Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1898, Page 11

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivazia Averas, or. Lith 3t, by Evening Star Newspaper Oomy a SH. KAUFFMAN Pres Tew York Offce, » Potter Fuilding, Evening Star ie served tc subserihers in the carriers. of their own a-count, at 10 cents week, 0° i certs per monts. Copies at the fo cents each. By matl—snywhere in the United States orCanada—pestage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saturday Qeintuple Sheat § foreien postage added. $3. ed at the Post Office at Washington. D. C.. 1 matter.) Tiptions roust be paid in advance. ing toade known on application. . $1 per year. with Part 2. Che Evening Sfat > Pages 11-14. ep Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly By everybody worth reaching. ie Stai is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1898—FODRTEEN P GES. no rival as an advertising med- ium. TO KILL OFF PLATT Enemies of the New York Senator Planning Against Him. CROKER'S FIGHT DISTURBS MURPHY Tammany’s Ideas of Retrenchment Beginning to Be Apparent. DEMANDS ON THE TREASURY On tiv Wednesday night thirty anti-Platt republicans and planned to form mand nominate a fuil for state officers The motto cf this “Anything t rep met a state he in the meeting that it was th to ruia Platt and break th chine if the republ: went to the ¢ wasn’t a single republic ed in the state. It w within four days a call determination republican ma- n part emnition b: terior of the state plans to effect a s ates for Congre fall and with tw» sets ates in the field alm would be en there is the believed that n split has re hington. , and it is Senator Murphy to throw himself e gulf between b and Croker to make solid the democratic lines. There is where Perry Belmonts candidac fit, and it is believed that no st off inevitabie fall's Murphy Mach Disturbed That Murphy is much disturbed in mind by "s attack upon Hill is evident nown that has called upon the of Wolfert’s Roost at Albany within st week. The senator, it is said, s that he may be involved in their quar- and thus be disappointed in his ambition ted. He wants Hill's aid yet he will not indicate to Croker that the thinks his recent proc s ulity impolitic. Politicians think he visited Hill to assure him that he did not want to join in Croker’s war upon him. If Frank Campbell of Bath, the New York member of the democratic national committee, is to be believed Hill favors Murphy's re-elec- tion. “Mr. Hill earnest! of Mr. Murphy ker pretends Why, then, does he violently & dissension in the democratic party? he think that by promoting party quarrels that he will improve Mr. Murphy's chances of a re ction?’ With the threatening aspect for the re- publican party in the state, Murphy fore- sees an excellent chance for re-election if he canestave off the fight, and he ts evi- dently endeavoring to keep Hill quiet, pre- vent him from airing his quarrel’ with Croker; gain time and a possible guberna- torial arrangement that will be acceptable to both parties. And there is where Bel- ment comes in again. Croker’s Gradge Against Hill. A great deal has been sqid about the bit- terness between Hill and Croker, but very litle as to the primary cause. The boss's hostility to Hill dates back several years. He always held the former senator responsible for the “snap” convention of 1892, which opened the fight between the Cleveland and Hill factions and for Hill's actioa in grabbing the state senate the fall before to make good his boast that befure he left office the democrats should have control of both branches of the legislature and have charge of the entire state gov- ernment. These two incidents resulted in the tremendous reverses to the democrats in the fali of 1893, which left the republi- s in complete control of the state and them a big majority in the contsitu- ional convention of 1804, upon which the democrats had fondly counted. h: s from Croker have made and it is not through any nation that he has not al- ready begun war upon the Tammany be: Should Senator Murphy's conciliatory pol- icy fail to influence Croker and should th- latter i is present policy of ex- t power up the state, Hill is like ly to figure in one of the greatest struggle. in the history of the party, but he will be: gin as a passive factor. His own efforts cannot win for him the dership in such a fight; he must wait until the fight begins and the anti-Tammany forces need him. Croker Seeks Control. Despite the surface indications that Mur- Phy is trying to bring about a “truce,” for the present at least, between these two an- tagonistic spirits, Croker appears to be pushing right along toward securing state control. A significant incident in this con- nection was the posting of the name of John Flannigan as a candidate for non- resident membership of the Democrati Club. Flannigan is a local democratic leader in Canandiagua, and has always been regarded as one of the Hiil “old @uard.” Flannigan’s action is regarded as @muinous, and he is said to be the first of & great many accessions to the Croker crowd from the ranks of ex-Senator Hill. Flannigan has been a member of the democratic state committee for many years and his control extends through many of the interior counties. His following is a potential one, and he is generally known as a man who can deliver his delegation. Simultaneously with the announcement of Plannigan’s accession comes the statement that Richard Croker, as the new chairman of the Tammany finance committee, has again assumed the actual leadership of Tammany Hall. There is now nothing am- biguous or anomalous in Croker’s position— he is now in name what he was in fact. Tammany Getting the Spoils. In Greater New York Tammany is carry- ing matters with a high hand. Mayor Van Wyck has formally removed the members of the “new’‘ East River bridge commis- sion and appoited in their places six dem- cerats This gives the enormous outlay for construction to the “boys"’—keeps it in the family, as it were. The Croton aqueduct commissioners were disposed of in a similar manner—the bridge commissioners beinz treated as city officials. It is almost cer- tain that the latter will fight to retain their positions. Th. is only one of the many “grabs.” The .vting of the big city’s treasury is proceeding diligently. Tam- many heads of departments are running up the new budget to an alarming figure, despite Mayor Van Wyck’'s “bluff” that his administration was to be one of economy and retrenchment. The mayor started the ery for spoils him- felf at a board of estimate meeting, when he asked for an increase of $11,000 above the sum requested by Mayor Strong for the mayor's office. The board granted this ap- propriation, of course—$36,u00. Mayor Van Wyck’s salary is $15,000, $5,000 more than Mayor Strong’s was. The mayor told the board that he had made an increase in his | office staff, so that a complete record of {all bonds signed oy him might be kept. Such a record has not been kept before, and the reason for its adoption now was not explained, except, as the mayor said, it would help the commissioners of ac- counts. Borough Presidents’ Demands. The request from the presidents of the boroughs was another eye opener. Prest- dent Peters, for Manhattan, asked for $50,- 000; President Haffen of the Bronx, $36,820; President Bowley of Queens, $17,000, while President Grout of Brooklyn @nade a mod- erate request for $14,350. There has beer no estimate reported from Richmond, on ucocunt of the indecision as to who is to be president of that Borough. Tammany’s men,. Peters and Haffen,-were not ques- tiened corcerning their exorbitant de- mands, but Mayor Van Wyck turned his attention to the request from Queens. “You can’t get any such amount from this board,” said the mayor, addressing Presi- dent Bewley, “unless you show us just what you want it for. Omnibus appropria- tions won't go here. ——__ NANSEN TO SAIL NEXT SATURDAY. Arctic Explorer Makes a Statement Regarding His Former Managers, The New York Tribune this morning says: Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the arctic ex- plorer, spent yesterday with friends in ew Jersey. Before leaving his hotel he advised his private secretary, Mr. Clap- m, not to discuss the difficulty exist- between Dr. Nansen and former man- agers, which led to the attachment of $1,00) of the doctor's money, and an ac- tion for $20,000 for breach of contract, as told in yesterday's Tribune. Dr. Nansen has placed himself under the ent of Major J. B. Pond for two one be given in Jersey City t and the other at Carnegie Hail on Friday evening. It is his intention to sail _for Europe on Saturday. The cause of the abrupt termination of his contract ri Hathaway & Heard of Eosion may unexplained, unless the matter should coi up for a judicial decision Several theories have been advanced as to the cause of Dr. Nansen deciding not to give the entire second ,course of fifty lectures. One of them is that he was nct satisfied with the 2ecommodations furnish- ed by his managers while on his trip through the courtry. His secretary denied this, and said that Dr. Nansen was per- fectly satisfied with his treatment general- ly, but that he was very tired, owing to the great amount of traveling he had done, and that he was now in haste to return to ae home in Norwa: ‘ is farewell lecture on ight at Carnegie Hall will show many new pictures, and wili devote part of the lecture to a description of his first Journey in Greenland and life among the Esquimaus. GIFT FROM CHINA’S EMPEROR. Honor to Former Chief of Police of San Francisco. A special to the New York Tribune from San Francisco yesterday says: The Chi- nese government conferred on ex-Chief of Police Crowley of this city last night an honor granted only to one other white man—President Grant. It was a large silk banner, richly ornamented, and the possession of which admits the owner to the imperial grounds in Peking—the highest honor that can be given to a for- eigner. Mr. Crowley was chief of police of this city for nearly twenty-five yeara, and his fairness to the Chinese residents of the city induced some leading mer- chants to petition for the privilege of pre- senting the banner to him. It was for- mally given to Mr. Crowley last night, with a handsomely illuminated letter. The banner is fifteen feet long and five feet wide, and is made of scarlet satin, em- broidered with designs in silver and gold. Tne border of mandarin blue is magnifi- cently decorated with Chinese characters, interspersed with small mirrors in silver frames. This same decoration appears on an elaborate fringe on the lower edge. Across the face of the banner are worked birds and flowers. On one end is the em- peror’s name in royal green and four Chi- nese characters, a foot high, of spun gold. The other side of the banner is of white silk, on which the Chinese artist has de- picted a battle scene. CaS ee SPAIN’S KING BETROTHED. Engaged to the Archduch: beth of Austria. A dispatch from London says: It 1s rumored that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria will shortly announce the be- trothal of the Archduchess Elizabeth, daughter of the late Crown Prince Rudolf, to the King of Spain. ‘The Archduchess Elizabeth is the daugh- ter of the late Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, and is now fifteen’years old. Her mother is the Dowager Princess Stephanie of Belgium, who has lived in seclusion since the death of her husband. The chui was given into the care.of the emperor by a provision of the Crown Prince's will, and he has educated her.- Alfonso XIII, the King of Spain, is twelve years old, and he will mount the throne in seven years. He is being edu- cated by his mother, the Queen Regent Maria Christina. Se ee PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS’ WIDOWS. Eliza- Bill Recommended by Commissioner Evans Passed by the Senate. The Senate has passed a bill providing that no pension shall hereafter be paid to a widow of a soldier, sailor, etc., unless it shall be proved that the marriage of such widow to the soldier took place prior to the passage of this act, or unless the marriage shall take place hereafter and prior to or during the military or naval service of the soldier or other person on whose account the pension is claimed. This is the bill preparéd in accordance with the recommendation of Commissioner Evans of the pension bureau. ——--———_—_——_ Gen. Miles’ Uniform. Gen. Miles has adopted some new devices for his uniform which add considerably to its attractiveness. He has added gold em- broidery to the sleeves and collar of the full-dress coat. The design is a delicate tracery of oak leaves in gold. ‘The familiar epaulettes have been abandoned in favor of the flat Russian shoulder knot, without fringe, bearing the coat-of-arms of the United States and the two stars indicative of the rank of major general.- To this is added a belt of Ruesian leather piped with geld bullion and embroidered in oak leaves to match the design on the collar and cuffs of the coat. The new features of the uni- form are completed by a sash of alternate stripes of yellow and gold, which extends from the right shoulder to’the left side. He made his fire} aj e in his new dress at the President’s reception last Wednesday. —_-o + —__—_ A Market in Honduras. According to United States Consul Mor- lan at Belize, British Honduras, there are a number of American industries that could find a large and profitable market there by eembining and establishing a live agent wko would represent first hands and do a The principal lines in NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Favorable Action by the Senate on Many Cases. The Senate confirmed the following nomi- nations Saturday afternoon: C. Wesley Thomas of Pennsylvania, to be collector customs at Philadelphia; Jas. Longstreet of Georgia, to be commissioner of railroads; Edwin A. Hartshorn of New York, to be assistant appraiser merchan- dise district of New York. To be consuls—O. Durante of Illinois, at Catania; H. M. Hunt of Illinois, at Antigua; R. B. Mahone of Virginia, at Nuevo La redo; G. Bie Ravndal of South Dakota, at Beirut; G. W. Dickinson of New York, at Acapulco, Mexico; Selah Merrill of Massa- chusetts, Jerusalem. Frank McCord of Ohio, to be collector of internal revenue, eighteenth district of Ohio. To be Indian agents—A. M. Anderson of Davenport, Wash., at Colville agency, Washington; J. H. Stephens of Springfield, S. D., at Crow Creek agency, South Da- kota; G. H. Bingenheimer of Mandar, N. D., at Standing Rock agency. C. D. Warner of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to be receiver public moneys at Coeur d'Alene. Postmasters: Illinois—G. W. Curry, Mount Sterling. Washington—A. S. Dickinson, at Waitsburg; E. L. Brunton, Walla Walla; W. A. Buckley, Sprague; L. A. Inkster, Davenport; L. E. Sperry, North Yakima; S. P. Tapping, Fairhaven; A. M. Black: man, Snohomish; O. B. Hayden, Tacoma; G. N. Lamphere, Palouse; A. Watt, Che- ney. Louisiana—J. M. Mason, | Lake Charles. Mississippi—M. L. Reddoch, at Yazoo City. New York—M. Gleason, Car- thage. North Dakota—H. S. Oliver, at Lisbon, ° GEN. LONGSTREET CONFIRMED. Two Hours of the Senate Spent in Discussion. Two hours of the executive session of the Senate on Saturday afternoon were spent in discussing the nomination of General James Longstreet to be commissioner of railroads, which nomination had come over from the day before, because of the objec- tion by Senator Vest. When the nomina- tion was taken up Mr. Vest took the floor and opposed confirmation in a sharp and vigorous speech. He was followed on the same side of the argument by Senators Daniel, Berry and Caffery. The opposition was based upon the gen- eral ground of General Longstreet’s con- nection with the Kellogg-Warmouth fac- tion in politics in Louisiana in the recon- struction days of that state. Mr. Caffery was especially zealous in his opposition, saying that General Longstreet had in those days antagonized the best interests of his state and that for this reason he was opposed to him now. Mr. Vest said the reconstructionists were perfidious in® their disregard of the interests of the peo- ple, and he said that General Longstreet’s identification. with them was sufficient to condemn him in his (Mr. Vest's) eyes. Sen- ator Danie! expressed opposition to General Longstreet because of his criticism of Gen- eral Lee in his book on the war. These objections were replied to by Sen- ators Hoar, Chandler, Hawley, Turner and Bacon (Georgia). It was true that General Longstreet had identified himself with the republican party after the war; he had, Senator Bacon said, been a gallant con- federate officer and was on this account -well regarded in the south. During the discussion there was some reference to the fitness of the general to the office and the declaration was made that he was not competent to the perform- ance of its duties. Senator White brought out the fact that the general was seventy- seven years 0... The vote for confirmation was 83 to 15. ——_-o+_____ RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS. No Present Prospect of New Treaties or Agreements. Although reciprocity negotiations con- tinue there is no present prospect that treaties or agreements will be concluded in the near future. The negotiations with Peru are farthest along, and these have reached a point where the draft of a treaty has been made. The negotiations have demonstrated that European countries have a great advantage over the United States in the matter of freight rates with South America. In case of Peru, the rate to the United States is the same as the rate from Peru to Liverpool and thence to the United States. This to a consider- able extent complicates the efforts toward securing reciprocal trade. Brazil, Argentine and Chile have mude no moves thus far toward reciprocity. A more satisfactory trade condition has been established with Argentina, however. The British negotiations as to reciprocity with the West Indian islands have ad- vanced as a result of several recent meet- ings between Sir Julian Pauncefote and Commissioner Kasson. The basis of ex- change has been formulated, but the draft of an agreement has not yet been made. The negotiation is restricted ic the West Indian colonies, the plan of Canadian reciprocity being put aside for the presert. Hopes are still expressed that some gen- eral arrangement can be made by which a commission will deal with all Canadian questions, including not only reciprocity, but also the Bering sea matier. At preseat, however, there are no negotiations in that direction, although it is anticipated that they may be resumed. The French negotiations are awaiticg Ambassador Cambon’s further instructions from Paris. The German negotiations are not being pushed, so far as can be learned, and it is felt that action on them will depend considerably upon the success of the movement to have European ¢ourtries which give a bounty on certain products, mainly sugar, unite in commor action, ————.-____ TREATY WITH THE UTES. Secretary Bliss Urges That It Be Ratified. Secretary Bliss has sent to Congress an agreement executed January 8 be- tween a government commission and the Uintah and White River Ute tribes of In- dians on the Uintah Indian reservation, Utah, ceding all lands not required for their use to the United States for the use of those Uncompahgre Utes who con- clude to remove to the Uintah Ute reser- vation. The quantities are to be deter- mined and surveyed hereafter. The price to be paid is $1.25 per acre for agricultural grazing lands. 5 pecretaxy Bliss recommends ratification, as he believes the location of the Un- compahgres on the Uintah reservation best settles the question of the opening of the Uncompahere lands to settlement. ——$_——_ 2+ Entitled to Regular Rates. ‘The acting secretary of war has given notice to the army of the decision of the controller of the treasury that “under the law as it now stands, the Northern Pacific Railrcad Company is entitled to its regular rates of fare for the transportatién = loyes engaged on river ani harbor work Dut for the transportation of any employe aagaged on fortification work it is only entitled to 50 per cent of iz ular rates charged private individuals, —_—_ Must Know International Law. A general order has been prepared. by ISSUE MUST BE MET Sound Money Mén oa the Teller ‘Silver Resolution. —__=_ z A CLEAN-CUT FIGHT: WILL RESULT Course of the “Matter in the _ Hotise, pase AS VIEWS AT ‘HE! CAPITOL a The agreement of thd Serate to vote Thursday next upon the Teller resolution declaring that bonds of the United States may be paid in silver, is regarded by the sound money members of the House and Senate as a direct challenge on the money question, and it is believed inat it will re- sult In a clean-cut fight between the two contending forces. [t is obvious that the House will refuse to concur in the action of the Senate. Careful judges of the situa- tion in the Senate declare that the resolu tion will pass there, but by a much smaller majority than the sixteen votes by which it was taken up Thursday. The roll call on that occasion was a good deal confused, and it is known that several sound money democrats and some western republicans will vote against the resolution. Senator Aldrich had assurances that if he could get one or two missing votes, some of the doubtful members would join him in kil!- ing the resolution. He was not quite able to make up the necessary number and cer- tain senators voted for the consideration of the resolution who would have voted the other way if their votes would have turned the scale. Senator Aldrich has not modified in the least his opinion that a bill for the unlimit- ed coinage of silver by the United States at the ratio of 16 to 1 cannot pass the Sen- ate. He has a list of forty-five senators, making a majority of one, who have per- sonally pledged themselves upon the sound money side. The list cannot be disclosed without inviting attacks ppon some of these senators, which are not desirable, but it represents the bedrock strength of the sound money members. It does not include certain senators of both parties who are for sound money, at heart, but have given pledges to vote for free coinage. It is ex- pected that some of the doubtful senators whom Senator Aldrich has conceded to the silver side will be absent when the roll is called, if a free coinage bill is presented, and the actual majority for sound money will be considerably greater than is posi- tively claimed. Its Future in the House. It is expected that the Teller resolution will reach the House soon after its passage by the Senate Thursday, and that it will be referred at once to the committee of ways and means. “Chairman Dingley. of that committee declared emphatitally ‘Thursday that the resolution would not be adopted by the House, It will be referred to the committee of Ways and means, of which he is chairman, and they, will report it ad- versely. Speaker Reed jwill be strongly urged to Dertalt the reagbution to be called up at an early date, atyl to be xiee ed upon in the House. An ovenenereny ia forit, for sound money is expettefl in that body, which will go far to offeet the aetion of the Senate in its effect upon p&blic opinion in the United States and abréad. “Mr. Ding- ley does not think it practitable to -substi- tute a complete banking méasure and send it back to the Senate with ‘a reqaest ‘for a conference, but this coutse4s betnig strong- ly advocated :by some: of the out-and-out” gold standard members of the House. Their fighting blood has been stifred by the ac- tion of the Senate, and ‘théy declare that the House and republican party should speak with no uncertain séund“in support of the public credit and the’gold standard. Mr. Updegraff of Iowal, one ofthe most uncompromising gold sfantlard members, believes that the House-should seize the opportunity to at least substitute for the Senate resolution the deciaration of the monetary commission, ‘that all.obligations of the United States for the payment of money now existing, or hereafter entered into, shall, unless otherwise expressly pro- vided, be deemed, and held, to be payable in gold coin of the United States.” It would be difficult getting the Senate to con- cur in an amendment of this sort, but the gold standard men believe that the House and the friends of sound money should at least be as outspoken and courageous upon the subject as the narrow margin of free silver extremists in the upper branch. Senator Lodge's Views. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts express- ed his opinion of the Senate’s action in these words: “Personally I am not sorry that the Tei- ler resolution has been brought forward. I+ makes the issue plain and demonstrates that to- first proposition of the democratic party is te pay the debt of the nation in silver. It can do no harm because it cannot pass the House, where I hope it will be taken up and overwhelmingly defeated; and even if it could pass the House the President would veto it. On the other hand it defines the issue which must be fopght out before the People and at all the polls next autumn. It is well that the country should under- stand this, and that the sound money. men should prepare for that battle now.” Mr. Dingley’s Declaration. Representative Dingley declares emphat- ically that the House fs for sound money and will so vote when it gets a chance at the Teller resolution. He said teday to a Star reporter: “The Teller resolution will not be adopted ky the House. I think its introduction in the Senate is very mischievous. If it pass- €s the Senate it will be referred to the ways and means committee! of the House, and my impression is that they would report it adversely. I think the House would accept this report and reject the resolution.” “Would a gold substitute be reported or smo: an adverse r@port madé?” was asked. : oar “My view would be in favor’of an adverse report,” was the reply; “Thé-rejection of resolution would in’a certain_sense. im- ply. the negative of what-the lution de- clared. Of course, when e resolution passed in 1873, silver and go! rere nearer together, and it did not inspizp the distrust that it would now.” 3 “4 “Would it be im order to tute a bill from the banking. committeesfor the Teller resolution?” germane. sent to our committee bee: bonds, but a banking bi not: be per- tinent. TI have no ddubt'thé House ts against the Senate resolution. Whether it would be call in the House is a ques- tion for the mittee, but I should think it might be desirable to call it up and re- Ject it.” i A Mistake, ys Senator Wilson. Senatgr Wilson 68 Washington, who voted on the sound niwhey @ide, said: “I think the repubBtans* who voted to take up the Teller resélutiém made a mis- take. They will not aésingle populist oF democratic vote begausetor thelr action well adjourn EVERY PAIR OF SHOES IN STOCK EXCEPT THE “JENNESS MILLER” SHOES! A brief statement--a strong statement--a true Again, every pair of Shoes in this im- mense stock has been reduced statement! Miller’? Shoe. our career. ee a Bee ie te ey What a harvest for buyers. wonder we are “shoeing” the city. sold. This is the greatest JANUARY clearance of WOMEN’S LEGGINS AT 49c. Golf Jersey Leggins, with turn-over tops, formerly $1.25 | Black and Russet Leather Leggins, formerly $1.25 = | @) Broadcloth Leggins in Black and Brown, formerly $1.59 | A.Qe Long Jersey Leggins, that cover knees, formerly $1.50 & $2 wo Seeds Coetpepecdoctnetete. REDUCED -except the “Jemness Little No poor shoes LLL LLL ALDARA A LOMD CHOICE Nine Women’s Five lines of Women’s Laceand Button Shoes that formerly sold for $3 and $4, soft, comfortable and stylish, go now for $1.89. Setetee go now for lines Hand- made Shoes, for- merly sold for $4 and $5, some..of the finest shoes on the market today, $2.73. CROCKIER’S, of Balance of Wo- men’s Black Hand- sewed Vici Kid Juliettes, sizes 1, 1}, 2, 2} and 3— were $3—now go for 98c. Fifty pairs Wo- men’s Bed Room Slippers — black, blue, pink and red --formerly sold for $1, go now for 49c. Men’s Fine Box Calf and Winter Tan Harvard Calf Shoes — consider- ed good value at $4—go for $2.98. Shoes Shined Free, 939 Pa. Ave. eee tnt detetototeeecedededetee heeded POR aeceoceoseoninntpctnninntontnstenteontontenionsotiestesie tonsete Cp pl Oly POY: financial question, yet they ran away from it Thursday. Those men who made mil- lions of dollars out of the result of the last election imagine that the financial question is a dead issue, and that they are safe from any danger of Bryanism or free silver. ‘They will find out their mistake when the vote on the Vest resolution is taken. These same men, who were benefited by the elec- tion of McKinley and the upholding of the gold standard are bolting the party organi- zation in New York, Pennsylvania and elsewhere and doing everything in thei> power to destroy the party organization which is the only” practical safeguard against the dangers they most fear. They believe they are safe, but they will be bad- ly fooled. I hold that it is good politics end. geod business poligy to meet the silver men and assist them in putting the ques- tion to the front, for it gives us a chance to reform our broken lines and get together on the St. Louis platfrom. We know as well as the democrats do that nothing of a radical nature can be accomplished on the financial question, and if the democrats de- sire tO make it.an issue again, we should welcome the effort.” i The principal effect of the Senate’s ac- tion, so far as the republican members of the committee on banking and currency were concerned, was to satisfy them that the. House should new take an advanced position in maintaining the gold standard. Opposed to Postponement. Mr. Fowler (N. J.), a member of the banking and currency committee, believes that the contest between the gold and sil- ver forces should be no longer postponed. He thinks the public ought to be aroused to the gravity of the situation, and that the sound money press of the country should immediately sound the alarm and direct attention to the fact that the silver forces are still united and preparing for an ag- gresssive campaign. Mr. Fowler believes that the sound money element can find their clearest expression in support of the gold standard through a comprehensive measure of currency reform. Should Be No Doubt. Mr. Capron (R: 1.), a member of the banking and currency committee, said: “1 think the republican party should announce itself so squarely in favor of the gold standard that there can be no doubt in future of its position on this vital ques- tion. I believe, too, that the movement for currency reform should not be re- tarded, but that a greater necessity than ever now exists for reporting some meas- ure from our committee and passing it through the House. If a bill of this char- acter is to be defeated, let it be defeated by its enemies and not by its friends, who are all sound money men. Our duty in the matter is clear.” No Effect on Currency Legislation. Mr. Van Vorhees (Ohio), a member of the committee on banking and currency, said: “The action of the Senate will have no ef- fect on currency legislation. If it has any effect it will stimulate the energies of the friends of currency reform. In my judg- ment—and this, of course, is only my in- dividual opinion—a comprehensive measure of currency and banking reform will be re- ported by our committee. While it is un- fortunate that the Senate should have voted by so large a majority to take up the bond resolution, we sound mon men cannot afford to ignore the challenge. We must meet it, and meet it promptly. It will have the good effect of clarifying the situation and showing the business men of the country that they are living in a fool's Paradise if they believe that the money question is settled. It is still a live issue, and the friends of free coinage do not pro- pose that it shall be abandoned. They are fight as ever, and their resolute Position Should Be Defined. Representative Hill (Conn.), a member of the committee on banking and currency, ‘They are both gold men and'in sympathy with the cause-ef currency <a. but the “labor. apolis next week is now confronted with a great responsibility. They must not falter in their work. It was the first Indianapolis convention that gave the impetus to the movement for currency reform, and they must now continue it. They must not be disheartened by the Senate's aciion or by | the protestation ‘of public men that no | | IMPOSSIBLE TO INFORCE THE LAW, A dispatch from London says: Maj. Wil- liams, a special agent of the United States Treasury Department, has been in London for a week, looking for information to as- sist the department in the enforcement of measure or relief can pass Congress. The people need to be educated u the im- portance of this work, and it cannot begin too early. The Indianapolis convention | must prepare the way for a thorough edu- cation of the people, and when this has been done their representatives in Con- | &ress will be responsive to the demands of their constituents.” ~ Must Meet the Question. " Mr. Updegraff (Iowa) said: “4 am moi firmly convinced than ever that we cannot dally with this important question. The silver men have forced the issue, and we must meet it. We took an advanced posi- tion in the last presidential campaign, and we won our fight beeause we believed we were right and had the courage of our con- victions. We must maintain the advantage we won in that election and satisfy the world that the United States is a sound money country. When the bond resolution Fasses the Senate and comes to the House We should substitute for it a strong decla ration for the maintenance of the gold standard and send it to the Senate. Then let the original resolution as amended by the House go to a committe of conference. Meanwhile we shall have an opportunity to discuss the money question clearly and ex- haustively and prepare the way for a cam- raign of education, which must be no longer delayed. We must fight out this question at the poll: the sealskin exclusion. He said to a rep- resentative of the Associated Press: “I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to enforce the law in its present form, and that it is necessary to amend it. It is impossibl2 tq identify many of the skins after they have passed through the hands of the wholesale dealers, as most of #tie retailers, for the sake of selling, would Suarantee that the skins were not caught in prohibited waters. “The important exporters with whom I have conferred are disposed to co-operate with the government in carrying out the jaw, but tha small dealers are likely to evade it.” a eee SULTAN’S GIFT TO WILLIAM. German Empcror Presented With Site of the Last Supper. A dispatch from London says: The Sultan of Turkey has determined to send 15,000 soldiers to Palestine in honor of Emperor William's visit there. The garrisons of Beirut and Damascus will be re-equipped, end his majesty will also give the German emp?ror a piece of ground at Jerusalem which, according to tradition, was the site of the last supper, which different Chris- tian communities have hitherto vainly sought to acquire. It is understood that Emperor William will transfer the ground to the German Catholic missionaries. ——_— _ -+0+-____ Alleged Pension Frauds. The pension office has received informe- tion that Lucy E. Sporr and her son have been arrested in Chicago for alleged fraud in obtaining a pension. From the informa- tion the department has receiyed, the wo- man was entitled to a widow's pension, but remarried several years ago and drew her allowance each month up to the 4th instant, when she was apprehended. Her son was arrested for perjury in swearing each month that his mother was single. ————-2-_____ To Succeed John N. Scott. Mr. E. C. Foster, assistant attorney of the Department of Justice, has been sent to New Mexico to take up the work of John N. Scott, the special attorney, who died recently at Las Vegas, N. M. Mr. Scott was a brother-in-law of ex-President Harrigon. Mr. “Foster will remain in New Mexico until a successor to Mr. Scott is appointed. He is at Silver City, Grant county, taking depositions in Indian claims against the government. KANSAS PACIFIC PURCHASE. The Foraker Bill Being Considcred in Committee. The Foraker bill for the government pur- chase of the Kansas Pacific division of the Union Pacific railroad was brought up again Saturday by the House committee on Pacific railroads. The amendment of- fered by Senator Thurston last Wednesday vesting in the discretion of the President the sale and disposition of all the railroad Property so purchased or redeemed for a sum not less than the full amount ex- pended by the United States was given some consideration, and it was the gen- eral opirton of the committee that the phraseology should be materially changed. It was finally decided to defer action pend- ing the disposition of the measure by the Senate. —___-+e-—______ German Accident I irance. A strong tribute to the merits of the Ger- man accident insurance system is rendered in a report to the State Department from United States Consul Monaghaa at Chem- nitz, published in the Daily Consuiar Re- ports. He shows that the workmen wound- ed by accident in Germany have been paid in the past eleven years, over and above their wages, nearly $120,000,000, and the claim is made that the emp'oyers pay the enormous sums defrayed in this way. “How successful such a system would be with us or among other people,” says Con- sul Monaghan, “it is hard to say. Its suc- cess here is certain. e sociclists, how- ever, are far from sat led, since, us they say, all pensions, insurance moneys. etc., are paid ultimately out of the earnings of His Misfortune. From the Chicago Post. The sympathetic women who were visit- ing the jail were deeply impressed by the eced-looking young man in one of the second tier of cells. “You do not look like a guilty man,” soid one of the boldest of them, as she stepped up to his cell, “but the guard tells me that you already have been convicted. To what, may I ask, do you attribute your— your—misforture. “To my training when a mere child,” he Prospects of the Tea Crop. ‘The board of tea experts, authorized by the act of March 2, 1897, has reported to say our city mershal can exhibit only about @ dozen his resplendent are Ss of the race with feet deep and supply of the well. an. For this reason we sometimes almost perish ee a eg operation and @ third one on the way.