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NAVAL DRILL ON SEA.
The North Atlantic Fleet 10 Have . Series
squadron Evolutions.

The North Atlantic Fleet to Have . Series or
Squadron EvoIutions.
WARRINGTON. June 1.-THE Navy Depart
ment has arranged for another series OF evolu-
tons by tho North Atlantic squadron. which
will take place along tho Atlantic coast in
August. Particular attention will be paid to
squadron formations. and tho vessels will be
thoroughly drilled in tho execution Of combina-
ton moyements. A new feature Of the exer'
discs will be evoutions IN which only battleships
will take part. They will be formed as for battle
and put through tactics that would be necessary
In hostile action. The usual gun exercises and
drills are included In the programme, which has
been submitted to Rear.Admiral Sicard, tho
commander OF the North Atlantic feet.
Active preparations arc being made for organ.
izng the torpedo boat fotilla. recently placed in
command Of Lieutenant nt-Commander w. w.
Kimball. They will be separate from tho neot
hotillA programme will bo the night exercises.
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Buaineaa Trouhlen.

Judgment for Sl3, ,sos SO was entered ycs,er
day against Edward Miller. the halter 0: lt4
and 1147 Broadway. in favor OF Louis s Mile.
on notes. The liabilities are said 10 be about
$25ooo Mr.. Miller has been in the hat hus:acss
thirty years and for more than half thA; t,!as
was at 1 Astor place.
The w. J. Johnston Company. publishers o
253 broadway. has applied 10 the supreme
Court for voluntary dissolution OF the coniVaay
and Justice Beekman yesterday set sept, - IS
the date for the order to show cause. The l,ab.s
ities are $3,420 and assets s., $50
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JOHN W. FOSTERS MISSION.
OmciAl Confirmation or the Cabled Report
That Il mad Been Successful.

WARRINGTON. June 1.-THE State Depart
ment to-day receiv cd official confirmation OF tho
ST. Petersburg despatch printed this morning
announcing the departure Of the Hon. J. W.
Foster. special Ambassador Of tho United States.
from that city. and saying that 1t was under
stood his mission had been successful. That
mission was to negotiate convention with the
Russian Government providing for closed sea-
tion of the seals. Mr.. Foster will return to the
United States via Paris and London. reaching
here some time in August. He will then devote
himself to the effort OF securing q similar con-
vention with Japan. In conference with Minis
ter Hoshi at this capital. With these in exist
longer refuse to consider propositions modify
the regulations regarding pelaGo sealing in
Behrng Sea. and which do not expire by limita-
tion until the close of the season OF 1898.
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Ausu.... G. R.appe.,. ch.r,..s,. seau..,.

Tho will of Augustus @. Ramppen was fl.I
for probate in the Surrogates Court in Brook.
lyn yesterday. Tho estate is valued at 81 .0o0.
After devising 5000 year to Margaret C,un.,
who has done faithful service in my father,
family" the income of 81 900 TO the tes;a;o.,
nephew. Francis A. Ramppep. and $4,000 %
John E Clarkson. friend. the residue o. ne
estate Is to be divided among the Roman Ca.ao
lie Orphan Asylum. Roman Catholic Sis,c,s Of
Charity. st. Mary's Hospital. Sisters OF tie Poo.
OF St Francis the Home for the Aged of the Ii.
tie Sisters of the Poor, and the House o. TIE
Good Shepherd.
The sun., 1897-06-18
BRIEF SESSION OF THE HOUSE
Mr. Lewis OF Texas Wants Information from
the Speaker About tho Committees


the Speaker About the Committees
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Thero was . little
furry in tho House to-day ovor the approval Of
tho journal. Mr.. Simpson Pop, KAn.) objecting
TO its approval until the presence OF a quorum
had been officially established. 1t was ap-
proved by vote Of 95 to 75; present and not
voting, 10.
The House passed the Senate bill for tho relief
of settlers in Greer county Tex. SO as to protect
terested in tho legislation, and then adjourned
until Monday.
Before tho adjournment Mr.. Lewis Deni.. Tex
introduced resolution, preceded by a series OF
whereases. calling on the Speaker, as soon as
may be compatible with public interests. TO
furnish the following information:
/. What progress the Speaker has made to-
ward the Constitutional organization OF the
House.
2. What committee have beon named for the
Fifty-hfth Congressl
8. Whom the remaining committees will bo
namod2
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American Catholic College for Women.

WASHINGTON. Juno l7.-Mother Julian, SUI
perior- General of tho American branch OF the
Sisters of Notre Dame. 10 In tho city arranging
for tho establishment here OF the first American
Catholic college for women. plot of ground
near the Catholic University has been purchased
and the new institution will be under the su.
spices OF the university authorities The Iacul-
~. however. will be composed of women OF the
order. The institution will be known as Trinity
College. and ground for the buildings will be
broken shortly, convent will also be erect ed
TO serve as the summer home of all the Sisters
in the vicinity OF Washington.
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FOR THE ASIATIO STATION.
The New GunbOat Helena Under Orders 70 Sal
Early in July.

WARRINGTON, Juno 1.-THE new gunpoat
Helena will be placed in commission at the New
York Navy Yard next week, with Commander
SwinburEe in charge and Lieut.. Laird as nayi.
eating officer. Sho is under orders to proceed
early in July for tho Asiatic station. where she
is to be assigned to duty up the rivers navi-
gated by tho old Monocacy for years. Tho
Monocacy is to be condemned and sold as she ia
OF no further value to the navy.
Soon after the Helena arrives some changes
probably return TO San Francisco and the
Charleston sent out as tho flagship. Tho Phila-
drawn from Hawaii and her place taken by the
Island. 1A'
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Commission to E,am,ae votl.s Machines.

ALBANY. June 17.-Gov. Black has appointed
Philip \. Dodge Of New York city. an authority
on patent law, and Prof. Robert H. Thurston of
Cornell University and Palmer G. Ricketts of
experts, aa a commission provided for by chap
ter 45O Of the laws OF this year TO examine
voting machines and report upon their utility 10
OF each Commissioner for examining a voting
machine shall not exceed 100 to each Commits.
soner to be paid by tho parties applying for
such examination.
The sun., 1897-06-18
No v.Oanois. for the west Polut Graduates.

WASHINGTON June l7.-secretary Alger has Sc
lected the seven leading cadets OF this years grad
uating class at West Point for appointment AS
Second I.ieutenants OF Engineers and the Presi-
dent will send their nominations TO tho Senate in
a few days. There are vacancies for none OF the
cadets, and all will be appointed additional Sec.
ond Lieutenants until vacancies occur. The next
i've cadets will be assigned TO the artillery
branch and the others TO the cavalry and In
fantry arms. So far there Is not a vacancy In
any branch of the army for ono of the cadets.
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Gov. Black Decides Net to Ne the Qasst or
ConGressmau FoOt0.

ALBANY. June 17.-Gov. Black to-day decided
not to accept tho invitation OF Congressman
Foote to become his guest at Port Henry over
Sunday. Owing to tho Governors doolination
It Is not likely that Speaker Thomas B. Reed and
and James 8. Sherman OF Utica Will visit Port
Henry now. as tho party had boon arranged on
the idea that Gov. Black would accept. This
meeting had been suggested by Congressman
Foote as o means Of furtheriDg the appointment
OF Congressman Sherman AZ Collector Of the
port Of New York.
The sun., 1897-06-18

The officers of the Brooklyn and Coney Island
Railroad. better known as the Smith and Jay
street line have decided to reduce the fare 10
Coney Island from ten cents to five cents on
week days not holidays. beginning OIL Mluisy.
The reduced fare will hold good until Sent. 80.
The sun., 1897-06-18
Pornission Refused the French Cable Company
TO Land tho New England Coast.

WAsHINGToS. June 1.-THE President has re-
fused the French Telegraph Cable Company per-
mission to land its lines on Cape Cod or any 9TH
that similar requests made before by other com
panic for like privileges have been refused by
the Goyernment Ono OF the last appearances
argument before the Senate Commerce Commit
tee against granting the right OF u French cable
limo to land on any part of the Carolina coaat
The sun., 1897-06-18
PowelI'a Nornina,lon Ceu0ru.,

AshiSoroN' June l7.-Theso nominations
were contrmcd
HAyu wv" '''so'' 70 DO Ainister to
Land Once at oNeill Neb HoKiSter OF the
20 Also various PostmastsTs
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Mutual Fire Insurance Company HeaTing Post-
pOned

ALBANY, June 1.-THE hearing before At,
torney'General Hancock on the petition filed by
Philander B. Armstrong. an organizer and
former President OF tho Mutual Fire Insurance
Company OF New York city, seeking to have tho
has been post poned at the request OF counsel
until some dale next month 20 he determined
to-day.
The sun., 1897-06-18
Iudietsa E1-Gra,n Inspector surrenasr..

CHICAGO, June l7.-Former State Grain In
spector Dwight w. Andrews, who was indicted
several weeks ago on charges OF larceny and
Withholding public funds from his successor In
office, appeared before Judge Dunno to-day and
gave bonds OF $1,000. Andrews has been out of
the city for some time. Al the time he was In
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GERMANY AND HAWAII.
The Question or Anne1ation 10 Net Dis,urSiu
tho German Public.

tho German Public.
Special Gable Despdtoh TO TIE suN
BERLIN. juno 1.-THE public hero display no
concern in the matter Of the proposed anne1a-
tion of Hawaii by tho United States. A section
Of the press advises Great Britain and Germany
to arrive at speedy agreement to prevent tho
United States from taking similar action re-
garding Samoa.
Tho Post, probably voicing the ofncial Wow Of
the matter. says: I'VE have no occasion to In
terfere by protest or otherwise"
The sun., 1897-06-18
Dol. Arsh,o baxter on TO Europe.

Col. Archie Baxter, clerk OF the Assembly,
was at tho Hotel Metropole last night Col.
Baxter Is 10 sail on Saturday for Europe on q
three months holiday.
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He Dines with tho President and Has . Long
Conference with Him.

NUuIeFeuCo VIII HhIuls
WASHINGTON, juno lit is said authori-
tatively that the President expects Gen. Stew
art L. w oodford to leave Washington for Madrid
about juno %. He will then have received pos
tive instructions from the President who will
have determined the policy to be pursued with
reference to Cuba by that time.
Gen. Woodford dined with the President and
Mrs. Mckinley this evening and afterward had
II long conference with Mr.. Mckinley. He will
leave for New York to morrow. but will return
TO Washington in a short time.
The sun., 1897-06-18

determine being replaced by such treaties as
may exist, or as may he hereafter concluded bo-
The p municipal legislation OF tho Hawaiian
treaties so oxtinRuishcd and not inconsistent
ton OF the United states, nor to any existing
treaty OF the United States, shall remain In
force until the Congress OF tho United States
Unit legislation shall be enacted extending
tof ,o The Hswsiian % 1slands the existing Customs
relations of tho Hawaiian Islands with tho
United States and other countries shall remain
unchanged.
ARTICLE ".
Tho public debt OF the republic Of Hawaii,
lawfully existing at the date OF the exchange Of
the ratihcations OF this treaty. including the
amounts due to tho depositors in the Hawaiian
Government Of tho, United States; but the
n shall IN M no @ case exceed $4,000, 900. 80 long,
however, ms tho existing Government and the
Islands are continued as hereinbeforo provided
said Government shall continue to pay the In
terest on said debt.
ARTICLE v.
"There shall bo no further immigration Of
Chinese into tho Hawaiian Islands, except upon
such conditions as are now or may hereafter DO
allowed by the laws OF the United States, and no
Chinese by reason of nything herein contained
shall be allowed to enter the United States from
the Hawaiian Islands
ARTICLE VI.
"Tho President shall appoint flve Commits.
sioners, at lcast two OF whom shall bo residents
of the Hawaiian Islands, who shall as soon as
reasonably practicable recommend to Congress
such legislation concerning the Territory Of
Hawaii as they shall deem necessary or proper.
ARTICLE VII.
"This treaty shall be ratified by the President
of the United States by and with the advice and
consent OF tho Senate, on tho one part, and by
the President of the republic Of Hawaii, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate In
accordance with the Consti ton Of the said re-
public, on the other, and the ratifications here
of shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as
possible.
In witness whereof tho respective Plepipo.
tentiaries have signed the above articles and
have hercunto afii xed their seals.
Done in duplicate at the city OF Washington.
this sixteenth day of June. ono thousand eight
hundred and ninety seven.
John SHERMAN.
"FRANCIs MARCH HAToH,
"LoRIN A. THURsToN,
"WuIIAM KINNEY"
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Proposed Insurance Fuua for Postal Clerk.

PHILADELPHIA June 1.-THE Postal Railway
ClerAs in annual convention to-day adopted
report recommending a per capita tax on Tbs
members OF 81 each to provide an INSURANCE
fund
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
IMPRESSED BY WARSHIPS
Moorish officials Change Their Attitude on
selfndges Arrival.
Foreign Minister Breaks the Local
Custom by a Prompt Visit to
American Admiral.

LONDON, July IA correspondent OF
the Associated Press at Tangier writes:
The demonstration by the United States
warships San Francisco and Raleigh has
had a wonderful effect. The continual ig-
noring of the rights and claims of Ameri-
cans had embittered the relations between
them and the natives for some time and
finally eliminated in the desperate assault
by the Moors on the servant of Mr. Burke,
who was carrying money to the bank. MIR.
Burke promptly demanded reparation, but
the Moorish foreign minister refused to
act, and the attitude of the Moorish Off
cials vas so overbearing that Mr.. Burke
felt compelled to appeal to Washington. as
has already been cabled, for help to en-
force his demands.
The San Francisco by her prompt ar
rival so stirred up the Moorish officials that
the foreign minister Immediately visited
Admiral Selfridge. an honor never before
conferred upon any one The foreigners
mere are still commenting upon this un-
precedented occurrence.
The terms of settlement of the trouble
VII! soon b. arranged, but the inciden,
is being taken advantage of to make a
display Of American force at the towns
along the coast which will insure better
protection and more privileges for the
Americans and their property hereafter.
Everything possible will be done to make
such display as will impress the Moor.;
with the notion that in the future all lust
claims of Americans will be backed IN il
necessary by shot and she'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Senator MOrEan's Bill and the For.
eign Relations Committee.

Senator MOrEan's Bill and the For
eign Relations Committee.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
today discussed briefly the bill introduced
by Senator Morgan for the annexation OF
Hawaii, but decided to postpone further
consideration of it while the annexation
treaty is still pending. The bill is only in
tended to be acted upon in it's present shape
in case of the failure of the Senate to Sc
cure ratification by the Senate. The COM
mttee expect to ask the Senate to take up
the treaty Immediately upon assembling
next December. and desire to have the bill
in shape for Prompt consideration in case
Its consideration should be rendered neces-
sary by the i'll success of the treaty.
The committee also decided TO investigate
the Dtatus IF the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and appointed a subcommittee, consisting
of Senators Morgan, Lodge and Cullen, for
this purpose. The committee also decided
to ask the Senate TO order compilation
of all the treaties of this country together
with the Supreme Court decisions bearing
upon them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
ENROLLING THE TARIFF BILL.
The Result of Fifty Hours Labor of
Two Men.

That represents the result of fifty hours
labor of two men, said Mr.. C. r. McKen-
ney. the enrolling clerk of the House. point
ing 10 a package upon his desk. 1t was
the new tariff bill, which has been enrolled
in anticipation of an agreement TO tne con-
ference report by the Senate
The bill Is printed upon parchment and
the copy upon Mr.. Mckcuney's desk will
be the enc tnat is to be signed by the Pres-
dent ard filed in the archives of the gov
ernment. The pages are large-sized sheets
of parchment, and there are about 100 CT
them printed In plain type and large let
tCrs- Mr.. MCKenney was assisted in the
work of enrolling by Mr.. Carroll c. Marsh,
and their first sitting occupied sixteen
hours.
1t was Mr.. Mckenney's task to enroll the
Mckinley tariff bill. and he is very proud
OF having the opportunity to enroll the
new tariff law He has saved the sheets CT
the original conference report as a souve-
mr.. They are almost as unintelliglble to
an outsider as a roll of Egyptian manu-
scripts. As soon the Senate agrees to
the conference report, Mr. Mckenney will
turn the enrolled bill over to the commit
tee upon enrolled bills and that commit tee
will see that the signatures of the Speaker
ana Vice President are attached and will
take II Immediately to the President for his
oignature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
Senior Prendergast, Spanish Liberal
Leader, Elected From the Hall.
he CRITICISED SPAIN'S MINISTERS
Government Official Resents His
Remarks and Draws a Revolver.
CANOVAS TALKS OF CUBA

MADRID, July 21-At banquet given
last evening at Saragossa in honor Of Senior
Moret Y Prendergast, the liberal leader
and former minister, Count Romanoncs
made a violent attack upon Spanish minis
ters beyond seas, referring evidently to
Senor Dupuy de LONE.
A representative of the government who
was present intervened. resenting the
counts remarks, and free fight ensued.
The governments representative drew re-
volver.
Finally the entire company was elected
from the hall whore the banquet was given,
after which they formed in groups and
paraded the streets, shouting Long live
liberty.''
Speech Creates "a Sensation.
Senior Moret y Prendergasts speech at
Saragossa on the Cuban question and in
pronunciation of the policy of the govern
ment has made a great sensation.
The Epoca says:
The frightfu1 picture of Cuba painted
by the liberal leader at Saragossa can only
be compared to the inflammatory utter
anCes OF the worst enemies of Spain. We
DeileEe that his inSnuationS against the
throne must permanently keep the liberals
out of power, owing to the increased
strength which such Gtterances give the
monarchists in the eyes of the public"
CanOvns Denies Jnpanesc Alliance,
Senior Canovas del Castillo, the premier
states that the report of an alliance be-
tween Spain and Japan is incorrect. The
most cordial relations exist between the
two powers, but the understanding does
not extend further He adds: TT was
never more necessary than now for the
government to consider what reforms ought
to be introduced in Cuba"
IL Is reported that the government is ne
gotiating for the purchase of four large
warships.
RfOfing at Barcelona
Tnere have been serious outbreaks and
rlots at Barcelona, and the gendarmes
nave been stoned by the mob. The govern
ment has sent large reinforcements to re-
store order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
WORKING TIE KLONDIKE MINES.
RumOred Intention to Exclude Al
but Britfah SuhfectA.


1t is reported that the Canadian author
tiles contemplate the issue Of orders con-
firirg the working of the rich KIondike
mines to subjects of Great Britain. 1t is
said at the State Department that mas
much as those mines are wholly within
British territory. the British authorities
have an undoubted right to prohibit the
entrance of foreigners there if they should
deem it advisable for the proper protection
of British interests.
The opinion is freely expressed, however,
that the dominion authorities will scarcely
avail themselves of this conceded right,
especially against citizens of the United
States, inasmuch as British subjects are
given equal rights with Americans with re-
gard to the gold fields in Alaskan territory.
The State Department has received a num-
Der CT communications from citizens of this
beth British and American territory. There
is no way at present by which the mel
holding these claims can locate them with
reference to the boundary line, and to pre-
vent the Canadian government from dis
possessing them they have written to the
State Department requesting that the Sec
retary adopt measures looking to their
protection.
All the department has done about the
matter is to inform them that a treaty is
new pending between the United States
and Great Britain for the determination of
the Alaskan boundary, and that when 1t
Is confirmed by the Senate the surveying
parties Of the United States and Great
Britain, acting jointly, will erect monu-
ments a short distance apart, which will
define the true boundary line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
PREPARING CONFERENCE REpopr
"o" nm Apparently Hopeless To.L
Wns Accomplished.


Few people realize the amount of r,or,,
required IN preparing the conference re-
port on the tariff bill, which was accented
by the House Monday night" said u AZ
LORD. clerk of the committee on ways and
means, to Star reporter There were
more than eight hundred amendments and
changes, he continued, "eyery ono or
winch had to be carefully accounted for
The conference committee did not agree
uhtii late Saturday, and the proposal to
nave the report ready for the democratic
members of the conference committee at
~ am. Monday seemed hopeless and IT
would have been without the assistance of
Clerk CleaveS of the Senate committee on
appropriations and Clerk Courts of the
house committee on appropriations These
veterans OF numberless conferences stepped
into the breach, and by their great skin
ana knowledge, the result of twenty-five
and twenty years of experience respectiye-
There We're other good helpers-Mr Shell
ton, Mr.. Creamer Mr.. Will Allison and Mr.
North, all of whom did good work. bur
wished especially to speak of Messrs
Cleaves and Courts. Where there are so
many frequent changes i'm congressional
clerks, with the changes i'm party control
L have sometimes wondered why il was
that the appropriation committee clerks in
House and Senate remained unchanged
through all these years but after nv busy
session with them, and having so fine an
opportunity of seeing them at work. /
have stopped wondering"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21
DOES JAPAN MEAN WAR?
Minister 0kuma Says Hawaiian Annexation
Must Not Be Recognized.
Gives Reasons Why His Government
Will Oppose the Proposition
to the Utmost.

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 2l.-Count
Okuma, foreign minister of Japan. says
regarding the annexation of Hawaii to the
United States: The foreign office is not
surprised at the proposed annexation. w,
simply protested against 1t. The impor.
tsnce of the islands will he immensely in
creased by the construction of the Nicara
guam or Panama canal. and 1t is absolutely
necessary therefore to leave the countr,
Independent.
In voyaginS to the far east steamers
starting from Europe or America must cal
at Hawaii. To have them Incorporated in
tc the Union would seriously involve inter.
national interests in the Pacific ocean. An.
other reason is this: Annexation would i'm.
pair the rights and privileges which Japar
Is enjoying in Hawaii. The protest was
therefore entered on these grounds. Leav.
ing aside the attitude of other powers the
question is what will Japan do if under
aiy circumstances the annexation is car.
RED into practice in spite of the protest o;
Japan. Japan must oppose it to the ut.
most Annexation must not be recognized "