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, THE VORNING SEWS, I . ESTAIiUSHID 1f69 ISCORFORATEP 1888 > I J U. ESTILL, President. i TEXAS STEER AND TEUTON. Sore Denials Tint the Prohibition Is Retaliatory. Statesmen and Scribes of the Father land Loud in Their Clamor That the United States Ought Not to Discrimi nate Against German Sugar—The Fig ure Cut by England’s Discrimination Against German Cattle —Opening of the Fashionable Season—The Diplo matic Corps Exchanges New Year’s Greeting With the Emperor and Em press. Merlin, Jan. 6.—Secretary Gresham's nut ments as to the American sugar tariff ral treaty obligations has been discussed si'lely since the arrival of the last United States mail. Among deputies as among , iitr.rs, the one opinion is that the United Stat s ought not to enforce a discriminat ing s igar tax against Germany. Many tf ; i te that the American representatives itt Washington regard Germany’s pro tection of American cattle us a retaliatory t .sure. They say it Is merely sanitary. To bolster this argument, the government published In the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zoiiung yesterday, a paragraph to the ef ■ t that Belgium's decrees against American cattle showed how justifiable Germany’s action was from a sanitary point of view. The United Press correspondent has in tern, wed in the last week several con spicuous politicians whose opinions on economic subjects have weight and con siderable authority. Freiherr von Ham mersteln, a great man in the Farmers’ Al liance and the leading agitator among the high tariff conservatives, lias this to say: "I cannot understand why Americans raise such an outcry about German re taliation. There is no such thing, although Germany is Justly entitled to retaliate if so inclined. . The American differential duty on German sugar certainly Is a suf li ant < ause for retaliation, and there can he no doubt of it, since Secretary Gresham himself admits that Germany has been unfairly treated by the United States. “Germany has been obliged to prohibit imports of American cattle, owing to the discovery of .Texas fever among them. The existence of the disease was beyond the slightest doubt. Even if congress had not passed the sugar clause, the prohibi tion would have been issued and main mined. The question is absolutely inde pendent of the sugar tax. “England formerly was Germany’s best customer in the cattle market. Now she 'hut her doors to our cattle for fear of infection. The whole effort of Prussian farmers is directed to re-opening their English market. Therefore, they watch jealously that no new development like Texas fever in the German herds, give England an excuse to defer this re-open mg America’s violation of treaty obliga tions will r.ot give force to her demands for a repeal of the prohibition, nor will ■’ stimulate Germany to offer the United States commercial advantages In return for commercial injuries. Still, the agrarian tarty does not desire to provoke a cus toms war. The two nattorts are too close ly allied by mutual interests. Such a con flict w ould be disastrous to both.” Finally the agrarian leader admitted that America’s treatment of German migar was perhaps not altogether unwel ' m*‘ to Freiherr von Hammerstein- Loz ten, his cousin and minister of agricul ture who now had a chance to do some thing for the agrarians. He did not be ll' vc, however, that the minister of agri culture would be able to meet the extreme demands of the high tariff men, most not *>“ those made by Count von Kanltz. Hus admission reveals the kernel of the whole question. The government aims to satisfy, as far as possible, the agrarians ur.'l bring their party back to the minis terial phalanx In parliament. T!.' report that American beef {ias been prohibited for the benefit of Australia is erroneous. The German prohibitions cover also imports from Great Britain, through which most Australian meat ■ernes in transit. The agrarian pressure I' 0 "' bearing on the government will lead so n to a decree against all Australian ■ eet, whether sent directly or via Eng land. lor th relief of the sugar Interests ■ ' government has prepared a bill to ’ ' P >n effect the full bounties which, ac " Ming to a recent measure, should be b luer i on Aug. 1, 1595, and should be abohr-.hecl on Aug. 1, 1897. 1 he fashionable season in Berlin opened V:, h the New Year’s fetes at the old ■iisile. Although the Imperial family has tot moved in from the new palace in ,'lam, Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, and the Prince and Princess of .axe .Jeiningen have been at the castle since Monday. Prince and Princess Frederick Leopold have returned to the haiace on the Whilhelm platz. Other high "■embers of court society are arriving 'a! and making ready for a long pro -111 me of social gaities. ‘he emperor received the diplomatic vm‘ s on Year’s day in the Marine “ ' The ambassadors and ministers had ‘ to the foreign office previously, in ' •■rd-ince with a time-honored custom, ~r ■mission to present New Y'ear s ec.‘ nigs and good wishes to his majesty. -sponse the foreign office fixed a time ’ | lace for the reception. The diplo nati.-ts gathered In a half-circle in the ]•'*.* hali ’ wilh Slr Edward Malet as - . - 1 ?' at tlle * r head. The emperor gave j, ■ .I‘iyon, the United States atnbassa iv>. heartiest greetings, shaking him i . c ! l!l hands, and inquiring after Mr. '■ ' ■ land’s health. He referred to “That v !.' and rich country of ■ pe. and expressed the hope that the , ons of the United States and Ger -1 , ® ver would remain as friendly as , ' '‘.ore and the two countries be drawn ,‘ losely together in sentiment and . • rce. All this was said 111 clear ‘ h W ith a British accent. The wives diplomatists congratulated tne cm r, ‘’ n adjoining room. They were ‘"'ved with great heartiness. The em 'as well informed as to their fam , “1 experiences in Berlin, and asked “ others about their children in the G,' German fashion. She spoke in h with Mrs. Runyon. 1 end of the beer boycott gave the _ :l £° 0( 1 excuse to celebrate New ~ Beer saloons which had suf ,trom the boycott were packed. On „°f Dec. 31. the streets were filled j a v,... 3ubUant crowds, and “Prost Neu n ™ as or > every tongue. Empress Frederick has given a Sht HHofning ffeto£ series of receptions. In which she has kept ,n J he background the military element, which out-daxzles all else at the emper or s gatherings. Most of her guests are diplomatics, artists and writers. The painters are especially numerous, as the empress has retained her interest In pic tures. as well as In sculpture. Her re unions are calculated to revive the best traditions of Berlin salons, where art and letters had first place and politics was tabooed. The emperor visited his mother twice last week, and took her to the old castle to show her the new decorations, which she suggested and helped him plan. The first bitter cold of the winter was felt on Thursday. It came with a heavy storm, which did not abate until Friday evening. Street traffic was Impeded, es pecially in the suburbs. Trains were de layed throughout Germany, and on sev eral roads of the west and south trains were forced to cease running. It snowed for four days tn the Rhoengeblrge and the railways in Northwestern Bavaria and Hesse-Massau were blocked complete ly by drifts of snow and Ice. The .Vain, Rhine and smaller rivers are filled with lioating ice. Among the presents in preparation for Prince Bismarck's 80th liirthday Is a sil ver obelisk, engraved with the names of eighty American cities which have Ger man clubs. The givers will be eighty Ger man-Amerieans who fought in. the war of 1870-71. Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe's visit to Friedrichsruhe is still in doubt. It is said that he will go within ten days and will arrange e emperor's reception by the Bismari ks ™ Reports from chambers of commerce is sued In Bremen, say that the reform of the American tariff has benefited the trade of ail the North sea ports. FRANCE HOT AGAINST GERMANY. The Feeling Revived in AU Its Bitter ness by the Dreyfus Affair. Paris, Jan. 6—On the boulevards this afternoon the United Press correspond ent saw many newspaer venders selling a sheet entitled “The Anti-Prussian.” The papers were called and sold under the eyes of the police, but no effort was made to stop them. The excitement attendant on the degredatlon of Capt, Dreyfus has given a fresh Impetus to the anti-German agitation. At no time since the Empress Frederick visited Paris has the hatred of Germany been more ip evidence. M. Hanotaux, the minister of foreign af fairs, who has gone to Cannes for his health, was summoned to Paris last even ing. Although far from well, he left Cannes at once and arrived here this evening. It is rumored that his return is due to a grave international question. The Matin prints a report that Dreyfus said to one of his guards Just before his degradation: “I did hand over docu ments to Germany, but they were only a bait. I had been able to keep it. up I should have got eventually documents of capital importance from the Germans." The Matin remarks that this report is gen erally discredited. Other newspapers say that Capt. Drey fus told of a compromising memorandum. The sole evidence on which he was con victed, was found in the drawer of a cer tain embassy which he wculd not name. The memorandum mentioned three doc uments sent with it to the embassy. One of these documents was confidential and highly Important. The others amounted to nothing. Capt. Dreyfus is said to have related that of the five experts who ex amined the handwriting, three decided the memoranda to be his and two declared the characters to be those of another man. SPECIE FOR ST. JOHNS. Two Steamers Bring $250,000 to the Panic-Stricken Town. St. Johns. N. F., Jan. 6.-The steamer Sylvia, from Halifax, arrived here to-day and brought $159,000 in specie. She also had on board the officials of the Bank of Montreal, who will open a branch of that bank in this city to-morrow. The specie will be used in the payment of the sala ries of the government officials and will help in a great measure to stimulate trade through the circulation of the money. The steamer Corean from Liverpool, which is due here to-morrow, has on board another $100,000—550,000 of which is for a savings bank in this city and the re mainder is consigned to business houses. The terrible destitution which is pre vailing in some quarters here was the subject of the sermons preached In ail the churches to-day and the congregations were urged to be as charitable as possible in their contributions of clothing, food or money for the relief of the suffering poor. WELSH TIN PLATE WORKS. Many Reducing- Their Force Owing to the Slack Demand. London, Jan. 6.-Mony tin plate works in the Swansea district are reducing their force. Some 300 men were discharged yes terday. The cause of the reduction is the decrease of the American demand. T. N. Hood. London agent of the Glanrhyd Tin Plate Company, told the United Press cor respondent vesterday that some time ago the Welsh tin platers extended all their facilities in anticipation of a heavier de mand from the United States, but the de mand has not come and the new plants are useless. Tin plate prices now, he said, were the lowest on record. A CONVICT ELECTED A DEPUTY. Parisian Socialists Elected Rjchard in the Second Balloting. Paris. Jan. 6.—A second ballot was taken to-dav in the first parliamentary con stituency of the thirteenth district of Pa ris, as the ballot on Dec. 13, did not give aqy candidate a majority over all. Rich ard the socialist, who headed the poll on the first ballot, was elected to-day He received 2,712 votes to 1,387 east for Albert ~., i; x government candidate. Richard was sentenced in November to one year’s imprisonment for writing an insulting ar l™le against Casimlr-Perler, and his elec tion is claimed to be a personal rebuke to the president. The government doubtless will be forced to liberate F-ichard, as a deputy’s liberty is inviolable during the session. MANCHESTER’S SHIP CANAL. A Direct Shipment of Merchandise for India and the East. I ondon, Jan. 6.-The direct shipment of merchandise from Manchester to India and the east was begun to-day. The steamer Hispanta, Capt. Abey, left the dock' with a cargo of 4.000 packages and proceeded down the .anal. She had two sight collisions. The H’.spanla draws nineteen feet of water, and is the largest •vessel that has entered the canal. SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 7, IS9J). HAWAII'S LAST CONSPIRACY. Three of the Leaders Held for Trial Without Bail. Three Government Spies Had Learned All the Plans of the Plotters and Threw tha Prisoners Into Consterna tion by Appearing Against Them at Thier Preliminary Examination—The Plqt Contemplated Bold Deeds, but the Chances Were Very Much Against Its Successful Execution. Honolulu, Dec. 3!.—(Correspondence of the United Press, per steamer China, via San Francisco, Jan. 6).—Three of the con spirators, Bush, Crick and Nawahl, who were arrested Dec. 8, were committed on the 24th for trial by jury. They re fused h#il and are now lodged In the Oahu prison. Young Wedd, the fourth person arrested was released. The ex amination of the conspirators occupied five days, from the 18th to the 22d. One, Van Gisen, had been arrested soon after them, but was released on ball. He had been the crony and housemate of Crick and was intimate with Bush, writing for his paper. To the consternation of the prisoners Van Gisen appeared as the chief witness against them. He had been a spy of the government and revealed all the plans of Bush and his as sistants to the marshal. Van Gi sen had been for many years a government school teacher and of sufficiently good record to give great weight to his testimony. Other spies, Os mer and JlcEvoy, corroborated Van Gi son’s evidence. Osraer deeply Implicated Weed, but failed sufficiently to connect him wilh Bush and the others, so that the charge of conspiring with them failed and ha was released. Tinker, who had been arrested later, was also released after ten days’ confinment, notwithstanding rifles were found secreted In his rooms. The scheme of the conspirators, as fully disclosed by Van Gisen, was somewhat elaborate. Under all the circumstances It was wholly Impracticable. By a sudden movement the executive building was to be surprised, the chief leaders and sup porters of the government arrested In their houses, the telephone wires cut, cer tain stores looted of guns and ammunition, the station house blown up with dynamite and fifteen of the principal streeet cor ners of the city occupied and held by armed squads, who were to capture all the citizens’ reserve and volunteers seek ing to assemble. None of these formida ble procedures of undertaking were orig inal devices of the conspirators, who seem to have been as poor invento-rs as they were calculators. All their plans had formed part of previous conspiracies of royalists rife during the paHt eighteen months. Lists of the street corners to be occu pied were given by Van Gisen, as well as the names of the republican leaders to be arrested. As to the means of carry ing out such formidable and desperate plans, the conspirators felt sure of the help of a large number of whites and half-whites. They also relied on the aid of a large and miscellaneous mob of na tives, all of whom were without military training and unaccustomed to the use of arms. The obstacles to be overcome were: 1. The strong and watchful garrison at the executive building, consisting of GO enlisted white men, thoroughly drilled in a special surprise drill. The building is well fortified and armed with six rifled cannon and two gatling guns. 2. There is a thoroughly drilled battalion of over 300 volunteers trom the best white ciiizens, among whom are 50 extra sharp shooters. 3. There are 600 citizen reserves well armed and equipped and organized for prompt action by day or night. The government regards the matter as serious. It will do its best to make a wholesome example of those implicated. The disturbance to the public peace and to the sense of security has been ex tremely annoying. A feeling of great un rest Is promoted. The existence of such conspiracies has long made necessary a heavy burden of military expenditure. For two years the citizens of Honolulu have been kept in uneasy watchfulness to put down the sudden Insurrections which were threatened. It is believed that the number of those actively participat ing in this conspiracy is small. It is ■ i ito certain that at the lead’ng royalist* of responsible character and business capacity regard the restoration of the queen as now impossible, and any attempt 'o effc i„ it by force as chimerical. This is, however, a body of lower class whites, ready for acts of disorder, who might be induced to join actively in such a move ment. A layge majority of the half whites would sympathize with such an attempt, and some of them might be willing to risk something on it. It is very unlikely that many natives would risk anything to make an attempt, al though a majority of the natives would Rtefer tho ( Kanaka monarchy to the white man's republic. The issue of Bush's IJnglish edition of his paper has been suspended. His wife continues to issue the native edition, greatly mitigated in tone from previous Issues, which overflowed with most vio lent diatribes against the government and its supporters, and with somewhat veiled Incitements to the natives to rise. So far as can be learned British Com missioner Hawes has never countenanced or encouraged any movement, to restore the queen. He is necessarily subjected to strong influences to do so by reason of the majority of the British residents, who are anxious for her restoration. It Is believed that he has continued strictly neutral. He maintains most friendly relations with President Dole and the government, un like his aged predecessor Mr. Woode house, who was constantly seeking to an noy President Dole and his assistants, ■while he kept up a secret Intercourse with the deposed queen. H. M. S. Hyacintlie sailed on the night of the 27th for the South seas, as is sup posed. Capt. May has made repeated ef forts to get away. Three successive fare well entertainments have been given to the officers of the ship. Each time most urgent appeals have reached British Com missioner Hawes from English subjects to detain the ship for their protection and he has twice or three times prevailed upon Capt. May to remain longer. Just before the departure of the Hya cinthe eighteen British subjects, Headed by Bishop Willis, sent a strong petition to the commissioner again to detain the ship. There is no more ardent royalist than the Anglican Bishop. He has stead ily refused to offer p iblte prayer for the president of the republic. The govern ment and Its supporters are entirely will ing to see the Hyacinthe leave; uor are they greatly solicitous tor the Immediate arrival of an American war ship, although one would be very welcome. - A BIG FIRE AT TORONTO. One Fireman Killed and Six Injured. The Loss $1,000,000. Toronto, Ont., Jan. 6.—One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the city occurred early this morning. The fire originated in the basement of (newspaper! office and that building and several others were burned to the ground. Robert Bowery, a fireman, was killed, and the following firemen were Injured by falling walls: Chief Ardagh, gash in forehead • and back injured. Charles Smedly, serious Internal injuries; may die. Robert Foster, legs broken and Injured internally. Francis Forsythe, cut about head and Injured Internally. James Davidson and Harry Saunders, badly crushed and otherwise Injured. The following properlles were destroyed: Globe building and plunt, $180,090. Nicholas Rooney, dry goods, building and stock. $49,009. Harry Webb, restaurant, building and contents, $70,000. McKinon & Cos., dry goods, building and stock, $270,000. Toronto Lithograph Company, which occupied part of the Globe building, lose everything, but loss not estimated. The following properties were more or less injured, but the losses are not yet es timated: Mtchie & Cos., groceries; Brough & Carwell, printers; Haworth & Cos., leath er belting; Miller Ai Richards, printers’ supplies. The total loss will probably reach In the neighborhood of $1,000,000. All the files and records of the Globe of fice are burned. The paper has secured temporary quarters and will be Issued to morrow as usual. A severe snow storm prevailed during the fire, and the wind blew a gale from the north, carrying embers several miles away, but the snow extinguished them and prevented a more serious conflagra tion. The burned property Is Insured almost entirely In Cadanlan and English compa nies. The total Insurance is about $340,990. All that Is left of the Globe building and Rooney’s dry goods establishment are portions of the walls, while Webb’s res taurant, Brough & Caswell's printing of fice, and McKinnon & Co.’s s'ores are completely gutted. The firemen were injured while work ing on an aerial truck, which was buried under the wall of the Globe building. Chief Ardagh was struck by a mass of brick and mortar, ami thrown down the elevator shaft. He Is very seriously in jured, but 'will probably recover. The Globe will be Issued to-morrow from the office of the Morning Empire. A MINE STORE BURNED. The Miners on a Strike and Incendiarism Suspected. Dubois, Pa., Jan. 6.—The Bell & Lewis store was burned this morning, Involving a loss from $40,000 to $50,000. This store was known as the Bell, Lewis and Yates Coal Mining Company, where the miners did a large part of their trading, and where the amount of their bills was de ducted from their monthly pay. On Friday the miners here and at Rey noldsville went on a strike because of the discharge of a large number of miners at both places, and It Is thought that the fire was of Incendiary origin. It is feared that the strike will continue throughout the winter, and that there will be great suffering In consequence, as the miners are not prepared for a pro longed strike In mid-winter. STEAMERS IN COLLISION. The Bowplatea of One Fractured and the Other's Stern Stove In. Philadelphia, Jan. 6.—While the steam ships Tancarville and Wlnyah were pro ceeding down the river last night they came into collision and several of tha bow plates of the Tancarville were frac tured and the stern of the Wlnyah was stove in. The Winyah and the Tancarville were following another steamship that was breaking a passage through the Ice, and the former came suddenly to a stand still, and before the Tancarville could be stopped she crashed into the stern of the Wlnyah. Both vessels returned for re pairs. The Tancarville was bound for Havre with oil In bulk and the Wlnyah was bound for Jacksonville with a cargo of general merchandise. WHITEOAPB UNDER ARREST. A Tennessee Gang Apt to Get Its De serts at Last. Knoxville, Tenn. Jan. 6.—One of the men now under arrest for the murder of Sallle Deats Friday night in this county turns out to be Zep Jenkins, leader of the no torious white cap organization in Sevier county. J. W. Ellis, who is also under ar rest, has been Identified as a whltecap. Two others, Sam Jenkins and Joe Par tin, are still at large. Although the Se vier county white caps have brutaliy whipped hundreds of people and killed many others in their own county, this Is the first instance where they have gone outside. The people of Knox county will not tolerate such work, and the men now under arrest, tf proven guilty, will be punished to the full extent of the law. OVERBOARD WENT THE TIES. A Bark From Savannah Puts Into Dela ware Breakwater in Distress. Delaware Breakwater, Del., Jan. 6.—The bark Eliza J. McManemy, Capt. Sosta, from Savannah, Dec. 30, for Philadelphia, arrived at the Breakwater to-day. She ex perienced heavy northwest gales Dec. 31, and Jan. 1, which caused the vessel to labor heavily. She took aboard seven feet of water and lost and split some sails. The crew were compelled to jettison a deck load of railroad ties and keep the pumps going continually to save the ves sel. Italians Vote for a Convict. Rome. Jan. 6.—At a bye-election In Pa lermo to-day hundreds of votes were cast for the socialist Bosco, who was sent to prison by a military tribunal on account of his part In the socialist revolution last winter. SENATE SINS IIF OMISSION. This Week to Be Noteworthy for a Waste ot Words. The Debate Over the Collection of the Income Tax to Be Precipitated. Lodge's Hawaiisn Buncombe Also to Be Given More Rope Mitchell of Ore gon Will Say Something About the Nicaraguan Canal—But Little Pros pect That the Republicans Will Per mit the Democrats to Amend the Tariff Law- The House Programme to Bo Determined by To-day's Democratic Caucus. Washington, Jan. 6—The present week In the Senate will probably be remarka ble more for that which it will fall to ac complish than for anything that may be done. The most significant feature will be the precipitation of the debate that will grow out of the proposition In the urgency deficiency bill for the collection of the income tax. This will not come up, how ever, until well towards the latter part of the week. There will boa continuance of the In cidental Hawaiian discussion growing out of the resolution of Mr. Lodge requesting the President to Inform the Senate why this government has withdrawn our war ships from Hawaiian waters, providing Mr. Lodge and those acting in concert with him are able to carry out their pro gramme. The resolution, wbh'h whs de bated all the morning hour, Friday, went to the calendar and can only be taken up on motion. It Is Mr. Lodge’s Intention to move to take the resolution from the table to morrow morning and In this he will have some democratic assistance, for Mr. Palmer among others, has expressed a desire to address the Senate on the sub ject. Should there be no quorum voting. It is said that the point wilt do raised. It ts rather expected In administration cir cles that a hatch of Hawaliun corres pondence awaiting transmission to con gress will negative some of the points made In the debate as to the attitude of Great Britain. On the third of this month Mr. Peffer gave notice that he would 10-morrow, after the routine business, call up for con sideration the Senate bill grunting a ser vlee pension to soldiers and sailors of the late war, and this may to a small extent, antagonize Mr. Lodge's resolution. There Is a well grounded belief, however, that Mr, Lodge will succeed in continuing the debate, which ho on Friday character ized as a “stunning success." The Nicaraguan canal bill, which seems to ho doomed to interminable debate still remains on tho calendar as the unfin ished business and Mr. Mitchell of Ore gon, has tho floor to address tho Senate on that subject to-morrow. He will prob ably consume the greater part of the afternoon In his presentation of the Im portance of this measure In which the people of the Pacific coast, ho says, are vitally interested. Hut little business will be transacted Tuesday, for Immediately after the morn ing hour the Senate will listen to speeches in honor of the memory of the late Sena tor Colquitt of Georgia. For these reasons tho urgency defic iency bill will not be reported to the Sen ate earlier than Wezlnesduy, or at ail events cannot bo culled up for considera tion before that time. Once Up. a debate will commence that will Continue through the greater part of next week at the most conservative estimate. This time wilt be consumed if the bill carries only tho provision for tho collection of tho In come tux, but if I lie democrats should at tempt to engraft upon this measure any tariff legislation, the scope of the discus sion will be enlarged to such an extent that no one can foresee when and how it will end. The Income tax alone will be fruitful In debate uml the representa tives have quietly given the democrats to understand that no vote can bo taken on this bill until after tho three vacancies in the western states have been filled and the republican member from North Caro lina, Mr. Jarvis, has taken his seat. The democratic loaders have been hope ful that the republicans would permit them to make some changes In the tariff law by means of an amendment to the de ficiency bill, but they now know there can be no such good fortune In store for them. The action of almost all the continental governments of Europe has increased the anxiety of the administration to do some thing to remove the bone of contention— the discriminating duty on sugar Import ed from those countries that pay an ex port bounty. The committee representing the democratic leaders called upon Messrs. Allison and Aldrich and consulted with one or two other republicans and pre sented the case to them In the hope that they would consent to such a change as would eliminate this discriminating duty of one-tenth of a cent a pound from the present law. No encouragement was given those who sought the conference. The republicans admit that changes should be made In the bid, but do not think this one Item would suffice to give the country what was needed. Other changes in existing rates were suggested by them as necessary to be coupled with this; in short, a general scheme of re vision looking to an Increase of rates that would, as these republicans said, give the treasury sufficient money to run the government. Unable to see the wisdom of this proposition and finding themselves able to accomplish what hey desired only through an agreement that was as they understood It, antagonistic to dem ocratic principles, the democratic leaders have abandoned the idea of attempting to repeal the obnoxious clause In the sugar schedule, and will report the bill without the proposed changes in the tariff law. The debate that will begin the moment Mr. Cockrell calls up the deficiency bill will be Interesting and lively. Mr. Hill will doubtless figure to a great extent in the matter, and he will have some enthu siastic followers on the democratic side of the chamber. In this matter Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania seems to be playing the part of a free lance, as Is evidenced by the amendment to the deficiency bill of which he spoke of the other day. Mr. Quay’s amendment strikes out all refer ence to the Income tax, whenever it ap pears in the deficiency appropriation bill and substitutes anew wool schedule. Asa vehicle for debate in the hands of a man like Mr. Quay, this amendment opens a field for discussion that Is prac tically Inexhaustible. During the debate on the tariff bill In the Senate Mr. Quy showed his power of physical endurance, challenging the admiration of hla friends and Hie condemnation of hia political enemies. ffnd the preparation he has made for this new struggle indicates that he is about to enter it with Ids guns loaded, and his arms and ammunition are In good trim. The time he will consume Is problematical and the bare possibilities of what he may accomplish Is causing the democratic leaders deep concern, for tho days still remaining to this session are swiftly passing, and so far but one appropriation bill has passed the Senate, and but one other Is on the calendar. Tho determination of the programme of business In the House this week will de pend i>[>on the outcome of the demo cratic caucus to be held to-morrow ufter noon. The conditions under which the currency bill shall he further considered, uml whether, tn deed, it shall be discussed at all, are matters that cannot be fore told. Tho Impression, among democratic members is that the bill will ultimately be passed, but the outlook Is foggy. It Is the opinion of members of the committee on rules, expressed yesterday, that gen eral debate on the bill will close with the end of to-morrow's session prior to tho holding of the caucus. For. If the cau cus shall result In an agreement to pro ceed with the Arnold, ration of the meas ure it will be done under the five-minute rule, when the bill will b open to amendments. Should It be (he conclu sion of the caucus to go on with the measure, It Is .expected 'that a rule will he ordered, by which u vote on ihe I assage of the bill con be reached by tho cml of the week. In cas tho caucus should do what is unexpected and decide against the pas sage of tho bill, tho time of the House can be engaged with the consideration of appropriation bills. Ono of these, the postofflee bill. Is, already on the calen dar, ready to he called up; the naval ap propriation bill will probably be finally agreed upon at tbls week's meeting of the committee on naval affairs. The com mittee on appropriations to-morrow will report tho bill authorizing expenditures In the District of Uoluinbla for the year ending June 30. IS9G, and tho sundry civil appropriation bill for the same pe riod will be reported Thursday or Fri day. A special order has been made aettlng apart Saturday afternoon for eulogies upon the late Representative George B. Shaw of Wisconsin. It Is possible that the death of Repre sentative Post of Illinois may shorten to morrow’s session of the House. STEEKEKB OF THE SENATE. The Republican Committee to Hold a Meeting This Afternoon. Washington, Jan. 6.—A call was Issued by Senator Allison this afternoon for a meeting of the republican steering com mittee of the Senate to be held to-morrow morning In tho room of Senator Hale. The whole situation so far as the Senate la concerned, will be discussed and a jiro gramme for the present minority will be considered. Those conversant with the conditions ns they exlstln the Senate to day know that the republicans are some what divided on the question of party pol icy, and It Ih suid the division is made up of two factions so utterly out of propor tion that the weaker will be cempclled to give way to the stronger. The great majority of the republican members of the Senate are opposed to any further agitation of the tariff and to the transaction of any business other than tile passage of the appropriation bills, and it may be assumed as a cer tainty In advance that the steering com mittee will so decide at Its meeting to morrow. Tho meeting has been called as tho result of the request of soma of the democratic senators that certain provisions of the tariff act, particularly that imposing u discriminating duty on German sugar, may be changed, and the effort will be made to eerure an arrangement under which the proposed changes can be ef fected without partisan opposition on tho part of tho republicans. The leaders are opposed to the granting of the request, and It is for the purpose of satisfying the democrats of the impossibility of giving the relief they ask that this meeting is said to have been called. REPRESENTATIVE POST DEAD. Heart Failure Follows An Acute Attack of Gastritis. Washington, Jan. 6.—Representative Philip Sidney Post of the Tenth Illinois district died this morning at 4:40 o’clock, in his apartments at the Hotel Hamilton, in this city, after a short Illness. The Immediate cause of his death was heart failure, brought on by an acute attack of gastritis. Friday evening Gen. Post at tended a dinner party, and afterward sat around smoking and chatting for some hours.* After retiring he was taken sick and a physician was called In. Noth ing serious was apprehenned at first, but he gradually grew worse, and other med ical aid was summoned yesterday, but all efforts proved futile, and death followed. CHINA AND JAPAN. Minister Denby Believes tha Present Negotiations Will Be Fruitless. London, Jan. 6.—The Times hears from its correspondent In Pekin: “The Chi nese peace envoys to Japan had a fare well audience with the emperor yestrday. Japan refuses to conclude an armstico. “Mr. Denby believes the present negoti ations will be fultless, as the Japanese will withhold the terms till their army shall have occupied Pekin. "Japanese landing parties are exploring the bays on the cast roast of Shan Tung.” ITALY’S AMBASSADORS. Signor Reasroan Recalled From the Embassy at Paris. Rome, Jan. 6.—Signor Ressman, the Ital ian ambassador to France, has been re called. This action Is understood to be part of the diplomatic re-arrangement In which Count Tornelll was transferred from London to St. Petersburg. Politi cians here say Signor Ressman was over thrown by semi-official attacks made through French journals which have not scrupled to interfere in Italy's internal affairs. Carnot’s Son Chosen a Deputy. Paris, Jan. 6.—Ernest Carnot, son of the late President Carnot, was elected to the chamber to-day to represent the Cote D'Or constituency, for which Pierre Oueneau formerly sat. He was not op posed. i DAILY, 10 A YEAR, I h i t. NTS A COPY V I WEEKLY. * T.MES A WEEK. $1 A YEAR. I VISIT OF THE ROYALISTS. The Withdrawal ot the Warships Not a Result ot It. The President Makes a Pointed Denial of the Insinuations Made in the Do* bate on the Lodge Resolution in the Senate—The Vieiting Hawaiian! Were Not to Be Received in Their Official Capacity and Finally Not Received aV All—The President Informed Then That This Government Would Tak*' No Steps to Restore the Monarchy. Washington, Jan. 6.—The Senate debAtff on Senator Lodge's resolution in regsr<s to Hawaiian matters has elicited g. pointed statement from the President. j The uttentlon of the President has been called to a hint thrown out In the Senatß discussion on Friday that the visit of m certain “committee of royalists from thn Hawaiian Islands” was connected In soma way with the departure of American ship* from that locality. Tho President said: I “Of course, such an Insinuation Is verj absurd. Its propriety and the motive be* hind It, I am sure, can safely be left t the Judgment of fair and sight-thinking Americans. I am entirely willing that all our people should know everything I know concerning the visit of tho so-called 'com mlttee of royalists.’ “Last year In tho latter part of July, off. early In August, three gentlemen front Hawaii arrived here and asked, througlw the Secretary of State, my designation oC a time when they could have an Interviews wilh me and present a message from thffj deposed Hawaiian queen. Though I could not with propriety recognize them, I nag not disposed to refuse them the courtesy of n audience. Therefore* a future day and hour were fixed for tIW interview. In the meantime, at my re-t quest, transmitted through the Secretary! of State, these gentlemen made knowig tho precise purpose of their visit In th following note: * “Aug. U, ISM. “The Hon. W. Q. Gresham, Secretary of State. ' Sir—We, the undersigned commission* ers sent by her majesty, Queen Liltoukat* anl. request an audience of the President of tho United Slates. We desire to ask hla excellency whether there Is any hope for his doing anything for Ihe restoration of the constitutional government of the Hawaiian Islands. " 'J. A. Uummlngs, If. A. Wldemann. Samuel Parker.' “After this nolo had been submitted to me, I prepared in writing with some care, a reply to the question it contained, to be read by me to the commissioners at our meeting. 1 Intended to uvold all misun derstandings and misconception by abso lutely confining myself to such written re ply, of which the following is a copy; " 'Gentlemen—You must permit me to remind you that this interview Is not an official one, uml Instead of receiving you in any representative cupaetty, I meet you as Individuals who have traveled a long distance for the purpose of laying a cer tain matter before me. ” 'You ask me If there Is any hope of my 'doing anything for the restoration of the constitutional government of the Ha waiian Islands. “ T suppose this question Is largely prompted by the fai t that soon after the overturning of the late government of the queen I Investigated that transaction and wus satisfied that there had been Buch an unjustifiable Interference in aid of that movement, on tho part of the representa tives of the government of the United States, In Its diplomatic and naval ser vice, as to call for correction, not only to rectify what geemed to be a wrong done to others, but also through rectification to ward off what appeared to be a danger to American honor and probity. " ‘Fully appreciating the constitutional limitations of my executive power and by no means unmindful of the hindrance* that might urlse, I undertook the task. “Having failed In my plans, I committed the entire subject to the congress of thw United States, which had abundant power and authority In the premises. The exec utive branch of the government was thereby discharged from further duty and responsibility in the matter, unless moved thereto by congressional command. The congress has. both by Its action and Its omission to act, signified that nothin# need be done touching American inter ference with the overthrow of the gov ernment of the queen. "Quite lately a government has been es tablished In Hawaii which Is In full force and operation In all parts of the Islands. It is maintaining Its authority and dis charging all ordinary governmental func tions. Upon general principles, and not losing sight of the special circumstance* surrounding the case, the new govern ment Is clearly entitled to our recognition without regard to any of the Incidents which accompanied or preceded Its Inau guration. ’’ ‘ This recognition, and the attitude of the congress concerning Hawaiian af fairs. of course, led to an absolute denial of the least present or future aid or en couragement on my part to an effort to restore any government heretofore exist ing In the Hawaiian Islands. ■Grover Cleveland.’ "When the day appointed for the meet ing arrived, I was confined to my bed by Illness, and unable to keep my engage ment. I therefore signed the paper I had expected to read and It was delivered to the commissioners, who, I believe, re turned it at once to Hawaii. I never saw any member of this commission or com mittee, and have never had any comun ioatlon or transaction with any of them, directly or Indirectly, except as I have here stated.” MISSING EXPLORERS TRACKS. One Murdered by Chinese and the Other ix Prisoner. London, Jan. 6.—The Central News cor respondent in Shanghai says that ths French explorers, Grenard and Phlns, who have been missing some two months, have been traced. M. Phlns was murdered by Chinese after leaving L’ Hassa, the capital of Thibet. M. Grenard was ar rested by a rebel officer and was started for Pekin. On Dec. 10, he passed through Tat-Yuen, province of Shan-See. Queen Louise 111. London, Jan. 6.—The Christian News hears from Copenhagen that Queen Louisa ts seriously 111.