Evening Star Newspaper, July 4, 1894, Page 1

‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents 8. Office at Washington, D. C., “Ail mall subscriptions west be paid in advance [AF ‘advertising made knowa on application, Che Foening Star. Vor 85, No. 20,988. WASHINGTON, D.C... WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1894—-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. CITY POST OFFICE + —___. No Successor Has Yet Been Named to Captain Sherwood. A TALK WITH THE POSTMASTER ——e How the Office Has Grown During His Administration. A SPLENDID RECORD The commission of Mr. Henry R. Sher- wood, postmaster of Washirgton, expired today, and all eyes are now turned anx- fously toward Gray Gables to see what name President Cleveland will post up on thebulletin board of federal patronage as that of his successor. The Star on Monday gave a resume of the conditions of the case and outlined the standing of the lead- ing candidates for the position, and there has been no change in the forty-eight hours intervening. As all roads lead to Rome, it ts generally admitted here that all democratic lanes in the District lead to Dr. J. Waiter Drew. He has long been regarded as the receptacie of political fact and rumor regarding Idcal party affairs. He was asked by a repre- sentative of The Star this morning for his views upon the postmastership; who was most likely to get it, and when it would Provably be filled. What Dr. Drew Says. “I don't believe there is a man, woman or child in the District who is aware of the President's intentions regarding the various candidates. I don't think he will take ac- tion at once, but believe he will fill the place in January, although he may send in the new postmaster's name in the usual batch of December nominations. I can tell you one thing, however,” he continued, with earnestness, “if the sentiment of the gen- eral public here can intluence the Presi- dent's action he will appoint Mr. Sherwood to succeed himself. He has made an ideal business postmaster, and did not disturb democrats who were employed in the office when he took ch=rge. Uh, yes, { am per- fectly willing t. be quoted on this. The same g-neral sentiment, friendly to Mr. Sherwoot, appeared to exist in all quarters, bu: many thought there should be @ political change in the place, and that some local democrat should get it. Postmaster Sherwood himself was not at all disturbed by the strong fight being made over his official remains. A Talk With Postmaster Sherwood. “My connection with the office began when I was appointed assistant postmaster ou the Ist of August, 1883, and consequent- ly I have been here steadily for a pretty long time,” he remarked to The Star re- porter who called on him. “With the up- ward movement of the office during that time 1 Rave been closely identified, and I may be excused for taking pride in the im- provement—the remarkabie improvement— that Das taken place, and the success that has been attained in the system under which we work. “Few persons have any idea of the im- mense + ~~ _.utles. connected with the Washie« s post office,” he continued. “I am bonded in $3")! for instance, and fre- quently there are $#0,00y worth of stamps, postal cards, ete., in my possession, while im the depository of similar articles down stairs are $100,000 more. Since my term began the business of the office has been largely increased. This office is now the distribution point for postal cards for fif- teen or sixteen states, and this summer its registry division has had added to its duties the distribution of all the stamps issued by the government, which were formerly sent out from New York. This amounts to {5z,- 00,000 a year. A Ke kable Record. “The registry division is under the su- perintendence of Mr. W. D. Peachy, and is splendidly conducted. It has not lost a single piece of registered matter in six “years, a record that is, 1 believe, unequaled in the country. I am gratified to say, also, that there has not been a single monetary kss in the office since I have been postmas- ter, and at every moment of the time af- fairs have been in such shape that a post office inspector would be welcomed. My ac- counts have always been all made up, and at any time I could have turned the oflice over to my successor, as § can today, if necessary, at two hours’ Notice. crease of work and responsibilities seems to have inspired an increase, if such a thing were possible, of the effictency of those who had it to meet. The business of the office is now $00,000 in cash receipts, and if the government put stamps on its correspond- — it would reach something like $1,300,- ‘early all the branch post offices have been established in the past ten years, and it may be interesting to know that it will be but a short time before the ratlway post office system will pouch letters intended for the East Capitol, Georgetown and south- West branckes direct from the cars to those otfices. They are the only three stations having the carrier service connected with them, and the new departure will greatly facilitate the delivery of letters in the sec- tions they control. J could talk for an hour on what the Washington post office has done during my connection with it, but it will suffice to say that its course has been steadily upward and forward along the path of improvement.” ‘ture Needs of the Office. “Tell me something about what should be done in the future,” suggested the reporte:. “A great deal remains yet to do,” re- sponded Mr. Sherwood. “There ar2 now ten fourth-class pest offices in the District. They should all be abolished and mad: branches of this office, and the Washington postmaster made postmaster of the District of Columbia. I'li tel you why: Such a change wou!d admit the creation of carrier branch offices, an this way the carrier service could be extended, as it should be, to the District lire. The fourth-class post offices I speak of were made money order offices under my recommendation, but many People are not aware of it.” “Will yeur successor have much patzon- ase at his disposal?” inquired the reporter. “There will be little or no patronage, such as you meen, I presume, of the loaves and fishes varie’ was the reply. Efficient Force. “I venture the assertion, without fear of contradiction, that the Washington post of- fice contains the mest effictent cle-feal force of any post office in the country. Lattribute such a condition to the operations of the civil service laws. The superintérideats in the main office and those of the branch of- fices are the oniy employes not under the civil service, and half of these are demo- The effictency of my force Is due to * fect that Washington is peculiarly an American city. “There are very few fore! office gets a list mers here. This of eligibles from the civil service commiss ad finds that mest of them High ‘School boys. They are young, t, active, bright, have good and are just the materia! to make first-class post office men out of. They are ail American-born. Then the colored men on the le lists are usually University men, and the sam tics hold good In their cases. I have never allowed politics to have anything to do with appointments under me. There are no politics in the office I didn’t believe the people wanted the office run fn a polit.cal way. I found many democrats in the office, also found they were efficient, painstaking, Howard aracteris- careful, honest and trustworthy. I kept them in their places, and they are here yet. Oh, yes, I am entirely ready to vacate the office when the time comes, but I have made no plans for tke future. I was fifty years old on Feoruvary 22 last, and have led @ pretty active life. Maybe I'll rest for a while before engaging in something else.” A Change of Fourth-Class Offices. Postmaster Sherwood’s idea about chang- ing the fourth-class post offices in the Dis- trict into branches of the city offices ap- pears to have already met with favor in the Post Office Department. Quite recently the feasibility of discontinuing the office at Tenleytown and making it a branch, having @ carrier system attached, was proposed, and it was said yesterday by a United States postal official that the change would take place October 1. _ Superintendent Metchen of the free de- livery system was asked today if such was the case. “The matter of discontinuing the Teniey- town post office and it a branch is under consideration,” was the response, “but no decision has yet been reachzd.” The probabilities are, however, that Post- master General Bissell will order the change on his return, and that the system will be extended to the other District fourth-class offices in case the experiment at Tenley- town proves successful. Postmaster Sherwood’s Term. As there has been some question raised about the date of the expiration of Post- master Sherwood’s commission, it may be stated that he was appointed September 10, 1890, confirmed September 13, and his commission, reading “four years from date," was issued September 25. It has been the common practice to date the beginning of a term ahead of the date of issue of the commission. The Post Office Department nay hold that the time of a postmaster be- gins when he qualifies as such official and not before. There is no record of Mr. Sherwood’s qualification at the White House, but he began his duties as such upon his appointment, because he was assistant postmaster at the time, and the change of officials did not upset eithes the system or personnel of the office. There is no legal objection to a postmaster serving in excess of his term, as his bond holds until his successor religves him. MORTON AND THE UNION Washington, and when I took | Printers at the Agricultural Branch Get Union Wages. The Only Difficulty Now Appears to Be in Regard to Those Employed the Weather Burean. The president and secretary of Columbia Typographical Union of this city were in- formally notified last night that Secretary Morton had, prior to his departure to Eu- rope, Increased the wages of the union printers employed in the branch printing office in the Department of Agriculture to conform to the union seale. In accordance with his policy of refusing to recognize the union as.an organization, Secretary Morton had not given notice to the union of his action, and had not replied to their com- munication upon the subject. It is sald at the Department of Agricul- ture that the Secretary does not pi to recognize any private organization or combination in connection with the gov- ernment work. He has declined to receive suggestions or in any way to permit it to be intimated that he has official cognizance of the existence of labor organizations. The members of the typographical union are not very much concerned at this attitude of the Secretary as long as their men re- ceive the same treatment and the same terms which is accorded by the officials of the government printing office and other branch offices in the city. The Weather Bureau Difficulty. There is still a difference to be adjusted between the union and the officials of the weather bureau, which is under Secretary Morton's department. When the weather bureau was known as the signal service, and was under the War Department, the printers employed there were on the foot- ing of enlisted men of the army, and there- fore out of the jurisdiction of the union. They were, therefore, permitted to with- draw from the union, taking out what 1s known as withdrawal cards. When the Weather bureau was reo! the law effecting the reorganization provided that the printers should be upon the same basis as those employed in the government print- ing office. This gave to those men em- ployed at the bureau the scale of wages which the organization had secured for all its members. It was then suggested to these men that as they had become civilian employes and were working under the ad- vantages secured to printers by the union that they should give up their withdrawal cards and join the unton again. Objection was made to this, however, by the officials of the bureau. It is claimed that the men were given to understand that if they renewed their allegiance ‘to the union they would have to give up their po- sitions in the weather bureau. This is the issue existing now between the union and the weather bureau. The department offi- cials claim that the employes in the print- ing office at the weather bureau perform a class of duties almost entirely different from the regular duties of the printing craft and that in this respect they should not be compelled to be union men. ———__-e- TO BE INVESTIGATED. Miutster Terrell to Inquire Into the Arrest of American Teachers. United States Minister Terrell at Con- stantinople has been instructed to investi- gate the circumstances of the arrest of sev- eral American teachers at the missionary schools at Marash and Aintab, and, if he firds that their arrest was not fully war- ranted, to demand their prompt release. Notice of the arrest was received at the State Department from the minister to Turkey and from the American board of missions In Boston. The story is that the teachers were thrown into prison by the Turkish authorities on the charge of foment- ing sedition among the natives. This action was apparently in violation of an agree- ment on the part of the Turkish authorities not to proceed against persons attached to the missions in the absence of the Amer- ican consul. It is claimed by some people that the charges in the present case were trumped up by local officials hostile to American missions in Armenia. Troubles of this kind are frequent in the Ottoman king- dem, but heretofore the department has succeeded in adjusting them on an honor- able basis. Inasmuch as American mis- sionaries have not always been entirely free from blame in the matter, and have not uniformly respected the local laws and customs of the country, Minister Terrell has been instructed to exercise extreme caution in his negotiations. ——++- e+ Personal Mentioi United States Treasurer Morgan has just returned from a six weeks’ visit to San Francisco and the Pacific coast, and re- ports an apparent revival of business in that section. Assistant Secretary Adee of the State De- partment will leave New York tomorrow for a five weeks’ vacation in Europe. | Mr. Charles Shaler, jr., city editor of the Harrisburg Telegram, is in the city. Miss Alice Sanger, who was recently transferred from the White House staf to the Post Office Department, has returned | from her vacation in the west. Mr. McLellan, chief of the warrant di- vision, Treasury Department, has returned from a short visit to Cape May. Mr. Tucker, deputy controller of the cur- rency, is now in charge of that bureau m the absence of Controller Eckels. He had ! a week's holiday in the mountains of Vir- ginia. RECENT ELECTIONS Chairman Babcock’s Comparison With Those of Two Years Ago, THE CAUSE OF ‘THE CHANGE He Does Not Think Business Generally Reviving. TARIFF UNCERTAINTY Chairman Babcock of the republican con- gressional committee today gave out the fellowing statement, showing a comparison between the recent elections and the elec- tions of two years ago: In Vermont, in 1892, the republicans polled 87,002 votes, or 68.12 per cent of the whole; in 1894 they polled 42,780 votes, or 74.20 per cent of the whole. In 1802 the democrats polled 16,325 votes, or 20.27 per cent of the whole, and in 1894 only 14,120 votes, or 24.53 per cent of the whole of the votes cast. The republicans made a gain of over 13 per cent’ and the democrats lose nearly 14 per cent of their vote of 1802. In the state of Maine the republicans polled 62,923 votes in 1802, or 54.05 per cent of the whole; in 1894 they polled 71,500 votes, or 64.42 per cent of the whole. In 1892 the democrats polled 48,044 votes, or 41.26 per cent of the whoie, and in 1894 only 33,500 votes, or 30.18 per cent of all the votes If com- pared with the vote for governor in 1800 a very much larger republican gain would be shown. vote cast for President in 182. Cause of the Change. When asked his opinion of the cause of this change in votes, he said: “There has never been any great crisis in American history that the intelligence and good sense of the American people have not been able to meet. Abraham Lincoln said: ‘A political party may fool ‘tof the people all of the time, and all of the people part of the time, but no po- litical party can ‘fool all the people all the time.’ The democratic party nas fooled and deceiyed the people and brought them face to face with an industrial and finan- clal crisis more severe in its effects than any before known, and causing idleness and want to take the place of employment and plenty in a very short period of time. is it any worder that the American peo- ple repudiate this party that has no fixed policy upon any subject except to reduce the appropriations? They already e handwriting on the wall, but, unlike Belshazzar, they need no Daniel to’ in- terpret its meaning, which 1s so-plain that he who runs may read. The democratic party in Vermont and Maine is made up largely of what are called Jacksonian dem- ocrats. Rock-ribbed and sturdy as the hills of their native states, they are democrats from principle, and this great change that has taken place comes from a con- viction that their party has _ been false to its pledges. They realize that t> continue the democratic party in power would be to naintain a constant menace to the great industries that have been built up and developed under thirty years of protection. No Business Revival. In reference to the claims of the opposi- tion that there is a marked revival in busi- ness throughout the country, he said: “I regret that I cannot see the signs of improvement that Chairman Faulkner of the democratic congressional committee mentions in his interview of September 4 in The Star. I cannot learn of any improve- ment in iron, steel or lumber, or in ary line that indicates a general revival of in- dustrial interests. The Pittsburg glass fac- tories are about to commence operativn, but at a wage reduction of 22 per cent. It is well known that it is the custom of the glass factories to cease operations during the months of July and August, and it is now their regular running season after the summer shutdown. In some lines that manufacture staple goods for general cun- sumption the stocks have become exhausted after a long period of idleness, and opera- tions have been resumed on a iimiied scale to supply immediate demands, but with a reduction in the wage scale of from 15 to 40 per cent. It was generally conceded that the passage of a tariff bill would in some measure revive business interests; that there would be some fixed basis upon which calculations could be made, and the uncer- tainties of pending legislation would be over; but instead of the Gorman bill being a settlement, for a time at least, of the tariff question, we are told by the demo- cratic party leaders that this bill is one of party “perfidy” and “dishonor,” and shall not remain on the statute books; that it is only a commencement, and that the war cn protection shall be kept up and prosecuied until a free trade basis is reached. A Sea of Uncertainty. “Democratic conventions all over the country huve ratified and indorsed this statement of the democratic leaders, and once more we are on a sea of uncertainty, great business interests are unsettled, and both capital and labor are obliged to remain in {idleness until this question is finally solved. In view of the unsettled feeling engendered by the promise of Mr. Cleve- land and the democratic leaders that tariff agitation is to be continued and pressed vigorously, I can see no hope for a revival of busingss prosperity. “There can be,” said Mr. Babcock, “no settlement of this question so long as the democratic party retains control of both branches of Congress. The only way, in my opinion, in which the business of the country can have an opportunity to rally from the blight and ruin brought upon it by the democracy is by the election of a re- publican mafority in the House of Repre- sentatives. There is absolutely no hope of even a moderate degree of prosperity for the farmer, the laborer or the manufac- turer if the next Congress is controlled in both branches by a democratic majority, having for its fixed policy an agitation jooking to a free trade basis. I have p2r- fect faith in the American people. They can be relied upon in great emergencies to do the right and proper thing for the wel- fare of the country; and fully realizing, as the recent elections indicate they do, the necessity of a republican majority in the next House as a check against vicious legislation, they will see to it that this re- suit is brought about. It is with the peopic a matter of patriotism and of country, and not of party, and you know that Americans are always for their country first.” ——_+ o+_____—_ WORK AT THE NAVY YARD. ‘Twenty-One More Laborers Ordered to Be Employed. The acting secretary of the navy today approved a request from the commandant of the Washington navy yard for authority to employ twenty-one laborers for the presecution of work on the boundary wall ef the yard and the ordnance department. The acting secretary is required to give public notice of his action in this matter. ‘The law bearing on the question was made to prevent employment of men at naval stations for political purposes. It provides that the Secretary of the Navy shall pub- licly certify the necessity for the empioy- me. of additional force at navy yards at least sixty days prior to elections for Presi- dent or Representatives in Congress. The men to be employed at the Washington yard will be appointed in the order of the dates of their registration with the iabor board of the yard, as required by regulation, ROOSEVELT —=—- > The Story That He Seeks the New York make ER ‘What Commissioner Lyman Says the Subject—He Does Not Believe Mr. Roosevelt Will Resign. Ait dh In the Washington cbrrespondence of to- day’s New York Sun is a sensational story to the effect that Mr.vTheodore Roosevelt is about to resign the civil service commission. The given for this Promised move én Mr. veit’s part are as unique as they are Mumerous. Starting off with the declaration that Mr. Roosevelt is inspired to leave the public service by aspirations to become mayor of New York, the article recites thi the civil service commission does no: @xért the same in- fluence with Mr. Clev@¢land’s present ad- ministration as it did jwith his first, and seeks to prove this by Faciting the way in which department offi ride in carriages kept at the public expense, and the fact that President Clevelai has alrecdy en- joyed two months’ yaegtion this year, de- spite the civil service lw provides that a governmeft employe can have but thirty days’ leave annually with pay. What Mr. Lydian Says. Armed with this dispatch a Star reporter called at the civil servicé commission rooms this afternoon. Commissidner Roosevelt is away. Commissioner man smiled when approached on the subject. “I have read the article, but I don’t know anything about the matter it contains,” he remarked’. “I don't believe there is any thing in it, howeyer, because if there was we would have certainly heard ebout it. I'd like very much to sée Mr. Roosevelt mayor of New York, and the New Yorkers might go a great deal further and fare a good deal worse. But I can’t ‘believe that there is anything in the story whatever.” Mayoralty. Several months ago Mr. elt, in cas- ual conversations with feiends, men- tioned an aspiration to succetsor in the me yoral earnestly of securing the nominatton. Since then, however, according to one,of his most irtimate friends, he has rebnguished this aspiration, under the belief that he would be ur able to get the nominatio “I know nothirg about his aspirations for the maycralty,” cont ‘this friend, “except that some time ago he, wanted tie office, had the matter under eunsideration for a time, and finulty come¢luded he would Rot be nomjaated. Sin nm I think he considered the subject.. Putting two and two together 1 don't elleve that the story is true. If hé intended to resign from the, commission he, vould. spb biy have. oy something me abfut intention to take the step.” 7 — NOT VESSELS; BUT: MEN. - me Mr. Gilroy's Pressing Need in the Navy for am Ad- ditional Force of Satlors. The Navy Department is seriously em- barrassed by the lack of men to man its rew ships and it has almost become neces- sary to put one ship out of commission before another can be put in commission. The need of additional war ships has been superseded by the greater need of crews to man the ships we already have. Several large vessels are now either ready for com- mission or approaching cgmpletion, which must remain tied up at their docks until arrangements can be made to provide them with crews from vessels that may be in need of extensive repairs. This state of affairs has existed for several months and strong but ineffectual effort was made to induce Congress to provide for an in- crease of the enlisted strength of the navy sufficient to meet the demands of the next few months. The present custom of putting the older ships out of commission in order to ust their crews as the complement of the newer ships has practically reached its lim- it, for the reason that there are but few of the old wooden ships in active service. The next vessel which can be made of service in this way ie the Adams. This ship met with an accident by running aground in Bering sea and is now making her way slowly to San Francisco, where she will be placed in dock for extemsive repairs. Her crew will be utilized of one of the new ships that is ready to be commissioned. Difficulty is being experienced in supply- ing even the smail orews essary for the two small gunBéats, the Machias and Castine, now fitting out at New York for service on the Chinese station. In addi- tion to these two vessels’ four others will go into commission soon after the first proximo. These are the Boston, Detroit, Marion and Ericsson. The triple-screw cruiser Minneapolis, the swiftest ship in the navy, will also be ready for sea service soon after that date. It is estimated that about 2,000 more men will pe required for the ships now ready or nearing completion and Congress will be asked) at the coming session to increase the mayy to that ex- tent. THE FREE ALCOHOL QUESTION. Secretary Carlisle Will Decide the Matter Before Long. Secretary Carlisle will dectde an important question connected with the enforcement of the free alcohol provisions of the tariff bill in a few days. The ten days: allowed the committee of the Wholesale Druggists’ As- sociation to submit a plan for the execu- tion of the law under prevailing conditions will expire tomorrow. Secretary Carlisle invited their co-operation in the‘framing of regulations that would insure @. proper ad- ministration. of the law and at the same time afford a reasonable degree of protec- tion of the revenue against fraud. Congress made nc provision whatever for the super- vision of alcohol after its withdrewal, free of tax, for use in the arts, and it is said that the department would bé entirely at the mercy of dishonest dealers who chose to use such alcohol as merchandise or for any other purpose. The Secretary recently ex- pressed the opinion that the ‘free alcohol schedule was impracticable of execution as it stands, and the impression fs strong that he will make no further effort in that di- rection until Congress provides the means necessary for its proper efiforegneht. He Received #1 From the State Depsriment Today. Mr. C. B. Breckinridge, the, newly ap- pointed minister to Russia, has nearly com- pleted arrangements for assuming the duties of his new office. He had an inter- view with Acting Sceretary Uhl at the State Department today and received his final instructions as to diplomatic questions pending between the United States and Rus- sia. He left Washington this afternoon for New York, where he has some private busi- ness to transact prior to his departure on the 20th instant on the steamship Augusta Victoria of the Hamburg Une. He will disembark at Sout! on for the purpose of spenjing a few days with Ambassador Bayard in London, and will then proceed by easy stages across the continent to St Petersburg. Mr. White, the retiring min- ister, expects to leave the Russian capital in a few days fer home, and has arranged to meet his successor at a convenient point on his trip across the continent. — Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $143,863. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $219,390; customs, $722,607; miscellaacous, $13, chair and spoke ] WILLIAMS IS NAMED Democratic Convention of the Sixth Maryland District. A CONTEST OVER THE RESOLUTIONS Tariff Reformers Win and Indorse the President. CONSERVATIVES DEFEATED Special Dispacch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 12.—The demccratic congressional convention for the sixth district met today in the Academy of Music, which was appropriately decorated with American flags, black and orange bunting. A chromo of President Cleveland stood at one side on an easel. George H. Hager, chairman of the Wash- ington county executive committee, called the convention to order at 11:25. J. A. Ma- son of Washington county proposed Gen. William M. McKaig, the present -repre- sentative of the district in Congress, as the tempcrary chairman of the convention, and he was unanimously elected. Gen. McKaig’s appearance on the stage was greeted with tumultuous applause. Gen. McKaig upon taking the platform sailed immediately into the republican party in his usual vigorous style and pointed cut the reasons why vic- ‘tory should perch on tne democratic ban- ners, in his Opinion, at the coming election. He pointed out that, in his opinion, Mr. Ferdinand Williams, who would be the can- didate of today’s convention, would have fifty to seventy-five per cent better chance of election than he, McKaig, did in 1802. He pointed out. the fallacies of the repub- lican platform as adopted at Frederick last Wednesday, and wornd up with a predic- a that victory was the party's in Novem- r. T. P. Moody of Frederick county was elected temporary secretary, and then two committees, one on credentials and perma- nent organization, and the other on resolu- lions, were appointed. ‘The credential committee as selected was as follows: Allegany, William E. Walsh; Garrett, John T. Mitchell; Washington, Wil- iam H. Witzenbacher; Frederick, Dr. I. R. J. McCurdy; Montgomery, John C. Bentley. Pe angie ay gees was as follows: esany, James W. Thomas; Garrett, Wil- diam A. Brydon; Frederick, Vv. ‘Sang he man; Washington, J. A.’ Mason; Mont- somery, Capt. B. J. Chisweil. « Comacrvasive. Tart® Resuletions.— ‘Only one ripple disturbed the council of the braves. The resolutions came near being the rock on which the go0d demo- crats of the district split. Last night a number of the delegates got together in Col. Buchanan Schley’s office and held @ grand pow-wow over the resolutions to be adopted. Washington, Frederick and Allegany counties ail wanted the particular resolutions adopted at their county conven- by made the resolutions for the district. rrett county presented no resclutions ard the Montgomery county delegates did not arrive until after the eaucus had been — over, as their trains had been de- yed. The Allegany and Garrett county people were in favor of a set of conservative reso- lutions on the tariff. They persuaded the Washington county veople to go with them, and_the resolutions were adopted. They were opposed violently, however, by the Frederick county delegation, who were in favor of open, positive expressions on the subject of tariff reform. The three men who opposed the resolutions were Col. L. Victor Baughrean of Frederick, Col. Buch- aran Schley of Washington and Gen. Mc- Kaig himself. They fought the conserva- tive resolutions from post to pillar, but the other side overruled them. Gen. H. Kyd Douglas of Hagerstown, W. C. Devecmon of Cumberland and W. A. Brydon of Garrett county were the lead- ers on the other side. There was great dissatisfaction at the de- cision of the caucus. Gen. McKaig was openly vexed, and did not hesitate to say that he thought an irreparable mistake was Leing made. Col. Baughman was also sore. He had made ali his arrangements to leave the convertion this morning on the 11 o'clock train, but a few minutes before the train left the leaders of the other side agreed to accept the Frederick county resoiutions. The doughty colonel was immediately placated, and his valise sent back to the hotel. Tariff Reformers Win. Two events contributed to this change of front. One was the position taken by the Montgomery county delegation, a very strong and compact body. They demanded that the resolutions should be reconsidered and they given a show at them, and de- clared that Montgomery county could not be carried for the democrats unless the ad- ministration’s tariff policy was positively indorsed. This influenced Col. Douglas and the oth- ers, and, in addition, Col. Schiey and the Frederick county people were working on them. So they abandoned their position and adopted the Frederick county resolu- tions, thereby averting considerable trou- ble. The credential committee recommended that the temporary officers be made perma- nent, and this was done. The Resolutions Read. Col. L. Victor Baughman, the chairman of the committee on resolutions, then read the resolutions over which so much trouble had occurred, and they were greeted wiih much applause. They were as follows: Be it resolved by the democrats of the sixth congressional district, in convention assembled, That we hereby reiterate our devotion to the platform of the democratic party adopted at its national conventi. held at Chicago in 1892, and_ particularly the tariff and financial principles therein set forth, ‘We reaffirm especially the tariff plank which declares that we denounce republican protection as a fraud and a robbery of the great majority of the American people for the benefits of the few. We declare: it to be a fundamental prin- ciple of the democratic party that the federal government has no constitutional power to impose and collect tariff dutt except for the purpose of a revenue only and we demand that the collection of such taxes shall be limited to the necessities ot the government honestly and economically administered. We accept the tariff bill as passed In the me spirit in which it was accepted by -resident Cleveland and the House of R: resentatives, as a vast improvement upon the existing condition and as a measure that will lighten the tariff burdens that now rest heavily upon the people. It not only erects a barrier against the return of protection, but furnishes a vantage ground from which may be better waged further aggressive operations against protected monopolies and governmental favoritism, and we pledge ourselves to carry forward from this vantage ground the great battle of tariff reform until tariff legislation fs fread from all suspicion of control by trusts cpolies, until relief ts given an people and until the pledges of seratic party are wholly redeemel. | heartily indorse the present democrat- | ic administration and es} ily the action | of President Cleveland in striving honestly and courageously to redeem the pledges of the perty and meet the expectation of the people. Ww commend the democratic Congress for haviag swept from the statute books the obnoxious federal elections law, ad- ministered for the purpoge of promoting by fraud and violence the interests of the re- Publican party, and the vicious and ob- noxious McKinley bill. We recognize the fact that labor has the same right to local organization and pro- tection as vapital and that provision should be made for the equitable and peaceable udjustment of the differences between the Wage earner and his employer. Am Amendment Proposed. Henry Wingert of Washington county got to his feet and proposed an amendment to the resolutio: as follows: “Resolved, That the energy, activity, abili- ty and fidelity to the interests cf the people of the sixth congressional district shown by Mr. William M. McKaig deserve our heart- fest commendation, ind the democracy of the district takes this opportuntty of record- ing its high appreciation of his valuable services.” This was also adopted unanimously by a rising vote, and three rousing cheers and a a were given for Representative Mc- aig. Ferdinand Williams Nominated. Nominations being then deClared in order, Gen. McKatg called Robert Bridges of Washington to the chair and himself took the floor. He made an eloquent talk in pre- senting the claims of Ferdinand Williams of Allegany county, and every reference to the candidate brought forth cheers. Every other county in the convention seconded the nomination of Mr. Williams, = he was declared eiected by a rising vote. Gen. McKaig then appointed the follow- ing committee to notify Mr. Williams: Messrs. Thomas of Allegany, Bouic of Montgomery, Little of Washington, Hargett of Frederick, and Brydon of Garrett. In a few minutes Mr. Williams was brought on the stage, where he was greeted with enthusiasm. He made an earnest speech, which began nervously, but soon straightened out into a statement,of his position. “I am a democrat,” said he, “who be- leves in tariff reform, and if I am elected, I will exert my every effort and every power to uphold the democratic administra- tion in the grand task set them by the people in 1892.” He pledged himself solemnly to the cause of the people of his district and assured them that he would do his utmost to war- rant their confidence. The convention then adjourned at 1 o'clock. CAMPAIGN IN ILLINOIS It is Opened for the Republicans by Senator Oullom. One of the Most Enthusiastic Meetings publican campaign in lilinais was formaily opened here today with the first big rally held under the auspices of the republican state central committee. At the request of the republicans of this county Senator Cullom was assigned by the committee as the speaker of the day, and delivered his first political speech since his return from Washington. The republicans of southern Illinois are exccedingly enthusiastic, and they turned out in such large numbers and with such a display of enthusiasm as to render the rally one of the most successful ever held in this section of the state. date for United States Senator, Franklin MacVeagh, in the latter’s recent speech at Springfield. Senator Cullom Mr. MacVeagh’s comparisons of the republican and democratic parties with the political — of ‘ns = that while Mr. lacVeagh appears thoroughly En- &lish in his political ideas and associations, he doesn’t appear to be any more exact in his statements about English politics than in those regarding American politics. He spoke at length on the tariff and the currency, concluding with an arraignment of Mr. Cleveland's pension Policy and a criticism of Mr. MacVeagh’s alleged as- Persions on Gen. John A. Logan. As to the inquiry whether the McKinley law would be re-enacted by the republican =. it ee to lom said that his tion was that the McKinley bill welt aor be re-enacted in its entirety. The reason he gave for this prediction was that the law had been in fcrce for four years when repealed and undoubtedly wouid have been revised by the republicans had they continued in pewer, in accordance with their policy in the past, when the changing conditions of commerce or other reasons showed this to be nécessary. He had no hesitation in declaring, how- ever, that when the republican party re- turns to power and enacts a new tariff law it will be drawn in accordance with the policy of protection to American industries and the American wage earner. He would advise that the first step taken by the republicans when they revise the tariff should be to consider the propriety of reducing the duties upon the fifty-one arti- cles upon which the new democratic tariff had increased the duties above the rates fixed by the McKinley law. He would be anxious to discover why these duties had been raised by a party which denounced the alleged high rates of the McKinley “robber tariff,” and he called upon Mr. MacVeagh to explain why the duties upon these fifty- one articles had been increased. ——_— Won't Pay Sugar Bounties. Secretary Carlisle, although he has not yet written a formal letter to that effect, authorized the official announcement today that he would not pay any sugar boun:y earned, but unpaid, when the new tariff bill went into effect, August 29. The Secretary refusal to pay these sugar bounty claims will be based upon the clause in the new tariff bill repealing the sugar bounty pro- vision of the McKinley law, which con- cludes as foliows: “And hereafter it shall be unlawful to is- sue any license to produce sugar or to pay any bounty for the production of sugar of any kind under said act.” The Secretary will write an official levter be ae Manderson embodying nis de- cision, Frank Riddle, a prominent lawyer of Chi- cago, representing the Western Bank Note and Engraving Company, called a Secre- tary Carlisle today with reference to tre its to be brought by the United States against the company he represents for v!c- lation of the law in engraving and princng the Mississippi warrants, which have re- cently caused the arrest of several Missis- sippi state officials. ‘The company realizes that it will have to defen] these suits, but desires to make an arrangement to bunch the cases and defend a single test suit. Mr. Carlisle referred Mr, Riddie to the Attorncy General. “3 2-.-______ Clerk Wanted. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an examination on September 2 to fill a vacancy in the position of sur- ‘or’s clerk in the general land office, at salary of $1,200 per angum. The subj of the examination wili be orthography, penmanship, letter writing, elements of the English language, arithmetic and survey- ing. Those intending to apply should ob- tain application blanks from the civil serv- ice commission at or +o+—_____ Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Origi- nal, James Yearback, Soldiers’ Home. Ma: land—Supplemental, Thomas Angell, Taney- town, Carroll county; original widows, &c., Frances A. Weaver, Kate Lang and Susan A. Towble, Baltimore. John Wricht, Hampton, THE DOUBLE FARE The Rock Creek Railway Company Must Explain About It. A CITIZEN MAKES COMPLAINT The Case Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. ARE TWO FARES LEGAL? of the interstate commerce law. The com- plainant is Charles M. Willson, a colored citizen of Montgomery county, Md. The complaint is divided into nine paragraphs, each showing or setting forth specific acts of the company in violation of the law, the basis of the compiaint, however, being @ discrimination agaist the complainant and others in the matter of charges for Uansportation on the line of the road of the company. The complaint sets forth that Mr. Willson is a citizen of Montgom- ery county, Md.; that he resides at Chevy Chase, in said county, and that his place of business is Washington, in the District of Columbia; that the defenaant is a com- mon carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers and property, wholly by rail- road, between the city of Washington and Chevy Chase lake, Md., and is subject to tpg a merce an Jt is alleged that the company is * and has for a considerable been charging &nd collecting from the plaintiff! and others unreasonable and unlawful rates i oY 4g § i i i 52 Me Wain deed g E | i zs 5 a E CF I i i E ie i es gE Ht & ; The complaint charges referred to the Chevy Chase is held out to the public as é i} plainant resides only two blocks said road and only a few feet who bought ground from the and that he is refused such he lives on ground purchased parties, and that this distinction is in lation of section two of the interstate merce act. Mr. Wilison charges that the term “guests of Chevy Chase Inn” is to persons who drink or eat at the inn, at those who actually reside there, any person who gives his custom the bar or table of the inn, in any i eye é rll i EH i | i i g ; H | ee i ide Chase are denied, and obliged higher rate for transporte’ charged that the right to purcha: mutation tickets is accorded and guests of members of the Club, and to the officers and the club, the club house being Maryland, at @ «greater boundary line of the state than is dence of the complainant, and Chevy Chase Inn is also further bo: and at a greater Washington than the home of Mr. and that selling the tickets longer distance at a less rate than charged tor the shorter is a violation of provisions of the act. Another Source of Complatat. Another violation is Charged in the fact that the company has for sale and does sell another commutation ticket, but does 20% advertise the game. It has 4 coupor book containing 1 coupons, each good for one ride over either of the divisioas of the road, and the book is sold for $, wat is only scld to those who will sign a writtea <greement to exempt the company from damages for any injuries received while traveling over the road through ihe carelessness or me lect of the servants of the company. Another violation charee4 ts that the pany transports fremat over its Hine, but has failed and negle>ted to post its schedule of tariff as the law “eyulres. For these violations and discrm nations the pecitioner asks that the railway company be to answer and demanJel to cease from sald violations. ‘The interstate hi | : °8 Ef il He Has No Admiral Walker, who has returned to the city, disclaims all knowledge of the re- ported intention of the department to put him in command of the Asiatic squadron, He says he never asked for such an as- signment, and does not expect it to be made. He has been ordered to the Naval Acad- emy, he says, and he fully expects to go there, and nowhere else