Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, aT THE STAR BUILD cyan = 101 plvanig Avenue, Cor. 111 The jis de Star Newspap2r Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Ofis, 40 Potter Building ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers in the elty by carriers, on their own account, 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Coples at the ecunter 2 cents each. ty mail—anywhere in the Tnited States or Canada—postage prepald—0 cents month. atumlay Quintrple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign nestage added, $2.00. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. as second-class mail matter.) >All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Reies of advertising made known on application. lar. No. 13,387. WASHINGTON, D. ©, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. “TWO CENTS. | If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. ADMITTEDBY CUBANS The Wreck of the Filibustering Steamer Hawkins. -- BY THE LEADERS WHAT IS SAID Gloom Pervades the New York Headquarters. SUSPICION OF TREACHERY ee NEW YORK, January 29.—An air of gloom yerveded the headquarters of the Cuban revolutionary party in this city today, and the leaders, who would not admit last night that there had been any filibustering expo- tion which had met with disaster, freely mitted that the story of the wreck of the mer J. W. Hawkins was correc! aid today as true that there had been a conference at the home cf Gen. Garcia last night, but he denied that there had been any talk of his (Palma’s) resi; the leadership of the revolutionary New York. He also denied all knowledge of the where- abouts of the filib ‘$s who arrived here ste Tomas Estrada Palma that it that the amount of vedition had been about $100,000 i and on expended Hawkins, inc id Mr. Palma, uch an e ay for me through s that I am placed in a I woul: it. for I belie the United to aid us in ment in its ate to reso in a bad lick and anything alleged fill concern- me might Was There a Traitor? * One of the Cuban leaders made the start- ling it was evident in the camp of amine before we pur- y of the oth nent had any amer was leak her. Aft this city ay night all apparently, il Sunday night, when one of the fili- but it w ation is bemg made, plot to scuttle the there wa: ip we will un —_— GOMEZ MOVES WEST. Encounters Spanish Troops Twenty Miles From Havana. NEW YORK, January 20—A special to the World from H. it is officially reported that an encounter occurred last night between Spanish troops and Gomez's band at the San Lucia sugar estate, twen- ty miles southwest of Havana. If Gomez himself commanded the rebels it indfcates that he has crossed to the west, being shut in by the strong Spanish columns in the country between Guinea Rincon and San Felipe, where he has been harassed for the past three weeks. The two Spanish columns, with three pieces of artillery, under Gens. Linares and Aldecoa, together with 200 men from the eivil guard, and the San Quintan regi- ment station at G aja, attacked the rebels after they had taken a position at the San Lucia estate. ‘The Spanish forces opened with rifle and artillery fire, and the rebels retreated. The Spanish lost’ twelve men and seven horses. No mention is made of the rebel loss. HAVANA, January 29.—Several members ot the central committee of the reformist party have resigned. It ig estimated that about 1,000 persons belonging to Sabanilla have fled from that town to Matanzas. The insurgents have plundered the stores in the village Cidra and have attacked Guira Macurijos, south of Sabanilla. The garrison, however, repulsed the enemy, whose attack was twice renewed. The iu- surgents suffered severe loss, retreated miles and then reconcentrated their forces. Gomez and Maceo are said to be short of ammunition, as they cannot receive fresh supplies by land. They are eagerly expect- ing an expedition to land on the coast an bring them supplies. But the coast is being closely watched by cruisers, which haye landed detachments at various points. An Officinl Spanish Report. Senor Dupuy de Lome today received the following cablegrem: « HABANA, January 28.—Major Martinez Lacosta, with 100 engineers and forty civil guards, had a fight yesterday in the San Lucia plantation, province of Habanas, ith the main body of Maximo Gomez, which intended to surround him; Generals Linares and Aidecoa, with their columns, went to their rescue. The loss of the rebels is not known, but it is belleved it was heavy. We had an officer and twelve men wounded. —_—> B. AND 0. NORTHWESTERN. Phat the Or- xanization is Being Considered. ALTIMORE, Md., January Maj. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the finance committee of the Baltimore and Ohio, and who has direct charge of the financial ar- rargements of the company, says the for- mation of the Baltimore and Ghio North- western is under censideration. In addition to the Pittsburg and Western, the Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo and the Pittsburg. Painesville and Fairport, the new system will Include the Valley rail- way of Ohio and Akron and Chicago Junctien railway. The Baltimore and Ohio now has two lines to Chicago Junction, connecting with the Baltimoré and Ohio and Chicago line over which the roed reaches Chicago. The southern route is through Graiton, Wheel- ins and Newark, and connects over the Lake Erie and Siraitsville division. The herthern route is through Pittsburg over the Pittsburg and Western and Akron and Chicago Junction, inekiding- the Valley railway, which gives entrance and term- inals in Cleveland. = Between Pittsburg and Chicago Junction, however, there is another route leading rongh Wheeling and thencesover the ke Erie and Straitsvillé. ~*~" 29, DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Bill to License Billiard and Pool Rooms Reported. Other Matters of Local Interest Con- sidered by Senate and Hotse Committees. The House committee on the District of Columbia today made a favorable report on the following bill: ‘That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep any billiard table, baga- tele table, shuffle board, jenny lind table, pool table or any table upon which legiti- mate games are played, in any saloon, room or place of business within the Dis- trict of Columbia for public use or for profit or gain, without a license therefor, first hed and obtained from the assessor of the District of Columbia. See. That every person taking out such license shall pay to the collector of taxes of said District a license fee of 312 per annum for each table. Sald license may be granted or refused in the discre- tion of the assessor of said District, and all licenses so granted shall date from the st day of the month in which the lia- ity began and expire on the 3ist day of Getober in each year. Sec. 3. That every person who shall own, keep or use any billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, or any table or board of the Kind mentioned in the first section of 2. this act, for public use or profit without such lice first had and obtained skail, in the Police Court, be fined imprisoned not exceeding three hs for each offense, or both, in the € etior of the court. Provided, that in all cases of refusal of said assessor to grant said license, or upon written protest of a majority or more of the property owners or residents of the Nock in which It is proposed to grant such license, an appcal may be taken to the ‘or joners of the District, whose de- cision shall be final. 4. That it shall not be lawful for the oprietors of billiard tables, pool tables bagatelle tables, jenny lind tables or other shuffle boards and bowl- irituous or malt liquors are sold, kept for public hire and gain in the District of Columbia, to allow any per- son der the age of twenty-one years to ay at any game of billiards, pool, shuffle board or any game that may be played on such tables or boards, or play at bowls on said alleys, or permit’ such person to come into or remain in their pool rooms, saloons or bowling alleys; and all such places shall be closed during the entire twenty-four hours of each and every Sunday, and also du the hours that bar rooms are re- quired to be closed. Any person violating the provisions of t ection shall, on conviction, be pun- ished by a fine of not less than five nor umbia. at all laws or parts of laws in- he Practice of Medicine. The committee also took up the bill to r practice of medicine, and pro- ider it by sections, but did Municip: Inv of the project for providing Wash- ington city with a municipal building, the nee of Baltimore city with its new mfnicipal building is regarded as of inter- est by members of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. Accordingly, Mr. MeMillan, chairman of the committee, has written to the Baltimore authoriti requesting that he be, supplied with copies of the plans of the municipal building of that city, together with all data relating to its erection, &c., In order that the same might be considered by the committee in connection with the bill for a. municipal building here. : To Increase the Water Supply. By request of the District Commissioners, Mr. MeMillan today introduced in the Sen- ate a bill to amend an act, approved July 1882, entitled “An act to increase the water supply of the city of Washington, and for other purposes.” The bill empow- ers the Attorney General and Secretary of War to obtain all water rights at and in the vicinity of Great Falls, on the Potomac river. Within nine months from the ap- proval of this bill the Attorney Generat and Secretary of War are required to make a written statement, specifying the lands they may deem necessary to take for the purposes of this act. The Court of Claims is authorized to appoint three persons to determine all controverted questions of fact arising in any suit that may be brought under the authority of this act. No Expenditures or Receipts. The Georgetown Dock, Barge, Elevator and Railway Company. has made a report to Congress for the year ended December 33, 1805, in accordance with the provisions of its incorporation. The report ts made by Edward J. Stellwagen, president, and W. S. Harban, secretary, of the company, and states that there have been no expendi- tures or receipts during the year. Of the 500 shares of the company, the report states that 485 are held by the Mercantile Trust Company of New York. 1 Building Information. Episcopal Church Convention. A bill to incorporate the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the diocese of Washington, similar to that presented in the House yesterday, was Introduced in the Senate today by Mr. Gorman and referred to the committee on the District of Co- lumbia. ‘armers and the Center Market. A hearing was granted today by the sub- committee to which has been referred a resolution inquiring as to the order of the Commissioners in regard to spaces allotted to small farmers around the Center Mar- ket. Mr. Martin, chairman of the subcom- mittee to which this resolution was re- ferred, was present, as also was Mr. Gal- linger. The first speaker was Mr. Birney, attorney for the Center Market Company, who made a lengthy address on the sub- ject, going over the entire ground of the controversy and arguing against the re- moval of the farmers, his reasons having been heretofore published in The Star. Among others present were A. W. Smith of Wheaton, Md.; Washington Bonifant of Maryland, Mr. Bryan of Anacostia, Mr. Sherman of Falls Church, Va. The Mail Bag Repair Shop. “Mr. Kyle called up his resolution for an investigation into the alleged Irregularities in mail bag contracts, and in the mail bag repair shop, in the Senate today. The reso- lution was opposed by Mr. Wolcott, chair- man of the committee on post offices and pest roads, as being unnecessary. He did not believe that any useful purpose could be served in having the committee on post offices and post roads make this investiga- tion. Mr. Faulkner said he thought the charges were very serious, and that his own per- sonal relations with the Postmaster General were such that he felt it his duty to look into the matter further, and, perhaps, to get some official statement regarding ‘the charges before any action on the resolution was taken. He, therefore, asked that the resolution, without losing its place on the calendar, should go over until tomorrow, and to this Mr. Kyle consented. The reso- lution will again be taken -up tomorrow.--. HAUL OF THIEVES Who Entered Last Evening a Resi- dence on Connecticut Avenue. OCCUPANTS ABSENT AT THE TIME Made Friends With the Dog and Then Carried Off Valuables. ——s EXTENT OF THE LOSSES Seals Saath see: There was another daring robbery com- mitted here last night, and the police are again displaying considerable anxiety. All the detectives are making a thorough search for some clue to the whereabouts of the burglars. Last night’s robbery’ was com- mitted at the house of William Armitage, No. 1132 Connecticut avenue. The act was committed early in the evening. The police Were called in before the burglars had time to get far away. Although two arrests were made on suspicion, the police really have no clue to the perpetrators of the crime. Sometime between 7:30 and 9:15 o’clock the robbery was committed. There was no one in the house at the time. Some of the room- evs had not returned home from work, and others had gone to Allen's Grand Opera House, where a small child in the house was taking part in the play. Just how an entrance was effected 1s not known, but it is thought that the burglars either had a duplicate key or got in through a rear window that had been left unlatched. Once in the house, there was nothing to in- terfere with their operations. ‘The burglars visited almost every room in the house, and ransacked bureau drawers and close It is thought they carted away their bull plunder in a vehicle, for they material, in addition to $300 in ecured in the room of Mr. Daniel McFarland. Mr. McFarland is the heaviest loser. A pair of trousers and $35 in cash be- longing to Mr. Armitage was taken, and Dr. Menoe: om was stripped of valuables. The docior had not left any money in his 1ocm for the burglars to get, but he did leave his surgical instruments, toilet ar- ticles and clothing there, and very few of these articles were left. He values his lost articles at nearly $300. Included among them was a full dress suit, a black suit of clothes, two overcoats and a storm coat, ecmb, brush and clothes brushes, a snake ring with turquoise setting, gold and silver sleeve buitons and two handsome sets of irstruments. A complete Hst of the missing articles was furnished to the police last night, and Precinct Detective MeGlue and several of- ficers worked cn the case until a late hour, and locked up the two colored men referred to on suspicion, but this morning Lieut. Pcyle confident that these men had nething to do with the robbery. Detectives Helan and Lacy called at the house ths morning and made a thorough investigation of the premises. They are fied that the burglars entered through the rear Lasement window, which w: found «pen hen the servant returned heme. There was an alleged dangerous dog on the premises, and it was the canine’s duty to give an alarm when bur- glars appcared, but this the animal: failed te do, for the pur; evidently gave him such good treatment that he went in the house with them, and was put to bed on the third floor. There he was found when the theater party returned home. The police do not feel certain that the robbery was the work of professional bur- glars, for in some respecis it resembles, they think, the work of novi not of such criminals as those who robbed the houses of the Brazilian minister and Mrs. Gen. Anderson. Under ordinary cir- cumstances, the polite say, the professional burglars do not bother with clothing or articles which might be readily identified, and which might not be melted, although they sometimes do take such articles, in order to create ah impression that the work was done by amateurs. Shortly after the robberies at the houses of the Brazilian minister and Mrs. Gen. Anderson occurred the northwest section of the city was given better police protec- tion, the force on duty on several beats being strengthened by the detail of sixteen men, but on account of the small number of available men this extra guarl was withdrawn Saturday night, and this fact was no doubt well known to the burglars, who never fail to keep posted on the move- ments of the police. In making the inves- tigation at the house this morning the po- lice discovered that the artictes of clothing taken from the premises had been thrown to the yard from an upper window, and that one coat had been overlooked and left in the yard. The police have more hopes of catching the persons engaged in last night’s job than they had in the other cases, for the reason that so much of the property taken may be disposed of and is easy to identify. Inspector Hollinberger, speaking of the case to a Star reporter this morning, said that the police force is entirely inadequate to cope with the burgiars. There are not enovgh members of the force to properly patrol the city, and in,the section where this robbery occurred the beats are neces- sarily large because of the small number, of men. The authorities of other cities have been communicated with, and will be furnished a descriptive list of the stolen property. Thieves Were Hungry. This morning a telephone message was re- ceived at police headquarters asking that an officer call at the residence of Mrs. Sarah P. Scott, No. 1325 N street northwest. Detectives Horne and Weedon were sent to the house, and they learned that bur- glars had been there, but the work was evi- dently not that of professionals. The kitchen in rear of the house had been entered by cutting out a pane of glass, and the burglars, who were undoubt- edly in search of food, were satisfied with what they got in that room. A basket of marketing, about $5 worth of provisions, was taken, and the burglars also carried off a silver pitcher. Total loss, about $10. ——___ TO LAUNCH THE HELENA. Quite a Party to Go From Here to Newport News. A party will leave here this evening on the steamer Norfolk to witness the launching of the gunboat Helena from the yard of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Newport Néws tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. A large merchant ship, as yet unnamed, will also be launched the same morning. The visitors from this city will be entertained at luncheon at the Hotel Warwick, after which they will pro- ceed to Old Point Comfort in electric cars, and will be given an opportunity of visiting the vessels of the North Atlantic fleet, now at anchor in Hampton Roads. The party will include Assistant Secretary McAdoo, Lieut. Niblack, Lieut. Lauch- heimer, Admiral Jouett. retired; Naval Con- structor Teylor, Dr. Dickson, Lieut. Knapp, Lieut. Veeder, Commander Heald, Ensign Magruder, Mr. Green, chief clerk of the bu- reau of construction and repair; Represen- tative Handley of Indiana, Mr. Wm. Howell, private secretary to Assistant Secretary Mc- Adoo, Mr. Mackrille and representatives of the press. They will be joined at Newport News by a party of fourteen ladies and gen- tlemen from Montana, includmg the mayor of Helena and his daughter, Miss Agnes Belle Steele, who will have the honor of christening the warship. oe To Be Reinstated. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury. has direct- ed the reinstatement of George W. Harbin- gon In the customs service at the port of CHASING THE DUCK President Oleveland Hunting His Favorite Bird at Ooccquan Oreek. His Trip is Simply One of Relaxation and He Is Expected Back This Evening, Unless fll his plans have “gang agiley,” President Cleveland spent most of his time teday chasing the festive duck in the quiet water of the Potomac river in the vicinity of Occequan, about twenty-five miles be- low this city. He is on his favorite exeur- sion boat, the light house tender Maple, which was ordered to Washington for his special use on this occasion. The President planued to get away without the knowledge of the public, but, as usual, he was dis- appointed in that particular. The Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon gave a dinner at their residence last even- ing in honor of President and Mrs. Cleve- lard, At its conclusion the President es- corted Mrs. Cleveland to the White House, and, re-entering his carriage, was driven to Steverson’s wharf, at the foot of 7th street, where the Maple was awaiting his arrival. Everything was in complete readiness for him, and a few minutes after he stepped on board the little steamer started on her way down the Potomac to‘the place where ducks and other aquatic fowl are said to abound in large numbers just at this time. The President was accompanied by his physician, Dr. O'Reilly of the army, and Capt. Lamberton, . aval inspector of lighthouses and other aids to navigation in this vicinity. They have been his compan- fons on former expeditions of this charac- ter, and are men of known sociability and discretion. So far as known, the President takes the trip purely for relaxation and recreation, and not for the purpose of considering any grave question of foreign or domestic pol- icy. At the close of his last ducking trip he aroused the country with his patriotic enunciation of the Monroe doctrine as ap- plied to the Venezuelan erisis with Great Britain, and consequently there will be special surprise if his return from his pres- ent trip shall be marked by some similarly vigorous action in connection with the Cuban insurrection or the Armenian trouble: It is stated by Private Secretary Thurber, who has recovered sufficiently from his recent attack of grip to‘erable him to re- stme his official duties today, that the President will return to Washington this evenin The President and Mrs. land will give a dinhef at the White House tomorrow evening in honor of the justices of the Supreme Court. It is understood that Mr. Cleyeland will go away on another lucking trip as soon as hig official and social engagements will per- mit. a ooo ANDY GLEESON AT RHE CAPITOL. A Conference With Speaker Reed and an Impromptu Reception, Andrew Gleeson cailed at the Capitol this ferenoon and made a hee line for the pri- vate room of Speaker Reed, in the House wing of the building. “I am lettin’ no grass grow under me feet in announcin’ me preferences for the presiden said Mr. Gleeson, as he hur- ried Gown the corridor, his big white som- brero hat on the back of hia head and his Tace wreathed in victorious smiles, He is happy at having been elected a delegate to the national conventiou, and does not attempt to conc his joy. Mr. Gleeson met Mr. Reed at the door of room and exteided both hands 0 the big statesmen in the heartieat greet- } ing. “E bate ‘em, hands down,” Gleeson enthustasticaily, opponents of yesterday. best to do me, war horse.”” Mr. Reed shook Mr, Gleeson’s hands cor- dially, and then patted him famiilarly on the back and congratulated him upon his victory. He invited Mr. Gleeson into his private room and they remained in confer- ence for some time. When hé came out Mr. Gleeson looked happier than ever, if ; such a thing could be possible, and went into Statuary Hall, where for an hour or more he held an impromptu _ reception. Quite a crowd gathered around him and local politicians of both cojors hastened to congratulate him upon his election. Frem heir expressions one would think Mr. Gleeson is the most popular man in Wash- ington. “it's all right about me, me lads,” sald Mr. Gleeson to a group of them, “but there s’one thing I want yez to under- sthand, and that ez, when yez elected me pyez cast a vote for Tom Reed’s nomination for the presidency. I am a Reed man, first, last and all the time, and yez don't want to lose sight of it for‘a minute.” ——_—_—__- 2+ >__ AGAINST BOGUS CHEESE. eried Mr. referring to his “They tried their it they can’t bate the old A Bill to Be Introduced by Represent- ative Wilber. leading member of the House committee on agriculture, has in preparation a@ Dill which will be introduced in the House in a few days in reference ta the sale, manu- facture, branding, exportation, tmporta- tion and taxing of “‘filled” or “‘lard” cheese, an imitation and inferior article used as a substitute for the genuine dairy pro- duct. The sale of this class of cheese in foreign markets has done much toward injuring the good reputation heretofore enjoyed by American cheese in Europe. “As a result of the bogus imitation article our exports have fallen off 21 per cent in the past year,” said Mr, Wilber to a Star reporter this morning. “This is due to the bad repute into which the good dairy cheese which ts made in the United States has fallen. Before these counterfeit pro- ducts were placed on the market the Amer- fean cheese had the reputation of being the best cheese in the world. Our exports have decreased from $13,000,000 to $7,000,000 in the past few year While our exports heve decreased, Canada's exports have in- creased proportionately. This is due to the fact that Canada hag a very effective prohibitory law which applies to the manu- facture of bogus cheese, , Under the bill I am preparing. this chetse Will have to be stamped and dealers will,haye. to pay a license. The provisions of the bilt will be something similar to the law relating to oleomargarine. I expect an early report from the committee —— Presidential Nominations. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Justice—J. Kearney Rice of New Jersey, to be attorney for the United States for the district of New Jersey. - Treasury—John _M. Lenihan of Iowa, to be surveyor of customs:for the port of Dubuque, Ia. 3 Navy—Lieutenant Commander Wm. F. Swinburne, to be a commander; Lieut. Commander Wm. H. Emory, to be a com- mander; Lieut. Arthur B. Speyers, to be a Heutenant commander; Lieut. Ebenezer 8. Prime, to be lieutenant cgmmander; Lieut. Junior Grade John Gibson to be jieutenant; Lieutenant Junisy Grade Zno. A. Bell, to be Heutenant; Bnsign H. Whittlesey, to be a leutenfnt, | grade; Ensign Albert G. Dieffeiibach,.to for grade. = = Resol¥tion Approved. The President bas approved the joint resolution authorising the employment of. a skilled architect to assist the supervising architect in the construction of the public | building at Chicago. Representative Wilber af New York, al] TILLMAN’S SPEECH The President Arraigned for Action in Issuing Bonds. SIME VERY SEVERE LANGUAGE USED a Democratic Party Said to Be Dis- honest and Incompetent. | A DAY OF RECKONING . Ps Senator Tillman of South Carolina de- livered a speech in the Senate today on the frrancial question. “Mr. President,” the Senator began, “It is, not saying too much, and I feel warranted in charging that the derangement in our finances and all this cry about sound money and maintaining the honor and credit of the United States are all part and parcel of a damnable scheme of robbery, which had for its object, first, the utter destruction of silver as money metal; second, the increase of the public debt by the issue of bonds payable in gold, and third, the surrender to corporations of the power to issue all paper money and give them a monopoly of that function,” Senator Tillman referred to the Sherman silver law in 1890, and in this connection The silver republicans of the west, who bad deserted the silver democrais of the south, and accepted the compromise offered by Senatcr Sherman, may take warning as to what faith or trust they can put in any utterances or actions of th nator from Ohio as to legislation in regard to our finances. The time for another presidential election approac They must under- stand that the election of any man to the presidency who shall yeto a free coinage bill means defeat. It means more; it means continued disaster to our industries and Increased poverty to the masses of our people. “Under the Sherman law," he continued, “there was a diminution of the amount of free gold in a gradually decreasing scale, but not enough to cause any alarm. Dur- ing the entire year of 1891 and the entire year Li there was aproximately as much gold as there was during 1884 and 1585. Secret History of 1892. “If the secret history of the year 1892 shall ever be written, it will disclose the fact, which cannot be proven now, but of which I have not the slightest doubt, that the gold ring of New York, whi embraces nearly all the bankers in the eastern and middle states and the stock gamblers of Wall street, controlled the presidential nominations of both the démocratie and re- publican parties and had an understanding with the managers or with both the candi- dates themselves in regard to what poli should be pursued toward cur finances. They contributed money for the booming of Mr, Cleveland as the only available dem- ocratic candidate, and they abused and Tidiculed every other democratic aspirant. Anyone who was present during the demo- cratic convention at Chicago could see that there was a large band of organi; beom- ers in the lobby of the Paimer House, where they kept up such a noise and racket that one would have thought that pande- ticnium had broken loose and all the demons of hell had collected in one group to shout for ‘Grover.’ Mr. Cleveland was undoubtedly very strong with the mass of the people,and h:s patriotic and sympathetic utterances, during his first admi tration, in behalf of the agricultural classes gave him great strength; but there is no doubt that money was used I: shly and that there were pledges made in regard to the distribution of patronage as a means of controlling delegates and securing yotes. “There was pl: evidence to show that the President himself had weakened on the question of tariff reform, and the financial piank was cunningly drafted so as to satisfy both gold and silver men, with the intention that it should be interpreted, if Cleveland was elected, as meaning the cessation of silver coinage and the forcing of a gold standard upon the people. Interpreted ac- cording to the plain usc and meaning of the English words, the platform means bimetal- lism, but there are conditions and ambiguous phrases which have afforded an excuse to the elastic conscience of the bull-headed and self-idolatrous man who holds the reins of power to pursue the policy he has. Wheth- er the scheme was agreed to by the Presi- dent in person or not, and whether he bound bimself in plain terms or not, will, perhaps, never be known. His course has been un- swerving in the absolute contradiction of his public professions and letter of acceptance. The expectations and interests of the peo- ple have been forgotten and ignored. The party which elected him has been betrayed and its banners, which floated so trium- phantly in the breezes of 1892, now trail in the dust of defeat’ The practical destr tion of the party has been accomplished. There had been no trouble with the gold reserve, the Senator asserted, and no hint of any loss of confidence in the national credit until about the time of the last pres- idential election. Then, for the first time, we got a glimpse of the conspiracy which he had referred to before. Mr, Foster gave the holders of greenbacks and treasury notes the option of having government pa- per cashed in gold or silver, and as they all demanded gold, the gold in the treasury rapidly ran down. The financial papers took up the ery of the country going to a silver basis, and the first premonitory breezes of the panic of 1893 swept over the land, and the conspirators fomented it by every pos- sible means. Aided the Conspirators. “Instead of endeavoring to stem the tide of ruin and redeem the pledges of the democratic party to give the people relief President Cleveland lent aid and comfort to the conspirators by his utterances and official actions in continuing the policy of his predecessor. “The people by their votes had demanded a change from the republican policy. A democratic President gave them a change for the worse by encouraging his money friends who controlled the newspapers, and thus directed the current of public opinion to hurry up their operations of robbery by means of the panic and to accelerate the downward progress of the country. We had fondly hoped for relief. We elect- ed a President to give the people bread and he gave them only stones.” The Senator quoted from President Gieveland’s response to the committee that notified him of his nomination the last time, and declared there was nothing -in it to warrant one to expect that the leader of the democratic party would ignore the platform. and treat with contempt the trusted HMeutehants whom the people had sent to the national capital to assist in shaping legislation. The language would lead us to expect the very reverse. How many, he asked, of these reasonable ex- pectations have been met. “How many of you, men grown old and gray in the service of the party and of the nation, men who were its trusted lead- ers before Cleveland was ever heard of, how many, I say, have been called into his councils? If any, speak. I shall be giad to hear them. Where has this man sunk his personality? Whom has he con- sulted? ‘hose advice has he recognized? None but that of the bootlicks and syeo- phants who have crawled on their knees for the crumbs of patronage and betrayed their constituents for the offices in his gift. “In the entire history of this country the high offtce of President has nayer been so prostituted, and never has the appoint- ing power been so abused. Claiming io be the apostle of ciyil service reform, he ‘has debauched the civil service by making Continved cn Ninth Page.) THE THURSTON INCIDENT CUBAN RESOLUTIONS Mr. Landis Makes a Statement From Sec- retary Greshan.’s Standpoint, Minister Hatch Declines to Be Inter- viewed on the Subject and Refers to the State Department. “Lorin A. Thurston begged Secretary Gresham not to forward his letter of recall to Henolulu,” said R. M. Landis, who was the private secretary of the dead Secretary of S:ate, last week, at Chicago. Mr. Landis had just read the charges of Mr. Thurston against Gresham and Presi- dent Cleveland, as published recently in The Star. As the private secretary and confidant of Gresham during the last years of his iife he said: “Long prior to the recall of Thurston it was known that he was maintaining in the Hawalian delegation at Washington a press bureau. This was known to the members of the diplomatic corps and the best posted newspaper men of Newspaper Row. The object of this bureau was to secure the publication of matter abusive to the ad- ministration. “An original draft of an article coming from Mr. ‘Thurston was secured and sub- mitted to Secretary Gresham. He delayed several days in considering it, put finally Mr. Thurston was called to the State De- partment and the original shown to him. ‘Thurston said that he had been indiscreet and regretted that the matter had taken that turn. “He left the office apologizing for the mat- ter and promised it should not occur again. As a matter of fact, it was learned after- ward.by the State Department that thi attack on the administration which Thurs ton permitted newspaper correspondents to copy in his office came, on the statement of Thurston, not from himself, but from th minister of foreign affairs of Haw Hatch—who is now the minister to this country. As I understand it, Hatch hita- self prepared the matter and it was for- warded to Thurston for dis “J regret the whole discu r one point of view that Secretary Gr is dead. I cannot speak for the Wh House. But from all that I can und stand and learn Mr, Thurston occupie: the unpleasant position of being in bad odor in his own countr, He was per- sona non grata with them as with us “No state official of this government was bound by any code of diplomacy to endure perpetually the press attacks which Mr, Thurston authorized from the lega- tion of which he was the head. M Thurston does not deny the origin of th: attacks and he knew why he was recail through Secretary Gresham, long be his government did.” Mr. Hatch Declines to Talk. When Mr. Landis’ statement was shown today to Mr. Hatch, the minister from Hawaii to this government, he declined to say anything in regard to the maj “I do not wish to speak in this matter. e Departinent should be to give out whatever in- formation it desires in regard to it. undoubtedly in possession of all the facts in the case, and the newspapers must look there for an rther light at this time on this matte d When {t was called to Mr. Hatch’s at- tention that there was a direct issue of veracity between Mr. Landis and Mr. ‘Thursto: “Mr. Thurston is no jian government, jon between on longer a p and it is entire private individual and another, so far as | Mr. Landis’ statement is concerned. I have nothing to say in regard to it, nor have I at present anything to say in re- gard to the statements Mr. Landis make about me. A Contradictio: Among those who have kept close watch of Hawaiian affairs it 1s said that Mr. Landis’ statement, if correctly reported, is not entirely ingenuous. The phrase “an original draft of an article coming from Mr. ‘Thurston’ seems to be an expressiun intended to deceive. It leads one to sup- pcese that the article in question may have been in Mr. Thurston's handwriting, and thus it would appear that the State De- partment, having this document in its po! session, had caught Mr. Thurston in a cor- ner, from which there was no escape. Fur- ther on in the paragraph Mr. Landis seems to contradict himself by making a state- ment that this original draft, whatever it was, came from the Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs, Mr. Hatch, who had him- self prepared it and sent it to Thurston Lo disseminate in the American newspapers. Urtil Mr. Landis can use plain English it will -be difficult, in the opinion of those who know the inside history of this mat- ter, to consider anything that he may say as of any importance. Reflection on Mr. Gresham. One thing, however, appears In his state- ment which is probably true. This is the uravoidable inference that Mr. Landis, act- ing for Secretary Gresham, undertook a lit- tle detective scheme in the hope of en- targling Mr. Thurston so as to bring about bis disgrace and recall. He uses the words, “was secured and submitted to Secretary Gresham,” which implies an active course on the part of the State Department oji- olals in securing the original draft, which was made the pretext of Thurston’s re- call. Friends of Hawali insist that this betrays the truth in the affair. They assert that Mr. Gresham, through his private Seerctary, Landis, made use of a Washing- ton newspaper man as a go-between to decoy Mr. Thurston into a trap. —____+-o+__ Personal Mention. Capt. J. W. Watson, governor of the Na- val Home, Philadelphia, is in the city on special service. He is stopping at 1403 L street. Lieut. J. H. Hetherington of the navy is in the city on leave of absence. . Representative George H. Noonan and wife of San Antonio, Texas, were the re- cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Col- houn, Oak avenue, Takoma Park. E. RB. ahiman, the well-known Nash- ville lawyer, is at the Raleigh. Leon Margulies, manager of the Dam- rosch Opera Company, and Mrs. Margulies are at the Raleigh. Maj. J. M. Johnson, the counsel of the Southern Railway Company, is at the Raleigh. Cc. B. Orcutt, ore of the New York cap- italists connected with the development of Newport News, is at the Raleigh. I. N. Campbell, a_promineat citizen of Spokane, is at the Ebbitt. Ex-Congressman Richard Crowley Lockport, N. Y., is at the Arlington. Mrs, Erastus Corning and Miss Corning of Albany are at the Arlington. Many members of the Lake Carriers’ As- sociation from buffalo are at the Arling- ton to urge upon Congress appropriations for improvements on the great lakes. Among them ave Harvey D. Goulder, Geo, A. Clarke, R. D. Gardner, Frank Rumsey and A. J. McDonald. J. Reed Whipple, proprietor of the Par- ker House, Boston, is at the Arlington on his raturn from a southern trip. Others in the party are C F. Baker, Miss M. A. Mor- rill and Miss M. F. Johnson. Ex-Postmaster Gercral Don M. Dick’nson is expected at the Arlington from Detroit this evening. —————_—_—_2-_____ Military Reservation Transferred. ‘The President has directed the transfer of the military reservation or Fort Stan- ton, M., to the Secretary of the Interior for disposition under the law. of It is} Majority Report of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee, MR. CAMERON'S —<———— MINORITY REPORT Neither Contemplates More Than This Government's Good Offices. MATTEITS IN THE a HOUSE There was an interesting prospect in the Senate today. Mr. Tillman (Ss. Cc.) had given notice of a financial specch, which was to be the first since he entered the Senate. There was added interest from the Senator's unique personality, his reputa- tion for vehement oratory, and his promi- nence while governor of South Carolina during the state dispensary excitement. Mr. Mitchell (Oreg.) and Mr. Call (Fla.} also expected to speak, and possitly Mr. Vilas (Wis.) and Mr. Palmer (Il). A long session was expe s eted, as Mr. Jones (Ark.), in charge of 1 ® bond si bill, desired to clear the way of speech order te make an effort to secure a \ote tomorrow. A Cuban Resolution. Mr. Morgan (Ala.), from the committee on foreign relations, reported on the rm lution for the recognition of the bellig: rights of the Cuban insurgents. The Sena- tor read the report in full, stating that it favored action on a substitute resolution. The reading of the resoluti n and report was followed with close attention by Sen- ators. Followieg is a copy of the resolution ta full: the Senate ( Ss concurri pres- war in t nd of Cuba | hs da magnity concerns all e | civilized nations to the extent that it should | be conducted, if unhappily it i user to | continue, on ‘those prince und laws of | Warfare that are gatory upon civiliz gaged in open treatment either arn exchange of tary purp. the provisi pital s ed lo be obli- mili- truce; > sick it further tatio: gress be yours th spirit, vu views to the Pre: that he will, and.if he a frien good office his government to the end that Spe r With which it is engaged in war the rights of belligerents as the same recognized The The r port. The report s the United States, de ander the law of accompa Phe Cc elting the existi of m- umber of t lation of that island for i spirit of 1 of both | Sires that the and the estabiis and of a gove the peoj 4 omld the 3 dome nited 3 action the concess! te SOV ereignty to the sland, a would cheerful voluntary the tates, ronti of the of Cuba and das The near a part of the « system ica, identifies that Island 0 « the political and commercial welt people that Congress cannot be indiffer to the fact that civil war fagrant among the people of Cubs Injury to Commerce. The report then sets forth that it Is im- possible to longer overlook the fact that the destructive character of the war is do- ing serious harm to the rights and fnter- ests of cur people on the island and to our lawful commer*e, t protection and free- dem of which feguarded by treaty ob- lgaticns. It is recalled that in former wars of the sate character as the present the United States has alway ved all of its duties toward the belligerents. the report says, was a difficult task, “but {t was performed with vigor, impartiality and justice in the hope that Spain would 60 emeliorate the condition of the Cuban pecple as io give them peace, contentment and prosperity. This desirable result has not teen accomplished. Its failure has not resujted from any interference on the part of our people or the government with the people or government of Cuba. “The hospitality which ovr treaties, the laws of nations and the laws of Christian- ity have extended to Cuban refugees im the United States has caused distrust on the part of the Spanish government as to the fidelity of our government to its obli- getions of neutrality in the frequent insur rections of the people of Cuba against Spanish authority. This distrust has often become a source of serious annoyance to our people, and has Jed to a spirit of te- taliation toward Spanish authority in Cuba, thus giving rise to frequent versies.”” Temptation to Filibusters, Reference is made to the absence of re- sponsible government in Cuba as a cause of delay of protracted imprisonment end property confiscations; also to the fact that these Cuban insurrections have ever proved a temptation to filibusters from this country, causing trouble and expense. It is asserted that the devastation of Cuba in the present war that is “being waged with fire and sword” is a cause of unrest among the people of the United States, creating strong ground for protest against its continuance. This struggle, the report says, is rapidly changing the issue to one of existence on the part of a great num- ber of the native pepulation. The report continues: “It is neither just to the rela- tions thal st between Cuba and the United States nor is it in keeping with the spirit of the age or the rights of humanity that this struggle should be J un- til one party or the other shi ecome exhavsted in the resou money, thereby weakening may fail pr houid s of men and ay the re- sentments eng pd bloody conflict sho’ trife the unruly eleme countries. “This civil war, though it is great in its proportions, and is conducted by armies that are in complcce organization and di- rected and controlled by supreme military authority, has not a safes: cartel for the treatment of wour ers or prisoners ‘of war. “In this feature of the warfare it becomes 2 auty of humanity that the civilized pow- ers should insist upon the ation of the laws of , recognized ig civil- ized nations, to beth armies. As our own people are drawn into this strugsie on both sides, and enter either army without the consent of our government and in violation of our laws, their treatment when they may be wounded or captured, although it is not regulated by treaty and ceases to be a positive care of our government. should not be left to the revengefui tons which expose them to the fate of pirates or other felors.” Attention is called to the inability of