Evening Star Newspaper, July 4, 1891, Page 15

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Gaarercr—-Couroxrtxa aPrs's Cocos BREAKFAST. “Dy « thorough know, of the naturel laws which aE ee | Soe EY ieee eter ye ag Fay PES oe See pe 2 a ouly Made ou.» aetna woes Bold, fa balt-yo'uied tins by atececes tnboled ehras: JAMES Bvre & CO., Homaupathic Chemist, iN feli-em.ta London, Engtand. D*°XRESSESS OR THE LIQUOR HABIT POST TVELY CURED BY ADMINIST Tete eng ALNES GOLDEN srROL robes =e coe Spier a tones IP marta er PROPRIETORS, SOME VOTERS’ VIEWS. Political Forecasts in Many of the States. THE NEW YORK GOVERNORSEIP. | Efforts of the Alliance to Gain Strength in the South. 1 | | RICHMOND'S POWHATAN CLUB POLITICS IN NEW YORK. Roswell P. Flower Ahead for the Democratie Gubernatorial Nomination. A. ©. CHAPIN OF BROOKLYN A STRONG CoMPETI- TOR-POSSIBLE DEAL WHEREBY HE MIGHT ‘WIN—NO PROMTYENT CANDIDATE FOR THE RE- PUBLICAN NOMINATION. | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Aunayy, N. ¥., July 4—Unlike Ohio, Iowa | and other western states, New York seldom | opens it# campaign until antumn, and this year will not bean exception. The prohibitionists | have called their state convention to meet at | Albany on August 25, but neither of the great Il hold its state convention before the { September. Here and there is nothing more substantial of young voters for the cam- so that they can go into cope | at ballot. The meh on both | «who know what it costs in money and a canvass in a state where to be polled have no desire | # until cool wenther sets as C. Piatt, who controls | * republican organization of the | idl that Septensber 101s early en probably for Sep- The present disposition of the ¥ isto hold their convention during | week in September. | FLOWER PROBALLY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. With the long summer vacation thus to in- tervene before active political operations be- gin, there is little tangible in politics at pres- ent, On the democratic side it has been vir- tually conceded until recently that Congress- man Roswell P. Flower would receive the nom- ination for governor congcessional campai ast year as chairman of the national congressional committee wou for him the esteem of the large body of demo- crats in this state who are already looking for- ward to next year's struggle. and right after the campaign of 1890 was concluded pledges of support if he should be a candidase for governor. Since March many of the friends of Gov. have also enlisted under his colors, and he has bad until re- cently an ‘apparent walk-over. The ouly events that have occurred lately to change the situation are the entrance of Mayor Alfred C. Chapin of Brooklyn into the field as can: date, and the reuiote possibility, of which some of his friends are speaking, that Gov. Hill him- self may endeavor to secure the nomination for governor for another term. Mayor Chapin will be « formidable candidate against Mr. Flower only in one contingency. Tammany Hall now has four members of the s mittee and the County Democracy have four. The attitude of the latter organization during the last mayoralty contest in New York city will bably lead Tammany to attempt to per- wade the state convention to exclude the county democrats from the state committee and give to Tammany all of New York's eight members. For many years it hi been the policy of the 10 keep New York city divided, for the obvious reason. that if New York were united Brooklyn's influence would be oversiaughed. Without Kings county's aid the aim of Tammany to secure this year the entire New York city representation can y be attained. The situation thus ad- arrangement by which King’s could give Tammany the entire representation for New York city in return for the support of Mr. Chapin for governor by Tammany. With King’s 36 delegates und New York's 72 dele- | gates, a total of 108 out of a couvention of 34, obviously Mr. Chapin would be formidable, e- | Recially aa Tammany might undertake to in- duce Mr. Flower to withdraw in his favor from the contest. The obstacles in the way of the execution of this program are too nu- | merous to be considered here—im fact, the en- | tire scheme cannot be said to have yet been seriously considered. It is, however, a recent ibility that faintly clouds the ‘certainty itherto that Mr. Flower would be nomina Gov. HILL'S INTENTIONS. The other contingency is that Gov. Hill should attempt to secure the nomination him- self again. This, however, is so remote and involves so many elements of danger to the party that it is not worth considering. If attempted it would, of course, mean that the | governor wished to convey ‘the impression abroad that he is the only democrat who can carry New York and to use it as a club over the democratic national convention. No state con- vention, composed of representative democrats would be likely to tolerate such an attempt, and the governor 1s too wise to make the effort. In fact there is little credence placed in the impression held in some quarters that Gov. Hill is an active candidate for President in 1492. If he aspires to that office ut all the hypothesis is much more reasonable that next year he would be willing that the nomination go to some other state, in the belief that the party would be’ compelled to turn to New York in 1896. The rest of the ticket is largely in the air. Deputy Attorney General Ixuac H. Maynard, who served with Secretaries Manning and Fairchild in the Treasury, will probably be nominated for attorney general. THE REYUBLICAN NOMINATION. No one wants the republican nomination for governor. The June talk is all about naming a New York city man for that place, but when the convention meets in September the chances will be strongly against « man trom that quar- ter. No New York city republican could make any impression on the solid democratic vote of the metropolie. The republican strength is all in the country and in rural New York the | republican voters would not take kindly to a metropolitan candidate for the first place on the ticket. No city man has been nominated for governor by the republicans since the time of Gen. Dix aud none is likely to be this year. haps as good a July guess at September's | fact as could be made would pick ont Senator Geo. B. Sloan of Uswego us the likeliest repub- lican candidate. ‘Ihe republicans are in no shape to make a fight this year and have no hope of ding more than hoiding their major- ity im the state senate and possibly recapturing te assembiy. — HODGES BEGINS HIS CANVASS. His Attitude'Keminds a Correspondent of Pickwick’s Friend Snodgrass. LATE POLITICAL GOSSIP IN MARYLAND—Rx-cox- ORESSMAN GIPHON AFTER THE CLERKSHIP oF THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — MAY BE OFFERED A SHORT IZEM SENATOMSHIP. Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. Baur: July 4. Mr. Hodges’ attitude in his canvass for the governorship is likened by his opponents to that of Mr. Snodgrass in the Pickwick Papers in the fight which followed the arrest of Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Tapman. Mr. Tapman was Mr. Pickwick’s second in ye duel which that illustrious gentleman was t to fight with Mr. Peter ents were made to pre encounter. When Grumm jagnus and the that sanguinary . the beadle, was | conveying bis prisoners with great ostentation | before George Nupking, esq., the magistrate | who had issued the warrants, be wus met by | Sem Weller, who stoutly demanded that he | be told who the oceupants of the “conveyance” | were. For answer Grummer promptly col- | lared bim and was as promptly knocked down | by Mr. Weller. The fighting became con- | tagious and Mr. Winkle, when he saw Grum- | mer fall, found an outlet for his valor ina | small boy who stood near him and whom he | pum unmercifully. Finaily, when the | fighting was about over, Mr. Sn. called out in « loud tone that he was g and proceeded with the utmost pull off bis coat. No illustration could be given of the payee Bodges alos riends are laughing at y alow haste. They aay they have blocked the road to Annap- olis, and that no sooner was Hodges’ coat off than, like Mr. be was prom] ur rounded and secured.” wii WAITING Too Loxa. Hodges adopted the Fabian policy in the be- re some | per prints a demand for an | m and a long campaign, but | | is what must be Brown and his | othe: told him at last that this wasa very pretty theory, but out of date: that he must begi active work at once and the: maid help hi feel the public pulee. Hodges saw that to hesi tate was to be lost, and he unnounced that he would begin his ‘netive canvass on the day of the Talbot county primaries. But it was — Most unpropitious opening. That day was selected with a purpose. Brown had | off by capturing the Cecil county delegation. The Talbot primaries and convention were the next to be held and Hodges was certain t! Gelegates to the state convention would be for him. This was the way in which he would open bis fight and even up with Brown. Ex- Controller J. Frank Turner led his tight and the delegation was to be for Hodges for gov- ernor and Turner for controller. It was such | @ fight as bad not been seen in Talbot county for many a day, and Brown spiked the Hodges gun b i added the four ‘ecil. It was a rude awakening for Hodges and Turner. Hodges and his immediate followers are now making desperate ‘efforts to stir up an interest in his canvass among the business resorted to publishing paid matter papers in the way of interviews. His more far-secing friends, who do not honestly believe that h get the nomination, rue- ‘ident confession of EX-CONGRESSMAN GIRSON'S FIOMT. While the filling of the state and city offices is engrossing the attention of most of the and his immediate personal friends are engaged ighty mathematical problem. presented to them is this: will be in the House of itepresentatives when | it organizes in December 237 democrats, and in the party eancns, which will determine | the officers of the House, a majority of that | number, or 119 voter necessary to secure the clerkship to the ome Eustern Shoro- man. With the rolid support of thix state he come from and how they are to be obiained is the problem to be figured ont. The great tight is of course that for the speakership, and the other offices will go ax the result of combinations to be made. Amid all the proposed deals to be able to pick out the winning alliance is no easy matter, and yet this jone to be the’ successor of Edward McPherson. For the first time since the war the democrats outside of the ex-slave states have a majority in the caucus with their 121 members, and of course if they pulled to- gether would win. But their union seems an impossibility for any candidate for the gavel thus far suggested. ‘The element that is for absolute free trade have logically and consistently given their ad- hesion to Mills, and afew of them, like Tom Johnson, the Henry Georgeite from Cleveland, have openly proclaimed their position. Others, free traders at heart, but more politic, realiz~ ing that such open avowal would dissipate whatever chances there may be for the party in 1892, are saying nothing, but giving a quiet encouragement to the campaign of Mr. Crisp. Personal considerations or individual admira- tion will also bring some votes to McMillin, Wilson and Springer. The northern demo- cratic vote is thus divided, while the southern is scarcely less so, with the majority of the candidates from that section, each, of course, with at least a personal following. The task of Mr. Gibson, theretore, to winning combi ay well puz- zle him. Six does not form a very potent fac- tor in 119, yet it might happen when the race for first honors had narrowed closely down that thesix votes from Maryland might turn the scale and dictate terms which should be the realizu- tion of our ex-member's ambition. But here again there is a stumbling block. "The Mary- land vote united might command concessions from even the larger number, but if divided among the candidates for 'the speakership would become too insignificant an element to accomplish anything. Of the six Representa- tives from Maryland four can be reasonably re- lied upon to play the game for all the politics here is init. “nese are Page, Stump, Rusk and Compton. The other two, Raynor and MeKaig, do not feel themselves under any obli- gations to the party managers since they were called om to make and did make their fight wih but little aid from the party. ‘They ure, there- fore, ina more independent position and afford to play to sume extent personal polities and cast their vote for Speaker as may promise best results in assignment to desirable commit- tees. ‘Ihis condition therefore practically ils any possibility for making « combination. here is, of course, the accomplishment of such an ambition as Mr. Gibson 1s cherishing by the personal popularity of the individual; but here again the path to honors is beset with difficulties. Mr. Gibson is liked personally by those who have served with him in Congress, but he has no national reputation on which to gain the votes of men new to the congressional hails, and there are 107 of these in the House to be organized. Strangers in person and new to congressional life, all keen for the meager patronage which is afforded in the organiza- tion of the Honse, they will care far more under the tutelage of some obliging fellow member of more experience to make a messenger or a page oraclerk in the engrossing room for a faithfal constituent than to cast @ vote for a n they know but little of, even though he is 8 good fellow, with all that expression carries with it, ANOTHER OFFICE FOR MR. GIBSON. Such is the situatién at present, as Mr. Gib- son's friends feel forced to admit, and it lacks that roseate tint which they would be glad to discover. As silence is often mistaken for pro- found wisdom, and fearful of taking a step that should prove’ damaging, this boom is for the present likely to rest quiescent in the hope that some favoring breeze may in the autumn days instil it with life. Meanwhile it is well known that the selection of Mr. Gibson to fill out the term of the late Senator Wilson would not be refused if the sulver on which it was tendered was only silver plate instead of the pure metal. The Eastern Shore is fertile in ambitious statesmen and has several upon whom, in their own estimation, this mantle would fall only to guin new luster. With greater modesty than some the friends of Mr. Gibson point with a e ick a proper pride to the materia! service whi reudeved the state while in the House, and in- sist that therein is his sufficient warranty for the bestowal of higherhonors. While the claim of faithful work in the past is well founded that is a small consideration when a political slate istobe made up. To the politician there is only the future and Mr. Gibson's achievements or his shortcomings will cut but a small figure at Annapolis when the legislature meets next winter, save as an excuse behind which to take shelter for some member whose courage is of the Bob Acres order. After all, it would not be surprising if the senatorship and not the clerkship should go to Gibson. It is known of all that he was in- tended for another term in the House and nar- rowly missed it at the critical moment by his own bad management of his canvass more than anything else. Gorman and Gibson would be euphonious and congenial. HOW THE CONTEST APPRARS. The contest is still, to all appearances, be- tween Governor Jackson and State Senator John Walter Smith of Worcester county. Smith is doing the hustling and Jackson is on a still huvt. His friends profess to believe his chances better than Smith's, but candor com- pels the conclusion that at this time they are very microscopical indeed. ‘Yhe Worcester county convention, Smith's county, has declared for Gorman and Smith for the United States Senate. Although the party leaders have made up their minds to beat State Senator Brattan for controller, Brattan has not made up his mind to be beaten without the best efforts of himself and his friends. Noone questions that Brat- ‘tan is the most capable of all the men named for this place. Moreover, no one of them has as much strength on the Eastern Shore, the section to which this place is conceded, as he has. Bevides the four votes of his own county, Somerset, which have been instructed for him, he will have those of Wicomico, Dorches- ter, Queen Anne's and Cecil, which will give him twenty votes in the convention, in a total of thirty-three from the Eastern Shore. If Brattan cannot get the nomination, and he al- most certainly cannot, Marion de Kalb Smith of Kent county will be the man if he can carry his own primaries, with a probable change to Luther H. Gadd of Caroline if he cannot. ‘The fight for clerk of the court of appeals promises to bring about great many compli- cations. One of these will be with the fight for chief judge in the seventh judicial circuit, southern Mat a. C. C. Magruder of Prince George's, who is Judge Briscoe's opponent for the would like to make an alliance wi judgeship, Reet A similar combination between Briscoe and Ford, they say, does not alarm them, because Calvert, Briscoe's county, has one lese vote than fic ere ceseibe cate fost carry Calvert anyhow. If about such a combination with Ford ied | der the is still 113 votes short, and where they are to| has | affair, w! the | a clear | Calvert and presumably the three from Charles, | There are thirteen votex in the convention and this would of course nominate der. The representation in the democratic con- | vention is based upon the n | of the house of delegates ander | census, by which Charles county loses one dele- gate. ‘The republican convention was held un- ‘ty constitution adopted before the | Sovernor’s proclamation carrying out the re- | quirements of the new census. Under this | constitution the old representation in all state | and judicial conventions is retained until the next legislature is in actual existence, thus xiving them fourteen votes in their convention. This scheme of Magrader’s friends does not bear the ear-marks of probability as Briscoe's nomination is generally conceded to be a fore- gone conclusion. Other combinations are open to Ford, which may be more to his advantage, ile this is Magrud ‘COMPLICATIONS There is a further complication in regard to the clerkship, in the fact that Ford and Wells have determined to go into the primaries in Montgomery county with the joint purpose of beating Jones for this place if he is out of the | fight for governor and wants to fall back on the | ¢lerkship. | It is assumed that by the Crawford | county system under which the primaries are held in Montgomery Jones could only have the delegation for governor, that being the place for which he is a candidate, while Ford | or Wells, whichever gets the highest vote for cierk, would have the delegation for that place and thus freeze Jones out altogether if his own hand failed to win. But the Crawford county system does not work that way and consequently this scheme will fall through. The man who leads the ticket under the Crawford county plan, who in this case will of course be Jones, names the delegation to the convention, and any combina- tions may be made with the delegation when the convention meets that he may sce tit, as is | done by the usual way of holding primaries. Ford and Wells ‘may go into the Montgom county primaries, but no one supposes that they can get a bigger’ vote there than Jones is own county. sISLATURE, It is Not Certain That the Republicans Will Gain Control of It, THE OHIO L THE ALLIANCE MOVEMENT LIKELY TO HELP THE DEMOCRATS—PROSPECTIVE FIGHT BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY MEMBERS—THE CAMPAIGN FoR CAMPBELL AND THE CINCINNATI “ENQUIRER.” Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Conumsvs, July 4.—For some reason it has been commonly accepted that the new appor- tionment for representation in the gencral as- sembly is sure to give a legislature this fall j that will have a decisive republican majority on joint ballot, and this would, of course, mean | that the successor of Senator Sherman is to be & republican at least. On the basis of the vote for yan and Cromley for secretary of state last fall the apportionment should’ give the republicans a majority on joint bullot of 50 votes, but upon the basis of the vote for gov- ernor two years ago it will give a democratic majority on joint ballot of 22 votes. These estimates, of course. aro made with no regard for the alliance influence, as the alliance did not exist as a significant political factor when either of the votes referred to were taken. Thirteen counties that are set down as certain to elect republican representatives gave repub- lican majorities last fall of less than $00. Any one who knows anything about politics knows that those margins are too close to rely upon. Hamilton county. moreover, is not certain to elect a solid republican delegation to the legis- lature, as is counted upon. In fact, it would be surprising if it did. ALLIANCE LIKELY TO HELP THE DEMOCRATS. It is but fair to presume that the Furmers’ Alliance will draw whatever support it gets largely from the republicans, because the dis- contented farmers reason that the republican party having been in power for the most of the time in the last twenty-five years is chiefly re- sponsible for the present conditions of things under which they believe the farmer is a great sufferer. They believe the tariff laws Lave operated against them, and on this account ey are apt to array themselves against the republican party, expecially ince McKinley, the author of the tariff law, is the leader of 1 republican party in O) movement amounts to cratic Senator to stcceed Mr. Sherman. It may be said against thia that the vote for secretary of state last year is a much more re- liable index of the political status of Ohio than that for governor two years ago for the reason that Foraker was unpopular and did not poll the full party vote. Election returns will show that Foraker was defeated in the large cities, and the counties referred to in the foregoing as being republican by very slender majoriti are rural, and in them the vote was a fair o to judge of political sentiment from. ‘The Farmers’ Alliances in the counties are for the most part obeying the decision and order of the state alliance at its meeting here last spring as to taking part in the political campaign. ‘As the fact becomes known that Col. A. L. Harris, the republican candidate for lieutenant governor, is s farmer only by proxy there is some dissatisfaction expressed, but he will not be opposed by the farmers. ‘Aw predicted in these dispatches two months ago the work of the diliance in the coming Ohio campaign will be confined to the legislative and county elec- tions. In some counties where the movement is exceptionally strong the farmers have already nominated complete independent tickets. ‘The Plan of securing pledges from candidates for the legislature of the two great parties that they approve of the state Farmers’ Alliance platform and will labor if elected to carry out their de- mands is being carried out now in counties where no farmers’ ticket is being uominated. With this plan of operation the farmers of the state are Likely to hold a strong influence over the legislation of the next general assembly. THE CITIES INDIGNANT, Just now a storm of indignation is sweeping over the large cities at the treatment of these cities by the state decennial bourd of equaliza- tion. That board is just completing the decen- nial appraisement of real estate for taxation, and that of the cities was reserved to be acted on last. The farmers have a majority in this board, and after securing @ reduction on nearly all the farm land in the state of from 5 to 15 per cent enormously increased that of city real es- tate. Cincinnati and Cleveland was increased 20 per cent and Columbus and Toledo 10 per cent, thus throwing the burden of taxation in greater degree upon the city property. This all laid at the door of the Farmers’ Alliance and seems to foreshadow « conflict in the next general assembly between city and county members on mgtters concerning legislation affecting them reciprocally. Jut now, at any Tate, it is creating an intense feeling against the alliance’s high-handed way of running things when it has the power. On the whole, there seems much more reason to fear that the’ alliance movemert may result in the defeat of the republicans in the United States senatorial election than that their organ- ization will do injury to Maj. McKinley. ‘The few ultra-radical leaders of the farmers’ party who refused to abide by the decision of the state alliance will meet at Springficld next week, it is said,to put a state ticket in the field, but their numbers age vo few that no sig- nificance is attached to it. THE 8 TION OF THE “ENQUIRER.” Mnch speculation has been made as to what course the Cincinnati Enquirer would pursue if Gov. Campbell should be nominated, as it seems altogether likely he will be now. The paper has made such an open and determined Rght against him for the past six months thet it was thought it could not with good grace perform the part of a democratic organ with Gov. Campbell at the head of the ticket. As the Enquirer is undoubtedly the most in- fluential democratic newsp: th there is in this city a private letter from K. McLean, proprietor of the 2) wbich he says thet if Gov. Campbell seoures the nomination, the Enquirer will give him as cordial and earnest sapportas wasever accorded any candidate. He further. says that he him- self will. put into the campaign fund. more than will be contributed by \ber of the democratic state central com- mittee. This statement lends some color to the story that bas been circulated here for some days to the effect that the Enquirer's fight on Campbell was not genuine, but an rove purpows waa interest the rural in campaign thus early and draw Mabecior_ object ta Bietoosent McLean's object $f eal tn hn senprtgn tor tee pubes to have him before the party in an unenviable light in the event of the. lection of 's demo- for’ election . That is, he ‘Real. ‘ 0 feantorsh simply trying to CAPTURE OF THE PIKE COUNEY DELEGATRs. i the sentence of Isaac Smith, a murderer of that county, from execution to im ment for life. ‘There wus strong Pre} oy ss Prisoner, notwithstanding there were seve issing ‘links in the chain of circumstantial evidence upon which he was convicted. The newspapers of the connty unmercifuily “roasted” the governor fer Bis and in- ‘tion knew no bounds. More -than county adjoins Ross county, the home of Mr. Neal, and formed a partof the con; district which he once represented. Any one who knew of these conditions would suppose it would beas easy to secure the of Neal's own county for C as it would those of Pike. The governor did not secure them without e fight, however, and the fight is likely to be heard ‘of at convention at Cleveland. The convention in Pike county was controlled by Campbell men, and the first move made by them was to one of their own number in the chair. Neal men in- sisted on the county chairman being allowed to | that preside, as usual, but were voted down, where- upon they—a mere hundful—withdrew, and ter adopting resolutions denouncing the gov- ernor and Bis administration elected delegates the state convention. In the meantime the regular convention had proceeded and se- lected delegates harmoniously. Both sets of delegates will go to Cleveland, but there is no room to doubt that the Campbell delegates will de sented. In Preble county also opposition to the governor has broken out ina contest that is sure to reach the state convention. ‘There the democrats seem to be opposed to the governor and took umbrago at the rule adopted by the state central committee. refusing to recogn: tes selected at mass meztings, declarin; it an unfair advantage taken by the Campbel men. They then selected in the mass_mveting manner their county delegates and adjourned. A CAMPAIGN OF PRINCIPLES. Tt fs noticeable that the hurrah and ams thusiasm following the nomination of Maj. Mc- Kinley has quickly dicd away. Perhaps it is Decnuse the opposition bas not yet presented front. Republicans are ready to admit that the contest is sure to be not one of men, but of principlos. | The nomination of McKinley de mines that. If it were a campaign between E. Campbell and some republican of reputation, who could poll his full party vote, there would, not be much room for loubt as to the result, there being such dissen- sions in the democratic party in this state as there are now. tariff fight. anal peril THE TAMMANY OF RICHMOND. The Powhatan Club and Its Influence in ‘Virgin! PART TAKEN IN RECENT POLITICAL AGITATION IN ‘THE STATE—THE COLOR LINE IN STREET CARS— THE PUBLIC OPPOSED TO SEPARATE CARs— SPEAKERSHLP CONTEST--OTHER NOMINATIONS. Spectal Dispatch to The Lvening Star. Kicumonp, Va., July 4.—Hundreds of Rich- mond people are spending the Fourth at the sea~ shore; but the masses are contenting them- selves with the cool shades of this vicinity. There are at least a dozen picnics in progress within twenty-five miles of the city, and they are all wellattended. The most notable enter- tainment of the sort is, of course, the picnic of the Powhatan Club at “Acca,” the stock farm of the club's president, Alderman Preston Bel- vin, about two miles from town on the Rich- mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad. ‘The Powhatan Club picnic last Fourth of July at “Acca’ ‘@ great success, but today witnesses even a larger and more demonstrative crowd. ‘The Powhatan is a democratic organization of the most pronounced “practical politics” character, and every officeholder and political aspirant ‘of Richmond was on hand early. Maj. J. Taylor Ellyson, charmau of the state democratic committee, himself a “brave,” drove out in his buggy about 11 o'clock. ‘There is to be no speech-making at this picnic, but dinner is to be served at 2 o'clock, and liquor is dispensed without stint. Letters of regret were received by President Belvin during the week from many prominent democrats, including Gov. Hill, Senator Bar- bour and Senator Gorman, Mr.'Clevelaad was invited. but his response has not yet come to hand. The only Congressman at ti nic is Hon. J. F. Epes of the Petersburg district. Gov. Hill wrote that he cold not come to Richmond at this time, but that he would stop over here fora day or two on his way to or from Atlanta in Octobe:. The Powhatan Club asa club has a great weakness for Hill, although several individual members take very little stock in the governor-Senator. SOMETHING ABOUT THE CLUB. Nothing in the way of a political organiza- tion here has ever been quite #0 aggressive the Powhatan Club. In addition to the office holders it has on its rolls and among its active members most of the prominent bourbons of the city. ‘There is hadly a week that the Pow- hatan does not start up something for a lively agitation. Ithas demanded that only white teachers shall be employed for the colored schools. The school board is composed of democrats, but the board has declined up to this time to accede to the demand. ‘The club's position in the matter is, however, meetin, with a good deal of popular indorsement an the board will have to yield in the end, no doubt. But the public is opposed to many things that the ciub advocates. The street car question, for instance, demanding that the street railway companies run separate cars for whites and blacks, pet scheme of the Pow- hatan agitators. But the general public makes no such demand; on the contrary the people regard the club's demand as both impracticable and injudicious. THE COLOR LINE IN STREET CARB. ‘The committee appointed by President Belvin to wait on the street car companies will perform that duty one day next week. Some of the club members argue that because the street railway company had separate cars just after the war—there was only one line then— that such an arrangement would work now. But they forget that the conditions are very different now. In reconstruction days the street car service was no account and the fare was 10 cente. The com- pany ran only about » half dozen cars all” told and nobody: rode. Now, with several lines, with a total trackage of about fifty miles, with a total equipment of about 100 cars, and with the nickel fare, everybody rides; and white people would be ‘the first to kick against a system of separate cars, for they would not be willing to wait for their own color, but would board a bl car provided it happened to come aloug first. Negroes are sometimes rude and objectionable in the cars, but as a rule they are exceedingly well be- haved: and this is the testimony of a large per- centage of the prominent representative citi- zens, including bankers, preachers, lawyers and newspaper men. ‘THE TAMMANY OF RICHMOND. The Powhatan Club is sometimes called the Tammany of Richmond, but it is not so highly organized as Tammany Hall, and therefore can- not vete its members as a unit. But a move- ment is on foot to organize branches of the club in every town in the state. It would then become a powerful machine and would make things lively indeed as long as it lasted. Next to the Powhatan Club picnic, the old- fashioned barbecue at Wickham's, given by Maj. William Wickham, son of the late Gen. Will- iam C. Wickham, is the attraction. Peter J. Burton, Thomas Nelson Page and other well- known Richmond people are there, but the company is recruited principally from the al- liance politicians and good people generally of Hanover county. SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST. It is now certain that Speaker Cardwell will be # candidate aguin for the legislature and that he will be elected. He will Probab sue- ceed himself on as speaker, tov, but it is un- dertsood that Hon. J. F. Kyau of Loudoun will oppose him for thespeakership, It is said that when Senator Heaton died Kyan would have succeeded him but for the fuct that Cardwell intimated that he would not bes candidate any more. then decided to continue in the house and run for the speakership. Senator Blacksone -of Accomac is n of as a candidate for attorney general in lection two years off. Blacksone is known as the dude memiber of the It is posittvely stated now on good authority that the only demand the alliance will make will be for a railroad bill. oy poerien Somme grat will stand a good chance for # nomination if be will only himself to vote for such ®@ Dill as the I recently pees Ss THE ALLIANCE IN THE SOUTH. Efforts Being Made to Split the Selid Dem- ‘ccratic Vote, to the United States | Special Dispatch the northwest in the new people’ move- ment. The disposition of'the southern breth~ Ten to remain in the democratic camp and ig- nore this new movement has worried the alli- ea at pees leaders in Kansas no little, joe fines that it is important that the solid south exhibit some signs toward go- ing into the new party if they expect to hold the republicans of Kansas in the movement. Last year these stam and the alliance gress Kansas dec! that the southern mocrats were in earnest in their demands for reform and that they were ready to sever {he alliance and voted the alliance ticket = ve been waiting very patiently “or an 1 ing of the farmers of the south against democ- racy, but it has not appeared, and the result is t thousands of republicans in Kansas now believe that they haye been hoodwinked by brothers Polk and Livingston and that the republican leaders were right last year when they warned them not to i im this southern democratic trap. When only thirty-two ont of the 1,400 dele- gates at the Cincinnati convention came from southern states entire, as compared with the 400 from Kansas alone, the ex-republicans who [ont into the movement in this state last year gan to open their eyes. They realized for the first ‘tthe that the southern brethren were firm in the alliance faith, but that they were democrats and first and the alliance second. ‘This question has been very ly dis- cussed in the alliance in Kansas, and it has caused the leaders a great deal of worry. The failure of scores of ,suballiances to hold meet- ings and a refusal on the part of hundreds of members to pay in their regular dues and as- sexsments is attributed directly to the refural of the southern alliance men to comply with their pledges of last year and renounce their This condition of affairs has undoubtedly aroused the alliance leaders of Kansas, and they are determined to create a break in the demo- cratic rauks of Georgia and other southern ropes if ible, as it rap escorts tress ~ e new ‘s party the thousands of repul cans les ‘the alliance ticket laut fall. Mrs. Lease will head the delegation to Georgia and she will go as “the woman who beat Ingalls.” At her side will stand Sockless Jerry Simpson, while Peffer and Polk will bring up the rear. a WHERE COLU; 8 LANDED. ‘The Spof on Which the Great Explorer Stood Discovered. Dispatches received from the Chicago Her- ald's expedition in search of the landing place | on this continent of Christopher Columbus announce that the spot on which the new world was born to civilization has at last been found and marked by an appropriate and enduring memorial. This spot is Watling’s Island, Ba- hamas, and to prove that it was the San Sal- vador of Columbus it is only necessary to look closely into the record left by Columbus him- self and compare it with the island as it exists today. A careful comparison of the descrip- tion of San Selvador as given by Columbus | himself with Watling Island as it was found by the Herali explorers leaves no doubt that Wat- ling Island was the place on which Christopher Columbus Ianded in the early morning of Fri- day, October 12, 1492. Accordingly on June 15 the '¢ monument wns erected upon the picturesque headland which forme the southern shore of Discovery bay. ‘The vite chosen’ was an admirable one in every particular. It is only 200 yards from the very sand beach on which Columbus landed, and commands a fine view not only of Diseov- ery bay, but of all the coast north and south. Under the monument was placed a bundle of newspapers, containing copies of the principal journals of ‘the United States and portraits of many leading editors, making the mouu- ment more distinctively than ever an Ameri- oun newspaper offering to the memory of the great discoverer. In the surmounting shaft were placed a number of stones which friends had forwarded from Chicago, the shaft itself being capped with a block of granite from the new Heraid building. At 4 o'clock, June 15, | the gun of the Nasu fired a salute, Gov. Naim of Watling’s Island drew the stars and stripes from the shaft of the monument and hoisted them to the top of the flagstaff and amid the cheers of the assembled crowd of citizens, snil- orsand visitors, the Chicago Herald's monu- ment to Christopher Columbus was dedicated to the memory o iscoverer. FRENCHY FOUND GUILTY. Convicted of Murder in the Second Degree— Surprise at the Verdict. The case of Ameer Ben Ali, alias “Jack the Ripper,” on trial in New York charged with the murder of old Carrie Brown in the East River Hotol last April, was summed up by his counsel and the district attorney yesterday afternoon. At the conclusion of the district attorney's argument a short recess was taken, after which the recorder began his charge to the jury. CHARGE TO THE 3UH Tt consisted of a fair and impartial review of | the testimony introduced in the case, during which he impressed upon the jurymen’s minds the fact that the prosecution was bound to es- tablish its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and explained that the people's cuse rested mainl; on circumstantial evidence, the only direct evi- dence being Frenchy's presence in the hotel on the night of the crime. In conclusion he quoted cases in illustration of the law of cir- cumstantial evidence. GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE. Shortly after 8 o'clock the jury retired and left the haggard Arab in suspense as to his fate. At10 o'clock the jury came in and re- ported that they had found the prisoner guilty of murder in the second degree. The spectators received the announcement of the jury's verdict with looks of astonishment, as almost everybody expected an acquitial: but the recorder in discharging the jury said that he was free tosay that the verdict was about right. Calmly the recorder turned to the jury and said: “Gentlemen of the jury, you are entitled to the thanks of the court and the thanks of the community for the intelligent, faithful and Lbeliove, satisfactory manner in’ which you ave rged the duties imposed upon you. Iam free tosay thatI believe the verdict is about right.” Frenchy raised his hand high and exclaimed effect that he @ few words in Arabic to was innocent. ‘Lawyer Friend asked the recorder to remand the priooner for e few daye and his hover re- manded him to July 10. t in the court room A canvass of thove showed that three out of every four persons re- garded the verdiet as unwarranted and unfair upon the evidence. SKETCH OF THE CRIME. The crime for which Ameer Ben Ali was indicted, tried and convicted was one of the most atrocious known to the criminal eourts of New York. In many respects it resembled the that they were for thoir party | J 1. 0. O. F. ELECTIONS. Oficers Chosen for the Ensuing Term by Various Bodles in the District. The following have been elected officers of the subordinate branches of Odd Fellowship in this jurisdiction for the coming term: ENCAMPMESTS. Columbian Encampment, No. 1—C. P., John D. Kolb; ‘H. P., Oliver Dufour; 8.W., T. Edw. H. Litchfield; scribe, John H. {heir membership with the democratic partr if | Seifert; treasurer, W. §. Tappan. the republicans of the northwest meet | “Magenena Encampment. No. 4—C. P., Wm. them ‘way and cut loose from the republi- | Andrews; H. P., Da L. Hazard; RH. can party. The republicans of Kansas—many | Lewis; J. W., Jerome B, Stabl-ectibe, Wm P. of these stories and went into treasurer, John E. Herrell. Mount Nebo Encampment, No. 6—C. P., J. F. Whitemore; H. P., W. J. Drumm W., And. Turnbull, J. 'W. » Thomas W. Fow! Given. Fred. D. Stuart Encampment, No. 7—C. P., George W. Reintzel; H. P., NX. H. Nicholson; 8 W., W. M. Edmunds; J W., L. 8 Bradford; scribe, Samuel E. Boyce; treasurer, George W. opera. Central Lodge, No. 1—N. G., W. F. Gade; V. G., A. Harlan Hunt; R 8.,Wm. R. Hunt; P. H. Fisher; treas,, W. L. Hart. Wi Lodge, No. 6—N. @., Joba E. Rowies; ¥ G., 3. H. Simms; B. 8. C. Dufour; P. 8. Z W. Kessler . jackson. Eastern Lodge, No. 7—N. G., John F. Stur- on; V. @., Chas. H. Wileon; it. 8., Samuel E. yee; P.S., Thos. 5. Tune; treas., John A. B. y- rmony Lodge, No. 9—N. G., Arthur B. Cassidy; V. G., Thomas H. Brooke; R. 8, Wm. P. Allan: P. . 8. Stewart; trees, Marcus . 8, Geo, Richardson. Columbia Lodge, No. 10—N. G., B.A. Me- Lean: V.G., Geo. M. Mobler, B.S, Wm. M. Laporte: B-'S, A. R Vermillion; treas., U, H. nour. Union Lodge No. 11—N. @., Geo. B. Clark; V. G., Jerome B. Stabl; RB. &, Richard Em- mons; P. B., Joseph A. Scott; tress, H. A. Poendshlp Lodge, No. 12—N. G., James D. rien » No 12—N. G., James Kettner; V.@., Win C. Hauptman; RB, E. T, Pettengill: F.'S., W. H. Womeraiey; reas, ‘aylor. Lodge, No. 18—N. G., G. C. Rush; W. H. Rollins; RS.. T. M. Riffel; P. 8., W. Uline; treas., Geo. W. Wise. Bencon Lodge, No. 15—N. G.. V. G., J. J. Shane; R. &., Josey S., Henry Taylor; treas., E. Dwi Metropolis Lodge, No. . Annan; V. G., C. F. Trotter; P.8., Peter Harr; treas., C. W. Lea Excelsior Lodge, N Proctor; V. White. Lodge, No. 18. G., Ben. F. V. G., Frank M. Vani Deusen; R8., Wilkins, jr. Albert G. Thomas; P. 8., Robert Butler; treas., Thomas T. Sparro. Oriental Lodge, No. 19—N. G., E. F, Freiber Y. G., G. A. Prempert; P. 8., H. E. Gross; B 8., H. Walther; treas., Charles Kattlemann. rt » No. 20—N. G., Harry . G., R. HL. Wood; sec., G. Hawley Baxter; treas., James Carroll. Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21—N. G., H. T. Wheeler; V. G., Chas. 5} RS, Wm. A Taylor; P. 3, G. ; trees, William Gibson, Naomi Lodge, No. 1—N. G., Miss Irene Trexler; V. G., Mra. A. G. Thomas; R. 8., Mrs. 8. M. Sanderson; P. S, Mrs. Rebecca Giles; treas.. Mrs. E. A. Thom Ruth Lodge. No. 2—N. G., Ordell Harlan; ¥. G., Addie M. Newman; R 8. Nannie E- Pearson; P. S.. Victoria E. Kessler; treas., Martha Washington Lodge, No. 8—N. G., Mra. ; VG. Mrs MG. Base; & Se i P. 8, Miss x HYATTSVILLE ACADEMY. Interesting Commencement Exercises— Medals and Premiums Awarded. The commencement exercises of Hyatteville Academy, Hyattsville, Md., took place Thurs- day night and the pupils did most admirably, reflecting credit upon the princi George B. Pfeiffer, Gray, of Maryland State Normal School. ‘The program was as follows: er: Elo- quence,” Clarence Walker; “Marmion,” Rich- ard Evans; song, “Water Lilly,” by the school; tableau, “The Disaj Walker and Albert Gi ode and Bessie Fowler; “The Bug,” Miss Elanore Fowler; “The Dying Soldier,” Miss Hattie Welch; ad- dress by Lieut. Emmons, U.8.N.; song, “Home, Sweet Home,” by the school. A handsome gold medal was awarded to Mr. Albert Kanode as the highest honor in scbool: second prize to Miss Bessie Fowler. as follows: Mr. Albert Konade, senior physiol y and anatomy; Mr. Willie Smith, senior ngs tin and science; Mr. Clare! Walker, senior mathematics; Miss Besie Fow- jler, second English; Mr. Lowndes Wells, sec- ond mathematics und physiology; Mr. Willie Holton, secoud physical geography; Miss Hattie . third declamation; dir. Richard Evans, . Walter Johnson, third , and Miss Daisy Walker, third English. Honorable mention is made of those whose grade is above 90 per cent and are tie Tise; Mabel Emmons, in Twa Stan, is highly interesting and closely concerns several prominent persons, including the widow of the famous Gen. Gideon J. Pil- low of Fort Pillow notoricty. Many years ago a laweuit was entered against wns ensnared with the rare comparatively young widow of Gen. of intatuation HE and under the all bis puntatio family. ret ‘Soon fi i res. tir I i tained 4} ade N.Ga. ing’ won, theca in case in the trial Ipst fail an was taken. This both the Postons and their elfeat be- coc thay lost she auit, and Col. King because of continued litigation. King wes standing in front of a Signt shore tn Memphis at 11:30 o'clock on the morning of the 10th “of March Inst, with a in bis ‘King’s Tigers.” brilliant lawyer and has beid different in Shelby county, He is also the author of King’s Di Laws of Tennessee, which was for a long time a standard work. —<o-— Tenn. of PAIN KILLER. Sold the world over. tt Kitts Pain. : ich, Surah Brookbank, Ida Daniels, Messrs. George Walker, Frank Latimer, Hamp- ton Hickey and Richard Latimer, while mauy others in school made high marks, COPYRIGHTS TO FOREIGN AUTHORS. Preparations at the Congressional Library to Carry Out the New Law. By the act approved March 3, 1891, the inter- national copyright law went into effect the first day of July. Many applications have already been received from London firms in regard to copyrighting books which theyhavenowin press, It must not be understood by Americans that, having been granted a copyright by this gov- ernment, they have also secured an interna- tional on in prepuration directions, to be issued thors when requested, stating where to for a British, Belgian or Swise right. Others will be issued as soon as nations become party to the international Fight privilege. POINTS FROM THE LAW. ‘The principal feature in this law is the re- ciprocity sentiment expressed. The act ap- plies to a citizen or subject of «foreign nation only when euch foreign nation permits to citizens of the United States the of copyright on substantially the same basis as ei nation is @ ty to an international sufeoment which “proviles for th ef ag seit f li ! i i [ i ef s' ! i i il 3 ip F: & He 4 i H i Tee £ & z ff i Btates, ae ae Sia oes ee i Tur Case Or Yocxo Prvexer cRoss. Cross ts the sixteen-year-old som of Mr, Cross, the well-known livery stable keeper near the corner of 19th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. B.. His son, however, Prefers the country and « lance portion of bis time ie ‘spent on the fara Which his father hese few miles out Pinkney says ‘that he noticed trouble with bis ma and throat several years aro, but more recently t hed become more troublesome. His nose would stuf! fresly through it, be hes mo eben, bis voice te wood and eleer, the ‘him no troubie and altogether be ie much proneed ‘the result, alt i ‘DO you tabe cold on: etposure? ‘LL you have several or ai] o! these sy uptows thes —TOU HAVE CaTakRE.—