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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
THE ARGENTINE'S REVENUES.

A CLOSE WATCH BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
FOR, EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE.
Washington. Dec u (SpcciaD-The cable dlspa"'"
from London published to-day. In wmch the suSs''
ton l. made that Great Britain, France ana wa
MANY may decide TO Interfere with IN" ADMINISTRATOR
Of the revenues Of the Argentine Confederation LII
order In secure, The payment Of interest or Argentine
bonds held I'm those three countries attracted muCh
attention here in diplomatic and naval circles. iu'
as fynm the fact that the State Department has Tor
-ome time been keeping Il close watch on ahafS
I'm the Argentine Republic In view OF Just sneh j
movement toward foreign Intervention. The ko'hs-
child committee In London, which. the cable dis
patch points out arranged with the Argentine Govern
ment the suspension of interest payments In cash,
IL using its great influence In opposing the recon-
mencations Of DR.. Romero. the Argcntln" Finance
Minister who now wants the Interest TO be funded.
DIR Romero's recommendation amounts practically
TO "A breach Of agreement between the Argentine
Republic and the bondholders. and would be an eicc-
tnal hindrance to any further assistance being gwen
to the Argentine Government by European fnancies.
The vital Interest OF the European bondhodeTs In the
honest administration Of the Argentine revenues might
il Is urged. force the three governments ID Great
Britain France and Germany to attemp- financial
prot actorate similar TO that In force In Egypt European
agents collecting all the customs dues and applying
them paying Interest on the Governments foreign
would naturally lead 10 political prOteciorate and
AN attempt at either would be viewed here grave
breach Of the Monroe doctrine. 1t s said that France
and Germany willing Just after the Barring fall
ure. 10 participate In intervention but that treat
Britain declined then to join Them
The prospect Of intervention though talked Of. Is
admitted OF COURSE to be somewhat less threatening
now yet any serious disturbance In the Argentine
would revive 1t. and the ADMINISTRATION here has had
to keep this contingency clearly In view. The state
Department Is anxious to have American influence In
Blicnos Ayrcs firmly fortified and supported as
possible and Is likely that 1t Will ask for the
di snatch OF an increased naval force to tic South At
lantic station, from which Admiral Walker not long
ago returned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
PROCEEDINGS IN TIE SENATE.

Washington, Dec. 15.-In the Senate Mr. his'ocN
presented three protests from bankers am business
men Of Ncw-York against the passage of the New
York and New-Jersey Bridge BILL and asked that
they be printed In THE Record; but to this Mr.
Harris put I'm (as he always does TO similar ones an
emphatic objection.
4 motion that when the Senate adjourn TODAY IL
he to meet on Monday WAS opposed bJ Mir. wash
burn lin the interest OF the Anti Option bill)' ana
WIS voted on by yeas ana nays. The Nicelfesi-
dent announced the result rs Yeas, 81; nays, - !,
and said AS the vote IS equally divided, the
cbnlr votes yea The announcement was greeted
with laughter and applause.
The McGarrahan bill takoE up, ana Mr. Hun
ton resumed his argument in favcr Of the passage
of the Mll over the Presidents veto. The bill went
over til Monday In the morning hour.
The Anti option bill was then taken up ana Mt
George continued his argument In favor Of II. MT
Waslburn made an effort TO have Il day liked next
week for n vote to be taken on the bill but oDlecuohS
were numerous and the effort was abandoned Nolcc
of an intention 10 speak upon il given by senators
White Palmsr Harris AID Villas. The bill went over
til Monday next. ,,.
The House concurrent resolution for the holiday
recess was presented and, on motion OF Mr. Hale, was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
q" ANERICANSn COMING HOME.
THE STUTTGART'S BIG STEERAGE LAel'
THE LARGEST NUMBER EYER BROUGHT II THIS
port RY ONE VESSEL.

THE LARGEST NUMBER EYER BROUGHT II Iiis
PORT BY ONE VESSEL.
Tho number Of American citizens and tourists WI"
have boen coming to the United States recently III ID"
stecrage is most remarkable. One ship arr'o' "'''
ten days ago with over 900 stecrage passengers WI
beard MI OF whom either American ciHNenS "
the relatives Of American citizens, or touriS's'
can be TO mistake about this because the s'eai'"p
comnanv had certificates to that effect sworn 10 oy
the European agents. SO OF course the P'7sc''eo'.
must all have what they were SAID 70 DE- n"u
IL not been for the immigration trouble the ohl'co
States authorities might still be ignorant Oh n""
many poor American citizens have been "iNuer'ns
I'm foreign parts No one knows why they nave All
been rushing home so fast In the steerge) since te
nation ha, decided against immigration
No one knows how it Is that most OF these A'i'eri
can citizens have apparently been stricken by the
terrible misfortune Of utterly forgetting their native
tongue Yet so It Is. They can speak swedish ana
German. and Dutch, and Polish. and RUSSIAN ana
Italian but no English. But OF course The sworn
certificates all right.
Yesterday there into the port an Immigrant
ship with the largest number Of steerage passengers
on board ever brought to New-York by one vessel III
was the North German Lloyd steamship stuttgart
commanded By Captain Bodeler. She sailed from
Dremen on December g. and arrived ut the Ear yester
day morning at o'clock and she was filled as null
of seege passengers rs she possibly could be, having
o,2G3 people board.
IL Is proposed to fill an aching void In this city by
landing 1871 OF them here. and the stuttgart Is 10
take the remaining 092 to Baltimore TO I'LL long
felt want there. When the ship arrived at ouaT1n
tine the captain reported that all well with the ex
cepilon OF child. which hal died from "na,ural
cali,es.1 whatever they were The ship was held Tor
Il thorough overhauling and diSinfcction.
Gustav II. Schwab, Of the North German Lloyd, said
thar he had informed the Collector Of the Por re
gardng the number and character OF the passengers
on board, and that he awaiting his decision lie
said that he understood from the advlces ne mad re-
ceivcd that there migrants, within the true
meaning Of the word. board the ship. They were
all tourists American citizens. relatives OF American
citizens, or relatives Of alien residents here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
FJFTH.AyE. MIST REMAIN IN DARKNESS.

Thomas F. Gilroy, the Mayor-clect. announced
through Mayor Grant yesterday that after he became
Mayor he would not, for year, grant permits Tor
opening streets for the lighting OF which bids had
been refused. THIS statement was made at the meet
ing Of Gas Commissioners yesterday, where Mayor
Grant, Mr.. Gilroy and Controller Myers were awarding
bids for electric lighting. It was caused by the BID
Of the United states Electric Light Company Of %
cents a night for seventeen lamps and 40 cents
night for 351 lamps. The increase Of 10 cents mght
was demanded in the streets where no other business
outside OF doing the city lighting can be secured All
the bids for 80 cents Il night except I'm those cases
where city Is paying that rate were rpIected
BY the Commission. Ftfti-ave. needs more light, ana
the residents along the avenue petitloned the Com
mssloners for II. Mayor Grant said " Let theh
dneaning the taxpayers who live in Flitiave'l pay
for the extra lights themselves
"They can't get them,' said Mr.. Gilroy.
Awards were made OF about 1000 lamps at from
40 TO AS cents n night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
THAT ILLINOIS SYMPOSIUM.

THEY ONLY TOLD STORIES AND DISCUSSED ABB
sTEACT POLITICS, SAY TIE ATTENDANTS.
Washington Dec. Is (speciaD-lt seems TO have
occurred IN the III nois Democrats who locked them
selves into House committee room Yesterday to s
,rute the quota" OF Offices about to become dus 70
that sata that the performance might be- regarded
os Il rather ridiculous one, and some OF the men VINO
were present made explanations today which made II
sunear still mole absurd According TO these cXplana
lions the call f1r the caucIs" Joint one issued
v senator Palmer and Colonel Morrison the leaders
~ the opposng Illinois factions. aud all the Illinois
Repleentatives In the pr Congress Invited
in attend Mcs,rs DurbOrOw and Mctann declined
hccauc they thought the call too indefinite and the
Ialtor also because he thought that II the distribution
~ amendments 10 60 q Illinois 10 be discussed,
e Democrat selected to the next House. who are not
mcmhe.s OF thi, should have been present aud that
,le matter suggested to be discussed shou1 DC per
itted to lie over until they had received intima
ton from Mr. Cleveland that he wanted their advice.
al the rest attended, and according to the eX-
pana Ions given today. they waited for Paine?
10 explain the purpose Of the and start the ball
a.rolllne: ana they waited In vain. Everybody soon
hogin 10 feel foo.ish'-eXcept >prnser-ani " I'm
order 10 AVOID embarrassment everybody began to
el storie, and discus, abstract political questions
and In This cheerful manner they whled away II couple
tive symposium. If what the men who were there now
yal.yu Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
MORE WORK FOR PREMIER SPRINGER.

THE WAYS Avn MEANS Committees PROPOSED
INvEsTIG ALTON OF THE TREASURY.
Washington. Dec IS tspcciaD.-'The COMMITTEE o"
WAYS and Means viii not enter actively np'n NV ~
guiry into tie state Of The finances uh'h '"''
holiday recess when II will be cohnueten Nv '"
committee OF five members. with Mr.. springer 40
chairman Tn the mean time 1t Is expected 'hht '"e
scre,orx Of the Treasury will furnish the committee
with certain information relating TO the SUBJECT VI
the inquiry. , -,
Mr.. Wilson. OF West Virginia. who Is the an'hor
Of tbe resolution under which the commute WI"
act said to-day that he had prepared WIN ~
trcmc care, and that II Is more s"c'Pi"5 anu " -,
AT more than was apparent on the suil'c' ~
idea was that the committee would be able TO ui'
cover the exoct condition Of the Government fnahce
and that their work would supply the next congress
with all the informatian which could be had rom
examination Of the books In the treasury Dcp'''
Moreover. he regarded It a. Important BEFORE tne
change OF administration, that thcre shou'u W Z"
general sort Of an inventory taken
He said that he wanted TO find out II any cha"Ec
had been made in the form OF deot statement "iu
10 so why Il was made: what available appropfT
ations were stu unpaid If there Fad been any enRc
I'm the classification OF funds designated LOT sPeoi'
PURPOSES. and II these funds had been res"'ucu 40
available for purposes other than th"se lor "hV"
they were specially provided. In o'hcr VIRUS ie
said they proposed 10 discover, II p'ss'"'e' INV
exact condition of the Treasury, ana 10 aseer'
ms, the methods which had been In vogue dhihs 'e
last Administration. The Committee on ways ana
Means of the next House. he said, would pcGlh ii
ing a tariff BILL so TO revise the tariff as not Only
10 reduce the duties materially but pcrhapS !" ~ ~,
crease the revenues; and he hoped that t i III
yesligation would give them such Information as
would indicate Just what they have TO provide 5T..
So far MS the change In the form OF the lhohtnN
statement Of the public debt is concerned IL - no'
remembered that the Democratic House oil KepTc
santotivcs in The XIJXth Congress called upon the
Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury to explain MY
he had discarded a form Of debt statement wmvh
had been in use many years In order TO substitute
new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
CAPTAIN BORUP INDICATED.
SECRETARY ELKINS ORDERS HIN TO DUTY AT
THE WORLDS FAIR

Washington, Dec. Is (special,-The case oil zap
,an Borup late military attache to the ,hile'' o'0
sgatIon ot Paris which attmcted cOnslderape a'''n
,,on not long ago was settled by the secretary VI
War today Captain Boup. II VIII be remehiDercn'
WAS charged by certain Partisan newspapers VII"
having purchased and given TO German anu i'aii""
officers plans of several scac~st for'ihcauois WI
France These papers not satisfied Win NJ
tacbnc undue importance to an Incident OF frequent
occurrence among military and naval attaches 10 or
o,gn locations but they demanded In emphatic IAN
c,,age that Captain Borup should be recalled 'poh
REPRESENTATIONS Of the United States Minister to France
showing the tenor Of the Parsian press upon The sui
iect Secretary Elkins ordered Captain B1rup hoihe
roon his arrival In this country Captain Borup W.
ouested court Of Inquiry. and since the receipt Oh
This rcoucst by the War Department the case has
hung fire until to-day
II was stated ut the War Department to-day mat
M official complaint or report had ever been made
against Captain Bornp by the French Government
and that the only reflection upon THIS oMters chor
octcr and actions had been those contained In the
Paris newspapers. secretary Ekins Il evidently saus
fed that Captain Borups conduct while IN Paris was
moi such rs ia deserve rebukc Or Official Inquiry, rs
after a thorough consideration OF his case. he ordered
that officer 10 duty to-day assistant To the onccI
I'm charge OF the Ordnance Department OF the ARMY
exhibit nj the Worlds Fair IL Is understood that
I'm issuing this order Secretary Elkins remarked TO
friends of CapiaIn Borup that he could not otherwise
make that officers vlndleation more prominent or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COAL DEAL.
TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS FINISHED AND /!
WAITING ONLY FOR STATISTIC

THE UorsT COMMITTEE HAS FINISHED AND T.
WAITING ONLY FOR STATISTIC.
Washington Dec. 1.-the House Committee mp
polnt TO investigate the Reading Raiiroso ah'nrao'
cCal combination resumed its inquiry thi' morning !"
the Commcrce Committee room. William H. JOYCE
general freight agent OF the Pennsylvania haiir"'o
WAS examined lie offered In evidence letter dated
Anru l. addressed by him to F.. Il. Holden. chairman
a. tie Anthracite Rate Committee. New-iork calling
attention TO thn fact that during the last year inc
Iehlgh Valley Railroad Company, through It's conf
COMPANY had made with individual operators contracts
To give shippers 80 per cent Of the prices oO'alho
at tldcwat,r The letter stated that the Pennsyl-
vania company would therefore reduce Its price for
carrying coal tdewater from 81 10 Its rate at tha
time TO ~ A. this Icing 40 per cent OF the tlde-water
ceiling price Of coal-S3 60 ton.
Eenresentative PattcrOn-How Is 1t that coal
shipped over your road though paying the lower ra'c
sells the price as coal paying 81 ~ ior trans
pOrtation
Mr.. Joyce-The coal paying the 81 80 rate must be
that owned BY the coal companies controlled by the
transporcrs or The coal Of individual operators pur
cas ed by these coal companies for individuals paying
III 80 rate cond not compete against our ~ IL rate
Mr.. Paterson then asked a number OF questions
designed bring out the fact tlat the Reading Lehgi
Valley and Jersey Genital met and. by concert OF
action, arbitrarily determined prices, and that the
Pennsy lvania then followed suit by naming the same
law Of supply and demand.
Mr. Lind inquired what the conditions which
made producers OF transportation companies.
The witness said that the policy OF the Pennsyl-
vana had always opposed TO the Joining OF thesc
two occupations. but ne afraid that II was so deep
in 1t that II could not get out But unless they
had done Just what they did, they would not In MS
opinion be carrying any anthracite coal whatever for
the other roads buying up coal lands as last a
possible.
Eckcy b. Coke, Of the coal operating hrm OF
Coke Bros. & Co.. mining more than million and
quarter tons OF coal year, said: Il think the
pcope who have put hes money into coal mining since
The war have not the whole. made a falr Interest
on their money. Until comparatively recent tlle
nine out ten have failed. The restriction OF pro
ductlon originated with the miners themselves, WHO
realized that low prices meant low wages
MIR PatteTs0n-N ouldnt II b- relief ~ me peope
II they could 20 into the seta OF the "OrM ana get
their coal duty free -, j.. .,, ,.or,c,
II they were Democrats (aughter), but IL WOMB not
do them any other good, that Is, except perhaps !.
few people way up In New England, who would
cot coal from NOva scotia. $3.50,
rho COMMITTEE decided close the taking Of testl-
r,onv as ,Oon AZ the chairman received certain
statistical Information that Is desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
REACTION IN WALL STREET.
GOLD SHIPMENTS MADE HIGHER RATES.
HEAVY EXPORTS NEXT WEEK EXPECTED
STOCKS SUFFER- DECLINES.


There was a mild sort Of n {" gold scare In Wall
street yesterday, which reflected In higher rates
for money on call and in sharp decline IN the stock
market. The announcement made that SoOOOOO
In gold Withdrawn late on Wednesday from the sub
Treasury had been shipped the steamer Russia for
Hamburg The Russia Is slow steamer OF the Ham
burg American Packet Company, and her Time or
dlnary is twelve days from Newicrk to her destlna-
ton. That she should be- selected TO convey gold TO
Europe gave something of shock to Wall Street
especially as the fact bright to light that another
slow German shlp-the Bohemia, OF the same line
would sail from New York early Tuesday morning.
There Is u general expectation In foreign BANKING
circles that considerable shipments OF gold VIII De maze
next week. but the Of vessel outside OF inc or
dlnary vessels employCdthe fast steamers when make
the voyage in six days-threatened the Street with
possibility OF engagements Of even cahaooat' " yet
gold out If the country.
The foreign exchange market was strong ano there
IS Q general expectation that the European demand
for gold will rot be satisfied at an early date. NJ
the Office Of Ladenburg, Thamann Co.. who made
the shipment II was said yesterday that shipments
OF gold were made with reluctance. and II was foped
that the money market here would harden suhclenty
t. prevent the continuance OF them
The dlsconcerting news Of this 100000 shipment
unsettled the speculative temper. Rates for can
money began to harden and in the afternoon rose 10
Il per cent. That rate was maintained only mo-
mentary, but great deal or business was oohc 1T
100 - per cent The banks were said 10 be lending
little money and discrimination exercised In the
acceptance Of colaterals The stock market showed
increased activity with declining tendency to values
The most active business was done In Distpihe ana
Cattle Feeding shares, which fell 5 PER cent sugar
certificates went down per cent and the declines III
other Industrial stocks 1a2 per cent some oil
the railway shares fell sharply. Missouri racine
dropped . 3-S per cent Western Cnon Telegraph lost
NJ I
shown by Union Pacific, Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy Rock Island and Of the Vanderbilt stocks
The fear of continued silver imitation appeared 10 De
the dominating influence in the market ana there wac
n general expression OF opinion among BARRIERS anu
brokers' that the quickest way 10 alay me solctude
over the silver question was 70 irpa tne SIiermau
act OF 1850 at least TO prOvl,c for suspension Oh
silver purchases by the Government Hope was, eN
pressed that the higher rates for money would cheek
The outflow of gold now threatened but the popular
ldcn was that no real security us TO the SITUATION
could be felt until change was made In the silver
| policy OF the Nation -.., =.
amount to 20 100000 or 81 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
WORK OF The SECRET SERVICE.
CoUNTERFEITERs DETECTED AND TREASURY
ROBBERS CAUGHT.

Washington, Dec. ia. l.. Drummond' chlei vi
the Secret Servce Division has made his annual TO-
port to the Secretary Of the Treasury 1t shows 'h
52f persons arrested during the year for dealing
In counterfeit money. The representative value Of
counterfeit notes and securities captured was r.
800. The report recommends additional safeguards
against councreltlng, including an Appropriation Ior
the transportation 10 the Treasury at Washington "a
paper currency unfit for circulation. strong arSu
ment Is made against the growing practice Of muuiat
Ing and defaclng United states notes and CONS. MI
Drummond refers to the discovery and Illustration by
his officers OF an attempt rob United states sub
Treasury and the additional safeguards resulting
from such discovery for the security Of Government
funds.
The Investigation OF alleged frauds by officers OF
National banks has received careful attention by the
secret service and especially the failed PhadcipAm
banks. II has resulted In the discovery OF HliHy
ASSETS under the name OF OverdiaftS,' WHICH VIII
benefit the CREDITORS. He devOtes chapter TO the
green goods" swndle, which he describes AZ one Oh
the most outrageous and successful systems Oh Iria
ever perperaed on weak and credulous persons, hhu
makes n strong argument in favor of legislation
cffectually 10 suppress 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
THE ATTEMPT On HlPPOLfTE1S LIFE.
PROMPT EXECUTION OF THE woULD-Bk AssAS'
SIN AND OF MEMBERS OF THE
PALACE GUARD

WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-THE state Department mas
.ooo,vod a dsnotcb nom the United states Minister
NJ Haytl confirming the reports OF the a'tehp''N
assassination OF President Hppoyte ana the Su0s'
quent killing Of his assailan
Panama Dec I5-The repor! Of an attempt u
assassnatc President Hppolyte OF Hayn, 10 'o"i''u
by Trustworthy advices that have reached mere h't
wtbstandine severe censorship OF the mails, as wei
as Of the Haytan press. 1t appears that apou' =
o,cloc, in the morning Of December n sentnei as
covered the woudbe assassin OF the President iurhs
I'm the palace and sprlng upon him. Inc i"''"''
was armed with sharp dagger and maze Il oCsIi'''
resistance The soldier shouted for help am fIesi-
dent Hppoyte and Others Ct his household r"Shei ~
III. rescue The sentinel was wounded ana h'aIi'
.vhoustod but Hlppolye and his friends sue ceu'u Ill
ap,uring the fellow. The prisoner confessed thaI nc
,vos from JacmeI and that he had come TO fotau
Prince with the parpose OF killing iipp1iy'e ne
so,d that there were hundreds ready to execute th'
came n,rpose in case he failed. The prisoner was
defiant and appeared 10 glory In the attempt
President HippoIyte was greatly cnreed, ana DC
cored that II his orders had been carried out "'9
intending assassin could not haze gained eh''''" ~
the naIaca He therefore ordered that the prisoner
ovinc openIv confessed his guilt shonld BE- sho; al
onrc and that the captain OF the guard anc the
sen,rie, who were stationed at the entrance o. inc
nalac, who had been obviously guilty OF treasoiaDo
ocucence II no; OF deliberate treachcry should also
be shot The orders were promptly carTieu OUT Inc
sentinel who had detected and seized the ass"S'nl
was munincently rewarded and was promoted
The firing whom the condemned men were eAccu'ed
was heard In the adjoining part OF Port auPrince, and'
aroused much excitement 1t being thought at first that
a revolution had been attempted at the palace "heh
the facts became known the Presidents acton was
generally approved both by his partisans and by ,ns
majority Of the people, while his enemies asscfteu
thai there was no truth in the report OF the assaala
ton and that Hppoyte had simply taken occasion
TO get rid OF some followers whose hdthy ne sus-
uected This view, however, meets Win niue sup