Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING ST ee PUBLISHED DAILY ee 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres’t. ee ee New York Office, 49 Potter Building, =o ‘The Evening Star is served ti eity by carriers, on thelr own account, at To! cents we or 44 cents month. ies at the counter mail—anyw! in the cents each. By ‘United States or Canada. per month. Saturday Quintopte, Sheet, Star, $1 per year, with ice at Washington, D. C., re just be paid in advance. known on application. Che Evening Star. No. 13,160. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of Be pudding is in Be eating. Yesterday's Star contained 47 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 759 separate announce: ments. Bese advertisers fought pubficifp—nof merefp Space. SOUTHERN BAPTISTS The Advance Guard of the Great Army on Hand. MEETINGS PRIOR 70 THE CONVENTION Delegates Who Have Already Come to Town. TOMORROW’S BIG MEETING From all over the sunny south the hordes of Bapfjsts are beginning to crowd into Washington for the great Southern Baptist convention. They left warm weather be- hind them, but they have found the wel- come awaiting them here abundantly sat- isfactory in that respect. But the welcome they have received has been a warm one not alone from a thermometric point of view. The local churches are doing their best to make the visitors feel at home. It 1s probable that very many of the churches In other denominations than the one repre- sented in this convention will find their pulpits filled by prominent ministers from the south, who speak with true southern eloquence. The convention does not formally assem- ble until tomorrow morning, but there are Judge Jonathan Harolson, President. other allied organizations which are hold- ing their sessions coincident with the main gathering, and these suffice to bring dele- gates on ahead, as well as members of these organizations, who may not be them- a accredited delegates to the conven- tion. It is the semi-centennial meeting of the convention, and this fact alone would make it one of the most interesting in the life of the organization since it separated from the northera branch of the church, in 1845. Being a delegate body, whose members are chosen, as a rule, by ballot from the churches or societies which they are here to represent, it may be said to comprise in its ranks the leading lights of the denomi- nation in the south. The Opening Meetings. The series of meetings was inaugurated last evening with the annual session of the* Baptist Educational Society, which was held at the First Baptist Church, on 16th street. This morning the big edifice was filled again when the meeting of the Young People’ Societies was held and a deal of fmportant business transacted. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock the meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Unton will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church, when an address of welcome will be de- livered by Mrs. Stakely, the wife of the pastor of the First Baptist Church. The Southern Baptist convention {s not in any sense a legislative body. Its pre- rogatives are for the most part of a mis- sionary character. As the delegates are Not expected to have all registered before tomorrow it is not possible to estimate the size of the crowd which will be here, but it is believed that 3,000 would be a conservative estimate. Dr. Stakely sald a day or two ago that from the way ap- plications for accommodations were pour- ing in he thought there would be in the neighborhood of a thousand delegates present when the convention {s called to order tomorrow. Many of these will doubt- less have other members of their families with them and these will go to swell the size of the gathering. The very best of arrangements have been made by the Iocal committee for the comfort and welfare of the visiting host. Post office facilities have been prepared and everything has been done to assure the delegates that nowhere can they feel as much at home as in the beautiful capital city. The local committee has been holding {ts meetings for some time past each after- noon in one of the rooms of the Columbian University, but now that the visitors have Dr. Lansing Burrows, Secretary. actually begun to arrive headquarters for their reception have been opened at the pitt House, and here all delegates and ociational representatives to the con- yentiun are expected to report and present their credentials. Delegates Here. Very few have registered as yet, but among those who have made their presence known are Rev. Dr. J. W. Carter, pastor of First Baptist Church, Raleigh, N. C.; Rev. Dr. C. Durham, corresponding secre- tary Baptist state convention, C.; Rev. Dr. Hufham, pastor Baptist Church, Shelby, N. C.; J. C. Cadell, editor Biblical 'Record~ P Iter_ Durham, W. Fleetwood, Espy, pastor G. B. Myers, kson, N. C.; Rev. D. tist Church, Trion, Ga.; Bar secretary and treasurer Trion Manufactur- ing Co. ; W. W. S. Myers, LaFayette, Elizabethville, Ky.; ville, Ga.; J. G. Lowrey, Clanton, Ala.; J. L. White, H. C. Moorehouse, A. E. L. Harris, W. B. Crump- ter, T. G. Jones, F. I. Forbes. G. C. Check, R. H. Jordan, H. Battle, T. J. Shipman, W. W. Reeves, J. C. North, J. L. White, T. S. McCall, H. B. Faulke, W. L. Pritch- ard, T. P. Bell, A. K. Seege, J. M. Frost, Wil- John B. Shelton, Garvey, F. L. E kin B. Crumpton, C. E. Tay . H. 1, R. P. Johnston, J. T. Ellyson, J. B. Hawthorne, P. T. Hale, Dr. Early, W. E. Watkinson, J. C. Moss, Cc. T. Kincannon, John T. Christian, W. T. Derioux, Dr. S. W. Bookhart, W. H. Whit- sell, ex-Governor Northen of Georgia, O. F. Gregory, E. Y. Mullins, Prof. C. H. Judson, Dr. C. 'T. Gardiner, H. H. Hickman, R. H. Pitt, W. Landrum, E. M. Buell. Of the associaticnal delegates the follow- ing had registered up to noon today: Rev. P. M. Musgrove, Cullman, Ala.; Rev. Fran- cis Fidwell, Besantsville, Ala.; Rev. E. B. Miller, Arkadelphia, Ark.; Rev. W. A. Clark, Little Rock; Rtv. E. L. Sisk, Bow- man, Ga.; Rev. Weston Bruner, Lawrence- burg, Ky.; Rev. J. W. Bristow, Fordsville, Ky.; Rev. J. Ward, Coneyville, Ga.; . Spurlin, Sturgis, Ky.; Rev. J. 8. Sonnor, Vandalia, Mo.; Rev. S. F. Thonip- son, Louisiana, M T. G. Hendrix, Windsor, Mo.; Calvin §. Blackwell, Elizabeth City, N. C.; Rev. J. F. Tuttle, Whiteville, N. C.; Thos. Bonner, Isney, Ala. Dr. Lansing Burrows, one of the secre- taries of the convention, opened his head- quarters in room 44 at the Ebbitt House this morning, and has extended a cordial greeting to all the delegates as they put in an appearance. He is an affable and cour- teous man, and on meeting him one sees at once something of the qualifications which have kept him in office since 1882. The president of the convention is Judge Jonathan Haralson of Montgomery, Ala., who has filled that important post for the past six years. His ability and success are acknowledged on all sides, and in the elec- tion of officers, which is to be held tomor- Tow, it {s a foregone conclusion that he will be re-elected once more--providing he is willing to accept the honor. During the fifty years of its history the Southern Bap- tist convention has had but seven presiding officers. One of these, Mr. P. H. Mell of Georgia, served altogether for fifteen years. The Sessions of the Convention. The convention tomorrow morning will be called to order promptly at 10 o'clock. For the benefit of strangers in town it may be stated that the church where the ges- sions of, the convention will be held is lo- cated ut the corner of 16th and O streets northwest. It is within pleasant walking distance uf the down-town hotels, but those who think it a little too warm for walking may reach the church conveniently by means of the herdic line which runs west along Pennsylvania avenue and passes the door of the church. The 14th street or yel- low cable cars, going west on the avenue and then north, pass the corner of lith and O streets, two blecks from the church. No set program has yet been arranged for the convention, nor is it likely that one will be in advance of the meetings, but certain details of business are reasonably sure of being considered on the first day. The session will be opened with devotional exercises, the roll of representatives will be called and after that the annual clec- tion of officers of the convention will be held. There will be an address of welcome on behalf of the people and the churches of Washington, and missionaries of the convention, and visitors from different parts of the country will be introduced and welcomed to seats in the body. An abstract of the report of the home mission board will be presented by the cor- responding secretary and the report re- ferred to committees on foreign popula- tions, including Indians and Cubans; mis- sions among the negroes, mission work in cities, mission work on the frontier and in .the mountain region, increase of contribu- tions and treasurer’s report. An abstract of the report of the Sunday school board will be read by the corre- sponding secretary and the report referred to committees on business and finances of the board; missionary and benevolent feat- ures of. the work, suggestions about young People’s work. An abstract of the report of the foreign mission board will be presented by the cor- responding secretary and the report re- ferred to committees on papal fields, pagan fields, woman’s work and finances, and treasurer's report. Yesterday afternoon the first of the con- ferences preliminary to the assembling of the cor vention was held in the red parlor of the Ebbitt House. It was called by Dr. J. G. Gambrill, president of the Mercer Uni- versity of Georgia, and was for the purpose of an interchange of opinion on the ques- tion of taking the young people’s societies ef the church into the international union. Ex-Gov. Northen of Georgia presided. Among the speakers were Rev. Dr. Gam- brill, Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne of Atlanta, Ga,; Rev. J. B. Cranfil, editor of the Texas Baptist Standard; Rev. Dr. Pitt of the Re- ligious Herald of Richmond and Rev. Dr. A. J. Thomas of South Carolina. THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE. A Lively Session Held in the First Charch Today. There were throngs both upstairs and downstairs at the First Baptist Church, on 16th street, at 10 o'clock this morning. The lower part of the church was a sort of headquarters, and was the resort of hundreds of the visitors, who renewed ac- quaintance with each other and shook hands right and left with fervor. A ma- jority of them were men, but later there came quite a sprinkling of the other sex, and by 10:30 the main room of the church, upstairs, was well filled with about an equal division of the sexes, Clustered around in front of the pulpit were a dozen or so of small tables for the representa- tives of the secular and religious press. The denominational pencil was very active and scribbled away like mad during the early stages of the proceedings, though it flagged when the meeting grew more inter- esting. ‘Though a conference of the young peo- ple, the meeting was attended by Baptists of all ages, from the venerable Dr. Meador, the mcderator of the Washington conter- ence, to some young lads. At about twenty minutes to li o'clock the devotional ex- ercises were oegun. They were conducted by Rev. Carter Helm Jones of Louisville, assisted by Rev. W. W. Landrum, D.D., of Richmond. After “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” had b2en sung by all present, with Mr. Percy Foster at the great organ, prayer was offered by Mr. MacGregor otf Hloride, and “A Seldier of the Cross” was then sung. Rey. Mr. Jones read a selection from the Scriptures, and Mr. R. P. Johnson of Mis- souri led in prayer. The ehurch was by this time filled, and the next hymn, “How Firm a Foundation,” was sung by nearly a thousand voices. Prayer was next otf- fered by Dr. Ellis of New York. Between the stanzas of the hymn, “Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing,” prayers were made by ex-Goy. Northen of Georgia, Dr. A. Dickinson of Alabama and Dr. H. W. Wharton of Maryland. This concluded the devotional exercises, and Rev. R. H. Pitt, D. D., of the Religious Herald, Richmond, Va., took the chair of the presiding officer, and explained in a few words that the object of the meeting Was the organization of a Southern Young People’s Baptist Conference. Nothing, he added, had been “cut and dried” and no one plan was forecast. The only conditions of membership were that the person should be a member of the Baptist Church in good standing and living within the territory of the Southern Baptist conference, and it was presumed that each one should join without being committed to this or that plan of organization. The Temporary Officers, Dr. Pitt then started the work of affect- ing a temporary organization by nominat- ing Prof. P. H. Mell of Alabama for tem- porary president. This nomination met with unanimous approval, and after Prof. Mell had made a brief speech of thani Dr. O. F. Gregory of Maryland was chosen secretary. On motion of Rev. Dr. T. T. Eaton of Louisville, these temporary offi- cers were declared permanent. Then arose a question as to whst consti- tuted membership of the organization meet- ing, and what gave a title to vote. Rev. Dr. Thames of Virginia moved to include all Baptists in attendance. Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne of Atlanta reminded him that the right to vote was restricted to dele- gates to the southern convention, and then the query was shot into the field in regard to the status of the ladies. Rev. Geo. A. Lofton of Nashville argued in favor of their admission to the meeting. Dr. Haw- thorne regretted that the issue had been raised, and said he hoped it would not be pressed to the front. Dr. Landrum said (Continued on Third Page.) REAR ADMIRAL MEADE To Retire After Forty Years of Active Service. DISSATISFACTION THE REAL CAUSE Who Will Probably Succeed Him in Command. A REMARKABLE eae ge CAREER Rear Admiral R. W. Meade has been de- tached from command of the North Atlan- tic squadron and granted a year’s leave of absence. This was ione at his own request. In making his application Admiral Meade said it was his purpose to apply for retire- ment from active service June 1, under the forty years’ service claim. This is in ac- cordance with a prediction made by The Star when the squadron returned from its West Indian cruise a few weeks ago. The Precise reasons for Admiral Meade’s action are known only to himself, but it is gener- ally understood that his early retirement is due to poor health and a feeling of dis- satisfaction over the department's alleged interference with his plan of squadron evo- lutions and exercises. It is said that he was displeased at the detachment of his flagship New Ycrk for service in European waters, Admiral Meade has been less than o1e year in command of the squadron. He would not be retired for age until 1899. His Probnble Successor. Capt. B. J. Cromwell, as the senior cffi- cer attached to the North Atlantic squad- ren, will be in temporary command cf the squadron until a regular detail is made. He is in command of the Atlanta, which ves- sel is undergoing repairs at Key West. It is expected that Admiral Meade’s suc sor in command of the home squidron will be announced in a few days. The proba- bilities are strongly in favor of the selec- tion of Commodore Thomas O. Selfridge, now on duty in this city as president of the beard of inspection and survey with Com- modore Robert L. Pythian, superintendent of the naval observatory, as secoad choice, and Commodore F. M. Bunce of ihe board of inspection and survey as third choice. It is regarded as almost certain that one of the three officers named will receive the assignment. With the single exception of Admiral F. M. Ramsay, they are the only officers of the proper-rank for this com- mand subject to sea duty. Admiral Ram- say is left out of the question for the rea- son that he was reappointed chief of the bureau of navigation with the understand- ing that he should remain there until he re- tired, a little over a year hence. Admirals Brown and Walker have each had squadron commands within recent years, and will probably never go to sea again, except in case of an emergency. With the exceptions noted, all the officers senior to Commodore Selfridge are now in command of squadrons, and as that officer has noi been to sea since 1887 his selection for the present vacancy is most natural. He was recently slated for command of the South Atlantic squadron, but his wife was dangerously ill at the time, and Commodore Chas. S. Norton was detailed in his stead. Promotions to Follow. Commodore L. A. Beardslee, command- ing the Pacific station, will become a full rear admiral on the retirement of Admiral Meade, and Capts. F. V. McNair and J. A. Howell will become commodores on the joint retirement of Admiral Meade and Commodore E. E. Potter. The latter re- tired today. Of the eligible commodores, Selfridge, Phythian and Bunce are the only ones likely to reach the full grade of rear admiral, and there is an unwritten law against making any officer an acting rear admiral (or jackass admirals as they are called in the service) unless they are elig- ible for promotion to the full grade under ordinary conditions. « Admiral Mende's Rear Admiral Meade, now standing num- ber four on the list, is the youngest officer of that grade in the navy. He was born in New York city October 9, 1837, and ap- pointed a midshipman from California Oc- tober 2, 1850, so that he has been over forty-four years In the naval service. His record {s remarkable for the number of events and hard service it encompasses. He was present at the celebrated ‘“Koszta” affair in Smyrna, in 1853, as a mids man. He received his warrant as master in 1858, and received his commission as lieutenant later In the same year. In 1862 he joined the North Atlantic blockading squadron, thus beginning his war service. In the same year he received his com- mission as lieltenant commander. His first command was the ironclad Louisville of the western flotilla, employed in break- ing up guerilla warfare on the upper Mississippi, for which he was commended by Admiral Porter. He commanded the naval battalion during the celebrated July riots in New York, being stationed in the lower part of_the city from Monday to Saturday. ureer. For remarkable engagement while in command of the Marblehead at Stone river, S. he was not only commended by his immediate superior, but was offi- cially thanked in official orders by Admiral Dahigren, and recommended for promotion by the board of admirals for “gallant con- duct in the face of the enemy.” In this case with the seventy men of the Marble- head's crew he repulsed an attack by vast- ly superior force of infantry and artillery, the purpose of which was to drive Gen. Gilmore’s forces out of Stone inlet. Al though the Marblehead was struck thirty times in the hull he drove off the enemy and subsequently led a landing party which destroyed their batteries. Commanding the Chocura in the West Gulf he captured and destroyed seven blockade runners in the fall of ’64, and a few months later again earned official thanks by cutting out of the Calcasieu river and destroying in the face of a greatly superior force the blockade runner Delphina. As a commander in 1870 he made a comprehensive report on the gun factories of the country, and then in the same year commanded the schooner yacht America in the famous race with the British yacht Cambria. From 1871 to 1873 he commanded the Narragansett and made one of the most remarkable cruises on rec- sailing under canvas about _ 60,000 visiting ali parts of the Pacific ocean, surveying harbors and fslands, col- lecting indemnities from the Polynesian savages, and last, but not least, negotiat- ing the celebrated Samoan treaty, for ich he was officially commended by the of the Navy. He received his n as captain in 1880, and on re- linquishing the command of the Vandalia, his admiral reported to the department “that as a commanding officer he has no superior.” After service on a number of boards he took command of the Washing- ton navy yard in 1887, and transformed that y into the great naval ordnance shop it now Is. He was a member of the government board at the world’s fair, and that novel craft “the brick ship” was his ign. He became a commodore in d his present commission as rear admiral bears date of September last. His principal service since that date has been in command of the North Atlantic squad- ron in its cruise of evolution through the West Indie: —_____+-e+____ Personal Mention. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has returned to the city from a short visit to New Yori, Col. Andrew S. Burt, twenty-fifth infan- try, has been granted leave of absence for two months from June 1. Ex-Gov. “Bob” Taylor of Tennessee is at the Hotel Raleigh. TO RETIRE TOMORROW | VQTING FOR SENATOR Brig. Gen. Thos. L. Oasey, the Ohief of the Corps of Engineers, Col. Wm, P. Craighill Will Probably Be Appointed to Succeed Him— Other Names Mentioned. A vacancy will occur in the office of chief of engineers of the army tomorrow, by rea- son of the retirement of Brigadier General Thomas L. Casey, by operation of law, on account of age. Unless all signs fail, Col. William P. Craighill will succeed him in command of the corps of engineers. He is now in charge of river and harbor improve- ments in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, with headquarters at Baltimore. He is an engineer of the highest reputation, and is personally well known in this city. He is president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and that strong organization gave its influence toward his selection. Stands No. 3 In His Grade. Col. Craighill stands No. 3 in his grade. His seniors are Col. G. H. Mendell, who will retire in October, 1895, and Col. H. L. Abbott, who will retire in 1895. Col. Craig- hill will not retire until July 1, 1897, rnd he has about two years longer to serve on the active list than either of his seniors. That fact is regarded asga strong element in his favor, inasmuch as the President Is said to be opposed to frequent changes in the military bureaus. Other Names Mentioned. Other names mentioned in connection with tomorrow’s vacancy, given in the or- der of rank, are Col.O. M. Poe, who re- tires in March, 1896; Col. H. M. Robert, who retires in May, 1901, and Col. J. M. Wilson, who retires in October, 1901. Next to Col. Craighill, Col. Wilson is regarded as having the best chance of appointment. ——____++ e+___.___ PRACTICE OF TROOPS. Gen, Miles’ Order in Regard to Com- mands in Thig Vicinity. Maj. Gen. Miles, commanding the De- partment of the East, has issued the fol- lowing order in regard to the annual prac- tice and exercises of the troops in this vicinity: * “The batteries of the fourth artillery, staticned at Washington barracks, D. C., and Fort McHenry, Maryland, will hold their annual artillery practice and exer- cises for 1805 at Fort Monroe, Va., as fol- lows: Batteries A and, M from Washing- ton barracks and D and L from Fort Mc- Henry will leave their respective posts in time to arrive at Fort Monroe by the 2d of June proximo. Batteries G and I from Washington barracks anf C from Fort Mc- Henry will leave their respéctive posts in time to arrive at Fort Monroe by July 2d next. The detachments from Washing- ton barracks will remain until the 20th of June and 31st of July,+respectively. The detachments from Fort McHenry will re- turn to that post on the completion of their artillery target practice. The battalion commander will arrange to-have the serv- ice of the pleces and target practice com- pleted before proceeding to drill in me- chanical maneuvers. Each battery will take with it Its camp equipage. Major Ja- cob B. Rawles, fourth artillery, is’assigned to the command of these two battalions while at Fort Monroe. He will proceed to that post with troops from Washington barracks, so as to arrive om the Ist prox!- mo, and upon completion of the season of practice and exercises for the whole, will return to his station, Washington barracks, D. C. All officers and enlisted men be- longing to these batteries will accompany them, unless especially éxcused. e+ NO DISTINCTION. The Law Does Not Recognize Proba- tionary Firemen. ‘The attorney for the District, in an opin- ‘on to the Commissioners, holds that the widow of Theinas F. Sullivan, who was a member of the fire departnient at the time of his death, is entitled to 4 pension from the firemen’s re.fef fund. This case is a peculiar one, and has been before th2 public before. Sullivan entered the fire department as a probationary mem- ber September 29, 1893, and served until June 25, 1894, when he was taken sick, which culminated in his death September 24, 1804. When the widow applied for a pension it was refusea by .he chief of the fire depart- ment, who claimed that as Sullivan was not a regular member of the department she was not entitled to a pension. She ap- pealed to the Commissioners, and they_re- ferred the case to the attorney for the Dis- trict, who says, in effect, that there ap- Tears to be nothing either in the acts of the corporation of Washington or the legisla- tive assembly or of Congress providing for a probationary term of service in the fire department. —_ THE DISTINGUISHED INVALIDS. Secretary Gresham Better, but Mr. Hitt and Admiral Almy Weaker. Secretary Gresham's improvement con- tinues steadily. Admiral Almy Is not im- proving, znd today is considered a trifle weaker than he was yesterday. Gen. Cogs- well continues on the road to recovery. Mr. Hitt of Illinois is growing weaker and his physician is very apprehensive. Dr. Johnston said this afternoon that Mr. Hitt has recovered from his attack, but is subject to great weakness, and in that lies his greatest danger. He said that he is better than yesterday. + 2+ A Mountain Dog for the Zoo. Among the latest arrivals at the menag- erie In the Zoological Park is the ‘‘moun- tain dog,” brought from Central America by Assistant Secretary McAdoo on the cruiser Columbia. This is a very rare specimen, and wiil prove a valuable addi- tion to the Zoo collection. In its native state these animals feed on monkeys and parrots, and are very wild and hard to catch. Mr. McAdoo's “dog,” however, has become tame and tractable since his cap- ture, and seems to be reconciled to a more conservative diet. ee West Point Cadets Appointed. Cadet appointments to the United States Military Academy have been made as fol- lows: Albert B. Putnam, Malden, Mass.; Frank E. Davis, Fort Wayne, Ind.; George E. Hughes (allernate), La Grange, Ind.; David C. Salyerds, Scottsville, N. Y.; Jas. B. Forbes (alternate), Rochester, N.Y Howell Begle, Detroit, Mich.; Norman Wa, staff (alternate), Detroit, Mich.; Samuel R. Gleaves, WYtheville, Va.; Karl G. Cum- mings, Canton, Mo. --—— Going to Kiel. The flagship San Francisco sailed from Naples today for Algiers on her way to Kiel, Germany. The Marbjehead will fol- low her in a day or two. ~ —_—_e+____—__ The Income Tax” Cases. At the conclusion of Mr. Choate’s argu- ment yesterday the Supreme Court ad- journed until Monday, May 20, when, it is thought, a decision may be rendered on the income tax cases. ——————————— Col. Volkmar’s Assignment. Lieut. Col. William J. Volkmar, assistant adjutant general, has been assigned to duty as inspector of small arms practice of the department of the east, The Last Day of Delaware's Legis- lative Session. EXCITING BALLOTING TAKING PLACE Over Two Hundred Ballots With- out Result. ADDICKS AND HIGGINS CONFER A DOUBTFUL RESULT. > Henry A. Dupont Declared Elected by the Spenker of the House. DOVER, Del., May 9.—At the conclusior of the two hundred and eleventh ballot Senator Alrichs arose and read a paper protesting against further balloting, claim- ing that Henry A. Dupont had been legally elected. Gov. Watson refused to entertain the mo- tion or to allow a protest to go on the records of the joint cession, claiming it to be out of order. Senator Pierce appealed from the deci- sion, and the governor refused to entertain the appeal. Senator Harrington (democrat) moved to separate, and the ayes and nays were call- ed, it was 2:47 when the roll call was con- cluded. It was defeated, 18 to 12. Senator Records made a similar motion, but it was also defeated. Representative Davis moved to take a recess gor five min- utes. Defeated. Senator Records, the democratic leader, moved to separate, and during the roll call the state house clock struck the hour of 3, but the clock in the hall was one minute slewer, and when the vote was announced the governor declare@ the general assembly dissolved. Speaker McMullin then declared as speaker of the house, Henry A. Dupont elected United States Senator from Dela- ware. DOVER, May 9.—The senatorial contest reached its most exciting stage today, the last of the session. Gov. Watson took his chair in joint session at 12 o'clock, and or- dered the floor cleared of all except state Officials and ex-members. This annoyed the republicans exceedingly. The forty-ninth ballot resulted: H. A. Dupont, 15;- Addicks, 4; Ridgely, 10; Tun- nell, 1. Brown ieft Addicks for Dupont. It now requires sixteen votes to elect, and Dupont was within one of election. The action of Gov. Watson in exercising his prerogative and taking his place in the senate for the first time since the death of Gov. Marvel elevated him to his high office was a great disappointment to the republicans, who felt sure that upon the reconvening of the joint session they would elect Henry A. Dupont. Addicke Talks Defiantly. Mr. Addicks openly states that now, after he has made every exertion to elect a United States Senator, after influencing his men even t) vote for Higgins, “it has gat to be Addicks or nobody.” He has inform- ed the Associated Press correspondent that four of his supporters have agreed to vote for him, first, last and all the time, even if such action creates a senatcrial vacancy. He also exhibited the following telegram, which he sent to one of his Delaware friends: “It is now Addicks or nobody. At 3 o'clock the legislature will adjourn without a Senator if I am not elected.” The fiftieth to fifty-fourth ballots show- ed no change. The Sixty-Sixth Ballot. At 1:45 p.m. the sixty-sixth ballot of the continuous session, and the two hundredth since the deadlock began, was taken. ‘There was no change from the forty-ninth, the vote being: H. A. Dupont, 15; Addicks, 4; Ridgely, Pennewill, 1. Interspersed between the ballots were frequent motions to separate, all of which were defeated. After the sixtieth ballot Senator Hanby, the leader of the Addicks forces, said a Senator would be elected today. The Morning Session. The floor and lobby of the house chamber, where the joint sessions are held, were un- comfortably crowded with politicians and spectators when the session reconvened at 9 o'clock this morning, and, as the weather is very hot, the atmosphere soon became stifling. The interest was intense from the start. Early morning conferences of the leaders resulted in a combination of the Higgins and Massey forces upon Col. Henry A. Dupont, the result being shown in the first ballot of the day. After six ballots had been taken, with Col. Dupont needing only two votes to insure his election, an adjournment was forced urtil noon. Dur- ing all the balloting Mr. Addicks was flit- ting back and forth between the lobby and the chamber of the house, apparently bend- ing every effort to the election of his friend, William Dupont. The latter's success seemed assured last night, but the protests from leading republicans all over the state, which reached here this morning, appeass to have turned the tide against him. Combination for H. A. Dupont. The desks of Representatives Robbins and Brown, the two Sussex county farmer legislators, whose votes are needed to elect Henry A. Dupont, have been surrounded all the morning by a body guard of Ad- dicks people, who seem to be making every effort tc prevent these two men from vot- ing with the majority of their fellow re- publicans, and thus end the deadlock. When the adjournment was taken Repre- sentative Robbins was hustled to the Hotel Richardson in custody of an Addicks Heu- tenant, and Brown was similarly taken care of. The Higgins workers are pleading with the anti-Addicks members to continue to stand together, and the Addicks people are becoming desperate. It is generally un- derstood that ex-Senator Higgins, Mr. Mas- sey and Mr. Pennewill have agreed to stand together for the election of Henry A. Dupont. ‘The Associated Press correspondent is re- liably informed that Representative Brown has promised to vote for Dupont, and that he will be elected. Senator Hanby today received the following telegram from Wm. Dupont: “I preferred long ago not to have my name used. I would not serve, even if elected.” Two Hundred and Eighth Ballot. DOVER, Del., May 9.—Up to 2:30 p.m. the two hundred and eighth ballot had been taken without change. Only thirty minutes remain before the general assem- bly adjourns sine die and there is now lit- tle hope of the deadlock being broken. A large satchel has been twice filled with sandwiches, which were distributed among the hungry members. The Morning Ballots. It was two minutes after 9 when the sen- ate entered the house for a continuance of yesterday’s joint session. On the forty-third ballot Wm. Dupont (rep.) recaived 7 votes; H. A. Dupont (rep.), 12; Ridgely (dem.), 9, and Tunnell (dem.), 1. On the forty-fourth ballot H. A. Dupont received 14 votes; Wm. Dupont, 5; Ridgely, 9, and Tunnell, 1. The democrats moved to separate. but the motion was defeated by a strict party vote—I8 to 10. On the forty-‘fth ballot Addicks’ men dropped Wm. Dupont and yoted for James Pennewill. The ballot resulted: Pennewill, 5; H. A. Dupont. 14; Ridgely, 9; Tunnell, 1. ‘On the torty-sixth ballot Senator Hanby the recognized Addicks leader, voted for Higgins. This was greeted by applause from the other Addicks men, but the origi- nal Higgins men remained with H. A. Du- pont. The result of the ballot was: Hig- gins, 5; H. A. Dupont, 14. Fennimore moved for a separation. The yeas and na: were called, and the motion was defeated— 18 to 10. The forty-seventh ballot resulted the same as the forty-sixth. The forty-ninth ballot was the same as the forty-seyenth. Sena- tor Hanby then moved for a separation until 12 o'clock. The ayes and nays were ordered, and the motion was carried by the vote of 15 to 14. Higet and Addicks Confer. ‘The two men who are responsible for the four months’ deadlock, ex-Senator Higgins and J. Edward Addicks, surprised every- body by holding an earnest conference at the Hotel Richardson this morning. They have been enemies for months, but it is believed they arrived at a partial under- standing during their conversation. The Higgins men" admitted that it would be futile at this late day for the Higgins and Addicks people to combine on the ex- Senator, as the Massey followers would ob- ject and the combination would not be strong enough to elect without Massey’s support. Speaker of the Senate Records, who is a democrat, declared that should a joint session last until 3 o'clock this after- noon he would declare the general assembly adjourned sine die. He consented, however, to turn the clock back for the purpose of pass- ing legislation, but not to continue ballot- ing for a Senator. Both branches were busy up to noon rushing legislation. Demo- ‘eratic lawyers from all over the state were* here coaching the representatives of their party in the legislature in obstructing the progress of the balloting and dilatory mo- tions generally. His Neck Will Be Stretched July 5th Next. BALTIMORE, May 9.—July 5 is the day set by Gov. Brown for the execution cf Marshall E. Price for the murder of Sallie E. Dean, near Harmony, Caroline county, on March 26. —__——.—__. Against the Marine Band. ‘ CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 9.—At yester- day’s meeting of the League of National Musicians a resolution was adopted and ordered sent to the Secretary of the Navy Herbert, protesting against permitting the Marine Band to play at Buffalo. Another resolution was adopted requesting members of Sousa’s.band -who belong to the league and the Knights of Labor to withdraw from that band. Still another resolution was adopted, after a hot debate, forbidding members of the league who belong to trav- eling orchestras to play in resident orches- tras. The report of the treasurer shows that the league has funds amounting. to $2,121. = ——.__ Out for Silver. SPOKANE, Wash., May 9.—When Gov. McGraw was here last week he stated in an interview that he had declined to ap- point delegates to the silver convention, to be held at Salt Lake on the 15th instant. Advocates of free céinage thereupon called a mass meeting for last night, to take steps to secure representation. It was attended by 500 citizens. Patrick Henry Winston, Mayor Belt, B. C. Kingsbury and Attor- ney General Jones were selected as dele- gates to represent the city at the conven- tion. It is said like steps will be taken by silver advocates at Seattle and Tacoma. SSS Folk Lore Gathering. NEW YORK, May 9—The New York branch of the American Folk Lore Society held its second annual meeting and recep- tion last night in the banquet hall of the Hotel Waldorf. President E. Francis Hyde was master of ceremonies, and Secretary William Burnet Tuthill was busily engaged in accommodating the guests. Dr. Wash- ington Matthews of Washington presented a paper entitled the “War Gods of the Nav- ajos.” A paper by Dr. J. H. McCormack of Washington, which included some recently collected stories of witches and witchcraft among the negroes, created a lengthy dis- cussion, after which a banquet was served in the gold room. ———__ Robert Ray Hamilton's Estate. NEW YORK, May 9.—The report of Geo. P. Webster, appraiser of the estate of Robert Ray Hamilton, finds the gross value of the estate to be $419,687.46, and the net residuary estate to be about $272,417. Un- der the will of Mr. Hamilton he provided for the payment of an annuity of $1,200 to the child of Beatrice Ray, which had been foisted upon him by Eva L. Mann, or Ham- ilton, The child is put down as a “stranger” in the documents, and the cash value of her annuity Is placed at $16,893. Mr. Hamil- ton died August 23, 1890, but the reason his estate has not been settled up before is on account of the claims made by Eva L. Mann, who claimed to be his widow, and the litigations which she instituted to re- cover dower in his property. Those have all been settled and disposed of and the estate will be settled in the near future. ee The Relaying Pins Brought Order. SEATTLE, Wash., May 9.—Whiie the big British ship Drummock, now loading here with wheat, lay at Rio Janeiro, the crew mutinied ard were subdued only after a hard battle. The men got drunk on shore, and returning on board began an attack on Capt. Bailey and First Mate Taylor. The petty officers and two apprentices came to their aid, and they laid about them with belaying pins until all the mutineers were knocked senseless. One of them after- ward died of fever and another deserted. ———_. A Railroad Men’s Outing. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 9.—Representa- tives of the Reading, Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Montrose, New York Cen- tral and other roids, guests of the Dela- ware and Hudson railroad officials, reach- ed here this morning from Albany. After a two-hour visit the party left for a flying trip through the Champlain and Adiron- dack region, which will cover three days. ee Want Fair Play All Around. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 9.—The Amalga- mated Association of Tin, Iron and Steel Workers and the Merchant Bar Iron Manu- facturers’ National Association have ep- tered into a combination to secure for the iron workers of the country better rates of wages and for the manufacturers fair competitive conditions against the mill operators of the Pittsburg district, who have been working their employes at low wages. An association of manufacturers has been formed, principally outside the Pittsburg district, to secure remunerative prices for iron products and incidentally to give the workmen better wages than are now paid, which are admittedly too low. —_—.—__. They Send Him Here. NEW YORK, May 9.—John R. Tait, the defaulting paying teller of the Chemical National Bank, who was indicted for hav- ing appropriated $15,000 of the bank’s money, was arraigned before Judge Bene- dict in the United States circuit court to- day. His counsel presented affidavits from Dr. Allan McLane and Mr. Charles N. Dana to the effect that Talt was mentally unsound. Judge Benedict held that he was in no condition to be placed on trial and committed him to Elizabeth Hospital at Washington, THURSTON’S RECALL The Letter, Dated February 21,Went to Hong Kong and Back. ————— GRESHAM'S GROUND OF COMPLAINT ——————— Justified in Giving Information to the American Public. HATCH TO BE MINISTER SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May 9.—Hawa- fian advices received today from Honolulu, dated May 2, per steamer Mariposa, are as follows: The letter demanding the re- call cf Minister Thurston is here and was read to the executive session of the coun- cils yesterday afternoon. This letter had been to Hong Kong. It went past Hono- lulu in a bag with a couple of hundred others. The fault lies with the post office at San Francisco. The ground of the objection to Thurston is confined to a single transaction. The sole offense alleged is that Thurston, at the’ legation, showed to reporters private let- ters sent to him from Honolulu. The par- ticular letter that gave offense to the Stata Department intimated in strong terms that Cleveland and Gresham were largely re- sponsible for the January uprising here. Mr. Thurston's Apology. Gresham spoke to the Hawaiian minister about the matter. Thurston said that he’ regretted it very much, that in the hurry of handling a big mail he had shown this letter, with others, without ary special intent. In short, he apologized. Secretary Greshe am thereupon asked that the apology b¢ submitted in writing. Thurston declined to do this. Gresham's letter is dated February 2t last. and in strong language sta-es that Thurston is no longer personally uccept- able to the administration at Washingtos as Hawaiian minister. Frank Hitch to Be Minister. It is definitely settled that Thurston will not return to Washington. He has resign- ed his office, his resignation to take effect when his successor has been appointed, Extremists here urge that he be sent bac® at once, in order to face Gresham again. They regard his return as a backdown. The conservative feeling is that there should be no playing to the galleries and that the relations of this government to that of Washington should be left to adjust themselves in a natural way. Frank Hastings, who is at present in charge of the Hawalian legation, will probably be promoted to the position of minister. No retaliatory measures will be taken by the government so far as the cabinet ministers know. Minister Willis will remain Ha- waii, so far as anything the officials on this side may do or say-to him. Cabinet officers stated this morning that Gresham's letter may never be published in full for the reason that it names certain charges against Thurston—charges that would have to be answered by the Ha- walian minister. This government does not care to add to the breach with Cleve- land any more than it can help; for that reason Thurston will not have an oppor- tunity to defend himeeif. The feeling of the government is that Thurston was justified in informing the American public of the situation here. A member of the government in an interview said that the government would, in its re- ply, not enter into a discussion of the mat- ter. Rumors of a rupture in the cabinet have been common for two Gays. The disagree- ment is said to be over the disposition of the rebel prisoners. —$<—=__ DISTRICT SUPPLIES. Bidders for the Various Classes om Hand Today. This was supply Gay at the District build- ing, and the Commissioners opened bids for furnishing the District with twenty di ferent classes of supplies. There was a large attendance of local merchants and a number of bids were received. The bidders in the several classes were as follows: Class ‘1, stationery—R. C. Ballantyne, Easton & Rupp, F. P. May & Co., Wm. J. Cc. Dulaney, Wm._A. Pate, J. Clark Sea- mons, Roaring Spring Blank Co., Manhat- tan Supply Co., C. S. Braisted, Geo. Muth, J. W. Bond Co., Chas. G. Stott & Co. Class 2, blank forms and printing—Henry C. Dunlop, Byron S. Adams. Class school books—Jno. Murphy & Co, R. Carter Eallantyne, W. J. C. Dulaney. Class 4, furniture—M. W. Beveridge, Man- hattan Supply Company, Henry O. Towles, W. A. Pate, Blum Bros., W. B. Moses & Sons, Wash. B. Williams, Craig & Harding and Wilmarth & Edmonston. Class 5, hardware—M. W. Beveridge, Reed & Price Manufacturing Company, Thompson C. Gill & Co., Charles T. Carter & Co.,George T. Muth & Co., Standard Oil Company, F. P. May & Co., W. J. C. De- laney, W. A. Pate and Wilmarth & Ed- monston. Class 6, tinware—M. W. Beveridge, F. P. May & Co., H. I. Gregoryand Wilmarth & Edmonsto! Class 7, plumbers material—W. A. Pate, Henry McShane Manufacturing Company, American Supply Company, Mitchell & Reed, L, Hopfenmeyer and Thomas Som- merville. Class 8, J. J. Hickocks, B. B. Earnshaw, Cc, T. Shoemaker, Frank Hume, RB. H. Shee- hy, Wilkins & Co., Nicolai Bros., Standard Oil Company, W. A. Pate, J. C. Ergood, S. R. Waters, Wm. Galt & Co., James F. Oyster, Nichols & Co., J. B. Bryan. Class 9, boots and shoes—B. Rich & Sons. Class 10, drugs—Z. D. Gilman, Shoemaker & Bush, F. A. Schiffeley, Scheller & Ste- vens, Mackall Bros. & Flemmer. Class 11, gloss, paints and varnish—F. P. May, Geo. F. Muth & Co. W. A. Pate, Chas. M. Childs & Co., W. H. Butler, Mack- all Bros. & Flemmer, N. Y. Oil Lubricating Company, Jas 8. Rollow, Standard Oil Company, Hugh Reilly, Shoemaker & Bush. Class 12, lumber—Chureh & Stephenson, W. T. Gallagher & Bro., Geo. A. Sheehan, . Smith. fresh meats and corned beef— G. F. Swift & Co., Thos. T. Keane, W. T. Hancock, J. H. Buscher, Nelson Morris & Co., J. Hellman, Chas. E. Hoover, H. Pow- dermaker. Class 14, miscellaneous castings.—Jno. T. Springman & Sons, castings 1% cents, mat holes 12 cents; Geo. White & Sons, castings 1.48 cents, manholes 12 cents; R. H. Hood, 143 cents for castings and 9 cents for manholes. Class 15, fuel—Johnson Bros., J. Edward Chapman, W. H. Baum, V. Baldwin John- son, J. Maury Dove, Chas. Werner, J. P. Agnew, Jno. Kennedy, Mayfield & Helston, John B. Daish. Class 16, dry goods.—B. Rich & Sons, Jno. B. Daish, Lansburgh Bros., W. D. Clark & €o., Blum Bros. Class 17, ice—Independent Ice Company, 24 cents per 100 pounds; Great Falls Ice Company, 25 cents per 100 pounds; Hygien- fe Ice Company, 19 cents per 100 pounds. Class 18, telegraph and telephone 8 plies—Blectrical Construction and Supply Company, Royce & Marean, W. A. Pate, Kennedy '& Du Perow. Class 19, saddlery—Conrad Becker, W. A. Pate. Class 20, forage—B. B. Ernshaw, M. W. Galt & Co., J. J. O'Day, Jno. Fy Dash, Danenhower & Co., H. P. Pillsbury. It will be several weeks before awards are made. the