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THE EVENING STAR. —-+>-—— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansylvanie Avenue, Cor. llth 8t., by i W Co: ' The Ereang Star Yevspepee_ Company Few York Offce, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in thr tty by carriers, op thelr own account, at 10 cemte ber week, or 44 cents per moath. Copies at the Sounter 2 cents each. "By ‘mail—anywhere in the Tnited States or Canada—postage prepald—50 ceats f avonth. PGaturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3. (Entered et the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mall matter.) 7A rail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertining made known on. application, Che Fvening Star. es | No. 13,837. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO .CENTS —=~ Advertising is not an expense, It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med- ium. FORCE IF NECESSARY Spain Must Give In¢emnity for Mal- treating Americans. — RESOLUTION REPORTED 70 THE SENATE The President Authorized to Take Requisite Measures. VIOLATION OF THE TREATY The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions today, through Senator Lodge, re- perted a resolution authorizing the Presi- dent to “take such measures as he may deem Lecessa-y to obtain indemnity from the Spanish government for the wrongs and injuries suffered by August Bolten end Gustave Richelieu, two naturalized Ameri- can citizens, by reason of their wrongful arrest by Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cuba in the year 1895.” The resolution further authorizes the President “to employ such means or ex- ercise such power as may be necessary The resolution is based upon the dis- clesures made in correspondence forwarded te the Senate by the Presideat last April, in which it is made to appear, according to the preamble of the resolution reported teday by Senator Lodge, that “all the dip- lomatic efforts of the government of the United States exerted for an amicable <d- jestment and payment of a just indemnity have proved entirely unavailing.” Force if Necessary. The resolution reported today is con- sidered by members of the committee an Important step, and is construed as another intimation from the committee that force should, if necessary, be used in protecting Ameri in Cuba. In presenting the resolution Mr. Lodge submitted a written report, from which it appears that Bolten is a native of Sweden and Richelieu of France, though both are naturalized Americans. They were sail- ors and had drifted to Port au Prince, Hayti, from New York. Armed with pass- ports as Americans on February 5 they set out in a small open boat belonging to Bolten to fish for green turtle, intend- ing to drift to Cape Haitien. They were driven by stress of wéather to the Cuban coast. From this point the report pro- ceeds: “Temporary landings were affected at one or two points and finally, almost des- titute of food and water, and after drift- ing for several days, they reached San- tiago de Cuba. The testimony discloses that they at once produced their papers for inspection to the captain of the port, ex- plained thelr distress and asked to be di- rected to the United States consul. Not- withstanding these admitted facts, tney were seized by the military authorities on February 23 and thrown into a prison, from which they were not released until May % following. During this imprisonment both men were kept in close confinement much of the time and both suffered great injury to health. Bolten contracted yellow fever.” Violating the Treaty. The committee expresses the opinion that the seizure of the men is in violation of article 8 of the Spanish-American treaty of 1795, and that the military proceedings against them violated the protocol of 1877, fn view of the fact that upon their appre- hension a most rigid search failed to dis- close upon them either arms or papers or other evidence of unlawful intent. “Bolten and Richelieu,” the report con- cludes, “have each asked for an indemnity of $10,000 from the Spanish government. A settlement of the claim has been urged upon Spain through the proper diplomatic channels of our government. This effort has been practically unavailing, and the Spanish government has distinctly declined ‘to discuss any further the present claims, considering the incident to, be definitely ended.’ In view of the above the commit- tee i3 of the opinion that it 1s the manifest duty of the United States to take such prompt measures as shall be adequate to ottain an indemnity for all wrongs and in- juries suffered by the two American sail- ors.” ————_—-e PROPOSED SUGAR TAX. Secretury Gage's Suggestion for Rais- ing More Revenue. Secretary Gage has suggested that a provision like the following might be in- corporated in the new tariff bill, viz: “Section —. That a tax of 1 cent per pound shall be levied and collected upon any refined sugar which, after the passage of this act, shall be produced from sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice or of beet juice, melada, concentrated melada or concrete or concentrated molasses, import- ed into the United States prior to the pas- sage of this act. The Secretary of the ‘Treasury is authorized and directed to Make suitabl2 regulations for the enforce- Ment of the provisions of this seetion.” An advocate of this proposition explains its purpose as follows: “Under the present law the duty on raw sugar is 40 per centum ad valorem. The usual standard of comparison for raw su- gars is that which tests 6 degrees, and the average value of 6 degrees sugar importa- tions, during @ period of four months in the early part of the present year, was 2.127% cents per pound. At 40 per centum the average duty per pound on such. sugar was, therefcre, a trifle over 85-100 of 1 cent per pound. This rate of duty per pound on the raw sugar, plus the I cent internal revenue tax om the refined, contemplated by the foregoing proposition, would make the tax upon the sugar refined after the taking effect of the new tariff act, from the Faw sugar imported prior thereto, 1.85 cents ber pound, or possibly slightly above this figure on account of wastage in refining. The rate proposed by the Senate schedule on refined sugar is 1.95 cents per pound, which, {t will be seen, is tn excess of the rate already paid or assessable on the raw Sugars imported under the present law, plus the proposed tax of 1 cent per on the refined. Fiona “The stock of raw sugars in the hands of refiners usually does not exceed 100,000 tons. The possession of 600,000 to 800,000 tons of raw sugar, on which an average duty of not more than 85 cents per 100 pounds has been assessed, gives the re- finers a promise of a profit of over one cent per pound when the sugar is refined and put upon the market. which means a profit Of $14,000,000 to $16,000,000 or more on ac- count of the tariff legislation. It seems a simple business proposition, in view of the possible deficiency in the revenue, to make this enormous quantity of raw sugar pay its fair share of taxation, and It is estimat ed that the proposed amendment, if adopt- ed, will yield, within the next six or eight months, $14,000,000 to $16,000,000 of reve- nue.” ++ —___ Whereabouts of the Warships. The Maine has sailed from Newcastle for Woodland Beach, Del. The Michigan has arrived at Detroit. SAY THEY ARE THE PARTY Gold Democrats of Iowa in Convention at Des Moines, Free Silver and Protection Come in for Equal Censure in Chair- man French’s Address, DES MOINES, Iowa, July 7.—About 200 national democrats met in state convention today to nominate a state ticket. Judge Nathaniel French of Davenport was tem- porary chairman. . When, in his address, Grover Cleveland was referred to in con- nection with the Pullman strike, there was the wildest enthusiasm. Nathaniel French, temporary chairman, said in part: f: “Your presence today proves that the democratic party still lives. This country Eas seen the birth and death of many po- litical parties. One party alone, born with the nation, has lived through victory and defeat, and you are here today to proclaim anew its undying principles. The vitality of the democratic party 1s due to its grasp of the principles which underlie free gov- ernment. “The faith of the democratic party in the individual, in his right to personal liberty, in his ability to care for himself and the government also, made it strong with the People and won its greatest triumphs. It has at times wandered from the faith and met deserved defeat, but though the or- ganization may have gone astray tempor- arily, there always remained steadfast a body of true democrats, guarding the tem- ple, ard ready to welcome back the erring brothers to the worship of the true faith. True democrats stood on guard. at In- dianapolis—true democrats are here on guard today. ‘The republican party hesitated for years whether it would follow Jefferson or Ham- fiton, but after the death of Garfield it surrendered to the favored class which is fonder of running the government for its own benefit than supporting It. In taxing the people legislation is made a game of grab, with the people always filling the bag for the favcred class to empty. Hypoc- risy at first drew the veil of ind'rect tax- ation over this scene of greed, but. finally it was torn aside and the robbery 1ade plain by the open seizure of the people's money in the form of bounties. The futile legislation sgainst trusts deceives no one. The way to prevent trusts ts to kill the high tariff which breeds them. The best thing that can be said of pro- tection is that it is nut necessarily fatal. The country h snered and imay again in spite of protective tariffs. The free cecinage of silver at a false {3 to benefit the owners is the twin sister of protection. Both were a misconception of the duties ef government; both are offsprings of pa- ternalism and class legislation. Free coin- age is infinitely worse than protection only because of the direr consequences it en- tails, the destruction of the nation’s honor and the people's welfare. GROVER SPEAKS AGAIN. < Letter to Paul Kersch on the Gold Democrats’ Mission. ROCK ISLAND, Ill, July 7.—Paul Kersch, the well-known German editor and chairman of the state central committee of Illinois national democrats, has a letter from ex-President Cleveland, which is to be read at the Iowa state democratic con- vention. It is as follows: GRAY GABLES, Buzzard Bay, Mass., June 29, 1897. Paul Kersch, Esa. My Dear Sir: My love of true democracy is so interse and my belief in the necessity of its supremacy to the welfare of the country is so clear that I cannot fail to sympathize with every effort to save the principles of my party from threatened abandonment. I believe the very existence of true democracy as an agency of good to the American people is in the hands of these who are willing to be guided by the declaraticn of principles announced by the national democratic party. It is a high mission to thus have in keep- ing the life and usefulness of the party which has deserved so well of our country- men, and the important consideration in- volved should surely stimulate to patriotic effort. ‘The work before us rises above partisan triumphs and its immediate re- wards. The question is, are we doing our duty to our country and to the principles of our party? No success worthy the name can be reached except in the path of prin- ciple. I hope the national democrats of Iowa will not wait to exhibit to their fel- lows in every state the bright light of true democracy. Yours, very truly, * _GROVER CLEVELAND. es ‘WARSHIPS SENT THERE, Americans in Morocco Must Have Their Rights Respected. It is learned at the State Department to- day that the sending of the warships San Francisco and the Raleigh from Smyrna to Tangiers was for the purpose of lending support to the representations that United States Consul General Burke has been charged to make to the Sultan of Morocco, which have so far failed in effect. For some years past American citizens living in Morocco have complained that they have been harassed in their business operations by the refusal of the authorities to permit them to employ and take under their protection the native help that they require. The complaints have acquired force through the fact that in this refusal the Morocco authorities have discriminated against Americans and allow Germans, French and other European subjects the privilege that is denied to our citizens. The result has been much annoyance to Americans, and in some cases absolute vio- eee has Le het upon them in con- ence 1 eir ins! seauen ‘istence upon their The ordering of the warships to Tan; is taken to mean that the TBtate meee ment feels that the only manner in which the local authorities can be brought to a sense of their duty in the matter, and due attention secured for the consul general's representations is by a. show of force, but there is no idea that anything more than @ mere demonstration of naval force will be required. The vessels are expected to ae a ou week. tis said at the State Department that the treaty of |1836 between, the United States and Mofocco provides for the pro- tection of Americans in’ Morocco. A pro- vision of the treaty, which apparently covers the case in question, is as follows: “If a citizen of the United States should kill or wound a Moor, or, on the contrary, if a Moor shall kill or wound a citizen of the United States, the law of the country shall take place, and equal justice shall be rendered the consul assisting at the trial, and if any delinquent shall make his es- cape, the consul shall not be answerable for him in any manner whatever.” ———_-o2-—_______ Charges Against Indian Agents. When Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones returns to this city he will make a report to Secretary Bliss upon- charges against several agents in the Indian ‘ser- vice. The climex in negotiation.is said to have been reached by Maj. John Crameie ef the Standing Rock Sioux agency, in North Dakota, who is charged with having employed eleven relatives, drawing salaries from $80 a month upward, in the agency of which he has charge. : Bas + o+______ Ordered to New York. . Assistant Surgeon R. Spear has been ordered to duty at the naval laboratory, New York. THE MINERS’ STRIKE | MERCURY HOLDING ITs OWN| A CURRENCY MESSAGE | SALISBURY CALLED DOWN Conflicting Statements as to the Num- ber of Men Out. UNION OFFICIAL'S STRONG CLAIMS Operators Insist Most of the Mines Are Stilt Running. SITUATION AT PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Pa., July 7.—Reports re- ceived from the river mines in the. Pitts- burg district indicate that there is almost a total suspension of work in the pits to- day and that the strike, so far as the river miners are concerned, is general. A dispatch from Monongahela city says: “The bitter feeling between the river and railroad miners that has always interfered when a strike was inaugurated heretofore and prevented good results ha& been lost sight of, and organized, unorganized and imported miners have joined in one faith and for one purpose. Today there are about fifty men at work and 7,000 idle in the Monongahela valley. “But few men are at work in the Cha- mouni mine, operated by the Tide Coal Company, and they are working out a con- tract, which expires this month. Yester- Gay a few miners were working at the IviN, Apollo, Acme, Foster and Clark mines, but nothing is being done at these pits today. Such a complete suspension of mining has not been witnessed in the Mo- nongahela valléy before for many years.” No Trouble to Fill Orders. Representatives of several central Penn- sylvania and West Virginia coal concerns are in the city. Several operators whose offices they had visited said there would be no trouble in filling urgent orders held by the Pittsburg operators, even should the suspension here become thoroughiy gen- eral. It was said that representatives of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia com- panieS were here trying to relieve local operators of Pittsburg contracts. The West Virginia representatives claimed their state would be able to supply the whole market during the strike, but could not attempt to ship to the lakes. Claim Strike ix General. According to the miners’ officials the sus- pension in the railroad mines is almost as complete as it is along the rivers. All the large mines except those of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, they claim, are idle today. Among the works forced to close down by the refusal of the diggers to work, they say, are the Pan- handle mines of M. A: Hanna & Co., Bead- ling Bros., Robbins Co. and the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Co. According to President Dolan’s figures not more than 3,000 men are at work in the district today. Most of these are employed in the mines of the New York and Cleveland Co., and he will have them out before the end of the week. He claims a large number of men quit work there yesterday and today. This morning he sent word to various members of the district executive committee, and ex- traordinary efforts will be made to induce the men still working to come out. “I think,” said he, “that before the week is over you will find that there is very little Pittsburg coai going out.” Operators Tell a Different Story. These views are not entertained by the operators, who still assert that more men are working than have laid down their picks. It 1s positively asscrted that notwith- standing Dolan’s statements that all the men are out at the mines of the Pitts- burg and Chicago Company twenty-eight cars, or 675 tons, were loaded at the mines yesterday, and twenty-five cars today. If uff'is true, the company must have nearly a full complement of men, as one miner is supposed to dig out about four tons of coal per day. Dolan’s statement that the Beadling mines were idle was also pro- nounced untrue by the officials of the Beadling company. The mines, they said, were running as usual. A list of mines compiled by the operators, which they said were being op- erated as usual, was as follows: Along Pittsburg, Virginia and_Charles- ton railroad, Allen, Courtney, Stockuale, Vigilant, California, Catsburg, Williams and Hurst. Along Chartiers and Pan- handle railroad, Harrison, Beadling, Jum- bo, Boreland, Panhandle, Allison and Cook. Along Baltimore and Ohio, Eureka, Hamp- ton, Lyons Run, Elkins. Along Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny railroad, Banning, Whitsett, Dorr, West Newton, Wickhaven, Washington, Port Royal and Euclid. Along Wheeling division, Gaston- ville, Snowden and First Poole. Along Al- legheny Valley railroad, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company. At Turtle Creek, the Oak Hill mines. The Plum Creek and Sandy Creek mines were also running. No Quorum of the Operators. DETROIT, Mich., July 7A meeting of the Ohio coal mine operators was to have been held in the Hotel Cadillac this morn- ing. No quorum was present and the meeting adjourned until afternoon. —.__. FIVE MONTHS’ COURSE. Instruction to Be Given at the Army Medical Museum. The Secretary of War has issued a gen- eral order amending the manual for the medical department of the army so as to provide as follows: “The course of instruction will be for five months, and will be given annually at the Army Medical Museum, in Washington, D.C., commencing on the first Monday of November. It will include lectures on and practical instruction in: (a) The duties of medical officers in war and peace. (b) Mil- itary surgery, the care of the wounded in time of war, and hospital administration. (c) Military hygiene. (4) Military medicine. (e) Microscopy, sanitary and clinical; path- ological histology, bacteriology and urin- ology. (f) Hespital corps drill and first aid to wounded.” | ——_—_+ e+ _____ Nominations Favorably Considered. The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions today authorized favorable reports upon the nominations of W. W. Rockhill of the District of Columbia, to be minister to Greece; A. 8S. Hardy of New Hampshire, to be minister to Persia; F. B. Loomis of Ohio, to be minister to Venezuela, and Charles V. Herdliska of the Distrjct of Columbia, to be secretary of the American legaticn at Vienna. 2 -—_____ TO CONSIDER ANNEXATION. Foreign Relations Committee May Re- port the Hawaiian Treaty. Senator Davis, chairman of the com- mittee on foreign relations, has called a meeting of the committee for Friday for the purpose of considering the Hawaitan annexation treaty. It was at one time thought that the treaty would act be con- sidered with a view of reporting it this session, but i is now the intention of the friends of to report the treaty. Salamander Satisfied, But the Polar Bear Fighting Hot. Chief of Weather Bureau Said to Have Taken Refuge im the Cellar— The Predictions. ‘There was an interesting conversation at the Zoo today. It was between the polar bear and the seeretary of the bureau of immigration of salamanders. It was ant- rated on the part of the salamander and correspondingly despondert on that of the bear. The conversation, it is hardly nec- essary to state, was in regard to the weather. The salamander was almost, not quite, satisfied with the situation. He said: “If it were a trifie of eight or ten degrees warmer, say about 104 or 105 in the shade, then it would be something like. I have not recovered from that chilly feeling yet. If it keep on this way for a few days more it will be fairly seasonable.” Then he stretched himself out on a boul- der, in order to catch more fully the rays of the sun, and seemed fairly well con- ent. The gray-coated patriarch from the far north was almost ablaze. He walked close up to the bars of his cage, when the sala- mander was speaking, to sec if by any Possibility he might reach his persecutor. Skin Off Hin Nose. His nose touched one of‘the bars of the caz2, and his arctle majesty drew back with a whine and a plece of skin off his nasal organ. He could not stand it any longer. All of his stock of ursine profan- ity had been exhausted. The only thing left to do was to plunge into the pool. This he did, grumbling meanwhile about it be- ing hot enough to scald hogs. Then lence reigned. When The Star reporter went out to the weather bureau he was informed that Prof. Hazen was in the cellar. None of the ladies in the bureau, the reporter was told, dared go near the telephoné. ‘This was explained because people calling up the bureau used only the first syllable of the first word used to start the conversation: The market quotation today was: “Mer- cury holding its own. Way up. Rise of one or two points sifice yesterday.” At 8 o'clock this morning the thermom- eter registered 76 @egrees. Yesterday was 74 at the same‘time. “Last night the minimum temperaturg was 72 degrees com- pared with 68 the Right Before, so that those who lost sleep gan aseertain by read- ing this why ft was... At 8 o’clock this Morning the mercury registered 82 degrees.in St. Louis and Fort Smith, Ark.,which was six @egrees. warmer than in Washington. It was 74 degrees in New York and Bestgn and 76 degrees in Philadelphta, the same as here. In At- lantic City it was 72 degrees. At 8 o'clock this morning the humidity-was 82 per cent. At noon the mercury had ttimbed up to 87 degrees, and an howr later advanced a point higher. Lander Took the Palm. Most persons would have preferred being at Lander, Wyo., yesterday, to sojourning in Phoenix, Ariz. In Phoenix the mercury made two laps over the century mark, while at Lander it“weiit down to 44 de- grees, almost cool enou€h for frost. East- Port, Me., was forced to“lower its colors to Lander yesterday for Weing the champion cool place in the United States. The tem- perature was 50 degrees in Eastport. The maximum temperature in Atlantic City yesterday was 78 degrees. An east wind was blowing, and there was a slight rainfall. Concordia, Kan., was the next hhettest place to Phoenix yesterday, the tomperature being just 100 degrees. In “Memphis it was 96 degrees, and 94 in Nash- ville. Pittsburg had 90 degrees, Cincinnau 92 and St. Louis 94. Chieago was fortunate enough to have a lake breeze, and the tem- perature never touched higher than 80 de- grees, while New York went the windy city eight better. It would have been warmer in-Boston, but the effect of the hot wave was nullified by coming in contact with the human Icebergs, and the maximum temperature was only 90 degrezs. Weather Map Explains, “The air is stagnant and, becoming heat- ed, causes the temperature to ascend,” the weather man said. He could give no pros- Pect of relief from the heat, unless local showers, which are predicted for this after- noon, have effect in cooling things. As the reporter left the bureau several ice wagons were seen beading toward it, as if the weather people were satisfied their predictions were alt right and fore- stalled things by sending for them. ahs thermometer registered 87 degrees at p.m. —— SWELTERING IN NEW YORK. Last Night’s Heat Was Terrible, To- day May Be Worse. NEW YORK, July 7.—Last night was the hottest of the year. The minimum tem- perature just before nildnight was 74. Be- fore this there was a cooling southeasterly wind blowing, but this stopped at midnight, and an intensely close condition of the at- mosphere, accompanted by a rise of tem- perature, prevailed till 3 o’clock this morn- ing- At 7 o’clock the temperature was 76, the highest at that hour this year. The hu- midity was 84 per cent; 7 degrees lower than at the same hour yesterday morning, but it continued at this percentage up to 10 o'clock, when the thermometer register- ed 80 degrees. The indications point to a hotter, more ene and disagreeable day than yester- Three prostrations by hot weather had been reported to the police hy milday. Of these, one, an infant three Gays old, died. The others were: * P. J. Clark, a member of ment, and Michael McDo! keeper. @ fire depart- a = a ARE NOW PRIVY ‘COUNCILLORS. matte Colonial Premierg | Visit Windsor Castle and Are S: rm In. :LONDON, July 7.—By spécial desire of the queen, all the al “premiers, in- cluding Sir Wilfrid uri premier of Canada, visited Windsor le today for the purpose of presenfitig her majesty the jubilee addresses from thet respective colonies. . Subsequently the pfemlers were sworn In as privy councillors. = eat tae WARNER'S NOMINATION. It Was Not Reache@ by the Senate Commerce Committee. The Senate committes on commerce to- day considered the nomination of John Goodnow of Mirinesota to be consul general at Shanghst. The heariag was. not fin- fehed, and_ will be ‘continued tomorrow. The nomination. of-;B..H. Warner, jr., to be pomeed to io. was not reached. of the committee Y = when Mr. Warnes Homitittion ot fl be'taken up and ee oe yy the com-" Proposed National ‘HealtH Officer. A bill providing for the creation of a it, Will Be Sent to Congress by the President. DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET Views in Line With the Inaugural Address. WHAT WAS SAID THEN ——+-_—__ President McKinley will tomorrow send to Congress a message on the currency problem. This is conditioned on the Senate voting this afternoon on the tariff bill. If this vote should be postponed the sending of the message will also be postponed. The message was discussed at the cabinet meeting today. Contrary to expectations, the President summoned a meeting of his advisers for today. Yesterday was the reg- ular meeting day, but the President did not get back from Canton in time, and it was thought no meeting would be held until next Friday. The currency message has already been prepared and was submitted to the cabinet in the shape it will go to Congress. No material changes were suggested or recom- mended by the official advisers. It was re- ported before the opening of the meeting that a majority of the cabinet officers were opposed to the message going to this ses- sion of Congress, but this report could not be confirmed. In Line With Inaugural Addres: ‘The message is in line with the inaugural remarks of the President on..this subject. It will call attention to the needs of cur- rency legislation, and will suggest a com- mission as the proper method to bring atout this legislation. The matter will then be in the hands of Congress, and the President will have carried out his ideas. As the message is addressed to the ex- traordinary session of Congress, it is un- derstood to be the earnest hope of the President that action will be taken before adjournment. Secretary Gage and other cxbinet officials express similar hopes. ‘The President fas prepared the message without consultation with the republican feaders as to whether a bill can be passed before adjournment. His view is that he has done what he considers his duty, and the responsibility no longer rests with him. THis policy of not consulting the leaders was followed in the case of the President's Hawaiian message. The President on the Currency. President McKinley said in his inaugural address: “Our financial system needs some re- vision; our money is all good now, but its value must not further be threatened. It should all be put upon an enduring basis, not subject to easy attack, nor its stability to doubt er dispute. Our currency should continue under the supervision of the gov- ernment. The several forms of our paper money offer, in my judgment, a constant embarrassment to the government and a safe balance in the treasury. Therefore I believe it necessary to devise a system which, without diminishing the circulating medium, or offering a premium for its con- traction, will present a remedy for those arrangements, which, temporary in their nature, might well in the years of our Prosperity have been displaced by wiser provisions. “With adequate revenue secured, but not until then, we can enter upon such changes in our fiscal laws as will, while insuring safety and volume to our money, no knger impose upon the government the necessity of maintaining so large a gold reserve, with its attendant and inevitable tempta- tions to speculation. Most of our financia! laws are the outgrowth of experience and trial, and should not be amended without investigation and demonstration of the wisdom of the proposed changes. We must be both ‘sure we are right’ and ‘make haste slowly.” “If, therefore, Congress in its wisdom shall deem it expedient to create a commis- sion to take under early consideration the revision of our coinage, banking and cur- rency laws, and give them that exhaustive, careful and dispassionate examination that their importance demands, I shall cordially concur in such action. If such power is vested in the President, it is my purpose to appoint a commission of prominent, vell- informed citizens of different parties, who will command public confidence both on ac- count of their ability and special fitness for the work. Business experianze and pub- lic training may thus be combined, and the patriotic zeal of the friends of the country be so directed that such a report will be made as to receive the support of all par- ties, and our finances cease to be the su- ject of mere partisan contention. The ex- periment is, at all events, worth a trial, and, in my opinion, it can but prove bene- ficial to the entire country.” > A CURRENCY BILL. Its Details Have Not Yet Been Com- jeted. Secretary Gage -has Ween in correspond- ence with Prof. A. T. Hadley ,of Yale Col- lege and others in regard to the national currency. Prof. Hadley was a member of the Indianapolis sound money convention, and is an authority on financial questions. The correspondence relates to a bill being prepared by Secretary Gage, having for its object the reorganization and improvement of the currency system. The bill is not yet. completed, and the officials decline to discuss it for publication at this time. o-—_____ - SENATOR HARRIS’ CONDITION. His Only Hope is in Removal From the City. The condition of Sena‘cr Harris cf Ten- nesses this afterrcor. was still of a char- acter to cause his friends the greatest ap- prehension. He passed a restless night, and was very much affected by the heat. ‘This morning the senator had a period of delirium, and when he emerg2d from that was very restless and fretful. It has been decided by the physicians that the only hope of the senator’s rallying Hes in his removal from Washington at an early date. It is proposed to iake him to the mountains of Pennsylvania, and a con- sultation of his physicians will be held this evening to determine if it is possible to remove him tonight. It is said that the journey will involve some risk, but it is necessary to assume it in order for him to have any chance of recovery, as he must be taken from the heated city. ~ age Saratoga Of on Summer Cruise. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 7.—The school ship Saratoga sailed this afternoou for her regular summer cruise in European waters. Ninety-three apprentices were Secretary Sherman's Letter Regarding Seal- ing Question Was Very Emphatic. Prof. Jordan, En Route to Alaska, Talks of the General Tenor of the Protest, SEATTLE, Wash., July 7.—Dr. David Starr Jordan, presideat of Leland Stanford, ir., University, has arrived heré en route to Alaska, whither he goes as a member of @ government commission created for the purpose of studying the cenditions and methods for the better protection of the fur seals. He is accompanied by Prot. Wood rnd five Stanferd students, the lat- ter as assistants. Dr. Jordan confirmed the truth of the Chicago and Washington dispatches rela- tive to President McKinle message to Lord Salisbury, the British premier, in- forming that statesman that Great Britain was not living up to the letter of the law as to the American scal, promulgated the Paris tribunal. He also authorized th statement that the text of the messaze was submitted to him as a member of tne seal commission by Secretary Sherman for suggestions and approval before it was corumunicated to the government of Great Britain. “It was a very emphatic and strongly worded document, but beyond that I must decline to tell what it contained,” Dr. Jor- dan replied in answer to a request for t substance of the message. His reference and manner céncerning the subject clearly Indicated that he considered that Premicr Salisbury has never been “called down” in more caustic and diplomatic language. ——_ CLAYTON TALKS OF MEXICO. American Minister Had to Come to St. Louis for Furniture. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 7.—General Poweli Clayton, United States minister to Mexico, who is in the city, in an interview said: “The commercial relations between the United States and Mexico are incr-asing rapidly, and the field promises much for the future. It will be my aim to do all in my power to Increase commerce between the two countries. There is a great demand in Mexico for American machinery of all kinds and for furniture. Indeed a part of the business of my visit to St. Louis at this time is to purchase household furniture. About all I could purchase in the City of Mexico were mirrors and brass bedsieads.”” Gen. Clayton is much pleased with his residence in Mexico. He the climate is delightful and the social conditions all that could be desired. He thinks there are about 3,000 American residents in the City of Mexico. —_——>_— PRESIDENT SENDS REGRETS. Official Business Prevents His At- tending N. E. A. Convention. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 7—At today’s session of the National Education Associa- ticn, after invocation by Rev. Dr. George H. Ide, President Skinner proceeded promptly to business. The following. letter was read from President McKinley: “The Hon. Chas. R. Skinner, president N. E. A.: “My Dear Sir—I have been deeply grati- fied by the cordiality of your invitation to attend the meeting of the N. E. A. at Mil- waukee, but have felt obliged, owing to great pressure of public business, to reply that it would be impossible for me to be present. “The work of your association has for every citizen the greatest significance. Its members constitute a body of trained ex- ponents of the principles which were con- sidered vital by the founders cf our govern- ment, and the enthusiasm and devotion ev- fGenced in these annual meetings are among the most encouraging signs of the permanence and strength of our institu- tions. “You and your associates of this organi- zation have my best wishes for a reunion which shall be memorable in its annals. “Very sincerely yours, “WILLIAM McKINLEY.” ——— GOOD ATTENDANCE AT DENVER. Many Prominent Delegates Present at the Gol ing Convention. DENVER, Col., July 7.—In point of the number of delegates in attendance at least the first international gold mining conven- tion will satisfy the expectations of its most enthusiastic supporters. There are at least 400 delegates in the city. repre- senting twenty etates in all sections of the Union. and 200 more are expected during the day. There are representatives from Venezuela, Mexico ani British Columbia. Amorg the most prominent iJclega‘es are ex-Congressman C. A. Towne of Minnesvta, E. V. Smalley of Chicago, secretary of the National Sound Money League; J. R. Hedges, Pittsburg, Pa.; Prof. J. A. Holmes, North Caroiina, and Prof. Geo. S. Knapp of Chicago. At the miners’ national bureau of infor- mation are arranged displays of rich me- tallic ores from nearly every mining dis- trict on the continent. Probably the rich- est cf these came direct from the Nash- ville exposition. They represent the mines of North Carolina and Georgia, and are valued at $1,000,000. The Broadway Thea- ter, in which the congress convened, was handsomely decorated with national em- blems and banners, none of which bore any expression cn the great question of the ratio of the coinage between gold and sii- ver. At 10:30 o'clock A. F. Hunter, chairman of the executive committee, called the convention to order. A great many ladies were present, both as delegates and spec- tators. In the-box set aside for foreign delegates was Vice Consul Cuneo, repre- senting Italy. After a prayer by Rev. M. F. Ellis, ‘Secretary Irving Mahone read the call. Acting Mayor O. P. Scobie wel- comed the delegates on behalf of the city and was followed by Gov. Alva Adams, temporary chairman, who delivered an ad- dress of welcome and explained the pur- poses of the convention. —aa MISS FRANCES HAYES ENGAGED. Daughter of the Late President to Marry Ensign Smith. - Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 7.—The en- gagement of Miss Frances Hayes, only daughter of tre late President Hayes, to Ensign Harry E. Smith, U.S. N., was an- nounced lest evening at a tea party at the Hayes’ mansion in Fremont, Miss Hayes is a beautiful and talented young lady, while Ensign Smith is an instructor on the United States training ship Constellation at Newport, R. L. ——___ TO HAVE SEATS WITH THE LORDs. Secretary Chamberlain to Propose Such Representation for the Colonies. LONDON, July 7.—The Manchester Guardian says that the Duke of Devon- shire’s recent hint that striking proposals are about to be launched by the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, refers to a scheme for the representation of the colonies in the house of lords. This scheme, the Guard: ready been between Mr. TELLS OF HIS CRIME Martin Thorn Confesses to the Murder of Guldensuppe. SHOT HIM IN WOODSIDE COTTAGE Mrs. Nack Lured the Victim There and Waited Outside. BODY CUTUPINTHEBATH TUB ee ee NEW YORK, July There is no loneer a mystery about the tregedy which first came to the public knowledge on June when sonie boys playing cn the pler at fcot of East Ith street discovered floating in the river a bundle which contained a portion of a human bor Martin hors, according to the detective bureau, fessed that he planned with Mrs. Nack and himself committed the murder of William Gul pe, a Turkish bath masseur aad the former lover of Mrs. Nack. horn Is Arraigned. When Thorn was arraigned, in spite of the apparently damning evidence of this confession, he had a perfectly self-possess- ed appearance. He was neatly dressed and least excited of the gathered around the magis- trate’s desk, eager to see him and hear all the details’ in this latest chapter of the great mystery. Sergeant McCauley, seemed almost the that crowd “who arrested ‘Thorn last night, asked that the prisoner be re- nanded, and Magistrate Flammer graj the request, fixing the hearing at o'clock on’ Friday morning, when Mrs. Nack would be heard. Thorn said that this would be perfectly satisfactory to him, and he was taken away by the detectives, Acting Inspector O'Brien is quoted saying that Thorn has made a statemeni, in which he positively denies that he mur- dered Guldensuppe or knows who. did it An examination has been made of the bath tub of the house at Woodside, and in a trap underneath the tub about of plaster of paris has been This find iv regarded as strengthening t circumstantial details of the alleged con- fession. Among the facts which have come to light since Thorn’s arrest there are several which indicate a great lack of caution tn the methods employed by the alleged snur- derer. Thorn is said to have taken the watch ard chain from Guldensuppe's cloth- ing and pawned them. Despite rumors to the contrary, he appears to have made ab- solutely no effort to leave the city, and beyond shaving off his mustache, to have taken but few steps to prevent his det tion. In his room there was found a valise which contained copies of all the newspa- pers giving full accounts of the ‘inding of the portions of the body, an] from day to day he had cut out the stories which traced e crime home to himself. Mra. Nack’s Indifference. According to the accepted solution of the mystery no one is more interested by the capture and alleged confession of Thorn than Mrs. Nack. It is said that she read today the account of Thorn’s capture with- out showing the least trepidation and re- fused to make any comment wiatsoever. The question of where the case will be tried is as yet unsettled, and until this point is decided the grand jury will not be asked to deal with it. It is the general be- lief at the district attorney's office that the case will be tried in this county, as the county of Queen's, in which the murder was committed, has not any too much money to spend on a prosecution of this kind. An expert chemist today began en analy- sis of all the foreign matter found on the pistol, knife and saw which were taken from Mrs. Nack’s apartment. There are some inccrsistencies in the story given out by the police, and which is alleged to have reached them at second hand, presumably from John Dolpha, a for- mer friend of Thorn, who last night led the police to Thorn’s place of concealment. According to his confession, the murder of ppe was committed on Friday, 25, in the house at Woodside, L. I which had been rented by Mrs. Nack os: tensibly for a “baby farm.” On Monday, the statement says, Thorn went early to the Woodside house and hid in a closet in the upper floor. In his pocket he had a loaded revolver, and beside him was a two-pound packaxe of plaster of Paris. He waited for the ar- rival of Mrs. Nack and Guldensuppe. He took off his shoes, so that no accidental noise could spoil his carefully laid plan. It was between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning when Mrs. Nack and her victim, Guldensuppe, drove up in the surrey, which has been mentioned in the previous stories: of the mystery. Thorn heard Mrs. Nack ask Guidensuppe a few questions about the keuse, and heard Guldensuppe answer. Then Mrs. Nack said, according to the confessior “Willie, don’t wait for me. Go through the house and see how you like it.” “Oh, I'll just stay here until you come back,” Guldensuppe replied. But Mrs. Nack, according to the confession, was anxious not to see the actual commission of the murder she had planned. “No; den't wait,” she urged. “Go and see the rooms upstairs; I think you'll like them.” Shot His Victim in the Head. Thorn, concealed behind the door of the closet, heard Guldensuppe's steps on the stairs as he complied with the woman's request. Carelessly Guldensuppe opened door after door until he came to the closet where Thorn stood. As the door sprung open Thorn shot Guldensuppe right in the head. He died almost instantly. Thorn took hold of the body by the shoul- ders, dragged it down stairs and shoved it into the bath tub. Then Thorn weat to the ground floor, where Mrs. Nack was waiting. “Tt's* done,” said he. “I know,” replied Mrs. Nack, “I heard.” “Now go back to the city,” Thorn said to Mrs. Nack, “and come back here at 5 c'clock. Everything will be ready.” Thorn Cuts the Body Up. Mrs. Nack obeyed Thorn’s injunction, and the murderer returned to the bath tub. He cut off the head with a razor and saw. ‘Then he packed the head closely with plas- ter of Paris until ft looked like a block cf white stone. Then he severed the legs, and after that the lower part of the trunk. He wrapped it up in cheese cloth and then in oil cloth, tied the bundles neatly, lit a pipe, and sat looking at his handiwork until Mrs. Nack returned in the surrey. Carrying the bundles with him they both took the ferryboat across to New York. On the way over they threw the bundles into the river. How one portion of the body found its way to the woods in which it was discov- ered is not explained in the confession. Thorn was arraigned in the Jefferson Market lice court today and remanded until Fri » When Mrs. Nack’s case comes = wi Drag for the Head. Acting Inspector O'Brien thinks he knows where Thorn dropped the head of Guldensuppe into the river, and says he is going to arrange for the dragging of the river at that point this afternoon. He also says that Thorn, in his confession to a friend, said that he had been disappointed in the house at Woodside, as the drain from the bath tub, instead of running into a sewer, ran into a ditch outside the house. Thorn was arrested at 10 o'cleck last