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No 14,901. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOViEMBER 30. 1900-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CE
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THE TREASURY GOLD
Largest Stock in the History of the
Country.
PUBLIC'S PREFERENCE FOR PAPER
Notes Shipped in Large Amounts
Upon Metal Deposits.
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION
The largest stock of gold coin and bullion
ever held in the United Stats is now ac
cumulated in the treasury and its branches.
The total has been rising steadily during
the whole of the present year and the
amount Is now $474,1014,:16, or about $76,
0X,10 greater than at the close or 1011).
The increase up to June 30 was about $':1,
4,01000, but since that time has been about
3I,000,000 for July, $6,4X00,00 for August,
$114.J001.000 for September, $1,.010,l for Ic
tober and $17,40,000 thus far in November.
This gold is not all the direct property of
the United States, but Is held against out
standing gold certificates. The amount of
these, less the amount in the treasury and
its branches, was $:755.i0 W sday.
All the rema!nlng gold, amounting to about
$213,0m),0K. belongs to the treamiry as a
part of the reserve funa of $u5n.'01,l, or
the free fund of 9,0,000 in the gent il
cash. This surplus of gold is In strrking
t -rtrast with the condilions o' a f. w yt ars
ago, when the total gold hlod for all pur
Iose fell at the close of January, I1l to
$'.t3.357. and the net amouit :i tIhe :om
mand] of the government beyond the e cur
ity for gold certifi-ates as (only $4-10.-5.
5S. The influx of gold into the trasury
c- mes partly from the new gold from the
Kiondike and other mines. but its reten
tion is due to the pressure for currency.
which leads to the acceptance of gold cer
tificates rind other paper money In prefer
ence to coin. The treasury has recently
been shipping small notes in large quanti
ties to New Orleans and other points upon
deposits of gold In the New York sub
treasury by the New York reserve agents
of t'he southern banks.
National Bank Holdings.
The fact that $474,108.*36 is thus accum
ulated :n a sense under a single authority
enables an estimate to be made of some of
the othr visible gold resources of the coun
try. The national banks rported gorl
holdings on September -i of about $312.4lo.
- 4n. but $115,11s,140 of this amount was !in
the gol-! certitiates issued by the trcasury.
The ren-aintder of about $197.otoMt, If add
ed to tnt vi>ible- gold in the t!ea.sury. mak. s
a tqotai in th-se two -:asses of establish
nrit.s alone of ab it 5674.",l: 14.10. This is
more tnan the 4ntire estimatetd Stock ot
go:d in the United States at the close ot
1SG.. 1h, amount then estimated to exist
. was $.-'7.27.Z.4, and it was no, until I )eto
ber, 1Ne, when all fear of a silver victory
had been dissipated. that the amount rose
to ab,out the amount now held in the banks
and treasury alone.
The gold supply of the country on the
last 'lay o 1% 6 was estimated at $62.147,
'12. The estimated amount November 1,
iNNI, was $1.40*1,4127,4407, and It is probable
that the report for December 1 wil: show at
lMast e'een hundred mil:ions of do:lars. It
3674.4iNs of this amount is vLsib,*e i
two c'asses of establishments only $4.10,04K),
INN) remain to be accounted for in state ano
private banks, personal hoards and actual
circuladlon. The amount outside the treas
ury an the national banks at the c:ose o1
1895 was estimated to be about $30j,01M,10
so that the treasury estimate of the in
crease in private hands and In circulation
(uring the past five years does not seem to
be excessive. The treasury officials are
confident that the round sum of $475,(NI,4Nl
in treasury gold, holdings will soon be at
taIned, and that even S5ZrM),0),00 is not
* beyond reasonable expectation.
Increase in Gold Produetion.
The annual gold production of the world
has risen from nearly $l400s,m0 in .1873 to
abo.ut $320.000000 In 18!h9, and a nearly equal
ameunt for the current year. When it is
ccnsidered that a nearly uniform but
slightly increasing sum, amounting je rh-ips
In 1A7:; to S M00,( per year, and in 1155)
t.> $65f,000.4a5, has 'to be deducted from the
' total production to meet the demnrds of
the arts, It appears that the amount avaIla
ble for uses as money IS n1ow four or five
times as much as in 157:i. Hence the great
increase in gold money in god standard
c,inrtries within the last few years and the
alpparenit surplus available for the adoption
'f the gold standard in other countries. If
'iMMt,.00 a year was swallowed up by the
airts int each of the ten years from 18HO to)
1N154. while the total production for the ten
- years. as estima.ted by the mint bureau.
na- about $l,45i,U%10.0m, only about $~,110
455,000) was available during these ten years
f.:' addition to the world's supply of money.
From 18!0 to 11554, however, with ain allo,w
ar.cc of $t.00.000 for the arts- and ai total
production of about S'2.(5.'4S5. about
$1,i,50,-4I,000 would remain for use as money
or' nearly three times the amount available
for this purpose durIng the earlier decade.
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IILNER ASKS FOR VOLLNTEERS.
Nayu a NIscalgulation Had keen Made
on Boer War.
CAPE TOWN, November lin.--ln the
course of his address to the refugees' com
mittee on Tuesday Sir Alfred Milner admit
ted that there had been a general miscal
culation as to the time when peace wo,uld
be restored. Guerrilla operations, Intended
' to Inflict the maximum of ijuries upon the
victors, he saId, were causing the delay,
.and he finally pointed out that those fit
and willing to render military services
could hasten their own re:urn anid that of
the other refugees by joining the volunteers
:n the field.
PROTEST AGAINST LYN'gitget
C Adopted by People'n Churcha In C'hi
cageo Yenterday.
CHiCAGO, Novemnber :'M--R,.sodltin
protesting against 1ynchings, arnd asking
the President to take some act ion toward
stopping thtem. w ere adopted duaring the.
union Thanksgiving serv-ices at the Peo
ple's Church. MeVicker's Theater. The
resolutions were presented by the Rev. Jeni
-kin Lloyd Jones. at the request of the Afro
Ameriean Anti-Lynching Society. They
sailed attentioni to the lync'hlng in Colorado
a few (lays ago, andl to the large number
*.f lynchings In the United States cdurinug the
H st twelve months. The Pr, alden: was
a:sked to refer to the matter in his message.
CORN DROPS AGAIN.
Luna of FIve and One-Half C'ent. Cont
pared With Saturdays Close.
CHlICAGtO. November 30.-November' corn,
u'.ith the support of Georgp H. P'hillips wlih
drawn, open-ed at .S to 37 cents today, com
pared with Wednesdlay's close at 41 cents,
and droppedl by noon to 35% cents, where
it closed. Phillips said today that his per
sonal profit.s through the deal are $300,000,
about half of which was made during the
past week.
The market declined on the liquidation of
scattered holdIngs, aggregating 200,0001
bushelS. Most of thi. corn was held through
THE CANAL ON THE ISTHMUS
SECRETItV HA V AN) THE PANANA'S
PRE11F.SDENT CONFER.
Ieport of the Wniker ConamiMion Not
Yet Convileted-Intentions of
thet Adm nainaiIstratIon.
Presi..4-nt Hlutin of the Panama Canal
Company called, by appointment. npon See
retar - May today and had a long talk with
him to:ching the prospects of the Panama
canal as affected by the proba:e legi1 I
tion of the approaching Congress. 'he
Panama Company has as yit made no olt
cial tender of the property to the State De
partment.
Pananna Cospany's Statement.
It has, however. presentid to the IsIli
mian canal commission. of which Atr:r:,
Walker is president, a fzil ofatemIt t i
affairs of the company and the cenflitions
upon wnich it might h.- wiling it) pass con
trol of its propt-rtv l the Il nitil Stat.:s
governrren. in the event that the l'anama
shoi I be chos t in prftrenve to the Nit
aragna rou' . Th- e-mmiion will inclile
Mr. !Ilutiin's conTninii'n in its rpoci
so that 'o4ngr ss wil: h:Ive before it MI
teria; for x, r.'ising .: vli,- of its towil 't:
between'l th Nicraanan anid the alinV:t
roumes. It . p ti, howver. that t-for.
the latter c:in lt- takt i tinier rvyions ion
sileration a mni're diinit proposition a. ,,
the exact t rtis uie.r which ti Il'anamu
Comp:iny's rights eou:d be :w'iluired by ti
Vnit-l Slait..s wili b- rtgnir .1
The canal conmission i- making a strein
unos erlort to tinish its pr,ininary report.
which. arcoring to promise. was to le Il#
livere to t1 Pr Slden:t tu ay. It is no-v
said ill It thel documnlit will be sent to Con
gress as an a-oompanim:n' of tle Prest
dent's messago, and thlt meanwhile it wilI
probaltiy not be made public.
Intentio.n of the Adyninstration.
It is evidently th, intention of the. admin
istration to prss cannal legislation upon
Congr,ss earnestly and speedily from the
very beginning of the session. It is ex
lieeted that long blefore final action can be
had in the Scnate i1pon the pending House
hill providing for the c,,nstructi,)n of the
Nicaragua cinal the exetitive branch of
the government will have 'ucceedel in re
moving certain obstacles which now lie in
the course of the pending flay-Pauncefote
treaty, and after this latter convention is
ratified the administration influence can be
properly- cast in favor of the pending bill.
There have been ;vveral vonferences of
late between Secretary aly on one side and
Senors Corea and Valvo, tih ministers for
Nivaragiia aid Costa Itivo. respectively,
and it is bi-lived that bv vay of antici
pating acti:m upon the ilay-Paunee
fute treaty the bases have already
been laid fir lho Iratis with the two
isthmian rtimhlies which would be neces
sary to give effect to the canal bill and
to secure f,r the 'nited States the cxcluj
suve right for the anal c:nstructioii.
REMAINS LYING IN STATE
THl4)i b~ tIEW THE BODY 4)1"
SiENATOR D.tl i.
3iliitur) EeIrt Conillting of Veter
nu of tie War in tihe
Pl'ippinenm.
ST. PAUL. Novembwr a.-Thousands of
people passe,i through the governor's room
in the Minnesota capitol where the bodty
of the late 'nited States Senator Cushman
Kellogg Davis lay in state. At an eariv
hour the mi'itary and police escort marehe.
to the Davis residence on Farrington ave
nue.
By virtue of Senator Davis' rank in pub
lic life the escort of a major general's com
mand, which would mean, since the state
has no cavalry, a regiment of infantry an.
the battalion of artillery. Such an escort
could not be readily summoned, and more
over, did not meet with approval of the
senat )r's family, who desired that the serv
ices Ie in every way as simple as possible.
Therefore, the mi:itary escort consisted of
Company 1). 1st M. N. G.. Capt. M. L. Mer
rill, cornmantding. most of whom were ve:
erans of tne Philippine campaign as mem
bers of the 13th Minnesota Voluntetrs, antl
a detaci,m+-nt of Battery A. M. N. G., un
tier Lieut. Alfen, who acted as body bearers.
Lea ing the house at 9:2.- o'clock the pro
cession, heade,. by a lttachment of po;1e.-,
marched slowly to the capitol, which was
reached at III o'clock.- Between lines et
citizens the casket was carried to a cati
falque in thi governor's south chamber.
The main corridor of the building was
draped 'with cree. In the center of the
chamber lay the body, underneath a chan
delier hung with crepe and.smilax. Broad
bands of crepe stretched from the corners
and wills of the room to the chandelier in
the center. Similar drapings were hung
over each of the broad doors. Smilax and
ferns and potted plants occupied the cor
ners of the roomi and were lbanked in the
windows,
The catatalque was draped with the na
tionial colors, and the casket was surround
cid with floral tributes, At its head rested
an oil portrait of the diead statesman; at its
foot, the sword he carried through the civil
war.
A double line of guardsa was formed about
the bier, and all classes of society were in
the line which passed in a continuous line
for hours, paying their last tribute to the
dlead.
DEMOC'RATS ARE OPPOSED.
Senator Clay Says That They Do Not
Favor the Ship Subsidy Bill.
Senator Clay of Georgia has arrived In
the city. Mr. Clay said today that he was
opposed to the ship subsidy bi, and he had
found that all the democrats in Congress
with whom he had talked, took the samne
view c' the subject. Still he was inclined
to thin,c the probabi!ities were that the bill
would pass.,
"I should not think," said Mr. Clay, "thiat
much opposition will be found to the p'as
-,age of the \icaragua canal bill. Both
parties have favored It In their pilatforms."
REBELLION IN SOU'TH CHINA.
Natise Troop. Inoder Adnmlral Ho Pun
ish Rebel. Severely.
Y'iC'TORIA, B. C., November :30.--The re
bellion Is growing in South China, accord
ing to mail adv'ices. The villagers of Lam
Ti C'hukni, Kwang Tunmg, opposed the
rehe'is anti fought for two days, but finally
haid to retire with a loss of 2,nOjS the rebels
losing 2t51. The rebels, after their victory.
tired the villages and masacred women and
children. Admiral Ho's force went after
i'ne rebels, and, driving them back, burnett
their villages.
ANOTHER FOOT BALL VICTIM.
L. Trumnbull Kelly ot Jebnstown Die.
of His Injuries..
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., November 30. - L.
Trumbull Kelly, left tackle of the Capital
Culture F'oot Ball Club of this city, died
today from the effects of an accident yes
terday afternoon In a game with the In
diana State Normal School team, Kelly
tackled Fullback Long and was thrown,
Long's knee striking him on the back of
the head. He never regained consolousnes..
Kelly's home was at West Superior. Wi.
He was a Yale graduate, and was eni-I
ployed as draughtsman by the Cambuia
iron Compa.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Speculation as to the Successor of Sen
ator Davis.
FRYE, CULLOM AND LODGE
All Three Are in the Line f
Promotion.
W () RK TO BE DON E
A at dial of interest at ta-hes to the
s,!evton of the successor to Senator Davis
as ehtirman of the foreign relations com
imittee. It is very gentrai,y understood
that S-iat4r Frye. ,who is president pro
tem. of tihe Setiate and chtirman of the
commerce committee. prefers remaining at
the lteal of the commerce oimmittee rath,r
than relinquish it to take foreign relations,
on which he is first in line. Hiq eminent
iliications for the chairmanship of fo.
e14; rlati-ins, however, may lei to his
s,1eetin for Ihat assignment, even If only
teniprarily. until the gen-ral adjustment
-1f c'.mm111ittee assiglnents is made at the
op ig if th - new Congrvss.
Tiii two siiators next ti order onl tihi
cotm1itt,-e. should Mr. Frye not take toe
fign reinaionis assignment, even tem
pirarily, are Oillon and 1.:1ge. Both w.-nt
'n tie cmmittee at t.lhi s;ame tine. but
tuilboi is the senior. Cul!im h:as been in
ler-sied nore p:rtic ularly in domiile tic I
f:iirs and h:ts made a reputlatiio for b,!
s ro, ic. 1w has ren-lereI a- ch:thairi of the
intiersei I, merilVre committee. rad it is
rs natiral th:t he shulil want to
r, n:In aft lth -h ead of th.it coimmittee.
Svi,h it i - of great impirt:twc. itang
miti subjects whiii li is most familiar
with.
L4lge May lie (hoen.
Liodge. who is chaiirmaii of the Philippine
e,ommittee, is one of the most active mem
tfrs of tie foreign relitions committee,
anid i4 onw (-f the best-informel republicans
in the Siiate with reference to interna
tianli affairs. It is likely. therefore. that if
Sen.Atir Frye does not take the chairman
sh li. the tastes aind special heni of the two
n will lI-adl to Cullom remaining at the
he:!l -f initvrstate enmvrc, and lodge go
in:- i the head of friigni relations. It is
p. ssible that M1r. Cullom might feel that it
w,,uhl he a bi, fit to him in h< contest for
r' iel in I take 'he for-ign rIlatlonschair
maishii. buot it i; believed that this con
SH,i r:11ito would hardIlv inluetie him to
Vo.s fron the more cong,ini:al commlittee,
in, whis.- w-irk is closer ti the direct in
t-r 'sts of his p tplo. ton'. who se superior
iy ,f r:.nk is rather tictitions.
Work BIefore tle conomilee.
Tihe wArk iefore the foreign relations
cimminttee is going to require a good deial
of skill. The eom,lcation of the Nica
ragu:t canal bill by the presence of the
1-ay-Pauncefote treaty before the Senate.
renItrs that question very difficult to deal
with. There is strong olje.ti-n to the rat
Ifleation of the trea ty witlhont amenlnnnt,
yet thise senators who think that the ('lay
ton-14t0wer treaty is still in force are
strongy 0pp1-sel to any action which would
imply a disregarii on oui part of treaty ob
ligations. With the sentinent as strongly
as it is in favor of the Nicaraguan canal, it
is imptortait that some sort of adjustment
of this matter shiill be ImadI. :uii, it is lie
lievei that this ean tie ajccmuIplished by
agreeinz upon an aminimenlt to the treoty
and ritifyiig it it tit. ameniiid form before
the catnal bill is voted ott.
Senator Turner'n Viewn.
Senator Turner of Washington, who was
at thei ('allitol today, said to a Star re
Iwrtet that he was griatly in hpis that
the Nicaraguan canal measure wnlid be
got through at this sessibn. The pe,ple In
his state. he said, very strongly favired the
constructioin of the canal. The construction
of the camitl. he said, would add 15 etits a
bushel to the vatlue of wh,;at lit the state of
VashiT7gton il bring their timb,-r profit
ably intI tite narket throughi tlii saving
in t!ransprtatin. It would be of the great
FSt b nefit to his section if thi imntry.
Sieaking of the lgisILtive otk, Semi
tor Turner said that he expeted that the
army lill aind the canal bill woubm be pass
Vd. but that hi illid not think th- re wouhl
he a majority in favor of tile ship subsidy
hill.
GE111111GA'S RPBatA OE
Fifte'n Countie (on( edled by Dento
erati to McKinley.
li regaird to the statement that has been
virculatedi reiently to the effect that tite re
pt;blica ns plmmle.,I only aboi ut 15.0ss votes5 in
the slate of (eorgia, a prominent depart
mental iiffielad, in conversatiomn tomday with
a Star reporter, asserteid that the reynh
litants itn th.at state polled betweeni :1;,4xx)
and 40.EiO0t vote.4. or o.ne-t htirdi of the state's.
tomtal vote, which is tiow known to bie about
110o,0tf. Acordling to this otlehal th.a demn
i'ttS of that state cimncedte thle carrying of
tificen counties by McKinley, while the r'e
pt.biicans are tonlident that.itwhen the offi
miil r'et urnis if the vole are. m,ade they wIll
show that the republicans came out ahead
In between thirty and forty counties. For
sc.me unknown reason, he c,mtinu..d, the of
ticial returns are delayed beyond all ex
pect:atioent as to their tardiness.
WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Jaim's Propsed Monnunent to HEer
Murdered ipion:nt.
It is understood that the ministers at
Pekin have not Included in their prelimi
nary agreement the proposItion of Japan
that a monument be ereeld by China to
the miemory uif the Japanese ichanceilor of
legation, who was killed at Pekint during
the early stages of the trutbles. The Idea
of Japan appears to have beeni to have a
special Chinese envoy appointed to convey
ant ofileial exp)res:ton o f ('huna's regret over
this icident. anid also a suitable memorial
for the deceased. While thete was no' oib
jectiion to the propiositiont itself, it seems to
have come sn late in. the deliberations that
It was deemedl advisabie not to licludfe it
in the agreement.
THEI, WORK RIEFORE CONGRESS.
Senatqr Teller Outlines His Views on
hee ubolject.
CHICAGO. November :3i.-Senator Henry
M. Teller of Colorado, accompanied by Mrs.
-Teller, left today fotr WashIngton: Senator
Teller, while he believes the short session
of Congress will prove a busy one, does not
believe that a great amount of business will
be accomplished.
"Aside from the regutlar appropriation
bills and the river and harbor bill," he said.
"I do not bel!eve that much legislation will
be gotten away with. The army leorganisn
tion bill will receive attention, but the bll
will be passed in but a tentative way. Thie
Nicaragua canal bill will depemel. eatieole
upon the report of the special omemsntwn
of which Adrmiral Walker is the cbarman.
"The war revenue bill. I think,- wRI be
modinied this session. The docuanentazy
stamp ta:x, likely. will be repealed or mod
ied in gret mmeaue, eseciaDy that one
that hen tn do wth .etam a eIw- . .
FIFTEEN AIRE DEAD
Eighty-three Other hjured in Acci
deat at Trioo.
FEIL ITO A GLAIR FURNACE
Roof Collapsed With Spectators of
Foot Ball Game.
IMANY BURNT TO DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO, November 30.-A re
vised list of the dead in yesterday's horri
ble accident to a crowd of men and boys
witnessing the Stanford-California foot ball
game from the roof of a glass manufactory
shows fifteen names. More than 100 per
sons fell into the furnace of the factory
when the roof collapsed.
The injured now being cared for in hos
pitals or at t heir homes number, eighty
three. and of these several cannot survive.
The dead:
John Brough.
Edgar Fairhaven, eleven years.
W. H. Eckfeldt, twelve years.
William Vanelcia, eighteen years.
James A. Mulroney, forty. years
Thomas J. Rippon, twenty-four years.
AMarqtis Van Dura, forty-five years.
Virgil Neuhy. fifteen years.
Charles Monh4ian, thirty-four years.
Talleyratnl larinwell. sixteen years.
Lunion Girard, sixteen years.
Will llthstein. twelve years.
tabert Mliller. seventeen years.
Hector McNeill, fifteen years.
IN,ses Ottenstein, fifteen years.
Ono of the bodi,s, believed to be J. E.
Muroney, was also identifled as E. C. Put
ney.
F. F. 1illy Froan New York.
Fred F. Lilly. who is among those be
fleved to be fatally injured, came to San
Franisco a few weeks ago from New York
city. Among his effects were found a num
her of letters from his fkther, Henry Lilly,
who Is conn,eted with 4 firm of boot and
shoe dealers at -,) and 61 Read street, New
York city.
Charles Yost, oven rman of the glass
works, was raking the fiLe when the crash
came, and narrowly escaped being struck
by the failing hodies. He says that th:se
killed either struck the heavy bands that
surround the glass oven or were crushed
by thouse wio fell on tol of them.
Many succeerleIl in staying their descent
for a moment by holding on to the broken
boams, but before they could be reached
they were obl:g-l to let go thele hold and
drop to t1e thoor, a distuce of forty-five
feet.
Clarence Je!r. a furr.-e tender, pulled
eight people off the top of 'J retorts, where
the heat was about 50) f"es. Some of
the men and boys wre bly-bud
They were drawn away tie reborts
with long iron f.kvrs, u' testing Nhe
glass.
Ills So n A m o e g .t e " Masti . -
While aiding it riio e dead and
wounded T. J. Parker, a t. found his
owin son among those inj .Tie lad will
pro bably dIle.
The managers of the gPAW works state
that it was impossible fqr t1em to keep. tho
people off their lutildimil.1They disclaim'
all responsibility for tht.tacident. It is
estimated that over 3'19 p# We were on the
ventilatfar when it c,lap for its entire
length of 101) feet. Some ilere thrown to
the main roof of the buiing and escaped
unhurt, but of those who foll into the struc
tute nearly all were eIther killed or se
rlously maimed.
At tho hospitals, where sLores of injured
are under treatment. it weas announced that
mest of the iatikits are doing well, but
that several more names probably will be
added to) the list of dead.
AN ENERGNTItrSESSION.
What Menator Frye Kayn. of the Com11
lng Conma'ese*.
Senator Frye, preside:t pro tem. of the
Senate was at the Capitol. today. having
teturned to Washington. last even-ing.
He was deprived of hf. usual fishing this
year on account of the demads upon iis
time made by the campag, and there are
some fo;ks out in the we*t who probably
wish hi'e had fished more ,nd campaigneri
less, but lie looks remarkably we.N, and says
he is feeling well.
"It was a great vampaln all around,"*
he said, "ano pretty welFOrolonged for me,
because of the early el4fign in Maine. i
was In the campaign feom about the 10th
of Augut; that's wh4t broke up my fishing
for this year. It was a very Interesting
campaign. Senator Hanha and I had a
great time out west, espgeally In Nebraska
and South Dakota. W1; was not sur
prised at the result in ehde states. After
seeing what we dlit of the .entiment the:e
we cxpectatl to carry bw.h'states."
Trhe senator saidl that the three "fighting
measures" of the session would be the
shippi'ug bill, the arnly -etil and the Nic
israguan canal bill.
"I reached the cify or1ly-last-night and
have n >d ta:ked wIth many people yet and
can't say much about fthe.program; but
thInk .t is going to be qjp energetic ses
sion of Congress thIs winter. I do not know
just what the disposlt-oxi of the minority
will be, but I shoutld nst think they would
be unreasonable. I eagno reason wby
things should not go *N smoothly. Oft
course we shall pass the'agual appropria
tIon bills and there tat-the usual lot
oif matters to) clairn i~deration. -
am desIrous that uia. sh'pping bill
should be passed. 2 ho<1pe to have
the bll.l before the ',eate at an
early day, and if a he le had It will
pass. Tne Nicaraga and the army
bill wIll. I think, be .I do not know
whether the Panam pare going to
make a tight oni the WS4abill, but thre
report of the com 11:l have an in
iluence upcn the si ~ .and I do not
suppose it Is yet kinl hat the repori
is. though thee has me,adeculatioh
In the ntewspapers oiw U~bect.
You cannot tell just can be done
until you know--Wius ion baz'Mo'be
met, but we ouglit t .to se these
three important mn additiert to
the ordinary 19rko.
L.IKEWOOD ~ iUIl Y,
Good Attenideut-e,
muitusof S
LAKEWOOD, N. .14 S
was a good attenda we ~
play began in the o$di v
tournamqut. The
The matches of chietd
started early and re
C. M. Hamilton,
Knapp. Nassau, 9 ui
Hooper, Fali Ibe
port, 4 tapi, 3 tIay;
to play; W. H: bav
L. Gaw, MSlia
Compten; W
Lakewood, 2
las,' Patre4
wu&te s up, a to
North- Jwese. be.
tusrol. 2 up, t
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Necessity of a Hall of Records Dis
-cussed by the Cabinet.
PESIET WILL RECOMED IT
Secretary Root Talks of His Re
cent Trip to Cuba.
CONFERENCE WITH SPEAKER
The great and increasing need of a hall
of records for the government was briefly
discussed in the cabinet today, with the
uranimous agreement of the President and
his advisers that such a building will soon
have to be. provideJ. The President said
that he would call attention to the matter
in h!s message.
The discussion arose as a result of the
small fire in the treasury while the cabi
Pet was in session. Secretary Gage re
ceived word about the fire, and in mention
ing the occurrence to the cabinet said that
it emphasized the urgent need of a hall of
records. He called attent!on to the crowd
ed condition of the treasury building, es
pteially to the fourth floor. He said that
even the hallways of that floor were so
filled with 'files and other records that it
wa:; almost impossible to move around in
thni. There was a feeling of uneasiness
to have to go among these inflammable
papers.
Government Must Have a Building.
Secretary Cage predicted that the time
would come when the United States govern
nient wuuld have to own a building as large
as the Congressional Library for records
and files. Secretary Long and other mem
ber:4 of the cabinet als. spoke on the mat
ter. Secretaries Long. Gage andl othe r cab
inet otlicers will recommend that Congress
consIder the erection of a h4ll of records.
St cretary Gage, in his forthcoming mes
sage, invites "the earnest -consideration of
Corgress to the necessity for pr.viding a
hail of recnrds in this city, in which the un
current tiles of the varijus executive de
partments and other branches of the gov
ernment may be stored." After pointing
out the growth of the government's busi
nes and the accumulation of valuable pa
pers. A%r. Gage will say: "The destruction
by tire of any of the executive depirtments
would cause almost irrtparab!e injury, con
fusion and delay in the -transaction of busi
ness, and this is tspecially true of the
treasury." In the Secretary's opinion there
is no public improvement more needed in
the welfare of the nation than a hall of
records, and he hopes that action will be
taken at the coming sessiLn looking to the
erection of a suitable building.
Secretary Rqt on Cuba.
There was a full attendance of cabinet
members today. Secretary Root took mosi
of the-ime in talking about his:recent
v!sit to Cuba. He is said to have talked
hepfuniy of the situation in the island and
to have expressed satisfaction with the
condition of affrs.
There was 'discussion of the Chinese sit
ualtio, but without revealing any new
facts. .
New Cadidate fo Comuissioner.
It is 'earned that the name of Joseph
Manley, the Maine republican leader, ha.
been taked of today for commiEsioner ol
i6ternat -revenue to fill the* vacancy caused
by the oeath of the late Commissioner Wil-.
son. Mr. Manley was in charge of repuo
lican national headquarters in New Yo-k
this summer and did most successful work
for his party. The importance of the cQice
of comipissioner of internal revenue has im
pressed it&e.f on administration officiais
recently.. It is not known whether the New
Englani senators, who were at the White
House today, mentioned Mr. Manley's
name, but it is known that he was talked
of there, possibly at the cabinet meeting.
The vacancy will not long remain unfilled,
as a head for the big bureau is needed.
There was reticence today about the
Fe'ection of Attorney General Griggs as a
member of the international arbitration
court, out it is thought to be almost a cer
tainty.
Mrs. MctiKinley Gone to New York.
Mrs. McKinley left Washington at 14)
ri'clock this morning for New York, and will
be absent until the-early part of next week.
It is understood that she has gone on a
shopping expedition, which will include sev
eral gowns for the coming social season.
Mrs. McKinley was accompanied by Dr.
Rixey and Controller and-Mrs. Dawes. The
party left in a spelal car attached to the
regular train on the Pennsylvania road.
The President went to the depot to sAe Mrs.
McKinley off. On his return to the White
H4ouse he found Speaker Henderson waiting
for himt. The President did not get-'out of
his carriage, but sent in for the Speaker,
and they went away for a drive. They did
not return until just before the cabinet
meeting. In the meantime a number of
statesmen had called and were waiting for
the President. They had a few minutes
only with hin before the cabinet members
began to assemble. The numnber included
Senators Frye. Aldrich, Hale, Foraker,
Platt Conflecticut andi McComas,. -Repre
sentaf es Pearre and Boreing of Ken
tucky. Senator MdComas and Representa,
tire Pearre made a recommendation' for the
appointment of a constituent. The five
other senators will talk later with the
Pi-esident abonit tegigative matters'.
Pardons for Porto RIeas~.
Presideit- McKinley, oun tbedeotumenda
tion of the Secretary of *.f ba.ifadned
Vincente Sulsona, Manuei Sulsona, Pedro
Beauchamp and Isadoiv Marques, citizens
of Porto Rico, who U4* contieted before a
military court-martial abogjt two years ago
Df conspiracy to obtain: -ityby threats.
Vincente 51*OIWb sEn ce to ten
years in pr'ison, Wbll& the otbrawere given
shorter een,a: usie q0%nien of the War
Departmen it.hg p&'isoners have been
suffieIentlypmnsed
EnlagwEiest of t4e Wihite Hme.
It is noM1eijarded-as likely that the Piea
ident neB-kalaire hnt @ntistit recommenda
tioni tIj. eplargement dt)e Wblte lious9
in hwestlnr measge, #Qt asitAy
mu& semphaasiu, ia
le Moppose whatever ad$~
THE CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY
REGARDED IN COSTANTINOPLE AS
PRACTICALLY SETTLED.
Question of Harpoot Consulate R*
manina Open-Omefals Here
Are Confident.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday, Novem
ber 29.-The opinion is expressed in diplo
rnatic circles that the American claims
ar;sing from the Armenian massacres "may
now be regarded as practically settled, as
an trade providing for the building of a
cruiser in the United States looficially pro
mulgated."
The question of the consulate at Harpoot
remains open, the porte persisting in its
r(fusal to grant ah exequatur to Dr. Thos.
H. Newton. The moral effect, however, crea
ted by the presence of the United States
battle ship Kentucky at Smyrna in support
of the representations of the American le
gation, taken in conjunction with the set
tement of the other claims, leads the lega
tion to hope for an early arrangement of
al' outstanding differences.
LONDON, November 30.-A Reuter dis
patch from Constantinople says it is sug
gested that Ru.3sia is prompting the porte
to refuse to grant an exequatur to Dr.
Norton. The dispatch adds:
"It is an open secret that they dislike
h e foreign consuls in Asia Minor, especial
lv the Americans, whom they sue,ect of
aiding the American mission work in Ar
menia."
Nothing in regard to the United States
battle ship Kentucky is coming direct from
Smyrna. The authorities there are evident
ly censoring all dispatches.
No Proposition From Turkey.
No proposition has come to the United
States government from Turkey looking to
the payment of the missiona-ry claims under
the guise of an order for a warship to be
built in the United States. While it is
hardly expected that any formal propost
tion of that kind will be forthcoming, it IS.
of course, beyond the power of the State
Department to prevent or interfere with
any arrangement of that kind that the
Turkish government may enter into with
American shipbuilders and individual claim
ahts. The point is, after all, to have the
claims paid. and the State Department of
fciaals are not very particular as to the form
in which the payments are made. Perhaps
they are indifferent in this respect, because
of a knowledge of the fact that the Turk
ish government mght be terribly embar
rassed by the pressure of European cred
Itors were the United States government
to insist upon certain forms of procedure
in this case.
There are no developments in the nego
tietions respecting the exequatur of Dr.
Norton, who would Pe United States consul
at Harpoot. The matter is stIll one of cor
respondence, and the authorities here are
confident that the Turkish government w!ill
In the end yield on that point.
FIRE AT THE TREASURY
SOXXl OF AUDITOR YOUNGBLOOD'I
SUPPLIES DESTROYED.
Origin Not Knowa-Airgeet for a
Ha&l of Publie Reeords-Dumae,
Several Hundred Dollars.
Fire was discovered about noon today in
a room used for stotes and stationery In
the Trwasury Department. The room i
No. 60, on the taird floor, adjoining that of
Mr. Kimball, superintendent of the life
saving service, and contained stores belong
ing to the office of Mr. Youngblooo. auditor
for the Interior Department. It had not
been opened for some time, and the origin
of the fire is not known, but is supposed
to have been either from spontaneous com
bustion or a defective flue.
When the fire %as discovered the treasury
clerks quickly manned the fire hose hang
ing in the hallway and turned a stream into
the room of blazing papers. An alarm of
fire was likewise turned in, and when the
firemen arriveu they took charge of the
hose. The blaze was quickly put out, but
not until a great deal of water nad been
put in the room. The water flooden the ad
joining hallways and rooms and did some
damage in the rooms below. The total loss
will not exceed $300 or $400.
There was something of a commotion
among the treasury employes for awhile,
but as the fire was soon put out the com
motion subsided.
"You couldn't have a much plainer ob
ject lesson than this, as anl argument for
a hall of records," said an employe of the
department shortly after the fire, as he sur
veyed the water which came down in a del
uge in the southeastern corner of the
structure. "If that fire had started at the
right point," he cotinued, "it would have
('ost the government a good many thou
sands of dollars to replace the records de
stroyed, and some of them could never have
been duplicat,ed. There is never the slight
est danger of a fire in this building In any
place outside of the' file rooms, and why.
some persons are shortsighted enough to
want them kept -here In the building when
they should -be in a strictly fire-proof build
ing by themselves. is more than any of us
can see. Besides there is the additional
roomn which we could utilize to advantage
if the - fles were removed to some place
of safety. A few more blazes such as this
one, will do more In the way of argument
for the new hail of records than all the
contentions that can be put forth by its
advocates."
COL. J3ICS D. BRADY DEAD.
C'oiector of Internal Revenise in Riek.
nsud, Virginia's, District.
Spteiatl Dispateb to The Evening Star,
RICHMON-D, -Va., November 30.--CoL. Jas.
D. Brady, collector of internal revenue (or
this district, died at his home, in Peters
burg, today after a long Illness fram heart
~He was a native of Portsmouth, but' was
living' in New York at the outbreak of the
trar. He entered the federal army Sb a
gerate and came out as a colonel Ef his
!egimnent. Het was badly wonaq
taas After the war he retuuI
ghEa:.and was elerk of the coasta
. th. President Hayes mnadehm
B o! internial reveoue and be wab eah
i sb ame position by ri a
Stinand McKinley. The he
'- of C'ongress frem fo Jp ~
tabout lifteen years a HWldba~s
#deate to every'national i,ont',oisines
She-.ray HIe leaves a wWow abi
AS 11CUSSART As STAm,
Today advertising is as
necessary.to the transaction
of certain lines of business
as steam and electricity arej
to machinery.-R. J. Gun.
ring.
ARE URGENT MATTERS
Legislation Necessary at the Coming
ession,
OTHER THINGS MUST BE SUBORDINATED
Appropriations, Army Reorganiza.
tion and Reapportionment.
VIEWS OF SENATOR ALLISON!
Senator Allison of Iowa, who arrived in
Washington today from the west, says that
three matters of legislation must pass the
coming session of Congress. and that all
others will be made subordinate.
"These are the appropriation bills, an
army reorganization bill and a reapportion
ment bill." said Mr. Allison to a Star re
porter this afternoon. "All other matters
are subsidiary and can. if necessary. he
laid aside until later. The three measures
enumerated, however, must be pasad. (,II
erwise an extra session of Congre.,. will be
necessary.
"As for the subject of reorganizing th.e
aimy. it is, of course, impossible to tell to
just what extent Congress will go in fixl: g
the strength of the permanent .st.ti'lli
ment. Something, however, must he blene
at this session. Next July the stute
which autho-Azed the ex!sting army expi:*t..
andl the regular army will then resolve itselif
into a band of some 27.000 men. That nura
her, of course, is not of sufficient str-tigtli
for the needs of the country, and Congrs
must do something to increase it. A gre.it
deal will depend upon the recommendation.
of the executive branch of the goverinme,.nt
in this respeet, and the strength of tim
army will. In my opinion, be reeulated in
accordance with the exact military neis
of the nation.
Reduction of Taxes.
"It is probable also that sometihing will
be done toward decreasing the anount of
revenue now accruing from the wsir i:ix
law. In just what form this measure wl
be reported from the finance committee ani
pass the Senate I am unable to pre-liet. The
bill must first come over from the House
before such an opinion can be expressed.
Congress may decide to drop several items
from the bill, so as to effect a substantial
decrease in the amount of revenue now IeP
rived from the act. Secretary (:tge has
recommended that items be abrogat-l
which shall decrease the total anount by
-31,O'i0.00n. That recommendation may he
followed.
"I am not in position to state whether
the Nicaraguan canal bill will pass diring
this session or not. This is a matter which
may, if necessary, be postponed for action
until a later date, but whether it will (,r not
remains to be seen. I have no doubt, huw
ever, that the matter Will be di%eussed. It
is an easy &stl#r 4A Mo sgb things.
but an entirely -dieTent oie'Wo vote upof
them.
The ghtsig I'
"As for the shipping bill, there in no tell.
;Jg what will be done in this direction. The
fact is, the"oming session of Congress will
be fully occupiEd with matters of ah-atite
necessity, so that it is hard to predict the
future of measures which, if necessary. can
be laid aside for the time being. There- are
only ninety days of this session-a com
-pratively-short time. Now, the future of
xte shinpig bill.. therefore, is uncertain.
There is no doubt that something should be
done, toward enopuraging an increase in
our merchant marine facilities. This coun
try ought to carry its own commerce. but
just what shape a bill with this end in ViPw
will take when up for passage is a matter
that cannot be foretold. There is a great
dbal of sentiment throughout the middle
est, as well as the coast states, in favor
of a bill of this character, but whether mat
ters of necessity during the session will
crowd the subject out of the lint of items
to be considered, it is impossible to say, It
may- be discussed, but that does not nxeces
sarily mean that final action will be taken.
Southern Representatie..
"I do not think anything will be done this
session in the direction of the passage of a
bAll designed to decrease the southern rep-.
esentation in Congress.
"Economy of a'ppf9priations? Why, eer.
tainly. That is always the aim of the ap
ropria.tions committee and the Senate it
self. We will certainly do everything p'a
ible to keep the appropriation bills down to
the lowest possible notch. We will not nec
ssarily stint any particular branch of the~
government, but the disbursements~ to be
authorized will be held down as far as p.s
ible all along the line."
CUBARi POSTAL FRAUDS.
Auditor Lawahe Reports the Result.
.of His Investigations.
The report of Special Auditor L.awshe.
who was sent to Cuba by the Secretary of
War to make a supplementary investigation
into the Cuban postal -frauds, has been
received at the War Departunent. It was
made direct to Secretary Root, and it wasn
annournced in the adjntant general's offie
today 'that it .wll not be made pubie
eneral'Corbin when asked as to the pros
pect of the report being given out replied:
"It will not be given out. It is a confiden
tial report made to the Secrefary of War
for his own informaton. A document of
this sort that is -prepared to enable him
to .properly administer affairs in the is
lan.d is not a matter for the public, and it
:-ill not be given to the press."
There -is anoth'er report of Auditor Law
she which may be given out, however.' It
s to be made to the commtee on Cuban
adfairs, of-Ehtchi Senator Platt of Connee,
int.is chairmsn. It was-a ftport for whicha
a special-demator gs misdo by the Senate
committee, and the-prospect is that when
t gets. to the Capitol either the text or
the substance will be given to the press.
3oth of the Lawshe reports are voluminous
affairs. They cover practically the mame
round as that of Mr. Bristow, fourth as
istant posteaeir genosal. but .me even
mew in detail, and it ii-suad that being
urawn on strict Treasury~ Deataet line,
thelist of itmos for disafcess@e- -is even
lrger than that ~draewn up bg Mr. pimtow.
- 1eal N4ustoms Ga't.
?nons have been grated to the foi
owing residents-df tiid Diirit of Colm-.
h:Adolph ~stchaeg, R51 George W.
Seeniweil, RI; Laonzant=1.n $14; Elis
Ith S. Wlil, " mp Fry, :$12:
E. Hoed. $17; Jasmes, 5. Weaiister,
~t,g CherIS . I''Mwa'(war wlit
reeSyt rpi~1mw. mime, :f i.
Ysu.msses 5ese.
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