Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1895, Page 1

SSS se ———— THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCFPT ~UNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penveylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th Street, bv The Evening Star Newspapér Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, SSE aise iE ‘The Eveninz Star {s served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents per week. or 44 cents per month. Coplex at the counter 2 cents each. By mafi—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald-—50 «ents Per morth. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year with foreign postage added, $3.00. —Ghe Evening Star. Entered at the Post Orfice at Washington, D C.. | second-class mail roatter.) | >All mall snhs-riptions must he paid tn advance. | Rates of advertising made known on appiteation. No. 13,171. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. THe proof of te pudding is in f§e eating Yesterday's Sfar contained 49 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 830 separate announce: ments. Bese advertisers Sought pubficity—nof merefp Space. IF A DARK HORSE Then Ex-Representative Stone May Stand a Chance. 2. KENTUCKY'S SENATCRSHIP FIGHT Mr. Blackburn and His Elements of Strength. s THE OTHER CANDIDATES SS While ex-Representative Stone declares himself not to be a candidate for the United States Senate from Kentucky, his friends are quietly working in order to see that his claims may be properly presented in case there is a deadlock when the leg.s- lature meets next January. During last winter Mr. Stone’s name was Prominently mentioned for both guberna- torial and senatorial honors in the blue grass state, but he saw fit to announce that he would withdraw from both these fights. All idea of pushing him forward as a candidate for governor has been abandon- ed, but there are certain reasons that make Mr. Stone a possibility as a success in the race for the senatcrship. The western part of Kentucky has not had a United States Senator chosen within its borders for very many years. The people living there claim that eastern Kentucky has been unduly honored in this respect and look upon Mr. Stone as the man who would fully repre- sent them. The ex-Congressman is a farm- er, and although he lost one leg in the war can still follow the plow and perform other duties of the farm quite as well as any other man. The population of western Kentucky Is made up of farmers chiefly, and Mr. Stone has many elements of popu- larity. Blackburn's Attack on Carlisle. Now that Mr. Blackburn has opened fire on Secretary Carlisle, and the latter has made a “gold standard” speech, it is re- garded as certain that under no circum- stances can these two factions of the dem- ocratic party in Kentucky come together. Besides Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Stone !s the most prominent Kentuckian in the political field who has come out squarely for free coinage of silver. Mr. Stone's friends be- lieve that a silver candidate will be nomi- nated, and they say that such a candidate cannot hope to win without the votes of the Carlisle faction. Mr. Stone is a man of few enemies, and even those who differ widely from him in their political views think that he would conscientiously fill the duties of a United States Senator, and ac- cording to the belief of the ex-Congress- man's intimate friends and advocates he would be far more acceptable than Mr: Blackburn. It is possible that Mr. McCreary will be pushed forth as a compromise candidate and that he will have a very strong back- ing, but Mr. McCreary hes always main- tained that free coinage of silver is some- thing that can be brought about only through an internatioral agreement, and if there is aryjhing that causes the ire to rise in the bréas: of a Kentucky siiverite it is to talk about international agreements. Mr. McCreary has maintained this position so long, and his relations at the White House are so well known and have been so cordial that he is not Hable to make any further concession to silver men, even in order to get the nomination. If he were to do so his past reccrd on the silver question would be brought up against him. Feeling of the Secretary's Friend Prominent Kentuckians in Washington say that the feeling of Mr. Carlisle’s friends against Mr. Blackburn, on account of his bitter attack on the Secretary, has grown steadily during the past week. They say that Mr. Carlisle’s speeches will be read in every home in Kentucky, and that they will have an enermous influence in turning the tide against free coinage in that state. They assert that Mr. Carlisle has never spoken on a public question in Kentucky without attracting not only the widest attention, but influencing public opinion to a marked degree. The present instance they feel sure will be no excep- tion. The fact that Mr. Carlisle made no direct reference to Senator Blackburn in his speech, does not show that he felt less keenly the remarks that were directed against him with great bitterness. They say that both he and his friends will use all their efforts to thwart Blackburn's plans, and the advocates of Mr. Stone's candidacy see in this movement their greatest charcé to push forward their favorite. Mr. Stone has left for Kentucky, and a nurer of arrangements for him to speak have been made. He will not announce himself as desiring the nomination, but will be “in the hands of his friends.” Blackburn a Dark Horse. Assuming that the democrats carry the legislature, which is most probable, though by no means a certainty,” said a promi- nent Kentuckian, “the contest for the sen- atorship will eventually be between Black- burn and a dark horse. Blackburn is by far the most aggressive, and is more famil- jar with the people individually than all of the other candidates combined. McCreary has a great personal popularity with ail classes on account of his untiring zeal in behalf of his constituents, as also by reason of universally courteous and cordial manners. But on the important issues be- fore the people he lacks positiveness of conviction. He is a follower rather than a leader of public opinion. Positive expres- sions will be demanded in the present cam- nign. “Gov.Brown, though he is now necessarily prominent, is ‘not nearly so well known to the people of the state as either of his competitors. This is due to the fact that he retired from politics some twenty years ago, and practically remained out of it until his recent successful campaign for the governorship. It seems to be a ques- tion even yet whether he will actively con- test for the senatorship. Ex + Buckner. “Ex-Goy. Buckner, the last of the avowed candidates, is decidedly the worst equipped for a popular contest. He is no speaker, and even his delivery from manuscript is not at all pleasant. In this respect Ken- tuckians are critical. On the other hand the ex-governor is well supplied with the sinews of war. He can influence the tone of the country press by buying the paper and changing the editor. He has the dis- tinction of being the advocate of the new ‘sound money’ idea, and is supported by the newspapers gf Louisville and of the larger towns of the state. This newspaper support would appear to be, and in an election where no great questions were in | i would, in fact, be, an important | But in a car like this, where every voter is going to be reached from the stump, the advocacy of th often a positive detriment to the beneficiary “This has proven the case, p. with Louisville papers, and numerous of both local and cou tions when candidates were d¢ reason of the zealous support the: from the city papers, count of the oppositic e same source. Unfortunately we have uch paper in Kentucky as The Star, which deals fairly with all sides and freely prints the current news whether it hap- pens to be favorable to the view of its Proprietor or otherwise. There, on the con- trary, Important press dispatches are sup- pressed when not in accord with the policy of the paper, and thus events vf great popular interest quietly ignored. “The very opposition to Blackburn by the press of Louisville and the larger towns w thus result to his advantage. The trouble he may most have to apprehend will be that the acrimony engendered by the contest will cause a protracted dead- lock in the legislature, and, the sessions be- ing by the constitution strictly limited to a fixed period, a failure to elect may re- sult. The opposition of Breckinridge’s Im- mediate friends may have some effect also, but this will be slight. Stone fn Case of a Dendlock. “If sych a deadlock should threaten there is one man who of all others could best reconcile and -onsolidate the conflicting elements, and that is Col. W. J. Stone, the late Representative from the first district. He has been prominent in Kentucky and national polities for more than twenty years, Attaining prominence as speaker of the Kentucky legislature, and subsequently during his ten years’ service in Congress, he has made friends without number and. Ro enemes. While holding practically the same views on the money question as Mr. Blackburn, he is not so extreme in his po- sition. When the Sherman act repeal bill was pending he voted for the 16 to 1 amendment, but that fatling, he voted for the unconilitional repeal. He is himself a farmer, and this is an element of strength with his people. it will be remembered, too, that in the recent contest for the senator- ship, notwithstanding the support of the administration was actively and lavishly wiven to Lindsay, Stone received the sup- port of a large section of the legislature, and until he withdrew from the race was a good second.” GOLD AND SILVER Product of the Two Metals During the Year 1894. An Increase in the Gold Output, While as to Silver There Was a Decrense. Mr. Preston, director of the mint, esti- mates the production of gold by the mines of the United States, approximately, during the calendar year 1894 to have been 1,910,- 800 fine ounces of the coining value of $39,500,900, an increase over 1893 of $3,500,- 000, which is the largest amount produced in any year since 1878. The production of silver from the mines of the United States is estimated to have approx.mated in 1894 49,500,000 ounces of the coining value of $64,000,000, showing a decrease, as compared with 1893, of 10,- 500,000 ounces. The Leads in Gold and Silver. In the production of gold California leads, with an output 000; Colorado coming second, with $9,491,000; Montana third, with $3,651,000, and South Dakota, $8,296,000, Colorado heads the list in silver by an output of 23,281,400 fine ounces of the coin- ing value of $30,101,200; Montana second, with a production of 12,820,000 fine ounces, followed by Utah, with a production of 5,802,000 fine ounces, and Idaho, with 3,248,- 500 Tine ounces. At the average price of silver for the calendar year 1894 ($0.635), the commercial value of the silver product of the mines of the United States is $31,- 432,500, The estimates of the agents employed by the mint bureau to gather the statis- tics of the product of gold and silver for the several states and territories, make the gold product aggregate $43,630,000 and the silver product 51,000,000 ounces. The esti- mate of the director is based upon the de- posits of domestic bullion at the mints and assay offices and upon the returns from private refineries, which have courte- ously reported the amount of their output of both gold and silver and the source whence the ores from which the same was extracted were received and not from the reports of mine owners. The World’s Product. In regard to the world’s product of gold and silver for 1894 the returns are incom- plete, but so far as received show an in- crease in the production of gold over 1893 of about $21,000,000, the largest increase being in Africa, namely, $9,600,000; Aus- tralia, $6,000,000; followed by the United States, with an increase of $3,950,000. Australia leads the list of gold producing countries for 1894, with a production of $41,000,000, the United States taking sec- ond place. . The production of silver in the world, it is estimated, will be from 145,000,000 to 150,000,000 ounces for the calendar year 1894. The heaviest falling off in the pro- duction is in the United States, followed by Australia, Mexico showing a gain of 2,- 700,000 ounces. Mexico also gains in her production of gold about one and one-half ion dollars. + 2+—_____ PATENT OFFICE PRACTICE. The Massachusetts Court Decision WHI Not Affect the New Rules. . The decision of the Massachusetts court of appeals upholding the Berliner telephone patent will not affect in any way the prac- tice of the patent office nor cause the abo- ition of the rules that were adopted a month ago in consequence of the overthrow of the patent by the lower court. These rules, it is said, were merely in- tended to facilitate the work of the office. By them the length of time within which any notice of alteration or appeal must be given was reduced from two years to six months, and it was further provided that when a case had been pending five years and there seemed to be evidence of in- tentional delay the applicant might be re- quired to give evidence that such delay was unavoidable. The Berliner patent had been pending for fourteen years when it was is- sued, and the objects of the new rules were to prevent other cases lasting that long. ‘The Berliner patent was not canceled by the patent office, but by -the court, and there is no need to reissue it in consequence of the decision of the appellate court. ee EX-CONSUL GENERAL WALLER. No New Information in Regard to His Cane Received. No information has reached the State De- partment to the effect that the case of ex- Ccrsul General Wailer has been trans- ferred to ordinary civil jurisdiction, That is the main object of present negotiations with the French government, and if it had been done, It ts reasonable to suppose the Gepartment would have been so advised. @he report prcbably originated from the fact that Waller has been transferred from the military prison at Marseilles to the cvil prison in the same city. The explana- tion of this is that although Waller was tried and sentenced by a military court, he held by the French authorities as a pure- risener in every respect. The mill- y on at Marseilles is used solely for the confinement of military convicts, and, from the manner in which the French gov- ernment has met the representations of | Ambassador Eustis, the hope has been en- tertaired that it will reopen Waller's case, d institute a fresh inquiry into all of the circumstances leading up to his arrest, and also into proceedings of the court-martial, though as yet there is nothing to Indicate that it will permit the cjvil tribunals to act de novo in the matter. Mr. Watterson's Visit. Mr. Heury Watterson of Kentucky ts in the city, and will remain here several days. Mr. Watterson fs keeping out of. Ken- tucky politics, and according to his present plans will not personally figure in the sen- atorial race. UNDER THE RULES|MEXICo’s NEW PLAN/FOR SOUND MONEY Civil Service and the Government Printing Office. BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY Public Printer, Employes’ Commit- tee and New Commissioners Meet. LITTLE DOUBT OF THE RESULT ‘This afternoon at 2 o'clock the joint com- mittee représenting the various trade uniens of employes in the government printing office, accompanied by Public Printer Benedict, visited the civil service building and laid their case before ihe commissioners in the board room. The committee consisted of F. A. Sullivan, rep- resenting the Typographical Union; F. W. Hayes, representing the International Printing Pressmen; George A. Gorman, representing the Electrotypers’ Union; Hen- ry Davis of the International Typographi- cal Union, Pressmen Branch, and G. W. Slater of the Steréotypers’ Union. The full board of the civil service commission wes present, Mr. Harlow presiding. Messrs. Rice and Procter displayed great interest in the errand of the printers, as did also Mr. Harlow. Mr. Benedict introduced each of the mem- bers of the committee in turn to the com- missioners, and in a brief address stated their errand, the history of the movement to place the government printing office under the civil service rules, and gave his own unqualified indorsement to the propo- sition, expressing the earnest desire that the prayer of the employes should be granted and the office lifted out of the exigencies of practical politics. Mr. Sullivan, the chairman of the com- mittee, presented to the commission the various resolutions adopted by the unions, and told the commissioners in a very bus- iness-like manner the reasers why the office should have the protection of the civil service rules, He said that the joint com- mittee represented all the organi:#~=i bodies employed in the government printing office, with the single exception of the Bookbind- ers’ Union. The Women's Bookbinders’ Union, although not represented on the committee, have taken action agreeably with the majority of the employes. Thus, he said, the committee represented fully four-fifths of all the employes in the gov- ernment printing office, a number not less altogether than twenty-five hundred. Mr. Harlow asked a number of questions as to the steps by which this combined ac- tion had resulted, and, from his utterance and manner, it was quiie apparent that the request of the employes pleased him, and there can be little doubt of a similar feel- ing on the part of his colleagues. The re- sult of the request of the committee is re- garded as practically a foregone conclusion. The President is known to be in favor of it, and the commissioners will unanimously recommend that the civil service rules be extended to cover the government printing office. Just what time will be selected for the new order of things to go into opera- tion cannot now be given, but it is likely to be an early date. ——————“_o-—__—__.. THE FORD’S THEATER CLAIMS. Cases Examined Todny by the Con- gressional Commissigr. The Ford Theater commission met again at the Capitol today, and continued the work of examiging the survivors of the disaster, who are claiming damages from the gcvernment for injuries received. The meeting was called to order by Senator Faulkner, acting chairman, at 10 o'clock. The work of examination was begun at.| once and continued until 1 o’clock,at which time thirteen claimants, all of those who presented themselves,had been put through the formal questions and had established the preliminary points of their cases. Two others who kad been notified to appear. did not do so. The commission will meet again Friday, and will then examine fifteen claimants, who have been notified to ap- pear with their witnesses. These are W. Test, Charles H. Bliss, Eugene Leger, Charles Lucas, Frank B. Smith, Alec C. Black, John J. Meding, Peter U. Somers, James H. Howard, Louis A. Rosafy, Mor- ton E. Rose, Wm. L. H. Wright, Richard H. Gillian, Charles Pack and Wm. : Lecture. If all of these appear there will then have been examined thirty-eight of the claimants, or nearly one-half. The com- mission will meet Saturday and continue the work. It is hoped that this part of the process of investigating these claims may be concluded by the end of next week, and that the work of the medical examiners may be begun during the week. The surgeons will meet at the Army Dis- pensary, on G street, west of the State, War and Navy building, and will probably examine the claimants as to their physical condition and the extent of their injuries in squads of about ten a day. The lists of those ordered to appear before this board will be made out later. The widows and heirs of those who suf- fered death from the collapse of the build- ing are expressing their gratitude to the citizens who aided in the creation of the fund that was used to relieve their wants after the death of the heads of their fami- lies. This relief fund was wisely and gen- erously distributed among those who most needed assistance until Congress came to their aid with the appropriation of $5,000 in each case of death. It was raised quick- ly after the accident by some of Washing- ton’s large-hearted citizens, and the re- cipients of its benefits are now earnestly thanking the donors for their prompt as- sistance. ——_—_———_-o+_____. GARBAGE DESTRUCTION. Commissioners Give a Hearing on a Proposed System. At the morning session of the board of Commissioners today an audience was given the representatives of the Mertz system of garbage destruction, to explain the features of that system. There were present Wm. Grevel, secretary; Louis Steckler, attorney, and C. L. Bartels, representative. Mr. B. H. Warner accompanied the gentlemen and took a great deal of interest in the discus- sion. Mr. Grevel explained the workings of the new system in detail and asked the Commissioners to thoroughly investigate the matter. He stated the system was in successful operation at St. Louis, Buffalo, Detroit and Milwaukee. In Buffalo they re- ceived $1 per ton for the destruction of garbage; in St. Louis, $1.80 per ton was paid. This was the third year it had been in Detroit and the second year it had been used in Milwaukee. The St. Louis contract was for ten years. In reply to a query from the Commissioners, Mr. Warner said if the contract was awarded to the Mertz Company the plant would be located across the Eastern branch, or somewhere in Vir- ginia. The Commissioners promised to send the health officer to examine the system. e Fire at Apia. Consul General Mulligan at Apia, Samoa, reports to the Department of State, under Gate of April 23, that early on-the-morn- ing of April 1 fire broke out in the central and most compactly built portion of Apia and destroyed eleven principal structures, besides a number of small outbuildings. The loss is estimated at $52,000, covered by insurance to the extent of $25,000 in two German companies. It Will Baise Revenue by Levying an “Ex- traction Tax.” Placed on Silver and Geld Mines in Which American Capital is Heavily Interested. Word reaches Washington that Mexico is about to adopt @ new plan for raising revenue, by taxing all silver and gold mines in which American capital is heavily invested. Finance Minister Limantoux first suggested the plan to the budget com- mittee, and the latter accepted it and pre- sented it to the chamber of deputies as part of the federal_revenues for the cur- rent year. The proposed tax is estimated in the budget to yield $2,275,000, which makes it the third item of importance in the Mexican revenues, being exceeded only by customs and internal revenue or stamp tax. The new tax is to be called an “extrac- tion tax." It is 2% per cent on silver and 8% on gold. It is to be paid on every spe- cies of the, two precious metals, rough or refined. The collection is to be made at the metallurgical offices en such metals as are for local use, and at the pojnt of export on metals sent abroad. This ‘fextraction tax" is in addition to the charge for minting or coining. There are no exemptions, even in the case of special mining’ concessions or zones granted by the government. Another prospective change affecting American interests is likely to result from the silver-lead ore ie of the last United States tariff act. It ig not “improbable that the old American rate of 1% cents per pound on the lesd coMtained in silver-lead ore will be reimposed-by Mexico. The rate was reduced to 3-4 cents per pound by the United States act. A provision was added that in case a foreign country shall im- pose an export duty ufon ‘silver ores con- taining lead, exported to the United States from such country, then the duty upon such ores, when imported from such coun- try, shall remain as fixed by the law in force prior to the pas8age of this act. It ig under this provision ‘that the Mexican law is likely to be changed.- MR. THURSTO: 'S RESIGNATION. The State Department OMcially Noti- fied of That Bact. The State Department das heen officially informed of the voluntary withdrawal of Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister. The notice was received from’ United States Minister Willis, who trausmitted the reply made by the Hawaiian geversment to his note, informing them that Mr. Thurston was persona non grata to, President Cleve- land. This consists im the Mere announce- ment that Mr: Thurston has zesigned and will not return to Washington, without entering into a disaussicm @f the merits of the case. Mr. Frank Pi Hastimgs, who presented his credentials yesteftiay as _Hawalian charge, is well equipped by tong diplomatic service to represent the island republic. For twenty-one years he has Been in vari- ous branches of diplomatic work, begin- ning as an employe of thg State Depart- ment, later going as secretary of the United States legation at Hawsil, and finally join- ing the Hawaiian service. His” marriage with a native Hawalisn lady of great beauty and rare accomplishments further identified him with Hawaiian interests. Mrs. Hastings now lives.in Washington and ig one of the favorites.of the diplomatic circle. Since the Hawaii republic was recognized by the United States Mr. Hast- ings has been in charge here most of the time, mainly through the prolonged ab- gence of Minister Thurston in Europe. At many times there have been embarras- ments, but the good terms on which Mr. Hastings stands at the ‘State Department permitted the most cordial relations to be maintained. He has decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the imperial order of the rising sun, and he also holds a decoration from King’ Kalakaua of Ha- wail. 5; —— ADMIRAL MEADE’S CASE. Two Ways in Which He Could Be Restored to the Active List. There are two ways,'and two only, by which Admiral Meade may be restored to the active list of the navy. “The first is by special act of Congress creating a vacancy for his special benefit. There Is a precedent for this in the case of-‘Commander Book. That officer was retired on aecount of phys- ical disability. He subsequently regained his health and was restorett to active duty by a special act of Congrégs. Such action in the case of Admiral Meade would neces- sitate an addition to the jist of admirals, now limited to six. . The other way, which Ys possible only with a President friendly. { the beneficiary, would be by Meade’s nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate to fill a vacancy in the grade of admirals. No such vacancy can exist in the ordinary progress of naval events except by the positive refusal of the President to promote rheyoicas in the next lower grade entitled to it. The vacancy caused by the retirement of Admiral Meade will be filled in a few days by the promotion of Commodore Beardslee, commanding the European station. Inas- much as Admiral Meade's retirement was entirely voluntary with him and could not have been imposed as a punishment it is not regarded as plausible that he aspires to future reinstatement.. He does not reach the compulsory retiring.age until 1899, and he could have remained on the active list until that date in the ordinary course of events if he had so desired. or . CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT. But Tim Campbell Says He Doesn't Want an Ofice. Ex-Representative Tim Campbell of New York is in the city, amd this afternoon called on the President. To Star re- porter Mr. Campbell said that his call on Mr. Cleveland was a purely nersonal fair, that he and Mr. Cigveland were old friends, and that he thought # his duty, as it is his pleasure, te call in at the White House once in a while and see him. Mr. Campbell is not after any office, he says—he does not need one, and does not expect to get one. “I should like to get over to New York to be present at the meeting of democratic editors at the Normandie tomorrow night,” said Mr. Campbell. “That meeting has been called for the purpose of advancing the cause of harmony in the democratic party. I don’t think any. special steps will be taken tomorrow night, but the ef- fect of the meeting will be to unite and strengthen party organization throughout the state. 1f I am not detained in Wash- ington by business, I will be there: —-e. The Danish Minister. . Count Reventlow, the Danish minister, has started for Europe té.assume his new duties, as minister to Spafj, and Italy. Mr. Constantine Brunn, hig suiecessor as min- ister to the United Statesy:s expected in this city ina few dayse => Wants a Peatater. Mr. Stephen Bonsal~of Maryland, first secretary of the United States legation at Madrid, who is home on leave of absence, is seeking a transfer to some other post, as he does not care to return to the Span- ish capital. The Convention to Meet Tomorrow at Memphis. NOT A GATHERING OF THE BANKERS General Business Interests of the South Represented. SILVER MEN’S -CONVENTION Special From a Staff Correspondent. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 22.-The sound money convention to be held in this city tomorrow is regarded by politicians as one of the most important movements inaugur- ated in the south since the war. It is con- ceded that the results following the con- vention may not only have important bear- ing upcn the business interests of the south, but may also have a significant bearing upon politics. From advices already received, being the answers to the call for the convention, it is estimated that between 600 and S00 dele- gates will be present when Secretary Car- lisle faces the audience. Every city and every town of importance in the southern states has forwarded lists of delegates who are to represent them, The silver men have purposely given out the impression that these delegations will represent solely the banking interests and the boards of trade. An inspection of the lists of delegates refutes this assertion. A majority of the communities sending dele- gations have no organized business asso- ciations. In those places mass-meetings of citizens were held and from the conser- vative element present representatives were chosen. There will be men from the lumber, mining, manufacturing and agri- cultural sections of the south. The fact that a bankers’ cenvention is to meet here the day before the sound money convention meets has been used to give color to the statement that this is a “sta¢ked’’ movement. The call for the convention stipulated that it was to be “composed of delegates chosen by the peo- ple.of the southern states who believe in the necessity of a sound and stable cur- rency and better banking facilities, in order to fully restore, and in the future to main- tain prosperity among the people, and to this end, the co-operation of all commer- celal, manufacturing, agricultural and in- dustrial organizations, as well as the co- operation of all good citizens, is hereby earnestly invited.” The call was made by Cotton Exchange, Merchants’ Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation and Young Men’s Business League. Vignificance of the Gathering. The significance of this-sound. money convention lies in the fact that its partici- pants will be representative of all business faterests, and moreover, typical of the most influential elements in the new south. If it were merely a mecting of bankers its work would be discounted. % The liberal responses to the call show that there @xists in every business com- munity in, the south at least a small ele- ment of sound money believers, the germ of greater possibilities. These people will hereafter be the little lump of leaven in a very big mass of free silver dough. It is conceded by even the sound money people that if a popular vote were taken now Tennessee, and probably the whole south, ‘would vote for free silver. It is thought that even Memphis would vote for silver. It is said that a portion of this sentiment is the growth of recent months, and the result of the general popular movement throughout the west and south. What is hoped for the sound money convention is among all business interests, including the merchants, the lumber men, the miners, the manufacturers and the most conserva- tive of the big planters, a campaign of education will be begun which may be ex- pected to have its influence upon the masses before the year is out. Southern Business Interests. The business interests cut a great figure with the people of the new south. The suc- cessful business man, promoter of enter- prise and employer of labor is beginning to have weight with the people, where before the politician and the county orator held sway. It is becoming morc and more a business community, and men are look- ing to their pecuniary interests, where formerly party sentiment molded them. It is this factor of the situation in the new south that is expected to be utilized to good effect. It is true the sound money men realize they have a hard fight be- fore them. It is true there Is a powerful popular sentiment to be overcome, a sen- timent fostered by the Blackburns, the Harrises, the McMillins and the Richard- sons, and fomented by the catchy free silver arguments. But it is to be pointed out to the people that there is something eise to be done besides electing leaders to office, and that because a political leader echoes what he thinks is a popular senti- ment does not make that sentiment always. right. It is the idea of the promoters of this movement that the sight of all of the busi- ness interests of the south combining against free silver and setting forth plain reasons therefor may have the effect of causing the thinking people to pause and ask themselves if they are not being led away by the politicians. Not Like Mlinois. ‘The presence of Secretary Carlisle as a representative of the administration will have a good effect, it is believed, among the democrats. There has been no organ- ized effort in the south as in Illinois to work up feeling against the administra- tion. While the free silver people differ with the administration in the financial pol- icy they do not carry their difference to the point of personal hostility to Presi- dent Cleveland, as in Illinois, and there is still respect for organized democracy, and Secretary Carlisle's speech will carry a great deal of weight, even among the free silver people. It is explained by the sound money peo- ple that this movement is sure to have a good effect upon one class of people. This is the element that “goes with the crowd,” as a rule—the people who take the silver uprising as the general verdict of the masses and therefore likely to be right. It is pointed out that they will now be met. with arguments to cause them to think awhile for themselves before drifting with the crowd. “The uncertain ones, who do not know which way to turn, when they see the best business people of the community, on one hand, and a collection of citizens, on the other, no better informed than themselves, will be pretty likely to follow the business men.” This is the reasoning of one of the sound money men. Call for a Sliver Convention. The free silver people have issued a call for a silver convention to be held here June 12 and 13, to counteract the effects of to- morrow’s meeting. They want to make a great popular demonstration, to show the strength of free silver, and thereby make a play to catch the uncertain element that might be influenced by a popular move- ment. In the Cotton Exchange, the organi- zation which started the sound money con- vention, there is a free silver. element, said to amount to about 10 per cent of the mem- bership, although they claim a greater per- centage. These people are at the head of the effort to assemble a free silver meet- ing. They advance the claim that a strict vote of the Cotton Exchange would have made this more of a bimetallic movement than a “sound money” convention. They declare that some of the members of the Cotton Exchange, by reason of their busi- ness dealings with England, have become tinctured with the gold standard idea, and will swing the convention into line with it. Whatever tne circumstances of the call for a convention, the fact remains that it has met with quick and liberal response, and the gathering will be the beginning of @ propaganda the effect of which cannot now be estimated, and demonstrates the presence in the Industrial south of a nucteus of sound money ideas which may ye’ produce results beyond the view of the shrewdest politician, N. O. M. THE MINNEAPOLIS PLATFORM. Ohio Republicans Will Probably Stick to That on Money Question. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 22.—Wiliam M. Hahn of Columbus, Ohio, secretary of the republican national committee, is in town. Speaking of the coming republican convention at Zanesville, Mr. Hahn said today: “The platform will contain’a plank on the money question. The declaration of the party in the Minneapolis convention I be- eve correctly represents the attitude of the party today, and the republicans of Ohio will probably reaffirm the position taken in that convention. Ohio has never taken much stock in the many isms that have come along.” Relative to the Ohio democrats, Mr. Hahn said that while the present outiook would indicate a split in the ranks in that state he nevertheless did not believe one would occur. Mr. Hahn expressed the belief that United States Senator Brice would dictate the policy of his party’s convention. SPANISH OFFICIALS REJOICE News of the Cubans’ Defeat and Marti’s Death. Several Other Victories Over the I surgents—Short Work to Be Made of the Rebellion. HAVANA, Cuba, May 22.—There is a Breat deal of rejoicing today in ofiicial circles over the news of the defeat of the rebels in eastern Cuba and the reported death of Jose Marti,-who had been pro- claimed president of the Cuban republic by the revolutionary party. Col. Salcedo is receiving great praise for the manner in which he encompassed the insurgents’ rout. The rebel loss in the engagement is placed at twenty killed and many more wounded. The Spaniards captured a number of doc- vtments, which have placed the authorities in possession of information which com- promises persons at Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and Havana. A number of in poriant arrests are expected to follow, al- though the persons of this city who are compromised ure believed to have fied. ‘The loss on the Spanish side was five killed and seven wounded. The prisoners who were captured during the pursuit say that Maximo Gomez and Istrada, rebel leaders, were either killed or wounded. As their bodies were not found, it is believed that they were carried away by the fleeing in- surgents. With Marti and Gomez out of the way, the Spanish officials expect to make short work of the remaining bands of insurgents. - A doctor has been sent from Santiago to embalm the body of Marti, and it will be afterward taken to Santiago, where the people will be allowed to view it in order that there may be no possible doubt as io the fate of the rebel leader. _ Another Spanish Victory. News has also been received here of an- other victory of the Spanish troops over the rebels. This engagement was fought Wednesday last, near the Jauco river. The rehels retreated, and were pursued and again defeated on May 16 and 17. The lat- ter two engagements were fought at Capiro moun‘ain and at Mount Jaumal. The fight- ing was mostly in the bush, and the exact number of wounded is not known, but.five rebels were killed during the three days’ pursuit. On the side of the Spanish troops only one man, a guide, was Killed. The success of the Spanish troops has been telegraphed to ail the Spanish com- manders, and it is believed that it will greatly encourage them in their operations against the rebels. Capt. Gen. Campos has been kept theroughly posted regarding all the movements of the troops, and he is ung derstood to have sent a message of con- gratulation to Col. Salcedo. It is also be- lieved that Col. Sandoval will be decorated as a reward for his victory at the Contra- mestre river. NEW YORK, May 22.—The Norwegian fruit steamer Baracoa arrived today from Gibara, Cuba, with a cargo of bananas. Capt. Clausen reports that while anchored at Sama, near Gibara, awaiting his cargo, great excitemetit prevailed on shore. Bands of insurgents roamed through the town, and it was also reported that Gen. Gomez, the Cuban leader, was in the neighborhood. Capt. Clausen received information from a private source that the insurgent general contemplated seizing the Baracoa, with the probable intention of using her for his family, and as a transport for his soldiers from town to town along the Cuban coast. Capt. Clausen immediately got up all possible steam and paid out his ° anchor chain to the 45-fathom shackle, and made it fast to a heavy line, buoyed so that on the appearance of the rebels he could slip his anchor and steam at once to sea. After waiting nearly forty-eight hours the ex- citement on shore subsided, the rebels pre- sumably having left the town. Capt. Clau- sen was able to get alongside the wharf and proceeded to load his cargo of fruit. WHEAT JUMPS THREE CENTS, Advance Caused by Reports of Dam- aged Crops. CHICAGO, May 22.—Wheat jumped ’3 cents on the board today before noon, and gave promise of holding the greater part of its advance. Liverpool cables were soaring outside, doiw-stic markets were up and the country was flooding the pit with buying orders. The main cause for the advance, however, was the continuation of crop damage reports. They came into the pit in a stream from all parts of the wheat belt, and ranged from stories of slight damage to harrowing tales of complete destruction. The July option opened with a 1-cent lunge, starting at 74 5-S. It dropped 1-4 cent for an instant, but immediately plunged up- ward again, touching 75 3-8. The astonish- ed speculators rested for a time aghast at the sight of 75-cent wheat,and during a tem- porary lull in the excitement prices dropped back to a trifle below the high figure. An- other wave of buying orders soon struck the market, however, and July wheat went sailing again, landing at 76 5-8, just 3 cents above the opening price, and almost 2 cents higher than it had gone before the present advance. —_-____ Ocean Stenmships Arrived. LONDON, May 22.—Arrived: Steamer Australian, Montreal. LIVERPOOL, May 22.—Arrived: Steamers Kensington, Philadelphia; Laurentian,Mon- treal. SOUTHAMPTON, May 22. — Arrived: Steamer Switzerland, Philadelphia for Ant- werp. NEW YORK, May 22.—Arrived: Steamer Rhynland, from Antwer; ——___— Mark Baldwin ‘Awarded $2,5c0. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 22.—In the United States court here today Mark Baldwin, the base ball pitcher, was given a verdict of $2,500 damages against Chris Von Der Ahe, president of the St. Louis club. Baidwin was arrested in St. Louis in 1890 charged with conspiring to get Charley King to break his contract with the St. Louis club. | New York and Columbia, preparatory CARLISLE’S SPEECH It Was What Had Been Previously Outlined in the Star. FREE COINAGE CRITICISM OF I? Questions Mr. Blackburn Will_ Ask Him to énswer. WHAT HIS FRIENDS THINK Secretary Carlisle delivered at Covington Monday night the speech his friends here had previously outlined to a representative of The Star. He- not only declared un- equivorally against free coinage, but ex- plained his record made while a member of Congress on the silver question. He de- nied, as it had been stated he would, that any speech or vote of his made or cast while he was in Congress could be con- strued by a fair examination of it as com- mitting him to the free and unlimited coin- age of silver. He spoke to a very large andience of his old friends and neighbors, and the reports of the meeting agree in the statement that-his remarks were well received. He will arrive in Memphis to- day, will address the sound money conven- tlon there tomorrow, and then returning to Kentucky will make two more speeches. The Covington speech, however, fur- nishes all that is necessary to draw the fire of Mr. Carlisle's free coinage opponents at home. The-big guns are all loading for him. The boom of the Blackburn Colum- biad will be heard in Owensboro’ next Monday night, and from that time on the roar of the heavy artillery will be inces- sant. Free Coinage Criticism, The criticism the free coinage men make of Mr. Carlisle's deliverance is that it does not go far enough in one direction, and that it goes too far in another. They charge that he does not state the case with frank- ness, either with regard to his present or his past position, He is hedging on the one hand, and crowding the limit on the other. He is a gold man pure and simple, they say, and ought to have the boldness so to declare. He ought to range himself along with*his colleague of the cabinet, Mr. Morton, at whose side on this money question he properly belongs. Silver as a money metal has no place in his scheme except as a subsidiary coin. He knocks the spots out of the proposition for an in- ternational conference. Why take the in- ternational sense as to keeping silver dewn? Isn't silver helpless enough al- ready? But, the silver men complain, this attitude of the Secretary is left too much to inference. He still claims to be a bi- metallist, and to be speaking for bimetal- lism. They class him as a gold monometal- list, and announce a willingness almost to forgive him his change of front if he will come out in the true colors they think he now ought ta wear. ir. Blackburn: proclaims a purpose to hold Mr. Carlisle to the plain “letter of the jJaiter's congressional record on silyer. arguinent may plainly be gathered fi this. For two years past the whole case has been undergoing the mest careful study. It was charged at the special ses- sicn of the jast Congress that Mr. Carlisle had gone over to the gold men, and it was then that the purpose was taken by the free coinage champions to convict him out of his own movth. They put men to work at once on the congressional debates in which Mr. Carlisle had participated, and they have material on hand sufficient, they ciaim, to easily dispose of any explana- ttors the Secretary may offer. They assert their ability to convict him on one or the other of two indictments. He was either uncandid while in Congress, and kept com- pany to which he knew he did not prop- erly belong, or else he is uncandid now in his attempt to show that there is nothing ir cons'stent between his attitude then and his present attitude. Some Questions to Be Anawered. Mr. Carlisle will have to meet something like this at home: “Is not It true that the Kentucky democracy was for years practi- cally unanimous on the question of the free coinage of silver? Did not state and district and county conventions all dis- tinctly and repeatedly declare for free silver? Did not the last state convention so declare, and did not the democratic candidate for governor take the side of silver on the stymp? Did not you yourself help to create this silver sentiment? Did not your own congressional district take that side? Did not you go to Congress as an advocate of free silver? Could you have gone there at all if you had at any time announced views antagonistic to free coin- age? Could you even have been nominated for such an office on a platform like that upon which you now are standing? Haven't you been conscious for years of the fact that the friends of free coinage all over the country were pointing to you as one of the great leaders of the cause? And did you ever, until you laid down your Ken. tucky commission and took up your na. tional commission, say or do one single thing to correct the impression?” What He Should Have Done. ‘These are the questions that Mr. Black- burn will propound, and they will be taken up and repeated from every free coinage stump in the state. They are very much to the point, and even some of Mr. Carlisie’s admirers concede that they contain ele- ments of trouble for him. They are em- barrassing only in the light of Mr. Car- lisle’s own explanation of bis past record. They would lose all of their force and per- tinency if the Secretary could see his way to a confession of a change of opinion. It may be too late for this. But, as is sug- gested, suppose he had said at the start: “I did, when a much younger man and fresh in the congressional harness, cham- pion free coinage. I both spdéke and voted for free silver. It seemed the policy then that the country ought to adopt. I was in mighty good company, too. Beck, and Thurman, and Hendricks, and all the rest of the party leaders from out my way, were at the head of the procession. I fol- lowed my leaders. That's recommended in politics as well as on the play ground at school. But things have changed, or, at any rate, they don’t look the same to me. I am not in favor of free coinage now. “I think such policy would be prejudicial to the interests of the country. I believe, too, that my present views on the subject are better than my past views. I am not only an older man, but my opportunities for studying silver have recently been ex- ceptionally good. As Secretary of the Treasury I have been brought into intimate contact with all of the leading financiers of the country, and my views under this contact have broadened. I am now oppos- ed to free coinage, and shall exert myself as much to defend that policy as I ever did to advance it. It is always in order for a man to change his mind, if good rea- sons present themselves. I have done that and I frankly tell you so.” ~ Had Mr. Carlisle taken this course the belief is, even gmong some of his friends, that his Influehce in the present contest would have counted for more than it will as matters stand. Naval Movements. The San Francisco and Marblehezd left Gibraltar this morning for Southampto: where they wiil await the arrival of the to the departure of the fleet for Kiel. The Yorktown and Concord arrived at Naga- saki this morning.