Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1894, Page 1

SSS THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avens, Cor. 11th Street, by ‘ke Evening Star Howape r Company, 8. H. KAUFFPMANN, Pres't. Few York Oifce, 49 Potter Puilding ~ The Eyning served to subsccibers in the sity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents der week, o- 44 cents por month Copies at the tounter 2 cents euch. m Vaited States or Cansd1—pos ber imonth. 1y Quintu j~anywhere in the © prepald—30 cents le Sheet Star, $1 per year; With foreizn postage a-ilet, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Ofice at Washington, D. C Qs second-class mail matter.) ©All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. tates of advertising made known on appitcation. Che Evening Star. Vor 85, No. 21,032. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. The proof of fe pudding is in fBe eating. Yesterday's Star confained 50 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 816 separate announce: ments. These advertisers fought pubficitp—nof merefp Space, CZAR NICHOLAS Il! His Accession to the Throne of Rus- sia Announced, gard to home legislation and in the dire tion of literal reforms. In Russia’s foreign Folic this official is quoted as saying, the traditions of the czar’s father will remain unchanged. The Vatican is said to hope that the czar will continue the trediticns of friendliness toward Rome which n arked the last da; a os ANCIENT CUSTOM AT ST. PETERSBURG Festivities Precede the Mourning Ceremonies. ‘ eer eee ee THE EFFECT ON POLITICS fied Bio" ST. PETERSBURG, November 2.—At 9 o'clock this morning the imperial heralds, in brilliant unifcrms, attended by a troop of trumpeters, announced the death of Alex- ander LII and the accession to the throne of Ressia of Nicholas II. The two heralds, with their escorts, traversed all the prin- cipal streets of the city, and after the trumpeters had deliyered three ringing blasts upon their trumpets they made pub- Me the proclamation of Emperor Nicholas II, which has already been cabled to the Assoviated Press. ‘Throughout St. Petersburg today the ac- cession of the new czar is being celebrated as a festival, for this event takes pre- cedence of the mourning ceremonies. The Russian newspapers, therefore, appeared without black borders, and all signs of public mourning will be withheld until to- morrow. ‘This morning the senate met In plenary session, and all its members took the oath of allegiarce. At the same time all the troops forming the garrison of St. Peters- burg were paraded in full uniform with their colors, and were sworn with the cus- pI ry formality. \eMater the same ceremony was observed in the case of the civil servants of the em- re. Pithe Official Messenger this morning pub- lished the first proclamation of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, in which, after for- mally communicating to the nation the news of the death of his fiffther, Alexander I, he says: ay the Knowledge console us that our grief is the grief of our entire beloved na- tion, and may the nation not forget that the strength and firmness of holy Russia Ne in its unity and upbounded devotion to “cin this sad and solemn hour In which we ascend our ancestral throne of the Russian empire and Czardom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Finland, indissolu- bly Linked with it, we, however, remem- ber the legacy left us by our lamented father, and, imbued with it, we, in the presence of the Most High, take a sacred vow to make our sole aim the peaceful development of the power and glory of our beloved Russia and the happiness of all our faithful subjects.” ‘The manifesto concludes with command- ing that the oath of allegiance be taken to him, Emperor Nicholas Il, and to his heir apparent. Grand Duke George Alexan- drovitch, his brother, who is to be entitled ezarewitch until God’ may biess with a son the union which his majesty {s about to enter into with Princess Alix of Hesse- Darmstadt. LONDON, November 2.—The Times’ cor- reepondent ‘at St. Petersburg telegraphs: ‘The people have so long been prepared for the worst that the death of the ezar caused neither consternation nor surprise. The news was made known privately about 4 o'clock, and tonight a small black-bordered sheet is being distributed by the police ‘om the office of the Ottictal Gazette. ‘This eet contsins the following announcement: “The emperor quietly fell asleep in the Lord at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon.” ‘This announcement is signed by Prince Voronzoft-Dashkoff, the chief court min- tater. MOURNING IN FRANCE. The Republic Has Lost a Strong Friend in Alexander II. PARIS, November 2.—There ts universal mourning today throughout France at the @eath of the czar. Although the manifesta- tions of grief are quiet, there is no doubting the fact that the grief of France ts pro- found, and that the republic really be- Neves that it has lost one of its best friends by the death of Alexander III. The tri- color of France, wrapped with black, is 4isplayed on all sides, and mourning em- blems are to be seen in many windows, while pictures of the dead czar, draped with crepe, are to be seen in countless store windows. The favorite form of mourning displa 1 is the draping of Russian and French flags combined, these emblems of the two countries being bound together with mourning bands. The death of the czar, however, has caused no excitement in France, and has not been marked by any trouble on the bourse. The boulevard quotation of French threes late yesterday evening only showed @ falling off of 17 centimes. The call of President Casimir-Perter and the French ministers at the Russian em- bassy last evening marked by profound emotion upon the t of the president, who solemnly expre to the Russian ambas- gador, Baron de Mohrenheim, his grief and the grief of the French nation at the death of the czar. All the theaters will be closed tonight and they will also be closed on the day of the funeral. The munic and drew up arranged al counctl of Paris met today n address of condolence and deputation of Its mem- ad bers to St. Pettrsburg, who will take to the municipal council of St. Petersburg gcme magnificent floral wreaths to be placed upon the casket containing the re- mains of the late Emperor of Russta. The 11 general of the department of the took similar action, and the students of Paris are holding a meeting this morn- ing in order to make the arrangements newessary for sending a delegation to St. Petersburg and to Moscow and have the students of those two cities represent the students of Franee at the funeral and de- posit upon the casket the wreaths which Will be sent from France for that purpose. ¥ Figaro de: nds that Ge aussier, general in command of the garrison of Paris, and as chief of the headquarters staff, be t to represent the French army at the funerai of the czar. In all the provincial cities of France the scenes witn: 1 in Paris, the same display of mourning emblems and found m. tions of gt All the appear with black borde: express grief the de an emperor. Journal Is the great qual- ities of lid not fear to the te the dem periment med that with conclu: > never We hope was better pothi The which | lunged now. mourning in the new ¢ of filtal pte! hies With rinany. -A LONDON, Nov patch from Rome the new ezar, whi ympatbles a to be with Germany and FE) ch himself from patch adds,however, that a nnected with the Russian em- fon of Nicholas but only tn re- personage « assy arserts that the acc I inaugurates a new poli of Alexander IIL. ‘The pope will be represerted at the fu- neral of the czar either by Archbishop Mo- hileo or by the papal nuncio at Vienna. ‘The Vatican believes that the death of the ezar will In ro way affect the Franco-Rus- sien alliance, and it is said that so long as Cardinal Rampolla, who is an ardent friend of Russia, remains papal secretary of state the adhesion of the Vatican to the Franco-Russian alliance will remain an ar- ticle of pontifical faith. The correspondent of the Daily News at Odessa says that the French party in Rus- sia and the Russian party in France intend to jointly exert their influence to induce the new czar to enter into a regular offensive and defensive alliance between the two pow- ers. It is velieved, however, that they will not succeed in attaining anything beyond the mainter ance of the present entente. The correspondent adds that it is stated in. well-informed quarters that the chief court minister, Prince Vorontzoft-Dashkoif, will retire. He was for many years the ciose personal friend and companion of the emperor, but was never a persona grata with the outer court circle and educated classes. He is credited with having wielded over the czar an influence detrimental to his majesty’s more liberal irstincts. He is imbued with many of the retrograde.conser- vative ideas which distinguished the late Count Tolstol. Whether the report that he will retire is true or not, it is quite unlikely that he will retain his post long. The Standard editorially says it thinks that international relations will be little changed by the death of the czar. Czar Nicholas’ policy will probably be a repro- duction and repetition of his father's. ‘The Daily News says: “A single blunder of his vanity or ambition would have brought Europe the most devastating war ot all history, and would have undone the work of half a century of civilization. To his eternal honor the blunder was never made. Circumstances made him the bul- wark of the world’s peace. Amid the gloom and despondency of his life he was true to the tremendous duty Providence imposed upon bim.”" EMPEROR WILLIAM'S SORROW. logs Half Masted Over Public and Private Buildings in Berlin. BERLIN, November 2.—The tmpefial standard floating over the new palace has been half masted as a sign of Emperor William's sorrow at the death of the czar, and in all parts of Berlin over public and private buildings the German flag is Gis- piayed at half mast. By the emperor's command the theaters have been closed and the court will go into mourning for four weeks. Among the peo- ple the death of the peace-ioving czar is referred to as a catastrophe of far reach- ing consequences. Far into the night men and boys were crying extra editions of the newspapers: through the streets; and they continually found fresh purchasers, who, in many in- stances, read aloud to people around them the sad news received fyom Russia. On Unter den Linden and before the Russian embassy crowds of people gathered and discussed the, possible effect of the death of the Russian emperor. Emperor William, who came especially from Stettin for that purpose, paid an early call at the Russian embassy today, and expressed his condolences with the im- perlal family of Russia in the great loss which they had sustained. The Kreuz Zeitung this morning prints a dispatch from Settin stating that Emperor William last evening dined with the otticers of the king's regiment of grenadiers and made a speech. At the last review held by the emperor's grandfather, snortly after the concluding speech had been made, news of the czar’s death arrived. Last night, after Emperor William concluded his remarks, he sat down, and then rose again and referred to the review held by his grandfather. He said that at that time the shadow ot death had laid for a whole year upon his father's head. He then announced that he had re- ceived news of far-reaching gravity—the death of the czar. “He was mindful of’ our traditions,” he adaed, “which in times past bound us in the brotherhood of arms to the Russian Im- perlal house, and in recent times again brought us together. To our sympathy for the new emperor we couple the desire that heaven may give him strength for his ditii- cult office. “Long live Emperor Nicholas II! Hurrah!” The band then played the Russian anthem. The North German Gazette dwells upon the deceased morarch’s unflinching devo- tion to duty and the consctentlousness with which he fulfilled the high task entrusted to him by Providence. He was, it says, a devoted husband and a loving father, and won the hearts of the Russian people, who mourn for him as for a father in the true sense of the word. The uprightness and loyalty of his char- acter, it adds, contributed In a large meas- ure to the establishmeit of that confidence in the maintenance of the pecce in which Europe now rejoices. LONDON, November 2.—A dispatch to the Daily News from Berlin says that the Grand Duke of Hesse, brether of Princess Allx, the ezarewitch’s betrothed, and Princ; Henry of Prussta, brother of Emperor Wil- liam, will attend the funeral of the czar, the latter representing the German em- peror. The dispatch adds that the special edi- tions of papers announcing the death of the czar were confiscated outside the Russian embassy, first because the news was not entirely ‘confirmed, second to prevent the shouting of news venders. It appears cer- tain that the embassy tried to conceal the news. Placards were fixed on the Royal Opera House at § o'clock announcing that there would be no performance tomorrow on account of the death of the czar. Fif- teen minutes later the placards were re- moved because the embassy denied the correctness of the news. At ® o'clock a requiem mass was held in the embassy cha) Emperor William upon hearing of the death of Emperor Alexander returned im- mediately from Stettin to Potsdam. The President Expresses Sympathy. In addition to a short cablegram from United States Minister Breckinridge at St. Petersburg, received by Secretary Gresham last night, announcing the death of the czar yesterday, and the communication of the fact by Prince Cantacuzene, the Russian minister here, Minister Breckinridge this morning sent the following cablegram to Secretary Gresham: “ST, PETERSBURG, November 2.—Nicho- las I de ‘or. (Signed) “BR NRIDGE.” In the course of the day, there being some | delay, owing to the illness of Secretary Gresham, the following response was cabled to Minister Breckinrid) The President hi jared em sent to Lfvadia, In re- egram from Emperor Nicho- » of sincere regret and condo- You will make this known to Mr. De- xpressing the sincere sympathy of people of the United ian people in their deep | sponse to the t |las, am | lene “GRESHAM.” ng exchange of wing pe ectly betwe nolas Il and President Cleve- | | | | | | ) the President of the United States of merica: » the sorrow to !mpart to you the that I and Russia have just sus- in the person of my beloved father, Smperor Alexander, deceased this day. (Siz “NICHOLAS.” The President replied to this personal note as follows “To His Maje: Russia, Livadia “I hasten to express my heartfelt sym- pathy and the sympathy of my countrymen with the royal family and the Russian peo- ple in their affliction by reason of the death father. ‘GROVER CIEVELAND,” of your hono! mal | n Nicholas II, Emperor of | NOW FOR STEVENSON Politicians Discussing His Availa- bility for '96. HIS RELATIONS WITH SENATOR HILL His Obliging Activity in the Present Campaign. DISCUSSING HIS RECORD The active part that Vice President Stevenson has taken in the campaign now closing has engaged the attention and com- manded the eulogy of all the managing politicians of his party. Mr. Stevenson has not denied himself to any committee call- ing for his services where it has been pos- sible for him to make the journey. Nor has he made any distinction between cam- paigns waged on state issues and those weged on national issues. State tickets and ecngressional tickets have alike been re- membered by him. He has moved every time, without calling for specifications, in the direction of the heaviest firing, and gone into the action with energy and en- thusiasm. The Vice President is accredited with being a very attractive and effective stumper. His manners are democratic, his speech 1s plain and to the point, and his grasp of political questions a wide one. ‘the east, the west and the south have heard him in the past four weeks, and all three sections have treated him most cor- dially. He is closing the campaign at home, and with a series of meetings testi- fying by their size and spirit to the more than cordial regard in which he is held by the democrats of Illinois. Presidential Préspects. Mr. Stevenson fs not rated as being either a scherer or a self-seeker, but his name has been so frequently mentioned in connection with the next presidential nomination of his party that naturally some account is taken by the democratic leaders, who dis- cuss the matter of what bearing his pr ent activity must have on his presidential fortunes. The consensus of opinion is that the effect will be considerable. The interest shown by him has been so hearty and so unselfish, and the embracing by the people of the opportunities to hear him so general, that it 1s coasidered impossible that his fame should not be greatly advanced by it all. Besides, he is the most prominent democrat west of the Alleghanies mention- ed in connection with the presidency, and therefore of especial interest at this ‘time, when fortune would appear to be on the eve of forcing the next national nomination of that party over into that broad terri- tory. If Hill is beaten in New York, bet- ting men will be willing to give odds of two to one that the demvtracy goes west the next time for its presidential candidate. ‘Then, as some prominent democratic lead- ers are already saying, look out for Steven- son. A Weak Financial Record. The weak spot in Mr. Stevenson's armor is thought to be the record he made while in Congress on the financial question. He was a greenbacker at that time, and voted for the inflation policy, which failed. He also advocated that policy on the stump, and allied himself generaily with those who urged a larger volume of paper money. But Mr. Stevenson's friends do not believe that he can be injured by that record now. ‘That chapter, as they say, 1s closed. And, moreover, as ‘they point out, Mr. Stevenson was in very distinguished democratic com- pany at that tine. “he greenback craze” swept pretty generally over the party. Juage Newman and Thomas A. Hendricks Were gresnbackers, and Mr. Voorhees, now at the head of the tinance committee of the Senate, was even more extreme on that question than Mr. Stevenson. ‘That record, evenson men say, is in the largest ure the party’s record, and the party Cannot escape from It any ‘more than Mr. Stevenson can. And, they assert, he is as sound on the money question today as his party is, and would make as good a repre- sentative of the party in office with that question uppermost as any member of it anywhere. His record otherwise,his frienas ratulate themselves, has never been cised by demoerats. He has always advocated a low tariff, and he has always ttood up steutly for putting democrats in olfice whenever it might lie in the power cf the party to do so. This latter point is dwelt upon, and would be relied upon to give him great strength as a candidate with the rank and file. Nor is it a mere theory with him. He has given proof of the faith that is in him. While assistant postmaster general he swung the ax so vigorously that all the republicans, as well as the mugwumps, cried aloud. The pile of heads grew day by day, and it was said that the price of baskets in the neigh- borhood of the Post Office Department rose to panic figures, He Has Aided Hill, It has not escaped comment that while the President has remained mute and the mem- bers of the cabinet inactive toward New York, Mr, Stevenson promptly congratulated Senator Hill on his nomination and went to his assistance on the stump. This is a circumstance upon which some of the demo- cratic leaders are laying much stress. They believe, too, that it will yield important re- sults two years hence. Stevenson and Hill have always been on good terms. The first advances Were made at Chicago in 1892, when the nomination for Vice President came The rea contest was between Stevenscn and Gray, and the Hill men felt outraged by the going over of the Gray men to Cleveland for first place. They therefore, helped slaughter the Indianian, and virtually nominated Stevenson. The shout of the New Yorkers for the Iilinots man shook the convention building, and Gray was no longer a factor from that mo- ment. Hill, it is said, warmly approved of what his friends had done, and when he and Stevenson met in the Senate, the one as a democratic leader there, and the other as the presiding officer, a warm friendship is cemented. Mr. Stevenson, it 1s also recalled, accom- anied Senator Hill to Albany last year and was his guest at the time of the meeting of the Par Association. Several prominent democratic Senators were also invited, but were unable to go. Senator Hill was’ just then grappling with the administration over New York matters, and Mr. Stevenson's ac- tion seemed both cordial and courageous, A Valuable Association. In the opinion of one of the most prom- inent democrats in the country this good will existing between Stevenson and Hill is of the first political import. They are the two leaders in the party, according to this gen- who cannot lose anything by a deme ie reverse Tuesday. Both we responded to the party’s call to arms and both will » done their best for the party's ca n command in | the face of w attitude | of the administration, of which he ts in a measure a member, has gone to Hill's ,as- | sistance. If Hill wins Stevenson will me in for a part of the credit of the victory, and | be nearer and dearer to Hill than ever. If} Hill loses, and one of the results is the forcing of a western demand for the next presidential nomination of the party, Steven- son, it 1s argued, will be Hill's choice, and Hill will go to the convention at the head of the New York delegation and take personal charge of the Stevenson forces. And the result of that? The least enthusiasm of the Stevenson men will answer by declaring that his Uncle Adlaf will be “right in it,” and to win, CHARACTEROF THE CAMPAIGN TAY LOR’S REVENGE Chairman Babesck Says It Has Been Ig- norance Against Intelligence. Work of the Committees Practically Completed and the Result Awaited —Sending Voters Home. “Now, then.” This ejaculation, with a long-drawn sigh of relief, about expresses Chairman Babcock’s situation today. The work of the congressional committee is pretty well over. Whatever good the com- mittee has been able to do has already been accomplished.. If there have been deeds of omission it #8 too late to rectify them, and there {is nothing left now but to wait the fruition of the committee’s work. Chairman Babcock thinks it will be a bountiful republican harvest. Character of the Campafyn. “This has been @ campaign of ignorance against intelligence,” said Mr. Babcock to- day. “To prove the assertion I will refer to our campaign handbook. Under the caption number of newspapers mailed to subscribers or news agents by publishers and news agents we have the following exbibit: Total of the sixteen free trade states, 156,203,516; total Ohio and Illinois, 159,254,004; showing difference in favor of these two protection states, Ohto and Illi- nois, of 3,050,488. “But peradventure publications of a higher order, which evidence more recondite learning and philosophical research, have ficurished better. Let us examine. ‘Under the classification number of magazines and other periodicals mailed to subscribers or news agents by publishers and news agents we Rave the following exhibit: Total num- ber in sixteen free trade states, ull demo- cratic, 3,800, total number issued in ifference in favor of Ohlo, le, 2,607,864." The committee is keeping the wires hum- ming 2bow this time, and ts in telegraphic communication with all the political cen- ters of the country. The committee knows what ir going on in each state and is re- ceiving many cheering advices, Going Mome to Vote. One feature of the conimittee’s work now is furnishing the employes of the depart- ments with certificated which will enable them to secure reducel trarsportation to go home to vote. The‘re@uced tickets are only furnished by the railroads upon the certification of the ‘two committees. Yes- terday over 100 voters registered at repub- lican headquarters. In this connection it is said that many sepubilicans are secur- ing their cert'ficates frgm»democratic head- quarters for fear of prejudice to their de- partmental interests were it known they were going home ts Yote the republican ticket. Of course afger they get home they can vote as they plémse. Apathy in the Treasury Department. It ts said at the asury Department that very few of ‘the employes in that department credited \to° New York state have arranged to yot# ‘at the coming elec- tion. The leaves of agence obtained dur- ing the time of registration throughout the state were not in excess of the average leaves at any othtr time. ‘This apparent apathy, applies equall¥ to democrats and republicans, but 18 more noticeable in the case of the former, ahd is generally at- tributed to the attitude of the President. ——_——r os —_—__ A DARING ROBBERY TODAY Mr. Savage Lost His Pocketbook at a Rail- road Station, The train robbers will now have to take a back seat, for according to the confession of Searcey it took two of them to hold up a railroad train, and they did it under cover of darkness, or as a thief in the night. ‘The thief who should succeed them ap- peared in this city this forenoon and com- mitted a daring robbery in the Baltimore and Potomac depot and escaped. He is un- doubtedly an expert,at the business, for he “held up” a man and his wife, succeeded in robbing them and then went through the crowded depot and made good his escape. His escape was probably the result of the failure of the woman to make an outcry at the proper time. Mr. David A. Savage and wife were the victims of this daring thief, who got away with $177 and a sight draft for $100, after an inefiectual attempt to take Mrs. Savage's watch. | tight months ago Mr. Savege, who was then living in Columbus, thought he would move to Virginia, where the climate and business chances might improve the health nd fnanctal cofdition of his family. Stony ek, Sussex county, was the place select- ed, and Mr. Savage with his wife and tive children and his father moved to this part of the old domiaign, where he purchased property and became a citizen. But life in Virginia did not suit him. He was really disappointed, and recently he concluded to return to his Ohio home. Sell- ing out his goods, and arranging his busi- ness interests satisfactorily, he concluded to leave the old dominion ‘and reach his Ohio home tomorrow, At an early hour this morning he met his family at Peters- burg, und started this way. When they reached Richmond Mr. Savage bought four tickets from that point to Columbus. lt was necessary for them to change cars when they reached this city, and the eight members of the party were standing en the platform waiting for the train on which they were to resume their journey when Mrs. Savage felt the weight of a man’s hand on her bosom. She grabbed the hand, and in it was her watch. So badly frightened was she that she could not make an outery, but stood mute, although she regained possession of her’watch. Turning, the bold thief saw the woman's husband gazing through between the iron bars at the cars. His coat was unbuttoned, and only the lower buttons of his vest’ were fastened. This loose way of leaving his garments exposed to view his pocketbook, which was in his Inside vest pocket, and this the thief took without even attracting the pwner's attention. “My pocketbook ts gone,” remarked Mr. Savage to his wife. ps," his frightened wife iflanaged to say, “I'll tell you about it.” When she had recovered from her scare she related her experience with the thief and then Mr. Savage went off to police headquarters and related his story to In- epector Hollinberger and the detectiv He hal In his pocketbook $177 in cash, ana} a sight draft on Branch & Brook, Balti- raore, for $1. The draft was given by R. D. Truch of Hilda, Sussex county, Va., and made payable to R. G. and D. A. Savage. Detectives Horne and Lacy and Precinct Detective Helan went to the depot and saw the members of the Savage family. Mrs. Savage described the man, who was neatly dressed, and said he had a dark mustache. When he grabbed her watch he had an overcoat on his’arm. She is positive she will be able to idéntify him if sie sees him ain, he detectives-are searching the city for suspicious persoms, and any known crooks pom they see will probably be arrested. Mr. and Mrs. Savage will remain here un- til tomorrow. ~~ —__ Cabinet Meeting. ‘The cabinet meeting’ today was short of three members, narvely, Secretaries Gres- ham and Smith and Postmaster General Bissell. The death of the czar was the most important topic of consideration, He Wanted to Defeat the Democrats in West Virginia. PARTICULARLY CONGRESSMAN WILSON Because Senators Faulkner and Camden Voted Against Him. MR. J. W. COLES’ STORY If the story told to The Star today by Mr. J. W. Coles, a colored citizen of Washing- ton, is true, Mr. Charles H. J. Taylor of Kansas, recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia, has endangered his official head by an attempt at revenge. It may be re- membered that the nomination of Taylor was vigorously opposed by the real friends of the District when the President sent it to the Senate. There was a great strife be- fore the committee on the District of Co- lumbla, the citizens of Washington oppos- ing the nomination almost unanimously upon the ground that the appointee was not a local man. The committee voted seven to two against the name, among the negative votes being that of Senator Faulkner of West Virginia, now chairman of the demo- cratic congressional committee. Mr. Faulk- ner also voted against Taylor in the Senate, but without avail, as the Kansas man was confirmed. It has been generally asserted that the new recorder has been regularly punishing those Senators who voted against him by ignoring any representations that they might make to him in behalf of applicants for office, but no one has ever believed that Mr. Taylor would go so far as to try to cut the political ground from beneath the feet of the members of his own party, who could not consistently vote for his con- firmation in the Senate. Yet this 1s what Mr. Coles says that Recorder Taylor has Mr. Coles said to- Mr. Coles’ Story. “I am a republican, and have always been a members of that party. I am originally from Virginia, and have taught school for several years. But of late I have been in Washington, and so I have lost my residence in Virginia. I have a brother, Prof. R. T. Coles, in Kansas, who is a supervising principal of public schools in one of the large cities in that state, who is a friend of Mr. Taylor's. “He is also a republican. Some months ago I was told that my brother had written to Mr. Taylor urging him to give me an ap- peintment in bis office, on grounds of old friendship. Mr. Taylor, I understood, promised my brother that he would do this, and sent word to me that this would be done. He held out the hope that I was to get a $100 place. 1 have heard from him off and on for some tnonths, but my appoint- ment has never come. “On Fréiay, October 12, I received a let- ter from Mr. ‘Taylor, written on the official paper of the recorder’s office, dated Thurs- day, saying: ‘Dear Friend: This ts important. Come to see me Saturday morning, 8:30. Do not come unless you desire to go into West Vir- ginia on an errand. Your friend, ‘C. H. J. Taylor. 'P. S. Bring this letter with you.” I received this letter, as I say, on Fri- day, and on Saturday morning I called to see Mr. Taylor, as he had requested. He told me he wanted to have a very confi- dential talk with me, apd he did not want. a living soul outside of himself and myself to know anything about it. He started off by saying that he was a politician, and he wanted me to do some work for him in West Virginta. “When he said this I imagined, of course, that he wanted me to go-cut and help the demotratic campaign, and I felt a little queer about that, as 1 am a republican. But you can imagine my surprise when he went on to say that both Senators Faulk- per and Camden had incurred his dislike ty voting against him tn the Senate, and that they were also very much interested in the investigation that is being made into Taylor's matters by the civil service commission, He said he wanted to hurt them in some way, and he then declared that he wanted me to go to West Virginia and stay until the Sth of November, and do all I could by speaking and working quietly among the colored voters of that state to defeat the democratic ticket. He said he wanted the democrats of that state de- feated, especially Mr. Wilson. Kept Him Waiting. “I was astounded, as I had always thought Taylor was a democrat. But I was a re- publican, and I wanted a job. I had no scruples about working against the dem- ocratic ticket. Taylor said that he would give me $100 if I would go, to bear my ex- penses and pay myself for my trouble. I then accepted the offer, He told me to call on him on Monday, the 15th. As I had been making a canvass for the republicans out in Maryland, ani had several dates ar- ranged for speeches, I canceled all these engagements, and made my preparations to go to West Virginia. It was arranged between us that I was to start on Tuesday, the 16th. I called cn Monday, as he had asked me to do, and he then told me that was pay day and he was very busy and I musi call on Tuesday. He said on Tuesday that he was not réady for me to go yet, but he would send me a line in a day or two, Of course there was noth- ing to do but to wait. So I did wait until Saturday, the 20th, and then, having heard nothing from him, I called at his office, but he would not see me at all. On the follow- ing Monday I wrote him a letter reminding him of hisengagement with me, and asking him what he proposed to do bout the mat- ter. I initmated that I might have to lay the case before the democratic authorities if he did not keep his promise to me. Yes- terday I received the following letter from Mr. Taylor, dated October 40, and also written on official paper: ““Dear sir: By calling ner and showing him my note to you and telling him of our conversation you will render me a great service. Shail 1 with- draw your application, which I am pressing for an appointment? { fear neither man nor devil. When Prof. R. 'T. Coles told me about you I thought you were like him, but I find iam mistaken. Yours, friendly, “C. MH. J. TAYLOR. 'P.S.—By all means call on Mr, Faull ner and Mr. Gardner and tell them ever: thing if you desire.’ He Didn't Scare a Bit. - "Upon the receipt of this letter I wrote to Mr. Taylor, saying that if he did not keep his engagement to me within twenty- four hours I should either lay the matter before Senator Faulkner or make the let- ters and the conversation between us pub- lic through The St The time elapsed this morning, and so I am now trying to give you an tdea of what sort of a demo- erat 1s Charles H. J. Taylor of Kansas. That last letter of his was a regular bluff. It di are me a bit. In the first place, I have no application on file for a position in his office or elsewhere. My brother may have filed one Yor me, but I do not believe it. I have never asked Taylor for any thing. «He once told me that he might be able to get me a place in the printing office, but he volunteered the statement,and I nave never suggested anything of the sort to him. Of course I wanted a place, but I am now convinced that he has none worth taking in his gift. “I forgot tell you,” concluded Mr. Coles, “that ‘aylor’ suggested during our first Interview that I should some soft of credentials from the republican mn Senator Faulk- | | committee neweto stand by me with the people of West Virginia. Accordingly, I got @ ietter from Capt. McKee of the re- publican committee, stating that I was a republican jn good standing.” What the Recorder Says. In order to obtain Recorder Taylor's side of this case,a Star reporter called upon that official this afternoon. The reporter briefly told Mr. Taylor the substance of Coles’ statement and asked him if it was true. “I know this nigger,” said the recorder. “He is a young man who has been around here for some time. I understand that he held a position in one of the departments and was dismissed for drinking. He hung und here for a while, trying to get me to appoint him. He has a brother who is prin- cipal of one of our Kansas City public schools and who asked me for the position for thts local man—J. H. Coles. Now, you know, I always like to know the politics of the men I appoint to office. I did not know this man’s, and so I asked him to get me some papers from his political friends. When he brought them to me they were all the rankest kind of republican papers.”” “Did you ask him to get these republican papers?” asked the reporter. “I asked him to bring me some papers to show me his politics,” was the recorder’s reply. “Did you make a proposition to Mr. Coles for him to go into West Virginia to make speeches against the democratic ticket?” “Not at all. There is nothing in that. That is absurd on its face. There are no nigger democrats in West Virginia. There are no nigger votes there that any one would want to preach republican doctrines to. That shows that there is nothing in the story. I simply talked this way to Coles to find out what were his politics. It is the whole business over again, this office hunt- ing. They All Want Office. “All the niggers’—it should be explained that the recorder used this designation in his own words—“‘want a job, and they will be democrats as long as there 1s a chance to get one. It was that way with that man Astwood. He came to me and swore that he had left the republican party for good, and then, a little later, he came back and wrote letters to me, and went back to the republicans, because the democrats did not turn the government over in a hurry to give him a job. They treated him very nicely, and if he had waited there would have been no trou- ble. It’s the same way with all the other niggers.” The recorder seemed to take es- pecial delight in his repeated use of this word. “Only this morning I got a letter from the chairman of the North Carolina Negro Democratic League, Mr. Newby, I believe his name is, saying that he could not be a democrat any longer because he had got nothing whatever from the party.” The Coles’ Story Denied. The recorder was getting off the track. The reporter gently pulled him back with another question: “Coles says that you told him you were very anxious to get revenge upon Senator Faulkner for his adverse vote in the Senate. Is that true?” “There's nothing in it. Senator Faulkner and I are the best of friends. He knows the whole of this matter. You ask Senator Faulkner, and see what he says. I told Coles, in my letter to him, that I wished, as @ personal favor, that he would tell the Senator about it. And Senator Camden, too. He's another good friend of mine. ‘There's nothing in it. This man kept writ- ing me threatening end blackmailing letters until I grew tired of him, and I wrote to him and dared him to tell the story.” “Then you made no diveet promise of money to him?" “Not at all, Not at all. There was no romise—indeed, the man can show no le’ er from me making him that proposition. —_——_-e-—____—. PRINCE CANTACUZENE INFORMED. Oficial Advices of the Czar’s Death— Grief at the Legation. Prince Cantacuzene, the Russian minister, recetved his first information of the czar's death from the Associated Press dispatches, which information was subsequently con- firmed by the following cable from the Rus- sian minister of foreign affairs, which reached him late in the afternoon: ‘ST. PETERSBURG, November 1.—It has pleased our Lord to recall to him our much beloved sovereign. Emperor Alexander the Third died at Livadia this afternoon, the 20th October (ist November), at 2:15. “(Signed) GIERS."” ‘This announcement brought profound grief to the Russian legation. Aside from the veneration which Russians have for thelr emperor, it was a personal sorrow to Prince Cantacuzene, who aad, before coming to this country, been brought into close per- sonal relations with the czar, und bad en- joyed an association with the imperial fam- ily. It was on leaving Russia for the United States that Prince Cantacuzene saw the emperor for the last time, bidding him and the czarewitch good-bye znd bearing from them words of kindness and admiration for the United States. At that time the czar was in robust health, and his giant physique gave indication that it was proof against disease. Prince Cantacuzene has telegraphed to Bishop Nicholas of the Greek Church of Alaska to inquire whether he can come to Washington and hold a memorial service for the czar. No reply has been received from him and it {s not definitely known whether he is In San Francisco or Chicago. It ts proposed to hold the memorial service at the Russian legation, as there is no Greek church in Washington. Private Secretary Thurber made a formal call at the Russian legation this afternoon as the personal repre: tative of the Pres- ident, and le%i cards of condolence for the Russian minister. When Pritce Cantactuzene communicated to the State Department last evening the ge he had received from Mr. de Giers reing the death of his beloved sover- eign he accompanied it by a brief personal note expressing his own deep grief. Secre- tary Gresham replied to this note today, as follows: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 184. Sir: I hastened to communicate to the President the melancholy announcement of the death of his majesty the czar, which you conveyed to me by your note of yester- day's date, and I am charged by the Presi- dent to assure you, and through you the imperial government, of his earnest sym- pathy with his majesty’s family and with the people of Russia in the loss they have sustained. The President has already, in response to a telegraphic message received directly from his majesty, Nicholas II, sent a tele- gram of regret and condolence to Livadia. Adding an expression of my own personal sorrow and respect, I take this said occa- sion, Mr. Minister, to repeat to you the as- surances of my highest cor fon. W. Q. GRESHAM. — EXT Pos THE Mr. Willett Expects to Take Charge About the 15th Instant, ‘The next postmaster of Washington was almost as busy today as he has been any time since his appointment was announced, reading pleasant letters and Itstening to oral congratulations from visiting friends. Mr. Willett said today that he expected to be in charge of the office by the 15th of November. He will probably not file his bond until he assumes his official duties, and it is not known who of the many bondsmen who have offered themselves will be found upon —— c In dischar No, 1 tod rtesies Exchanged. ng the jury in Criminal Court for the term Judge MeComas | had oce-fsion to not only thank them for the able manner in which they had pe: formed thetr duties, but also for a gr tasket of choice flowers which they before the court. Clerk Downs was membered also and made happy with’ a box of fine cigars, A WOMAN'S STORY Startling Testimony Before the Lexow Committee Today. MAS, HERMAN'S FIGHT 70 SAVE A GIRL Police Captain Threatened to Send Her to Prison. MONEY FOR PROTECTION oo NEW YORK, November 2.—Mrs. Matilda Hermann, whose coming has been under circumstances calculated to raise expecta- tion to a high pitch concerning the testi- mony she was to lay before the Lexow committee, was placed upon the witness stand when the investigators of police methods assembled today. But before she was sworn Street Cleaning Commissioner Andrews, who was accused in testimony yesterday of receiving a $500 bribe while an excise commissioner, de- manded an examination. His demand was noted on the record, but Mr. Goff said he ‘was not prepared to go on with the exam- ination. Then Mrs. Hermann was sworn. She came to New York in 1882, she sald, and opened a disorderly house in West 3d street. Ae had some twenty odd girls there,” she “Did you have a seventeen-year-old niece whom you brought from France?” “Yes; but she was a good girl, and I tried to keep her so. I kept her away from the house. Her parents were at odds, and the girl's father, not trusting the mother, sent the girl to me. After a while the mother got her and took her to a disorderly house she was keeping, where she was ruined. I threatened to make trouble for her mother, but Cupt. Haughey told me I could not take the girl away from her mother. I begged him _ to take her from her mother’s house. “The girl's mother was paying $15 a week for protection, and I offered to pay that $15 if the captain would take the girl away. The captain abused me and threatened to wive me five years in state's prison if I did not leave the mother alone. I then threat- ened to shoot the girl rather than see her live a life of shame.” The witness testified further that she had had her sister’s house raided, but when the case came up before Judge Hogan, he shielded the captain and had her lawyer and herself charged with conspiracy. He has never given a decision in the case. “Who was captain when you were in the precinct?” Mr. Goff asked. “Captain Brogan.” “Who was the wardman?” “Reynolds.” How much did you pay?” paid $25 a month at first, and afters ard $100." “How much rent did you pay?” “Seventy-five dollars.”” “What was it worth as a residence?” “Not more than $23 a month." The woman told how, she rented the five houses at big rents, because she intended to run them for immoral purposes. For one house she paid $250 rental and was told that $50 of it went to the ny “I bought one house in 1891 for $12,600 and sold it last August for $13,100." “How much did you pay Wardman Rey- nolds when you opened the first house?” “To open the house, $150, and $30 a month, A lady friend paid him for the first three months. I gave her the money.” “After three months,” she said, “he came personally to me and I gave him $30 for the captain and $5 for himself.” “How much did you pay to open the sec- ond house?” “Oh, $800, and $25 a month for protec- tion.” The witness said she had paid almost every policeman on the post. She termed her payments “presents.” Witness said policemen would stand be- fore her door until they received a $2 bill to move on. Men would not come in while the officers stood outside. Mr. Goff made several efforts to induce the witness to take a certain direction in her evidence, but she adroitly evaded his questions. At last Mr. Goff said: ow, there is @ certain police captain whom you wish to protect?” “Yes, sir,” was the frank answer. “You might as well tell the truth, be- cause we know ali the police officials’ names,” persuasively said Mr. Goff. ‘The witness studied, was silent, but under urgent questioning adopted the timeworn excuse, “I don't remember.” “Did you know a policeman called ‘The Pretty Boy?" The woman smiled, but did not answer, Counsel Goff took up Tiffany's records and showed the witness where a watch had been bought and engraved with Policeman Coony’s name. The witness said she had no remembrance of having made such a pur- chase. “Did you kiss Coony at the Grand Central depot a few weeks ago?” “No,” said the woman, blushing furiously. Then she stamped her foot petulantly and said: “Mr. Goff, I don't want to tell any- thing. “All right; we will take a recess,” said Mr, Goff. —— CONSERVATIVES GAINED MOST. Result of Muntcipal Elections in Eng- land and Wales. LONDON, November 2.—Municipal elec- tions were held throughout England and Wales yesterday. The returns from M46 boroughs, in 29 of which there were no con- tests, show that the conservatives secured 39 seats, the unionists 8, the ministerialists 28, labor 15, independents 6 and socialists 3. >— THE © WRECK OF ANHOE. News That the Stenmer Sank With All on Board. PORTLAND, Oreg., November 2.—The ship Fannie Dutard has arrived at Port Blakely, bringing news that the Ivanhoe, which has been overdue for over a month, sunk with all on board September 2S. The Ivanhoe was the ship on which ex- United States minister to Bolivia Grant was a passenger. —_—> — SHOT BOTH HIS PARENTS. De This ble Murder at Buffalo, Morning. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 2.—Without known provocation William Gipp shot his mother to death and fatally wounded his father at their home tn this city early this orning. Mine other sons then entered the room and grappled with William, trying to wrest the weapon from him, After a brief struggle he got away from them and ran cut i back yard and escape ir. room at the Arlin go to the State Department or to attend the meeting of the cabinet today. The cor- respondence in his name in regard to the sued by him while ly- n attack of malaria czar’s death was ing in bed. He coupled with a seve uid, which has him so hoarfe that he can He fs Jn good han is and will prot to carry out his purpose of to vote for the democ It is not likely ring to tic ticket that he will ay.