Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR pero satis Ser WAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, THE STAR BUILDINGS, mw rivanta sn Cor, Lith Btreet, by ie Evening Star per Company, ‘SH. KAUPFMANN, Pres't Few York Olice, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening #tar 's served to subsccibers in the ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Der week, or 44 cents Fo mouth Copies at the founter 2 cents each. By mafl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents Per wouth. Saturday Quintuple Sheet $1 per year; With foreign postage adted, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., 86 _sevord-class mail matter.) EF All wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Hates of advertising made known on application. Star, he Koening Star. [ Vow 85, No. 21,018. WASHINGTON, D.O0., WEDNESDAY, OOTOBER 17, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. PLENTY OF MONEY The Democratic Congressional Cam- paign Committee Have It. THERE 1S ALSO SHREWD MANAGEMENT Have Been Frightened Into Un- usual Activity. + PROSPECTS BRIGHTENING If the demecrats fail to secure a majority in the next House it will not be for lack of money. in the campaign nor want of skill In management by their congressional com- mittee. On the contrary, it will be shrewd work by the committee and well-managed resources which will save them, if they can be savel. The general conditions, when the congressional campaign began, were ex- tremely unpromising for the democrats At the outset democratic managers private- ly conceded that the chances were against them in the canvass. Now they are more hopeful of holding the, House than they have been before, but it is evident enough that the adverse conditions have not yet been en- tirely overcome. The time when the finaltest Must come is getting close at hand, and they have not yet overcome the elements which promise to give the House to the re- publicans, or to give the populists the bal- ance of power. A Slight Claim. At the best the democrats are claiming the House by a very few votes. The state- ment of Mr. Faulkner in New York as to the imoortance of holding the three threat- ened districts in the Tammany bailiwick indicates the closeness of their calculations. A number of districts in the south which the republican committee regard as demo- cratic are known to be in doubt.There are unusual dangers to the democrats in that section, not to say anything about what they must lose in the north. If the demo- cratic committee were as short of funds as it usually is, and had no better mana: ment than it has had for a number of years heretofore, it might be counted as alm certainty that the republicans would organ- ize the next House. ‘The conditions are more favorable to the republicans than they were when they were fighting for the Fifty-first Congress, and the campaign work on their part is being done equally as well. frightened Into Activity. All calculaticns must take into considera- tion, however, the fact that the democrats are frightened into activity, and that their committe: is working with a desperate e.rn- estness, and that Senator Faulkner is show- ing unusual ability in dealing with a bad situation. ‘They have to contend, not only with the republicans, but with the popul.sts and lisaifected der ts, and to avoid col- Usion with both the extreme silver men and the radical gold men of the east. This without the tariff and the business fon troubles, would make a difficult ment in New York a to frighten the dem: re into coming together on the sional tickets, and information re- indicates that he will be, in esstul. that DeWitt Warner has de- clined to run reduces the number of dis- tricts which the state dem demand of Tammany ‘in t ai isressional honors sought to be m en the two i "3 are that both a full con- long there Will be an adjistment which will probabl result in the withd-awal of some of the candidates on both sides. Net Troubled for Money. Candidates for Congress are always ready to get from the congressional committee all the Srancial assistance they can in their ,particular districts. To do this they fre- quently represent their contest as much More dangerous than it really is. Senator Faulkner is t shly familiar with the conditions in each district, and it is said that by good management as been able to control the funds at the disposal of the committee as to be able to give sufficient s e in districts where such agsist- It may not be much better sup ad . but the finances are chan expenses of the committee work, and that where ehas been absolutely neces- sary een no delay nor parsimony in the response to a call. At the same time, they have not ‘been lavish € fooled into where it Is not especially needed, or where the need can m other quarters. be supplied fr Some c ommittee $ and prom ave ess of action improved the ¢ prospet nber of places where they were in danger. Democratic Prospects Brighten The very closest figuring Is being made as to every dis where it looked ¢: democrats at first, ported as and In some quarte: considerable now counted as 3 which it was at 1 lose. member o: mittee, is way home from New York. He reports @ good feeling in dem- deratic circles ham. It is, he says, @ feeling of enc ent, due to the big outpouring of the people to Isten to Hill's speeches and the great revival of business. Speaking of Illinols, he says that the big bugzy manufacturing interests of Freeport are now working full time, and have or- ders way ahead, which will take them a long time to execute. He is sanguine of MacVeagh’s. election. ee An Engine Tender Wanted. An engine tender is needed at the Wash- ington navy yard and the board of labor employment reports that their register of applications contains no applicants for that The matter has been re- ‘avy Department. It ts re- marked as a singular coincidence that a similar state of affairs existed at the same ard about this time a year ago, when it ary to.call on The Star for assistance in securing an engineer. Applt- eation should be made to the board cf em- ployment at the yard. peace ete <i Pens! Granted. Amon; the pensions granted today were the followirs: District of Columbia—Increase, Conrad Fassel, United States Soldiers’ Home; re- fasue, Joseph Adams; original widows, etc., Julia Sitz Maryland—Increase, Robert B. Jeffries, Laurel, Prince George’s county; James Griffin, Pisgah, Charles county: reissue, Thomas E. Kelly, Baltimore. Virginia — Alfred Collirgw _ view, Washington ony. pastas ————+ e+ _____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. ‘The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was 84 Of this mumber 22 were to fill vacancies caused by remainder death and resignation, and the vale by remo! WILL GO TO NEW YORK Senator Gorman Will Work for Senator Hill Reasons for Sappressing His Antips- thy to the Empire State Candidate. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 17.—The statement Is made here today upon un- questionable authority that Senator Gorman is going to New York to take a hand in the cerpaign and help Senator Hill along. The well-known dislike which Senator Gorman has for Mr. Hill, and Mr. Hill's equally well-known aversion for Senator Gorman, has caused this announcement to be received with much surprise. Mr. Gor- nan was in Baltimore Monday and stated then that he would make one speech during tris campaign, and that one would be in Maryland. He said nothing about going to New York. He said his health was not good enough to permit him to take an ac- tive part in campaign work, and the state- ment that he is going to New York to speak is causing much comment. A friend of tne Senator says he is moved by two reasons. One is the constant and urgent solicitations from the New York nanagers, who believe the Senator has a great deal of influence in the empire state. In the last national campaign Mr. Gorman spent much time in New York, and his reputation as a political wire puller of high rank, was much augmented. They want him again. Another reason suggested is that while Mr. Gorman detests Senator Hill, he thinks every democrat should try to help the New York situation as much as possible, particu- larly the congressional situation, for it is hardly necessary to say Mr. Gorman wouldn’t lose a great deal of sleep if Sen- ator Hill should not be elected governor of New York. The third reason suggested is that the Senator wants to be in evidence in the place where the calcium is brightest, and if any- thing is saved from the wreck, he cannot be said to have deserted the ship. ‘There has been a great deal of talk about the little interest Senators Gorman and Gibson have taken in the Maryland campaign, and it is said they have not been urged at all to talk to the voters. The democrats of the state are notoriously dis- satisfied with the part which Senators Gor- man and Gibson played in the tariff fight, and it ig not thought their participation in the campaign would help matters at all. Su as FOR THE SENATE. Schuyler S. Olds, Mr. MceMillan’s Poli- th Manager, a Candidate. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 17.—The candidacy of Schuyler 8. Olds, private secre- tary to the late Senator Stockbridge, and mabeger to Senator McMillan in mt campaign, for the short term senatorship has been formally announced. It is represented that he has “reluctantly yielded to a growing sentiment,” and will no longer withstand the pressure. It is sig- nificant that Olds’ announcement covers the ve: last day which the law allows for nominating legislative candidates. All the legislative nominations are made, and laber- ing under cover of Senator McMillan’s can- vass, it is safe to say he has not neglected his own interests. If he did not know where to look for the votes, he would not row announce himself. ——_.—__—- WANT KRZMINSKI'S BODY. THEY Letter Written to Acting Secretary Uhl From Buffalo. "FALO, N. ¥., October 17.— When ews of the death of Stanislaus Kraminski in Warsaw prison reached his friends and relatives in Buffalo yesterday they sought, through their attorney, W. W. Saperston, cure the body, if pos- A letter was mailed to Edwin F. Uhl, act- ing secretary of state, saying: “It is to be hoped that ‘the efforts you have made to gain Kraminski’s release will not be re- linquished until the truth ts substantiated, and that if he is dead the remains will be turned over to this government, if not as a Vindication for his unjust imprisonment, at least as the only authentic proof to his family of his death.” ee WHOLE FAMILY DISAPPEARED. A Mystery That ts Causing a Sensa- tien at Hamburg. HAMBURG, October 17.—A sensation has been caused by the mysterious disappear- ance of Herr Rothgardt, a leather merchant of the Hansa Platz, his wife and four children and his \brother-in-law, named ruse. The body of the youngest child has been washed ashore at the island of Finken- waerder, in the Elbe, and it is believed that the disappearance of the whole family may turn out to be a case of wholesale murder and suicide. ——____ HELPS REPUMLICAN PROSPECTS. Withdrawal of Capt. Reed in Third Minnesota District. the Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, MINNE. LIS, Minn., October 17.—Re- publican pects In Minnesota were con- siderably brightered today by the absolute withdrawal of Capt. A. H. Reed of Glencoe endent candidate for Congress in the third district. This, it Is conceded, practically insures the election of Joel P. Heatwole of Northfield to succeed O. M. Hall of Redwing, the present Congressman. Reed had filed his nomination by petition yesterday and withdrew at the eleventh hour, after a long conference with Heat- wole and the state ceatral committee. In his announcement he deciares that he re- tracts none of his charges as to corrupt practices in his own party, but withdraws simply through fear that Hall might be re- elected. Republicans are now sure of at least six out of the seven Minnesota Con- gressmen. FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. The Republic Gives the Days to Consider Ite Ub PARIS, October 17.—The Estaffet says that the ultimatum conveyed to Antanan- arvio by M. Le Myre De Vilers, the French special commissioner to Madagascar, stip- ulates that France shall exercise an exclu- sive protectorate over that country and that there shall be a permanent French garrison stationed at Antananarvio. Eignt days are allowed to Madagascar in which to make a reply to these demands. —_> BURIED THE RUINS. Assistant Chief of Fire Depart- ment Lost His Life. MUSKEGON, Mich., October 17—During the progress of a fire in the yards of the Thayer Lumber Company this morn- ing, John Eltens, assistant chief of the fire department, was buried under a pile of burning jumber, and died shortly after be- ing rescued. Two hundred thovsand feet of lumber was burned, valued at $2,000. —_—_ A Blade of Her Screw Gone. NEW YORK, October 17.—-The German tank steamer Deutchland, Capt. Schier- horst, from Rotterdam, arrived off Sandy Hook bar shortly after 9 o’clock this morn- ing and signaled that one blade of her away, screw has been carried SYNOD OF BALTIMORE Presbyterian Ministers and Laymen in Session Here. THE ANNUAL MEETING CONVENES A Local Minister Presides as Mod- erator of the Synod. BUSINESS TRANSACTED There were about 100 ministers and lay- men present at the church when the an- nual meeting of the synod of Baltimore was called to order at 9 o'clock this morn- ing in the Fourth Presbyterian Church, on 9th stre2t. There are upwards of two hun- dred members of the synod, and all through the morning there was a steady line drop- ping in. During the meeting of the synod in this city the members are being enter- tatred in Presbyterian families throughout the city. ‘The meeting this morning was called to order by the new moderator, Rev. George Rev. G. 0. Little. O. Little of Assembly Church,and the meet- ing, after prayer, at once proceeded to the consideration of a number of matters of routine business. The special committees appointed by the new moderator were a3 follows: Bills and overtures—Rev. John F. Stone- cipher, Rev. James T. Leftwich, Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin, Elders Chas. Lyman and Wm H. Cole. Judicial cases—Rev. Be Rev. Hugh K, Walker, Rev. Nelson H. Mil- ler, Elders Aaron L, Duyckinck and Ed- ward Stuart. Finance—Elders W. K. Crosby, Chas. W. Wisner and C. H. Carrington. Minutes of general avsembly—Rev. Chas. B, Ramsdell, Rev, Samuel McLanahan, Rev. mage Long, Elders E. G. Polk and Wm. . Cole. Minutes of synod—Rev. Albert N. Keiguin, Rev. Alexander Proudfit, Rev. George P. Pateh, Eiders E, D. Freeman and W. C. Fountaine. J. F. Bittinger, of the presbytery of Baltimore— ris H. 2 Rev. Joseph B. 8. Jordan, tle presbytery— ton, Edward W. Sohl. hington presbytery— . Addison Smith, Rev. Luther A. Elder Reynold. Leay ence—Rey. Henry Branch, Joseph R. Milhgan, Rev. G. B. Van Wyck, Elders John N. Webb and A. R. Latnal. Narrative for 1 B ine, . J. Russell Ver- ‘odd and Abraham ing committee on rules—Rev. Frank E. Williams, Rey. J. S. Marshall, Rev, Sam: uel W. Reigart, Elders Cyrus Copper and : te Alfr mon for 1895—Rev. W. P. M. D. Babcock, Rev. Arthur Little, Elders Samuel A. Gee and A. R. Van Mater. Reports Received. The stated clerk, Mr. Robbins, then read by titles a number of reports, which were then referred to the proper committees. Then the matter of reports from presby- teries was taken up and they were read and approved The report of the Wash- ington presbytery, read by its stated clerk, showed that there are here 42 ministers, having in charge 30 churches, vl com- municants, 122 ruling €élders, deacons, 7,563 in the Sunday schools, 1 licentiate vrd 3 candidates. Rev. W. H. Hubbarl of Auburn, y, was then allowed fifteen minutes fh to present the claims of the Assembly H. ald, a paper published in the futerests of missiops. He said that nine-tenths of the chureh members in this country do but one- tenth of the work for missions. Much the largest part is done by the smaller frac- tion of the church people. And yet it is the experience of all ministers that the more work a church does for the extension of Christ's kingdom in heathen lands tho greater is its energy arid activity in all other lines of usefulness. Home Missions. Rev. 8. M. McLanahan then read the re- Port of the standing committee on home missiors and sustentation, the order of business set for 10 o'clock. ‘The report on home missions touched briefly upon the dark side of the work, the drought in some parts of the west and the excessive rains in others, together with the prevailing hard times, having all had their effects upon the contributions, so that in this synod there has been a falling off during the year of about $1,200. The debt which now hampers the work has grown to ap- palling proportions, but this condition of affairs has not come from any extrava- gance or foolish experditures, for if there had been any cutting down in the matter of expenses it would have meant the sur- render of efforts already begun. In conclusion, the report commended the energy and faithfulness of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, and recommend that as early in November possible all the ministers be called upon to present the good work of home misstons. The re- port, with its recommendations, was unan- imously adopted, Money Wanted. Rev. Dr. Ramsay of the applications com- mittee of the Home Missionary Society was then called upon by Dr. McLanahan to speak on behalf of the board. Dr, Ramsay said that the condition of the general work of the society might be described in the same terms as the work in the Baltimore synod, a tremendous degree. There Christians of the lighter sort who begin their economies in the sanctuary of God, and who cut down first on their subscrip- tions to His work. The debt which en- compasses the society has prevented an: extension of its work into new fields, an: the society has had all it could do to hold its own. Yet, standing still can hardly be esiled holding one's own, when others are going ahead. Dr. Ramsay an earnest plea for more liberal and systematic giving, saying that there would be no difficulty the men to do the work if only the 5 aoa ees ol . ay 3 a TWO CENTS. LONG PERIOD OF CALMIGQY. M’KINLEY Has Been No Strike on Qity Post Office for Hours. Some Moré Unfavorable Comparisons ‘ With Private Buildings —New ‘Water Boy Put to Work. There has not been a strike on the city Post office building for over forty-eight hours now, and matters are running more smoothly. The magnificent weather is in- spiring the men to their best efforts, and they have been aided by the encourage- ment of a new water boy. Little Willie, he who waited and watched fer the schooners, has been finally shelved, and the new boy took charge of the pipe line today with a brand-new bucket and an air of great im- portance. He showed some nervousness as he walked around on the open-work floor- ing, and once or twice there came near beimg a drop of the bucket department. ut he is learning, and there is hope wat by the end of the week he will be as proti- cient in balancing on the narrow edge of a piank and passing his bucket across abyss, mai depths as was his late lamented pre- decessor. Not counting this young man, who Is too new on the work to be estimated as a factor yet, there were forty-two men laboring Within the fence this morning, thus making @ potenuaiity that, if uninterrupied, would complete the work on the, structure on or about the th of March, 1899. Interest centers just now on the great stones that are being placed on the short columns at the main entrance on the north side. These stones are fully carved and, when unboxed, are objects of great beauty. This necessitates their being handled with extreme care, and so the rate of progress in this department of the work is not so great as it might be. Today the “gin” was moved to the second of the pillars and the caps were there placed. Meanwhile, the blue derrick that is to help the elevation of the second story is nestling among the red beams of the first story, not yet having been hoisted into place, as was predicted in The Star carly last week. Thus the mason- ry work on this corner is now hindered, and cannot begin. The estimate of the superin- tendent that 1t would be commenced in the jatter part of last week is in danger of be- ing just a week too soon. There is a large force of iron handlers at work on the other frames, but there seems to be something radically wrong with the northeast frame, which is just now the keystone of the whole structure. There are two or three men in the basement of the building working on some tackle that is to help the bricklayers when they finally get to work on the walls. This gives the whole landscape a tentative tone, that may be promising, but is not al- together satisfactory. Some Comparisons, Out of the vast mass of comparisons that do not throw a favorable light on the pres- ent case a few more cau bé culled to illus- trate the advanta.:e3 of private methods sn the matter of ume, as against the gevern- ment sysiem of constru public busld- ings. The city post office building, which, it is estimated, will cost about $1,500,000, has now been under way two years, seven months and twenty-eight days, The court house built by Allegheny county, at Pitts- burg, Pa., cost $2,450,000, and was finished in three years and seven months from the time it was begun. That is, though cost- ing a million more in money, and probably being proportionately larger, it was fin- ished in about a year more than has now been spent on about one-fifth of the local structure, The Exchange building in Bos- ton, costing $1,800,000, or $300,000 more than the Washington post oftice, was finished in two years and five months, two months less than has now been spent here. But the best example of all is the Auditorium building in Chicago, which, costing $3,500,000, was completed in just three years. All three of these buildings cost more than the post office, and all three were finished in what now promises to be far less time than will be occupied on the local structure. It will be noted, too, that the two strictly private buildings—the Audito- sium and the Exchange building—took less time than the semi-public building, which was built by a county. All three of these vuildings were designed by private archi- tects, who infused into their work the busi- ness methods that are so Sorely needed on Pennsylvania avenue A Proposal. To complete the basis of comparison it should bé said that at the rate already established the post office building will prob- ably take abonc thirteen years in all before finally completed. This is Independent of the daily estimates that are made based on the number of men employed, which, being a fluctuating average, and dependent wholly upon the weather, which is now unusually tine, cannot be regarded as stable. It has been suggested that the local his- torians and almanac makers abandon the old style ot counting time from the begin- ning of the Christian era, and adopt a more modern domestic method. Why should not the era of loca: time be calculated hence- forth from the date on which the post office was begun? That will greatly reduce the problem of keeping up to date. It would be just as easy to wirte “P. O. 2,” meaning “In the Year >f Our Post Office 2,” or, when the building is about to be occupied, “Pp. O. 4387,” to signify “In the Year of Our Post Office 437." as “A. D. 1804.” — + AFFAIRS AT BLUEFIELDS, The Marblehead and Columbia Order- ed to Leave for Other Stations. The latest advices from the Mosquito coast of Nicaragua are se pacific in char- acter that Secretary Herbert has favorably considered a proposition to grant a respite to the cfficers and crews of the cruisers Co- lumbia and Marblehead, which vessels have been detained at the unattractive port of Bluefields for months past. Orders were to- day given for the Columbia to proceed to Kingston, Jamaica, and for the Marblehead to go to Cartegena, Colombia, and await further instructions. These movements are contingent upon the state of affairs in the Mosquito country and 41 on repre- sentations that the intel and rights of the United States will not suffer by the temporary absence of its war ships. Both vessels will be kept In readiness to return to Bluefields at the first symptoms of fresh trouble. The orders indicate that the Co- lumbia will soon return to:the United States and that the Marblehead will remain in the vicinity of the isthmus untit relieved by some other vessel. __ SECRETARY C: LE, He Will Probably Speak ie Louisville, Indianapolis and New York. Secretary Carlisle will undoubtedly take part in the pclitical campaign in Kentucky to the extent, at least, of delivering one set speech on the issues of the day. This speech will probably be delivered at Louis- ville, but the date is unsettled. There ts < strong protability that Secretary Carlisle will inake a address at Indian- His Coming Appearance on the Stump in Louisiana. A NEW ERA IN SOUTHERN POLITICS What the Revolt of the Sugar Planters May Accomplish. EFFECT IN OTHER STATES The appearance of Gov. McKinley on the stump in New Orleans next Saturday night will be an event of interest to the entire country. It may prove to be the beginning of a new and most momentous era in the history of southern politics, and if such shall be the result the politics of the other sections must in the nature of things be very materially affected by it also. The man, the place and the occasion are most happily joined for far-reaching effects, and the political managers are discussing the movement and its possibilities in a way to indicate that they possess unquestioned importance. The Onc Issue in the South, For twenty years the south has known but one issue. All other issues—the tariff, reciprocity, free coinage, an extended and aggressive foreign policy—while freely and forcibly discussed, both on the hustings and in the newspapers, have invariably given way, when divisions were threatened and democratic control imperiled, before the question of how far the negro should be permitted to participate in shaping the policy to advance the material fortunes of that section. The white man, with his superior intelligence, his incalculably great- er property interests and his far larger ex- perience in administering public affairs, has insisted on exercising full control, and therefore the negro question has been the only question in those states where, by rea~ son of the size of the negro vote, the or- ganization of the whites to accomplish their purpose has needed to be perfect and at all times to be carefully watched. In no southern state has this feeling run higher than in Louisist.a. So determined, ind<ed, were the demccrats of that state to convo! its fortunes that they at last took guns in their hands, picketed the streets of ‘New Orleans, deployed their men us upon a regular battlefield and siezed the state goverrment by force? of arms. And they have ever since held it. Now and then little flurries have occurred in this district or that, resulting in the sending of a re- publican to Congress, but as a rule solid democratic delegations have been coming up from down there, and registering the vote of the state in Cergress for democratic candidates and demccratic measures. A Politicn} Revolution Threatened. But at last there is a flurry which threat- ens a political revolution in the state. Louisicna has been touched in her most sensitive spot. Free sugar and no bounty means ruir to her, and she is up in arms agal.st the threatened policy. Her demo- cratic representatives in Congress, it ts trve, have helped to bring this threat about. In the speakership fight in the forty-eighth Congress, when this policy first began to take shape, they voted for Mr. Carlisle, the low-tariff candidate, against Mr. Randall, an avowed protectionist, and the proven friend of the south and of sugar. The Louisiana Congress ve likewise sup- ssmen hi ported all of the democratic tariff bills presented since that time, some of which, as it was complained, threatened the life of many southern industries. But the pelican State is at last aroused on the question of free sug: and whether such a policy grows logically out of her past attitude on the: tariff question or not, she is now talk- ing protection, and threatening to ally her- self on that issue with the republicans, Gov. McK inley’s Purpose. Governor McKinley goes into the state to forward the purposes of this revolt, and it is the subject of general remark in polit- ical circles that the invitation shows ad- mirable judgment and insight on the part of those extending it. The sugar industry has never thrived under any system as it bas under the bounty system, and here Will be the repubiican leader ‘who incor- porated that system into the republican national policy addressing the men who bave beneuted su greatly by it. Then Governor McKinley, by reasun of his per- sonal address, may be expected to make a Most pleasing impression on a people il- lustrating in their own address the best points of social conventions of a tinished and attractive character. What the Result May Be, Reports conflict as to what the result at the polls is likely to be. The contest is ccnfined to the three sugar districts, the first, second and third. Both sides are well led. The bolters have put up strong men and had them indorsed by the republicans, while the straightouts, holding on to the democracy, in spite of its record on sugar, are represented by old and weli-tried favor- ites. The campaigns are being pushed with energy. A great deal is at stake, as evi- denced by the calling of Gov. McKinley to the scene by the bolters and the taking of the stump by the two democratic Senators, Messrs, Caffery and Blanchard, in behait of the stragantouts, The straightouts are relying somewhat upon the hope that the bolters and their new allies, the colored republicans and their old leaders, will not be able to work well and effectively together. The best of the witticisms of the campaign is the demo- cratic characterization of these allies. ‘The original republicans are called the “oid smoked,” and the bolters the “new sugar- cured.” The democratic leaders do not be- lieve that the old-timers, like ex-Gov. War- mouth and his lieutenants, will do their utmost, when in the event of the success of the allies the “new sugar-cured” repub- leans would become so essentially the leaders, and in the event of national re- publican success in 1896 so certainly the dispensers of the local federal patronage. But so far as can be learned the combina- tion is working well, and the republican claim is that it will carry the second and third districts beyond a doubt, and push the democrats in the first. Possible Consequences in Other Staten While this movement ts as yet confined to Louisiana, the politicians are canvassing it with regard to what the consequences may be, in case of succ?ss, in the other southern states. The question of the solid south has been examined from many points of view. It has repeatediy been declared that the south at heart was for protection. Louisi- North and with the old battle cries old intimacies Mean hope now, If Louisiana and iron, early a day as and see Gov. name as r McKinley not only into Louisiana that year, all over the Clay fecttvely for his party on the political issues GEN. O. 0. HOWARD'S REPORT He Recommends That the Army Be Doubled in Size. He Believes It to Be the Best Possible Means of Preserving the Peace Under Present Conditions. Acting Secretary Doe today made public the annual report of Major General 0. O. Howard, commanding the department of the east. It is the last annual report of that officer, as he goes on the retired list next month, and has unusual interest on that account. He details the operations of the troops in his department in connection with the labor troubles at Chicago, and states his conclusions briefly as follows: “Just row the National Guard in several states in the department is well organized and responds promptly to every call of duty; still, if more than one state is involved in any event growing out of anarchy, the ex- ecutive will always require his own troops. They will be essential to his execution of the laws and maintenance of order. Of course, governors of siates could co-operate, but they might disagree, or be reluctant in meeting sudden emergency. 1 strongly recommend an increase of the army to at Jeast double the size of our present force. It will, in my judgment, be like an adequate police, the best possibie method of preserv- ing the peace until many vexatious ques- tions which are now troubling our country are put at rest by a solution satisfactory to the people of the nation. Infantry Reorganization Recomme: ed. Gen. Howard tells of the steps taken for the protection of sea ports and the im- provement of military ordnance, und ex- presses the opinion that already our coast defenses are in fairly good condition, and that in conjunction with our ever increas- ing naval armament there would be little fear from outside aggression. He says there is need of the reorganiza- tion of the infantry, which should, as rec- ommended so many tmes, be given the three battalions, and thus conform to the artillery’ and cavalry. This is necessary, particularly in an army like ours, which may need to be expanded at any time. The skeletonized companies should, in his judgment, be again filied, there is need for more troops, and any increase in our force should include the reorganization of these companies. Condition of Washington Barracks. According to Gen. Howard the discon- tinuance of the large recruiting depots at David's Isiand, N.X., and Columbus, Ohio, and the plan of sending the recruits to their companies more rapidly than has been done in the past will result in promoting the eiticiency of the men. There seems to be no dituculty, he says, in obtaining all the men We deed, and of a good class. in a chapier on posts he says: “At Fort Monroe, Va., a mouern hospital and a new gymnasium are needed. Tne sewerage system at this post is sull bad, and the water supply insufficient. ‘ne commanding Officer suggests an artesian Weil as a remedy for the jatter,, At Wash- ington barracks, D. C., the guard house is inadequate, and the stench irom a neigh- boring factory is complained of. The ques- tion as to the removal of this factory is al- ready before the District Commissioners. At Fort McHenry, Md., a part of the ceme- tery has been washed away. It is recom- mended that the bodies be removed to a national cemetery.” Compliments for the National Guard. With respect to the National Guard, Gen, Howard says: “The troops of this command have main- tained their pleasant relations with the National Guard during the year. The mn ports published regarding the marches and encampments of the combined forces are most lavorable and flattering to the officers and men of our army. The entire perform- ance at Sea Girt, N. J., gave great credit to the diligence and proficiency of the officers and men of the National Guard. So much progress with so little time allotted is re- markabie. “4t would be of great advantage to have the National Guardsmen near forts have more instruction in the seacoast defenses wherever possible. This can be done with little or no expense to the governme His Closing Words. In closing his report he says: “Before the time for another report I shall close the period of my active service. My connection with the army from 1s5v, when I became a cadet, tll the present time, when I have reached the age of com- puisory retirement, affords me pleasure in the retrospect. No service, however, has been more agreeable to me, personally, than that of the ‘asi six years in connection with chis department. And the satisfaction ‘ises in the m: in from the uniform loyalty, energy and efficiency shown by the person. nel of my command, by those immediately around me, and not less by those at remoter posts and garrisons. As I wrote in closing any report last year, so I urge again upon ail the motive of efficiency and attainment rather than the hope of high rank, wh in our small army, is seldom achieved.” —_ +o NO CONNECTION, jm Babcock Denies Combina- tion Between Republicans and A. A. Chairman Babcock of the republican con- gressional committee has given out an official denial of the charges that have been made connecting that organization and other republican associations through- out the country with the A. P. A. He has just come into possession of a pamphiet that is being extensively circulated charg- ing the republican committee with circulat- ing A. P. A. literature, and with being in sympathy with that organization. Mr. Bab- ecek says that a year ago he gave instruc- tions to the secretaries of the committee to avoid all appearance of connection with the A. P. A. ———__—_—_e+__. ANOTHER APPLICANT. A Baltimorean W: ry. E. G. Lind of Baltimore, Md., has made formcl application for appointment as su- pervising architect of the treasury. Secre- tary Carlisle is quoted as having said that this appointment will not be made until the office has been entirely reorganized. The lan of reorganization may iy juire sanction of Congress. Fete tharclons probable that Mr. O'Rourke's successor will not be announced until December next at the earliest. business of the office is running :moothly at present. pametrateaet EI ¢ Ambassador Pauncefote’s Return. ‘ Ee i z i aT it *r i : SURE OF THEIR MAN Capture at Cumberland of a Sus- pected Express Oar Robber. MR. HERRING EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE Displayed Much Money and Told Conflicting Stories. OTHER SUSPECTS ARRESTED Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 17.—A dis- patch from Governor O’Ferrall of Virginia to Chief of Police Pitzer of this city last night contained a description of twe men who acted suspiciously at Front Royal, Va., the day before, and had displayed « large amount of money. The dispatch also stated that these men had purchased tickets for Shenandoah Junction, As express train No. 9, westbound, was pulling out of this city this morning about 1:20 o'clock, a man answering the descrip- tion of one of the men in the telegram w scen to emerge from the Windsor Hotel and make a run for the Baltimore and Ohio crossing: Capt. Pitzer and Officer Beck were stand- ing on the crossing, and at once recognized the man by the description. He ran up to the train, which was in motion, and about to throw a telescope satchel which he carried upon the train when Officer Beck grabbed him. The man became very much agitated and made all kinds of excuses and threats to get his liberty. He claimed that he was en- Urely ignorant of the cause of his arrest and sald that he was bound for Pittsburg. The officers told him he would be taken im custody, and if he could satisfy the mag- istrate he would be released. He was very anxious that the officers would permi- him to prove his identity, and said he could do so in going to the Windsor Hotel. The officers complied with the request and when he came to the Windsor he said that it was at the Elberon Hotel he was known, The officers were about to accompany him to that hotel when he said that he did not see the use of carrying the satchels around, and asked that he might be allowed to leave them sore place. Taken to the Station, He was offered assistance, and upon re fusing, the offi Ss became tired of hi “monkey business” and took him to the Station hovse, where upon entering he ask- ed that he be allowed to go to the closet He was permitted to do 80, and the officer who was on guard noticed him t hg to hide a large Colt's No. 1 revolver, and he was then taken to the office, where he searched, and about $1.00 in greent Were found seereted on his person. A small tourist's bag, which he had car- ried over his shoulder, was then opened, and found to contain sbout $200 in silver coin, ranging from silver doliars dewn to pennies, which was stored away in two woolen sacks. There was also a bundle of Honduras lottery tickets in the original package, and a number of pawn tickets on Washington brokers,and several silver and gold watches, in the telescope there was found a pair of | muddy shoes and a suit of soiled clothes, a slouch hat and other wearing apparel, be- sides forty-tive loaded shells, The man gave his name as C. J. Leare: and claimed to hail from Fort Dodge, Kan but had been engaged at work on the Har- per’s Ferry bridge for several weeks, it was learmed today tat the man came to the city yesterday morning about 11 o'clock and registered at the Windsor Hotel as C. J. Learey, Munffer, Texas, and that after taking dinner went to a merchant tailoring establishment, where he left his order and measure for two $45 suits of clothes, paying for them and stating that he would call on next Friday. In this store he claimed that he was a Mason and Knight of Pythias, and seemed to be well versed in society knowledge. He was next seen in a leather store, where he purchased the tourist’s bag, paying for it with a $5 gold piece. He also ordered a trunk, and was to call for it on next Sat- urday. He stated to the clerk that he was from Roanoke, Va., where he had been gaged in stock raising, and that business becoming flat he decided to contract for building of houses. It is also said that Learey got In with &@ crowd of gamblers lust night and lost several hundred dollars. He refuses to talk and will only say that he is not the man wanted and that he can- not be proven guilty. He asked for a lawyer in the city this morning and was in consultation with Attorney B. A. Richmond for some time today. Learey is a man of about thirty-four years old, about six icet tall, and weighs about 175 pounds. Gov. O'Ferrall wired that there is no doubt that this is one of the men implicated in the Quantico robbery, and parties will be sent to this city to identify him, His hearing has been set for the 25th. A Saspect at Cherry Run. A mau wes arrested at Cherry Run yes- terday, and was quite a desperate char- acter. He held up a number of men with forty-four caliber revolver, but was finally arrested. ‘This man answers the description of the other man implicated. PRESIDENT WEIR’S ADVICES, Me is Notified of the Arrested Sus. ~ pects. NEW YORK, October 17.—A Cumberland, Md4., dispatch describing the arrest of @ man “suspected of complicity” in the Quan- tico, Va., robbery was shown to President Weir of the Adams Express Company this morning, who said that it agreed with the advices received by him. The Cumberland x4 i i af tr