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Evening star., 1897-01-07
SENATOR WOLCOTT-S TRIP.
No Foreign BimetaIiic Organization
Know Anything About 1t.

LONDON January Neither the BIZ
metallic league OF other silverite organi-
zations has any information regarding the
visit to Europe of Senator Edward o. VOL
colt of Colorado. who sailed from New
York January .. The ST. James Gazette
says:
Everybody wants to know how far Nc
kinley means to go in the direction of
doing something for silver.
Mr. Moreton Frewen. however has dis
covered exactly what is on foot He has
written to a financial daily paper pointing
out that If Russia means to resume specie
payment she will have to buy 200. .H,O 900
ounces of silver and that tariff conces-
Sons upon the part of the United States
would induce her to do so. that this OPP
eTatCn Will easily rehdbilitate silver on a
II IL to l basis and France and Germany
VIII probably join for similar consilera-
tons So. Mckinley is apparently to end
in tariff reductions and boom in silver;
but Mr. Frewen is at a discount a
prophet at present.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. January Flour quiet but steady,
unchanged receipts, 1900 barrels: EXPORTS % st,s
barrels: sales. rs barrels. Wheat steady-spot.
S21s bid: May. S9AaS91a rec epts. 1853 bushels:
stock. 30 2D4 bushels sales 1000 busheis-south-
ern wheat by sample. s3as4: do. grade. sSiaa
9S!a Corn steady-spot and month, 271aa27as;
February, 27s4a271s; March. :sisa2sS: April aa
s9A: steamer mixed. 25ha25N-receipts. 155 a29
bushels: exports, 47S.751 bushels: stock 6ac 2O7
bushels sales, 139 900 bushels southern wheat and
yellow corn. 2aa2s. Oats steady-No. 2 white
western. 24a25a; 40. mixed do, 2Ias2-recefpts
5l,51S bushels: exports, 1855 bushels: stock,
1.24s ,644 bushels. Rye frmer-No. nearby 42L5a
4S: western. A sales-recepts 10 425 bushels: ex-
ports, "a. 2s5 bushels: stock 2s0. .668 bushels Hay
steady to frm.sood to choice timothy. s13 50a
$l4.00 Grain freights quiet but firm-steam 10
Liverpool per bushel. 3Hd. January; shd. Febru-
ary; Cork for orders per quarter. Ss. 4lad aSs Cd
January. Sugar unchanged. Butter steady Eggs
frm-fresh. II. Cheese frm-fancy New YORK. 60
pounds. II: do. 35 pounds, ia; do. % pounds,
11H. Whisky unchanged
Evening star., 1897-01-07
The Spanish View of H.

10 the Editor OF The Evening Star:
In a recent issue of The Star Representa-
tive-elecr Edward E. Robbins is reported
as having said THE cause for which the
Cubans are struggling is the same for
which our fathers fought in our war for
independence. The Cubans have no vol e
in their government Taxation is unbear-
able, etc, ETC.
Will you kindly allow a property owner
and law-abiding inhabitant of the Spanish
West Indies say word in reply?
Atrocious falsehoods, misrepresenta tions
and fabrications have been assiduously dis
seminated for the purpose of misleading
the better judgment of the American !,eo-
pie. Tine truth about the origin and rise of
the Cuban rebellion is unknown to the gen.
eral public.
1 always thought that one of the prn-
cipies for which the provincials fought
against England was there could be no
taXaticn without represen tation. The En-
glish colonies even now complain because
they are deprived of representation in The
British parliament. Now. the Spanish colo
mics have fun quota of representatives
and senators IN the Spanish congress, SO
that Spanish colonial rule is more liberal
than English colonial rule.
1t is true that there is restricted suffra ge
in Cuba. But the same rule obtains in
Spain and other countries. 1t is compara-
lively a short time when the white labor
ing population of England had no vote.
And even the natives OF the neighborihg
English. Danish and Dutch West Indian
Islands have no suffrage at all.
And as for the Cubans not being suii-
ciently represented in government employ
ment. why, it has beer proved that they
nave a larger quota of employees than any
province in Spain. In the infantry and
cavalry alone now serving in the war N
Cuba there are 1i6 officers of all ranks,
from major general to sublieutenant who
are natives of Cuba. and not a single one
of them has deserted the Spanish flag. Even
the consul general of New York, j hear is
a Cuban.
AS for the oft-repeated charge of over
taxation, / can say positively that the taxes
down there are lighter than in this country.
Col Flinter. who is ar authority on the
West Indies apropos of this matter says:
L do not hazard an erroneous opinion by
saying that the Spanish colonies are less
burdened by taxes and contributions than
the colonies of any other European power.
(See Flinter's Puerto Rico in Congressional
Library. Besides, what right have the in
surgents to complain about taxation when
they, being insolvent, pay no taxes at all =?
1t should be borne IL mind tnat the III
surgents are not struggling for liberty, Tor
they are under the same municipal, proVin-
cial and state laws their white brethren
in Spain. They are simply struggling Tor
the establishment of a republic such as
Hayti and San Domingo, and all property
owners and law-abiding inhabitants, he
they Cubans or Spanish are pledged 20
prevent it, for they hate the political orgies
of their neighborir republics.
Z. V. SP1NOSA.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
valedletorian of HIS Glass.

Mr.. Woodbury. Pulsifer of Lewiston, Me-,
has been appointed the valedictorian of the
class of 81 Of the medical department Of
the Columbian University. Mr.. Pulsifer Is
a very bright and clever young man and
has made hosts Of friends during his resi-
dence in this city. For several years past
he has been the clerk to the Senate. COM
mittee ON commerce, OF which Mr. Frye Of
Maine Is chairman, and has done double
duty by pursuing course in medicine. Mr.
Pulsifer is a graduate of Bowdoin College,
and at Columbian he has taken a high
stand from the first. He made a percentage
OF 1873 out of possible so. and is deserved
ly popular with his classmates The Sec
ond man in the class this year Is Mr. Fred
erick NJ. Hartsock of tins city.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
banking and Currency.

The House committee on banking and
currency, which has been in a state Of
hopeless disagreement and confusion since
its organization, has decided to press two
measures through the House at this ses-
sion One is intended ID encourage the
starting of national banks in small towns
by permitting them TO operate on capital
stock of $25.OGD This has the unanimous
support of the committee. The othc.' pro-
vides that national banks may issue cur
rency up to the par value of their deposit
of government bonds. There Is party
division on this measure. on the lines by
which the parties Were divided in the last
campaign. The anti-national bank people
intend to fight the measure with ali their
might, but. since it has the practically
solid support of the republicans, it will
probably be got thro Ugh the House
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Those Interested in Electric Light
Contracts Present.
TIE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS THERE
Mr. Crosby Wants to Go Outside
the Contract.
QU E IONS ED

The Senate committee ON the District of
Columbia met this afternoon at o'clock
to consider the resolutions lately introduced
In the Senate by Messrs. Gallinger and
Cockrell relating to electric lighting in the
District Of Columbia, both of which reso-
lutions have been published in The Star
Those Who Were Present.
There were present members of the COM
mittee as follows: Messrs Mcmillan. Har-
r1s and Proctor, Commissioners Ross, ,Trues-
cell and Powell and Capt. Burr represented
the District; o. T. Crosby and Chas. A.
Lien appeared for the Potomac Electric
loWer Company, and A. A. Thomas. presi-
dent. and A. T. Britton and A. B. Brown.
counsel. appeared for the United States
Electric Lighting Company
Immediately upon the committee being
cSHeo TO order by Mr.. Mcmillan Mr.. Chas
moore, clerk to the committee, read q let
ter received by Mr. Mcmillan This morning
from the District Commissioners, which
was IN reply to statements made in Senate
resolutions introduced by Messrs CALM
elsewhere in The Star.
Number of Poles REQUIRED.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of the
Commissioners letter. Mr.. Mcmillan in
qu.red how many poles would be REQUIRED
for the lighting during the inauguratio as
suggested in Mr.. Cockrelrs resolution.
Commissioners Ross and Powell could not
reply to this inquiry, but Mr.. Br:tton said
for the United States Electric Lighting
Company to do the work no extra poles
would have to be erected
Mr. Harris wanted to know the terms
OF the law requiring the District authori-
ties to advertise for public lighting. and
the law on the subject being read. Mr..
Britton claimed that it had never been
applied to electric lighting, and was never
so construed.
Commissioner Powell said Mr.. Britton
must be mistaken in his view of the ques-
ton, as the District had advertised for
three years for electric lighting and. pre-
vious to that time, three-year contracts
had been made
Mr.. Powell thought the passage of the
Cockrell resolution would leave the ques-
ton in very mixed condition.
Mr.. Crosby's Argument
Mr.. Crosby said he would like to go out
side of the contract, as the courts had in
terpreted the law. He said that the inten-
ton of Congress was that only one COM
of Rock creek. That intention should he
expressed In the law which Is now the
case. Mr.. Crosby went into an extended
argument on the right of the Commission
ers to let a contract for electric lighting
to the Potomac company represented by
him.
Mr.. Crosby went on to explain the con-
struction of underground conduits. saying
they had about six more miles of conduts
to lay in order to carry out the contracts
that had been entered into.
In reply to a question of Mr.. Harris, Mr.
Crosby said it has cost 5000 or $1,000 a
mile to lay conduits for underground wires.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
THE LOST ACCOUNTS.
Effort to Find Ont IL the Interior De.
partment Has Its Copy.

Effort to Find Out IL the Interior De-
partment Has Its Copy.
Secretary Carlisle, as stated In The Star
Tuesday, has sent to the Senate a com
munication to the effect that q certain
statement of accounts against the man.
ayers of the Pacific railroads could not be
found. and consequently could not be for
warded by the treasury. The Secretary's
letter was in response to a resolution OF
the Senate calling for the papers showing
the amount due the Pacific railroad sink
ing fund on account Of the subsidies paid
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The
accounts are said to aggregate upward of
A.OO0,OO, and II these papers cannot be
found the government may be subjected to
serious loss.
On one of the books Of the accounting
division Of the Treasury Department is a
memorandum stating that the accounts,
together with an accompanying letter from
Mr.. Lamar. then Secretary of the Interior.
were received March 8. 1886. A marginal
note not dated, but inserted subsequently.
says that the papers had been "m:slaid."
The Senate will now try. through a reso-
luton adopted yesterday,to find out wheth-
er the Interior Department has also lost
its copy of the documens
Secretary Lamar of the Interior Depart
ment March 5, 1885, 1t is said. sent to the
Secretary of the Treasury a statement of
Union and Central Pacific roads on account
Of the subsidy paid by them to the Pacific
Man Steamship Company. The amount
was charged by the roads to their operat-
ing department before ascertaining the net
earnings.
No attempt has ever been made to col
lect the amount from the Pacific roads.
The Central and Southern Pacific have
claims for transportation, ETC., against the
government for 81. 100000. of which about
81 100000 has been allowed, but not paid.
The amount due by the Central Pacific on
the Pacific mail subsidy is 81. 100000, and
from the Union Pacific. $2.O1S00O.
What Senator Morgan Says.
Regarding the alleged disappearance of
government accounts against the Pacific
railroads, Senator Morgan this afternoon
said to Star reporter that the whole thing
was very surprising to him. He had never
heard. he said, of such thing as a Sec
retary OF a department being unable to
find accounts on file. He said that if the
full facts about the matter could he ascer-
tained he would certainly attempt to find
them out.
Senator Pettigrew said that in 1876 the
amount due the government in this par
ticular was s1.70O.O0 and that it had PROB
ably swelled to $4.WD.0O0 by now. He also
proposes to investigate the matter thor
oughly. and to do all he can to probe it to
the bottom.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
WAS IT DOUGHERTY.
The Ex-Representative From Florida
Said to Have Been Slain.

1t is said that Charles Dougherty. ex-
congressman from the second district of
Florida, has been slain in Cuba. Reports
have beer published from Cuba about the
killing there Of one Charles Dougherty, an
American citizen, who was identified by an
autograph upon gold watch found on his
person. Mr.. Dougherty was born near Dal-
ten. Ga. and grew to manhood there, when
he moved to Florida and was elected to
Congress within three years. At the end of
his congressional service he returned to his
old home. leaving there last July. since
which time no word has been heard from
him. Letters and kilograms sent to Dayton
and other Florida points have been return
ed with the information that ne is not
there. kilograms to all parts of Florida
have been without result. When Mr.Dough-
erty left home in July he had just such a
watch with the autograph as indicated. He
was an ardent Cuban sympathiZer, often
declaring his purpose tc join the insurgent
army.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Army Orders.

Capt. J. c. Ayres, ordnance department,
has been ordered to Cold Spring. N Y, to
inspect castings for 1O-inch disappearing
carriages.
Lieut.. Charles B. Wheeler ordnance de-
partment, has been ordered to Baltimore on
business connected with the manufacture
of 12-inch mortar carriages.
The leave of absence granted Major w
NJ. Van Horne, 22d Infantry, has been ex-
tended two months and twenty days
Lieut.. Charles G. French, 18th Infantry.
has been detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at the North Dakota
Agricultural College at Fargo
Evening star., 1897-01-07
THE MORA CLAIM.
It's Payment to BE Investigate by n
Senate Committee.

It's Payment to BE Investigate by n
Senate Committee.
The Senate in executive session has adopt
ed a resolution instructing the committee
on foreign relations to investigate the pay
ment of the Mora claim. The resolution
was introduced by Senator Chandler, and
instructs the committee to ascertain among
other things whether the settlement, pro-
viding for the payment Of 81, 100000 on ac-
count of the claim, was fair one. 1t also
directs the committee to ascertain whether
the payment of the claim involved any as
surance from this government to the at
titude this country would maintain in the
Cuban insurrection.
The Senate agreed 10 the resolution with
out division or debate, and without requir-
Ing any assurance that there was any sus-
picion that the settlement had not been
regular. Members of the committee on for
eign relations say they do not anticipate
that a general investigation will be under
taken into the question.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
btll to Abolish the PResent O0ces and
SaAa11tute q Cs,mmfasaon,

Btll to AbolisA the Present Omces and
Sahatitute q Cspmmission.
The House committee on Indian affairs
has favorably reported & bill to abolish the
office OF commissioner OF Indian affairs and
the office Of assistant commissioner of In
dian affairs. and to create In lieu thereof
a beard Of Indian commissioners. The re-
port says. In part:
The object OF the accompanying bill. and
which 1t is believed II will accomplish. is to
effect a still further efiicient admin
istration OF Indian sffairs and secure
more permanency IN the service A
more efficient administration can. It Is be-
lieved. be obtained by spportioning the de-
tails Of the different branches OF Indian
work among three indiSfduals, letting each
one. a. general rule, attend to q particu-
lar portion. thus relieving a single individ-
ual OF the sole responsibility. By this
means the work could be more quickly
and efficiently done. rs more time could be
given to the consideration Of the various
questions presented. The general policy of
the bureau. as well as all important mat
considered by the commission as a whole,
and the conclusions reached would thus be
the Judgment Of three instead Of one.
THAT which - Of more Importance. how
service will result. and consequently a more
uniform and systematic method of dealing
with The Indians and prosecuting the work
OF their ctvili7 alton. In the very nature of
things under a condition Of constant change,
all attempts to lift the Indian up from his
natural state and fit him for the ways and
duties Of civilized life must be more or
less sporadic. A new commissioner Just
entering upon duty may. and probably
does, have different ideas from those of
his predecessor as to the policy to be pur-
sued in dealing with Indian tribes. and con-
sequently adopts different methods and fol-
lows different plans. The result is that one
plan is hardly understood and begun before
another follows. 1t is rot so much which is
the best plan as that it shall be a continu-
ing one With a commission OF three men,
bers. all of whom would not be subject to
change at the same time, this idea could be
better carried out. There would be a con-
tinuity of service in the head OF a bureau,
and consequently a permanency and con-
tinuity of any system adopted for the edu-
cation and elevation OF the Indian race.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
To strairhten the spine.

PARIS. January 7.-Dr. Callot read be-
fore the Academy of Medicine yesterday a
remarkable paper describing decades ex-
perience in Strengthening the spines of
hunchbaclzs by pressure. The novelty con-
sists of the means adopted to keep the
spine straight for ten months. by which
time cure is effected. No accident had
occurred In thirty cases. Dr. Callot says
that there Is no need that any child should
become hunchback. but he is doubtful
whether the method will cure adults. The
academy was much impressed by the pa
per.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Naval Orders.

Medical Director H. NJ. Wells will be re-
tired on the 10th instant. Lieut.. r. Wells
has been detached from the Texas and
ordered to the Enterprise; Lieut.. II. Phelps
from the Naval Academy to the Texas
Lieut.. j. A. Shearman from the Blake and
granted three months leave; Assistant
Naval Constructor E. Snow from the Mare
Island navy yard to the Union Iron Works
Assistant Naval Constructor T. N Ruhm
from the Union Iron Works to the Mare
Island navy, yard. A. S. Mackenzie has
been appointed acting gunner
Evening star., 1897-01-07
FanerAl of Mrs. Emmert.

The funeral Of Mrs. Frank r. Emmert
took place from her late residence, No.
914a ID street southwest, yesterday Short
services were held at the house. con.
Quoted by Revs. VIM. H. Gotwald and
John C.. Bowers. The floral tributes
were many (, and beautiful The Ladies'
Aid Society of St.Mark's Lutheran .t.hurch.
of which deceased. was member, sent a
beautiful floral chair, and the officers of
the first police precinct, of which her hus-
band was a member, sent handsome floral
wreath. After the services the remains
were taken to Hagerstown. Md, wher.,
further services will be held this af.
ternoon by Rev. 8. w. Owen d. D., of st.
Johns Lutheran Church. who baptized.
confirmed and married Mrs. Emmert
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Case Nolle Prossea.

Prosecuting Attorney Pugh in the Police
Court this afternoon nolle pressed the case
of cruelty to animals against Sergt. Davie
of the 9th United States Cavalry. stationed
at Fort Myer, Va. Sergt. Davie was jointly
charged with Lieut.. Barber. an English ex-
army officer, for tormenting a horse used
in the broadsword contest at Brightwood
Driving Park New Year day. Lieut.. Barber
was fined SIS on conviction of the charge
before Judge Kimban Tuesday.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Postponed the Cabinet Meeting

LONDON. January IA Daily News
dispatch from Paris explains that the
Spanish government postponed the cabinet
council Friday to enable Captain General
Weyier 10 send reassuring news. especially
regarding the withdrawal Of the press cor
respondents from Cuba, which will be one
OF the subjects of debate
1T Is believed that the Porto Rico re-
forms VIII be extended to Cuba" this dis
patch adds. directly Gen. Weyler Off
claiiy advises the government that western
Cuba is pacified."
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Fire Sweeping Athens, Ain.

ATHENS. Ala. January Fire broke
out here on the forth side OF the square
a midnight. and at I 30 was progressing
eastward at an alarming rate. Irwin &
Peppers double store. dry goods; Roy
smith. grocery: Headrick Brothers, gro
ccry. and Wesf fmcreland, drugs. were al
ready destroyed, aid the probabilities were
mat G. j. Richardson & Co. and F. d.
Icarman would also be destroyed Lear
mans is the last house on the row.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Mr.. Depew's Ward Married

PARIS. January Miss Edith Lyman
Collins. the only daughter of Mr.. Clarence
Lyman Collins of New York, and ward of
Chauncey n Depew. was married today
at the Church OF ST. Germain-L'A Auxerrois-
NJ fAbbe Salmon. the vicar, officiating. to
Rechid Bey. Count Czaykowski. councillor
OF the Turkish embassy at Rome
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Private woodalp. Sentence.

Private John w. Woodall. Troop G, 9Th
Cavalry. having been tried by court-mar-
tial, convened at Fort Myer, Va. and found
guilty Of assault with intent to kill, In vio-
lation of the sixty-second article of war;
has been sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service of the United
Columbus. N. Y, for a period of two years.
and to forfeit all pay and allowances due
him.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
The Chocta,v Agreement.

Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts.
chairman of the Dawes commission, and
Gen. Frank c. Armstrong, a member of the
commission. had brief informal talk with
the Secretary of the Interior today regari-
ing the Choctaw agreement. This was pre-
liminary to the JOINT conference of the
Dawes commission, and the commissioners
now here from the Choctaw Indian nation
to be held in Secretary Francis office Sat
urday. After that meeting the agreement
will he forwarded to the President imme-
dately.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Mr.. Bryan Reacbes Cbic.ro

CHICAGO, January w. ]. Bryan ar
rived in Chicago today. He was met by
committee from the w. j. Bryan League
whose guest he is, and escorted to the
fremont House. He will speak at the BAN
quet of the league to be given at the Tre-
mont House in honor of the anniversary of
Andrew Jackson.
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Lancaster Paint Work. Burn.s

LANCASTER, Pa, January 7.-Schroder,
smith & Schroders readymixed paint
WORKS were entirely destroyed by fire to-
gay gay me origin OF the fire is unknown.
The members of the firm decline 10 make
any estimate OF the loss. but It is thought
70 De fully covered by an insurance of
SS2 I5O "
Evening star., 1897-01-07
RETURN OF THE DAUNTLEss.
The Officers Say They Have Been ON {
WreckinH Expedition.

The steamer Dauntless arrived at Jack
scnville. Fla, last evening from its alleged
filibustering trip to Cuba, the expedition
having been safely landed, as already re-
ported in The Star dispatches. The officers
of the tug claim that they have merely
been On a wrecking expedition. and say
that they have not seen the coast of Cuba
A very rough trip was experienced. Unless
the Dauntless shall be detained it will at
cree load with arms and ammunition and
apply for clearance papers for Nuevietas,
Cuba.
Horatio Rubens, general counsel for the
Cuban junta Of New York. is at Jackson
vile, conducting an investigation into the
cause of the foundering of the steamer
Commodore, laden with arms and ammu-
milton for Cuba, Friday night. No conclu-
sion has been reached
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Want to Welcome Hny.

LONDON, January The Daily News
expresses the hope that the report that
Col John Hay is to succeed Mr. Bayard
as ambassador at the court of St James
will prove true.
Besides his high ability" SAYS the
News, he is an exceedingly good fellow"
Evening star., 1897-01-07
Death Of "a Venerable Missionary,

FITCHBURG, Mass, January THE
Rev. Lyman Jewett. DID,, who for forty
years was a missionary in Madras and
other parts of India, died here today. aged
eighty-three years.