Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1894—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Democratic Prospects in New York Brighter. GENERAL BELIEF IN MORTON'S SUCCESS The Grace Democracy to Be on : Trial. —_+ BETTING ODDS THE = SAME pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 3.—There are some strong surface indications today of an improvement of the democratic pros- pects in this state. To start with, however, it must be remembered that there has been very great room for in provement. The re- publicers have modified their claims to ma- jorities, and their former extreme conf- dence is now tinctured by anxiety lest something should happen to accomplish the overthrow of their calculations. Their claim for Morton above the bridge has fallen from $0,000 to 65,000, which would prob- ably be sufficient if it were made good, but it is cleser to the danger line than is con- sistent with the confidence which they have unquestionably felt all along. This may be caused by nothing mcre than the natural desire to get on the safe skle of the predic- tion column just before the final decision comes. Certainly public opirien still holds to the conviction that Morton will be elected, and the betting odds are as strongly in his favo-. ‘The democratic managers are more hope- ful than they have been heretofore. The campaign closes tonight. They have re- ceived their reports frcm all over the state, and their hope is caused by thase reports, which claim a good condition of affairs and @ large democratic vote in the upper part of the state. While there is no evidence of the pacification to any degree whatever of the moral sentiment against Tammany in New York city, the machine on which the democrats must depend for thelr vote has been put into good working order. The juestion is how far the machine can be ef- tive in such a crisis—a revolt against the machine. It is thoroughly established that as far as Grace and the organization can influeace it the state democracy vote will be cast for Hill The future power of that organiza- tion depends upon the show ‘of strength they can now make. Their votes will be cast solidly against Grant, and the measure of their strength (and, the consequent in- fluences in the future) will be taken by the public to be the. difference between the vote for Grant and that for Hill. All the Hill rote in New York city in excess of the vote for Grant will be counted as the Grace vote. ‘The importance of the organization as a factor in the genera! party organization hereafter depends upon their making this difference as great as possible. They may be depended upon to make every exertion to that end and of course this all tends to improve Hill's prospects. There are more people today willing to admit the possibility of Hill's election than heretofore. Yet, if he should be elected, it . Would cause a most widespread feeling of surprise. Hill himeelf expresses confidence, and it is said that money ts getting a lit- te freer in bets on him, though the odds against him are insisted on. Democrats are claiming from sixty to seventy thousand for Hill below the Bronx, and that he will not have more than 42,000 against him above the Bronx. This is over sanguine, and can hardly be sincere. The republicans, in their most liberal esti- mates, do not give Hill 3,000 In. the demo- cratic stronghold, and claim 65,000 for Mor- ton above the Bronx. Their real expecta- tion seems to be that Morton will be elected by about 20,000. It would cause surprise, but it is not impossible, that Hill may pull through with 5,000 plurality. In the city the moral sentiment and through the state the surface indications are in favor of Morton's election. To sum up, the republicans are united and the “atmospheric” conditions are with them, the democrats seem in @ badly shattered condition in their strongholds, but are rely- ing on extraordinary campaigning. J.P.M. THE PRESIDENTS CONTRIBUTION. He Has Given $500 to the Democratic Campaign Fund. NEW YORK, vember 3.—Political headquarters here have already taken on an appearance that betokens the close of the campaign. Most of the committeemen have gone to their homes. At the rooms of the democratic committee it was stated that the work was practically finished. Major Hinkley has confirmed the rumor that President Cleveland contributed $500 to the democratic campaign fund. Leaders of both parties are much exercis- ed over Attorrey General Hancock's de- eision, rendered yesterday, that none save [aoe ger disabled suffragists can be ren- assistance inside the election booths in the preparation of their ballots. It is said that this decision will cost both parties the votes of many thousands of illiterate persons. BROOKLYN, November 3.—Justice Tighe, sitting in the Adams street police court, is- sued warrants today for the arrest of half @ dozen men who are charged with register- ing illegally. The men will probably be ar- rested this afternoon, and more arrests are expected to follow. Mr. Thacher, manager of the democratic campaign, said today that he ts confident that Hill will be elected governor by not less than 18,000 plurality? Mr. Hackett, chairman of the republican campaign committee, thought the plurality of Mr. Morton should be at least 50,000. Very little betting on the election was done on the stock exchange today. One offer was made to wager $10,000 on Morton to $4,000 on Hill, but as the broker ap- proached had not the money to put up the Proposition was not accepted. BATAVIA, N. Y., November 3.—Two thousand people gave enthusiastic greeting to Chauncey M. Depew on his arrival at Batavia today. He spoke from the rear platform of his car for thirteen minutes. While Mr. Depew was talking a man in the shouted, “Hurrah for the next Presi- which created laughter, In which Mr. Depew joined. “As I was coming up the road,” said the doctor, “I met three presidential candidates, Hill, Flower and Cockran, going down the road,” and then he told of the small crowds to which they had talked and of the eager audiences he had addressed. MUNCIE, Ind., November 3.—As the Big Four limited which brought General Har- ‘rison back to Indiana today crossed the state line at Union City it was met and surrounded by a majority of the population of that little city. —_—.--— JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALSHIP. A Western Report Connecting A: ant Secretary Doe With It. MILWAUKEE, Wis., November 3.—A kceal paper says: “It is rumored here that J. B. Doe of Wisconsin, the assistant secretary of war, is likely to be appointed judge advocate general of the United States army.” Assistant Seeretary Doe of the War De- artment, when shown the statement that e was to be appointed judge advocate gen- eral of the army, said that it was without any foundation so far as he knew, and cer- tainly he would be likely to know. ‘This particular office was held by Gen. Swain, but he was suspended on half pay in 1885 for a period of twelve years by sen- tence of court-martial. While this operates ft cannot be filled, but the duties of the place have since that date been intrusted to Col. Lieber, acting judge advocate general. On December 24 next, however, Gen. Swain will be sixty-two years of age, and it will be possible for the President to retire him under the compulsory clause, if he should first remit the unexpired portion of the ofticer’s sentence. Unless the President should follow this course, there will be no Vacancy in the office to fill untill December, 1896, when Gen. Swain must retire in pur- suance of law, at the age of sixty-four years. ———— Called on the President. The three Commissioners of the District Were at the White House this afternoon and had an interview with the Preswlent. ‘Mr. Thurber said that they called merciy to Bay their respects. = = MASONIC VALUABLES LOST. Burning of the Scottish Rite Temple at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 3.—The most disastrous fire that has occurred in this city for scveral years broke out shortly after 3 o'clock this morning in the building owned and occupied by the Indianapolis Natural Gas Company, at South Pennsyl- vania and Maryland streets. The tenacity of the flames, aggravated by the high wind, soon demonstrated the need of the entire fire department, end before 4 o’clock nearly a dozen streams were directed at the burn- ing building. The fire soon jumped to the Indiana Med- ical College, and thence to the handsome Scottish Rite building, immediately north. This last building was the largest of its kind in the country, and its original cost was $100,000. Recently $20,000 additional Improvements had been made. By 4:15 a. m. it was evident that the three buildings would be entirely destroyed. At 4:40 the walls of the Scottish Rite building fell in, carrying with them to de- struction documents of au invaluable char- acter, and which can never be replaced, even at any cost. By 5 o'clock the gas company building, the medical college,which was a contiguous part of the same, and the Scottish Rite building were a smol- dering pile of debris. A fireman named Samuel Muir fell from the third floor of the Scottish building and was seriously injured. Fire Chief Webster was also injured on the arm by falling bricks. The total loss will amoupt to little over $200,000, The gas company’s loss is $60,- 000; insurance, $21,000. The medical col- lege loss is $8,000, covered by insurance. The Scottish Rite loss is $100,000, with in- surance of about $75,000. Among the valuable Masonic matter de- stroyed in the Scottish Rite building were the Hacker jibrary, the finest In the world, and the Masonic collection of 1,000 photo- graphs. In falling, the building covered several small buildings, including the phunbirg store of Clark & Sons, whose loss is $5,000, with no insurance, and a book store, the loss of which ts not known. Be- sides this $10,000 damege was done to sur- rounding property. At 7:30 the fire had burned itself out. There were eighteen human pickled bodies in the medical col- lege, all of which were cremated. —_— HERMANN EXCITED. e Causes a Sensati in the Lexow Committee by Denouncing a Police- man. NEW YORK, November 3.—Mrs. Her- mann resumed the witness chair before the Lexow committee today. At the outset she made this voluntary statement, “I am not afraid of Judge Hogan cr Recorder Smyth. I see in the n-orning papers that they deny what I said. I.can prove that what I said is true, and I can tell kts more.” “Lots more?” repeated Mr. Goff. “They hayé threatened to indict me for what I have said. I am not afraid of Judge Hogan.” Here the woman became intensely excited and pointing out Policeman Petterman, who sat near the rail, she shrieked: “You are a thief. How dare vou sit there looking at me so? You took money from my sister.” The witaess half rose and trembling with emotion continued: “You are the man— you and anotker policeman—who ruined my niece, who was once a good girl. The police cught to be ashamed—ashamed. I can prove it all.” ban outbreak caused excitement in the court. When it had subsided Mr, Goff asked the witness, ‘Was Capt. Ryan, who is present in court, one of ten men who met you at midnight and told you to leave town?” “I don't know. The man who first came to me said Cept. Ryan had contributed to the fund.” “Now there anything else you would like to tell?" “Oh, Mr. Geff, it would take me a week to tell everything. I wasn’t going to say so much, out I am a French woman and quick mad. Serator Daly in Jersey City begged me not to come over here until after election, saying the Lexow committee would be powerless, then.” “There is a house in Wooster street run by a man named Burns; he is a friend of Superintendent Byrnés. There is a saloon down stairs and girls upstairs. My sister tola me she was protected by the district's ice. She then told how Blumenthal, the pro- fessional bondsman of the fifteenth pre- cinct, took a $10v bill in a box of cigars to Capt. Haughey. She went to the station house and waited outside. Blumenthal went into the captain's room, and when he came out she said he did not have the ci- gars or the $100. “Was the promise made you that you could open a disorderly house when the Lexow committee stopped?” “Yer” “Did you pay Capt. Haughey mone: “Yes; 1 took out $170 from the Mai tan Bank on the 8th of December, after Haughey had raided me, and paid it to a man named Ranisky, a diamond broker of lath street. He said I was to give him $50 apiece tor Detectives Sloane and Armstrong and $ for Capt. Haughey. I did so.” “Officer Zimmerman once told me that if I did not employ Judge Stiner he would have me sent to state’s prison. Once when I was fined $25 Stiner wanted me to give him $50 to pay the fine. Judge Hogan knows my sister and myself well. Judge Hogan knows that wher I went away a year ago to Toronto that I had to pay to get back.”” “You can go now, Mrs. Hermann, but consider yourself under subpoena.” a woman stepped down and went out of court. — THE LABOR VOTE. Important Place It Takes in the New Hampshire Situa Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CONCORD, N. H., November 3.—Election in New Hampshire is never decided until after the votes are counted. It is always a close state, democratic on democratic years and republican on republican years, with a pronounced tendency to elect republican governors, even when the congressional delegation is solidly democratic. The re- publican nominee for governor, Charles A. Bustel of Laconia, is a prominent manu- facturer, popular with the masses, and on such 4 year as this should and undoubtedly will be elected. His democratic opponent, Henry O. Kent of Lancaster, has made a good record in the state legislature and is strong with laboring men. In fact, none of the candidates for governor—and there are two besides the re- publican and democratic nominees—feel that they can ignore the labor vote. At the last meeting of the New Hampshire Labor Coun- cil it was voted to send to each of the four candidates for governor a request for their views upon the important question of initi- ative and referendum, which is likely to figure largely in American politics in the future. Mr. Kent professes ignorance of just what the bill covers and oumprehends, but says: “My record on the Ixbor question is open and I trust is satisfactory to you.” Mr. Busiel, in his turn, sees no reason why he should not favor the project, he says: “I am in favor of any practic: -gislation which would be of benefit to the working man.” The other candidates reply in a similar strain. The candidates for Congress in the first district are C. A. Sulloway (republican) and John B. Nash (democrat). In the second district, Henry M. Baker (republican) and Charles F. McDaniel (democrat). Chairman Pewett of the republican state committee claims the election of Bustel by 8,000 to 5,000 majority and the election of both Congressmen by increased pluralities. The legislature in both branches, he thinks, will be republican by about the same ma- jority as two years azo. Democratic Chair- man Amey concedes the election of Busiel, but. if he has a majority, dees not place it above 1,00. He thinks the-first district very close, with a chance for the election of Nash. He does not claim the election of McDaniel, but hopes he may win, as he ts a prominent granger, and Baker's record on granger and labor matters has been used against that candidate's chaaces with con- siderable effect. As a matter of fact, both districts are equally close, but there is prac- tically no doubt, that this state will have a republican govefnor. ——— Must Pay Alimony. In the divorce proceedings recently in- stituted by Lena Lerch against John J. B. Lerch, Jndge Hagner this afternoon ordered that the defendant pay his wife $20 per month during the pendency of the sult and $2) for counsel fees, WORKING FOR THE FUTURE Little Encouragement for Democrats in -* the Keystone State. Matataining an Organization and Doing Missionary Work —Com- plaints Aga: t Harrity. Staff Ccrrespondence of The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, November 2, 1804. But litle interest can attach to the cam- paign in Pennsylvania, except so far as Congress 1s concerned. The election of governor involves only a question as to the size of the republican majority. The demo- crats will feel that their labors have not been in vain if the republican candidate for governor gets no more than 75,000 majority. It is liable to be anywhere between that and 150,000, It is a@ little remarkable that the democrats should make such an active canvass as they are making when what is before them is considered. ‘They have dim futures, the maintenance of the party organization and the personal interest of their leaders to hold their con- trol in a very extensive though a minority organization. The Simon-pure democrats of the state who has nothing but his faith to feed on, hopes at some time to see the old keystone state come strongly and reliably into the democratic ranks. Not this year, nor the next, nor yet the next, but some- time or other, The state has been for years the keystone of the protective system. Democrats think that they see in the Progress of affairs that, suffering the con- sequence of too much artificial stimulation by protection, the highly practiced indus- tries will decline under too much competi- tion and over-production, and the prin- ciples of tariff reform will become popular and ultimately triumph. Some of the free trade philosophers say that the condition has already been reached where the lesson of the evil of protection is taught by the decline of the over-pro- tected industries, into whose fields high duties tempted more capital than the de- mands for consumption could warrant. They say that this condition now exists, and that by steady and constant teaching a er of the people may be brought to see it. Missionary Ground. ‘They argue that Pennsylvania is great missionary growid, and that, therefore, the organization should be kept in good con- dition, and the work be kept up with vigor, though this campaign promises nothing but defeat. This is the spirit in which Mr. Singerly is making his campaign for gov- ' ernor. He has never entertained the idea of being elected. He is working as a crusader for a “cause,” and his only im- mediate reward must be but the honor of being at the head of his party in the state. But the democratic party is not free from dissatisfaction and complaint in its local affairs in the state. There is no unanimity of approval of the party management. Singerly is the chosen candidate, but he is not yet the party manager. Harrity man- ages the affairs of the party, and of him and his policies there are loud and earnest complaints from democrats. There are some who believe that if he thought less of keep- ing the organization under his control and more of the broad interests of his party, that time which they are hoping for, when Pennsylvania shall me a democratic state, would not be so far in the distance. The peculiar manner of McAleer's taking off and the consequent rupture in the party which threatens the loss of that congres- sional district is merely an incident of seif- ish mismanagement. A few Representatives in Congress ts all the democrats have to hope for out of this contest, whatever may be the merits of their disputes or the basis of their future hopes. ¢ Of course, they are not going to hold the districts they have in this Congress. They claim but seven republican districts as sure, and some of the republican committee esti- mates have conceded them that many. The third district, at present represented by McAleer, which, as a solid democratic dis- trict, they ought to carry, they are all but sure to lose on account of the peculiar man- ner in which McAleer was “done” out of the nomination. On account of some pe- culiar local conditions in the seventh dis- trict they are encouraged to make an’ active contest there, and to have some hope for it, though the chances are heavily against them. The eighth and ninth districts are dem- ocratic. In the Scranton district, tne elev- enth, in which the democrats sometimes win, there is a possibility that they may meet with success at this time. The twelfth district, now held by a democrat, is likely to go republican. The democrats do not claim more than a fighting chance in it. Local influences out of the ordinary, give the democrats some hope in the sixteenth district, and it is a bare hope. The seven- teenth, nineteenth, twenty-sixth and twen- ty-eighth, the democrats will, in all proba- bility carry. The twenty-fourth, now rep- resented by Sipe, a democrat, is expected to be carried by the republicans. J. P. MILLER. —— ey STRUCK BY A HURRICANE. A Remarkable Story About Lift WILLIS, Tex., November 3.—A terrific wind storm struck this place last night. Three churches were wrecked beyond 1e- pair, residerces and storehouses were dam- aged to a greater or less degree, outhouses and fences were entirely demclished. Many houses in the country were destroyed, and pear and peach orchards laid waste. No lives are reported lost so far, but full re- turns are not yet in. Montgomery is re- ported as having suffered severely. SHREVEPORT, La, November ‘e—On the arrival of the Cotton Belt passenger train, Conductor Hodges reported that alung the line of that road trees were uprooted, houses and cabins blown down, and at one point it looked as if a cyclone had played its dis- astrous pranks. In Bessies parish the storm did great damage, cabins of negroes and several plantation mansions being wrecked, and eotton blown and beaten out by the wind and raip. At Titage Grove, twenty miles from Shreveport, Mr. Willis ale had his dwell- ing blown down. He and his wife had re- tired and were awakened ty the furious storm. They scarcely had time to realize the danger threatening their lives, when a gust of wind lifted their bed and blew it through the gable end of the house, fortu- nately doing no injury to the aged couple. —_—>— FATAL CARELESSNESS, One Brother Killed With an Eraser in the Hands of Another. BROOKLYN, N. Y., November 3.—As the result of carelesshess in handling a small pocket eraser at the Fourteenth Regiment Armory, one brother has met his death at the hands of another. The victim was Kobert Dijlman, twenty-six years old, and the brother is Frederick Dillman, thirty- one. years. Robert had asked to see the eraser, whereupon his brother made a play- ful lunge at him with the blade. Robert, losing his balance, fell forward, receiving the eraser point in his heart. Frederick was arrested. The judge, while expressing sympathy for the prisoner, regretted that under the circumstances he could not ac- cept bail, and remarded him to jail. The mother of the men is so prostrated with grief that her doctors fear she will not sur- vive the shock. —<—_>—— FELL FROM A BUILDING. Fred. Pinkney May Die From the juries Received. Fred. Pinkney, a colored man, fell from the third story of the new Masonic Hall, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 4th street southeast, this afternoon. His head struck the ground and so seriously injured him that it is feared he will die. He was removed to Providence Hospital for treat- ment. ——— Endowment Association Suit. In the suit in equity brought by Robert Ball et al. against the Washington Bene- ficial Endowment Association Judge Cox ss signed orders allowing Louisa M. vell and Susan W. Campbell to inter- vene. —e ‘Will of Mr. Gross. The will of the late Henry E. Gross was filed today. He leaves all his property to his wife Elizabeth and makes her executrix. A KNOWN « ANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just Past. ‘ The average circulation. exhibited is believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- Porary, Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Oct. 27, 1894. 38,317 MONDAY, Oct. 29, 1894. TUESDAY, Oct. 20,1994. ..... WEDNESDAY, Oct; 31,4394 . THURSDAY, Nov..1, 1g94., FRIDAY, Nov. 2, ipa.) 199,273 ag ap -38,213 1 solemnly swear_that. the above statement rep- resents only the niiabet of copies of ‘Tur Even- 1NG STAR circulated dushig the #ix secular days end- ing Friday, November 2, 18¢4--that is, the num- berof copies actuayy sok, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valudbie consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were’returned to or remain in the office unsold. “ J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to tefore me this third day of November, A- D. 1894. GEO. H. MICHAELSEN, Notary Public, D. C. Daily average THE NEWS ON ELECTION NIGHT. The Star Will Conduct a Great Stere- opticon Entertainment. The Star does not intend that the people of Washington shall be obliged to wait un- til the following day to learn the news from the battle of the ballots to be waged next Tuesday throughout the country. Therefore The Star has made arrangements to display the returns on Tuesday night on a scale that, it can be confidently sceted, has never before been attempted in this chy, and seldom elsewhere. Workmen are preparing to erect on the avenue front of ‘The Star buildings a gigantic screen, facing directly to the south. On this will be dis- played Tuesday night the most complete details of the election. A large corps of telegraphers will be on hand in The Star office to receive the news as it comes over ‘The Star's special wires. Every part of the country will be most ‘completely covered by the service. The Star will receive not only the regular bulletins of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Postal Telegraph Company, but will also receive bulletins and statements of the results from its efficient corps of special correspondents, located in every large city in the country, covering every state and congressional ¢is- trict. Two stereopticons of great magnify- ing power have been procured, with »fficient operators, to display the news, and every one is invited to come and get the news. SRE gute, SHE GOT OFF EASY. Sadie Streets’ First Arrest Cost Her Onty 8250 Fine. For seventeen. years Sadie Street has been @ violator of the law, so her counsel told Judge Miller this morning, and last night was the first time she was arrested. Policeman Williams, who is on this beat, learned yesterday that there was a seven- teen-year-old girl in Sadie Street's ‘ouse. She is the daughter of a. reputable citizen of South Washiagtop, and had been in the house since Tuesday, About 6 o’clock in the evening the officer went to the house and found the girl, who, he says, looks younger than she really is. He turned her over to her father, Later in the evening the house was raid- ed and the prdprietress and three young women were arrested. When the case was called in Judge Mil- ler’s court this: morning Lawyer Colbert appeared as coumsel/ and entered a plea of guilty. Ata “She has conducted a house for seventeen years amd has fever before been raided,” said her lawyer,'‘and I ask that the lowest fine be imposed.” *' He told the cdurt ‘that a seventeen-year- old girl had been taken from the house, but, he said, she had lived tn a neighboring establishment for two months. Judge Miller said he did not know so much about the imposition of the lowest fine, and had Policeman Williams called, who told of having turned the girl over to her parents. Judge Miller inquired if there was a charge against the woman of harboring a child and Mr, Mullowney said there was not. He said that some trouble with that law had recently been experienced. He re- ferred to the case of a woman who was sentenced by the Police Court when the case should have gone to the grand jury. But for some reason the woman had not been charged with the more serious offense and Judge Miler tet her-off upon payment of a fine of $250 and did not impose a jail sentence. —~———— . DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Liquor Decision, The Commissioners have received from the attorney for the District a synopsis of the decision of Judge Miller in the case of the District against Luke J. Kearney on a charge of doing business without a license. ‘The point in the case was whether Kearney was an agent for brewers and distillers, and the court, on the facts in the case, found that he was not an agent, but was doing business as principal. The impression pre- vails, says Mr. Thomas, that the judge held that brewers were reqtfired to take out a license to sell their own products, which is erroneous. Not Offensive. . Replying to the complaint of Mrs. E. A. Chambers that the posters of Miss Marle Jansen were offensive, the Commissioners reply that an investigation of the matter by the officer entrusted with that subject does not consider them open to criticism Cancel jon Request Messrs. Weller & Repetti have requested the cancellation of certain arrearages against property purchased by them at a re- cent tax sale. Foot Ball Game Next Monday. On Monday the foot ball team of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club of this city will play a match game with the Rutgers College teain at National Base Ball Park, 7th street extended. This game, the first the C. A. C. men have played with an out-of-town team this season, will be calied at 4:15 o'clock. The Rutgers College rushers are playing a strong game this year, and a lively contest is probable. The teams will line up thus: Columbia. Rutgers. Leete Left end Parker F. Johnson Left tackle Owen Belknap Left guard Carpender Wade Center = Mills Dickinson ight guard Ranney Wells (capt.) Right tackle Messler Clapp (Right end Mason Harder uarter back Denise 8. Johnson ft Half back G. 8S. Ludlow Lewis Right hglf back Gabe Ludlow Shields Full back Van Dyck (capt.) tt 5 The Armes Divorce Case. In tt suit tyr divorce brought by Mrs. Lucy Ames against Maj. George A. Armes, the defendant late yesterday afternoon filed an amended petition for the custody of the children. The ‘matler was to have been argued today befora, Judge Cox, but owing to a press of other b °s3 it was postponed until Monday. JOHN SHEA SENTENCED He Will Serve Four Months in the Work House, In Addition He Will Pay a Fine of $500 —In Default an Addi- tional Six Months, John Shea, the Marylard avenue “‘speak- easy” keeper, and persistent violator of the law, will be missed from home for at least four months. For the third time since the new law went into operation, less than two years ago, Shea stood before the Police Court for sentence. This time Judge Mil- ler had the case in hand ard Skea fared better by two months than he did when Judge Mills imposed sentence on him last year. Shea's pardon was fully discussed in court today by his counsel, Col. Christy and Lawyer O'Neill, who argued that the pardon had the effect of wiping out the former convictions of their client and made the charge of second offense one which had no standing in court. : But this position Mr. Pugh, for the Dis- trict, was not willing to admit was well taken. He answered every claim made by counsel for Shea, and produced authorities to show’ that the pardon or mitigation of sentence, as he termed it, did not have the effect claimed. Judge Miller read the authorities pro- duced and decided the case against the de- fendant, overruling the motion for a new trial.” Then the man tc whom the President had once granted a conditional pardon stood up for sentence. Judge Miller looked over the law and without making a single comment im- posed a sentence of four months in the workhouse and a fine of $500, or six months additional in default. "The fine of $10 imposed on Lawyer Closs during the hearing of the case, for lan- guage calculated to offend Sergt. Daley, was remitted. ——— WIDELY VARYING CLAIMS. Discrepaney Betw the Estimates of Congressional Committees. Truly these are perplexing times for a poor but honest man who may try to get a general idea of the probable outcome of next Tuesday's elections by consulting the campaign leaders of the respective parties having headquarters in this city. Chatr- man Faulkner says the democrats will have an ample majority of the House, sufficient to organize without any trouble. In fact, he cannot see how in the world the repub- licans can entertain any hope of carrying the House nor what course of mathematical calculation holds out to them a promise of victory. On the other hand, Mr. Babcock believes the republicans will have 190 mem- bers in the next House, at least, and they may do better than that. Mr. Babcock is now preparing and will issue tomorrow night an estimate by states of the republi- can claims. This estimate will be compiled from special reports received from every state, and the 190 members, a majority of 11, will be demonstrated. Where the Discrepancy Arises. The discrepancy between the claims of the two congressional committees arises from a disagreement as to the outcome in each state. The republicans do not base their claims upon the prospects of a tidal wave in any particular section, but upon the promise of a general gain al! over the country. For instance, the democratic com- mittee believes the democrats will hold their own in the New York congressional dis- tricts, while the republican committee thinks the republicans will cain seven Con- gressmen. So it goes all through the list of states, the total of course exhibiting a wide discrepan. Grounds of Chairman Babceock's Be- Mef. The feeling entertained at both head- quarters is believed to be sincere, Chair- man Babcock bases his belief upon existing business’ conditions of the country. He says he cannot for the life of him see any- thing in the conditiun of the times, in the administration of the governmeat or in the policies and promises of the demo- crats which hoids out a shadow of a hope or the least encouragement for democratic success. Is it possible, he asks, that the great current of public feeling which set in against the democrats over a year ago and which has steadily grown, manifesting itself at every election held within that time, in Oregon, Vermont, Maine, Penn- sylvania—is it possible that this great tide is to be checked next Tu y and set in the opposite direction? Chatrwan Faulkner's Encouragement Chairman Faulkner sees encouragement in the marvelous improvement which has been manifested in the democratic pros- pects within the past thirty days. He says the way the democratic party has braced itself up in that time and improved its autonomy under adverse circumstances is a remarkable fact. It surely promises something good in the way of overcoming the apathy and discontent with which the democrats were threatened. In this connection it muy be well to re- fer to the fact that Chairman Faulkner gave out last night a siatement of the re- sult of a recent interview which he had with President Cleveland upon the political situ: tion, For the purpose. it is thought, of offsetting some of the reports to the effect that the President is lukewarm over the campaign, Chairmar Faulkner says: “You can rest assured that 1 express my honest judgment when I say that from my conversation with the President, no man takes a deeper interest In the success of the democratic party in the present campaign, and in the anxiety of the committee to re- turn a democraUc majority to the Fift; fourth Congress, than President Cleveland.” ————_-e~— MR. MEINBERG’S DEMAL. He Says He Has Always Dealt Fairly With the Union. Mr. John G. Meinberg, the baker at 716 11th street southeast, has come out in a public statement flatly denying that he had discharged all his union bakers and em- ployed non-union men in their places, He declares that he has always dealt fairly with the union, but that when he was un- able to secure the services of a union man he employed a man from New York, who applied for admission to the union, but was retured. Then, Mr. Meinberg say's, all his union men went out without notice, there- by injuring his business, and otherwise treating him in a very shabby manner. _— All Patients Doing Well. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Dr. Nevitt telephoned from the smallpox hospital that the patients continued to improve. This was especially so of Judge Parker, Judge Rucker and Mr. Anderson, the latter of whom he expected would be up the latter part of next week. —_—-> — Secretary Gresham Has Recovered. Secretary Gresham has recovered from his recent illness, and was at the State De- partment for a short time this afternoon. He will probably leave for Chicago ctomor- row night to vote for the democratic ticket, ———__-o- Local Pardon Cases. ‘The President has denied the application for pardon in the case of Jobn J. Leonard, convicted in the District, August 29, 1804, of violation of liquor law (second offense) and sentenced to thre? months’ imprison- ment in the workhouse, and to pay a fine of $500, and in default, six months’ addi- tional imprisonment. : A pardon has been granted to Clarence Woodruff, convicted March 27 last of an assault on bis child, and sentenced to 364 days in the United States jail. pan aS Extra Carriers Wanted. The Post Office Department has receiveq requests from postmasters in large cities for extra carriers to assist in distributing the accumulations of campaign documents recently sent out. The department has authorized the employment of all substi- tutes, and, where absolutely necessary, ex- tra help to get the mail distributed, REPUBLICANS HARMONIOUS, ¢ Advises Them to Sup- port Southworth in the Third Virginia RICHMOND, Va., November 3.—The latest feature of the political contest in Vir- ginia is the activity of the republicans in this (the third) district. It leaked out this morning that the republican district leaders held a star chamber conference-in this city last Monday night, which lasted several hours, A letter from Gen, William Mahone coun- seling harmony was read, and produced a magnetic effect upon the meeting, and when it adjourned it had been decided to work in unison for the election of J. W. Southword, the republican nominee for Congress. The regularity of Southword’s nomination was questioned by the republican district com- mittee, and he was not receiving the sup- port of the party as an organization. Mahone, in his letter, it is said, stated this was a fine opportunity to elect the re- publican candidate, and the district leaders have taken the general at his word and ae gone to work for Southward with a will, Governor O'Ferrall returned to the city at 11:30 o'clock from Norfolk, where he spoke last night. He expresses himself as much pleased with his trip and says the outlook in Norfolk is very encouraging for the democrats. He thinks Tyler will come out victorious next Tuesday. The governor will address the democrats tonight at a big rally in Clay ward. —-—> TRACK DEEP IN MUD. Another Large Gathering at t f Junction Track. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ST. ASAPH'S, Va., November 3.—A very large crowd attended the racing at the St: Asaph track this afternoon and nineteen bookmakers accommodated the speculating public. ‘The track after the heavy down- pour of last night was in frightful condi- tion, inches deep in mud and water. The condition of the track caused numerous scratches, but as the flelds were about the heaviest of the meeting enough were left in to make the starters numerous. Today's racing will be the last here until Wednesday next, when there will be racing every day until the Ist of December, and not a few persons -think throughout the winter, or until snow flies, Ed. Kearney, Nero, St. Michael and King Gold were s¢tatchéd in the first race; Our Jack, Judge Morrow and Jodan in the sec- ond; Benefactor, Ina, Samaritan and Flush in the third; Blackfoot and Little Tom in the the fourth; Emma in the fifth, and Tiny Tim, Tom Skidmore, Prince George, Governor Fifer and Miss Dixie ‘n the sixth. ‘The jockies and odds in the first race were: Copyright (Nocey), 30 and 8; Mc- Intyre (Sims), 5 and 1; Old Dominion (Midgely), 3 and 1; Cockade (Doggety), 3 and 1; Wheeler (Lendrum), 15 and 5; Lo- bengula (Penn), even and out. First race, six furlongs.—Melntyre first, Old Dominion second, Copyright third: Time, 1.21 1-2. Second race—Mile and one-eighth. Miss Dixie, first; Prig, second; Baroness, third. Time, 2:06 1-2. . EARTHQUAKE MEXICO, Natives Fell m Their Knees and Prayed in Terror. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, November 3.— Two violent earthquake shocks occurred at 4:47 last evening, with four minutes inter- mission. During the vibrations the earth seemed rocking like a ship at sea and the natives were on their knees in the streets praying frantically. —— THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. The Position of That Body in Refer- ence to Certain Accusations. » The Anti-Saloon League of the District of Columbia is taking a strong interest in the matter of the investigation of certain Policemen for alleged failure to enforce the ordinances against illicit liquor selling. ‘The league mey not take part in the fight as an organization, but the probabilities indicate that it will do so. It is said that considerable’ detective: work has been and is being done by the members of the league, but they are acting personally. The league is aware that liquor is being iNegally dispensed in certain resorts, but it is rot engaging just now in any direct warfare against these places. A number of commurications have been received in which charges ure made that in certain secticns of the city the law against selling liquor after hours, on Sunday and to minors is a dead letter. The league may decide to investigate the reliability of these accusations, and, if found worthy, may then bring the facts officially before the District Commissioners. Just now, though the league is making a fight against all py as = as Ca migihg pape teed under ic2ase, as those, which it is cl e runnir.g without one. ee ae Mr. James L. Ewin, vice president of the league, told the reporter this afternoon that they felt safe in relying upon the au- thorities to rectity these wrongs if they ex- isted. He felt that as soon as the Commis- sioners learned that houses were dispensing liquors in violation of law, they would act properly and promptly. Even if they did not do this on moral grounds, they would for purposes of revenue. He was willing to leave that part of the matter to the Commissioners. So far as he knew, no de- tective work was being done by the league, but probably some members of it were working along this line, with a view to se- curing evidence. A mass meeting of the league will be held tomorrow afternoon at Wesley Chapel. A circular has been sent to each of the sign- ers of Iquor license applications asking for the reasons for assenting, and inclosing a petition against license. A large num- ber of answers to these will be read. — Bond Statement. The following is a statement of United States bonds held by the United States treasurer in trust for national banks No- vember 2, 1894: To secure circulation: Four per cents, $155,387,450; currency sixes, $13,543,000; 2 per cents, $22,749,900; 5 per cents, $6,980,850, Total, $198,661,200. To secure public moneys: Four per cents, sien: mrrency sixes, $1,195,900; 2 per cen’ 013,000; r cents, $500,.0W. To! $14,876,000, = sits Bonds to secure circulation deposited No- vember 2, 1894, $1,107,500, Bonds to secure circulation withdrawn No- vember 2, 1894, $12,500. imore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 3.—Flour unchanged 4 barrels; shipments, 128 barrels: —receipts, sales, barrels. Wheat strong—spot, 5510 Noveruber, .55%a55%; December, 564a56%g; May, 52 Itd—receipts, 1,737 194 bushels; sales, 102,000 birsh- Corn steady: jock," 13,416 bushel mm ‘white corn, 45a: 53. Oats siow— 2 mixed western, 32¢—receipts, stock, 193,710 bushels. “Rye dallN itabt—Teceints, SOF bushels; stock, 2 steady—gool to choice ‘timothy, freight tir .azs. Novem! : ol a Butter tirm—fancy itattom, 17a18; do. ledie, “1 store packed, ' 12415. gE, storage, 1Gai7; lim changed. “as Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers. SHICAGO, « Month. B38 85F Decemb 56 5.5 auAry.. 5.0) 5.61 5.6 5.06 5.70 6.71 e Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today 8 a.m., 58; 2 p.m., 68; maximum, 62; mini- mum, 52. ~TFINANCE AND TRADE Coal Stocks Raided by the Bear Speculators. QUITE A DROP IN JERSEY CENTRAL Influence of the Coming Elections on Business. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Diepatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 3.—Opening prices were irregular this morning and the volume of business extremely small. The evening up of traders’ contracts was responsible for the few alterations in values. In order to facilitate this process certain stocks, notably the coalers, were raided by the bear contingent with satisfactory re- sults. Stop orders in Jersey Central as- sisted a well-devised selling movement in forcing a reduction of 2% per cent from initial figures. Delaware and Hudson was depressed 1% per cent on similar efforts, and Reading was barely steady in sympathy. The liquidation of long holdings in this cluss of stocks during the week encourag: a belief in lower prices in the near future, The scahcity of borcowable stock alone in- terrupted the first downward movement, and nov that this difficulty has been, in a meusure, overcome by the covering of short coutracts, the bears are coniident that a renewal cf hostilities would force out enough long stock to make the campaign saccersful. The condition of the trade has not im- proved during the week, and the prospects for a profitable season are not encouraging. ‘Tuesday's elections aze a deterrent influence at present, and will prevent any important trading on Monday. The larger operator: predict lower prices in all parts of the list after the enthusiasm over the result of the elections subsides. The esesntial quality of a bull market, namely, the co-operation of the nonprofesisonal element, is lacking in the present situation. ‘The shorts are sufficiently numerous to be forced into a covering movement, if prices were bid up materially, but it is ex- tremely doubtful if they could be forced into purchasing stocks. for long account except for a turn. The gradual improve- ment in general business conditions is visible in a variety of enterprises, but antil it becomes more pronounced and re- flected by increased earnings the present level of Values will likely be used as the standard of merit, improvement or de- pression following the character of. future developments. The decision in the German sugar bounty case had no effect on the price of American Sugar this morning, although the recent strength had been ascribed to prospects of a favorable judicial opinion. After a frac- tional decline at the opening the price was advanced 5-8 per cent, largely on manipula- tion by pool brokers. There has been some conspicuous short selling of this stock dur- ing the last few di but the artificial sup- port previously mentioned prevents any cun- cession in price. Chicago Gas sold up fractionally on small transactions, and elsewhere no important changes were recorded. The bank statement reflects a loss of $458,000 in lawful money, and an increase of over a million dollars in loans. This latter item is encouraging, as indicating a demand for funds by merchants. The dif- ference between the increase in loans and the loss in cash holdings equals the increase in deposits, which results in a small de- crease in reserve. The statement in detail follows: Reserve, decreased, $600,005; loans, increased, $1,120,300; specie, decreased, $171,- 000; legals, decreased, $287,200; its, in- creased, $809,700, and circulation, $101,000. —_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. dents Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway: » Open. Higa. “Low. Close - 8 86% SBR 8636 American Sugar, pfd_ Tobacco. Dis and Cattle Feeding Fleetric. Ilinois Central | Foal anid Nestviie jand Traction... Metropolitan Traction’. Munnattan Elevated... » pid. New Jersey Centrai New York Central N. Y.and New Enj N. Y., C. and St. Northern Pacit Pacific, pfd. Norther North American. Sliver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad cony. Gs, $1,000 at 101%; $1,000 at 101%. ernment Bonds. —U. 8. 4s, registered 118 bi U.S. 4s, conpon, 115% bid. US. Gs, 118% bid. District of Columbia’ Bonds.—20-year fund Ge, 109 bid. | Do-vear fund Ge, gold, 112 Uid. | Water stock , 1901, currency, 118 bid. Water stock 7x, 1901, currency, 122 bid. | 3.658, funding, currency, 114% bid, 115% asked. 2%, 108, if Miseethi Is. itan Railroad conv. Kington ‘italirond Gx, 100 bid, "10% asked. ckington Ratiroa t asked. mba Hailrosd Os, 16e% Wid, 110 asked. Washe fas Company Gs, series A, . Wash- s Company Gs, series B, 115 bid. | Wasi- ton Gas Company conv. Gs, 130 bid. U. 8. Elee- rie Light conv, 5x, 125 bt peake and Po- © Telep 5s, 100 bid, 103 asked. = Security and Trost 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. | Ameri- cau Securi:y and ‘Trust Ss, A. 0., "100. Wid. ‘and Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. Wash- Ington Market Company inp. 0s, 108 bid. | Wash- ington Market Company ext, 68, 105 ‘Masonic a fat te bid.” Washington Light Hall Association 5s, Moa. ‘Wectinaten 7 Infantry Ist 6x, 10 (A fionat Hank Storks.—Rank of Washington, 200 270 bid, sked. Cen m, armens and 190 bid, ood, 140 bid, 150 asked. Citizens’, sie, 130 Wid, 145 asked. Capital, | West End, 110 bid, 112 asked. Lincola, 4, 105 asked. “Ohio, 74 bid, 80 asked. ‘Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 130 asked. We Tan and ‘Trust, 121 Wid, 126 asked. American Seenrity and ‘Trust,’ 133 bid, "135 asked, c a. Ww 113 100 Railroad Stocks, Washington and” Ge own, asked. | Metropolitan, 76 bid, ede Belt, 25 bid. Kek~ bid, 65 asked. id. 130 aa bid, 130 a1 emen’s, 41 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 70 iid. 70 bid. Asttogten, 150 Insurance | Stoc Franklin, 45 bid, 58 asked. Corcoran, 55 bid. oma bid, 1 |. German-American, 160 Na- tional Union, 12. bid, 13 Wid, 15 asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 7% asked. ‘% 5% asked. ‘Lincoln, 7% bid, 7% askel. Commercial, \ ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 Mid, 118 ake. | Columbia Tile, Ty Mid, Si¢ sated, Washington Title, $14 suked." District Title, 16 aske ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennerivania, 25 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 60 bid, 60 asked. Amers jean Eaphepbens, ”~% iy 5% asked. Poeumatic Gun Carriage, bid, . Miscellaneous Stocks. —Wasbington Market, 18 asked. Great Falls Ice, 140 bid, 150 ull Ran Panorama, 17 bid, 25 and Washington Steamboat, 92 bid. Lincoln SS Inter-Ocean Building, 90 ‘thaler Linotype, 120 bid, 180 enue Hall, asked. . 100 axked.