Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1897, Page 1

o, THE EVENING STAR. + PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by The a Star see ar Company, New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘ount, at 10 ecnis Copies at the in the iors, on their own « or 44 cents per month. By per month Saterday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with postage added, $3.0 red at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., = mafl matter.) wcriptions must be paid in advance. advertising made known on application. SCENE IN THE HOUSE Reception of the Conference Report on the Tariff. MR. DINGLEY WANTS AN EARLY VOTE The Democrats Want It Put Off Until Tomorrow. RATES <PLAINED ——— SUGAR The floor of the House of Representatives presented an animated appearance long bi fore the ker rapped that body to or- der today. Members stood aboit in groups and d 4, sometimes in excited tones, the result of the conference agreement on the tariff bill, which was to ve presented for final action tod. The galleries were comfortably well filled and every mem- ber in the cit s in his seat when Speaker Reed ascended the rostrum at ncen. Most of the conferees on the tariff bill were in their places, their lesks piled high with papers and documen‘s. The blind chaplain, in his prayer, invoked a blessing on today’s work. “May the hi: tery of this day,” he prayed, “be worthy of this great nation and redound to the good of all its citizens.” No action was taken by the committee on rules as to time for the debate on the tariff bill, and when Chairman Dingley en- tered the House during the realing of the journal he expressed the hope that the wouid be reached on the conference rt betore adjournment tonight. He essed the power under the rules to wu the previous question at any time. fore Mr. Dingiey presented the tariff ace report Mr. Cagnon presented the tunal conterence report on the general deficiency bill, which was eed to with- out aimicuit, Mr. Gro:venor of Ohio obtained the fioor and asked unanimous consent to print a speech on the civil service question. He said he did not desire to delay the tammt devate which was to fellow. Mr. Terry of Arkansas raised a laugh by requesting Mr. er to elucidate in his printed remarks the changes which the Was to make in the civil servi ticks immeuiately after Congress ad- ‘Whe report was then auopted. Tosve -¢ Keport Sabmiited. Mr. Dingiey arose. wit the report and a great mass rs he suid in calm tones: “Mr. ker, I desire to present the conference report on the tariff bill.” vos of trem th: republican © greeted this announcement. The papers re curried to the cleri . ‘The read- ing of thi i report was dispensed with at the re ef Mr. Dingley and the Statement of the effect of the changes read. ir. Bailey, the leader of the minority, @isclaimed betore the reading began, any Fesponsipility for the statement, which, he Said, the minority has, pe is yet, had no op- nity to read. At the conciusicn of the reading of the Blaiement Mr. Vingley took the fluor. Be- fore he began speech he said he de- sired, if possible, to enter into an agree- me ui t with the minority as to the length of © the debate snould run. Mr. Bailey said tie minority would like three days, but knowing that much ume could not be obtained he would be willing to aliow the debate to run today temerrow, with provision for a vote belore adjournment tomorrow. Mr. iingiey, in reply, said he was not pre- pared to agree to Mr. Bailey's proposition. When he expressed the hope that a vote ecud be reached today the republicans breke into long and loud applause. “Dalk at this ume is very expensive,” said Mr. Dingiey. “It costs the treasury Fw,0w a dey. Not so expensive as the ten days you spent in arranging the sugar schedule with the sugar trust,” retorted Mr. Bailey, amid @ counter round of applause by his fuilow- ers. Unprecedentedly Short Conference. Mr. Dingley, in reply, pointed out that never before in legislative history had a tariff bill been in conference so brief a me. The McKinley bill had been in con- terence two weeks, “and our friends on the to aj ana other sid id he, addressing the demo- 1su4 were in conference six wt reaching an agreement. * said vted Mr. Bai- trying to run the party with a lot of magwumps (Laughter and applause on -moe: Again Mr ey expressed the opinion at one day weuld be sufficient for the Bailey, aithough dis- to threaten the ma- majority would y treating the minority fairly. it was in the power of the major- do us they pleased, he intimated he Senate, where debate could not mited, the democrats migut resent un- fairress to their colleagues oa the House side Mr. Dingley thought the report ought to be ready for the Senate tomorrow. “We will let the debate run for a time,” he suggested, “and see waether it is worth $100,000 @ ¢ The disposition on this side is to get a vote at the earliest possible mo- is the earliest possible moment, Bailey. “The gentleman surely does not suggest a vote now—" He got no furthe “Vor vote, vote,” shouted the republi- cans eageri “I suggest we until sugar stock goes little higher,” retorted Mr. Bailey stic It has gone up $8 a share since the agreement was reported.” At this point Mr. Jonson (Ind.) appealed to Mr. Dir to permit two days for de- bate. democrats warmly applauded lied Mr. Dingley, “is e the day ts over we will’ find nothing further to debate and we compelled to listen to the same old fulminat ) suggested 11 o'clock to- for teking a vote. Y repeated the suggestion to + by whom it was immediately Chairman Dingley’s Explanatio: All efforts to reach an agreement having thus failed, Mr. Dingley, with the state- ment that he would confer with Mr. Bailey later, opened his speech on the conference report. The figures and details of the cx- planation of the changes were very dry, but the House gave him close and earnest attention. He took up each schedule, ex- laining in detail the changes :aade, and following closely the formal statement given out by the committee. As to the surrender on the item of cyanide cf potas- Che Fvening Star. No. 13,847. - WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 19, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. If you want to buy, sell or exchange anything, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many people as read any other Paper. sium, he said, {t had been most unwillirgly accorded by the House, and only afier the most positive insistence by the Senate con- ferees. Concerning the sugar schedule, Mr. Ding- ley read from the offictal itement, adding brief comments. By the new arrangement about $2,000,000 increase of revenue would be realized, as the increase had been placed on raw sugars at the point where Tevenue would be received, and at the same time the beet sugar industry will re- ceive substantial benefit. Mr. Dingley expressed regret that the Senate had not allowed the retroactive clause of the bill to stand, at least, until the bill was about to become a law. Had it remaired in the bill, he said, $25,000,000 of revenue would have been saved to the treasury. When Mr. Dingley referred to the elim- ination of the stamp tax Mr. Todd (Mich.) asked him if they then “confessed” that they Lad abandoned the idea of taxing the “stock gamblers” of Wall street. “Not at all,” replied Mr. Dingley. “We discovered that the sales on Wall street cculd not be fcllowed. No record is kept. The machinery of collection would be too complex.” Mr. Cooper (Wis.) wanted an explanation of the net result of the change in the sugar schedule. Mr. Dingley explained it along the lines of the statement submitted by the conferees. The differential to the refiner, he said, was exactly the same as the House bill. This started a volley of questions about the sugar schedule, and Mr. Dingley was surrounded by half a hundred members, who listened attentively to the answers ané questions. Mr. Johnson (Ind.) wanted to know if the increase in the rate on refined sugar to th? Senate rate of 1.9% cents per pound would not increase the profits of the trust on the anticipatory importations of raw sugars. Mr. Dingley explained the impossibility of preventing these profits. In 1894 when raw sugar was taken from the free list and made dutiable at 40 per cent ad valorem the importers got the benefit as they did now. Mr. Dingley, after a calculation, affirmed that the refiner of sugar under the present Wilson bill had a differential of 22 1-2 cents per hundred poungs as against 121-2 cents in the pending bill, as agreed to by the conferees. . This statement was liberally applauded by the republicans, but Mr. Dockery (Mo.) aroused the democrats in turn by inter- jecting a remark about the sudden increase in the value of sugar stock in anticipation of the enactment of the proposed sugar schedule. Would Raise $225,000,000. As to the question of the revenue to be raised by the bill, Mr. Dingley pointed out the difficulty resulting from the large an- ticipatory importations. The bill next year, he calculated, would raise $225,000,000, $75,000,000 more than the present la Over $40,000,000 had been lost in this year's revenues by the importations of wool and sugar and other things, the duty on which was raised in the bill, so that he caleul: that the bill this year would raise $185,000,000. Mr. Dingley declared that there was no doubt that the revenue produced by the bill would not only be ample to meet the expenditures of the government, but allow a republican administration to begin again to pay off the principal of the public debt, which had been increased by the late ad- rinistration. In conclusion, Mr. Dingley received round fter round of app » from his republi- can colleagues by predicting as a result of the enactment of this bill a of prices and a restoration of prosperity. et JOLIET STREET. Proceedings for Condemnation Lunds to Be Instituted. Condemnation proceedings will shortly be- gin for the opening of Joliet street. Provi- sion ts made for the opening of this thor- oughfare in the current appropriation bill, and $5,000 was set aside to do the work, which consists in the grading and gravel- ing of the street from Connecticut avenue extended to the Zoological Park, acquiring the same by purchase or condemnation to a width of 125 feet. The Commissioners have hunted up the owners of the property involved in the im- provement, and, learning they were un- willing to sell, have now set about to con- demn the property in accordance with the act referred to. A marshal’s jury will be summoned shortly, and the work of con- demnation proceeded with. CLAIMING HIS ESTATES. OPENING OF of Youthful Wanderer Wh Owns Valu- able Property at Long Branch. Joseph Morris, who claims to be fifteen years old, although his size Indicates that he is several years younger, came here from Camden, N. J., Tuesday, and now @ wants to go to Long Branch. He made the trip here on a freight train, but wants to go hence in a day coach. When the youthful freight jumper reached here Tuesday night he was dis- covered by Edward Phillips, the conductor, who took ckarge of him. Yesterday he turned the boy over to the detectives, and he was then sent to the Newsboys’ Home. If the boy's story be true he may some day become the possessor of valuable prop- erty at Long Branch. He was born there, he says, and when his father died, several years ago, his mother married a man named Joseph Thompson, who lives at Camden, Not long ago his mother died, and last week his stepfather gave him no- tice that he would have to find a home elsewhere. Thinking he could get work here, he left Camden and started for this city, being ignorant of the Alaska gold find. When he had crossed the river to Phila- delphia he met a young lady, Miss Ella Watson, who gave him a new sult of clothes. From Philadelphia he came here on the freight bumper. The boy says he has big property inter- ests at Long Branch, as well as a host of friends, and he knows the latter will care fer him when he reaches them, —___ French Troops Meet Disaster. PARIS, July 19.—At today’s meeting of the cabinet M. Lebon, minister for the col- onies, announced that a force of French cavalry from Timbuctoo, while pursuing a band of robbers, met with a serious dis- aster. Two European officers, two non- cemmissiored officers and nine native Spahis were killed or are missing. _—— Colonial Banks to Consolidate. VANCOUVER, B.C., July 19.—The News Advertiser states that there is a report that negotiations are going on for the amalga- mation of the Merchants’ Bank of Canada, the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Bank of British Columbia. The three banks would have a combined capital’ and reserve of $15,406,000, and would rank next to the Bank of Montreal. —_—.__ Thorn's Habeas Writ Dismissed. NEW YORK, July 19.—Justice Truax, in the supreme court, has dismissed the writ of habeas corpus obtained by Lawyer Howe for Thorn, the alleged murderer of Gulden- stppe. He also denied the motion to admit Thorn to bail. es Successor to Col. Crocker. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 19.—General Eubbarn of New York is the most prom- irently mentioned man as the probable suc- cessor of Col. Crocker: as first vice pres- ident of the Southern Pacific Railway Com- pany. ® —_.__ Seerctary Sherman Much Better, Secretary Sherman, who has been con- fined to his house a few days by a slight stomach derangement, was reported to be much better this afterncon. He expects to be able to attend the cabinet meeting to- morrow as usual, CZAR THREATENSWAR| PEARY EXPEDITION SAILS/ FAIRMONT MEN OUT Demands of the Turk Immediate Evacuation of Thessaly, RUSSIAN TROOPS 10 MOVE AT ONCE All Powers Except Great Britain Indorse the Ultimatum. NEWS IS CONFIRMED ——————— RERLIN, July 19.—According to a special ispatch received here, the Emperor Nich- s has telegraphed the sultan Jemand- ing the immediate evacuation of Th and threatening that otherwise Ru: troops will cross the Turkish frontier. It is said here semi-officially today that all the powers except Great Britain have consented to this course. nfirmed From Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 19.—The terms of the Turkish government, as submitted to the ambassadors by Tewfik Pasha, on Saturday, not only proposed a change of frontier, but fixed the amount of indemni- ty at four and one-half million pounds Turkish, and renewed the demand for abolition of the capitulations granted the Greek subjects in the Ottoman empire. This is regarded as clear proof that the ambassadors of the powers will be unable to effect anything by mere diplomatic ne- gotlatiors. The ambassadors have inform- ed the porte that they wish a written dec- laration as to the intentions of the Turkish governrrent, which have hitherto been com- municated orally by Tewfik Pasha. The ambassadors have stated that if this is not forthcomi:.g they will suspend the peace negotiations and refer the whole mat- ter to their respective governments, with a view of adopting coercive measures. a BURGLARS RAID MANY OFFICES. Milwaukee Police Chagrined at Their lity to Cateh Thieves. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 19.—The police are considerably chagrined over several burglaries that have been committed here this week. Last Sunday the burglars went through the first floor of the city hall. Last night they returned and finished the two upper floors. Among the offices entered are those of Criminal Judge Waller, Clerk of the Crim- inal Court Wollier and the police commi sioners. In the latter office police records were strewn about the floor. All they s cured was some loose change and a large quantity of postage stamps. Many down- town oifice buildings have also been enter- ed by the same thieves. SS BOOTH-TUCKER AT PUEBLO. Regular Churche unpend Services to Aid the Salvationints. PUEBLO, Col., July 19.—Sunday was unique in the religious history of Pueblo. Most of the regular church services of the day were abandoned and two immense union meetings, each attended by several thousand people, were held at the Mineral Palace under the joint auspices of the churches of the city. Commander Booth- Tucker of the Salvation Army presided at a taking for his morning theme “The Christianity of Christ,”” and for the night, “The Indian and Social Operations of the Salvation Army.” The commander and party left for New Mexico at 11 o'clock Sunday night for Sante Fe, N. M., in a private car placed at his dis- posal to continue his inspection of lands for his proposed colony. SS BUTLER’S FUNERAL. Impoxing Ceremony Over Remains of Hishop-Elect of Concordia. ROME, July 19.—Funeral services over the remains of the Rev. Dr. Butler of Chi- cago, bishep-elect of Concordia, Kan., who died here on Friday last, were held yester- day at the Church of the Sacred Heart. The Rev. Father W. H. O'Connell, the ex-rector of the American College in Rome, officiated. Absolution was given by the archbishop of Elfopoli. The Rev. Father Bernard and the Rev. Father Murray of Chicago, the Rev. Father Zahm, provincial of the fathers of the Holy Cross in Amer- ica; the Rev. Father Stramiere, musical di- rector of the College of the Propaganda, with a number of his pupils, and an Eng- lish Sister of Mercy, assisted at the cer- emony. REV. DR. ee MUST WEAR UNION SHOES. |} Order to Chicago Trades Unionists for Labor Day Parade. CHICAGO, July 19.—Every man who marches in the big Labor day parade must wear union-made shoes, with the union label imprint on the soles. A committee has been appointed to inspect every shoe in the line of march, and any man found guilty of wearing non-union shoes will be dealt with accordingly. The action to this effect was taken at the meeting of the Chicago Federation of La- bor on suggestion of William Jones of the Boot and Shoe Union of America. Mr. Jones demanded that the boot and shoe- makers’ union label be given the same preference as the printers’, cigar makers’, coopers’ and horseshoers’ copyrighted de- vices. He argued that the labor leaders had decided that no horses shall be ridden in the parade which are not shod with union-made horseshoes, bearing the Jour- neyman horseshoers’ label, and, following the same line, he declared that the men must also be union-shod. —— PARAGUAY AND BOLIVIA AT ODDs.° Trouble Arixes Over a Boundary Dis- pute and War May Result. A special cable dispatch from the New York Herald's correspondent in Asuncion, Paraguay, says that that government has taken the aggressive in the boundary dis- pute with Bolivia. Troops have been hur- ried to the frontier line to occupy the dis- puted territory. This policy was apparently decided upon and put in practice after only a brief con- sideration, and the result of the order is great excitement throughout Paraguay. Congress, in the meantime, has taken steps for the-formation of a national guard, so as to be prepared thoroughly to follow up the offensive attitude of Para- guay against Bolivia. Advices received in Asuncion from Bo- livia are to the effect that that country views with calm the action of Paraguay and the excitement which was caused by the decision to occupy the disputed terri- tory. in the meantime, however, Bolivia is quietly preparing for war and strengthen- ing her fighting forces, while awaiting the report of a special commission sent by the government to investigate the boundary line. It is probable that the Paraguayan troops will ke allowed to occupy the dis- puted region without. molestation until the Bolivian government receives the report of the commission. On the report the policy of Bolivia will depend. Left, Boston for Sydney at Daybreak This < Morning. Forty-Three Persons, Including Some From This City, Accompany the Arctic Adventurers on Trip, BOSTON, Mass., July 19.—The steam seal- ing bark Hope, with Lieut. R. E. Peary and party on board, bound for northern Green- land, left this port at daybreak today, fully equipped for the voyage. The work of pro- visioning the vessel was begun as soon as she arrived in port last Thursday, and with the intermission of Sunday, when the religious scruples of the Canadian seamen who are employed were respected and oper- ations were suspended, was completed only a short time before the vessel sailed. The object of the voyage is to establish a settlement at a remote northern point in Greenland, which shall be used as a bese of supplies for an expedition in search of the north pole, under Lieut. Peary in 1898. To this end a party of Esquimaux will be established at the new settlement and will, during the next year, be engaged in mak- ing preparations for Lieut. Peary's expe- dition. Washington People Aboard. In the party which left here today are forty-three persons,including, besides Lieut. and Mrs. Peary and their daughter, their servants and crew, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lee of Meriden, Conn., Robert Stein of the U. S. geological survey, Albert Operti, the famous arctic scenic artist; J. D. Figgings of Falls Church, Va., taxidermist; Dr. Frederick Sohon, surgeon, Washington, D. C.; several investigating parties—one under the direction of Prof. C. H. Hitchcock of Dartnfouth, who will study glaciers, and the relics of the old Norse colonists from Iceland, and another from the Massachu- setts Instiiute of Technology, under R. W. Perter, who will remain in the north through next winter to hunt the big gaine of the country and bring back zoologi- cal specimens. There are also on board two representa- tives of the National Museum, who are expected to bring home several tons of fossil flora for various museums, Makes Direct for Sydney. The hope will make direct for Sydney, C. B., where she will take in coal for the remainder of the voyage. The ship will skirt the coast of Greenland, dropping the scientific parties at various points and tak- ing Licut. Peary to Whale sound, where his plans for establishing a settlement will be carried out. The return voyage will be begin, it is expected, in about five weeks after the Hope arrives and the parties will be pick- ed up on the way buck. Z AERONAUT GRIFFITH HURT. His Balloon Caught Fire and He Fell, Sustaining Serious Injuries. WATERTOWN, N. Y., July 19.—A spe- cial to the Standard frum Redwood gays: A bad accident occurred here Saturday evening during the balloon ascension at Spark’s circus. The bailoon had reached a distance between two and three hundred feet from the ground when it caught fire and was burned. The parechute failed to operate in time, and the balioonist, M. C. Griffith, fell to the ground and sustained severe injuries, He had one leg broken above the ankle and one ankle sprained. His face was badly bruised and it is feared that he ha injured his spine. He is about twenty- three years of age, and has been in the business since he was nine years old. His heme ts in Flora, Ind. Doubts of his re- covery are entertained. ———— BROADMOOR CASINO BURNS. Famous Pleasure Resort at Colorado Springs in Ruin COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, July 19.— The famous Broadmoor Casino, the $100,000 pleasure resort of Colorado Springs, was burned to the ground this morning. Flames were discovered about 4 o'clock in the boiler room, and in about one hour the site formerly occupied by one of the hand- somest buildings devoted exclusively to pleasure in the west was covered only with @ mass of ruins. There was no water available, and only ten minutes after the flames were discov- ered all hopes of saving the structure were given up and efforts directed toward sav- ing the Hotel Broadmoor, adjoining. This was saved through the timely assistance of United States soldiers camped at Broad- moor. The loss will be $100,000 to the Broad- moor Land and Improvement Company and $10,0W) to Kappler & Miller of Denver, lessees. There is scarcely any insurance. It is doubtful if the resort will be rebuilt. —————— LIEUT. MORFORD UNDER ARREST. OMcer of 34 United States Infantry in Trouble Over Money Matters. Second Lieut. Wm. H. Morford, 34 In- fantry, United States army, is In closc ar- rest at Camp Lake View, near Lake City, Minn., where the 3d Infantry ts spending {ts summer encampment, on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen- tleman. The specifications are as yet un- known, but are reperted to be in connec- tion with money matters. Lieut. Morford enlisted as a private from Ohio in 1889, and three years later secured his commission as second Heutenant, being assigned to the 3d Infantry. Mrs. Morford 1s quite prominent socially in the east. The penalty for the offense charged 1s dismis- —.__ JAPAN WILLING TO ARBITRATE. Official Press Utterance: Regarding the Hawalian Ineidenti LONDON, July 19.—Acoording to a dis- patch from Yokohama the Japanese offi- cial rress says it 1s probable the mikado’s government will agree to the’ Hawaiian proposal to submit the pending disputes to arbitration, —_~ A PHYSICIAN MISSING. Police Authorities Asked to Search for Dr. T. C. Waiker. Inspector Hollinberger tas received a let- -ter from Dr. J. O. Walker, at Randleman, N. C., making inquiry about his brother, Dr. T. C. Walker, who left his home on the 8th of this month and failed to communi- cate with his parents. The missing man, according to his brother, is mentally un- balanced and imagines the officers are after him for forgery. —_—+—_—. Consul General Gowdy_ Improving. PARIS? July 19.—United ‘States Consul General John K. Gowdy, who has been seriously ill; is pow improving and is about to be removed to Plembigrés, a health re- sort on the Angreene, fog a change of air. e 4 Chicago. Real Estate Man Assigns. CHICAGO, July 19.—Theodore H. Schintz, real estate dealer, assigned today. The tia- bilities, $200,000, are probably exseetied by large real estate holdings. A heavy mort- gage indebtedness caused the absignment, Miners in Several West Virginia Mines Go on Strike. BICITEMENT OVER THEIR ACTION Crisis at Hand in Pittsburg District ---Miners May Resume. THE SITUATION ELSEWHERE FAIRMONT, W. Va., July 19.—As the result of yesterday's meeting at Willow Tree Grove, near Monongah, 225 miners re- fused to go to work this morning. The drivers being in sympathy with the miners refused to haul, and consequently the rest of the miners who had gone to work were compelled to come out. The miners at Pritchard, about sixty in number, after hearing the news from Monongah came out immediately, in accordance with a re- port that if Monongah came out the rest would follow. Other Miners Follow. Hutchinson, Luther and Palatine were the next to come, and all the men, with the exception of those at Hite and the Shaft mine, will soon be out. Eugene Debs from Chicago arrived here this morning at 3:25 o’clock and will hold a meeting at Monongah at 2 o'clock this afternoon, returning here for a large meet- ing tonight, when it is thought nearly all mines will follow the lead of Monongah. ors here are surprised at the result of yesterday's meeting, and great excite- ment prevails. . SETUATION AT PITTSBURG. Action of the Operators Depends Upon Result in West Virginia, PITTSBURG, Pa., July 19.—Unless the miners’ leaders are able to get the West Virginia diggers out early this week the local strike situation promises to grow very interesting about the last of this week, and to come to a crisis next Mon- day morning. As indicated in the Asso- ‘ciated Press dispatches last nigi.t, several of the local operators have announced that they are tired seeing their contr, get away from them, and thai the mines now supplying their trade must be stopped or their own mines will be put into operation. Strike May Be Broken, The district executive board of the miners’ organization has been notilied as above by a corps of the more important operators. all depend Pitts- burg is able to shut down the West Vir- inia mines it is probable that the strike Will be broken before there is a chance to complete the arbitration uniformity ar- rangement. The miners’ officials admit that should any of the big mines of the district now idle be put into operation a majority of the other diggers of the district would return to work at once. It is said that should the Boreland, any of the Robbins or any of the Wheeling division mines be started up, the rest would soon fall into line. This admission was made by a member of the local executive board. ‘The Pittsburg operators have lost thous- ands and thousands of dollars sit the trouble began. They have lost part of their very best shipping season, and it has been necessary to turn their contracts over to operators in West Virginia and in the Central Pennsylvania fields to be worked until the strike is over. The prospects of a long strike and the possibility of it jast- ing until their contracts have all been filled is what has stirred the operators to action. Plans of the Operators. The operators propose to get together and start one or two of the important mines in case the West Virginia expedition of the leaders and agitators is unsuccessful. They are te unite in an effort to get sufti- cient men to fully man one or more of the big mines, get a large force of deputy sheriffs and begin turning out coal for the lakes. Part of the plan is to pay the miners 70 or even 7 cents if it be necessary to get them to work. It is not thought there will be much difficulty in getting: men at that Trice, and that after one or two mines have been gotten under way there will be ne trouble in other mine owners getting started at that figure. The Pittsburg cperators will walt a day cr so. If the West Virginia men are still at werk Wednesday, agents of the local ccmpanies will go on a skirmish for men. At the same time application is to be made to the-sheriff for a large force of deputies. Sheriff Lowry is prepared for any such de- mand, and has a large number of men who are ready td be sworn in on short notice. To Get West Virginia Miners Out. The miners’ officials are banking every- thing on the ability of the labor organizers tc get the West Virginians out. They say that in case the operators do try to trans- fer the fight to this district, all the forces now at work in Wes: v1 vi NO ULTIMATUM ISSUED, Col. Herrick Questions the Order of Superintendent Sea CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19.—From a statement made this morning by Receiver Col. Myron T. Herrick the inference is drawn that Superintendent Roby of the Diilonvale mine spoke without authority when he informed the strikers their places would be filled with new men if they did not go to work by Monday morning. “We do not intend to put in new men, not just at present,” said Col. Herrick. mee 8 any of our old men want to go to work we will protect them. Our men, the ma- jority of them at least, were perfectly sat- isfied with their condition and did not want to strike, but were persuaded into doing so by outsiders.” “Dispatches from Steubenville stated that Superinteadent Roby had issued an ulti- matum to the effect the mine would start tkis morning with new men, if necessary,” suggested the reporter. , ‘No, we are not going to put in new men for the present. We have no desire to fight the battle for the country, particularly as we have plenty of coal. We will start our mines if our old men return to work, and we will protect those who do return. What the exact situation at Dillonvale is I do not know, as I have not heard from there today.” FAIRMONT MINERS TO STRIKE, Union Official Says They Will Be Out : by Thursday. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 19.—The execu- tice committee of the United Mine Workers is in session here. Those present today were J. M. Carson of Illinois, John H. Ken- nedy and G. W. Knight of Indiana, W. b. Farms of Ohio and Patrick Dolan of Pitts- burg. Other members may come later. The consultation is private, but there is a promise of news to be given out. Secretary Pearce says there is no doubt but _what the Fairmont region will bé by Thureday. ~ ee John Bogue of Ansted, W. Va, on the Chesapeake and Ohio road, says the only thing that keeps the mines there open is the fact that operators have been in the habit of giving a miner control of four or five rooms, with liberty to employ his help. He employs farmers’ sons, making a gcod profit off their labor, and when min- ing is dull the boys go back to the farms. ORGANIZERS ARE ACTIVE. Using Strong Pressure to Get Wheel- ing District Miners Out. WHEELING, W. Va., July 19.—This week opens with all the coal miners at work who worked on Saturday, and in the Norfolk and Western region several additional mines are running. The organizers have not abated their erergy, and the mine workers are sending in more agitators from Ohio and Pennayl- vania. The men who are striking are de- voting their time to influencing those at work to quit, and all energies are bent to tie up the state. Great things are expected from the Debs-Ratehford-Gompers-Sovcr- eign meeting at Fairmont. Coal shipments cver all roads continue heavy. DEMONSTRATION BY STRIKERS. Five Hundred Headed by a Band Visit Canonsburg Mines, CANONSBURG, Pa., July 19.—About 500 striking miners from Cecil, Biskop, Heissing and Bridgeville, in the Millers’ Run district, passed through town this morning, headed by a brass band and drum corps. A hait wes made at the mines of the Canonsburg Coal Company, where they were met by armed deputies and ordered to keep off the company’s property. They halted in a va- cant field near by and sent committees over to the mines to gather together the miners. ‘The miners did not appear to be in sym- pathy with the strikers, and but a very small number were inducec to come out and listen to the speeches made by a num- ber of the visiting strikers. The mines of this company closed down today to await the decision of the miners employed here. There are a few who are inclined to strike, but there 1s no prospect of a gener: rike here, as the miners are now being paid 69 cents and have nothing to strike for unless out of sympathy or through fear of violence at the hands of strikers from other mines. The operators here say they will run their mines as soon as the men are willing to go back to work, but will not interfere with their men meet- ing with the strikers. After holding a meeting here the strikers r-oved up the valley to the mines of Cook & Sons, where they were met by several ceputies, heavily armed, and were ordered to keep off the compa property. The mines there have also ¢ osed down to let the men meet the strikers and decide whether or not to strike. The company is paying 69 cents, ay their men have ho reason for striking except for fear of violence in case they continue to work. The company will restme as soon as the men are ready to go in. The striking miners are camped about the Cook mines. They are very quiet and orderly and no fear of viclence is felt here. eS UNIFORMED WATCHM Ne The Matter Dixcusxed by the Interior Department Force. The watch force of the Department of the Interior will in the future be uniform- ly attired in navy blue sack suits. This in- novation in the dress of departmentalwatch- men has been brought about through a suggestion of Chief Clerk Dawson of the department. Mr. Dawson thought it would be well to have the watch force attired uniformly, and suggested to the captain of the watch that he ascertain the sentiment of men on the force on the subject, giving them to clearly understand that no order was made to force them to don a uniform, and that if they saw fit not to adopt the suggestion it would be just as well for them in their standing in the department. The suggestion has so far been adopted by the men that nearly all the men have determined to buy navy blue suits, but there are still a few of them who regard the suggestion as an infringement on their rights as citizens to wear clothes of what- ever color they please. It is claimed by some that a “suggestion” from a superior officer carries with it all the force of an order. It is also claimed by some of them it will be quite a hardship with salaries of but $60 per month for them to invest $10 in a suit of clothes which they do not need, and that they want to exercise the privi- leges of all other employes of the depart- ment by dressing as they like. This subject of having the watchmen in the Department of the Interior attired uni- formly has been discussed before. In the fall of 1894-95 an effort was made to have watchmen come to work in navy blue suits, and nearly all of them did so. Some of the southerners objected to wearing the blue, but they finally relented and adopted the practice. But the force has aever been ac- customed to donning blue suits in the hot weather, but by August 1 it is believed they will all be so attired. There have been so many changes on the watch force since March 4 that some of the members are anxious to know whether they are to be retained before they invest $10 in a suit which they would not otherwise care for. One of the men who was preparing to buy a uniform received notice of his removal today, and his decapitation has made a number of the other members of the force uncertain whether they should buy a uni- form or invest their $10 bills so as to have them available if they are discharged. —— PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, Selections for Treasury and Interior Department Positions, ‘The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Treasury—John K. Ames of Maine, to be collector of customs for the district of Machias, Me. Interior—Charles H. Isham of Maryland to be a commissioner tn and for the district of Alaska, Edward W. Fox of New Mexi- co to be register of the land office at Clayton, N. M.; George Christ of Arizona to be surveyor general of Arizona, Alpheus P. Hanson of Wyoming to be surveyor gen- eral of Wyoming. ———_-o. ———— DISTRICT ITEMS. Those Passed Over in the Deficiency Bill Agreed To. ‘The conferees on the deficiency appropria- tion bill have agreed upon the items re- lating to the District. which were passed over or the first report. The item cf $2,500 for a library for the government printing office remains in the bill, together with $23,000 for the new en- gine house for that institution. The item of $3,400 for the Washington Gas Light Company for alleged extra lighting was stricken from the bill. ——_o+—____ A Stenographer Promoted. Cc. A. Conrard of Kentucky, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, stenographer to the fourth assistant postmaster gen: has been promoted from $1,200 to $1,400. ————-~2—__ Cigars, Money a: a Lamp Stolen. Burglars visited the saloon of D. F. Dris- coll, 201 K street, yesterday morning about 430 o'clock, and stole 500 cigars and 500 cigarettes. An entrance to the saloon was effected by breaking the window. Charles Schlegel, 219 9th street, com- plains of the theft of a diamond stud worth about $150. The stud was taken from his room. Robert Kearon of 614 M street northwest reports the larceny of $50. The money was stolen from his house several days ago. John A. Graham reports the loss of a bi- cycle lamp. » THE NEW TARIFF Report of the Conferees to the House. INTEREST IN SUGAR SCHEDULE General Features of the House Rates Preserved. — STATEMENT T THE REPUBLICANS Duty on the Raw Product In- creased. ee EFFECT ON THE R It will be impossible to tell, until mem- bers of the House have had more time in which to study the question, how the House will receive the tariff conference re- port. There is a great deal of confusion of mind as to what the conference sugar schedule does, but the general impression is that it is much more of a victory for the Senate and the sugar trust than the conferees are willing to confess. The text of the conference bill was not made pub- lic until the conference report was made to the House shortly after 12 o'clock, and a@ mere reading of the sugar schedule does not disclose all that is in it. It is apparent, however, that the provi- sions are more favorable to the trust than were those of the House schedule, and that the victory is rather with the Senate (han with the House. The assumption is that the House will adopt the report by a pra tically solid republican vote, but so many threats of revolt have been made if the sugar schedule should be made more favor- able to the trust than that adopted by the House that it cannot now be said with cer- tainty what will happen eft- has been a full examination and discussion of the conference report. The fact that sugar trust stock took a jump upwards this morn- ing made a bad impression in the House, bug then it is understood that this stock can be manipulated by the trust so as to make it valueless, pending final action on the measure, as an indication of how well the schedule sults the trust. The opposition will make this schedule the main point of political tack, and it is possible that they will have expert tes- timony which will put the matter in such a light as to arouse against the conferet schedule the same antagonism among r publicans in the House as was excited by the Senate schedule. A number of republican members of the House said this morning that they would not commit themselves until they had had a chance to examine the report carefully. The republican conferees today reported the agreement they had reached on the tariff bill to the full conference committe The republican members of the conference committee calied in the democratic mem- bers at 10 o'clock. Among the democrats there was a Gisposition to allow the re- publicans to have their way and make the report at once, so that the debate in the lower branch of Congress could proceed this afternoon. Before the full committee met in the room of the finance committee cf the Sen- ate the republican members held an hour’ consultaticn in the appropriations com- mittee room, at which, as the final act of their labors, they affixed their signatures to the conference report. When the bill was submitted to the demo- crats the republicans said they were ready to report and would report the bill to- day. The democrats were given an op- portunity to sign the conference report, and withdrew for a consultation. ‘Two Hours’ Discussion. The determination to submit the tari conference report was reached after two hours’ discussion before the full confer- ence commitiee—dem s and republl- cans—held in the Senate finance committee room this morning. At the outset the demo- cratic conferees asked until Tuesday morn- ing to go over the report, saying this course was preferable to going over it with the republicans. To test this ques- tion Mr. Vest of Missouri moved an ad- journment until tomorrow, which was de- feated by a strict party vote. The denccratic conferees then offered amendments to the report, but were met with the statement that it would merely consume time to urge amendments, as they would be rejected. Representative Wheler of Alabama of- fered amendments placing cotton baggings and cotton ties on the free list; also a substitute proposition for rebates on these articles. These and other amendments were withdrawn, however, as there was no prospect of favorable action on them. Shortly before noon Mr. Dingley moved that the report be submitted to the two houses. This prevailed by a party vote, and the meeting adjourned. There was little clash during the discus- sion, and the democratic members of the conference contented themselves with a protest against the report and the manner of agreeing to it. Regarding Sugar. The republican conferees also made pub- lic a statement concerning the conference report, in which it reviewed the changes made. e Of sugar the statement says: “The House differentia’ between raw and refined sugars and the general features of the House schedule are preserved, and the Senate amendments increasing the differential to one-fifth and providing for a reduction of one-tenth of the duty on raw sugars not above 87 degrees. which would have given a duty of 1.39 on 88 degree sugar and only 1.26 on 87 degree sugar, are not adopted. In deference to the wishes of those inter- ested in beet sugar production that the Senate rate of 1.9 on refined sugar might be retained as an increased encouragement to this irdustry, the duty on raw sugars is increased seven and one-half hundreds, so as to make the increase on them the same as the increase on refined sugar, and thus leave the differential between raw sugar and refined the same as in the House bill, And to meet the objection which has been urged that the House rates on low grade raw sugar show a higher ad valorem (Continued on Eighth Page)