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Grests of this rich insular domain and for the welfare of the inhabitants thereof. WILLIAM McKINLEY. Executive Mansion, Washington, June 16, 1897. SECRETARY SHERMAN'S REPORT. Accompanying the President’s message was the following report from Secretary Sherman: The President:— The undersigned, Secreary of State, has the henor to lay before the President for submission to the Senate, should it be deemed for the public interest to do so, a treaty signed in the city of Washington on the 16th instant by the undersigned and by the duly empowered representative of the republic of Hawali, whereby the islands constituting the said republic and all their dependencies are fully and absolutely ceded to the United States of America forever. It does not seem necessary to the pres- ent purpose of the undersigned to review the incident of 1903, when a similar treaty of cession was signed on February 14 and submitted to the Senate, being subsequently withdrawn by the President on the 9th of March following. The negotiation which has culminated in the treaty now submitted has not been a mere resumption of the ne- gotiation of 1893, but was initiated and has been conducted upon independent lines. Then an abrupt revolutionary movement had brought about the dethronement of the late queen and set up instead of the hereto- fore titular monarchy a provisional govern- ment for the control and management of public affairs and the protection of the public peace, such government to exist only until terms of union with the United States should have been negotiated and agreed upon. Thus self-constituted, its promoters claimed for it only a de facto existence until the purpose of annexation in which it took rise should be accomplished. As time passed and the plan of union with the United States became an uncertain con- Uingeacy, the organization of the Ha- watian commonwealth underwent necessary changes, the temporary character of its first government gave place to a permanent scheme under a constitution framed by the representatives of the electors of the islands, administered by an executive coun- cil not chosen by suffrage, but self-appoint- ed, was succeeded by an elective and par- Hementary regime, and the ability of the new government to hold—as the republic of Hawaii—an independent place in the family of sovereign states, preserving order at home and fulfilling internationai obliga- tiens abroad, has been put to the proof. Recognized by the powers of the earth, sending and receiving envoys, enforcing re- spect for the law and maintaining peace within its island borders, Hawali sends to the United States, not a commission repre- senting a successful revolution, but the ac- credited plenipotentiary of a constituted and firmly established sovereign However sufficient may have been the thority of the commissioners with whom the United States government treated in 186, and however satisfied the President may then have been of their power to of- fer the domain of the Hawalian Islands to the United States, the fact remains that wkat they then tendered was a territory rather than an established government; a country whose administration had been cast down by a bloodless but complete revo- lution, and a community ina state of po- Itical transition. Now, however, the republic of Hawaii ap- proaches the United States as an equal, and peints for tts authority to that provision of article 32 of the constitution, promulgated July 24, 1894, whereby The president, with the approval of the cabinet is expressly authorized and em- powered to make a treaty of political or commercial union betweeu the republic of Hawaii and the United States of America, subject to the ratification of the Senate. The present negotiation is, therefore, as has been said, not a mere renewal of the tender of Hawailan territory made in 1893, but has responded to the purpose declared in the Hawaiian constitution, and the con! ferences of the plenipotentiaries have been directed to weighing the advantages of the political and the commercial union aiter- natively proposed and relatively considering the scope and extent thereof. It soon appeared to the negotiators that @ purely commercial union on the lines of the German Zoliverein could not satisfy the problems of the administration in Ha- wali and of the political association be- tween the isfands and the United States. Such a commercial union would on the ore hand deprive the Hawaiian govern- men: of its chief source of revenue from eustums duties by placing its territory in 4 relation of free exchange with the ter- ritory of the United States, its main mar- ket of purchase and supply, while on the other hand it would entafl upon Hawaii the maintenance of an internal revenue sys- tem on a par with that of the United States or else involve the organization of a corresponding branch of our revenue serv- ice within a foreign jurisdiction. We have had with Hawali since 1875 a treaty of commercial union, which practi- cally assimilates the two territories with Tegard to many of their most important productions, and excludes other nations from enjoyment of its privileges, yet, al- though that treaty has outlived other less favored reciprocity schemes, its perma- mency has at times been gravely imperiled. Under such circumstances, to enter upon the radical experiment of a complete com- mercial union between Hawaii and the United States as independently sovereign, without assurance of permanency and with perpetual subjection to the vicissitudes of public sentiment in the two countries, was not to be thought of. ‘Turnirg then to the various practical forms of the political union, the several phases of a protectorate, an offensive and defensive alliance and a national guarantee were passed In review. In all of these the te. independence of the subordinated state is | the distinguishing feature, and with it the acsuroption hy the paramount state of ri sponsibility, without demain. The dispar- ity of the relative interests ard the tance separating the two countries quld not fall to render any form of protective assceiation either unduly burdensome or Mlusory in its benetits, so far as the pro- tecting state is concerned, while any at- tempt to counteract this by tributary de- pendence or a measure of suzerain control Would be a retrograde movement toward a feudal or colonial establishment alike inexpedtent and incompatible with our x: tional policy. There remained, therefore, the annexa- tion of the islands and their complete ab- Sorption into the political system of the , United States as the only solution satisfy- inz all the given conditions and promising permanency and mutual benefit. The pres- ent treaty has been framed on that basis. thus substantially reverting to the original proposal of ISK, and recessarily adopting many of the features of that arrangement. As (© most of these, the negotiators have been constrained and limited by the con- sUtutional powers of the government of the United States. As in previous instances, when the United States has acquired territory by treaty it has-been recessary to reserve all the or- ganic provisions for the action of Congress. If this was requisite in the case of the transfer to the United States of a part of the domain of a titular sovereign, as in the ceseion of Louisiana by France, of Florida by Spain, or of Alaska by Russia, it is the Trore requisite when the act is not cession, but union, involving the complete incor- poration of an alien sovereignty into the body politic of the United States. For this the only precedent of our po- litical history is found in the uncompleted treaty concluded during President Grant's administration, November 29, 1869, for the annexation of the Dominican Republic to the United States. Following that example, the treaty now signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and the republic of Hawaii reserves to the Congress of the United States the determination of all questions affecting the form of government of the annexed territory, the citizenship and elec- live franchise of its inhabitants, and the manner in which the laws of the United States are to be extended to the islands. In order that this independence of the Congress shall be complete and unques- tonable, and pursuant to the recogni: doctrine of public law that treaties expire with the independent life of the contract- ing state, there has been introduced, out of abundant caution, an ex proviso for the determination of all treaties here- tofore concluded by Hawaii with foreign nations, and the extension to the islands of the treaties of the United States. This leaves Congress free to deai with such especial regulation of the contract labor system of the islands cireum- ‘There being no gen- existing statutes to pre- scribe the form of government for newly fi rated territory, it was necessary to stipulate, as in the Dominican precedent, for continuing the existing machinery of the government and laws in the Hawaiian until provision shall be made by law for the government, as @ territory of THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897-14 PAGES. the United States, of the domain thus in- corporated into the Union; but, having in view the peculiar status created in Ha- wail by laws enacted in execution of treaties heretofore concluded bytween Ha- wail and other countries, omly such Hawaiian laws are thus provistonally con- tinued as shall not be incompatible with the Constitution or the laws of the United States, or with the provisions of this treat; It will be noticed that express is made prohibiting the coming of Chinese laborers from the Hawatian Islands to any other part of our national territory. This provision was proper. and necessary in view of the Chinese exclusion acts, and it behooved the negotiators to see to it that this treat which in turn is to become, in due constitutional course, a supreme law of the land, shall not alter si amend existing most im . ee ee PoSOHN SHERMAN. Department of State, Washington, June 15, 1807. TEXT OF THE TREATY. ‘The full text of the Hawatlan annexation treaty is as follows: The United States and the reaublic of Hawaii, in view of the natural dependence of the Hawailan Islands upon the United States, of their geographical proximity thereto, of the preponderant share acquired by the United States and its citizens in the industries and trade of said islands and of the expressed desire of the government of the republic of Hawaii that those islands should be incorporated into the United States as an integral part thereof and un- der its sovereignty, have determined to ac- complish by treaty an object so import- ant to their mutual and permanent welfare. ‘To this end the high contracting parties have conferred full powers and authority upon their respectively appointed plenipo- tentiaries, to wit: The President of the United States, John Sherman, Secretary of State of the United States. The president of the republic of Hewali, Francis March Hatch, Lorin A. Thurston and William A. Kinney. ARTICLE I. The republic of Hawaii hereby cedes ab- solutely and without reserve to the Urited States of America all rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind in and over the Ha- waiian Islands and their dependencies; and it is agreed that all territory of and apper- taining to the republic of Hawaii is here- by annexed to the United States of Amer- ica under the name of the térritory of Ha- wail. ARTICLE II. The republic of Hawali also cedes and hereby transfers to the United States the alsolute fee and ownership of all pubic, government or crown lands, public build- ings, or edifices, ports, harbors, military equipments, and all other public property of every kind and description, beicnging to the government of the Hawalian Island together with every right and appurtenanve thereunto appertaining. The exisiing laws of the United States relative to public lands shall not apply to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands, but the Congress of the United States shali enact special laws for their management and disposition. Provided that all revenues frem or proceeds of the same, except as regards such part thereof as may be used or occupied for the civil, military or naval purposes of the United States, or may ve assigned for the use of the local govern- ment, shall be used solely for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands for educational and other public purposes. ARTICLE II. Until Congress shall provide for the gov- ernment of such islands all the civil, judi- cial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons, and shall be exercised in such manuer as the President‘ of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned. . The existing treaties of the Hawaiian Islands with foreign nations shall forth- with cease and determine, being replaced by such treaties as may exist, or as may be hereafter concluded between the United States and such foreign nations. The municipal legisletion of the Hawaiian Islands, not enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties so extinguishzd, and not in- consistent with this treaty nor contrary to the Constitution of the United States, nor to any existing treaty of the United States, shali remain in force until the Congress of the United States shall otherwise deter- mine. Until legislation shall be enacted extend- ing the United States customs laws and regulations to the Hawaiian Islands, the existing customs relation of the Hawaiian Islands with the United States and cther countries shall remain unchanged. ARTICLE Iv. The public debt of the republic of Ha- | wali, lawfully existing at the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty, including the amounts due to depositors in the Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank, is hereby assumed by the government of the United States; but the Hability of the United States in this regard rhall in no case exceed $4,000,000. So iong, however, as the existing governmeat and the pres- ent commercial relations of the Hawalian Islands are continued, as nercinbefore pro- vided, said government shall continue to pay the nterest on said debt. ARTICLE V. There shall be no further immigration of Chinese into the Hawatian Islands, except upon such conditions as are now or may hereafter be allowed by the laws of the United States, and no Chinese by reason of anything herein contained shall be allowed to enter the United States trom the Ha- walian Islands. ARTICLE VL. The President shall appoint five commis- sloners, at least two of whom shall be res- idents of the Hawatian Islands, who shall, as soon as reasonable, practicable, recom- mend: to Congress such legislation for the territory of Hawali as they shall deem necessary or proper. ARTICLE VII. This treaty shall be ratified by the Presi- dent of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the one part; and by the president of the re- public ef Hawail, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with the constitution of said republic, on the other; and the ratifications hereof shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible. In witness whereof the respective plenipo- tentiaries have signed the above articles and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at the city of Washing- ton, this sixteenth day of June, one thous- and eight hundred and ninety-seven. JOHN SHERMAN. eal.) FRANCIS MARCH HATCH. (Seal.) LORKIN A. THURSTON. (Seal.) WILLIAM A. KINNEY. (Seal.) HAWAII MAKES NO CONDITIONS. | Minister Hatch Says That the Treaty Very Gratifying to His People. Mr. Francis M. Hatch, the envoy extra- ordinary and minister from Hawaii to the United States, conversed with a Star re- porter at the Everett this afternoon on the subject of the annexation treaty, under the terms of which, if the agreement is rati- fied, the republic of Hawai! will become a Part of the United States.. The delicacy of Mr. Hatch’s position was appreciated, and he was not asked any questions regarding the diplomatic affairs which ‘preceded the formulation of the treaty. “Of course, the treaty is very gratify: to the Hawalians,” said Mr. Hatch, veg we are looking forward to the final proval of it with great faith and hope. “He is the result of four_ unremitt endeaver. The Haw: conditicns have been glad to leave all that to Con- gress. feeling weil @msured that all intercsta will be carefelly guarded and protected wherever they may lie. “What will be the effect of annexation upon Hawali in @ commercial way?” in- quired the ‘@ny question,” reporter. “Beneficial without sponded Mr. Hatoh. “There will be a de- velopment of Hewalf's resources. At pres- ent foreign capital is employed solely the production of sugar. This money in the hands of a very few, who, con- trolling the sugar trade, carefully guard it from being diverted into other enters prises, such, for instance, as coffee rai ing. Other capital has been backward in seeking investment in such lines in Ha- wall because there has been s0 much doubt about the stability of our govern- ment. “Annexation will effectually dissipate all such doubts and the remarkable opportun- ities Hawaii presents for wise iavestment will unquestionably attract the attention of capitalists. “It is very well known and has been proven’ many times,” he continued, “that the fear about the Hawaiian government's stability, which I just menttoned, hai had the effect of keeping invesiors away. I have heurd American insurance com- Pany presidents say in Honululu that they Mked the country and would like to invest in it, and reap the remuneration that would surely come with development, but that they were in charge of trust funds and were afraid to make a venture under @ weak government. “I do not think Hawaii will have a boom, but I am sure that her progress wiil be steady and certain under annexation.” NO VOTE THIS SESSION, PROBABLY. Te Opposition to the Treaty Will Weaken With Time. There 1s no probability of a vote on the Hawaiian treaty by the Senate during this session. The friends of the treaty have no desire to avoid a vote at this time, being confident that it would result in the ratification of the treaty. But there is Suflicient opposition to prolong the discus- sion, and there is no desire to lengthen out the session. It is quite apparent, too, that time will weaken the opposition, so that while there might be a hard fight now, it is not believed that it will amount to much by the time the regular session comes around. Of course if Japan should assume an egeressive attitude of opposition it might hasten action by the Senate. The treaty was not sent to the Senate with the idea of forcing action at this ses ston. There were two good reasons for sending the treaty to the Senate promptly. One was to put an end to the ccntention over the abrogation of the Hawaiian treaty of reciprocity, which was 2 troublesome question in the tariff. The other was to anticipate any aggressions on the part of Japan. Position of the Japanese. Though the representatives of Japan pro- test publicly that Japan does not want Ha- wail, it is known that they do want to get possession of the islands. This has been shown by their course as known by the State Department, and has been acknowl- edged when they have talked privately without reserve. The Japanese feel that they have been overreached by the ne- gotiation, and this irritation is not well concealed. No doubt is felt that if they can fird any tangible grounds for com- plaint they will try to make trouble about the matter, and there is no doubt that they will exercise whatever influence they can to interfere with the ratification of the treaty. Opponents of Annexation. The number of men in the Senate who are determinedly opposed to annexation is small. Very nearly, if not quite, two- thirds of the Senate now favor the treaty, and most of those not ready to commit themselves maintain the attitude of being Open to conviction. Very few senators in- deed but say that if it is simply a ques- tion of this country taking Hawaii or per- mitting some other country to dominate the islands they will favor annexation. This they say even after declaring them- | selves as opposed on general principles to the acquisition of territory. An important feature of the situation In the Senate is that no such thing as party opposition can be excited. As far as party feeiing can be brought into the matter at all it 1s favorable to the treaty, and tlii is only incident to the desire of republi- cans to stand by their administration where they can. While most of the opposition comes from democrats, yet some of the strongest sup- porters of annexation are of that party. No more earnest supporter of annexation is in the Senate than Mr. Morgan of Ala- bama. Mr. Pettigrew, silver republican, may fairly be designated as the leader of the enti-annexationists, his arguments being those that are on the tongue of all those who oppose the treaty. Yet Mr. Teller and Mr. Cannon favor annexation. Mr. Teller supports annexation as strongly us do Mr. Frye and Mr. Morgan. Mr. Teller’s Position. Mr. Teller <aid toda: ‘There can be no dcutt about my positicn. I am unquali- fiedly in favor of the annexation of Hawall. I took that position when Mr. Harrison ecnt a treaty to the Senate, and I have said enough about it to chow where I stend. I know of no valid reason that can be advanced against it. I have heard none, and can conceive of none. The idea that it is in violation of the policy of our gov- ernment to extend our territory in this way is absurd. If we had such a policy it should be abandored. The attitude of the Cleveland acmiristraticn toward Hawaii was un-American and disgraceful. I think we should annex Hawaii and Cuba also.” The views of a great majority of the Senate, all favoring annexation, are well known. Many of those classed with the opposition are simply holding their judg- ment in reserve. Mr. Mitchell's View. Mr. Mitchell of Wisconsin, for instance, said that at first glance he was opposed to the treaty, but that he was by no means sure that he would vote against it. He was not friendly to the acquisition of ter- ritory; the Hawalian Islands were too far away and the population not altogether de- sirable; yet there might be good reasons why we should take possession of the is- lands. He would wait to hear those rea- sons. They would have to be better than such as he had heard. If it was a ques- tion of not letting some other country take possession of the islands if we did not, that would perhaps furnish a good reason for annexation. He did not think we. could let some other country control the islands. Mr. Butler Might Chunge. Again, Mr. butler, whd now stands with the opposition and presents reasons for his position, holds himself open to take a dif- ferent position if he finds tt proper to do so. He sald that as he now saw it, he was opposed to the treaty, but he did not think any man should take a positive stand against it until the question had been ‘fully presented and carefully considered. The President might have some good reasons lo offer why the treaty should be ratified If so, he would like to hear those reasons. They might outweigh the objections. As it sppeared to him now it seemed to involve an entire change of policy—a change that would involve the necessity of the United States making itself a naval rower equal to any in the world, and it might be followed by the grabbing of ter- ritory anywhere in the world as a means of extending our trade. This, he said, woud lead to a policy of expansion of ter- ritory, free trade and gold standard, and competition against the whole world. All these possibilities should be considered. He thougnt there was better reason for the annexation of Cuba, and that Cuba might be annexed, without a change from vur time-honored policy of confining our- selves to this continent. REASONS FOR ANNEXATION. Interviews With Congressmen Favor- * able to the Treaty. Representative Tawney of Minnesota said this morning regarding the proposed annexation of Hawail; “There are several reasons why I favor the annexation of Hawat!. The st?ategic feature of the island is one of the first poinis to be considered and should weigh heavily in the argument for annexation. The commercial interests of the United ple are In ccntrol there, and the islands are already Americanized. “It is belleved to be a fact by every one that ugless Wa abgerb Hawall some Euro- Pean Of oriental country will ultimately do 80, and is somethiag we could not stand. 5 fe no use to wait until that comes (| jass. We might as well ssttle the q Mr, by Incorporating the Ittle repub! Pour cwn body politic. I am Lot at all’ ed by che talk that we may have ble tn govern: the tpcon- gtuous‘eleifients .of populat fa the islands. Wer do-not have aay trouble with our own jpulation, which is about as diverse as could be found anywhere.” “Hawaif the Key to the Pacific.” Representative Lacey of Iowa, who has been a consistent advocate of Hawalian annexation ever since the subject came up, and who has made speeches in the Hovse in favor of it-herstofore, said: “Hawalt-is the key to the Pacific. With the present methods of communication the Pacific is not as big as the Mediterranean was in the-time of Caesar. Annexation of the islands, tothe United States is the logical outcome of the situation. We could never consent to any other country taking her, and we should not act the part of the dog in the manger toward Hawailt by refusing -to. admit her ourselves and keeping every one else away. “T am not alarmed by thresis of an influx of Aslatics ihto this country by reason of annexation. “Mat is a contingency that can be easily guarded against and pre- vented.” PENSION FOR LILIVOKALANI. Supposed Reason for a Visit to the State Department. Mr. Palmer, representing ex-Queen Liliuo- kalani, and the latter's Hawailan secretary, were at the Siate Department this after- neon, They desired an audience with Secretary Sherman, but the latter was busy with his mail at the time, and turned them over to Assistant Secretary Day. The spectal ob- ject of their visit was not disclosed, but it is presumed to have the Hawatian annexa- tion treaty amended so as to make some provision for the maintenance of the de- posed queen. ee THIS EXPLAINS IT ALL. The Paris Temps Elucidates the Mo- tives of Hawaiian Annexation. PARIS, June 17.—-The Temps, referring to the annexation of Hawaii by the United States, says: = “We regard the annexation of Hawaii less as the result of a carefully considered plan than.as an attempt to relegate to ob- scurity the dangerous, thorny affair cf Cuba. President McKinley evidently im- agines that in throwing to the Chauvinists this bone to pick he will procure a momen- tary respite. This calculation, too, is prob- ably erroneous, because nothing will so contribute to strengthen aggressive pan- Americanism and whet the appetite for Cuba as this first taste at the expense of little Hawaii.” ———_—_ REMOVALS OF CLERKS. Statement by the Civil Service Com- minsion, Government employes who have been dls- charged from the classified service for po- Mtical reasons will find great interest in a statement. made by the civil service com- mission to a Star reporter today. In reply t@ inquiries Commissioners Proc- ter, Harlo¥ and Rice made the following statement a “The. comanission desires most clearly to say thet itisis endeavoring to follow now exactly xthe course it has always followed in such cases. Where allegation is made, with offer of proof, that a removal or re- ductior;,is because of political opinions or affillatigns the commission is employing all the megnsat its command to ascertain the facts of the case. “It has always investigated every charge of violation of the civil service act or rules which bas bben properly brought to its ‘at- tentiony;, Tasecure such investigation it is recessary, not that the case should be as- suredly proved, but that some witness or evidence shzll be oftcred as sustaining the charge;!‘which charge the commission has alwayszfelt iiself bound under tie law to consider. “In a considerable number of cases in the past, officials who violated the act or rules have’ been removed by the President. Such removals have been made in some cases where the grand jury even refused to indict, but ‘where the President in the exercises of hts authority compelled obedi- ence to the methods established by him un- der the eivil service law. “The attention of the commission hes in the past year been called to a considerable number of removals, forced resignatio: reductions and promotions, which are leged to have been in violation of the civil service rules. As fast as other important work committed to its care will a commission is investigating these cases. “The limited force at the disposition of the commission for such werk will not allow it, however, to proceed in these cases .s | rapidly as it wishes it could, to nieet the complaints of ithe persons who claim that they are affected by reason of such al- leged violation of the rules. The commis- sion has always he!d that its first duty is to give prefererce to the current work of providing eligibles for the public service. “It is an error for any one to assert that the statement that a clerk is removed “for cause” or “for the good of the service” is a bar to investigation. If evidence shows that the removal was actually for political reasons it makes no difference what the stated reason may be. “The civil service rules are rules made by the President of the United States. They have the force of law in the classified civil service just as a President's reciprocity proclamation under a tariff act would have the force of law in the customs service. Every civil service rule has been formally approved by the President. “The idea seems io -have been indus- triously spread in some directions that ‘there is no going behind the report of the removing officer.’ This is not true. The civil service commission can go be- hind any report to ascertain the facts as to the enforcemeat of any of the civil service rulos. The law specifically inakes it its duty to do this. ‘The commission recognizes that the su of the civil service merit system largely depends upon the efficiency with which this duty Is per- tormed.” ———_+-e+______ PURE WATER FOR SCHOOLS. Chicago School Board Adopts Filters and Boiling Process Aluo. CHICAGO, June 17.—After nine months of wrangling, the board of education last night definitely and finally settled the water problem in the public schools for a period of three years. It authorized the award of contracts to two filter companies for all save. twenty of the schools in the city, for $88,000; the filtering plants to be erected, installed and maintained at the ex- pense of the companies for the duration of the confract, When ex-Health Commissioner Kerr or- dered the board to either provide a pure water Suppl¥ for the 200,000 children in its care, og shut off the city water supply nine months ago, the water question was taken up. It, has,,been agitated ever since, and for two or three months the city water supply ’was cut off, entailing great suffer- ing among the children. Three weeks ago the supply;was turned on again, with the authorjjy gf the health department, and it was eed to wait until after the sum- mer vacatfén before taking any further steps toward the solution of the water problem. ‘Phis was because the sentiment of members of the Was ‘so thor- ~oughlyrdivided between different makes of filters, ‘theribolling process, spring water schemes and many others, that a settle- ment seemed ible. Last might ‘the buildings and grounds committee tok another turn at the water question, ‘and when its labors were brought to an end:a settlement had been effected. It was found by the committee that two filter firms had put in bids-of almost equal prices, and had an equal number of sup- | Porters on. the committee. A. compromise was then arrangéd, the companies to di- na ahoe Sok ecoatty, ze the rate of ) Schools for three years, the price being that of the lowest bids. “fhe twenty schoolg, ordered equipped with boiling. and cooling apparatus are be equipped. as ordered, but the filters will stn’ the remaining thirty- LINCOLN;: Neb., June .17.—Bx-Auditor Bugene Moore was arraigned before Judge ‘Hall in the district court here on a charge of embersling $28,000 during: bis iast teria of cfice. Moore was asked to plead guilty, but declined, and a plea of not was for him, x | the council to a vote on the subject.** Secretary of State Bush says that should | the question of removal come up be will |, LATE NEWS BY WIRE ‘Attempt to Wreck and Rob a B. and O, Train Neer Salem, Ill. TAWARTED BY SHERIFP'S POSSE Two of the Bandits Captured, One Fatally Wounded. ONE WAS AN EX-CONVICT 8ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 17.—An attempt Was made last night to hold up a Balti- more and Ohio Southwestern passenger train near Salem, Ill., sixty-five miles east of here. The attempt failed through the Weakening of one of the robbers, who in- formed the sheriff of the gang’s plans. With a posse the sheriff went to the scene of the hold up before train ttme. He found the track piled high with tim- bers. At the appearance of the posse the gang scattered, and most of them escaped, though fired on by the sheriff and his off- cers. One of the robbers was shot and captur- ed and is now dying in jail at Salem, where he was taken. Mr. Garner's Account. E.,P. Garner, car accountant of the Wa- bash railway, with offices in East St. Louis, brought the details of the attempt to wreck and rob the Baltimore and Ohio South- western passenger train on a culvert be- tween Odin and Salem, Ill, about sixty-tive miles east of St. Louis. Mr. Garner is a brother of A. C. Garner, ex clty marshal of Salem, who was Sheriff es’ Heutenant in thwarting the wreck- ers’ plans. Mr. Garner says there were three in- volved in the attempted wrecking of the train, and two of them were caught, one of them being fatelly shot. The would-be robbers are residents of Salem, and were Known about the village as hard charac- ters. Abe Tweed, the robber who was shot, was out on parole from Chester, Ill. Thomas Schumacker, the other man captured, is an ex-convict from the Indiana penitentiary on his own confession. One Man Weakened. These two men, the one who escaped and a fourth, banded together not long ago to do a general business in the criminal line. After they had planned to hold up the New Yerk express on the Baltimore and Ohio Scuthwestern, the men had a difference, and the plans were broken up in a row. One of them told Sheriff Barnes upon the sheriff's promise to protect him. > TANGLE IN PRESSMEN’S CONVENTION Question Over Amendments to Con- stitation—Nominations for Offices. DETROIT, Mich., June 17.The conven- tion of the International Pressmen’s Union got into a tangle today over a question as to whether amendments to the constitution, which had been adopted a year ago and printed in pamphlet form, were actually a part of the constitution. The question erose during the making of nominations of officers, and the main point at issue was whether members of the feeders and helpers’ branch of the union could be nom- inated as vice presidents. The convention finally voted to work under the sriginal constitution, except in cases where it con- flicted with subsequent amendments, and the feeders and helpers were given rec- cgnition among the candidates. The nominzes, who will be voted on to- morrow are as follows: For president, Jesse Johnson, N ville; Jos. J. Birmingham, Washingtoa; first vice president, John A. Warden, Pittsburg; John W. Wiliiams, To- rento; second vice president, Frank Pam- pusch, St. Paul; third vice president, Rob- ert M. Kellvy, Boston; Wm. J. Hintz, Buf- falo; Wm. Dunn, Mianeapolis; secretary- treasurer, Wm. G. Loomis, D2iroit; Jas. H. Bowler, Chicago; James Gelsen, Cleve- land, the present secretary. Delegates to American Federation, Joseph Wall, Boston; George Kleitheinst, Philadelphia; James O'Day, New York. —_——.—__ ISAAC NORTON KILLS HIMSELF. Cashier in United States Reve: riment Takes Carbolic Acid. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 17.—Isaac Norton, cashier of the United States in- ternal revenue department in this city, has committed suicide with carbolie acid. He had becn notified by Revenue Collector Wilburn that hie accounts were to be ex- amined, in consequence of the succession of Captain Thrasher as special agent of the department. He was under bonds for $20,000 with the National Surety Company of Kansas, and the collector says that if there is any Shortage it cannot amount to more thaa 35,000 to $6,000. —— BANK MUST LOOK TO HARPER. Decision Regarding Affairs of Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati. FRANKFORT, Ky., June 17.—The court of appeals decided one branch of the old Fidelity National Bank case of Cincinnati, involving $581,000. The question in the case was whether the creditors of the Fi- delity Bank or creditors of the Swift Iron and Steel Works at Newport should have $581,000 worth of the assets of the steel works. The court decides that the steel works drew the money from the bank by order of Harper, who was president of both, and that Harper himself, and not the steel works, having received ie money so drawn, the creditors of the bank must look to Harper and his bondsmen, and not the steel works, for reimbursement, unless it can be proven that the steel works actually used the money in its business. —————_ CHANGE IN KENTUCKY SLATE. Now Said That the Pension Agency Will Go to Dr. Jumes. Special Dispatch to The Evering Sta: LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 17.-From an inside source it is learned here that the vigorous opposition of the old soldiers to the appointment of Leslie Combs of Lex- ington as pension agent has caused the President to change his slate. It is now said the pension agency may be given Dr. James, who has had the promise of the marshalship for Kentucky, and the plum already selected for James will be given to young Combs. This has come out of the delay in appointing se republicans say change. WOULD REMOVE Kansas State Officials Are After the Ex-Governor’s Official Scalp. TOPEKA, Kan., June 17.—State Superin- tendent Striker declares that at the next meeting of the executive council, June 30, he will introduce a resolution to remove ex-Gov. Lewelling from the state board of railroad commissioners unless he should choose to resign. Superintendent Striker says the testimony of Harry Landis and of State Senator Titus at the recent legis- lative investigation warrants nis removal, and that he has made up his mind to force vote aye. — QUEEN ARRIVES AT WINDSOR. Looks the Picture of Health and Bows to Cheering Crowds. : WINDSOR, Engiend, June 17.— Queen.|, Vietcria arrived here from Balmeral at 9 | DEATH OF BENJ. P. SNYDER The Well-Kaown Bank President Passes Away. Severe Loss tm Local “Financial Circles — His Suc- cessful Career. The announcement of the death of Mr. Benjamin P. Sryder, president of the Na- tional Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, came as a shock to the Wash- ington business community this morning. Deceased had been euffering but a few days with what wes thcught to be but a slight indisposition, but grew suddenly werse on Monday and expired at 1030 o'clock last evening, svrrounded by his wife and children. A daughter living in the west, and summoned by telegraph yes- terday, vas the cnly member of his im- mediate family not present at his bedsid The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late resi- dence in Prince "s county, Maryland. The doath will be felt as a personal loss by hundreds of people. Mr. Snyder was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1835. At an early age he became a telegraph operator in Philadelphia, residing in that city until the early sixties, when he was promoted to the management of the Southern Telegraph Company’s office at Augusta, Ga. At the outbreak of the war Mr. Snyder came to Washington as manager of the American Telegraph Company's office, now merged into the Western Union system. His relations with President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton were both cordial ani intimate during the exciting periods of ihe civil war. As press censor and custodian of the telegrapic secrets of the War Depart- mert his career and achievements during this period are replete with interesting events. The tapping of a government wire containing important instructions to Mc- Clelland’s army was an incident still vivid- ly remembered by Washingtonlans of that perfod. At the close of the war the ab: sorption of the telegraph companies in the south brought in a new management, and Mr. Snyder retired from this field to be- come secretary and treasurer of the Na- tional Safe Deposit Company, then in process of organization with S. P. Brown as president. The organization of a savings bank in the same building, on 15th street above New York avenue, was subsequently under- taken, with Mr. H. A. Willard at its head. Mr. Snyder became secretary and treasurer of this institution also. His career has been identified with these two institutions from the time of their organization, and subzequently when both enterprises were consolidated he became president of the present prosperous company, succeeding Mr. William Stickney in 1851. Deccased Was a member and some time president of the Washington stock exchange and a di- rector of the Columbia Fire Insurance Company. The various boards of all the institutions have been called together in special ses- sion to take appropriate action and to at- test the profound regret visible in all cir- cles enjoying either his friendship or acquaintance. The general expressions of regret and the keen feeling of personal loss are summarized in the remark of a prom- inent banker and long-time friend, who said that “His life was among men, and we all knew him. His memory is a rich legacy to younger Washington.” A com- mittee, consisting of the president and the five ex-presidents of the Washington stock exchange, was appointed to make prep- arations for a full attendance at the funeral. ———— WANT INCREASE OF SALARIES. Postal Clerks Would Also Like Better Hours of Work. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 17.—The Ua- tional Asscciation of Railway Postal Clerks was somewhat dilatory in beginning its second day’s session, and the entire mora- ing was spent in receiving reports of com- mittees. The ways and means committee reported favorably the bill which has been under consideration by the committee, and now pending in Congress, providing for a gen- eral increase of salaries, more even distri- bution of hours and more rapid promotion. The committee on the relief bilt recom- mends that the bill committed to it for con- sideration providing that after twenty-five years of service each clerk be retired on $5 a month be amended by striking out the years of service, and retiring each clerk at the age of sixty years, if desired by such clerk. The remainder of the session was taken up with routine business. ee WILL PROSECLTE MeFARLAND. While Teller of a Parkersburg Bank He Embezsled $46,000, Special Dispatch to The Lveamg Star. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., June 17.—Lee B. McFarland, who, while teller of the Second National Bank in this city, appro- priated $46,000 to his own use, will be pros- ectted by the government. The shortage was nearly made up by turning over ais own property and by the aid of his friends. United States court convened here this week, and the matter has been under con- sideration in the district attorney's office. The special bank examiner from Wash- ington, who was here when the defalcation was made Known, has been summoned, and will appear befere the grand jury next week. Unusual interest will be taken in the case throughout the state. —_——_ MILLIONAIRE GOES TO JAIL. He Persists in Using the Street Cars lor a Ci SAN FRANCISCO, June ‘W. B. Brad- bury, the millionaire, will have to serve the gentence of twenty-four hours’ im- prisonment in the county jail imposed up- on him by Judge Low recently, on his con- viction for the second time of spitting in street cars. Judge Wallace of the supericr court affirmed the judgment. ———_ Schooner Arrives in Sorry Plight. NBW YORK, June 17.—The schooner Jennie E. Simmons, Captain Dougherty, from Wilmington, N. C., June 7, for Derby, FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks on Wall Street Reach a New High Level GRANGER SHARES TAKE THE LEAD American Sugar and Chicago Gas Were Also Advanced. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —_.—____ Spectal Dispatch to The Byeuing Star. NEW YORK, Jure 11.—The approaching celebration in London has already cur- tailed the volume of business at that cen- ter, but sentiment is being cultivated inte the belief that the advance will be re- sumed after the holiday period. A heavy closing in the foreign market, after mod- erate selling of the American list, was passed over without notice in the local market. Prices hesitated for a time around last night's closing period and pro- fessional selling again became conspicu- ous. An attempt to repurchase some of yes- terday’s sales soon demonstrated the scarc- ity of stocks, and a sharp advance ensued. The market reacted upon those who sought its depression. The increased demand from the short interest, coupled with new buying by com- mission houses, forced prices up to a new high level. The Granger shares, after a period of regiect, became the leaders of this a¢- vance, the gains in this group varying from 1% to 1% per cent. . reports and increased earnings com- bined in supplying the incentive to this new movement. The low-priced reorgani- zation issues were again in good demand, and moved up in sympathy with the gen- eral market. The industrials, particularly Sugar and Chicago Gas, were strong at substantial gains. The advance in the latter was undertaken in the interest of a complete recovering of the 3 per cent dividend deducted from the Price yesterday. Without exception this stock has been the conspicuous feature of the present rise, and its dividend record of 1 per cent per month hi st all times proved itself superior to a variety of cheap demonstrations. The passage of ordinances incorporating new gas companies in Chicago, which a day or two ago were set down as a cer- tainty, no longer seem probable. The stock of the old company was consequeni- ly in unusually good demand at a new high level. The friends of the property contitue to express confidence in their abti- ity to make its shares sell at a price more in_keeping with Its dividend rate. The coal shares were not wholly in sym- pathy with the general tendency of the market. Traders took advantage of every opportunity to offer them down, using the poor condition of the trade as an excuse Encouraging reports of large sales of iron helped to advance the price cf Tennesse coal and iron, but the strength of sur- rounding issues materially aided this. par- ticulgy, movement. The reactienists in the room are coming to consider themselves as having been ig- norant of the actual character of the pres- ent market. After a protracted period of depreciation, extending from 15 to W per cent, it was thought that an advance of 5 per cent would atiract new selling. This view has been subjected to a series of expensive disappointments. Tae situation is an Improving of operations seem destined to becom un- divided in the direction of higher prices as they have until recently peen opposed to it. and FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High Low. Close. ft 10% American Sptrite....... American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar. Atmerican Sugar, pfd. American Tobacco. American Cotton OM. Atchison ....... . . Baltimore & Ono. Bay State Gas. Canada Southern. la Pacitic..... 10% 1, ie cago, RI. & Pacific. . Chicago, St. Paul, M.£0 Consolidated Gas.. Del. Lack. & W .. Delaware & Hudson Michigan Central._ Missonri Pacific. National Lead Co. National Leaa Co., pid. New Jersey Central. New York Ceutrat Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. a Graim and Cotton Markets. ished by WB. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1420 ¥ st, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Gi x. . Tow, sate os babe t-4 | = Bakes geeuaareeve’s Baal Geeee seal scsagazeseef