girl. He came into my room no less than five times after I got back, but as 1 was in great pain trom the drugged whisky he had given me, and my wife was with me, he did not get the chance. _ BODY SNATCHING AT TOF indignation Has Ce Take Its Course. TOPEKA, Kan., December 1 the bodies of the de and at the Kansas men who had ¢ 1 consumption, and there was thus an apparent demand for subjects to pi study of that dis- vse by dissection. There were no indi of any violent. or urlawful There is a determination, however ng the bod Datchers to enforced. ght and see thi * the penalty oe PRESID: OF SWITZERLANE Vice President Lachenal Dlevated to the Hig Switzert: Adrien Lachenal, who for 1895, has republic for 1 ties, and his home fs in Geneva. 6 mber pre t of the nin poli- was vice of stores clerks are requ to work least part of the di “We want it stop sald one of the leading clerks last night, “even if a gen- eral strike Is nece y to stop it.” M. Deucher Burgan has been elected vice president of the republic for 1806. Senator Ga'linger’s Resolution in Regard to Them. NO MORE PERMITS T0 BE ISSUED —— The Amended Highway Act Passes the Senate. OTHER DISTRICT MEASURES Mr. Gallinger introduced a resolution for in information 3 in the city of Mr. Gallinger’s resolution re- the Senate teday calling regarding the overhead w Washingt cites that, “Whereas, Congress, by act approved July is, 1888, provided that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia should not. after the 15th day of September, 1588, per- mit or authorize any add.t.onal telegraph, selephone, electric Lghting or othet wires to be erected or maintained on or over any of tne streets or avenues of the city of Wash- -ngton, and further directed sa:d Commis- sioners to investgate and report to Con- sress the best method of remoying all such sectne wires from the air or surface of sa.d streets and interring the same under «round, “And whereas it was by said last above mentioned act and the act of Congre: proved March 2, ISI, provided th Commissioners should ‘have power tume before the expiration of the Fift; Congress, and not later, to authori e any such existing overhead wires to be placed underground; “And whereas, under end by virtue of the provisions of said acts, certain conpanies, owning overhead wires within the District of Co.umb.a, acting under permits from said Commissioners, removed a large num- ber of such overhead wires and interred the same under ground, thus establishir underground system of electric w “And whereas the act of Cong proved August 6, 18%), created an ccmmission to investigate and report, through the President, to Congress ‘pon the best method of ‘removing overhead wires and placing the same underground, which said commission, upon the 2th day of October, 1801, ubmitted its report to the President, and which said report was by the President transmitted to Congress 1 cember 25, I801,- said report being si pending and unacted upon by Congres “And whereas by act of Congress’ ap- proved March 3, ISL, it provided that the said Commissioners might grant per- mits for the construction, within certain limitations, of other conduits or subways additional to those already at that date then in existence under previous acts of Congress, under and by virtue of which said act of March 3, 1801, the companies owning such existing underground conduits were granted permits and have constructed certain additions and extensions of pre- viously existing subways; “And whereas no further or other le lation exists authorizing said Commis ers to permit the erection of additional overhead wires or the construction of othe tr conduits or subways within said Dis- “And whereas the obvious intention of Congress, as expre in all its legisla- tion upon the subject, has been to pro- hibit the further erection of overhead elec- tric wires in the District of Columbia, and the ultimat® placing of all electric wires in the District of Columbia under ground, the same to be done only under such reg- ulations and conditions as might be by Congress prescribed; Information Wanted. “Therefore, be it resolved that the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, directed to report to the Senate whether since the 15th day of September, 188%, any permits have been is- sued for the construction or erection of ad- ditional overhead wires in the District of Columbia, and, if so, to whom such per- mits were given, and under what authority of law the same purport to®have been is- sued, toge with a list of such permits, and whether thereunder any additional overhead wires have been crected in said District, and, if so, where and by whom the samo has been done. Also whether, under the said act of March 3, 1891, or under any other act, any permits have been issued by said Commussioners for the placing under- grcund in any of the avenues, streets, al- leys, sidewalks, footways or other public ways in the District of Columbia, of any ccudults or subways for electric wires, which were not an addition to, or exten- sion of, a previously existing conduit or subway, established under previously exist- ing laws, and, if so, the names of the per- SCs or corporations to whom such permits have been issued, the avenue, streets, gl- lcys, footwalks, or other passageways cov- ered by such permits, what work, if any has been done under Such permits, and whom and under what authority of said permits purport to have been i: anc said work performed. No More Permits. “Be it further resolved that pending the report hereinbefore called for and after until further action by thereon, the said Commissioners of trict of Columbia bey and they are hereby, requested to issue no further permits for the erection of any overhead wires in said District, and if any such permits have been issued to revoke id permits and prevent the erecton thereunder of any further over- head wires. Further, that no additional permits be granted for the construction of any further clectric conduits or subways in the District of Columbia, and that if any such permits have already been issued that the same be revoked and no further work be permitter thereunder until further ac- tion by Congress."” Phe Highway Bill Passed the Senate. Immediately after the meeting of the Sen- ate today Mr. Faulkner reported favorably, from the committee on the District of Col- umbia, Senate bill 30, to amgnd an act en- titled “An act to provide a permanent sys- tem of highways in that art of the District of Columbia lying outside of cities," ap- proved March 2, 1593. Mr. Faulkner stated that owing to the urgent character of the bill he reported he would ask the Senate to place it upon its passage at once. There being no objection the bill was passed by the Senate and was sent to the House of Representatives for its action. ‘The reasons for the passage of this as~ ure were given at length in The Star yester- day. * there- To Pay Claims. Mr. Gorman introduced a bill in the ate today aythorizing the Se the Treasury'to pay P. E. Dye aud Willie S. Hoge, administrators, $1,225, the samo to be in full for the claim reported favor- ably by the Court of Claims of the United States. Lund for the B, and 0. A bill was introduced in the Sense. by Mr. Burrows, by request, today for the relief cf Kate Winter, providing that the i of the act of Con J entitled ementary to an act entitled *An act to authorize the construction of the Baltimore and Potomac raiiroad in the rict of Columbia,’ upproved January horized the i land,for ihe ny in square No. 739, in the ton, be, and is hi by, Uncertainty as to When He Will Get Back to Washineton. — No Suggestion That He Should Shorten His Ducking Trip—Carlisie’s Re- port to Ge im Monday. There is general uncertainty here as to when the President will return from his ducking trip. He has been gone already as long as he originally contemplated, but the elements have been unfavorable for sport most of the time, and it is possible that he may have concluded to remain in the duck- ing waters a few days longer. It is said that nothing has been heard from him on that subject since he left this city, and con- sequently there is nothing upon which to predicate a reasonable judgment as to the tme of his return beyond his known in- tentions when he started off. Uncertain When He Will Get Back. If his plans have undergone no change he is due here either tomorrow or Saturday, but if reports from Norfolk are true that he has decided to prolong his stay a day or two, the will hard!y be back before Mon- day. The usual secrecy is observed in offi-- cial circles with respect to the President's movements, but there is, nevertheless, good reason for the belief that the humble Viclet, with her distinguished passengers, will return to Washington some time to- mcrrow evening of early Saturday morn- ing. In case the water in the Dismal Swamp canal is too low to admit the free passage of the lighthouse tender, however, the Pres- ident will make the trip to Norfolk by rail and thence to Washington’ by the light- house tender Maple. It is said that the re- cent storms have driven the bulk of the water out of the canal and that it is not now in condition for navigation. His Return Has Not Been Asked For. Although there is a mass of important business awaiting the President's consider- ation, it Is stated that no one of the mem- bers of his cabinet has ventured to suggest to him either by wire or mail the wisdom or necessity of a speedy return to the capi- tal. He was informed of the character of Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary Olney’s note in regard to the arbitration of the Ven- ezuela boundary dispute before he left the city, and will probably be prepared to communicate that important correspond- ence to Congress soon after his return. It is understood that the Eritish government desires the correspondence made public, ard only refrained from giving it to the London press out of consideration to the wishes of the administration at Wash- ington. Carlisle's Report to Go in Monday. It is said at the Treasury Departm-nt that Secretary Carlisle has nearly fini: d his report, and will have it ready for su - mission to Congress: by Monday without fail, regardless of the pregence or absence of the President: The Secretary and the President cre in entire accord on all qu tions of finance, and it ts argued that there is no reascn *why the former should post- pone making his report to. Congress until the President has had tifge to read IR JULIAN'S COMPLAINT. A Letter Which Will Probably Pre- vent Trouble im Future. The Treasury Department has recently been informed that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, upon his arrival at New York per Campania in September last, was compelled %¢ sign the customary “passenger's declaration” to the effect that no dutiable articles were contained in his baggage. As a consequeace, Actiag Secre- tary Hamlin has taken the collector of customs at New York to task for putting the British ambassador to that incon- venience. In his letter to the collector he says: As the unobstructed progress of ambas- sadors, ministers and charge d'affaires is universally granted in all civilized coun- tries, as a matter of international right and courtesy, your officers should be made to understand that such officials are exempt from all the ordinary requirements of cvs- tems regulations, and that they «re to be courteously facilitated in obtaining their baggage and effects. No declaration of any kind is to be demanded of them, nor of their families and suite, nor is any exami- nation to be made in sach cases. You are instructed to issue orders as will prevent the recurrence at your port of the objec- tionable practice above described, which, as the department is informed, has given of- fense to several of the diplomatic repre- sentatives.” A reporter called at the office of Collector Kilbreth in New York in regard to the above letter. Collector: Kiibreth ‘vas ab- sent, but an official at the office offered the following as an explanation of the cause f the Pauncefote incident: “When an ambassador or other minister to whom the courtesy of unobstructed pro- gress through the customs house is granted is about to arrive here, the legation at Washington notifies the Treasury Depart- ment, which informs: the collecior of the port, who, in turn, notides the surveyor, McGuire. The surveyor gives his depu- Mr. Dowling, orders to the effect that o is to arrive on such and such a nd is to be accoried the courtesies ually extended to persons of his rank. In the case of Sir Juhan, it is probable that the legation at Washington failed to notify the Treasury Department, and, cf course, the customary instructions were not issued to the subordinates.” The speaker said there had been several cases in which others had the same exper- ience as Sir Julian, and it was found to be due to the failure of the legation to inform the Treasury Department. a 2W POST OFFICE BUILDIN Competition Over the Assignment of Rooms Even at This Early Date. The supervising architéct of the treas- ury has had the question of the assignment cf rooms in the new. post office building under consideration for some time, but is far from a final settlement of the maiter. It has been practically settled that in addi- tion to providing accommodations for the local post office, the building will also be oceupied by the civil sekvice commission, the treasury bureau of statistics, the geo- logical survey and the bureau of labor. There is consider:hce .competition among the officers of the bureaus ramed for what are generally regarded_ag the most desira- ble quarters, being those on the avenue front on every floor to the top of the build- ing. It is understcod that the civil service commission is makjng a strong bid for the offices on the eighth ficor front. At the present rate of progress in the construction of the building, it Is believed that there will be ample time to fully con- sider and determine thp.troublesome qu tions connected with +e as: mment of rooms long before the biliding is ready for occupancy. va ———— Went Roint Cadef Appointed. Cadet appointments tof the Military Acad- emy have been issugd to Charles: L. Froh- witter of Bolton, vid J. Handrahn (al- ternate) of Waltham and Asa W. Grove- nor of Amherst. Mass.; Guy L. Harrington of Canton and Geerge C. Wright (alter- of Ogdensburg, N. Y., and Robt. S. ard and Wm. R, Loop (alternate) of Chattanooga, Tenn, Meeting of the National Reform League in This City. A LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES ——— Interesting Addresses Made at the Afternoon Session. FUTURE PROGRAMS The Cosisos Club was the scene of an im- portant gathering today of prominent men from all parts of the country who take an active interest In the cause of civil serv ‘reform. They came as delegates to the an- rual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League, the sessions of which last throuzh tomorrow evening. The most important session of the meet- ing will be held this evening at Metzerott Hell, when Mr. Carl Schurz, the president of the lec gue, will deliver his annual ad- dress. Tis subject will be the relation of civil service to a democratic government. This meeting, like the two afternoon meet- ings held in the assembly hall of the Cos- n.os Club, is open to the public. Mr. John Joy Edson, the president of the Civil Serv- ice Reform Association, will deliver an ad- diess cf welcome. The Business Program. At 10:30 o'clock this morning there was a joint u.ceting of the general committee and the executive committee of the league for the consideration of administrative Lusiness. Shortly after noon the meeting adjourned te accept an invitation to luncheon extended to the delegates by Dr. Mrs. Mackay Smith at their nandsome idence, 1325 16th street. Tomorrow the delegates will be entertained at luncheoh by Commissioner W. G. Rice, to meet the United Siates civil service commissioners, at his residence, 1738 M street. Tomorrow evening there will be a reception at the Arlington Hotel tendered to the deiegat>s by the Civil Service Reform Association of tke District of Columbia. ‘The special business session of the league will be held tomorrow morning at. the Cosmos Club. The business at this meet- ill be the election of a president and presidents,’ the hearing and considera- tion of reports and resolutions and other outire business. At the afternoon pers bearing upon different phas civil service questions are to be read. The papers on the program for this after- noon are as follows intment cud Tenure of Pos Dana of Ca . Dudley + “The Important Fune- tion of Civil Service Reform, dons of this city; ‘The Necessity of Thor- cugh and P t Reform in the Con- sular Service,” by Jonathan A. Lana, pres: dent of the Boston Merchants’ Association. Other papers announced for this, the fif- teenth annual the folle TV Reform Movement in Chicago,” by John W. Ela; “The Interest of the Workingman in Civil Service Reform,” by Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia; “The State of Civil Service Reform Sentiment in the South,” by Her- man Justi of Nashville, Tenn.; “The Reign and Overthrow of an Office-Holding Oli- garchy,” by Charles J. Bonaparte of Balti- more. The held at fternoon sessions of the league are ) o'clock. The Committee Meeting. The committees of the league, which met in jyint session this morning, are as fol- lows: = General committee—Carl Schurz, chair- man, New York; William W. Vaughan, Cambridge, Mass.; George A. Pope, Balti- Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago, cS more, Md Ill; Sherman S. Rogers, Buftalo, Charles Noble Gregory, Madison, Henry Hitchcock, St. Louis, Mo.; Lee Mc- Bride, Cleveland, Ohio; William G. Low, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Henry Lambert, Newton, ; Arthur Hobart, Boston, Mass.; F. R. Francis Wood, Pa.; Dana Estes, Lrookline, Wm. A. Aiken, Norwich, Conn.; - M. Moore, Rochester, » George D. Malden, Mass.; James P. Tolman, achusetts League; William D. Foulke, w Richmond, Ind.; B. W. Woodward, Law. rence, Kan.; C. B, Wilby, Cincinnati, Ohio; F. Washington, D. C.; J. W. Cornell University, s tive committee—Carl Schurz, chair- man, New York; Moortield Storey, Boston, Mass.; Sherman S. Rogers, Ruffalo, Y. Wm. A. Aiken, Norwich, Conn.; M. Shepard, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Willi Low, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Charles J. parte, Baltimore, Md.; New York city; Silas W pona- Everett P. Wheeler, Burt, New York city; A. R. Macdonough, New York city; Ed rd Cary, New York city; Charles Col- lins, New York city; Richard Watson Gilder, New York city: Morrill Wyman, jr., Cambridge, Mass.; Wm. D. Foulke, Rich- Ind.; Richard iH. ‘Dana, Boston, Lucius B. Swift. Indianapolis, Ind.: Herbert Welsh, Philadelphia, Charles Richardson, Philadelphia, Pa.; John W. Ela, Chicago, Il; William Potts, Farming- ton, Conn. 5 New Organizations Admitted. At the executive meeting of the league this morning Mr. George McAneny was re- elected secretary, and Mr. W. J. Schieffelin was elected treasurer. Two new organiza- tions were admitted to membership in the league, the civil service reform associations of St. Paul and Princeton College. The delegate from the former is Mr. C. P. Noyes, and from the latter, Prof. Wm. M. Sloane. All the members of the executive committee were re-elected. Delegates Present. Among the delegates to the meeting are the following: = New York—Carl Schurz, Geo. W. Mc- Aneny, Silas W. Burt, A. B. Mason, R. N. Johnson, Edward Cary, Henry Villard, Chas. Collins, E, P. Wheeler, W. J. Schief- felin, Oscar S. Strauss, C. W. ‘Watson, G. H. Putnam, Brookiyn—Mayor C. A. Schieren, Wm. G. Low, T. J. Backus. Buffalo—Sherman_S. Rogers, Richmond, Henry W. Sprague. Rochester—George C. Buell, jr. Watertown—W. D. McKinstry. Boston—Moorfield Storey, Arthur Hobart, Jonathan R. Lane, Samuel Y. Nash, Sam- uel B. Capen, J. G: Thorpe, jr. Philadelphia—Herbert Welsh, Chas. Rich- ardson, W. W. Montgomery, C. R. Wood- ruff, R. Francis Ward, Edward 8. Sayres. Cambridge—R. H. Dana, W. W. Vaughan, Monroe Wyman, jr., A. M. How Harvard University—A. S. Ingalls, Welsh. Brookline, Mass.—Dana Estes. Baltimore—C. J. Bonaparte, A. J. Gosman, r G. Miller, Edward Stabler, jr., Clayton C. Hall, Wm. Rey- , Elisha H. Perkins, D, R. Magruder, C. P. Manning, G. W. Gail, J. W. Lainfora, Alex. Armstrong, Fabian Franklin,C. A. E. Spawer, F. W. Schultz, John K. Cowen, G. W. Sattler, F. V. Rhodes, Sylvan Drey, Aj H. A. Keliy, L. P. Hemig: Williams, J. S. Stockett, W. . L. Taneyhill. ; D. Demmon. Cincinnati—N. H. Da Indiana—Wm. Dudley Foulke. Elkton, Md.—John 8. Wirt. Alexandria, . M. Blackford. Nashville, ‘Tenn,—Herman Justi. Henry A. J. 8S. Washington, D. C.—Dr. Franklin T. Howe. Princeton College—H. B. Armes, A. H. Lybyer, W. J. Wright and W. E. Lampi. (Continued on Third Page.) Reported Arrangement for the Reorgani- zation of the Senate. Republicans to Have the Offices, but Silver Men to Control the Finance Committee. Silver men are well pleased with the situation in the Senate today. Under any circumstances they calculate on having control of the finance committee. Repub- licans, it is argued, cannot prevent th The only question is whether ** H cans by accepting the responsibility of organizing the se.ale sna « otoe sibility for the work of the finance com- mittee. It is understood now that an ar- rangement brought about through the shrewd politics of the populists, by which the republicans are to reorganize the Sen- ate and take complete control immediately after the holidays, will be carried into effect. The committee cn finance is to be in control of the silver men and, accord- ing to the present understanding, a bill for the free coinage of silver is to be re- ported from the committee within two or three weeks after the reorganization. A majority of the Senate is in favor of silver, and it is therefore believed that the bill will pass the Senate during this session. It is believed to be this consideration which has induced the populists to reach the decision that, after voting for their candi- | dates for the Senate offices, they will re- tire trom the contest and permit the re- publicans to take control of the Senate. A Victory for Silver. lt is understood that Mr. Stewart, who rever luses an opportunity to make a troke for silver, and who enjoys seeing his opponents embarrassed, was the prin- cipal agency through which the populists were induced to adopt the course they have. The reported arrangement is regard- ed as a victory, first, for the populists, and, second, for the silver men in general, the silver democrats being particularly pleased. | The republicans assuming control of the cr- ganization throughout, under this arraug ment, will, it is claimed, have the nominal responsibility for legislation. It will be a republican finance committee which «will report a free coinage bill and a republi- cun Senate wkich will pass it. Probable Gmmittce Assignments. Under the arrangement, the democratic place on the finance committee made va- cant by the retirement of Mr. McPherson is to be filled by a free coinage democrat, | probably Daniel. The committee fs to be | increased in size. Jones of Nevada, who went over to the populists last year, is to be retained on the committee, and one of the two others uppointed by the republi- cans 4s to be a silver man. Stewart, it is said, is to go back to his old place on the appropriations committee, being treated like a republican. It is said that Butler of North Carolina is also to be treated as if he were a republican as far as the dignity of his committee assignment goes, and that both Allen and Peffer are to be taken care of better than they were by the dem- ocrats, It is not alleged that this is the result of direct bargain made with the pop- ulists, but merely that it is what will nat- urally result from a reorganization brought about under the circumstances, Unsatisfactory Both Ways. This situation is very unsatisfactory to many of the sound mcney republicans. The idea of the republican party being made re- spor sible for a free silver committee and for the passage of a free silver bill is ex- tremely repugnant to them, but just at rresent it is not clear how they are going to be able to prevent the plan being carried out, though they will do so if they can. On the other hand, some of the western silver repubiicans are placed in an awk- ward position, because of the seeming com- bination with the populists. They insist that there has been ao bargain, but at the seme time they rerlize what’ the public impression Is likely to be, and the situa tion annoys them. To be driven into asso- ciation with the populists is a most dan- gcrous thing for them, and gives the anti- silver men further grounds for dec that free silverism must inevitably be sociated with populism. The Populist Bugaboo. Populism’is the bugaboo of the silver re- publicans, and they are startled by the in exorable fate that runs it across their path. There is apparently no disposition on their pert, how-ver, to back out of the reorgani- zation. It is a silver victory, arid however embarrassing in some of its details it may be, they are not in a positien to draw back. The situation is therefore as complicat=d as it can well be, and very dangerous po- litically, particularly on the eve of a presi- dential struggle. e+ IRE ON THE CINCINNATI. It Occurred In the Coal Bunkers From Spontaneous Combustion. Capt. Johnson, commanding the U. U. S. Cincinnati, which has been lying off the Florida coasi for some time watching fili- bustering parties; has telegraphed the Navy Departmert that her coal bunkers caught fire from spontaneous combustion day before yesterday. One of the maga- zines was flooded, but the fire was extin- guished without causing any damage. It is said at the Navy Department that such incidents are by no means unusual on warships, where soft coal is stowed in small air-tight bunkers. As the powder is now packed ir sealed metallic cases, each containing but one charge for a gun, or in the form of fixed metallic ammunition for the smaller calibers, it would be in no wise injured by the flooding of the magazine. The fact that the Cincinnati's magazine Was flooded does not indicate that the ship was in any particular danger, for, under the naval regulations, it is the first duty of the commanding officer in the case of fire in the neighborhood of the powder to open the valves, which are expressly pro- vided for the admission of water to the magazines, and thus insure the ship against an explosion. THE ARIZONA TROUBLE. Caused by a Sheriff Attempt to Ar- rest Some Indians. The War Department has received a tele- gram from the commanding officer at Fort Apache, Arizona, saying that the trouble at Cibucu occurred out of an attempt by Sheriff ‘Thompson, at Globe, Arizona, with a posse, to enter the Indian reservation to make an arrest of Indians said to have attempted to take stores from a ranche whose occupants were absent. The Indians are said to hav been caught in the act, but nothing was taken. The inhabitants are much excited and are gathered at Newton's store ranche at Canon Creek. A man named Boris did the killing of the Indian whose body was found in the vicinity. He and two others of the party gave themselves up to Lieut. Fenton and are now on their way to Globe, Arizona. _—______+. Government Receipt National bank notes received toda redemption, $563,213. Government re From internal revenue, $572,564; miscellaneous, $36 5 SSS eS Admitted to the Supreme Court. On moticn of Senator David B. Hill, Wil iam J. Lardner, formerly deputy attorney general of New York, was today admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. iP } customs, TWO FASHIONABLE AFFAIRS OVERHEAD. WIRES THE PRESIDENT'S RETURN THE CIVIL SERVICE SILVER MEN PLEASED IN CONGRESS TODAY Both Senate and House Hold Brief Sessions. PEFFER ON CONGRESSIONAL FUNERALS Representative Grow Criticises Por- tions of the President’s Message. RESOLUTIONS OFFERED The proceedings of the Senate today be- gan with the presentatioa of the usual peti- tions fer the recognition of the belligerent rights of the Cuban insurgents. Mr. Faulkner (W. Va.) presented the re- pert of the committee on the District of Columbia on a bill regarding highways in the District, asking that it should have immediate consideration. The bill was passed. After the presentation of numerous Dills and petitions Messrs. Cameron and Harris both offered motions for the adjournment of the Senat2 until Monday when it should adjourn today. The Vice President created a ripple of laughter by putting both mo- tions at once. They were adopted. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) introduced a resolu- ton instructing the committee on finance to inquire into the rates of exchange be- tween gold standerd and silver standard countries and their effect on agricultural and manufacturing interests, and gave notice that he would address the Senate on it on Monday next. Mr. Cullom (ill.) called up, and the Sen- ate passed, the House bill attaching Aurora, Ill., to the Chicago port of entry. Ans to Senate Debates. Mr. White (Cal) presented an amend- ment to the Serate rules requiring that all debate In the Senate shall be relevant to the subject before the Senate, and gave notice of a speech on the subject. On motion of Mr. Hansbrough (N. D.) a resolytion was passed calling upon the Secretary of Agriculture for information as to whether he had expended all or any part of the last appropriation for the pur- chase and distribution of seeds. Secretary Morton refused to spend the seed appro- priation. Mr. Call then addressed the Senate upon his resolution declaring it to be the duty | of the civilized powers to suppress the crueltles alleged to be perpetrated upon the Armenian subjects of Turkey by the Turkish author‘ties. Mr. Call said that while it was the ac- cepted policy of this government to avoid participation in foreign complications, he did not understand it to mean that we should not interfere to prevent such cruel- ties and barbarism as had been enacted in Armenia. He thought the United States should at least express encouragement to the civilized powers in the effort they are making to suppress these cutbursts of bigotry, superstition, eruelty aud crime. On Congressional Fapernis. Mr. Peffer (Kan.) spoke upon his bill pro- viding for the proper disposition of the Temains of Senators and members who die while Congreés {sin session. He said his attention had first been called to this ques- tion by charges made in the newspapers, and after investigating the matter he had | ccncluced that the system now pursued had come to be seriously abused. Mr. Keffer declared that the expenditures on account of funeral expenses were con- tinually growing, until the average- cost bad grown from nothing to $4.512. The last thirteen burials of the seventy-three which had occurred from the Senate had cost more than ail the other sixty. Of the one hundred and seven Senators who had died while in service, the expenses were greatest in the case of the late Senator George Hearst of California, whose funeral cost the sovernment $21,322. He objected to regarding the treasury a subject of common plunder for those who choose to prey upon it, and said the best way to get rid of the odium of such a custom was to stop it. He ed in conclusion that the bill be made the unfinished business of the Senate. In Executive Session. At the Senate, .on motion of Mr. Faulkner went into executive session. At 2 o'clock the Senate adjourned till Monday THE HOUSE. Immediately after the opening of the House today Speaker Reed placed several executive communications before the House. On motion of Mr. Dingley (Maine) it was agreed that when the House adjourn today it be to meet on Monday next. . Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) asked unanimous con- sent for the immediate consideration of a resolution fcr the appointment of William L. Wilson as one of the regents of the Smithsonian Institute, but Mr. Adame (Pa.) objected. Mr. McCreary (Ky.) objected to a resolu- tion offered by Mr. Fisher (N.Y.) calling on the President for the correspondence at the State Department in the case of the Henry Crossby, an American vessel, fired on by the troops at Santo Domingo November 10, 1593. On motion of Mr. Lacey (owa) a resolution was passed which called on the Actorney General for a detailed statement of the ac- counts, fees, etc., of the clerks of eUnited es courts, marshals, deputy marshals and commissioners. Mr. Lacey explained, in answer to 9 questioa from Mr. Bailey (Tex.) 4s to whether this information looked to the future salaried compensation of these offl- cers, that the information was desired by the judiciary committee for that purpose, On motion of Mr. Cannon (Utah) a resolu- tion was passed calling on the Secretary of the Interior for the total amount of land assumed by the Union and Central Pacitic railreads under the grants to those roads. Extra Pay to House Employes. Mr. W. A. Stone (Pa.) offered a resolution to pay cll the employes of the last House, including the Capitol police, an ameunt equal to their salary to January 1, 1896. He had introduced the resolution, he said, upon the assurarce that it had been the practice of each Congress to grant this extra com- pensation to the employes of the preceding House; but he had since learned that the practice had been discontinued at the end of the Forty-seventh Congress. At his re- quest, therefcre, the resoution was referred to the committee on accounts. Mr. Wilson (N.Y.) presented the petition of the Central Congregational Church of Brooklyn for the relief of the starving Ar- mentans. ‘The petition asked" the govern- ment to furnish transports for the rellef supplies. Mr. Turner (Ga.) objected to print- ing the petition in the Record. At 1) Mr. Dingley (Maine) announced Mr. Grow (Pa.) desired to address the n-a subject touched by the Pres! dent's message, and, in order to give him an cpportunity to do se, he moved that the House go into committee of the whole on the state of the Untun for the consideration of the President's message. ™ Grow on he New Tariff. The motion was agreed to and Mr. Grow teok the floor. He sent to the clerk's desk and had read that portion of the message relating to the results of the new tariff law new on the statute books. Mr. Grow called attention to the fact that Mr. Cleveland said nothing about the efficiency of the rew customs law to produce the revenue necessary to carry on the government. The President, Mr, Grow pointed out, did not give the receipts or the expenditures for