Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1897, Page 1

——— THE EVENING STAR. —— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Feansylvaaia Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by M Company, The Evening Star, Nevepaper Company Yow Tat Oy, 4 Fetes Bling. The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the eity by carriers. on thelr own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. ies at the gounter 2 cents each, By mall—anywhere in United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. Entered at the Post Office at Washingtan, D. C., as second-class rail matter.) ‘All wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. ‘Che Lvening Se No. 13,838. Siar. WASHINGTON, D. ©., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailea to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. ‘Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should ive the last address as well as the Tew one. . A MYSTERIOUS FIRE Alleged Attempt to Burn a Business Building Today. THE PROPERTY 1S IN LITIGATION It is Said to Be the Third Effort to to Destroy It. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATES ———— Fire broke out this morning about 10 o'clock t1 the four-story building at 912 Pennsylvarta avenue northwest, and for a time {t looked as though the whole upper portion of the building, as well as that of the adjoining structure, would be destroy- ed. The firemen, as a whcle, were rather slow in fighting the fire When the fire- men reached the upper portion of the build- ing, however, thetr efficient work prevented a further spread of the blaze, which was quickly gotten under control. The Origin a Mystery. The origin of the fire is considerably more of a mystery then fs usually the case with the ordinary fire. Mr. White, the manager of the telegraph office in the building, who was the first one w the scene, says he has not the slightest idea of how the flames orig- d, but a number of persons who were ventured the information that a mystery about the whole af- The stories circulated were to the ef- that the building had been set on fire -fore, and that the third attempt started in the elevator shaft to the thing sure No reasons were ad- why any cne should want to de- he building, nor was it stated what advantage would accrue if the structure sheuld be burned; but the fact that it had been vet on fire before and that this was an attempt cf a similar nature was common talk. Was Frightened Away. One of the parties interested in the house said that a short while ago the elevator trap on the top floor, which kad been nailed down tightly, had been pried open and oll poured around the place, evidently with the intention of starting a fire, but that the would-be incendiary had been frightened away b he finished his work. Mrs. Godwin, the caretaker of the house, said it had been nearly burned down sev- eral years ago, and she not only believed that the work then was the result of in- cendiarism, but that it had been tried three times sincr Mrs. Buchly’s death. She was also of the opinion that the fire had been started not only in the cellar by the In- ¢. but on the top floor as well, and 0 were on the scene early were, In h surprised at the quickness with © flames reached the roof from the The Occupants. The lewer portion of th building is occu- pied by a branch office ef the Postal Tele- graph Company, Stevenson's parcel delivery and express and Mr. Joseph F. Donahoo, Otto B. Weik and Vernon R. Norton, brokers, who have offices there. The upper portion, and, in fact, the entire building, is for rent, and the former was leoked after by Mrs. Godwin, who has apartments oa the second fioor. She knew rothirg of the origin of the fire, and her first intimation that anything was wrong came in the alarm made at the back gate and the rapping on her dour by persons to give her notice. Mr. Chas. S. White. the manager ef the was the fi © receive news of the fire A messenger boy named skell had gone through the back of the buildiug to answer a call, reached the hack door he imme Whire that ator shaft, telegraph off.ce, ediately returned fire had 5 4 in The occupants of the iower mediately made a rusa for but their efforts agai quickly . and the fire department was quick in responding. As stated above, howe witlie the fire- men were fighting the fire on the first flcor and in the cel ascended vater s| quickly gain- irg headway in the tpper floor. This floor ed for storing flammable materi. » was fed with food. sumber and other J, and, of course, the most digestible kind Damage to Top Story. The front of the house did not show the evidences of flame at any time, but the rear of the top story was completely burn- €a eut, and here the firemen had their hardest fight. In this they were materially aided by the fire escape on the rear of the Union Veteran Legion building. The sides of © street at this point are heavily lined res of all descriptions, and the fire ‘ame in splendidly, as the truck could not be used on account of the d wires. A pleasing diversion for the crowd oc- curred at this point. A hose which was being taken up the iron fire escape became ught in some fashion, and, the stop-cock ing loose. the hose started on its own count to put out the blaze. The firemen » above it and could not reach it to turn off the water, but the hose could reach tnem, and it did so for the space of about five minutes, until one of the men crawled out on the ladder and shut off the scpply. PP” District OMictaln There. Chief Parris was on hand early and di- rected the work of the force. Commission- er Wight paid the scene a visit a few min- utes later, and stayed some time convers- ing with Chief Parris as to certain meth- ods and improvements. 1 pper tloor of the building is not as inaged as the two floors under it, deing considerably more harm than the fire. The Damage. The damage ts about $3,000, but the loss 1s fully covered by insurance. The loss to the building property will be about $2,000, while . Godwin’s loss will amount to about $0). Mrs. Godwin had charge of Miss Buchly’s private property in the house, and a good portion of this was destroyed. Joseph F. Donahoo, broker; Otto B. Wetk, bro! and Vernon R. Nerton, broker, ali of whom had desk room in the lower {loot fix thei 8 at $0, $0 and $10, respec! ively. The loss to the lithograph company will be abut $0, principally in fixtures. The Independent Ice Company, next door building on the east, states a loss of $30), occasioned by smoke and water, to the property of the Knights of Malta, who have the fourth floor of the U. V. L. building. The building is owned by Miss Buchly and the societies of the Masons and Odd Fellows. The estate was left by Mra. Hat- tie Buchly to her niece, present owner, and the two societies, and there is now a con- -test going on in the courts over the will, Messrs. Walter Brown and Walter Fowler @re the receivers for the property until the estate fs settled. On clete investigation of the cellar and the tcp of the elevator shaft there were no evidences of incendiarism, or, if such at- tempt had been made, the fire itself had well blotted out all clues as to. how the flames originated. < An Officer's Discovery. Policeman N. R. Herndon had passed the door of the building not two minutes be- fore the fire broke out, but before he reached the corner he turned and saw smoke pouring out the windows and doors of the unlucky structure. He immediately retraced his steps, and upon learning of the serious nature of the blaze started to turn in the alarm. He informed Chief Parris, upon his arrival, that there was an elevator shaft at the rear of the building that would carry the flames to the roof, and it was due to his foresight that the attack upon the roof was made as soon as it was. Although there are no evidences of in- cendiarism to be found either at the top or bottom of the elevator shaft, on account of the nature of the fire, still there is noth- ing that would tend to disprove this theory. Mr. White states that his employes or any one, in fact, on the lower floor, had no opportunity t> go into the cellar, and how a blaze could have originated without help was ‘a mystery to him. No one could re- call anything that had been put in the cellar recently that would be likely to cause spontaneous combtstion. At the top of the shaft the same case was in evidence, ard the theory that the building was fired from both the top and bottom of the ele- vator shaft seems to be not at all unlikely. RELEASE OF ONA MELTON Demand of a Resolution Submitted to the Senate. Sent to the Foreign Relations Com- mittee—Deficiency Appropriation Bill Taken Up. With the tariff bill through the Senate, work in that body resumed normal condi- tons today. During the routine business Mr. Berry (Ark.) offered the following resolution: “Resolved by the Senate, That the Presi- dent be, and he is hereby, requested to de- mand the release of Ona Melton, a native- born citizen of the United States, who was taken prisoner on board the ‘Competitor’ and is now confined in a Spanish prison in Cuba.” Mr. Berry briefly outlined the circum- stances in the Competitor case, declaring that the circumstances were such that the United States should immediately interfere and demand tke release of Melton. Mr. Hale (Me.) suggested that the reso- lution go to the committee on foreign re- lations. There was, he said, no need of hurrying the resolution today, as the com- mittee was dealing with the subject and needed no hurrying up, heing all one way. Mr. Berry answered that when it came to the protection of an American citizen he fel: there was need of hurry. He assented to the reference to committee and this dis- position was made. Mr. Hale desired to go on with the de- ficiency apptopriation bill, but was met with an earnest effort to have the pending Pacific railroad resolution taken up. The appropriation bill was held to have the right of way, whereupon Mr. Morgan said he would later move to recommit the deficiency bill with instructions to report back a bill fer the settlement of the Union Pacific railroad debt. The purpose of this motion was to open the Pacific railroad question to debate. The deficiency bill, carrying $7,811,465, was then considered. The committee amendment accepting the invitation of France to take part in the international exposition at Paris in 1900 and authorizing the President to appoint a spe- cial commissioner at a salary of $5,000 to secure space and arrange for a proper ex- hibit caused extended discussion, Mr. Morgan urging that the commissioner was given too much power. Mr. Hawley (Conn.) said that France was one of the first to accept our invitation to the world’s fair, and we were one of the last to accept France’s invitation. Mr. Morgan paid a high tribute to France and cordially supported proper representa- tion at the exposition. ‘But he criticised the appointment of a temporary “special commissioner.” It was a humiliating ex- pedient, due to the fact that the Housesof Representatives was locked up. On Mr. Hale's explanation that this was a preliminary step, binding us to an accept- ance of the invitation, and then giving time for mature preparation, the amendment was agreed to. ———___-e-—_______ PRINTING OFFICE STOREHOUSE. Ready for Occupancy and Material Will Soon Be Removed. The new store house for the government printing office, on the corner of L and Ist streets northeast, is now ready to be occu- pied and the work of removing material stored in the building on Delaware avenue between G and H streets is about to begin. Public Printer Palmer by this change gets one-third more space for storage purposes than the printing office had during the last administration, and pays for it $5,000 in- stead of $7,200 per annum, which was the former rental for this purpose. He also secures a building very much superior to the old store house, as it is but one-story in height, with a floor space 110x273 feet. The store house is used chiefly for the storeage of printed volumes, which have to be cared for until they are bouhd ready to be distributed to members of Congress. —-e-___ APPLYING FOR REINSTATEMENT. About a Hundred Ex-Soldiers File Papers With Commissioner Eyans, About one hundred ex-Union soldters, who were removed from the pension office during the last administration, have filed applications with Commissioner Evans ask- ing that they be reinstated. These cases are now being reviewed by Mr. Evans, who proposes to select such of the soldiers as showed a high efficiency record while in office and who are still efficient for rein- statement. Commissioner Evans will en- deavor to avoid the difficulty met in several of the departments in which veterans have been reinstated and afterwards shown, be- cause of age or other infirmity, t> be al- most wholly incapable of performing the work for which they were taken on the pay rolls of the government. ee MIGHT DIE ANY HOUR. Semator Harris’ Condition Regarded as Hopelens. Senator Harris spent a restless night last night, but is apparently more at ease today. His friends realize, however, that he is growirg weaker daily, and do not see any signs of permanent improvement in the Senator’s condition. At noon Dr. Brown, attending Senator Harris, expressed the opinion that his pa- tient could not, under the most favorable circumstances, live beyon® tomorrow morn- ing. and that he might die any hour be- fore that time. ‘At 3 o’clock this afternoon Senator Har- ris was reported as sinking rapidly. ‘Those | around him said that his death might be expected at any time. ee GEN. MERRIAM QUALIFIES, He is Assigned to Command the De- partment of the Columbt : Brigadier General H. C. Merriam, formerly colonel of the 7th Infantry, qualified in his new rank at Fort Logan, Col., today. Or- ders were issued at the War Department this afternoon assigning him to the com- mand of the Department of the Columbia, with headquarters at Vancouver,- Wash- ington. Col. T. M. Anderson of ‘the lith irfantry has been in temporary command of that department since Gen. BE. 8. Otis Was transferred to the command of the Department of Colorado at Denver. — a np nS ne LL nn nen nee n ee — ESE STRIKE IS SERIOUS Operators Acknowledge That More Men Are Out Than Expected. FEAR COAL FAMINE AT CLEVELAND No Trouble Has Occurred at Dil- lonvale or Long Run Mines. —_— CLAIM THAT 180,000 QUIT nn PITTSBURG, Pa., July 8.—There were but few new features in the mining situa- tion in the Pittsburg district this morning, and these were generally favorable to the miners. With the exception of a few men at scattering mines, the only miners at work were those of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company and the Canonsburg Coal Company. In fact, the suspension is almost complete. A meeting of the first pool miners was held last night, and decided to join the strikers. The result is the mines are prac- tically closed today, only a few men being at work. These men are under contract, and 10 per cent of their earnings have been retained since the first of the year, to be forfelted in the event of their failure to keep their contract. It was thought these men could not be brought out; and the fact that they have decided to quit will have the effect of inducing others to join the movement. Panhandle Miners Quit Work. The Panhandle miners also met and de- cided to throw down their tools in ten hours after the first pool diggers quit work. These men are also under contract. The Beadling men have also decided to quit. It is said that-arrangements have been made for a demonstration at Gastonville and Snowden tonight. A brass band has been engaged, and it is reported a march will be made to the mines. If the program is carried out there will likely be trouble. The Shaner diggers on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have decided to return to work. They mine coal for the eastern mar- ket and claim they will not be benefited if the strike is either won or lost. The miners of the Yough Coal Company are mecting at Scottdale today. They are working under a verbal contract at 60 cents and quit when the general order was is- sued. Nearly 2,000 men are employed at these mines, and it is said they are anx- ious to return to work. President Dolan went to Scottdale this morning and will endeavor to keep the men in line for the 69-cent rate. Situation Becoming Serious. A number of coal operators seen today say that the strike is becoming serious, as more men are out than they thought would join in the movement. Belleville District Little Affected. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 8—The strike in the Belleville, Ill., coal district may be sald to be off. In spite of the order to quit work, only three mines are idle, and it is said on good authority that they will be running today. Miners in and about Mur- physboro, another large coal center in southern Illinois, are not in sympathy with the strike movement, and say that they will not come out. Claim 130,000 Miners Are Out. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8.—United Mine Workers’ headquarters report from 125,000 to 130,000 miners out. This is all who were at work, except West Virginia, outside of Flemington and the Wheeling district, and the New York and Cleveland Coal Gas Company of Pittsburg. Headquarters have advices, they say, that the feeling in Pitts- burg is that mining for this company can be stopped. NO TROUBLE AT DILLONVALE. Miners Are Working Under Protec- tion of United States Marshals, BELLAIRE, Ohio, July 8.—Reports from the Dillonvale and Long Run mines, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad, where trouble was expected, indicate that all is peaceable. Six hundred miners, chiefly Poles, started to work at Dillon No. 2 this morning, under the protection of United States marshals, and several trains of coal left for the north. The miners are quiet, and the few around are: careful to avoid all gatherings. A committee from Long Run waited on the Dillon men, who went to work, and induced some of them to come out. The miners’ officials say they are in much bet- ter shape today, and that the return of the miners at Dillonvale is of no consequence. Not the slightest outbreak has occurred. MASSILLON MINES IDLE. Rallroads Seizing Coal Cargoes—Seri- ous Situation at Cleveland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 8.—Every mine in the Massillon district is idle this raorn- ing. Nearly every great freight lake car- rier between this port and the head of the lakes is without a cargo. Whatever coal there 1s coming into this city from the mines of West Virginia is being contiscated by the raitroad companies. One shipper discovered this morning that he had lost 200 car loads of coal. Railroads are seizing coal right and left, and ship- pers of fuel to this point have no reason to believe that it will reach its consignees. Shippers who have mines cannot figure positively on getting any of it, as the coal is the property of the railroads as long us it is in their hands, according to prevailing custom. ~ Lake traffic will be paralyzed In a week if the strike is not settled within that time. Several big manufacturing plants will be obliged to shut down within a week if the strike is not settled. This city is in many respects the most seriously affected of any in the country. : Syracuse Men Lay Down Tools, POMEROY, Ohio, July 8.—The Syracuse miners, 200 strong, have made a start to- ward joining the great strike. They have laid down tools contingent on other min- ers of the Pomeroy Bend coming out. It now looks like the whole Bend will join in the movement. E Bloomington Miners Will Not Strike. BLOOMINGTON, IIL, July 8—At a mass meeting last night the miners decided not to enter upon a strike. The meeting rati- fied the agreement of the miners and coal operators to the effect that if the miners €id not go out the operators would ship no coal out of the city. “ ———.—_—_ Personal Mention. , Lieut. Col. Jas. W. Scully, deputy quar- termaster general, has been ordered to in- spect the repairs in progrese at the Ne tional cemetery at Mobile, Ala. Chief Engineer 8. L. will be retired on the P. Ayres‘of the na’ 2th Instant on me WILL GQ OUT OF BUSINESS CONFEREES CHOSEN The Tariff: Bill Received by the House. ADOPTION OF A SPECIAL ORDER Non-Concurrence in the Senate National Bank of the Republic to Go Into Liquidation. A Meeting of Stockholders Called to Meet August 10—Comment Among Bankers, The National Bank of the Republic, which has long been an important elernent in the business world of Washington, wili soon be a thing of the past. The old bank build- ing at the southwest corner of 7th and D streets, which has for years be2n a famil- iar landmark, will before long be used for other purposes. A special meeting of the stockholders has been called for August 10 to consider the question ot winding up the affairs of the bank and going out of business. As the little group of men that recently purchased the controlling interest in the bank secured enough of the stock to enable them to go into voluntary liquidation, in accordance with the national banking laws, it is a foregone conclusion that when the question is put it will be carried by a large ma- jority. As the bank owns its building, that will have to be disposed of. along with the other assets when the time comes to close up the transaction. “ Liquidation Predicted. When Messrs. S. W. Woodward and E. Southard Parker secured the control of the Bank cf the Republic a couple of months ago there were a good many people who thought that liquidation would be a thing of the near future, and it is practi- cally admitted now that it was for thet purpose the bank was bought. Those who are in the deal will probably make a tidy sum %ut of it, though exactly how much may never be known. The controlling interest in the bank was secured at $221 a share. A conservative estimate was made by other parties in this city who thought of purchasing, and they decided that the institution could be liqui- dated so as to bring about $231 ‘a share. Even at that figure tt would leave a com- fortable margin of profit for Mr. Wood- ward and those who were associated with him, but there is reason to belleve that the contents of the bank's vaults have proved svenmmore valuable than was at first sup- posed. Amendments Expressed. MR.-LEWIS MAKES PROTEST —_—__. —____ There was a full attendance in the House of Representatives today to receive the re- turn of the tariff bill, which was sent to the Senate March 31, ninety-eight days ago. The galleries were also well filled with spectators. A lively incident occurred immediately after the reading of the journal. Mr. Lewis (Wash.) was on his feet clamoring for recognition as soon as the journal had been approved, but the chair announced a mes- sage from the Senate. Amid bursts of ap- plause from the republican side, Secretary Cox of the Senate then anngunced the passage of House bill 379 (the tariff bill), with sundry amendments, upon which the Senate requested a conference. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) and Mr. Lewis both claimed the attention of the chair as soon as the message from the Senate had been read. Mr. Dalzell had a special order from the committee on rules to present, and the Speaker’ was disposed to recognize him, put Mr. Lewis loudly demanded to be heard on a matter of the highest privilege, affecting the integrity of the House. Mr. W. A. Stone and several other repub- licans called vehemently for the regular order. There was a great deal of confusion. Mr. Lewis wes gesticulating wildly in the area in front of the Speaker’s chair. At last the chair decided to hear Mr. Lewis, who proceeded in an excited manner to declare that the House was a disorganiz- ed body without legality and that constitu- tionally it was dissolved. He continued amid many interruptions and calls for the regular order. Mr. Lewis appealed with a great show of courtesy to his “peers” to desist. When the republicans laughed at his characterization of them he turned and remarked that perhaps he flattered them beyond their deserts. At last the Speaker put an end to Mr. Lewis’ speech by ruling that he had not presented a question of privilege. “The gentleman having stated his propo- sition—namely, that this is not a House,” said the Speaker, “the chair rules that he does not present ‘a question of privilege.” Mr. Lewis attempted to appeal, but the chair declined to entertain the appeal. Mr. Lewis thereupon subsided and Mr. Dalzell offered the special order agreed upon by the committee on rules. It provided that immediately upon its adoption it should be in order to move to non-concur in the Senate amendments to the tariff bjll and agree to the conference asked for by the Senate, with provision for the appointment of conferees and the re- numbering of the paragraphs of the bill. Debate on the Special Order. The debate upon the special order was in no way sensational. Mr. Dalzell briefiy ex- plained that the purpose of the order was to hasten action on the bill, to avoid de- lays and to immediately send the bili to conference. There were about 800 amendments, and the sconer the conferees began work the sooner wculd an agreement be reached. In reply to a question, Mr. Dalzell said that of course, if the resolution was adopted, no vote could be had on separate amend- met ts. “If we adopt this order and send the bill to conference will opportunity be given to move concurrence at a future time?” asked Mr. Swanson (Va.). “That denends on the action of House,” replied Mr. Dalzell. Mr. Dingley called attention -to the fact that these proposed proceedings were ex- actly similar to these had when the Wil- son bill was sent to conference. On that occasion, he said, the other side gave this course its full concurrence. When Mr. Dalzell concluded he yielded ten minutes to Mr. Bailey, the minority leader, but at the latter's request increased it to twenty minutes. Mr. Bailey In turn yielded a portion of his time to Mr. Mc- Millin of Tennessee and Mr. Swanson of Virginta. The former tried to offer an amendment to the special order setting aside tomorrow for the consideration of the Senate Cuban belligerency resolution and Saturday for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill, but Mr. Dalzell said he had not yielded for the purpose of amend- ment. Besides he submitted that the amendment was not germare. Mr. McMillin argued that if the House Was to proceed at last to do business those matters should be disposed of. “You should enact legislation,” said he, “to release the people from the bankruptcy into which you are thrusting them and to aid the people of Cuba in their struggle for freedom.” Mr. Swanson contended that the House should havo an opportunity to vote on such of the amendments as they now de- sired to act upon. Mr. Bailey, in closing the debate for his side, said if the minor- ity had been given assurances of a reason- able time for debate when the conference repor. was presented to the House the adoption of the special order would not heve been antagonized. We defended the course cf the democrats in th> Senate, showing that no attempt had been made there to delay action on a Partisan tariff measure, and contrasted with that the refusal of the House to con- sicer the non-partisan Cuban resolution and the bankruptcy bill, both of which, he sald, Were approved by the overwhelming senti- ment of the people. Mr. Bailey's allusion to Cuba was warm- ly applauded by the democrats, who renew- ed their demonstration when Mr. Bailey said that the President had found time to send a special ambassador 3,000 miles to attend the festivities in honor of a Eu- ropean monarch, but none to send even a message of sympathy to people struggling for freedom at our very doors. Mr. Dalzell, in closing the debate, said that there was no doubt that a reasonable time would be allowed for debate on the conference report. Special Order Adopted. The previous question was ordered, 142— 107. The resolution was adopted, 143—104. Mr. Dingley, in pursuance of its provi- stons, moved that the Senate amendments be non-concvrred in, and that the House agree to the: conference asked for by the Senate. - Mr. Bailey stated that in view of the High-Gradé Securities. It is generally admitted among local bankers that there is’ ng institution which carries a higher grade of gilt-edged secu- rities than the Bank ef the Republic. Many of these when they were bought were way above par, and as many of them pay as high as 6 and 7 per cent, they have prob- ably gone up considerably in value since then. Only a short ape 0 the bank de- clared a dividend of $90 a share, in additivn to the regular 4 per cent dividend. The statement was made;then that this extra dividend was from_ the accrued prof- its on the bonds, which were found to be worth considerably morg than the value placed upon them In ‘the estimate. If this is the case, the profits will he larger than they otherwise would he. Has Caused Comment. One feature of the whole transaction has caused a good deal of comifent among lo- cal banking people, and that was the higii price that was paid for the bank. ‘The on- ly other bid that was made for it was at $190 a share, and the people who made that had fixed for themselves a Hmit of $200, beyond which they would not have gone, and it 1s generally believed that a bid of $201 would have secured the bank as readily as one of $221. As the owners cf the Bank of the Republic also control the Metropoli- tan Bank, they hope to be able to transfer much of the business of the former to the latter institution. Will Work Hardship. The liquidation of the Bank of the Re- public will tring some hardship to its em- ployes. Many of them have grown up in the bank, and doubtless looked forward to years of uninterrupted employment, and it will come hard on them to be unceremo- niously dropped right ‘in the middle of sum- mer, when It is no easy thing to secure new positions. —_.—_—__ ASSESSING THE DUTY. the Ruling by Assistant Secretary Spauld- ing. Assistant Secretary Spaulding has de- cided, in the case of goods imported for immediate transportation in bond to in- terlor ports, that duties shall be assessed in accordance with the’ tariff law in opera- tion at the date of their arrival at the cutward port,* without regard to the date of their arrival at the interior port to which they may be consigned. This de- cision is based on the assumption of the passage of a new tarift law, and is strictly in line with the action of the Treasury De- partment when the McKinley tariff act of 1890 Was pending in ‘Congress. ——___-e—____ TO BE FAVORABLY REPORTED. No Division in Committee on the Warner Nomination. _ The senate committee on commerce to- day, after exhaustfve inquiry into the charges against John Goodnow, nominated as consul general to Shanghai," and B, H. Warner, jr., nominated as consul to Leip- sic, agreed to report both with favorable recommendations. There was no division in the committee on the Warner nomina- tion. Senator Berry yoted against Good- now. The committee also decided upon a favorable report in the case of F. H. Heus- tis, nominated for collector of the Puget Sound district in Washington. Ss WILL BE EXEMPTED. Deputy Collectors,to Be Taken From the Cannegile Service. ¢ Senator Pritchard, chairman of the com- mittee on civil service, has been informed that the civil service commission has agreed to a proposition to separate the deputy collectors of cust and internal revenue from the d service, and that an order to this effect will soon be Prepared and sent to the President. SSeS YES CORWINE) DISMISSED. Sentence of the Cour€ Approved by the President. The President has approved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Paymaster John Corwine of the navy, whe was recently court-mertialed for enfbezzlement, but he has remitted so much of the sentence as provided for two years” imprisonment. ——_—+o— To Test Range and Position. The duties of the late board to test range and position finders, devolved upon. the Vee ae ee ee St fact that the rest of the day was devoted me Pig: snd Captain Frank to tributes to the memory of the late Wm. 8. Holman of Indiana, he would not call — ee Steloe: on the motion, which was ‘The Speaker ann considering range Payne of New -York, Pennsy! Anothe: jburhan Ratlway; ool Sua and Meus toner a ar way. o! of Mr. Powers introduced !n the House to-| Texas, McMillin of Tennessee and Wheeler day the bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Pet w, to incorporate the Washing- ton and University Railroad Company the District of Columbia, 3 last week, listening to eulogies on the life and public services of Judge Holman. . First Meeting of Conferees. The first meeting of the conferees of the Senate and House on the tariff bill began at 2:40 this afternoon in the room of the Senate committee on finance. The meeting was attended by both the republi- cans and the democrats constituting the committee from each of the houses. The clerks of the Senate committee on finance and the House committee on ways and means were also present. The meet- ing was a formal one. The democratic members of the confer- ence remained less than ten minutes. They withcrew upon the intimation of the re- publicans that they desired an opportunity to reconcile their differences before con- sulting with the democrats. It was recall- ed that this privilege had been eonceded to the party in power in 1890 and in 1st, and the democrats did not demur to the proposition. With the departure of the .lemocrats the republicans representing the Senate and the House entered upon a general ex- change of views regarding the bill. oe DRAGGING FOR THE HEAD Thorn and Mrs, Nack Indicted for Murder of Guldensuppe. Martin Thorn, Who is Accused of His Murder, Preserves a Dog- ged Silence, NEW YORK, July &—The grand jury this afternoon indicted Martin Thorn and Mrs. Augusta Nack for murder in the first degree in connection with the Guldensuppe case. NEW YORK, July &—Dragging East river in search of the head of William Guldensuppe, the murdered and dismem- bered bath house operator, was beguti to- day under the direction of the detective bureau. Acting Inspector O'Brien is less confident of finding the missing head than he is of extorting a full confession from Martin Thorn, the alleged murderer. The latter ‘s said to have given the inspector today a detailed account of his movements from the day before the murder until the time of his arrest, evading, however, all efforts to extort from him any statement regarding his doings on the fateful day. He Is alleged to have admitted hiring the ne-horse surrey for Mrs. Nack and having riven her to Wocdside in it. He admitted, as alleged, sending a messenger to Buck's saloon to tell Mrs. Nack that a lady wished to see her on the corner. He told of send. ing the two boys to Mrs. Nack’s house fo: a valise on the day prior to Mrs. Nack’, arrest and of all of his moyements after Friday. Here he stopped. When questioned regarding his move- ments on that day he refused to say a word. As an effect of confinement and the knowledge that his every word and gesture are noted by officers stationed in view of his cell, Thorn is losing fiesh rapidly, and Inspector O’Brien hopes that he ‘will soon break down and make a full confession. District Attorney Olcott announced that as the result of his county yester- day the trial of Martin Thorn and Mrs. Nack will take place in New York county, —$—.—~ INHERITS CRIMINAL TENDENCY. Mar Thorn Came From Posen, here Murders Are Frequent. Prof. Walter Jaeger, a well-known Ger- man educator of Brooklyn, in speaking of the blood-thirstiness of the murderer of Guldensuppe, said: “It is a singular thing that Martin Thorn, or Martin Torzewsti, rather, should have come from the section of the German em- pire which is notorious for producing crim- inals. The hamlet of Budzin, in Posen, has a bad name throughout Germany. Posen is in the northeastern section of the em- pire, and the country is cut up with a large number of small streams and lakes tribu- tary to the Vistula. The water is largely stagnant, and the physical condition of the province is unattractive. The inhabitants of Budzin we used to call Wasser Polacks, or Water Poles, and a-Water Pole in Ger- many is usually a pretty tough customer. Bloodier murders are committed by the Water Poles of Posen than by any people in the empire. The men are largely char- acterized by low cunning, treachery and deception. Although for many years a German province, Posen today is hardly Germanized. The masses use the Polish language. The children are taught Ger- man, but everything else is Polish. The crime with which Thorn is charged 18 sin- gularly like some that have been recorded by the police of Posen during the last gen- eration.” =e CONFERENCE WITH SALISBURY. Commisst er Foster Finds Him Dis- posed to Reopen Seal Question. LONDON, July 8—The conferences be- tween United States Ambassador Hay and John W. Foster, the United States seal commissioner, on the one side, and the Mar- quis of Salisbury end Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier, on the other, rela- tive to the question of seal protection, have resulted in the British prime minister showing more disposition to reopen the question thay when the United States first requested that this be done. Experts be- Icnging to the foreign office are compiling evidence to sustain the British contention that the Paris agreement sufficiently pro- tected the seals. ——E— U. 8S. CRUISER AT TANGIER. Will Support the Protest of Consul Gencral Burke. TANGIER, Morocco, July 8.—The United States cruiser San Francisco has arrived here and the United. States cruiser Raleigh is expected here tomorrow. The San Francisco and Raleigh have been sent to Tangier to support the pro- test of United States Consul General Burke Inst the discrimination of the authori- ties of Morocco against Americans, in re- fusing to pern:it them to employ native help, a privilege which is allowed Euro- pears. American citizens, in consequence of thig'discrimination, have had their busi- ness interfered with. —-+—__ COLORADO'S SIZZLING WEATHER. Torrid Heat Follows Sleet and Snow Shocing of Last Week. DENVER, Col. July 8—The weather man has not recovered from his Fourth of July experience, when he sent OO — CHANGED HIS MIND Currency Message Not Sent to Con- gress Today. OPPOSITION OF THE REPUBLICANS Afraid to Embarrass Progress of the Tariff Bill. VIEWS OF THE LEADERS a . President McKinley unexpectedly chang- ed his mind about sending his currency message to Congress today. It is not known when this determination was reached, but it was officially announced shortly after Chairman Dingley of the ways and means vommittee of the House and Senator Alli- son had talked with the President. This was by 10 o'clock this morning. Senator Allison was one of the first visitors, and was followed by Chairman Dingley. They were not in conference toge with the President, arriving and departing separ- ately. It is thought that Chairman Dingley urged against the message going in today on the ground that it might greatly com- plicate the situation in the House and de- lay action cn the tariff bill. The President is so anxious to get the tariff bill through at the earliest moment that he will not put anything in its way. What the Leaders Said. Republican leacers who saw the P. dent last night, as well as those who v' ited him this morning, put the matter to the President in the same light as Chair- man Dingley. They urged that the House Was at work today under a special order, which, if not changed, would ve followed er si- by adjournment until Menday. Should the currency message go in it would afford the opposition room for varicus tact a for efforts to have committees appointed. In addition to the prospect held out of will immediate delay to tae tariff President has been strongly urg last night to hold the message the regular session of Cong’ ous congressmen who visited him today spoke to him in this strain. It is heid out to hira that the Senate will, under no cir- cumstances, agree to his proposition for a currency commission. Then he is told that the message now will open the flood- gatee of orator: renew all the financial discussion of last year and possibly en- dancer the tariff bill to a tore serious de- gree than is thought of. These arguments have been used on the President by those who are in favor of hi plan at some other time, and by t oppose the formation of a currer mission altogether. A number of the Pres- ident’s closest friends may be ranked in the latter class. May Wait Until Next Session. As the House will be closed for business until Monday, the Presklent can send his message in any time between now and then, as nothing could be done in the mean- time by democrats or populizts to hold back the tariff. It is not among the im- possibilities, however, that the President may decide to withhold the message until the next session, in deference to the wishes of his friends. On the other hand, he may decide to send it in tomorrow. ‘The im- pression this afternoon was that the mes- sage would go in tomorrow. The President has put himself on recoré and cen afford to wait if it is the wish of the republican leaders of Cong: Before noon Senator Hanna was ushered into the President’s room and remained there a Jong time in conference with the Chief Executive. He was followed by Sen- ator Elkins. Mr. Dingley’s Visit. Chairman Dingley talked fully with the President on the outlook for the tariff bill Mr. Dingley said to a Star reporter that he was afraid that the bill could not be put through conference within a weck. He heped this could be done, but he had seri- ous doubts. The conference of the ways and means chairman and the President was cordial and each expressed a wish that there should be thorough co-operation. Senator Allison was more sanguine of a speedy passage than Mr. Dingley. Senator Allison thought everything could be ac- complished within a week. Impossible to Pass Congre With the Senate in its present state of mind—and there is no prospect of a change ~it would be impossible to get chrough Congress a measure authorizing the ap- pointment of a currency commission. Not only are the democrats, silver republicans and populists determined that such a meas- ure shall not pass, but the 8 also consid- erable opposition to it among republicar in the Senate. It is unierstool that both Mr. Allison and Mr. Aldrich, the leaders of the finance committee, are seriously op- posed to the proposition. Moreover, there is a partial agreement, or rather an understanding, between the op- position and the managers of the tariff bill that no attempt is to made to take up the currency proposition. The opponents of the Hawalian annexation say that there is a similar agreement as to the Hawaiian treaty, as respects this session. A short time ago, when it was announced that the President was to ask action on the currency commission proposition, some of the opposition leaders intimated to Mr. Allison and other republicans that if Con- gress was to take up other legislation when the tariff bill was voted on they would not feel disposed to hasten action on the tariff. The reply was that it would obviously be impossible to keep a quorum in the Senate gor other legislation.and that,therefore,none would be attempted. The managers of the tariff bill saw that their measure would be eriously retarded in its passage if this as- surance was not given, and thereupon they began to use influence with the President to prevent him from asking for the cur- rency commission. They were greatly in hopes that he had decided to abandon the idea of sending a message to Congress on the subject. Notified by the Opposition. ‘When it was announced at the White the since until umer- uw