Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1894, Page 1

—_ THE EVENING STARK YUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. Lith epaper Coupes The Evening Star Ne spor Us pany, Kew York Ofice, 40 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star te served to subacctbers tn the cartiers, their o account, at 10 vents Sar wack, oc 46 conte ov messin thplee af the he: the 1 States or Canada—postage p iwonth. t Saturday” Quiutuple Sheet Star, $1 per year: with foreign postage miied, (Entered at the Pest OMice’ at Washington, D. C., as secord-clase mail. matter.) fF All mall subseriptions must be paid in advance. Kates of advertising made known op application. DISTRICTS IN DOUBT Difficulty in Withdrawing One of the Democratic Candidates. TAMMANY INCENSED AGAINST DUNPEY > Effort to Hold Their Own in the Congressional Delegation. HARD WORK NECESSARY - One difficulty there may be in the way of an adjustment looking to the withdrawal of ene of the democratic candidates in the Dunphy and Campbell districts of New York arise from the fact that the necessity of compromising those two districts ts not very apparent. The Tammany people are naturally incensed against Dur count of bis withrawal from tha tion, and it may be assumed that they will be very reluctant to withdraw the Tam- many candidate in bis district, unless they Were convinced t this course alone would insure the elec n vf a democrat. The ma- jority in this district, however, is almost as Sreat as the full republican vote, and ap- parently two democrats could run with safety. if divided the demo- cratic vote almest equally between them each would have more than the entire re- St al the last election. The jority for Dunphy was 8,155 entire republican vote was Cummings’ and Cockran's Dis le A similar condition exists in the ninth district,which 1s represented by Amos Cum- ings, where at present two candidates are nominated. In this district the democratic majority at the last election was 125 more than the full republican vote. In Cockran’s district the democrats can apparently afford to run two candidates also. In this district the democratic majority is more than a thousand in excess of the full republican vote. In either of these districts if the two democratic candidates between them got j with Che Foening Star. Vor. 85, No. 21,024. TO CAPTURE PORT ARTHUR Operations Begun by the Second Japanese Army. Chinese Generals to Be Punished— Reported Repulse of Japancse on Mon y YOKOHAMA, Japan, October 24.—It fs reported that the second Japanese army be- gan operations for the capture of Port Arthur yesterday. Chinese Generaln to Be Punished. The New York Herald's European edition publishes the following from its corre- spondent SHANGHAI, October 23, 18M.—Gens. Yeh Chi-chao and Wei Yu-kwel, formerly com- manding in Corea, have been handed over to the proper board for punishment. They will probably lose their heads. The former is charged with cowardice and with responstbility for the murder of the French missionary Joseau. Gen. Wei is accused cf extortion and cowardice. Other important officials have been cash- iered and a complete reshuffling has taken place throughout the viceroy’s provinces. The French minister has threatened the Tsungh Yamen, or foreign council, with series consequences should a long list of claims handed in to them remain unsetued, apan 1s belleved to have declined FE slish mediation with the approval of ail the other powers. Everything is now prepared for a pro- longed campaign. Cruising Of Shang-Tung. The correspondent of the London Times at Tien Tsin cables that the Japanese war- ships are reported to be cruising off the an-Tung promontory and to the south of it, in order to waylay Chinese transports. ‘The Times’ correspondent adds that the Chinese fleet left Wei-Hai-Wei yesterday Jers to attack the Japanese squad- ren. ‘he Emperor of China, continues the cor- mdent of the Times, realizing the im- ance of the naval battle fought off the Yalu river as preventing a maritime in- vasion of China, has issued 2 decree awart ing honors to the foreign officers who served on board the Chinese ships, and be- the full democratic vote, one or the other would be sure of election. This fact, however, while a palliation of the situation, by no means relieves the ne- cessity for very earnest and harmonious work on the part of the democrats to hold their own in the congressional delegation At the beginning of this Congress the dem- oerats had twenty representatives from New Yerk and the republicans had four- teen. On the retirement of Mr. Fellows, however, Quizg, a republican, was elected to fill the vacancy, so that the division now ds nineteen to fifteen. Of the nineteen districts held by the democrats, eight may be said to be in doubt, though’ the proba- bilities are in their favir in inost of these. Doubtful Districts. The first district, the fifth, the tenth, the thirteenth, the nineteenth, twentieth, twen- ty-first and thirty-second are counted as @oubtful. The first district, represented by Covert, had at the last election, in round numbers, 2800 majority, and there is an up-hill fight in that district now. Graham in the fifth district had 2,200 majorly, and the.demecrats greatly fear his defeat. In the tenth district, represented by Sickles, it is very important to democrats that one of the candidates should be retired. With Dut one democratic candidate they have practically a certainty of success, but the democratic votes livided between two can- will probably republican y- At th ion Sickies had y and the republic. candidate votes. The demoer major- Wl republican overcome with in the field sented by is two di In the thirte DeWitt War ratic candidates nth district, rep- er, a similar sit- exhibited. There the den rats lidate would be practically » While if the candidates of the party remain in a republican would ¥ probable r m in Haines* District. nineteenth district, represented by © but little over 1,0” to the the last election, and at this Very general dissatisfaction with the tariff ts reported, notwithstanding that col- lars end cu! hich Mr. Haines and Mr. time Murphy work > hard retained a very high prote The ‘Tracy distriet, the twentieth, in which there ‘s a very hard fight being in a democratic ma- jority of 1.620 at the last election, and the ct, represented by a majority of about for the republicans to overcome. thirty-second district, now represented for of Hil, tmocratic ma- wider erdinary cir- resarded as a very nditions in that dis- ase Mt to be regarded most doubtful. - -e- NSULAR REPORTS rict are such as to @s one of the Show Marked Increases in Lmports of Late. In a report to the Department of State, United nsul of Sheffield, jer date of October 11, says has been a falling off of over de ‘d value ef exports to om the Shetiield district ding year. S000), Cutlery sm). The y in steel ¢ GIS) and el shells Volume of tra st in the e, and was due to at has existed, and ntrac * to the new States, tarifl law of the consul says: nding the fact that the new act only into effect August 2s, improvement jery trade immediately set in, and this line during the quarter the largest since Septem- There is already increased e and there Is good rea- roved trade with the of the workings of tained in a report riment from United States at Marseilles, France. He the first full month (Sep- ne act beeame operative, 1 value of exports from Marseil- Jes (not including the agencies) aggregated BATE, against 28 for the correspond- month . The business of the month was the st in the history of the consulat 8. This increase 1s t contin es placed on the free st, but the proportion is approximately the same as to all merchandise leaving the @strict. = +e. Persona) Men 5 eld and Adjutant General Rug- to Philadeiphia today to attend the unveiling of a statue of Gen. McClellan. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones nt west today on his vacation. He will bably make some speeches in Illinois be- e the campaign closes. Mr. Leopold Baumgarten, son of Julius umgarten, is now traveling in British om for the benefit of his health. ir. George W. Albright, a well-known at- of this city, has gone to New York on @ democratic stumping tour. He speak at Rochester, Syracuse, Schenec- , Elnira, Utica and other points. stewing three years’ pay upon the widows of those who were slain fn this action. The Chinese officials report that a battle occurred near Yi-Chow (Wiju) Monday, and that the Japanese were repulsed south- ward with a loss of 3,000 men on each side. Latest Mail Advices. VICTORIA, B.C., October 24.—The steam- ship Empress of Japan has brought oriental advices to October 12 as follows: All Japan is in a fever of excitement awaiting news from Gen. Oyama’s expedi- tion, which is supposed to be directed to- ward some point on the Chinese coast with- in the Gulf of Pe Chi Li. Reports of land- ings at Port Arthur, Wel Hai Wei and other localities are already circulating in Japanese newspapers. From the beginning the Japanese authorities have been deter- mined to allow no inaccurate records of actual events to go forth. Admiral Ito’s official report of the battle near Tai Kosan harbor has been published. It is extremely exuberant in tone, and is filled with eulogies of the spirit and forti- tude displayed by ofhoers and men. The government has given to the Japanese newspaper correspondents permission to join the flagship in Corean waters. If the same privilege be extended to foreign correspon- dents, it will be greatly to the public Vantage. In consequence of the persistent rumors in open ports that Japan contem- plates a foreign loan, the correspondent of the Associated Press is authorized to state that no such measure has been considered and the government is confident that its domestic resources will be suflicient for all needs. he position of foreigners in the interior of China, espectally at the north, is regard- ed as extremely critical. Even residents of el it necessary to remind com- manders of European fleets of dangers that will threaten them in case the government utfer further revet and the few aliens who remain in Pekin have far more serious cause for apprehension. Decline of Li Hung Chang. The authority of Li Hung Chang, which would ordinarily be exercised on behalf of strangers, is now so weakened that his promises of protection can no longer be trusted. No immediate movement from the capital could be safely attempted, as the roads are thronged with disorderly bodies of troops and a peasant population famished and desperate. The presence of merizes to guard lega- tions and restrain the lawie:sness of mobs which seem waiting only fer a pretext to rise upon Europeans end Americans is im- peratively demanded. The call of Prince Kung to power as president of Tsung Li Yamen is interpreted as another sign of Li Hurg Chang's declin. This half-fcrgotten staterman, now o seventy yecrs of age, controlled the aiplo- nacy of th empire some thirty years ago, until he was set aside by one of the palace conspiracies, which in those di quently threw the government Int» confu- sion. His appointment was quic! ed by the nomination of Gen. chief command of the nerthern understood as equivalent to a definite denial to Li's petition to be intrusted with the direct management of the military and naval for: The statement previously y the Chinese fleet purpose!y carri is corroborated. The vessels perished with sc The number of drowned ts roughly estim ed at nearly 700. Every deck officer engi ed was injured. On ithe ships whi turned to Port Arthur about 100 were and 25 wourded. An extraordinary Chinese imperial edict h: n isrued calling for a true report of the battle of Ping Yang. The emperor an- nounces that the defeat was owing to dl. sensions among the defenders and rivalry of generals in charge of the several brigades und states that the guilty parties will be severely punished. A proclamation has been issued warning British ships against accepting any engage- ments that may be offered. The Merchants’ Steam Navigation Company continue the transfer of their ships from Chinese to Ger- man control. Conditica of Affairs in Core: CHEMULPO, Corea, October pacification of the country is seriously tm- peded by the Tonghaks, who, although un- armed, are a standing menace to the Japan- ese interests on account of the spreading of their propaganda of mistrust of the Jap- anese. The latter are scattering silver about the country with the object of purchasing the favor of the people, and it is stated that 100,000 yen have been distributed abvut Seoul alone. The Japanese hospital arrangements are very defective, and a number of dead horses and cattle are found along the roads be- tween Seoul and Ping Yang. On the battle field of Ping Yang are many dead Chinese, partially buried, and the stench from their bodies {s terribie. it {s now reported that the Chinese in- fantry cut through the Japanese at Ping Yang, but it fs said that the Chinese cavalry was easily destroyed, as the horses stuck in the mud and their riders were shot before they could extricate their mounts. Many Japanese are suffering from dysen- tery, and numbers of them have been brought to Chemulpo, where they wer landed at night. An — force of Japanese and Co- reans left Seoul on October 13, south- ward, in Fmeg to quell the urbances raised by ‘onghaks. prevail here, and the cost of everything has been considerably increased, ews of all the lost reely an exception. t- IN WEST VIRGINIA The Tide Appears to Be Setting With the Republicans. ATTITUDE OF THE LABORING CLASSES No Test as Yet in Mr. Wilson's District. MR. ELKINS’ CAMPAIGN és > = Special Dispateh to ‘The Evening Star. CHARLESTON, W. Va., October 24.-A few days ago Chairman Babcock of the re- publican congressional committee at Wash- ington told the writer that indications fore- shadow the election of three republican Congressmen out of four in the West Vir. ginia delegation, of two or three in Vir- ginia, of two at least in Kentucky and similar gains in North Carolina and ‘'Ten- nessee. Personal observation thus far tends to show that there are some good grounds for Mr. Babcock’s prediction. While it is not the purpose of there d patches to venture opinions, but oniy to state the facts of the situation gathered from fair and impartial investigation of the conditions surrounding the campaign and let the reader draw his own conclu- sions, it may not be amiss to say that the tide appears to be setting with the re- publicans in this s ay be tere is an underflow of popula ling which will only come to the surface on election di: but tt ts doubtfus If it exists to the ext of stemming the republican torrent. ‘The main source of danger to the demo- nt cratic candidates for © ess in this state is the blind, unre aititude of the laboring classes. ave privation and 4 depression in comm coumry, though tw probably, than in many other section publican campaign speakers atiripuce deplorable condition to demucratic istration and they are pione to ace explanation. There must be some for it, they say, and as thi era’ in power and the republi rge with being to blame, why, it must be so. West Virginia has a large proportion of its population engaged in industrial pur- suits, and the coal mines, lumber plants and iron, glass and steel factories have, 1 more prcsperous times, in connection with the three great trunk railways which span the state, probably furnisned employment to more men and supported more families and business than the agricultural pursuits of the people. All these lines of industry have been crippled, and the republicans are threatening the voters with a further de- pression in some Mnes on account of demo- cratic legislation, alleged to be unfavorable thereto, . Conditions of Demverajic Succens. Democratic success depefids upon wheth- er they can throw off the burden of re sponsibility for the condition of the times, which the republicans are so assiduously placing upon their shoulders. They are at- tempting to shift the load, by a vigorous campaign of oratory and enthusiasm, of ex- planation and education @nd the arousing of the old furore attending tie campaign which resulted in the landsitue of 1 the republicans are just as busily engaged in keeping it there by plain, business-like talks to the workingmen, at the mouth of the mine, on the sawdust heaps of the mill and at the gatherings around the stor In the agricultural sections the democrat are talking about the cheapened cost o clothing and articles of necessity, while the republicans point to the low prices of farm products as an instance of democratic administration, The republicans say the new tariff law is the product of pertidy, dishonor and trust domination, while the democrats retort that it is 25 per cent bet- ter than the McKinley la fhe manufacturing cues of Moundsville and Barwood, and the indus- trial communities of the country borderng on the Ohio river, west of Mr. Wilson's dis- trict and nerth of Mr. Capehart’s, compris: the first congressional district, now rep: sented in the House by Mr. Pendleton. He had a hard time to puil throu: » last election, receiving a majority of 206 out of a total vote of 40,005. He is rot a candidate this time, Mr. John D. Howard of Wheel- ing posing as the Ajax vho will defy the republican Hghtning. Capt. B. B. Doven the republican who gave Mr. Penaleton such a Ught pull in 1892, has decided to try it again, and is making an rgetic canvass of the district. Me is taiking hard time and tariff, and making promis: perity and more money !f the r are permitted to win. The democrats 1 their moments of highest enthusiasm do n> bring themselves to really believe tnat the ean carry this district, althoug , times let hone beceme father to the thous > that perhaps they may yet pull throucn, With a constituency composed almost ¢ tirely of workingmen and others depende upon the depressed industries of the dis- trict, it seems almost impossiole to seriou ly entertain a hope of @ Along the Ohio, The fourth district, Mr. Capehart’s, tak- ing in the rich farming lands of the loamy river bottems along the Ohio and the fer- tlle uplands of the hills beyond, furnishing largely an agricultural community, should, yield the brightest hope to the but, as explained in the dis- patches of last Monday, there are qualify ing conditions even here to rufile the smooth complacency of the democrats and to pre- sent vulnerable points in this their last vut- post against republican encroachment. The democrats needs must quarrel among themselves about the senatorial situation, still a long ways off, squabbling over their chickens before they are hatcbed. The bad feeling produced by this extends to the con- gressional fight as well, and leads some of the factions to declare that they won't play wy more, and Mr. Capehart refused to run again. Moreover, there are in this district also some depressed industries and over 2.00 idle workingmen, who are hearkening to the republican bugle call. If the demo- crats could but gerrymander one little cor- ner of this district and throw these discon- tented workingmen into Mr. Alderson's dis- trict they might make a job lot of all the dissatisfied labor votes and tell the repub- leans to take them. : Another rich field for sowing republican seed in the present campaign ts the third district, comprising all of that portion of the state lying south of Mr. Wilson's district and east of Mr. Capehart’s. It takes in the two principal coal fields of West Virginia, the Kanawha and the Flat Top or Pocahon- tas. The latter field has had a daily output of over 5,000 tons of coal, with innumerable coke ovens in blast. A great deal of the Kanawha coal goes down the Ohio river in barges, and for this reason the democrats have claimed that the tariff on coal does not affect the situation in this section. The Pocahontas coal goes almost exclusively by rail to the Atlantic coast, and will meet the competition of the Nova Scotia product let in under the new tariff. This district also includes an extensive lumber region. The dissatisfaction with the democracy is known to be extensive among the labor classes, and the republicans are trying to infect the farmers with the same distemper. Mr. Al- derson is making a good fight, and the re- Publican candidate, Mr. Huling, is following the lead of Mr. Elkins and working a quiet and business-like campaign. Mr. Wilson’s District. Of Mr. Wilson’s prospects, obstacles and general outlook enough detail has been given in these dispatches fore. His election or defeat is beliéved to depend en- tirely upon the extent of the disaffection of the workingmen along the line of the ty during the nm With the rest more general ¢ | of Wheeling, West Virginia Central railway, the Elk'ns and Davis property and the industrial towns op the Baltimore and Onto railroad. It fs Impossible to gauge with any degree of certainty the extent of this revolt, if there be any, b use the republicans have re- {rained up to this time from making a test of If, and they only have an idea of the situation by the reports of the feeling from cach Individual mine or lumber camp. Ex-Seeretary Elkins is a moving spirit in beth the congressional and state cam- pains, He has an eye to the senaiorship in case of a republican legislature. Mr. Kkins Is a good director and executive officer, but he cannot be said to be a bril- Nant campaigner. When he comes out to address n crowd of countrymen he does rot seem able to get away from the atmos- phere of bis private car and course dinner down to the pork and beans und homespun level of his audience. He is looked upon as a rich man and apart from the common people. But, as mentioned be- fore, Mr. ikins ts not conducting \his campaign on the tines of oratory and per- sonal popularity, but through the quiet and subtle channels Known to men of great financial resources and business connec- tions, ‘The democrats hope to have a work- yx majority in the legislature, as they will begin with eleven out of thirteen hold-over members, and expect to win enough in the to fill out their hand. = N. O. M. —_——-—_ ADAM BEDE His Resignation as United States Marshal Accepted. The Correspondence Between Him and the Attorney General is Qui me Extracts Given, Bede's of letter States marshal 4 ment of Just resignation regarde as suflicient reason for the publication of the Attorney General's letter of weceptance. In the course of his letter Marshal Bede, after unconditionaily tendering his resignation, because he can- hot conscient ly obey the President's order forbidding federal appointees doing campaign work, say J do this because the party to which I have ever given my allegiance and in the principles of which I have an abiding faith is this year being maligned by knownoth- ings and mountebanks and charged with evils that come from others’ crimes.” = * * “When I must choose between public office and my friends, 1 shall take my friends, and nothing shall stand between my best efforts and their best interests.” Mr. Bede speaks in eulogistie terms of his friend Major Baldwin, who is making the canvass for re-election to Congress, of iis record during the war and durimg his term as Representative in Congress, gnd speaks with extreme bitterness of the fight that is being n.ade by those in oppositien, and con- udes as follows: “Once mere the dogs ure ying on his trail, but there is a God in sreal who takes cure of His own.” His Resignation Accepted. The Attorney General's letter accepting Marshal Lede’s resignation 1s ap follows: “I have yours of the 46th instant, in which you tender your r m of the office of United States marsial, on the ground that you cannot consistently or itiously govern youtwelf by an order ent Cleveland's of 188, which for- 1 office holders from engaging in mpaign work. have just been obliged to cull for the nation of a United States marshal who, ning a political campaign with speech ended by shooting and ts now un- tment for murder, From the tone and temper of your letter it would net be surprising to find you in the like preica- nould you undertake to be r and United States mai wine time. Undue excitement and are almost ine » when to nship is addea the per separable from oft nation us marsha) is uc eet upon the appointment and quali- fication of your successu: Mr. Cleveland Mr. Cleveland in his execut sued July M, 1886, says in par “I deem this a proper time to es warn all subordinates in the sever: partments, and all office-holders under the seneral government, against the of Positions In attempts to con- trol political movements in their localitie Otiice-holders are the agents of the pe fe—not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they shotld scrupulously avoid in their pole u action, as well as inthe diseharge of “wir offictal duty, offending by a dis- play of obtrusive partisanship their neizh- vors who have relations with them as pub- lie officials. ° “They should also constantly remember that their party friends, frum whom they ave received preferment, have not in- ed them with the power of arbitrarily managing their political affatn “Individual interest and ral affairs are by no m ondemne Olfice-holders are neither disfranchised nor forbidden the exercise of political privi- leges; but their privileges are not enlarged nor is their duty to party increased to pernicious activity by office-holding. ee THEY DEMANDED THEIR WONEY. Exciting Sceves tn a Pittsburg “Dix- ecretionary 2.1" Uilice. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oci ber —Over hundred women, many wi1 babies in their arms, stormed the oftice 0 George M. Ir- wiu & Co.'s discretionary pool this morn- ing. They one and all demanded the r. turn of the money they had tuvested. Manager Irwin made a little speech, in which he said that they could have their money by giving tive days’ notice after the date of the next dividend, but did not state when that date would arrive. This did not atisty the women, and the office was cleared by a policeman. Manager E. X. Devlin of the Pittsburg branch of the American syndicate returned from the headquarters Chicago this morning. Depositors have to send their ni tices of withdrawal through Ure Chicay office. Mr. Devlin painted a very rosy pi ture of the affairs of the coneernsand prom- ised that a large dividend would be declared in a few days. At the other discretionary ppol offices matters are comparatively quiet today. ——__— ALL ON BOARD PRRJSHED. Blowing Up of a Schooner Londed With Powder. ABERDEEN, Scotland, October 24.—A dispatch received here from Peterhead, a Seaport about twenty-five miles from here, announces that the Swedish schooner Alene, loaded with gunpowder, which was at anchor near Peterhead, hag been blown up. It is added that within two minutes after the explosion nothing was to be seen on the surface of the water but ¢plinters from the schooner. Al! her erew perished. ennai THE PRESIDENT'’S ‘TURN, prneis Stopped in New York, Probably With Dr. Bryant.) GREENWICH, Conn, | 24.—The President and Mrs. with Mrs. Benedict and Miss Hel ict, lett here at 9:01 for New York. NEW YORK, Octdher “24.—President Cleveland arrived here morning shortly betore 10 o'clock. He is to be stop- ping at 54 West 36th sireei, the home of his family physician Dr. Joseph D, Bryant. WASHINGTON, D. O., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1894A-TWELVE PAGES. IT’S GOOD How Republican Leaders Regard the New York Situation, - PERSONAL RISK AND SACRIFICE Will the Tammany Ticket Be Lost to Save the State? acne Ee een BELIEF IN THE PLAN AS confused in its general scope as the New York situation is, there is one thing the republican managers here are taking distinetly into account, and that is that the combination of Hill for governor and Grant for mayor means not only skiliful polities, but the utmost limit to which personal risk and sacrifice for party good can be carried. Neither man is ambitious to hold the office for which he has been: nominated, Hill has been governor twice and Grant mayor twice by large majorities, and each retired from his post of duty with a record pleasing to the people who had elected him. Neither re- gards himself as at all responsible for tbe rough sea in which the party ship now is rolling. Both mcn practically were drafied. The gubernatorial nomination had gone beg- and the mayoralty nomination had be- nobody having been found it for more than one nij was forced on Hill ron Grant, and both men courag assumed responsibilities for the pai Which others had declined, Both ambitious for higher honor yet enjoyed. Hill wants to G yants to be leaders why the enormous risks at this time crest of the State Ticket. ume suaded the standing exists between Hill aud Grau, which valis for the sacrifice at the polls of the latter in crder that the state govern- ment, in cne of the departmcnts at leas may saved to the democracy, and tne prestige of the state in the national party couniis, in a measure, be preserved. Ac- cording to this reasoning, the trading, for which the multiplicity of Uckets this year will afford such excellent politics, 18 ail to be done in the interests cf the state ticket. It is assumed that Grant sees that Tam- many is docmed, The cry for better muni- cipal goverrment is louder and stronger than that for a change at Albany, There re more democrats declaiming a purpose to vute against the democratic city ticket because of the revelations made by the Lexow committee than can be marshaled for every known reason against Hill, Grant, therefore, the republicans here are led to believe, will negctiate in every effective way for Hill, and subordinate for the time be- ing his own and Tammany’s fortunes to that end. If HULL Only Should Be Beaten. The republicans speak of the program as being wisely conceived, and as the work cf lcng-headed men. The defeat of Hill would mean disaster all the way through. In the first place, Hill's presidefftial prospecis would come to an end “as a tale that is tcld,” and the party, as weil as Hill, would suffer. New York could neither cormmand for herself the sixth dezaocratic presidential nomination, nor direct to whom it should be given. "And in the second place, a triumph of Tammany in town, with ‘the less of the stay to the republicans, would in the end bring no fish to Tammany’s net. With Morton as governor and a legislature elected ins ith him, New York city weuid y be put into the hands until such a time as _make unier re r no circums Mt Tamm: possibl contended, te hold on longer to po’ of the reformers for better and cleaner local government, which had failed at the polls, Would at once change to an appeal to the "vhole siate and to the country, and the newly elected repubiican state govern- ment in this way be encouraged and justi- ces, permittod be er. The crusade fied in the taking of heroic measures for ssessing the discredited Tami or- wenization. The charge would made that ny had achieved its success at the polls by fraudulent means, and after the Lexow exposures a charge of that kind, n without furnishing specifications, would ke a strong impression on the country, But how will this trick be turned? How will Grant manage to effect the transier of thi aving streneth to Hill? That is the point. That makes the situation all the mors interesting. Those republican leaders who belicve that the sacrifice is on the cards and will be attempted are un- able or unwilling to discuss the question of its execution. “That is what we are watch- ing” is their only reply to interrogations on the subject. Why Hill Wants a Rig Vote. The republican leaders have likewise an explanation of Mr. Hill's eagerness to see the largest vote possible thrown next month. He would be glad, they believe, to see it larger than in the Jast presidential year. If he is to win he wants the triumph accompanied with unusual circumstances of every kind. He wants it to be said after- ward that he was indorsed at the polls by a majority or plurality obtained at the cluse of the most exciting off-year contest in the history of the state. If he is to lose it will be of the highest importance for him to know just how far the disaffection in the state reaches, and in what directions. He must, in those circumstances, go to work at once preparing for the presidential year. This work will devolve upon him and bi friends. He will still be the master of the party organization at home, not only with the power to act, but with every interest and incentive to do so. He may no longer be a presidential quantity himself, but he will want to take as influential a’ part as possible in the next national convention, and in erder to cut a respectable figure even as an adviser on that occasion ft will be necessary for him to be able to show that his bailiwick is in good condition aguin. The republicans expect Mr. Hill to con- tinue to hustle until the end of the engage- ment. —_—__-e+___ SEEKING THE IVANHOE. The Vessel Believed to Be Lost—Hope for the Passengers. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., October 24.— The tug Pioneer has returned from a cruise along the west coast of Vancouver Island in search of the ship Ivanhoe. The shore line was diligently searched, but no fresh wreckage observed. Near Clayoquoit sound the remnants of four old wrecks were found. Stops were made at all the Indian villages, but nothing was learned about the Ivanhce. All hope for the safety of the Ivanhoe seems to be abandoned. It Is be- lieved that the passengers and crew may have been picked up by a foreign outward- bound vessel, In which event they may be transferred to an inward-bound vessel or landed at Honolulu. The United States cutter Grant, which went out Saturday to join in the search,has not been heard of yet. _ A Well-Known Railreader’s Death. ST. PAUL, Minn., October 24.—Charies TWO CENTS. Tateresting Facts From the Annual Report of Gov. Renfrow, Population ations a Property Vi the Territory—Its Resources and Agric ural Development. Gov. Wm. C. Renfrow of Oklahoma ter- ritory has submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. The general conditions of the territory he sums up in the foliowing: “Oklahoma's progress has been steady and rapid ever since the 224 of April, 18%. Capital has not as yet sought investme great eatent in Oklahoma, but th 2 a real and substantial increase in wealth from the almost unlimited natural resources of the territory, and it now fur- nishes one of the best fields fer capital in the United States. Every step that is made is fundamenial, and to the present inhab- stants is consigned a trust the faithful ex ecution of which will largely determine the happiness and prosperity of many gener- ns tv come. The enterprise of the peo- ple has always been a matter of remark among strangers. But at the original open- ing of Oklahoma proper and at the open- ing of the Cherokee Strip the world beheld the strange sight of a city of 1,000 inhabi- tants built in a day and a territory of 2,400 uare miles settled in one-half day. Many of the farms are already in a high state of cvitivation.” Population and Property. Reports by county clerks to the territorial auditor on February 1, 184, showed the population to be 2 . but Gov, Renfrow how estimates it at 250,000. The taxable valuation of the territory és $19,047,922. The assessed valuation of the railroad property is $150.5 fhe value of the Western Union telegraph property is $2,626. There are iifty-six banks in the territory—six na- tional ks and tifty iVate bath: n. of the private banks have very tal, but others ar> doing a x All of the nationat panks are prosperous an sound. The warrants issued by the territory to May 1, ISM, amount to $ m3, of which i have been redeemed. ‘axes ate now to redeem about half of ~he balance, but stil remains a balance against the territory of $41,185 Dublic schools flourish. The school population amounts to 74,384, and there has been expended $31,241 for their education ou; of che territurial fund. ‘there are, besides the “Territorial University, the Normal heel and Agricultural College. has no penal institutions or public butidiuge except those used for col- leges, The reats fur pubtic offices, the gov- «inor Says, are ruinous, and he has urged the erection of tutldings and court houses tn the various counties. Gov. Renfrow, dis- cussing the resources of the territory and its agricultural development, says: Agricaltaral Development. “Agriculture is the principal occupation of the people of Oklahoma. Almost every querter section has an occupant. There are many fine farms, ani as well improved as one would want to see. It is difficult to realize as you pass through the territory tuat only five years ago the coyoce and deer held their native sway. All kinds of agricultural products grow in Oklahoma, and stock raisins is in a rapid stage of development. Manufacturing has been but Ittle developed. There are strong indications of valuable mincral deposits, al- tncugh fongress has declared the land non- mineral. There are als) surface indications of ccal, gas and oll. The governor says the territory has made rapid advancement in social and relis phases. The Indians in Oklahoma are wel! to dc and are adopting the ways of civili- zation Probably the most important part of Gov. Renfrow’s ceport is devoted to statehood and the admission of Oklahoma and Indian territory as one state. He says: “The question of statehood for Oklahoma has been much agitated and the people «re divided on the question. Some desire statehood for Oklahoma with its present boundaries; others prefer to have the mat- POLITICS| OKLAHOMa’s PRoGRESS| TAKING PRECAUTIONS oe Another Case of Smallcx Peported Today. NOT CONNECTED WITH FIRST ONES Health Office Adopts New Sanitary Regulations. COMMI penisanseilipisiiaaaes - THE IONESS ALERT Another case of stiallpox has been dis covered in the city, and the patient removed at once to the Coatagious Hospital. Thig time it was found in an entirely different section of th= city. Several days ago Mary Brow domestic, residing at 22 D st west, was taken sick with a violent head- ache and backache. Dr. Tarkington was at ence summoned. Thix morning the case had developed to such an extent that there was ro longer any doubt as to Its chan acter. The doctor at once notified the oc cupants of the hous> that the servant haé smallpox, ani directed that she be tsolated Hie also communicated with the health of and the latter at once notified Dr, Nevitt to prepare another bed at the hos ding of this case in such a remote where the cases were discovered caused the hea Neer no Mirtle uneasiness, and he at once called upon the Comm: !:stoners, pd had a ng consulta- tion on the subject He stated that in view of the fact that there were so few € ts in the wn that it might be well to re ve Dy. Nevitt from | duty at the hospital and put him in charge of a special branch of investigating sus- | piclous cares. He said it was absolutely y to detail some experienced man | to lock into sus) icious cases, and thought Dr. Nevict the best one to do this work on | account his intimate knowle of con- | tagious diseases, But aiter deliberation it | Was decided that Jor, Nevitt could do more | 00d in control of the hospital, and it was | decided to keep him on duty the | Dr. Benjamin M. Beall, wi | siderable experience in handliny pom cases during the epidemic of iNi2 and IST3, applied for the position of special represen: tative of the health office to investigate suspicious cases. The Commissioners, upot the recommendation of Health Officer Wood- ward, thereupon appointed him. His duties will be to thoroughly investigate all sus- picious cases reported to the health office and trace as far as possible their origin. A requisition was made for a frame build- ing to be erected in the neighborhood of the hospital for the use of the men engaged in disinfecting houses, br. Woodward, in conversation with @ reporter of The Star this afterncen, said that the authorities were doing all in their power to stamp out the disease. The new case, he thought, could be waced to the others. Mary Mundell, the firs: case of smal that was sent to the bospital, died night at 6:45 and was immediately interred in potter's field. The hemo. rhege which tae patient had early in the day left her so weak that she soon succumbed, although stimulcnts were administered treely. The other patient, Mary Thomas, is doing well, and it is believed her lif in be saved. Health Officer Woodward inforiaed a re- porter of The Star today that there was no law which gave the authoritics power to compe! people to stay m their bomes even thous a case of smallpox was there. Health Officer Woodward. Health Officer Woodward was th man in Washington this morning busiest, “Is there to be an epidemic of smallpox” was the question he could not auswer, ‘1 had been two deaths from the disease, a patient was in the hospital, and anottier case had | been reported. Just where the disease will ter of statehood deferred until such time | CH, Of cours, the doctor could not tell. as Oklahoma and the Indian territory may His office was thronged with people, am be admitted as one state. There are many | most of them wanted information concern- conditions and many intricate problems entering into the matter which must be <arefully considered in order to arrive at a@ correct conclusion. As separate states neither Oklahoma nor the Indian territory would rank among the great western states either in extent or wealth. opinion, sissippi.” NO POSTAL POLITICS, the finest state west of the Mis- Mr. Bissell Says the Post Office is a Business Institutio: Postmaster General Bissell has addressed | patient had the smallpox, a circular jetter to all free delivery post offices in the country relative to forced campaign contributions. He cites two sec- tions of the civil service law which pro- vide that no federal employe shall solicit or receive money for political purposes; also that no olficer shall discharge, promote or degrade, or in any manner change the oifi- cial rank or compensation of any other officer or employe, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding or neg- lecting to make any contribution of money er other valuable thing for any political purpose. Gen. Lissell then adds: “The foregoing provisions apply to your office, it being a free delivery post oifice, and must be strictly complied with. Ii also must be clearly understood that no clerk, carrier or other employe of your office will be jeopardized in his position for a refusal to comply with a request for a itieal contribution. Upon receipt of Uhis etter you will prepare a number of copies thereof and post them conspicuously in each division of your office.” The Postmaster General, speaking of this order, said it was a compliance with law and he intended to have it enforced in all offices in the departmen' Office Department,” he said, “is a business, not a political institution. It has been my endeavor to conduct {t on business princi- ples, so as to give the people the best pos- sible mail facilities. We do not want the service crippled or interrupted for political advantage.” ———__+-2.—. GROUNDING OF THE ADAMS. Lieut. Norton to Be Tried by Court- Martial, ing the disease, while others wanted to get vaccinated. br. ‘farkington was on hand early in the morning to report the new case mentioned, He simply handed in a certificate to show that Mary Brown, # colored domestic, had Together they | the disease. According to the doctor's in- would be equal to the greatest, and, in my | formation, Mary, who is about (we two servant Vickery of the post years old, bad for some time been a in the employ of J. W. office, who lives at 202 D street northwest. Mary had been in his employ several months, and she slept at the house. Sunday she complained of feeling sick, and Jast night Dr. Tarkington was called to se? her. He was satisfied that the nd this morning when he called, the condition of the woman relieved the doctor's mind of any slight doubt he may have entertained last night. Then he went to the health office and made the report, Mr. A. T. Stewart, supervising principal of the third school division, who is always on the lookcut for the welfare ef his chil- aren, was elso cre of the early callers at the health office. Under the regulations there is a provision that all school trustees, school veachers, or others having authority, are forbidden to receive into cr allow to ‘attend any school, public or private, within the District of Co- jumbia, any pupil not vaccizatel, as re- quired by the “rules and regulations” here- tofore made and promulgated by this board. A brother of the Coston child attended school in the Carberry building in the third vision, and some colored children (rom the smallpox houses attended school at the Giddings and Lincoln public schools, and also at the colored sisters’ school, at Sth and C streets southeast. Health Officer Woodward has ondered that *hese places be disinfected, and that ell hooks or clothing belonging to the children A quarantine has been order- ed in these cases, and the children are to remain away from school for at least four- Mr. Coston, father of the dead child, was among the callers, and he was in the health office some time, no precaution against his spreading the disease being taken. Yester- jay afternoon a colored man, who lived in the house where the Mundell woman was found, was also at the health oflice, where he remaitied some time before he was vac- cinated. The First Case, The weekly report of the health officen submitted today, shows one death from The result of an investigation of the cir-| *mallpox. This is the Mttle child Ruth cumstances attending the recent grounding of the United States steamer Adams in Be- ring sea has been the appointment of a court-martial for the trial of Lieut. C. F. Norton, who was in command of the ves- sel at the time of the accident. Commander J. J. Brice, the regular commander, was il! in his bertn at the time, and he has been exonerated from all blame in the transac- tion. The court-martial will meet at Mare | etery, Island, Cal., ard will determine the extent of Lieut. Norton's accident. The Adams ran on a reef in a fog, and was hauled off twenty-four hours later by the cruisers Yorktown dnd Petre) She ig now safe at Mare Island, and it is said she can be repaired at small expense. Coston, who died some days ayo. The cer Uficate in her case, as turned into the health office, shows that death resulted from ‘confluent varicella,” which mean chicken pox. This certificate was referred to the officer as “suspicious,” and the subsea happenings caused the health office t change the cause of death to smallpor. responsibility for the | health office this morning that the body ee tee ae ee es ae two weeks after body Is consigned to a although ‘t lurks in woolen years. The health officer is determined to force the