Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1898, Page 11

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The Stai is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has = WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES. no rival as an advertising med- ium. — Avenue. TEEL’S To be Closed Out! New TEEL’S To Open 1329-F St. Yes, Teel’s entire stock at 935 Pa. Ave. is to be closed out at any price it will bring, for none of this stock is to be moved to the new F st. store! Ladies who shop for their husbands are espe- cially invited to attend this closing-out sale. eel’s, 935 Pa. Av. fe3-1008 EEEEELEEEDEEEEE EEE EDEL ER FEEL EEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEEEEEEEE EEE EE EE EEE EEE PEPE EEEEE EEE EE EEE EEE EE EE EEE EEE PEE PPE Eb EE EEE EE EEL EE EE EEE EEE PEL EEE EEE E PEPE PEPE PPP PI TERE EEEEL EEE EE ED EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELEEE Your Face Wiil Be Chapped F ; e°? and lips tes. sipapee OF “LANA: e °° most sth s. Evans’ Drug Storeng sts't's. 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MARYLAND’S INTEREST A rumcr his reached this city that the New Ycerk reorganization committee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany had- agreed upon a plan of reor-|. ganization, and that the details would soon be submitt:d to those interested for con- sideration. Those who are in a position to know the views of the strong minority of bondholders represented by J. P. Morgan & Co. say that unless the plan fully recog- rizes the rights of the iatter its purpos>s carnot hope to get the assent of enough security holders for the plan to become an accomplished fact. According to the rumor, the plan evolved by the New York committee provides for scaling the interest on the bonds and for a moderate assessment on the common steck, for which preferred stock will be given. While it docs not follow that th= plan, if it really has be2n formulated, will be accepted, persons whose sympathies are with Morgan and the Baltimore reorgan- ization co:mmittee say that the arrange- ment which offers the best inducements in the way of keeping the assessment down will be the one under which the reorgan- ization wiil take place. At is further reportsd that in the New York plan provision has been made for retiring the receivers’ certificates, as these, according to the decisions of ‘Maryland courts, are a prior lien on the property, and must be satisfied before the road can be n out of the hands of the receivers. indebtedness amounts to $14,000,000. Sale of State's Stock. The proposition to s:eure the passage of an act by the present legislature to au- thorize the state controller of Maryland to sell the state’s holding of stock in the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, amounting to 354, shares, the par value of which {s $550,000, has received a fresh impetus during the past few days, and it is stated that’ the most vigorous efforts will be made to pass the bill, and that a powerful lobby will be on hand at Annavolis for that purpose Soe pike total capitalization ‘of the road is $1, .000, of which the Baltimore and Ohio Company held $1,028,000, and sun- dry individuals $72,000. ‘The Baltimore and Ohio holding been pledged, along with other secarities, and is Included in the con- solidated mortgage. Dividends amounting to 10 per cent per annum were paid for over thirty years on the total capitaliza- tion, which, as it is rated, is small, prob- ably about on>-third of the value ‘of the branch, according to conservative est! mates of financiers. The dividend payment due May 11. 1897, was passed, and since that time the holders of stock, including the state, have received none of its earn- ings. The state, therefore, loses $55,000 per an- num by the loss of this dividend, which had been paid as regularly as the rising of the sun for many y2ars. is ered one of the best obtainable. At one time the stock was in the neighborhood of ‘200. It was subscribed for by the state in 1853, when the state granted th» charter for the construction of the branch from Relay to Washington. The state took the investment to help the Baltimore and Ohio Company in its work of constructing lines. by which trade was diverted to Baltimo In this movement Maryland was actuated by the same mo- tives in building up the trade of the city of Baltimore as actuated it in advancing mil- lions of doliars for the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Investments in Main ilne. The state likewise invested millions of dollars in the main line of the Baitimore and Ohio. This investment, together with the holdings of the city of Baltimore, was disposed of about ten years ago, the Johns Hopkins University trustees being among the purchasers. Up to May 1, 1897, the state of Maryland had received in dividends on the stock about $1,500,000. Every financier and railroad man recog- nizes the fact, it is sald, that the Wash- ington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, extending from Washington to the Relay. a distance of thirty miles, is beyond com. pare the most valuable portion of the en- tire system; in fact, that it is doubtful if there Is another thirty miles of road in American that is more valuable, and that it would be a bonanza to any syndicate that can purchase it. Financiers who have examined the con- ditions under which the stock was issued and the conditions and equipment of the road itself found that the entire lien upon the road was but $1,650,000. There are no bonds, nor can any be issued without the consent of the state to such a procedure, as the state is exactly a one-third owner of the stock. It is believed to be the design of those who are aiming to purchzse the stock either to sell at enormous profits or to place the line’s new owners in position to mortgage the road to its full value, w.ich, with the terminals in this city, is conserva- tively placed at $5,000,000. It is understood that the syndicate which desires to secure the road proposes to offer $550,000, which is the par value, but in view of its earning ca- pacity it is beueved the state would not ac- cept less than $200 per share for its inter- est. Provision of Law. As a matter of fact, a law is already in existence, it is said, authorizing the board of public works of the state to sell the above and other stocks at its discretion. It is claimed by some very weil informed persons, that, despite the denials of he ceivers Cowen and Murray, the Baltimore and Ohio would be very glad to get hold of the Washington branch stock, as it would give them ownership of the whole property, the other two-thirds of which they already control. It is asserted that they have availed themselves of the control to stop dividends, thus depressing the market value of the stock, but the earning power of the prop- erty is so great and so well established that in the hands of a strong holder its se- ctrities can hardly be permanently or seri- ously affected. . Seas oes Government for Alaska. Senator Carter, who is a member of the subcommittee on Alaska for three different committees of the Senate, has prepared and introduced a bill to amend an act providing a civil government for Alaska. It leaves the duties of the governor sub- stantially as under existing law and lodges extensive powers in the court. The Dill establishes one judicial district for Alaska to consist of three divisions, over each of which divisions a judge shall preside at- tended by a United States attarney, a clerk and a chief deputy marshal. LIVELY EXECUTIVE SESSION|A PRANK OF LONG AGO|NQ REASON FOR ITI Senator Tillman Talks of Shotguns and White Man’s Government. Debate Resumed on the Hawaiian An- mexation Treaty — Mr. W! Argues in Opposition. ite When the Senate went into executive: ses- sion yesterday Senator White of California continued his speech in oppositign to the Hawatian annexation treaty amid many in- terruptiors and much crose-fire. In the main his speech was a continuation of the argumeni on constitutional lines, which was begun on the previous day, but he also took up questions of practical purport in his speech, and undertook to show that for rea- sons of commerce and defense the acquisi- tion of the islands would be unwise. He reviewed most of the documents quot- ed by Senator Morgan as favorable to an- nexation of the islands for the purpose of showing that they were all favorable to Hawallan independence, but not to Hawai- jan annexation. Senator White took up the contention that the control of Honolulu was necessary to the defense of the Nicaragua canal, and asserted that there was no faundation to support it. “The whole scheme for the annexation of Hawail,” he said, “is based upon sentimen- tality and sugar,” and, continuing this line of presentation, he said that the sugar peo- ple who were netting $8,000,000 or $9,400,000 a year under the reciprocity treaty are back of the annexation project with the hope of making the benefits now derived from reci- procity perpetual. If it were not, he said, ‘or this condition of affairs the treaty would never have been heard of, and hence he charged that “the patriotism of senators Was being imposed upon to consummate a most disgraceful proposition.” Among the senators who interrupted Mr. White were Messrs, Hoar, Teller, Morgan, Hale, Chandler, Wolcott and Tillman. Sen- ator Hoar’s interruption brought on quite a prolonged debate, in which several sen- ators participated, and which for a time threatened to divert the discussion from the lines which Senator White evidently de- sired to pursue. Mr. Tillman Causes a Stir. Senator Tillman of South Carolina came into the debate, making some assertions which created a breezy stir for a few min- utes. The South Carolina senator referred to the recent Hawaiian revolution and to what he termed the effort of the republican Party to establish a government in the in- terest of the white people in the islands when they numbered only about one out of thirty of the inhabitants, and in this con- nection referred to the reorganization of party lines in the south after the war. “We were then,” he said, “in South Caro. lina attempting to establish a white man's government. The republican party inter- fered with us then or attempted to ¢ professing to hold opinions about the sacre rights of the majority to ruie. I should like to know,” he continued, “whether the re. publican party has changed its opinion on this subject of the right of the white man to rule, for if it has and will extend it to the southern states, I will vote for the treaty.” “The distinguished senator from Carolina evidently knows all about the ef- fort to re-establish the white man’s party in the south after the war and could doubt- less give us much interesting information on that point,” said Senator Chandler. “I do know something about it,” replied Mr. Tillman, “and I know that there was some cheating and some use of the shoteun in {hese zimes as there probably was in Ha- wail. “The senator from South Carolina would, hardly think,” interrupted Senator Hoar. in open session what he has here y sald. “I am willing to say it anywhere,” said Mr. Tillman. “I want the same policy all along the line. Throw open the doors, and I will sa; vhat I have said before the en- tire world. Probably the most significant occurrence of the day was the fact that Senator Mor- rill, who has during his entire career been exceedingly conservative on the question of executive sessions of the Senate, took a po- sition in favor of open sessions on the Pet- tigrew resolution. He gave as his reason the fact that the speeches for and against the treaty were liable to be unevenly re- ported with the press excluded from the sessions. Senator White did not conclude. In Open Session. The executive session was concluded at 4:20 p.m. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of open session business. Mr. Davis (Minn.) presented the joint reso- lution edopted by the Hovse, providing for representation at the fisheries exposition at Bergen, Norway. The appropriation carried is $20,600. It was passed. ‘The bill was passed amending the law which authorized the commissioners ap- pointed by the President to codify the criminal laws of the United States io act 45 a commission and to enable the com- mission to have its accounts passed by the controller of the treasury. Mr. Allen (Neb.) secured the pas: bill to provide for the purchase of sites for Kublic buildings at Hastings and Norfolk, Neb. Mr. Cullom (I) of the appropriations committee called up the agricultural ap- propriation bill. As it passed the House the measure carried $3,360,002. As reported to the Senate the bill carries $3,512, 202, an increase over the House bill of $151,300. Mr. Warren (Wyo.) offered an amend- ment to establish a division of irrigation and reclamation of arid lands at a cost of $7,300, and providing for investigations of the method of building and operating of irrigation canals and cf all methods of storing and distributing water in the re- clamation of arid lands at a cost not ex- ceeding $14,000. No action was taken. After the reading of the bill the Senate adjourned at 5:30 p.m. i ———E SOUND MONEY LEAGUE. Mecting of Executive Committee of Chicago Organization. The executive committes of the National Sound Money League, organized in Chi- cago soon after the last national election, held a conference here yesterday with scme of the state vice presidents of the league. The meeting was without special significance and no formal announcements of any kind were issued. Among those present were President George E. Leigh- ton of St. Louis, M. E. Ingalls of Cincin- nati, John K.. Cowen of Baltimore, H. P. ‘kson of Pittsburg and W. H. Royal of Virginia. A letter written by ex-Governor Morrill The Laughable Meeting of Two Long De- parted Sisters, Each Thought the OtHer Deaf and They Talked Togethe= Hours Be- fore-Either Knew the Other. On a summer afternoon, “fa the sak 1965, there were two old lady -passengers in a Baltimore and Ohio trai, speeding to Washington, engaged in nversation in the highest pitch of voicé, for they had each been led to believe that the other was deaf, and were ignorant that they were sisters, who had thus been krought together by a fun-loving gon and nephew (who was then in hiding) after forty years had passed. They had passed the childhood years of their lives on one of those old-time estates in the lower part of the eastern shore ‘of the Chesapeake, which hid passed from father to son from the colonial days: When only twelve and fourteen yéars of age they had become separated—the eldest, Mary, nicknamed Peggy, leaving| the old home- stead on a schooner for~ Battimore, to visit friends in that city. The captain, be- ing a friend of the family, the parents felt that she would be safe, and he would see that she found her friends. Steamboats had commenced to ply on the bay, but sel- dom were sven in that section in those days; and as railroads on the eastern shore. were never thought of, consequently the route to Baltimore by sail was the popular one. During Miss Peggy’s voyage a terrific storm arose and a night of horror was the experience she néver forgot, for with wind, rain and lightning around and about the bark, the escape from wreck was a miracle. During the night the passengers prayed for deliverance.and solemnly vowed that if their lives were spared and they were safely landed that they would never again attempt to cross the Chesapeake, bay. The vessel weathered. the storm, and when the captain placed Miss Peggy with her friends in ‘Baltimore she repeated the vow never to cross the bay again, and sent a message to her family that she would never trust herself on ‘water again. Unless, therefore, she could take the long route by stages around the head of the bay and the long trip down the peninsula there was little prospect. that,she would ever see her home. Though cogresponding occasionally with her sister, in a few Years she ¢laimed Baltimore as her home, and her experience in the starm on. the bay led her to become a-member of. one af the Baltimore unurchesatiere ate net with a young mechanic, and, being satis- fied that, like her, he had an aversion to,.water, especially for. ‘transportation Purposes, she accepted and married him, amd soon after moved to. western Mary- land. In time a family grew up around them, and during the war, one of her sons, having acquired much expérience in rail- roading, was on duty about Washington as an officer of. the military | railroad service, and with such ability did he serve that he recel d more than one promotion by the government. A few menths after the close of the war he was ,enabled to make the acquaintance of his family, his duties then not beitig so onerous. _ One fine morning, in looking. oversome railroad time tables, he foufé-tbat a town he had often heard his mother speak- of was a station on the Hastern Short rail- road. Needing some rest and ‘recreation, v » to hunt tp his "rela- mother’s people, he started, simply sending word to his family, then living in Washington, that he had left the city. In a few hourg be was on his way to hunt up his kin he had never met, and it was not long before he found him- If among his mother's people—an uncle or two, an aunt and several cousins. When Aunt Kitty had looked him over and ‘de- clared that he was the very image of Sis- ter Peggy there was none to doubt the kin- ship. After a sojourn of several days, dur- ing which the history of tbe family was recounted, Aunt Kitty was induced to come to Washington with her nephew. The start was made by the all-rail routé, and when Wilmington was reached, the nephew dispatched two telegrams, one to his mother, who then lived at Frederick, requesting her to meet him at the Relay House at a certain hour, and the other to his wife, that he would have two friends take tea with her. When the train reached the Relay the nephew left the aunt, met and helped his mother aboard, and having told his aunt, while the mother was ar- ranging her haggagé, that the newcomer was deaf, motioned to the mother that the other was hard of hearing, seated his mother and left them. In a few minutes the two were talking of the weather, the war, and though one learned that the other to visit her grand children, and the other a niece, neither suspected that they were bound ‘to the same house. On arrival, the ladies could not understand why the son put them in the same car- riage and why they were both landed at the same house, but the son let them in with a night key, and in a Hittie time took them to the dining room, where the wife was assisting in getting the supper ready. Here, as the mother was greeting the wife, semething said or done by, her reminded her of sister Peggy, and in an instant the air was filled with cries of joy, sobs, tears, kisses and hugs alternating, and making up an indescribable scene. ft is unneces: sary to say that the tongues became so bisy that the sisters did not partake of supper, or sleep till after breakfast next day, when the son and nephew was for- given for the manner he brought about the Joyful meeting-after forty Years, POSTMASTERS: ACCOUNTS. Some Suspicious Cases Foundia Audl- tor Castle's Invenitgation. Auditor Castle has subreltted to the Postmaster General ‘and to the Treasury Department the result of one month’s work in examining postmasters’ money-order ac- counts made under the system in use tor three years prior.to January 1,last. der that system the stub on coupon on the orders was_used to chek the acgounts, but owing to the great number. of ,mistakes that were daily made in cutfingythe irregu- lar marginal edge and for, Other reasons the auditor believed there, was.ground for fraudulent practices on the part of post- masters. The new practice sput-dnto effect was to check the accougts against the amount found to have beep: aggualy , paid cut by the paying office. The agditor says scovered the mistakes and discre; secll: In _the examjnation, of bay 2,500,000 erders justify the department’ mdling the change put into: effect.about a month ago. He ceclines to say whgther: any cases of fraud in addition to one fon something over $200 surety: reported: discovered, but says there were some | cases urearthed. i ee oan me New Armor Pinte -Processes. Secretary of the Navy Long jand Commo- dore O'Neil, chief of the. buteau “of ord- nance, were before the Senate committee on naval affairs, at the invitation, of the. committee, yesterday, to give thelr advice as to the desirability of securing armor plate made. Congressional View of Prussia’s Ex- clusion of Our Fruit. MAY BE REGARDED AS RETALIATORY Representative Maguire Asks for the Correspondence. OPINIONS OF THE LEADERS Members of the House of Representatives are manifesting indignation at the action of the Prussian minister of finance in exclud- ing American fruit. Chairman Dingley looked over the Berlin cable in yesterday's Star and said: “This is evidently a device to prohibit the importation of American fruits on alleged sanitary grounds, in line with the similar prohibition of Americar pork. The importation seems to be pro- hibited on sanitary grounds in order to avoid the provisions of our commercial treaties with Germany, which give to im- ports frem the United States equal privil- eges with imports from other countries. There is not the slightest ground for the allegation that California fruits are affect- ed as charged; indeed, the evidence is con- clusive that they are especially free from parasites. The United States would have much more ground for prohibiting the im- portation of German wines on alleged sani- tary grounds than Germany has to prohibit the importation of American fruit or Amer- sean pork on such grounds. We have no objection to Germany's putting whatever cuty it sees fit on imports of any kind. That is her own business. But when that government undertakes to prohibit the im- portation of American products on sanitary grounds, which do not-exist in fact, it vio- Yates the spirit of our commercial treaties with that country. The President, under the act of 1890, has authority to meet just such discriminaiion as this.” Possible Retaliation. Mr.. Dingley called attention to the fol- lowing provision now in force and applica- ble to the present case: “Section 5. That whenever the President shall be satisfied that unjust discriminations are made by or under the authority of any foreign state against the importation to or sale in such foreign state of any product of the United Stateshé may direct that such products of such foreign state so discriminating against any product of the United States as he may deem proper, shall be excluded from im- portation to the United States; in such case he shall make proclamation of his direction in the premises, and therein name the time when such direction against importation shall take effect, and after such date the importation of- the articles named in such proclamation shall be uniawful. The Presi- dent may at any time revoke, modify, ter- minate or renew any.such direction as in his apinion the public interests may re- quire. 3 Representative Tawney and other mem- bers of the ways and means committee ii dorged Chairman Dingley’s view and ‘rata that if Germany began such a course it w: a game in which two could play. It was said also that the result would work ser! ous results to German wines, German he siery, German shoddy and many other lines of German goods brought in great quanti- ties to this country. Chairman Hitt’s View. Mr. Hitt, chairman of the eommittee on fereign affairs, expressed surprise at the step taken, particularly that it should not be preceded with notice to our representa- tive at Berlin. Without discussing the mo- tives of the movement, Mr. Hitt said that it was evident Germany based her course ‘on-sanitary grounds which would exclude the idea that the move was of a political and proscriptive character. It was a right which all sovereign powers reserved to protect the health of its people such sanitary measures es it deemed whether it be against cholera or any lesser evil. In such cas2s, while it was not for another power to question the wis- dem of the sanitary precaution, yet the facts on which the action were based were always open to inquiry and proper representation. Mr. Hitt thought the pras- ent cas> looked much like the exclusion of American hogs. In that case the right of the government to adopt sanitary restric- ticns was not questioned, but the United States made a dignified showing that~the facts did not warrant the restrictions and they were modified. In the present case Mr. Hitt felt that our authorities would take steps to learn whether any sanitary evil could be at- tributed. to th> condition of the fruit crop in California, and if this was established in the negative, he had ro doubt a courteous but firm representation would be made to the German government with a view to showing that their action had b2en taken without a sufficient inquiry into the facts. Mr. Hitt expressed the hope that this was not a step in Germany's retaliatory policy which had beer referrel to im-recent ut- teranc2s by distinguished German officials. Other members of the House foreign committee expressed the view that this was a part of Germany’s retaliatory atti- tude toward the United Stat3s. Represen- tative W. Alden Smith of Michigan, a member of the committee; Said: “The ‘at- tempted exclusion of American fruit from the German markets at Emmerich is not the first act of hostility displayed by Ger- many. Under the Cleveland administra- tion, when our markets were open to Ger- man exports, they dealt very unfairly with this country, excluding our heef from the markets of Germany on the false pretext that -it was unwholesome, wnen they knew cur inspection laws were rigid and that Great Britain’s laws were cqually so, and yet we exported large quantities of b>ef to England without the siightest objection upon the part of that government. Their present course is unfair and unjustifiable from any standpoint, and should be re- buk2d.” California Fruits Free From Disease. Representative Barlow, who represents the sixth California district, in which is Iceated the fertile San Joaquin valley, one of the great fruit districts of the state, says that so far as California fruit is con- cerned ‘the German decree prohibiting the importation of American fruit is a mere pretext. ‘‘California fruits,” he said, “are singularly free from vermin or disease of Our apples have no worms and citrcus fruits, oranges and lemons, are without The measure is particularly at os ico, where, the orange exists and wi grapes are Phylox- era. Untit within a comparatively. recent period most of our fruits shipped abroad RESPOND THE NEXT DAY. Again we wish to impress upon your mind the importance -of a quick response to our advertisements. The bargain lots are usually small and the prices ridiculously low, hence they are “snapped up” the following day, and those calling two or three days later are disappvinted. “A case in point were the Men’s 25c. Rubbers! We had to say “all sold” before the day was over. Here goes a small lot of Women’s $3, $4 and $5 Shoes, various styles, but badly broken sizes, mostly small, which we propose to close Q0c ° out tomo-row at......... ....... Men’s $5- Shoes for $3.39. Are selling Men’s Russet Harvard Calf Hand-sewed Shoes, with leather lining, invisi- ble cork soles, etc., the best $5 Shoes on the market, for........-.0.0:. ; sae $3 oD Only sizes above 7 left in the Black Box Calf $5 Shoes also going at $3.39. Excellent chance for big men. Grocker’s, cs tebe t reteset tet t ttt ot Shoes Shined Free. 939 Pa. Ave. Oh ee ee oo sites ané disease of all kinds. We do not even allow fruit to come into the state from cther states without {rspection. Other members of the California delega- tion expressed similar views. Representative Maguire's BIN. Representative Maguire of California has intrcduced in the House a resolution call- Heir Presum Will Study Economics Here. Count G. de Lichtervelde, envoy extraors dinary and minister plenipotentiary of Bel- sium, received official infgrmation by cable from his government last night that his ing upon th> State Department for all in- | royal hight: » Albert of Belgium, formation and correspendence between this | the nephew e king and second heir government and Prussia relative to the de- | presumptive to throne, will sail on cree forbidding the importation ef Amer- | March 1 for the United States, whore he een aes ane Sait ame Cainer eau tle make an extended tour for the purpose excluding American fresh fruits is un- |0f extending his knowledge of political and economic questions. The prince wiN come by the way of South- ampton and wiil make the journey on @ ve 1 of the North Germaa Lioyd Ine. He will be accompanied byvLieutenant Col- }onel Jungbluth, a distinguished officer of the Belgian army. During his tour of the | United Staies he will be attended by Mr. Maurice Joostens, counsellor of the Belgian legation in Washington, Count de Lichter- velle has secured the royal suite of apart- menis at the stmandie for the use of his royal highness while in Washington. “I have known for some time of the in- tention of his royal highness to pay a visit to the United ates, but was not aware that the date bad been fixed upon until the | feceipt of the telegram from my govern- jment last night,” Count de Lichtervelie said to a Star reporter today. “The prince, though a young man, has been a close observer and student of po- litical economy and industrial problems. In common with many others he realizes that this country affords a better field for the study of those questions that are of vital importance to the welfare and main- t nee of all governments. tis his purpcse to visit every state and territory in the Union, and plenty of time will be devoted to obtaining a thorough understanding of the conditions ¢ sting in those states and territories. In addition to this he will spend considerabie time in the larger cities, parti. ularly New York, Chi- cago and Philadelphia. doubtediy a measure of commercial re: jation. There is no foundation for it in the condition ef California or other Amer ican fruits. Our tariff legislation has been distinctly and purpcsely hostile to German interests in our commerc> with that coun- try. They natuarlly feel that it is just to meet onr embargo on their trade by similar embarrassment of our producers in trading with the people of Prussia.’ Some of the r-presentatives from the Pa- cific coast say that there mignt be a slight justification for the Prussian claim so. far as the fruit of Oregon and Washington is concerned if it was directed solely against appies. The codling moth to be very prevalent in beth those states. Senator McBride of Oregon says he is confident that the discrimination is not oc- casioned by the condition of Oregon fruit, for jt has. always held a high place. He says thet metheds of retaliation can easily be found, if desir2d, by the United States. Awaiting Germany's Statement. The officials of the administration are awaiting with anxiety an official statement of the positicn of the German government with regard to American fruits, as they Gesire to know just how far that govern- ment is willing to yield to the wishes of the Agrarian party, which insists upon the exclus i ‘arm producis which enter into competition with the Ger- man farmer. For two years the State Department has been engaged almost fruitlessly to secure | from the German government the reversal | “Be will probably spend a month at least of a decree ike the present one, but ap-|in Washington. It was his original Ine plied to our meat products. tion to spend six months in the United To the knowledge of the State Depart-| States, but the time may be extended et ment no complaint has ever before been | year. ‘As to the itinerary of his royal higih- made against the character of American | ness I cannot say. That is a matter that fresh fruit. The reports of the United | will be arranged upon his arrival in Weene States consuls show that the imports of | ington.” the latter have found great favor in Ger-| His royal highness Prince Albert of Bel- man cities and the universal testimony of | gium is the only son of Philippe, the Cognt our consuls is that our apples are so su-/|of Flanders. His mother, the Countess of perior in every respect that there is hard-| Flanders, was born the Princess of Hohe, ly a market for the German apples in their | zollern. ‘The Count of Flanders Ie a aga vicinity. jbrother of the present king, Leopold II. At the Agricultural Department. | Philippe is next in line for the throne and The officials of the Agricultural Depart-|" His royal highness is twenty-two years ola ment are disposed to believe that Ger-/ and is described as a powerful young man many having in mind the recent legisla- of athlettc bulla, At school he led in all . | Sam ¢ is said to be very popular with tion of the American government impos- | frmes. He is sal to be very pop t ing a discriminating duty on bounty-paid sugar, has taken this action as a sort of retaliation. Mr. G. B. Brackett, the chief of the pomo- logical division of the department, said: “It is surprising that any charge ‘should be made that California fruit is infested with pests. The fruit from that state is the freest from vermin of any in the whole country. The pests from which American apples suffer are the lava of the codling moth, which develops into a worm, and also from the’ apple maggot. The possi- Lility of any harm from these pests in ap- ples shipped abroad is, however, very re- mote. The growth of the shipment of apples abrozd has beef enormous in the last six- teen years. In 1880-81 the shipments amounted to 1,328,896 barrels, while in 1896-07 they aggregated 2,919,816 barrels. Of this aggregate 111,090 barrels, valued at $213,482, were shipped to Hamburg, the remaining number, with the exception of approximately 100,000 barrels, going to English ports. The fact of this whole mat- ter is that we are the ones that should be protected, for nearly all the insects in our fruits have been imported from foreign countries. --—_—___—_ TO RELIEVE THE KLONDIKE. Details of the Expeditions Arranged by Gen. Merriam. Gen. Merriam, commanding the Depart- ment of the Columbia, has notified the act- ing secretary of war that he has com- pleted the dctails of the relief expeditions to be sent out by th2 government to the gold region in Afaska and tne Klofidike. Maj. L. H. Rucker, 4th Cavalry, is as- signed to command, and te take temporary station at Dyea, where he is to establish a camp and supply depot. Capt. : —— tant quartermastzr, is = eaten oy ake 2 aster and commissary of thi ssuistaitee, ond is $8 seeert oeee Rucker at Dyea. Capt. tien Brainard, commissary of sul also been assigned, to duty at Dyea as and officer of Capt. lus Eldridge, wii ment consisting of Lieut."E. fifty enlisted men of the 14th gether with First Lieut. F. ‘sistant surgeon, two the hospital corps, ———_- e-___ PENSION DECISIONS REVERSED. ings by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Webster Davis, assistant secretary of tha interior, yesterday reversed the action of the pension bureau in a number of cases, One was the claim of James Robirfon, late Company C, 102 U. 8. C. T., who is already receiving a pension of $6 a month under he provisions of the act of June 27, 1890, In his opinion the assistant secretary says: “The certificate of the physicians who ex- amined claimant shows that he is afflicted with headache, dizziness and pain in the back of his neck and presents a clear pic- ture of megrim, which he suffers all the time; the joints of his hands are enlarged and slightl: limited in motion from rheu- matism; there is creaking in the right shoulder joint and the muscles of the back are rigid and slightly atrophied, and it is evidently painful for him to stoop. He also received a severe gunshot wound. While the evidence fails to show thet claimant is entitled to the maximum rate, I am of the * opinion that it fairly shows that claimant is so incapacitated’ to earn a support by manual labor and is entitled to a rate in excess of $6 per month under the act of June 27, —. The action from is accordingly reversed.” Another case is that of David H. Skid- more, late Company. I, 40th New York Volunteers. In this case Assistant i “ly i i : | uu i feat ig e¥ibs | 12 Chinese ws "they