Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1892, Page 6

Against the Administration. MOPES OF DEFEATING TILLMAN BASED ON RE- PORTED DISSATISFACTION we ALLIANCE— A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNOR'S COURSE—THIRD PARTY TENDENCIES —THE PRESENT SITUATION. Correspondence of The Evening Star | Convunrs, 8.C., August 18, 1892 | In my last letter I told of the origin, pro- | gress and success of the Tillman or “farmers’" | movement. The administration of Gov. Till- | man, its relation to the Farmers’ Alliance and ‘the people's party movement and the present revolt of the conservative democrats against the governor and the third party tendencies of his faction must now be considered. H When the new administration came into power, in December. 1890, its supremacy was | complete. All of the state officers, two-thirds | of the senate and house of representatives and | the officers of thirty out of thirty-five counties | were all Tillmanites. The machinery of the | democratic party in the thirty counties and that of the state organization was in the same hands. The governor appoints trial Justices und connty auditors = and Yreasurers, and Gov. Tillman drew the lines closely and appointed none but his own supporters. lis word was law with the legisla- ture. This enormous power, if wielded with wisdom and moderation, it is claimed, would have sufficed to maintain the supremacy of the | victorious faction for many years. SINE-TENTRS OF THEM FARMERS. Nine-tenths of Gor. Tillman's supporters wore farmers. A large majority of them hon- estly believed what they had been iold—that because, as a class, they had the numerical majorit? of the democratic voters they were entitled to rule the state as a class. They rush for the offices and of them, having no as Gov. Tillman himself + forty of the 700 lnwsers of state, who bad joined his forces. The mercan- tile and professional classes were excluded from any share in the government as well as the minority of farmers, who still held to their claim that the former democratic administra- | tions had not been evil and corrupt. | The first dicovery made by the public after the inauguration of the Tillman adminis- tration was that the “incipient rottenness” dl by Gov. Tillman against his predeces- sors in office did not really exist. One public officer had ean apparent shortage of less than €10,000 in Lis accounts and this he eames made good. That was all. The fact is tha compared with other states, even other south- ern states, the democratic ‘administrations of South Carolina had been extraordinarily free from jobbery or peculation. | LEGISLATIVE ACTS. | At the session of the legislature in 1890 Gov. ‘Tiliman’s lieutenants presented for bim to that body a set of ‘administration meesures,” some of which were passedand the others postponed until the session of 1891. The chief of those acte, ratified in 1890, was one giving the entire control of the phosphate mining interests of the state to the governor and a beard of his state officers. Another abolished the department of agriculture and transferred its powers to the trustees of the yet unbuilt Clemson College, one of whom was Gov. Tillman. The tendency of all the administration meas- | lures, it was claimed by its opponents, was to concentrate power in the hands of the execu- tive. The session, marked by the election of | Irby over Hampton to the United States Senate, passed off smoothly enough. There were mut- terings, however, among the alliance leaders because Gor. Tiliman had given his influence to Irby, who, they claimed, was not « very Bfeminent or ardent allian ‘L. Donaldso: circle of that order. | ‘THE ALLIANCE DISSATISFIED. | ‘The dissatisfaction of the alliance with Gov. | Tillman continued to grow. It was claimed | ‘that the governor had never accepted the sub- | treasury scheme of the alliance, nor ite Ocala | demand for government ownership of railways and te , but he had not vaunted these ani they were overlooked during the | hot state campaign of 1890, in which | Gov. Tillman declared " that state tax burdens were greater than national ones. | Early in 1891, however. the anti-Tillman press | ‘began to make prominent the governor's oppo- tothe subtreasury scheme and quoted his declaration that it was “paternalism run mad.” Thus c |, Gov. Tillman serted his ition, and ‘declared that he had | 2 majority of the alliance with him. The issue culminated in August. the an-| goal, mesting of | the alliance | im Spartanburg, where in a closed and! guarded bail, from which all non-alliance men ore Fiendly excluded, Gor. Tillman had s joint | ai Col. Ben Terrell, the lecturer of the National Al- linnce. The governor is one of the best stump speakers in the country, and nearly every man fn that alliance gathering had worked and voted for him and was his friend, bat whether he had the best of the argument or not he was over- | whelmingly defeated. Less than half a dozen of the alliance men in the hall lifted their hands for him in a vote taken after the epeeches. ' | ¥ oath to support the Ocala platform in | every detail. It wes a defeat which taught him that the great maseos of his followers must be managed gently. He confessed himself de-| feate] and promised to “ubide the decision of the majority.” From that day to this he haa! never raised his voice against any demand of the order Gov. TILLMAN'S POLICY. During 1891 the policy of Gov. Tillman wi fully developed. Its leading features were, | more power for the executive, greater taxation | and severer regulation for corporations and | political ostracism * Under the provisions of the new phosphate law he seized the rich phosphate mining ter- Titory of Coosaw river. to whose exclusive working the Coomw Mining Company laid elaim under a contract with the stato, and was | PI soon engaged ina suit in the United States courts with that powerful oration. He would not allow it to mine rock during the dency of the suit and the state, therefore, from $125,000 to 210,000 in royalties on rock which would otherwise have been mined. ‘The case went to the U ited States SupremeCourt and this year bis view was confirmed. The as- sessment of projerty in the «tate is very low,par- ticularly on agricultural lands. Without making an effort to havea general raise of assesements, the governor took “short cuts” to raise the as- seesments of railroads and bauks.. The bunks sppesled to the state courts and won. ‘The went to the United States courts and their cases are yet undecided. policies aroused much opposition in business and financial circles, where it was freely charged that the | policy of the state government was not. only keepiug capi- tal away from the state, but driving it out, and for a borrowing people this was a serieus thing. ‘This was, toe certain extent, sustained | by the failure of the administration to refund | the debt of the state, due in 1893, at a low rato Of interest. The bonds, now drawing 6 ner cent, it was believed, could be refunded at 4 per cent, but northern capitalisis would have nothing to | do with them. Beyond this the6 percent bonds | declined in valne during his administration from 108 to 98. There is no question that the policy ©f the administration toward corporations, coupled with the fear of radical legislation un- | der spur of the alliance, | kinds, and that the incoming of northern mouey was suddenly checked. A REVOLT IN THE LEGISLATURE. Still, when the legislature met in November, 1891, there was hardly a cloud on Gov. Till- man's horizon. He proceeded energetically to | push the administration measures introduced ‘the previous year and new ones prepared dur- the recess. Most of them. as I have already | Seleetoe povciaanieen pe r to the exec tive and some of them took po from the people which | they had | exercised. legislature. so devoted and docile before, ad- Journed after rejecting nearly all of these meas- | Till ures. Men elected on the Tillman ticket—| “gwinging to his coat tail,” I think, was bis! own n—were in open revolt and defied im. yy of them claimed that he was try- to become a dictator. bee governor was incensed at thi % tion, and in aspecch soon after the ad; om the election of men pledged to carry out policies. ‘THINGS FARMERS DID NOT LIKE. Several circumstances in January last com- | to weken the faith of the “‘wool-hat, | ome-guilus boys,” as they were termed by Gov. | ‘Tilman, in the man they had elected to office as | their champion. When an agitator against the | regime he hed freely denounced state offi- | for accspting railroad they were thus roads, bat it was received free pass No. 1 | ity. | fought the alliance caucus resolutions hard, as fs | necator $98 sacl; and that wo of tne for taxation gave figures representing no’ | more than one-third of ite value. In‘ view of the tightness of money the lature at its last session had extended the time for paying taxes about two months. The gov- ernor, finding a hiatus in the treasury immi- nent, jet it be announced that he would not ap- prove the extension, and thus forced many poor farmers to make sacrifices to pay their | taxes in time, as they supposed, to escape the | penalty. But he signed the joint resolution and it is claimed did not pay his own taxes until his | extension had nearly expired. He spent a of the fund, it was charged. for repairs of the Execntive Mansion in combs, and a joggling board.” All of these cl shocked a ‘class of men who had expected a ministration of his office and one wl be very close to “the common people.” ‘THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT. The existence of this dissatisfaction among | his own followers gave hope to those who bad always opposed Gov. Tillman and the business men, who considered themselves menaced by | class government and a war upon capital and | property. In February last this feel- | ing was expressed by cail signed | by ex-Senator Hampton and other Piominent democrats for « convention to. be | eld in March—like Tillman's of two years be- | fore—to inaugurate a fight against ‘Tillman | inside the party.” This cal! was at first re- ceived with some in nd it was| for a time ered ible that | those who had supported the “‘straighteut” or | Haskell movement two years before would | make a fight to the finish against Tillman out- | side of the rogular organization. But The State | newspaper, which had been established early in 1891 asa representative of the ‘straightout” faction, secured from ex-Senator Hampton and others of the more conservative leaders an invitation for the _partici- the ‘straightouts” upon equal new movement, and thence- d the tyo wings of opposition to Tillman “flapped together.” At the state convention, | held in Mareh jast,all shades of anti-Tilimaniem | were represented from nearly every county. | Even the Tillmanites admitted that in person- nel it was a splendid body of men. ‘The convention adopted a very conservative | course and pledged itself to work strictly | within the lines of the democratic party. Tt adopted a platform declaring for “pea unity” among democrats and, ae the prime es- sential to such a result, the Tillman as a breeder of strife and rancor. against the administration policy upon various points dnd nominated a strong ticket for state offices, headed by ex- Gov. John C. Sheppard of field, whose cause Tillman had championed four years | before. and whom be had highly praived. ‘The from the date of the ebruary of the call for a convention, had anticipated a contest and made provision | for it. The Charleston World, the daily which | had championed the Tillman cause in 1890, had | suspended publication six months ' be- | fore, and there was no daily state supporting a3 No competent editor could be found in South Caro- linn to advocate the re-election of Gov. Till- man, and resort was had to Georgia, whence the former editor of the state alliance organ was | brought to battle for Tillman during the cam- paign. ‘THE GOVERNOR GETS A MAJORITY. Two joint debates were held between Gov. Tillman and ex-Gov. Sheppard soon after the meeting of the conservative convention—one at Greenville and the other at Edgfield, the home of both the gubernatorial candidates. At each the friends of the governor mustered s major- Within a fortnight after the con- servative nominations were made demo- cratic club meetings were held throughout the state to elect delegates fo county conventions, which in turn were to eléct to estate convention in May. This state eet ™ for the purpose of sending delegates to national democratic convention at Chicago and electing a national committeeman. South Carolina has been a most devoted Cleveland state. The late F. W. Dawson, editor of the Charleston News and Courier during its zenith period of power and influence, had been a strong admirer of the President and so able champion of his policy thet South Carolina during Mr. Cleveland's term of | oflce probabiy had a smaller proportion of anti- Cleveiand democrats thanvany other state. The great and sudden growth of the alliance had, however, chai this sentiment among the farmers. The alliance was and is the deadly enemy of the existing firancial evstem, and ite orgensand orators had constantly inveighed against Mr. Cleveland as being “under the in-| fluence of Well street. "There was little open mani- festation of this fecling up toa few dave before the democratic club meetings on the 9th of April, but the alliance element controlled in most of | these meetings, and while the delegates were chiefly chosen on the issue of Tilimanism | against conservatism, they were nearly all alli- ance men and imbued with its ideas. ‘THE CONSERVATIVES IN THE MINORITY. The conservatives tried to make » showing of strength at these club meetings, but with only two weeks to work in they failed to win. | been | He appealed to the | submit to minorit; Se ee THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO: yesterday. The meeting seems to hare been entirely polit- ical in its nature, as at the conclusion an alliance Here ted. Among the sentiment a speakers were i. F. Rolb, defeated alliance candidate for nor; Gen. J. G. Field, candidate for Vice jovernor by 40,000 majorit indled out Mt tabs tee Sante Seaton, ywd to know if they were ee it. were loud cries of io! ‘Toward the close of the meeting a resolution wae passed indorsing Weaver a 1d. The alliance men at first hesitated about passing this resolution, but finally Kolb, it is said, tol them that he was as an man as anybody, and that they were not as alliance men as he was unless they could in- dorse the resolution, It was then passed with Sreat enthusiasm. Next resolutions were adopted setting forth that two years ago Kolb had been swindled out of the nomination on the democratic ticket for s Ltd of the votes, but had been counted out DENOUNCING ELECTION METHODS. The resolution is very strong in its tone, and among other things says: ‘The people held their own convention, nominated their candidates, and on the Ist of August, 1892, appealed to the people for their verdict at the ballot box, and that verdict was rendered in no uncertais!'tones | by a large majority of the white and colored people of the state in favor of R. F. Kolb for overnor and the entire ticket. And we again hold the expressed will of the people over- ridden and trampled in the dust, aud we be- lieve that they stuffed ballot boxes and certified to false returns, and all this that « thievin; minority might prevail, and now we are asl by the state press, the advocate of frauds, to rule and kiss the hand that has smitten us without mercy and to return to organized democracy. We believe the time has come when every free man is called upon to re- sist further encroachments upon our rights of suffrage. Now, therefore, we declare ourselves unalterably opposed to the nefarious, unlawful and wicked methods reeorted to in the recent elections by the partisan bosses and that we de- clare our independence of the old tricky ma- chine; that we reiterate our devotion to principle and pledge ourselves to continue our efforts for the Ocala demands.” AGAINST CLEVELAND. It is clear from the above that the Farmers’ | Alliance in Alabama has begun an organized war on the democratic party in this state. They do not propose to confine their fight to the state and congressional nominees, but will fight Cleveland and Stevenson to the bitter end, as the following resolution passed at the state meeting will show. ‘We believe that the time has come when every free man is called upon to resist any fur- ther encroachments upon their rights. To this | end we declare ourselves unalterably op} to the nefarious, unlawful and wicked resorted to in the recent election by the eup- Porters of Gor. Jones and. the followers of rover Cleveland and we desire to go on record as opposed to the electoral ticket put ont in the interest of Grover Cleveland by whet is known as the Jones wing ocrat ty in Alabama. re “We believe that the views of Grover Cleve-| land on the money question are inimical to the best interests of tho people and that if he should be elected President of the United states the gold bugs of Wall street woulé thrive and fatten at tho expense and to the burt of the common people. We believe that the of Grover Cleveland in i abetted and are still aiding and abetting in the frauds hereinbefore mentioned, therefore again reiterate our opposition to the ticket put out in his interest by the so-called ozganized racy in this sinto, and we call upon all liberty. loving citizens to join with ns in compassing the defeat of said electoral ticket.” KOLR's COURSE. Kolb, the defeated candidate for governor, still declares that he will contest Jones’ election and exhaust every legitimate means in his power in so doing. His committee has been called to | meet in Birmihgham Tuesday and it is supposed thoy will then take preliminary steps in this di- rection. But they cannot unseat Gov. Jones, who now has a majority of over 10,000, with s majority of the legislature to back him up. . On the other band the Jones wing of the de- mocracy are offering all reasonable concessions to the Kolbiter to got them back into the regu- lar democratic party. At the meeting of the Many clubs changid from Tilimaniem to con- servatism, but not enough to move! more than two or three counties from | their Tillman allegiance. | When the! county conventions were held a catechism | prepared by the Cotton Plant, the state alliance | ‘organ, was put to the candidates for election to | the state convention. They had to subscribe | to the Ucala demsadsand avow enmity to “Wall | street influences” or they couldn't be elected. | The'result was that four-fifths of the delegates were pledged before they were elected. The conservatives only ‘had about 15 cen® of the delegates chosen eral of the county conventions controlled | by Tiilmanite alliance men refused to adopt | resolutions pledging support to the nominees of the utional democratic convention, and | after deliberating as to the propriety of | gates to a democratic or to a peo-| party convention, adopted the St. Louis platform of the peopie’s party and elected delegates to the dem-cratic state convention. On the night before the convention met in Columbia = cancus of men, who were delegates, was held. They had an over-| whelming majority. A hot discussion was had as to the propriety of declaring for the people's party, but it was finally resolved to make the | convention. adopt the Ocala platform and to | await the action of the national democratic | convention before abandoning the party. | Among the resoludions agreed upon were some | bitterly condemaing Mr. Cleveland asa “tool of the money power,” and warning the na-/ tional democracy that his nomination would create “grave dissatisfaction” in South Caro- na. When the convention met the Tillmanite ma- Jority refused to take cognizance of the third party declarations of some of its members. The mservatives, who were all for Cleveland, an unwarranted insult to agreat democrat and | oue who would probably have to be supported | as the presidential nominee, but they © overwhelmed by the ce majority. It is doubtfal if the denunciation of Mr. Cleveland would have re- ceived such emphatic indorsement but for the fact that it was coupled in the same resolution with am approval of the Ocala platform, to which all the alliance delegates were pledged, and the chairman would not permit each clause to be voted on separately. THE CHICAGO DELEGATION. Senator Hill had no actual strength in the state. It was understood and believed that Gov. Tillman wished an uninstructed dele; tion elected to Chicago, with him as its guiding | band, and that if such had been the case the delegation would have voted for Hill after some understanding had been bed EIS ie: ition of the f it the ‘New ‘York Senator had been as dodging a vote in the Senate on free silver, and this chilled any ardor which might hav been stimulated for him ‘alliance men, and bevides Gov. Tillman found that once more he was unable to control the alliance. He and Senator Irby and two or three other distinctive imanites were chosen delegates, but the re- nminder of the delegation was composed of Tegular state democratic execuiive committee in Montgomery yesterday resolutions were passed without a dissenting vote to the effect that the way democrats voted at the recent state election would be no test of their democracy, and that only their vote for Congresemen and ident would be a test. If they vote for the reguiar democratic nominees for these offices they will be considered democrats, and allowed to participate in all party primary elections anc to Fun for office on the democratic ticket. | K cept no compromise, end they want Kolb seated as| governor, and unless he is they will fight the Tegular democratic nominees for Congress and President. It isa settled fact that Kolb will | not be seated, and it is not even in the power of the Jones men to put Kolb in now if they so de- sired, as Jones received a majority. So the | breach in the democratic party in Alabama | widens as it grows older. BESORTING TO VIOLENCE. ‘The recent domonstration by 100 armed Kolb men at Rockford, Cook county, who rode into the town and threatened to murder the mem- bers of the returning board, composed of the sheriff, probate judge and circuit court clerk, unless certain irregular boxes which had been thrown out were counted, shows the despera- tion to which the incendiary speeches of some of Kelb’: leaders have driven the ignorant class | of his followers, It was only by the timely | action of the sheriff, who summoned a deter- | mined posse, that the mob was d and bloodshed was averted. However, before they | left they declared their intention to return | Monday and execute their threat, unloes the ir- boxes were produced. It seems that by | the throwing out of these irregular boxes Kolb's | majority ‘in Cook county was cut down to 800. j imilar trouble has been threatened in other counties. Nearly all the inhabitants of Cook | county wore im 8 sintwel panic, for day cr two. It does seem that the political executioner in | this state will never abate. EPS. | so TEES FLORWA’'S THIRD PARTY. A Prospect of Electing at Least One Con- greseman. MB. MANN OF JACKSONVILLE THINES = GOING TO GET TWO-THIRDS OF THE REPUB- LICAN YOTES—AN ENERGETIO CAMPAIGN Correspondence of The Evening Star. JacksonviLix, Fis., Aug. 14, 1892. A democratic nomination in Florida no longer amounts to an election, as it used to. For two or three years past « factional fight has been alliance men strictly, men who were ready to | end vote for any candidate favoring free silver anc. | the Ocala demsnds. Every one knows of the overwhelming de- ee ee [ lis +f Fr & | fF j iff mil was held at which third party | aromgne” | all the | invited ‘to speak in North Carolina during the | Tam duly grateful to the people of this com- PASE ee ETE Oe ae getting something | old-time democrat, | le defended nearl; brought before the United | Btates district court here on charges of elec- tion frauds. This made him olid with the democrats and has made the republicans. especially the federal office-holders—doubly de- sirous of him.’ I shan’t have a walk-over by any means, but I'm going to ‘get there’ just ewme. They can't count me ont at the polls. I've ‘been there’ cheat , but they can me bit. If I get a majority of the votes they are going to be counted for me. You can bet your ‘Sweet life on that!”” AN RNERGETIC CANVASS. Hon. A. P. Baskin, president of the state alliance, is the gubernatorial nominee of the third party, He and Mann are making = per- sonal canvass together, appearing at every ton the democratic schedule, the day ‘be- fore the democratic speakers get there. The people's party platform includes a plank de- manding a repeal of the eight-ballot-box law and another asking for a duty of $1 per box on all foreign oranges and 10 cents per pound on all foi icn-qrown cotton. These attract the support of all republicans and of a good many democrats among the farmers and ers. With possibly two or three exceptions entire. slate ticket of the Semocrete will fruit grow- elected. But from an impartial survey of the situation the chances certainly appear good for the election of Mann to Congress. Cooper, his mat, is = cold, reserved man, and has Wie about him to inspire popularity, Mann is a “folly good fellow”—and this goes a long way in. campaign. ° The first district democrats will probably re= nominate Mallory at Marianna next Wednesday ‘The people's party in that district has not called its convention yet. i ek ly POLITICS OF MANY KINDS. Notes From the Field—Mr. Cleveland and Colored Voters. Judge Gresham denies that he has any inten- tion of taking the stump for the peoples’ party. He says he will not take part in the campaign. Senator Dawes denies that he has any knowl- edge of an intention on the part of Senator Hoar to resign, and Senator Hoar’s private sec- retary says there is no foundation for the report that he has or will resign. Mr. Cleveland has declined an invitation to attend » barbecue in Selby county, Ind., on the 26th, with an expression of regret’ that he will not be able to join the stanch democrats who will be present on that occasion. He has been campaign, but has made no response to the in- Vitation as ‘The following congressional nominations were made Saturday: Third Kentucky. republican, W. G. Hunter; ninth Michigan, republican, John W. Moore; first Texas, third 3B Stevens; first Wisconsin, repub! i. Cooper: first Iowa, democratic, J. J. ‘Leerley; fourth Kentucky, republican, . M. Barnett people's party managers announce that John M. Tourston bas taken the stump for the people's party in Nebraska, and is making speeches for ex-Senator Van Wyck, their candi- te for gorernor of that state. Gen. Joseph G. Field, the people's party can- Aidate for Vice President, has siarted on s tour through Arkansas, Heclaims that the third party is going to break up the south and divide the republican negro and the G. A. R. vote. He | says they will capture Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Colorado, Kanss, Nebraska, North and South Dakotas, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Cahfornia and probably Arkansas and Tennes- sce, besides getting a good share of the electoral voto of Michi; The democratic national campaign commit- tee will meet in New York Wednesday. All the members will be present. Among tho visitors at democratic headquarters Saturday were a number of Wisconsin Germans, who said they Jefe the republican party on a local syne. It is announced that Hill will take the stump d that Tammany will organize thoroughly and give the democrate a great majority No republican candidate for Congress is to be put into the field in the tenth Georgia dia- trict in which Representative Watson is run- ning for re-election na the third party candi- Gate. The republicans, it is stated, will sup- port Watson. Jonas Wolfe has been elected governor of the Chickaenw nation. He is n full-blooded Indian, and does not speak a word of English. President Harrison is working ou his letter of acceptance. He says he will not take the stump in the northwest, as reported. = A Milwaukee dispatch enys: Sccretary Rusk was interviewed at his home in Viroqua, Wis., | Saturday as to the possibility of his being a| candidate for governor. In reply to the ques- tion if he would accept @ nomination the Secre- tary said: “T have eervod my time in that position, and monwealth for their continued contidence and favor. ‘The mention of my name in that con | nection at this time is without my concent and | against my wiches. I have repeatedly told my | friends that this thing must stop; that I will not accept the nomination. By order of the Illinois stat committee the democratic cam: will be opened by u monster ra ton Angust 27. The speakers for the occasion ile A. E. Stevenson, Gen. John M. Palmer, 1. William R. Morrigon, Congressman Scott and Sinte Superintendent Raab. J. T. V. Hill of Indiana, who has been en- gaged in organizatior for’ the democratic col- ored voters of indiana and other states, has received the following from ex-President Clove- \ “Gray Gantes, “Bozzanvs Bax, Mass., August 8, 1892. “James T. V. Hill, Esq “My Dear bir: I received rome time ago with great satisfaction your letter containing hearty congratulations on my nomination for the presidency at the Chicago convention. I beg now to thank you for the kind expressions con- tained in your letter and the confidence and esteem which they indicate. Ido not think I am selfixh when I say that it is a wource of great satisfaction to me to see our colored citizens giving more attention to the principles nud y of political parties and breaking away om the old-time prejudices which were in- geniously played upon to secure their political Support. "There is'no doubt in my mind that the services of yourself and co-lborers have been invaluable, and I earnestly hope that the conditions of the party in whose cause you have enlisted will be such ax to deserve the continu- ance of your efforts. Hoping that the efforts of those who believe in the principlesand purity of the democratic party may be given abundant cause for congratulation in November next, I am very truly yours, Gnover CLEVELAND.” AL RaE SS A FANCY DRESS BALL. Some of the Enjoyments by the Guests at Rock Enon Springs, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Rocx Exon Sraixas, Va., Aug. 14, 1892. ‘The season at Rock Enon has gradually reached the “topmost point” of ite .glory. From now till the end of summer festivil be the grder of every day. will | hav Last Days in Camp Are Made Very Pleasant. VISIT FROM A MARYLAND REGIMENT AND IXTER- CHANGE OF COUBTESIES—PISTOL PRACTICE AND GOOD SCORES MADE—A PULI-DRESS DRILL—MANY VISITORS FROM WASHINGTON. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Camp Macavtey, Bar Ripon, Mp., August 14, 1892. Friday proved to be one of the most interest- ing days in camp. In the morning the regular Pistol practice took place on the beach and general iro, twas made in the scores, although much remains to be done before the men dead shots. In the afternoon at 8 O'clock the first mounted drill was held, Lieut. Alexander in command, and the work was re- markably well done, both for celerity in hitch- ing up and accuracy of the movements, In fact it was one of the smoothest and most in- structive drills the battery ever had. Considering the limited number of oppor- tunities this command has for mounted work in the course of the year it is Scree oes fac ts @rill was confined to the more simple ma- Reuvers, and horses and men did their work well. At5 o'clock the steamer Columbia brought down from Baltimore a large crowd, amo them the fourth ‘Maryland’ regiment. with about 350 men in eight companies, Col. Willard Howard commanding. companying the command were Brig. Gen. Stewart Brown, ‘ol nders, tor general on his staff; Col. Wilmer’ of the frst Maj. Brown of the fifth and many other friends of the iment. As the head of the column reached the tel a battery's camp. Marching to the parade Eeound, rear the gravity railroad. « revibw was eld by Gen. Brown, the march past being done in yery good shape. Following this came regimental drill, which made a very pretty picture, the white trousors of the infantry showing off in fine contrast with the landscape. The artillerymen were interested spectators of the evolutions, but generally concluded that their branch of the service presented more at- tractions for them. ‘The drill over Gen. Brown, Col. Howard and staff officers visited the camp and paid their re- spects to Capt. Forsberg, while the battery boys id their best to make things pleasant for the iting infantrymen. During the evening many of the men attended the hop in the pavilion and Col. Howard courteously sent his Band to serenade the Washingtonians. Every one passed a plensant evening and a very cordial and friendly feeling was established between the Maryland and District troops. Maj. Frank Aldrich, quartermaster general of the District brigade, who is stopping near by at Arundel-on-the-Bay, paid a visit tocamp during the evening. At 9:30 the steamer departed, farewell sa- Tute of cleven guns being fired in honor of Gen. Brown,who seemed much pleased with his visit. Left to their own devices the artillerymen now looked aboutfor a subject for amusement, which was found in Sergt. Fry, who good na- turedly submitted himself to the tender mer- cies of the ambulance corps, who gave an ex- hibition of bandaging, adjustment of slints, &c., ina very able manner. The poor victim, un- ble to move hand or foot, was then carried on a stretcher to the hotel for the edification of the guests. “He has been ever since hunting for y arti of clothing. Manager Seeley visited camp and was given aride home in @ push tart, in as good condition, however, as he ‘was before. ‘Tho ambulance corps had an opportunity for practical work in the case of a Baltimorean who was taken with an epileptic fit during the even- ing. He was attended to in the hospital tent, car- ried on a stretcher to the steamer and turned over to the assistant surgeon of the fourth for tafe keeping. Yesterday was much cooler, the night having been quite chilly and blankets in demand. Pistol practice in the morning doveloped » number of good scores, the average being better than heretofore, the —— record being made by Private Vogelson. ‘The afternoon was taken up bya mounted drill, Lieut. Forsberg bein; command. A number of very pretty an practical movements were execut Among ‘the visitors in fey ipa Sergt Rennie of the cavalry troop and his wife, who intend to re- main at the hotel over Sunday. Only one case of sickness occurred during the day—that of Driver Davis, who was prostrated from overwork, loss of sleep anda variety of other causes. ' He was attended by Dr. D. Olin Leech of the ambulance corps, who ar- rived during the afternoon. As his ‘prescrip- tion could not be filled on the ground it was necessary to send ¢o Annapolis, and a party of twelve rode over in the evening to procure four unces of castor oil. ‘Ihe time after tattoo was und the camp fire eating a mess of nd a dozen watermelons. Among the visitors during the day were Miss Marron, si-ter of Corporal Marron, and the Misses Garges of Washington. Today the camp has been overrun with -vis- itors from Washington and Baltimore. i morning one of the gatling guns was run down on the binff and practice held at = cask moored 300 yards out in the bay. Each non- commissioned officer and private sighted the gun and fired tive ehots at the target. The fir- ing was rem: active and the barrel was well punctured with bullet holes, In the after- noon, at 5 o'clock, the battery went out for a mounted drill in full-dress uniform, under com- mand of Capt. Forsberg, which was witnessed by a large number of spectators. A number of photographs of camp life have been taken by Forporal Bosle of the ambulance corps, whose pictures of last year served as valuable me- mentoes. Among the many visitors today have been Mrs. Lieut. Forsberg, Capt. Barbour Messrs, Pillsbury, Lewis and Fi cavalry troop, Mr. Notley Anderson, ary member of the battery, Lieut. Mortimer of the Feucibles, Cept. Mosher of the fourth Marvinnd, Lieut. Ireland and Sergt. oY of the engineer corpa. In the afternoon a party of visitors, including Mrs. Rennie and Mrs, Forsberg, tried their ekill with the revolver. The former lady is quite an expert, having had experience while with her husband in the regular cavalry. iderable curiosity was aroused by myste- rious telegrams sent out by Capt. Forsberg and Sergt. Fry and the watching of trains by those gentlemen for passengers from Philadelphia, but no solution was offered of the morelery, night is the last in camp, and every one is wishing for a longer stay. In the morning bag- gage will be packed. tents struck and the retarn march ‘The battery will probably reach ee THE CAMP OF THE CORCORANS. It is Formally Named in Honor of Surgeon Foster. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Tote: ‘Thi their nine days’ camp today at 1 p.m. prise was in store for them, for Lieut. CA. levers and Sergt. Thompson, who had preceded the company, had pitched all the tents, and oach one contained a brand-new cot. At 2 o'clock dinner call was sounded and the cadets marched to the hotel, where a most bountiful meal was ferved. After dinner the boys as sembled on the parade ground, which, by the way, is rtoany of the kind the com- Pany bas vet had, and by a unanimous vote christened it “Camp R. A. Foster,” in honor of Dr. Foster, the boys into camp. The doctor Camp Foster was officially 0 5 ‘The trip from Washington to Tolchester would been wholly uneventful, except for the fact that it ehowed some of the Baltimore dini ‘The young folks are not now seen so often | F°°™P! G Hy Hy é g Bt LE itl F i iH a i I il & i 2 Hf i i E ff g, i é z i uE & E i i ; fi Et a i i tf salute of twenty-one guns was fired from the | % the dust that abounded in the was something to appal and choke the most sturdy. Four trains, two from Washington and inter- mediate points and two east bound, unloaded their animated cargo here, the of six coaches being crowded to the steps. The usual Sabbath calm was broken by the surging sea of humanity, but every one was heartily welcome, and peace, good will and order pre- vailed. It is a physical necessity that the many tollers and mere of Sheehy shail ooek reoren” tion and rest from sordid care and heated of trade to spend their only holiday of the seven where the air is pure and fresh from breath of heaven, through forest trées of God’ own planting. ‘Tyee ls t9 be another, Sabbath of the camp meeting, and more am parations rovided for the comfort ot vators, Albany multita terday with the best of the larder, J chickeus were sacrificed both here and throughout the SS of mm. Of the saloon was Ateed and’ tip Prayer and testimony mecting rium. Brother G. W. Feeleme ville Church conducted the . one of power. Dr. Gray'ssermon was « master- stroke of g oratory. His text, “Be Not Weary in W ” was expounded to the core, and the mighty congregation was swayed by the unction and earnestness of the message of the preacher, who is one of the church's best and most successful educators—E. J. Gra} president of Wi Dickinson College. At Zo'clock two services were holding the crowd's attention. One, the mo:her's meeting in the chapel tent, was the resort and delight of the older worshipers. It was led, by Mra. Roach and an earnest work was wrought upon the gathering. One penitent openly confessed Christ, and many eves were dim with peniten- tial tears. Y.C. Carter, D. D., editor of the National Methodist, who filled the desk at 8:30 P.m., stands at the very top among his minis- terial brethren, and the People love him with & reverential affeetion. His theme, “Is the Young Man Safe,” was remarkabl and tl ‘an inspiration to the overfio' that listened. Dr. Julius Soper's sermon on the “New Birth” at the evoning service was uplifting and filled the altar place with seekers after holinosa. The gospel tent could not accommodate the crowd of young folks that found their way to the young people's vesper service. At 7 o'clock, as the large concourse of travel- era by rail were gathered at the railroad sta- tion, Rev. Teeter of Africa held an impressive open air evangelical service there, Mounted on an overturned crate, he earnestly sang ani talked of Jesus to the waiting crowd, many of whom were deeply it ‘Tuesday afternoonjwill be given to the W. F. missionary meeting Epworth League wil hold « reunion at this place. A committee of reception and buresa of in- formation, composed of J. B. Mickle, W. H. Houghton, Cornelius E. J. Tasker, E. Eldsidge, Mrs, A. Mickle, Mra Maitio Buck'and Mins Delis Jackson, will be accom by 3 rge concourse of young people to meet. the visiting leaguers at the train and escort them | to the encampment. Among the people of note in camp for. the day were Wm. H. McKnight, Mr. Van Aredale, Mr, Coline of the Washing of the Sun, Mr. Dare th, Miss Macnichol, Capt. T. nakee, J. J. Higgins, Rockville, eee alanis AT CAMP HENDERSON. How the Third Battalion is Enjoying Them- i selves at Colonial Beach. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Coroxrat Beacu, Va., August 14, 1692. The camp is named in honor of Representa- tive Henderson of Iowa, whose efforts in behalf of the citizen-soldier will always be remem- bered and appreciated by the members of the nal Guard of the District of Co- lumbia, The camp is situated southwest of the Colonial Eeach hotel, in what was once prolific peach orchard, but more recently = corn field, the condigjon of the ground being indisputable evidence of the truth of this state- ment. The following is a roster of the command: T. B. Harrison, major, third battalion, command- ing. Staff—First Lieut. Geo. A. Warren, adj tant; First Lieut. 8. A. H. McKim, eurgeo First Lieut. J. A. Stewart, I. R. P.; Firat Lieut, O. L. Suess, ¢. 8.; First. Lieut. Edw. Dunn, guard instructor; Second Lieut. C. E. Swigart, company B, third battalion, acting quarter- master; company A, third battalion, Capt. W. A. Simmons; company A, third battalion, Sec ond Lieut. C. A. Knockey; company B, third battalion, Capt. W. Mahany, First Lieut. Fa- bian Columbus; company C, third battalion, Firat Lieut. W. B. Greenwood; company D, third battalion. Capt. W. H. Webber; company D, third battalion, First Lieut. J. A. Breena- han; company A, sixth baitalion, Capt. BL. Walker; company A, sixth battalion, First Lieut, ‘Smoot; company D, sixth baitalion, First Lieut. R. Leckie; company D, sixth bat- talion, Second Lieut. M. A. Mess.’ Non-com- missioned staff—Third battalion, Sergt. Maj. P. O. Hare; sixth battalion, Sergt. Maj. P. W. Smith; engineer corps, Sergt. Maj. P. H. Di- third battalion, Hospital Steward R. C. Williams; sixth }.cisiion, Hospital Steward E. Taber; third bat‘alion, Q. M. Sergt. G. V. Jen- kins; sixth battalion, Q. M. LF. third battalion, Color Sergt. W. Kelley. Guard duties and battalion drills are at present occupying ‘he attention of the entire command, and the boys are being benefited jereby. The Kit Carson Dramand Cornet yes fourteen pieces, — the ‘undell, accompany the command, dition to their usual duties they imentary serenade every evening Boelock In front. of headquarters that is en- joyed by not only the boys in blue, but the girls ‘other colors and shades Band, Jeadershi, and in ad- ive , mum ip of in white, red and all the irgeon of the 2d battalion, who | Pie! , and, ob, the chickens that 1 way in which he urged the question was, wing congregation S4ye7g 803 E & z F and the sign came | be! | fire was the work of an incendiary | standpoint J am rath: several | the fire was the resnit ofan accident. The elevetor | lief that the fire was the work of an incendiarr, has now about come to the conclusion that it was caused by the electric wires which ran down the elevator well. Mr. Hughes stated to a reporter of Tur Stan this morning that the first intelligence he re- ceived of the fire was through « telegram from Mr ack Pri- . When he arrived bere in ro: sponse to arner's telegram be joined in the belief which wns, genctal bere thot the Bat,” re- marked Mr. Hughes today, “after thinking the whole matter over and conridering it from every inclined to the belie! thnt well ran to the top of the building. It was lined with thin pine wood. During the vears the elevator had been running ‘he wood had almost «aturated with oil and grease from the machinery by which it was operates the elevator well ran the electric hight Mires, which lighted a portion of the hoase Theee wires were run down the well next to the pine wood which lined it and #0 far as I know were unprotected. Daring the latter part of my occapancy of the house ms electric light bills ehowed that I was charged with consuming more power than I had months before when I bad more lights Durning. “Believing that there was. leak wcio- where [ complainéd to the company. After an examination the thes decided I then called in a ), after texting the wires, said he found a leak, but later snid that he was mistaken. At the time of the fire these wires were in operation, and, as Ieaid, Tam now rather inclined “to believe that the current of electricity through them ignited the eaturated lining of the elevator well. I believe that the fire was burning some time before the old col- man war awakened by the noise which be said came from the floor below. In | that it seems to me now that the old man was staff | mistaken, for I think it more than probable with this office and of the college proper, seems to have a good fighting chance. His friends are making an earnest and zealous attempt i whether he would accept this minor position after having been turned down by the trustece for re-election to the presidency of the college seems somewhat doubtful, but his position in the matter cannot be definitely He would make an excellent director, being © thorough agricutturist and an energetic and pail ing gentleman withal. Wm. House of thia town entered the stables of nd in the evening the | been perk, Dr. J.B Huntt is ercating a house ox ince George's street; Mr. Arthur Nicholson, one on Laurel avenue. Gordon Brothers have erected three new houses in North Laurel. NOTES. Mr. J. H. Buxton has gone to Criafcld, Md., for his health. Messrs. William Milstead and Chief of Police Robey have returned from a week's trip south. While away Visited Norfolk, Buena Vista, Old Point and ¥i Beach. oma tae 01 ma Hotel Milstead for” 88,200. now occupied by a these buildings will be turned into = meat store exclusively in a few daya. Dr. D: W. Snowden, has purchased the falhoffer on ‘Mala erty belonging to Mra street near A. ings since when the tool house to Baltimore and Ohio railresd caught Se fre The flames were extinguix-hed by . Buxton ee ee citizens are some: in coming forward to pay thelr taves for this present fiscal year, and the information has been given out that Mr. B.C. Pritchard, treasurer and col lector, can be found at the store of Mr. George W. Morrison, Main street, where all who have not yet paid thelr taxes can And the Collector, who wilf gladly receive thom. ‘The city counell met. last Friday evening and transacted routine business, time herein tzens of this town wll be conmpeled to keep their dogs muzled was ex one month over than which was covered by the last audience to this end. The following are some of the latest arrivals at Hotel Milstead: D. H. Clarence Wasabi: , D.! Fe Ma 3 wan, jr., Ma; Baltimore. Mz. John KColipts of Hieetenlle and ia guest, Mr. of Washington, D.C., were in fown yesterday ¥. ‘Miss Bowie of Baltimore is the guest of Miss Richardson, Main street. Mr. Geo. E. Gelm of the United States navy is the guest of Mr. W. A. Milstead of this Mr. W. Roberts and family are et Atlantic City for a bret ota. Some itizens town visited Park, four miles above here, jeslontay for the of attending camp meeting, which is A. P. Gor- Provement 5 ‘on Main street are being cleaned. The gutters aie, HYATTSVILLE. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ‘ot in connection | |. Alvord, ex-president his bebalf, but | property is drug and meat store, but | that the nois. } he heard was caused by the fall ing onthe elevator car of burning wood from the floors above.” Mr. Hughes «tated that he had no enemy that he was aware of who would wish to harm bim by setting the place on tire. Auother thing, by hie to Mr. Larner, all house and be, therefore, could not have been harmed. Admitting, for the sake of argument, that the fire was cae work of an incendiary, Mr. Hughes said he was confident that it had not been nm the elevator well from below. Aswascastomary when the elevator was not running, it rested at the bottom of the well. It ix a double decker, one deck being arranged to carry baggage, and when at rest, as it wasat the time of the fire, the top of it rises @ short distance above the first or office floor of the hotel, the floor on which the old colored watchman was sleeping at the timer Accompanitd by Mr. Hughes the reporter of ‘Tae STAR made an examination of the elevator and the elevator well. Not a sign of fire having been started below could be seen. ‘The car was > not burned. nor was the well, which would un- doubtedly have been the case had the fire been started from below. The car and well were filied to the depth of 228 feet with ashes and charred debris, aud the wire ropes which lifted the car had fallen. Being questioned by the reporter as to whether he saw any one run out of the bn’ ing, David Bowen, the colored watchman, a that be did not. He did not leave the door until private watchman on the man bad arrived, ure that had any one run out during that time he would have seen him. This would seem to in- dicate that those who claim to buve secn a man run from the burning building acrow H and down 14th street were either mistaken or that they saw some one attracted by the fire running to give the elarm. Mr. Hughes that had any one #0 desired he could haveen the building from the fire e-cape in a rear rs the mume way. In of the first fire in the bniiding two months ago Mr. Hughes sai: that he the time and is now confident thn’ it accidental one. Mr. Hughes stated that the hotel effects at the time of Fridey's fire were actually worth about €17.000, on which :bere was, he thought, an insurance of $15.00. He was of the opinion that they were n to:al lose. Mr. R. O. Holtzman, the agent of Mr. Jotin F. Cook, said that the inwarance people had aot yet but that be thought that Mr. Cook's loss would not be as great as at fire: thought. As soon as the matier was adjasted the work of repairing the building would at once be commenced, and he thonght that the building migh* be «lightly remodeled. At any rave, it would be ready for cccupaucy by the 1st of December. sie occ oe a DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. | RUILDING PERMITS | were inmed today as follows: C. W. Scott, one brick welling, 1346 Ist «treet southwest: #932 W. H. Sanders & Co., ont brick dwelling, Ten nessee avenue northeast, Jot 23, square 101 | #2,500. J. W, Bayne, one brick’ swelling, 41 H ‘street southeast; '@5,200. T. B Harrison, three brick direllings, 2503 to 2507 9th strest northwest; @4.000. J. H. Basher, three brick dwellings. 1004 to 100% F street northeust; £9,500. Brown & Howlett, one frame dweiling, Milwaukee street, Mi. Mleaxaut; $5.00. WANT K STREET INPHOY ‘The property holders on the street between 11th and 12th s east have petitioned the Commis-ioners to um- prove the street and plant tree: along tt. DEFENDING INSPECTOR FITZGERALD. Mr. A. M. Raymond, living on 17th strest between Gales and Berning, has written a letver wasat - | to Health Office Hainmett defending Inspector a they b word spoken by him to Mra. Lond, and treeach willing to make affidavit to the fact and deportment after : y Mrs. Lord were not only gentlemanly, but such a+ toescite aay observer's admiration aud esteem. sat anor Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Philip Melcber and Pauline Reuter: Charles C. Wil and Loula M. Marschalk; Edward G. Por and Imogene M. Allane; Wm. Manuel Warner and Elizabeth Lee re No Fear of Epidemics. ‘The marine hospital <ervice does not fear ut iit I Hh i ? i &