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Why THE coin STANDARD.
GAGE Wants to shut On Any Possi-
bilttS ct Bimctniltsm.

ssoRC NunuS 10 SOuu Vu Any I'OSht
hiitty OF Bimctailtsm.
Washington. January lS..--Sccretary Gage
proceeded today in the hearing before the
committee on currency and banking. TO-
days hearing took general range with
a vicw TO developing MIR. Cages views on
general financial questions aud his judg-
ment on various measures. including his
own. for currency revision
Chairman Walker. in a series OF uues-
tons. sought TO show that the guaranty
required in The Gage bin and the monetary
bill on unsecured circulation was too great,
through It's imposing and oncro,is burden
on the banks far beyond the losses which
experience had shown would occur. Mr.
Gage said that tho safety Of the fund OF
his bill was placed ut point which he
regarded safe and II found too high could
be reduced
Secretary Cage, referring ia the stated
purpose OF tho Gage hiN in fixing the gold
standard moro iirnily.' briefly explained
why II was hest To incorporate that clause.
The obligations OF the United States arc
payable IN coin, There is u dispute MS
ia what that means, On one side OF con
sress u Is said the government can pay
IN silver the others ray goii only. other
wise the government is guilty OF bad faith
and dishonesty as to it's Civilizations So
long as there IL doubt there viii he n.
constant pressure 10 opcn the way for
payments in silver and Cages contention
wac Ehai heiter assurances OF maintaining
the gold standard than now exists should
DC given the country. So the secretary
thought u was the wisest plan to make tho
positive pneQuivocal declaration As to the
purpose OF the bill.
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IT is a PARTISAN QUESTION
OContinucd from FIRST rngc)

solitary democrat tFlemine, Ga) volel
with tho republicans TO sustain the chair
No republicans voted with tho minority.
The chair was slstainrd-l53 TO Ia, No
applause marked the announcement. The
clerk proceeded with the reading but Al
the next paragraph, appropria,ing $lf,oU0
for ambassadors to Great Britain Germany
and France Mr.. Williams tDem., Missl
moved an amendment TO appropriate S5pGu
for an envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the republic of Cuba.
The democrats chcercd
Mr. Hit raised the point OF order tnat
the amendment was also u change of exist
ing law. Mr.. Williams argued that AS there
was no law on the subject this could mol
he IA change of Legislation, Upon this also
Mr.. DeArmond urged the members 10 as-
sert themselves and ovcrrule the rules.
If the republicans did not, he said thvy
must accept the responsibility,
I'm the presence OF your master. ruler
aud leader" he shouted, lin whose pres
ence you scarcely dare 10 think, ask you
TO give freedom snd liberty to Cuba or
meet your outraged constituency. Let us
see which course you will follow" Op-
roarious democratic applausc.)
The chlir then sustained the point of
order. and n motion of Mr.. Hit the com
mittee rose i~
The Indian appropriation bin was pre-
sented and at 500 p. IN. the house al
iourned
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self or any other landldbhcr. L. is easy.
however, to see the wisdom of his contcn.
| ton. II ships must rely on coal for their
fuel, and the United States possesses the
only coaling station within fighting dis
lance of our coast the ships OF the enemy
would have exhausted themselves by the
time they reached Hawaii or so nearly so
as TO render them practically powerless
for an attack upon the American fleet sta
toned there or upon our Qualifications.
Much less would their ships be In shape
10 attack the California coast 1000 miles
away. BY the time they got that far such
fuel us they might have al Hawaii would
have been exhausted.
On the other side of the picture, accord
ing TO this presentation OF the case, tho
possession OF the Hawaiian islands by an
unfriendly power would be q constant men
ace to American commerce in time OF
peace. for vessels compelled 10 stop there
for coal might be compelled to put up with
all kinds OF hardships, and in time Of war
our coast would be ut the mercy OF the
enemy able to use the islands as a base OF
supplies.
! believe | have touched on the high
points of the controversy now on in Wash
ington. The senate win take up the con-
sheraton of the treaty tomorrow. There
has undoubtedly been a turn In the tide
OF popular feeling in favor of Hawaiian
annexation since the Eropean nations
manifested their anxiety to get control Of
the market which China affords-.-their
grab tendency has made many douhtcrs
believe that II the commerce Of the cast
is cf so great value. our government should
see 10 1t that we secure every legitimate
advantage The friends of annexation in
tie senate believe they viii secure tho
eduisiie sixty votes. They lack four or a
few more votes. according To the present
counts bur have large doubtful list to
draw from. If the senate docs not ratify
the annexation treaty, other means of Sc
curing the same end will he resortcd 10,
But first of all comes the treatv Until
that is disposed Of one way or the other,
no step towards other methods VIII be
nixon.
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PLANNING TREES.
honston Florist Makes Some Per
tincnt Suggestions.

TO the Editor of The Post
Houston, Texas, January Al would
like 10 say somethins about planting trees
In the coast country
tree should be planted leaning toward
the south one inch Go the foot aud fas
tened to a stout polo well driven into the
ground TO prevent the strong south wind
having 50 mnch OBJECT upon Il,
Trees planted straight after growing up
have no appearance whatever They arc
blown by the south wind toward the por,h
and the branches or lmhs on the south
side are mostly dead or broken on Tho
leaves OF q tree are its nonrishmunt. aud
branches tnll of leaves are dolng well
But the wind throws them any way. aud
turns the lower side OF a leaf upward, and
the sun and wind together will anger them
till they finally die.
The cause OF this Is that a tree planted
stnaight Tan not support itself against
the strong south wind and Sls gradually
blown toward the north by the force OF t.,
The tree becomes crooked. and the si)d
has tco much power nnd bends the limbs
and branches upward. Not 40 With a
tree which can support itself The branch
rs hang down and leaves also, and no
matter how STRONG the Wind blows they
VIII have the ramo shape aftUrward.
| heard some gentlemen making re-
marks that fog or dew were salty and
that this WIS the reason that the trees
lost their leaves, But this is not so. and
can prove IT, Look at II tree which
stands behind house or some Kind OF
high shelter Its appearance Is quite diff
ferent from trees which stlind In the open.
II IL the wind and nothing else that does
II.
In breaking the wind and TO protoc;
shrubbcry ar trees think the castor oil
bean would make a good wind breaker.
In planting them stay away about Ave
or six feet from plants or trees which arc
TO be projected. Cultivate and fsrtiliae
the ground well and plant the beans in
drills very thick In this fortified ground,
IL done 40 these beans viii grow from Ten
TO twelve feet high IN one season and VIII
make regular thicket They Will freeze
In winter and have TO be repanied In
the spring.
Another protector against wind Is tho
hedge rose, called the Mccartney Il IL
a white blooming rose and the best for
shelter have seen them grow nbplt
twenty feet high srd 70 thick that n dog
could not chase rabbits out, II Is rapid
grower and doesn'i fraezc-
have lived near tho coast country since
1853 and have noticed all these polnts.
and what am saying Is tho truth.
Charles hlbrccht.
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MoRGAN FAvoRs Ir.

Washington, January Ex-senator Nor.
gan presented his views on the subject oi
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to-
day in the executive session OF the sem
ate. When he concluded few minutes
after 5 O'Clock he had not then reached the
end. He spoke for about three hours to-
day, and his speech was general pre-
sentation of the Importance OF the Islands
TO the United States.
He dwelt especially on the military im-
portance OF the islands. quoting General
Schoneld and Captain MahaD, the cmi-
nent authorities on naval affairs. at length
In support OF his position thai the Islands
were natural outpost OF the United
States, and necessary for the, protection OF
our Western coast and Of our general COM
merce In case OF war
Mr. Morgan predicted that il the United
states did not take advantage OF this Lp-
portunity to secure the Islands, there
would be war between this country and
some other power within ten weeks. 1t
was not, he said, within the bounds OF pos
slbility, IN view OF the present European
competition for territory In Asia. thai the
Hawaiian ISLANDS should be allowed TO re-
main independent for any length Of time
after the authorities had signaliy an
inclr usitIlHiHhtltu IDt W Lihht
them American territory.
Senator pettigrew asked II the Hawaiian
government would voluntarily seek the
protection OF some OF the powers and thus
forego the great advantage they. nov enjoy
in their reciprocity arrangement with the
United States. which results in our paying
them annually 100000
Senator Morgan replied that the reci-
procity treaty had been negotiated for the
purpose Of giving this country cheap sugar.
He said that 1t had been Of greater benefit
to the United States than II had been 20
Hawaii because II had accomplished its
purpose Of making cheaper one Of our
great commodities, and one OF the neressl-
ties OF every household We want, he nsih.
not only the sugar from Hawaii. but cheap
fr coffee as weli, and that and many Other
necessary articles could be grown in those
islands.
The senator displayed a number OF maps.
from which he oontepded that the Islands
we're III the roadway OF commerce hetween
the west coast Of the United Statea and
the Orient aud said that all ships whether
laden with the articles Of eonmerca or the
munitions Of war must necessarily paas
than IN going 10 AMI fro between this
country and the Asiatic osaat and thus be
aid the nation which eontrois Hawaii Will
cortrol the commerce. OF the east 10 clos
INK. ne aafd thar failure 70 annex the ~
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WAR 10 DEFEND COMMERCE
British Papers approve the Goycrn-
msut's Tositiou. N
RUSSIA RAPIDLY ABSORBING KOREA
The KinRdcm 4. BcInw Converted
intc Province OF the cssr.
China's settlement.

i ~ ~ q
London. January ls,--Thc country Is
pleased with the announcement made by
the chancellor OF the cxchcquer, sir
| Michael Hicks Beach. at Swansea last
night. In which he echoed the previous
declaration OF Mr. Baifour at Manchester
on the Indian policy OF tho government
and added that tho ministers wcru de-
tcrmincd. even AZ the cost OF war that the
door OF Chinese commerce should not be
shut 10 Great I,ritatn, This declaration
Is recognized as clearly deiinlns the 80, +
ernmcnt position aud both the liberal and
conservatives newspapers comincrd the
| plain sprEking
The Globe this afternoon says what
We Want III China is trade. We want to
make n market for the ,ommnroo OF tho
whole world SIR Michael Hicks Beach's
announcement OF the leseriainatiun a. the
government is clear aea rsinlate$ ANA viii
lend TO peace, i, IS Il pity that other
cabinet ministers havc not SpoNsn thss on
other occasions, Whom .lte loan II definite
! ~ settled, Russia Franco aud Germany
viii have 20 lei us know. not uuly whether
they intend TO acquiesce 10 this iSril,irle
we h.Sc laid down. hut they Will have TO
be deilniteiS asked TO give u plah, aaswcr
10 specific points which have beu dis
cnsscd. In carrying out the policy pros
rnnIratcd the Sovcfnmon; Will ia.c tho
support OF the people ~ this country nnd
also OF two countries who, aho,s all others,
are emlnently concerned 8oih tna United
states ANA Japar recognize tho wisdom and
benefits which are ittsly 10 be derived
from onen and free oorts
Tho st, James Gazette says, "Thc STATE.
ment is q clear and concise analySis OF
the British position. Tho doors OF com
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RUSSIA IN KOREA.
Rapidly RsdueinR the Kingdom W
Province.

San FRANCHISE, January IS. Oriental
mail adsiccs state that ituasin Is keeping
up her policy OF aggression IN Korea Tho
appontment Of . new Russian msnistcr 10
Korea was taken advantage Of ~ tho
rznr's government first The military power
0t Koron vas assumed next she finances
Of Korea wore brought under 2usslan au-
pcfintendenco; next ~ adailion 70 the
coaling station eie now possessca, k,issin
is making EFFORTS 10 Obtain another ON an
island of funan A peninsula IN trout or
Won San VIII also BE- occupied by Russia,
when Hha win make II Il coaiing station. 1t
10 also said that Russians arc going to be
engaged shortly az customs house dfilcinls
aud there 10 to DO great Russo Korean
bank IL Ia stated that the Russian min
lister is employing Koreans on tile kiiaSian
frontier Ia vnfiou6 positions and thai thu
railways IN another part oil Korea Viii be
built by contract IN eo-jolnf work with
R,tH.n.
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London, January Is. The Shanghai cor
respondent OF The Daily Mail claims 4
have eminent authority for the atatcmen,
that the Russian minister, Count Ktssino
has Informed tho Tsnns ii Yamrn that i'm
mediatoly the German affair is settled
Russia will restore PORT Arthur 10 China
and withdraw her troops ~ return, how
evcr, tho correspondent says China must
employ Iiue~ians exclusively TO arm her
troops and 10 control her customs and
railroads, Russia now has three war yes
sells inside and four outside Port Arthur.
whilo she has 5000 troops on shore.
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snTTLE,IENT REACHED.
Terms Chinn Has iiecn Compelled I
Arccde To.


Washington, January Is. IA cable ais
patch Just received from Tsung VI VA.
mon. rckin, Is TO thr effect that = settle
mont Of the difficulty With Germany has
boen effected lliao chdu bay Is 10 be
leased a belt surrounding the bay. tx-
tending about thirty miles to the boundary.
All the German troops outside the pre-
scrihod limits arc to be withdrawn. Two
OF the culnri,s charged With the Innricy
81 the missionaries ARE TO be punished with
death aud the roSt with Imprisonment, Per-
mission viii he granted for the building Of
churches In the eties of Tel NlnE, Thao
Chow Flu and Chn Ych, and dwelling houses
for tho missionaries In The seven places IN
the districts OF Tsao iion and shan Hen
viii BIO erected, for witch pnrpose u sum
OF $4,000 taels Will be allowed, This
amopnr Is TO be taken nlho ar II fon,pciisa-
tion for the killing OF the missionaries.
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DOLE TO ne ENrnRrAlNEp

Washington, January S.--Arrangements
are making for the entertainment OF Presi
dent Dole of Hawaii. beiittlns his rank
as the chief magistrate Of friendly RAJ
tion. II has been decided that he shall
be regarded as the Nations guest and that
our government shalt hear tile expense OF
his entertainment white in Washington,
II is expected that his STAY will rot be
long ard while the exact nature OF the pow
ers represented by the Hawaiian govern
ment in President Dole is not known at the
state department, there is reason 10 believe
he may be authorized TO act FOR hts gov
ernment in the natter nj accepting any
amendment that NAV be- nIado in The an
neNation treaty and thus save time III the
conclusion OF the negotiations.
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TT WILL BE RATIFIED
ADMINISTRATION HAS SECURED
NECESSARY VOTES.
Enough Democrats Want to Make
the Grab 10 Insure the Success
of the Plan.

Washington. January ts.-tspccinl)
The Post correspondents is in pos
session Of confidential Information
this evening which warrants the
assertion that the Hawaiian nnncxh-
ncxatiOn have won over 10 their
cause Senator's kenney of Delaware,
Murphy of New York, smith of New
Jersey and yurpie Of Indiana. This
gives the annexation people the ssN-
ty votes required TO rntify ihe treaty
IL IA full vote is present, which ~
improInbie.
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NE KNEW rI,EM.
Therefore a spgGrstion Only shouii
he offered.

CHICAGO Post
The family physician puffed mcdlta,ivcly
at his cigar for few minutes before COM
Ing down to business
~ have been to see your wife. aa you re-
aucstcd," he said at last. and asked you
10 enme IN so that rould ;cii Won what
should be done. She's Ia a pretty bad
way"
1pdeed7"
"Yes 40 regular sickness, yn,. know.
but generally run down and 10 had shane
with rest and care she'll ONE out all
right. but youll have TO look after her
pretty closely"
II beg your pardong"
II ray you'll have to look after her
pretty closely You'll have 20 appoint
yourself sort Of general oyersesr or SD
peryIsor OF everything ucrtaininx 20 her
welfare for time, and be very strict With
her. too. In the fret Mace. tell her shc
muEt---''
doctor. are you Acquainted with my
wife?" interrupted the husband
mot intimately at ALL replied the az
tonished physician. 'Tve been called upon
10 treat her once or twice. az YOU know.
but that IL all" y & Z
Possibly that inry be nrsed % an ex-
cure, said thu husband. but IT'S Tot q
particularly good one. There are women
with when YOU are quite wen ACQUAINTED.
arc there gcty''
"ccrtainiy.
married Women"
Many q ,hsm.'
''And still Won advise me 10 tell nv wife
illa, she must do ruiuftbing or othcr?'
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the senate civil service Investigation COM
miitce today and presented sonie Interest,"
ing statements and suggestions I'M reply
mainly TO questions on the subject sub
mitted by Senator ysikins Of the committee.
He says Il all the government employees In
this city were required to work the full
sevon hours a day as required by Law. Il
would mean gain OF a5oo extra hours a
day, with saving approximately OF over
sSoo,ooo a year for clerk hire. The gain
outside Of Washington would not be In this
propurf,or m - +
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I,he Aurfrisn Wint..

Prague, January is.--The bohemian dot
today was again the sceue OF turbuienee.
DR.. wolf. on arriving announced that .
German student had been assaulted ii tho
street. whereupon all the Germans De-
handed satisfaction, calling upon The ruy~
ernm TO resign, All tbs German nlembeTs
hurried 10 the scene Of the assault. and the
dior adjuu, ned. g.t II. X y Z
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lands meant inevitable bloodshcd and the
responsibility for that bloeashci would rest
unon the senate OF the United States FOR
It's failure to pertotm It's duty Mt this criti-
cal hour in the history OF two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-17
FISH AND BIRDS.
condition of the Supplies in the
Local Market,

Condition OF the Supplies in the
Local Market.
The shad and herring season has closed,
and buyers have to depend largely upon
the salt water stock for their tables. This
season has been one of the most profitable
In years, so far as the operators of the
seines are concerned. shad were in good
demand all the season, and brought good
prices. while herring were too low at times
to be quoted. Thousands Of herring were
shipped back down the river by the in
spector of marine products.
Blue fish from the Chesapeake bay have
been unusually plentiful, and thousands of
large ones have been caught. So large has
been the stock during recent weeks that
they have sold as low as a cent a pound
same variety, commonly called salt water
taiiers. are being caught in the lower Po-
tomac These fish are Of good size for the
ordinary table, while the larger fish are
SOLD principally ito the hotels and dining
rooms. - = p"
There has been gIdt Of rock fish on the
market recently, an enormous catch hav-
Ing been made IN the vicinity Of Baltimore
markets OF Philadelphia and New York. as
Wen as this city. So plentiful have they
been that they brought not more than one
half the price paid for catfish.
FRESH water nshtng IN the POTOMAC does
not amount to much Just now, and white
perch are virtually out Of the market They
are Just as scarce in other markets as they
are here.
Soft crabs are leaders In the fish mar
ket at this season, and they are more plen-
tful and cheaper than they have been for
q number of years. Good soft crabs from
the Potomac, as well as the Annapolis
stock, are selling as low as 25 cents a
dozen. Choice stock from Crisf1eld are SELL
ing at 40 and so cents.
There is not much doing in the game
market. Philadelphia squads are in de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-17
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Favorable Action by the senate We.
terday Afternoon


The Senate yesterday afternoon confirm
ed these nominations:
r. ]. Whitledge OF Missouri, supervising
Inspector OF steam vessels, fourth district;
Robert Smalls, collector OF customs at
Beaufort, 5. c: Geo A Mckenzie receiver
or public moneys. Stockton. Cal: F. w.
King. receiver OF public moneys. wakeensy
Kan; III. J. Smith of South Dakota, consul
at Bombay.
Volunteer army: LIST Regiment Engineers
TO be captain, A Ames. jr.. of Massa-
chusetts
Sd Regiment Engineers-J w Black OF
Illinois, first lieut. nant: Edward Willis of
South Carolina, assistant quartermaster
with rank OF captain.
LIST Regiment of Eng1neers-I.. L. Seaman
of New York, surgeon with rank of major
10th Regiment 1nfantry-w. NJ. Fuqua Of
Kentucky. surgeon with rank of major.
Fourth Regiment lnfantry-Rev. :. +.
Chapman of Virginia, TO be chaplain: H. II.
l-anGon of New York and T. Parker OF
Virginia, to be ma jors.
Second Regiment Engineers-C Kern OF
Colorado, TO be second lieutenant
Seventh Regiment Infantry-C. II. Com
fort of Missouri. TO be lieutenant colonel;
j. q. Davis of Illinois. surgeon with rank
of major.
NJ. Landry of Louisiana and r.. r Burr
of California, assistant surgeons with rank
of first lieutenant
To be engineer officer with rank of ma
lcr-Josiah Pierce, jr.. of the District OF
Columbia.
10 be chief commissary with rank OF
maJor-H. KATE of New Jersey and j. H
Heatwole of Indiana.
Assistant quartermaster with rank of
ceptain-William NJ. Ekin OF Kentucky
Additional paymasters-C. Arrick of In
diana, W. j. Black of Delaware, H. b.
May of Massachusetts
Engineer officers with rank of major
Captain j. A. Irons 10Th Infantry; First
Lieutenant $. Cosby. Corps of Engineers
Assistant quartermaster with rank OF
c&ptain-H. r. Aspnwall OF Illinois
Commissaries with rank of captain-Sec-
ono Lieutenant a. ;. Brooks. 18th Infan-
try; w. W. Statham Of Virginia
Volunteer Signal Corps: Captains-S s.
Sample OF Missouri, II. S. Thompson of
South Carolina, A. Higgins of Pennsylva-
MIA, II. III. Garfield of Iowa
First Heutenants-C. ID. Chandler of Ohio
5 NJ Butler of New York, r.. IL. oglesbee
of Indiana
Second lieutenants-M. Gray of Ohio, II.
{. Baldwin of New York, W. T. Daven-
port of New Jersey.
Postmasters: Oregon-Icdward Hirsch Sa-
lem Michigan-W. III. Arthur. Marshall.