THE OMAHA DAILY
ESTABLISHED JtTNJG 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY MORN1N. & , DECEMBER 2 , 1805. COPY. 3T1VJ3 CENTS.
R ANXIOUS OVER THE OUTC01IE
I
Speculation as to tlio Effect of the With
drawal of the Dryad ,
SULTAN CONFIRMED IN HIS OPINION
linn Ill-Pit Duiiliirul All AloiiK Con-
ClTlllllH MlC Htlllelllfllt the
I'll WITH \Vl-fe Ill Colll-
jili-te Harmony.
( CopyrlKhtfJ. 1893 , liy the Anoclntnl I'rcBS. )
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 20. ( Via Sofia.
IlulRarlc , Dec. I. ) It has not yet
been conclusively developed here what
Is to bo the effect on the dis
ordered state oT the empire of the rolln-
( luUliment , temporarily at least , of tlio pur
pose of the powers to Introduce additional
KuardBhlpi Into tlio Dardanelles for the pro
tection of foreigner ! ) In the domain of the
sultan. The ordering back to Salonlca bay
of the Ilrltlsh gunboat Dryad , which had
been ordered up to the Dardanelles at tlio
request of the British ambassador , Sir Philip
Currle , In anticipation of the promised Brant-
Ing of rtie firmans by the sultan for war
ships to pass through , Is odlcl.illy explained
on the. ground that the proposed
fiction would do more harm than
good by Inflaming the fanaticism
of the Turks against foreigners on account
df the proposed affront to the sultan of what
would,1 In effect , have amounted to n naval
demonstration against Constantinople.
The cffpct of tlio abandonment of this pur
pose by Great Britain Is awaited with anx
iety and great Interest. The question of the
gunrdshlps seems at a standstill at the pres
ent , though the throH of Sir Philip Currle
to renew his demand unless foreigners should
b > exempted from outrage Is I'tlll open. Un
doubtedly onu effect of the ordering of the
Dryad back to Salonlca Is that the oft al
leged concert of the powers In their attitude
toward Turkey Is waning.
CORRECTLY INTERPRETED THE SIGNS.
The sultan Is known to have bsen skeptical
. ( is to this concert for some time past , and
has based his long continued opposition to
Great Britain's demands upon a belief that no
tnicli concert existed , or that It could not en
dure for any length of time. This bllef can
not but have been In part confirmed by Great
Britain's withdrawal of her demand after It
had' been strenuously pressed to the very
verge of a crisis.
Whether Great Britain Is Influenced by the
alleged danger to foreigners from fanatic
Tutks which would ensue upon the proposed
demonstration , or whether she- has learned to
doubt the approval of her action which might
be accorded by the other psv.-ers. Is therefore
\ a quest Ion- which Is dlrcussd on both bides.
United States Minister A. W. Terrell ha *
received from Alntab , on the southern slopes
of Mount Taurus , a dispatch which states
that the American missionaries there are safe
and we're unharmed In the recent massacre
and have not required the aid of tpeclal
guards.
Utporis of a fanatical outbreak In Caesarla
have created anxiety as to the safety of the
American mlralon there , and Mr. Terrell hap
wired an Inquiry , to which an answer Is still
awaited. The nonarrlval of private lettsrs
from Kharput and Slvas also has a dlpqulct-
Ing effect. Official dispatches describe a small
conflict in Zlllcs , In the vlllayot of Slvap. In
which four Mussulmans and five Armenians
were killed , and another at .Enderhln , where
Armenian rebels attacked the town , burned
the government buildings and pillaged the
Mussulman villages In the vicinity of Plas.
Tioops have bscn sent to repress the out
break.
It la said the American admiral at Smyrna
recently askc'd permission to bring an Iron
clad herto visit the sultan , but pcrrnlhsion
was refused.
SERIOUS FOR THE SULTAN.
A letter from Aden , Arabia , dated Novem
ber C , gives details of the revolt against
the sultan In Yemen , the codes ? growing
district of southwest Arabia. The Importance
of the revolt lies In Us proximity to Mecca.
The loss to the sultan of the Mussulman holy
city would probably mean his deposition ,
henc ? the strenuous olllclal denials which
have been made of the existence of the re
bellion. So far the revolt hai been confined
to the district around Kharmen , two days'
journey from Saana , the capital of Yemen.
The rebels number 45.000 Arabs , armed with
Martini and Sn > dcr rifles , and led by Sayyld ,
a pretender to the Imaunshlp of the whole
Yemen country , who wields a great Influence
and surreptitiously collects tribute or taxes
from all Arab tribes under the Turkish rule.
Six thousand Turkish troops recently arrived
at Saana from Constantinople , and wore
distributed among the garrisons In the Khnr-
mcr districts. " The rebels had already cap
tured , after came severe fighting and great
bloodshed , two -Turkish forts at Klmrmer
and Bulduba. In the lattur 300 Turks were
killed. The garrison fled to Manner and
begged the twenty-five sheiks there to help
recapture Dalduba. The shlcks refused and
wcro taken to Saana and Imprlsoiie.d. The
telegraph Is constantly cut and Sayyld , the
pretender , burns the letters and presents
which the sultan sends.
Ti > iiiiuriirlly DlNliniul.
BERLIN. Dec. 1. A committee of the
social-democratic party announces that owing
to police persecution It has been decided
to lemporarly suspend operations by the
party , the leadership of which , until further
notice , will bo vested In the socialist mem
bers of the Reichstag.
SK.WTOIt 1111,1/S TOIJH A FA1M1HI'l.
Very I-V v IVopItTurniMl Out < o lli'lir
HlH I.eellireX.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec , 1. Senator David I ) .
Hill's lecture tour In the northwest hat'
proved a failure and came to an abrupt end
today , \\hcn the senator closed his business
arruiiBements with hn ! manager , cancelled
all futurs engagements and returned to Now
York. The reason assigned for this action Is
that he contracted a severe cold whllo at
Duluth , making him .so hoarse that further
public speaking at present Is out of the ques
tion. The fact Is , however , that the audiences
which gathered to listen to him at Mil
waukee , Minneapolis ) , St. Paul and Duluth
were so meager that the financial returns
wtro Insufficient to pay expenses , and Sen
ator Hilt refuted to talk for nothing. Ho lec
tured last night at Duluth ant ) .came to Min
neapolis this morning. Ho was booked for
ten lecjture * altogether , The arrangements
for the lecture tour were made by Mlpne-
apolle parties. Defers leaving the city to
night Mr. I1U1 dedlned to bj Interviewed
and wa evidently much disgusted with the
reception be met whllo on this tour.
Tool. oil Swell MrHtorloiiN I'uimenKerii
TAPi : MAY , N. J. , Dec. I. The utenmcr
iillrgeil to be the DunUli fruit steamer
Hm-pa , which sailed from Philadelphia InM
night for Port Antonio and tlio olllcrni of
which mo under ball for alleged violation
of the neutrality IUWH In aiding the Cubaim ,
applied this morning and tool : on sewn
imxKongers who came from Phlludulphlu
fuHt nUht. Tlio xtenmer reached hero before
daylight nr.U was away with her passcn-
ecru befniu 7 o'clock , No one ueema to
know .the nationality of the men taUcn
abuurd ,
Pound HI * I'rlnoner lend In lied.
Ot'ONTO. Wle. , Dee. l.-Today , when
Chief of Police Nolan of Green Hay called
lit the residence of Charles Alvord , a prpml-
i.cnt lumberman , whom he wanted to arrest
for forgery , he found Alvord dead In bed ,
lcotorn who nude a poit mortem on the
body suld he died a natural death , but
neighbors tlilnlt lie committed suicide.
Tuirhnnt und llarvoi Sunk.
1'OMUIIOY , O. , Deo. l.-It In reported thu {
flip Plttsburtr towboat Advance struck the
Btncl Creflc dlk near Rnvenuivood today
lid satil ; . together with lr\en bargea of
cwl. ; Su , ilves w re lo u
miANY WOIlKI.Vfl IT TO A I'HOKIT
( lie 1'arl if lloucMt Ilrokcr
fur Ilio Turku.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The Turkish lega.
tlon received from the sublime porte the fol
lowing telegram under date of today.
"The Armenian rioters of Zrltoun ( Slvas ) ,
having clopgil their shops and fired on the
Mussulmans , killing one of them , an affray
occurred , during which four Mussulmans , two
soldiers and five- Armenians were killed. The
necessary measure ? were taken for the resto
ration of order.
"The Armenian revolutionists attacked the
district of Enderln , burned th ? palace of the
governor and plundcre.1 the neighboring Muo-
sulman villages. Troops were sent out for
the repression of disorder. "
NEW YORK , Dec. 1. A Herald dispatch
from Vienna says : The crisis Is again get
ting tvsrious. The old Turkey party threatens
to bring about a revolution If the miltan gives
way. Russian and English Influences at the
Ylldlz klook arc Increasing. The sultan has
given the title of pasha to Hassan Usnlr , a
well known Anglophobc writer , and 1ms nlo
accorded decorations to a number of Russian
notabilities. The antagonism between the
grand vizier and Sir. Philip Currle Is In
creasing , ' while Germany Is profiting by her
good felatlonu with the powers to play the
part of the "honcrt broker. "
OI'IMOI > up A XK\V MIXIXCS CAMP.
Clnlmcil tit lie ltlelir Tlinti TheMe ol
Cripple Crei-li.
DENVER , Dec. 1. The splendid career of
Cripple Creek may bo repeated , and possibly
eclipsed , by Wsst Creek , which Is within
fifty miles of Denver and almost In sight
of the dome of the capital. The greatest
activity prevails among the miners and pros
pectors and towricltc boomers. There arc now
several hundred assessments worked , and
the surveying of claims has just begun.
There will probably be several thousand
claims surveyed and recorded before spring.
The miners claim the mineral Is richer than
that at Cripple Creek on the surface. It Is
lodged In clearly defined veins end can 1
easily traced. While th ? entire country Is
covered with a thick growth of magnlflcsnt
timber , the drift Is shallow and does not
operate as n barrier to the discovery of leads ,
an In many other camps. The accessibility of
the camp Is certain to make of It a favorite.
It Is located twenty-one miles south of Platte
station on the Denver , Leadvlllc & Qunnleon
railway , and eighteen miles north of Wood
land park on the Colorado Midland railroad.
Two stage llres are kept busy between Wood
land park and West Cresk , and one between
Platte station and the camp. Two towns ,
Tyler and Pcniberton , have already been
established and there are nearly 1,000 psopls
In the camp.
CIIAXOH TO snTTI.E THE STIUK12.
CoiiiiroiiilHi > > lny Allow IliilldliiK
llpc-riitloilH to KCNIIIIU * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 1. All Indications to
night point to the- fact that the trouble be-
twesn the United Housesmlths and Brldge-
men's unions against the flrmu of J. D. and
J. M. Cornell and Mllllken Bros , will be
settled tomorrow or Tuesday. The strikers
profess to bo an\lcua to ml the strike and
an willing to retract , for the sake of peace ,
from their original demands , viz : The
recognition of the union and an Increase of
25 cents In .the dally wage scale. The firms
which are principally affected by the strike
are sain t'o 'be Willing ttr-accede In part to
the demands of the strikers.
President Lary told he expscted the strike
( o end tomorrow and at the same time ad
mitted having received a communication from
the Iron league today In reply to his letter
of Saturday , In reference to calling off the
strike pending the decision of the committees
representing both parties. Mr. Lary re
fused to state the contents' of the C3mmunl-
chtton ot tlie'Iron league. 'He said that Joseph
II. Choate had consented to represent the
strikers should a conference be called. A
meeting of the strikers was held , when Mr.
Lary Informed the men of the sl'uatlon of
affairs , and the prosp-sct of an early settle
ment.
liMIKAVOIlKliS MAKING A MISTAKE.
Lceliirrr ObjrotM to Tliolr
iiK for IiinrcrMoll.
NEW YORK , ' Dec. 1. Claude Kails
Wright , secretary to the late Mine.
Ulavatsky. delivered n lecture on
.Occult Phenomena" nt Chlckerlng
hall today. The lecture was under the
auspices of tlio Aryan Theosophlcal society.
During the course of his lecture Mr. Wright
created a sensation by referring to the
prayeis of a largo body of Christian En-
deavorc-rs of Cleveland , O. , for the conversion
of Colonel Ingersoll.
"They are doing a great wrong , " said he ,
"und practicing sorcery or block magic. You
have no right to attempt to change a man's
life because you think It wrong and b3cause
It differs from our own. If Ingersoll wants
to have a certain religion , why should not
he ? The Christian Endeavorers are not doing
the fair thing. I don't think Uiey will have
niuch success. They are not competent to
have great Influence , as their minds are not
right. Ingenioll Is a good man , and this
effort in only a display of egotism. "
*
TltOUUMCU II Y X OI.IJ TlIKl.'T.
KUIINIIH Mini Who "Oot IlellKlon"
Milken a Coiifi-Nxloii.
WICHITA , Kun. , Dec. 1. Christian Fox , a
well known citizen of this place , went to
the police station last , night and asked to be
locked up for sixty-two days. Ho .stated that
ho had stolen seven windows and two doori-
from u , vacant house three years ago , and sold
them to a Cherokee strip boomer. Their value
was $31 and lie wanted to serve a Jail sen
tence ut the rate of CO cents a day. Mr.
Fox has been attending a free. . Methodist
cumpmeetlng and "got religion. " Ho wanted
gantlflcntlon und could not find It. He thougl t
It was because he frequently became angry
at n balky horse that he could not find It , and
ho fold the liors-e. Even then ho failed to get
tmnctlflcatlon. and an angel appeared to him
and reminded him of the theft of the windows
dews and doors. This Is wliat brought him
to the police station. .Ho wanted an op
portunity to cleanse himself.
StfiimiT Ilimvt Thrlr lloul.
UNIONTOWN , Pa , , Dec. 1. Four persons
were drowned In the Monongnheln river
below llrownsvlllo last night about mid
night. John Pickup , Miss Laura Stevenson
'and Mr. and Mrs. .McICnford were returning
from Hrownsvllle to their home nt Wood
Him In a Hklff. They got close to the
uU'iuner Jameu O. Ilhilne , which was com
ing up Ktienin , and tin ; waves upset the
uklff. throwing them all into deqp water.
Nothing could bo done to lit'lp them In the
dnrknoFf , The inen'H bodies have been re
covered , but those of HID women are Htlll
In the walrr.
.liiHt I.lUr n Mule-
OSWKOO , N. Y. , Dec. 1 , Jlrs. Helen
names , wife of Attorney Charles Darnes
of Oswrgo , and who has been separated for
four years fiom her husband , and who dur
ing that time baa been employed by Chap-
pull , llacon & Co. , dry goodti merchants of
Fulton , as cashier and clerk. Is charged
ullli systematically robbing ; them of over
tll.OOO. It Is said that 17,000 cash , which
she Had on deposit In Oswego und Syracuse ,
an well as several. hundred dollars worth of
drepu Rood ? , IIUH been recovered by the dis
trict attorney.
Vlril of rial.
RIOt.'X FALLS. B. P. , Dec. l.-(8peclal. ( )
The bonanza yield of flax has been re
ported frdm the farm of Ole Larson , ten
miles north of thin city , It was at tln > t Raid
that the yield wau thirty-one bushulu to the
acre , tiivernl vkeptlci went out and meau-
urod tin Held. It was found that there
were exactly sixteen acres , which brought
the yield down to twtntyrelghl and one-iifth
bu hol3 to tha acre , machine measure. The
( lax overruns In weight enough to bring the
yield up to a trifle over thirty bushels to
Ihe acre. . '
_ _
C'lirrJr'd n Fortune lu LUe lunuraucr.
MONTREAL , QtlBr , Dc. l.-8amue ]
Uavli , the brad of the American Clgtrette
company In Otnudn , an4 one ot the rlche t
men of Montreal , rtlfl of cancer of the
Imijrt this afternoon. Ill * life vrna Insured
for JW.MO ! ,
TRIBUTE TO TWO NATIONS
Statue of Washington and LaFayette
Formally Dedicated at Paris ,
LOCATED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE
Mepli I'ullUer ot the New Yorl
World IN the Donor Accepted
In Ilohnlf of the
Mitnlclptillty.
PARIS , Dec. 1. Drlght weather shone upon
the csremony today of unveiling the group o
statuary ot Washington and Lafayette , mod
clcd by the well known sculptor , Frederick
Augustc Durtholdl , and presented to the city
of Paris by Joseph Pulitzer , editor of the
Nsw York World. A notable assemblage wit
nessed the unveiling , among the company
pressnt being : Mr. Henry Vlgnaud , ffret sec
letary of the United States embassy ; Major
Sanford C. Kellogg , military attache , am
Lieutenant It. P. Hedgers , naval attache o
the embassy : Hon. William T. Qulmby
United States minister to the Netherlands
Samuel P. Morss , United States consul gen
era ) In Paris ; General Anton O. McCook o
New York , M. Bartholdl , the sculptor ; tha
prefect of the Seine , M. Fremlgc- , designer o
the pedestal ; a number of French officials
and many ladles.
The sit ? of the bronze group Is at the wes
end of the Place dcs Etnts Unls , In the most
fashionable quarter of Paris.
Mr. Ballard Smith , London correspondent
of the World , first made a short speech , pre
senting the group of etatuiry , and was fre-
qusntly applauded. Ho raid : "I am here
today as the representative of Joseph Pulitzer
who honors himself and his country In pre
senting this statue of Washington and La
fayette , kindred names In the deepsst affec
tions of the two peoples , to this beautiful aai
historical chief city of our sister republic. 1
he could have been hsre , Mr. Pulitzer would
doubtless My more than I can of the patrl
ot'cand affectionate motives which Inspired hi :
Klft. Hut we can perhaps sufficiently Interpret
Mr. Pulitzer's cardinal motive by quoting the
Inscription that h ? himself has prepared 'or
the statue , which Is meant to be , as he hap
written It , and speaking , as he undoubtedly
may , for all our fellow citizens :
" 'Hommago a la France en reconnaissance
do son genereux concours dans la lutte du
peuple des Etats Unls pour la llberto et 1'ln-
depcndcnce. ' "
( Homage to Franco In gratitude for her gen
erous co-op3ratlon In the struggle of the people
ple ot the United States for liberty and In
dependence. )
RTATIIR FORMALLY PRESENTED.
Mr. Smith then alluded , to the fact that It
was Mr. Pulitzer's good fortune , as editor
and proprietor of the New York World , to
Inaugurate the- popular subscription which
gave a worthy pedestal to M. Dartholdl's
statue of "Liberty Enlightening ttoo World"
In New York liarbor , and In conclusion. In
Mr. Pulitzer's name , he presented the group
to the city of Paris.
The military band that was present there
upon played the Marseillaise.
M. Boumbard , vice president of the Paris
Municipal Council , in accepting the gift for
the city , briefly reviewed the history of the
men thus produced In bronze , and said that
the union of the flag under which Washing
ton ana Lafayette stood hand In liand rep
resented really the union of the people ol
the two republics. He hoped the- echoes ol
today's cheers would traverse the ocean and
unite even moro closely the two nations. He
thanked Mr. Pulitzer warmly und also Mr.
Bartholdl , for the manner In which he
carried out his conceptions. The band
played the American anthem.
Mr. Henry Vlgnaud , secretary of the United
States embassy , briefly offered tlio excuses ol
United States Ambassador Eustls for his
unavoidable absence- account of Illness.
Mr. Samuel Morss , United States consul
general , then followed In an eloquent speech.
He briefly touched upon the events that
linked the lives of Washington and La
fayette , and which had enshrined them In
the hearts of nations till the- two names were
alike household words In every village.
"Even the children , " Mr. Morss continued ,
"can tell how Lafayette brought light and
hcpe and help to the struggling colonists.
Republics are sometimes ungrateful , but not
always. " The speaker dwelt upon General
Layafctto's long and finally triumphant
battle for liberty In 'France. Ho continued
that It was a happy lliought of a patriotic
public citizen of Now York to offer to Paris
this beautiful public memorial , and
It was specially appropriate that
the work should be confided to
M. Bartholdl , and that such a fitting rlto
as the Place Ues Etats Unls hid been found
for It. Mr. Morss concluded : "On behalf of
Mr. Pulitzer and the American people I
thank Paris for her gracious welcome to the
ottering whose purpose Is to testify In a
lasting form to the homage In which Ameri
cans hold Layfaette , and to Illustrate again
the great affection with which we regard the
people of our slater republic. "
r.\nin TO I.OCATI < : TinnoM\ii. :
lloetorH Cut n Mini Open Wlio
lit- Hint Nwiillowrd ii Coin.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. L William Pane a
coal miner of Stotts City , Mo. , who believed
that he had swallowed a silver dollar whllo
asleep and came to Kansas City several
weeks ago to have the doctors snrch his
anatomy for it , will probably go down to
his grave without the satisfaction of knowIng -
Ing whether he was the victim of an over
heated imagination or whether ho really
swallowed Iho coin. After the doctors had
cut him open and examined the corners of
his stomach to see whether the dollar was
concealed , they concluded that he had not
swnlolwed It and sowed him up again , but
William said he had gulped It down. But
now he has gone back to Stott's City and
taken his dollar with him , as he believes ,
However , the surgeons who searched his
Internal regions thoroughly and were unable
to find a cent , are Incluned to believe that
It Is simply a case of strong1 imagination.
Bane went to sleep In a chair with the coin
In his mouth , A violent lit of coughing fol
lowed his' av/akenlng. Ho believes It was
caused by swallowing the silver coin. Ills
surgeons believe , however , that he must have
coughed up the coin and In his txcltement
been unaware of the fact. Bane has quite
recovered from the heroic surgical opera
tion which he underwent In the hospital
here. _
u .HtMvlniv Vlnehliie Triixt.
CLEVELAND , Dee. 1 , Following a re
cent conference In New York of leading
sowing machine agents anrt manufacturers ,
the American Machine company has been
organized In this state with an authorized
capital of $100,000. Frank Mack Is president.
The reported object of the new company Is
to secure from the manufactuiers of all
rowing machines the exclusive right to sell
all these machines to retailers. The Inten
tion Is to form n subepmpany In every
btnte. The plan , as outlined. Is to prevent
the culling of pi Ices on sewing machines.
( 'oniliii ; to Nee llriiilley liiiiiiKiiriited.
KUANKFORT , Ky , . Dec. 1 , The most
elaborate arrangements are" bslng- made for
the Inauguration December 1 of Governor-
elect W , O. Bradley. The citizens , * Ii re
spective of party linen , are taking part In
the preparations and both parties aru repre
sented on the committees. Governor Drown
has shown his successor the courtesy of
ordering out the militia for participation In
the parade. The occasion will attract a
larger crowd than usual , because Bradley
U the first republican to be Inaugurated us
chief executive of th ) state.
"
CUternn Crnckrd by the
CINCINNATI , Dec. l.-Slnce the recent
rains U bun been fo'und that cisterns In
different parts of the Ohio valley no longer
hold water. The cUterns have been dry
for months and the general theory la that
the cement was cracked by the recent
earthquake that was to distinctly felt
throughout the Ohio valley on October SI ,
FlltST IVKHIC MKFSl.Y TO 3113 HUM , .
.No Atcnt ( | > ( nt ( Jeiirrnl PiTnInetoi Will
Ho . liule In l.'i > ncfrc K.
WASHINGTON , Dec L Th'o first week of
the Fifty-fourth congress , . .which convenes
at noon tomorrow , promlsei nothing at either
end ot the cipltol In the way ot ncttml legis
lation. The tlmo before the Christmas holt-
Orys IB usually devoted to preliminary mat
ters and the work ot the- cession does not
begin until after the recefs. The new con
gress will probably not be an exception to
this rule. The senate proceedings may be en
livened by an attempt at reorganization , but
In the house nothing can bo done until the
committees are appointed. Speaker-elect Heed
Kays the committees will not be announced
this week , with perhaps a single exception
the committee on rules. This committee
toimutates the rules which arc to govern the
house during Its sessions and It Is customary
for the speaker to name It during the first
week In order that It can immediately begin
its labors. While It U believed that the rnlet
of the Fifty-first congress , over which Mr.
Hoed presided , wilt be reported for the- guid
ance of the present home , It Is understood a
few changes will bo made ag a result of x-
perlcnce , designed to stll ( further Improve
the house machinery and the facilitation of
public business.
Tomorrow Mr. Kerr , clerk nf the last houee ,
will call the house to order. After the loll
call Ihe election of the officers nominated by
the republican caucus Saturday night will
occur and at * soon as Mr. Heed Is formally
Installed as rpcaker thq drawing of seats ,
which Is known as the "congressional raffie , "
will take place. This Is a somewhat tedious ,
but amusing , affair and will occupy the re
mainder of the afternoon , fhe reading of the
message will consume Tuesday .and at Us
conclusion the house will J probably adjourn
until Thursday , and at Its convening on
Thursday adjourn Immediately until Monday.
Theie adjournments will continue probably
until the committees are announced. This Is
the program , but the unexpected might occur ,
as it often does In the hoilse. If some aspir
ing members should Intro-luce a sensational
resolution and ask for Its Immediate adoption.
It Is not probable the first week of con
gress will witness muchjserlous effort at
legislative work In the senateIf anything
should be accomplished bsyojid the receipt of
the president's melange and the recess nom
inations and the Introduction this senate
will be an exception In history.
In view of the fact that the message will
not b3 received until Tuesday , tbo proceedings
ot Monday will consist In thy swearing of the
newly elected membsrs who may be present
and the appointment of a committee to wait
upon tbo president. The session will prob
ably not contlnus beyond 1 o'clock , when the
republicans will meet In caucus. The message
will be read on Tuesday and the brief ses
sions of Wednesday and Thursday will be dc-
votsd largely to the Introduction of bills , of
which there will be seyeralt ; hundred. Fol
lowing precedents , the 'senate .will adjourn
on Thursday until the following Monday.
Ono or two brief executive passions for the
reference of nominations are also among
the probabilities for the week.
If the republicans decide upon an effort
to reorganize , as Is no\y , generally conceded ,
the democrats will follow1 jvlth n comerence
on Tuesday or Wednchlay , at which" they
probably will decide upon a course of action.
U now appears probable that all' ' three
parties will place candidates for president
pro tern in the field , and In that event the
week will be .enlivened somewhat by a tri
angular contest 'for this and dthcr offices of
the senate. .
'
IMMORALITY AT UI.MS ISLAM )
CoimiilNNloiier $ tiiiuif | , MiiUinir mi ,
IiirrHtlffnflnn.
NEW YORK , Dec. l' Ijurlng the past
week Commissioner Stympt of Washington
has been In this city conducting an Investiga
tion Into immoralities-'alleged to 'have ' 'oc
curred at Ellis Island rec6ntly. No public
report has been made concerning the matter ,
but it Is understood 'tho. ' employes attached
to the Ellis Island Immigration bureau in a
minor capacity have been accused of wrong
doing. Some of the young women who have
been detained at the Island by the local Im
migration commissioners , pending Investiga
tion into their cases , are also accused of Im-
moral'ty. The matter first came out through
the confession of a night watchman , who
boasted an intrigue with Miss Annie N.
"
Grimmer , a governess "from' Bremen , Ger
many. Miss Grimmer elopd with a well
known architect at Bremen. The architect
wao permitted to land , as He had relatives
In' New York , but the young woman was
held pending an Investigation. Miss Grimmer
was sent back to Germany as an Immoral
character. Several cases of a similar nature
have since been discovered < -and the Immi
gration officials lira now trylrig to determine
the extent to which the JXervlce has been
affected by the misconduct of subordinates.
M'OA.W WII/L CJIVK .l'I ' mil ] S15AT.
One CotiirreHHiiiiiii Willing to Let tin
llefore He IN Fired.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1 Representative-
Lawrence McGann of Ch S3go , who held a
seat In the Fifty-second a Fifty-third con-
gresses , and was the cha rman of the com-
mlttee on labor In the ast congress , will
furnish to the house tbo > unusual spectacle
of a member making a voluntary rellnqulsh-
ment of tne seat to wllch ( lie holds the
certificate. As soon as lip is able to secure
recognition from theppeskcr , Mr , McGann
will make a ptaUment ta' tfie house to the
effect that ho thinks hla fepullcan opponent ,
Hugh R. Belknap. Is entitled to the seat
and that he ( McGann ) .waives all claims
thereto , This step wlll > make It possible
lur me cuiiuinuee on ejections , as noon as u
Is organized , to report In favor of seating Mr.
Belknap , and will relieve that gentleman
of the necessity of making a contest before
the comnltte ) : . Mr. Delluiap , who will suc
ceed Mr. McGann , is a sen of Hon. W. W.
Belknap , who was secretary of war under
President Grant.
TIIAMP.S 1101,11 A CONVENTION.
ICuiiKiiH CH ) ' .Mm lieted I'reHlileiil ot
the Niilloniil OrKT'inl'iitioii ,
WICHITA , Kan. , Dec. 1. A two days' con
vention of tramps of the- southwest ad
journed last night. It Was held on the
Arkansas river , betwefn , Wellington and
Wlnflcld , and about 1,500 .wero present. Kan
sas City Jim presided. * Ue < arrved | here to
day , and , being clected prrddeiit , will make
tils headquarters here. ( Christmas holiday
convention will bo held ii | Hot { Springs , Ark. ,
and the regular summer convention has been
designated for Cripple Creek , Colo. The
time will be designated Jo the regular tramp
alphabet on all the raltroucl depots and tanks
when Kantus City Jim fixes it. His head
quarters here are In n vacant room , con
nected with the- police xlalion. The police.
cater to him , as his resld , < nce Iiere is n sure
protection against tramp depredations in this
city ,
American Machinery.
NEW YOHK , Dec , l.-Tbe La Normanille ,
which arrived here today , bad among her
paftengcrs Huron do Bute und his filcnd ,
Daudon < le Moray , who areffolnur to the
Rocky mountain country on , pleasure and
business , of which they declined to speak ,
Another of La Normandle'ji puBxengcni was
M. Henri Scvne , a civil engineer In the em-
iloy of the Freni-h gpvernment tobacco
factories. 61 r. Bevne la golmf to Cleveland
nnd Chicago to examine modern machinery
for manufacturing' both tobacco and
matches , of which the French government
IUH the monopoly ,
Melvliile > - 0i n nut Attend.
CINCINNATI , Dec. l.-Next Tuesday spe
cial trains leave here , carrying the military
md excursionists to Atlanta , where Ohio
lay will be celebrated Wednesday and Cin
cinnati day Thursday , There U great dlg-
appolnlpient becuutv ; Governor McKlnley'
Inds It Impopiilble to go. ddyernor McKln-
ey IH very busy nrenarliifr to turn over the
late government to Gov rno.-o ect liu huel1 ,
1'lended t.ulltx to llniilc
AUUUHN. N. Y. , Dec l.-The Jury In
he caie of Samuel Gillette , charged with
wrecking ibe Home Central bonk , rendered
a verdict of not guilty. Kx-Cdxhlcr John
E. Ulelby of the name baclr pl a < J 6 guilty
0 u like charjifb and was cemenrtd to five
ears in the Albany cou ty pcnljeotlary ,
IXCERSOLL TALKS POLITICS
Estimates Ohancos of Reed and McKinley
as Even ,
ALLISON AN AVAILABLE CANDIDATE
DrinocrnlH Without Any Our Who
Wolilil Mill.c ii StronK ltac < Tlio
Attempt of KiulruvoriTN to
Coii\vrt Him
Colonel Ingeroll with Miss Ingersoll ar
rived In the city from Lincoln on the noon
train and registered , asi usual , at the Paxlon.
Neither In appearance nor In his habitual
geniality has ho changed since his previous
visit to Omaha. He attended the tnatlneo In
the afternoon , and In the Interval before his
lecture ho received a number of his Omaha
acquaintances , who celled on him at the
hotel.
According to Colonel Ingersoll's observa
tions the bulk of the votes will be divided be
tween Heed and McKlnlcy when the next
republican national convention meets. "The
sentiment In the cart , " said Colonel Inger
sell , "seems to generally for one or the
other ot these two candidates. The New
England states will undoubtedly go for Heed.
Now York will be for Morton on the fir it
ballot , but'l do not Uilnk that any one has any
serious expectation that Morton will be nom
inated. He Is a very nice old gentleman , but
It seems to be a general Impression that
he Is somewhat too advanced In years to be
a strong candidate. With Morton out of the
way the chances are that New York will go
to Heed , and I would not be surprised ! f
Pennsylvania should do the same * thing. This
would give Heed 214 votes , and I should
think that McKlnley ought to come Into the
convention with about the same number. "
When asked what he thought of Allison's
chances , Colonel Ingersolt said that ho was ,
undoubtedly a strong candidate. "There Is j
no man mentioned , " continued the speaker ,
"who has more'negative strength. Uy that
I mean that there Is no one who appears
to have anything against him. And the same
thing might also be said of McKlnley. Allison
also has a good deal of positive strength that
must not be overlooked. He has served In
the senate so long that lie Is Intimately
familiar with national affairs , and has been
so long In public life that his abilities are
well known. He would certainly make a
strong candidate. In fact there are any num
ber ot men In the republican party who
would bo strong candidates and an honor to
their party. It will be Impossible for the
convention to'go far wrong. I have also heard
General Miles spoken of In the cast , but
how much strength he will develop I cannot
aiv.
aiv."What
"What the democrats arc going to do no
one can tell. I do not believe that Cleve
land will be renomlnated , and In fact I do
not know that they have a really strong\can-
dldate available * . Whitney has no more
strength with the people than any other
New York lawyer. He has never done any
thing to bring him In touch with the people
and could never be elected. " -
When the fact that 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon had been set as an hour at which"
the members of the Christian Endeavor
societies \Ypuld pray for his conversion , was
'suggested { o Colonel .Ingersoll'lio > laughed <
rather deprecating/ ! , and ' remarked
'that ' he was sure that ho ap-
preclated Their kind Intentions. "It
reminds mo of an experience , jl. 'had with
a Pennsylvania clergyman , " added the colonel. .
"At. one tlmo I had a severe throat trouble
and somehow or other the etatement got Into
the newspapers that I had cancer of the
throat. The clergyman took It on himself to
write mo a letter , In which ho said that he
had heard of my affliction and believed that
It was a judgment from fjod on account of
my blasphemous utterances. I answered the
letter , and told Tilrn that he might be right.
If It should develop that' hail a cancer , as
he said , It might bo that It had been sent by
God as a punishment for my utterances.
In that case I did not know as I should
blame God very much , for If I was In his
place I might be tempted to kill a man whom
I could not answer. That settled the clergy
man , and he subsequently wrote me a letter
of apology. "
A. I' . A. JO.M3S AVHIIM'131) AGAI.V.
State Kocrolary'M Foul .Mouth I\i > lo < Irn
Till IllH Ilcuil IN I'uiioliLMl.
LINCOLN , Dec. L ( Special Telegram. )
W. S. Jones , state secretary of the American
Protective association , was whipped again
this evening In a betel rotunda. Mr. Jones
Is unfortunate , as tills Is the fourth time
within the past year that he has come to
grief In this manner.
During a large portion of the day , which
has been very cold , Jones left his horse
hitched to a post on Eleventh street. About
C:30 : p. m. the police drove the animal to a
livery stable and put It up. On discovery
that it had been taken away , Jones , who had
been drinking heavllyj went to the hotel telephone -
phone and abused the officers at the central
station with a volume of profanity and ob
scenity which attracted a large crowd In the
vicinity of the speaker. The night clerk of
the hotel quietly advised Jones to ring off ,
and was met with a shower of curses. Jones
was promptly knocked down and subsequently
r.'colved a counle of punches which left his
features In a sanguinary aspect. Jones then
withdrew to the sldewaJk to take his horse
and buggy , which had been driven over from
the stable by a boy. The latter demanded CO
cents and was knocked out of the buggy by
Jones , -who drove away , declaring that he
was "A. P. A. Jones" and didn't care a d n
who know It.
CAN' KIM ) NO THACH OF I'ltlSOMCIIS.
.Moll Took Tht-iii from th OlllvtTN unit
In All I'rolmlilllly I.yiiflu-il Tin-in.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. L A special to the He-
public from Atlanta , Ga. , says : There IB
much mystery about a supposed double lynch
ing In Dooley county. One officer of the
court , with T. Sancster , went Into the coun
try near Unadllla to eerve a warrant on Tony
Sutlon , who U < regarded as a desperate char
acter. Sutton , his father and two brothers
wcro at a cane mill , The man resisted ar
rest and a fight followed , and Sangster was
killed. Tony fled. The father and elder
brother were arrested , but were liberated on
condition that they would give Tony up , They
did this. Officers tartcd- with the prisoner
to Unadllla for trial. A mob took hlnrfrom
them and since then no trace of Button can
bo found. Henry Button , Ma younger brother ,
hug also disappeared , and It U feared he lias
been lynched. Governor Atkinson Is doing all
In hla power to capture the lynchers.
HUHIluoinliiir ICniiNiin.
CHICAGO , Dec. 1. Nearly two score of
Kuiibuns invaded Chicago today and found
quarter * ) at the Palmer house. They are
hero to how where homes can be Kccured
for 1,000,000 people In their utale. Tonight
at Central Mu lc hall ex-Senator John J.
ingullu , Governor U. N. Morrlll und lion.
J , It. Hurton delivered addre $ e on "Kan-
fun : Her Hctourceu and Future. " Musical
were rendered by Mips ( Vleste
Ncllls. n KUMPIIB girl , usBlstfd by the Coyote
club of l.arneil , Kan , The party Is made
up' of many of the leading citizens unU
buslnusH men of the state.
HI t-a in cr with Smallpox Ahoiiril ,
NKW YOIIK , Dec. l.t-The steamship
California , which arrived tills morning from
Mediterranean ports with 00 gteernge pun-
gfeiigorti embarked at Naples , IIUH one cnee
of Hmnllpox on board , a woman. The
Btc.ainer wait detained at Quarantine and the
patient transferred to Iho reception hospital.
\avl allen Cloned In ( he CiiiiHl.
WHITEHALL. N , Y. , Dec. 1. The steamer
II. O , Tlsdale , with eight boa IB , arrived
iere from St. John' * lust night , probably
.he lint of the Beaton. II y ualng Ice breaker -
er Champlaln ennui hog been kept open
all any ur'i bout * are movlr.tr. ,
Ol'KllATIOXS OK T11I2 1IAMCS.
Comptroller of thr Ourreiiey IMlrft
IIIf. Annual Het'orl.
WASHINGTON , Dsc. 1. The report of
Hon. James II , Eckels , comptroller of the
currency , gives Information In detail In re
gard to tbo organization , supervision , and
liquidation of the national banks for the
year ended October 31 , 1895. and similar In
formation as far as obtainable relative to
bank ! , banking companies , and savings In
stitutions , organized and doing business un
der the laws of the several states and terri
tories.
The total number of national banks or
ganized since the date the first certificate of
authority was Issued , June 20 , 1S03 , to the
class of Hie report year , has been 0,023 , mak
ing a yearly average of 102. Of the number or
ganized , there wcro In active- operation on
October 31 lost 3,710 , with an authorized
capital stock of $604,136,915. represented by
2SK.190 shareholders , or an average capital
stock of $178,772 for each bank ; average num
ber of shares to each , 2,136 , and of share
holders , tcventy-sevcn. The total amount
of their circulation outstanding was $213-
887,630 , of which amount $190,180,061 was
secured by United States bonds , and $23,700-
609 by lawful money deposited with the
treasurer of the United States.
During the report year forty-three banks
were organized , located In twenty different
states , with an aggregate capital stock of
$4,890,000. 00 .these new banks twenty-
eight , with a nclptal stock of $2,530,000. arc
In the northern and northwestern section o
the country , and fifteen , with n capital stock
aggregating $2,360COD , In the suth anil south
west. The number of banks organized during
the year was less than 30 per cent of the
yearly average.
There was n net Increase during the year
of $10,779,597 In the amount of circulation
secured by bonds , and n gross Increase ol
$6.322,540 In the total circulation.
On September 28 , U95 , the date of the last
report of the condition of the 3,712 banks
then reporting , their total resources was
$3,423,629,313.63 , of which $2,059,408,402.27
represented their loans and discounts , and
$350,577,5SO.C1 money of all kinds In bank.
Of their liabilities $1,701,053,521.28 repre
sented Individual deposits , $336SSS,350.SG
surplus and net undivided profits and $1S2-
481,610.50 outstanding circulation secured by
bonds.
Of the3,715 banks1 In active operation ,
2,901 , with a capital stock of $536,725,832 ,
are In the northern and northeastern half
of the country , and 814 , with a capital stock
of $126,848,950 , In the south and southwest.
There are 2,611 national banks located east
of the Mississippi river , with a capital stock
nf * r.27.fi12.7n2 mill 1.1H ( u-KRt nf the "Missis
with a capital stock ot $135,961,990.
The corporate existence of seventy-one
national banks In sixteen states , with n
capital stock of $10,662,000 , and a total circu
lation of $3,220,275 , has been extended dur
ing the year.
ABANDONING THE SYSTEM.
The number of banks leaving the system
by reason of the expiration of their corpo
rate existence was four , having a capital
stock of $300,000 and a circulation of $123-
700. Of these two were located in New
York and one each In Maine and Pennsyl
vania. A new association , with n capital
stock of $50,000 and a circulation of $22,500 ,
succeeded to one of the two In New York.
During the year cpdlng October 31 , 1SDC ,
the corporate existence of twenty-eight banks ,
with a capital stock aggregating $3.543,800
and circulation of $1,310,400 , will expire. In
the succeeding ten years from 1896 to 1905
.the corporate existence of 8S9 banks , havjng
a capital stock of $139,694,950 and a circula
tion of $34,011,887 , wll | expire.
The mimbci of banks leaving the system
durlngi the year through voluntary liquida
tion was fifty-one , having a capital stock
of $6,093,100 and circulation of $1,152.000 ,
Heclevers for thirty-six banks have been
appointed during the year. The aggregate
capital stock of these banks was $5,235,020
and their circulation $1.003,402.
In reference to receiverships the comp
troller rays : "In the majority of Instances
no bank closes Its doora while It Is possessed
of quickly convertible paper , and therefore
there cornea Into the possession of the comp
troller only that which Is slow , doubtful ,
bad or absolutely worthlees. It thus follows
that with little or no cash received , but
debts which are slow of payment and much
Involved In or necessitating litigation , the
closing of trusts is prolonged and the ex
pense attendant thereon Increased. "
AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED.
The following amendments to the law arc
recommended :
1. That the comptroller , with the approval
of the pccretary of the treasury , bo em
powered In nil proper cased to remove oil- !
cera nnd directors of national bankn for
vIolntlonH of law und mismanagement , Ilrnt
according them u hearing on charges pie-
ferrcd.
2. That the loans of any bank to It
executive olHcerB and employes be re
stricted nnd made only upon the approval
of the board of directors , a separate written
record thereof being kept.
3. That upon a clay In each ? enr , to be
designated by the comptroller , the directors
of national banks shall be required to make
an examination of the nffalru of the bankH
and submit to the comptroller u report
thereon upon blanks to be furnished for buch
purpose.
4. That the comptroller be authorized to
Issue to national banking np.ioclntlonH cir
culating notes to the par value ot the bonclH
deposited by them with the treasurer of
the United States to sscure such note * .
5. That the Bcnil-nnmml tnx levied on nc-
count of the circulating notes of national
lianltH be reduced BO n to pquiil but one-
fourth of 1 per cent per unnuni.
In making suggestions relative to the in
crease of note * Issues , the comptroller uses
the- following language ;
"Banks are not eleemosynary Institutions ,
and therefore engage only In that which
promises a margin of profit. It Is unques
tionably true- that national banks /.vouhl /
largely Increase their note circulation If the
embarrassment arising from the needless
locking up of a , large part of tlielr capital ,
available for other purposes , and the lessened
profit through excessive taxation now Im
posed did not confront them. They cer
tainly would do so If the legal tender Usuet
of the government were paid and cancelled ,
and the channel now clogged by them freed
for bank-note circulation ,
"The experience of this and other countries
conclusively demonstrates that the best and
most rational note Issues are those put forth
by banks. It likewise demonstrates that
Issues made direct by governments are always
expensive and under every circumstance a
Eourco of danger to such government and
loss to their people's buslnesu Interests , No
clearer proof of this could be had than that
fnrnlKlitd by the difficulties which we have
witnessed on the part of this government In
Its efforts to maintain the full credit of Us
practically limitless amount of demand obllga-
tlons.
"Tlio advantage accurlng to the government
by the substitution of a bank-note for a
treasury-note currency would bo Immeasur
ably great. The need of maintaining a gold
reserve to meet the recurring demand obliga
tions , now never retired , would , within a
reasonable tlmo , bo obviated , and , delivered
from this vexatious and expensive dlfllcully ,
Iho treasury department could return to
Its legitimate function of collecting tlie
revenues of the government needful to meet
governmental expenses and disbursing the
same.
CiiuruH of Silver Senatorx.
WASHINGTON , Dec , L A call 'has been
Issued for a meeting of sliver senators to be
held In the marble room at II o'clock , for the
purpose of discussing Ihe feasibility of or
ganizing the senate on a silver ba I , It Is
signed by four populist senators and has been
sent to all the republican and silver senators
who have profettcd allegiance to Hie tilver
cause.
( 'arrylnur Oil Ore.
CIUPI'LK cni21-K ; , Colo. , Dec , l.-Peler
Llnd , a miner employed on tbo night uhlft
In the Doctor mine , was arreMert as he
came from woik and in his pockets were
found nine pounds of ere worth nt least $10 ,
a pound , A search of hl cabin revealed
over 100 pounds of ore , Iho value of which
will run Into the tliouxandy of dollar * ) . The
owners of the Doctor mine believe they have
io t an much no $2.1.000 through cttallnic In
the past few weeks. Othei nrrcstM are
likely to be
PROGRESS OF THE NEW NAVY
Facta from the Annual Report of Sccro *
tnry Herbert.
URGENT NECESSITY FOR MORE BATTLESHIPS
llcnil of the ncpnrtmrnt
I'lion tin * liniiortanee of Crrntliiu ;
u > a > al llen-r o for VHP In
tin ; Kt I'M ! of War.
WAS1IINTON , Dec. L The annual report
of the secretary ot the navy , given out to the
public tonight , 1ms been awaited with
greater Interest than has the report of any
ot the cabinet officers , excepting , possibly , that
of the recrctary of ths treasury. The American
public has only within the past few yearn
taken a lively national Interest In the new
navy. Up to within a very few years the
United States navy was n thing to bo men
tioned In a perfunctory manner. Then con
gress made appropriation for a few ships ot
modern type. A succeeding congttus , em
boldened by the precedent , added a few moro
cruisers. Growing still bolder , congress made-
provision for otto or two battleships. Sud-
dMily the people of the United States awoke
to the fact of the "new navy. " SUico then
the popular Interest In the "whllo squadron"
has grown rapidly. Whllo congresj has not
expended money with prodigality , the appro
priations have bsen liberal enough to keep
shipbuilders at work. As a result of the new
naval policy , the United States has today a ,
navy of no mean prctenslonu. Not only that ,
but the facilities for the construction of the
modern enginery of naval warfare have been ,
more than quadrupled , and the cost of the
hlgh-itypo battleship or cruiser has steadily
decreased.
In view of these facts the current report
of Secretary Herbert , who has long been
recognized as a warm advocate ot naval con
struction , hao been awaited with eagerness.
The report Justifies the Interest which has
been attached to It. Secretary Herbert gives
In detail the progress ot construction of the
new navy , furnishes brief statistics of naval
progress of the great powers of Europe , and
offers many suggestions as to the future. The
closing words of hla report nro the ones to
which the public will turn with the greatest
eagerness. Ho says :
INCREASE OP THE NAVY.
1 do not deem It necessary now to repent
the atgumentR so often made by this de
partment , and which apply now with full
force , In favor of u s > tlfl further Incrcapo
of the navy. A reference to previous ro-
poits will Phew the reasons upon which tbo
recommendations then made were bnseil.
and that congress has not yet authorized
all the ships then ileemeil necessary. An
Inspection of the tables herein given , showIng -
Ing the iclatlve Httf-ngth of navies , will
furnish. It Is believed , nil the argument now
needed for the continuation of the building"
program heretofore Indicated by the action
of congress. We nro not In want of or-
illnaiy imiirmored cruloers or of gunboats ,
but we are lamentably deficient In torpedo
bouts , and we certainly need more battle-
hhlp1 ! . An Inspection of the building pro
grams of other nations will demonstrate
that the lessons taught at Yiilu nnd Wei
llul Weli'tmvt tended to- confirm the belief
of naval experts throughout the world In
thj clllcucv of these two c-lufges of vessels.
I ref peclftilly recommend the' construction
of two battleships and lit least tn'elve tor
pedo boats. The gratifying progress made
by our manufactureiK of steel ilnil our ship
builders and the competition among them
lias enabled the department , duilng'tne past
two years , to oonrrnct .for gunboats ami tor
pedo boats nt a very large reduction from
'
former prices. Th'e prices per ton for the
gunboats Mnbhlns nnd Cnstlno. contracted
for In AptII , IKK ) , was $302.iG ! : the , average
price of the three jwnboats contracted for in
January , I S31 , and of the six others just
let out to contract Is $222.31 per ton , a sav-
InK of JS05U per ton. or 2ii per cunt of the
price of the ships. The price of the Erics
son , contracted for. In October , 1891 , was
$9ID.8' { per ton. The nvc-r.ige price of the
six toipedo boats contracted for * In 18113 is
$760.58 per ton , n reduction of $179.23 per ton ,
or of about 20 per cent In the price of the
bouts. These prices compare very favorably
with the prices for Mmllnr woik done
nbioail.
To meet the exigencies of the Increased
construction recommended Secretary Herbert
advises the appropriation by the coming con
gress of $9,638,383. Of this amount $5,396,670
Is recommended for construction , $3,955,201
for ordnnncs and $287,600 for equipment.
PIIOGHESS OP THE YEAR.
Secretary Herbert shows that since hit
last report six new additions to the navy )
have been completed , accepted and commis
sioned , Of these , the Olympla , the Minne
apolis and the Indiana have been built by
contract and the Maine , Texas and Amphltrlto
at the government navy yards at New York
and Norfolk. These ships are all In service.
The ram Katahdln has been completed , but
has not been accepted , for the reason that sha
has not come up to the contract speed re
quirement of seventeen knots. The vessel
acceptable In every other particular and It
with congress to waive the speed re *
qulremcnt of the contract.
Of the vessels under construction In tha
government yards , the Terror will be In com
mission about February 1 , 1896 , the Monad-
nock about the same date and the Puritan
July 1 , 1890.
Contracts for three torpedo boats were let
on May 3 , 1895 , and they will bs completed ,
according to the terms ot the contract , August
2 , 1896. In addition to tliejo. contracts have
been let for the construction of three moro
torpedo boats. Two of these boats are to
have a speed of twenty-six knots and tha
other twenty-seven and one-half knots.
Contracts for t > lx new gnnljoau have beeii
awarded , four with full Mil power and two
'
with full fiti-am power. These six gunboati )
are not designed for commerce destroyers on
combatants , but rather for service In foreign
[ inrlK.
Contracts for two eeagolng coastline battle *
ships were opened yesterday ,
Of the remaining vessels under construct
.Ion three , the Iowa , Mataachusetts and Oregon -
gen , are first-dabs battleships and arc rapidly
Hearing completion. Thr ember Ilrooklyu
was launched lust October , but will not bo
ready for her official trial for nearly a year.
The gunboats Nashville , Wilmington and
Helena arc progrcmlng favorably , whllo work
in two tugboats and three torpedo bouts la
pushed as rapidly BB possible.
Bummed up , there are now In process ot
construction or In the contract utago five )
IrBt-clasa battleships , three monitors , 0110
first-class armored cruiser , nine
nine torpedo boats and two tugboats.
In addition to the above the Navy depart
ment has contracted for the construction of
a submarine/ boat of Iho Holland type. It late
to be finished In March , 189S , nnd an appro *
lirlatlon nf $50,000 Is available for fully left *
irg its value as an adjunct of naval warfare *
HESI5IIVK SUPPLY OK STOKES.
Secretary Herbert lays particular Btreni
upon the Importance of doing something moro
Tor national dcfenso than the construction anil
equipment of battleship * , milters and KUIH
boats. "Tho most elementary maxims , " ha
Bays , "warns us that If It. bo worth while to !
maintain a navy at all we mutt a I no havi aj
reserve supply of ordnance and ordnanca
stores , and ceitalnly we net-d not cell on )
military science to tell IIP that our reserve
of naval vessels Is of no value without guns , ' *
The tecretary then point * out Ihe fact that
congress hag fulled to make any approprla
tlonor firming the rckorv ? cnilagrn. Ha
that while the government ! paying
arge subsidies to the owners of tlio HI , PauL
SI. Louis , Paris- and Nr.w York on condition
hat there occun gfeyhoundi be held jn readU
icn for war purposes whenever nteded , 09
provision whatever has been made for arming
them. Secretary Herbert urges congress Id
nako an appropriation of at least $ GOO,000 |
or this purpose , U this connection tie )
iirther myii : i
Under treaty provlnlcne neither Iho United
States nor the Kngllsh can keep mora than
one small naval vessel upon our northern
nke . Ho far Ihe two conntrleii aru
Hatched. In case , however , a war shoula
unfortunately break out between them UreaJ
Iirltaln could promptly furnish KUHB amf
run tnounlH to her mmhaiit marine on th
Hkc , and though thtlr marine Is far In *
erlor to ouv in ntr r.glhj the lirltl li