The evening world. Newspaper, February 15, 1895, Page 1

‘Weather Indications: Fair, HALF A PER DAY. PRICE ONE ( NIGHT EDITION h BI-PARTISAN BOARD, —_— Mayor Strong Announces His Intentions for the Police Department. DR. PARKHURST IS HORRIFIED. He Says Strong Has Broken from His Platform---Charles Stew- art Smith Not Surprised. Parkhurst expressed the greatest surprise and concern when he was in- formed by an “Evening Wor this afternoon of Mayor Strong's post- tive announcement that the new Polic Board would be organized upon partisan basis, ‘I cannot believe that the Mayor has @aid that the new Police be bi-partisan,” sald he. from Hin Platform, “If he has done so, he has broken from the platform upon which I understood Bim to be standing when he was clected of Police Commissione: Mayor Sirong said will be bi-partisan, so this morning, and phatically, too. This despite the crusade Such 4 course by Kev. Dr, Park- the agitation Board would “He has broken from the platform, In conformity with which I understood him to say he was going to and has struck dire Between the eyes the argument which in all my pleas in hiv behalf, both before and since his election, I have made be- fore audiencen of the people in the north- erm, southern and eastern sections of have always stand and act, ‘Refanes to Believe HH. “I do not believe the Mayor has an nounced any such bi-partisan purpose Dy. Parkhurst refused to say what ac- tion he or his Soclety would take if the ybr did carry out his bi-partisan pol- fey. He further said that he was great- ly surprised that the Mayor had made any appointments at all to the Police rd ynuil poliee legislation at Albany d been settled. Strong this afternoon was what he had to say Parkhurst’s statement that the M atand on the bi-partisan was antagonistle he was elected, ‘a moment and then replied: ‘I have nothing whatever to sa) No News to Smith, aries Stewart Smith, tietGommittee of Seventy, when seen at Ng home, 4 West Forty-seventh street, t | The Mayor hesi- cision to make the : 's de ‘Mayor Strong's fo make the Police bi-partisal tact, he told me @ few days ago, and tt practically made next Democrat up his mind # to be appointe T cannot tell you his name. tar as 1 am concer ned, 1am bit Di-partisanship | T think 1s a big majority, if f the Committee of Be: favor of bi-partisanship so far as bureau is concerned, fot for the police. Simple Head the Ben 4 -headed Commission is the f ninale Mere: ‘The Police Denar: Bureau should the Election vorced. be .tyoree think Mayor Strong's atti- eeting of our Committee, ‘anead in our own more meetings befo ey get through with us, however dis- ie meet'ng may be The Effect of Recent Events on Mr. Thomas ©. F agreeable those say, 1 am against police bi Ten, which yesterday drew up plans for ef the Depariment. | features of the new plan! the reorgaulzation Platt was too busily eugay: th Hamilton Fish, Speaker of the A» eS to discuss the subject reporter cali partisan Board. conversation ter this morning th “Evening World” dock train down fro: don arriving at jon did not lose a moment ting to Mr. Platt, we’ r A number or Ds pi-partisanship ones attitude Were Written. 0 Central Stati FE he neat Police Commissioner who 1 have | picked out.” Mr, Platt begs to be not talking polit's sir, that is my jans about the City Hall, e Church of the Dr Parkhurst di . in which he to Mayor Strong as “a who has a care for his c eague at th cist evening, serted that it was the promised sop to * Platt, in return for the appoint ment of inen known to be opposed to him politically. ise of the Mayor was loudly WRECKED OFF ROA Partisan Poll Dill, when passed by the vomminsioners bear the naar BALTIMORE, F. gram states that a purty has been shipwrec! Island, off the coast of ‘The ‘steamer ed Andrews, Why He Appel said he, “was not to Introduce the Police Department, but because 1 was satisfied that he was the Island from. Nfe-boats and reached lane they will remain militarism ‘into ae bright as a new him a month ago. submitted to me ry 4 document em- force and they sible that 1 at once began fuetly look up his connections, Mr. Andrews made the suggestion I speak of as # private citize #no intention of being on the Police Boar ganization of the police Beware of imitations, “fold. by all grocers, ‘Circulation Books Open to. All.” | of my Intention to appoint him until | the diy he was sworn in “While the document Mr Andrews sub- mitted to me indicates the polley which he will pursue as @ member of the Com~ mission, Lam not at Hberty now to make that jrubtic “Twill sy, howe SURKeSt any ‘very present meth ‘Two Marsh George W, Stripling, of 406 Willts ave. nue, and William Harden, of 1 day appointed 8 Marshal's etofore Wi ) per year, but it will be ineren th the Appolbtees ave Rep War veterane. nx Interview with Mayor ared in on Mayor to- expressed his v “Bad faith?” exclain interrogatively last business hours, he settled back’ in his chair at the City Hall to discuss the Statement of ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt that, in the matter of appoint ments, the Mayor had not, kept faith Mr. Platt or Mr. Platt's friends There has been ‘no’ question of kee: ing faith,” Mr, Strong sald, “excepting With the’ people who elected me. and giving them such an administration as 1 protaised them power to do #0. “Phere were no pledges inade to individuals or organizations by me which could be broken. When Will- nH, Hornblower and’ John Clafiin came to me and asked me to sign the Committee of Beventy's pledges before my nomination I told them I'd see them in hell first. I would have sald much the sume thing to any committee of Republicans or anu-Tammany Demo- crats who might have tried ‘to exact similar pledges from me, although 1 might not be quite so emphatic as I was in the case of Claflin and Horn- blower, who are old friends, and who had roiled me by their insistence. No Medgen Ank “The fect is that no pledges were asked of mo any Repubticans, or by any Democrats, for that matter. It Js true that Judge Patterson and I Commissioner Murray called on me at the hank the day I was nominated b the Seventy, and told me that 1 might consider myself thelr man—T think that's the way they put tt—indicating that the would like me to understand that there would be no opposition to my nomi tion from them or thelr friends. Noth- ing further that could have any rela- tion to my attitude towards them should Ibe elected was said at that meeting. Certainly no promises. were made by ;me nor Were any made after that, er, that he does not Jical changes in the js Named, ublicans ra t p REovcine PILLS As to the statement that I ever said Mr. Phillips that F couldn't get. the nowination unless Mr, Platt was with me, it ts hardly necessar deny that Platt Submitted Three Names. ‘Now, 1 want to say that P have been treated with the wumost courtesy by Mr Platt, and that he has made no teyues for aby appointment or patronage of 4 sort for anybody. He did sabmit hares uf thre 1 to ine for appoint Ment-as Commissloner of Public Works, but he only did that after [requests him to, TE told him that the names he submitied would receive the. same cone sideration as any others before me ‘The Hames he sent Mm Were. those of goo bie Ole of them wits Col rau 1 will net mention the others, "Ties did hot satefy me, though, and 1 did not Appoint any of the thre: “Phe fasts connected with the intinent of Mr. Brookfield are the he place had been offered. to. th men, who had di 1 it It doest matier whe these three men’ are, not until last ‘Chursday olght Gh that To thought of Brooktleld for. te Place, L was going home In my ¢ the City Hail and thinking over 1 ble L Was haying with that de Thad tried to get two men y free from political but they w { declined to ta : ¥ of apy tn " me help mi the place “Those w cants for it, but they mt ‘aut T said to myself “I'll appoint Br He's a man Who has standing idence of the community. 1H lest aml capable and will help mc 1 lister the Public Works Department. for |the benetit of the city on business prin- | ciples. Anticipated a Storm, thought of th sIutent Would raise, and 1 veld my It Wes a nustortune that such was case, but that it coulda’ t be hel T thought over the nmiatter tha and the next das, and late ¢ afternoon | had fully decided ent ointinent and infortord He ‘or Brookfield next diay what I had determined to de he couldn't accept the place. 1 told him he must, and I emphasized that as far as it is in my | kone on with and enough evide cured to prove to an impartial ob: [to be bi ered ington to interview Presid: gressive often. and is repre: him until during hjs also represented as a willing agent o: to an alleged couversati shoul! have been withheld fr such ontention L wo inv torm that such an | | part or im whole est tlupon my people to re told hin | jie of await ax the only lawful gover vbw TOhr, EX-QUEEN LIL'S TRIAL BEGUN, Refuses to Plead and Plea of Not Guilty Entered by the Court A PRESENT FROM CLEVELIND Writes of It in Diary, but Fails to State What the Gift Was DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF PLOT. Says She Had No Information of Munitions, or Efforts to Restore Her. HONOLULU, Feb, 8 via San Fran- elses Feb, 15,-Ex-Queen Liliuokalani | was arraigned the 6th inst. on a arge of misprision of treason. The riginal charge was treason, She is represented by Paul Neumann, The first day was frittered away by argument of counsel, who objected to the Court at every turn. His objections were overruled in every instance the charge was read the matter went over for a day. ‘The case was called again the day before yesterday The deposed monarch refused to p! so a plea uf nov guilty was entered he work of examining witnesses was that she was be started, Cleveland to on, Qu ‘The most damaging evidence that is pught against her will be her sonal diary, which was found in tor residence after her arrest, Whether this is introduced and made public at her trial depends very much upon th course pursued by ber counsel in defen ing her case, The ex-Queen led her thoughts ires and impr ss very fi p diary. Among the entries made dur- ng last Summer was one statin ©, Carter called to-day and deliv President Cle yin me, What this present was is not stated Up to the Ume of the return of the! peetal Commission which went to W nt 4 land, the ex-Queen records herself favoring a waiting policy, confident t the American Administration would in- terfere in her behalf, After President Cleveland's answer to the Commission she became more ag. and began to Msten with grow ing favor to those urging an uprising on the part of the natives Rudolph Spreckels called to see her nted as advising her to fight it out. She did not agree with Js ast stay in Ho) lulu ne indicated sthat she could pleaty of money in San Franetseo ¥ out a successful rebellion, He is Her Ladyship. The ast entry in the diary was made | on Dec. 236, 18M, and closed with: “Signed eleve, commissions t day Thi were the commixsions for the officers of the new Government referred to In the testimony of her private s cre tary. The documents have been cou cealed or destroyed, and ner a has endeavored to prove that they never existed torne A-Qneen on the Stand. While the trial of the ex-Queen was 1) progress yesterday, she Was placet on the stand in her own behalf The direct xamination was confined Wo between he stifled (hat he rk, who informed ner of the proposed rebellion She denied any such conversation took | place, After her examination was con cluded, & Statement witten by her was filed, It commences with a history. since @ she was deposed, and Koes on “The movement undertaken by the Ha walians last month Was absolutely con) menced Without my knowledge, sanction consent or assistance, directly or titi rectly, and this faci ts in truth weil] knows to those whi took part in it ived no ‘nformation fron 1 rec n regard to army which were to be ured, nor of any men who were in a to Jom in any such uprising “Edo not Know why this information me un ess iL Was With & View to my personal safety or as a precauth It woull not have receiv and [can assure the gen Commission tha nad TE known of at 4 hay tine the promoters from such a vent ut 1 will add that had To known it secrets Would have been mine and y preserved. That J intended ) change my Cabinet, and to appoint tain officers of the kingdom tn the ary measure event of a restoration, T will admit; but that I 9° any one known to me had in ishet a new gov rnment is 1 *Hefore det whieh 1 fornvally ment of these islands and to support that governmeat, I claim that 1 had a declaration, He urged that he had Just] right to select a Cabinet in anticipation (Continued on Seventh Page.) (Continued on Second Page.) RNS € t L seas orld. |“ Cireulation Books Open to All.”’} <> FRIDAY, Attor | Secretary Carlisle’s Leaky Sieve. FOUR DIRECTORS OUT. Radical Change in the Shoe and Leather Bank. NO INDICTMENTS NOW The Grand Jury Apparently Has Found No True Bills INCOME TAX DECISION, Court of Appeals Decides Against | Complainant Moore. | | Adjourned Te-Day Until March 4 Without Action, A New Vice-President, Be in Full Charge. 1 of Injunction by Lower Court Is Affirmed. atatns Safe for a Short It an Outcor Senator Hilts Amendment } ‘Time at Least. land's present ts) which it was expected National Shoe{ ‘the Grand Jury WASHINGTON, of the Distriot The stockholders of the + batch of Indictments woul turn i refusing to grant debn G. w York, an taation of the tax from the hoon that the Grand was tired and wanted a vac resort soon 4 venes next month thought they and se tet the siihtul work Sather thres a The places of t Bank, and connected with ¥ nklin Saving, ‘or six years Mr Bank, and pre ENGLAND ASKS DELA to the assessment and Xcellent siuape Rebels at Once. Wolf, who spent his employer officials it Was agre ane persuaded hin t 4 resolution DEATH OF PERCY R. PYNE, f}oreted in amending it inthe Senate by ticking on the stipulation that certain wet Company with Chairman Wils my sanetion, | and are go vital to HE WAS GRACE'S SECR n of time a than to have the Jace of Charles t he finished by Mareh 1 OR PACIFIC BILL. MYSTERY OF A HOSPITAL. Miss Martin morning from AEN: HALFA the, } MILLION <4 rerme PER DAY. NIGHT EDITION GOLD PAID IN FOR THE BONDS, ---e--—= Total Amonot Turned Inte the Sub-Treasory Since Feb. 41 is $40,796. 268, A PREMIUM IN SOME CASES, Judge Daniels Thinks that Secre- tary Carlisle Should Break the Gold Contract. ‘ SAGE WITHDRAWS $558,000. Takes that Amount from the Gev- ernment Depository to Hoard it In His Vauits. Russell Sage withdrew $58,000 In gold to-day from the Sub-Treasury, He will deposit it with the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company, where he keeps his securities in a strong box. The announcement that Mr, Sage had taken this step ereated some excites ent among bankers and brokers, It was regarded a+ an indication that Russell Sage is hourding gold, Mr, Sage refused to say anything about the mat- ter. He has deposited the gold in the vaults of the Merchntile Safe Depostt Company, Where it Ix generally supposed jhe-keepe, several millions of gold coin constantly on band. Mr. Sage iy a firm believer in the value of gold, and while he expresses his opinion publicly that he has the fullest’ confidence in the Government, and that its promises to pay are as Kood 4s gold itself, he nevertheless con- Siders it good policy to have a goodly amount of the yellow metal where he can put his hinds on it In the event of an emergency hose why are most familiar with Me, Sage's business say they can see no rea- son why he should store up gold just at this time, ‘The demand for gol’ to make pays ments for the 4 per cent. bonds recently taken by the syndicate has increased materially in the last few days, and mall premiums are being paid for the yellow metal, One of the Canadian banks has sold about $1,000, wold at a premium of 8of 1 per cent. It had this gold on hand, and did not import it spectally. he gold was sold to a broker acting :ar & member of the syndicate, Baring, Magoun & Co. have deposited 60,000 gold in the Sub-Treasury on syn- dicate account, The total since Feb. 1L ix $10,795,268. Harvey Fisk & Co. began depositing in the assay office gold bare to the value of $1,000,000 this morning. The wv unt of gold received on ace count of the bond issue at the Sub- ‘Treasury to-day was $1,858,288, and at the Assay Office $1,300,000, ‘he following banks have been name@ * depositories for gold under the bond ieal: The National City Bank, the Na- tional Bank of Commerce and the First, Na‘ivnal Bank. Ut is probable that the: Chase National will also be named. A change has leen made in the orige inal regulation governing the accept- ance of gold coin by weight In payment, for bonds, ‘The contract provides spe- cifica'ly that United States gold coin shall - eareepte as, of full sutpdard weight provided that it be legal tender within) the limit of legal tolerance, } iis means. that all coin weighing, above abou: 5,350 pennywelghts per bag) ‘or is for the purposes of the bon’ 1 as_coin of full standard! yenny Weights per bag. 8 to greatly simp! eliminary operations of the Treas y and Assay Office, as It Is necessar; only to see that the gold tendered hove the lowest limit of jegal tolerance, Once this is established the gold is reck= as full weight, nes have been prepared for the use 1» ‘ties concerned, showing what mount | bonds £. sbtaived by a given. ginount of United” States gold coin of ga) teuler Weight, Of course foreign god or bullion must still be weighed, as Sas first done with the gold coir ship ESM) A inited Staies, and the steamship Paris will take nut faa,uo0 bar gold, The Uni ates Assay Office has res eived #4, gold from the banke | this week on Government bond account, nd the bank statement will probably ect this as well as the loss of $3,500, ) by regular business at the Sub- reas ‘The Sub-Treasury —repurts for the’ week show that its tos tal receipts Were $16,900,000," Including $9),00) currency from other offices of the ‘Treasury Department and $1,100,000 for currency certificates issued. ‘Total pay- ments Were $16,00),000, Including §3,800,- ou) currency to ‘other offices of the De. partment and $400,000 for redemption of currency certificates, PRESIDENT GIVES IT UP. Wont Make Further Recommenda am tee WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—There seema to be little doubt that yesterday's fight was the final rally in the campaign of of the Coroner autopsy this afvernoon. the Administration Democrats for finane vlal legislation by this Congress. Members who are supposed Bnew