Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ° PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, Bi lglg 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Bren Star Ne Com; ue H KAUFFMANN. Prest. = a Office. 49 Potter Building. by carries, om thelr own account, at 10 cents ‘The iS les at the BY watl—answ ‘postage p) per wick or a8 come ver 2 cents be. re in the Enited States or & repald—b0 cents PZaturday Quintcple Shect Star, $1 per year, with soreten Dos ‘added, eat Washington, D. C., (Entered at the Post lass mail matter.) “"E-7'AIl mail eubscriptiors must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. he No. 13,411. WASHINGTON, D. O., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. TWO a a Eee Le cE es or If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star, DEAD IN HIS DEAD IN HIS OFFICE|ENGLANO ano VENEZUELA] FREE LIBRARY BILL |:ussseusteeiauemn, Dsoe|THE CENTRAL PACIFIC|'™ PORTANT ARRESTIMORE TARIFF TALK AND VENEZUELA|FREE LIBRARY BILL Suicide of Joseph A. Brown at Mun- cie, Ind. A NEW JERSEY MAN COTS HIS THROAT “Bull” Hickey of Chicago Killed by a Butcher. TRAGEDY IN SAN FR ANCISCO es MUNCIE, Ind., February 26.—Joseph A. Brown, ex-city clerk, real estate and in- surance agent, a prominent Odd Fellow, Red Man and G. A. R., was found dead in his office by his son this morning at 3 o’clock. A bullet had been sent entirely through his heed, causing instant death. He leaves a ‘Se estate to bis second wife. Suleide in a Hotel. NEW YORK, February 26.—George Wat- son, sixty-seven years old, a walthy re- fired clothing merchant of Newark, N. J., but who has lived with his wife and son since last October ai the Gilsey House, committed suicide there today by cutting his throat with a razor. No reason for his act is known. NEWARK, N. J., February:26.—Mr. Wat- son was the senior member of the firm of George Watson & Son, clot s, of 792 and 74 Broad street, this cit Watson for two months past had been residing at the Gilsey House in New York with his wife and his son George. Clarence Watson, the sop, who has been conducting the clothing business in Newark, could give no reason why his father should commit suicide. Ho said the business was good, and that his firm was making money. Watson further stated that the reason that his father hau Rot visited the store was because he had an idea that they were not getting much business. This might have caused Watson to kill himself. IN A DEADLY RAGE. Jacob Dietzel of Chicago Shot His Daughter and Himself. CHICAGO, Febrcary 26.—In a fit of rage today Jacob Dietzel, sixty-eight years of age, shot his daughter, Mrs. Henry Ohner, and then shot himself, intlicting wounds which in both cases will probably [rove fatal. Dietze! was once in prosperous cir- cumstances, but of late years has been de- Pendent upon his children for support, and their frequent taunts on his sonditon, it ds said, was ‘he cause of the crime. KILLED THE DESPERADO. “Bull” Hickey Tried te Rob a Chi- eago Butcher. CHICAGO, February 26.—Edward Hick- ey. well known in police circles as “Bull” Hickey, lost his life last night in an at- tempt to “hold F. Haas, proprietor of @ meat market on Oakley avenue. Hickey entered Haas’ place of business, and while the latter’s back was turned seized him by the throat bonne threw him to the floor. A , during which the bute cher ianaged to grasp a long biaded knifo, which he plunged Into the desper- ado's side. Two “pais "* who accompanied him escaped. Shot Down His Wife. SAN FRANCISCO, February 26.—Nico- las Claussen, a baker, shot and killed his wife last night at No. 13 Everett street, at the house of a friend named Foley, where Mrs. Claussen was apparently hiding to escape the wrath of her husband. Claus- sen entered Foley's house with a pistol in his hand, and told his wife that he was going to Shoot her, but she begged for her life, and he put the pistol in his pocket and started to leave the room, but when he reached the door he pulled the weapon from his pocket, and, rushing at his wife, fired three shots, two of which entered the body near the heart and the third striking her in the arm. She died immediately. Claussen was taken Into custody. The wo- man was the mother of three children and was very comely. @ne Dead, the Other Insensible. NEWCASTLE, Pa, February 26—Max ‘Thompson, superintendent of the Raney & Berger furnace, was found in his office this morning insensible, and lying dead en the floor near him was Mrs. Carlisle, wife of a well-known citizen. The woman had evidently been dead several hours. It is supposed that they were esphyxiated. ‘Thompson is a married man. His recovery is doubtful. a FIRE AT READING. Loss of $50,000 Caused by the Flames This Morning. READING, Pa, February 26.—The four- story building at Sth and Oley streets, oc- cupied by the Star Machine Screw works, Joseph McCounell’s nickel plating and bi- cycle works and A. J. Brumbach’s fac- tory, was destroyed by fire early today, with ali the contents. The loss will reach $0,000. Over 250 persons were thrown out of employment. The origin of the fire is unknown. Loss of $100,000 at Port Huron. PORT HURON, Mich., Fevruary 26.—The Bryce block, occupied by Meisel Bros., dry gccds, and M. G. Young, shoes, burned this mornin; loss, $100,000; insurance, about $0,009. ‘The fire originated in Young's store in the basement. The adjoining buildings were only slightly damaged. sr TO RECOVER MANY ACRES. Government Suits to Be Brought Against the Central Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO, February 26.—The United States district attorney has received telegraphic orders from Washington to commence suit against the Central Pacific Railroad Company without delay to re- cover 9,366 acres of land in Butte, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba and Shasta counties, valued at the present time at close upon $1,000,000. The claim of the government to a portion of tho land it seeks to recover is based upon the allegation that !t was‘erroneously patented to the Oregon and California Railway Company, a predecessor of the Central Pacific. —_—.__. FLOATED THE LAMINGTON. The British Fruit Steamer Towed to New York. NEW YORK, February 26.—The steamer Lamington, which went ashore off Lone Hill life saving station the night of Feb- Tuary 4, was floated at high tide today. She was taken in tow for this port imme- diately. The extent of the damage she has gustained cannot be ascertained until] an examination in dry dock. The Lamington is a British vessel, was loaded with fruit from Mediterranean ports. While aground she was buffeted by two storms, in a lo- cality which has come to be-known as a “ship's graveyard,” from the number of craft which, grounding there, have .been knocked to pieces by the waves. ———— Fatally Burned. MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., February 20.—An overturned kerosene of! Iamp set fire to the residence of Dr. R. H. Parsons last gl In trying to ex! ih the flames burned that Being Modification of Great Britain's Claim Grow- ing Ont of the Uruan Incident. No Change of Venezuela’s Attitude Upon the General Settlement of the Boundary Question. It is regarded as probable that there will be 2 satisfactory settlement between Eng- land and Venezuela of the trouble growing out of the Uruan incident. There is ground for the belief that England has modified the terms of her demand of damages for the arrest of Guianan police by Venezuelan authority. The first demand was based upon the claim of violation of territory by the Venezuelan authorities in making the arrest. This claim involved the whole boundary dispute,’ in as much as the exist- ence of damages was made dependent upon the validity of the British claim to the ter- ritory in which the arrest occurred. Tor this reason the Venezuelan government re- fused to recognize the demand, which was made through the German minister to Ven- ezuela. The Demand Mqdified. There are reasons to believe that the de- mand has been so modified as to make the claim not dependent upon the territorial question, but as to place it on the general ground of damages to a British subject, which might be claimed if the arrest had occurred anywhere within the undisputed territory of Venezuela. This modification will make it pessible for Venézuela to can- sider the claim without compromising her position as to the boundary dispute. When the arrest occurred a claim was made for damage to household goods and Venezuela promptly paid the small amount claimed in the case of one individual. It was then said that there were other dam- ages of a character to make a valid claim regardless of the question of territorial jurisdiction, but the amount of the claim was never stated. It is agreed by Venez- tela that circumstances m ght exist under which an arrest of a foreigner even ir Caracas might involve damages. With the claim mace for damages on account of the Uruan affair modified so as to exclude the territorial question, they will be ready to take up the question and give an oppor- tunity for it to be shown if any damages were incurred, and if so, how much. The matter being presented In this new aspect wll, it is believed, greatly facilitate @ peaceable settlement of the whole Ven- ezuelan question. No Change on the Buundary Question. In this connection it may be said with authority that there has been no change in the attitude of Venezuela, elther in the direct matter of the settlement of the boundary questton or in that of opening up diplomatic relations with Great Britain. Neither is there understood to be any effort on the part of the United States to induce a change of position. It is only upon an en- tire change of the grounds of the damage claim in the Uruan affair that the British demand will be considered, and only upon Great Britain signifying a willingness to enter into negotiations fer the arbitration of the whole boundary question will diplomatic relations be resumed. Attention is called to the fact that Venezuela has held cut against Great Britain heretofore, when this country was not taking any active part in the matter, and the suggestion is made that Venezuela would not be apt to change to a less firm position, now that the United States has taken a hand to enforce the Mon- roe doctrine, and all the sister republics are in sympathy. The talk about @ joint commission has rot excited any interest among those in- formed on the subject here, and no settle- ment directly between Great Britain and Venezuela is expected before the comple- tion of the work of the United States com- mission. The statement that Great Britain, as well as Venezuela, will be represented before the commission by a special agent to see thai the British side of the question is properly presented 1s confirmed. This indicates a disposition to await the report of the commission before entering into di- rect negotiations for a settlement. Favorable Aspect in the Case. The favorable aspect in the case is found in the «vidence of a strong sentiment in Great Britain in favor of arbitration, which is expected to have some influence upon Lord Salisbury, and in the alleged modifi- cation of the Uruan claim and in the qual- {fied participation in the work of the com- missicn. + ORGANIZED FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The Demoeratic Congressional Com- mittee Preparing for Work. Tae icmoeratic congressional committee having beer. permanently organized for the approaching campaign, with Senator Faulkner as chairman and Vr. Lawrence Gardner as secretary, proposes to begin ac- tive work at once, and headquarters will be opened in Washington within the next few days. The completion of the member- ship of the body, which Is in charge of a special committee, consisting of Represen- tative Hutcheson of Texas, chairman; Sen- ator Mitcheil of Wisconsin and Represen- tatives Wheeler of Alabuma, Maddox of Georgia and Dockery of Missouri, will be the subject of a report to be made to a meeting of the whole committee, which will be held next Monday evening. The sub- committee, of which Representative Wil- liam A. Jones of Virginia is chairman, and to which was referred all questions relat- ing to finances, including the selection of a@ treasurer, will also make its report, which, it is understood, will embrace a comprehensive plan of securing funds for the campaign expenses. The work of se- curing statistics from the various congres- sional districts has been going on uninter- ruptedly since the last election, under the direction of Mr. Gardner, and the commit- tee will begin this campaign with a better knowledge of the exact conditions in the several states than it has in former years. —_—__<__o.__— AN EXPERIMENTAL TANK. Seeretary Herbert Thinks It Should Be at the Old Observatory Grounds. Secretary Herbert has written a letter to Representative Hilborn of California in re- gard to the establishment in this city of a model tank for the United States navy. “Believing,” he says, “that the construction of an experimental tank of the character Proposed in H. R. 4045 would be of great use and benefit to the navy, the department concurs in the opinion of the bureau of con- struction and repair, and recommends the Dill in question to the favorable considera- tion of Congress. With regard to the loca- tion of such a tank, it appears, upon in- quiry, that for want of room it could not be established at the Washington navy yard; but It ts thought that the old observatory grounds, which form a government reserva- tion and are under the control of this de- partment, would be a suitable place for its construction. In any event, if the bill here- in referred to bacomes a law, the depart- ment will be glad to find a location for the construction of the tank.” ————_2-—___ Congressmen Visit Carlisle School. About two weeks ago the superintendent of the Carlisle, Pa., Indian school invited the members of the House committee on Indian affairs to make their annual inspec- tion of that institution. A majority of the committee left hore today with members of their families, and will probal turn next Friday. ais Hearing Before the House District Committee Today. THE BOARD OF TRADE MEASURE Necessity for Such an Institution Here Fully Shown. A FAVORABLE OUTLOOK —————— The House District committee gave a hearing th s morn ng upcn the b.ll providing for a free circulating library, the pro- visions of which measure have been pub- Hshed heretofore in The Star. Gen. A. W. Greely first addressed the coinmittee, favoring the bill, with certain amendments. Gen. Greely said he repre- sented the Washington Clty Free Library recently orgarized by public subscription, now containiug 4,100 volumes. He said the support which has already been given this Wdrary accentuates the necessity for an adequaie free circulating library. He felt that the promoters of the Washington City Free Library should receive recognition for their work, and to this end he offered an amendment Prov.ding that the Washington City Library shall be recetved as a part of the Mbrary organized under the pending bill, stating that the trustees have unani- mously voted to turn its books over to the Proposed public library. He also proposed an amendment provid ng that the assistant librarians shall be appointed after profes- sional examination by the board of trus- tees. Mr. T. W. Noyes’ Addrean. Mr. Theodore W. Noyes. representing the Ubrary comimittee of the board of trade, then addressed the committee. He said that in this bill the people of Washington asked to be placed on an equal footing as far as a free library was concerned with other in- telligeut and progressive communities. Ac- cording to library statistics, the people of Washington have a greater number of books per capita, in their city than those of any other American community, but ac- cording to cold fact they have the actual enjoyment of fewer books per capita than the people of many of the villages of the United Statzs. The million bosks in the congressional and departmental libraries are .naccessible as circulating lbraries, and in the evening to the general public, and the average Washingtonian is tantalized with the sight of what he cannot enjoy. It is another case of ‘‘Water, water every- where, ee any drop to drink.” ais, Nuyes said iat what ‘3 needed Is a tax-supportel circulating library, with read- ing rooms open in the evening as weil as during the day. Sinze 1850 the library sup- ported by the muni ipality as an adjunct to the pubiic schools has been recognized as the only true public library in the modern sense. Six hundred towns and villages of the republic now enjoy tax-supported libra- ries of this kind. The stage of municipal development in this matter attained neariy half a century ago by certain American and English cities, and now reached by numer- ous young and aspiring communities all over the land, may reasunably be demanded for the capital of the republic in 1596. Popular Sentiment Asks the LegislIa- tion. Popular sentiment appeals for the legisla- tion outlined in this bill without a dissent- ing votce. The board of trade has unani- mous'y indorsed it, and the library commit- tee of that organization has obtained sub- scriptions of some $9,000 from a few public- spirited citizens with which to help to equip the library with books when it has been created by suitable legislation. Other sub- scriptions of money and books are assured when the library bill becomes a law. Citi- zens’ associations in various sections of the city have added their injorsements to that of the board of trade. The most important function of the mod- ern Hbrary 1s its service as a suppiement of the public echoul, to be utilized by all pupils in connection with their stulies, and to be enjoyed as a kind of free university for evening attendance by those oppressed by poverty, whose school studies are cut short by the necessity cf laboring during the day for support. There are in the neighborhood of 70,000 children of school age in the Dis- trict, and about one-half of .his number sre over twelve years of age and in special need of brary facilities. The school trustees of the District are allve to the fact that such a library is a necessity to the fullest mod- ern education, and at a recent meeting they unanimously adopted indorsing resolutions. The District Commissioners, the official su- periors of the trustees, have repeatedly indorsed the library project. Appeal From Workingmen. In behalf of this legislation there comes also a powerful appeal from the District workingmen. According to the census of 1890 there were then engaged m the Dis- trict In Hnes of work classified as manu- factures over 23.000 adults. To this number must be added the thousands of working- men in other lines of work not classed as manufacturers, and then this number must be multiplied, since many are the heads of families, to ascertain the number of read- ers. The local Federation of Labor, repre- senting the organized workingmen of the District, has on two occasicns indorsed the project, and recently the legislative com- mittee of that body, acting under instruc- tions from the federation, memoralized Congress, petitioning for the passage of the bill, The nation, Mr. Noyes said, is interested in the creation of this library, not only as @ partner in all municipal concerns of the nation’s city, but also for the reason that It will be a money-seving device in respect to expenditures which have heretofore been purely national. When this library is in full operation it will serve as a general de- partmental library for the 20,000 persons in this city employed by the national govern- ment. The nation will thus be saved the expense of duplicating miscellaneous col- lections of books now enjoyed by a few of the departments, which in justice and con- sistency would otherwise need to be repeat- ed in every department and bureau of the government. The creation of this library and its con- duct on a broad scale would give to the small number of clerks who are now favor- ed with limited library facilities a much finer circulating Mbrary and would supply to a great body of government employes ivileges of which they are now entirely leprived. It would serve as an economical substiiute for the score or more of small libraries, which, as already suggested, must in justice and consistency be scattered among the different departments and bu- reaus, each with its librarians, its duplicate standard works, and its wasteful duplica- tion of occupied space for book room and for administration purposes. Moreover its creation would thus cause the local tax- payers to share with the government the expense of a departmental miscellaneous lbrary—an expense hitherto borne by the nation alone. The circulating and reading room facili- tles supplied to the school children and other youthful readers will relieve to some extent the Congressional Library from overcrowding on holidays and Saturdays and permit this great collection ‘to ome more and more distinctively a reference library for students. As a People’s University. Viewing the proposed library, however, solely as a supplement of the public schools and as a people's university, open et night for the local workingmen, its creation is desirable as a useful part of the capital's educational_syatem. The cost of its creation and maintenance is a proper municipal expense, to be:met under exist- ing law like other imunictpal outlays. In its rational capacity and without regard to the peculiar relation whigh it bears to the capital, Congress has steadily pursued tae policy of fostering educational efforts, and has given millions of acres of public lands and millions of dollars to the states for educational purposes. Among these dona- tions may be mentioned the grant of over $0,000,000 acres for state universities, near- ly 10,000,000 acres for agricultural colleges, and numerous cash gifts; mainly from the proceeds of public lands, aggregating many Tulllions, Not a foot of public land has ever been donaied to the District for edu- catfonel purposes. The appeal in this case is not, however, to the national legislature, which has lav- ished millions upon stte universities, for the application of a similar liberal policy to what Carlyle calls ie People’s unlver- sity, proposed in the shape of a public H- brary for the nation’s city, but the appeal is to the District’s local legislature, Wash- ington'’s only common councils, for muni- cipal legislation, which is now enjoyed by little viliages in every ection of the Union through the action of their wide-awake comma councils. The Question. of Expenses. Mr. Richardson asked if one-half the ex- penses shall be borne by the general gov- ernment. Mr. Noyes replied that as it is a munici- pal object the appropriation should be made according to the law of 1878, under which one-half of the expenses of the District are charged to the government. He felt sure that the board of trade would not desire any departure from this rule and would rather see any municipal improvement fail than to have it succeed by a breach of the contract made between the government and the District. Concerning ihe amendment suggested by Gen. Greely, Mr. Noyes said the bill al- ready provides for the reception of sub- scriptions of books and money, and this would cover the case of the Washington City Library. He added that the board of trade committee would have no objection, however, to an amendment which would put the bill in precisely the same shape in which it had been reported from the Sen- ate District committee. Col. Flint, as a member of the board of trade committee, added « few words of in- dorsement to what Mr. Noyes had stated to the committee, and with this the hearing came to an end. Favorable Report Expected. When the hearing concluded it was past 42 o'clock, and the bill was consequently referred to the subcommittee on education, of which Representative Wellington is chairman, to be reported back to the full committee at its, next Wednes- Gay meeting, when action will be taken upon it. All the expressions concerning the measure by individual members of the committee were favorable to it, and Chatr- man Babcock, who intreduced the meas- ure, expects that it will be favorably re- ported at the next meeting of the cormmit- tee, and brought up for aetien in the House on next District day. THE CIvit SERVICE A Bill in Lieu of the Presant Law Relating te Preferences. The Report of the Hause Committee in Favorably Reporting the Measure. The House committee on civil service has favorably reported the following bill, in Meu of the present law relating to prefer- ences in the civil service: ‘Preferences in appointments to the civil service of the United States shall be given to the persons and in the order herein des- ignated, namely: First, to persons honor- ably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sick- ness incurred In the Ine of duty; secondly, to all honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors of the war of the rebellion and the widows of such honorably discharged persons: Provided, That they are found to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper discharge Tot the duties of such offices.” ; The committee report on the bill as fol- lows: “Under existing law the class to which preference is given in appointments Is ex- tremely limited, so much so that in the year 1894 there were but fourteen of that class placed upon the eligtble list for the entire. classified service of the United States and only ten secured appointments. In the year 1808 fifteen were placed on the eligible list and thirteen received appoint- ments. From June 30, 1894, to January 1, 1896, only four were appointed in the de- partmental service. After the lapse of thirty years from the close of the late war, and in view of the widely prevailing sense of gratitude and generosity toward the surviving defenders of the Union, it is believed that the extension of the prefer- ence, not to interfere with the surviving remnant who now enjoy the preference, but as a second preferred class, to all hon- orably discharged sold:ers and sailors of the late war would be an act of justice which the people of the United States, in grateful recognition of the services and sacrifices of those who served in the army and navy in the war for the Union, will highly commend. “It is belicved that the average age of the surviving Union soldiers ig about sixty years, while the average age of those pass- sng examinations is about twenty-seven years. It is therefore apparent that the number of this class’ who will pass the merit test under our civil service rules will be very limited. The extension of a pref- erence to the widows of soldiers and sailors who were honorably discharged from the service of the United States would be a recognition of. a meritorious class: to whom the patriotic women of America are quire willing to concede the’ slight advantage which will inure to them through the pro- posed preference. “In the nature of the cage only a com- paratively small number. of this class wiil ve able to enter the civil service. From June 30, 1894, to Januar¥ 1 1896, but one woman was appointed fram. the clerk and vopyist list in the departmental service, so that to give precedence to those who suc- cessfully pass the examination ts only put- ung the law in harmony the generous sentiment and common feelimg of the coun- try, without the slightest danger of any impairment of the public,service.” ao, ——_-e THE ARMY; Important Amendments-Recided on in the Senate Committee. The Senate committee ,on appropriations today completed its consideration of the army appropriation bill, and it was after- ward reported to the Senate. The most im- portant amendment made in the committee consisted in striking out the House pro- vision In the bill discontinuing the practice of withholding a part of the pay of enlisted mes, to be g.ven them in bulk at the expira- tion of service. The committee increased the total amount appropriated to the extent of $8,508, making the entire amount $23,279,402. Naval Movements. The cruiser Boston, ete at Yokohama this morning ae Francisco, by way of Honolulu. pie ay rived at Nagas- aki this port tor Booch onown sailed trom that port for Booch: “Om the a List. Capt. James R. Richardg, 4r., fourth cay- alry? was placed on the fetired list of the army today on acesumt of physical disa- bility. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC Mr. Hubbard Completes His State- ment in Behalf of the Road. HOUSE COMMIT? BE HEARING What He Says as to improvident Dividends Paid. G@ BILLS THE FUNDID Mr. Hubbard, attorney for the Central Pacific, appeared before the House Pacific railroad committee this morning to com- plete his statement in behalf of the road. He took up the question of whether th Central Pacific Company had diverted funds or property. He sald that property to be converted must be owned by some one other than the one making disposition of it. The property which Is said to be di- veried, he declared, did not belong to the United States. Money Mude by Promoters. As to the question of vast amounts of money being made by the promoters of the Central Pacific, he said that he did not know how much money had been made. He wanted to call the attention of the committee to the fact that the Canadian Pacific road had been given outright by that government, vastly more than this government loaned the Central and Union Pacific. He said he did not want to con- trast the liberality of the two govern- mente, but wanted to impress the commit- tee with the appreciation which the Cana- dian government had of the difficulty of tke construction of such a road, when they, after the Union Pacific and Central had been built, gave a much larger sum of mon- ey to aid the construction of the Canadian Pacific. Mr. Boatner asked: “Was not this after it became absolutely necessary, by reason of the construction of the Union and Cen- tral Pacific, to construct the Canadian Pacific in order to hold the commere Mr. Hubbard said he did not think so. The Canadian Pacific did divert commerce from the Union and Central Pacific in certain lines of trade, and thereby lessened the earnings of the American roads. As to Improvident Dividends. As to the “improvident dividends,” Mr. Hubbard declared that, after complying with the requirements of the law, the com- pany was not justified In withholding divi- dends against a possible contingency. He argued that the company was not required to make provisions for the settlement of the bonds and interest. Mr. Boatner asked if !t was not true that if these bonds had been held by private par- ties the company would have made pro- visions to meet these obligations. Mr. Hubbard said. be did not think so, ard added that the stockholders would huve a right to object to such a course. The road had a right to’ rely upon a new issue of bonds te meet the obligations of the old. Mr. tner pressed the question In an- other form. He asked if when the company knew that the sinking fund provided for by Jaw was not sufficient, was it not their duty to make further provisions. What a Sensitive Conscience Would Do. Mr. Hubbard said that if he wanted to krow what a man of sensitive conscience would do under such circumstances he would reply that he might make further provisions for the debt, as suggested; but if the matter was put as a business propo- sition he would say that there was no re- quirement tnat such a policy should be followed. He did not think the company were called uron to do more than the law required. Ha wished that they had mude some further provision, but maintained that they had done their duty in comply- ing with the letter of the law. The road had a right to act upon the theory that their earnings would grow. On the general question of the relations between this gov- ernment and the roads, he cailed the at- tention of the committee to the libesality of other governments toward railroads. He also made a comparison of rates, and de- clared that the American rates were more reasonable than foreigu rates. The Funding Measures. Speaking of the funding measures, he said that the Frye and Smith bill had some things to recommend it. ‘This was much hke the Andersen and Little bill, but that it was better in being on the lasis of 100 years ex- tension, instead of fifty. One advantage of this Frye-Smiw bill was that it gave no profits to bankers. Another advantage was that the government could*raise the cash on these extended bonds—30v,0W,U00—by in- dorsing them. The better plan, he thought, was to let the principal and interest run on until the principal tails due. In response to a question, he said that the bonds that had fallen due had not been tak- en up yet, though they could be paid out of the sinking fund. He thought the sinking fund might be applied to the payment of the government debt, and, as the government bonds became due, the company should ex- tend its first mortgage bonds to a sufficient amount to pay the government the amount then due, and then should provide for the interest due by the issuance to the govern- ment of fifty-year bonds at 2 per cent. In other words, he would extend the first mortgage to meet the second mortgage held by the government. In answer to a ques- tion by the chairman as to whether the third mortgage bonds would be prejudiced, he said that the first and second mortgage bonds might be extended if the amount was not increased, without prejudice to the third mortgage. Application of the Sinking Fund. The sinking fund, he said, it was contem- plated by his plan should be applied to the Fayment of the bonded debt to the govern- ment. He sald that the interest on the ex- tended debt, representing interest, would meet all the charges against the govern- ment for transportation and carrying of mails. ‘The committee then adjourned until 10:30 tomorrow to hear Mr. Stubbs, general traf- fic manager, on the subject of discrimina- tions of rates, etc. SSS ’ THE CITY POST OFFICE. Contract for the F Floor Arches Award- ea to a Chicago Firm. Acting Secretary Wike of the Treasury Department today awarded the contract for flocr arches, etc., for the Washington city post office building to E. V. Johnson & Co. of Chicago at their bid of $49,359. Bids for this work were opened in the office of the supervising architect on the 14th instant. There were seventeen in all, and the fig- ures ranged from $49,850 to $194,700. The bid next lowest to that of Johnson & Co. was that submitted by A. Davis, jr., of West End, Va. His bid was $69,700, or $20,- 341 in excess of the successful bid. The ac- tion of Acting Secretary Wike was based on the recommendation of the supervising architect. +2 _______ They Want Free Coinage. Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania, presented 10 the Senate today a m2morial from the National Association cf Glass Bottle Mak- ers, adopted in convention at Philadelphia, urging the enactment of the law for the free and unilmited colnage of silver at the Tato. of 16 to 1. IMPORTANT ARREST|MORE TARIFF TALK Policeman Mulvey Caught a Burglar Last Night. Just Entcring a Grocery Store—Sev- eral Alleged Accomplices Also Ar- rested — Other Charges Made. Policeman James Mulvey of the sixth pre- cinct captured a colored burglar this morn- ing about 2:30 o'clock at Bielaski's grocery store, corner of 22d and H streets north- west. The burglar, although young in years, has committed a series of robberies in the northwest section of the city, and bis arrest proves the source of much comfort to the storekeepers in the section. John Archer is the name of the prisoner, and his age is given as seventeen years. In addi- tion to the burglary which he was com- mitting this morning when arrested, he has confessed to four other similar crimes, and before he is taken into court the officers expect they will fasten as many more of- fenses on him. The Arrest. Policeman Mulvey has been detailed for duty in the third precinct during the past few weeks, because cf the good detective work he had done in other precincts, and this morning his efforts in this work were rewarded. He was patrolling the strects about the time mentioned, and, wearing rubber shoes, his footsteps couid not be heard even a few feet from him. As soon 2s he turaed the corner of 21st street he heard a suspicious noise, and stopped long enough to locate it. Then he approached the fence in rear and to the side of the premises of the grocer. The side gate was open, and he conciuded that he was not far from a burglar. Going quietty into the yard, he saw the form of the boy moving about the window in rear of the store. The top window was lowered, and just as the boy had put one foot through the opening, intending, of course, to enter the store, the officer, with pistol pointed toward him, said ‘Come down from there, partner. I want you.” “I'm coming,” gasped the badly frightened boy, who raised hands to show the offi- cer that he intended to submit to arrest without resistance. Then the frightened burglar made excuses and apoiogies, as if he thought he might Le released, but, seeing he was going to be locked up, he implicated others. Others Implicated. Although the officer had seen nothing to indicate that Archer had accomplices, he thought he would sumomn officers from different directions, and chance one of them capturing a fugitive. Sergt. Mc- Neely, Precinct Detective McGlue and Po- liceman Flathers responded to the call, but no other burglars were captured. Archer told stories which impiicated sev- eral others, and the omcers weut with him to South Washington, where Louse ailey was visited. Samuel Cornish, ninetecu years old, and Witham Siackburn, three years older, were arrested. Archer impu- cated Cornish at first, calling him Biack- burn, and tater, when the latter was found, he Was arrested. ‘Pne officers learned froin Archer that h< had been stopping at the house of Airs. Majors, near Yon and it streets, and had been sieeping with her sous. This house was visited, and James and Isaac Majors were arrested. His Record. From members of the Majors family the officers learned that John Archer had been stopping there since Christmas. He had come there a perfect stranger, and because of his piliful story Mrs. Majors gave him a home. Last night he was in the house early, and was in bed when a board named Jackson returned ihere about il o’ciock. After the other roomers were asleep he went cut and was caught repeating what he had done a number of umes betore. When the five victims of the police were behind the bars the ojlicers returned io the sceno of the first arrest, and recovered a knife and hatchet that Archer had usea in_cutung the slats. Today Sergt. McNeely and Precinct De- tecuve Mciue took Archer into a private room and had a jong talk with him. It was in this conversation that he admitted hav- ing entered and robbed four other stores. ‘hey were Leech’s, corner of 23d and L sirects; Walter Poure’s, 2ith and I street Buckley’s, ist, between E and F stree! and M.chael Flynn's, 2lst and H streets. At these places he had taken quantities o1 cigars, cigarettes, tobacco} whisky and small anmwunts of money. He had also taken several hats, a pair of gloves ana similar articles. These goods he had used or given to his companions, and the hat taken from Flynn's store has been recov- ered. The police believe that the other persons arrested had nothing to do with the rob- beries committed by Archer. They wiil hold Archer at the station until the inves- Ugation is completed, and then he will be taken Into court. TODS ays NOMINATIONS. Some Names Sent to the Senate by the President. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: State—To be cousuls of the United States, Samuel Com- fort of New York, at Bombay, India; Sam- uel H. Keedy of New York, at Grenoble, France; James H. Mulligan of Kentucky, at Cape Town, South Africa. War—Licut. Col. James P. Canby, deputy paymasier general, to be coionel and as- sistant paymaster general; Major Frank Morrell Coxe, paymasier, to be lieutenant colonel and cence paymaster general. interior—George J. Roskruge of Arizona. to be surveyor general of Arizon: s—E. Prentiss Bailey, N. ville, NS Pa. Mr. Mulligan of Kentucky today nominat- ed as United States consul at Cape Town, South Africa, was formerly consul at Apia, Samoa. The consulate at Cape Town has gained considerable dignity and importance because of the recent troubles in the Trans- yaal country. The salary of the office has just been raised from $2,000 to $3,000. —————o-______ Personal Mention. Mr. A. Maurice Low, Washington corre- spondent of the Boston Globe, is author of an ingeniously constructed murder mystery story entitled ‘The Marchburn Mystery,” in the March number of The Black Cat. Capt. George S. Anderson, sixth cavalry, and Lieut. Wilmot E. Ellis, fifth artillery, have been granted leaves of absence for one month, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Herman are is- tered at the “Traymore,” Atlantic City, for the month of March. Mr. David S. Hendrick, president of the Life Underwriters’ Association of the Dis- trict, was one of the guests of the New York Life Underwriters’ Association at its annual banquet, at the Waldorf, last even- jary Kate Cleveland, at Wate: Y¥.; Albert Snyder, at Greencastle, ing. ‘Mr. J. B. Nickelson, who at one time was a resident of Southeast Washington, ard for the past twelve years has resided in refed York city, is visiting relatives in this ty. Col. Harrison Gray Otis, of the Los An- gcles, Cal., Times, returned from New York this morning, and is stopping at ) I street northwest. Col. Otis was formerly a resi- dent of Washington, but has not been here for several years, and expresses him- self both surprised and pleased with the marked improvement and growth visible on every hand since the days of his so- Journ here. —GEAHHTHilii, HSN aTPAT fict= JS CHIH ifide DDFS TIGLINILlis GES GoHLEGLi1, EeiFilies THREE —— Mr. Allen’s Proposition in Pehalf of the Populists, PROTECTION WITH FREE COINAGE The Van Horn-Tarsney Election Contest in the House. MR. TARSNEY’S ARGUMENT Mr. Quay (Pa.) reported the army appro. priation bill, and gave notice that he would call it up tomorrow, Mr. Allen (Neb.) returned to the tariff question by referring to the statements of Mr. Morrill, Mr. Shermen and Mr. Platt during the exciting debate yesterday. Mr, Allen said he had believed that {1 was the honest purpose of the republican party to enact a law placing gold and silver on equal terms. But the debate of yesterday de- veloped that the republican leaders under no circumstances would accept a free coins age measure, independently or as an amend- ment to any other bill. Under these cir cumstances Mr. Allen said he would submit = istinet ane to the chairman cf the ce committee, Mr. Morrill, namely, that if he (Morrill) desired to command sufficient votes to pass the tariff bill, he (Allen) would assure sufficient populist’ votes to give a majority of the Senate. if the passage of the tariff bill was .ccompanted by the adop- Hon 4 of a free silver amendment. Morrill remained in his seat without! Sas but Mr. Hoar Glass.) ni td point that the discussion was out of Mr. Allen Proceeds. Unanimous consent was given, ho: to Mr. Allen to proceed. He went on to critle cise the financial record of Mr. Sherman, The republican party couid not @cape, said Mr. Allen, from the attitude of declining to remonetize silver. “The populist Senators are ready to swale low your nauseating and unjust tariff measure,” said Mr. Alien, “if you place silver on equal terms with gold, bat you i not do it.” Mr. Ailen next turpéd his attention to Mr. McKinley, and had.read from the desk @ Speech said to have been delivered by the e€x-governor of ¢ Mr. Allen referred to Mr. McKinley as the “chief apostle of pro- tection,” and the speech purported to give Mr. McKinley's severe criticism against (he demonet.zation of s.lver. In concitision, Mr. Al ot ae BD, a os exclaiming: n © test your ntegrity and your faith, I offer this Will, is your tari’ bull without a t uncrossed S an i undotted, ex- cept in the title. And I say to you that if you are ready to show the good faith of your assertions for silver and link it with cath bill, we pledge you six populist Mr, Allen's bill was read, it tariff bill and a free silver bill ae Mr. Baker's Suggestio: Mr. Baker (Kan.) asked if Mr. Allen would agree to deiiver the six populistie votes for a tariff bill, with an amendment restricting to silver produced by American mires, ae have rot corsulted my colleagues on at,” responded Mr. Allen, “and I a undertake to direct the populist vote 4 yond ths specific proposition. P. Wouid not agree to it” ae There was some d.scussion as of Mr. Baker's suggestic: The Auen compromise bill the table temporarij ee Mr. Lindsay (Ky.) offered an amend: to the tarff resolution of Mr. Carter, directs ing the finance committee to report back @ repeal of the one-eighth dif ial « dass Fs erential duty h to the merita Mr. Carter's Speech. Mr. Carter (Mont.) then took the floor for the speech which had been anticipated with keen interest, defining his attitude on the sariff bill. He spoke with great earnest. ness, and with a deiiberateness which ems phasized every word. His statement at the outset that he had “no apologies to offer® was given with explosive force. Mr. Carter had his manuscript in hand, but was so familier with it that he ade dressed himself directly to the ators, He paced back and forth in the rear area where his seat is located, using many em- phatic gestures and shaking his i x finger an scornful rebuke of those “self-appointed censors” who had undertaken to drive him and his associates out of the republican party. Mr. Carter, whose speech will be found elsewhere In’ The Star, was still speaking at 2 o'clock, when the morning hour ex- pired, and the presiding officer announced that the Cuban resolutions were the order of business,, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hoar and Mr. Frye arose together to ask that Mr. Carter be accorded the privilege of going on, and at the suggesticn of Mr. Sherman the Cuban question was temporarily laid aside. jonr's Quéstions. Mr. Carter clo#ed at 2:15 o'clock and was greeted with hearty applause from the crowded galleries, and with congratulations from a number of his colleagues. Mr. Hoar immediately arose to question Mr. Carter, The Massachusetts Senator prefaced his question by referring to his long continued support of a protection to wool. New land had uniformly supported protection to wool, even when ihe representatives of western wool-growing slates voted for free wool. Mr. Hoar asked if the Montana Senator failed to accept President Benjamin Hare rison’s construction of the Minneapolis platform on silver. Mr. Carter replied that President Harrison's course did not give entire satisfaction, but at that time it was a beacon Heht of hope. Senator Ger Interrupted to tell Mr. Car ter that his silver associates, Messn Jones of Nevada and Teller of Colorado, had writ ten the financial plank of the Minneapolis convention. Mr. Carter retorted that when they wrote it they did not think the English language would be tortured into Sp yg em Mr. Gear asked: “Was it not the plan! on which you tried to carry Colorado for the republican party?” “Yeu” said Mr. Carter, “for I believed the republican party would live up to its promises.” Mr. Carter addc 1 that it was not supposed that the platform would be construed to mean that the last vestige of silver lezisla~ tion should be wiped off the statute books. Mr. Teller said that the first ncs of the republican platform were written by Lim, He did not write the restrictions, and w: afraid that it would be used for evasion skillful politicians, as they have done ever since. THE HOUSE. " When the Hous? met today the Senate amendments to the House bill to extend the time under the act of 1891 within which the government might bring suits to annul patents to public lands under railroad or wagon grants, were laid before the House, Mr. Lacey, chairman of the committee on rublic lards, moved to concur in the amendment, which redvced the extension of time from five years to one year. Mr, McRae (Ark.) sharpiy contested the mo= tion, and demanded the yeas and nays. The motion to concur was agreed to~- 155-93. The remaining amendments were also concurred in without division. The Van Horn-Tarsney Case. ‘The consideration of the Van Horn-Tarm