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Evening star., 1894-11-27
MR.. DAlZELL'S VIEW S
Don't See Why the Democrats Should &c
Beyond Routine Legislation.
He Says It's Too Far OF to Predict
What the Fifty-FOurth Com
gross VIII Do.

Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
who will probably be the leader of the
House in the Fifty-fourth Congress,
says that he Goes not anticipate any ac-
ton at this session. Nothing, he says,
can be accomplished and therefore he
cannot see any reason why the democrats
should attempt anything more than the or
dinary routine legislation. OF course, he
says, he cannot undertake to divine what
the democrats may attempt, but it would
be waste of tine to take up the popgun
tariff bills.
Speaking Of the Fifty-fourth Congress,
he said: That Is too far off for any pol
icy to be now framed, and it is very diff
cult even to form ideas as to what may
happen. 1 think Mr.. Reeds utterances at
the Home Market dinner We're wise and
conservative, and indicate the safe policy
for the republicans in assuming RESPONSE
bilities with limited power. Mr.. Cleveland
is credited with a desire to shape our
financial policies for U.s." he added, with
a smile.
1T is not impossible that he may make
recommendations on the subject in accord
with the prevailing ideas Of the republican
party. But there is a great deal of diver
gence of opinion In all parties on this ques-
ton. With such Congress as the Fifty
fourth will be-the party in power having
an immense majority, and there being in
the body a great many untried and mex
perienced men, whose views on most any
subject are unknown except to themselves
it is impossible to tell what may be done.
1t may be said that there Is possibility
and hope that some financial system
may be fixed during the Fffty-fourth Con-
gress, Mr.. Cleveland's position on that
question leaving open the possibility that
he might approve a republican measure.
But, at the same time, there is no GER
tainty, and we shall have to wait until
the Fifty-fourth Congress gets together be-
fore We can determine how well the ma
jority will agree arlong themselves"
Evening star., 1894-11-27
BIRTHPLACE OF WASHINGTON.
The Spot to he Marked by n Granite
Shaft.

Secretary Gresham, who has charge of
the matter has decided upon the erection
of monument of American granite as
the most suitable method Of marking the
birthplace of Washington at Wakefield,
Va, about seventy miles below this city
on the Potomac river. Col. Wilson, COM
missioner of public buildings and grounds,
is in direct charge of the execution of this
work. and has already made arrangements
for carrying 1T into effect. The amount
available for the construction of the mon
ument is about $1,000. The government
has recently constructed an excellent dock
on the Potomac about two miles from the
proposed site of the monument, and COM
municating with it by good road. There
is a depth Of about nine feet of water at
the outer end of the dock, sufficient to al
low the landing of the heaviest draft pas
senser steamers on the Potomac. Propos-
ais have been Invited for the erection of
the monument, and will be opened by Col.
Wilson on the 18th proXimo. Bidders are
required to state the price for which they
will erect the monument complete, the
kind of granite to be used, the probable
tine it will take to complete the work, and
to transmit drawings and specifications
of the plans and elevation. The United
States reserves the right to reject any and
all proposals.
1t is desired by the Secretary Of State
that the monument shall be of a sufficient
height to be seen from the decks of ves-
sells navigating the river. The channel Of
the river, in a direct lire, Is about four
and three-fourths miles from the site Sc
lected for the monument. This site is a
plateau about thirty feet above the river
level. Inasmuch as the ground consists Of
clay, sand and gravel. it is anticipated that
there will be no difficulty in securing a
proper foundation for the long-delayed
monument. The exact design of the shaft
and it's inscriptions and decorations will
not be finally determined until after the
submission of the plans Of bidders on the
18th proXimo.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
MESSAGE POINTS
Some of the Subjects on Which Mr..
Cleveland Will Treat.
FINANCE THE CHIEF QUESTION
The Document to Be Ready to
Send in Monday.
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH

The regular Tuesday cabinet meeting
was omitted today for the reason that the
Presidents indisposition did not justify
him In making the long drive from his
country home to the White House and
back again. A more potent reason. how
ever, Is that he is somewhat behind In the
preparation of his annual message, and
will require all the time between now and
Monday next in order to have 1T ready for
submission to Congress on the day of the
assembling Of that body. There Is no
doubt Of the completion Of the message In
good season, but it will entail hard work
and constant application on the part Of
the chief executive, laboring. as he Is. un-
der the manifold disadvantages Of a stub
born attack of the gout. His new reclining
couch enables him to write freely. and
have his swollen limbs at perfect rest
Features of the Message.
His message this year will be Of more
than usual Importance. and will treat at
length on the financial situation and on
the various foreign events in which this
country has taken prominent part dur
ing the past year. 1t is expected that he
will suggest a plan for an improved cur
rercy system, and that his message will
disclose the exact policy Of the admin
iStration in the matter of the eastern war.
There are several other important ma tiers
to be treated, but the financial question
and the state of our foreign relations are
the two questions Of paramount interest
Just at present. Their consideration has
given the President aDd his advisers much
worry, and are mainly responsible for the
delay in the preparation of the message.
Will BE Completed in Time.
The worst is over at last however, and
all is now clear sailing so that there is no
question of the completion of the docu-
ment in ample time to be transmitted to
Congress on Monday next.
the President, and they will be made pub
lie in almost daily rotation during the
present week. Secretary Herbcrt's report
Will be published tomorrow, and Secretary
Lamonts Will aiTear on Saturday. Ac-
cordins to the usual custom, the reports of
the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General will be withheld from
the public until after the publication of
the Presidents message. Those two re-
ports are made to Congress. The other de-
partner ntal reports are made to the Pres
ident, and form appendices to his message.
III the present program is carried out the
Presidents message will be published Mon
day afternoon, Secre tary Carlisle's report
the day following and Attorney General
Olncy's report on Wednesday next.
The Presidents Condition.
Although the President is reported to be
resting easily today. 1t is not at all prob
able that he will be able to come to the
White House before the end Of the week
Consequently, he will spend Thanksgiving
day with his family at their country home
He will probably have a few guests at din
ner. including Private Secretary and Mrs.
Thurber.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
TROUBLE BREWING.
Italy and Brazil Said to BE APPROACH
ing a Quarrel.

Nothing Is known officially here Of the
reported trouble between Italy and Brazil
which is said to have reached phase 30
acute that Italy has threatened to send q
feet of war vessels to Brazil to enforce
her demands. But it is known from un-
official sources that the two governments
have been at odds for nearly a year ow-
irg to a demand made by the Italian gov
ernment for indemnity for the maltreat-
ment of a number Of Italian subjects and
the destruction Of their property in the
course of riots in Rio. AS nearly as can
be gathered, Brazil has admitted some
degree of accountability, and the question
at issue is one of amount of indemnity
rather than of principle. This is not the
first time in the course Of the negotiations
that Italy Is reported to have threatened
that the threat is renewed at this time
owing to belief that Brazil is in a dis
turbed condition as a result of the change
in the presidency, and that the new gov
ernment may be the more easily influenced
to take any step to preserve the country
from outward attack. But from the last
reports the Brazilian government Is in
much better position to resist any unjust
demand than has been generally supposed.
The Brazilian minister here, Senior Men,
donca, has just received cablegram from
the minister of foreign affairs at Rio, stat
ing that the new administration finds it.
self strong in the support 1T is receiving
from all the states of the union, and Is
entirely able to suppress any attempt
against the public order.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
NEW CITY POST OFFICE.
Forty Where There Should BE Four
Hundred.

The forty men working today on the
city post Office building might finish 1t by
the 9th Of July, 1899 They might get it
done a good deal sooner if they were to
be helped by about four hundred others.
But If they are forced to work along
alone and not get any help 1t is doubtful
If they will come up to these eXpecta
tions. There Is nothing to encourage the
hope in the minds of the citizens Of Wash
ington that the force the building will
ever be increased to more than one hun
dred men under the most favorable cir
cumstanceS. These circumstances have
prevailed several times during the past
eight weeks, and the hundred mark has
never been reached. There is no reason for
The star tC discontinue to claim that the
general average right through the work
will not he higher than twenty Laen per
day, for the eight weeks Just past have
been composed of days of the most marvel
GUS weather. and there has not yet been
one day wholly lost. Eet the average has
not been quite fifty for the whole period.
There is every prospect that the coming
eight or ten weeks will witness a period
of almost total eclipse on the site, while
the SHOWS and frosts are making active
work impossible. While this will not be
the fault of the contractors, 1T will reduce
the averages, and 1t is wholly reasonable
to suppose that the original calculation
will be more than vindicated.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Method Of Their Distribution Set Forth in
the Printing Bill.
It's Friends Believe the Measure May
Pass at the Coming SessiOn-A
New Office Created.

Among the bills of non-political char
acter which are on the congressional cal
endar is that providing for methods of
distributing the various government pub
lications, different from that now employed,
known generally as the printing bill. The
friends of the measure think its chances
for becoming a law are good, owing to
the fact that 1t Is not Of a character to
arouse any party feeling whatever, and is.
as they believe. a measure such as must
commend itself because it is intended to
inaugurate a practical reform. The bill
has. in deed. already passed both houses
but 1t is now hung up in the House Of
Representatives, owing to the amendments
made by the Senate to the House bill.
No Real Opposition to 1t.
The bills champions claim that there is
no real opposition in the House to the
Senate amendments, and assert that they
would have been accepted almost without
question II the bill could have been gotten
up for consideration. It. however. suf-
fered the fate of many other measures
meritorious or otherwise. which failed Of
consideration because of the lack of q
sion If the bill becomes a law it will
create another important Office, namely,
that OF superintendent Of public docu-
ments, which Is provided for.
general way in the keeping of the Interior
Department, and a clerk Of that department
is designated to attend to the details Of the
work, but his duties as the custodian of the
public literature are but poorly defined and
the service Is necessarily, through no fault
of his. incomplete. 1t is contended that IL
the pending bill becomes a law 1t will rem
edy many of the present defects and that
the office Of superintendent will become one
OF real Importance in the practical admins
tration of the affairs of the government.
Annual Index Of Publications.
Among other changes which the proposed
law will inaugurate is one providing for an
annual index Of government publications.
Of which none has been prepared for the
past ten years. The last and only index Of
this character was gotten up by the late
Ben: Perley Poore, and is, Of course, use
less as guide to all recent publications.
1T is also intended to materially increase
the distribution of books among libraries
not designated as government repositories
and to diminish to an extent the number
distributed among members of Congress-
Still another reform contemplated by the
bill Is a provision for the more rapid bind
ing Of all the copies of government work
printed. Under the present system only
small percentage of these books are bound
for year or two after they have been
printed.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Tram sferrinE Records.

In pursuance of a provision in the sundry
civil act approved August IS, 1894, direct
ing "that all military records, such as mus
ter and pay rolls, orders and reports, re-
lating to The personnel or the operations
Of the armies of the revolutionary war or
Of the war Of 1872 now In any of the ex-
ecutive departments, shall be transferred
to the Secretary of War, to be preserved,
indexed and prepared for publica tion,' the
Secretary Of State has transferred the
revolutionary records received by him from
the Secretary of War in March and April,
1SSS-being papers Of the auartermaster's s
department-together with fifty-five large
quarto volumes of Army Returns" from
the collected papers of Washington, de-
posted in the Department of State under
the acts of Congress of June 30, 1884, and
March 3, 1S49. Fifty-two of these volumes
are bound in half-maroon morocco and
cloth, and three are sewed, but not bound
the records at the time being in process of
rebinding.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Kansas city Post OfHcc,

The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
cided to construct the superstructTre of
the public building to be erected at Kan
sas City, Mo-, Of gray granite or white
marble. The interior finish and general
design of the building will remain as orig
inally intended. Tho work is to be COM
pleted within two and half years from
the date of the approval Of the contract.
The advertisement asking for proposals
will be sent out today, and bids under it
will be opened December "a, 1874.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
FAKE AND LOTTERY SCHEMES.
What the Assistant Attorney General
for the Post Office Says of Them.

LUZ thS oSt ohAcc SuyS OI lhens
Judge John l.. Thomas, assistant attor-
ney general for the Post Office Depart
ment. in his annual report gives some in
teresting information concerning those
fake and lottery schemes against which
during the year two hundred and twenty
three fraud orders have been issued by the
department.. prohibiting the delivery of
registered mail and the payment Of money
orders. The report sets forth that the
craze for taking chances In alleged bond
investment companies and associations
seems to be as great as was the tulip ma
mia in Holland and the interest in the Law
South Sea bubble. Judge Thomas MAIN
tains that these concerns are more danger
GUS to the public than lotteries, because
they pose as legitimate business enter
prises. The laws against lotteries have
driven them out Of the country These are
now operated in Europe, Mexico and Gen.
trail America, with the result that a vast
sum is annually lost to us. The lottery lit
erature cannot be kept out of the interna-
tional mails till the other nations of the
world take the same view of the lottery
business as We. The conduct of lottery
business through express companies is on
the rapid increase. Judge Thomas thinks
that an act of Congress should make
postmasters and the sureties liable for the
defalcation of their clerks and other as
stStantS.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
PATHETIC ANXIETY
OF the Administration. to Act De.
tween China and Japan.

OF the Adn,tniSt ration tO Act De.
tween China and Japan.
The anxiety of the administration to ar
bitrate or in some way act as mediator be-
tween China and Japan is pathetic. Hav-
ing been genteelly snubbed by Japan, Mr..
Cleveland still holds the idea Of having
some participation in the settlement Of the
differences between those two countries.
1t is now deemed probable that the nego-
tiations of peace will be conducted through
the American ministers in China and ia
pan, but the negotiations will not be in
the nature Of an arbitration. 1t does not
appear to have occurred to either Mr..
Cleveland or Secretary Gresham that be-
ing thus called upon to officiate at the fu-
neral of their friends, the Chinese, carries
with ii a certain amount OF humiliation. 1t
will be very delicate and diplomatic
thrust at our State Department for the
proffered humiliation Of China to come
through the agency of the American min
lister.
At the very outset of the trouble between
China and Japan, as is very well known.
the sympathy of this administration with
China was made sufficiently apparent to
be generally comprehended, and the Jap
anese minister cooled his heels in the " att
ing room Of the State Department too Of
ten not to know that he was the object OF
as much disfavor as the Secretary dared
to show. Mr.. Gresham is credited with
some amDltlon 10 eXtenu tne american
trade with China, and his sympathy with
the Chinese in this war was so well under
stood as to make their defeat in a certain
limited way his own. The Japanese re-
garded the offer of friendly services from
Mr.. Cleveland in bringing about peace as
a proposition from a friend Of China, and
so treated it,
Now, when China, completely defeated,
sues for peace at most any terms, the Jap
anese will probably be perfectly willing 10
let Mr.. Cleveland play the mart OF the
humble petitioner for his vanIuished
friends.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Discharges in the Seed Division.

Several discharges have recently been
made in the seed division of the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
work Of seed distribution being already so
far advanced that a reduction in the force
is necessary. 1t is likely that further dis
charges will be made as the work ap-
proaches completion. These employees re-
ceive only temporary appointments and
understand that their employment is at
best but matter of a few weeks or
months, so that their discharge is no sur
prise and inflicts no unexpected hardship.
Secretary Morton says there will be no re-
instatements or new appointments, and no
such applications will be considered.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
MAY TAKE THE LANDS.
A Chicago Syndicate Behind I'm It's
Payments to Colorado.

DENVER, Colo, November PA meet
ing of the state land board has been called
for today for the purpose Of closing out
its contract with the Consolidated Land
and Water Company. a Chicago concern,
at the head of which is John V. Farwell.
This company is two years behind in its
payments, and six months ago was notified
1t must pay up Immediately or surrender
it's lands. Should the board close the con-
tract, as the members claim to have pow
er to do, and say they will do, Colorado
will regain possession of 9,9S2 acres Of ir
rigable land near Cortez. under the Dol ores
river. In addition, the state will in a way
acquire 1O9 miles of new bitches, repre-
senting, together with developments ana
work done by the company, S9oO,Ooo worth
of improvements.
The board claims to see in the transac-
ton O Job for a Chicago syndicate 10 get
hold of a lot of Colorado land and inNeigle
the state into selling IL for them
BY the contract the state can take the
leased land away from the syndicate at
any time, but when selling 1T IL is bound to
add to its sale price the cost Of a water
right from the syndicate.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
BOGUs VACCINE POINTS.
A Physician's Accusation Causes q
Stir mt Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, November 2i.-Dr.
Maximilian Herzog, yourg biologist from
Chicago, declares that large percentage
of the vaccine points used in this town are
spurious, that they Contain nothing but
some skin irritant like croton oil, and that
the men who make this alleged vaccine
are scoundrels and murderers.
DIR. Herzog announces that he has dis
covered the real germ of smallpox and the
remedy therefor.
Last night the city council took the mat
ter up and a resolution was introduced for
the appointment Of committee of four
physicians to look into the charges. The
resolutions started lively nght in the
council Finally the resolution was re-
ferrcd in the usual way.
At the end of two weeks the council, it
Is said, will undoubtedly appoint the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
WANTS HIS PRESENTS BACK.
The Lady to Whom Clark Gave Them
Married AnOther Man.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., November 2'.-The
suit of Garret B. Clark. a real estate deal
or in New York, against Mrs. Emma j.
Dennson, who lives in a fine house on Jer-
sey City Heights, was commenced In the
Hudson county court today before Judge
Hudspiel. Clark, who is siity-five years
old sues for the value of diamonds, watch
es and money which ne gave Mrs. Den
nison.
According to the story, Clark paid at
tentionS to Mrs. DenniSon and fitted up the
house on jersey City Heights for her which
she now occupies. Instead of marrying
him, she married Dennison. Clark told the
fury about his courtship of Mrs. Dennison,
and said that altogether. the presents he
gave her would amount to between $1,000
ard 5000.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Army Orders.

Leave of alscnce for six months en-
surgeons certificate of disability, is grant
ed First Lieut.. George L. Backus, first
cavelry.
Lieut.. Samuel D. Rockenbach, t.nth cav
airy Is extended three months.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut.. Peter w. Dawson, twenty-second
infantry, is extended one month and
twenty days.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut.. John H. Beacon, third
infantry, and is authorized to 20 beyond
sea.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Secretary Smith ON Indians.

The leading feature Of Secretary Smiths
annual report of the doings of the Interior
Department will be it's references to In
dian affairs. The report has been sub
mitted to the President. Since it's prepara-
ton Secretary Smith has been devoting
some time to the Indian question, and will
perhaps, make an additional report de-
voted strictly to that problem. 1t is prob
ably with this end in view that he has ad-
dressed to the various Indian agents a
letter OF inquiry. destined to give him COM
plete information of the condition of the
Indians at each agency.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
Army Retirement and Promotion

Col. H. M. Lazelle, eighteenth infantry,
has been placed on the retired list on ac-
count of disability. This will result in the
promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Danger
field Parker, now of the thirteenth. to be
colonel of the eighteenth; Major Worth OF
the second to the lieutenant colonel of the
thirteenth, Capt. F. H. Smith Of the nine
teenth to be major of the second, and
Lieut.. f. III. French of the nineteenth to be
major OF that regiment. Col. Peter T..
Swaine, twenty-second infantry, has been
ordered home to await retirement.
Evening star., 1894-11-27
abandoned DRrrQcks.

The War Department has issued orders
for the abandon ment of Mount Vernon,
Ala, barracks and reservation, for years
the place of detention of Geronimo's band
of Apaches. The remainder of the fifth
infantry, now stationed there. has been
ordered to join the balance of that rePi-
ment at Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta, and
only an officer of the Quartermaster's de-
partment will remain to care for the prop
eTty at Mount Vernon.