Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1896, Page 1

———S— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Aveaue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KA N, Pres't. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per mouth. Copies at the ecenter 2 cents each. By mail—onywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid- 50 cents per month. Saturday Quinteple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postege added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Otiice at Washington, D. C., lass mail matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. — Hhe Fven ng Star. No. 13,393. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, 'FEBRUARY 5, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. if you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. SEVEN FOUND DEAD Richard Klaettke Murdered His Family and Killed Himself. CUT OF WORK AND WAS DESPONDENT Also Claimed That He Was Men- tally Unsound. RELIEF CAME, BUT TOO LATE CHICAGO, February 5.—An entire family of six—father, mother, wife and three chil- dren—were murdered last night by Richard Klattke, a Lakeview carpenter, who then completed his work by killing himself. The dead are: Richard Klattke, carpenter, thirty-eight years of age. i Kate Kiattke, his wife. John Klattke, his father, aged seventy- three years. Wilhelmine Klattke, seventy-one years. Mina Klattke, daughter ,aged nine years. his mother, aged Anna Klattke, daughter, aged eight years. Emma Klattke, daughter, aged seven years. The members of the Klattke family were found dead early this morning in their little cottage at 207 Berseau avenue, two blocks from Cuyler station, a suburb on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. The discovery was made by Matthew Brown, a saloon keeper. Mr. Brown, wish- ing some work done, called at the Klattke residence to secure the services of the car- penter. He rapped on the door, but there was no response. Knowing that the Klatt- ke’s were early risers, he became sus- icious and called neighbors, and then woke in the door. The Discovery. In the house he found the seven corpses. Each tad a bullet wound in the head. In each case the ball had penetrated the brain and death had evidently been instantane- cus. Beside the body of Richard Klattke lay revolver, and empty cartridge shells were seattered about the rooms. One peculiar feature was the lack of any indication of a struggle on the part of any of the vic- tims, and a heavy odor, which appeared to be that of chloroform, pervaded the house. From this it was surmised that Richard had first chloroformed the entire family and had then at his leisure taken deliber- ete aim and had put the bullet into the brain of each. Mr. Brown took a hasty survey only of the premises and then hastened to send word to the police, and a detail of officers Was sont to the scene in a patrol wagon and a more careful examination was made ef the surroundings. There seemed but little more to complete the tale told by Brown. Everything pointed to a delib- erately planned murder by the head of the family and a desire to place himself and family beyond any further earthly troubles. Klattke was despondent. H's family were cold and hurgry. Since Christmas he hai teen out of work and he ended his troubles ist as relief was in sight. Relief Came Too Late. ‘This morning his next door neighbor, Adolph Schmidt, called at, the cottage with the joyful news that he had found a job for Klattke. At ths same time Matt Brown arrived on the same errand. They came too late, just how much no one knows, for the bodies were cold when dis- covered. A close examination of the remains showed that ore of the victims alone had any warning.of her fate. This was Mrs. Klattke, the wife of the murderer. She, it appears, had struggled with her husband before the fatal shot was fired. Her hands were seratched and her clothing torn. She had evidently been overpowered and thrown on the bed beside the dead body of her little seven-year-old daughter Emma. Both were found in the rear room of three of which comprised the one story above the basement of the little frame cottage where they lived. . The pillow end bed clothing were satu- Fated with blood, which had flowed from the wound in the right cheek just below the eye of each. The bullets had been fired at close range and the faces of the vic- tims were burned and torn by the force of powder. The spot for the revolver’s mark was carefvily chosen and was the same in each of the victims. On a chair lay a whetstone and two knives, each cf which had been sharpened to the keen edge of a razor. It was evi- dent that Kla‘tke had prepared for a pos- ie failure of his revolver and had ar- ged for a sure substitute if needed. Was Not Destitate. Later—The police theory as to the use ef chloroform is not borne out by Dr. Frend who vas called in by the neighbors. The doctor failed on his arrival to notice the characteristic odor of the drug. A search was made for bottles which might Lave contained chloroform, but none were fornd nor any traces of clothes which might have been saturated with ft. If a soporific was used it was probably adminis- tered in food, and it ts considered that morphine was probably the agent selected. Neighbors of the dead family say that Klattke was driven to desperation by his misfortures and inability to secure work. On the other hand a quantity of potatoes and other provisions was discovered in the house and in a bureau drawer was $4. The police and physicians reached the conclu- sion that Klattke was mentally unsound and his act was the result of brooding over a recent similar crime in this city, the per- petrator of which was Jens Hansen, a Danish fugitive from justice. —_ __ KIDNAPED THE PROSECUTOR. “Rustlers” Charged With the Disap- pearance of Cupt. Fountain. CHICAGO, IL, February 5.—A special from Albuquerque, N. M., says: Col. A. J. Fountain, one of the best known men in New Mexico, was kidnaped on the road from Las Cruces to White Oaks by cattle thieves, and is supposed to have been killed, together with his little son, who was his only traveling companion. Fountain was prosecuting attorney for the district and had been pushing the rustlers vigorously. He had just been at court !n Lincoin county, where he had indicted a large number of them, and was on his way home when he was waylaid and doubt!ess killed. A large party is scouring the coun- try for the rustlers. ——— BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE. She is From the Mediterranean and is Loaded With Fruit. FIRE ISLAND, Februiry 5.—Lone Hill Ife saving station reported a steamer ashore between Blue Point and Bellport this morning. Captain Rourke of Blue Point life saving statien says that the steamer is the Brit- ish steamer Lamington, Captain Duff, from Mediterranean points for New York, with a cargo of fruit. The point where the Lam- ington went ashore is fifteen railes east of Fire Island. The crew was landed in the breeches buoy. The vessel is in an easy Position, not leaking. A SCHEME TO SELL OUT What a Southern Silver Ocngressman Says of the Demcoratic Party, The Only Hope is for Men to Unite on Common Grounds for an Ameri- can System of Finance. In these days of political ill-feeling, im- putations of treachery on the part of men in the same party are by no means infre- quent. The rabid silver men no longer trust another of the same party unless his record on the question is such as to preclude the possibility of his making a change. All this arises from the approaching meetings of the national conventions, where the sil- ver men hope to accomplish something for their side of the house without being im- posed upon by shrewder politicians. An in- dication of this feeling will be found in the follawing statement, made to a Star re- porter by a silver Congressman, who does not care to have his name divulged at this time. The statement speaks for itself, and is exactly as spoken by the member: “There is undoubtedly a well-concocted scheme on the part of some of the free silver democrats to sell the party out to the wold bugs and deceive the people again. It is recognized on all sides that the south Is the key to the situation, and that a union of the south and west on the lines laid down by the recent silver conference in this city means the triumph of the silver cause, because it is a well-recognized fact that if the single issue of bimetallism is presented, free from all other issues, and the people given a chance, that 80 per cent of the various states of the Union will declare m favor of the restoration of silver. “When the silver conference put up the silver question as the paramount issue, they gave a common ground where, with- out sacrifice of party loyalty, the silver men of all creeds can unite. The goid bugs have been accustomed to rely upon the solid south to stay in line with the demo- cratic party and tamely accept a gold bug platform, dictated by republican states like Pennsylvania, which never go democratic. Lately, however, they see a break in the solid south, and there is cause for alarm. With their ysual astuteness, the gold bugs have gone to work, and as well as I can gather it, ‘here is the scheme, unless it is changed before the Chicago convention meets. They will get Harris and Crisp and other supposed leaders to draw in Tillman and a few other kickers by pledging that the nationai democratic convention will dé- clare for free silver and nominate Wilitam R. Morrison, Richard P. Bland or Adlai E. Stevenson, who will accept the nomination, well knowing that he cannot be elected. But every purpose will be answered. These free silver democrats will go home, whoop up the boys, talk free silver, hold together the solid south, while the republicans will make a straddle on the question, and west- ern republicans, seeing the cause of silver hopeless, by reason of the south being held in line as indicated, will become disheart- ened, stick to their party, and again the people will be made the dupes in this same old game of hide and seek. “There is but one hope. Let men have the courage of their convictions and, for once, more patriotism than party; unite on common grounds for more money, higher prices and an American system of finance. We want to put out a ticket composed of such men as Teller and Hatch, or Jones and Sibley, or Cameron and Tillman.” —__—_—___-2+____—_ MR. UHL’S NOMINATION. It is Expected to Be Sent in Tomor- row or Friday. It is expected that the nomination of As- sistant Secretary Ual of the State Depart- ment to be United States cmbassador at Berlin will he sent to the Senate tomorrow or the next day. The appointment has teen determined upen, and its announcement awaits only notice of its acceptability to the German government. Mr. Uh! first carae into national promi- nence with the incoming of the present ad- ministration. Previous to that time he had achieved a fine reputation as a lawyer in Michigan, where he had practiced ever since his graduation from the State Uni- versity at Ann Arbor, and he also was well known in financial circles, being connected with two national tanks. In politics he had always been a democra‘, and was at one time mayor of the thriving city of Grand Rapids. Mr. Uhl has been closely attached to Don Dickinson, and it is generally un- derstood that his appomtment to his place as first assistant secretary of state was owing to the influential recommendation of Mr. Dickinson. As first assistant secretary of state Mr. Uhl has frequently been called upon to assume the entire burden of the administra- tion of foreign affairs during the absence or disability of the Secretary of State, and so it appears that his name has been signed to many important state papers. After the death of Secretary Gresham he was acting secretary of siate for some weeks, and was brought forward for ap- pointment to fill the vacancy. Since Sec- retary Olney’s entry into the State Depart- ment Mr. Uhl's functions have been gen- erally confined to the administration of the affairs of the consular service. Last fall he made a tour of Europe, including the cities in Germany where United States consulates are established, and it is as- sumed that he was xo attracted by the kindly reception accorded him there that he desired to round out his term of service under the State Department as ambassa- dor to Germany, a place which he can readily assume owing to his large private means and experience of the diplomatic polfey of the present administration. ———————-e.—___ ME IS ALIVE. Supposed Suicide Has Been Heard From. Gus Hyttreh, the stove repairer at 603 F street, who caused his friend Mr. F. S.Weiss of 631 F street so much uneasiness yester- day morning, has not committed suicide, as Lis friend had articipated, and his effects are still at his rooms on F street. As pub- lished in yesterday's Star, he sald he had left in his place a box to be delivered to the German minister, and this box was turned ever to the detectives by Mr. Weiss. Hyttreh’s letters indicated that his mind was affected, and for several months his friends have suspected trouble of this kind, so that his conduct yesterday was not at all surprising to them. Because of his having mentioned the German minister in his many letters Inspector Hollinberger sent Detec- tive Boardman to the minister's residence this morning to make inquiries and tell of the mysterious box that was at headquar- ters for the minister. dHe saw one of the clerks and informed rim of the case, and was told that he might dispose of the box in any manner he saw fit. The clerk also toid the officer that a letter mailed in Baltimore yesterday had been re- ceived from Hyttreh, in which he mentioned the box. When Detective Boardman returned to headquarters and reported to Inspector Hol- linberger what was the result of his visit to the minister’s house, the box was opened, but the expected explosive was not foun], The box contained a large copy of manu- script, some written in German. It is thought that these writings of the alleged insane man are similar to the letters he left at the office of his friend, Mr. Weiss, in which he told of persecution by societies and church people and also by American women, for whom he has not any love. Friends of Hyttreh think he may return-to his native country. In the letter sent to the German minister Hyttreh said he had left the “in- fernal machine” with no powder or explo- sive in it. DEMAND FOR BONDS Nearly Four Times the Specified Amount Subscribed for Today. LARGE GATHERING OF MONEYED MEN Scene at the Treasury When the Bids Were Opened. SOME OF THE PRICES The office of Secretary Carlisle and its annex presented a scene of unusual anima- tion and excitement today. It was the oceasion of the opening of bids for the purchase of $100,000,000 United States 4 per cent thirty-year bonds, under the circular ef January 6 last. Never within the mem- cry of the oldest employe of the depart- ment has so much interest been displayed in the ficating of a government loan and never before has there gathered within the walls of the Treasury Department so m&ny representatives of the capital of the coun- try. All the leading financial institutions of the United States, as well as the great banking house of Rothschild & Co., were represented in the throng which crowded the office of Secretary Carlisle to its ut- most capacity. Among them were Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York, Mr. Graham of the Boston Trust Company, Mr. John E. Toulmin of the Shoe and Leather Bank of Boston, Mr. Hendrix of the National Union Bank of New York, Mr. Coombs of the Maaufacturers’ Trust Company of Brook- lyn;-Mr. Redmond of Redmond, Kerr & Co. of New York, Mr. Burns of the Amer- ican Exchange National Bank of New York, Mr. Lehmann of Lehmann Brothers of New York, Mr. Erdman of Speyer & Co. of New York, representatives of Mr. John A. Stewart of the United States Trust ‘company of New York; Mr. James D. odward of the Hanover National Bank of New York, and Messrs. John E, McCaul and C C. Baldwin of the New York Life Insurance Company, Mr. Hawes, cashier Hanover National Bank, New York; Mr. James R. Blair of James R. Blair & Co baskers, New York; Mr. E. Southard Park- er of the Columbia National Bank of this city, and L. J. Davis of Lewis Johnson & Co. of this city. The Scheduling Committee. These gentlemen, as well as a great many others, including about twenty-five new paper men, gathered in the Secretary's of- fice at 11:30 o'clock and awaited with great interest the announcement of the special tre-sury committee which had been en- gaged ‘all the morning in opening and scheduling the numerous proposals had been received from all parts of country almost from the day after Secre- tary Carlisle had published his circular. This committee consisted of Mr. Echels, controller of the currency; Mr. Morgan, United States treasurer, and Mr. Hunting ton, chief of the loan division of the Secre- tary’s office. They had the assistance of a corps of experts, notwithstanding which, owing to the great number of bids rec during the last hours, they experienced great difficulty in preparing their report in time for announcement at 12 o' —the limit tixed for the reception of bid Shortly before noon Secretary Carlisle entered the crowded room and scated him- self at his desk, his chair at that time be- ing the only one unoccupied in the room. His appearance was greeted with a general clapping of hands, a compliment he a knowledged with a smile. ‘The zommittee occupied the adjoining room, the door of which was jealously guarded against all in- trusion. About 12:30 o'clock Controller Eckels of the committee appeared at the doorway between the two rooms and zeade a brief but most important announcement: to the assemblage. “There have been “Land scheduled already,’ he said, 7 bids, rep- resenting subscriptions to the amount of $380, 00, at prices ranging from pur to 119 ‘dollars and a fraction. ‘There are a number of other bids which the committee has not as yet ha-l time to scheduie, which will swell the aggregate bids to about 1,500 and increase the amount of subscriptions by at least $75,000,000."" The Small Bidders. This announcement was greeted with ap- plause, which interrupted Mr. Kckels’ re- marks, and it was several minutes before he was able to continue. Mr. Eckels start- ed in to read the bids according to sched- ule and he read on until his voice gave out, when he was relieved by another member of the committee, the proceedings running until late i: the afternoon. Most of the bids announced prior to 2 cwlock were those recelved up to yester- day. They were very numerous, but were mostly for small amounts, running from $50 to $100,000. ‘The big syndicate bids were not received until late this morning, and were not ennounced until nearly the close of tha session. The earlier bidders, with the exception of Robert E. Glendenning of Philadelphia, who bid for $500,000 at 112. Albert L. Judson, who wanted $500,000 at 113.73, and W. H. Albertson & Company of Boston, who bid for $400,000 at 112, made subscziptions for less than $100,000. Some of the Subscribers. Among the individuals and institutions who subscribed for over $100,000 of the new loan were: The Utah Savings Bank of Bal- timore, the National. Bank of Baltimore, the First National Bank of Boston, the Second National Bank of Wilkesbarre, Pa.; Mr. Phil. Barth, the National Bank of Com- monwealth, Boston; the New York Savings Bank, the Fourth National Bank of Grand Rapids, A. M. Kidder & Co, Samuel D. Davis & Co., I, W. Pollard and Abraham White, the National Bank of Baltimore, Md.; the Detroit, Mich., National Bank, H. N. Slater, Robert’ E. Glendenning, the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago, the Merchants’ Natioral Bank of Albany, the ‘Williamsburg Savings Bank of Brooklyn, the Elliott National Bank of Boston, the Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Carl Van Wagner,the Erie County Savings Bank, the Bank of California, San Francisco; the Nevada Bank of San Francisco, August W. Nitsch, the Boatsman’s National Bank of St. Louis, Riggs & Co. of Washington, the Lamprecht Bros. of Cleveland, Ohio; 0. L. Leland of Boston, the Rhode Island Hos- pital and Trust Company, the Winthrop National Bank of Boston, the Essex Savings Bank of Boston, the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago, the Merchants’ National Bank of Lowell, the People’s Na- tiona} Bank of Pittsburg, E. W. Cave, the New Orleans National Bank, Sutro & Co., the Suffolk Savings Bank of Boston, William Srachey, the Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, the National Bank of Troy, N. ¥.; the National Exchange Bank of Boston, Isaac W. Sherrill, D. E. Tilden & Co., the State National Bank of Cleveland, Albert ‘W.Akers, People’s Trust Company of Brook- lyn, Edward J. Remick, the Merchants’ National Bank of New Bedford, the Na- tional Bank of Northern Liberties, Phila- delphia; the New Bedford Five Cent Savings Bank, the Citizens’ National Bank of Cin- cinnati, Albett W. Bee, the Hartford Na- tional Bank, the Mechanics’ National Bank of New Bedford, the New Bedfory Institu- tion for Savings, the First National Bank of Parkersburg, W. Va. Analysis of the Bids, There were thirty-four bids, aggregating $988,300 at 110.2092. There were 154 bids, aggregating $3,360; 450 at 1.10.- The ‘Hanover National Bank bid for $1,- 000,000 at 109, $1,000,000 at 109.95, $1,000,- 000 at 110.209, $1,000,000 at 110.95, $1,000,000 at°110.875. that | the | There were fift?-elght bids, aggregating $1,269,750, received at 11050. ‘The Williamsburg Savings Bank of Ercok- lyn, N. Y¥., bid $500,000 at 111, Lazard Freres, $4,000,000 at 110.75. German American Insurance Compary, New York, $200,000, 2d New York State National Bank of Albany, N.- Y., $300,000 each at 110.75. President John A. Stewart of the United States Trust Company submitted _bids for $76,000,000 at a fixed price of 110.075, which nets about 33-8 per ceat, and an additional $10,000,000 at a lower figure. John A. Stewart anaganced in New York that he had received reliable information from Washington to the effect that no bids below 111 will be accepted, Conditions of the Insue. The honds, which are vedéematie in coin, Will be issued in denominations of 350, or multiples of that sum, as may be desired by the bidders. Only United States old or gold certificates will be received in pay- ment_of the bonds. Under the terms of the Secretary’s cireuls calling for bids, the first payment of 29 per cent and ace crued Interest must be made upon receipt of notice of the acesptanve of the bid. The remainder of the amounts bid may he paid in installments of 10 per cent each and ac- crued inte at the end of cach fiftes days thereafter, Accepted bidders, however, are allowed ‘to pay the whole amount of their bids at the time of the first installment, or at any time previous to the maturity of in last installment, provided that all previous in- stallments have been paid. ‘The bo will be dated February 1, 1895, to run thirty years from that time, und will, therefore, mature February 1, 1025. According to the calculations of the actaary of te treasury, a bidder, in order to realize 2 1-2 per sent interest on his investment should have of- fered $13 ) for each $100 fer. To realize higher aise or een bids should have been made as foll: 23-4 per cent, $1 3 per cent, $11 3 1-16 SULG.6471 1B + 3 5-6, 311 $110. BN 4, $lov. The Last Loan. For the 5 per cent loan of February 1 J§94, there were in all 238 bids, repre: t ing $5: 50 Of this amount $42,0¢ was bid for at the upset price of $11 and $9 300 at a price in exe figure. The amount awarded wa: $50,000, 000, upon which the government realized a premium of $5, » For the 5 c loan of November 13, 1£94, for which there Was no upset price, the government ceived 394 bids, amopnting to $17,341, 17 The amount of the bids received at $il- 889) was $50 000, jount below t rate, $61,776,100; at rates between $116,808 and $117.07, $5,629,800; at $117,077, $50,004 000, made by the Morgan-Belmont. syndi- cat The amovnt bid at rates above $117. was $1¢ ”. The syndicate vid government realizing a premium of $ 4K} The goid purc! nase of February 8, 1895; was for 3,300,000 eunces, payable in United States’ 4 cent bonds. The bid of the Morgan s: to furnish the. gold was accepted. wovernnient under the terms of this rement issued bonds amounting to $62, 00, for which the syndicate paid ut e of $104.46 per $100, the govern- ment thus realizing a premium of $2,800,544. Entire Amount in One Bid. J. P. Morgan, Harvey, Fisk & Son and the Deutscher Bank of Berlin bid as a syndicate $10,000,000 at $110.6878. Was accepted, th cate The tec on Foreign Relations, it Recommends the Recognition of Belligerent Rights to B h the Contending Parties. The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions today agreed upon a substitute for the resolution heretofore reported on the n of the recognition of Cuba, and authorized Senator Morgan to report it to the Senate. The substitute is in the shape of a con- current resolution. As reported it is as fol- lows: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that in the opinion of Congress a condition of publle war exists between the government of Spain and the government proclaimed and for some time maintained by force of arms by the people of Cuba; and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers and accord to each all the rights of bellig- erents in the ports and territory of the United States. , The committee also vated to make an ef- fort to take up the Cuban question in the Senate as soon as the urgent deficiency bill and the resolution for the distribution of the appropriation bills can be disposed of. The substitute differs from the original resolution in that it is a direct recognition, so far as Congress can give it, of the bel- ligerent rights of the Cubans, and does not contemplate, as did the first’ measure, eny appeal to Spain to accord such rights. also contemplates taking the ma’ tirely out of the hands-of the Presid. as he is net required to sign a cencu resolution. There was an effort in the committee to have the resolution put in such shape as to have whatever action should be taken by this country executed by the President, but the suggestion was overruled on the theory that Congress should act independentt leaving the cxecutive to pursue whate course he may deem proper. The vommit- tee realize that there can be no formal ac- knowledgment of Cuban rights except through the President, but think the adop- tion of the resolution by both houses would have a strong moral influence. The action of the committee upon the resolution as finally agreed upon was unan- imous with the exception of Senator Cam- erok, who announced his adherence to his position looking to the formal recognition of the independence of Cuba. Belligerent Riglits Expected. Minister Palma and his colleagues were very much gratified over the substitute 1e- ported from the Senate committee on for- eign affairs today for the resolution for- merly presented by the masgrity. Minister Palma said that in this way some definite action on the part of the United States can be reached much sooner, and from his knowledge of the sentiment in both houses of Congress he is satisfied that the substi- tute will be adopted. Z “The granting of belligerent rights,” said Minister Palma, “would, of course, not pre- vent subsequent action= by the United States government on the lines laid down in the minority report, which asks the President to lend his friendly offices, with a vieW of securing from’ Spain the independ- ence of Cuba. The granting of belligerent rights will have a much more powerful effect on the situation than the public generally be- lieves, for it will turn even the ultra con- servative in Cuba to the side of the revo- lutionists; will destroy the credit of Spain, and raise that of the Cubans. “Martinez Campos,” said in conclu- sion, ‘has already indigated that Cubans must be placated. a jiberal-of Madrid even now advises the ish government to withdraw from-the/costly contest. It is easy to see how the timent will zrow with , the recognition: Cuban _belliger- eney by the United ites. government. If Spain does not fear the effects of recog- Beas why does she so strenuously oppose Substitute Reported by the Senate Commit | Mr. Dingley on the Senate Substi- tute Bond Bill, A STATEMENT =T0 THE HOUSE ee eS Evils That It Is Claimed Wou'd Follow Free Coinage. MEXICO’S EXAMPLE In the House this afternoon Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways and means commit- tee, called up the bond bill reported back to the House by Mr. Dingley’s committee with a récommendation that the House do not concur in the Senate substitute. Mr. Dingley in calling up the bill said: The House, after sending to the Senate a measure to so increase the revenue as to: prevent a deficiency efter it should be fully in operation, asked the concurrence of that body in the pending act, which proposed first to authorize the reduction of the rate of interest and the term of bonds thereafter to be issued under the act of 1875 to maintain the greenback redemp- tion fund; recondly, to require that such bords should Le made a popular Joan, and offered first to the American people; and thirdly, that the proceeds of all bonds so sold should be devoted exclusively to the redemption of United States legal tender notes, while temporary deficiencies of rev- enue should be met only with short-term certificates of indebtedness. A majority of the Senate, by refusing to agree to either of these propositions of the House, and at the same time by pro- posing to leave in full force the act of i875, which autnorizes the issue of thirty years’ 4 per cent bonds and ten years’ 5 per cent bends, and with the full knowledge that a loan of ene hundred millions would be made within a few days if there should be no legislation otherwise, has practically consented to an issue of one hundred mil- licns of thirty years’ 4 per cent bouds, when by concurring in the House bill the interest on these bonds (as well as others to be issued) could have been reduced to % per cent per annum, and the time in which they are to run could tave been shortened to a minimum of five vears and & maximum of fifteen years. The saving to the treasury in this loan alone estimat- ing a % per cent loan at par (for there is ro doubt a 3 per cent loan would have heen taken by our own people), und the 4 per cent loan at the average pr that it will be sold for, would aay hot less than eighty millions of dollars. Again the Senate has declined to agree to the proposition of the House to require that all bonds hereafter disposed of shall be first offered as a popular Joan to the Amercan people, and by such refusal has made possible a repetition of a sale of such bonds to foreign syndicates at an inade- quate price, without giving the American people an ‘opportunity to subscribe for them. Ought Not to Recede. Neither ought the House to recede from its propesition that the proceeds of bonds sold under the act of 1875 shall be devoted exclusively to redemption purposes, and that whenever revenue temporarily fails to raeet current expenditures and it becomes Pecessary to borrow money to meet such temporary deficiencies, it shall be raised not by using redeemed greenbacks that would be at once returned for a second re- demp‘ion, but by issuing certificates of in- debtedness to be paid from revenues within three years. : With the knowledge that within the past two years and a half the treasury has sold about 162 millions of 4 and 5 per cent bonds for 182 millions of gold, with which it has redeemed 182 millions of greenbacks, and then has immediately paid out 133 millions of the redeemed greenbacks to be presented fer a second redemption to meet 133 mil- Icns of deficiency of revenue, and with the further knowledge that this performance is still going on, the House still insists on the legislation it has proposed to the Sen- ate looking first to an increase of revenue, and at the same time to a separation of the reserve for the redemption of United States notes from the cash in the treasury availa- ble to meet current expenses—a separation secured by devoting the ceeds of bonds sold under the act of 1875 exclusively to redemption purposes, and by providing that cnly reyenue and temporary certificates of indebtedness shall be available for current expenses. The propositions contained in the pend- ing measure as it passed the House are so important a restoration of the treasury to the sound condition which existed from 187.) to 1893 that. the House ought to insist on the action it has already taken. The Senate substitute for the measure proposed by the House, not only entirely fails to meet the ends sought by the House act, but its enactment into law would gteatly increase the existing distrust and business depression, and result in disasters which would be far more intense than even the serious evils which the country has ex- perienced in the past three years—all the more deeply felt because they followed so long a period of uninterrupted prosperity. The Senate Substitute. The Senate substitute proposes first (re- versing this order) to require the treasury to redeem greenbacks and other legal ten- der demand notes in standard silver dollars or gold coin, at the option of the Secretary. Exactly what the object of this provision may be is not certain. Under existing law the Secretary of the Treasury has the op- tion to redeem greenbacks and Treasury notes in either gold or silver full legal ten- der coin at his discretion, subject only to -the declaration of the act of 1800, that it is he established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio or such ratio as may be pro- vided by law.” As the proposed provision reaffirms the existing law so far as the Secretary is given the option to redeem in either goid or silver, but omits the declaration that it is the policy of the United States to main- tain gold and si'ver full legal tender coin at a parity, 1t would probably be claimed, if this provision should become law, that it repeals such declaration and by implica- tion not only takes away from the Secre- tary any obligation to maintain such par- ity, but also assumes that suclr parity is to be broken, and that in such a case it would be the duty of the Secretary to re- deem greenbacks and pay other govern- ment obligations in the less valuable coin. Gold and Silver. But whatever may be the object of the majority of the Senate in adopting this provision at this inopportune time, there is little doubt that those who have money to lend would construe it, if it should be con- curred in by both houses, as an intimation that the government does not intend to longer maintain the parity of gold and silver coins. Capitalists would naturally infer in such a contingency that inasmuch as it could possibly make no difference to the treas- ury whether it paid in gold or silver so long as the government proposed to maintain equivalency of value or purchasing power of the silver dollar and the gold dollar, there must be in the mind of the Congress which took the pains to enact a law in- ferentially repealing: the parity declaration of 1890 and emphasizing the option given the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem in either silver or gold, that there was an intention to force silver dollars on unwili- ing holders of government obligations, and at the same time to allow silver full legal tender coin to depreciate. The suggestion that France compels the (Continued on Eighth Page.) Democrats Seem to Be Amused at the Senate Situation. Mr. Gorma: Remarkable Change— Mr. Dingley’s Bill on the Lines of Hix Amendments. He laughs best who laughs last. At any rate there is a widespread impression to that effect. Democratic Senators are said to be find- ing some amusement in the Senate situa- tion. It tickles them to see the republican tariff bill thrust back for another free coin- age bill. Mr. Gorman, Mr. Smith, Mr’ Vilas, Mr. Hill, Mr. Lindsay, all are quoted as sharing in the mirth. They are thought to have an ecceniric sense of humor. They are not free coinage men. The ink record- ing their votes against free coinage is hardly dry. But ihey are willing to use a free coinage bill in an effort to club a tariff Dill to death, regardless of all financial reeords and considerations. A Startling Proposition. The argument they advance is that the tariff bill is drawn on most object‘onable aines, and that the treasury does not, or soon will not, need more money from that source. This, in the case of Mr. Gorman and Mr. Smith, is regarded as a very start- ling proposition. Objectionable lines? What were the lines upon which Mr. Gorman drew all of the amendments to the Wilson tariff bill and carried them through the Senate by demo- cratic Votes? Is protection any more dis- tinctly recognized in the Dingley emer- gency bill than in the tariff law as it now exists through the activity of the demo- cratic Senators led by Mr. Gorman? Has not Mr. Dingley merely rounded out the work begun by Mr. Gormcn in the last Congress? The Wilson bill aa it passed the House was rejected by Mr. Gorman on the score that it did not provide money enough for the support of the government. He added to the bill until he thought it carried the necessary amount, and then he passed it. ‘The Supreme Court eliminated the income tax feature 9f the bill, and that subtract- ed thirty millions per anrum from Mr. Gor- man’s work. Mr. Dingley, therefore, mere- ly supplies this deficiency. Is he not justi- fied in doing so by Mr. Gorman’s own per- formance? Would Mr. Gorman have voted to incorporate the income tax in the Wilson bill if he had not thought the governimen: would stand in need of the money it would yield? How can he consistently, then, op- pose a bill which merely supplies what by trying to supply himself he has confessed to be nesessary? And if he were obliged to choose between the Dingley bill and an in- come tax bill would he take the latter as a means of ratsirg revenue? Radical Change of Base. The assertion that ro more revenue Is needed is based upon the declaration of the President and the Secretary of the Treas- vry. The same declarations were made by those officials when it was first pro- posed to increase the amount carried by the original Wilson bill. Mr. Gorman, how- ever, combated them almost fiercely, and everything he proposed and carried amend- atory of the Wilson bill was in open defi- ance of them. He asserted that both the President and Mr. Carlisie were wrong, and he still holds that ground. Way, then, does he rest so content on estimates from those sources now whey he rejected the estimates of two years ago, and when the subsequent events have justified his ac- tion? In fact, there is now presented the very remarkable spectacle of the Presi- dent and Mr. Carlisle standing up for the work of Mr. Gorman, which, when first performed, they repudiated, and of Mr. Gorman accepting as prophets the two officials whom as prophets he at that same time as frankly held up to scorn. The People Will Not Be Confased. The republicans are embarrassed. But to no greater extent than the country at large Is. They have no fear that the question will become confused before the peopie. Their stand is distinctly for the proper support of the government. A de- ficit exists; that the treasury is daily run- ning behind cannot be denied. The rem: edy seems to them as plain as day. They have brought it forward. The Dingley bill is drawn on protection lines. The country in 1894, and again in 1895, voted overwhelm- ingly for protection. It is for the opposi- tion, therefore, to shoulder the responsi- bility for whatever disaster may follow a policy of starving the government when the need of more money stands fully re- vealed. Will Not Silver. The cause of silver cannot be advanced by this move. The silver forces will not unite on any such line. Divisions already appear. The suggestion is advanced, in- eed, that divisions in some silver quarters are desired. Mr. Vest is the author of the present complication. He is a silverite, but before and atove that a derhocrat. Silver as the overshadowing issue would prove very injurious to the democracy. He does not want the tariff to disappear. He is determined that if he can prevent it the tariff issue shall not disappear. Silver, yes; but silver at the expense of the dem- cratic organization, no. And so the play is politics now, and folitics on the old lines. — HOLDING UP APPOINTMENTS. Advance Maryland Senate Postpones Consid- eration of Gen. Shryock’s Case. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 5.—The democratic majority in the senate is indig- nant at the action of Gov. Lowndes, whom they accuse of bad faith in regard to the appointment of minority election super- visors. The governor agreed to accept the recommendations of the senators and coun- ty ccmmittees in making appointments for the democratic supervisors, but some of the names sent in fail to meet his approbation, and he chows a disposition to disregard his agreement, which has aroused the opposi- tion of the democratic senators, who are holding up his appointments. A resolution from the house of delegates proposing that the assembly proceed at ence to the election of a state treasurer to succeed Mr. Spencer C. Jones was received in the senate today, but that body voted not to concur with the house, and proposed preceeding to an election “at some later ume.” Gen. Thos. J. Shryock of Baltimore, who was nominated for treasurer in the recent republican caucus, arrived this morning, and is anxious to hasten matters toward his election. Gen. Shryock is also endeay- oring to weed a number of the western Maryland delegates, who since the caucus. have indicated regret at having voted for him, and who have aroused the fear among the Shryock men that they may disregard the decision of the caucus when the as- sembly proceeds to vote. The election committee is still counting the ballots in the Pierce-Westcott election contest, and it is not likely that the re- count will b2 completed before tomorrow. ‘the general impression is that Mr. West- cott will be unseat —— A Suspected Filibuster. The collector of customs at Norfolk has been instructed to consult with the United States district attorney with reference to the propriety of detaining the steamer Isaac N. Veazey, suspected by the Spanish minister of filibustering intentions. “Cartage Contract Awarde: The customs cartage contract for New York has been awarded to P. H. Keahon of New York at eleven cents per package. SILVER AND GOLD|TAR'FF AND SILVER|IT WAS DEFEATED District Appropriation Bill's Fate in the House, THE YEAS AND NAYS DEMANDED A Motion to Reconsider Was Finally Carried. AN EXCITING TIME The House got into an extraordinary sit- uation this morning over the D! of Columbia appropriation bill, resu = in the defeat of the bill by a vote of 135 to 143, on a yea and nay vote. The motion was then made to reconsider the vote. When the House met this morning Mr. Catron of New Mexico asked unanimous consent for the passage of a bill for pun- ishment for prize fighting in the District of Columbla. Objection was made to that, and Mr. Grout immediately called up the District appropriation bi Votes on the Amendments. A separate vote was asked on those amendments adopted in the committee of the whole which struck out the appropria- tions for the German Orphan Asylum, the St. John’s Orphanage Association, the St. Ann's Infant Asylum and the House of the Good. Shepherd. The first vote was on the amendment striking out the appropriation for the German Orphan Asylum. The House rejected this amendm A_ vote was then taken on the Hainer anendment adopted in committee of the whole yester- day. This was acceptel] by the House by @ vote of 88 to 51. The amendment sirik- ing out the paragraph as to John’s Or- phanage was adopted by a vote of 1 to 47. The other amendments on which separate vote was asked were agreed to without di- vision. Then the amendments as a whole were adopted as reported from the com- zniltee of the whole. The question was then pet upon the passage of tne bill as amend- Yeas and Nays on the Bill. Mr. Crisp demanded yeas and nays. This demand caused considerable excitement on the floor, and an effort was made to pre- vent the yeas and nays being taken. Mr. Hepburn asked if a motion might ve made to recommit the bill. The Speaker said that it was too late for such a moiion, as the roll call was begun. During uhis roll call there was considerable excitement ond much confusion. At the conclusion of the call members gathered around the Speak- er’s desk, some changing their votes trom yea to nay and vthers from nay io yea. When the vote was announced it was found that the bill was defeated as above stated by a vote of 155 to 143. Mr. Grosvenor tnen moved to reconsider the vote by waich the till was deteaied, and Mr. Crisp moved to y that motion Ca the table. On a rising vote the motion to lay on the table ws lort by a vote of 71 to 140. Mr. Crisp then de- manded the yeas and nays, aud Was seconded by a sufficient number, so that the yeas and nays were ordered. On the first roll call a considerable number of members refrained fiom voting, and there was a great discrepancy betw: the standing votes, which make no personal record, and the vote by yeas and nay where each man is recorded. Detailed Vote Defeating the Bill. The detailed vote on the bill by which it was defeated was as follows: Sixty-one republicans voted against the bill. Yeas—Acheson, Adams, Aldrich, Allen (tah), Andrews, Arnold (Pa.), Arnold (R. I), Baker (Md), Baker (N. H.), Barham, Barney, Bartholdt, Bell (Col), Bingham, Bishop, Bowers, Broderick, Bromwell, Bro- sius, Brown, Brumm, Burrell, Cannon, Clark (Mo.), Cooke (Wis.), Cooke (IIL), Cooper (Wis.), Corliss, Crowther, Crump, Cu dowa), Curtis (Kan.), Danford, Day- ton, Dewitt, Dingley, Doolittle, Draper, Ek lis, Evans, Fairchild, Faris, Fletcher, Fow- ler, Gamble, Gardner, Gibson, Gillett (Mass), Graff, Griffin, Grout, Hadley, Ha- ger, Hairer, Hayerman, Hanly, Harmer, Hartman, ‘Hatch, Hemenway, Henry (Conn.), Henry (Ind@.), Hepburn, Hermann, Hicks, Hilborn, Hill (Conn.), Hitt (iL), Howe, Howell, Huff, Hulick, Hull, Hyde, Jenkins, Joy, Kirkpatrick, Knox, "Lacey Leighly, Leonard, Linton, Loud, Loudens lager, Mahon, McCall '@Mfass.), McCall (Tenn.), McCleary, McEwan, Me rv. Mil- ler (Kan.), Miner, Moody, Morse, New- lands, Northway, Otjen, Perkins, Phillips, Pickler, Pitn Ray, Reyburn, Russell (Conn.), Sauerhering, Scranton afroth, Simpkins, Smith dL), (Mich.), Snover, Southard, Stahle, Stewart (Wis.), "Stone, C. W. . Strong, ‘Taft, Tayler, Tho Towne, Tracewell, Tracey, Treloar, Van Voorhis,Walker (Va.), Wanger, Washington (Ind.), Wilson (idahc), Whison (Chio), Woed and Wright—1 Nays—Abbott, Avery, Babcock, Baker, Kansas: Bankhead, Barrett lett, Georgia; Bartiett, New Yor nap, Bell, Texas; Berry, Black, G: Boatner, Brewster, Burton, Missouri; Calderhead, Chickeri: Catchings, Clardy Clark, lowa; Cobdb, Alabama Mis. souri; Cockrell, Coffin, Coop Plorida; Cooper, Texas; Cox, Crisp, Culberson, Cum- mings, Curtis, New York; Dalzell, Dan! Dearmond, Denny, Dinsmore, Doll Hott, South Carolina; Erdman, Foote, Gillet, New Yor riswold, Gros- venor, Grow, Hall, Missouri; liaray, Har- ris, Harrison, Hart, Heatwole, Henderson, Hendrick, Hooker, VTiurley, Hutcheson, Johnson, California; Johnson, North Da- kota; Jones, Kem, Kiefer, Kyle, Latimer, Layton, Lefever,' Lester,’ Lewis, Linne Little, Leng, Lo Mahany, McClellan, Me- Creary, Kentucky; McCulloch, McDearmon, McKenney, McLaurin, McMillin, Mere- dith, Meyer, Miles, Miller, West Virginia; Milnes, Money, Moses, Neill, Noonan, Og- den, Overstreet, Owens, Parker, Patterson, Payne, Pearson, Pendleton, Poole, Powers, Pugh, Quigg, Richardson, Robbins, Robert= son, ‘Louisiana; Koyse, Russell, Georgia; Sayers, Settle, Shanon, Sherman, Shuford, |Sorg, Spalding, Spencer, Stalliny;s, Stephen- son, Stewar' New Jersey: Stokes, Strowd, North Carolina; Sulzer, Swanson, Talbert, Tarsney, Tate, Tawne: Lacey, Tucker, Turner, Georgia; Turner, Virginia Underwood, Updegraff, Wadsworth, War- ner, Wheeler, White, Wilber, Williams, Willis, Wilson, New York; Wilsen, South Carolina; Woodman—143. Motion to Table Defeated. The motion to table the proposition to re- consider the vote was defeated on a yea and nay vote by 86 to 192. The vote then recurred upon the proposition to reconsider the vote upon which the bill was defeated. On this Mr. Crisp demanded the yeas and nays. He was seconded by sixty-four mem- ters, which was not a sufficient number. He then demanded that the count be taken by tellers. The yeas and nays were Spplly omiered on the proposition to reconsider the vote and resulted in the reconsideration by a vote of 189 to 80, This reconsideration was adopted in order to enable a motion to be made to recommit the bill to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Grosvenor on the announcement of the vote was recognized by the Speaker, and moved to recommit the bill, with instructions for the committee to re-examine that part of the bill under the head of charities. Mr. Dockery asked if urder this recommitment any other para- graph might be re-examired. The Speaker replied that it might not. The previous qvestion on the motion to recommit was then dernanded and ordered by the House. Mr. Crisp’s Contention. Mr. Crisp asked to be heard on the propo- sition before the vote was taken on Mr.