Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1891, Page 6

THE. EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.©,,- THREE ALLIANCE MEN Speak to a Crowded Audience in Grand Army Hall. PEFFER, KYLE AND SIMPSON. ‘AN Are Earnest and Forceful Talkers—The So-Called “Sockless Statesman” is an Elo- quent Orator— What the Alliance Demands— ‘The Fast Against the South and West. ‘There was a surprise in store for those who Attended the mecting of the Citizens’ Alliance at Grand Army Hall last night. From the ap- Parentiy unimportant assemblage to listen to speeches, exp-cted by many to be of anerratic, perhaps of an amusing character, there devel- oped what may prove an important political event. Senators-elect Peffer and Kyle and Jerry Simpsor, the go-called sockless statesman of Kansas, were the attractions for the curious, who had got an impression from the various clever articles that have been written about these men that there was something curiously uncouth about these new actors on the political Whatever may have been the idea of the au- dience when they assembled, they left the hall with @ very serious impression of the new force that has entered into national politics. The couspicuous features of the mo-ting were the speeches of Peffer and Simpson, shich were traly remarkable, especially that of Mr. Simp- won, not for anything eccentric or curious, but for eloquence and force. JERRY SIMPSON IS AN ORATOR. ‘The supposed sockless and simple Simpson roved himself to be an orator of unusual pow- era, who not only secured the respect of his hearers, but excited the admiration even of those who had come only out of curiosity or to be amused. He made a truly remarkable im- pression. Enough people to crowd the Grand Army Hall faced the storm of rain and sleet that they might sit for two hours anda half with wet feet and listen to speeches by the famous Farm- ers’ Alliance leaders. Many of the audience were le who understood and believed in the social and political revolution of which the speakers are the leading exponents, but many others were evidently attracted by curiosity The occasion was & mass meeting of the ms’ Alliance.” This alliance is an organization whose purposes are declored in a plattorm of five planks, brief but radical. ‘The platform deciares the following principles: 1. Complete local self-government for the people of the District of Columbia. 2. Municipal ownership of gue and electric lighting facilities, street railways and other similar public uulities. 3. Equal assessment of real estate at its actual value for purposes of taxation. 4. Public improvements for the general wel- fare and not for the profit of individual prop- erty owners and speculators. 3. The extension and perfection of the pub- | lie echool system. A LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT. ‘The doors of the hall were opened at 7 o'clock and the hour for the proceedings to begin was | 8. Nearly every seat was occupied before of the officers and the speakers nearly e was engaged in a discussion with neighbor on questions of p ‘These discussions, overheard her> and there through the ball, indicated ta it the assemblage was far from being compose! of persons in sympathy with the views of th» men they had come to hear, a# they unde stood ther. A majority did not expect what thoy afterward heard. every or her THERE DISTINGUISHED EN. ‘The hall was very well filled when « man of angular build, a little above medium height, slightly stooped in the shoulders, with long sharp nose and long beard of a rich dark brown falling down to the lower buttons of his vest and a pair of keen blue eyes. rather close together—a man of mild, ministerial bearing and lacid, gentle countenance—appeared at the Boor, where be was romptly met by the Presi- dent and ashere and led to the stage. All eves ‘were at once turned upon the new arrival and the whisper went through the hall: “Peffer.” Bebind the man who enjoys the distinction of having defeated Mr. Ingalls and captured his seat in the United States Senate came a “six-foot” blonde of athletic build, resembling somewhat Haugen, the Norwegian Representa- tive of Wisconsin, but of rather more regular | and handsome features. This was Senator- elect Kyle, who comes to succeed Moody as Senator from South Tabehs, ie ina men of in appearance, a man people, whose = me been used to toil. He does not look to be more then thirty-five years old. His hair and mustache are not quite red, but nearly so. His ion is decidedly blonde and a ect of very white teeth are frequently exposed by a faint smile. His large blue eyes are expressive of little earnestness and amiability, but the lines in his face are strong azid_his dress and whole bearing indicate a simplicity and free- dom from affectation or vani is not yet burdened with “senatorial dignity. The third distinguished member of the y was Mr. Jerry Simpson. in appearance distinctly the antipode of a dude, and he is as far from the sockless citizen usually described for Simpson. Heis a man of average size, with dark hair and stubby mustache and otherwise smooth shaven. His face is bronzed. weather beaten and strongly marked with heavy lines. His eyes have a peculiar bright- ness and light up with an “intellectual ire” when he talks. A twinkle that comes into them et times and a smile that is just visible at the corners of his mouth indicate a keen sense of humor and at the same timea degree of self confidence. Later, when he was speaking, these latter characteristics of his face became | more pronounced, always keeping his audience on the defensive or completely capturing them. Hix suit was of a sort of gray is of “hand-me~down” cut, his shoes were heavy, Frith square toes and laced with leather strings: his neckwear wasa plain standing collar, turned down at the corner and ornamented’ with » black “shoe-string” tie, and he might be re- garded as a decidedly unfashionable feure, but not by any means uncouth. Considerable at- tention was bestowed upon him by theatdience, Bich did not sem to embarrass him in the st. Besides these gentlemen, who are the orators ef the occasion, Mr. Polk’ of Tennesse, presi- dent of the Farmers’ Alliance; Mr. Paul Bowen, Mr. Charles Frederick Adams and Mr. Kalpt Beaumont, who presided, were on the stage. MR. PAUL BOWEN'S REMARKS. ‘Mr. Paul Bowen was the first speaker. He explained the citizens’ alliance to be an organization whose purpose was to se- cure justice for the citizens. He spoke of the Strange state of affairs in the District of Colum- bis, which deprived the citizens here from the Tight to vote; complained of uncqual assess- ments, stating that small properties in the Dis- triet held by men of ¥ery moderate means Were amemed at 80 per cent of their value, while very valuable properties were assessed at not more than 2) per cent of their value. He said also that the appropriations for the Dis- trict were not expended for the benefit of the whole people, but largely for the benefit of favored clawes. In Congress, when the people of the District ought to have a dey, he said, the Pennsylvania railroad had a day and the District none. SENATOR-ELECT PEYFER'S SPRECH. Senator-elect Peffer was next introduced and was greeted with loudapplause. Ashe advanced to the front of the stage he hung his left hand fm his long silver watch chain, which he twisted ). | heact of population and in Lowa r104. During the time intervening before the arrival | litical economy. | | img which strongly reminded one of that pecu- liar head pose of x. His gostures were few, but by way of giving to his re- marks and. bringing himself into easy inter- course with his hearers, he frequently walked up and dowr. the stage. He began his speech in quaint, homely style, in a conversational man- ner, but warmed into eloquence as he ceeded, giving evidence that he might convince the Senate in time that Ingalls was not the only orator of Kansas. ‘There are some of the older ones among you, | be said, who remember, me. how fifty years ago they raised and spun their own flax and wool: how the cobbler used to come to the house and, sitting in the corner, mend the shoes of the family. You remember the cross- roads blacksmith shop and the shops where the farm implements were made, and how all the things necesaary to the farmer's comfort were procured right about him. The farmers hauled their prodnce a long distance and traded it for | things they needed and paid their hands | largely in produce. Asa community they were | suficient unto themselves. ue Invention, machinery, progress has en all this. The shoemaker has given way | to the shoe factory, where thousands of men |are working each’ on some small part of {a shoe, Like machines themselves, work- ing on machines. We remember when the farmer needed but a few dollars, be- cause he exchanged bis produce for what be wanted. and the few dollars they did need were to be found in the bureau drawer in the frout |xoom. You remember that bureau drawer With ite store of silver half dollars. If a man | was shoct, his neighbor was sure to be long, | and the small sum of money forthcoming | when needed, without interest, without, as they | Used to say, a seratch on paper. ' PROGRESS OF FOUR GREAT ISDUSTRIES. | The farmers then did for themselves. Now they sell their wheat and buy flour; sell their hogs and buy their pork; sell their catile and | bonght beef. He illustrated the progress of the four grea: industries of the country farming, manufac- | turing. banking and railroading. | According to * — SRXATOR-RLECT KYLE. money and did not care what sort. Silver money was as good as gold and gold was no better than paper. Ralpk Beaumont made a briof speech after Senutor-elect Kyle had conchided, saying that none of these men had come to’ Washington mortgaged: that they were free to do what they believed to be it. He then introduced “the gentleman who had been marie famons by tho newspapers as the sockless statesman of Kansas—Mr. Jerry Simp- son. : HON. JERRY SIMPRON'S ADDRESS. Simpson opened his .2ddress with some show of modesty, but from the first showed a self coufidence and ease of manner which made a | his deseription. farming was at the foot of the j seale, while railroading was in the lead. This jorder of things was to be remedied by the Farmers Alliance. |Long continued applause. } The great question of the day was the money estion, and oue of the purposes of the alli- ance was to have the volume of currency in- creased. He spoke of the prosperous times im- | mediately after the war. when there was in circulation nearly 2,000,000,000 in paper | money, and then compared the present depres | sion with that period and attributed the finan- | cial trouble to the contraction of currency. SHRINKAGE OF VALUES AND CURRENCY. | Twenty years ago, he said, there were raised 1,300,000,000 bushels of grain, valued at $1,254,000,000. Now 2,600,000,000 bushels were worth but $1,200,000.000. He quoted more | statistics to show the shrinkage of values and of currency together. The progress of the coun- try, he ‘said, had been great, institutions of learning had grown, there were more highways, | more bridges and more means of transporte | tion; more usefal inventions and machinery: more active. intelligent, capable people. Birt | with all this progress, the condition of the farmer and of the Inboring man in the great | cities was not as good as it was fifty years aj He denied that the Farmers’ Alliunce was co | posed of anarchiats. He waid that fifty ago a farm could not be fonud morigeged for In thexe good old days little aired, the farmer taking eve thing almost ontin barter and trade, | there are 9,000,000 mortgages on record, or 2.852 mortgages to each county in the United States. In Alabama the omount was =26 to the ‘There | were the things that touched the homes and | |caused the great uprising. Every body of organized workers has asked for more money. FREE COINAGE AND THE TARIE?. | He referred to the passage of the free-coinage | bill by the Senate last session and said that | when it got to the House it was “hustled into | acommittee room by the gentleman who rules that body” in violation of all justice. ‘hen | there wax a little war to get it buck and the | party whip was used and the bill defeated. Thus the American Congress had refused the j Betition of the people, had grasped the hand | of monopoly while slapping the people with the | other hand. He said the farmers and laboring men had demanded a reduction of the tariff. Under the Cleveland administration an attempt was made by the democrats to make « reduction of the tariff. They prepared a measure and ull it did was to reduce from an average of 47 per cent to an average duty of 42 per cent. Then, he said, the republicans came into power, had both houses of Congress and the executive. They promptly met the demand for 4 reduction of taxation by making an average increase of 15 per cent. Then they came out amoug us, he said, and cried: See what we have done for you! ‘He ridiculed the pretenses of the framers of the McKinley bill that the farmers were protected by duties on grain and eggs. RECIPROCIT? A HUMBC: y. and, | referring to the proposed reciprocity with South and Central America, Mexico and Cuba, quoted statistics to is proposition that fraud and a humbug, as tar as the were concerned. He said that the reason that reciprocity with these countries was proposed, and was not proposed with Europe, was that in the first case the imauu- facturers got ull the benefit and in the second it would be beneficial to the farmers. “We must,” he said, “be treated fairly or we will tear out the underpinning and let the customs houses tumble into the sea. The pro- "he said, “pointed with pride to manufactaring plant being his country, and declared that it would give work to many laborers; but ther | forgot that the laborers would be imported with the plants. He said that the McKinley bill would result in the importation of foreign labor. ‘Turing to the question of silver, he said there was not the difference of the turning of « hand on the money problem between the leaders of | the two old parties. Grover Cleveland had, be- | fore his inauguration, declared his unntterable opposition to free coinage. It had been re- ted since that he had changed his views, Gat among bis good qualities was that of honesty, atid be had come out again to declare his position on this question. CLEVELAND MAY UNITE BOTH PARTIES IX THE EAST. What would you think,” the speaker said, “if Grover Cleveland should unite the demo- cratic and the republican parties east of the Al- legheny mountains’ and be their candidate against the united south and west? This is not j improbable. We leave our friends in the east to take care of themselves. ‘They can do so only by getting together. There is going to be | great storm, and our friends must hustle to | get out of the rain.” He cited the policy of the treasury in going to the relief of Wail street } last summer as an evidence of the class favorit- ism of which the farmers complained. If that was right, he said, it was right for the govern- ment to come to ‘the reliet of the farmers of the west. He drew a word painting of the dug-outs and sod huts, at the doors of which womeu stood in tears watching for the ofticer coming to sel! them out. He suid they were not repudiators; what they wanted was money enough in cirenlstion so that they could get it for the products of their labor. He had asked farmers in Kansas what interest they id on short time loans and they replied from 8 to 77 per cent. The result of their labors on farm products was not over 135 or 2 per cent. THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE. He advocated the government of the people | running railroads for public transportation, at low rates, to cover expenses, but not for profit. Anew ment railroad should be built from North Dakota to the gulf. In about twenty-five years. he predicted, there would be food impression, His specch suovved thought, study and earnestness based.on firm conviction, Hisstyle of delivery was fore®fnl and his powerot igramatic and by apt story teller of 5 and citations iginal and really good. When he dropped into a delicate humor, which thinly conceals the pathetic, bia manner and delivery would have dore eredit to Chaunecy Depew. At times he had the hall wild with applause and cheers. Occasionally he made a slip in gratamir, but not snch as to attract attention. A COLLARLESS CONTENTION. He said that the convention that nominated | him met so quietly that the people of the city where it met did not know of it nntil the day it | opened. In that conventior there wax but one mann who wore a white collar, and not one who wore a white shirt. There wax not « lawyer in the conventi ‘Two years ago, he Kaid, the republicans car- ried his district’ by a mnjority of 15.000, the Inst election he had carried it by majority of 7.400. This showed the state of feel there EXTENT OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION. ‘The political revolution in the country, be raid, was not confined to any one section of the Union, but extended even into New England. Nor was it the growth of an hour; the thing had been coming for a long while and had beer | with difieulty kept back. ‘The canes had bi laid back wid the | naequent di were the natural result of the p did not blame any particular political party for tl It took o high intelligence among any } class of people for them to keep up with the | nation’s progress and get their share of the | rewards” The people themselves have buen nt | fault when they have not thought upon and in- vestigated the social questions. ‘The farmets were not quick to seize upon no tmean qual were of the or: vantages or to see disadvantages and he there for, thonght it one of the best ns of the progress of the whole peonle that the farmers are in thi economy. He said the alliance did not pretend to have discovered a enre for all the evils they pointed | out. ‘They had a contidence in the sense of the people that when thought had been provoked | among them, when they got to see the evils and | to thinking about how to overcome them their reason would lead them to the right conclusion. He had » confidence that an ear cst-thinking people could be relied on to do right. THE REPURLICAN PARTY DEAD. ‘The ‘republican party, he “aid, was dead. There would be two great parties in the fature— the democratic and the alliance. The con- servativer would get together in the demo- cratic purty and thoxe of both parties or of no party who were radical and advanced would in the alliance, ‘The sonth and west, be had hands. The republicans, he n: on sectional hate for a | er the purty of grand ideas. At the last election they had tried to sa) Mhecinghves | in Kansas by bringing up dead insucs, They jmd wrong the bioody shirt in the Kansas Faign until there was not another drop in it. ihey had appealed to the oll soldiers to stand by the old party; but conditions had changed: the alliance told the Kanses soldier that he would get to be ax much x slave as the blncks he had fought to liberate if be did not guard his independence. The black slavery was but a primitive slavery: the very essence of slavery Was that of toil without reward, when the re sults of their labor was taken from them with- out any retarn. We saw, he said, that this sectional strite was kept alive for political purposes. We came to vee that the question of loyalty or disloyalty movement and ure studying political | only white man of the par | terson, and sister: | ford Queen, to was a more matter of where one was horn. If Thad been born in the south I woald probably | have been a rebel and have felt it my patriotic | inty to fight for the eanse of the confederacy: | so it might have been with any of us. We decided to join hands with the south. We | determined to fill up the bloody chasm, and we { started by throwing Ingalls into it.” South Carolina followed with Wede Hampton, and we will fill the chasma if we have to throw in ull the old leaders who strive to keep sectional ntvife ive. TRANSPORTATION THE IMPORTANT QUESTION. He said he did not think ile money question was the all-absorbing one.» The question of transportation was, in his opinion, more im- ‘tent. It was throagh these transportation ines, where the farmers hnd to pay freights to covet the interest on watered stocks, several times the amount of the original cost of the Toads, that sucked np the money of the farmers If vicious legislation was to permitted to) wand, and rulroats. to convolidive ‘wealth, it would do little good to increase the circulating Inedium with the Sdea of helping the farmer for it would all go at once back into the pockets ot te argued’ fovorof taxing heavily all anda argued in favor: y all land withheld from use, claiming that uo one hada Fight to withdraw lands from the use of the no such thiig as interest on money. In conclusion he said that they wanted to gt | sid of party rule; to restore the rule to | : eh the value of money and en- Biss the valoe of commodities, srd‘ie give to workmen a fair share of the profits of their " SESATOM-ELECT KYLE'S ADDRESS. Senator-elect Kyle, who next spoke, declared that the people who were at the bottom of the the good, honest who were the bone and muscle of "agg ‘They bad been thi over their condition and &g a ul il IffLE 28 & i a: {! public and not himself use it in some way. We do not favor the confixcation of land: every i fi SENATORIAL SEATS. After fe Senators are still busily ex in securing, for use next session,scate which they think more desirable than the ones they. t call their ment, too, have been or are now doing their best to combine congenial associates with satisfac tory locations. A number of these changes were announced in Tuk Star of last Monday, but others have developed since then. Mr. Casey of Wyoming takes possession of Mr. Hig- gins’ chair and desk, the Delawarean having Promoted himself into the second row. Sens- tor Farwell’s place will belong to Mr. Allen of Washington, and Mr. Alien will surrender old seat to Mr. Peffer of Kansas. : ME. GALLINGER’S SEAT. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, ub- cessor to Senator Blair, will just fit the chair which has been thoroighly and physically filled by the Wyoming statesman. Dr. Gallinger is 2Ot as tall ae Jucige Carey, bathe ia quite Wroad, Senator Shoup moves five points to the left of his present position, taking ‘the Senator “Gil” Pierce of North at noon tomorrow. Mr. Moody of Sonth Da- kota also bids farewell to the Senate when the gavel drope; his successor, 90 fer as location is concerned, will be Mr. Hansbrough of North = ota sayandion MR. STANFORD'S CHANGE. For some time past Senator Stanford has been squeezed in between Messrs. Stewart and Wolcott, but the situation was not to hie liking; he moves two seats to his right to Senator Chandler's, and Senator Warren of Wyoming fills the vacancy thus made. Senator Chandler takes Mr. Wasbburn's desk. It was announced previously that Senator Casey would occupy Senator Paddock’s deserted chair. Now it can be stated that Mr. Dubois, who intends to be a Senator from Idaho. will locate on Mr. Casey's abandoned claim as soon as he is seated. Senator Berry succeeds to the late Senator ilson's place —a move which places him two seats neater the center of the democratic front row—and Mr. Vilas of Wisconsin has captured Mr. Berry's old chair. MR. CARLISLE MOVES TI Senator Turpie takes Mr. Pasco’s desk and Senator Carlisle moves up one in consequence. Just now Mr. Carlisle is occupying Mr. Reagan's place. * Somebody, acting for Senator-elect Kyle, has made application for the place left empty by the promotion of Senator Bate. but the chances ure ibat Mr. Kyle will sit on the republican side. Mr. Peffer, although not yot assigned to # seat, will surely be a republican, 6o far as up- pearances and associations go. “e+ CARROLL—LANGDON, Two Families of Wealth and United by a Marriage. ‘The wedding of Miss Marian Langdon and Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll of Maryland took place yesterday afternoon at Irvington-on-the Hudeon, nt the residence of Mr. Philip Schay- ler, the bride's stepfather. The wedding cere- mony was perfomed by Archbishop Corrigan. A wedding breakfast followed. The wedding invitations were limited in number, but there wus 2 coterie of society people present. Mr. ham Cutting was best man. The wedding Distinction unites two families of wenlth and distinction, | and is a subject of interest, not only here, but on the other side of the ocean, where the bride hax many friends, and where her beauty has been much adiaired. In London, at Pau and at Cannes she hay passed mnch of ber time, and has often been the guest in England of Lady Hilda fliggins, and it was once rumored that the title of a duchess would eventually be | her fate. Mr. Carroil is allied with the French nobility through his sisters, one of whom ix Baroness La Grange. who lives in the Avenue ris and the other 1s Comtesse de Kergolay. Mr. Carroll isa great sportsman, and about « year ago he undertook un expedition into the in- terior of Afriea, the expedition being onc of the largext of a private nature which had ever been array He left Zanzibar for adventures among lions, tigers and elephants, and was the iy. He thax diap- peared from the civilized world for many months, and finally returned to win one of the most beautiful of “American girls for his wite. His brother, Mr. Charles Carroll, married Miva Suzanne Bancroft, granddaughter of the late George Bancroft. Mr. Carroll is the great \dson of the dis- tinguished signer of | the ration of Inde- endenee—Caarles Carroll of Carroltor, His father is ex-Gov. Carrol! of Maryland, who mar- ried for his wecond wife the handsome Miss Carter Thompson of Virginia. Mr. Carroll is the great-nephew of the three celebrated bean- tien the Misses Caton of Maryland, whe mar- ried in England and held the titles of Duchess of Loeds, LadyWellealey and Lady Carmarthen, Lady Wellesley was a widow. Mr:. Robert Pat- in-law of the famous Mm>. Jerome Bonaparte, who was Mise Betsy Patter- son of Baltimore. —— : Trotters Under the Hammer, A sale of trotting stock, consigned by some of the most prominent breeders in Californiu, was begun in New York yexterday and will last ‘The prices obtuined were fairl ¢ animals good. 4 Hinda Wilke Cognac, less w York, £3,500: bay colt Sable Wilkes, by Woodford Queen, M. B. Streeter, New York. 31.650; bik. filly, same sire and dam, W. A. e, Butte City, Mont., #1. : Tasso ise y Wilkes by Tabbie Rosenbaum, W Guy Wilkes by Di- New York, £3,100. sor ‘The Confederate Monument at Jackson, It has been decided te unveil the conteder- ate monument at Jackson, Miss.,on June 3, which is the birthday of Mr. Davis, Miss Winnie Davis will attend. Adjutant General Henry of Mississippi hus insned orders to the variviis companies composing the State tional Guard tog be ready to participate in the ceremonies. et eS A Threatened Strike Averted. Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locome- tive Engineers and the Rio Grande western grievance committee met the officials of the Denver and Itio Grande railroad at Salt Lake City on Monday. An agreement-wus reached by mutual concessions and # threatened strike of the engincers averted. —_——r0e — Colored Emigrants Destitute. Large numbers of colored people from east- ern Texas, now on their way to Oklabome, are represented to be in # destitute condition, and very one has » deed to an imaginal town lot sold to him by boomers. ct 20+ Presktent Foulke’s Inauguration. ‘The inauguration of Hon. Wm. Dudley Foulke as president of Swarthmore (Pa.) Col- lege, which was to have taken place on March 10, has been indefinitely postponed. He was summoned to Richmond, Ind., by the death of Mrs, Foulke’s ‘brother, Arthur M. Reeves, who was kitled in the recent railway disaster near Hagarstown, Ind. Mr. Reeves was the execu- tor ot the great estate of his father, and this will take Mr. Fonlke’s attention so entiroly that he wil! probably be unable to commence his duties ot Rwarthmore for some m A Glance at the Irish Campaign. * Aspecial cable dispatch to Tax Stan from London says: Mr. Parnell’s continued ovation the has yet Fis i 3; &, Changes in Lovation Which Will Be Made | Laarier Says That the Conservatives Will to which | i ‘Neng : Not Have = Majority. ‘wee ee government will have » majority of fifty- seven, as announced in yesterday's Staz, but the liberals consider this absurd, and the mani- fest feeling the conservative party have dis- played since the dissolution of Parliament show they anticipate » small rather than an increased majority. In an interview with Laurier, at Coburg, he said: “Sir John will not have » majority of ‘one. We will carry the whole country, with the exception of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. We will sweep Ontario and have Quebec by fifteen seats.” “Tt is alleged that the church ‘is against It libel on the church that she he placed her influence on as Egninst right. It in a libel. How insane the People are to think such thing, The only Eishop | in, Quebec who is opposed to me isthe of Three Rivers, an: onto! ae 4 | reasons. Asa patriot and a asa church man and a Christian, he as well must (be on the side of those who wonld make their ntry happier, richer and freer, and I claim } Six, John and his party, as ther have always ||dotie, ‘are making ‘an unholy aud unwarrant- ‘able ‘use of religion. They are not only de- |gtading the grand old flag, of which we are j all so proud, but they are ing religion itvelf, be it Protestant or Catholic, ed ‘unrestricted reciprocity bring annex- ation?” The tories say it will, but for the life of me Tcan’t see how.” fos sell CE Pea oo PERSECUTING A PASTOR. An Anonymous Crusade Waged Against the Rev. Peter Donahue—The Case in Court. Geo. Maue, editor of the Haaleton (Pa) Sentinel, charged with assisting H. E. Suther- land of Hazleton in a violation of the postal laws regarding the sending of obscene matter through the mails and attempting to injure the character of Rev. Peter Donahue by frequent repetitions of the offense, was, after a hearing before a United States commissioner yesterday afternoon, discharged, as the testimony sub- mitted did hot appear to criminate Mr. Maue. 4th of April next, but it is believed that this will be the last of the case, as it is said to have been settled. It is stated that Mr. Sutherland i 10,000 to satisfy the civil enit. and gave a jadgment note for $10,000 more to stop the crim- nal proceedings if possible. Mr. Sutherland is aman. of weulth, and heretofore has been re- gardedas a man of exemplary character, being very prominent in church aifairs in and about Hazleton. ¥. Mr. Donahue is presiding elder of Danville Methodist Episcopal conterence and has always borne a good reputation. He wan formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh in Haz! He and Sutherland were very quarreled. ‘The min- inter waid Sutherland wanted to ran the church. Sutherland got the upper hand, however, and made it so hot for Donahue that he had to from Hazleton. Since his removal | on in receipt almo f lewd and | as printed cirenlars. “Copies of the same were also mailed to members of his con- gregation, the result being that the minister was nnder a dark cloud all the time. He begged his friends to suspend judgment uatil such time as he conld make a statement. Pinkerton detectives: were employed, but they rundown the clergrman’s persecntors. thy postal inspectors took up the case aud | placed it in the hands of United States Marshal ring. -s00 Four Persons Injured hy « Fire. Four people were badly injured in a fire yes- terday ufternoon in John Hoffman's frame tenement at 2 Withers street, Brooklyn. ‘The injured are: Thomax Heath, ‘aged sixty-four: H Hoffman, aged fifty-eight: Marguret Hoft- man, aged fou: lanche Hill, aged four. - .——. Director General Davis Seriously I. Director General George R. Davis of the Co- lumbian exposition was stricken with pnenmo- nin Inst Sundey and is now Lying very ill nt his home in Chicago. Nobody is permitted to see Gigantic Deal in Silver Mines. A gigantic mining deal has just been consum- mated int Chicago, those interested being seven, Enghsb and five American capitalists. These Beyglemen have purchased three silver mines in*Port Arthur, Ont.—the Porcupine, the Badger aud the West End. The amount in- volved is ebout £2,000,000. ‘The three mines are represented as being among the richest in the work Mysterious Assaults in Wheeling. Much excitement exists in Wheeling over tecent mysterious assaults on Indies in the southern end of the city. Last night Mrs. Susan Miller was found in an alley with her dress and other clothing torn off and uncon- scious, Mis Clara Dodenstein was al awaulted and her clothing torn off. Monday night two other ladies were served in the same way. pie : New President of the Georgia Central. Hugh T. Inman, a brother of John H. Inman of the Richmond Terminal system, will proba- bly be made president of the Georgin Central eilroad within a month. Mr. Inman, who i » man of recognized ability long been in demand by the Georgia Central, but not until yesterday was it definifely known that he would accept the position. The salary is 320,000 0 yenr. a NER Deuth of the Rev. Dr, Furman, Rev. J. C. Furman, D. D., one of the most WEDNESDAY, MARCH | intimate that they were willing to carr. H. Sutherland will have a hearing on the | 4, 1891. It Causes Considerable Excitement in Mont- of The Bveaine Star. Correspondence ete, eer eae aaaeaate tisen was entirely destroyed on Sueardey lnk ootating’e teen Of oveeel bun- dred dollars, which was partly covered by in- surance. By the help of the neighbors the family succeeded in ssving the farnitare and other contents of the house. . The of the new national bank st Gaithersburg met at that place yesterday and organized by the election of the following directors: Nathan Cooke, Jas. E.Ayton, Richard Pocle, Henry C. Miller, Jas. 8. Windagr, H. M. Talbott, Philemon M. Smith, L. T. nig ky B. Diamond, 8. 8. Hays, Upton Darby, Edw. C. Waters, Hosace D. Waters. She dizectors will .T a on for rtp epg Oe pe institution and ‘& suitable site for a bank building. Several lots have been offered for the pt in various ‘of the town, but it is thought the b will be located in the neighborhood of the railroad station. ‘Miss Cecilia, m Dror, who has had of St. Mary's ial school at thie place Sep- temi left bere on. Monday for Iowa, here ahe will continue teaching. Her place Jn the school here has been filed by Miss Agnes Renebam of Baltimore. ‘The case of Otho M. 3, for damages against the county commissioners of this county on account of alleged injuries received by the condition of the public road near Beane, was yesterday decided in Hagerstown in favor of the connty. Mr. James Clarence Bean of this county and Mise Sallie E. Lewis, formerly of Virginia, were married here this evening by Elder 8. R. White of the Baptist Church. z ¢ failure of Gov. Jackson to appoint successor to the Inte Senator Wilson of this state and the belief that the governor hai aspirations for the place himvelf has caused co siderable speculation among democratic. politi- cians and aspirants for vents in the next legis lature of Marylend from this county. So long as there was but one Senator to be elected by that body there was a strong probability that members would be elected from this county favorable to the re-election of Senator Gorman, but should the friends of that gentleman even ov. cor Jackson along for a similar position it tain to make a decided change i. the political situation. Under the present primary ele. tion the democratic party in this county licintes for te offices are voted for direct, ancl those baving the largest nu.nver of ihe delegntes to the state conven- tion and receive their votes in that body. It ix learned that at the next primary election can- didates for the four stite oftices—-governor, court of appeals, will have their dames placed on the tickets and thereby can..ot claim the Votes of the delegates cacept for the offices for which thevare named on theticket. S.A. M. ae EN. SHE! 3 ESTATE. Edition of His Me- moirs—Khedive'’s Jewels to Be sold. The most diligent search has failed to dis- cover that the lute Gen. Sherman left @ will. Application will be made this week in the sur- rogate’y court in New York by the Rev. Father T. E. Sherman and P. T. Sherman for letters of administration for the estate The personal estate of Gen. Sherman consists, among other things, of lis valuable collection of curios and war relics. His real extate consists of the house in Tint street, where he died, auda house and lets in St.Lonia. Awa retired general of the United States army he received from the government $13,500 a year. Thix income ceased at his death. Besides this he had real- ized during his lifetime quite a neat little sum from the wale’of his “Memoirs.” Futher Sherman came to Washington Satur- day night to see Secretary Blaine about writing the appendix for a new edition of the general s memoirs. The proceeds of the sale of the new edition, Father Sherman said. would go to those who were dependent upon the general during his lifetime for support. Perhaps the most magnificent and, in many rewpects, the most famous jewels ever brought to this country were those sent by the Khedive of Bernt to Minnie Sherman, Gen. Sherman's a to eldest danghter, on the occasion of her mar= riage to Lieut. Thos. W. Fitch, in 1875. Some of these splendid diamonds are now offered for sale through the medium of the great New York femeler, Tittany. Lieut. Fitch, itis well known, been unfortunate in hia business ventures, ‘The large wire works manufactory with which he was connected while living in St. Louis waa forced to an assignment during. the flurry in the money market in 1881. He established new wire works at Pit . but was “frozen out” by his partners. His idea now isto put up a new plant and enter into active competition with his late partners. It is to add to the capi- tal necessary for this venture that the wonder- fal diamonds are to be sold. fee Shot Bis Wife in His Children’s Presence. Dr. R. J. Matthews, the leading phya¢ian of Horse Creek, Ala., a mining town twenty miles west of Birmingham, shot and killed his wife at their home yesterday in the presence of their five children. The frightened childrea ran from the houve screaming. A mob soon gath- ered and took charge of the murderer. He was dragged to the nearest tree, but before a rope confd be procured officers arrived on the scene and rescued the prisoner from the mob and took him to jail. A Boston Policeman Worth Millions. Policeman Samuel A. Spooner of Boston expects in the course of a year to come in pomession of property on Gray's Inn road, London, England, valued at from 2,500,000 to 310,000,000. Spooner returned from Londor yesterday, where he received assurance that he would obtain the property in question, it being his by law of primogenier. a Republican Clubs to Meet in Cincinnati. Prominent clergymen of the Baptist Church, and tor many years president of the Furman Univer Mrs. Burke-Noghe Divorced, In the saperior court in Wilmington, Del., yesterday afternoon Chief Justice Comegy's Kranted a decree of divorce to Mra. Frances Barke-loche from her husband, James Boothby Burke-Koche. ‘The applicant’ is presumably given the custody of the children. paar stadia Toe Farmers’ Alliance Forming « Trust. The Farmers’ Alliance of Kansas, Nebraska, Town and Missouri have organized in a trust to control the grain and cattle markets of the United States. President McGrath of the Kan- say Allinnco said yesterday that the alliance in the future would depend more on business markets they would only eel! enough grain to the demand, fens thus prevent fhe ‘spect from cout neas mnt the can ban sent edvertinsmpnhe an allianco papers throughout the state, that he would advance money to all farmers de- positing grain in the alliance warehouses sufficient to mect their necessities and would |give them the ndvontage of the rise in the | market when it camo. . Sa eee of Rallway Presidents to Meet Again. dents, it ia said on good authority, called and will be held in New York Gen. Alger passed throng: Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday on route to Florida, While there he had a conference, with some leading republicans. Yesterday. these politicians re- ceived a cirenlar marked “‘contidential,” which urged them to attend a meeting of republican clubs to be held in Cincinnati in April. ‘The last paragraph of the cireular says: “The Hon. James G. Blaine and Gen. Russell A. Alger will be present at the meeting.” a Oystormen Drowned in the James. In the'terrific gale which swept the lower James river last Thureday night twenty-four oystermen were drowned. A large sloop cap- sized at the mouth of the Warwick river, re- sulting in the lose of the entire crew of four- teen men. At the mouth of Walters’ creck a gobs and seven men were carried wn. men inacanoe near the same were out in the and no informa‘ controller, attorney general and clerk ef the | i ! | \ { AUCTION TRI oF. ‘ON ET v THIS AFTERNOON. HOUSE AND PREMISES H STREET SOUTHEAST. netioneers, sy 1Vabia ave. Rw. ALUABLE IMPROVED rLE MOSTRERT LARGF FU AN IMMENSE STOCK ¢ Ben WILL BE SOLD WIT Booms THUSD AY. MARCH m NGPS. MT. TABL LEATHER SEAT C AND BTOOL, M ROBES. With AN NEW HOUSEHOLD Fe ‘ALSO Ua, to wit: The north sixteen (iG) teet frontine THREE LOADS OF BB GOODS FOR ACCOUNT ith street eas: by the depth thorec! of oriwinal bot KAGE AND LARGE LOT SEOURD- —-—Y a co are Rumbered wine ARPETS. ep ey ead a 1 ‘terms of aale. pe-tiand and the balance in | YY ALTER KB. WILLIAMS & 00. equal iuetaliments im ome,two and tures years with in 6 per ceb! per snuwin trom day of sale, to be Suctioncers. ye deed of trust om the property wold, 200 wil be required at the Unue of sale.” “f pe Ee | JAPANESE ART AT AUCTION. er. scom. with March 14 Li > el Fras © ‘A depostt of Tersus of saie to Le es TH AU be resol at the AD convey a ® Sq. of Ai! of lot numbe- HED. K. BERGMANN, Owing to the inclewency of the weather it was tm- | | pounibie to close out the collection of | | JAPANESE CARVED IVORIES, + ANGLES," OLD SATSUMA WARE AND COSTLY 4 the ot Cogsiane tee. of the bolder of te : Wilt well stgarbite anetion, CREEN| e aa es SE ee SCREENS AS ADVERTISED. [REP ierae BA, or erste aS |: nuke uation sale each @ag PP AS ae fe will theret Wort toacerisin deed of trast tecurtng the Filia ctatecests passiicut of & note iot six Hundred and arty deflars. | this week at 1 n a ELEVEN A.M. AND THREE P.M, ‘The stock ts very lange and in it will be found almest overs Specimen of $100 required at *WAPARESE ART.” Every .ot offered will he positively sold without} | serve. Be kindenough to note tinue of sale, via, K. Trustees » ELEVEN A.M. AND THRER PM., ‘Auctoner TRONED ON AC. | Bs this BEEP QN,AG; | Every day until this immense stoek is diaposnd af. are, Uy onder of | ES | Ladies yited to attend jOMAS DOWLI — Ante Bet E a A YEW LAW. BOOKS, + EN ADDITION "To THE MEDICAL LIBKAKIES OF Dts FALEK AND FRENCH, re 4 leries, (20 Pa. ‘ave. nw om WE! AESDAY, SDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS, | MARCH POUKTH, 2 1F7H AND SIXT Or Books ready for tnspecti tribution Monday at 10a RATCE _femakas Bek * OCK. D ART G RATCLIFF * in ADMINISTRATOR'S MEDICAL hi SS LIBRARY, DD OFKICE a out at the Books ready for inspection button Monday at luglio. fe20-dkAs KATCLIFFE. DARK & CO., LLANEOUS AND fouRTs, EIeTH and SIXTH. Wik STAs WALTEK B. WILLIAMS & ©O., mht mAxpnome KIES OF CO.. AUCTS,, BY AUCTION OF : at SEVEN | FFE, v, ARR & ©O., AUCTS., 2 PATAVE NOW, BY AUCTION OF THE SURGICAL “INSTRU FURNITURE OF THE BOWIE TYLER OF TRSDAY and FRIDAY st WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO. Aucta Boe* ASP. ART GALLeKips oF RATCLIFFE, DAKE & 00... AUCTS.. 70 ‘ivamta a ow. ADMINISTRATOR'S 8AL THE Mt AL LIBKARY ie LATE STRUMENTS OF TH. DK Di PE: BOOK KES OF EKS, EA) ler. cay, Adnumistrator, and cataiocues tur distet- Auctioneers. FUTURE On the farm in Alexandria County, Va., p seen ome «Lg miles fron latter plarey ou WEDNE: at NIN from 8 Eeiivets Fale Cre ‘ron ELEVENTH, sel Horses and Muirs, Cutting Boxes, Wheat Fat iy Fraaue,, ows, Cuitivaters, Herrows. ugcies, ‘keith ocked 142 of six inonths will be xiven 20. All under cash. all cash p formation see JAS. Days. E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer ThysrrEs OF VaLval A" Ne Lor EET TWP co TABLE DWELLING. ss ben sit F Stkeet. r By virtue of the will of Mary ¥. decree in equity cause No. ere we acons, C | HESS Carriage. Har- | Tine ot Stee coli Trewin | Mage ran ea Seat tect. thence north Wh feet Wie Tear of sot, thence cast 2 feet ated then Teet tH inches to thve place ot Troveiten ty su ve atl court TH miles iS the Caain, ‘an DAKE & CO., Auctioneers, 1) ‘Terms: One-third cash, of which €500 1m: pomted at time offer is received, and Pennsylvania ave. nw. iy trom: da: erty. oF all cash, een ‘day 0 resell the property” at the Fink abd cost of afte aatltit: purchase yer pulsed ABOVE SALE Is rain unt TC “THE ABOVE SALE ‘the west Jon aeconn: of (H DAY OF MAKCH., RaTC ince. ae) HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALU. REAL ESTATE ON KING: of adeed of trust to phist virtue -B. Yee, and recorded. im ope the land records ‘the premises, oe ARCH AD. . B. F. B. McGUIRE, is on the line of the Buiti vad and ts particularly adapte! ‘aif cash: balance im one and two years, ferent ate per cent Per at ‘of Sale, Be ‘A. Lie the written of bolder of the teal, at’ FOUN OCLOCK ‘EDWARD J. STELL WAGE, Trete, PROPERTY ON MARY. Ww THIRTEENTH " recording. will te cont, 8 + nH Ot. easton “qeiivakds THOS. 'E, WaGuaMAn,) : FUTURE DAYs. \TCLIF! DARE & ©O., Ay R FE, ‘uctiomeers, a0re ASSIGNEE'S SALE BY AUCTION OF STOCK Yorware | STAVLE GHOCERIES, CONBISTING IN Pad OF ED GOODS IN GREAT ¥. 5 TLED cous oF aut kispa Tay ‘T SOAP, SU Ca INEGAK, . bayable sein A Terie tobe | Otherwise the riclit i cal SDRY SOAP. | NoUD kp wantow wake. SIKUES, CIGARS AXD TOBACCO MN SUETV ENG SHOW CASES COENTER AND bLarFous scaias, LANG COFFEE MILL, VOR BOX, LANGE, five days’ ndvertiseren: in Wasittngtom, D-C. iS POSTPONED ON AC- ‘DAY, 1 D DAY OF lac DAKE & CO., Ancta. . 18 FURTHER Seed of sietetunent etven tome all the BLOCK , | GRUCEITES, ede. CON LATNED THE SOUTASEST CORNER OF iteets northeast, so which, Lumvite the jer and prrivaie buy ers. Thins CASE. THOS, rare ATCLIFFE, DAKE & 0O., Auctioneers Deb it, Danie k Co ‘Auee IMPROVED oE NORTH- US, dated Aneust 10, tiber 1015, x v 5 . P FOUR O'CLOCK TM. the uobis, Fane, Fone building.