Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1897, Page 1

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The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has No. 13,985. WASHINGTON, D. ©. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 PAGES, “TWO CENTS. no rival as an advertising med- ium. __ 1897—-TWELVE TRADE OF THE EAST - ——— Meaning of the Oriental Movement of the Powers. SEEKING 10 SHUT OUT AMERICA — How Hawaiian Annexation Would Check the Effort. Se ee SENATOR MORGAN'S VIEWS The sig: ‘ance of the attitude of Euro- pean pow toward Chi territory and the importarce to this government of the actions they appear to be about taking, was the subject of an interview today by a Star reporter with Senator Morgan of Ala- bama. This subject involved the policy of the United States in regard to the acquisi- ton of foreign territory. Serator Morgan's jew was that the action of European pow- ers in relation to Chira was of interest to rment because of the effect upon ituation in China in ommerce. In his opinion, the Uni tes could have no mn in the controlling influences in China, the pelicy of this government being ave to mede stions that ng in E not ropet affec n and Asiatic t our treaty 1 do No Possessions in the East. My view is that ne sane American ex- pects that we will ever establish any pos- session of the United States anywhere on the eastern hem 8 ator Mor- ople of the United States that they have the right | vir ot | is of do to any other Ame: Within these lim- ion of territory, if ian, excludes the tdea’ of nd of conquest, unless a con- © a proper indemnity for | table war. y that we may ever acquire lions any coatiguous that be when Pacifi tem just cause « rs State, includ its, our plan we have w ie limits of the American @raphical s will ce their ado our ins be accepted by is so important that we results, Our history in th In the case of San Domingo a treaty Was rejected for no justifi- at We were not co tuation to » have rejected a ons from Hon- . We have de- European nation ion of Cuba, but 1 ct for the claims he midst of temptations, per- plexities and wr that would ‘have dQ almost a her nation to take uba in order to secure the peace and y of people. If Cuba had been it is to the United no one can doubt that it would have been a part of the British empire. F “Our nearest approach to the policy of col- onization was in Liberia, to which we were driven in order t a home for slaves overture for a and for like re captured | »s when in transit across the merica. That policy Was founded on a mn ity of our govern- Ient.end was ji d by the highest mo- » having planted that colony we have religiously abstained from any interference with its government ave even refused to prevent the ag- Sressicns of other nations upon those peo- Ble. “It is therefore clear, both in theory ard practice, that the United States never have extended and never will extend their jurisdiction beyond the sphere of the Amer- ican geographical em. Whatever we may find {ft n ry to do, therefore, in respect of this new movement of the Euro- Pean states to take possession of the Asiatic coast of the Pecific ocean, the idea of occupying any portion of that couniry with our flag or of our extending the j diction of the United States over it simply absurd. Our Policy in “This mcevement of tl Serves to define and e of Ly is the East. e European powers phasize the attitude upon this question. r than the Midway Islands, which yond Hawall, of which we have taken on by the solemn acts of our gov- ernment. It is even doubtf hether we would resist ent upon the islands by fcreign power, because they are not definitely wi = sphere of Ameri- can re. They are Gi) miles to the west of the Hawatian group and may be- come very Import as a place of refuge in distre=s or as a coaling station. an Islands are nearly 1,000 e east of the line that describes beundary between Russia and States, as fixed by treaty. As t continental wali and as they le to the of our Russian boundary nds, the expressions retaries of state that a part of the American nly true and v impor- S of the United States waiithave be ose of nurture, on and close relations protect those islands in intrusion we ts of the Mon- be in protecting ean sea or the ca. The United lified by its ate over d not ne miles to our water Uni would be undert ctual protec- not by col- f the coun- , or if the rea- are not cogent, the Yr accept them with- liction. Aimed At. pation of the ia and Core follow- upation by Great Britain and of the southern coast of Asia, must have some g and emergent cause for Phat cause is not merely the of territory, for every nation ned in this movement has already nore territory than it can govern and take care of with proper regard to the welfare of th le. I can find no reasonable so. this problem except that the mn states of Europe, including Russia, end to interpose a barrier to the great cial seaports between the United orient for the purpose of fectively intercepting the trade of the 000,000 of people who have access to Pacific ocean on the eastern hemis. re, and drifting it through European ports, and preventing it from coming to us 2 direct lines across the Pacific ocean. More than half of the money they make ut of the handling of our productions is drawn from our indirect trade with Asia. ‘They are the middlemen who get the com- mission, the interest and the transportation money, in handling our productions, which ultimately reach Asiatic markets, and their profits are enormous. Seeing that the cur- rent of trade is opening a great activity between the United States and the ortent, and seeing that with the possession of Ha- wali, which we are about to acquire, we can protect that trade aguinst any hostile disturbance, they have resolved to intercept it on the coast of Asia, and te prevent its leaving the channels in which they have for so many years reaped an .enormous harvest of wealth. Effect of Discarding Haw: “This is my solution of the situation. If we discard Hawaii and turn our backs upon their overtures which ave been repeated now for more than fifty years these Euro- pean powers will find themselves at liberty to move their influence, both commercial and military, to within 2,000 miles of our ecast, and at Hawaii they will occupy a central point from which we cannot drive them without an enormous expenditure of money and lives, and from that point they would have an easy command of our coast from the Island of Attu to the border of Mexico. From that strategic center they can attack our coast from any point they ray choose within less than six days’ time and would compel us to keep around the ports of our Pacific coast a navy at least three times more powerful than any that they would have to assemble at Honolulu. “If the situation is reversed and we oc- cupy the Hawaiian grcup we are able to defend all of our ports from that point with one-third of the naval power that is even now necessary to make our coast se- cure against attack. After these great ceemmercial and maritime states have es- tablished themselves on the coast of China and have partitioned out that frontier nothing can be more reasonably expected than that they, with c¢mmon consent, will designate a European country or Asiatic country to take and hold possession of the Hawaiian Islands. Then it will be impos- sible for us to control a cable communicat- ing with the Hawaiian Islands, from any fort of our coast, or to have any cable communicaticn across the Pacific ocean. Now ali of our cable communications with mercantile and naval ships in the Indian ecean or in the western p; of the Pacifi ocean are conducted | that are in the control of thes: powers. We cannot nov, patch to any minister we have any ship of war we may hi = t of Asia ppean or had the Ha- send Asiatic power waiian Islands ica, nene of those powers cou!d send a dispatch to any fieet or ship they may have in the Pacitie nt our consent. fact alone ne- ocean with “ tional the Hawa! of the Unit nent has e 1 of the Hawaiian m have express- n of rnment right to do Mr. Mers ef the tid that the policy ns not to interfere cf European an‘ s country hat 1 to the > that He su a be made by thi govern} id he thought this gov- ernment hi gf to do but to stand by and protect itself if occasion should arise. OUR LATE REPLY TO SPAIN Officials Surprised at the Feeling Shown in Madrid. Embodiment of the Facts Published in the President's Message and by the Treasury Department. The officials here are somewhat surprised at the exhibition of feeling at Madrid over the latest nete of Minister Woodford, de- livered to the Spanish foreign office the day before Christmas. While the note itself will not be made public at present, it is said that there is no reason whatever why it should be withheld, save the fact that the preceding steps in the negotiations have not yet seen the light in the newspapers, and it is desirable, when a publication is made, to preserve the complete chain of events In natural order. Possibly the cor- respondence will be shortly called for by Congress, in which case it is not likely to be withheld on grounds of public policy, as happened during the preceding adminis- tration. This last note presented by Min- ister Woodfcrd was in reply to the Spanish note called ferth by Mr. Woodford’s very first note after his arrival at Madrid. In the original note, the United States min- ister pointed cut the interest of this coun- try in an early termination of the present struggle in Cuba, and asked when such a conclusion might be expected. The Spanish government in its reply acknowledged our interest in the matier, but suggested, after stating what it intended to do to amelior- ate conditions in Cuba, that the United States could Lest exercise its good oltices by stopping filibustering. To this Mr. Woodford sesponded with his note of last week. It is said to be a purely argumentative statement of the position taken by the United States, and the facts set out sre substantially those so strongly drawn in the President's message to Con- gress, of which It was supposed the Span- ish public had been fully advised through the newspapers. The mest forcible statement in the note is based upon the facts collected and pub- lished recently by the United States Treas- ury Department, exhibiting the great ex- pense to which the United States had been put by rfison of its efforts to patrol an enormous coastline in the pursuit of a few filibusters, and the remarkable suc- cess of the government officials in stop- ping these expeditions, as contrasted with the feeble efforts of the Spanish authori- tes to maintain a patrol around the Island of Cuba for the arrest of these parties, All of these facts were included in Mr. Woodford’s note, and, while he put them in his own language in presenting them to the Spanish foreign office, it is said that the statements concern only events that have already been touched upon. ——— Personal Mention, Passed Assistant Paymaster R. V. Mo- hun of the navy is in the city settling his accourts. He is at 2119 California avenue. nsign John R. Edie of the New York Is at 1015 15th street on leave of absence. Second Lieut. James S. Parker, 4th Cav- airy, ts at IS15 M street on leave. Capt. Colon Augur, 2d Cavalry, is in the city on leave of absence. He is at 2732 Dunbarton avenue. Second Lieut. William Chamberlaine, Ist Artillery, registered at the Navy Depart- ment today. He is at 162% R street. Second Lieut. Charles W. Castle, 16th Infantry, is stopping at 174 Q street, First Lieut. H. R. Lemly, 3d Artillery, was at the War Department this morning. He is at Chevy Chase. Messrs. Horace and Willie A. Saks, the young sons of Mr. Andrew Saks of New York, are spending the holidays with their uncle, Mr. Isador Saks, at the Arlington Hotel. Mr. Theodore L. De Land, jr., shipving clerk of the United States mint at Phila- delphia, is spending the holidays with his parents in Le Droit Park, Miss E. L. Sylvester, daughter of the late Major R. H. Sylvester of the Washington Post, is visiting relatives in this city. Miss Sylvester haz recently accepted the edit- orship of New York Truth, ———+—e—______ Controller Eckelw Successor. | Mr. Dawes, recently appointed controller of the currency, is expected to arrive here next Thursday and to assume’ his new du- ties January 1. Mr. Eckels, the retiring controller, will leave to take charge of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago as its president next Friday morning. - pending | AT THE WHITE HOUSE Illinois Candidates for the Interstate Commission. WESTERN TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT Gossip About the Superintendent of the Census. - MRS. KENNA’S POSITION = President McKinley hopes to have a rest- ful week, and trusts that the statesmen and politicians will not make too frequent calls. He wants to get some outdoor exer- cise if the weather will permit, as he has been so closely confined to his office for two weeks that he has had little time to go for a ride or drive. Every time he went out night had already come. An average number of callers presented themselves at the executive mansion today, patiently waiting, as usual, for “‘a minute” with the President. The official callers were not numerous, but they were of im- portance. For Interstate Commerce Commis- sioner. Illinois people do not believe that the position of interstate commerce commis- sioner, to succeed Col. Morrison, has been promised by the President to Judge Paxson of Pennsylvania, and Senators Cullom and Mascn called upon the President today to point out the fitness of State Senator David Littler of Springfield, for the position. Sen- ator Littler is a close political friend of ‘both of the Illinois senators. He has man- aged the political fighis of Senator Cullom for a number of Ss, and materially as- sisted in pulling ator Mason through the hot tight of a year ago. For this reason both of these senators are exceedingly an- xious that Mr. Littler shall be provided with uw good position. Th also of the opinion that, as Col. Morrison is from Ili- nois, his successor should be from tha state. The President did not inform eithe: of the senators that the position has been promised to any one. Judge Paxson, who is sail ts have been picked out, is the re- ceiver the Reading railr , and is a iend of the Presid: Another [linois man of pr pe nee wants the position, but his back is not as s that of Senator Littler. He is Lawrence of Galesburg. The © and nearly all the labor or- ganizations huve indorsed him, and have eagerly pressed his nomination.’ His quali- tions have been presented by Represen- tative Prince of Mlinois. It is stated that the labor organizations of the country are hostile to Judge Paxson, and have been sending in requests that he be sidetracked. It is avowed that if he is nominated these organizations will use all the influence they possess to defeat him in the Senate. The President's Western Trip. The National Encampment of the U. V. U. will be held at Rock Island, Ill, in August next, and the occasion is to be madé memorable in that section. Iowa is to join Illinois in welcoming the veterans. Representative Prince of Ilinois today in- vited the President to be present when the encampment meets, and it is believed the President will try to arrange matters so as to attend. Unless the President changes his mind it is his Intention to make a trip through the west next summer, visiting Yellow- stone Park and other places of national interest. He also wants to attend the Omaha exposition. If Congress adjourns in time, he will probably leave here the first of August. He could cover a number of places on the trip, going by Rock Island on his way west. New Superintendent of the Census. Senators Lodge and Hoar saw the Presi- dent today relative to Massachusetts places to be filled. Neither of these senators knows anything of the published story that E. J. North of Boston has been selected by the President as superintendent of the next census. They say they do not think Mr. North is a candidate for the position, although they would like to see him put at the head of this gigantic work. Mr. North is the secretary of the National Wool Manufacturers’ Association, and is a statistician of eminence. He was con- nected with the last census and his work then was highly commended. The President has said nothing to Sena- tors Lodge and Hoar on the subject of appointing Mr. North. If he had decided to select Mr. North he would have fol- lowed the usual course and notified the Senators from Massachusetts. His selec- tion, however, would give general sat faction to Massachusetts people. Mr. North is well-known in Ohio and through- out the country, Pardon for Her Twin Brother. The big, warm heart of President Mc- Kinley is touched at the love and devotion of a Kentucky girl for her twin brother. About a year awo Edward Ayre was con- victed in Newport, Ky., of embezzlement of Post office funds. Sentence was suspended for Some time, but the young man was sent to the penitentiary about eight months ago to serve a sentence of eighteen months. He belongs to a good family, against which never a word has before been said. He has a twin sister, Miss Maggie Ayre, a beauti- ful and proud Kentucky girl, who has never forsaken her brother. She has been indefatigable in trying to secure his par- don. She imterested Representative Berry in the case, and he has been at work on it, beginning last summer. When the Presi- dent was first asked to grant the pardon he found that the district attorney had made no recommendation. He ordered the papers returned to the district attorney for recommendation. A few days ago the dis- trict attorney approved the petition for pardon. Miss Maggie Ayre came here and submitted the papers to Attorney General McKenna. Today she saw the President with Rrepresentative Berry. The President was touched and immediately ordered that the papers be brought to him again. If he can see his way clear he will pardon the young man, in whose case there are said to be extenuating circumstances. Personal Notes. It is said that Mrs. Kenna, widow of ex- Senator Kenna, will not be retained as postmistress at Charleston, W. Va. Her place is to be taken by A. O. Petty. The nomination will be made next week, it is said, by West Virginians. A number of democratic senators had advocated the retention of Mrs. Kenna. Secretary and Mrs. Porter have returned from a brief trip to New York city and New Haven, Conn. Express packages continue to arrive at the White House. They contain presents for the President from admirers in all sections of the country. This morning cne of the packages was a -box of Arizona oranges, sent all the way from there, District Matters: The friends of the candidates for police judge have decided to make no active fight egainst the nomination of Judge Kimhal) to succeed himself, but some of them are signing protests against the selection. A number of leading colored politicians are dissatisfied with the selection, and wilt protest. > * Mr. J. H. O'Donnell is understood to have ‘been offered a good consulship, but has not decided what he will do. able that he will accept. Indorsing Mr. Bryan’s Nomination. The resolutions of the Mlinois legislature indcrsing the nomination of Mr. Charles Page Bryan as minister to China, and rec- ognizing his high character, sterling integ- rity and especial fitness for diplomatic ser- vice, -will add to the approving testimo- nial sent to this city to counteract the op- position which was at first manifested to his confirmation. Many fathers and broth- ers of American missionaries in China have It is not prob- | voluntarily written and telegraphed, urging Prompt confirmation as “most desirable,” and Bishop McLaren, one of the most emi- nent of the American missfoncry board, and of intimate personal acquaintance for many years with Mr. Bryan, wrote, unso- licited, a letter to the President, declaring the appointment eminently fit and espe- cially desirable for missionaries. Many of the ablest lawyers, merchants and rail- road officials have testified to the business capacity of Mr. Bryan, who is indorsed by them as a man of affairs, a student of in- ternational law and an associate of diplo- mats both at home and abroad. REFORM IN THE CURRENCY Views of Those Who Favor Some Legis- lation. Disaffection of Western Republic Declared to Be Overestimated— Upsetting Democratic Hopes. In spite of the fact that Speaker Reed and some other of the republican leaders are greatly opposed to such agitation, it is quite apparent that it is going to be im- possible to prevent a discussion of the cur- rency question during this session of Con- gress. The opposition is going to force it If no one else do and it is believed by those who have faith in a courageous pol- icy that it is better to direct that discussion to the end of securing legislation which the administration desires than to let it be forced by the opposition on the lines of free silver, with the republicans merely on the defensive and proposing nothing. ‘The fact that a few individuals are in a shaky position on the subject, it is felt, does not Warrant the majority in avoiding the ques- tion*and not making an attempt to secure legislation which the administration and a mad Orley, of the republican party deem de- able. It is regarded as almost certain that if a proposition for legislation is presented as party measure, having the approval of a majority of the party in Congress’ and the active support of the administration, a united support of republicans in both houses of Congress can be secured for it. The danger of disaffection among western re- publicans is apparently exaggerated. Such men as might not be quite satisfied would naturally be compelled to accept the situa- tion, “since they could not associate them- selves with the opposition and would stand politically nowhere if not with they own party Disappointing Democratic Bopes. The democrats have contemplated with glee tke prospect of a division among re- publicans on this question and are prc- pared to go before the country in the con- gressional election with the declaration that the republican House was capable of offering no remedy for the- situation, be- cause many of the party recognized the sition of the party as untenable, All want is inaction to give them the opportunity for the sort of political capital they want. If, however, an approved meas- ure is put through the House-and the re- publicans in the Senate stand solidly for it, as they can almost certainly be induced to do if the effort is made sériously, the expectations of the silver people will be disappointed and. even if legislation fs not fully accomplished, the republican party will be placed in a pogition which will not be in the least equivocal. Such a policy, it is believed, would spoil a very large consignment of democratic ammuni- tion.” Moreover, legislation well started during this session might stand a chance of being carried to completion during the session following. There ts certainly going to be a very de- termined effort made to carry out thi aggressive idea. The belief that no gre Tisk of disaffection on the part of western republicans will be involved by adopting such a course is sustained by the fact that all the international Treement republi- cans who have been engaged in criticizing Mr. Gage have taken great care to keep as far as possible from any sort of associa- tion with the free silver republicans “ho bolted the party last year, and have gen- erally referred to them as extremis ——-e-+______ MR. GARWS SENTIMENTS, Speaks Highly of Judge McComas for the Senate. Postmaster General Gary left this after- noon at 1 o'clock for Baltimore. Before he left a reporter of The Star had a short talk with him on the senatorial situation in Maryland, The general said: “I really do not care to discuss the situa- tion for publication, The boys have a fair field and will undoubtedly send a good man to represent the state In the Senate. When I withdrew from the race I stood aside and watched with interest the fight. Have I a preference? Why, of course I have; every Marylander has. Well, no, I don’t care to say just now who It is.”” “Well, general, there is a Marylander closely connected with Washington whom a great many citizens would like to sce cume zo the Senate.” “Yes, yes, I know; and he stands an aw- ful good chance of coming. I kncw him well. He is thoroughly well equipped and a good man, and one who would retlect credit upon Maryland. I suppose, of course, you refer to Judge McComas?’ I thought 80.’ “He is thoroughly in accord with the ad- ministration, general, is he noi?” “Yes, he is.” ‘Now, general, don't you think—"” “Hold on, Mr. Star man, I said I didn't care to be interviewed. The; first thing I know you will have me saying something.” ——_-e—_i1 = WILL REMAIN UNALTERED. Opponents to the Civil Serviee Law Cannot Agree. The anti-civil service forces in the House of Representatives are divided an@ it does not look now as if they would be able to accomplish anything of congequemice. The question is to be taken up sdon after Con- gress reconvenes, however, id there will be a very bitter fight. A rity. report from the civil service commi will favor modification of the law, and @ minority re- port will favor total repeal. It 1s under- stood that both propositions are to be voted on, as it is reported that Speakér Reed has Promised the minority an opportunity for a vote on‘the total repeal. The democrats, as a rule, are expected to vote for the total repeal and not for modification. Many re- publicans will vote for 2 modification, but will not vote for total } . The result of this division will pi ly he that both Propositions will fail and the law will re- main as it is. Meanwhile, however, some modification of the tion of the law is to be made by the administration, ac- cording to private announcements that have been made. Fs . + e+__+__ Government Receipts. Government receipts teday—From internal revenue, $1,237,232; customs, $662,257; mis- cellaneous, $30,619, ee —_—————— SEE FIRE SPREAD BY DOG Latest Version of the Burning of Chicago Coliseum. PET ENVELOPED IN BURNING OIL HAS NOT THE POWER |*2ice etic i tne procedure at tne present time; and what, if any, defects has it developed in actual experience? “First. The same case is not tried before the court which is tried before the com- mission. The trial before the commission, therefore, with all its attendant expense and consumption of time, goes practically for nothing. The decisions of the commis- sion are made upon one state of facts, while the decisions of the courts may be, and usually are, upon an entirely different state of facts. When the court refuses to enforce a decree of the commission, it ap- parently deciles that the order was wrong, although upon the facts before the com: mission it might have been absolutely right. If there is to be a trial before the commission at all, some effect should be Interstate Commission Cannot Enforce Obedience, CONGRESS DESIRED 70 LEGISLATE Now a Useless Body for Practical Carried the Flames to the Drapery Purposes. given to the outcome of it. A precedure Around X-r; h. P like the present one tends to bring that ound X-ray Booth: — ae body into disrepute and is grossly unfair to : ee it and to the complainants who appear be- VIEWS OF A MEMBER|"rn detay which ts attendant upon an| INVESTIGATION IN PROGRE we S attempt to enforce the order of the com- eS eS mission is unjust to the public. If a carrier is allowed to exact an excessive freight rate, the public, or that part of the public which is injured, never can be compensated by any money payment for the injury. The average duration of the cases which have been actually prosecuted for the enforce- ment of the orders of this commission has been about four years. Of the eases which are now pending in the court, the average length of time since they were begun be- “Congress will be called upon at this ssion to amend the interstate commerce lew,” said a member of the interstate commerce commission to a Star reporter today. “As the latest annual report of the com- mission states the first section of the inte: State commerce act declares that all rates CHICAGO, December —The Coliseum, which was burned Christmas eve, w on fire by a pet dog. An explosion of gaso- line set the dog on fire. Lolita, a dancer in the Cuban village, says Frank Murphy, an employe in the X-ray booth, confes: to her that he caused the explosion. She says he told this to her and her mother when st shall be just aid reasonable, and the third | fore the court is something over two years, | he called on them about the benefit io be section that there shall be no diserimina- | regulation. It Is of the very renee OF | given the exhibitors, tion between persons or localities. The | regulating body that its power, however | L0lita said: “Murphy told me today how twelfth section declares that the inter- | limited, shall be capable of immediate ap-| the first started. It was caused by au ex- State commerce ccmmission shall execute | Plication, plosion of gasoline in the X-ray exhibit. the provisions of this law. The report Nobody Bound by the Order. A big lamp was used to light the booth, but ft was considered insufficient, and the manager of the show sent for a gasoline torch. Murphy said a man named Bowen gave the gasoline torch to the manager, and about 5:20 o'clock Murphy ina atiempts to show that the commission has hot at the present time the power to se- cure to the people the protection which the law contemplates and that it cannot have without certain amendments to the law. “Our order, when made, binds nobody. Nobody is compelled to obey tt. Nobody suffers any penalty for refusing to obey it. The carrier is under every inducement not to obey it. During the first year the orders “The principal one of these amendments | of the commission were uniformly complied | #V¢-8allon can of gasoline. The lamp was would give lon power, not to} with, but latterly such has not been the} Putming close by, and when Murphy went make the rate a jupervise the rate. | case. We do not intend to suggest that the Re Sominy aeann: ¥ SEE easily a. termines, afier’ full hearing, thats pas, | Tallfoads refuse the commission all proper | {Re burning lamp. | Morley. the manazer of ticular rate pnable, it should have | LGypect. Upon the contrary, they treat it {the lamp, arranging the y about the the power to compel the carrier to put | ¥t2 the most uniform courte We —ave | booth. Murphy started to pour the gasoline inethaticateltom the antics no doubt that the majority of carriers are | into the tank of the torch, which had heer ore eee AS new power for | Sincerely anxious to obey its recommenda- | extinguished, but the fluid caught and went eee how asking for | UBS, and would do so in the great majori- | un ines mart’ wach (he: commis ase "| ty of cases if they could without prejudice | "P-rn, ee eee es Mot #0. ‘Che’ commission! had) al to what they consider their interest. The | conne with the exhibit, and when the cised this pon ‘the: th great difficulty is that a single contuma-| gasoline exploded the dog was covered with SGAEERAEE Te GaSe ne nate ;- | lous carrier forces every other one to go|the burning oll. The poor beast ruched e a At nt oe an rg paeaes one along with it. If the rec juction of a com- around in terror 4 nd set fire to the Court Aechled OH CHOC DIG Nec aie | Delitive cate ie ordered, che satasal oF wned OF ae toe er he Court decided on the 24th of last’ May £ the booth, which hung to th necessita s like actioy Or rke es! * that the commission had no such power. | Dccessitates lke action upon the part of | Quicker than’a flash, the whole tr D every other carrier a single participat- ~e = —- ; “In consequence of this decision the | ing carrie retures to rence nee Sees riley Senna Rao Seem oe Sa ~ issiol e ze S| ; weren- | rj e be y, ere our show wa commission Will) bey cblikedy t0pstopa the | iiat eatabietiel by nas erery Goth Tai aee located. The men about the booths nearby ran and got the extinguishers, but they would not work A hos turned on, work which it has been doing in the pa: and will be unable to grant relief in cas which are now pending before it. The amendments asked for are to sections 6 15 and 16 of the act, but in substance they come mainly to this one thing, the power to supervise and correct an unjust rate, and in no other way can the people oi tain any real relief from unjust exactions and discriminations. must do the same. While the commission recommends that its orders should be made effective in ane of themselves, it further recommends that the lawfulness and reasonableness of such houid e in all cases subject to re- the federal courts, and that the courts should have power to suspend the effect of an order in a given case pending Moralos, a Mex warned me to get out, and we were just getting to the doors when the tank that supplied the lights for the tight rope walkers ex- ploded and the place was a mass of flame This story about the origin of the fire such proceedings in review.” Was corrovorated by Frank Hatfield, the Justice Harlan’s Statement. ——_—__+-e. doorkeepe: “Mr. Justice Harlan of the United States THEIR STORIES CONFLICT Murphy, when seen, denied that the ex- plosion of a can of gasoline was the cause Supreme Court made, a short time ago, of the fire. this statement from the bench: ‘aken in connection with other deci- sions detining the powers of the interstate commerce commission, the present deci- sion, it seems to me, goes far to make that commission a useless body for all practical purposes, and to defeat many of the im- portant objects dcsigned to be accomplish- ed by the various enactments of Congress relating to interstate commerce. The com- mision was established to protect the pub- lic against the improper practices of trans- portation ecmpanies engaged in commerce among the several states. It has been left, it is true, with power to make reports and to issue protests. But it has been shorn, by judicial interpretation, of authority to do anything of an effective character. It is denied many of the powers which, in my judgment, were intended to be conferred upon it. Besides, the acts of Congress are now so construed as to viace communities cn the lines of interstate commerce at the He thought the d pery caught gar stum| origin of the fi ill be thoroughly ated by the police and by agents of insurance companies, and our com- will do all in its power to assist in nvestigation,” said Col. John Dickin son, president of the Coliseum Company. “I do not know yet whether the fire was due to the act of an incendiary or not,” he continued, “although T am inclined to think it was caused by some accident in the X- ray~or picture exhibit. About all that I have heard that would Indicate incendiare ism has been gleaned from the newse papers. Late Arrivals From Dawson Talk of the Food Supply. fire from a cigarette or “The One Man Says There Will Be Suffer- ing and the Others Scout the Idea, a SEATTLE, Wash., December 27.—Among TREASURY PROMOTIONS. the passengers of the steamer Rosalie, which arrived here from Skaguay and Dyea, Alaska, were six men who recently left Dawson City, bringing advices up to November 2. The men are Frank Ballaine, John Lindsay, Tom Story, R. Gwynn, W. B. Announcement of Changes in the De; ment. Tke Treasury Department has ordered the following promotions in the office of the Official es : : P. 8, Garretson, fro: mercy of competing railroad companies en- | King ana! P. J. Holland. yas mC. B Oldbers. =20 to $003 saged in such commerce.’ Conflicting statements as to the food situ- 50: 2 : “it is a statement of the exact situation. on were made by these men. Cc. A. Miller, $1,800 to $1,850; R. B. Talcott, el 5 ission can re “| $1,800 to $1,900; E. H. Elliott, $1,850 to pul h in ere (ee conten ce connie Lindsay asserts with great positiveness < conduct investigations and make reports. z ~ | $1,000; E. H. Klemroth, $2,050 to $2,200; It can, perhaps, correct in a halting fash- | that want already exists at Dawson and] sinc ys, Stebbins, Vermont, $1,400 to ion some forms of discrimination. It col- | that unless food is taken into the camp $1,500; H. G. Sherwood, Minnesota, $1,400 lects and publishes statistical information | from the coast men will suffer from hunger. | 22” Fn aad = fs which would be of value if, under the law, Be to $i Miss J. M. Foley, Maryland, $1,200 Dawson People Not Alarmed. Ballaine, Gwynn and Holland say there is more alarm outside concerning the Daw- son people than is felt by the residents of that place. They agree that there is no food to be bought in Dawson except where aman is found who is coming out of the country, and with more grub than he could use on the way up the river. They, how- ever, say that, except for the fact that some of the men will be put on short ra- tions, thereby diminishing the output of the miners this winter, the shortage of food will not be felt. The exodus of men from Dawson to Fort Yukon and to points on the coast materially relieves the situation at Dawson. Between Pelly river and Dyea the party passed hundreds of camps where snow and ieebound Klondikers have camped for the winter. Many of them were well equipped with provisions, and by paying §2 per pound it is possible for them to procure flour and other nec ries. Yukon Block: by Boulders, From Five Fingers, the Yukon is a frozen mass of ice boulde: running as high as twelve feet, blocking the canyon from wall to wall and making travel difficult. This, it is asserted, will have to be cut through by government or other relief expeditions that expect to reach Dawson from the coast, and the belief expressed by Ba. aine was that this task will be practically futile to make almost any put forth by the gov- ernment at Washington to relieve the American miners at Klondike. Swindlers Pose as Officials, Reports from Skaguay and Dyea brought down by th. Rosalie are to the effect that swindlers, operating under the guise of Ca- it could be obtained and published within a reasonable time. It performs a valuable service in adjusting differences between the carrier and the shipper which never reach the stage of formal complaint. But by vir- tue of judicial decision it has ceased to be a body for the regulation of interstate carriers. It is proper that Congress should undersiand this. The people should no longer look to this commission for a pro- tection which it is powerless to extend. Practical Side of the Ca: to $1,300; Mrs, E. B. Day, New York, to $900; John Gardiner, Wisconsin, $720 to $840; J. A. Durnbaugh, Pennsylvania to $540; A. F. Karch, Illinois, $660 to Samuel G. Hunter, District of Columbia, $600 to $720; W. S. Pierce, Pennsylvania, $40 to $060. The fcllowing have been designated for examination for promoticn: W. C. Lyon, $1,600 to $1,800; W. H.W 400; W. D. Windom, * Maize, $130 to $1,001 L. Averill, $1,850 $1,400 to $1,600 ; BE. C. Dough . B. Whips $800 to $1,200. “The practical course of a complaint is this: The complainant files with the com- mission a’ statement of his alleged griev- ance, under oath. A copy of this complaint is forwarded by the commission to the carrier, with an order that answer be made, also under oath, on or before a certain date. Either party may take testimony by deposition, to be used on the hearing, as could be done in a court. Ordinarily, how- ever, the testimony is either taken by a single commissioner or the case is heard before a majority of the commission, who are a quorum, upon viva voce testimony. In any event, a majority of the commis- sion must consider the testimony before the case is decided. Both parties appear by counsel or in person, briefs are filed and arguments heard. The whole case pro- ceeds exactly as it would proceed if it were a case in court. “When the case is decided the commis- sion promulgates its opinion, which con- sists of a statement of the facts found and of the conclusions of law applicable to those facts. These opinions are published in the same way that the decisions of the courts are published. If, in the opinion of a majority of the commission, the com- plainant is entitled to relief, the commis- Kort Berle, $1,850 to $2. erty, Illinois, $1 ple, District of Columbia °- AND ARMY NAVY. Coming Meeting of the Raleigh and the Machias, The Navy Department is informed that the cruiser Raleigh left Port Said yester- day for Aden, Babel Mandeb, and that the gunboat Machias left Colombo, Ceylon, the same day for the same place. The Raleigh is on her way to China, and the Machias is on her way from that station to New York, They are under orders to meet at Aden and exchange some officers and men. The monitor Amphitrite has arrived at Charleston, S. C., and the monitor Terror is at Fort Monroe. Capt. William H. Beck, 10th Cavalry, Is relieved from duty as acting Indian agent at the Uintah and Ouray agency, Utah, and ordered to join his company. First Lieut. George O. Squier, 3d Artil- lery, has been ordered to the works of Warner & Swasey, Cleveland, Ohio, for in- sion makes an order directing the carricr | nadian officials, are fleecing the newcomers | spection of an alternating curreat range not to do the thing complained of, in ae-] at Lake Linderman, demanding payment | nd positjon finder | cordance with its opinion. for duty and giving a printed receipt. from the Alliance and ordered to the Lowa. “Now, after all this has been gone —_ Paymaster’s Clerk J. Brooks of the In- through with, what is the effect of the or- der thus made? Really nothing whatever. If the carrier declines or neglects to obey. it suffers no penalty and incurs no loss. “The act provides that any person inter- ested in an order “of the commission, 01 that the commission itself, may file a peti- tion in the United States circuit court in the proper district, asking to have the or- der enforced, and the court is instructed to determine whether the order is a proper one, and, if so, to enforce it. In this pro- ceding the report of the commission is prima facie evidence of the correctness of the facts found. If the order 1s for the payment of money, either party is entitled to a trial by jury in the’circuit court. Or- dinarily it is not, and in that event the court proceeds to hear the case as a court of equity. Trial Before the Commission. “Upon the trial before the commission the testimony is all reduced to writing, but no part of this can be used, except by stipula- tion, upon the trial in the circuit court. The testimony upon both sides must be en- tirely retaken. Nor is either party in any way confined to the testimony previously HER FRIENDS GIVE UP HOPE. diana has been ordered to settle accounts. Paymaster’s Clerk E. 5. Updike of the Puritan has been ordered to seitle ac- comnts. Ensign J. L. Sticht has been deiached from the Massachusetts and ordered to the Columbia, Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Capt. Abner Pickering, 2d In- fantry, two months’ extension; Capt. H. G. Sickel, 7th Cavalry, for two months; Lieut. A. 8. Porter, agsistant surgeon, for four months. os AN UNFOUNDED STATEMENT. Lilaokalant’s Supporters Urge Her to Cease Opposition to Annexation. Friends of ex-Queen Liliuokalani in Washington have advised her that the an- nexation of Hawaii to the United States is inevitable. With this certainty in view they have suggested to her that she cease her efforts to defeat annexation and to bring about her own restoration and to devote her attention to trying to get a financial consideration from the ultimate successors to the late imperial government. They have assured her that with proper effort 1t would be possible to have an an- nual pension provided for her under the new regime and they think that as this will be the only vestige of the wreck of her empire in sight she would do weil to recover it. The presence of a delegation of native wocka hes attracted some attostion, ow. attract r= peers whe lack of information of what} ing station in that part of the globe, and this delegation really desires to accom- No Negotiations in Progress for Ter- ritory in Greenland. Nothing is known in official circles here of any overtures made by our government for the purchase of @ portion of northwestern Greenland for use as a coaling and naval station, and it can be set down as an un- founded statement. The naval authorities given nor the issues pre made. The | plish: It may be said in passing that the| 00 could be expected to arise for the sult, of course, is that the case made be- | above information about the ex-queen #as — Tore the circuit may be ent 4if- | not obtained from these persons. A Star | Presence of a naval force in those remote ferent from the case made before the com- | reporter, who talked with a member of | and icebound waters. The present customs mission, so that the proceeding is not, in | this delegation today, Mr. was | laws of Greenland forbid any communica- any sense, @ review of the correct-| told by him that ‘the delegation will ae-| tion between foreign ships and Greenland ey ree en vote its efforts primarily to defeating an- ports snceyt under qpecisl perenita, which irouit tourt, after a full. nexation. : et be token ant: the Danish off pales Se = “What we want,” he said, “is independ- circuit court, so monarchy not be forcibly ored, | Danish government privileges in his eff ing tu endorse the orders am apmech tee to but that the of Hawaii shall be per- | to establish a station for a base of the circult court of appeals, and from that | mitted to chose by ballot their owm form of | in the course of an attempt on the North court, In most cases, to the United States Pole.