Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Jiat Reagents enwe, Go 18 Sy Wy vo OSPMANN. P Pree Few York (fon 49 Potter Building, = = ‘The Evening Star is served to subs:cthers in the ¢ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents ber week, or 44 cents per mouth. tes at the unter 2 conte eseb. By mail—anywhere in the nited States or Canada—postaze prepaid—50 cents er month. Lyte Quintnple Shect Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oftce at Washington, D. C., fas_second-class mail matter.) T7AM wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. RELIEF BILL SIGNED Appropriation of $50,000 for Dis- tressed Americans in Cuba. —--— + NO DISCORD IN THE CABINET A Report to the Contrary Pro- nounced False. CONFERRING WITH MR. DAY The resolution appropriating $0,000 for the relief of American citizens in Cuba ed the White House at 12:30 o'clock” . Just as soon as it could be sent up being signed in both houses, while were in open session. The President ned the resolution immediately, and will Proceed at once to consult with the officers of the State Department respect- ing the adoption of measures of relief is addition to those taken, last week, when Corsul General Lee was authorized to draw upon the State Department for $10,000 for the procurement of {mmediate supplies. The State Department officials are of the opinion that it will not suffice to send Torey to Cuba, but believe that in view of the high prices for provisions prevail- ing en the island it will be best to pro- cure at least a portion of the stores in this eeuntry and send them by freight steamers to Cuba. The Cabinet in Harmony. A story that the cabinet i badly split on the subject of the President's Cuban policy is inc.gnantly denied at the White House teday The closest friends of the President have pronounced the story absurd — too onal for even the average citizen to On the other hand, it is tially asserted that the in harmony with the nts views. Secretary Gage has has been reported, intimated to lent the possibility of this coun- Silver basis in case of Not only do members of ves pronounce the story jent himself looks upon most extensive yarns ~ the administration came into still announced that the President action about Cuba until Com- ‘alhoun returns. That fixes 1 weeks off unles earlier action neces: ce Day was with the . and they went ov artmen side: er papers fi are dail and Similar to Canadian Autonomy. It is stated, from an unofficial urce, that the President is contemplating an au- tonomy for Cuba on the lines of Canadian gut my. p thinks, the story goes, that by skillf acy this may be brought autonom is believed. would result in comp ing by > home rule tor iplomatie resources to e fon, with reluctance. oon the tender of the good offices untry will be made io Spain is yelieve that negotiations cress, while the best in- no steps will be taken u: mer Calh returns. Mr. MeMillin's Resolution Referred. Representative McMillin of Tennessee to- day introduced in the House a resolution viding for the consideration of the Sen- fate resolution recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents “from day to day until disposed of. The resolution was referred to the com- trittee on rules, but it is not Hkely that the committee will consider it. The ma- dority leaders will decide for themselves When it is proper to act on the resolution. Mr. McRae of Ari @lution similar to Sidetracking the Senate Resolution. It is not the jon of the managers of the House ie Morgan resolution HIS RIGHT TO OFFICE/AT THE WHITE HOUSE| THE The Case of Ex-District Attorney Parsons of Alabama, Decision of the Supreme Court Look- ed Forward to With Interest. In the United States Supreme Court to- day Justice Peckham handed dewn the opinion of the court in the case of L. E. Parsons, late district attorney for the northern district of Alabama, appealed frem the Court of Claims. The decision was adverse to Parsons’ claim that he was entitled, under section 76) of the Revised Statutes, to hold his of- fice for four years. notwithstanding the President's order of removal. Justice Peck- ham said that while the appointment was for four years, it might be terminated earlier, at the discretion of the President. The judgment of the Court of Claims was affirmed. i The determination of this case has been lcoked fcrward to with interest, because of its pessible effect upon the removal of of- ficeholders incident to the change of ad- ministration. Parsons was removed from the office of United States district attorney in Alabama in 1893, having been appointed in 1300. He wrote a letter to the President, refusing to strrer der the place, on the ground that as he bad been appointed for a term of four years the President had no right to remove him before the expiration of that time. He has fought the case through the various federal courts on this theory, losing in the lower court as he did today in the Supreme Court. - Parsons has, however, not been in pos- session of the office during the contest. On the day that he was removed Emmet O'Neil was appointed to succeed him, and to him Parsons surrendered the office after an order was ued to him by the Circuit Court to do so. He prosecuted the case on another basis from that time. The Blythe Case. In the United States Supreme Court to- day the case of Blythe agt. Hinckley, in- volving the estate of the late millionaire Blythe of California, was dismissed for want of ju diction. The effect is to leave the property in the possession of Mrs. Hinckley, daughter of the millionaire. Interstate Commerce Cases. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court below in the case of C. S. Wright of Pittsburg, Pa., charged with a violation of the portion of the interstate commerce law prohibiting discrimination. Wright granted rebates on beer to pay for drayage. This action was held to be in violation of the law. The United States Supreme Court de- cided two cases today, holding that the United States interstate commerce com- mission has no power to prescribe rates on railroads which may control in the future. The cas were those of the commission agt. the Cincinnati and New Orleans Rail- rvad Company and the Florida and West- ern Company. Local Cases Decided. ‘The United States Supreme Court today aftirmed the decree of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia in the case of Brooke Mackall against Westel Willoughby. The decision was rendered by Mr. Justice Shiras. The matter involved in this case was the question of an alleged indebtedness of Brooke Mackall to Willoughby and to charge such indebtedness against certain land situated in Washington. The Supreme Court reversed the decision ot the Court of Appeals ef the District of Columbia in the case of Carlotta M. Mac- Greal and Milburne P. MacGreal against Rose M. Taylor and Mamie E. Norment, executrices of Sarah Utermehle, decease The cause is remanded for further pro- ceedings, in conformity with the opinion of the court, which was delivered by Mr. Jus- tice Harlan, the chief justice and Mr. Jus- tice Brown dissenting. S In the case of E. J. Peck and Leo Sim- mons against Christian Heurich, appealed from the Court of Appeais of the District of Columbia, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court below. The case involved the ownership of certain parcels of land. Lo COMING ARMY NOMINATIONS. Early Adjournment of the Senate Prevents Naming of Gen. Brooke. i ° tion of Brigadier General Jno. s recommending action w The nominat n felation to Cuba. ate “ith | 2. Brooke, commanding the Department It is understood to be the intention of | of Mizscuri, to be a major general, today ker not to give an opportunity for ate resolution to be presented to was prevented only by the early adjourn- ment of the Senate, and it is expected that * until! the House is ready to re- it will not be delayed longer than tomor- thi toi bh row. Within a day or two following, for ne presentation of che resolution Renal Ge noo from the Senate y prevented by the an- | #t would not be proper os 1 of Senator Earle’s death by | pation for his present place before G of the announce- | Brocke fs confirmed in his new rank, the the clerk of the | nominations of the colonels who have usual w: It is und announcs as this Speaker Reec HELD. Both Houses of Congress Adjourned t of Senator Earle's Death. of the members of the minority brepared when the House of Repre- S met today to attempt to force ration of the Senate Cuban bel- ligerency resolution, in the face of the latmed intention of the republican lead- to allow action for the present, and the protest of the South Carolina + who desired to immediately an- the death of Senator rle, an ment which would be followed &t once by an adjournment. one turing the reading of the journal e Cu an enthusiasts yielded to the solici- tations of the South Carolina delegation. The only incident of the session was a brief continuation of Mr. Simpson's fight @gainst the Speaker. = As soon as the journal had been read he objected to a line in the journal which re- corded that a private pension bill had been referred to the committee on invalid pen- sions. on the ground that no such commit. tee existed. “I want the journal to show the truth,” said “and I move to strixe out that Mne. Mr. Henderson (lowa) and Mr. Daizell (Pa) pointed out that the rules provided for references, and such refe-ences were always made pending the appointment of committees. The Speaker decided that Mr. Simpson's motion was in order. The House promptly voted down Mr. S motion, 40-S4, and approved the 2-18. journal, Thereupon Mr. Elliott (S. C.) was recog- nized and announced the death of Senator Earle, which, he said, occurred under cir- cum ces almost tragic in their nature. Later, Mr. Elliott said, he would ask the House to fix a day when suitable tribute could be paid to his memory. He then pffere customary resvlutions, which wer: P.m., as a further mark of eeenece the House adjourned until Thurs- Short Session of the Senate. ‘The death of Senator Earle of South Carolina was referred to in eloquent terms in Chaplain Milburn’s prayer in the Senate today. Following this Mr. Tillman of South Carolina made the formal announce- ment of Mr. Earle’s death, and offered a resclution expressing the profound sorrow of the Senate. As a further mark of respect the Senate, at 12:10 p.m., adjourned. ns PE NN ENED eS abd a TUE ISS as a ele been lucky enough to secure selection as brigadier generals will be sent to the Senate. There will be four of these, al- though there witi be only three apparent vacancies on . Brooke's confirmation. This fact is accounted for by the decisi of the Secretary of War to promote C Jno. K. Mizner of the 10th Cavalry, tioned at St. Paul, to be a brigadier eral, and then retire him immediately. Mizrer is at present on leave of absence. It is the present understanding that the three colonels who will also be promoted tc be brigadier generals have been ge- lected as follows, though the list is sub- ject to change up to the last moment: Col. Henry C. Merriam, stztioned in Texas, and first on the Hst ef colonels of infantry, and also first in relative rank; Col. James F. Wade, Sta Cavalry, stationed at San Francisco, first in lineal rank in the cay- alry and fourth in relative rank (ai pres- ert Col. Wade is temporarily commanding the Department of Texas); Col. Wm. M. Grabam, Sth Artillery, first f% Hineal rank in that arm of the service, and fifteenth in relative rank. These promotions and re- tirements will necessarily result in some important changes in the commands of the great army departments, but these cannot now be forecasted. - INVESTIGATION. Ge NAVY YARD Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Will Leave for Philadelphia Tomorrow. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is pursuing his investigation of the state of the labor- ing forces in the navy yards with vigor. He wil! leave Washington tomorrow morn- ing for Philadelphia and expects to spend Wednesday and Thursday in looking into the coaditicns at the League Island navy yari and in visiting and inspecting the steel works at Bethlehem, Pa., where naval armor ani supplies are made. Mr. Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to deliver the opening address at the re- assembling of the Naval War College at Newport June 2, and will afterward ad- dress himself to the raval apprentices, who have never before had the honor of listening to the assistant secretary of the navy. oe Government Receipts. Government reeeipts from customs, $753,- 448; internal revenue, $489,512; miscel- laneous, $47,462. National bank notes re- celved today for redemption, $518,138. o—— The Concord in Commission. The gunboat Concord was put in commis- sion today at the Mare Island navy yard. She ‘s desired to duty om the Chinese station. The President Will Go to Philadel- phia June 2. OPENING THE COMMERCIAL MUSEUM Will Return to the City Thursday Morning. RECEIVED MANY CALLERS President McKinley today formally ac- cepted the invitation tendered him to visit Philadelphia June 2. An extensive pro- gram has been mapped out for the Presi- dent, beginning immediately after his ar- rival and ending the night of June 2. The occasion is the opening of the Commerciai Museum, the meeting of the National Manufacturers’ Association and the Na- tional Medical Association. The President will extend a greeting to the doctors soon after his arrival, and during the day will be present at different places. He will spend the greater part of his time at the musem, which is a representation of the manufacturing of every country of the world. The day’s program will end with a banquet at the Bourse. The President, a portion of the cabinet and a number of the foreign ministers will leave here at 8 o'clock Wednesday morn- ing, June 2. ‘They will return early Thurs- day morning. A special train will take the party over. The final arrangements are yet to be completed. Assistant District Attorneyships. Samvel Hooten, a candidate for assistant district attorney of West Virginia, and Gen. Van H. Bukey, who would like to get in the diplomatic service. were introduced to the President by Senator Elkins. The President is holding up the appointments of assistant district attorneys pending a full opinion from Attorney General Mc- Kenna as to their status under the civil service law. ‘The Attorney General has informally decided that they are in the classified service, but exactly what their standing is has’ not been fully decided. This applies to the assistant attorneys for the various states. For Superintendent of Charities. Frederick W. Barnaclo of New Jersey, an applicant for appointment to the super- intendency of charities for the District of Cclumbia, has filed additional indorsemenis of his candidacy and was at the White House to look after his case. The Presi- dent has not yet taken up the vacancy. Louisville Postmaster Resigns. Represeniative Evans today handed to the President the resignation of Postmes- ter Weaver of Louisville, Ky. Mr. Weaver is a Gemocrat, and the resignation is to take effect July 1. Mr. Evans has decided upen Dr. T. H. Baker for postmaster to succeed Mr. Weaver, and there is little deukt of Dr. Baker's nomination when the time comes. Senator Deboe will not in- terfere in tne appointment, leaving it en- urely to Mr. Evans. Representative Hurley of New York pre- sented Andrew Jacobs of Brooklyn as a ca:didate for naval officer at the port of New York, and believes that Mr. Jacobs is a winner. Senators Cullom and Mason saw the Pres'dent and introduced a number of !- linois censtituents, among them being Ed- ward Harlan, an old soldier, who desires reinstatement in the Treasury Department. hav.ng been removed from his position during the last administration. Mr. Har- lan is ncw a doorkeener of the Mlinois howse of representatives. General Grosvenor and ex-Representa- tive Nconan of Texas visited the Presi- dent to introduce Conrad Huberick of San Antonio. Mr. Huberick formerly lived in Toiedo, and is an old friend of General Grcevenor. He has been in ‘Texas for some time. He wants a good consulate, and may get It. Virginians Settle Their Differences. The Virginia leaders, who have settled their Gifferences and who want the Presi- dent to know it, saw and talked with the chief executive. Representative Walker and Messrs. Bowden, Waddill and Brady were in the delegation. Simon §. Matthews, the Mississippi poli- tician whose nomination as register of the land office at Jackson was withdrawn from the Senate, saw the President and ex- plained his case. Charges have been filed against Mr. Matthews that years ago there was some mismanagement in a federai office he held. Mr, Matthews seys he can easily disprove this, and is hopeful of a renomination. R. E. Toomey, the colored applicant from Tennessee for an auditorship in the treas- ury, filed further papers in his case at the White House. Senator Pritchard, Representative Skin- ner and Maj. E. P. McKissick of Asheville, N. C., extended the President a very cor- dial invitation to stop at Asheville a short time on his coming scuthern trip. Charles H. Armes, formerly assistant dis- trict attorney, had his name put befere the President today for assistant attorney gen- eral in charge of Indian depredations. Mr. Armes was presented to the President by Judge Cole, ex-District Attorney Birney and Senator Kyle. All of them spoke highly of Mr. Armes. Senator Kyle also introduced Dr. 8. J. Coin of Aberdeen, 8. D. Dr. Coin wants to be surgeon general of the marine hospital service. The President has said nothing so far to indicate that he intends to take the surgeon generalship up. A Little Maryland Somgstresns. Miss Edith Thompson, the little Mary- land “nightingale,” went riding with Mrs. McKinley this morning, and afterward en- tertained the mistress of the White House by singing. Mrs. McKinley was charmed, and gave her a number of souvenirs. Miss Edith is a daughter of Col. and Mrs. Cha: 5 H. Thompson of Cedar Park, Md. She is about six years old, and was accompanied by her mother. Pardons Granted, In order to restore his citizenship the President has pardoned Harry H. Kennedy, convicted in Pennsylvania of misapplication of national bank funds. Kennedy was sen- tenced in 1891 to ten years’ imprisonment, and President Cleveland commuted the sen- tence to seven years, with deductions for good behavior. The President has also granted pardons im the following cases: E. G. Penn, con- victed in Ohio of violating the pension laws; Edgar M. Biggs, convicted in New Mexico of cutting timber on the public lands; Jacob Filshaw, convicted in Arizona of robbing the mails; J. Fuller Thomas, convicted in Missouri of embezzling letters, and Henry Tuckett, convicted in Utah of unlawful cohabitation. ——______ Tennessee Invites King George. The executive committee of the Ten- nessee centennial exposition has sent to Representative Gaines for transmission to the King of Greece, through the State De- partment, a beautiful engraved invitation to the latter to attend the which celebrates the one hundredth anniversary the Union. of Weight of Parcels, An Excursion Being Arranged to Chi- cago by Way of Pittsburg, Re- turning by Niagara Falls. The chief commission of the postal con- gress was in session this morning. The main question under consideration was the advisability of increasing the weight of parcels, such as books,-samples, etc., which are admitted to transmission by mail from one country to another. The congress will meet in full session Wednesday to receive reports from the committees on various subje:ts. The committee having in charge the arrangements of the postal congress is making preparations to take the delegates on a trip west. If the present program is followed the delegates will leave Washing- ton Friday next; spend some time in Pitts- burg, and be taken to the Carnegie and the Westinghouse works; visit St. Louis and go thence to Chicago. The return will be by way of Niagara Falls. _ Delegates and their ladies are loud in expressions of pleasure over their outing to Old Point and Newport News. They greatly enjoyed the trip on the steamer Charlotte down Chesapeake bay, and the interesting and instructive eights they saw at Fortress Monroe and the ship yards. A small party visited Richmond, spending yesterday there, and returning by rail this torning. The delegates will attend the lecture to- night at the National Theater by Mr. John P. Clum. Mr. and Mrs, Hubvard have invited the delegates to the postal congress to their country home at Twin Oaks, on Wednesday next, on which day they are always at home to their friend. PROPOSED CHANGE IN MARKING. New Method Considered by the Civil Service Commission. The civil service commission is contem- plating a new method in the system of marking applicants who are examined for positions in the classified service. There is now no credit given any one who is thor: oughly versed in the methods of doing government business when he goes before the commission to enter into competitive examination for service: The exceptions are those which permit the reinstatement of a government employe without examina- tion within one year from the date of discharge, and the reinstatement of any soldier or widow of a saldier without 1¢- gard to a time limit. The former of these exceptions was made for the purpose of permitting the reinstatement of persons whose discharge was the result of mis- understanding or error of some kind that did not relate to their-efficiency. The lat- ter exception was a means of acknowledg- ing patriotic service, rendered in the mili- tary branch of the government. The commission is now considering means for giving the credit in examination to thcse who would enter the service thor- oughly equipped by experience to han tle government business according to estab- shed customs. The proposition that has been made to permit this being done is to allow 25 per cent in examinations for ef- ficiency in government office work. This efficiency could be established either by a reference to the records, by certificatés furnished by officials under ‘Whont the ap- plicant has previously’ worked or by cx- amination, The amount of credit allowed applicants in their examinations for office werk would vary in each case.* In in- stances where a large part of their vaiue tq the government would consist in their thorough acquaintance with the govern- ment’s methods of doing business, the full 25 per cent would be allowed. Where such knowledge was of less value, 20, 15, 10 or 5 per cent would be the amount of credit for such ability. If this change of the rules were to Le adopted it would meet one of the conten- tions of many of those who are opposed to the civil service rules as at present a ministered, and would allow a considerable number of ex-government employes to be returned to the service. Many of those who are opposed to the civli service rules claim that the year limit for reinstatement should be abolished and such reinstate- ments be permitted at any time. The commission does not take kindly to this suggestion, as it is tegarded as a means of breaking down, to a conside-a- ble extent, the administration of the spirit of the civil service law. But it is recog- nized that there is some justice in the claim that a man’s knowledge of the way of doing business in the government de- partments would make him more valuable to the government than another clerk who might stand equally well with him in the ordinary civil service examination. ———___e— HONORING THE NAVAL HEROES. Ceremonies on Memorial Day at Ad- miral Porter's Grave. At the suggestion of the department com- mander and the general committee in charge of Memorial day services, Col. Wm. M. Michael, chief clerk of the State De- partment, who is a member of Lincoln Post, No. 3, is arranging a special feature of the ceremonies to be observed at the Ar- lington cemetery next Monday. It is in- tended to have special services in honor of the naval heroes of the war, and as Ad- miral D. D. Porter is the senior of all the naval officers whose remains rest at Ar- lington, it has been thought fit and proper that his grave should be the scene of the proposed observance. It will be in the nature of an experiment, if successful will act as a precedent forthe future. The details of the program afe not arranged, further than that there (shall be appro- priate music and addresses, Col. Michael will act as master of ceremonies, and will make an address. Although he served in both the army and navy during the war, his principal service was: im the navy. Admiral J. E. Jouett and Paymaster H. T. Skelding, retired, have both been invited to make addresses, and a similar invitation will be extended to Admirai J. G. Walker, also retired. ee Personal Mc: Ex-Commissioner John has been ill for several we lescing, and will soon be Mr. E. Jagger of this Bishop Jagser of Ohio, is for an extended stay." Maj. Charles McClintéc! City are in town. Major, — of she oteery esta of the first defenses of Washington. : Capt. George Mitchell, 2d: Artillery, is at 1910 Sunderland place on leave.of absence, Secretary Long has returned to Wash- ington, accompanied by Mrs; Long, whom he went to New York td meet. Gen. Jno. “R. Brooke, commanding=the Department of the Missouri, had an inter- view with Secretary Alger at the War De- partment today. ‘ General Wheaton, retired, ig in the city, preparatory to making a irip_to Europe. lass, who is conva- ity, brother of lat/Atlantic City and wife of Oil fintock was To Take Supplies to India. The Navy Department is meeting with gréater success in its quest for American the famine coast than steamers to carry grein etricken in India on the POSTAL CONGRESS| PICKING UP FACTS Progress of Mr. Calhoun’s Investiga- tions in Cuba. VIEWS OF A SPANISH CAPITALIST What Was Learned at a Fashiona- ble Havana Club. A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY From The Star's Special Correspondent. HAVANA, Cuba, May 18, 1897. Sounding public opinion in Havana is a delicate task. What there is of it lies fathoms deep. Little can be learned of it from newspapers, every line of which must pass the scrutiny of the censor. Less can be heard under the shadow of a military despotiem, where an unconscious utterance nas been known to mean a visit from the police, arbitrary arrest and deportation to the penal settlements off the coast of Africa. Yet Mr. Calhoun is gaining infor- maticn from all classes. The belief that he represents the President of the United States inspires a degree of confidence. If an inference could be drawn from the questions which the representative of the President asks, I sheuld say he was most interested in learning how far the substantial people of the fsland support the insurrection, and will continue to sup- port it. Already he has seen and heard erovgh to make him doubt whether there is a single province in Cuba that is “‘paci- fied.” Seemingly, he had formed an impres- sion that the insurgents were chieff¥ com- pesed of irresponsible and reckless men, negroes, bandits and the like. Perhaps he made this assumption merely for the pur- poses of his inquiry. The resulf is the same. He gains the information he seeks. Fer several days I had been trying to lecrn what Manuel thinks of the war. Manuel has been a servant in the old Cu- ban families. His present employmént brirgs him to us two or three times a day. He had heard my questions with suspicion and answered them evasively. Yesterday Manuel becaine confidential. Was it true, he esked me, that President McKinley had sent El Senor Calhoun to Cuba to see Go- mez? Manuel was disappointed when I told him that Mr. Calhoun’s mission being a Judicial inquiry into the death of Ruiz did not embrace diplomatic negotiations with either the Spanish authorities or the in- surgent leaders. But El Senor Calhoun wanted to know, persisted Manuel, yes, he wanted to know ard could Manuel tell us if there were any insurgents around Ha- vana? Manuel was surprised. Had we not heard of El Jefe, the chief; Rodriguez and Castillo and Aranguerra and Quintin Ban- dera, not v far away? Bandera, he said, hed twi crossed Weyler’s trocha. Ban- defi was h--l of fellow. devil of fighter. (Manuel has picked up a few English phrsses.) I asked him whether the Cuban families of Havana were taking part in the war. Manuel looked at me queerly. Formerly the gay young gentlemen cf Havana wouid be seen in the cafes and on the Prado. Now it was not so. They were gone away. Some, it was said, had been sent to the States to keep them out of the trouble. But they had come back again. They were with the insurgents. Some were with Quintin Bandera. Bandera is a mulatto. I asked Manuel if the gay young gentlemen of Havana, the sons of the old Cuban families, would fight under a negro. His response was swift, and made me ashamed of the question. Why should they not fight under a negro, he said, when it helped to free their country? They would fight under any one who was brave and could lead them. I suspect Manuel knows more about the insurgents around Havana than he told me; that he is, maybe, a brakeman on the underground railroad by which they keep up communication with friends in the city. ‘Chat is his affair. Views of a Sprnish Capitalist. Mr. Calhoun had wanted to know how the Spaniards in Cuba feel. He had feared that they would not care to taik to him and present their views, which, he as- sumed, would be an echo of the official view. This class has not yet volunteered much information, but it is being heard from in a quiet way. One man of promi- nence sought an interview. He is rich “him- self, and is the representative of foreign capital. Though a Spaniard, he has been alternately threatened with deportation by Weyler and protected by all the power of the captain general. The insurgents have never burned his sugar plantation and the Spanish troops have not despoiled it. All this means that he has been paying trib- ute to both sides. This man told the representative of the United States not to judge Cuba by what he would see in Havana, because it was no criterion. In the interior Mr. Calhoun would find conditions which would dispel any glamour that might surround the Cu- bans, The insurgents were painted with dark colors. The shadows were deep in the pic- ture he drew of Cuban morals and race in- termixture. Their capacity to govern the islend, he said, wus a baseless dream. Their aspirations for liberty were really the outreaching for power which would be abused. After saying these and mary other things and giving the facts on which he based his statements, this Spaniard came to passing events. The island, he said, was not paci- fied. The war was no nearer an end than two years ago. He saw no prospect of either side triumphing, nothing but a con- thiuation of the savagery on both sides un- til not even an oasis was left in the desert of desolation. If by a miracle Spanish rule should be re-established, it would be only temporary. Spanish rule in Cuba was hope- lessly and ineradically corrupt. And for bimseif, well, if there was no hope from the United States, andl he must choose, he would take his chances with the insurgents because, for a little while, they might give a better government. Yet it was chaos. A Spanish capitalist choosing chaes sooner than the re-establishment of Spanish rule in Cuba set Mr. Calhoun to thinking. Prob- ably in due time President McKinley will know what he thinks of this phenomenon. Learned at the Union Club. ‘The ‘Union Club is the leading organiza- tion of its kind in Havana. It has commo- Central Park. Its membership includes the | representative professional. and business “~(Continued on Third Page) ITS EIGHTY- THIRD YEAR! American Baptist Missionary Union in Ses- sion at Pittsburg. Day Passed Hearing Reports From Committces and Consideration of the Treasurer's Report. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 24.—After devo- tional exercises, conducted by Rev. Emory W. Hunt of Ohio, the eighty-third aani- versary of the Americen Baptist Mission- ary Union began in the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church at 10 o'clock this morning. The American Baptist Missionary Union, organized May 18, 1814, has charge of ail the foreign mission work, and also has a number of institutions for higher education established under its control in foreign lands, as follows: The Baptist ‘Theological Seminary, Insein, near Rangoon, Burmah; Rangoon Baptist College, Burmah; the Brownson Teluga Theclogical Seminary, Ramapatam, India; the American Baptist Mission College, Ongole, India; the Biblical Schcol, Shaohing, China; the Baptist Theo- logical Seminary, Yokohama, Japan; Beth- el Theclogical Seminary, Stockholm, den, and the Baptist Theological School, Hamburg, Germany. The convention was called to order by Rev. Henry F. Colby of Ohio, the president, after whieh the report of the executive committee was presented. The report gave an interesting account of the work done during the past year. The treasurer's re- port showed that he recei $467,101.89 from the following sources: Donations, $258,208.95; legacies Woman's Society of the East, Woman's Society of the West, $40. Woman's Society of California, $1 ; Woman's Seciety of Oregon, $i85;' Bible’ collection, $1,821.44; additions to permanent funds and bond ‘accounts, $15,140; income on funds, $56,322. Gordon imemorial fund, $555.82; rent of mission property in Siam, $s12.64. The donations. were received ‘trom. the foliowing localities: Maine, $3.92: New Hampshire, $2, Vermont, 3; M ode Island, $5,048 few York, $64,085 Denmark, England, $20; Spain, Assam, $9 China, 3, 765.09; 66; miscellaneous, ».93., ‘The balance came trom differe: s of the United States. Mey anise The expenditures were as fi ions for the year 1 added to permanent funds and counts, $15,140; debt, Apri: 63, a total of April 1, 1807, $3 Of the $50,855.58 “appropriated for the ‘SG Was for the various mis. 0S for publication, $19, 504.40 for 26,810.95 for district sec $21,749.51 eu HIS ASHES IN THE RIVER, Curious Provision in Rosi Carried Out at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 24—The Rudolph Rosin were cast into sippl last evening from near the the Eads bridge. his life in the vict a year ago he visited his birthplace northern Germany, and while there w. taken sick and died. During his illness he prepared a will, in which he provided that his body should be cremated and his returned to his Cincinnati relative: kept by them until May 23, 197, the anni- versary of his birthday, and then thrown m the Eads bridge, at St. Louis, into the Mississippi river. Last evening a well-dressed man walked on the bridge from St. Louis. He carried a small black box by a handle. When near the center he stopped, opened the box and emptied what appeared to be a few hand- fuls of ashes into the river below. Without priest or prayer all that remained mortal of Rudolph Rosin was thus cast into the great river. "s Win center of Rosin hed spent most of nity of Cincinnati. About in ———— PARTY SERVICES COUNT. Decin: n of a Congresaman Whose fluence Was Solicited. A number of members of Congress have lately found it necessary to lay down the law to some of their constituents in the foverument service who seek to secure promotions by use of their influence, but who show their independence of such in- fluence during campaigns. When asked to go home and vote or to contribute to cam- Paign expenses it is said these clerks rep! that they are in the classified service, and ihat a retention of their places is in no way affected by political changes. Speak- ing of this matter today a member of Con- gress from a western state said: “I have told some of the people from my state lately that they need not expect me to run about the departments here in Washington, using my influence to secure them promotions if they have cut lose from ail political affiliations. Lately a man has worked hard to interest me in his case. I asked him when he had been at home to vote, and what contributions he had made to our party. I discovered that he had done neither of these things. I have made up my mind that such men need not call on me. If a man does not think enough of his party to vote or to help along the campaign fund with a con ‘tribution he should not expect the members of that party to use their influence to secure him Fromotion. This is a matter that I am told a great number of members of Con- gress have to deal with, and I believe it is @ matter of time when the man who takes The President today remitted the sen- tence of dismissal imposed by court-mar- tial in the case of Capt. Henry Romeyn, 5th Infantry, who was convicted of con- duet unbecoming an officer and a gentle- man in striking Lieut. O’Brien of the same regiment at Fort McPherson, Georgia. The following is the President's indorse- ment in the case: of his wound received in battle, of the medal of honor held by him for most dis- tinguished gallantry in action, of the fact THE STAR BY MAIL, . Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, In person or by letter. Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, cr 5) cents per month. Invariably in advance, Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should Sive the last address as well as the Trew one, VON TAUSCH ON TRIAL Former Commissioner of the Secret Political Police in Berlin, ——_>—___ ACCUSED OF PERJURY AND TREASON German Court Circles All Torn Up Over the Trial. VON LUETZOW’S CONFESSION —- +- BERLIN, May 24.—The trial of Herr von Tausch, the former commissioner of the secret political police, who was arrested on December 8 last at the cicse of the sensa- tional Luetzow-Leckers trial, during which the imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe; the minister for foreigr. affairs, Baron Marschall von Bleberstein, and the Ger- man ambassador to Aust Count Philip von Eulenberg, were he witnesses, commenced toda nd last a week. Among the witnesses summoned are Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, Count Philip von Eulenberg, ex-Minis Kouller and Gen. Bronsart yon derf, Police President Windheim, bel, the socialist leader, and ut fifty newspaper men, besides a number of offi- cials belonging to the different ministries. At the opening of the trial the president of the court cautioned Laron von Luetzow not to depart from tne actual truth in the testimony which he might be called upon te give against Von Tacsch. Von Tausch on the Stand. The former chief of the secret political police was then examined. He made a ement relative to the employ Von Luetzow and a newspaper mz Schumann by the secret political police, and assured the court that he (Von Tausch) had never caused political interests to be served by his agents. Schumann, or Nor- mann-Schumann, ia to have been much more guilty than Baren von Luetzow. Schumann escaped from Berlin just in time to avoid arrest. He was charged, in conjunction with Baron von Luetzow, with having signed fictitious names to receipts for mon given them to bribe newspa writers or editors or subordimate employe of the government to furnish secretly formation of every kind wanted in the leged campaign to <liscredit the existing cabinet. Von Tausch is charged with four-fold perjury, and, incidentally, with treason. He threatens, if pushed to a clean breast of everyth may include establishing the identity the authorshiy of the famous so- Ven Koize letters, by which an anony mous write or over a year, kept court of rmany in a te of turmoil by taking the most scandalous insinua- ticns igainst male or female members of many aristocratic families, resulting in stcrmy scenes, separations. 1s and dee ths. v Kotze Not the Author. Count von Kotze, the former court cham- berlain, according to general certainly not the author of tilis vercmcus attack upon variou: the ncbility, and it has once hinted that the author of these scan- dalovs missives is to be Tound in the very highest circles in German; Baron Murschal von Bieber that the men who in this ma set the emperor's entovray: foreign ofhce te identical with th who concocted the intrigues which led the downfall of members of it was demonstrated Ven Tausch had repeatedly Stciements te his superior, by of the interior, panding the authorship of articles attacking promi people, and later, Baron von Luctzow confes in writing that Von Tausch was the tor of the intrigues complain Leutzow'ns Confess His counsel, Herr von Lubschinsky, read the document, which was as follows: “For the sake of the grand name of my family and ancestors, and in order to make good at least part of what I have done, and to restore, if possible, my honor, and to avaid innocence being punished, I am determined to state the full truth and nothing but the truth. Yes, I have done what I am accused of, but I did not do it of myself. Everything I did was done by strict order of my employer, Police Com- missioner von Tausch. It was at his order that I published the allegation that Court Marshal Count von Eulenburg had spread the false version of the czar’s toast in Eng- lish interests. By order of Herr von Tausch I declared that Baron von Mar- schall wished to have this allegation pub- lished by the papers. When these articles appear. I took them to Von Tau: hates Baron Marschall. He was d 5 and triumphantly exclaimed, "We have at last put a nice thing in Mars: hall's dish.” He added: ‘I must send these articles to Count Philip von Eulenburg (German am. bassador at Vienna and a cousin of the court marshal here). He will be immensely pleased.’ He wrote a letter to the ambas- sador, who was then Staying at Cas ie Liebenberg, and received a letter in’ te turn, thanking him, and adding that ina few days he would come to Berlin, and would be glad to see him. i Article Created a “Some days later Von Tausch came to me saying that the whole foreign office was in an uproar about the article, and that Baron Marschall was taking up the matter very seriously. He continued: ‘I have been ordered by the police president to make investigations, and shall be forced to give your hame as the author. But never mind. Be firm and silent. I will protect you in any case.’ A few days elapsed, and Tausch came again,saying: “They have also discovered the affair of Kukutsch's forged signature, but keep steadfast. Count Philip ven Eulenburg wMl protect you and me, you may rely upon it. He is a powerful men.’ Briefly said, Von Tausch is the originator of all my misdeeds. I was a tool in his hands. He held me in his claws so that I could not move. He sucked me dry, and I was completely in his power, for I lived upon what he gave me, and he could destroy me at any moment. This is the full truth.” Confession Made a Sensation. The confession of Baron von Luetzow caused a deep sensation in court, and, afterward, throughout Germany. Von Tausch listened to his agents’ words with a sickly smile upon his white face and when Uproar,