Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1907, Page 1

- _— = = = THE EVEN-NG TAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING RDFTION, Business Ofiice, 11th ¢ and Penn yivania Avenue, The Evening Star Newspaper Compary, | THEODORE W. NOYES. Presigens. Tribune Buil — Ghe Fvening Star. ch | T at | ¥ tbe | Bu ic ed + s | s i. on 0 cents, _— = WASHINGTO , D. ©, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1907-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENT Ss. TR KE GRIPS NEW YORK; BOTH COMPANIES HIT S wv WIRE TROUBLE STILL SPREADING Conference Between Commissioner of Labor Neill and the Leaders Does Not Act as Stay of Proceedings--News Service May Be Tied Up. Which Strikers May Make And Cause of the Present Trouble | Demands 1—Ar eight-hour day for operators. 2—Fifteen per cent increase in the wage scale. 3—Equal work and wages for men and women in the service. 4—The companies to furnish typewriters for operators. Failing in this .hall we declare a general strike-—Questions sub- mitted to local usions. : John Ryan of Los Angeles was discharged by the Western | Shall we presert to both companies the following demands: | | | Union for alleged delay in handling messages. His reinstatement | was refused and his fellows operators have walked out in Chicago, | New York and many other cities all over the country. In some | places the Postal men are out ona sympathetic strike. NEW Y Raed ACT OCUSY oe |tevecvapheraiiaa carina vaanwneee Te Western Union operators went out, and at Bis W YORK, August 12.—At 1 o'clock the 220 o'clock, whtle the wires were busy a 2 operators in the main office of the Western carrying the story of their actton over the} tion here went out. There had been y. the Postal operators also struck. rumors that such a move was in contempla- Dispateh to The Star tion, but up to a few minutes before 1 YORK, August 12.—The telegra- | o-clock there were no signs of the intended strike ht this city at 1 o'clock this | ac tion, At exactly 1 o'clock a shrill whistle that hour two-thirds of the Op- | was sounded through the big operating nthe Western Unon building at 19 /reom and practically every man left his ty walked out at a pre-arranged | key. signal, Word was sent out to the news- | As the men left the building they were s other offices where telegraphers | cheered by other operators who had gath- eir keys a iock to be] ered in Dey street. The cheering soon at- “nutes later it | tracted the passersby on Broadway, and in - New York on the | a few minutes a large crowd had gathered. cai wikes There was no disorder, however, aud the The Signal axreed upon was given by] police of the traffic squad soon put the whistle, as was done n the Western Union | sightseers in motion. Maran’ Chicane whistles were con-| A few minutes after the strike, while the Fy ee ale RE police were clearing the sidewalks around ; the Western Union building, one man dis- enly, while the big workrooms On|) ted the right of the police to compel him t! t! bth floors were full ef /to move on and he was arrested. mer at work, and the click of | It was stated by a general officer of the blasts rom whistles were so ded at a H 1 to go out. These men, it was said, are dozen different points. ‘The clicking ceased | now at their keys, and the company’s offi- cers made the deciaration that ‘by 5 o'clock this afternoon they would have a full force of operators at work. Within a short while the striking oper- had carried away the build- ators who were receiving or sending | a:org dispersed to their homes, and by 1:30 messages cut them off ehort in the middle | Grcicck there was no sign of anything un- and rose:to ats. Before the | usual in the vicinity of the Western Union echoes of had died away | Offices. me n were tramping | doors making ther way | ways into Broadway and Dey atries to make tn batches of toward the down the sta and er MeInerny of the union said that the local ke MUST WE COME TO WIRELESS POLITICS? FOG-FUDDLED; FOUR DROWNED. Neptune masted Liner Tennessee Sinks Schooner in Long Island Sound. NEW YORK, August 12.—The three- Schooner Myronus, bound from Rockland, Me., for New York with a load of granite, was sunk in the middle of Long Island sound early today in « collision with the Neptune line steamer ‘Tennessee, bound from Fall River to New York. Four mem- bers of the Myronus’ crew were drowned, but Capt. Belatty was rescued by passen- gers on the Tennessee, and one of his crew steamer. was also saved by swimming to the The passengers of the Tennessce were taken pff by the New Bedford line steamer Maifie and brought to New York. The Tenn ssee anghored in the sound. She did not appear to be much damaged. There was a heavy fog over the sound at the time of the collision. ———— POSTAL CARDS FROM BATH. street me who had | men had walked out without any order oar 5 their books lingered for a few moments | from the union officers and that they took |Busy Bug From Middletown Pinched until they had completed this part of their | the matter in their own hands in going at Dobbs Ferry. task and then followed their fellows. out. He said the officers of the union.| MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., August 12—Louis General Superintendent Belvidere Brooks. | though, would stand by the strikers in]@ Bath, an insane patient who escaped in charge of the eastern division of the} their action. from the state hospital here on July 31, has Western Union Telegraph Company, was] Secretary McInerny said that he realized | been captured at Dobbs Ferry. Bath's ap- sought for @ stat All he had to say | that the feeling of Nhe men was strong | prehension Is chiefly due to the fact that he in the hurry was We have 200 men at] against the company, but that the local | mailed souvenir post cards to, the hospital yet. We will ha lot more be-| union officers had done all they could to| officials from the various towns which he fore long. event the men going out. He said: reached in his flight. He always left a President Clowry refused to make any The officers regret the action of the | town immediately after mailing a card, but etatement, but a representative said that; Men in going out at this time. We did | the cards showed Is route and eventually there would be no official statement given | #!! we could to restrain them, but they | led to his captur out tn regard to the He declared] Inst ctraw that broke the comets back that only the “under el left me today when three men who had AMATEUR TO PROFESSIONAL. inate iisivasmenteW) he was asked -n discharged last week for declining to work wires on which strikebreakers were employed went to the main office of the Western Union to get their time. hey were told by one of the chief operators to get out of the office, und the man accompanied the ejectment with abusive language. The fault is with the company, for we haye done all we could to prevent this trouble. The local union will stand by the men.” Secretary McInerny said that the local union was well provided with funds, and that the Order of Railway Telegraphers | had today assured the local union that y would aid them in a financial way. Exchange Men Quit. thy ager ieved the hat he explained that he and indicated that the older men would stay The men in out over the r offices through- trike ed Just the city receiv der wire Cheers for the Strikers. Shortly after 1 o'clock all the Western Union men working on the produce ex- Went on strike, leaving only a n-unton men at work. The opera- rs employed by the Broad street branch s_dvestern Union company also left Brokers Are Anxious. se took place today in the offices okers and commission men. Yes- rokers informed the officers would pay the scale ators, but on the d by the other hand some of the leading houses tn the city declared that they would pay no more than In the past. pected by It ig generally ex- the brokers that the crisis in will come within the next hours. The officers of the Qnion claim that they will be able to bring out all of the brokers, and the brokers as- t that many of the men wil? refuse to out. MANAGERS CONFIDENT w Mr. McIner- ne and in- n had Some CHICAGO OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE PLENTY OF OPERATORS. ne BTU Cause of the Walkout. we Satur graph Com, ll groups known | strike of the ope 5 s se chapt The Western Union said early in the re called plains was day that It had more than 200 men at lains who gave nals i work, and was able to care for business in aki y{ fair sh Postal claimed to have Tr Jabout 100 men, and also asserted that tt and »| delay in handling messages was not great Both companies, however, had_ posted The Western Union me ployed as| conspicuous pl he prod pel : Seen ce iy ae ae 28 | conspicuous places the notice that messages Ge ae as news of the com. |Weuld be only accepted subject to delay telegraphers’ action was telephoned | 11 transmission. A number of men were y m quit, leaving | imported last night by the Western Union, em the job. and all of them went to work today. It was said at the uni Natt cong aieese OE ihe, anlar § : the national organiza < _Th E rs of the unt n_clatmed that fu ),000 to use . (Continued on Second Pag Nutmeg State Insurance Man Short into the affairs of Frank A. About $9,000. MIDDLETOWN, Conn., August 12.—It was ‘stated today that the investigation Warren, the special agent of the New England Insur- ance Company, who disappeared last Thurs- day, reveals a sh counts. riage of $9,000 in his ac- nt charging him with em- A warr bezzlement of that amount has been issued. MRS. TAFT CRITICALLY ILL. About the Same Since Relapse of tary Taft reach | | | improvement. same since the relapse last week. | ferences, | managed | the ce Last Week. , Mass., August 12.—Secre- that he will today his mother, Mrs. WORCESTE! has wired Millbury, where Louise M. Taft, is lying critically ill. Mrs. Taft, it is stated, shows no sign of Her condition remains the NORTHFIELD CONFERENCE. Summer Religious Service Founded by Dwight L. Moody. Special Dispatch to The Star. EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass., ugust 12. —Prof. James Orr of Glasgow University preached to 3,000 people here yesterday at the Moody conference for Christian work- ers. Meetings were going on from sunrise until sunset, and the total attendance ran over 5,000. “The conference 1s the largest ever held, and has attracted many Wash- ington people. Baron Waldemar Uxkull of Russia, cousin of the Russian amba whom ‘he has been visiting, fs one delegates. of London Dr. G. Campbell Morgan giving a course of daily B the book of Romans. C al e milllona song has conv lion people in Austra and this country, le sunset meetings where D. L. Mootiy, is buried ball games betwe tions and a tennis tournament, by the founder's youngest son! The series continues through. is ible lectures on naries © singing leader Alex- whose erted almost a mil- India, England a praise servic d held on Round |Top, who founded the con- Base denom the different week ——— Canal Dwellers Number 590,000. are featu out the PANAMA, August 12.—A census of the canal zone just completed shows nearly 50,000 inhabitants of the zone. About 20 per cent of the total are white. Joachim Still Lives. BERLIN, August 1 Joachim, ebrated violinist, who is dying at his home in this city, passed a very bad night but is resting quietly today. His left sic is completely paralyzed. He may possibly survive a day or two longer. Joseph YELLOW PLAGUE IN CUBA.. Two Cases of the Dread Disease at Cienfuegos. An official report of the existence of two ¢ases of yellow fever among the troops of the Cuban Army of Pacification at Clen- fuegot has reached the War Department in the following t:}-gram from Col. Tay- lor, chief surgeon, dated Marianao, ad- dressed to the surgeon general of the army “Two cases of yellow fever in command at Clenfuegos. Focus of infection un- known. Agramonte there now and con- firms diagnosis. Birmingham goes there tonight. Will keep you fully advised.” Dr. Agramonte is a Cuban surgeon in the employ of the United States government and is an expert in yellow fever cases, Dr. Birmingham is a regular army surgeon. The officials here profess to feel no seri- ous concern over the development of the disease on the island. They express the opinion that it can be handled success- fully and confined to a limited area. Through the efforts of United States of- ficials, instituted years ago, supplemented by the work of the Cubans, ‘there are good local arrangements fo> handling the dis case The headquarters and Troops A and C and a machine gun platoon of the 15th Regiment of Cavalry are now stationed at Cienfuegos and it is probable they will be maved to a place of safety. The following cablegram has been_re- ceived at the bureau of insular affairs, War Department, from Gov. Magoon at’ Ha- vana, Cuba: “Board on infectious diseases, Cienfuegos, last night confirmed diagnosis yellow fever. Private Funk Earle, Hespital Corps, who left Camp Columbia, Havana, July 26, ar- rived Cienfuegos July 27, taken sick August 4; also pronounced as suspiclous of yellow fever case of Private Metcalf Wesley, eleven months resident in Cuba, in Cien- fuegos since April 7, taken sick 6th in- stant.” DON’T THINK IT WRONG. Forestry Bureau Will Continue to Use “Return” Franks. Gifford Pinchot, chief forester of the United States, has called forth some crit- cism of his administration of the affairs of hig bureau by mailing with press bulletin slips, by which newspapers may return, without the payment of postage, clpplags of matter published by them. ‘The slips are in the form of franks, which are posted on newspaper wrappers. The question has arisen whether this use of the frank is justified by law. At the bureau of forestry today it was stated that the legal officer of the bureau, as well as other administrative officers, has given their opinion to the effect that the practice of using these franks is in accordance with the law and it is proposed to continue using them. It ts stated at the bureau that it is de- sired to see how greatly its literature is used by newspapers in order that !t may be determined whether the matter 1s accept- able, and that there is no desire to secure by this means merely complimentary no- tices relating to the work being done. The system {s declared to be giying splendid results, both in the amount of educational Hterature published and in the receipt of newspapers containing such matter, eS aes EVERYTHING SERENE. i U. S. Warships, Homeward Bound, to Stop at Yokohama. Rear Admiral Dayton, commanding the Pacific fleet, has cabled the Navy Depart- ment that the armored cruisers West Vir- ginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado and M. land left Cavite, P. L¢ for Yokohama on their way to San Francisco, In accordance with orders issued by the department sev eral weeks ago. After leaving the Japanese port the squadron will shape its course for Honolulu, which will be its only stop in the Pacific ocean. Proceeding at speed, it will take the squadron about fi e weeks to make the to San he visit to Yokohama ts one purtesy, and clearly strates the lations b ee) governments Personal Mention. Mr. Andrew McConnell, formerly of At- lanta, Ga., who has during the past two ars been making experiments in the re- lationship of electricity to life, has re- turned to Washington, where he expects to test his latest theories, ordinary | STOCKTON COMING HERE. Will Head Examining Board Until Retirement. In accordance with orders issued by the Navy Department today, Rear Admiral C. H. Stockton will be detached from com- mand of the special ‘service squadron, com- posed of the armored cruisers Tennessee and Washington, at New York city, tomor- row, and will proceed to this city for duty as president of the naval examining board pending his statutory retirement for age in October next. Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree, recently de- tached from duty in this city as secretary of the lighthouse board, will succeed Ad- miral Stockton in command of the special service squadron, but will not hoist his flag on the flagship Tennessee until that vess*l and the Washington are ready to start on their prospective cruise to the Pacific coast through the straits of Magellan, early in September. With the new cruisers Califor- nia and South Dakota already on the Pa- cific coast, the Tennessee and Washington will compose a squadron of the reorganized Pacific fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Dayton. WAR WHEELS SOON TO WHIR. Important Military Matters to Be Dis- posed Of. Many ‘mportant militdry questions have accumulated in the War Department dur- ing the past few weeks in consequence of the absence of the principal officials. It is expected that most of this business will be disposed of, however, during the cur- rent week, following the return to duty of Secretary Taft, Assistant Secretary Oliver and Gen. Bell, chief of staff. Sec- retary Taft has concluded his vacation at Murray Bay, Canada, and is now with his invalid mother at Millbury, Mass. Un- less her condition of health prevents it, it is expected that Secretary Taft will ‘re- turn to this city Wednesday or Thurs- day next. It was his purpose to close up all current business in this city by next Sunday so as to keep an engagement to eak at Columbus, Ohio, next Monday vening. His plans may be changed, how- ever, in the event that the condition of his mother becomes dangerous. istant Secretary Oliver, who has been A with his family at Murray Bay for several w “ks past, will return to this city next hursday and will 4 War during Secretary ‘aft’s wes and his subsequent trip to the Philippines. Gen. Bell will resume his official dutle at the War Department next Wednesday He has just completed a thorough in- spection of important posts in the West and the military schools at Fort Leaven- worth and Fort Riley, Kan. He !s now on his way to this city from a visit to the ellowstone National Park. —_—-+—___- Crook Sails Away. The adjutant general is advised that the transport Crook has sailed from San Fran- cisco, Cal., for Manila, P. L., with the 23ih Infantry (31 officers and 779 enlisted mem] Col. | and the following military passengers: Hoyt, Majs. Partello and Penro: Scott Capts. Cronin, brigh Leitch, Powell, Lyon, Hunt, Bates and art, Lieuts. Mapes, Como, Bugbee, Chan- dler, Marmon, Higgins, Leavitt, Green, Short, Brandt, Wallen, Hay, Blyth, L son, Harbold, Corbly, MeCros Contract Surgeon Brown and nine He Corps men. ——_—____—. Some Naval Changes. When the naval training which the mldshipmen tice crufse on the New England coast re turns to Annapolis, Command: H. M. Dombaugh will relieve Commander B. A ‘iske of command of the monitor Arkan- , and C mander J. P. Commander W. J. Chambers of ©o} - monitor Florida. Comman¢ n foned at the Na and Command yard, Portsmouth, on re making @ prac- squadron, liev mand of th Dombaugh is v § War College at Newport, Parker 1s the N. H. at navy —$_$__.—___. New Comet Is ‘‘Daniels.” A comet which appears daily on eastern horizon has been named the Da jels, in honor of its discoverer, Prof. Dan- iels of Princeton University. The astron- omers at the naval observatory have the comet under observation. They it shows itself above. the eastern izon about 8 0 in the morning and seems to be increasing in brightness. The visitor has the general appearance of a star of the fourth magnitude. Parker will re- | the | INITIAL STEP IN LOCAL STRIKE Two Postal Telegraphers Re- fuse Atlanta Wire. BOTH MEN ARE SUSPENDED Company Officials Report Chicago Line Out of Business. SITUATION SAID TO BE ACUTE Lecal Strike May Follow Action Taken in New York—West- ern Union Conditions. The first of the step to ard the predicted strike loca was ‘GRAND JURY HEAHS HANDBOOK EVIDENCE Wilson Case Passed Tempora- rily by the Police Court. WAITING FOR INDICTMENT Lesser Charge to Be Pressed is True Bill Is Not Found. | ANOTHER INQUIRY IS NOW ON Action Expected Tomorrow Against More Violators of the District's Anti-Gambling Laws. The United States nd jury telegraphers taken this the of the in this city. forenoon in operating Postal Telegraph Compa: room Two of the local Mitchell and P. H peremptor- refused to operate the wire to Atlania, The two promptly from duty and the wire to 4 clared “dead” graph world. telegraphers—F. Deley men were suspended unta was de- in the parlance of the tele- The deciaration wa ade Postal wire to Chicago was al as a doornail.” : that the “as dead oO These overt acts, as the management term the refusal of the union operators to work on the Atlanta and Chicago wires, will, it was busily engaged today in hear- ing testimony concerning the hand- book business in the District of Columbia, and it is predicted that indictments will be announced to- morrow. The Wilson case was be- fore the jury today, and tomorrow morning's session will be devoted to the consideration of another charge of handbook making which has been presented by the detec tives. Th ay he: of De who claim to have made bets Saturday rd the testimony ‘and jury to: rs etive Greene and ner witness -s last 1s believed by the telegraphers, hasten the hour when the strike will be sounded in the Washington offices. The report was current this afternoon that when the sun goes down this evening the local telegraphic establishments “will be tied up good and tight,” as an operator ex- sed it, he operators who took the initial step toward the local strike,,Messrs. Mitchell and Delaplaine, when ordered by the chief operator to take a message over the At- lanta wire, declined to do so, accompany- ing their declination with the explanation that there was a strike-breaker at the other end, and they therefore could not work with him. It was also stated that the strike ts on at Atlanta, The men were thereupon suspended from duty. Local Union Meets. As a result of their action and suspension a quick call was made for a meeting of the local executive ‘board of the Commer- cial ‘Telegrapher’s Union, and an informal gession was held shortly after noon today, while the operators were at their lunches. The board, without taking final action in the case of Mitchell and Delaplaine, ad- journed until 2 o'clock this afternoon to further consider the matter. While the session was being held much enthusiasm was caused by the announce- ment that Samuel Gompers had stated to- day that the executive board of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor had indorsed the demands of the organized te'exraphers and would support them morally and financially should thelr association decide to enter upon a strike. President Gompers is said to have also promised his hearty personal support to the operators. The Local Situation. Little, if any, change tn existing condi- tions appeared to be caused in the local telegraph offices by the news received at 1 o'clock that the operators in New York had gone on strike, but it was impossible to tell at that hour when the union men in Washington would desert their keys. While this uncertain state of affairs ob- tained during the early afternoon, Superin- tendent Collins of the operating department of the main office of the Western Union, 14th and F streets northwest, declared all business was being transacted without de- lay. Concerning mess to and from New York, he said everything offered at either end was going through. This means that the union men at the Washington end of the lines were at work with non-union men in the New York offices. There were no indications of a strike by the Washing- ton operators, Collins said when ques- tioned at 1:30 o'clock. No demands of any sort have been made by the operators upon the local offices of the Western Union or Postal Telegraph companies, and so far as surface conditions might be taken as a criterion this morn- | ing there was no indication of impending tro le? Statements to this effect were made by J. D. Prosser, local manager for the Postal Telegraph Company, and by J. T. Bresna- | han, assistant manager in Washington for the Western Union company. Both declared all the men In their regular force of te graph operators are at work, and no diffi- culty has been experienced either in re- ceipt or dispatch of messages. Mr. Neill’s Activity. Charles P. Neill, Unite commis- sioner of labor, whose go« were sought some time ago to settle the then existing troubles of te seraphers, has taken on the horse Uncle in the third race at Saratoga with Eugene S$. Wilson, who was arrested and held in $1,000 bail for a hear- ing in the Police Court. The Unfted Siates attorney, instead of proceeding in that court under selling, decided to transfer the witnesses to the grand jury in an effort to secure an indictment against Wilson for setting up a gaming table. Th's latter charge is punishable under the code by imprisonment in the penitentiary for @ five years. the charge of pool term not to exceed The United States attorney secure an indictment in another handbook expects to case which he has unearthed with the as- sistance of Detectives Helan and Grant. The testimony in this new be heard by the grand jurors tomorrow, and it is not unlikely that the two indictments may be returned at the same time. Running Down Rumors. Owing to the press of other business be- fore the office of the United States attor- ney, it has been found necessary to leave the running down of rumors concerning al- leged handbook-making to the police. ‘This does not mean that the District attorney has abandoned his Investigation or lessened in any manner his determination to eradi- cate the handbooks, but the time of his of- fice assistant, which has been almost ex- clusively taken up with this investigation since The Star's crusade began, is needed in working out details of other inquir case will which demand his attention. When the police furnish proofs considered ample to secure an indictment, the office will present the matter to the grand jury with dispatch. The grand jury is expected to adjourn ‘Thursday for a few weeks, so that nothing will be lost in the interest of the crusade by the transfer of the ass it United States attorney to other Important ingu ries, A Stay in Police Court. To allow the matter to be presented be- fore the grand jury today the hearing of Wilson in the Police Court was continued until tomorrow. As all the evidence will be presented to the grand jury today, it Is not expected that any Police Court action will be taken in the case. Wilson did not appear personally at the Police Court this morning. His attorney Leon Tobriner, sent Attorney Byron U. Graham to the court as the representative hé requested a con- As Assistant United States Attorney J c. Atkins, who 1s acting for Pr ng Attorney Ralph Given, was advised that the case would be of the defense, and tinuance of the case cut taken before the grand jury, he was willing to grant a continuance, pending the out- come of the inquiry by that body. nt used by Precinct tenth precinct on the raiding warr Greene of Uh when the rald was made, was filed On! Dete ive rday a deep interest In the prese alty. ¢ Sat t has been in communication wih Sam at tie Polls Conte Le whens SIS Rial, presided ene eal for $1,000 which Wilson furnished Saturday tional union, seeking to 1 afternoon. The same procedure was adopt- tepms will be ed by the ed in the George dacre case, th id- return to. wor he reply of President | ing warrant being filed in the Police Court Small that all operators wo ld be ordered | to hold the feudant pending the an Po tetintnt Will nates tO in ede ieee | of the indictment by the grand jury. When and arbitrate the grie ces between | the indictment was returned case in operators and the companies, haus already | the Police Court was drop, ee dis- been quoted ane position of the case against Wilson will Ar Neill left Washington yesterday for | depend on the result of the grand jury's Quaker city. He expected to return te | Several of the witnesses summoned in the capital last night before proceeding to | appeared at the Police Court this where es will! ineet President | iy BS ordered to th UE the agement in the labor | Greene of the tenth precinct, who is in d in various cities throughout | Charge of the case. a rday He it impera: received MEYER TO SPEAK. this morning, an- “ft Philadelphia for ter his return No Instructions From President. vers of has rece structions nt Roosevelt, and as f, ' he has not been act as th official representative of the department, | but ,mer n iv ty and, reason of the sts wh ach to ¥ position, to do his 4p lo avert a permanent or wide breach in this section of the labor world Prediction of an Operator. cverybody in ke Jared our union dec an operat (Continued on Second Page.) aa | Will Be Orator at Exercises in Fish- erman’s Field. a1 Me Mis cake a- ster Genera wills) y at Gloucester on the and 1 founding The Jobn Hays Hammon mining en gineer s city, will to ize b al of ae Jonn re went to Bos a , his It is expected that Mr. M tnd etary wil t } in Washington at the €ud of this week.