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THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. Cc. THU AMERICAN FLORISTS. The Officers Nominated Yesterday Are Elected Today. INTE! TING PAPERS READ. z “Flowers for Holiday Demand” and the Dif- ferent Kinds at the Different Seasons ‘Treated by Mr. Young—Program for This Afternoon—Con vention Notes. gf the Society of tiémen nominated ming year were President, W. R. At this morning's session American Florists the ge yesterday for officers for t formally elected, as follows: Smith of Washington, D. C.; vice president, William Trelease of St. Louis, Mo.; secretary, Wm. J. Stews: Mass.; treasurer, A. Hunt, ’ A short p Planta” was read Glen Cove, N. ¥ deen “The Review of New Mr. Wm. Falconer of said that it would have him to have compiled a by He huge lis . but he saw no use for such a list. Instead he hed concluded to get op’ om persons qmali- ce with the differ- fied by practical ent plant. plies received many ri He had and A em with the secretary. Some of "plants he had found to be q im Itivation — an Teferred to by two or three d i writ In all be had ‘ived communi jons from | twenty-seven different persons, covering a very wide Presirte: submitted a number of | questions received igh the question box and called upon different m answer One of the tional flowe answer t and it w fe soviet it was a question nswered only by the people of | the whole country. | LOWERS TOR HOLIDAY DEMANDS. Mr. Henry Young of St. Louis next read an ie the interesting Flowers for Holiday De- mands.” Mr.Young said that at Christmas, | a time when all is taking its annual =r * most ent flowers pprevinted, f oe months fine a.crop as Tea roses then at thei were the Ie | flower until the season. Ki were then indispensable. Vi Mr. Young. were in demand at all times wn in July, m everywhere. Pansies, if hanksgivin run th: Ithough now a midwin’ Jd not bestric Id be kept. very use and na Orebids, asa b were the could be had at New) portant holiday for the florist, the class of flowers most in demand were of the light and delicate shades. Yellow | flowers were then more popular thar other time of the connected with that Easter without lilies would Easter at all. Japonica were aleo grown very extensively for Easter. Of the rose the public never tires. nnd it remains the great alar favorite throughout the entire year. oration day and the time of school cor Mencements were the last holiday trade, and owing to an abundance of flowers prices were always low at those times. ‘The paper was briefly discussed by Mr. | Seidewitz of Annapolis, Md., who said that his experience taught him to ask no fancy prices for bis flowers. THE AFTERNOOX PROGRAM. ‘The society then adjourned until 8 o'clock | this evening, when the following program will be observed: Exsay, ‘Floriculture for Children asa Means of Inereasing and Diffusing a Knowledge and | ‘Love for Flowers,” Robert Farquhar, Boston, | ‘Mass.; discussion; final committee reports. THE QUESTION BOX. 1. What are the beat materials to use for shading on glass in summer and how applied? 2 How to mend a hose? 3. What admission fee for chrysanthemum shows is likely to bring the best retarns in cities from 100,000 to 200.000 population? 4. How can florists’ clubs be best managed for the interests of their members? 5. What measures should the society take for the protection of its members from outside sharks? 6. Which system of heating is preferable, hot water or steam? a.—For small houses. b.—For larger houses. 7. What is the best system for piping green houses for hot-water heating? a.—Regarding size of pipes used. b.—Regarding position of pipes, overhead flow and return under bed, or both flow and re- turn under bed. CONVENTION NOTES. A meeting of the New York Florists’ Club | Will be held in the blue room of the Ebbitt | House at 4:30 this afternoon. Messrs. €. W. Hoitt, Wm. Falconer and C. B. Whitnall have been appointed the committee on final resolut | J. H. McFariand, J. C. Vaughan and P. O'Marn have been appointed on the committee | on catalogue postai | Vice presid £0 . J. Hane land, Wm. B. McRob- . Tesson; Indiana, MR. W. A. MANDAL Mr. W. A. Man fea resident of She Years of age. He began an apprenticeship in 1873, which he served for three years: tha has followed the profes: arious private, commercial orticultural — establi: wax offered aof pubhe ISP he | { the Har- which he accepted Sep- | tember 1, 1588, and held until September, 1888, when he joined Mr. Pitcher nierprise of the United States nurseries, which bas since own to be the largest establishment of its Ear nt only but in Europe also. BIRAM W. BUCKRER. Hiram W. Buckbee, one of the prominent members of the society, was born in Rockford, | DL, the day Lincoln was first elected to the | ~ Bighest office in our land, November 6, 1860. The earlier years of his life were spent in the public “schools, but when at the of fourteen, his res fi him Triporarty, the recult of a severe sickness, be began gardening and floriculture in a small war. Possessed of strong energy, pluck and not easily caunted by discouragements, he pushed ahead until today he stands at the head @f the Rockford seed farms and Forest City houses. Buckbee was one of the members the society of Américan | loss of his son, G Florists and is a member of the executive com- mittee of the society for 1891 and 1892, Last Evening’s Session. At Inst evening's session of the Society of American Florists, Mr. Richard Bagg of Bridge- ton, N. J., being unavoidably absent, his paper on“Hints on Hybridizing and the Improve- ments of Plants” was rend by Mr. J. N. May. Mr. Bagg was of the opinion that crossing and hybridizing ean only improve the plant where the utmost care is taken in the selection of the seedlings to be used. In crossing plants, he held, an effort should be made to improve the | whole plant. A perfect flower cannot be ex- pected from a weak and slender stem, and even if such a result should be produced it should not satisfy the forist, and the effort toimprove should continue until the plant itself is strengthened and perfected. ciples that will invariably produce certain re- sults, these les are not known, and in nce. Mr. Bagg argued that a careful should be kept of all experiments in sing plants, the character of ‘the oil, the i re cre: re and the conditions of the plants Ives. mbin dixeussed on of two plants in one might be some accurate knowledge ob- the best methods of producing de- alts. Roses are easily crossed, but the © very uncertain. cross carnations is in the latter part of March or the early part of April. Mr. Bagg’s paper also discussed the problem of parental re- veml In his own experience he had dis- covered that the resembiauce of the offspring tothe male parent is the rule. 1 for the purpose of crossing st first berry ripening on the pl P should be taken, as its seed wi best result. THE PROPOSED FAIR EXHIBIT. At the conclusion of the paver Mr. John Thorp, chief foriculturist at the world’s fair, gave an interesting account of the floral ex- hibits to be made at the great exhibition. Thorp said the importa ut selected roduce the we will be fifty years ubead of what we are to- da interest on the part of American florists regard~ ing the fair. Europeans, however, are fully a to its importance, and are anxious to oceupy every inch of space they can obtain. The main hortienltural building at the fair covers an area of 240,000 square feet, exclusive of the two open courts in the central portion of the building, which contain 47,000 square feet. One of these courts is to be taken upby an rien. The other will be entirely oceupied by plants from California. In the in- terior of the building of ubout five and ahaif acres has been rt for Horiculture. This, howeve s ailding affords. pro- of all manner of goods ts’ work. There are to me constructed by a dif- at the best st ble can be obtained island, which der the division of hor Thorp said, will meke the island tiful spot on the face of INTERESTING ferent builder, so ¢ the variations ‘p ANTS. He described the architecture of the building for horticultural exhibits at some length. The dome is 113 feet high, with a diameter at the of 187 feet. It has been impossible in ar- ranging the eshibits under the dome to obtain \d not appear with the great To obviate the diffi- tain of rockwork has cht of sixty feet and has a base eighty feet in diameter. Upon | thi« the plants will be arranged, and it is| thought the effect will be very satisfactory. American florists, the speaker thought, are | not in a position to compete with the florists of Europe in the matter of special classes of flowers. Itis the intention, however, of the epartment of the fair with which he is identi- fied to cover in the American exhibit the entire floral kingdom as far as it can be done. All the not be perfect, but all the spe- presented. From Europe they -vthing exhibited that is beautifal and that can be made amenable to American con: ditions. He was rormy to have to state tha when he wanted a package of seed from Ameri- can plants he generally bad to send to Europe forit. This, he thought, was no discredit to European florists, but how it reflected upon American growers he did not like to say. He hoped, however, that the American florists would make such a record for themselves at this fair next year that they could never more be justly charged with a lack of enterprise. The exhibits at the fair would be so arranged that atime will be allowed for each clase of flowers, according to their seasons. That is, there will be roses in June, gladiolas in August, chrysanthemums as early as possible. ing applications for space, Mr. Thorp said the Europeans have asked for more by one-half | than have the American florists. There was yet time, however, for the Americans to redeem themselves, and he urged each member of the society to grow something—if only one plant— and send it to the fair as the result of bis own | handiwork. Fifty million people, ne said, will see the show and European floriste will have advertixements as big as town lots in Chicago. THE QUESTION BOX. Messrs. Craig and Hill urged the members of the society to follow Mr. Thorp’s advice, and the remainder of the session was spent in read- ing answer to questions dropped in the ques- tion box. Most of these related to the best variety of flowers to be grown by florists. The answered by H. E. Chelty of J., John Saul of this city, E. G. Julius Kearse, W. 8. Wm: Scoit, J. W. ‘Manning, J. Dunlap. — COMPLAINTS STEADILY DECREASING. Yet Not Enough Wagons to Give a Tri- Weekly Garbage Collection. ” There were thirty-five garbage complaints received at the health office during the twenty- four hours ending at 1 o'clock today, show steady decrease for the past three or four days. Lieut. Hollinberger said today that there were forty wagons ig the service, not enough to give the tri-weekly service called for by the con- t ‘The lientenant said that from the best cal- culations he judged that it would require forty- sto perform the work according to ees Result of a Children’s Fair. Maj. Moore has received from three little girls the sum of $40.69 for the benefit of the Oil City sufferers, The children referred to Freda Juenemann, Eda Hoffman, Maggie 4 Julia Juenemann. They gave a fair r the Oil City disaster and realized the Oe Death of Green Clay Smith, Jr. The friends of Gen, Green Clay Smith will be pained to hear of his sad bereavement in the ven Clay, jr., who died yeater- day morning. He was a young man of bright promise and possessed of rare Christian virtues, The funeral took place this morning at 11 am. from his late residence, 211 North Capitol street. ‘The body was placed in the receiving vault of gressional cemetery, where it will remain until some time in the near future, when the interment will take place in Kentucky, his for- mer home. penieoneeatr Mrs. Crowe's Plea for Divorce. Sarah G. Crowe has, by Messrs, Ralston & Siddons, filed a bill against Louis H. Crow for a divorce. They were married in Cleve- land, Ohio. in March, 1885, went to Dakota and then to Philadelphia, returning here in 1886, and she charges he threw a ring and a picture in ner face and two-and-a-half years ago raised a Ratchet over her and ordered her off the ce she had purchased at Ballston, Va., with own means, and at 309 E street he hit her in the feee and across her body with # board, and on other occasions assaulted her, the last time on August 9 at Ball ees Male Stenographers and Typewriters. There is a dearth of eligible male stenog- raphers and typewriters for the departmental service in Washington. Those who have previ- ously filed applications can be examined at any of the departmental examinations now being held at different points throughout the country, or they can take the clerk or copyist examina- tion on September 6 or 7, respectively, in Wash- incton: eetebelacobe ta ipeoedmag eal ten on the following Monday. pam e 4 instructions may be ‘ous condition, and it ‘The work of cross- | ing plants im largely carried on in the dark. | While there are doubtless conditions and prin- | ats the result is greatly a matter | of the atmosphere, the state of the | By this method the laws affecting | ‘The best time to | In selecting | wherries | Mr. | He was sorry to see that there is a lack of | Regard- | WORK ON THE BARRACKS. Those in the White Lot Will Be Finished This Week. THE TENTS FOR THE REUNION WILL COME FROM ST. LOUIS—GREAT WORK BEING DOXE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—CHAIRMAN EDSON'S ASSISTANTS. The carpenters’ work on the frame buildings erected on the Monument grounds for free quar- ters will be completed by the end of the present week. The buildings at Garfield Park have been begun and will be finished in the course of a| few days. It is known exactly how) many the free quarters on the Monu- ment grounds will accommodate. There are just 13,008 bunks. Accommodatjons for some 6,000 or 7,000 men will be provided in the build- ings to he erected in other localities. With the exception of the contracts made for the lumber used in the erection of these build- ings and the contract for the reunion tents, no contracts have as yet been made by the execu- tive committee. A St. Louis firm gets the con- | tract for furnishing the tents to be used for the corps reunions on the White Lot. These are to be inrge tents, where the general meetings will be held, and about 300 small tents, which will | be used as headquarters for the different corps. | Contracts, in order to be valid, must be ap- | proved and signed ky the chairman of the ex- | ecutive committee. WORK WELL UNDER WAT. | The work of the various committees is well | ander way and, in consequence, the prepara- | tions for the great crowd of visitors next month are in a forward state. Chairman Edson finds it necessary to spend the entire day at the | headquarters in the Atlantic building. The | renter part of his time is coneumed in talking, | ople come to see him with all kinds of | schemes and suggestions, and those who are unable to make a personal call write a letter. In this way Mr.Edson receives communications from all parts of the country. Recently he has received letters from people living in Penns} vania, West Virginia and other points com- plaining that the railroad rates for the en- | campment are in excess of those which wero given at the time of the Knights Templar con- clave. ‘There complaints have been referred to Mr. R.A. Parke, with the request that he | make a report on the «ubject. THE HEADQUARTERS ORGANIZATION. The correspondence which is laid upon Mr. Edson’s desk each day is increasing in bulk. He has an eficient corps of assistants, and in this way the burden of work is in a measure lightened. The organization at headquarters is quite complete, and the work is #0 di- vided up that it is handled with compara- | ative case. Mr. Edson has the assistance of Harrison Dingman, the secretary of the execu- tive committee, who is in attendance at the con- Tho correspondence is dic- tated to the stenographer, H. G. Davis, and the | various branches of the ‘work are cared for by F. J. Donnelly, W. G. Gibson and George A. Howe, the bookkeoper and record clerk. ‘The | | | committee on accommodations char? the rooms occupied by the executive committee. this committee falls.a great mi volving corresp Upon of work, in- | ondence not only with posts but | dividuals in regard to quartera. The | y of tho committee, Mr. E. S..Peck, is on handeach day. He is not only a busy man himself, but keeps a corps of assistants trotting | about. ’ J. E. Johnson with a stenograph re- | ceives the dictated correspondence. George D. | Renneker has charge of the register of the | rooms, and S. B, Matthews assists in this depart- | ment. SUPPLYING THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Then W. H. Harrieon inspects the school | buildings and sees that they are supplied with mattresses and other needed accommodations, | In addition the committee employs two can-| vassers who inspect the rooms as soon as notice is received from the owners of houses that they are available for rent. ‘The smallest personage about headquarters is F. F. Lanham, a young boy who acts as Mr. Edson’s messenger and makes himself generally useful. ‘There is lots of work for this corps of | gusistants and each day the work increuses in valk. B.W. Hunter, the inspector of lights, has started a subscription paper among the employes at the District building to raise a fund to decor- te the District building. ‘The surplus, it there | should be any, will be turned into the’ general encampment fund. Ernest C. Stahl, the chief of staff of the De- | partment of New Jersey, was at headquarters today. He came in to make arrangements for horses and to complete the other details. The | | headquarters of the department will be at the | National Rifles armory. General Stubl expects that there will be 6,000 veterans from New Jer- sey in line. THE ONLY INDIAN PosT. Chairman Edson today received a letter from the commander of “the only Indian post in the | which is located at Keshena, | Wis., asking the committee to defray the ex- penses of the thirty-seven members of the post, as they are too poor to pay the railroad fare to this city. This request will not be granted. ARMY OF THE JAMES. The Army of the James is arranging for a | reunion. Its members include the tenth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth | corps, Peck’s division of tho fourth corps of the Army of the Potomac, and detached troops of the department of Virginia, North Carolina and the South Atlantic. ‘The meeting last night was presided ovor by | Col. Gilbert E. Overton, with Prof. J. D.| | Evans secretary. A suggestion was made by | Col. Stratton that the committee on music re- juest all the bands to assemble in front of the Vhite House and play patriotic airs. It is es- timated that tally 1,000 musicians will be present. THE TWELFTH ARMY coRPs. The resident reunion committee of the twelfth army corps met at the Eybitt House last night and discussed the program for # re- union. It is requested that all former mem- bers of the twelfth army corps and all members | of the twentieth not belonging to the eleventh shall be present at the meeting to be held at | the Ebbitt House Wednesday evening, August 4. AMONG THE POTOMAC CAVALRY conPs. Ata meeting of the Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps at the Ebbitt House last night committee consisting of Col. J. H. Dewees, Mr. Wm. H. Sterne and Gen. L. G. Estes was appointed to issue a circular to the comrades lling a reunion, Dr. 8.8. Bond, F. G. Saxon and Capt. J. 8. MeCoy were appointed a com- mittee on badges. The reception committee, which will be named at the meeting to be held next Wednesday, will be composed of one member from each regiment represented in the corps. ‘The following dates for reunions, in addition to those already published, were announced First New York dragoons, September 22, 1892, 1 p.m.; third New York cavalry, September 22, 1 p.m.; fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, Sep- tember 22, 7:30 p.m., and First Maine cavalry, September 22, 10 a.m. The following new members were added to the regular committee: | John A. Darlin , company G, sixth New York cavalry; Charles €, Yoder, fourth Pennsylvania | cavalry: John E. Ayers, company E, eighth New York cavalry; R. G. Cunningham, com- | pany M, thirteenth Pennsylvania cavalry; Major | Yaniea i: Peale, fourth Pennsylvania cavalry; | Capt. J. A. Judson, captain and assistant adju- | tant general volunteers; Francis G. Saxton, | first sergeant. company L, first United States | cavalry; L. J. Melchior, first sergeant, company | D, fifth United States cavalry; George W. Weed, | hospital steward, U.S. A., fifth cavalry, U. 8. A.; G. M. Thompson, company A, third Pennsylva- nia cavalry; John Pearing, company M, sixth United States cavalry; Gen. L. G. Estes, assist ant adjutant general volunteers: Joseph 8. McCoy, first sergeant, company B, fifth United States cavalry; James Mulholland, company E, fifth United States cavalry; A. J.’ Edson, com-| ny D, tenth New York cavalry; James H. | jurphy, company A, fifth United States cav- alry; Timothy Casey, company D, fifth United States cavalry; James Riley, companies A and | E, second United States cavalry; Paul Lutz, | | company I, fifth United States cavalry; James Butler, company I, first United States cavalry: ;_ company B, twenty-first Ivania cavalry; John Hockemeyer, com- He Nrormertiey, company Al arnt United States ‘com| 3 cavalry; Capt.’ John McDonnell, first United | States ‘cavalry; Horace B. Lawson, colonel fourth Indiana cavalry. ‘THE WESTERN CAVALRY. A meeting was held last night at the Ebbitt | from September 19 to 24 inclu | the Bering sea arbitrators, quarters at the Metropolitan, and the Ilinois Association of this city has decided to expend €100 in decorations, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS. Assistant Secretary Bussey has called a meet- ing of the seventh army corps at the Ebbitt House Saturday evening at 7:30. All men who: served north of the Red river and west of the Mississippi are requested to be present for or- ganization, SHIELDS’ DIVISION SURVIVORS. The survivors of Sb division have been called by Col. W. 8, Odell, J. W. F. Williams and John Finn to meet at the Ebbitt House to- night at 7:20. A proposed feature of the reunion is an ex- cursion up the Shenandoah valley, and while there will be the guests of a number of ex-con- federates who live in that valley. The enter- tainment will be in charge of Gen. John E. Roller and Capt. J. C. Marquis of the Staunton Artillery. THE G. A. R. IN MARYLAND. A circular just issued by Wallace A. Bartlett, the commander of the Grand Army of the Re- public for the Department of Maryland, con- gratulates the department upon an increase of more than 15 per cent in the past six months the G. A. R. having on its rolls over 3,000 mem- bers in good standing for the first time in its history in this department. Commander’ Bart- lett stiggests that the posts shall participate with the children of the public sc brating Discovery day on October He ad- vised comrades to act as escort to the school children in the parades and to assist in raising and to salute the fla; The department commander callsattention to the twenty-sixth national encampment in Wash- ington on September 20, which will probably be the greatest gathering of soldiers since the grand review of 1865. Tho headquarters of Maryland will be at 626 Pennsylvania, avenue Hartranft Post, 0. 48, at Sparrows Point, has disbanded ani rrendered its charter. The Case of the United States Completed and Ready for Presentation, Tho officials of the government who have been permitted to see the argument which will | be presented by this country before the Bering | sea arbitrators aro very much elated over the outlook fora decision favorable to the United States. Their hopes are based upon the character of the argument to be made on the part of thie country. The case of the United States is now completed and has been read with satisfaction by those who are entitled to be apprised of the case at this stage of the proceedings. A COMPREHENSIVE SETTING FORTH. A Stan reporter was told that probably never before in the history of this government has there been such a comprehensive, able and com- plete setting forth of a country’s claim for its Tights as the case which will be presented to Tt has required months to prepare and represents a summary of every event which has ever occurred in con- nection with the history of Bering sen, The case is set forth ina printed document of | great length. It denis with every phase of every question relating to Bering sea. It relates the story of Alaska and its acquisition by the nited States and goes into details of topogra- phy and geograp THE SEAL. AND ITS BEARING ON THE QUESTION. ‘There is a lengthy dissertation on natural his- tory and the place which the fur-bearing seal holds in that study. In fact, every subject which could have any possible bearing upon the jaestion at issue has been discussed with that | thoroughness which comes of patient and in- telligent research. “Thave tried to co an unprejudiced light,” caid Tre Star man’ informant, “and I must say that if I were si ting in jndgment upon the case I would be compelled to hold in favor of the Cuited States upon the facts as presented.” eaissiaaas sto Census Statistica as to Agen. A bulletin issued by the census office shows that there were returned by the enumerators in 1890 for the entire United States 22,447,392 per- sons between the ages of five and twenty years inclusive as against 18,3) ‘The general increase during the decade for the periods of years considered was, therefore, 4,127,562, or 22.53 per cent. The increase i aggregate population for the United States whole during the same decade was 24.86 cent. The males of militia age, that is, from eighteen to forty-four years, both inclusiv numbered 13,230,168 in 1890 a8 against 10,23 289 in 1880. "The males of voting age in 1890 numbered 16,940,311. They increased during the ten yeurs from 1880 to 1890 4,109,962, or 32.03 per cent, the whole number returned in 1880 being 12,830,349. ‘The same bulletin also shows that for the United States as a whole 74.33 per cent of the males of voting age in 1890 were native born and 25.67 per cent for- ¢ign born. cent of the males of voting age were foreign born. The whole number of foreign-born adult males in the United States in 1890 was 4.343,- 459. Of this number 26.68 per cent were re- turned as aliens, 58.55 per cent had been naturalized, 5.43 per cent had taken out their | first naturalization papers, while for 9.34 per cent no information regarding citizenship was obtained. In the north Atlantic division 34.43 per cent and in the western division 92.09 per cent of the foreign-born adult males were | retarned as aliens. For the United States asa whole 63.25 per cent of the aliens couldapeak the English language, while 31.75 per cent did not speak the language.» : Army Orders. Leave of absence for one month is granted First Lieut. James Mitchell, fourteenth in- fantry. Capt. Samuel T. Hamilton, second cavalry, having been found by an army retiring bourd incapacitated for active service on account of disability incident to the service, is, by direc- tion of the President, retired from active ser- vice this date. Brigadier Gen. Adolphus W. Greely, chief signal officer, will proceed from this city to Pittsburg, Pa., on official business, and upon the completion of the same will rejoin his proper station. Maj. Emerson H. Liscum, twenty-second in- fantry, is detailed as a member of the examin- ing board at Fort Custer, Mont., vice Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Powell, eleventh infantry, re- lieved. First Lient. George H. Evans, tenth cav- alry, will report to the examining board at Fort Custer for examination. ‘ Col. Albert P. Morrow, third cavalry, having served thirty years in the army, i, on his own application, by direction of the. President, re- tired from active service this date. First Lieut. John J. Hayden, eighth infan- try, will be relieved from recruiting duty, Co- orem tea about October 1; 1892, and will then 1 join his regiment. Second Lieut. Ja@d H. leper! fourth cavalry, is transferred from troop M to troop G of that regiment. Leave of absence for one month and ten days is granted First Lieut. John J. Haden, eighth infantry, to take effect October 1. eS Leaves of Absence to Customs Employes, Acting Secretary Spaulding said today that while the Treasury Department is disposed to be liberal in granting leaves of absence to em- ployes of the customs service in all parts of the country desiring to participate in the Grand Army encampment at Wi m next month, the interests bf the service must tet be con’ sidered in order that no interruption of public busineas ma} y result front an insufioient force of emplo en. He said_that the privilege of visiting the encampment will undoubtedly granted to all G. A. R. employes who have not yet exhausted their regular annual leave, Consul Ryder Removed. ‘The President has appointed William Harrison Bradley of Mlinois to be United States consal at Copenhagen, vice Ryder. dismissed. Mr. Bradley is the present consul at Nice, France, and is transferred to Copenhagen because of the necessity for the immediate of a con- in, wae Air Ryder esnuee ee 0 oon official uct, re From te Now Yorn Pree nae Employer—‘‘You took a day off to goa fish- ing yesterday?” ———SSS SS in cele- | ider that document in | 9,830 persons in 1880, | In the western division 41.67 per | iy RSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1892. CAPTURED BY THE THIRD ‘The Action of the Virginia State Alliance Convention. THE OPENING OF A CAMPATGX—NEGOTIATIONS WITH REPUBLICANS—MARONE AND LANGSTON DEMOCRATS BEGIN 4 VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Ricustoxp, Va., Aug. 17, 1892. The prediction of Tax Stam that the third partyites would endeavor to capture the state alliance convention now assembied here has deen verified. The third party men are secretly working among the members of the alliance in the in- terest of Weaver and the local third party candidate, while outwardly they are claiming that the alliance is non-partisan. It was evi- dently their intention not to bring the matter toa test vote, but to quietly impress upon the members that they should support the third | party candidates, | | They were doomed to disappointment in this, however, for the matter came up this mornin, | before the convention in an unique manner. ‘Tho president in his annual address before the | body indorsed the Virginia Sun, a third party- | alliance organ, published at Petersburg. This organ bas for past ‘months used its editorial columns in abusing the demo- cratic party and press, and has praised Weaver and Field in glowing terms. In other words it | is a rampant third party paper, and now comes | before a non-political alliance organization for | indorsement. ! is jing in the convention the commit- tee onstate organ submitted a report indore- | ing the paper. When the report came w |adoption the third partyites je ad- | dresses in support the report. The alliance democrats, however, bitterly op] the adoption of the report, saying that the al- liance was a non-partisan body and should not have for its organ pronounced third-party paper. Then came the first fight of the con- vention. Speech after speech pro and con fol- lowed, xome of them very passionate. Dele- gates Winston of Hanover, Thomas of Suffolk and Westover of Accomac ‘led the opposition, while J, Brad. Beverly, state lecturer; J. H. Hobson, county lecturer, and other third party- ites favored the adoption of the report. | After .everal unsuccessful attempts on the part of the alliance democrats to get amend- | ments through bridling the paper a vote was taken on the rt direct, which was carried by about 50 to 98. | “All of the fluent speakers in the body are third partyites, and of course advocated the adoption of the paper as its organ, These in- | fluenced many of the alliance democrats to vote with the third partyites. COMMITTED TO THE THIRD PARTY. This virtually turns the alliance organization | of Virginia into a third party body. Audi- ble mutterings nerous lips this evening when ution adjourned for the da; the members were heard to Several of declare that they would leave the organization unless some sort of muzzle was put upon the paper before the body adjourned. thik evening that Major Mann Puge, the presi- dent, is in danger of being ousted for his demo- cratic speech made before the session today, in which he said that he was “an alliance demo- crat—an alliance man first, a democrat next.” Dodgers were scattered ‘over the city today, under the heading of the ‘People’s Party.” an- nouncing that Jchn Davis, member of Congress from Kansas, and A. W. Wright of the execu- tive boatd of the Knights of Labor would ad- dress the * people of Richmond _ to- night. Also Maj. Mann Page, J. Brad. Beverly J. Hosl Hobson of the Farmers’ Alliance of Virginia would speak to- morrow night, rigned “the state central com- mittee.” ‘This iv considered the opening of the third party campaign proper in the state, and the officers of the alliance organization are prominent among the speakers. | NEGOTIATIONS LOOKING TO FUSION. The negotiations between the republicans and | third party leaders fora fusion plan is being conducted with the greatest secrecy. Mahone, while in the city, avoided even the least appear- ance of friendimess between the two parties, ‘The negotiations, it seems, are being conducted mainly by correspondence and as yet no definite | understanding has been reached. Mahone's set back in not receiving the a | pointment of permanent receiver of the Rich- jmond and Danville railroad has for the first time in his career crushed that astute gentle- man. Now that he hus seen this fond hope decay he will, it is said, redouble his Per | efforts in carrying the state this fail. He has | | at least decided upon a vigorous campaign if | he can get the substantial encouragement auked | for. It is said that he is opposed to Langston’s | candidacy for Congress, and if the latter fer. sists in running another breach between the | two will undoubtedly result, THE DEMOCRATIC CANVASS. The vigorous canvass decided upon by the democrats at the meeting of the executive com- mittee here yesterday has already been put in | motion. Spenkers have been assigned to make addresses all over the state and in some doubt- ful counties a house to house canvass will be made. Chairman B.B, Gordon is very hopeful of carrying the state this fall, but says it cannot | be done without «big fight. He says he was very much encouraged at the reports given by the members of the state central committee at its meeting last Monday. Col. Charles T. O’Farrall, whose renomina- |tion for Congress in the seventh district was opposed by Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, has already a majority of the delegates to the nominating | convention, and Gen. Rosser has withdrawn, leaving the field clear for the “fighting colonel,” , as he is called in his dist State Senator Jas. W. Marshall of Craig county was nominated for Congress today by the democratic convention of the ninth district to succeed Representative John A. Buchanan. portico POLITICS AND PUGILISM. Two Topics Now Much Talked About in New York. REPUBLICANS WHO THINK THE TARIFF WILL WIN FOR THEM IN NEW YORK—INTERVIEWS *° WITH GEN, DUMONT AND EX-REPRESENTATIVE HORR—BOSTON FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CORBETT THRASH SULLIVAN. Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Yor, August 17, 1892. Thad an opportunity today to get the opinions of two gentlemen well known in Washington upon the political situation here and elsewhere. One of them was that dignitied and always amiable official of the Treasury Department, Gen. Dumont, the supervising inspector general of steam vessels. I encoun- tered him on his way to the Grand Union depst where he was about to take a train to some point where his official dutjes were calling him. ‘There is probably no man in public life in Wash- ington who keeps a better run of New York politics, particularly that relating to the interior of the state, than Gen. Dumont. It does not take him long after he gete his feet on his na- tive heath and has an oj yy to talk with his old friends in the political world to make a pretty accurate estimate of the situation. 80 I vena quite interested to know what he thought rs ‘Everything considered.” he said, “I think the republicats have the best of ft." “But don’t you find a good deal of their getting into line and worki “Yeu,” he said, ‘there is many people imagine. tion is more deep-seated and likely to be more Inating on the democratic side than on our own. But that is not the chief reason that makes mo look for republican success this time.”” 4 jlNiat a vour reason, therg for tho faith that — ‘The tariff. Sam Randall won the battle which résulted in the election of Cleveland PARTY. | be pretty good SAID TO BE GOING OX LOOKING TO 4 FUSION | of discontent were heard | It appears | authority both on the western situation and New York. Fa Eee agg in the prog Se , talking to a Star it, *“to y the claim that is being that the demo- crate are likely to carry any of the states which have heretofore been in the blican column. ‘They ray have good grounds for their claims, por tb miter ys to ae find any- who could point t out to me.” “What do you think about New York?” “New York is a close state. Normally I it isa democratic state, but I believe we are going to win it this time.” “I think we have the advantage of them on the tariff question this time. 1 don't believe the masses here are willing to accept free trade. Tam sure, at least, that t will be the case in the country. Just how things will go in the cities nobody can tell. Much will depend on whether these ple get thoroughly waked up in the cities. And, of course, that means that much will depend on whether the Cleveland peop! le make such concessions and | definite agreements with the Tammany people as to insure their cordial co-operation. The | fepublicans will bring their usual majority down to the Harlem.” j WANT SULLIVAN TO BE THRASHED. | Renewed interest is just now attracted to the | Long Island resorts where Slugger Sul- jlivan is working off his superfluous flesh jand getting in trim for his coming mill | with “Corbett. This enlivened interest |4s brought about by the —announce- | ment that Mr. Corbett's venerable father is | going to make the long trip from San Francisco to New Orleans to see his son attempt to wrest | the fistic championship from the bruising rep- | resentative of cultured Beantown. | The Bostonians are quietly discussing the probabilities in the coming fight between their Tepresentative and the Golden Gate artist and are quietly hoping that Sullivan will get, | thorough thrashing. | “T have a notion,” said a prominent Boston | man to THE Star correspondent. “that Sulli- ‘van is going to get whipped this time.” “What makes you think #0?” was asked. “Because he has got to meet « man this time | who is not afraid of him, and that is more than | half the fight. Heretofore, Sullivan has had the advantage inthe fact that the men with whom be fought went into the ring with the ex- Pectetion that they were going to be besten. | He had such a reputation that everybody that | he has met in the ring has entered upon the | fight with the full expectation of being worsted. | And that ie more than half the battle. But it | will be different this time. Corbett is a well- | trained fighter and ix a match for Sullivan | physically, mentaliy and by training and ex- perience. ‘He knows the man he has to meet, understands his fighting ways and tricks, and is not at all afraid of him.” “Would Boston lower her flags to the half- mast in case Sullivan should be whipped?” No. On the contrary there would be gen- eal rejoicing. Sullivan is not popular in Bos- ton. He never was particularly so, but is even less so:now than formerly. His brutal tre: ment of his wife and of other people who failed to appreciate his style of greatness has caused hin to love what friends he had there. There re plenty of places in Boston that he would not dare to go today unless accompanied by | his patie” | “Has Prof. Sullivan's style of culture been dvantageous to the rising generation of Bos- | ton’ | | ‘ar from it, The bad effects have been | plainly visible. There has been more develop- ment of prize fighting, slugging and street scrapping matches since he came to the front than ever before. The people there would not be at all distressed if he should be beaten in this fight.” ae WHEN SKINNER WITHDREW. A Remarkable Scene in the Third Party Convention at Raleigh. DEMOCRATS SAY THE BACKBONE OF THE NEW PARTY 18 BROKEN—WHAT SKINNER SAID THAT ANGERED THE CONVENTION—PROBABILITY NOW OF A REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET, Correspondence of The E jing Star. Raxerou, N.C., Aug. 17, 1892. The third party's state convention, long ex- pected, is a thing of the past. It closed its work at 1 o'clock this morning. It was farand away the most remarkable ever held in the state. At acaucus the previous night it bad been agreed that W. H. Worth, state business agent of the alliance, was to be the nominee for governor. | But yesterday another caucus was held and jit decided to make Harry Skinner the nominee. | | The convention was presided over by Marion | Butler, president of the state alliance, and every other official of that order was a delegate an@ active worker. This showed how complete | was the capture of the alliance by the third | party, There were 435 delegates present, | twenty-five counties having no representatives, | Some of these are in extreme west and some in the northeast.but one (Union) is one of the largest in the state. In that county the democratic alliancemen prevailed and whipped out the third party. Butler, in an address, said the third party wus the ‘off- spring of the alliance, born and nourished in seca until it was able to look out for itelt, andadded that after years of planning and or- ganigation now was the time to act. The plat- form as adopted reattirmed the Omaha plat- | fortis, Other features are a demand for a ¢ per | cept interest rate, and the taxation of all rail- | way property. A resolution declaring for ten | hours.a day's labor in factories, mines, &c., was adopted later. Harry Skinner was nominated by acclama- | tion for governor. It was thought he was bound hand and foot by his party, and that he was fully in accord with the ‘plans to co-operate | with the republicans and sell the state to the | latter... There was a regular scramble to secoud | the nomination of Skinner. Indorsement after | ingorsement was given him. No la: was | too extravagant to be applied to him. He took the platform and was introduced by Butler as | “the next governor.” It was at the conclusion ch that he made an announcement | of his un, ted in the history of conventions in the state. He said: “Before I aecept this nomi nation it must be upon known and well-defined terms, And what are these terms? It is this: That if at any hour there apy such a di vision wrought among the white people of country that the republican machine, the com- mon cause of all our evils and the enemy oe ae ee eS titiously taking advantage our division and’ white ‘supremacy is endan- gered, I want to advise you of it. I shall bea! triot to North Carolina and advise you of the | in which you are. And unless you give | me fiat power, unless you are willing to entrus me with that confidence; unless you are willing of yourselves, while fighting nationally the bat- | ‘tles of reform—in the case of North Carolina you see that your People are divided and the vant | | gentlemen, Ican not be your vernor. But with this position, taking of financial reform in my hand, making that the chief tenor of my ment wherever I stand, only under this condit accept, and I do not want this unless it is done with acquiescence and perfect order.” ‘A REMARKABLE SCENE. For a minute there was perfect stillness; then the storm broke. Chairman Butler's face grew ashy. He jumped from the chair and fer was insulted, was told he had sold out. Contemptuous ex} were bandied about. ‘Skinner was: Coelipc damp ey Pan any say whether, if he were given the ve of voting for Elias Carr, the democratio nominee » oF J. | right into th | Minois. ublicans have the of youand are | fotos to let thls ticket can not tell you | Oree Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Roe LOLS Baki Powder ABSOLUTELY 'y has protested against the “iron | old parties. It broaght to bear in this case the power not only of this new party, | but of a secret, cath-bound order. The com: mitteefnan officially aunounced that the « vention wor tion other | than that for governor, So then the secretary of state was first taken up. It was after mi night before the convention finished its se the lection of candidates. Me floor and gallerios alike were le, hundreds of democ: looking at scenes they a gallery were Elias Carr, the them, all orget. In ten nomi- nee for governor, and F. M. Simmons, chair- | man of the democratic party. They sow what others enw, that the day's work and Skinner « unprecedented action of the new party. The convention Governor, Wm. yovernor, R. ad broken the backbone mt up the following ticket xam of Wayne; Jieutenant pb: secretary of state, L. N. W. H. Worth; auditor, Thomas B. Long: attorney general, Ii. H. Lyon; superintendent of public instruction, J. W Woody; associate justice supreme court, W A. Guthrie: judge superior court, twelfth dis- trict, W. H. Malone; for electors at large, Harry Skinner and Marion Butler were cho: sf 2. The ticket is a weak one, say both republi- cans and democrats, Exam ix unknown. is no speaker and his only merit must be t he is a farmer, though he does not look like one. WHAT THE RESULT MEANS. | The convention has done two things, Piret, it has utterly wiped out any fear democrats had of third party success, Se republican state ticket. F. T. Walser, the se: at | retary of the republican rtate executive com- | mittee, was asked by your correspor ticket would be put up. He suid it will” He was told that the fusic cans were claiming that the not allow a state ticket to be ked if that wastrue, He r President interfered at all it would be to sce that a state ticket was put up. Next Monday Gov. Holt will make an appoint- ment to fill the vacancy in the supreme court caused by the death of Joseph J. Davis, It is | most probable that ex-Judge Jamex C will get the place. There will be an elect November. The democrats are in high spirits today. | Things are going their way. Yesterday's work marks the decadence of the third party, they | declare. THE REPUBLICANS. | The republicans claim that as yet at their | headquarters they are doing little work in the Way of sending out literature, but are mainly nizing in the state. By their own « n their organization iw al Their sec- | does 1 to bean aggressive man. | er did the fight between the republican factions reach such a height as it now d ight the editor of the organ of one at if the party put up a state ticket and made Eaves the nominee for governor, be would at once demand that dex Way said in the prose and of third party men. FIr An Exciting Inc Mills Last Night. There was great ex ent both inside and outside of the Carnegie mills at Homestead last night. The non-umon men became almost un- controllable in their terror. About 8:15 o'clock a long freight train on the Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny railroad passed through the mill yards and on the railroad bridge spanning the Monongahela river. Just as the train emerged from the mill yards several shots in rapid succes | the militiamen who were doing guard duty along the river front. The company attac were given orders to return the fire, which they did. The bat wide of the shooters, who were on the fast disappearing in. Tt is not yet known that any person was injured. Three men were found on the railroad bridge and were placed under arrest. They disclaimed all knowledge of the affair and were released. The first shot fired appeared to come from the engine cab window. The general officers of the road have been called upon to investigate the shooting. Superintendent Potter says that but one man, Arthur Cooper, was injured by the gas pipe ex- losion in the mill yesterday. Cooper died From his injaries ‘in. the ficrason. Other te ports are that another “man named Stephen ightner of Braddock was also injured by the explosion and has wince died. It is said also thata number of other workmen were badly hurt, but the report lacks confirmatiom. “'Tuotomne” in New York Tribune. Thave read with great interest Mr. Wm. Ap- lin's letter and cordially agree with him in his opinion regarding the pronunciation of Chi- cago. On the principle of “In Rome do as the Romans do,” I think it a safe rule to pronounce the name of a place as the residents of that place do. Hence we should speak of St. Louis as though it were written “St. Lewis,” not “St. Louee.”” All good Miseourians say “St. Lewis. It is a little dificult to put down in black and white the local pronunciation of New Orlean but it is something like this: “New Awl-yins, with the strong accent on the “Awl.” An Easterner going west for the first time will find many of his preconceived notions of munciation upset. Butte is not .” but sounded like the first five letters in “beauti- ful.” In California the people adhere very closely to the original Spanish pronunciation of names derived from that tongue. Thus San Jove is “Ban Ho-zay.” There is a San Jose in I wonder how the people who live there pronounce it. . California Placer is sounded as though written “Plaseer.” Up in on the second syllable of Willamette is strongly accented and the word sounds like ‘iilam-et."" In San Francisco one day I asked a chance acquaintance who hailed from Arizona ithe had ever been in Tucson. I called it “Tuck-son.” He aid no, but he bad frequently visited “‘Too-son.”” Accent the second syllable strongly, and the Inst “o” as in “not.” Spo- kat not “5 in,” but “Spo-can,” with the “‘a” sounded as in “cat,” and the accent the second syllable. Wichita is “Wich-ce-taw,”” first syllable arcented. And so on, ad infinituin. Yes, by all means let ux say “Chicawgo.” A man should.certainly know how to ounce the name of the he lives in, and it is the -y other inhabitant of this great and us country to agree with him and en- lorion P- | Seavor to imftate hia. The non de plume I use on this occasion is a “corker.”" Can any outside of California pro- nounce it? ——+e-—___ A Cannibalistic Fish. ‘From the London News. ‘A novelty at the zoological gardens is a speci- men of the “angel fish,” which has been placed in a tank along with a number of flounders. The habits of the fish suggest that it isan angel remarkably well disguised, for it is one of the ond, it amsures a | a | storm | ning THE GUNROAT BENNINGTON. Commander Rradford Tells How Splendidly he Behaved in a Pierce Storm. “She ie a regular little dack. That's what they have always said about the gunboat Bennington, and the following ae- count of @ big storm that she weathered would seem to bear out the statement. The account is enibodied in a report received from Com- mander Bradford, as follows, dated Babia, Brazil, July 19: A OALE COMES UP. I have the honor to report, in connection with my letter from Montevideo, Uruguay, No. 22, dated July 10, 1892, that the Bennington sailed at 2 p.m. on that day. At the time of departure there were frequent rain equalis, the wind being moderate from S.S.E., with the barometer about —three-tenths—abow the normal. Having reached tl mouth of the river, with point east a donado, bearing northwest, distant fifteen 4 the ship was ran east (true) seventy miles in der to get a good offing from the dangerous Castillo coast, where so many kx have recently occurred, and then headed northeast. Daring the night and next morning the wind and sea increased and it be- t that a southeast gale ng. ‘These gales are not fr southwest gales, called pamperos, and tto be feared, as they produce “ery The gale creamed by the of the 1ith that I reluctantiy hove the ship to under steam, storm mizzen, and the foot of the main trysail, heading east by #o As the ship has never before been in « heavy gale at sea, nor so far as my informatio goes ei t ister «hips, I shall describe than 1 otherwise one medium: panned ho ordinary ocean st force of the wind as logged were heavy, but nothing um- he open nea, SHE BEHAVED WELL. The ship behaved remarkably well in every respect; she did not roll excessively when ran- and when lying to was very steady comfortal time did she #bipa ses,though very wet from «pray and combers; her sea- gving qualities appeared to all to be excellent. The next morning, the 12th instant, the wind, et behavior should. sized mere! to. The appeare the gre was ten; the usual for a de in which re had ‘much de- creased in six to seven creased. At daylight the and pre ree northeast, with engines raced the the apecd was kept + fet. were decreased t ng "bout nine The vessel her course these circumstances an change for twenty. e hours, fairly good weather. | | uw material making on without four On the morning of the 18th passed a bark hove | te. During the forenoon j for some unknown reasot the w ‘hb remained ab had hauled to the south, and the «bij menced to roll heavily. Rolls 35 degrees to port and starboard w ers, using egrees to Jed bv observ ¢ Webster clinometer. Kept the whip Y north northeast to bring the seas | more astern and occasionally as far as north, as they were seen to approach. About m of jthe 13th, the ship being in latitude | 30 degrees 13 minntes south, longitude 47 21 minutes west, the scas were partio- ¥and were estimated by observers jon the bridge, which i* thirty feet above the | Water line, to be forty feet high; they seemed | to be confused, and though generally from about southeast those coming from different #, from east to south, could be seen to break, the resultant being a wall-sided ry high and very disastrous im ite effect upon the movements of the slp. MEAVIEST SEAS EVER § Several of the oldest officers on board stated, | that these were the heaviest seas they had ever |ween, ‘The hatches had been kept battened | down partially or wholly since heaving to the 11th inst. No sail was set, as the wind was jabout aft. As the ship rolled water would xpout through the clearing ports like a fountain, and occasion Jally a little would come over the lee | rail. T became convinced it was no longer pru- | dent to run the «hip, and besides she bad been kept away toward the Brazilian coast in course that would before long bring her t near it. At about 2 pn, I decided to beave the ship to.and cailed all hands for that purpose; while preparations were being made saw an immense sea coming and jput the helm up to get the ship Uff before it; he did not ‘pay off quickly enough and it struck ber on the quarter, greatly heeling her to port. Unfortunately the heel was not recorded, but as it was by far the heaviest roll it must have been 40 degrees or more. As I looked aft from the bridge I saw seas pouring in over the lee rail, the whole gap between it and the whale boat being filled with foaming water; the boat itself shipped water and its keel is five feet above the rail. The ship seemed to | hang in this position fora moment and then j righted. The water-tight doors in the cabin bulk head had been closed and no water got be- low. After this rea a smooth time followed; the helm was put hard down; the lee engine started at full speed and ‘the weather one slowed; and as soon as they would take, the after storm sails set. The ship came up to the wind very quickly without shipping any water and was kept beading E. 8 E., the seas coming from from 8.8. E. In this position wbe lay easily and without as unnecessary; the storm mizzen was kept for « time, but as the wind hauled to the south- ward and westward it was taken in. NEVER SAW A SHIP LIF TO REITER. Thave never seen a ship lie to better or per haps as well as the Bennington did. Her en- gines were both kept goigg just sufficiently to give her fair steerage way and consequently she never fell off into the trough of the sea tl wat gg method for modern Hy Tepeat was kept hove to for a day and a half, meantime becoming light, but the ing heavy. Nothing of a ey could be discovered about i i H3 it 5 ? i ' He ! 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