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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL.
Looking Forward to Fight over
Money Next leRr.


The debate on the finance bill, which will
occupy the entire attention Of the House
during this week, will be chiefly for the
purpose of providing campaign material for
next year The republicans are perfectly
united in support of the measure and have
an Interchangeable majority which renders
the adoption of the bill absolutely certain,
and it is calculated that from four to six
democrats will vote with the majority.
There is not the least idea that a single
vote can be changed by argument but the
debate is expected 10 be conducted on both
sides with considerable vehemence.
The indication that the collapse of the
insurrection in the Philippines is imminent
is taken by politicians to mean that the
question of expansion will be fully SET
tied by spring that anti-imperialism will
cut but sorry figure an issue in the
presidential campaign Therefore the IN
PRODUCTION by the republicans of a plain.
straightforward gold proposition for legls-
lation by Congress is expected to turn back
the issue of 1900 to the money question OF
1916. A good many democrats contemplate
this proposition with satisfaction, not be-
cause they regard the money issue as
winning card, but because they dread dis
astrous consequences from a struggle dI-
rected principally against national deyel-
opment and territorial expansion. These
things considered, preparations are being
made TO present the most striking aIgu-
PoSSAC.S oAi eAAc pSitlC tire i1SuSFr
and to render the financial discussion o;
absorbing interest. Records individual
and party, are being examined with great
diligence in search of material for speeches,
and it is expected to make the fight over
this bill the great political contest of the
session. During the week allowed for the
debate in the House an immense amount
of campaign material will be piled up, and
the protraction of the discussion which will
follow In the Senate is calculated upon to
keep the question alive with increasing in
terest well into the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
CAPT. CARRIERS ASSOCIATES.
Mr.. Dc Graffenreid Introduces Res
oIutiOn Calling for Papers.

Mr.. De Graffenreid of Texas has intro
duced a resolution in the House reciting
the story of the trial and conviction of
Capt. Carter for conspiracy to defraud the
government on river and harbor work, and
that it is currently reported that the par
ties implicated in the fraudulent transac-
tons for which he was tried and found
guilty have received further contracts from
the government.
The resolution calls on the Secretary of
War and Attorney General to transmit to
the House a full and detailed statement of
the steps taken to secure the punishment
of the conspirators with Capt. Carter and
what actions have been taken to secure
refund of the money. Also that the Sec
retary of War shall submit a statement of
all contracts for river and harbor improve
ments made since Capt Carters conviction,
with the other parties to the conspiracy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
THE SUBJECT OF TRUSTS.
Industrial Commission to Conclude
It's Hearing Tomorrow.

It's Hearing Tomorrow.
The Industrial commission will tomorrow
conclude the hearing Of testimony on the
subject of trusts and Industrial combna-
tions prior to making. Its preliminary re-
port on this subject to Congress. Mr.. How
ard Page, vice president of the Union Tank
Line, was present by appointment at the
headquarters of the commission, in the
Bliss building, today to testify concerning
charges of discriminationan oil freight rates
that have been made by previous witnesses.
Prof. jerks, the COMMISSIONS expert on
trusts and industrial combinations, not be-.
ing in the city and desiring to interrogate
Mr.. Page on this subject, the taking of
the testimony was postponed until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Dos Passos of New York, the author
of standard works on corporation law, will
also be before the commission tomorrow
Mr.. Passos will testify concerning the legal
aspect of trusts and industrial combina-
tions.
1t is expected that Prof. jerks will have
his summary of the testimony taken before
the commission on his speciality ready in
a day or two for the consideration of the
commission as basis OF its preliminary
report to Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Personal Mention.

MIR. Thos. c. Pole sailed Saturday for
London on the steamship Umbria
Representative ]. S. Salmon of New Jer-
sey, with his wife and son, is now located
at the Riggs House.
Mr.. Fred H. Ohm Of Takoma Park, D. c.,
left here recently for Butte, Mont, stop
Plug on his way to visit friends and rola-
tives in Baltimore and Philadelphia
Mr.. Edward n. Dingley, clerk of the ways
and means committee. has rendered his
resignation to Mr.. Payne.
Doctor Frederick Krause, jr., of Carls-
bad Austria, who is. on social and pro-
fessional visit to the United States is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh of
Le Roy and Phelps place
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tive session.

There was only fair attendance in the
galleries of the House to witness the open
ing of the debate on the currency bill. I'M
mediately after the reading of the journal
without any preliminaries, the House, un-
der the special order, went into committee
of the whole (Mr. Hepburn of Iowa in the
chair and entered upon the consideration
of the bill Mr. Overstreet Qnd), who is
to be in charge of the measure on the floor
opened the general debate with set
speech, which is given in another column.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Shafroth
(Col) interrupted to ask If the bill would
not result in contracting the currency to
the extent Of the $4S0, 900 in silver i'm
pounded.
1T would not" replied Mr.. Overstreet,
into the treasury a gold dollar will go out
into circulation" (Republican applause)
Mr.. Maddox in Opposition.
Mr.. Maddox (Ga.) was the first speaker
In opposition to the bill. He said If he ana
lyzed the bill correctly measure had not
been presented to Congress In half CEN
tury fraught with so much Importance to
the country. He referred to former Speaker
Reeds New York speech, in which he ad-
Vised the immediate enactment Of gold
standard legislation before that branch of
the government got away from the repub-
lican party THE faithful" said he, 'un-
derstand that this legislation must be en-
Mr.. Maddox then proceeded with a de-
tailed analysis Of the bill. The enactment
OF gold standard legislation, he declared,
had never been an Issue before the people
If gold was now the existing standard as
contended, it was by the unlawful usur-
patton of the executive officers of the gov
ernment.
Facility for raiding the treasury under
the bill, he said, had never been hitherto
equaled. 1t would convert every obligation
Of the treasury into gold obligation and
would compel the government to sell mil
lions of gold to the amount OF 25 per cent
Of all the outstanding notes of whatever
character He argued that under the bill
banks with S1.00O,0O0 capital, now required
to deposit bonds equal to a third of their
capital in the treasury, were only required
to deposit $4,000 in bonds, enabling the
banks, he declared, to contract or expand
the currency at will.
He took up the republican platform .f
'96 to show that every republican who now
advocated the gold standard was an apos-
tate. He had read at the clerks desk the
speeches of some of the republican leader
in 1897 declaring that the republicans wer,,
for international bimetallism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11

The Program Vow Awaiting the Presf-
dents Approval

dents Approval.
The official program of receptions at the
Executive Mansion during the coming win
ter, beginning with the public reception on
New Year day, viii be given out for pub
lication on the 10th instant. 1t has been
prepared by Col Bingham superintendent
of public buildings and grounds, and is now
before the President and shrs. Mckinley for
final consideration. There is authority for
the statement that the program is almost
identical in all essenual pa IL l....z , i
that of last season. Wednesday has been
selected as the day for The weekly state
dinners receptions and functions generally.
which mark the social season at the White
House.
1t Is also announced that arrangements
for the reception on New Year day are pre-
eisely similar to those of last year and
consequently there will be no change in the
general order Of the reception of the people
members of the cabinet and their families
will be first received, followed in order by
the diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court,
senators and representatives, army, navy
and marine corps, various organizations,
including the veterans of the Mexican war
and the war of the rebellion, the Oldest In
habitants' Associa ton, &c, and the public
generally.
Notwithstanding all that has been writ
ten on the subject, it is positively stated
that no change is to be made in the order
of reception of the army, navy and marine
corps in consequence of the fact that Ad-
miral Dewey, the head of the navy, is su-
perior in relative rank to Maj Gen. Miles,
commanding the army. An examination of
the records discloses the fact that from 1886
down to the present time the three military
branches of the government, namely, the
army navy and marine corps, have been
invariably received by the President on
New Year day in the order given. That
order of precedence is due to the fact that
the three military departments were or
ganized in the order named. In addition
TO being much older than the other two
services, the army is numerically much
larger than both the others combined. The
Individual rank of officers of the three de-
partments has never heretofore been con-
sidered a factor in determining their rela-
tive position as organizations, and 1t has
happened more than once that the officer
at the head of the naval line was superior
in relative rank to the officer at the head of
the army line. The most conspicuous ex-
ample of this kind was when Admiral Por-
ter accompanied the naval contingent In the
year 1890 at which time Gen. Sherman,
then in command Of the army, with the
supreme military rank OF general, had his
headquarters at St. Louis. On that occa-
sion, as well as before and ever since, the
army was given the right OF the line, at
the Presidents New Year reception, and
as already stated. the same course will be
undoubtedly followed on the 1st of Janu-
ary next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
SAVED By THE ARTILLERY.
Gatacre's Defeat Would Have Been
Worse but for IL.

LONDON, December 11-Letter details
regarding the disaster to General Gatacre's
column show that but for the ma agnifcent
work of the British artillery the disaster
would have been far more extensive. as the
incessant Boer shell fire In the midst OF
the repulsed infantry ultimately led to dis
order, which only escaped developing into
rout through the batteries OF artillery, oc-
cupying successive positions, covering the
retreat, thus drawing portion Of the
Beers calling fire.
Apparently, the British were set an i'm
possible task and were treacherously guild
ed. After trying march and being under
arms sixteen hours, they attacked the
wrong part Of the Boer position. where the
hill was impregnable and the burghers
were estimated TO number 5000 men. in
stead of $500, the spies had reported.
There is little in the story to mitigate the
intense humiliation occasioned by the cpl
sode, which was almost an exact counter
part of the battle OF Nicholson's Mex The
war office was besieged with anxious reLa-
tives, and the successive editions of the
newspapers were eagerly scanned. Men
and women were equally persistent in
pleading for information. but the authori-
ties either do not possess any or are not
prepared to publish it at present.
The affair has caused the most depressing
influence everywhere, not excepting the
stock exchange where consols were at the
lowest price in many years, and South Afri-
can securities slumped, not so much on ac-
count Of the military reserve, which is re-
trleNaDle, Dut owing 10 the profound anpre-
hension as to its political effect. No great
surprise would now be felt II General Gait
acres reverse resulted in Cape Colony be-
coming afame from end to end.
The afternoon newspapers. like the MORN
ing papers, withhold the apportionment OF
blame until they are further acquainted
with the facts and take the reverse philO-
sophically. The Paul Mall Gazette re-
marks;
THE country's calm will again surprise
the continent. II the blow is more serious
than It appears, neither the crown nor the
ministry will be in danger Of even a single
seditious. villifying howl in the street. We
have confidence in those who are lighting
for and in their directors"
Furious Fire on Hussars.
LONDON, December ia special dis 1
patch from Ladysmith, by way of Frere,
adds TO the war office account. cabled SAT-
urday. of the capture of the Boer guns near
Pepworth Hill. 1t says:
Gen. Brocklehurst, with cavalry and ar d
tulery. reconnoitered in the direction OF
Pepworth Hill, with view of cutting of
the Boer retreat, but he found the position
still strongly held. The 18th Hussars. push
Ing forward, drew a furious fire and ssf- .
fered heavily, losing four killed and seven-
teen wounded.
"The Beers fired necessarily as the Brit
ish slowly retired. At special parade after 1
ward Gen. White thanked Gen. Hunter and 4
all engaged, especially Maj Henderson, for
brilliant work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
FIRED LYDDITE SHELLS.
British Develop the Boer Position at
Modder River.

MODDER RIVER. Cape Colony, Sunday
evening. December 10.-The naval 4.T-inch
gun again took up a position north OF the
camp this afternoon, while the howitzer
battery was posted southeast on the left Of
the Beers. Both opened a hot fire with
lyddite shells and shrapnel, to which the
Beers sharply replied with a dozen guns,
thus upmasking their position, which was
the object of the British maneuver. After
an hours firing the Boer guns were si-
lenced. the howitzers searching the
trenches. and then threw shell after shell
upon the hills. the explosion Of the lyddite
causing the whole ground over an extensive
area to rise in the air IN dense brown
clouds.
A Bcer long gun was dismantled.
1t now appears that the Beers intend that
the next fight is to take place at Magers-
fontein. Apparently. Spytfontein is not de-
Tended. or the Beers are unwilling 10 un-
mask their position there as the replies to
the Boer artillery were all from guns at
Magotsfonteirl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Lord Durham Accuses Him of Over
working His Troops,
CITES His RECORD IN TIE SOUDAN
News of His Defeat at Stormberp
Depresses London.
QUEEN ASKS FOR DETAILS

today Lord Durham, formerly a lieutenant
in the Coldstream Guards. said that Gen.
Gatacre had overworked his troops in the
Soudan and that he was not At to have a
command in South Africa. Lord Durham
also blamed the war office for the disaster
to the British forces in the attack on
Stromberg. as the officials knew the opin-
ions of the officers who had served under
Gen. Gatacre.
The queen has sent her private secretary.
Sir Arthur Bigge, specially from Windsor
Castle to CLEAN full details at the war office
for her majesty respecting Gen. Gatacre's
reNersn-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
r.,and. Not onered by Denmark.

The State Department authorizes con-
tradiction of the report that the govern
ment of Denmark has offered the Danish
West India Islands for sale. No eommuni-
cation on this subject has passed between
the two governments since the failure OF
the negotiations on that subject several
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Bid. for Printing Money.

United States Consul Ruffin at Asuncion,
Paraguay, has notified the Secretary of
State that the government OF Parasuay
solicits bids before January on printing
. 933 600 bills OF ten denominations repre-
senting $150O0.OOO. The bills are to be steel
engraved. in three colors, of the best quali-
ty of bank note paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Industrial Commission Report.

Vice Chairman Phillips of the United
States industrial commission today said the
commission had not decided on any point
of its coming preliminary report to Con-
gress. and. in fact. had not yet begun the
consideration of what this report will be-
This work will be commenced in perhaps a
week or ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
Many Names Sent to the Senate by
the President.

The President today nominated Harvey
A. Kasson of Akron, Ohio, to be super
visor for the sixteenth census district of
Ohio.
The President also transmitted to the
Senate a number Of appointments which
were made and announced during the re-
cess Of Congress, including Geo. Gray Of
Delaware to be United States circuit Judge
for the third judicial circuit, and the JUS
tees of the court of private land claims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
INAUGURATION IN APRIL.

Joint Resolution Proyfding for a Con-
stitutfonal Amendment.
In the Senate today Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) Of
fered joint resolution providing for the
submission to the state legislatures of a
constitutional amendment providing that
the terms of the President Of the United
States and the Fifty-sixth Congress shall
not expire until the last Wednesday in
April, 1901, and that thereafter the terms
OF the President and Congress shall expire
on the last Wednesday in April instead of
on the 4th of March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
FOR A MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Senator Daniel Introduces a Bill An
prepriafIng $f.5o0,oOo.

Mr.. Daniel today introduced in the SEN
ate a bill providing for the construction of
q memorial bridge across the Potomac
river rom Washington TO Fort Myer and
the national cemetery at Arlington. For
the construction of this bridge 81 500, 600 Is
appropriated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11

The supply ship Celtic arrived at Sydney
yesterday. The Amphitrite has arrived at
Port Royal. The Prairie sailed from Balti-
more yesterday for Havre, carrying the
first installment of the United States gov
ernment exhibit for the Paris exposition.
The Potomac was Commissioned at Ports
mouth, n. H., Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Lieut.. Brumby Better.

Inquiry at Garfield Hospital this after
neon ELECTED the information that Lieuten-
ant Brumby, who was Admiral Dewey's
flag lieutenant during the battle of Manila
bay, and who is now suffering from typhoid
fever, was somewhat better today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
PUBLIC BATHING POOL.
Senator McMilans Bib to Utilize Part
of the Flats.

In the Senate tod9y Mr.. Mcmillan intro
duced a bill antherszing the Commission
ers of the District Of Columbia to complete
as soon as practicable the work of trans
forming the inner basin of the Potomac
ance with the plans approved by the Sec
retary of War For this purpose the bill
appropriates the sum of $4,000 to be paid
from the revenues of the District of CO.
lumbia, to be Immediately available for the
purposes of this act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
VIII Go to Utah.

A member of the committee stated that
there was little doubt subcommittee, and
possibly the full committee, would have to
visit Utah and take testimony. While the
witnesses might be brought here, 1t would
be impossible this member said, to foresee
just what witnesses were wanted to meet
developments as they arose. Roberts wit
nesses will be summoned along with the
others and will be given the same allow
ances for travelling expenses, etc, as the
other witnesses receive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
MISLED BY HIS GUIDES.
Gen. Gatacre's Explanation of His
Reverse at stormberE.

LONDON, December 1.-THE war office
publishes the following dispatch from Gen.
Forestier-Walker at Cape Town;
''Gatacre reports: Deeply regret 10 In.
form you that met with a serious reverse
in the attack on Stormberg. was misled
as to the enemy's position by the guides,
and found impracticable ground.
The casualties, so far as known at pres
ent, are:
Second Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Wounded. Lieut. Col. Eager, Major Seaton,
Capt. Bell. Capt. Kelly, Lieut.. Stephens.
Lieut.. Barnardston.
Suffolk Regiment - Wounded, Second
Lieut. Maynard. twelve men; missing, Capt.
Weir. Lieut.. Christie, Second Lieut.. Rod
ney, 290 men.
''Seventy-fourth Field Battery-Severely
wounded, Lieut.. Lewis, three men; slightly
wounded. two men.
"Seventy-seventh Field Battery-Killed,
one gunner: wounded. Major Perceval.
Northumberland Fusileers-Mssing Ma
jor Stevens, Capt. Fletcher, Capt. Morley.
Second Lieut.. Wake. Second Lieut.. Coulson.
Lieut., Radcliffe, who belongs TO the Dor
setshire regiment; 3o6 non-commissioned
officers and men.
Royal Berkshire Regiment-Killed, one
private.
THE remainder of MY casualties will be
wired as soon as ascertained."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
As NECESSARY AS STEAM.

Today advertising is as
necessary to the transaction
OF certain lines of business,
as steam and electricity are
to machinery.-R. J. Gun-
ming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Surprised by the Beers.

MOLTENO. Cape Colony, Sunday, De-
cember- 10.-Gen. Gatacre left Putter's
Kraal by train for Molteno, and then pro-
ceeded by forced march twelve miles from
Stormberg. He had 1000 men, including
the Northumberland Fusiliers. the Royal
Irish Rifles and two batteries Of field artil-
lery.
The British were unmolested by the Boeu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
To Take Recruits to Manila.

Lieut. Sylvester Bonnafon. 18th Infantry.
has been relieved from duty at Columbus
barracks. Ohio. and ordered to Fort Slo-
cum. New York. to accompany recruits to
the Philippines, where he will Join his regi-
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-03
MORE DELAYS.
Water Works Case Continued
by Mr.. Birds Consent.

Owing to the absence of G. B. Smith
who expected to take the testimony of
some of his clients in the waterWorks
case during a visit in New York before
sailing for Scotland, a continuance of
the case which is now pending in the
supreme court was asked today. by w
H. Rossington, in behalf of the water
company
City Attorney Bird said to the court:
"The city is ready for trial and we are
very anxious to proceed with the case
as it is of great Importance to the city
of Topeka. However, if the water COM
pany will consent that the case be set
down for hearing at the November term
1 will agree to the continuance"
This case" said Chief Justice Dos
ter, 'fhas been advanced and was ta-
ken out of the regular order last spring.
The return of Mr.. Smith in time for the
November term of court is a matter of
doubt, in my opinion, and the case will
be continued until December
J. d. Dickinson of Marion and W. w
Hooper of Leavenworth We're today ad-
mitted to practice in the supreme court.