Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1893, Page 1

. Che Evening Star. Vor 83, No. 20,722. WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1893—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Am index to advertine- ments will be found om Page 3. VISITS FROM CABINET OFFICERS. The Whole of November Likely to Be Spent at the Country House. TARIFF AND THE MESSAGE. The White House will probably see very Uttle of President Cleveland between now and Monday, the 4th day of December, when Congress reconvenes in regular session. Most of the intervening time will be spent at Woodley in the preparation of his an- nual message. The President finds he can work there to much better purpose than in the executive office, for, though many Sen- stors and Representatives have left the eity, enough remain behind to make the pressure upon him,for the numerous im- portant appointments still unfilled some- thing to be avoided as far as possible. Those appointments, as fast as decided up- on, will be given out from the White House on certain days in the week. Cabinet Officers at Woodley. Nearly all the cabinet officers are well advanced with their reports, which will form the basis of the President's recom- mendations in dealing with department matters. It is understood that each officer in turn will probably be a guest at Wood- ley. They may not all assign “squirrel hunting” as an amiable pretext for their visit, and may not all, like Secretary Gresh- am, take to the woods between 6 and 7 o’cloek in the morning with the President he ipagnon,”” but they will get eco on tees same. Secretary Carlisle has already had one whole day at Woodley, and many evening consultations. Post- master General Bissell frequently drives out there in the pleasant evenings, and Col. Lamont is a constant visitor. Fereign Relations. It has been an almost unbroken custom for the President to lead off his message with a discussion of our relations with for- eign powers. On the only occasion when this practice was deviated from, when Mr. Cleveland sent in his memorable tariff mes- sage, on the 6th of December, 1837, stating that it was a “condition that confronted us —not a theory,” he explained the reason why this preference was usually given to State Department matters by saying, in an apologetic paragraph at the end of his mes- “AS the law makes no provision for any report from the Department of Stat brief history of the transactions of important department, together with other | matters which may be hereafter deemed essential to commend to the attention of Congress, may furnish the occasion for a future communication.” State Department matters this year will be of unusual interest, embracing as they will the Hawaiian policy of the adminis- tration, of which it is confidently expected some authentic announcement will be made for the information of the general public, and the stirring incidents in Brazilian waters. The Tarif «nd the Message. | first, of course. Mr. Carlisle has endeavoring in every brief respite that the silver fight has given him to get to- gether Im a succinct form a tabulation of as to that “other legislative action” which may be necessary to “put beyond all doubt or mistake the intention and the ability of the government to fulfill its pecuniary ob- Mgations in money universally recognized by all civilized countries.” This portion of the message will be looked for with much interest. The recommendations as to the army and Ravy, the complicated affairs of the Interior it, and the tag ened bee Agri- cultural departments will have been largely foreshadowed in the meantime in the re- ports of the heads of bureaus in those great executive offices, the abstracts of which ar@ betmg made public from day to day. Consultation With Chairman Wilson. The President came in from Woodley ai 20 o'clock this morning. He shut himself up in the executive office of tht White House, where he had an interview with Chairman Wilson of West Virginia, of the House ways and means committee. It is, of course, assumed that the tariff bill m course of preparation and the President's recom- mendations on the tariff question in his forthcoming message were the subject of the conference. The President's expedition into Mont- gomery county Saturday in quest of squir- rels was a failure, due altogether to the un- Propitious weather and the absence of the festive nut eaters. If they had only known who was looking for them they would prob- ably have come out of their hiding places to receive the distinguished visitors—or their shots. The place selected for the hunt was & copse of woods about fourteen miles north of Woodley, represented to the President as the favorite haunt of the best squirrels in ts. The President went there carriage, accompanied by Gresham and Mr. Charife Loeffler. They » or, in that wi Worthy attention, and it is understood that the only shot fired by the three sportsmen was one aimed at something at the top of a tall tre: that bore a faint resemblance to an anima) of some kind. Whatever it was, the shot had no effect on It, as it did not change its position. A report that lacks confirma- tion ts that the President and his premier spent all the forenoon of yesterday in bed, recovering from the effects of their long aramp in the woods. ——_e+___ QUIET IN MINNESOT«,. Ex-Congressman W Ex-Congressman Wilson of Minnesota ts im the city today in attendance upon the United States Supreme Court, where he has ® case pending, and to a Star reporter this morning talked interestingly upon matters im the northwest. Politics are quiet in Min- nesota, owing to the absence of elections at this season, and it is hard to judge, he said, of the situation. There has not been much agitation since the last election, and there 1s but little to indicate the drift of public sentiment. Judge Wilson thinks, however, that the repeal of the Sherman act meets the ap- roval of the majority of the citizens of innesota and would be indorsed by a ma- Jority of the republicans and democrats of the state. He does not think that the pop- ulists are making any considerable gains in the state, although they claim they are, of course. The hard times have affected the business men of the state and those rsons who have had to deal with the nks, but the farmers, as a rule, were in prosperous condition and have not felt the stringency of the times to such an extent. -o-—______ Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today Were $1,396,437; from customs, $497,337, and Miscellaneous, $54,155. THE NEW POST OFFICE. Work Has Been Resumed Inside the Big Fence. Placing Irom Girders and Hauling Stone—Derricks in Place—Changes im the Plans. It will not be many days before the site of the new city post office will be a veri- table Babel, for the time is fast approach- ing when the great cage that constitutes the frame of the structure will be erected, and then there will be lots of noise. By the latter part of the present week sufficient iron will have been received to enable the contractor for this part of the building to begin the work of placing the columns and girders in position. A gang of expert rivet- ers is to be brought over from Wilmington, and small forges will glow and hammers will rattle as the hot rivets are driven home and smashed on the other side. The change in the plans of the building affecting the basement will necessitate con- siderable alteration in the walls,and the su- bervising architect of the treasury is at work adjusting these matters. A five-foot area is to Inclose the entire structure on the outside, so as to give light to the base- ment, and this will cause some shifting in the masonry. Little or no brick or stone work, how- eyer, can be done until the iron frame is in re. It is estimated that in ten days the will be well under way, and then the masons will take hold on the east side. The by aoc, Gers — men ——— arou je at a time, on the east, and complete that side sufticlenty to allow the masons to follow them. This morning workmen were very busy in the mud getting iron that has been al- ready delivered in place. They were wad- ing about in the soft soil of the excavation, clad in heedless overalls and rubber boots, Over forty teams belonging to Littlefield & Alvord were hauling granite that has come from the Maine quarries into the region behind the fence. A gang of car- Penters was contriving to make a good chips out in the middle of the lot as away at the members of the ten derricks that are to be erected for the purpose of hoisting the stone when the work gets far along enough for that. The only engine now on-hand stood, chilly and red with rust, between the piers wait- ing for fuel and care. It will furnish the power that will yank the iron posts and girders into place through the agency of the pose igen — that stands in the north- east corner e an overgrown gallows. This derrick is to travel on rails all over the inclosure, und will attend to the iron work only. A big negro spent a good part of the day cutting down one of the tall sycamore trees down near the southeast gate. One or two others have already been sacrificed to the ruthless hands of the contractors, who more sentiment for room than of these ungainly “button- colony has sprung up on t side of the lot, and there are ings nestling there under the are not exactly palatial in their architecture, but they are all that the work demands. Superintendent Kinsey is away in Ohio on his leave. He will cast a vote there to- morrow as a mere incident to his trip. fence. They ——__ THE COMING TARIFF BILL. Senator Hill Outlines His Prediction of Its Provisions. Senator Hill addressed a gathering of over 4,000 persons at Buffalo, N. Y., on Saturday night, and, in the course of his remarks, said: “I need not reiterate at any length the Lares & which are likely to charac- tariff. revision of the present “It may, however, be generally stated: First. That the tariff taxes imposed will be limited to the absolute needs of the gov- ernment. Second. Luxuries and not the necessaries of life will be taxed. Third. The interests of manufacturers will be promoted by placing raw materials need- ed and used therein on the free list. Fourth. Subsidies and bounties will be eliminated wholly or generally whenever it is practicable or can be done without seri- ous injury, Fi 4u_the imposition of necessary du- ts of American labor will be extent of the difference in our own and other coun- i provided in the Mills bill. Sixth. The main gnd direct purpose of the duties imposed will be for revenue only. Seventh. There will be no governmental partnership with private interests, no pa- ternalism tolerated, no unfair discrimina- tions, no favoritism, no prohibitory duties, no unjust exactions and no sudden changes. “The democratic party is pledged to re- duce the tariff taxes of the country and it will redeem its promise. “The democratic party adheres to the doctrine that protection. per se—Protection for the sake of protection,’ as proclaimed by the republican party, in other words the imposition of tariff taxes not for the pu: pose of revenue or the needs of the govern- ment, but to foster private interests—vio- lates the spirit if not the letter of the fed- eral Constitution.” Wants to Succeed Judge Bo The Soutn Carotinians opposed to Gov. Tillman's liquor policy have sent on a dele- gation to urge the appointment of Judge Simonton to the district judgeship made vacant by the death of Judge Bond. Judge Simonton is a democrat, and succeeded in drawing the fire of Gov. Tillman by some of his decisions in the liquor cases. It is now ascertained that the statement made by friends of Senator Ransom that the position had been offered to him by the President and declined was an error. It was supposed these gentlemen fn their posi- tive assertions on the point spoke by au- thority of Senator Ransom, but it is now authentically stated that this was not the case. Senator Ransom telegraphs a denial of the story. —_—_—_-e-—____—- F ing Things. Employes in the pension bureau have a reputation for integrity which the facts seem to warrant. A ‘heavy majority of the things lost in that office are returned to the owner. In the south corridor of the second floor there is a bulletin board on which is entered a list and description of missing articles—pocket books with cash and valuable private papers, memo- randa and receipts, steel-rimmed specta- cles and gold eyeglasses, breastpins, gloves, lace handkerchiefs and shawls, canes and umbrellas. Ninety-five per cent of the things thus advertised are returned. The lost and found bulletin is scanned by hun- dreds of the employes twice a day. ~ + @+ An Exception, The complication that has arisen over the appointment of Col. Mills of the army to a position on the Mexican boundary commission, the acceptance of which will involve the forfeiture of his commission in the army, will be the subject of a special message to Congress early in December. It is proposed to make this case an excep- tion to the law which prohibits officers of the army from holding civil oftice. ——_+ e+ Secretary Carlisle's Trip. Secretary Carlisle left here last evening for New York, to remain until after the election on Tuesday. The exact object of his visit is not stated, but it is said he will confer with the commission investigating the affairs of the customs service. The Secretary has accepted an invitation to at- tend the annual dinner of the New York chamber of commerce on the 2st instant. RUSSELL WILL LOSE. That is the Way It Looks in Boston Today. DEMOCRATS NOT PREDICTING VICTORY. Unless the Unexpected Happens Greenhalge Will Win. ENDING A HOT: CAMPAIGN. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOSTON, Nov. 6.—"I never saw a cam- paign before,” says Gov. Russell, “in which I was unable to form some opinion as to the result of the contest two days before the election. But this campaign is an enig- ma, Though it is an ‘off year’ in politics the crowds that have attended the rallies of both parties have never been equalled. What impression the speakers have made cannot be told until the votes are counted next Tuesday.” His excellency had just addressed large gath¢rings at Blackstone and Marlboro’. In the former village 1,000 men who could not gain admission to the hall waited out- side in the rain until the popular young executive found an opportunity to proclaim the democratic faith to them from the veranda of the hotel. This is a minor incident, but it has the value of the proverbial straw for prognos- ticators. The result of the election is in doubt, but if Gov. Russell were a republican he might have the courage to say that Greenhalge would be elected. For Massachusetts is still a republican state. It was the only state in the coun- try that gave Harrison substantially the same majority in 1892 as in 1888. More than 200,000 votes were recorded for Harrison last year, over 25,000 more than Cleveland received. If it were not for the fact that ZA Fred. T. Gree the republicans had failed to elect their candidate for governor for three successive years, when they confidently expected to win, they would not today admit the possi- bility of defeat. Party Lines Closely Drawn. Party lines will be pretty closely drawn tomorrow. Many republicans who voted for Wm. E. Russell will not set their mark opposite his Leicester namesake. If Mr. Russell cannot get the Tepublican votes which elected the pregent governor, it seems that he must be defeated. If as many persons vote for John E. Russell as voted for Cleveland last year, he will be elected, for it doesn’t seem like- ly that the republicans will cast more than 175,000 votes. It is doubtful if either party polls quite as many as that. True, the reg- istration is larger than last year, but that is due to the fact that few of last year's names were dropped, so that the new reg- istration was largely a clear gain. Neither party knows how to get out its vote. If the democrats could get out as large a percentage of their vote as the democrats and republicans do tn Indiana, they would always carry the state. What the Managers Say. Josiah Quincy, chairman of the demo- cratic state central committee, says of the outlook: “I have no extravagant claims to make in behalf of the democratic organiza- tion. I see no sufficient basis for making any prediction in figures as to the result on the head of the ticket. We do claim three things tomorrow: First, that the re- sult is in doubt, and will remain so until the votes are counted: second, that if the full democratic vote comes out, we can car- ry the state; third, that the prospects on the democratic side have been continually growing brighter during the closing two weeks of the campaign. “It is conceded by the republicans that the election of Mr. Greenhalge by at least 20,000 votes is needed to give any special significance to the election, and any ma- jority as low as 5,000 would be a moral de- feat.” Samuel E. Winslow, the young chairman of the republican state committee, is a discreet man. He does not talk much, but works a great deal. He is somewhat new to state politics, but enjoys the reputation of having done good service in the munici- pal elections in his own city of Worcester. He is a Harvard man and was the first marager of the Harvard base ball nine who made that feature of college athletics la financial success. He has been unfortu- |mate enough to secure the tacit disapproval lof the Home Market Club. Secretary Clark has had busiels of protection literature ready to sow over the state as thickly as |autumn leaves, but no call for it has come |from_the republican committee. Possibly |Mr. Winslow believes that to spread pro- |tective arguments this year would be car- |rying coals to Newcastle. Ending the Campaign. The greatest rallies have already been held. Friday night the democrats had a large meeting in Music Hall and Saturday night the republicans filled the Mechanics’ exposition building to the doors, though there was a pouring rain. The enthusiasm at the last named meet- ing was certainly remarkable. Mr. Green- halge was cheered for ten minutes before he was allowed to speak. Senator Lodge received an ovation and ex-Gov. Robinson was so far touched by | the enthusiasm as to predict Greenhalge’s jelection by 25,000. There will be a battle royal today. Re- | publican rallies will be held in thirty places jand democratic meetings in as many more. A well-known democrat makes the total vote 350,000 and divides it a& follows: Rus- sell, 165,000; Greenhalge, 162,000; prohibi- | tlonists, social labor union and’ populists, | 13,000; blanks, 10,000. A republican says that Greenhalge will come to the Charles river with 20,000 plur- ality and that he will win unless a demo- cratic majority of more than 20,000 can be found in Boston. A very hot battle will take place in this city, the democrats aiming to roll up a big plurality and the republicans straining every nerve to keep it down. Unless the unexpected can happen three times in succession, and the name of Rus- |sell has a peculiar magic in it, no matter who may bear it, republican success can be set down as practically certain tomor- row. > | Loved the Onion, The following literary circus, purporting to be a certificate of examination by a | Georgia ph. | sion bureau this mornin: | “i treeted him in his last {Ines and his |deth woz cased Bi thee deazes been drown a pension four sum time He deazed No- vember I a nobel man whu luved t Onion chused to pas awa frum pane and sorer and gorn to whear thee wiked cees frum trublin and thee weerey ar at wrest.” ician, was received at the pen- | THE MONROE DOCTRINE. Tt Will Be the Foreign Policy of the Administration. Commodore J. G. Walker to Succeed Commodore Stanton in Command of the Naval Forces at Rio. The latest authentic information on the subject is that Commodore J. G. Walker will succeed Commodore Stanton in the command of the naval forces at Rio, and that his selection indicates a vigorous for- eign policy on the part of the administra- tion in the line of a strict adherence to the principles of the Monroe doctrine. This line of action will include a material addi- tion to our present naval strength in Bra- zilian waters, with the New York and the San Francisco as the advance guard of the reinforcements, to be followed closely by the Chicago and the Bennington of the European squadron. The execution of this plan of action will depend on future de- velopments in the Brazilian situation, SS PRESIDENTIAL POSTMASTERS. Those Who Failed of Confirmation Are Reappotinted. The following nominations of presidential postmasters having been sent to the Sen- ate, but failing of confirmation, were to- day reappointed: John Lynch at Marion, Kan., vice Lewis, resigned. Horace B. Tibbets at Berwick, Me., vice William H. Rice, removed. Hosea 8S. Merrifield at North Berwick, Me., vic2 Daniel A. Hurd, removed. Jesse K. Wiliet at Waldoboro, Me., vice James H. Stanwood, removed. James B. Elder at Emmitsburg, vice Samuel McNair, removed. William F, Cass at Salem, Mass., vice William H. Merrill, removed. John H. Driscoll at Madison, Minn., vice A. D. Brown, resigned. Stephen M. Wilder, at Spring Valley, Minn., vice Wm. L. Kellogg, removed. Edwin E. Taber, at Long Branch City, N. J., vice Charles B. Woolley, removed. James Curran, at Hoboken, N.J., vice Cor- nelius Kiel, jr., removed. has. A. Hull, at Binghamton, N. Y., vice Geo. W. Dunn, commission expired. Henry O. Fairchild, at Hammondsport, N. Y¥., vice L. H. Brown, removed. Lewis W. Terwilliger, at Hancock, N.Y., vice S. F. Wheeler, commission expired. Chas. L. Ellwood, at Middletown, N.Y., vice Ira Dorrance, commission expired. Jonas Shays, at Owego, N.Y., vice Wm. Smyth, removed. Hudson Ansley, at Salmanea, N. Y., vice E._B. Vreeland, commission expired. Wm. H. Brunk, at Ashland, Ore., vice A. P. Hammond, removed. Patrick I, Birmingham, at Girardsville, Penn., office became presidential. Arthur C. Randall, at St. Johnsbury, Vt., vice Wm. W. Sprague, removed. Bert Russell, at Pocahontas, Va., vice David J. Taylor, resigned. John Harwege, at Lincoln, Wash., office became presidential. George H. Watrous, at Fairhaven, Wash., vice Solomon H. Keeler, resigned. Edward I. Doneen, at Oaksdale, Wash., vice Geo. S. McWilliams, removed. Geo. C. McNamara, at Port Townsend, Wash., vice A. F. Learned, removed. ‘Thos. F. Meagher, at Sprague, Wash., vice E. G. Pendleton, removed. Oliver P. Hanna, at Sheridan, Wyo., of- fice became presidential. —__—_—. HIGH PRAISE . Fred Ma, For Gen. Williams om His Retirement From Active Service. The following general order to the army was issued today: WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 1993. By direction of the President the retity, ment from active service on the 5th of November, 1893, by operation of law, of Brigadier General Robert Williams, adju- tant general of the army, under the pro- visions of the act of June 30, 1882, is an- nounced. General Williams was graduated from the Military Academy in 1851 and has been con- tinuously in service since. Even before the late war he had come to be known, in operations against hostile Indians and ‘en- gagements with them, as an exceptionally accomplished cavalry officer, and had been brought from this service to the Military Academy that cadets might receive the benefit of his instruction and might profit by his example, As the colonel of the first Massachusetts cavalry, in the late war, he quickly molded intelligent material into disciplined troops |and led into action at Secessionville, South Mountain, Antietam and minor en; ments an organization which never lost the impress of its first colonel and which gave to history a gallant record. In later years, as an officer of the adju- tant general's department, intrusted with responsible duties and placed at times in trying positions, he served with distinction in the bureau and with military commands till he came to be adjutant general of the army. Firm, but kind, dignified and courteous, without partiality, favor or affectation, he has faithfully and ably discharged the func- tions of his office. In this brief mention of the service of Gen. Williams, the Secretary of War bears |testimony to his faithful, honorable and distinguished career. DANIEL 8. LAMONT, Secretary of War. THE PALMETTO LIQUOR LAW. Attorney General a Success, The South Carolina Nquor 1aw comes up before the Supreme Court of the United | States in an indirect manner tnrough one of the seizures made by Gov. ‘Tillman's vfficers. This is what is known as the Swan case. Swan, a state constable, seized a bar- rel of liquor in a railroad depot and action was brought against him. The railroad was in the hands of a receiver appointed by a federal court, and Swan was adjudged in contempt for seizing the liquor. ‘The state's contention is that the seizure was made in carrying out the police powers of the state and was justifiable. Attorney General D. A. Townsend of South Carolina is here to represent the state in this and two other cases pendirg before the Supreme Court. Speaking of the palmetto law, he said: “Gov. Tillman is able to hold his own against any combination that may be put up against him. The liquor law !s a suc- cess In many ways. The court records show a decrease in drunkenness; thtre is less liquor sold throughout the state, and |provision dealers everywhere report’ that |they are selling more goods. ‘There is a large amount of money paid out in the state for weekly wages, and It 13 evident that it is 2ot going for liquor as much as it used to. But our hands are full. I have three cases before the Supreme Court here.” See War Department Changes. Isaac N. Fluckey, Illinois; Henry A. May, New York, appointed clerks, $1,000, quar- termaster general's office. Wm. H. Emery, New York,appointed skill- ed typewriter, $1,000, quartermaster gen- eral’s office. Charles E. Reed of Pennsylvania, pro- moted from clerk, $1,000, to class 1, and | Henry G. Unger of Indiana, from copyist, to clerk, $1,000, depot quartermaster’s Philadelphia,’ Pa. Percy S. Lowry of Ohio, James M. Fairly of New York, clerks class 1, recofd and | pension office, resigned. Lewis W. Boody of New York, clerk class $1,000, record and pension office, resigned. Fred. J. Haig of Kansas, clerk class $1,000, ordnance office, resigned. sass RS The Spanish commander at Melilla has | expelled all Hebrews. President Carnot attended yesterday a centennial celebration of the humiliating of Austria by France. FOR A SECOND TERM. No Doubt About Governor McKin- ley’s Re-Election. SIZE OF MAJORITY THE ONLY QUESTION, It Will Exceed That of Two Years Ago. NEITHER SIDE ESTIMATES. eens Ur teens Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 6.—There is no room for doubt now that Gov. McKinley will be re-elected tomorrow. The republicans will probably elect their entire state ticket, with possibly the exception of the food com- missioner, and secure a majority in both branches of the general assembly. Dr. F. B. McNeal, the present food commissioner, is a candidate for re-election on the repub- lean ticket. He has inforced the pure food laws with great energy, and in this has earned the hostility of the State Wholesale Grocers’ Association, which is making an organized effort to defeat him. ‘The democrats have taken courage and gained strength in the last two weeks. The coming of ex-Gov. Campbell to take part in the campaign and the passage of the bill repealing the silver purchase act have had this effect upon the Ohio democrats. In an interview, almost as soon as he ar- rived here from Washington last week, Sen- ator Sherman took The Star correspondent to task for reporting that the republicans were losing ground in Ohio. If the Senator had been in Ohio during the last six weeks, he would not have failed to note the change alluded to. But it 1s only a question as to the size of McKinley’s plurality. It will still be greater than it was two years ago. But if the Senate had not delayed the vote on the sil- ver purchase bill so long, it might have been much less. It cannot be doubted that there are many thousands of unemployed and discontented workingmen in the state, whose votes, if thrown in one direction, could turn the elec- tion. Plausible reasons are advanced by some for their voting the republican ticket, and by others for ther supporting the democrats. It seems tue more logical to suppose that they will generally hold the national administration responsible for the ills they suffer, and vote against the demo- “The inclined to The Star correspondent has inc! the belief that the general discontent will result in an increased vote for the so-called side-tssue parties-the populist and the prohibitionists—the disccntented, in leaving their old parties, preferring to go to these rather than support their old time enemies. | An old politician, who has seen and studied a number of such campaigns as this, ar- gues, however, that the reverse will be true this year, 1 e., the vote of the popu- lists and the prohibitionists will be greatly reduced, and ag han el Fogg a ee of Ohio politics shows, he says, wi = ever there been a financial question up as an issue, all the recent converts to new party doctrines, and upon whom the new party tie yet rests loosely, are scared back into the parties from which they came. ‘The Star correspondent 1s still of the optasan, however, that the combined vote ~ the and will so large as to preclude the Gov. McKinley getting a ty, and his plurality, it is be- Heved, may reach 35,000, and it is not likely to be less than 20,000. But little interest has been taken in the legislative elections, except in a local way. ‘The democrats have not a shadow of a chance to carry the senate and so cannot hope to be uble to pass any bills. There is no United States Senator to be chosen, so that only local interests, and those insig- nificant, attach to the election. One Congressman will be elected in Ohio tomorrow, Gov. McKinley havfne called a special election at that time to fill the vacancy in the tenth district caused by the death of Gen. W. H Enochs of Ironton. But h interest is taken in this elec- tion,’ beyond a doubt that the republi- can'n , H. 8. Bundy, father-in-law of, ex-Gov.' Foraker, will be elected, as the district is overwhelmingly republican. Nelther Chairman Dick nor Chairman Seward has given out any estimate of the result, and they say they will not do so. In estimating the result from the returns secretary of state last fall, when S. M. Taylor, republican, was elected by a plu- rality of 1,089. Two years ago Gov. McKin- ley’s plurality was 21,511. The A. P. A. Takes a Hand. It is discovered here today that the state has been flooded with an A. P. A. anti- Catholic ticket, which ts Intended to throw the support of that organization to Gov. McKinley and Food Commissioner McNeal. Blank 4 Man ballots are being mailed to menibers of that organization with the names 6f McKiniey and McNeal marked for an affirmative vote. An accompanying citizens can vote a If the A. P. A. vote is thrown to McKinley there is no telling how great his plurality may be, possibly 000. : Mr. Campbell's Prediction. Ex-Gev. Campbell spent last night here and left this morning for Coshocton and Zanesville. He closes the campaign at the latter place tonight. To The Star corre- spondent he said: “If one can judge from superficial indications the democrats will carry the state. I have been in the state too short @ time to get the trend of senti- ment, but my meetings have been so well attended and the democrats so enthusiastic where I met them, that I must believe they are aroused. McKinley will have to get more than 30,000 plurality, however, in or- der to claim an indorsement of his tariff views." —— eee CONGRESSMEN SCARCE. Many Have Left the City for Their Various Homes. ‘The congressional contingent in the city is pretty well thinned out today. The New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia delegations are at home at- tending the elections and have taken with them many well-known Congressmen and good talkers to make closing speeches at the last moment. The southern delega- tions have not a quorum present and but few of the members from south of Mason and Dixon's line remain in town. Many of them are planters and have crops to market at this time, while others have pressing business with their constituents in the way of explanations upon the silver legislation of the extra session. ‘The members who remain in the city are those from the distant states, or others who have irons in the fire in the depart- menta. The heads of departments had many callers today from the latter class, who desire to close up some little matters of patronage that have been pending during the silver fight. It is thought that the members will begin to straggle back within a week or so, and as a long session of Con- gress is anticipated, many of them will probably bring their families and settle | down until next summer. == A Nautical Expert Wanted. The Uni... ~...es civii service commission will hold an examination November 14 to fill a vacancy in the position of nautical ex pert, bureau af navigation, Navy Depart- ment. MISS GARLAND'S SUICIDE. |[N NEW YORK STATE. The Ex-Attorney General Makes a State- ment About It Spells of Depression and of Deep Melancholy Caused by Bad Health and Studies of Religions Problems. | PFV([T AGAINST THE BOSSES RULE. Ex-Attorney General Garland of Arkan- Sas, whose daughter (Miss Daisy Garland) died under such tragic circumstances about ten days ago, was today able to resume his professional duties at his law office for the first time since the melancholy event. Gen Garland, when spoken to about the sad oc- currence, said in a broken voice, almost stifled by sobs: “I have received thousands of the most tender messages of condolence in every shape, from persons, white and colored, all over the country, and from friends abroad, to which I cannot, of course, make direct reply, and I will take this mode of acknowl- edging their receipt and of thanking, from the bottom of my almost crushed heart, each and all of those who were so kind as to think of my stricken family. “AS far as I am able as yet to unravel this strange occurrence, it seems the poor girl, suffering from bad health for almost the past year, with a very acute nervous temperament attacks she took her own life. This is just what all the sur- roundings up to this time, after a most —_— -— Fg conc dl beemgicmes t inquiry and tiga’ from every possil urce information, establish. ses “Should time with further examination, which will be most full made, bring light anything to Amd omen or the affair, it will be made ki * le known, as those dear relatives and friends who have suf- fered and sorrowed with my desolate house. hold are entitled to know, and shall know, or comparisons will be made with the vote for jhas been ‘won over to the side of Mrs, Nor. everything touching it that I now know shall hereafter find out.” ; ——_—_—_ POST OFFICE FIGHTS, Many Lively Contests Now Before the ment. There is a rigid rule at the Post Office De- partment which is supposed to prevent the leakage of news concerning contests over Post offices. The rule is enforced up to the hilt and yet the news trickles out. Ral- eigh, N. C., has one of the hottest kinds of fights on hand and Senators Vance and Ransom and Congressman Bunn are tan- Shaffer, a republican, who is described as a man who will not eat food on which the shadow of a democrat has fallen. The democrats charge him with being a “kyar- pet baggur,” and with being all else that is distasteful to a southern democrat. They say he was appointed by Harrison on the indorsement of Mr. Tourgee and some New York backing against the voice of the re- publicans of Raleigh. One of the democrat- ic applicants is Mr. Charles M. Busby, who married a niece of Mrs. Senator Vance. He is also related in some way, it is said, to Senator Ransom. The other candidate is |Mr. William H. Stronach. Congressman Bunn ts his champion. He appears to have @ very strong pull with the citizens of Ral- eigh. Thus the fight goes on and the North Carolina delegation is very much in evi- dence at the Post Office Department. J. Jenkins is the burning question of the hour, day and night. Mr. Brawner wants it and wants it bad. The ippi dele- gation its slumbers broken by the racket of. tussel. The Ci from that district has his hands full. It was proposed to have an election that the It looks as though the mat- ter would be settled in this way. Miss An- derson comes forward, and it is said at the department that she will probably get the plum. ‘There is a complicated case at Henderson, N. C. The scalp of the republican post- master is not coming off with sufficient speed to satisfy the partisan appetite of the people of that town. Mrs. Norris is being backed by Senator Vance. She is the widow of a republican, so it is stated, but this objection is waived, because the fam- ily from which she springs is one of demo- cratic faith, Her opponent is Mr. War- wick. He is one of the party workers and campaign men in that part of the state, and his backing is largely political, rather than poetical. Congressman Crawford in- dorsed his application for the place,but it is said on good authority that the member ris, and that he is now fighting under the standard of that lady. Hendersonville is also the scene of war between the Cheatham and Dunn demo- ratic clans, 1t is said that the North Caro- lina delegation is keeping its hands off for fear of getting singed. The scrap is a bit- ter one. ——————— 2+ ____ Hard on the Soldier. The Secretary of War has decided, in the case of a former soldier who was discharg- ed as a private after a service of fifteen years in the army, and over five years in the navy, that under the provisions of the act of February 27, 1893, this man, not hav- ing served twenty years in the army, can- not now legally be re-enlisetd therein; and that in the absence, in the act mentioned, of express language to the effect that ser- vice in the navy may be counted in comput- ing the period of “twenty years,” it can only safely be held that this period must have been served in the army (regular cr volunteer) to entitle the party to re-enll ment on account of such duration of ser- vice. ——————-2+—___ Tale of a Carpet. Another carpet has been laid in the room of the commissioner of pensions. This is the third one with which that sacred floor has been covered within the past week. The officials say that this is the final one. In the first instance the covering did not fit, in the second Chief ClerkMcKevitt and Mr. Brandebury selected a carpet and had it laid. Judge Lochren could not indorse their choice and the brussels was ruth. lessly torn up. The present carpet fawn-colored affair, which will continue beautiful until some one walks over it with wet shoes. The story, which went the rounds of the bureau, that the department had contracted for a carpet of body brus- sels and had been furnished one of tapestry, was untrue, declare the officials. ——_+. The mbus Caravels. The original plan to have the Columbus caravels brought to Washington for per- manent keeping seems to have miscarried, as the trustees of the Columbian Museum of Chicago have arranged with Secretary Herbert to have these valuable exhibits remain at Chicago in their charge during the winter. An effort will be made during the winter to have Congress authorize the transfer of the caravels to the Columbian Museum of Chicago for permanent keeping. Objection will undoubtedly arise to such disposition of the ancient models, on the proper repository for them. The destina- tion of these ships will be settled at the coming session of Congress. ——_"-o.__—__ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Michael tello; Frank H. Brooks and Emma 8. Grigs- by, both of Fauquier county, Va.; Walter F. Richey and Annie A. Gibson; James Edmunds and Amelia Key; Chas. H. Wicks and Eliza R. Davis; W. T. Digney and Lida i L. Smith. sled up in the row. The incumbent is Mr.| ate satisfied to claim a majority of { | democratic | Indians Friends of Reform Are Busily Or- . ganizing TO PREVENT ELECTION FRAUD NEW YORK, Nov. 6—The campaign has gone out with a sputter, the driving rain of Saturday seriously marring the argument by Roman candle. All sides will now stop talking and prepare for the real fight. The “issues” are made up, the orators are done, the circulars are distributed, and everyboay As to the result? Well, perhaps one guess is as good as another. My guess is that Maynard will be defeated for the court of appeals. There's m certain electrical con- dition of the atmosphere noticeable which often precedes a “landslide.” Isaac H. Maynard. 4,00) for the state ticket in a poll of a lion, it shows, beyond the power of drums or leather lungs to obscure, that issue is in doubt. The unknown factor is the discon’ springing from the bad times. I fancy repeal legislation has come in time to help the democrats in the money centers, but the delay has certainly been a costly one for the dominant party. Then there is the of the tariff. In the industrial centers, par- ticularly the one-line towns like Cohoes or Gloversville, a very ugly feeling exists. whopping republican vote from such ities need surprise no one. Revolt Against Bossism. And after all, the real mystery “anti-boss” vote. You hear on those mutterings and rumblings wi So ominous of trouble ahead for the “ chine.” It is a common remark thet the in- telligent, prosperous people are among themselves as they ha’ talking for twenty years. They foundly irritated; they are taun’ gh ghb8 i i, il vote? troller Myers turned it over his own cool and experienced speak with E said it wouldn't show at all, and declined to —_ berg gd Vague a protest. It may the ballot box _ ot ly. But some of the shrewd judges lc opinion think he threw away the of a life time. Reform Organizing. ‘The significant sign of the times is reform is organizing. Neighborhood clubs are springing up, based on the idea that effort must be made permanent and inst filer: Edward T. Bartlett. tutional if it is to be of much avail. Tam. many’s system is studied and copied. Then the reformers have taken a leaf out of the political experience of England. The “club” as a citadel of political warfare has been naturalized, and may now be seen in New York in almost the strength to be observed in London. The Reform Club, the Ci Club and the alphabetical string of government clubs have come to stay mean business. No people appreciate this fact more than the hack politicians on both sides, who affect to despise them. The very iatest reform card to be played is the quite sensational list of rewards, amounting in the aggregate to $50,000, of- fered by a citizens’ committee in Brook- lyn for the discovery of election frauds. It shows the depth of feeling which exists that in these anxious times a purse of $50,- 000 can be made up to stimulate the detec- tion and punishment of frauds on the suf- frage. A reward of $1,000 is offered foreach of the first five convictions, and from thet down by a sliding scale through 200 convic- tions. A bonus of $500 is added where the culprit is an election official. This will make repeating very risky business and no doubt greatly help im procuring an —— election. H.R. What is Said at Albany. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 6.—The Bartlett exposure has fallen flat throughout the state. Coming so late in the campaign it is regarded by all voters as a political story of little worth. It is not probable that the revelation of Bartlett's relations with Marsh in selling post traderships under Secretary Belknap will influence any voters. The Star correspondent has been watchful of the effect in this city. The s was published simultaneously in the New York Sun and the Albany Ar- gus. The voters of this city ignore th = posure” altogether and the anti-May: ground that the capital city is the only! strength will not be lessened by its publi- tion. “So far as the other features of the cam- are concerned they have not changed Pinwe the advices to The Star last week. The only doubt exists as to the election of Maynard and the election of a majority ‘assemblymen. Democratic con- trol of the legislature is in jeopardy, with E. Cahill of Baltimore, Md., and Mary Cos-| the chances of election favoring democratic success. —_—>— Settlers in the new town of Harrison, Idaho, on the Coeur d'Alene Indian reserva tion, have received an ultimatum from the to vacate or pay $20,000,