Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, csciiisaadl The Evening Star ts served to subseribers in the city by carriers, ou their own account, at 10 cents per wees, cr 44 cents inonth. Copies at the ceunter 2 vents each. By muil—anywhere in the Cnited States or Canada—postage prepald—G0 cents per month. Saturday Quintupls Sheet Star, $1 per year, with icretgn portage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. ¢., a9 second-class mail matter.) £7 AU mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of adversising made kncwn on appiteation. he Even ny Star. - No. 13,360. WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star, TO SAVE ZEITOUNLIS|THE SPANISH VIEW/LQCAL REPUBLICANS ———_—_. Efforts Being Made in Behalf of the Armenians. ADVICES AS 10 THE BOMBARDMENT Mysterious Movement of the Rus- sian Black Sea Squadron. MASSACRE —————— AT ARABKIR CONSTANTINOPLE, Decembe> 2S8.—Ad- 1 advices from Zeltoun have been public here. It appears that the Turkish troops bombarded only ihe bar- racks at that place, these buildings being occupied by the Armenians. The expiosion of the shells set fire to the barracks and obiiged the combatants to take refuge in ght. The town of Zeitoun is sald to con. tain many thousands of Armentai.s, who are at the mercy of the troops. The Dragomans of the embassies of the powers have in made representati tha porte in the efforis’ being mule to save the lives of the Armenians of Zeltvan, and they have been informed that the Turkish commanders have orders, which have been repeated {o them, not to molest the non- combatants, women or children of Zeitoun. Nothing 1s known here of the fate of the crowds of Armeniins who were reported to have been caught in the pass outside of Zeitoun. The departure of vhe Russian Black Sea squadron from Sebastopol on December 15 for on unknow7 destination {s much com- mented upon kere and has caused some lively speculation as to its ul:imate desti- nation. Advices received here from Trebizond say that thirty-five Armenians have oeen tried by court-martial there for taking part in the troubles which broke out in that city in October last, and six of them have been condemned to death. The others of the accused have been ex- Med, and fifteen prisoners have been sen- Yencefl to terms of penal servitude, varying from five years to imprisonment for life. The condemned men include a priest, a law- yer, two merchants, a professor, a car- penter and others of all classes, including a Protestant professor. © Massacres at Arabkir. BOSTON, December 28.—A correspondent writing from Constantinople concerning the recent Turkish atrocitles in Asia Minor, says that at Arabkir 2,000 Christians were killed and wounded, and that out of some 2,000 houses of Christians, fully three-quarters were burned. n the remaining houses,” the writer states, “were huddled several thousand survivors, who were living on grain res- cued from their burned houses. The scenes of the worst periods of Saracenic invasion in the seventh century have been repeated over and over. Thousands of Armenian Christians nave been forced to accept Mohammedanism at point of the sword. Christian women without number have been carried off to the harems of Kurds and Turks. “The apathy of Europe and America, so far as the governments are concerned, la almost a8 surprising as the cruelty of ‘the Turks. There is still talk of committing reforms to these murderous Turks. They will take care, unless Europe intervenes speedily, that there shall be left no Armen- fans to participate in reforms.” TURKEY'S CLAIM CONTESTED. Amerien Does Not Recognise Her Right to Close the Dardanelles. LONDON, December 28.—A Vienna dis- patch to the Daily News reports that a Constantinople telegram received there says that a rumor is current that the Americans refuse to recognize the principle upon which foreign warships are excluded from the Frivilege of pagsing through the Darda- nelles. This Country's Position. In reference to the @ablegram it may be authoritatively stated that no movement has been made in that direction in recent years. The United States has consistently declined to admit such a right, and while it has not recently had occasion to make an | issue with Turkey upon this subject, ministers to that country have been cau- tfoned to go no further than to recognize the exclusion as a usage and not as a right. in assuming this position the United States at vartance with the great pow- ers of Europe, which had in conventions acknowledged Turkey's right of exclusion, based upon the eld theory that a nation controlled absolutely the waters within gun- shot of Its shores, which, in this case, in- cluded the Dardanelles. President Pierce, in 1 first !sld down the doctrine that this governmept was determined to main- ain the freedom of the seas and of the great natural charnels of navigation, and to deny the right of a nation to treat one of the great maritime highways of nations as a close sea and prevent its navigation freely. At the time Denmark was levying a tax upon all vessels passing through the Danish straits into the Baltic, and the United States alone secured the abandonment of the asserted right. In the had of the Barbary states, which levied toll for ages upon com- passing that coast, this govern- single-handed, and without refer- ence to the fact that Europe had consented to the exaction, compelled by a naval’ force the cessation of the abuse. ecretary Fish in also 1871 and 1 some correspondence with the United States minister at Co stantinople on the subject, and among things, he said that while our gov- ernment did not deny the existence of the usage of exclusion of and had as yet had no oceaston to question its propriety, the P deemed it im- portant to avcid recognizing it as a right under the law of nations. He regarded the abstract right of the Turkish govern- ment to obstruct the navigation of the Derdanelles even to vessels of war in time of peace as a sericus question, and felt that proper occasion might in the future arise for us to dispute the applicability ef the claim to United States :nen-of-war, but meanwhile {t was deemed expedient to acquiesce in the exclusion. In 2 case hy arose shortly after, in which a United States wars ip was stop- a shot fired from one of the Tur- Mr. Fish wrote that if the directed aceoriing to the intention, {t might have ission ff not a —— © r Folger Here. Commander Wm. M. Folger, formerly chief of the bureau of naval ordnance and more recently in command of the crutser Yorktown on the station, reported at the Navy Depa He is on waiting orders and wi the city some time. He is witness in case of Lieut. Stevens, or- dered to examination for promotion. Com- mander Fol: is stopping at t tro- ftan Club. He had an interview with ary Herbert today. —_ — + e+ Commancer Barber Retired. Commander Francis M. Barber, U. S. N., has been re 1 on account of disability Incident to the Cuban Insurgents Not Conducting Warfare but High-Class Brigandage. Have Not Taken Any Towns of Con- siderable Population—Credit to Gen. Campos. The view of the Spanish authorities at Madrid on the present condit:on of the con- flict In Cuba is given in a cable dispatcH to the Spanish minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome. As it was filed in Madrid on December 26— the day after the reports that the insur- gents were nearing Havana—it bears on the immediate present situation. Not Real Warfare. The dispatch says that the conflict cannot be termed warfare. It has reached a stage approximating high-class brigandage. The insurgent forces do not come out of their hiding places to meet in open conflict. There are no engagements worth the name, and such as occur are of trifiing. importance, with few casualties. Whenever attacked, the insurgents fly in retreat. They obser none of the honorable rules “of warfare, particularly the honor of the) flag. In this connection it is pointed out that one Spanish officer was shot and another sen- tenced to penal servitude for failing to ob- serve the rules of honor to the flag. Work of the Insurgents. . The dispatch proceeds to state that the insurgent forces have not taken any towns of considerable population, but have con- fined themselves to scattered villages of scant population and no defense. They have been readily able to pursue their tac- ties of applying the torch to plantations, as the cane is as inflammable as powder, ard a single match starts a blaze of wide ex- tent. It is impossible for a country to en- tirely prevent these destructive tactics over an area of thousands of square miles. Credit to Gen. Campos. In conclusion, the dispatch gives to the ccmmanding general, Martinez Campos, the fullest credit for doing everything in his power against such uncivilized methods. It adds the most explicit and anequivocal statement that the insurrection will be put down. This dispatch indicates that little appre- hens‘on is felt by the authorities at Mad- rid over recent reports and their full confi- dence jn crushing the rebellion. Ss THE SHERMAN STATUE. Committee Appointed to Aid in Select- ing the Design. Preilminary arrangements are being made for the erection of an equestrian monument te Gen. William T. Sherman in this city. The matter fs in the hands of a committee of the Society of the Army of the Tennes- see, the Secretary of War and the major general commanding the army. The sum of $%,000.has been raised by subscription and appropriated by Congress for the erec- tion of the proposed monunmient. Proposals were recently invited for designs for the monument, and a committee of the National Sculpture Society has been oppointed to aid in the selection of the design. This com- mittee consists of Messrs. James, St. Gau- dens, Bruce Price, W. B. Post and Olin Warner. Notice has been received that about rorty designs will be submitted in competition for the monument. The models will be set up for exhibition and inspection in the upper west corridor of the War Department build- ing. Col. J. M. Wilson, the commissioner ot public buildings and grounds, has charge of this special branch of the work, but he has nothing whatever to do with the selection of the design. Under the terms of the cir- cular inviting proposals the models must be forwarded to -the president of the Army of the Tennessee in care of the Secretary or War on or before the 1st proximo. Accu- rate and elaborate models on a scale of one inch to one foot are called for, and are re- quired to include the pedestal and eques- trian statue. The committee in charge of fhe matter says that the contract for the work will be awarded to the artist whose design is deem- ed best, provided it is considered satlsfac- tcry. The sum of $1,000 each will be paid to the artists submitting the next four designs deemed satisfactory for so tmportant a work, but whose models have not been ac- cepted, provided that number are found worthy of consideration. ‘The successful sculptor will be required to enter into cun- tract with the United States for the work, and to give bonds in the sum of $25,000 for its successful performance. Only artists and sculptors residing in this country and American citizens residing abroad are per- mitted to submit designs in this compeu- tion. Sculptors and architects connected in a business way with any monumental firm or bronze foundry Wili not be allowed to take pert in the competition. All the models will be publicly exhibited for two weeks prior to rendering the final deciston, but not after- ward. The successful artist will be required to model his full-sized statue in the United States, and all the stone work and bronze castings must be done in this country. Al- though no site has yet been selected for the Sherman statue, there seems to be a tacit understanding that it will be erected in Franklin Park, as the most desirable place available for such a purpose. =< EX-CONGRESSMAN BUTTERWORTH. The Trouble Today With a Son of Italy. Ex-Congressman Benjamin Butterworth was a defendant in the Police Court today on a charge of assault, but the ex-Congress- man hardly knew whether an Italian fruit vender or the latter's bunch of bananas was the victim of his fist. He was on ‘lis way to his office this morning, and Mrs. Butter- worth was seated in the carriage with him. When the vehicle reached the transfer junc- tion at New York avenue and 9th street Jaco» Costa, an Italian, with a bunch of bananas on his shoulder, was making his way from one car to another, but in some way he managed to colliae with the ex-Con- gressman’s vehicle, and, of course, he went down. The driver, who had his animal under con- trol, succeeded in coming to a halt hefore the fruit vender got run over, but in doing so the horse was thrown. In making an effort to get up the animal fell a second time, and this time Jacob's bananas were rendered unfit for sale, and the owner was probably slightly bruised. Jacob and the animal got up about the same time, and the angry Italian, who was complaining about his $1.50 bunch of bananas, grabbed the horse's bridle, evi- dently Intending to delay the vehicle’ until the owner paid for his damaged fruit, but, instead of his conduct having this effect, it only angered the ex-Congressman, who left his vehicle, and, it Is alleged, used his fist on the Italian. Witnesses say they saw Mr. Butterworth using his fist, but they could not say whether or not the blows were landed. Policeman Phil. Brown came along about the time the affair was over, and he es- corted Major Butterworth to the Police Court. There a charge of assault was filed, and the case went over until Tuesday. > The Dr. Gross Statue. Col. John M. Wilson, who has charge of the work of erecting a statue to Dr. Sam- uel D. Gross in the Smithsonian grounds, has awarded the contract for the con- struction of the pedestal to J. F. Manning & Company of this city, at their bid of $1,400. The pedestal will be of ted beach granite, and will be completed in ample time to receive the statue,- which. is. being made abvroad by an American artist. Dr. Parvis Denies Having With- drawn From the Field. FACTS ABOUT THE DELEGATE FIGHT Men to BeChosen by aConvention and Not bv Direct Vote. CHAIRMAN CARTER’S COURSE The lecture room of the Capital Savings Bank building, on F street, was filled with the lieutenants of Candidate L. C. Bailey last night who belong to the executive committee of the Bailey Campaign Club. Reports were received from the repre- sentatives of Mr. Bailey in the various assembly districts, all of which breathed the spirit of a walk-over for him against Colonel Perry Carson. Mr. Frederick Dyson, who presided at the meeting, de- veloped the plan of campaign that Mr. Batley is conducting by declaring that the impending conflict for convention honors, as far as the colored republicans were concerned, was between Messrs. Bailey and Carson, and claimed that Bailey would carry ten districts solidly and get enough votes from the others to assure his elec- tion. It was decided to fignt the battle along anti-Carson lines exclusively, and this announcement was received with much gratification by the persons present. The districts which are claimed to’ be solid for Mr. Bailey are the twenty-first, twentieth, eighteenth, tenth, eighth,’ sev- enth, fifth, fourth, first and third. In the second district there was a meet- ing of republicans held Thursday night, and a Carson club was formed, with over a hundred members. J. C. Shumate was elected president; Solomon Morrison, vice president; 8. L. Perry, secretary; Solomon Page, treasurer, and George Frye ser- geant-at-arms. The club will hold a mass meeting at Mount Bethel Church next Mon- day evening. Dr. Purvis and Perry Carson. Perry Carson does not appear to be in any wise disturbed over the claims of Mr. Bailey and his friends. Among the stories out today was one that Dr. C. B. Purvis had decided to with- draw from the contest for delegate and give his strength and influence to Carson’s candidacy. A representative of Mr. Bai- jey, who took prominent part in the meet- ing last night, is also said to have visited ex-District Commissioner Myron M. Parker yesterday, with a view to making a combi- nation between him and Mr. Bailey, put Mr, Parker declined to dicker, stating, il is understood, that he did not intend to join with any faction in the forthcoming con- test. Dr. Purvis, when asked today by a Star reporter as to his status, declared that he was still a candidate, and believed he had the largest following of any of the candidates. He said he had been asked to give his support to Carson, and he would give the matter careful consideration, but he had not yet authorized any one to state that he had withdrawn. Mr. Parke?’s office on F street has been steadily besieged by local republicans with convention aspira- tions ever since it became known that he was a candidate for delegate to the next national convention, and that he would be appointed by Chairman Carter as one of the supervisors of the primary elections to be held here in the spring, but general re- port has it that none of the visitors have been particularly surcharged with hope or satisfaction when they came out again. Chairman Carter will formally announce in a few days the appointment of Mr. Par- ker as supervisor, to serve with Messrs. Carson and Gleeson, and he will be made the president cf the board. The appoint-. ment would have been announced officially by Mr. Carter ere this, but on account of the great diversity of opinion as to the ex- act meaning of the resolution passed by the national committee the chairman de- sired to take sufficient time to couple M: Parker's eppointment with a full explana- tion of the intention of the committee and a complete specification of the duties that will devolve upon the supervisors und the authority with which they will be clothed. A Convention Will Be Held. It was today announced with authority that the delegates to the St. Louis con- vention will not be elected by a direct vote cast at the primary elections. In Chairman Carter's forthcoming cnnouncement he will include the resolution passed by the na- tional committee. Great stress has been laid on the alleged fact that the resolution provided for the holding of primaries for the selection of delegates in accordance with the custom followed in Crawford county, Pa., but the resolution as adopted had no refer- ence to that county, and if it had, it ts’ stated on authority of David Martin of Pennsylvania that there is no law or-rule in that county providing for a direct elec- tion of national convention delegates. , Consequently, Chairman Carter wilt’ di- rect the supervisors to select a day for the holding of primary elections in the Dis- trict of Columbia, at which delegates shall be voted for to attend a convention, at which two delegates and two alternates to the national republican convention shall be chosen. He will also specifically define their duties, which will include authority to select the judges of the primaries, choose the date upon which they shal! be held and receive the returns. District Representation in Jeopardy. It was stated today that in case there is a contest over the result of the choice of district delegates and the controversy 1s transferred to the committee on credentials of the national convention, as the case bas been so frequently in the past, there will be no more representatives in future national republican conventions from the District of Columbia. A rational committeeman of un- questioned knowledge as to the intentions of that body in thts regar@ 1s authority for this declaration. The committee is con- vinced that the time will never come when there will be an electoral vote cast in the District, and while it does not object to the Jocal republicans having a share in the se- lection of nominees, it is opposed to having national convention work delayed in the future as it has been in the past be- cause of the necessity of settling squabbles between the angry factions among them. Anti-Carson People Dissatistied. This news is not relished-with any degree of satisfaction by the anti-Carson factions it Is said, because they hoped that the vote for delegates would be a direct one, and in case of contests arising over the re- sults in the various districts the whole fight could be transferred to St. Louis. Neither will the intention of Chairman Carter to give the three supervisors com- plete control of the primaries be altogether pleasant. Many local politicians have pro- fessed to believe that when the time came for Chairman Carter to announce the methods which would govern the primaries he would recognize in some way the central republican committee of the Dis- trict, but it appeags that the action of the national committee eliminated such a body as the central committee completely, so Messrs. Parker, Carson and Gleeson ‘will have complete ‘authority, and the other candidates and their friends are chewing the ends off their mustaches in vexation and wondering what is going to occur, any- how. injunction early next week. A tempor country will be allowed free delivery 5 H NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS, List of Persons Receiving and Not Receiving to Be Published Tuesday. The Star will, next Tuesday, .publish 2 list of those receiving or not.receiving New Year day. Persons desiring to announce that they will or will mot reeeive can do so without any charge by: sending notices to The Star at any fime prior to 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. The notices should con- tain only the announcement that there will cr will not be a reception, the names and addresses. Every notige must be properly authenticated to insure publigation, SE AGAINST THE BELLs. Secretary Carlisle Gives Out a State- ment as to His- Opposition. Secretary Carlisle has made the follow- ing statement in regard to pending tariff and bond bills: 3 “I had supposed that very few could be found who believed that our financial difli- culties were caused by a deficiency in the ordinary revenues of thé government, or that they can be relleved by increasing taxes upon the commodities consumed by the people. These difficulties are the neces- sary results of our financial legislation, and they cannot be removed, even tempora- tariff laws, nor by any other meas- hich do not directly enable the gov- ernment to procure the means necessary for the maintenance of gold payments. I am satisfied that there is but one per- manent remedy for our financial embar- rassments, and that Is legislation providing for the retirement and cancellation of the legal tender notes; but, recognizing the fact that such a measure would require time for its consideration, and for its com- plete execution, if adopted, I had hoped that Congress would immediately take the necessary steps to assist the government in its efforts to procure and maintain such a gold reserve as may be required to re- move the distrust and apprehension which have precipitated the present emergency. The bill reported by the cammittee on ways and means falls very far short of the re- quirements of the situation, and its pas- sage will not beneficially affect the situa- tion with which we now have to deal. Our difficulties were produced, and have been prolonged and aggravated, by the fear that, notwithstanding all the efforts of the administration, we may ultimately be un- able to procure gold for the purpose of re- deeming our notes, and consequently be forced to a silver basis, and this fear can- not be wholly removed until some action !s taken by Congress clearly indicating a purpose to pay all our obligations in gold When demanded by the holders. ane A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. Complete Senate Com- An fort to mittee Assignments Monday. There will be an effort to secure a full meeting of republicans on Monday morning at a caucus to finally dispose of the ques- tion of committee assignments, as agreed upon by democratic Senators. It is likely that the committees will be approved on Monday by the Senate. ‘The disposition of the Senate patronage by a reorganization has not yet been con- sidered in the caucus, Although a great deal of campaigning is being done by friends of the varlous candidates for office. & is thought likely that tHe patronage will not be decided upon or gven taken up by the republican caucus fur¢onsideration un- til after the holidays. ‘Thére are good rea- sons for this course. Af. present the re- publicans of the Senate numler forty-two and the democrats thirtyyeight. Utah will send two republican Sepatorg to Washing- ton, and unless there is a protracted fight in the legislature these Segators will be here during the first half of January. It is also possible that by that time a republi- can Senator may be heré from Delaware, and this increased majority would permit the republicans to reorganige more easily than with their smaller majority. They would not need assistance frcm the popu- lists, and it is now generally believed that the populists will not take siues in the fight, but will give their own candidates a complimentary nomination, ajlowing the re- publicans and demccratg to §ght it out be- tween themselves, $< _____ ATTORNEY GENERAL 3VILL ACT. An Injunction to Be #rogght Aguinst the Pooling Jloads. There is no doubt that fhe Attorney Gen- eral will act in accordande with the request of the interstate commerce commission in the matter of the new joint traffic associ tion or trunk line pool. «The commission decided that the pooling is a violation of law and recommended that the district at- torney for tke southern, district of New York bring action for an injunction restrain- ing the railrcads comprising the pool from carrying out their purposé of putting it into effect on the Ist instant. It is understood that the necessary instructions will be sent to the district attorney af New York day’s mail, and that he will apply for restraining order 1s expe¢ted and the c will probably be set for early argument, the great interests involved in the question require that there be no unnecessary delay in its judicial settlement, —____-e-—___ WASHINGTON NATIONAL BANKS. Their Condition as Shown by Reports to the Controller of the Currency. Reports made to the controller of the currency by ‘the twelve national banks of the city of Washington of their condition at the close of business on the 13th instant show as follows: Total resources, $14,534,- 321; loans and discounts, $7,116,121; lawful money in reserve (including $1,40 in K paid in, ; National 8 outstanding, $671,065; individual deposits, $9,02 Thé average reserve held is $1.30 per cent. New Free Delivery Offices. A number of post offices throughout the vice uext month. There aré now 612 free deliv- ery offices and about ninety more are er- titled, under the regulations, to be added to the list. The Post Office Department is making a general investigation at these places to determine whether they should be given the extension, but at many 6f thein the sentiment is adverse to,free delivery. It i expected that between jtwenty and forty offices, a number of then} in New York, but none very large, wilP-he embraced in the order extending the service soon to be is- sued by Postmaster General Wilson. Fall River, Mass., and Portland, Ore., have been raised to the first class of free delivery post offices. This effects a raise of from two to three grades of letter carriers and a consequent increase of salaries. Notice to Subsgribers. Subscribers are earnéstly requested to report any irregulagity in the de- livery of The Star and also any fail- ure on the part of the carrier to ring the door tell. | - A proper service can only be gnain- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers in reporting shortcomings. CUBAN Speculation as to the Cause of Pres- ent Activity. THE FABIAN POLICY ABANDONED Hope of Its. Influence Upon the Action of Congress. GENERAL CAMPOS SURPRISED SS Are Gens. Gomez and Maceo, in assum- ing the aggressive in the field at this time, acting upon suggestions received from the friends of Cuba in this country? A€e they making a bold stroke for that recognition as belligerants by this government upon which so much is thought to depend? Have they been advised of the fine effect upon the American people produced by the President's Venezuelan message, and that by some brilliant play while this feeling is up they may hope to benefit by it? Surprise to Gen. Campos. 5 Considerations of some sudden and un- usual moment are believed to be controlling the insurgent leaders. New tactics are a surprise to Gen. Campos, and are hardly to be explained by any change in the situa- tion on the Island, Everything seemed to point to a continuation for some time of the Fabian policy pursued from the be- ginning. The large increase in the Spanish forces alone appeared to make that policy necessary. But, ying the whole Spanish army, and taking other great risks, Gens. Gomez and Maceo have come out into the open and sent a thrill of surprise and ap- prehension all along the Spanish line. The effect, indeed, has been felt as far as Havana, and eyen in this country the in- surgents, by this meve, and by the numbers they are displaying, have advanced them- selves materially in the general estimation. Action From Congress Hoped. The friends of Cuba in the United States are still hoping for such action by this gov- ernment as will formally express the sym- pathy felt by the people, regardless of party, for the Cuban cause. That sympathy, they are satisfied, has not been diminished by recent more stirring events. Venezuela has simply for the time overshadowed Cuba. But, both causes being just, both in the end ought to triumph by American aid. Cuba, the friends of the island claim, has every right to share in the destiny and prosperity of this hemisphere, of which it is a part. Spanish oppression there is as objectionable to a liberty-loving people as is English ag- sion in Venezuela, and the United it is held, ought to do, according to its power and the circumstances that exist, as much for th® one cause as for the other. sympathizers with Cuba, therefore, see in the prompt response of the people to the President's words about Venezuela a spirit promising much to Cuba if the insurgents by one or two distinct triumphs in the field can demorstrate both strength and stay- ing qualties. Even if the present advance should prove to be only a raid, the audacity shown and the ability displayed must, it is elieved, have an inspiring effect for, the cause everywhere. i Why Venezuela. Was Selected, More of, less discuseiqn has prevailed ever'| since the President’s anhual message was!) sent to Congress respecting his choice of Veneziéla over Cuba as a subject for a patrictic deliverance. In the opinion of many of his friends, Cuba's case, being the more pressing, was the better of the two. And they wondered that he did not take it. Venezuela's case wes good, but if was still open to arbitration. Cuba's, on the ot hand, had passed into the fleld of open warfare, and possessed so many likenesses to the case of the United States in the re- volt against Ergland that it touched Amer- ican sympathies at every point. What the Presidents Friends Say. Some friends of the President, replying to this criticism, declare that his action is justified even if his choice rests only on the matter of the size of the two powers. They are glad that he took England rather than Spam. The one is a nation of the first consequence—of Uncle Sam's own size. The other is a poor and decaying nation, more than a century past its meridian, and fast hastening to something like helpless- ness. The’ assertion in the English case is better, they think, for this reason, than it would have been in the Spanish ‘case. It carries more with it for the world at large to weigh and consider. It leaves nothing uncertain as to what the United States really thirks of itself, and of its mission among the nations. If it will stand up to England it will stand up to anybody. - ng Personal Mention, James Creelman, the New York World staff correspondent, who has just returned from an investigation of the Cripple Creek mining craze, is at the Ebbitt. Col. P. G. Bowman, the well-known at- torney of Birmingham, Ala., is at the-Eb- ditt. Mr. James A. Robinson, who was one of the most popular young men in Washing- ton several years ago and who is now a prosperous business man in Pittsburg, is m the city for a few days. He is at Page’s. A party of south-bound tourists at the Shoreham consists of Mr. amd Mrs. R. H. Comstock and family and Miss Kelsey of New_Haven, Conn. J. H. Covode and W. Rogers, well-known are at Chamberlin’s, Mrs. D. O. Purington and Miss Bartlett, prominent in Chicago cles, are at the Normandie. ery large party of tourists from New York, which have been at the Nor- mandie since Thursday, left for the north this afternoon. J. G, Oxnard and J, H. Hamilton of New York are at the Arlington. They are here on business connected with the settlement of the sugar bounty question. George W. Palmer, the wealthy Brooklyn- ite, is at the Arlington, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Cc. Baldwin, surveyor of the port of New York, is at the Arlington. Isi B. Johnson, who assists in testing armor plates at Indian Head, is at the Arlingtpn from Pittsburg. Mr. Johnson has smashed every piece of plate he has so far aimed one of the big guns at. W. L. Black, who Is prominent in Phila- delphia public affairs, is at the Raleigh. W. B, Gill, one of the division superin- tendents of the Western Union, is at the Raleigh from Philadelphia. Vice President A. B. Andrews of the Southern railway is at the Raleigh. . Pratt, who has been quite 191) 13th street northwest, lowly recovering. _ Col. James @orney of the marine corps, on duty Portsmouth, N. H., is in the He ‘is at the on leave of absence. hmond. Capt. W. C. Manning, twenty-third in- fantry, is in the city on leave of absence. Lieut, S. F. Massey, U. S. A., retired, is at the Elsmere. Capt. C. C. Hewitt, nineteenth infantry, is at the Shoreham. Lieut. Edward Sigerfoos, or%wance de- partment, is in the city on leave of ab- sence. —-e Executive Clemency. The President has pardoned Peter B. Sarvis, convicted in Georgia of burglary in a post office and sentenced to ten years’ im- prisonment, which sentence, with allow- ance fur good conduct, will expire July 19, 18%, INSURGENTS|LIVE .CAPITOL TOPICS Serate Finan‘e Committee and the House Revenue Bill. . Mr. Voorhees Will Get the Matter Up Next Week—His Personal Opposition, Senator Voorhees, chairman of the Senate committee on finance, will call that com- mittee together Tuesday next to consider the revenue tariff bill. He says that there will be no disposition on the part* of demo- crats to delay the bill in committee. In discussing the probabilities of commit- teé action on the revenue bill, Mr. Voorhees said that he was of opinion that the bill should be disposed of as speedily as possible, because he considered it a menace to the business interests of the country, but he declined to say whether he thought the com- mittee would report the bill favorably in its present shape, or amend it, or report it ad- versely. He indicated very clearly his per- sonal opposition to the measure and to the general policy of any, effort at a change in the tariff law at this time, saying, “With the gates once epened, there would be no end to the demands made for increased pro- tection. There is no telling when or where the thing would end, or to what extent the agitation would be carried unless speedily checked.” Senator Thurston has given notice that he will urge the restoration of the sugar bounty, and the pottery interests are asking for an increase. Senator Mitchell of Oregon stated today that he would seek to amend the bill by having the full McKinley duty on wool restored. Indian Depredations in Arizona. A memorial from the legislature of Ari- zona protesting against Indian depreda- tions in the territory was presented to Congress today by Delegate Murphy. It represents that the Papago Indians have cverrun southwestern Arizona during the past four years, stealing stock and driv- ing ranchers from their homes, and that they defy the authority of the Indian agent; that the Papago and kindred tribes have reservations aggregating 500,000 acres of valuable land, and ask that the Indians be kept upon their reservations by armed forces if necessary. Bills Introduced Today. Aniong the bills introduced in the House today were the following: By Mr. Hopkins of Ilinois—Providing that only registered vessels shall be quali- fied for the coasting or fishing trade; that they shall be owned by United States citi- zens or corporations; that all the officers, including the chief engineer and assistant engineers, shall be citizens of the United States, and that the engineers may be temporarily drafted into the government service in time of war. By Mr. Cook of Wisconsin—Defining cheese and levying tax on :nanufacturers of and dealers in filled cheese. By Mr. Dovener of West Virginia—To | Sive veterinary surgeons of the army the rank and pay of second lieutenants of cavalry, By Mr. Heatwel! of Minnesota—To make a pension 2 vested right, to prohibit the impairment or abridgment thereof except for fraud and to lay the burden of proof *of fraud on the commissioner of pensions. Te Buy the Katahdin. The House committee on naval affairs de- cided today to reprot favorably Senator Hale's resolution, which was adopted by the Senate yesterday, authorizing the Sec- retary of the Navy to accept the ram Katah- din, notwithstanding its failure to meet the speed reqirements. Speaker Reed has consented to have the Dill brought up in the House after the vote on the bond bill today, and as the Secretary of the Navy and the committee are for it, its passage is expected. Dividing Com- Chairman Carnon of the House commit- tee on appropriations has appointed a sub- committee to prepare the pension appro- priation bill, consisting of the following members: W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blue of Kansas, Mr. Northway of Ohio, Mr. Robertson of Louisiana and Mr. Layton of Ohio. The subcommittee will proceed with its work at once. Mr. Courts, the clerk to the committee, has prepared a draft of the bill, based upon the estimates subniitted to Congress, and this will form the groundwork for the subcommittee'’s ac- tion. It is thought that the subcommittee on the District of Columbia appropriation bill, together with other subcommittees, will not be appointed until after the first of the year: Medals for Veterans. Mr. Ardman of Pennsylvania today intro- duced a bill In the House awarding a ver medal to each of the officers and soldiers of the five Pennsylvania companies who pass- ed through the mob at Baltimore, April 18, 1861, for the defense of the national cap- ital. These soldiers comprised two com- panies from Pottsville, one from Reading, one from Lewiston and one from Allen- town. In case any of the men are dead a medal shall be awarded their familles. a THE ASIATIC SQUADRON. Be Relieved by Boston. Another change has been ordered in the naval fleet on the Asiatic station. The flagship Baltimore was recently relieved by the flagship Olympia and arrangements have now been completed for the relief of the gunboat Peirel by the crufser Boston. The Petrel has been im active service for five years past, mainly In Chinese waters and in Bering sea, and ts said to be in need of a general overhauling. She is et Shang- nai, where she was recently ordered to receive certain necessary repairs to her machinery. An order was today sent to the admiral commanding the Asiatic station detaching the Petrel from his squadron and directing that she proceed to San Francisco. Arriving there she will be put out of commission. Her relief, the Boston, is now at the Mare Island (Cal.) navy yard. “She has been put in first- class condition, and will start on her long voyage across the Pacific in a day or two. The Petrel will not await her arrival, how- ever, but will start for home as soon us she can be prepared for the trip. It is the evident policy of the administration to maintain a strong fleet on the Asiatic sta- tion until the disappearance of all signs of further trouble among the countries of the orient. Court-Martial Sentences, Private Edward Clark, band, fourth ar- tile: was convicted by court-martial at the Washingten Barracks of violating the articles of war and sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment at Fort Columbus, N. Y., and to be dishonorably discharged. Privates J. S. Langley and Andrew Brooks of the sixth cavalry at Fort Myer, Va., have been sentenced to ten days’ confinement at the post at hard labor and to pay fines of $10 each for violation of the regulations: - Signed by the President. The President has signed the joint res lution ratifying the use of the appropria- e Petrel to the tion for materials and miscellaneous ex- penses for the bureau of engraving and , printing, and the act to amend section Revised Statutes, relative to ports of en; in Indiana and Miinois. A BOND ISSUE It is Expected to Be Announced by Monday. ACCUSATION OF DISINGENUOUSNESS The Charge Against the President and Secretary Carlisle. AMOUNT $100,000,000 THE It is an acknowledged fact that there is te be a bond issue within a very short time. There was an impression that the announcement would be officially made to- day. It is not expected to be delayed later than Monday. The information coming in an unofficial way causes considerable irrita- tion and disturbance in congressional cir- cles. Various reports on the subject of a bond issue were current during the morn- ing. It is believed that the announcement expected will amount to a declaration of war on Congress 2nd will be the signal for a struggle between the executive and leg- fslative branches of government without a parallel. I: is understood to be the inten- tion of Mr. Cleveland to issue bonds in volume enough to make him independent of Congress during the rest of his term. It is believed that the issue will amount to two hundred millions or more, and that the bonds will be disposed of under a con- tract with J. Pierpont Morgan and those whom he represents. The assumption is that a large issue will be made in anticip: tion on Mr. Cieveland’s part, that Congress may take from him the powers to issue bonds vnder the resumption act in the manaer he has heretofore. Accused of Disingenousness. Republicans are accusing the President of disingenuousness. Mr. Cannon, in a speech in the House today, said that Mr. Cleveland was not “playing fair.” Republicans con- tend that by the course of the administra- tion since it has been demonstrated that Mr. Cleveland was not sincere in his urgent mressage commanding Congress to remain in session during the holidays. They say now that it is riot consistent with his criginal intention that he should oppose the propositions put forth in Con- gress and should issue bonds without al- lowing time for Congress to act. They say that if he simply assumes that Congress cannot do anything to satisfy him, the as- sumption was just as strong, or even stronger, before the message was written, and that his asking Congress to remain in session was but a subterfuge. The state- ment given out by Mr. Carlisle in criticism of the program of the House is accepted as intended to pave the way fer what is to follow. : The appreciation of the situation and the intense feeling excited by it was refiected in the debate in the House today. The Change of Sentiment, When the session ended yesterday those responsible for the House plan had come to the conclusion that the bond Dill could not pass: Since the antagonism of the ad- ministration has been fully disclosed this morning, they believe that the bill will be passed by a safe majority. There has been no time that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Car- lisle have not known that it would be im- possible to pass a bill through Congress providing for gold bonds. They knew this as well before the message was sent in as they do now. Therefore it was with senti- ments of resentment that republicans learned of a letter sent to Mr. Dingley by Mr. Carlisle, asking if the bill under con- sideration could not be amended so as to provide for “gold” instead of “coin” bonds. Having called for assistance in the way he did, they think the President should not exact impossibilities, when he knows that even more than was thought possible is be- ing undertaken for the relief of the treas- ury. It is believed that Mr. Carlisle was led come out at this time with his con- den tion of what Congress is doing by the. %t that he does not want to delay the proposed bond issue, but wants to act at once on the plea that if even what is being considered were carried to completion It would be of no avail. Not a Bona Fide Offer. A pretense may be made of offering bonds to the public, but it is understood and pub- licly asserted that an agreement has al- ready been reached with J. Pierpont Mor- gan, and that whether bids are advertised for or not, his offer will be accepted. A cabinet officer is quoted as authority for the statement that the bond Issue will be one hundred million, and that bids will be advertised for. Conferences have been held on the subject tcday between Lamont, Carlisle and the resident, and between members of the cab- inet and friends of the administration in Congress. At the Department, All sorts of rumors were current today concerning a bond issue, and the officials of the White House and the Treasury Depart- ment were inundated with inquiries on the subject. Most of the reports had it that a new issue of bonds would be announced to- day. No such action had been taken at the Treasury Department up to 3 o'clock this afternoon, and Assistant Secretary Curt who is Mr. Carlisle’s assistant on financt: matters, said that, so far as he knew, no such action was contemplated immediately, not today, at any rate. ‘There is ro longer the least doubt of a new government loan. The gold continues to go out of the treasury and the Presi- dent and his financial minister hold that the House bond bill docs not meet the re- quirements of the situation at ail. The President's Position. It is believed that the Presdent would much prefer to proceed to another issue of bonds, under the authority he already has, and under which the last three issues were made, than to act under the pending bill, or any modifications of it which are likely te be made. This being the case, it is argued that the President will not wait for any action by the Senate, but, In case the situation shows no signs of permanent im- provement, will announce another issue, not later than the coming week. Under the provisions of the resu jon act, it is argued, the President is not pre- vented, as he is in-the pending measure, from dealing with a syndicate, which can be obligated to procure a certain propor- tion of the gold from abroad, and what regarded as of even more importance, be pledged not to take any part of the gold from the government supply and to protect the reserve, all of which obligations were contained in the contract with the Bel- mont-Morgan syndicate. ———_-e. The Old Frigate Constitution. The Secretary of the Navy estimates that it will cest $458,000 to rebuild the old fri- gate Constitution and provide her with a modern battery. He says, however, that the ship can be put in a good state of pres- ervation and reproduced as she was when she performed her memorable service at a cost of $230,0). The Secretary advises against the rebuilding of the ship for ac- tive service, but says she ought to be sta- tioned et Washington. —___—_ e-_ Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Adelino An+ tonio Fer 1s Portuguese vice consul af w York