Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. frobteameiehs PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 1th Bt, by tee Be RatrrMane Prose Few York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers tn the eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per or 44 cents month. Copies at the counter Z cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—S0 cents th. Waneesy Quintopie Sheet, Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage 3.00. (Eutered at the Post Otice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail ratter. All mail subscriptions must be paid fn advance. nutes of advertising nade ‘Known on application. A TALK -WITH HANNA Looks for a Big Crowd on Inaugura- tion Day. CURRENCY QUESTION IN GOOD SHAPE Election Had Good Effect in Re- storing Confidence. CONSERVATIVE TARIFF BILL —___+—_—_. Mark A. Hanna, accompanied by Henry C. Payne, arrived here today and took quarters at the Arlington Hotel. Mr. Hanna is located on the second floor in the northwest corner of the building, where he has a parlor and bed room. The parlor 1s @ !arge one, well sulted to accom- modate the many callers who came during the day in connection with the work of ar- ranging the preliminaries for the inaugural ceremonies and others who called to pay Mark Hanna. their respects to the chairman of the re- publican national committee, who is gener- ally looked upon as a Napoleon of political campaigns. The first caller on Mr. Hanna after he had breakfasted was Senator Proctor, who was eurly in the fleld as a McKinley man when New England was wavering between the Ohioan and Its favored son from Maine. Mr. Hanna and the Vermont Senator in- dulged in a ttle friendly chaffing as they met in the lobby, and, together with Mr. Payne, adjourned to the chairman's private parlor: and at once a stream of callers be- gan arriving. Plans for Inaugural Ceremonies. A Star reporter talked with Mr. Hanna regarding kis plans for the inaugural cere- monte: “Nothing has been decided upon yet,” said Mr. Hanna. “I have just arrived here and have not had an opportunity to taik I expect to see a number of and to soon have this matter pate a large gathe 2" he was asked he pecple all over the country gratulating elves ov of the ele this feeling will be a large th: Inaugrral ceremonie: When esked how he had found the result of the election affected the business inter- ests of the country and whether there had been a healthy revival of mdusiries, Mr. Hanna replied: Confidence Being Restored. “The election has had a good effect in restoring confidence. This is not the time ear for a large volume of business, but confidence has been restored and the fu- ture locks extremely nepeful.” “Do you think the business men of the country want any currency legislation in Congress this winter?” “I think the business interests are look- ing forward to the time when that question can be taken up by Congress in an intelli- [Se and non-partisan way,” repli “Party lines have been down on that issue, and now it remains to be dealt with by the best thought of both Darties. The truth is, our currency matte &re in pretty good shape, I think. The pothing alarming about the currency qu tion.” A Conservative Tariff Bil r. Hanna did not wish to discuss the likelihood of Mr. McKinley urginz s to take action for the appointment of a commission to bring about International binretallism, nor the probabliity of an extra session of Congress to pass a revente bill. When asked what he thought the country wishes to be done in the way of tariff legis lation he repiied: Cor “There is no question about the cans of the wanting a con tariff bill passed by Congress.” sence of Mr. Hanna in Washing- has given a fresh start to cabi : though Mr. Hanna has not made any slestri The real information that is avatlable is of a negative character. While it is not positi Stated that no circum- Stances might arise which would iead to a's going Irto the cabinet, it is certain that he does not now contemplat taking any positicn, and will not do so u less some unexpected contingency render: it extremely desirable for party reasons that he should. This amounts, of course, practically to the disassociation of his e with any appointment. Another clusion forced by what can be learned through various channels is that Senator herman is not to go into the cabinet. Positive information as to how the cab- inet will be composed ts precluded by the atement, which may be accepted as a that Mr. McKinley has arily stand, and that for the most part he has scarcely approximated a decision as to his choice for cabinet positions. mas been looking over a very large of statesmen, and has gradually narrowed this down, but the number of men whose lifications he is canvassing is still quite ge. he fact that Mr. Dingley of Maine Las visited Canion and conferred with Major McKinley strengthens the impression that he ts apt to be selected as Secretary of the Treasury. His close relations with th President-elect and his recognized fitress for the position also strengthens the im- pression, and the belief that ine has heen or will be selected is confirmed in the minds of many. Payne of Wisconsin and Evans of Tennessee are adhered to by gossips as probable cabinet selection: ee eee c DISTRICT CHARITIES. Investigation to Be Begun as Soon as the Committee is Completed. Representative Pitney of New Jersey and Representative Blue of Kansas are in the city today. Both are members of the com- mittee on appropriations and of the sub- ecmmittee appointed at the last session to investigate the subject of charities in the Distriet of Columbia. As has been heretofore stated in The Star, no work was done by that committee dvring the recess of Ccngress, owing to the embarrassment arising from the lack of a chairman of the Senate committee appointed to participate in the investiga- tin. Mr. Pitney and Mr. Blue said today that they would be ready to take up the werk as soon as the Senate committee stould be completed and the members could get together and decide upon a program. Che Fven | Star. No. 13,654. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1896—-TWENTY-FOUR. PAGES, THE MESSAGE COMPLETE President Oleveland Has Sent the Final Pages to the Government Printer. The Pamphlet Wi! Be Ready Tomor- row Morning—How It Will Be Distributed. President Cleveland completed the prep- aration of hia annual message to Congress today. He had a short consultation with Secretary Olney in the morning in relation te the treatment of the Cuban question and other foreign affairs, which portion of the message was held open until the last day, and soon afterward the final pages of the document were in the hands of the gov- ernment printer, with instructions to have it in complete pamphlet form tomorrow merning. In accordance with custom, the two cepies of the message intended for Con- gress will be in manuscript. The copy for the Senate will be written by Assistant Pri- vate Secretary Pruden and the one for the House by Executive Clerk Young, both expert penmen. The printed copies are made for the bene- fit ot .he press and for general distribution among Congressmen and officials. In dis- seminatirg the message to the world in general the usual method will be followed. Col. Crook, the disbursing clerk of the White House, plays a prominent part in this transaction. He 1s charged with the advance delivery of the message to the telegraph company and to the agents of the press association In New York, as weil as to the newspapers in Batlimore and Philadelphia. He will start on his im- portant mission tomorrow morning. In Baltimore and Philadelphia he will be met by the local postmaster, to whom he will turn over the copies intended for the press of those cities, with the distinct understand- ing that they are not to be delivered until authorized by telegraph from the White House. In New York he will personally deliver the copies for the Western Union Telegraph Company and tke newspapers of that city. He will do this about 1 o'clock Monday morning, and from that time on the wires of the Western Union will be clicking the message to all parts of the United States for the benefit of the outside newspapers. The message contains about 17,000 words’ and {ts transmission to ali points will oc- cupy about five hours’ time. Every indi- vidual who handles the message prior to its formal submission to Congress is pledged to secrecy as to its contents until it is re- leased by telegrarhic authority from this city. Every precaution has been taken to guare against a premature publication of the document. The people of Washington will get their first news of the message in Monday's Star. See VIRGINIA POLITICS. Mr. or Daniel Will Be Re-Elected. “Senator Daniel will be re-elected Scn- ator from Virginia,” said Represtntative Swanson of that state to a Star eporter “A regular democrat will be nom- inated and elected governor. We don’t pro- ese to nominate any man for that position Who shirked his duty in November. or who was against us.” In reply to questions, Mr. Swanson sai “There will be no tari legislation th winter, and an extra session will be called There will be a long wrangle over the tariff, and it is possible that tariff legislation may be defeated in an extra session. “As to Cuba, I am in favor of doing all that can be done at once. I have no idea what President Cleveland will do, but he is a man of surprises. My belief is that the Cuban policy of the nex: administration will be much stronger than that of the present administration.” Mr. Swanson, in talking of Virginia poli- tics, had nothing to say about the publish- ed talk tha Gen. Lee will be put forward as a candidate for governor. His auoted remarks, however, apparently cover the cuse of Gen. Lee. Among Virginians in the city it is said that there is not the remotest possibility that Gen. Lee can be nominated for governor. His money views will com- pletely shut him off from honors of that kind for some time to come. “The democratic party,"” said Mr. Swan- son, “is in better condition than any de- feated party ever was. It i.as a settled policy now, and the next time it goes be- fore the country it will sweep everything.” ———— oe NO TARIFF LEGISLATIOU. Representative Brewster's Views an to What Co exs WIL Do. Representative Brewster of New York said today that he did not think there would be any tariff legislation at this ses- sion. The next Congress, he thought, would adopt a moderate republican revenue measure, with the customs duties so dis- tributed as to give ample protection to our industries, both farming and manufactur- ing. He said he thought this would be done promptly. and he doubted there being any necessity for financial legislation. With a surplus of revenue in the treas- ury and activity in business under the in- fluence of protection, he said he thought that our finances would take care of them- selves. “When people are employed they do not think of finance,” he said. “When they are idle they become financiers.” Mr. Brewster said that he was in doubt as to what might be done in the Cuban matter. As to Hawail, he said he thought the next Congress would take such action as would add another state to the Union within two years. A number of prominent bankers in New York with whom he had talked were very anxious, he said, that Mr. Hanna should be made Secretary of the Treasury. a UPDEGRAFF'S VIEWS. Does Not Think the Senate Will Act on the Dingley Bill. Representative Updegraff of Iowa arrived in Washington late yesterday. Speaking with a Star reporter, he said: “It would probably be a very good thing if the Ding- ley bill could be passed at this session as a temporary measure, but I do not think the Senate fs going to act on it.” “Do you think it might be heiped through by adding a provision for the retirement of the greenbacks?” was asked. “I don't see that that would help it through. We are not, as I see it, in need of great haste to eract currency legisiation. I do not think there is any immediate need for it. We have elected a President who will never sign a free silver bill, and the country may rest assured that there is no danger from silver for at least four years. Our money is good enough, we have the gold standard and there will be a revival of confiderce, withcut anything to disturb it. What we need is tariff legislation to protect our industries and thus give em- ployment to our people. “In my part of the country there has been an improvement sirce the election. There is not as much money as we shouid like, and there cannot be as long as we buy products of labor abrcad; but with the penis up of cur mills and factories and the general protection or ~Amer:can” pro- ducts, it will be fovnd that there is noth- ing the matter with our money. As to the retirement of the greenbacks, there are some republicans who are in doubt. It is not certain that they want the greenbacks retired. It fs all right to make the effort, but it is not werth while to count on ary results.” INAUGURAL MATTERS Mr. Hanna Will Select the General Chairman Monday. WHAT HE SAID ON THE SUBJECT The Day's Doings of the Chairman of the National Committee. EASILY APPROACHED ~ = As soon as Chairman Mark Hanna’s ar- rival in Washington became known this morning newspaper men besieged the Arl- ington. The clerks were kept busy sending up cards, and Mr. Hanna sent down to one and all the terse invitation “come up.” The scribes did not comprise all the callers, however, for during the morning a num- ber of weil-known gentlemen called, includ- ing ex-Secretary John W. Foster, Mr. John Russell Young, ex-minister to China, who is Gen. Horace Porter. @ guest at the Arlington; Gen. Horace Por- ter and others. Mr. Hanna sent for National Committee- man Myron M. Parker early, and Mr. Par- Ker reached the hotel about 10 o'clock. There was a private conference between the gentlemen, at the conclusion of which Mr. Parker sent a teley-hone message to Mr. S. W. Woodward, and shortly there- after left the hotel. A few minutes after U o'clock Chairman Hanna, Gen. Horace Porter and Mr. Henry C. Payne took 2 carriage and drove to the Boston House, where inquiry s for Mr. Wood- ward, but he was abs The callers said they wanted Mr. Woodward to accompany them on a visit to the new Congressior Library, and departed for that building Inauguration Matter. Mr. Hanga, Gen. Porter, Mr. Payne and Senator Proctor, who, with Mr. Myron Parker, had joined the party on the returned from the visit to the C sional Library about 1:30 o'clock tlemen were enthus in sions of admiration of the new building, and shortly after their return to the hotel took lunch together. At the conclu the meal a representative of The Mr. Hanna in the reception room . the dining hall. “Have you decided the question of the chairmar ship of the general inaugural com- mittee?" asked the reporter. “No,” replied Mr. Hanna __ pleasantly. hat matter will be settled Monda 1 have not yet seen all the gentlemen ‘hat I desire to confer with over the subject Some little misunderstanding, you know, has arisen over the matter, and my inten: tion is to please the citizens of Washing- ton. My duties in this connection are mere- ly perfunctory, and, as I say, my sole effort will be to satisfy the peopie here.” Mr. Hanna and his companions through the Boston House, when they ed there to see Mr. Wood ing, and the immensity of the estaolish- ment and the system followed in its man- ugement evidently impressed the party very favorably with the executive ehilit of the gentlemen who direct its fortunes The impression made by Chairman Hanna on the newspaper mea and others who have visited him today has been of a mos pleasant description and the remarks v his amiability and genial courtesy wer almost enthusiastic. He received one and all of his visitors with a cordial handshake, answered questions frankly and ‘without luctance, and it was casy to unders‘and after watching him in a g questioners answering all and disregarding none how he had so successfully managed the greatest campaign in the history of American politics. No doubt is felt that Chairman Ha- will formally notify Mr. S. W. Woody of his selection as chairman of the general inaugural committee Monday, and that the latter will accept and at once set in mo- tion the agencies that will make the in auguration of President McKinley as suc- cessful from every point of view as that of any of his predecessors. It is also re. garded as settled that Gen. Horace Porte will be the grand marshal of the inauga parade. went —_.___ EXTRA § ‘That ix Belleved to Have Been De- cided Upon by Maj. McKintey. There is practically no longer any doubt of the intention of President-elect MeKinley to convene the Fifty-"ifth Congress in ex- traordinary session early nex: spring. ‘There were several arrivals of friends and confi- dants of Maj. McKinley's direct from Can- ton today, who bring the very positive an- nouncement that a call for a special session to be convened a few days after the 4th of March has been decided npon. It ‘s stated by men in a position to know that this de- cision has been definitely reached by Mr. McKinley since his consultation with Mr. Dingley, chairman of the committee on ways and means, and that Mr. Dingley has been intrusted with the privilege of making known this intention at the proper time. Senator Thurston, one of the latest arrivals from Canton, expressed today in the most positive terms the conviction that an ex- tra session will be called. The Senator was one of the earliest and stanchest sup- porters of Mr. McKinley, and there is every reason for believing that his utteran Ss inspired to a degree, though the Senator himself declines to say that such is the AN iON. “All I can say,” he said tod: “is that I have very recently seen Maj. McKinley and that I am convinced a session of the next Congress will be cailed for about the 15th of March. That ought to be satis- factory. I cannot quote any one, but I do not consider that there is any doubt cn the point.” “Shall we have the extra session regard- less of the result of the senatorial elec: tions this winter?” was asked. .. = “Yes. The complexion of the Senate will not be allowed to influence the decision at all. The republican administration has been elected under a “pledge to the people to reform the tariff;-and its du to the country is to proceed about that “business at the earliest possiblé moment and either to keep its pledge or make it manifest that it is impossible to do so. I think we ought to secure a tariff which could be put into effect by the beginning of the next fiscal year.” Senator Thurston said he @1d not consider the passage of the Dingley bill at the short session as probable. D AGITATION. Representative Buartholdt Thinks a Tariff Bill Shbuld Pass at Once. Representative Partholdt of Missouri ts one of the new arrivals who thinks a tariff measure ought to be passed at the session of Congress which begins Monday and end the matter of tariff legislation. “I believe in passing tariff legislation at this ses- sicn,” Mr Bartholdt said. “That is the feeling of western people, and especially of the business men. They want all agi- tation ended as quickly as possible. We could pass a bill, not on high protective nes, which would yield enough revenue. As to President Cleveland's signature, I think we could make the bill such a one as a patriotic President would allow to become: law without his signature.” Mr. Bartholdt sald he was in favor of granting belligerent rights to the Cubans immediately if it can be done. “Let's kave no delay,” he said. “I want to see a reso- lution passed which will require the Presi- dent's signature.” = Mr. Bartholdt received 17,000 majority in his district in the recent election, the larg- est majority given any republican in the state. His majority was practically all the majority the republicans got in the state. “My district is largely composed of Germans,” said Mr. Bartholdt, “and, ir- respective of party, they voted for McKin- ley and sound money. . It was the same everywhere. I believe the Germans saved many of the middle western states.” ——— UTAH'’S REPRESENTATIVE. TO E) Willing to Let the Republicans Have Their Own Way. Representative Clarence Allen of Utah gives It as his opinion that nothing will be done this winter but to pass appropria- tion bills. “That is about all that is ever done at a short session,” said Mr. Allen. “If the republicans, however, want to pass the Dingley bill or any other bill I will not be in favor of obstructing them. I think the sooney they get a tariff bill on the books, without doing anything for silver, the sooner they will prepare thelr own ilver men will continue their fight, ill win in 1300, The money question must be settled and will not down. No half-hearted legislation will suit the coun- tr Senater Chandler's proposition for an international bimetallic conference ought not to be opposed by silver men. It will do no good. I want the republi- cans to have their way in everything.” —____-+e. ROTUNDA FRESCO. THE Damaged by Water,’ but It Can Be Repaired. — The frescoing about the rotunda of the Capitol is badly streaked with water. Dur- ing the tornado last fall ong of the waste pipes to carry rain water from the dome became stopped up in a curious manner, the result being a heavy Wash of water over the frescoing around one-third of the rofunfla. There are hundreds of streaks running down the handsome work done by Brumidi which largely disfigure the pic- ture. The appearance of the frescoing sug- ests much greater damage than has act- ually been sustained. Speaking to a SI reporter of the injury done, Mr. Clark, the architect of the Capitol, said: “The stain on the freseging of the rotun- Ga can he removed by-si y washing i In this manner it can be Taken off at an exp of from fifty to a hundred doliars without leaving any trace of injury to the frescoing. In ordinary frescoing the colors are put on dry walls, but in the ease of the work the Capitol only enowgh fresh plaster- ing is supplied to be covered with colors before it dries, and in this way the co!- oring sinks into and becomes a part of the plastering. It is thjs peculiar char- acter of doing the wodk that makes it pessible to readily remove the stain with- out permanent injury, . The manner in which the drain pipe was stepped up is a subject of mystery to the architect. When the pipe was removed a/shawl was found imbedded in it near an elbow which pre- vented it from peing waghed out the p:pe Whether the shawl put there inten- tionally or was washed {nto the pipe is a mystery, but it is believed that the shawl was hidden in the pipe, probably without any intention of deing harm. 2 —+0- Treasury Department Changer. The following changes have been made in the cl d service of the Treasury De- partment: Appointments—Gffice controller of the cur- rency—P. H. Maxwell, California, $900 per annum. Promotions—Secretary’s cffice—Jno. Clark, from $660 to $720. Supervising t's office—L.. H. Blanton, Va., from ) to $1,400. Office of auditor for the State ard other departments—T. W. Gil- mer, Texas, from $1,000 to $i,s00; J. B. Kinnear, illinois, from $1,600 to $1,800; H. A. Barrows, ylvania, from $1,100 to Si rnsworth, from $1,409 Shepar« to $1,600; ELL. an, from $1,200 to $1,400; Ivy Hill, rom $1,200 lo $1460, H. S.”Frisbie a, from $1,200 to $1,404 s F. G. MeDowell, Pa., from $1,000 to $1,200, Migs M. buiger, New York, from $h#) io $1,000, Controller of the tre - W. Warwich, Ohio, from $1,800 to ; J. D. ‘Terrili, Mic igan, from $1,600 to $1,500; J. W. Reid, Ohi trom 81,400 to $1,603. “Orice of controller of the currency—M. J. Oviteiily, Calitornia, trom $660 to $4), Office of internal rev- enue—Tom E. King, Ohio, from $1,400 to 31,800; John Meany, New York, from $6uo to $720. - —____++ e._____ Naval Officers Ordered Here. Capt. H. C. Taylor has been detached from duty at the Naval War College and ordered to command the Indiana January 1, relieving Capt. R. D, Evans, who is or- dered to duty at Washington as a member of the Hght house board to fill the vacancy caused by the detachment of Capt. D. R. Bartlett, who 1s ordered to command the Puritan. Commander F. W. Diekins has been detached from duty at the naval training station, New York, and ordered to Washington as assistant to chief of bu- reau of navigation. Commander J. Mc- Gowan has been detached from bureau of navigation and ordered to command of the naval training station. Assistant Engineer R. D. Hasbrouck ordered to the bureau of steam engineers. Cadet J, B. Henry from the New York to the Brooklyn. Navy Department Promotions. The appointment of Mr. Behrend as chief clerk of the naval bureau of ordnance has resusted In the following additional promo- tions in the Navy Department: F. S. Curtis, from $1,200 to $1,400; W. Werntz, from $1,000 to $1,200; Mrs. Catherine Walker, from per diem ‘lass to $1,006), and J. B. Clark, jr., from $2.50 pér diem to $3.26 per diem. i ——> @~- ~ Executive Clemency. To restore his citizenship, the President has pardoned Frank J. Byas, convicted-in South Carolina of perjury. The sentence of Roy Waddle‘and forty-two other citizens of Oklahoma of* certain fines andicosts for illegal cutting “of a has been com- muted*to $1 finé and costs. A pardon has been.denied to'B. R. Wedtfall, convisted in Kansae of forééry. = or i Fresidestinl Appointments. The-President. has @ppointed Patrick W. O'Sullivan of Arizona.to be register cf the land office at Prescott,’ Arjz, vice Henry D. Ross, resigned, and Joseph Smith of Min- nesota to be register of the land office at Crookston, Minn, vice Thos. A. Dunlana, deceased. TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. GIFT FOR MR. BAYARD The Proposal is the Talk of Lon- don. COMMENTS OF SOME SUBSCRIBERS Praise From One Who Contributed Two Shillings. CURRENT TOPICS IN ENGLAND ee Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, December 5.—The proposal of the Daily Telegraph to present to the United States ambassador, Mr. Thomas F. Bayard, by popular subscription, “a Christ- as farewell gift of respect and good will,” suggesting that it consist of rare and pre- cious additions of the writings of Chaucer and Shakespeare, ‘so deeply loved by Mr. Bayard,” is falling very flat. The Chronicle admits the Tclegraph’s ‘“‘mindly motives” and Mr. Bayard’s claim te regard, but it condemns the suggestion as “improper and opposed to diplomatic etiquette,” adding that thy “mere idea is enough to bring cold rerspiration to the brow of the most de- serving diplomat” and suggesting that the ambassador be given a banquet in the “familiar Anglo-Saxon way. The diplomats and officials are aghast at the proposition, and among the Americans here, even including Mr. friends, idea of the Anerican ambassador being placed on the same level as the popular cricketer cr Crimean veteran for whom the Telegraph succcssfully engineered testi- monials by public subscription. The ob- vious exploiting of the ambassador at this speci: ly dull season, as an advertisement for the Telegraph, 1s objectionable, as th maudlin compliments of the subscribers clearly demonstrate. One subscriber, for instance, who ir closed 2 shillings ( cents), write: : log.nave long thought him a decent fel- low.”” pee who inclosed 10 shillings ($2.50), said: “He is a man for whom I have long felt reverence. May his country produce many more such enlightened and worthy de- Scendants of England.” The representative of the Railway Work- ers’ Union writes: “Though I have never seen Mr. Bayard, T have read his speeches, and it is my opiz icn that no other envoy has done so muc’ for English societies. A firm of Christmas card manufacturers sent 5 guineas ($26. “for one whom we would gladly clair one. of England's sons. In the meantii it is understood that Mr. Bayard is pi st with the idea, and that he Intend: ept the testimonial. Birthday of the Princess. The birthday of the Princess of W who was born December 1, 1844, was cele- brated on Tu: ay last all over Great Britain. There was a large house party at Sandringham, which, in addition to all the family, included Lord Ros bery and the Printe and Princess of Wa! In the aft neon the prince and princ presided at a tea which they gave to 500 children of the estate. Value of Washington's Letters. The book sale at Sotherby's, on Tuesday, when thirteen signed letiers from Scores] Washington to Arthur Young, the agri- culturist, dated from 1786 to 1793, on farming in America, were sold for £470 ($2,300), attracted much attention on ac- count of the high prices reached. Three leaves from Franklin's letter book, contain- ing copies of eleven lett idressed to Dr. Rush and othe phia and New York, cn the Is erica and the slave trade, brought £2 (10). There was great competition for the tirst edition of Isaac Walton’ smpleat Angler,” the size being 5: » in the original sheet fh ed £415 ($2,075). of Mot Competit H. J. Lawson, president of the Motor Car Club, unnovnees that it is the intention of the club to hold a moior car competition in May next. The prizes will be given in re- spect of design, consumption and cost of fuel, but pri peed, whicn is held to be the most sausfactory test us to e: cellence of construction im a mechanical vehicle. It is proposed to offer £2,000 ($10,000) in prizes, and a course, within easy access of London, containing at least a full level and straigit mile, will be ar- ranged. A special prize is to be offered to the vehicle which accomplishes a mile in a mi Lord Hawke's Cricketers. Lord Hawke’s team of cricketers sail for the West Ind by the steamer Don, January 13. The team incindes the tollow- ing well-known playe: Lord Hawke, cap- tain; Messrs. H. Db. the Surrey Club; G. Sexcand Oxford ( Davenport, W. H. Waketi Dawso: Wickham, A. E. Leacham and R. Bex Flat Racing. Now that the flat racing is over, it is in- teresting to scan the list of winning own- ers. Thanks chiefty to St. Frusquin, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild heads the list with ni £46,766 ($233,830) stake money. Fe brings the Pr S19 ¢ duke of Westninster is third with 116,059). Lord Rose- bery is fourth with 120,595 (312,75), Earl ot Derby is 1ifth with £ AS (RGA, and M. Le Baudy cones sixth with £11,904 ($59,530), All the other winners are heiow five figures. Barney Barnato- won £4,638 ($23,440); Mrs. Langtry won £2,837 (14, and Sir Blundel Maple won £3,031 «i Lord Dunraven had only one win, which netted him an even £100 ($500). Mr. Pierre Lorillard won @14,ii0), the Wishard stable won £2,327 «$11, Mr. August Bel- mont won £448 ($2,240) and Mr. Richard Croker won £355 1,925) URUGUAYS REVOLT ENDED. 303). The Insurgent Chief Defeated and in Flight. BUENOS AYRES, December 5.—An offi- cial dispatch from Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, says that Saraiba, the insurgent chief, who was reported to have defeated the Uruguayan forces, has been completely routed, and has fled, with only ten follow- ers. The dispatch further announces that the revolt is ended. BISHOP KEANE SAILS. He Will Spend Two Days in Paris on His Way to Rome. NEW YORK, December Bishop Keane, formerly at the head of the American Uni- versity at Washington, D. £., sailed today on board the French line steamer La Bretagne, on his way to Rome. Bishop Keane announced that he would spend two days in Paris and then proceed to Rome. The bishep also reiterated with emphasis his denial that there was any trouble be- tween certain high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church in this country. SS Ocean Steamships Arrived. BOSTON, December 4.—Arrived—Servia, Liverpool. NEW YORK, December 5.—Arrived—New York, Southampton. THE COMING CONGRESS/PQLICEMAN’S SHOT The National Legislature to Assemble at the Capitol Monday. ; No Business Beyond Swearing in Members and Listening to the Presiden: Menange. It is generally understood that the Presi- dent's message will be ready to be sent to Congress on Monday. The two houses of Congress will assemble at 12 o'clock on Monday. When the tast session closed there were two vacancies in the House. Since then the death of ex- Speaker Crisp has made a third. The first thing to be done after the Speaker's gavel falls will be to swear in new 1embers. These will be Stokes of South Carolina and Boatner of Louisiana. Mr. Charles Crisp will succeed his father, but his elec- tion will not occur until the 16th. After the swearing in of the two new members the usual resolutions of notification of the President will be adopted, and a committee appointed to wait on the President. There is no “unfinished business” on the Hou calendar, and if the regular order wer called it’ would be the call of committees to make motions, starting with the naval committee. There is not any probability of business of any sort being considered by elther house pending the receipt of the President's message. The Senate will probably do nothing except appoint the usual committee to notify the President and then take a recess until the commit- tee can report. At the conclusion of the reading of the message an adjournment is expected to be taken, without any 0) ness being considered. ABINET. Representative Wright Says It Wou axe the People of New England. entative Ashley B. Wright of Mas- sachusetts is at the Riggs How Mr. Wright represents a manufacturing dis- trici, the chief industry of which Is the manufacture of woolen goods. Speaking of what his.section of the country wants Con- gress to do on the subject of the tariff in conversation with a Star reporter today, Mr. Wright said: “The Dingley bill is by no means satisfac- tery to the manufacturers of my district. Some of these manufacturers, however, be- Heve that that bill should be passed in the coming short session and that thorough tariff legislation should be taken up and Nelson Dingley, Jr. passed at an extra session. As a class, anufacturers of my district are in favor of specific duties rather than ad valorem duties. They do not favor any horizontal change in the tariff rates. I think we will ave an extra session of Congress. ‘Thos republicans with whom I have talked seem te be quite unanimous in favor of an extra ssion, and I understand that this is the sentiment expressed by those who are es- pecially near to Mr. McKinley.” Mr. Wright did not believe there would be any currency legislation in the coming session of Congress. have an {dea that the currency ques- tion will be agitated in Congress, but in my opinion the money question was pretty well settled at the polls last month. Mr. Wright is extremely favorable to the appointment of Mr. Dingley as Secretary of the Treasury. “I think New England will, of course, a place in the cabinet, and'I believe ‘th nothing would please ‘the people of tt section more than the appointment of Mr. Dingley as Secretary of the Treasury. He is a most studious man, thoroughly inform- ed on all matters pertaining to the Treas ury Department and has the compiete co fidence of the country at large. 1 would like nothing better than to see him insialied in the Treasury Department.” ———__ +e-- MR. HITI"S STATEMENT. Surprise Here at Hin Reported Utter- ances, ‘The statement attributed to Mr. chairman of the House foreign affai mittee, in a dispatch from Chicago, within a month the President wou sue a proclamation as to Cuba would prove decisive, has cau: Mr. Hitt is a trained and one of the most cautious mi utterances there is in Congress. I sition as chairman of the foreign afta: committee and his known intimacy with Secretary Olney at once atiaches impcrt- ance to ais statement and renders it the more surprising that he should Hitt, com- that whici: are surprise ner. mat, plainly. A number of well-informed men entertain the belief that Mr. © 1 con- templates a radical move in the Cuban matter under certain circumstances, but conservative republicans, regardful of the interests of the incoming administ deprezate the idea of Mr. Cl» Ing any steps now which migh: involve Mr. McKinley’s administraiioa in embar- rassinent. For this reason it is thou,nt to be extraordinary that Mr. iiit speak approvingly of Mr. Cleveland ing radical action, unless he s in px sion of information which is not po: ed by any other of the leaders in gre It is undonbtedly the nope of friends of the incoming republican istration, possessing the limited inf tion on the matter they do, that the qu tion may be allowed to go over until after the inauguration. do tak- should vak- Con- ihe imin- MR. DINGLEY SILENT. He Has Nothing to Add to His Recent Public Statements, Representative Dingley of Maine in Washington this morning from C; ard is at the Hamilton. When seen by a Star reporter, Mr. Dingley said that he did not desire to add anything to the in- terview with him which has already been publisted In The Star. “That stated,” he said, “precisely what I would have to say I do not desire to change it in any He declined to discuss the cabinet i n or anything relating to his visit to Maj. McKink In response to an in- quiry concerning the Cuban question ine said that that matter depended on the information which the President might con- vey to Congress. As far as the public were informed there was nothing new in the situation. Diplomatic questions, he said, should generally be left to the administra- tion and not handled by Congress. If he had to judge by what was publicly known about the situation he would infer that there would be no radical action by this ecuntry at this time. He added, however, that there might be important develop. ments and conditions which the public were not informed of. He could not tell. ived on Coroner's Jury Investigating Death of London Shears. BULLET PENETRATED THE HEART Difference of Opinion as to Officer Curry’s Act. WITNESSES CALLED ———______ THE 8 Six citizens were summoned by the po- lice today to sit on the coroner's jury and pass upon the killing of London Shears, the colored preacher and law breaker, whose death resulted from a bullet wound of the head inflicted by Policeman Curry, as stated In The Star yesterday afternoon The jury met at Lieut. Kelly's police sta- tion on New Jersey avenue, where the morgue ts located. Shears’ dead body was in the morgue, and the crowd of colored people who gathered about the siation were anxious to get a glimpse of the dead man’s face. It was after 2 o'clock when the jury- men viewed the body and were sworn to tn- quire into the manner of the man’s death. Yesterday afternoon, seor er the ur fortunate tragedy was enac and while the crowd of exc ple about the house of t 4 man were discussing the event, Col, Perry Cars rived, and people who were in the crowd say that he was strong in is condemnation of the act of the police officer, while, on the other hand, many ef Shears’ mighbors thought that the colored minister had only gotten What he merited. Even some of the col- ored people expressed themselves as be- lieving that the policeman had justifiable cause for the sh but a large ma- jority of them were against the policeman. As published in ycsterday’s Star, Sergeant Barry and a number of po! emen were on duty about the house w he crowd had gathered, and most of them remained in the house for some time. No effort was mate to disperse the excited crowd that obstructed the sidewalk and roadwa Grad ly, however, is crowd disperse so that last night only a few were left on the outside of the house, although the call- ers gt the house were numerous. § Policeman's Condition. Policeman Curry’s skull is not fractured, so Police Surgeon Hickling told a Star re- porter this morning. There is one cut and several bruises on his head and his face ts While his wounds are painful, says they are not dangerous. made by the colored people that the officer was u the influence of liguor is denied by the officers and surg: who attended him, and some of the re Gents of South Washington say that he showed no sign whatever of having bee drinking. That Shears and his wife we indulging in some loud talk is admitted by people who were in the house at ti the officer appeared at the back Shears had given the police trouble time to time for at least two years, so that the officer was ne rised when he was told of had been made # the call. This ting to perform when he was re ) 4 p claims he used his The officer's 4 with bl s buttons are rimson fluid. ehiy w ccat badge and by with the E. M. Hewlett and Milton M. Holland, colored members of the District bar, calied today upon Di t Attorney Birney, and requested Mr. Birney to have some repre- sentative of his office at the inquest. They y that the news- ting were not e, and they urged the dis- to either appear at the in- quest or send some one of his assistants, that the coroner's jury might have efit of such a in determi: the ben- them that his office would be 1 presented at the inquest. The Aut Deputy Coroner Glaz- vealed the fact that the tered the man’: bullet had not en- autopsy nead, as a wound had indi- cated, but had ¢ ed the right side of the back near the shoulder and had pene trated the heart. therefot yester pr a cut, and it had be i with some blont instrument, possibly the officer's club, and_ possibly falling against the table or chair in the reom when the bullet Shears, widow of th ad man; her a sd women dat the station long be! p the $ fm h the eviden while the numerovs spectators on the sidewalk also ussembled Jury. The jury for the inquest was from South Washington by the police of that tion Was composed of R. W, Anderson, Jo y, J. A. Thrift, M. Naher, Nimrod Porter and Thom Manning. The witnesses had who 2, widow of ste summoned w She aughter, nkin, Gu of She Dr. James T. . J. J. Hayre, J Meredith, Lauson Holmes, Richard Jaz Isaac James, Police Surgeon Hickling end Deputy Coroner Glazebroo! J. M. Ricks, the colored attorney. the coroner to await jhe arrival Shilling, who appeared with him defendant. Who is sked him. ‘The officer, I suppose,” was his response, E. M. Hewlett was in’ attendar after the family’s intercsis, District Attorney Jeffords fovernment. Several various excuses to be pr g, but they were not pr here were two colored men « reman Curry’s latene of Mr. for the the defendant?” the ed to do so. the jury. in reaching tion necessitated delay in the proceedings. The Widow Testifies, Revs. Walter Brooks and J. W. Ho and Saloonkeeper Key appeared before taking of evidence wes begun, the they were permitted to remain in the room and and entirely ter- n about > widow tle more than hours, was sworn soon after to give her testi- mony. She had quieted down since the ex- citing time of yesterda: nd, after telling the coroner that she w dead man’s tified that was at work widow, she te freniug yesterday when band came home to dinner. He told her that he had rented a house out near the boundary and wanted her to go with him. “I told him all right,” sh also told him that she wan landlord what litte she owe He was talking a little low was not quarreling. When she saw the of- ficer running across the lot she thought he was after the boys. But he came to her house and asked if Shears had assaulted her or Mrs. Williams, who was in the and when told that he had not, he “I've got a notion to arrest the whole crowd of you Continuing, she said the officer turned to Shears and threatened to arrest him. and s pay her