| Show BY TELEGRAPH P pen ren ann A AMERICAN M E R I 1 C A N washington NaToN 28 the heads of the treasury department aro arc unanimously pleased with secretary folger they say the financial course courte of the government is being already shaped A good lawyer is more needed than a financier the latter would have little to do the decisions of appeals by importers is one of the chief duties of that office now folger Is eminently fitted for that place hiscocks chances for the speak enship are lessened by the tho selection of folger and james for the tho cabinet both being now new yorkers western men object to new york having a disproportionate amount of honor and power now that the cabinet appointments have been settled for the present at least cast the of tb the e next house looms up aa as tho the most important event in the near future tho candidates that have been mentioned are numerous hiscock of now york kelfer keifer of ohio and esson of iowa seem to be the anost most prominent with burrows of 4 AIichi gan dunnell dunnen of Min minnesota r Re edof maine and others as probable dark horses 1 1 I or a time morris cook was believed to have more positive strength than either of the others but it is suggested that the recent political promotions may and probably will auest his prospects injuriously I 1 curiously urious ly in opposing for postmaster of lynchburg JLynch burg the democrats hod the present n m was a good soldier during the war tyas vas ty aa acceptable to the business men and that the federal patronage should not be used to control state elect lods lovs the republicans replied that wilson was short in his accounts grossly derelict in duty daty and deserved to be displaced the republicans of lynchburg anani bously approved raham Bt aud and that the ithe idea of federal interference was strained the democrats by dilatory tactics prevented a vote on the question ue stion filibustering may yet 1 defeat defeat Str alam abam it was stated in the senate executive 1 session that wilson the lynch v burg postmaster had been so badly wounded in the army that ha be was left for dead on the nield field and that all the bil business siness men of lynchburg endorsed him A torpedo explosion in the fulminate room of tha navy yard killed geo lawrence and severely woun wounded decd deci geo goo W gates and marion marlon thompson the inner walls of the tho building sere were demolished in the tho hac Criminal court today to day captain howgate agate was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to the indictments sor forgery he was wag then formally surrendered to his bondsmen NEW 28 the sun san and worlds W orld both democratic papers say bay of folgers nomination it is an excellent and unobjectionable appointment the new secretary is entirely com competent t in point of talent character and experience we are sure he will make a first rate secretary of the treasury the world says it is the tho best that could have been made under the circumstances judge folgers integrity and capacity are unquestioned he has also practical experience per fer peri feri lence ence in connection with the administration of public finance the water situation is la unchanged except that this morning the city had about gallons less than yesterday in cases where water is wasted by householders the supply will be turned off without warning whether the waste occurs from carelessness or not arrangements have been made to open the flood gates promptly when an increase of water pressure is needed by the fire department no factory has yet closed from lack of water but many barbers have shut up their baths one liquor saloon requests its patrons to use water in moderation many jarms firms are anticipating a total failure and are looking for a supply from brooklyn and jersey city in advance to Harrisburg Pittsburg fort For tWayne wayne and chicago with only meals on the trains the now Se secretary creary is reported as its opposed to paying interest on bonds when the tho money for redemption is idle in the treasury the ayme times 8 comes reluctantly to the support of astor for con congress g es sin in the eleventh congressional d district because his democratic opponent nent flower is a relly kehy man a and nd also because the republican majority in the tho house of represent Re representatives presen tives te 3 a somewhat narrow one and the interest dependent on maintaining it should outweigh the desire deske to administer a lesson leason to the aspiring statesman who prefer s the dictates of party bosses to the wishes of tho the people tile tiie failures for the week throughout the country were II 11 nyut about the same aa as last week east fast states 19 western 37 souther 5 pacific 8 middle 20 the erie road boad reduced the fares to chicago today to day to sa or 25 cents below the new york central rates CHICAGO 28 much dissatisfaction and chagrin is expressed over the nomination of ex governor beveridge as assistant treasurer of the united states at chicago he is stalwart but is a worn out political hack of no present value to the party his nomination was a slap at col robt G ingersoll Ingers oil who secured the appointment of the present int ini it is said this is a causeless cau seles exchange of a competent officer who has been thoroughly honest for a wretched man of business who has not the respect of the business community it is spite work un he be part of logan nogan more changes in federal office are expected forthwith beveridge expected and desired the and was much astonished as was gilbert who was superseded logan controlled oled the entire matter cincinnati 2 28 afire A firo fire broke out tonight to night in john Mitch elpa eira building on the southwest corner of john and second streets the structure seven stories in hei hel hellit height lit x I 1 feet fee was 1 by furniture ur factories and was partially destroyed loss insurance about half DENVER 28 at gunnison yesterday W L habletzel Hob letzel a contractor on the denver rio grande railroad was shot and dangerously wounded by an italian laborer There is considerable feeling between the irish and italian laborers on the railroad A few days ago the feeling broke out in a row during which an attempt was made to hang bang this italian but habletzel Hob letzel rescued him hica the direct cause of the shooting Is not known the feeling against the murderer is running very high philadelphia 28 general boulanger Boul angerone one of the french guests captured buffalo fralo bill a notorious criminal in his hla room last night at his bis hotel and detained him with his sword until the police arrived the grand jury at once found a true bill against him and he was tried convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment the french Je legates delegates visited various places of interest today to day lunched in the park and dined in the girard house at the general term of the supreme court in the divorce suit of agnes robertson against her husband dion it was ordered the defendant must pay the accrued alimony but may move for a reduction of the amount to be paid in the future bom BOSTON 28 the wool market is very firm and full prices continue to td be obtained the demand is good for fleeces and desirable lots of medium meet with ready sale the sales of the week for all kinds reached nearly pounds burnside ky 28 the post office inspector yesterday arrested robert rich mail messenger for erfling registered letters the dep in the past six months amount to over the evidence is conclusive rich is said to bo be a desperate character HANNIBAL 28 levee broke this morning in a third place and the water is now sweeping over the entire bottom land the break is three hundred feet the losses will aggregate OSWEGO N Y 29 the steam boiler of a mill exploded at westville lile ille yesterday one person was killed I 1 and nd eight injured sr ST louis 29 A reception and lunch was tendered van Stu bens party this morning and in the afternoon an excursion down the river was taken NEW yo york YOEK 29 09 well vell informed people think russel sage has secured nearly if not quite a controlling interest in the michigan central and the fact has only just become apparent to vanderbilt people who entertain this opinion say vanderbilt will be obliged to buy back the controlling interest and predict a rise in price it is reported on high authority that vanderbilt is discouraged on account of the success he had in endeavoring to abolish the differential rates and that while he will not openly abandon his hia position but will gradually modify it until the issue falls out of sight it Is believed in rall rod circles that another advance in foreign rates will be made next week that portion of the vanderbilt following which ia is still bearing claim that vanderbilt is preparing an attack upon his competitors which will maite matte the trunk line war more bitter than heretofore it ia Is understood the ca compromises r 0 m lg es are likely to be afflicted in ln wh ohio 1 0 by railway litigation as both vanderbilt vander Vinder bilt blit and jowett jewett realize that the deci decision aion alon of the case by the supreme court might unsettle other consolidations established during the last ten years the difficulties difficult ties between the U P C P atchison rl and santa fe and denver rio grando grande is substantially settled an am officer of the central pa fie company boid sold yesterday that the union pacific and central contra pacific would bo be operated henceforth in harmony and that the central pacific would abandon its prospect of building to the misouri missouri river eiver the adjustment gives rise to rumor rumors of a consolidation of the union and central pacific without much foundation confederate bonds are still in active demand A representative of london interests inte rests is rn tin his way to west virginia with a proposition of adjustment to defend the bonds the national lanks banks are heavy buyers of extended fives the times is encouraged by yesterdays ter days registration here and in brooklyn and believes that the republicans pu public blicaus ans will poll votes for the state ticket in this city that would leave the democrats with about majority which with the addition of the corresponding in kings county ought to be easily wil wll wiled wired ed out by the republican majorities in other parts of the state washington 29 the republican senators senators held hold a caucus this morning and di discussed the situation as to the pre present lent deadlock and what had better be done there was a general desire desine bobring to bring the present session to a close and some thought it useless to prolong the at ruggle struggle as the president can appoint Strat stratham harn postmaster finally a resolution was adopted appointing a committee to wait on the president and re quest him I 1 lo 10 0 withdraw the nomina kioh of stratham Strat ham bam immediately BO so that the senate may adjourn this evening the committee will wait upon the tho t e president at itt once and republicans public ans expect that he will withdraw the nomination washington 29 delegates to the christian temperance convention called on the president today to day the president was introduced by senator blair biair of new hampshire mrs Willard the president of the convention made a short address asking the political and moral aid of the president to the object of the convention the president Preel dent replied I briefly that he was in earnest sympathy with the movement to rescue men from evil habits delegates were then introduced by baates mrs airs chapin of south carolina said she in part represented the south and hoped lippe that it had a part in his affections the president replied that he was glad to say that he was president of a united country and no part would be without his warmest wishes for its happiness and prosperity hills resolution today to day indicates that the doors of the senate will be opened for the discussion of strath arms arns cam case the democrats want to enlarge on the statement of judge rivers that stratha aa as nomination romi Bomi nation would elect a republican senator in virginia hill says we have abundant evidence that the president is making appointments for the sole purpose of influencing the election in virginia I 1 intend to push the resolution WASIM washington NOTON 29 the president I 1 will not insist on macveagh s remaining ma ining but feels macveagh gh goes because he suspects the sincerity of the administration in the prosecution of the star route thieves james accuses macveagh with deserting him A spicy statement ig lg 13 expected from macveagh in reply to these attacks and insinuations in executive bession session today to day tho the following protest was presented and entered upon the journal together with the sergeant at armb arms returns members of the senate of the united states hereby formally and earnestly protest against the execution of the resolution kofl ered and adopted yesterday under the rule prohibiting debate in iu the absence of I 1 a L quorum U 0 r um of the senate by a vote of 19 to 0 i 17 7 directing the sergeant at arms aims to compel the attendance of i the senators ju n said resolution first fird because said resolution is a violation of the fifth section of or the first article of the constitution which authorizes a smaller number than a quorum of each house houte to compel attendance asserts that members only when the manner of such auch compulsion and penalty for refusal t t attend have ever been made by this senate for or the manner of compelling attendance of its absent embers members ns nor any penalty affixed for their refusal to attend second because said resolution and order violates freedom from arrest guaranteed to each member of the senate under article 1 section 6 of the constitution third because baid eaid resolution and order violates an unbroken unquestioned and honorable usage and system of the senate under which members absent have paired and absented themselves on such an understanding der standing fourth mccaue said resolution was suddenly and without any previous notice introduced and ado adopted t 1 after midnight with no r fu fu anity for debate nd is an unwarranted and dangerous departure from the line of precedent and constitutional government of this body i t signed by senators bayard vest hampton slater jones farlie voorhees davis W va hill georgia brown williams groom aone stone pugh bugh pendleton cook call morgan Nl organ kanom george maxey walker and jones jonea florida I 1 concur in the protest with the understanding that it does dots not deny the power of the senate under a constitutional quorum to prescribe a manner for compelling the at tend ten danio anle anLO of an absentee signed J S GEORGE this protest was next discussed at great length and in reply it was vigorously contended by edmunds and other republican senators that the warrant did not direct the arrest of anybody any body and that nobody had been arrested it having been executed they bald eald by reading it in the senate ch chamber umber in the hearing of senators who had bad appeared today without compulsion edmun edmunds da BISO siso referred to the congressional record to show that many senators who signed the protest in question had on the of february 1879 voted for the issuance of a much more stringent order which direct ed edthe the sergeant at armb arms to corriel con pel pei the attendance of absent members without a warrant and without designating igna ting the name of the senators to be brought in leaving the entire matter as to the persons to be captured and means to bo be employed to i the unrestrained discretion of the sergeant at arms finally when the debate was beginning to seem interminable a motion wab was interposed to lay the whole subject on the table which prevailed without division and the senate once more brought face to face with the question of confirmation of the |
