Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Tee aa PUBLISHED DAILY BXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILD! INGS, Penasyivania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by Tah Strvaae rece Yow York Offes, 40 Potter Building. wy S # ‘The Evening Star is served to the py Fate ee ‘mont Rounter 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Cansda—postage Der mont Saturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. Gatered at the Post Ofice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ©7-All wail subscriptions must be paid n advance. Rates of advertising made known on appiteation. a = If you want to buy, sell »’ or exchange anything, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many people as read any othen No. 13,808. - WASHINGTON, D. ©., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1897—8 paper. IXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. QUIET ABOUT CUBA The President Not Talking Much on the’ Subject. GOSSIP ON THE SPANISH MISSION Denials of Rumors Made at the Cuban Legation Here. WAITING FOR ACTION > During the last few days President Mc- Kinley has been comparatively uncommun- leative on the subject of Cuba. Several members of Congress, who have attempt- ed to sound him to even the smallest ex- tent, have gone away empty-handed, the President deftly turning off to something else, but unmistakably giving them to un- derstand that he was not talking too much. Prior to that the President had on #everal eceasiouns plainly said that he did not expect to remain idle very long. This Was at a time when pressure was being brought on the House to pass the Senate resoluticn, and the President ne doubt felt it due to members who asked him to express an opinion. Cause of the Change. The change is thought to have come Rbout because of the publicity which has been given to every utterance of the Presi- flent on the subject. The President thinks & number of congressmen have repeated their conversations with him, and practi- tally his exact views have crept out. These tonversations are not now freely indulged In, and are confined to congressmen of dis- treet tongues and fully in sympathy with the President's policy. It is not considered wise that too mucn of the President's views Bhall become public. Minister DeLome will hold a good hand of diplomatic cards when the proceedings begin If the conver- sations with the President are repeated. almost verbatim. The Spanish repre- sentative will be in position to play with a knowledge of the cards, the Americans hold. In fact, there is good ground to believe that he has communicated to his government the fact that something is «n foot over on this side very different from the movements under “the last administra- tion. It is foolish to believe, it is said, that the President and the State Department are going to make a single demand upon Spain and tet the entire case rest upon that. The Spaniards will have several op- portunities to say what they are willing to do, and this government will put itself in ion to not be termed the aggressor if serious complications shoull come up. In nearly all human events those derelict in du are generally given a number of cfances to reform before the screws are put down. Many republican members of the House who have called on the President this week have informed him that their constituents are willing that he shall handle the con- troversy with Spain. They have assured kim that they have received many letters from constituents along that line. The President has expressed gratification ac the confidence of the people. For Minister to Madrid. Tn the gossip about the new minister to Madrid, the usual rumor about ex-Presi- Gent Harrison being offered something is on the rounds. The ex-President is spoken of as a possibility. The fact is that the name of General Harrison has not been Bu sted, and President McKinley would not think of offering him the place. He knows that General Harrison would not accept the position. It is officially denied today that White- law Reid has the call on the mission. He will not be the next minister. The Presi- dent possibly sounded him, but that was all. Mr. Reid’s health is not good, and he would not want a permanent place abroad. Another rumor says that ex-Senator His- ccck’s m@me is being considered. This is also without foundation. Mr. Hiscock was at the White House a few days ago in con- ference with the President, but he received no suggestion that he was wanted as the American representative at Madrid. The Cabinet Meeting. The cabinet meeting today was devoid of interesting gossip. For the first time in several weeks the most of the time was taken up in department details. There -was no talk of Cuba. Attorney General Mc- Kenna remained with the President long after the others had gone, going over some pardon cases. President and Mrs. McKinley will take inner tonight on the Dolphin, as guests o Commander Clover, who has been ordered to other fields. The occasion will be a re- union of the party which went to Annapo- 3is this spring on the Dolphin. Secretary and Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Saxton and Dr. and Mrs. Bates were the other members of this pa! Additional gue%s tonight wili be Abner McKinley and Senator Hanna. At the Cuban Legation. the Cuban legation here ‘it is said that there is no truth in the statement that there is to be an important confer- ence in Philadelphia to consider matters suggested by President McKinley or the Secretary of State. It is also denied that General Gomez has resigned as commander- in-chief of the Cuban forces in order to come to this country in the interest of the independence of Cuba. ‘The Cuban representatives say that they have received. very satisfactory reports of the cperations of the Cuban forces, expe- cially of the successful operations of Gen. Garcia in the so-called pacified provinces. The Cuban representatives here are less com municative than usual as to what they expe=t or hope for frm this government, but it is quite evident that they are en- couraged by the developments of the sit- uation. They are evidently waiting pa- tiently for the return of Mr. Calhoun from Cuba, + ith confidence that his report must be of a character to compel immediate action. Belief in Congress. It is not believed by the Cuban sympa- thizers in Congress that the President in- tends to refrain from all action unti! a set- tlement of the Cuban question can be had through diplomatic negotiations at Madrid. ‘The fact that the President is looking for @ man of very high qualifications and of recognized superiority to represent the ad- ministrdtion at Madrid indicates that he expects to settle the matter through nego- tiations with Spain, which of necessity must take some time. But it is thought that there will be action of a more direct @nd positive character preliminary to this. It is believed that immediately upon the return of Mr. Calhoun representations will be made to Spain‘ that the situation of af- fairs existing in Cuba today must not be continued even pending negotiations that May be entered upon. it is’suggested that a suspension of hos- ttlities may be advised by the United States, and also that the operation of some of Gen. Weyler’s oppressive orders shail be suspended. International Chess Tournament Post- pened. BERLIN, May 28.—It is announced today that the great international chess tourna- ment, which was scheduled to be played in this city in August, will begin the first week of September. A full program will be published next week. ment to experiment with steel roads. said that the reduction of the pull required Secretary Wilson's Proposed Experiments for Showing the Best Methods, Saving Kuergy and Material—Import- ance of Well Laying Stone— Use of Steel Favored. e ‘The Secretary of Agriculture has started a serics of experim2ats that, it 1s ‘believed, will result in ghowing the best method for road construction im this country, and will cause the construction of better highways in the future than have existed. Secretary Wilsor. will begin this work at the New Jersey Agricultural College at New Bruns- wick, where a fund of about $3,000 will be provided by the local authorities, and the work will be continued at Geneva, N. ¥., where contributions made for the pur- pose by the city, the experiment station and private citizens amount to about $7,000. The necessity for the improvement of the common roads of the country has long been recognized by Secretary Wilson. Together with many others who have looked into this matter, he has concluded that there is a vast amount of waste of energy re- sulting from bad roads which have to be frequently traversed by the farmers. Short- ly after coming into office he requested General Stone, in charge of the office of road inquiry of the Department of Agri- culture, to look into this matter and report upen the best methods for road improve- ment. Macadam or Telford. This report concludes that macadam or all broken stone construction is generally preferable to the Telford system, consists of a foundation of large stones set cn edge with a covering of broken stone, end that narrow stone roads are better than wide ones, except where the traffic is very heavy. A single track of stone, it is concluded, serves all the purposes of an erdinary country road and saves dll tle ad- which ventages of a smooth earth track along the side for travel in dry weather. The side road being used only when it is dry, or as a turn out when it is wet, is always in condition to turn out vpon without diffi- culty. The cost of the stone road 1s re- duced one-half, and the cost of repairs much more than one-half. It is also believed that a thin coating of stone, well laid, is better than a thick one badly laid. Four inches of stone well com- pacted on a good road bed are worth more than eight inches loosely laid and left to the “travel” to finish. Fine stones are bet- ter than coarse ones for the construction, ard too much stress cannot be laid upon Raving a good quality of stone for sur- facing. The system of continuous repairs is regarded as very much more satisfac- tory ard more economical than the waiting system. : Experiment With Stecl Ronds. One of the most important parts of this investigation is that which has led to a determination on the part of the depart- it is to remove a load from forty pounds per ton on a macadam road to eight pounds on a steel track is sufficient to overcome many objections which have been urged against the latter system. Under the present in- vestigations the objections to steel roads have mainly disappepared. The obstacle of original expense is overcome by the re- duced price of materia: and the anticipat- ed high cost of maintenance, the latter avoided by doing away entirely with wood in the construction. slipping on the rail in going up or down The danger of horses hill is met by indenting the rail used on grades sufficiently to catch a horse's calks without roughening the tread for whecls. The form of steel rails proposed is an in- verted trough with a slightly raised bead on the inside. The rail is bedded in gravel, laid in a trench which ts well drained, and a little gravel is spread between the rails for the horse path. Model Roads. It is now the purpose of Secretary Wilson to have roads to be regarded as models built at the agricultural colleges and cx- perimental stations. In order to encourage any practical work in this direction in any part of the country, it is proposed ihat the director of road inquiry furnish the neces- sary plant for building model roads free of charge, while the county or city authorities provide the necessary material and labor of men and teams for the work, the §2v- ernment furnishing an engineer to oversee the work, and instructs students and _visi- tors. In this manner it is believed that a very small outlay on the part of the gen- eral government will result in a large amount of instructive work, and it is be- lieved that once road construction is gen- erally better understood dnd can be ag complished with economy that there will be a great impetus to the making of snch improvement throughout the country. ees TO BE SPECIAL AMBASSADOR. Whitelaw Reid to Represent the President at the Victorian Jubilee. Mr. Whitelaw Reid has accepted the ten- der of the post of special ambassador of the United States at the Victorian Jubilee end will at once make arrangements for the trip to the British Isles. The designa- tion was made with the full knowledge and arsent of Mr. Hay, the United States ambassador at the Court of St. James. In addition to the regular members of the em- bassy, the United States will therefore be represented at the jubilee by Mr. Reld as @ special ambassador, by General Miles, representing the army, and by Admiral Miller, representing the navy. The last named officer will be in command of the armored cruiser Brookiyn, now fitting out at New York for the trip across the pond. Mr. Reid left for New York last -night. It is sald, too, that there is no truth in the rumor that Mr. Reid will be made minister to Spain. He will return to this country immediately after he has completed his duties as special ambassador. ———— ITS WORK NEARLY DONE. Presbyterian Assembly at Eagle Lake to Adjourn Soon, EAGLE LAKE, Ind., May 28.—When the Presbyterian general assembly gathered this morning it was understood that an ef- fort was to be made to complete the ses- sions today. The rush characterizing clos- ing hours began at once. The committee on bills and overtures reported briefly upon petitions as to certain liquor bills and Sun- day legislation, pending in Congress. The statement was made that sufficient in- formation was not at hand for deliberate judgment, but a general statement was adopted covering the subject, as follows: “The general assembly reaffirms deep in- terest in-all legislation by.which the cause of temperance and morality are wisely furthered, and. commends the efforts of Christian men in our state and federal leg- islative assemblies to safeguard social pu- rity and to grevent the maintenance of Les saloons in any government build- ing.” The standing committee on systematic beneficence reported through Dr. Wilsen Phraner. ——_.—— NOT WANTED IN PARIS. Emperor of Germany ap Undesired Guest at the French Capital. PARIS, May 28.—A number of people who have been interviewed by. representatives of the Gaulois on the subject of Emperor William of Germany vistting Parts during the exhibition of 1900 that his majes- ty’s visit is inadvisa} long as the question of exists. MAKING GOOD ROADS| AROUSED THE SENATE |i: Mr. Tillman Makes Sensational Charges Against His Associates. WANTS ANOTHER SUGAR INQUIRY Mr. Aldrich Replies, Courting the Fullest Investigation. THE RESOLUTION REFERRED Senator Frye (Me.) presided in the Sen- ate today, in the absence of Vice President Hobart. Waning interest in the tariff de- bate was Indicated by the comparatively emall attendance pn the floor and in the galleries. A monster petition, said to bear the names of 15,000 citizens of Philadelphia, was presented, favoring Cuban indepen- dence. = Mr. Cullom (IL) gave notice of two amendments to the tariff bill. One of them proposes to strike out the item increasing the tax on beer and to substitute a tax of 7 cents a gallon on Cistilled spirits. Mr. Tillman (8. C.) called attention to the absence of a quorum. The call disclosed fifty-two senators present. Mr. Tillman then rose to a question of priviiege, and presented a resolution for another sugar investigation. The resolu- tion recited the work of the last investigat- ing committee, the present imprisonment of Hlverton R. Chapman, the acquittal yesterday of Havemeyer ‘“‘on a_technical- ity.” It then recited teports of the last thirty days that senators have speculated in sugar stock, and that advance reports on the sugar schedule reached New York speculators. ‘The resolution proposed the appointment of a new committee of in- vestigation, te be made up of five senators, who are fully empowered to summon wit- nesses and call for papers in connection with their inquiry. Mr. Tillman's Resolution. Mr. Tillman’s resolution quotes the Sen- ate resolution of May 17, 1804, authoriz- ing the original inquiry and then proceeds as follows: : “Whereas, the committee therein desig- nated in the pursuance of its duties exam- ined several witnesses; and, “Whereas, several of these witnesses re- fused point blank to answer the questions put to them; and, “Wher one of these witnesses after three years of legal contest 1s now in prison under sentence of the court for contempt, said court having declared the questions put to nlm pertinent; and, “Whereas, another of these witnesses was yesterday acquitted on a technicality which cannot shield him from the conse- quences of refusing to answer the ques- tions put to him, if the senate will renew the inquiry; and, “Whereas, within the last thirty days sundry newspaper correspundents have openly charged senators with speculating in sugar stocks while the sugar schedule is under discussion, and also charged that brokers in New York knew in advance as to what the Senate finance committee would report as to the sugar schedule. All of which involves a question of the high- est privilege, to wit: The right of the Sen- ate to protect its m@nbers from slander and to protect the body as a whole from these open charges of corrupilon; therefore ye it “Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed, with powers to send for persons and papers, to employ a stenographer and to administer oaths—to inquire into the truth or falsehood of the charges made in May, 1804, and into the charges recently made, and the scope of the investigation shall cover everything embraced in the resolution of May 17, 1894, as well as the methods pursued by the American Sugar Refining Company, better known as the sugar trust, In controlling legislation in its favor at the present time. And espe- cially whether it has in any wise con- trfbuted to or controlled the election of a senator in this body at any time.” A Sensational Speech. Mr. Frye promptly ruled that the reso- tution should go to the committee on con- tingent expenses. But Mr. Tillman was not to be stopped. He asked consent to make a statement on the resolution, and, this being granted, the South Carolina senator began a speech which proved to be one of the most sensa- tional the Senate has heard in recent years. Mr. Tillman spoke with his characteristic vigor, his voice fairly ringiug through the chamber and corridors, adding expres- sive gestures to his utterances. “We have arrived at a time,” he de- clared, “when the Serate can no longer af- ford to rest under the damning accusations made against senators. If there are men here debauching the Senate, then we should be purged of them. If these reports are slanders, then the press galleries should be purged. We cannot afford to lay back on our dignity any longer, and say we will not investigate.” Both parties were face to face with this scandal, he sald. The for- mer sugar investigation sought to learn whether members of the finance commit- tee, then democrats, were “bought and sold like cattle.” ‘That investigation involved the President, the Secretary of the Treasury and the finance committee. Now, he added, we have the same question, but the parties are changed, and nothing but cowardice would prevent senators from energetic action to protect our good name. It would be re- called, he said, that it was charged that President Cleveland met the sugar mag- nates on a yacht and discussed details of the sugar schedule of the then pending tariff Dill. There was nothing to fasten that “damming accusation” on the Pres - dent, Mr. Tillman said, but Senator Jones of Arkansas had recently furnished evi- dence to the effect that the President told him the trust should have % cent @ pound. Mr. Jones quickly arcee at this reference to him. On two occasions, he explained, Mr. Cleveland had sald to him that he thought the % cent on rew sugar was nec- essary to the American refiners, and that a %-cent rate would drive the refiners out of business. S Proceeding, Mr. Tillman said that it might be Mr. Cleveland desired to carry out a bargain. He (Tillman) did not say this was the case. But was it the case? If he (the President) did this the Senate ought to find it out. Senator Gray Protests. Here Mr. Gray of Delaware, chairman of the former sugar investigating committee, interrupted. The statement, he said, that a sygar schedule had been made upon Mr, Benedict’s yacht when the President was on board with officers of the sugar trust, was not true, and its falsity had been es- tablished after the committee had probed the statement, to the bottom. Both Mr. Havemeyer and Mr. Searles had testified that no such nieetizg ever occurred and that they never met Mr. Cleveland. Tillman eaid he was glad to hear this. He wanted. everyt! that would the situation.” hing He was attacking no one, but one-half of the American peo- ple believed, he said, that there was a “corrupt deal” in 1894, ‘just as some of us believe there is something rotten in Den- mark now.” x wee “Both parties are involved,” a the senator, “and one is as in the as the other ts in mire. You know of. the reports ageinst certain: of the: old finance and now we have more damning the |< present committee.” Mr. Tillman began to speak-ef Mr. Chap- — SECRETARY SEARLES Another Sugar Trust Witness on the Rack. SAME LINE OF ARGUMENTS Defense Asks for a Verdict of Ac- quittal. in the District . ttus Asks Semcifcations. Mr. Pettus of Alabama interrupted at this stage. “I will ask the sammtor,” sald Mr. Pettus, with much deliberation, “not to deal in generalities. If he desires to . ® mark on a senator onéthis floor, then I demand that he do it af&@ not indulge in generalities against all members of the Senate.” ; re was a hush through the chamber mentary. expect! ‘@- mo! that names might be given. se “That is what I want an inquiry for—to mark these men,” responded Mr, Tillman. “I want them marked end I do not want the poor man to suffer while the million- aires are turned loose. I know there are charges that men have been bought and + sold, and are we to sit quietly? The sena- tor (Pettus) is a newcomer here, and he, of course, is not a particeps criminis.” Tt was for thet reasom, Mr. Pettus de- clared, that he made big demand. Truc and honcrable men shovld not have to sit here and have a slur cast gn them by generalized statements. “Why don’t you wait for the rest.of my speech?” asked Mr. Tiliman of Pettus. “If the senator will. mention just one rame I will be satisfied,” said Mr. Petius. “He has given nothing Lut generalizations thus far.” Tillman Promises’ Specifications. “Well, I have spécifications to present, if you'll just possess yourself in patience,” answered the South Carolina senator. Mr. Tillman went on to state that when the former tariff bill was framed the finance committee had left their committee room and had takea quarters at the Arling- ton Hotel. 12 “The senator !s grossly mistaken,” in- terrupted Mr, Vest of the finance commit- tee. ‘The democratic members of »the finance committee did not 4go to the “Arling- ton Hotel or anywhere ase outside their committee room of the Capitol.” Mr. Tillman said he was glad the demo- cratic party was relieved to this extent. He was not dealing with the subject as a party man, he said, but as a free man. Parties could afford to be rid of men re- sponsible for the occurrence of 1894 and thereabouts. “Now, no one genies,"* Mr. Tillman went on, “that within. the last two mor.ths rooms at the Arlington have been occupied by the finance committee, In eagy touch with the telephone to New York and easy reach of agents of the sugar trust.” Why was it, he asked, that the sugar trust can always command a specific in- stead of an ad valorem duty? Why was it that they cleared $25,600,000 In three years? They had cleared it, he added, at the ex- pense of every cup of tea and coffee drunk throughout the country.""It was the re- publican party who did it‘first; it was the democratic party who did’t in 1804. “And now,” he proceeded, “with a dis- graced and demoralized’ democratic party out of pewer, and the republicans in charge of affairs, we have another damning evi- dence ef the sugar trust’s power.” Newspaper: Articles ‘Read. Mr. Tillman said he would now present specifications. He sent to’ the desk and had read a number of signed articles in the newspapers of New Yotk, Chicago and elsewhc:e, making serious charges against senators. The names of {individual sena- tors v.cre mentioned for’ the first time. The first.crticle read from the desk be- gan with “Smith ahead on sugar,”’ and spoke of the New Jetsey, senator's selling 6,000 shares of sugar‘stock, short, at a Profit of $3,000. ae Mr. Smith was not .tm ‘¢hée chamber at the time. Then followéd the reading of many other articles,.makihg ‘timations and charges of speciation and irregular- ity. y 7 Mr. Tillman carried on # Funning cém- ment as the reading. proce } Speaking brietly after each article. 5 Any mah who had beem $nfluenced tp the, manner chargéd, the goo asserted, | was no better than “the leg gambler’ Such’a man AT THE WHITE HOUSE wile nies saber ste . Uke a “little NEWS FROM EUROPE Many Conferences With the President On the Tariff, Prussian Diet Rejects Amendments to the Association Bill. IN WAS A VICTORY FOR THE LIBERALS Senator Hamna a Caller—Commissions "of District Guardsmen Signed— Mr. Thurber a Visitor. Question of Police Interference at Public Meetings. Senators Hanna, Cullom, Davis and Sew- el were the eerly callers upon the Presi- dent. Senator Hanna ts looking much bet- ter than when he returned from Cleveland after his recent illness. When he goes to the White House it is always early. The CHEER AND HISS RESULT] conator is conferring with the President + | about the tariff. That is also the mission of numerous other senatorial callers. BERLIN, May 28.—In anticipation of the | Senator Shoup of idaho saw the President second reading of the bill amending the|in behalt of FP. P. Shelby of Idaho, who law of association, the lower house of the | rcompanied him. est Sy eae ae Prussian diet was crowded today. After a] Ceca Gen, Hainpton, The inthnatwen oo brief discussion, the motion of Count Lim-| ceived by Senator Shoup was that. the berg-Stirrum, conservative, to insert a| nomination would go to Gen. Longstreet. clause allowing the police to prohibit meet- ings which might be expected to endanger Frank W. Hackett of this city went to the White House today with Secretary the security of the state or public order, was rejected. Long and was introduced to the President. The lower house of the diet, after a heat- Mr. Hackett has been appointed a mem- ber of the board of visitors to the Naval aS, The appointment is a recogni- ed debate, then rejected clause 1 of the bill | “on cf the District. 5 Hi . “3 amending the law of association, providing ees: ‘pe feritec rt ieee roa for the dissolution of meetings threaten- | years, and was the first official to be hone ing the safety of the state and public or- | ored with the title of secretary to the der. A conservative motion altering the | President, called at the White douse dur- ‘wording of the clause was rejected. A free conservative motion making the clause applicable only to social democrats and anarchists was also rejected,.the vote ing the forenoon. He said that his visit was purely a social call, and that he had no business at the White House. He re- ceived a warm welcome not only from the being 206 to 193. Announcement of this re- sult was greeted with prolonged cheers from the left, and hissing from the right. In the course of the debate the Prussian employes, but from the newspap-r men minister of the interior, Baron Von Der whcm he had done so much to oblige dur- Recke Von Der Horst, strongly supported ing the last administration, Senator Deboe introduced Judge Carr of the bill. With reference to the free con- servative motion ne siated, before a vote, Louisville, who wants to be pension agent that the government had not decided what at Louisville. Captain A. Whedon, past G. A. R. com- attitude it would assume toward that mo- tion. THE ARGUMENTS TODAY —- eee Having gotten the head and front of the alleged offending sugar trust, President Henry O. Havemeyer, off his hands, al- though not in the way he hoped, District Attorney Davis today commenced before Judge Bradley, in Criminal Court No. 2, his attempt to catch the next biggest fish in the pond, John E. Searles, the secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company. Like his chief, Mr. Searles was indicted Oo- tober 1, 1894, for having the previous June refused to answer certain questions asked him by the Senate committee appointed to investigate the published charges of al- leged senatorial misconduct in connection with the Senate’s sugar schedule in the Wilson tariff bill. The questions, asked by Senator Allen, were as follows: Senator Allen. What amount was ex- pended by you (meaning the American Sugar Refining Company) in the campaign of 18927" Searles—“I must decline to answer Senator Allen—“What sum did you (mean- ing the American Sugar Refining Company) contribute to the democratic campaign fund in the state of New York, that was used mander of Kentucky, arranged to call upon the President this afternoon with Mrs. Hurst, president of the Ladies’ G. A. R. Senator Bate of Tennessee saw the Presi- dent about the coming visit to Nashville. Tennessee people are much interested in the trip. ‘The President will traverse a large part of the state in his journey. Guardsmen’s Commissions Signed. Pres‘dent McKinley bas signed the fol- lowing commissicns of officers of the Dis- trict National Giard: Henry May, lieu- tenant colonel of the Ist Regiment of In- fantry; Walker Dorsey Davidge, jr., judge advocate general, with the rank of major; Edward Fisk Riggs, aid-de-camp, with the rank of captain; Charles Bradford Hudson, aid-de-camp, with the rank of captain; Al- fred Perkins Robbins, aid-de-camp, with the rank of captain; Richard John Don- nelly, adjutant of the Ist Regiment of In- fantry, with the rank of captain; Clarence Arlington Weaver, surgeon of the Ist Reg- iment of Infantry, with the rank of cap- tain; Thomas Robert James Campbell, sec- ona lieutenant of Company D, 2d Separate Battalion; Duncan Davenport, second lieu- tenant of Company A, Sth Battalion of Infantry. President McKinley this afternoon in- formally received officers of the army and navy. Governor Lowndes paid a social visit to the White Hovse this afternoon. et NO OVERTURES FROM McKINLEY. Denied at Madrid That the President Offered Mediation. MADRID, May 28.—A semi-official de- nial is given today of the published state- ment that President McKinley has made overtures to Spain on the subject of Cuba, and it is reiterated that it is impossible for the Spanish government to accept media- tion in a question “which concerns Spain alone.” ————_—_ TROOPS GUARD COURT HOUSE. Hold Of a Mob at the Point of , Bayonet. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. OWINGSVILLE, Ky., May 28.—Three hundred troops guarded the court house here this afternoon, while the raiders’ trial was in progress. Leaders of the outlaws were in town, heavily armed, and swore they would attack the soldiers, but did not. The soldiers stood at a charge bayonet around the temple of justice. Raider Jones waived examination and was released on $8,000 bond. Leader Johnson was too badly wounded to appear. : * The troops leave tonight, and the raiders say they will burn the town after the militia leaves. Mr. Searles. for the purpose of conducting the cams paign tn that state at which time Cleve- land and Harrison were candidates for President of the United States?” Mr. Searles—“I must decline to answer that question. Senator Allen—“Did you (meaning thi American Sugar Refining Company) con- tribute to the democratic fund in New York?” Mr. Searles—“I decline to answer that question.” In defense of Mr. Searles was the samo array of counsel that defended Mr. Have- meyer Mr. Nathaniel Wilson of this city, Mr. John G. Johnson of Philadelphia and Mr. John E. Parsons of New York. Mr. Havemeyer, broadly smiling over his or- dered acquittal yesterday, accpmpanied his secretary to the court today, and sat TREASURY DEPARTMENT CHANGES. Dismi: and Promotions—Designa- for Examination. The following changes have been ordered in the Treasury Department: Removed—Brook H. Weeks, chief of divi- sion, office of auditor for Interior Depart- ment. Michael McLaughlin, foreman of stables, bureau of engraving and printing. ——— THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION. who has cards up his sleeve. should be made to hang hig head in shame if his colleagues allowed him to remain in the Senate. Another article read from the desk spoke of the “large profits to senators,” and It is Not Believed That the Senate Will Enter Upon One. It is not believed that the Senate will again enter into an investigation of the tors. Promoted—Jos. L. Enderle, bookkee, ugh the trial. The stated that 9,000 sh: | question of sugar speculations by sena’ ‘ per, | beside him throughout. the teen handled thd Cage bate eoe ee The absolute failure of the investigation | $2,000 to $2,100; A. B. Thornton, clerk, | court room, while well filled, was not at tors. Another article stated that Mr. | when the Wilson bill scandal excited public | $1,800, to bookkeeper, $2,000; A. D. Willard, | all crowded, the public interest in| Mr. White, a New York broker, had maintained sumptuous Offices while the sugar schedule was in committee, and had then gone out of business here. “So it seems that some of us have a fin- ger in the pie, and there are some pretty big fish in the pool,” commented Mr. Till- man, with mock humor. He said it .was about ti these specific charges, most of them med with the names of their-authors, There should be no mixtute of the ol@ in. vestigation and the new one. Let them stand apart, he said. “Let vs not mix up the democratic shee) with the republican goats,” he said, ‘bu’ let's have a fumigation.” It was not a time wen censtors skould sit here appar- ently silenced by cowardice or corruption. The republicans had réceived the recent campaign contributions from ‘“‘the octo- pus,’ he said, and it should be brought to Searles’ trial evidently being far less than that taken in that of the American sugar king. attention, and the very bad impression which has been made by the failure to convict Mr. Havemeyer discourages further efforts in that direction. Senator ‘Tillman's charges are not specific enough, though his denunciation was severe, 10 make any senator feel that his personal honor requires him to demand an investi- gation. : It is well understood that in such a mat- ter the information of newspaper corre- spondents must, be ‘merely hearsay and that the investigation would neither con- nect any senator nor relieve any from pub- He suspicion. It would result only in the punishment of a few witnesses for con- tempt of the Senate. Some of the most sersible men in the Senate held to the opinion that the best clerk, $1,400 to clerk, $1,800—all in division of bookkeeping and warrants. F. A. De Land, clerk, $1,600 to $1,800; W. F. Sliney, clerk, $1,400 to $1,000; E. J. Barden, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400—ail in office of auditor for War Department. L. E. Gridley, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400—office of treasurer United States. Designated for examination for promo- tion—J. J. Stephens, clerk, $1,600 to $1,800; H. M. Gillman, clerk, $1,800 to bookkeeper, $2,000; E. 8. Jones, clerk, $1,400, to book- keeper, $2,000; J. S. Van Arsdale, clek, $1,800, to bookkeeper, $2,000; S. J. Millard, clerk, $¥800, to bookkeeper, $2,000; R. L. Ewing, clerk, $900 to clerk, $1,000; D. F. McGowan, cierk, $1,400, to clerk, $1,800; C. S. Lovejoy, clerk, $1,800, to bookkeeper, $2,000; W. 8. ‘Stetson, clerk, $900, to chief division, $2,000, reinstatement; Thos. Rath- bone, chief of division, reinstatement; Mil- Old Gro As a drawing card the present trial can- not be compared with the case that held the attention of the court during the first half of the week For the last three days it has been almost impossible for late comers to secure ad- mission to the court room, but this morn- the light before the American people. If] way to deal with this matter is to so treat} ton J. Hill, chief of division, reingtaie- this “gang of thieves ao Rbeerd were to] the sugar schedule in the tariff bil! as to} ment; John Stevenson, chief of division, have all they wanted, then let the Ameri- | relieve the Senate of the criticism of favor-| reinstatement; Jos. A. Sparks, chief of can laboring man realize what a glorious | ing the sugar trust. division, reinstatement. Senate represented him at Washington. ‘There is nothing decided as to whether -—__—— In conclusion, Mr. Tillman reiterated that if the Senate is “‘rottén t@ the bottom” it should be proved. If’ th@se charges were false then the lies shouldybe laid bare. If the charges were true, then, he said, the guilty senators should be turned out and the Senate purged. Mr. Aldrich Replies. Mr. Aldrich, republican member of the finance committee in charge of the tariff bill, immediately took the floor as Mr. Till- man closed. He stepped forward from his rear seat, and spoke calmly, deliberately, but with intense earnestness. He spoke of the task of any man seeRing to-frame a tariff bill, and the proneness to question his motives. * In view of the statements of fhe Souin Carolina senator, Mr. Aldrich said he felt it was incumbent on him te make a state- ment as to the circumstamees surrounding the framing of the sugar schedule. It lad been charged, or inferred, he said, that the sugar trust'dictated the sugar schedule, “But I desive to say -ta the Senate, to the senator (Tillman) and 4o every man in the United States that.no on connected with the sugar trust at say me or in any place influenced the ge of the suger schedule or received infprmation @s to its another investigation will be held. Senator Aldrich’s statement that he and other mem- bers of the sub-committee courted the fuil- est investigation indicates that such an in- vestigation might be ordered, but it is like- ly that the members of the committee on contingent expenses will consult the wishes of the Senate on the subject. If there is any considerable desire on the part of sena- tors for an inquiry, it may be ordered. Senators Jones of Nevada, Gallinger and Jones of Arkansas are the subcommittee to whom the Tillman resolution has been re- ferred. —_—_____2-_____—_. ARMY PROMOTIONS. ORDERED BACK TO HIS SHIP. Ensign Stone Stopped in His Pursuit of His Alleged Fiance. The Secretary of the Navy has taken a hand in the love affair of one of his young officers, Ensign Stone, whose pursuit of his finance (as he claims), Miss Conde, in Syracuse and Oswego, has excited much interest. Last night the young lady's father telegraphed Secretary Long from Oswego that the officer was bringing the family into unpleasant notoriety by his per- sistence in seeking to address himself to Miss Conde against the paternal will. He requested the Secretary to relieve him, and accordingly Secretary Long today tele- graphed an order to Ensign Stone to re- turn at once to his duties aboard ship at the New York navy yard. ALIN ing few, if any, were turned away, and there were plenty of seats for all who came. As it was, they were hardly re- paid for coming. There was practically nothing new developed during the morn- ing, and most of the proceedings were tedious to a degree. A good deal of time efter the selection of a jury was devoted to going over practically the same sort of territory that was traversed in the Have- meyer case. The district attorney read at some length from the records of the Sen- ate investigating committee, and one of the attorneys for the defense followed with extracts from the same document. It was a good deai such testimony as was Changes Caused by the Appointment of Brigadier Generals. ‘The appointment of Col. James F. Wade, 5th Cavalry; Col. Wm. M. Graham, bth Artillery, and Col. Jno. K. Mizner, 10th Cavalry, to be brigadier generals, will re- sult in the following promotions in the line of the army: Vice Colonel Wade of the Cavairy—Lieu- tenant Colonel Henry E. Noyes of the 24 to colonel of the 6th; Major A. R. Chaffce of the 9th to HMeutenant colonel of the 2d; —_—___+9-___—_—_— COL. SUPPLEE FOR MAYOR. Senator Wellington Backs Him—Bal- tUmore Primaries to Be in Ju Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, M4, May 28.—The repub- character. I desire to 4 the statement | Capt. Wm. C. Forbush of the 5th to major | can party organization at the request of | introduced in the other case, with the dif- asen noe as the En; language can | or the gth; First Lieutenant H. J. \a- | Senator Wellington anc Chairman Stone make it. : : nant Gol has decided to take up Col. J. Frank Sup- plee. as the organization candidate for mayor. Senator Wellington told The Star corre- spondent that he propcsed to exert himself in Col. Supplee’s behalf, and see him regularly nominated. He said fur- thermore that he was in favor of holding man of the 5th to captain of the 5th; Sec- ond Lieutenant L. J. Fleming of the 10ST to be first Heutenant of the 5th; Additional Second Lieutenant L. Parsons of the 9th to second Heutenant of the 10th. Vice Colonel Mizner of the Cavalry— Lieutenant Colonel Guy V. Henry of the 8d to colonel of the 10th; Major Michael Mr. Aldrich said that ro diving person outside of the members @f the commtitee had any information es 4o the subject until two days before it was ted. Then the Senator from Neva fones) had been shown the schedule. ‘This was only thirty- six hours before the re} of the bill. No human being beyond this ad received the elighest information. > Cooney of the 4th to Jeutenant colonel of | the primaries in June. ae a Tana who'says:s0, or intimates | the oar x aber oe the ae e egg ea 80,” ir. Aldrich, ¥‘deset to be | major the rirst leutenant A. C. denounced in a way. sailgn ‘woulf not be | Macomb of the bth to captain of the Sth: Slenenat Senene: Second Lieutenant J. J. Hornbrock of the 2d to first lieutenant of the 5th; Additional Second Lieutenant E. P. Orton of the 9th to be second lieutenant of the 2d. Parliamentary here.) 3 Tariff Takes.Up. ~ At the conclusion of Sematos h’s re- marks the tariff bill was-takeli up. The chemical schegule, the in the bill, was completed. soon «ftef 2_Q'clock- and the earthenware schedule take@ up. — The increase in the duty on soda ash was criticiged by tha: de: ratic members of the finance coi ittee, but it-was ac- cepted without division. There wes a sharp debate over = new amendment in- |. Lieutenant Earl C. Carnahan, Sth Infap-