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Evening star., 1894-01-23
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Speculators Were Mostly Interested
in Sugar Trust.
WASHINGTON NEWS DEPRESSED PRICES.
Western Railway Earnings Show
improvement.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, Jan. XS.-Specula.ive in
terest centered almost exclusively in Sugar
this morning, and the transactions during
the hrst thirty minutes aggregated more
than ninety-six thousand shares. lester-
days radical additions to the tariff bill may
nave been surprise to many. but the action
OF the stock today indicated that inside in
terests were not wholly unprepared Tor the
early slump. After opening OF 1-2 per
cent at ~. the price declined without re-
sistance to 76 and Immediately rallied 10
%. around which price 1t was successfully
manipulated. and showed the presence of
supporting orders. Owing to the severity
OF the proposed tariff schedule friends of
the trust hope for some modification of the
measure before it receives the presidents
autograph. Uncertainty as to the Anal cut
come OF congressional reconstruction pre-
vented a more decided movement in favor
OF lower prices. and Washington adyices
VIII again figure prominently as he Goy-
ernine inhuence until the Senate's position
IL determined by a vote Of that body 5r D.
me general list opened dull ard slightly
pelow closing figures. but steadied trp dur
ing the nrst hour, and sold at slight gains
over Yesterdays best This fact ciea rIy
proves the strong undertone Of the marked
and Is warning to the bears that cannot
prohtably be disregarded.
wesuern roads are making no great
strides toward Improvement, but nearly
all report steady increase in traffic. and
a relative improvement in net earnings
Inc bears will probably use the income-tax
Dill to further their ends and it will un-
doubtedly be an effective check to con.
unued Improvement, but in the presence Of
such strong faith in the ultimate conserva-
usm or Congress. even this obstacle will
be overcome
Evening star., 1894-01-23
Washington stock Excbanre.

Sales-regular call-l2 O'Clock m-upi,ed STATE.
Trust. at ia7s.: 10 at la7' american Security and
Government Bonds.-United States A.. repi.,.r.a
eSSpon 1901 ifs lid iiss isnsd aslsS sS'ed States 4s
District OF Columbia Bonds.-so-year funding Is
Soyear funding 6<. gold lis bid. lie asked Water
currency Is 1893 l2o bid sps funding
Miscellaneous Bonds Washington and Georr.
town cow; os LIST. 1856 bid, la5 asked Washing
asked Mssons 2a Sssoc.ion S g iss lid lid lSS
assed ass washington Market Company LIST o.. los
imp. es los bid washington Msrte, COMPANY CaasI,y
ext; Ss lo2 bid, ITO asked. American securitr
seSury l rS's and trust @ s S g. loo bid A%srsan S@
An Ancriean & Security and Trust IS. 1905. A. 4 O..
bid bid Ma %asnssan ssalnsiGn nn, LEas a1,0Isr Fan LIST
Washington Gas Company 6s. series A. lie bid
Gas Gs: 6a%Ss"S % 'ssr + Sd
ington Railroad ss, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Po
Street Rsiiroad IS. ss lid 20 assea ana Ms, rh
politan Railroad conv. 6s. lOSA bid lo4 asked
s'rfss ssnE ssss sasSs0s Lfs sOo N g rs hid
nid, $50 asked Bank e Of u Republic. 30 hid, 2s5
go hid second iso bid Farmer .sKs sSd MenSan srsa
les 40 bid. Citizens lao hid. lT5 asked CO.
Sm0a SiS ,,Is, lls bid ioo csEta M lls I West End
Ohio. 81 asked ~ '''' ''0 asked
Or Rsilrcad ,, , Stocks -washinston and Georgetown
asked asked & Capitol = and North Street 80 asked. Eek
. Insurance stocks-Firemens. 20 bid. - asked
Franklin. 46is bid. 80 asked Metropolitan, a.
hid. National Union II bid. Is asked Arlinrton
las bid, i5s asked. Corcoran. 30 asked. Columbia
1Sh bid. u asked German American. $50 bid
Potomac. IS bid 50 asked Riggs 6ls bid. Z
ASKED Peoples, "a bid. 5ls asked. Lincoln. ~
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title lla
hid. l25 asked Columbia Title, 81 hid ~ asked
Washington Title. ~ asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks w ashington
Gas. "a bid. 4Sh asked. Georgetown Gas as hid
90 90, asked United States Electric Light. IFS bid
Telephone Stocks, .P-nnsyivanis, A. asked
American Graphophone. 2 bid. 2i4 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-washington Market 10
hid. Washington Brick Machine. IS hid Great
Falls Ice: 1ia bid. 40 asked. Bull Run Panorama
Is bid. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. so asked. Lin
ccn Hall. 100 asked. Inter-ocean Building iOo
asked. Ivy City Brick. 100 asked. Norfolk aud
Washington Steamboat. 100 asked.
Safe Dcpost and Trust Compa nies-Na tionai
Safe Deposit and Trust Company 100 lid, i&O
asked Washington Safe Deposit, los asked Wash
ington Loan and Trust, 'll5 bid. 1925 asked Ameri.
can security and Trust. 126 bid. lS0 asked
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Evening star., 1894-01-23

Senator Hill, who is a member of the
committee will antagonize the nomination
in every possible legitimate way, but ne,
too. realizes the Importance of action In
the interest Of public business, and will
doubtless be willing to allow the nomina-
ton to come to the voting test after he
shall have opportunity to place the conf
mittee in possession of all the facts and
arguments In his possession against con-
firmation. The committee will not of
course, dispose of the nomination as quick
ly as 1t would of less important appoint
ment, or as it would in case where there
was no opposition, and it is probable that
II the question should be taken up on next
Monday it would be only for informal dis
cussion and possibly for the appointment
of subcommittee to make inquiry as to
Mr.. Peckham's fitness.
Impossible to Predict the Result.
The nomination has had the apparent
effect of intensifying the opposition of some
Senators who were opposed to Mr. Horn
blowers nomination and Of modifying that
of others in the same list SO that II is
impossible to form any definite idea of
what the result in the Senate will be.
Some who question the wisdom Of the ap-
pointment will undoubtedly hesitate at the
expression of this opposition by their votes,
because they do not want to lay them
selves liable to the charge of inviting or
encouraging antagonism between the Sen
ate and the executive. On the other hand
1t Is claimed that there will be some votes
recorded against Peckham which were
given in Hornblower's favor. Members OF
the judiciary committee say that the report
which has gone out that Mr.. Hornblower's
defeat was due to senatorial courtesy is
not true. They assert that that question
did not figure in the contest, but that the
only question before the committee was
that of fitness for the office.
New York Senator'S May Defeat 1t.
The talk at the Capitol late today indi-
Gated a general belief that the New YORK
Senators will be able to defeat the con-
firmation of Peckham IL they try. The in
dications are that they will have the sup
port Of as many. II not more. republicans
than they had in the fight against Horn
blower, and it is claimed that a number of
democrats, who voted for Hornblower, will
vote against Peckham. The New York
than they were in the other. and are more
confident Of success.
Some say that there will be at least
twelve majority against the confirmation
of Peckham. A republican Senator said to-
day that, he thought the majority against
Peckham would be two three times
larger than 1t was against Hornblowsr
He said that he knew of four republicans
who would vote against Peckham. though
they had supported Hornblower's nomina-
ton, and he supposed there were several
others of the same mind. 49, ---
Evening star., 1894-01-23
DISCUSSING THE BOND POLICY.
Mr.. PETER and Mr.. Allen Criticise Mr.
Carlislc's Action.

Senator PETER yesterday entertained the
Senate for a couple of hours with his crit
icisms of Secretary Carlisle's bond policy.
He and Mr.. Allen asked each other many
questions, all tending to the same end,
and, between them, they dissected their
political enemy quite to their satisfaction.
Mr. PETER read extracts from articles in
New York and Chicago papers arguing
against the assumption of power to issue
bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury.
and he closed his argument thus:
"A day of retribution is coming-a day
Of reckoning is nigh at hand. The people
will smite their enemy. In their wrath
this great crime will be avenged. Stand
ing, as do. in the night of the nineteenth
century, and looking toward the dawn of
the twentieth, 1 see coming a wave of fire
and blood. / pray God that it may spend
its force on the sea. Behind me IL Rome.
and before me. God alone. in His Infinite
wisdom, knows"
Mr.. Allison spoke of the s75.OO0.00O Of
gold and the $140, 600 GOO Of silver mentioned
by MIR. PETER as being held In the treasury.
and expressed his surprise at learning that
there was any considerable amount of sill
yer in the treasury, which was not In some
way so covered by statute that II was i'm
to use it, Mr. PETER said that the silver
bullion purchased under the act of 1880
and which was now in the treasury. was
all uncovered" and might be used by the
Secretary for the redemption of the notes
issued to pay for the bullion.
Mr.. Allison understood that that bullion
was to be coined at some time. and that
meanwhile 1t was held as fund for the re-
demption of the outstanding treasury notes
If that was not true then there was $780,
100000 of silver in the treasury which
could be used for current expenses.
Mr.. Teller intimated that Mr.. Carlisle
had had the opinion, until it was changed
by the representatives of New York bank
ers, that he had the power to coin the seign-
forage. He asserted that there was silver
enough in the treasury to coin $55.0OO.o 600;
that that was not held under any law for
any purpose. but was dead capital, and
that If it were coined 1T would replenish the
treasury to that extent. 1t was not gold
that was wanted in the treasury, ii was
money, ana any money that would discharge
the obligations of the government would
answer its purpose just as much as gold.
MIR. German defended the position taken
by Mr.. Carlisle, and said that Mr.. Carlisle
had never had a right to coin the seignior-
age without further action by Congress.
In answer to Mr.. Platt Mr.. Teller said
that the Secretary had general authority
to coin bullion in the treasury. There was
a provision in the act of 1890 that the
seigniorage was to be turned into the
treasury an asset. 1t was to be used,
of course and how could 1t be used unless
1t was coined.
Evening star., 1894-01-23
SIMPLY MRS. DOMINIS
Senator 0pllom's Analysis Of the
Hawaiian Situation.
THE QUEEN HAD LOST ALL RIGHTS
His Severe Criticism of the Admin
istration's Course.
A PATCH WORK POLICY

In the Senate today Mr.. Cullom made a
speech on the Hawaiian affair, severely
criticising the administration.
Mr.. Cullom began with a synopsis Of
Hawaiian history down to the attempt of
the queen to abrogate the constitution of
1887. He quoted the preamble Of that doc
ument and said:
THUS, 1t will be seen, that for either
estate, whether crown or people, to at
tempt, without full acQuiescence by the
other. to withdraw, revoke, abandon or
abolish this most solemnly adopted su-
preme constitution would be clear act OF
rebellion, reasonable in its character,
equivalent at the very least to abdication
BY the act of Queen Liliuokalani. in pub
licly announcing that she should abro-
gate the constitution and issue one of her
own, and by taking the necessary steps
to complete the royal revolution. she be-
came simply Mrs. Dominis. having stripped
herself of all regal authority. The people
took her at her word and in the most
usual decent and proper way proceeded
to organize a temporary government Of the
people and by the people
Had the people attempted by revolution
to dethrone her by armed power, where
would have been the power of the United
States to interfere In the matter? In Bra
zil today armed revolution exists, which
If successful will overturn governments
and possibly imprison or execute leaders.
Where the prerogative OF the Uniteo
States to interfere any further than has
already been done for the protection OF
American interests?
The Queens Crime.
The queens act was as much a crime,
and as certainly revolution, in SO far as
it affected the people, was the coup
detat of Napoleon in declaring himself
dictator or emperor of France. 1t was in
effect a crime, and as really an abdication
of all right TO the throne as would be the
act of an American President who should,
on some fine morning, renounce his con-
stitutional allegiance and create a revolu-
ton by declaring himself the dictator para
mount of the United States.
She had, by the withdrawal and at
tempted practical revocation of that con-
stitution, which was the written limitation
of her power and authority, and the estab-
liShed guarantee of the people S privileges,
become public enemy, and was guilty of
treason to the country whose throne she
had disgraced. The moment her declared
purpose was manifest, the people, in their
own right, took upon themselves the SOW
ereignty, and peacefully but manfully or
ganized a provisional or temporary govern
ment
Abundant testimony has been furnished
upon every hand in controversion of the
assumed theory of the President and the
Secretary of State and the repeated declar-
ations of Minister Willis that the revolution
Evening star., 1894-01-23
CLAIMS NOT ALLOWED.
Treasury Officials Hold Up. Accounts
of the Bering Sea Court.

Treasury Officials Hold Up. Accounts
of the Bering Sea COurt.
The settlement of the accounts of the
representatives of the United States in the
arbitration of the Bering sea controversies
with Great Britain is a matter of slow
process and many complications. The sec
ond controller Of the treasury. who has
final jurisdiction in the matter, has given a
decision to the effect that there is no legal
authority for the per diem allowances of
Senator Morgan, Justice Harlan and other
members and attaches of the late Bering
sea commission. The per diem allowance
Of the several members of the commission
and STAFF ranging from SIG to $40, were paid
by Paymaster Halfo-d as they required the
money, and the accounts were closed two or
three months ago and submitted to the Sec
retary Of State, according to custom.
They were then forwarded to the treasury,
where they are now being examined by the
accounting officers in the regular way.
In the case of Mr.. Francois Jones, a clerk
detailed from the State Department for
duty with the commission, the second con-
troller recently decided that he was entitled
to his actual expenses in the performance
of his duty and nothing more. and that
Secretary Foster had no right to give him
lump allowance. Mr. Jones kept no item
lied account and received no vouchers for
his expenses while he was in Paris therefore
1t is impossible for him to render such a
statement as the controller requires
This decision must govern the settlement
OF the accounts of Senator Morgan, Justice
Harlan. Judge BlOdgett, and all other mem
bers of the commission who are now upon
Uncle Sans payrolls. 1t does not apply to
Mr.. Carter, M. Phelps and Mr. Foster Un-
less the controller reconsiders his decision
In the case of Mr.. Jones. Senator Morgan
Justice Harlan. and the rest will have to
submit itemized accounts for all their ex-
penses. with subvouche-s
Neither Mr.. Morgan nor Justice Harlan
kept an account Of their expenses, and II
was purely accidental II they obtained
vouchers They will be utterly unable to
comply with the requirements of the con.
troller. and unless he reverses his decision
they will have to refund to the treasury ali
the money they received for which they
cannot render an itemized account
Evening star., 1894-01-23
PEACE NEAR AT HAND.
Admiral d. CANA Making 0vertures to
Admiral Benham.
Desires His Services ~ Arbiter-rhs
Report Causes Great ReJoictng
at Rio Janeiro.

copyrighted 1894 by the Associated PreseD
Special cable to the Associated Press.
PERNAMBUCO. Brazil, Jan. IA dis
patch from the Associated Press corespon-
Dent at Rio de Janeiro says:
Ii Is understood that feelers I'm the direc-
ton Of mediation by the United States In
the brazilian struggle have been sent out
by the government Of President Peixoto
ana that the reply to these feelers was that
the United States officials were not In a
position to arbitrate any dispute so long as
only one OF the parties directly interested
intmated that IL was open to conciliation
uhder the advice Of a third party.
ADMIRAL Benham Asked 20 Mediate.
Iooay, however. the Associated Press cor
respondent is informed upon good authority
that Admiral Saldanha da CANA, the rebel
admiral In command of the insurgent feet
mere, mas made a request to Admiral Ben
ham, the American admiral. asking the lat
ter to be kind enough TO act ~ mediator
between the insurgents and the government
OF President Peixoto. with the view OF bring
ing about some understanding which may
result In settlement OF the disputes be-
tween the insurgents and the government
and so put an end to the civil war
Inc Associated Press correspondent has
been unable to see Admiral Benham and
ooeoh Sohiiftndtion or 4 denial OF this
report, but, IL may be safely said that there
seems little or no doubt that Admiral Da
Cana has placed himself in Communication
with Admiral Benhsm and that the result
OF this will probably be an early end to the
war.
s-1 Satisfaction at Rio.
When the news that Admiral Da Cana
was communicating with Admiral Benham
reached the shore. the greatest satisfactiou
was expressed i'm commercial circles and
everybody seemed to breathe q sigh OF re-
lief at the prospect Of an ending to the
wearisome civil war which has been clog
ging the wheels Of business for four months
past Nobody seems TO doubt that the
American admiral viii soon be able TO
patch up a peace between the Insurgents
and the government. for both sides frankly
admit that they are heartily tired of the
distressing bombardments and attacks and
counter attacks which have been going on
for 30 long a time with little or no adysn-
tage to either side
therefore,. IL is hoped that the next news
TO be cabled to the United States viii be
that Admiral Benham has succeeded In
bringing about a peace between the govern
ment OF Brazil and its opponents.
Evening star., 1894-01-23
FHE PECkHAM NOMINATION.
Action Will Not Be Delayed as in the
Hornblower Case.
Senator Hill VIII Oppose COnarma.
tiOn, but 1t II Not Possible to
Predict the Result.

The nomination Of Mr.. Peckham for as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court con-
tinues to attract much attention in the
Senate. The indications are that the ques-
ion Of confirmation will be promptly taken
up by the judiciary committee. probably
at its meeting on Monday of next week.
which will be the first meeting Of the COM
mittee. but it does not follow that it will
be so speedily disposed Of A majority of
the members Of the committee are dis
posed to have the question settled as
promptly as possible consistent with the
importance of the office and the difficulties
in the way will permit 1t will probably
not be delayed as long as the Hornblower
nomination was because the committee
realize that there are many reasons why
the Supreme Court should have a full
bench.
Evening star., 1894-01-23
THE BRRrNG SEA FLEET.
Vessels That Will Form Uacle saa's
Patrolling Force.

The Secretary Of the Navy has prepared
d plan for the concentration Of q large feet
Of warships In Bering sea In the spring for
the enforcement of the regulations Jointly
agreed upon by Great Britain and the
United States In the interest Of the seal
Industry. All the vessels selected for this
service will rendezvous at San Francisco
early In the spring and viii be fitted out
there for cruising duty in the Arctic ocean.
In view of the large territory that viii re-
Quire constant patrol. IL ts calculated that
the United ,s1 States % win have have to employ =,
probably furnish the same number. The
revenue marine service and the hsh COM
mission service will supply about half OF
include the corwin. Grant Rush. Bear ana
Albatross, and possibly the waicott An
these vessels are now on the Pacific coast.
excepting the Grant which is now In Bra
lillian waters. about one-third the way b.
tv-een New York and San Francisco.
The navy will supply the remainder OF
the heet. Warsh.ps already selected for
this service are the Mohican. Alert Adama
Marion and Bennington. and IL 10 not s0
all improbable that the Charleston, Boston,
Yorktown and Detroit may also be used
from rion she Sn,. ,,c ano we ere ,s nss,rsd
ton from the European station. for the
specia, purpose. The Boston. Mob,can, Ad-
ANS ana Alert are now at San Francisco
The Yorktown Is at Caiiso and the Charles
ton and Detroit are at Rio. The Benntng-
ton and the Marion win begin their iong
voyage from the eastern IN the yestern
continent In q few days. The movements
or the Charleston and the Detroit win de-
bend on the progress Of events in Brasil.
II ~ expected that the Charleston at lcast
viii leave there very soon for the Pacific
station. In the event NJ her arrival IN
time she win undoubtedly ne the nagship
OF the special fleet. with Capt Conn In
command. Otherwise the Boston or the
Mohican will be the fiagshfp with the
chances IN the order named. The Mohican
held that position In last years operations.
Al the vessels now under orders for the
Pacific Will arrive there before the OPEN
ing or the sealing season.
Good progress has been made IN the diD-
lomatic neeotistions with the British gov-
ernment for the strict enforcement ~ the
regulations agreed mon at Paris. which
have since heer modified so as TO prescribe
a penalty for their violation. an important
point tNat was overlooked when they were
adopted.
II is said that the State Department has
received assurances from the governments
OF Russia and Japan Of their cooperation
the seal species. If the present nrotect
carri"s Russia Japan. Great Rritrin and
the United States will send out ships 10
patrol tha Northern Paci6~ aud Rering sea
during the coming breeding season. Re-
earfless OF the purpose ~ the other gpv-
ernments named in this MATTER. the rrnitof
States will have = larger feet nj vessels
pa atrolling these waters than ever before
and will 10 its hest 10 feen the poachera
awav those from the tnffef States as
well as those from other countries.
Evening star., 1894-01-23
RUSH TO SELL SUGAR STOCK.
In the First Half of Business 06,S0<
Shares Changed Hands.

Shares Changed Hands.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-During the first
half hour of business this morning &C, 800
shares Of American Sugar stock changed
hands at the board. Good authorities claim
that the stock exchange reporters were un-
able to record one-half the sales. owing to
the tremendous crowd and intense excite
ment. Grant Brothers. Jones French and
Maury & Cammack. brokers, were the heayi-
est sellers. while the Havemeyer brokers
bought from I6 up.
At one time the stock was &C. sales In the
center of the crowd. while on the outer edge
brokers were bidding n and better. 1t is a
long time since the room presented such a
scene Of animation. 1t was a reminder of
the exciting days of last summer.
After the first half hour the excitement
subsided and the transactions in American
Sugar dwindled to 3.13I shares. The gem
eral market was not affected by the sensa-
tional drop in Sugar, and in fact some
stocks, after the opening, sold above yester-
days finals. The grangers, New England
and Western Union were particularly strong
at this time The proposition to tax corpo-
rations 2 per cent on their income was ig-
nored for the time being.
Near II o'clock prices ran of somewhat.
Evening star., 1894-01-23
Patents to Local Inventors.

Patents were granted today to Washing
ton inventors as follows: w. W. Kimball,
pistol; R. Leding. design for spoon.
Patents were granted to Marylanders as
follows: Gregory NJ. Mullen. Baltimore,
heating feed water; August Meyer, Balti-
more. bicycle tire: J. w. T. Gillian, Balti-
more. sash fastener and operator; Walter
J. Phelps and +. Phelps, Baltimore, toy
fence; Henry A. Rowland. Baltimore, cool
Ing the iron Of transformers. cooling trans
formers and means for cooling electrical
conductors; Leopold Strouse. Baltimore,
electric call bell for pneumatic tubes
John A. Richards of Capon Springs road.
Va, was granted patent for a bicycle