Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 1

—_ THE EVENING STAR. ses PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsy!vania Aveave, Cor. 1th Bt by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres't. Few York Offce, 49 Potter Building. The Evening Star ts served to subscribers In the eity by carriers, om thelr own account, at 10 cents Per week. or 44 cents per mouth. Coples at the counter 2 cents each. By mafl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—0 cent Der month. 2 Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 pez sear, with foret tage added. . (Entered at the Post Oaice at Washington, D. C.. 8 second-class mall matter.) EF All mail subscriptions must be pald In advance. Retes of advertising nade known on application. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS. Preparing For the Coming Contest at Carson. TRAINING OF THE TWO PUGILISTS Convicts at the Penitentiary Reck- lessly Betting Their Tobacco. > NO LARGE WAGERS YETMADE > CARSON, Nev., March Notwithstand- ing the fact that but four days remain before the championship fight Corbett con- tinued today his vigorous training. He started in with a ten-mile run over the rough mountain roads, accompanied b; Jeffries and a sprinter or two, and follow- ed py a good-sized escort of mounted news- paper me For almost the entire dis- tance he kept up his swinging dog trot and emerged from his rub down at the finish as fresh as a three-year-old broncno. A few hours’ rest and by no means a ligh luncheon put him in shape for the hard work of the afternoon. He began it usual with a half hour of wrist exerci: and followed it up with a vicious punch- ing of the bag in a chilly bath shed. Five games of hand ball with his brother Joe as a partner was the next number on the Pregram, and the champion was put in excellent humor by winning three of the five games. He then took on McVey for a three-minute wrestling bout, and left the big fellow badly winded and somewhat bruised by the vigor of the exerc Without a moment's intermission was given three minutes of hot 1 Joe Corbett owed with a similar amount of the same work. Billy Woods was then taken into the arena for practice in the s ment reached at the conference between Julian and Brady is likly to make one of the features of the fight. Corbett demon- strated his aoility to make it very inter- esting for his opponent In this sort of work, and Woods’ punishment. despite kis pneu- matic armor, was unusually severe. Each of the men was given four reunds, Corbett taking no rest’ between umes. Trainer White expressed his entire satis- faction with the champion’s ability to Leat Fitzsimmons at close fightinz. Fitzsimmons is near the fine edge ne sary to put him in the ring in the fines effries arring. possible condition, and he and his tr. ers are working very carefully to avoid drawin ica too tine. The prob- ability is that at present Fitzsimmons will fight not very far from the middle-weighi limit, he ver of battle prevails in all sec- larly m Ca it unceasin it on the street cor: uloors, and the mem . which is still use up ing rizat short-arm jabs and straigat © Penitentiary. this sporting fever, tentiary, just south- Some 360 convicts are and many of them being werk have several pass the on his every d: see with his aggr ely s startling blue sweater. 5 way to from_ the he slf-helidays and rules of the ins m the resu! rt every privilege itution will allow of the battle on the ore fe ause there is entiary said t he convicts were ab: ded between Corbett a that there were fifty T favorite i co for the Seven Thousand Expected. ing’s train brought only the ser of people who have reached this week, less than a is are expected in before ‘ or Tuesday morning and the number will not come before Wed- sday morning. It not known definitely how many seats have been sold, but the legraph and the letter orders are re- ed in eve: nd it is believed from indications that 7.000 people will ness the fight, not as many as has icipated by Stuart, but enough to { stake money and a large part, if not the expenses. Dan Stuart Warned. present w h has received a letter which reated considerable amusement. The dena, Cal., the writer Francisco about ago, and while in a resort of he overheard two of them talk- ut a plan to raid the box office at rt he wanted to warn Stuart in © “might be on the lookout.” ly referred to the letter h Sheriff Kinney, and t work would } who attempted to r Yes," said the sheriff, “I would like to them get out of Carson. The town is a short surrounded by mountains nd with deputy sheriffs at each end of the streets, the only method of escape be over the snow covered peaks, © which an escaping criminal would ate to take for fear of death by cold starvation.” No Large Wagers. No large wagers are being made on the nt. although thousands of dollars are to be y to he put up. Corbett's pool rooms, In San Fran- “co, $7.00 has been placed so far on the fight, but in small bets, seldom exceeding made of any his office. read Fitzsimmons’ friends, ever since the fight was definitely arranged, ing cut for odds of 16 to 7. was more of the Cornish man’s ney offering at that odds than the Cor- it admirers wanted to take. At White- s pool room in San Francisco ‘there was considerable simmons money at pI but no takers. Corbett'’s back- crs are holding back for better odds, and they say that by next Tuesday they can a ¥ money on even terms. The San 0 pool sellers do not look for any brisk betting ur expect that they can place ary large amount before Monday evning. Time Keeper Sclected. has selected L. M. House- KO as time keeper for the man ¢ fight. The big Was put in place this morning. For gong, which is to sound the Years it has been in use in a mine Virginia city. giving signals for the i hoisting of cars. The Gloves to He Used. ‘The gloves with which the battle is to be fought were brought to Dan Stuart's office today by representatives of Corbett and Fitzsimmons, Brady acting for the former end Julian for the latter. Brady threw down Corbett’s gloves first. Julian locked them over carefully and pronounced them ali rght. They were then wemned ana found to be of the stipulated weight. at lowering a | ably j come public. Some Rielef Expected by Anxious Ones Mon- day. A Few New Names Suggested for Some of the More Import- ant Places. The uncertainty over what the office grist mill is going to do will be somewhat re- lieved by Monday, it is expected. From some cause or other many of those on the anxious bench are looking forward to Mon- day as a day which will settle matters so far as some of the applicants are con- cerned. This may arise from a desire that there should be something definite by Mon- da: New applicants for the better places with- in the gift of the administration are few. It is said that the demand for the goyern- ment blue book previous to the inaugura- tion was unusually heavy. From this book, cr from personal knowledge, each man picked out what he thought he wanted and might get. He went to work immediately, and when the new President was inaugu- rated every man was in ship-shape to pre- sent his claims. The new men are looked upon by these “previous” fellows as being distanced. ‘Treasury Assistant Secretaries. Secretary Gage had a consultation with the President this afternoon in regard to changes in the offices of chief clerk and as- sistant secretaries of the treasury. The Secretary has made his own choice for these offices, and if the President approves of them the new appointments wiil prob- be made Monday. There are three assistant secretaries of the treasury, all of equal rank and pay. but changes in only two of the offices will be made at present. These are the places held by Mr. Curtis of New York and Mr. Wike of Tilinois. The other assistant secretaryship is held by Mr. Hamiin of Massachusetts. He has pecial supervision of customs affairs and yle of fighting which the agree- | has been requested to remain in office a few weeks longer until his successor shall have been selected. The office held by Mr. Curtis is of especiai importance at this time, inas- much as its principal duties pertain to ap- pointments, promotions and changes genci ally. Mr. Curtis has acted as secretary since March 4, in order to relieve Secreta: e of the routine b s of the office. Assistant Secretary Wike has had charge of navigation matters, including the en- forcement of the neutrality law AL though the successors of Messrs. Curtis and Wike have been practically selected their names are withheld for the present. The chief clerkship lies betweeen Mr. Hills and Col. Brackett. The Solicitor Generalship One of the latest names mentioned for the place of solicitor genera! under the At- torney General is Judge Day of Canton. Ohio people believe that he can have the place if he wants it. It is not known posi- lively what Judge Day wants, if anyth:ng. He is one of the most intimate friends the President has, and is said to be looked upon by President McKinley as one of the finest lawyers and best men in the country. Un- der those circumstances it would not be necessary for him to secure indorsements. Consequently his aspirations might not be- C. S. Nettles of Darlington, has d his papers for the Hawaiian m! prepa sicn, and will probably file them tora: Mr. Netues is one of the best-known law- yers in h all the e, haviny been employed in osition to the dispensary law be- fore both the state and United States courts. He is said not to be invelved in of the party differences In his stace has the indorsement of all the fa Up to a few years ago he was a democrat, but became a. republican because of the domination of Tillmanism. Hawaii is loked upon as one of the best places at the disposal of the administration, and umberless ca: ates. Maj. J. F. Hanson of Macon, Ga., is reg- Maj. Han- on was strongly pesitiva from the south, and it is beli that had he lived in a southern state whic went republican he would have been s cessful. He is a warm friend of the F dent. Owing to large business interests, it is not thought that there is any office Muj. Hanson now wants, unless it should be a fcreign mission of prominence. He. will call on the President. The Japanese Mission. The strong backing of Speaker Coombs of the California legislature for the Japan mission, which he once heid, is leading to @ good deal of talk about that place. It is said on good authority that the Japane: government would be gratified if Minister Dun should be kept in the place, and some kind of an effort may be made to have him retained. Mr. Dun was the minister of this untry during the Chinese-Japanese war, nd made himself perfectly acceptable to poken of for a cabinet ed ; | the Japanese. Ohio people continue to speculate over the disposition to be made of ex-Representa- tive Bellamy Storer, who was said some time ago to have a certain thing of the post of assistant secretary of state. It is now said that Senator Foraker is opposing the claims of Mr. Storer. Why this is so ap- pears not to be known outside of a few people. Mr. Storer, it is further asserted, is not a candidate for any other place, and will not allow himself to be sidetracked. L. B. Pease of Rhode Island, one of the candidates for public printer, is in the city. H. L. Work of Pernsylvania is one of the hopeful men aspiring to this position. He has, it is said, the backing of both senators from his state and a large number of rep- resentatives. Mr. Work was formerly in the printing office, having been a superin- tendent of one of the depertments. He is described as a man navmg all the abflity necessary to discharg= the duties of the office. Pickler to Be Provided For. The friends of ex-Representative Pickler have noi decided what they will push him for since the acceptance of the position of pension commissioner by H. Clay Evans. The friends of Mr. Pickler and of Major Poole of New York were equally diap- pyited at the appointment of Mr. Evars. It is understood on good authority that the President has promised Senator Kyle that Mr. Pickler can have almost any other, geod place he can pick out. It is not known what this will be. Mr. Pickler dces not want to go abroad. He has am- Litions for the Senate from his own state and wants to keep near the field. He is certain, however, to have scmething. J. M. Gowdy, the femous Indiana _poli- ticlan, is here. and is being pushed for a foreign appointment, \t is said. Senator Fairbanks is back of him, and is urging his claims with great force. ‘Mr. Gowdy, now. ever, is well known to the President. His fight for McKinley in Indiana is a maiter of histor, Gen. Spaulding’s Place. Gen. O. L. Spaulding of St. Johns, Mich., was requested by Secretary Gage to come te this city a few days sgo, and today ar- rived here and had a long interview with the Secretary of the Treasury. The ap- pointment of Mr. Spaulding as assistant secretary of the treasury has practically been decided upon by the President and Mr. Gage, and it ts believed his nomination will be sent to the Senate on Monday or Tuesday. Mr. Spaulding was assistant sec- retary of-the treasury under the Hturrison administration, and is thoroughly familiar with the duties of that office. He*has indorsed strongly by the entire Mi | delegation. Secretary Gage wishes to havi | 8n axgistant secretary who is so familiar. | with the department under his charge thai he can at any time be absent th city for any length of time end“feel that the department will not suffer hi absence. Mr. Spaulding has &ress, and is a stanch repud! + The President Working on His Mes- sage to Congress. = TWO THINGSSHOULDBE DONE ATONCE ——_—_+-_—_- But Few Nominations Are to Be Sent in Now. TODAY’ CALLERS Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin, late chairman of the House District committee, and, in the wishes of a great many citizens of Washington, prospective chairman also, called at the White House this morning to talk to the President upon the matter of District appointments. Mr. Babcock is par- ticularly interested in the prospective ap- pointment of a District Commissioner, his concern in that case being natural by rea- son of the fact that if he is to be chair- man of the District committee in the next Congress he will come into close relations with the new head of the board of Com- missioners. The President told Mr. Babcock that he would not take up the question of District appointments for some time to come. He said he realized the importance of the office of Commissioner, and desired to give am- ple consideration to the fitness of the dif- ferent candidates whose names have been presented to him before making a selec- tion. The Minnesota congressional called to present in person Mr. L. P. Hunt ef Minnesota for public printer. The Presi- dent said he expected to take up the mat- ter of this appointment at an early day, but did not say whom he had selected. Where He Will Attend Church. It cannot be learned yet whether the President has decided to take a pew in the Metropolitan Methodist Church or in the Foundry Methodist Church. The President may have made up his mind upon the sub- ject, but has not communicated his decision to those near him, and in the stress of great affairs of state, patronage and the like, no one cares, it is said, to break in upon the President's meditations to him about such a comparatively sequential matter as to the church in which delegation he will worship. The Illinois delegation called to present to the President in person ex-Representati John RK. Thomas of Illinois to be secretary of the nav Senators Cuilom and Mason also pre ed John A. Logan, ir., who wants to be minister to Austrt Senators Morgan and Pettus of Alabama calied to pay their respects, and Senator Cockerill of Missouri, another democratic senator, also called. Ambassador Pauncefcte White House and w net room, where he the President. Not a € Ex-Secretary Fostei House Thursday gas‘ report that he sought minister to China. came to the hown into the cabi- ad a brief visit with ndidate. it to the White to a published appointment of ster is not, how- rise th ever a candidate for Chinese mission, and the intervie the President in which he took part had no rela- tion (o federal offi Preparing His Message. evoting all the elf from callers sage to Con- gr to be sent in ne + as soon as the House fs organized. expected that the message will goin Tuesday. His pur- pose is to call the attention of C rm s- |, pecially to the two things which,in his judg- ment, should be done at once, and by in- ference and silence to exclude matters of general legislation. He will, of course, urge prompt action on the tariff on the line with his inaugural address, and he is expected to recommend a currency com- mission in the same messagi There were a great man: Sat the White House today. including senators and representatives. ‘T President has given them all to understand that his chief in- terest at this time is to promote prompt action by Congress on the tariff bill, and that other matters will have to wait. It is given out in a semi-ofticial way, intend- ed to be accepted as authoritative, that the only appointments to be made are those of the ambassadors and of two or three min- isters to’countries with which we will have to deal in any conference that may be held on the monetary question. It is probable that in addition to the four ambassadors there will be appointed the ministers to Russia, Austria and Belgium. The only other appointments of any character to be made before the tariff legislation has been completed are those of a domestic charac- ter. which are absolutely necessary for the proper management of government bus hess under the new administration. The reason for making the four appoint- ments of the four ambassadors and three of the ministers immediately is that they may be able to begin at once preliminary negotiations with the view of putting the governments to which they are accredited to send to consent representatives to an international ionciary conference at Washington. As ready been stated, the President does not desire to issue a call for such a conference or even to ap- pcint the American conferees until for- eign governments interested express a will- ingness to participate with the serious in- textions of accomplishing something profit- able. A gentleman having the closest personal relations with both the President and Mr. Hanna, who has been promised a foreign mission, which does not come within the in Con- class which it is necessary to treat with on this subject at present, was told by the President yesterday and later by Mr. Hanna that the President would delay all appointments except those coming under the class referred to above until after the tariff bill had become a law. The first and the fourth assistant postmesters general are to be appointed immediately, but it will be several months before the appoint- ment of the second and third is made. Some cf Today's Callers, One of the Presdent’s callers today was a famous colored man, in the person of Robert Smalls of South Carolina. He came to recommend S. J. Bempfield for pestmas- ter at Beaufort, S.C. Representative Quigg, ex-Represcntative Aldrich and Senator Murphy and Repre- sentative McClelland were among the morning's visitors. There was a larger crowd than usual to e the President in the hour between 12 and, l.set apart for the public having bus- iness with the executive. Few of the: however, obtained an opportunity to talk about office. A delegation of colored men, consisting of Maj. W. C. Cox, chairman; 8. E. Jones, secretary; George Parker, J. L. Keith, F. C. Myers, R. H. Lewis and John Lee, call- ed in behalf of Chapin Brown for District Cor issioner. ‘delegation of Osage Indians who are in the city led to pay the'r respects to the PGi r’’ and shake hands with him. Secretary Sherman’s Conference. Bagretary, Sherman came over from the State partment at 12 o'clock and spent ‘seme time*with the President. The confer- ence was se long that the corridors iilled up, and th ce was the largest crowd since the day following inauguration. This led to the usual talk as to a conference on | Cuba. = As Mr. Sherman left he Was asked for authority to state the nature Of the call, if it related to Cuba. The Secretary relied | that Cuba had not been mentioned today, and that there were no developments be- yond the fact that they (the Spanish) had reieased another American prisoner. Mr. Sherman spoke of this release with satis faction, adiling that these releases appeared to be progressing at the rate‘of one every day. When it was suggested that the length of the eall might lead to conjecture as to its bearing on Cuba, the Secretary said such conjecture would be unwarrant as the call had reference wholly to the pa. rers he carried relating to departmental affairs. on DR. HUNTER CHOSEN. Nominated for the Sennte in Kentucky Republican Caneus. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 18.—Represen- tative Godfrey Hunter was today nomi- nated for United States senator in the re- publican caucus. There were five absen- the tees. His election is considered in doubt, s all of the five absentees will be required for election. Dr. Hunter was nominated on the first ballot. The vote was 38 to 27 against the S$ field, follows: Hunter, 38; Holt, Lewis, 5; Boyle, 5; Yerkes, 2. There were five absentees, whose votes will be neces- sary to secure an election, Dr. Hunter and all of the other candi dates whose names have been before the caucus were called on for speeches, and all of the opponents of Hunter advocated the election of the caucus nominee in the interest of harmony and party success. Dr. Hunter returned thanks for the nom- ination. here is considerable agitation over the ruling of Lieutenant Governor Worthing- ton that no ballot for United States sena- tor can be taken until March 2%, the sec- ond Tuesday after the assembling of the legislature. Senator Blackburn and his friends are here preparing for a contest. es BOXING ENDS FATALLY. Frivate Collic of the Sth, Infantry Sastains a Broken Nec! CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 12—A s ring match with fatal results has taken place here between Privates Collie and O’Shay of the Sth United States Infantry. In the first round OsShay. struck Collie a half nook below the temple. Collie fell to the floor dead, his neck haying been broken by the blew. Both amen were y intoxicaied. is in custody and til be tried ec in the United States court. —-.- CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY. for mur Legislative and Executive Branches at Odds in Nebraska. LINCOLN, Neb., Mar —A conflict i on between the legislative dnd executiy branches of the state government on on side and the judicial on the other. It grows out of the efforts of the republicans to Stop the progress of a recount of ballots cast at the last election, by which the popi s hope to seat two additional mem- Lers of the state supreme court. © bill providing for a recount was parsed, and the recount is well under way The republicans secured an restraining or- der from the district court of Lancaster to hold the matter back. cing combated. Attorney ral Smythe moved its dfssolution to- If it is not dissolved. the recount will dat any ard, injunetion or no injunction. ——— WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Capt. Gatllard'’s Report on the Opera- tions During Last Month. Capt. Gaillard, Corps of Engineers, in a report of operations on the Washington aqueduct during February, says that the trustees of the Chesajeake and Ohio canal hhave been paid the award of $15,000 on ac- cyunt of damages sustained by raising the height of the dam at Great Falls, the pay- ment of which was authorized by the Sec- retary of War September, 1895, The water on the gauge at Great Falls reached a height of 6.1 feet above the crest of the dam Februar being the highest stage of the river rccorded since June 1889. No damage was done to the recent!y complet- ed dam, the aqteduct or it accessory structures. < During February the height of water on gauge at the mouth of the conduit at Great Falls varied between 151.2 and 156.6 feet above the datum plane, the last read- ing marking the highest stage of the river since June, 1889, ‘The condition of the water during the month at various points of the system {@ stated as follows: At Great Falls, very turbid 4wenty-six days and clear two days; at ghe effluent gate heuse, Dalecarlia (recefging reservoir), very turbid twenty-three Gays, turbid two days and clear three days; at the effluent Gate house, distributing reservoir, very tur- bid twenty-two days, turbid pne day and clear five days: During the month the water level in the distributing reservoir varied between 145.30 and 146.02, fegt, the Tower reading being due solely tq waste during the veky cold weather at ‘the:close of the preceding menth. a Preparations have been made .for crush- ing blue stone for use in, repairing the Conduit road near the Dalecarlia reservoir and at other points. The has ‘been repaired on the distributing “reservoir di- vision. The fallen trees on, the northwest shore of the Dalecarlia reservoir are to be cut vp ard removed. The work of in- serting blow-offs and air valves in the thirty-six-inch and thirty-inch mains has been completed. THE NEXT HOUSE. Twenty-Two Members Their Credentials.” Although Congzess is to meet Monday, twenty-two members of the House of Rep- resentatives have not sent or presented their credentials to the clerk of that body. This is regarded by many as indicating that the twenty-two delinquents will them- selves be here on Monday to present: their papers. When the first caucus roll’ gf the House was inade up, based’ cn statements con- tained on election tlekets, thexe were twelve ye Not Sent members set di : Now this number has d ‘thevoiher five members ha‘ Ee in the list of de: ral er, y= and fs louse number three, lands and Shafroth. +l 208, the THE NEW TARIFF|[DEMocRaTIC CAUCUS|I AKE FRO Ways and Means Committee Still at Work on the Bill. = Swe TES CHARACTER IS NOW ESTABLISHED f= Wiil Be More of a Revenue Pro- ducer Than the McKinley Act. ss SOME OF THE CHANGES 2 The republican members of the ways and means committee have becn in session to- day, and expect to be at work until late this evening on the tariff bill. They are making a final revision of the measure, end taking definite action on these sched- ules as to which their action in passing through the bill will center. Until they have concluded their work this evening and send the final draft of the biil to the Frinter, the schedules are subject to change, but the character of the measure is established, and it is not expected that the changes to be made will be either nu- merous or of great general importance. It is calculated that the bill will be much more of a revenue producer than was the McKinley bill. Where the rates the McKinley bill were at the best revenue point, they have been retained, and the charges from the general plan of the Mc- Kinley bill have been of a character to promise greater revenue from thos ms than the McKinley bill supplied. he reciprocity feature is so construc as lo guard against any serious lozs of rev- enue through its operations, while offering such advantages as it is thought will im- duce certain countries to enter upon rec precity treaties with the United State: The iniernal revenue taxes on spirits, etc. and the customs duties on spirits, wines and beverages are substantially as in the Wilson bil. The free list is smaller than it was even in the McKinley bill, items that promise to be revenue produce: having been given a rate calculated to produce the most revenue possible. No bounty is provided for sugar. The Wo Schedule. After a long contention cver the woolen schedule, the rates in the McKinley Dill were adopted, the only changes being in the classification. In paragraph the word “Angora” is irserted, and in paragraph 276 the words “Egypt, Morocco, China and lam’s and “Casa Branca and fine skin wools, or butchers’ woo! are inserted. In paragraph 283 the word “Ango: also inserted. ‘The word “Egypt” is en out These changes and wool from and fine of pi make China, Exypt, agraph . iamb's woo! Morocco, Casa Branca skin wools, or butchers’ wool, dutiable in class 1 at 11 cents a pound, instead of by ing in class 3, dutiable at from 32 to per_cent ad valorem. Wools of class 1, including those men- ticned, are dutiable under this change 11 cents a pound. Those wools are gen. erally known as clothing wools. Wools class 2 are_gutiable at 12 cents a pound. Those are wools genérally known as comb- ing wools, While wools of the third class, co: monly known 2s carpet wools, will pa: per cent ad valorem when less than 1% cents per pound in value, and 50 per cent ad valorem when over that. Duty Sugar. ‘The sugar schedule has already been gt en, the rate of duty on sugar being .01625 on 96 de of saccharine strength polarisccpic test. ‘That is 15-8 cents per At 75 degrees or below the rate will be 1 cent per pound, and above that of a cent for each additional @ ‘The differential for the refiner: eighth of a cent a pound. And sugar will be used fer reciprocity purposes to the ox- tent of a reduction of 12% cents 100 pou ‘The earth and earth ware e praciically the same as the Mc ‘The rates on tobacco have 1b somewhat over the McKinley rees by pound. 3-100 is one- The Reciprocity Feature. The President will be empowered by the bill to enter into treatfes by which the y lowered on im- goods from countries ions to American cattle and other products. There will be no rec! procity which involves placing any im- portant classes of imports on the free list any authority given the executive to > duties a refuse ions of these h make cone inst imports from countries to enter into reciprocity ic reduction in the duty on sugar by reciprocity will be one-eighth of a cent a pound, s) that sugar coming tries which make reciprocity treaties with the United States will be entered at 1% cents a pound. While the reduction seems small, a difference of 12% cents per 100 pounds is a material one to sugar import- ers. Most of the goods in the list given above which are imported into the United States come from Germany and France, and it is tne expectation of the committee that reciprocity on champagne, silks and gloves will prove an inducement to these countries to abandon their policy of dis- crimination against American beef and pork. The hopes of the new Canadian admin- istration for closer reciprecal relations with the United States will be defeated by the Dingley bill. The liberal party, undor Laurier’s leadership, has made closes com- mercial affiliations with the United States one of its foremost policies, and one of the first acts of the administration was to send Messrs. Cartwright and Davies to Washingtcn as commissioners to pave the way for reciprocity. Their mission has proven a fruitless one, because they de- sired to open the markets of this country to the farm products of Canada. In their interviews with Chairman Dingley and other members of the committee they were told, in diplomatic terms, but emphatically, that the design of the new tariff bill would be to preserve the markets of the United States to its farmers by adequate protec- tive duties on all farm products. Personal Mention. James Caldwell Jenkins of Atlanta, pleas- antly remembered at Columbian University, where he took the prize as essayist of his class, hes been in Washington since the inauguration. Z Mr. James F. McHugh, presidert of the local Federation of Labor, and generai sec- retary of the Stonecutters’ National Union, has left the city on a tour of New York. New England and Canada to visit the branches of the Stenecutters’ Union. He will be gone about two weeks. ‘The Rev. Parke P. Flournoy, D.D., pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Bethesdz, Md., nas received an invitation to become @ member of the Victoria Institute or Phil- csopFical Society of Great Britain. Secretary Francis, with his family, has gene to Old Point Comfort for a few days before returning to St. Louis. Lieut. Commander Seaton Shroeder of the Massachusetts Is at 1816 N street on tout Fe ee infantry, leut. F. P. mont, 34 Ii » is in this city on his way tu his station, ¥ort. Snelling, Minn. i at bs Mr. John Addison Porter, secretary to t! President, has Jeaged the residence on Hone. son ig Roland R. Rodrick, who has been - keeper for the Columbia Phonograph ny in this city, was this week trans- to the main office in New York city, ‘where he will occupy a similar position, Lining Up for the Minority Nomination for Speaker. Bailey of Texan Appears to Be the Leading Candidate—McMilin and Richardson in the Race. The House of Representatives was filled today with members belonging to the minority, and the one topic of conversation that occupied groups of the politicians formed in the cloak rooms and in all parts of the House was the democratic caucus nomination for the speakership. Three candidates, Bailey of Texas, Mc- Millin of Tennessee and Richardson of Tennessee, were the favorites, with Bland of Missouri following with a support that is particularly small because no organized effort has been made for his election. Mr. Bland has not yet arrived in the city, and it is not known among his friends whether he would consent to have his name used before the caucus. Many democratic mem- bers feel they should support him because of his long record for silver and the sup- port they gave him at the Chicago con- vention. They feel that it wou'd be an unwarrant- ed sligtt ef him as an old waz horse in the cause of silver to leave him out of the race altogether. This sentimental sup- pert, however, is not strong enough to give Mr Bland any important following, id it is probable he will receive only the votes of the Missouri delegation and a few others scattered throughout the southern states on the first ballot and that he will be left out of the list of contestants on the second ballot. cy In the Lead. Of the three ieading candidates, Bailey appears to be in the Iead, and his friends declare he has encugh pledged votes to give him the caucus nomination. McMillin has aiso a well-organized move- ment at his back, but, unlike Mr. Bailey, his state is divided, most of the members of that delegation being for Richardson, who apparen:ly is doing nothing to secure the nomination, looking upon it as a very doubiful advantage for a man who hopes: for substantial preferment in his party. There are many who believe that if Mr. Richardso1 were to go into the fight for the caucus nomination as energetically as are the two other leading candidates he would probably win with a good majority. Mr. Richardson is regarded as the best presid- ing officer among the democrats in the House of Representatives, and his friends recall the occasions when he presided over sreat national conventions with success that showed his familiarity with parlia- mentary rules and his ability to face a great bedy of men, calling for recognition and constantly making points of order to be ruled upon, without being in the least disconcerted. A Carefally Conducted Campatz: While Bailey's friends claim that he has a majority on the first ballot of the caucus, it is quite generally conceded that on the second ballot he will be the choice of the 121 demociats in the Hovse. His campaign for the caucus nomination has been carried on vigorously and systematically from the fist. Those who are familiar with the method his friends have used assert that they have had a delegation at the depots of the city whenever new members were expected to reach Washington, and that these delegations have taken the new ar- rivats in hand and endeavored to win them over to his standard before any one else has had a chance to influence tiem. Mr. MeMillin’s friends also have pushed a vigorous campaign and have not permitted their indifference to defeat their favorite. But from the first the fact that Mr. Rich- ardson, while expressing indifference re- garding the result, kas not withdrawn from the fight has operated to alienate much strength that might have gone to Mr. Me- Millin. Benefit of the Result. There is a good deal of doubt regarding the substantial benefit to be derived through a minority caucus nomination. The nominee of the caucus is, of course, looked upon as the leader of his party on the floor of the House of Representatives, and in that capacity is held responsible for mis- takes rather more readily than he is cred- ited with success. In the case of a minor- ity becoming a majority party precedent does not show that preferment for the speakership will be continued. Especially in the case of unfortunate ex- periences on the part of the minority whether they were the result of misman: agement on the part of the leader or no, the leader is blamed, and such a party gaining control of the House has alw been ready to look about for new leader- ship. Mr. Bailey's friends, however, ex- ress confidence in him as a leader a: think if he is placed in charge of the 1 terests of the democrats on the floor of the House he will make a record that will make him a winner should the politic tlde turn and place them in control of :hat branch of Congress. All Are Silver Men. One important part of the contest for the Gemocratic caucus nomination has been that no man not outspoken for free coluage of silver has even been mentioned as a candidate for that honor, and Mr. Bailey's supporters assert that he will be an un- compromising advecate of the free coinage of silver on the lines laid down by Mr. Bryan. s 5 ———_-e_____ SET AT LIBERTY. Frank J. Larrieu, a Naturalized Citi- xem of the United State. A cable message was received at the State Department today from Consul Gen- eral Lee, at Havana, saying that Frank J. Larrieu has been set at liberty by the Spanish anthorities. Larrieu, although a native of Cuba, is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was arrested at Cardenas May 15 for alleged complicity with the insurgents, although the precise charges against him have not been made known. His release is believed to be in tine with the present policy of the Spanish gcvernment for a general release of all American prisoners, on condition of their leaving Cuba. ——__-e-+_______ THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. Various Officers Appointed by the Gathering. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 13.—The Wash- ington conferenee of the M. E. Church to- day appointed the following officers of the Missionary Society: President, W. T. Har- ris; secretary, 8. R. Hughes; treasurer, H. A. Carroll. Secretaries of the districts were appointed as follows: Wheeling, Prof. J. M. Jones; Alexandria, Prof. Geo. C. Ste- vens; South Baltimore, Huzkiah Brown; Staunton, F. H. Brown; Washington, J. F. Chestnutt; North Baltimore,John, H.Smith. The editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate mgde an appeal for his paper. J. Garland, Pennsylvania secretary of the Epworth League, addressed the on the work of the league. —_.__. ex Gen, Miles’ Atds. ' Capt. Francis Michler, 5th Cavalry, and Capt. Marion P. Maus, Ist Infantry, have been appointed aids-de-camp to the major general commanding the army. NT SCANDAL Secretary Bliss Severely Reproves Land Commissioner Lamoreux. IMPROPER CONDUCT CHARGED An Opinion Given Out Contrary to Orders. erica DISMISSAL LIKELY <> The Chicago lake front case has culmi- nated In a scandal. Secretary Bliss pr mulgated today an order annulling Judge Lamoreux’s decision of February . and directing that a new hearing be had April 13. The order -lso charges Judge Silas V Lamoreux, commissioner of the general land office, who is now sick at his home in Wisconsin, with improper conduct in ren- dering an opinion to which “neither faith nor credit can attach,” because it was pro- mulgated by Judge Lamoreux in violation of an order made by Secretary Francis directing judgment in the case to be sus- pended until further orders. Judge Lamoreux’s connection with the ease, it is said, appears from the records of the department to be open to sew criticism. Ex-Fire Marshal Matt Benner of Chicago and Harvey M. Lafolletie of In- diana, a cousin of ex-Representative Lafol- lette of Wisconsin, having bought of the heirs of the McKee estate of Louis Ky., what is known as the McKee covered by valuabie improvement according to various ¢ all the way from $15,000,000 to $ Against the Record. When their attorneys, Dudley and Mich- erer, sought to have the land office pass on the claim, they received from Judge Lamoreux a lengthy review of the merits of their case, and a decision that their claim would not be er ained There was alse of record in the office a @ecision made in 1893, denying the claim of Capt. Geo. Streeter to the same land. This decision was made affirming one by Judge Lemoreux himself. There was also an old- er decision by Acting Secretary Chan Her in 181, In precisely the same case, when Evan T. Warner tried to file upon the same property with the same McKee scrip, and declaring that “land within the c porate limits of Chicago is not vacant pu! lic land, and as such subject to location with McKee scrip.” This decision was ren- dered when Senator Carter of Montana was commissianer of the land office, and it is ciaimed that it corresponds to the uniform rule of the department. Notwithstanding the pos’ had taken in the matter an of the department, Judge Lamoreux gave the application of Ber and Lafollette its day in court, and a with the commissioner, Judge Emo: . the assistant commissioner, and Mr. Shaw of the Jands and railroads division, sitting a he tcgether. Judge Best took ground against the claim, Mr. Lamoreux sustained it and wrote a decision in favor of it. Sceretary Francis interferes, Meanwhile, in some manner unknown to the commissioner, Secretary Francis learn- ed that Judge Lamoreux was likely to sus- tain the claimants, and he addressed an order to the commissioner on the of February suspending all action in the : on the ground that ft was too near the end of the administration to decide a case of so much importance, and that it should be left to his successor in office. But on the 20th Judge Lamoreux had signed the opinion, had a number of copies made, which he directed his subordinates to give to the press on the 23d, and himself, on the 20th, gave a certified copy of the decision to some one, presumably to one of the claim- ants’ attorneys. This put Judge Lamoreux in the position of defying his superior when that superior was legally the higher court to which he was amenable and by whom his acts and decisions were reviewable. Secretary Bliss’ Order. Scerstary Bliss’ order today, addressed to Commissioner Lamoreux, is as follows: “It having been made known to me that there fs in your office what purports to be an opinion signed in the matter of the ap- plication of Mathias Benner and Harvey M. Lafollette to locate McKee scrip on what i: known as the lake front of Chicago, IL and that a copy of said paper hes been de- livered to one of the parties to the contro- versy before its rendition and promulga- tion, in flagrant disregard of right and justice, in violation of the express order of my predecessor and the usual and just rules of procedure, now, thcrefore, in the exercise of the discretion and authority conferred upon me by law I direct you to order a rehearing of such application at such time as you may designate, not later than thirty days from the date hereof, and to immediately notify all parties in interest of this order and of the time fixed for the hearing. “All orders and acts of your department heretofore made or done in the matter of such application are hereby rescinded, va- cated and annulled to the end that said a) plication may be beard de novo, and tru e and equal justice done between the par- ties.” Judge Lamoreux's Adminsi The following statement was given out with the order: “The order was prompted by the facts therein referred to. On the 22d day of February Secretary Francis di- rected that judgment in the case be sus- pended until the further order of his de- partment. This order has been published. The Secretary was thereafter informed that no decision had been rendered; none was found in the proper office of the land department; none appears in the letter- press book. where all decisions are re- quired to be copied prior to promulgation. “In response to a telegram from the a: ‘tant attorney general, Comm: joner Lamoreux if he bad given out a copy of his opinion in the lake front case, if so, when and to whom, Mr. Lamoreux replied: *“"On the 20th I signed an opinion and ‘| had a number of copies made the same day to be given to the press on the 23d, which date I had announced that the decision would be promulgated. One of the copies on the 20th I gave to a party with permis- sion for him to use it after the decision should be promulgated, but in no case to be used until promulgation. This was done on the 20th; on the 22d Secretary suspended promulgativn. 8. W. LAMOREUX.’ Collusion Suggested. “Although it does not appear to whom the copy was given, yet as Mr. Lamoreux id not disclose the name of the person, although requested to do so, and reported merely that he gave it to ‘a party,’ it is to be presumed that such party was not with- out interest in the controversy. Moreover, before this department was advised that any decision had been signed, counsel for the scrip holders requested that such an