Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PURLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Vewspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFFMAN IN Proe't) Few York Offce, 49 Fetter Puilding. crihers in the at 10 cents per ont Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with added, $3.00, the Post Office at Washingtoa, D. id in advance. Heation, ons must be px tising made known on THE WHITE HOUSE ae Congress Largely Represented in To- day's Callers. COLONEL FRED GRANT'S CONFERENCE Has Been Offered the Assistant Secretary of War. Place of > DAY JUDGE FOR CUBA —— There was an unusually large congres- sional contingent at the White House to- the consideration of the tariff many members of the House en to the White House. The y of the new members, .filled ss which characterizes ning of their terms, have The older members, expe- art of office seeking. have the ones who have kept the White warm with their movements. the old and the new legis: ve mingled with each other, and the which wen © White House to President. They went singly, in squads and platoons, and all seemed af the holiday being enjoyed. The visitors were pot confined to party. Among the first callers was Representative Bailey, the leader of the democratic minority. He was accompanied by R tative Bart- I Fe smocratic van leaders of the ways and means committee t during the morning hour. vingley was one of the few ab- F i t is said to have con- an members of the ditious manner in i their pet meas- t at 7 o'clock Presi- Kimley will entertain the ways and © at dinner. The full com- epted invitations to be pres Precident McKinley is doubtless thank- ful that all the congressmen who saw him today were not hunting office for ambitious aspirants. Fortunately for him over half ef the congressional! callers simply desired te heir resp but the office-huntirg cressmen were largely represented and st hesitate to press their claims. The Kentucky republican representatives having state offices to look saw and > the President. Repre- presented Maj. J. W. l'eel ell. Representative Hand, Capt. James Mason and W. L. Hardice c Eryant is a candidate for United es marshal of the state. It is hinted that Kentucky offic in progress Is settled. Swedish Mission Settled. ver of Iowa, w the President will do nothing as to until the senatorial fight ne w presenti Dot nied by Representative erg of Pennsylvania, had an ex- talk with the President as to the to Sweden and Norway. Mr. Do 4 those with him urged the Pre: © appoint State Senator Erickson of to this position. Tr submitted apers in behalf of Senator Erick- President, however, did not give any encouragement, intimating that W. Thomas of the probable Ss an interest peaker Reed, man who received an ment from the big man ef Maine. in ftself is likely to put Mr. Thomas rough. It ts said that Speaker Reed has lorsed but three men for places within gift of the President, and that he wil! for no more. His signature to an application is consid- ered to be practically @ request for th tment. and it is inley wil: so regard stated, was one of ccom- C. Store and -m nnection with ent of Dr. Thomas k Representative Aldrich con- acted the Speaker's fight for the presi- a ation last year, and Dr. a schoolmate of the M. he New York man pitted for the Belgium mis- to in- >on n will e weeks, will be ke of the nature Will probably Ww. irginia was of the P: si- House today. He joined and they had a long i Karl A. Snyder oday justice of the Mr. Snyder wants urt supreme c¢ Hopkins lilinois of friends, among them President of Ohio fil and le S. Wis: » is thought to orneyship for sduther: of In- editor of aid to ‘ew of Penn- ent's caller ppointed “L to West Point. idan of this, sident Cleve Now After Couse the big Lips. ums ost of hav: hunters are now to the next best onsulates. reminded of gressmen jogged his 2 is who have applications on e Sherman of taking a leading position pmitted papers to the Pres’ The Pres ship in Japan. Mr. Lombard was intro- duced to the President. Representative Foss, the young Chicago man, who has succeeded in getting several good plums for constituents, intro- duced Fred. Bondy to the President. Mr. | Bendy wants the consulship at Prague. resentative Walker of Virginia was a accompanied by two friends. One , Alfred L. B. di Zerega of Aldie, . wants the consulship at Antwerp. W. Ragland, candidate for collector of cus- | Louis Lombard of New York to a cons | Cong: N. toms of the Petersburg district, was the other ecmpanion. Wm. H. Scott, colored, of Virginia, is seeking the consul generalship to Mada- gascar. He has long been a republican, and claims te have strong backing. The Visit of Col. Grant. Gossips were given plenty of business today when the familiar form of Colonel Fred. Grant was seen at the White House. That he had had a long and important talk with the President also put their torgues to wagging to still greater extent. He is said to have come here in answer to a telegram from President McKinley, and the position of assistant secretary of war has been offered him. Colonel Grant has the offer now under consideration. It was supposed that he desired a place abroad, and his name has been associated with the Russian mission. ‘andidate for Recorder. A new candidate for recorder of deeds of the District has appeared in the field, and from the voluminous papers filed at the White House this morning he looks danger- ots. The new man is Henry C. Prevost of Tunkhannock, Pa. He was a presidential elector in the last campaign, and is said to have the solid backing of Pennsylvania politician Representative Codding of Pennsylvania introduced him to the Pres- ident today. Mr. Prevost wore a satistied air when he left the White House. Farquhar Thinks He is Fixed. When ex-Representative Farquhar of New | York concluded an interview with the Presijent this morning he is said to have let drop a confident prediction that he would be the next comm'ssioner of immi- gration, The Indian Commissionership. Ir is decidedly premature, it is said on athority, to pick out Mr. Neelles of as the winner of th ship of Indian affairs. Repre: cock has a strong candidate in W. A. Jores ani was at the White House today looking er his chances. Mr. Babcock may yev land his man. = ee. SEEING THE PRESIDENT. No Indication From White House as to Commissioners. Local visitors were well represented at the White House today, and the President beard a good mary things as to Distri cthces. The most interesting iocal person in the White Huuse throngs, however, was Dr. Mary Walker. She was neatly attired, and looked natty. She sat some time at a table waiting her turn to sce the President. When she did sec she grasped his hand heartily, told him tha did not want any office, but simply wanted to pay her respects. He smiled, thanked Dr. Walker for her consideration, and they parted. Dr. Walker knew the President wben he was serving in the House. Shoruy after nven the President rec d about fifty officers and mem ot the ryla.d Republican Club of this city. He received them in the blue room. At the bead of this delegation were Arthur Sta- dler, president, and B. H. Warner, ex- pre The members of the ciuh wore iges which displayed the orivle colors. The following delegation of colored citi- zens called on the President in the interest of John M. Langsten for District Commis- joner: E. M. Hewlitt, J. M. Ricks, W. W. Lawson, Judge M. M. Gibbs, Dr.’ H. W. Haskins, Rev. J. A. Taylor, W. H. Strother, W. H. Harris, Thes. 8. Jones, F. D. Lee. Another delegation of colored men saw the President in the interest of L. M. Saunders. A prominent member of Cengress who saw the President today and talked with him about District matters said that the President does not indicate that he will take up the commissionership ques- The President is still said to look favorably upon Commissioner Ross. SAS APPROPRIATION BILLS. TO REPORT The Senate Committee Agree to Two of the Measures. ate committee on appropriations ed to report the sundry civil appropriation bills practically The today a agr a Indian as they were agreed to before the adjourn- ent of the lz st s ion of Congress. A verbal ¢ Kes were found to be ad- visable, and an important change was made in the provision in regard to the jug of the Encompahgre Indian reser- in Utah. prevision was inserted as a Senate adment in the last session, and was 1 to by the House. The House struck when it passed the bill at the be of the present session. The Sex ittee again recommends the provision, but it r of claims of gilsonite that one person may toke from four, as originally provid to two. A change was also made in provision for the rights of inheritane orn of white fathers and Ind: mothers, So as to provide that the mother shall be to her tribe “by bloe: The original provision made it “by blood or de- bills will probably not be reported unt xt week. The deficiency bill was not considered. —_—_—_ WILL NOT INTERFERE. Members of the Button Gang Must Safer the Penalty. Attorney General McKenna stated this afternoon that the President, after a full consideration of all the facts in the case, has decided not to interfere with the exe- cution of the sentence of death imposed on the four members of the so-called Button d of the murder of a sherift vhose execution fs set for The Attorney Gen- Cleveiand and At- al Harmon had grave doubts tion in the case, and that i McKinley has acted entirely on s without attempting to pass upon uestion. ————— The Date of the Tarif. Representative Dalzell of Pe who was a member of the suly the ve sylvania, pmmitiee of ways and means committee which in- the question of the power of s to provide for the enforcement of jes of the new tariff bill before its tment into law, has prepared an argu- nt in support of the validity of the As to the objection ‘hat there vo laws in-force at the same ell says this will not leave force at the same time. In practice, he says, the duties that are called tor by éxisting Jaw wili be collected until such time as the bill now under constdera- hall become law, and then that law il go into effect so 4s to make collectible the excess of duties called for by the bill a nd above those paid under the pres- law. Maryland Republican Club. About twenty members of the Maryland Republican Club called on the Postmaster General this morning to pay their respects. Arthur Stabler, president of the club, and B. H. Warner, ex-president, were among j the caliers. From the Post Office Depart- ment the party went to the White House, where they paid their respects to Presi- tigated favoring the appointment of | dent McKinley. | FLOOD A = Residents of the West Side Driven From Their Homes. AM AT MINNEAPOLIS eee Se HUGE ICE Several Streets at Fargo Are Under Water. -_—— LITTLE CHANGE IN THESOUTH ee ee ST. PAUL, April 1—The Mississippi has passed the danger line—fourteen feet—and is still rising slowly. All the residents of the West Side east of State street have been driven to higher grounds. The water is entering houses on the west side of the street and several hundred will be forced to move if the water rises another six inches. There are many stories of suffer- ing. ‘The home of Patrick McDonough, 33 Fen- ton street, is entirely surrounded by water. He has a family of five, two of whom are lying ll. McDonough, accompanied by Wm. Bell, a water-bound neighbor, reached land by means of a boat and appealed to the mayor for assistance. 2 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 1.—The Mississipp! went on a tear last evening, and dwellers along the flats moved out in a hurry. A huge ice jam which had formed in the river at 42d avenue north broke, and an immense volume of water with big cakes of ice and thousands of feet of logs went tearing down the river and roaring over St. Anthony Falls. The water rose two feet inside of half an hour, edging its way up the river banks until the floors of many of the houses were well under water. When the ice jam at 42d avenue broke, the water and ice tore away great masscs of logs and piling. One mill man estimated that 25,000,000 logs had been swept away. Both the bridges at 20th avenue north and at Plymouth avenue are reported in danger. ‘The damage may reach $100,0%). FARGO, N. D., April 1.—Several streets in the residence portion of the town are flooded. Island Park district is badly flood- ed, and the water is still rising. WAHPETON, N. D., April 1.—The water in the Red and Boise de Sioux rivers is two feet above the danger mark and abou: the highest ever known. The ice has risen with the water and is threatening all the bridges on the lire of those rivers. Strenucus efforts are being made to s the Northern Pacific, Great Northern a: the wagon bridges at this place. Continu- ously since yesterday morning dynamite has been used in breaking the ice both above, below and between the bridges, and there are some hopes now of saving the tailroa’ bridges; but the road bridge which connects this city and Breckinridge seems to be doomed. A few inches more rise and the ice will lodge against the bridges and force them from their foundations. GREENVILLE, ,Miss., April 1.—Franhly, there is little new’in the flood situation to- dey. The water in the river continues to fall, but not so rapidly as during the ‘ours following the breaks. The total fall corded on the Greenville gauge is.1.4. ‘This has given great relief to the lévees still intact. The water is risirg in the interior streams; the rise in Deer creek last night from the Stops Landing break was near nine inches an hour. A train and crew on the Riverside division of the Valley road was caught between the Stops Landing and Stokes Crevasse and is still there and can orly remain there. Water is now over he track of the Leland branch of the Valley road at Black Bayou, between Greenville and Wilezinski, and trains over this line have been abandoned. The train over the Southern railroad leaving at 4 o'clock thig afternoon will probably be the last. Green- ville still sits serenely upon a veritable isiand high and dry. 7 NEW ORLEANS, La., April 1.—Up to the present time (10 a.m.) as far as known the line of Louisiana levees is intect, but the strain against them is such that a break at any moment is feared at almost any point. Vigilance fs the price of safety, and the constant watch for weak places has been the means of averting several cre ses at dangercus points. The sloughing on the Algiers side just below the city has been repaired, 30,000 sacks of earth having been used in making the place secure. Another weak spot developed at Jesuit’s Bend, twenty miles below the city, but several hundred men soon restored it. The great danger below the city is due to wave wash, caused by passing steamers, some of which run very close to the shore to avoid the swift current and drift, and the gov. ernor and mayor have issued proclama- tions calling on them to keep to the mid- die of the stream and run under slow bells. The heavy rain and wind cf the past two days, which still continues, has soaked the levees and the people who are behind them are growing indignant at the heedlessness of the pilots and are talking of using arms to compel them to keep to the middle of the river. The Surget-Ashtcn levee in Concordia parish is reported sloughing badly; a run- around is being built there, but it is feared that the old levee will give way before the new one is compteted. 4 There is much concern for the rich coun- try along Bayou Lafourche. The levees there are low and in some places very weak. JACKSON, Mis: ve April 1.—Greenville tel- egraphs at noon: Reports coming into here heurly from all points of the flood dis- trict show the situation fs rapidly growing worse. There are now some twenty-five towns and villages more or less overtiowed. Greenville will get considerable water, perhaps not as much as in 1890, perhaps more. It 1s all a matter of conjecture. The bottom lands are full of water from rains before the breaks occurred. ‘This city Is now an island, situated in a wilderness of water, which surrounds it on every side. As yet the water is not in sight of the town, but {is at the Blanton gin, half a mile north, and at the Mont- Komery place, two miles south. Black bayou, Williams bayou. Deer creek and Fish lake are all out of their banks. A_ meeting of the cily council is being held at this writing at theemayor’s office to take necessary steps toward the safety of the people, and for such relief as can be afforded to the flood sufferers. VICKSBURG, Miss., April 1.—River on a stand, with 49.4 on the gauge. Clear and bright. President Maxwell of the fifth district levee boord arrived at 9 a.m. and reports all levees in the fifth district Intact. Tel- egrams from the upper bends report the river falling six inches in twenty-four hours from Lake Providence to Milllken’s Bend. Mr. Maxwell is putting all the force he can secure to raise the levee from Good- rich down to Bedfords three feet, as he predicts a rise of at least two and a half feet when the water from the breaks on the Mississippi side reaches the river from the Yazoo. No breaks on the Mississippi side report- ed this morning. ees + COLOMBIAN COMMISSIONERS. They Have Reac! New York on Pneir Way to Washington. NEW YORK, April 1.—J. F. Cisneros, M. H. Pena and E. D. Blum, commissioners of the Halonen aggoes gg te oe the way question ai ‘ashington, ae cae: clty- todas on board. the steamer Alianca, from Colon, jase ES The Czar to Visit France Again. PARIS, April 1—The Evenement an- nounces that President Faure has been offi- cially informed of the approaching visit of the czar and czarina to France. at Will Go to Guba at the President's Urgent Request. His Fitness for the Task Assigned Him—Information Expected to Be Gained. A lively interest in political circles at- taches to Judge Day of Ohio, the Presi- dent's personal friend, who is booked for an important missicn to Cuba. Inquiry aznong those who know him reveals the fact that he is a man of recognized ability at home, end a strong and an attractive character. He is a lawyer by education and by in- stinct, and has always been contented with the rewards of his profession. He has never sought ‘office of any kind. He de- clined even a judgeship, ‘which upon the recommendation of Mr. McKinley Presi- dent Harrison tendered him. He preferred + Judge Wm, R. Day. his practice at the bar, and has risen by it to a place in the front rank of the pro- tession in northern Ohio. He is a man of quiet life and quiet tastes, thoughtful and thorough in his work, and beth fair and firm in his judgment: He is college-bred, and about fifty vears of age. At the President's Request. Judge Day, it is understabd, goes to Cuba at the urgent personal teauest of the P’res- ident. The mission is one that, ordinarily, would not have been acceptable to him. He had not expected or desired any place under the administration. But his relations were such with the President that he could not well decline an offer coming in so com- plimentary a way from such a source. How soon he will start and how long he will be away are not as yet settled. The President, there is the best reason to believe, wants a clear and comprehen- sive The and statement of the situation in Cuba. question is one of difficulty for him, cas, as he thinks, for an investi; aside from that possible to the ge official channels. His faith in General is very high, but.he recognizes the that General Lee, by virtue of his of- has his limitations for usefulness in special field of ingviry. But General assist Judge Day, as in with his this Lee can and will the Ruiz matter. Judge Day, legal advice, will assist him, and from this concert of action the President expects to receive a report of much value. Not Like a Former Commissioner. There is as little likeness, it is pointed out, between this snectal mission to Cuba and a certain special mission to Hawaii as between the man who goes upon this and the one who went upon that. Mr. Cleve- land had already made up his mind about Hawaii before Mr. Blount left home. The whole errand had no other object in view but to collect some ex parte data upon which to base an already conceived pur- pose to restore the monarchy in the islands. Mr. Blount recetved his orders and executed them. He had long been in pol- itics, and although he had just retired from Congress he had no thought of quitting public life. He had hones of substantial reengnition from his chief in the event of a successful execution of his special com- mission. Rut the whole grotesque maneu- ver miscarried, and chief and lieutenant were together overwhelmed with ridicule and shame. He Seeks Light. Mr. McKinley's mind fs not made up as to Cuba, except as he has already shown that American citizens in the island shall not appeal in vain for protection from their government. The reproach of pusillanimity he has instantly removed from the coun- try. For the rest, desiring to be just, he seeks light, and sends as his representative to report upon matters up to date, not a politician seeking pfomotion, but a man of sound judgment, who has neither personal nor political axes to-grind, and in whose capacity to perform the service required he and all others who know him place im- plicit faith. National Bank Circulation. The monthly statement of the controller of the currency shows that on March 31 the total circulation of national bank notes was 18,804, a decrease forthe month of $441,066 and an increase for the year of $12,- 481,089, The amount of circulation based on United States bonds was $20,767,702, a decrease for the month of $1,147,713, and an increase for the year of $10,044,697. The circulation secured by lawful money aggre- gated $25,941,192, un increase for the month of $706,647, and an increase for the year of $2, 2. The amount of United States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $233,6,350, and to secure public deposits, $16,088,000. ae ee Assistant Secretary Baldwin Resigns, The resignation of W. W. Baldwin of his commission as third assivtant secretary of state took effect today. Mr. Baldwin will be succeeded by Thos. Cridler as soon as the latter is confirmed by the Senate. The selection of a successor to Mr. Cridler as chief of the diplomatic bureau of the de- partment is within the power of the Sec- retary of State, although the place being withig the civil service lines, the choice must be mide from the employes of the department or some veteran soldier who formerly held office. It is understood that Sidney Smith, now attached to the diplo- matic bureau and formerly acting private secretary to Secretary Blaine, is to be chosen. Dinners in Prospect. ‘The members of the Ways and means committee will bé entertained at a dinner by President McKinley at the White House tomorrow evening. The republican mcm- bers will give a dinner to Chairman Dingiey Saturday evening. : Government Receipts. National bank notes recefved today for redemption, $175,183. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $497,059; customs, $2,372,211; miscellaneous, $101,970. Coinage During March. The monthly gtatement issued by the dl- rector of the Mint ghows that the total coinage duringxMarch was $15,478,479, of which $13,770; wse xo. $1,617,653 silver and $80,926 or The number of standard silvef.dollars co! during. the ci T ST. PAUL|JUOGE Day's MISSION|IMPORTANT OFFICES Two Ambassadors Named by the President Today. ALSO TWO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES >—_— Civil Service System Recognized in the Treasury. OTHER NOMINATIONS oo The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: State—Andrew D. White of New York, to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipo- tentiary of the United States to Germany; William F. Draper of Massachusetts, zo be ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten- tiary of the United States to Italy; Chan- dler Hale of Maine, to be secretary of the embassy of the United States at Rome, Ttaly; Samuel L. Gracey of Massachusetts, consul of the Unite] States at Fuchan, China; Anson Burlingame Johnsun of Col- crado, consul cf the United States at Amoy, China. Withdrawn—Anson Burlingame Johnson, te be consul at Fuchan. Interior—Benjamin Butterworth of Uhiec, to be commissioner of patents. Treasury—Oliver L. Spaulding of Michi- gen, to be assistant secretary of the treas- ury; Wm. B. Howell of New Jerse: y, to be assistant secretary of the treasury. War—Capt. Robert Craig, signal corps, to be major. G Draper. Gen. Draper has had a successful as a ness. reer ldier, statesman and man of busi- He is a native of the old bay state, and a3 a beardless youth of nineteen en- tered the army and served thronghout the war for the Union, being promoted suc- cessively from the rank of second lieuten- ant to that ef brigadier zeneral. He was a gallant soldier, and bears upon his person the scars of battle, having been shot through the hody at the battle of the Wil- cerness and weunded at Pegram’s Farm. After the war he engaged in manufac- ture of cotton machinery, with his brothers, who were associated with him, amassed a fortune. He took much interest in polities as exrly as 187s, when he was a delegate to the Cincinnati convention. He was president of the famous Home Market Club cf boston, in 189. Although a candidate for the gubernatorial nomina- Ucn in 1888, he never neld public office un- til elected to the Fifty-third Congress. His work in both that and the subsequent Con- grees has been valuable. He was chairman cf the committee on paients and a member anc of the committee on foreign affairs. In the former position he pressed successfully through Congress the bill to revise tne pat- laws and the bill to protect the copy- ight of theatrical and operatic produc- ions. As a member of the fc fairs committee his course was distinctively con- vervative. W stalwart in is Ameri- canism, he opposed hasty. action which might embroil this countey in foreign com- plications. For this reason he opposed the resolut!on to recognize the belligerency of the Cuban Insurgents during the first ses- Gen. Wm. F. Draper. sion of this Congress, and made a specch against {t on the floor. Mr. Draper !s a gentleman of commanding presen. genial, yet dignified in manner, a polished scholar and a pleasing and forceful speaker. His wife has been during the past four years one of the conspicuous figures in the social life of Washington, and their home on K street has been the sceae of many notable, lavish and fashi ble entertain- ments, Gen. Spaulding. The appointments of Messrs. Spaulding and Howell were decided upon nearly two weeks ago, and the fact was stated in The Star at the time. For reasons best known to himself, the President postponed their nomination to the Senate until today. Messrs. Spaulding and Howell have been in the government service for many years, and are appointed to their places solely on the ground of merit. They have had tong experience with the administration of the customs laws, and are both regarded as tariff experts. . Gen. Spaulding was born in St. John’s, Mich., and made a fine record as a gallant volunteer soldier during the war. Since the war he has served two terms as secre- tary of state of Michigan, one term as a member of Congress from’ that state, and in 187) he entered the service of the gov- errment as a special agent of the Treasury Department. He rendered valuable serviee in the prevention and detection of frauds upon the revenue, and among his many special missions he- was a member of the commission Which investigated the sugar trade with the Sandwich Islands, When Col. Tichenor resigned the office of assistant secretary of the treasury in 1890 to accept the office of president of the board of general appraisers Gen. Spauld- ing was appointed to the vacancy. and served until the close of the administration of President Harrison, and frequently act. ed as Secretary of the Treasury, He had the indorsement of the entire Michigan del- egation and trade and commercial bodies. Mr. Wm. B. Howell. William Barberie Howell was born in Freehold, Monmouth county, New Jersey, July 5, 1865. His father, William H. How- ell, was at that time the cashier of the First National Bank of Freehold, but in @ few years he was called to Hightstown, in Mercer county, and estabtished the First National Bank of that place. Mr. Howell received a common school education and also took a business course at the Spencerian Busiriess College in this city, graduating from that college in 1882. In June, 188%, he was appointed by Scere. tary Folger to a messeng:r’s position in the Treasury Department, on the recom- mendation of J. Hart er, the repre- sentative in Congress from his district. In October, 1883, Mr. Howell entered the first competitive examination held under the civil service law of 1883, and, having received a high rating, he was appointed in January, 1884, to a $900 clerkship in the internal revenue bureat! of the Treasury Department. Being a skilled stenographer, his services were utilized in that capacity in the ser bureaus and divisions of the department. By reason of this fact he became peculiarly familiar With the different complicated branches of the de- a yale . Howell was promoted through several grades in the departmental ee . Was appointed a customs service. ice, and in October, 289), Special employe in the During his service in the department he attended the Columbian Law School of Washington, and graduated from that in- stitution in 1891, and was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia in that year. He has been for ten years the confiden- tial assistant to the assistant secretaries in. charge of customs, including Gen. Spaulding and Mr. Hamlin, and the ex- perience he has had in that position has thoroughly equipped him for the position of assistant secretary of the treasury. His case furnishes a striking instance of the wisdom of the civil service law. Benjamin Butterworth. The new commissioner of .patents, Mr. Benjamin Butterworth, is well known in legal circles in Washington, as well as pos- sessing a wide acquaintance among puvlic men throughout the country. Mr. Butter- worth has been a familiar figure in official and sovial circles in Washington for many years. His first appearance here was as a representative in the House from the first district of Ohio in the Forty-sixth Congress. He served in this position dur- ing the Forty-seventh, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresse After his re- tirement from public life he located in Washington, and soon built up a large practice n attorney-at-law, devoting his attention particularly to patent law. Mr. Butterworth is a property holder in the city, and while his appointment is credited to Ohio, his native state, he has been long regarde@ as a citizen ofthe District. Mr. Samuel L. Gracey, nominated to be consul at Fuchau, is a Methodist clergy- man, well known in religious circles in Massachusetts. Mr. Gracey was the consul at this place under the Harrison adminis- tration. Ambassador White. Ambassador White is one of the schol- arly men in public life. He was president of Cornell University for nearly twenty years. He has been minister to Russia and Germany, and was one of the members of the Venezuelan arbitration commission. The appointment of Mr. White is known to be most satisfactory to Germany, as he made an exceedingly flattering impression when he was formerly minister at that court. Chandler Hale is also well known in Washington. He is the son of Senator Hale of Maine, and has spent a considerabie portion of his life in this city. He is twenty-three or twenty-four years of age. Mr. White was born in New York in 18%2, and was educated at Yale College and the ‘University of Berlin, Germany. He was professor of history and English lit- erature at the University of Michigan from 1857 to 1862, and was made president of the Cornell ‘University in 1866. He was once a member of the state senate in New York, and in 187] was one of the commis- |sioners to San Domingo. It was during a portion of President Hayes’ administra- tion that he was minister to Germany. Among bis literary works are “Lectures on Mediaeval and Modern History” and “The Warfare of Science.” so NO ELECTION AT FRANKFORT. Dr. Hunter Still Three Short of Suc- ccas FRANKFORT, Ky., April 1.—The silver ren in the legislature found themselves one vote short today on account of the absence of Representative Dougherty, who had gone home under the impression that he was paired with Representative Dodsen. The latter, a Hunter man from Louisville, de- nied the pair, but when Senator Bronsiu: on behalf of the silver democrats, threat- eved to break a quorum if he did not stand by his pair, Mr. Dodson said he would not vote. ‘The roll call for the nineteenth ballot showed 120 present; necessary to a choice, 61. The ballot resulted in a gain of ore vote for Boyle, a sound money democrat voting for him instead of Davie. es COL, FRED. GRANT SUMMONED. At the conclusion of the first ballot Rep- resentative Hardin, a silver democrat, motion to adjourn was withdrawn and ihe second ballot was ordered, which resulied It in Thought That the President De- sires Hin Services, NEW YORK, April 1.—Col. Fred. D. missioners of this city, has been summoned to Washington. Col. Grant w: United Considerable speculation 1s being indulged of Commissioner Gragt’s sudden departure for Washington. It is believed there that President McKinley will offer Col. Grant some position that will take him away looked for. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 1.-—-A ‘special governor of Oklahoma has been decided upon by President McKinley. Ex-Delegaie President's decision. Mr. Barnes is a resi- cent of Guthrie. He went to the territory office. ———.__ BISMARCK’S BIRTHDAY. vote stood: Hunter, 58; Blackburn, moved to adjourn. The republicans de- in no change, the forces of all candidates States minister to Austria during the Har- from Mulberry street, and in consequence to the Journal from Washington states Dennis T. Flynn, who was an applicant for from Arkansas upon receiving the appoint- The German Statesman Eighty-Two | Davie, 11; Boyle, Stone, 1. manded a yea and nay vote, whereupon th= standing firm. Grant, member of the board of police com- rison administration. in at police headquarters as to the meaning his resignation as police commissioner is that the appointment of C. M. Barnes as the appointment, has been informed of the ment of the register of the Guthrie land Prince Bismarck upon the occasion of his birthday. The ex-c was born April 1, 1815. “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring answers. CUBAN RES Some Lively Debate on Them in the Senate. THE CASE OF GENERAL RIVIERA Proposition to Send a Vessel With Contributions. cae ee OTHER BUSINES: ieee The tariff bill passed by the House of entatives yesterday was received by as soon as the sesrion opened There were po formalities as to its and without motion or comm: officer, Mr. Hol referred to the committee on financ Mr. Hale (Me.) secured immediate ¢ sideration for a joint resolution directi the Secretary of the Navy to use a gov- t vessel or charter a private wv e transportati of contributions of ete., to the famine-stricken peovie ) took occasion to speak briefly oa the demonetization of silver in brought about by chief causes of the > concition of affairs in India. This led to a somewhat unexpectes b Mr. Morgan of Alabama, sed a ten rary flurry. remarkivg that this resoluti an appropriation from the t treasury ter the aid of the ple of India. ited Sta suffering peo- Mr. Hale eadeavored to explain that this was done merely to mov ations al ready given by the generosity of the American people. Goods were now awaii- ing shipment at New York and other points. . A Vensel for Caba. Proceedirg, Mr. Morgan said he fully recognized the nobility of these benefac- lions. He Ire mov had approved sending corn to and to Russia, These humane ments brought the world together in ntiments of good will. “But,” continued Mr. Morgan, “I shall hope to secure the support of the senator from Maine (Hab when I introduce a resolution to send s plies to the suffering people of Cuba, who are penned up in that island through the harsh policies of General Weyler.” Mr. Morgan expressed the further hope that Mr. Hale would be found among the sup- porters of a resolutién for sending si} plies to the people penned up in C through the tyrannical action of the ropean powers » Mr. Hale responded that these questions would be met as they arose. There was no politics in this resolution. It voiced the general Sentiment of godspeed to the relief for these poor people. The resolution was then agreed to without division. A spirited debate followed on several new phases of the Cuban question. Gen. Rivera’s Case. Mr. Allen (Neb.) presented a resolu- tion reciting that Gen. Rivera of the Cuban forces had been captured by the Spanish 2nd was about to be tried by drum-henad court-martial and shot, and protesting aga‘nst such trial as contrary to the rules of civilized warfare. Mr. Allen asked for immediate consideration of the resolution. Mr. Hoar (Mags.) srggested that the reso. lution go to the committee on foreign rela tions. Mr. All@n would not consent to such a reference. If the life of this man Was to be saved, he caid, there must be speedy ac- tion. ‘There was no Ume for the slow pro- cedure of this committ Mr. Hoar said it did not comport with the dignity of this body- to rush forward on these subjects. The question of life and death in Cu Was not in the ke = of the Senate There should be decorous and orderly procedure on these international guestions, and he would object to the reso- lution unless it was allowed to go to the committee. Although debate was not in order Mr Allen continued to urge the critical c ar- acter of the Rivera >. The dispatch- es from Havana, he said, showed that Hi- vera was to be tried military drum- head court-martial and shot. If true, this weuld be a violation of every precept of civilized warfare, and it should not be covntenanced by civilized governments. While it might be true, as Mr. Hoar had said, that it was not for the American Congress to intervene, yet turely the American Congress had the right to ex- press its own jude and condemnation of an action contrar; to civilized fare. Mr. Alien said he did not wan resolution stifled by being committ the “caverns of the foreign relations com- mittee.” The senator closed with some sarcastic references to the fatherly care which Mr. Hoar bestowed on him. Mr. Hoar’s Spirited Reply. This aroused Mr. Hoar to a spirited re- ply. He had not intended to offer advice to the Nebraska senator, he said. If he had advice to give he would not “throw it away.” Then turning to the general Cuban questicn, Mr. Hoar said that it Would be a clear’ affront to any natioa witt ich we were at peace to 4 a resclution by the American Congress that whereas such nation was about to cormit an atrocity. Congress prot Such a resolution by one of the naticns toward the United set cur people aflame. Mr. Hoar expr ed the earnest belief that Cuba would ha: been free had it not been for thes pera, aud ineffeciual resolutions ding” and “goading” Spain. The only result of such resolutions was to secure commendation for some one in the newspapers. He believed that President Gran: would have brought about the freedom of Cuba if his plan had not beer overcome by in- temperate resolutions and dembnstratiof#&s. If the original resolution of Mr. Came tendering in a friendly way the tions of ithe United States, had bee: and the case left there, probably good Would have resulted. But instead ot that th. many inflammatory resolutions presented cite in “prod- and urged had done infinite mischief.. Mr. Hoar closed with a decisive objection’ tc the prescnt consideration ef the resolution, and it went over. Other Cuban resolu: tions folloved in rapid succession. The Gomez Letters. Mr. Morgan's resolution requesting the President for the letters of General Gomez to himself and Mr. Cleveland was pre- sented and adopted without division. * It is as follows: “Resolved, That the President is requested to inform the Sen- ate, if in his @pinion it is mot inconsiste with the public interests, whether letie: have been received by the President or the former chief executive of the United States from Maximo Gomez, the comman ing general of the insurrectionary forces in Cuba, of the following tenor and effect Getter recited). nd the President is, in like manner, further requested ito inform the Sena‘e whether there is,any and what evidence in the executive Gepartments which shows that the persces or property of citizens of the United States have suffered such abys: as are stated in the foregoing letters, whicn are alleged in the public prints to have been written by Maximo Gomez, or any other wrongs and abuses inflicted upon them by either of the bellgerent parties in Cuba that could have been avoided by a due consideration for our treaty rights or our rights under the laws of nations or the respect due to humanity. “And, also, the President, in lke manner, is requested to inform the Senate whether the Spanish authorities in.Cuba have re- OLUTIONS .