Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1897, Page 11

== THE EVENING STAR. —— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, V101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t, by i Com; The Eveni SUreMane mpany, New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers ta the elty by caves on their own account, at 10 cents per week, o- 44 certs per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By matl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—pestage prepaid—50 cents + month. "Saturday Qcintuple oa $1 per year, with foreign pestage added, $3.0. ‘Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-cla. 3 mail matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. = = Part 2. Che Fy ening Star. Pages 11-14 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1897—-FOURTEEN PAGES. THE COST OF LOANS| Register Tillman’s Review of Govern- ment Finances. CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY Interesting Information Regarding Paper Issues. A PUBLIC DOCUMENT J. Fount Tillman, register of the treas- ury, has completed a valuable and com- prehensive document, entitled “A Con- densed History of the Currency of the Country and of the Loans of the United States from the Earliest Period to June 30, 18M." The work has received the ap- proval of ex-Secretary Carlisie, under whom it was begun, end of Secretary Gage. It will soon be issued from the government printing office. Mr. Tillman has spent menths of aard work on the document, which contains more history of the cur- rency and loans of the country than ever before collected in cne document. In the document appears a history of the currency of the country and of every loan of the United States, with a copy of each obligation of the government from Ji89 to the present time. It also contains a compilation of statistical data, embrac- ing aii interests, premiums, ciscounts and other profits aad losses during that period. Cost of Loans. The historicai portion of the publication is of unusuai interest. ‘The part devoted to the “Expenses of the national loan” will be a revelation to the average reader. The statement that the government has paid interest on the various loans from 178) to June 30, 18%, of nearly $3,000,000,000 is surprising. Occasionally the bonds have been sold at a discount, and the ascertained loss there- by amounts to over $13, missions aggregating $1: been paid from IN% to 186 to various per- sons for placing the loans. Further losses on account of premiums paid for bonds and other obligations called in and canceled prior to maturity, aggregate nearly $124, 000,000. The total expenses of the vari- ous loans are over $3,004,000,000, As a par- tial offset to this enormous expenditure, the sum of a little more than $68,400,000 has been realized by the government as profits, in premiums on sales of bonds, etc., making the total expenses on loans about Ki5,00,000. The total bond issues of the last administration aggregated $262,315,400, and the premiums realized amounted to Early Currency. Yhat portion of the work referring to the early currency of the country, when beads end shells were used as money, and mus- ket bullets, tobacco, etc., passed current and were made a legal tender, cannot fail to enlist de>p attention. The issue of bills of credit of the colonial pericd, and by the Continental Congress is dealt’ with exten- s vast depreciation that in 17S), “the paper was worth more for an advertisement or a joke than for any prospect of any kind of re- dempti skop in Philadelphia a dog coated with all over him was s:" thts pointing, as finger of fate, to what might ceur, under a condition of inflated t loan negotiated by the Continen- ss (Dec was for t pplies to aid to prosecute the wi of the revolution. By contract the pay ment was to be made in tobac The loan, 0, was ob- general of France. another loan of $10,00,- ized. This loan was also pose of carrying the war of the revolution. Only 100 of the amount was issued. It was also taken to France, and at par, although by the terms of the contract it was not to be paid until three rs after the restoration of peace. A_ loan of $800,000 was obtained froin land, February 1, 1 lottery rmer: authori: 3,000 and “grati- amounting to $%),720. This loan ed to save the credit of the United States, then greatly endangered by the fact that drafts in excess of the amount already raised in Holland had been drawn by the superintendent of finance and part of them had reached Europe. The only loan negotiated by the Treasury Department without authority of law was ¢ by Secretary Hamilton, September 1 The amount was $191,408.81, and tho ey Was obtained fram the Bank of New York and the Bank of North America. In reporting his action to ¢ the Secre- id: “Obvious considerations dictate propriety in future Ss of making, evious prov: by law for such loans encie 1 for, d their extent and giving special au- te make them ft sury notes i ied by the gov- ernment were authorized by the acc of Con- gress ef J 18) ‘The amount was “0,000 and the notes were sold at par. redeemable o: ear after dat per cent interes Of the total notes amounting to $160 appear to r been presented for redemption. treasury notes to the amount of 525,000,000 were authorized. Notes Redeemable ia a Bond. Under this act $3,392,904 “small treasury notes” were issued bearing no interest. They were redeemable at the pleasure of the government. In form they were as fol- lows: ‘Treasury Department, March 25, 1815, —The United States promise to receive this note fer five dollars in al! payments to them, or to fund the amount at 7 per cent in. terest om request, agreeably to the act of Congress of February 24, 1815. Under the same act there was issued $4,969,400 treasury notes bearing 5 2-5 per cent interest, payable at the option of the holder in a 6 per cent stock included in said act. The issue of said stock amounted to $1 18. This government has been a most in- veterate borrower. From IsI2 to 1846 there was hardly a year when Congress has not authorized an issne of short time treasury notes, etc. The first large bond issue was made in 19 in the form of “6 per cent stock,” the amount being $11,250,000. ‘Th: stock was issued to the French govern- ment in part payment for the territory of Louisiana, pursuant to the treaty of April 50, 103. Heavy loans were made im 1846-8 lo raise the money to carry on the sicxican war. Bond issues in time of peace were fre- quent. A loan of $5,000,000 was directed to be made by Congress June 14, 1858, to provide funds for meeting the current ex- penses of the government. w Loans, The first loan on account of the war of the rebellion was made in August, 1861. ‘The breaking out of the war, however, only a few weeks after the passage of the act of March 2, 1861, authorizing the issue of the “treasury notes of IS61,” necessitated an increase in the Issue thereof (which reached $35,364,450) far in excess of the amount originally contempiated. Congress met in extra session July 4, 1861. Eleven states had altempted to se- cede from the Union and were in actual revolt. Seventy-five thousand volunteers had been called into the field to suppress the rebellion. President Lincoln asked au- meeting, the presence of the execu- thority to borrow $40,000,000. Congress au- thorized $250,000,000. ‘The first installment of these bonds—$50,000,000—sold at nearly 11 pef cent discount—to be exact, 10.67 per cent. The first issue of legal tender notes was in 1862. The total amount authorized Was $450,000,000. There have been issued of these notes, including reissue, $2,885,- 909,808. The amount now outstanding is $46,681,016. ‘The first act for the funding of the war debt-of the rebellion was passed in 1870. The first loan for this purpose, amounting to $517,04,150, began in 1871.’ The bonds bore 5 per cent interest, matured in ten years, aid were sold at 015 of 5 per cent Fremium. Unusr the “4 per cent loan of 1907,”" authorized by the acts of Congress approved January 14, 1875, bonds aggregat- ing $740,898,200 were issued. ‘They will mg- ture July 1, 1907, and the amount cutstand- ing June 30, 1896, was $559,633,850. Cost of Borrowing. The three billions of dollars in interest paid on bonds is more than enough to have tun the entire actual expenses of this gov- ernment for the first seventy years of its existence. The amount paid out in this way is, estimating the population of this coun- try at 70,000,000, equal to nearly $43 a head for man, woman and child. The immense ar.ount does not include the cost of issuing, redeeming, ete. An immense force is en- gaged in this work In doing the work of issuing and redeom- ing the bonded obligations of the United States at this time, the government is put to a cost of something like $200,000 a year. This includes printing, saiaries and every. thing which would not be necessary with no bonded obligation, or a small one. The bends are turned over to purchasers with- out a cent of cost to them. The one item of furnishing the paper and doing the printing is a big one in itself. Mr. Tillman will soon have his annual report ready to submit to Secretary: Gage. He will then have his affairs in shape to turn over to a successor, when one is named. DOINGS OF LABOR BODIES Nine Organizations Represented at Building Trades Council. National Union of Steam Engineers and Local Federation—The Busi- mess Transacted at Each. Nine organizations were represented at last evening's meeting of the Building Trades Council. President Silver was in the chair and Mr. Daniel Sullivan was sec- retary. The chairman of the special committee which was appointed to wait on the archi- tect and builder engaged in the construc- tion of Senator Foraker’s house reported that the job was now strictly union—none but members of organized labor societies being employed there. It was stated that at the last meeting of the carpenters’ ex- ecutive board one of the non-union car- penters employed on the Foraker house had been admitted to membership in the Brotherhood of Carpenters, and since then the carpenters there have been working eight hours daily. The special cammittee appointed to call on the proprietors of the various planing mills in the District, reported having done so, and that they found the latter entirely favorable to the affiliation of their em- ployes with the Amaigamated Wood Workers’ Union, which is connected with the Building ‘Trades Council. President Silver was given a_ vote of thanks for securing, at last Tuesday even- tive officers of the American Federation of Labor and also of President M. D. Ratchford and Cameron Miller ‘of the ex- board of United Mine Workers. ntials of the delegate from Car- penters and Joiners’ Union, No. 1, were received, and the delegate was admitted and obligated. This event marks the re- turn of Union No. 1 to the Building Trades Council, from which it separated about a year ago, on account of differences grow- ing out of the beer boycott in force at that time. Union No. 26 at Arion Hall. The regular weekiy meeting of Union No. National Union of Steam was held k ident Joseph P. chair, The union heard a statement from a committee appointed ty the National Asso- ciation of Steam Engineers relative to a complaint that mem) tion were not rec ngineers, evening at Arion Hali. Pres- McCrink occupi:d the s of their organiza- ized on union jobs, 2nd asking that they be so recognized by the engincers’ union. No actioa was taken upon this request, because the a: is not affiliated ssoci:tion h any central body here, and they a: not, it is claimed, organized ex a trade union basis. ‘A committee of five was appointed to confer with the grievance commuttee of the Central Labor Union, for the purpose of adjusting the grievances of the Engine: Union against one of the loc.l brew: -The quarterly report of the trustees stat ed that the affairs of the union were in fine ccndition, there being 137 members in good nding. The report of the delegates to the Cen- tral Labor Union was listened to with much irterest, and was regarded as an indic that the trades union societ: triet were on a more s before in their history. Federation of Labor. President Roy Carroll presided at last evening’s meeting of the local Federation of Labor. The quarterly report of the financial secretary stated that there is a good balance in the treasury. The delegates from the Shoe Clerks’ As- sembly reported a little trouble with one of the dealers in the city because, as al- leged, he would not employ niembers of the assembly. It was announced that five new members were admitted at the }. terers’ Assembly. —_—.___ WILLIAMS THEIR CANDIDATE. tion of the Dis- le basis than ever ct meeting of Plas- Bryan Element in Massachusetts De- mocracy Capture the Convention. George Fred Williams of Dedham was nominated for governor of Massachusetts yesterday by the democratic state conven- tion on a platform that squarely indorses that adopted by the last national conven- tion at Chicago last summer. nominees are: Lieutenant governor—Christopher T. Cal- Jahan of Holyoke. Secretary—C. D. Nash of Whitman. Attorney general—John A. O'Keefe of Lynn. ‘Treasurer and receiver general—T.A. = son of Boston. phase ane Auditor—J. L. Chalifoux of Lowell. ‘The convention was so disorderly at times as almost to require the intervention of the Police. George Fred Williams was the prin- cipal figure in the convention. There was no opposition to his nomination for gov- ernor, but his insistence on the turning down of old party leaders who were luke- warm in support of himself and Bryan last fall created a tumult at the outset before permanent organization had been effected. Williams wanted men of his personal choice selected as members of the state committee at large. The present members of that organization resented the sugges- tion that they had given cause for sus- picion, but Mr. Williams made a demand for bis men and over this the con- test waged fiercely. It was not necessarily a Willlams-anti- Williams controversy, for the free-silver advocate plainly had a great. majority cf the delegates in sympathy with him. But the pride of the old party leaders The other touched, as their personal reputation and home prestige was at stake, and they pro- posed to have the convention acc2pt their Pledges of loyalty and not submit to a -per- sonal inquisition as to their sincerity. ‘This issue occupied the attention of the state committee until late the night previous and delayed the opening of the convention fer an hour yesterday. At noon the leaders ar- rived in the hall, and the word was passed around that the attempt to agree haa been unsuccessful. Mr. Williams would accept no compromise, and the fight would have to be continued on the floor. It Was continued with a vengeance, and the young leader ot the Massachusetts democracy came out vic- torious. — o+— WHITE OTTER SKINS. Interesting Facts Concerning am Ani- mal Much Sought After. An Associated Press dispatch from San Francisco stated recently that the hunting schooner Rattler had arrived from the arctic with sea otter skins and skins of the fur seal. Among the sea otter skins, the dispatch declared, was one that was en- tirely white, the first one ever taken so far as is known. Skins dappled with silver in different parts have hitherto demanded high prices, and it was thcevght the pure white skin would bring from at least $700 to $1,000. The sea otter, it was stated today at the Smithsonian Institution, is an animal which is fast becoming extinct. So precious are their skins that the otter hus been hunted with vengeance, and only a few, compara- tively, remain. “There is one fine specimen in the National Museum, which is mounted in a most lifelike manner. ‘The institution bought the skin and paid $256 for it, which is not deemed an extraordinary price. In a few years, it is thought, they will have disappeared altogether. ‘The otter is, when full grown, from three and a halt to four feet in length from nose to tip of tail, and is noted for its extreme shyness and aversion to man. This is only natural, as the animal has been sought so untiringly. It is found under much the same conditions as is the seal. It feeds on clams and mussels, cracking the shell open with its forepaws, then sucking the contents. It also feeds cn crabs, fish and sea urchins, as well as sea kelp, a’ sort of narine vegetable. It brings forth its young curing all sexsons of the year, and, strange to say, there is not a recorded instance, so far as known, of the discovery of a breed- ing place. It is thought by the residents of the northern latitudes, where the otter is feund, that the young are born on the bed of sea kelp, in the rocks. ‘The skins are a dark brown, almest black, and are among the most valuable known. It sheds its hair, so that it is ready for the water at any time. : It was stated in the department of mam- tals of the National Musevm that albino | or white specimens were apt to occur in all varieties of mammals. Probably there are more albinos among the squirrel race than any other. There are specimens ‘of ese in the museum. The albinos are uply regarded as freaks, no explanation being given for their occurrence. It was stated that reports have been received which seemed to be well authenticated, of perfectly white deer being scen in the fors €st. The albino skin in any animal is nat- urally more sought, as it is an object of curiosity. —_._—_. NEEDED A BRACER. Emma Sanford Requests Judge Mills to Send for a Drink. Emma Sanford, a cripple, who is com- pelled to use crutches, was in the deck of the Police Court again today. Emma had been there many times before. Liouor is the sole cause. She was released from workhouse just two weeks ago, and yester- day appeared at the District building very much under the influence of the ardent. Later in the day she was picked up “dead drunk” in a park fronting on 41% street, “Now, let's hear the words of truth fall from your lips,” remarked Emma, sarcas- tically, as each of the witnesses for the District mounted the stand. “I just want to say, judge,” said the woman, when her turn to speak was reached, ‘that I'm worth more than any of these policemen who make a living by arresting people without cause. I'll ad- mit that I've been drinking heavily, and will thank you kindly to send me down for six months, so that I can sober up and be in condition to look after my property when I xet out. think a drink of whisky would do me good, judge,” continued Emma, “for I’m in a pretty,shaky condition. I'll supply the price if you'll authorize somebody to bring me the drink.” “Did you say you wanted to go down for six months?” asked Judge Mills, paying no attention to the request for licuor. “Yes, sir, I did that, most certainly, plied the woman, with emphasis. “All right, make it six months, Mr.Clerk,” directed the court. Emma hobbled back with a triumphant toss of her head in the direction of the po- cemen. re- VALUE OF TWO DOGS. Poundmaster and Policeman Sued by Thornton Morris. Poundmaster Einstein and Policeman Chas. Willinghan: of the Sth precinct have been made defendants in a suit for the re- covery of $300, filed by Thornton Morris, a resident of the neighborhood of Howard University. It appears that the policeman furnished the poundmaster a list of un- licensed dogs, and among them were two belonging to Mr. Morris. The dogs were taken from the premises and killed, and it is stated an effort to procure a warrant for alleged burglary has been made, but without success, and yesterday suit for the amount mentioned was entered before Jus- tice Mills, the money being claimed for trespass and-the value of the canines. Notice of the suit was served on the de- fendants yesterday and the case is set for trial tomcrrow afternoon. — NO USE FOR LIBERIA. Colored Georgin Immigrants Return Disgusted With the Country. A dispatch from Liverpool says: Otloy Waite and five children and C. W.' Farmer and wife, all colored, who were of a party of 315 emigrants who left Savannah, Ga., for Liberia by the steamer Labrador in March, 1896, have just arrived here from Liberia. ‘The Farmers are destitute and the Waites lave only enough money to enable them to reach the United States. a "The adult members of the party describe the condition of those whom tuey have left in Liberia as being most pitiable. They say the land promised them by the Li- berian agents in the United States turned cut to be absolutely worthless, and that there is no gold or diamonds there. They assert that more than half the Labrador’s party are dead, und that the survivors are trying to reach the United States. The Li- verian government did nothing for them, and the climate is unhealthy. —_—-e-____ Peanuts Will Be Scarce. The peanut dealers of Norfolk, Va., ex- pect a short crop. All the reports from that vicinity and from the section of the country where peanuts grow indicate that the crop will be light and the quality in- ferior this year, The cause is the drough Last. year at this time there was a stoc! of old peanuts there amounting to 60,q90 bags; now there are not 10,000 bags in sight. ‘ ——_+e+____ fi . Consul Davis Resigns. poliion to take effect upon the’ anpoinn. of his successor. ~~ 2 Charles Belmont Davis, United States: HAWAIIANS’ PROTEST Their Demonstration Against Annex- ation an Ignominious Failure. Se “eae MATERIAL PROGRESS OF THE NATIVES Have Not Been Crowded Out by the Whites, AMBITION OF JAPAN Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, September 14, 1897. On the Sth the senate of the republic of Hawaii assembled at the summons of Pres- ident Doie for the purpose of ratifying the treaty of annexation, which is now aiso in the hands of the Senate of the United States. The message of President Dole re- counted the history of the negotiatiuns. There is reason for noticing the first ground he assigns for this policy on the part of Hawaii, viz: “The existence cf locat conditions under whicn the maintenance of stable government was beset with great and increasing difficulties; and the growing menace to the small Hawaiian population involved in the impending immigration, possibly unlimited, of races whose civiliza- tion was not in accord with the estab- lished institutions of the country.” A similar view was expressed on tlie ‘ol- lowing day in the report of the committee to whom the whole subject was referred, in the words that “good government cannot be permanently maintained in these islands without assistance from withou To this expression serious objection was offered by Minister Damon, who said that good go’ ernment had been successfully maintained, and that it was not well to intimate to ihe United States in advance that we were un- fit to-become a part ofthem. Mr. Baldwin said he became an annexationist onty -be- cause he had become satisfied that condi- tions here kad become unfavorable to sta- ble government without American protec- tion. Attorney General Smith thought we had fully demonstrated our ability to main- tain good local government, although there had been, times, of serious peril. ‘Phe con- @utt “of the Hawaiians as a people re- } dounded to their credit. ‘The report was adopted without change. “ There was also adoptedta report from a committee on a protest sent in by native Hawaiians. It held ‘that annexation would be especially for the benefit of .he native Hawaiians, and that the -protest Wwals' madé' on’ grounds ‘of sentiment, rather than, from.any belief that’ ‘annesa would not promote the lasting prospe! of all ctasses-ofthe people. ‘Treaty ‘Ratified. The treaty was formaliy ratified on the 9th by a unanimous: vote,2and on the next morning publicly received the necessary signatures. Annexation is; therefore, ready to become complete! whenever the Senate of the United States shalt see fit to ratify the treaty. The government of Hawaii has performed its part in the transaction. The protest of natives above mentioned emanated from a public meeting called for the purpose. A grand. rally and “mass meeting” had been heralded for some time past, with din of such trumpets as could be mustered. It was originally intended to impress Senator Morgan and other expect- ed senators with the great and united force of opposition in the native Hawaiian peo- ple against ‘the loss of their national in- dependense. , President, Dole’s unexpected summons to ‘the senate to mcet and ratify the treaty seems to have hurried the meet- ing a little in order to get their protest before the senate. It came off near sunset of the 6th, and proved an ignominious failure. Not more than 250 Hawaiians were present, with 50 foreigners of different tages, at what was to be a grand, enthu- siastic rally “to demonstrate- the “intense. national devotion of Hawaiians to their country and {its independence. ~~ In this city reside nearly 6,000 Hawalian and part-Hawaiian males. Of these one- half must be voters, yet only 250 turned out. It is unmistakably and_gratifyingly evident that the natives in Honolulu who used to be the most opposed to the politi- cal influence of foreigners are now thor- oughly indifferent, if not friendly, thereto. An Ignominous Failure. There were no volunteer speakers at the meeting. Two men talked in a perfunctory way. ‘They were not natives of any special influence or prominenée. A committce of fourteen natives was appointed to prepare a formal protest against annexation. They so did and sent copies to President Dole, to each of, the cabinet; to the president of the senate, and to each of the leading for- eign representatives, -as expressing the unanimous views of the Hawaiian people. As my friend Kaulukon pointed ovt to me, not a single member of this committee is a person of any material importance or consideration among his own people. No influential natives or half-whites took any part in the meeting. I confess myself sur- prised at the result. Knowing how strong the royalist fecling had been up to two or three years ago among natives, especially in Honolulu, I had not been aware how widely and generally it had abated. This Spore mass meeting has been a revela- tion. < Kaulukon’s testimony on this point is so valuable that J will repeat it. He is the leading native lawyer, doing a large busi- ness in the lower courts. He is from a Spanish father, and learned English main- ly after adult age. Was marshal ten years, ago under Kalakaua.. He had previously been a strenuous and rather noisy adherent of the King in the legislature, where he was a leader against the reform party, and especially antagonistic, to L. A. Thurston. About three years ago Kaulukon was dis- cerning enough to see that both manifest destiny and the public interest called for annexation. He has ‘been-@radually gravi- tating to this side, and for some time well committed to it. This process in Kaulukon's mind he rep- resents to be quite a general one among the natives. -They have been greatly influ- erced by ‘perceiving ‘the disinterested and ) Sudicious character work of the pres- ent rulers. In their motives and wisdom the natives have learried to feel confidence, a8 well a& in the especial kindness of their disposition toward -the ‘alians. Quite generally they have béen won over to con- fide in President Dole; ané his colleagues. They alan Row incline: very widely to be- leve that annexati is weally the best thing for all concerned. ‘Fér the most part they have got rid of the fears which anti- Americans dinned into their. ears, . that their lards would be taken away, and them- ‘selves driven into thé; mountaing. While there remains some the sentiment ‘ex- premea Rupe cake 6 ory. “Hawaii for the Hai is," they have"come mostly to feel that idea to be impracticabler At the least ar _ Presi vand Sndispomed to thwart.the forel ers, seeing them.to be their’ oid friends. who have always done them ‘good. The mental attitude of the natives toward annexation séems thus to be largely one of torpidity and indifference, Small Following of the Ex-Queen. It is probable that Jilluokalani has still but no consider- rer was @ very pop- rank was inferior. tless: ity, | | him, after the interpreter had let him baw! ie for some time, tell the latter, “Put that into Englis The interpreter told the legislature “the repeated the same he said before!” Bipixane was one of the insur- gents who tried to restore the queen in 1895. He spent most of a year in prison un- til pardoned out. While in confirement, this statesman’ wife died, but left him not disconsolate, since he had for several years lived with a highly honorable lady, who was formerly a favorite attendent of the late roval Princess Ruth Keelikolam, half sister of two ki This stately discendant of many old lines of a rehs was alwsys much of a heathen, with old-style Hawaiian ethical notions, joyously unincumbered by any interest in the seventh commandment. Ruth had left her favorite woman well- endowed, and after his deliverance from durance viie, Mr. Tauvus reiurned to much comfcrt. But during these latter years, Christian notions of propriety have been growing increasingly prevalent in Ha- wailan society. It became impressed on the rather elderly pair, that their social consideration would not be impared by adding the sanction of the cnurch to their very comfortable union. Accordingly, to honor their ex-royal liege and themselves at the sae time, they prepared a mighty feast on Liliuckalani’s birthday, and were duly united in marriage. By these familiar with court life in Hawaii, no incongruity is felt. In the absence of the court, Ha- walian sentiment is improving in the above- named particvlar. Progress of the Hawaiians, As has been previously set forth, under the nearly five years of the Doie ment, the material well being of the native Hawaiians has made steady and marked progress. This fact has doubtless ccntri- buted much towards reconciling them to the political situation. The recent publica- tion of the full census returns of 18% dis- closes the fact that the number of pure Hawaiians owning real estate had in sed in six years frem 3,271 to >, or 22 per cent, although during that same period that class of our population had decreased During the same period the owners of_real estate had in- creased from 395 to 722, or S$ per ce while their numbers had increased cent. During the same period the now 1 Portuguese having multiplied 76 per cent, had increased their real estate hold- ings 87 per cent, having in all 438, or litile more than one-fourth what the Hawaiians possess in proportion to their relative num- bers. These facts from the census furnish an effectual refutation of the slander so widely repeated, that the whites have robbed thc natives of their lands. The Americans have with such robbery, rticularly missionaries’ sons. The ecise statistics now show that out of the 7 owners of real estate in the Hawaiian cr over 74 per cent, are Ha- s, although they 7 per cent of whole popula- It is true thai a majority of the na- ’ holdings are stall, and that was al- ws the € lt is true that the gre bulk of valuable re: is owned the whites, few natives be! Must of that property o: purchased from from the large estat who left few heirs. The holdings of the common people been muen increased in the las by an efficient homestead purchase syste enabling the peopie to purchase tracts of government land on extr: President Dole was the le hay ir yeu stead legislation fer years before he heid his present offic singe made it a subject of attention. It api from the census that now 12 per the native Hawaiians own real estate, and that 9 per c own the houses they live in. Is this not a much larger perceniage of owners of lands and dwellings than can or in uny aant- ted the outery is const be found in the other countr; ly made by our detractors that the sionaries’ sons have robbed the Hawaii af their land: vriter personaliy kuews of cne mi: elesed two mortga: untkrifty son who fore- small lands of the oniy mort- both cases oth ers. The si natives ne the 0: person sold over thirty heuse lots to ferent natives, to their and his own con- siderable advantage, out of <ovei land. Some twenty pretty cottage adorn those lots, occupied by thrifty 1a- tive familie Japan Seeking Control. We were a few days ago, at first gener- ally incredulous aout a statement in the New York Herald that Japan has been triguing in Central America, with a viev to gaining control of the Nicaragua canal. This news comes from your end of the lin and we can leave you to deal with it. however, rather start tallies in wi the apparent earnestness of Japan to s cure control in Ha’ i, Which would be an indispensable of connection with her control of the canal. Can it be possible that the ambition of Japan actually reach- €s over to a mmercial domination over the whole Pacific The Japanese c Naniwa sailed for home last week, after a sojourn in our bar- bor for four months. a certain element of menace felt to attend her presence, her captain and officers have always been courteous agreeable. The same was true of them in 1898, when she and her consort, considerable apprch Senator Morgan presence created much natives, as well sensation as white among He and whose wife is a relative. KAMEHAMEHA. ALL GOES TO HIS FAMILY. Ogden Goelet Made No Public Bequests in Hin Will. The will of the late Ogden Goelet was filed for probate in New York yesterday. It makes no public bequests. The petition places the value of the real estate at more than $5,000,000 and the value of the per- sonal property at more than $400,000, Tes- tator gives to his wife all household furni- ture and effects not given to her in his lifetime; also the use for life of his opera box, his residence at Newport, his dwelling house on 5th avenue and an annuity of $150,000, which is charged on certain of his real estate. Besides this, Mrs. Goclet wil! receive the income of a personal trust of $300,000, which the testator directs set apart by his executors in money or securi- ties of his estate as soon as possible after his decease, the principal of which is to go to her absolutely if she does not care to retain the 5th avenue residence. The remainder of his property, which is | principally real estate, goes to his two chil- dren, Mary W. and Robert, in equal shares. * ——_—err— WILL BE SOLD NOVEMBER 1. Master in Chancery Cornish Fixes Date of Sale of Union Pacific. Master in Chancery Cornish has fixed November 1 as the date for the ale of the Union Pacific railroad. ‘As the proposed sale involves thirty days’ advertisement, the road in the event «f no one being willing to pay more for the prop- erty will pass into the hands of the new company about November 1. The bid for the property 1s $45,754,050, less the sinking funds in the hands of the treasurer of the United States, amounting to $17,778,209. The company’s total :m- debtedness July 1 was $70,494,405. Kenna and President Franklin Carter of the college. The students assembled in a body around the soldiers’ monument and saluted the President. The carriage drove around the college grounds. The ladies were left at the hall of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. President McKinley and the remainder of the party alighted and were escorted into the gymnasium, where a_ reception was held and college songs were sung. After the reception the President and party went to President Carter's home, where a brief stop was made. soe ADDICKS FACTION'’S APPEAL. Republican Leaders Fail to Settle Dif- ferences in Conferenc A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Dover, Del., says: The joint confer- ence between the rival factions of the re- publican party in Delaware closed inglori- ously for the future of the party in the dia- mond state. The Addicks men stated their position in daughter are guests of Mr. S. M. Ballou, | writing as follow “We see no occasion to remain longer in eonference with such 2n irresponsible Lody, to be subjected to personal abuse, vilitiea- tion and insult, even for the good cf the party, and when this conference adjoarns we will recommend to the state centr. committee of the union republican party of Delaware that a state convenzion be called as proposed, and at that convention new party rules and regulations be adopted for the futur: government of the republicans of Delaware in harmony with the ecndi- tions now existing, brought about py the adoption and promuigation of the new con- stitution. All overtures in the Suture must be made to the union republican rarty. As to the motives that govern us and the rectitude of our intentions, we appeal to the republicans cf Delaware and of the nation for adjudication.” ——_+e- PLOT TO KILL THE CZAR Discovery of a Tunnel Under a Street He Would Traverse. Scheme Frustrated by Masons Em- ployed on the Work — Promi nt Men Arrested for Complicity. ett ay A dispatch from Warsaw last night say: Though an official denial will be forthcom- ing, it has leaked out from official circles in such a manner as to leave no room for doubt that there was a deliberate and de- termined plot against Emperor Nicholas at the time of his recent visit to this city. Its success was only frustrated by accident. Several weeks before the arrival of t' imperial party a number of persons su posed to belong to the German socialist party undermined Norvy Sviat, the prin- cipal street in Warsaw, between the gover- ner general's palace and the royal castle. As the tunnel, which had been undertak- en from the cellar of a beer house, ap- proached completion, the conspirators be- came apprehensive of a collapse of the rcadway and called in several Polish ma- sous to build supports. The masons, whose suspicions were aro: ‘d, nctified the police ard 130 arrests followed. Among those in custedy are four dis- guised German officers, either on leave or belonging to the Landwehr, who had been active in the actual work of tunneling. A number of merchants and manufacturers from the town cf Lodzy, Poland, are also implicated. NEIGHBORS ALL SURPRISED. Foreigners Lmpressed by Magnitace of Our Agricultural De; One cf the most frequent prise to foreign v ‘0 this country who come to Washington and inspect the work- ings of the governme remarkable jnfiue : of Agriculiure that Secretary Wilson is not vis one or more of the foreigners, and is the scope, theoret- al, of the department of It was only a few cnown French scientist to study the workings of Agricultural Department. He was as- rhat he found by his own in- und what was explained to ntists in charge of ihe dif- ferent divisions. He said time and time again, that there was nothing which could approach it in his cwn country or in the world. His admiration at what he saw was sounded. Some Japanese who were here time the Fren. his in: by reely a by cated upon to expt exit and pract! abont the h representative was making ember of ment, from Tokio, w with what they e that tne departn of the department. and in admiration of the He stated to Secretary there were agriculiural apported by private sub- d therefore conld not by any ch the department here. He enthusiastic in regard to the y division, but inspected ai interest. He said of England had :nuch carrying on of agricul‘ural and was regarded there as a great vuthouty cn such subjects. Provis- jon had been made by him in his will for the maintenance of the work when he died. As one detail only of the work being car- ried on by the Department of Agriculture, it may be stated that through it as a me- dium 22,000 farmers in twenty-seven dif- ferent states are interested in the sugar beet experiment. CAMRON SUCCEEDS PATENOTRE. scriptions, ans app: every Gi New French Ambassador Was Lately Governor General of Algeria. A Paris dispatch says: M. Jules Cam- bon, governor general of Algeria, it is an- nounced, will succeed M. Jules Patenotre as French ambassador at Washington, and M. Patenotre will go to Madrid. The announcement that M. Patenotre had been transferred to Madrid was tirst made by the Temps of Paris on September 16 1ast, when it was added that Count Montholon, the French minister at Brussels, was to succeed him at Washington. On the previous day, September 15, the Paris correspondent of the Daily Graphic of London announced that M. Jules Cam- bon had been appointed French ambassador to Great Britain in succession te Baron de Courcel, who presented his letters of recall to Queen Victoria-at Windsor in Merch last. bs Five Miners Asphyxtatea. Five miners were asphyxiated by “black damp” in Jermyn No. 1 mine, near Rend- ham, Pa., last evening, while fighting a fire which broke out in one of the gangways. The dead are: Issac Watkins, Rendham, fifty-five years, fire boss, married, wife and one child. 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. ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Charges Filed Against Sergeant: Smith of the Police Foroe. ALLEGED DESERTION FROM THE NAVY His Friends Confident of His Com-- plete Vindication. SS et Se ey GENERAL AND PERSONAL aie Evening Star Bureau, No. NDRIA, Va. ptember 29, 1897. s have been again filed against Sergeant James T. Smith of the Alexan- dria pelice force. The following letter was shewn by Mr. Frank Price, police com- missioner from the second ward, to M Simpson last night: “I respectfully charge against § prefer the following ergeant James T. Smith, of the pelice force of Alexandria city: “That he deserted -from the American navy the 12th day of October, ISS2, and under the laws of Ameri: when a person has deserted he is incapable of holding any position under America or of exercising any right of a citizen thereof. 1 think that he is an unfit person to hold the posi- ton as sergeant of our police force or to be a member thereof, when such a person is not a citizen of America, and I hope the board will set such time to investigate this charge and give Sergeant James T. Smith ample time to make such defense 2s he deems proper. I am prepared to es- tabli the facts set forth in the above charge when called upon.” The Public Estimate. There is thought to be nothing whatever in the charges. In fact, is believed to be but a continuation of the effort made to have Sergeant Smith remoy which has been In progress ever since he so effectu- ally broke up the policy dens and had six- tech men sent to jai) and fined for the offense. Some people have striven ever since that time to get something against him, but all attempts have faiied, and the sergeant has risen in the estimation of the people of Alexandria. Inasmuch as Co! missioner Price has such positive conv; tons on the subject, as a matter of course, he wiil not sit with the Commissioners when the case is heard. There wiil be no special meeting of the Police board on account of ¢ will Sergt. Smith be suspended p tion, so little importance is attached matter. The friends of “Sergt. Smith think it Strange that it should have taken fifteen years to find out that he is a deserter, al- though he has been within a stone's throw of the Navy Department during the greaver part of that time. The sergeant, as usual, refuses to discuss the situation, but has an air ot confidence. There is a great deal of serious talk in regard to a complete reorganization of the police force, which will give Alexandria another seven days’ sensation. The shake- t is said, cover officials high in and will be in the nature of a to those who are concocting the ing to the City C cll, There was a special meeting of the city council last night, called by Mayor Simp- Son for the purpose of taking some action in regard to the repaving of Lee street, about which some complications arose last week. The two boards went into joint ses- sion to discuss the matter. A petition from propecty holders on South Lee street asking that the oid cobble stones be allowed to remain, rather than have 1 with the modern gravel road read. Chairman Smith of the S stated that it would ware to repave this sire while to tear up and replace the cobble stones now there would cost per Mr. Trimyer, member trom the first ward, said the residents of the ward Were satished to have the street remain as itis. Mr. Snowden introduced a resolution appropriating $520 for repaving Lee street, A number of minor matters were brought up and referred to the various committees. The matter ef repaving certain gutters, recommended by the board of heal®h, was referred to the committee on streets, with instructions to consult the corporation torney in regard to the property owners doing this work themsely Chairman Smith of the committee on streets stated that much of the street work ordered by council has been ing to a shortage in the amounting to $1,000. Mr. s joor and was locking over his papers to give led statements, when a motion wes made to adjourn, and it was carried. Mr. Smith is an aggressive worker, and is determined that the streets of the city e put in first-< on if pos- sible. That he is ped, how- ever, is shown at every meet council. Qvictly Married. Mr. C J. W. Summers and Miss Dorcas Carlin were quietly married at the rm dence of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Skidmore, on Cameron street, last night at 9 o'clock. Owing to the illness cf Mrs. Skidmore there were but few guests. Fire Department Purchases. The fire wardens have purchased from T. K. Carsey, Brother & Co., through Mr. J. Fleming of Washington, 1,200 feet of hose for the department. The wardens have also purchased two new horses. Police Court. There were but five cases before Mayor Simpson in the police court this morning. Ben. Johnson, a small colored boy, who failed to show up at court yesterday morn- ing, was fined $2.50-for contempt of court. Four cases of allowing nuisance on prem- ises were disposed of. The Charge Withdra Officers Knight and Lyles this morning arrested a colored man named Addison Brown, who has been wanted by the au- thorities since last fall, charged with steal~ ing a basket of goods from Simon Gentz- berger. Shortly after Brown was locked up Mr. Gentzberger appeared at headqu ters and withdrew the charges, and Brown was rel Brevities. Messrs. Albert and Frank Field are still quite i of typhoid fever. Miss Grace Cogan Shultz, who has been very ill, is said to be some little better to- Officer Fergusson is still confined to his sickness. »othere. well be a meeting of Alexandria wheeimen tomorrow plate ed the purpose reanizi a bicy lub. “cement Elliott, driver for N. Lindsay & Co., was slightly hurt at the ferry wharf last night by beirg caught between the gunwale of the steamer Belle Haven and the se J. Saas Tyler, the democratic nominee will speak in this city Qc- Sarepta Lodge, 1. O. O. F., met last night and transacted routine business. M. D. Corse Camp, Sons of Confederate