Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1893, Page 8

MAKING A FIGHT ON BARRETT. | CAMPBELL A & Republican Candidate for the Massachu- | Talking About Gubernatorial Candidates in| Why Affairs in the Local Club Are at = setts Speakership. ErvourS To HOLD 4 catcts Ix ORDER TO SOLIDIFY THR oFPosttion ox A DIDATE—MR. LODGE TRYING TO EERP OCT OF TuR coxt Correspondence of The Evening Star. Bostox, Jan. 2, 1898. There may be more involved in the contest for speaker of the next Marsachnsetts legisia- ture than the republican politicians hare yet dreamed of in their philosophy. Until « few days ago it was regarded as practically certain that Wm. E. Barrett having dropped the sena- torial plum to save bis speakership bacon would be re-elected to the chair he bas filled for the past four years. True, Frank P. Benzett. «| young and popular member of the House, bad deciared himself a candidate for the speaker- ship, but it did not seem likely that he would prove more formidable than other aspirants whe bed fallen before Mr. Barrett with bis meager force of republicans and his solid phs- lant of democrats But recently the Bennett boom has shown unexpected strength. Campaign headquarters have been opened in the Tremont House and « vigorous fight commenced. The Bennett com- mittee, Alfred S. Koe, Mahlon R. Leonard and Augestas G_ Perkins, realize fully that the seventy-one democratic votes will go for Barratt if they bare a chance. Their only hope, then is to solidify the republican ranks in Bennett support, and they hope to do this by a caucus. ‘They say that 9 of the 169 republicans are al- ready for Bennett and th would secure bim the republican nomination if the legislatore can be corralled in acaucus The hope of doing this is etreng boned by the resolution of the re- pablican state convention declaring for a sena- tor: If it ie important to bold a caucus for the nomination of Senator why, it is urged, isn't it fast as essential to hold ove for the selection of ‘a party candidate for speaker? hie argument bas had tte effect, expecially upon members who were chosen on the cancus- | Ledge ieeue. It ts pretty certain now that | there will be a caucus despite Mr. Barrett's re- Iuctance. The only danger is that there may be two of them. ROW MR. BENNETT REGARDS IT. Mr. Bennett, speaking of the situation, said: “Webave been anxious from the start to haves caucus of the republican members to nominate «candidate for speaker. We thought the speaker should be elected by republican votes. Acircular was sent out by our com- mittee ashing members if they would attend» eauens.and whena qficient number of re- were received to indicate that it was the wish of the party that a caucus should be held Tcalled upon Mr. Barrett to confer with him about it asked Mr. Barrett to sign the call fora cancus for Tuesday evening, January 3. He refused, saying he bad an engagement for that evening. [asked bim ther if he would agree toa cancus on Weduesday morning, January 4, before the assembling of the legislature. He said be would take the vroposition under con- on. If it was decided to have @ caucus, imion, forty-eight hours’ notice was . He added that some friepds of his were of the pinion that no caucus was neces sary. That is all our interview amounted to. “Now, we believe that if # caucus is beld on Wednesday morning the time will be inade- quate. If it is calied at 10 o'clock it 1s likely to be a half bour later before it is organized. In the rush of things to get through in thirty min- utes the interjection of subsidiary matter might throw the principal object aside. We know that there are quite a number of members who are honestly in favor of a caucuson Wednesday morning. To have it at that time isa matter of convenience. But most of the men who want « morning caucus are not very much con- cerned about a full and free expression of epinion. They don't favor the proposition from any such motive. All that we want is fair show and hovorable treatment. if a ma- jority of the party decides in favor of Wednes- day morning of course we sball acquiesce.” MR. BARBETT'S OBJECTION To A carci Directly after the interview to which Mr. Bennett refers Mr. Barrett rolled up his edi- torial sleeves and sent a letter to his opponent's managers declining to sign the call fora cau-| cus next Tuesday evening in the green room at the state house. In th- course of the adroit epistle he anid: The repub three years ago, although thei ide diversity of opinion upon the time, beld a house caucus the | ture met. Seven mem-| re unable to be present, and after the asiness of the meeting had been transacted it seemed to be the general opinion that evening ewucuses were an unnecemary inconvenience. This year I am informed that several republi- ean members of the house, owing to various causes, would be unable to attend such a mect- ing. Which is a serious objection to it. Last day the Essex county republican members held a meeting at which they voted that they would liae to bavea repablican meeting the Morning of the assembiing of the legislatare. ‘This wo ural time and would resui in a large Such a meeting I shail in ttend. and the other republican members Will feel the same wav. At that meeting repnb- liean members can take such action as seems best to themaeives.”” atY cax-| Ohio, Correstoncence of The Evening Star. Corvuscs, Onto, January 3, 1893. This city is now full of talk about ex-Gor. | Campbell for democratic candidate for governor | | next year. The governor moved his family to | |New York city early in the month, and that will | be their home temporarily. Bat he was care- | fal to state that he went with no idea of re- | maining. that he vould retain his citizenship | and right to vote at Hamilton, Obio, always bis | home, and still to be, while he could | not say just bow long his business interests | would keep him in the east be wor | his Obio friends frequently, and tal part in Obio politics just as be bas always done. Not being here, the direct question cannot be | t to him as to whether he is intending to try jor the gubernatorial nomination or not, but inquiry among those democrats here who ar known to be close friends of bis elicits suffi to warrant the belief that the matter is at least considered by the ex-governor and bis friend DEMOCRATS MAVE TOPE. ‘The result of the election in November and the rather demoralized condition into which the republican party in this state is drifting gives the democrats good reason to hope for success in next year's election, and of course in this is an opportunity for ex-Gov. Campbell to re- trieve what be lost in the defeat last vear and © to have the personal satisfaction of seeing Gov. Mcki ke room for him, yto make room for Gov. McKinley. Possibly also be may measure swords again and on more favorable conditions with Gov. McKinley THE NOMINATION OF M'RINLFY. No developments are noted in the question of whether Gov. McKinley will be a candidate for nomination again, but it is believed that the same organization of the republican party that inst winter resulted in the election of Mr. Sher- to the Senate again is now at work laying the plans to nominate him. The governor un- misinkably lent himself to that organization, and it is under great obligations to him. It will be simply vile ingratitude if it does not now take care of him. ‘There is room for the question “Would it be wise to force the nomination of McKinley? Would he stand in n better light before the country to be nominated and defeated than if he simply declined nomination for @ second term? The most sanguine republican cannot deny that there is danger of the defeat of his party in Obio next year. ‘The election returns, and particularly thoxe from the congressional elections, indicate that forcing any feature of the tariff question in the next Ohio campaign would be a dangerous proceeding. BUTTERWORTH REGARDED AS AN IMPOSSIBILITY. Ex-Congressman Butterworth’e interview of this week, in which be said the republican party should make « complet> about-face on the tariff question, bas, it is believed, made him an impossibility ‘ae a gubernatorial candidate. Even though Gor. McKinlev should concinde not to be acandidate for the nomination, he and his friends would see to it that Butterworth did not get it. His nomination would mean a complete overthrow and repudiation of McKin- levis by the Obio republicans, and the high tariff republicans would not allow it. Gov. Mc- Kiniey bas not proved a angacious party leader, but he hasa firm enough control upon the party organization to prevent anything of this kind and Congressman Butterworth will hardls be aliowed to assume the leadership. If the Foraker men are really behind the Butterworth boom they already see that it is sure to collapse at once. CINCINNATI'S SEW PAPER. Prominent republicans bere are undecided as to what attitude they ought to assume toward the new republican organ in Cincinnati—the Tribune—which is to appear on January 1. Of course it will stir up dissension, because it is an avowed rival of the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga- zette, an avowed Foraker organ. Then, too, its success is a matter of doubt, for it will have no press franchise and it enters a fieldalre: occupied. Tho bitter experience of E i and his associates on the other side of the political fence in trying to establish a news- Paper as arival of the Enquirer in this same newspaper eld is recalled. The News-Journal is in the democratic party, just ax the Tribune is to be the result of the factional fight in- the republican party. These factions had similar origins also. The “kid” and “mossback” factions of the demo- cratic party of nine rears ago grew eut of the election of Henry B. Payne to the United States Senate, defeating Allen G. Thurman. The present factions in the republican party in Ouio grew out of the election of Sherman to the Senate last winter, defeating ¢ Fora- ker. Ex-Gov. Hoadly and his associates lost nearly « balf million dollars in the News-Jour- nai before they gave it up. ‘The announcement made by ex-Gov. Camp- bell soon after the November election that he would take no part whatever in the distribu-} tion of Ohio patron: der the incoming ad- ministration is believed to be part of a deal that has been made between hit m and after he was ewarm in th nbiti minated were | they are all Iking and | ¢ opposition f It is well u ‘ood be tends to try for the presidency some day Is looks now as if Mr. Bennett would have a} do likewise." Uniess the Bennett cancus wins a | verry large majority of republicans Tuesd night it looks as if Mr. Barrett would be chosen | on Wednewiay. for as svon as be goes into the Rouse the democrats of aueep. LOvOE NoT 1x THE FrowT. The enemies of Henry Cabot Lodge are skill- | faily cultivating the impression that he is be- | hind the Bennett movement. On the contrary, | Be bas endeavored to keep vat of the contest entirely. Complications may follow in the sen- ‘torial fight if the Bennett caucus be erro- Reously taken as the measure of the Lodge streagth. Mr. Lodge's crafty opponents are Using every effort co link Mr. eand Mr. | Bennett together in the public mind in order | that, if Mr. Bennett is defeated, Mr. Lodge may | have the handicap of seeming to be worsted in| the preliminary skirmish. } There are rival candidates for sergeant-at- arms of the bones, Mr. James J. Mahoney coming forward with « strong backing for the | Place which Capt. “Jack” Adame now bas and ‘wishes to keep, aud other minor positions are in | dispure. Rev. Mr. Ball of Upton is mentioned for chaplain the candidacy of Hev. D. W. Waldron present incumbent. Detmocrais view all there minor contests with | complacency. They only hope that the lines of | will be so drawn as to lead away some of | Mr. Lodge « forces in the senatorial campaign. | But the valiant cohorts are so well organized | That there seems little danger of this. Still there is little doubt that the Lodge captains [will feel easier a week hence if the organization Jof the legislature is effected without marring [the harmony that ought to rule the relations of [political brethren. i go to him like a flock | — ae DIED FROM A SINGULAR HUET. Sunflower Stalk Leads to Fatal Result. Thomas Ryan of Newark. N. J., hae died of kjaw. On Chrintmas eve, while working in yard back of his house, be slipped and fell the ground. His band strack the remains of sunflower staik and @ email bat painful wound have bis hand dressed. as there were two ters in the wound. (n the following Wed- day the wound began to trouble higu and the around it toswell. He went back to the ital and there, it is alleged, was told that swelling did not amount to anything. This Rot satisfy Ryan aud be called on a phy- . Who poulticed the band and otherwise a. On Friday night Rvan began to act in a peen- manuer and to yawn. His manner caused Wife to become uneasy and she called upon druggist. The druggist told the woman the symptoms resembied lockiaw, and she ‘® physician. ‘Avow by her husband uttering @ terri- ‘and found him frantically trying to bold apart. She seized a spoon aud placed between his teeth and summoned! a doctor possible was done to relieve the A t death was unavoidable. The which bis wife had was there when be « He was about forty years of age, and had married nine years, but had no children. Patter Stead’s Opinion of Spirit Writing. The London Morning publishes an interview W. T. Stead, in which the veteran editor He gave it as bis conviction that be- caucus ali by himself and Mr. Barrett would | p, inflicted. He went to the German Hospital! | eluek on Saturday morning she! laced between his | bis recent experiences with spirit | desires fall control of| the Ohio patronage to further kis own inter 1, whe ¥ era’ gre: mee wi said to bave agreed with Sen: “hands off in the patronage leave the whole matter with him in considera- ion of the support of the Brice-MeLean forces in the race for the gubernatorial nomination | next year. This explains how it is that Brice | seems to have withdrawn his candidate for the | governorship. Walter B. Richie, whom he pro- duced some time ago with a great flourish. oo Deposit of Taxes in District Banks. From the Finsncia) Review In ita issue of November 18 the Financial Re- | view called attention to the stringency occa- sioned here in each May and Novemb deposit of the District tax moneys in # States Treasury. We suggested bs edy that our Iccal institutions of finan: at least retain custody of the tax moneys paid im by our citizens Both Tas Gran snd the Post have approved of these suggestions and they have met with general favor among our citizens, © © © Tue Stan prints an inter. view with District Auditor Petty, wherein he insists that the “revenues of the District of Columbia are not locked up in the United States Treasury,” while in the same paper District As- sessor ‘Trimble expreeses bis convictions that these revenues are so “locked ap.” Mr. Trim- ble is right ard he bas had the courage of his convictions, as shown in his official reporta. The argument of Mr. Petty is based wholly upon the assertion that as the fiscal year commences July 1, and as the first payment of taxes by cit- fzene of the District comes in following No- ember, there is a period between July and No- | vember when the District treasury is empty: | therefore, says Mr. Petty, the District could | not during those four months meet ite -‘cur- rent obligations but for the kindness of the | treagury officials, who honor our requisitions during this period and reimburse the treasury | from the taxes received in November.” If this statement was wholly correct it doos | not meet the point of our suggestion. It only indicates another defect in the present system. | wherein, with appropriations already made by |e . the District treasury becomes bank- rupt through four months of the year-except as relieved by advances from the United States. It | still remains true that in November and May re- | epectively of each fiscal year between $1,000,000 ‘and €2.000,00 are taken bodily out of our Dis- trict banks for deposit in the United Btates Treasury, and that a financial stringency ie | hereby created which would not occur if these moneys were left upon deposit in said District | | banks. The difference between deposits in our banks and in the United States Treasury is ob- | vious that in the former ease these moneys | would at ali times be kept in active circulation, while tu the latter case they would be wholly | withdrawn from circulation until from time to | time partial paymeuteare made upon the requl- sitions of the District Commissioners. But are Mr. Petty's statentents otherwise cor- rect? think not. Let us assume the ag- aregate appropriation to be €5.000,000, an equal motety is to be paid by the District and by the United States. The law fixes No- vember and May as the two periods in which the District half shall be equally collected. It is then so collected. There is not a scintilla of yathority for tne Treasury Department to an- ticipate these dates by advancing and paying out the District proportion. They are not so advanced nor paid out. The Treasury Depart- ment during the period from July to November simply | ays out « part of the pi of the appropriatuon due from the Unized Staten, There fe hence no question of reimbi advances made upou the District moiety. It is only « BormsEt gpoe the halt due from the United ‘es.and any objections urged thereto go nec- | eesarily to the whole system. It could easily be | the Those persons who have been continually finding fault with the owners of the Waehington ball club for not “doing something,” who loudly urge President Wagner to “wake up, get @ the base ball situation. Until the New York club is reorganized and put op a permanent footing, or atleastamore substantial footing than its present status, the deals for players which had begun early in the winter cannot be brought to aclose. Mr. Wagner wants to trade Richard- on to New York fora player and a financial consideration. New York wants to get Kelly from Boston and Ward from Brooklyn, but can- not until there ts a responsible management. Thus one thing hinges onanother. Washington as usual a sufferer, but for that matter New York is also. There is little or no prospect of Powers remaining manager of the Giants, and consequently the New York club is no better off than the Washingtons, PUTTING BACK THE PITCHER. “Amid the cyclone of newspaper criticism of the rules Anson and Comiskey alone appear undaunted and unconvinced of any necessity for any radical change,” remarked an old base ball patron recently. They say: ‘The rules are all right as they are; so is base ball. What is this iden of setting the pitcher back fifteen feet? Do they want him to play second base, too?” “Those who are so eagerly advocating put- ting the pitcher's box further from the batsman to induce more batting overlook the fact that it rests with the pitcher alone whether the hit- ting will be free or not. Put the pitcber back fifteen feet and there will be no freer batting than now, unless—and here is the remedy for the whole trouble—the piteher fs punished for giving bases on balls. The pitcher who gives bases on balis to avoid being hit or with the im of getting strike-outa will eave his record. He will stand on the list much higher than the itcher who pats the ball over the plate once in a while and trusts to bis field to save a hit, but he will not be nearly so valuable « player as the latter. “But players are rated by their records and are largely engaged by them. They are the only tangible evidence of a player's worth, and t they are very unreliable. Such being the se pitchers will play for a record, and record pitching means many men sent to first on balls. Now, by putting the pitcher back fifteen or twenty or twenty-five feet his desire to have a good record will not be eitinguished—not a bit. “It ts true that when the ball goes over the plate it will be easier to judge, Go over the plate any oftener? pitcher be any les wild? In short, will fet the batsman hit the ball any oftener? If he doesn't, bow can the new rule cause Hvelier batting? Itseemato me that these jobbers begin at the wrong end. I think if a base on balls were allowed to be considered in counting earned runs it would have a tendency to make the pitcher pitch for the plate. Something must be done to correct the evils of pitching for a record or the batting will never be any freer.” —s0e WORSE THAN DONNYBROOK. A Pree-for-All Fight, in Which Guns and Knives Took Part. The bloodiest fight in Magoffin county's his tory took place about one mile from Salyers- ville, Ky. There were eight or ten of the county's best known citizens engaged on each side, armed with repeating rifler and navy pistols, and the trouble, which had its inception ina trivial matter the day before, culminated in a pit¢hed battle. John Davis was killed by a pistol shot, said to have been fired after he was disabled and dis- armed; W. F. Deakins, constable, was fatally wounded by a shot in the right hip, the bail ranging upward through the bowels; Monte- ville Deskin Justice of the peace, has not been found since the fight, but he left a bloody trail on the snow through the woodland near the scene of the tragedy, and is supposed to be fatally wounded. The gun with which be is known to have been armed was found yesterday in the woods. Shepherd Cole, coroner of the county, received some fearful blows with a clubbed gun, and may die. Brice Patrick was shot through the bowels and is reported to dying. 2 Patrick, a brother of ex-Sheriff C. Patrick, received a ritle ball along the right side of his head, and was at first sup to be dead, but he haa rallied, and physicians say he will live if there is in concussion of the brain. Reports as to who was immediately responsi- ble for the terrible affair are conflicting, ant it is not even known who fired the fatal shots. Dug Risner and Samuel Risner were brought in yesterday pone | by Coroner Cole and a strong guard, charged, ander a warrant issued by Moutevillé Desking, with an assault on W. T. Deskins. The coroner commitied the dan- gerous impropriety of making a guard of the persons who were identified with the prosecu- tion, and for whose protection the warrant was issued. This was resented by the friends of prisoners, end both sidéa came to town heavily armed. The prisoners were arraigned before Police Judge George H. Gardner, and the commonwealth not being ready for trial they were relefsed under bond. Some loud aiking on the partof one of the Risners very neariy precipitated a fight in town about 2 o'clock, but prompt interierence of the author- ® prevented it. he fight took place an hour Inter. No ar- rests have been made, and it is feared that an- other fight is imminent +o Dervishes Defeated Near Wady Haifa. ‘The body of dervishes which recently attacked Gemai near Wady Malfa, in equatorial Africa, was overtaken near Ambigot Monday by « detachment of Egyptian cavalry and a fierce battle ensued. The dervishes, who greatly out- numbered the Egyptians, made several furious onslaughts on the government troops, but were finally repulsed with heavy loss, Many dervisies wero slain. @apt. Pyne of the British staff and forty-five Egyptians, including an ofiicer, were killed and many others were wounded. A detachment of Egyptian cavalry, with British officers, has arrived at Ambigot since the battle took place, and further reinforcements have been dispaiched to the scene of conflict, ————+e-+—___ “Gone With a Handsome } ‘The mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Myrtie Ring, wife of James Ring of West Greece, New York, bas caused @ sensation there as well ai Spencerport, where ehe resided before her mar- Tiage. She is the ouly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of the Railroad Hotel at Spencerport. Saturday afternoon ehe drove to her father’s house, leaving her baby with her rents, went “down town calling” and has not Teen socu since. Mra. Hing is young and pretty and her husband is several years older, and ‘as the result of a severe sickness has been par- alyzed and broken in health recently. Mr. Ring t» reported as being somewhat jealous of his wife. A young man named Boylan missing and it is suspected by the n hood that the simultaneous disappearance of the couple was premeditated. ++. -w Lord Mayor of Dublin. ‘The new lord mayor of Dublin was installed in office Monday with all the pomp and cere mony that anciently attended the taking of office by the city chief dignitary. The proces- sion that was formerly a part cf the installazion ceremony was revived this year and met with the hearty approval of the people, who displayed great.enthusiasm over the spectacle. In this was added to the ceremonies by the presence of the lord mayor of London, who is the guest of Dublin's lord mayor, and who rode in procession. ‘The line of march waa thronged with dense masses of humanity, who cheered and shouted as the two lord mayors passed along. After the lord mayor had taken the oath of office and all the formalities bad been complied with an official reveption was held, which was attended by a large number of persons. ‘Negroes Ordered to Leave. ‘There is great excitement at West Lib- erty, Ohio, over the discovery that white cap notices ordering all negroes to leave the town bad been posted in prominent places. mob pers to lynch Grant Jackson. the mulatio who eloped with Bessie Hinkle, a pretty white waitressat the Grand Union H but bom ag to the woods. A terrible outbreak is fe Jackson was tarred and feathered last week by the citiznes of West Liberty, but he returned in spite of warnings. ~ Lasker's Success in Philadelphia. Herr Lasker played his last game of chess yesterday of bis present engagement with the Franklin Chess Clab of Philadelphia, His op- manager and some players,” do not understand | ‘The hearing at Chicago in the world’s fair Sunday closing suit was yesterday postponed | South Shore Transportation Company applied for an injunction restraining the world’s fair management from closing the gates of the expo- sition on Sunday. The officers of the world’s congress anxiliary have learned that in some instances invitations to take part in the arrangements for and the proceedings of the world’s congresses of 1893 have not been received and that in otber cases there has been delay for more specific com- munications and requests for co-operation. The officers of the auxiliary therefore appeal to the public prese of all countries to. make known, as widely as possibie, the fact that the active par- en of all appropriate organizations and leaders is desired, not only in the proceedings of the congresses, when they aa tavaaos vened, but in making adequate and suitable arrangements for such proceedings, to the end that they may embrace all such subjects as ought to receive attention in the various con- The world’s congress auxiliary therefore trusts that the practical impossibility of a per- sonal communication with all whose co-opera- tion is desired will be appreciated and that all such organizations and feaders will, without ceremony or delay it they have not already done a0, agnd to the officers of the world’s con- gress auxiliary all such information, inquiries and suggestions in relation to subjects to be presented in any of the congresses or in regard to persons or societies to be invited to take rt therein as they may deem conducive to the ends in view. Inquiries will be promptly answered, documents sent and omissions of any formal communications promptly supplied. SMASHING BICYCLE RECORDS, Fast Time Made in Exposition Hall, Mil- waukee, Yesterday Afternoon. Six indoor bicycle records were smashed at Exposition Hall yesterday in Mil- waukee, all of the performances being of the highest order. E. W. Ballard started in to lower the half-mile record of 1.13, He was paced by Steel and Rhodes. He started off ata killing pace and held it clear through, making the half mile in 1.12. ‘Then John 8. Johnson started in to lower his own record of 2.30 fora mile. ‘The first start wass poor one and he came back and tried it over. He caught Ballard, the first pacemaker, in very short order and was going ata very rapid gait when Rhodes started about ten yards ahead at his topmost «peed. Johnson soon over- hauled him, however. Then he was after Steel, who paced him the inst three laps, There was some surprise after the mile was fixed, thinking that he had not broken the record, ‘Then the timckeepers hung out the figures 2.26. Johnson was enthusiastically applauded for bis performance. ‘Then came the most splendid race of the afternoon. W. A. Rhodes took « shy at the five- mile record and cut it down to the very lowe figure. He was paced by Ballard, Steel, Leo ard and Johnson. He started off at almost his speediest gait and never wavered # foot during the race. He seemed as fresh at the end ax be- fore he started. ‘The former record for five miles was 13.29. Rhodes made it yesterday in 13.05. He not only smashed the five-mile record, but sandwiched in new records for two, three and four miles. Following are the figures for each mile: First mile, 2.35; two miles, 5.10; 7.44; four miles, 10.26, and five Robert Bonner Makes Another Offer. On December 30 Robert Bonner wrote to E. D. Wiggin, the owner of Martha Wilkes, stating that he would forward $5,000 if Martha Wiikes should trot a mile in 2.05 to the old-style sulky on the Cleveland track in 1893, nnless some other horse should previously trot in 2.05 under the same condition. Mr. Wiggin replied under date of January 2 that he intends fitting Martha Wilkes and trotting her in some races in the spring and will then prepare her for a fast mile. Chicago Reporters Exaggerated. ‘Mrs, Mattie Alexander-Jefforson, who created such a sensation in Chicago last week by jump- ing from a second-story window at the Atlantic Hotel, arrived at her home in Kinderhook, N. Y., on New Year day. She sends a letter to the Register stating that she as no proof that the man she married is other than an honorable gentleman. She complains that the Chicago Teporters distorted the facts and that most of their statements were utterly false and sensa- tional. She says that when ner health is re- stored she ahall Join her husband at Youealla, ——_-e-__ ‘Troops at the Chicago Fair. Ground fora military encampment during the world’s fair at Chicago has at length been secured by a committee of the Illinois National Guard Association, The site selected is known as the Wentworth tract and comprises eigh acres near the exposition grounds and the lake shore between 75th aud 79:h streets and French avenue. This will be leveled and thorougily drained and sewered. Jt will accommodate 5,000 men besides having large parade ground an. ‘The use of the grounds wiil be free to visiting organizations of the National Guard, thou; they will be required to provide their own eubsistence. ——_+ e+ _____ She Wants Her Eoy's Body. Mrs. Jane McDrury, mother of Patrick Me- Drury, who was smothered in a cargo of grain in the hold of the Anchor line steamship Bo- livia in Brooklyn November 18, has not given up her fight to get possession of her son’s body, although she bas received no reply to her letter sent to the American consul at Glasgow. Mrs. McDrury has laid the niatter before Secretary of State Foster. Mayor Boody of Brooklyn yes- terday received a letter from Assistant Secre- tary Wharton, inclosing a copy of Mrs. Mc- Drury’s letter, and requested that the matter be fully investigated and a report made to the Secretary of Siate. Copies of Mr. Wharton's lotter and Mra. Me- Drury’s communication were sent to District Attorney Ridgeway and Coroner Kene, with a request for an early report. ——— A General Street Railway Bill in Ohio. The bill authorizing city councils to grant street railroad franchises for ninety-nine years is to bea leading event in the general assembly of Ohio, which convened yesterday afternoon. ‘The bill passed the senate last winter and went to the house, where, after a desperate battle, it was referred to the committee on railroads instead of municipal corporations. The press of the state is #ibstantially a unit against the bill in its present shape, but opposed to the — is & powerful gombination. ‘The bill as rawn provides that when a city council and car corporation can agree upon a payment by the latter of a “certain percentage of the gross receipts into the city treasury” the council shali grant the franchise. The press objection to the bill ix that the car corporation can afford to wait until it gets a subservient council, wnen a low percentage would be agreed upon bind- ing the city for ninety-1 ra, Presidential Electors in Ilinots Ineligible. Investigation having proved that two of the Mlinois electors, Andrew J. O'Connor and David W. Carraker, are ineligible to the posi- tions, J. M. Page, secretary of the state democratic central committee, says. “There is noexcuse for this, because the state central committee were cautioned about it. I wrote two letters to them regarding this question and they answered that every elector had been in- vestigated and was eligible. Tilden was de- feated by one vote and Cleveland might have beon. lessrs. O'Connor and holding over from their respective dist in case the republicans should insist,” which under the circumstaaces Mr. thinks there fs little likelihood of their doing, ‘‘both would be disqualified, and the two republicans who ived the greater number of votes would be jeclared elected. The republicans are F. K. Meak and William Garrett. The voters decided that the vote of tho state should go to Cleve- land, and there is little doubt that will get the entire twenty-four votes, yet the circum- stance shows what might have been the result had the electoral vote close.” His Tadiscretion May Cost His Life. ‘A special from Owensboro’, Ky., says: James Kendall sent a note to Mrs. Lyman Pierce last evening to meet him at the Pianter's House. ‘Mrs. Pierce handed the note to her husband ‘and together they went to } ponent was A. K. Robinson, who succumbed at the thirty-fifth move. Of the ten match games Improved upon the lined of a single payment period, as suggested by Assessor Trimble, pro- Vided ‘that our banks are made depositors of the tax collections. be played in Philadelphia Herr Lasker eit oee ban aan Herr Lasker Havana next week, in which city he is his first game on the 15th of the : Mr. Kendall for a week. This is the case in which the | Throughout the western country, which ‘owes so much of its prosperity to the precious metals blasted out of the rock-ribbed mountains and washed out of the sands in the bottoms, the gold discoveries in southe-n Utah have ex- cited the people more than any similar cause | since tho Leadville furore. For the time being Creede 1s forgotten, and the glories of Cripple Creek are relapsed. Men in all walks of life have abandoned their cus- tomary avocations to go and dig for gold, and the new camps already have a population of several thousands. These gold hunters have endured great hardships, having traveled hun- dreds of miles across a desert country on foot or horseback or iu slow-moving wagons, and the majority of them are doomed to Zailure and disappointment. WHERE THE DIGOINGS ARE. There has been a great deal of misapprehen- sion as to the location of the new San Juan Placer diggings, about which there is #0 much excitement. At first they were said to be in Arizona. They are located in the extreme southern portion of Utah, east of a north and south center line, and are ubout one hundred and fifty miles west from Durango, Col. They are north of the Navajo mountains and south of the big bend in the San Juan river. There has apparently been an effort to create the impres- sion that the best diggings are one hundred miles further north, and that the gold has been washed from the Henry mountains, whereas in reality it is washed from the Navajo mountains. The Henry mountains liotwest of the Colorado river, about 100 miles north of the southe=n border of Utah. There are placers in that vicinity, but they are about fifty miles from the river, and there ia no water handy to wash the ir There is no scarcity of water, however, ax hus been intimated, at (he San Juan diggings, which are principally im the beds of small streams, not shown on the mups, that flow from the mountains to the San Juan. The streams have cutaway in the mountains during many cen- turies grent masses of rock which carried rich deposits of fine milling gold ore. THE BEST CLAIMS. The best claims yet located are on a sort of reef that crosses the San Juan at the foot of the Navajos. There the bed rock is only about fonr feet deep, and a single pan generally yields from forty to fifty fine gold flakes. In other places there is, undoubtedly, as much gold, but itis harder to get at, as there is lots of quicksand and bed rock is deeper. Dredges and other machinery will be needed to work these plucers successfully. There are thousands of acres of good placer ground not yet teken, gold being found for forty or fifty miles along the San Juan, and there is any amount of ld ten centsa pan where there is no water. ‘The placers below where the San Juan empties into the Colorado are said to be worthless. There are many evidences that the region in which the new gold fields lie, now a barren waste, at one time icemed with life and supported a large population, ADANDONED VILLAGES. For miles along the rocky chasms the aban- doned villages of the cliff dwetiers can be seen. ‘The historic race has left evidences of its exist- ence on the face of the cliffs, where are visible hieroglyphics that were painted by artists sus- pended by ropes. The colore areas bright as if painted but yesterday. No man has yet dis- covered the meaning of these hierogiyphics. ‘Trails tong abandoned are seen that lead along the cliff and down to the water. They must have been traversed a long time, as the solid granite has been worn away by the feet of the cliff dwellers. These trails are found along the Green river, as well as the Colorado and San Juan. Within a mile of Dondy, on the Colorado, a large stone fort is crumbling into ruin. It was el by —— perpendicular walls that have not been scaled by man for centuries. The sand holes cut in the rocks by the cliff dwellers are still visible. One of the fords of the Colorado is called “the crossing of the tathers. Tradition says that in the seventeenth cen- tury a party of Catholic priests, bound for the Pacific coast, forded the river there and disap- peared in the desert beyond, nothing more be- ing seen of them. The highway leading west- ward from Bluff City to the new gold diggings is said to be the identical pathway trodden by thousands who were rushing to California in 1849, 1860, 1851 and 1852. It may be that the forty-niners passed by, unobserved, fields of yellow metal even more valuable than those on the Pacific coast, which yielded fabulous for- tunes, see “BLUFFING” FOR ‘HIGH STAKES, The New York Eapid Transit Commission and Mr. Amory’s Eid. The New York rapid transit commission met yesterday afterncon, Wm. Steinway presiding. W. Nowland Amory, whose remarkable bids at the time of tho eale of the franchise caused a sensation, was on had to demand hislegal rights as the purchaser of the franchise, from the fact that the commission accepted 10 per cent or $100 on the $1,000 bid. D. Morgan Hildreth appeared for Mr. Amory and stated to the Loard that he considered his client the legal purchaser of the franchise. John M. Bowers, the counsel for te board, promptly took Mr, Amory and his counsel in hand, and when he had fired his questions at the two gentlemen the bottom promptly dropped out of Mr. Amory’s scheme. Mr. Bowers got at the question by first denying on tho part of the board thet Mr. Amory had an: legal rights to the franchise, but startled eve ng that if Mr. Amory could give jon any assurances that the mil dollars in cash or bonds required by the terms of the act could be deposited tomorrow, or if they were at present in his possession, he would advise the commission to reconsider and accept the bid of $1,000 made by Mr. Amory The object of Mr. Bowers’ startling assertion became apparent. The commissioners were meeting bluff with bluff. When Mr. Bowers made the announcement both Amory and his counsel seemed taken aback and the latter said he was not prepared toanawer Mr. Bowers’ proposition. He and Mr. Amory then conferred and Mr. Hildreth, again speaking for his client, said the notice was too short; that they were not before the commission to answer these questions, but to insist on their rights as the owners of the fran- chites. ‘After further warm discussion upon the sub- ject of Mr. Amory's bid, participated in by ‘Messrs. Bowers, Inman, Steinway and Amory, the commission adjourned until Friday next. erent less A Little Boy on Trial for Murder. A most pathetic scene was witnessed in the oyer and terminer court at Pittsburg yesterday when little Stewart Rogers wasarraigned,charged with the murder of James H. Stiveson. Stew- art Rogers is only eleven years old and the boy whom he is charged with killing was only twelve. The death of young Stiveson was the result of 4 childish quarrel on tho afternoon of October 13 last, during which Rogers stabbed Stiveson. ‘The ‘defendant 18 an exceedingly bright-looking boy, and sat beside his counsel intently watching the proceedings, and, while he was extremely nervous, he was much more composed one would tmagine under the circumstances, Ho ts the youngest defendant ever put on ‘rial in the county charged with eee and the trial attracted a crowd. ‘The mother of the boy sat beside him all day and every few minutes sho would aob and ery. She tried to restrain herself for the boy's sake, and there were many eyes in the room dimm: with tears. Several prominent citizens who were drawn on the jurs asked to be relieved, as they had conscientious dcruples against the conviction of the boy. The jury brought in a verdict of acquittal, and the boy was discharged from custody. ae ae eee Another American Girl Weds an English- man. The whole American colony in London is astir with preparations for the wedding of Miss Wayne Cuyler of Baitimore, U. 8. A., and Sir THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JMNUARY 4, 1893—-TEN PAGES. . oR GOVERNOR. | BASE BALL GOSSIP. \] TAKEN INTO COURT. THE NEW GOLD DIGGINGS. | AUCTION SALES. va The Question of Opening the World’s| More Excitement Than Any Time Since the ~_CTURE pas. — Standstill_New Rules. Fair om Sunday. Leadville Furore. : en ENCANSON taxos CHANCERY SALE OF THE DWELLING at TH OF K*TREET AND. Now OocUPIED BY Te TION, OPPOSITE FARK By vier arenas fas meta, vente singular the of the paid ‘Pcash om the dav of eof hy the ts hereon, ae fourth Blackwell’s Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco For over twenty-five years the standard smoking tobacco of the world. To-day More Popular than Ever, Bhermt. property Chamer's cost. nas " ISF GARNETT. Surviving Trust net-dkts $18 sth wt HOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auets. 12 o . * ‘4 ES fol TWO-STORY BRr To have a good smoke anytime and everytime it is only necessary to mDNE INO. Na, Ms fae 4 A ve get Bull Durham. _ It is ail good and always good. GUN tole LOB et neq. one of the lana tuyotle, we will gelk im tras t 1XT EEN TN D. BLACKWELL’S DURHAM TOBACCO DURHAM. N. C. ©o., AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. T NI Ree ae ToMoRKow. Anctidheors cTION OF HORSES, MAENPSS. Ke. stab ein rear © DIAMONDS, GOT at the option « : $100 required ak POUR | £e., at purchaser’ eT OCT | in fittern a: ness, 1 Double | to revel! th and Bridie and other | ‘iting FOWLER, } aust ONVILLE, Assiene, THOMAS DOWLI ¥ & BON, AUK cua Y SALP VALTARLE LOT. ¥ STORY AND CATALOGUE SALE AT AUCTIC S ROOMS, EXTRA Late i D FURST- city, Bed oF from A VERY IMPORTANT COLLECTION oF ANTIQUE MAHOGANY FURNITURE, SMALL ©) oN COLLECTED FROM OLD FAMILIES IN OF for SEMALT, COLLECTION NORTHWiST © ASHING STREET MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. OE THURSDAY Moning, saNUARY FIFTH, « ok at th above hours © FINE OLD DUTCH SILVER, CARVED AND SILVER-MOUNTED IVORIZS, SILVER AND HAND-PAINTED ENAMELS, WASHINGTON AND Gy COMPANY TOWN PATLROAD INDS AND SCRIP_AT TION, ¥, SANCAK: SOR, at ON SHEFFIELD AND OTHER PLATED WARE. MARBLE PEDESTALS, OIL PAINTINGS, bie bonds of the Wash- i Compe ington aud Georgetown. R jatakads CURIOS, CHINA OF FINEST GRADES, MOMAS & WAGGA PURN. RUSTEPS SALT OF VALUABLE IMPnov’ Se ee ee eee | REAL PATATE ON TWEEETA. TREES Betwrrs ke ASD. S. STREETS NObTH DESIGNS. WASHINGTON. ‘Dasvkier ¢ IMPRoven ALSO 4 TREEL —4 EAST NEAR PENNSYLVANIA By virtue of acertain deed of try 1891, whi ° at fo District of Col ad Pow A FEW SPECIMENS FROM MESSRS. B. GROSSBAUM & SONS’ RENOWNED COLLECTION OF ROYAL VIENNA re Krustees, will gell at przas on MO! ANUCARY. A.D. O'CLOCK P.M. Sus, AT HALE-PAS AND OTHER ART PORCELAINS, wise ia tes Dies s ‘noe umberes to x ars by the vente <5 Nthandredaud wineveen (S10) Macey, ator veri ht aint ped eros el gt Said parson Sih street east at. the distance of WF Tilo hoo, (73) foot ond th chins north of ict of Columbia, tom AVE, NEW YORK, Tho whole forming the most valuable and varied collection of useful and ornamental goods ‘that has been at auction here for roperty isimproved by @ nearly new two d basement brick dwelling with side alley and odern Suiproventen's. ‘One-fourtl: cash and the balance in one, two ars, With Interest at the rateof «ix 6° per mum. fr _m the day mired by ded of trust onthe | pro h. at the option of the purchaser. Lue oF anamber of yoars. derail tothedsy « complied wii. im af Suckers reserve the: GEAND EXHIBITION MONDAY, JANUARY 9, '93, AT OUR ART GALLERIES, 1407 G STREET, aes RRO York ave, ‘TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION TUESDAY, JANUARY TENTH, °93, Fink and cost of the defan tine Yurc Gaye’ advercisement of such Tesae au The Evens iar. JAMES F. HOOD. TF WAGGAMAS ENCANSON BOs. zi S- La Do awe KUSTPES' SALY CF TO PRICK DWELEIN NUMBERS 1214 AND 1216 D STREET NOKT AND THREE FOLLOWING DAYs, AT ELEVEN A. M. AND THREE P. M. EACH DAY. Catalogues and further information can be had at our office. LATIMER & SLOAN, Ine5t Auctioneers, 1407 G st. > a FE! OFPORTUNIPY TO SECUKE JRATCLIFFE, DARK & 00., AUCTIONEERS, Pap . On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JANUARY FIrTe ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF my THURSDAY ant LEATHER-COVERED SOFA, and SIXTH. 189%, dav. we will se! £D ROOM FU $35; HATK Ve flered at 1 hat Las been of some tine. | | | | Court of the rm for pro- action at the ‘Penna. ave. bly Wha wouds, to which J in- 4 FORGODARD, Admintetihtor [ SITED STATES SIARSITALS SALE, ex of the Supreme ‘hoiding a special B.w., on SATCRDAY, ARV) AD: 1893, at TE sonal estate of ihe late DWNE S MAUSHADS SALE writof feed feciasissuetont of the | 14,2 ‘Qi of the Supreme Court of the District of | bern suustituted as tus nd to me directed I will sell, nt public sale, fd cause and the auction room of Ratcliffe, Darr & oo; 02) Pennevivania avenue norsiwest, fon cite, Diatet tof mibia, on S ‘the rigbt, tiles ela 1@ right, tiie, elaiia tinand to the following indebte ines secured by the said for such defenlt the holder -f suid bed proper: : qeesnapicen Ui} seg Tonigtons, seven (7) ans Gor eae (4) gross Dixon Teast T case Rus power ford Veadt Powder, four (4) boxes Starch: one Cl) bar at publi HERD A TaN ei Vinewar, four (4) barrels sirap, Crackers, Cakes. Baskets, twents (20) barre s Flour, one (1) ba Buck: wheat, Pickels, Tin Boiler, Collee, thres (3) cases Corn, three (3) boxes Olei Soap. one (1) box Peari- ine, four (4) ases Naphths Soap, about two hundred tn sqnere unsu- GOD) cakes Peariine Soap, one id) tot Pye. Biuine, > ye esi faxches, Burners, abot. two. i 9 ia Sout Disirect distar® | Soap, one i) tot forty (0) fect and thre «}) inches from te svuthweet Tore ‘Tin We ) corner of said square, and running the Spices, Ce ‘Tobacco, Scrub’ Brushes, Mussard. | the !ine of South D street sixteen CC Gtystel Soap,’ Picke's, “Conieused Mik, Raising, | hort and at richt Goro," Hones: Sardines, Fics, “Chocolate, lot o! | nevents (70) feat Grockegs. Stove Polish, lot of ‘Tea Pots and Glace | thence south wer Ware, Herriug. ‘Aad bit-als, one (1) Show Case nd conteuta, fot cf Wouten Palis: jut of Granulated log of’ Jelly, Condensed Milk three (3) boxes . "Tobacco Cutter, partcass Quaker Oats, part aioe, O'CLOCK FP ON THE SAME Sf a box of Orengon. Br virtue of toe salve Gerren ant a Bolved and levied upon as the property of Yancy D. | powers of the surce dead oft Uss, 1 ™! Pete's and will pevaold to satiety exceation ‘No. | ite manneria rout: the foe 31,306, 1 favor of BT. Tarnshaw & Siro Geseribed sand Di ANTEL SM. RAN-D. RATCLIFFE, DARR & tos success of amy Hota PRUSTEE’S SALE OF PROPY. > rtheast, corner of =xti lot amd ruining thence west nury Tip ASHINGTON, "bc art AtED lox | Reta (as." far eae hace “ae nie FIRST STREET BETWEEN G AND DSTRE twenty (129) fest to an hence east by aud with | SOUTHEAST. AND. IMPROVED BY A the line of said alley tw *0) feet and thence nor: | © STORY FRAME DWELLI gue hun‘ired and twenty (140) feet ce the vegiunity. | wer arte ogee passed the 8th day This ey ed | 188. rem ‘eran eee assets Golupbia tne cquee oF Willian: G. Dowels vs. Pate trast ( Filousd between the (Fo | - gente Fh roretatee, | % HSLE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P. M-, offer | and all ovendne taxes to be val 416** fm one and two y centum per annum from the day of saie, ‘trast on sow open for Ter | YY bas wort, |W de ave ant ithe Washineton. D.C. .. to wit: The ton, D. Font and the south 2 muali, cured deed of ir by the depths thereof, of Kelly | sold, orali-eash. at the ortion of tie purchase are No. 73h : chasers. A deposit of $1000n the | firs: described and of $4 1, subdivision of part of sqm: Py Tecgrded in boak Ne te 180. one the records cf the surveyors ice of the District of Golumabia, patiect om deed of (past 10° necare the ruitable Buiidinz Assocletion of 8457. 8. terms of sale aro casi, and adeposit of 8100 sire heed Bin heir ‘not 60 with in ° the Tien to feneli a: the risk an. cost of the defanitiue urchaaee's lied with im Biteen Gays froin the day of sale, otherwise the undersin 4 reserves. the” 10 resell the Property, a2 the ris end cost of the tefautiag purchaser or purchasers, After five days’ advertisemen’ of euch resale in The ILBITT HOUSe WASHINGTON, BD. c purchaser. Av) conveyancing abd recording at the ex: | Everiny Star, BHELS HEAT Erato, . ‘nee 4 ‘0. J 5 Po ae bs ee WILLIAM K DUHAMEL. —- ae WINTER R DUNCANSON BAUS, FUTURE DAYS. on 24-dkas ‘Auctioneers, one ‘HOMAS DOWLING & SON. Auctioneers, ol? 2st. aw. =. Brsxeps. RATCLIFFE, DARE & 00. O- VALUABLE REAL ESTATE SONREL Hol ‘Land of the Lily and the Rose, TORN A GEREEY BETWEEN NORTH CAPITOL | ATR OF YOUNO, 5ounEL HORSES, SURREY AND FIRST STKEET WEST AT AUCTION. = HAMILTON HOTEL. AT Ate Supreme Court ON SATURDAY, JANUARY ‘Virtue of a decree of the aie: Diehlctof Calumbla. nitae ‘NTH, 1893, aT jo eonity, passed on the | 4WELVE O'CL. CK, Oper trom Deca May. eleventh day of October, A. D. | We wit se'l in trout of our auction ‘rooms, 612 E st. — weighs’ Rummbered, fourt _ihotisaind one id ome | Bw .a.pair of Foun. suecdy driving Sorrel Hi WALTER AIKEN, Proprietor. wher rer B. | His a Sil iam 3, Witter | Boab 8'DOWLING & 50x, BIOwietm Cable aditress, Hotel, Bermuda, Auctioneers. RATCLIFEE, DARK & CO., AUCTIONEERS. HE PENNHCRST. | Gexts Serre Deocnro AND PRESSED FOR 91 oat | Coats, soe. : Pants, Ze. : Vesta, 20. ve REE Spgs tert fede paid vow ane ens NE hyped — ‘ated of trast Ger Taz Bass. ‘sale ame CONCORD NATNESs 407 Penn. ave., soining National Hote.