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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
FOstpOncment of ImDortnnt Prob1ems

Congress. it seems altogether clear. will
confine itself strictly to the transaction of
the business for which it was called to-
sether Adjournment is expected speedily
TO follow the final disposition of the tariff
bill, leaving the Cuban question and the
currency problem for consideration at the
regular session next winter There is as
surance in the feeling that nothing will be
lost by this arrangement. The latest phase
OF the Cuban matter is about to be put
into the hands of the new minister to
Spain. and the expectation is that some
thing of Importance to Cuba will grow out
of his negotiations.
So far as the currency problem is con-
cerned, the administration need not lose
the suggestions of leading financiers of the
country simply through failure of Congress
to authorize the organization of a COM
mission to report on the subject. The sub
ject is one in which all financiers are
vitality interested. Many of them have
given to it much research and thought
They do not require the spur of appoint
ment as members of formal commission
to give to the administration the benefit
of their Investigations. They have but to
feel, or to be informally advised of the
fact, that their views are desired by the
President and the Secretary of the Treas
ury to promptly present them. A commits
sion regularly organized could do no more
A commissions report would have to reach
Congress through the President and the
Treasury Department, and its value would
rest"very much upon executive comment
on it.
To the extent, therefore, that the views
of leading financiers and business men are
considered al in y;tb
this matter, they may be obtained without
the organization of commission and may
become in an unofficial form of much value
both to the executive and to Congress By
the authorization of a commission by Con-
gress the President would appoint certain
able men TO report upon the matter He
has but to confer unofticially with these
same men, whom doubtless he now has in
mind, TO obtain the same result. The value
of their suggestions he must himself pass
upon in the end, no matter how obtained
Another consideration is that by next
winter the strength or weakness of the
new tariff bill will stand revealed, and the
special silver ENJOYS now abroad will have
made report. The currency problem is con-
nected with both of those problems Its
ultimate solution will depend in large
measure upon their solution If interna-
ti6nal bimetailism can be and Is to be
effected, any change in the currency of
this country must be ordered with that in
view. If the new tariff law proves made
quate. and the revenues continue to run
behind. and the endless chain abuse of the
greenLacks is again brought into play by
jobbers and spectators, then that will
have TO be taken into account. Upon the
whole. ii would appear that nothing will be
los tha of 4 Ial>l
ment for six months of currency legisla-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

They have been too costly, they are based
upon too real need. and they represent
too pronounced a public sentiment to be
left now to- go into history an unfin-
ished scheme Street extension upon def
mite and regular lines is a vital necessity
to the proper development of the capital
city, and if it is not accomplished upon the
basis of the work already done the District
stands convicted of an incompetence to
deal with a problem of government that
must be solved by every growing COM
munIty.
To the scheme of a general increase In
the local tax rate there exist many OBJ
jections. The chief of these is that the
burden would fall too heavily and sud-
denly upon some citizens who are not now
able to stand the extra pressure. But a
greater force lies in the reason that this
method would involve the probable shifting
of the entire weight upon the citizens
alone. without the aid that they have every
right to expect from the nation under the
laws now in force in regard to the rela-
tons between the general government and
its capital city The Senate District COM
mittee has already put itself on record as
opposed to this injustice, and has advo-
Gated the enactment of bill providing for
an issue of bonds to the proper amount,
the payment of one-half of these obliga-
tions being undertaken by the government,
just as are the ordinary, necessary, an
nual expenses Of the District.
The advantage of the bonding plan are
obvious. This would put the money IN
hand almost without delay, would en-
able the authorities to accomplish the de-
sired results of street extension practically
at once and would give the people and the
natien the benefits of the project in the
immediate future, instead of postponing
achievement for decades. 1t would as we'll
spread over number of years the burden
of paying for the betterments and would
involve a minimum Of hardship while con-
ferrinE q maximum of benefits. A bond
bill drawn upon the general lines of the
amendment proposed by Senator Proctor
to the District appropriation bill two years
ago would fully meet the wishes and best
judgment of a great majority of the cid-
zens. who are eager that this project be
brought to a definite end without further
delay. All the interests involved have
spoken. All the necessary arguments have
been made. The situation is unchanged
today from what it was two years ago
and there is no need for further inquiry,
for additional hearings, and it will be IA
great saving of time and money for the
Senate committee to take up the case
where it was last postponed and proceed
vigorously to a finish.
1t is to be remembered that these neces-
sary steps must be taken before June next
or the entire plan will fail and the thous-
ands of dollars that have been spent in
preparation aid the scores of thousands
that have been lost by the stagnation of
the market through the operation of the
iong-delayed process of condemnation will
be utterly wasted.
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The Civil Service LAW.

II it is true. as reported. that the Presi-
dent meditates removing number OF de-
sirable plices from under the protection Of
the civil service law he is ureading upon
delicate ground. The country has accepted
him as a friend of civil service reform. 1t
is not prepared to he disappointed in him
on that score. That the pressure is strong
that he shall take some step to discredit
the law and encourage the spoilsmen 1t Is
well aware. A great many campaign prom
ises may be out. Thase who hold them
may be urgent. and those who made them
may be impatient. The bosses may be be-
sieged with hungry lieutenants.. But the
Presidents duty is plain. Elected as a
friend of civil service reform, and pledged
by his own deliverances to support it, ne
cannot afford at anybody's instance, or
under pressure of any kind from any quar-
ter. to take any action respecting the pres
ent application of the law which does not
square with a clear reading of his profess
sions and obligations.
1t may be true that some of Mr.. Cleve-
lands extensions of the law do not very
well bear the closest examination. Some
may show partisan benefits bestowed al
most upon spells lines and some may in
clude places that should not have been
brought within the operations of the law.
But before any change whatever is made
most careful consideration should be given
to the matter. 1t is not important that
Mr.. Cleveland should be sustained, but it
rs of the first Importance that at time
when all the enemies of the civil service
law are urging and expecting its partial
overthrow and preparing to profit by such
an outcome that the President should
carefully weigh the effect of every step he
takes. 1t may prove to be inadrisable for
him to support all that Mr.. Cleveland has
done-Mr. Cleveland as President was by
no means infallible-but even in revising
Mr.. Cleveland in SO delicate and important
a matter he SHOULD be very careful not to
give the slightest comfort to those whose
chief desire it is 10 see the merit system
discredited.
1t Is all the more to be desired that the.
President shall preserve his record IN this
n after, for the reason that, SO far in all
the appointments he has made he has
shown such high regard for fitness and
qualification in men His selections, upon
the whole, have been excellent and un-
doubte6ly have been made with the view Of
insuring the government good service from
those put into commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
Two Impressions.

Inc waves on the sand sing soft and low
AS the mystic night glides by;
And the sea is bright with the golden glow
or the moon that drifts on high.
The cares of the life he has left afar
Are naught but an olden dream,
But, alas, how fleeing such moments are
For the days like minutes seem.
lis thus that the pendulum of fate
From pleasure to pain must swing.
And contrast comes into mans estate.
However we hope and cling
For, when at the desk, to a cold cashier
The reckoning long he pays.
He looks back on his brief vacation here
And the minutes seem like days!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

representatives here in the majority owner
ship Of the lexington and Belt roads,
which were secured for purposes similar to
those that have been carried out in neigh
boring cities. But the process was not so
easy in Washington as elsewhere, for in
stead Of complacent boards of aldermen,
directly amenable to local political infiu-
ences, SUCH as large corporations can WELD.
the syndicate has had to deal with Con-
gress. generally upright body with inter-
ests of too broad a nature to be affected as
whole by the petty considerations of sin
gle concerns. The general principle of poll
teal coercion through the handling of
large bodies Of men has worked only In a
few individual cases, and in consequence
no success has attached thus far to the
strenuous and persistent efforts of the
trolley trust to break down the wholesome
law prohibiting overhead construction
within the city limits. Yet there is I'M
doubleday certain force in Congress fay
orable to the syndicate. Some of these
members have yielded to arguments based
on a shrewd mixture of pleading and sta
tisttcs; others have fallen under the in
fuence of the same political conditions that
Fave reached the aldermen of the cities in
which their districts lie. 1t is now related
that the local representative of this con-
Germ, noteworthy for his activity in be-
half of the trolley trust and his skill thus
far In avoiding compliance with the statues
has recently boasted that he was sure of
ninety votes in the House and thirty in the
Senate favorable to a restoration of the
overhead trolley privileges to the road be-
longing to the syndicate from which they
were once taken. Thus the game Is again
revealed and it is once more demonstrated
that there is no resting in the fight to keep
Washington free from the deadly nuisance
and the unsightliness of the overhead
trolley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

law suit which involved a contested
item of eight hundred dollars, and which
has been in the courts for several years.
was settled in Binghamton, N. Y, last
Saturday, after costing the several parties
to the contest over $4,000 in lawyers fees
and legal expenses, and it was closed
eventually by concessions both sides.
The coal miners and the coal operators in
terested in the present strike, and the
general public as well, can study this case
with profit. There is valuable moral in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
A Delicate Accom- IN odation.

DID you say that this Is to be wedding
pl esentE' asked the clever salesman In the
china store.
NO. l didn't say anything of the kind"
replied the man who was making the pur-
chase And l don't see that 1t makes sny
difference to you"
Not the slightest was the reply. az
merely thought you might like to have US
'ahe OH this price-mark and paste on
another with higher figure on it,"
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One Political Tyne.

he writes long, patriotic screeds,
His zeal time cannot dim;
He thinks that what his country needs
Is, principally, him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

Queen Liliuokalani appears to be i'm
pressed with the doctrine that 1t is good
thing to keep before the public, If possible
even though there is no definite prospect of
achieving anything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
SHOOTING STARS.
A Final CupituIntion.

Pete" said Meandering Mike, 1--WE held
cut agin advocatin an active labor market
ez long ez l kin. Dere's no use O. talkin',
we wants prosperity, an we wants it
quick"
'Wots de matter wild yer?" inquired
Flooding Pete. rs de scarcity of work
worryin' you?"
Yep. I'm afraid dat if it increases, some
O de people We depends en- fur hand-outs'll
be out of job
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

A certain rigidity of moral standards as
to statnary is to be expected. A century is
altogether too short a time in which to
turn from blue laws t. a Bacchante.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

After all the kaiser's pugnacious talk it
seems an irony CT fate that his black eye
should have been caused by a mere piece of
sail-cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
Mr. Bnyard Going Home.

From the New York Sun.
NEW YORK, July ct F. Bayard.
former ambassador TO the court Of st.
James. Is booked to sail for England on
the American liner ST Louis next Wednes-
day.-Boston Daily Advertiser
pleasant journey home!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
New Hampshire Pays Her Way.
rom the New York Evening Post.

So many states are complaining of the
management of their financial affairs that
II is a surprise to fnd one which has a
record to be proud of. While expendi-
lures In a number of commonwealth cut
run receipts, New Hampshire has had a
balance On the right side for years. and
the surplus of $150000 last year justified
the legislature In reducing the state tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
Zig Hawaii and Little Egypf.

7 rUIH Tue BuIt1mOre American.
Can 1T be that ex-Queen Liliuokalanfs
press agent is preparing the way for her
appearance on the stage? Mrs. DomiCis Is
said to sing well native songs of her own
composition. Big Hawaii ought to be bet
ter attraction than Little Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

The manner In which Mrs. Lease divides
her time between politics and mortgages
would Indicate that she has not quite made
up her mind whether she will be Joan of
Arc or q Hetty Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

The proposition in Spain to supplant Gen.
Weyler recalls the fact that very few
games have been won by changing the
pitcher twice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

John l.. Sullivan's proposed prize fight
degenerated with great rapidty into the
usual case of disorderly conduct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

1t Is to be expected that the new street
sweepers will keep the streets looking a
great deal cleaner than their clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

"Whut some folks calls 'er hopeful dis
position, said Uncle Eben, "ain' muffin
but laziness an trustin' ter luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
On Time.

Are the trains of this road running on
timex asked the man who had elbowed his
way to the head of the procession at the
ticket office.
YES. replied the man behind him
That's just what they're doing. 1 under
stand that the receivers got another ex-
tension from the creditors last week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

1t would be hard to find the conference
committee developing senatorial courtes,
symptoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

Japan by this time appreciates the fact
that bluff SO far from being unfamiliar
10 this government is an essential feature
or an essentially American game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
Senator Quay is perhaps the greatest
political strategist of the age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
The Sugar Trust Lobby Opposing An.
nexatfOn.

There Is no doubt about the opposition of
the Sugar Trust to the annexation of
Hawaii. All the lobbyists employed here
by the trust are all strongly opposed to
the annexation treaty. If it is not ratified,
1t will be principally due to the Sugar
Trui OPT position. Nevertheless, the Senate
committee on foreign relations proposes ia
go ahead with the treaty and report it
this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16

Actual cash
ncates s2s3 sil 800 s2s3 sl69T4 Inc. $685.
Deposits Ma 1000, 49, -, o,- 400
tonal banks li,OS'.so1 lo'ooo'f4' Deo' -''''Oo
,u.h. cash s25O 500 4iG $3.50 $50 42i Dec. s2l2025
vaoa lie bui,iss 10 524 80 1851 go Inc 26.97l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
IcHT STOCK REACTIONS.
RIVERS TAKING PROFITS.
,oxp MARKET EXPANsION-MoNEY AND
EXCHANGE

sr.rs AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE JUNE Is.
nrALrNGs IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
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Less l-IGa5.16E. tLess lilo.

LESS l-IGa5.1G7.. tLess lie.
Domestic exchange was as follows at the places
named: San Francisco-Sight: 1!12c.: telegraph
2Oc Savannah-Buyng 1-16 off; selling. par
acknowledgements. 2oc. premium; pank
81 30 premium Charleston-Buying. par; sell
ing. IL premium Chicago-I5c. premium Cin-
cinnati-Between banks, 15c premium; over the
counter. Tjc premium. Boston-5c. discount and
par St Louis-50c. to lJc. premium
Bank clearings in this city were Exchanges
s116.394. S07: balances SS,113.193 Chicago.Ex-
changes S13 166062: balances. 81 .O334l3 Bos-
ton-Exchanges S2O.032, 743 balances Sl'oSl;-
SD Iadelphia-Exchanges. Sll.Olo,o3l pal pa
ances 81 6.}S SS1. acknowledgements -
300 $50: balances. S3lI .lo5 -o7l
THE commercial rate OF bar silver was o9'sc
Mexican silver dollars, Ala d49c: Bar silver IN
London advanced Lie to y 9-16d. silver ex-
ports tomorrow 100000 ounces
Money on call in London was y per cent ana
omen market discounts for long and short pllIs
15-16G1 per cent. Paris discount rate. IA per
cent Paris exchange on London, oil francs
Berlin discount rate, 21s per cent: BRUSH con-
soils closed at 1923, for money and IL 13-io ior
the account French rentes closed at lof irahcs
~ centmes.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement GOV,
erlng actual results Of two days ago, compareo
with the last preceding statement gives the loi-
lowing halances:
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NOTICES. Proposals will be received
~ until 3 D. m OF Wednesday. June goth ls9l az inc
office OF Pennsylvania Company FOR assurances on
and Granting Annutes. NO Oh thesthut suees y.
PhiadeIphia Trustee for them OF as many OF
tha Phiadelpbia Wilmington ana Baltimore Railroad
stock Trust Certificates a So. 2s5 will pay for
The offerings at the lowest prices not exceeding par
costing in the aggregate not more than the amount
stated will be accepted the parties Offering them ad-
iseJ n, once and payment when tho Certificates
are assigned and after Thursday. July LIST 1891
Proposals should be endorsed: Proposal for sale OF
Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad stock
Trust certificates" and addressed 70 HENRY y. PAUL
pres,dant 5lT Chestnut Street. Philadelphia
DOR TEN DAYS good thing for few In
,roe,obia abroad wider field unoccupied Fullest
investigation invited Address DESIRABLE. Box TO-
Tribune Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. JUNE 49, 1897

THE BOND MARKET
Sales OF Government bonds were $4,000 cou-
pom Is of 1926 at 120h. and $4,000 at l2oh.
Final quotations follow:
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Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Call for Five Per Cent Bonds for the Sinking
Fund.

A.. the sum OF siO3 3i5 % In the sinking FUND
under Mortgage the Central Pacific Railroad oonl
pany Metropolitan Trust COMPANY OF me by pe AZ
New York dated April 1859. securing Central Pacnc
RAILROAD Companys Five per Bonds maturing Aprn
Io3o notice Is hereby given that To the amount ABOVE
mentioned as nearly may be- Bonds OF the said Issue
viii n. ntIrcha sed Sinking Fund at price not
excesne five their value and accrued
ana bids hereby invited for the sale OF sucn
inds a. prices IL named exceeding nve per cent
above the par value OF said bonds and accrued Interest
the lowest such hii bids will be accepted and bones
purchased as nearly be the extent OF the money
In the Sinking Fund Bids for the sale ~ such bonds
ms, he nr.s.nted M Of the undersigned NO y
Irosd street city. before " o'clock noon on
,hs arm day Of June 1897, should be Endorsed Bds
FOR sale OF Central Pacific Five per cent Bsnds tor the
Sinking Fund, o- T. T. III ~ %; p'.,I;sn,
Nsw-York, June 18th. 1891. 'iee-Piesiaen1
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Railroad bonds continued strong ana active
with the business we'll distributed ana al ne
gains In the majority of issues Inc ho.e
worthy active features were the Atcnisoh anu
Northern Pacific Issues Chesapeake and ONO
4l5s. Reading general Is, Southern Raliway nis'
IS Texas and Pacific seconds and Manhattan
consol As Dealings In the Atchison anu No',n
ern Pacific issues and in Texas and Pacilc ST. So
ond incomes amounted In par value 70 so'ig ~,
against a total in all issues Of Sl,ooioD. Inc
nrincIpal net gains were made by Brooklyn
Rapid Transit rs, > TO 20; Hooking Nahey Us re
ceipts to -; Missouri Pacific first consoi os
to rs: ST. Joseph and Grand Island Ills ~
81: Chicago and Erie frsts. - to loV7s; h ,'c
Island extension rs. * to 10I Erie genera .'en
3-4s \, TO 6ila; Oregon Short Line ana utah
Northern consol receipts u to ri: Pittsburg
Shenango and Lake Erie hrsts, y 10 lVf ie s-,
and Pacific first rs \, to Of; Union Elevated mrs.
6s - 10 1ilL: Union Pacific. Denver ana " e
frsts Ia to 3S7a and Northern Pacihc mrs. os,
81 to 119lh Fort Worth and Denver cry ~ Irs US
lost | to 90: Rio Grande Western firsts. - 10
7!1k: Colorado Midland frsts. y to o912' Long
Island general Is 2. to 1864. and New-Haven rs
consoI debenture receipts * to 13i In mscei-
laneous issues Lehigh and Wilkesbarre cohsols
gained | to 9SI5 and Peoples Gas and COKE vi
Chicago first consol 6s, * to llVts
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money on call was | per cent Time money re-.
was per cent for sixty days. 2n2l2 per cent TOT
three months. o. per cent for four months ana
3 per cent for six months. Commercial pap,
rates were 363lh per cent for prime indorseu
bills receivable. 3i4G4 per cent for choice shsle
names for three and four months, per cent TOT
six months and above for names not so Wei
known The market was fairly active
The foreign exchange market was tribe nrm-
or on the light offering Of bills and better dc eo
mand Posted rates were 4.S6l9d4.SI, ana 4.oH
for long and short bills respectively. Rates Tor
actual business closed as follows
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ELEGANT pair Of family horses dark bays closely
n matched cohbuili. stylish. sound absolutely safe.
q and years 10 hands ASS pounds; price $3.50 sxsra
good roam mare. i52A safe for lady f3S. pair very
serviceable hays. l5e. and years $500. OAK HiLt
FARM Goshen. N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16

ADYS canopy top Phaeon stso In perfect order.
IL together with gentle and reliable bay Cob. Nx
hands and Harness. almost price ti1J Cn1A =
owner r W. THOMPSON 81 West s7rh-se
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16

EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEW-YoRk.
'''' 1907 1895 1891.
Week ended June Is s7l4955 ssOls!2S sluUsa ~ ~
From January .....l5i 1850 1i24slla" ID
Compared with week ago exports Increased In value
81. 0G2 9S5.
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New York. June 81. 1897.